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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1957.
Anti-Inflation Controls Encourage Many Spanish
LIVE
SHARKS GALORE AND COWBOYS AND INDIANS.
doubt the por
Nformance that Smugglers
By HENRY BUCKLEY
Madrid, Dec. 5.
The anti-inflationary restrictions imposed on the country by the Spanish Government have stimulated the activitios of smugglers, and it is not unknown now for aeroplanes to swoop low over lonely Spanish hillsides, dropping cases of contraband.
But
the merchandise dropped, and later collected and despatched to Modrici orid Barcelona, does not consist of the normal contraband goods, like cigarettes, perfumes and
silk.
Profits on
these articles de make such
expensive not methods as the use of aircraft worth while. The merchandise thus "delivered" may well con-
of
Rod
Steiger gives in "Across the Bridge" accounts for the Jumping out of turn of "Run of the Arrow." Now we know what he can do, it seems a shame to turn back
the pages of movie history to find him playing around
with the cowboy and Indian stuff.
But there you are. *Run of the Arrow opens up today at. the Roxy and Broadway.
Victor Mature grappling with killer-sharks, from the Alim "Sharkfightera."
ed
From the Filos:
25
years -AGO-
OUR prsity Shanghai dancing 'girls and a taxi driver end- up at the Central Pollec Station yesterday each party with a different tale. Thi window of the taxi had been broken. The driver said the airis did it. The girls said it was broken before they engag- ed the taxi, und countered with a charge that the driver had *ight Assaulio one of them.
it out yourselves" was the advice given to them by the Polico.
wca
the
I told you in a mid-week thus | rhythm of the modernisation of jous push upwards justifled the
this under-developed nailon. move. But the virtual certainty article that the Western based of an inflationary result was a upon fact was the new fashion. Writer-Producer- But in 1950, the notes in elt-reality.
Here it is.
Samuel Fulier fa No one can doubt culation Increased by nearly
that the Director 2,000 million pesotas to reach move did alter the living stan-credited with this Alm. It is a 54.432 million. And during dard
account of an in- of Spain's masses. For semi-factual 1857 this upward trend has con- example, in 1950, the textile eldent in
the Indian country
By jo vetca to 21, tinued. Circulation to the end
warehouses of Barcelona
somewhere around the 1860s. were
motion "That the Cinema is October resched of
Stelger 62,826 stacked to their roof-tops with
has the role of a officers who trespass on Indian himself as a tough man sur-
parts are rounded by animals, Among detrimental to national morals" million, an increase million pesetas compared with worth
of 8,000 hundreds of millions of peselse Yankee haling ex-Confederate territory, and other
been bronto- his victims have
carried at the YMCA suit-lengths and
soldier who decides to prolong played by Joy. C. Flippen,
The
In photography the Civil War all on his own,
this caurl, pterodactyls. boa con- debate in the West Lounge last household Inen which had no
an odd assort- has Bur-plcture is very good indeed, and strictors, and
night, Speakers for the motion buyers Today,
after General Lee these wart-
itment of lions. Finding he needs a as it is in Technicolour, The reasons for this upward
wore Mcars R. O. P King out. brings he renounces
wild lonely trend are more or less sumilerolases are empty. Some textile rondered.
ure factories
working three le help.
landscapes in beautiful reality. In "The Sharknightors," Ma and J. M. Kelleher, opposed to to those in so many other lands shifts a day and from the "poor white heritage, and becomes
warlike of the today, namely, the desire of the south it is reported that texilie blood-brother
For those who are interested ture plays the role of a naval Mr S A. Gray and N. Stock- J. Ferguson was in personal ton, Mr J masses of the people to have n
in background music, there is a Commander
the Chair. retailers pay bonuses
grudge for quick tribe of Sloux. something under- delivery better life,
First, however, the former special score fer this film which as well as an official to manufacturers
In standable
against sharks. Working rebel particularly
11fe-or-death survives a
was made by AKO. suitings and womon's clothes
shollow water, ho did all · his among the Spanish workers and and household texilies.
own swimming scenes, Depar- multle classes who went
ated from several live charks through a hard time, for varying reasons, from 1931 to 1851..
