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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1950.
Americon Magazine by Gemega Crebiñaw,
YORK
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ARCTIC
"
PERILS
By Patrick Nicholson
"When the tiny Arctic Patrol dp St Roch sailed into Halā- x harbour this summer, I ecame the first man
to sadl
und the North America.n ontinent," Sergeant F. S. arrar, of the Royal Canadian
ounted Police, told me.
The St. Roch made the cir it do two laps, first through rutic fee across the root of the ontinent, then through blizé opical seas round the buthem tip. She was the first p.dk history to complete the ngerous trip; Liverpool-born vigator Frederick Sleigh Trar was aboard for both 05. 2001
"I've gazed on Polar Bears d lovely senorites, on ine- rgs and flying fishes, from the ck of that history-making ckleshell," he told me. "I'm -t. 200 pil ko appreciate
minine beauty, but believe me prefer the thrilling, chilling rth to tropical seas. It's the
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
Atlantic Pact
Shipping Control Body Proposed
Washington, Nov. 16.
ONE MILLION
MOSLEM SIGNATURES
Flushing Meadow, Nov. 16.
The World Moslem Con- ference today presented to Mr Trygve Lie, United Nations Secretary-General a vellum scroll 155 yards
The North Atlantic Pact Board on ocean ship- ping announced today the formation of a per- manent organisation to control merchant ship-long bearing the signatures
ping.
of over 1,000,000 Moslem
Nations for "justice for Kashmir."
Winding up its two-day conference here, the people asking the United Board said a "draft plan" would be submitted to the North Atlantic Council "for consideration and approval."
The Board recommended that the organisation be called tho "We caught fresh-water fish Defence Shipping Authority and for our dinners, in nets strung
said its purpose would be to beneath the ice, and bartered govern, control and allocate scal meat from the Eskimos for merchant abipping "in fur- our dogs. We shot ptarmigantherance of planning for mutual and the huge Arctic jack- defence.” rabbits, and stored them in the refrigerator supplied by Nature. We out solld drinking water in the frozen huge blocks from
fresh-water lakes,
"Then as soon as the Arctic ice was frozen solid enough to bear us, we cach set out on 1,000-mile patrols by dog-slod, taking along an Eskimo special constable as guide, interpreter and Igloo builder.”
F
12 member
Eleven of the conference. Luxembourg, which nations were represented at the was absent, was represented by Belgium; The Planning Board. set its next meeting for London next spring.
The Board originally was set up by the North Atlantic Coun- cil in May 1950 to deal with merchant marine problems In place of their traditional arising under the treaty.-United scarlet uniform, the Mounties Press. wore Eskimo ..clothing: Two suits of pyjamas made of Caribou skin, with the fur of the Inner suit next the body.
"We never saw the sun between October and February, There Were three- hours of twight around noon each day, but the moon made
meland at Canada's happiest: lighter than the the nights
ople"
The Mountie has been enshined schoolboy stories as the arlet-tunicked horseman of
Prairies But today every bundle, like. Sergeant Farrar, s many more exciting jobs, which the most strange to English "Bobby". would be
dramatic role as ruler, end and adviser of the kimos in the huge, lonely,
gripped Arctic.
There, śn isolated detachz-
mountie nts, each
is f arge of an area much larger in Yorkshire. Once a year supply ship St. Roch visits and brings him food, fuel, thing and eagerly awaited- whole year's post making it ristmas in mid-summer for
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te of the St. Roch when the iting order came: "On com- Hon of regular supply duties the western- Arctic, proceed Halifax by way of the rth-west Passage."
the
the
It was July 31 before ice broke up enough for St Roch to move. She strug- gled through icefoes, struck:| uncharted-reefs, grounded---on- the ocean bottom and dodged mountainous icebergs. On September 6 she was frozen this up for another winter, time in Paisley Bay, after sailing only 1,666 miles.
Was
That
winter second. spent in the same way as the first. Wireless, cards and the well-stocked library helped the crew through monotonous months.
On August. 3 next summer the tough little wooden ship was again able to shake clear of ice and move.
A very
tired crew, reduced Sergeant Farrar was first | tó eight men by the death of the cook, "Frenchy". Chartrand, in the Arctic, was given a civic reception when they reached Halifax. The King awarded to cach member his Silver Polar Medal. They had travelled 9,745 miles in 28 months at an average speed of half-a-mile an hour.
This was an order to perfor
almost impossible. For er four centuries the sea is of Britain and navigators in other countries gambled ir lives to conquer the sagedam
forwegian Roal Amundser le succeeded, and then only he easier east-to-west direc- Most of the others like John Franklin and his crew 128 men, disappeared, leav
no trace; t torms, pack-ico. and dense delayed the St. Roch. In first year she travelled only -third of the way through
Arctic Ocean before she frozen up for the winter Wallker! Bay.
basiniz We-landed heavy stores to ke the saucer-bottomed ship high so that the ice would get too powerful a squeeze heros Then we sheathed the "outsideli kali szeów na pro-
stucice and cold haire/ient over th Te falecić z urmake a spaces
Ar stedik and tike "exercise:
i during blizzards.
