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The Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis As- sociation is entering another year in the war against tuberculosis, In this great work, the Colony is taking its part with many other nations, in the universal effort to stay the heavy wastage of human lives exacted by this grim scourge. Scientists, the doctors and others specialising in treatment of tuberculosis throughout the world have made great discoveries during the last few years, and the fruits of their labours are being made available to sufferers from this disease here in Hongkong, through The Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis Associa

'tion.

Unfortunately, statistics show that the incidence of tuberculosis in Hongkong is mare wide-spread than in most other parts of the world.

This grim fact does not dishearten the H.K.A.-T.B.A. because it is constantly fortified in the knowledge that, from the generous support given by Government, charitably-minded bodies and merchant houses, down to the humble worker, it is obvious that there is a common sympathetic understanding that this is a work of mercy. which must continue.

Chauges should be crossed and adḍrasand;-- “HONGKONG ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION"

Health and Happiness can be restored

to many sufferers if you will GIVE THAT THEY MAY LIVE

THE CHINA -MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1954.

I've been thinking, darling-after getting married for income tax benefits, wouldn't

it be awful if Butler put income tax UP

Nathaniel Gubbins

T

HE Queen's reported derful, I can only say, "I thluk

remurk to the Lord you're wonderful," too." Mayor of Mel-

bourne, "You are all Diary Of A Worm

wonderful." must

give

and wear tweeds with easy nonchalance fike country Kentleman but can also afford to buy wife mink coal

those with any imagination social at all a glimpse of a paradise few of us are like PROUD worm in new spring tops

ly to see.

IA

be

For in world in which we all thought each all other wonderful, and said we thought each other wonderful, there would no place for the sneering remark, the discouraging word, the silly gossip and the savage, darting glances of jealousy.

tweed suit asks wife what she thinks of It.

Wite

round swings worn by shoulders, tugs viciously at Jerking worm rear of jacket, bock a couple of paces. Then she swings warm round again, bringing worm tugs at lapels, forward couple of paces, crumples material in her hand to feel quality, and delivers her verdich

a

to

- Although it is well known that gang warfare exists among local rough necks for the ex- clusive righta Lo some of the alled dustbins thosc better

aware without

to offer violence to you count female, unless ardour in the lists of love violence.

That is why perfectly dress- edi gus manager has gone from familiar with cals are peak to peak, mixing with tip that even alley Toms,

and belonging

good birth or breeding. Bre too clubs, able to take wife in mink

chivalrous cout to dinner to meet Mrs Tip Tops, while worm in paper sult pours money over counters in low taverns, mixing with low worms and ogling blonde bar- maids while wife sits at home listening to news about atom bombs and turning cufts of old overcoat.

All wife can hope is that wurm won't wear paper sult in office

can where only leads

13

Therefore It is considered possible that Lotile may have found herself in the no man's Jand between the opposing gangs at the moment when they were Joined in a battle, which might have been fought for her favours.

On the other hand it has been realised for some time that the

Oh, so this is what worm hus been squandering paltry appear in anything but neat, pittance on, is 17 "Although dark clothes and where worm wife is all in favour of worm is already marked man. Paper Critics

the of

drama

discarding moth-cuten, smelly suit may be all right at home supremacy la popularity, beauty would always say that all

clothes for something new only during week-ends, when worm and social position which The actors and playwrights were a fool like worm would find a

will only be laughing stock

ock of Sugar Puss has enjoyed for so wonderful and, in return, taller who makes sits out of, Worm's Avenue, but it under- long cannot remain unchal-

tissue paper.

sized worm and

in 15 actors playwrights

cheap, lenged for ever. vulgar tweeds head of department

by hawk-eyed would always say that the

It worm

Rumours of Jellied that will critics were wonderful, even advice instead

eaten two or three times a day, paper

tallor, if they also thought they tissue

probably

suits out culs were slightly wacky,

kitchen

worm and wife will end up in table in

back alley, gutter. wife would have made buro

seen

rabbit

IS THERE A PRODIGY IN THE HOUSE?

