1950-05-11 — Page 3

Macpherson Clan To Have Headquarters

The Clan Macpherson Association is to erect n building which will be joint- ly owned by a thousand Macphersons in all parts of the world, and which will he both the headquarters and the showpiece of this famous Scottish Clan.

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The building is to be the Cla muzeum and gathering place, and people will trave! from all over the world, to view the priceless relles each which ymbullse thrillus episode in the Clan's history. It will house auch 'trensures as the Green Banner and the Black Chanter, na well as many pain- tings and other relics.

The Association has acquired A small plot of land in the lon Badenoch district of south east Inverner, Scotland, near the lands of Cluny Castle which la bitote days belonged their chieftain,

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The building will mark the achievement of a con! dear to the hearts of a small band of Macphersons, who have been working to this end since be fore the

Then www. ambition WHE finds with which to buy their ancestral home, the famous Cluny Castle, but this plan fell through ou the outbreak

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PRICELESS RELICS When, in 1942, the estate of the late Albert Macpherson was liquidated), Macphersons al over the world contributed, 15 a fun to prevent the priceless historie relies, falling into the hands of collector.

In 1947. Marphessons Irun England, Canada, the

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Kenya gathered at

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Newton. them heard their Chieftain, Mr Tom Macpherson

MI' Sinnotice the formation of the Cinn Macpherson

Aseneintion. It

aim is to revive the honour and

synonymous

glory

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Scottish history.

with the throughout

Since them, branches of them Association have been formed and

in Canada, New Zealand

Paint Cocktails

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950.

THREE PLUS THREE-

THE dismayed groans of the Magid triplets, Denals, Eddie and Mike, seven, are ignored by the Rogers triplets, Alice. Barbarn and Carol, also seven, as they bite into candy floss during the fifth annual Triplets Convention at Palisades Park, New Jersey. The girls wear A. B and C on their caps for identification.

(Acme).

One Caught By Nazis, Other By The Japs

Wilhelm De Gruchy was ten years old when the Germans invaded Guernsey and took him and his family off to a prison camp in Germany.

They shot his sister and two brothers, but Willy escaped, found his way to Belgium, and joined the underground.

He was a useful lad be-] McKay differently when they cause he coukl speak Dutch, got him in a prison camp. German, and English HO For stealing a few pounds of

ralt for his well.

fellow prisoners they sentenced him to 12 years' solitory conßhement.

When the war was over he went to England and servod in with the Greece and Malaya Highland Light infantry.

He was sent home when he Hot tuberculosis, and the long struggle for recovery in a hos- pital bed irked him too much.

He did not care what became of him. He ran away and stole £11 from u

Bristol public house.

After perving

reven months he was put to work on the "railway of death" in Burna. When he was released and dis- from the Army he charged weighed only seven alone.

Four years nga he joined the Southport pollee, but his years

a prisonet for him.

were too much

He had a breakdown and was caught trying to steal from a

But because of his fine record Willy, now aged 10, was not sent to goul-but back to the cafe.

fighti hospital bed where hy for health will begin again.

37- treated The Japanese

Donald Mitchener year-old

INTIMATE STUDIES

OF

AT ACADEMY

ROYALTY AT

Two intimate studies of the Royal Family, one painted at Windsor and the other at Buckingham Palace, are in this year's Royal Academy exhibition.

Buckingham Palace prints-presumably His owne "Conversation piece at! The

picture, which is by Mr Willisun crossing the wide expanse off the Royal lodge. Windsor Dring, shows the christening snow. Great Park" is the title of of Prince Charles on December 15, 1940. The baby is in the

Archbishop

a painting by Mr James,

arins

and

of the

beside him

Ilia other pictures land- of senpes exuberant with the rich

tos of some of his Continental

Bt+1 Mr Arthur Jalland, K.C., the, cholman at South- port: "A policeman who be trays his trust can expect four or five years' gaol."

But be wou not sent to pri- sen. He was rent away from the court with his 30-year-old wife to try to rebuild his life,

"I will always slond by him." che said, "for he has suffered for his countrs."

People's Car Produced In Australia

RELIGIOUS BATHING

THIS aerial view over Hardwar, India, shows some of more than a million Hindus who made a pious rush to bathe in the holy Ganges River on the festival of Kumbh Mela, one of the world's greatest religious spectacles. About 30 of the pilgrims were reported trampled to death. The Hindu belief is that such hath----

ing washes away sin. (Acme).

Robot

Assist

Salesmen

The

Will

Grocer

By Frederick Cook

New York.

