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DEATHS
VICTOR-Jose Allierto (Berle) died
1037
suddenly on 20 December, Now reposing Hongkook Funeral Home, Cortege will pass the Monument 6.30 pin. today.
WANTED KNOWN
SPORTET PIMPLES? 'EBKAMEL contents as it heils. Get a handy Available Two size jube today! from leading Dispensaries Stores
FOR SALE'
and
Spree In Years
claimed goods, plus a record of Y110 million in cash, contact lym ing around the city this year.
The pollee also showed two
Telecrit
By
JOHN LUFF
Tokyo (By Airmail). WITH year-end bonus packets bulging in pockets and purses, Tokyo's citizens] descended on the stores, gülded misstics. cabarets, bars and res- the 71st Entry to the Royal Air Force College \taurants in the biggest will be the stepping-stone to the for "awards" which do not meet PX"-Tokyo's huge blackmarket going to throw dut as a job- at Cranwell, Lincolnshire, on December 17, a spending spree yet to Hongkong boy was among those who were hit this jam-packed
commissions in the granted permanent General Duties (Flying) Branch of the Royal Air Force.
sides to their character by kind-THE present time is one ly putting on extra joep patrols of stock-taking. Tho fly that this country would be opposition to a minimum wage to cart home the hordes of holl- time when the merchant
will comeday drunks to "prevent them supplied
"Sidewinder" of fair proportions with
from this quarter. But labour harming themselves or others."looks over his shelves and here is militant today and will But in spiteful mood they crack-naks himself what he la this certainly not settle too easily led down on the famous "Veno
capital.
believe The Socialists
weapon
over the
in an
with its ideas on the matter. The quarter just as most of us were line, what he is going to our last-fling into the sale. What fact that the gap between "rich" contemplating doing and "poor" is again widening minute shopping thore. Okachi has lost money, and what
environs have noticeably, will keep the labour machi Station movement
aggressive long been one of our most popu- has made money. In short, frame of mind to fight for every lar shopping centres, and on if he is sensible he is going Yen it can get.
Sundays it was not uncommon to make 1957's experience to find many of Tokyo's sociali- pay dividends in 1958, tes and even diplomats, rumm- aging around the stalls.
installation of nuclear bass, and they intend to as a storm of protest in the brief Diet session which will convene before the year-end recESS, I All business--except in the fields of catering and entertain should be recalled that when a Но JA 22-your-old Under and in order to encourage more ment started grinding to a halt similar outcry arose
and projected use of "Honest John" Offcer Willam
Charles entries 00 scholarships are offer- at noon on Saturday 21,
the Ina
Wiled each year.
ittle thought of getting any rockets earlier this year, Staker, of 253 The Peak, Ham was
Hongkong students solid work done until after the Government failed to get on ap- 0180 awarded the About 40
Commonwealth first week of the New Year, isprval bill through the Diet, and as this issue is certain to be R. M. Grove.. Memorial Prize met for being the best pilot of the Lounge of the Imperial Institute oven
prize consists Entry. The
of at South Kensington on Decem-Christian and Japanese holidays fought on the floor of the House, owners who wish to make
weekends £26 her 10 for the last of the month-have been helped by the calent may well be that the Gov-individual deals to sell, charter
ernment will find self defeat five books to the value of
arranged by the dar with impinging andy parties chosen by William
which will make this a virtual College Com-Hongkong Students Office,
whether fortnight's holiday" approved by the
to be
mardant.
who the
The Reviewing Officer inspected and addressed
wan Air passing out parade
Marshal Chlef
Sit Ronald
KBE GCB, Ivelaw-Chapman DFC, AFC, (Retired),
Background
at the
Greetings
feam
considered. Traditional
ed again.
Unconcern
Japanese officialdom is keep ing clear of any Involvement in trouble, the Dutch-Indonesian but it is not putting any ob- stacles in the way of Japanese
Blackmarket
The same sort of thing ·2003 on in the ment,
world of entertain- entertainment and the world, I might say, is a much mort scusive world than the straight commercial universe. loon money snoro You
001 quickly, you can go broke
show. Your mistakes aro SUCCESSED more costly, your the legitimate.
more renumerative.
