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An 11-year-old boy who fit
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BAD IDEAS FROM...
Lin
NURSERY
SONGS!
W nursery rhymes could
JHOEVER thought mere |
be insidious? Well here is al salutary lesson to fathers
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Dai Learns
Dancing
By DAVID T. K. WONG..
New York,
Somewhere a bell rang, and a Chinese girl with a sweet dimpled face and books under her arm made her way to an English class. The scene was set at Columbia University and the girl was none other than Lin Dai, the darling of the Chinese screen.
Chinese boy
amul mothers--who bounce babes on their knees around
It all coked very much like she raid. "But when I get mar- just another episode in one of led I'll marry a Inaltime to the tune of harm her movies excipl for one end settle in Hongkony." less little dittles like Wee dierence, This time It was Knowing that marriageable Willie Winkle,
real. She Whis actually Chinese girls have a habit of 45 11 student at being snapped up in New York Three-year-old Bruce Grinley, registered
hallowed Columbia Univerally, faster than women's dresses in n roused his father, Bertram | Grimley,
Preston Park She
attending Fifth Avenue sale, I neked ber Was actually Avenue, Brighton,
five clusses from uine to four every how many proposals for marriage she has received since her arrival
wanted to play,
I thought there had to be a here.
"Nore," she said, but blushed 50 1 But Dad said: "Too curly." catch In it somewhere,
all the same. invited So Bruce played clone, and
her out to dinner for อ whole glorious hour and out the score. We went to a Wee Willie Winkie restaurant just of bustling Tiança of those It was ono Square.
guidebooks restaurants tourist describe s "cozy" but which was in fact noisy and crowded.
-losing his newly-won job as Mr France-nor General Charles de Gaulle tight-rope walking his way to power-but poor, sad, lonely cicek one day last werk, and day, Renis Coly, President of a republic that seemed to be on its last legs.
"Pilim" poeel the baby of chonnjng the met Premier to Jety when a thonging majority
suprisingly vote him
NAFA
cigarette on a bus on thewers in the assembly to deal with the Alrerian and a low
way to school just before|criers. Christmas, was seen by
Bu "Poin" sale:
vole i 10
A
another boy, also 11, who Centrunis: "Lirenent** D [}l---h+4་་་LI---"---
to keep me in power, I mana
futher if he did not give him to have
tonal majority. Lim money. Thly plating case at school- Rene. bey bribery Castre to light al Bindford juvenile court, fust wech
Five boys were before”“”“”“”The court and they admitted taking total of 260 from the boy over a period of six monkits by threats.
Detective Inspeelur Lockley and the first boy had altogether received £25 la £30 in one ported and ten shilling note.
On It Went
Ever fu
Not Difficult
Putuj
eliski!. Vote a imitent is was? de Guulte or chell War,
But the Part: mods were onl and Coly needed na reminding that the French Republie could end the same way it began in e than in your age.
Aurl it seemed then that more were cut for de Candie's blood than his firm but at the helin
Then in Maren, he stopped of the country.
Coty had talke
with farmer
his threats but another 11-your-President, Vincent Auriale, then old took up this poftable game wearily threatened to join ods
where his mate left off.
And on it went until.......... The boy's father, owner of g smoney
going Premier resign hinn-elf,
Kher's shop, noticed msing from the 11,
He. noticed t going burst thought his wife was taking the money to pay bills,
Eventually, he found what was happening.
Primil
order but
National
the 21
COTY
He amiles now but last week he frowned
need to strengthen the authority
the government in face of the slanger that assalls us from all sides? You will have to pro- vide for this otherwise the state will be endangered."
Hi prediction - ignored DS another platitude
The by Assembly-was amply borne aut in last week's events.
Coly
welcomed lice us on honest man, People recalled that when Minister of Reconstruction he ld not touch
Inta
a penny of competention for his bombed houses on the Channel Carist.
He-wa--known as the politesh man in the National Assembly," and when he breame Presidegit, he had no cor and not even a top hal.
He has 10 rundehildren-- nine of them girl. 10s greatest pleasure was to have them arted him and Madame Cotv. who died a few months after he took office.
נן,
A Lawyer
President
Coty was a lawyor years, Le Havre tor 30 Despite poor health he served in World War I and won the Croix de Guerre.
He was elected in 1953 after and 13 votes in the Assembly am!
