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Thi Sydney Morning Herald, frl. Sept 16, 1977 I I THE ARTS I Mumbo-Jumbo Pleasure of a 7 mm chamber Unions wage battle forshop: workers music mixture brought a few shivers MUSIC By ROGER COVELL films Ouca Stntt GalkrlM Ensemble I Vlrnua la a Minks Viva recital of works by Mozart, Doa Banks, Philippe Gaubert, Ferine Farkai aad Schotaaaa. Two unions are waging bitter battle over rights the membership fees of snot assistants in NSW. The catalyst in the battlt between the State-registered A 1 III 1 I 1 horn trio and the Schumann flat piano quartet. To say that the members of Ensemble I Vienna who played the Banks trio were anything like equal to the performers for whom this 'work was written (Tuckwell, Langbein, Jones) would be misleading.

But the born (Richard Runnels) and the piano (Brachi Tilles) were springy and positive players with much talent to offer in the service of this splendid work. The violin of Spiros Ran-tos, by contrast, was markedly under-characterised. Mr Rantos was more at home stylistically and tonally in the Schumann piano quartet but lagged behind his string colleagues, Marco Van Pagee (viola) and Tanya Hunt (cello), in accuracy of intonation. Thomas Pinschof was the. mellifluous flautist in Mozart's flute quartet K285b, the Farkas Paraphrases and Three Acquarel-les by Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941).

His music stand fell down during the Gaubert Acquarellcs. He couldn't have chosen any music in which this interruption mattered less. Burton is Father Lamoht (or Exorcist II) and Louise Fletcher is the psychiatrist Dr Gene Tus-kin, both of whom are trying, by different means, to free Regan of the demon. Miss Fletcher, who won the Academy Award for her part as the nurse in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, was quite dreadful as the psychiatrist Burton, noble enough, had his clerical tongue in his cheek, while Linda Blair was by turn fresh and appealing then sly and sinister. The film, directed by John Boorman and produced by him with Richard Lederer, was engrossing at times with its special effects, its music by Ennio Morricone, and with William A.

Fraker's direction of photography. There were some brilliant scenes of Coptic churches on clifftops in Ethiopia, of mud-walled African villages (all shot in earthy colours) and of the American hospital and its mirrored, schizophrenic architecture. Locusts symbols of Pazuzu swarm everywhere. The film caused me no emotional responses, but did bring a few uncontrollable shivers to the spine. The shattering and over-loud ending seemed to indicate that old demon Pazuzu is readying himself for Exorcist III.

Australian workers union ami the federally registered Sho, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association is the proposed merger between buildint workers and the NSW brand of the AWU. I The NSW SDA is a wing the AWU and as such woull automatically be involved it any merger of the AWU wit another union. I Shop assistant! have objectei, to the merger because they fed they have nothing in comma) with building workers. The federal president of tre. SDA, Mr J.

Maher, claimed yesterday that 30,000 shep THE new auditorium-gallery at the Queen Street Galleries looks more handsome and inviting with each passing week and sounds like every one's previously unanswered prayer for a genuine chamber music room on the City side of the Harbour. The young group. Ensemble I (pronounced E) Vienna, which performed there last night in the current Thursday series, had a personal effervescence which was musically attractive at close quarters and which carried its members breezily through such mishaps and distractions as a tumbling music stand and a piano string which refused to damp consistently. In the company of a pleasant minor work by Mozart and Ferenc Farkas's witty paraphrases of fifteenth and sixteenth-century dance tune formulae the two major musical experiences offered by the recital were unquestionably the Don Banks By HELEN FRIZELL Exorcist II The Her-etk (R. Village Cinema City 1 and suburbs): This may be a heretical confession but let me admit, straight away, that I missed seeing The Ex- orcist, made four years ago.

