BOAC FLIES YOU TO.....
all these places in Comet
jet
comfort!
BANGKOK
TOKYO
RANGOON
KUALA LUMPUR
HONG KONG
COLOMBO
*NEW DELHI
SINGAPORE
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
BOAC offers you 8 flights westbound and 5 flights eastbound out of Hong Kong every week.
Enjoy extra smoothness, speed and comfort next time you visit any of these cities on business or pleasure. Fly by BOAC Comet jetliner! You'll get there in just a few hours
‚ and arrive thankful for the quiet, vibra- tion-free jet power that leaves you feeling fresh as when you started your journey, Whether your choice is luxurious First Class or low-fare Tourist, you'll get the same friendly, personal attention from BOAC cabin staff the kind of service you like the best.
Ser Your Travel Agent or Jardine's Airways Department, Telephone: 3511112 (24 hour service)
B・O・A・C
WORLD LEADER IN JET TRAVEL
BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION
POPULAR PUBLICATIONS
Baby Book ******** Express Annual
The Hong Kong Countryside
$25.00
The Hong Kong Story
10.00
Chinese Creeds & Customs Vol. 1.
18.00
Chinese Creads & Customs Vol. 11
18.00
Chinese Creeds & Customs Vol. Ill
18.00
| 25.00
$10.00
1. 5,00
11.00
1.50
1.50
4.50
35.00
8.00
Rupert Annual
Rupert Magazines
Tan Foints About Pearis
Points
on Judging Jade
Giles Annual
Hong Kong Business Symposium
Cambols
On Sale At
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LTD.
HONGKONG
KOWLOON
THE CHINA MAIL. SATURDAY, JUNE 18,
Don't back the Democratic
favourite
Washington:
Adlai
P)
him to pip him at the post
Says George Juergens
WHO'S FOR
THE runners have rounded the first bend in the Democratic Presidential derby, and are still racing true to form. Favourite Jolin Kennedy, Massachusetts-bred tho roughbred has taken the inside position, and has crossed his first big obstacle-the West Vir- ginia primary-in fine style. "Hopeful" Hubert Humphrey baulked at this jump and is now out of the race.
عا
PRESIDENT?
Senator
Cruza
"Talkathon"
came pencel
PAARL
The lowest prios far the highest quality.
Riesling Hock
$7.00
7.00
Red Wine
F.B.
7.00
·out
Brmly for world'
Red Wine
L.B.
7.00
Dry Sherry
7.50.
Perhaps the most striking- aspect of the 1860 race is that all the candidates (with the ex- hold ception of Stevenson). federal office. The era of state dominance is over, and the natlon is turning to the White House for strong leadership. As the campaign progresses, the candidates are likely to be judged by that criterion.
Kennedy
has impressively widened an early lead for the. Democratic nomination. His recent primary victories in Naw
West Hampshire, Wisconsin, Virginia and Maryland have bandwagon rolling.
the second or
But still there, though lag- ghg after the Kennedy spurt, are "available" Stuart Symtng girl" of 30. The very qualities led to speaking engagements in started a win him the tow, and "non-committal" Lyn which make them so attractive a private plane, and poured which could den Johnson. Bringing the their youth and vigour and gallons of tea down the throats nomination by
Adlai Pear is "well-bred"
Eumphrey third ballot. good looks-also cause serious of gushing. ladies. farmer champion Stevenson, a
barely limped along on day-to- The tip-off will be in what qualms.
day handouts,
effect his victories have on un- bw showing signs of age.
