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CHINA MAIL

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1956.

THE UNSPEAKABLE. OF MRS

HIE latest of the Holly-

To expatriates

to

take up residence in our fair elty, Tyrone Power, has just moved into a new house in Kensingtoni.

very mari house hos chle. chirm. IM1

niu coleur, mid

E11 Am usual decorative feature In ne t the fireplaces

"This an

orgamental urn htt with colored chunk Nell.

Klas: which are it from bonenth To give the feel of souls. well-behaved glowing Coals which manage

glow hazle of ruby (1)

jewel You, P4, A

eu Swo ) tupaz maka tiste, k was dichare of It is

i feet a

Vas Bung known Abrait

H

NELL

Lady Mendl

never

thought of it

"It sometimes makes enter- lahhing a bit difficult," says Mrs But as thone chairs are Hkely to sent an Illustrious but well-mixed quartet of assorted personalities for instancy, Joan Crawford General Bir John Westall, Dr Vincent Peale, the American Theologton, ensi "Susan Nell" racing driver Mrs Lorna Doone

Couchtionally for tea, ng my here mark the debut Snow, she can obylously cupo a new tand. ile's aja professional interior decorator with any horlessing problems worried man, aged 60, Purated fatrs Walter Nell, wife of the which might crop up.

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with, and din

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for us: hith Khane, & lound was

falet on his t

pul

machine?

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113

that the byond the hurd

FORLORN

and untit

big-time milk man.

well

Inanich

his wife.

might uge he was corning £7

athy toer jou v He, Mrs Nell herself lold that place of life reserved in the lighter, bilghter IX HRH since been living chiche of Lan don life for a woman

and sleeping it fehlen, duże, and some flam

boyance who buinga social gin v oh as partie and gardens Si Laurens Fanid to Harold.

To the heure-dealing burines.

Decor Dame and asked what he had t -ny

I'm

dy

A FARCE

ray.

Ume ther

The Conquest

And when!

the

It comes fo ecurional occupathimal hazards et interior decorating, Mrs Nell dors more than cope-she LC¢quer→

The late Lady Mendl, the undaunted, confessed that nithosight she adored bathrooms Wand lavished on them miles of Lady Sybil ('olefax, who wwn

bluck marble. Jyn

Bilve-and-gold of her day

627324

attings,

white velvet

carpets and

that monstrosity—the ches

| "did" all the smartest houses in oven zebra-skin covered **IVELL. Ion't want to send mister budt.

tor almond-gr

There wa

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prison fur anth, the sen

buff 2011

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unspeak-

porcelain Exture--even haven't been able to defeat it."

Susan Neti, however, has.

in

able is divided from the ornate black, gold, and white bathing tition of the mom by a Bund- reune wrought iron gate.

Speciality

oid the The fastarget al. "Hulmerset Maugham, ano hu

Loled party-giving grunde dam her lown house the "unspeak- of { dear't tak rok v of thi

who Introduced makes faree of lind ng you of the deere.

ver ter th other funce. For the "l-white" room The bitch of the conditi

And, f course, there

Mendi, who +,Jet always Lady and th vee dechange you will go to prizn

Con one month.

everything including dyeing her offence

hair green, standing on her head you

of 80, d the ring- at the wa vation of Fort Belvedere for the Duke of Windsor, aid the guoler way

Susan Nell comes on to the Tha way," cated a pullcemati ! contemporary rette well quail- at the dor. With smooth, quick | teď to join that lue of lively precision Harokt's progr:se to and lustrous utiles. She has the cells was necomplished-us | two self-styled hous 3 th righ romeone had press d mall mousta he, geying hair blon

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I do, I'm savvy, my, w

mata of luct

slammered, and looked pound

to find be tud a policeman for company

Next day Harold,

at 10

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man with

teme

TIEN

lo rat consecut vely.