It was rather hard, therefore, to go cold into Exorcist II The Heretic, knowing only that iti precursor was famous for Linda Blair's performance as a teenager possessed by a demon and for the quantity of green vomit said to have spattered the screen. Praying that angels and ministers of grace might defend me, I sat in the circle, watched the notice which said that no responsibility could be taken for physical or emotional responses shown by the audience and prepared myself. On it came, a mumbo-jumbo mixture of the theories of Teil-hard de Chardin, of romething called "synchronised hypnosis," of Pazuzu, the Demon of the Evil Spirits of the Air, and of the battle between good and evil. Once again, Linda Blair is Regan, a dear little bad little girl much bothered by Pazuzu, who killed off her first exorcist, brave Father Merrin (Max Van Sydow). This brave priest makes a flashback return from the grave in Exorcist IL In the second film, Richard assistants naa oeen signea awar from the AWU to the SDA.

"1 He also claimed that some executives of the NSW SDA who are organisers of the AWI would resign their AWU posi The Zoo Director, Dr Peter Crowcroft, introduces Mr Ulanfu to Grace, the wombat. Half -point lead in world chess PARIS, Thursday. Jon Arnason, of Iceland, took the lead after six rounds in the world schools chess championship at Cagnes-sur-Mer yesterday. He has 5 points. Second is Adriem Negulescu, of Romania, with 5.

Christopher de Pasquale of Australia drew with Sendur Adnan, of Turkey, and was equal 13th after the sixth round with 3 points. (AAP) NOT EVEN the attention of a group of visiting Chinese parliamentarians could disturb Grace, a two-year-old wombat at Taronga Zoo yesterday. Mr Ulanfu, head of the delegation, and other members of the party toured the Zoo after a Harbour cruise. The Chinese were fascinated by a baby koala clinging to Its mother's back because, as an inter prefer explained, the Chinese traditionally carry their children on their backs. The Premier, Mr Wran, later held an official reception for the delegation at the State Office Block.

Quartet to play in UK chosen to play from nine groups which have been taking part in the International Academy of Strings at Aldeburgh. The Robert Pikler String Quartet will give a performance in the Wigmore Hall, London, on Sunday. The Sydney quartet has been tions today. 1 A spokesman for the AWU admitted that some shop assistants had resigned, but denie.4 that the number was as large as 30.000. The shop assistants' branch of the AWU has about members.

The executive director of the Retail Traders' Association, Mr Roy Lawrence, said yesterday that some smaller retailers bad' followed the lead of the Stye's six major retail stores in sopping the deduction of unton fees for the AWU from sljop assistants. He said he believed that no decision had yet been made by the stores on whether to ri-t rect the fees to the federal branch of the SDA. Thousands cut out of English classes By our Education Reporter Thousands of migrants will be unable to learn English because of cuts in Federal Government funds to the NSW Adult Migrant Education Service. The service will run out of money in nine months if it tries to maintain courses at existing levels within the Government's $3.09 million allocation for 1977-78. ADVERTISEMENT Mr Maher said that 24 SDA organisers from other Stats had arrived in NSW last Sup- day and had been actively cji-" vassing the 33,300 members in the State six major regit stores.

i These stores are Mytr, David Jones, Grace Bros, WJ-' tons. Coles and Woolworths. 4 Organisers had also bem 1 canvassing members in some, if the smaller retail chains; hf Maher said. The members were being -is sued with three cards, one fot IBM their resignation from tht AWU, one to join the federally: registered SDA and one to employers authority to direct--, their fees to (he federally regisi tered SUA. Mr Maher claimed that of the shop assistants wanted to" resign from the AWU beciuse- they feared the merger withrhe, "socialist-inspired" worKers.

industrial Union. In this case the meicer between the two unions wojldr be extremely difficult. The NSW branch secretirv of the SDA, Mr Brian said yesterday that he had lis-; missed Mr Paul Whalan as tie--administrator of the union' Canberra, it! I Mr Whalan has been clostly-f associated in the past with Vc, Barry the secretary of'; the NSW AWU and main initiators of the merj-r cr. Officials of the service, which is administered by the NSW Ministry of Education, will meet today to discuss the cuts. About 12,500 migrants a year use the service and the demand is increasing.

