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applies the collage with light.
Sald be the other day; " was terribly stupid. I began to pour the mixture on the lire, "There was a sucking noise, a terriile flame, and an explosion.
Vodka, pills
"I found myself en the other nide of the room with my glasses broken, the skin blown if y lelt hard, my face burned, my hair black.
"went to the doctor and got bandaged. Every so often I have to go out Into the yard and hold my hand up in the
cool atr
"That seres to soothe it. "My right hand is int hurt but this nevident is very und rtunate just as I am cont- pleting a new novel. The Ae of Deceity and revising another.
Ritual in the Dark."
"So I have phoned my friend Bill Napkins in London to come down and type at my datan.
"My hand certainly hurts, but I've got a pint of vodka and six pain-killing tables in me Bow and I'm feeling better." Express Service.
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1959.
PEOPLE
in the news
Jungle
BERTHA
HERTOG
SAYS HER
MARRIAGE
WAS FAKED
Amsterdam. Bertha Hertog, once the "jungle girl" over whose life and loves riots flared in Singa- pore, hus startled the quiet, Dutch town of Bergen op Zoom with a few frank sentences revealing secrets of and her life, then
ΠΟΥ,
She admitted for the first
time that her marriage at 13 to a Moslem was "a fake."
Much of what was said about the way she was sent to live with Malay nurse and her cmergence from the jungle was untrue, she said.
About her parents' law suit against the nuise, Che Aminah,, nhe nais: "My grandmother ran prove my mother gave ne away to her voluntarily."
'I'm very happy". Bertha, now 21 and married with two children, Jelt Singa- pore eight years ago,
The world
knew her then at the innocent cause of racial rints in which 17 people dled--tiola brought about! when Bertha's mother elalmed she had
with left the child Animal only temporarily for safely and now wanted her to come home to Holland. Aminah said Mrs Hertog had puren her Bertha
Mr Hertog finally won the cose. Thirteen-year-old Bertha, who had by then married a 21- year-old school teacher called Mansur Adabi, left her husband and returned to Holland,
Today the young woman wha is now Mrs Wolkenfelt gald; "i am very happy with my husband and children.
"Our Income I not very high but we can live en it happily without getting into debt. I have avery thing my heart can desire. radio, washing machine, vaccum eloner, sewing machine,”
'Untrue'
Girl Shocks
Bertha Hertog and present husband Joop Wolkenfelt "Mother and I often have rows."
her story to "get it eff my mind End make an end of it."
POLIO FELLOWSHIP "IS RIDDLED WITH DISSENSION"
London.
Telecrit
By
JOHN LUFF
Its THE
The Earl of Shrewsbury, chairman of the £100,000-a-year Infantile Paralysis Fellowship, astonished anaual meeting in London by announcing his resignation.
This followed an overnight row in the national executivo lasting six hours.
The split came over the 35- page report of an independent commission of Inquiry set up by Lord Shrewsbury at June aix months after he became chair- man-"to get the Fellowship's house in order."
The
to
Inquiry was asked determine whether any of the 400 officers was making money out of the Fellowship and to recommend improvements in its organisailon.
The report is highly eriifeal. Il says the charity 14 "riddled with dissension and billerness to such a degree that the Fel- lowship hal been reverely hampered in its work."
It condemns its mangement as "datery. cumbersome, and ineffetent,
A victim
Lord Shrewsbury — 44-year- old premier carl and himself a polio victim-cald he agreed with a great deal of the report,, But he added: "There are many things over which don't agree.
we
Marlon
Fan Now
Acts
With Him
a
Hollywood,
Lisa Lu, a Chinese actress who once Bled stories about Marlon Brando in newspaper "morgue," has realised an ambition to perform opposite the moody Oscar winner. The sloe-eyed Miss Lu of the meeting of the executive he said: "I cannot worked on the Honolulu Adver- the belleve that they really ap-tiser, before coming to preciate the responsibility of controlling such very sums of money." Lord Shrewsbury offered to continue a chainman tempor- arily while the recommenda- Lions of the inquiry were carried Ciri
Barre
The general secretary, Miss I. Theoderian, also handed in her resignation, but she too agreed to stay on for a time.