True to its reputation of doing or operate vessels themselves in replacement for Dutch tonnage in Indonesian waters. It appears things in reverse, Japan's black- that if terms can be met, In-market shopping is much cheap- The donesia will not go short of er thon
Im shipping as far as owners here heavy duties imposed on
ported products, plus the rarity are concerned.
of many choice items in proper The West Breeze. a 10.200- channels, leaves the way open and for an intermediary source of tonner for John Manners Company Lid, was launched last supply, dubious though it may week at the Kawasaki Dock-be. Truckloads of wares of every yard in Kobe. Equipped with a description are unloaded daily 5,200-hp, diesel engine giving at Okachimachi-almost ship will be completed by the end of February for delivery to her a speed of 14 knots, the vi
we like it or not.
And perhaps the people have The highlight of the evening really earned I, for on every was the presence of a BBC rehand are the obvious marks of
By-passing the point of whe cording
determination who recorded their industry,
ther this will be "good" or "bad" Christmas greetings of a number and perseverance. Twelve years
for Japan, it must be admitted of the students to their friends ago, the best port of the city that a generat alt of unconcern and relatives in Hongkong, was a hopeless-looking maps of
about defence prevails today. The popular monthly gather-rubble, le citizens clad in rags, William. who went to the
The difference fence system are undermanned spirits broken.
as recruiting drives fail to at- Royal Air Force College on aings are being discontinued for her stomaches empty and their A branches of the present de
almost incredible. There flying scholarship, nisa distin- the time being due to lack of today
sullable Accommodations.
of gaiety and tract necessary quotas. Even the her owners. The is an overall air guished himself in athletics,
prospect of receiving a pilot's a view to an drama and photography at the Imperial Institute is being to confidence. The shops are pack-
down and in fact demolition ed with goods
and customers training-with galore to buy them. How many eventual career in civil aviation of The work which he has done work on it has already begun. at the College, apart from flying At first it was thought that miles of neon tubing make fails to tempt the youth training and
general service Hongkong House might be ready Tokyo a blaze of colour by night Japan to don a uniform. training, is equivalent to
the for the January gathering, but nobody has yet second year's work for a uni- delays in the completion of re- versity degree. I forms thepairs has made this impossible. will have to wall So students
of Hongkong for the opening House before the parties can be resumed.
College.
| background to a life career in | the RAF.
Royal Air two years
The course at the
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT
ROXY & BROADWAY: "April Love." Pat Boone and Shirley Jones, in a modern pastoral with five new songs.
KING'S & PRINCESS: "The Delicate Delinquent.”
Jerry Lewis in a crazy comedy.
LEE & ASTOR: "The Pajama Game." Doris Day: John Raitt, Carol Haney, and Eddie Foy, in the sereen version of the Broadway success,
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "Band of Angels,'
Clark Gable and Yvonne DeCarlo in "Deep South" romance.
STAR & METROPOLE: "Interlude."
A forbidden
interlude filmed against Europe's most enchant- ing scenery.
HOOVER & LIBERTY: "Les Girls." A sparkling show that lets in the New Year with a bang. Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, and Taina Elg.
CAPITOL & RITZ: "Beau fumes." Bob Hope, Vera Miles and Paul Douglas. The story of fabulous Jimmy Walker, Mayor of New York.
ORIENTAL & MAJESTIC: "Stopover Tokyo." Robert Wagner, Joan Collins and Edmond O'Brien in a spy thriller.
RADIO
0.30, Story for Children.
HONGKONG
Tales of
Magic' by E. Lucle Turnbull "The Little Silver-Man'; 0. Tinie Signal
In the Groove; $.32. Music | for Everyone; 0.58, Weather Report; 7. The Signal. News: 7.10. Commen tary; 7.15.
atra; 7.45, tuy Lombardo and Joyal Canadians: 1. Personality Parade Phil Regan; 0.15. The Tops in Popular Music Presented by Nick from The Kendall; 8.30, Selection
measured, but this must surely be another biggest "Arst" for the world's city.
