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Gary, Ind.

From Newell, Rogors

NEW YORK.

MERICA has a now kind

A of picket line.

But it has nothing to do with labour or with strikes.

It is in the steel mill city of Gary, Indiana 111,710).

(pop.

Gary is one of America's roughest, toughest cities. High wagen havo

attracted thou

sands of floaters-men without familles or homes.

They have plenty of money to spend, DO gamblera and Do women have moved in.

Gary became notorious for lis gambling dives and - Toons. Respectable citizens sus- pected

An alliance between oficials and the underworld, because

and vice were

crime

Go flagrant.

Last March a schoolmistress was

murdere by a purs

smatcher.

about it.

Nothing was done Gary's housewives

were aroused They began o

cpaign 10

reorganize

police department.

the

And now, in pairs, they are

pickeling the

gambling dens

jerk saloons. They have note-

booka and pencils, and

HIY

they will inke down the names of patrons.

DESPERATE becaus inoro Dand more

American re-

fuse to turn on their radios, the broadcasters have beeu it up with bigges whooping und bigger give-away shows. The American Broadcasting Company considering uns

15

DUD worth of

ILS prizea

He-Chance of a feume."

THE

WE STATE FAIR at Hutchi-

bou, Kansas, landing strip for flying fur- ners and their families.

MARXIAN

dialectica dur Ing the Communist ders' conspiracy

Julge Harold

Jils Bench.

trial Medina

tea.

fron

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1949.

GILES sends Entry No. 1 in the snapshot contest

"Just you send it in and I'LL be handing out the prizes."

London Express Servios

Tito mans his border,

fears

Communist rebels.

Attack.

and lie down rebels. recess

Physically and much

fake 4 for a minute. mentally i anore."

can't take

.

invasion

By Charles Wighton

The Note alleges that ne- gotiations were carried

of 1947 mer

between

YUGOSLAVIA

ALBANIA

FRONTIER

CLOSED

Take a lesson in the

Jatic-

pooh-pooh theory

KNEW it would hap pen. Wicksteed the spy has been side- tracked. And all because I did as the notlee said and. went to the back seat of the coach to smoke.

Behind the smoke cloud already in part possession of the sent was an obvious professor flanked by she- tourists. He cautioned me

BERNARD WICKSTEED

(still in

corded In half a dozen text- books.)

The idea behind Dingdong was that the brain of primitive man was like a bell. Every

disguise) impression from outside struck

is travelling around with the tourists- finds the secret of language troubles

a note and an appropriate sound enme out of the mouth.

Later on the Ding-dong idea was dropped by everybody, In- cluding the man who invented it, and Yo-he-ho come into favour.

The Yo-he-ho school

cald

to be silent, waved a hand would have to carry things that different kinds of muscular at the 30 or so fellow in our teeth. Imagine the effort led to the breath being expelled in different ways, co travellers in front of us, gossipless gloom of a fish that a darlety of natural sounds and said: "Listen to them queue, in which no one dare were produced. -80 different languages!"

As he turned out to be a professor of languages I

If you lift up something heavy and If you you sny. "Errrr," heave on a rope you may. "Yo-ho- hoat least you do if you are

open her mouth for fear of losing the shopping.

Then, in spite of what turn over the rest of the some of our wives say, we a Volga boatman.

The trouble with alt these article to what he told me do not spend all our time

A theories was that though they on the run to Stratford-on- eating and drinking. Avon:

cow, on the other hand, explained the rise of odd words and exclamations they did not in 20 hours a day account for a whole language. puts Speech is not the only munching grass and chew- BULGARIA

kind of language, you know.

ing the cud, which One ant can go up to un- it time for only an occa other ant and, without mak-

[COMMUNIST

GUERRILLAS

MOVI EAST

GREECE

ing a sound, tell it exactly sional moo. where to go to find a nice dead beetle.