By J. W. Taylor

TOW played and

composed

recent

Now and then in the master tong before has realiko of the prodigious propen- times

thoir teens, In more altics of a prodigy able to playing the violin at three not read the Bible at two years both Solomon and

Yehudi Menuhin

WDS

Was

and

of age or perhaps prattle were keyboard prodigies, while

Sir in Latin, Greek and French Sir Landon Ronald at three. One prodigy in skilful pianist before he could

talk or walk. the sphero of mathematica Perhaps the classic prodigy of was that pride of Devon, all was the German

Christion, George Bidder, the two Helacker, born at Lubeck

1771. year-old

A few hours after birth Aon of a stone he was talking, know the Bible mason. Ho would have inside out at two, knew Latin, been a heaven-sent gift to a Greek, French and history and busy bank manager, for geography ol three, this toddler had no difficulty accurately predleted his

and

own the

In computing the compound death, which occurred at interests on £4.444 for 4,444 "ne of four. days at 4 percent par Always Boys annum in two minutes A bookworm at five, John dend.

Ruskin could quote irom He had, however, nothing on many

Shakespeare, Byron, Scott and classics before he was Truman Safford, who became « slx. Disraeli had such a wide mathematical schoine before he knowledge of literature so early was eight. Two years later he that he claimed "to have been was asked to multiply in

his

head 365 by itself five times, He born in a library." Sir Walter

Scott's nursery revels gave the correct answer running perusal of the complete works were the Into 33 Aigures within

niinute. Apparently it

It was all of Shakespeare.

Infant prodigies are nearly done by a spontaneous mental

One of the pleture, but not before the lad always born boya

he world's outstanding mental spe- had quite a lussle with the cinlists was Lord Macauley. He problem, for he "flew round the edited a nursery paper at five, room like o

u lop, pulled

his composed a tecallse on Christ- pantaloons over the top of his lanity at eight, wrote a serious boots, hit his hand, rolled his history of the universe at seven, years after reading them as and and

child could

quote

eyes, sometimes smiling talking, and then seemingly in a agony" during his amazing memory chunks of mental calculations. A broact columns of newspaper grin. and be had the right and pages from books.

answer.

Burned Up

from

verse, items

Dr Johnson could read easily at three and could memorise a collect after only twice reading It through, whlist Dean Swift,

capacities Mills was

A

it is computed that of every Lord Byron asd John Stuart 1,000 children born, only one Mills each displayed similar

mental may be a prodigy, und not every one of these turns out in well Into Greek

the

age of the end to be a real, undeniable, three. reader at three, with sustaining genfus. Sorno fall w his own 500-volume library at live up

their

youthful Enton, Henry Bradshaw 05 & brilliance, and burn themselves lad read through in one year all Mozart,

former always the standard English poets, out

Chopin carly, like

and The

Sidle remarkable William sound of musle could read at two. He lectured wept at the

The

when still a baby, and his play- a group of learned professors the Ing und composing genius so when he was eleven on burned him up that he died at fourth dimension, and not one 30; the latter only lived until of them could catch him out, he was 35. At the age of six His youthful brilliance faded Mozart, with a string of superb, however, and

became compositiona already

behind clerk, dying in obscurity at 48.

The American prodigy from prolonged

Greenwood, knew his alphabet at 12 months Richard and was a Master of Physics at Strauss and Mendelssohn each eleven years of age.

him, wont

"Europe.

on

had asked wife's

of going to be the end of worm's so-called

violin, plano and organ tour of Brooklyn, Arthur who

on

In certain tight little book that worm got value for circles (when I say "tight" money, At least worm would to have looked presentable in- not referring

of looking like dwart

day's outing

1

am

publisher's cocktail parties) stead Oth

tripper

Of

if

worn

at

career as office drudge and

Mystery Attack

and

of saucers of cream and bits of chicken taken DS nights

ligte pent in an armchair in

front of a warm stove and an obvious preference for her un- doubted charms shown, not only by local cats, but by her rich American friend, Manhattan Mouser, may have brought to a it has been agreed for Margate. many

