AREN'T WE
BRITISH TEAM TO TAKE PART IN TOUR OF BELGIUM
London, July 20.
Britain's top line semi-professional riders, who fight it out week after week over British roads in all manner of races, forget their rivalry in August when they team together to form Britain's national team for the annual Tour of Belgium.
Jan Steel, generally rated Britain's No. 1 rond racing cyclist, lends the team, and other members will be Bob Maitland, Bevis Wood, Ken Jowett, Ken Russell, Gordon Thomas, Trevor Fenwick and Alan Ashmore.
give its riders come conti terzal experience.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1953.
KEN SMITH Show Talking
Hedy Was Beaten To The Epic Salome...
The sign in An nuc- After that, Corners will join skater In the world
oncer's window in Holly-Peramount for a part in the She is Valda Osborn, siarring wood in June, 1951, said: Bob Hope-Joan Fontaine comedy, in Tom Arnold's superb
Mr Casanova. "Auction.
Circis of 1953 at the Sports the entire
Stadium. personal effects of Hedy Lamarr,"
champion
His role: bodyguard to the most beautiful girl in Venice,
A former British played by Britain's. Audrey
(Pleasure Island) Dalton,
with a 36-20-38 figure, who has VIVIEN IN COMEDY. been skating since she was two There is good news of Vivien and-a-half, she now pulls down Leigh, Now completely recovered a three-figure salary as head of from her illness, she starts a cast of fine skaters and circus rehearsals with
adel her husband, acts which
up to Laurence Olivier, on August 31 brightest tee-show I have seen in Terenco Rattigan's new for many a day. money into stocks, bonds come world premiere will be at
It was rumoured that Misa Lamarr owed money | for taxes; that she was selling up for personal and emotional reasons; that she preferred to convert the
and property;
Miss Lamarr said: "There are times when the past is dend and should be buried. If have a new husband and a new life. I want to sturt afresh In Mexico. I'm through with Hollywood,
through and I'm movies."
with
Since then she's through with
the new husband (Ted Stauffer, her fourth), and is planning to return to films, But not in Hollywood.
Her come-back pleture, Queen Esther and the King of Equpt will be nimed In Britain in September.
It is a Bibilenl diama In Technicolour and in wide-screen probably the first British film
The team, ratet by eveling Bources here as profiably the soundest which Britain is able Four amateur rldors .from to
produce at the present thoc, Britain did well recently in in CitiemeScope, Is not expected to set any of the another Belgian event. the A large-scale Anglo-American eight stages of the Belgian "Week-end Spaces", and re-production, it will be made at „Tour on fire, but once again the tormed home with the teain Associated-British studios at British Lengue of Racing prize.
Elstree with Marcel Hellman Cyclists has dated that its Another British team, this one (the man who made the Vera avowed intention is merely toj under the auspices of the Elten-David Niven Happy Go
KNOCK-OUT
WATER POLO
TOURNAMENT
DIE
BECAME FAMOUS Bora Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, daughter of a wealthy Viennese banker, in 1914, Hedy's first major film break-at 16- nearly put her off films for good. She signed a contract for a
National Cyeliste Union, Lovely at the same studios! reasonably well in the Tour of Į producing. Limbourg, in which young Brian Haskell Onished 11th at the end of the five days of racing.
Beard Pusty, a 23-year-old up Britain's best perforinunce in the Tour of Limbourg for, although he Anished
42nd it the general classificulion, be succeeded in gaining a fourth place in one of The -Hongkong Amateur the stages. Swimming Association will be. Pusey also compeleet In howling Water-Polo Knock- several single stage
events out Competition, open to all while in Belgium, and rates his aminted members, shortly. The continental experience us one of entrics for this competition will the reasons he did so well in rtose on August 10, and entries, recent World Championship accompanied by an entry fee of selected events in Britain. $10, should be sent to the Hon
PROVING INVALUABLE
events ncar the top
General Secretary of the Water No one bere prelends
Polo Committee, HIKASA e/o there continental the VRC as early as possible as anywhere
Naval
are
that
are class.
but forgot to read the small print. Then she found herself faced with playing two scenes the nude or refunding to the produeer the entire cost of the picture.
When the nim Ecstasy was released, Miss Lamarr became distressingly famous.
She retired temporarily from films to marry' Austrian muri- tions king. Fritz Mandi, who spent £00,000 buying up all the prints of Ecstasy-but, unfor
forgot 10 buy The
and
The Sleeping Prince,
the Opera House, Manchester, on September 28, with visits to Glasgow, Edinburgh and New-do enstle, before going to London,
the
ICE'S BRIGHTEST At Brighton recently I 8:W highest paid 18-year-old
WEEK'S QUOTE
the
By Actress Jounne Dru: "Men not really start to learn the art of kissing until they reach in'ddle age."
