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Interesting News Stories
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1957.
From
Paris - Of The World
SWEDEN'S 'MISSES' MAY BECOME ‘MRS'
No Legal Reason For Calling Young Women 'Miss'
'LET'S DROP THE HABIT
By THOMAS HARRIS
Stockholm.
Sweden's "Misses" may soon all be called "Mrs" in the local language. For tho beauty queen, the pin-up girl or the sweet little lass sitting shyly at home, “Mrs” and not "Miss" is the right appellation.
Or so, at least, says the Department of Justice where learned lawyers have discovered that there is no constitutional or legal reason for calling young women "Miss." Therefore, they urge the nation, let us drop the habit.
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Department has put ilaj One cunt call a schoolgir! views Inte un oficial elreulur "Mrs." They have asked all of their circular to Fent to all other Government readers Departments, State Boards mud make suggestions for ixing the I time when little Greta should national organisations, arked them for their approval drst be calle: "Mrs." or counter-suggestions.
Is the to be, as the Depart-
In the meantime, the Department phensen it, "when shr ment suggests, newspapers can leaves school and through her
help by trying to influence | activity, domicile or similar public upinion in the desired means, achieves an indepentivat direction."
position in respect to the home Or will she be allowed to linger on in her nominal childhood as long as she herself chouses? - China Mall Special.
No Foundation
The tille" · "Fru” (as the Swedes call u "Mrs" in their k-nguage) has no more founda- tion in lave than "Frocken" ("Mise"), the learned Jawyers) ocmill-and shrewdly add a little history of the word "Fru" to show what u distinguished appellation it really is.
"Fru is an old Germanic word derived from the name of the Goddess Freja. In Christian Limes, the word Fru was used Virgin originally only for the Mary,
"During the 10th and 17th centuries, the title was 14:34 { only for ladies of royal or aristocratle birth, Other married women were called Housewife or Matron,
"In the 18th century the tie women in the Clergy Estate and
came to be used for married
in the
upper
middle class; Later, in the 19th century, gradually came to be applied to
of her parents."
MILK?—I NEVER TOUCH THE STUFF
Gigli studies one of his birthday cards
Nine-Year-Old Reads Not Desertion
'Les Miserables': Not
Allowed 11-Plus Exam
London,
Because her too-clever child is too young to take the 11-plus examination in Derbyshire a mother has decided to move her caravan to a country where the rules are different.
Mrs Frances Hutchinson intends to search the country for a suitable school. "Until then all married women irrespective I'm not sending Joy to school," Mrs Hutchinson "Frocken," or "Miss," started said. "I've kept her away since January. I've
of their social standing."
off equally luftily. But it did been summoned and fined for it. But I haven't not come to tongue us easily as sent her back."
"Fru* did. "Frocken," indeed,
is the diminutive of "Fru," the,
Journod lawyers say. In other
Joy is so far ahead of other, the
English translation 01
words, the Swodish "Miks is children that she wants to take Victor Hugo's Les Miserables only a "ttle Mrs," Right into the 11-pius examination row- the 18th century, it was only and she is only nine, used for young todies of the shiro education authorities - royal family or the aristocracy. fuse to allow it.
Irby-
"She has been sel a test by a Jocal man and, a teacher,” sald
Opposite Meaning Mr Hutchinson, "The teacher
Joy
rather would
study than play and always went to school an hour before cines began so she could work on her
Is own. She
teaching horselt French.
said that her standard would
"I'm learning more at home have been high for a child of than I did at school," said Joy, "I listen to the schools pro- grammes on the radio ond learn from them. I have worked out a school time-table and do more then I would at school."
the meantime, the word 11. In "Jungfru" used for all young INTEND TO MOVE Indies of the indidle cluss und the working class had been de- "She can't take the 11-plus generating in meaning. From in Derbyshire, but the age rule Its original meaning of "Virgin," is different in other counties so it had come to mean quite the I Intend to move so she will got opposite--it women of loose a chance." morals.
Just Division
Milan,
A Milan court rulca that amun is perfectly free to wall himself off tivn his wife.
