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CLUB MAILBOX

I

AM enclosing seven photographs with negatives.

I'd be

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1960.

CHON

FOR BONGKONG

Random ramblings

TTAVE you ever stopped to think what a dastardly

HAV

and demoralising thing telling the truth is?

Sentimental

How do you think Miss cause you immediately go into a grateful if you could let me know if my pictures suit the Skimp would feel if your told spasm when you learn the de-

an tails. The price. required standards for publication. Also, on the 20th of Mayher that she looked like received a credit card, making the total received by me to two ancient dried-up troll and that cards. As far as I can remember only one of my articles was dying her hair a bright carrot entitled her to legal published. Please clear up this point.-A. H. Ahmed, Hongkong. shade

entrance to the medhouse.

what Then again,

tastes like blotting paper that you were a fool ever to have stuck the wedge out.

Your pictures, fine efforts for a start, are too blurred for re- production, Ahmed. But don't give up. Hongkong's scenery offers wide scope for amateur photographera-so keep trying. A clerical

You have the right Idea If you can get all worked up over about the birthday present that is

and not mean worked up to the point of sharpening the bread- knife, I mean all sentimental.

mistake was made in sending you two cards, so could you please telling the Mrs that her ple charged to your account. I do

return one?

★ ★

DEING a member of the 17-21 Club, could I send in contributions as translated poems and essays. If that is possible, should I send in the original or say where the translation comes from? Pat Poon, Hongkong.

We'd rather you send in original work, Pal, but send in some of your translations and we'll see.

THIS THIS is to say thank you' for the cards. The four libraries

mentioned earlier that exist in Hongkong are the British Council (Hongkong and Kowloon branches), the U.S.I.S. and the Mencius Library in Kowloon-Josephine E. Law, Kowloon.

Thank you, Josephine ・・・

READ last week's letter from Hilda Sung in which she said didn't know where to buy brand new hits. Maybe I could give her a little help if she'd drop me a line. The address is 943 King's Road, 4th floor, Hongkong-Louella Szeta.

and there's also a reply from Ted

Here you are, Hilda Thomas in his column this week.

Reel Corner

KATE

O'REILLY

JAMES DARREN always wanted to be an actor. If you

were to ask him, he would tell you that as far back

as he can remember, his one ambition was to act.

In spite of that, he studied

for only two weeks with the Stella Adler group before he was spotted.

It happened this way. He was slanding in a New York office building waiting for an elevator when Miss Joyce Selznick of Columbia Fictures chanced to be isking the same elevator.

Miss Selznick took him for a ride, literally, and convinced him he should get out ut the same floor she was taking and call and see Columbia's talent scout.

Three days later, Darren signed up with Columbia.

Jimmy was born in Philadel-

phia on June 8, 1936. He and his Jose Greco Dancers, Jimmy has younger brother John both no theatrical experience save for studied at Epiphany School and five mealy roles in Columbia Southern High School in that ms..

city.

But he does sing. It began

Both Jimny Darren's parents when Frank Palumbo, owner of live in Philadelphia. His father the exclusive C. R. Club in encouraged him to take up the Philadelphia, let the boy sing for trumpet. but Jimmy did not like his supper. practising, so often "ditched" his

lessons to play at the local pin- His last Alm in Hongkong was ball saloons,

"The Gene Krupa Story, but besides his film work, he has Then Jimmy remembered how appeared in five TV shows, much it was costing his parents such as American Bandeland and to pay for his lessons, let alone Kovacs on Music.

the trumpet they had bought

him. So he turned over a new

I once made the mistake of

Or again, you could inquire, quite innocently, quite blendly expounding, at a party, similar and very surprisedly. "Hey, Ms, operations on person what this?" A penny for her ject. thoughts? A few miles before she talks!

Attitude

I was, for the rest of the evening, treated to stoney stares, furtive glances, startled scrutiny and frightful embar- rassment.

The attitude, that should be To explain the bad style. I yours is one that permits you spied a pretty lass and was just to lay perjury to your soul. going to launch into the usual Your lies correction - your approach when she 'rubled' and praises should put Shakespeare fled. She was embarrassed, ta shame, Translation: If you was embarrassed. She was ob- are a little boy, you would say viously frightened and the ex- something like this, "Gec, Ma,, pression on my face was frigh- you look good enough to bake; tening. almost as keen as the mud-ple Mary Ann baked last week!"

If you are a teenager, "Gosh Amy, you're fuller of surprises than the junk-yard."

Gel me?

My buddy later confided that he regretted not having brought his camera with him, as a pic- ture of me would have saved on a Halloween mask. My buddy? A casual acquaintance!

However, I have not travelled However, if you are a growed as far round the bend as you bean, revelations may think. My wife boasts up human such as those illustrated would of my infallible taste, my con- produce an effect quite as ex- structing, Insinuating obser- plosive as that which has been vances, my glib tongue and my declared taboo. I am sure you Integrity, know what I mean.

