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HOW TO BEAT

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A BORE

XTHAT is a bore? Look around the next time you go to a party. You are sure to find him. He'll be sitting there, in an obtrusive corner, balancing his drink on his knee and something else, oqually as precariously, on the other. He'll be waving his arms about, describing things that invariably prove to be elusive. They got away. What should we do if we find And how to do it can be seen in ourselves trapped in his com- pany? Should we' like that sweet young thing on his left, murmur half-hearted questions and ejaculations of surprise, out of politeness--or lock our jaws yawning like that man to her left, or, like the one in the rear, try to out-rell fils kales?

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We most definitely should not follow the example of friend In the rear; it takes bore to get the better of a bore and if we are not of the same vorlety. It is usclera to evels try,

Instead, be like the lady who said to the bore who was telling them that he was still a bucho lar because he was too fast a runner for the girls, "It must be exhausting, but have you looked back to see if there was anyone behind you for the past luw years?"

Hope

At that moment, backs are straightened and ears. pricked. The party comes to life again. Your hostess breathes Blh of reflet, and with renowed hope, plans how she can hast stab him.

There is much clearing DE throuts all round, but best of all, you have put everyone at their ease and have earned their undy- ing gratitudo. The purly be

Interesting again, And, BOOWN your social position is made.

to efend

Our unwillingness permits the bore to get uway with too much. The best policy Is to treat the bore like a bare.

-MEMBERSHIP-

Fill this in and send

it to the China Mall.

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Name

Age

Occupation Address

the

caso of the bore who launched off on his eligibility by starting with the sly, "I hate to admit it, but I seem là be. and ending on the pathetic,

should What

I do?" forcing the average person to lie out- rageously,

Witty

However, his sympathetic latener, with great presence of mind, told him to, "Keep talk- ing which more than cured him and gave the cue to the othera that they could stop feigning politeness,

We need not be witty in our retorts, all we need is enough gail to give it to him, preferably between the eyes. It isn't fair to pent up the irritation behind a mask of tolerance and 'take it aut on Innocent bystanders

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Why not make life a lot more pleasant for yourself and every- one else concerned, have laugh at his expense. and provoke more invitational

(Credit Card to Josephine E. Lato, Kowloon.)

is your name Ronalda?

THE · CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1960.

SECTION FOR HONGKONGS

Casey

"WHO'D BE INTERESTED IN FLOWERS?!"

(Credit card to Carey Sung, Hongkong.)

WHAT IS A HOME?

66 TJOME" may be a wooden shack, for some

It may be a castle fit for kings;

Rich or poor, much joy in life stems from

The warmth, the love, the blossing each home brings.

Mother's amiling face and dad's kind ways,

Boisterous fights between my brothers two;

Cosy winter nights, and summer days

Filled with cooling ices: these mako home-life too. Home-mado cookies in tho kitchen baking,

Radio turned on while I read or eat,

The startling sound of dishes falling-breaking! Without these things my home is incomplete. God put joy in earthly homes of men

To sustain e'on when troubles grim do come.

Eternal bliss awaits His children whon

He welcomes us into His heavenly home.

(Credit Card to Linda Ann Wu, Hongkong.)

The 17-21

CLUB MAILBAG

FROM the "Mact the Members" coluunt one realises that this

pape le becoming very popular, and I must-congratulate the stay for pour work in making this section so interesting. I would be grateful if you will accept me as a member of the Club. I notice that you accept fashion desigus, and wonder if I have to describe the dress or design when I send in my drawing-or under what conditions tolll these designs be accepted.→Rita C. Lau, Kowicon.

Thanks for the compliments, Rita, and if you'll glance over at the "Meel the Members" column you'll see your name on the list. I presume you are referring to the fashions in Anno Bastick' column, in which case you must realise that she is a staff member. However, why not send in some sketches of what you have in mind-with brief descriptions?

PLEASE caroli me as a member of the 17-21 Club. If I send in a short story or an essay will you publish it in your paper? Please let me know--Dunyanit Vaswani, Kowloon.

You're a fully fledged member as from today, Damyastí. By all means send in your manuscripts-we'll publish them if they come up to requirements. But please remember that nil articles or short stories have to be under 600 words, must be original and of a high enough tiandard.

Meet the members!

RITA C. LAU, 19, student, 2A Collage Road, 2nd floor, Kow- loon.

STEPHEN CHAN, 17, student, 152 Ma Tau Wel Road, ground floor, Kowloon.

DAMYANTI A. VASWANI, 17, student, 3-B Blue Mansion, Happy Valley, Hongkong.

Pool

"Your body isn't worth much, but I'll buy your watch.” (Credit Card to Roy Fay, Hongitong.)

