THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE
30, 1950.
Temple of worship
is now a
ASSISI, ITALY.
HIGH on a mountain overlooking this ancient city an American- horn countess, widow of a British millionaire, has created]
a "Temple of Music" out of the 16th century church of San Lorenzo.
It's a simple but large! and beautiful church, mude
It was built in! of stone. the 1500 by the Catholici
of San congregation
Lorenzo next to the ruins of
21
Hecand century chapel
and amid the rubble of a
pagan mosque whose origin
is lost in tirae.
temple
of music
DANIEL GILMORE tolls the story of the countess and the 300 years-old church of San Lorenzo.
"But t
The
tuinside," she told me. The church of San Lorenzo, wasn't until 1936 that I bought de-consecrated more than 100 the church for my own. yours ag, is now the
breath-taking gax- dens and a private road and a lot carved out 50-car parking of the mountain itself.
Emten Lowell of Магу Boston, Massachusetts, first saw the church of San Lorenzo in 1913 when she came to Assist fram 10 archalarship Un Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
edncert hall this would make!
I would love to play here".
"When Yehudi left, I began He about it. to think more
writing 10 keept foured the work, reminding me Easier that he would reserve
me ka
of this year to Inaugurate the temple.
"I called in workmen, They plastered the walls, whitewashed the few holes the place, fixed In de alone Roor."
a magnificent,
The church is stone-wrought building with two three- windows piercing the foot thick walis on either side,
columns inside breaks in the interior are the where the altar raceful arches un the towering
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to play there
There are no and the only rebuilt and painted auditorium-like mustechapel I
once studi and year." room of a stately 22-room villa with freeene, which I started stone "stage" superimposed with Enstellated turrets, pavedin 1927 and finished Inst verandaha,
and ceiling. Meantime, she had met
Berkeley who marriet Lord once owned Berkeley Square in ITL whose castle London an
one of the Choucestershire is most magnificent in the world.
A baby grand plano now the In the centre of 1912 standa Lard Berkeley died in
tremendous with art"age" the former Boston and
Berkeley, Chinese-type screen from Berke Fudent, now Lidy
taley Castle as a tmekdrop. To the the returned after
magnificent, gally- Assisi to spend the rest of her left is
organ, hand-carved days in painting and bringing decorated"
Germany, in boys in Kassel, up three Italian orphan The found in the ruins of Cap-To the right is a harpsichord. in 1700 and al one of 30 built sino and the shims of Rome,
the type that Mozart played.
She loved.....
fell in
1:13t love with 1 church net Another httle chapel I found down the min-
Badger stamp brings trade
War
·
"One will be a sailor, stre," the white-haired Lady
The ther Berkeley said. briend ward musician."
the thr
.three orphans
Д
17800.
A 15-foot polar bear skin rug which is a completes the store abacklighted by a candelabra of
electric lights.
The rest of the church furni: bef with
chaise deep longies, coffee tables, soft runs and ave-foothigh urns of live flowers. Death masks of Mozar
and intense, dark-eyed Beethoven, Bach, Verdi
arch bays-Mario, ted Lord Berkeley
beautiful
They call their | the walls. foster mother "La Contessa."
BADGER crawls out of her
ar:) "They are lome underground sniffs for danger. He is hunted housoma for
HER PRIZES ARE EDUCATIONAL
LADY BARNARD, a heavyweight chinchilla rabbit owned by Mrs Fred J. Snyder of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., is shown here with some of the prizes she has won. But her winnings are dedicated to higher education for women for all Lady Barnard's prize-earnings are given to the development fund of New York City's Barnard College, for which she is named.
At the meal table
YANKS
THE
ARE REAL SAVAGES
An
By VICTOR KALMAN
American isn't wearing a necktie or British yellow shoes, the
his grey-white conat, from seven, Bruno, eight and Vittorio paintings and tapestries aduntill find him out by the
which brushes are made-Dadjalnost nine. probably shoves with one,
Lady Berkeley has one run," This stamp is issued by a lile country named Lichten-ty a previous mariage, Francia!
who at 42, is director stein. A stainp collector, Prince Lloyd,
School st studies ut St. Paul's
Hinton Bruce grein
in Concord, N.II.
