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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
MEDAL
BUT NO MEDAL FOR CHARLIE
THIS
"Ho
WORRIES
HIS was the great day, should have been decorated, so P-day. The P standing I've always signed myself since 2 an MM-for Military Medal." for promotion, Charlie's pro-1 motion, from stationman on' the Underground, to guard. He should have brom elated, but clouds of worries obscured the sunshine of his advance ment. The halfpenny he had in Iris pocket was all he had to provide himself and his wife
with food until next pay day and that was still sure time aff.
Limo
For the last
Tow much was he earning when this happened?" the magistrate asked.£7 65 before deductions,"" said the officer, "His wife works, too, and she cans £3 158, a week" The magistrate asked Charlie what he had to say.
"Only that I've always tried Charlie to make good," Charlie said. "It went to the room at the Unders was only that I'd only a hall ground station that the staffpenny for dinner for myself and ted for rest between duties. my wife."
THE
PROCEEDS OF SALE
Toom was empty, but on wall hung a mackintosh that belonged to London Trans-, port but was on loan to a station-woman, Charlle took the mackintosh from its peg, put it over his arm, and hurried away shop, whose owner he
knew.
said.
You can have this for £2 Charlie said.
"Give you £1," the shop- Keone."
said Charlie, and event awa to buy the evening meal..
But at the station, when the mackintosh was missed. some-
cne recalled having seen Charlie leave with something St- piciously Lke it over his armi.
"THE
A STATEMENT THE police were toki, and as Bow Street next morning "Charlie pleaded guilty to the
theft "Aller ́his arrest,"
said
-
any
CHINA
ON THE
1845
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
Chinese
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1955.
RECORD
by John Dell
Every singer dreams of having a hit. Records are made all the time but a hit comes once in a while. The really great stars get to the top of the best selling list quite frequently but the new boy or girl has to have a lot of talent, fuck, a good song and good plugging before the peak is reached.
Sometimes it happens that a singer will do all right for a long time, steadily turning out records that make money but very little splash. Then a good tune will do it and a new star is
'born.'
3
one has
money rolls in
when "A singer
gets a good disc but when he has his autograph or his pleture on a product then he's liable to get swamped, Terrible, isn't
it?
Juke Boxes Again
Briefly going back to hit week's ruention af juke boxes I would like Ludd that in 7904 there were 21.683 of them shipped tram. America 10 various other unfortunate parts of the world. The reader who said that I was wreng when I seld there were not many in Hongkong might ke to know that Belgium imported the largest percentage of the total Look over 3,000. In In fact they Kongkang there are possibly twenty, and no new ones are coming in. So we are not so badly off.
a
Face Behind The Voice
But what do you to with your money?"
magic of show business The
Is when, all of a suUT- things-odds end though "Lots of
sudden prising
new ends."
"But you're " said the rockets to the top. This
before happened many times "Have
you magistrate.
but hardly ever with such worries?"
swoosh as with Fess Parker, "A few," Charlie answered,
This tall,
tall, dark and handsome "What wert?"
flms for man made some TV "Furniture for one thing."
Walt
Disney. He was cast as RUBBING OFF THE CHIP Davy Crockett, in a series about this old time American pioneer asked. his and
the frontiersman. With
good probation officer to talk to usual Disney efficiency
tune, was put in and the next Charlie When that had been done, the probation officer said: thing you know it's on top of
himself. the hit
The "Ballad of "He's very "sorry for
has been very indignant that he and his Davy wile should have to pay 25s, a corded by other singers, includ- week for their room, but that's ing Tennessee Ernie, Bill Hayes,
Rusty Draper and Buri the average price.
but Fess Parker is really in the money,
THE magistrate
STARTED A CRAZE
Ives
There's no excessive expendi- Lure in the family, and though
You see, the Davy Crockett they have quite a fair income, they pay only 40s, a week hire-TV show started of a craze with the kids and all over the purchase for their fumiture."
States
Americans are small wearing coonskin caps and buy-
I have a feeling a little the officer in charge of the case supervision would be a good to Mr. J. P. Barraclough, thing, snd the magistrate. Heng all sorts of things just so the magistrate,
a-turned to Charlie "I think long a3 statement
made
you're in a mess," he said. "If I give you a chance, will you take it?"
