1956-08-25 — Page 8

THE CHINA-MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1956.

WHAT KIND OF

PARENT

ARE YOU?

-by-

MOLLIE BOSS

work. bedtime Trend aflake generally will hinder hit own

emotional

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Lastes and preferences. They are OUR reaction to your

bon with a certain amount child's remarks plays

intelligence that cannot be in- creased 12 a big part in forming

improved upon, despite <L homework his character. It is easy to

coaching. slip into the habit of being

Help your child to develop his too strict and severe with

character individual

10 him. Lack of sympathy growth

qualities, his talents and his par sonality by aiming for the happy und a strict routine of un- maturity

He will grow up still a spoilt middle path of servaity and self- questioning obedience will

child, soilsh and self-centred, confidence. Give him love, en-

sympathy tend to make him grow up mut knowing what he wants out couragement,

and nervous, frightened and of life because his pureole have security and freedom,

Read through the following with feelings of inferiority, always decided for hitm

of conversation und the other hand. Over- Mothers, and fathas should snatcher anxiote parents fig over realise that children are Indivi- deelde for yourself what sort of this

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"Show off !"

WHERE SLAVES ARE USED AS "TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES"

T

Geneva

Vers.

From ERNEST ASHWICK

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THE highly profitable traffic in slaves across The Red Sea and the be Aden Gulf of

may stamped out once and for si!

observer. Egypt along the Aden Protectorate if n convention in slavery, only ILE

obser coast, the Persian coast and now being discussed by the and Iran also sent

in Iraq, the same thing is United Nations in Geneva.

The Russians-"We have happening." is accepted by 88 member

More than half a million slavery in Russia"-sent nctions. But

slowness the larget delegation of all. siuven, mostly East African with the

Moslems, have passed with which the wheels of The United States, which at the United Nations tead to first decided not to attend through rapid sold to grind, it is doubtful if sup- the meeting, made a pression of slavery to oil. reversal when it was found Saudi-Arabín, rich Saudi-Arabia will end the Russians were going to

the be there in strength. signing of with the

Mr Charles Greenidge, Convention.

Gulf was

And the Persian provided for. This, said Mc the fireenidge, cut down #lave traffic. Since the war, however, no patrolling is And done in these waters.

inve trado iH

atated that they have anti- the slavery laws at until the ship touches shore and the victims are arrested they still believe they pilgrims to Mecen.

нен. But prospering.

Lo

Slaves are niso used na

for "travellers' cheques" rich Moslems going to Месск. They Lake along The French Ambassador with them four or five of Riyadh and been to Saudi-Arabia, Joan Moril- their household and sell

the them in lon. In a report

immediately rich Sheikhs

they French Government stated reach the Arabian coust. that slavery in Saudi-Arabia

Hundreds of instances are ነ።

openly "quite

per.

known where, sloves have had He

the their cars or toes cut off for dis- petrated."

gave

their masters names of 10 well-established obeying

Their sinve dealers and a price list Angers are never touched

this might lessen their ability to for slaves according to age, work. beauty and physical

ur Government Saudi- Araba has ignored all requesta strength.

the United Nations from

for information on slavery, although

The convention is to re- chrector of the century-old groes are

Society 111 and Anti-Slavery mut-of-date place the now totally ignored League London, who is here as ob- with the British of Nations convention on server

how toki slavery signed 30 years ago. delegation,

principal slavery had increased since Saudi Arabia, culprit in the world's oldest the war. tende in human misery, setal

me

No

Control

"There is no control or patrolling by warships in

I was told that to recruit MIAVEN for Saudi-Arabia sent back to their villages in Africa Moslem "missionaries."

the people that They tell they must go to Mecca for These salvation. eternal

lead large "missionaries"

more sometimes groups, than half a native village. to The coast, where they are shipped on dhows.

Immediately the Arabian

xex.

0.9

Mostly Moslems Saudi Arabia is a member an-

Uon.

The Government, in fact, syusa alave trading fleences,

So

thousands on their

Most of the slaves, he re-

The convention drawn up by ported, are Moslems.

The United Nations standa little in Red China

Mr Greenidge, told me chance of success with King Ibn RUSSELL SPURR is now

ships of

one case where 12 Snud. It makes no provision for he is touring

coast, Moslem slaves escaped to supervising the application of On this visit

the Red Sea or the Gulf of reach the

the convention. Aden," he said. "The Arab the groups are arrested as the desert, were recaptured the to Northeast from the far

dows, outed down with "unauthorised pilgrims" and and nine of them beheaded long trek to Mecca will finally

to

the Riyadh, record what will

their He

cargoes of human taken Kashmir.

suffering, cross without in- eastern capital of Saudi- first is his

torference. Mail. This

The principal Arabia. Prices here range China

slave trade centre is Riyadh, from £200 for a man of 40 Riyadh and beheaded in the the where the slaves are col years to £400 for a girl of tested. They rome from 15.

Baluchistan for Oman and sale in Saudi-Arabia.

he report.

