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" ,. 1981,BACKHILL 136 Clerkenwell Road' - - - - - - - . . : : . - - London ECl • CONSOLATO GENERALE D'ITALlA • IN LONDRA • • AVVISO • GLI UFFICI SONO ORA APERTI AL PUBBLICO AL: . 20, SAVILE ROW; LONDON H1X 2DQ TEL:.. 01 439 0271 • ORARIO: 1unedi' a venerdi' - 9.30 a 12.30 11 pomeriggio di martedi' evenerdi' - 14.00 a 16.00 • • • 1 , • • fir .' ~. l-'.appin & Webb • g ~ ~. • • • > • TO PICCADILLY II • • D(~E • > , , ,,..I -,~ · ....,,,. ., ., ..., ' ~- • •. .. b" PAROLE ••• • slit > TERREMOTO ESUI TERREMOTATI Questa volta vogliamo ancora parlare del terremoto. Se ne e gU. parlatc? tant,o che'semb:a~ti~,dive~ta~d~ ,un arg~lI)~nt() ,di;. moda come 1.1 football. Abb1.amo V1StO tantl programml alla televisione ":' abbiamo sentito accuse al governo, alla mafia; ai rit;~:~i nei: soqcorsi. ei sono. le grandi 'discussioni sulla ,ri. , cos truzi9ne dei paesi', le polemicbe sui soccorsi cbe .partono e non.\art'l.vano . .... quelli che ne arrivano senza'riecessita~ .' . • -" ~.. • . su ,0 ~. , Anche noi, Comun:i.i:a Italiana di Londra; ,abbiilmo fatto discussionisul ;terremoto, e sui terremotati - specialmente sulla nostra 'gente che e venuta qui a Londra dop~ averpe~~o. <;a.s,a, .parent;i, amicie cbe estata accolta dai propri qari residenti qui. Anche noi abbiamO :fatto discussioni per'·vedere.,come ,si, potevano aiu. tare;abbi~~ c1;.BCUSSO fra' di' noi, fra inariti El moglie, fragenit<?r;,·~.,£ig!i per vedere quanti .soldi equanti vestiti potevamo .raccogliere. ,Abbi.amo .d;scusso fra di, n()i' per incitarci a ' fare 'il'bene, a' dare" a .donare\ E ilfrutto delle nostr,e discussioni stato' .cbe .", . . sono arrivati moltissimi: quantitativi di. biancheria e tantisoldi:: abbiamo discusso' per 'fare ilbene e loabbiamo .fatto. In pratica come Chiesa !tali/ma, cisiamo regolati .in questomodo:. n~lle' ilule,della Scuola abbiamo messo la bia~cneria'che ci portavano, biaric.her~a ino~ti~~ condi~ zione; sono arrivati anch'e un duecento vestiti' completamente. nuovi: da una ~~tta; per due mesi siamo stati a completa disposizione della gente che veniva a scegliere la roba. Se qualcuno non riusciva a trovare le sue misure (specialmente per le scarpe) abbiamo dato i soldi, perche potessero comprare le cose necessa:de e nuove·,. -Forse·due 0 'tre volte·.non, abbiamo potuto accompagnare le persone perche abbi8mo .avutochiamate !1rgen~;. o - -. e , , • • ._"" " " . - , f " - Con i soldi che' la gente ci ha dato abbiamo aiutato tilnte famiglie', abbiama cercato di risolvere le situazioni. Quando iagente si presenta' al nostro'ufficio, per prima cosa ci informiamo se sono registrati al Consollld:i: infatti 'e' molto importarite per loro'che mettano i documenti in ordine altrimenti possono perdere molti beneficiper la ricostruzione. Inoltre li abbiamo'inviati alla ACL! per vedere come":riso~v~:r~.. la. pt;~sione 0 la A~sistenza Sociale. Pof, d' a.ccordo con i t Conso~ato e con gli altri Padri, abbiatoo dat.o somme di. del!8:ro. , , • , ,. Siamo r~usciti a mandare faIDiglie in Canada, in Svizzera dove banno ,potuto veramente iniziare' una nuova vita. Abbiamo aiutato alcuni giovanissimi che avevano messo in Cl' 'l genitori e fratelli a sostenerli e a pagarel ' affitto fine a quando qualche .~amiliare ha trovato 1avoro. aLcuni. giovani, che sono scappati in Italia a prendere i loro parenti, aI, ritorno si sono trovati senza lavoro: abbiamo Botenuto queste famiglie fi~o a quando la situaz~one migliorata. Ab:" biamo .1nutato tutti quelli che si so'no rivolti a nolo Lf abbiam aiutati con i vostri soldi - perfino quelli oche si sono sposaH .qui e pro\'e~ivaiio 'da11e zone terremotate, hanno avuto un degno e comp1eto matrimonio. Con un giovane le cose nono·sono andate bene: ~ venuto per aiuto (la sua famig1ia ad ogni modo era gis stata'aobondantemente aiutata), gli ha rivo1toqualche domanda p~r cono~ scere la si tuazione, si offeso e se ne anda to. Non sempre abbiamo pcitu;o " e •• • • e• e • • • • -3- , . • , • .' ~:-- 0-_ - : . , • • • • " , · . ,, ' • • • • • • ..... ;, y,a1utare..9.ualche .{.. persona di passaggio che pero aveva gia avUto aiuti dal Consolato. :' (~Il pr~!>!~ma del bisogno economico di queste persone non pero terminato;perche . so~.o"~ltiss;,!,j: p.urtroppo i fondi stanno terminatidn .. , " >.-~" .,' e ' . ~ ~ • cose sono venute mol to durante questa terribile' ";""azione: . " . inchiaio Du~ , Y. L~ grandissima bonta dt animo. dells maggior parte dei teiiemotati: che 'hanno'dimostrato tanta fede in quel'Dio che li ha' cosi duramerite provati. e che,neilo stesso tempo non sbbandonai paveri. i'miseri; gli~orfani, i' ;m1ser1. le vedove e coloro che soffrono: e 11 grande m1stero del comporta~ mento di Dio. che e sempre un comportamento diamore. davanti al quale ei dob'biamo 'inehinare'con, la ~reghi~;ae con il nostro cuore di u~mini di poca fede. , .~ • .. - . '"' •• < ~ ,'" - -. • ' • 2, 'Q~eHo aneora' che ci .ha· colpiti e stata la .gra.nae geilEirqsi~a della ,COI)IU";' f!.ita It~liana -checi ha- riempito di soldi perf,ronteggi~p:~'questa doloro'sa situazione; E insieme -alla.generosita vi '~'stata una'meravigl~osa·fiducia '~el+a·gente. una .fiducia,ch~ci ha commosso a ~oiSa~e!doti. che e1 hs'fatto .'s·entii~· umili,checi hS'fatto :inet,tere in ginoc.cp:;o davarit'i: a Dio ringra,~ia~dolo' perche nel mondo 'c ' ~::tanto. be,ne. Isoldi. dt; so~ostati daei qalla ge'nte"semplicE;, ·dai ;bambini. dai! layorat0l:'i. dai .commercranti;~ dai Clubs. dalle Ass'ciciazion'i.., dalle', scuole:· 'ci· ,sono, stati dati' ad 6cchi chi,,!si. siamo , '!loi che"ci~ ~lamoiJllp'egnati, 'a, scrivere 'iettere.~a la ~o!ltra gente ha av-uto· fiduCta. .' -. .' , ' • • • • Chiediamo al Signore cne C1 maneenga nel cuore questa generosita e questa fiducial purtroppo i giornali e latelevisione non hanno'parlat,q d;.~ queste '20se. ma il nostro'cuore ne ha parlato con Dio e il nostro cuore ha saputo dare la serenita a tante persone distrutte. ha saputofar nascere di nuoyo.la speranza. nella vita. ha'as~iugato' tante lacrime. Signor~ rimani . . "'. , sempre nella nostra an1ma. . .' .. ' . -h. ......'. <I _ " •• , ,._.., '" " '/ '-,-. ~ , • , Don, Roberto Russo •• Chiesa Italiana di' San P1etro 4. Backhill. London E.C.l. - • " " , • • " -. •• , • --"------------------------------------- , , '. , • • ~.,~- • • Ecco due tragiche ,scene di Sant'Angelo'dei Lombardi, uno dei paesi piu gravernente colpiti daH~'scosse (le11o scorso novernbre. Da un'imrnagine di devastazi9ne e di disper"~zione emerl(~ la speranza e la vita • • • , -5- . , ' -. • " .... ':-,,","",' . . '" " , , ," . • CRONACA , LE , ATTIVITA DELLA COMUNITA NOSTRA • , • • ' THE,ARLECCHINO PLAYERS IN "ANASTASIA" BY MARCELLE MAURETTE " • . . ~ • . Marce11e Maurette's play'deals with one of the' many ,attempts to pass a , .'.' young girl off as Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas 11 of " . . . . Russia, who,was executed with.her family in 1918 during the Revolution. 'Rumours have ,persisted since the' 'event that she',somenow managed to '~s~ape " , . ,-. . . . . " , ' " -" - .' ' ' . andhen~e;he_coun~lessattemp~sto assume,~er ~dentr~y. ! I , • I • • I The prime 'mover in this plot is Prince Bounine, an unscrupulous, dissolute >Russian aristocra~with an>'eye for 'themain chance and a"talent for surVival. His two henchIDen are Boris Chernov, a. lugubrious ex~banker with a history of . , .' . , . . . . . , fraud and, Piotr Petrovsky',' a,'rather' unstable artist with a drug problem. This unlikely troika are engaged in conning the·bankers of Europe into ' believing that Anastasia is holed up'in a Swiss sanatorium foliowing the traumatic aftermath of her escape from Russia; With the law closing in on them Bounine anno~nces that he has found.a surrogate Princess and proceeds' to introduce us to.a dowdy, '~isorientated female whom he has ~pparently rescued on the verge of suicide. At th~s stage of the proceedings it. seem~~ as if a Chekovian "My Fair'Lady" was on, , the cards with the young waif, beingcoached ',,and bu!lied in~o a~sumingthe role of .a Princess, .:But underneath the dis,shevelled exterior ,there is'rear breeding arid her fine hands and.h~ad wound sew the first seeds,pf possibi~ity ,that this is the genuine article •. - ~' , • • •, -~. •• - • The acid, ~est arrive~'when she has to confront her supposed grandmother the Dowager Empress 'of'R\1ssia and gradually convinces her of her 'authenticity., .. ' . ' '-. 'Appalled at the prospect:of marry~ng her one-t~e ch~ldhoo~ sweetheart, the ineffectual Prince Paul, to seal the,deal for herself . and her captors, she , " , '," flees before she ,can be.presented to the Swedish bankers. . ~ o. • __ '" • • -What made' this a verY,entertaining 'evening was not tne plot in which'disbelief . -., . had to' be suspended, but the excellent qua1.ity of t~'acting',and a set and 'costumes which superbly evoked' the' atmosphere of the'period~ " ',' ~ '.