1957-06-10 — Page 10

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1957.

A WHITSUN HOLIDAY FEATURE!

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

SUNDAY ESCAPADE

WAS # Seaman shore I met an English serving on board gentleman. HMS Cornwall in the He asked me if I was China station 1928-30. interested in "Football It was during our two pools" fixed odds, and weeks' stay in Hong- if I were would I act as kong in September 1930, an agent for him? I to the pro- prior to our departure agreed for Great Britain to pay position, but did not off, that one evening on make it known to him

that I would be sailing shortly.

RADIO Hongkong

Aboard I found many interested clients and soon disposed of quite a number of coupons. The first at- tempt at doing a correct line on the coupons found no lucky clients, but the following week found more II.K.T.

who wanted coupons-a 11. BBC Concert Hall-BBC Symphony Orchestra Msic

by sort of last fling prior to The from Spain Orquesta Sinfonies Bailing, and they were all Espanola: 12.30, p.m., Double Attras hoping for a good win. ton"Percy Faith and his Orchestra, Hildegarde (Vocal): 1, Time Signal: 1.13, Weather Report: 1.15, News and 130 Announcementa: Special

Vienna Blood"-Operet's by Johann Straps, ag by the Princĺpair and Chorus of the Berlin Civia Opera:

20 Burton (Plano); 3, The Three Sun

Sir Malcolm Bargent; la

2.34, Pinno Miniatures by

(Instrumental with Orchestra: 3,30,

"When the Saints go Marching in

Turk Murphy and his Jazz Band: 4. Winifred Atwell at the Plano with Rhythm and Orchestral Acconipani-

ment: 4.50, Musle for Ted Time

3. 1 from the Musical Films: "Words and Music" and

rea

Sound Little Words" (From the Track); 5.30, Time for Childrens

The next Wednesday evening, I proceeded aahore with coupons and money staked, found the agent and turned all over to him, What my

messmates said

On awakening the fol- Father Mole-Cricket"A Malayan

morning after egend freely adapted by Willis Itallowing

6. Time Bignal Programme Sum-

mary: 603. Highlights in Variety: sleeping in the Navy Club I 5.30. Classical Requeals puppeted by found I could not make it Aileen Dekker: Cocktail Taboard by 0700 hours. Talking about Book Golden Strangers" by Henry Treece: "Be

Henri Rene and his

"Oh well, why worry," I yond the High Savannahs" by James thought, "I will have break- Wirkenden. Reviewed by Marjorie fast, a few bottles of beer Topley: 7.45. "Quzlet Listening Tector Cheval by the and get aboard by 1000 Organ: 150 Weather Report: 8 Time Samal, The News: 8.07, Election Talk hours." by Candidates for the Urban Coun ell-Mr Kenneth Barry Allport (Civic

The punishment I would Association); 8.35. Frio Plaza receive for being three

Memories: 8.30. BBC Jazz Club:

Time Signal; Movie Mangueine hours late would be one edited and produced by Timothy

author claims

tho

when two boys came to my as- to the forecastle I saw sistance. This was certainly a jumping ladder ready, and the close shave and would have sampan waiting for me thirty

this is a TRUE story been disastrous had I dropped feet below.

It was written by a Colony resident who was in those days a one badge Able Seaman. He remains anonymous -to avoid the possibility of the Navy

with catching up

him!

into the water with the money

on me.

Before leaving the ship the 'Count' said he would be wait- ing at 0200 hours with jump- ing ladder and on parting I promised him bottle of gin.

Time was getting on and A quick change inte might clothing found me dashing off just in

me to muster at 2100 hours. After a good run ashore I Going forward to my mess I made my way back to the ship, was able to pay out some of the and sure enough the 'Couni' was money to my clients much waiting. After climbing inboard their delight, A quick talk to with my bottle of gin he said I another of my messmates nick- would not require the jumping named the Count' (who lud o ladder any more, and so cast it volco like Terry Thomas) told on to the deep. me that the chance of going The Count and I finished off ashore was excellent and he the boltle of gin before turning I would assist me.

in. I then went to sleep with He obtained a jumping ladder the feeling that I did not spend

with instructions to be at the up the boat hook and hung on point of reclaimed land, now the the porthole. The boot hook was China Fleet Club," at 1900 taken away and I was left to hours pronto,

pull myself into the porthole, ashore After many fuillo attempts proceeded whilst I thought of more ideas had to shout for help because I of what r would do, cven if it was very awer to exhaustion, which was to be used from the their rotten monty, and did meant further punishment. But (unless one has footholds it is forecastic-head and in

My pal

the things not in accordance

with

I must admit hopes of keeping impossible to climb in through meantime I was changing for Queen's Rules and Regulations the appointment with the agent a porthole). I was thankful going ashore, Making toy way to prove It. were rather din,

As afternoon passed and even. napoached I made my way down to

the boy forehead messdeck, stripped and donned swimming trunks. I hid my be- longings in the boys' hammock netting. All Wes quiet and fortunately no one had seen mo,

Birth: 0.50, Recital by Vers day's pay, plus one day's Most of the buys were at Stone- Rustonjee Desal (Mezzo-Soprano leave.

with Plano Accompaniment by Maya

nea-Star Vielne (Salvatore Rosali

Arla: D Mio Core" From "Orfeo"

(Haydn): Ma Poupre Cherle ide

cutters Island.

