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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1957.
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBBRT Lancaster
"Well, at least he still had enough guts to admit he was at the end of his sethier, which is more than one can ящу some people
ol
know ¡!"
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Cyril Stapleton's column AUNTY BBC BANS MY RECORD!
"These items have been banned
LD Aunty BBC has The three are: "Story of plantst Bill McGugle, I heard decided that.12 out of a Starry Night," "Brahms that record played on the air a 14 tracks on my long, Lullaby" "This is My Be little while ago.
Yet the Gramophone Depart- playing record, "Music for a loved" (sound and TVƒ. ment has included this item in Starry Night," are un- An official spoliceman of the the "not-to-be-broadcast" part suitable for the tender cars corporation has apparently sald: of my record the banned liems i of her listeners. The CX- beehuise
Another of they aro hotted-up is the famous "Story of Three traordinary thing is that I versions of classics," Poor old Love," This tune was first have played three of these chap! He must either be stone used items on my TV shows and deaf, or he has failed to listen virtuoso Paganini, Later on it one of them on my sound programmes without re ceiving a single complaint from anyone.
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by
the Italian violin
THE KING MISREAD ONE WORD-AND
to any of the banned items, was used as the basis for com- GLUBB PASHA
As the way they of A
GOT THE SACK
Far from being "hotled up," positions by Rachmaninoy and all the tunes have been treated Dolinany). so carefully there isn't a luke- Several artists made records | ADVENTURE WITH TWO in England before King Hussein warm hole in the whole dise, of "The Story of Taroc Loves,"
PASSPORTS. By W. realised his mistake.
Thals was Byford-Jones. Robert Hale gether with an article In a the Incilept (to- Ltd. 21s. 220 pages. British magazine which por-
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Bill McGuffle.
Winifred Atwell,
I caft understand the BBC including Winifred Atwell, but setth. itself up as "Guardian Winnie had the broadcasting of the Publle Eir," but what I feld to herself because hers was fall lo understand in the lack the only record which was of consistency in its musical passed for broadcasting, polley for popular classis,
New cont
ТАК TAKE Alexander
Porßrievich
Borodin, Seven years ago Anne Shelton recorded a song called "Twilight," which was based on 11 theme borrowed From Borodin's "Prince Igor Dances Oficialdom was horrißed at such effrontery and bunished 1.
Why? Because Phillips Record Comnaty, suspecting trouble, inbelled her record: "Rach maninov's Eighteenth Variation П Theme of Parauintas featured in the film The Story of Three Loves.'"
Maybe I should get Decca to alto: the label on my record,
a dodge, Bod have The BBC banning departments get 10- gether and lay down a law so that we all know where
/HAT caused the sud- trayed the king as completely WH
under the thumb
of General den dismissal of General Glubb) that brought an end to Glubb? Who was behind the career of the man beloved
of the Bedouins of Jordan. King Hussein at the tima? A new book, Adventure with - Smooth figure
Two Passports, by Colonel Jordan was no longer com- Wilfred Byford-Jones, states Bedouins. And the smooth figure poact of acmicing, trusty
that it was nothing more at the king's elbow was signif- nor less than a misread cuntly of the other, the. Pales ammunition return that tinian element, that had entered began the present disastrous strong after the Arab-Israel Jurdun, half a million refugees trend of events in the Middle war, into a country which had East.
only an 800,000 population. Who The list was plainly hended was the mystery figure, h the but the young Arab king, read- Glubb coup? ing
and carelessly quickly
situation, Jumped to an erroneous and fellon, would demand the historie - conclusion, At his pearance of a casually inquiring track would elbow was a smooth, persuasive Englishman who Dgure who rapidly jook Ad- down and subsequently uhmask vantage of the king's error. the mystery Agure,
This
EXITIC
Admission.
in
pan
What use was a general who held no reserve Ammunition
It is comforting to find we except a few coloured smoke bombs? he scoffed. In fact the still draw level with Action, For list showed ammunition deflet it was an Englishman who got although I would prefer to avolgencies and not the holdings, es details and a first full admission the king had so hastily con- from the mystery figure during
Two yeurs ugo the samo inelody turned up in the Ameri- stand. can musical pluy "Kismet." This time it bore the lite "A Stranger in Paradise." Official. dom laid down the red eurpet and escorted it to the position of the most popular, and one of the most frequently broadcast, songs of the year.
All the music "Kisinet"
wis
in the show taken from
Borodin, and it was all passed
for broadcasting
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Kcross; 1 Sallor, 7 Alry, 9 Rendly, to Barns, Cats, 13 tesolution, 18 Teur, 10 Beds, 19 Restricted, 22 Cair, 24 Revel levél). 20 Agree, 28 Wise, 27 Dreads. Dawit 2 Amors, 3 Loyal, 4 Rebate, 3 Narcotic, & Eral, 8 Ingar, 12 Shred, 13 Rebel. 14 Ob- served, 17 Dries, 19 Stulid, 20 Image, 21 Tired, 23 Arid.
