1950-04-28 — Page 3

A TOUCH OF

HOLLAND

AN exact replica of a Dutch windmill, shipped from the Netherlands for the occasion, provides an authen- tic background as the seven-week Holland Bulb Festival is officially opened at New York's Rockefeller Centre. A total of more than 60,000 imported bulbs are on view. The children are dressed in keeping

with the spirit of Holland, too.

(Arme).

Distinctions For

Glider Troops

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1950.

YOUR DOG MAY

BE ABLE TO

READ YOUR MIND

The family dog may have greater mind- reading powers than his masters, Dr. J. B. Rhine, American parapsychologist, said recently..

The tall grey-haired scientist, who directed experiments proving that man has an elusive "sixth sense," wants to test dogs for similar powers.

"Take the case of a dog) giving the mental command, and the dog rushed which goes thousands of when released

nto an adjoining room and miles over strange country jumped into an easy chair as to find Its owners-that mentally ordered. seems to demonstrate some) power no human has," he said.

A dog that whines in fear before some family tragedy or

such

moro Dr Rhine sald research was needed. He said successful experiments wlih dogs. might justify golug back to birds and fish for further experimente,

howls at the death of his master Such testa might reveal though he may be in a hospital whether these mysterious mental miles away, offers clues to un-powern

becoming in- lected mental powers, he said. creasingly stronger or gradually

are

The scientist sighed that of vanishing. De Rhine sald. He course, no matter who vouched explained that if extrasensory tor such instances, scientists powers were strongest in

the could not accept them as proof most primitive creatures of power of telepathy or clalt-might mean auch power

telepathy eventually will dis- "But we are interested in appear through the process of experimenting with such dog evolution.-United Press. to determine to what extent they have extrasensory powers," he said.

voyance.

HE FOUNDED

A SCHOOL

NEW EMPHASIS Experiments already have proved that people can read Leach other's minds, Dr Rhine said, and alro have given somo scientiae foundation ไป such Because a country clergy- clairvoyance as that

demon man. keenly interested in strated by the woman who church music, wanted dreamed of her brother's suicide and later found the dream had choir of a quality above that been true in every detall, of a normal country church, j

"It lon as it dons mayone of England's public possess more of that ability schools-Bradfield College-

than humans," he said,

£1

"A new emphasis has been is this year celebrating its given tu this problem by a centenary,

recent translation into English

near Reading

of the work of Professor W. When Thomas Stevens, hereill Bechicrev. 1 famous pretary lord of the manor and ree- Bolshevist Kussian neurophy-tor of Bradfield, a tiny Village nestling in ፡፡ fold of the siologist." Dr Rhino said. The award of special distinctions to four units who

Describing experiment, con- Berkshire hills took part in the British Army's first major tactical glider-ducted with a fox terrier named succeeded to the family living borne operation was recently approved by His Majesty thekki, Bechterey wrote: King.

All ranks

nient,

NEW NOTE

A

parchment.

All these units formed part of the 1st Air Landing Brigade, 1st Airborne Division, which spearheaded the invasion Sicily In July 1945,

Though their objective, a very important bridne near Syracus was nełzet and held against almost until 13 heavy adds Corps troop arrived on The seene, the operation proved very lararlies them- ently at the

in 1840, he decided after re- church that he building his would have church choir

flee that at Magdalen.

To provide the voices he decided to found a college. Its and builder, he own architect rrected n school of red brick and flat, and today it ranks as great public ole of England's schools.

MOBILE

DENTAL UNIT

BEAR-BOXING WITH BARE HANDS

TWO-ton Tony Galento doesn't seem to mind the fact that his rugged op- ponent, Teddy, the Rus slan bear, weighs more

twice thun

his own weight in this friendly bout in Oak Ridge, N. J. And it'll remain a friendly hout-just as long as Teddy keeps that muzzle on. After that, Tony had better run, not walk, to the nearest exit. (Aeme).

Flying Saucers

Are Real

They Get The Sack

For Their Own Good

By James E. Roper

Washington, Apr. 27.-U.S. embassies and legations behind the iron curtain have begun to dismiss native employees. The object is to protect the locally-hired workers from the vengeance of their Communist govern- ments.

made

The dismissals were The number is far less today. sharp cut was started quietly after Bul- A particularly

Rumania where the garian police killed three Government closed the United Bulgarian employees of the States Information Service, US. Legation in Sofin, and which employed a large staff of convicted others, including Rumanians. Michael Shipkov, on spy charges.

