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THE CHINA MAIE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1958.

Our American Newsletter

Bankers Change Their Ways

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WANTED KNOWN

DANISH

GLASSWARE—Altramive,

the

moncy makes bloodstream flow, ban- kers today find that they will have to revise their attitude to customers.

The banks have been bold a survey of enough to make what the public thinks about

them,

With Amazing Results

To win

of a Mill Lane, boss

bighly... unconventional bank in Atläntü, Georgia.

the goodhwB1 of the local farmers he sometimes lis the tanks lubby with sheep. To attract the attention of sports fans he appears at work dressed as a baseball player or in foot- bull clothes.

Now the bank are worried about public opinion of thead They find they are a lost refuge He often

wears

fic

favourite

uses on the

From

JOHN THOMPSON

In the US of the-customer-i-embroidered with his not-always-right attitude.

The survey shows that bank saying, "it's a wonderful world. the atmosphere, plus heat near

a greeting he depository think of the men telephone. must

ask Mr Lane it he behind the counter as "stuffed arts cul, aloof, lacking allows that abstutely unheard- friendliness.

But already in their usual swift American way of reacting to what the customer wants: The US bankers are changing their

ways.

Most dramatle of 45-your-old bank

-

them is a president.

inexpensive, practical, an:ple cholos NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES Tlow avaliable at Duval Lid.. frone beceroy and gift shop. 33 Garden Road.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS,

LIMITED

Consigneer per

CIE DER MESKAGERIES

MATUTIMES

E.. "MOONIE"

Schunk orgues that In this missile and rocket age the US must have "weapons of sublicty, discrimination, and persuasion."

He and his

Supporters FRX there is too much emphasis on mazive destruction as the best way of making war.

They consider more thought should be given to methods of creating chaos among the enemy on a limited front.

the bottle. And he applied the to The "bubble principle chamber."

ATEST child wonder here is nine-year-old mind-reader Michele Boston,

television, Now booked for her talent was discovered by ler One evening a dentist father.

into his mind-utland, Wasong came

at that minute Michele started to sing it.

of thing in American banks-- an uverdraft.

Phila. two Police raided delphia cinemas last week and conflecated

Franch coples of "Sex Kitten" Brigitte Bardol's "And Woman

film Crested."

Gas Bills

TAN who never pays coal or

MAN

Now Michele wil sing any song (of recent hits since she comes Into became nine) that another pernon's mind.

sho briswers Blindfolded

gas bills that is 57-year-questions about what anyone in old Roscoe Evans,

audience is doing at

He ha a private coal mine

her time.

and a natural gas well in the

are hereby notified that their earen back garden of his home i

will be charged into the long Kunk & Kowloon Whart & Godown C. Lid's godown where it will

gnees risk and mibject to the wharf terms and conditiutis I storage and where delivery may be putatised.

Datonged picksges are to be left in the godown for examinata by consignees and the goppany's sui- VTH. Mowers Croddard & Douglas at 10 am on Tuesday, 23th Febru-

WY, TUSH.

Sarah, Kentucky.

Hoscoo has turned down develop his scores of offers to mine.

MERICAN men-who always A boast that American women good can be relied on to have legs-have nothing but praise fashion. shorter skirts for the "Gee, that's great," they say.

The stocking manufacturers are boosting coloured stockings to go with the shorter skirts,

One firm has advertised that Another has

No claims will be admitted after the Roods Dave left the and sil goods remaining undeliver

11er the 25th February, 1938, witashion loves nylons tant echo be subject in rent.

Notice To Shareholders NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders of the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., will be held at the Registered Office of the Company

Fluor, (Second Telephone House, Des Voeux Hongkong), Road, Central,

Saturday, 15th March, 1958, at a... for the receiving the

Bf. Bourd Report the Directors together with the

Accounts for Hong Kong. 24th February, 1950, Statement of the year ended 31st Decem-

re-elect to and

(11

11

purpose

tsf of

ber, 1957.

Director Auditors.

Lo

All claims against the versi murt be presented to the imdenimed on or before the 17th March, 1958, or they may not be recognbed,

No Pre Innce will be effected.

CIE DES MEGRAGEWIES

MARITIMES Agents.

NOTICE TO

appoint

The Transfer Books of the

Company will be closed from the 1st March to 15th March, 1958, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board, A. SOMMERFELT, Secretary.

