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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1959.
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"Meet Pete" Programme during Children's Hoar Television
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"The Glaring Eye' P.C.'s Enter Science JAPAN NEWSLETTER BY DAVID GORDON
Fills Quarter
Waking Life
of
New York.
Despite the dire predictions of pessimists, television has not reduced American youth to
a generation of spectator morons.
Nor, on the other hand, has it turned them into a race of
geniuses.
A decade after the filekerlng education found in a nine-year American study of 2,000 suburban Chicago screen invaded the
school children, clemetitary
teachers ond their their parents that
living room to dethrone radio as king of entertainment Andy to day's youngsters about the same as they were la father's younger
nys.
Their Interest in school still Tages from love to hate. They eagerly participate in outdoor activities; they follow hobbies en avidly a before; and books, ft.r Fram becoming hive increased in number and
ure.
obsolete,
the youngsters have dropped from an average weck's ol 2 to 20 hours a televiewing during the period.
Pessimists who preducted that TV would ruin the live of children found some baals for their fears in Dr Witty's early aludicn.
He received frequent reports During the past 10 years TV of fatigue, disinterest in school itself prominent and play, nervousness, reduced bas woven space in the American-tapestry reading, eye strain 'and mealting
of life.
2,000 disturbance among the guinea pig televiewing pupils.
One recent survey reported televiewing at a record high of 22 hours 7 minutes a week for the average perso17, "01 approximately 20 per cent of his entire waking Hte." -
The alluring Eye has grown from a postage stamp-size eight inches to a standard of 21, with 24-inch erectis Bot uncommon. More than 43,500,000 U.S. homes-better than 65 per cent -have at least ong set.
More Sets
The market is so saturated that U.S. manufacturers now seek to increase the number of sets in the average home rather than sell die-hard holdoute.
for
Horror
But such complaints steadily
111 Jesigned and, last year's Andings, shrunk to a minimum. Instead, the adults criticised TV progrumine planners for ex- pesing children to an overabun- dance of crime, violence and horror.
Witty
As for reading, Dr found that 45 per cent of elementary school pupils to- day read more than did those per of 1049, while only 29
with cent spend less time
Now Interest, generated by clevision send youngsters ta bookshelves for more informa- tion, he explained.
books,
"It is clear that the avenge
amount of reading has probably the increased somewhat since the Was the Car advent of television,"
doctor's cautious conclusion.
Many families already enjoy a living room television parents and another in playroom for children. tooalsts even suggest a "his" and "her" arrangement in the Living room.
Also, light 12- and 10-Inch sets with built-in antennae pr becoming popular
as accessory equipment:
Il continued: "There has also been a marked change in the atillude toward TV on the and part of many parents teachers." Many pressed
yould mentally show,
on Wednesday 21st January. This was caused by an un- spontaneous fortunate 360744 deviation from the planned theme of the programine and Mr. Peter Grant, who wrote
prosented and
the wishes to be fully associated with this apology as it was not his intention to upset the younger viewers in any way.
Strict
have precautions Leen instituted to ensure that It similar situation does not future arise in
and the "Meet Pete" Programme has now been discontinued.
J. SLOAN, Television Programme
Controller.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
U.S.A., 6 p.m.
By Air
Cambodia, pm,
They can easily be moved from rocin to roein and operated wherever electrical connections are available outdoors.
With a mere ich or a switch and twist of a knob, a viewer can choose between
a variety Ef programmes throughout the day and most of the night that are designed to entertain and educate him-and excite Jits Interest in the sponsors' pro- ducts.
Monarch
But although TV has become a monarch, is not an absolute sudveys ruler. Three
recent attest that the king's reign has been a benign one-at least for rhildren,
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Cunningham and Walsh, public relations and research
who previously ex- fear that television retard young fewers now credit the media will
improving vocabularies, Broadening understandings, and generating merested in history, current events, selence and people.
Problem
J
•
"Television is
problem the mainly in
hames where parents allow it to become und remain a problem,” Dr Witty advised.
His findings coincided with those of a Boston University study.
In Boston It was found that television has a tendency to sterotype American youth and classify characters as elker "good guys" or "bad guys." But today's youngster is bet. one of
firm which keeps a watchful fer jaformed than his radio-duy eye on New Brunswick, New Fredecessor, and TV Jetscy, as "an average Ameri- the principal reasons.
can community." reported that" even though adults spend more time before television, interest of their children has lagged.
Educational or not, television
is viewed as a blessing in a multitude of homes,
Fiction Age
CROSSWORD
TE wristwatch radio be-
loved of scienco fletion:
step comes detectives nearer reality with this ex- miniature perimental receiver being put into his pocket by Police brenat Constable E. Norton of Nol- tingham City Police.
