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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1957.

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his pocket. From the wallet he lleutenant but rarely took a plastic purse, and from leader. the purse he took a dollar, Sur- He needs no publicity agent. reptitiously, he slipped it to a In every bar and club in Hong- some keng at this moment, there will whispered

The be a Scot es eloquent as John followed Knox, Praising the virtues of his muste stopped, then the skirt of bagpipes. The Scots own, and condemning the faults latened happily and then took of others, he will bulldoze his up the conversation where It

way through any argument and had ceased,

accept the shocked silence of his audience as conversion to his Idoas.

Y_Editor looked up bai cudgelling to the last love

man who dared to defy him. from a report on the

I entered the lounge of Emigration

hotel where I thought the lea- walter, together figures of the United me music might quieten my Kingdom. "It says," he nerves. I sat with my back to began, "that the Scot a table where a party of ladies

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I began in my own Club, 1 had mot long to wait. From a little group at the end, a volce began to rise until it became a fortissimo of our doric violence.

The Scot began to look around. I tried to hide behind my pint In vain. "Here, come here," he ordered,

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"Who

the Batlle of WOIL Alumela?" he demanded, ***

"Which one?"

asked slonging for time,

"Ye ken tine which one," he nhouted.

His audience were looking at me with fine contempt know.

I would not dare say other than the 51st Highland Division. "The 51st Highland Division," I answered.

He

"'Of course, they did." dismissed me with contempt.

Browbeaten, 1 finished my beer and escaped unnoticed.

I could Far down the road hear the Scol delivering a ver-

were sipping their tea,

An American voice ventured, Hongkong is sure a beautiful place.

A shrill Scot shattered the conversation, "Did ye no' enc yê were in Scotlan' last year."

The American lady admitted she was.

"Then," asked the

SECOND PLACE

of

Now what is this senso overwhelming patriotism? Why is it the Scot can see no good in anyone but himself? And no

by Jack Edwards

Highland laso, "what do you Hongkong is a beautiful incan place,"

lo

The American lady tried explain, but she was devastated before the dithyramble dorlan lyric which arose in praise Loch Lomond

of

1

That evening I dined at popular restaurant where there is a One Hi-Fi player. In the lounge were the usual crowd of Scots, and as usual when not talking about themselves, they about Scotland. were talking

HORROR

Standing watching them was Irishman, a very mischievous very well known to me. Sud- denly Into the conversation crept the stratos of an Irish bailad, followed by another, and yet another.

at

Slowly the Scots looked each other with horror. One of them took a large wallet from

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good in any other country but his own?

No other people clan up as he

their does nor ratn

country down other people's throate as does the Scot,

Hongkong is no exception to Ecote any other place where gather together. Whether it be Bowls or Football, Snooker or bor, Tombola, restaurant or there is the Scot and overwhelming.

overbearing

No other people can make ao much of so little.

A POET NAMED...

but

Australian Newsletter

Freezing Winds And Bushfires-It's Spring!

Sydney, By Airmail..

HILE most of NSW and Victoria has battled with a W

freezing wind for the last three days hundreds of people on the Blue Mountains have been fighting a bush fire which has threatened to destroy the town of Hazelbrook.

The fire has burned out a huge tract of country since Saturday and only a change of wind late last night halted fires 20 yards from the out- skirts of the town.

blazo

pave the Brigades from eight stations of the most up-to-date trains will do all it can to

the in the world running bolween way for a smooth transfer. throughout scattered

Mel- An hysterical group of teen- Mountains have been fighting Brisbane, Sydney and

agers mobbed and manhandled continuously and bourne by the end of 1939, the

Already the RAAF, hin been sob-singer Johnny Ray when he fremen say it is the worst

busy aerial mapping the route arrived in Sydney this week. outbreak since 1940.

and it is understood that blue prints are sufficiently advanced for men to begin work almost immediately.

In Victoria a boy scout has died in A snow storm and generally speaking the weather has been anything but spring- lika.

Fadden Going?

Roly's Gesturo

Johnny lost a shoe in the wal- come but still managed to shout: "it's homecall It's Just Hileo coming

One poet, Burns, yet by sheer tennelty, the Scots have forced until his excursions into dialect down the throat of the world even our own University once offered the line: "Weo, aleckit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie," for ne Is it with a sense of guilt that exercise in English to be set for he leaves his own country

in Chinese students, But the Chin- such large numbers? For loud in ese would have none of it,

in dolence, praise, arrogant

Que engineer, one doctor, one In allock, I have pugnacious

Dressed in a grey suit and an come to the conclusion that the novelist, one playwright,

is enough for the Scot.

embroidered crimson abirt he Scot will do anything for Scot- thal

Wherever he goes he will slog the praises land but live there,

of these solitary

wan mobbed by about 50 mem- Neither

Scot is the

bers of his club who broke de- the heroes until out of sheer plancer he would have he is. speration the world accepts

One of the Interesting poll-through-barrier of 20 police.

