1957-08-08 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1957.

The point

is-Do Cats

Commit Suicide?

Singapore, agree if they are quaran-

THE combined efforts of tinexl right in this room."

TUS. consular repre-

He called

011

the phone called the

sentativo, the Singapore The voterinary assistant police and the veterinary was not satisfied.

wrest his bogy nuthorities failed to

in turn two Siamese who popsession of cats from Mrs Morton police.. Berger of New York.

Acting Assistant Superin- tendent of Police Reggie de Silva arrived at the hotel "to see if there was a breach of the peace."

Mrs Berger arrived from Bombay on the Italian Liner Victoria with her two cata in specialy made trans parent plastic cages. and her husband who her at the dock, passed stalemate through immigrations with out any trouble.

She met There wid ronc exceyl

On the issue of

quarantining the Berger's rats.

He got the veterinary officer to agree to allow the cola to atay in the hotel room,

The matter will be thrashed out again,

Mrs Borger, who pald $1,000 for each of the two cada. rail sho and her husband had never let their cats oul of their tight the last eight years anti they

had been all over

the world together.

for

She said "If Pepsi and Nicette kon't see us they will not cat and will starve to death."

“No kidding. If you know eats, you will know this type of Slamese cat will commit suicide. If separated from their beloved human companions."

As the argument continued, the cbi velerinary officer, R. A. The trouble began when weight, e-Red the American veterinary authorities spot- Corulate General. ted the cats in a picture

The Singapore veterinary U.S. Concul printed in an

authoritico J. F. which was

expected to English languago nows- arrived at the hole and even press the case and have the cats

uly arranged a "truce." removed forcibly.

paper.

A

veterinary assistant

was sent to the hotel where | the Bergers and their cats. were staying to take the two felines for quarantine. Mrs Berger told the veterinary assistant firmly, "Take my cats away? Over my dead body."

Aust-

After heated

11 ment Mrs Berger said: "The law is the law. If our cats! must be quarantined we wil!

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TT is now three years since Mr Lennox-Boyd succeeded Office. He had previously served there as Minister of State from October 1951 until whisked away by Sir Wins ton Churchill in April 1952 to be Minister of Transport.

His first instinct was to refuse what was promotion: but pressure was put on him to move so as to pilot the contentious Road Haulage Bill through the House of Commons.

the When be retumed to Colonial Office at the End of July, 1954, he was a tired man. But he threw off his weariness with his coal, when faced with Colonial Office Bles. For 10 him, solving Colonial problems is not a job. It is a vocation.

Above all, they meant that he could get away from his desk to ser at first hand the difficulties he was up against: to meet in persu the Colcole politicians with whom he might have

What can

sot

a tricky conference which

There are a host of smeler changes 1 every part of the Colortal Empire,

Mr Jones Grifths cave claim-

CopyHoke in Lotunisice

London Express Servic

SECRETARY

void of clan-ccnsciousness, colour-consciciuness Tou

Ind There

is no side, o pomp about him. He takes Imaiense interest in the affairs of those he meets. Here he is the despair of his cd that during his term of offler staff. It may be that someone in as Colcaial Secretary in the last Malays or Nigeria has a rec Government twelve studying in England who has Labour

Over getting colonies had got new constitu- had difficulties tions. Mr Linnox-Boyd could lodgings. A note is made by kuock that for sixt

(the Great Mau: but it is not forgotten, es cften happens with other 'Great Mes'. As secu as he gels back to Lendon his on the trail and en- staff are quiries set on foot. He has, 93- desi, a vast personal ecrrespen- dence, from all

the Colonial Empire.

Muny, Indeed, think he has he count to his gene too fast. There has been Credit in three years of office? plenty of criticism of the pace of What events will stand out as political advance among Tory highlights in colonial history? Members at Westminster.

He has brought two colonial Ghana cred territories - first, now, Malaya from dependence fo independence. The former had no easy birth.

Transparent

over

the unex-

At then, of course, there is

Неге At the aid of Cyprus.

the Colonial There are, unless hus received in full pected happens, over two more Secretary force the backwash of the Suez years of the prescot Conservative revolt. For the 'Suez group of Government. By that time Aira are fearful of a Lennox-Boyd will, if he stays Conservatives

But here where he is, have been over Ave scuttle from Cyprus, their indignation is not directed years in ice. And, except for solely at Mr Lennox-Boyd, since Joseph Chamberlain who Cyprus

for Just a Colonial Colonial Secretary la cot

eight problem. It is ca international years, this would be a record for and strategic one.

the post, Mr Lennox-Boyd is ever

But will be slay?

1950 the dispute between Ashout and Dr Nkrumah's government had reached a dangerous pitch. Tempern were running high. to There was risk of civil war. Mr cut short his swords: to make the Lanox-Boyd acquaintance et the Colonist Central African tour and flew to governors and of the Service the trouble spots. which he holds in such high re- gard.

Trang

Imaginative

commonsense.