Nishi-Ginza
Morbid Song
direct
from US PX's und Navy Stores. Prices are often as much as 30 per cent lower than oisowhere, and the dealers still show profts. The skler, the skater. the for that matter hunteman-or the lazy loafer and the gourmet con all indulge themselves to
The Wages Deliberative Coun- In this land of contrasts, repletion. Three hours by elec- the was not surprising that record tric expresses bring one to the
mountains, ell, after four months' study, hos
would snow-capped and movie companies recommended the adoption of a
and where time between minimum wage system which, if move fast to cash in on the sul-frozen lakes and the wonderful
Princess hot-springs implemented, will give theelde pact
seem to vaporise Eisel and her bothers workers of Japan a guaranteed Alshin-kakura basie income hitherto denied student lover, Olmubo, Already the moment of arrival. them. The WDC rejected the a record is being cut of a morblu
Venison steaks, grilled bear's
wild boar demands of Sohyo-the Japan song "Immortalising" the tragedy
game birds galore, along with This week saw the opening of General Council of Trade Unions while script writers are busty paw, barbecued
of Y8,000 turning out copy for a movie in spitted and done to a turn be- the Nishi-Ginza subway station-thni e minimum
first in a new system of an (20) monthly be paid all work- the same mood.
fore you, are gustatory adven- Instead it proposes
tures and delights, underground network which will ers.
to
ease the pressure of transporta-establish minimums on a region- lion-now unbearably crammed ai basis (as practised in Aus and shockingly ndiay an everytralia with each State having vehicle-has is horn bloring un-
somewhat different base wage), ceasingly.
and also in line with the actual character of the work itself, the Above the general din angry volce of the Socialist Big Industry in Japan has Party was heard when the an- recently gone to great pains to thrives on "sweated made by the deny it nouncement was Japan-US Committee on Sceur-labour and it is not likely much
one
can
Many a playwright in eating bread-and-chceso one week and is dining off caviar and cham- pagne the next. But you don't need me to tell you that.
Now, how has TV fared? I Imow nothing of the commer clal olie of their affairs. My
with that business is strictly few inches of glasss that light. up when the set is switched on. On the other hand, I do know quite a bit about entertainment.
Now it does not matter how much you upend on a theatre or a cinema, what matters is or the stage. what appears on the screen. People will flock Into the verlest flea-pit to reo a good show, and they will stay away from the most paistini edifice if the show's all wrong.
Now! Technically there does not exist a better TV system anywhere in the world than our local Wired Vision Service, Thoir closed system keeps your Bet free from any interference As for Christmas Dinner you
from passing traffle, and all tho German, an American,
electrical disturbance that can may have it Just as an English-
mutilate your scrÖCII, or Hungarian, French, Italian For variety again you may try the dishes of Thailand, Korea, Mongolia, Indonesia, India and
it
Okinawa. The list goes on much farther in this very internation- al community..
Despite this rush haste to grab the elusive Yen, Tokyo's citizens grow more absent-minded about looking after, it once acquired. The Metropolitan Police Depart ment's Lost Property Section re- ports it will be forced to bulid n new wing to accommodate the flood of items being turned in daily. To date it estimates has V120-millions worth of un-
A DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL
AND A WESTERN:
SOMEHOW obtained the
impression that "Les Girls" would be a flimsy thing of bubble and mirth fitted into a musical. I was [delightfully surprised when I saw it a few weeks ago. It is a stunner, a really good plot, an interesting and de- lightfully amusing story, with some good dance num- bera.
Now and again, you get a alm that shows the world
through the eyes of a woman, Alm, "The Or, as In the old Women."
This film does thet, and it will shake up every mile mem- ber in the audience to find that women, like nature, are red in tooth and claw
now
The story begins in London with nsult for libel. Sybil (Kay Kendall). the English member of the act, married to Sir Gerald Wren, has written her gay memoirs about her experiences with the team, which Was known 18 the is Its
|
Sound Track of "by Fair Lady" "Barry Nichols and Les Girls."
Elarstwo,
Kelly) Julie Barry. (Gene
memoirs
belloved.
Cocktail Tine-Gerdon | Starring Tex Jenkins and his Orchestra: 7,30. Andrews and Stanley Holloway; 9. American entrepreneur. Letter from America by Alistair Thirty Minute Theatre-"Uanker'": Well, this book of Cooke: 7.45. Interlude for Mure 0.30, Monday Concert Grieg's with Viere; B, Patti Page Introduces Holbere Buite", "And Norwegian has to be rend to be
The B flecord with the Aroes Dances 10. B.B.C. Jazz Club: The other two members of "Les
Della Brothers,
Rose, Liberace. 10.37, One Night Stand; 11. Date Girls" get a reol ragging And Trish Dwelley, Jimmy Dean A With Dreamland; 11.30, Prelude To Llanel Hampton: 6.30, Monday Re- Midnight; 12 Midnight, God Bave all this stuff coming out in an cital-Ion Wilson (Obont with | The Queen, Close Down. plano accompaniment by Moya Rea. Sonata in C (Besozzi); Les Tendres Plainies (Rameau); Gavotte
Pastorale
and
und
Algus (Boyce): Ghule Frame Hollend): Sonaia in (Lorilet): 0.00, Weather Heport: 9, Time Signal. News and Hom News from Britain; 3.18 Music from the alm. "An Affair to Re
Coon Shaw member: 9.45, The
TELEVISION
Tadio 18, "Hovorie": "i.
