I DARE YOU
THE CHINA. MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1958.
.......Take a look at your secret self. .and find out how much Doing-The-Right-Thing matters to you
How big a SNOB are you?
ARE you a anob? Anyone who answers No to
Be-
that question is either a fool or a liar. cause everybody is a snob. Even the least snobbish person is snobbish about not being snobbish. Even the least least snobbish person who, conceivably, is not snobbish about not being snobbish is snobbish about people who are snobbish.
And why not? Snobbery J Strel is not a bid thẳng,
It- Jur more then lave-mükes the world Ho round For most people snobbery prompts them lo butler Themselves to learn more, to travel inare, lo real mare, to do more
Enked on by the onward and upward pult of snobbery, they eat better, dress betler, sound better they look better and be- have better. They are better.
But, there's a catch, There are sobs and there are snobs. A little constructive snobbery is Ane.
A big leaden load of stale non-directed snobbery does nobody any good. There are
bad snobs. snobs and good
by DEE WELLS
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Never noticed.
3 You have come a long way
up from where you beza.
An old friend from the not-so- good old days blows into town, rings up and asks 1! You can put him up for the week-end, Would you-
П
(#) Lie a little, say you Benign ariolag and malignaut haven't roon: to put him up, snobs Stupid snobs and clever but ask him to lunch?
Kind snobs and cruel snobs
(b) Lie lot, say you'd nas.
love to have him but can't s You are one of these. But
you're going away that week which one? These questions
end? will put you in your right cate- Kory.
(e) Say "Of course," and Two weeks in advance you Renuinely look forward to see accept an Invitation to dine in mi again?
with a nice but boring couple. Immediately you've said Yes, an invitation wafts in for a glitter- Ing. grand parly the same night, Would you:
(a) Slick by your original acceptance?
(b) Ring the nice couple back and say you've just re- membered that you were l rendy booked up?
4c) Go to the boring dinner, escape early and go on to the more exciting party?
2 Your recent-Is it different
from your parents' or from
the way you spoke an a child?
4
wrartes
There are so many kinds of snobs
and ask if they can come by for an hour's visit. Do you
(a) Buy a cheap brand of sherry, and decant it carefully into a good brand bottle that is the long-empty lefl-over from rosler days?
(b) Buy a boltle of gin-- although it means the gas bill Which Would you rather will have lago unpaid for
another two weeks? have:--
ta) £409 extra a year, lax
free, for life?
(b) A life peerage? (e) A country cottage?
5 Which of these
women
would you rather meel:- (a) Nancy Mitford?
(U) Francoise Sugan?
(C) Agatha Christie?
6 Which of these men:-
(a) Marlon Brando?
(1) Lord Altrincham?
(e) Michael Parker7
(e) Explain your predicn- ment and say you em't offer them a drink?
Do you ever lament that 8
nowadays the best restau- rants seem to be always filed up with expense account diners?
(n) Yes,
(b) No.
(c) You are an expense ac- counter yourself.
9
For friends, do you have: (a) Mainly people you've known forever, and grew up
You are stony broke, some well-to-do friends ring up with?
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Doctor
ZHIVAGO
by
BORIS PASTERNAK
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ROUND WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?
UP Statue That "Sang"
Every Morning
Gordon Highlanders |
APTAIN Cyril Falls, the
tary historion, has just pub-EGYPTIANS THOUGHT IT
Hahed a history of the Gordon Highlanders in the 1914-18 war. Reason for the long delay In
that the book was first under- CONTAINED A SPIRIT
Laken by historion Philip fiuedalin, whose death In 1914, the war and other circum-
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FROM the earliest times, sculptors have slunces prevented completion £ fashioned memorials to great men and great
of the work. Captain Fails, who
ls 70, was, as a staff officer in events. The reason for many has been lost in France, engaged in at least aix major battles on the Western
antiquity, but the statues themselves have often Front. The book, The Gordon survived for thousands of years; |*Higliandora in the First World War. is published by the Aberdeen University Press at 425.
Russian Tank
RUSSIAN tank captured at A Suez has been put in the Army's museum at Bevington, Wareham, Dorset. Since it was captured tank experts have
been putting it through severo trials. They have also stripped it down to learn all they C30 about it. The tank muscum, which is open free to the public,
has three other Russlon tanks.
Angels. Hide
Microphones
Some of these monuments moved, it was estimated that
strange have
stories. At the cost would be £000. Thebea, in Egypt, there aro A pair of colossal sintures, one of Later it was found that it which is enlied the Vocal would bo nearer £3,000, Memnon". For two centuries Nevertheless, London
statues after it was damaged by an have had to be moved to meet earthquake in 27 B.C., it gave traille out a musical sound every day George I memorial in Dublin
was shipped over to Birming at sunrise.
ham In 1997.
