1950-03-22 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1950.

EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF STRENGTH IN PARLIAMENT

POCKET CARTOON

by OSDERT LANCASTER

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سی اگری

EXHIBITION

OF BRITISH

BALLET

By Roy Carleton

London, Mar. 15.-The first extraordinary trial of strength in this extraordinary 1950 Parliament had extraordinary results which aptly match up with the extraordinary General Election which brought the whole situation into being. Excuse the repeated adjective but the essence of our present Parliamentary tangle in Britain is so full of intangible subtleties that all the various political parties and splinter groups are able to satisfy themselves with a different word to describe it all; so I steer for safety and use the same word for everything.

MAN MAY be "Unreal," especially in its minutes in a lone

RELY ON SEAWEED

If the world's population goes on increasing at its present exuberant rate, man will be forced to depend more and more for his sur vival

On non-Ind food sources' which, in addition to what the laboratory can whip

include fresh water lakes and the sea. The British Council has Nutable

among foods from prepared an exhibition of the water is seaweed, and

F Neville Woodward, who is British Ballet which is being

director of the Scottish Sea shown for three weeks from weed Research Association, April 16 at the British In- taid In an interview that It stitute in Madrid and after-has carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, but, wifortunately, no wards in Barcelona and,

fete probably, Bilbno. Later in the year it will be shown in Lisbon.

The exhibition is a small but comprehensive one, consisting of acole models of stage sem, original costume and set designs, and photographs. There is also a section containing some 100 British books on bullet, most of

SINKS WHEN CUT

Another equally-applicable) their Mr E.R. Bowen (Cardigan) word for the situation would ripped and perambled when he spoke for them for about 20 which im- appilention to that Commons piled deep disapproval of what vote on Churchill's Steel he called "this Tory manoeuvre" Nationalisation amendment decision. "It is necessary for us and then ended up with the to the reply to the Address to support this amendment." from the Throne.

"NIMBLE NINE" The figure of a Government So, with Churchill opening

rily of 14 in the heaviest the battle Division-Lobby

with Jeers at the vole of the Liberals for the failure of their century was real enough high-flown pre-clection anti- true, but behind the scenes puc cipations of actually being able saw the tangled unreality of it

to form

a Government, We saw the Labour Whips Atlee closing it with accusing Aweating blood to ensure the at-the Conservatives of being more tendance of ber of the every voting memi-concerned with trying to destroy

Party to avold de-the

the Liberal

than Party fent, while some of them held

eld Government, the "Nunule Nine" the view that it would be a

Day someone has nicknamed good thing if they lost because the Liberal MPS marched The mecond generat election that solemnly Into the anti-Govern- would inevitably follow would ment Lobby and were chagrined (0) they argue) have been to find after all that their votes

anti-had made no difference by strongly influenced Conservative and anti-Liberal to the result, and would have

hud no

effect whichever they

had been cast, For the Conservative amendracht

all.

irritation.

FEVERISH WHIPPING

and

thin

this

ol all

way

recent

-

Mr Ian Mikardo, Labour M.P.gretting that the King's Speech Most kinds of seaweed are for Reading South, made no contained no reference to Iron not very palatable, The their bones about expressing

Views and Steel nationalisation was carbohydrates and proteins can-of this kind. I wish we had defeated by 310 votes to 206.. not be assimilated, but yeast can been defeated!" he said,

Behind all this screen of be grown on them and yeart is On the Conservative side party manoeuvres there is, how- tleh In carbohydrates, proteins there Was equally feverish ever. considerable concern and fats.

whipping in every possible man everywhere. They have ceased for their Lobby, and yet many worrying

the about of the secretly hoped theyGeneral Election; they are won- would not win, because frankdy dering already about the next. oc-they do not want another elec- while tion just yet, and are art at all made a really astute

In this connection, Churchill

move In Novasure they agree with Winston's advocating

Some

to attempt dulse, impetuous tactic Ja throwing?

grapple with the necessity for use of down the gauntlet »» quickly, electoral refurm. Herbert The - Morrison made the somewhat was weak reply that there was "no

And the Liberals!

attitude

them published during recent The Japanese like yean, perlotieals specialising insional helping of kelp, Eailet, and a selecden of music the Scols, Irish, and

Scotiana are partial to Score.

