CCC Ladies Beat Recreio At Badminton
In a friendly ladies' re- turn badminton match at the Craigengower hall last night, the Craigengower Cricket Club repeated their win over Club de Recreio by five sets to four.
The Пecreio Jadles showed vast improvement on their form in the Aral match and fully extended their opponents up to 3-3 when the outstanding com- bination of Helen Kwong and averled their Dorothy Lam
sip:riority to win their third act of the evening by beating Bernadine Remedios nad Gloria Sequeira by 21-0.
Perin Dhabher and School- champion Mury girl triple Wong upset all calculations by taking the deciding Rel frum Chuelit Campos ani Ritn Marques by 21-14 after traliing
thin by 2-0.
THE RESULTS
CCC 5-Recreio 4 Helen Kwong and Dorothy Lam (CCC) beat Bernadine Gloria Sequeira Remedios and 21-9; beat Chuchi Compos und Ria Marques 21-3; beat Belly Bapilsta 21-0.
at Margie Rozarie
13
Elvie Trok and Stettu Corren (CCC) lust to Remedios Sequeira 12-21; beat Compos and Marques 21-11
Stella Correa and Mrs Jenny Yung (CCC) lost to Baptista and Rozario 11-21.
Perin Dhubher au Mary Wong (CCC) lost to Remedios and Sequeira 4-21; beat Campos and Marques 2-14, lost Baptists and Hozario 15-21.
Russian Claim World Records
For Swimmers
10
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1954.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
MOTION PICTURE BOSS
Holton passes to Lishman (right in dark jersey) who scores for Arsenal to make the score 2-2. All four goals were scored in the first half of the match. The final score remained Arsenal 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
Nicholls scored both goals for West Brom. in the Best 15 minutes of the game. Then Lishman scored two goals for Arsenal, and the match ended as a draw. Express Photo,
COIN-IN-THE-SLOT
TV
The Movie Fan Of Tomorrow
Choice
Will Have The
Of The Best At Home
By P. H.
POWELL
DECIDES
GEESE THAT LAY GOLDEN
EGGS MUST BE WOOED
IN THE RIGHT MANNER
By
JENNIFER JOHNS
Hollywood.
I called up Mr Eric Johnston, President of the Motion Picture Association of America, last week. Mr Johnson was here on what he described as an "inspection trip" and half way through it I asked him what his "inspection" had revealed.
It appears that it revealed quite a lot-chiefly that, in spite of a year's struggle with the python of TV, the film industry as represented by Hollywood (which is quite a representation) is healthy, wealthy and wise.
"BARGAIN”
marries Seth Baker, a New York examination for
you A complete physical
regarded as
д
£38. This is bargain. It is
and down the country, there is but the Bennys disapproved. when you think that James
1934.
Irum
IC-
Blewart paid his obstetrician
£1,000 to deliver the twins.
Jane Russell and
have formed their
been
on
footballer
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup Saturday, 30th January, 1954. Over 1,200,000 tickets sold to date.
The Sale of Cash Sweep Tickets on the above will close on Friday, 20th January, as follows:----
882 Nathan Road, Kowloon, at 4.00 p.m.
6 D'Agullar Street, at 6.00 p.m.
Queon's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road, nt 0.00 p.m.
The Draw will be held in the Public Betting Hall at the
Saturday, 80th January, 1954.
By Order of the Stewards, PEAT MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO. Trensurers,
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON
on Tuesday, 2nd February, 1954.
By Order of the Stewards,
H. MISA,
Secretary,
Healthy thanks to the sudden Charlie Chaplin's "Limelight", wouldn't be used to whip up tac Race Course, at 10.00 am, on boost of such brilliant stars as prevented from being shown lasi dust elsewhere. Audrey Hepburn, wealthy be-year in any important cinemas, cause 3-D has drawn quencs to has opened at a small theaire on John Wayne, Johnny Weiss- the box-office, (and away from Hollywood Boulevard. Chaplin's muller and Ray Milland driving their comfortable TV evening) Beverly Hills estate, by the down to the Scripps Clinic for like hypnotized rabbits, and way, has been chopped up into their annual medical check-up, Which reminds me, A Reverly we because, at the beginning reven small sites.
បងទ of 1994, film producers and all
Jack Benny's daughter
medical clinic will give associated
Joan M with them realise that, because few million stockbroker. Vle Damone,
ຕ
the extra TV sels are distributed up crooner, courted her for a year whe no cause for panic.