Wholes

Bow-wow

lenves

So a Danish scholar called Otto Jespersen got to work and produced what you might call The Hey-diddle-diddle, or Sing Gong, theory. I believe it still holds the feld. It certainly sounds reasonable.

talk, of

Ile sald that people learned can't talk, but PARROTS can

course. and so-can-to-sing before they could talk, sentences and Lwo of them swimming

some dogs, but that is that they had along together can make a

had words. Just as bables and date to meet again at some mimicry and not real lan- snatches of song before they unmarked spot in the ocean guage. There was a dog birds express themselves in a months ago. Every time dual meaning, so our ancestors

asked it a hundreds of miles from any talking on the B.B.C. a few series of sounds without Indivi

where.

range

the "As carly as 1947, long ALKAN diplomats in "free Macedonia from

before the Paris sessions of Viema have been told pro-capitalist Tito." that Yugoslavia may

Some weeks ago the Bul- the Foreign Ministers, the which w give away 125 be invaded soon. by Greek garian Communist central Yugoslav Government tried a secret to come to terms with the committee passed Marshal Tito is reported resolution promising "that Western Powers on claims in building to have marched large our party and our toiling in Austria."

forces to meet a possible. Bulgarian people must stand

on Governments, or what con- firmly with all their power

burst into meaningless notes on behind the Yugoslav people in Belgrade during the sum- cessions were made by the

the announcer Yugoslav Government at H Foreign Minister, in their fight for freedom."

When you bashed your enemy Yugoslav agent and Mr the expense of its national

club and with drove Eduard Kareij. has an-

on the head If two sailors were 'to nr- question it said: "I want special occasions, Karelj showed he had no Philip Noel-Baker, then Air rights.”

a similar

knocked him for six you had meeting one." in Belgrade that nounced

"as well as be-

Cominform agents in they would have to go into About 30 years ago a dog something to sing about, and On the trial's 118th day he the Yugoslav-lircek frontier doubt of what is imminent. Minister, suddenly announced: must is now closed to Communist Said he: "The Greek Com- tween the Yugoslav Ambas-

munists are now leading the sador in Britain, Mr Leontic, Vienna allege that Tito is the intricacies of longitude went on the stage In Berlin you let out a stream of exultant

from the and latitude and even then and said nine words in Ger- Lounds. other Communist parties in and the British Minister of getting arms

a sextant, a man, which is more than I If you did this often enough

nautical could do. The Greek Communists a hostile campaign against State, Mr McNeil, in Lon- Western Powers-supplied they'd need

But judging by those particular sounds would by Belgian arsenals and chronometer,

associated with become may attack from bases in Yugoslavia." ALLOWED, Bulgaria.

The Soviet Note said it sent by rail across the Bri-almanac and a pencil and the sound of it, German is event, and everyone who heard to make sure they probably an easy language them would come to take them "what tish and U.S. zones of Ger- paper could not find out

"That will teach sign around Den-

as meaning: were in the place they aakd for a dog to pick up.

you, you hairy old so-and so." ver's greyhound racing track.

Their guerillas, who re- E Soviet News Agency deal was struck between many and Austrin.

they'd be.

Oddly

one enough,

of the When you saw a girl in the JONSHINERS who threw

has accused Yugoslavia the Yugoslav and British lied on Tito's help until he M

carliest

might let out a the explanations of

distance you coffee grounds, potato

was outlawed by the Comin- of, carrying on secret talks

whistles and wolf origin of speech was called the sequence of peelings, and old stockings into

on the Aux-

Bow-wow theory, Instead of howls that would change to their houshieads "illegal form, are now falling back with Britain

of mash, explained to mystilled eastwards into, Bulgaria. trian pence treaty "behind

and on the idea that taken up speech, policemen!

men iltated when you met her alone in the The Blockings

the back of the Russian

moonlight. five flavour."

Government."

caveman wanted to Slipping through

on dogs. If a writing which is based speech, as their principal refer to a dog he barked. way of communicating with In this way you. could bring cach other, and today there up the subject of dogs, cats, is not a single race or tribe ducks or cows, but you could not talk about cabbages or kings kind-of-speaking-language--way-she-dil-her-hair.

