POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER
"Well, Sir Algernon, und how many situl life-tines is the Colonial Other going to leave iving about the Qald Coust come Murch!"'
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER. 17, 1956.
BURN THIS LETTER,
WROTE THE
SIZZLING ADMIRAL
-then one day Lord Fisher failed to follow his own
DMIRAL.
violent, Jetter writers that
ever
A British Crossword Puzzle
13
cor-
admonition
his 10 responents to "burn this letter."
advice
F
THE NEW ROCKET AND THE
SHREWD OLD
OLD MAESTRO
ROM bell hop to bili
top in seven weeks, bright red sports car,
a silver forms. Only those who were m
That Is the amazing and black silk shirt, sicy-bluo the "Fishpond," as his adherents same to be known, wousa pecasyo
success story of Britain's mohair drain-pipe trousers, and promotion.
a 100-guinea guitar, Inevitably these methods pro-first rock 'n' roll personality
But, as bellis a young gentle- man with such quiet taste, he, voked a reaction. The leader of Tommy Steele, the opporition was Lord Unpries Seven weeks ago Tommy lkę Liberace, livos peacefully Beresford, the cummander of the was working as a £7-a-week at home with Mum. Channel Flest. The schism be-
expect Bermondsey will *** | "beil-boy"
board on
21 have lis view brightened up same public when at a levee in
liner running be any day now with the addition full view of the King, Cabino luxury Ministers
naval tween
and of a New York
Kultar-shaped swimming offers Beresford rofused 10
Bermuda. Next week he pool. shake Fisher's hand and turned
starts a variety tour which About £350 will earn him TOO FAR his back on him,
Eventually
wurd
senior
Berestond
Fustier
VY LAR
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Old friends
times proved many
Time in the inusic business. after time wo soc old favourites coming in for a new wave of popularity. The extraordinary Parity.
revivals thing is the
very rarely start in Britain.
Steele: Bell hop to Bill top
FEAR GOD AND DREAD lived. As one turna the NOUGHT: Vol. I., the puges, they seem to sizzle, Correspondenco of Ad- The famous signatures-- miral of the Fleet Lord "Yours till Hell freezes," Fisher of Klivarstone, "Yours tilt charcoal 1904-14. Edited by Arthur
sprouts," "Yours tili A J. Marder, Jonathan Capo. cinder”—the lurid imagery, 35. 521 pagos.
the ferocious invective, the Lone of apoplectie LORD general
combine to give FISHER was one of fury, all
the impression of a man The most
healed, and voluminous writing at frenzied speed with a red-hot pen. Nor is
a week over the next year. this impresston__weakened dveined to have som too far,
**Tunis u saying which by the Admiral's regular and was retired at the end of He has sung in a film, and THERE'S no lume like an old
has offers for screen texts has been 1008, +
later Year
www.for three more. obliged to retire alan. One of his He hus 4. best-selling more controversial hobits
record. All because he went
the been to encourage members of
in the film "The Best Years accompanying himself on Elvis Presley's tele- selaton the "Fishpond to write direct to see
galtor. of Our Lives," and it became a
Flo to him behind the backs of their vision show in New York.
world-wide hit all over again.
wrote and published his womananding officers,
Somo
ot from that moment Tommy Even though the tunes were
I went round to see 82-year- first song when he was 19. It by tha called "Down 110 these letters contained pungen!
popularised by written became a Steolo comments, Fishar hid theth
British song-writers and artists old Horallo the other day. (or the supporter of rock 'n' roll.
He told me that when he fest Stream" printed end circulated
the frat place, It seems
wrote the song it sold over delectation of the uther members
He had learned to play the of the "Fishpond."
them to us agald, There's such tune in the best- di heoutlet some months before, sellers right now. "My Prayer." burned thay. A cupy reached, and had even entertained some
Jimmy ("sie the Beresfordians who gleefully of the passengers in the boat,
01
15 Kennedy a few days leave,
Capri Home on it. The ensuing
last publibert
justore ne scandal decided the Government riven werk- ago, he wandered Londoa
Soho. war, I now pops up again with Espress bar in renew Fisher's appomto un
roil beat not t
slight rock He asked the proprietor if he Hi cuiver seemed at an
could sug for the customers, provlued by an American vocal and in a very few minutes had group, The Platters, thein
und all rockin'
roilla
It's went thing for a sung- InAid the tables,
writer
of his when one
old lease of numbers
nev gets a Hie. He's paid all over again lor work ho aid yours before,
three It's happened at cust times to the man who is known Pu "The Daddy of Tin Alley," Horatio Nicholla.
