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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1949.

SILES goes to Ascot-brings back what the cameramen missed!

"Look! Rita Hayworth **

Mah, wolf, beok to the dress hire shop "

"And that, Clarence, was your elgar on my inflammable handbag"

"It was about time someone thought of a new fashion for men, anyway". London Express Service

Report No. 2 from Reporter No. 1 on the life of the people

who are helping to

build up a new Germany

THE FIRST

REPORT

On this page last week told the story of new plant being built, only to be pulled down as poten- tial war plant.

From

REBECCA WEST

BERLIN.

This is a shabby diet

for Britain's officials

are very

People think them and their They are allowed a few dol- wives lucky when they see lars to meet the expenses pay- them living in requisitioned able in American scrip whers houses, often more luxurious the two Zones overlap. Then they would be able to THE visitor to Germany servants certainly more numer faw, so they can buy but little

afford at home, waited on by Dut those dollars will soon find his

ous and probably more efficient at the PX, though the Americany palate and his diges- than they could find in England welcome them as buyers. tion giving proof of an or America. astounding historical para-

dox.

Germany has been con- verted from a smoking ruin inhabited by ghosts to a normal country of normal people by a lavish expendi- ture of Allied money and Allfed administrative ability.

Good Fortune

the NOBODY would dany

reality of that rood fortune, though it is sometimes not so absolute as may seem.

They pay income-tax of the full Engilsh rate.

If they sent their children to school or to university in Eng- and they receive no assistance in paying their fares to and from

Germany.

On the whole the American his family out is, indeed, heavily The married man who brings Service and civilion

oficials penalised, for he has to pay a stiff rental for his quarters in- stead of living for little or nothing with his unit.

come out quite well,

They have ample rations and the power to buy goods at local branches of the American Nnaft, which is called the Post Ex- change, or the PX, each of

which is a miniature but opulent

department store.

No fresh milk THE British Muitary Govern- ment, In fact practices aus- terity.

Most of the key omelols, military and civilian, who have achieved this miracle, do not spare themselves. They work hard for long hours, and they make a real spiritual effort not to behave as all conquerors The British have a much have behaved before in history, poorer time. They live op Not a single Briton in Ger- and to deal with the Germans the same rations that we have many, not even patiently and Justly,

in England.

child, gets fresh milk,

the youngest

C.V.R. Thompson Reports The U.S. Scene

THIS IS HOW THE GERMANS

ARE EATING ·

DEBECCA WEST, because I who to a reporter and not an official, could eat the German way-and did so for half a day,

In

an unpretentious tes stop she found cakes of a ricliness not seen in England since 1939, tarts filled with strawberries and gooseberries, layer cakes with butter, top- ped with whirls of whipped

cream.

The cakes were not shams. They contained a great deal of sugar, care, fat and al- motius.

The Americans have a milk Den- train which comes froin mark.

The expense of this has beck

judged too heavy for our Ex- chequer.

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For dinner at the best res-" | taurant in the Lown there was a pickled boring, soak- ed in white wine and mark- ed with a cream sauce, roast duck, plumper than any duck killed in England for a very

Tonk

time, served with saute potatoes, cooked in plenty of fat, and an elaborate salad.

A portion Was at Icasi felce what would have been. to the most favoured customer in any English res- taurant.

There was no restriction on the menu-as many more courses as one wanted, and the restaurant was crowded.

FOR THE SERVICES"

NEWS FROM HOME

CHOOSING A JOB:

IFE is full of variety for the children of Berkshire-road secondary school, Hackney. Re cently Mr H. T. Harford, 40- year-old zasman, spoke to them about his job. A week later milkman in his white coat came to talk about the daily round. Now the school is awaiting lec- fure

a

visits from a policeman. and policewoman, a dustman, road sweeper, train driver, fire- man, pilot and air hostess and shorthand typist. The children leavi

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Audio1.

who ara nearing nge form the altentive listeners

and

tite

lecturers have had to ansver many questions. Headmaster Mr T. Carr thinks the whole thing "a splendid Idea."