Mr Ray explained to every- Apart from Darkest Africa, It them at Scottish valuation,

tical movou of the week_la-the is difcult to think of any The Scot in Hongkong is like

aging Roy James, body within hearing "Austra Canberra also has been feel- gesture by place he has pioneered. On the the Scot abroad anywhere. As

He loved the place

and he other hand, one can think of dour as his own porridge, as ing the cold snap but it has not MP. for the coal-fold seat of a wonderful, wonderful?” plenty he has taken over once mysterious as a haggis, as vocal been cold enough to freeze the Hunter, offering to stand down

What Mr Ray's the story that the Federal Treasurer, in favour of the Leader of the loved the kids,

were some hours later the way has been made plain. esa bagpipe, he spreads

Nor is he the leader of men glories of his kin and country, Sir Arthur Fadden, is about to Opposition, Dr Evatt

It has been a sore paint with issued with a writ, issued out unashamedly for his ain folk Strangely enough stories about the Labour Party ever since of the Supreme Court, Sydacy, he claims to be. You will and and on St Andrew's Night weeps retire from Cabinet.

Hotel, which coats the retirement of practically him assistant manager, second aided by whisky

Dr Evatt entered politics that by The Villa d'este enaineer, deputy-chle, near the his "ain folk" twice as much in every Cabinet Minister have at

at each clocilon he must fight Double Bay, claiming £104, 19 Do it does here in some time or other gone the hard to hold his present border not recorded. top but never at the top. The Scotland

tortuous rounds

Cause of the action of Canberra, line cent of Barton-and while Scot then is admittedly a good Hongkong.

but unul now the name of Sir he is fighting for Barton he stated to be "overal Arthur Fadden escaped the cannot give his services to the rendered by the plaintif for spotlight.

the the defendants at barnstorming Party by

quest."

JAPAN'S BID TO OUST

HONGKONG PERFUMES

RADIO Hongkong

It could well be that there is country. something in it.

Treasurers don't last long in such an exacung portfolio and already Sir Arthur has resented 10 involved and complicated budgets.

Two elections ago a Woman, run him a Mrs Nancy Wake, hatful of votes and at one stage seemed certain of victory. Last olection he scraped home

a

He is now 02 and while that shade more comfortably but it Is relatively young politically is not the sort of electorate that

Kuarantees cloao friends do soe him aging

long life,

A very Roly James, who is rapidly.

What would probably keep sick man has held Hunter for a him going longer than most is life time and his majority at the fact that Canberra

30,000.

ls woll

cales Presentation de M. Love in his blood; ho loves politlent each election is never sa than

life and thrives happily on poli- tical dog ights.

The Shadow

reactions when

Wa

servicca

thetr

Satorial Oscars

The six best-dressed men ik Australia will be awarded an Oscar next month.

Since Just

March a selection panel of the Federated Clothing Council of Australla has been

nominations *rom receiving scores of best-dressed seen from all ever Australia.

by

a

The Oscar has been designed Sydney sculptor, Lyndon It is one of those Dadswell, far more modemistic types of businesses than and from the photograph WO

would eny that the well dress ed man will very quickly cover it up out of sight,

5.30 pm. Over the Hills and Fer Away introduced by Mavis; 5,45, Richard Creach and his Orchesten; 5, Time Signal, Programme Burn mary; 0.02, La Demi Houre Fra

anne: 6.30. The Wayfarers In a

This move would also indicate Programme of Traditional Bongs 7, I Hear Muno-hinx Jalte with the

that Dr Evatt has and Elegante

Jotu

standing with his Party Lauvell; 7.50, "Wish you were rewire

his political opponents would excerpts sung by the Prin- cipele of the Broadway Production.

have people belleve. It is under- Orchesten conducted by Jay Black- . Time

There is ton; 758, Weather Report: B.

a constant shadow stood that the Labour Executive Signal. The New; 6.00, A Talk on

Party Headquar- | Anti-Mosquito Corpdgo by a Health over Liberal Oficer; 15, The Art of Ruth ters these days that within the

Generations, in a cableDrape Ter

Court of Domestic Relations, "The next few years there must be Sottish Immigrant": 0.15, The Music many changes in top level jobs Makers Quintet in Flat Modor in the Party.

