1954-03-06 — Page 8

THE CHINA'^ MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1954:

Should you ever strike a child?

By ELIZABETH PAKENHAM

OME of the "good things" of life are rather odd. There's that old favourite, "a good Odder still is the cry," "good smacking."

Who is it good for? Child or parent? Those in favour answer, Both. Those against say, Neither.

Personally I belong to the Noca, But I could not lay my hand on my heart and say I had never given a slap. The point is whether we do it deliberately, as part of corrective policy; or impul- sively, because we have lost our temper. Let us

survey

the arguments in favour of corporal punishment.

1

It has a long tradition be- hind it. "Spare the rod," says the proverb, "and spoil the child.“ Ít advocates force, not fatherly Ruger-wagging.

The cave-man, I feel sure. eulled the cave-child. Not for

him the subuer approuch of aynar supper!”

"No rhino bones for your sup- Bert

A "good snacking"... but "good" for whom... ?

in play.

This seems to prove Striking teenagers is equally that children themselves belleve dangerous, 11 Insults their In smacking.

growing personalities.

That only leaves the ages of,

A Sloke. reader funds that to

A mother tells how she say, five to eleven is a possible her small #irl the very word alapped her three-year-old son, sphere for chastisement Suraly "A few minutes later I saw him we can find some better way of Implies violence,

"punishment"

She defines it as "punch-meant." slapping his imaginery baby dealing with these luter-

and saying, "You naughty baby, mediate years?

A

➜ Corporal punishment, it is I am very cross. The tone of

argued, follows quickly on voice was so like mine. the oftence. Thus the child connects the slop with his "Then, in a subdued voice, he misdeed.

whispered, 'Sorry I won't do it gain.' That's a good baby,'

This is admittedly important. came the reply. Brian then If the penalty is soparated by returned to play, quite satisfied some hours, or oven days, from justice had been done." the offence, what happens? The child has long ago forgotten hi misdeed, and the penalty seems vindictive.

Now for the Noes, Children who smack thair loys do not necessarily feel that "Justice has been done." Rather they feel

A mother who decides on a satisfied they have imitated

firm slap should deliver it her- Mummy quite perfectly.

self while the incident is fresh. On no account should she say, "Wait till your dad mets home

"A hiding administered in blood by a cheerful parent has something horrible about it. It recalls Daniel O'Connell's description of Sir Robert Peel's smile: "His smile was like the silver plate on a coffin."

HILDREN

the

world's

best Imitators. They copy be careful to let them see only us exactly. So we should

cuit"

over

food.

Page Eight GOES STOMPING

DAVID LEWIN

watches the jazz girls

storming the music hall

Marie Lloyd looks down from a 'gallery of another age... as the` jazz dancers tehearse

If the Hot War started, these treasures would share the resting-place of a 2000-year-old mummy.

DANISH CIVIL DEFENCE

IS TAKING A TIP FROM THE PHARAOHS

By

James

White

.

LONDON. BACK room and a cellar in Soho.. youngsters in the uniform of jazz-blue jeans and open-nocked shirts (the girls and the boys) flinging their arms and logs in the language of rhythm.

In the back room the dancers are re- hearsing, beating it out to a piano. On the walls are huge faded prints of old-time music- hall stars: Marie Lloyd, Gracie Fields, Gertie Gitana.

ન

But this is a NEW world of music-half, and I am exploring it. For these youngsters and the jazz band in the cellar are putting together a show that could bring the 18 to 22-year-olds back to the music-hall.

ON TOUR

maker of

Robert Nesbitt, a West End stage spectacle (“Latin Quarter" and the rest) is producing them in the first full-length jazz show to make a variety tour. "Jazz Wagon" la its name. Unashamedly jazz is the star.

Nesbitt talking: "Youngsters today just don't come to see variety In the old form. "They don't care about, trick cyclists or patter comica. Even older audiences are falling off.

"But

want the youngsters jazz. Around 15,000 of them pay money in London every week for jazz concerts, So why not try a jazz show on a variety tour? That should get them."

"Jazz Wagon" Is the Nesbitt theory put into practice.

FAROUK SETS THE DOGS BARKING

RIVIERA NEWSLETTER By SAM WHITE

MONTE CARLO. THE bar was an oasis of clublike dignity until five minutes after ex-King Farouk and his party entered. Then fol- lowed uproar.

Telegance and

I was standing at the bar

(With

The title does not appear in her hotel registrations.

heavy humour, Farouk registers everywhere as Mr Farouk.)

A 'WILD BAND'

I fumble for the right words as I talk to the dancers and band - leader Jack Parnell. "Bop" is not current today... "modern jazz" is the popular phrase.

Parnell's 1 a "wild band," which is high jazz praise.

I suddenly feel an old man when I hear jazz tunes of the

thirties, to which I did

my homework, called "traditional."

But "the cata" still "dig" my favourites like "Sophisticated Lady" (more beat to it than I a remember, though) while

Farouk took time off during as Riviera stay to issue statement to the Press through stomping out newer numbers his secretary declaring that he such as "Blowing Wild" song had no

no intention of marrying of the oll wells or "Dragnet," Mas Minutolo. Said M. Char- from an American TV detective

ens "First there is a donnens

dit ference in religion. Stoondis Farouk, in a grey suit well

several other reasons." At the moment Farouk It is not unsual to find such and a polo-necked sweater, is anxiously awaiting news from

the Danes have spent some £5,000,000 on civil defence,

of what shelters This Is about a tenth

festooned

with

of

a yard from Farouk's corner table.

thero

aro

story.

IN SESSION

I leave the dancers in their

cellor for the band calle

enterprising had with him his 19-year- London. His legal advisers are backroom and stumble into the

"Mar- consulting Sir Hartley

about the sale Capece cross

Copenhagen. Since the Civil Defence enough cheese to All all TOMB second only in Directorate started work in 1950 them. our best behaviour. Is amack-

cost and size to those Children, it is sald, prefer a ing the best we can do?

of the Pharaohs is now vlop. At

they any rate,

Corporal punishment is inap-all ready a few miles north they have spent of their own prefer it to many other un-

children's most of Copenhagen for the girl money on inillary defence. pleasant things. Here is a York propriate for boy who disliked school. "About Common offences. Mary is "dif- from Smidstrup, the man an hour after taking John to about, making castles with the from Grauballe and the man

She plays school he returned," writes his potato, islands with the custard. from Tollund to move into.

I said, 'Why have will a smack do any good? It home? He replied, will make her cry. No one

Into the tomb have gone 826 tons of steel and 714 'Well, could 1 have a good

tears can eat. smacking and go to bed?""

So smacking will

tons of cement. Built into a siggravate Mary's trouble," not

Danish hillside, it took nine cire it.

months to complete and

£70,000.

mother, you come

With babies, corporal punish-cost ment is absolutely anseless. A COME children take that siap baby accustomed to love takes

light-heartedly.

They even his first slap as a joke, He check the stern parent, as did Toors with laughter. one four-year-old at the table.

Suddenly it hurts-not "If you don't behave I

mich as his feelings. shall spank your behind," said hand so his mother. "You can't," was the He can hardly believe it is you, Nor is there any connection in his mind between his "naught Parents ofch nötter that mess" and the inexplicable with- children #muck "nnighty" toys drawal of your love.

answer. "I'm sitting on it."

The two men and the girl, of Julius contemporaries

buried Caesar, have been his before. But not so luxur

iously. Last time they were human sacrifices cast into the sacred bog. The man from Tollund is unique, as 2,000 years have been kind- er to his features than to face of similar any other age.

Huxley

Mr Aldous

Swallows Is-ness

ONE

ley

Traffic Choos

major

friend, the

Government.

and

ALMOST FRUGAL

Show

of his

The 16 musicians sit on small

ike a nursery-school class. The music stands are turned down

chairs in a semi-circle looking

to form desks.

On

the floor

oil paintings. Some

often old artist, his business sense

Irma more developed than his artis-chioness' is Civil defence something tic ability, will have hired Minutolo, and his young treasures in Calro by the Naguib the Danes con understand shelter for a few shillings

detective private "Neither we nor anyone else can

week to use it as an art shop. defend Denmark," they say, in others vegetables have been secretary, M. Andre Char-

It is hoped that Sir Hartley donnens. at least we can do "bul

OUT stored.

