1961-02-13 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1961.

'I don't want to be a Gary Cooper' GALVAO TO STAR IN FILM

Story of the Santa Maria piracy

Rio de Janeiro, fob. 12. The "pirate captain" Henrique Galvao, who engineered the high scas seizure of the Portuguese liner Santa Maria last month, will play the leading role in a film on the episode, it was learned here today.

A Mexican producer was expected here on Friday to sign up Galvao for the hero's role in the adventure to be filmed in Mexico. Galvas declared "The only thing I ask is that they do not transform me into a Gary Cooper."

CAPT. GALVAO

Fumeral of Queen's aunt

Edinburgh, Feb. 11, The Queen Mothor today attonded the funeral of her sister, Lady Elphin- stone, who died at hor home, Carberry Towers, on Wednesday.

A small crowd watched the Queen Mother arrive at SI Peters Church, Musselburgh, where Dr K. C. H. Warner, the Bishop of Edinburgh, conducted the service.

Among the mourners. were Lord! Elphinstone and the Reverend Andrew Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone's sons. the Honourable Elizabeth Elphin-

"With the prozeeds from the B) we will hold out until the day of the revolution," added Galvao, who commandeered the ship in a revolutionary move egalasi the repime of Portuguese Premier Antonio Salozar.

MORE OBLIGING Galvao further revealed be Jad renounced his plans leave Brazil formulated on Fri day when Brazilian police com- pletely isolated" for a day the group of rebels belonging to the Revolutionary Directory for Jberino Liberalion.

Galvao nald following the police move he had thought about asking for asylum in Uruguay but that now Brx- silkan nuthorlties had proved more obliging.

The Liberation organisation was reportedly behind The "Santa Maria“ takeover.

Meanwhile

Liberals SPY SUSPECT WAS

oppose S. Africa

A

London, Feb. 12.

re-

ON TO A GOOD THING

El Paso, Feb. 12.

Liberal Party meeting Gordon A. Lonsdale, accused of being the master- mind of a British spy 'ring that came to light in England last week, wrote to an El Paso family on a 1958 Christmas card that he was involved in something "fantabulous.'

here has approved a solution calling on the Government to refuse "any application for re- admission to membership of the Commonwealth" by South Africa.

The Government should do this "in view of the racial. policies pursued by the, South African Government and the manner in which the referen- dum upoo the republican slates

was carried out."

Mr Thomas Kellock, who hopes to join the party's six Members of Parliament as the representative of Torquay at the next election, said Britain was being asked to admil to this "free association of nations," country with a policy of "downright slovery."

"Would we admit Spuln, Portugal and Russia Into the Commonwealth? The polley of the Union of South Africa is as despicable, if not far worke than these," said Mr Kellock.

He said those who spoke for the Afrienns were asking for Britain to oppose South Africa's re-admission,China Mail

Special,

Scientific group

Auckland, Feb. 12. A scientific party of eight men, fed by Albert P. Crary and conducted by the University of Wisconsin, arrived at the South Pole today after а 1,200-mile the Bio Carnival || journey from McMurdo Sound. ins used the Santa Maria ed- A New Zealand Press Associn- venture to spice up the festiv)-| tion message from Christchurch ties. Last night at the Copacu- says the journey took 5 days. bann Palace grand hall Inany The party is the seventh of any dancers were costumed in jazz-| nationally to make the overland α-up "Dril" uniforms

the Dutt Journey to the Pole, and

berets bearing the liner's name. Į second to arrive this season.- -AFP.

AP.

HK GIRL'S SHOP

English women

take to the cheongsam

London, Feb: 12.

stone, her daughter and Sir The Chinese woman's slit-skirted cheongsam is

David Bowes-Lyon, her brother.

A wreath was sent on behalf of Queen Elizabeth and the

Dake of Edinbunch, who are in Pakistan-Ching Mail Special.

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becoming popular with women here, thanks to Miss Katherine Sung, a Chinese dress designer from Hongkong.

