1950-07-19 — Page 2

LONDON DIARY

Bernal was barred from the] CRITICISMS of London

County Council's civic Council of the British Associa

lion because of a speech he restauranta have made made in Moscow criticising the them sensitive. To avoid direction of science in capitalist showing a financial loss, countries.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1950.

21,

wns

Miss Mallet Princess Margaret's companion and guide in Italy.

is 33. Lord Dunboyne

Cist birthday barrister. Ite flew to Itome on Miss Mallet's

the council will consider Some at Bamal's colleagues party to propone.

proposal to revise

It

the in the Association of Scientifle

Their wedding wil have a It is on July pastoral setting.

method of bookkeeping for Workers put down a resolution 29, in the ancient church at

the restaurants,

decision condemning the BA for debate at their own-annual

last month.

The Instead of paying the cost of meeting

Πολ WAD

reacbed enting, rebuilding and equip-resolution

restaurant premises when the session ended. ping new

years, to seven

the Finance | Committee propose the cost over 15 years.

to spread Professor Blackott

Another vice-president

Up to the end of March LCC Socialist spent £228,015

Mallet's Mist Willersham, Kent.

home

A picture gown

at

is to give who Sir Victor, his daughter away, will arrive with his wife.

wear while lace

Her thres page, will

is

Professor P. M.

S.

Miles Mallel will plcture gown

Atom

ta the prsociation's with vell of tulle.

bridesmaids and entitled

wear white and red.

in

:1

on adapting Blackett. He wrote the intro-

for duction1 and equipping premises

ciele restaurants. The total will panphlet, reach £400,000 by the end at Attack.

this financial year, and £750,-

10 at the end of the pro- PEAMINE.

Look healthier

Hurley (left). (above) and Galtskell.

Men, behind the scientists-- Julian Ort

Bor Minister

Fron

All the other vice-prezidents - are scientists of note: fessor Winifred Cullis (the only

Professor woman). Donnan, 25-year-old Sir Richard

Lord Normanby

will be best

Elspeth Huxley wonders what the Communists will be doing in

1960, and ponders

on the

COLD WAR

and the

COLONIES

FROM, OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT LONDON, JULY.

DOUBT AS TO THE WISDOM OF EMPLOYING SIMPLY THE ECONOMIC WEAPONS TO SAVE SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OTHER TERRITORIES FROM COMMUNISM IS EXPRESSED BY ELSPETH HUXLEY, ON COLONIAL WRITER WELL-KNOWN THE AFFAIRS.

In

a special article on "The Cold War and tha Colonies", in the current issua of the monthly magazino, "Nineteenth Century", she asks how the principles decided upon the Colombo and Sydney conferences ara, to be of any practical value within "the next decade, "the decade that is to be crucial in the cold war."

No-one questions the

urgent need! for grent STORIES FROM economic developments

throughout Asia

Afrien, but.

while the living of the

and HERE AND THERE

she argues, standard

of

few in these

territories may be advanced by economle aid such as is now planned, the aim of a higher standard of living

is the masses for feasibley

First things

lo

be don

George to

earn £35,000

not-gets £800

cales eastern standards are "to GEORGE

Formby, the ukelele-playing comedian. Krow more fond of all kinds, to for fuel and The honeymoon will be in raise more timber

pay the Chun- housing. F. Gelani.

and to teach millions expects to

cethor of the Exchequer more elements beple the hygiene, and that, according to than £34,000 from his forth- Mr Huxley is going to take steaming seven weeks tour of

Canadu. Francis Sullivan least 40 years.

Gregory. Dr J. animond, D Staying British

By repaying these amounts

15 years instead ef Julinn reven, the annual balance sheet | Keilin,

of the

will look restaurants ealthbert

II.

ví

M. L. FACTOR

salled back to America WESTERN MISTAKE

Huxley, Professor

Dr 1. McClean,

atom Professor physicist Oliphant, Sir John Russell, and year, forrador

pioneer Sir methed Watsen-Watt. new

example,

In the current

the

would reduce

the restaurant

estimate

from

£944,175 to

£ 779,175.

Thi

means the

Robert

home.

designer

Goins!

the

George, who is leaving Eng- Hi after a briet vist

on to ask what Danae wife.

follows la soon. Communists will be up to be- and at the begianleg of Sep- techer, will earn 100,000 dollars Gaylen.