WAS

If there were a vacancy among

paramentario who has

As he steps into the plane for

In Malaya his task has been ready to explain his XXX- soine distant part of his domain, asier, for the Colonial Secretary song and to invite Members the few higher posts — the he is like a schoolboy going on found in Tunku Abdul Rahman to question him. Above all, he Foreign Secretaryship: the Chan- halday. A non-stop programme a leader whose nationalism is is trasparently honest and cellor of the Exchequer would appeals to his restless nature. To

Even his opponents he not have a claim to 17 him perpetual motion is a tonic. tempered with compromise and sincere,

It felt to Alan would admit that, while he can Certainly, for he is an able grown In all he has travelled 80,000 Lenox-Boyd to lay the last fight as hard as anyone, hu will

on the edifice of the always fight fair.

in slature in the last two years: miles in the last three years stones

This reputation for square- and he is that mere bird, a Arsi- more than three times round the Federation of the West ladies of #lehe lle hos visited every which is predecessor, Oliver dealing extends beyond Britain's rate debater.

Asta: 24 Stanley, was the architect, shores. Political leaders in the But those who knew him are colony in South-East

of the Iew Colonial He has backed the plan for Colonies may disagree with him; confident that he will 'stoy the can trust ecurse with the Colonies. That Secretaries to set foot in Hong- the integration of Malla with but they know they

is where his heart lies. And hi cong: has covered the Rhodestas Britain, surely one of the most hin,

of Colonial and Nyasaland: hopped over to imaginative strokes

Of all who have lled his task is not yet completed. If have got closer to there is much that he has done, Cyprus and Melta from time to statesmanship. He has achieved office nona

For Alan there is still a much for him to MEU. future of the commen time; and made personal contact agreement over the with West Africa

Singapore. He has presided ower Lennox-Boyd is completely de- do.

by HAROLD

JAMES

or coming?

WHAT HAPPENS - WHEN THE HELL-RAISER MEETS THE HOME-LOVER

It's monstrous, says Mr Howard

UST before we began eating, Trevor Howard knocked a Martini all over William

(t was a dry Martini-but it made Mr Holden's suit very wet.) "My trouble," said Howard aggressively, reaching for a fresh drink, "is that I haven't raised hell recently. Not since Christmas. I'm about due for another out- burst,"

Mr Holden moved his chair well back from the table. But he was underestimating Howard.

still well

He within range.

my

Was

The situation had possibilities.

On

Jeft sat Trevor Howard 42 and explosive, the Inst of the hell-raisers. On my Fight-William Holden, 39

reserved, Hollywood's ideal

and

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SHOW BUSINESS

by RODERICK MANN

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family man. They C10 ço That doesn't help when it doemed Doomed, I tell you. starring in a new British film, comes to laturing cars." Stella.

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fie remained sunk in gloom. Holden sald: "What picture would you like to be remem- bered by, Trevor?"

"Brief Encounter" sald Howard, "And, maybe, The Third Man, what about you?" "Sunset Boulevard," cald Holden. "That's the only one." Howard nodded. Suddenly he wheeled on me with a new line of attack.

"The whole thing," he said, "is quite monstrous. Looks our roads and our traffic.

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for

you know on the way here i had to follow a dust-car italL a mile, Imagine dust cart. That couldn't happen anywhere but here,"

That's why I announce every six months or ED that

I'm

He cried aloud for brandy. There was no brandy. It was 1po late.

It,

Mr Howard had one word for

"Monstrous,"

For once Mr Holden agreed,

Holden said: "Of course, I'm leaving Britain for good. Keeps "Maybe," said Howard, an aclar — not a character. I them on their toes.””” staring crossly Baross the don't go for his personality- restaurant, "maybe we'll have cult stuff. I like to think "You keen coming back, some fun

.location in people go to see my pictures though," I reminded him. "All Weymouth?”

because they like my acting." that big tell then back you "I doubt It," said Holden, "Nobody ever goes to see my Mr Howard "They tell

It's pretty plctures," said respectable, I'm thinking of iniserably.

Back view

BEAUTIFUL

come."

taking my wife and family,”

out,

"Quiet," rasped Howard. "Another thing," sald. "You're just being charming- "Nobody ever has your address, Do you know-you're the only Mr Howard's burned out ly modest," said Mr. Holden

sald *NENBENSE,

Trevor, star in the world for visage registered an interesting

"Have I nobody has an address... only iable. range of emotions.

beating the worked ainet Christmas? No I a phone number?" “My trouble," he said sadly, have not"",

keep

moving," "Is that I'm a star everywhere "The trouble is," I pointed Howard morosely. but my own country, Ilere

Trevor," "Tell me, mardiac. "that you'TO a

when

rode Holden you

whom

alm premlere last week.

F

soil

Bold do

Hollywood actress Barbara Rush-on a visit to London-went to

Her ex-husband, Hollywood actor Jeff Hunter,

there. With his second wife, Dusty Barlett.

