American Naval Town Issues A New Stamp
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B white-capped American mid-shipmen from the vieiling
feet at Portamonth smiled their
Brilish way into hearts recently, their base town-Annapolla, in Maryland State, where the US Naval Academy tá állpated--issued this stamp.
It to a map stamp commemorating the founding of Annapolis by Puritan colonists, 200 years ago. They named the town after Princesa Anno, heir to the British throne..
The stamp shows a cherab- like wind speeding a shipload of mettlers, rowboat taking them kabore,' a 'rock' lah and crab which they ate, and the meal of Maryland. This seaf was designed by Lord Bal- iimere, whom King Charles. I.
made Lord Profecior of the Blate.
If it's detall you're after, thìa is your stamp, Face value: 3 cents (about 24.) perforation: 111⁄2 by 10/1⁄22.
-(London Express Service)
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1949.
The LAB-BOYS
get inflammation
of the conscience
A SORT OF TRAITORS.
By Nigel Balchin, Col-- lins. 9. 6d. 272 pages.
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VER since the atom bomb, no ecientist has
been able to appear in fiction without acute in- flammation of tha con- science.
Laboratories ring with moral disputation. Their inmates, beating breasts and brand/shing test-tubes, inquire of the Inner Volco:
GEORGE
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THE problem of the boxroom-which is usually someone's bedroom-is the most put-off and putting-off riddle of many homes.
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seriously without being pom- pous, be wilty while remaining deliciously spontaneous; bine the gaiety and the gravity of courtship; unite wisdom in
wedlock with Holy
extrava- ganco; sober sense with good fun, and write letters as fulf of
underlinings an Queen Vic-drawing. It needs clover furnishing and decora toria's, while not not, Not being tion to create an Illusion of space. Queen Victorial
Or rather, he discovers that such miracles are possible.
Catling, however, la surely drawn from life. Tough, cun- ning self-and well-educated, the face of a sulky bulldog, "Are we, the heaven-appoint- Gatling how the best of his when ed Torch Bearers of Knowledge, argument with Sowell, But to take our orders from a posse, treable comes from another of ignorant demagogues, calling quarter from young Marriott, themselves the government? who, through Luck Byrne, a Shall we toithhold our precious lab, susistant, meets Ivor Gates, cifis from Mankind through and through Gotca fear of the Oficial Secrets Act Brown. and MJ.57 Are we lad-bous or the heirs of Newtoni and
The more headstrong go still "Has not the further
time come," they ask earnestly of themselves. "to tako over the government holus-bolus from those who know not the mean- ing of H2SO4 or the value of
WELLINGTON: Fed up with some genius, decided it meant (Gailleo?" stald chaperoned end-of-term ́Bing Crosby's
finishing at midnight, Way," dances
H&C Loid On boys of four big colleges side Wellington
NEW YORK: Bleaming coffee sending invitations will spurt from one of the taps laborated to pupils of Wellington colleges of
# new automatic coin for a holiday function with machine. Out of the other will "dancing from 8 pm to one am"
pour an leed soft drink. The Invitations bear the creats respective and colours of the colleges. Even 13-year bids have been invited. School tends are perturbed.
RALCHIN'S people (Professor
Desk to dosk AUCKLAND (NZ): So acuto the shortage of black-coated workers that business firms are "raiding" secondary schools for Sewell boys and girls. Pupils aro FALLS: Major signing up for jobs worth £3 counted his takings and a week as soon as they leave
that had risked btw school.
Life is cheap
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In a room which may be only 8 foot by 10 feet, an ordinary bedstead, wardrobe, dressing- table, and chest of drawers will give it the overcrowded appearance shown in the top
Small-scale fitted furniture, aimple lines, and
unbroken
plain, surfaces are the secret of success. The second draw- For the secret of how they Ing shows what are performed remains locked can be achieved In the heart of genius. Its ex- by careful, ar- istence is demonstrated only rangement along
clouds, heavily these lines. charged with talent, electricity
The old- and affection meet in the fashioned word- summer sky-and inslot, to the robe has been surprise and delight of future taken to pieces ages, on making love by posti
and the ncar- ilde and mirror- A Great Lady of the Theatre, fronted door have
of wpman
impetuous been reassembled Gates has lost both arms in courage and a Dear, had the to make a small the war and is mostly helpless. perception to see that, under the built-in wardrobe,
who Lucy,
har been his blazing beard, G.B.S. 'is a Duck with the walls of fiancee, looks after him, Beneath and has the kindness to tell the room forming his formal
Gales him so. gratitude
the back and for side. watches
the malignantly growth of love
Hence between Lucy and Marriott. He would changes, gladly ruin Marriott to hurt Lucy.
