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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1960.

ON THE LEFT-Reporter Kenneth Amas.

(6 ft. 1 in., 12 stones 2 lb., aged 36) went.

to India to see a man who said he left

Britain in pursuit of greater peace. Bu Ames had cause to wonder after meeting Professor J. B. S. Haldane (6 ft. 3 in., 14 stones 4 lb., 66 years)

The professor who hates violence me out

hurls

IT is not every day of the week that a reporter enjoys the privilege of being thrown bodily down two flights of stairs by a distinguished

scientist.

I had driven 15 miles fron Calcutta 10 visit Professor

Haldane, scientist

J. B. S.

*

from KENNETH AMES, CALCUTTA

philosopher, mathematician, and

Communist Party of all former

buffalo, leader In Britain, who now has Indian nationality.

Professor Haldane works as a £20-a-week consultant and lecturer at the Indian Institute of Statistics bode which India's future mathe. trains maticlans, physicists, and statistical exports.

while hunters the league of Haldane, "we hope to

White-faced with fury, he did not stop but, twisting the lapala of my Ivy League sult, scie od at ine: "Get of these pre- You are trespassing. ties. How dare you come here?"

Above the shriek of the two Haldanes I tried vainly to Haldane gave up his British convey the idea that I wanted a about Life

antionally two years ago. Ils explanation: "I hope to get a Job in a more civilised country,

I want to live in a country

where

there

are not foreign troops sil over the place. Yes.

I mean American troops"

Until

serious

discussion with a capital L

ls is my house. Get out!" he went on. I pointed out that the dwner's name on the gate

was not his,

Professer wife, recently Haldane and his wife lived in

Between them, husband and of formidable team chuckers-out, tossed

me down the green, tree-tiled compound we flights of stairs with a of the institute with Indian size 11 boot in my rear for good colleagues, Now they have

measure and Mensahib "shrill- moved out to a villa half a mile ing

"What

impertinencel further along Barakpor trunk Leave us in peace. You criminal

road.

There the professor Ilves like an Indian, drazes like an In- dian, studies Indian languages, and

rice and cats his curry Indian fashion with his hand, rolling the food into ile balls, ikie home is only a short from the Belsen-like distance

you!"

RESPECT

I landed in a heap among the professor's sweepers and dhobl wallahs.

My Sikh taxi-driver, - enjoying poverty and suffering on the the performance huzely, picked outskirts of Calcutta. The pro- me up and dusted me down as fessor is out of completely from the confetti of my untipened let the European rommunity, He ter to the professor fell around gives all his time la Indian us

friends.

It was about his new philo sophy that the future lies with the Oriental peoples-that I went to talk to him,

SLAMMED

My telegrams had been returned undelivered. Efforts to teach him by telephone were fruitless,

"Why you not fight him back?” : said the Sikh,

That was how I came to learn very little about the new Hal- dane philosophy of life.

And was left wondering just how the professor interprets non-violence, which is so impor- tant a part of the Indian think- ing he shares today.

Down at the Statistical Insti- tute one of his Indian colleagues told me with bated breath "Hal-

dane sahib is a very great edu- cator. We have much respect for

At the seat two-storey villa the door was opened by Mas Helen Haldane, an Intimidating him.” figure with short-cropped grey hale. She was wearing a home- spun Indian cotton dhoti and leather chapplies (sandais).

I could see his point.

In the second-floor, private laboratory of the seven-floor Behind her I could see the grey concrete instilate on the professor, similarly attired, #11- outskirts of Caltenita, the iras- ting cross-legged on a low divan cible, toray Haldane carries on rending newspapers.

research work.

For three years he has stead- fastly refused to be interviewed on his views on life today and on taking Indian nationality.

On one occasion he went on a

"Iost unto death" following the visit of a local reportæ from Calcutta. The fast lasted three days.

Mrs Haldarie, looked me up and down as, l' introduced my- self. She took one step forward

and seemed about to push my

He is attempting to find ways and means of growing more rice per acre to licht Asia'a greatest threat-hunger.

Rucsians collaborate in the

work.

In another part of the build- ing, his wife, formerly Miss Helen Spurway, who is also on the staff of the Indian Institute, presses on with her pet subject chice mere alk,

how to maine silkworms plo-

face in when she changed her Haldane, who was for many mind and slammed the door years chairman of the Daily Worker in Britain, is looked

instead.

1 tried again.

This time the upon by his Indian colleagues as

door was flung open and the

scientist, lowering above my

д distinguished, if minicult, member.of the staff,

puny B. lin came rushing The day I wanted to tour the straight at me like that terror Institute of Statistics I Was VD-

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The visitors book reveals that the institute is a favourite target for delegations of official purton from China, Russia and Ekstory Europe.

A guide proadly showed m machinery sent by this -Soviet und silk-woven plotures and other souvenirs, doingtod by the Chines

The school, in which Haldan lectures" post-graduate-

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FIVE MINUTES

WITH SAMMY

THE SIZZLER

BY KITTY DIXON

SAMMY DAVIS JÚN

JACOBY -on' BRIDGE:

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WAS exposed for only five minutes the other day to the radioactive'

personality of American song and dance man, Sammy Davis jun.

And today I am still chatter- ing like # 33 г.p.m.' record play- ed at 75 rpm For Seminy Dave's fast-talking buillere in catching.

