THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1950,
JAPAN'S NEUTRALITY BIG PEACE OBSTACLE IN ASIA
POCKET CARTOON -from America
by OSBERT LANCASTER
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"Do you remember that rather impressive 1870 Gothic church we went to last Sunday !"
By Earnest Hoborecht
One of the biggest obstacles to the Japanese peace treaty is the problem of insuring the neutrality of this nation. Japan has renounced war and the new constitution clearly states that she will have no military machine.
defuite suggestion.
When the Americans has told visitors that he has no peak of temping Japan
"I am certain for one thing" 66 "neutral," they mean keep MacArthur has been quoted as ing Japan out of Russia's maying, "I am certain that both
Siate sphere of influence. Russian Russia and the United statements and actions in- will have one point in common dicate that the Soviet Union at the treaty conference. That is mutual desire and agreement interprets a "neutral" Japan that Japan shall not be per- as being a Japan not under mitted armed forces in
future." American influence.
Ja
The problem is to And a relu- tion that its both sides in the East-West cold wor, which growing more and more intense in the Far East.
NO ARMED FORCES
MacArthur
The
Jupan believen must bulk! her new place in the world as a neutral nation, one without arms or a desire to
L nation go fight, and
neutrality is respected by other
Obviously, this is not
be an easy Jul for the diplomats when they get cround powieves that the
ito siting down for peace talks, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur
FAVOURITE GI.
PIN-UP GIRL
whose
money which formerly went Into Japan's military machine must be used for better purposes in the future. He thinks Japan could not hope to become the world's leading military power and that anything short of being Brst is useless.
"Elegant" Style For Men
Savile Row Britain's centre of world fashion in men's wear-has B name for its latest design in style for male suits and coats. In future, to be in fashion, the smart than will be wearing the "Elegant" cut.
Although the new design is
not radically different from that of last rearon's suits—for men remain conservative in dress there
are cer
essential, and sometimes
changes which give the "Elegant" cut a definite "different" appearance.
In the main, the new cut in- trodures softer and more flow- in lines, ousting the
bulkiness in
At the end of World War II, Japon did not look like taking auch an important place in the over-aif
pleure of strategic
During the war, Adele Mara was voted the U.S.points. Subsequent events Armed Forces's most popular pin-up girl.
On the principle
of giving the boys what they want, Miss Mara is also the chief pin-up girl of a new film about the war.
She plays the war brido of a combat Marine in "The
WINE Sands of Twojima."
URGES TO BE TAKEN WITH FOOD
wond
and
"ooks." The squared, of
Ask, however, have brought about gradual change opinion in many quarters.
The successes of the Chinese and the reported Communists Ruslan umbitions in Manchuria Conce again have highlighted
Japan's importance.
Not only is Japan one of the "The boys picked Miss Marn most important nations in Asia for this put five years ago," a
now on the side of the 220- riin pikemum-Suid-Wo'rs | M
Communist bloe, but her coll just giving them 'what they iserves a15 bases for American
foorten and the in
kéy in the
whole The
thing! started U.S. Far Eastern dence line.
Russian statements have made duvad 1944 when one 10.000,-
Japan A complete | A wine expert who began 100 fighting men from Berlin to it clear that the Soviets do not
Iwona were mopping up the consider
"neutral" right now. They have the US. his education in the exart-
reaptimi? Chemy pond
nccused Japanese politicians of ing art at the age of seven armed forces periódical, Yank.
co-operating with "the im- says people should drink The editors of Yank jammed it pertatistic Americans.” wine as they eat food, "as tall of pan-up pictures to remind they like it, not with a lot jihe boys what they were tight- from Among them 1st for. of folderal."
Lane to thing were pictures of
whose mile and Major Philip H. Harrison, M Mara, who supervired the management : hapdine lent themselves to of
Fellars J occupied ti. purpee Rome after the entry Anerien woops, raid he is "urk) and tired of the poseurs and i pretenders who' delode.
on the subject of wine"
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people
the
LETTERS POURED IN
PLANS CONFUSED
stiffnesa
is the
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of previous padded shoulder has
Fone: now "unturat slope with a minimum of building-up and carried further than the point of the wearer's shoulders. The shoulder ends are softly rounded with no roping of sleeve heads, and the body is cut full enough to per- init a slight draping.
The "Elegant" theme is seen to best advantage 1:1 singic- breasted Ficket—either three or two buttoned. In the case of the former, which implies,
neces sarily, somewhat short lapel Co roll over the top button). the lapel is narrower than i recent styles. lu the two- buttoned jacket, a longer tapel, still rather narrow, comes down a soft roll to the upper lasten- in button which is placed just about the natural waist line.
For double-breasted or reefer caits, instead of last year's long, Few persons believe the Itus-bord lapel which swept down tians would agree al a prace to side pocket level, the fasten
which ing button is now about
mid- conference to any plan would make the United States way between pocket
ling.
upper pair of button spaced well up the fronts. This has the effect of shortening the lapet and alters the ratio of balance be- tween the top and lower parts of the front and rets the outer sharper
from
the protector of Japan's sestru- with a "dum waist
11.
edge of the lapel at a Rusia serving as the
Fow
believe the persons United States will pull out of the threat Japan They got 14 many letters
long as of pletis,"
Communist agression the various "Wine should be a plenstre, about
fewer be- Mus no a problem," Harrison said.
Mara explaitis, "that Asia remains, Still arrion has little respect for pretty foam they took a poll and live the United State, would
on the girls | agree to wo buy various il y run repeats "label shobs
wines for tre sake of the mase, whe drew the meat mail. They protector of Japan's nutrality.