The cuts will immediately halve the number of migrants who can study English full-time in the intensive 10-week course. It is estimated there will be 300 fewer places for students by January. This is expectedlo more than offset the costs of the Federal Government's decision to increase substantially students' living allowances for this course. Casual teachers employed by the service will gradually teach fewer hours and it is expected many will ultimately be dismissed, Allocation down by 5.8 per cent The service has been allocated $3.09 million a J. 8 per cent cut in real terms on last year's expenditure.

Full-time classes will get $272,850 $92,000 less thun last year. Part-time classes will get $770,400 about $100,000 more than last year, but $100,000 less than the service considered necessary. Part-time courses for migrants in industry will get $179,000 a cut of $36,000. The chairman of the migrant education committee of the NSW Teachers' Federation, Mr Doug Werrin, said last night the cuts would mean a disastrous running down in an already neglected area. "A lot of highly qualified migrants doctors, engineers, teachers could practise their profession instead of working in factories if they could speak English," he said.

The Australian Workers Union (AWU) is persisting with efforts to force shop assistants into an amalgamation with the Communist-led Building Workers Industrial Union! Thousands of shop assistants are resigning from the AWU and joining the Shop Assistants Union (the SDA) -the proper Union for shop assistants. Lies and distortions are being told about the effect of your resignation from the AWU. Remember the Shop Assistants Union has the following Reshuffle of senior diplomats next year By PETER HASTINGS A major reshuffle of senior Australian diplomats will take place early next vear, according to Canberra sources, with Port Moresby, Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila, Paris and Wellington heading the list of postings. Earlier this year, the present Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr Richard Wool-cott. was tipped to head the Australian mission to the UN in New York.

He has since accepted another important Asian post as Ambassador to the Philippines. He will be replaced by Mr Tom Critchley. who is at present High Commissioner in Port Moresby. Mr Critchley played a very important role in the early days of the Indonesian Republic and has long wanted a Jakarta posting. His replacement in Port Moresby will be Mr Gerry Nutter, whose last overseas posting was Ambassador in Manila.

Mr Gordon Jockel, a former Ambassador to Indonesia and now director of the Joint Intelligence Organisation, will become Ambassador to Thailand. Mr David Anderson, Ambassador in Paris, will head the Australian UN mission in New York. He is to be replaced by Mr John Rowland, a former Ambassador to Malaysia, now Deputy Secretary in the Foreign Affairs Department. Mr Lou Border has left Bonn to become High Commissioner in Wellington, and Mr John Ryan will leave Rome to become High Commissioner in Ottawa. Mr Euan is also fedenl secretary of the SDA.

I 'Alhol Williams, an AWT organiser in Canberra, and 'tie AWU office staff have joind the shop assistants' union in tie. fipht against Mr Ecan's amalql- mation plans," Mr O'Neill said.l Another AWU organiser, Mrs Ann Sullivan, had resign from the AWU, he said. TAA cuts fares MELBOURNE. The prici of some airline holidays central Australia will cost aboul $75 less in summer. TAA has reduced sevei package airline fares to attract Australians to Alice Springs dur Mortality Benefits Workers' Compensation Enforcement of the Award Long Service Leave Protection Annual Holiday Protection Credit Union A.C.T.U.

Travel Service Welfare Service Information Service Legal Advisory Service ing summer. One package for eight davs and seven nights will cost $399.. from Sydney between Noen ber 6 and March 26, compared with the present $478. Council Elections VOTE NON-SMOKING Thesn candidates support restrictions on tmoking In public premises, restaurants, food shops, etc You have a clear choice between two Unions 1. The Shop Assistants Union (the SDA) which 30,000 shop assistants have joined in the last three days! or 2.