Thirty-three
Dru?
Hedy Lamarr
W
CHRISTINE NORDEN Once, plain Molly Thornton
- then the most - boosted starlet of all.
FORGOTTEN
HERE are the young
FACES
British screen starlets By Harold
girls whose faces used to of a few years ago the
decorate magazine covers and publicity posters all over the country?
Star-making is still the film Industry's most effective weapon in Aghting the box office slump. But British pro- any good. Miss ducers, who are quick enough to pounce on and ballyhoo
PAUL DEHN SEES A FILM THAT PUT 2,000 YEARS ON HIM
But Rita, Using Nine Veils,
'Bought' It
Was BO
married
it is intended to hold the first but they are proving invaluable t
Columbia Pictures, having i play-off on August 24,
to British racers, starved for so negative!
informed me in a trailer that the gilded erge Salome was the story I had long of These games will be played
By 1937 of the opportunity to see how off at the following venues:
in other things
existence began to pail.
"waited 2,000
Anyway, the shock years for," Army Pool (Victoria Bar-countries in Europe
Snatching up some furs and where cycling is the top summer sport. jewellery, she fled to Amerien, now bashfully describe it in great that Salome was converted racks) on Mondays.
to Christianifty and the liner an official Press show pro- Commander Claudlus, with whom Navy Pool (Royal
The riders plek up many
by the time Dockyard) on Wednesdays. valuable tips and new techni- arrived at New York Hedy gramme as "The
supreme | the subsequently attended the Victorin Recreation Club Pool ques from their continental Lamarr had signed a contract
screen achievement of our Sermon on the Mount, on Fridays.
and ere colleagues,
with a fellow passenger-Louls constantly Playing rules will be the same
meeting fresh conditions.
time." B. Muyer.
HER LANGUAGE those as the for regular league
One decision of the British as detailed In the League of Racing Cyclists, which Lumes IKASA's handbook, with the Is meeting with a mixed recep- exception that no transfer
of tlon here, is the one not to allow "players will be jermitted,
and foreign jeans to compete in the additional registrations will not annual "Tour of Britain, whlen be accepted once the series has starts in August. commenced.
Duration of games will be as follows:-15 mins. each half with five mins. interval between nives. In the event of a draw, play will resume, after five mins, rest, for a period of five mins, play.
bo
The reason given by the BLRC is that the foreign riders tend to dominate the competition too much and push home talent-into the background.
to
Coninentals
DISAPPOINTED
in 14 years in Hollywood she starred in-more-than-20-films. including one of the biggest money-spinners of all time. Cecil 3,000,000 dollar B. de Milic's "epic" Samson and Delilah.
After her return
from Mexico last year Hedy searched around for another Biblical eple. She had her eyes on the script of Salone, but Columbla bought it and starred Rita Hayworth,
Annoyed and
схеср the Brights had King winning goal,canwhile, top
but that the full five mins. playing period must be com- pleted.
Eastern Held
out,
to
119
Since, by Columbia's reckoning,
This is obviously a much more you and I have been living in patient expectation for 2,000 acceptable veralen of her story years, this makes Salome a very than the Bible's, and Mr Kleiner indeed; and supreme screen
achievement has, in addition, very properly Columbla justice, it IS a sup-
Certainly, to do thought it to clothe it in much
more acceptable language. reme achievement to have dis- "Claudius," expostulates covered that St Matthew was a Pontius Pilate, "I never thought for 1:ss relible scriptwriter than you were stationed in Galilee." Columbia's Mr Harry Klantr And as he divests the commander
Не
who
the
remainder
of the
Conway
from
tween his pletures: then I may turn into an actress again."
over
WHAT is the lesson British studios can learn from all
half-forgotten KICHO
"dis Not Where is Miss Hurst now? coveries"?
to Just back
Hollywood, publicise, not even to publlelso where she was lent for two at all any young starlet unul Alms; waiting to hear whether she has made good on tho Lot cinema audiences her Elstree employers have any screen.
make their own discoveries and now part for her.
talk about them round the town; that is the most valuablo form of publicity.
Elstree think they may have; Mis Hurst's work have reached them.
budding talent, have shown Hollywoot! reports about Hittle knowledge of what to to with that talent once the shouting is ovET,
I have been looking through an album of memories the memorica of young British "discoveries" who, not so many | years ago, were also being pro- claimed from the studio roofs ns Sters of the Future.
