ARTIE
16
"If it's all right with M.1.5 -will you marry me!"
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY,' 'JUNE 23, 1955.
FIVE CHEEKY QUESTIONS
FOR MR PRESLEY
Cyril Stapleton's column
HAVE put five im of America's teenagers. He pertinent questions to drives them so crazy they Mr Elvis Presley, the buy
records by the Jits incoherent 21-year-old idol hundred thousand. He drives me crazy too. But for a different renson. I can't understand " word
A British Crossword Puzzle
2
13
ACROSS
3 Laying waste (8)
8 Inseet (0).
Birds (8).
Yielded (8).
12 Valley (4).
13 Tree (5).
18 Put off (5).
19 Mountains (43.
11
22 Secured (8).
14
15
18
22
23
25
12.
16
DOWN
1 Rovot (5).
Splendid (5).
3 Breume mature (7)
4 Grew oid (4).
5
Greedy (4).
8 Likenesses (0),
7 Struggled for bath (8+.
16 Lawful (5),
14 Exclude (5),
15 Playthings (7).
16 Lucky charm (8).
?
24 N.C.O. (B).
25 Mild (8).
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20 Supporte (8).
Scanly
(6).
20
Juin (B).
22 Stronghold (4).
21 Snake (5).
23 Wise (4).
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Across: 3 Surmises, 7 Aitle,
singing.
sho
saya to ine:
'Son, you jest go nhead and sing and don't let folla laugh at youse","
Question
tour.
he's
"How long do you hope to last with your style of sing- ing?"
A
That was pertinent Presley,
frst im- my question to six months
about Lasting, al-
who ago was driving a truck for £10 a week.
I'm glad to say Chat Mr Proakty hasn't any thoughts
though he did ven- Lure to remark: "It ain't possible 0
"Do you mean people to hear the words you sing stry."
in your hit record "Heart- **Who Bre your break Hotel,' or
atrici are you fiuas, just trying to fool them?" instincts
Elvis Presley in New York, replied,
"Louis Armstrong speaks the same way na Ah de, They didn't understand him in England either, but dey dug him. Dey just ain't familiar with our expres- sions."
'Went crazy' UESTION TWO: "What mnde you decide you could sing, and who taught you?"
one taught me. I was singing
what do
you want to arouse in them?" I asked.
Elvia pondered “Ah clon'i think about instinels, The als that like me we the doughters of the gals who like Frank Sinatra.
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Presley in action: "The gals that like me are the
daughters of the gals that liked Frank Sinatra.”
George Malcolm Thomson on BOOKS
WHERE DOES THE VATICAN GET CASH?
the
REPORT ON THE VATICAN, borrowed a million and a halt
By Bernard Wall. Wolden- dollars in America in 1928. When Mussolini set up fold and Nicolson. 21s. Vatican state he handed 247 pages.
over
stocks to the nominal value of 1,750 million lire, Much of it was invested in Hungarian railways THERE is un Italian and is now worthless. The rest,
saying "Go to kome too, has depreciated; the lire is and lose your faith." worth only one-twentieth of its Yet tens of thousands visit prower value. Rome every year and go away profoundly moved and edifled.
They have seen the vastness and the goudiness of St. Peter's. They have, leas ikely, so the Madonna which bears the lovely Impudent face of Giulia Fonese, mistress of the Barrio Pope.
of Vatican
The main cource income today is derived from "Peter's Fence." Half of at comes from the United States,
What is the pay of u high Vatican official?
B
mola
Gone are the days when the Cardinals lived like princes and Actonelli Cardinal
alled his antechamber with beautiful countesses and his coffers with They may even have seen the gold. When Antonell lay on hle
ho called Veil of Veronica,
which deathbed, with
a confession. St. Veronica 19 sald
to make hava priest wiped the face of Jesus. They Pope Pius IX, in great relief, have not troubled to remember exclaimed, "God be praised!" that there was a time when the
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the Papal cardinal of veil was said to be that with which Queon Bernice cured the
Court, resident in Rome,
£2,000 a year tax-free (known Emperor Tiberius of leprosy.
as the "plate"). plus 1,000 of ministerial salary, also tax- to rent tree. He may live free and other essentials. He will be cooked for by nuns, who will provide a great deal of his food. This is not great wealth. but It la dignified comfort. And The two monarchies are thus dignity is of course, essential to a prince of the Church who intersely aware of one other. must have a throne When the Governor of a British chapel in his lodgings, and
on Plus XII to In it colony called
decent motorcar discuss the affairs of his tear through the streets. tory, the Pope would do little else but pour out his admiration for Princess Margaret over her renunciation of Group Captain
The they scream at me, it's deal to this production.