meets
He brings Marriott and Brown together, knowing that Brown is the agent of a foreign govern- ment. Brown, scenting a haul, gets to work muddled humanitarianism.
on Marriott's
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SAY PLEASE. By Virginia Graham, Harvill Press. 7s. 6d. 202 pages. In the Houghton Laboratory)
LASSAYS in Etiquette for Lady work themselves up into a pretty
tantoquette Welfare 11:11
tantrum because they have dis-
State. The Old Order has 10 found
principle govern- covered the
Uve changed that Earls
in life in the swirling rapids
Cave-bowaro
ing the avoidance of epidemic
Secret Service nets Edgware and it is now possible the before Marriott the Niagara river gorge
because disease-and JOHANNESBUNG: À That was the amount 12. Od.
"week-end" Sir Cave government (represented by
has time to use the word unused as a workshop 60.000 years Guthrie Brewer and Gading, to commit his treason, Sewell without losing caste.
covers up the tracks and burns the letter he has, fust writin
But the New Age has its own pitfalls. **It is a to Gatling-the letter
very great ing his intention of defying the tragedy," as Miss Graham justly man bo- Government ban. hauled down the flag.
Science has observes, "to snub
cause he cannot pronounce Balchin
that Marjoribanks and then discover takes care
he is the third son of a Duke.” not subside into drama shalt debate. And hc excels In ensual comedy.
collected by a friend who pass ed the hat among the when thousands who watched he braved the rapida in a 625- 1b. steel drum. Major (that is his christian name and not. military title) is already pre paring to attempt a second Journey in September.
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ago by a race of 7-ft. gianis, has the Lord President of the been found in the Drakenstein Council) forbids them to pub- Mountains, Cape Province, says South African archaeologist Esh the result of
searches. In the cave J. Sawyer. massive tools, including a huge axe-head stili as sharp as a new modern one.
First man out WELLINGTON (N.Z.):
Horsehair From Cows BOSTON; Horses now being
America, Ecarce in
Langstone, Boston Frank chemical company
en- Socialist Cabinet Бля nounced the good news that it can make horsehair from cows.
Cheap Boor Back
NEW YORK: Customers of Sam Atkins, owner of a down- and-outers bar in New York's Bowery, showed their gratitude to him for bringing back 3d. beer. They presented him with a diamond-studded gold wrist watch they had bought by sub- scription
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For, if you know why plagues are frustrated, you have a clue how plagues can be promoted. In the hands of an unserupu tous foe, such knowledge could
Against Buch soleciems Mr be disastrous for Britain.
(gaffes? Doners?) grave warn- former
Whatever the selentle Minister and
validliy of
NIGEL BALCHIN selenttat, ing is given, along with advice the proposition, business man, suthor; aged 40; an
how to watch Gentlemen High Commissioner in Canada, Balchin with his Impressive air has resigned from the Parlin- of knowing
was Deputy Scientifle Adviser fishing, shooting; how to be a about these to Army Council with rank of a daughter at a Dance. all
Mother at least the Mother of mentary Labour Party becauso
alarmingly Brigadier. Books include Mine, other social problems; the more matters, makes
And le disagrees with newly plausible. enforced conscription.
Own Executioner; Lord, I was Afraid: The Borgia. Testament, important lessons
being rein- forced by the visual instruction of Osbert Lancaster.
