6 THE HONGKONO TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1938.
A CASE OF “TIGER”
FOR A GUESS
As from Wednesday, the 14th September, up to and including Wednesday, 21st September 1938, there will be displayed in the lobby of the King's Theatre an extraordinarily large' Tiger Beer Bollio lifed with candle sticks of varying sizes.
All you have to do to win a handsome prize is to guess tho correct number of candlesticks contained in this bottle.
As many guessen an desired may be submilled but each guern must be accompanied by the counterfoil of a ticket to see Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's picture entitled
"THE EMPEROR'S
CANDLESTICKS"
story of Royal Intrigue co-starring the ever popular WILLIAM POWELL & LUISE RAINER. twice winner of the Motion Picture Academy award. Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan and the Inimitable Frank Morgan are in the picture too! The picture wi commence at the King's Theatre on Saturday, 17th September, 1938.
All entries must be submitted on a speclat form provided for the purpose obtainable in the lobby of the King's Theatre and must he addressed to "THE EMPEROR'S CANDLESTICKS GUESSING COMPETITION”, King's Theatre. The routest closes at 3 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 21 September, 1938,
There will be three main prizes and 12 consolation prizes which have been donated Jointly by A. S. Watson & Cu., Ltd. the distributors of TIGER BEER, and the management of the King's Theatre. The first entry received with the correct solution or nearest thereto will be awarded the FIRST PRIZE, which wil consist of
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One case of 96 bottles of TIGER BEER and a Sincere Co.'s Merchandise Coupon to the value of $15.00.
2nd Prize 48 bottles of TIGER BEER and a Sincere Co.'s Merchandise Coupon to the value of $10.00.
3rd Prize-24 bottles ofʻTIGER BEER.
12 Consolation Prizes each of 2 bottles TIGER BEER.
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Children report
on
n their parents
THESE WERE THE
POINTS WE RAISED
and here the answers are analysed by ST. JOHN COOPER
HEY tell me that more than 1,000 children filled in the Parents' Report chart that was printed at the beginning of the summer holiday.
Which means that more than 1,000 children had a Your dealer or garage man recom- lot of fun, and about 2,000 mixed parents got quite a
niends it.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBA 16, 1938.
MAGNIFICENT GESTURE
surprise, or maybe they didn't see it.
Seventy per cent. of the children were satisfied with their pocket money. (Surprise num- ber one: I never was.) Sixty- four pericent. enjoyed heart-to- heart chats with their parents; seventy-two per cent. seem to think they have enough to say in choosing their own clothes, and six per cent, their work at school. Poor little six per cent.
All of which looks like At pretty boost. for modern parents, and gives a slightly new mean- ing to the phrase "proud father" (or mother, of course).
ONE of the things that
we parents fell down
Mr. Chamberlain's magnifi-on was the question of nagging cent gesture in proceeding to-No. 3 in the list. "Do they Germany in order to meet Herr comment too much (in your Hitler, will have met with the view) on your clothes, manners, approval of the whole of the speech,
extravagance with British Empire, and with many pocket-money, etc.?” other nations as well, for that matter. That his action is un- Fifty-eight per cení. of precedented serves to emphasise paroits apparently do, and most the serious. view the British of the 58 per cent, of children Cabinet takes of the present felt, it so strongly that they crisis, and to strengthen the weren't satisfied trust the whole country has in
an
go in
1. Do they use unfair methods in order
10 sollic arguments, Auch line: "When I was your nge
YES
taking the
55%
2. Do they ask you, before you go out,. where you are going, when you are coming back, with whom you are going, and why?
3. Do they comment too much (In you vlew) on your clothes, manners, speech. extravagance with pocket money, etc.?.
6. Have they shown any good reason why you should not stay out Inter at nights this holiday?
YES.
71%
YES.
38%
4. Is your pocket money allowance generous
enough?
YES, 70%
FREE
G. Do they choose your clothes or give you a free enough hands?
HAND, 72%
YES.
30%
YES.
04
YES. 10%
(a) YES.
$4
(b) YES.
40%
YES,
45%
PLEAS
ANT,
04%
7. Do they take an Intelligent interest in your school netivities?
8. Do they interfere unreasonably with your choice of friends?
9. Do they tell you (a) Not to cut church, or (b) Forbid you to read the newspapers, "because it's not good for you"?
10. Do they put you on the head before guests, refer to you as "our Johnny," exhibit you like the new car, or talk about you in public when, you are there?
11. Are their heart-to-heart chats well or ill-managed? Uncomfortable or pleasant?
most boys under the age of four- When father hears the result teen hate to be tidy.
of the Oxford locals the balloon He might point will go up." out to his father what Miss Mary Peters rather primly says: "They should not grumble about our reports, because we do our.
cannot do any best, and we more." But maybe it wouldn't hold the balloon down for long.
One writes, "I am happy wear ing an old town suit and old shoes, roaming the woods, climb ing trees, and studying nature, and I would be happier still if mother would stop telling me I look like an old rag bag, and look like nobody's boy."
A LOT of parents still
are ac-
Mother's passion for clothes worries Maurice John Chaloner
use that old, old crack,
Sherwood, too. He
"Because I say so," to end all Bays. "Mother's always buying new arguments, or that other bro- with writing parents don't often go with
hats which are always cock mide, "When I was your age-
As Marjorie Herschel its Prime Minister, on whose "Y" in the space allowed for them.
eycil." shoulders now rests so grent it. they let themselves
says: "Yes, and they always The minute writing.
WHAT seems to madden and vital a responsibility.
side is them most is ques- ON the bright
scem to have been so cruelly events of the past week Inve
the question of inter- dealt with when they were my I wish they would not say, tion startled the whole world in the
ten. Any suggestion of
ference with choice of friends. grim realisation that un-S up straight,' 'Mind you don't being patted on the head or be-
age." Only 16 per cent. of parents are paralleled situation has arisen, strain your eyes,' 'Keep your ing shown off in front of visitors found guilty of it.