3 (Mt): Divertimento No. 14. Mozart); 9.15. Letter En

Japan is moking a bid to win a place in the Singapore marker for cosmetics and perfume at the expense of Hongkong,

A France-Presse from Singapore today said already Japan, which has

a strong hold on Malaya's textile market, is now mak-

KP

The Prima Minister,

by Altair Cooke: 9.30, The Menzies, who has vi Charles Cochran Memories political hurly

Great Showman, Wrlton and

ing a bid to capture thated by Erie Maschwitz, BBC cosmetics market.

and

perfume

.10011

Mr

been in the

3000 be thinking of calmer fields for his older BKU.

burly for close: on 40 years, and who has held

Ministership for conducted by the Prime Orchestra aarles Mocknross, Part 2 (BBC record period, must 10.30, "One Night Stand"Elarry James and his Orchestra: 1030, A six-mon delegation from Weather Report; 11. Time Signe

Radio News Real; 11.10. Goodnight the Yokohama Chamber of Com-Muse; 11.30, Close Down merce representing the cosme- tics and textile trade bas just finished a survey of the market

Philippines, North Borneo, Rabaut, in the Colony,

Se Australia. _2_p.m.

Thailand, 3 p.m.

Pakistan, Italy (P. India, Farpois

vis (Caruchi), • p.m.

Macao, p..

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ZI By Burtate

China, Poople's Republic. 7 1.80. Macro, a p.m. Japan. p.m.

Macao, é p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 By Burface

China, People's Republic, 1, Formues, 11 .12. Didonesia, 24 #8h. Japon, Hewall, 3 p.m. Macro, 2

Korea, 3 p.m.

New Zealand, 5 p.m.

Burma, India, - p.m.

China, People's Republle, 6 p.m.

tacao, p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 By Surface

Macao, I pan.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Dy Surface

China, People's Republic, 7 Marso, 2 pin. Narth Baron, 3 pan. Macao, 6 pan.

Trade sources here said that Japan will face strong compoli- tion from the United States,

the United Kingdom and France In its bld to capture the cosme- ties and perfume market.

1

REDIFFUSION

The next few years must also take n toll of the undoubted Bir energies and abilities of Artic Fadden, and with these two due to leave politics about Liberal the same time, the Party would well be searching for top line talent.

True, there are many able men in the Parly but with p.m.. Murica! Matinee; 330 Menzies and Fadden holding the Partners In Songy Tea Time spotlight for so long none have Renderyou; 4.30 Vocally Yours;

opportunity 5. Children's Corner Presented by been given a real Auntie Ray: 8.30, Pangrondye Jam to find out how good they Japanese sources, however, 6. Torch Tones; die, Bithday Mall; would be in top administrativo felt that since a large portion of bar: 0.30, Bard Cat: 7 Personalty the Malayan people were now Pamde Guy Mitchell; 13, Summer posts. using cosmeties and perfume Framing Serenade: 1.30, Bummer

tline; 7.40, The Etory of Jane Fadden, who always likes a manufactured locally well Armitage: 8. Time Signal and the

as

Ds in Hongkong, they have chance to win over that portion of the market to start with,

Shapely actress

almost

Incidentally, Sir Arthur

She's Big Sister To Our

B

Footballers.

by BRUCE

RUSSELL

Bangkok.

a lot on a few, loses a little on most and once lost heavily... benefits not her but 300 of Bangkok's homeless children.

FO

After World War II, she whis moved by the plight of that underprivileged children she opened a home and school for them.

She soon decided that pro-

WWE moting sports events better way of paying for the up- ANGKOK sports keep of the home and children

a News: 0.09, Talk on the Annual good story is telling one against

Campaign: himself.

fans believe that than going round from door to

door begging for money. Anti-mosquito

After his budget speech duṛ- Weather Report, Announcements and Interlude; 17, Strange Tales of

they have something Estermain:30. Yours Sincerely; ing which he was on his feet for

From underwriting just Diamond Adventurer some three hours he rang his 9. John

unique in world sport: a few visiting teams, her activi- Thark Cays: 950, Moods in Muse; wife, hoping for a kind word for woman sports promoter. ties have grown to such p 10, Musle foll Variation: 10,30, „Til his effort. Hollywood. Hour Of Charm: 11, Date With

Her reply: "You're a nice one! The promoter,

June Blair' | Dreamland; 11.30. Prelude To Mid- Look

off night: 12 Midright, God Save The Why didn't you everything when nho raised $10,000 for queen: Close Down. charlly by doing a strip-tenst

But the last successful she bidder had to wait until returned from hot dressing fully clothed before he could collect bes Bikini

China Mail Entertainment Cuide

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "The Prince And The Showgirl: Ruritania comes to London Town for the Coronation. Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndiko, and Marilyn Monroe, STAR & METROPOLE:

"Tagamy And The Bachelor": A Mississippi riverboat lase and a sophisticated bachelor. Debbie Reynolds, Leslie Nielsen, and Walter Brennan, KING'S & PRINCESS: ""The Paradine Case" an Alfred Hitchkok thriller with Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Charles Laughton, Louis Jourdan and Valli.

