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THE CHINA MAIL, "SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1959.
THE CURSE
of
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by Beachcomber
but even
that
UR world can look after spoken of parents with large itself, said a spokesman familles as "irresponsible." It of the Foreign Ofee, "What is true that compulsory th we shall soon have to decide is prevention might result in fewer who owns the moon and what scientists,
delightful prospect dues." not it is proposed to do with 1."
Justify According
birth-prevention, whe- International to
ther by misguided individuals law any claim to ownership
or by n deeree of the politicians, must be mpported by proof that
Prestige
IT looks as though no Itinerant
least
the claimant is in control of the moen, Therefore common sense would mugged that, before various countries plant their statenan or peripatetic flags and start to fehl, United diplomat wil dare to show his Nations observers should be face at an International eon- mong the first to be shot to ference it
future, unless bla the moon, go that the quarrels country can beast of at can be settled pezerfully. By
one muverssful shot at a planet. time anybody who has that
The neers of his triumphant landed will probably be bored.
enllenges will seen to be say- to death, and ready to
i: "Call yourself a Big Power! home.
Faugh! You can't even land of Mercury! And you aren't nich enough to equip a single Lunatik for a journey to the moon," In passing
In passing
ONCE more a
came
scientist has fallen into a panic over the rising birth-rate and has, with abylously unconscious humour,
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
LL my sympathy is with the man who, being unable to play any musical Instrument, bainneed a bottle of horseradish Sauge on Le bridge of hi; nose, he cap for alms. and let out
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He realised that to arket tentions today it is essential to
Today DID IT HAPPEN? presents a strange story that was only too tragically true. And this time the real question is: What will happen NOW?
He grabs heavy bra15
candlewick and
swings it at the
snake.
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reputable ways of earning drink or a meal, are there not, Sir George
The land-plane
THE crossing of the Chamel by a cartvan floating; on oil-dwes, with an outboard Bator, marks une fibre Step the direction of something other. An attempt to call
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full-riggat lurry by road from Winchester to Devonport ensest in failure. The lurry got caught Here is a problem specially in a 23-nile traffic Jam and
strong a contributed by W. H. 4. Whit-capsized worth (Rendham, B. .mund- Di Strabismus (Whom God num. White to play and mate serve) of Utrecht said to have on the stocks at Wagging
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Stone for a ring, chum (4)
9 Yes, this is the answer! (5)
10 All take part in the recovery
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13 Cobbler's final opportunity?
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$ Evelyn from Yole (4)
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Childish amusement (5)
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14 A wiling sort of chap? (8)
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20 Je makes à donation (5)
Accustom (5)
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Ven-drivers at Covent Gar-
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Aeross; 1 Campus, 4 Weird, 7 Nurses, Wisps, 10 Olio, 12 In-tense, 15 Erune, 10 Nets, 17 Roma, 19 Fence, 20 Slender, 21 Edge, 23 vied, 24 Seregi, 35 Frays, 28 (we are not) Amused. Down; 1 Con-tours, 2 "Marl- time, 3 Uses. 5 Eminence. 0 Re-past, Sneer, 11 Orangery, 12
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THE COBRA
of livelihood; Suddenly there was a crash of however, he splintering gloss and screams of said that in a agony. The heavy foot of the thicket, just candlestick had come off Kund behind the smashed into an arc light just studio carpen- above the camera. Piecea of red- ters' shop, hot glass were showered on one Sita' of the camera assistants, Ram. He was badly burned and taken to hospital.
there was a nest of wild cobras, one of which he. would catch,
This he pro- ceeded to do
'In the can'
John Kotze, the operator, then started to unload the camern. I spite of the accident the scene
by pouring was safely "in the can." Ashok water down had taken of his turban and the snakes
was mupping the streaming burrow and
sweat off his face when We ཟ* གན ན
heard Johnny's voice: "Come and holding a sek
look at this, chaps." over the exit.
The Alm In one minute flat a splendid cobro was in- side. A tap on the head with stick and all
Work
the
A FEW weeks after you read this, I shall be going that had to be done was to ix it and by a cigars told my hosts
to Denham to dub a film-that is, to make the sound track of a film which has already been shot. Familiar as the whole routine of film-making is to me, I have never faced a task with such foreboding.
I know it sounds fanciful in the light of Autumn day in England. Nevertheless, I shall be wearing on my finger a 500-year-old Brahmin ring as a kind of charm to ward off-what?
by
JOHN LODER
AME 31.3. 165 of a General, John Loder is one of the 1 item start to come to the screen by way on and Sandhurst. He has appekrem in wall RYA 100 Films in London Hallywred, Paris, Berlin, Vanna Mesira. Loder made hh klage debut in hit play on Broadway in 1947, acted on the New Yach slags for savin.yekes, and Kat now returned to make his home in Kensington. The incidents in tha they happened while he was filming in india les
mar
14 minutes she lay unconscious on the operating-table until the light was restored-in time, thank heaven, to savo her life.