SIGL of Bets of ball-bearings,
machines, spare parts for sacks of chemical materials,
HOLDING, UP
of
The Import cuts imposed by
OYSTERS! OYSTERS! OYSTERS! | the Government mean that First Ukalore Meriva sunday evening Bawa
shipment *** Japanese dustrialints,
in-
und particularly
In by Bongkong Airways luter week those not engaged in production
by, on aniq Neptune Ina, Argyle | considered by the Government Laen Win Strbaḥ, 13.00 dozen. Zel 5.508 :ormings. Trade supplied.
1
POSITIONS VACANT
COMMERCIAL
10 be vital to the national
economy, are sometimes willing
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SMITH?
conceals
4
PIMPLEST
1054.
and
FICTITIOUS
In
Last year; General Francisco Franco's Cabinet decided to make sweeping wage increases for agricultural and industrin! workers alike. Jncreases some cases amounted to 00 per cent of the existing basic wage. The effect of this was to add en amount cstimated at between 20.000 million and 25,000 million pesetas to the pay pockets the Spanish workers.
et
There la, too, caused also by the stresses of inflation, a cer- tain amount of smuggling of currency, both into and out the country. Those taking it out may well be using it to py abroad for goods smuggled in er brought In by other irregular
When the nation's spending means. Those bringing it ́ki money to thus suddenly inflated, have bought cheap pesetasite value is bound to fall. And abroad and wish to purchase even if fictitious exchange rale goods or real estate In Spain
is imposed at home, in the out- with them.
side world its value will find its more or less correct level. So It was not surprising that the peseta in Tangier, which had stood at pesetas to one doll r 1950 and then Improved to 43 by, 1955, slipped back to 80 pesetas to one dollar by Novem- ber 1957.
*
The worker's wages still seem to be ahead of the prices. The figures collected by the united Chambers of Commerce of Speln This year show that the overall index of the cost of living, which stood at 012 in 1955, rose to 982 in 1956 and by August 1967 had risen to 1,125. This is a rise of roughly 23 per cent,
So that of workers who got incresses 50 per cont in their wages have a favourable balance..
not
That the price Index has spared more steeply is due to Government the fact that the
has been able to peg at levels near to those of 1951 the price of such basic foodstuffs as wheat and olive oil. What this really means is that the farmer has been sacrificed for the beneft of the city-dweller.
STABILISING
his
A
Rod Steiger in "Run of The Arrow."
desert to win race across the dubious redskin respect.
This ordeal is called "Run of the Arrow" which suppiles the fille of the film.
the
REAL live actors battling
real live
sharks.... this is the unusual back- ground of an exciting spec tacle offered by the film now showing at the Star and Metropole.
"The Sharkfighters" is a sUS- pense fletlenal account of the US to Navy's desperate efforts protect flyers downed in shark-infeste cea. It is filmed ir CinemaScope and Techol- colour off the dangerous waters of Ista de Pinoe, Cuba,
with
only by a glass partition
All the sharks used in "The Shorkaghters" were real, fish ed out of the pen from off Isin de Finos, and confined to an underwater steel wire pen.
The Incident of the Alm, "The Sharkfighters," gives oc- casion for thrilling knife fights with man-eating sharks, tre pleat romance, (on the shore, of course) sudden death In the deep, exotle scenes above and below the Caribbean, mean- while the hypnotic bongo drums
with songs and dances of the Isles of rhythm.
