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BRYNNER GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA
SOLOMON and SHEBA
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THEIR FIRST FULL-LENGTH FEATURE
FILMI
CITY
THE YOUNG
AND
A COLUMNA
PICTURES ADELSE
TECHNICOLOR"
WAYNE CRAIG HOPPER D'HERLINY
THE THREE STOOGES
IN
HAVE ROCKET,
WILL
TRAVEL
ACOCERIA STUPL
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Howard Hawks'
"LAND OF THE PHARAOHS" Filmed in Egypt with a cast of thousands
Jack Hawkins CinemaScope
Starring
Joan Collins Dewey Martin Wamercolor Stereophonic Sound
SHAW CIRCUIT
HOOVER GALA
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ZE THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1960,
Last night's performance of "The Duchess of Malfi" -
REMANDED
Inexperience tells against ON FALSE
"The Masquers'
Last night, had an early dinner and made my way to the Loke Yew Hall where
PRETENCES
The Masquers were ringing up the curtain at eight o'clock on John Webster's Siu Sheung-kung (30), un- "The Duchess of Malfi."
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There, among a sparse but At Its best, it is to most of us incredibly enthusiastic audience, a literary exercise. Not that It Is, I sat for three and a half hours, it is not a good play. while this drama of lust, crime, so good in fact that I hold hatred, and hideous vengeances private opinion that over a jug unfolded. 'Every curtain fall of ale, Will Shakespeare put WILS greeted
with bursts of Webster right about one or two clapping, and the Anal curtain things. received three times three,
How happy I should be if I could find myself in such mood this morning. How de- lightful it would be to All this
It is a tale of blind accident page with superlatives, to ignore all shortcomings, and to tell for and blundering mishap, "such instance of Douglas Bland's a mistake as I have often seen wonderful sets; the sombre in a play," says one of the lighting so matched to the mood characters. And that is about
employed, alias Siu Sze- tak, of Flat "D" seventh floor, Majestic Apart- ment, King's Road, was remanded for four days by Mr T. L. Yang at Cen- tral Court this morning on three charges of ob- taining money by false .. pretences.
says the roles, a malcontent programme, a paradox says the heart. A mixture of monster and monk, ape and angel. Clever as is Master Grewal, this role would escape any but half-a-dozen top rank actors.
The Duke, a half crazed, per- But it is a tale of horror, a verted ogre, was played very tale where chance plays the well by Jack Lowcock; but the
mis-mad scenes, who could, upon It was alleged that on OT part of fate, where once #
fortune has written down the the contemporary stage, play about April 2, defendant, with
them?
intont to defraud, obtained from names, there is no escape.
Then Miss Choy. To her was Teang Chun $528 by falsely pre- entrusted the title role. Again tending that he was in a posi- one can speak of interesting per-tion to employ a certain number for the Transport formances, but here we speak of of drivers Good, yes, and intelligent, for at one performance, the Duchess. Section of the 707th Regiment the U.S. military base, ziso charge here is a girl lavishly equipped Okinawa. The with intellectual achievements, alleged that he falsely pretended But the pity of it all is, the play that he was applying for past
the Immigration demands histrionie gifts out-ports from ranging the experience of Anne Omec, Hongkeng for a group Why Choy.
of 22 Crivers to go to Okinawa. So, now I have to turn on the The second charge alleged troupe I love best, and to all, that he cbtained $96 by falsc remind them in lines they will pretences from Tsang on April know:-
of the play; and the simply it. gorgeous costumes.
In the first place why, why, in heaven's name choose "The Duchess of Maln"? I doubt, m by lucky chance, anyone in the audience had seen a first class performance of the play
HONGKONG CUTLERY EXPORTS
RISING
Washington, July 7. Hongkong was the fifth largest of 12 suppliers of stainless steel table flatware (cutlery) to the United States in the first four months of this year, according to official figures released today.
Its rate of increase of sales was more than 800 per cent..
Now if The Masquers have given us, such delight with their comedies which they perform with such a deft touch, switch them over at this point
to speak, sir, as the fashion
now, is, in earnest,"
Well, what's to do? This! The young shoulders, of The Masquers have been too heavily burdened. Here is no, SOTTOW where the final scene sees all tears dried and all misunder- standings cleared up. Here is tragedy. And what tragedy. Church-yard stuff, yawning graves, murder most foul, and horror heaped on horror.
God save us! Such stuff is performed, is well performed. But before it is well the
years formed,
slip, away, and a more interprets some- mature mind
to
per- have
thing from which in reality it! pitifully seeks to escape.
The Masquers have been asked
Hongkong shipped to the to portray something which United States - 44,812 dozen only their years deny them; They are clever pieces this year compared with maturity. only 5,200 dozen in the same young people; they have four months of 1959, the tented masters. But too much Commerce Department reports, was asked of them.
The value of Hongkong ship- ments was $56,148 In the four months of this year against $5.331 in the same months last year.
Japan was the largest supplier. West Germany, Italy and the Netherlands were next in order before Hongkong.UPI.
was
Antonio The ill-used played by Ramold Mayne, with sonic knowledge of Ke's evil moods, but not of course, with the comprehension which only life itself can teach,
Bosola, one of these strange
WIDER ROAD PLAN (1920) STILL WAITING
"Cromwell, I charge thee, fting
away ambition;
By that sin fell the angels,"
JOHN LÜFF.
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3.
The third charge alleged that
he obtained $72 by false pre- temeus from Tsang on April 4.
No plea was taken.
