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An Honest Gambler
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ANNY 14 2013 honest man, and it gained him the that he had to lie to strangers he stopped in the side streets of Soho.
pubite assistance, it'd be all right, gamble with it their, and win, I hadn't worked for it." "Pay 40s, or go won for one month," said the magistrale. Dandy stretched luxuriously. Ab. well." he said, "I'll get cod rest, anyway." And he went Tooting a well-pleased Midway Batary Erluntly Ive 1951 Cisse froms with minif Manetestery un yen ve ne uverest The the price of a cup of feat
whe Looked Ton though he might have from the
North
་་ ་ ་
as if he had die- Rumbler's equiva- and to the philosopher's staze a substance, earned Tour of US. servBUSEYREDREA ANAYE von Ival
ne, that would transmute metal of ull bel and of wagers into negotiabig currenez
"God evening.
nagh the txue you
be saud peshtely
Americans, have money to spare me u
What Danny would have liked 14 say for everytime he stopped was "I'm a gambling stuuta jattel muse than fint or drink 1 need the price "f all b ringh of your small change to enver me for a game of cant
I WAS TAPPING'
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Alte Budser. England's fusi. Day shie, mot to thete woke fra inau is wher who was dropped
thute carne a policeman.
Tesis "Pin arresting you for begging
spend a lot today that be WAA U top form when be dismissed first three balsmen for une
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1955.
Sequel To Idlewilde Air Disaster
PUBLIC INVESTIGATION OPENS IN NEW YORK
New York, Feb. 17.
The crash of an Italian airliner near Idlewilde Airport last December 18 was aired today at a public hearing by the Civil Aeronautics Board.
Acting Director Of Observatory
Of the 32 persons alxard only
six survived.
In an
official report the
it-
In charge of CAB vestigator Joseph O. Fluel. said that the three in- ill-fated plane made sugċesstul approaches to the Tanding feld beginning at 1718 GMT and that it crashed when I made Ha fourth attempt to at The International air-
Mr Fluet sold that the first
131
The appointment of Mr (approach was made on Runway S. Ramage, Assistant Direct- 22 and the other three on Run- or of the Royal Observatory, way 4 at the direction of the Control Tower, Mr Fluct to be Acting Director, has wanted out that several planes, been approved by H.E. the Including a Belgian Sabena Alr-¡ Governor, it was announced lines plane, ended on the two between 1718 GMT in the Government Gazette runways today. Mr Ramage succeeds and the time of the crash. Mr G. S. P. Heywood, who and is on leave prior to retire
h first twever, day bue
of the four-day match New MCC and
at Wies
ኀ . Tantaal tothe State
the ngistrate, Me E. G Hobey There were three previous punis victions for begging.
"What sont of work has he been doing" "
asked.
the
imagistrates
I ALWAYS WIN IF
E says he has been working
4 st
Lune in ¡ hotel, krhen porter," sad! The offer ki charge of the case. “At other limes, he goes round with falra, and in the season he goes pee-picking"
"When do you want to say?"
Had Test Ave wickelsment. to at the horn adjourn- 1710714
vieling
1-
e a "luck
Une AUT
Beddsen's 118 elled Jim Burke
Benavid Hib«* Keith Miller was out Simpson six
This
a 13, and
Elt Dowling
In ruung vat serbeel by commentators excellend His wickets were mil taken by mswingers
I was describal us the victim of one of the best catches seet on the ground this season. Wandle, Reiding in the at and hold the ball as he was running full spted.
Mr Robey asked Danny, a fair-boundary, stabbed haired man in his thirties, winn face lit up with a bad grin at the skin a speak
"Look, I'm a gambler," he suul, "ant money I earn by working's
F
me for
Karnbling.
15 public gave
the memey
I always win me the
to gamble with."
