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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1950,

Bus For For Eyes Anywhere

(FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT)

London, Sept. 22.

Thero is in London a place where anyone who wishes can board a bus for almost any part of the world. Karachi, Bermuda, Montevideo, Birmingham, Nairobi-these and a host of other far away places are all reprosontod.

NTOSL of these new buses Where is this universal

in road a new cra

and bus stop? At Earl's Court. Herald

travel. They are wider South London, where the longer, the makers huving in Commercial Motor Exhibi- most cases placed the engine the tion has this week been beneath the floor-boards or opened by Mr Barnes, Minis- rear axle. This gives additional

space for ter of Transport.

acconi-

parkenger nuxiation but even now buses cannot compete with It is really good example of still

70 seal It"

which and trolley-buses "Britain can make

with the 50 of the even for the non-inechanically compared minderl cum provide an interesa- motor-tiriven vehicle. fug "walk-round."

Away from the public trans- port section in mother part of the exhibition are some of the

products the other

of Britain's engineering wirkshops

Since the dhow is commer- cual, it in no unnatural le fire Urat Luc

atnonp biggest features. Like the rats the Pied Piper of lamelin,

Particularly prominent la they come in all sizes, ranging

tractor-pulling lorry front

ordinary English large

The which is mounted on six inde country -tervien luxuria 30-nester which in pendently sprung wheels. This 'compart- monter, which looks capable ai corporater

a radio going up the side of a mountain, four extension speakers and in truth can manage that being kanci

moderation, is now for its microphones

w-rd in the construction of the Owen Fall Dam in Ugandit.

ment, cocktail

with

and

buy 1ts

toilet

bur,

giving commentaries,

SHINING AND NEW

Bache

And then there is the big

Bedford which

Thailanders Enjoy Visit To London

(From Our London Correspondent)

London, Sept. 22.

Among London's most interesting visitors at the moment are the four membors of the Thailand delegation which went to the Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Dublin this month. In their visits to the House of Commons and elsewhere in the city, they have made many friends by their charm. One thing which has struck all with whom they have spoken is their faultless English. They speak it most attractively.

The secret of this, les to The delegation has been IKA-

with pressed

the reception some extent in the fact that preen them in London. It has this is not the Thailanders' been a "historie visit, Bald Mr first visit to England. All Puma, when I met him yes- four received part, at least,terday. of their education here.

were given the high The delegation is composed}konour" he told me, "of be-

members, Mao Phraya ing Invited to address the of four

the lender, perial Affairs Committee in Sridharmadhi Ces, who is also the Speaker of the the Houses of Parliament, Chas Thal Senate; Nai Pote Sarasin, Srihormadh

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KATHY Collin, of Evan- ston, Illinois, smiles hap. plly after being selected as Miss Chicago Televi. sion. (Acme);

mal and

Shining and new, they are seven-ton mounted on their stands under- engineered mut powered for a neath

their gros weight of 10 tons 4 ewis the banners of makers.

Famous

are and yet which, unladen, weighin among the manufacturers, and less than three tons, This par- and a proto. their range of production can ticular product be Jucted from the the! that types was tested for four years between them they supply on a specially built rough track 1,000 miles arc 25 trefore or where buses, lorries and

alinor every country in The arduous mi 100,000 on normal world.

Koinx.

Putting On The Dog

HERE'S Bobo, Queen of Dogs, enjoying herself and her fancy clothes at the blackjack table of a gambling casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bobo seems to be mak ing up her mind about something Adolph Wendien is tempting her with, or perhaps she's eyeing that nice pile of money in front of her and wondering how much dog biscuit ake could exchange it for. (Acme),

For

PROFMONG.AVAIL photograph th

serves the Indication on-

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Measuring

"We'

The

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Wor our

Thai

he

a Senator of the Upper House: spokesman. This is a thing no

has ever done be and two members of the Lower Thallander House, Nai Sukich Nimman-{tore? hemman, M. P. for Culenga-

of the Speaker a Government supporter, Mom

Seni Senate told the Commitle Rajawongse Prama), M. P. for Bangkok, of Wa very glad to be able to

make contact with Parlia the Opposition.

mentarians. His beart, how- ever,

because of was heavy the danger of Korea To poo- ple for away, he said, Korea might look insignificant, but it could be the harbinger world war, and Slam naked to democracy for salvation.

Public Libraries Act Centenary

(FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT)

London, Sept. 22.

DKI

Mr Proma of the delegation told me yesterday that party Wag glad of this chance of establishing friendly Parliamentary contact, for although friendship exted between Thailand and Great Britain since the reign

had

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of James II, Thalland wân Inte comer in the field of de-

More than two thousand delegates, including 90 overseas representatives from 40 countries, are cele- brating in London this week the centenary of Bri-mocracy, and had not had the tain's first Public Libraries Act.