Arriving on board I was I meet

put in the Comman-

Severa): Te Souviens-Tu? (Gader's report, and the next

dard): Remembrances (Elialo Guaidi);

Tears Elisio Cauldil: 9.45, A Pro day I was awarded

the the agent

gratine in Celebration of Portugal's above punishment including Nallona! Day-Produced in the

National Broadcasting Station in all leave stopped whilst in Through the porthole

At the Folies Bergere, Paris; 10,30, Hongkong.

Labon: 10.05. Something Continental

This

The Goon ShowThe Macreekie having to forfeit four days' Rising of "74" (iepent of last Satur day's broadcast): 10.58, Weather Re-leave as we were sailing on port: 11. Time Signal, Radio News-Wednesday reel: 11.15, Goodnight Kuse: 11.30. Close Down.

REDIFFUSION

week.

The Greatest

Air Show On

Earth Gets Ready

The 18th flying display and exhibition will be held at Farnborough

in the first week of September.

On

to

This year's show promises to has been a profound, worth heavy. There is also window be the biggest and best to while interest in the products dressing: people will recall last date. More than 350 exhibitors in the exhibition and more year iwe F.D.2' flying towards រ (compared with the previous people have visited" the display each other at a combined speed meant scrambled and dropped into the record of 338 last year) will be from overseas than ever before. of some 2,000 m.ph.

water some fifteen feet below displaying their products in The Society's Member com- But business is Ulio display'a satisfied with keynote That business is good with a splash. On breaking the the huge exhibition building panies are very

the amount of business done

is proved by the ever-increasing the following any prying eyes had been in size.

surface I peered around to ste which is again being increased

Successive post-war govern- number of overseas guests and Last the splash or heard it.

year, it covered

ments have repeatedly warned member companies who Lake I was told by a couple' of my My luck was in and 1 was тел of 111,150 sq.ft. the Great Britain that she must sland space and carry other so-called mesamates, that word soon off at a comfortable stroke maximum size permitted by its "export or die" and it is im- expenses. was going around that I had heading in a straight line from design. This year it is being possible disassociate the Publle Interest is enormous. spent the coupon money on my the bow towards the reclaimed reconstructed to cover 125,400 great interest of these overseas Since 1948, when the pubile run ashore. These accusations land.

sq. ft. an increase of 12.6 per cent VIFS from the growth of the was fret admitted, almost 144 In area. were Wrong and without Occasionally my legs got en-

atreraft industry's export trade million people have paid to see Guided weapons will be which. in 1958, was 58 per cent these displays. in foundation, as my story will tangled

Overseas seaweed, and I

prominently. It higher than in any previous terest can be gauged by press prove as it proceeds,

thought it was some sea mon- Agured

gover year. The football recalls

Although the came by ster,

distance hoped that, subject to

eoverage. Last year 40 overscúd ship's wireless and were duly looked short I did not seem to indication of what the Aircraft biness inveting, the Industry's 17 cmmtries published special

ment security clearance,

The display is primarily newspapers and periodicals In Promulgated on orders, On make much headway,

Industry is achieving in this shop window In fact, As checking my coupon I found I

in Farnborough supplements or At last the rendezvous 1a5

feld will be made public,

any shop window, the new and ingots while well over 200 other was successful and had approxi- reached but there was no mess-

spectacular 13 displayed side- mately $00 to receive.

publications all over the world It was mate to meet me. Once more I soon made known

by-side with well-proven pro- to me

that had mixed feelings; had my pal

carried day by day reports of ducts for whzich demand is all the display. had forgotten, or was he drunk?

11 a.m.. Henry Busse and Orchestra: 11.30, Monday Variety: 12 noon, Tune Time; 12.30 p.m., Double Attraction- Percy Faith and his Orchestra, Hidegarde (Vocal): 145. Weather Report, New

and Special Announce ment:

Vienna Blood". Operetta by Johann Strauss, sung by the Principals and chorus of the Derlia Civic Opera; 3. Musica! Matinee: 3.30, Claude Marahill many more of my mates his Orchestra featuring the Snow-

Rakes: 4. The Story of Bottle Castle: bren successful, and their

RAF Taking Part

some

The Royal Air Force la plan- After a few minutes which aing novel and interesting par-

415, Tea for Two: 5. Children's question to me was: "How do seemed like hours my pal show- adpation in the flying display Corner Presented by Auntie Ray; you get the money now your od up. Quickly I dressed and which will also Includo pir 4.50, Monday Requests Presented by Beity: 5.58, Brinday Maubag leave is stopped?"

