1948-07-28 — Page 4

TEEN AGE TOPICS

Hello Kids

I don't know you, and you don't know me, so let's get acquainted. My name la Gordon. I am 15. When school came out I got a job on the “China Mail" which you can guess by now, lead to this article.

Now you tell me about you. I al- ready know something about you. I know that you, like me, and all the rest of us teen agers, like parties, and hit song, and lots of other things

along that line. Well I have takon advantage of this,

Last

night I was thinking. Since

we have so many things in common, We ought to stick together. This is a big world, there are lots of things to do. We can't do them all.

Wednesday

we can find

So every out what someone else is doing. If you don't have something else to do, this page will give you some ideas.

But it isn't as easy as all that, You must tell me what you are doing. It you play baseball, write up something about what's going on In baseball. And don't worry about it not being good; if it's not

good, it won't be printed.

have my fingers crossed, hoping you will like it. But if you don't, tell me why, and if you get a good idea, tell me what it is, it's not doing any good in your head if you don't do any thing about it,

R. GORDON

THIS WEEK'S CONTEST

$10 In Prizes

Take a picture of a gang of kids, a party, or something of Interest to teen agers, and send it to us. It must be on polished paper, and in black and white. Postcard size or larger. The object must be cleur.

The winner will get $10 cash. Re member that the people in it must be big, that it must be clear, and that you must stick to the subject. Good luck, and good shots.

Send your entries to the Editor, Teen, Age Toples, "China Mail."

VIEWPOINTS

In this article we are going to find out what someone else thinks Every week I will ask a question and you send me your opinion. But before you send it in, think; if you don't think before you write, it won't be worth reading. With your opinion, tell LEX your age, sex and the country you

are from.

This week's question is: what age should girls wear lipstick? Or do you think they never should?

DAFFY

DEFINITIONS

Daffy Definitions aims to build your Vocabulary. So many people go through life only knowing very simple English.

This is a shame. If someone came up to

you and said politely. "Hey bud,

get your dogs off the floor, It's re served for stuffed shirts only", would like a fool"my"oh thank you", or you, would

you really know

meant?

what be

If you don't, then you had better study the following carefully.

1) ding ho

2) curfew caller

3) pucker paint

feed bag time

6) stuffed shirts

7) beebejorbes. Answers upside down, cheat!

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China Mail Wednesday, Supplement

JULY 28, 1948

SWIMMING

Swimming is the top sport in Hong Kong now. Everyone has a good sun tan and is enjoying himself.

meet

But at the KGS swimming something showed up very clearly. Very few of the swimmers had good form. They had played at the beach but hadn't thought about form. If Hong Kong ever, expects to develop good swimmers, its swimmers must have form.

Thrashing water does no good. If you move through the water at steady, smooth beat you will not get tired easily, and you get greater speed for less effort. So next time you go to the beach, try to spend about five minutes on form, it's for your own good.

Music

In school they are always trying to feed you classical music, whether you like it or not. I ke both. Some people, and I hope that isn't you, say they like one," but can't stand the other. They are both music, and they are both very different.

In school you are given one type, so I will give you a mouthfull of the other.

In case you don't know it, there are records at 15 Chater Road. There is a yellow sign that says Columbia on the front of it There you can buy:

Five Minutes More

\

Selito Lindo

Bread and Butter Woman

I've got My Captain Working For

Me Now April Showers and many

others of this type. On the air at 7 p.m. every Saturday there is a request programme by Linda Cater. If you haven't heard it I suggest you tune in to ZBW then.

Class-For-A-Lass

Now that summer holidays have come and we've put away our school uniforme until September-hurray!-- I'm sure you're all thinking of cool summer frocks, shorts, and play suits. Long hot days mean lazy hours on

Bathing the beach-we hope!

suits

this year are very colourful. Most bathing suita come with matching

shirt or jacket.

