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Our

First Contest!

Dear Readers:

SPECIAL

This week WO hava

challenge for you. It has been said often that the young people of today are interested only in films, the latest fods and rock 'n' roll. Hero is a contest and YOUR chance to prove the sceptics wrong!

you arc For cash prizes,

invited to send in your on how detailed plans

best to deal with Hong- million 10- kong's 1.5 fugees.

The winner will get $15, and

the next two best entries $10 and $5.

We

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1960.

PCTION FOR HONGK

ER

CLUB MAILBAG: Young people who are so THE CAREER

LIKED your opening page but can't the have more contributiona from members? And aren't they supposed to be original? { read me of them long ago in a magazine.-Rosemary Wong, Kowloon.

fo Yes, all contributions should be origindi-arid 31's up members to keep the page filled with their own contributions.

LIKED David Lan's article on how to be a reporter and I hope that he will tell me how I can join the foedt civil service,, I'm sitting my matric this year.-Tony Ma, Hongkong.

Watch David's column,

•

WHAT about a movie column, Mr Chairman?

Many young!

W people in Hongkong are réguldr film-goers and you should give them something to read, preferably, with latest pletures of the giers.-Jean Cheng, Rouwen.

Keep watching, Jean, a Alm column is planned.

TM an outlour type and I like going walks over the weekend. Can the Club or any member tell me some good ones? I live on The Peak, but I'm prepared to go anywhere even Lantao- John Hildred, Hongkong,

What about II, members?

The 17-21

1.

The theme of the contest is think, appropriate, since this is World Refugee Year, Somo of the best brains in the world orc concentrating on a solu- 2. tion to the problem of there unfortunate people, uprooted from their homes 3. by

and political

Wurs

boliefs. But a satisfactory answer has yet to be 4. tound.

Why don't you have a try? 5. Read up

on the subject,

find out what is being done and then let us have YOUR ideas.

Limit your entries to no more

than 500 words, and send them in by 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 24: Good luck!

By ANNE BASTICK THIS week

I want to give you a fow shop- ping hints for buying a new suit. It is a very useful item in your wardrobe and it can be worn

so many oc- casions. A suit usually con sists of skirt, cithar (some- straight or pleated times it is nice to have two skirts to one jacket) and

on

a

jacket. Sometimes

it is 27

dress and matching jacket,

usually referred to as

ensemble.

มอ

to

When buying your suit material remember chonse one that is

than that for a dress and make

heavier woollen sure that

not

the material docs crease easily, because straight skirt creases very quickly,

material A soft

must have a lining in the skirt or you will find that after a few wearings it will bulge in the seat and at the knees when you stand

up.

Own choice

The design is entirely your own choice and there are so many pretty ideas to choose for this season. Short little Jackets coming just to the wilst either fitted or loose, and others below the hip- that come Eno, either fitted or loosely belted at the waist, The cardigan jacket is a smart idea, for a less formal sult.

first five

Club's

rules

Membership in the 17-21 Club is open to all within that age group.

Contributions and all activities of the Club will be limited to members only.

Contributions may consist of anything that is publishablo — articles, letters, storios, photographs, drawings, verses, But only the best will be printed. All contributions MUST be original.

Written contributions should not consist of more than. 350 words, photographs and drawings will only be accepted in black-and-white.

YOUT

sure of themselves

By A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

YOUTH of modest intellect has a grand, exciting and satisfying time in

reducing to debris the temples venerated by elders.

their falures.

The process does not change ed in a muddled fashion during know belter in the face of all much. Al 14 the schoolboy knows the last seven years. so much that, like Mark Twain, he can hardly bear to have the old man around."

At 21, he is surprised to note how much his father has learn

is your name Leon

BY READING BETWEEN THE LIONS, WE FIND THAT LEON, A NAME OF LATIN OR FRENCH ORIGIN, MEANS "LION-LIKE C192) TIS

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And at 23 he is probably one of those young men in whom "infallibility survives"; young men "who know they know.”