6. La Musique Francaleo-Presented

by Jeannette Piry: 6.30, Moment How to beat

for Melody; 7. Personality Parade

Yog! Yorgesson: 7.15, Concert Mis! =

ture: 7.30, Eddie Fisher with Axel

Stomahl's Orchestra: 745. The My the sentry

tery of Nurse Lorimer: 8. Time Signal and The News: 6.00, Election Talk-By Candidate for the Urban Counc& Mr Kenneth Barry Alport Civic Association): 8.15, Weather

The Tops in Popular Mus 0.32,

wo then proceeded to the Blue crar of the Fleet Air Arm. Buliding. A few pints of draft Last year, The Times had boor

and I bade farewell to my this to say Visitors to Far- pal and set off to see the agent borough will be left in no

at a club In Central.

doubt about the primary pur Sitting at a table I did not pose of the display. It 14 have long to walt. In came the atrocted wholeheartedly to the agent and Pakl over all the export business likely to result

This certainly was a problem, windings plus commission for from the interest aroused among

of

Report and Announcements; B.17. but I sat down and weighed myself, I was pleased this was the 6,500 representatives

the pros and cons. The ship was one trouble over. He asked me airlines, air forces and manu- Show Case-Selections from "By the lying at West Wall and had If I would like coupons for the facturers. Beautiful Sea", sung by Shirley

Booth and Wilbur Evans, with only one 'brow which was following week, but I told him tries."

A Marine of our saling ente. He Richard France. Mae Barnes. ond abaft the waist,

was

Members of the Original Broadway sentry was posted on the dock somewhat mildly surprised that Cast; The music was come by side, the Officer of the day, this was the end of our business Arthur Schwarts, and the lyries Dorothy Fields: S. A Life of Bliss quartermaster, and messenger together.

No. 4 In D Minor Opur 130

chu-

This

from 120 coun

"tha year,

world's

and

45

greatest air show", as the New York Herold Tribune callexit, will (onco (again bring airline 2.50, Monday Concert--Symphong were always on deck and cuti- Bidding the agent goodbye, and service chiefs, government by the Detroit Sym: stantly on the niort, An attempt I made my way to the Blue amictals, industrialists, engineers, phony Orchestra, conducted by Paul to get ashore would be futile. Building and had a couple res Paray: 10 B.B.C. Jazz Club-Featur

Again I thought, would it be more beers, I was also making host of other important people ing To Heath and his Music: 10.30, One Night Stand: 11, Dale with best to ask someone to collect time for more thought. Dreamland: 11.30, Prelude to Mid- night; 23 Midnight, "God Save the Queen"; Close Down.

TELEVISION

3100

representativej

to this country.

the money which was nearly I had to muster at

Mary will arrivo well before $1,000. This idea did not appeal hours being under punishment; after it is finished in order to the display and leave long to me because the agent ashore why stay ashore and be brought we talks with leading figures may not keep the appointment up on а further charge of

ap Children's Hole"Cartoon winnings.

5.30, "Steve Donovan, Western Mar

ན

of

for 2000 hours on Sunday. Per- breaking out and improperly in the aircraft industry, and to study our airemit engines and, haps he had found out the ship leaving HMS Cornwallf

components with particular re- would be sailing very soon, ke I decided to go aboard but I forenons to their own require- could

certainly lose himself for, could not very well swim back mal

Thus, the seeds A couple

of days with my as there was no way to climb future business and down,

board.

Last year, an unprocodontog Time: 6.15, At The Puppet Theatre; I hit upon a plan to collect After arguing with a tampon number of foreign guesta at- shi: 0. Cipe Down) 73, "Dand the money and refute the story man, who was loath to take me tended the

display, including Dor"-A Studio Presentation featur that was unjustly circulating. because of the Water Police, he missions numbering Baycani int Labing Sammon and Paul Teung) that I had spent my resmente dovided to pull me direct to the hundred from the

United 143, Naware of Work and Colony | Sant Everta, "Doston Blackie: 8.30, monty, I spoke to one of my hip's bows on payment of $5. States (the Industry's "Playhouse Fifize": 445, "Calling | massmatta who was going · Arriving alongside undemeath a customer in 1980). Franoc, Card-hitraduced by lock Blownj, kwhore at 1600 hours on Bun- porthalo of the bas mes Germany and the Netherfangs,

Unexpected"-Burring kita Rogers and Robert Rockwell; 530day, and asked if he would deck, he put his boat hook up The Preident of the Bociety Evening Feature"Miracle Mid"1 | Worst ma with my plan. • Hiơ to the porthole.

of British Aircraft Constructors 10.30, Tato Night Fmal-Nown Hand-

After further instructions to unimed up the bults of thems case containing a uniform muit, hy off" sind wait, I clambered i villa when ho sodd; "Turn]

the

ines ether report and maps agreed. 1 gave my pal a sul

menšaj Clves Downl

SIDE GLANCES

TM Reg. UK, #14.096*

© 1942 by nka Devine, Ina.

By Galbraith

"Here's a surprise! You won't have to sit and stare at TV tonight we brought along a bridge

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