1956-12-08 — Page 14

POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER

"Well, if Eden's position is Atronger than ever, and Nauer's position (1 stronger than ever, what on earth was the object of the

exercise?"

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1956.

A SAINT IN THE FAMILY

In Sind the business, which is sometimes profitable, is passed on to the sons.

George Malcolm Thomson on BOOKS

Pir Gul

SAINTS OF SIND. By Poter and, indeed, for other out-

Mayne, John Murray, 188, standing and eccentric Muhammad 200 pages.

gures in the Moslem world Shah.

the better-off

S

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AL

one of

was hand- Somo in his

tour of their saints. IND is In Pakistan;

habitations. The result is "rather the saints are in Sital.

diverting this immensely Peter Mayne, a man book: informal and inform with an eye for a sainted, unshocked and not very

A British Crossword

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27

3 Sank

20

ACROSS

ship (Bi

8 Fastened (4)

Platters (8).

3

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Puzzle

15

16

21

27

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124

1 Strongly suggestive of cas

B Community (46

15 Fluting (8),

18 Bolling (8)

1 Inclination to be matuke."

(4).

21 Galloyed abour (8)

23 Servant (8).

20 Anger (9).

27 Swells (8).

CROSSWORI!

26

DOWN Commodium (4).

2 Nereily (4)

4 Granit (4)

Fuelne 14).

6 som 15).

7 Writing-tables (55)

Assumed name (5)

10 Mae relative (3).

12 Dodge (3).

14 Blockhead (5).

16 Commenced (5).

There is a change of almo-

19 Uninterested (5).

17

sphere here (6)

20 Observes (5).

21 Quote (4),

22 Peruse (4).

23 Harvest (4).

24 Depleted (9).

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Feli 20 Dutes

23 Tuners Down

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reverent.

way with "a

slow charTTA, SA

wonderful sense

of repose," but

e unversation-

ally difficult.

reintion

--"one

13

mispend

NOW 4 HOURS OF BING NON-STOP

I

who ever Hved.

In

the

in the He also

Stapleton: This is Cyril. Who

I've

that you've

MAYS Bing Crosby at the world. His voice has been the conversation as far as I con

often by more remember it; the start of his long heard more

human playing album "A pie than any other Musical Autobiography of I had a letter from him the was thai woman I just spoke Bing" "Before

day in which he talks to? we leap other recklessly into this musical about his appearances

MHIlgan; That was me putting Um High Society."

I like people to marathon. I suppose

mys how pleased he is to have on a voice. should allay any apprehen- another hit recort coming up, think I've got a secretary. slong that we're going to but he dismines the fact that 8. You'll go far, lad. try to do all the upwards his singing has anything to do heard « rumour

with It

following made a record, of 2,000 records of which words;- I've been guilty.

"People are buying lils record M.: Who told you? First, a few words on the

because Grace "We're just going to do a few

Kelly, the nelion

S.: You wrote me a letter. With a diaturst

which, for Princess de Monaco, sings with songa, with nature and economies of

this salut, Mayne had an easier and also one's brain waves"), of the

another, I've me. I'm sure it's an item which somo reason or method quints in Mind. A man may

M. Oh, Well It's the truth. time. They final comman levitullin ("a clumsy

it may get n every record collector would I have nothing to hide, come 10 become one because

The effort been identified, he

ground in talk about girl-no of moving around,

have...

princess think of it. I've got nothing to considerable")little dull before we're finished, like to no hidden meaning involved exceptional myseering,

show either. U.cse fents

singing a popular song." Bic commonplace but it might be endurable. tical gifts-or because his Everything was put squarely in

guess, you're mow-bound, or

The record he k referring to Bong Tibelan lamas.

there'a u bus strike or some father was in the business, Widening lato circle of

Much can be done simply by thing," The hereditary principle friends, Mayne enfured massage

correct breathing whichi. in saintliness brings com. oma serious-minded wrestler

"enables who found that his navel was "xample, 'n sit raked on ice, Like St Paul, a plications.

out of place ("You иге 17,000 feet above sea level and saint must earn 11 living.

incorrect. You require ц foothold special treatment"); I must have a

ex-

E then goes on to sing, arch evokes admiration Hout of his most in the hearts of the people," crimented with

hashish; and meltext"

This took part JF persuading

wonder, ns also do the Le.. a suitable stipend,

He takes up dive Sikunder, it disciple of The And

Jess esoteric popular songs. way.

dis- descriptions of out of a lo come

events, like flying in box kites, double-sided 12 inch records and playing hours of nearly four can underly henise where

Invourite monastic mport

time to do it, proving to be all-to-ponlar.