She said she
first used the
Church only
a storeroon.
"1. couldn't touch the cx-
still an terior because '% Bulan national monument," she paid, "but I did clean out the built en the and I interior
In around it.
Then rains
year, tranger Franz Jos pl. ruler its 62 miles, April of ust
Austria and | telepioned ine and said he would perched between
like to come over for tea with Switzerland.
Stale
His
probably issues more stamp than any other of Its size. It lives at stamps and tourists.
me.
Face-value of the badger is. (14:10: 60 centimes sue is
"Set of thres perforation 14. Costs 3. 8d.-J. AA,
-(London Express Service}
They all loved
"Two days before this Easter, My concert hall was Anished," Lady Berkeley said. cama and played from Bach,
were "There
way he handles a knife and fork.
Britons and continentals, fot that mutter-consider the Ameri eam at the table just one stop ahead of the savage. And not n bir step, at that. "Yehudi At noon luncheon time, an selections American cut his sliver of roast his knife and beef, put down changed his fork to his right and in the accepted Emily Post manner. An Englishwoman and her young daughter stared at the
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250 persons resent, including Sir Victor Mallet, British Ambassador
wife and and bis Italy. American artiste, Ruth Draper.
"Ychud raid he was huspired
He played by the setting. magnificently. The acoustics of the old church were perfect. The audience was entranced."
"I'm not making a Commer- cial thing of this," she said. "I Just want the nest artists to Menthin, come here Yehudi
10 ap- and piny When he
preciative audiences m an at- think, is nowmosphere which, I
He loved...
Wan
Ene vinhaist
which the church,
the to
Wis house,
Tremarked: "What a
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de conducive to mutual enjoyment beautiful of music,"
Saving Pop's Muscles
WONDO Anguleweight champ Jake La Motta, trailed by his three-year-old son, Jackie, takes time out for a round of golf during training at Klamesha Lake, N.Y.
K. O. CANNON
AH, SIGNOR CANNON FAY APDLÉGIES BUT IVE FIND
IT NECESSARY TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS, I TOLD
NO ONE EXCEPT MY DAUGHTER
OF YOUR COMING PERMIT ME TO
INTRODUCE TO YOU MY DAUGHTER-)
KUSCAITAMELLA..
BO TIES IS THE INGLESI. SIGNDA CANNON
manoCuvre.
"Why is
is the man changing the youngster asked. "Because."
her mother
plied, "he comes from America, which is, after all, still a very roung country."
Toast Comes First
Then she cut her fish, used the un the nife to pile a potato
Comca
ack of the fork, squashed a few the potato and, ens against without changing hands, dung her mouth he mixture into without dropping a peu. The toughest ordeal then eating with 11 group of British friends at a formal anquel. You finish your hors
take out l'ouvres a
igarette.
"Not yet, pleare," the man on putting the our right says,
A
igarette back in your pocket.
The same thing happens after he Ash course, then the meat, then dessert. Finally, someone anncumes a toast; "Cenilemen, to the King"
Sip your wine.
molte..
it's okay to
IN
Good. Now
Busy
Girl
HE LIVED WITH THE EARTH AS FLOOR
ACTRESS
Jan Sterling
wears this dress in her
newest picture with Man Ladd. As soon as she had completed it, she took a qui rip to New York.
Britain's liners
plan for winter
TN the middle of the busiest Atlantic season for years, voyages to far distant places are being lanned. For the 34,000-ton Caronia, launched by Princess Elizabeth in 1947, a winter round-the- world schedule is being worked out.
of Singa- On an all-dollar cruise, to England by way from New York, she will poro. Bombay and Suez,
For one of our largest motor visit Honolulu and the vessels, the Britannic, a 10,000- Mediterranean voynite picture islands of the Pacific. mlle
from New York
Then
the Caronin will co arranged. to New Zealand and
outh Australia.
