1953-09-23 — Page 7

ON THE RECORD

Lest We

Too

We All Get Confused...

Mr Jonge B. Vargas, President of the Asian Gomes Federation, lo one of the least confusing in- dividuals we have ever met and when we interviewed him on Thursday on the subject of what the Asian

Gomes

domicile and some of whom remain nationals of India.

Israel is a

⭑X-

The wituation would be bromely confusing if all Chinese and all Indians would be eligible to compete for China or India they were legally Organising whether Committee to do about nationals of the two countries determining who was and whol or not,

of the to to compote why not cilgible

member

Federation and Hongkong's colours

urs at the Garnes Asian Games Ire clarified every conceivable were all Israel's the world over ligible to represent Imoal at the point that needed clarification.

Mr Vargas has since returned Games, the Israeli team would to Manila and quite frankly told include athletes on whom the Great Britain, who Interviewed him United States, promsmen

arrival that the South Africa and many there on his enigma that the Organising nations have first claim in in- Committee was confronted with tornational athletics was the definition of "Hongkong national,"

This was the main point he stressed Inst Thursday. He stressed the same point again when

officials of the meeting Hongkong Amateur Athletic Association on Saturday and he stressed the point once more on returning to Manila.

•

•

The fact that the Games Organising Committee he still

other

In fact, as Mr Vargas pointest out.

Israel was attr@ting

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 23, 1958.

DAVID LEWIN'S Spotlight

ANY GUY WITH HEAVY FEET TAKES A LOT OF SHIFTING, SAYS GARY COOPER

"Now

I'm

to just aiming

stretch out the summer a little, 4-1 Betting

London. hich un my 1st of favourite Gary Cooper wound his pastimes. 6ft 3ins. over a fireplace and anid: "I know I look like a picture of old Joe Relaxo, the boy who doesn't worry But three years ago I woke up to find I had ulcera....

looking around. Then I must got to work again."

On Marciano

with a knowing eye for women In films he appears tree-tall, and a cou and a scourge for bad men. "I don't know if any acting comes

New York, Sept. 22, out of me in my pletures, but I bellove in working with young Rocky Marciano and people to see what new ideas] Roland LaStarza finished are around."

training today for Thurs ENTER MR GABLE

day night's heavyweight title fight and champion Clark Gable came in to see him. "Coop" clapped him on Rocky was still a lopsided the back and offered him ten. favourite at four to one. Said Gable: "I'm working here|

Oda maker quoted 11-5 that and loving it. Just starting a challenger 15ta-20 could not new film."

Returns te scheduled 13 rounds and to see. Then I'll even money" he would not last

Said Cooper.

:

10.

BETTY.

BETTY PAUL Broodway version.

Page

minus BEAUTY

RITISH actres) Betty Paul won a personal success on

Brewer carlier this year, but the play she appeared

In a musical version of "What Every Woman Knows ---lasted only five nights. For her London reappearance Miss Pool has decided that Bariasque charm is not enough.

·So la Down Came A Blackbird, a new comedy by Peter Blackmore (he wrote that mermaid-piece, Miranda), she has agreed to pod har neat figure into dumpiness and to disguise her attractive features in a Cyrano-like nose, in that disfigurement, as an Egyptologist's secretary, she will remain for the first half of the play.

"It's time I arre audiences a change of personality; shock tactics are needed," says Misi Paul,

Harold Conway's SHOW TALK:

BETTY PAUL London version.

THE 20-SECOND SHOT

TO

A GIRL WANTS TO

London, Sept. 11. Audrey Hepburn, holiday- minking in New York, re- ceived an urgent telephone call from Hollywood last night: would ahe report for work at the film studios first thing Monday morning? Paramount have suddenly realised that, in this 24- year-old London girl, they have a world-beater on their hands and they are acting quickly.