Man is losing his battle with the machine. In New York a demon- the Union of South Africa and, Gunn The King, in grey Canterbury, who is standing, colouring the lover-are monen.

stration has just been given of a loudspeaker device, linked with an elec- as news of the plan spreads,

14 Princess to the call lounge suit with blue shirt Margaret. Macphersons rally

tronic ray, for use in the grocer's. As you pass the bread counter, it will Facing the font are holidays,

Australian industrialist and donations and applications and collar and a white-the King: and Queen with the

Actors and actresses, like L. J. Hartnett plans to pro-

mutter in your car, "Don't forget to take a new loaf.” rench Scotland from all over the

tie, is shown baby's parents, Princess Eliza politicians,

4:0 missing spotted red world.

from duce A small cheap car in beth and the Duke of Edin- the Academy this tire, bit

Pass by the canned beer, cleaning curtains, and a garage1024 yards long, and the Mersey sitting at the tea table.burgh.

the Commonwealth. radio is represented by a por

In and it will say:

"Aren't died through inhaling pol-Tunnel is two miles 13 yards.

Fon fumes while removing dirti Wha are the worst tax cigarette in hand, talking to

trait of Mr Jack Train, paint- London with one of his as you thirsty today? Try from car upholstery.

dodgers-the rich or the poor? Princess Margaret, who is Mr Bevin

Apart from a bronze head of ed by Mr Herbert Holt.

sociates. Mr J. S. McCallum, can of nice, ice-cold beer.

In America, say the experts, by Mr Douglas R.

of the he told reporters: "I hope It's so-o-o refreshing!"

The New York motorist, who the poor certainly lead. The standing beside the table in Basett, no leading pitician

biggest picture

can Het a new car An Iwo In Syracuse, New York, they minutes of any party eures in this year has been contributed by to start production at the

if he has the price. Most of the faking of returns a cream coloured frock.

year's exhibits, though Mr Mr Augustus Johu. It is "The end of the year."

have installed a talking traffic including the plek of Britain's takes place among the smaller Churchill is represented by four Little Concert," a monochrome

Ught. When the signal go best, is being told ofcially it wage-carnera. They hide in- of his own paintings, including measuring 15 ft. by 12 ft, show:

The cat

was designed by a red this monster will thunder is about time ho did so.

come picked up "on the side." two dating from his early perioding nymphs and models at an Frenchman, Mr

"No! No! JA. Gregoire. at pedestrians:

They pad their lawful deduc- outdoor concert, with a bearded Mr Hartnelt went to Paris re-can't creas now!"

Norman Dainon, of the Auto-ions. They seek "exemptions" Agure, which seems to be Mirceally. His vist, he says, was When the green switches onmotive Safety Foundation, esti to which they are not entitled. John himself, playing the guitar very succesful: "I have apt will say, with a change of mates that more than half the in the foreground.

proved the design and all is now tone: "All right, Walk!"

cars on the streets here Dre In the petrol stations they The most striking pictures in ready to go ahead".

liited now have

moving dangerously old and decrepit. the exhibition e four paint-;

The Commonwealth car, to be tape on top of the pumps. As Thousands of them should be that America is going to have by Mr Stanley Spencer, ] under the general title of "The produced at low cost, will be the driver is getting petrol be ruled off the roads at once, he trouble in stopping, in her pre-

cconomical to run. A six horse-ees

sent drive against reeketeers: the message; "Doesn't says.

gambling on oil power four-eater, it is expected your oil need changing? Old to do 60 miles to a gallon of bit can ruin new

Or, engines

Hollywood petrol. Maximum speed will be

stors cashing-in on purchases About Hane you got a new set 75 milles an hour,

between of cheap desert It will be of sparkplugs. When did you Manhattan's tip and Brooklyn, which they found oil has start named after its producer, “Hart-change them Inst?"

Probibition is so striet in th city of Knoxville, Tennegée, that there is hardly my fiquor. But the city council decided it Facing the King from their would jurve to ban the safe of a seals on, the other side of the certain brand of paint thinner. table are the Queen, pouring; as an artist,

Sald Councilman Cos Walker: the tea from a silver pot, and "People can buy this at any Princess Elizabeth. The group "Show at Chartwell" is a frentonters and they go almost has been speenly painted for 1925 picture of the lawns of his crazy from drinking it".

the National Portrait Gallery. Kent home, with lines of foot-

TRYING THEM ON

A SIX-WEEK-OLD puppy tried on this bunny's oversize cars for size at the animal shelter in Kalamazoo, Michigan. However, the rabbit had no desire to lead a dog's life and quickly broke up the act, leaving the bewildered canino with

just his own set of ears. (Aeme).

K. O. CANNON,

WARNED CHARMAINE ADAINST,

ZUCCI - BUT SHE WOULDN'T LISTEN TO MS .... SHE BECAME MORE AKO MORE INFATUATED.

NIGHT AFTER NIGHT THEY

WERS TOGETHER.

SHE WAS SO VERY

YOUND ̧M'KIEU./

Resurrection,' depicting grave. yard seenes when the dead re- iurn to life.