Victor Mature is starred and
An entertaining film, and a Karen Steele and James Olson very good picture of the are co-starred in "The Shark-authentic action type. fighter," with a strong support ing cast headed by Phillip Coolidge, Rafael Campos, Claud Akins, and George Nelse, Jerry Hopper directed
screenplay by We see a touch of the Steiger Alm from a
Roman Bnd John we have come to know in the Lawrence
from on Amy Robinson, adapted when
US
agreement with
scene
A
the
SCOTC
General Franco introduced a new Government In February 1957
and gave two young Catholle figures, Senor Alberto expedition violates the frontier original story by Jo and Art Ullastres and Senor
Mariano Navarro Rubio, the two key Ministries, of Commerce and It is only fair to
that Finance, with the dimcult ather factors have Intervcued, | mission of stabilising the uneasy though on a lesser scale.
The peseta.
say
Recently, a man leaving Spain by air was found to have over 1,000,000 pesetas (£9,000) In (ESKAMEL'
officials It beats. Get a handy suitcase, while custom tube today1 Two dizes available
who ungallantly decided to in- trem leading Dispensaries And
vestigate what they thought to Stores.
be the unduly curvacious gure of a women traveller entering TUITION GIVEN
Spain felt justified when the search by a woman inspector left PIANO-ACCORDION, Plano, Guitar, the traveller slender and shapely playing pieces or hymns with or with out notes, lessons by Chizean ex-after three thousand notes of establishment of the Moroccan Their methods so far have pert fram Austraila, M- S. P.D. 1,000 pesetas (28), making e Empire in 1956 meant that con- been orthodox. As in other Box 5421, Kowloon 02 Zion Rock Lotal of 3,000,000 peseins siderable sums of the some 3,000 innds menaced by inflation, the (£27,000) had been removed million pesetas estimated be bank rate has been raised, im- from under her outer garinents. in circulation In the Spanish ports have been eut end credits zone, found their way to to manufacturers and traders Tangler and their conversion have been reduced. An anti- into other currencies helped to inflationary budget with cuts in pull down the value of the expenditure arid increases in peseta.
Read, and four, Kowloom.
To ADVERTISERS
SUNDAY POST-HERALD Boso for commercial advertising should booked not later than noon on Wednesdays.
be
PESETA-NOTES
The reason for these anomalies in the inflationary trend which is afflicting Spain just as it is upsolting many other nations of the world at present,
For the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST and the CHINA MAIL, 48 hours The extent of this' movement before date of pubiloatien.) in Spain can best be shown by
Special
looking at the following figures: Announcements and Claselfied Advertise- menta se uowal.
MAIL Notices
FRIDAY, DECKSONES 6
by Air
Formone, 49.m.
Thailand, Lydia, Pakistan, Middle
Kai, Atria, Great Britain si Europe,
Bp.m.
Ú.8.A. & Canada, 6 p.40.
From 1950 to 1955, the peseta notes issued by the Bank of Spain increased from 30,711 millon pesetas to 45,782 million. This represented a gentle inflationary trend upward of some $,000 million pesetas a year and It could not be considered exces-
POOR SOUTH
The smuggling of money out with trickery of Spain and import licences to bring in more goods than the licence was in traded to admit, also have had their effect.
Con-
taxation for 1938 is being pre- pured for Parliament's approval at the end of the year,
But some of the younger economists are not convinced that these time-tried and ventional remedies are sufficient. They argue strongly that Spain needs to plan her future de
adjusting velopment by resources to At her future needs
a's equably ás la possible.
her
They think that these sudden advances followed by equally violent braking are insound-
Vigor- and they are saying so
But there is no doubt that the main cause was the wage in creases of 1950. It is possible that social reasons and the need to give the modest way of ecusly as the press censor per-
sive in view of the active of the Spanish worker a vigor-mits.-China Mall Special.
Lutherian LAND
School
Dedication
Concordin Lutheran School will be dedicated on Sunday afternoon at 8.30 pm. In the first of series of celebrationa Italy, France (Netherlande & Ger in connection with the compic
Hawal, & p.m.
By Burfac
many, Parcels direct), 3 p.m.
MONO. 0 p.m.
