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Miss Averil Tong's dance recital is
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Ancient Chinese theatrical art of the best period
Reminders
Today
Ballet "Hansel and Gretel" by Carol Bateman School of Dancing, Tai Ping, Theatre, 0.30 p.m.
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p.m.
Marden, Duddell St., 3
Annual
Trust Ltd.,
was soberly reproduced before a distinguish-YWCA talk on Ivory by Mr. G. ed audience at the Wah Yan College last wook by Miss Avaril Tong in her recital "An Evening In Cathay", which concluded last night.
Her performance did full justice to advance pub- licity, and Press notices, and stamped her as on outstanding exponent of an intriguing art which the inroads of modernism and political parody are modifying beyond recognition.
Miss Averi Tong
Two days to build
a house
An extraordinary nimbleness, delteney-like lace, and a gossa- mier quality of elation gave dis- tinction to Miss Tong's
every movement. Her performance had A magical charm about It-an ex-. quisite perfection which ali dan- cers aspire to achieve.
Miss Tong's approach in based on sheer classicism; und her style combines technical -awareness with an apparent individuality of her own. Her strength Hes in a remarkable blending of tradition and trepidity. All her dancing paints little graphle pictures of the hopeless femininity of Chinese Court beauties of the past-their fluttering shyness, their decelts, their sensitivity.
Gaudily caparisoned, and help-
ed by agile assistants, she appear- gal in two sketches and a solo number-The Scarf Dance" which is a fragmentary detail of a big opera. She made no effort to modernise the arrangements of her dances, ami hupplly avoided
the pitfall of tting large roles into a small programme;
Her repertoire provided a syn- thesis of the Chinese theatre-its pantomime, comedy, and ballet.
Bare stage
AD
The stage was bare, except for If it takes six men to build an occasional minor decoration, a pre-fabricated house, how lamp, a dour, or a thin blade of many men will be needed to do grass growing on a mound.
Britain's waiting in the Grecian theatre of the past away with
which Isklorn Duncan revived list for houses?
before mutiness overtook her in were confined to essentials, on Florence, Miss Tong's settings
the assumption that theatrical spectacle would detract from the realism of an old tradition.
The problem, writes Kemsley correspondent, Ritchie McEwen, may be left to mathematicians and the British housing authorities. .
the six Meanwhile, however. men working in Vienna are getting on with the job by put- ing together a wooden house specially designed for export to
Britain.
-being shipped to Britain.
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The performance : was formal and strictly classical, All the movements were symbolic of a teisured past. By Western stan- dards. "An Evening in Cathay" appear to contain many
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Dopings, many unnecessary The house they call it "Brita repetitions, at least one painful- House" is being built on the iy-slow climax. But Miss Tong Vienna
Spring Fairgrounds, t where it will be on show before asserted her dominance over the by destroying any gestion of boredom in psy The prototype was built accord-chologically injecting two amus ing to British Ministry of Health plans and resembles a Swiss or in this case an Austrian chalet. One of the special features of the prefabricated "chole" is that no nails are used in putting the sections together.
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ing numbers the precise mo-. ment when the audience began to
dget in their scots.
Much of China's theatrical poetry of which the Russian ballet is sald to be a variant—was convincingly portrayed by, "the artiste. The stoop of her shoulders Another is that the house, which in the sketch from "Lady Pre has three bedrooms, ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄n-living- clous Stream" was strikingly balcony, alike, a pose Diagheley once de- room, kitchen and guaranteed to last
30 years or manded of Danilova in un inter- more.
lude from "Gizele," entertainingly Finally, the temperature resis-retold by Robert Helpmann in his
memoirs. this all-wooden houso
tance of
has been tested by the Austrian Her effortless declinations and Technological Institute and prov- the clover slow gliding across the ed to be as efficient as a two-foot stage-like a Victorian maiden
the cobbles of London. thick brick wall,
-Across were a treat for the eye.
And the price? Only £750.
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Asmara, April 9. The United Nations Commission in Eritrea flew to Ethiopia today. It will have consultations with the Ethiopian Government in Addis
Carefully, poised
Her fingers-which would have delighted Colonel de Basil-were carefully poised and as delicate as flowers in a Japanese vase, though they were mostly hidden beneath the folds of massive
which sleeves
the constantly Jike butterflies waved about caught in the thick of a flame.
Rubber
general 'meeting, 001-000
Marina House, 12 noon British Leglon HK & Chiria
p.m.
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1950.
