the life of a newspaper boy
"Papers, papers!" That is the expression I use so often that children
who see me everyday have learnt to say it the way I do. Early in the morning I go into the streets with my batch of newspapers
fresh from the press. I have deliveries to make and so, as
go on
By HANIFA DIN
my rounds, I cry out at the same time "Papers, papers! Get your have which is under the care morning papers here!"
This way, I make a few sales perspire. When it rains, I have from street to street until I to try my best to keep the news- have delivered most of the papers from getting wet because papers to my usual customers. I know I will get complaints
For the remainder, I try to from my customers. sell them by standing at street corners for ten minutes and an- other corner for another ten minutes until I sell them all.
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But with my raincoat small, and the papers so many, it is rather difficult to keep them from getting wet..
It is always the same work Since I have been selling. whether the weather is good or newspapers for two years, I bad, except for rainy days when have learned that it is more I add a raincoat which protects important to keep the news-- both myself and my newspapers. papers dry than to keep myself When the sun is bright, I. dry. I do not complain about
STAMP NEWS
5
cents.
ચાં
10
cents.
The 1879-80 provisional issue
THE
Union Countries
was
THE unit letter rate to Postal
reduced from 12 cents to 8 cents on April 1, 1879 (with 12 cents via Brindisi); and on February 18, 1883 the rate was re-fixed at 10 cents irrespective of the route taken.
As the rate to China and Japan had already been fixed at 5 cents, the first steps were now taken to bring the postage rates in line with the decimal system of the Colony's currency; and all existing stock of stamps except the 20, 40, 48, and 96c, were withdrawn for surcharging to decimal values.
Until 1879 the Post Office accounts were still maintained in sterling, values of stamps being reckoned as so many shillings and pence: a sheet of 240 2 cent stamps was reckoned as £1.
In this year the accounting system was changed to conform with local Treasury accounting in the dollar of the Colony,
1879-1880 provisionals.
S.G. 23 50 on 80
on 240
of my
younger sister during my absence, and together we magazines as well as newspapers. After my
it as I have to work for my sell living-it is my job.
If I am unable to sell them : all I take them back to the stall and then in the evening when the late finals are out I go shouting to the public again lunch I have to until late at night when I hand not deliver the afternoon papers as back all the unsold papers to
well, trying to sell all of them the press. papers sold, I. before I go back to the 'little
little stall I stall.
If I stop working, I have to stop eating which I am ready to do.
The morning go back to the
Early next morning I start all over again
Hongkong Hit Parade
by Mitch Meredith
fans would fall back on either side to admit a popular star, Now these singers are mobbed, knocked unconscious, and their clothes torn to pieces by souvenir hunting savages.
FAN CLUBS. Let's Gone are the days when
pretend that there are about six fan clubs in the Colony. Let us then assume that each has a membership of twenty.
If every member pur-
chased a record of his or her idol every two weeks, this would mean that a total of $1,080 has been spent month-
ly.
Are
In actual fact, there scores of fan clubs in Hong- kong, and the membership of the main clubs runs into the hundreds if not thousands.
Where is all this money co- ing? It goes to waste. Any record which reaches 'pop' status is played often enough on the three radio stations. and can be heard everyday of the week.
We have always thought, I. happen in Hongkong, but as know, that this could never
has been proved in some public gatherings recently, the Colony is just as prone to the occasional outburst of violence as most cities.
„ADIO
It would be a pity to have to call On
excellent police force in order to pro- tect a pop singer from his adoring fans! They have enough to cope with as it is,
the
So far, however pop beroes have passed throu Pearl of the Orjen? harmed.
The purpose of the clrbs, though, has ever eluhed me. I have discovered that cre favourite pastime is to write which is I suppose one way critical letters to a rival dish, to postup
of giving vent emotioas, 20
ly rivalry at all, and I think There is no spirit of friend
this is partly due to the absence of anything to ba competitive about!
Come on fan clubs, don't waste your time and money, DO SOMETHING!
TOP TEN
Dance on Little Girl
1.
2.
Someone Else's Boy
3.
Little Devil
bright orange lilac pale blue
yellow
green
(February 1880) (March, 1879) (March, 1879) (May, 1979) (May, 1879)
The point is, what are the fan clubs for what, if any, are their constitutions? It would seem that their only
4.
More Than I Can Say
5.
The Magnificent seven
6.
Portrait of My Love
aim is in adoring their heroes. I have yet to hear of a fan club pursuing charitable activities, or organising any- thing useful at all.
7.
Summer Kisses Winter Tears
8.
Lipstick on Your Lips
9.
Wild in the Country
10.
Bonanza
TUNES
Paul Anka Connie Francis Neil Sedaka Bobby Vee Al Caiola
Steve Lawrence
Elvis Presley Brian Hyland Elvis Presley Al Caiola
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on 18c 5c 25 10c on 12c 26 100 on 160 27 100
Inverted surcharges are found; and double surcharges on the
50/80 and 10c/160 values.
ONE FILM IS NOT BETTER
SOME FILMS ARE "SLOW" AND NEED
MORE LIGHT THAN
OTHERS.
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DHAN ANOTHER BECAUSE ITS 425 77
VERY FAST FLMS ABERFOR
USE IN SPECIAL CONTRONS.
XXX
THE
f16 (SMALL)
f8 (MEDIUM)
SLOW
THIRD EYE
ONE WAY OF GIVING THE CAMERA ADEQUATE
LIGHT ID "SEE"BY IS BY VARYING THE
TB 1/2 1250 100 150 1500
EFFECTIVE SIZE OF THE LENS, WITH AN IRIS LIKE THAT IN A HUMAN
EYE. THE DIFFERENT SIZES
POSSIBLE ON THE INDIVIDUAL LENS ARE KNOWN BY
f. NUMBERS.
£3-5 (LARGE)
T B 1 1/2 ks too You Yes
FAST
ALTERNATIVELY THE
TIME DURING WHICH THE LENS REMAINS OPEN CAN BE VARIED.
A LARGE RIS OPENING MEANS A SHORT EXPOSURE FOR MOVING OBJECTS.
A SMALL IRIS
OPENING COMEINED WITH A LONG EXPOSURE IS
SUITABLE FOR STILL
OBJECTS.
IN EACH CASE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT IS THE SAME.
THERE IS A GOOD REASON WHY THE LENS IRIS IS NOT OPENED TO MAXIMUM APERTURE AND EXPOSURES CONTROLLED BY TIME ALONE.
10 ft.
THE WIDER IT IS OPEN THE SMALLER THE AREA IT SEES CLEARLY AND "IN FOCUS"
ft
f4
0
5ft.
AND THE FURTHER THE SUBJECT IS AWAY FROYA THE CAMERA AT ANY LENS OPENING THE
GREATER THE "DEPTH OF FIELD" ZONE BECOMES.
THE AREA N'ACCÈPTABLE” FOCUS N FRONT OF THE SUBJECT BENS TAKEN IS ALWAYS SMALLER THAN THE AREA N
FOCUS BEHIND THE SUBJECT.
+
BECAUSE THE CA... SUST BE ABLE TO SEE IN DIFFERENT COND OF LIGHT, MOVING OR INANIMATE SUBJE A COMBINATION OF LENS OPENING AND FURA W OF OPENING SUITABLE FOR THE PARTICULAR OCCASION IS SELECTED.
10ft.
THE SMALLER IT IS OPEN THE BIGGER THE ZONE CLEARLY IN FOCUS. THIS ZONE IS
CALLED "DEPTH OF FIELD"