I heard a piercing, will give an encouraging view

a young lad, Suddenly best not to get hurt if there are

With a total population

the prospecta

arranger, of labelling Jimmy Weston, the of dog-like baying coming from the on thick cars in the air."

some four million, Denmark has direction of Farouk's table. ony articles brought to Europe listens to the sax-section, says,

the aile

"Wrong on bar .As "Stolen A

four." and 08 towns and cities, 13 of them There was no dog, but Farouk from

makes them play it again. Then cities and vulnerable -head thrown back, hand over Property."

Since his dethronement he yells: "Hit if" The sound is targets on account of their in-mouth-was emitting the noises dustries, shipping strategic

has emerged-not as violent as an artillery bar- In ventriloquial fashion.

rage, It almost blasts me up past. makes position or just on account of All over the room a variety of the fabulous Farouk of the

But my feet their size. One of the may

major

elegant dogs pricked up their but the almost-frugal Farouit of the stairs again.

start to top, cities is, of course, Copenhagen, ears. There was a moment of the present. with its population

He gambles hardly at all how

I can see why this "modern ted slicnoc, then Farouk began to million. Here is concentrated "bark."

από when he does it is for jazz" is the rage of around 200 the

small stakes £5 ΟΙ whole political, economic

£10 ot clubs up and down the country. and administrative life of the 10-MINUTE SHOW the

most. His entourage has been dras- Wagon"

A session with these "Jazz country, and not a little army,

Every dog in the place took tically pared, and M.

youngsters is unin- Char-bited navy and air force activity.

..20w.. up the barling. Some started donnena

vital. And now combines the all the time that gawing beat, others strained fighting,

at function of chauffeur with his beat, beat. Their shock tactica Ictishiés.

with

an

of over

The noise

Increased

new Farouk

he inust be

could

wake

up music-ball.

Wellington, N. Z. The 134 inhabitants of lonely Pitcairn Island heard their first brass band concert this winter. And by one of the world's finest bands, at that.

The ill wind which civil defence a necessity soon

help to relleve Copen- hagen's present traile

chaps. But the prime object of an 40- plication for £250,000 for the construction ot underground shelters in Danish cities is that these are initial step to wards providing protection for million" Danes, rather

Main Post half a than merely providing garage accommodation for motorists for

as the other duties. Copenhagen also 随 the

To follow Farouk's shopping About Time. dogs in the bar were reinforced Wrons. Allogla ne Town in the country's main port. Here is the by prowlers from the terrace. trail in Monte Carlo or Cannes streets. Altogether two million only navai dockyard. Here, too, With its 20-inch thick live in the most densely

Farouk kept it up for 10 is illuminating. All the buys for po is the biggest shipyard; here

Irma

not-too-expensive | walls and 2-foot thick pulated areas.

By this time every- most of the strategie Industries.minutes.

one know who the orchestrator knick-knacks or what must be roof, with 40 feet of earth

Already a combined

looked

furious hor base clothing needs. garage During the past few years all was. Some on top of it, the "tomb"

shelter to accommodate petrol and other highly in-others were plainly

inly crobarrassed. and

A friend of his explained to THEIR FIRST

icela That now, wasn't built for the mere 000 has böch Constructed in flammable, oll has been moved

The Farouk

were con me: "Falbuk glorification of the two dis- Aarhus, Denmark's second city, from the capital to storage blonde Irma, apart from an has only his private fortune to

party with laughter all except that he has lost the throne and vulsed

CONCERT tinguished men and the girl. afforded by some 5,000 concrete couple of miles from thot

Otherwise the only protection 19 tanks on an artificial Island the

OTI, at depend occasional sidelong smile that it was built as an NE bright May morning it to Europe, reported

atom shelters which house 250,000,

Farouk, she Just stared curiously economical." hst year, Aldous Hux- made one of his patients see redbomb-proof shelter--not for these shelters are mostly of view this is unfortunate; as one

and white birds, the Virgin and

.60 uncomfortably in each, From a military point of around the room. Christ in a light blue colour but for some

BIG GAMBLERS At last Faroule, in 'high' good gramme of the drug mes- another witnessed what seemed of their greatest national

how humour, rose to leave. The head up during the war, often calin, convinced that under to be a battle between Gothic treasures.