Their rallying point is the annual conference of the Public Libraries Association, where distinguished speakers included Lord Mountbatten (representing the President, the Duke of Edinburgh), and Mr Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Couneli,

it

must

education after leaving

rame opportunities us now for discussing matters with Partia- mentarians throughout thej world.

of

LATE COMER

Mr Pramaj talked to me Slam's views on world affairs. In Britain, he said, they found a snelely with a faith based on Int and order. That samme

The value of library ser-their vice in a modern democracy school. has been a man theme of They played their part also faith was what was required discussions. If democracy in the expanding technical and to save the world from sinking is to survive, Mr Morrison commercial departments, provid- into a tack age of cientific declared,

these

barbarism, have ing

with up-to-date educated citizens aware of material and expert staffs. A The salvation of smaller па- great deal of time, money and the issues facing their effort has been spent on

tiens, such as Slam, Jay in country and the world. It search over the past 10 years world government. Many peo- must allow its citizens free and many notable discoveries ple laughed at this idea, but so, access to the works of all made, but they would be on too, had the ridiculed the idea

of aviation, small value unless they secured thinkers and writers, even advance in Inidhustrial tech- though those works may be¦nology. distasteful to those in power at the time.

BIRTHRIGHT

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"If we have the mind and determination to achieve it," he: said, "world government wil

A fenlure of the centenary not be impossible." celebrations is an exhibition of We discussed the work of the manuscripts, prints and araw-Thailand delegation at the Par- ings in the King's Library at anntary Conference in the British Museum. It Dublin. During

of the the

Mrowili past century, illustrates the

from tty education in this country hus library movement developed

being

rarlia from

the foundation by Act of privilege of a minorily to some-ment in 1753. thing that is everyone's birth- right.

"Here," he said, "problems were thrashed out by argument and not by force of arms, and that is a most salutary state of affairs."

This act, sanctioned by George Il, provided for the purchase

He belleves that inter-world tremendous spread Thic

of of three private collections, parliamentary conferences such education. Lord Mountbatten that of Sir Hung Sloane, theas that which took place in declared, could not have taken library formed by Sir Robert Dublin to for towards laying place had it not been tied so Cotton, and the collection of the foundation stone for that closely to the public braries manuscripts formed by Robert world government which he and

Thollanders desire libraries Harley, the first Earl of Oxford. many service. The public provided nol only entertain. These were to be placed in strongly.

went, but played a great part Montague House for "pubuc

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and use children

and Inspection," enabling citizens to continua

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Prepares to eterson, left, ob

Their study has igh-da--80 - miles

(Acme).

UNDIVIDED FREEDOM

The Thai delegation in Dublin, The Guide Book of 1808 in-he said, submitted that the con- form the reader that "strangers ference should look

more and are not conducted, as the mere more in the direction of human sight of the outside of the books brotherhood founded on tha cannot convey either instruction principles of undivided freedom, all. or amusement." This, the first justice and welfare for large public library ever to be there was an old Siamese saying established, preceded the rate that for its safety even

crocodile libraries supported for under the act of 1850 by river, the tiger the jungle but nearly a century.

man has only his brother to rely [on for salvation.

FIRST BIBLE

provided

had the marsh

the and

Their

The delegation arrived in this country on September 13 and leaves on September 23. Besides tuch attractions for programme has been full, inclu tho book-lover as the Birsing lunch yesterday with the printed Bible and a Second Prime Minister and a

dinner Follo 1832 of Shakespeare, there with the Under-Secretory is an interesting section show-State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Ing the development of the EAJ. Davies,

catalogue ak the King's Ubrary.

In 1848 an attempt was matte

of

One of the most enjoyable, if

to bring out a first printed lighter, episodes in their tour edition of the catalogue, but was a visit to the fat of the Lord

this proved impossible years.

for 42 Chancellor, above the Houses of Parliament and overlooking the Thames. Here Mr Pramaj played a few pieces by Chopin Panizzi, Keeper of the Printed at a plano which he was inter by the great Books, as he was styled, was told was used unable to convinde the com-master, Rubenstein." pllers that this was impractic-

has mado

toro and Eastern

In Siamese

For

able, until the revision of the Mr Pramaj vhole catalogue had been com- broadcasts, pleted. It was only when they English, on the went ahead and printed the Service of the BBC. Grst volume that they reallred Panizzi was right.

Security Council. And Red China

Power

for For

ON the B-36 modernisation line at San Diego, early models of the glant super bombers are being fitted with jet nuxillary power plants. The Jet-sugumented inter-continental bombers will have increased speed and will operate at altitudes above 45,000 feet which still are a milliary secret. They are said to be capablo

(Acme). of carrying atom bombs any place on earth.

Bars

And

Stripes

ANY Army private will tell you that a zebra is like a top sergeant just a Jackass with stripes. These two three-year-olds are adu

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Atlong to New York's

Central Park Zoo. (Acme).

Leaving

Town

Fast

The plan for reprinting was abandoned, but the catalogue was kapt by hand, slips being posted in AN new books were acquired The cost of main.

Flushing Meadow, Sept. 28. tenance by this method was too

The Security Council con- great, however, and in 1881 too vened today to consider wise- original...plan for a printed ther- to--Invite the Chinese catalogus was

revised. The Communists

in to participate

- truck with personal first

alphabetical Council deliberations on their complete catalogue" was at length printed charges of American-aggression [by" :1800).

against Formnok-Reular.

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