Few of them are to be found any longer in British studios. Take, for instance..
BARBARA MURRAY, At 23. almost д
films, so many has the made. veteran of British Before each one wo have been assured that she was stepping have found her part too dull to up to stardom; after each we
Judge.
She was hailed as 'TV's most promising comedienne, but we heard no more of that. Henry CHRISTINE NORDEN. The Shorek hailed her as a new former Ensa girl from Darling-stage star and put her into an ton-she was plain Molly important new production; the Thornton then-who became play flopped before reaching the most-boosted,
and
most- London. stunted starlet of the lot. Do you remember how she was "discovered” by a cameraman After resting for six months, in an Edgware Road cinema she has just left for Hollywood queue and given a seven-year with her husband, actor John contruct by Korda which
Justin; he has wns to rise from £25 to £200 P
week?
Where to Miss Murray now?
a contract to make one flim a year there for five years.
work-
During the
"Only John will be next 18 months the newly-named Miss Nordening," says Miss Murray, "I cook for didn't do a thing in the studios, am learning how Throughout the period of her him during recent months I contract, she was seen far more have been catching up on the frequently at premieres, parties job of being a housewife. But and bazaar openings than on we shall be coming home be the screen. Until even the most fervent autograph-hunters began to lose interest.
"Films spoiled me,” confesses Christine, "The publicity boya invented an ultra-sexy siren personality for me; people were fed to expect I could act before I had ever been taught."
Where is Miss Norden now? In Oregon. USA, waiting to marry ED American pilot. instructor, Mitchell Dodds. Time
no - appointment with studio.
of
St. John Ambulance Orders
Order by Commissioner D. W.
is not pressing for her; she has Macintosh, CMG, OBE, Knight
Venerable Order of | Grace any St John of Jerusalem, Commis
sloner of St John Ambulance Brigade, Hongkong District, No. 31/53. Dated July 30, 1953,
Ambulanco PAMELA MATTHEWS. When 2.8.3 8.0.59.
Duties-Hongkong. Confucian Diyaon: the daughter of the Rector of 0.8.55.-15.8.63, H.K.Y.M.C.A. DIVI
alon: August 1983: Central Nursing St. Marylebone appeared in a West End farce called Off the Division. Record, she made a lively as 3.6.53-0.6.33. Kowloon A. C.A.
Ambulance Dalles Kowloon. well as a very pretty new Division: 10.3.33-16 0.53, Mora Mok comer, So Mr Rank signed Division August 1953; Shornshupo
Nursing Division. her up on a seven-year contract, with appropriate publicity.
WILS
Penetralian Squad Duties,-.5.53, De A. D. Wong, Dentist Ling Shu- fong & Shamabulpo Net, Div.;
Dr David Yue
Pul·lam
(World Copyright. Rezervad)
VERONICA HURST
a treat for the públicity boya,
BARBARA MURRAY each port was so dull,
PAMELA MATTHEWS
• seven-year Rank contract. London Ezprasa Berubon,
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Australian Subscription Ponles 1954
Tho now ponies aro
That was in 1040, when she 9.8.63. was given a part in A Matter Dentist Young Tzse-wah & Shamshus-
po Nag. Div. of Life and Death. It
Besch about the last sign of aim fe
Cutler.8.63. we had from the Rector's live-Repulse Bay Sth Nan Div.: Big Wave expected to arrive on or about ly daughter.
Bay Wanchal "B" Divi; Bhek- 1st August. They will be Hennedy Town Div.: 2.8.63, 9.30
p.m.
a.m. Repulse Bay Central Div.: Big quarantined in "C" Block for Where is Miss Matthews now? Wave Bay Wancha! A Div.; Shek-Oat least three weeks. Their I last heard of her in Rome, Western Dist. Div,; 1.30 p.m. Re- where she
pulse Bay S.C.A.A, Div Big Wave arrival will mean considerablo was acting small Bay Citung Sing Div.: Bhek- Con- parts in Italian films. Language fucian Div.: 3.0.53. 9.00 am, Repulse extra work for the Stables was no battler: in the studios Bay K.CO.D. DIV Bid Wave Bay Staff and it has therefore
K.L.O.D.
