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THE ̈ CHINATM MAIL,” THURSDAY, DECEMBER ~18, 1958,

However humble the home may be...

Guard against that prowler

ARE you a good citizen and a good neighbour? If you see a stealthy- looking character lurking around a house in your vicinity, or if you notice any unusual and suspicious circumstance that suggests to you a burglar may be at work on someone else's property, do you contact the police without delay--or do you shirk from such a step from a fear that you might be mistaken and might be regarded as a misguided 'busy- body'?

If you adopt the former course and notify the police, then you are acting in the interests of your community and need not reproach yourself even if your suspicions prove unfounded.

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The police will certainly not proach

should you yin mistaken; rather, they will com- rud you as a well-intentioned member of the publle, and will Wish there were more of your Kai

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task crime nefretion and erlaw pre- vention would be made in whole tot ruster if there were

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On the other hand, it may be vour own property that has af

attention the criminal[n which would appreciate if a friendly neighbour Gr passer-by ALTRO - moned the Law

You Yourself, however, enn do much to end of the attention of would-be- Thieves who may Coat spevulative glances in the direction of your home

It is well-known fact (well kawn, at any rate, to the pollen

in olf countries) that the great majority of crimes committed by haurebreakers

burglars are accordance

not carried out with Σ previously-worked-out arul detailed plan Ch the en- trary, ist erines in this cute- Lory are committed becuase the opportunity presents itself

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By H. GANE

who is quick to seize the op- Jauzity at the expense of a careless householder.

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you have gone out: potes such as Kroceries in porch"--- Intended for a tradesman's eyes, but such pleasant reading to a

alory crook

An uc-

When you are to be absent from home for more than a day, encel your orders for milk, newspapers, etcetera cumulation of milk-bottles or other deliveries at your door will Abdest your home may be,

the fact that A lot imaging on that be-

plainly advertise Kodant that t contains nothing your house is empty.

Don't leave keys under mats, worth stealing Yours would Trudeed be an impoverished home outhouses, or on a string

of such were the case And, however humble your domicile, tion delude yourself by think- ing that thieves don't rob the Jour They prefer rich vielims Lerous of the fatter prospects of gun, het the mazesions of the

cheff call for skija of a high order than the rank-and- Ple of the bergling fraternity 1,『:༤ ༩༤༧ ཟླ, The petty thief preys

tople who ran Bl-afford

fellentele―atiið due without qualms of con- Muice no mistake about that.

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So what to do to ixent this type vl ernal? Fiere re Sorine Neliše measures

Dorte offer an invitation to an

wrongdoer who is on the prowl suweleine intruder By leaving in quest of easy prekings and notes on doors 10 julcate that

A Measure of Pimm's A slice of lemon add ice

and fill up with

Lemonade or 7 - UP.

Hora's SIMMS with the

PIMM'S

It's so refreshing!

THE ADVENTUROUS WILL GARNISH WITH CUCUMBER RIND & MINT.

Sole Agents: CALDBECK'S

Wear LASSO Perfume

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sweet tender

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AT ALL LEADING PERFUME COUNTERS

Solo Agent!! K.CAUDRON & Ca

Franch Bank Building Hong Kong,

Letirad ม tetter-slot Thieves are wise to all such practices.

See that all windows and dours are secure, and that locks and bolts are efficient The

consult a firm of experts on the really shrewd householder will

subject of locks and bolts, and Take advice on the best anti- burglar devices obtainable.

Don't allow manown callers into your house without satis-

yourself fying

credentials

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If you are going out in the evening and your home is to be empty after dark, leave a light on in one of the front rooms not in the hall or on the landing A light in the hall of a house staircase landing does not necessarily indicate that the owner is at home, but a light in one of the front rooms does suggest that the house is oc- cupled, and a would-be burglar is likely to steer clear of it. He in not usually the sort of man to take und risks. A house 36 fotal darkness or with a light

PRESTON SUPER SPEEDWAY

1 mile ahead INCREASE SPEED

NO LOITERING NO. STOPPING

NO BREAKDOWNS

ND ANIMALS NO LEARNERS

NO INVALIDS

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"Wall, so long, Harry---you'll find our insurance in the little tin box in the cupboard under the stairs."

ROBERT MORLEY

WHE

REPORTING ABOUT LIFE ON TOUR ... WITH

A LITTLE NOSTALGIA FOR DAYS GONE BY

And I lived like

THEN I was young I could never understand how anyone could be so foolish as to choose to live in the country. Now, having lived in the country for 20 years, I dislike cities.

When I am acting in a play in Lon- don 1 am driven up in the late afternoon and usually fall asleep in Slough, I invariably wake up at Hyde Park Corner, and by the time We reach

I am Shaftesbury Avenue

as fresh as a daisy. Fresher. Coming home sleep all the way, but by that time 1 lave given my oll to the public and have had a fairly heavy meal,

Once in a blue moon I go on tour.

burning in the hall or on the When I started ar an actor I landing will ofer aelf as aloved touringe---which was just us tempting prospect to him, hou- | well, boonuse I certainly couldn't' Cvcr. He will try the door-bell | get a job in London.

KT the knocker-and ort to Oldham, Darlington, Rochdale, work on forcing an entry Weston-super-Mare, Bognor there is no response.

and Leamingtom Spa were all the same to me.

If you are going off on a holl- day, notify your local police that you will be absent from home for A specile period. Also, inform your immediate neigh- bours and ask them to report to the police if they see anything uf a suspicious nature white you They will surely be Are Away

If you are glad to co-operate

do the prepared to

same for

them.

