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SPOTLIGHT

ON

THE NEWS

THE AUSTRALIAN IS

THE ARMY TO JOIN

Arthur Morley.

Holiday Tip

rench

Brisbane. The man's arrest may reduce terest taken in the efforts of

the theft rate of cars In this British Overinnders to The Australian private gol-city where even British and South Africa.

some roports, Contrary to dior has received a rise which American machines vanish and

Cars French officials, especially the makes him one of the richest are never seen again, members of the working com change hands in the black military, gave them every as- munity,

market at lightning speed and sistance, often sending out mo- for fantastic sums.

tors and camal patrols to help In many stranded parties. eases the bill for auch assist ance was footed by local offi- Copenhagen.clnie.

From the military adminis- Though housing and accom-trator of a desert post I pasa modation problems. In Denmark on the tip: Bring water filters are still serious, the situation and, if possible, water coolers. colic in in- hna at least improved to the Otherwise water extent that convicts no longer evitable and there will be no need queue up for a celt in pri cool drinks for weeks. son,

According to this officer, T. So many Danish Nazis and E. Lawrence's "Soven Pillars collaborators had to be dealt of Wisdom" in the desert offi- with after the war that ordin- cer's handbook. Every one in ary convicts without sufficient the administration has a copy.| influence to secure "priority" It is said to contain the answer frequently had to walt six to almant every · Arab months or more for prison ar- desert problem. commodation.

If over 21 and with more than six months' service he will now get ten guineas a week if married and lying away from ** IN MEMORIAM

home: or eight guineas If Janica White. BECKER-In Over cherished single and living in camp, with memory of our. darling board, lodging and clothes pro mother and Granny, Ger- vided. trude, who passed away on

Marrica corporals living Nov. 7, 1943, Ever remem away from home will get £11 bered by her son, daughters and sergeunts £12 18 Gd, in-law and grandchildren.

Add free medical and dental at teation, plus £120 gratuity of- ter six years' service or £300 after 12 years."

We

An additional advantage en- joyed by the Aussic acldier aver poor old Atkins is the scarcity of overseas stations to be manned. A trip to New Guinea or a spell of occupation duty in Tokyo is about all the foreign service he is likely to get

Antony Terry.

in

Vienna,

Grand Hotel

There was even an occasion when a bunch of convicts, an- gry at being turned away noNicholas Carroll. often, demonstrated at the pri gon gates..

a

Incidentally, for a cheap and unorthodox holiday, 1 can re- commend Danish prison where stayed for a few days after the Germans arrived in 1940.

and

Warsaw.

Sad news to British residents that the here this week was restaurant of the Hotel Polonia is failing to pay. Its way and has been closed.

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turnor

BON TON STABLES

HG HORSES TÖR HIRE INSY HOUR ON DAY,

9-22

"You realize, of course, that you could stop this sort of thing by simply closing the stable doors!".

COME, SIDERY NEA SERVICE, MIG T. M. NEG, AS I. PAT, DIF

Future Of The English Theatre By C.B. Cochran

who

THE GERMAN PROBLEM. Preliminary skirmishing in pre- paration for the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers on November 25 does nothing to re- lieve the atmosphere of pessimism regarding the prospect of Big Four agreement on the writing

What may well make Tommy of a German peace treaty. Least committal, Mr. Bevin proclaims green with envy, however,

that the Aussie is perfectly- that the meeting offers "almost free to leave the

army after the last chance of seeing whether three months if he does not like can achieve the economic the sergeant major's face.

"In early post-war days, the unity of Germany and whether

Car Racket we can get Europe re-construct-

hotel was the home of almost I have just looked at the the entire diplomatic corps in' cd." In Frankfurt, it is openly

week's menus at another prison this capital, though in pre-war advertised that General. Lucius

here and the meals certainly days it was but a third-rate es- Clay has prepared plans for

The arrest in Hudapest by cem better than those I taste tablishment; however it escap Towards the end of the war., in British picturea is absorb. creating an independent state in

the Hungarian police of un on trips to Britain. That is ed bumb and fire damage and a colleague in the theatre said ing many young artista Western Germany in the event Austrian student nolves the not surprising considering that was reserved for foreign col- to me: "Business is marvel-would otherwise be playing on of the failure of the Conference, mystery of where some of the it costs fifteen shillings a day onies by the Pollsh Government lous. I'm turning away crowds the stage.

demands many cars stolen in Vienna get to keep a Dane in prison.

The restaurant has now been every night of the week." I On her part, Russia

The studios offer them work elated for three months, though hope he wasn't hurt when I re- without experience and more four-power control of the Ruhr to.

" It is alleged that for months

the turnover was recently stat- while offering no hint of a rea-

man Within this

had been driving

ed to be nearly £40,000 sonable quid pro quo.

month. Very high prices were the last few days, Mr. Bevin has several cars a week across the

its rule. replied in Parliament to a series frontier from Austria to Hun-Kenneth Thorburn.

