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By LOIS LEEDS
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WHAT LENGTHE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1948.
NERVE CENTRE OF UN
UN DUMBBELLS
WORK IN ORIENT
Shanghai is today described as the nerve centre of United Nations activity in this part of the world. Nine UN departments and organisations, housed in the former Japanese consular premises in Whangpoo Road, are handling activities ranging from economic planning and health promotion to refugee re-settle- ment and labour-mañàgement promotion;
RECEIVES
Still in the process of Billing out their organisations, the UÑ -| ||- groups in Shanghai are reported to be working on comprehensive programmes for the betterment
MEDAL AFTER of China and the Far East.
35 YEARS
Marching does not come easy when one is 80 years of age. So when the RSM's voice boomed over the barrack-square: "On parade, and mako it snappy" ex-serviceman W.O.H. Smithurst, of Newport, Mon- mouthshire, braced himself as smartly as his 80. years would permit and paraded.
It happened thus. Whilst serving high heels ge shortening their coats in the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1913. the Colonel called In Smithurst and Everywhere, every day, women ond skirts. are asking Just
referred to rather Aine plece of soldiering on his part, adding that
was
The organisations now operating from Shanghal are:
The Economie Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE), United Nations Information Centre (UNIC). United Nations Appeal For Children (UNAC), International Libour Organization (ILO), In- ternational Refugee Organisation, Far East Office and Shanghai Branch Office (IRO). International Children's Nations Educational, Selentine and Einergeney Fun (ICEF), United
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), World Health Organisation (WHO), tion (FAO). and Food and Agriculture Organisa→
YOUR SON HAS THE MEASLES IN THE WORST FORM!
PATENT OFFICE
BUT, DOCTOR, WE CAN AFFORD
THE BEST
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ON BRIDGE
Jump To 6 Hearts Proves A Winner
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY NODAY'S hand proved pretty much T
of a problem to most of the teams, When Landy picked up the South cards he decided not to open the
If you have a favourite suit or he was to be awarded the Meritorious mation offices set up throughout the bidding. He felt that he would have
same.
what length their new clathes should be. Who decides, dress which refles lengthening Service Medal. His paybook should lengthen my dresses, what wear it. and rest assured that
duty endorsed, and that was the last obout those which cannot be length-thousands of woman are doing the
he heard of it until quite recently. ened? Lets have the answers!
Then came the momentous news that Smithurst was to receive his coveted decoration. The authorities got busy and invited him to the Castle of Newport. There the Welsh Regiment were paraded on the square, with Brigadier C.F.C. Cole- man at the saluting base.
tre shown
So I'll tell you. what I think. For simple black dresses, add a attend fashion shows in many fald of net at the hemline but also places, even write them and com- introduce the net somewhere on mentale at many of them. In New the bodice to tie it up with the idea. York models
at what A black wool can be cleverly-length now looks to us like a normal length | ened with a false hem, covered -thirteen or fourteen Inches from with three bands of braid, the week- the floor for the average daytime line bordered with the melching dress. Nine or ten Inches from the braid and three narrow strija of floor for cocktail suits or afternoon matching
bald can be plaited lo- dresses.
irether for handsome belt. There The
are ways and meanst teen Ace for long, 1-o-a-g 1-o-n-g ballerina them with the fat
crowd dashed in coats and long.
skirts, wearing!
heeled shoes
and what horrible sight met our i eyes! Now the teeners are wearing
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
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Try the effect of a, triple-strand peart necklace to beautify your throat and then match your skin tane to their pearly perfection! A cream founilatten Arst, then liquid powater in a tighter shade, Blot well and pat on face powder to mate!: the erenni foundation.
SIDE GLANCES
NEVER A WRONG FOOT
Smithurst had already taken his place between two stalwart sergeant- majors. At the word of command, all ̧
three advanced towards the Brigadier, taking, the regulation paces in a sharp, brisk march. They say that the Old Soldier never put a fool wrong.
A United Nations Information Centre was established in Shanghal last June as one of a chain of infor world for the double purpose of in- forming the pubile of the work of the organisation and gauging the changes of public opinion
on the affairs, interests and alms' of the organisation.
With the dissolution of UNKRA,
specialised agencies of the UN are carrying on part of its work. For example, the IRO in Shanghai is bundling
the
registration expatriation of refugeen and stateless persons along lines inld by UNRRA.
and
The ILO has long been function- Ing in China in connection with the problems and needs of labour, while the WHO is doing work related to the advancement of world health in addi- tion to sending Chinese medicni men on fellowships abroad.