~ ~ ~ John'Belli with his ,aristocratic mie~ was a suitably impressive Bounine while at the same 'time conveying the ,corrupt and, opportunistic side of his nature. Thepart.ofthe bourg~oise'banker'~itha skeleton. in the cupboar~ was very convincinglr por~ray~d by Ric~ard Evans: ~yturns,~urnful~Y.. pess~niisi:ic, te~chy and' aggress~ve he ;wo:goa perpetual express~on of hav~ng a nasty smell' under, h~s ,nose which he only lost' ,when it seemed' as if the Tsar's ten, million roubles ,was in the bag. 'The t~ird'member of this unsavoury trio was played .by RobertBelli . . " . " who gave. an arresting'performance'as ,the nailbiting, ,anxious artist with a.pen·chant for brandishing his pistol at the slightest ,provocation.' , Anna Bottino gave a !,ine performance as Anna 'BrOOn -·Anastasia, Certain aspects of her performance stood out i~ the memory; the aristo~ratic poise with which she" flaunting Bounine's wishes, sat down to reminise with the old servants" her moving .scene with·the Empress 'and, the bloodcurdling, hysterical cacKle, which brought th~ curtain down on the'"fiist act and had the audience catching their breath. • . , "ANASTASIA" - REVIEW'CONTlNUED••••• - 6 - • • , , , - - - - -- • --------~, • , THE ARLECCHINO PLAYERS HI "ANASTASIA" - REVIEW CONTlNUEU Ho~e~e~, in the outstanding-cast~ Marianna Scrvinils performance as l)~'·~agcr- Empress ~()Ltl(· \ . ' "'l:1)1 funny stood out as tr~ly superb. Maurett:e h~s-given her lines, particularly when berating her silly ladyiO-....-.G;". • .:., h I'-;)ness Livenbaum for her "amarous' yearningstl • - -Miss $<.orvh.: " ,-se lines' out with a consummate sense of pace and' timing. 'e with Anastasia· where she begins by being coldly d ismi ~~. ' then almo'st 'imperceptibly convinced of ·the ;'era~ity .0C her ~\ .... ..~:> beautifully played and· is perhaps the high point' of the play . to.. .' . er R o N A C ,A • • • In' the supporting roles Colin,Davey was'very plausible as the Doctor who had gO,ne through great suffering and was hopelessly in love with Anastasia's , alter ego as was John Zani as the timeserving Counsellor Drivinitz. Vineent Sartori made Prinee Paul look so gullible and feeble that it was small wonder that. Anastagi" went fleeing, into the nig1':. '.. . .. • • " • • The set, designed by EnricoMaestranzi, was magnificent, conveying the opulimce and grandeur' of Bounine1s riia'rision, and the costumes, particularly the. dress uniforms of thee ,Princes, were also splendid. . • Peter, Bertoncini'must be congratulat.ed on, getting su.ch varied and ·interesting per formances from his talented cast and the ,ent;',e..company ,can feel proud of a sreat success. • TONY BER/1A.'l "ANASTASIA" WP.S PERFCRHED ON FRIDAY 23, SATURDAY 24 AND SUNDAY 25 JANUARY. ALL, PROCEEDS WERE DONATEO TO "THE SOUTHERN ITALY E,a.RTHQUAKE FUND"., THE ARLECCHiNO. PLAYERS' IIEXT PERFORi-1ANCE NILL BE ON SUNDAY 12 APRIL AT THE ITALIAN CHURCH - "THE PASSION PLAY"', • ,, • , t ;. • ~ 7- • . -- - - . -~- • ., , , • -- c '. o. ~N , A • ,". " < -~ ..,.' • • Mondb < • • • ., The wind of ch~nge swept through the Luqchesi'nel Mondo Association' at its Annual. Genera~ ,on Sunday; January'lSth, bringing with. it a . Meeting, . . . ne~ Chairman',. Secretary, and Treasurer. Cav.' Prof. Dino Fruzza, who ~as the Association's Chairman for eight'years,' ·announced his resignation " . . . . at " the meet~ng, which,topk place at St. pet~r's Italian Churpp, in,Clerken. well. .," x , • - . . , • , - 'Lwcchesi nel .' Associatlbn· • I• ~ I '1 I ~~,' , -". "_, " I .'I " Treasurer, RenzoFabbri,. also saw Th~ Association now· chaired by former.Honorary .. . . .. . -. . the departure ,i:iffive ~other C~mm;ttee members, iricluding·H6norary,'Secr~tar!-.'virgilio' Colteili, who' did-not stand for re..,.election. . , • - , 1 ~ . • • . ' ". " Former DeputY',Chairmim, ,Peter' Toalini is now Treasurer 'and Mrs. \Mimm;,< Giorgio l.S the new secretary.' , < • . ' ) \ • '. " , , - >. • -, ".. • ~ -, < . " • , 'Speaking at the meeting, Cav Fruzza appealed· ~o memb,ers o.f the Cominittee,and . assembly to, 'bring-harmony arid goodWill, into;:;the'Assoc1:ation for its 'futures ,s·· ... . . . .".. . • • , Starting at 5.l5,p.m.with~the rea?ing" of .the accounts, the mee.ting:went on' to, discuss various items:~n~ludi'ng:the future 0'£ theLu~ca"Foo!:bal1: ,glub. • . • "... . -, The electi~n:'£l.;i~owed.at 6 .2;0p .m; by.secret oallott:and the ,t.S' comniitte!! me!Jl'bers'to serve follows: ,< , ..... ... l.n 19S1,are,as ,," ' . " . .. ... Renzo Fabbri, Mimmi. Giorglo, ,Peter ,Tolairii, ,Giovanni Pellicci, Mario Giannotti Bianca Tolaiui; Sergio' Falcini, ',Fulvio;Lenzi, Domenico Ferrari, Katy Giorgi, . Renato Rigal,i; 'Veron~~jl:Comp~rini,DinoFarina •. ~ichele Fap-na; and Gi~li,a~o Pellicci. ' ., . . . • ~ ~ - •,• ~ ' • , • ~ . " . Peter.Coltelli 'r--' ~ >."" - ~ < , • .. _---_._--_.---------- .~ '.'. • -. • , • , • , • • . • ;.The:·new Chai~n·•. ~ll.~zo .'Fa~bri, . Accounts . . . reads the<·19Sq· .. " ,.. . • . • "~ , • ._•. '........... .. • , , • New Committee Member Giuliano Pellici • i:ak~s .part in' the discus,sionso' . • -"8'• • . " • . , • • • , "'--_._---- . • , • , • , • , • • , " • • • • , • ." , • • • '> • l• • , . tTAtIANADt ·sT1WMbRE.E ..1Uhtf , COMITATO SCuO!;A' . , . , , "~ FESTA DAN:zAN·r.E. .- .,. . • , .\ • • • d~'beneficenz~per • L'ospebALE . , • 't • , ITALIANO l ;;. . .' •• , • • • • .DOMENICA ,~ • 29 MARZO 198t ' .. .~, ,• ' ., ,ore 1.9.• 30 ... 21.00 • • ,, " , • , • • • , " , • Edg>4areSchool, Green Lane; • Edgware, , Middlesex. , - , . • .: .' I, , • ~ tt • , '• , • .. ~~glietto: ·~5,.00 BAR/ASTA' , " (buffet:!rlcliuso) r-, . • .• - Per iriformazioni ,e prenotaziohi rlivo~geb:;i a Si:gnora L.Fiori ;.. tel: :01 904 S7~S = • • • ~ • • • _ M. .' , • • • • '. • ~: ~. ~ \ " ., " .. . ~ > , 28. TORRINGTON PLACE, LONDON. WCt Telephone 01-6314632 . . ; . 631 4549 • JI r • • , • • ' • '. . • o • •• ~ • ·SPE:C1RLE:A5T,ER DEPARTURE . ,~_ • ! - I , • ,, • • , ." , ,." • '"'''' , ' .~ • • • • ,. , , , I £.72- 00 retlJrn , . • • o ".r ;~ ~ • • , ~ 11 '" o ~ . • • • £.77-00 return , • • • . '. for ,Q~h,~(del~ination.( ·e-g- _. _ , milQ~-(O '(":~()apoh-Venlce-&tunn • • • • > , >, " • ". "~, ~ . -,' " A.. ; OH • . . ' • • . , • " '~'--~- • , 'ANTI~EVASIONE IN ITALIA LO STRUMENTO FISCALE' E IL TIMORE • , ' .L.,.uigi, Guornieri In Itaiia: delle of'..... 1; anno ,_ scors'o .p.liuffici -.. • .. tasse hanno recuperato una somma che e ",".-,,,.'., :le136% piu' elevata 'di 'quella del 1979. 'p ' I t d 'co" s re ' t" d" ., , loo Ugualmente nell'~VA's~ e:vi~to un i~cre~ p~~'i'in~l::e ~n~n:pr~mu~ ad';~~~~:' e m~n.to :delle, entr.ate' d1. 42% • .certam~nte, per, l' italiano una spremuta ,fiscalEi!!!!!' S1. i:leve 'tener presente l' elemento, 1.nfla-:- _ . ' ",. , . z~onistico, pero in 'ogni modo, questisO!iO 1. risultatiaeIIe'ms!,re ,res~rittive del m1.nistro·delle Finanze Franco Reviglio, introdotte nell'ottobre,enel novembre dell'anno scorso per'coInbattere l'evasione'delle tasse. . c.~.-· • • Franco R~viglio; professore di economia all'universita .di Toril'lo; fu no'ininatomi". nistro delle fiilanze iil,agosto 1979. E socialista,'pero ,cio cbe, conta e il,fatto che non,'e un deputato parlamentario e, ,quindi, non deve preoccuparsi del clientelismo 'e della rielezione. ' , , ' , " - , Si ,~. mes,sa a. pii,nt9 un' operazione i:ompletame~te nuova: la cacda all',evasore con l"a:iuto di,umi strategia di timor'e. . Per un: .ha . . , - maggior . - controllo fiscale,.'Reviglio . stabilito delle categoiie di ccintribuenti, ,per esempio, dottori, ristoratori, e architettr. Da queste categorie i cOmPutatori del Ministero sce1gono 81cune miglia~~,d~ contribuentiper'fare una verificazione dei'conti. L~,min~ccia di'essere controlla,ti ha spint,o molti professiop.isti ~pagare.le ,iniposte suJ r~dditi" o· almeno demiciare cifiepi~realisi:icbe. Adesso alcuni':dottori, e avvoca~f danno perfino la ricevuta ai clienti per i conti pagati. , ~ Con un' decreto ,del Mini-stro delle Finanze del prima, ottobre scorso, i bottega'i, i rist'oratori, gli) albergat'orisono tlmuti: conmaggior rigore; .all'obbligo' ' del 'i:ilascio della r'i-cewtafiscale, vogliono ,evitare addiritura la' cbiusura del locale. Devono comperare iicevute numerate, e in "questo modo H'Ministero pub facilmimte controllade e asdcurarSi cbe ' . , . 1'IVA . . stata pagata. . e se /. • .