MATURDAY, DECEMBRE 1
lankow, Kun
By Att Prking, Shanghai, ml, Molhow, 7 a.m,
Japani, în. Thalland, Malaya, North Borneo, Indonesia, Austrade, New Zealand. 10a.m.
Bon of the new school in Tal Hang Tung, Kowloon.
The Rev. E. 11. Thode, chair- man of the local conference of The Lutheran Church-Missour Synod will preach the sermon. Other participants in the ser- Philippines, Noon.
vice include the Pastors G. Thailand, India, Middle East Winkler,
M. Chiang, H. Hinz, Africa, Great Britam & Europe,
Bad R. Karner, p.m.
lado-China, Malaya, Indonesia. The Concordia Choir under Australia & New Zenica me the direction of Miss Lorraine Formosa, Japan, Okinawa, Korea. Behiing will eing two anthems, Mrg M. Kieschnick will be the
p.m.
Company Strucks,
Off Register
The name
LAND TRANSACTION
DISPUTE
ADJOURNED TO 1958
Hearing of an action for "specific performance
of an agreement on a New Territories land transaction was adjourned by Mr Justice T. J. Gould, Senior Puisne Judge, in the Supreme Court this morning until January 6, 1958, at 10 a.m.
At the outset, Mr McNeill,; Che-tuon and Li Pak-kat. The Counsel for the plaintiffs, made Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and the application for adjournment Mr Oswald Cheung are repre- en grounds that a witness for aenting the first, third and the plaintif
was not feeling fourth defendants, on instruc- well.
tions of Mr. D. Q. Cheung, of F. Zimmern and Co. d'Almada,
Mr Brook Bertacchi is re that he reserved the right to presenting the second defendant cross-examine the former wit (wife of the first). He is
manated New, Pier At Counsel, indented to the Court
Traders Lid has been struck_off
Most formidable opponent of
The musical the Napoleon. Was boundary
composed by Jerome indians.
when
Moroes and conducted by Emil Stelger is really good
Newman. ho takes it upon himself to act 35 the intermediary who tries to avert the inevitable maDEGCTC. the man-eating sharks in, the
is Sarita Alm
Victor Yellow Moccasin, or
Mature, Montlel to you, is the lovely long time nemesis of ravening maiden Steiger takes for his casts. Sioux bride.
In the course of his screen Brian
and
has Mature
created Ralph carcer, Kelth, Meeker, are the two cavaly something of a reputation for
TEN-DAY
SEMINAR
ENDS
The 10-day Sominar on "Social Group Work Among Youth" anded to- day with a closing address by Mr Kenneth Keen, Govornment Social Wel- fare Officer, at Morse Houso, Cox's Road,
Likened the effects of the Seminar to a series of concen- iric tipples made by the drop- ping of a pebble into deep water, Mr Keen said that "the" ripples are already spreading out-
[ wards."
"Who can foresee what the benefits arlsing from this Seminar will be?” he asked.
THE HOPE
Mr Keen also expressed the hope that the Seminar might be
the first of a series to be held countries throughout the For
in the various Commonwealth
East.
The Seminar was attended by
33 social welfare workers from Brunch, Sarawak, Malaya, Singa pore, Pakistan, Ceylon and Hongkong.
4
NEW FILMS
ANTHONY FULLER
China, Mail Entertainment Guide
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT
KING'S & PRINCESS: "Omar Khayyam." Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie and Debra Paget. Holly- wood version of his life.
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "Once Upon A Time,”
"The Red Balloon." A double-feature. ROXY & BROADWAY: "Run Of The Arrow." Rod
Steiger torn between two peoples.
Sharkfighters."
STAR & METROPOLE: **The
Victor Mature fights sharks now. HOOVER & LIBERTY: "Calypso Joe." All Bongo
stara musical.
