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THE CHINA MAIL AREIL 27, 1938.

The China Ma

Third Year of P ndham Street, Hong

Telephone 20022.

London Office:

to

to whom the pri

street collections conceded, are likely

The Woman Boss-

It is reported that there is some trouble in the British Civil Service again because ex-service-

7, Garrick Street, London, W.C2 men workers object to having to

serve under women. It is stat- Notice To Contributors

led, among other things, that All communications intended for thousands of wives would object to their husbands being bossed' publication should be addressed to by a woman. Perhaps a cynical the Editor, and be accompanied by commentator on that pronounce ment might suggest the addition the Writer's Name and Address, of the word "another" between

not necessarily for insertion

as a guarantee of good faith.

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but "by" and "woman," but, when we come to think of it, the report- ed attitude of the ex-servicemen is a little strange unless we are to suppose that there are some in professions or occupations which "bossing" by a woman, is legitimate and others in which it lis not.

Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 27, 1938.

TAG WAYS

After all, the greatest states- men of the nineteenth century were "bossed" by a woman Soy- ereign in this country, and the word "bossed" was no mere fig- are of speech. At the present moment the Heir. Presumptive to In these troublous days, with the Crown is a girl. Japan on the march in China, en- It is said that the most "diffi- gaged in a campaign of terrorism cult of all people where "boss- bringing untold hardships upon ing is concerned are those of the as well as acting profession; yet it happens innocent civilians straining China's resources in that two of the most successful the means of succouring mentheatrical producers in London wounded on the battlefield, it is at this moment are women, and was estab- inevitable that unusual demands the actress-manager should be made upon the Chris-lished long ago. Men have man tian charity of residents of Hong aged to submit to the "bossing" Kong. Response has been gener of women in various arts; in ous to appeals that have been fre dancing, for instance. We have quent, and yet in their frequency had a woman Cabinet Minister, have not been disproportionate and no doubt she had to do a lit to the need which grows with the the "bossing" of her male per- days rather than diminishes. It manent officials while in office. remains a fact, nevertheless, that There are some very lively and a degree of irritability is begin-autocratic feminine "bosses" of ning to manifest itself as a re-many organisations which have sult of the commulative effect of men in their employ. Long ago the long series of flag days and Palmerston called the wife of one flower sales by which depleted of his colleagues "our Chief of purses are being replenished the General Staff"

Perhaps in time the sensitive Scarcely a Saturday seems to go by without importunities on be-civil servants will look at things half of some charitable object or differently. Being "bossed" by other: and there is much critical women in their office hours may comment, chiefly because of the give a zest to that "head of the methods adopted, the organisation house" feeling when they get of mass collection squads which home.

and other assemble at ferries

points where pedestrian traffic is heavy and indulge in "shock tac-Noise tics" which have aptly been de-

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scribed as a form of legalised Noise frays the nerves. Central blackmail. As often as not, the District from morn to night is a resident leaves for office to dis- cacophonious pandemonium cal- cover that another flower day culated to rasp all but the most ears. Analysis re- has been officially authorised, insensitive presumably, although no wam-veals that most of this din is the ing has been given by way of result of thoughtlessness. previous public announcement and driver who blasts the pedestrian there is little or nothing to in- from his path and keeps his fin- dicate the reason for or object of ger on the klaxon; the shop- the effort to induce his financial keeper who stuns the customer support. It is chiefly to these with a radio or gramophone at surprise raids on the purse of full blast; hawkers with their public charity that objection has shouts and gongs and bells; the been taken. The most open-small boy with a whistle, are noise handed individual is still, as a nuisances which at least to some rule, desirous that his generosity extent could be easily abated. shall benefit those most desper- Regulations to curb the man. lately in need: and we feel certain who drives on the horn and pro- that donations would be given inhibited areas for hawkers are al- a better spirit (and more liberally ready in existence, but the police to a really deserving cause) were do not exercise the powers given announcement of appeals made them and noise breakers flout the through the newspapers a day or law with impunity. How to solve two before any street collection the problem and give a measure and were some restriction placed of a district of office workers upon the numbers of collectors whose efficiency is impaired by engaged in the drive. Where pos- the bedlam around them, should sible, too, alternative means of not be beyond the wit of official raising money are recommended dom. One part solution is the for consideration. Much further creation of a daytime Silent repetition of tag-days will, in the Zone, which would have the add- long run, defeat the objective:ed benefit of forcing drivers to through congested and those organisations upon caution whom demands are great and streets.