LIFTING THE ROOF:

ONDON Transport garage

They

roots are having to be lifted to make room for the new “N T** type buses which are now com- Ing into service. They are the highest which London Trans- port has ever had built. bave increased

eased headroom, double-skinned roof to overcome condensation on the top deck, moro

flexible springing larger tyres to give smoother

and

body of

in

now hand at Turnham Green and Catford. Next on the list

are Holloway, Willesden,

they could hardly make much of a dint on the German economy. It is also highly inappropriate, recognised this during the last and Ühe Government should have running, and a raised floor level

to give more

of depth that anywhere. sido traming and chassis,

outsido

Some where austerity is the the faruge roofs weigh hundreds proper wear of everybody, the ot tons. Lifting them is a job Famine amid plenty British community

unusunt should ap- posing

engineering pear as needy and deprived, problems, Work has already been NOTHER A

and more rerious shabblly fed, having its petrol finished at 11 garages and is hardship ́ls that none of the doled out to it in dribbles. NEW YORK. be the first to order the "mass comeback part in the new Ro-Alle officials or their depen-

bert Mitchum pleture....Deanna dants may buy anything from a Unbalanced society Cricklewood and Mortiake. By O'S and don'ts on how murder of citizens."

Durbin to behave abroad are

wants to do a Broad-German shop or eat in PRIDE WANTED, must have way musical next autumn.... in n booklet given to Ameri- 24-inch waist, 30-Inch bust, Bette

German hotel or restaurant. urging her can tourists leaving for 33-inch hips, to nito French wed- studio to buy the Broadway They may not, to use the | Britain and elsewhere,

ding gown given to Rhode Island hit "The Mad Woman of Chall-official phrase, live on the by the city of Lyons, as a tri- lot," because she wants to play German economy." Says the

US ald. Candidates' Marilta Hust's booklet, cautioning but to

part.... Pro-

INGER

which moderation: "It is rare to find names will be drawn from a hat ducer David Selznick says

British "I Tuin means that the

There 15, 1 am told, about North-Africa, was ridden alde was with the Oth Army in drunkenness outside the US in in August..

like to live beyond my income rarely sen fresh fruit or fresk any but the lowest specimens."

It inspires me to work harder vegetables.

four-fths as much food per saddic by 84-year-old Mra DO's include:-

person in Germany NUDISTS WERE questioned by for success"

as there is Lewis, of Compton Abbas, At Chicago detectives who

The German trees may be in England. camp for

Shaftesbury gymkhana, Dorset, searched their

and the PREDICTION that General loaded with cherries, alleged triple

where they came second in the murderer. A he will succeed Monty as shops full of

The

Somo strawberries and

workers, such as the detectives showed their badges military chairman of the Western cooseberries

open riding class. and mushrooms Ruhr miners, cat slightly mort at the gate and were admitted Unlon if and when he joins and lettuces at very, reasonable under an incentive system, and BOXER'S CATCH: clothed. But they could not America-has appeared. It is prices, there may even by such many other workers cat on get a thing on the wanted man, made by Major George Field- glut of green stuff that it has practieally the same scale FOR He wasn't there.

Try to pick up at least a few words of lite language; this is always flattering to the natives.

Conform with local customs. What seem innocuous pleasan tries in the US may be down right taboo in other laudis.

De careful with women.

be endorsed in dollar-hungry countries-Do not flaunt your money. Throwing money around only offends the natives.

an

ONE every 13 American

of women is so "perfectly en- dowed" that corsete are necessary,' say the corsot-makers,

Davis

the me 43 garages have been THE Germans are, unfortunate "treated" it is estimated that the

ly setting up the same sort work will have cost £200,000. of unbalanced society which they set up after the 1914-1918 OLD TEAM:

war.

ing Ellot, who writes a military to be ploughed in, but the Bri- nurselves. column printed by many U.S. | tich have to do without. newspapers.

week.

This situation the #sult of

as

Some Get More BUT quite a number of people are geiling more than their

share.

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the first time in forly years & sewin

was recently caught by Bryn (Ginger) Jones. the former Welsh lightweight champion, in the River Tawe near Pontardawe. of salmon is distinguished by This speeles

black crosses above the lateral fine.