Communists
Chinese Comtois
drifting towards
The current dispute on the foreign policy issue inside the Chinese Communist Politbureau is generally regarded or an indication that the Chinese Communists are either consciously or unconsciously drifting towards Titoism.
It
is
Court HENNESSY
Brevities
not as yet Titoism in the sense of a total
A remand of three days was break with Soviet Russia but it is a tendency granted in the case of Poon Yiu for a more neutral and self-determined for-y Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Contral eign policy with less subservience to Moscow. Giving his age as 78. Poon way
brunch, meeting, Jacobean Roon, HK Hotel, 5.30 p.m. HK Light Orchestra rehearsal, St. Though representing a signi- |
John's Cathedral hail, 6.45 flcant change in the mentality of the Chinese Communists,' it, Nine Dragons Services Club, is however not cherished by Whist Drive, 0 p.m.; Billy Iberal-minded quarters as the Tingle's Physical Instructions, complete answer
to China's 8 p.m: HK Rotary Club lunch. Root problems, because even if the
Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 pm full extent as
Chinese Communists go to the did Tito in Urban Council meeting, GPO
Yugoslavia, it would only mean Bldg., 4.15 p.m. European YMCA, Bridge Delve, the shaking off of Moscow
8 p.m.
domination. Internal totali~ Inter-Services Boxing Champlon-tarianism would remain.
.ships, preliminary bouts,
China Fleet Club, 7 p.m. Cheers Services Club, Whist
Drive, 7.30 p.m.
Coming events
TOMORROW
yesterday:
of $200 The National Communists are charged with larceny not expected to be able to as- from Fong Hong-sangat the Club at part themselves effectively dur-Hong Kong. Jockey ing the next few years and the Happy Valley on Saturday, Indleputable prestige and lon-
Defendant pleaded not guilty dership of Mao Tse-tung, who and the magistrate fixed bail ut is acting sa arbiter between the $750, two opposing forces, lo believed to be good check against any emotional outburst for an open spilt.
But the expected aggravation of Internal problems during the next few years would be likely to strengthen the hands of the National Communists.
The average Chinese Com- munist is most likely not think- ing in terms of Titolsm in his de
The Army, it is believed, would sire for more independence from exercise a great Influence on the the Soviet yoke, but the indicauitimate outcome of the struggle tions are that a struggle between between patriotism and Interna patriotism and
internationalism tionalism. The International- exists in his heart.
The question is whether pot Inter-Services Boxing Champion-
ships, semi-finals & Anals, riotism or internationalism would ultimately win the battle of the China Fleet Club, 8 p.m. Toc 11 meeting, 50, Macdonnell heart. In this connection, it is
to significant Roud, 8.30 p.m.
note that the Women's. Section, European majority of the members of the
YMCA, Whist Drive, 10 am.
Chinese Communist Party joined Nine Dragons Services
the Party primarily because of Club, screening of
Ampatriotism and not from u heller mystery
in Marxism and Leninism, "Nevada," & p.m.
The chief. Issue in the current Politburen dispute, acording to
Chinese Inauguration meeting of Interno-authoritative
source оп the question tional Y's Men's, Club of HK. here, hinges Chinese Bankers Club. 7.30 whether China should ally with Soviet Russia to the extent of an unconditional commitment 10
p.m.
THURSDAY
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A remond of three days WOB granted by Mr. Hin-shing” Lo st Central yesterday In the case of Yeung Tak-ming, aged 34, who was charged with embezzlement of $9,210.00.
Described as an accountant and to have embezzled the money on a cashier, defendant was alleged October 14, 1949 at 33 Des Voeux Road West, ground floor,
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minded Communists, headed by
Cyril Thomas Enger, aged 50. the Peking Government, and L Mr. Hin-shing Lo yesterday, when Liu Chao-chi, Vice-chairman of
was remanded for 48 hours by
National Labour Union, are now Li-san, Vice-Chairman of the he pleaded not guilty to a charge holding a Brm grip on the Army of being drunk and incapable.
Defendant was charged with through their political commis- sara.
being 'drunk and incapable on But reliable reports said that April 9 in Connaught Road Cen- nationalism nevertheless is verytral near the Star Ferry, -strong in the Army. General
Ball of $50 was fixed by the Chen Yi, the Mayor of Shanghai, is generally regarded as one of magistrate. the chief nationalistic - minded military commanders. He once told friends "We must not allow ourselves to be made the cannon fodder for other nations" in re-
alliance with Soviet Russlt.