Finally, however, the last shot was taken, the Ahn was complete and safely in the Denham laboratories, waiting to be out; stored and put together,
A dispute
Nothing could go wrong now. But I know that Ashok Kamar would say that the spirit of the cobra was still with us for at this last moment dispute occurred between the Indian and European Co-producers about the dubbing. Hence the delay,
naty The dispute in
being settled, and when it is I shall receive my summons to go to Denham
and rerume my work on the Atm. And shall re-
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member the little parting scene nt Bombay Airport when my friends the Surens drove OYST from Andheri to see me off. I returned to Sonya Suren
carved Brahmin ring heavy silver, and very old, that she had lent me to wear in the Alm. She refuse to take it back,
She said: "No, John, I want.
out of
had jumped a sprocket and was tangled up like a plateful of spaghetti, was called off for the day.
I drove over to my dinner party in Andheri, and Qvev
Ted and Sonya Suren in position with strong wite.
the While this was being prepared, afternoon's happenings at
Somewhat to my sur- that the slage-hands studio, I noticed
were prise they took it quite serious- aud electricians, who always laughing and
ly. joking. in little groups The following morning the were gathered talking to one another, un scene was re-shot with a wooden
After this, everything seemed you to keep it. If you have any- icking ferred and upset, 1 rk candlestick substituted for the
to go wrong. Generators were thing more to do with that film An hour ed Ashok what was the matter, brass one
Jater constantly breaking down, the of yours, wear it, and no harm cablegram was handed to the camera-car was involved in, a will come to you," "IL unlucky to have killed director of photography telling bad smash, we went to Poona to DID IT REALLY HAPPEN? that cobra; they believe it was him that his falter was gravely dlm horse-racing scenes and just the protector of the studio, and ill in London and asking to see that week the racing was this will bring bad luck to the him. He boarded the next plane cancelled. alm." And he added. "Do not and was just in time to see his smile, John, I do not like it, father before he died.
Personal tragedies, or rear- myself
An atmosphere of Rivom tragedirs persisted. Ashok It all began on June 18, 1955, hig set, supposedly a suite in the
By this time the snake with enveloped the whole company, Kumar's wife had to undergo a when I boarded an Air India Taj Michal Hotel. Our leading its hood extended had been wired petors and technicians allies, and serious operation, The surgeon Constellation at London Airport Indy, Surya Kumari, a
very and placed in position. The the lm was held up until a new had just made the incision when choice in the space above. with a ticket To Bombay in my bestitiful and talented young comers started and Ashok swung director of photography arrived the lights failed. The hospital pocket.
actress, a Tamil from Madras, the brass candlestick.
Irom London.
I just don't know. And in case the musent fails to work and something does happen to me, I want to get the [story on the record first.
and he sald:
I was thrilled and excited. I hud to be bitten by a cobrn had every reason to be. I had smuggled into her ream in k ! momento signed a contract to act in the basket at mangoes, first CinemaScope full colour film to be made in India.
A snake charmer was on hand with four beautiful cobras in round wicker baskets. They had had their venom glands removed and their fangs clipped and were therefore harmless.
The studio scenes were to be Imei in Borbay, a tiger hunt in Mysure, and other scenes in Madras, Bangalore and Hydeyn- bad. This was to be the rai The camera was set up and attempt by the Indian motion picture industrỹ to get into the Western market.
Many of my scenes were with Ashok Kumar, one of the top stars in Hind films. I grew very fond of him and at least twice a weck would dine at his home en the top flour of a tall apartment building overlooking Bombay Harbour.
Blue velvet
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one of the snakes put in the mango basket, The snake pharmor squatted behind The camera with a saucer of milk in front of him and played on an Indian flute. Out came the snake. OK. in one take.
was not
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The next scene simple. The snake was to crawl into the wash basin in the semi- dark bathroom and Surya had to come in and put her hand on the tap. As she does this the snake which she does not see, strikes und bites her arm.
Poised
After dinner Ashok and would sit in comfortable chairs on the roof-garden, the city and the bay spread out below us. At this point Ashok was beneath a sky blue velvet with come in and find Surya dead. He | myriad stors glittering like looks round and sees the, cobra diamonds. Ashok would talk of with its hood extended, poised to the Indian philosophy of He, of strike again. He grabs a heavy Indian beliefs. religions and brass candlestick and swings at superstitions. { envled him his the snake.
was:
calm, detached, fatalistic views By this time the stage and gradually all nervous stiftingly hat. The hundreds at tension left me,' and I felt are lights needed for Cinema- relaxed and happy.
Scope and colour had sent the One evening as he was driving thermometer eoaring up to 140 me home to the Taj in his blue degrees. This plus 20 per cent Rolls, he said, "Johm, you are humidity!
not working tomorrow, but come Every time the cobra was in out to the studio for lunch. We position with its hood extended ure shooting scenes with a cobra and the cameras were ready, the and it should be interesting." heat was too much for it, and it Filmistan Studios are in Gora- curled up and went to sleep. gon, a village, about 50-minutes' Finally, it was decided that ride from Bombay, but as I was the scene would have to be done! dining with friends who lived at with a dead cobra, The snake- Andhert, only a few miles away, charmer flatly refused to kill one I promised to come out.
of his trained snakes, which he
The scene was being shot in a explained were his sole means
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