1951-05-16 — Page 7

JACK DAVIES Show Talking

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1951.

52 Ways To Look At Maugham

am now

Ferry Franchise Denounced By Shareholders

(Continued 'from Page 1)

rough figures from which we might estimate a posible basis

of negotiation.

in "lue and Cry for him major objection to the provisions | Proprietors

filming the 77-year-old au-j made to his stories. for the in, port# 4d not play in "Pass which we are not prepared

How does Maugham feel

Oh, tint all authors were as about these intrusions into-operative the world's his private life?

inest famous living wiltce!

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WARNER BAXTER

inst

The Gloomy | Sentry, won at Worcester re- cently-bis Art winner, The nag was named after a, line in “Edward, My Son" Morien tooked out of the win. done and saw the private detec- Ire outside.

when

able

should

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and

от

we

a

of

was

that

co-operative, and although was not surprised that there our should be some divergence of et the Company and Government over

detalls for long term development, I felt that in the process of de- liberation, a reasonable working basis would be evolved.

de-

DRAWING LIFE BLOOD

by

Govern

$400,000 must still be found for the benefit of the people.. surely there are better places to and it must be conceded that, look for it than in the pockets inspite of every difficulty, those of the daily ferry traveller. We responsible for re-habilitating have for many years offered a our utilles did a grand job of CHIEF OBJECTIONS monthly lekcot of unrivalled work, not the least spectacular Mr F. C. Barry sold:

cheapness and unless rising cos

costs being the work of the Stor There has been much ac-¡ture, brought in lights, cables ; put to him by Ealing studios.

Referring back to the clauses or falling revenues were to make Ferries. In the proposed Ordinance upon an upward revision of fares But As a result, their lop writer, tivity during the past few and coul apparatus,

My Impression which the Board have solicited inevitable we want to be able to Government was broud-minded weeks at the Villa Maures-thanks to Quartet' and "Trio' 1 T. E. B, Clarke, is preparing a

quite used to being script with Slm in mind.

This

our opinion (the items'on pages go on offering that unrivalled and que, Cap Ferrat. For not filmed and although I was very

4 3 of the Chairman's service, at the same time pro-

and will not be the first time only has a British film com-thred when it was over I manak-

speech) there is.

notecting the interests I think, Clarke has written for Sim. He

and the future invaded pany

Somerseted to weather

this Intensive wrote a part

and again in relating to the tenure, pler rents, development of the undertaking opinion between Maugham's home, but an schedule."

Asked what he thought about

pier repuls, fares and charges, "Passport to Pimlico."

WHOLLY LUDICROUS American TV unit has been

and assignment. The clauses the changes that have been Sim

So, after a few such accept

It is wholly

Hudlerous that are those dealing with Government's proposals should thor in 52 (repeat 521)he repiest; "Very naturally, alterations, It was ployed by

advertising, compulsory purchase result in an

confess that I cannot com- Increase in the different sequences for the think

are best, or else Margaret Rutherford my ideas

and royalty, I will take advers I wouldic't have written them.

an essential public prehend Government's charges of TV show "The Maugham But I realise that for pictures

altitude *ising Another much sought afför

royalty clauses rufity. Government would also towards us in the present Issue. Hour," which is Ol viewrertain alterations have to be actor is Robert Morley, But his

together. as they are both con appear to assume that revenue It is so utterly different from cerned with the earning capacity and costs will remain st Weekly in the U.S.

made,"

theatrical commitments prevent of the business, and I will revert levels. You have pointed out, able and helpful attitude of five 1950 their co-operative and reason- him from Blming no frequently subsequently to the compulsory Sir, that costs are already rising years ago. as probucers would like.

purchase provisions.

will rise further and that the Hecently he completed a lead-

We accept the principle that volume of traffle so far from ing role in "Outcast of the Is

royalty be payable in increasing, may decrease

I am sure we all agree that a ร ง "You are not upsetting

lands." Now Romulus Filis

respect of the undertaking to result of the planned diversion principles is reasonable and fair Royally based on econemle me," he told film producer No retor in Britain is more are hoping to persuade him to

Government, but we du not of passengers to other routes, wha ugly after than Abstair Sin, sppear with Humphrey Bogart accept that it should be pay. Antony Darnborough,

It is obvious

that

but surely it cannot be their Katharine Hepburn || Already scripts, ideas and pro- | und

royalty has been filming the at-portions are being put to him "African Queen,"

on anything other thin based on gross monthly receipts desire to draw from us the life

our enterprise thor's introductions. to the for

the net profits derivable from wit cut more and more heavily blocd of If the shooting schedule ran following t

working. The royalties payable into pronts as the margin be- rocketing the reserves we re- three stories which make"Seroage.”.