"Do you think gambling's
il
good thing?" the magistrate ask-
, as Danny were spikesang n
For a Royal Common,
COUNTER-ACTING
"GAMBLINGS
when
my
Heuler
at
Radio Hongkong
Mr N. Lawrence, Scientific Omeer, has been appourled Acl- ang Assistant Director of the Royal Observatory, vice Mr Humage
During the lus attempt the control Tower issued advisories to the Italian fight Captain that he was low and below the gilde path and that he should pull up and execute a missed approuch. Ume 18. the same At about
into
nearby plane crushed ріст.
VISIBILITY 200 FEET Another advisory to the pilot by the station manager of the Italian Airline, G.G Friggerio. suir he should circle nearby for me and a half hours and then proceed to Washington if visibility did not Improve Visibility at the time was 200 feet and two and a half miles, which is above the required and safety limit for landing,
that weather reports Indiented it would improve.
One of the surviving passen-
A Messina,
de- Other appointments gazetted girs, Frank
E. Rowe to be scribed how fear spread armong were: Misa J Education Officer; Mr G. R. e passengers after the plane its third landing attempt Pickelt to be Superintendent of in Prisons, vice Mr H. S. Rogen; rolled over the runway at high
Other appointments which have received approval are: Mi Chan Nai-keơng to be engineer, PWD; Mr R. G. Barrudas to be Acting Chemist, vice Mr Terry (resigned); Mr J. T. Wakcheld to be Labour Officer; Mr N. H. T. Bennell to be Assistant Secretary (Exchange Control) Colonial Secretariut.
It was also notified that Mr A. G. Parker hus resumed duty as Assistant Director of Marine (Porl
vice Mr C.
Cairns.
Control).
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Cars Park?
For more than a year an experimental park in Lockhart Road for any chauffeur- driven car has averaged only two or three at a time, instead of a possible Arty.
And the costly telephone kiosk, built and manned by the Automobile Associa- Gon so that owners can telephone for their cars, averages about half a dozen callà a day.
our
The park was one of the plays to ease parking problem, ilustrated by a simultaneous photograph taken at 11 am. yesterday in Stalve Square,
Where do all our chauffeur-driven cars park now?
De la part. She had the fenilnino counterpart of hobin's:
a
Last night, at the China Fleet Club, the Stage Club broke new ground with J. B. Priestley's Time play, "Time and the Conways."
What Hazel Fiona Donnison), Alan. A Now first
nico study (Alan something about
that tricky again, exceeding Wright) but he must age more lovely performance in the escond first, but it is a good part and playe don't thintes, Mr Priestley got caugh! for the
alone,
well. A real glimpse of just how the air to circle over the sea.
life works out moniellines. up in that fascinating subject, refer here to make-up
I did but to mannerisms.
Jonn Belford (Pat Egan). after Mr Mersing,
send the nature of Time, "His ap- from himself
the
1 sinking proach was the layman's,
"WONDERFUL" found himself swim-
to find
ณ rational wreckage.
sometimes. Madge: (Tilda Fenn). Shots Inming through icy water which theory as to why,
wonderful second Det; a really betrayed. burning
we recapture an Incident *
the third was gasoline.
Thally ratain o memory
of something good third, but
out of character with the first; rescued by a motorboat after that we know has not occurred
dimensional should try to get going quicker us in a three two helicopters tried in vain to to
in the first. helicopters world; pick him up.
The
the answer is, it has
Gerald Thornton (Michael pleked up, one
the BRING another part of our consciousness could Tyler). Just
Madge, you see we have to look travel forward in Time.
for the child being father of the
Film Shots In Danny cried, "I had £8
here from
1 came dow the country last time, and i gives the chaps money to gamble with me-then I bet it all to them. You see I never du no good with" eat my and he made the money for which the bad coined the adjective scem furnished and unpleasant,
said.
"What were you doing before you came back to London?
