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THE CHINA MAID, SATURDAY, MAY/ 1958.

Life with Rex

NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME

Kay Kendall talks of her marriage, movies, and her Man

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by DAVID LEWIN

I'm not keen.

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AY KENDALL had been out house-hunting, me to do a fim," she said. "But

"I'm looking for a home," she said. "Some- Look at this way: for thing for Rex and a garden for the two dogs. We'll be here for a year, and you can't live in an hotel for all that time, can you?”

m 'd have to get up at six hame from the studies at seven

in the moming and I'd be back

the

In the evening. At seven in the evening Rex would be at theatre, and by the time he wa from through by eleven I'd have

d to get up ugal is the following morning.

"That is na satisfactory marind life.

She was gay and vivid, in à Paris model coat with a wilk lining which people insist on thinking came London and not from Balmain. She was woollen sack dress with just a medium skirt length.

Mas Koy Kendall in Danck

in London for the Brst Time in more than two years, and al

to the first tose an tire wife of Hex Harrison

笑しい

She was, stie said,

changed

"Being married to Rex

has given me wecurity

I've gut suur roots now. 1 beking My cbums used to talk about me as od nootty Katle before

lived ke More I

pagne bottle

Art }

cham-

d just got a career and very little else. No homemetimes

a fal, sometimes digs KONTAK tluer an delel room.

"I'm 30 now and I have been woktog

*+ since I

Was 11

"I went inite the Jik Wild Violets" when i was 11.

Tottowed that with

Velvet

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On tour

Black

T 17 they m.de me a star A

17 to 1 had ulcer, with worry. At B I was out of work, and Landon Town was such a dis- asten left the country for two

went around youts <!

with

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wearing

#t

reflec Kay Kendall paused lively. In her memory the gram allpped by until that day in New York when the married Rex Harrison,

Support

Uy

WHAT I'd really like to do is a "Back then he taught me one

Play 1 Rex and I would great tesON. "Don't worry,' he have every day together, I'm said. 'Do the part. Work and thrushing scripts like mad thawe

everything I have been

But do not frèt,"

That was the nest important ited in a stir part.

thing learned. I calmed down. "But 2 have never starned in I was no longer restless. Then 创客 the beginning of this year stage sind I don't think !

anything in The West End-not

Tearned the lesson which washould start alf es The kn

the most villal to my life.

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wn to be a first real trulicos W. would climb in mountah, Things, and it would be

The was the new and mature wonderful. That was the des

Kay Kendall speaking. The "Ant then fell

I had

Kendall who, after souriag 2441

ump to "Les Giris" soon as we arrived 1 beetme no with Gene Kelly and collecting I thought I was going to die awards and offers by the dozen, For two whole nights Rex turned her back on Hollywood

Whenever I My tax

To

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and returned in being Mis Rex pened my eyes he was there Harrison, bousewife ста Long He got

11 Terry said. New York Ratigan cone over to stay, mod

She gathered up her cual. Rex and he would go out and the Paras model coal-and went

I lay in bed and thought.

"The Lord's Day Cbservance Society do not approve of ballet on Sundays. I fear they would not go a lot on 'Rock-a-boogie-houn"-dog' either."

THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CASE BROUGHT FORTH A GLISTENING CLUSTER OF LEGAL FIGURES ...

FILES

WAS LORD KYLSANT GUILTY?

I

rezerves" in describing the com- pany's balance for that year. But

the Crown, eu fur from accept- Ing this phrase as exoneration, ATE turning It Into the vers spearhead of their case against him. reserves." Transferred from

or

Had been "Taken from

reserves" they might have Or Morland auditor the Royal looked on Mr Morland with a Or Et Ma!! Steam Packet Company, more benevolent eye. Bui

with Is considerable "Adjustment

which Neck,

numerous

subvidlaries, reserves"-st

F you were writing a novel about a man endowed with glamour--that magical fascina- tion which defies analysis-what would you make him by profession so that his daily work contributed some little extra glamour of its own?

