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"THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1959.
Married people live longer
say experts
New York. BACHELOR'S life may be gay and carefree, but it is also shorter, according to a United Nations survey. Work statistics have been gathered on inarriage. The results confirm that being a bachelor is a definite health risk.
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Without exception as 49 cess of those for other country or climate, death women." rates for married people are lower in all age groups. The difference in the death rate is most starting at 45 and
over.
One United Nations sta- tistician summed up the situation like this:
Meanwhile, marriage has hit a new high in popularity throughout the world. So many people are being mar- ried that the U.N. expertsi call the global decrease in single people "unprece dented."
"Marringe is obviously By the time American advantageous from a health men reach the 45-54 age viewpoint for both men and group, only 8.5 per cent re- main unmarried — slightly less than the figures for Britain, Canada und West- ern Europe.
women.
Marriage popular "Even the dangers of child-bearing have been re-
In Japan, only 1.2 per cent duced to a point where the ot men In the same age death rates for married bracket are bachelors. women no longer are in ex- -London Express Service),
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WHEN THE
BOTTLE GETS AT A GREAT BRAIN
Dublin.
RENDAN BEHAN, highly talented Irish playwright, aged only 36. stared out at the sunshine and the flowers beyond the window of the hospital where he is taking treatment for alcoholism and said to me quietly, "The doctors tell me I'll only last another 18 months, Rene, unless I can knuck off the booze."
Beban. whom I have known
for some years, is an extremely
nice man. ite is quick-witted,
Jively, and full of fun.
by
RENE MacCOLL
He has guined considerable Behan is busy drinking himself ning, dancing a sueqss with his plays "The into
Quare Fellow" and
"The
mat
Hostage," which is now
Wyndham's over
WHY?
run-
jig on stage, the shadow Di death. Analy Kelling arrested and
ained. What compels him to It?
do
In
Lomilon.
He has a recarkably altrac- Hve and sensible wife, Beatrice Salkeld
મ by nume. She is
hos painter of merit, and sle patience and understanding for her husband's troubles.
Brendon is very fond of her.
RELENTLESS
our
SOCIABLE
GEHAN
"Well, now - how do we go for time?"
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MANHUNT: I know what
it's like when you're after a man with a gun
THE hunt for the killer
of Det.-sgt. Ray- mond Purdy brings to mind a similar killer hunt that I directed per- sonally.
On
By SIR RONALD HOWE
Ex-Arsistant Commissioner, Scotland Yard
overpower the mun. been killed.
try to
of numbers.
1 decided against a shooting
relying on surprise and weight Last point
great publicity when they occur, I do not think that in the last 20 years incie than a dozen policemen have been killed on duty.
If the situation calls for it, the police can always draw arms, and I am certain that there are members of the fores patrolling at the moment who are carrying arms.
But what we don't want
and I think I speak for every baboy on the beat-ls a shoot- ig match in. say, Plecadilly Circus, with Innocent bystanders becoming victims of a judicial
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is onc last point. mayhem.
and rightly receive,
I happened in 1940.
13, police shoot it out, in which case there Don't forget, the police cunnat Friday, February constable Nathaniel Edgar loft would almost certainly be some shest fret, and these two unfor- his home in North Finchley to civilian casualties, or should we tunate victims. would still have dò a spell of early morning duty as a plain-clothes aide to the CID.
As he came into Wadeshili
There We got the landlady to Road, Winchmore Hill, Edgar match. up early and work for maybe spotted a man lurking among bring the man big breakfast on Anough these tragedies are 1wo ст
hours before some three
bushes and challenged tray, knock on the door, and shocking breakfast. When my brain him. The
round, leave the tray outside the room. As soon as he opened the clear of alcohol. I con work Bred three times and ran off
door, my men rushed him, and leaving a dying policeman on
Edgar died In although he tried to reach fr "Why do you do it, Brenthe pavement.
his gun under the pillow on the hospital an hour later.
bed we quickly overpowered him.
Fortunately fer Donald George murderer the Thomas, the House of Commons was at that
well."
man spun
I asked. "What started A woman living nearby dialled it? Why do you keep it up? 999 and within minutes I had
"Ah, who knows the answer? been notified that a killer was at this large, I haven't had a drink in place for three days, so maybe I'm getting cured."
זי
Fair chance
"But this is no joke, Bron-
The first thing to do in a case don." I said. "It's not funny."
like this is to let your investiga funny," tors have a fair chance to search know it's net he said. "It's bluexly miser the scene.
know, able, if you want to They've taken away my clothes suppose they know what they're doing. 3 broke out of here to go to London, and they etn't want to happen again.
Brendan's appearance is
THAT BANNED FILM
By ANTHONY FULLER
gaudy, Diana Dors, as a time debating capital punish-THE Hongkong film censors
have followed the lead set cuntilly clothed, lart is the the school for ment and, although sentenced to by Singapore in banning the head girl of death, he won a reprieve. He is British Bim, "Passport to Shame." streetwalkers. still in prison.
The case
Uv
The Alm played to packed A fair comunent on the film houses at the London Pavilion, is, it is not entertainment; and is ludi- documentary, it and was granted an "" Cerli- a ficate by the British Board of crous,
"Passport to Shame," is the Then, we decided on all-out- What is this nediction which
What the case ilustrates is Film Censors.
film to receive A description of the
On the other hand, Malaya is accond British fastens 1s grip haphazardly, but
publicity.
