Sam White ALGIERS Newsletter
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1960,
AS THE PLAYERS GET READY FOR TOMORROW'S SHOW, THE CHINA_MAIL
RECALLS AN EVENING 80 YEARS AGO..
Bitterness-that's HMS PINAFORE SAILS AGAIN!
the next problem facing France
Algiers. THE imagined mists surrounding General de Gaulle's Algerian policy are fast evaporating in the Mediterranean sun which bathes this gleam- ing city.
All that distinguishes A from the revolution ay Marsellics or Montpelier are
the enaking any patrols on him has brought
Areet, the large Arab propa-
Two years ago. immedi- utely after which
back to power, de Gaulle, for grim Pa-sian and ten- opened a sporch to a wildly ston al"orginary cate conversa- cheering ish here with the ton.
words: I have understood
you,"
The Algerian aronised all the
For the
Th statne deservis to religious struggle. rank with Mark
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Antony's honourable
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* Brantasy Wis E200" as one of the blandest Algeria small-
Langate-fu-check history.
.
"HMS Pinafore," the
Gilbert
and
Sullivan operetta to be launched at the Loke Yew Hall tomorrow evening, has sailed to laughter before in this Colony.
As a matter of fact, it was first produced in Hong- kong within a year or so of its composition during the season 1880/81, and on that ocen- sion, ran for a week at the old Theatre Royal in the City Hall. It played to "House Full" notices, and a story goes with it. There was in the Hongkong at that time a chap rolled Beart, and from ell accounts, he was a terrific wag. He took all the droll roles in the productions of the Hongkong Amateur Drama- tie Society, and received tremendous press writeups.
.
studied
the
By John Luff
The local critles weekend im the Sir Joseph Pozier, they better than anyone out the flat found a natural in Beart, lon stage, and said that had he The Governor of that period, he would Sir John Pope Bennersy was ex- wor has turned professional.
and the. ssions o
above risen to the top of the act- Tremely unpopular.
Colonials were not backward in ing profession.
Let it be where it is, he had expressing their dislike, so it new whites" of
delighted Hongkung audiences Curred to Mr Deart that here was shopkeepers,
modest with his Widow Twankey in the a heaven-sent opportually.
Mr Beurt in minor elvil servants, vermarks
walk, mannerisms, tarmers many of whom bave Seiety's prisluction of Alarklin,
his performance as Governor's
and speech, and on been here for generations, this it was
the "Paded Flower of Shau gestures, S riced desperate is5:30.
kiwan, Cloderella that had opening night, the Color bein
he gave the per- But Beart! was not the only They are wrilled of being the Colony ring in the aisles in the juice,
person who Have a good per- Then, is lave said: theformance of his life. Ko to a France they
On the stage, Bear as Sir formance that night, for sitting forced to seuredly know to begin life al Soe:ety decided to put on "HMS
Porter was an absurd rentre circle, was the Liculenant Pinaire" unut, looking around. Joseph
parody of Sir John Pope Hen- Governor, General Donovan, sur ver again.
he
the placed nessy.
most rounded by his select guests. Among
Judicrous utterances
his mouth, and the audience howled with mirth.
Big doubts
Ts
By the time he hoc finished even the stupkierá among listeners begin to have doubts whether in picking de
Junior army officers
As Lo Gaulle
US M 14 to keep there is the same sense of man-
they
They had not mitment to Algerien soll. Algeria Freuch made a Jevrilate mistake,
feel personal involvement in the fate of the 200,000 Moslems who are fighting on the French side.
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Slowly de Gaulle has led the French to Decept
It's political fact that they emol One should not hold Aigeriu.
Among them there is frequent Now de Gaulle's intentions tak of continuing the war as are clear to all except the most leaders of guerrilla bands if u bigoted of hist Left wing oppo- cease-fire is ordered from Paris. nents at home and abroad: Meanwhile tension continues to phased French disengagenwart mount to a point that readers from Algeria leading to an 10 the waiting for the Anal show dependent Algerian Republic it down almost unbearable, which the rebel leadership which has bought this, Bitter six-year-old guerrilla wear wil nave an essential and paskaly dinarulu
Guy Mulici, the
I have had a lively talk here Socialist fester once called the with Madame Salan. She is the French Right: The stupidest in wife of General Salan, former the world. To do the French C--C In Algeria, who has
barred from ving flight justice it realised de bern Ghulle's true intentions right retirement in Algiers because of
Is apposition to de
from the start
French
Lively talk
UNO PROBES
'REFUGEE
FOOD SWINDLE
From ROBIN STAFFORD
Beirut.
