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1. If a barber were to pul ashed to your hair he would- Crimp it, cut it all off, curl it, give you a parling?

Which two of these towns diave railway engines on their costs of arms

Derbil

Crewe, Ashford, Car- Hale, Chester, Swindon?

3. The Ashes are kept at- Headingley, Leeds; Parlia ment House, Canberra; the Long Room, Lord's; paullion, Sydney ericket ground?

4. If your skin were touch- ed by this fork you would—

Collapse in COMIC:

Tipnd in cvery joint?

6. A mordant crilic of

scheme would be-

Dendly

antagonistic,

cidedly

become

#1

dr-

in favour, bitingly sarcastic, sure of failure?

6. Where in ile sky would you look for...

of

Sea of Serenity, Occùn Storms, Lake. of Dreams, Gulf of Rainbows?

7. Can you name the thors of--

AU-

Ricryman Steps, The Thirty- one Steps?

B. Bovine refers to Oxen, ovine 10-

Horses, wolves, sheep, foxes,

Cyclops ad-

One eye; two heads:

legs; four arms?

three

10. In Antony and Cleopa-

tra, Cleopatra suggests—

Rubber of bridge, game of billiards, round of golf, going fishing?

Hand Came Round

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1947.

THE THREAT OF HUNGER HANGS OVER BRITAIN

B

by

EARL DE LA WARR

Formerly Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture

AD weather is not the main cause of the approaching food crisis. It has merely advanced the date.

If we take the autumn wheat that

The farmers and form workers did was not sown because of the late a great job in the wor, and with the season, the destruction of

autumn proper lead and support they will do

wheat due to the fee, snow and floods it again.

of the last few weeks, and the ncreage of spring corm that cannot

For the last two years many be sown, the estimate that has been of us have been warning the given of one million acres of grain country of the need to insure Inst in one way or another, equalling against temporary world short- nearly one million tons, may not be ages and permanent difliculties a great exaggeration. through our lack of foreign exchange by growing more food.

Bre

•

LOSSES

In sheep and lambs The use of the word "crisis" is

It

We auggests ilsteading.

The Ingres of sheep and dambis dealing with temporary factors and have been put by some at 1,370,000 that if we can only beg or borrow and by others at 3,000,000. In any our way through the next year or so event many of that grand community

of hill fariners will be wiped out. everything may come right.

This is just not no. Some of the shortages may or may not be tem porary, but the dollar shortage is with us for many a long year.

This is not a crisis, it is a long- term problem, and, until we realise

that it is as urgent for lis increase

food production as it is to coul and exports, we shall never tackle the situation realistically.

Yet what do we find is the posi- tion?

Their lossen must be reckoned nut only in numbers but in terms of the. generations that it takes to acclima tise a flock of sheep to the special cunditions of a particular hill.

Losses of potatoes in their clumps, some of them precious seed for next increase year's crop, and of other vegetables have alsu to be taken into account. The loss of condition in cattle and the using up of hay and other feed- ing stuffs at a time of year when cattle should be going out to grass are other large factors.

1948 TARGET Reduction in tillage

The June 1948 returns, long before the bad winter and before the bad harvest last year. showed a

were

-

OMA BORSKJALFORSTER Nduction of 1,250,000 acres of ploughed land since the peak war year; eattle about the same, pigs were down from 4,000,000 in 1030 to 1.800.000 in 1046, and have since dropped by an- other 340,000; poultry were down by many mililons between 1930 and 1946, and last year's cut in feeding stuffs has accounted for another 2,000,000 or so; sheep were down by about 0,000,000.

The Door

Seventy-five-year-old Mrs Rid- ley, and her daughter, Miss Rid- ley, aged 52, were listening to the radio at their Weston Green (Surrey) home.

the Silently a hand came round sitting-room done and switched out the light.

Two men came into the darkened room.

One said, in a foreign accent: "Sit all. It is your money want."

we

Mrs Ridley replied: "You arc escaped prisoners of war," The men Then they searched the admitted it. room, found £4, and escaped.

Luter at a local prisoner-of-war camp, prisoners were paraded before the women, but they were unable to identify any as the two thieves:

The Minister of Agriculture has announced his targels for 1940.

He envisages a further reduction to our total tillage acreage, including whent, oats, sugar beet and potatoes, with a certain emphasis on a switch over to the production of the more expensive foods (and therefore better savers of exchange), such, as egg,

bacon, lard and so on.

Finally there are the losses on the Continent of Europe which will car

further large elafitis tainly mean against the available world supplies, It is indeed a depressing picture, presenting visions of even greater demands on our foreign exchange than the £725 millions envisaged in the Government's Economic Survey for 1947, and with the very real possibility of actual hunger facing us.

