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THE CHINA-MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1960.
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"By the time I'm 100 I should have travelled a few more times around the world and written a few more books.". Journalist extra- ordinary, Sir Evelyn Wrench was not joking.
"Of course I'm not He poured himself a gin and joking. It will take a lot to one.Humph, don't believe in kill me especially when these old fogies who say that you shouldn't drink....relaxa- I'm determined to keep ton that's what it is good for. living," he added confident- ly."
The 77-year-old marvel was In town last week on one of his "familiarisation" jaunts. Deter mined to turn the Journalistic tables on Sir Evelyn and inter- I borrowed a few hours of his time,
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Alter two hours with the human dynamo I would be willing to lay odds that Sir Evelyn live up to his boast Ilving to 100 maybe 200.
Purpose
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"There's no secret about the recipe for long life It's just one word purpose, my boy, pure, plain purpose that keeps Ricking."
me
One would have to see Sir Evelyn operating to understand what he meant. Two hours "in- terview" for me turned out be a ane sided political debate, 24 symposium on Anglo-American relationships and a very pro- Stable lecture on journalism - | all rolled in ore.
Sir Evelyn, who for 10 years was the most popular journalist ever to all the time honoured Spectator, estimates that he has travelled ov half a million iniles.
"Keeps me going, bay, I can't stand idle. It drives me mad," he sold as he jumped sprightly to his feel and handed me a glass of beer.
"Don't over indulge, you know, but, you must relax.”
I'm sure that was the only time I did see the old master relax in the time I was talking to him.
First he would sit down then suddenly he would spring to his feat rocket from the room and dictate a short note to him seere- tary.
Back in The room he would fre a fusilade of questions at me which made me wonder who was interviewing who.
Purpose of his visit?
"As the founder of the Over- scas League and the English Speaking Union thought viculd be
find good idea to just what is happening in the Far East," he answered.
Your progress
"I have been amazed by the progress of Hongkong since I was here last....that was in 1937, you know the year of the big typhoon.
"As a matter of fact I was on my honeymoon at the time.
"Also watched the Japanese a few days bombing Shanghai later.
"That's fairly typical of my fe all the way through. Go on a honeymoon, end up in the typhoon of the century and have a birdseye view of a full-scale war."
Two books by Hongkong writers
The Legend of the
Sir Evelyn, regarded as one of the leading Fleet Streel journa lists of his generation, started his carcer at the age of 21 after a
picture postcard business he was running, collapsed.
And of Sir Evelyn's future? "Well I want to
get things cracking for 1964 when the in- ternational Shakespearean Year will be celobrated.
for the
"I can hardly wait "Started with the great Lord Northeilte az a matter of faet event, it's a wonderful idea and He was a fine man and a great I'm starting to publicise it now," newspaper leader," Sir Evelyn be added..
recalled.
It was while working as a raw junior that Sir Evelyn very Northeliffe's quickly put Lord generosity to the test.
I very foolishly backed business that went broke shortly after joined Northelifte.
"1 wasn't with him more than
a few months when I found deb.
What then?
Two more
"Oh I'll write two more books - that's ten I will have written then I'll make a few more trips around the world."
What then?
"Well I'm certainly not-gOMME
collectors on my tall asking for tu die if that's what you think."
£800.
"As Jail in those days was a pretty grin proposition I had to fuid someone who would lend me the money.
"As soon as Lord Northcliffe heard of my plight, he very
amartly came forward und setiled the dobi.
Firemen want
more pay
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London, Feb. 11. "I paid him back at a miser- So many London Aremen able rate each week and after 18 about 2,000-turned up for White series was "The last daye months he let me off the debt....mase meeting last night to de-
a fine man.” Serpent, by A. Fullarton of Shanghai."
|mand increased pay that the Prior (Published by
Apart from his brilliance as a gathering had to be held in the The Chinn Mail editor later
journalist which has led him to open alf, Chas. E. Tuttle, Japan. asked Mr Luff to consider the editor's chair of three big Prico US$1.80).
writing another series based on
daily papers, Sir Evelyn is noted! "The first days of Hongkong". as a big-force behind Anglo- THE author is better He readily accepted the cont= American relations.
to Hongkong mission and produced to his credit, not another people as Allan Prior, one grat
frelual account of how this time South China Morning
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120 came into being Post journalist, announcer years ago, but a very readable and film script writer. He collection of articles ** the is the son of Mr J. T. Prior, people who made their home who recently retired after here.
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mented the history books and it Charles E. Tuttle, which has is this fresh approach together a reputation for ine printing with hi cheerful style that recognised throughout the Far have established his prestige Eas, have certainly done he and his success as writer.
To write these arBelca Mr The story Is a well-known Luft went to a great deal of Chinese classic, as well trouble to use new sources of known to the Chinese, as the information. Ho spent hours fairy Tales of Hans Andersen studying the flies of old news- are to Europeans.
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bul stands an Ils own merita, meny excellent event-histories And it is beautifully tok of Hongkong. splendid first book for this But it will chiefly appeal to He has chosen one of the best those who profor their history well laced with human interesi. known Chinese tales. There is
This is book about people and
sensitive youner writer.
a fund of table to draw upon
and it must to hoped that the spice, the scandals and the flood of paper- drema which made the talking covered children's stories being points in their lives-RH.
despite the
printed by Mainland China, Mi Prior will co-operate with his translator, Dr Chang Kou-li and Miss Kwang, to bring more of the famous Chinese folk stories and legends to the English-speaking reader.
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