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Mira Elizabeth Muore, 47, organiser of the British United Aid to China Fund.

LONDON DIARY

down before I dies on 1ts feet.) six shops and

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1950.

showing their positions on a map.

Liboral turns Tory The brochure explains that WING COMMANDER unter the personal export Reason: W PETER PIM, who was Mr scheme, for buying goods with- Street. Atlee's Liberal oppatent in out purchase tax, there is a the charge of about 125. 01. fur General Election, has joined the| each package delivered to the Tory Party. He and his wife) purchaser's shilp or air liner. have become members of the

With the concession card,

She fell into a conl hole near

office in Charles ker Mayfair. "I am black and blue ali over," plio sald.

was loose,

West Walthamstow

Mrs Moure was walking and talking with a friend, did not party in the Knightsbridge-St how ver, the American can buy notice the cover on a cont hole George's ward of the Cities of at all six shops, yet pay the

elearance charge only onee "Suddenly I started to disap- London and Westlustes.

Tim, 43-year-old stock-broker. The

dellvered purchases are pear down the hole," he ex-

made this decision after much; together. Any scheme that plains. "My friend hauled me

deliberation. Mainly responsiblei maites it easier" for Americans p. but my leg got wedged."

was him to spend money here is praise- The friend went for help. for Pin't conversión Meanwhile passers-by look noel, Raymond Grumbar. In worthy.

have April Grumbar stood for West- minster City Council, persunder thought

says Pim to I was drunk,"

put his

poster in the Mrs. Moore mefully.

Night before battlo AFTER

notice,

"They must

Wimblexion, Frank

nt

window.

After this im was given a form. But Tory membership

before he it was some time

in. Now he has would AB

their epic battle in the men's doubles

Sedgman done 10. Budge Patty (U.S.A.) took every precaution to be fit for their match in the singles finals.

(Australia) and

Both men, 25 years old, were four-hour when the weary match ended. Sedgman went to his Wimbledon hotel, had a good dinner, then faced a pile of fan mall. Many women in Britain have written to him. For nearly two hours Sedganats sat writing replies by hand.

Young JPs wanted COLONEL W. T. C. SKYRME,

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the Secretary of Com- mission, is having a busy time.

Anal Ile it to charge of the "etting" of lists of proposed new magistrates for submission

the Lord Chancellor. Beenuse of the Justices of the Started with £3 Peace Art more than 3,000 JPS years age the trish have been compulsorily retired THE

month. By with during the past founded was

this time next year another 1,500 be retired un will probably reaching 75.

Clubs

3 in the bank. Now their

new home in Eaton Square, Del- gravia, is almost ready for the

This month Advisory Com- ceremonial opening in Septem-mittees are meeting to select condirlates to fill the vacaneles, ber

The

ballroom, called the

are Andlag the Already they Itoom, in Anished

task difficult. They seek young Under Opposite is the Munster Room,

men and women. to be used as a lounge.

On the ground floor is the must be the bar-room, which Inges of any London club.

Hard times for poots IN the instruction of the Australian team manager. In the morning nonymous young poetr

Massaged to sleep

hr fell

Then he went to bed. Until ul 11 o'clock, asleep, Sedgman was massaged under

there was more massage.

Sedyman wan up again at 9.30. fe had a solid breakfast

with

of porridge, two eggs, toast and

of ten Jaro.

Clie cip During the morning he look teveral cups of milk.

until he

There was no exercire before lunch. He continued his letters 4 tane, let the manseur knead

No! his muscles went on the courts for a knock- up before the finals did Sedg- wan he his legs much.

Too tired for party Budre Pally had a "date" with his friend Nancy Chaffe to go to a cocktall party he was givint at the Albany Club. He telephoned to say he was fired to 0.

Then he went with friends

a club near Victoria, and ate

Lo a

two

Atrake, y 10 o'clock he

was in bed at his Kensington Botel. He left word with the Do not disturb before porter:

11.3.

When Sedan and Patty Centre Court stepped on the

Miss Chaffee was in her seat. "I am here to cheer Budige,"

: he said.

Church buy HQ

ME Rev. Berl Woll, aged

from

23, hon recently

be

come hend Church.

to Canada

of the New Apostulle Members of his church believe spiritual des-

themselves the

cendants of the Apostles.

So far the congregations in Loulon are mall. For though

founded in the church Scotland 120 years ago, and flourishes overens, it had died out in fritain.

Mr Well's church have now hought a house

floors.

