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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1955.
AT THE COURT OF A MODERN SOLOMON
By Oliver Messel
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel, the list of whose atago designs reads like a modern theatrical history of England, in now, a 51. exploring a real-life solting as fantastio as any of his own creations-the Court of the Kabaka of Buganda Arasci, a friend of the Kabaks, was invited to share tain
Kampala: reinstated chieftain's triumphal retarts to
otio of the Few
the Englishmen to penetrate place and Lake part
Wo all its ceremonies.
reports:
מו
NSIDE the
They remain gates and it would appear. high walls
reeds around like charming mugs all of plaited in bands with day and most of the night
palace It was diMcult strips of bark--the
to pick our round in this way through them, and to avold in fenced nil
Hepping on a finger or toe. way with outer and inner
trees 1lands stretched courts are hibiscus
out, waving with flowers of Hame and ke sea anemones, in welcome
magenta. many scented
flowering shrubs. and
to friends of the Kabalta.
Inaide, at last the Kabaka was at home,
TA
Then came what to me was the most exciting time of all. Acraya the lawns under tho flowering trees, within the reodhad walls of the Inner court, comes on elusive echoing pound
The ardinda kind of xylophone with ä sound Luther like Chinese windharps, the scented trees and rippling music, give magic atmosphere. The amenda is fascinating
Look to
siems at-two
ar banana tree support a row graduated tubea of hollow wood trom between which sprout reeds like an arch of whiskers, on ellher side of which sit
three lour Baganda playing cease- lessly.
Strange Harps
The special battery of drums of the Kabaka are housed near by in a rectangular pavilion
jacaranda trees that shed Here was a brilliant array, 4 reeds. Starting with the faintest Blue flowers on the grass as picturv of dazzling national sound they rise into a crescendo The Kabaka is an brilliant coloured birds By dresses; chieftains from eight rhythm.
dusky beauties expert on ling states,
himself, the drums umong the branches.
elegant Western dreas, and nothing gives the drummers
a) stales men), scholars auxÍ
when On my first glimpse of
delight than themselves before the palace the crowds were pistating
joins in.
One sacred drum, ሳ tall swarming as thickly inside izvir Kabaka and his family in
cylindrical shape of carved wood with the akin of
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ho
Ri1
outside the gates, and In and aroutul the paince these stretched only steered by the hand of wds INITIAT In perpetual a bizal, must not be touched by Princess Irene, the Kabaka's obewance, and although endless unsone but its special master. differend ut the it sound is clear and staccato, sister, was it possible to hospitality
palace there appears no fixed
wirele of Baganda squeeze into the door of the time for meals.
squatting before the Old Patuce, ani 4 was late
sometimes at aight when
under paluce loggia.
pcfebrations chied down at the the Kubied porticu decorated
with
the
Kabaka site watching dances or listening to the music of strange harps which ure of the same design as those found in the Egyptian tombs.
Prostrate Figures
Everywhere
prustrate
hundrede
ді
E the
igures ground,
New Palace.
to The Kibaka them relived The une intimate atmosphere of the Old Palace of his grand-
of Dem All the women's institutes of Buganda, ther
FOR MISS CILENTO
STARDOM IS
SO LONELY!
B
reeds
.
Mita
Suddenly in of the darkness appear igures who Aing them- ives at his feet and it all cems so perfectly fitting as he smiles and talka to them.
too).
n
"Home we go-to the consoling annual commentary on how they don't make cars like they used to."
What Will His Views Be Like
IF ADLAI GETS
London Express Service,
INTO
THE WHITE HOUSE?
A
DLAI STEVENSON,
the blue-eyed,
articulate, and high- ly intelligent
By Rene MacColl
land"
The Presser of Clothes, wonderful old character with white สรุป who hack bew gervant to the Kabaka's father Daudi Chwe, mimed like a jfster and offered me a drink of Chicago lawyer, will an- banana wine (noi my cup of nounce next month that he
bul it is a question mean for Britain? I think has all been talk, a series of below intends to "run" for the on Nixon,
of "Who else?"
that I can give you a line on American presidency.
