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Due To Feeling Of

Uncertainty

Hanging Over City

Saigon, Sept. 4. Saigon is fast losing much of the gaiety which she was able to retain even throughout the long war in Indo-China,

In the year since fighting ended and South Vietnam gained her independence, the light- hearted, joyful way of life seems to have disappeared.

at

The bara and cafes are still can lunch, drink and talk fairly full, But not so full as leisure.

Birt even the French neture they were a year ago. Braut- fully-dressed French women of the city is beginning to show Births, Deaths, Marriages, saunter down the main signs of change as the Influenco Personal $5.00 per insertion boulevard in the early evening of South Vietnam's Independence not exceeding 25 words, 25 past cafes full of admiring men. bagins to be felt and

But there are not so many of nationalism asserts itselt. cents each additional word. them now.

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The shops are still full of luxury goods. But with prices if not prepaid a booking for rucketing, customers are tower, of 60 conta is charged.

WANTED KNOWN

The

hor

Signs Replaced Mail Notices

*****FEET

have been

Many of the French signs are once crowded night clubs in Cholon, Suigon's Chinn-being: replaced by ones written town are today nearly empty, in Vietnamese. Nearly all the

of streels and the gambling houses, which names DR SCHOLL'B Foot Comfort Ser.

a year ago did a roaring trade changed and the names of Viet- yice. Telephone House (Mezzanine)

namese heroes have répinced Hongkong provides the expert utten each night. ure now closed by

the famous names of France and tata your feet deserve-by fully-order of the Government.

Europe. qualities Chiropodist

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HOME & OFFICE STATIONERY Aggres

AFRATTURE

This

Provincial

once

happy-go-lucky in fact, is becoming

is the Although Vietnamese official language. French is still widely used in Government oillees and among officials.

In spite of the uncertainty of Its future, and in contrasi

to

and sote books, chidren's capital, books, chem sets. Very wide selec- quietly provincial. The malaise, is lack of gaiety, Saigon is still tion Is yallable at South China which dully becomes more apon the surface a prosperous Morning Post, Limited, long Kong and Salsbury Road, Kowloon, Trade Parent, is probably largely due city. Large numbers of people to the feeling of uncertainty enquiries invited.

which hangs over the city.

An

STAMPS

seem

and

to own autocycles small motorcycles. Huge new American curs add to the chaus No one will predict what Is going to happen to South Viet-of the city's streets during the SOMETHING EXCLUSIVE, Collec- nom. The uneasiness has been rush hour, when the haphazard tura packets of assorted stamps. increased by street fighting ear-driving of hundreds in a hurry and out- makes walking a danger From 20 cents per packet upwards. tier this year and by an

entirely new series. South

by crossing the road a nightmare. China Morning Post Lid., Wyndham break of acts of sabotage

Salisbury unknown terrorists which start-

Not far from the city, thou- ed in the middle of July. Since sands workless

of

refugees then, there have been muliceably

from North Vietnam fewer people about the street at

ever present reminder that there night and cafes have been clos-

is no great gulf between pres- perly and poverty in South Vietnam.-China Mall Special.

Street. Hongkong and Huau, Kowloon, STAMP ALBUMS — "Collection

Bulider"

Berke, New stock now

no

available. 13. From South Chin Korning

I'ost. Ltd., Wyndham ing earlier. Street

and Salisbury Elangkong

Although the city is by Hoad, Kowloon.

means "living on its nerves,"

of expectancy NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES there is a sense

as people and slight "ters" wonder where the next explo-

"ANTILOCHUS“

sion will take place.

The terrorists have already Damaged cargo ex this vessel will planted time bombs in the post ba surveyed by Messra. Paulsen & office, low courts and an

and have Bayes-Davy at Holt's Wart from 10 hibition building,

and 7, 1535, damaged telephone and clectrical and consignees are requested to have installations. their representatives present during the sumy.

a.m.

on September

BUTTERFIELD & SWINE, Agents. Hongkong, September 3, 1955.