Some of the best known bal- but so for the greatest fets are depicted hi a series of seaweed has been Industrial display panels. These include rather than culinary. Sadler's Wells" "Humlet," "Job," Seaweed in dificult to reap reality of their and "Miracle in the Gorbals," all mechanically because

It sinks demonstrated in their sodden mandate" from the electorate,

reversal performed during its recent tour when cut, and in the old days | TV

of intentions after but the real trouble is that no- of

United

leader, the

States and the Industry was dependent on their

Clement body has yet found the perfect clearly weed ripped off the porky that they would

Davies, had

declared alternative to our Counda.

present Bys- abstain from tuin. Churchill himsel was hottom by storms and washed |!!!

to avoid offering his anhore.

the Conservatives voting with with the object of foreing, own cure for the obvious pre-

sent Scots, with 10,000,000 new General Election merels to

anomalies The Rambert Ballet is repré-

because he sented by "Peter and the Welt" | tons growing off their west | repeat their

has happened to known objection knows what

ta efforis Sadler's Wells Kallet Sheatre

that in Labours Nationalisation po- previous

effect Kot around

his Company by "Sea chonger" the problem with a sort of marine liey:

significant absence changes.

SCENIC MODELS

The

enust slope,

Mr

International Ballet by "The lawn - mower-vnenim - cleaner from The detrating chamber QUIETLY DROPPED

Masque of Comug" and Metro-rombination which first cuts the after his followers decided to politan Ballet davome."

"Pleasure-weed, then

ship.

There are ten scenic idela, each with its correct Mage light- Dr. fo most eres painted by the artist Funzelf.

The exhibition also includes a sers of photographs showing? the training of Manevr. :ic Sadler's Well panels show

Dancing,

the Royal Academy

! the Hamby

School. Ofter photo show

bailet in activities.

from

13

Bucks it

his

nboard reject

advice; and the hilarious muddle into which

Lagoons And Palms In London

beting, back age A tropical island with its blue lagoon and waving British festore ita The Het palm-trees seems far removed from an exhibition hall in But thanks to the advent of the long distance Shoes" and the British Camusl | London. floementary "Step of the | airliner, there is a close connection anwyay between the Ballet.

Me Arnold Hekel Iirector lonely Seychelles Islands, in the western Indian Ocean. of the Sadler's Wells Reboot, in and the British Industries Fair. delivering a series of belvires on! British Ballet in Madrid PIRI Barcelona, and recitals * re-

corded being arranged.

ballet music

pre lun

No Red Hat

For in the Commonwealth| knives and fittings for women's

handbags. Section of the Fair at Earls!

An with all thepleat and Court, London. oversensi

tenconut trees are a festure of visitors will be able

to the Seychel es landscape. ht examine examples of the ropes, the dried kernel of the echnut, the basis of a good islands' exotic produce deal of the world's margarine

Proportional Representation was seriously proposed shortly after World War I by a Spenkers Conference, and again In

Committee

10

1929, the Illwater mustered a combined majority of Conservatives and Liberais against a Labour

minority approve the principles of that system. 11 although Bule were actually introduced са the subject, party manoeuvres even-

tally led to the windle thing being quay dropped. Labour own introduction of a Bill for the Alternative Vote system. (about 1930) Iuct

fate.

it

Reither has experience else- where produced any reliable examples. The Second Ballot an once in use over the grea- her part of Europe is now al- ment entirely discredited, and Australia has just discarded the Alternative Vole system after a prolonged trial.

uther

So the political forces now facont

each

at West- master and wondering how to manpulate events secure a more decisive result from the Next General Election are form- on the under-

An engine driver on the Roms. which a few days previously and soap. Milan express train refused to were probably still thou-] e quint coco-de-mer also take off from Meleynano nar

Lands of miles away on the trees in The islandst at an dealing their plans Bologna because the vinteita

te a double cocanal and though standing that there will be no master dil rot wear a red Fat Scrchelles' sandy shores,

major 24

in accordance

rallway rules.