One or two moderately dork Stevenson's thinking, Other refreshments and jugs
horse can be heard neighing of wine were brought in and
firmly believes in the stables. And he offered on bended knee like the that he will win the nomina- People talk none too con- Angel Gabriel.
of thrusting Milton tion to "run" at next vincingly, Informal meals were servod:
The President's a black sweater after delicious kinds of curried rice summer's Democratic Party Invourite brother and respect- long before it agreed to meet the helm. in America,
counsellor, forward
By EVELYN IRONS
Instead of appearing at the more expensive night-clubs in
evening gowns, low-cut pulls on
sho
Spiced Dishes
spices and grated coconut, convention
Elsenhower,
the
Ja traditionally heartland of isolationisin.)
There has, thinks Stevenson, lately been a recrudescence isolationjam. McCarthy la far from finished. The Old Adain (American style) lucks Just of inter- the surface
sweet which cotimal-style and gestures
redsod postures have lulled some people into ableness. A sense of false security and
There is, thinks the front- lot completely baffled a whole
runner of the Democratic Party, of other people.
thut if some- Stevenson, had he been at a real danger
would thing dramatic and discouraging ap happens in Europe--Italy going in favour of
instance- Communist, the Russians
long America might disgustedly with- met having
Europe they in one, them, swung much too violent- before the Geneva get-together. de mist te
approaching and curl in behind her shall, Instead magic ly the other way into a "Hearts
them
and vague and Flowers" atmosphere, and
basis, generalised
he is now busily trying to swing RCTURE
have done so purely and the pendulum part of the way simply in the field of disarma- back once more.
steamy od pondidate. "There's magic
the
name."
LONDE, 5 ft. 4 in. tousle- haired Diane Cilento in the latest English girl to make big hit in New York.
the with
in They are building her up (an if the show and slips round
where jazz addicts and the speelal Kigande dish of Chicago-and, what is more, as a that were necessary) a London's Birdland,
stomp and shout to the rock and
bananas cooked in Lollobrigida.
that he will beat whatever in pianist
leaves analy
which of elty's seven roll jungle rhythuns of
dark, drama erities Count Basie in a
jam-glad to have the recipe.
champion the Republicans Something tells me the Undaunted by the continual send to the autumn elec-
* ventured to be bored by Tiger packed session.
tual veremonies which would tion. exhaust most people, the Kabaka
Only one of this diny
newspper
At The Gates" when it opened
on Broadway
fortnight
The theatre'
is packed out
1
It
looks like settling in for a run of Crockett,
at least six months.
In a way, this is sad
equivalent.
news
EXERCISE
female
his
kun
stride, und
A
For exercise here she likes to takes it all us his for the next 14 weeks it took more go to a chute rich and gallope comes away feeling that
Davy lmpse into the Court of King around like than £10,000 the first werk
Australian Solomon would not have been
more exciting. She hates to travel in XIN why to For I always know th Andrey places better than the drivers", int she intends to get around the way she did in London-or an Italian motor-scooter. Burl Ives, the rip-roaring father in Ten- nesses Williams's "Cat on a Hot
for wistful gamine Blun
husband,
is 3,000 miles away
her Italian
London.
Another London actress joins Tus Hoof." did that for a while, Now
list. York's hit
Life but couldn't take the New York Duane thinica she is for Miss Cilento should be trame.
of sterner stuff, wonderful except that e only
trouble
that 1 success keeps her 3,000 miles these
things are so expensive from
(They cost just certain Mr Volpo. here," she said.
Over £130.)
Unlike
Д
14ming over to see
17201
at
Christmas," Diane
41.
Burgess
-
Christinas is
Tierp just
enn make it sooner Xw."
t at a long way
chance New York.
1 don'
Every day Andrea telephones
muny
Tose enormous black-fringed orbs of hers (she says they are
It looks us though he encounter Richard Nixon, Vice-Presiden: youngish America Nobody on the publican side is really
will go Bour,
Stevensch If it is
EAST V. WEST, Stevenspo the feels that
Republican Administration waited for too
the Russians summer: then,
at Geneva
aguins will Nixon
un- my money would
But In
of all spite witty the hesitatingly be on the
and Flowers" S.even:on,
And "Hearts of an original Re suppose he docs get into the bave been previous few
White House,
it what would
and visible achievements.