TS Lottie The Devil Cat the head the envy and frustration years that every-

Is

long suppressed by the unwanted innocent victim had course,

of a gang and the under-privileged. body in the circle is won-

war or has her beauty fine, commanding figure like derful. Critic A always go manager it wouldn't matter luxurious way of life excited It is thought probable that writes that Author B's so much if worm wore paper the jealousy of the plain and the injury to her eye, now latest book is wonderful, sult,

if ho got char- underfed sho-cats who prowl and when Critic A be woman to make it in her spare the tiles and garden round the been a deliberate attempt to comes an author, Author B is, only Savile Row tailor could

time. But worm being what he Sea Nest? often becomes a critic and do anything with worm's Pund writes that the new Au- gure, bulging stomach thor A is wonderful. The stumpy legs. only people who rarely agree are the readers, or paying public.

or even

happily mending, may have

spoil her looics. The fact that sidered by those in charge of that the motive for the assault her supper on the kitchen floor Both theories are being con- remained untouched suggests Investigations following injuries was not robbery. inflicted on Manhattan Mauser's famous Sugar Puss outside the kitchen door on the night March 22.

of

Meanwhile the investigators are anxious to interview certain

cats known to have been in the district on the night of March

And perhaps worm could have gone to Savile Row tailor if idle, good-for-nothing worm had worked hard like gas man-

Three O.her tight little circles (ani ager with broad shoulders, flat

milic bottles were this time I mean "tight"

and

stomach and narrow hips could broken in a disturbance that wear anything off peg, Las may be found at no nonsense)

roused the neighbourhood. The dinners that directors of big manager, thanks to thrift and Sugar Puss returned home usual.

can to each other. shrewd Investments, companies give

not limping, with one eye closed

a

At these happy, functions, director, full of after-dinner benevolence,

wild rise to say that another rector la woo.. derful. Then this director will rise to say that the first speaker is wonderful Then another

director will rise to say that both of them are wonderful, until finally, everybody has had a chance to say that everybody else.present is wonderful.

only afford to go to best tallors and suffering from shock,

22.

1

The police

arc

baffled,

ag

(World Copyright)

The miracle on the moor

BY CONRAD PHILLIPS

OLD, Joe Tagg's spirit but one bright mo

are

Bay.

But one bright morning last mister, Racing back, she found sad look him lying face downwards in came into olti Joe's eyes.

the heather with one arm out- stretched.

die."

Handel,

Haydn,

BALLET STARS GIVE WARNING

THE

T sector

By Louise Reid

most

of theatre is the least faith in itself.

A

read a book,

glamorised your tights and practise things the British and darning worn ballet shoes. Food is so important that you one with find it best to cook your own. You wouldn't dare go to a late majority movement party. You hardly have time to has developed among mar- The pay isn't nok. Mem- ried ballet dancers to keep bers of a quite good corps their children out of what de-ballct usually get from 27 most people... had regarded to £12 a week. At the other as a plum profession in view end of the scale English women State subsidies. and stars have been known to draw In one case £3,000, in another other petting:31

year. case £4,000,

of

Here are points from on But there is little room at opinion poll I have been taking: the top. Such enges are ow. BERYL GREY, the Sadler's There are celebrities who jog Wells

ballonna, became along at £25 a week or loss. mother recently. She sure he they are expected to dress well. On this, after paying tax, my thild is were to stop it eat very welt. (us dancers must

will dance.

ho

dance

and wouldn't try. But I hope if they are to keep up their

will..

have other talents, strength) live in some sort of Ballet is much too dedicated and style, save up against middle precarious, a career

age and die Tro mich, min- tsin vives andumises,

JULIA FARRON, a leading staffs Much happier

would

soloist, is married to Alfred give them devoted service if

Rodrigues, choreographer. They this spirit

of mutual admira Ashopton folk

have a boy of four. Says Miss tion could be projected inte

Farron radiantly: "He's not a 3-ho carcer le short.. their offices the next morning. ing. home to comfort "You know," he said to his

dancing tpye

What a

handicaps men more than his faithful dog Tip.

niece, "I've got a hankering to She nuzzled him, spoke to relief!"

women! At forty a danseur is Well, Jones. What do you

Led Rounksley again before I him 09 ske had done those Miss Farron's colleague, at the end, or near it. What think of your new assistant,

countiess time before. But GERD LARSON, wife of Harold then? Teaching? "But," every- Smith?