In the Fifty-five per cent. one fraught with the most ter-] mouth,' 'SCRUB your hands, makes their pens positively dig minority are the Hallidays and cused of being unfair over things rible possibilities. Whatever
not just wash them," is just through the paper with rage. may be the merits or demerits of the dispute between Germany one heart cry.
Ten-year-old Ivor Karmer and Czecho Slovakia, there
Young Halliday guys his exists the belief that the latter O question nine: "Do writes: "At times you would.
they tell you
not to think I was the wonder of the mother's "intuitions" are annoy country has made very great concessions in the favour of the cut church, or forbid you to read age," and Mrs. Chayen's little ing. I expect they hit the mark too often, and the Harris boy Sudeten Germans, and it is uni- certain papers, because it's not boy says, "In future, any ex- versally felt that must, in the name of humanity, aged eight, says,
Getty good for you?" Harry Green, hibition of me in front of guests says, "Should a boy of nearly evince a willingness to accept
"Yes-you will be seriously dealth with." eighteen be stopped by his mother from seeing a girl twice Can't be a man at our house.” He'll probably be sick just out such concessions, in the hope
a week?" of spite. that her nationals will benefit Harry's tough, but one four- therefrom. To demand the last teen-year-old boy has a theory
Over the problem of parental Pocket money is generally ac- interest in school affairs, it pound of flesh is not conducive
the Harrises.)
like this. And very few parents have given a satisfactory reason why their children should not stay out later this holiday.
Seyenty-one per cent, ask too many questions about going out where who with-why. But most of the children seem think it is natural.
1
to
IN the space left for re- marks, red revolution
to maintaining peace, of which that he should not be forced to cepted as reasonable, and ranges seems that mothers and fathers breaks out, but once one has Herr Hitler himself has not in-go to church every Sunday, but from 3d. to 38. One of the few got rather a back-handed com- got over the rather Victorian frequently spoken.
There to go when he wants to as it complaints is from Peggy Harri- pliment when we found that shock on reading: "General is no nation to-day that can would be more interesting. He son, who gets 6d. She says. "I only 6 per cent. were disinterest progress of father: Satisfactory, dare risk a modern war; the would probably finish by going think a girl of my age (eleven) ed. One girl writes, "Alas, they but could be better." General consequences are too terrible to every Sunday of his own accord. should get at least a is. to be take far too intelligent an in- progress of mother: Fair." I even contemplate, and that this view is actuating Great Britain Few of the children actually really independent."
terest," and I feel for the chap personally learned a lot. cannot be denied. Mr. Cham-like church. Some start off in She, like several other girls, who says, "It is a pity the rest berlain has shown his earnest their stiff Sunday best, and slip asks for a dress allowance, and of my family ness in the great step he has
taken, and Germans themselves down to the river or some place
must surely appreciate this, as soon as they are round the
The Premier's task is not an corner. Some go-and hate it; GRIN AND BEAR IT easy one, but the high ideals but fifty-four per cent, are told and strength of purpose behind that they must on no account cut his action, will, it is hoped, regular Sunday service. Their prove a sobering influence in the
vast armed camps of Europe.
Furthermore, it is not difficult tory of the world. The Empire to visualise the great reception will pray that her ambassador Herr Hitler would have received of peace to Germany will had he visited London in order be able to convince Herr to make a real effort to smooth Hitler of the sheer futility of out the existing difficulties, and war, both for the sake of his plead for a peaceful issue from own homeland and the home- the troubles and distrust, which lands of his neighbours. The have become magnified beyond nisery and suffering which war all sense of proportion. The leaves in its track must be days of unxiety which have dis- thought of, and this aspect has heartened so many people, may no doubt been emphasised yet give way to a smer outlook at the meeting between Herr and calmer atmosphere. What Hitler and Mr. Chamberlaip. over be the outcome, the world | Historically, the meeting is will know that Britain has unique, and it is fervently to striven for the maintenance of be hoped mutual understanding pence. It is unfortunate that will triumph at the eleventh Herr Hitler has spoken words | hour and that the peoples of in moments of intense nationil } Europe will be able to renew! enthusiasm, and threats have friendly intercourse and thus: been uttered which have caused check, before it is too late, the neighbouring countries consider spirit of batred which has Able apprehension as to his steadily been developing of late. actual intentions. It cannot be The conviction of the world at| belloved however, that as the this moment is that Germany leader of the German nation, he must decide whether it is to be is willing to plunge Europe into peace or war. Her future de- at war which must prove the "mands" that her decisión nħall"bo
test shamblug-in-thà his--in-favour of peace, mainīgaj
are 'so brainy.
Most parents seem to make Some reasonable companions. are good at cricket and nature study, but a good many would
By Lichty do well to swot up on cowboys,
The
HIFTH
"We need d'alogin for our new obļf ballitome harsh words that
Still appent to all types of "playērs"
airplanes and even film "stars.
Elizabeth Allen (eleven) says, "They should not talk about wars in front of children-it makes me nervous."
As regards personal habits: aleeping after meals is a fault of fathers; interference in pure- ly personal fights between child- .ren; ill-divided present-giving on birthdays and at Christmas in houses containing more than one child; lack of interest in hobbies (Mr. Pollock doesn't smoke the right kind of cl- garettes--no cards). Mothers should brighten upon their cook- ing,there are a lot of complaints here. And the question of riding bicycles, and silence dur ing the Children's Hour seem to cause a good deal of "grumbling? BUT, generally speak-
ing, I think, "we've... .... come off rather well, and I for one am starting this term with n determifintion to improver: