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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1958.

WEEKEND

Friell

FACTORY SHARES SHOP

Camels Sometimes Bite

by Logan Gourlay

"Shares chicken feed! What we want to do is

to put in a take-over bid,"

YANK HOME

Starring

YVONNE BUCKINGHAM Go Ana Price

PAT HALFIN

as Hugh Evans

GEOFFREY JONES

As the Duke of Rockwater

4

US MOON BASES A

THREAT TO

PEACE:

Photographed by

KENNETH DENYER

Toge

"These Russians just stir up trouble for us

everywhere,"

"Aho, our first client!"

HEW TY

STATION

FOR

NDËTHERN

IRELAND

"TEA

GENEVA CONFERENCE

ON MEASURES AGAINST SURPRISE ATTACKS

"We'll have to blow it up, chief. Sure there's too much violence on T.V. altogether."

A British Crossword Puzzle

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8 Essential to both tyre and

radio (5),

10 Posably pure area of South

America (4).

12 River of Venezuela (7).

Opposing directions Bre meant to catch one (5).

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16 Declare (4),

17 in musical Essociation with

peamani (4).

reparation 19 Make

lunchtime? (0).

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21 Equine gnít (4).

23 No back,sent (5),

24 Dance wenz (0).

20 Necessitous (0),

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#peeches (0),

18 It may got a tanning (0), 22 Rubbish may be shot horn!

(4).

FRIDAY'S CROSSWORD- Across: 3 Red Cross.-0 Curfew, 9 Benorita. 11 Talheres, 12 Etch. 13 Ovate, 10 E(G)z-lam. 19 A-dam, 22 Disinter, 24 Bentence.,29 An-gent, 20 Dominant, Down: 1 Acule. 2 Wrath. 3 Heserve. 4 Ewer. Clod, a Oplate, 7 Swathe. 10 Neath. 14 Agn-in. 15 Englést. 10 Passed. 17 Barnum. 20 Ulter. 21 Grate. 22, Dean, 23 Sean.

Directed by RAYMOND HAWKEY

-Now the duke gets doused with a screwdriver!

DAV

AVID J. BURTON unfastened his seat belt on the Viscount plane bound for Nice and passed his copy of the evening paper to Harry Lever.

"I've seen it," said Harry, pointing to a story in the front page, headlined "Camel Bites Film Star."

"Just because I'm publicity director of the company I don't have to rend every damn story twice. Anyway I practically wrote this one in the Evening Sun."

"I wish you hadn't mentioned my name," said Burton, crunch ing the barley sugar handed round before take-off.

"What's

thisi" wrong with said Harry. "David Burton - 1 got them to miss out the Jess because 1 show you hate it David Burton, persenal assistant to Hugh Evans, boss of Home and Herdsphere Films, sald, last night: 4

just on nocident. The camel has been replaced. Philip Oswald will be fully recovered in a few days."

Was

As he retreated sheepishly to the lift and the sanctuary of his bedroom, And stopped into the foyer to see that Harry Lever, Burton, and Philip Oswald were at the reception desk.

A greeting

She shouted across the foyer "I'm here. Right here. But don't want to see any of you,

Ana took time to swig her

I'm more

"I'm afraid,”

THIS IS "We'll give you any, protec- less about your Government's up and shouted after her. "You the

cot- tion you like. But you've got money. Anyway you've borrow shouldn't miss it-darling. It's wool to come back. Think of the ed most of it from America. I'm charming. The leading lady tan

not coming back, and that's world with money the contpany's losing."

is caten by the shark Anal" the hard

Ana didn't hear. In a bold, sald Burton, flamboyant- hård” she "was righ- coro

screwdriver before saring. " you persist in this attitudo ing, "With love, Ana in a show busi- don't give a damn for your Mr EvaNS

and the company pink-paged autograph Book for ness. In his company's money. first fiction serial LOGAN interested in my own assets. My will be forced to sue you for a crew-rut American youth.

breach of contract.”

A page boy was calling for GOURLAY chips away the priceless, physical assots-that's

Momslour Lover. Monsieur Aver star voncor that overlays what a writer once called them "Go ahead," said Ana.. "I'd or Montour Burton. They were And Price. Because a for- in a fan mag."

mather be sued than chewed" wanted on the telephone from She sat up savouring her London, tune-teller hos sald she will bo disfigurod she quite a film and goes

Cannes -- pursued...

to

to the lousy movie now. Just think, it might have been me that was bitten."

