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NOTICE IS

GIVEN that

the

HEREBY Sixteenth Ordinary General Meeting of; the Company will be haid at the Registered Office of the)

girl was

24. Sho

Tworked in a bank and

visited art exhibitions at week-ends. She and her col- longues and a teacher of flower-arrangement come to the bank once a week after office-hours. She herself at- tended a kimono - making school twice a week. There were 50 girls in the night classes; 800 attended during the day.

Sho opened her sultense (she had 0 clans that night) and me u sample of a showed modern-style kimono, two-piece,| and with somewhat shorter siceves than the traditionni one. These modem-style kimonos ure beginning to appear on the streets. She had three kimonosi

at home (tho usual minimum for)

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1957.

A FRENCH MUSICAL

AND

A WESTERN

Are Emancipated

DESMOND

FENNELL

GETS A

SURPRISE

a middle-class city girl) but she numbers to universities, many No more.

Worc Western-alyle clothes to them went for anything but

the bank. "We want lo work

Miss Mioko Takeshita, one of Japan's new women, is now CAT's Public Relations representative in Tokyo- a portion she would have never held in pre-war Japan.

to study, she was simply in- credulous. There could Be such girls.

young

than her man-

folk does she

believe in ox- treme

or

titudeg - "modern" or

She said she had no religion. } doctrinaire at- (1 heard other girls like her say the same in the same matter-di- Juct manner.) "Most people today have no religion," "Aradi- kho explantech. But she was tional," "pro" 1103 toumos lasi, It was

or "and". The just a simple act-in her waria, aspoal is to win she saw it, she found no place through, elud- or either Buddhism or Sinto. Ing opposition

She remained, for #thut, and preserv_

demure young lady of Japan.

Less Time

She loved kabuki, but

she

lovs toust and coffee instead of

A pretty Japanese woman arranging flowerk, po-

in all parts of Jupon sible a sort of Integrity. His a fact | families that there are girls abroad in the Most of the girls in Toyobo's 27 cities of Japan today pursuing mills are daughters of peasants, pleasure and money with a cool- headed opportunism that Japanese man would be capable of

na

The girls at Tadaoka umully siny far fotur years. Often what they earn provides them with a dowry. They go to work about the traditional Japanese rice The dress of Japanese, girls is 10 years of age. They live la breakfast "because toast and itself a symbol. The cities are the factory dormitories, tasteful coffee take less time." Another full those days D Oriental Japanese-style. wooden housts. young woman was a student of Marina Vladye, complete with At ten o'clock each night they law,

"Gospel Christian", as dyed brown hair, of girls with go to bed. she put it, who took a part-time "Nataschuimir-dos" (Audrey

Chinese

I

Do not know where they

got the title from for the picture that is called locally "Paris Follies," which opens

today

ht

| Queen's and Alhambra,

The proper tile is "Ahl Les Belles Bacchonies." Whether you agree with that remains 10 be dog, What is the show? Well, it is a kind of Windmill Show with a stor running through, a feeblo thing to string the show together. But that doesn't matter. The show's the thing,

The funny part is a comieni and

self-important chief of

police who proceeds to exauninu iho affairs of dies "Fulles Moricout," Puzzled at what he see, he dorides to stay and investigate further before start- ing proceedings.

That is only an excuse on the part of the producer to bring on something that will perplex the chief of police,

11

does not need that none con

10

me to say even approach the French when it comes having a go at stuffy offeloldom shucking the conventional, The Him meceeds all the way.

or

Anthony Quinn, red with blood and black with gunsmoke from a scene in "Man from Del Rio," which opens tomorrow

at Star and Metropole.