"I was twisting them." Datery
"Not twisting the public twisting the twisters, the fair- He rubbed his ground people."
ciever, hands together. "Very that was," he said, enjoying the That's what you call memory 'counter-acting. What is. Ho, ho, very choice."
"I there anything more
want to say?
"YES
A REST
by
Wos
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covered
with
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he water and dragged from happened in Time, na if some
art-
Suddenly, this idea of such a thing happening to a member of an ordinary family, struck him
it loft
later.
BRILLIANT ACT
act is Now this second
the
mu
Waiter's Taxi Rides
bright future and bitter disillusion Ament, the paradox of a generation
She is Carol Daphno Herrial) the daring of them all and becau
ahead. we are permitted to C
in ume back when we returned what a jump cane into uur throats when she said "I want to live." | played with charm. A3 Mrs Conway (Phillipa Cember)
Here we had experience that held to second act together. A inother who has seen all the high hopes of that generation vanish. How well the lines were spakon and how well sie perfunned In showing that courage which holds on. And full marks for s bit of unrehearsed btained.
д
was the That he was drunk
a 40-year-old reason given by walter when he explained be fore Mr Thomas Tam at Central
he took this morning why
and taxi from King's Theatre
the $0.10 faro refused to pay after making two round trips to the Kom Ling Restaurant
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"Aldous
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Huxley Queen's Road Central unwitting to safety near the
Birch Laimb" Tunothy "Chauler
ly contributied to the Bling
PLANE ROLLED reviews the Hong Kong Stage Chub
Berlinger!, Han and
Vincenza of "Time
Sui-yin's "A Many ol the production Conways' (Studio): В. Boston
Splendoured Thing" when they
other surviving passenger, con- "Pops Orchestra Operatic Ballet
walked past the Canadian Cafe firmed that the plane was roll- Music: 8.16. Short Story "Cadwal
this moring. Bock
ing on the runway during its as having tremendous dramatic to Pron by James der Hanley read
The possiblitics, He sat down and third by Patrick Butler Jennifer Jones, the star of the
landing attempt. (Studio);
6.30 London Studio
the fim, walked briskly across
said, Berlingerl
had banged out the second net right piane, Melodica-Robert Farmon and his Oreh, with Dennis Martin (BBCTS) pedestrian crossing, turned right lowered its landing gear before away, and it is played today as The Hour
his typewriter. 1. Tin Signal. Music Lovers
and after looking in shop the
В
fourth landing attempt.
third acts Classical Requests presented
ow, entered the store. This Like Messina he noticed that first and
he wrote window. John Maci.can (Studie): 10, "Prom
"sncalt" recorded by the Sorbonne to the Sintes" a Talk
the pilot tried to make a sharp by Jacque Guillestre (Recorded); CinemaScope CHITECTU wheeled upturn in the last second when of adjoining ailey at the the motors roared up in full
Report.
Radio right moment.
power. 11, Time Signal. Nesrx #teel (Recorded Lendon Pedestrians who noticed that Barlingeri reached land easter most brilliant act of any modern Heley1; 11. Goodnight Music:
they were
being "hot", для
than Messina. Testimony of a play. It stands or falls by that God Save The Queen; 11.30, Clore Down
who stopped hesitantly, were third witness, George Varili, alone: and this act is Kay Con- politely ushered on their way by who has resumed his studies in way's, for cho alono moves Chineso Police detectives
Rome, Was road by W. D. forward in me, that is why plainclothes.
