1950-04-04 — Page 3

FIRST SINCE STRIKE

Five barges, with a total load of 6,000 tons of coal, arrive at a power plant in Chicago. This is the first 'coal received by the company since the end of the conl The shipment went by rail and river from strike.

the central Illinois fields. (Aeme)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL

Biggest Jumble History

Sale In

Clearing up after the biggest war in history is no child's play. Nearly five years after VE-Day, the Ministry of Supply Disposals staff has still not reached the end of its sales of surplus stores, although the organisa- tion has been reduced considerably. The original staff of 3,248 in the U.K, has now been reduced to 613..

of

Now nearing the ond of the fuel crisis, the railway packaging materials. One

locomotive shortage, the scarcity their main causes for satisfac- its fourth year of opera-of non-ferrous metals, it's evention came with the need for the tions, the Disposals helped to keep the Berlin Air Berlin Airlift, when they were

has handled Lift working smoothly.

able to supply 30,000 urgently organisation

The fuel ericis of 1947 pro-accdéd containers. transactions valued at

duced a sudden, immediate de- proximately £660,000,000.

mand for

generating scle, and Both 1JA the well-known

Branch Disposals the

op-

İlelena, the Borneo, were worth millions.

Falklands and dumps of stores

Industry benefited ngain by ot non-ferrous supplies was the

recovered from the

con-

theatres of war and remale besieged by manufacturers metals places like the Seychelles, Sauled to obtain any means of breakdown of ammunition and battlefeld scrap. About 200,000 maintaining electric power.

tons of scrap ware denit with in Valuable aid was also given to refineries, and the virgin metal meet Britain's need of locomo-obtained made a useful Surplus gonds have proved tives, when arrangements were tribution to home requirements boon in many households. Few made for 700 "austerity" main and raved hard currency. people, however, realise Just the type locos, built during the how wide has been the range of war for service in Europe, to be goods coming under the beading transported and put into service of Government surplus.

here.

CHOKED WITH WORK

An Idea of the scale of the enterprise is given by the fact that since 1910 the Ministry han

As home railway repair shops disposed 20,000 neroplanes of 144 became choked with work, the different makes; 24,000,000 yards

The organisation has given help in various emergencies

The end of the war found

olber universities and many research and eduentiorni bodies short of equipment. Again Dis posals stepped in, and relentists from as far away as Imlia and Pakistan bought apparatus.

One outstanding example of of textile piecegoods, 241,000 Disposal Branch arranged for the machine tools to help to re-equiper in Belgian workshops of what was achieved with there. tion of the "electric brain" at British Industry: over 600,000 250 from France, Germany and surplus stores was the construc

and maintained

Cambridge Mathematical vehicles; 300,000,000 spare parts; Delgium,

Brussels in the near

Laboratory. Though not built over 1,000,000 tyres and 250,000 spares depot

support of the contracts.

entirely from Disposal items. "Specialised staff, with know they formed the malu part and bicycles.

of bridge construction ledge and of a mass of roat, railway, Included 12.500 valves, marine and Bailey bridge com- ponents were able to meet bridging needs both and abroad.

Surplus medical stores provided л conundrian Careful and skilled grading was re quired to make sure that drugs and equipment were not in ajumie condition that made

then strate

Nine Frenchmen To Climb Himalayas

Nine Frenchmen will risk their lives this Spring to climb the unex- plored 26,810-foot Dhaulagiri, in the Himalayas, fifth highest mountains in the world.

second

13

of

"After the last stop, Ave

hard

core of the 5-the Group-will, try for the

Sum-

The French expulition, soled shoes will replace the old stages, setting up intermediary including a failor and two bob-nailed boots, now outdated, camps at each state. engineers, is the from Paris to tackle the snowy wastes, of the Hima- layas, which have claimed the lives of 29 climbers. The party left Paris by planej on March 30.

Maurice Herzog, 31-year-old engineer in the French branch of the Goodrich Rubber Com- head of the experlition, pany, said: "We hope to reach summit 20,810 feet above

level-around mild-day if goes well."