CONSIGNEES:

"ATREUS"

Tamaged cargo ex iis vessel will

surveyed by Mesors, Goddard de tugas at Holt's Wharf from 19 February 27 and 25, 1538. requested to cor. Agnees are

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their representatives prezent during the survey.

DUTTERFIKLD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 22nd Feb., 1958. tum Kong. February 22, 1930.

CHANGE OF

TELEPHONE NUMBERS

JARDINE'S AIRWAYS DEPT.

announce that with effect from

Monday, February 24th certain of their office telephone numbers have been changed.

Callers wishing to contact our

your costume." been plugging for a "unt of a Unf" în stockings.

For a long while New York stocking men fell the business But now a standstill. was at prospects are brighter.

And this spring New Yorkers wit be looking at those famous American legs through rose- coloured stockings.

exam an

TV station here ran a 0,30 a.m. literature course. Viewern dat

end. at the

that Results but today show 10

cent should have The others In bad. stayed

with paraed

flying colours. the next But all agreed that

inter-at course should start 7 a.m.

Death Lure

LOLLIPOP and the offer of

the

A day off on your birthday? That is what the ftmen of for York have New

won themselves.

aro

in a city with so many high

buildings as this, the liftmen figures-especially Key with the boast of every New Yorker that this is a cl/ that never sleeps.”

Jonah

DESTAURANT owner

in

A soldier subject to giggle gas is hardly going to put up strong. resistance. A serious-minded Russian or a Chinese with itch- ng powder in his uniform will be of

a missile- Hittle use on launching platform.

Nolse generators would be used to give ou: irritating high- pitched shricks across no-man's- and chemical powders

soldiers would give enemy atom-age has foot.

When military expert Schenk is not busy with his new idea making war, he turns to his hobby-breeding butterflies.

NOW IT CAN BE TOLD! THE WAR THAT NEVER WAS

Stockholm, Feb. 24.

The Swedish Chiefs-of-Staff, after more than 50 years, have released the official story of the "War That Never Was" -how Sweden planned to invade "Norway in 1905.

019

to his death in September, The official history was pub- at an Army training field near Hshed in Stockholm at the be- Karlsbad. He bought some food last year,

The book also tells how the ginning of the month. It proved and started asking questions.

Ile rushed to be a real "apy thriller."

to the telegraph | Swedish High Command bought

of suff Lo spy office and sent a cable to the large quantities There was a Swedish

awits of the Chief of the Nor-keep up the men's morale, The disguised himself who hunter selling game and brought weglun General Staff. It said: officers found out that without defence The house is not sold yet,sauff the troops became restless news of Norway's plans. There was a Norwegian meaning that Sweden had not and moody.

The book says that Sweden giris, Army officer who walked bold-fully mobilised.

The lieutenant was arrested used as sples beautiful ly into a Swedish Army mess

secure to

information

on the same day There was no tourists, country peddlers, rald- Sweden's mobilisation.

firing squad for him, however. waymen, customs officials and He was expelled to Norway. Hivestock traders.

King

Unknown Prince

Hankou.

unit

Very Good

wns

to The Swedes were planning The spies were ordered to inke Kongsvinger, pushing post their messages

and only through the so-called Glommen use cables in cases of urgency. It began on June 7, 1905, Line. The Swedish Navy Was

her announced after Norway

a "commando to help intention of ending the union take the Norwegian base of

very Intelligence work with Swe:len and putting un Melsomvik, on the Oslo Fjord.

the good that bool sys

on both sids, since it unknown Danish prince on the Chrono of Norway--the

Inte Norwegian plans were entirely was well known in each coun- defensive in nature and did nostry what the other did through-

actions un The Swedish High Command call for any

the cut the crisis, Norway began reacled at once, Out of a Swedish side of the border, laying mines round Molsumvik as soon as Sweden began her dusty pigeonhole came a plan, drawn up in 1895, for the in-

plans for attacking the base. of Norway, Senior

The Swedish High Command vasion Swedish officers worked around

But the crisis ended in agreed that the war had to bo A man jumped 300 fect the clock for 19 days to bring negotiations between the Gov-finished quickly before the big from

window

Full dale. Fifth tho

1o plan up

powers had a chunce to inter- ernments which started in a

the Swedish Avenue and Ilved.

