1956-05-16 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1956.

CHINA MOVE TO SIMPLIFY TRAVELLING COLOURED CAST MAKE

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IN EUROPE

Import Of Vehicles

And Pleasure Craft

Geneva, May 15.

Customs formalities for the temporary import of motor vehicles, pleasure boats and aircraft are being simplified slowly but surely thanks to the efforts of the United Nations Economic Commission

for Europe.

The Commission's Group of Customs Experts held its eighth session here in April 1956, and was able to review

considerable progress in the past and hold out hopes of future improvements.

custums

conventions:

on

Other countries thought

per-

They completed the prepara-date on which they crossed the tion of three straft European frontier, which will then

themit a check to be kept on the temporary importation for length of time the vehicle re- private use "[ aircraft and mains in the country. pleasure boats. on the sempor- ary importation of commercial 1d vehicles, and on contain CIN. The final examination of These texta will take place at a special sosaka of the Group's Inland thamanda beluszeni

Transport Committee Joks ieskats Win ander plea and their signaltire IN plunned report 1577% 100 ( Altog

for May 18 telegbosm to No 22040)

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TUITION GIVEN

FRENUR

LANGUAGE Maria Diploma in 1941.

2 in a Volong, Macau

MUSICAL

JEL

Mr Leung,

FER-

HIGALV RECOMMENDED FORMANCEX with superb mound on Westinduster are Mendelssohn Pratio Concertos, Recital by Carlo Zecchi Bach's Orgu Works, Schubert's Symphony No 7, Limpromptus, Erica Morini Plays, Cleinenů Borsian, Cello Encures by Junigro, Beethoven Sopstas de countless other numbers, Sole agents. D. Fosen, 150, Alexandra Honare, telephone 30106, 38057.

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NOTICE TO

Simpler System

The experts noted the pre- rut elfects of Cheir carlier work 10 simplify

that it would be difficult to abolish the guarantee and to check the length of siny of temporarily imported vehicles. It was cognised that any relaxation in the system of "carnets de pass- and age en douane," triptycha "laissez-passer" would involve

re-

check, when behicles were re- pistered, on whether duties had been paid or whether vehicles lawfully in the comtry. No such check exists as yet in some countries,

WCTO

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con-

at

European The exports agreed customs formalities for holiday-inue study of this matter makers with cars, caravans or its subsequent sessions. ercles with auxiliary engines.

The system of the "triptych for a single journey' has now been accepted by Austria, Bel- glum. Britain, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Hungary.

Italy

| Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nor-

way, Spain and Switzerland.

It is hoped that France will pecept shortly, so that through journeys between northern and southern Europe will be possi- ble entirely

the pink triptych systern. Bulgaria is ex- pected to accept shortly whito West Germany is preparing to Introduce au even simpler ays- lemn.

This document, commonly known as the pink triptych, is designed for the ever-growing mumber of motoriste who make just one or two trips abroad each year for holidays, It # CONSIGNEES modestly priced,

and Touring

NİN KURANGTE"

age requested to be present during

BITVES

BUTTERFIELD & WIRE.

Agent",

and Automobile Clubs issue it without requiring applicants to Join the club. A separate triptych, which merely requires slamping at national drontiers. is required for each country to be visited.

that

-hard. 15th Stay, 1936.

Dažnaged Carga ex tha vessel will he marveved in Merry (luklard & Douglas at Hong Kong & Kowloon Whart Godown at 10 a.m. on Friday,

Governments of the following 18th May, and Maturday, 19th May. 1950, and consignees representatives | countries have announced that they are applying I recom- mendation of the experts they should not insist on a com- piele and detailed inventory of the contents of tourist caravans. Austria, Britain, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany. France Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Norway.

Ewe 'den, and Switzerland. The gov- ernments of Belgium, Luxem- bourg, Netherlands and

Spaln are expected to accept the re- commendation shortly. while others arc considering thre question.

Ltd. Analeaban-Uriental tine The China Navigation Co., Ltd.

Harry

Odell

says

Mine is truly a mission of goodwill and good cheer. I make great entertainment available to all. Listen to

Temporary Papers

motorists

This meang that with caravans musi declare only

the great masters interpreted valuable equipment and access- by the great planistories under the heading "Other particulars” in tho customs document.

EUGENE ISTOMIN

All customs documents have

on Friday, 18th May, 1956, been, or will shortly be, abolish- Halled for the admission of cycles

at the University Great

at 9.30 p.m. Admission $12.50, $10.00, $7.60, $4.70 Book now at Mouthie's or the Empire Theatre,

NEW TERRITORIES

FANLING UN LONG

SHEUNG SHUI DISTRICTS. THE CHINA MAIL is now obtainable .from the SHEUNG SHUI STATION STALL

SHEUNG SHUI BAILWAY STATION.