N

for

Mr Hutchinson's

estate

mure

than

twa

month after the death of

CARTOONS from “Firel Fire, a 16-page booklet published by the Stationery Office to help the public lo nvold the dangers of fire in the home. It was in- troduced in the Commoni by Mr Ede, the Home Secretary, and Miss Joint Margaret Herbison, Parliamentary Under Secreinry for Scotland. The 31,

Waller Hutchinson, the

booklet, which easts "patrons" publisher, provisional details of

advertises enable hifm to continue his estate were published,

writing. He has little cliance f Mr Hutchinson Was widely

of gelling them.

At low.

beloved

to be a millionaire. Rates of payment for poetry He owned nearly all the shares Smali magazin pay in his publicing enterprise.

At the cocktail party at which Brumas, the bear cub teclared personality of the year. Greta Gynt wore a low-necked

The market for

bigek salių dress seith horseshoe collar, pom-pon tecked bekru cup.

London Express Servica

has been prepared by the Inter departmental Fice Prevention Committee and the Central Office of In formation.

Mr Ede said that he was seriously worried shout the very large numbers of fires which occurred every year, and suggested that three out of every four were dur to earelessness, Over half of them were in chimneys,

18 percent were caused by fire sprending from grates, 10 per cent were due to smoker's carelessness, and 5 percent were started by children playing with matches.

"I do not think there is

from much danger

Food electrical apparatus," said Mr Ede. "But from some of the inferior staff on the market there are very He added grave dangers.” that An effort towards standardisation was being

made.

Miss Herbison reminded mothers that they could do more than anyone to reduce the number of accidents, as insuficient supervision had been found to be the enuse of the great majority of them.

GIRL TO CYCLE ROUND WORLD

Husband picks wardrobe

at 'dress rehearsal' SETTING out from the village of Dogmersfield,

Hants, to cycle round the world, are Richard Hutchings and his 23-year-old ex-WAAF wife, Elizabeth, a blonde, with a zest for cooking.

They will close down the caravan in which they now! live, but a "dress rehearsal” of the tour is due this week.

Maia object of the rehearsal Is to ree how much of Elizabeth's wardrobe van be carried on a bleycle.

Richard with Bnd space on his] machine for the tent which is

to be the Hutchings's home on! their wanderings.

In Cadoganas lttle as 10. 6d. Rarely does, But these are not quoted on the Stack Exchange. And when Square to be their headquarters, a pot get more than £55. Mr Derrick Moss, who arranged

poetry is Mr Bulchinson died, many of! Nearly

business with all the those who did the deal, tells me it is a nehrinking

feared his enterprise house with 10 roons en live literary magazines have closed hin

down.

would suffer greatly by his A Jew established ports death. For Mr Hutchinson kept supervision make a living. How do they, a close presonal

their work over all transactions of his t? They sell

magazines, which companies

1is sollettors have done well lessi double British

to move an quickly. But when ing eyebrow

Hutchinton's interests:

Mr Woll in married, but has no children.

Decline in Moscow to American

QRITISH ALLY, illustrated

Beekly newspaper published

by our Embassy in Moscow, in in decline. The Russions do not want H., Its circulation, once 50.000. I now less than 15,000. Prlee in two roubles, about 2s.

pay at rules.

Final word

But Elizabeth lifts a wonder-

at her wardrobe

Dick Barton

has been

on trial"

DICK BARTON, the radio detective, has been "on trial." He has

emerged niore or less unscathed from an investigation by full of clothes. How much of the audience research de- 11 Me Five years' task have been valued by the Inland will be declared unnecessary partment of the BBC with

by her husband? The foal EN the victory summer of 1945 Revente, I doubt whether his word is with him she says.

Whitehall optimista

tnt will reach a mition. Dected a naval history of the

Incidental war within two or three years. The story is still not com- intelligence

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Mr Arthur Bryant 15 re

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The Foreign Offee PAV that since its inception in 1942 pleten.

flue ini- British Ally has made a profi

parish in the of £50,000. Birrest proth (poertible for this hidory, He hill wrote often to his bishop

E19.630) was in 1948. Last 51, was appointed oflent for aid until

the bishop de- yew profi shrank to £12,000. naval historian in 1915.

manded an end to sach appeals, With rising costs and falling Bryant's offices are in Queen for a tinere circulation, my information is ameto Mansions. This slaganinice, zai that the gap is closing and thus consiste uf two yetired navaly the be hap rrceived a letter, British Ally will con be run | offisers, a retired RAF offieer, taping ning of a lor

twu weinen research andstants! and two typist. The history

Two big blows

This

this ve

was then the

report, not an, 1 have ne parts."- :! Turil. (of more than! Dicity Colonist, Victoria, B.C. The editor, Mr W. R. Jones,200,000 words) will he publish-

100 yle volume. British

years ago Sea Power, 1939-1945. But that From the Evening Standard, will not be for two year, per- |

July 7, 1850. baps three,

bus a stuff of 20; five are British, the rest Russians.