God's is not an easy way. The Church exists, not to shelter men from the realities of life, but to help and encourage them to with- stand its bludgookings of the

There are, too, many modern flesh and of the spirit,"

Many young people are, how- young women very sure very

aver, very sure of themselves, carly that they have penetrated

to the heart of the ultimate They feel fully competent either

to diamics God, or, more fre mystery.

quently, to tell Him how He should order lite.

Amused

One of them wrote to me re- cently that despite a Christian upbringing she is now an atheist. Her tone was regretful rather

They would be amused by than assertive or deflant. She offered her reasons, None of gravestone inscription in a small them new. All are familiar Scoltish churchyard: and specious.

"Here le 1, Marlin Elginbrod. Have mercy on my soul, God,

As I would do if I were God And You were Martin Elgin- brod."

CORNER

By

David Lan

Up in the

SET

air!

At 5.30 p.m. the captain in the cockpit received his clearance front the control tower of Kai Tak airport.

Filcking a few, switches on the rive great salisfaction. You'll instrument panel, he started the find the world is very small- engines and the four propellers almost like your own home. came to life one after another with a roar,

Inside the enbin, 3 warning thro Blanal dashed: "Fraten your beltal"

"You work toge days a week, receive 13 months' pay--with_a flying allowanco-and tako weeks' annkal leave, when you can travol free on company carriers." Down the earpèted isle, svolk- ed a glamorous young woman ments for the job: "Of course, Miss Cheng sled require- and a handsome young man in you must possess a school leav- smart uniforms.

Ing certifleste and have a good Nancy Chan, the air hostes, knowledge of English and Can- and Albert Templo, the fight tonese and preferably one steward, WAND

ensuring that more language or dialect, sny

bad the

Daasengers

really Spanish, French, Japanese, Man- fagiened their safety, belts.

darin, Shanghal or Swatow.

This, in essence, is the con- clusion: If there were a God of love, all-knowing, and all-power- ful, terrible things entalling in- nocent suffering would not hop

That has been regarded as the pen in the world.

There is really no answer that extreme expression of the Scots' will seem convincing to those presumption of equality; but who argue that, since horrore Elginbrod was not denying the The silver-winged huge crop- Most of our flight hostesses and persist, there is either no God Deity or questioning His right- |jet” aircraft, taxiod, took off, atewords speak four or five! or merely a callous Being "only news, or wisdom, or love, or glided over Lyemun Pass and strong to hurt."

vanished into the sky-Sydney- They do not see themselves as

not irritate assured bound, a destination exhibiting a pigmy arrogance of young folk by asserting that they and 35 minutes mind

contempl-OF in will later seo religion different- Hongkong. ignorance of the vital lessons ly. They may not. Some never of history.

do. Through Christ,

werd It is enough to suggest that shown the way to attain the they are not likely to get far

neforening blessed state on earth for which' towards

mauklad they emve; but they presume to without religion. Nobody has.

power.

Let us

Hongkong's Music City NOTES on

a full

This has no collar and is shaped. Remember

attractive with a skirt is not going to look most

a loose, hip necklace or the collar of smart with your blouse worn outelde length jacket. Belt the Jac the jacket. Skirta can be ket at your wadat, or have a straight, plented or bell waist length jacket.

NEW music store-unique for its spécial car-phone

NOTES

By CARL MYATT:

Abbrons shortly in Contral Building. This is so Mercury were first on the "Les

On ABC-Paramount-ABC 283.

Age limit

14 hours

"In from

addition to a pleasant Bway

personality, adaptability, intel- Ilgence, and friendliness you The Journey would have been must also have a very sound uncomfortable for the 60 seated physique. The medical require traveliers, but for the work of merits are of A very high Naney, Albert

And their two standard." other colleagues on board,

Efficient

And the age limits? "Women may start between 20 and 25. and men, between 20 and 35. You may work as long is your Brightly and efficiently, they health can stand it. But women demonstrated the use of life- must be single. This doesn't jacketa, served food and drinios, apply to men." passed magazines, helped passen- This year, oui of 300_op- rers with documents, and oc- plicants, her airline chose 50 by casionally chatted with them. written examinations and Inter- Their personable looks, plea- views From these, the Selec- Bant mariners, friendliness, tion Board pleked out 20 for a Auoney in languages and con medical examinailon and a flight

mado on the siderate services Filles De Porla”

the test.