TO ADVERTISERS

In an attempt to prevent fur- ther sabotage, the Government has posted fresh troops and po- lice to the city and each night the streets round the residence of the Prime Minister, Ngo Dinh Diem, are cordoned 011 and barred to all traffic. Mini- sters' houses also have addition- al guards and everyone entering the post office is now searched,

are an

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Great

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have

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The Three Power talks he- tween Britain, Greece and Turkey on the future of Cyprus

орелей Lancaster House In Londen, Mr Harold Macmillan, the British

Secretary, Foreign been

chairman elected luan

the duration of the can- ference and

plotured he

with members of the British delegation (left) and delers- tion from Greece and Turkey. The Greek delegation can be in the background...

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DEAD WOMAN MYSTERY

Boston, Sept. 4.

Elizabethan Theatre

Sydney, Sept. 4. The successfully launched Elizabethan' Theatre Trust is making plans to sponsor drama, opera and ballet on a national scale..

The Trust was founded to commemorate Queen Elizabeth's first visit to Australia. Since Australia already has national opera and ballet companies, the Trust's principal aim will be to discover, and use, promising young actors and playwrights, who would otherwise seek fame and fortune overscas.

An old theatre in a closely- With his assistanco, a pro- settled, industrial, suburb of gramme was drawn up. Sydney has been selected as tho The approximate cost of re- Trust'a frst headquarters. It decorating

tho Elizabethan had been used as a cinema fog

was £A18,000 (£13,080

15

years, but, regilded, repalated

and given

"The

with

proud

title

St. But the cost of tho

of lease and a great part of the

"Elizabethan Theatre, it

it was cost of transforming the oki opened

was mot fanfare.cinema

by the New South Wales Government and Although the first production

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Scrimp and Save

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was not strictly in line with the the Sydney City Council.* neither the play nor the prin cipul players were Australian the press hulled the opening night of the two months' senson Richardson of the Sir Ralph company as a milestone in the history of the Australian theatre, The opening play was Terenco Rattigan's "the Sleeping Prince" བ་ ྂ་་་་ས

Paper Palace

The badly decomposed body of a nearly nude woman was found today under A float in the Charles River. The police sus-mentod: pect she was a'murder victim.

Tho body WAS

discovered when a workman at the Charles- a gate Yacht Club noticed

plank on a flout.

peculiar odour and pulled up a

The police said the woman had been dead at least a week. Not & mark or bruise was found on the body. The only possible means of Identification were two rings on her fingers, one of them at wedding band.

it was announced here today.

The medical examiner, Dr Patrols of the King's African Michael Luongo, sald he knew Rifles apcounted for nine, in-of no case where a woman re- cluding severe in one hideout in moved her clothing before com-

mitting suicide. the Mount Kenya Forest.

"That is not a feminina trait," he said.

According to the police, there

Men of the Kenya Regiment killed

four terrorists cast of

to ย

ba

The theatre, Mr Hunt explains is an important first step, be cause it provides the Trust with a platform from which to heard and a base from which to start Its companies circulating around Australia.

Australin has dozens of struggling repertory companies and thousands of budding actors. Although the companies have to of scrimp and save for the money to rent a draughty hall, there is no shortage of potential players.

One newspaper critic com-

"Officially, the dream generations had been realised.

"The Trust had moved very smartly from its paper palace of

At casting time for the prin- plans and appeals and cipal ttle theatre, hundreds festoes

solid brick and

of young people turn up for mortar home with the look of a

Buditions. Often, their whole theatre." real working

acting life is spent sharing Sir Laurence and Lady Olivier lek of "five or "ning" with sent a congratulatory telegram another enthusiastle amateur, to the Elizabethan Theatre

Tim Elizabethan Theatre Trust the opening night."

The principal founder of the hopes to provide en attainable Trust

Dr H. C. Coombs, geal for these youngsters. Governor of the Commonwealth Bank and a keen fan of the Explaining the Trust's plans,

Mr Hunt said: legitimate stage.

