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COPYRIGHT 1989 BACKHILL
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Due Parole
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in questo numero continuiamo
ancora a scambiarci qualche pensiero sulla preghiera Lo faro'
anche con I giovani nelle parole
che scrivo per loro in inglese, vi
sono ancora questl pensieri sulla
preghiera. Ma ora penso di mandare loro proprio' dei pensieri che
possono leggere con comodo. Ho
j'ihdirizzo di molti di loro del Club.
Se i vostrl figli non sono del Club,
se volete mandatemi il loro indirizzo e contattero' anche loro.
Nel ,numero precedente abbiamo
detto che iI Padre Nostro e l'Ave
Maria sonopreghiere che.noi possiamo recitare con facilita' e con
fede. Ma la preghiera non deve
finire con fa recita della preghiera
stessa. La preghiera e' un incontro
con Dio; Dio'sta dentro Cli noi - e'
ovunque. E noi gli abbiamo delto
"Ti amo con tutto iI cuore. Ti cono
tutto". Queste frasi ci riempiono la
vita._ e noi contirluaiamo a vivere
cio' che abbiamo' detto, se
abbiamo dette qualche cosa.
E' quest la bellezza della preghiera
che noi sentiamo 0 possiamo sentire dentro di noi. Sentire cioe'
questo armonia, questa musica
della nostra vita che nasce dalla
nostra sincerita' con DiO. Die ci 'ha
dato Tintelligenza proprio per
capire tutto questo; e se' n"ernon cl
rlusciamo, e' perche' non
vogliamo; e' perche' quando preghiamo non guardiamo Dio, ma
cerchiamo soltanto iI nostro
egoismo e iI nostro tornaconti.
E allora qUi ci viene una domanda
ancora. "Come dobbiamo pregare?". Ma la preghiera non e' una
tortura; e' un dono di Dio con cui
ci sentiamo suoi fig'li, specialmente
quando 'riconosciamo che
abbiamo sbagliato 0 che stiamo
sbagliando. E queste cose si sentono dentro di noi e si dicono a
Dio, quando abbiamo fiducia in lui
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Don Roberto Russo
perche"
e' Padre. Infattl 'Dio si e'
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voluto rivelare a noi come Padre';
e allora
fra noi e Lui c'e' 10 stesso
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rapposrto che c'e' tra I genitori e i
figli. Non importa I'eta' dei genitori
o dei figli; I figli chiedono ai genitori e I genitori non si offendono,
perche' c'e' tanto amore in famiglia
e I genitori sono contentl di impegnare la loro vita per I figli. Poi
capita che I figli. sono sgarbatl con
i genitori, per'diversi motivl. Ma se
ne accorgono e chiedono scusa ai
genitorl e i genitorl con gioia e
affetto ricevono le ,scuse. Fino a
quando I figli capiscono I'affetto
dei genitorl e hanno tanta gratitudine verso I genitori, verso iI Padre.
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E' cosi' iI cammino della nostra
fede e della nostra preghiera. Arriviamo alia gratitudine e alia
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nconoscenza. e comlnClamo a
vedere Dio in ogni cosa, e Dio
sai-a' la luce della nostra viia in
ogni cosa, anche.nei momenti piu'
nerl e tristi. Dobbiamo fidarci di
Lui. Sempre e in ogni circostanza
la nostrapreghiera e' un momento
di gioioso incontro con Dio. Per
questo dobbiamo amare le la nostra preghiera - come amiamo la
nostra vita cosi' amiamo ia nostra
preghiera; perche' la nostra pre-,
ghiera e' la nostra vita: come
mangiare, camminare, respirare. E'
naturale per noi pregare, aprirci a
Dio. Se, non c'e' questa apertura,
vuol dire che siamo malati, e la
malaltia sta soffocando iI nostro
cuore e iI nostro amore.
L'egoismo, la superbia, j'avarizia
incidono in noi quals!asi gioia e
apertura verso Dio.
Dear Young Friends,
these Due Parole in English are
,intended, as you know, for all Clf
you and I wanted to impart upon
you some religious information
which could help you spiritually;" It
is in this way that I would hope to
give you peace and serenity that
sometimes get misplaced because
you haven't made the courageous
decision of choosing god.
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but you have .not chosen the
Gospel, in other words to actually
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harmony with all your heart and
mind.
The information that has been sent
reach
to your homes will' only
,
those of you for whom I have an
address, so if you have not received the information, send me your
name and address and I will put
you on my mailing list.
We as priests of this Church do
really care about you and your
spiritual future and with a daily
prayer offered to the Good Lord,
and asking Him to help discover
the true value of our lives, we can
acknowledge
this
gift
from
God.
Ma anche se abbiamo questi peccati e Ii riconosciamo con umllta', As with most things in life, we have
ecco che viene la nostra pre- our doubts, uncertainties, and we
ghiera. La preghiera e' fede, non also make .mistakes, but ,there is
cultura; anche se, non sappiamo always a solution, especially when
leggere 0 scrivere, ma abbiamo la in our hearts we are humble and
fede, c'e' la preghiera nel nostro sincere.
cuore ~ una preghiera viva
This is the way of our faith in God,
Ci sentiremo ancora
in ourselves, and in our neighbour.
November 89
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Don Bertoni
Don Natalino Mignolli
Don Gaspare· Benoni (1777 - 1853) - Sacerdote della diocesi di Verona e Fondatore
degli Stimmatini e' stato beatificato dal Papa aRoma. Segue ulla breve biografia
inviatoci dal rappresentante dei Stimmatini a Londra, Don Natalino Mignolli•
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Santi, P. Gaspare Bertoni, fondatore della. Congregazione degli
Stimmatini, e' stato fallo Santo dal
Papa in San Pietro aRoma.
zione completa dei giovani. GIi
Oratori del Bertoni divennero cen·
tro di. spiritualita' per gli stessi
giovani ecclesiastici; che ritrova·
vane in questa forma di apostolato
giovanile 10 slancio per la ricerca
E' una grande gioia per la nostra
della propria santnicazione.
congregazione (Congregazione
delle Sacre Stimmate di Nostro
Signore Gesu'Cristo - StimmatinQ,
e anche per la Ctiiesa tutta
Vogliamo, nel offrirvi le -brevi note
biograliche che seguono, rendere
partecipe anche la comunita' italiana della nostra gioia.
Nato iI 9 ollobre 1777 da una
famiglia notarile in parrocchia di S.
Paolo ed educato lino ai 18 anni
nelle scuole municipali' si· S.
Sebastiano, e' debitore di una
solida formazione ignaziana ad
alcuni celebri ex·gesuiti.
Verona che per tre secoli aveva
goduto di una pace inalterata, da
quallro anni non 'conosceva che
invasioni, lolle omicide e catastroli.
11 sellore piu' devastato era quello
di una gioventu', che gia' priva di
istruzioni,vagava oziosa e libertina
senza possibiJita' di impiego per
I'azione del Bertoni sui
I'arresto delle industrie e dei com- Nel
. 1810
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clera si estese oltre la cerchia dei
merci.
collaboratori negli Oratori, a causa
11 Bertoni appena sacerdote, ebbe della sua designazione a padre
fremiti di santa passione· per i spirituale del Seminario. In un
giovani, Ii cerco' lungo le strade, Ii periodo in cui• venivano soppressi
raduno' nei villaggi, per istruirli e tUlli gli ordini religiosi egli propose
aiutarli in tulli i modi. Fu iI suo zelo ai sacerdoti diocesani I'esigenza di
ardente a segnalarlo al suo par- vivere nello spirito dei consigli
roco, d. Francesco Girardi, iI quale evangelici.
nel giugno 1802 gli dichiarava
formalmente: "Sarai missionario Fu collaboratore e animatore di
nuova
fonda·
molte
istituzioni
di
dei miei fanciulli!"
zione che diedero a Verona un
Egli miro' subitoad una' forma· indiscutibile primato. Bastera' ricor•
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Egli stesso si senti' chiamato da
Dio ad iniziare una congregazione
di spirito ignaziano. 11 4 novembre
1816, ritirandosi con alcuni col·
laboratori negli Oratori presso la
chiesa delle SS. Stimate per sos·
tenere delle scuole gratuite,
awiava segretamente, in regime di
awersione agli istituti religiosi.
I'opera dei Missionari Apostolici in
ossequio dei Vescovi.
Da quando, fin dalla sua gio.
vinezza. senti' la voce di Gesu' che
10 chiamava alia sua sequela, iI
Bertoni comprese che si sarebbe
realizzata
sull'erta del Calvario.
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dare quelle della Canossa, della
Naudet, della Campostrini, del
Mazza, del Provolo e di altri.
Alle sue volontarie penitenze si
aggiunsero ben presto le prove
fisiche e morali di' un lento con·
tinuato martirio. Ma egli si
maturava cosi~ sempre meglio in
quello spirito di santo abbandono,
che gli rimane come la caratteris·
tica piu' specifica e che 10 rende a
noi tanto attuale nel bisogno che
abbiamo di fiducia illimitata nella
divina Prowidenza. Si spense san·
tamente il12 giugno 1853.
Secondo i biografi, la virtu' che
maggiormente caratterizzo' la vita
del Bertoni fu I'umilta', e I'umilla' fu
in lui espressione prafondamente
vissuta di una necessaria e asso·
luta dipendenza di Dio. In questo
suo atteggiamento elementare e
gia'l'orientamento mistico di una
spiritualita' piu' decisamente
diretta all'abbandono, piu' forte·
mente segnata dalla rinuncia a
ogni iniziativa propria. Dio certo
non 10 deluse. ma opero' soprat·tUllO nell'intimo della sua anima e
la fece una delle piu' sante, forse,
del secolo scorso".
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Italians: First
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Arturo Barone
Everybody knows that the Italians invented spaghetti, pizza, Ferrari cars
and "la dolce vita", but what about ·the hundreds of other Italian "firsts"
that have, added to .the quality of life. Arturo Barone's book reveals all!