Sometimes D clumsy monk and The rocks crashes

leaves the World" prematurely

lusion.

JOZSERRIA

arc

What if his descendants

One numerous? imagine the problems that would arise if, for example, the Archbishop of Canter- bury were hereditary, and Dr Pishear (as he has) large number of sons.

24

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the table.

he was

Mayne's saints muy he comle, eccentric, even duity. But they afe 12ses best of company, the author's talent glows parkles in their presence,

TIBETAN LAMA

2

THE THIRD EYE. By Lob- sang Rampa. Secker and Warburg. 18s, 256 pages. DUT is it genuine? ➜ the most important question

That is

The diocese might divider (as was the Empire the of Charlemagne), or eldest Fisher HON might. with R bowstring, put

out

his of temptation brothers way once and for all (as in the late Ottomanised by this remarkable book d not decisively answered by Empire). or Fi branch

any of its contents. business might be set up in outlying parts (as with the House of Rothschild).

keep

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Four days to listen

I

can personally think nothing Pa liks better than un in some nice to be showed warm place for about four days with nothing else to do other A YETI

than an to these. und the the good other 1,911 dises he's made since Once Lobsang had forlune to

yeti 1931. meet

It But then. I am a complete fan Abominable Snowman).

this warm-hearted and made curloug

mewing noises of ond ad

hend above the intensely modest man who says eyebrows; its legs were bowed,

of himself: its armis longer than normal. I haven't worked very hard. When the Communists

The things have done are the used out of Tibet. Lobsang is things have wanted to do, prepared to lead an expedition Doing them was no great sacri- sceplies and show the ace, and I have been heavily paid for having fun while I did yetis. It purports to be the "Auto-

"Some of my statements, them. My story doesn't contain

told."

he says truthfully,

much Inspiration, bul biography of a Tibetan Lama," telis how, as a boy of sevEN,

be believed." **ITHLY

fuit of evriainly not Labang Rampa was selected by

with [

of publishers,

hint

American commodity-Luck." eminent astrologers to enter a

embarrassment, report that they monastery for training as

submitted the MS. to nearly

Another hit surgeon monk,

201 renders. all persona út and experience.

record intelligence

with special knowledge. "Their opinions were so con-

right. I but

thut it was always easy for him, Like most of the stars of show

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of

some

I

E'S

A

S1: What's

this new

record

M.: The

Is the one called "True Love." It's lovely simple song, called? beautifully sung in the style which is Crosby. The fact that Grace Kelly joins in for a few bars near the end is neither here ΠΟΣ there Qs fac As I'm concerned.

1 remember Dorsey

HE last time I met Tommy Dorsey (whose death was announced last week) Wis during the war while I was an LAC, in the R.A‚F.

It was in a muste publisher's office in Now York.

anything.

called record m't The song on it is

"My September Love." B: "My September That's on old tune.

Love"?

M.: Ah-but I've made in elso November......everybody made it last May,

5.: Er, yes, I see (I didn't

Who sings it? really).

M. The famous Eccles, Star And labour of stage, exchange.

screen,

S: Tell me, I wold Tonny that his version funny? of "Sunny Side of the Street" was

of my

one

Is this

record

1

favourite M. I'm not

sure yet. The records. He invited me to come record enda with a fight between and hear his band in the "400" me and Eric Sykes, Club, where they were playing.

$ S.: Who wins? As I walked into the club the next night the band were play-

M.: Buy the record and find ing a fox-trot. Tommy spotted out me coming in, stopped the music. and swung right into "Sury Side of the Street." And i was it is "unknown" at the timel another

Dorsey's wonderful Tommy trombone playing and the great orchestra he controlled bridged the gap between swing and sweet music.

under laserted (the Third Eye). Whet tradictory that no positive result I don't tub away with the idea

emerged."