The bra and bloomer suit is here with its matching skirt for after the swim. Denim shorts with lining cat- ton plaid skirts worn over are popular for play. But blue jeans and sloppy joes as well as pop's old shirt, tall out, are OUT

No dirty sneakers or scuffy loafers. Teen are getting Agers tidier and

more

dress conscious.

Frilly blouses off the shoulder. pre worn

S011

Girl"

10 Gib

with peasant skirts or wide swirling gored

skirts.

Shoes are of the ballet

and Mary

Jean type in colour-

ed leather.

Frocks are

of

bright plaid or pale

prints. Every has that starched" Eyelet embroi

"clean_n*

Look

every

(broderi an="

most trims

dreta.

For real dress up occasions, there are

dresses tabetta

of ruffling with___Jurge

bows and ruffa. · off the shoulder bodices with ballerina length skirts show- Ing ruffled lacy peek-a-boo petticoats”, are the favourite choice.

So-you are going to look demure

fashioned with an old

"little girl" look, this summer.

JUNE,

Youth takes a fling. The kind of happy scene you can find on most beaches on Hong Kong's south shore any.. warm Sunday afternoon.

TOP TICKLERS

TEACHER: The brain of an average college student is the most amazing_thing known to selence."

STUDENT: "How come?" TEACHER: "It starts to work the minute he Jumps out of bed, and doesn't stop until he reaches the class- room."

FIRST CLASS SCOUT: Well, how. did you sleep last night, sleeping bag con fortable?

TENDERFOOT: Oh it wasn't too

and I got up now

then and

bad. rested.

"I had a fight today, Pop." "Who won?”

"I don't know, I left in the middle of ILM

BRITISH SAILOR:

"Battleship!

Why the Flagship of our navy is so big that the captain bas to motor round the deck.

AMERICAN SAILOR: "You ought to see our flagship. The kitchen is so large that the cook has to go through the Irish stew in a submarine to see if the potatoes are cooked."

JONES: "I'm having awful trouble with eczema, teacher."

TEACHER:

bow "Good heavens, did you get it?"

1 JONES: "Qh I haven't got it; just can't spell the damn stuff.”

BRINGING

UP PARENTS

It happens to all of us. You come home only an hour and a half late and

Your there is h- to pay. parents have been up worrying what You think they has happened to you.

think you are a big are nuts. You boy or girl now and can take care of

yourself.

Your parents have been taking care of you all of your life. It's a habit with them. They like it whether they think they think so or not. They

have to take care of you no matter how old you are.

The clash comies

του are

when you think grown up, and they are wi telling you how to do everything big or small, important or not.

over, tell

Even if they are dumb, old fashion- ed, or asleep, you must make the change slowly. Always get-on their side. After the party is

what happened.

them what they have problemaid do, even If you have

them

think

you

When you

thinking about

no Intention of taking their advice!

them When

you have how much fun they had at parties when they were your age, you have smooth wor From then on there's salling. Just don't forget that they are human too

Culture Corner

All of us get the jitters when we have to introduce someone to someone else. This is because we do not know 'what to do and we are not sure of ourselves.

Right now I have a book in front of me, written by Betty Betz. Sbe. is a pro. at things like this and her word is as good as anyone else's.

She says one should present a boy to a girl and a younger person to an older person. To be formal say "how do you do” but usually a simple hello, or hi will do.

The giris especially should remem ber that a firm handshake is friendly, Many of you make your hand like a dead fish. Remember to squeeze: (the boys should remember not to squeeze too hard.)

Also

names

remember that just mentioning

enough. isn't

You should light a conversation, mention some- thing they are both interested in. If they both come from the same town, say so; this will start. them on that "do you know where" - sort-of-thing.

Senior girls, diving at the K.G.S. «wimming meet. This

There's nothing better than a happy hotne. So why

not work on having but keep cool, and I'm sure you will win in the end.

You will have trying moments picture was taken by Teen Age

one.

Topics own photographer,” us- ing his flash gun.

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