"Italians First! from.A to Z" is a
new book by, Arturo Barone. which
catalogues some 400 discoveries
and first events that highlight the
continuing extraordinary creativity
and ingenuity of the Italian people
over the last 1000 years and that.
often enough. are little known
facts. We discover.' for example.
that· it was an lialian. Francesco
Bianco. who founded "White's" the
oldest Club in London - in 1693. In
the sixteenth century it was an
Italian. Gabriele Fallopio who invented the world's first contraceptive
, .sheath - principally to fight the
rampant venereal diseases· of the
time..
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which he attempts to provide rea·
sons and analyses for .the achievements (and lack of them) of, the
popUlace of the tiny peninsular.
Whether or not you agree )'Iith his
conclusions. or the evidence he
provides to support his ideas.
Barone always employs a flowing
elegant style which makes "Italians
First!.. such a delight to read. It is
far from being a dry catalogue of
facts: instead the factual information is literally interspersed with the
Author's light and often witty
observations and views.
In the book. there follows a section
which considers "who are the Italians?". an outline of geography
and history. Finally. Barone enters
the final part of the book in which
he examines "The Causes of Italian Failures and Successes" in
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According to extant records. about
76 of these towers were built. but
only 13 are left standing today.
They were quire a .feature at the
time as each' of the owners vied
with the other to build a taller and
more impressive residence. They
were so famous that the town itself
became known as San Gimigriano
'of the beautiful towers':'
#'In 1432 Filippo Brunelleschi
developed the concept of the
negative side thrust and designed
and built the dome of the Florence
Duomo."
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Much more ihat a 'fact packed
'did;you:know' book (which it also
undoubtedly is). ~Italians Firstl' has
a large section entitled 'The Italian
Impact on England' in which the
author examines how characters
from all sections of Italian history
have exerted
a marked influence
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on contemporary British figures.
Did you know for example that
Chaucer was in Italy in 1368. 1372
and 1378 and "there is ample
evidence that (he) got ideas there
from three great Italians of that
period. namely Dante. who died in
1321. Petrarca and Boccaccio.
both of whom were still alive when
Chaucer was in Italy - ideas as to
subject matter. style and rhyming
techniques. (It) is common knowledge that Chaucer's 'Canterbury
Tales' are derived from the stories
in Boccaccio's ·Filostrato·...
Gimignano ,came under ·the
dominance
of the Etruscan town
,
Volterra. San Gimignano itself is of
Etruscan origin,
This month we print some extracts
from part one: "The Facts". an A
to Z of Achievements. Next month
we will publish some extracts from
the other sections of the book. To
complete this introduction it is
pertinent to point out that, after
revealing, literally. dozens of
"firsts" attributable to Italians. and
having expounded his personal
views on why it has all been done
so brilliantly (and what a debt the
world owes to Italy) Barone concludes with: "But enough said. I
shall 'leave you with one last
thought about the Italians: we are
also modest." Well said that man!
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#"In 1028 Guido D'Arezzo established the western system of
notation based on eight notes 'in
an octave which is still used extensively throughout the western
world despite attempts by Schoenberg and others to upstage it with
a 12 note system. D'Arezzo is said
to have produced his system ·shile
in the Benedictine Abbey at Pomposa on the Adriatic".
#'In 1597 Ottavio Rinuccini (born
in Forence) wrote his Dafne. thus
becoming the first musician
to use
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Architectures
modern violin was first manutac•
tured in Italy. Its principal makers
#'It is San Gimignano in Tus· were Gasparo Da Salo'. Andrea
cany. not New York. which boasts Amati and Giovanni Paolo Maggini.
the first skyscrapers in the world.
A few years later they were joined
Known ,as the, 'tower houses' they by the maker of ihe Rolls. Royce of
were built in about 1200 when San violins. namely. Antonio Stradivario
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Telephones
#''These first appeared in Pisa in
1291. Their invention is attributed
to one Alessandro Spina from
Florence, a Dominican monk who
first used convex lenses to cure'
myopia.
circulation. He thus anticipated
Harvey who acknowledged him as
the discoverer of pulmonary circulation.'
#'In 1561 Gabriele Falloppio who
was the most illustrious of the 16th
century anatomists, studied particulary the ear and the genital
organs. He discovered the tubes
that now bear his name and was
the first to name the vagina, the
placenta, the clitoris, the palate
and the cochlea He invented the
condom.'
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Leonardo Da Vinci
#'Leonardo Da Vinci (1452.1519)
was the first man to:
Gastronomy
#'In 1352 Tommaso, da Modena
was the first painter to depict
spectacles. In 14 80, Ghirlandaio
depicted Saint Jerome using eyeglass (Saint jerome is the, patron
saint of the, London Guild of Spectacle Makers).'
:f!:''The fork for dining was inven·
ted in Italy in the sixteenth century.
It· came into use in England about
100 years later.'
:/F'The first Espresso Coffee
machine wasinvented in 1,946 by
Gaggia of Milan. It was in Naples,
in 1800 that pasta was first
Printing
mechanically produced and the
#"The first newspaper was pub. first factory of pasta so manufac·
Iished in Venice in 1563 in order to tured was built at Sansepolcro, in
provide the Venetians with news of 1827 by Buitoni.
the war with Turkey. It thus anti.
cipated the English Mercury by 25
years exactly."
Medicine
#"The first map was printed in :/F'ln 1540 Co'lombo was the first
Bologna in 1477.'
to describe clearly the pUlmonary
Work, experiment and design ori
diving, for example he actually
designed a diving tube. - Ana·
lyse the rectineal propagation of
light· Design a screw operated
printing press and a machine for
cutting screws • Sketch spur,
bevel and worn gears • Design
roller bearings • Study fluid-flow
engineering-Design the first
porous hydrometer • Elaborate a
'camera oscura'· Carry out
underwater exploration- I;)esign a
gas and water turbine " Design·a
flying machine - Design a multiple
crossbow· Draw a repeater type
of gun • Design a parachute Design a bicycle • Develop a rope
making machine· Design a
retractable undercarriage.
Devolve explosive bullets for firearms • Describe a submarine -'
Sketch the first tensile testing
machine.
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trova le proprie radlci nella tradi.
zione e nella storia stessa dei Iibrai
di Pontiemoli e della Lunigiana,. i
quali ogni anno, scelgono i vorumi
migliori. Iniziando nel 1953, iI pre·
mio e', ormai, " un punto di riferi·
mento importante.
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romanzi, opere teatrali, Iibri sacn),
oppure attraversano la campagna
casa per casa offrendo insieme
con le pietre da vasoio, e chinca·
glieria varia, lunari per la colliva·
zione della terra
Secondo gli espeni di stria pontre·
molese vi furono molli Iibrai ambu·
lanti, che poi si fermarono nelle
diverse citta' d'ltalia, e anche in
grandi capttali come Parigi, Madrid
e 8uenos Aires, a dare vtta a
fiorenti iniziative commerciali nel
settore. Questi ,pontrEimolesi emi·
grati cominciarono a tornare, e
costuendo belliSsime ville sui pogo
gio originario, rinnovarono iI vec·
chio bargo decreptto.
Questa terra, dove'e' nato questa
tradizione letteraria, si trova a
cavallo tra Liguria e Toscana, che
devel iI suo nome alia antica col·
onia romana di Luni, alia foce del
fiume Magra, Pontremoli, che
appartenne agli Estensi e fu tras·
formato in Iibero comune da
Federico BarbaroSsa, fu ceduto nel
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XVII secolo da Filippo IV di Spagna
ai granduchi di, Toscana. Gia nel
1400 si trovano in Lunigiana biblio·
teche importanti. Nel secolo sue·
cessivo ,si trovano testamonianze
di un vasto commercio librario a
Pontremoli. Per esempio, vi e' un
testamanto dei primi anni del '600 Non mance neppure chi non si e'
di un certo Erasmo Viotto. uno Iimitato a passare dalla bancarella
stampatore e mercante d'arte della al negozio, ma ha tentato con
non lontana Parma, iI quale men· successo la strada dell'edttoria In
ziona "un ,elenco di Iibri i quali tempi recenti vi e' la saga dei
sono a Pontremoli lasciati per Maucci. Emanuele Maucci ha poco
occasione della Fiera", un riferi· piu' di vent'anni quando attraversa
mento esplicito alia' Fiera Pontre·, I'Atlantico per, apire in Argentina
molese che godeva una cilrta prinla una bancarella di Iibri a
notorieta', forse anche al di la' Ciudad le La Plata e poi la prima
della Lunigiana.
Iibreria di Buenos Aires. DOpo 17
anni cede questo negozio al fra·
Questa tradizione e alia base del tell0, toma brevemente in Ilalia e
grancfe movirnento di , migrazione poi apre una libreria ("El Parnaso
dei Iibrai pontremolesi nel 1800. de ,la Musas'1 a Citta' del Messico.
L'istruzione elementare obbliga· Dopo aver lasciato anche questa
toria, fortemente voruta dalla cui· libreria (questa voila al cognato ) e
tura napoleonica in tUlli i diparti. dopo un allro rientro in Italia, si
menti amministrati, costituisce. trasferisce a Barcellona. Qui fonda
come si direbbe oggi, I'elemento la "Casa Edttoriale Maucci" che
decisivo per un forte sviluppo del diventa in pochi anni la piu' grande
mercato Iibrario, Equipaggiati di di Spagna Ben presto prende iI
gerle 0 di carretti (molte volle tirati nome di "Casa Edttrice America",
a mane) questi pionieri della cui· promuove le edizioni popolari, tra·
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tura glrano
I paesl esponendo duce e pubblica in spagnolo
sulla strada la lora mercanzia, romanzi di D'Annunzio e di Zola
(stampe. calendari, almanachi, Luigi Maucci, allro Iibraio-edttore
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pontremolese, opera
Francia e poi in Argentina, dove
crea la "Edttorial Maucci Her·
manos",chesi distingue tra I'altro
per essere la prima societa' a
retribuire iI lavoro degli scrittori
locali. Giovanni Beschizza da' vita
ad una impresa edttoriale in Bra·
sile, nello stato di San·Paolo,
mentre molli allri librai fondimo
case 'edttrici in Italia come "La
Pontremolese"·(a Parma nel ,1903)
o la 'Vannini", a Brescia, nel primo
cl°poguerra.