.conditions. And the
One of the
The unclents attributed this singing to a spirit, but Egyptolo-
mos! striking gists in later centuries said heat statues in the west is the the grocks of the statue
representation of Christ which
may
have led to the kind of ringing stands among wild and rugged sound which sometimes ocenery in the Amies of Soutli
Amerlen, curred in old-time, fuel stoves.
on the line dividing Argentina from Chile. It was peace be-
Most anclent of all statues is set up to celebrale
FOR the broadcasting, for the thought to be the Great Sphinx tween the two countries.
of Egypt, which stands near the Pyramids at Gizeh. It is known
to have existed before 4000 B.C. Hewn but off natural
first time, on round and television of the State opening of Parliament two microphones will be concealed behind the Angels on either side of the cocks, faws and cavities were Throne in the House of Lords, filled in with masonry. They are being gilded to tone with the Angels, says the B.B.C., and will not be sten
will The commentary position
Huge Paws
tal it the inscripton:
Carved on the granite pedes- "Sooner shall these mountains crumblo to dust than the people of Argentina and Chile break the heure which they have sworn to maintain at the feet of Christ the Redeemer,"
The 20-. full
of igure be above the Press gallery, in a
For centuries, only the head "Christ of the Andes" was cast entered views on the current best-sound-proof box,
by end shoulders of the Sphinx from the bronze of old cannon. to Puenta-del- but its huge its conveyance of selling novel. Would you:— ladder through trap door. Mr could be seen,
David Lloyd James, 43, former paws, 50 ft. long, have since Inca, high up in the mountains, feat. Taken by ly a B.B.C. staff
Leen excavated. The body is was a great announcer,
187 ft. long and the head mea- train to Mendoza, it was drag will give the brundenst.
sures 30 ft. from the top of the ged to its lonely resting place
on D the huge chin forehead
gun-carriage, by mules which is 14 ft. wide, The and soldiers. height to the top of the head is 00 11.
10
tle.
(b) Mainly people you've 16 Everyone l alring his met since being grown up?
even mixture (c) An both?
MEN. You meet someone wearing your old school Do you (a) Mention that you went to the same school?
(8) Join in, pretend you'd read it, and bluft. through ou
from gleanings remembered reviews?
13,
(b) Pretend you went to different school?
a
(c) Say nothing about it?
To tombola 11 WOMEN.
furables
WAY--You Tour win a length (or whatever you call such A -thing) of mink. Would you
(a) Have it made up as a coat?
(b) Use it to line un ex- pensive cloth coat? to) Sell 17
and had no
intention of
(b) Admit you hadn't read Like Human Brain
A WONDER machine, belleved reading it?
A to be the nearest ever ap (c) Say you hadn't yet got proach to a working model of round to reading it? 17 To impress an important acquaintance you give him
expensiva lunch in an
res.
the human brain, is being de-
1
Although
to
Mesiem
fanatles and nose,
Statue Of Liberty
By
far the
world's biggest
emgy, however, is the Statue of Liberty which stands on an island in New some of the It is 161 ft. 1 in. tall, from the
on
signed by a 34-year-old Lon- mutilated
the eyes don engineer. It will have
to the quiet dignity of the tea memory and will be able taurant. It's made even more "talk" to people It recognises tures egn still be recognised. 11 and control levers that could is known that the face was once simulate
of painted red, y the movements animals and the production of colouring. remains handwriting. It is considered so checks. Important in the study of the
expensive by a mistake in the bill. Do you
(a) Point it out to the walter and demand a recount? (b) Ignore it and pay up? (c) Fall even to see tho Bix-year-old child mistake because It would forms a deep attachment embarrass you to examine the of an important grimy-mannered, bl In front dreadful-accented playmate who guest.
12 Your
for
路
[+
York Harbour.
the feet to the top of the torch
carried high in its right hond. With the pedestal, the height is
metion of the brain that the Transport- of such giant 305 ft. 8 in. The enormous hand Numeld Feindation have grant- Ogures must have been a tre i over 16 ft long, with an 8 et £34,000 to assist its complemendous job. But wall paint- ft. long index finger. Even the lon by the end of 1050. The ings reveal how; it was done. Anger nalis messuto 13 In. by machine, a new form of com- Hundreds of slaves hauled, the 10 in. So big is the head, vitři that 40 Many cula beneath You 18 You sail for America-deep puter, will comprise 4,000 units statues on a sledge, with the aid oven 24 ft. Geross socially
d economically,
side. They In the Tourist Class bowels and will be about the alzò of a of rollers. "Oll wai probably people can stand Would you!
of the ship. Some
rich medium-sized room. The brain poured on the ground to make reach it by climbing 161 steps. (a) Gently discourage the acquaintances are aboard too-behind the "brain" Is Dr Wilfred the sledge move more easily.
Tizlo great statue cost Ilaison, but not say anything to high and mighty First Class Taylor who has been working
the £00,000, with
pedestal outright about why?
grandeur. Would you
on his Idea for the last ve
another £70.000. The sculptor years at University College,
was Auguste Bartholdi, and the London.
statue рудя presented by the people of France in commemora- ten of the hundredth analver-
(b) Forbid your darling to associate with such ♫ .raga-
?
sume
(a) Send them a note sug- cesting you all get together during the voyage?