Recalled
Mr Chapman controlled the Dudley Press Company. In 1953-54 the Fellowship
THE REPORT recalls that "That must be untrue, for 1
quite well, when Lord Shrewsbury became aware remember
went of suspicion that Mr Dudley Sho gald: "Muny of the living with Aminah, I things that
toll have been
home several times to have a Chapman, a vice-chairman who j
was making an has since died about me so far are untrue.
look at the new baby. "As far as I remember fi, "Benny
stayed a short me indirect profit cut of the Fellow- things were like this. When caly. I was with Aminah eight ship's Christmas card stheme. the Japanese
the invaded
years. We stayed five years Dutch East Indies my father, in Java, then went to Malaya. all brmy non-commissioned "I had been in Malay for
twe officer, was interned
and a half years when I paid £0,445 to the Dubdley Press "My mother, with Eve first heard from my mother. I and £13,547 for the purchase of children, was living at Timcht, remember it quite well. I was at cards to man who appeared to six miles from Bandung in school the headmaster was have been u business associate
Life then wap very Mr
Englishman- Indonesia.
Elock, an bad fer us, I remember very when they asked me where my
well.
parents lived, I didn't know.
It is quite untrue that the English found jungle.
"My rister was sent out every day in teak for a bit of food"
Bertha contradicis her mother's claims that, after she was given to Aminal for few days whtie a new baby was coming, the nurse refused to give her back and dis- appeared. She bald
"Aminah
Lo
Was maled a Japanese teacher but had no children of her
and the
בעים
loved children dearly. She had learned from grandmother that perhaps my mother would tot ewe of her childrent live with her. My mother was pregnant then.
At school
"I took cly a te time to
and me
Ju
in the
of Mr Chapmanu
This man could net later be traced,
in
The report says: "From the evidence we are not in a posi- tion to say whether or not there any trading for personal It was just before the final was
Mr preft by
Chopman court ruling returning her to
Christmas with her mother that Bertha met connection
Adabl. cards."-Express Service. and married Mansur "That," she said, "was a tricks, fake. Aminah complete made him marty nie to keep me back in Malaya.
Lost jewels
"I saw Mansur Adabi for The first time on the day of the marriage. He agreed
CROSSWORD
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16 T
21
19
play the same. He knew
mar- would never be a true
lage. He had a girl of his own whom. ho married a few years later,"
Bertha does not thlak that zot my mother's consent. Then Mansur Adabi has ever grieved
inether took mny y
ittle about having lost her. She has him, to never regrettext leaving brother Benny Amihah. By way of payment she does, though, regret not for cur upkeep she gave her an being able to return to Malaya.
And she does wonder old sewing machine.
about
"It has been said that I went the jewels, given to her on her to live with Aminah after my 10th birthday by Mr Muroef, But she is haunted by some youngest brother, Charles, was Aminah's second husband and a
She wanted to tell born,
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How many
words o four letters or more ena you make teur the felters in the KURUPO Yh the Jeti p making ench
BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
TWO prominent citizens
jeweller.
two
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There was a golden bracelet with 30 brilliants 1ing with diamonds, bordrops with two diamonds
sach. bracelets, three gold golden chains, and a gold wrist watche Bertha is certain that Aminah has sent them to Europe,
"I thkak I have an idea who has them and I hope to get some time," she
Now Bertha and her mother live not far from each other. But they "often have kowa," sto said. "I have never felt at home with my parents for a zingle day."-Express Service,
of peas want of a war-head?" she then back
"That is the swivel-said. this realm were interview- asked.
dehydrates and ed recently. They were asked to faucet, which give their opinions passports. processes the peas when they front Captain Foulenough sakt: "I create down the chute huve always found them very the hardening-room. Did you useful when I have had to maging we were preparing to leave the country in a hurry. out a tin of pens to the moon? I keep several for this pur- Suspicion persists in rearing its pose, especially for travelling ugly head, eh?" "My suspicion," incognito."
answered Egham,
talk "off
auch an emerg „ney,
"latit
thu
conductor
Dr Smart-Alllek said: "It is loveliest hend in Afghanistan.” not as easy for criminals to pro- And he darted on ardent glunce cure forgid passports ns home at her glossy mane. Then, re- peuple imogitic. They are moro membering to play its part, ho expensive than the genuine guld. "May I have some canis article, and those, who supply louded on my camola?" "Cer- them are often more dilatory tainly," riposted the belle of than the Passport Office-unless Dunữ, who had taient care to they know their inan well,” have some tinned peas ready for Off the record IN a
the record," Twenty Years of Uproar · Foulenough added: "I pasa DEADING of a poris were polished, diose who, whose pace was too hot for from modely or other causes. the singers in an opera, I re- prefer to travel under
membered how Rustiguzzi duels assumed name would lose a letters in
with this sort of thing. She kad rack of the
valuable asset. The passport is n small squares may be used giler
hold up maria by singing A protection. tellow-iraveller. "Each" word, mugz Cokinin only.
once greeted me loudly by my more und more slowly, so that name, and it was only when I if the conductor does not want slowed him my passport that he to be left with a silent orchestra admitted his mistake, accepted while the singer alehes the arle, he has to moderate his ino as Sir Montague Dodgeforth, impatience to get it over. The conductor who tuishes uhvað ef the singer may try to cover his
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Testerday's an
mainland.
