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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1954
The Geniuses
Make Life
Hard For Kirk
By VERNON SCOTT
UP! Hollywood Correspondent
Hollywood.
Kirk Douglas had his eye clawed out and was skewered by Tony Curtis in "The Vikings,” but his adversities in that. gory epic were nothing compared to his current problems as co-producer and star of "Spartacus.”
Now in its third month of shooting, the film has been
jinxed from the start.
Douglas has had more battles making the picture than he
has in all his adventure movies.
Things gut off to a bag stark when the cleft-chinned actor announced he would produce a kereen veralon of the novel, Yul Brynner, another screen tough guy, mid he was going to make the same picture, and what was Douglas going to do about it.
After A few .inonth of verbal sword-play, Brynner bowed out and Kirk con- fidently lined up his cast and director.
Again he hit a snag.
The cast included the world's most independent performers-- Sir Laurence Olivier. Charles Laughton and Peter Ustinov.
Each a pentus in his own
addivled right and generally
Lo sceno larceny on a grand neale, the old masters resented taking orders from Douglas.
WIB
Dirrelor GODDARD,
Anthony Mann worked himself into a lather fresh from his ten- trying to keep peace, but
for bis efforts. Now tor packets of amuried Lamp Week South American fired
Hollywood began calling the east "The Dead End Kice and other, less flattering names,
Sabina Sacked
An entirely new
ention.
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tour, did a day's work in the Court of Appeal re- cently-for nothing.
Wearing the same wig that be used until his retirement last September after 12 years as Lord Chief Justice, the Old in the Man, as he is known legal work, presided over un
(Incorporated in Hong Kong) extra Court of Appeal, set up
Notice to Shareholders
Notice
is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held at the Head Office of the Society, Alexandra Houan, Hong Kong, at 11.30 am, on Thursday the 28th day of pllowing May 1969 for the purposes namely:--
receive and consider 1. To
the Annual Statement of Accounta
Balance and Sheet and the Reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon and to declare a dividend.
2.
To elect Directors.
3. To appoint auditors and
fix their remuneration,
4. To transact
because of the long list of LUSCS.
The court was crowded to the doors by people waiting to see him take his place on the Bench again.
As he entered there was an expectant
was
Then Stanley Kubrick brought in as the new director, He promptly bounced Germaan Glar Sabina Bethmann from the feminine lead.
blonde,
Sobina, a statuesque wept unhappily and departed, She said her dismissal came as a
shock and that there had been no indication she hada't been doing a good job.
Ollgler, Laughton and clucked their Lyt" pathy, but they had problema of their
Одо OWN. wing-ding between Journes and Douglas
about the
Ustinov rustic of interest. It was rather like a boxer making a comeback. If it had not been a court of law and if everyone was not so well- bred, one fell they have obeered
man's wardrobe.
would
t
Ittle and the
Sir Laurence wort
His voice acomed husky, but the old fre thunder that delighted courts for so many years Wag there in full menure.
In black
He wore a plain black gown in place of his former scarlet and ermite und sat for most of the time in characteristic pose -wig upped slightly forward and left hand clasped his mouth with the creasing his cheek.
acToys
thumb
Jean Simmons
WIS R
Bir
ring-master English-
hastily
SUM
stimmune to fill Sabina's role. Now things would be better. Jean's British accent fitted in nicely with the Dead End Kids ---leaving Kirk the only, men- ber of the charmed circle with an American twang.
Consolation
Recently fragile Hitle Jeun
entered hospital for observation and a possible operation, which The first case to come before might delay her return by two him was an
by Mr weeks or more. She refuses to opprul John Caldwell Tannock, asay what is alling her.
Lesser
men would tear their hair or take to drink. But not Kirk Douglas, Ila calmly took off for 's fow days test in Palm Springs,
There is a little sunshine in Kirk's life, however even if he is crucified in the picture, Tony Curtis is in “SportacuLE,” too. And this time, Douglas kills himi
CROSSWORD
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Across
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Night noles, the $5
10. Par from outstanding.
BELED mors, episodid.
Bedingens (4)
15. Abora. (4) 1,17. Replying. (9) 19. Cruelty spectasíat." (di""
21. American politicians.
22. In dowrionať TRANSon.
23. Test, (3)
Dowa
1. Mother countries, (9)
Laret garden. (4)
3. Directed. (9) 4. Herralt. 19) 5. Additional. (4)
U. CHIS.
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man (5) 9. Footwear.
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Pralay's solution
---(London Express: derpice.),
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FOR TODAS
Rejoice always. salonians 5:16.
Thex-
The battle may be far from won, but we have! word of the final triumph. That is. ground for re
joicing. other
BAY ordinary business of the Society,
The Transfer Books and Register of Members of the Society will be closed from Monday the 11th day of May 1959 to Thursday the 28th day of May 1959 both days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board, Dated this 30th day of April 1959.
J. DICKSON LEACH,
General Manager.
NOTE
former managing director, who conducted his own care. HIB action had taken five days be fore a judge. He alleged that he had been "ruined" by fraud by Ministry of Works oficiais...
