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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1049.
TEEN
Editorial
It is heartening to hear of such excellent teen age functions as the Boys' Scout Dance described In this issue.
The spirit which motivated the organisation of the merry affair
10
the
let alone make a party
Personality
This week's toen ager is Denia Edmind d'Almada Remedios, bet ter known to all his friends as Chappy.
He was born in Hong Kong 18 is in itself meritorious. And that years ago. Chappy started his It went over with the success schooling at. Maryknoll Convent which the article tells us, In School, He later transferred to which all factions of the teen age La Salle College and when the war community was represented, was in Hong Kong began. Chappy be A real achievement; it is not easy
asy gan private studles, After the The father
many war fa sjoined La Salla where ha Tiferent peoples. In
// Colby, matriculated last year. He in now!
out of employed in the Sales Department them. Those responsible for that of the Asiatic Petroleum Company. happy
deserving afternoon are
"I suppose that I should ba a Indood of congratulations,
salesman really, but I would rather Apparently there are a num-work with my hands. I hope to ber of organised groups of young be an electrical engineer like my people both on the Island and on elder brother," he declared. the mainland.
"My interesta ore like many The Catholic parishes have other teen agere; sports, primarily, their youth clubs, various sportive music, and reading adventure teams have their own circles run very much on the principles of youthful ideais.
It would be a very good idea
the leaders of each
group formally set out to enquire into the activities of its own counter- part,
An Invitation to known clubs to attend their dance sessions or other social functions will be a best step towards bringing to- gether young people who, it is very apparent, anxious to
meet and exchange Ideas, thoughts! and Interests with those outside of their own duity association.
BETTY BETZ
AT LAST
The Toples have been rellably informed that Betty Betz is ar- riving in the Colony tomorrow afternoon,
stories,
No official reuson was given for novels,"
CHAPPY
particularly
GE
TOPICS
Competition Platter Chatter
to
word competition were: G. Del
Winners of last week's cross-
gado ($6), 23 For Street, ground floor, North Point, and Ernest Alarcon, ($4), 22 Parkes Street, third floor, Kowloop. The prizes will be in the mail today.
Solutions
the crossword: ACROSS 1-Wanchal, 6-Sc, B-To. 9-Omen, 10-Faded, 13-Lid, 14-Spam, 18-IC. 10-Beal, 29-Aye, 21-GI. 22-Undo, 27-UN, 28- Condole
DOWN -Wand, 2-NT, 3-Clo, 4-Ham, 5-Inn, 7-COFIC, 11-AD, 12-Eddy, 15-Fcg,
16-AEIOU, 17-Mt, 24-Pie, 25-TNT, 20-Ko.
There are no solutions to the The crossword
below, square competition requires you to fill In the puzzle and write down your own clues. Preference will be given to words of local places
or things.
Two prizes of $6, and $4, will be awarded to the two best en- tries received.
he takes a great interest in other detective zames which he does not play,
Jazz is what he likes about
her delay last week. But it was Chappy in one of Club de music and he collects record al- suggested that Betty had liked Recrelo's most promising cricket-bums. His favourite vocalista are Japan and had decided to stay ers. He is at present in the junior the Dinting Sist
Sisters. there a little longer.
tean and is strong at bat and a
one bewildering observa- There will be no reception good fielder,
tions of my teen ager girl friends party of leen agets to meet her He pitches for the Braves soft-s why and how can they talk so at Kal Tak but plans will be bali team, the leader in the Junior much. Their very temperamental made for a gathering Inter. softball league. Chappy in regard behaviour is also something I can
Miss Betz is expected to remained by many know-all's of softball not understand; otherwise in Hong Kong until February 7, as one of the most valuable play. are usually very interesting," he but then she may like Hong Kong [ara of the acason. His other oncluded.."
even better than Japan.
sports are tennis, swimming and
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they
A Merry Get Together
Yes, the reauts have shown that
they can dance as well as they can hike, stalk, track, swim, fish, cook ERY HAR and camp.
of
CALL YOU
SUSIE
The idea of having a Scouts' Dance was not a sudden interest ar Impulse. The truth is that it was browing in the heada several Scouts over ainco they had
a singsong with some cirl THE ANDREW SISTERS. It takes but one good record to guides at Sat Kung Villase.
One fortnight ago, live Scoute make a singer or an orchestra and two others met and after a famous overnight. The sad fea great deal of exchange of ideas, tura is that too many, not being advices and plans, the dance even- able to live up to the standards tually come into being. The eater "Dashful Bunny, come back! It's they set for themselves, have ing was satisfactory for two res
rapidly faded back into obscuri-
ty.