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
"THEY CALL THAT
DANCING ? "
THE OLD BOY
WHO ONCE WON
A TURKEY-TROT CONTEST,
THE POINTER-HE SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE
TARGET AND ADVANCES WITH GREAT
DETERMINATION — AGAINST TRAFFIC,
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN ALL AN ESCORT HAD
TO POCKET WAS A COMPACT...
ZONUM
SHADES
OF A
MORE
RESTRAINED
ERA
THE MARATHON
DANCE.
Broadcast
ONE particular
Item
W69
called "This is My Beloved,"
I have played it myself on both TV and sound radio. It was included In Д Jong-playing album made by ex-Show Band
Let's Dance
Wo
cluded.
And General Glubb was
THE TOP
1 "SINGING THE BLUES." [6
Guy Mitchell. Philips.
2 "SINGING THE BLUES."
Tommy Steele, Decca,
"ST. THERESE OF THE ROSE B.” Malcolm Vaughan, H.M.V
4 "JUST
IN WALKING THE RAIN." Johnnle Ray, Philips
DOOR." Frankie Vaughan,
5 "GREEN
Philips.
TEN
back
ANSIO
CINDY OH CINDY,
Eddie Fisher. H.M.V.
"TRUE LOVE," Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. Capitol.
8 "HOUND
DOG." Elvis
Presley, H.M.V.
9 "FRIENDLY TER. BUABION." Pai Bootie. London.
IT 10 "RIP
UP." BUI! Haley Comets. Bruns- wick.
BY HARRY WEINERT
SCHOOL HOP EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY TO ENABLE
STUDENTS TO PREPARE A THESIS
ON
TRIBAL DANCING.
LIFE OF THE PARTY DEMONSTRATING THAT IT DOESN'T
TAKE TWO TO TANGO.
COPR. 1914 SY GENERAL FEATURES CORP, THE WORLD NIGHTS RESERVED.
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BALL SECRET ROOM WEAPON DANCING
PREPARING
TO DEVASTATE
HIS FRIENDS.
NIGHT
GENTLEIN
#strange midnight interview in
camp of the Arab Legion. " might as well admit that It was I and only 1, who was with His Majesty in this affair, right admitted from the beginning.” All Abu Nawor In perfect
10 English
Wilfred Byford-
Jonca, who had tracked him down to his command of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Arab Legion. (He is now Chief of Staff of the Arab Legion.) Byford-Jones noted that he was short and good looking "thought
By ANNE SHARPLEY
his lower lip and jaw protruded
to give him a surly look."!!
was
King Hussein had been aware of Nawar's schemes event while ho was at Harrow and Sand hurst "There are those who swear that the whole business inspired, arranged and carried out under the orders of the Egyptian Prime Malster, It is simply not true. What is morc, I thought for one moment that Colonel Nasser was coming here, I should go at once," declared Nawar.
King's friends
10
Laler General Glubb. Was speak of Nawar as "a smart Alec" and to refer to him and hdy six accomplices when Byford-Jones went to see him on his return to Englund.
"We knew all about the seven
the
general
sald. are 1,500 offers in the Arab Legion and these seven would have cut noise at all they had not become friends of the king himself, then only 18,
The tracking down of All Abu Nawar is only one of the ex- citing chapters in Byford-Jones'a book. He is a short, serene, bun faced man who should become one of those enduring characters that go through folio after follo of a lady mystery writer's works,
His prestige is high in the Middle East. I have seen him arrive in a place full of journal- ists clamouring to 200 some inaccessible key figure, Wilfred walks right in and gets his in- terview. In comparatively brief tour he saw Nasser, King
bo
the
Hussein, All Abu Nawar, Queen Dina, Ben Gurion and arrived in Cyprus to convey a special warning
Governor- General, Sir John. Harding warning that led to the dis- covery of the famous bomb in tho · Governor's bed.
་
Accept defeat
He writes of the Midn
Middle East
as one great battlenetdot pay- chological war in which we are being defenbed" without, 'even trying to retaliato.
"How could this 'happen,” he aaks, "In what are the most important crossroads of the world? How 'could, wo
tra O opatholic in an area which con" Cains 05 percent.of the
world's known dll reserves? How could we be so old-fashioned, that wo pack ono Hide mand with troops trying
Ing to entoninamall
bard
of terroriale, while the very. interests" "and communications and pacts which made the pou ecsalona of tie falandosenti ↑ to us were being destroyed by our enemies?"
How Indood," og "car: loura admo of the answers from this book and Colosa” Byford> Toome
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