E' anche imponante la cullura,
giuridica, che trova la propria ori·
gine nella scuola di notariato che
gia' nel '300 aveva sede a Pontre·
moli. Un giurista e letterato locale,
Gio Rolando Villani, annota nel
1500 che operano in Pontremoli,
una quarantina di no!ai e dottori in
legge, su, 13 mila abttanti. Per'
quell'epoca si trattava di una
autentica enorrnita', Stefano Berto·
Iini che svolse un ruolo di prima
piano nel riordinamento giuridico
ed economico della Toscana del
'700 era di Pontremoli. Questa
trildizione si rinnova ai giomi nostri
grazie all'attivtta' del Centro Luni·
gianese di Studi Giuridici, che da
orrnia sedici anni di vtta ai "Con·
vegni' di Pontremoli" sui temi di
maggior, attualita' della vtta sociale
e sui suoi riflessi di carattere,
appunto, giuridico.' 11 Centro Luni·
gianese ha saputo toccare in
questi anni con grande tempismo i
grandi problemi della societa' tta·
Iiana attuale: si parlo' di ecologia El
di disciplina del terrttorio nel '75,
quando ancora non si erano mani·
festali i drammi deU'inquinamento,
E' anche questo un modo per
mantenere viva, allraverso la
cronaca, la storia di Pontremoli e
la Lunigiana che e' riusctta, mal·
grado le vicenze consumate attra·
verso i secoli e la posizione geo·
grafica, a solvaguardiare di una
spiccata coscienza della propria
identtta'.
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DearReaders,
queen of Hearts and
Little Italy
: It. gives me great pleasure to let
you know that since writing my first
article in November 1980, I have
often been involved in discussions
with members of "il quartiere itaIiano" who will insist that it - iI
quartiere - is finished. All I can say
is that they ·are entitled to their
opinions, and at least they are
'buying, I hope, our BACKHILL
magazine. For I find that in my
research I often come across
views opposite to theirs.
For the film "Queen ,of Hearts" I
have managed to contact many
"paesani" from "i1 quartiere ita·
Iiano" and I have listed the names
of some who can, through their
own families, take us back to 1900
onwards. Today they can still talk
about their grandparents, brothers,
sisters and descendants from that
era. They continue to this very day
t6 meet on Sunday mornings for
MaSs and social meetings,at our
St~ Peter's Italian Church and the
S.V. Pallotti' Social, Rooms next
door and also the many events
that take place on special occa·
sions on Saturday nights.
The film "Queen of Hearts" looks
back to the '50 era and all who
took part in it either from the
locality or travelling in from the
suburbs, enjoyed it. This foreword
to you is that, in my opinion, "i1
quartiere italiano" is kept alive. to
even today. I have many enquiries
about our "Little Italy" through
many readers, researchers, and
our magazine. Readers as far
afield as' Australia, the United
States, South America, Canada,
and various parts of Britain.
Pino Maestri
Peter's Italian Church, Clerkenwell
on the sets at the studio, scenes of
Italian deli98tessens, a cafe, coffe
shop, barber, betting shop, organ
manufacturer, gambling club, in
which the names mentioned play
various parts. There • are also
scenes shot· in Siena, Italy. I feel
that this film depicts the sort of
happenings in "il qiJartiere itaIiano"'and our "Little Italy".
a film for those who are happy to
be alive and marvel at the Italian
joy of living."
Now read our own
review on page 31.
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Arandora Star
from Frank Bell
I shall close for I could go on; but I "Dear. Father Russo.
must leave it for the readers who
find time to see the film to pass Your name was given to me by a
cousin, resident in Cornwall, who
th.eir own opinion on it.
has contact with friends in London,
Ciao,
who informs me that in your
Church you have survivors of the
Pino Maestri
"Arandora Star".
Those involved:
Joe Assirati, Joe Mevo, Mario
Avella, Andrea Mamuzelos, Aldo
Barbieri, Elisa' Mamuzelos, Tony
Boffa, Victor Nastri, AIf Basciano
Remo POzzilli,. Bruno .Besagni,
Tony Pozzilli, Tony, Carrano, Gio·
vanni Pellicci, Gerry Dure, Giorgio
Polledri, S. Destafano, Pino Ricordiori, G. Gallazzi, Tino Quarnieri,
Roberto Inzani, Tomasso Sartori,
Domenico Sartori, Vincenzo
Magrini, Martin Vietro, Gerraldo
Mariscotti, Dismo Vernazza, Nina
Mariscotti, Aridrea Vernazza, Ray
Marioni, John Treacy.
Extracts of the review of the film
from'the magazine 'Flicks'.
As you are probably aware, this
vessel was torpedoed on 2nd July,
1940, on passage from Liverpool
to Canada, and was taking Inter.nees, Prisoners of War, and other
personnel for internment in
Canada. There was great loss of
life and many of the survivors were
rescued by a Canadian destroyer,
"St. Laurent" commanded by
Lt.Cdr. H.G. DeWolf.
I was one of' the military guard,
aged 20 years at the time, had just
returned from France and spent
some nine hours in the water, no
more room in the lifeboats, however, I survived, and in the fullness
of time found my way to India and
then into Burma to join the 14th
Army.
'For unashamed emotion, for In 1986, through the good offices
laughter and tears. and humour of an officer colleague, a Canaand warmth. It will be hard to beat. dian, now deceased who then
IiveCf in Ottawa, I ascertained that
On the face of it, it's a romantic Lt. Cmd. H.G. DdWolf survived the
comedy set in the '50s about an war, as did the destroyer "St.
Italian family and their cafe in Laurent" _ this gentleman became
London's Italian Quarter, where Admiral H.G. DeWolf, CBE, DSO,
time seems to stand still in a DSC, CD _ Chairman of the Canamagical coccon..
dian Joint Staff in Wahington, DC.
But really it's a film for anyone This gentleman is still alive, now
In the film "Queen of Hearts" who's ever been jilted, ever been • resident in Ottawa, and in ~ 986 I
scenes take place in our St. spurned, or ever been in love. It's wrote to him, to thank him for
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extracting me from the oily part of
the Atlantic . Ocean. on 2nd July
1940 - ,better late' than 'never. I
received a most friendly letter in
response and this year I wrote
again to equire about his' health.
He is still enjoying retirement.
albeit. the years are passing - he
celebrated his 55th wedding anniversary in 1986.
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The purpose of this long winded
letter is to say that God willing I
propose to write again in 1990hopefully my letter to arrive with
him exactly on the 2nd July 1990 50 years to the' day - just to say
once again. thank you for giving
me these extra years of' life and
should you know.oUhe names of
any other survivors. I would be
happy to send their names to him
at this most appropriate time.
According to the records" I have
managed tract the "ST. Laurent"
~ollected 868 men. 805 lost their
hves. The German U'B.oat was U47
• comman?;d by Kapit?nleutenant
Gunter Plflen. who. 10 October
1939 penetrated Scapa Flow and
sank the battle h" "R
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Needless to say. if yo'u can be of
assistance I would appreciate your
help. I hope you are fit and well.
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A Tribute
by Anthony Fulgoni
now so often remembered by the
song....,'·1I Piave mormoro·...Non
passa 10 straniero!".
(A Tribute to my father. Giuseppe. Arid whose names are forever
Italian Army. who died in 1918 in remembered on the tablet outside
London while on leave from the SI. Peter's Church. There are so
Italian front).
many names there.....My father.
As the time of one more Armistice Giuseppe. is one of them. And
day draws near let us not forget these were the men who became
the Italian dead of the two world the pilgrims and founders. who
wars•.Let us remember the many took all the insuits. and the catcalls
thousand who now rest in Nonh from the local cockneys. but who.
Africa. Eritrea. Abyssinia. Greece with courage. a lot of fistycuffs
and the many who vanished into and. most of all. perseverence had
managed to establish an Italian
the wilderness of Russia
Colony or Quaner in Clerkenwell.
We must not forget those young
men who had decided that the war
that Hitler had sianed waS not for They have all gone....Together with
them, picked up arms and became our friends and relations who perPanisans, fought and died proving ished in the cold waters of the
once more that the spirit of Gari- Atlantic when the i1l1ated Arandora
baldi. Mazzini and Cavour had Star sank with the loss of so many
once again returned to the Italian lives.
There has been such a needless
.. people to set them free.
Let us remember. too. those who waste of some wonderful lives in
came to Britain as POWs from this century that we must never
Nonh Africa and who now rest forget t~em .....Let us also quote
here on these shores. And the those famous lines....,'·AI tramonto
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del sole e alia mattina li ricormany who a generation ago had deremo......
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the -enemy on the rockY slopes
The Carso and Caporetto and'had
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DopO la splendida serata' all'Hyde
Appello a tutti i carabinieri in conle speranze del futuro.
gedo residenti In Gran Bretagna,
Park
Hotel, in gennaio, 'in onore
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dei sostenitori dell'Amira,i1 Fidu" Durante la piacevole serata, a tes" per la nuova Sezione Nazionale di
ciario, Vincio Cava, ha voluto timonianza della continuita' e pro- Carabinieri in Congedo di Londra.
riunire nella stessa sala, quella messa per iI futuro dell'Amira, iI
Amici, finalmente, dopo iI Canada,
della "Locanda" del SwisS Centre
Comm. Perzolla ha consegnato un
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America, Brasile, Uruguay, Argen.
tina, Australia, sara' la volta di
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the, Mazzini' Garibaldi, Club .held
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son (al centro) presen/a al Fiduci{llio Cava un
Lino Quaradeghini offered "his
con/libu/o della Cheese from Switzedandper it
resignation through continuing ill
I'ondo solidalie/a'
health which, although betteuhan
di Londra, I Grandi Maestri della certificato di merito al giovane earlier in the year, still causes
,Ristorazione della Gran Bretagna.
