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Billeting Order Gave Number To Cologne

When Continental troops. round about 1800 (X- perienced font trouble, they case their aches and throbes by the application of a little Kau de Cologne -the "fragrant waters."

This "aq nicabilis" adrendy popular in 1794, when Cologne was occupied by the French, Then the tollitary en- mander facilitated billeting ar- rarements by ordering that i all he should be identifiable i

in

numerical requency, re-i Spective of stre

drests.

There was a house in Clue- kengasse numbered 4711

where

there was ntready a brick trade in Eau-de-Cologne. The French alcers billeted in it were cap- ennile tivated by the perfume

of pure prit mixed with ber- Karot, orange flowers, teman and other citrus, oils conecter from a old Florentine reape.

Alt the trots en found it a great buon aulast fatigue and were de patching samples The

their Cologne waters fo womenfolk in France, who fled it particularly for its dial qualities for fainting and migraine. Orders quickly poured back to No. 4711 to establish Eau-de-Colour

A noteri

toilet requisite and to give it the adional trade name of! 4711.

41

GREEKS KNEW IT Although there had from the me of the nacient Greeks been Janelling stemand for sweet

the

water by the loveling of day--the Grecians knew all

about the "grant water?" eb- tained by mixing certain o wils with $1 spirit-there was no established centre for their manufacture

1800 whm Puls. until about

labourer, migrated

to Germans

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1950.

Awaiting The Wounded

THE british hospital ship, Maine, walts at Pusan, South Koren, to help evacuate wounded, American soldiers to Japan. Supplies for troops continuing the cam- *paign against the North Koreans also are handled at this port, which is seeing unusual wartime activity. (Aeme)

SPAIN READY

TO BLOCK

London Diary:

SOCIALIST

Harvest Belles

LEFT

WING SPLIT

OVER

KOREA

SPLIT in the Socialist left wing over Korea becomes more marked. Now the monthly Socialist Outlook, which is owned co-operatively and numbers several Socialist MPs, ex-MP's and trade unions among its shareholders, has angered some of its most influential supporters by follow- ing the Communist line on the Korea war.

In

the

ofcer to swim the Lake-widest part

August Issue. Belt Socialist Outlook condemns Grat Hitter

ns "imperialist aggression:

of the Suez Canal,

"

swim of reven and the war heing wagedfueif “imiles took six and three- hours; it was made against Kores by the com-quarter bined forces of the United after only two States and the British Em-him as he landed.

pire."

light training.

Captain

or three days'

non

Incl 1 wife

Purdon,

of W. "that all British General It demand

Brooke Purdon, forces armed

withdrawn Ulster Agent-General in London, be

Us 20.

the served

Com- from the Far East."

And Mr S 0. Davies, nur Socialist MT for Merthyr

EDITOR FROM CANADA Tydvil, writer an article under the heading, Withdraw British

Everywhere

Cumada, Mr Forces from Korea.

Grattan O'Leary is known as editor, writer 20

urator, Forty Venus MIU he joined the One MP has already with-influential Oitiwa Journal as a drawn his suppert of the paper reporter, Now, at G1, he Is Mr Kle Smith, member for The paper's editor, vice-president Stoke-on-Trent (South).

MP. OBJECT

lle says "I have cut myself

Fauna joint owner.

Grattan

O'Leary's fearlera

011

are

He

FLEEING WAR REFUGEES we are conceit nut our castal alle over comes in a

have

Any foreigners who plan to flee into Spain from France if Europe Femjuk, oN of Hon is invaded from the east are in for a rude awakening at the Spanish ever

frontier, Reports from France indicate many Frenchmen and others are without our sanction,” planning on Spain as an escape route in event of war.

close Sourees

to seek his fortune as a barber- apothecary, It came to hin

and

JANET WINTERS, left, and Doreen Evans protend ' they're farmers' daughters, and therefore in on the know, as they inspect a crop of melons at Hialeah, Florida. Part of the famed race track is farméd during the summer, and the cantaloupes and water- melons were grown there, The girls didn't really do anything about the harvesting, but they look awfully nice just the same. (Acme)

Hour's Trip From War To Peace

By RICHARD K. TUCKER

An Air Base in Japan.

oft from the peper. I no longer Mr O'Leary has been visiting have anything to do with It." London, where he has many Smith resigned from

the friends, and today moves on to Socialist Fellowship because the Ireland. With him are his dark- committee similarly condemned haired daughter Moirs, who is United Nations action in Korea, 20, and her. friend Miss Mar-

Mrs Bessie Braddock, Socialist garet Bronson, 21. MP for the Exchange Division of Liverpool, and her husband, Mr John Braddock, are

persuasive editorials deserting Socialist

American nifairs Outlook, Anglo- "We

America, ns-quoted sociation with 1," Mr Braddock is always in demand as

va international said. "We do not agree with speaker

articles. They Use

should domestic affairs. published Pew would suspect he is past CO. He is slim, of middle height.