sented by Jock
English Court of Justice, to the cubject of a libel cult and it makes and receives a blerjous response.
Safety in numbers for Gene Kelly as he receives lots of attention from his co-stars in "Les Girls”. They are from the left, Taina Elg, Kay Kendall and Mitzi Gaynor.
man,
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 by Att Formosa, Japan, p.m. Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, India. 6 p.m.
Lace, p.m.
By hurtsc
Busina, India, 3 p.m. Macao, p.m.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 By Air Peking, Shanghai, Runming, Han- kow. Hinow. ↑ a,
Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, India, Great Britain, Nivon.
Philippines, Napr.
Australia, New Zealand, 1 p.m. Theland, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe, 0 p.m.
Canada, U.S.A. 6 p.m. Hawait, 4 p.m. Kerro,
p.m.
By Surface China, People's Republic, 7 mum. Thailand, 1 p.m.
Maeno. 1 p.in.
N. Borneo, Austraila, New Zea fand. 2 p.m.
Indo-China, 2 p.m. Maceo, & p.in
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2'
By Burface China, Foople's Impabile, 7 m. (Chrom, 11 M.mn.
China, People's itỪpublic, è p.m. GENERAL, BOLIDAY From the
the fla court
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 191 takes on the flash-back treat-
By Burto ment, and the different versiona The seven new Cole Porter, a different role to Glenn Ford.
Malaya, Indonesia, Noon. of the situation are [shown) 45 | numbers give each of the prin- In this film he plays the part of
Phuipplaws, Italy, France, (Nether. direct), Germany, 4 pan, Children's Hour-Cartoons:
cold-blooded killer with a sort lande to shine, and
Nogn iRepeat of lest Saturday's broad- 2.10, Puppet Theatre; 5.35, "Steve Cach in turn of the three giris cipala a chance
include, "Les Girls' sung and of sense of humour. gives her evidence.
co, 1 p.m. Donovan, Werlarn Marinal": onet): 10.18, Ahusic of the Austrian
Starring in the film are Gene danend by Kelly, 1120 130, Henri Morgan's
three Captured after a stage-coach
Bacao, 5 p.m. Alpa: 10.40, Ding Crosby with Bob Close Down.
19.88. Quartėt willa Vocallet Michele Kelly, Mitzi Gastor, Taina Elg. leading ladies, and 10 show hold-up, he is moved all over Scobey's Triaco Jazz Hand;
Signal. Stella; 7.45, Nawzreel; §, "Dragnet": 11, Time Weather
the place while his bahdit crew and Kay Kendall. This is Kay's | girls. Tifton; "Night
Filmed in CinemaScope and
rescue him. His cap- 8.43. Calling Card.. Fro debut In Hollywood films, by
try to 11.30, Close Dawa
Technicolour,
are anxious to get him Girls" turers
to Yuma," BLIK which opened at the Hoover on the "9:10
is a bandits are equally anxious he und Liberty yesterday, bright fight-hearted romp, that misses the train, for at the end will send you laughing into of the Journey, there will be an the New Year,
appointment with the hangman.
As the reluctant purses of Glenn Ford, Van Heflin gives a good gorformance of a man who Wants peace, but is mighty terible when he is put out.
Glean and Van Höllin make a
REDIFFUSION
3 p.m..
Bul
3.30, Swing and Bway With
Malinco
· Kaye: 4, "en For Two: 4.59, Strict
filmckie": 0.0,
Film The Bwallows":
Close Down.
Slean; 5, "Bagton | the way. Cantones FoR UTG
Tight
of The
13. Late Night Final
Seaman Dies
Madrid, Dec. 29.