"aspirante Maitre", Davide De Pas· problems for him.
quale.. Davide, che e' allievo
I'iniziativa e' stata realizzata grazie
dell'amirino Giancarlo Fraquelli,
all'aiuto generoso di Maurice John·
Direttore del Whites Hotel di Lon·
son, Dirk Grate e Kissling Kurt R.,
dra, ha avuto I'onore di stringere la
quest'ultimo s9cio aderente
mane ai Grandi Maestri della Risdell'Associazione,
che hanno
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messo a disposizione degli Amirinl
si e' gia' affermato e distinto
10 stupendo' Centro Svezzero e,
liicen.do, recentemente iI primo
patrocinando I'evento, ne hanno
premio al "S~voy. Educ'atiqn Trust
fatto un nuovo successo per
Food and Service Award",
The Committee accepted his resig.
l'Amira.
nation and' he was unanimously
elected Honorary President. Vice·
Nel suo breve discorso, iI Fidu·
ciario Cava ha fatto presente che GIi ospiti della serata al Swiss President Gino Basitanl was unani·
Centre hanno avuto occasione di mously voted to become President
la Sezione di Londra ne conta iI
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piu' alto numera: Lord Forte of degustare le specialita' di un menu and the new Vice·President
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Serafino Fiori,Comm Simone particolari dallo Chef Felix Zund; 11
The Committee unanimously' thah·
servizio
in
sala,'
diretto
dal
signor
Lavarini, Cav. Luigi Zambon, sig.
ked' Lino for his sterling. work 'as
Achim
Klein,
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stato
accuratis·
nor Carlo Ambrosini ed iI Vice
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Presidente Matteo Galvani.
un'atmosfera gioviale, arricchita (he will rel1}ain a Committee'Mem·
L'Amira, ha spiegato n Fiduciario, daUa musica e daUe conzoni ber) and wished him well for the
future.
continua a segnare nuovi tra- dell'artista Tony POlitti.
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Che la predica venisse da un
pulpito italiano, in chiesa inglese,
non ha garbato Robelt Maxwell,
I'editore del Daily Mirror, altro relatore della giornata. Con 10 stil~
provocatorio che gli e' proprio, iI
"capitano Bob" ha sparato a zero
sull'ltalia, ""un paese profonda·
mente corrotto ha detto con un
sistema bancario orribilmente marcia, dove tUllO e' politicizzato, iI
governo sempre in erisi e dove
fare affari e' un tortura". Lo scandalo della BNL in .particolare;
avrebbe, per Maxwell minato alle
fondamenta la fiducia nel sistema
bancario e messo seramente in
dubbio • iI i-uolo dell'ltalia
nell'Europa del'93.
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di Commercio a Londra ha avuto
luogo alia presenza di grandi personaggi .del mondo politico ed
industriale. tra i quali Romiti, Maxwell, Siglienti, Lord Boardman of
Weeford e CecH parkinson.
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"GIi industriali europei attraversane un periodo di transizione,
impegnati • nella costruzione di
un'otterta europea in grado di confrontarsi con la competizione mondiale. In tale prospettivastrumenti
indispensabili sono la formulazione
di una politica industriale europea
e I'istituzione di una moneta unica
europea che elimini" definitamente
le f1uttuazioni e le incertezze attuali
in materia di cambio. Undici
monete diverse non sono compatibili con un vero mercato unico".
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Lo ha delto I'amministratore delegato della Fiat Cesare Romiti ai'
Convegno, venerdi: 22 settembre
al Cafe' Royal di Londra, sui tema
"Natura, dimensioni e attivita' delle
imprese in Europa negli anni '90".
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ha rawivato" la conferenza ed ha
sorpreso I'assemblea, composta
dai piu' iIIustri esponenti del
mondo industriale, finanziario e
politico italiano ed inglese. Oltre
quattrocento ospiti, quanti il Pie·
sidente della Camera di Commercia italiana per la Gran Bretagna,i1
Cavaliere del Lavoro Massimo
Coen e' riuscito a radunare alia
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The concerts under the directorship of Thomas Pope were held in
St. Etheldreda's Church, Ely Place.
The first, oreehestral, concert saw
two notable London debuts: that of
the mezzo-soprano, Lottie Hors·
man, in arias by Vivaldi and
Handel, and that of the Vicentino
composer" Francesco Erie, whose
"Theme and Variations" for string
orchestra was given its premiere•
The composer himself flew over
,rh.".,.....;
from Vicenza
and was warmly
applauded for
his composition.
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Robert Maxwell non ha impedito al
Vice Presidente della Associazione
Bancaria Italiana Sergio Giglienti e
all'Ambasciatore d'ltalia Boris Bian·
chieri di eontestare le affermazoni
del magnate dell'editoria inglese.
The sponsors for the Clerkenwell
Italian Concerts wereTurmill street
solicitors Belmont and Lowe, and
they also had the distinction of
winning a government award for
their enterprising sponsorship, and
enabled us to commission the new
Italian work.
Among those who attended the
concerts were Lady Thorneycroft,
President of the League of Friends
of the Italian Hospital, Mr. Richard
Power of TrustHouse Forte, the
Mayor of Islington and the Dean Of
SI. Paul's.
The second con·
cert was remarkable in perform.
ing Respighi's
"Doric" String
Proceeds from the concerts have
Quartet.
been split between St. Ethel·
dreda's Restoration Fund and The
FrancesCo Erie al Italian Hospital; and a cheque for
$/. Elhelreda's £150 is being presented to the
..Church
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Dall'ltalia
ibero Lana, 68 anni; violan·
cellista, e' morto dopo una
lunga malattia a' Trieste.
L'artista fondo' assieme al pianista
Dario De Rosa e al violinista
Renato Zanettovich, anche, loro
trieslini, iI "Tiro di Trieste", che
assunse notorieta' internazionale
gia' prima dell'ultimo conflitto mondiale.
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news from Italy
F
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ilm director FrancoZeffirelli,
said he planned to make a
six hour television series oh,
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uno dei nomi piu' noli del
mondo industriale italiano,
e' morto a Capri, stroncato da un
attacco cardiaco mentre era in
barca con la moglie. Borletti era iI
discendente di una dinaslia di
imprenditori che per oltre mezzo
secolo e' stata protagonista
dell'economica lombarda e itaIiana. L'anno scorso era stato pro.
sciolto dalle accuse di traffico the history of world soccer. The
d'armi iIIegale e di violazioni valu- series is to be called ''TIie World is
tarie, che 10 avevano colpito in a Football".
quanto presidente della Valsella
Meccanotecnica, I'azienda bresciani coinvolta nell'inchiesta sulla
uattro morti e un ferito a
vendita di armi alia Siria.
Palermo in un incidente
sui lavoro allo stadio in
fase di ristrutturazione per i Mon.
n chilo di eroina sequesdiali del '90. La tragedia e stata
trata . e quattro guerriglieri
causata dal crollo di un traliccio
Tamil arrestali aRoma.
del peso di quattro tonnellate. E' in
Secondo la polizia la vendita della
corso un'inchiesta per. accertare le
droga doveva servire a finanziare iI
eventuali responsabilita' dell'inmovimento antigovernativo delle
Sri .Lanka. Intanto, nel corso di cidente, che sembra da attriuire a
un errore di manovra di una gru.
un'altra operazione anlidroga in
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arrestate con I'accusa di spaccio.
ilan's citY council has
a'pproved a t6.8bn urban
redevelopment pro·
a compagnia americana gramme that promises to give the
della TWA ha scelto vino city a new skyline by the year
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italiano da offrire ai passeg· 2000. Among the proposals for
geri a bordo dei propri aerei. Si Italy's principal financial centre are
tratta di un vino abbruzzese (rosso a science and high tech park; a
e bianco) dei vitigni di Montepul. new stock exchange building; new
ciano e Trebbiano prodotto da Milan Fair exhibition; a multi·purun'azienda di Ortona. La fornitura pose international convention
prevede la consegna alia Trans centre; a hotel complex; a poly'
World Airways di due milioni di technic university and a polyclinic
bottglie.
medical centre complex.
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taking office, Poland's new
prime minister Tadeusz
Mazowiecki emphasized that the
principal reason he chose Rome
was to thank Pope John.Paulll for
supporting the Solidarity movement during its long struggle for
survival against Communist
repression. At an emotional meet·
ing in the Vatican Mr. Mazowiecki
prociaimed that "this mement is
the crowning, the fruit of a long
dialogue and today we are seeing
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Torre Pellice, becoming the first
.president to do so in an official
capacity. His move was seen as
conferring official recognition on
the Protestant faith in Italy.
T
he Pope said the Catholic
Church had wronged Gali. leo, who was condemned
by the Inquisition in 1633 for saying the sun, not the earth, was the
centre of the known universe.
Speaking at the university where
the astronomer taught, the Pope
referred to him as "the very great
Galileo Galilei" whose work was
now "recognised by all",
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lalian scientists have carried
out a nuclear fusion without
electrolysis which yielded l! far
higher number of neutrons than in
earlier experiments.
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lalian sparkling wine imports
into the United Kingdom totalled 14 million bottles last year,
22 per cent up on the previous
year, and in the first half of this
year sales were up a further 31 per
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'Chi,esa di SanPietro
la vostra Chiesa, I vostriSacerdoti
nella vita della nostra Comunita'
Your Church, your Priests in !,he
liTe oTourcommunity
Quando entrate nella Chiesa italiana di San Pietro,
guardate alia sinistra dell'Altare Maggiore. C'e' una
bella statua bianca 'di marrno. E' la statua del nostro
fondatore San Vincenzo Pallotti, romano. Egli ha
voluto questa Chiesa e questa Chiesa e' la prima
Chiesa italiana, costruita nel mondo fuori dell'ltalia,
per noi italiani.
When you enter St. Peter's Italian Church in the heart
of Uttle Italy, take a look to the left of the main altar.
There you will find a lovely white marble statue of our
founder, Saint Vincenzo Pallottl. It was he who first
saw the vision of this Church, and this Church is the
first ·Italian Church built anywhere in the world
outs!de of Italy.
San Vincenzo Pallotti ha fondato la Societa' dell'Apostolato Cattolico, cioe' noi Padri Pallottini con le
Suore.A piu' di 150 annidalla nostra fondazione,
vogliamo ricordarvi quello che facciamo qui con voi e
per voi.
This is a first, therefore, which fills us with great joy.
Saint Vincenzo Pallottl also founded the Societa'
dell'Apostolico Cattolico, that is, we Pallotine Fathers
and Sisters who are dedicated to serving our
community.
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Domenica 26 Novembre - /nizia i/ Catechismo
Alle 11.00a.m.
comincera' iI catechismo per la Cresima all'ufficio parrocchiale, 4, Back Hill, E.C.1 .
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Domenica 19 Novembre - Messa Porcigatone-Brunelli
Questa Messa avra inizio alle 12.15 p.m., e sara' celebrata dalloro Parroco, Don Lelio COsta.
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Sono nati alia vita di Dio con il Santa Battesimo
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Salvatore Levy
Eugenio Giallombardo
David Gabriele
Giovannina Pagnotta
Francesca Vuoto
Calogero Venniri
Luisa Romanelli
Paolo Vetrano
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Paolo Conetta - Franca Colella
Domenico Campanaro - Cristina Oldani
Gerardo di Trolio • Maria Arnese
Stefano Sidoli- Mary Perdoni
Johnny Bertolino - Giuseppina Siracusa
Edward Aked- Usa Bergamini
Stephen Wakefield- Una Marcuccilli
Alfredo d'Agate • Giuseppina Zuccarello
Francesco Scialo'- Rosa Musto
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Che cos'e' la
Commissione
europea?
Quanti. Europei conoscono j'esistenza della Commissione, cioe'
dell'organo esecutivo della Cornunita' e quanti sanno che essa e'
composta da 17 membri, nominati
dai governi dei Dodicl e che essa
ha iI ruolo di guardiana della "Costituzione europea" e d'iniziatrice
della politica comunitaria? E sopratutto, che cosa ne pensanogli
Europei?
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Secondo Eurobarometro (iI sondaggio ettettuato· ognl sel mesi,
dall'autunno 1973 in poi, per conto
della Direzione generale dell'lnformazione, della Comunicazione e
della Cultura della Commissione)
un Europeo su due· ha letto 0
sentito parlare receritemente
dell'esecutivo di Bruxelles. Tra coloro che ne conoscono ·I'esistenza,
la meta' ne ~ ha una negativa. La
situazione si e' mantenuta stabile
in confronto ai precedenti sondaggi, sia per la popolarita' che
per i giudizl positivi; le opinioni
negative,. invece, sono in leggero
aumento; iI 22% nella scorsa prlmavera, contro iI 17% nell'autunno
'88, la cosa si potrebbe spiegare
con la tiepida accoglienza che, In
diversi paesi, alcuni gruppi d'interesse hanno rlservato alle
numerose misure per la realizzazione del grande mercato interno.
notizie della CEE
tiepidi nei suoi confronti (26% di della Comunita', a scelta; in ordine
di popolarita', seguono iI passa·
pareri positivQ.
porto europeo 01 64% degli interGliultimi arrivati, cioe' Spagna e vistati ne conosce j'esistenza), la
Po rtogallo, sono gli allievl piu' dili· patente europea (56%), lagaranzia
genti, hanno raggiunto la media di uguaglianza di trattamento
eu ropea durante !'ultima inchiesta donna·uomo (53%), la possibilita',
ed ora la superano largamente per gli studenti, di preparare una
con iI 57% di Spagnoli e iI 67% di pane del lore diploma di laurea in
Portoghesi al corrente dell'operato vari paesi comunitari (51%), iI
dell'esecutivo europeo e con i1loro riconoscimento dei diplomi in tutti
rispettivo 60% e 64% di opinioni gli Stati membri (48%), iI diritto di
positive.
beneficiare della previdenza
sociale se ci si ammala durante un
soggiorno in uno dei dodici paesi
(46%), la possibilita' di importare
merci, senza pagare tasse, fine ad
un valore di 390 Ecu (1 Ecu =
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lora diritti
Fino a qual punto gli Europei
conoscono I loro diritti di cittadini
della Comunita'? 11 sondaggio
Eurobarometro ha compilato la
Iista delle principali misure riunite
sotto la den~minazione "Europa
del cittaini" (adottate dalla Com·
missione per ralforzare I'identita'
della Comunita1, per conoscerne iI
9 rado di popolarita' presso gli
Tra I piu' malcontentl cl sono I Europei.
Britannici con iI loro 43%, gli Olandesi con iI 32%, e I Danesi con Innanzitutto, la carta d'identita'; nei
30%. Da notare che popolarita' e Paesi che rilasciano questo tipo di
giudizl·positivi non vanno attalto di documento (fanno eccezione Dani·
par! passe tra le persone inter- marca, Regno Unito, Irlanda e
rogate; gli Italiani, per esempio, Paesi BassQ, nove cittadini su dieci
che sono tra i piu' sodisfattl del sanno che essa e' sufficiente per
lavoro svolto dalla Commissione recarsi in tutti gli altri Stati membri.
(45% di pareri positivQ sono .tra Quasi tre cittadini Europei su quat·
coloro che la conoscono meno tro hanno anche sentito pariare
bene. Mentre I Lussemburghesi, della possibilita' dl andare a
informatlsslmi (81 %) sono piuttosto lavorare in un qualsiasi altro paese
Non c'e' male,. anche con·
siderando la fone differenza (una
media del 20%) tra iI grado d'infor·
mazione delle persone che guardano la televisione, ascoltano la
radio e leggono I giornali molto
spesso e il grado d'informazione di
colore che invece 10 fanno di rado.
La popolarita' dei diritti dei cittadini
varia molto anche da un paese
all'altro: iI 91% dei Danesi conosce
I'esistenza del passapono euro·
peo, ma solo iI 56%. degli Italiani
ne ha sentito parlare. I Francesi
non sono molto al corrente della
garanzia dell'uguaglianza di tratta·
mento uomo·donna (38%), al con·,
tario degli Spagnoli (71%); i Por·
toghesi invece conscono poco i
lore diritti d'importazione esen·
tasse, mentre invece i Danesi ne
conoscono ogni minima dettaglio
(85%). Solo iI 42% dei Tedeschi sa
di aver diritto alia previdenza
sociale in caso di malattia
all'estero, mentre I Lussemberghesi, i loro vicini, ne sono bene
informati (68%).
Bisognera' fare ancora qualche
piccolo sforzo, ma nell'insieme
I'Europa dei cittadini, soprattutto
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Musica
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My ve/y dear ITlends In
music,
How I wish you could have shared
yet another experience of a lifetime
on 20th September in Santa Margherita Ligure, at the inauguration of
its very first Festival of Classical
Music. I still feel the especial aura.
peculiar to this Riviera resort that
completely enveloped me. The
location for this auspicious occa-sion was perfection itself. The Villa
Dur,ano nestles snugly, yet graciou~ly, on
hill sloping straight
up from the Ligurian Sea. The villa
itself is gracious eflmce, a fitting
setting for tile hO,me, in a bygone
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of mishaps, which would, without
doubt, make quite a story in its
own right, this stately palazzo' is
now a museum of some considerable interest.
As you will recall from my article in
October, Michael CavalJi's first
work "La Grande Anomalia della
Natura", was chosen to open this
new venture. No mean feat this. A
Giovanna Serviniin CardeDi
new music society "u Delfino~', so
named because the dolphin is the
emblem of this little jewel on the
Ugurian coast, a stone's throw
from - Genova, was founded' just
seven months' ago. This principal
aim of the Society is the promotion
of classical music. The list of its
iIIusirious members reads like a
musical Debrett. All are musicians
of the highes! calibre, be they
composers, conductors, singers,
instrumentalists. The President
and Artistic D'irector is Viviana Buzzai, professor and piano teacher at
the ConserVatorio S. Cecilia in
Rome; she is a real delight and
beauty into the bargain. The
the war and was balm to our music
hungry ears. She was' so tiny,. so
ethereal;' with a skin so transparent, she really looked consumptive. In the same company
and just beginning to make their
international mark were, Silveri,
Gobbi, Del Monaco...Oh dear, this
reminiscing - again, another story.
These good people are 'very anzious to promote and develop the
cultural activities of Liguria, and in
so doing, are determined to put
Santa Margherita Ligure on the
map, as the capital of International
Classical Music. This will most
certainly come about;, if this first
contribution is anything to g() by.
Apart from the excellent recitals to
be performed every evening until
September 30th, with 'such fine
and established artists as Aldo
Ciccolini, 'Boris Bloch, Riccardo
Brengola, Rosa Fain ,and f!lembers
of the Coro dell'Academia di S.
Michae/with' Cecilia, to name but a few, master
classes are to be held at Villa
piantst Vii/ana Durazzo for the duration of the
Festival. All are invited to attend.
Buzzai
I had the honour and good fortune
to be invited'to the grand opening,
as indeed were Olga and Albert,
Michael's parents. Four of
Michael's stalwart companionsturned up, _resplendent· in evening
attire befitting the opulent occasion. This surprise gave' Michael a
much desired and very much
appreciated boost, encouragement and support.
Secretary, Dott. Andrea Fustinoni,
is a true gentleman in every sense The scene on this eve of the
of the word, with a most natural Festival, under a star studded Itacharm and simplcity (he could, by lian sky, amid palm trees and a
the by, well win a prize for his profusion of delicate plants and
Adonis attributes). I dare not· risk flowers in all their glory, was one of
the wrath of Mr Editor by listing great dignity and finesse. The speand complimenting all members, cially invited audience' being, for
but I beg leave just to mention the most part, members of the
Margherita Carosio, my first 'Vio- leading families of Genova, and to
letta'.She was a member of the some extent, Milan. Their nobility,
San Carlo Opera Company, which their designer clothes fitted them
came to Covent Garden just after as a second skin. There was no
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snobbishness, no arrogance, no I am not too - keen. on music
pomposity, no superciliousness. performed outdoors without the
Just refinement, just natural good benefrt of acoustics, but this fact
taste, just gentility, just sheer detracted only a little, and
class.
Michael's message was delivered
to perfection. He was well, well
Our Michael was duly introduced
pleased.; How very young were all
by the delightful Viviana Buzza!,
these artists. This bodes well for
and spoke a few halting words in
the,future, thank God. More young
Italian (shame on him - he
, really people of this ilk and our music,
must get stuck into his Italian
the greatest music, is indeed safe.
nouns, verbs etc. etc) plus a few
more interpreted ones. He made a The applause, after the last tragic
point of mentioning Verdi and Puc- chord had died away, was real if
cini as a great inspiration to him contained, but as we were assured
(this for my benefit he later teas- later, to applaud and proffer a few
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awaited dream that was not regis- audience. Yes, Michael has been
tering. You could see he couldn't accepted. Now he has to deliver.
believe his eyes or. ears.
He has much learning, reading,
The extremely competent Orches- delving, stUdying to do. He has yet
tra Filarmonica Giovanile di to
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exceptionally high standard), gath- This he will only achieve, after
ered together this evening espe- inte.nse application, dedication and
cially to perform Michael's work, sacrifice. This he will do, this will all
under the expert and supremely come to pass. I know it will.
artistic guidance of conductor Michael's deep·rooted faith and
Michele Trenti. This extremely able passion, coupled with the full
young man, who did'his homework panoply of his talent will ensure
most thoroughly and insisted on this.
several rehearsals with Michael
until both were satisfied, conduc, The performance over, I spoke' to
ted without the score; he later several professors, past and preassured me, that this was his sent, who were full of encouragehabit. Bravo, bravissimo. The great ment. All had the same message
Toscanini himself, who never, ever, for Michael as did the conductor,
conduete,d with a score, would Michael Trenti - he must study all
have been more, much more than composers, whether he feels
drawn to them or not, as they will
well pleased.
help. him mature, grow and develop. Michael is fully aware of this
and is deeply grateful to all - as he
put it so simply "I know, understand and appreciate what they
mean, this is my very first work,
just the beginning.,,"1 would like to
quote a very gentle and frail
elderly lady musician, who wrote a
message to Michael in my notebook - "La sua composizione mi e'
piaciuto molto perche' e' una
fusione di classico e modemo, e
anche di romanticismo - una vecchia musicista, Addy Merricone". A
fitting note on which to close this
fourth chapter.
The ball is in your court now
Michael. We are waiting for you,
we believe in you. God bless and
inspire you my dear friend.
P.S. We managed to allend Boris
Bloch's piano recital on Friday
evening in a programme of Scarlalli, Chopin, Prokofiev and Uszt what'hands! Those fingers!! They
spoke louder, more expressively"
than any words could ever begin
to try - truly wonderful.
P.P.S. I would dearly have loved to
remain for the rest of the Festival,
but as this was not possible, I am
more than grateful for this golden
opportunity granted me. Arrivederci amici cari in musica.
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Buon Appetito
IIVaticano
35 St. Margaret's Street,
Canterbury
I cannot compete this year with the
gastronomic adventures of my colleague who reported in September's BACKHILL on Trattoria da
Memi "Alia Palanca" in Venice.
Having said that, perhaps I could
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put In a mention for the South and
the high suminer view over the
Costiera Amalfitaila from a restaurant terrace in Ravellol .
Clive
welcome was pleasant and sur- waitress bearing down with an
roundings clead.
armful of plates.
Seated at a not overlarge table
(quite normal for this sort of establishment) we reviewed the menu.
With our three·year·old daughter in
tow, time before the boredom factor took over was at a premium but
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In this review we are at home, but
outside London - in fact we have
gone to the home of the Opposi.
tion, to use a thoroughly unecu·
menical expression. The Cathedral
Close is perhaps not a. match for
the Piazza San Marco,' but the City
has a presence which one associates with places such as Bath or
York. In the·. pedestrianised main
street, St. Peter's Street, all styles
and ages of buildings protrude
upwards and outwards, and diligence of the City Planners has
resulted in the "retailers' house
shop fronts largely succumbing to
the context of the buildings con·
taining them. Prince Charles
should be proud!
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service was swift and we were
quickly embarked on starters of
tonno e fagioli, and baked zuc·
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chini, while the junior member of
the party tucked into garlic bread.
Special mention of the tonno - the
portion was gargantuan and not
filled with salad to the detriment of
the tuna and beans.
Following on we chose a tagliatelle
carbonara for me, a risotto for my
wife and spaghelli bolognese
(child portion) for our daughter.
Again we were happy with the
resuits - the carbonara was rich
and creamy, the risollo generous
with the cheese and properly
cooked, and at least some of the
Tucked away in one of the side spaghetti went down without the
streets is "11 Vaticano", a pizza and rest of it hilting either the floor or
pasta joint of some quality. The the wall.
name is not easily forgotten visions of His Holiness slapping Dessert left a reasonable choice,
the tomato and mozzarella onto although generally on the cake
the dough and shovelling another variety. We chose carrot cake and
spatula full into the oven.
a cheesecake, together with ice·
If there were any Italians about in
the restaurant, the accents were
better masked than I've ever seen
done before. In fact, first· impres.
sions were to be disappointed not
tc' find a provincial Italian team
hard at w5lrk, and one might even
have I]oped for family run place.
The faoes and voices were as
neutral as one could, find, but the'
a
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This was a good value establishment and clearly popular with
locals and tourists alike on a mid·
week evening. Including soft drinks
for all of us the bill before service
came to £21.75 and this was a
case where I happily gave an
optional tip of 10%. Also worth
mentioning in the City is ('!eorge's
Brasserie at 71/72 Castle Street. It
just creeps in at the lower end of
the Good Food Guide and has
ample and well presented French
food with pleasant service - a liltle
further up the price scale but still
good value.
Look out
for next
month's
cream for guess who. The only
mistake was the carrot cake, not
that it was poor, but rather it was
too heavy to follow' on my efforts
over the starter and main course.
This was not a restaurant' advert·
ised for the family, but the staff
were very friendly and understand·
ing, skilfully avoiding action
whenever our child jumped out of
her seat straight into the path .of a
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.Children also featured throughout
the rest of "11 Vaticano'~, including
a well·heeled family silting behind
us with terribly sensible children(a' ,
little older than our one) who
discussed the affairs of the world
rationally throughout the meal
until, during the dessert, one child '
fell off the back of her chair, burst
into a fit .of tears, and this resuited
in the family prematurely depart•
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Arena Musicale
If you could see me; writing this
page you would, in turn; see a big
smile. then a look of pained
ecstasy provoking tears of sheer
bliss. 'What", I hear you all cry, "is
providing our beloved' correspondent with this state of emotional
see-saw?".·'
, will tell you, so you, too, may be a
part of it all. Two little COS that will
change your life. The re·issue of
the year: Wh~n I say the names of
the' respective singers
are' Rosa
,
Ponselle and Beniamino
Gigli....sigh...you·1I know why. Each
of these discs contain, as many of
you, will know,two of niy desert
island discs.
The Gigli disc has the great man
singing Nadir's. aria ,from "The
Pearl Fishers". This 1928 recording of "Mi par d'udir ancora" has
been sited many times as the
recoridng of perfect
Bel Canto
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from
a Tenor. An audacious claim I
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know, and this is of course my
opinion, bUt' I am sure all of you
who: have
.. heard this aria will. agree
here is something extra special.
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The sheer beaUty of Gigli's voice
like. pure honey would melt even
the hardest heart. Not that it's the
only winner on this CD. We also
have the .g'reat trio from '" Lombardi" with Pinza and Rethberg.
Yet again another recording that
has been mentioned a number of
times. These three great voices
together is almost too much for
one's'senses! Another track worth
the price of the CD alone, is Gigli's
rendition of the Neopolitain song
"Mamma mia che vo·sape". Don't
even try to convince me that
anyone else sings this type of
song like the great manU To all
these, add arias from "Lucia";
"L'Elisir", "Giaconda" and others
and you have a disc that you will
play and play again
and again..
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The desert island track on the
Ponselle disc is her, singing of the
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aria "0 nume tutelar" from Spontini's "La Vestale". What can I say
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about this voice that won't sound
over exagerrated? Port wine, mol·
ten gold, velvet have all been used
to describe the Ponselle' sound,
but not even those metaphors do
. justi,ce to this, the greatest
soprano voice of the century. This
is again to my mind the greatest
example of soprano Bel Canto
singing, I have ever heard. Please,
please do yourself a favour and
hear this ,great lady. Other tracks
include ,her "Casta Diva" from
"Norma". What I wouldn't sacrifi,ce
to have seen her in the flesh in this
role. We also have arias' from
"Emani" (just listen to her' coloratura work), "Aida" and, "La Forza
Del Destino'! - the opera in which
she made her debut, opposite
Caruso in the American premier of
the work.. With Martinelli and Pinza,
but alas no "La Vergine degli
angeli" another desert island disc
if ever I heard one. Maybe RC", is
saving it up for a volume 11. I hope
so. The transfers arE! excellent and
in the case of. the
. Ponselle there is
a cassette as well.