No DOGS

new

It has an ar

the

BACK in the woods of new ravines of the Bulkan moun

It quoted a Russian Note Jersey stands a steel and tains where Greece, Yu rejecting Tito's complaint stone fortress.

slavia, and Bulgarin meet,

that the Council of Foreign inour-plated look-out post.

il, arrested 161 the Greek rebels are being Ministers ignored legitimate Police raided

en for gambling, and seized joined by Yugoslav "true- Yugoslav demands on Aus- £10,000 in cash. The fortress Red" Fifth Columnists-on tria.”

armour plated against

the run from Tito's police.. gangsters, not the police,

Ù KLUX KLANSHEN Who

Bulgarian

The Note added: Macedonians complaints are

"The obviously

tried to kidang Mayor are also reported to be lin- designed to, conceal from C. L. Drake, "of Iron Cying up with the Greek Com- the Yugoslav people the Georgia (pop. 500), were beaten munists. Signal for attack failure of secret talks with off with gunfire, sold the is expected to be a call to Britain.

mayor.

Communists

Use

Church East

To Gain in Middle

By ELIAV SIMON

Jerusalem. on the newly-constructed rail- over in Palestine from the Turks,

the way to Jerusalem.

and administered the Russians'

CHECKMATED by So many Russians had come property,

United States and Bri- that consuls were appointed in tain in the Middle East, the Holy City

In the and by 1800 Communist interest compounds, .Russia has turned to the Russian

churches Russian Church in Palestine was to dot the nil un 1940, when it appeared Church to spread its In- and schools began

country.

certain that Britain's days were luence in this part of the

Although the French church numbered, iworld.

cause

4

Russian

don.'

-(London Express Service).

MISS AMERICA IN LONDON

which does

had been entrenched in Pales- Alexel, patriarch of Moscow, MISS America 1948 flow suit, all in the new American tine for 200 years, the rivalry

to London carly this cotton material

not require ironing, "I fust N History is repeating itself, be- from the Russians began to bo and top man in the Soviet-

Church month. Miss Bebe Shopp shake

them out," says Miss the same situation de felt and competition over land- controlled veloped almost 100 years ago. buying grew. The Turks and visited Jerusalem in 1040. It And if Russia attains the same Arabs exploited the competition was the first sign that the Com-(pictured here) is here for Shopp. "That'u qll."

any interest in 33 days' tour of Europe.

She also has three seta of results now as it did then, the

so that land values skyrocketed, munists had

What is she like, this In- Western Powers will have some-

ecclesiastical doings here.

three hats nylon underwear,

pairs of nylon stock- thing to reckon with.

CHURCHES BUILT

In the early part of December carnation of the American and 20

ings. Archimandrite Leonide ideal? Soon after Moscow became ong One of the most hotly-con- 1948,

She is 18, has large, frank, Miss Shopp in Dying to et the five partriarchates of the tested plots of ground, which arrived in Jerusalem from Mos-

long lashes and a Deauville, Kocs on to Parla Eastern Church, Nikolal, the finally landed in the Russians cow. At a solemn ceremony in Tey eyes, 'partriarch, vialted Jerusalem in hands, was next to the Church

the Russian compound in Aln charming smile,

and the Riviera. Her figure 1502. From then on the Russian of the Holy Sepulchre, where Karem, he was installed as head

in curved and

Thero she will swim.. But Church began lo spread its Russian Church was built. A of the Russian Church in Falta-west proportioned: waist 201,

has Ideas about teachings over the Balkans and

church was also built in tine, and la one stroke the Soviet bust 37, hips 30. weight 10st. Miss Shopp

2115

swimsuits. "I don't, 'like 'bara: the Middle East.

Gethsemane and 21 colony coup was completed.