A surgeon, may be. Or a look at all together and #k into the street 10 keep

another hater-hanting appoint top-rank politician,

popular advocate. "And I drvced that solling ment,

toxntion work

really worl We both remembered what a racing motorist. Or even—

deliberately touring repertory companies in geiling ulcers over and what I British im producer had said

never en

Mr you have

Large capitalisation and century- chosen,

Allorney claims. Germany and Haly learning to

masi was wanted

home and To her long, long sɗo: "You"TE

countered one-an actor. old connections, had long boon because it would convey nothing security and my carver could teo tall for pelures You can't

No,

considered by Stock Exchange to an ordinary person, but would come after this.

But an accourant? b photograplasi. You have 40

Burl of DOVET [ great Investors as a blue chip closely furnish soins "And

demands is lent.

Accountancy The best thing for you

recessity rase, "lt beimmys an skill, and in this modern age verging on glit-edged. 10 do la to of and

Ko

get

uneasy conscience and a qulity ufion confer great (narried."

mind." power. Giannour, how- ever, in not within ita ambit. And account-

themselves ex- cept of course. for you, sir, and that very special exception. madam, whom you know so well-do not possess the type of personality that turk.ex every

beat faster by

"And I picked up some pretty Lad acting habits then foo

I used to say all my lines tu the people In the front row. Anyone further back than that didn't hear a thing

that is the way it

Dw."

in Loudon for the next year Mr Harrison will be working. And his wife" "Well, they want

That producer was wrong an very point-except the last.

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heard

its presence.

One amocintes The Accountant, not with glomour, but with diligence and worth

Mr Harold Monhand. one of Britain's most respected and abies! accantants during the period between the iwo world wars might well have stood

LORD KYLSANT Emperor of the Royal Mail empire.

tras

VITAL QUESTION

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The fale of Mr Morland reputation, livelihood, aven

liberty-thus hinges

upon the jury's answer to a single quea- tion: Did he employ that form of words with Intention deceive? -And-the jury's answer- in ite turn, will fergely hinge upon the cxchanges that are jus beginning between Sir Petrick Hastings Morland's counsel und Lord Plender,

"Have you known Mr Morland many years?"

"I have," Land Plender mys. "And had close contacte with him?"

"Yes,"

"

"Do you know ang member of your profesion," Hastings csks. "who enjoys a higher reputation for integrity?"

"No," Lord Plender says with- out healtation. "I do not,"

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not

mask-cs. In court" it so

KAMERELE

Expert under

fire-

by EDGAR LUSTGARTEN

HAROLD MORLAND Fate hung on a single question,

might there come a time when the auditor would say that if the reserves are to be wed again, some indications must be given?"

"Yes," Lord Plender says. "Are there certain phrases commonly used by auditors an indication?**

"Yes"

05

"s one of them 'Adjustment

of luxation recémzes???

"Yes."

Step by tiny step the advance continues.

"That expression

indicates

that there have been transferu from reserves?"

"Yes."

"Those transters might be either large or small?”

Yes."

SIGH OF RELIEF "Esn't it or rather, wose't fi quite usual fer companies to

Hastings can now compres set aside inrge sums against the whole of Mr Morland's case their abilly for excers profila into duty?"

or

pro- as his

however, of The true state, fession's prototype. He was the Company's inances --- 80

single question-with efficient, unidamonstre- Attorney-General quietly

Jowill

completo assurance of a favour- tively solid perlaps 日 trife been telling the jury-does not

able answer. "And if it was later discover you sato such words in a fusly correct, Ho represented justify this public confidence,

The reciprocal suavity does ed that these sum perfectly-though at the top- and has not justified it

were not profit and loss account, would most level that vast army of seven years past.

often raaks reciprocal hostility, required, they would be proper you understand from that that anonymous automato which Why not? Because, asserts the

been a transfer, This is a cross-examination with ly brought back into the profte there had

which might be small or large, pours into the City at nine Crown, the annual balance a difference; cross-examination for subsequent years"

been artifcially nuts ite traditional character-

from execar sheels have

duty Lord Plender agrees "Yes," fortified and the commal divi- išties. No attack toorma upon dends artificially inflated by the witness's evidence; that credit." undisclosed transfers from would bo pointless, 28 his "hidden" or "secret" reserves, evidence is formal. No ettade "Often without disclosing in