In order to ment inillion During his stay in Hollywood | dollar payment of estate taxes Mr Johnston atro confried that on his late wife's half of their In Las Vegas, the fabulous
Draft ProgrammeA and "the foreign market" now
pro- properties and
gambing elly holdings, Bing Nevndin vides Amerien's Alm Industry Crosby sold one of his radioplatenu of the Rockies, the Entry Forms for the 7th Raco with nearly 50% of total stations. For £563,000.
112
Gabor sisters who 'flopped In Meeting 1958/64 to be held on income. This, Mr Johnson be-
REASON FOR ENVY their first night-club net ore now Saturday 13th February, 1964, lieves, Is O remarkable that It isn't so much the money known as the Gay Borer.
(weather permitting) may be "great care" must be taken over and the curs I envy when con- Hellywood extras begla 1954 obtained at the Secretary'e the type of lms which areparing my own lot with the with
a 5 per cent pay rise, A released for showing abroad. stars-it's the pluces they've gentral extra UF
Office, Alexandra House; the atmosphere Mr Johnston, in fact,
been, And are keely to go
Bit Club House, Happy Valley; to player, who just stands or cognises golden eggs when hengata.
in the background, now gets and the Stables, Shan Kwong sees them, More than truit,
My latest wave of personal £6, 10, 0. a day, "Dress extras" Road. he means to make sure that the jealousy fell on Eleanor Parker (who wear dinner clothes or gocre which lays them is woced and Robert Taylor. These two evening wear) get £8 a day. If in the right manner. All in all, had just arrived back they say one werd or a line, the
when I almost daily pay jumps to £201 you should be getting some good Hollywood Hollywood during Boulevard.
collided
withi them on the A few words of welcome, a few questions and husband, Robert Waterfeld, ANOTHER RUMPUS
own Alm After the rumpus about Jane discovered that they had Russell's "dieing with purity" in spending six weeks in Egypt company, called Russfield Pro-
ductions. MGM's "Volley of the Moscow, Jan. 27.
The film "French Line", another filming A Soviet swimming team
I gathered that they similar stir hit Hollywood lost Kings"
hud been right in the Valley too week. worki re- today claimed a
This time it was all about a in an attempt for the sake of cord for the four-man 400
new film "Act Of Love" starring the story-to discover the tomb Metres Medley Relay. covering the distance in
But there is one way which may lead to the making of fortunes as yet
the film that caused the troubic undreamed of. 4 minutes 21.3 seconds.
It has all the simplicity of a great idea.
as the advertising that went with it.
was done in Technicolour, They Hinckstroke swimmer Victor This is known by the A football game. Notre Dame Mr Ra,bourne went into
To titivate
visited Tutankhamen's tomb Solodicy made the first leg in unumpressive name of Telemeter, against
the public's ap- of greater detail. "To start with," the University
the Ulle wasn't where again for the sake of 06.4 s:conds. Breaststroke man and it makes use of Television | Southern California, was added he said, "the community aerial petite (as if Vladimir Minachkine, the 12x1 instead of trying to light R. to the programme and viewers systems could tak: it up, for that enough!) the producers decided the story-it leg, was clocked in 71.1 seconds.
Paramount Pictures
not-too-discreet pack people and equipment anta have paid 1 dollar 35 cents (just doesn't depend on radio. There to do a In one advertise- mules to get them to the top. Butterfly-trske swimmer Peter shown their belief in by taking under 10), which is the price of are between 300,000 and 400,000 advertising.
remote St Catherine's Skriptchenco swam the third n half share in the system which u cinema seat in the best houses sets hooked up to these systeins ment they came out with the At
Monastery (walled in leg in 67.3 seconds, and the
thin a slut
now and many them are categorical statement: There is a
of Lev nalendine,
channcis
thin line between un act of sin sides) the principal actors and applying into the home tawled through the last lap in
on 'Act of Love, in the technicians had to be hauled up Little could be gathered from 50,5 cconds.
UNKNOWN FACTORS on the Television set.
other a drawing showed what and over in baskets, this for it was a novelty and it
be "a line of As yet another pointer to The record
IT MUST CATCH ON' was broken at a
hed
"Remember that several million purported to a lot of publicity, but the
Hollywood's could
ingenuity the com- What
be swimming contest at which the
simpler
number of Telemeters in Palm peple have a movie
theatre prostitutes. rome out
within reach them. cream of the Soviet swimming | provided two things
The Advertising censors of the pany borrowed six planes from Motion Picture Association of is that the Federal Springs quietly jumped to 100.
Naguib's Air Force to whip up world took part.
right? One
[Britain with a population of mine detailed answers 10 53,327,000 has 4,570 cinemas with
Amerles "requested"
the desert dust for them to re that the Commission, Communications 100 The
Metres Breast
the questions i
I went to M.