In the latter they have to walk Many good ballads, passengers feel at home, relaxing "Music City"- the record fans' dream. There will be market with it, it is doing reverse.

aircraft flying swinging up tempo em and turning the long fligh: ground on the

ever Hongkong, with the pilot three floors In which the music-minded can browse. good business in the States, and some The eat-phone bar will enable the younger set to listen Top version Stateside of this numbers sung by one of the into a fun-filled experience..

number is by Jimmie Rodgers on new crop of talented youngsters and Albert are accommodated in

At the port of arrival, Nancy intentionally bumping it along to the candidates gol air-gick to hit songs on 45 rpm ro-

the Roulette label.

the best hotels and provided with tally. meals all paid for by the alr- Those who survived were put (line.

en a rigid menth-long intentive Time permitting, Bey may training course which embraced Aircraft tour the city or be invited by among other subjects:

on sale hare

MOR lovers of South Ameri-their friends in town for a good tamillarisation, cabin pressurist

time. They always return to tion and air-condilloning, theory classics and jazz.

rhythms

service, and dicir base. Hongkong. on the of flight, passenger busumont will be the demon- noticed the

emergency procedure drills, first The next time, they might dy aid, documentation, route fain.- stration toom for hi-fi and Matilda" is walizing its way up hit song "Diana" has got a

the hit parade? Well you can very good long player on the monicho Cha Cha" by Jerry storeophonic sets. Hi fi re-

Murad's Harmonicati sa to another country-it all derisation, calculation of time blame its success or should I market.

pends on a roster arranged by against Greenwich Mean Time, cords will also be on sale say revival on "Miss Diamond."

must.

Their superior,. Miss Josephine Passenger psychology and so hero.

Cheng, Hostess Supervisor of forth.....

Then came the final examina- Cathay Pacific Airwaya.

embers Miss Cheng told me: For the benefit of 17-21 Club tons, passing which the candi- "If you like travelling around, probation before being making friends, sud kolog Armed in their jobs.

cords without disturbing any-and anything to do with the one or being disturbed. The recording business la concerned. top floor will cater to stereo-From the looks of things here,

hit the she may

Jackpot this

includa

phonic enthusiasts. Records time. We wish her luck.

will

While on the subject of the DAUL ANKA, who rockot- F

have you Ped to stardom with his dance the thum "Har- aircraft'e return flight, In the talented Migs Silva,

way "Waltzing

She had the good fortune to al- This one untitled "My Heart tend a special Los Angeles pre- Singa" is his second album. The view of Stanley Kramer's "On first was called simply Paul The interior decoration adds The Beach" (the background Anka. On this his latest effort, Spanish flavour to the sur- music for which this old Aus- he is backed by the Don Casto roundings. "Music City" is the irallah folk song) during her re- orchestra, and sings some old "brain child" of Diamond Music ceni United States and European ones and some new, I liked Company's Francis Sliva. She tour. She promptly went to Mer- especially "Auturin Leaves" and has the uncanny habit of back- eury records and advised David Comnie Cl, Comme Ca" on side ing winners as far as hit records Carroll to cut a single of this, one and Paul's own composition

by

Hit Parade

TED THOMAS

W

THAT makes a Hit tune?

Why is it that only at tiny proportion of the tunes that are written dally ever Farch the best Beiling charts?