The ባን

all

If they do, it will be the Brst has attained the time man

peak of a mountain more

20,250 feet high, Many of the The Himalayas

20 killed in

perished in attempts to

climb

Mount Everest. 29.002 feet high.

When asked about the danger anch confident.

involved, Herzog smsled

said: "We are very

modern

We have the most equipment in the world-includ- ing 1,000 yards of nylon curd-

and aside from excessive

cold

and possible avalanches we do

not expect trouble."

SCALED MONT BLANC

Herzog, n

thin dapper man with a dark moustache, is the secretary-general of the French

Alpine Club and the

High Mountain Group. already caled the bure

World

He has rock

face of Munt Blane and several other difleult peaks in Italy and Switzerland.

Olher

members of the pedition are Jean Couzy,

CX-

B150

+1

}

an engineer; three professionn! guides. Louis Lachenal, Gaston Rebuffat and Lionel Terray; Paristan tailor, Marcel Schötz; a photographer, motion picture Marcel Ichne; an Interpreter, Francis de Noyelle; and a doc- the age of for. The average group is 20,

"We are going for the adven- said. "Every Herzog fure,"

Hima- climber dreams of the Jayas. They are one of the last frontiers

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conquered. Selener comes second. We plan to make maps of the hidden valley of Kalikriselinag at the base of Dhaulagirl, and make higher medical tests in the altitudes,"

The expedition will take oxygen macks, specially made nylon and wool clothes French K rations in its tona

and three of equipment. Rubber-

ong

Cost of the expedition

[ranes (about 11,000,000

Withi the French $40,000), Governinent paying almost half. SEVEN STACES Dhaulagiri, in Nepal, is

Himalayan mouth- f the last

foreign exped] - Caizan open to

Mount Including ons, Tibet, Everest, ts sented to foreigners Herzog said the group would go towards the summit in seven

K. O. CANNON

KASTER? - AND

FASTER, PAUMICAL / THEY'RE CLOSING IN, K.0,11 RECKON WE'D BETTER DET READY FOR A SCRAP!

KEEP PUGNT ON KTHEIR TAIL!

mit."

at homs

reless or harmful, and there

01

800,000 BARGAINS

4

in Gered Surplus

and

weighingt

1950

ROMAN HOLIDAY

A policeman in St Peter's Square, Rome, directs two Holy Year pilgrims to a place of interest. Tourists have been flocking to the italian city in unexpectedly large numbers. (Acme)

MALAYA

Backstage Blackboard Spells Doom

#theatrical state in the Soviet Union who try to`re- main aloof from politics, BOO their eventual doom, In- scribed on a special black- board backstage, the for mer first tenor of the Mos- cow Bolshoi Theatre said in New York.

Ivan Jadan, who went to the United States as a displaced person after escaping from the Soviet Union in 1941, said every | theatre has such a board-and

aldo red, the other black.

Artists who too the Party, line and are deemed politically ante are listed on the red side, he said.

Those who show insumelent active support of the regime sto their names on the black side,

"After a

who while, those stay too long on the black sido disappear" he said.

CONSTANT PRESSURE sador said Russian actors And singers are under constant pressure to make political state- nients

Sovielism and praising

"enemies denouncing

of the people, Sometimes, to preserve themselves, they are forced to denounce their own colleagues,

When the great Feodor Challn- Din died abroad. having re- Jected Communism, an article Jenouncing him appeared in the press over the name of one of The

bassos of the Boishal Theatre, Relzin.

"Helzin had followed in Challapin's arllric footsteps," Jadan sold. "The article was written for him, and he was made to sign it. Perhaps he did not even read it. The poor fellow fell so bad about it ho almost fell ill"

Judun

JUNGLE FIGHTERS TO RECEIVE MEDAL Inquiry Into

Two Parliamentary questions of interest to over. scassoldiers-were-dealt-with-at-Wostminster.

Lord John Hope (Conservative,

Edinburgh,

Bald Russian artists live under class surveillance by the Party "ce!L"-United Press.

Camp For

Pentlands), Major Beamish (Conservative, Eat Tired People'

Minister which, in effect, urged the granting of the Sussex, Lewes), each put queries to the Prime General Service Medal to the Forces engaged in Malaya.

