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CHINESE LIFE
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樓大華中建番力势
A view of Molt Street, one of the main streets in
New York's Chinatown. The lower banner across
the street urges greater efforts towards helping to build the Chinese Community Centre-(Photo by China Newspicture Service).
Audio
And Visual Entertainment
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Saturday Night's Concert
A Great Tenor
Voice-
By D. E. GRAY
by Jeannelle Piry; 0.30, A Moment RADIO HONGKONG
Fur Mylods-With Felix Kink: 7. 5.30.79 Adventures at Haut Personality ParadeMary Martin Concert String Ensemble: Time Lansbardo Bruf his Royal Canadians)
"It's in the Groove" 63,745. Story Or Jone Signal. Cocktall Time. Percy Falth_stat his Time Signal and the News: 8.09.
Classical Requests Orchestra; 7,
rewonted by Irene Yuch: 7.30, Patti
Baba of palan". No. 5: 5.45, New 17.15, Henry Jerome Show: 7.30. Guv NCE again Hong-p
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Page introduces "The Big Record: 250 Westher Report; 8. Tine Sign News: 8.10, Comuneniary: 8.15, Norrtu I'nrainor and his Orchestra: 830, Monday Recital-Benas Moiseiwitch (primer: 1. Time Signal "Boniour
Printe-a-Music
Armitage; 3,
and Interlude; 6.10. Tops In Populer
"The Pin Concert-Overture To
No. 4 In G Major Opus B" by certgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdain;
from the Dvarak, played by The Hall, Jan Peerce sang
$30, Continental Rendezvous with
Denise Brabant P50, Wenther
Heport, to. Tine Sigal, News and
Jarov Turung Selectiune furti
Hunting"
Chanted" (Von Suppe) "Symphony day night in Loke Yew! Two Criticisms.
things could have
better. When
45. One Night Stand: 10.30 Secrets
Or Scotland Yard No. 17-“The
Wait With Betaland, 11.30. Prelude The queen, Close Downt, od Save TELEVISION
Only two
magnificently to a large been done and appreciative audi- Governor attends i concert, the ence, which included His posing of the national anthem Excellency the Governor and and Lady Black.
This Telecrit
Wanchai,
Chinatown In New York
By DAVID T. K. WONG
New York.
IT might have been just another street in
By
JOHN LUFF
is the magic of television? What is it that can make
NOW what
twenty million people in the United Kingdom
move round the
Wanchal. The shops bulged with a potpourri of backscratchers and abacuses, sandalwood fans and ivory pagodas, dried sen horses and Yunnan furniture, change their ham, tinned lichees and shrimp noodles, Szechuan meal times, and, in fungi and shrivelled squids.
Chinese crowds thronged the streets and the screen of some seventeen short, make that glass air was pungent with the smell of ch'a shao, inches, the focus of their Chinese sausages and sliced beef fried in oyster leisure lives? sauce, But it wasn't a street in Wanchai. It was Chinatown, New York.
It is л question I cannot pnswer. Foranking books, cinema, fret-work, fund every
gather ether hobby, milliona round the TV set every night. Eut this we are forced to armit,
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In this changing, expanding; successful businessmen are community, flanked by the elected to offer. Rowery and Little Italy on The expenses of the Chinese Munhaltan's Lower East Side, Consolidated Benevolent Asso twenty million people can't be Ilve 10,000 Chinese. Its Chinese elation are paid for by contri- | wrong.
For the few short months population during the day is butlons from the 50 member Jarger still, for many more of organisations, but when the As-Irave spent in the United King-
New Greater
York's 40.000 sočlation is sponsoring
television reigned dom since zomo Chinese use it as a business and community-wide project every- upreme, I never found myself
in danger of becoming body chips in. At present the
B TV social centre.
most ambitious project before slave; on the other hand, I did viewer, the Association li the building become a discriminate
want to give you my of five-storeyed Chinese Com- o I musity Centre.
opinion of what I think is TV magic.
if they want to buy mush rooms and water chestnuts for a Chinese dinner, they have to To to Chinatown. If they want to deal with one of the many import and export houses trad- ing with Hongkong and the Far East, they have to go to Chinn town. If they want to talk otout photography nt the Chinese camera club, they have to go to Chinatown.