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The court dismissed desertion sult filed by a woman-identified only as Vitlərina BE. --- against her husband Alberto,
As it came out. Alberto had not abandoned home, but merely built a wall dividing the apartment in two
him Isolating and from his wife,
Alberto explained that his wife "Insulted me and beat me up, and I WES afraid of her."
The court ruled that ho had full right to bulld the wall and that it was not desertion, United
I'resa.
WHAT'S IN
A NAME?
Bamford.
GIGLI, THE
CAT IS 21
London.
NIGLI, a cat that huttes
milk, was 21 last week. He is probably the oldest cal alive.
Dear
Kis owner, Mrs John Payne. of Rameden Bellhouse, Billericay, Essex, has ordered three-tier birthday cake with 21 candles and all the trimming to mark his coming of age.
But, by human alandiards. Gigli is almost 150 years old.
At his quiet county e.ttage home Gight named af
Halan teor just yawned and yawned
old
Surrounded by birthday cards and presents, thr ELE man of the feline world, his ginger coat
turning slightly
rey, just wanted to sleep.
He is not usually so quiet," cald Mry Payne, w dow of John Payne, former acing yachts- man and musician. "But he is accovering from a bout of ent fu and has been a blt under the weather.
"I got him when he was only three weeks old in 1930 and this is the Arst time he has ever needed a vel."
While the two niher members
AT LEAST THERE WAS
A CHASE
London,
You pay your two pence and take your choice:
London's three after- Boon new papers sppeared on the streets about spon last week, each carrying a banner headline describing the same police chase of a stolen truck.
"Eight police catu iz London chase," announced the Evening Standard.
"Nine justice
in съуча chase through city," sald fle Star.
"Twelve one in chase," declared the Evening Newth, -United Press,
He Moved
And Took The Lawn
Eastbourne, The Cly Council's Housing Committee Jus récommander Liat Albert Bartholomew be
billed £10 for the fawn he took | with him when he moved.
Bartolomew nurtured the
rassy lawn himself and cun, though the land belonged to
of the Payne family-12-year-idered it his own property even old dog Rex and 15-year-old Eastbourne. cat Blek-frisked around, Giga
But town clerk Francis Basby
Just opened one eye and gave ruled that "nything affixed to another yawn,
His recipe for a long life? "Good food," said Mrs Payne, "and NO milk. He hates He only drinks water.
"But he loves sh, liver. and above all, steaks."
the soil becomes the property of the owner."
Tho houstng committen authorised Bushy to take legal action if necessary to recover the price of a new United Press.
SUBLIMAL PERCEPTION'
Lawn.
Advertising Media
Makes You Buy
A
British
London, doctor described advertising possibilities for the future which could make people wish for the good old days of billboards and neon lights.
Did you suddenly feel a compelling urge to buy a certain brand of lipstick or toothpaste?
Dr Robert T. Green in his; the pocket book). United arlicla "Seeing the invisible" in Fress. the New Scientist tolls of future possible advertising aedia in which customer whil 1101 even know he has been coaxed into purchases by
"sublimal perception."
'Subception'
Dr Green who studied al Lon- don University College and Indiana University reports that adverilsers are showing a great deal of interest in "subepilon" as it is culled for short.
He records that sales of ice cream in movie theatre were Kised by fushing a brief ad- vertisement on the screen in the middle of a feature film.
appeared
Puzzied postal authorities promised on early re-vamping of the street plan of this Suffolk village today after discovering:
Most of the streets have mero
The advertisement Her mother said: "I refuse to than one name, several have have her frustrated by being the same name, all have at least so briefly that no one conscious- Mrs Hutchinson and Jay live forced to do work that is three sets of street numbers and ly noticed it, but sales went up. The Theory reported by Dr By 1866, Бо many nice in a 14ft. caravan in a field at babyish for a girl of her in-seme have no numbers at all.
Green belind the "unseen Swedish girls had grown fired West Handley, near Chesterfield. telligence. She has come home
The lost straw, sald seven in tears because she is bored oficial, was the discovery that much the same as the unconsci
an huckster," that of subeoption, is of being called strumpets that the authorities decided 10 do months, recite nursery rhymes with the simple work they give Paper Mill Lano (also called something to help them. With at nine months, walk at one wish I could send her to a
her, the aid of the newspapers, your, At four ahe knew the August Strindberg, the author, alphabet, at six she was read-private school, but I And others the nation was ing adult books.