For a little while everything is still and cool. with unruly bats, 'NOT COMMUNISTS' faintly grey at the temples. His In the late dusk and carly moonrise, just beyond

eyes

are keen, his memory is the harsh sounds and smells of the airstrip, a young The editoriai board of four

As he talked in his units retort:

lieutenant walks leisurely along green, close-cropped "We

consult faultless. Einnot for the wives of rich citizens of Spanish Government, how-t D the North Korean at- brought up from Saragossa. everyone before we print any Savoy multe he was a debonair

grais beside the tennis courts. They emphasise: were in a double-breasted suit, The menstres strengthening thing."

with a teen tie. He is a non-

In the arm he cradles n Canada a recent are not Communists."

partitionist the passt

of the Pyrenees by lesers. Tom Braddock. Ronald

Ex-MPs with shares include irishman.

tiny blonde girl of about spection everal American military Chamberlain. Stephen Swingler

Anything likely to endanger three. With the other United States the

and . L. Austin. Mr John the unity of Britain, the Empire circles the waist of his of that. Listen: Tmbassy in Madrid, Recom-

States arouses pretty young wife, panied by Spanish general staff Baird, Socialist MP for Wolver and the Unitext

who! He is runninn (North-East), the Con-his temper. Bicers-United Press

one of the looks upward now and then structional Engineering Union, kenest advocates of friendship

Wife: "Beautiful." The to a bone-white moon. For at Fart the Fire Brigades Union; between the three groups.

Lieutenant: "Have a nice falo own shares.

10. S. A., he says, in a fire and

moment. It is almost impos- day?" "Yes, except baby was energy and guidance,

sible to remember that the grouchy, Wouldn't take her nap The Conservative Party in front is less than one air-und erfed half the afternoon."

which he calls Pro-hour away.

Lieutenant: "Bad.girl"

the

when he opened a laboratory for

production

ni

perfumes

fuck.

followed

to the themselves in France at theory and anti-pirerail

Cologne

Paul's outstanding produes (ver, said it is not going to

Hundreds of would-be visitors: Mirabilis." bit was hk "Aqui

that easy. They said Its awn: t melling waterfrontier officials will be to Spain are lining up every day became so popular that he was given orders to turn back all in front of the Spanish Con- ulate in Paris, some as early as obliged to ship all bis relatives

help him in the but women, children and old 15 a. m., to get visas. to Colugue to business

persons,

1

Reports from other European As it prosp:red so individual members of the family branches An indication of the trend is capitals indiente a similar -

with differies of their been in the fact that since the tement in Spain, notil the last¦ avra, and it was at one of the'ry outin vali of the Korean whe, year or so forgotten by mo militarily numbered hearer that Soman has become ulicealdy tourists. Eau-de-Cologne 4711 established, noore attractive

tourist lasting fame.

particularly those who found

Supper

Size

Molar

MRS OTIS STRAND is displaying the tooth of a pre- historic monster found on her father's farm near Medison, Wisconsin. Eight inches wide, the molar is seven inches from crown to root-tip, and weighs almost seven pounds. Flood waters exposed it hurled in a corn field. (Acme)

K. O. CANNON

LAYNOR KUSHES AFTER THE COUNT......FOLLOWS RISE INTO THE GALAY BALCONY AgeM

STOP! STOPSYOU FOOL}.... YOU'RE CRAZY!......

Spain's illude towards puy inundation of refurtees was made : clear in a statement by General- issimo Francisco Franco.

Women, children and old per- cons will be nowed to cross despite the country's already Lurdening population, Franco aid, but able-bodied men will be tarned back to fght.

STAND EXPLAINED

If the Spanish attitude ap

| pars ruthless, informed cources bred simply 1771 Frone's belief that Eiscopisins themoly that ght to de for Europe and erase to expect The United States to furnish manpower as well as arm.

Franco is raid to believe that Americat! aras for Europe

Fontet teenag that if th United State is forced addition- fly to upply truops throughout he world, the overall effect may 2008 U.S. forces

are strong nowhere and weak everywhere.

The Generalissimo i reported. bitterly resentful of Western

Surope's current policy of ex- clusion of Spain and western Germany in its armaments pro-

gratome,

FASSES STRENGTHENED

is cald to feel it both countries

included Were

in "varmuument plans of the Atlantic Toel nations, Werte Europe could produce a many as 200 divisions without calling от The United States for a single division.

Meanwhile, the Spanish army te reliably reported to have strengthened several mountain in the Pyrenees as a passes precautionary measure.

Informed cources said the re- Inforcements are primarily artil-

faches of

Holiday

Lord

- born

1 even recall

he

leave this

some buddies urto pleasant campus-like. pleo at dawn and never come back.

But tonight he isn't thinking

Lieutenant "Beautiful even-

Child: "Want to go home."* Lieutenant; “Okay, we'll take you home." (And to his wife):

Lota jeave her with the girl in to get a quick nich teap as the club.