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow, which employs B9 Iussians, will no! be affected. The Soviet

HUNTED BY

HOUSE

HUNTERS

"I clasped both my hands Pround his muzzle and then of the began to think that he was to the 1st badge at the top of Battalion the Border Regi- slove of their battledress to the round chair about seven ant one-half feet behind it, sit down, the 2nd Battalion and No. 1 Dress, and theme, jump uper South Staffs and the 1st 9th Airborne Squadron, jand remain there.

FINAL SERIES Glider Pilot Regiment will Royal Engineers, will re-

"After concentration of about

Americans know now that commemorative wear an embroidered gliderceive

one-half to three-quarters of a Uradit 1800 UC Reverend minute 1 let him go, and I hard-Thomas Stevens retained con

there are such things as fly- | The United States has broken Government selects all Russians y hud time to look around when trol of his school which he ran ing saucers. The Defence diplomatic relations with Bul-who may work for foreigners i Who would be a local

sitting on the as a single family with his own Department, which he was already

American has goria. All

officials and therefore would not be ex- Housing Officer? Mr A. D. S. round chair,"

all on an equat footing It was hitherto denied their exist have been withdrawn and all pected to push their people Blackhall, the Elstree, Hert- In a final series of expert-beadmaster Herbert Branston

local workers were dismissed. for accepting the jobs,

fordshire, official, seems to virtually founded ence, now says ofments, Bechterny reported thie Gray who

they are

BEST ACCESS

The situation is différent la find his job embarrassing dog's owner was not present and the school about 30 years after conventional aircraft. the collaborator who held the Stevens foundation. He re-

"The objects,” say

Now the campaign to reduce other iron curtain countries. The at times. the ex-

number of locally-hired American diplomats have hired: dor was not even informed of placed the family atmesphere perts, are not from another the the task,

conventional pubile planet or Bechteres said, bejby a more

extended to persons of their own selection, i He told the local Ratepayers" another workers has been even from stood 28 inclues away while schoot regime.

rountry. You will learn about diplomalle missions in Czech-and naturally chose those most Association recently that where

elovalcia, Hungary, Poland and likely to be loyal-that is, antl- ver he went house-hunters ap- them in due

Humanla.

proached him--once Communists.

even high Amom; "object" are radio.

FAILURE

up on Snowdon! guldet planes, new jet aircraft

Sald he: "No matter where I on supresonic speed tests, and

American diplomatic chlets in These smployees have expect- |

gel rochet Their desims and per- there countries have been ined to

protection of the um or what I am doing I am al- stopped by forminers

ways likely to be rerrel. re

The structed to cut native staffs sub- United States Government, but! Befence Departinent will answer stantially. The rst to go are Washington has not been able to someone on the housing list. I have been stopped in the streets. na muur questions.

among the white collar workers, carry out any such obligation.

I have been stopped coming out hest Rccess ta to They have the

This fallure was particularty of the pictures. I have been hav confidential material and, as

the severentlaring in Dulgaria where the ing my hair cut, when someone resull, are under IN ROCKET BELT pressure from their governments United States, when it broke re- has said: "Good-bye, Mr Black- act as informers. Scrub-lations with Sofa, let its Bul-hall, and the barber has looked Most of the racer

with a new interest and police at me vilier ancuialarian workers fall into have come from the western reetion of the United labourers-regarded as harmlers hands. Victims Included Ship-asked how his housing applica- Sites In that prea is they both Americans and the local hov, a translator, mud the Legation is going."

When once stopped for probably

operator, "Jivka willtion telephone testing ground for experimental Lovernments →

Rendova, who were given long licence check the policeman said stay.

lo him confidentinily; "I suppose rockets.