This Colony
can take
I was in Liverpool on a Setur- day at the end of August 1953. As usual, it was pouring with rain, and rather woefully, I at in front of the TV set. The renson for my gloom was, the lost and declähig match of the 1953 Ashes scrles was just about to take place at the Oval.
The Centre is designed to in clude the headquarters of tho
Heneva Chinese Consolidated
Association. R Chinese lent school run by the Association, and huge nuditorium where Chinatown meetings place. The construction of this US$1,000,000 building will begin later this year. So far more than half that sum has been raised The screen flickered and then The major social problem fac- lighted up, and the frat shot I ing Chinatown is the disparity saw was of brilliant Sunshing in the number of males and and the long shadows of the females. There are eight men balemon as they walked to the | crepitant stairs, bezna in 1875 for every woman and Chinese wickel. That to me was a bit At that time the Chinese who students' from Hongkong and of real magic, and the only time had helped to build the Central | Malaya increase the competillon || 1 have sat with the rain stream- Pacific Railway and who had for wives and female compan- ing down outside, and watched a taken part in the Californianions. Those hardest hit by the Test Match gold rushes began arriving in ferce competition are men in the i New York.
This colony of Chinese life, crowded into ancient buildings with iran balconies and gloomy,
They settled along Pell Street and Doyer Street and Chinatown began to grow. Today, it covers ten city blocks and it is stilt growing.
thirties and forties.
Look For Wives
Nowadays, going to Hongkong to look for wives is becoming
Incidentally. I was back in London to see in person that last grand knock which brought the Ashes home agoin,
TOW
Now all Whis is to introduce the business of the real ni- traction of television. The dis- tance lends enchantment theme is simply colossal in the States down on where millions can
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the West Coast, say, and watch fight taking place in Chicago, or a celebrity concert held in New York. Even so, in Europe, the TV beam hops
the Channel, and brings into the English homes that bit of romance that the small promic
Continental towns are assumed 10 posscas,
Jan Peerce demonstrated his obvious delight and satisfaction The affairs of Chinatown are more and more popular and kong is indebted to with her
and looked after by more than performance,
00 Chinatown swans. Intermarri Weader Forecast. Announcements Harry Odell for bring it on her fine musicianship. We ganisation, based on associations casians are also on the increase. privately has commented to my major organisations. The orges between Chinese and Cau- Milele presented by Nick Kendall;ing to this colony a great Hongkong are justifiably of clans, localities and trade, ne The palier of Chinatown
30 Show Case-Selections from
old existence is also changing In reminiscent of those In Gaine Monday tenor voice. On Satur-roud of her.
• Beauurul
China. Two or three of them are other ways. The younger gen- controlled by Communists. But ration аге beginning to the vast majority of them are break away from tite restaurant, non-Communist and 30 of them aundry and grocery businesses are joined together under a par- of their elders to join the pro- example, ent organisation founded in 1883 fevalent ranke. For ated Benyvolent Association, tous practising in Chinatown must be timed very carefully,
known as vol Chinese Cosmid-there are now 12. Chinese doc
The Association is headed by where there had once been none. this could be done more
But in the midst of change cally by a gramophone record- President elected by the 59
for two-year there is also the need to pre- ing of on orchestral version of organisations
a toolish, ill-considered the anthem played on a loud-terms, and during his term of serve
offee the President for all in- stereotype It was a varied programme, speaker.
mysterious including works by Gluck, The second
criticism I bave tents and purposes performs the Oriental socicly for the tourists, Schubert,
Donizetti, to offer conectns the incredible duties of mayor, village elder, for a good part of the income of Respighl, Rachmaninoff, Quilter, incic of manners on the part of district magistrate and ambasa Chinatown depends upon
lers familiar a section
of the audience. It dor combined.