The Communist-led Building Workers AWU Resign from the undemocratic MVU novil MOSMAN Edwards, Gibson, Murphy. '( NORTH SYDNEY Assanze, M. Claric B. Foster" Reedman, T. O'Neill.

PARRAMATTA 1. J. McLtchlan, Moon. RANDW1CK 1 P. Collins, G.

Cooper, McDonagh, C. Matthews, Needham, H. O'Mare, J. Pope, H. Price, Hertford, G.

Munra, ROCKDALE A. Henderson. RYDE Fetch. SOUTH SYDNEY C. O'Neill, Tuck, STRATH FIELD P.

Consaridine, VV, Docherty, F. Gleeson, W. Raid. SUTHERLAND R. Blanche, J.

Dortttamp, W. Graham, J. Hayee, R. Hudson, I. Kolln.

J. Leyendekkers, M. -Newell, J. O'Shea, IT Swords, H. Wilson.

.1 SYDNEY A. lash, P. Thorn, A. Webley, R. Williams, O'Donnell, WARRINGAH F.

Adcock, P. Nicholls, C. Vet-cio. WAVER LEY W. Jamieson, R.

Taylor, Montague. WILLOUGHBY J. Ciantar, D. Street, K. WOOLLAHRA J.

Freebury, G. Port, M. Wind- ASHFIELO A. Innti, J. Ward.

AUBURN K. Boguilawiki, A. Hard, BANKSTOWN A. Ashton, K. Bowman, R.

Bowman, A. Gillman, C. Uort, K. Huntar, G. Parker.

BOTANY G. Elafthariadn, S. Most, BURWOOD D. Burnett. P.

0 Neill. CAMPBEUTOWN W. Dennis, G. Rercival. CANTERBURY S.

Duncan. DRUMMOYNE A. McEnally. FAIRFIELD P. Barrett, T.

Clifford, P. Wright HOLROYD P. Bremner, R. Britten, Daviea, R. Downing.

D. Ingram, C. Jwar, J. Morns, L. Morns, H.

Sokcanic. A Zotas. HUNTERS HILL S. Swain. HURSTVILLC V.

Alnalie, J. Sheen. KOGARAH P. Burgesa, Burghart ft, Cunningham, H. Harfield.

LANE COVE A. Jigger- LEICHHARDT D. Mansfield, O'Donnell, Wright, I. Wyner. LIVERPOOL J.

Elms, K. Ferrington, R. Han-wall, R. J. Hollands, G.

Lucas, MANLY I. Gallaway, M. A. Hughes, C. Osborne, Preacher, Randall, A.

Staoey. MARRICKVILLE D. Elvy. Mr Walker's backing for Chief Justice The NSW Attorney-General, Mr Walker, has rejected inferences that the Chief Justice, Sir Laurence Street, was not competent to handle criminal matters. The implied criticism, reported in the Herald yesterday, came from the NSW Society of Labor Lawyers, who accused the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal of adopting "an excessively punitive policy" under the leadership of Sir Laurence.

The deputy Leader of the Opposition, Mr Maddi-son, asked Mr Walker in State Parliament yesterday if he had helped to form the Society of Labor Lawyers and if he intended to dissociate himself from the criticisms made this week. Mr Walker replied: "Yes, I did promote the formation of the NSW Society of Labor Lawyers." He described the society as "a body which has within its ranks many eminent QC's, distinguished constitutional lawyers and other academics, and many hundreds more than a thousand leading lawyers throughout the nation." He said that, as leader of the Bar in NSW, he must uphold the rights of the profession to debate any aspect of the administration of justice. "However, there is one aspect of the report in The Sydney Morning Herald which causes me great personal concern the inference that the Chief justice is not competent to handle criminal matters. "I should like to say only that in my opinion there is no more competent lawyer in Australia than the Honourable Sir Laurence Whistler Street." Speaking outside the House later, the Opposition spokesman on legal matters, Mr J. Cameron, described Mr Walker's reply as showing that Mr Walker agreed with the society's criticisms.

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