The
tho thumbs down from relentlessly, un tren and women
man went to all the that, although armed, my men wanted
did not have to risk civilian to see the film,
The flim Is Introduced
Hongkong film cessors recently. profession, of all
The third lm to meet with the in every
Thirdly, we brought cut every lives in order to capture this Brendan talking, Brendans in
papers and the BBC.
And that Bob Fabian, the famous Fabian ages, and in every part of
censora' disapproval is the carmine-tintisi dressing scelal scene?
available man in the country to dangerous criminal.
Is the whole case against giving of Scotland Yard, who assure i
French Alm, "Love Is My Pro- rale green pyjumus,
make Inquiries.
это the audience that they
fession," For some reason which has own,
featuring Brigitte remainre
me, camel's-hair bedroom slippers:
A landlady In Mayflower Rocd, policemen guns.
about, to witness what has be- ystery Lu
description Stockwell; read the
Oily an expert can hit a
Bardot, "I get just ong inside of me ceptively healthy. His drunks and drunkenness
On the other hand, the U.S. spite of that, the Aim Aims, "I Mobster," dealing with often regarded In Britain as I'm inished, Rene. Just one is brown hair curls about his brow, and thought one of ber tenunts running man from 30 yards. The come a serious social problem.
ordinary bobby, under stress, is fact it takes. It's like the traffic His eyes are vivid and rogulsh, answered it. She phoned us.
out to be a indel.
straight done, professional murder, and subjets for
Now came the moment for me far more likely to hit an inho-urns signals: Stop-Bang-Got Go His complexion is all pink and
forward gangster story set in vlee; and "Chiengo Confidential,” plecholism is nearly always
white. To look al him you to decide what we should do. cent passer-by. Certally and I've had it. tragedy. qualid
and London, It has Herbert Lom concerned with Call Giris and Moreover, had Edgar would not guess for a moment Should I cdcpt the American
frowned upon Bean's euse is tragle.
that his is a desperate condition, system, surround the boarding Purdy been armed, it would have as a pimp trying to turn Odile Viee, were not
locally. But desperante it certainly is. house with armed police, and made no difference to their fate. Versois into a prostitute. Do you recall the Alm "A Stur
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But with all that-with suc- He went to London the other cess, a nice wife, youth, zest, day and made a teot of himself, in the and what seems to be a great causing a disturbance
tire this man keatre where his play is run- enjoyment of
Headache
Do not wait patiently for
- your suffering to end Toke for2 tablets of CAFASPIN dissolved in half a glass of water, and headache will soon vanish
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*Wyndham Street ·
the
to
chick
is Born First Fredric Mirch and then more recently Macon (in the remake) played
James
"I like it, Rene-I love
I love alcohol. It ingles stuff. good. It is wonderful stuff swallow. And then, do you see, I'm a sociable surl of Jellow, £ like company-talk and laughter with others, chatter ned ärgu- the film star who hits the bot- ment and the
home expounding of the. He winds up in a thoughts large or cinall,
for alcoholles. I was reminded
of the Almus 1 sat talking with "Now, where beiter to do all Brendan,
outside and felt like
that than in a pub7 Heavens, It is the endless tunnel of man, if you and I were strolling alcoholism which-for the time about little refreshment, it wouldn't be a dish o' toy we'd be seeking. but something properly strong."
BLACKOUTS
Despondently, Brendan kick
*beles, at all events has got
Brendan Behan caught.
CAUGHT 03 was Benny Lynch, British fly-weight box- ing champion of the world.
CAUGHT
WAS Dylan Thomas, caught as were the famous actors
Itenry Ataley
and Robert Newton...
ed his slippered foot at a huge CAUGHT as was the brilliant empty "Un otgrapefruit--juice-barrister-Derek-Curtis-Bennett. that stood on the floor. "I'm on AND CAUGHT as is one of That stult, and fin-supposed-to-the-most-lamoun-sportsmen. Bri- like it ke mutiered, as tain produced during the ning- # pitiful Beatrice gazed at him anxious teen-thirtles-today
hulk, creeping about, dependent for his livelihood on hand-outs from his friends.
ly.
"I've had three total blackouts recently," ho went on sadly, "so things must be getting pretty had.
ah,
ILL-SPARED
"And the hangovers,
I hope very much that for Brendan Behan there will be a they're ghastly, You know,
happy ending. That somehow he morning you woke up in the
can make the tremendous effort with this frightful hangover, and the only thing for it is to of the will necessary to conquer
the addiction. get down lo the pub on the He jokes, "It's like being corner and have a few to try back in Brixton Prison, Reno, to cure. It. So then you're off Good luck to you, now." again."
'
To the normally sipping lay-
They call alcoholism a man, Brendan's consumpflon is disease. It doesn't fantastic. Before he came into like a disease to me; More hospital he was averaging two like a self-inflicted wound. or three battles of whisky
day, washed down with
per- The slow suleido of gifted
haps a noore of bottles of stout people. People we can fit spare or beer. "It's all right when I'm working, Rene," he assured me.
"If I have something to do
I don't drink so much. 1 gol
from our ranks.
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watch
them
WITH ONE EYE ON BIG BROTHER NEXT DOOR
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Helplessly wo drift away from us
Into the endless tunnel
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