In his statement Charlie told some of his life-story. How he had worked his way up from being an unskilled labourer on the railway, to his latest prom-an tion.
Charlie nodded, He was put probation, and he went away be given a first instalment of good advice, the first, stage in rubbing the chip from his shoulder that had grown there since they failed to pin a medal life, and I thought on his chest.
"I have done everything to make good," Charlie said in his statement. "In the war I was a lance-corpora). I saved an officer's
TYPHUS
DIPHTHERIA
TYPHOID
they have the 'Davy on them. Fess Crockett lag Parker will share in the wealth this will bring to the Disney treasury just as our old friend William Hopalong Boyd did well with
all the products marketed with his face or name on or around them. So making a hit record is one thing, but making a hit record whilst making a TV show which really another. The
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New
HQ Of General Chamber Of Commerce Opened By Governor
3
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
Last night's Sino-British Club- Chamber Music Concert at the
Grantham College followed the enjoyable concerts of providing
pattern already set out at these
a. pleasing variety of music. It is gratifying that there are now many local musicians whose performance is of such a high standard. At this concert, 12 musicians co-operated to give a well-balanced programme.
The magnificent new headquarters of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, situated in Connaught Road Central, were officially opened this morning by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham.
50 In the course of his address, Sir Alexander said that trade and commerce to- day were hedged around with so many barriers and subject to so many different restrictions that he doubted if there had ever been a time when the individual mer chant stood in greater need of the collective experience and support of his fellows,
The two main works were by co-ordinated and made available through the medium of a Chamber of Commerce.
Haydn. The first was 4 "Diverti -mento” in B firt for five wind ins great proposal for the erection of These changes
signi strumenta, a youthfal and gendai a new building. as the per- Acant
for they record" not work. The oboe part was takes at
mem short notice by air Camplin, Band growth in manent home of our Chamber. only the
A master of the North StaffordsNITO Besides making a handsome beship and popularity of the Regiment owing to the finest of donation himself, he spared no Association, but also the deve- Mr C. E Horabe. The others taking efforts to translate his dreamlopment
A large and
distinguished gathering was present at the function including Lady Grant- bam.
The Chairman of the Chinese, General Chamber of Commerce, Mr Hui Pee-kwok, inviting His Excellency to
declare the build Ing_open said:
On this memorable
mony.
round.
**
C
was none of that rather hollow,
peculiarly sweet tone sometimes did who not rise above his stronger colleague,
task of complete reliabšíty, except one short moment in the
*ifor
was the
and
the functions part were: Dr C K. Wong, Bute: Mr C. 12 WEKİ, Mariniet: MP CHARE Into à reality. Thanks also to of the Association from Wing-sou bassoon and Me R
union. | Mathews, born. The performance of the enthusiastic support and those of a commercina
furthering the this work contained some of the best donations of generous
our concerned with
heke ensemble playing heard at these at a few merchants contra The opening movement is occasion members, we succeeded in rais Interests
to three of a Chinese Gemert marked "Allegro com spirite and of the formal opening of our ing over
one million dollars. Chamber's rew
building, we we purchased this site and Chamber of Commerce conthe players indeed wttacked it in s feel most highly honoured by commenced building opera ceed with promoting the welted and vigorous manner. There Your Excellency's distinguished tions For Ave full years we face of the commerce and in pare quality heard in some pil. a wind worden, but a cornzrkable depth presence and by your kind con- planned and worked on this dustry of the Colboy as
and warmth, expectiny in the second sent to perform the opening scheme until last October when whole. ceremony. We are especially re
we had the satisfaction. of seeing "They are also evidence, if in-moverent, the famous "St Anthony's Chorale." In the last movement the grateful to
you, Lady
Grantham, the whole building completed deed evidence is needed, of the aboe part was inclined to outweigh for honouring the occasion with
ason with And today we are justly proud remarkable good sense of the the fute slightly., and Br Wong your gracious presence.