The
committed delegations, particu- Junior
in New Larly those The rose isn't likely to be Massachusetts has a strongly
York, Michigan the "liberal" voting record, as that
If and California. decided until July, when candidates come huffing and word is interpreted by Northern
Kennedy seems a reasonably According tu
sure bet those States will join puffing into the Democratle Democrats.
the Hughrey's candidacy him while there is stili patron- Convention in Los Angeles. score sheet compiled by
trade unions' Committee on materialised in the winter of
age to go around. Tousle-haired Kennedy
Political Education, he voted 1958 when he got together with By the same token, the very thanking Democrats these days "right" on 15 of 10 key issues.
another great talker, Nikita S. fact that he is in the lead makes rejecting
Vice- for
his
Khrushchey, for 12 hours of un-him vulnerable. The rest It is somehow typical of 1960 interrupted conversation in the the candidates will be Presidential bid at the 1957 Convention. If he had made it that, despite bis record, he Kremlin. The talkathon, made bining their efforts from now on
celebrity, and and he came within an eye- should be under beavy attack him a
his to stop him, and they are lash-he would almost cer- from both leaders of organised ambition, made him a candidate. hardened group of professionals.
cannot afford Kennedy tainly have gone down to de- labour and from a liberal wing
Why, then, did he fall down fatter, because the slightest slip feet with Adlai Stevenson.. of the Democratic Party headed
by Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt. In the West Virginia primary? will. shatter his bandwagon
An ardent
the illusion. The labour leaders are upset
disciple of because Senator Kennedy's well New Deal, he represented left- publicised investigation of wing opinion, in the American He had James Hoffa and the Teamsters political spectrum.
stands
for civil Union resulted in federal legia- taken strong latlon which they
disarmament, and regard as rights and
liked to say that "the people unduly punitive.
who work with their hands are my people."
Serious handicaps
Defeated Vice Presidental candidates don't have bright political futures.
As it turned out, he acquired useful experience and reams of favourable publicity, and was able to bounce back to higher things this year.
Although he is in many ways the most attractive candidate, to he must work constantly avercome some severe
handi
caps. Most serious, of course, is his Catholic religion. But by his crushing victory in pre- dominantly Protestant West Virginia, Kennedy has proved that it is possible for a Catholic to win general acclamation.
censure
Lacks appeal
I
Long shot
O
comTM
to
At the moment, the chances are probably silghtly more than even that he can hold his lead and win an early nomination. But if he should fail to go over the top by the third or fourth undoubtedly ballot, there will
Com
the
****
Sweet Sherry 7.50
Obtainable at all leading stores
Sole Distributors:
WELLCOME CO., LTD.
67A, Des Voeux Road, C. H.K..
Tels: 30251, 21966-
·& 36910..
FOR MODERN WIVE
IN MODERN
TIMES
PAARS
MORPHY-RICHARDS
ASTRAL SPIN-DRYER
Holds 30bs of wet clothes. Dry weight #15 Je...
Dries your washing quicker, more thorough-
effort.
ly and with far less
tuli- Accommodates a
site blanket quite readi
I particularly effective for artificial dik, rayon, nylon and ather synthe tic fabrics.
Bermoves soapy
water
so they can offer themselves as predict that Adlal Stevension after washing Proves
Mrs Roosevelt has never for given Kennedy for ducking But there principles dis vote on the Senate resolution to qualified him with a generation
McCarthy. The De more interested in protecting be a swing away which will end
won mocratic hopeful picked the what has been
than in his chances,
In that event the Convention occasion to have surgery per going out for more, formed on a war-aggravated. Hupphrey's retirement leaves will turn to one of its
Although spinal disorder, thereby avoid three other candidates besides promise choices.
secm ing a split with his largely Kennedy They are playing a Symington would Catholic, pro-McCarthy con- waiting game, trying to tie up more likely prospect, I am in alituents.
enough votes to stop Kennedy, clined to take a long shot and .*.... compromise candidates to a will be nominated for the third-
deadlocked Convention.
time. Lyndon Johnson af Texas, the Stevenson's following is small Majority Leader in the Senate, now, but fanatical, It includes While he was in the hospital, least likely to pull it off. some of the most respected. Only once before, back in
Kennedy wrote "Profiles fri Though he is a superb politi- names in the Party, notably Mrsr 1928 when Al Smith was
two previous Courage," which won a Pulitzer cian, and has the South solidly Roosevelt, His nominated by the Democrats Prize in 1957. There are those with him, he is bucking a campaigns
have carned him
break the Protestant lease on
than profle it himself
as that which faces Kennedy.. important, Kennedy's following While the White House.
courage.