TERRY
SHAW:
It
The story develops at speed Dollar conscious
in brief, conversational snatches, SALISBURY: Permils for Dialogue La tersely truc to Imports into Southern Rhodesia current jargon, eg, the mock-
the Dollar Arca anding flottery and
Unhappily, I find no advice from
cynical to- Belgian territories have been leranco with which Civil Ser- ELLEN
AND on how a Lady's book should auspended for revision of import vants speak of their "masters.” BERNARD
be reviewed by a Gentleman--- quotas.
supposing a reviewer could be a In the bag
Correspondence. Rein- Gentleman. Following Bing
DURBAN: A European, F. CHARACTERS
hardt and Evans. 185. HOLLYWOOD: One tile on
VIRGINIA GRAHAM, woy fined £10 at
434 pages. with the list of 24 movies request- P. Reed,
a robust contempt
daughter of humorist Captain ed by Moscow for inspection Maritzburg for tying a nine for "type-casting." Nobody. THE lucky cavesdropper
THE
on Harry Graham; born in London; boy in a sack and could be further from the con- this and possible purchase came out year-old
enchanting dialogue in 1932 married Anthony in a Russian translation "Fol- banging it from a mom eblling ventional scientist than Sewell, between two immortals (lasting Theaiger nephew of former low my Footsteps." Hollywood's all day. He said the boy stole spoili, elderly prima donna and for 30 years and 310 letters) Viceroy Lord Chelmsford; las lingulas were baffled until condensed milk,
discovers how to take oneself published a collection of poema,
bad husband.
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shaped
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
DAB and FLOUNDER
-by WALTER
AFTER... light, spacious
DEFORE
averorowded, cumbersome
The timber thi saved has made the wall dressing-table and the shelves outside the wardrobe and above the 'bed:
To avoid the obstruction, of bed-ends the bedstead has been replaced by & divan, and there is room between the divan, and the wardrobe filment for a 'nar- row set of drawers to replace the cumbersome chest,“
The floor space from door to window, is now, clear and the striped design of the flush-fitted
· carpet, kelpe to make the par- row room look wider. To add further to the Illusion of space, walls above the dressing- Lable are
lined
ned with mirror
which reflect and continue the Enes of the window.
The lille bedroom is Bght, cheerful, and
now Bufidentlyį
spacious for comfortable living.
--London · Express-Service),
50 Years Leaning
Over A Bridge
MAN leaning
of London Bridge has a book about it.
whose hobby is wall collapsed on three succes- over the parapet sive St George's Nights. Super- written etitious Londoners attributed this to the ghost of Thomas Becket. He is Mr A. G. Thompson, As a gesturs of appeasement a Thames
who historian,
has chapel to his memory was bulli been gazing down on the sweep in an adjoining tower. of river called The Pool for 50 As a telescope
Here are some of the frag built, in 1677, Wren intended it the Monument was ments of history; legend, romance his study has brought for use as a vertical telescope.
Clink-street, close to light:
years.
and
When
Old London Bridge, built in bridge, was once the site of an 1170 by Peter of Colechurch, ecclesiastical Insted C00 years. Dafore
slang then cockneys there were wooden bridges and, "prison."
to
the
and geol
Fave
term
for
there are 20.
It is believed, one in Roman A one-day census in 1811 re-
vented times.
these figures: 89,040 Until 1740 it was the only pedestrians, 1,240 conches, and
160 bridge by which Londoners wagons. could cross the Thames. Today service under the Thames in There wde a cabic-omnibus
1230 1870. The first iron tunnel, now used to howe water mains, - tada the forerunner of the Lon- don tube.
Thompson there are 60
that
It gave way One bridge was demolished in 1014, when Invasion craft, un- der King Olaf of Norway, ted
notes different funnel up to the pilings and rowed
until the bridge markings for tugs passing under the bridge: spots the first ship
downstream
rava way,
On October 15, 1114; an extra- for years with a purple band ordinary, tide left the water in its hull to denoto mourn- knee-deep, and people ing for the owner; and encoun- waded over to the Tower.
ters another Pool-gazer who has collected the names of 6,000 ships.
To pay for repairing the bridge in 1281 Edward I. sanc- tloned A toll of a farthing on all pedestrians crossing with mer- chandise,
After Tower Wharf was bull! in the 13th century, the river
["London Bridge and the Pool," Allman and Sons (Publishern), Ltd., prico 3s. d.)
Gerald Scheff
-(London Express Service)
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