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STANDARD BRIDGE
By M. Harrison-Gray
Dozler: North. North-South Game.
100
An example på a bad and unnecessary forcing take-out. Over North's One No Trump opening South bid Three Spades, which North raised to Four Spades. South's point count was not high enough to suggest slam possibilities, and with his balanced distribu- tion he should have made the obvious call of Three No Trumpa.
West started off with K and continued with A when East encouraged with 9...A third Heart Tollowed, which East was careful to ruff with 8.This was a telling blow, for South had to over-ruff with J, promot ing a winning trump trick in the West hand. There was still a Club trick to be lost and South was one down, whereas Three No Trumps would have been a certainty.
London Etpresa Service:
BACKGROUNDS: Douglas MacArthur
It affirmed that Kashmir was an "inseparable part of Pakistan, that the Azad (Free) Kashmir Government was the "rightful democratic agency of governance," and that the
Complex Wool people of Jammu and Kashmir
Problems
should be allowed to vote in a plebiscite under the United Na- tions on accession of their state to Pakistan qr India,
Melbourne, Nov. 16. It also stated that "we Mos Because of so many complex lems of the world" pledged that connected with the Internation-mir, "by all canons of internia- problems being raised and not they would not allow Kasb- al Wool Conference, which will tional law and before November 24. dele-
gates are of the opinion that the Havana Trade Agreement will probably have to be examined before any decision on a pre- emption proposal is made.
The American delegation is believed to be prepared to tell the conference in the last resort that America is prepared to outbid competitors, in Australian wool sales.-United Press.
a Moslem land", to "groan under Hindu rile or
the tyrannical be annexed by the imperialistic expansionism of India."--Reuter.
Grain Prices
Chicago, Nov. 18. Prices of grain futures closed here, today as follows;
Wacatrice per bushel.
Spot Decembar
Bank Of France March (1951)
Statement
May
Judy
Corn
Spot.. December March. (1951)
ending
Paris, Nov. 16.
The Bank of France state-: ment for the week November 9, reads as follows:-
FIB 102,784,771,240
Total gold holdings Total of other cur-
rentièr
Sight balances abrood Advance to currency
stabilisation
fund
Bills - discounted in
Ryo Décember May (1951)
Data.
December 4,030,429,552
146,027,623,088
600,000,000
France and abroad-380,013,144,174, Notes in circulation 1 490,040,000,555 Current accounts. &c.
deposits
164,205,700,720 -United Press.
LONDON TIN MARKET
London, Nov, 16. | The tin market opened de- cidedly weaker today. Turnover was heavy at 220 tons, including 30 tons for cash,
Prices closed as follows:- Spot Un, buyer Spot tin, eller Business done at
Three-months
tin,
1,020
1,025
1,020
buyer 065
Three-months tin, seller 070
Business done at Settlement
090-970 1,020 -United Press.
No. 12
Colonel MacArthur sailed
2.23%
2.3316
2,33 -2,323-
1.623% 1.013-14
1.04.
$1.044-4 1.654
1.521.53
-1:5092-16
951%-05
March (1051): ................
New York flour (per 200 lb sack,) was quoted at $12.40 United Press.
London Rubber
London, Nov. 16. Prices of rubber futures here closed today as follows- No. 1. rubber. (In cents
per lb.
December
January/March (1951) April/June July/September
61-03
61 - 62- 3414-55 44.4.45
40 nominar United Press,
No Takers For Copra
New York, Nov. 18. Sellers .offered copra for nearby shipment at $225 për ton. There were no takers. In cocoanut oil,. November and December shipments were un changed. United Press.
By MELVIN K. WHITELEATHER & NOKMAN MYERS
It was Douglas MacArthur
He was
vas cited for gallantry Besides being gassed Mac- who named the famed and with the Rainbow Division as soon after the Division went Arthur was wounded twice. The division the "Rainbow Division" Chief of Staff in September into action, for leading his mem "Rainbow Division had heavy. and who designed the celebrated 1917 and returned a Brigadier
casualties for the list of Is shoulder patch Secretary Baker General
The Division's in an assault during which he campains is really the Amerl wanted, this division composed commander." In France, he led was gassed but refused to be can story of the war in France: of Guard units of all-states his men time after", "time into hospitalised General Fershing Champagne, ime Marne, Boc- "Great,” said Maqarthin.” “It battle, wearing Only. an scar personally pinned the DSM on carat, Rechleourt, Essey will spread over the country, cap, so intrepid was he his MacArthur's breast. He also Woevre, St Biblet, second Ike a rainbow!" Baker ap- men called
won the DSC with gak leaf battle of the Marne and Meuse- pointed him Chiar or tam. Arkansan.
"clusters, and '7 silver stars.. Argonne.
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