Prison sentences.

you could not do anything for For almost three years since

United States offeints, in ad- me?" littering abinets

Until recently, the State were

Over the hooting through the air. Ameri-portment authored the Ameri-dition

Even on holdny he was not to worrying

aspects of the sale, sakt Mr Blackhall. He was et have been intrigued by con diplomatie missions to hire humanitarian the mystery,

105 natives in Cauchoslovakia, problem, fear that such cases stopped on top of Snowdon by a είναι in American Health Ministry official who Accounts of what seen varied 83 in Hungary, 112 in Poland cause

wanted to talk about housing. cigar- and 53 in Dumania.

prestige-United Press. almost orthodox from

haped plans to the fantastic ucer which minoredly cracked its midget occupants from Mars,

clves were not a success,

Nearly

SA percent uf inters fell into the ea, and au other 25 were bever

seen or

| heard of again. Not many of th which survevried mn mak- Tin Stelly reached the desig

mate antig zones, and some came down as both as 10 miles 1. www.

VERY ROUGH

the

Flying conditions proved very rough. There

was 101 wner- ipmed 45 mph gale and bad

xibility, while rutiny pilots of the transport aircraft Jak never Rowe an operationed Hight before, and many of the gliders were parted preinature- ly from their tugs.

SINCE dainty two-piece bathing suits are standard wear at Miami Beach, Florida, Laura Darnce adds a new note with a beach bonnet made of

palm fronds.

(Acme).

Seven officers and 80 other

etra proceeded in reaching the Ponte Grande and held it for Veral hours again! heavy and accurate shelling and morturing. I wan not until only 15 re- mined

unwounded and the ammunition was exhaused that the defence was overrul

Their splendid defence had not been in vain. The enemy had no materials with which to dertrey the bridge he bad with such dieully regained, and less than an hour later leading ele- mrats of 13 Cura had retaken

operation,"

" am tiled with admiration for those responsible

for this narileular

sald Field Marshut Montgomery. "Bad it not been for the skill and gallantry of the Air Land-

1 Brigade. the purt Syracuse would not have fallen until very much Inter."

K. O. CANNON

* O.CARNOR

HOW ARE YOU IN RAINY GORGEOUSLY WARN AND

IN MYSTERY HAVE

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OLD LONDON QUBAY TE

SUNNY AT DAZUA STOP

BESIDES WHICH BEAUTIFUL BRUNETDE INVOLVED.

SHE BFGS YOU COME AND REGP HER STOP HAVE

TOLD HER ABOUT YOU STOP

TOLD HER YOU WILL STOP REPLY URGENTLY-

WHISPER

PROF. Enrique Rodriguez Fabregat, permanent UN delegate from Uruguay, inspects some of the equip- ment aboard the 20-foot travelling dental office being shipped to his country from the U.S. The UN Interna- tional Children's Emergency Fund purchased it, and is also sending a mobile X-ray laboratory. (Acme).

A NEW ADVENTURE-WITH WHISPER

REPLY?.. MO..

NO REPLY, THANK

"YOU, LADDIE.

Ant to pronls geeing them For the first time they remain

| mysterion--n- jut mucers,

reports

to

Women

In Mexico, killing

Three American airmen were killed chasing the raucers.

TWO MEN WITH £10 HIKE PLAN

Two men with an urge to study life in foreign coun tries are shortly. leaving England on an 18-month trek to Indin and back.

Aklan Phillips and Leonard Strang!, 29-year-old chiropo- duts, intend to set up in business together when their trip is over. They are now getting their muscles in trim by doing digging and levelling work at Manor

Sutton, Surrey,

Park

Lauree weeken

to set off in about

time.

By hlich- most of the way they vin Reach Bombay France, Italy, Egypt, Israel, Syria and Persia,

hiking plan

to

They will each take with them £6 in English money-the maximum permitted and a similar amount of French money.

are anxious to study the poychological and sociological aspects of life abroad, and are taking this opportunity before we selllo' down in business 10- "We gether," said Me Strong. hope to write a book about our experiences,

Both unmarried, Mr Phillps Lives nt Nova Road, West Croy- tion, and Mr Strong at Malvern Road Thornton Heath, Surrey.

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DONE WITH UN APPROVAL

1

ABMOURED cars roll ashore at Mogadischu, capital of Italian Somaliland, to complete the Italian garrison that will help to govern under a United Nations trusteeship for a period of 10 years. The former Italian colony, which has been administered by Britain, has been turned over to Italy in formal ceremonies,

(Acme.)