Tourist guides are expert in seems there will always be a Most Popular proffering all manner of misin- group of people who will turn Singers always
Chinese. provoke dis-
formation about the up 15 to 30 minutes late. There cussion, regardless of where
is only
He provides
a converted ancestral THE real problem before us in over the major And in (and I have way they
sing, and Irrespective of
Chinatown. he temple. nine millim Kullible
Hongkong is, what are we how famous they are.
written this before) to deal with functions Com-them, and that
between tourists have rubbed the belly going to do to get this viewer is to shut the arbitrates in disputes
for luck while interest? There по sports
the Broadway Show by flig Winterhalter rund his Orchestra: 10.30. The Queen, Close Down, Seerels of Scotland Yard. No. 17- The Man Who Got Away With It" Merest of Inst Saturday's broadcast): 1058. Werther Report: 11. The Signal. Radio Newareel; 11.15, Reverie; 11.30, Clave Down.
REDIFFUSION
p.m.. Children's Hour--Cartoon Drnovan, Western Marsha?": 0, Clas Down
514, Futpet Theatre: 330, Sue
7.30. Monday Band Boy:-Franco Trombetta Quartet; 745, "The Up- 3 p.
3.30. tart Crow"The Story of William Hundel, Musten Matine; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye; Sitakanpeare and Hon 4. Tra For Two: 4.30, Strietty Stratford-On-Avon:
8.15 8.15. Culling Cards Tivtruments; 5. Chidren's Corner-Blacke Pyesented by Auntie Ray: 5.30. Trouped by Jock Sinan: 8. Nowkreet: Monday
by 9.13. Cantonese Penture Film: The Fie-Presented
Clerce Down,
Nick Rental: 5.59. Rirthday Batibae: Seventh Sin: 1. Late Night Final, 0. La Munitie Francaise--I'resented
China Mail. Entertainment Guide
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT
ROXY & BROADWAY: "The Young Lions." Marion Brando, Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin in a war drama.
KING'S & PRINCESS:
"I Married A Woman." George Gobel and Diana Dors in a comedy.
HOOVER & LIBERTY:
"Seven Hills Of Rome."
Mario Lanza in a musical,
LEE & ASTOR: "Windom's Way," Peter Finch
and Mary Ure. --
STAR & METROPOLE: "Five Steps To Danger.". Ruth Roman and Sterling Hayden in an adven- ture.
QUEEN'S: "Black Narcissus." Deborah Kerr.
A Chinese pic- MAJESTIC: "Our Sister Hedy."
ture.
Verdi, and other composera.
on
trude.
upon
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that
Even In Japán, I have watch- ad the News Round-up, whore in ten minutes or so, you ATC over the lalands to see flung
fire ball game in Tokyo, D in Kyoto, a festival in Oraka, and so on.
ment in the audience on Satur- doors and keep them out unui families and clans, he settles of a Buddha day night included comparison the artist has completed his business differences between In-millions of others have beaten ground beyond our reach: there with two other great velces also frst groups of songs, and has dividuals and brought to Hongkong by Harry left the stage. Odell, viz. Miklos Gafnl and
Another Luigi Infantino,
Bigger Voice
be Arms, and
conveniently acts us a spokeman for the drum-"once for health, distinguished mem- Chinese community when deal for wealth, and three times for ber of the audience was Benno ing with governmental agencies, a happy marriage." Moletwitsch, the world-famous In his manifold dealings he can
An Aspect pluniri. Harry
sply rely upon moral force nad Odell presents
That is an aspect of China-public interest. him next Saturday in Loke Yew the prestige of his offee to carry
the day. Gafni, of course, had the big-all at 9.60 p.m. There is le
town that can well done away The present incumbent is Mr with, but the tourists pay the дег voice, but in the more doubt that music lovers will
Lee Kwok-gce. Mr Lee assured
mancy and that is their cholet. Also, most of the knickknacks the most popular and best-liked that tourists cart away as sou- personalities in Chinatown,
dromatle postages of his turn out in strength to hear office on March 1 and is one of
operaile arías, he sometimes this great artist, developed a 1
CAPITOL & RITZ: "Gunfight At The O.K. Corral.". Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas in a western. ORIENTAL: "Love In The Afternoon." Gary Cooper
and Audrey Hepburn.
Medical Supplies British Sailor
Marsellies, May 18.