And as if that is not reward

Credit card to Julia Martinez, Kowloon,

Meet the members!

FAT POON, 18, operator, 943 King's Road, 4th floor, Hongkong.

THE CAREER CORNER

By DAVID LAN

THAT towering skyscraper overlooking the harbour

is a city within a city for the locals -- and a home away from home for travel- lers.

"

It gives warmth, comfort, and pleasure to all who come and go. It fa where you can see, the people of the world without even leaving the doorstep. For it is a hotel-one of the institu- tions Hongkong is clamouring for today.

"With

increasing numbers

of tourists and business travel- lers, Hongkong needs STEDTO hotels--and more trained per- sonnel for them," said Mr P. Castelbe, Manager of Glouces ter Hotel.

His views are shared by many other boteliers in the Colony.

It's a very

complicated,

rewarding

business

such training is the Hotel School at Lausanne, Switzerland, where lectures are given in French, and each of the three coUBER takes five months.

But you need at least six They all say there are big months of practice in a good prospects for the future of hotel for each course, making hotelier's career in Hongkong. up a total of two years and nine

With all the glitter and months

After graduation, you glamour of high society and the WONG MAN, 20, student, 3 Ngan Mok Street,uminary galaxy of personall- become an assistant manager in ties, modern luxury hotels are a reasonably good hotel or Q often big temptations for young receptioulst in a luxury hotel." career hunters.

But just to make sure: you enough, my children think me second floor, Causeway Bay, Hongkong. faithfully avoid any remarks the most understanding, best pertaining to a birdcage if she father in the world. No breach of comes home sporting a hat that promise for me.

is the choking image of the

(Credit card to Josephine above mentioned. Choking be- E. Law, Kowloon),

HARRY

HONGKONG playground

of the stars. This is apparently the reputation the Colony is getting for itself. Bill Holden loves it, Sinatra appears to be on- joying himself, Cary Grant and Tab Hunter were equally relaxed when they were here. Next month, Harty Belafonte, the man who lifted the calypso from the sugar cane fields of Trinidad to the finest nightclubs and theatres of the world, Bles in for a holiday,

а Belafonte, Jimmy Darren is 5' 11" tall,

talented actor

leaf, and vowed not to disap- has dark brown eyes and black("Carmen Jones," "Island In hair. Other than wanting to be The Sun," and more recently point them any more.

a good actor, he hopes one day "The World, The Flesh and. to buy a ranch and all that goes The Devil,") as well as singer, with it.

bas as large an annual income

Apart from having been an as- ristan: stage manager for the

STRIKE TWO-BALL ONE!

card to Majid Gafoor Hongkong

as those two great entertainers Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jur.

THERE

are musicians---. and there are musi-

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cians.

Connie Grego is a dedicated musician, and perhaps that is why it came as no surprise to me when I heard that this handsome veteran (47) Fillpino musician had finally gained the rocognition he deserved...

ат

Connie Grego has won honour no one in this part of the world has been accorded. "Downbeat Magazine recently named him winner of their annual scholarship award. He to the Berklee can now go School of Music to advance his studies in the Beld of jazz music.

Now for all you "squares" out there, who don't realise the significance of such an award; kindly permit me to elaborate, "Downbeat is to jazz, as "Bill- board" is to music in general, as "Ring Magazine is to boxing, as Messrs Kendall, Bows and Thomas are to Hongkong's veengers. It is the law the guiding light of jazz musicians, To win one of their awards the equivalent of winning scholarship to to the Royal

KENNETH HO, 20, clerk, 6 Hing Hon Road, ground floor, Hongkong.

BELAFONTE COMING!

By NOTES

on

NOTES

Carl Myatt

Acadamy of Dencing or Drama-

tic Art.

I first heard him play at a Jazz concert at the KCC nearly tix years ago,

im-

I was a tremendously pressed then, as I am now, by this ageless, kindly man, who. has succeeded in progressing with the times in more ways than one.

The tune Commie recorded was that ok favourite "Tangerine". He doubled on tenor saxophone and vibes and was accompanied by his friends Celso Carillo on piano, Peter Endya on bass and Louis Blanco on drums.

TRAINING

may

Harvard University offers a full college course in hotel management, lasting four

to

But wait, there is the problem five years." of training and gaining ex- There are many hotel schools perience, often through long in England. For detailed in- years of long hours at low formation, those Interested may salaries unless you have an edge write to the British Hotels and over the others a special strong Restaurants Association, 68 point (eg. sales ability,) capital, Brook Street, London, West 1. or a pull, or a training in a special school.

Women may become mana-

No matter how you reach the Keresses in ordinary hotels or top, you will find the training women, and head housekeepera secretaries, receptionists, linen offered by a hotel school indis- in luxury hotels. pensable.