1960, she says more than £35,000) during their tween now and F giving Gaitskell's dilemmaThey are

but owing to high to fiat in Itobert Street, Adelphi, that if all goes well for Com the tour. clair association

at the moment taxation all he expects from it spend so much munist tactles, in hath because they members

pressures LEDO. nationalist when Their me in America.

where Britisn teaches a point Worker,

bound to take There has been talk that the withdrawal is issue for

become place, "Communist would Sullivans

£169,000 | have restaurants can earn less and still Bhow n book Houses of Parliament.

Scientific profit.

name them in May 1950.

Retiring at 51

AFTER

Journal.

the

are

The Tory is Mr C I.

nation

himself.

George Formaby bares his es- Influence date on what happened in a in the Lords there is Lora American citizens. Mrs Sullivan will be strong enough to swing six weeks tour of Canada Inst into the year. He brought back to Bri- tella me this is not so, They are the emergent 20 years as head of!

Socialist Hoden Guest, former

to be "resident aliens" in the orbit of the Russian' sun, there tain 50,000 dollars (over £17,- the De Havilland alrera MP

11 for North Islington,

which to revolve obediently as another 806). Of that he got £400 for United States, a status company, Mr Alan S. Butler

addillon to Lord Boyd OIT.

will enable both to hold jobs Eastern satellite. retiring from the chaftman→

Commens

four In the

there.

Western leaders were mak-

George anys: "We can work In Recepting In a mistake tive.

Marxial terms and treating here and pay high taxes or we Canada and still the struggle as an economie) can work in

ray them. For me it is a ques North.

ilon of which helps fritain main task of Western mare and that is why I am go- should be concerned more withg to Canacia.

"If I earn as I de £1,000 to

a week in North economic matters than with the satisfaction of the latent loyaltica £1,200

ship and from the director Socialists and the Conserva- ships he holds in the parent and Associated companies.

Mr Butler is only 31. Why -Ewing, member for Hendon The Socialista ore Mr W, J.

retire so young?

their

so much time abroad on the Field. Mr J. Lawla, and Major is de- company's business that he feels Wilfred

of the

As a link with their home- and, the Sullivan: are keeping

country Haslemere.

home

at

Vernon who

as a member

De Havilland's say he spends

no longer able to retain control seribec at home. He will continue to AS@Wˆ« Executive Committee, travel oversean on the amm's and "uur most active member business.

in the House,

The new boss

into the

De

In 1 CUT

Buther

came Havilland concern ious Haviny.

was then enthusiast.

In

a wealthy

He

Havilland capital,

one.

The

Duke in hired yacht strategy, Mrs Huxley declares,

EW people can now afford their own yachts. So ship brokers are doing good business The fourth is a Minister: Mrin yacht charters. Minister for Hugh Gaitskell, Economic Affairs.

The Duke of Westminster. yachts before who owned two

Mackenzie's 'rido' the war, has chartered one for

**flelal history

fying

i offered

subscribed

of

of the Arian and African peoples. England pantomine, all I get And here, she goes on, "we after expenses are paki is £30 should be unwise to took to a week. fastitutions dominated by the

white races.

must

slart

from.

deeply Im-MR

*

*

Kunzie,

[1າດ

cuafectioner.

*We Nor-

Christian in the Sir Geoffrey de j

FTER two years of research in fishing cruise

lle and the nationalism, now

Birmingham le com and founded

writing.

wegian fjords, autho F

a health centre turned the early pany in 1920.

has com Duchess have taken two friends; planted in the cast; our task is

into a plans to build trip in the 300-ton surely to see it

Midlatuls Industrial days, when money was short, Compton Mackenzie

and

Independent for all Butler ordered an aeroplane. He pleted the first volume of his on this

once belonged constructive

the workers and their familles on Indian Radiant, which of the

petriotism, and to widen life.

will be They lo Lord

700 acre mountainside es- leaders his new the loyalties of Away a munti.

into a wish to serve their country ate at Davos, Switzerland.

be and not merely themselves.

The community would and "Symbols of authority

Ton-profit raking and fed from estate. nationhood hauld emerge.

the sultan, the wood produced the king, the prince.

are to hiet-a living person is needed Midlands industrialists

to co-operate by to focus loyalty

and affection. Invited

health "family maintaining rather than the impersonality of commillees and creeds."

£7,500, was fate director. Two years later became chair!

ກ.

New chalan

الدين

be 83-

year-old Me F. T. Heatle. He has long been a direclur of the

company. WAS

managing

the war, aug director during was Sir Geoffrey de Havilland original collaborator in 1000.

Scientists' union Wine Arreciation of Seivating

are the men who run?

Workers, trade union scientists who voted Communist line on

along the France's Communiti

Julio- chicf. Professor

disminnal

atom Curie?

of her

Mackenzie-more volumes

Cost of chartering a yacht And on its tonge. depends the number of crew engaged.