After taking the chair Lord Goddard glanced at a sheaf
of papera question here is whether there
BY THE
Press-fadio Bible Service, The Cincinnati, Ohio,
WAY •
by Beachcomberg reserve
Rad said: "The E setting-up of a com-simple-minded people. Subject-
mittee of experts to inter- g.
deformed
Sir Lary
HE'S SORRY
HE ACCEPTED THE DUKE'S INVITATION
Woburn,
The Duke of Bedford had an unexpected attraction to- day to draw crowds to Woburn Abbey--an aeṛO- plane that stands on its
nose.
The Duke and Duchess, who last summer sponsored a nudist congress on the Abby grounds to publicise their stately home, staged "an acris] at home" to day, offering personal wel- come to anyone who cared to ilterally drop in.
Leonard liddell of Harrogate, taking the Duke up on the offer, flew into the improvised landing ground near the Abbey, bounded over the rough field and abrupt by upended, burying his plane's nose in the ground.
Riddell was slightly cut on Mrs Florence the foreheadi Davis, 60, a passenger, whe bruised about the head,
The Duchess helped give her first aid after civil defence, fro end ambulance workers raced to the upended plane.
Two other passengers in the plane were shaken up-U.P.I.
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PEOPLE in the news
PYTHON
Pathetic "Orio" GOES TO
Dies In
Gaol
Milan.
"Orio the Magician," who earned passing fame and a gaol term as a pathetically unbelievable witness in the Wilma Montes! scandal, died in a Milan clinic recently of a gastric ulcer,
pro-
"Orio," a 47-year-old
whose fessional ortume-teller real name was Ezio de Sanclis,
was
the most bizarre of the meny out of this world characters who popped up to ephemeral celebrity in the case. He brought roars of laughter
silence from the
when he testified in the Montesi trial in 1057 that the dead Wilno, defendants Giampiere Plecioni and Ugo Montagan and "Block Swan' called studio appeared.
Anrin Maria Gaglio together at his Milan the day Wilma diam
Ha claimed that they flaw from Rome to Milan on
consult special Jet plans to him
Hitler
Undaunted by the
laughter,
Orlo waved at the two men in the defendants' dock and saldr "Hello Plecioni, hello Mon- tagna."
Erience in the trial Called to show that Foreign Minister's Bon Piccioni over met "party girl" Wilma, far less that he was responsible for her drown- ing NEMATO
Roman on A lonely From Ene lettera m the aquSTO on the text ¶
or more can
cach word th lette In each of the small squares may be, used once only. "Bach word "must con- fain the large letter in the pančes KEVADE, and there must be at east one bine letter word in the Kat. No plum's no forstan
bench in 1933 as charged.
The nation-rocking trial end- ed in sequittal of all defendants. 10 the Oriba testimony trial was so palpably faiso that the court took minutes off the mïlla caas and sentenced him on the spul 'to 18 months in guol
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TUESDAY, MAY IS By Air
COURT
A five fool python (named Peroy) and A chocolate coloured mouse (named Micky) went to court in Portsmouth.
They helped clear their owner,
owner pet-shop Phylli Cooper,
of 45, "cruelly terrifying" Micky by putting him in the same cage as Peroy-for pythonM
·are well-known, even to malce, as great relishers of a tiny tasty rodent,
Mrs Cooper's deferon ta the charge, brought by the Royal Society for Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals, was that Peray and Micky were old so-
And quaintances,
great friends and to prove that Micky was not afraid of Perey, she pulled therof both out of their cages in court and put them on. R table together. The sum ions was dismissed,
Picture shows Mrs Cooper and Peroy the
inoffensive press Photo.
python - Ex-
Worked Too
Well
CANADAIGUA, NY. SA Leo F. Seguin, 31, protecting his motor against freezing tem peratures, wrapped
a blanket round it and ran an extension cord from His house, lighting a system of electric bulbs to fur- nigh
heat, ndalilonal
Thel motor didn't freeze, but the blanket caught Are and did $100 Įdamage---UP.I.
ghina, People's Republic, ↑ sim. Eve
Form.com, Japan, 9 2.m. Thailand, Malays, Indonesia, Aus- tralia New Zealand, 10 am,
Ceylon, India, Middle East, Great Britain, p.m.
He was released after only 42
wonte no PROPREZAMAMETag when he remeted bie
TODAY'S TIGER
Food: 19 words,
words, excellent. Belution
Lomorrow.
„CATURDAY'S SOLUTION ) Abut amore
testimony
The magician piade headlines In the Italian Press for several days
**The paders- mentioned-him- briefly again when he claim- ed Adolf Hitler was alive at the South Pole and had grown beard. Then they forget
jual set pedal, pett, polju_petal_pin_pling
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4 him.
Talla
London Express Service.
Ho survived
hlg
brief celebrity only two youn-U.P.I.
Philippines, Guam, 3 9.m. „Vjetnam. Franom „Ž PATAL
HINWALL p.m.
Egypt: Switserland,
Italy. & D.m
waz
Canada," U.§.hu • pim.
Portugal,
Flashy Pass
Scranton
Niagara Falls, NY.
University basket-
ball player Bob Tompkins had a
By Surfacetooth knocked out when he col
lided with an opponent during=" china. Prople's Republic, 7 m,t
A game here, Burma, India, 11 M.m. Macao, 1 U.EN.
Japart, Hawa, Canada, 11.8.A. c. & B. America, 5 p.m..
KOTER, $ 2.50.
Australia, New Zealand, & p.m.. Macao, o p.rn.
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