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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1955.

DID IT

HAPPEN?

Our

- wife, tied to 趕 roving sports re- porter, has to stand plenty, and does it with great patience. But even she put her foot down when, late one night in May 1953 two foreign looking

at characters called semi-detached down Twie- kenham way and suggested that do a little well-paid overtime behind the Iron Curtain.

They

Poles-- sixtyish, Sad-eyed, earnest, and a long way from home. But, to listen to my better half after they had de- have parted, you would

were

thought they were a couple of hell-hounds unleashed by the Ogpu.

INTRIGUING

the stairs.

by George Whiting

Londone George Whit ing, sports columnist 01 the Evening Standard, has been writing about sport- With

emphasis on

basing-for

more than 30

ᅵ 카

Britain.

U.S.A Can- ada Russia, Poland. France, Ger. many Nor. ay, Den. mark Swe dan, Holland, Belgium Italy and. Switzerland, Aged 50.

Exclusive

Ringside

Report

from

Not that my wife saw thera mark you. She was abed when

ture, and it was with a copy of they arrived, but, intrigued by

Extra edition the elindecents talking nine- the Final Night

introduced vwitors my ten to the dozen in our dining- that

themselves bésere handing mu , she parked her usually immaculate manters, and set up their cards-which I still have listening point half-way down For the purpates of this recital, we'll call them Mr S., and Me no Oppenheim, she V. said, when the visitors had gone. "Don't you dare have anything to do with them. Do you, what me to be left a Warsaw widow Keep wut of it, for heaven's sake, or you will rish up in Fuland for keeps."

As things turned out, she could well have boon right. She usually is.

The office hed assigned me to cover the European boxing championships in Warsaw, and the job had a lively appeal, not only to my professional instincts but to my curksity. Inquisitive- ness monut, Iron Curtain goings-. on had possessed me ever since Russian cop had been through my pockets in East Berlin the However, that is year before. another story.

THEIR CARDS

NO DRINKS

PELSTILL BE

ง

Warsaw

foolish." replied Mr S. with a reassuring smile. "The cham pionships are being benced at the

Gwardia

Stadium where you will find a row of telephone especially built for booths, foreign correspondents.

"At fixed tires each day you wound be rug up, in English from London, and the caller would give you a simple and

code

quite

innocen

So I skipped the point, and raised another;

"Why take a risk with m

a

Mr S permitted himself word, deprecating cough. charted cach day. On hearing

That would hardly be a I invited them in, offered that word, you would dictate businesslike thing to do, would drink which they Bclined, your description of what had ? And I do assure you that, grà asked what I equid do for been happening in the ring, in those circumstances, the them.

No polies no funny business. would not be attached to risk

straight boxing report, selves, sately here in London."

We

represent the rtal Peland," said the one- with a white moustache, "And one of cur jobs

is to broadcast, new's and features to car people back home. From Europe,

"Now nbout there baxing rompionships,

official The Polish radio in Warsaw are only ing to broadest results and Commentaries once a night, after the

are over. What we fights want is to give several com- mentaries a day on the contests, especially those in which Polish boxers are concerned. In short, we aim get what I thick you

call a 'beat,"

2

So here I was, all packed for Poland and dealy to write red- hot (well, fairly warm) ringside "By, broadcasting such con- of an England team mentaries in our own language decounts comprised of Bruce Weils, Ron en cach of the five days or the Eartor, Denis Hinson and Henry championships we think we can Скорег

Wells,

Hain the cars of thousands of you may re- member, won the light- middle- Poles who would not care to be weight championship out there ugat tuning in to our ordinary Warsaw's Gwardia Stadium. bulletins but would almost cer- The other three are now doing tainly take a chance and lister rather better than all right as to sport." professionals--especially cruiser- weight Barton.

in

However, to get back to my Poles. That day, the Evening Standerd had printed a story about my forthcoming deper-

Just a

DRAWING BY KOOLMAN

"You will not find us arguing about a few pounds-or even guineas." he said.

ARE THESE TESTS A DANGER TO YOUR CHILD?