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For stealing a pen valued a $50 on April 9, in Queen's Rond Central near the Queen's Theatre from an unknown · European. was sen- tenced to 12 months hard labour by Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central yesterday.
HK International Women's Club, Oght on Soviet Russia's side In,ference to the question of Chinese Kong Ping, aged 17,
informal dance, 7.30 p.m. Nine Dragons Services Club, HK
Band Call, p.m.
Mahjong class, European YMCA.
8 p.m.
FRIDAY
Organ Recital, St. John's-Cathe-
dral, 1.15 p.m.
case of war.
Non-involvement in war
The Titoist Pollibureau mem- bers, led by the Party elders, Tung Fi-wu, Wu Yu-chang, Lin Chit-han and Hsuch Tek-li, are St. Stephen's Collège Old Boys not opposed to peacetime align- Association, annual dinner-ment with Soviet Russia, but they dance, Roof Garden, HK are of the opinion that the pre- Hotel, B p.m.
scht difficult situation in China Women's Section European YMCA, calls for non-involvement in ex- Beginner's Dress-making, 10 ternal war and a more self-deter- mined foreign policy, to permit a amooth reconstruction of their war-wrecked country.
a.m.
Russian version of Battle of Dunkirk
Prague, April 10.
A now account of the Battle of Dunkirk, giving Hitler the credit for the salvation of the Bri- tish armies, has been published here by "Tvorba," the Communist weekly literary and
The author of this ac cultural magazine. count is the Russian writer, L. Borisanko. He states that the British armies in retreat got away across the Channel because the British Government was "coquetting" with Hitler, who gave strict personal orders to halt the offensive against the Dunkirk bridgehead in the hope of reaching an Anglo-German.agree- ment for a joint Anglo-German attack on Russia.
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On April 9, a European up- proached e constable and told
His "wavering thoughts" are said to be the chief reason for his demotion from the post of Com- mander-in-Chief of the East China area to his present position
5 Mayor of Shanghai.United | hlin that he has lost his pen. The Press.
Constable arrested defendant with the pen. He showed the pen to the European who, took it and walked away.
Military conference in Tokyo
A fine of $275 was imposed on Cheung Wah, master of the motor junk Tai Nin, by Mr. James
Wicks at Kowloon yesterday on two charges of carrying passen- gers without a licence and making a false declaration.
Tokyo, April 10. - A joint Army, Navy and Air The junk, boarded by
Water Force mission headed by Police on Saturday off Laima Major Clerieral Richard C. Island, was found to have 43 Lindsay
discussed adults and six children passen- today
whose 'veynge to American strategic plans ingers aboard
Holhow was delayed due to bad the Far East with General | MacArthur and his top Army, at the excess
weather.Defendant explained persons aboard Navy and Air Force comman- were old crew members. who ders and their stafls.
wished Island.
The seven-officer mission from the Defence Department's Joint Strategic Plans Group arrived' on Sunday on a two-week tour of United States Pacific and Far East bases which las already uken them to Hawali, Kwajalein and Guam,
They will hold conferences in Tokyo for two days and then fly to Okinawa and the Philippines and back to the United States.
Bome 20 ships of Britain's Far East Fleet will visit Japan during the next five months, the United States Navy an nounced today.
to return to Hainan
Pleading guilty to a charge of negligently discharging his fire- arms to the danger of the public. man of the Kut Cheong Goldsmith Leung Hel-kit, aged 55, watch- Shop-637-Shanghai Street, was fined $25 ty, Mr. Jumes Wicks an Kowloon yesterday.
on Sunday morning defendant,
Inspector J. Orem stated that
after cleaning his shotgun in. front of the store, carelessly dis- charged a cartridge which hit the, ceiling of the verandah.
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For keeping a brothel on th The first ships to arrive at Kura second floor of #18 Shanghak M. Borisenko's account of within medium artillery rite on April 15 will be the carrier Street, Leung Tal, 30-year-old events is entitled "The Truth of Dunkirk," about eight or nine HMS Triumph accompanied by widow, was fined $500 or threat about the Miracle' of Dun-miles, and that only reconnaiss the destroyer HM Comus, The months: imprisonment by Mr. kirk."
дасс and defensive activities | carrier HMS Unicorn will arrive Wicks at Kowloon yesterday, were allowed.
at Yokosuka the following day. Detective Sub-Inspector G. Davitt, On May 20, 1940, he Блух
ralded the premises on Generál Guderian's tank
"General von Kleist relates how April 18. corps
evening. repched Abbeville and drove he thought this order was non-.
