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WARNERS' ADVENTURE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1948.

"Don't look now, but you've' just ended a

a preposition!"

sentence with

Hornless cows and sheep

tails without

by

MARY BALL

ATTLE with horns will are generally regarded as one of soon be as antiquated as the best breeds for milk produc- ploughing with oxen. Al- tion, but the horns are rather readly hornless or "polles" eattle large, set wide apart, and have are to be seen on many farms in a characteristic upward curve. England.

Personalities

Politics and ATTLEE'S

WOULD-BE

by- "CROSS-BÉNCHER"

Landon, Feb. 1.

THE political Bashpoint Ti

is Mr Bevan's quarrel

This is likely to have reper-

cussions far beyond the

REBELS

ques situation, and voted for neither

side,

tion of the National Health Ser

vlee.

Then there was Mr Bellenger, the forgatten man. Dismissed for no Mr Norman Smith, Socialist reason except that he had no private That is why Mr Bevan fired M.P. for South Nottingham, ay to call upon when trouble came, his broadside against the plebis- voted against his leaders.

And finally, Mr John Wilmot, former Minister of Supply. Mr Peter Thorneycroft's chief looks as cheerful as a prosperous

Know-

Ho

cite now being taken. ing that the vote will go against him, he said it was being taken quarrel with Imperial Prefer- company director. And so he should

ence Was that it has been For that is what he is. unfairly, before it even began. ardently championed by Lord and Hobbs, Ltd..

What will happen then? Mr Beyan will in due course report to the Cabinet that he cannot carry out his plans. compromise. Mr Bevan is no compromiser. He will resign

The Cabinet will ask him to

instead.

Then the Government's head aches really will begin.

Beaverbrook.

IL was the tail end of the pantomime season.

He is a director of Messrs. Arding and of Messrs.

Boulton and Paul.

Mr Greatheart

THE Minister of Pensions,

Mr

Mr Robert Boothby knew what he wanted and said it "Geordle" Buchanan, is, a man plainly. But the Empire found of warm humanity. a champion in Mr G. Odey, the That is a great asset in the House of Commons. When things nre new Tory M.P. for Howdenshire.

difficult, a little kindly sentiment In un excellent muiden speech is n sure line of retreat.

There is nothing false about Mir He genuinely loves his His job calls for sympathy, so for once he is the right man in the right place.

he alone had the

courage to

Mr Revan, frevil from the trammels of office, is just the point out that the times called Buchanan. focal point for which the mal- for increased, not reduced, In- fellow-men, contents are lonking.

perial Preferences,

He and Mr Dalton might even enter into an unholy alliance.

Mr Bevan would have you

believe that the doctors are defying the Act of Parliament.

This is not so. The Act per. mits them to join the service or not, according to their wish.

Bevan On the terms Mr dietates they are quite reason- able in declining the offer.

But it is not the doctors who

It is Mr Attice. need worry.

Farce tragedy THE Geneva tariff agreements should have provided the most important debate of this session.

Left and Right

the

WROTE recently of the im- pending split between Right and the Left in the So- cialist Party.

I understand the first skir mish hus taken place.

He takes his place among those who have no enemies.

More jobs

A board is going to be set up to runnage the railway hotels, nationalised with the railways. This will make some jobs.

I prophesy that the chief job at

will

The Socialist executive has con, £5,000 a year

O to Lord sidered the positions of Mr Zilocus Inman, who always pops out of his when there's a good job (Gateshead) for being ton Left of obscurity the party line, und Mr Alfred Ed- going.

(Middlesbrough wards being too Right of it.

ካ

for East)

He will have two assistants at £2,500 a year ench, Nice work.

Mr Edwards is unconcerned. As

director of private enterprise Tailpiece foundries he is too busy seeking new business in America to bother with MR. such things.

-Francis Williams, former publicity manager to the Prime writes now

a. "Lubour Tuint of View" column for the So he has turned

Mr Zilliacus may be called upon Minister, to defend himself.