By PERCY HOWARD

RE intelligence tests dangerous? Can your child's future ibe permanently

Recall the details:-

Sally, a nine-year-old Sydney girl, was tested by an expert from the New South Wales Education Department. His re- port on Sally's mentality was definite: "The child is mentally backward."

saw Airport Visa difficulties your hotel. You will then be

Naturally enough, we insular warped by 30 brief minutes you know."

contacted by a man wearing English drifted together as the in the hands of an expert? similar finger-stalls ce his right right and the liquor consump hand. You

News from Australia this are staying at the tice progressed. Just a quiet Polonia Hotel. I believe."

Limits group, enjoying bar own past week, has 'brought fresh A bit of a shaker, that ene

company interfering with when I could accept your pro- it that stage, 1 had told nobody, nobody. Jim Titmus, the Lo urgency to these questions.

inform the 1 had booked in at the Polonia, policeman who had position and then

refereed authorities when I got to War-

However, who cared?

This several at the championship saw?" I asked.

under-bover stuff about fager- bouts, quite enjoyed my account stails had put the lid on it. The of how my wife had stood co deal was out, off; scrubbed. the stairs listening to Messrs.

S. I wanted no part of it.

and V back home in London. Nevertheless, and in face of He even fetched his gloves from Mr S's further gilding of the the cloakroom, removed with a pen-knife the third and fourth "Go and see my boss," I told fingers of the left one, and proposition. I hedged a little. him

he gives his permis- insisted on my wearing them. sier

then I'll take the job. anything for a laugh. Otherwise, my contract says no free-lance work."

In all, a very pleasant evening.

Yet we now know that the With that I got rid of them. It must have been close on mid-

Parents were right, and the ex- and immediately telephoned my night when the whole company, sports editor at his home, lay-East Europeans and West Euro- pert wrong. By chance a piece ing bare all details and urging peans, linked arms for what of paper was found in Sally's him put UD the shutters to passes for Auld Lang Syne in handwriting. It was her own res Messry S and V. The ging, those parts. I found myself beport on the intelligence tester. I should mention, was hardly tween a couple of lusty, back. His bad manners and

methods were analysed by. slapping Poles,. I remember.

child with acid detail. And

weight Sally, with all the WE MANAGED

asked.....Fact . or Again you are Fiction? The answer will be given on Monday when another story by a famous per- son will set you wondering. Did It Happen?

which we would translate, and broadcast back to Poland.

"And for which, I may say, you would be paid any Ice you suggest, with in reason."

At this point the hitherto silent Mr V, put in a word: » "You will not find us arguing about a few pounds or even " pureas," he joked.

Evidently the treasurer of the cutfit.

"Supposing I spill the beans about all this to the Polish, Embassy in London?" I asked.

עת

in

more

necessary.

little Embassy in Poland. A a final drink, collected our hats

out on

Angrily, Sally's mother and father disagreed. Typical, fond parents, of course.

LAUGH? NO

casual

the

How bright are

YOU?

Your child may be cr- pected to answer questions like these at the age of 11. Hono many can YOU ́an-

awer now?

What is the odd-word- out in each of these lines? (a) les-spoon, cup, fork,

soup-spoon, knife.

(b) orange, plum, potato,

apple, banana. (c) football, cricket, tannis,

hiking, hockey,

2. The first group in each

the

line doesn't Bit with others. What should it be? (a) AP AR AS AT (b) AB3 CD4 EFT GES (c) 1b2 23 314 405 Sus 3. If a man's shadow points L to the East when he standing with his back to sun, where does it palat when he turns round? Answers et foot of Colum

THE

to

SPEED FACTOR: a large of Many tests rely on nine years, concluded: "He did number of easy questions. Most" not have any conversation.

children are not expected, interested or talkable reach the end of the paper, but the brightest children nearly always go quickest and get the best results. But this is unfair to the intelligent child who has been trained to go slowly, to shown Sally's report, who later check and recheck his work, talked with her. one thing being mentally backward, she was almost frighteningly vanced.

