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KATY O'REILLY
THIS is Jo Morrow, a young starlet you will soon be
seeing in "Our Man In Havana,”
very quickly. It's
Everything about Jo Morrow pened seems to shine .. her yellow wonderful." hair, her eyes, (they are gray- blue-green) and even her pink and white skin.
If you were to ask her why she sparkles so much, she says, "I don't know, I guess it's just be- cause I'm in love with 'lite,"
QUICKLY
She looks & little more pen- sive: "Well, I no really Cin- derella you know. Everything Just happened to me, and hap
over a
Jo is quite correct. Every- thing has happened In just year. Up to then, she was trying all she could, Extra roles, bit parts, beauty contests. and then Lady Luck tappod her on the shoulder. She signed & contract with Columbla, and suddenly, unexpectedly, she obtained the role wanted by every young girl in Hollywood, New York, and London..
So there you are, at the age among the glorious of 19 up
Alec Guinness, Burl stars. Ives, Maureen O'Hara, Ernie Kovaks, Noel Coward, and Ralph Richardson.
When asked if she had any advice to sive teenagers everywhere, Jo said: "Be ready, and enter beauty con- tests in order to gain con- fidence..."
She said: "I believe, in ¦ beauty contests absolutely.
1 think that if a girl can parade In a swim suit before a lot of people, it will give her á kind of potse and determination she might not get any other way.
A TIP
"And if she is lucky enough to win the contest, it will give her a kind ut assurance that no amount of coaching can give."
All that is very true, but. he's a tip I can give Jo Mor- row or any other teenager with aspirations for the films.
One film does not make a career, and in the end, hard work, modesty, with a Lucky break now and again, pay off best.
However, Jo is quite right in a way. If you are going to ap- pear in public, you have to have polse and confidence. And the way to get poise and confidence is to appear in public as often
as you can.
THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1960.
CLIC
FOR HONGKONG
Nancy
Kwan
Credit Card to Roy Fay, Hongkong,
THE SEA
Y the beach-side was see afloat
fishing boat.
Lifting his wrinkled brow to the light yet pale,
"The day is fine!" he cried, "Let us sail!” Slowly crost the blue hear'n móveď the sun,
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Nets dropped into the unfathomed green, work'd
begun.
His furrowed face smiled at the miraculous draught. |_ Herrings, codi, sâlmon ---- great was the number
cought,
| Caught from the calm deep seu 、、、、
An unguarded moment, a stirring gale blew,
The colour changed, sudden durk clouds flew. The grey curtain lowered, direction was lost. Heavily poured the rom ën thë ship rosted, Tossed upon the raging yea
Off with the sail, down with the mast!
in from all sides, angry waves rushed four! First cries for mercy, then laments of sorrow.
And at next breaker's road, victim was swallowed, Swallowed by the tempestuous seg.
The mist cleared and showed the heav'n on high. Time et last pierced the storm, dawn is nigh. The keel reappeared, but never aguin
Gould Grandpa and sans repeat the refrain, Refrain of the mysterious sea ..
Credit Card to Hilder Chiu, Hongkong,
17-21
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THE CAREER CORNER
By DAVID LAN
TAROM all over the world
kong!
they come to Hong. A career with
"On tourists' itineraries Hong- kong hát bétome a iust' if ever they come to the Orient," said Mr Harry G. Adam, Manager, of Everett Travel Service Lid,
The results? Planes fondé shipsloads of theifi dhe pouring in fet Sght-seeing, pleasure. seeking. Baiguin-hunting, а taste of our cuisine. Then they sa home to tell, mate people to come!
"Our hotels are overdowing and travel services are swarm- ed," Harry exclaimed.
Telephone
bright future
in
booming industry
Yes, trifel, sevičës...the real
"We meet them at the airport general helper for our visitors ar aboard their ship, transport are thoroughly worked out at them and their luggage to their présent.
hotels, check their passports, Much depends on tidvel health papers, and reconfrm agents who can help tourists their airline or sea-line spaces. have a happy or unhappy ---- "Our work remains unfinished time and on these organisations until they have left the port." depends the Colony's reputa- Adr cargo division-con- than as the work's new tourist solidates air cargoes by pooling several shipments into one large Teh out of ben travel agents shipment to obtain lower rates say tourism la Hongkong is for the benefit of the shippers. Boomifit and is a fell Honey, “A happy sim-air-catgo' is SABret for the foll
growing nowadays.”