Df A huge mobilisation

the Swedish

Besides, on August venc. tense atmosphere

not equipped for nowdrift cushioned his fall, armed forces were called three 31, A day lator, Sweden called Army was winter war. weeks Inter, on July 17.

up 50,000 more men, and 13

Sweden has days later Norway mobilizest.

0

on

Segregation

BACK page of last week New York Herald Tribune is a the bigger talking-point than front page news.

explain to

New

The late King Gunday, then

Crown Prince of Sweden, was Pleked to tend #130,000-ma

force against expeditionary Norway. The Army and Navy Chiefs-of-Staff were to be his chief nides.

Cloak-and-dagger played ite in- organised part. Sweden

In London ofces telligence

The whole page had been taken as an advertisement by the State

"10 vi Louisiana the people of York City

the position of the und Copenhagen. Agents were Swedes sent to Norway and South on race relations."

The £1,000

advertisement already living there were pald was

cleverly timed

with the to be spies. threat of compulsory Integration in Louisiana coinciding with New York's teenage disorders.

Norway's Spies

Louisiana argues that Negroes

The first news of the Nor- and whites must be educated in

mobilisation - 76,000 wegian schools-many whale and separate

of the Norwegians were deployed-w varmint troubles in New York schools brought to the Defence Ministry

have been with Negro pupils.

forward.

The advertisement, regarded by Li Carl Sandles, who visited

friends coloured

Tather Americans American Negroes."

16

than

up:

03

21

workman,

15

Atlanta, Georgia, advertised that to any man named Jonah he would feed whale steaks tree. Is notice said: "On account of we have always hankered to see Jonah swaller a gl even with the big ....signed, Ole Tex." Jonah. Smith come

Fort disguised "soft seli" fur the the Fredriksen

as a hunter selling game, Now he is eating so many whale here

Ehot

restaurant Southern viewpoint, sums The stenks owner is beginning to regret he ever made the offer.

More than 75,000,000 people St 325,000,000 apent Valentine's carda In America 300 million this year. And cards were sent. Which means, lovea four true

to overy customer.

6withchboard girt contacted

at father

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, when she little boy ary on the phone: “1 Father pot want my Daddy." home in time to va his family of five who word un. conscious Inges-filled room.

on

heard a

10 cents lured pretty seven.MAN with a tape measure will year-old Kathleen Tegman to stand at the entrance of a death in New York.

New York amusement park decide who gots in en a child's

Coming home from school she met a pudgy-faced schoolboy in the entrance lobby of the 13- storey apartment block where her family lives in the Bronx.

The boy told her "I want a big strong girl to help me move a box on the roof." Entlood by the lollipop and the 10 cents. Kathleen trudged with the boy up to the roof. The block has no elevator.

When she reached the 100K Kathleen tek out of breath and Kot down to recover. The boy, 15-year-old Francis Medaille, grabbed Kathleen by the throat und choked her,

"Thon." he told police later.

under-12 ticket.

to

Now, after consulting doctors, it has been laid down that you gel in half-price only if you are shorter than 411. 8in.

turn-ups

to

fer

Detachabla different coloure

match your shoes or contrast with your suit is the latest idea in New York for man's trouers.

New Songs

the

PACE travel has given

Tin Pan Alley boys a new iden for a song.

Since the

US satellite

"I knocked her down, carried | Explorer, the spate of space and ter across to the roof parapet-noon dilties has spurted. Now and pushed her off."

Said Francis: why I did i"

over 300 such lyrics have been

3

I don't know copyrighted.

Samples: "Space Ship Boogle," British niesgirls are to be "Rockin' in the Orbit," "Take brought to the United States Me to the Moon, Mr Calhoun," to work in a Manhattan shop and "Let's Rock Tonight in which will soll British clothes Satellite." BOTTLE of beer inspired the A favourite

fast theme is development of a "bubble travel and fast girls, which chamber device which is help brings the lyric "But I got a ing scientists to learn

more rocket baby faster than the Asiatic lu, I got a rocket baby Dr

Alvarez, Luis W.

A red-hot style that's new, she can University of California physi- make more speed than Sputnik cist, sald

scientists had No. 2." observed thni

you take the cap off a bottle of beer, the beer boils,"

Bookings & Reservations Office about the alcm,

Alexandra House, Des Voeux Road

should now telephone

30371/4

and those wishing to speak to

The Manager, Airways Dept.