31 we knew the anawor

to that we'd be writing them

and making a fortune. But

(BASED ON BALES FIGURES FROM H.K. RECORD AGENTS)

1. As Time Goes By

2. 6eparate Ways

3. 1 Keep Tryin'

4. My Faithful Heart

6. Sleepy Lagoon

6. What is Love

7. Lonely Boy

8. Too Proud

9. It's Time to Ory

10. Tender Love and Care

11. I Love You, Baby

12. Posar

13. Misty

Mo

14. Daddy Coel

there's an even greater for. 15. Put Your Head on My Shoulder

tuna in store for the man with an even lees creative talent. Spotting the "oldion" that given the benefit of a fact-lift, by way of the big beat and a now voice, emerge again' as Hit Para- ders

For three years I used the theme from the Threepenny Opara as my signatura,tune' in "Nightcap. Now here it in bảok in the top twenty. 'after being' voted America's top diec of./1969. How?

Well the Dobby Darin labo). dlùm lot for U, but it always wes d great melody,

One way to spot tha winners (Uefore they hit Hongkongle to watch the anjos rukotion In England and the United Biatas. From

16. Heartaches by the Number

17. Wee Hea

18. Running Bear

10. Bola For Te 20. 'La Mor

1. Deborah

Johnny. Nash

Sarah-Yaughan Poni-Talle

Pat Boone The Plattare The Playmates Paul Anka Johnny Nást Paul Anke Jimmie Rodgers

Paul Anka

Dorte Day

Johnny Mathis The Diamonds Paul Anka Quy Mitchel Rock-A-Teane Johnny Preston Lau Monte Trade Martin

OUR SELECTION OF FUTURE HITS

2. The Ding Dong Bong

England "the thres best sell- Ing singles this wook dre

why....Anthony Newly A Valce in the Wilder- neus......ci Richarda Starry Eyed..... Michael Halliday

and from Anierikma

Running Beari....

Johnny Prostóri Toon Angel............ Mark.

Pinning Summer Place them.

Paroy Falth Orch,

The Crickets Teal Chin

Thess Hatings are from Moigdy Maker and Variety cherte, and the emergence this of "Running Dear week atoms to herald a new rash of American hita from the Hit Parades there.

It, eny of you would like: to have the words to any of the ongelated write to The Hit bont Fan Club, P.O. Box 8165, Kowloon.

Included in the set is the group's Hall Of Fame hit Peg My Heart", and its most re- cent hit parader, "Pelite Fleur".

On Mercury MG 20391.

That's all for this week. Until

places, tħils le for you,

"Por extroverts with proper this karter Will

next Saturday, keep swinging!personality,

there's where the fint ten pagus «of, my

ticle went!!

-card-to Cosky Sung, 19.

dates went on three months'

Probation

cam-

Miss Tess Curtin, Aslan Hostern Supervisor of British Overseas Airways Corporation sald her company requires the candi dates to start from the age of 21, and, bavo á school leaving teruncate, preferably with credit in English.

Bosc's two months' training course In London Includes

passenger service in a mock-up Aircraft, a short course in de- periment, a make-up course at Elizabeth Arden's in Bond Street and a tour of historical sites.

The probation portod · with this airline lo six months...and the jobs H Hongkong are only open to young wonen. Z

Sald another airline executive: "The trouble with our hostesses is that they are vanishing 100 quickly! We pour out small fartunes on their training. But no sooner do they start flying |than they leave us,”

Quipped Miss Curtid, "If you don't see her around, you can be pretty sure she's married"" }

The marriaga rate, ir sald to be 100 per cent higher for air hostesses than gislo in other careers. The reason is that they got a wider choice of husbands- to-be. Nu ly in one olly but in many! T

Other airlines such as Cana- dian Pacino Airlines, Civil Air Transport, Qantai and Air India International, also titor oppor tunity for local young women (and in some cases, for mḍn).

Europrin ditja ätö recruited byumrious airlines in their respective counttion of, origin.

Thus Boag recruits in Lona- doh (Matric standard and one language other than Eyalists to- quired); Pan American World Airwars zoorulin American citizens only (with at least two years of Amiversity education); and Air Franon fueruite twice a [ybar in Paris.