Sour. First the low
expenses incurred, which made it possible
the lowest Sisters for
paid clerks to attend,
who prepared the
the
only the radio!”-
TEEN TALK
Not so the Androws who since Bei Mir Bist Du Schon Secondly the experience it gave to have waxed hit after hit, often in Arinky Amichaimaally study matition interests me very much "IRE="THEBITAT company planteja p
cakes, jelly and the programme.
Groaner,
variations of
the
Your weekly crossword com-
Jive music was most popular and I think it is a good exercise Judging from the retailers' lists, and games were co-ordinated with for our teen age brains, there seems to be an inexhausti- the foxtrots to give the dance more only told of the winners, the solu
But every Wednesday, we are ble supply of their discs. Most pep. Some of the games
were on, we
aro unable to find. J of the offerings however, are re-Treasure. Innd, Spotlight, several gather that this must be due to issues, some dating back to the millon, Broom Dance, Coupl the limited space of the Topics. early thirties, consquently my
To satisfy the puzzling minds Dance, Blindman's) the more recent platters. brief remarka will be confined to ings. Girl Ask dance, at jol the compactors who get stuck
Choice. the end
and game, dance
sometimes in the puzzle, will you end of ever unfortunate borplesso let us have the solution of At the Flying "W"; A Hundred it
was either with Bink who suffered a forfeit or a lucky Issue of the Toples? I am sure all Acres
the preceding crossword in the and Sixty Crosby): The sisters have a grand girl who won a souvenir,
"w" with Bing singing! The highlight came time on
when Joyes in his humourous light-hearted Pomeroy was voted the Queen of fashion. Both tunes are Westerns the Fancy Dress Parade and and Acres is taken in the clip George Lipper, a bow-logged pety-clop tempo of Don't Fenct cow type, the King.
Other Me in
drossers included fancy Underneath the Arches; You the Hollywood Cowgirl, the Hong Call Everybody Darling: The tune Kong Girl Guide, a Mrs. Jemina, and better than par lyrics of
A Mins Dutahwoman, a
China Arches are by Bud Fianagan of Ming
and a Mina B Our Crazy Gang fame. The banjo The majority of the girls however, makes J
return on this came as themselves, teen agers, welcome
But The King George V School Darling, a side.
potentially not in bubby sox and sloppies but cricket team distinguished itself popular song, moves brightly with all the glamour of nylon, high woll in a friendly game agalast with the trio getting excellent heels,
Evening In
the second team of Club de Re- Soniowharderelo on the school pitch on Sun- orchestral backing.
The bays masqueraded as How Lucky You Are: Neat, Roger stand-in's, Hobocs from day, although losing by two
wickets. on their
and
rough
cowhands, a
of us teenagers will appreciate that very much,
SAMUEL LAU, Certainly. We will print soiu- tions from now on.~ED.
Tit Bits Sports
at
also
attention At bowling.
You: Lucky taken in waitz time Paris with diamonds is pleasant contrast to the usual fingers, an American scout, a Help scorer, with 23 rus, and
Dheber was the school's top Andrews routine. The popular Kong Rover scout, a Whampoa med Near You is well sung and the Dockyardman, unnamed pianist deserves credit band of pistol decorated des Macauley, scoring nine, was very for some fine tinkling. This will
trado, a Hong Kong University impressive with his clean strokes be a sell-out record.
student, a Black Hawk baroballer, Don't Sit Under
nder the Apple Tree; a flashy American Teen ager, and At Sonya's Cafe: Apple is an ap- the Bank Boys, who outnumbered. propriate re-issue 'as it was first all others. released during the war.. This The other day (sorry for the version is one of the best of a sudden change) I was approached much-recorded tune. It is ap- for belge the live wire parent that proceedings are very party. It was my misfortune to of the gay at Sunya Cafe. A sprightly be elected by the Scout helpers and polka melody as only these sisters organisera to be Ladies can sing it.
Gentlemon. THE WREN:
POP
HE'S HIT
THIS THUMB WITH THE HAMMER AGAIN —
The Pirates softball team, made up of teen ago girls, was lenter- by its coach, Bimbi Ablong tained at a "Social Jive Session"
Partners at the "ball" were the Jaguar teams which boys from the Braves and the rivals in
are bitter the junior league but and took time out to be gentlemanly towards one another before the Pirates.
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NOTICE TO MEMBERS
First Extra Race Meeting,
Saturday, 12th February, 1949.
Thero, are nine races, the First Dell wilt be rung at 1.30 The first race will be run at 2.00 p.m. and the last at 6.00
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