Jumping Energetic
WITHIN what length of time would a contribution be pubished? How is one to be assured of the acceptance of his/her article? De drawlips Are drawing more welcome than literary pieces? stand a better chance of publication? Hilder Eta, Homing
Just take a look at Harry, for 1. Contributions are judged on their merila, and only the
Accounting department- best are published. The time factor has nothing to do with selection instance.
keeps an eye on the financial The telephone on his deak side of the company, for publication; 2. There is no assurance other than a high standard of original work; 3 and 4. Both answers are in the negative.
kept ringing and throughout our interview, WOULD Jike to join the 17-21 Club, but I would also like to ask
A well established and ap- What? set 11 can place a
service or- travel
道 a few questions. How should I write essays for buditation? col Inside the capin of was pointed What is the rule for publication? Are stories accepted? Do you Troubadour?”
echoed Harry ganisation makes money have a pen-pal column for people over 17? What sort of articles wealdy on the receiver, well, several ways. But primarily if would you like to have? What are credit cards-how much money | 141 try?" He hung up.
eams through commissions on selling tickets and cargo spaces can one get out of a
"Whew!" Harry mopped his for airlines, and shipping com- a card? John Chan, Kowloon The only glanding rule for soceplance of all contributions for forehead. "That certainly was publication is a high standard of original work. We kies no hesit liver statest
tourist have pantes, booking rooms for hotels
and from selling iscal tours.” on the range of sohifibitions and Welcolite drawings, tarbicis,
ever
had
"Careers are available for There are bigger ones, of both men and women," Harry PAUL LUNG, 18, student, 81 Wai Ching Street,ba, Bolich, juodi, 19, Credit cards are sent to members for each contribution published, and ten of these cards entitle the
said. 4th Boor, Kowloon.
member to a cash voucher from the Club to be used at one of the course, such as Orson Welles
Frederick March, the What if a young man Colony's bookstores,
executive said. "But by and energetic enough to want to set large ordinary tourists make up on his own?
Meet the members!
JOHN CHAN, 17, student, 8 Sau Chuk Yuen Road, Kowloon.
SUHINDER PAL SACHDEN, 20, student, 37 Village Terrace, 4th floor, Hongkong,
Stomping, gasping and sweating
THEY stomped, stamped,
and
gasped, sweated gesticulated for seven hours and 45 minutes. At the end of it all a young Portuguese couple, Roy Santos and Evelyn Souza were the only pair on the Hoor.
For their efforts they were crowned champions of Hong- kong's first-ever Rock 'n
NOTES ON NOTES
By
CARL MYATT
Out of this
world!
WAS sitting in my favourite chair and enjoying the
Haydn Cello Concerto in D Major, Opus 101—what [lovely music; the smoothness—the tranquillity this was life 1
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tip the Walk of kish Itsfanns."! "Well" Harry pondered. "He
"It is our job to take the sy start off worries out of tourists inde even with one desk.”
so that they may thoroughly enjoy their slay," Hany sald
Departments
To handle the work smoothly, Harry's organisation is inade tip of the following departamenta:
single-handed
He paused and then went on, "but and a big but he will need some capital and time.
"Capital to tide him over his inaugural period, anywhere from one year to several years, when he may not earn a cent but * Air and sen department when he has to demonstrate his
ledice Then-CRASH-I was start oozing out and I was sweating which
cliente competence by selling enough led out of my skin. What was Visibly when the door opened booldings, routing transport, tickets and cargo space before happening? Noises which bad and the face of my friend was hotel adsommodation, schedules, he is recognised by the world's
to thrust out.
His face was flushed and his formation on thrifts-all within took over managing her VEN since Norman Grans the slightest resemblance
music violently vibrated my
eyes, I thought, had a sickly | the clients budgets and time International Air Transport Ella Fitzgerald albums have bear-drums,
look in theiL.
Emits.