The Council of the Republic, Tide would have been a vons But despite a retiring disposi- stitutional catastrophe of the Lion 76-year-old President Coly last is regarded as a "father figure." Arsembly He is popularty known as "Pere moment, deputies hat their Brst real Coy."
He is rent admirer of the limpse of the nation's mond.
The Champs Elysees erawat Brities Parliament, insisting that howfe: Vive de Gaulle at create Fieron Law should be changed And from Alglers to allow the govirument to call the new Napoleans threatened elections after being over- to drop paratroopers Inta France thrown.
government of to extend their
message to Parlia- Inst "public safety."
ment said: "Who can deny the mattered,
The boy who had originated the scheme, sfd Inspector sendo peak. Lockley, had told the police:
to come +1 used
up the fall pipe. He left money on the window ledit","
Horrible Crime
mų
chairman, Air Fisher.
Fears Wanc
sa: This is a horrible crime. First the Conservatives swing You could have made this bug behind de Gaulle, thee eenige Into a physical and nervous parties, and Inally the Sorialis wreck."
... fears
of
detatorship a and Coly breathed of the boys, two aged 12 and again, still President, but prob
day in 1923 two aned 13, on probation forbly ruing that two years. The one aged 11, when he decided to enter poll described as the ringlender, was ties.
store of) had hig for Coty s remand Bonie sent to a
trouble with the Assembly. reports.
The magistrates placed four worked
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TUESDAY'S CROSSWORD.~Acrom:
His Arst
He entered national politics in 1923 us a left Republican and WOR elected to the Senate In 1935. During World War I be under the Vichy refused posts government.
beer me
Grinley.
WEE WILLIE BRUCE-
He ran downstairs in
front door.
hle
His, future is uncertain-bat nightgown-and out through the
the only
present
week
TWO MEN SET
A PROBLEM FOR Dr MARGA
Amsterdam.
Two men who have been sailing backwards and forwards between Italy and Australia are every day making more acute a big problem for Holland's woman Minister of Social Affairs, Dr Marga Klompe
They are just two of 63 prob-
But the next voyage
the
Tem dowaways who are in Spey makes is to-Indonesia. Doctor Margo's hands.
There the captain will have
The 03 stowaways Jer la hand the two men over to the Indonesia, formerly held
withcur
by Indonesian
authorities. They
the Dutch, illegally and came ale Indonesian because their to Hotland
Dutch Indonesian mothers chose that imtionnilty. The boys say they passports,
They ned a young! and are Dulch, claim to be Dutch and ani. They face trouble when they
Indonesinn.
They were minars when their parents had to choose between Dutch or Indonesien nationality
became In when Indonesia. dependent in 1940.
They Chose About 80 per cent of the so- called Indonieslan Dutchmen jot mixe descent) chose to be Dutel; 10 per cent preferred Indonesian nationality,
of
But many of the children the 10 Ver cent want to be
Dutch.
Ruth Oudraeth,
said: "My
during the
who is .18,
killed
while
Royal
father wa
Wor
fighting with the Dutch Novy.
"He was posthumously
K knighted have taken his Kalght's Cross ns u posaport,
"After the war .my mother we married on Indonesion and
become to compelled were Indonesians. I do not want to be Indonesinn, 1 feel 100 per cent Dutch,"
ая
Robert Twins, who is 23, and Rudolf Schrijver, 27, have not heen allowed to leave the 11,708-ton Italian ship Sydney Bince they boarded it in In- donesia -8 Acre, 7 He-man,
stowaways four months ago. 8. Noah, Lugs, 10 Tapered, 12 Able, 15 Water, 18 Bail, 18 Crale, 21 Acorn, 22 Aver, 28 Siren, 20 Host,29 Directa, 30 C-wed, 31 Oars, 32 Venus, 37 1ish. Down: 1. Repay, 2 Wage war, 4 C-rude, 6 ENSA, 8 Mail, Left, 11 Ralns, 13 Bear, 14 Even 10 Rover, 17 Wash, 18 Boss, 20. Renewed, 22 Arid, 24 Ideas, a: Stout, 27-Okay, 28 Toss.
The Sydney, has been sailing between Italy and Ausinita, but she is now lying in Genos. The two men are kept in their cabins under police quari
get back to Indonesia,
Dr Murga
a warm-licarted woman, would like to admit the us stowaways into Holland immediately.
of
But she knows that once she ciões thut, thousands Indonesians who feel pro-Dutch will try to come to Holland in the same way.