To set

which looks like a boat on the in motion the beach near Brighton, one which and 44 fr.on look, pleaded evuri's itchinery for delivering · looks like # dream. uff guty W

men pulson.

| Belgrave Squ, re

obtain ang

th

that new Fall Feeling....

is prominently featured in the latest shipment

at

Paquerette's

First Showing

TO-MORROW. THURSDAY

Completely new merchandise

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The 's an awful lot of wid Loing on in the athlete rens apart from the mystery of that mad-(feathe ́)-cup girl Nins.

Quite the oddest to watch is something enlied the Hop, Step Bed Jump. To the Inexpert observer, the contestants appear in hurt themrelys into a sentes of spasmodię jerks, for all the world as if they were watching a rok 'n' roll film.

Ye Mr Kenneth Wilmshurst, line

of Captain

the British Olymples team, himself going

to represent us in that particu-

la cvent in Melbourne. I ask-

ed him how he had come to 'pick

thes 1573

Hop, Step and

Jump as his speciality.

“Sem: Imes i wonder," be Capliet "I started it when was in the Army. Į Vüs hurdier and high-jumper, and the couch happened to remark |that he knew of an event which

would Just

my rather peculiar physique. I'm gangling! ; and awkward looking

"Not so

..

by

HKT

NEW SHEAFFERS

SUCCESS

by Eve Perrick

Lady Colefax

never

thought of it

And neither did Mrs.

Syrie Maugham

THE MRS. NELL TOUCH ROUND THE FIRESIDE

MRS. NELL at home shows the Suma Nel akylt of Interior decoration filso-pink „walls, chartreuse -silk-furnishings, smorted novemorien,

1. Eighteenth Century,ofd painting, picked w ina Fariq sirvet market/57% Crystal chandelier. 3. Louis Belse clock. 4. Adam freplace framing 5. Metal urn and coloured alam ships--a Bumsta Nell innovation. 4. Antique, alver vARO 100 Sheraton lable. 1. Victorian-styled flower-pota bearing Victorian-siyled rubber planta, 8. Ermine- revered black sweater, bought in New York,

Radio Hongkong Programme

-}| turned out la fie the Hon. Step and

Jump

Plano "Ever get a terrible urge to

Cor de Groot! 11.45, Londini Studio Melodies. Jark Coles COU start off with a step instead of his Guider String: (DUCTS); 1215 a hop?" T Inquired

iam. "Carousel Gordon Maolas, I have! Shirley Jones, Barbora Ruick ptzí

ofter principal wing solections from the musical Dim by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Tommierstelfi 1. Time test duperace planos with Or- chestra, directed by George Liberace 1,15. News. Weather Report and Special Adugunogenetiisi 130, Diamond Jubilee Soon. Hensy Wok! Promenade Concert. Mourn Lympany (platu), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Caductors: Sir Male Sargent and Badi Cameron (BBCTS, 2.45, Norrle Paramor and hie Or chestra with vocal; 3. Rhapsody tr Rhythm, Gert Gallan and his Camis bean hy this Boys; 3.30. Honkong Concert Orchestra. A recorded mu

farand yet felt the Inciium ion] to change my mind in mid-air, which is something which could disqualify you," he said.

Trouble is it gets so much of a habit, I fud mys:if hop-step- and-jumping down the street an As you ray, my way to work. it does look very odd,"

The Meeting

It looked like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

"I wanted to meet you," said Sir Barry Nelson (the American actor whose performance us the delightfully half-witted hillbilly In "No Time for Sergeants," 1 described ne "Brilliant"), "he- couse you wanste such nke things about me,"

"And I wanted to meet you," cald 1, "because I wanted to find out what fortunate force of nature gave you the face of a dullard and the brain of an accomplishert actor,"

"How's that Ogoin?"

"

cried

Mr Nelson. I gathered that my greeting had not been made in the happiest cholee of wrods.

And Parting?

Mr Nelson had not realised, he said, that he looked like a moron. In fact, hitherto, he had invariably played alick, nophisticated roles, and was hest known for that type of part,

Blushingly, I tried to regroup my thoughts and present then in a more tactful way. couldn't find one. It looked like The end of a beautiful friendship.