Association (IATA), the Air the markel fairly regularly.
Putting on my most
con Traffic Conference (ATC), the
OM Buenos Aires to New Goldman Band Concerts, mee out of listening to a virtuoso make York and the Latin-Ameri- called Rafael Mendes" the music.
can music of the Joe Loca bånd. greatest trumpeter in the world On Deces DL 78869.
Joe was the first musician to in mambo to America, and he Bill
mumbers (Glow Worm,
today. He has no equal.”
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troduce the cha cha and the
of must config to fat having heart I must confess to rot having heard continues to dazzle nightclub azo, and therefore I will Sternally be patrons with his music.
grateful to the young assistant in the cecced shop who drew my attention For the music of the Loca band to the album "Singing Trumpet."
I have just beer listening to Holl can be described as sweet and Mexican-bor Rafael Mendez volume one of the Rodgers and Hart Marathon and received gold sharing. Loen works on some old truly a billant muscled. And show Song Book and quite frankly I am Rado wrist watches.
Autumn complete mastery of difficult in slightly disappointed. To me Els Leaves. Sometimes I'm Happy) and strument in an album which should has always, and will aways be the some new ones (Meet Me in Cisco's, have a universal appeal.
greatest. There is absolutely nothing Let's Go Loco).
Side one tektures popular dance wrong with her singing on this A must album for the cha cha cha rhythms such as "Body And Soul, album, it just that the Buddy Bree bug. Even if you can't dance, you'll "Memories
You," "Sleepy man arrangements don't seem to fit have to go a long way to find a Lagoon" and "Sunny Side Of The Hther Ella's style or personality. record so easy and pleasant on the
However the album did have its eare.
highspois, notedly 's interpre tation of "The Lady Is A tramp" and "You Took Advantage Of Be" on side one, and "Spring Is Here" and
This event was organised by Rediffusion and was held at the New Ritz Nightclub in North Point last Saturday.
Ron Ross acted as Master-of- Ceremonies.
Twenty-one couples started
On Imperial 12018.
Side two is mainly semi-lastext Fausic, a number of tunes hers hays ing been written by Mendek.
El Giteno" and "Canto More" are
the gruelling grind, watched by FRANK Goldman, founder and examples of his work which should where even-6009.
a packed audience.
They danced in 45-minute
stretches to taped music and were allowed only one-minute's rest while tapes were being changed
Eight couples entered the semi-finals and i got so late, that the dancers had to be transported to the Rediffusion studios where the Santos-Souza learn managed to hold out against all comers.
Talk about sore feet!
Torsten Bjoerok, Cumaul-
M General for Sweden, has
accepted the position of Chair- man of the Honékong Jazz Club. He takes over from Dr Eddle Gosano who recently left for San Francisco.
TOW let me introduce you to
Nulcian, who 1 predics,
is shortly going to create a terrifle impact in the field of popular maslo.
Leia Schifrin is his name, and I have just been listening to his firet album recorded on the Tico Isbel This two-fsted pianist, who balla from Buenos Aires, has à touch of Feruz
Lalo's
His arrangements and playing tu the sola apote are the high pointa uf an exhilarating album. arrangements are daring to the point, they will leave you breathless, His mumie is of the Americas, touched with Latin-American mythma, Ha·la backed by a big orchestra DZ Viosna, brain-and-shythm -péetlery kind. together they contrive to produce one of the most exciting sounds in
The tubes · for the most part ore old favourite the fechniques? and
Listen to Lalo sobarin, on "Pikme. fmanol', it will be ats infozzeitable experience
On Time SLP 1073,
conductor of the famous thrill those of you who got sick On Verve:
By
The Hit Parade
TED THOMAS
667THE Hottest Name
STTHE
on Wax." That's
what they've dubbed · Jimmy Clayton, for his
· of the week, record. "Another Sleepless "Night,” in * world where superlativer easily become meaning. less as a result of over- use, we walk with in- terest for this disc to sform into Hongkong.