•. e ~ ' Anche i ciienii, se non h,anno"la.ricevuta fiscale quando ,viene richiesta dalla Guardia, di ,Finanzainentre es~o~o dal locale, sono s,oggetti, a una multa' minima di 5000 lire e massiriia .df 22,500 ,lire. 11 ristoratore 0 ,1'albergatore cbe non da la ricevuta fiscale e ,soggetto alla penapecuniiiia minima di 50,000 lire, massima di 225,000 lire'.. La,multa.e uguale per i bottegai e negozianti che emettono.la.ricevuta'con cifre inferio:H; pero ,se la alterano ci laflilsificano con 10 :scopo, dLeludere I' appli-:cazione della legge, rischiano la reclusione da 6 mesi a 3 anni. Dal lOnovembre 1980, sono obbligati per legge a rilasciare la"ricewta anche i commercianti di oggetti: preziosi, elettrodomestici, pellt e"pellicce, carrozzieri" mace/mid, e parruccbieri per signt>'ra.' , , ., . "elettrauti,gollllDisti, . . . ~ ' ' • > .- .> • • • ~- • Un ulteriore controllo' e·la modific'aZione della,bolla d'accompagnamento per'le merci' ,viaggianti. La,'lia stata' resa piu estensiva e rigida. ,Si' tratta di· quasi tutte ,le - , .categorie:di . . prodotti, ,includendo i prodotti agricoli con volume d'affari anriuo ai 10 _.miliardi. .- suoeriore Gerr.amerite le'misure Q1.Franco l<ev1.gho contro l' evasione fiscale 'hanno awto un successo '·ser.sibileriRn.. tto dIe entrate, pero :riflel:tono ancbe i primi passi del governo verso l'istruzione generale di'un'atteggiamentb pi~ responsabile di·fronte al pagare delle imposte, in particolare {'IVA. 11 ministro delle finanze ha detto che vuol ~are' pagare meno tasseagli italiani -, a patto per~ cbe,tutti le paghino~ e " - ="::""" - '--"'"= - ~ -=-'=. - -- -ll~ " , .' , , • • , , • • , • , -, -. • AT SCHOOl: " •' . , , As infants : th~'i::bsses' ~er~, a mixture of boys and gIrl,s 'but ,in primary' school the girls. were downstairs and the boys upstairs although we. still shared the 'sma1~ roof~.opp1aygroll,nd·. Teai::hing~as' good, ~ little on th~ religio,lls ,side, and we were taught ,a basic .curr"icu1um. 'There question of rearning . '"'" ... --.,.-, ...... ' ..... was ,no ,. . "' .. Fr~~c~~an~,Ge~an, but E~g11sh'and,Arithmetic. AfsO there.was 11tt1e prospect, o.f contin,uing schoolirig af,ter 1,'4' years of age - th~re were no '0' 1evels"or anything like that, instead',th'ec1everer boys took·im exam at HughMillington' 'Schoo:Land,i,~ you' p~ss.ed"'y,ou,C9~~~·oa~,t~tf~"that • s~hooL.~••¥venthough I passed the exam, 'my parents looked: at the f1nanc1a1 .s1de, of th1ngs and found~.me a' jobW:hich paid:'9/6Ci a 'week wii:il', J#~~il~ndCo. ,~~(who ,are ,st;ill there t9day) in S1;:; Johnts Street. My job: whicn I started at' 14, was,to melt glasses tp fit, 0 0 watches, :"I,worked .in\a little rooinwith t'emperatures of 98 ,to 100 ,,' any co1der and. the gl~s'seswOu1d crack::The~ on1y:ones tha't I knew'went on t'oHugh: Milling":' . 'ton ..were Fes'ta "the'.barber and' Arturo Bonfanti. . . ' 0'. ' , • ,. , , __ ,,_,,~ -f' ~ , "'-"'~ '_ • -.' ., • -" • • , • • '.. " ' . " " ' R,·· - . . , ' . , . ' .. • • ",. • ,~-, ' ~ '''', ' - " . • '~ ~ • Mr,., Tay1or.the ,headmastef, was a fanatic for football, and his main'aml>ltion' was for St. Pater's: to:have 'il gOOQ footbilli'teain, which he siicceed~d',indc)ing. I r~meti?-bert~at; nuinY,'dmes"during' the week', he 'wou1d ',cqme into"Mt< De1ariey's ·cbs's. and :,say':: '''First 'Team': , practice!", ~nd 'Mr. De1aney;woui£a go'. bimiiey be.., cause' we 'were b'e1ng 'taken' from 'h1s: c1ass"to' play football'. We would; go .and ipractice'on~the'aspha1trooftopp1aYgrotind:wh~ch.slop~d.'Overthe b~ck ~nd'of ,~_e_playgroun4:wa's: fater • .• -.. " a, timber. . yard';whicJ:r . - 'became' +... _.. , a building . ' ..' 'used, . ' by," the Da11y'M1rror.· " >~ '~"''' F,~ ~ ~ • •, , ' . .regards . .. , • •• - . " ~., _ . ' '"" . . ~" ~ ' . . . -'" • • ~. , ' As all our' sporting' activities, the school. ,was too good for "Ho1born "and'District", aiid' whenwe moved' up•.'iritothe ,and ,Borough"~ to our . . e·. "- .. ,'.' .. ' _' .. , "Islington '.' ,.": amazement we'"came overall second 'in the f1rst year. I, remember once we f1e1.,. 'ded a team representing Catholic Boys, ,Relay '. . , -Midcllesex . .'Roman "'. , .. TeiuD, at, Motspur, "" Park. There ',was ,myself. ,Dino Bactizzi, , Mado Sa1voni, Ninl ,Esposito'and Arturo' Bonfanti, and we:represented,the'who1e district. Mr. Tay10r was ,very ~een for US to ~p well ';no~r,.spprt' and he wOuld' take' us down into the hall' arid run ·the team,round'- the last ,mall" Would ge't a<>whacking wrth'the cane. That ma'de sure we liveried"up a bit., There Was a1so,'Mr.' Goddard took , . .. __ .'who . . .,us . 'for ,sport. ,~' ,'~"" j,. , _ . ~ .' ., • " ~. ~ ~ . > ' . . - " . ' ~_. , ., • ' • ,.-,. ....' ., '~ .t' - -- ' Another ,thing I must tell you about 'was' the class,Mr .. . 'Leaper took. We called, . ' , . ' it the "lunatic class" and was made up 'of the ,boys who came .over· from Italy, and couldn't speak- "iiri:/ English. Mr. Leaper'had' to 'enlighten "them 'in 'Eng'lish' ways and teach,them':th,e '.Eriglish'language- they drove lliin mad. 'We' played our' ,t;,J;~~~S.", too':i I can, remember when Mr. Keeter' was. dozing 'iri his chair-, we would ,give him.a piece, of chalk ,to chew!. ' . ~ , , We would iii); go from school on a fortnight"s,:oliday to lIc.sl"ings, where we wou1'd stay'With'aunties'; perhaps 5 or 6 children per'lodginghouse. This cost 12/which was. a lot of money, then, .andour.families 'wou1d pay, for this by paying 6d,a week, ,We enjoyed this very.. much ,as 'we wouldn't ·otherWise go anywhere else much, although our parents'wou1dperllaps take us to Hampstead Heath for the afternoon. The people who went to live in the Barnsbury Estate ming1ed'with the' English peop~e more and they would go hop~picking in Kent and ,they'd get paId according to how much they had picked. I never went - it, was a dismal affair ap~ parent1y; you ~ived in huts and washed ~ut in the open. , -12- • - , • , • , • Talking of things, which were'too.English jor our tastes,' we didn't' join the Boy scouts ·01' .Girl ·Guides perhapsbec8use'we were never introduced'to these activities. It's a strange thing'but 'the' teachers themselves accepted the Italian element of our up bringing. .i, One person that sticks in my mind from that ,time was the dragon of the Ch?rch, Father Cristiantelli - when you went to confession everybody knew the sins you committed~' W,~ feared him because he would shout if you,missed prayers. I also remember, Padre.:Antoni'·'~who, if he .presided at a -wedding, would' also at". ",tend the party afterwards ,and sit down and play cards.- his blasphemy was .• "Dio hane~!' (instead of 'cane'). As far as we were concerned, he was a good • • pr1est. • , • ~ , • • " As'a young man, after leaving school, I can remember our main fun,was dancing. ,Eight to' t~elve o!i;:us boys would dress up smartly and go off dlln 7ing', three of four nights 'a week to, places like the Drill Hall in. JU,dd Street, Kennington Hal~s and a little place called Itro's at Camden Town. We'd be 'dancing up'" Northampton House, in, Highbury and there was' a dance' in Brittania Road. There were even, dances held round the back of, Pentonville Prison, by .the warders ~ My part~cular group.of lads included Nini E"sposito, 'Saba\B~uscirif, "Titch Corano, 'Guido Cotomeni;. Jimmy Falco' and Aldo Salvoni (now my brother-in';law) who looked a bi't HkeClark Gable in those days. So eight 'or tim of us' would' . move around, going' to ,the dance' halls imd we had a bit of a: name for ourselves., We we;re known as the Italian boys, and romance was in the ,air. , . . , , ;). ~" ',. rOO , ,. • ,., " > , , $ ~1";f • •• • '": ~ , •• •• 1 . 'j . ' , As I said .we were smartly dressed, .with Trilliy h.ats and big coats and :ja,c::itets; perhaps a ·blue' ,serge suit or' a.pinhead, or a parson's grey witli 2211' turned up , bottoms"and, a i:rilby hat, and off we'd go. If yOI,l,'bought a Crombi'e overco'at for , • £5.00 you were we~l off. These wore the -good quality lasting clothes, I ~emem bel' buying a coat ,off my friend Saba Bruscini, and I, had it for 6 or 7 years and got fed ,upa~d sold it to Jimmy Wis~ ';that sam~ coat. with square shoulders and belted. • , , • Ai (:' • • • .± .. .' .When was younger I would, perhaps go rouIid to Pafsj' Heam' s' on Sundays arid hire -' ,' a b1cycle for 2d a day and we'd nde up' and do~ Ratton Garden. Mayb.e.~ group , of us would bit:e ,some llicycles for a whole.. ~aY and ride to Hastings - I remember that EH Sidoli was 'the best cycl;tst among' us, he was always beating us, • • , • I , . -' MY YOUTH , • -~ " , i ~ • •., " • • • " ~.. ' A few years after this we started J)uying, cl\rs. There was only one ddver: Jimny Wise, but·we would each chip'in few pounds, and'wo bought ,,!l.Chrysler, 4 of us, • for £12.00- you should have seen it 'I abeautiful'car with;'a drop top, and 'you , could have lifted open the bonnet and had your breakfast off it. 'We"also bought an old Clyno fo'i: £4.00 and the mudguard was held up by an electric wire. We bought an old-2 seater Buick for £8.00 and it Vauxhall 8 seater 'which was· like a limousine. Petrol w,as only llid per gallon. 