NOT AFRAID

But action wanted

It may reassure some to be told by Mr. Strachey that he is not afraid of a food crisis, but the country docs not need, rossurance on this point any more than it needed Mr Shin- about coal last wall's assurances year.

It is quite sufciently complacent already, and it needs rather to be shaken into action.

But there must be first an entirely

now drive and sense of urgency im- ported into

our agricultural

pro-

ramme. We must be given definite targets, high targets that include a inrge acreage of feeding stuffs grown at home, so that we shall not have to depend on unreliable and expensive Imports to keep our stock alive.

There

houses for must be

the British Inbour we all want on our

farms. The 20,000 prefabs promised for agriculture are a good start, but! they are not enough.

MORE WORKERS Replace prisoners

Until

there is

enough

THE 500

THE 500 m. p. h. STOOGE If You're Fat

m.p.h.

It May Mean

Radio bomb is rocket-boosted.

PLASTIC FIN

FUSELAGE

WARHEAD

"ENCLOSING

7 ft. 51 in. long

RADIO AERIAL GUIDING

NO RUDDER

ELEVATORS

FLARE

INCH BOOSTER

ROCKETS Cettisoned after take-off)

ELEPHANT · WILL BE PICCADILLY

AILERONS!

GUIDING FLARE

radio- PRITAIN has its own D controlled rocket bomb, a third the size of the German V1, and more than a

hundred miles an hour faster. The new projecille, developed by Faireys, is fired from a' ramp, Four booster rockets are jettisoned 1.7

econda

after firing, motors fake over, and the bomb is trolled by radle from the ground.

The Stooge has a warhead of 220 ib the VI warhead was 1,000 lb. In cylindrical fuselage is 7 ft, 514 ins, long, compared with the Jet- propelled buzz-bomb's overall length of 25ft, 4% ins.

then

con-

It is accurate at speeds for above 500 miles an hour (the V1 travelled thent 375-400 miles an hour).

London-South of Thames-is to be reborn. From of bomb-damaged the chaos riverside wharves, of congested British roads and tumble-down dwell- labour, supplies of foreign labourings, will emerge parks, build- nust be ensured. Most ol the 130,000 prisoners of war will soon beings and amenities to rival the leaving us, and the Women's Land West End. Arms is a third of its wartime strength.

These losses must be replaced and additional labour made available if production k to be increased,

The export of machinery must stop until our own farmers' demands combines, satisfied. Tractors, are binders and other necessary ma- chines are all being exported, £6% millions' worth in all during last year, while farmers and their men are held up for lack of machinery.

Finally, we cannot grow without ferüilsers-all the more in that we worked the land so hard But above

crops

during six years of war. all we need the lead, the drive and a sense of urgency from H.M.G.

If our people are to be fed the Government must recreate the war- time spirit of emergency, because the threat of hunger is an emergency.

uppeals, nu No. orders will be resisted by the farming community If it is convinced that the safety of the country depends on its efforts.

Jack

of

The Elephant and Castle, traffle. bottleneck and congested home 6,000 people, will be the Piccadilly Circus of

South-Eastern, London. Twice the present volume of traffic

round its will circulate planted centre.

A Private

39

For Years

The Chief of the Imperial Field-Marshal Stoff, tree-General

Lord Montgomery, recently met It will take five years to complete one of the Army's finest add vertisements-a 57-year-old pri vate,

-cost £4,000,000.

There will be a new Whitehall be- tween County Hall, Waterloo Station and the river-thiely buildings occupied by ments.

Government depart-

Cultural Contre

broad riverside walk and gardens A National Theatre, overlooking u

where now wharves and warehouses front the Thames. A Cultural Cen- tre, where the arts and crofts of the country will be taught.

ΠΟ requests and

Nothing but the continued of knowledge of what is required of them and of the tools for the job will stop them.

From Westminster Bridge to Lon- don Bridge the south bank of the Thames will give light and air to Londoners, who will walk through planned gardens And

spaces.

primary

You're In Love

A

By ROBERT RICHARDS

£

broken heart moans thick stomach, and that's ano reason why so many people to- day are getting fat."

Some frustrated people take poison, or leap from a window, but a great many others almply drown their woos with chocolate sodas.

*"We're not referring necessarily to lovers," explained Dr Robert F. Tyson, A teacher of psychology. "This, psychological manifestation may result from almost any type of frustration."

However, Tyson admitted, love certainly is one of the top stumbling blocks in the lives of most mal-^ adjusted women.

It probably influences quite a few to dip into the ple and toss away the salods.