THE brightest feature on TV this past week was the featured interview with Kenneth Moore.
This actor, who is becoming in more and more popular Hongkong with every im that slarg him, impressed me most for his modesty.
It was always interesting to see and hear people who figure in the publie eye,, give their views on their professions, but much more interesting to hear them recount those casual ad- 11cm, ventures, which stomp 'just ordinary people.
It was, for instance, nice to learn that Kenneth Morc
Royal Navy during World War 11; and better still to lud him so modest about the considerable service he rendered.
serval with the
***
I should imagine that if TV Hongkong took a census, they would find the Eddie Cantor Show high up on
. their list.
What amazes me is, this star of Lio generations ECHTS
of the veritable Peter Pan олсе
entertainment world.
He was making them laugh in the silent days when I was a boy.
She also Interviewed Brando there when he was en-route to the Far East to make a pleture.
A
|
He was still keeping them roaring when I was a youth. And now, in this TV age, he seems as young as ever, quite an sprightly, and as fast with la pag ns be ever was.
** * *
"After seeing all of Marion's plotures I thought he was great actor and knew I want- work with him." she ed to recalled. "So, I almed for "Yours With A Song," is a
that goal."
six
Three years ago, Miss Lu left Honolulu for Monterey, Calif., where she worked for months teaching Mandarin the artny language school.
tits.
All Races
When she later jeft Monterey, Miss La cnrolled in the Pasa- dena playhouse to study drama- She played a variety of roles including Japanese and Filipino "The years spent in Hono- parts. lulu
lot," helped me a
she sala. "There are all sorts of
races living together in Ilono Ipla.
"And, somehow or other they retained some of their own cul- ture," she explained. "So that Way, I managed to learn some o! other of the mannerisms races."
"One-Eyed Jacks”
show that seems to hold
the interest of all mem-
bers of our cosmopolltun community.
1
A
Mona Fong has not only pleasing voice, but personality. She puts over a cong....
Furthermore, the slow produced with imagination.
Wandering from set to set,
ot thereby giving the illusion a congenial department, her particular style of singing Is enhanced.
The impresion the ordinary viewer peta is-Miss Fang is singing just for him
However, in introducing a guest, I think if Mona Fong would annouimen the name more
or a little louder' then once, and more distinctly, it would help.
For instance, I did not catch the name of the gentleman sho introduced last Saturday week, the one with whom she sang a duct.
I remembered his modified and string
Gaining experience in tele-Edwardian dress, vision and playhouse produc- le, but as most viewers, I was tions, Miss Lu then auditioned curious to learn who he was, for a rote In Brando's produc- tion of "One-Eyed Jacks"
Marlon
Icad
not only has
* * *
the I am still wondering when
In the film, he's also directing it.
Lisa, the mother of three children, plays the daughter of Chinese who runs a Cantina where Brando and his outlaw band hang out.
TV will produce their
first live European play.
It is something I will be able
follow
to get my teeth into,
This will probably the opening of the new studios, where there will be ample
"I think he's very talented room to move around. and creative," the Chinese
It is obvious that the local beauty said. "He's also a good boys can build a set to equal director and very patient with any studio anywhere.
the nicks.
"He's Thorough"
I am
longing to see what
they can do, given space, for
they work miracles in the few
"He's thorough and explains yards now alatted thom everything very well," she said. 1 "We have lots of fun working on the accent needed by girl I play."
the
In the Paramount Situng commissary dressct in light-Biting blue Chinese ohi- and wearing long Deó Kown mother of pearl earrings, Linh said she hopes someday to be- come an American citigen. Miss La arrived in Hono- Halu
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la incurable, Thy bruise and thy wound is grievous.
from China afterJeremiah 30:12, World War II. Her husband, Only moral surgery Shelling Hwang, was formerly save us froni mortal sin. with the Chinese Nationalist Foreign Service.-U.P.I.
Press-Radio Bible Service.
Me Cincinnati, Okio.
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