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Fortunately, They obeyed, or else Professor Marder, who has performed his task sʊ workd admirubly.
have
haa nothing edit. Perhaps Fishar cried "re" rather too often and
ROBERT BLAKE BOOK CORNER
staunch
in
to
wag
In 1918 a street singer como
Better if he had followed his gular during a period he spent rece un American version to million copies at 50 ecnia, half into his shop to beg. Lawrie
own
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perhaps his correspondents guese- ed that he did not always mean what he said,
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and
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ACROSS
3 Phun or (3)
#ling nitel (4)
JI Muse (8).
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1 Scale (5).
DOWN
2 Tes up (5).
Loked thoroughly (8)
3 Pu back (7).
12 Avea ce (4)
13 Tapes y (9).
18 Noldenen 151
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Frank has nothing to write
(4)
22 Wrong nume 18).
24 Took the char (8)
25 Motive (0).
26 Clyman (8).
4 Extent (4).
5 Certain (4),
Sick tuge her (0)
Unexpec.ed (8).
10 Fragrant oll (3).
14 Swift (5).
15 Sim
(7).
16 Gun ().
17 LANSE (0).
20 Wrong (8).
21 Llable (5).
22 Don't hit her! (4),
23 Withered (4).
CHBASWORD.-Across: 3 Capsicum. VESTERDAY'S Appealed. 18 Ontuse, 13 Preased, 15 Dai,
17 Rexiela,
T Tutor
10 Reserve,
Ala 21 Beeliar, 20 Ruller, 27 Disa ta, 25 Trace, 29 Melodies
20 Down:
1 S. State, 3 Crash, Deer, colle, & Medals. If Peered. 11 Brief.
17 'sher, 14 Desert, 13 Droll, 18 Atone. 18 Handom, 111 Vana), 22 Conta 33 d. 24 Erred. 2a Mend.
after
10
$111
oft-repealed
advice
He did not. however, decline lis There
example, Is. for
into sluth and idleness. which, letters were as violent as ever in enjoyable letter
the
He had been devoted to King recipient wying
it.
adds Edward, and fulminated against burn
Fisher That the great advantage of the new King whom he regarded BA a Bere furdlan and frequently teter writing as oppiest to cute-
versation
"the writun compared with Rehoboam. is thut word remaks." At all events the modern re: der can be thankimi
ing
'BETRAYAL'
to himself semi-dictatorial decision lo [ powers hereforened the Navy Pussy."
from top to bottom. What he did
drastic,
but unpopular essential. When he left the Navy In 1910 it was far stronger than it had been ax yours before.
PUBLIC SCENE was also
ON COF
N the
Sign here
third night, an
was
23
ns
Watten
ودا
In 1927 be wotę a song
21
Crown
those
In said he liked the song the man days, America, and over half a had been singing outside. "Who million at one and sixpence la wrote it?" The beggar said he Great Britain. No wonder he's had,
"111 said Lawrie, "Right, reputed to be a millionaire.
L from you.” buy
He did. That Chitright for live pounds. song was the foundallon stone of the vast Lawrence Wright Music Company.
ilowever, you won't find his real name on many of his song copies. He was born Lawrence Wright.
music
Down
The song: "Don't Go EL Was over all
His father the Mine Daddy." It was being shop in Leicester.
music ball in In every at sung a violin lesson was giving
Britain within a few weeks. The the time, By the time he was 12 Lawrie had learned to play fact that there had just been
a treme. tous colliery violin, trumpet, and piano,
Whi.chaven undoubtedly clar..ct, and also how to wrap al
his dad's helped a lot. up music shee.s in shop.
By the time he was 18 be had which became a world-wide hit, cpened 9.all
B
In Leicester in market and was lo be found "Among My Souvenirs."
week-end singing 1947 Hongy Carmichael sang it every
agent Int. Не Was 10 Intrigued by Tommy's singing he He struck up a cordial friend-
juri let his cappuccino grow that so much of Fisher's writes ship with the new First Lord,
cold in the cup while he signed word remains. His letters @carves Winston Churchill, The friend Tommy down to a contract, ly contain a dul
dull cuteNO,
ship had Its vicissitudes nd-
The following day he whisked Fistur was 64 when in 1904 he
un stay. For xample, it barely
for off to Decra Tonimy Sea Loni. Arrogat- survivel team Fir
the First Lord'a
proniole Sir Haudition.
One of Levea's recording
Mend1, "1 fear," wrote Fisher,
managers. Hugh "this must be my last communication
Just as impressed as the agent with you on my matter at all. I had been the night before and, en sorry for it but I consider in turn gave the lad a contract. Within twa wecks, Tommy you have betrayed the Navy had made
his first, records, However, they Boot made it
Three
one them. The first... It
far less happy. up and before long Fisher was The Fisher
fercely altacked, in again pouring out the advice to was released whe: he made his
Jack and ridiculed all who which Sir Winston has paid such TV debut. porned, opposed him. "He is a cad as Keil eloquent tribute in his memoirs. the Record"
fod "Rock with the It was called as a coward unless it
be Four and a half years atter what may
his
It created such a Anal retirement Cave Man," bat he is a dupe," he observes seemed
prehistoric urge in the viewers of Adiniral May. Admiral Sir H. Fisher returned at Sir Winston's Mrux (pronounced Mews) behest to resume hits old post in that before three more days had 25,000 of them had whom he detested becomes "Sir what then seemed the greatest passed
In history.
con-rushed into their local shops to H. Pussy.