Orders Accepted Deliveries Undertaker,

with auxiliary engines into the following countries: Czechoslova kia, Denmarie, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Swe- den and East Germany. applice to podal cycles with engine of 50 ce cylinder

This

an

The Countries

The eighth session was al-

the ended by experts from following countries: Austria, Belgium. Britain, Bulgaria Czechoslovakia, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Hungary, Italy, Nether- Innds, Spain, Sweden, Switzer- land, and Yugoslavia. The Cus toms Co-operation Council, the World Touring und Automobile Organisation, and the Inter- national Road Transport Union were also represented.--China Mail Special

ROYAL WINDSOR HORSE SHOW OPENS

Mail

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G.P.0, sizes, can be ascertained by etiquiry at the local office.

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HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENT:

On Monday, May 21, 1956 thate will be no delivery. The pubile counters at the Victoria, Sheung- wan and Kowloon Central Port Offers will open for public Dash- nem from 10 to Noon Kud Wantsal from 10 a. to Noon only.

The box hobbies at the Victoria and Kowloon Central Post Offices will open from 8 am, to 8 p.m.. Bheangwan froơn 9 a.m, to Noon and Wanizal from to a.m. to Noon All other Post Omees will ka closed.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10

Furmosa,

Dy Air

Hawaii, U.S.A. Canada, 6 p.m. Dy frisca Philippines. 3.12. Astoso, 0 p.m.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

A GIANT, UNKNOWN CREATURE IS DESTROYING FLOCKS AND TERRORIZING THE CREEK

DISTRICT--REPORTS CONTINUE TO --

FERD'NAND

IT'S THE MANTIS!

Notices

THURSDAY, MAY 17

By Air

llankow, 10 am,

Peking. Satan, Lebanon, Ger- Thailand,

inany and Great Britain, 10 m.in.

Indo-China, France, 11 a,m. Japan. 11 am.

Philippines. 2 p.m.

Pakistan. Middle Enst, Africa, Great Britain, Europo, 0 p.m.

Korea, p.m.

0.9.A.. 6. 2.m.

By Surface China, People's Repubile,

Macao. 0 p.m.

10.30 1.7.

London klädie Linda Shaw is pictured with "Hillingdon Flash"

stallion. A piebald while her father drives ณ model coal cari, during the Trade and Agriculturat Eight Tarnous event at the Royal Windsor Horso Show.-Ex- press Photo.

Rickshaw Puller *Injured

A rickshaw puller, Wong Tai Japen, U.8.A., C. & §. Americs, | Tau, of 43, Second Street, was

slightly injured when his rich thaw collided with a motor car in Connaught Road Central shortly after midnight, Wong was sent to hospital for treatment but was not detained, rickshaw was badly His damaged.

FIDAY, MAY 15 By Alr Thailand, Burma, India, Ba.m. Formosa, Japan, Kores, Okinawa. 14.m.

Philippine Australia, New Zen-

land, ..

Hawali, 3.9.A.. 2 p.m.

MUSICAL HISTORY

SING OPERA IN ITALIAN

Capetown, May 15.

Musical history has been made here by a group of coloured South African singers who learnt and performed Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" entirely in Italian.

It was the first time anywhere Taking its name from the in the world that "La Traviata" Greek word "cos", meaning "the had been sung by an all-dawn" the Eoan Group began coloured cast. Crities have been with a small room in a worke in rapture over the quality of ers' district for classes in elocu the performance and worldwide tion, public speaking, play- tributes have been paid to the reading and other subjects under achievement,

voluntary teachers who included Not one of the large com-ho founder's daughter, Maista, pany in the performance knew (a London student of dancing. a word of Italian before re- Today,

23 years later, the hearsals began a year before Eoan Group, still under its ori the opening night" at the Cityginal founder,

has its own Hall in Capetown.

building with up to 2,000 per-

CULTURAL SOCIETY

Translations of the libretto

manent members and a score of branches through

40,000

people

which Come

have received various forms of instruction.

From its small beginnings, the had to be mode literally phrase Group now sponsors physicut by phrase so that the singers education, nursery centres, play- knew the meaning of the words,ing folds, boys' and men's clubs. then came weeks of pronuncin sowing clubs, art classes, ballet flon practice under an Italian and dancing schools. musical born opera producer, Alessandro and drama sections, and choles. Rofa, and a Capetown account- ant, Joseph Manca, the musical director.

The whole production was the work of Capetown's Eoatt Group, ja cultural society devated to the Interests and development of a million people of mixed race, known here 19 the Cape Coloureds

Nearly a acore of teachers are now occupied fully or part- time with the Group which each year enters pupils for the Lon- don Royal Academy of Dancing examination

"La_Traviata" is part of an Arts Festival season run by the the Eoon Group which already has

for pro romaricable record

ductions like Handel's "Messiah" and Shakespeare's "A Midsum- mer Night's Dream," as well as bailo! and musical operetta,

Neither white nor black. Cape Coloureds are a community of their own descended from the mixing of white and coloured races during the settlement years of South Africa. They now all the secondary role of skilled comedy. factory worker, clerk or dotre atle servant on the fringe of white society.

