1956-07-21 — Page 8

A Million Deal

For Diana Dors

From

Christopher Dobson

DIAN

New York. JANA DORS has hit the Jackpot of Hollywood dollars. She is about to complete a deal with R.K.0. which, she claims, will give her $8,000,000 in the next five years.

That

worka out £1,071,430, or £214,286

year.

at

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Hollywood contract figures are notoriously fan-

tastic. But...

The deal is through, ex- cept for the final approval of R.K.0.'s directors. Saya Dennis Diana's husband,

Hamilton: "I'm biting my fingermils."

This deal is yet another stater example of Diana's

business brain. R.K.O., who

brought her to

Hollywood

to make one film, were

impressed that they offered

her a contract

for one picture

three years, and

that called

1 year for

then

an

option on two more,

ONE A YEAR

To their astonishment. Diana turned it down. "We

don't believe in options." she said, and instead she demanded a contract which stipulates a picture a year for five yours. And H.K.O. are on the point of agreE- ing.

She will get $650,000 fự the five fins, and $1,000 dollars a werk expenses while Blining.

[DAVID LEWIN

writer. It

is standard practice to include a clause (olitech can suspend an agreeingut at the end of any 'ar So f the contrart dropped after one pear, Miss Dory would get one fth of 233 140 nius Здро да

But that is only part of the boodle. Blana and Dennis plan to form their tawn productirm company Just Like Marilyn Monroe to make their own Alms,

So wr may yet see Diana Dors employing Sir Laurene: Olivier.

"All this should bring us in about $3,000.000 In the next five years," Dunnis told me, "and that's not an inflated figure"

IN ENGLAND

In keeping with her new carner, Diana has bought one of Aimland's mansions the bas on Mariene only a short lease Dietrich's house, where they are now living. The new house hat two swimming pools,

status as a Hollywood big-money

The price: $400,000 ( £ 142,857),

They insist that they are or going to settle down in Holly wood, they are going to keep their houst In England and live there while film-making in England between Hollywood commitments.

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POCKET CARTOON by OSDERT LANCASTER

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1956.

"Towards Equality' MIND TRANSFORMING

A PREVIEW OF LIFE IF THE SOCIALISTS

GET BACK

Prime Minister travels to (NOTE: Downing - street.

Old Wykobamisi tie discarded.)

Mr. Bevan permanently gags himself—to stop those flowers of speech that

hlm make

seom more equal than others.

The Duke of Edinburgh allowed official Саг (which maintains himself.

An

be

BY CUMMINGS

Brigade of Guards mounts duty outside the new palace of her Majesty,

TYPE A ZoIm

TYPE B "ŠAVERMAN'

A study group appointed to

evolve a common man"!

Meanwhile the

Cummings proletariat police arrest the fast bastion of privilege.

IN THE

BRAVE NEW WORLD

T

New By ALDOUS HUXLEY

HE people described

in "Brave World" did not drink cocktails OT

might be taken indefinitely with none but agreeable and uneful remity. But the universa is not in the habit of giving u

wmething for nothing and it scuma hardly erodible. general principles, that we can

paying for it.

smoke oplum; they swak This is the third and last article in the series 00 lowed tablets of soma. Not, in which Aldous Huxley, whose "Brave get so much without somehony

of course, the Bomu men-

rived from some as yet un-

identified plant native to fantasy in the light of the past 25 years, paid for by

on tho

tioned in the Vedas a New World" was the literary sensation my fable, the Saynga rather dangerous drug de of the thirties, re-examines his prophetic Exshi feller that the advantages of Soma must bu

losson highest human levels, ethical, (cathete, spiritual, Probably he was right. And yet there is

deal a creat

to bo said for being able, if one finds oneself disturbing situation, ia

specifically for

South Central Asia-but a synthetic combining "ail the advantages of Christianity and

religious vention of fermented liquor has and alcohol, none of their purposes,

extrabis Indlea has been

obsolete by a marle been freely used to supplement modern ding, specifically in defects."

11: effects of spiritual exer- designed to contribute to social esume at will on attitude cises.

order and the happiness of the towards events of non-attach-

utanixta, The habit of faking chemical individual, and to do so at the ment, vacations from the more or less minimum physiological cost. pungatorial world, given or nfl In the world described in my too home-inade, of ordinary ex- fable, soma was used in pertenes is universal, Moralists thoroughly undesirable way may denounce th; but in spile to secure the willing consent of of all disapproving talk and re-slay to their servitude, to peruste and mind-transforming orchical society,

and

In smail doses soma Was A rejcuser of tensions, uni inducer of cuphoria,

fosterer of friendliness

sociat solidarity.