men business Your and happy to be able at last to Chinese Excellency bas at all times taken hold this grand Opening Cere realised so early the advantages The bassoon and horn filled their
that keen interest in the commer
accrue froan would elal and industrial development
HEAVY RESPONSIBILITIES federation of their diverse in-
in- Menuetio. For frished and musician- of Hongkong, and we are both
terests in a common Association. by performance the surpassed any In recent years there has
work for wind instruments so, tar proud and fortunate in having Your Excellency to officiate at teen a considerable expansion of A pooling of knowledge and ex-
for
ENTHUSIASTIC Scope
commercial perience that would lead to the played at these concerti. of ORTH the this
important ceremony of activities in the
The second Haydn work Colony. As expansion of trade; the opening Chamber.
behalf On
of the
of new lines, "nev methods and Quartet minor. No. 2 of Chamber I also wish to extend Hongkong is the famous entre
Is a late composition, and reveals to each and every one of you, pot in the Far East, and as it new markets and thus ultimate-group of six known as Opus 75. This
GIM AZİZOR development ladies and gentlemen, a warm in the centre of import and ly to increased prosperity alle
deepening which took place between his Quartet and the Divertimento; A and hearty welcome and to port trade, the enhanced im-
"In these days we are apt to thank you all for your kind at portance of its position in the accept as axiomatic the value of ference is not so much in the loom
period of about 40 years. The dif tendance today.
commercial world is well re co-ordinated effort in almost and structure, but in the quality of Our Chamber has a history of cognised. The completion of any field of human activity but seeing and drama The player were Memes Chung Chile-pul fat violin; almost 60 years. At present our this new building in the history this was hardly the case in 1913, a second Violin; MIL membership consists of 3,000 of the chamber is therefore in the her day of free trade Fan Viola and Frank Hang, osilo, individual members and over 60 very significant. Consequently before the First World War, and All are well-known stalwart of the members representing different the responsibilities which rest you did well, Mr Chairman, to Sine-British Orchestra, and are se if not over-polished per guilds, commercial
industrial upon the members of our Cham-pay your tribute to the wisdom formatice: the tone and intonation associations. Throughout
and all ber are heavy indeed.
foresight of your famous were pleamot and on the whole true. It will require a good deal these years, our Chamber has The magnificence of this new predecessors who at that time more practice to acquire the pre- served as a federation of Chinese building is indisputable, For took the first bold steps in lay-ion essential to all chamber music merchants in the Colony of this we have to thank our ing your present foundation
playing
Prof Jan Hu was the singer, and Hongkong and has dedicated it architect Mr I.
of N. Cbou
"Since then the example set has a fine tenor voice which he used self to the development of com- Messrs Chan & Lee. We have by these men have been closely with intelligence and sincerity in the German "Lieder" he sang. He merce and industry which leads also to thank
by their the contractors, followed
Successors
hi.. a good lyrical and dramaug to the
of promotion the Messrs Kai Sun Construction while the great changes which
sense alio, both necessary for the prosperity of the Colony. It has Company, for having completed have taken place in the pattern interpretation of these songs which Opened at the 'Copacabana' in New all along enjoyed the staunch the building without delay. of trade relations all over the each contain one concentrated, bl- York soon after. Now busy with
Three of Your Excellency, once more world have enhanced"
most distilled, emotion. and Latest support of the Chinese com- radio, TV and her family.
the songs were of the dramatie release. The Fish, has not arrived munity, being regarded by them I wish to express to you, on be- emphasised the value of your
variety,
Abode." Schubert "My here yet.
as their representative organisa-half of our Chamber, our pro- Chamber and the services It Schumann's "Dedication,** and tion. For this reason the found gratitude
great can render to the Chinese Rachuneninoff's "In the Silence of responsibilities, assumed by our Before leaving the subject there is chamber are very heavy indeed honour you have done us today business community of Hong- the Night." "Dedication" - is often
this function and kong. attending by attend the performing the opening cere
MANY BARRIERS During the past 55 years, the we all redouble our efforts in today hedged round with so many
With SKRIT inspiration Trade and commerce Are Primrose" is in the lighter vein, a
MINDY CARSON
Used to be secretary to a candy firm, Paul Whiteman featured her in 1946. Two years later made two
abort Aims and broke Into TV
one little thing you might like to hear about. In Basutoland, South 'Africa an African Juke box owner took his machine around the neigh- bouring tribes and played a selection of records of tribal "musle to the crowd he gathered. He came back from his tour with very little cash but quite a lot of live stock. Im- agine the feelings of the American stars should they ever have their records used to stock a man's farin- yard, although in some cases it would be only right judging by the Dcises some of them make.