Guadalcanni, scene of des- IN Derate nghting in the Pacific
being
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Hamburg, the Briush Army have built a ship
war, and the island of Bali, are with a 20-ton concrete keel.
In
the cruise programme. Passengers will be brought back
THE RIDDLE OF THE ROME REBELS
SO YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER › ARE THREATENED: DY.A | MURDER GANG WHO HAVE MADE ATTEMPTS ON YOUR [LIVES 7..BUT WHY CALL ME? |WHY NOT CALL THE POLICE?
BECAUSE I THINK THIS GANƏ IS LED BY AN ENGLISHMAN. THER METHODS ARE GO UN- HALIAN!...„THE PISTOL! THE
· STILETTO; THOSE I CAN UNDERSTAND..BUT THOSE FIENDS DO NOT WORK
THAT WAYI...
THEY DO NOT KILL" IN HOT BLOOD1 THERE IS ICE IN THEIR VEINSS DEATH LURKS IN INNOCENT THINGS!
The "sea" Bround the ship In the square. is the barrack land-borne vessel, soldiers aro taught the work of stevedores.
The 10- high funnel of the chip
of all mado out druma.
Was
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with the latest radar and echol sounding apparatus.
I has been built for them by Dartmouth frm that bullt
the
their last schooner in 1892.
The schooner, the George
Holt, in still on the active lat
in the South Annile.
The
Ure Sir now vessel, Thomas Brocklebank, can take 30 pilots and 18 apprentices to
~London Express Sarview)
LONDON DIARY
FOREIGN correspondents about 30 years ago by the City of London Electric Lighting in London have been Company. The Trust passed to invited to visit the Govern- DEA ment's ntomic energy tablishment at Harwell.
when electricity WELK
eg-nationalised.
with an
No other
country alomie energy project the size of Britain's opens its establish- menis to the oversens Press.
news on
will
After the sale, BEA will Icase hose basements containing sub- stations.
Woman is editor
the
Will Taso, the official Soviet OR the first time since its
In 1803, foundation agency, be represented
ia to have a the excursion? Thay Church Ther not Tass had heard woman cditor: Ms Rosamund the Rov. Fucceeda nothing about it until I told Essex
Humphry Beevor. theth.
is Essex, doughter of clergyman who worked in the East End, has been on the staff of the Church Times 21 years. tell me she has done She
Not invited
there be any Neither will correspondents from any of the
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Iron Curtain intellite countries. "everything it is possible to do" Official reason for this only on the paper. She has been re- sub.. correspondents from countrica porter, descriptive writer, hat buy our radio isotopes editor and assistant editor.
Will she make any changer? "No, I think it's jolly good the
These aro have been usked, produced at Harwell, are used by hospitals both for research and treatment.
way it," says Miss Excex.
ussia and her satellites do Payment for Sir Ben
not buy our Hotopes. So none of these countries will be re- presented.
Security check
Slr Ben,
OES Sir Ben Smith receive compensation, or a pension, on giving up his £4000-a-year the West of chairmanship Midlanda Cont Board?
ex-Food Minister, the On the way to Harwell, the
pension under Beta reporters will be submitted to
ordinary superannuation rcheme. a security check.
Now 71, he was too old when How Is this done? A wa faining the Coal Board to enter officer will examine the identity the scheme. papera of each reporter before: taruing a temporary pass.
At Harwell the reporters will break up into two groups of 14. Each will be watched by quard to see there is no wander ing from the approved route.
But Mulligan Miss Hutton's sari
has struck
it rich, now
FOR 69
years
un-
William Mulligan tolled for are existence on an productive farm in Alberta Then oil was struck on his Hand but he is unimpressed
by his new wealth.
FIVE thousand
planted
Alles were
In the garden of The Cercle Interalle especially for the party given in Paris the
no
no
But the National Coal Board
will probably make some pay.
to Sir Ben.
nient to
Lady Smith does not know whether her husband will get
pension or a lump sum wish I did know," she says.
Sir Den la in Manor House Hospital. He has internal in- flammation, but he hopes to be home soon.
