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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1949.

TEEN

BACKSHEESH!

BACK SHEE SHIL

Babies For Hire

By BETTY BETZ

AGE

"Look! I'm not a spy or opium smuggler, and the comeras are for my work! I exclaimed to the customs men at the airport who seem very sus- picious, of foreigners and especially those who write for newspapers.

"No politics', ...just kids!" I screamed and to prove it I shoved one of my column clippings under the nose of one of the customs men.

My clipping was passed around Newly arrived American tourists translated into Arabic by to a dozen officials and R was seldom know the background and one fall like a ton of bricks for a dirty character who seemed to speak faced moppet with tangled hair English. In fact he said "Hubba wearing last year's rags, hubba" to me when I filled out one) of the declaration forms. There There's one little barefooted 10- couldn't Have been more red tape year old girl who stande outside getting intd Egypt, and I was Shephard's Hotel with her grimy about to lose my temper when I palm extended for "backsheesh" handsome and just to tug at your heart mustachioed colonel who salaamed] strings a bit more, she carries a and bude me enter his small office, small pock-marked baby in her arms. I was about to throw her "You got any gold, candy, oplum, a few pennies when I was given ог canaries?" he asked me. 1a stiff warning by an American thought when I told him "no," I'd businesarnarı, be released, but he had news for

was escorted

to

A

me. I was not permitted to enter "Don't be silly. that little Egypt because my visa had ex-girl has been here for years and pired two days ago. } had two for a few plastres she rents a dif- cholces .. either to get back on terent baby every day!" the plane and fly to Beyrouth, or pay 70 piastres for a new visn. T It was then I realised that knew that routine. You sit on a begging is a career for some of hard wooden bench for an hour in Egypt, but In China, India, and on these poor kinds, und It's not only until your passport finally returns many other countries where there with a litle stamp which takes is no relief organisation to take about one second flat to slap on

care of the homeless walls. the page.

How fortunate we are in the " tell Senator Fath about USA that kids of unfortunte clr- this!" threatened them, and sud- cumstances are taken care of. Per- denly the atmosphere changest to haps there are many in our coun warmth and cordiality. Senator try who could use a few more Fath is n' big wheel over here, meals per day, but you would owns the best newspaper, and seldom see them begging on the entertains many visiting Ameri- streets. In our country, we have cans. My passport was stamped more generosity among the Ameri- Immediately free of charge, one can people who donate to organiza of the officers brought me a soft tions which help feed and clothe drink, and my bags weren't even the unlucky kids. But in foreign looked nl.

countries there's the rich and the poor and "seldom the twain do meet......

I understand there's a big beg- gars' syndicate run by some rich pasha, who doles out measly ra-

So hang onto those constructive tions of food every day and in and worthwhile jobs, kids, and be return these urchins must turn in thankful you don't live in a coun- all of the till for their days try where stretching out your begging.

grimy palm for silver is a career!

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5.

TOPICS

Platter Chatter

(Editor's Note: In an American magazine recently, an Ameris can jazz critic slammed vícionaly at a number of artistes univers sally regarded as jazz' hesta. This article scan referred to the Wren by one of his readers. And here in what our our "little bird" has to pay.)

FOR BETTER LETTERS

Let's have better letters! And

Actually boys enjoy getili How would YOU feel if 10 years letters from girls, but many from now one of your big heart them get embarrassed by all th throbbes pulled some of your sweet talk, so if you want to st Baccarine lettere cut of the attlefriends fonger, you would ma trunk just for laughs?

your loliters witty, neway and unsentimental as possible.

If you keep this in mind, per- lips you'll slow down the next Always remember that a prow time you're in the mood to pen ning Bttle brother or sister miş dreamy mash note and pour your grab hold of your letter, whi heart out on puper.

night enuse no end of embe rassment if you've let loose wi a lot of Casanova chatter,

of

The Hot Club will hold its third nession this evening at 4 A well paid American criticas Maxine Sullivan, Connee Bon- wishes his publle to believe two well, Georgia Gibbs and Chippio Atarting off with a 12 inch Gershwin's George things about himself. That he is fill. He raver

Marlena record ovar according to him, Summertime by Artio Shaw, an excellent judge of singers and Dietrich who

which I consider that he in a Very brave man. although n grandmother, puts

one of Artic's finest contributions to jazz.. ich puasion inte her voice!