'E'ach year we'd have a 'new car and , . we' really used those cars. ' , a • • ' " , • Pino . Milestri, .. • • , •• month,Process10n Sunday, My.Early ¥ears At:Wokk.) ~ext , • ...... , - -- , - • -13- -"'" • , " , . .- . , ,. , . .. • , • I A RICHIESTA PUBBlICHIA~O • LA SEGUENTE NOTIZIA:- COMUNEDI: ,SENERCHIA . ". '. p'ROVINCIA 01' AVELLINO - - - -~'---" •• • •• • IL SINDACO DEL COMUNE SUDDEUO A:r'TESTA .' .' • che ir -Signor""Boffa" Ludovico - di Luca --"proveniente da Londra (G.B;")_ - ha distribuitosommE; !li dEmaro alle segu"enti persone' terremotate, di questo C~mune'• • Fasario Donato Gentile Angelo Don MicheleDi Milis Strollo Erberto Trimarco Filomena Barnbini delle Scuole Elementari Grillo Vincenzo De Vita Gelsomine Gasparro Gerardo Raimo"ndo Hichele, , .'.. Mazzone- , Ersilio . E-rbini e fratello . 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(vicino mereato Berwick' Strut Soho) • - • - . - • 136 CLERKEXWELL ROAD LOXDOX ECI, . . TEL. 01·278 1399 01·837 1528 ~ . • • _, __ J_ • " • • • FROM NEVVS YOU , • ITALY HAVE MfSSED The 1981 London Marathon will be run on ,pasta power. All 7;500 runners are being invited to'a party on March 28th, the night before the race. On:hand will be"two tons of pasta' supplied ,by a St. Albans firm which actually exports pasta to Italy.- A race spokesman said, "One of the main, causes of exhaustio'.' ina marathon is. the depletion of the carbohydrate level. from working muscle. Pasta will help to build ,that up." • • The post office at Verona have opened a special department to deal with the 250 letters it receives each'day addressed to "Romeo and Juliet" ~ , ' • Singing in passenger trains in Italy has -become - a crime'liable to a fine and . even a prison term. The fines range from £14 to £231 depending on whether the pas~enger sings on his own or as part of a chorus. The singer who fails to pay the' fine will get a two-month prison term. , • The Pope told ',the Vatican "s 40 drivers t:hat cars deserved "Constant and loving car'e, 'just like our souls~'~' • President Sandro Pertini· of Italy said in a French television interview.that he believed terrorists were operating in Italy from foreign bases. . A marble " bust of Pope Gregory XV, attributed to, 17th Century Italian sculptor Bertini, which was bought in a south London antiqu~ shop for £240 was sold at Sotheby's for £120,000 •. • Italian,wine producers; the number one exporters to the United States, are' making their' first major sale to the Soviet Union. Officialssaid·that·a Soviet trade delegate ~as going to Rome to sign an agreement to buy 40 ~illion gallons of . red and'white Italian wine. ' .. • Four people died and 17 were hurt when a Rome/Reggio Calabria train hit,a • landslide. • • • Italian film £800,000. produ~er Carlo Ponti was-cleared of a fraud' charge involving , Italian Germano Ercole was named Salesman·of tne Year for winning a , . Britain's . £2 million.contract to supply'steel strand for the Jeddah/Mecca highway. , , • • ,- Italian police ~rrested 123 suspected Mafia members following a drive 'to smash 19 gangs-" in and around the city of Reggio Calabria. . _. . . . Jewish jewell~r•. Sid Thal, from Seattle gave.Pope John Paul an 18 carat 'gold . '. ring at a private audience -in Rome._ The Pope said he would wear l.t w1.sh1.ng al~.religions would live in harmony. The medical director of a Italian capital. Ro~e prison was shot dead outside his home in. the Italian archaeologists diving near Naples have found three 19ft. high. statues " ~'. underwater'rU1ns of mythological monsters at the bottom of the ~ea near the of Cicero's Villa. • Eight people died- and l!lany. injured a~ ;In e'arth tremor. hit the,region in • Southern Italy devastated'by last'Novem?er~s,earthquake. • - 16 - • • • • , , • , • (We have reproduced this Press Release from the HartweH Est!1t,es Residents Association, ,at ,their requ,est be,?suse we ,feel it may in'" terest some 'of',our' ,readers. in view of the • fact that it concetns an area which, was ,former1Y'part of"the:ttalian Quarter) • • , , " ~RESS RELEASE DECEMBER .l9BO • , - ,• , last remaining ,inner c;ity communit~es 'struggling to main' We.'are one of the , tain an existence against odds that· threaten, to overwhelm us. In Nove'!lber, 1978, our '312, flat Estate. which lies 'between the south end of ROseberry, Avenue and Gray's' Inn Road, was purchased 'by the St. Pancras HouSing ,Associa- , tion with the support of the London Borou'gh';o,fj~Camden; The eight blockij that • comprise 1;~e, Estate, ,'built as working class'housing just before the end ofF~e l:ast':,century, were all badly, in need of repsir and'modemisation; Both ou~ new • • landlords and Camden Council promised that these would be carried out,",Ex~er- . ;:, na1 repairs were undertaken on' a third' of the flats but Holswortny Square, • (72 flats) in Elm Street and,Rosebery .Squsre (139 flats) in Rosebery Avenue, .'" the two blocks in the very' worst condition;' remain untouched. The plans for : .' t,Ite cOulp1ete mOdernisation of Holsworthy' and for, essential and' major ,repair work on Rosebery have come to a grinding halt. Central government says, there . is.no mor'e .mOney, Camden Council sre £9.million overspent on housing alr'eady, ' our landlords have no other source of, finance~,ilnd. that leaves the residents of blocks Ot flats no better off. . • . two crumbhng ,..-" -:' . , • • • . t. ~ _• • - •• - < ~~ - , ' 0'. . .' • • • ~ " • ~ _ ,_ ....-. . , . . ' , •• , •• _'", z • ' • , •• • , , _ - •• ' , <'-' , •• • , -, ., • • , ' , ,.. , . , , - , , Tenants of 'Hoisworthy 'have hsd two'years of worry, about the'less'pleasant side • efJ;ects of modernisation,andreap.ed 'n,?ne of its benefits. They've: ~nder,!d . ' ,: _ . ~ when,they would have to mOve out, where to, and ,whether they would suffer'h- .( .. tianc1.ally. Tension has been maintsined'becsuse our',landlords have a~ ,allt1.mes :-' remained' confident that 'finance would:be available •.- They have presented , teI_ . , " -, '. -, ,........... , , nants W1.th outline architectural plans', askedthem·to~J!.o~flats'.1.n .the mo\ dernised Square, and actually started Pliase I of the modemisation by decan-:• ting twenty households. The empty, flilts were filled by Short ,Life Community , Housing, teI!oanta, . wi:th :lit~le~"olllmi:tment::to~the community. Clos'e o.I\ their, heels "• came the squatters. 'Only recently have, our landlords agreed, to .stop, decaI!~ing • ., and let no mOre flats to short'Hfe.lessees. • '.... ." .. ... . As a ,direct result of govemment, cuts', tenants .in these two blOCKS, 50% of whom are old age p,ensionen, have been left to suffer the effects C?f poor •, , sanitary,conditions, no hot water, major structural decay, leaking roofs, '. • '. ' ,falling masonry" iila'de'·, . ~ qua~e plumbing"dangerous wiring~ilnd no fire '. . . • , escapes., • ,,'• • '.' • , • ·.' , I' ~.... '_ . ' • • No~ody ~~ould'h~ve , .' to live in these condi~ • • tl0ns. Money needs to be . spent now,for , " these 'buildings to remain as homes. . • ~ • •.. • • . Holt~orthy Square, , water'd~age, ~aused from overflowing pipes. • • •• --- ~~ , ~I .... c:-~". - __ 4 - . ~ • ", 'if: '. -17-==-- -- - .. ~/ , • • . . . . . . . . . . . . ""!' -~-,.._~o~c=- , •• • • • • J • .. , " , ,•" Photo: Exterior , .~~ • ... =-,,,,,,,--= -=." • - .... , • .I", · . - - -..- - ~ .-",--~.~.,,-., , • • " # . , • BACKHILL CAR • , . , , - TEST L~NCI~ DELT~ \(\"S.'\ 'JS a :invfl trout whW. mive •,,<lfchback. but un!oke the COII'net'~>n~ the lanc1d Oeltd is dt."St{Jlled to ~~ It~ Ill(r.,t 'lIXlJflOUS small C.1t in" ::O~ ')'dfJ..(,I~,lt~ ~Ice tS cettainlY :J'Ilchcd 1" Ulill (i'lection £5200 "Id 11'1(.' Cat r.J avaizal>fc OIlfy in one ~:r'),l()il ~ll' Ih(: lIK < Emohasfsing , .. Ilbp$ it~ rath\.-c up n'3fket image? wnua l>ubti'otV tefts os that U'lO --,,~-; has bOOt) ~ne<1 for tne ",I "" drlVC' who rlcl1'lln<1s a great ,- , '·HI11htsC<.tt', lhuc:hapwho IllS Cd~ )\01 ~\p1y_as a ...u, _11 gcUil~ "(!'H A to 8 thJt:w •• l-....... HI \\'tlldrJ~~......,. spend a > " .....' .. t ·~Jt.'f(.b:o allll(~lnl ,)f lln-.e. A~ ,,~tl. A "',c\llulachlrH Who ' .... '~Il~ htlr ''':'f.o(b~ , . MECHI>..NICS 'J~, POwet unit and U31l$t1\lsslon It\ >la. l>e1ta is baSt.'<t on ftat'S Rltmo :-)h<.t<!il) 1500. .1~)(~ have n·.e l.ancia'CfltJine soliw l11()(tif~uioli~10 'llotlkC it slightly ll'l()f(: l~fllJ t~l'), UW t ioU. A~fI ftOtlllllt:- the car IS purtl U\:ncta. Ill'\) 1499 1,,'('- tfl)flwl.'l'bCIy mounred t,'1lUI.l"" dJfteis- frOlll lhe Ritnl(~ .11\11111 ""v\ng a downdtaoght IIt,,';n·ch()k.,: Wet>Cf carburettor. an 1I\CtC3St(1 tQ!\'pl'essioo ratio of 9.2 and c1~'lrQl)IC'lgllition.. Power Otlt~}Olt.-clrO85 bhp@ 5 8CO rpIT', 'DJ!'J1 WUh 90.4 Ib "'orque@35OO rpm WIN). 'rhe fjve·s,peed grorbox ~ again of Ritmo origin but with lower and closer ratios on Ihird. 