NOT MARRYING YET Mrs Beatrice Eden, former | Canada, iwite of Mr Anthony Eden,gressive owes much to O'Leary's

Wife: "She's simply et to Hold New York reporter shoj energy and guidance.

what the have some new clothes before Chap 40

With immulate intention of

Mr James Armstrong, lieutenant said to his buddies an lon I simply don't see how marrying ogalu.

Agent-General for Ontario, the hour before when he landed at the can grow so fast." American newspapers have O'Leary went to the races here. the strip "Ten railroad cars. been repeating suggestion that Father lost; daughter wos £15. Beautiful target. Clobbered hell Cushies wall

Try D. Robert She arret most of it to telephone out of 'em. Must have killed at William Hedges, mema:cologist her fiance in Canada.

feast two hundred stooks." This at the Roosevelt Hospital, New

was in Korea. He does not talk York.

COMING-OF-AGE BONFIRE about this to his wife. They've Wit Eien that Dr Hedges

balked atrut such things before, three years ago. She says he ta

Primrose, beir to the and he doesn't come clown to "a dear fri.ml," but she wante Earl of Rosebery, is celebrating [ice hum off on missions "move time to think before his coming-of-age at Dalmeny, mor. He just rels up in the mary tatt.

near Edin-morning and goes to work. She exp.cls. to visit Lontonj burgh. He was 21 on February rome time in September, 1.11. but this the Best ap- He is buddies at teaming night wind sweeps in from the

he older sister will be va Hing New portunity.

bot strip in Korea who don't sca has had since York Wat ozila,

Mr then of ine tin the ANÉS.

see this wives, or green even-counto turn up a gravelled path Eden will probably return with He receive a silver

Dut between the everygreens kading. ings in

Southern Japan.

th her to stay with relatives for a from the

nobody begrudges him tebant farmers

home.

month or two.

their wives,

and was

Then there is a sudden war of not evra wet tind weary infan- Mir Anthony Eclen was smider ligh to light the estate trymen, who somethines even Jahresanft in the sky. The ATL- But mnted a decree nisi on June bontire.

cheer him when he comes in other. They are oûr own. with his blazingt rocitels on they are part of the war, enery positions, He also has reminder.

on the rounds of deTCOU. Mr Ed n who in 44, has been

in the U. S. A. two years.

For

UPSIDE DOWN

a whole mornăng; during

the Royal Navy v. RAF match ut Lovf; the White Easiga over the naval dressing-room flew unside down,

irror.

Not one of th hundreds of Kaval spcctators spotted the It was Anally noticed by member of the MCC staff, and the ensign was hauled down muring the lunch interval and turned round.

MCC surt that the wronglut holsting was partly the Navy's fault. Most flags have a toggle at the top left-hand corner from which they ensign. which the Navy pravkiet,

toggle at the botton instead of at the top.

are own.

The

ACTRESS Ruth Roman takes a day off from her WEDS DUKE'S COUSIN duties at the studio to

Nineteen Year-Old bride at St. bask in the sun on the Mary abbot, Kensington, was beach at

June

elder Meredith, Santa Monica, Miss

daughter of Sir Ribton Mere- California. One of Holly- dith, former pulsne Judge wood's busiest actresses, Bhar, India, and Lady Mere- Ruth rarely finds time for play these days. (Acme)

THE RIDDLE OF THE ROME REBELS

'YOUVE TURNED UP JUST IN TIME,

STUART.. HE WAS OFF HIS HEAD..1 HE FIBID. THREE BULLETS INTO

HIMSELF. FOUND THIS NOTE IN HIS POCKET...

dith. Her bridegroom: Mr Gerald Percy, 22, cousin of the Duke of Northumberland, and

younger son of Lord and Lady William Percy. ite has Just left Oxford.

Miss Ieredith, blue-eyed and fair-haired, had chosen a gown of wilte brocide, with Peter Pan collar, pearl-bullonexi bodice, and train cut in one with the skirt. Her long tulle veil was held by a brocade fullet cap.

Only

bridesmaid was her sister Stephanie, 18-year-old brunette. Her dress was medo of enu-de-nil and pale yellow- flowered. brocade, with a very full skirt. Both her headdress and bouquet wore of Fellow rotes.

SWAM BITTER LAKE Captain C. W. B. Purdon, of the Royal Western Rifles, “on The GHQ staff in the Middle. Enst, „Is‹ holleved to be the first |

bts father's estate

fray nzact carried

(London Express Service)

This

One's

Built

Bry

Wife: "Okay, but just me."

in bone-white moon ellmbs higher in the sky, and a eicon

Arm in arm the young

to

For

POSTAL clerk Chester Bükkenmeyer, in Chicago, knows" it youngsters who like to crawl about while riding, Hepati of this motorised bike” while:David, 'Are, enjoyed

mind, at the back-- (Acaia)

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