She wore

a scarlet auit of midriffs," she pays. ribbed cotton, tiny red hat But it was not until tho carby.

to match with side pompon. On top of the Mount of OlivenLOAN NEGOTIATED British; French andi Turki

In the meantime. It was Her only jewellery n gold trounced the Russians in the the Russians built a hospice. Its

gold Crimean War in the middle of spire is still one of the highest learned that Soviet representa- watch, and a

lives had negotiated with Israel her engagement' finger. the last century that the Church in Jerusalem.

In Hebron, on the site where for a loan to bulld and to repair 'expanded in earnest,

Abraham was said to have been war damage. It was tentatively

"I am not engaged," visited by the angels, 10

Eastern Russians bullt another church. agreed that the Russians would plains Miss Shopp. Star back with wheat, lumber an The Czar poured millions of Schools, monasteries sold roubles Into Palestine and vents were also set up in Jaffa, and other commodities from the ring."

Ain

Then she changed it to bought huge tracts of land, par Nazareth, Tiborlas and

Meanwhile, small repairs are village, In Jerusalem lcularly

and Karem

traditional

beginning to be mada at the right hand "to make sure." Nazareth..

The Ecclesiastical birthplace of SL Jolin.

Travelling light Mission and the Holy Pravislav Today, the value of Russian Russian compound in Jerusalem. which Jowish Agency, Mission

were formed by Czar Church property in the Holy Inherited the custodianship of Miss Shopp comes Alexander and sent to Palestine Land is conservatively estimated Russian property from the man- Minnesota and travela light.

at US$15,000,000.

datory power, has granted a Her luggage consists of two She was no practical and in- small toon in Iarac) pounds for mulicases.

telligent s' atio is good-look- On the form at home the purpose.

Ing. These include Negotiations are now in pro- :

father's trac» "three for she drives her on how to mals" (long evening frocka), for. gress with Israel dispose of the custodianship-two silk afternoon frocks, two morning cottons „ard, a'navy United Press..

CZAR SENDS MISSIONS

In 1075.

Yearly Easter pilgrimages to the Holy Land were begun Thousands left Russin by ship trom Odessa and landed at either. Jalto or Mere. From there they fruvelled wither in carriages or

pay

and con-

REDS INTERESTED With the overthrow of the Czar In 1917, connection between the Russian Church and the Kremlin was severed. The British took

USSR.

The

ring on

Swimsuit. lobsters

All the

she game,

has brought a two-piece swimsuit in calin, pattered all over ex with lobsters. This 15... fraternity

At home Miss

Shopp plays

a vibraharp, a harp worked by electricity. In Europe she her will do no practising "I have 200 performances given over in America, sho says. hero I'm on kollday."

fromi

"But

Miss Shopp won her, fitle against 65 rivals. Полдоп

---{London Express Service)

It

tho

How it began HOWEVER, people have dogs Imitating men, it was based something more softly endearing

that does not have some or tell a girl that you liked the

have their

Sing-song

TJESEARCH

ing

into primitive languages shows that the further back you go the more and the sing-song they wern,

nore they relied for their mean- an changes of pitch and Dozens of professors Το meel some of these ob-

spent the whole of jections the professors thought tone. And, a baby can tell you busy lives writing up the Pooh-pooh theory of if it is hungry, in pain, or just sounds made without thought, bored by the tempo and nole books about how people you stepped on a thistle in of is wordless howl. first came to talk, and what your bare feet you said. "Ow."

The Bible says: "And whatso- made talking so popular. If you liked the girl's hair you ever Adam called every living Few of them agree with sald "Yum yum," and if you creature, thereof." each other, but they have didn't like her cooking you sald

"Pool." thought up some Interest-

After a while these exclama- The professora do not deny ing theories.

tions would come to have de- this basic truth. What they are For instance, they say finite associations and meanings, trying to do is explain how he camo to name them and why one of the things that gave A hard-working German went

this, and from the names stuck. speech and the word of further than mouth such a fillip was the Pooh-pooh he developed the theory of Ding-dong.. (I didn't fact that people have hands. invent these names, by the If we didn't have hands, we way. They are solemnly re-

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