Wouldn't Keep Off

The Grass

net!."

Price of the car on the market will be about £400 Australian

'BACK-FIRING'

You

·10-YEAR TUNNEL

The 110 W tunnel

OIL GAMBLERS There is one form of gumbling

publicity

land

about

under

secretaries, office boys and lift-

-(London Express Service)

underneath the Enst River, willed a craze among New York's open shortly.

They Some of man's new weapons

are pooling their It has taken 10

years to men. would have been honey and "investing" it in eti (equivalent to just over £300 gains weeds and animal pests build, Sterling). This is cheap by Au-

finished long ago are "back-firing" badly.

It for the well deals. stral n

From the Middle West comes war. New Yorkers would love stancurds. Only one

I have heard of plenty who 13 the world's maits of car (Hulden) has been word that spraying with DDT to claim

have lost noney but not of one millions

of birds, longest under water. But they priced in the country so for, has killed and other and that wits at about £700 Au-

pests are multiply cannot. It is 9117ft. long. The who has made a fortune. IRE Fish life is being deci-Severn Tunnel in four miles Bing Crosby was "arrested" stralian

mated by spraying of weeds by a Paris policeman when he

"You could call it a People'salonų; river banks. decided to take a little nap on Car, if you like", Mr Hartnett Women are being warned to the grass on the Champs Elysees

It was a nice warm afternoon, and Bing was feeling at pence with the world. He spotted a patch of green near the Ambas- sadeurs theatre, stretched out of it, put his newspaper on his face and went to sleep.

said.

be careful, noty tint spring cleaning time is here, against He has visited several factories some of the spot-remover fluids, in Britain making contracts for Four people have been killed materials and parts needed for in New York's Westchester his project. The completed car County it six weeks while will have practically a 50 per-working with cleaning fluids. cent British content," he sold. A maid was poisoned whiic

Passers-by chuckled and

He i busy touring Britain charen laughed and pointed, getting orders for suppiles of the Ten minutes later, Crosby was enr, which Is to be proiuced rudely awakened by a police-both in Australia aut England. un tapping on his boots.

So far there has been a big de- mand from retailers.

At the lee slation he was questioned hy

Inspector. Alr Hartnett Was wart'me

When he said he was an Ameri- Director of Ordnance Production ean, the inspector returted: "Are ut" Canberra.

all Americans as lazy as that?"

It:

Crosby pulled out a gold medal bearing the initials PGA." was a medal of the Professional Golfers' Association given to h'm by Ben ilogan. He told the for inspector the initials stood "Police Guard, Americu,"

Bing was arrested as a warn- ing, and bold not to dele the public places of Paris again. "Gee," he said, "I'll have to take good care not to go to sleep in flyde Park when I visit London."

WITH WHISPER IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

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Things Still

To Come

Now, Have You Any Questions?

This is what 15-year-old Christine McPherson, A Nairn schoolgirl, wrote when asked to compose ar essay on "What arguments might be offered to a man who found belief in God difficult:"

Human workers may be ob solete In the factories of 1960.

"The cosmological, ontological, That is the word from Dr Nor- bert Wiener, the famous mathe-and teleological arguments, and maticlan. Go'ng, he says, is the also the idea of rationality in assembly line which is manned the universe and man's innate by women or men. An electric moral sense, are some of the automaton will do their work, arguments which might help a ho sald, faster and better. Andimon to belleve in God. all factory will need then wil n boss and a maintenance crew.

I KNEW THAT DISASTER

be

WOULD COME. MY POOR, Fre POOR SISTER!

(IP ONLY'SHA

HAD BEEN

ABLE TO [JOTEN TO ME

Man Who Beat The Train

"The cosmological argument ! the argument from the idea of cause. There must be a cauzo for everything. The earth must have a creator. The ontologicni argument is the ar gument that if a man can be- leve and visualiso a God there must. be such a person. The teleological argument is the ar- gument of purpose in the unl- verse

"There is also the idea of man's innate moral sense. A man's conscience is the Chandler accepted a challenge voice of God. To reach belief in to race on foot against a train God a man must walk along making the 10-mile journey from | orie of three palhe authority, Sheerness to Sittingbourne. Ile intellect, or experience. A man won, and was on the platform has the Church, the Bible, and waiting when the train arrived Jesus Christ as three authorl«. at Bittingbourneze ku

Giew-for-belles-in God"}

The man whe won a 10-mile reco against a train 35 years ago Harry Chandler, of Sheerness, Kent has died..

Very

HEAVY HITTER

A SPECIAL bat, with attached baseball, permits nine-year-old Jerry Mulvey, of Lakewood,i Rhode Island, to take a lusty swing at a new type, baseball- ́proof sladjùm light. The glass is guaranteed not to

break. The lanp was on exhibition with hondanda' ́of other new devicus--and--products tő Industry:

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