In medium doses it was mildly huilucinant and, in large duets, uurrootie;

Virtually all the Brave New

A

ference.

"holy Indif

t

The Results

Worlders height themselves

ve prissive legislation, the habit ensure the stability of a hier- THE moral worth of an action

the

that

cannot be measured exclu- to which the sively in terms of intention. of its means Hell is paved with good inten-

hat they had been drugs are everywhere available, highest interests conditioned to take The Marxian formula, "Reh-bers were systemailently steri- tions, and we have to give at

leost Sumo

happy This was due in part to the fact ured and the place assigned to them in

10 Klan is the oplum of the people," feed.

consideretion ta the social hierarchy. In part to

and one can say, But it goes without mying results. Rational and had is reversible

kindly the sleep-teaching which had

wir with

malignant or the behaviour tends to produce good evon more: truth, that that, by the nade them content with their ot in part

is the religion of the Ignorant. anything and every results, and the results remain "oplum 301,

to some and the

In ΠΟΣΟ general thing can poople

badly. gooxt, even bility, with which the drug terms,

though such bes mind transformation, Alcohol, for example, has been haviour should be the conse endowed them, to take holidays however induced (whether by used to hellitate the exchange quence of taking a pill. from unpleasant circumstances devotione? arwi

unpleasanter the their you

of with

[selves

Narcotics

the LL Amants, hallucinants

be used

On

the other hand, can wo impunity replace *1-

psycho-gymnas of thought In a symposium chemical means), has interally n drinking party) always been feit to be one of philosophers. It has also been control and systematic self- the highest, perhaps the very sed, as the slave traders used piscipline by chemical? It: highest, at all attainable goods. it, to facilitate kidnapping,

ments

used

It

19 population

Up to the present, govern is the first American settlers mains

have thought of the in California

lo local Indians, natural narcotics, problam of mind-transforming

relaxants und chemicals

entira of known

to the prohibition

docility. modern botanist and pharma- realistically, of control and rologist were discovered by texation. None. far, has

KO primitive man and have been considered it i the light of

was

only

"

in terms Büle

more

Modern Drug

lo be soen/

At the present rate of scientific pro-, on the

gress, the question will be de- reduce

by actual experienc abjeet within a very few years,

Meanwhite, advancing phar macology may be expected to enrich the armamentarium of dictatorship in A variety of ways. Drugo for heightening

Historical Evidence

THAT

of

in use from time immemorial, modern knowledge, or in s Ons of the first things that dation 10 Individual well- homo sapiens

did with his being and social stability. newly-developed rationality and relf-consciousness

to sel them to work Anding out ways to bypass analytical thinking and to transcend or, in extreme cases, completely suppress, the isolating awareness of the self. Bad mental inertis, we per- DECAUSE of vested interests Tone all things that grew in

or forest, they held als in using alcohol as our main meadow fast to that

which, in this malo d-transformer-just as our transformers altogether.

We all context, seemed good-every- neolithic ancestors did. thing, that is to say, that would know porticily well Chas us is not a choice between soma

the quality chunge

of con- aleshol

responsible for and nothing at all; it is

between soma axel make it large proportion of our traffic chole sclourdess,

would

crimes different, no matter how, from scellents,

of violence alcohol, soma and oplum, soma everyday thinking, feeling and and donestle miseries: and yet and hashish, coca, ololiuqui, perceiving.

we make no effort to replace peyote, datura, agaric and all

old-fashioned Among the Hindus, rhythmic this

rx- the rest of the natural mind-

between Tremely unsatisfactory dng by transformers, breathing and mental concen- Fration have,

ratio

to some extent, sume new.

more effective and and such products of scientific taken the place of the mind less harmful mind

ឆ៩ trans- chemistry ether, chloral,

verondi,

benzedrine and the transforming drups used else former. where.