Some quarters here think that old me 1 topped them all, Good wines are made in
the
United Nations eventually United Staves and South Africa
They ran my picture 27 may play a role in polving the as well as France, Portugal and
times, or tore than any other
problem--it Spain, he zuid.
!pan-up art. In fact, the only loved an effective way for Harrison improves almost every kind of people who got their pictures in that international body 1. fond "except breakfast cereais; Tank nee
Rosevelt ne to were Prurient exertent ait digesjon. Bowever, he advised autoral Bi-calower." storing a bottle on its site do keep it airtight, and
and
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contends that
Wiar
tir
than I dis
theme
ever
i:
un-
angle. This Rels uway that spare look, or the alterna- ove of a per-top appearance, which were ever-present dan- with the previous "button-
rvefer.
10
The "Elegant" catt In Trouser tyle calls for a trouser bottom Torre its deel jonas.
width of 1812 inches, Thin However, even the question of navare atru governs the width winat nations will attent
the l which
runstently in peace talks is one that prevents, dim, from hip, over kuce
probleme. Par United States bottom. wants all 11 items represented "Me: Adele Mara is without on the Par Eastern Comicon i doubt the Armed Forces out to participston a vetoles basis Popular pin-up girl," Yank emua wants the Big four of
editorially in early the Preitic, which they
the itc
Commuuist outeri
Gal StacArthur came warns outl
applet subjecting it to sudden chang of temperature auri vibration.
art
of
trok 1915. wine
Harriton was laught the of judging wines at the one
when his father seven hun down to the family cellar and explained the
terences in the various fanquets
by letting him smell the various wine in demljohns.
W
NOW
IS NOT
THE HOUR
[Cho "I made sure the executives at
An things
considered. pli- AR -the studio heard all about this servers here belive that the
Since the BBC played a number of times" his Mari Japaner peace conference Will added. 4 tik that may have not be helt ren because there Now is the Hour" at the haul omething to do with their
are the many obvien, obethetes dawn of a day appointed for elving ane the part."--United and not enough chances for ajan illegal general strike, the minds. United Gold Coast has protested that its broadcasts encour- age violence.
P.E.N. CONGRESS!
Cin
The 22! 1ort! Kress of PEN--the World Ano-į clation of Writers-will hold in the 30-year-old buildings of George Herlot Scheut,
Eline
Pree
U.K. Exporting Chopsticks
burgh, Sentind, in August. [not chop it!.. Terlined from
of
auth
bitt noy
wealthier families.
d!
Prest.
of
"Sarge" Had A out
Heart Of Gold
Eighty-four-year-old
Jeshu
super-
Sir
news
Chief
Nana Ofort, Atta II., para- chief, bas protested bulletina just BBC
about strikes and violence, ez- pecially in the Gold Coast and at the Undi-
other parts of the Empire.
"They have an adverse effect The mueling of the Contros homing, ar, that it can be un-
Geomo Savage, of Westbury on the youth of the country, and will overlap with the early partymenic and always able
Park, Bristol, has died. It is sad stimulate hooliganism," he told of the Edinburgh International have a splinter in the Festival of Music and Drama.Laury motels, male of Ivory for thousands of pact and the join: Provincial Council at
altare, on the other imnd, beyond tre ut bas of Bristol Gran Dedawah.
Thorleit Mangin. About 460 delegates from
the mar School, who remember him
with affection as parts of the world are expected ja means
Commissioner, suld the Gold licially stern School Sergeant“
Coast Government hi arked to attend.
For the general wer, however, ; who raid."
they always said, "had the BBC and the British Parila- Air Eric Linklater, the Scot-
United Kingdom firm1 has heart of
¡ment several times to do some- Sericant tish President of PEN, has an
Savage served 21 thing about these broadcasts. nounced that the theme of this now evolved plastic chopsticks.
with the Cloucestershire The chief's request for The More than 500,000 pairs--claim-yeurys year's Congress will be
ute llegiment. After leaving the lar parate news bulletin "Drauma." Techiden and noned to be a very near substitute already been
ven my he became instructor to London was impracticable be- technical subjects of interest to for vary-have
sent to families in the Far East, the 4th Glo'slers and was ap-cake, West African and Cana- the dian brandensta were on the writers will also be dietinsen.
The makers will be displaying pointed drill insetor to
and Grammar School Cadet Corps same frequency. The last time the Congress examples of chopsticks
Olori Atta and other chiefs, met in Edinburgh was 15 years other plastic ware in the Plas- in 1902, Six years later he be ago whoi
the late Mr H. G. ties Section, at Earls Court, of came head porter-"School Ser-refecting this reply an unsatis
Incantat the Grammar School, factory, are to raise the ques- Wella was tho International the British Industries Fair
retiring in 1937.
tion again. President,
a
May.
K. O. CANNON
LISTER,
YOU TIYO,
WHILE I READ
WHAT DADDY
SAYS,
I have ranged to escape from PROFILE - with slight injury. I am forced
to lie low at this INN cultes the
HIGHWAYMAN'S REST'
I dare not show myself - PROFILE'S
MEN
will be SEARCHING
for ME.
The Middle of the Bed Domino
The INN is on the EAST CREEK from the Sea-Can you bring help Whisper, tonight? A FAT WOMAN TERS this place-gut Lar the palsword... ASK to play DoMuveeS RED DOMINDES I will:
PAUNCH-DRINK A TOAST
TO MY VERY PRETTY TRAP!
BY TONIGHT WE WILL HAVE BOTH WHISPER
·AND CANNON!
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money for prevention of polio.
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LIKE GOOD OLD DAYS-Police in Boston were taken back to prohibition days when they staged a surprise raid on a private homo. They confiscated 450 gallons of illegal wine when a 12-year-old girl fed them to the dwelling after discovering the distillery,
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