I met him at London Airport. And if you are wondering why anyone would spend an hour travelling all that way just to see a man with a crooked nose and a jaw that looks one size too big. I'll tell you: Sammy Davis fun, is mid to be a

pale.

butil

on

-have

Into him cogerly-awaited visitor.

The next day Davis was on his way from Australia (when he has done five thrive to niht- ly audiences. of 10,000) to New York (where he was scheduled to star in a charity show underprivileged children).

for

Boaldes getting married, he will be making £ Alm with Frank Smatra and doing some shows in Miami before return- ing to London.

And then a voice over the loudspeaker announced the fight to New York.

That's me," Gaid Sammy Davis, fitting himself out ogain Frank Sinatra was to have with his load of cases. done the show. "I'm just all-

maken other entertainers, pude, ing in for him." cald Davis, His best friend, Frank Sinaim,

calls him "a genium.”.

I wanted to meet this tiny genlus, whose face is not exactly beautiful (It was badly anash- ed in a car accident).

"Mr Wonderful" exploded

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If you don't think so look at this delayed triple squeeze play- "He-don't forget to wished at the Collon States fourn

ment in Memphis by Jeff Gück me happy birthday. I'm 34 of Miami Shores. today."

Jeff looked at the dummy and Hea he received any presents counted 11 top tricks. He duck- telling me. about his future, yet?" "Yeah, this," ha alded the first diamond to set up a which promises to be even more fifting a well-tailored sleeve to squeeze eltuation and when East bectic than his past.

let a heart go on the next lead show me a gold Swiss watch.

From his dancee?

he was ready to operate.

The Inst Ave minutes Davis's flying visit were spent

men.."

His fiancee

"I'm getting married in Las Vegas in February," he said, straightening his pork-pie hat turn this into á proper univer-into the akport, waiting-room and his heavy black glasses. sity, a kort of School of Econo- under a mountain of plastic "Sinatra's going to be my best mies. But at presont our in-wardrobe bags, cameras. and terests are largely practical, not shoulder-satchels. He let them theoretical."

Joli crash to the floor.

"How about that?" he said, shaking his head with all the Jenergy of a wet puppy. “My Arst time in London and I've only got 10 minutes.” (He was changing, planes).

The first five were spent in a huddle with a London night- club owner,

"talking money."

OPPOSED

Haldane recently caused a slight stir when he opposed the Increasing use of insecticides in Axia.

learn "the

If people

of the

that He claimed

stop and altempt to would

language mosquitoes they might have a better understanding for insects. start then proceeded to He experiments to read mosquitoes morse code.

Nevertheless, insecticides go en being used. So much so that nutaria has now almost been eradicated from India.

It would seem that, in inter- preting the hum of the mês quito, the Indians prefer D.D.T. to J.B.S.

→f London Express Scroica).

FOUR D. JONES}

by MADDOCKS

NOW WHAT THE BLAZES

pey.

His public

for four

Davis's

Et godt! to 21- Canadian Kingor year-old comedienne Joan Stuart Was announced last month.

Joan is white. The engage- ment was

by opposed

her have said they parents, who don't wort her to marry n

Negro.

"But

I'm

gradually getting *Dovis will appear

ihem on my side," he said. "Her weeks in May in London. And father has said O.X., but I'm according to the man who will still working on her mother 1

he will Ect "A

four- want them both to come to the figure fee the highest ever wedding." fer a cabore performer in this

And that Includes Or Joon he says "She's the country. Lena Home,"

most adorable woman in the This is remarkable, because go world,. I hope she'll give up for his following in Britain is show business when we get entirely secondhand........he has married, I'd like her to be just never appeared here.

B wife and mother." Davis's Bui his records-and that up- first marriage Jasted nine coming Alm, "Porgy and Be" months,

SAME TMD ASK QUESTION, EXIDDY ARE YOU DOING), YOU ARE ON MY

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BRICK BRADFORD

WE'RE TRAPPED! FIRE BEHIND US AND IN FRONT OF US!

I WONDER WHOM THE MARTIANS FEARED THAT THEY SET UP SUCH PROTECTIVE

EQUIPMENT!

FERDINAND

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YES, BOB - JUST" GIVE ME TIME. TS SWEEP-

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CREATURE,

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FOR, Yes!

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BUT WE MUST GET OUT OF HERE!

ILL TRY AGAIN

TO BLAST THE

DOOR OPEN

CINDERELLA

READY FOR

As usual,

"No. From Sinatra," Sammy was running.

And he was gone,

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

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Here is a problem specially contributed by J. Alzikewiez (Raita). White to play and

mate in two moves.

London Exprem Sprutos

COMRADE, IGNORE GSR CAPTAUST IDIOTS, YOU AND S THE

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By Paul Norrla

BE READY TO FIRE YOUR GAS GUN THOUGH THE FLAKES

INTO THE NEXT ROOM,KRIS!

Je won that second diamond in his own hand and promptly leashed three rounds of hearta to 400 who would show out. When West felled to fallow la the third round deft had no further worries,

He simply led a, diamond to dummy's ace and ran off his spados. On the Inst spade lead West hod to discard down to two clubs in order to hang on to a diamond and dummy's last diamond was discarded.

Now East felt the presure. He had to let go of a club hi

order to hang on to the jack of

hearts

and three club gave Jeff his slom.

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