23233

that

One scientist, Dr Donald Gineser, found the bolling was caused by the beer being struck by a particle of matter from

Mail Notices

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY S by Air Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middie Bast Africa

Сгла! Britain &

Europe, & P.Ð.

Canada, U.S.A., 6 p.m.

ilawall, 0 p.m.

Koren, 0 p.m.

By Surface

Airao, 0 pm.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 By Air Formosa, Okinawa, Japan, 19 a.m. Philippines, N. Borneo, il a.m.

Arrested on a charge of falooly drawing rellot for 11 youra, 80-year-old New York Negro Joe Robinson has pink and blue Cadillac, job with a brawery, a seven-room

= £180 TV apartment,

sot.

and recently ressivia £1,000 car insurance.

JAZ

Negotiations

in- not been on valved in a war for 150 years, King Haakon remained his throne, reigning from 1905-Unlled Press.

Book Reviews

ELIXIR, GERMANY AND A NOVEL

schemes

the magazine reveals it as a superb

production, its colour the which hold the eye, the sciting of the copy, are lessons in the art of what Ane printing should

then

ELIXIR" is of journal

University "We In the South think of our At the gate of another fort, Hongkong

Lt Karl Stalhane Medical Society. Here, be Negro Akershus,

stood disguised as

The opening pages show some between sandwiched

fine advertising display, Norwegians counting the

some pages of advertise- follows a letter in both English Seminole Indian chlef Bllly they reported for service.

needs Osceola says his tribe

Norway's spies were at work.

Federal Minister of Foreign Icorn education "so they can

too. On June 27, a Norweglun ments, advertising medi. and German from the Geman civilan clothes cines which sound like Adates in which he speaks of to live and progross with the lieutenant in white man."

appeared in the soldier's mess the names of prehistoric the co-operation between Ger-

reptiles, is the literary wish to develop alongside Ger

China Mail Entertainment Guide

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT

KING'S. & PRINCESS: "And God Created Woman." Brigitte Bardot in a French picture of a woman indiscriminately seeking a bed-mate.

STAR & METROPOLE: "Legend Of The Lost." John Wayne, Sophia Loren and Rossano Brazzi search for treasure in the Sahara.

LEE & ASTOR: "Campbell's Kingdom." Dirk Bogarde in an outdoor drama set in the Canadian Rockies.

ROXY & BROADWAY: "The Gift Or Love." Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack in a sentimental journey which introduces » new child star, Evelyn Rudie.

HOOVER & LIBERTY: "Don't Go Near The Water," Glenn Ford and Gia Scala in a hilarious comedy. QUEEN'S: "The Blue Continent." "Sadler Trio." ORIENTAL & MAJESTIC: "The Enemy Below." Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens in a duel to the death at sea.

CAPITOL: "Eagle Squadron.”

RITZ: 20 Million Miles to Earth." Some more

science-fiction.

Audio A

Entert

id. Visual

inment

Donegan's Skiffle Group; 0.45, Story ||

many and the countries

man ecchomy.

Articles from the

which

of

fancy

only of not

pens industrialists medical the

depart-leading German

and economists are introduced from ment, but also

and the authoritive information certain 'guest' contribu- on such subjects as foreign in

ance, the problems of innncing tors.

Ger- exported products, and many's place in world economy

Unable to read graphs, we Dro, nevertheless, fascinated by is remarkable. the diagrung which illustrate The specialist will read of Hong- the training of specialists the rising birthrate

is

of

in

kong. Fascinating also the scientifle research by Professor with Interest, wholesale reference to deliveries Werner Richter and mortailties, reminiscent of as he will also view the port-

and the ano's student days,

rait of Sewa Singh Moun of

tho hearty gory effrontery

the construction engineer of medics."

Indian Iron and Steel Co. work- ing with the DAMAG in Duis-

the

History has crept into pages with an article about an burit. article called Louis Philippe, The magazine holds all Ger- but the fun really creeps inman industry In fee: It containa informative comprehensive with a bit of heavy guying by a "Observer." There Is Hittle at-report In concise detail. Anyone tempt to disguise the fact that who wants an up-to-date plc- the Inspiration of this beries ture of Germany's

established owed its origin to the recent pince In the world's economy is brush between n, local drama | recommended to this publica- critle and a locul players' com- tlon.-J.L. pany.