be arranged so that it does not

by two other utility companies tween. costs and revenue

quire to maintain and develop Mr Sun, however, up "Encore," "You have

notaterfere with his performance which are calculated upon this creases and on this score aga'n uur very la

the Community make his unind kept outside the house," he future until

about this The Little Hut." be will busks lie between 20% and 25% Government's proposals

cannot and to deny to the shareholders he is

certain he probably accept the role.

of net proits. If we necept that be accepted,

remonable dividend to achled gratefully.

has found the role best suited

may find that The TV unit invaded the Hy-to him But he has shown con- FOOTNOTE: Mr Morley's the higher figure

by the Ferry Conld be put ourselves in the position of hav- which I maintain they are en- com- and that Dog-room, shifted all the turnt- İziderable interest

the tatal net profit, including ing a quite inadequate amount filled in a democratic

serves me advertising revende, shuuld

remaining over after all these munity. If memory deductions

right, it was the intention of for distribution to one royalty charge Shareholders and onl

for renewal H: M. Government as expressed only, which will be an allow- and replacement of our assets.

by the Secretary of State for able deduction for taxation Upon the proposed provisions Ing should be developed on the the Colonies, that our undertak- purposes, the 1050 accounts re- ranting to compulsory pur- worked

upon this basis would

chase

I have nothing to add to lines of Royalties to show a profit accruing to the what has already been said by ment on the one hand, and Company of $1,100,000 after

reasonable returns on invest- previous speakers, except to deduction from Working Aereiterate that they are unprece

ment on the other hand, count of pler rentals at the new deated and unacceptable. To put

Mr Barry has indicated that rate. Government on its side the matter in its proper perspee meal's proposals, they will re-

it we are

Govern- to accept would have drawn in royalty

Live I would like to and profits tax $581,000,

fer to $1 not dissimilar lieve us of nearly $1,000,000 En GOVT'S ADMISSION situation concerning another

Royalties, which will not leave Government has admitted in Company in another part of the us enough to put by for repairs

world the Anglo-Itanion

Oil and renewals if we are to fulf all fairness that their new pro Co., Ltd.

Were compensation our service to the Colony, quite posals would be inequitable to for this great undertaking, in part from dividends and frank- the Company and would also which the British Government

I do not believe that Govern- Jeopardise the future develop has the principal shareholding, the Ecose that laid the Golden ment really intends (o kill ment of the Ferry services to be assesscyl

un ess their adoption were

upon the basis artisti

put forward

Star. for our. companied by

our. Company an increase in

with If they do get away the valuations, would be but a

and estimated by the

the other Uility Companies in that this would bring another Econ $287,000 to the

the Economist

Colony beware. Company To Hon.

What responsible Minis- The figures presented to must be added a further ter or Public Servant could for show that this Company simp- amount of $100,000, being the difference

a moment secept such a valua-y cannot develop and full its after deduction of Corporation

tion Profits Tax between Lion? Yet that is what we are proper function upon the lines the amount of $321,000

actually

ally asked and expected to accept. suggested by Government, and in the interests of the whole spent during 1950 on repairs to Mr Chairman, the only solu- Community, and indeed of Gov- piers and the maximum of Lion acceptable to Shareholders ornment self, we must oppose $200,000 per annum which is along the lines of the re-any terms which will prevent you t huve to

pay over A commendations originally made us from serving the Community period of years under the pro by the Secretary of Sinte fer of Hongkong as we should. posed Ordinance. The profit ac-

the proposal Colonies in 1945. The therefore second cruing to the Company would, terms of our franchise must in of Mr Barry that the Directors therefore, be the amount

to Inform Gov- clude a profit sharing element be authorised $702,000 shown on page 7 of and the beals of compulsory ernment that shareholders are statement, plus the two purchase must be a fair valua- prepared to consider a franchise foregoing amounts, totaling In

lon

in which Royalty is based on sel profits ond option to pur- all $1,075,000, while the am

GRAND JOB OF WORK accruing

chase on a fair to Government, ex-

Mr Owen Hughes said: cluding pier rents, but after de- duction from royalty of the ex- me most about this meeting is cess cost of pler repairs, would the presence of such a broad be $979,000, as against $581,000 cross-section of our community which they would receive upon who have here to express

come, the alternative basis of 25%

in no uncertain terms their royalty on net profits.

DIES AT 62

The irrepressible Danny Kaye proved again Just Wednesday

He Wou An Oscar As The Cisco Kid that as far as the Press is can-

By HAROLD CONWAY

Warner Baxter, 62-year-

old veteran fin star, hus diet at his home. Beverly Hills, California, from bron- chini peumonia after. Jung-iliness,

he had feride

month

For years

from arthritis, and

arto was operate: !! to cuse the pain.