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If adopted for general use,
receivers wiit :the
make
• Nottingham's police head- the first in the dquarters
country able
contact to Individual constables on the beat at any time.
Each reeciver responds only to lis own coded signal sound a "bleep" when to the policeman carrying It is required by headquarters The policeman signalled then telephones headquarters for instructions-Reuter- photo.
He Gave
CP Four
Wives
Salisbury.
A former Belgian Congo witchdoctor who became a Christian some years ago 4 delegate to a here church conference recently.
was
up!
Onu mother
It sums "Where else could I find such a good built-in baby sitter to keep rud Boston areas concutred. juntor from under my feet
Surveys made in the Chiesgo
Dr Paul Witty,
North while 1 do
western University professor of Theres
my
household
BY •
by Beachcomber
THE
• WAY
When he became a Christian he had five wives. He gave up four of thorn and married the Arst one according to Christian rites.
Two of his wives were taken by his relatives and the other two married other men.
But he is taking care of all his children and, "I am on very good terms with the men who ayakskin married my former wives," he
tea and
NEVER have water-diviners She clapped her hands, and a
had such a jambores. Their girl brought in brick litle hazel twigs are a-twitch raneld butler en
Formosa, Okinawa, Japan, Korea, from dewy mom to foggy eve, trolley, "Alatunn food dis-sald-Reuior.
6 p.m.
Yadla. Aden, Africa. Europe. §`pm.
By Burface
Macro, m
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
By Ale
Vjetnam, Pakistan, Franes, 3 AM, halland, Malays, Indonesia, Cay-
166, 9. a.m.
Ford Noon.
Sawall USA
Philippines, Australia,"
Jano, špina
o,.. Hawill, 6 pm.
Canada, o p.m.
U.3.0 p.
India, Pakistan,
Middle
Atrios, Great Britain, Europe, a pan,
Philippines, p.m.
Trig
and the diviner who returns ngrces with me," she said, "this
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snack. own Tibetan home at the end of a day with- out Anding water in the laugh- Whenever I partake
it 1 ing stock of the neighbourhood, think of a certain Englishman, The more-expert diviners are an old friend of mine named said to be so over-confident that Egham." The merchant jumped, they aro dispensing with their and led his brick tea. This
wire, and acting by instinct. Englishman," se
upon "couldn't stomach it. This practice is frowned
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Block of molai. 151
10. Laziness, 191
11 Wet. 10:
12 Tree. (3)
13. Rear (3)
15 Sam of the radio. (5)
7. Od tribesman. (4)
to the Jocal council.
1. Fruit dinner. (5, 1)
23. Cumay. (6)
24. Highest point. (4)
35. Perilous, (0)
baxa
Parm girt. (5-4)
2. Fastern country,
Animal. H
Flower, 141
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(6)
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LEADS
ON THE
Japan Takes Chou's Caning TRAIL OF
Tokyo.
It is now almost one year since China abruptly broke off
trade relations with Japan.
Industrini circles In Japan, His most likely course will be received the news with varying to wreath himself In honour degrees of alarm. To pactly the over the wedding of the Crown more vociferous elements who Prince, tako up his standing In-
that demanding
the vitation to visit Itain, then Japanese Government take im- during his absence, arrive at a mediate steps to remedy the formula for siepping down situation, Prime Minister Kishi without the feared embarres-
were
storm ment.
airily
predicted the would blow over in a few weeks and crassly added "-Commun- will have to trade int Chink with Japan in order to curry out Its Five Year Plan."
That did it, Chou En-inl made a grim promise to force Mr Kishi to eat his words.
He stated very firmly the boot was on the other foot and China had no need of trade with Japan whatsoever,
that
Mountaineering has already claimed over forly lives this season and the score can be expected to mount as the wilful enthusiasts obstinately Ignore every danger warning. Most of the trouble comes from students
cannot wait
for suitable weather conditions
He then turned his back and set about methodically, punish ing Japan for its impudence,
If there be such a thing as true "victory" in this type of once having arrived at a parti- cular location and are advised conflict, then China is gaining not to attempt a climb,
8.
Both lime and mass are China's side, and it must nemitted, so is its present sy
on be
всять of government by direc tlon-or force when necessary,
However distasteful this may be, It has nevertheless had the effect of speeding up selt sufficiency in the very goods which Japan would hope to supply.
There is no question about Japan's need for China's materials including even
DIANA
By JOHN LUFF
DAVID GARNETT,
gentleman, scientist, sportsman, and novelist, certainly sets us a poser with his latest novel, “A Shot in the Dark."*"
fre
As an experienced writer, ho knows his business as a novelist, which is to tell a good story.
His characters
well drawn, etched in brief but clear outlines, but it is the business of his novel which puzzles me.