'ounhand lOP (overdrive fifth). Oelta susPeOSion is MacPhecson independent with coa springs aU round. Double-acting hydraulic" shocks and antj.rOll bars are fitted tront and rear. Braking'iS 'pretty suaighttorward with tront discs;and rear drums servO'asststed. TJte circuit is spli1 oiagonally ......nth a load sensitive' valve in the rear circuits to ledUCO rear wheellockllp. Steering is r3('),;, and pinion. The five-door Oelta package meets the road on fat 165170 SR,13 tyres short to W\8rt fIVe inch alloY Filling the gap feft by the demise of the much·loved fUlvia. Delta combines the advantages of popular front wheel drive hatchbacks, with executive car equipment and trim levels. and the sporty nature of mOre traditionallancias. . Has la"ncia found the correct formula with hs:Car of the Year' lIghtS. Tho etict.:ts tOf theSe warning :ights can be checked via 3 ,. tost switch. The central.IPrtght rcculngla , Oel'a7' _lOuses: heatinu .md ventilatioll controts. (Will all vents and 3: bank of seven PtJSh IWSh, sMtChCS ' nU'tnlng alOttg :hc lop, These ;eatums OOl(ed rt'\l:(anu~ k,1aln dialS ~orneter and 'contaiOlng ,,11 iflS111lnlt..'fUS and fuoctlon ~W1tChes work the reat fog tachor:rteter. To t~E'ir left in a pair of Iani"PS.I163ted rea(VvindoW. hazard swit~ In II)U largest o( these <Somallat rectangles are four gauges rec~anolt.'S. deeply rtl'CeSSed to',to ,monitor oil pressure.. water terroP"- warning, tear w3sIl(Vlr'ipe. circuit tcst and tWO extra tacillties_ - --~ guard "'¥'lltlSt ,cflCCf.oos. :Uft 'OQ ~atur~, fuel and bat~~ charge. ProVtSlon is made fOt a radiol cassette unk; The speakers are unusually mounted either side of the centre console. Heating and ventilation is claimed by Lancia to be- verY good and better than ,n Latin cars of yore, This system was designed in _ conjunction With 5aab, however. we_ found the slider controls. confusing and we couldn't even get "the side_demister ventS (door mounted) to WOrk. We do plead ignorance though - our test car came ......nthout a handbook. Mounted behind the sporty four· spo'ke adjustable steering wheel are three wands which work the usuats ...:.. indicators• ....,;pers. washers and rlQhts. '" For a smal1 hatchback, the Delta excels in having masses of storage -space;' The front doors have deep " « ii~~ pockets. tne,facia haS a full width tray and a large lockable glove box. """ lhe centre console oddly has no - storage facility:Just t~ gaiteied gear Jevet and ashtray """;th cigar lighter: At the ba~ of the car is a, large parcel shelf. and the split reaf seat can increase the Delta's boot space from 9.2 to 35.3 cubic ft~ IncidentaUy. the boot is fully carpeted and better trimmed than some interiors1Passenger space is fair. On one occasion we managed to get five adults in the car. but fO( long journeys. the Delta is best as a true four adult seater'- .. - . Styted by Giorgio Giugiaro's ltalDestgn. the Delta is a small. compact and simpJe design. The" stubby tail with high mounted lear lights. SQuat froot with the Lancia grille and tront and reat bumpers colour-matched to the bod.,.work. give the Delta an etegant and cute loOk. When many of today's cars , have vinuaUy identicat interiors, it is nice to see that ItalDesigo was given virtuaUya free hand to produce what amounts to a stylist's car. An for art's sake perhaps, but the result is excellent_ The black soft·padded facia (which is manufactured by Lancia usins:l a new to Europe process~ , • i • Trim", heavily st)1i$ed and very • wheels. gYLlNG A~ 1l0\JMot't "~r6 ate warning ",. • Italian. Our bright red Delta had grey/black chessboard check velvet seats Yvith matching door panels and headlining. The front seats have head restraints ~l":h are adjustab5e' for hclght and a09IO. De<p pne carpeti09 ~ fitted•• - Delta JS fitted With many deverty thought out extras. most of which would only normatty be found on more expensive sedans. Above the rear Vrf1w mirror in a c:oosoIe is a digital dock. a chart 'Nith tyre pressures and service interval reminders. The three passenger grab handles are sprung so that they retract into the headlining when not in use. T-.Mn internally adjustable dOOr mirrors are fitted. Unusually for a car des;gned . primarily for left hand drive. the bonnet release is on the drive(s side. This is another example of the -18- • -,~~~~~- • • • • • effortS Lancia has gone to In order .!2.J?roduce a luxury small car. ON 'FIE' ROAD_ And now for our favourite gripe, ~ automatic chokes. Alas our, Oefta .raalfy.cftdrftlike starting up in the . morning. Each day for a 'Iv'eek. our Car of the Vear behaved)Ust 61<0 a truoltaf..n. Porfectly tellC)etsmental. However. once the cperating temperature, "showod Its truo colours. The angina Is IivoIy and ,responsive pulGng wall from low revs right up to the rod line 8t 6 500 rpm whh no~" of any flat spOts. 00Ita has amplo .orque and Is 8 car which r;kes very much to be driven"';th brio. , ~r reached • the job _ . 0rIy on IOU9h roads ing. What...... the $pe"~. ihe.... Is ~th ........ undulations do beau1ifu1fy qu;et. 1'Jos. even the pas:senger$ notice the cat' $ stiff ~ fortY Lancia exhaust noto is rIdo. times. 0eIts gives both ' kept out 01 the cat>nl power,' , driver and passenge<$ oxtreme ' 0eIts may \Vel be alJxurY hatchRide Is mora spotty th.ln mur. 'confodenco. bad<. but under si the rkeIy ious. On all surfaces, the ear tackles T2P IM(ks go to the souQdproof· executed u'mrit>g$, the <Ssc:rirnina-o tOlg driver wI fm. as we did. that the 0eIts Is a spotty. _ rnann«ad ~~~===~=::...:.. in thetruo Landattadtion. front wheel f'IJht noticeabIo. TOken '0 ha high rimilS. the .... v.ilI " ultimately under'steet arid' this Is • easily contr-::ed by backOlg off the .n.~~~ ':"M=t>\'=INTE=Nt>.N-=-::-:~(;E • Sumpcapacity: O~ changoln.ervals: G,....pOintintervals: "aVeraged out at 32 mpp. - Gearchanges are quick thanks tu the small gate and correctfy sprung levoc. Unlato the RMlo's hew( and .oo.chy gearchango. !ha De!la"s Is perfect. Strango haw the soma box can alter character. . , Road behaviour is a high order. 00Ita corners tatJtJy ,.,;.h minimal '0 ~I and"s Iigh' bot precisa stooring '0 coupled axcellen. handling , characteristics make it great fun to 'chuck about" both in tOYm and on !ha open road. Braking Is pOSItive •~ short pedal travel as has !ha .cIutch. Only In axtreme conditions Is " , - • 12,m 4.0 Iv hatchback marl<el. The<e ..a 18.m6.0 'Iv, offeMgs from WtuaIy every major 0,94 go! manutaeturerlnclu<Sng Ford ~ its 6 00l rro1es new FWD &cort - whkh Is Car of ' ,None theYastI981.. " . • •• TimefOtJernOV\ng/~engin&: .. (i'lc.batl$flmionJ 3.8 tvs Takingthefrontvd'leddriveCOl'1l' 3.8 hrs petition, oectaecntf\)es &Sadeat' 1.7 hrs """slv.l(v>or.ltlsthepe<faet .' . _ 0.6 tvs cornprOlTl$&tOlthepersoo.seelong ' ,, . •spotty car ~thou. forsaking l1meforretnoWlg/r~gearbox&dutch: ,'the car has an Indicated top speod • ., ,......;_ ,CONCWSION ... .~~c::~'~' ='"'"----:-.---"'--;OOn~':;;;;:;-;;:' At£5200. thef~OeItsIs Majorea"'i"'timo: 6.OOliTol..:0.45hts rightal thotOj) end of the , Our performanco figures show of 100 mph and a 0.0 00 "'Ph time . ,of 11 seconds. Fuel consumption A.a. • llmefor'etlO'Mngaxhouslsystem: ' limeforrenewingfrootbtakepads; 5PARE P.1~ PRICES;. _JlQQY PART PRICES,~r;:a~t~~~ Engine(now): Gealbox: Differentisl: Brakodisc: Set of brake pad$: Starter motor: ' . Fuel pump: Fron.da~ ExhauSlsystom: O~ filter. 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SITT~G ' ' • - KITCHEN . ,- " , -- - - --:-- - --, , • , '" • , • I • '. • •• • • '<, '._-.- - =-- , '.--' ~oti?ie . • ;B~Ua . • (![:bit~~a bi ~an ~ittto: • ·, , ORARI DELLE MESSE Giorni Feriali .....•......... 10.00 aim. - 7.00 Sabato ••• ~; •••••••••••••••••• lO.OO l~J:;1 •. Domen1ca •••..•.•.•......•.... 9.00 a.in. a.m., p.m. (non sempre) 7.00 p.m.(Vale per la domenica) . 10.00 a.m. •, • • " l • 11.00 Cantata in Ita1iano e Latino 12.15 p.m., 7.00 p.m•• •• • • • , Giorni 'di- Prec:etto ..•..•.•.. ;10.00 a.m., 7.OO.p.m., '. • 7.00 p.m., 8.00 p;m., Vi preghiamo di prendere nota dei nuineri di te1efono della chiesa. • 837 1528 , . • 837 9071 . Se risponde la segretaria telefonica (ANSAFONE), 1asciate i1' vostro numero di te1efono e vi richiamiamo il piu presto pos· sibile. , vi consigliamo di te1efonare sempre se vo1ete par1are con qua1che sacer4ote, perch~ ci chiamano fUelri cass • • , • MARTEDl 10 MARZO • ALLE ORE 11.00 a.m. ,IL:,NOSTRO CARDINALE GIORGIO BASILIO HUME • • . . . 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Funny Ili that was il 'Itaiians • r thought what the French and have been giving us ~ for years. o ~-' ~ -25=- -.