Joy could talk ut
Works Lane) has two number ous reported by Freud.
But Green reports that there nines, and that a family called may be a defence against haven't Fryke lives in both. Eight Invisible Intrusion the money. I
reparated other Pryke families live within process of "perceptuel defence." persuaded to drop the word Sto has read Wuthering from my husband, so Joy and half a mile, he Bald.United
One might 03 well know Jungfru" and say "Frocken" Heights, and has just finished I have to live on 80s, a week." Press
what one in in for, so the Instead, jirrespectively of
arguments go as followB:
whether the young Miss was of,
aristocratte ar humble origin.
In rocking now to kill the
word "Frockon," the Department
of Justico anys that it has bo- собое handicap to modern
young women.
"Our demand for a common appellation for all women," is circular says, "is particularly | A
In the case of young Justined unmarried mothers. -
"Also unnecessary distinctions
Women
› are made between married and
unmarried
mclimes of their different ap- because pellations, Proference is given those calling unreasonably to themselves 'Fru."
Ironic Sound
"There is also evidence that the word "Frocken" has a die- paraging or ironic sound in Inapy people's ears,"
The Department also appeals nation's Arm to the Bivolish
the equality of the Bachelors and marrica
beller in
DEXAS,
allico are called "Herr
("Mr"). Why, then, should not
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COMMERCIAL 'CHUTE JUMP
London.
man who once kidnapped a German general, and a höauli. -fai woman who has · never Jumped from anything higher
OVER POLE-
Morgan - Dibben, daughter turned owner. and other adventurers.
grocer's
night club
number
of
ped from the air in plastle containers,
special
than a bar stool, are planning |Main Idea of the drop will be
to parachute down" so the frozen wastes of the North Polo.
And they hope it will be money-making adventure,
A
gl-
No one has Dytr parachuted
into the Aretio Circle, airliners now lying over the Pple.
Mr
Lapset
William Blatley Mo author of "11) Mes by Moon- "light" and war-time member of the British Special Opera tions Servior, hopes that on Midsummer Day he will be the-frak,
all women be grouped together?
One obstacle is, vertheless, And with him
to find out just how danger- ous it is
But My Moms hopes that, as in the care of the Mayflower. the flìm rights and television rights will be sold for large fets,
Mr Mom told me:""1 am doing this to a spirit of adventure, but there is a very serious side to 11.
"We will submit a full reppes an the conlilons we *x* perience to the airways com. panies when we retur.
will drop 27- "Husky dogs, sledges and
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menu by the “leaped lawyers, your-old carsn:batted . Falar 1^ptie sraviation will be drops
200 "We will then travel the
miles to the edge of the los where we are to be picked up by boat.
("Other members of the team
will inetudo
doctor, photographer, and a solentist, One other woman is likely to Join the party,”
counter
Subception which could be) utilised by the advertisers does exist as proven in experiments I Judging the relative weights of two objects nearly the same weight.
Right Choice
Askoj to choose the lighter of two objecta, the weight of which differs by less than 8 in 100 grams, a subject will at Arst say he cannot tell. But it re- quested to state a preference, it lius
shown been statistically that he usually does make, the right cholco,
The difference in weight has been recorded,"
On the other hand, Green polats out, in experiments on Mr Moms, then a Major in the perceptual defence, subjects had
Special
Service, dificulty in recognising dis- Operatioru took part in one of the most tasteful words flashed quickly fantastic cloak and dagger on a screen. The same was true for unfamiliar words, Bubjects escapades during the war,
showed.
anxiety when such With another British officer he
kidnapped pfajor General Karl Words appeared on the scrocu, Green draws no deïnite cone German Kreipe, the
officer clusion. He notes that accord who commanded Croft.
ing to Freud your unconscious: Miau. Morgan-Dibben zakdi “operates in such a way that if know people will think I am ❘ will proteęt you against a threat ersay to go. Perhaps X. so,, oven if you do not recognise the but 13 sounds like fun, any threat on the
conscious levol (Ha`doesn't mention'a thmat to
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