Fisher frankly deviared hi sequences for both men were buy it
Meanwhile,
spends Tommy his share
wor
The
But to be disastrous. intention of ruining the curvers
re- another story. 2118
vf those who blocked
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
IF IT'S
HORSES YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR,
TRY THE MERRY-GO-ROUND.
HIS STORY IS THAT
HE'S JUST RIDING AROUND
TO AMUSE THE CHILD
WITH IMAGINATION AND
A FEW DIMES A BOY CAN RIDE
THE RANGE ALL AFTERNOON ROUNDING UP BADDIES ···
WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE OF 7
ROOT BEER,
HOT DOGS,
[PINK LEMONADE, COTTON CANDY,
PEANUTS,
POP-CORN,
FRENCH FRIES,
ICE CREAM
"AND": PICKLES.
AREN'T YOU FEELING WELL,
DADDY?
•LAND. SOME LADIES STILL RIDE SIDE SADDLE.
that
of
County Fair
program "OR,
of the loat
O
ZANIM
COFF, THEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.
9-9
'COPE. 1964 BY GENERAL FEATURES
"UMMMBOY! "THAT'S WHAT".
I CALL
D
THE TOP
LOVE,
IN WOMAN Frankie Laine, Philips,
2 HOUND DOG. Elvis Pres-
ley, H.M.V.
3 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN. - Johnnie, Bay. Pailips
4
TEN
6 MORE.
Decea
and
Jimmy Young.
LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS. Anne Shelton. Philips,
8 GIDDY UP- A - DING.
DONG. Freddie Bell siRİ the Bellboys, Mercury.
MY PRAYER. The Platters. 9 ROCK
Mercury.
RYE
ROCKIN' THROUGH THE Bill Haley Cometa. Brunswick,
AROUND CLOCK. Biti Comela. Brunswick,
THE Haloy
10 MAKE IT A
Winifred Alwell.
PARTY. Decca,
WHAT KIND OF GRASS SKIRT
IS
THAT?"
BY HARRY WEINERT
PLASTIC
ALFALFA EXPERTS ON THE MIDWAY,
"I GUESS HE AIN'T GOT THE
COMPETITIVE SPIRIT—“
disaster
Strange thing
at that time
TRANGE thing.
to like to buy people used music which ilustra od nacional A diepsters. Lawrie later wrote
and colled plece
.anic," Bother called "The Death of General Booth,"
"But, in those days," LawrIC told
me, "music publishing was
a very different trade from the
Q
one we know now. We didn't
a gramo just have to make
song and phone record of then, broadcast H. We had to go out and bludgeon artists into singing it in the theatres,
That's why I changed my Nicholls. name to
Horatio
When 1 opened dressing-1 Dom doors they wouldn't believe that
gump like me could
wrile
able to
songs, so 1 had to be tell them the song was writen grealest song- by
one of the writers in the world, I couldn't very well say that about myself could I?”!
He to.d me of some of the tricks he used to got up to lo advertise his songs. He said he
wrote price
song called "Sahara" So he hired two mea to ride a couple of camels around London with "Sahara” plastered all over them.
Me and Jane
ON another occation he hired
an nirplane to fly Jack Hylton's whole band to Black pool. That was to advertise a > tune called "Me and Jane in a Plano."
""And," he said, "If you think that was easy, you're wrong.
"We had to come down for petrol three times between London and Blackpool."
He also used to take the whole front page of national:
dally
newspapers at £1,400 a
time
He wrote and published 600 songs of his own over a period of 20 years. Somo of them took a long time and a lot of work to write, Others cam@ .. Casily. For instance "Among My Souvenirs" was written
in
a car on the way to Llandudno, But, however eally hey came, however much money they made in their arst popularity, one thing is certain
the hit songs written by:. Horallo. Nicholls will keep ou
getting revived, Whenever they
do, they'll make a lot more monty for Lawrence Wright,
Incidentally, The India Record Company has just applied to Lawrie for permission to make.
Chinese version of a song ne once wrote called "Sliver 8.ar."
Д
Neck
and
neck?
A conalstent ONE of the moet
popular singers in the record Industry Is Jiramy Young, He has just made his sixth record In a little over 12 months, and
one
seller has been a best This time last year, he hadi two number ones in qulek. succession. "Urichained Melody and, "The Man from Laramie, After that came "Someone', oni' Your Mind, Chain Gang and The W
wayward Wind
were in the top (wenly?" 3. His newest récord is runn
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be interesting most Ferry.or
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