Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 14, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 Winnipeg free press saturday july 14, 1973 stirring chinese music Palau has More islands than tourists sends train on Way by tajiks 1 kingly on til 10 is Tanghal Lek ing e x p 11 k s s China Keuter our aim is to s c r v u the people wholeheartedly Ami never for a moment to divorce ourselves 1 Roin the masses. The voice in impeccable peking dialect c Hina a National floods Inlo the old world com p a r t m e n i on the no. 4ti express. Shanghai s North station Falls behind and the sound of hit stirring refrain sailing the seas depends on the helmsman Pla Yuil Over loud speakers in China As a fare Well to departing train tra Vellers fades. Chinese on the platform s e e i n y off relatives and friends and some choking Back tears sink into the Dis Tance. In a country where few people show their emotions it comes As a Surprise to Sec weeping on station platforms and at air terminals. The disembodied voice continues the train Crew is determined to learn from the workers soldiers and pea Sants who Are our passengers. Let us unite to win still greater victories along chair in a n Mao s revolutionary line. Within the compartment known As soft class there s an atmosphere of gun Eccl Middle class Comfort of the Type familiar in Europe about 3uuo. There Are potted plants and anti macassar a discreet table lamp and the inevitable porcelain cup and Little sachets of Green Tea. Outside the Industrial suburbs and crowded streets of the. World s biggest City fall away replaced by a land scape of open vegetable Fields and Rice paddies. Studded Here and there Are boxes with which the nationalists vainly tried to Slop the Advance of the triumphant communist a Nyics on Shang Hai in the in hour trip which costs a is for the 950-mile Jour Ney is made at the leisurely Speed of 45 Miles an hour. This allows for slops in route Al i to major cities of Koo Dow Wusich banking 1 Ang up chilian and tientsin he sides n u in e r on s smaller to mans. The voice now has gone on to More practical matters such As where passengers can buy Cigar Lles and Candy obtain free boiling water in huge vacuum flasks borrow Needle and thread for Impromptu hollies repairs and Purchase meal coupons. There Are also exhortations to help the Young pigtailed in each car the train Neal and Lidy. As a waiter bearing a dog i c a red but varied menu i comes from the dining Carlo j Hie compartment to discuss meals in route for he foreign guest the Loudspeaker i s w i i c lie s to revolutionary i opera. Am aisle u1tr Birmingham in n land cd Diane Hemming a i lost her suit Lor damages resulting from a dog bile which j she said had ruined her ability to dance properly. Ocie chif j the claim the judge said the dog had been generally j ble and the attack compel a by Mil if the experienced traveller by train in China knows of necessity thai there is a hard to find switch situated under hut Small Reading Able in the compare Mcnol to turn off the Wail if he wishes. The meal is taken in Soli tude in an empty dining car unless the foreign traveller using the jargon of communist China As a weapon to press his Point thai he wishes to Hil Grale with the Broad the food As everywhere in China is excellent probably unrivalled in railway restaurant cars anywhere else in the world. Hack in the compartment which though it has four norths a foreigner usually has to himself the traveller receives a visit from mrs. Vang Chiao i the Crew chief on the express identifiable b y her Green armband who is solicitous Aslo his Comfort. Mrs. Yang a native of Shanghai has a Model Chin Ese family of two children and she works three Days on three off. While she is Travell ing her husband looks after the children aged la and 12. As Junks sail placidly by on the ancient but still much used 7rand canal described by Sarco i olo 800 years ago mrs. Yang details her responsibility As chief of the 38 member Crew on he 13-car Ridge train. Only the Driver and his iwo in a i e s in heir enormous steam engine which would evoke Happy memories of pc diesel Days in the minds of Veteran train spotters in Western countries operate in Dependently. Included in the Crew is a uniformed still have class enemies in our one chinese sex attendants Luggage men and even the responsible person in charge of boiling by Ciao Tai. L Al 1 Elk p a l a u Micronesia Spe Cial i Alai has to he