----:: --=~ , ... - - _ 7 __ - • • - -- > • , - , THE OLD VIC,CO~PANY IN'VANBRUGH '.5 • "THE RELAPSE" y-bwn-judgement; it may amaze you to discover that despite my"erudition, iny general versitility and 'the reckless abandon 0; my split '~nfinitlves I am of a,modest nature· and do·notapsire"to anything above my station. So it comes as pleasant but constant surprize.when, thinking to have sussed out a,good performance ,then realised that the quality daily critics, have not considered it worthy of a mention, I find that quality Sunday critics are of mY mind. There's posh for you. My lastest flash of perspicacity occurred in 'The Relapse' at the Old Vic. The years of the First Word War are said to be the darkest days of the Old' Vi,c. I w~uld venture to suggest that it is a moot point whether' they could have been darker than these. Recent productions. have barely approached the adequate: All things.considered it seems to,be a,case of 'please do not shoot ~he actors. They are, doing their best'. But the best will in' the world doesn't compensate for 'lack of direction. 'The Relapse' is no exception although it is an improvement of 'Trelawny of the Wells' which preceded it. Also it is tattily dressed in a'plethora of'furnishing fabrics and man made fibre~. Oddly enough it is.Lord Foppington who comes. off worst in terms of wardrobe; a figure more suited to the staff pantomime than a fantastic of high fashio~. • a • • ••• '. , rhe play is ari,objectiv~ slice of 17th century life and as with'The.Provok'd Wife' i~ wreaks no revenge. 'Apart from his close resemblance to a Camden Town juinbl~ sale, John Nettles' Lord Foppington is not a star turn ~ut an integral part of the plot. Nor is hea fool despite his ludicrous pretension. All this would be fine'if'most of the cast was not too bored to show at least enthusiasm if ,not ,talent. Indeed, as you probably well know, one of their number defected 'a'few days before opening night so we can ,gather what his enthusiasm amounted to. His gap, delicately phrased .as sudden indisp'osition, is filled without stra,ce' of uncertainty by Richard Kay as Loveless the reformed rake. ,He has the fancy to test his fideiity to his' charmIng wife, Maureen O'Brien and develops'more that a 'fancy for her attractive cousin.' She; the cousin, is ideally situated, for being a randy widow is loosed from the toils of matrimony and free from the inconvenience of preserving her'maidenhead. What funny places they kept their chastity. Celia Foxe's listless Berinthi~ doesn't actually complain of a ,headache as she is carried ,off by the concupiscent Loveless but she can obviously take him or leave him. In fact, brought to the point would'prefer to leave ,him, thank you very much for asking. No wonder the first Loyeless absconded. . . • • •• • , ' On the credit side'we have my above mentioned perspicacious, flash, ,Damien Thomas as the perfect gentleman, Worthy, Mhose vices are as elegant as his demeanor. This is truly a man of 'bottom', one who can face success or disaster with unfailing charm. . There is no shortage of grotesques and country bumpkins but few who take advantage. • • Bob Hornery is a superb Coupler, a disgusting old letcher and,George Parsons produces ,perfectly three minor characters. But for the rest of a substantial cast mediocrity is their highest claim to famc. -Recommended: 'Hobson's Choice' at the Lyric Hammersmith. production~ M:P.R. SERVINI - 26 . MarvellousJv strong , , • • • • • - ------------..,.------------------------- 1 .~, (.~ , ":J - • :., ., • , SCENE' - LUOI STRAMBELLA M.IJS/C stello-songs, previously only, available'as s~ngles, were released as a cassette': no record, just a tape version. It" s called "10 Bloody Marys and How's Your Fathers?" (XXC6), and--contains a nUmber of ·interesting'tracks stamped with Costello's lyrics ·and ca.melion TQUsic style. These include "Watching the Detectives" and "Girls" Talk"-, which was a hit f'or Dave'Edmunds;' It would 'seem that this ' . ' . . cassette 'caters for' people in' one of two 'categodes.'a) 'Music-cass,ette, , collec;ors after rare, tape items arid, b>,"Cos;ello ,freaks 'wlio have no ~ecord' player • • • • Well now; I'm sure you're all suitable transfixc"•• so I can·come ori t~,what I really wanted tOitalk about - Video. What's th~ connection between Costello and video? The answer is that th~ success of merchantible ·articles in a consumer society lies'in two things: quality,and-publicity. 'Ifgood'en~ugh gimnick records (or tapes) which generate their oWn publicity'will sell ..... .at the ~xpehse of ;equally good platters which' nobody gets to hear about. I think the Costello tape was intende~ to be' one' such ,item• • The· sale of cassettes is a subsidiary of illbum sales and .so does not have it's own Top '50. 'C6nsidering'cassettes·are more,expr Isive then records, why do they sell at all. "They're smaller and more comp::;'t -than records, and' do" not scratch. 'Their 'one major fault, 'poorer'quaiitY'and,rapid wear, is no 'real hindrance. to··sales in a consumer'soCiety geared to easy disposal of wearing products. S6 cassettes 'survive on versatility. It's only serious rival in the'tape world, was the eight-track cartridge '(now· well and 'truely, dead and buried). which, 'designed specifically with :the music-loving "motorist in mind could play .over "and over again, without .anymanual assistance. from the .driver. But -thiS 'advantage '''being ·undesired· ,if .not undesirable i and' cass.ette's ,being cheaper anyway, sales of eight-track dwindled to nil. • I • The' world-wide"success of cassette tapes lies partly"in'their versatility and partly in·the early history of:the cassette which gives uS'an insight 'into the future of'the latest trend; video, ;wh.ich"is. now in it's infancy., 'When ,the ,D~tch.,firm'Philips -aimounced they'had',put a tape in a small flat 'bCllC, they made a shrewd, move -'as' inveritors.theY"could have demanded 'royalites'·from' any other cOJ!lpany who· wanted to manufacture.,cassettes, inste,ad ·they, allowed anyone·'to'use their design free. 'The result was that everybo.dy made 'cassettes that were interchangeable ·thereby-creating', a competative ·market. , • '. • ' Only some, video cassettes are interchangeable. It is unlikely that this will prove damaging to the market, but we must see. what is' in greater doubt is the ,viability of ·video:discs which are' just 'breaking ground-in the United. States' .and will soon be .00. sale. here., . ~ - ~. " ~ .~. , • • I I• • 1 •• " , . ' • , 00000 ~~~I~~lrrmmllllll R It HARD EVANS. WR ITES: , , The last month has seen the meeting of 92 J.eague Chairmen who have passed' their judgement on the future of football (at least for the next season). It was perhaps appropriate that around about the same time as these learned gentlemen were passing th~ir verdicts on the game, wc, the ordinary spectators, should be given, the opportuni ty in 'Granada 'T. V,;' s documentary "City" seeing how in fact our Clubs arc run. ' ' " , , -~ ~ As!uck would, have it (from the T.V. Company's point of view) ,the cameras. were allowed in just -at the time-Manchester City were c1.Hlngmg over from, Malcolm All ison' to, John Bond. But was it .r~.!illy luck or did the very'p'resence of the ,media' ,+ . ' ", > . ' at a, t1m~ when, C1,ty were at ro'ck ,bottom, consp.1re to ,force a managerial chang? One could'no~'help'but feel desperately sorry for Allison although in his usual flamboyant way, some of the claims he made for his team, and C;'lllr.lents on past pl,ayers were extr1w"l:'lIlt to say ,the l~ast. ' , ~ ~ • • Yet; ,the most powerful ,and, significant fe'!ture of the whole ,progrnmr.lt' for 'me ''=IS th~ ,Board meeting, at which John Bond was, appointed. I,e ,all know that the dir"l't,'rs can not b~ paid, for their work, 'bu,t there ag~,in most of' these ,ar<' suc(~ossi!l! and prosperous b~sinessmen., ,Naturally one would, expecttci fin~' m,?nw~th. posit,l,!,' thoughts on ,the game and the future' of their, 'Club;' this was not the impression given by a glimpse around the City- Board. Each director was asked, . ., , . - his vicwon . Bo~d and all I kept hearing, was grown men saying they ~ou~d back·tho,decision of~hei~ Chairmen: ,An abdication of responsibility? 1, for onc, would not feel particularly confident about, being answernble to such men. A "classic example .f amateurs how to do'their job., In some cases that is . . telling ,professionals ".,-,. .. not,necessa,ily a cad thing. An amatour can often keep a petter p~rspectiv.~ on what is ,really important in the game. The result is not the only thing~hat matters but the spirit in which the match ,is played. The Amateur organizers of athletics in"this country have done a marveqaus job, for example, in prev~nting. the spread cif drug abuse. Regrettably, the, Manchester City Board 4id nO,t give the Same reassurance. , , , ,".'