If his defence is as loug-winded Kemsley Press. These "hat-peg" cattle, a8 Here was the chance to state and wordy as his speeches and Thurtle. They are called, are becoming the Empire case. It developed letters to the Press, the executive In modern milk production and dairy management farmers Very popular with farmers who into a crazy gang performance, will be asleep before it is half-way are finding quiet and placid cows but their horns are a drawback their own skle.

specialise in milk production, with most speakers attacking through, give more milk and are less

to successful dairy manage- prone to disease.

ment.

at once.

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

This was the inevitable result 3 men, 1-seat of the Opposition amendment THREE dismissed Ministers - have A dig from another cow's It has been suggested that which tried to ride two horses T secupled the same sent, the end of the bench below the gangway horns when she is being driven the Ayrshires coull be crossed

The Secretary for Overseas in the third row, on three successive in for milking will upset and with Red Polls (eattle vers Traite.

40-year-old former days

Are very a cow, and she may not.

their attitudes common in Norfolk and Suffolk)L.M.S. railwayman Mr A. G. give all the milk she should, so and one of the existing hornless Bottomley, read every word of different.

One of their mems, the Mr Dalton got there first. He modern farmers are de-horning breeds.

three Persians were asked to go his sermon. And read it dully believes it is only temporary their dairy cattle.

of Bubble- and unconvincingly,

to the Ministry not be too sure. | blowing, where the following The Government have gone from conversation took place..

worry

10

These polled animals appear be less spitefut, ant, or coarse. can do no danmge to other animals.

Farmers who feed their cattle in yards find they can get more deborned than horned cattle into the same space, and they need lesa.room when being fed from troughs.

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AMES FENCE

DOOPER

It may take live generations more to produce a hundred percent poffed animal as the suit of this crossing. Breeders work on new theories

Farmers who try at tie method

may then be able to breed pollui progeny into a herd:

Mr R. W. G. Mackay, Socinlist. M.P. for North-West Hull, made

But

tenancy for him.

But he should

to strength

a. penetrating analysis of the departure.

strength

since

Turned 40?-You may

BABIES

live till 70

born

today in

ان

years

four While now

his

WING to the mess they

Oficial: I'm afraid, gentlenen,

these forms are no good.

I

Kazbulalu Thus did we say, sir, when of reading them. No good, said to Ashura, No good, quoth Riz

Bod Rizomughan, no good. forms, we sold, sir, ho yes. Then clid Kazbuloh

.

Onicial. Excuse me→→→

Ashura: We excuse, sir. It is Ofeial: One-moment;-pleuse,-these-

reach

forms

AR three: Ho, tu, please, no guoriť and, us Persians. Forms no good.

Official: What exactly do you want? These form

Nizamughan: We asked no forins,

Dr John Hammond, of the Can-

people Cattle bred for at produce bridge School of Agriculture, a fore-

Europe enjoy a life expec- working nge to every three of work. We all say it, ho yes, you'

Ing are who die or, the figures will also being polled. most authority on animal geneties. A

is working along these lines.

Inney nearly double that then be reversed. especially in Ireland. This res

Russia is the exception. Her popu sults in first-class, unbruised Practical breeders and progressive their ancestors of 150

lation will rise, Professor Kirk fore- farmers are trying to carry nut Dejago. CATCHSPR.

Hammond's theories.

For, according to Professor casts to 250,000,000 by 1970, and go

Kirk, Dudley

of Princeton on growing for some years after.

Ireland is another exception. She in University, in a new book on was the only European country

the the years between the world wars Europe's population. average duration of life has to lose population.

Her sons and daughters sought bet-and 'us Persiuns. ter living conditions abroad.

If they are successful, we shall see

In many markets dehorned steers will fetch 20s. more Than yet another change in the character borned animals of the same quality.

How the horns are burned off

It is at present the custom for farmers to poll their eattle at an early age. Caustic potash has been used to remove horn from calves.

A more modera method, how ever, is by use of an electric hot iron.

isties of farm animals.

After 33 years, geneticists have bred failless sheep.

ཥཿཥ

males.