WAY

I have the devil's own job oven Remember

suddenly, "What Reting

Mis, Rush went up, put her 4 sar Insurance. round your Army camp in the they do-read your scripts to Monstrous, isn't it?"

arm on Mr Hunter'a shoulder war on a motor-cycle naked!" you over the phone7"

"I have never xlénied it," said Howard sank a glass of rod and sold Hallo. Holden looked surprised. "I never have any trouble at all Howard blendly. |with car insurance,"

he said.

wine,

Miss Bartlett tumed her back They asked me to sign a on her. There was a silence broken

contract with American TV," ho "Sho muit “hava berm only by the wash of Martinis. "And I've got a Ferrari"

Suddenly. Howard boomed out said. "The Lives and Lours of nervous" said Ming Rush later.

Omar Khayyam, or some such “In" this country?' 'I'explained," across the rout

don't know of many "Trover has the reputation of Everyone, who signs a con- thing I told then what to do. actresses who'd have been

forgiving! baing something of a character, tract with a British studio is with their contract,"

I

10

BARBARA RUBH

The Crisis Continues

By Walter Kolari WHAT

WHAT will happen to

the Communist leaders who were ousted from tho Party Presidium recently? The question does not con- corn the fate of individuals alone. The deeper problem at issue Khrushchov's

whether "liboralian-

tion" is to be carried out with the help of Stalinist methods, including another blood purge.

GO

By pointing his Anger gravely in Malenkov's direction, Khrushchev has almost Com- mitted himself to pursua the "Leningrad case" further and to make it eventually a "Malenkov ease",

The memory of Stalin's creat purge in not yet extinguished

The tone of the Central Com- milico cnnouncement that broke the news of the disgrace of the throo lenders may have seenest slightly reassuring. The trío were accused of mistakes but not of crimes. The charge that they were agents of foreign la- telligence services, a charge so similar familiar in previous

the cases, was absent from indictment,

Even Stalla did not play all his trump cards at once when try- ing to crush his opponents. Bukharin and Nykoy were not DS denounced immediately "enemies of the people" and "traitors", but only as "devla- tlonists". The case against item A developed gradually. perlod of eight years seperated the beginning of Bukharin's political liquidintien from his execution.

www

Compared with Stalin, Khrush- With- chev has acted quickly.

in three days, he transformed, a scamingly non-antagonistic con- Alet into en antagonistic cas, to use the latest Leninist-Maoist terminology. The Khrushchev

made

his opponents in grad

went far

charges

against

Lenin-

beyond included In tho original Central Committee en-

those

nouncement, especially when ho denounced Malenkov as an in- portant organiser of the "Lenin- grad case".

Khrushchev's Leningrad au❤ dience must have understood him to mean that Malenkov is a vile assessin, for the "Leningrad tase" is but a polite phrase for a series of political murders which took place carly in 3049. Most of Leningrad's leading Party end municipal officials, includ ing the mayor of the City, were victims of that purge.

Was

The Leningrad executions were ordered by Stalin, but as time at that Stalin's magistant in the Party Secretariat, he too was heavily involved. Until Khrushchev's latest prenoimcements, all zulit

officially VSE

attributed to Abakumov, the former Minister of State Security, executed in December, 1994. But pow. it

that Abakumov &ppears

*Was

only a minor scapegoat. By pointing his finger só gravely ki Malenkov's direction, Khrush chev bas almost commilled him- self to rutsjo the "Leningrad ense" further, and to make it a "Malenkov caso",

atky

OCCULTUON

The past record of any of the Soviet leaders

extremely vulnerablo-coe might pick out almost Soviet home policy and make it -the object of a criminal fodict- ment. But such delving into the past discredits the regime as a whole, nord it is still possible that Khrushchev wishes only to Intimidato his opponenty,

With Molotov, Malenkov and Kigunovich another large porilon Over- of Soviet history goes board. Their contributien to the building of the Soviet State was katinitely

greater than those who, for the momrat, have mirvived the struggle' for power -Khrushchev himself, Bulgestin, Mikoyen, and seven Voroshilov, Molotov's share. in PIT- lcular, was outstanding. As Soviet Prime Minister dur- Ing a whole eventful decade, he was responsible for the : Im- plementation of the fadušikinli- safica and collectivisation policy. During the Revolution he served under Lenin os Editor of Pravda. Although his expul- sion from office is now motivated with Lenindat slogins, it destroya one of the 19t„linical cermecting the present yngine with the Lenin period. Molotov's,, Ka- ganovich's trid Molimkov “past spenches codprticles i havò hitherto been a major soUTÒS for ́the history · of the Communit

Party and the Soviet State.

As such, they have been wide- ly used ler Party education: and in indoctrination courses. The dethronement of the three will, therefore, entre new havoc on the Ideological and educational front. School textbooks: wil heo to be revised once again, and the rounmer Soviet --ora- tion, will be fert with eyes loss, to believe in thin, up to now.

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