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CHINA MAIL
A NIGHT AT THE BALLET
"They made magic
of what they had'
By SYLVIA DA COSTA-ROQUE
"Perfection does not belong to this world and few are the things which come near perfection", says the wise man - but obviously the wise man has never seen the Royal Ballet.
Rice prices up by 50 cents
Local market prices for all
grades of rice rate by 50 cents a picul while Bong- kok fob prices remained unchanged during April, reports the Director of Commerce and Industry.
A total of 30,000 metric tons
Man uses axe
on woman
A Chinese woman was seriously injured when she was attacked by a man with an axe at No. 6 Luen Wo-street. first floor, at about 4 a.m. today,
The woman was ad- mitted to Kowloon! Hoz- pital.
of rice was imported into Hong 'Good idea'
Jong In April.
Ciftokes of rice during April otated 27,393 metrle tons, re presenting a weekly average of 6,848 metric tons an compared with 0,380 metric kons in the! privints manth and
eric tons in April last year. FROZEN MEAT
0.895
A 10:1 of 074 long lons of teal arrived in the Colony in April while orjakes totalled 1.183 long tons. Stocks were maintained. at a satiring- tury level.
Imports of Cua] in April noun.ed to 18,110 long (19, with offlakes totalling 15,940 long tons.
stock pozlilon was suilofactory.
worth
considering
For two nights, the 68 mem- bers of the ballet have shown the meaning of perfection to three packed houses at the Lee
Theatre.
They had no orchestra, scenery, but they made magic out of what they had two planos and black backdrops,
'MORE, MORE'
no
And last night, as they danced Les Sylphides, Dances Conver-
tantes, Don Quixote and Solitaire, they had a Hongkong audience seemingly the whole European population had turned Dut roaring for mere.
"Hope 11 be all right" sald Judy sitting in the row behind me, "no orchestra
just plano." And I was thinking the same, and finding it hard imagine Sylphides without full crchestru.
10
10
But the evinjany seemed able
feel the
the mussle our ears could grass, and from the moment p'anists Emanuel Young and Italpi
More stri
struck the churds, and the curtain
Jirst
went
Vice-Admiral William 3. up on an ethereal scene of pure white Upon binek, the absinco Marshall, USN (retired),
orchestra 4f na
Just didn't president of the Bourbon matier any more. Instituto, ΠΟΥ visiting Hongkong, expressed the view that it would be "a good Idea" for Hongkong to have a permanent trade representative's office in
Now York. The
Commercial importa of fire wood during the month totaled 1.562 tons.
Fined for not having licence
Admiral Marshall said this when paying a courtesy call en
GRACE, BEAUTY The grace, the beauty, the technique, the romance of the dancing
descrip- was beyond of the artists, that on the bare ton. And such was the control boards of
the theatre, was hardly sound.
Beryl Grey showed us why she is acclaimed as one of the
there
Mr D. C. Barty, Deputy Direc-world's greatest ballerinas. She tor. Department of Commerce was pure brilliance. A deli- and Industry this moming. cate light-as-air image in Les
Mr Barly said that Hongkong Sylphides; a glittering figure in already represented overseas. a red tutu in the Don Quixote He added, however, that what | pas-de-deux with Bryan Ash- Admiral Marshall has suggested bridge.
is worthwhile considering."
Earlier, Acinical Marshall had
paid a courtesy call on Mr Sam
P. Gilstrap officer in charge.
US Consulate General keng.
Hong-
Ashbridge is a great dancer who was really able in show of his technique In Don Quixote. HEAT TERRIFIC
But the cat behind the foot- lights must have been terrific, Admiral and Mrs Marshall for at one stage, he was throw- Chu Fak-kan, a 46-year-old will be hosts at a cocktail partying off showers of perspiration
ballroom captain, of 31 Fort-street, ground floor, was fined $200 by Mr K. A. S. Phillips at Couse. way Bay Magistracy this morning for keeping dancing school without a licance. Chu
the
admitted keeping school at 414 King's-road, first floor, without a licence yester day.
this evening at the Ambassador Hotel
Bombay bound
as he pirouetted.
a
After Sylphidas, the company presented Dances Concertantes, modern bullet with music by Igor Stravinsky. This was tremendous study in precision dancing and split-second timing. I was rather like a geometric puzzic In vivid colours. Its message was not very clear - Mr. B. S. Chainant, an Indian possibly the age of automation Anandier in the Philippines, settbut the dancing was all that fire today by Swissair
for maltered, Bombay to attend his brother's wedding.