With the proceeds of

Failure seems to have been of sombre speeches on the future the sale he bought jewels and Cars and lorries on French of Germany, but the debate did returned to Vienna to

ronde to-day drive through a due to gross over-staffing and repeat forest of red tape. The Jaw mismanagement. no more than establish that while the donc.

Unofficially. It is said that withdrawing the basic petrol there are many individuals in On his last trip, with an ac-

the since it started to feed War- Britain who rightly feel unhappy complice, he took two Mercedes ration is of an obscurity

saw's foreigners two years ago. about the shape of things in Ger- cars to Budapest, where he sold most formidable.

For example, you may make the group which runs it has again. On aany, there are few who believe them at once for £1,800.

of his capture he use of your car if no special al lost fifteen million pounds on

of essence lowance

has been the venture. that British policy should or the night

course spent £800 in night cluba. could have taken any

given to you, but you may not different from

make it use for any other pur adically

pose than that for which un al-; course it has taken. The picture

lowance has been given. would be different if Russia had taken a similar view of mutual Potsdam obligations under the Agterment as Britain, and the United States. event, central German

would be ar trative agencies work on the task of rehabilita tion. The country would have been in economic unit. The Soviet zone would have been ex-

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As a result, tens of sands of cars without petrol allowance

driven along French roads daily the drivers having the stock reply that they are running them "on the ea Bruce which we have conserved from our former ration."

On the contrary. There is nothing like easy money to pro- duce a mushroom crop of poor showa, inadequately mounted.

"Don't be such plied:

an money to start off with. Un- optimist. One of these morn- fortunately the studios often inga you're going to wake up take them before they have had. and find yourself back in-show any real acting experience and

teach them business."

a film techniquo That morning has arrived. which has no command over an The wartime boom, when "any- audience in a theatre. thing went" in the way of I always regret the fact that radio have ruined show, is over. People are shop-flims and ping for their entertainment the old music-hall. There you

had

Д wonderful training And now what? The. future ground for actors in the past. of the theatre is bound up in- British music-halls used to be evitably with the future of the the best in the world, relatively country. Not that I believe much richer in talent than our the vitality of the stage rises theatres. with prosperity and falls with I remember when I used to neet Lucien Guitry off the boat depression.

train from Paris his first ques- tion was always: "Where is Little Tich playing this week 7" Great actor himself, he regard- ed the stars of the London Mr. John J. McCloy, wartime assistant Secretary of War, sald Contrary to popular belief, music-halls as the cream of the

theatre is today that Germany apparently the

not the first profession. The whole thing has come as never had an overall strategy for luxury people renounce when Some people say that new Rather stars would emerge automat- a godsend to the racketeers. If World War Two and seldom co times are difficult. A small fishing-boat from Sat- there is no essence official, says operated closely with her allies. they turn to it in a spirit of ically if the theatre were nation- wan was attacked in the Ly-yu- the Frenchman, one buys of it

оясара.. The desire for enter-alised. My answer to that in changing products with the other mos by ten men in two fall in the market black. But buy Mr. McCloy quid in an article tainment becomes stronger than that you cannot treat artists an artisina. The, Russians tried zones, or putting its output into boats, who robbed the crew of "ing of that kind of essence now published by Encyclopaedia aver.

common pool of food or raw quantity of clothing, &c.

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equivalent of Britannica: "There has been I refund to believe that the it after, the revolution and pro- materials from which all parts

What no 'evidence that any close in present economic crisis is a duced a generation of plays, each with its propaganda motif. tegration of strategy and policy prelude to a Blump in existed between Germany and theatre.

The result was deterioration of Japan and surprisingly little be In any case, I disilke that a great theatre and I believe. tween Germany and Italy...The word "alump." It is used too Stalin himself was responsible Algiers. evidence indicated that Hitler's often in our business as an for relaxing State control of

personal desires rather than alibi. A manager with a show dramatists and producers. A tour of desert outposts in seasoned Judgment determined that is doing badly complains It would be wrong to leave Southern Algeria impressed on the course of the war for Ger- that he is the victim of a de- the subject of the future with- me the keen and friendly, In- many."—United Press.

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authoriting**

EVERY HUNDRED COUNTS

tricks...

the

pression. What ho means is out discussing the reconstruc that his play or his revue has tion of the many theatres that not caught the laste of the were destroyed by enemy ac

tion during the war. In my public..

Ho forgets that it takes a opinion, we have been bullding war to get every theatre in the on the wrong lines for the past West End of London playing to view of vision, acoustics and 25 years. From the point of capacity business. The normal atmosphere, bur new theatres peacetime routine is for

aro not a patch on the, old. I limited number of shows to detest this vogue for long,

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We are back to those days)

aro

eliminated both his A and the Q, prosper and for the remainder straight rown. of stalls run- and the to keep going on the overflowning back under a projecting Now he sent a club out of balance, sharpening, food toon."