Paul who control all broadcasting ju
two advertisements be with present a sandstorm. The winds Stroke,
4,190,900 seals. Few people have Champion Vladimir
that the the U.S., give their blessing, Ralbourne, Vice-President of Minachkine beat his
drawn. So far homes so solid that they can-
they haven't blew, however, so own relay
who is
not Ame by one second
been and, even if they are, the planes weren't needed and were to set up
go to the pictures. Annual head of Telemeter what is claimed es a new world
attendances is
won't
worry all that returned to their owners "with producers a limit to what the There is a recurd-70.1
And seceris.
after the phenomenal
around 1,300,000,000.] advertiser con pag
Tele- for Another record cinimed was success of TV in terins of sets
"There are 100 million people quite nicely, thanks, on just the Vision
he Fald. programmes," the European 400 Metres gold no one doubts that betterThat is 00,000
this that for
dollars (about n
Fewer than 20 tille." I country.
e." I guess they will. Free Style Relay which was won TV_will_pay off.
INCENTIVE FÖR MARIO £20,000) an hour. A big manu-
ever see an 'A' picture, in 3 minutes 53 seconds. The That is what the backers of Encturing corporation will may
for one reason or another. Most swimmers were V. Kourenkov, Telemeter ure, relying on-the thurt for a star pregran me, but of them would want to if they Peter Brevius, L. Balandine and average poor level of entertain that is the top. And it is not could get it.
"If this use of the airwaves is Sovietment at
provided in enough to pay for mes: of the present
money approved there is more and Ukrainian records were also America, and the terride cost of important TV attractions.
the most popular programmes,
TV station4 broken-France-Presse.
"Ten't enough, alther, tolm producers, the only OZLES
centive to return to work. that are really pay for a notica pleture, which and other forms of entertain- worth watching.
ment."
last
In
man,
Vladimir
Skoenorivski,
EARL WALLS
BEATEN
Los
Toronto, Jan. 27. Harrison of Tommy Angeles, California, pounded out a unanimous 10-round decision over Earl Walls of Toronto last night and spoiled the Canadian's chances of an early fight with
* Uhampion Rocky
A crowd of 14,337, Lrgeet
rumber ever to see a fight here, pald $41,361 to Jan Maple Leaf Gardens for the event, which marked the list time a major night had becn televised In Canada.
Negro's
Hollywood, beset by its greatest every direction for salvation 3-D, screens, bigger images, greater sound, along.
Inore
is nothing machine which desired picture
in big cities,
B
For
crisis, Television, is looking in CinemaScope, wider and bigger and anything else that may come
A £20,000 LIMIT
already franchise.
mid the other that it "catches/ Paramount in New Ht.total of cinema
on."
costs from 800,000 to four million
million
There
Are
If people will push coins into dellars (£270,000 to £1,400,000) factors, althogh a slot and
Arst-feature film, or for fewer coins n reasonably
picture. good "B"
NCC
a
then at least one studio is goingCe
io make and runs for one and
half hours.
sports events or a per
of the Metropolitan
continue to be П major entertainment it needs
to rake in more money than it Opera also cost more.
is If TV
Kirk Douglas. It wasn't so much it a pharao 10 people on loca-
for
GLIT
and
little
There were
tion with them and the Olming
was necessary
оп
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACE MEETING Saturday, 23rd, Wednesday 27th & Saturday 30th January, 1954.
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 30 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the First Raca run at 12.00 Noon each day. The tiffin interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.).
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 10 am.
each day,
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED, All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting,
Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him.
Tlfns will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advanced from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under, the age.
much: "I guess we'll get along thanks" and the hope that they } of seventeen years, Western standard.
Now the long-delayed re-make of "The Student Prince" is be- fore the cameras with Britain's Edmund Purdom making motions to Mario Lanza's voice,
th turbulent tenor has a new In-
The income tax officials have uttached his huge earnings from recording royaibles for arrears in taxes. Unless Mario settles down to concerts, he won't have an incomet
sc me unknown Just now no one is talking much about them. There is the whole future of the cinema and the big exhibi-
on business.
Doing her third engagement in entertainment tax There in
twelve months at Las Vegas, but that would be easy to collect sepia bongstress Lena Horne -and Government seeking, “I'm an introvert, mther
⇓
has ever touched. And the others won't be far behind.
This is how it works. Tele-
to
it be provided? Not the way
"Here
a sim
to
vision get owners must install big daily attraction. How canother forms of revenue to allow shy and retiring, but when L. E a con meter which is attached the BBC does it in England, a cut in income tax might seize in front of an audience, I
to their sets. At the hour when
aim is due to start they tune to the proper station.