-' , , It, },S in, the hands ofsuch .. people that the future of Football wo",ld seen to lay. Our Chairmen, in their infinite ,wisdom, have decided that next season the L~aguo competition ,wit! sta,rt later than usual in ,September and there. will, no", b~ ,three poi~ts rather ,than 'tw9 for a win. As.,an' ardent cricket fan 1 have long campaigned for an ,extended close. season, but what a'time to, introdu~e it: In'''case Y0!' hnve not realised 1982 is the year of the World' Cup in Spain. All over ~!,rope other countries' are sides . starting their season earlier to enable . . .their ,national .. to have a long, 'get together' before the start. of the competition., . Summer -. Question : "So what are we doing ,to help Ron Greenwood in his "orld Cup ", -pJ;cparations1" . , , Answ'er : "Making his life a darn site more difficult:" Now what about the introduction of three points for a win? 1 have'no idea (torriblc admission on my part:) how long it has been two points (win) one point (draw) no points"(loss) but it has certain!y been the situation for the whole my lifetime. So why the need for a change?' We arc told it is to encourag~ attacking foot6all and lure back the missing crowds'. But frankly 1 have the very gravest doubts that it 'will do' anything of the 'kind. Of course three points are greater" reward than t!"o but does it not :dso mean thae the away ,team will be even more anxious to close up the game and deprive their opponl'nts of that extra point. While there is morc to be g"incd, there is ,11 so more to be Jost: , . CONTD ••.••.•• - 28 - • , . , • • . BACKHILL SPORTLIGHT CONTINUED , • There were only ever two points for a win in the days when Matthews and Finney were thrill'ing the crowds at Blackpool and Preston so why are things different now (if. indeed they are)? The main problem is fear -, fear of losing and fear <;>f the sack (an, observation I have made on many occasions in the past). The one good thing to come out"- of the meeting for me was the suggestion that . managers should only be dismissed during the close season. Wc' shall have 'to se.e if the. Chairmen keep their word ,because it'must be the best possible incentive ,for our managers to be more adventurous in their approach to the game. ~ If you think I am going to leave the·,poor (1:) Chairmen alone now, I am afraid you are mi5,taken. 1 cannot let pas~ without cOlmnent the various comings and goings, at Crystal Palace. In th,e ,past I h'iVe' let myvi~ws' on, Mr. Venables' departure be know, but perhaps he 'had. an inkling of what was about to happen. If so, he demonstrated his very 300d common sense in packing his bags and going to Shepherd's Bush. ' • • " • • , , , In 'case you have missed. the news Mr. Ron Noades, Chairman of Wimbledon, proposed a ground sharing· s,cheme between his Club and Crystal Palace. Now, at fiist glance, you would imaging the idea was to benefic the fourth division side', but let us look at what has happened. Mr. 'Noadeslias resigned 'from the Wimbledon board and bought out Ray Bloye to joiibPalace. Malcolm Allison has been .sacked and Wimbledon manager Dario Gradiappoint'ed in his' place. So not only wil,l' 5,000 loyal Wimbledon fans now have to travel across London ,to see their side play rather than just amble down the road', but .their Club have also had to find a new manager and Chairman. You must excuse me if for the'moment I' can .not readily see the advantage to the fourth division side in this· deal. I am sure that' given the right circum~tances, groun~ sharing'schemes are a cure in the future for ,the fina~cial pr~ble~s'of Clubs. ttalY'can be a model example in this regard. As y?U w~ll: ~ppreciate, 'I think it is regrettable that the Wimbledon-Crystal Palace arrangement should be the pioneer in this field. . ' _ '''- c • , On '~ow· to C~icket 'and lam sure it not going to come as 'a surprise,. to any regular that I sli'ould' start with the under-arm incident which . reader .. . '" '-'''' '-.... ." marred the One-Day International series between Australia and ,New Zealand., ' PiCture the'scene, one ball to go and the-Kiwis need six:to'win .off the last ball. Caftain' :lreg instructs brother 'Trevor' Chappe-ll to, roll the' delivery a long the ground. Perhaps all should have expected something of the kind. but . ." we . 1.t was sad nevertheless. Even sadder to me was to read 1n the correspondence 'columns, of our more popular press how many people supported the deci'sion. ReferElnce was made to various acts of gamesmanship dating back to W.G." Grace,.,. ,so-what? And since when have 'two wrongs ever made a right? -, . • • ' ¥ , ,No' -"Dennis Compton summed the whole situation up when, he spoke on Michael Parkinson progranmte; The odds ,on a number 9 batsman hitting the ball for 6 would"be lOO-I at best and if he' had managed to do it, could anyone doubt that -the 'crowd would . . . have been doubted for the next match. 'Are we not back to enterta1nment agam and the need to remove fear from ail of' O4.r Sports? • '. ~ Finally. a brief word about Ian Botham and his men in the West Indies. At the time of writing -a riot has' narrowly been avoided after a delayed start to the 'First Test in Port of Spain. This is clearly going to be a very testing time for the , Somerset man especially as his own form and behaviour have been very much under the spotlight before the team's departure •• . BACKHILL wishes him well and the team every success in their endeavours. R.E. • ' - '- . • -=-- - - 29 - -,--=-- ... • , • • • , Ai piedi di un gran colle, nella valle senza nom, , e'e il ·paese'dei miei nonni"c di tanti gran buon om'. E un paesetto bello, una chiesa e un bar, una "piazza, con fontana, che non vuol piu funzionar. C'e, la strada prinicipale, qualche viale, nicnte pio, Bd il solito guardiano'che cammina su e giu; , , ,• ~1 • • paes'e ,.quasi vuoto tutti~cmigrati son, .Solo i vecchi son r~masti, forse qualche mascalzon. , Campi tutti abbandonati, nessun coltivando 'va, tutti hanno qui lasciato per' trovare la cittD. • • Ma d!estate per lafiera, tutti fanno il lor ritorno, pererovare genitori, per mangiar il pan del'forno. Resipirare l'aria pura, riposar la loro menea, ,., ,• ,• ,•, • ,, • incon~rare'vecchi •• " Y amici, visitar la loro gente. Per un mese forse meno, il paes'e picn di vits,_ • .', poi'di colpo tutto a un,tratto, la gran festa e finita. 'I salud', gH abbracci, vecchi sul.porton'e 'H,', l8grime'dagH occhi tiisti;ogni: anno .ecosL Chissa se ei troverete,l'an che vien si sente dir, ma purtroppo e la vits, l'ora ~ giunta di partir. Ciao ciao Mamma, ciao 'ciao Babbo, .Zio,Zia, s~tate li', Ci vedremo l'an che viene, se il Signore vuot cosl. E COS1 per un altr'anno il pseae, quieta e, aspettando ~'autunno, l'invernata'dur com'c. ) .' ""• , • Passera la primavera, ~ • • l'estate giungera, riportando al paese; la sua'gente di citta. , Son partito da Torino nella 126, . per venire a trovarti"per veder tu6i occni bei. La sorpresa voglio fatri, preaVviso non ti do, ~ cosl quand'io arrivo,un bel'bacio ti'daro • • • Due giorni ed una notte; qualche ora in un bar, d'autostrada,superstrada,litoranna lungo'l mar. 11 pedaggio, la benzina, :un caffe,un 'snack cosl, La.stanchezza qui. , . . nei miei . occhi, dovo'riposarmi . . ' . Finalmente arrivato, busso forte nonci sei, busso ancora,'ed.ancora; arrabbiarmi non.vorrei. Si affaccia la vicina che si . . trovaal . . pian -- • Pausa ,poetica , ' • , • terreno, • , • "Son partiti stsmattina, hanno preso if prima' . " • IIS a percaso dove. sono t ,dove vanno t qui vic;:ino?1t ., • , -;,.:~ '.• , . treno pi " Carlo Alberto Galluzzo , , ,• - ,,: • , l. No Signore, van lontano, sono partiti per,' Camminando,neila notte,per le strade di citta, Vedo vecchi tutti soli; dei'droghati,qua e la Sento il pianto di una donna, da'una casa'pervenir, Forse un morto, forse guai, solo Dio sapra dir. • I segret1• 11 • nascost1, po ca gente puo• saper, Solo con l'aprir di ,tende, un forse puo veder •• Miagolare,di un gatto, che appresso un topo va, L'abbaiare di un cane, un'auto parte e se ne va. 'Treni sui:binari vanno, click e clack si senton,far, Le sirene dei soccori,che un aiuto vanno dar. TUtte queste sono cose, che uno nota 1n c1tta, In particolar di notte, quando camminando va . . , ,·,, • F • • _ • ~: < . l. ' Torino t ~ t 11 " • • ' , • • -30• • ·, • • .' • i, • • YOUR • STARS , PISCES 20 'FEBRUARY -21 t1ARCH • Water Sign Ruling Planet' Colour Body 'Area Metal Stone Plarits. Trees Countries Cities • • , : 'Neptune •• Soft .sea-green •• Feet •• Tin • •• Moonstone, bloodstone •• Water Lily •• Figs, Willow, trees near water •• Portugal, Th~ Saha;a •• Alexandria, Seville • • THE MYTH • Terrified by the giant Typhon, Venus and Cupid hurled themselves into the. Euphrates and became fishes. Minerva commemorated. the event by placing the fishes in the heavens. The Babylonians knew the constellation as KUN, or the tails; it was known as the Leash - 'upon which'were tied the two fish':goddesses AnunitUm and Simmah. • POSITIVE PISCEAN TRAITS • Humble, compassionate, sympathetic, emotional, unwuridly, sensitive, adaptable, impressionable, kind, intuitive and receptive~ , NEGATIVE PISCEAN TRAITS • Vague, careless, secretive, easily:confused, unable to cope with tpe practical· running of their lives, weak.:.willed and, indecisive • •• • • CAREER • G.enerally speaking the arts form ·the career of the Piscean's personality, he is not drawn to science. He may find di~ficulty in rationalizing his artistic instincts -which may not come to .the'fore at all in his work, but in his sparetime activities. Those who fto.l drawn· to' a r~ligious life will find the Piscean influence helpful, adding much ~o healing the' sick and'lighteniny. other~s burdens \ , • D. 