Psychologists Interested

"Psychologists have been particu- larly interested in this tendency lately," Tyson sald. "It apparently is one of the main reasons why people, both men and women, overweight."

Tyson said it was diЛcult to say whether people of the present day were worrying more than they uned to, br whether trained observers simply were more aware of it.

"Frustrated people overeat on the theory that if the world isn't treating them right, they'll do the treating themselves," he added,

"Eating is one

of our

person--baulked in his more adult pleasures and it is Instinctive for cravings-to return to the satisfac-

carlest

tions that he has known as a child."

Dr James F. Bender, director

U.S. National Institute Human Relations, has a nume

the

Just Bulimia

of

for for

He has been a private for 30 years, has refused all promotion and does not want ever to leave the Army,

"Too happy, that's why," he told | practically anything. Munty when the Field Marshal was Inspecting the recruits" training centre at Stoughton Bar- racks.

"That's called bulimin," he said, "Chuck" Sheffield,

This "too happy" private is "and it simply boils down to over-

П native

to of eating compensate for

emotional defielency,"

Guildford.

in

His job, after seeing service Africa, France, Palestine, Bermuda and Gibraltar, is officially

Indin,

#n

Bender said it was his beller that at least 15 percent of fat people were victims of bulimia "with women be

hit the hardest."

that of looking after the recruits' re- tab, had a case just recently," he re-

creation rooma.

That Smile

called. "A woman patient wanted

nib.

But it goes deeper than that. lo lose weight, but she discovered

resist recreation When any of the new recruits, must- that she lust couldn't

ly with only a couple of weeks' | bling." service, begin to feel that the Army Bruder gave her the rorschoach A large modern hotel near Water- is not quite their cup of tea, they test (which consists of looking at loo Station, modern shops and homes, have only to look at the tall, square ink spots and deciding what they re- improved transport facilities-allly-built private with his glowing semble), Questioning revealed her built on lines worthy of the heart of smile and magolficent military bear- father had died several months be- a great capital.

to realise that they too might fore. She was greatly attached to make something of the Army.

him and, as a result of his death, Shefeld wears on his left sleeve felt Insecure. eight good conduct stripes. Monty, when he chatted with him, pointed to them and laughed, "What never been found out yet?"

This, however, is of only limited value without a firm guarantee of More food must and can be grown home. The Whitepaper, just feeding stuffs. It is no use breeding at

Unless decisions are taken and more stock that have to be destroyed. published, prepared' by Mr Hudson the tools are supplied at least by

The London County Counell will and Lord Llewellin when they were May or June, there cannot be

be ùsiced to upprove this re-creation On top of all this comes the Ministers of Agriculture and of Food maximum increased cffort this of South London. The Council's autumn and winter weather.

Committee The in 1944, put our possible increase at autumn, and yet another 12 months Town Planning

has fosses are enormous.

not less than £150 millions' worth. will be lost in the battle for food. ulready prepared the schemes.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

1%

VE'VE KNOWN

| FOLKS TO GET SENTIMENTAL OVER THEIR EXTONSILS... THEY WERE ATTACHED TO THEM FOR SO

LONG.

"M-M-! THE CHECK THAT PAID FOR THE TWELVE-

CYLINDER CONVERTIBLE

п

Ing

"Sentiment"

"When thla was brought to light," Bender said, "sho shook it off easily. Now she's not cating much more than I do."-United Press."

BY KEMP STARRETT

"J-JUST SOME OLD SHAP-SHOTS, D-D-EAR_.. OF MY FATHER'S

HOUSE...

'TIS SAID THE OLD SONGS BRING ON ACUTE ATTACKS OF SENTIKENT....

· LIKE MEMORIES OF YOUR COURTSHIP.

EVEN OLD CHECKS GIVE OLE SENTIMENTAL MEMORIES OF THE DAYS VIEN THE CON WAS ROLLING IN.. AID OUT..

HEAVEN HELP THE MAN WHO GETT CAUGHT SNEAKING A LOOK AT HK FIRST WIFE'S PICTURE

ANYWAY, THAT'S WHAT WE HEAR!,

THEY SAY BABY SHOES MAKE FOLKS" SENTIMENTAL.......... NO MATTER WHOM THEY BELONGED TO.

IT'S NICE TO TURA TO PICTORES TAKEN

THE HONEYMOON VAN WE WERE CARE-FREE AND HOPEFUL AND LIFE LOOKED GAY AND ROSY.

THE SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY TO THE

OLD HOME.

WHEDEAT A MAN

BECOMES AS DISILLUSIONED AS AN AMBULANCE DOCTOR.