COMRADES IN HARBIN

FIGHT THE FLOOD THREAT

H

ARBIN was fighting

Thu this

sumer

million men

rest of the city.

by

the

office

his

WET

The vily dyb A Targe drpluying them- likexi to stroll along ganising and

Consertitel Int

quieter sands of draftees all volunteers. Mayor for its life.

brtweg one best food tightess was only prest Pleasure evenings.

In one week,

abc own Third faces worst Boxin in boots took them out onto the and one and a half metres had hum

Men anxious. There were co- been added to 40 kilometres of were

dyke-faec history were emaling river

fre turks and ertam vendors, itinerant photo- dykes. More than 150,000 cuble swmaning down the threatening to spill Reruss

sometimes

symmetres of earth were moved at

Hundreds of troeps. crumbling. most entirely by hundi. bing band Now a DN wall of

thousands

were the dykes. One suburb was graphs,

of civilians for kent Kolng. already under water: half a straw bags a metre high edged Factorien ditional slogun reading earth and straw bags

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of the weary women the tree-lined footpath

saint back and front floods. boats carried in re- "Fight

wall. Only

They shouted and sang were mobilised to save the pleasure

fugees from the flooded suburb, production."+ depositing them with their piti workers went to the dykes. The cheerfuly enough, urget on by

machines

the blare of spreially installed Sunguri ful plies of salvaged possessiotis rest kept at their

When they demanded a turn at udspeakers.

Comrades,

work!" "Work, one been among the flower beds and or..

namental atalues. The swift flood fighting on WELH running lent It higher.

four metres above balustrade, about

119.72 normal,

metres elverbank sea level. at the straw bag shield along could cope with the additional measured from

the dyke-face. Only once before, in 1982, hud it come nearly so high. The measured level thon was 119.31 metres.

The swollen

River had

never

their

of

more poor Moslems

The other finish up in some"foul den on the spot.

to an oil-rich Sheikh, three were taken back

FOOTNOTE: Abdul Baroody, Saudi-Arabian observer, said: "There is no slavery in Saudi-Arabia that does not go

town square,

Under the Brussels unpunished, It is the rich land gentlemen farmers

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Saudi - The

Arabian Treaty of 1890, patrolling owners and All Government, in defence, by warships in the Red Sea Britain that have slaves."

but the talk at

Some talk of Alexander and some of Hercules the wedding reception for Derek and June was of Aunt Mabel

THE GRENADIERS

THE

SURRENDER

TO FIGHTING AUNT MABEL

British Grenadiers heuso

In

Levine

water were up to the weekly holiday, the days were shrilled the squeaky-volved giri Taaveet their match Dagenham, where he lives with lactles.

her.

half drowning the staggered trees and whitting factorles

Jabour

the

50

among various announcers.

authorities the

Production

WAS

THE lost defence line of Har- to big increases

then

WILS

just.

onion- und

as almost

of

with

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bullied and

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out

From REGINALD CROSS

Gardens, possible,"

her gleefully exclaiming: "I've beon changed

granted 24 hours' leave." ""Fight,” snapped Aunt Mabel,

Home by train, the Lovers I was a blow to Deres and then I'm coming down to see held hands in the carriage

person." his 21-year-old floncoe, City the C.O.

Aunt Mabel gazed fixedly typist June Prett of Ardwell

officer protested. Aunt of the window.

insisted. Bul the

Operation Wedding swung date was only nine days away. Grenadiers defonces were bo- into action that evening.

The Rev. G. B. Kemp, vicar Derek's father is dead and his ginning to crack.

"Very well, the officer con- of St Laurence's mother is in Australia so Aunt

Barkingside, to ceded, "Come if you must"

• to marry them at promised Mabel felt it was her job

The

· noiler.

BOVER. Armed with her brolly, Aunt minuto's protest when, after he reported

and Guards barracks near Mabel to the

set off in a taxi for bridesmaids, a page boy, Windsor Castle, Derek was Windsor with Derek's fancee relatives were contacted. Neigh- fold: "No leave—you'll have to The fare was £4.

bours pleked garden flowers for bouquets. After a long wait they were cancel the wedding."

summoned to the C.O's office.

in.

in Guardsman Derek Chap Sweat, Strain

Aunt middle-aged man's THE comrazies sweat d and

Eroded

spides and Mabel from Dagenham.

She didn't mind them re- Avenue, Ilford, for the wedding Mabol prevention for bamboo baskets; trundled small Last Defence vital as flood

ot Committee Municipal

of wagkons

along the calling her nephew-a Regu They were committed miniature railway topping the lar Army reservist to the Morin,

the under

Some hal ten days Colours when it looked as The dyke The the scene. bin was holding but only

Year Plan.

The Mayor could present Five

might be there The result

one side a mile of factories On

which have in the hardly remember when he last though

fellow around him was trouble with that two-thirds of the city were sheer water, with stoomers full past four years begun to churn slept. All

balka, straw bags, out machine tools, measuring weariness and rear, for the

Nasser. inundated. Water reached of timber

workmen chugging instruments, electric generators threat of flood is old as China

But she got her dander up the second floors of offices carth and

Blowing into the current. On and textiles te genred into the herself,

DAY-AND-NIGHT Any short-fall cajoled and homes. People climbed the other, acity of 1,300,000 national effort.

ilke shy Communist when they refused to give

Stationing herself production else leader intent on attaining his 21-year-old Derek time off

In the A few minutes later Derek came windows and inhabitants, the most northerly can log-lam out of the

public telephone booth around

He snapped up a stiff salute boated down the streets. By industrial city in Chine, with where in this frugal stage of production nonn.

newly-built fuctories. Chinese Industrialisation.