The real emphasis is on the ish sub-étles, but of course,, which, they ore quicker than spectacle. Daring rather than they can't take care of the anyone else on the draw. They artistle is how I should quailty Kags. Nevertheless, there is culde each other in the cause

plenty to see,

of Justice. They got, or do not As they say in Paris, there net, the pretty girl. are wilder and wilder dances, u succession of bewildering

t. And having said that, I realise immediately

what

NEW FILMS

ANTHONY FULLER

job with a bus company to make Hepburn la War and Peace). The factory provides classes berselt independent of her Wide "parachute skirts" are thefin cooking-Japanese,

in dress- parents. She alused to work rage because they are believed and Westcmand any more in the family cafe to be Parisian, though their making-Japanese and Westera. unless she were paid for it. It brendth seldom suits the small The younger ones complete their was no lack of filial

schooling affection Japanese girls.

in

and reading arithmetic. They all learn flower arrangement

tele and three-year course in the LAT [reremony. Most of them are laugh the French could get out

enlled home when their parents of that remarke have found them a hushind

but a matter of principle,

crood by The ethics of generation.

de- her

Moving On

Dutch

Shw spoke to me with CON- tempt of geisha giris. "The

They don the uniforms of slaves of men, trained just to make men happy, to tell every lift-attendants and bus-condus- man 'You're wonderful, I like trusses and call out the stops In you' Not an idea in their heads, a nasal twang. In the When we talk to them we talt pavilion at the Japan Trade Fair Dutch 10 women of a different world you could see them we have nothing in common. persunt costume serving chunks We are educated to speak face of Dutch cheese. They do fox- lo face with mea-not to make trots in timonos; they make do

with ribbons in striptease. them happy!"

When I suggested that making other people happy had at lest something to be said for it and

old Japati, she said,

women

runs

An Impression

EU

Well, there 15 a tableaux, "The Creation of the World." But all Windmill fashion. Gleis impersonate Light, The Earth, Devils of the Night, you know, the kind of stuff you saw, when you said you'd slip round the corner while the wife såld she look in one or two shops.

So it is as a spectacle I Te commend it, There are Eng-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

thoroughly as the wenten do ! In the sewing class for the Point Ignored

I saw them in their blue trousers and white blouses moy- calmly and at ease among Ing the thousands

whirring of spindles. In the cooking class I who Mrs Segawa,

saw them gaze in naive wonder 200 at the Salvation Army hostel for

strange Westemer, so Tokyo busincas-girls, told me: that they forget their pots and Company, Hongkong & Shang- today ie the men," she said, that geluhan, after all, received They seldom stop here more and pans and let them burn. I 3/x ninths. They are took away an impression of hai Bank Building, Hongkong, "A kimono isa't practical when the education of the ladies of than

you're working."

"All right, always moving on." The phrase on Saturday, the fourteenth

growth within, a lasting im- day of December, 1957 at I think what she really meant we don't do it for payment!"

we too make others happy, but is pregnant with menning. There and hard work and great women of Japan are marching--, pression of the plain, fat, happy 10.00 A.M. Lo receive the was that in the "modern" secu-

Muxambly, it requires only faces of the peasant girls of Foreign women living 11 potions such as working in મ

little Imagination see thern Japan. Directors' Report and State-bank-Western-style clothes are Japan say that Japanese turge eventually dominating society as ment of Accounts for the sign that you mean business.

maids spoil their bubles with period 1st May, 1958 to 30th They have a workmanlike air. dulgence; that Japanese

Sweden. Japanese MC, like eldest giris many were making their April, 1957, to elect Directors, And if there is one thing the women's) husbands, by setting unsociable and inelastic, though were engaged. One

spoil

(the foreign Swedish men,

are by nture baby-clothes, for most of them To The Editor, China Mali. to appoint Auditors and today, it is business.

of Japan moun

standards of tenderness and

dynamic and talented. It is the told us blushing, that Hmong Sir, Your correspondent, transact any other ordinary

which no Weslem is redolent of service

price which the mule FUX pays themselves they talked of almost | Y.Y., seemed to havo ignored| business of the Company. ¡ more graceful moments, of the woman is equal to.

for centuries of unquestioned nothing else but marriago. the polat raised in my letter - promenade and the leisure! Supple through centuries vf dominance.

that "The Junes Déan Stery" I thought of the winning The Transfer Books and hours. The girl had a grievance, kneeling to men and

vanguard was # documentary, which the great cities, Register of Members of the The best jobs in the bank were their way through gentleness,

differentiated its nature trom for the the Japanese woman Ja the but have described the vau-feverishly manning the outposts, that of the **James Dean Company will be closed from always given to men

men had university

the Marinu Viodys, the go- degrees. paragon of adaptability, the guard. Many millions of Jup-|of|

magazines". When 19 Saturday, the 30th day of Parents sent boys more readily exemplar of Japanest pragma unese irls still marry rice-gelters. The old insolubic ques- documentary about a deceased November, 1957 to Saturday, to university then they did girls. tam. The simplest girl knows farmers. AL Tadaoke, near tion arose in my mind and, as

person, or even the exhibition of I visited

onc at the anyone might, I wondered... the fourteenth day of Decem. She and hor colleagues talked she must leave oft jitterbugging Osaka,

his photographs on film, in bid with her boy-friend to bow low Toyobo spinning-mills. It em-

denied to ber, 1967, both days inclusive, endlessly about this, she said.