HOOVER & LIBERTY: "The Man In The Sky": A drama filmed at Wolverhampton Aerodrome, Jack Hawkins and Elizabeth Sellars.

ROXY & BROADWAY: "An Affair To Remember": A sentimental story of two sophisticates who met and fell in love. Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant.

TELEVISION

6 pm

and

植

Ming Chowtent that now hardly a visiting by hura except tell me you Sau-lon, a smart, good-looking team comes were going to reduce salce tax woman of middle age,

can be arrangement with Ming Chow, on handbags? I only bought seen at all major sporting events The last two teams she spon~ one today."

here in the main grandstand of sored were the Kwong Wah and Motor Bus Football Bangkok stadium, watching the Kowloon

Teams of Hongkong and she is play attentively.

well-known to Hongkong footballers that they have given the nickname of big her Bister."

Hush Hush

Hush bush moves are reported to change the from Canberra Australian coat of arTOS.

Nothing very much is known about this.

on

And if one of the teams out on the ground is a foreign one, the chances aro 100 to one that she spensted its visit.

What A Woman

BQ

Miss

Chow han crammed plenty of activities into her iffo bestdes sports promotion.

Children's Hou--"Car one; 6.18. Children's Win; 0, Co Down 7.30, "Crosstale"With Wong Kemon and Joe Cirk; 745, Stadifaston NewsreelWorld

Graziers have for a long time Colony Events; B, Cantonio Fum--

Miss Chow brings a number From Canton To HK "Happy Bongs (Part 3): 6.30, urged the removal of tho kan- Falme 8.65, Calling Coed (Chinese);

garoo

the

that of Hongkong football teams to grounds "Me Dades Abomey," Bizig

Australia's own animal creates Bangkok each year and was also David Delon: 9.30, Evening Testure

the Portuguese She fled from her home town Filin-Paul Temple's Triumph"; damage outback to the tune of promoter for 10.30, Late Night in News hand-millions of pounds a year, while football team from Africa and of Canton to Hongkong during

belleved that even unes, weather report, and announce it is

the the Harlem globetrotters,

the Sino-Japanese war and from zuenia; Com Down

Government now considers that One of her fondest memories Hongkong came to Bangkok. the eru does little to portray is the reaction of Abe Sapastein, "I didn't have a Satang (Thai Australia's second

Industry's manager of the Harlem globe wurd for a cont) when I onmas role.

tralters, when told that if hot here," she says. "I had led a The Commonwealth's first coat wanted to bring his Negro fairly sheltered life in Canton of arms was granted by King basketball atars here he should and hadn't had to work for Edward VII in 1008, the present do it through her.

myself." official cost of arms of Australia

TRAFFIC WAS TERRIFIC

In Bangkok, with the help "What a woman promóler,"

set herself up. was granted by King George V

he exclaimed, "I have never of friends, the In 1912.

dealt with a woman promoter in the import-export business before in my life." But after a vonture upon whilch abe

Dream Comes True moment's reflection, he added: comments: Shrewsbury.

Well, I guess I shall take

"I am not really' a good Building of one of Australia's risk on it.”

businesswoman. I spend all The risk paid off handsomely

the mettey X earn gaus for both Bapastein and Miss

an them "dreams"the standard railway between Brisbane and Chow, for the cash registers (this being the childreka) Melbourne-is expected to be tinkled merrily throughout the and that houps mo postit gin next month.

Globetrotters' visit to Bangkok. The only thing likely to pro- rent this is lack of finance but high Government oficial has stated in Canberra that nicky a short wil be found

Customers beading Into P. W. Abbot's barber shop here were brought up short by a traffic light. Barber Abbot explained that a red light means a long wait until a chair is free, amber means wait, and green meana no

300 Children!

But her friende say that promoling sports

teand

{"quires capital and that if Mims

As far na Miss Chow is con- Chow is not a fire) class busi-

It the is so engineers be cared, the money she makes nosewoman, the curtainly, is no wait at all...United Press, Urve that they will have some on the sports events the makes failure silber.Beuter.