Gloria Grahame tucked herself into a corner of a chair, pulled a coloured scarf round her blonde curls and fair said: "If anyone says I look number of Immigrants from the alluring in everything I do United States and all these im-

then I'm at fault. Not every how high migrants, no matter

part should be alluring and their athletic standard and how

I shouldn't try to make it." threatening their potential of picking up medals at the Asian

Gloria Grabame, the beautiful have the premiere of to re- Games, would be eligible

In the film "The Bad and the to Pardiac Toracl prevent Tart

provided they

Beautiful," and Gary Cooper, have fun" had become Istuelt nationals by old lean highpockets in many a

As Marciano went through due procesa

of the naturalisation

**Roturn to Paradise" la ↑ Muralisation Western (from "The Virginian"

three final rounds at Grossinger, laws grunting Israel national to "High Noon"), both arrived romantic part for Gary Cooper, the New York promoter. Jim

The same applied to

He said: "I don't always have Nomis, stated at a press confer- in London on September 15. - to determine its definition of

of Hongkong. who established

horses in my pictures. Women

ense here that he expected the "domicile. "Hongkong national" does not themselves as such by

Twenty-four-year-old Miss are good to look at too."

total "receipts of the fight to In Dny way suggest that Mr The Games

Grahame is to make a picture

| excood $500,000. AL another Mr Fifty-two-year-old Cooper is here for a picture

green premiere and to relax and look

eyes and a $400,000 gate and a theatre-

On Monday Miss. Hepburn around..

misty lips, Was explaining her television guarantee of $100,000. theory for staying in the business The theatre-TV receipts may begins her second Holly- Curiously like that go to $175,000, he added. The wood picture, to be called orowd at the Polo Grounds is Sabrina Fair. From being expected to range from 35,000 to

Roman in princess 40,000.

Holiday she will be demoted Marciano, scaling

character to the

of 0 pounds, broke camp and drove to the home of a friend on Long chauffeur's daughter.

wait Island to

for Thurday's

That is the

demotion only weigh

LaStarza, - in. however, remained at his camp about her new role. Two of

stars. in Greenwood Lake, New York, Hollywood's top

Hum- Bogari phrey rounds today. He will drive into New York on Thursday support afternoon.-United Press.

Organist

itself

here. Com-

United

to

Vargas has decided to adopt, amittee has now to satisfy new stand on the question of what would be a fair length of Hongkong athletes" eligibility | domicile for non-Hongkong born for the Games.

British subjects before they can ilongkong In

he asked be fairly considered as being of officials HKAAA

for

THREE their Hongkong rather than of

QUALITIES opinion on what the Association Kingdom domicile. It is essential

that other

What makes Gary and Glorla considered would be a fair de-

members of the

three shared consider the fascinating Anition of a "Hongkong national" Federation would.

Committee's inter-qualities. They are honest, alert, and his purpose in seeking this Organising

intelligent. opinion was that Mr Vargas protation of this problem fair. intends, as he said in Hongkong.

The problem, peculiar.

Listen to their talk. First Mr to make as liberal an inter Hongkong and Singapore in that

He has been in films affects particularly pretation as

British Cooper.

25 years, and his friend Clork residential qualification made a nationals of non-Asian FBCC, Gable (staying in the same local athlete eligible to represent affects other members of the

London hotel) is about the only well. When a Fedoration as Hongkong in the Asian Games. Fed

top Hollywood star who can The eligibility rules for the suitable Interpretation is made

begin to match that record of Asian Games state quite clearly

arly on 12: problem, it will also

this cend unequivocally that

elpants must be nationals of countries belonging to the Asian Pakistani resident of India Games Federation. There are cease to be a Pakistani or an

Titlenials.

of Hongkong. Indian resident of Malayo crase Citizens of Hongkong owing to be an Indian, allegiance to the

Crown are British nationals, as are

110

athlete

dot

possible of what

В

par- affect such points as after what of domicile docs a Hanngth

a con-

Success..

hotel

Gloria

Grahame, new-style Hollywood That half-million would include

blonde with

of acting. of Cooper's.