Baxter toiled

for years reach the top in silent filmus, worrying all the time. Then, Just when he had become star in his own right, the

alesut - talkie eine

st ace Base his

Worried again

carecr

wag nished.

SUCH A PITY.....

ย

Hollywood worried for him.

al:o.

"Porr

5 nice

Baster!"

they "What sympathized. chap-such a pity he is Anish-

The

At

i

BAXTER

As the Cisco Kid

erned he is the most co-opera- tive of all stars. He indulged in physlent acrobatics for the pho- tographers and verbal gymnas– tics for the reporters He gave his views

on everything and everyone,

Here are some of them: "I 1908 born and reared, in the theatre-I can't do without an -audience-for-long.

"Chaplin is the greatest

in the world. I'm not an artist. I'm entertainer."

asked one "Do you think," quesilems, "thet Chaplin plans his Alms?"

"He

"Oh, no," said Danny only takes four years to pré- pare them."

•

While this was going 017, Danny's compatriot, MF. R. Bope the well-known goffer Chandicap 4), was busy prac- tising for the Amateur Championship.

Golf

Will he win?. I doubt it. But Robert, aided by a lesson from Bobby Locke, will do his utmost to get through the first round, If he does so it is unlikely that that other well-known golfer, Mr B. Crosby, will ever hear the last of it.

Wormer Baxter began his show-world career at the age "Peor old Baxter" retired; of 10-mounting a sonp-box in his own back-yard and inviting into the background for

Just

the public to two years-then made such a

see him cat apenny

time @ghing return that, in 1936. he worms at

lies a halfpenny extra). was Hollywood's top earner -£50,000:-

That brand of showmanship. was thrashed out of him. His actor who had won ani

Last week I announced Pelúla Ostar in 1928, for his role of working care

career proper

began Clark would play the lead in typewriters, cars Anthony the Cisco Kid in the Western, with selling

Asquith's "Covent Garden". Now, Pet writes to "In Old Arizona," showed he and agricultural Implements:

With the money could hold his own with the

he saved. tell me that many years ago

garage while working most fa-hionable of the, newer Young Baxter bought

"London lkie stars.

and lost his last penny. Town" she sang a few songs at

The stage, he thought, was

unit party, the caly flint left, Andl

Asquith was present," was via the stage, from heavy says Pel, and he spoke to me More on hold his own. In

dran to song-and-dance, that later in tie evening saying: one of the best back-etuge pie-he reached, the Alm studio. 'One day I hope to tures, $2nel Street, Baxter's In recent years the biggest musical and I slini want you playing of the Broadway pro-

Hollywood money

in it? ducer who becomes a back longer his. But he still got "I was only 13 at the time-- number made the actor him- regular jobs-and, a steady in-wearing a gym tunic and pig- self the most popular screen

tolls. I wonder if he remem- her of the day.

-(London Express Service.)

berg?"

SCREEN HERO

ANNA NEACILIS

come.

-Was

it

110

Anna Neagle Tops Poll For Fifth

Time

For the fifth time Anna Neagle has won The Pic- turegoer annual film award for the year's best screen performance by an actresA. It was for her acting in Odotle which was voted by British Almgoers the quistand- ing performance of 1950.

For his part in The Mudlark Alec Guinness heads the list of

actors and receives the men's

award for the first time.

Miss Nengle got 10.44 per cent of the voles cast for actresses: Bette Davis (All About Eve) 14.57, Botsy Hutton (Annie Get Your Gan) 14.41, Gloria Swan- son (Sunset Boulevard) 4.10. Jean Kent (The Woman

in Question) 2.89, Anne Baxter (All About Eve) 2.00.

JEAN SIMMONS-SEVENTH

They were followed by Jean

Simmons (The Clouded Yellow), Margaret Lockwood (Highly Dangerous), Ava Gardner (Pan-

The gir

On

`ALEO GUINNESS

As Diarselt

make a

dora and the Flying Dutchman), [parture), 4.34 Howard Keel Hedy

Lamarr (Samson and Annie Get Your Gun), 4,03. Deillah),

FOOTNOTE---Fredric March Voting for actors war Alec has won the 1031 Barter theatre Culiness, 0.07 per cent; William award for the finest Broadway Holden (Suneof Boulevard), 0/10; perfbrmance in his roles in, Jeff Chandler (Broken Arrow), larr Hellman's The Autumn 8.33; Trevor Howard (Odette), Garden and the adaptation 480;" John Millis (Morning De- | Rowen's An Eneny of the People:

1-

the monthly season ticket of $2 traction of the worth of assets/his, then let the Public

per month. You have shown |

this

your

be

WC

of

amount

the

London at some £300 mil-

215

The thing that has impressed that they be enuation, and

to

negotiate accordingly and to go up to a maximum Royalty of 15% of net profits.