Mario Renzullo
Another bargain at £16.99 is the
re·release on CD of Donizetti's
"Lucrezia Borgia" with Joan Suth·
erland in splendid voice in the ,title
role. If you don't know this opera it
is one of Dcinizetti's more tuneful
works with some of the most
beaUtiful music he wrote. Marilyn
Home plays the travasti role of
Orsirii and sings the famous "Brin·
disi" with great panache. The
. Tenor, Giacomo Aragall, is Gen·
naro, Lucrezia's ~ecret son, and he
is in magnificent voice., A cross
between Gigli and Pavarotti, the
former's golden tone and' lattE)r's
fabulous top. This is a great opera
to discover and with Bonynge at
the helm it is the best way to get to
know
the work. Just listen to Dame
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Joan in her last scene of opera.
That alone will convince you that
this is what great singing is all
about.
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Rosa Ponselle
neverexaggemted
November 89
Cinema
Queen oTHearts
Starring
Director
Vittorio Ouse
Jon Amiel
There is much interest in our
community regarding Queen of
Hearts. Those of you who read
The Hill will not need telling why.
It is a story seen through the eyes'
of a young son dealing with his
downtrodden father from Tuscany
whose only act of bravery is to'
defy his father and elope with his
neighbour, herself betrothed to a
local butcher. The hotheaded man
vows revenge. The couple arrive in'
London and after a vision from a
pig(!) win enough money to open
the" "Lucky Cafe' in Little Italy and
support four children. The vengeful
butcher crosses their paths twenty
two years later.;.
As a film about the Italian Corn.
munity it may well offend its memo
bers. The film abounds with inaccuracies. Who arranges mar.
riages in Tuscany? Accents are
scattered all over Italy. Why does
every Italian seek violent revenge?
And who has ever been to a
funeral at the Italian Church with
only the family present: anomalies
that should be laughed at for their
ignorance rather than raged about.
All in all a typecast view of 'peasant' Italians.
But Queen of Hearts is not about
Little Italy. That is merely a convenient setting. It is rather a pretty
little comedy. Quite clearly director
Jon Amiel workep on the tightest
budget and managed to allow 0
reg cars, mentions of Polish !,opes
and c.ondoms all in the 1950s by
reminding us this was how the
young boy remembered it.
But still some criticisms must be
made. How can a family still steeped in tlie 'backWard' traditions' of
arranged marriages not bat and
eye when the unmarried daughter
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Agrifoglio Bosco
falls pregnant. More disciplined
editing should have been actioned
since the pace dragged a little· or
was this because it lost itsway in
the last 45 minutes?
as a Deep South Siren in "Jeze·
bel". She could create both imp
and
, angel with equal Vigour.
All this despite her lack of looks.
She once said of herself, "When I
Byt the gentle comedy scripted by saw my first film test I ran from the
Tony Grisoni does have some projection room screaming". She
strengths. Most notably the excellent casting. Each character
looked and sounded totally con·
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to the average English viewer with- displayed both star quality and
out the aid of subtitles. Not a acting ability in, among others,
question I can answer.
"Dark Victory", "All about Eve",
.For those outraged by the in· "Whatever Happened to Baby
accuracies and the image projec- Jane?", "Little Foxes", "Private
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lotte a downtrodden, unloved
daughter who blossomed as she
BeUeDavis
was shown love, especially fromJerry (Paul Henreid).
(1908 - 1989)
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left. Survivors of the days when
stars were gods. Most had incred·
ible looks, huge sex appeal or a
wicked wit. Ruth Elizabeth Davis
had none 'of these. All she had
was talent. Bette Davis was born in
Lowell Massachusetts and
in
. died
.
Paris. In between she created
legendary performances and a
legendary persona
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Her on-screen career took off with
"The Man Who Played God"
(1 932) and ended with "The
Whales of August" (1987}. In her
more than 90 films she played
almost as many characters, but will
p~obably be' remembered for her
independent, outspoken ones. Her
two Oscars came from contrasting
roles. First as an alcoholic actress
in "Dangerous" and then in 1938
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Off· screen she epitomised the
independe!!t woman. Her tongue
was as quick and as sharp as her
temper. But her standards were
exceptional. So much so that she
faced the studio system head on and won, eventually. "Surely no
one but a mother could have loved
Bette Davis at the height of her
career" said a co-star Brian
Aherne•. For more proof read her
three frank authobiographies.
So many performances of quality
and commitment. But many were
missed through arguments with
studios and ill health . What could
we have seen? How many other
memories could she have given
us? But in the words of Charlotte,
as she takes yet another cigarette
from Jerry "Oh don't let's ask for
the moon. We have the stars".
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Sportlight
The biggest news item during
Octoper has been the off field
activities of Mr. Kr1 ighton and the
Manchester United Board. The Isle
of Man propeny tycoon has been
much vilified' by the press and his
. attempted purchase of the Club
has now fallen through, although
he has secured a seat on the
board. Now that some of the dust
has settled, it is opportune to try
and reach a rationalised verdict
and see what lessons should be
learned from the episode.
Richard Evans
great love and how many of us
would turn down the opportunity,
jusi to be involved in some vicari·
ousway?
paying £20,000,000 just for that
honour.
him to be able to stroll out on to
the Old Trafford pitch in United kit
and score. a "goal" at the Stretfield
Road end before the opening"
match of the season against
League Champions, mighty
Arsenal? It would have been the
equivalEmt for me being invited to
put the stumps into the ground on
the Saturday of a Lords's Test
Match between England v. Austra·
Iia ~ it would almost be worth
judgment and lessons need to be
learned.
I can upderstand Knighton's
motives but that does not mean
In Knighton's case he had actually that the '''Old Trafford affair" can
had trials as a professional footbal- simply be excused and shrugged
horrific errors of
ler and what must have it meant to off. There were
,
From the moment when the bid
was first announced until its even·
tual demise. it w,as very easy to be
carried away with the -press cam·
paign against Knighton. The man
just did not have the money so his
motives must be self glorification
and profit. For my part,l have
some sympattiy for him. If the most
•
recent press reports, are to .be
believed, he' could have "made a
financial killi(lg by selling his option
but did not do so, nor did he
obtain substantial compensation in
consideration of dropping his bid
but settled instead for a seat on
the board. The cynic may
say that
,
this was window dressing to try
and' restore a shattered public
image, but the more charitable will
incline to the view that it was
running a football club rather than
pure profit which was his ultimate
goal (if you will pardon the pun).
How many of us when aged 5 or 6
at school were asked by our tea·
cher what we wanted to do when
we grew up and we answered,
without hesitation, professional
footballer, cricketer or golfer? As
the years passed by and reality
dawned that we did not have as
much as one tenth of the ability
needed to achieve our ambition,
our attentions were diverted into
areas where, our talents (such as
they may be) could be more
appropriately
cnannelled.
Nevertheless, sport remains our
It is reported that Chairman,
Michael Edwards, needed to sell
his shareholding because oi the
onerous interest payments he, in
turn, is having to make as a result
of the funding arrangements he
undertook at the time he took over
control. Nevertheless, he is also
the chief executive of the club
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earning a salary purportedly
in the
all this talk of money highlights
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region of £90.000 and so responsi- football's basic dilemma
bility rests with him for the good
image of the Club and its financial I have read many articles and
listened to many opinions on the
control and management.
radio expressing the view that big
It is with a measure of incredulity business deals such as the
that one realises that the proposed Knighton alfair should be kept out
deal was made public without, it of football. It looks as Jimmy Hill
would appear, the most careful is going to have to go into battle
scrutiny of Mr. Knighton's financial again to try and save Craven
status. The press' seemed able Cottage from the property develovery quickly, to discover that pers but in recent years, Chelsea
Knighton was not personally' in a and Queen's Park Rangers are two.
position to fund this deal. What other clubs whose grounds have
steps did Mr. Edwards take to bee n under
threat from the
,
. bulldosatisfy himself that the 'secret zero
backers were the sort of people to
It
is
very
easy
to
say
that
the
wh~m the club should be sold?
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been criticised by the Stock tycoon whose interests lie. in making
a
quick
prom
must
be
kept
out
Exchange for making a bid at a
of
football.
We are all romantics at
time when his Company could not
guarantee the appropriate funds. heart and many a tear was shed
this
year
when
Middlesex
played
Why did both. Knighton and
at
the
final
game
against
Sussex
Edwards go public.
on a deal
,
without first having: satisfied them- the delightful Hastings ground
which has played host to all the
selves that
the
secret
backers
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of
the
past
century.
were' contractually
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they could be to the deal?
am right in saying it will be a
The·· ensuing shambles all stems supermarket. Should more be
from the failure to take these basic done to preserve these sporting.
precautionary steps and does not venues? How can one keep the
reflect well on either Knighton nor property developer at bay? Of
Edwards.
course there are planning laws
and tne Local AUthorities are proving particularly obstructive 'to any
There is one other aspect Which
also causes slightly raised eye- attempt to demolish Craven Cottage.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
brows and that is the price however, it is difficuil to see how
£20,000.000. Whilst it may sound
such people can be kept away
(and undoubtedly is) a large sum
when
we
are
talking
aboUt
such
of money, many informed sources
colossal
sums
of
money.
Why
believe that it is'
considerable
under valuation of the assets of should football clubs b~ privileged
an
engenedered
in
the
way
of
the club. Millwall F.C. have just
species when in the outside busirecently floated their shares on the
ness world there are companies to
StOCk Exchange and in spite of the
whom
employees
may
have
given
fact that they are a humble clUb,
a lifetime of service but are still
and every financial column that I
prone to takeover bids and asset
read advised against the investstripping?
ment in today'S uncertain share
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market, £15,000,000 was realised
without too much trouble and the
shares were over subscribed. If
Millwall with Coldharbour Lane are
worth that sum, surely Manchester
United at Old Trafford, .can be
priced at nearer £40,000,000; but
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activities suddenly lose all their
acumen. when they become com·
mittee members of football clubs?