To the officials who were

"Because there will be only two British;

3.

became obvious So far from Most bright newspapermen

The

the

championships, and other one is already in Warsaw," he replied

I saw that point, too. I also

One night later I was in heard, a

outside the dining-room door. My wife was Warsat and three rights later Copenhagen; two nights later in

JERIE AU RAJONA 23392 DE MON evidently finding her staircase in the Pink Elephant, which is vigil uncomfortable

cosy chib-cum-past

Then Jim and I and the other Not an Established ways thas ok..

English-speaking celebrants had 'pe." I pondered Mr S.'s last in for, by and cal behalf of Her remark, but probed a

nook, where diplomats and coats, and started further before showing my vist and their staff dream of home, the ten minutes walk 10 ne tors the door.

where

where Polonia, the beer is British "Why pick, cr me?" I asked the Polish zloty goes further to The odd vodka could possibly

the pound than c the

rate have introduced a little cumults allowed to itinerant boxing re- to more than che of my sen£ES- porters and suchike, and where but my ears were fine. I heard the grey, grim ruins of Warsaw every word when, som ten yards can be temporarily shut off from

from the restaurant, one of my view

siciled back-slappers

and _wp_ "I see. But suppose I accept- "You could, of course, do that and then find myself in trouble

whispered, in perfect English.

the comedy. We managed "Do yi mean you propose to and I have no doubt they

asked...

without you." over there?" I a kind of Free Poland would be grateful," said Mr Š. set up

There is microphone right in the middle. "But I think you would find

My eyes could not have been not the slighest

The Pink Elephant possibility of trouble, as you call

was my

so bad either, dark as it was. I of Warsaw? And with me walk- that, whatever else happened" said Mr S. "However, you rendezvous betwee lavish distinctly saw stalls on the third int into it?" I asked.

you might have a little trouble feed

not

be cutirely without meals at the Palonia and the and fourth fingers as the chap so dramatic, or, so getting any further than War assistance this with a sidelong pag listir "Nothings

exploits Đơ Bruce raised his not with the right glance the

at silent Mr. V. on Wells at the Gwardia Stadium, hand. our settes. "If you are in need It it wasn't snooker and a

tipple of money while you are in, War- or two at the P. E.. then it was saw are help of any kind, lunch at the Embassy country you have only to make your club on the yellow banks of the presence known to our, ah re- Vishila, or cocktails with the presentative over there."

horp table

the Americans on "And how do I find your re- other side of the street, Work, presentative?" I asked."

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DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?!

YES

NO

SUBTLE

● THE

CHILD: children answer questions straightforwardly. odd. ad- Asked to underline - the

ward-out in Penny, Halfpenny, they will get full marks for running their Why? pencils under Pound.

Because it is the only paper- money in list of copper coins. But it does laugh at all. It makes me.. But an equally intelligent wander about the other children child-if he is gifted with

the children not only in queer, subtle mind-may plump Australia but elsewhere, too, for farthing. He will reason who have been graded "Mental that, from all the list, only the ly Backward," with a low LQ farthing is near obsolete. for lite.

This episode has naturally Farthing, Pound caused much fun in Australia Everyone has had a good laugh at the officials,

not make me "

A few of these children, may have been just as bright 33 little Sally. Some others may have been nothing worse that

A CHECK

TESTS FOR THE TEST- average. But, unlike Sally, they ERS: With tests for young

At that suiker-like question looking the Aaurant over- abeve and keep this panel.by happened not to take the odd children the tester himself be-

Put your tick in the apace party Jerwoodaryskie you untH Monday... when the Mr S. smiled again.

boxers, referees, judges, journal answer will be given... with Russians, another story in the series by "You will not find him. He ists, British, Poles, will find you. All you need de if you require assistance is to the rot. All very cordial, too...

claptrap some wear finger-stails on the third despite the

Curtain boy's spilled Did

story-Twice yesterday's pod fourth fingers of your left the Iron hand as you sit at the ring about dissipated democracies, Shy, by Jerrard Tickell-act- side, or when you enter or leave etc.

tally happen? The answer No.

Frenchmen, Czerns, Hungarians DAL STEVENS

THEY LET MISS

London. for

test to a leading

F you see men within a gramophone company.