he must exclusive place in the Pacific. On any single Day Lasij year it had More islands Iha ii tourists and its Only modern hotel the luxurious new Palau Continental can accommodate Only enough people to fill Sli rooms. Considering hint 217 Rock islands comprise the. Palau group there is always an empty one available for a Day of Skinny dipping playing Shipwreck or picnicking. Our parly rented an out Board motor boat with a guide who turned out to he Asj Good a Fisherman As boats Wain Liy simply throwing Ai lint1 into the water with a piece of Clam on its end he caught a Luna fish for our lunch. His concoction however Wasi meal from a giant Tri Dannaj j Clam which he Cut Inlo bite sized pieces sprinkled with Lemon juice and Flavoured with the milk of a fresh Coconut i picked on the Island. He then served it in its Beautiful Scal loped Shell. The Coral reefs that surround most of the Palau islands present an underwater world that Lias been growing for a million years. Its forests of St Agliori Leaf tube and brain Coral inhabited by a psychedelic array of tropical wish Are so exciting that you arc Lemp cd to forget All about civilization and slay there snor Kling forever. The Only drawback to this idyllic place a word 1 use to he fourth most important Crest of he Hill. Unfortunately shinto shrine of Lidu of Japan the shrine was a bomb target blessed by emperor Hirohito during the War. Just prior to the second world shopping for the Story Board War. I woodcarvings indigenous t o today it has been reclaimed this Island group is also an sex by the Jungle but if you Are willing to risk getting lost in a in e 1 e e of embracing vines gooey mud pools that once held sacred Carp broken Moss p e r i e n c e the most skilled Carver is named Liller and is a prisoner at the Jailhouse. These carvings on Long care fully wrought planks illustrate covered Steps and dense Jungle s e cues from local legends Trees inhabited by screeching usually featuring the eternal monkeys and Birdsil is nol hard to imagine the arched Triangle. Hitler s five year sen tence will end soon and he will Bridges and pagodas that led then go into business for him up to a huge Buddha at the1 self at his brother s shop located near the courthouse. Lie recently completed an exquisite totally carved 0-foot Long Coffee table for a japanese senator who paid for it. Hitler s custom orders Are made of Ironwood which will not shrink and crack in dry Cli mates and they Are shipped by sea. His Story boards As Well As those made by other prison ers arc sold where they arc made in the rear of the jail House. They Cost from to depending upon size. The first americans to in to under Palau s natives i offers package Tours by Grok go Bryant Toronto Star if you Don t have probably Haven t considered Prince Edward Island As a filed mileage for s142. Also five people sharing unit of Rcd is an All inclusive fishing excursion at s1uo a Day a and great seafood. Ii has always seemed to be one of those places you have to have a car to really appreciate. Well in is but that does t mean you have to have a Carlo gel Here. You can Fly in arc then a Cal a Carlo go roving or Settle Down in one spot. Audi it s being made easier for you on this year. That s because the province has designated a tour operator festival of arts planned tour which includes a House keeping unit Al the resort unlimited Golf and Green fees and tickets to one festival performance for a golfer s special Lour for per person double which includes unlimited Golf and Green fees at four top courses a car with unlimited mileage and accommodation of your advisedly is that the o set up a Mem bar beaches arc on uninhabited and of package plans which will at Jacent islands to kor or Trade tourists whether the hotel is located. This incurs have a car or not. They i the expense of renting a boat i and Driver since tile Coral reefs must be navigated by an and the packages can be purchased through local i Ravel a cols which Means you Don t 0 l u l u Choice. A f a r m 1 ii whalers aboard the Mentor in 1832 when it hit a roof. The sailors wore rescued by i i Lauyans but underwent extreme hardships before the few who lived through the two year Long ordeal made it Back across the Pacific. They described i Alau ans As having coarse Black straight hair Broad faces High Cheek b ones and Broad flattened noses. Whatever native culture existed then in the Way of dance or Erawls went unnoticed