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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1948.
TEEN
Poise And Posture
with
PERSONALITY
•
TOPICS
Without these no girl can *bo
Valerie Beeching was born at the ses make up most of her beautiful, and with them, any Southsen, England, on July 10. rending. Valerie is also very keen girl can be attractive. For good posture, keep your shoulders well hold your head high-an if you Are proud to be alive (don't stick
our chin out) and, walk an easy swing from the hips, An altractive mannequin once told ne that when she was modelling gowns she always imagined ahe was 'Rebecca going to the well with an urn for water on her head" Try your imaginalon on this and usquire correct posture. Polsc is n kind of savoire-
Valerie is a strong advocate of
Telephone
Technique
How many
suré.
of us
1930.
in history, the reign of Queen a month later ehe Only
her left Elizabeth being
favourite
can truth- Southses and travelled in several period; "those were
fully say that we uso the tele- England's as her father
ned was a most adventurous exciting phone correctly? Not many I'm countries commercial traveller,
years", she said,
Wo have all suffered, somie Valerie has been to seven dif-
time or other, the annoying ox- ferent schools, the last one being women taking part in the run-
perience of speaking on the of the world community. "If ning Queen Anne's Girl School where
phone to someone who seems to! she curulled at the age of 11 and given the chance, we can be us
be striving unconsciously, to dea- remained there until she was 17 successful as the men have been,” when she matriculated,
fen us. After such a conversation She has a a confident outlook of On October 31, 1947, Valoric ar- the world "Although nt
we usually hang up with an ex-: rrived at Hongkong and the fol- moment there acem
to be great
clamation of disgust at the undue faire and assurance which is ac-lowing January, she entered the distrusts, which I believe is and unnecessary exertion on the
the
part of the other chap, but do we quired by contact with charming Hong Kong University where reason why the nations cannot people usually
ever stop to think that we may older than we she is undergoing course in yet be at rest."
be just as guilty? Teeners. It can be taught at Aris. Finishing fɔ̃chools, but how many
of us have the entering
opportunity
ot
these select must
of une charm nendemies? So we take note of our elders, who have experience at the back of them what to do and what not to do
st the right moment.
So many of we Tecners pre inclined to be gauche und rather selt cansclous, which, gives 18
im interiority complex when bemg: confronted or introduced to
0
collection of people, or when we
VALERIE
Ru to hotels, or even at parts of my life."
Inter
I
the
"I think that Britain has long "I don't think passed the stage of fighting wars have any for gains and I believe that the particular am- British Cemmonwealth of Nations bitions other then today. Is the greatest insultution
to learn as much for peace."
Can.
that
J possibly
1, belleve
Editorial
the fn. bern ambition of
Many of you have come for- every girl is to be married some word with
the the iden that day and have a Topics should have cartoon home. That corner, yet when the subject was Rüy Is the nim given publicity two weeks ago.
the response was poor.
0
I would be so much more coin- "As a temporary career I would We are reproducing the same fortable all round it. Immediately choose journalism as I am very block on "picking your own car. We were introduced, we mingled and chatted happily, in-fond of iterary work. But Iftoon characters" as that publish- stend of we
girl
Practically had been a boy, I would have cd inst week, and I hope that
gone to sea."
your votes will come in soon, so segragating ourselves on one side DENNIS & CO., LTD. of the room leaving the males on the stage, +1 took part in a good with our first cartoon.
Her most enjoyable pastime is that we can begin right away (White Ants Extermination Dept.) the other side. Poor hostess-Bile deal of
Once you
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names, choice of faces and
be invited to contribute will drawings on amusing situations based on the two gures voted.
tr you are not keen on the
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nften thinks to herself-because
tunately, usually, after
strain-
acilig when I was in of our self conciousness how school. I do not think that I have
the
talent required
to make a can make the party "go" and
talk career the stage, otherwise tn get the boys and girls
Fat-would,
even anather"
than naturally to one
ain-Journalism.
of
more 50
dance DT
Mumbling and speaking rapidly
Choose Your Own Cartoon
The two figures shown bert wiii shortly be the vakjeve në a weekly cartoon & in) Tann. : Age Topics. Dub will be you who will deafóu on which Chew is most suitable for both the boy and the air), their name-and, we, hope, it will be you who will draw moet
of the cartoons,
Make your choice from sha handa and the names, gİPAN below.
with mont votee will become aur DAN MAHAL seracters, and will welcome both suggestions and meluni esrtoons showing them in amuring situations.
NAMES: Marie, * Mons, Cynthis, Jane, Wendy, Pudra, Bert, Mike, Tommy. Alec, Curly, Budge,
HEADS: Pick, your from A. B, C, D, E, F.
Tit Bits!
Boys' School
cricket XI, is now in a Technical College In England. He misses his pals in Hong Kong, particularly a certain charming sometody. Also a pol?
is also unpardonable. An Import- Ann Jex, former skipper of the ant message given over the tele- Diocesson phone should be delivered slowly and distinctly, and repeated necessary. Speak ns though the person to whom you are talking is right bealde you, then there will be no need for you to raise your voice.