"sold"
COMMUNISTS LOSE SUPPORT
"מ
that
an
IN INDONESIA
By Walter Kolarz
ot
m
have been
Justching
of
оп
&
would
for
ment because he feels strong- DURING his recent vielt to the ty that disarmament would get the United States, Roving there to the root of nearly all evils
solid in world power politics today Reporter Rene MacColl It and because he also thinks that stopped off in Chicago, heart
the Russians—as.does the West of America's Mid-West --- |-want disarmament not only and home of 'Adlal Stevėri-
on moral grounds but from hard economic necessity too
son, the Democratic candi- date for the American Pre- sidency in 1952, and almost AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, Stevenson thinks certainly again next; year. *bat the Republican Admin!- The,heart attack' suffered stration took much too long to by Republican President rid itself of the menacing tone Elsenhower had two imme which it adopted earlier. There was too much in Washington diate political effects: (1) of abre The presidential campaign, which was expected to be one of the shortest In US history, instantly started
Savoured
of the central organ of the which Soviet Communist Party are rattling. holding the decisive govern- mental posts in Indonesia. This most awkward and creates -embarrassing situation for the
The world America's allies nearly a year ahead of time. who have Soviet Communists,
as well as her potential foes (2) The prominent men so far failed to produce an ex-
was constantly made uneasy by engaged in the present silent planation to their public as to Fow the Indonesian Government what sounded like threats of struggle for power agreed
fall into the drastic Impending action. could so easily
tacitly that it would be only The hands of "traitors."
Democrats fccl that This
embarrassment was re- while there must be no lack of proper, in view of the Pre- to sident's illineng, to refrain as flected in the articles which the strength, it is undesirable Soviet press devoted to the tenth be always "cocking a snook" at far as possible from public
URING recent weeks the situation in Indo- Britishnesia has caused great disap- actresses who leap to sudden pointment and concern to only more obliging and co- Communist Party outside
on Broadway, Diane 1 International Communism.
operative, since Kerensky the Sino-Soviet bloc except all starry-eyed about
Until the end of July this was staunch opponent of those of Italy and France.
Bolshevism.
It controlled, and still con- BLACK-FRINGED
year, Communists all over There was little doubt in trols the trade union orga- the world anticipated
SOBSI, with the Communist mind that nisation, green, or maybe marron glace) the country would be
the tactics
membership to Date at her Manhattan hotel
of peaceful nominal The nationalist "And sometimes I call him, *00," take it all in with the sophisti- easy prey.
penetration would be as three million, and a 90- she said. Their separation was eation of a girl who has travel- Sastroamidjojo Government,
na called Democratic Pensant attended globe, Just one of those things.
comment on electioneering "He has just got his American girls school while her which was then in power in the open armed struggle Alliance, which claims over anniversary of the proclamation someone.
of the Indonesian explained.
Republic.
** topics. For that reason, this Raphaei Indonesia, did more or less Sir father, England doctor permit
Although in China and two million supporters.
TRADE POLJOY TOWARDS article by MacColl cannot be translating
Sir Alexander Cit
was a member of Aus what the Communists
With so many assets in celebrated
days 3
BRITAIN. The Democrats directly attributed" to any Kordu. So he couldn't come to tralia's UN delegation, and
their hands, the Indonesian after the formation of the new feel that the Republicans pay Government both Pravda and America,
But it can be And I signed may con toured the eastern states "straw pected it to do in the field of
Communists felt that the
of one man. the iden Izvestia
the ignored
Latest lip service to trnet for this play before we put hat circuit" as a theatrical com foreign policy, and there- on fore had their support. They
not, aid,”..., but.. way would be clear for the indonesian events. Izvestia even
that taken as representing the pany's
Stevenson were convinced that tho
the views of Mr Com establishment of an Indo- went on paying tribute to
for who now stands a' better- Sastroamidjojo government, but point, such as the outery Minister, All munist Party of Indonesia nesian People's Republic. some of the Tars messages which higher says Prime
tariffs OTI British than-even chance of being Sastroamidjojo, would were swelling steadily. By Indonesia, with all its in the Soviet press published under bicycles or the rejection of Diane has just celebrated her ultimately turn out to be the spring of 1965, it estimable economic wealth, a Djakarta dateline clearly ex- the low tender by the British the next U.S.A. President,
the Indonesian Kerensky was larger than any other its tin and rubber, would pressed Soviet Russia's dis- company on the Chief Joseph
to
work fur
In
she
The itxi
Cilento,
assistant electrician
inarried"
Just as in London, glamorous une-night stands,
oll-beat.