And It was the spirit of the

this time all she heard was the Turner (ex-premier dancer, body tells muc "there are too 85-year-old shepherd, they say, So it was to the old form, sigh of the wind.

now teaching), said: "Our

teachers in the profession Little many. that kept Tip company all the place where he had been

giri is two. K she shows talent already. So he has to cast through the three long, weary, born, that Joe set off early For three months Tip kept she shall have lessons, but around for another job preter- months that she kept watch ono morning in the cold win her vigli,

weeks of don't awfully wast her to ably noting, another highly | over her moster's body оп

up on ter, Bunshine, with Tip. as al-blizzards and bitter cold. More Harold is dead against it."-- petitive and overcrowded pro- the bleak, blizzard-swept moors ways, by his side,

than a hundred days of fight- PAMELA MAX

former fesalon. Is it surprising that above Derwent Valley, Derby-

ing to keep the foxes Thank you, air. May I mashire, where

away ballerina, now teacher at the the poo

starts stomach something, diṛ?

Wolle ballet school, úlcere? What happened after that from her beloved master, her Sadler's searchers found them together, only Tip knews. But things only food a few rabbits.

have changed since those days, long ago, when Joa played as a child round Rounksley.

I think he's wonderful, sir.

So do I. And what's more, Jones, I think you'rd wonder- ful.

:

Why, certainly, Jones, We all think you're rather wonderful; air.

few days ago the

She was just a few weeks old when Joe Tagg frat saw her Ho had gone to adopt her brother-but as he told his Thank you, Jones. Thank you niece when he took the wrig= gling bundle of fur out of his pocket: "There was something Two places whero people about this little "un. I couldn't do not think everybody ölso is resist," wonderful re the IIcuse of Commons and Fleet Street,

all.

Sho staggered across the floor If it happened in politics we an upped his leg with her nore. That's it we'll call her should have a dictatorship. You Tip!" Joe laughed. may remember that everybody

wonderful, or dish.

Lost His Way

They have bullt reservoirs up, there. The country is differont -bewilderingly different

poor man

anys of her 12-year-old "He has neither the right shape 4-Jobs are chaney, even when For month after month

You are still young. Every He prefers ballet mother 1 spoke to and vain nor inclination. search parties looked in swimming to dancing. I'm so many of the fathers-sald in for the missing shepherd:

gladr"!

Do many. effect: "There are Reasons for the Don't Follow dancers out of work Then the other day two sliep-

today Mother's Footsteps con- it's positively scaring." herds, Bam Bingham and Foɑ | in Shepherd, stumbled across the spiracy fall under four head-・ An English ballet company body, while searching for stray-ings: od sheep.

They brought his body back

that:

osser foundered four. months ago

after touring at home and oc- Acasionally abroad for 10 yours.

Seventy dancers, whose to the village. Tip whined and 1The dancer's life la asgeule had boon, dedicated to the must have been to the old man. trested at first.

"off as a nun's, mad about the from the age of 10, werd And

so we can only guess. And then suddenly her griez hardest, known, thrown on the street. Some that he lost his way and drop and restlessnoes seemed to leave Typlost working day is from liave in Germany thought Hitler was That was 12 years ago—12

years in which Tip never loft He was less than three miles if the bond that was

her as though her master wore 10 am, until 11 p.m. Therd founded company which

praciled: (grimly called, shortly, th

There you have the we waliould tank we had all ale to

If it happened in Fleet Strent apr master's side.

robenrasi-in "the afternoon, or Mothers four points all They ate together, talked to

forged between these two In formanod at night. Unless you pandering them the only gone mad. pr

b) zellier walked together!) Every av Parhope, as Iways, Tid tion- Tieralten was too strongs too, are a top dancer with a maid to that miseriaci me (s who

relatives) who think 1 ami Seria

Spend much of Bundar, washing dancing at all;

pod, dead from exhaustion.

old home

back' again at her side. Vi

But to the four renders fall cay hey, ofisted the moar, coped and looked base but or enduring for en ons 10 look her than things you beaty a even gone

#time she did not seether, iula)

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