No Southerner has been is more likely to drift to him seems unlikely that any De- mocrat could have won that Hubert Humphrey, the senior elected President since the Civil than to Symington.
War. (Woodrow Wilson was In all fairness, it should be Minnesota, year, Smith's Catholicism was Senator from
never yet almost certainly a factor in the running hardest for the nomina- raised in the South, but made added that I've
carned any money pleking long completeness of his defeat. tion up to West Virginia but his career in the North).
The explanation has almost shots at the race track! with nothing to do nowadays Kennedy has attempted to covering least ground.
the bloody shirt" deflate the issue by taking Part of his difficulty was "waving moderate stand on traditional that he just didn't look to most (Although long, memories make questions--notably birth-control people the way a President it extremely difficult for the lacked the Republicans, the Party of Lin- and the relationship between should look. He
and State--and Church
to by celebrity appeal of a Kennedy coln, Carry a Southern urging Catholics not to vote for or the father symbolism of an Slate). him simply because of his re- Eisenhower-factors which have ligion.
become increasingly important
campaigns izz
managed by Avenue advertising Madison agencies to be fought out on television.
has a major party attempted to who question whether he hak tradition at least as formidable respect. And, perhaps most
a
At the same time, he is not above a bit of political black mail. He has warned Party leaders that however many votes are lost because of his
more
was
No comment!
It's simply that the Democra→ tic Party is really two parties, Others complained that he religion, many more traditional seemed glib. When Humphrey centred in the North and South, venience® during Presidential ly Democratic votes will be lost faces an audience, his enormous which come together for can
elections and among disgruntled Catholics in knowledge and old-time rhetoric
to organise the the Northern cities If he is not bring forth a torrent of words Congress. The strongest Súp nominated. With that warning which is not easily checked. has gone a firm refusal to pro The Senator offers still an- porters of civil rights legisla
Democrats and the strongest vide an easy way out by ac other explanation for his defeat on, for instance, are Northern
Unlike Kennedy cepting the Vice-Presidential by Kennedy. nomination.
and Syninton he has no per- opposers are Southern Demo Still another handicap is his sonal fortune, and unlike Nixon
Adlai Stevenson has a better but must bear the age. Kennedy is 42 and looks no party, organisation, with younger. If he is elected, the which to pay the bills. His chance, first lady will be a "glamour, rival from Massachusetts travel awful stigma of emg a two- time loser. At the moment he is doing little to advance his candidacy, but has placed him- selt squarely in position for lightaing to strike.
"Tan't it amazing "the way nat beautiful diamond.
putting him under terr
crats.
Stevenson is universally re- spected, and in some circles revered, for the Iterate, inmane. and high-minded qualities he has brought to politics. Yet his two decisive defeats demonstrate that he has failed to get his personality and thoughts across to his own people as well as he has over-
6205.
"
His supporters must convince the Party that 1952 and 1856 were suicide runs, that nobody could have beaten Eisenhower, and that a suspected aloofness will not dash the Party's hopes (once more." NA
It will take deadlooked Convention to make them listen. The more likely compromise, choice is
Harry
- Truman's protege, Senator Stuart Syming ion of Missouri: Very few are passionately for him, but then again, very few are passionate- ly against him.
Symington has pulled
the
trick of being all things to
neat
all men. His voting record
Stampe him as a down-the-line
The End
3
1
so effective that you will not normally have to rings tore than once:
AVAILABLE AT LEADING ELECTRICAL
DEALERS
Solo Agents: SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, LTD. Valen Hamisa, 12th floor, Hongkong: Showroom: Alexandra Arcade, Tel. 27101
THE TAN IN HALF THE TIME!
SUN BATH
Exclusive formula screens out dangerous rays that burn you.
liberal, but his pubile atterances Restores necessary moisture that prevents sun di
convince Conservative Demo
ctats that they can entrust the
nation to his stewardship.
Part of his technique
avoid" controversy
recent interview ·
For instance
ment to
Exposing your skin to the son can gaan aging loss of your tan his
being on line gad võinkles:
Bath