MIGRANTS' COAL

Purpice of the no tail" sheep arisen in that time from 35 years to eliminate docking, which takes up to 60, nny hours of the shepherd's time. Highest figure is achieved by the

Sixty million Europeans Having bred a sheep without Netherlands with 65.1 for tall, scientists are trying to Improve Rumania is at the bottom of the bist migrated to other continents in

Britain the past 400 years. on the other characteristics of the with 40.2 years. For animal, paying special attention to figure is just on 60. deere and body formation. Pigs are easy to experiment on

are

baby girl, European-born, starts with a life expectancy of one to six years greater than her brother.

the on

FIGHTING DISEASE

have

the

Britain, with 20,000,000, is the biggest migrating country, America was the goal for most of the migrants.

w

please. What, sir, do you want? Omeial: Let's get this straight.

give you some more forma. All three loudly): Plense, по good! We all say forms bad, you We give you no

forms, why, therefore, give you them. to us? Forms no good, you say, ho ses, then why forms, please?

Omelat (grinding his teeth): Your forms are all wrong.

All three: Hear and bear! Ho yes, forms all wrong. Tear con, tuy WG to you, please.

(Conference adjourned.) Old days in Ahahaland

Norweglans went abroad because of "lack of access to profitable occu-THE Moshangis pre the chief

sunk to 5.4 a thousand.

น

had

In general, when Europeans reach 40, they can look forward to full patiens."

enemies of the Alabas, because Scientists and breeders and that ing the Biblical allotment of three-

Religious influence in Europe's pro- they are their nearest neighbours. score-years-and-ten. ples are easy to experiment with.

breeds of pig are des-

Commenting Modern

Netherlands gress is also shown in births. Pro-Their battles only end when their Protestants yells have driven away all the ex- the inter-war fessor Kirk Ands that This electric dehorning is a cended from very small and slightly longevity lead in

within nifty miles. retreat on simple routine job, requiring built animals. Today it is possible years, Professor Kirk says it was due and Jews usually have lower ferti- table animals

animal of the larger to superior nutrition, highly deve- lity than Roman Catholics.

But Vienna is an exception. Just hunger forces, a

aides. to fattes an little time or fusa.

But the Moshangls are The iron breeds to weigh 1.9001b., or to fees loped pubile

health programme before the war its birth-rate

of They tether a supply Cunning burns off the horn, and sears

well-educateri for small joints and lean stable economy, and specialty

anile animale n ring of tissue round the base bacon.

population. There |with no damage to the enif.

13 recognised now breeds of pigs in Britain.

The struggle against disease has Suffolk Punches, one of Britain's paid big dividends. Longer life still most popular types of farm horses, for Europeans, depends on the sue which were once flat-fooled, have cers of attacks on the diseases of late been bred up to a firmer trend. infddle life, and old age.

Domestic

fowls have been bred

Expansion of Europe has been the frem birds which once inld only dominating feature of modern his single cluteli of eggs in a year. fary. By 1940 its population, ex- The aim of modern farming ap-. cluding the Soviet Union, and grown pear to be the productioh of utilityto 400,000,000. Probably a start will be nulegreater service, and provide more to reach 420,000,000, then begin to stock, which will save labour, give In another 15 years it is expected on Ayrshire-dairy cattle. They food.

Some polled breeds of intile are already in existence, but re- search workers are trying to breed polled strains of all the important breeds of dairy and beef cattle, which will save all bother of dehorning-

NANCY Demanding: Her Money's Worth

I HAVE TO MAIL THIS

GIFT TO SLUGGO

ERNIE

DUSHMILLER,

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THE POST OFFICE

DEPT.

or two away, retreat "It is probably not accidental that quickly, gorge themselves, and re-

the

But Ahahus. Vienna, for so many years recognis-turn to surprise ed as the centre of medical research, the Abahas, too, are cunning. They should have the lowest birth-rate in have eaten so much before the enm- paign that their meal is quickly the world," says Professor Kirk.

Europe is now five times as dense-over, and it is the Moshangle who But. sometimes the as the rest of the world, are surprised. Ty populated as

pretend to have Wales (80. per- Moshangls only with England and cent of the population) the most eaten too much, and are mora alert highly urbanised part. Albania, 88.3 than they seem. On those occasions percent. is the most rural.

the

Ahahus pretend to have eaten Europe is expected to become too little and to be excessively wholly literate by the early 1970's. weak. And so both sides are sur- prised when the fighting recom- Bernard Drew mences.

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