his taste? It was When I remarked that in coun- and sit on the floor when her ploys more than 300 girls whol

admirers not by the censor, or vest elders come into the room.

mostly from Dated

peasant i

the theatre owner, but by the the Twenty-eighth tries where girls went in

alm critic, whose verdiet on a day of November, 1957.

fim is induentla).

By Order of the Board,

K. T. WONG,

Acting Secretary.

In tonight's “MUSIC

TIME" Rediffusion

Blue Network CHARLES HARVEY

presents

The Music Of The

young women

The kimono

The women are on the march, giris

COO

of

The spiritual crisis on Monday

them

Economy-Never Heard Of It

THE

By CLELLEN BRYANT

London, Nov. 27.

In 1939, the Zao paid less THE rise in the cost of than 1,500 for its supply of living which has caused horseflesh at about one penny a pound. Today horseflesh at discontent among house about ninepence a pound is too wives la also making itself expensive, and the animals are felt acutely at the London fed mostly on beef, which the Zoo, where the cost of some Zoo is ablo to buy more cheap. Bolshoi Ballet items of food for nearly

4,000

and animals From The Rank

numerous birds has just Organisation Eastman about quadrupled since

Colour Film starring The Great Ulanova and Other Principals of the Bolshoi Ballet ★ Sice

this Brilliane Film at The Lee and Astor Theatres

month ★

next

To ADVERTISERS

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Upania?

1939.

by.

re-

Lions, Bald Mr Nicholts, are surprisingly fussy eaters. Like household cats, they often fect meat which is not to their liking. The tigers, Nepti and Rumba, between them eat 24 According to Mr Charles pounds of fresh ment a day, on Nicholls, Supplies. Offer nt six days a week. Altogether, the Zoo, the monkeys eat more the 20 big cats. At the Zoo cal than 300 pounds of fruit and nearly 300 pounds

of meat A vegetables a week. World War II, their bananas cost a halfpouny euch. Today, they average twopence each.

Before day.

Nor do the monkeya show any inclination with

MEATLESS

Says Monkey

Un-

Starring in the drama as the

scenes, song, ballets, and man who is quick on the draw plenty of strip-tease, also is Anthony Quinn. It is the old

jimited

and Kaga

comic tale. Along comes Anthony In episodes. So there you have it. | the role of the gunslinger who

Western In connection with the Alm, comes into the old "Paris Follies," Miss Afrocaribe | town, rids It of its outlaws but will be making a personal ap- has a rough tlone getting thu pearance, at every performance people to accept him,

at the Queen's only. Ske will perform some of her original numbers she gave with the famous Folles Bergerge in Paris.

Quinn,

♫

reaststle fits into

01 Couise, Anthony who always gives sensitive performance the role all right.

Storring opposite m ps a

doctor's

doughter who

in a supporting role will be Miss Shirley Simmons, the Aus-ery tralian TV singer. Also on the falls in love with the man who singe will be Fred Sotelo and stands up to

band to complete this Katy Jurado

his

miniature cabaret show.

the outlaws is You remember

her in "High Noon?"

"MAN on We Anthony caught

her

The fight? Oh yes, This time Koly and Anthony slap it cut. They were told to make *AN from Del Rio," it real, and as a consequence, Q four- penny one which gave Katy n at Star black-eye. opening tomorrow and Metropole.

Talding it all round, it is The advice to the modern entertaining in the sense the male movic star seems to be, Westorn is entertaining. The "Go West, Old Man.“ Soener night, the quick draw, the gul. or toter, ul of them scem to the putlaws, and once again. a Western in virtue triumphs. have to make

China Mail Entertainment" Guide

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT.