Government on The adoption of Government's Rested by the proposals suge BUS PLUNGES.

the

INTO CANAL

Munich, May 15, A+ least five people wero drowned and eight were injured when a bus loaded with refugees plunged off a bridge into a

proposals, rather than what 1bject of our franchise in wili in due course move should general and the Royalties to be be our

counter-proposals, wil

will gleaned from this Company in in fact mean that Government particular. I trust that Gov. will take out of our undertaking ernment will take note that no less than a further $400,000 citizens of many walks of life and the whole of this will hold strong views about this come directly out of the poc-fundamental issue. kets of the monthly season

I look back to the days im- 30-foot canal near here carly ticket holders.

Surely there mediately after the liberation today. can be no Justification whal- of Hongkong, and Indeed, to The driver and 20 passengers soever for levying discrimine- the planning for the liberation escaped by breaking windows tory taxation of this order upon which took place in London in and swimming to safety. The the unfortunate commuter and if, the early months of 1045, when bus was returning to Tauskir notwithstanding the extremely the great objective was to get chen, Bavaria, from Darmstadt, (avourable condition of the the Colony and, in particular, near Frankfurt, where the pas- another its utility services going again sengers had attended a refugee

anceling.

The accident occurred on D temporary wooden bridge

Colony's

finances,

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraithanking the Isar Canal-Reu-

COPI, 1941 WV BRA BÈRVICE, ING'T, NL, WEI, U. & PAT, OFF.

"They want my wife to come back to her old defenuo

jok may not put in a garden this

ter.

Important S'pore Talks

Singapore, May 15, The military chiefs of the United Slates, Britain und France met behind closely- guarded doors today to plan defences against Communism in Southeast Asia

The unprecedented talks were believed to cover redeployment ct

Western forces in Southeast Asia

In the event that

Com- munist China Intervenes in the Indo-Chinese war.

Australia and New Zealand sent observers to the conference,

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS WHITSUN RACE MEETING Second Day

Saturday, 19th May, 1951 (Postponed from Monday, 14th May, 1951)

-

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00, p.m.

There are 12 races on the 2nd Day.

Through Tickris for the above at $24 cach may be obtained at the Compradore Ofice of the Treasurers, ist floor, Telephona House.

To avoid congestion at the Club's Offices at Telephone House, non-members, are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Club's Branch Offices at:-

5. D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

or

382, Nathan Road,

Kowloon,

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

MEMBERS ARE INFORMED THE 1951 SETS OF MEMBERS AND LADIES' BADGES NOW SUPERSEDE THE PREVIOUS ISSUE,

Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Budges admitting ladies not in possession. of Brooches or Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members'. Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for pay- ment of all chits etc.

Badges admitting to, Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE.

The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11.00 a.m. and the. Secretary's Office will close at 11.45 a.m. Both offices at 1st floor, Telephone House.

A limited number of Umns will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy. (Tel. 27818).

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE- MISES DURING THE MEETING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

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BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN ETC., WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING.

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,

SERVANTS' PASSES

Servants' passes will be issued to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes. Holders of such passes are not permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for passing through on their duties and must remain in their employers' stands.

Owing to the present congestion in the Members' Betting Hall, Box-hokters and Members are requested to ensure that their Servants make use only of the Publio Betting Hall, Military Police wil be posted at various entrances to the Members' Hall to ensure that this regulation is adhered to.

BY ORDER,

NOTICE

8. 'A. SLEAP,

Secretary,

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

CLUB

SIXTH RACE MEETING 1951

CLUB WHITSUN RACE MEETING 1051 The second day of the above The above Race Meeting advertised for Monday, 14th advertised for Saturday, 26th May, 1961, has been postponed May, 1951, has been postponed until Saturday, 19th May, to Saturday, 2nd June. 1951, 1951.

and the Entries advertised to. The First Saddling Bell will close on Thursday, 17th May, be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the 1961, will now close at 12 First Race will be run at 2.00 Noon, on Thursday, 24th May,

p.m.

Officers conferred throughout · All previous arrangements

the day until late tonight and

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Washington, May 15,

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·DECLARATIONS Owners are notified that all

A State Department spokes- starting declarations for Mon- man said today that the United day, 14th May, 1951, are States has no information that cancelled. Ponies starting on would confirm reports that-

Red China is extending peace Saturday, 19th May, 1951, will feelers to and the Korean war. require to be declared in the The reporte apparently were usual manner. aummed · from

Congressional

sources, as a result of Defence

Secretary

George | Markhall's

recent testimony on the Korean war-United. Frem, onde

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