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Joan FONTAINE In

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1918.

JAMES

Cameron's

from SOUTH AFRICA:-.

Column Never a voice spoke in English, so I kept my mouth shut

FRANCOIS

There has been much flag

insistence

D'MALAN, the ponderous, wagging and

on

rather crazily of possible boycotta and discrimination, of fanciful lights to Rhodesia.

On the other

side the fervent

"Nats talk equally absurdly of in stant accession, of completely erusti ing legislation against

Afrikanders.

all non-

sombre, 74-year-old Pre- speaking only Africaans 19 mire Elect of a bewildered "English is no longer the langu South Africa and prophet of age of South Africa's capital." the White Man's Republic to Certainly during all today's manifestations was none heard Pretoria this to speak English-not even I the exaliatlon ol, say, Mr Pirow and afternoon on a wave of circum- who shrewdly kept my mouth the installation of Oswald Mosley as spect heiling that had followed his train from the Cape.

come, arrived at

shut.

Speculation

In the Union capital-a firm' and zealous stronghold of Na- IT is probably easy at a hys- tionalism-the arowds gather- terical moment like this to ed to applaud the man who de- over-estimate the significance feated Smuts, who only just of drilled cheers, mob applause, falled to keep South Africa out of the war, who has come to power pledged to pre- serve the twin theories of race superiority and national separation.

There are two olli- cial flags for the Union of South Africa -the Union Jack and the Union Tricolour- and neither was in any sort of evidence ELS the Blue drew in.

Train

sends hems his first report

Malon's triumph does not imply

Governor General. It does, however, imply wildly reirogressive measures of repression against the natives and Uillanders of all kinds-Iralians,

happy elther.

for art and the Jews are not too

Since Malan's majority in the Assembly is only nine and in the Schate none at all, he clearly can-

not make violent constitutionat the odd upraised arm, changes (like

*ccession from the and the general Empiro) without a bit of par- Fuchrer worship of liamentary reorganisation first. Auch a scene.

Whether he will do that, or ploy for popularity by conciliating "English" voters who put him in on is a big argument here. his "crush the native" policy alone,

"Here you are, a shillingsworth more than your ration, and if your husband doesn't win the Olympic 100 yards for Britain, it won't be my fault!"

THE BAL TABARIN

WANTS A MARSHALL PLAN FOR NUDES

PARIS, June 4-s shortage las importation of foreipn nudes shortage which

ik

war

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to

After a long station wait, filled with songs

By HAYNES THOMPSON

and banner flapping

dollar According to Dupont, good nudes hymns un psalms, Playing Safe

halted the are still hard to find. The critical

followed the "Die Stem Van Suid

les acute, but competition known:. Malan for the Bal Tabarin, in the keener. Is Tuis much Africn," "Saric

would not relish being called heart of roaring Montmartre. Even without foreign nudes, Maries," and sundry a Fascist: nevertheless, he is an According to Marcel Dupont, tourists the Tabarin is still one of Volksliedere (probably Nazi totalitarian Afrikander secret

acknowledged member of the prodirector of the show, prewar the livellesi spots in town. It has

imports the best contributions society, the Bruederbon, he has ne-

of American

been that since It opened in 1904,

Tourists expect the Can Cun, bare South Africa has cepted support from the stormtroop British "talent" have not been Оже offered army known as "Ossewabrandwag" revived. They made to the world), in and he is committed to the policy of the show its best source of new came the Blue Train "keeping South Africa while" If it

girls, better means putting the lesser breeds ben

hind fences indefinitely.

Instead, from all over Pre- lead on time (it torin had appeared a great gay had be on ouch રા day) multitude of Vierkleur, the and out came Dr Malan-big, brave old independent Transvaal solemn, bespectacled, dressed as the dark, featureless banner which is now adopted ever in as the Republican Flag of South clothes of an ex-predicant, his vast fixed face breaking ns it were against his will in a gratified beam at his reception.

The Vierkleurs waved,

Africa

Most of them were obviously new. Hitherto there was no great run of such a standard.

Highly Excited FOR some days Pretoria has been highly excited at the return of Malan, a symbol of South Africa's Chnuvinism and withdrawal from a world of tolerance and liberalism.

It has a university, and the students are notoriously plus monarchiste que le Roi, und vice

versa.

T

the

volets cried their greeting in the tongue of their poople, a few hands to be honest, not very the traditional many-rose m Fascist salute, and the godly exclusive prophet of a White Man's Africa drove off among the police motorbike escort to the Premiership.

But even the plous doctor cannot Isolate South Africa physically from he tried to do so spiritually; he is the rest of the world, however much bound, quite bound, to play safe for a time to come in the simple interest of avoiding an economic crists.

Smuts Accepts

[EANWHILE, as Malan entered

from his

the pitul, his defeated rival Smuts abruptly emerged Achilles tent, in which he had been rigorously brooding since the elec- lion.

and

"They want to be paid in dollars or pounds. We don't have any dollars or pounds," Dupont said miserably.

Dupont, who has been at the

bosoms and shapely legs when they come to Paris, Dupont gives them 120 minutes of the same, dished out In three portions of 40 minutes each. The total cast of 48 includes 13 mutes and 18 dancers. The girls range In age from 19-year-old Micheline Fraisse 10 28-year-old

Gizy Varga. Both are part of the reason why an average of 000 customers show

with up nightly, more packing the house on week- ends

Tabarin for 18 years, has plenty of other problems like Anding tall Birls

with a maximum of curves who will show them a minimum of MISS DIAMONDS

modesty.

But changing the seven-night-n- week show-a headache for most producers-rarely bolhers him.