"My

Sald Miss Grahame: mother said work. Mother was English-born and acted here in Shakespeare. Motor told me: The English really know about acting. No short cuts or tricks for them."

con

"I believe that intelligence

with good parts coupled bring out beauty. That is why I hate

finished

picture- nothing

more I can do to im- prove the bad bits in my per- formance."

a

Said "Coop" (his friends call him that): "I guces Clark and I stayed in films when others disappeared because we got In her British film, "The Good The Good Young." Mirs ourselves in the right stories. Die We played romantle parts plays a Hollywood Alm star of although we're no drawing- the variety that can say just one room figures. And we worked line at a time. hard."

that in

noon

ધ

186

AUDREY HEPBURN

, a too brief appearance.

William suicidal heroine — acted on the and

Cella where he wound up with two olden, have been called in to stage by Peggy Ashcroft,

Johnson and Google Withers in Miss Hepburn as

turn. Miss Garbo could not be millionaire brothers competing for her love. A famous Holly-persuaded, wood director Billy Wilder, Korda's Idea was that Olivia who made Lost Week-end and

de Haviland should come Ladies' Doubles Sunset Boulevard will be in from Hollywood for the part.

charge of the film.

Mr Ratligan was not enthusias- tic.

There are so many players

The pictures. Gary Cooper paused for ten like and loped around the room. He exceptions (like Gloria Grahame Cooper and Clark Is 13st. 131b., which drops 10tb. and Gory during

("worry film

Final Today At The LRC

The

£10 TO £500

over

There is another reason for Two years ago Audrey Hep

does' burn was carning £10 a week the lapsed option: Korda in London cabaret; from Mon- not agree with the author's idea day onwards her salary will of purchase price. Since the work out at approximately 0lm project was first mooled £500 a week.

the play has surprisingly failed on Broadway. What American extra-cinema goers'

of

Cmilarly

It is a matter for note that placed citizens of Singapore.

the Hongkong Amateur Athletic Mr Vargas

assured the Association was the first official HKAAA that the fact that in governing body of any sport British rather within the Asian Games Federa- than a Hongkong national would

uld Lion

to sock clarification of the

Colony Ladies' make him ineligible

to eligibility issue-after

Mrs. Games.alderable amount of confusion on compete in the Astan

1 Cable) have the air of simplicity Doubles final between The point that remains to be the subject.

suppose, or that ule"; his hairland stability that equals staying- Stamp and Miss Philip and settled is what definition of

This fact has been taken

is tawny and only alightly grey-power. "Hongkong

by domicile national"

Mr Cooper and Miss Grahame Mrs Ip and Mrs Tao will be of cognisance

in Singapor

the story? That both said: "Actors come and played this evening at the successospect of this sudden screen version would be any saddle. for the purpose of participation where columnist Johan Jing; and his face is like a worn

from England whom the entire blue question mark. Ladies' Recreation Club. go, Films to on for ever."

American alow world is BCH claiming is under contract to a British Alm company at Elstree

and that they are doing little MOIRA LISTER spent two

in the Asian Games theson, writing in the Singapore Orgmising Committee will Sunday Times, states In the

finally accept,

issue of that paper of September Mr Vargas said that athletes 6: who were

"Last week reports began to born in Hongkong, whether of Asian or European trickle through regarding the parentage, those who have long Asian Games efforts of several been resident in Hongkong, and of the equnteles which intend those who have already

to participate, and it was very presented Hongkong in inter-interesting to read of Hongkong's

festivals auch intentions. national sports as the Olympic Games could rest "As far as representation goes, assured that they would be their problems

are similar to welcome to represent Hongkong our own. The names mentioned at the Asian Games.

as possibles contain several who could very weld be European. If this is so, then I am inclined to think that they have regarded principle"

·

1

of

difference There is opinion on the Organising Com- mittee, he said, on what length

domicile permitting

"fundamental

non-Antana in the

any

the of domicile in Hongkong should concerning be insisted upon for Hongkong strictest legal sense,

"This would mean that athletes who were not born in

national according to law would the Colony

be eligible to compete for the Some believe that the length of domicile should be at least 10 Colony in the Asian Games. No while other incline to the ruling of the Asian Games com- years,

mittee

alter cun alt this fact, unless domicile opinion that five years

the normal minimum term of an amendment is made to the

resident rules governing the Games,

"Why then (should Singapore) to apply for naturalisation as a ask for a clarification of the subject of the territory of his domicile

in most countries "principle"? Would it not have have com- better 40 been should be deemed sufficient.

Mr Vargas stressed the point, municated with the Hongkong authorities, and then to have that the Games however

same lines as worked on the eligibility rules insist that the

notional of the they? participant be a

Fow

competitors would country he represents and that affected by a docision in favour De Hongkong nationals" would have to be British nationals, It of the "European" nationals (of included would be insisted upon that any Singapore), but those

would affect athlete representing Hongkong

siderably, and at the same time British national. should be

make it possiblo for several In his discussion of the sub-more Asim boys and girls to

participate."

ject of the eligibility of Hong-

Columnist

•

•

teams co

be

kong athletes to compete in the

Johnny Johnson Games, Mr Vargas said that the eligibility rules for the Games goes on to elaborate on this last had been drawn up primarily paragraph, stating that the in-

clusion

of non-nationals to in the Games."

auch of

non-Asian

A COUNTRY BOY

THE SUMMING-UP He said in a soft draw "I'm Livéd a simple country boy.

When I asked for a further a ranch-although explanation of how he stayed in rough on

business, Gary Cooper said this came to school in England for a

with while. Cities are fine to see:

atyploatTM "glow" smile. but the country goes on for ever. "Maybe I have been on the "So after a film, when i have screen for a quarter of a century some folding money, I get away because I have heavy feet.

loof "Any guy with heavy feet to fish or shoot or just around. I'd put loafing around takes a lot of shifting...."

-(London Expreza Service)

League Hockey Starts On Sunday

KCC TEAMS

In

season's Hockey Kermani, W. J. B.hall, N.

The Colony Ladies Singles Anal between Mrs Ip and Mrs Too will be played tomorrow.

Other matches today are: Court 2: Club Men's Singles Open-P. Andresen v. 3. Rigge

Now what is Lhe

girl

well seem to Sir Alex

A deep

WANTED LADY

or nothing about it.

years acting four different Miss Hepburn potentially The Love of Four Colonels; they roles in Poter Ustinov'a play,

Court 3-inter-long Handicap the biggest dollar-carner for were all mildly wanton roles. A. C. B. Hopkins & J. A. Anderson Britain in the im

Mercantile Bank) v. C. Blott and But in her first and only picture wife of a Harley Street doctor- business. She has only one character - G. Puncheon (Jardinas).

Court 0:–Club Men's Open Singles at Elstree, Laughter In Paradise, -9, Baui V. E. W. M. Bryant,

Court 7:-Club Men's Open Singles she had about 20 seconds on the -W. H. WRlisma v. E. Saubolte. screen-as a cigarette girl in a

Court 8-Inter-Hong Handicap night club.

A. W. Wheeler & H. A. Noronha (National City Bank of New York) v. W, A. Reed and A. T. Dow

(Gibb, Livingston).

TOMORROW

Singles

Court 2:-Club Men's Handicap G. P. Norten v. W. 11.

Williama

Moore

NO FILM YET

A few weeks ago shc New back to London, hoping to find a second Elstree picture lined The following will represent

up for her. Elstree had nothing definite. Nor have they now the Kowloon Cricket Club

Court 3-Inter-Hong Handicap "We have several subjects in H. J. Armstrong & X. E. matches this week-end;

2nd Division League match Deacons) v. T. J. douki & K. Lomind for Miss Hepburn, but

(Judiciary).

there is no decision yet," said against Indian Recreation Club Court Colony Ladies Singles Associated British last night.

commencing at 1.15 Final-Mrs Ip v. Mis Tan

Plato Court 8:Colony Ladies' Weather permitting, Sun-at home,

H. Hort C. Fincher,

So their contract star, instead Final. day will see the start of the pm: E.