Mr Chatment, who will remain
At the same hearing, 36-year old Tsoi Wei-hun, atenshier, was $ned $100 for assisting and abetting in the keeping of the In India for 12 days, is owner dancing school without a leence of A. Yaten Silva and Co., of
He admitted the offence, Inspector
secuted.
Manila,
R. A. Lee
pro-
He was by his wife,
een off at Kai Tak
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Then come Don Quixote and The final ballet Solitaire, or “A Kind of a Game for One"—all about a a lonely young girl and her dreams. The young girl was danced by pretty Elizabeth Anderton, who can act as well as she can dance,
And that
was it, the
most wonderful evening have ever spent in Hongkong. And for It "Thank You" must be said to Harry Odell for bringing the ballet to the Colony and "Thank You" to the ballet for agreeing to perform under rather diMcult conditions.
Now we say goodbye to The Royal Ballet, and ask them to please, please. please, come again.
A
Australian chicks for Colony
consignment of 5,000
day-old chicks arrived in Hongkong today in the weekly Qantas freightor service from Sydney, Aus- tralia, for a local farm.
The Sunnybrook Farm Lid, which is ordering the chicks, had been importing
American chicles. It now buys Australian chicks because the quality is as good and they cost less. LOCAL PRICE
The managing director of the farm sald that the price of chickens in Hongkong "ex- orbitant".
BROADHEAD & GRAVES LTD., ENGLANDtralian day-old chicks and by
bringing high quality Aus-
feeding and developing them at
modern
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RIGHT: U.S. Vice-Prosi- dent and Mrs Lyndon Johnson pictured boing greeted by the Governor, Sir Robert Black, at Kai Tak Airport.
1
BELOW: Mrs E. G. Smith- Wright (left) presenting
bouquet to famed ballerina Beryl Grey dur- ing the arrival the other day of the Royal Ballet troupe.
...
Says medical
facilities
much better
Modical and hospital facili- tios in Hongkong have shown "a vast amount of Improvement", said Miss F. N. Udell, Chiof Nursing Officer, Colonial Office, Miss Udell left Hongkong by
Boeing Air-India's
after week's visit to hospitals in the Colony.
She
Miss F. N. Udell, Chief Nursing Officer, Colonial Ofce. Alown centre of picture with Dr D. J. M. MacKenzie, Director of Medical and Health Services, and Mas D. G. Schofield, Principal Matron, Medical and itealth Department.
HONGKONG MEETS
THE U.S.
London, May 17. The government said today it hoped to discuss with visiting U.S. Under- Secretary of State for porters situation "in focus" are Economic Affairs Mr In preparation for the Inter-
antional conference George W. Ball, European proposed by President Kennedy on textiles economic problems and for finting long-term the international textile to the world-wide problems of industry.
the industry.UPI,
. Lord Privy
Scol Edward mons in a written reply to a Heath told the House of Com-
query that Mr Ball is visiting primarily for an in- formal discussion with oficials of some of the current problems of international trade in ex- thes,"
Dr Landon was seen of by D. J. M. MacKenzie, Director of Medical and Health Services, and Mi B. G. Schoßfeld, Prin- elpal Matron, Medical and Health Department.
Mira Udell sald, "I was In Hongkong eight years age, and comparing with 1953 there has beer a vast amount of develop- ment in meelicul and hospital faciles In Hongkong."
Rope sales
increase
|
EXCHANGE
Mr Heath added, however, that "I hope to have an oppor- tunity for an exchange of views with him on European economic problems.”