2av. there the
performers
Dig Wave Day their lines lently;
mouth Causeway
Diy. BAY
Bhek boen decided that "C" Block dia- H.K.Y.M.C.A. DM 1.30 p.m. logue is dubbed in later. In Repulse Bay Bestern Div.: Big Wave will be closed to Members this what the promising young By Shaukiwan K.F. Div- until after the drew, the date stage actress of 1948 hoped for? Itepulse Boy Wanchet
Shaukiwan Div. 8.8.3. 2 p.m.
the
St Matthew, you'll remember, of all milltary power "Sorry, Cycling fans complain that
Claudius." they very seldom get the chance
wrote of Salome as a wanton, who danced in front see continental ritters in
of her Salome's language, too, is as If no decision has been cetion, and even if those who
disappointed stepfather. Herod, and who, when distinguished for its euphony as
Horod promised to renched after the extra period, take part in the Tour of Britain (she shouldn't be, see Paul Dehn
give her for its grammar. rests of two mins, followed by cannot be called real top-liners, below), Miss Lamarr formed her whatsoever she would ask, replied "I- will remain in this cabin playing periods of Ave mins. at least they bring Irish faces to
own company to make TV films being before instructed of her for
mother "Give me will be continued until a decl-the British scene,
here John journey." she this year, and went to Italy," sion is reached. It is to
says, embarking dikl not prove noted that this does not mean much of a treat in last year's for that Biblical
But she did not stop looking Baptist's head in a charger."" for Galilee: and disembarking:
subject. She
"It is like I have never lived that play is to be discontinued Tour because, by the fifth stags.
HER VEILS bought Queen Esther and the
here before. as soon as one side or the other all
of Egypt. Now, as soon as M: Kleiner is far too pains- lins scored the
Speaking seriously, it is like flims are finished in taking a scholar to be deceived I will not want to see this her TV class British Italy, she will go to Britain. sprinters, or those
by the word of a mere Disciple, plature again for at least another radually
virile And, you young and
Ble Wave Bay Kennedy Town of which will be notified in approaching top class, are
incontrovertible 2,000 years, if I last that long. has
Shek-O 5ih Nan DiV3; 9.8.53. 9.30 due course, when it may be ecpting more and more oversezo
acmale stars, Hedy is looking for evidence, from ✡ source he
am. Repulse Bay Wanchal "A" Diy: re-opened at the discretion of a leading man She couldn't get naturally refuses to divulge, that
HER ACTING
Big Wave Bay Western Dist. DiV.; bookings.
Salomo Gregory Peck
was
Club's VERONICA HURST, What a shek-O Central DIVE 1.30 p.m. the
Veterinary Amateur Champion Cyril Pea-
a clean, fresh,
Nevertheless, it must be said treat out of the blue was this Wave Day Confucian Div.: Blick- Surgeon. Members are asked
Repulio Bay Chung Bing Div.; Big cock geas
GOING AMERICAN
innocent redhead healthily in love with a Roman pardonable Germany in
fell in fairness that the whole un "discovery""" for the Elstree | S.C.A.A. DIVIS August and has been anked to
145 plot follower of
been publicists; not only was she the return to Denmark, where he
John the
Homunus Refuges Camp Duties.to co-operate in complying Baptist
admirably photographed indoors daughter of a London
|4.8:53. Tsimshatsul Amb. Div, called Commander Claudius.
with these temporary arrange. bus- was very successful recently, in
Appointment & Promotions December,
as well or out, in Rome as well driver, but she had also been a F.M.C.A. Ngg. Div. ays Wong ments. The reason she danced before in Galilee; that Rita Hay Sundry school teacher......An Hor-yee promoted "CPL 2.0.1 17.7.5. Professionals Reg Harris and Andrews and Jeanne Crain are Baptist's immediato release from Granger's
lerud was to ask for Jolm the worth's Salome, Stewar
nouncements of her first film Kowloon YM.C.A. Nig. Div.1 A/B Cyril Bardsley race at Zurich
promoted to make Duel In The Jungle, and prison. It was her mother who, Sydney's Pilate, Judith Ander- Mille eple. on August 12, and both have George Sanders and Yvonne de without
Claudits, Basil road like the script of Dew.1, 17.7,63. Un Long Nig. Div.
A/B. Kan Yin-king promoted intimated that they will prob
i
Salome's knowledge, son's Herodias ably stay in Switzerland to get Carlo an as yet untitled subject- asked for John's Head in
and Charles acclimatised
Laughton's Herod, manage some of progress reports from for the World both for Cycling Championships
charger: and when Salome saw how to survive the which
PRIMO AS PRIMO
nonsense studio, we the
saw her on hood, she was ao vexed and that Mr Kleiner
the Enrolment.-Western Dist. Remember Primo Carnera? put out that
hea put into screen in a series of parts. They Wan-hing. Wong Lai-to. Worst Laf- Div.1 A/8'%. Au Young Lai-han, Ngan England and Italian film versions knocked her down with one of
you could have their mouths,
were so brief and so meaning-jun & Ng Shlu-ling enrolled w.o.f. of the ex-champion's fe are to her seven veils.