But the unemployed, and those Be friendly, avold arguments,

They can grow their own fruit who are employed for only two and keep out of fights, short of

NEW YORK reports that it and vegetables if they have or three days a week, eat more 10- NEW delending your honour,

the worst bit by seeds or planta sent them from, poorly. The industry marked. National America's mounting unemployabroad. Avoid bragging, loudness, ar- Corset Week by announcing R ment. There has been a 40′′per- rogance.

had become as solidly bulli as een Jump in four months, and

ESTATE SOLD: And a DON'T which may net most of its customers. It is now 50,000 new applications for the annement between the Bri. £100 million business, and dole Bro being made every tish und the Americans, and

ABERARDER, the 7,760-acro growing.

was once sensible enough.

estate of the late Major- General Beckwith-Smith, In the WILL CLAYTON—be

When Germany was short of

where I would say that a very large Invernesshiro,

Bonnie is the HOME: What is called cotton merchant who

perfect chair is now on the food it was obviously right and number of the people who have Prince Charlie sheltered after negotiated the American loan to buttons to eight different reclin- should not eat what might have on the executive level or abave been bought for £14.800 by Mr market. It can be adjusted by proper that the occupying forosa got geared to the new Germany his Culloden Moor defeat, had Britain, and insisted cinuses

upon ing positions. In to weaken Imperial

one of the fed hungry Germans,

are happily giving way to an R. E. Ansell of Stratford-on- Preferences is buck in Wash- shelves, and concealed fluores-purely nonsensical, and should they want, and devil take the farmhouse built in 1003 is now arms there is a radio, book- But this restriction is now impulse to give themselves what Avon. The original 11-room Ington looking for

a new job, r Food parcel arms report

cent lights. And thero are be abolished.

rest of the population.

an annexe to the modern stone- that sweets shipments to Britain

three electric plugs to which

There is now enough food in

built shooting lodge, NEW FACES will be Holly have gone up 60 percent. since electric blankel, and a fan. can be attached a razor,

We must watch the develop- wood's policy for the future. Britain dropped sweets ration-

Germany to spare a margin for ment of Germany with care, and VICAR AS UMPIRE: Wo shall see less of the old ing. Asked after his arrest /ITH NEW

the needs of the British and realise that there is some reason tle girls and six boys American residents. stara, more and more unknowns. In

for the British policies that Reasons: Audiences Uko change, and 11 is cheaper.

A LOTTERY for hospitais was

One policy which F.D.R. sup- ported wholeheartedly, but never got up the nerve to propose, ac- cording to the memoirs of his secretary, Grace Tully.

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#cincinnatti to state his oc- W heliport

The

YORK'S Best opening Wall-street, on aircraft maker

near

Now

Exchange High

recently played dice for aim at forcing the Germans to valuable stakes, with the Vicar husband their resources.

of St Ives (Hunts) and church-

John Duncan, aged 21, repiled, "I steal." Republicans (America's PROPOSED BY Senator Ralph looking around for someone to poon to bring bankers to work no family could afford to Germany to create a society custom dates back to 1678 when It will be most unfortunate if wardens acting es umpires. The Tories).

es), foresces 14-seat hover planer THE exchange is so high that American wealth is piped into prizes were six Bibles. The Flanders that the US win in 1952, are coming round from country homes 100 miles buy much in German marks, which by its unfair distribution Dr Robert Wild, a Puritan, left should adopt a national policy to never to use the atom bomb "ka" is their man.

the opinion that General away....Fiva

Jersey and, anyway, as the cinemas have stopped showing German population

Western of income crashes into revolu£50 to the Farish to buy A except in retaliation, His alm

numbers tion and was have to newsrecis becausg television 22,000,000 and the British and this mess all over again.

clear up piece of land-"the rent to be la to reassure iron curtain" CHOW BUSINESS: Old-timer brings

extended in Bibles for poor peoples that the West will not Ramon Novarrò has a smalt homes more quickly.

into American residents (including

children." The children them- troops), something under 100,000,

-(London Express Saṛuice)

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