deprive not only Copenhagen walter bowed low, still chuckling BIGGEST amblers at places where they were a par- but the whole of the surround- obediently at the Royal jest. As industrialists its influence he would gain and Romanesque architecture.

ticular eyesore. Since the war ing district of all 118 meter and Farouk, followed by Ima and

Returning triumphant from 7. entry to the World of the

Although Huxley

of those which dis aviation spiriti

the young Swiss, walked the tely. Reason: their gambling i spirit with which visionaries language of the mystics in an

Ogured the main public squares

Bóngth of the room to the door closely watched in Italy by Britain where it won first prize

Income-tax

Tin m international band com- attempt to describe

have been brokon

"shoopers." his experi-

up. Several But from the point of view the silence was deafening. and mystics are familiar.

the Monte Carlo they receive "competition,

New Zealand ences under the drug, they Into the shelter in time hundred similar shelters have of the Copenhagenak, it is a

'HER 'TITLE'. hardly differed from those of of war will go also the Sun

National Band, aboard the s been built on other sites.

comforting

plete thought that many ·

proto ritish Colony are Matárda, paid a The local It is hard to sec why Huxley his predecessore.

visit to the The beehives are not There were

now millions of gallons of petrol aro Irma is planp for her age.

dow hours. who has written on account the usual brilliant geometrical Chariot from the year "dot"

entivectory The no longer in the centre of the She weare heavy make-up and raising a fund to supplement the island speck for

elly. of his experiences -- took the visions; a senso of being out--a bronze sun richly gilded main argument against them is bombs do fall over Den-

itteome, of some 20 British · Birà elaborate clothes.

Playing on shipboard, the New trouble. After all, the proper side his own body; a conviction and mounted on a

has in time of peace they tan-

Farouk

apparently vants, who, before the war, were the

tille of left what then seemed sizable Žealindura gave their best duh. at last, seeing drawn ties of moscalin, made from a that he wie,

carriage;

not be put to any useful pur mark, the most secure of all "bestowed" several pose. True, some of them are Danes will be three boyoil, things as they are. Mexican cactus called

by their former (Vérs while the Pitcairn Islanders who met Manchioness on her, and she is 'donuities have been known for centuries.

Bronze Age "lura" -im- used for storing cheese but with sudden death 2,000 years called that by head waiters and employers and which have now came out in long-boats to circle Forty years after the conquest

drastically shrunk in value. the shilp, Asked whether he liked mense and unique horns oven Denmark doesn't. produce gol

hotel receptionista. of Mexico by Cortez, the vase of flowers, he replied mys which can. still produce Spanish historian

retically, "It just is." The revela-musie; Bronze Age cloth- Sahagun ported. "The Chichimeka take

was repented when ho peyotl instead of wine. They us- glanced at his flannel trousora:ing: Eskimo costumes from semble somewhere in the prairie, The folds were charged with around 1400, found deep in dance and sing all day and all is-ness.”

Greenland's ley mountains: night. The next day they meet.

Instrumental music left him a silver Roman cup; a gold- again and weep to excess."

cold, but the sight of a car en church altar; a Rubens Indians thought that mescalin made him laugh until the tears and a Rembrandt. gave them courage for battle, kan down his cheeks.

tion

4

Uses

the

Sun Chariot

many

considered

horse-

that

The gigantic underground the power to overcome fatigue Reluctantly, he decides that lunger and thirst. Spanlarda bolleved that those who ate it mescalin is not the ideal drug treasure chamber is necess could predict the future and re for which he thinks the world ary because Denmark has veal the hiding places of stolen waiting although there is no neither caves nor mines not hang-over, he claims, ita effects tunnels to shelter its works and there archives. Its construction is

evolt

* In the eighties of tart

inconveniently long. * of art," manuscripts

a German doctor, who browize will be no desire to quarrel only one symbol of the way with this verdict on his trip to in which civil defence fa the world of the spirit, *ulanging the face of city

Hey in Denmark;

The Dopre

in

JOHNNY HAZARD

the Casino are wealthy... Italian from Northern

By Frank Robbins,

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YOU KNOW THE PURPOSE DE TRE VISIT, MY PEAR, AUDEITYLE WANAY

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ABOUT

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WHAT TO

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