However, to make amends, end to clear up a misunders rtanding about the mental stature of Me Nelson, I put it on record that he is a collage graduate, lives in a Greenwich Villogo penthouse in New York's intellectual Colony, is married to a smoothly groomed, high browed young lady, who used to singin opera, is a seriou student of

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Oh dear, that makes him sound - exactly like a male Monroe," doesn't it?

I give up.

feathertouch BALLPOINT

From Our Files ...

100 Years

Ago

We have obtained, no matter how, coples of a letter from Mr Hudson, regarding the destruc- tion

and of his houses,

an of the re acknowledgment monstrance by the Colonial Secretary; both of which will be found below.

Hongkong, 18th Sept,

To the Honorable.

W.

T Mercer, Colonial Secretary.

1850.

Esquire,

Sir, I have the honour to request that you will bring the following matter under 4ho the Governor, consideration of His Excellency Str Bowring.

John

I left this Port for the North

of China on the 30th July last, leaving in this Colony, and, as

under the

Chineso

I then considered, protection of the Imperial Laws, three newly erected Tenements, on Inland Lot No! 14 fronting a Street known o Lyndhurst Terrace,

On

DISAPPEARED

on the 12th

my return instant. I found that the tone-

in menta question had dis-, that they appeared. I learnt had been demolished by a gang of convicts under the superin- Government tendence

of

Surveyor; that the materials had been carried away, and are now being used in

being

of

the

new Government

Upon further

enquiry

that this astounding

I learn

act was

done under the alleged authority

of a Magistrate's warrant; but

as I

Am not aware that I violat-

ed any

volve.

my

low which should in- the confiscation rightful

property,

must at once deny the validity

of any such warrant,

na well

os of any enactment upon which

it may profess

founded.

to have been

However, that is a question for future Investigation before the My highest tribunal in the state, Immediate object in this letter is to establish and record the following protect against the wrongs I have suffered in this behalf, with a view to such redress so I may hereafter find myself entitled to.

act or

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First, I do hereby solemnly pro-" fest against every

acta on, the part of His Excellency Governor Dowring which have tended to, connived at, or in any way par-- mitted or suffered the demolition at my properly within this Cotany in my absence, and without the pos siblity of my defending it.

PROTEST

In protest against this not merely as a wrong done to ina as an in Music, -with- Charien

DE A and Harold dividual but

wrong and a Bmart (BBCTS); 6.30. Sammy Davis crying injustice done in my person

Wedricaday Sings; 9. Time fignal.

to every faithful subject of the Theatre. **The Golden - Entry" by British Crown within this Colony. 3.3. Priestley (ABCT}} 10.30, 1 protest against it as a beirayab Boulevard Cafe: 10,80, Weather Hei

on the part of His Excellency of port: 11, Time Signal. Bodio News the first duty of the Governor-the Reel; 11.18, Goodnight Mukte: 11.30.

protection of property within hist Close Down.

Government-and a betrayal of the high prerogative entrusted to him. namely, to take care that even Just and righteous law, shall not bo administered to the unnecessary, oppression of the subject. But-

REDIFFUSION

!

Aramme from the 2nd half of the Recital recent concert held at the Tita, con- duoted by Victor Ardy; 4. "The Frightened Housekeeper (BBC), a true story of the supernatural. written and narrated by Jacobs 4.30, Galte

Park (Offenbach), Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler; 8.00, Les Paul (gultor) end Mary Ford (vocal); 5.30, The Victor Light Operu Company_sing Melodies by Jerome Kern; 5. Time Signal and Programme Hummary: 8.03, Lucky Dip-Listeners

Requests presented by Margherits. 12 noon, Tune Tine; 7. Virtuoso, Nathan Milstein (violin)) p.m., Carousel" — Gordon 7.14. Canadian Chronicle. News, aid Roe, Shirley Jones, Barbara · Ruick view

on up-to-date Affairs In and other Principels "sing" selections Canada, presented by the Canadian from the Muses. Film by Nichard Broadcasting. Corporation: 720. Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein; Time for Jazz" with Robin Day: 1, Liberace (plano) with Orchestra 7.89. Weather Report: 8. Time Signal 115, Nows, Weather Report" and and The News; 5.00, Interlude for Special Announcements: 10 en

SIDE GLANCES

لا

Stop Press Item; B.ID.