KITT

3

Here

hig

step of writing their own pri- comes all-important. Consider vate report. They got no pub- one trial for toddlers. The adult licity. Their parents made no makes a small tower out special fuss. So they have gone building bricks. Then the child through school life with the has to brand of "Mentally Backward" copy this with his own

bricks and

marks are awarded It is not merely a question of for speed and securacy. a test, wrongly applied, pushing the adultes really testing

child. Into the your

wrong own ability to gain the child's school. The result may bias confidence. Marks will vary en- teachers for years afterwards. ormously from one tester to an- other, even with the same child.

What conclusions should draw?

First, that though these tests are a useful check on a teach- er's personal

GO CLOAK OF MAGIC

British some nights. Diabolically bad child himself?

others. Couldn't care less.

are British recording execu- come along, and no doubt she'd good

be kearing from them.

What of the effect on the

Psychologists

we

warming us about the damage we not be areal erading they must

10-mile radius of Charing Sue sang "Love For Sale Would turn sound, frown and

can do by openly preferring one magic insight of their own. Cross kaouting themselves Cherry, Chicken and a Baby's that time was Josh White, child in our family to another, until they are. red in the Cry.” The recording people was paying Josh £300 a week.

Yet, by claiming to grade ย Secondly, though we use them That girl's child's intellect, they may me,

be to measure aptitude оп one face, the likelihood is they said it was nice of Miss Kilt to Josh said to

She'll go far. But I doing the same damage on an occasion, we must not allow couldn't see it

inanitely larger scale, Ste

them to put our children'. into tives who four years ago didn't hear a thing. The test

"She wanted the to be her

To be fair, psychologists them life-long categories. Each child saw Eartha Kitt walk into was a flop. How were Execu- manager, run her career, I could selves rarely talk of intelli- is unique. We should no more gence tests." They call them decide his, future on the results the West End, did not see tive X and Adviser Y to know have signed her up for 25 per-

tests"--tests which of one test at 11 than we would the point, let her walk out that the style they found so cert commission, anything. But aptitude

odd and mad and unwholesome being an agent wasn't my line measure aptitude for a grammar choose our Olympic runners by again and

cannot forgive would soon be blastburning the of country. My job was running school course, for clerical work, taking their chest and height themselves for what they cognoscenti of two continents? night clubs."

and so on. Even so the results measurements at leaving school. When Brace next met Miss

of these

are too often missed.

In 1051 Mist Kit was sing Kit, in New York, she owned remembered when the marks in ing 12 minutes a night at the Those were, roughly, the days Churchills Club.

a vast Cadillac and was getting

year's French or

have been Long when Miss Kitt had to borrow Sheets Chic New Bond £1,400 a week. (She has since m

Cotton, moved on to £2,000.) Twenty-.

They

have been HOW BRIGHT ARE YOU? $200 from a friend of a friend said no, she couldn't have £30 Ave percent, en £1,400 a wrapped in a cloak of magic of mine for her boat fare back a week; £25 was quite enouga week is a luscious thought. Or which other examinations have to New York on a family visit and they'd see

got would have been. "We laughed never worn. who believed in her along. Over to Bruce Brace: a lot," says Brace, "about the Can errors be made in intelli- voice or voices (she has at

was with me for a chance I missed."

gence testing? least four of them)took her month. Fantastically good

FRANCIS MARTIN 3 common causes:--

By Frank Robbins

A man

JOHNNY HAZARD

WHAT A HUNCH. WHAT

A STORY/GEN, GEFALLEN

THE MISSING NAZI. WAR CRIMINAL ALIVE! COME ON, SNAP LET'S GET SOME ACTION

AROUND HERE!

how she

CANT USE FLASH ....... BUT. MIGHT HAVE JUST ENOUGH

LIGHT TO CHANCE A

WIDE OPEN AT":

15

tests

Lating

Here are some

TERE are the answers to the

intelligence, test:—–—–

1. (a) cup, (b) · potato, (e)

hiking,

2. (a) ÁQ; (b) AB2, (c) 132.

3. East.

this situation

calls for

San Miguel

!)

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