Court Baker, B. C. Heron, F. R.

Club Men's Singles of carning dollars for Britain, K. Lo, Open-w/o E. Zulauf/R Morrell will continue to help Hollywood current

J. Hastebos.

from British R. Maddox, J League.

Court

money 7:-Club Men's Singles Carn Ool, R. Thomson

Bluck.

proved her capacity to do that: Changes from last season are Weir. Umpire. E. Lawrence, cap-E. Allenspach v. D. R. Y. cinkom-goers. She has already

Court_8:-Inter-Hong Handicap — the elevation to Division 1 from

Friendly fixture against R. C. Chapman & de Pereira, Mer- the queues for Roman Holiday scen in the Division 2 of Army "B" and RAAF XI at home on Sunday,cantile Bank) V. M. W. Calvert are the longest

Club. Dutch Hockey

at 11.30 0.m.

West End for many months. commencing sequently H.K. Hockey Club P. V. Dodge, B. C. N. Carnell,

that

modest "A pity: after D. Coffey, E. C. Fincher, and H.K. Police have been re

S. V. legated to Division 2.

Gittins

beginning, C. M. Guildford,

I should like to make good in my own country," Newcomers to

Zimmern. 12th

says Audrey. "The memory of hockey are the St Joseph's unth P. Wood, A.

still that cigarette girl part Umpire -- Valley Sports Clubs.

man N. Oci. F. Howarth. Scorer F. R.

rankles a little — pił twenty Kermani

scoonds of it!".

Con

L. Jovino (Wheelocks). ̧

competitive. Hall, A. T. Lee, R. E. Le Women's Hockey

Fixtures for Sunday are:

Jst Division

Dutch

Argonauta - Polies Ground, Boundary Street. Bully off 10.30 Umpires, Major Boycott and PJ Xavier.

YMCA V Army : "A" --Soskunpoo. Bully of 4 pm. Umpires, Makhan Bingh and GT Palmer.

2nd Divisiona

.

HKCC TRIAL

Tournament

London, Sept. 22. If and when Elstree do cali Forty-three young women Miss Hepburn back, they should hockey players from Australia, be able to enjoy a bargain. She Now Zealand, and India arrived at Tilbury today on the with them as an unknown-at a signed her long-term contract liner Strathnaver on their first salary nearer £30 than £500 u trip to England,

weck.

There will be a trial match on Thunderbolt "A" V Royal Air Saturday, September 20, at the to prevent "The importation athletes of Singapore 13 Toros Kal Tak Bully off & Dr. Hongkong Cricket Club ground, The 14 Australians, 15 New overnight

awimmers Norma Hutchinson, Umpires, Major Walker and Kri-Chater Road, commencing at 1.45 Zealanders, and 14 Indians, who

KORDA MOVES OUT take part

Welbe Walters and Hany shan Lak By stating this, Mr Vargas Vandrotaler

Army "B" v Recreio "A"--Roo- | p..

will be playing in the InternaQIR ALEXANDER KORDA, 1 (the latter two saad, he was not suggesting that naturalised British subjects of

kunpoo. Bully oft 5.30 pm. Umpires, The following have been tional Federation of Women's learn, has given up hu Makhan Singh and CPO Ball

selected. of the Federation

Associations Tourna- Hockey uny member

origin) would permit

Scorpions XI would

to mich tactics, but

ment at Folkstone from Septem-option to buy the Alm rights of aloop

to send relay teams

T. A. Pearce (Capt), A. Grahan, that there must be rules gover to the Asian Games that would Thunderbolts "B" y University PL. Holmes, H. Campbeber 30 to October 10, were wel-The Deep Blue Sea - most i eligibility

the Aslano

comed by the captain, Mrs E. successful British play of the for

put up rosonable showing, University, Bully off 1050 am. R. Chander, 1: Delforce, and the Vice-Captain past few yours. Crence as for any other Games, whereas the non-inclusion of Umpires. Micker Itam and A. Arls | C, Knight, C. J. B.