A scrambled preliminary comes on to the rereen and a dial on
announces
The
I am Director of the
am certain of that fact.
We
The
and Paris,
Practice Match For Macao Ladies' Hockey Team
St. John Ambulance Orders
Order by Mr Fung Fing-fon, O.St.J., Commissioner of St John Ambulance Brigade, Hong- kong District, Order No. 4/54, dated January 28, 1954.
Ambulance Duties Hongkong.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each por day payable at, the Gate.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00, in order to gain re-admission."
MEALS & REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the. RESTAURANT. '
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their Employers boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths in the Members' Betting Hall.
CASH SWEEPS
The cost of a Through Ticket is $60.00. Through Tickets re- served for this meeting but not paid for by 10 a.m. on Friday 31.1.54-6.354, Causeway Bay Anh 22nd January, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Div.: 1.2.4 13,254, Westera Dil meetings. Amb. Div.: February 1954: Manetten Nag. Div
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup Ambulance Duties, Kawloon.scheduled to be run on 30th January, 1984, at $2.00 each, may be 1.2.04.-7.2.34, Kong
obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Div. 8.3.04.–142.04.
Road), 5. D'Agullar Street and 382, Nathan Road, during normal office hours and until 10 am, on the First and Second days of the
Wan Amb. Binumaḥuipo
The sale of these tickets will close at 4 pm, at 392, Nathan Road, at 5 p.m. at 5, D'Aguilar Street and at 6 pm. at the office In Queen's Building, on Friday 20th January, 1954.
TOTALISATOR
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited,
Amb. Dir: February 1954: Shurr
Penetration Squad Duties.1.1.54. Dr. Leo Bhul-luen. Destlet H. meeting. Bhields, A/O Leung Yuk-kwan & Kinga College Nag. Div.: 72.34. Dr Chan Sul-iun, Dentist Young Tzat well. C/B Wong Kit-kwan & K.Y.M.C.A. N/D._
Orderly Officer Or Bgt, On Duly, ле Mainland Sab-Dist. uqrs.- 29.1.34. Kong Wal Amb..Div.
KY.M.C.A. Ami. Div.1 Talmunatsul 30.1.84.
Amb Div 31.1.94. Kowloon Amb. Div.
Rare Duties.—30.1.04. At Race Course,
Easter Amb, Div. A Headquarters, Wanchal "I" Anb. Div: 13,234. At Race Course, Won: chalg Amb. Div; At Headquar tor Eastern Amb. DIV.: 27.2.34.}
Town A Race Course, Kennedy Amb Diy. At Headquarters Chung
Ground:
Sing Amb. Div.
Football Duties, Hongkong30,3.09.
B.C.A.A.
this as happily as Hollywood. Imagine myself as people want to retect.on
The new venture would mean National
people woman appealing Broadcasting Association and I a revolution in the habits of the through song." Her next sing-ampo Nig. Div.
people. but
"drive-in"
Ing is in Florida, then to London have a lot of letters from people cinema has done better business the Telemeter shows how much who say they are quite willing than the indoor movie theatres, it will cost to see the picture and
to pay for film shows if they which indicates that what Mr ces what is offered.
Ralbourne called the "con- ean choose what they see." WHAT WILL IT COST?
ventence factor-n combina right amount-anything
36,000 TV HOUNS
tion of the baby-sitting problem up to two dollars (155) shows
and the luxury of laziness--is Mr Ratburne Ave me the an Important trend. on the dialhaving been put in Haarbon, who weighed 183 the slot, the picture
BIGGER is un following figures:
PRODUCTION pounds, compared with Walls perambled and the family sk There are 30,000 to 35,000 Although Paramount stand to 180%, carried the fight almost back and enjoy it, or otherwise, hours of TV programines a year make more than any other all the
all Hollywood wants way and floored the
The Telemeter records which in America, equal to about 100 studio, Canadian for a nine-count in the film or live show, such as hours weck per tation. Telemeter to be a success be- For the purpose of affording fourth round. It was the only sports event was chosen. Thus New York end Los Angeles cause it means bigger produc- the Macan Ladies' Hockey Inter knockdown.
port team enn be totalled and have seven stations each, and tion and huge profits.
an opportunity of result dimmed The proof
the of what the other cities are near that.
Here tro Rome opinions obtaining some practice on local immediate share-out should be
pltches, the Ladies' Hockey As-.30 It is believed that 2,000 hours gathered in Hollywood:
Pinb. Diva: 31.1.34.2.30 hopes of getting a crack at What will viewers pay for a could be filled with Bims and
Mr Sam Goldwyn, I believe sociation have selected the fol-3.C.AA.