Robbed
coarseness which
was never present in the per- formance of Jan Peerce,
Ho
Chinatown businessmen
located is no theatre we cannot enter: twice at its best, the news flim of thự up in- day's events brings cidents we have missed or were too busy to attend. But that alone cannot make
up TV programme Uhat will capture the
the difcutties that a TV Ser
Almost a year ago, I spoke of
vice would face here. Difter- ences of language; the scarcity of outside attractions; the limited size of the territorial coverage. To counter all this, fight TV Alms, such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," the "Four Star Theatre," and "The Life of Riley. These are excellent well made features, but it is very apparent that something more than these is necessary to get the Service going
The facts stond out a mile and People are paying for a Service they have got to be faced.
a bit more than they would have to pay for a two-channel service in the U.K., or for the. multi-channel services in the States. The question is, "Am i getting value for my money?" On this basis every utility in judged. and every entertain- ment service is moć è or broken.
on the
Here is a market that Hung- kong manufacturers may well be But in order to go into.
is the publisher of the Chinese venirs of Chinatown are made in Five Injured In Journal, one of Chinatown's six
daily newspapers, and the Ching And that Japanese goods, apart TV Hongkong selected the top Some people objected to the slight
from the virtue of being inex nasci effect which
Read Mishaps
Life, a fortnightly magazine. In
pensive, look Chinese enough to occasionally crepi Into the
addition he owns the Sun Sing deceive tourists. Japanese manti- latier's singing. If such there
Theatre, a Chinese movie house,facturers help by going to the Four pedestrians and a pillion runs a brokerage agency, and has trouble of printing "Souvenir was, 1 maltered tile to the passenger of a motor cycle were various other business interests. Chinatown, New York" vast majority of the audience.seriously Injured in traffic se- For performing his job, he regents. It was sheer delight to listen to
cidents over the weekend. They
ceives no salary but only an Jan Pecree's perfect Intonation, are being treated in hospital adequate expense account. He voice control and clear diction One of the accidents occurred has to spend about five hours a in every number,
on Hongkong Island and the day in the President's office, be successful they will have 10 other three In Kowloon Pure beauty of lone was his
sides attending meetings, look- strength, rather than the over-accident is Kwan Ling-ol.
The vicum of the Hongkong ing after public relatons.
arbitrating in quarrels and dis- dose of dramatic effect which is 70-year-old woman. She lives putes of one kind or another. often substituted.
at 14 Queen Victoria Street, For these reasons, usually only And last, but by no means third flour. least, never once did he allow
The others
are Wong Kam- vibito to become tooming, an eight-year-old boy of broad'. One is never in any 54 Reclamation Street, cockloft, doubt when the presence of
Mo Mel-cheo, a ten-year-old greatness, for one tela tha thugiri of. No. 1 "T" Block, Li artist has reserve a-plenty 'anti
his
is not stretched to his almost,Cheng Uk Village, Wong Wat- Jan Poorce always gave the in- ching, a 52-year-old Chinese pression of limitless resources to 4th floor and 28-year-old Ko woman of 19 Chatham Gardens, full upon if needed,
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Highest Praise
I have nothing but the highest praise for Maya Rea who seCOM- panied the singer. Substituting
Three cargo ships carrying food and medical supplies were authorised today to leave for
A wrist watch was snatched at very short notice for Peeree's Algerin—the first to be permitted
from a Chinese woman la personal accompanist, who fell to do so since the generals' up-
Caulie Pealt Road, near it in Japan, and with only two rlaing last Tuesday.
early tils rehearsals, this amazing pianist All such chipments were cut Lalchikok Hospital
seemed to grasp the mood of the off the day after the
Tevolt, morning.
singer In every phrase, Since then, there has been a
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Car Thefts
A man has been detained by the Police following the theft of a jack from a lorry parked in Argyle Street, ՍԱՄ Prince
Edward Road yesterday.
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THE points I should study
were I in control of pro- grammes are: to determine whet section of the public I am cim-· ing at. That would be dis- covered by Anding how many people there are who can afford my service. Having done that,
should originate a plan by which I should encourage cone structive criticism, for it is only by finding out what people like of disilke that you can tivo them what they like.
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Before any article is marketesi, there is always a research team formed to anticipata 'user snags, Such information used intel- ligently can be the basis upon which a good service is con- structed.
And last of all. T does not matter a hang what I write or what pepple say, " the end it is the customer, who pays who counts. He is the one to study; he is the one who Rivca the thumbs up or down.
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