Questions asked
in Commons on
pools bill voting
London, July 6,
Mr Ernest Thornton (Labour) asked in the House of Commons today why the Governor and offi- cial members of the Hongkong Legislative Council all abstained from voting on the second reading of the Football Pools Betting Bill 1960 which had been officially presented. The result was, he said, thai! Mr Macleod; the bill was defeated by seven i "The answer to the first part yotes to nil with eleven absten- of the supplementary question is itons.
that the Governor introduced. He asked if the Colonial the bill after consultation with Socredazy, Mr Iain Macleod, the Executive. Council, which would make a statement.
includes unofficials.
Mr Iain Macleod replied: "I am not sure of the answer "After the first reading of the to the second question, but I Bil
public opinion reacted imagine that it was wished to strongly against it. The Gov-test opinion in the House, apart the reaction in ernor considered that in these from public circumstances it would be un- | Colony. desirable to force the second "The third question was a reading by the use of official matter of detail and I will and votes."
out the
answer and write to
!
HUMILIATION
to
you"
THE COST Later Mr Thornton said Mr Macleod's answer to the third part of his supplementary ques- tion was as follows:
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Though two "houses, 17 and 19 Wanchai Road, were set back when being built forty years ago to allow the road to be widened, this has still not been done.
Air Thornton: "To what ex- This was stated at the Tenancy Twenty one of the occupantstent were the unofficial mem- Tribunal yesterday when the were represented by Mr it. Hind- bers of the Legislative Council Tribunal recommended exemp-marsh, of Stewart and Co.
consulted before the announce ment Last December of the
of tion for the houses, three upper Among tenants who were un-
"The only expenditure storeys of which were demolish represented but appeared per- Government's intention to
significance incurred by the be Hongking Government was ed by fire carly this year, sonally,
who able a football pool was Yau Woon,
total of HK$15,000 just under The thirty occupants, one of said his business of tub-making established?
"Secondly, why was not the £1,000-an three stamp-cancel- whom, an old lady of 73, had to had been carried on at 17 sleep in the street for a week Wanchai Road for 36 years. He Bill withdrawn instead of the ling mechines. These would in at the time of the fire,
Colonial Government being sub-any case have been required were was awarded $5,000.
such a later so awarded a total of $30,796 com-
that this expenditure The Tribunal recommendet jected in this way to
was merely incurred earlier that Chong Kwal, a widow with humiliating defeal? a blind daughter and young son estimate of the cost already in the case."
give an than would have otherwise been whose only livelihood came from fees for Taoist religious curred by the Post Office and services held in the space she by the Asian Football Pool in the expenditure incurred by the occupied on the ground floor of preparation of these pools?" No. 19, should be paid $3,500.
OPENING TO-DAY pensation.
AT 2.30. 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
lever before revealed!
IN-G-Mes
A SUMMIT FILM
PRODUCTION
THE DAY
Starring
ALDO RAY
The Crime of the Century!
THEY ROBBED
THE BANK
OF ENGLAND
ELIZABETH SELLARS - PETER O'TOOLE
HUSH GREFITH · KIERON MOORE - ALBERT SHARPT
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JAMES CAGHEY DON MURRAY DANA WYNTER GLYNIS JOHNS
“Shake HandS
WITH THE DEVIL
THE GOLDEN PHOENIX
*14, 05 A Pe Marant at F: M„nine House Kombain
Proudly Presents Two Ountanding Floorshows!
THE SHERRY ROSES
THE DALRAYS,
Dance to the magte: of FONCHINO
- GARCIA," and the Dynamie' Beboeros
Vocals: by: LUZ VI MONDA A
Tas Hiness food in the Far Rast
A new tenement fat building of Alve storeys with two ground floor shops will be built on the site, costing $80,000 and will be completed in ten months.
The owner. Mr Wong Shing. was represented at the Tribunal by Mr P. T. Yu. of F. Zimmern and Company,
STAR
- FINAL TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
Ayako WAKAO Atsuko KINDAICHI
in
"TEMPTATION”
In DalelScope & Color With Superimposed English & Chinese Sub-titles
OPENING TO-MORROW "THE OGRE IN THE MOUNTAIN OF" In Dale Scope & Color
MIZU'S
JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Featuring & Tataini Rooms
Changfeng
Temperta,
steve prepared by Jha, me shah and carved by tran
* iapabete hostesses
Two legal structures which had nevertheless been tolerated by the previous landlord, and for which rent had been paid, had been taken over by the p- plicant when he bought the property, said "the Fresident of the Tribunal, Mr B. V Rhodes. The new owner therefore must take responsibility for them and while not awarding compensation at the full rate used for calculating, compensa- tion for the legal tenants, some compensation, was due,
Lau Woo-wah and Lang Shi-hol were therefore awarded $600 each.
the
With Mr Rhodes on Tribunal were Mr Aubrey Hillaly and Mr Auw Pit Seng
Rice talks
Mr Boothiang Phanichphaht Thai Trade Commissioner and Consul in Hongkong left the Colony today by Thai Interna tional for Bangkok to hold talks with his Government:
He said the talks would con- cern the "exportation of Thai rice and grains to Hongkong. Mr Phanichphant said he would return to Hongkong in about one week.
James Bond.
· BY SAM FLEMING
"Thirdly, can You
"I have no information about
pools company."-Router..
ORIENTAL MAJESTIC
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RAW! BOLD!
ADVENTURE!
MISSION OF DANGER
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BPOENANG KAM CHERKEN I DETTA MERRILL - GENE EXAMS ARTHUR O'CONNELL
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THE NIGHTS OF LUCRECE
BORGIA
In Color & Scope
Starring: BELINDA LEE » JACQUE SERNAS BE SURE NOT TO MISS IT!
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WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING INGEMAR JOHANSSON V, FLOYD PATTERSON (Five Terrific Rounds)
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AKIRA TAKARADA MISUKO KUSABUE
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