Markey. Chairman of the CAB Kay is on the stage all the time. operations group in Washington. The play is sincere, for it is Varill, who was seated in the ailend of the plane criticised the efficiency of the airport's emer- Goney quad which he said but did appeared on the pier
Hile to rescue the Survivors We And the Conways cole- ordered to make good the rare from the water.
brating Kay's twenty first birth to the taxi driver or spend an- Varill! said he saw a swamp day, playing charades: then other three days in gaol. area when the plane made ifa sometimes, during a song by Sub-Inspector
told the He observed Mrs Conway off stage, Kate's kuen
prosecuting, The Queen's Exequaturs em fourth approach. powering Mr Maurice S. Rice that the left engines caught fire consciousness throws of the Court that the accused, to
another man, and Mr Larue R. Lutkins to act and also confirmed that the three dimensional world and gether with as Consuls for the United States plane tried a last minute uptum. Where she sees all the hopes Theatre at 2.25 a.m. today and
alipe forward into the
outaldo King's thirties boarded a taxi of America at Hongkong, have The three survivors agreed received Her Majesty's signa-that they had noticed nothing and dreams of the bright young told the driver to drive them ture, it was announced in the out of the ordinary during their Conways-shattered.
Weert to the Kam Ling Restaurant at arrival, Point. Upon Government Gazette today.
Bight from Rome and all the Now such a play calls for We
secused's companion other landings during the trip serative direction, and perfect By The accused returned in were perfect-United Fress
timing, copecially the powerful
Theatre to King's second cot, and so I start with the taxi that,
where he again told the driver to drive to the Kam Ling magnificent job of a difficult Restaurant. There he again return to on the window scurt, but I think King'a Theatre.
The Police were summoneď
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After several “takes," Director Otto Lang appeared satisfied and the visitors from Hollywood moved on to the next location
Central Police Station.
Consuls Approved
New Official IP Me Gllbert Roy Pickett, been appointed an Official Jus
Superintendent of Prisons, has
tice of the Peace by H.E. the Governor, I was announced in the Government Gazette today.
ment Gazetle today,
as the young Priestley felt in early this morning
The accused, Ng Chung-ying, 1919, and. as the older Priestley of felt in 1937, disappointed and floor, was fined $25 King'a Buliding somewhat disillusioned.
days. Additionally
Lum
NINE REVENUEy (Helen Strahan) made a
STAMPS LOST part especially when back stage said he wanted to
have been lost.
the
second or seven he was
Chak-
left the
the fare of $8.10 to the
Nine revenue stamps velued that if tonight she follows the at $4,500 have been lost, ac other members of the cast round when the accused falled to cording to a notice, in the Gov- with her eyes when they are pay
speaking, she will improve a înc. | driver, ornment Gazette today.
Kay is "Nine performance. The notice states: HE. the Governor has · ap- pointed Hev. S.W. Green to be adhesive revenue stamps (black) observer
Robin How I liked that and Priestley. Member of the Board of of a face value of $500 each;
RE-APPOINTED Education, ulce Dr F. H. Ashton bearing the portrait of His Ma- performance,
MAG. Parker, who Way sanounced in the Govern- jesty the late King George VI, would have too, for it repro- sents all the optimism of the Any documents to which officers mess of 1919 and the resumed his duting as Amistant Marine; (Port such stamps have been affixed bitter-sweet cynicism of the Director of
October
was Adrian Control), thâs; beent THI 1984, are thirties.
to the Mias Elaine Yuen-waloon, suspect. ́. Any; member of the
played by Christos following Boster President of has been appointed, a member public, knowing of the existence
C Booth, of the Nursing Board for a of such slampe or documente
Hotelicences a Member of keran of three ye Vice Mies requested to report the facts rapport mallst the Board of Examiner for the Part, Walfary: Commitin, M.; Thomson, it was announced mediately to Be R. C. Lemmon carabuk, mudy
for and Chairman of the Dangerora in the Government Gazetta, to Accountant-General, orito ang
Polion station?! -
pode Standing Committee,
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all the, crually oc
with
by the GoversePpoint
I have no space to deal with the backroom boys, but a 'severe rep for not going front and noticing one or two things that must mater a 'me change."
To Janet Tomblin, a really good production of a sensitive play: you certainly got 11 over. And to futuro audiences, read the programme notes before the play, you'll in-
by eroase enjoyment
doing- JOHN LUIT.
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