A Government store camp

in the heart of the Chilterns Is to be the subject of a

The auctioneer's hammers have fallen in these sales on over 800,000 separate bargains, Despite their size and the large amounts they ruise, the auctions have touchi

of the village sale about them and

the enormous range;

by the simple Large quantities of North Hoods American

Hot plea American medleal stores

cate, at produced in British apecliten-

Arsenal recarlly, for example, recently. which spares wire

Included two-ton tot available.

machine, electric motors, clee tions for

By the middle of 1918, how-

tricul

and wireless equipment, ever, arrangements were made by which the Ministry of Health an icecream cabinet, 14 incom- could earmark surpluses for theplete portable gramophones, n dentist's chair and 4 vast use of hospitals.

amount of clothing! SALES TO UNRRA

At Hounslow Heath, in on-

The Prime Minister re- celerated and it is hoped that 25 Ministry of Town and Coun- Substantial quantities were other recent sale, large quanti-

going try Planning inquiry this consequently bought for the ties of sewing machines, harness, plied that the King has month will shortly be

to Malaya. In addition, supplies month. and large bedding, hand tools and sports approved proposals for the armour-plate and

bullet- lists hospital services, World Almanac The

It Lathe Air Ministry's No. were sold to equipment were auctioned along granting of this medal for proof glass have been sent,

sent. in highest blocks of stores Mount Everest as the

3 Maintenance Unit, dispersed Red with 1044 pairs of leather boots, British

miles in mountain at 29,002 feet. Second UNIRA,

52 pneumatic drills, 30 pounds special services in Malaya order to permit the conversion over several square foreign and to several

of a large number of unarmour Beechwood, Austen in Cress is Mount Godwin

ed vehicles and to provide them India, 298,250 feet; third is Kan- countries. Special aid was also of talcum powder and 17 drain since June 16, 1948.

Oxfordshire. 28,140 given in medical research pipes.

The White Paper issued on with measure of protection. this subject indicates not only fourth Makalut, be- Bodles.

Mr Strachey added, however,

The camp was described as feet, al

And it is noteworthy that of that the medal goes to men that experience had shown the the camp for tired people" by chenjunga, in Nepal, at

One sections of this staff had the total Sum raised by the the Army with one day or more tween Nepal and Tibet, 27,780

armouring Captain C. J. Goldsmid, chair- re-Minstry's Disposals Organisa-on the posted strength of any the unspectacular task of

normal load-man of Henley rural council. feet.United Press.

distributing and

small percentage unit or formation stationed An disposing of ion, only

since the He said at meeting that thero operating been taken in and cardboard waste, has

the Federation of Malaya

(tera young employers erates,

boxes and costs.

the Colony of Singapore, but it

who boasted of doing no work will also be granted to Ceylon

for three years. Pioneers locally enlisted, Indian Medical Personnel enlisted for service with the Army, and to civiliana with 28 day service in the Ferret Force or the Civil Liaison Corps. Policemen three months service can qualify.

THINK SHE'S TOO YOUNG

Shown playing with three of her tiny charges at a day nursery in Grays, England, Is Marjorie Julia school. The Evans, 21, and head matron at the

National Association of Nursery Matrons has pre- tested against her appointment on the ground that a person as young as Miss Evans could not be sufflelently mature to head a staff of 11 persons in charge of 50 children. (Aeme)

paper carlons,

the

Jobs Sought For 18,000 Graduates

The Canadian Labour Department is stepping up its drive to Find jobs for a record 18,000 graduates leaving Canadian universities this spring.

or

of

Impracticability completely

vehicle carrying weight Involved exceeds maximum load.

the

wore

Goring Heath,

COURTS MARTIAL

"It is a byword for idleness Replying to Mr Gerald Wil- and a cushy job," he said. "It linma (Conservative, Tonbridge) has its own polico force, Bre who asked when the

recom- brigade and large

with mendations of the Lewis Com-eanteen staffs, kept

aise mittee on Army Courts Martial expense, who do

ARMOURED VEHICLES

question

nre expected to be implement-day long. ed. Mr Strachey zaida сап siderable number of the

by

do

Com-

ro-

office, and

at public

nothing all

"BIG BUSES"