Where They Are
GISELLE MCKENZIE appeared on a Milton Berle show recently and Bang his composition "Not Yer". The unusual thing about that is the fort that the song had already been sung 18 times during the hour-long show, Song plugging with a venge- ancel-
the song a hit, you may ask. Not Yell
GEORGIA
CIERS received.
1
Golden Dise from Mercury for her *Tweedle Dee" record. Sold over a million coples and the tune is still not dead.
THE FOUR LADS have just join- ed the crazy gang by making * TE- Ford called "The Average Giraffe". You're crazy to be normal in thir -business!
Record Review
21T
"Top In Pops-Mercury are putting out 45 EP "dises with four hir tunes on each_and_among the latest are songs by Georgia Gibia and The Crewcuta.
Georgia: Tweedle Dee"
you're wrong Wrong" "Melancholy Baby?? and "Ballin' the Jack". This is a disc for those who prefer 45'3 to 18'3 and who like Mles Gibbs in the bargain. Most people like Miss Cibbs. Glenn Osser and his orchestra back her Up. MERCURY EP-1-40002
The Creweuts offer "Ko Ko Moj "Rayth Angel", "Oh Yes I Know" and "
a Little Spanish Town". The Crew- cuts are not my particular favou- Fites and I just can't get keen about any of the songs but there are many who will like this disc because the Crewcule sing the songs.. MERCURY EP-1-4001..
So Many Memories":—This is the title of a lo" LP of Patti Page and the songs are old one. For those of you who only have the hits made by Patu then 1 miggest you get hoid of this disc. The numbers include "You Go to My Head" **T11 Maver Smile Again". "I hadn't Anyone Tyl! You" and "Deep in a Dream"
record is labelled as being High Fidelity but I have a feeling that the discs were cut on 78's a long time ago. The quality is good and Patti is a Dual, frapeccable, MERCURY. MIG 25210,
Six Terrorists
Killed
Nairobi, May 24. Police and troops killed terrorists in a battle with a gang of about 60 Mau Maui ont as British settler's farm. at · Nan- yuki, 100 miles north of Nairobi, It was announced today, |--Police said one womary end- four men were captured in ad dition to the six kiled. Sea- rity forces also seized a pistol ahotgun and
Reuter.
Jamie
CHANGES IN NAME
of our Chamber has
for the
ما
strength GOVERNOR'S SPEECH
to
short
and
sung by a woman, but there is much to be said for its being sung: by a man. Grieg's "The - First
Prez Bu was | charming love-song.
ably accompanied" by Mrs Lillian undergone several changes. At a spirit of united solidarity barriers and subject to so many Chen Hu, who made the most of first it was called the "Chinese develop the commerce of Hong different restrictions that Ithe very fan plano accompaniments Commercial Union." Then in long for the welfare of the doubt if there has ever been always provided by these composers. 1913, our revered
#bole
Miss Mimi Chow was unfortunata- predecessor, whi community. May the
a time when the individual mer- ly ill and unable to play. Her place the late Hon. Lau Chu-pak, pro-commerce of Hongkong Bourish chant has stood in greater need was taken, again it very pered that the organisation he and may our
Chamber progress of the collective experience notice, by Miss Carmen Yuen, who expanded and ite name changed
greater and support of his fellows, co- provided a delightful group of un- to the Chinese Chamber of strength.