Blanton, H. Owen Harber. D. 3. of the England side-France- Torenco Ralligan, the author, such on the Olymple Games, these swimmers would make Aces v Bookunpote-R. Navy No. 13. the British Empire Games, the altogether a pointless matter to

A. Borthwick

Pres

wanted Grota Gurbo to play the 3. Kings Park. Bally of 1030 am. Knightly and R. B. B. Gorley, Pan-American Games, etc.

Optimists X wend relay teamės

Umpires nd would

BQMB" "Southern, and Camer The Asions

L. D. Kibes (Capɔ̃), T. P. Mahon, throo

four Yaqub Khan. that Games for nationals of swiminers of Asian race would gional

Folice HK Hockey Club-Po 3. C. Clarke, h. 1. Hughes, K. A. lice Ground, Boundary Street, Dully Miller, H. R. O, Hubble. K. G. E. nations and territories coming not be sent to the Games,

L. Fitterott, R. W. off 4 pm. Umore, WO II Ball and din, T. Van Gords 3. D. Mac- within the Gores Federation Mr Vargos, whi

while Hong-U.S. Dillon with the

Nav Bharat Nev Bhartie, J. C. McBrien, G. T. Rowe and kong, said that the most liberal Pool Anyone acquainted

P27 Murphy, Ground, Happy Valley, the immigrant geography and

• Those unable to play are asked to of Bully off, 10.30 aan Umpleor, WO Tone D. 3. His (Boorpions) 11. distribution

would be Peters Da Major Wha of populations In Internetation Ambols well soquainted with the ability by domicile:

made by the Games Organising IIKAA facreto-ecreto, rod or It. W. Franklin (Oplienists) docs that there are Chinese not

and the only im-Bully of 10,30 min. Umpireg 3/23 | TVL: 29031.

PURE Many und ngt. Davill, and JUT only in Chin

he left with those he 881. Josephaly Valley Sports-R. spoke to was that he meant | Navy No:2 Kingʻa Park, Kully or rinos, Indonesia, and even in what he said. Mr Vargas not 1036ums Umpires, Cpl Talwar and ERUGGER RESULT India and Pakistan

in a position to apeak for the JD GonBLĪVSK.J

pre moan

but also in

Hongkong Maloya, the Phillp

* Quation regarding Axtures, should,

Similarly, many offer Astan Organising Committee, but his be rented to WG, I Prides, Tule

India natione beside

Poor Cour on the Committee will phone bill Ext 311. sez communities of

Umpires, unable to attend - should fairly largo

contare Major Wharry. Indiana some of whom are certainly coery wors retioris of the countles of their

*RECORDER") sung hala

adon, Sept. 22.

beat

-Romlyn a Rugby Union

Reuters

Headache

Do not wait patiently for your suffering to end Joke 12 tablets of CAFASPIN dissolved in half a glass of water, and headache.wilf

· soon vanish

FASPIN

W

Fin

FORGET

Birthday

Honours, which opens in the West End shorily.

"But I suppose you could call her a trifle wanton, too," SQyB Miss Lister, "Anyway, shu dallies too far away from Harley Street. Perhaps I'll ret a thoroughly respectable part one of these days."

Probably not, while she con- tinues to trille and daily --- po effectively.

Birthday Honours is being presented by 30-year-old Donald spectacular Albery, who made entry into management with Graham Greene's The Living Room-most controversial play of the year. (I refuse to find controversy in Mr T. S. Ellot and his Confidential Clerk.)

Mr Albery is not playing safe with a big name this time: his now venture is a first comedy by aumknown writer. Paul Jones.

of

the

Theatrical thought week: It was £ painstaking notion to engage Swedish-born Mai Zetterling and a Danish actor, Mogens Wieth, for the revival of A Doll's House, What a pity that Ibsen's story hap pens to be laid in Norway,

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