Livingstone's
Reply
ANY people must
M have often won-
dered
what was the reply when, Henry Mor- ton Stanley took off his hat in the jungle, aud said: "Dr Livingstone, I presume?"
Now it can be told. In a forthcoming book by Byron Far well the author states, that Livingstone "with a kind smile, lifting his cap slightly," replied simply "Yes."
Through the town he ren and run-untli the law caught up with him, and took him to the police station-where the phone rang and Mr Grisley reported | him missing.
Mr Grinley said: "We were frantic. But he seems to have enjoyed himself."
Which is renily
points
beside the
11 would scem that even "Ride A Cock Horse to Banbury Cross" might give young people
ke Bruce bad ideas.
Best to stick lo soporific lullabies in future,
REMEMBER HIM?
Oliver Twist, you'll remem- coming back for ber, kept on
10
"nctually lead quite a quiet: life here." she said. "I go to school all day and I have to do my homework at night. I only
out on weekends,
Li Dai confessed thai the quiet life in New York has made her put on leur pounds, and these she would have to wo.t hard to lose after her return to
She Liked It "It's nothing really," L Dal said "I thought since I am over here I might as well lezen Hongkong---- something, so I am now study. ing English, modern and voice training."
dancing
Began At. 16
LIN DAI.
A RELUCTANT
DUKE SEEKS ELECTION
He prefers to be called Angus - Graham, But in reality this oft Sind Elonia" endigste for Parliament in Southern Rhodesia Is a Duke the Tuke of Mont- rose, and it elested the first duke ever to have been elected to a
Lin Dal bruke Into films when Lin Dal's visit to New York she was 10. While a student at started it as a two-week tour New Asla in Kowloon, she had Commonwealth Parlament by. but after she got here she liked her photograph taken at a valan popular vole. To mu she decided to which-movie-cctresses-quent—But he peculiar thing is that ed. The photographer displayed || Angam Gryhom Although in prolong her stay,
Before leaving Amerien on her her photo in the window and fuses to way back to Hongkong she will producer sputted it. visit Hollywood, but sho
She was offered a screen role phasised that it would be just and her first fitmu, Singing Under a visit my would have nothing the Moon, was at immediate his to do with contracts or Alm Since then she has made such possibilities there. She said she notable is ready committed to the shouting of 10 alms in Hong-
kong.
em-
Lin Dal, at 22, is already the veterum of 27 Alms. Last year she was given the Best Aefrees Award at the Asian Film Festival held in Japan. She plans to go on making films for another five years before quit ting to get married.
No Romance At this, I looked dublous. "Don't worry," she said, taugh- ing that girlish laugh of hers. "1 car control myself,"
Lin Dal dended any romance al present. "I've got lots of .boy friends but no one special,"
MAYOR
use the ille ct Dukes he'll call quits for the title of Marquis, which was his be fore succeedef to the dukedom more than four years ago. And as the Marquis of Graham he is Golden standing for Parliament.
Just why
one know. Lolis and Golden Phoenix. She has played the role of a student Burke's Peerage deputy editor in at least five of her films.
Peter Townend described the In
Duke's behaviour as "unorthodox and extremely unusual."
09 success
New York, Li Dul is
She
fascinated by the lays, opera, baileia-and the shops. wants to em: back for another visit some day.
In Times Square He was In
The only noisy ferment. tonks backened with their nea signa.
no
Trouble Is, too, that the Duke's 23-your-old son, formerly Lord Fintric, who moved up a peg to Marquis when dad buetime a Duke, remains plain Lord Fin- {rất.
crowd Sightseeing
Another peculiarity about the tutes the shorts The night | Duke's postilon is that if elected was 1 ralotively young, but tomorrow he'll be not enly an Lin Dal had to xe to school the Honcurable member in Southern next day. So I said "good-Rhodesla
n date tr right" and made Hongkong later this your
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DRAWS
THE DOLE
London.
The sleek, black limousine with the shining coat!
to the (he belongs
Dempinion Purly, ight-wing which eppuses any move to giva Africans a port in their coun- try's Government) but he will be entled to bis seat in the Bets House of Lords.
Eden Now In Show Business
Nicholas Eden, Sir Anthony's
laken
has
Interest in show bust-
of arms rolled silently up to the dock-side 27-year-old sons, who gave up labour exchange. The uniformed chauffeur banking five months ago, touched his peaked cap and swung open theness, le is one of the buckers door, And out stepped the 61-year-old Mayor of the musler! show Expreson of Swansea, Alderman William Evans . . . West End of London recently. to DRAW THE DOLE.