by sailors and is lost today. An american woman Hera Ware Owen who came Here with her botanist husband 17 years ago has instituted the Palau museum. Gradually in. Is acquiring relics from native families that Tell a Story of ancient times but whore the first people came from and when will prob ably never be answered. I or nightlife the hotel is the Best bet but if you want to whoop it up with to a lives iry the Cave inn downtown by the River. Built Inlo a natural Cave in is one of the most celebrated bistros in Micronesia. Although Palau ans Are. Friendly few speak enough English to make a conversation. Friendships grow quickly at the hotel however As invariably happens when strangers come together in Remote romantic places like this. Vacation major festival of Hawaii minor Lluc Wouk includes arts. A Mulc 0 Maul will and meals at an Island farmhouse. This can. Be combined with a rental which won held on the Island of Maul the Lahaina Kaan Pali area have logo through the lengthy expert. The hotel has a Pool of business of writing to , course and it is possible to j and wailing for an answer snorkel from the hotel s boat then writing Back to make lock hut the Best underwater i your booking spectacles like the beaches lie some of the packages to sept. 19 to sept. 23. Top Island musicians perform everything from Cicil chant to modern interpretation according to Peter Mulc 0 Mani committee. A ii a w a i i a n pageant will open the five Day program on he evening of sell. Other Cost extra if you want to use the farm As a base we for exploration. Of course All of these Pac Kages Are available to those who drive Down As Well an option for the earless family. If you do decide to visit the Island incidentally september events exhibits and Demon is a Good month mainly by i a rations will include a cause the weather is usually Lau Slack key guitar concert., still Nice and the crowds have i an exhibit of hawaiian a quilts. Gone. However july and aim exp org kor or Usel is an and six nights and seven Days Alj Cuoc racing Perfo n Ince of in v the year Edher one venture he walking Dis la resort with Golf guitar artists and Lac Cial i u i Hal i e cd is be a co of the Hole Are a series tickets to two performances of live broadcast from the fes i Leb Raling t be ten Al f old japanese Stone lanterns the Charllot town s n m in c r rival of the radio show Hawaii and a la under of activities m a lies once embellished a Trail. Festival and a car with unlit i Calls. Planned Mackie travel Sci vice Dolfl i waste time in arranging ship Board romances Mackie travel St. 942 3471 Broadway at Donald 54j-5soi a Wasity Centre incur vacation to the Orient starts Here clip Elliis Coupon and Send Illo my 15-Daykampai Orient tour an in clip Ali. Whirlwind Lour of the Orient. Seven Days in Japan two Days in Taiwan four Days in Hong Kong plus an optional Stopover in Honolulu. Tour features sightseeing in historical Kyoto a trip on the 130 Mph Mullet train a slay Al a inn. A cruise around Hong Kong Harbour and a visit to the famous Huer Malm gardens. Departure dates june Only 14 dully August 11, september 15, october 6, october 20, november 3, and november 17. 24-Day Rampati grand Orient tour More time take a Lour All through the Orient with exactly the right number of clays in each country. You la visit Japan. Taiwan. I Long Kong Bali. Singapore. Kuala Bumpur and Bangkok. And you la have plenty of Lime to shop for pearls cameras and Beautiful silk. Departure Dales july 14 fully october it and november 17. 30-Day Rampati Orient and South Pacific Bur the Orient and the South Pacific. Japan is first then Hong Kong. Taiwan. Australia. New zealand and Fiji with an optional Stopover in Hawaii. Departure dates july 14 i ully october 20, and november 17. Khampai hours give you you for one All inclusive Price. Your air Lare. Your hotels. Your Choice of lunch or dinner in the Orient. Canadian breakfasts throughout. Plus a full proud of with Ligush sneaking guides liven lips and admission fees Are included. And when you travel on a Kanip tour you Ravel with Jal. The people who live in the Orient and know in Best. 1 i i i i i i i i i i Shirl our vacation to the Orient Lith in. Talk to your i Ravel or Check the hours thai sound to you Ami m my this Coupon for More . Cml to Jai an air links. 74011, in. Kamp Wilburs Japan air lines Wop Mere to go travel service 81h floor. 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