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Handling the job of economic Detalls of the award of the Meri- planning for the countries of Asia, torious Service Medal were read out and the Far East devastated by, wor {o the assembled company. Then is another ̈ ̈ UN"organ, "The "EĆAFE, the Brigadier pinned the medal on which held its first meeting In Shang- Smithurst's coat lapef, shook him] hai last June and Its second in
Landy realised now that if he warmly by the hand and congratu-Baguio, Philippines, last November.
used the Blackwood convention his lated him amid, salutations from the
specialised partner's response might indicato the largest Regiment.
agencies of the United Nations 5 that he had two aces, but if one of UNESCO, which last year held the then was the ace of clubs it would study conference concerning funda- not help him. Cue bidding would mental education in Nanking. This not be of much advantage, so he numerous functions, which include and bid six hearts. He
figured that promotion of international under-
even
if Wort held the ace of dia- standing through readers seminars monds and ace of clubs, he might and furthering about education in an make the mistake against six hearts International study centre.
opening the ace of clubs.
make an attractive piece of fur-
There have been cases in the last niture
few years of the medal's award to out of an old-fashioned men who had left the Army up to wash stond, point it a bright colour.-39-years before. Only when a holder perhaps outlining the
drawers and dies is there a vacancy. It was only doors in gold,
the recent death of a MSM holder that enabled Smithurst to receive his award after all these years.
You may be sure that your pillows need renovating it, when you pound them, dust fles and the quilis come through
When you wax mahogany furni ture, be sparing with the wax, and apply.it across the grain. Polish by rubbing with the grain.
Chinese Phase Of Reynolds Expedition
conferendasaf facol of Its- decided t tako "- _stob -the-dark-
of
A great many the teams stopped live hearts after employing the Blackwood convention.
London Pleases Landy had a little problem in the
Planners
Wartime shifts have brought London near the "planners dream"-the population figures which government surveys have fixed as the ideal,
play,
When West held the opening load
and continued with the tice of diamonds, Landy
trumped with the four of hearts. He felt sure West did not have the ace of clubs in addition to the ace and king of passed on the first round of bidding. diamonds, first. because West had and second, he probably would have doubled six hearts.
Mothers should watch to see that The Chinese phase of the no tragedy occurs. when toddlers sail boats in the family bathtub, expedition to be carried out to The youngster may lean 100 for the Amne Machin mountam by
So Landy played in small heart to over and slip into the tub, and cases Milton Reynolds, millionaire. The number of people in Inner the ace and led the king of clubs, of drawning have been recorded. A fountain pen manufacturer, and gure which planners said it would trumped, picked up the outstanding London Is almost exactly at.. the East went up with the aco, Landy safer place for tiny children to do the Boston Museum of Science, have to be, but their saling is in a small galvanised will extend beyond merely ex- could
the country zono trumps and had two good clubs and steel tub which
sti taite another 300,000 a diamond. In dummy, on which to may be set place where mother while she goes about her household unsealed peak and the sources however, still has over 500,000 more
can see them ploring the summit of the great people.
discard his two insing spades. The in-between suburbari zone, dutles.
of the Yellow River, according inhabitants than the planners would to Dr Adam Pen-tung Sah, like. Secretary-General of Academin
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If you are, washing a coloured gar- ment for the first time, you can de- termine whether or not it is colour- fast by washing it by itself. Should the water be fluted by it, you will know enough to always wash the article separately,
COFR-1949 HET NEA SERVICE, NO. 3 6. 1
By Galbraith
in know we'll have a full attendance at next month's meeting not only will we disbuss income taxes, but there will be refreshments!""
Sinien.
- Dr. Sah, who heads the Chinesa with the
committee co-operating Reynolds party, says his group wit concentrate more on the geography and topography of the provinces of Szechuen, Kansu, Chinghai, Sikang and Shens!, "regions of immense Im- portance" to China,
This survey will aim at securing stich data as the contours of various mountain ranges, special land for- mations, the distribution of people. the fauna and flora, of those specific regions and the river systems.
This information, reports Reuter, is not available at present and is necessary for the rehabilitation and reconstruction work of China.
All the expenses for the expedition. are being borne by the sponsors. The Chinese committeo, however, furnishing all necessary technical data, such as weather reports and geographical material.
"Without this special topographical data in our possession It is difcult to see how the aerial expedition can achieve its objective," a Chinese' oficial said.-Reuter.
CHESS PROBLEM
By ARTHUR A, PAUL
Black,
pieces.
White, 6 pieces.. White to play and mate in two
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1-18, any; 3, Q. R, or, Kt
mates.
Check Your Knowledge
A big drop in the "Inner Core" of London, within six miles of Clic centre, since the beginning of the
1. Name the three, gifls that the war, has brought the population three Wise Men brought to Christ in down from 4,013,000 in 1039. to the stable at Bethlehem. 3,300,000 today.
2. What Is meant by double! The outer fringe the "country pneumonia? area" between 12 and 25 miles out, Including semi-rural areas now las 2.178.000 people compared with 1,080,000 in 1939.
The intermediate zone, from six to 12 miles from the contre, has shown ittle change. increasing only from 3,089,000 to 4,079,000.-Associated Press.
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3. What city is the hub of the automobile industry In the United States?
4. Where is the Levant?
5. Who is considered to be Ger many's greatest poet?
6. On what novel was the opera "La Traviata" by Verdi based?
(Answers on Page 4)
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say, what's going on up here?" cries Bill Badger, as he runs up to the little group. "You'd never guess'!" says Rupert. "'a my Christmas present. Santa Claus sent me a silver trumpet, but it was the wrong one, so Golly came and took is back, and now he has sant us a whole box-full of things 10
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