un
Helen of Troy is an
"This taught me," she Brando-ish character off-stage. Impishly, "how to stay in the
She is completely unspoiled lights when on stage." by the adulation she is getting
2nd birthday.
here.
just say
successful in Indonesia
ex-
had been North Vietnam.
Many assets
The ranks of the
Pink Plymouth please
Whenever, wherever; however, you drink“
gla, you strike a shrewd blow-for old- time standards when you call, for
PLYMOUTH
GIN
cease to be an independent Indonesia.
pleasure at
I
out
this only
A
ovent
fow
the
wás
the
Fever it
comtes to
changes in Dam, the Republicans will in-
variably renego. Sam State and would become a
The Democrats. aré ·well · Anger, dismay
Well, that's what Adiof satellite of Russia and
awere that this serves only to They took great pains to pick ritate and dismay
Stevenson thinks. My own bes Chinn.
America's
for what it is worth," "is". unfavourable Indohcalin
1herf But since the end of Juls, press statements, asserting that in favour of a generous tariff States a staunch and completely allles. Stevenson personally is that we have, in the United developments in Indonesia have the Cabinet had no influence taken an entirely new curso, among the people and that it hisions about the attitude on is in power.
policy,, but he entertains no dependable ally, whatever party The nationalist government had links with foreign circles. this matter that any U.S. which depended on Communist In fact there has not been any
ever likely to bo support, resigned because of
Republicans, Democrata proper editorial comment in the Congress disagreements with the army,
what's the difference?! They are: Sovlet press. However, certain elected will adopt and the new coalition govern- Communist newspapers in the
So Stevenson feels strongly all Americans •and :- Iläink" ment of Dr Harahap is based satelitos countries have been that America's allles should be that, if a crisis, wore to come, on the principal anti-Communist much less guarded. They have told "what the score is with forces of thecountry-the clearly expressed their anger put equivocation., Moslem Party ("Maslum") and and dismay at the Communist
the Indoneslin Bocialists..
Sudden change
Thla
betback in Indonesia,
An
article which Neuer
they would set just about the
same towards Britain..
I do think, though, that Stevenson has a point when be Deutschland, the chief mouth- He says "Lote come right it would be only frank, to sudden change of the piece of the East German Com-out and tell, Britain: We don't tariffs, bids for US power tell us what the score is on Indonesian political scene must muniste pubilshod In August really want your bids at all for projects, and so on. That makes have come as a shock to the
This projects such as; the Chief Soviet Union and China.
Indo- Howuph Dam," You are wasting m "Lost Mar, »Pravda, published: 'nosa's now
that
When was your time at St
an article which described the acting on forel orders.and.that
that
And that reminds more honest, at while à great and respected ally Masjimi, Party as a "rdactionary: it had embarked on a rule of Moslem Party, expressing the terror which would render tres least, then falsely encouraging bea every made to or whatever interests of the Dutch-Ameri elections impossible, the British Let Britain know he wishes conceming has feuda
The same article lowers and they may try to wag him to keep on standing in the can find
The Communista, are bad where Uncle Sam standsand, and her toring to hav
what's more, let us arrange for We on Libe Pred to the Indone
oan
ngueta" maich traitorm. V
and.. the big
(proba
on their bid for same place for more than five m
And now the wary people who the use of such Mother means,” VEDROLATIONTIME bunya. bests abused in puoli" any the Ironman Communists have a people think it, to be dee