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оп

Through public contributions

"Can we expect that there will and the assistance of the Fedoral Government, the Trust raised emerge Australian drama and £100,000 £80,000 sterling). It opem companies good enough to then engaged

take their place beside the 'Old 19 executive

the aVic', Covent Garden and Hugh Hunk, director. Mr

Is there Vie", London, and the Abbey suficient talent in Australia?

Has it a large enough popula”. Theatre, Dublin,

tion?

Rhodesia Mozambiquep XP via 2 ild and a police patrol wiped į ara no missing persons answer- former director of the "Old Comedie Française?

Marques), Noon

Haly & France, a pai Macro, 2 p.m.

Burma, India, 2 pm.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

I GIVE THE BEST YEARS) OF MY LIFE TO THE MOB, AND THEY TOSS ME OUT 'CAUSE I'M TOO

FAT AND OLD--

than See No Future FERDINAND

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of to

Much of Salgon's lack gulety and night life is due the departure of a large part of the French Expeditionary Force and of thousands French citizens *ho 50c future in the country.

of no

Yet, in spite of this exodus. this capital remains the

least Asian city in Asia-if there were no Vietnamese about in the centre of the city, onc might be in any small provin- clol town in Southern France.

When the French colonised Indo-China, they brought with them their culture, their archi- tecture and their way of life. When they built Saigon, it was as they said "we cannot live in France, let us at least protend we are there."

They laid out the city with broad, tree-lined boulevards and dotted it with bars and cafes. They even built an opera house and an Hotel de Ville (town ball)

so that the Frenchman drinking his beer could sit back and dream that he was in Fmnce.

St. John Ambulance on as a whole seems

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MESSAGERIES

The centre of the city is un- like any other in Asia and Sai- to lack the usual bustling crowded side streets and lanes of Aslan cfiles.

Work seems incidental to life

for many Europeans in Sadgon: Their whole day appears to be arranged round a long, three- bour "slesta" so that everyone

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out a gang of four north of ing to the woman's description.

-United Press. that township,--Reuter,

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CHOCOLATE

"It is impossible to give categorical answers to such questions.

and

"All we can say for certain is have that Australian audiences shown their enthusiasm for, and appreciation of, "high standard theatre from overseas; that Aus tralian singers are in demand

New in London,

York and Milan; that concert audiences in Australia compare favourably with almost any

any country's in the world; "That a fine Aus- tralian ballet company has won a large following under the in- spired direction of Borovansky." Mr Hunt said that problems in Australia were, the considern- tions of distance,, the unequal distribution of the population, and a lack of theatro buildings. The solution to these problems lay, at least in the early stages, in the formation of touring com panies, "relying on the generous help of the commercial manage ments to house them outside Sydney" Eventually, some form of professional repertory com pany might be required which would be able to play per- manently in each State,

Emphasis

"But however the form evolves, the emphasis through- out must be placed on pro- fessional theatre-theatre which offers regular employment: pf actors, singers, dancers arock technicians, in good working conditions, under sound manage- ment and direction, and efc- guarded by adequate financial nasle once, Mr Hunt said."

Until Australia has developed some home-grown stara" it is likely that tho Australian theatre will, for purely economic reangng, ha forced to import overveas artists.

In a message to the people of Australía "on" the eve of the Elizabethan Theatre's opening night, "Mr Hunt sold: “We hope you will look to the Elizabethën Theatre for good entertainment, and the beginnings of a thostri cal tradition of which Australia may be proud."-China Mail Special.

thie altuation

calls for a

San Miguel

Sanskrit Manuscript

The Hague, Septoda During a nind-month", study tour through India, from which be has just returned, De J. de Vreese, deputy Headmaster Zoandan Lyceum, Holland du ogvered a previously unlisted: Banskrit majuscript of the Nimalata,

seripturs

Kashmir dealing with Brahmin- | lam" in the 8th Century,

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