THE United Nations has
THE stopped issuing ration
cards for new-born refugee babies in four countries."
bent
100
It is an attempt to racketeers who tricked UNO'S Works and Relief Agency into handing out 100.000 cards Gaulle many.
For the 100,000 "rofugees" sprightly were either dead or invented. Brill has paid £2,000,000 in
Not so the French Left policy.
Manc, Salon, 11 which continued to pour doc. trinaire derision on every one blunde, was accompanied by her two young daughters and their
of de Gaulle's Algerian governess when I talked to her, In the course of a siightly
moyos,
It was as though impotent facetious conversation I told her themselves
an Al- to enforce
would be returning to thal J geran peace they were deter Paris soon und asked her if she uned to pose their own in- hart any message for General de pulence on ue Gaulle.
Gaulle.
Unique
As a result they have made their own unique contribution tri
She replied: Plense-not in, trit of the children,"
Psychological
Warfare
10 years to the UNO agasey to HT estimated food and train 1,120,000 Arabs who fled from
The Palestine Israel in
They went to Egypt, Syria. Jordan, the Lebanon, and the Gaza Strip.
STONEWALL
war.
their
to
died When refugees ration cards Wêre sold ricketers DV the families. Rallons were issued for babies that never were,
Governments who contribute
prolonging a war and producing Note: The French army to the agency have tried to list
RIV war climate in France, "It's a trap" this was the warning publicly given by M. Mitterand, une of M. Mendes-
France's chief beutenants, LU the rebel leaders in Tunis when de Gaulle Best invited them to for talks with cone to Paris him over a year ago.
The warning was heeded and the invitation Ignored.
Sorry story
It is surry story which will bear better fruit in the days to
the reme, As
Fascist threat
over Algeria grows in France so out of sheer self-preservation the Left will be forced to rally behind de Gaulle.
Then we will have the edify- ing spectacle of people who a few weeks ago were advocating tinsertion from the French army demanding loyalty to de Gaulle's orders from it,
found after the As wo Boer War a war of this kind leaves such an inevitable logacy of bitterness that the only way to win the peace is to throw away the fruits of military victory.
The French who have, in fact, won the military side of the war realise this only too well with the result that they are pushing even supporters of the administra- rebellion into key tive posts.
The Frencil Government's view is that A moderate will only nationalist force
emerge after a final peace with the rebels and not before.
Incidental Intelligence: Botwoon rioting and plotting Alglors University students have so little time left for work that the university hom the lowest annual quota of graduates of any in France.
Passions
Almost
Algiers could bo physically part of France in its resemblance to any Trench city --especially any French-Modi- berranean city.
fumilies still refugees, but have met with drawing 1,600 calories a day in. stonewalling from
our sugar, rice, and oil for a long-dead relative.
claims to be expert at win- ning Arabs to the French couse. It seems a remarkable avarsight therefore that they
A UNWRA spokesman told should allow Israeli army
"We will not issue ration officers to walk about Algieri me:
I do not know cards to new-born babies until in uniform. whether the Israelis are here we can make a proper list of
refugees. to teach or to learn, but their presence here must provide excellent propaganda mate- rial for Cairo Radio.
-(London Express Service),
Last year it was found that of 0,757 people drawing free rations 9,000 were not entitled to them.
-(London Express Service).
RIVAL CHANTICLEERS
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While the theatre rocked with laughter, General Donovan sat
The next day, he invited Beart to luncheon at Government Ilouse, and when he saw the photographs of Beart as a parody of himself, Sir John laughed. heartily...or so it is reported. pussing I mentioned this in
Hongkong twenties.
old-timers Probably the will
fun have
.iden tifying the cast of this! performance
in given
late in the
in The Hongkong Story" and with a solemn countenance, and, also suggested the cause of Sir communities presented him with, John's unpopularity. Sumcient
farewell addresses, and they so they say, never once smiled.
The Governor must have been to say that the English residents were
very
sad upon his going. . his for he cancelled his boycotted
departure tipped off.