Other numbers are:-

He tells us that a critic praeli- cally risks in life by coming out with the statement that Bing Crosby is finished but he, not be ing a weak-kneed evitie, must tell his readers the painful truth that Der Bingle is finisher as n singar.

Such criticisms are calculated un so that we to shock or stua should be ashamed to be caught to anything excopt atoning Mo'xino's

Lomond or La Loch Dietrich's Lili Marlene,

garden.

Then letters are careles left around, you never. who the snooper may be.

can

+

Cut the sentiment and tre improve your writing style. P haps you never striped to thị ahout it, but writing good lett is how many of our famous.o thurs got their start.

A Woman's Got A Right To Change Her Mind:-JimmyJones & H Big Eight. Rockin' Chair:

you all the page with yo Louis Armstrong and Jack Tea-Town humour and personality, yo Robbin's Nest: Claude letters will be as welcome an Thurnhill. Hangover Square: Ray Alled man. But if your

breath of fresh air in a rinol MoKinley, Jeep's Bluck: Johnny Teen-Time's Challenge Hodges. Bolero In Bongie: Earl

notes Spencer. I Apologize: Hollywood Hucksters.

Of Sinatra, he claims Frankie in sounding worse with every re- cord. Perry Como

Diek to rezal isfy him n elure to the

Haymes do not their

style is too

Crosby pattern.

At the risk of being contrary Mulch authorative criticism, To:n-Time is featuring this week

Songs by the tup vocalists."

Jimmy Jones features Harry Carney, baritone xux,

Rockin' Chair contains vocals by both You will not hear anything hy Armstrong and Teagarden. The The and situation, according to Chippie Hill or Dietrich hat you Hollywo Hucksters is led by this highly` paid individhut, also ¦ wil henr Bing. Perry Come, Benny Goodman and Red Norve extends to the girl singers, Dinah Sintra, Dick Haymes, Dinah is on xylophone, Benny Carter is overrated! He places Peggy Shore, Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford. (alto) and Charlie Shavers Lee, Jo Staffard and Margaret Doris Day and either Bob berte | (Trumpet) Whiting behind such old timers or Ella Fitzgerald,

POP

15 IT SAFE

TO POST YOUR SHORT STORIES IN A PACKET

LIKE THAT commation

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN-

NOW I'LL RETURN THE MONEY TO OUR [VICTIM'S' POCKETS.

RIP KIRBY

AS MANDRAKE ENTERTAINS

AT A PARTY-|

LONG DISTANCEF GET ME THE CITY POITOR OF

THE "NEW YORK MERCURY?”

THE WREN.

lett

which might have be

sure of a slow answer..

Your selection of stallone ink, and the contents of your i

should spell -Y-O-U.

Writing a letter to a should be the next best thing paying him or her of visit, soj to give out with your personal on paper. And make those yii often!

are the usual dull, uninterest written by, anyone, you may

Circular letter

WELL THEY ALWAYS

COMS BACK INTACT:

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

THERE'S MORE YOU'VE EARNED | | I NEVER SAW | MANDRAKE'S THE HERE NOW THAN IT IT AS MY FANYTHING AS | GREATEST MAGICIAN I HAD BEFORE![ ASSISTANT.

IT'S RIP KIRBY CALLINĖ JOB! HE BAYS HE'S GOT A LITTLE STORY FOR YOU...

AMAZING AS THAT!

ALIVE! NO ONE ELSE ON EARTH COULD

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THAT "LITTLE STORY" IS TWO MURDERS...ONE OF THE RICHEST WOVEN IN THE UNITED STATES HELD [AS AN ACCOMPLICE, AND HER SON AS "THE KILLER)) GET ON THIS PHONE

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