Among the Brave But even in the land of

New barbiturates yoga, even among the religious Worlders Noah's prehistarte In-

THE DEBS TAME THE

HACKNEY TEDDY BOYS

RIM

in

London. sleeveless

cotton Lkuses and

tight black skirts the

By ANNE SHARPLEY

she

ca-

slim young girls of Hackney were spinning in the de Lyon. Or the daughter of a great experience for you," dicated trance of expert Duke, Lady Moyra Hamilton, told them. jivers. Their partners, Or Miss Sheran Cazalet at The debutantes obliged wearing deep soft soles to whong coming-out dance thusiastically.

Wallpapers were whisked their shoes and various in- Princess Margaret was pre-

Polni Or Miss Susun Ken- from the West End. teresting forms of tailoring, sent.

determined chic

colours like

in

spun them round and round nedy whose father, Major- Siamese pink, and brilliant blue like brightly-coloured tops. General Sir John, was surprised the drab interior.

Governor of

Southern

The debutantes held discussion groups.

"The members have a tre. mendous lot of general know- ledge and common sense. Talk- Ing to them is always interest- ing" says Miss Kennedy, who journeys to Pedro Street at least once a week.

girls

a cup of coffee

anci

-

LADY MOYRA HAMILTON A Teddy boy could

n

con What

the

tarkan generals if there were a

their At

soma might be abused "ggestibility already exist and

be Improved certainly Is obvious: but the thing is Whe

boon for totalitarian not intrinsically evil. On the missionaries and brain-washers contrary, a hurmless but effte in

foreign feld, and for tive mind-transforming drug toallartan educators at home! might prove to be a major bless- And what a boon for totall

DK. And, anyhow (as history will never be any question makes abundantly clear), there drug That would make men braver naut tougher! getting rid of chemical mind- il times alcohol has been used The chotee which confronts should not be hard to syn- in war, in order to banish fear. thesise a better brand of Dutch Courage

ond, along with it, FOME compound that

would diminishi fatigue and increase

anonymous Bids valour burgeon in tall Quickens the poet's wit and

pen,

Despises fate,

endurance

"Ale," RAYA the

poet,

Foma

In a word, we have to choose between a more or its harm- less all-round drug and a wide variety of more or less harm- ful and only partially effective

The Other World

drugs And this choice will not tempt for fate, the claim is

be delayed until the seventh

century After Ford. Phorma- Icology is on the march.

Happiness Pills

THE soma ot "Brave

World" 14 distant dream.

call

TN regard to valour and com Justified.

But, except in the drinkera own estimation, alcohol never quickened any- one's wit. Win the pharmaco- Jogists be able to do better than the brewers and the distillers? It seems reasonable to suppose

New it.

Long before 000 A.F. people Д no longer Indeed, some may be taking wit-quickeners thing possessing many of the not only to

cope with a moment characteristics

of crisis, but perhaps even for of somna la the long haul... Which will be as already with us. reter to the

helpful most

of the tranquillisiners as to the democratic plan

to the totalitarian plan- recent drugs the Happiness Pill, as its

ners. Indeed, since affectionately

itarians known in Amerlen under the

widespread rado mits of Miltown and Equinel, These Happiness Pills before the democrats can main chairman Rong warfare,

their in- exert

minds .w do eo. timidation

double action; they wilful damage rein

chemical have ecased abruptly.

the tension in striped chem

wit-quickeners May the

warso cause relax Serve doing

effectively than the better.. psychological Of ali the consciousness- At the same time transforming drugs the most

dance with her

and

USETS

1

muscles and in so

associated

uct

Don

tho

total.

ого

Werly to maloo use of such drugs

A

the enzyme interesting, though

of

Tho

nat

more

the

Meny

I wondered what the in and boys of Hackney made of her gentle Sloane Square accent. "Fortunately, they don't seem

The "What I like about this place to hold it against one," she say is that you can do what

tenaiona, yota pleasantly, and sets to trying to like explaine Bill Jayes. "Pro- persuade a curly-head called "They do dance terribly Rhodesia. Or Misa Flona With Christopher Loder. son

you stick to the rules" system of the brain in such wei, don't they ! Much better Haynes, whose accents are of Lord Wakehurst, as treasurer, Johnny to go to the House of he adds, remembering that way as, to prevent disturbances most immediately useful, Bre

Grising In the

hypothalamus those which, like lysergle pcid than we do at our dances," of Sherborne,

the management committee soon day. one of the found themselves £200

She is secretary for the was now his job to enforce lawrom interfering with the work and mescalin, opth the door to down Member for Westmorland, and and order. observed a girl whose round costlier public schoole.