10 p.m., S.C.A.A, Ground: R.C.A.A. Marciano but boost:d Harrison's alm.which may have cost any-special events that people would that paid TV must come."
10 play against
Amb. Div 30.1.54, 2.20 p.m. Club chances of an early champion-thing up to four million dollars pay for. Hollywood could All Telemeter experiment makes ship Light Walls now is ranked (£1,400,000) to make? How 700 to 800 of those hours, and history. It will ensure the entire Ground Boundary Street, bully31.1.54, 230 p.m. Club Ground:
Kennedy Town Amb. Div. fifth among the world's heavies long will it take to
Aime make with foreign
the total
H.F. Shields future of the entertainment off
Appointment~C/0 off at 3 p.m. White shirts to be while Ring magazine liste Har-
#ppointed Officer-in-Charge Penetra word. Telemeter a going concern? How could be raised to 1,000 hours world rison eight-United Press,
the industry, supply the
This would involvo duplica
Mr Barney Balaban, president Campbell (S.H.C.). E. Thom-on Squad attached Hots, w...
1.3.64. demand?
tion in different areas, for of Peramount It can be the sett (S.E.C.) 3. Winterton An experimental run has been Hollywood does not turn out him industry's salvation, bring (KG.V.), J. Marsh (8.H.C.), Loung Kam-blu, Lo Shik-
Fook-hoi franaterred from Kong made
Springs, in Folm
Coll- more than 150 nims a year. But Ing aded revenues, Increasing M. Blenkinsop. (Gremlins), K
Wah-Amb,DVD to Winchely fornia, chesen beesuse it is this could be stopped up to one margins of proft and allowing Remedios (Rec. 'B'), P. Ozorio Amb, Div, 2 11.54.1 Pten. M "dead" area where TV cannot be a day if the demand justified it,'udios to spend more.
Y. Silya (Rec. 'B'), Collaco Man-chark, Ling Chung-zing trans picked up on ordinary home That would afne thing for
be
Producer Jesse Lašky: This
Div. to Wanchai "A" Amb. Div. Hollywood and Alm
studios is as important to us as the first (Rec. B), Reynolds (Grom formed from Glaenian Cadet Amb.
In). Reserve: P. Bateman | W.6.R. 24,10,53. morials,
́ ́"FÍPED' PROGRAMMES ( abroad
Taken On Stronath~(a) · Entsi- time sound was heard, or colour (S.H.C.).
men-Chung Hing Amb. Div.1 Pte. Chang Chow enrolled was,, 19.1.54). XY.M.0.A. Nig. Die A/B, Awung Chulping enrolled. w..2,011,fons
Degresis of strength,...(a); Losyen Kowloon, Amb. Diy, Pia) NE among leave for mortal with 20.184;50(MS
BEST PAID IN CINCINNATI HISTORY
Cincinnati, Ohlo, Jan. 27, First baseman Ted KlusZÓW- sky, whose 40 home runs lazt souson were a record for the
can
as well
Theers on Sunday at the Army FGround: H.KY.M.C.A. Amb. Divi
Programmes there are piped] Would it pay? The possibili- shown—even is important as the
over lines from: a community ties are so great that men secus- first me a motion picture was
tamed" foTM thinicing in terms of put on a screen";⠀⠀
the prospect
pold player in The
Cincinnati Redlegs, today beperiat and distribuling "money una. Barry-eyed at come the contract for the It was showing for three nights 24 MM Paul MacNamara,
Cinemal
Terms of
Temalo,
ing
coming Floodlit Soccer announced, but General Manager fed over the Television hook-up that one picture shown on thre Gabe Paul said that Kluszewski twice on the first evening and work end nights, en o possible received substantial salary onco on the following oflerican. 20 million aste could take: ký 20 cinema was old last out, minion Bollars at a cost of ona Talangen had acro
incres increase makes To the
highest aplaried player in the histry of the Cincinnati, faam," [Mr Paul said, United From G
randoin in the homes; of 10 out (et?
Zemlix
no more were, avalable, til Large town in twich that fu
or "800" people who applied for The Chu
For the Men's and Women's trial matches at Sookunpoo on the same afternoon, the Hong kong Men's team, will wear coloured nlris and the Rest White shirt The Hongkong Ill wear while, and the
ples have pandai mu,811
Men's
Bingh and
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DISFIGURED TICKETS.
Bookmakers, Tia Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate, within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club,
By Order of the Stewards,
H. MISA,
Becretary.
20% Discount DIARIES
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