He's done it well loo, so if you only like they scream at football latest verult for stardom is ge: this record on Decca you matches. Al can't help it none. young Michael Holliday It's will buy five Jimmy Youngs for As for sex appeal, maybe It's only a matter of time before the price of one. jest like my singing-natural
So there you are.
Frank *The "daughters" of Sinatra, ch? I wonder how old that makes Sinatra feel
friendly-looking lad gets His away with a real seller. newest dise The Gal With The Yaller Shoes," might do the trick
The man who tears a doubly Hal Walls, a Hollywood pro- life on records is out with Presley atwwered "No E
His last who has Presley under upolher potential ha. ever does decide for yn' whether dueer,
which he one was "Zambesi,” it like contuet, says: "This man has or not yo' can sing
talent we're recorded under the name of Lou natural Painting- a natural talent.
No much
searching for
This new one is called EL Him role in Burch. which Pre ley will net straight "The
Wistrer- Portuguese singing.
woman, which appears under thank you Mr Wallis, the name of Joe Fingers Carr. for sparing my the singing, but will you be providing interpre. ters lo translate the dialogue?
In church choir since I was four
11 Ah guess it was just naturni talent Ah had.
Ah made a private record
and the shop manager suid Al was gox....80 a disc jockey got me to make pome local rt.. cords In Memphis, ma home town.
"When he played them Ah
went to the movies and done stayed there all night for fear folks would tough. But instead they went crazy...."
Question number three: "Who favourite singer and your who is your inspiration?"
Presley's answer to this was: "Ah have no favourite singers, but my main inspiration is my mom. When Ah was a tiny boy
Emerges. 18
Is
5
13
23 Elder, 24
B Advocate, 10 Edible, 18 Depress, 15 Fuwn, 37 Declare, 20 Oral, 21 Tatters, 26 Reside, 27 Toetless. 28 Trend.
Down: 1 Dared, 2 Strip. 3 Scale, 4 Mood. 29 Relapses.
14 Smears, Stalog, 6 Sterns, 9 Desert, 11 Deter. 12 Brul, Frels, 10 Weird. 18 Doctor, 10 Cancel,
Bends, 25 Slip,
22 Tesis.
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
"I THOUGHT
HE CAME ́
IN YOUR
CAR { "
"I THOUGHT- -
"LET'S GET ON WITH THE REHEARSAL-
WHERE'S THE GROOM ? “
drama.
Well.
JIMM
rov а
No
5 for 1
步骤
PIE
Signed up
DIER ANGELI, wife of sing- ing star Vic Damene, sang in the British Filin FO well YOUNG, the singer "Port Afrique that American who had two hit records in Columbia have signed her up. last year. "Unchained Group 1 sounded rather un- Melody" and "The Man from familiar to me, so I asked who Lurumite," offers a new turn for they were. Jimmy told me they your listening. It's called "Rich had originaly intended to use a vocal group on this particular Man, Poor Man."
but they hadn't been On the label it says Jimmy is record, accompanied by Bob Sharples able to and one which matched and his orchestra and Group 1, in with his particular volce. So vocal talent. Both Ruby Murray he'd sung all five parts him- and Joan Regan owe a great self.
Wedding Rehearsal
HE HAD TO
LEAVE -
SOME KIND OF BACHELOR PARTY
OR SOMETHING!
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SO WHAT-
WHO LOOKS
AT THE
GROOM?"
The Top Ten
And look. Presley is twice in one week........
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There has to be a diplomacy about miracles," us Barnard Wall
with puta it
a tulerant shrug, "or the devout get angry." And Wall is himself devout.
ADMIRATION
1 NO OTHER LOVE" Ronnie Hilton (1.M. V.)
LE TEL
HOME."* Pat Townsend. Buone (London)
and
遮
to take blin
NOT PIOUS
will have the The motorcar
(Stato registration letters SOV della citta del Vaticano) which But the papal ceremonial is irreverent Romans say far more ancient than that Se Cristo Vedosso Chri which upholds in Buckingham
means
were to see." But Rome is nol,
"HEARTBREAK HOTEL"Palace. And the papal claims by Italian standards, 0 plous
3 "LOST JOHN," Lonnie
Donegan (Nixa).
Elvis Presley (H.M.V.)
"A TEAR FELL."
G
universal.
What are the foundations of inancial
this Teresa world-wide
sovereignty? Well comes as near to an angrer os
Brower (Vogue/Coral )
DIGGITY." Perry I have seen, "HOT Como (H.M.V.)