what may be called the Other end 100 members to the good. offers Johnny

ings of the Drex

World of the mind. and radiant pinkness more

But since October Pedro Street and a view of the proceedings, spanking new

On

the

the workers are now in-ope level, The dobitantes drive of in a

this a blessed release from effects surely proclaimed her as an But in Pedro Street, has been a roaring GuCCESS--- Johnny accepts.

car to a lot of effect is

self-regarding with a waiting list for member- English debutante than the Hackney, these nameA

very chourful friendly goodbyes emotivity.

anxiety and in cut

already in existance, and wo It becomes possible expensive dark sult and less ice than it takes to

WISE MOVE

Pedro Street Settlement had for a person to confront given may be sure that other drugs of.

the "real" rings, bangles and make a good martini. They

by their parents reality (even the given reality in the near future.

same kind will be proditeed been started a friendly free-for-al brooches that she was wear-

with physical pain) are simply on the Manage. atmosphere.

Miss Cazalet, who at 22 sa just twenty-seven years ago. It of

What use will ultimately be were menmare of detachment and Im- ing.

ment Committee.

vice-chairman of the menge was nice to think they

mado

these extraordinary of There is needed and ed down partiality.

Estrac of Two sorts of a jazz fight for ment committee and a grand- there, oven. If funds were get-well-being and very often,

elixira, It in impossible to say. superiority. Across the room another

P.G. Wodehouse,

My own opinion is that they chats to Bill Jayes, the chair. ling harder and harder to raise. Estriking improvement In be will play a part in the lives of girl, unmistakably "deb" in

haviour.

human beings at least no her well bred, well-fed way,

So far, no unpleasant side great as the part played in our was talking to a polite but

elfoute or dangerous sequelae history by alcohol urut bewildered young man with

have been observed. It almost comparably more beneficent, looks as though Happiness Pills a Tony Curtis haircut.

+

THEIR PICK

SECOND WIND

ship.

It has

There is a jazz band rehears- Ing and jazz records for dancing

daughter of

man of the members' commitice,

Leader of one

of the local

silt

fun."

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And, as Miss Cazalet put it, Pedro Street Settlement, 10. "They don't mix very well gangs, it proved a wise move to one can come way justify which was launched by the Murdoch, one of the wardens.

but nobody minds," explains Mr put his qualities of leadership to good usc. Since he became upper set in 1928 on the pro- ceeds of a dance on the roof, of Selfridges, has just got its second wind. The de

In social opportunity a tratantes are being recruited grey brick building in the East End equals anything Walter Elliot, who has been by the redoubtable Mrs offered in the West End.

Chairman of the Settlement There, on the right even since it started. Something ing, the Teddy and near- had to be done. The Settle Toddy boys can taloo their ment was closed for six pick of names with handles, months last year for lack of hyphens, Honourables and a warden and a committed. the very best. connections.

⠀ So Mrs Elliot invited the

Latest If he really gets his debutanter to tou and

| shore_beauty, hoardings des shall have an uninterrubEGË view of two Army dumpe

courage up a Toddy Boy noblesse oblige,

could find himself living very interdeling, you with a pruity cousin of the vill meet

a lot of interesting

JOHNNY HAZARD

IF THIS IS. BLACKMAIL,

NO, JESS. YOUR LOVE FOR INGS HAWKES 19 YOUR OWN -I'LL KILL YOU, BUSINESS! SHE'LL NEVER

HAZARDI

LEARN YOUR SECRET FROM MEL TM GOING TO LEVEL ・WITH YOU AKAN A

MESSING IN MY PRIATE IT IS BIG, JESS! |AFFAIR9 19 GOING TO TAKE | TYE GOT TO TRUST

SOME BIG TALK ON YOUR YOU!I OWE IT TO YOU!

PART HAZARD!

LISTEN: SECRET DATA ON THE X-20-T, THE *URTEOR” HAVE BEEN GONG OVER TO THE SALENUMY M

AND UP TO JUST NOW YOU'VE BEEN THE PRIME SUSPECT? AND NOW I'M LEFT WITH | ONLY ONE ALTERNATE”.

GUSTY

By Frank Nobbina

THIS IS TRAGIC, YET FUNNY! YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ME, ANO-AND NOW

IT'S GUSTY'S TURNI

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this situation

calls for t

San Miguel