Bongo, which opened in tho
When be left the Lombard he had Street bank where worked for four years, Mr Eden Wolk said that he found the "100 constricting."
A few weeks ago Mr Eden his Chelsea house and A new home la
in
Belgravir.
The mayor who took offer "I hope that in drawing this last week, had three days dele 'lt also draw attention to 14611ey pick up because he the serious plight at the docks." was unemployed at the docks Refore he timbed back Into the week before. He is a chip-ins var the mayor alo aigneti sold wright.
of the dole. ills salary from moved While he collected his £1 18s. the town will be £1,000. peross the counter the mayoress was biby (cur miles awiy icoking over the Mansion House-thelt home for the next your instead of a counell Bat.
Sald 03-year-old Mrs Rachel Evans: "I don't think it at all at the height of his fame whenundignified for the mayor to
more.
You'll probably remember also John Howard Davies, the frail-faced boy who 10 years
Ko
RS rocketed to stardom Oliver Twist and then retired
he was still only 12 years old,
Well, like Oliver, he too is collect his dole. coming back for more.
He has thrown up his £7-a- week Job with a City finance company.
Now 30 and nearly 6ft. tall, Dovies said Inst
No Dishes
"The situation at the doces is deplorable. For the past eight months my husband has never had a full week's work.
THE VULGAR BUSINESS
OF THE STATELY
HOMES OF ENGLAND
London,
wock; "Scmetimes he has brought hoins What do people want to see in the Stately Homes
less than co. and
really felt the pinch.
we have
"But now, for 12 months, 1
tried to settle down to a normal business life but all the the I knew I would never be happy doing anything other than def- Ing.
"It means starting from the a butler, housekeeper, three |beginning - again. But 11 bemalds,
worth it. I hope."
Lord Grantham?
of England?
| can relax. No dish washing.
Art treasures, sulis of armour, thank goodness. We will have rough bedrooms?
0
gardener,
and 赫
In modern ilmes stately homes should be open for the Yes, all these--but the Duke of Lenet of the public, he said.
criticised fellow peers He Bedford at Woburn Abbey handyman,
thinks they need something who, were "lit tiving three- "By careful housekeeping. 1
quarlera in the past and just in have saved up enough money to The Duke, one-time reporter the prezent." buy myself some nice olothes.“
On Beaverbrook's Daily Exolest The mayor, a Socialist, drove as shocked other Stately Home
щого.
They only offered "a cotner from a yacht club luncheon in owners by installing juke boxes of their door" to the pubile and I hope was, before last the west und of the town to the-which earns him £6 a week us 509 ne on the public
In the Sir labour exchango New Year. that Alexander Grantham would be ead.
Lord Grantham of Hongkong. · Gave A Lift
hafore he left the Colony on re- tirement after long and dis- tinguished service.
east-and
On his way he called in at the dry dock
worker"
penny-a-peep
devices at
the crown
1oft, the better.
"One has got to give service
with such provocative Uller "What the Buller saw."
He's gone further. At the and give the pubile what they where ho had Institute of Public Relations in want or they don't comu. Ob- and London recently, he sald Blately viously, the wider the number "This, Hongkong officials been a "cool thought, would have been the pocketed his phy for two days' Homes were "a business"-just of attractions, the place has to Queen's way of acknowledging work there. in keeping with popular feeling.
like any other business.
offer, the wider, the public." He also gave a lift to one of
The duke sald 20 per cent of. And "Stately Homes should and they sai be places of enjoyment, not just, bls. customers came for the his ten highly successful years his workmates;
the deep, stuffy dead museums.” back together in
amusements, 20 per cent came ks' Governor,
may Boy extremely with organisations, "mut caring They were surprised when cushioned seats of the mou
the mat a hoot where they went," 40 Naw Year come and went and sine, with the flag Auttering modestly that I am
succesful person in my busi per cent came because they had Sir Alexander was at Sir from the bonnet.
Later ho said: · "Work. In ness," he said.
heard about him and ten per | Alexander..
"It my are the ship-repairing ́yards in very
moiiods and wrong, 'cort because
they wanted" to still hoping and saying it seatud. Most of my males are why are they so successtylinger works of art,
Everybody tells ma that Which alwers the question I would be tting tribute that lucky to work even two days a
what I de la matemeaty, vulgusko posakinlikle, silaakso 4.POGAER/Wilk, Dózsa kin wENCE..
But Hongkong ·· officials
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