"Willow" Factory TUIE 200-year-old Stoke-on-
(e) Gang up with
(b) Luck" about obviously eiher OKC. mums and take your un the one spot on deck where children on exciting outings on Tourist Class passengers would Trent pottery of the Coal- which the undesirable chum is be visible to First Class passen-port China Company is not to not invited?
gers--hoping they spot you and close after all and will con- tinue to make the Blue Willow invite you over?
and Blue Dragon dinnerware patterns it created in the 1770's. The Coalport firm has been
13 How many Christmas cards
do you send out,.
(B) About as many as you receive?
(b) For fewer
you
than receive or even nonet
than you
(c) Far receive?
more
14 At a dismal party-nasty drinks, heavy silences, dull people which would you do:-
(a) Leave quietly?
(e) Keep well out of sight so they won't spot you?
19
What kind of dog do you
In
The Andes
One of the greatest feals was to move the singing Memnon and its mute companion 'from the Assouran quarries 200 miles from Thebes.
Ropes used in these wonder ful removals showed that both Assyrians and ancient Egyptian had made considerable progress were
or would you have! acquired by Brain and Comin rope twisting. Cobles
too
thickness.
(a) A small, chle thing-pany, of Stoke, makers of Foley made of great length, and poodle, dachshund, corgi, etc? China. It was announced fr (b) A large, useful critter August that the Coalport and sheep dog, gun dog. watch Cauldron. Potteries, operated in dog, eic.?
the rame factory, were to close
the plant was (c) No dog or just any old because bound that came alông?
large. Also, because of the Clean 20 At a large, business Alr Act, the factory's coal-fired funcheon you meet (but sitaven had been closed and well down the table from) a would be too expensive to con- (c) Chat quietly in a corner very important politician. A vert to gas or electricity. with the most bearable person few days later someone name- theret
(b) Make a big effort to inject some life in the goings-
on?
15 An acquaintance asks you you know him,
how much you carn. Do
YOUR-
(a) Think it a rude ques- tion, and elther tell him or not tell him?
(b) Boastfully add 50 per cent to the true figure?
drops this V.I.P., and asks if Would you:-- (a) Bay "Oh, yes, 1, know him," implying you know him fairly well?
(b) Say you'd scarcely met. him?-
(e) One-up your name= dropper by saying: "AS A (e) Say it's none of his matter of fact we lunched to- business?
gether just two days ago,"
NOW... IS YOUR LABEL SHOWING?
First check your acoreana
1, 1–3, b−1; <−2.
2. =3, b1, 62,
3, a=3, b=1, c=2.
4, 3, b=2, o=1.
5. a=2, b-1, 6-3,
6. 1:1, biz3, 0=2.
1. ant. b3,
2.
8. 2, 3, 1.
B. 1-2, b-1, c=3, 10. 2, b-1, c-3. 11..a=2, b=1, 6=3. 12, a 2, b=1, 0=3. 13, -2, -1, 0=3. 14. =1, 3, 2.
14, a=3, b-1, c-2. 10, a=1, b=2, «−3. 17. a=2, b=3, 0=1. 18. a=8, b=1, 0=2. 10. =1, b=2, 0=& 20. s=t, b=3, 0=1, What your score means 45.57 You're a snob all right,
but you're an easy-to
ulcers either from trying to koup up with the Jones-jjones,
30.44 The pukka sahib snob!
The old guard, back-, bone of Establishment-minded anobbery You have quite nizo manners but don't actually wear them out with use-and wher they're not functioning you're likely to hide behind the exclos of being "shy,”
You're county-country-minded --though you probably live in a suburb. You love dowers and dogs-maybe even horses--but are not so sure about people.
You step daintily from 1 polite childhood into" an Oven- tampered, boringly civilised buddio ago that lasts until your inte-lowering into a splendidly slim and crisp old gent or tough, lavender-scented old lady. With Principles.
take snob, and your particular BELOW 30 You'r tho
anobblest-and
brand of anobbery is the least corrosive there is.
not so pukka. When young You have instinctively gentle you're madly gaymadiy manners though sometimes a assured and madly. arrogant.
bit of grandness does the old ego. But you aren't really so sure of good and would not do any your manners, your morals, or body in the aye even if it would yourself as you like to make out. benefit you directly.
You call restaurants, dress-
cor
You're much more likely to makers, hairdressers and the go to Jersey than Capri for man who, washes your your hols. You won't over "liltis," You say "sort of bo hot copy in the gossip great deal. You're all Inaldo- columns, but you'll never get out, and your label is showing,
BOURG
it
y of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, Work begun in France in 1874, and two years later the band bearing the torch was sent to America. In 1877, the head was finished, exhibited in Paris and sent across the At antle By 1889 the figure was completed, and then the build- ing of the great pedestal was begun. Composed of iron and copper, the statute weight over 200 tons.
Labour costs of removing statues hove always been Im
The Anal statue was made In mense, even in modern mes.
sections, some of which When it was suggested before 350 World War II that the statue involved 9,000 separate measure- of the Prince Consort in Rol- ments. It la said that Barihoidl born Circus, London, should be used his mother as a model.
ARAB LEAGUE
HOOP EXERCISE
GYMNASIUM
'NO! NOT TO BE WORN THROUGH THE NOSE!"
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