French governments come and go. Wars are declared. People change. But not the Tabarin and seldom its show,

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KEEP COMING He will accept the offer of col- safe seat of Pretoria East, and "do league Clark who will give up the

Tourista coming back today who his duty as leader of the Opposition." dropped in 18 months ago and no

change. Thorg won't be one und For a while he will be doing this November-If then-according duty by remote control-from Cam-Dupont.

"Why should all bridge, England and Leyden, Hoi-

we change?" customers like ft. They keep coming."

What all this means is still a sub- ject for unending speculation over South Africa.

land, where he has some academic asked, "The engagements to fuifl. It leaves a

A few of the English-speaking vacuum. Those South Africans who Unlon Furly supporters have, 1371- do not like Malan are a little be- deniably, got the wind up; talk mused as to where to turn for help.

MACARTHUR'S HOPES

a

ME

Second of a special

of series

articles outlining the chances of various U.S. Presidential aspirants. The au- thor is HARRY W. FRANTZ, veteran United Press poli- tical commentator,

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10

no

current worry, he said, getting new girls. With foreign ex- change. his choice is local.

HOPES ARE SLIM

of

題

A six-foot, curvaceous blonde, Miss Varga left her Hungarian home at-15 because she didn't want to become a typist. She joined the Tabarin in 1830 and has been one of its stars ever since.

In the last show, she was one of two nudes who crawled gingerly over a couple of revolving wooden horses, to the unanimous, delight of the customers.

Currently, she dances in an almost · Invisible lace dress, and represents "Miss Diamonds in a parade of bodies.

Miss Varga, who needs none of them, speaks five languages.

Miss Fraisse is blonde and sixteen.. foreign tourists

Contrary to popular conception, are not the only customers at the Tabarin.

When the recent Paris Fair brought in thousands of visitors from the provinces, the place did a roaring business such that it hasn't seen since the Gl's left,

Robert Berckhela, business man- ager, agrees with Dupont, however, that

show

needs more foreign

With the girls frequently rotating between the Tabarin, the Casino de Faris and the Folies Bergere, the public, according to Berckhein, not getting enough variety,

"What we really need." Berckheln said, "is a Marshall Plan awn. Then

could get that. foreign talent."-United Press.

we

adelphia HE campaign for General

Convention. All those 1003 at the United States Military faces and figures,

at the Douglas MacArthur as Re-

projects aro contingent upon de Academy, he started his career as a publican Presidential nominee

cisions of the General himself, which Heutenant of engineers, have

not been

reported from has been handicapped by the

In World War I he was organiser, Tokyo.

Chief of Staff and Commander in General's absence from the

The remaining slim hope that turn of the famour 42nd (Rainbow) battleground of U.S. national

General MacArthur might Do Division which made history in nominated President at Philadelphia France. politics and the fact that his

resta on numerous uncertain con-

He military position precluded

was Chief of Staf tingencies. If, aftern

of the deadlock, United States Army, from 1930 to direct personal effort by him.

Vandenberg should not become the

1035, when he checked the pro- compromise nominee, friends of General's

MacArthur hope

Kressive depletion of the Informed of the

armed that some Vandenberg's

forces and laid the foundations for availability for the nomination

supporters might

mechanised modern army. to

His him. The if offered, MacArthur's friends

Senator had favoured MacArthur's rectly anticipated the future course reports in that period cor- continued the campaipn after

candidacy in 1044. setbacks in Wisconsin and

The "release" Nebraska priniury elections, and

of delegates by various "favourite son" candidates now believe that a nuclear

after early balloting also offers a strength of about 25 delegates gesture on his part which would source of possible MacArthur votes. an early bring him sharply into the would depend upon further indica Such a favourable course obviously may be obtained on ballot at the Philadelphia, Na- tional political scene, and per tion of strong popular support. tional Convention. But a grea- mit political "capitalisation" of ter strength and possibility of his brilliant record as a military nomination would apparently commander and administrator. depend upon a hopeless deadlock

had

swing

Eleventh-hour

Michigan annual

of "blitz" warfare and mobile armoured forces.

In 1043

and 1014 he developed the "island-hopping" strategy in the which led southwestern and southern Pacific

Okinawa and the beginning of air to the recovery of the Philippine Islands, occupation 免费 thrusts against Japan. Washington friends of General Mac 1945.

opinion

President Truman on August 14, Arthur is that a systematic national Arthur's appointment as

announced General Mac- Supreme campaign should have been organised Allied "hero's

Commander to receive the many months ago. He has never Japanese surrender and to com- had opportunity to make personal mand the occupation of Japan. His issues now before the public. Other has been frequenily commended in expressions on the great national subsequent administration of Japan candidates have battered the public regarded as the most successful post-

Congress and the

seems to be widely munication. through every channel of com-

war peace operation in any former enemy country,-United Press.

been not

among the native candidates, Now regretting that a

welcome home" Stassen, Taft and Dewey, which arranged months ago, before the un- would compel a recanvass of foreseen reversal in Wisconsin and alternative compromise can-

MacArthur Nebraska dulled the didates.

boom, his friends continue to ex- plore the possibility of (1) his carly appearance before a joint session of Congress to report on Japan; (2) General MacArthur was born at an address by International broad- Little Rock, Arkansas, cast on some patriotle occasion; and 20, 1880, but Wisconsin in now his (HARRY FRANTZ WILL CONTINUE

on January

his attendance at the Phil-home state. First in the class of

Meanwhile, partisans of General MacArthur have explor- ed every possibility of arrang ing

aome dramatic personal (3)

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