This column has repeatedly critic·
ised the hirings and firings of
football managers. A businessman
would never dream of choosing his
Chief executive in such a cavalier
way. and dismissing him in such
peremptory fashion after'only the
briefest of trials other than in the
rarest, and most· damning of cir·
cumstances. Similarly, wage struc·
tures and transfer fees must bear
the closest possible relationship to
the income of the club. There can
be no finer example of what could
and should be done than league
champions, Arsenal, whose Man~·
ger George Graharn. has shown
true Scottish shrewdness in his
purchase of players and refusal to
break up the wage structure to
accommodate excessive demands
of star players.
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The only answer that I can come
up with is that football clubs must
be run, wherever possible, as a
viable financial concern. Why is it
that when businessmen who have
been so successful in their other,
Clubs should look at the Continent
and see the uses made of their
grounds by the likes of Turin and
Juventus. There also is another
important element - ground sharing in Italy has been a success.
Sadly this has not been the case
with' Charilon and Crystal Palace
and it looks as Lenny Lawrence's
team will now be returning to the
Valley. Perhaps geographically
those two sides were just a little
,too far apart to keep the suppor·
ters happy - but what about Chel·
sea and Fulham? I will leave you
with these thought provinking
comments and not throw into the
meiling pot the possibility of Tot·
tenham and Arsenal sharing a
muilipurpose stadium in Alexandra
Park, but the message is clear: we
must move with the times and
football cannot be feather bedded
from the economic realities of life;
much as we would like that to be
the casei
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G.. Giacon
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alter Zenga, 29 anni, porlaudio Chiapucci ha vinto iI
tiere dell'lnter, e' stato
Giro ciclistico del Piemonte
elello a Francoforte
in 4 ore 45 primi e 9
"miglior portiere mondiale della secondi regolanda nella volata
stagione 1988-89" dalla Federa· finale i danesi Soren Lilholt e Per
zione della storia e delle statistiche Pederson.
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del calcio. AI secondo e al terzo
posto Prud'Homme del Malines e iI
sovietico Dassaiev.
incenzo
Balestro,
ignorando con coraggio la
dolorante ferita ad una
he British crew of Jo
Richards won the seventh mano, ha battuto ai punti con
race of the Formula 40 convinzione iI compatriota Luigi
Merit Cup World Championship on Camputaro nell'incontro svoltosi a
Lake Garda, Northern Italy. Biscuit Battipaglia, rimanendo cosi' in ·pos.
Cantreau, skippered by French· sesso del Iitolo europeo dei Cesi
man Jean le Cam has already won Gallo.
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C
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a Juventus e' I'unica
'ormai leggendaria coppia
'squadra italiana che sua
dei fratelli Carmine e Giuuscita con onore ,nel girone
seppe Al?baganale (sotto) di ritorno della EUFA CUP im·
si e' imposta,ancora una volta, ponendosi per 1 ,a 0 contro iI SI.
d~vanti alii! Romania e Jugoslavia, Germain a Parigi. La Fiorentina ha
strappato, un
p a re 9 9 i,o
casalingo
contro
il
Sochauz,
cosi' come ha
fatto iI Napoli
a Wettingen.
Che i pasticci
della vita pri.
vata di Maradona stiano
con
dizionando la
sua forma in
campo?
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ed ha vinto la medaglia d'oro dei
'due Con' nella finale del cam·
pionato, mondiale di canottaggio
svoltosi recentemente' nelle acque'
di Bled in Jugoslavia.
a squadra del Milan, detentrice della Coppa Europea e
quella del Barcellona, deten·
trice della Coppa EUFA si incon,
treranno per la Super Competition
Cup con partite di andata e ritorno.
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a ripetizione della semi·
finale della Coppa Europea
dello scorso anno che iI
Milan vinse per 5 a O.Quest'anno
la squadra Milanese ha avuto una
certa compassione dei Madrileni e
ha vinto con iI modesto punteggio
di 2 a O. L'Olandese, Van Basten,
si incunea presto sulla fascia destra del campo e.Iancia un preciso
traversone verso iI centro che
trova pronta la testa di Rijkaard,
lasciato completamente smarcato.
Goal.... Erano trascorsi soli sette
minuti di gioco.
I spettatori dovettero attendere
soloflno al 13 minuto per
ammirare iI Von Basten' imposse·
sarsi del pallone dopo che un
awersario si era scontrato con·
Rijkaard. Con il 'solo portiere da'
battere, l'Olandese tocca appena iI
pallone in avanti ma· Buyo, in
disperazione, 10 blocca appena
fuori dell'aerea di rigore commet·
tendo un fallo. L'arbitro decreta, iI
rigore "morale" che 10 stesso Van'
Basten realizza con facilita'.
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volta solo davanti al portiere, ma
questa volta Buyo ha la meglio. A
dir iI vero fu Costacurta che iI
questa occasione commette uno
dei piu' diabolici·acrobatici falli.
tipo.
Buyo intanto e' tenuto sempre
sotto pressione e si salva degmi.
mente da una botta di Simone, e
manda anche sopra iI montante un
pallonetto di Van Basten. 11 Milan
continua ad usare una stretta mar·
Fm/elllAbbagnale
cutura e interviene tempestiva.
mente sull'uomo, mentre iI Real fa
enoit Benjamin, che aveva sfoggio con i1' suo Martin vazques
,
lasciato la sua squadra di di un ottimo, se pur innocuo,
pallacanestro
"The
Los
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dribbling.
Angeles Clipper" per giocare in
Italia, ci ha ripendato prima del suo Sono certo che sia j'allenatore
debutto a Roma per conto della Sacchi ha lasciato 10 stadio chiPhilips di Milano, e se n'e' tomato dendosi come mai iI Milan si
negli Stati Uniti' per continuare i rechera' allo stadio Bernabeu con
suoi'negoziati con la National Bas· due soli goals di vantaggio. E che
bisogno
d'e'
di Ruud Guillet???
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Polenta al Fomo con,Spinaci e
Polio
Baked Pole'1ta with Spinach and
Chicken
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Polenta:
Polenta:
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1/2litro di latte -3/4Iitro di acqua - 200 gr farina
gialla da polenta - 100 gr ,semolino - sale
1/2 pint milk
(polenta) -
In una casseruola fate bollire I'acqua, iI latte con iI
sale. Fate cadere la 'farina. e, iI semolino
rimestando
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con una frusta. Cuocete la polenta su fuoco
bassissimo' per circa 40 rninuti; mescolando sovente
con un cucchiaio di legno.
Bring the water, milk and sail to the boil in a heavy or
non·stick saucepan. 'Add the semolina and maize
flour a little at a time, mixing with a large wl)isk. Then
cook the polen!a on a low heat for about 40 minutes.
Sitrring often with a wooden spoon.
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Ripieno di Polio:
11/4 pints water - 7 oz maize flour
3 oz semolina - sail
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Chicken Filling:
200 gr di petto di polio 0 tacchino
1 cipolla
affettata a velo25 gr di burro " 1 cucchiaio .di,
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Marsalaa secco- 4cucchiai di pomodoro passillo
- pepe/sale
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Fate soffriggere la cipolla nel burro. Unite iI polio
tagliato a, cubett'i' e'cuocetelo per circa 10 minuti.
Volendo potete addoperare avanzi di polio 9ia' ,cono
ecc.
Allora cuocetelo per solo 3 minuti. Salatelo e
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irroratelo con. Marsala. Lasciatelo evaporare.
Aggiungete iI pepe e pomodoro. Lasciatelo sui fUDCO
per allri 3 minuti.
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02: chicken or turkey breast - 1 onion finely sliced
1 oz bUtter -, 1 tablespoon Marsala,(dry) - 4
tablespoons of siaved tomatoes - salt/pepper
Ughtly fry the onion in the butter. Add the chicken
breast cut into small cubes and cook for about 10
minutes. You could, if you wish, use left over pieces
of chicken etc. If' so, then cook for :only 3 minutes.
Add the sail' and Marsala. Allow the Marsala to
evaporate. Add the pepper and sieved tomatoes.
Leave to cook for a further 3 minutes.
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Ripieno di Spinaci:
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220 gr spinaci lassati e strizzati - 50 gr burro - 1
spicco di aglio schiacciato
- 1/2 dado per brodo
.. ' noce moscata - 20 gr farina - 1/4 Iitro di latte
1/21b spinach boiled and drained 20z butter - 1
clove of garlic, crushed'1/2 stock cube
nutmeg - 10z flour - 1/2 pint milk
Fry the garlic in the butter and remoVe when golden
Fate soffriggere I'aglio,nel burro. Appena avra' preso .brown. Add ·the spinach (chopped). Cook for 5
colore, levatelo. Unite.. glL spinaci tritati. Lasciateli' minutes. Add the half cube crumbled, then ,nutmeg
insaporire per 5 minuti, poi aggiungete iI latte, gia' and the flour. Mix together. Gradually add the milk,
scaldato, poco alia voila e continuate a,mescolare a already warmed. Cook on a moderate heat for a
fuoco moderato per allri 5 minuti.
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further 5 minutes, stirring all the time.
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Polenta:
The Dish: 4 oz Emmental cheese (grated)
100 gr Emmental grattugiato
Grease
a Pyrex dish
(7" diameter
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. x 23/4"· deep).
Divide the polenta into 4. Place a layer of polenta in
the dish. Cover with 1/2 of spinach. Another layer of
polenta. Cover with 10z of Emmental and all the
chicken filling. Another layer of polerlla and 10z of
Emmental. The remaining spinach; the resto. of the
polenta and finally cover
with the rElmining
Emmental.
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Bake in a pre·heated
6 for about 30
. oven .200/no:
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minutes.
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Imburrate un recipiente Pyrex (18cm diametro e allo
7cm). Dividete la polenta'in 4 parte. Fate uno strato
di polenta. Coprite con meta' dei spinaci; con in'altro
strato Cli polenta, poi con 30 gr di emmental e tutto iI
polio. ,Poi un'allro strato di polenta, 30 gr di
emmental, il resto dei spinaci. L'ultimo strato di
polenta, versatevi sopra il' restante emmental. Cuocete nel forno pre.scaldato 200/no. 6 per circa 30
minuti.
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