A 20-toner, sleeping four to six, costs about £100 a month. £500 a month

A

crew of Inr

150-lonner, with four, and accommodation nine, costs £500 a month.

the

come

waits."

past

Mr Kunzle has treaty ap- THE ANSWER

several brge arms proached Mrs Huxley thinks the West who have agreed to back his has remained too much on the den. The time has come when Switzerland, with its magif- defensive. One of the few private British

a looking class tent climate and world famous "It rely owners with a yacht now in

writes, "ha hest healing powers, should be Mrs Situation" she Mediterrancan

Power which, in the last eight within the reach of every work- Reginald Fellowes. Her yacht

bludgeoned Intong man and his children," says Sister Anne (240 tons) is full of

and subservience,

but Mr Kunzle. labour-saving devices, and hos;

obillernted

eight otice→

the the "In

only to every cabin a bathroom There is accommodation for six avereign nations, should pose

s the champion of nationalism, ich have been able to afford President of the anonciation | Army. It is called Eastern Eply passenger and erew of eight.

while a power. which, during this treatment. If my scheme is Is Lord Hoyd Ort furmer has 300,000 words. Director-General of the United Now, before he writes Volumej At the end of the month Sir- the same period, has freely and carried out it will provide im- four Commer "Managements will find that) Nations Food and Agricultural II, Mackenzie, ured 67, embark Bernard and Lady Docker set willingly granted complete in-nce benefit in industry.

off for the South of France in dependence Organisation.

AP for up

assignment:

Shernary, satellites should be aligmatised their workers will respond and 860-ton yacht Scottish Universitiet (1015-45) rural ride" in England. He is his

cost as an oppressor.

better health will mean greater Yet that is the position be-butput. There is no question 'of tween Bussia and ourselves, finance. The only funds re- We had failed to make that quired will be those to support clear to the oriental leaders. the family units,

As

he sat us an Independent.

In addition to the pald ere fary. Mr Aistey, the ASW have

an honorary general veretary,

Dr W. A. Woor, of Cam- bridge University.

He

[1

new

to write a bank describing Na This yacht, built in 1938.

£100,000, carries a crew of 31. Global Trust properties.

have been The ride will last month: Several

the book will be little more than Invited for the cruise. 30.000 words lon

I fact, i will be

long been an active worker in Mackenzie

ridt. 110

Also on board will be Lance, Lady Docker's son by her rs: Thence marriage. He is 11.

15 bavelling

Left Wing causes, is a patron of Windermere-by train. British Peace Committee-the he will travel by car, organisation Just proscribed

by the Socialist Parly as

Communist campaign.

Communists

Red-and-white

MALLET, {

Incidental intelligence

The answer to the appeal of

"Ion ing to ask manage- Communism, she concludes, lies

field of tuents and traile anions to manica in the narrow less

grants GUL of their economies than in the wider and initial

*

*

can ur far more subtle one of history benevolent fumis. It

doue and 1 am going to fight and psychology.

Economic development in ajuntil the plan materialises," retinuc

NEW YORK columnist Danton spiritual vacuum is a brittle Walker quotes an aged Ber-weapon that would break in ANNÉ

The first hands." Westeni

LTHOUGH Captain 3.C. Sir Victoi muda taxi driver on in island's abjectives were the "Hopes and

of the Colonial A Brown has retired as mas. Communists: Pro- dughter of

Imaginations Haldane, J. B. 5.

Mallet, British Ambassador climate: "It never has been the

leaders" and to reach these tur of the 28,500-1on liner Pre- member of the Daily Worker Rome, has come to London to me since they dug the Panama

Conal," wedding to

would need all our ingenuity and torlu Castle he will make one skill.

more, voyage in her ns Com- London Express Service)

the Vaton modore of

Castle fcct.

There are 13 vice-presidents. ISS *Two

tessor

are

editorial board, and Professor prepare for her

Lord Dunboyne.

D. Bernal,

K. O. CANNON

THAT'S STRAIGHTENED

HER OUT A DTE-VCEVE

STOPPED SPINNING!

BUT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A CRASH... ILANG ON! CARAMELLA!,

THE RIDDLE OF THE ROME REBELS

'BE THANKFUL FOR ONE- *THING - WI LIVE TO MEET' W.PETER HOLLIS AGAIN! SWE LOOKING FORWARD

TO THAT!!

Captain Brown plans to settle in Cape Town or Natal and will sail as a passenger to South Africa in the Pretoria Castle in a fortnight's time, I shall have exchanged my brass hat for a bowler," he says "but I shall ill be Dying my Commodore's fing. My retirement as Com- modore will take effect in a month's time.”