Its pretecessor, Mr & P Johnstone, last year resigned because ho was no longer in sympathy with Brita Ally's policy.

This year, assistant editor R. Dalglish, resigned.

A letter. CUX

Simpler for Americans

The Jaden eyeles and their

the help of the National Association for Mental

t Wars will. cross from Health. Southampton to France.

The Lancet says: "The sen- They will make a leisurely trip down. to a South Italian fence of these judger, which and thence by ship to amounts to letting: Mr Barton of part,

effers the best with caution, la perhaps whatever part thefider for riding to the final vitiated by the average age of active of the first leg of the

dhe bench; symposium of --Ceylon

even better It was here But Richard was juvenile,

might have arn, out be his friends there. informed, opinion

relied in an acquittal." Friends everywhore

Questionnaires, were sent to directors of 115

Elizabell said: "We have ¦ friends all over the world, and the medical

raid to be signed by Dalglish, West End shops have (1), no less than 14.000 persons hall in New Zealand.

Joined

and

we hope to call on those who child-guidance clinics. Eighty- E accounts from Ro Janeiro can be reached on a bicycle" ve replies were received from of My 14 bring; no political

The Hatchings expect to stay about 80 clinics in all ports of newn. The returns from destlin a few months in Ceylon, and

the country. A report on the by yellow fever ave truly fright-

then to make their next long replica was prepared by Miss Cicely de Monchaux, Jecturer in having tallen victims to this

University destruclive malacly. Among Richard a writer and, says ychology uf

were 120 English | Elizabeth, "one must get away College, London.. residents and 150 English from people to concentrate on The fever, however, welting, and you cannot do that

in caravan."

London Express Servin)

In a new dollar- appeared in Pravda; it attacked attracting scheme. To Amerienus the number the British Embassy and "the who book passages for London policy of Bevin and Attlee." they sent a joint brochure

seamen,

The two big blows hastened advertising their products; and was happily subsiding. the decline of Brillsh Ally. The they entlere 14 "purchasing Foreign Ofee should close it concession card," listing the

K. O. CANNON

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NONSPER! COME ON NOW, TELL ME ....... HOW DO YOU COME ▼TO BE HERE? - . .

(Let me exPLAIN,”

CANNON

ME!....I'M FOLLOWING VOU ABOUT TO SEE YOU DON'T GET INTO TROUBLE. HOW NICE OF YOU TO LET ME KNOW WHERE YOU WERE (ODINO,, VVELL, VOU CAN'T GET RID OF WHISPER AS EASILY AS THAT, YOU...... ĮYOU BRUTE »NDISE { • •

-Landon Express Service;

THE RIDDLE OF THE ROME REBELS WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.. NO!.. DON'T KO!, STOP!

OUT FIRST I'M GOING TO KNOCK THE TRUTH OUT OF THIS MURDEROW CYNŲ)

COME ON, HOLLIS

THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE!.... THIS IS MY _BROTHER, POTER 12 - -

PETER MOLLIB!. YOUR BROTHER !!,

Nine out of 10 of those who replied had heard at least one Barton episode. One was a regular siener because, he said, an up-to-date knowledge of Barton's activities helped him to make contact with child patients.

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A film director pays tribute to Malaya with a film, entitled simply

THIS IS RUBBER

LONDON.

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is

ADE partly on estates in Malaya-without bandit inter- Muption, fortunately--and partly in this country, an

excellent documentary film, "This is Rubber. now available for public showing in Britain and America.

It is the first production venture of the

British Rubber Development Board, and is! Car a safe

designed as a general introduction to a series of technical films which it is planned to make on the

use of products containing or processed with refuge

natural rubber, used in various industries.

a

Howl for

howl

A

Press pre-view of the ilm was given, at the in-

from

lightning

divo under vitation of the Develop- THOSE who

the nearest bed at the ment Board, in the Guild first crash of thunder or

House, London.

flash of lightning may gain

some comfort from the sur-

Though its run is only 15 MEMPHIS, Tenn.

mintites, "This & Rubber...........” Whan three-year old xceeds in conveying impres-rent issue of the National Rickey Atkins was

vely the remarkable story being

of Geographic Magazine. for

tonall

from the mordent rubber

#119 prepared

latex is collected from the tip- operation, the doctor gave him some penicillin ahots. Rickey howled.