ordinated and made available hackneyed pieces, Faure's "Clair de
Lune" And "Impromptu." Commerce. This name remained
by Rachmanino. through the medium of a Cham "Humoresque"
Miss Yuen plays with freshness. ореть Finally, in 1953, it adopted its
His Excellency,
neatness and accuracy and is very It is not surprising that you name, present
The
competent in Chinese Governor, valde
handling awkward found your old accommodation General Chamber of Com "Is the first place & inadequate to your needs and. merce During this long period like to thank you all, on behalf of its history, thanks to the of my wife and myself, for the hampering to your development, united efforts made by the kind welcome you have extent but it is in accordance with the of your Chamber various leaders of the Columy
ed to us and to assure you that best tradition
that
found this was 30, and by the former Chairmen of we are very glad to be here
vately
took steps to inthe formal you our Chamber, who worked for day to take
remedy the position. the
advancement of our ace opening of this fine new This was a courageous tivities and the promotion of bading. the welfare at the merchant
An use for fully 40 years. Declaring the new building
the
ber of Commerce,
in view
02
Your speed, Mr Chair decision to make achieved outstanding results. og history of your Associa- In 1948, the former Chairman and to the various changes of our Chamber, Mr Ko Chuk-in title which have taken place hung, came forward with his during the past sixty years.
community, our Chamber has man, yet have referred to the can and you have had to
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
•
"Here's a new plane that goes straight up, Emily! Do they expect to get me in that when I can't even get used
to elevators?”
passages. It will be interesting to hear later how she tackles a larger and more solid work Xx
Compensation Demand By Suitor
twide and changing hard and unceasingly to bring it to a successful concin-
Kwong Hong went to his girl sion. But you have done so and friend, Wong Shi-man, at 26. have provided yourselves with
Battery Street, yesterday and building that is not only asked her to marry him. When worthy of your name but is also she refused, he demanded $300
confidence and faith in the future at Hong go away...
for compensation and
́and would not
a montiment to your
kong.
I congratulate you on your
She reported the matter to the
achievement and I wish the police and Kwong was taken to Chinese General Chamber of
the
Police Station,
Commerce all the success it de-six months by Mr T. Creedon He was bound over in $50 for
serves in the future,
"I now have much pleasure in formally declaring this build- ing open.
Radio Hongkong
HKT.
ap.m... Time Signal 'and. Programme Summary; -8.03, „Lucky Dip Variety Requests presented by Jern (Studio); 1. "Then and Now''- A... Talk by Bertrand. Rusell QM. No. 2-Some Philosophical
(EBCTS);
Thornles
Hall)
Fingers"
at, the Plano (Concert 7.30, A Liza of
Written by... Godtrey Harrison
at Kowloon this morning.
Kwong, who made no objec- tion to the bond, told the Magistrate that he had spent over $1,000 in cash on her in. buying numbers of presents, and that she had promised to marry him.
Fatal Accident On HK-Bound Freighter
Produced. by Leslie 20 Bridgment. Two Part B (BÉCT8);= 150,- Weather Haloo, Report: Tew signal and The
crewmen of the 93
a Formosa-registered
Nawa (London) Belay): 8.09, Com-freighter, were killed and two mentary (London Balay or Special others seriously injured in Amouncements; 8.15, Composer of
the Week Grieg 85, Gypey accident aboard the Hong- Flights DeTime, Signals Recital by bog-bound strip last nigod, Voes Button)ne-Desud (entre necording to information rench- soprano) with Piano Accompanimenting the Naval Attache's office of P.15, Musical Momenta; 230 Wednes the United
by Imide Abwes
day Theatre, the Snow is a] Gerveral, zitates Consulate
Shroud" A Play for, Radio by ́RTEN. The four men fell into one.
Bellar. ..Prodiced by. Vivian Ai
Daniels; 10.30, "Soft and Lowes with of the ship's duel tankia, Bu the Mule by Malschrino and his The USS Slagi, a US Naval, Orchestra: 1030 Weather Report: Assault Cargo ship answered a 11 Time. Sigal Radio News Reed distress anal from the Halfco (London Reisy))- 11.15,- Raging. The
Derby, Carametary," by Frymond at about 110Vest/night, but s Glenduring, waisted: by Top (24 The injured men are suffering. Webster Mace Beader on the Race from internal and head injuries, 32* Japan Chandon Ruiny) God Baya The" Queens (11:46; CH:660 Downs
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