They walked over slowly,

"But it wasn't you" cald Oswald was stooping slightly and Harry, "Your beauty's unsullied.

dishevelled. And it won't be you make lus dark hair was "I was careful not to

He had his left, camel-bitten you say that the camci would be shot. We'd have had every arm in a sling. animal-lover in England — and

“We've got rid of the camel. When they were near the sofa We'll even shoot the picture. that means practically every- And suddenly picked up a large, without a camel.

body-chasing us."

"Do you think it was really

accident?" asked Burrian

mock: Chinese vase from a table and throw it at. Oswald, He stopped in his tracks. Harry lunged forward, and caught

"Of course it was on acci-

He took a firmer grip on it dent. But the kind of accident our Mr Oswald provokes. He's and for a moment it looked as throw it drunis

29 usual. He starts to though he meant to make fun of The Method actors back at Ana. Then he shrugged and pretends, he's a camel. He and put it down on the table. mastes faces at our carnel and tries to make camel noises.

"SO

Near angel

The three men looked at Ann scathingly, Oswald said: "Thanks for the welcome, darling Ana."

had

"I always throw things when the Door beust takes I'm angry," said Ana. It was fright and bites him. I hate to a line she

spoken in a annite the obvious joke, but I B movie, think it will die of alcoholle polsoning."

Burton smiled his practised smile: The funny thing is it should have been that terrible wortian Price who was bitten."

"I'm convinced that fortune teller was wrong," said Harry. "No camel would: bila her. They're stupid hals, trainer wal tell you that. they're not that stupid.

"I met these gentlemen at the hotel door. I came СТУ the plane before them to convalesce after my unfortunate accident."

"Let's not talk about that," sald Burton. "I think we should all have a drink.”

The Once bitten.

But

Ana sat down deliberately " wish. we had caught on the sofa. and crossed frer Price at

airport and long legs, enclosed in a pair dragged her back to the studios, of striped torexlog pants which

the

I don't think we've a hope of clung to her thighs Uke a coat I have a getting her back from Cannes." of enamel. "Sure

drink. Another screwdriver. Miss ANA PRICE was striding But we'll also talk about that. up and down in the terrace of a I know I was right, and so was small hotel Just behind the old Mrs Warthic. Nothing on Croisette in Cannes.

earth would make me

to back

Ana looked like an angel-as near physical perfection 29- nature and cosmetic science could malce her,

An ugly mind

But her unangelic ugly lite mind was showing. Sho was of Rock- saying to the Duke water: "Why should we be be stuck in this louży dump? I'm a star. I should bo in the Cariton. Your're a duko. You should have some influence, Don't just sit there. Get up and do something."

The duke, who was lounging on a chair with his feet up on à table, stayed as he was" "It'# about it. no good, going on darling. I've already done all I can. There's a Festival on and the Carlton's packed. Alter all; we weren't expected."

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21. Boey. (4) Ana stamped her golden-22; Licensee. (9) sandalled foot "If you don't 21. Rabbla-romJET. (1) got up and go round to the 25. Dos. (4) 29. Colier nagy, (6) Carlton and demand a quito 171) this drink, over ....I'll pour you, you blun-blooded slub." Sha] brandished her glass of vodka and orange, the mixture. known. na a nerowdriver.

He was

The duke amiled what ho hoped was a moliffying smile, but he did not move. beginning to say. Now please be reasonable," when Price goured hor screwdriver over his oilbtretched legs, alo was wearing":"light stockm. '

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remark, No answer

Harry tried another tack "If you don't care about our money think of the country's. You probably don't now, but

"Say thal's weity good.. Rather be sued than Harry ead. "We're not here. chowed. And it's original, You We refuse to talk to signs. can tell Evans that when you We're out. Borti: Lost Any get back.”**,

thing you like:"

She rose and sauntered with He had to stop Burton rushing fffglitened Lackey to a lot of tha' hacking' for the a languorow hipswinging like a

towards picture is borrowed from the movement

the lift, answer the Telegiborie: Government." He coughed. "You boys should go and see the Ita. JapanCSO "From the Government Recux movie tonight.

I'll be tation and Assistance Board for with French sub-titles. Film Production."

at the casino,"

To hell with them," said And simply, "I couldn't care

J

Oswald, who, had been sunk in on alcoholic meditation, looked

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