Too often records have been oversold to the pubile -fong before their appeur- ahes on the dealers' shelvek here, and 'In ninh cases out of teh the publicity has grown bigger than the pro- duct that it seek to popu larist,
WE Laughine Voice of buy Ampehelf to back making a bid for Top Twenty, -honours---but the #mise- `ssoms to have faded in his a
later effort if giften- bynka "Wnything to to by?^ "Whlah they often aren't. It's called-
1. Spring Rain - Pat Boone
2. My Home Town - Paul Anka
3. Young at Heart Cha Cha Tommy Thomas
4. House of Bamboo -- Earl Grant
6. Everybody's Somebody's Foot — Connib Francis
6. Why Frankly Aválo
7. Forever Ruby Murray
a. Bing Bong Song - Teal Chin
a. Why Should I Dream - Shirley Churcher
11. Young Emotions - Ricky Naimon
13. ' Be With You in Apple Blossom Tline The Platters
10. Love Me, my love Dean Martin
12. Cradle of Lesë — Johnny Preston
14. A Star Is Born. --Mark Dining
10 Footsteps Bleve Lawrence
16. Amapola Tony Williams,
17. Danny Boy - Conway Twitty
18. Bleepy Lagoon The Platters
19. Thome from A Bummer Placa Fontaine Blasti
20. Oh Carol → Nell Bédaka.
wwinging best, and the tune.
Is chichy. What mots doss a balt seller need?
AATHY'S CIOWn" is top of the Hit Parades in both England ahð Amèrica
Anbe the same, dije topped the lists in both. Cognités
proof, if it were: tiédbi, fut everything the truly. “Brothers turn tháir kunda to these days, will turn An gold
G
tõéb nawi for récord éne
thusiasts, la the tohu. awalted marketing of a dino ・whigh
buth produpes monaural and stërnaphonla sound,
The blend obvious ad- vantagh 15that when you change overdo the now wide Fango, kiuj žíhbat; there's ho vaud to works your old to-
CURIOSITY
actual tour arrangements, in- organisations such as the
Tour department
I got up and made a beo- sympathetic look, I asked him | Jucts local tours for many Trans-Pacific Passenger Con- line to my neighbour's house to tell me the worst. where these horrifying sounds · He looked at me blankly were coming from. I reached he was struck dưanh with shock, the door just in time to catch I thought. Another second and the beginning of a blood- he burst out laughing! Poor boy, curdling yell inside.
It had been too much for him.
agents abroad. "As many as ference, the Far Eastern Passen
Conference, the Trans- 1,000, active, agents around the ger world send us tourists, many Alantic Passenger Conference. from America, Canada and an the Hongkong Association of increasing number inom Central Travel Agents (HATA) etc......." and South Americas and Aus-
Overcrowded
My hair stood on, end and I He took my arm and still
tralia." cackling, he led me into his
"And capital is needed also stood in indecision,
My curiosity told me to press room.
In Hongkong, visitors may for advertising, payments of cordmon I noticed that the noises had have a four, five or six-day bills from airlines, traffic and the bell while my sense told to im to the nearest ceased. With an extra loud Rierary consisting of a first- overhead expenses polite, station,
"{for re- laugh, he handed me a record day shopping round
"He must, of course, know Curiosity won in the end and on which was writhentication), a water tour (trip tariff-reading, ticketing, routing,
around the herbolar), a with a confident flourish that I Frut" by "Little Richard"
New geography, scenle spots and did not feel, I pressed the bell. -Credit card to Mafia Gafoor, Territories
03 Islad stories, foreign exchange and Hongkong tour, a night tour or more. conversion, and the predominant
language here English
Buzz There went the telephone, again.
The Inhuman sounds still came
Chall card to Cuary, Bing, Hongkong
No
"Harry speaking, What? room for Mr Emith from the 17th through 20th? Just
one day? Where can Smith go after that for the rest of his stay? We can't hang him in the airi' Try some other hotel would you?"
With a frown Harry slammed down the receiver. This mad tarkhed tigon, the sore spot of the trade an acute shortage of hotel accommodation.
Ties, sometimes have to kick tourists around like footballs, First day in one hotel, secoba day in another whit it will
and so forth
be like in the beat, future. They come in such“ „Increasing zum- berd that even the "nów hotels, I dompleted will not be able to bope with the situation"
at the held overcrowded
nted Hongkong
the