A British Crossword Puzzle

12

13

DOWN

ACRO98

1 Nupa.

1 Scandalous.

4 Clean.

2 Epoch.

7 Clear.

3 Titte

6 Composition.

9 Desert.

11 Tic.

13 Thrust.

13 Reinstate. 10 Thronged,

10 Started.

10 Measures.

20 Condimeni.

23 Fomile.

24 City,

20 IIon on.

BATURDAY'S

0 Insects.

8 Stupor.

10 Buzz.

13 Stick

14 Melancholy.

10 Ft.

17 Every.

10 Bird,

21 Cut,

6

22 Wrath,

CROSSWORD--Across: 1 Seris, 5 Draws,

Miss Sung, who opened a shop in London's fashionable Knights Bridge district last April, WHS afraid Engilsh the might consider slinky cheongsam with its side clits too revealing.

women

Instead, she found some customers wanted their allis cut higher than she considered proper,

I think they got their ideas from the lan, Suzie Weng," in which mori of the girls are prostitutes," Miss Song told me, "No decent Chinese girl would wear such exapgurated site,"

CERTAIN MINIMUM

A few customers do ask for only a little slit and Miss Swe has to persuade them rat certain minimum is essential for comfort in walking and sifting. Miss Sung first came to Lon- don on holiday a year ago and decided to stay.

"I had my own fashion busi- ness in Hongkong, too," she sald. "The funny thing is that there I made mootty European clothes because that was what my customers wanted."

Her customers here -- they include Engilah Alm actress Ann Todā -- choose choong- rans mainly for party and cocktail wear or for daytime wear in summer.

Prices range from £5 for a simple

cotton

cheongsam to C100 for one fur-lined to keep out the English cold.

Mlas Sung herself prefers the cheongsam to European dress.

"I have severn! fur-lined ones," the enld.-China Mall Special,

More drinking

Wiesbaden, Feb. 12. Every West German above the ego of 15 drank an average of 211 plate of beer, list your five per cent more than in the previous year--socorting to tho Federal Statistics Offleg.--China

0 The. 10 Equả), 11 Aimed, 12 Ewe. 18 Hoo, 14 Apt, 10 Cui, 18 Vanish, 21 Even, 23 Oval, 28 Dredze, 20 Bee, 31 Ode, 32 Ida, 34 Rap, 30 Bliss, 37 Speak, 88 Ere, 30′ Bleed, 40 Bidkel, Down; 1 Stable, 2 Okio, I Remove, 4 Bedan, 6 Duels, 0 Haw, 7 Alęc, 8 Shot, 10 Pined, 17 Una, 19 And, 20 Hog, 22 Vie, 24′ Velled,” 25 Leased, 37 Ropèd, 28 Demich, 29 Bags, 30′ Exso, 23 Dare, 85- Ape, | Mail Special,

He did not elaborate and the angles, sushi where he could

again.

After they returned to Eng-

attended land, Lonsdale

the University of London studying Chinese, the Straws sald.

family never heard from him get things cheaper."

Lonstale and four others are

accused in London of betraying British naval secrets to Moscow: Capt Raymond K. Straw Jr and his wife were in a party touring the Continent in 1955 when Lonsdale joined their group in Brussels,

The Straws were living at a Royal Air Force base where Lonsdale Inter visited them on two occasions, the last just be- fore they returned 10 the United Stries with their three children in early 1937.

He told them his interest in Chinese stemmesi fruin having Sun lved near Chinatown In Francisco while a child—AP,

Monroe 'unchanged"

New York, Feb. 12 Martyn Monroe remained in Presbyterian Hospital here to- day with her condition ro- ported unchanged,"

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"He was short, stocky, good- The actress entered there natured and full of fun," Mrs earlier in the weekend for Straw recalled. "He had an alert | rest and physical check-up.-- mind and was always thinking of AP.:

BATTLE IN

ORAN

STREET

Oran, Feb, 12. Follco and insurgents fought a machinegun battle in a crowded Oran-street tonight.

One insurgent was klijed and (wo others captured. Soveral passers-by Bar- rowly escaped being hit by bullets.

Police sald later that three members of the In- surgent FLN (National Liberation Front) had driven into European section of Oran intending to carry out terrorist acta,

Police and security fores had been tipped off, and were waiting for them.

When the insurgents saW the police they look Might, Two of them were csp- tured immediately but the third escaped into a court- yard from which he opened fire,

missing narrowly

passers-by.

Police returned And Immediately

Hin-Router,

his fire killed

QUICK THINKER

Chicopee, Moss, Feb. 12.

three-year- Quick-thinking old Dianne Chouinard saved the fe of her two-year-old sister, Denise who had Muffed a button tip her nose and was suffocal- ing. Dianne climbed onto a cupboard, grabbed a pepper pot and shook it over her sister who gave a mighty sneeze-and out popped the button.-China Mail Special.

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