After the operation. Rickey visited the dre't's office for a checkup. While the doctor talked to he tad's mother. Rickey to nd a hypodermic needle on the deak, slipped up behind the * In doctor and rammed The doctor howled,

A Limk

First, forget the bed and head

d free till it is transformed for your car. It's one of the

Ma one or other of its endless rafest

dern usages.

cause

places you can be be

the steel body wil The tim consists entirely of conduct the current away from The same holda erweially photographed material, occupants.

Authenticity and simplicity are true for aeroplanes.

keynotes and the Alm

Collon F. Barrows

reporta uld full Its publicity nim that your chances of being Tretively.

killed by lightning in the United Sintes are about one in 306,000. Tint is despite the fact that over the earth there

44,900 some

Ughtning day, with 100

produced ar

Verity Films, Ltd, The film for the Development storms every

hard. The director, Ronald H. ghtning flashes every second. Piley, records come interesting mpressions of Mainya. during

booting of sequences there last

in in "Imagery"

the

TERRIFIC HEAT

Marcover, some strokes at

mazing of the Film Producers their peaks generate tempera- ld, of which Verity Filmatures as high as 27,000 degrees

Fahrenhell. It is "turned on"

an associated company. Paying tribute to the rubber only 35-millionths of a second "inact coduring the 20,000-mile-an-hour funters, who were

เห - "rallve al helpful" be

105

Lightning alro

strenks be- "The natier workers, on theween two clouds, or within a single cloud far more often than hole, are fer les camera shy between a cloud and the ground, than their European counter. A fach may sperit more than 30.

"ATAR. They can be relied

**

miles between two clouls, and it

to do erarily that my rare to the ground from a

Whey are told that and no

more-and if asked to repentance of only three miles. any action, will do so with al-

rt clockwork regularity."

He found the planters Frost and

"the

most hospitable inch of chaps you could ever

to meet." What

impressed him

anliness

most

bout Malaya? The remarkable the people. where in the East-or st. for that matter have In such a daily turnout mmaculately white clad

workers," Well-groomed

"This Is Rubber.....`

the

of and

However, Colton disproves ene axiom that may be disarm-

192.

Ilghtning can and does sire the same place twice. It has hit the Empire State building in New York City as many as 12 Umes In 20 minutes, and an often AN 10 times a year.

Anoler feature recently discovered is that lightning may he stilke upward from the ground. That is because it lu really a (high-speed flow of current back

and forth between electric charges.

is

and

16mm vailable to both. *mm versions. It is made free,

powerful

GROUND LIGHTNING, TOO

f charge to ony interested or- The changes accumulate not anlantions and it is expected only in the thundercloud but hat it will be shown extensivo- in the ground below. In fact,

In educational centres.

the current flowing up out of The technical films to

the ground is probably the one e expected to deal with rub-that does the damage. her in engineering, in rondways, and in building.

follow

Colton reminds that "If you heard the thunder, the lightning did not strike you. If you raw the lightning. it missed you. And if it did strike you, you

Curioser and curiosor would not have known. It'

Thunder cannot be heard about to more than

10 miles.

trying

LONDONER Viscountess Anson, 32-year-

luy a newspaper found they Sounds of artillery fleo carry old nieco of Queen Elizabeth,

were cold out. The woman be- much farther. Den- and Prince George of

bind the counter puzzled at the Lightning manufactures, right London exira demand, admitted she had out of the air, about 100 million mark are shown in after their

of wha engagement Ino time to read them the mast tons

valuable

nitrogen fertiliser every year. Fertiliser Their announced.

marriage few days. wil Hak

the samo "We may be on the verge of manufacturers, using the British and

wor with Hussia," said the Lon-electric - spark method, take Danish royal families and la

from the nitrogen place in

She replied: "It

than is curious cfciently expected to take

what will sell papers, isn't it?" haphazard way.

England,

doner.

alr more

nature's

Tomptation

thought that Only a quarter Brtening to Dick Barton made i harder for delinquents to resist temptation. A surprising result was that only balf had any evidence of the effect of the serial on children.

Six against 75 thought there would be leta. delinquency II the series were brought to an end. The fate of the serial was not, on the whole, a matter of keen interest to child-ildkrich authorities.

Murdo Buchanan play the bagpipek 'de 'three won Landês do a gridotas, Boottish sword dance` as the Trish: Petra Icatival of WAEŠINGO "Lesk~peotry; "an the campus of FerdhamS Diore than 13,900 attended the University, in New York. Caillo emitural: celebration