It makes amusing reading, but the satire is not offered on the point of a blade, it is knocked in with a size ten cudgel. How- ever, it is guaranteed to de- finte swelled heads,

Interspersed among the pages

of reading matter are some ex-

Garmany-published by the Federal Republic of Germany. Prico: U.S. $1.

You might have read

Donald MacKenzie's

cellent photographs of local "Fugitives” and “Gentle- scenes. These are reproduced by

courtesy of Mr Keith David. men at Crime" in which As a magazine, it is interest he told the story of his

I should imagine, to the

Ing.

specialist; Informative to the life in the underworld.

profession, and in parts amusing

to the layman. Personally, I

MacKenzie has now branch-

but after

a

think it trifle wimaginative, ed out into fiction, and that the department could reading "The Juryman" I do a lot better if they got down began to wonder how much was to the job-JL

fiction. Certainly there was

of truth-truth Elixir-published, by the smattering

derived from knowledge Hongkong University quired during his deprecations Medical Society. Price: among criminals in his former

Ilfc. $3.

The Juryman" is different from other books on crime. It deals with the chances of getting a man off by approaching London Juror who is vulnerable to blackinall.

JAZZ drummets can save their A Philadelphia energy.

RADIO HONGKONG enthusiast tus invented an auto-

5.30, "Not for Gquares: 0. Time of Jane Armitage: 7 Time Signal

and the News: 700, Weather Tue: 664 Signal. La Demi Heure rancais; matle bass drum beater.

enst, Announcements and Interlude: 8.30 A popular Concert: 0,50, 2,10, Evening Serenade; 146, Glenn The drummer adjusts the new

Weather Report; 7. Time Sigel Buller and his Grohsoais 0, Persocie series of News: 1.10. Commentary: 1.15ality Tarade-Jerry Lewis; 8.15, electric machine to a

best known slow single beats or ot faster Gracie Fiside

Music in Miniature: 8.1, 8.30, On The Other Side-PreMODAKİ double boala then just plugs a

It From Here: 5.43 Erroil Garnes

the "ERMANY”

magazine of the Violin Reclisi by Hory Resale Federal Republic of Ger- lead into the house current. 1 (piano)2.50, wonther deport: By Nick Kender 2. Bquod foom; many, is a smart shiny

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DAMNING

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The evidence against the de-

tence is brilliant. Tho cane Is fendant is damning. The do pro- almost over with the odda

favour of the defendant as the corrupt juror Is entangled in

keeps hands and feet other Instrumenta in

From Britain; 2.10. Just Your Travelogue written and presented by covered publication, Ago" compiled and Introduced by bination.

Red Themes: 9.Look what Varietie: 10.30, Moods In Mu1, which is in keeping with

John Date With Dreamland; 11:30. Profude the streamlined I've Found protected by TTCHING powder, giggle KM,

Wallace; 10.45, Continental Favou To Midnight: 11 Midnight, God Baue And noise machines are

riton;

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TELEVISION · arsenal And Bo To Bed; 1.30, Close Dowa. 1 p.m., Children's Hour Cartoons: Out from Western Ger- the net of his past.

REDIFFUSION which la being considered by US Air Force chiefs.

Musical Matteo: Huy in the F, Cmany's workshops.

4 Down. 7.30, dycatures in Cook- Man belled the scheme is

Vocally in Conducted by ANLADI: 1.40y

goes a long 38-year-old Peter J. Schenk, Yours; D. Childres'e "Corner --- Mwasel: D. Broderick Crawford a way to explaining the remark president of the Air Farco Another chapter in the Btory of "Highway Patrol“: 8.30, Lali palmers Macm, m

of past Marides tor-Hansted by Uncle Maya Ceylon, India, Pakisters, Association- group Aden Egypt, baly (Man ved

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U.S.A.. Canada, 5 p.m. Formosa, Korea. 0 p.m.

By Surface

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p.m.

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axecutive.

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Itondevour

This magazino

3.40, Calling Card (Chinese): 9, "able recovery from the war, that District Attorney; 9.50, Report From left her production centres

giance through the pages of this

America: 10, Avening To Nigos / heap of rubble. Everi a hasty

No page of this book can be missed by scanning, and the climax in the Old Balloy is un- usual and it's a fair assumptlook that the reader will be way out on his guessesOM.

"The.

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