Tamorrow's production of visit to the theatre at the last ceremonies. moment. On the other hand. On the other hand, the Tung the operetta in produced by The Mra Nancy O'Connell. whatever his private feelings Wah Hospital Group gave him a
Orchestra will be under the farewell banquet, he took the magnificent might have been,
baton of Mr "Doc" Forster. and the Chinese and Portuguese whole occasion in good part,
Presenting 20 searching questions to test your character
How much do you care
what people think?
Perhaps you pride yourself that you
are strong-willed.
You scoff at the idea of being worried by what the neighbours But could it be that the insidious dictatorship of the majority view rules your life far more than you realise?
say.
Could you be one of the many who are the prisoners of convention, chained by regard for other people's approval of their conduct?
to
Your answers to these questions, set by our psychologist, may cause you make a surprising reappraisal of your character.
If you are in a stuffy ferry and would like the window open, do you!-
(u) Open the window without asking anyone first?
ALGE
FRANCAIS
Wartsilahtky arrangement with the Manchester Duvidian,
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(b) Ask if the others mini before opening it?
(c) Ask if they mind *
you open i
(d) Keep quiet and c
nothing"
Would you say that most
people worry about what other people think?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Don't know.
Both need doing. You only
time have the
and the money for one. Which do you do?
(a) Paint the outside of
your house?
(b) Decorate the inxkle of
your house"
Have you ever told a sales- girl that someone else was ahead of you and should be served first?
(a) Yes. (b) No.
You feel you must get rid of
your secretary because abse
just can't do the jobs, Do
you:-
10
(A) Yes,
(b) No.
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Would you feel happy in old clothes?
Would you rather be:-
(a) The only shabbily
dressed person at ♫
formal gathering?
(b) The only person at the same gathering with a stomach acke?"
You
have been sacked.
11 Would you
12
(a) Admit it?
(b) Pretend tu your friends you had resign- ed to find a better job?
Which
quality:-- (a) Your
Arc of
blouses)7
better
shirts
(or
(b) Your underwear?
(a) Sack her-and tell her 13 You are one of those people
why?
(b) Suck her-but may it is
someone cike's idea
and you can't stop him?
(c) Sack her but give her a more pleasant reason for doing so?
(d) Keep her and huge she
- leaves?
Sometimes the best decision
is not the most popular ona. Which Hine
clinose:
j
who cannot concentrate un- lesh they have a cigarelle One day In their mouth.
you are visiting a friend who can't stand tobacco.. Do you!
(D) Carry on smoking?
(b) Stop smoking?
(c) Try to leave the room ·
occasionally
quick puff?...
for
0
would you 14 you were running a race,
(a) One that was unpopu-
lur but would get re-
Bulls in the end?
(b) One that would
be
readily accepted?
!
more exily with
(a) Children?
Do you lose your temper
(b) Adulto
Do you look ́at the time.
belere ribging someone up
is the evening?
..(a), Yen.
(by No.
Do you go to bed at the akme time every highi?
If
(a) Last In a fast race?
would you rather be
(b) First-with
time?
a slower
Would you rather be
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18
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a divorce scandal?
(b) Discreetly fold that
you were not muking the grade and would have to took for
other Jub?
an 19
You are setting up house. Wuld you rather
(a) Live in overcrowded discomfort in a very fashionable part of town?
(b) Live In a pleasant
house in a poor area? 20
Would you feel embarrassed if, while on, holiday, you were walking along the Promenado with Your children and' sucklag
Ice-cream
when cornet, suddenly you bumped into your boss?
(a) Yes. (b) No.
You are buying your own car on II.P. and are visiting well-off friends. They be- gin to attack the hire- Would purchase system.. you:
(a) Agroo with them? (b) Disagree without say--
ing why?
(c) Disagree and say why? that you went to better Have you ever presented
school than you did, or What your parents were better off than they were? (a) Yes,
xn
(b) No.
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What your marks icon- you make. Provided you are 5 AND OVER: You are very reasonably considèrbia and You are in a desperate sensitive to the feelings of courteous you, feel that what 15 Kurry to catch a bus, but others and always try to apponr you do is your own affair..
in the best possible light."" "Has there is a queue at the stop it never occurred to you that 20 AND UNDER: You couldn't
Do you!-
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30 TO 54 You are worried get in your way or when they queue?... (b) dust jump: on the bus about publie opinion--but only might do you a good turn, it and hope you Het away in certain important matters; hou 'never occurred to you that with 4079
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