Cravon Lodge sold
other nit by Barbara Hutton, CAREER of Craven Lodge, at
the Woolworth: hetress.
The garden,
adjoining that
of the British
Embassy, was Boodlit. In the
were of
trees hundreds DI outsize tights. The
fairy
Duke und Duchess
of
So far Mulligan has received $40,000 from the Metro O Co.. Windsor were which drilled a gushing well among the 300 several hundred yards from his quests. barn. From the one well he The party receives $109 a week, not much was
annual income from the farm all these years.
less than the
wore an
Melton Mowbray, is ended
as a hunting club. It has been sold to Leicestershire County Council for use as a school.
Lกระ
Fatley, director,
owner was Captain W. R
South Wales shipping Craven He bought Lodge in 1940, was cald to have paid a five-figure price for it. A ar ago Captain Balley was found shot dead at the club.
Craven Lodge was the Duke of Windsor's hunting eentre when he was Prince of Wales.
Where does money
go?
for 18 year-old Mlle,
Party plver. de Cordella The all company plans to drill more wells on Mulligan's fardughter of an old
friend, Miss Hutton but the garled farmer has not
orange coloured Indian sari en lo bothered
estimate then broidered in gold. A large star potential return.
and crescent" dumond was pinned in the she had n sapphire necklace with hospitols, the rest to voluntary earrings to match.
"I'm 69 now so I don't need 11," he said philosophically.
MINERAL RIGHTS
people were asking: What N Alexandra Rose day many happens to the money?
National Health Before the brooch Service came
Inta operation. sari. And one-third of the money went to
Mulligan was raised on the Churchill for Biarrtiz hetween hospitals small prairie farm which was! given to his father HIS
AR CHURCHILL is expected tions.
Last
year
homestead by Canadian M the
Biarritz towards the nt Government around the turn of end of next month. He in collected in London the century. Mineral rights
went with the deed.
Until all was located in the Excelsior district, Mulligan, his wife and their 11 children made their ing from the land. They lived in a sluck with only the earth for a floor.
with connected crganisations them. Now the money is shored. not in the State scheme and those organisa-
£27,700 Was for the thinking of spending a holiday) fund: £21,437 was distributed.
Societies
help which receiva include those for the care of there, wants the visit to quiet que.
cld people, mobile ineals ter- welfare, uki vices, children's
Infantile for
B
If he goes, he will stay at the Palace Hotel, originally built na
private villa by Napoleon III for the Empress Eugenie.
Biggest City salo
sufferers from
paralysis.
People
Beenuse of a heart condition,
DIANIST Benno Moiseiwitsch 1 Mulligan hasn't been able to
has been advised to rest (01 work for years but three of his PRITISH Electricity Authority
Dure to sell six City presveral weeks. He recently re- sons hired oul on neighbour's Intim then borrowed farm perties bringing in a rental of turned from a six months' tour £168,500 year. This is be of the United States and Canada machinery to put in their own
tieved to be the biggest properly and was overtired. He to 60, crops instead of taking wages,
the Lorit Halc will attend the Faustien ver to be held in
of the equestrian BOUGHT A TRACTOR
The total is expected to unvelling City:
statue of his father, the Field Mulligan now gets the biggest reach more than a mililon.
Five of these properties. Marshal, at Montreuil-sur-Mer, pleasure from talking about how
the seven-storey France.
the $10,000 bought a tractor, a including
Bird-man, Dr Ludwig Koch, car, a gasoline-driven washing sankside House in Leulenhalt
have electrical Batter spending days and nights machine, n diesel caterpillar, Street,
cold earth of the three-ton truck, a wagon for the stations in their basements. They in the wet, Children and sporting goods belonged to the Bankside Invest-Suffolk marshes, has made
ment Trust, a company forined record of the bittern's call. gulore.
There Wasn't
Much
Left
Two youths were pinned under the wreckage of this car after it leaped a curb,* smashed into a picket fence and ploughed through a row of hedges in Wood mere, N.Y. Nassau County Police Sgt. Len Solomon is shown examining
the wreckage of the overturned car. (
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