RADIO HONGKONG
CENEVA: Mexico has given the necessary two years' her mem- netice, terminating bership of
of the League. Nations, awing to the country's
nancial position.
tion
*
LONDON: Following the at- British military authorities last that was salcon by the
June with the object of lighten ing the load carried by soldiers,
it now is announced
that the
army authorities have decided to replace the old kit bag with a pack.
THE
THE annual outbreaks of fres on the hillsides have begun. Last night there were three, one of them a spectacular bioze along the slopes near Kowlows Peak, on the manland, which burned practically all night, and the other two being compara- tively small firce in Hongkong,
The case in which, two men, So Walcho and Fung Le, were charged with piracy with violence in connection with an alleged attack on two junka st Cheungahawan on the night of November 2, had an abrupt ending at Kowloon Magistracy before Mr Butters yesterday. Mr J. A. Presor, Assistant Attorney-Cleneral, announced that some toitnesses could not be found. The men were dis- charged.
BIRD'S EYE: Suggestion 10
shopkeepers. Open for an hour on Christmas morning. You'll be surprised to discover the number of people who
I didn't know they had so many
friends.
Over 300 puplis of the Dioce- san Girls' School participated in the annual gymnastle display yesterday held in brilliant sun- shine In the school grounds, before a number of spectators.
*
THERE will be a panfe in Ice House Street this morning, when brokers will be brought face to face with a situation that has developed overnight.
Last night police trucks scoured the Colony and came back to Central Police Station inden with private rickshas, picked up from the highways and the by- ways, where their owners had left them.
5.30 p.m., Asian Club; 8, Tima; Strings: 6.28, Hrihday Mailbag: 630. Signal. Popularity Poll presented by The Joo Newman bond and Billy Ted Thoma; 230 "dundor, Faro“ 30 Kestine:0.40, Story of Japa minutos for teenagers introduced by Annlage: 7, Time Signal, and the
LONDON: Mr Bernard Shaw Deborah Hurlbatt: 6.08 Weather Now; 7.00, Weather Forecast; 7.11.
accompanied by his wife, left Society Of St Vincent De Paul's Report: 7. Thine Signal. The News; 7.10, Commentary; 7.15, Your Itose Day Appeal: 7.16, Announce by the Continental Express to- Wock End presented ty Ted
Concert Miniatur | dãy on the first stage of their Rodle Themas; 7.30, Extmundo Roe and fusese
Fisher with Axi
Shaw admitted to ́ Before the closing ceremony,
with lor del Carmen Stordahl's Orchestru; 7.48, lery world trip. DECLENET BAWA write" NOV
James and hia Orchestra: 6, an Interviewer that Ireland the Hav, FY P.J. Howatson,
Iding British writer, dictise their Personality Parade - Nat 'King Cole was not in the itinerary, and SF, Chairman of the Seminar work with Wallers, Booge of presented by Nick Kendall: 830, characteristically suggested that
|And J.B. | 1.12, Tops In Popular Music, summing up
Priestley (BBCTS); Committee, gave
Dritain by Murray Dickie: Thờ Lawrence Welk Show; R. Cafy the country be handed over mit the problems and questions (tenor) with piano compia Pizzi 9.50, Omletal Detective Episode
Continental Presented by Jeanata to Americs in lieu of the British John Pritcard; 8.20, indio dealing with work among youth
kong Actors Atudio
presents || 77; 10. Rediffusion spotlight-later- war debit raised.
rotherhood of Tear by Colyyn view with the Delegates the Mr V. Rajaratham, Hon. tinys. A serial in six episodes Social Welfare Seminar 12.10. Som Secretary of the Singapore Produced by Tim Bristen an Er of
Lalande; "1030, Andro Youth Caunelt spoke on behalf. Weather Report: 9, Time Bignal. Kostelanetz and his Orchestra; 11, The News and Home News from | Dale With Dewailand: 11 30, Prélude of the overseas delegates. ite Britala 9-18, Music Lover Hour Modnight 13 Midnight. Do thanked Fr Howatson, Mis Clasical Require presented by | Save`qhe Queen, Clow Down
membem 02
Alleen Dekker, 10.15 Take it from furo with Brick Bentley, Jiminy Bwant and June Whitfield (BDCT6) 1945, The Ink Spots: 10.60, Weather Report: 11 Ture Signal. Hadio News Red: 1135, Goodnight Mamie; 1130, Close Down
the register and the company To Kwa Wane who ave evidence yester-structed by Mr. P. Chan, of Dorothy Lee and
dissolved, it was announced in
the Government Gazette today.
day.