Impressions are made more by the way you speak than by your manner of dress or personal at-
two
Platter
Chatter
Four, months ago I heard that
handsome ham, Tony Martin,
sing Nature Boy at the London Palladium. The publicity atten- Many teenagers find thelb Fri-
dant
upon the King Cole disc day evenings
at the of the same enjoyable
tuno is worthy ΟΙ European YMCA reel club session Hollywood. My cumulative im under the expert supervision of pression is that the music. trade Mrs. Hart-Baker.
nas,rurely, if ever spent so much Malcolm Clemo the football time and money, putting-skin on
baloney..
tractiveness. Learn to cultivate' u volce with a smile. It makes con- here, is always gay at these 305- versation so much more pleasing Blons but seem confused between for listener and speaker like. a Virl and a merry-go-roundi Try speaking with a frown on your face and you will find that your voice reflects it; so rentem- ber-Smile and your voice smiles with you.
the Ring r-r-ring. There goes phone. Now let's HEAR you
your you
smile!
er half hour, the hostess hits Valerie was in the Hong Kong actual drawing, you may send in of Ber- deus that can be used in the car-
a garne
to get un
University's production
Next time malos, instead of nard Sha
Shaw's "Arms and the toon.
dating yourself with your Man", presented inst season. She lentile friends, Remember, the will be in the Stage Club's pro- males are every bit as shy as duction of Noel Coward's "Blithe you and they went bite! Spirit" which opens tomorrow,
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CONTEST
Last week's prize winners were NOLA c/o the "Chinn Mall", and Denis Ablong, Homuntin' Street, Kowloon.
The contest this week will again be on contributions. These must reach the Topics not later than Saturday morning. :
POP
- NOLA.
Teen Talk
I am a regular reader of you Teen Age page and I think it is very good indeed,
My only complaint is that too little space is given to it.
Couldn't the "China Mail" a low us on whole page? Suret they could afford that!
NOLA
acrent
This week's, good news come from H.M.V. and there is some-
Frem Loyola Univerally, Los thing for every taste from novelty to be-bop. Those who like it Angeles, comes word from Bertle sweet should rush to get the reis Remedios-his English
sue of Tommy Dorsey's Black completely gone now, poor fellow Eyes and Blue Danube. Dorsey's that it is as much work as fun in smooth trombone is much in evi the American University.
dence and there are some taxly Bertle is doing a four-year clarinet course
I passages by,
in Dental Surgery He Johnny Mince. Tox Beneko does might be going to Washington
An Old Sombrero for his finals, and hopes to come job on
and Sunrise Serenade although home on tong vacation next year, the latter falls short of his late before returning to the last two men yours of his studies.
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mentor's original.
Also adopting! the Glenn Miller
technique for the lovely Teresa, Joc Loss is Another mid-teeper Is Pippa better than usual but Laroo Portallion whose seventeenth Lareg Lull Bolero is feeble.
sound of Bagpipes. The startling birthday was ushered out to the For hot fans: Louis Armstrong's
Jock Teagarden's A Jam
and
wails of the pipes and the "Och- Session At Victor and Say It ayes" of the Inde and fassles Simple. Charlie Barnet'a Bir- stirred up the echoes of beauti-mingham Breakdown (The Toples page is still in its ful Repulse Bay. The last
(a Duke Ellington composition) guests
'Deed infancy-Ed.)
"jeeped" away at a.m.
Do (Mary Ann McCall vocal), Good Dixieland is played by the Louis Armstrong Seven: Where the Blues Were Born in Now Orleans and
Mahogany Hal Stor M-G-M presents
"THAT'S A NICE WAY
To
RETURN MY
- LIMBRELLA
- MANDRAKE_THE MAGICIAN
SLUGGED--BUT STILL ALIVE. I'VE GOT TO FIND THAT MAN-HE CAN'T BE FAR-FIRST HE TOOK NARDA'S CAB/ NOW THIS~~ EZZ
RIP KIRBY
FRESH FOOTPRINTS-> OF A MAN RUNNING. HE WENT THIS WAY-- |
"...THEY HAD TO STOP THE SHIP
LEASY, MUGS BANNISTER HAS
THAT'S NOT THE HALF OF IT! SHE'S
A CRACK SWWWNER, BUT ON THE BOAT | TO 'RESCUT' HERS..."
COMING OVER..
SPUKI
This won't hold water!
INSIDE OUT AND THE
STICK
BROKEN!
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Piovelty number by Art Mooney:
I'm Looking Over Four Leaf Clover. If you are not hop to re- bop.
Dizzy Gillespie's Anthro- [pology and Ol' Man Rebop will make you feel like his christian name.
At current prices one is disin- fclined to buy a record for only one side and It is great pity that Parlophone should couple a badly recorded Sweet Charlot with Duke Ellington's excellent Tho Mooche
The Wren.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
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