VARIETY OF JOBS

In addition to "La Traviata,"

Mendelssohn's

Traditionally following the though ways of white society, raolally segregated under South the Arts Festival, now in pro-

includes private Africa's current colour bar laws, gress,

the Cape Coloureds aspire

to oratorio "Elijah." bailet, the their British musical play "Zip Goes the same culture and

hamph here with "La Traviata" a Million," "The Mikado" as a has been hailed as a milestone children's operetta, and the play in their artistic life, already rich "Johnny Belinda." in natural musical talent,

Over #

year's preparation It has brought almost over- went into the production night fame to the Eoan Group Verdi's opera with a variety of

of

East, Africa. Great Britain, Europe, Ear-Rings Snatched was founded modestly in Coloured people from a variety.

Quam,

Formosa, U.S.A., 0 p.m.

Canada, 0 p.ma

Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle

p.m.

Japan, 8 p.m.

By Burface

woman

1933 by 點 Manchester-born of Jobs-cooks, clerks and Englishwoman, Helen Southern-conductors-giving all A Chinese

had her Holt, who worked close to the leisure time to it.

a man Coloured

for China, People's Republic, 10.30 « m. | ear-rings snatched by

people

everal Macro, & p.m.

whilst walking in Apliu Street, years and felt their need for Thailand, 2 p.m.

Kowloon at 6. am. yesterday. some cukural society, Maso, p.in,

OH,DAD.

IT'S ALL MY FAULT FOR SPILLING THE GRAIN OUTSIDE

By Lee Falls and Phil Davis

NO.VAL --IT'S MY FAULT FOR EXPERIMENTING.

NANCY

I'LL

THAT RICH BOY ON. OUR STREET IS EVEN

SHOW You

HE GOES TO A DRIVE-IN MOVIE

IN A TAXI

of

RICHER THAN 1.

THOUGHT

the

copa- city or less. In the Federal Re- public of Germany, no customs documents will be required for those vehleles or for pedal-less motorcycles with an engine 50 cc or less..

The

The experts noted that

issue of customs papers in the

name of the hirer, when

| vehicles are hired with or with- out driver, sometimes causes delays, and

may hold up the Journeys of tourists. They re commended to government that, la the

the case of vehicles hired and temporarily imported · for pri- vate use, they should accept temporary importation papers made out in the name of the Dorson hiring out, the vehicle and endorsed with the hirer's name.

Permit Check

The experts discussed a pro- posal for the introduction of a "motor vallale passport" - which would do away with all other custama. documents. But tho adoption of this system, which exists only between France and Italy, soomed to present dim- culties to

many governments. •

The Federal Republic of Ger- mary" intende stel, Clapetsee" with. the guarantee: of payment of

| duties: Tourisini enterirat-Ahoz

country) will simply be ferized

JOHNNY HAZARD.

TAXI

IF ANYONE

IS KILLED BECAUSE OF MY STUPIDITY..

YOU DIDN'T

KNOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. NOW WE MUST FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

DRIVE-IN MOVIE

TICK

TICK

MAR-18

By Frank Robbins.

GOT TO GET THOSE TERPERSC«FORE THERE ZWAINED OVERBOARDS

EVEN MAGICIANS Can't

TRY

Carlsberg

Libbys

Pare FYERE MOice

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APRICOT NECTAR

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ROWNTREES

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this situation

calls for a

Can

Miguel

bus

their

Every Saturday afternoon for 12 months was spent rehearsing During the week in between rehearsals, the domestic der- vants, the factory hands-and the errand boys who had parts in the cast went about their jobs." singing snatches of Italian opera.

C

Members of the Italian Em- bassy in South Africa, who were among a distinguished official audience at a gola per- formance of the opera, openly astonished at the ilvery af their langunge and music by men and women who had, in fact, never heard Italian, or een an opera before.

PACKED HALL

"Thoy picked it up

very quickly they all have natural ear," said their musical director, Mr Manca. "They sing it better than I can," laughed their delighted Italian producer, Mr Rota, who has sung the principal roles of 44 operas In many parts of the world.

The London publishers of the. "La Traviata" score wrote: "We salute youthis beling the first time "La Traviata" has been performed by an all-Coloured Such a praiseworthy and notable departure opens up stimulating vistas.”

Capetown, audiences who packed the City Hall for every night of the opera, forgat in the romarkable quality of the pro- thuction that they were listening to men and women, whom they meet daily in the unprivileged Jobe of the Coloured classČE.

ASTONISHMENT

at the ' sound, and thơ :

"True, there must have been real astonishment in miang mingly spectacle of a non-European amateur cast performing Italiark opera in Italian at a level that would put more than one pro- fessional company) to Ta

wrote the Cape Argusshme,"

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“But even astonishment is to an admission of some extent, failure to realise how far, with güidaried, as those Vanphiúllegad men and women, from factories. shops and, domestib Jobb can travel in the roaims of art.” Chirts Mall Special..

BOYS

INJURED

Ab 6.30 p.m. yesterday, motor-cycle collides with two- Chiriano, boys · In? Tang / ¿Test.

·Chain Road, Eveur Eldu Wong Temple Road,

This two boys, Terri Ski-mug, deven - yours,, residing at hut- No. 8. Third Lane, Bai Shing Road, Laf floor, and Chan Take cisely ten Sirvet

Chuong

E-ve and were vená/tok

sta" detained but the

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