He traces the 7 "SAINTS
AND policies of recent Popes:
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↓
10
ROCK ROLL" Bill Haley and hir Comels (Brunswick)
Granelal
Leo XIII, rather "close" with
of
the
Com-
elty only 10 percent males attended Easter mimion in 1952.
clerical civil Puy of minor survearts of the Vatican ranges from £250 to £1,000. For them,
money; Benedict XV, a prodigal Vatican stores, “MY SEPTEMBER LOVE" "ho Icept vest mambers of David Whitfield (Decca) Italian bancnotes in his study AND ROLL and gave them away. When he "ROCK
wis bankrupt WALT.Z."
Starr died the papacy
with only £10,000 In cash. (H.M.V)
Cardinal Gaspari had to borrow SUEDE SHOES." money to pay "BLUE
for the conclave Elvis Presley, (H.M.V.) that elected Plus XI - who
Kay
BY HARRY WEINERT
too, food and necessities can be obtained at low rates from the exempt from Italian customs chaties.
Ranging OYCT the whole adminstration of the central Church, Wall gives fascinating liice details about institutions the Holy Office, once called the "the Inquisition reputed ministry in the whole Catholic Church, the bureau of and the the thought-police":
Index, The list of prohibed books.
met
"Entirely unsystematic. It condemns Alberto Moravia for indecency. It does not...con. dem D.11. Lawrence" or "James Гоуса .. I have never heard who English Catholic 01 asked himself before reading a book whether or not it was on the Index."
of
The
The Pope is in Rome. power of the Vatican is strongly based. And upon that unique and fascinating institution Mr Wall,
faithful if sometimes exasperated son of his Church, movides as much information as most Protestants will want and more than some Roman Catholics will like.
THE FIRST HITCH OCCURS WHEN SOMEONE
NOTICES THAT THEY FORGOT TO BRING
THE FATHER OF THE BRIDE -
THE
FLOWER GIRL
CAN STAND
SO MUCH
REHEARSAL-
THEN SHE'S THROUGH.
A
ANYBODY WANTA PLAY OLD MAID ?.“
"YOU'RE TELLING
ME HOW: TO WALK
UP THE
SHE ISN'T
KIDDING -n SHE COULD AND HER WAY BLIND- FOLDED S.
AISLE /*
RUSHING INTO THE. DOGHOUSE.
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THE BRIDESMAIDS ARE NICE GIRLS AND ALL THAT STUFF - BUT THE EFFECT IS BETTER ·
IF THEY MATCH.
Шелт
COPR. 1954 BY GENERAL FEATURES CORF. TMWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.
"CALL THE SEXTON- HE USED TO BE A DRILL SERGEANT
.4
"CLOSE THE |FLOODGATES
THIS IS ONLY THE REHEARSAL., 1
ANOTHER DUTY
OF THE BEST MAN IS TO SEE THAT THE GROOM DOESNT FIND AN OPEN DOOR
AND USE IT.
By
SUBMARINE AT BAY
Alastair Maru, Elek Books.. 9s. 6d. 164 pages.
poor Nimosi
Such
engaging character that even the 15-year-old schoolboy who upasta all tile plans has a large measure of respect and "liking for himi
An idealist as well a scientist, Nimnos calls himself' a citizen of the earth: Not approv Ing of the user to which atomic power is being put, he 'decides that the Communist Powe should be brought level with the Western Power
This makes the tanker Con stanza, In which hò is trans- porting stolen hydrogen-bomb equipment from Amerlen to Red China, number one prize for the Western navics. She must be captured, by force it necessary, before Nimnos es deliver the good or sunk na a last róBORÍ. Young Stephen Adair, Lakon along in the submarine....” Arrow on a one-day, exercíso, rocills a strange conversation overboard in a Hongkong junk shop. This information, accidentally picked up, about the . Cocentanza's the China-coust reddezvous on Ioads to days of tense, dramalle tion in which Stephon fini himself playing an important part.
One of Britain's wartime sub- marino nets, the attihor is in every way at home in dewariblog 16o aboard a sib.. Ho is also a gifter storyteller-ho, langungo anak / atmorphere give the book the realistio, effect of 'a molith·
"#gabenarino At Bhyff will give enjoyment, particularly to young
| AN ARGUMENT ON HOW TO GO UP THE AISLE IS USUALLY SETTLED BY SOME LADY WHO HAS. "MADE THE TRIP TWO OR THREE TIMES.
THE USHERS HAVE TO BE TAUGHT TO
KEEP A STEP -- IF POSSIBLE.