Ikan with

The engine Although these islands

{ valuelest as a source of edhe

oil, its leaf fibres are ure methods saffia for making such theirs,

driver said that as he saw no mia of the remotest parts of these baskets, ban 15, strans hats! red hat he could not be satre Commonwealth,

that the

they play and

table mat. The ghelis,

change

clec.omat

man giving 'm the very useful tort in supplylate, when polished make at Reindeers For

departure signal was the real the needs <t the world's tractive flower pots.

stationmaster. Eighteen minutes markets. Perhaps the most im-

were lost until a red hat was pourtant products of the intus- Though there is no pearling found.

Hi:ious landers are essential industry, the large pearl oyster

Tent Nightgown

Britain

as vanilla, of the islands, and the shells inaugurated in Britain to super-

eltronella are made into pearl buttons and vise the

raishug of

reindeer

Loits for flavouring and Herves in the lagoons and bays A Reindeer Council has been

fumery-ells such patchouli. cinnamon. lemon grass oll. und

There #5 alo the toiseshell" bestry, the "lor-

On sale in New York is a new tortoiseshell

Kind of nightgown for American woman.

ather ann rticles, such as her.ls to supplement Britain's Nourishing salt and mustard spoons, lenife meagre ment supply.

handles, and belt buckles.

obtained from

It is made the hawksbill turtle.

which And to complete the "bridge"

}

The Council has begun orranging to receive from Sweden a herd of 25 "Arst-class reindeers," together

by

like a tent, starting out from a abounds in the surrounding: between the islands and the few inches of neckline to six atas. This attractive and Urna- Fait. visitors will be able to breeding

then. Its full yards of

sup mental material which, in admire the beauty of the rich with trained Lapp herdsmen to nosed advantages-it is made

cidentally. Is making a fashion vegetation and sunlit

sea look after the reindeer for three into many In one size only; a man can buy comeback-Is inae

means of water-colour paint-

years. It for his wife without worrying articles. including cigarette Ings and a stillograph machine

if it will ft; it is "cooler than boxes and cases, trinket and which will show automatical-1

a bulhing suit;” it is more com-powiler boxes, buttons, spoons,ly changing photographs of the fortable for the restless sleeper. | brooc{V28, neckinces,

K. O. CANNON

MAT PROFILES SALON-

THINGS BUZZ..

PAUNCH! COME HERS YOU WERE RIGHT...

CANNON KAS JUST LIFT WHISPEA'S KLAY! THAT GIRL

WILL NOT LEARN

HER LESSON.

paper Seychelles.

The herd will be taken 10 Scotland to establish Britain's newest inuustry.

The Riddle of the Red Domino

WHAT NOW? WE GET WHISPER

DOWN TO THE COAST AT ONCE,

LI THINK SHE WILL LIKE

--MARSH FOLLY! A COBY

PLACE.. THEN WE'LL HAVE THE FAMILY UNDER

ONG ROOF, EH?

NEWS IN PICTURES

NEW HEART DEVICE-It has been developed at the the City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, to record functioning of the heart. Here nurso Hanna Janouskoveck assists Dr Henry A. Zimmerman, right, in getting the heart beats of Dr Joseph M. Ryan recorded on the viewing instrument. It is believed that the instrument will help to eliminate the deaths of patients while under anaesthesia.

MERMAIDS-Hero

趄

are

MERE

three mermaids, { chosen in Miami, Florida, to help make the annual | Bay Regatta success. Instead of calling them queens or princesses, the officials are dubbing them [ mermaids, just to be consistent with the nature of the

event.

JUST LOOKING ON-Beauty at a polo match in Havana, Cuba, is represented by these four lovely ladies. Left to right are Mary Ruth Vaccaro, Rosa Castillo Soldunu, a Mexican beauty queen, Violet Casares, queen of the Latin American Fiesta of Tampa, and Laura Baez. The girls saw Cuba beat Venezuela in the first game of the International Polo Scries among Latin American teams.

PLEASANT CHORE Metropolitan Opera mezzo- soprano Blanche Thebom uses a coat hanger when she shampoos her five-foot three-inch tresses,

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