10. #oy.... secount that Certainty

It was the appro- dccumulated in earlier and more looms upon the witness's credit, profit and loss

have been brought back printe

woni Ms Morland' prosperous Umes. The effect of that would be not only painties they

practice, Mr but virtually impossible--Lord train secret or inner reservest” defonders heaved a brigs sigh of Attorney says,

Plender is the acknowledged was to present

first For tho

time Lord relief. Only ajuty perverse an absolutely untrue picture," deyen of recountants.

Flander qualifles.

beyond normal calculation eduki, The beckoning priza for "That his been done," be upon an issue so highly tebhni

cal, run courrier to the clearly

o'chek each morning, adds up and subtracts, and at five o'clock departs.

GLAMOUR RATING And yet Mr Morland's trial in 193: for alding and abetting the publication of false company reports surpassed in glamour any other ever held at the Old

this continuing

once more. "Quite a regular other reserverprots

Balley, whether one looks to the in which the Royal Mail group 772211-If only he can get. Item 673.

duck.

making heavy

Lord

Plerider

Certainly 4

background to the Bar or to the appeared as

profits when it should have is Lani Plender's endorserunt "And by fras of the highest expressed Judgment of ant so Appeared 04 incurring heavy of Mr Morland's conduct.

reputo?" "Lord Plender, I would like to The dock? Side by side with losses.

ank some questions about what after a pause. self-contained and modest Mr

the Allorney-General 3 speaking. You Morland salp more striking and

referred to as veral rezerves," indication." inajestic figure-Baron Kylsint,Lord Kylsant is charged as the I would like to refer to them." Land Lieutenant of Carmarthen, emperor of the Royal Mall Hasting casually adds, "as Lord Plender, whatever his

former MP for Chester, and a

CAREFUL WORDING

piller of British commercial life pire, and the mon responsible inner recRCUTS.

for Royal Mall policy, Mr "Why?" the judge

Tome

0

knowledgeable -- and so con- The answer cotnes scientious.

"But, generally PANIC VICTIMS will find an

Mr Morland was sequitled. In my opinion, he should not have born charged. Lord Kylsant on personal sympathies and feel- sopirate accueillon (that of Inter-ng, la primilly governed by publishing a fraudulent prospec- for more than 30, years.

Morland is Charged es

jealous regard for the ethics of lus) received a sentence of 12 watch pointer. The Bar? A glittering cluster dog for Royal Mail shareholdere

In my "Because it sounde rather a calling. He will not pledge months' imprisonment. of formale glory included, with -existing arkl potential-and

one inch opinion, he should not have been one solitary absentee,

all the Al

Hastings replies, with his famous better, for responsible

disarming frankness. "But beyond their scope, and every convicted. most fashionable leaders of the certifying, by his signature, that

to be framed Lord question needs day, Bir John Simon, Sir Pattiek per balance sheet gave a true Plender, it is the practice, is it with exquisite art and fact, differing degree, of a Harlings and Sir William Jowilt view of the company's affaire.

not, of many large commerciel "Where reserves have been near-danic following rubbed shoukiers with Mr Pritt

aporet, or called on without Indication, Hairy slump of 1929. tho and Mr Stuart Bevan in

It not suggested-it could enterprises to inve mine-day marathon of evidence not

suggested--that the trner, or internal, reserves?"

"Yc" and, entumonit

auditor paki no regard to thie

"And to set aside sums to And the background? In the use of the reserves, As far back

1026 ha personally. Insisted such reserves out of an unusual- background lay that national Infiitution of which Lord upon introducing the words by prosperous year, or years?,”/

of chief and Mr "Adjustment Kyleont

FERDINAND

mart

taxation

whatever we call them,

1 hold both men vielima, ini national on the

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