South scored the heart 9 and dia- from the successes.

balcony. It is all wrong pay- problerns that would have been

About fifty pieces of piato are The woods are full of players mond A and led a diamond to the

chologically. severe enough in any case in

missing from the gunroom of who think too much in terms 21. J. North returned his spado 2, largely industrial area cut off HIS Hastings." The robbery is 500 points or more when engaged which the A won. West took in

The horsehce auditorium; is from its sources of food supply, supposed to have been committed in a rubber game. They are disthe club 10, but then his diamond In an effort to make Western by some one belanging to. the dainful of 100 or 200 points, and cad gave the defenders the last again. People have less money the perfect design. An actor "embraco". his audlerico, care little about Hems of about

mere discrimination. can Germany more

nearly self-sup-ship..

He can play co nedy with a that size' on the socro sheat, feel-two tricks with the diamond Kand porting, a merger of the Anglo- Early In the morning, twaing that the next deal can easily and spade K, to put him down two Their critical faculties

sharper. I don't pretend to be subtlety that disappears when American Zones was recently ar-horse-cloths and a live turkey make up the difference. But over That cost East and West 300

a prophet, I can't tell you the back row of the atalin han ranged, with a standing invita-were stolen from the stable of a protracted, stretch sich figures points. The loss could have been which shows they are going to in peer through a telescope to tion to others to join ini, The Captain Young In Gough Street mount up. The more canny com cut down by 200 if West had been support and which they are not. see him at all.

patitor, when he sees probable kooner to sonse dangert when

Atmosphero la everything. sole Russian response has been a

leas facing him, will try to make South made his thin

The public cover knows what deductive

You must have that warmth that its ultimate influence on the tried to end the bidding at 1-No it as ampli as possible, knowing double after his opponents had it wants until it is given it.

I can only indicate trend, and which is mental as well as points to Justame as adding Trump. If West had bid 2-Clubs my impression is that se long physical. Colour has a lot to Instead of passing the double, it as there is a feeling of frustra do with it. I have experiment- could have been set only one tion, in the air, there is going ed with pastel shades in then- trick, losing Just, ond In spades, to be a demand for musicals tres, but nothing succeeds liko no in hearts and two each in the and shows that place the ne- those old favourites crimson minars. In fact, it"probably'

and gold. would

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demand that the link between two camps' address to the new the two Zones should be dissolv ed. The picture is dark and un- Comintern, and in the light of certain enough to make it seem all that led up to it, that there that nothing constructive has are bright hopes of agreeing upon been done, during the melancholy the economie unity of Germany wo and a half years since the in a fortnight's time. The situa Gerinan surrender. This is far tien could be, transformed by the from the truth, for while the Russians, if they were prepared 8105. machine. moves haltingly, and to give the slightest indication HA48. with many groans, the wheels are of willingness to try. Short o. DQ 10 9 3 turning in the West. There that, the British course must be are, however, definite limitations that recommended by the Par upon Britain's ability to meet the liamentary Select Committee, cost af carrying:23,000,000 Ger- nunuely, a firm policy aiming at mans on her back, and a new the institution of a representative

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the there can be an attempt Cas hint course, is nothing but the coun following his business pass, ed in Frankfurt) by the West-sel of expediency. The true me as hip partner, had bid ern: Powers to get their part of solution rests with Russia, and thom-his: 2.16 10 woh that, Germany operating as a going requires something more closely the club A was scored and South concern. Only Pollyanna would resembling in spirit of coopera was allowed by West to rus to (Denter South East-West vul where our new stars are com- wedding. He will visit Manila argus, in the light of Zhdanov's tion,

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North, and South would have been People in post-war Britain quite unlikely to double the sult, want to be taken out of them be. Crimson and gold, gleri- and had nothing very safe lock-selves, They don't want to be qusly ornate In an atmo will aphere like that, you, take your ing for them to blil themselves, introspective. They being vulnerable,

patronize anything that offers seat saying: "Ring up the **** curtain. I'm going,.to., enjoy” solld entertainment.

Don't confuse that word myself!" with "comedy." As I under-

COPLAND TOUR stand it, entertainment is some- thing very different. It has

Kure, Nov. 0 Professor D. B. Copland; Aus- the quality of being enthralling, exciting. Hamlet and Mac-traitan Minister to Chindle beth can be good entertainment scheduled to arrive in Tokyo If woll acted. On the other from Shanghai, on November 12 hand, clever Juggling is better on an inspection tour, 2 entertainment than poor He plays visiting the Austrálian Shakespeare..

Bath Brigade nt Hiroshima bo- fore returning to Tokyo to re When I survey the future of view the parade ceremonies the theatre, I sometimes wonder honouring Princess Elizabeth's ing from.. The present bours after Japan United Press,

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