KING'S & PRINCESS: "Loving You." Elvis Pres

ley shakes his way to success.

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "Paris Follies,"

French spectacle.

A

ROXY & BROADWAY: "Stopover Tokyo." Robert Wagner, Joan Collins and Edmond O'Brien. Adventure in Japan.

STAR & METROPOLE: "The Smallest Show On Earth." Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. A British comedy,

HOOVER & LIBERTY:

"Action Of The Tiger." Van Johnson, Martine Carol and Herbert Lom in Communist Albania.

RADIO HONGKONG

The public's “enthusiasm”, or lack of it, over the Olm didn't necessarily meani their

dls. approval, and was probably due to the fact that it was dull fibra. Incidentally. even an august magazine like "Sight & Sound" opined that "made surprisingly few concessions to his "fan-following" and WAS "serious in intention and tacl- ful"; but perhaps Y.Y, prefera This makes living more co-day admission was reserved for the "natural and common" way

the London Zoo adopted by the "I Cry To- duced by kobert Acheson; 0, Time pensive for sea lions, penguins Fellows of and pelicans. and discourages logical Society and their friends, morrow" type of film. what used to be an acceptable and ever since the War, the Zoo hors d'oeuvre for bears and has not until this month (Nov- Hone.

ember 1957) been open to the

public general

Sunday With some foods, Mr Nicholls mornings. Suppression of even can study the market and buy this privilege for "Members" la heavily when Bananas, carrots, lettuce and to help meet rista costa.

prices are low. a move by the Zoo authorities other vegetables especially are subject to gluts,

THE FUTURE

The money for the food bill comes partly from the subscrip- tions of the Fellows of the Zoo-

on

logical Society of Landon who In future, Sunday is expected to be the most popular day of each pay £3 a year for the privilege of being members, the week at the Zoo. Admiss parily from occasional done on then will be ave shillings for adults (three shillings wom tions, but principally from 1 p.)

and half-price for fees to the children.

"Moatless days” to co-operate

An- public admission help economy-minded

a bit. But the big cats Zoo. Zoo incea

are starved one day

a weckt

an

officials. They often reject apple after one bite and some- for better reasons than economy,

times develop a preference for bisculta and chocolates,

THREE TONS

Elephants cat Each week nearly throo tons of hay, clover, roots and locust beans, which from Cyprus have to be specially imported

Zoo

"We and it necessary to keep them in reasonably good health," Mr Nicholls explained.;

SUBSCRIPTION

Last year, income from Sun- day afternoon udinissions amounted to £40,000 sterling.

But Zoo officials, like house- Admission is three shillings wives, can save by watching the Some snakes are kiso meet for adults and one shilling and permies. "By various economies extern, though ther may be sixpence for children, and we

and careful spending we have content with a more shack of are never without Visitor

at boen

able to keep our bill, rats or mice,

the Zoo, even on the coldest and down quite a lot," Mr Nicholla wottest days," says Mr Nicholls. sold. There have

been singlier, but still rectous, increases u the cost of other foods. Before World War II, first class horr

the

But mest la the mainstay of ings could be bought by Announcements

Menus for Tory and Zoo for twopence a pound.

vultures and eagles, Now, they cool at least seven | alligators, birds and, even dish. pence a pound.

and ClamMed Advertise- mente, ao caya).

tigers,

N. T. CHOW.

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By Bertson

China, Propida Boprabile, T-mČIL, Macro, I p.m

Before World War II, ad- The total food bit for 1030. mission was one shilling for was about £12,000. Today, it adults gudsbepençe

has for is about double that. It children. Today, the Zoo to been kept down, in spite of the be open to the public all day much bigger increases in paleca, overy day or the wook, even on | lør Anding substitutes and other Sundays. Before the war, Sun- devices,China Mali Special,

Pappa North Barnen,

Bong

All Shook Up!

Winston, North Carolina,

Nov. 27. Nobody can blarna Bil

Sipos, and the Diewe; 7.0, Weather

Bouvele Report: 735, 1,50,7 Interlude For Mustay Vah; | Morritt, 29, for fealing all shook

Bridge Interviews up today..

with log. Stølger, Maria Landi

Merrit won weries of bots pm. David Koight wid Bill Nagy Bars yesterday by bouncing three and

of the lack Organisation's - new.

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