A crewmais aboard the Spanish
ly instrumental; 5, Children's Corner fishing vessel "Manolo" did to- "Cast of Characters-plaxle day of wounds the received "Special Assignment"-Presented by Jack Bhepherd: 6.30. Monday Reyesterday when his boat was hit 4. by gunßre as it was malling quests Presented by Betty: Airthday Mailbag: 6, Musique through the Straits of Gibraltar FTARCA-Presented by Jeannette noar Del Perejil island, 220 yards Piry: 6.30. A Moment For Melody from the Moroccan coast. With Falls King, his Plane. Orelia-
The victim, Antonio Pachoco Carless alra ankt Vocalists Durthy
and Garry Grant; 6.40, Story of Lopez, 23, died at Ceuta hospital Jane Armitage; 7. Time Senal, and where he was taken after tho the News: 700, Weather Forecast shooting. The Monola wan regis- Answerbents and Interlude: 7.15.
at Algerelrns, Spain.
The Suep Fields Show: 7.50., Eddie tered
Fice with Axel Stordahil's Orcha“. France-Presse,
"Les
*
THE "3:10 to Yama" starting tomorrow at tho King's
Prin- and cess is a Western with good team in this kind of sim
Felicia Farr is the bar girl in an unusual angle in that It:10 to Yuma," whose attraes shows that not everyone tion for Ford leads to his capa living in the Wild West thre...
It is quite a good film as it packs a gun, or is quick on builds towards the climax a the trigger.
Heflin moves on the train where Set in the Arizoda taritory of Calend'r despórate gua e ko Khan 1090, "3:10 to Yuma offers, wate to rescue their bows,
N. Borneo, Noon. Macao, 1 D..
Itabau, 3 p.m.
Mace, p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY
Dy Jurface Chúa, Propion Tootile. 7 m Macao, 19.1. Ceylon. India, Pakistan 13tahe via nombay & P. India, Pareria Karachi, a p.in.
Philippines 3.9m. *Japaís. Canada, 3 p.to.
Masan. 6. p.000.
vią
M
KATURDAY, JANDART - 4- China People's repubilé, 1 Indo-China, France, Hoon. Macae,p.m Japan, U.S., C. & 8. Amerion,
Norm Diesto, 4 pin.
world, and certainly among the most
camera-
The fault repairing service is the fastest in the probably
efficient. The
to the world'é men are equal top boys In the business. In short, as a TV system, it ranks, as I said, among the best in the world.
But all this is of very little consequence compared with the most important aspect of the situation. What matters more than anything is, WHAT IS ON- THE SCREEN.
Dealing with the situation locally
an almighty job. From the entertainment angle, Hongkong is one of the funniest places in the world. Rarely can you say, this will go down. On the other hand, in the light at experience, you can say, this might come off.
I feel that what TV should do is to set up a research mar ket, and instead of pouring their they money into equipment, should go all out to produce Aral rate programmes suited to the cosmopolitan tastes of this multi-lingual city.
I write quite objectively, not Influenced at all by the many telephone calls and letters I have received in this office and ic my home last week.
The Europeank
more English features, the Chincat want their
Alms
want
back, tho Portuguese want more life and dash in the programmes, and so on ad infinitum.
Now obviously, the business of any entertainer is to supply entertainment,
the I know people at TV are working night and day to bring the best that is within their power to their subscribers.
I hope therefore that they will consider what I have writ- ten. In the best interests of not only them, but as one of their viewers. Too many programmes are being repeated. Why build up co splendid a system, with- out reference to cost, and then cut down on the programine budget?
The Christmas programones were good. I know something at what went into the making of theso; and a pretty good se- sult was obtained.
Probably you saw Ben-Hycem when he appeared in "Calling Card” He has just dropped, in from the Circle Theatre, Los Angelta. He · la ap extremely cultivated man, rich in folk- jore. The drum ho plays upon is made of goal-ækin and is called the Tot-Miriam. It is an ancionit Instrument, and as its name will tell you. Tradition fias:11 thá? Miriam fod, the de cers before the Lord with just much an Instrument. Mr Ben Hyvein will be appearing on TV || next Thuraddy at 7.80.
Saturday, 1530 gun. will see a change of progranine. It will now be known as Saturday Variety, and Jan Carter will be - Introducing artists to this feature, ay
All the best, for the "bomirig
HEMA