'l-\ARCO • • NEXT MONTH ARIES ••••••••••• • • I • - ,oo ~ • 31 - • • _. , • • • Pag~ Leisure . DIVERTIMENTI - DIVERTIMENTI - DIVERTIMENTI'- DIVERTIMENTI - DIVERTlNE~l , , , ' • , Niente di Strano • 'Hai visto, cara, la terza ballerina della seconda fila mi ha sorriso!' "Non farci caso, Alberto: la'prima volta che'ti ho vis to l. venuto da ridere _anche a me!' • • . Esame di Guida . 'Quattro automobilisti sono giunti ., contemporaneamente a un ~ncroc~o senza segnali di precedenza. chi. passa per pl..'mo?' 'Quello che ha l'assicurazione pi~ buona e l'auto.pib scassata'. Nozze Mancate • 'Ciao Luigi, come mai non hai sposato Patrizia?' 'Lei non mi ha voluto piu'. 'Ma non le avevi detto,che sei llunico erede di ,quel tuo zio d' Amet;ica?,' "Si, gliel 'ho d~tto: adesso lei e diventata mia zia!' , • • "Logica F.emminile . , ' • , 'Carlo ~ davvero uno,sciocco: doveva capite che se non mi fosse piaciuto non avrei fatto finta che non mi piacesse'. • • • • ON SHARING If nobody smile~ ~nd n~body cheered, And nobody helpea. us along, , If each every'minute looked after himself, And the good things all went to the strong; If nobody cared just~,little for you, . ,And nobody thought about me, And w~ all stood alone to the battle of life What a dr~ary old place this would be. • . ' , • - 32 ,, ' • • • , •• • • • . • COMPE--rlTION. · . . • - " -:~ £5 RECORD OR BOOK T()K~N TO BEWO~~ ~;. - ENTRIES-TO BE;RECEIVED BY .28TH MARCH . ." - , ~ • In quale universita . fu.professore di matematica·1a1i1eo? 1. .., • '. • • .' • 2. Quale era il nome di• Cavour? 3. In quale isola {".que .Napo1eone? 4. Inquale'aimo' mod: Arturo Toscanini - 1955, 1957 o· 1959? 5. In quale ann"- mod: Marconi .; 1932, 1935 0.1937? . - - 6; ;tn quale anno fuassegnat'o il premioNobe1 a Pirandello - 1929, 1934.0 1939? 7. Quale di queste tre .opere deve essere' eliminata - Nabucco, Tosca 0 Aida.? '8. Chi invento la dinamite?· - 9. In ·qua1e ·anno mort Gariba1di ..., 1882, 1886 0 1890?' . 10. 'Quali erano i due.nomi.di 11. Rossini~ •- A quale eta mort Tiziano - '79, '89 '0 '99? I • • 12. Qual' ~ ilpianeta pitI vicinoa'l sole? 13. Da chi ha 'preso i1' nome l'America? •I• - .... . ~ 14. In quale citta italiana nacque Colombo? . 15. • , 0 " - Come si chiainava i l padre di Marco Polo? •• •• o •, THE FIRST 'CORRECT ENTRY. TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE HAT ON .28TH.MARCH 'WILL WIN • A £5 BOOK OR. RECORD TOKEN. .. ." PLEASE FILL IN THE' FORi\! BE~OW AND RETURN IT TO : BACKHILL.OUIZ, 136 Clerl -Iwell Road, LONDON, £.t.l. . • '0 • .NAME , •• .. .., ...::.,.,..:.;.'.;.' . - ---;';'-;;:'" .---"-)0 le .~, . ADDRESS , • - • - " -• - • • ANSWERS • ~ ~ --- .... t'\o' ! " o • I - -- -. - - - - - - - - = -- -- =- ~ -.=-- .. - - --~ -. -- - ---- .' - . - - _.. • , • , • • •• -- • ~, . •• ,} . , .. ~ , • -, -'. QUIZ .• - E for • . ........? TROPPO CARAI~ELLE • • } , Buongiorno, dottore fl ~'Ciao, Gianni .., Come va?" "Male dottore, ho tanto mal di denti". "Siediti su,quella poltrona". • 11 dentista prede uno specchietto e d1ce '''Apri ,la, boeca. -,ora vediamC? Ah; e<;co. qui, ~'e un,buco in un.dente.Ma d1mm1 clip., cos a 'hai mangiat01" 1 E • - consume 2 E•••• - bird, standard"of America and ancient Rome 3 E••• ~'bad, very wrong 4 E••••••• ~ you put a letter in it S ·E •• ; --way ,out 6 E., ••• -,pr~ceeded by Lent 7 E••• ;. - 2x6f2+5= 8 E•• - hens production 9 E••••••• - large animal with trunk • , i • 10 E••••• - 11 IIBeh.... non mi ricordo .... 1I "Come non ti rocordi? Fox, actor 12 ·E." •• - before time 13 E•• - Australian bird that canno~,fly 14 E•••• ~ enthusia~tic, wiiling 15 E•••• -,3x5+9f4+2 • - ,, }~ , ,• , , i: ~ tr·" !U,. ~"r!v &' q Jo:<,. \';. ( .,• • , • ,f.'--. , • , • , , •, '. , , •• • , • • , . '. • • Fa freddo. Nevica. Orsacchiotto dice - Mamma Orsa, ho freddo. Guarda come nevica. Vorrei qualcosa damettermi addosso Cosi ~amma Orsa fa qualcosa per Orsacchiotto. - Guarda Orsacchiotto ho qualcosa'per te. Mettitelo in testa - ~ Oh, - dice Orsacchiotto - e un berretto. Evviva: Ora non avro piu freddo. Orsacchiotto sulla . neve. Ecco di nuovo . Orsacchiotto. .va a giocare ." " Dice Mamma Orsa : - Vuqi qualcosa? - - Ho freddo. VorreL qualcosa da mettermi addosso. Cosi Mamma Orsa fa qualcosa per·'Orsacchiotto. :.. Guarda·Orsacchiotto' -dice'- ho qualcosa per'te. Mettitelo.:" ~'Oh - dice Orsacchiotto - e un cappotto. Evviva: Ora non avro piu freddo.~ e corre a giocare sulla neye. Ma ecco di nuovo Orsacchiotto., - Oh - dice Mamma Orsa ~ voui qualcosa1 - Ho freddo - dice Orsacchiotto - vorrei qualcosa per Orsacchiotto. - Guarda - dice - qui c'e qualcosa per te. Ora non'puoi piu avere freddo. Mettitelo - - Oh• ..., 'dice Orsacchiotto - pa.ritaloni da neve • Evviva: pra non 'avro piu freddo. Orsaechiotto torna a giocare ' sulla neve. Passa un po di tempo. Ecco di nuovo Orsacchiotto. - Oh ~ dice Mamma Orsa - che cos a vuoi ancora? . - Ho. freddo. Vorrei qualcosa da metteimi addosso. - Mio piccolo Orsacchiotto - dice Mamma Orsa - hai un berretto, hai un cappotto, hai pantaloni da neve. Vorresti forse un pelliccia1 - Si Mamma, vorrei anche una pelliccia. Mamma Orsa gli leva il berretto, il cappotto e i pantaloni da neve. Poi dice - Guarda'questa e la pelliccia. - E~viva:- dice Orsacchiotto - Questa 'e la mia pelliccia. Ora non avro piu freddo. E davvero.non aveva piu freddo. . , Dimmi la verita!" "Ho mangiato un saccheto d{ caramel le ." "Allora e colpa tua, caro Gianni,· se hai cosi mal di denti~tI "E adesso che cosa mi fa dottore?" IIAdesso otturiamo questo buco. 1I '~'E, pai ?'... "E poi non avrai piu male. Ma guai a' te se rnangerai ancora tante ·caramelle." . ORSACCHIOTTO - ANSWERS - page 36 • • 11 E•••• - it's capital is'Cairo • • , • • .' , , - 34 - • • • --------------c~~-. , - • .. Ricetta Recipe •• > • COTOLETTE All.A BOLOGNESE. _.. -_.. . ... . ---- t ~---'. , . INGRED lENT! , • • • -~- 4 fette sottil i di Gruyere 4 fette sottili di vitello 4 fette sottHi di prosciutto crudo 20z burro 1 uovo sbattuto pane grattugiato sugo di pomodoro pocobrodo sale e pe pe 4 thin s Il"~S of Gruyere cheese 4 thin slices uf veal 4 thin s lic~s of ~'drnlO ham 20z butter I be'a t~n egg breadcrumbs toma to sauce I· cup of stock sa Ita'nd pepper METODO METHOD Passate le fette di viteIlo ncl uovo poi 'nel pane. Mettete in una padella un"po grande il burro e rosolate le cotolette lenta~ , mente da ambedue le parte, finchcl sono un bel coloro.dorato. Mottcte su 'ognuno una fetta di p,ro-« soiutti>, o.• c.opra· lnicora una fetta di f ormilggio, : Aggiungete un buon sugo di pOlllOdoro e una tazza di brodo. , 'Coprii:<i la.padella e lilsCiatela suI fuoco finchr. il formliggio non' sar! ben fuso: .' Sono pronte da servire. Dip the veal in egg and then coat with bread crumbs • Melt the butter in a large frying pan, then l'ightlyfry the escalopes on both sides until golden brown. Put a slice of Parma ham on each one and then a slice,of cheese. Add some tomato"sauce..and ! cup of stock. Cover the pan with a ·lid and cook· gently until the cheese is soft. The ecalopes'are ready' to be served. e < , . SUGO 01 POMODORO • .:.:TO::.,:MA,: .TO::. .: :.SA:: ;UC::,:.E , 1 <:il'ol1a trittilta + 'loz burro 2 oostolle·di sedano trittate lxl40z pelati.passatial setaccio una ,.manciats di prezzelllOlo trittato 2 bei:ouoo'hiai di conserva '.s1110 e .pepo fllnghi. . • • • , 1 finely. chopped onion + loz butter 2 stalks of celery finely chopped 1 handful o.f chopped. parsely.. lXl40z,peeled tomatoes sieved • 2 tablespoons tomato puree salt'and pepper , , '. .mushrooms, , Lightly fry the. onions and celery 'in the butter; add the sieved tomatoes, salt, pepper, tomato puree, mushrooms and parsley. Continu~ to cook gently for about ! hour. . • " < Fate fri\lgere In cipoIla cd il sedano' nel burro; aggiungete i pelati, sale pepe, conservsi funghi'e prezzelllOlo. Clllltinuate '4 cllecinare lentamonte p'er circa mczz 'ora. > .. • , MRS. M.G. , - 35 - , • ' <, > -- -,." 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