Me Ball arrived in London late last night and discussed texilic problems this morning with Hongkong Flaancial Secretary, Mr J. J. Cowperth- waite, and Director of Com- merce and Industry, Mr H. A. Angus, a US. Embassy spoken- man said.
In the afternoon, the spokes- man added, Mr Ball and U.S.
Sales of rope increased by about representatives were in session 30 per cent over 1959, marine with the Hongkong officials and Canada sales having shown some Im-representatives from provement, although still be- and the British Government. low normal, said Mr J. L The talks here to get the Marden. Chairman of the world textile exporters and ly Hongkong Rope Manufactur- Ing Co Ltd in fils annual re- port today.
cight-
Visitors expected
Ho revealed that the company
The President of Peru, Sonor was now buliding an New
storey factory as part of the restauro Usartechen, estate investment programme. and are expful- ed to arrive et Kal Tak nt:1,60 A net prot of $3,470.34 was pm today on na Informal visit
of Ave days
future be able to reduce the cont of chickens' in Hongkong [by up to 20 per cent, he mid.
mado,
solution
POP by Coc
ABOVE: Miss L. Emory (right) with Capt and Mrs
C. L. Kolsch during a cocktail party for tho visiting travel mission From Now Orleans.
From the Files
25
AND
years
AGO-
May 1936
interesting
visitor
to the Colony yesterday was Dr Bolivar Lang Ful- coner, who is flying round the world, and reached Hongkong yesterday morn- ing from Penang by the Im- perial Airways liner Dorado. He hails from Marlin, Texas.
"I don't know whether I shall charter # plane to Manila
or
tuke the President Taft. In any case 1 shall leave Hongkong to. day and wait for the China Clipper to complete the trip, he said.
Dr Falconer commenced his trip by taking passage on the airship Hindenburg from America to Germany. As to his experience in the giant zeppelin, Falconer
Dr
was enthusiastic. "I left Dallas on May 8 for Lakehurst where I boarded the Hindenburg on May 11 for the first trip to Ger-
I many.
was one of 50 passengers KO she fully booked up, two pas- sengers to each cabin. It Was a very nico trip to comfor-
Putting out Frankfurt; moro
pictorial on Colony
A Swiss publisher said this morning that he planned to release pictorial
booklet on Hongkong and
would probably return
was
table than an
aeroplane, naturally, as one can walk about. We did the trip in 49 hours three minutes.
י
50 YEARS AGO
Extract from SCM Post 25
later this year to take years ago column. somo more photographs "Hon Mr Montague
for it.
Ede in
He is Mr Martin Hurlimann, to be congratulated upon shed- president of the Swiss Publioners ding new light on the vexed Asseiatlon and a noted Inter-question of Hongkong'e con- tribution towards the main- national photographer.
Mr Hurlimann, who left for | tenance
of the garrison. Bangkok CHICA Europe by Others have already spoken OR Swiatr today, arrived here the subject, but no one, an far two days ago from Tokyo after as we are aware, has discussed attending the Swiss Books from such a view point nar
practical Mr Hurliman said he had thorough manner as the pre- already incorporated a lot of
| sent junior member of the photographs of Hongkong taken Council,
ENİLbition there.
172 such
Q
and
in 1958 in a book "Travel in the Orient," which he published
His masterly analysis of In both German and English,
"Now I would like to relise is not only more heavily taxed Agures showed that the Colony operate books on the various in proportion to its means than cities of the Orient, including Hongkong The weather has it ought to be, but that in re- not been too good on my of the individual the burden lation to the average wealth two visits, 50 will probably return in the autuma to take is nearly four times the see more photographs," he said, Jamount it is at home.
Mr Hurlimann is also editor of the
snagazine "Allantis," Wo appreciate His Ex- published in Zurich, He was reliency difficulty in ventur here during April for a one-ing detailed reply to criti- work visit, His book on travel jeism of a subject of this no- Is on sale in Hongkong.
turo".
WHEN JACK ́ ́'ERE
WAS TORPEDOED 'E LIVED FOR OVER A WEEK ON A TIN OF SARDINES -
UNTIL ́E FELL OFF!
FOR THE INNER MAN,
IN OUTER SPACE.
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