"Big buses take the stoff to

rural council have

mittee's recommendations which Replying to

not require legislation Leonard Cammans (Conservar have already been implemented and from work from surround- tive, Hornsey), Mr Strachey,

oring districts. Dozens of stoves, best fuel, send Secretary of State for War, sald by administrative action It would not be in the public amendment of the ruler of pro-burning the

smoke and fumes rolling across In normual years, col-which graduates can play

interest to disclose the number cedure,

the countryside."- by Decisions on the major leges graduated about 9,500 their businesses."

of armoured vehicles held More than 15,000 letters at the Army in Malaya, but urgent commendations of the Commit- Henley students. Last year, first of ready had gone out to employers steps had been taken to comply tec concerning the setting-up of rent resolutions of protest to the the abnormally-swollen post-whose names were listed on with demands from the military a Court of Appeal and the re- Ministries of Air, Works, and

of courts-martial | Supply. war classes, Bome 17,000 mater ale in the Department authorities in the Far East for constitution

had been deferred until the Re-

Out that there They pointed The list was con- additional supplies, high-grade

hunters in Ottawa. job

£2,000,000 stantly

Mr Justice Pilcher's have been nearly being Amended

armoured port of Consequently, streamed out of colleges.

added to.

vehicles. Including 25 armoured Committee on the naval system worth of stores lying idle in cars, had been dispatched and had been received and consider the huts which could have been A further 60

shipped ed. This latter committee's re- of uso to the public. will be

port was presented on February An Air Ministry official sald promised that they had no comment to programme for 21 and Mr Strachey

make on the counell's views. also being ac- to expediate the next stage.

record

and

A large percentage of 1950's "The advance response to our

crop would

be wir kiters has been very encourag this month. veterans, Labour Deparmenting," one placement officer sald. The repair ometals said, and many would

"Replies now are being classified scout curs is have exhausted their funds and

to form the basis for this year's would need Jobs In a hurry.

list of job openings."

The questionnaire-letter phase of the campaign would be sup.

Top-level Department officials ndmitted that the tack of findings jobs for all would be difficult, himself to the extent of getting

but they said they belleved most graduales would eventually be placed.

rage and on-the-spot field work by the scores of National en- ployment offices

neross

the

Reason for their optimism in country, ometals said. the face of n somewhat de- Universities with their own teriorating labour market was

employment bureaus would be that a hitherto untapped em-assisted by the NES executive

CX- was being ployment field

and professional division and by ploited.

the technical personnel branch of the Labour Department, was in sald. This nddition to NES employment maintained nt

UNEXPLORED FIELD

officials

many

The Labour Department and offices the National Employment Ser-colleges throughout the academic vice were extending their job-year." efforts into a relatively

explored field.

They were

thousands of approaching the smaller employers In Canada whom they said "until now have given little thought to the place

The Riddle of the Red Domino

BLAST YOU, PAUNCH! YOU'RE LOSING YOUR NERVE! AFTER THEM, MAN!

• AFTER THEM!

ASS, PAUNCH YOU'RE AN ASE. WE MUST BA

WITH THEM

AT THE

BRIDGE!

PRETTY DRIVING,K.D! I SVEN'T SEEN 80 FAST SINCE THAT YEAR 10

TRAINING IN THINKING

The Government's placement those be- activities, especially yond the universities' scope, would provide blanket national coverage of both employers and students. They would give equal emphasis to problems of students in every faculty.

"University training is, after all, a training in thinking, and a trained mind is an esset in any business or industry." was the way one oficial put it "A proved young man who has himself to the extent of getting a degree, and who has real Interest in a particular, typo of work, will very likely be successful In that work regard- Jera of the course he has studied."! That was the bill of goods the labour department and the nas fional, employment service, sald It would try to sell prospective employersem United Prem

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INVADERS

LAND IN WAR GAMES

"Invaders" hit the beach at Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, during the climax of "Operation Portex," the largest peacetime war games ever held by the U.S. Thousands of Army, Navy and Air Force men took part in the manoeuvre, bo

defenders and attackers. (Acme)