·

successful

**Basically, This is because a hotel is

hoteller's training requires him really a complicated business, to start from the bottom," said

It embraces many different Mr Costeloe.

kinds of jobs.

reservations, the

"By the time he resshos the Such as reception, the top of the management he finds cashier's department, bill office, himself a combikallon, of a bunde restaurantesiman, a connoisseur of food bars, kitchens, food stores and and drinks, a psychologist, a control, the secounts department, linguist and a good amoriste for

purchases department, everyone."

porters, and housekeepers.

the

has

Connie's achievement brought to light also the efforts You have to be en outstanding of Tony Lopes, a persistent, musician to succeed, for you will untiring man who is Hon. Sec. be competing with outstanding of the H. K. Jazz Club. and ambitious young men tromi

all over the world.

Well, Tony's faith in Connie been justified. It has finally Well Connie Grego to my must give him a great deal of mind always was an outstanding pleasure to say to the sceptics: musician.

"I told you he could do it."

The Hit Parade

By TED THOMAS THERE'S never

any

telling what will happen in the Hit Parade these days." Lust week's top tune" "Stuck On You” has disap- peared completely this week, largely I suspect due to shortage of stock, so watch out for

a reappearance as soon as a new shipment ar rivas.

was

IP no idea that

uprasting wuch a large section of the community with my remark that Ricky Nelson wear to have gone out of faction these days. 3. Last work un irate trio of teenagera kormed into my omics at Radio, Hong- kong and made their diar pleasure, known in no underlain térmby?

|| Gond-now for all Ricky. fang this would Mr Malbos · le back with what looks like good tin spot material, In "Young Emotional

Buddy Holly:

1. Why

Frankle Avalon

2. Home Town - Paul Anka

Connie Grego

3. F'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time

4. Forever - Ruby Murray

6. Ding Dong Song Teal Chin

6. Cradle of love — Johnny Preston

7. Amapole Tony Willam

8. Love me, my love Dean Martin

9. House of Bamboo Earl Grant

10. Oh Carol - Neil Sedaka

11. A Star is Born - Mark Dinning

12. Danny Boy... Conway Twitty

The Platters

13. Seven Little Girls Sitting at the Back Scat - The Avons.

14. Young at Heart Cha Cha Tammy Thomas

16. Young Emotions Ricky Nelson

10. Sweet Affection - Sarah Vaughan.

17. Theme From a Búmmor Place Fontaine Slaters

18. Deborah - The Cricketa

19. Welcome New Lovers' Pat Boone

20. Bleepy Lagoon The Platters

As I forecast soms weska #go in this eplump, "the death of this young, singer has done, nothing to stemn the steady flow of his re- are perds, all of which being released in a cal culated trickles

Buddy, more famous for rollin', and his rookin'

sweet and turns in a romantic performance/ on this one, more suited to the iate might listeners of the "Nights" Jyus drogrammp than the Hit Parade -- but you never can wings?

DEMEMBERzdehony ho's” “Volce, of

Hongkon

another 3HidD

song "Place in the Bun

a slow serious ballad, with a religiousalant, which, could causa offence to nobody.

BOUT-JEM week's letteri to the Editor on the subject of records hoard Hongkong, over Radió Many of these are alre freighted; direct from the Staice, others were brought back by Bill Dorward after his wornt visit there. SWAfraid you'll bayazito.

walt While:before,” they

rasah Hongkong. But saic. your regular dealer, if he Tesis that thorafa

All schools require the student

In the case of a luniry hotel candidate to have a school there are swimming pools, night leaving certificate.

clubs, engineering, transport,

furnishing and furniture depart-

menta

main. greenhouses

Lenance etc, all requiring

specialista.

You can

LONGER

WRY-OP-

The other learn the trade by prenticeship takes much two ways--school and ap- longer. Here you really start prenticeship.

from the bottom page boy, Any good school tuming out waiter, room boy etc. at candidates for assistant. hotel the age of 14. Still you have to managers should offer you three do part-time study it you want. Courses:

to go ahead!

1. A service courag belling. No doubt at the Waldort you all about restaurants, bars, Astoria, you meet presidents, Blm stars, industrial magnates, cellars, wines and spirits.

2. A kitchen course teaching kings, princes, princesses, m you all the theories as well as bassadors, dukes, counts, and barons, countesses and socialites. preparation of food.

But the very attraction that 4. An administrative course res many a

-young man... into brushing you up on accounts this line may well spell hla management, hotel law, technical doom in life, if he does not side of hotel construction and

his step. watch Its maintenance.

Warned an assistant manager

One of the most comprehen sive schools in the world for

is your name

Monty?

of a leading hotel in Hongkong, Once a young man gata used to the high living he sees day in and day out, he may fall a vic- tim to these lavish ways. He is then really done for

Sutamed up Mr Castelod. "I'g one of the hardest trades to go through. Long hours (average. over 12 hours a day). Always. "an call. For many years, you'kra You have to

fust

Shen You'

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