POSTPONED
Lau, Chan and Ko.
Conference the Standing
The controversy in the action Youth Organisations-sponsors (Ropest of last Tuesday's brosdest): A reinforced concrete-piør, 07 The name of The Shanghal ft. by 11 ft. 8 ins., is planned
centres on the changing of the of the Seminar-and all there Pharmacy Ltd will be struck off
Baller to ho constructed near
who assisted in the Seminar for the register and the company Street, To Kwa Wan, it was an-
Hle Lordship ordered crossword purchaser to "ves lors"
in a clause of the agreement, i the hospitality and courtesy dissolved three months from to- | Mo
nounced in
on the Government examination
the former in connection with the respon- extended to them. day unless cause is shown to Gazette today.
witness be postponed to the sibility for lovelling the zite the contrary, it was also 40-
The Director of Public Works next hearing.
in question. nounced,
gave notice of Intention to grant The plaintiffs
The plaintiffs glaim the word are Chan U
Car Theft
a lease of about 641 square feet Tsang Cheung Chau Kwok-purchaser had been a clerical
Contractor
of seabed for the construction of loung Chau Tmg and Toerror and that "vandara”, sub- The name of Kwong Fat the pier to the seaward of Kow- Kam-hung Mr John McNeil, sing with the comment of all the No. 125, Castle Peak Road, haw
Trey
arp represequently been Inserted in its Teeng Construction Co., Lot Two Jackets and a cum of Joon Marine Lot No. 89. SA ocated by money were stolen from a pri- The proposed lease, would be QC. and Mr Leslie Wright, both parties. This consent is decled been included in the contrace vale car parked-outside - the | đơn 15 years from January 1, instructed by Me R. E. Lowe, by the defence,
•; }'tors' register kept by the Bulld» Hongkong Governmont Studium | 1950 renewablo fer a further of Wilkinson and Grist.
The agreement relates to Lot | tog Authority, it was announced between 2 pm and 2.45 pm. ] torm of 16 years · less the idat Tha defendants aro Wong No. 1822 in Demoreation Dls, lip the Government Gazette Spi yesterday,
Hing, Li Kwal-ming, Li Woog trict No. 449; Trun WaE. day.
J.
three days.
REDIFFUSION
Mudoal
the
TELEVISION
§ pin. Children's Moun-Cartocha; 4.10, Puppet Theatre; 8.20, "CHAGU Kid's p. Close DOWR.
SHORTLY before one o'clock
yesterday morning. Aro bruke out in the Hing Fat boat- building yard at Chimgahawan adjoining Latchikok, and all destroyed the It is burnt to the water's edge a newly constructed junk lying alongside.
but completely establishment.
LONDON: The telawợope sant - 7.30. "Meet The Blars" Premented by Klusbeth Chwanej 1740, MOWITON)
by Nelson at the, Battle of Tras 3. Cantonese Maria. Fumeme A Skull | falgar, "which, was sictioned to- Can Cause Remorses, (Part 3); 5 day at Christies, realised"),450 Matinee;||| "Watch The World"; - 345,
Bog-united by Jook ktossa quinese, le bore an insuripsion VRaymay|MS : Ganionem :: Opera, denoting that - it was a joint wiptron Alak dira Głupp 0.20 at presentation by - the famosa
9.30, #ake Up The kand; 44 For: Twoj 450, Musles) A
Aunla Hari 120 PT1987 Requation.
.