By Galbraith

ose are game guys who break the sound

the jets! But look at

the wife my vacation is pos

12.14

Mac-

Wood Promenade Concert: 2.45, Around the Clock With Bill Haley and his Comets; 3, Wednesday Con cert-Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat for Plano and Orchestra, Opus 22 (Linxt); Fantasia on a Thome by Thomas Tellia (Williams); Concerto No...1. de D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 19 (Prokoṇav}; 4, Romances of the World Louis XV: 4.15, Tea For Two

4.30, Strielly Instrumentali 5. Children's' Corner-Presented by Auntie Pamela 5.30, Wednesday Requests Presented by Betly; 8,250, Itirinday Mailbag: 8.30, Men Behind the Melody: 7, Personality Parade Fats Waller, 7.15. Kolph Pianogan and him Orchestra: 7.30, Coke Time: 7.45, The Final Year"The Story Blether's "Courage: 1. Time Signal and the News; 100, Weather Report.Announcements and Inter lude: 8.15, Quest Tor Today - Beatrice Lilie) 39, Diamond Music Show Q Around, Hongkong-Re- diffusion, lakes Bateriers on a word- picture tour of the Port Health

of a

Secondly, I protest against the Law itmelt upon which' this spoila- tion affects to have proceeded; as i uiterly deny the power of the local Logtriature tu enact a Law at variance with the fundamental Laws ~ of the Realm, which recuro to every saithful rublectable possesion of quiet and peaceable of.. his property, so long as he has done! no net to disfranchise him of that fundamental title,

I protest that I have done no one. net or acts to disfranchise me of this title, as it rests upon the to show hereafter by evidence exact and indisputable.

1 protest against the power of this? or any other beat Legislature to pass a low which shall forereach upon the fundamental laws of pro-. perly; overtake it in the course of. construction;-establish a new fault in that construction, and punish such fault not only by the con demnation of all the work done be fore the fault was established; but by the terrible, and unprecedented penalty of "absolute, confiscation."

VIOLATION

Finally, and so a Nécemmy_con- bDepartment;. 9.30, Top, Hot, White, soquenos, I protest against every sat, „Tie tand. Talla; 10. Take it. From or acta, thing, or things done under

Heren Starring Jimmy Edwards and colour, oy sheller of a Law which Dick Bentley with Alma Cogan, thus charge as inherently imperfect: Welias Eston and June Whitfield; as being, a violation of the Britanis 10.30, Mule From the Champagne Constitution. Room--Played by the Three Bubbles;. 21, Data with Dreamland 1130, Pr lude to Midnight: 12 Midnight, "God Bave the Queen"; Close, Down

Gis SPEND MONEY IN GERMANY

Heidelberg, Sept. 18. American [Army"""units In

West

Having, thus recorded my : solemni Protest this, matter, it now remaine for me lo apprize itis Excellency of my intention to being thle gesevance: by Petition, as a last resort, before. the Bellim Parliament." have the honour to be, sir, your, obedient,

{5}gned)

No. 007.

HS A. Hudson, Copy. Colonial Secretary'a

Victoria

118tti Beptember, less,

Biram directed

Germany and their lowcellency the Goyende ledge, receipt of your pondants spent about":$115,000,- of vale da cala raich you prote 000 in the country' in the first against Ordiothor" Nov

half of this year," about. $4,000 have the honour to be, Bir,

TOL obedième 000 more than in the samo pue

period last yetry Army Hoar quaricro announced here Hudson, China Mall "Special">2NTING

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