Business

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premises which ure unoceupled at night are specially vulnerable, of course, but many of the precautions which apply to private homes are also ap plicable to commercial Industrial buildings. Here again, expert advice of anti-burglar devices should be sought.

and

I can write with feeling on the subject of precautions-since 1 learned my lesson not so long ogo as the victim of a sneak- thief who broke into my home, Now I do all I can to make lite for this kind of parasite as dif- Neull as possible. And although my house and its contents are far from being in the luxury class I not only do my best to protect my property, but 1 alev nake very certali that I'm prompt in my annual payments of an insurance I've taken out on my possessions,

Enjoyed

..they

I used to enjoy the excitement of moving on every Sunday at somwone else's expense. I even used to enjoy Saturday nights. when I was the assistant stage manager and had to stay awake until three in the moralag to see the last piece of scenery out of the theatre,

The Just plece but one it usually turned out to be because the resident stage manager always tried to hang on to a back-clath or a border Lo make up his pantomime and I was never very good at packing.

a sultan

thirty bob

At Liverpout, for

sume reason, I always feel a mood of discontent

HOTEL ENTRANCE

That's where the money is if it to $9. And, with A few to six, and The Balmoral, Sand- only you can find it.

At the menent a good many productions intended eventually for the West End and even a www which are not are dreling round the provinces Like air- lurers wanting to land in a fog. Some of them are managing to arrive more or less on time; soma have to be diverted; and Fecked with excitement, ven- although most of the cast will others are destined to crash,

ture, and sometimes love, and have baled all very moderately priced. For they are wise, 30s, a week you could live like Some people would rather see a sulton. You could st

duced in London. a play before it is officially pro-

Lite on

LOT was superb,

our before then f

can be sure that the

orviously and very understand- ably deteris the whole thing und is beginning to loathe bis father into the bargain.

The day passes rather slowly for me, although I stay in bed a good deal later than normally because I expect it to be raining. When I finally get up and misu the blinds the sun to shinin but luckily it is too late for a walks before lunch.

Later in the day ten helps to restore my spirits, especially in Manchester, where they serve

currant bread as a matter of

course and two different Borta of teocalco.

I always feel that it I could gut to know a Low wealthy burghers, alsteren,

VICE

officials of a television network, the week might be more profitable, but somehow I never dto.

Sixting one evening in the restaurant, however, I did zgy a lovely Chinese girl with a most impressive-looking escort in a dinner jacket.

"Who would that asked the walter,

"He is the owner

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ba?" I

of the Club," he told me,

"What goes ст there?" I

table exceptions. manage ringham, and Windsor Suites, meats on the whole do struggle which are let throughout the asked.

even if they do not always succeed to do just this.

The same

week for general meetings, "But everything," the walter extraordinary genemt meetings, answered. "Baccarat, roulette, and auditions for quiz shown on Mah Jong ... the lot!” television.

"I would love to go there," I There is the reception desk, told him. "How about getting with a number of rather pretty me an introduction?"" girls on une aide of it

and a number of rather plain men on the other trying to book bed-

Forms.

When real disaster strikes it is usually good for a few laughs and the audience might have wested their evening just the same watching television.

But although I would never There is the open a play cold in London if I loading to the could help it. I and I den't enjoy touring as much as I used

to.

For one thing,

usually find

entrance hall street and the backs door leading directly on to this station.

There is the hali parter,

who scerns to know sceneone who can

myself staying not in digs but get you a sleeper on Saturday at the Station Hotel. These night. splendid Institutions оте

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complimentary sent in the local conema by simply asking for the

The seats are cheaper and manager and showing him e

they the inside of Breasepaint on

selors are really on their toes your collar.

every Ovening. vying with You will savely be surprised each other for the langbe. to learn that times have changed, On the other hand, there are it quito cult at fines to But, in any case, when I go on others who resent the guinea- remember in which city one is tour now I never go hear pig role they

And, of course, there to the are expected to lodged. Bognor or Darlington,

manager, who comes forward to play at their own expense.

Each has its French welcome you and who is on It is not by chance that I At least, beg' these unwilling Restaurarst, The Grill. The BOINC lend-lease arrangement have just returned from Man- covius, get the play in Bome Buttery, the Main Lounge, with from his father's establishment chester, Liverpool, and Glasgow, sort of shape before you bring its string orchestra from fou on Lake Como, and who quito

Impressive exactly the same, and one finds

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"SORRY ABOUT YOUR COAL, MY DEAR CHAP, BUT NOWADAYS WE HAVE SUCH A SPLENDID OIL-CANI"

Ten minutes later I wza upstairs in bed as tistaÏ. don't suppose the waiter was telling the truth but then ... ho just might have been,

Liverpool, which was next on my list, soomed this time TEXTE

Uko Manchester

than Manchester itself. The entranco

hall, of the hotel is always piled

high with luggage-labelled for Samoa or New Guinea, and since cua in going on only to

that Glasgow oneself, for discontent straight away.

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Organised

One

there In Liverpool, however,

now at least

good restaurant that stays open until midnight and an avant-gurde theatre aun, like one of those conducted tours of the Greek Islando, by Sam Wanamalber,

On we went to Glasgow, where better comedians than me shave bitten the dust. There is a legond that here they once mada Cyril Richard cry.

I managed to keep a stlit upper lip, although, most even- ings, the theatre yan far frozza

Dy

The Station Hotel, on the -other band, was very may Indeed. Night after night the revollers. MOMO of them actually wearing the tilt, packed the private suites and public rooms. Át'u late hour they were still roeling around. I am not a prude. Indeed, I like to see people having fun and enjoying themselves, and if I detestet alightly toverbh quality in all this gaiety, a.biert of abandon acmetimes in the self-cporting Hit, refroinett from, waising my eyebrows.

It was just that I couldn't help 'tooling that it would · have been more "wholesome for pome of them to save started their evening's' dissipation in thỏ theatre where I was performing,