Somehow, I see the sportsmen Garnett, gathering Jils plot together, and to use a suitable metaphor, leading us off on many false scents until we don't know which fox, if any, we aro chasing.
un to
An
David Garnett iskes
Italian village with his
un-
hero Robert Harcourt, an expatriate American, who fina England after an happy love affair. Harcourt comes to live in San Frediano, and then we are of to a fine chose. Garnett criés "Tally-ho," and we are taken into the village church bullt on the site of a former Roman temple to the pagan goddess, Diana,
They reason, witth strange lugle,
left that they have wasted thely ftres, so in order to get their money's worth, they head elf in the face of bilzzards and dle justifying their outlay.
The next element Is the knew-all" type who refuses the ald of guides,
Another hazard which has not Been removed, is the oft-found
erroneous map.
under
The best of climbere raw optimum conditions, is imperill- riced by the use of these faulty which Japan must inevitably charts.
import to feed itself.
but 30 hours
Dianic Cult
But author Garnett perceives that the figure of the Virgin is not that of Mary the Mother of Again, climbers refuse to tell | God, but of Diana who is hold- China's coal, minerals, ores, rice, wheat and a dozen other rescue squads at ground stations ing the hand of a little girl, and what courses they Intend to that she is standing upon a solid necessities,
lake, thereby minimising their silver crescent moon. away by steamer.
chances of ever being found Now having well marked But coal to fire the furnaces again when they rank among that, we imagine we are going and iron ore for the smelters, the missing-
to read of a village torn tween orthodox faith, and its ancient
are
Carrier pigeon are available
to be hauled has
across the Pacine or
up from Australla, while rice, believe it or not, is for hire by climbers for less coming from
Atlantic than $1 a day. shores of Spain, trom Italy and from Egypt.
the
Mr Kishi
One may rightly question the
of this "economics"
situation, too. A variety of reasons can be given-mostly senseless ones-- 10 crack but something has under this strain.
***
The birds Vere introduced last year in order to provide proplo In difficulties with a qulek means of communication to rescue squads, but the novelty of these has worn off.
Walkie-talkie redios can hired cheaply too, but in face of all aids and all entreaties to exercise caution and common- sense, cft they go oblivious
and to oblivion.
Д
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What must be record from an age standpoint, was the case this week of an
eight-year-old boy who hanged himself after
scolding from parents.
*
be-
its allegiance to Its
devotion to the Dlanic cult.
But no, Next ww дте brought up against the strife Com- and Intrigue between maniam and the Church. So the reader settles down to follow the romance against a background of polldical strife,
Passionate
Robert Harcourt falls in love
with an Italian girl. She is n
Catholle in name only, she wore ships at the shrine of Dians; she is a pervert; she is stravure; she is terribly passionate, and the author is as selentlic in his love making, analysis of their as a Fellow of the Imperial College of Science can be.
His scepticism is expressed through the mouth of a Scotch exlio in San Frediano, a Mr without a fellow his Bennerman,
much culture, but plenty ot common sense.
bis Mr Bannerman found wife in a brothel, and seems happily married because, after all these years he. La used to her."
Let it be understood that Japanese parents rarely beat child.
The scolding, it done in front of others, is a heavler punish- ment by far as it causes loss of
face.
That this should be so in. so young supportable in one that he took his life because of
Mr Bannerman's tolerance is such, that he still cares for his wife after she has arranged for
to her brothers
rob her husband, and she has tried to Meanwhile, Mr Kishi is
it, shows the extreme sensitivity poison Bannerman at least once. "hanging on grimly to his of Japeneso-even though this The only tidy part of the book exceptional is the Annie, which has Robert leadership of the Liberal happens to be an
Harcourt winning Gemma from Democratic Party and the case and a sad one.
However, It is a constant the arms of a beautiful lesbian, government.
problem for foreigners employ- Caroline, All that is saving him from ing Jepancre, to know how to love. complete downfall is the in- go about pointing out mistakes ability of the various dissident to them. factions within his own party as well as those from without to agree among themselves a man to replace him.
resolve
their They cannot own differences long enough to achieve their one main purpose 13 of ousting Kishi, and that all that is saving him.
Your correspondent believes
former Harcourt's
"A Shot in the Dark,” Is well written.
read the book, But having As to giving, a reproof of the most gentle degree, it is virtumi- and I devoured every word of only inviting a sulky resignation it, I have to ask the question;
of uncom what is David Gamelt about? or a sobbing bout fortable dimensiona.
Those who can survive a bit
of minor growling, invariably are seized with a "fover" the following day and get a friend or parent to phone to that effect The duration, of this type of
Scrutiny
Sheer intelligence places him clove the heads of the average English novelist, but it obvious that he has chosen a background which he is
unable
that Kishi is smart enough to realise he can't maintain his fever is in direct ratio to the stitutionally position for very much Jonger.extent of the criginal scolding preciate sympathetically.
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