THE SUCCESS

The 133 system MTION to have prevailed in Sind although, Its natural powers of clair- there as elsewhere, the success voyance were enhanced by sur- of the enterprise depends

a hole was bored in his in pery: u

a piece euch case on results; Stants in forehead

of woud Islain are Just as much the obligation to work mirucles that he could see people's nutas,

A depressing result, but the as saints In Christendom."

The gaining valuable information of the faithful offerings

about charapter, state of health. Publishers took heart. After all. business, he had it tough at the

"was there any expert who had beginning. proportionale to value rec

received. elc. Back temper Glows as undergone

training of a Moving about among the holy flecks of red is the aura: lung Tibetan lama?” They decided men. Mayne found some of them trouble is Indicated by thread to print, leaving Lobsang with

above the sole

for responsibility quite pusperous, shedding the of colour vibrating light of their countenance from heart.

statements. others expensive motor cars:

Telepathy, astral travel, invisi- Is Lobsang reliable? were in reduced elrcumstances, bility (more diMcult to achieve lama knows,

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

HOW DID THE NEW

JOB GO 7'

PRETTY GOOD. I SAT AROUND TILL FOUR O'CLOCK, THEN, I HANDED SOMEONE

A PAPER CLIP/*~

are

the

He provided music and melody which was loved by the low- brows and admired by the high- brows.

Milligan madness

6. Thank you.

M: I bought one this mort- ing. That means it's only got to sell

copies another 999,099 and I've sold a million records! 5. I nearly a geil-out then, And the other side?

called

M.: That's a

tune "You Gotta Go Oww."

S.: What band accompanies you?

M.: It's not really a band, In fues they're not really musicians, HAVE just telephoned Spike They're five men with beards.

Milligan to ask him about

8. If they're not musicians, the letter he has written to me how did you get them to play

for music? recording The price I'm afraid £9 10. ad. Parlophone. The following is

his

Only a

Since he made the grade, however, his life has been an open book to almost everyone in

First Day On The New Job

on

1 now

BY HARRY WEINERT

"OH DEARI-

THAT ISN'T

THE WAY

WE.

DO IT!"

M. I got 'em all drunk, put 'cm in a van with their dog (Jimmy) and drove them to the studios,

8.: This is fascinating-ell

ins more.

M. It took me two hours to explain my arrangement them.

.: The result?

M.: Terrible-tho most

10

un-

To

musical record in history. make matters worse, the dog (Jimmy) barked right in the middle of the recording.

8.: Can you hear the bark on the record?

M: Buy the record and find out. I bought ond, it's

only got to sell 999,899 more coples and it's sold a milli................

put the phone down, I couldn't stand it any longer. I sorted through my stack of "factory pressings" and found the disc. I listened and failed to laugh. Nothing could be funny after that telephone conversation,

}

BREAKING 'EM IN GENTLY.

DO WE GET

TIME OFF

FOR GOOD

BEHAVIOR 7*

"BOY RUN DOWN TO THE

LOBBY AND, GET ME

A COUPLE

OF

CORONA-

CORONAS,

THE WORLD ON FIRE

*ARE

THEY HEAVY ?

NEW GIRL

RUNNING THE GAUNTLET — OR THAT SPECIMEN-UNDER-

A-MICROSCOPE

FEELING.

COPR. 1956 BY GINERAL FEATURES

CONF, THE WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED,

THE INFERENCE THAT YOU GRADUATED, 'CUM LOUSY FROM A SCHOOL. FOR MORONS,

"I DON'T DO

THIS OFTEN /

I THEN YOU TYPE A.

"DO YOU

LIKE.

-AND KELLY

COPY IN TRIPLICATE

PIZZA?

FOR EACH DEPARTMENT

POOL

THATS GOOD.

THE TOP TEN

JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN,

Johnnie Ray."

Philips

2 WOMAN IN. LOVE, Frankie Laine. Philips,

GREEN DOOR, "Frankin. Vaughan, Philips,

"RIP. IT UP,. Bill - Halby

Comets. Brunswick

BLUE

MÖON, "-"EİVİR Presley, HMVAZ)

MY PRAYER, Mercury.

DR

NOTING THE TIME NO RECEIVED ETC. ETC, DO IAN

MAKE MYSELF

CLEAR 7 *

THE ONLY THIN

OCLOCK

MORE,

•Jimmy

HOUND