1 was the safety of to get married.

the to the CO. and swivolled strects the time the floods receded

cobbled

And so she launched her the cemer from her home, Aunt Tomorrow, more pro-

Mabel began ringing up

eyes towards Aunt Mabel month lator many domed Russian churches.

Worst Point duction, more discipling, more one-woman offensive against barracks

June. socialisation anything the collapsed. had

the Grenadiers and won Politely but firmly they told buildings

Aunt Mabel, very much The Surgari River has always

The DASHBOARD instrumens are Party ordered His, he was Derek 24 hours wedding hero, Y

No leave 18 were been a threat to Harbin.

command of the skustion, ask- typhoid and cholera

success; produced, for instance, for demanded Manchu shermen found that

it, chain-smoking leave. raging.

Aunt Mabel was undaunted, em "If they allow you time out when they first settled there the just-opened automobile works achieving

off will

Aunt Mabel, her cupid's task you marry June in the Ave Changchun, two centuries ago.

hours there on top of the sunlit dyke They found at

Aunt Mabel-Mr Mabel She kept up a day-and-night morning? Slammered Derek: completed, said: "I have nothing

but #Just give me the chance,"

praise Hurried Walls

the fishing good-Harbin is said journey down the line. Without

FOOTNOTE: The dykes held. Langford, aged 42-started her barrage of phone calls. "Yish

told Net

the them, the works would face a In

when an officer

Then he left the office with Grenadiers," campaign the day after Derek Then, There are no im- Harbin was saved. floods

more "no kept shut down. Manchu dialect-but

leave the CO. Later, he reappeared was not going to let to mean

received his recall notice at the her happen again. The

temporary

medtale sources of alternative Municipal Committee had call washing away their

Czarist Battlements.

Russian supply. all

The Mayor of Harbin, a 42- from a rail-builders saw the need for

ex-guerilla leader as their efforts attracted year old dykes Nearly 11

supervising the com- slood gravely straw bigs (the Chinese munications

population to the

centre. The work at. the worst danger point, they That was a couple of kilometres the beyond the town, where flood and finally the ad- water was piling fast. It looked

HARBIN

rail waggons

ed in over Monchuria to transport earth and stones.

of sandbags) were Japanese did Loo,

wwing

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od for areeling hur musclext into the commerce,

were set to work day and night ministration. But too much, of smooth and scarcely rumed

.

The news was gravo,

threatened.

valubble

com-

A

it

butter. thruppened in The

ried walks. Ten thousand troops Industry bolstering the falling dykes. Harbin, the

mittle ittered with debris, but weight of it was mighty School students, office workers, marelal section, lay k. low- 4 pensants

and even policemen lyftig ground. Where too little pressed against the dyke, were sent scraping and shovel- could be done quickly enough change of wind could thrust ling in desperato competition whenever the dykcs

were through the six-moire will like

knife with the steadily rising river.

n hot More

Already that had heavy rain was reported from 'It took the Chinsae Com the northern suburb, the upper Sungari valley. The munists to bont the Sungari windblown. water had gouged worst was yet to come. The River. They swung all their two gaps that put 4,600 hoolares water and land under organisation behind of prosent record flood level would, ruthless in two or three days be broken, people fighting for their homes rendered thousands homeless. And now there was scaresly and jobs. Do your duty, Savo Quick warnings fortunately got

· The only two motzea of the main elly your elty" cried. lho. red and everyone to safely, onbankment above the arkIGON – KOLA KËNNES - ROSSED, "An officient/carallies wore two horses and

Neamulhostiasian agatats began, con, cum planomád

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JOHNNY HAZARD

OUR LAST CORRECTIVE OPERATION WILL ENABLE YOU TO WALK WITHOUT A LIMP KITTY PEAR. BUT THESE THINGS TAKE

TIME.

I HAVEN'T GOT TIME, DOCI ALMOST A YEAR AS AN INVALIDITVE : GOT TO FLY BALCON'S ENTRY IN THE TROPHY

RACES!

וי

YOU HAVE TO WALK BEFORE YOU CAN FLY? I'M AFRAID IT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION, KITTY BIRLA WITH HARD WORK, MAYBE

NEXT YEAR! PR

brico

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE WRONG, POGI NOTHING WILL STOP ME FROM FLYING AND WINNING way: "THIS RACE E PIL.

By Frank Robbins

•NOTHING ... DO YOU HEARATHIS IS MY

#RACE / 124

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TASK COMPLETED

The next day at 10 a.m. June walked up the aisle In while his satin. Three briet bours and together, then a brave parting at Aunt Mabel's front door as Derek marched away,

He sailed for the Middle East next day.

in

for the British

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this situation

calls for a

San

Miguel