Captain Brown, who has been at cea for 49 years, joined the Union Castle company in 1900 and has been

on the South Africa service ever since, except for his periods of service dur ing the two World Wars.

Traised in sail, ho made three round-the-world voyages fore, he was (20.

bom

END OF A LONG RIDE

Police constable James Lord talks with weary ille David Delgado, four, In Bovington, Hartfordshire, England. Miami Havana, trip vla The lad compleled a 0,000-milie Bermuda and Gander after the plane he travelled on was held up due to regulations of an Anglo-1. S. air agreement landing at London, which prevented the plane's scheduled

Frosting

AIR PARCELS

CHEAPER TO HONGKONG

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

EMPIRE -

CABLES

Dr Theo sees the road out

From CHARLES WIGHTON

PILETORIA. South Africa Hay soon move out of the Em- pire and become a republic, Dr Theo Donges. Minister of the Interior, sald in a speech in the of Rus- Nationalist stronghold tenburg, 60 miles west of Pre- forla.

He started the country with this statement: "As a result of the London conference, the gall of allegiance to the King is no longer necessary, and that has opened a larred road to a re-

publie

Tarred roads are still a novelty in South Africa, which mostly bas rutted dirt tracks. And to most South Africana a tarred road means "full speed ahead." But since taking office Malan and his Ministers have shown the greatest restraint about their proposal for a republic.

So Dongen speech reopening the issue is a big surprise. He

this

for South plan gave Africa, with its 2,000,000 white people and 10,000,000 Negroes:- "Our ideal is to establish a nation and a white civilization. thr children's children must live in a European country."

M.P. gaoled

KINGSTON,

Jamaica,

A. G. S. ("Father") Coombs, who in 1937 sponsored the en- try into trade bour Leader

unionlsa of 1- William Dusta~ mante, has been gaoled for 30 days for disorderly conduct.

Coombs, u Socialist member of the House of Representatives, will not forfeit his seat.'

Fast work BOMBAY--Mra Italia Ben, Gandhi's 83-year-old uister, and bout the entered polities State Governmeni to her will within 24 hours.

An order raising college and school fees was withdrawn ofter Mrs Ben started a hunger strike in protest against it.

No itchy palms

DARWIN.

London, July 1950. NEW postal arrangements

Raden Utayo, just announced by the

General will es: Indonesian Ambassador to Postmaster mean that small parcels sent Australia, said on arrival here: from Britain to some places we will claim eastern New

"Australia need not fear that

in the Far East will cost Guinea. We keep our hands off only about a third of pre-other countries "affairs." vious minimum air freight charges.

+

Safety in width

to

SYDNEY. Forty eight- Mrs Doris McGuirk Until these new arrangements year-old

200-fi. cliff on came into effect on July 7 the fell over a

air tocks near Sydney. Her wide minimum weight of an freight parcel was one kilogram dress billowed out and acted as

parachute. She #1 and charges-particularly for lightly bruised.

people in this country wishing to send comforts to their hus- bando and sons in the British Forces were exorbitant.

8s. 6d. TO H.K.

was only

Short and sweet

NEBRASKA: A radle broad- Foster May, lost his caster. The minimum cost of a parcel Voice just as he started to eam- office of state paign for the under these arrangements and secretary of Nebraska. He will

Including custeins charges ele, stand anyway. He has mastered was:

to Hongkong-27 3d; to the use of a mechanical larynx.

to Singapore 20s 11d; and Kuala Lumpur 29% 3d.

The

air how

* Modern Menace

*

parcel post WASHINGTON: The mator- killed nine times as service will allow a minimum car has

of half a pound to be sent by many Americans as all the wars air and minimum charges will in which the United States has be: to Hongkong-03 64: 10been involved is

Singapor-Os. 9d: and to Kuala Britain Lumpur Bs.9d.

A wide, luxurious band of lace frosts the bodice of an absinthe green taffeta

The bodice gown. suspended from delicate shoulder straps and trim- med with tiny buttons that descend to the full skirt ending in a train,

Lr

since fought for independence 1770. Statistics issued by the Council show National Safety Export licensing and currency that 942,000 have been killed from 32,070,000 Injured control requirements are the and

caused by

Auto- same as for parcely sent by sur-accident ince routes.

has

mow

turned

mobiles.

turtle

This snapping turtle was found drowsing in a flower bed in Chicago, W. and was very stand-offish when Betty Gillick Introduced it to her bangle at the Animal Welfare League. But the dog wasn't too anxious to make friends with the reptile which was released in the forest premSITS.

t