The
announcement by Vice wedge between the Allied armiles, sensical, and wanted to ignore Admiral Charles T. Joy said that The German Army took the Bri- and cross the Channel. But
categorical en arrival the ships would report tish Expeditionary Force in the later an even more rear, the main body of the latter order prevented him from doing
belag deep in Belgium.
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"Hitler's order, which
it
made Army
Ababa on Monday. On Wednes- Miss Tong's repertoire was just day, the Commission will leave the right thing for an introduc- Addis Ababa for Egypt
viation to
General Guderian cut the Bri- the Northern Chinese Asmara-Associated Press.
theatre, which remains superior fish lines of communications, and the retreat of the British
the Southern because it has endeavoured to bar their passage possible, was the direct result of Government's British the to the soa. remained untarnished.
Hitler It' Was at this point, M.coquetting with Hitler.
achoped that there would be Borisenko declared, that cording to the testimony of Ger- Anglo-German agreement to at-
tack Russia. According
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One fault she should have cor-
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the Crossroads”—who by banal attitudes and unnecessary stupid1-
man generals, something
portance for the
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to the Commander of the Unlied
States Naval Forces in the far
East for operational control, United Press,
SURE CURE
to Here is a sure way to "cure"
Sunday
Long Trail
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Evidence that international as active and drug rings are elaborate as ever comes from Victor Sankey in 'Geneva,
dramatic than à porter's theft or Forty-eight Italian prisoners of 16,000 francs. Italy after five years of being in Investigating the theft, the Soviet hands. When our corres-police discovered that a small pondent asked them if they were package had also been left in the Communists, the Italians roared safe and that the package con
tained a pound of morphine. with laughter.
They showed their shoddy clothes, including the canvas By tracing the owners, it was
war were recently repatriated to francs from a hotel safe,
French police were recently put He reports that Swiss and keeper In the sketch "An Inn at pened which is still of great im General Blumentritt, Hitler told ¦ a Communist: Just send him to on the track' of an international world public his generals that the British live and work in Soviet Russia drug ring reaching from Germany 'and 'which deprives of its glory Army-were captured or destroyed | för a while, writes David Lec, {to Monte Carlo, by nothing moro ; ty nearly reduced high art to the the pharisale legend of the at Dunkirk, the British Govern level of burlesque.
"Miracle of Dunkirk so care- ment's way to agreement with from Trieste,
Fascist Germany would be cut off fully
cultivated by Churchill, *: Otherwise, "An Evening: InThe evidence of the German
"A legend" Cathay" was an evening of en-
generals" ho adds, "brands chanting entertainment, instruc- Churchill as a liar and a faker *It is not dimcult Borisenko tive and satisfying.—A.D.C.
Beltish continues, to see why Churchill and shows that" the troops were able to retreat from hid, and is still hiding the so- Dunkirk thanks only to the in-cret machinations of the peribd tervention of Hitler, who stopped from the British nation, for those the final attack of the German machinations were for the shoes which they had to wear in proved, that the morphine bad Army at the critical moment trayal of Britain's 'national. the middlb of a Russian winter. ] been bought fidin á chemist's shop
The bell rang
Churchill needed the legend. And they produced the Soviet in Lausanne, Tor: 188,000+ Trpacs, The German gemorals state of the Battle of Britain in order cigarettes which no Western or £10,875, compared that when the British forces were to be able to help Hitler to coh-tobacconist would be able to give official price of only 7000: francs still deep in Flanders, Guderian's real, his preparations to attack Away even if the worst cigarette or £672 tank divisions were already on the Spyjet Union. German famine."
CHINESE HELD ON
ARMS CHARGE
Two Chinese men alleged to have in their: possession, firearms were arrested by police yesterday afternoon on the mainland.......!
....... One of them was arrested to- gather with three other. Chinose men at about 1.30 p.tn.. at Park Street near Wingpo Street
The other Chinesa was, arrest- ed it about 2 pm, also pn Park |Street near Saigon ¿Stredt.
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the German army, the Italians Towed the deup trail an for s the British They were tax have invaded England, closer to Dunkirk than the main riddall Hart, in his book he said that two-thirds of their fol-Basle, only to discover that the Other Side of the Hill, admits low-prisoners died in camp of drugs had originally been mug- that for six weeks after Dubkick starvation or disease. And that led in from Germany. the Erlah ground forces were was on pay rations and living. Now the German polico are in
Chata lewendry conditions similar to those of the vestigating and there are signs sonder divisions could have swept them average Russian worket that they have stumbled on a vart
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