And that Britain's Alan Badellest that we had dimculty In 1753 ans enrolled est, 31,783, 21.753. A/B Na Wai-man & Tank Mr Kleiner,
Identifying which by
member of Kennedy Town NE the way, in his first Hollywood picture, the cast was the Star of
A/s Yuen unless my dazzled eyes miscal-ends authentieky, pathes and Future. The publicity commu-.R.Y.M.C.A.
the King emrolled
w.o.f.
21.7.63. culated, would have It that there real spiritual beauty to the figureniques suddenly stowed
Amb, Bily, Prem, down Lay Ham-wing & ning ling-chong of John the Baptist
into a trickie.
enrolled w.ed. 2.745.__1905. Yuiting, Ng. Unung-chini, Wong |Bhik-cheung, Chen Pui-mm & Chan Kalewing enrolled w...), 22.7.53. Causeway Hay Amb. Div.) Pies. Las Wal-tuer, & Poon Wing-chuen en- rolled_w.e.£.. 22.7,53. I.C.A.A. Amb. Dir.; Pte, Chiu Sheng-leung enrolled w.e.1. 94.750,
To A Draw
At Sydney
Sydney, July 29.
It looks as if Elstree will take on a definite American look this autumn.
Unconfirmed Hollywood
A.B.C
reports from that Dana
A strong Northern District side held the Hongkong Chin begin in Lugano two weeks ese soccer team to a thrilling later. two-all draw at Cessnockt to- Cycling sources here report day. At half-me the score that, Was Chinese 3, Northern Dis-that return for all this Bel-be made soon in Rome.
activity, the Belgian Cycling Edmond O'Brien will portray Federation is sending a rehla manager, and Carner will The Northern District defence presentative team to take part play himself. was largely responsible for the in the Folkestone to London
trict 1.
side's good showing. The op-
Race on Augusts 3.-United
posing forwards were never Press.
allowed to move far with the ball and fullbacks, Almond and Hearne, time and again inter- cepted dangerous forward moves rear the goal.
The result was in doubt until the last minute and was a true Indication of the standard of
the two teams.
Play throughout was hard and fast but the Chinese werd nat
Kiven a chance to play the open football which won them the Test at Sydney,
Sydney 'Offer T~
Turpin Denied
Melbourne, July 29. Oficials of the Sydney Stadium Limited to-day denied reports that Randolph Turpin might de- fend his British recognised world The Hongkong captain, middleweight title in Australia Yu Yiu-tak, said after the instead of meeting Carl "Bobo" game: The Northern District | Olson, the American candidate. side is the best of the four The report that the Sydney teams we have met in Australia offics of the stadhum had made so far.
a. "tempting" offer to Turpin to:
"They kept right on top of defend his title in Sydney next our, forwards ofl the time and Christmas is “all nonsense,” Mr - would not let them play their R. Lean, - Manager
_own_game."--Reute
Stadium, Bald-Reul
the
were nine vella.
THE GAMBOLS
.
I'VE GOT A BUNDLE OF THEM IN MY BAS-I'LL GIVE YOU
SAY EKE, THATS A SMASKING TIE YOU'RE WEARING
(DO YOU LIKE" (T ?]] ONE",
Lain
Ching-marT
Cpl.
Foer Veronica: after months w.e.f. 17.7.53.
L/C Lee Wal-chee promoted Cpl.
by Barry Appleby
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| Leave-Shamshulpo Nig. Div.: A/O Leung Yuk-keyan leave, for three mouths, w.0.1; 20.7.53MANA
Berve-Kowloon Y.M.C.A, NH. DIVA A/B■ La! Wal»chun & Tracts Yuck-fong TCHTVE W.0.1.318.7.53. Shanshuipo Amb. Div.1 : A/O Mak Kam-hung reserve w.o.f. 16.7.03.
Elesignation Kong Wali Amb. Div.1: Pics, Law Wing-yung de Tang, Yoo- hii resigned w.e.f; 10.7.69.00
"Amendment, an Amendment." to Brigade Weekly. Orders No. 30/13, darted 23.7.05. under the Enrolment, it should read: Confucian Amb. DigiS Mr Loung twok+wbag mrolled and an appointed Bergest w.e. 10.7.63. Shamshaiyo, Ambi Diva Pies Pang- Tak-val enrolled -w.0.1./17.7.53MPRISTATY
· Acting Arolatant Comiminkamor,
Colony Headquaters
AB,
By Order,
H. MISA,
Secretary.
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