Fiesta of music this month

TONGKONG'S

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Contribu: NOTES on

THE FEMININE VERSION OF THE TEUTONIC NAME RONALD, RONALDA MEANS "OF MIGHTY POWER!

awalian zinger Key.My.

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By ANNE

BASTICK

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SUMMER DRESSES: There are hundreds of variation, and patterns, of summer dresses. Each year the cotton materials sačm gayor and more colourful. Some are made with a dull finish while others look as expensive as silk,

{" the тога highly priced range there are the embosted and hand printed and am-

broidered cottons.

Cotton, you should realise, is no longer worn during the day. time alone. Game of the prettiest party dresses this year are being made in cotton.

A very useful day dress is ons that has matching Jacket or bolero. suggest that the jacket would have

these quarter or. with perhaps a long sleeves, collar, so that it can be worn with the dross on a cooler day. The dross would hava glihor no alcover, or a cap sleeve, that

or

is to kay one which is very short.

be full The skirt could straight: either would look nice. with, or without a jacket.

This is only' ono suggestion, thore are many other" designe being sold tri the shopp. thin Keason and you are sure to find one to suit your Individual taste.

Do be careful when buying cotton i make sure that It doca not areane too badly,, alva that the colours dre fast. Whan buying by the yard take a. amalt, place and put it in hot water. You will very soon' discover whether it shrinks or the enlour checking tune. A better way shrinkage. to nút a place in which you measure ba- fore and after washing.

tion to the world of

is popular music finally ready. But it took many hours of hard work and two recording sessions before the Diamond Music Com- pany was satisfied with the finished product.

But now everything is com- picte and Francis Silva hopes

NOTES...

By Carl Myatt

THE CAREER CORNER By David Lan

A

WIZARD of an architect. Mr Frank Lloyd Wright built himself Tallosin West, a luxurious sailboat of a home in a sea of desort

noar Phoenix, Arizona.

The house with six grand pianos was almost inacces- sible to the world outside.

But the world came to him, braving the 20 miles of stony sand, just to ask for his designs for everything from homes to industrial plants.

Now that Wright is dead, his home has remained 13 Mecen to the world's lovers of fine arts.

Wright certainly proved right the saying, "If you do something well, the world will come to you instead, no mutter where you are."

SPHINX

The world is still coming everyday to where the great men have done well-ages

ugo.

Transcending

time

and space

Analysis of, and advice on tenders received. Preparation of contracts to be signed by the client and

contractor.

Report to the Building Au- tharity on completion of

the project.

*Application to the Building tion. permit before

Authority for the occupa- the owner moves in

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There are Ave ways leading to qualifications for practice:

ex- ar-

1. You may take a five-year course in the Hongkong Uni- versity after which you spend two years for proctical perience with a practising chitect before you $11 for examinations for Authorised Architects set by the Public Works Department.

2. You may obtain the title of Who, for instance, on 1 an Associato of the Royal In-

British round-the-world tour could stitute of

Architects afford to miss the Pyramids (ARIBA) by first studying in a and Sphinx hugging the practical experience and then U.K. university, next getting Egyptian desert, the palace passing the exominations of the in Versailles, the French professional body. chateaux, the Eiffel Tower astride the boulevard, or the Notre Dame on the River Seina?

An ARIBA silli has to have a professional Interview with The PWp before he can practise in Ilongkong.

EXAMS

3. Returned students from

Or, for that matter, "St Paul's Cathedral in London, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Fountain of Rome, the Parthenon atop the Acroplis countries other than U.K. must satisfy the local authorities that overlooking

the Athens, ruins of Pompeii and even they are qualified by way of Ethel Azama. attle Japanches happy,

two years' practice with inimitable kind of music, ping them with a mrkit-Krting, con- maites her debut For those of you who think tagious drive,

the Great Wall meandering practising architect and passing on the Liberty label, hacked by the that rockin' be the most, this albini flere then, for those blue, we through the hilly north of profcealonol examinations. sxotke Marlin Denny group.

daya, I give you Pete Fountain China? Axama has a fresh, renative voice

On Decca DL 78868.

le musle of New Oriraps. and can let and wisft one

On Coral CNL 757282.

And

minute and brash and hard-driving

ve next.

In Exoile Dreams" the

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4. Those without a univár- alty degree may obtain three certainly any visitor years of articled pupilage fol- DEVIEWING records can be-

would regret miesing the UN. Jowed by six years of practical chosen a variety of songs which come quite a tedious range from the popular "Autum

ac-APITOL have acquired, Dinati and Empire State Bulldings or experience and, having attain- Leaves" and "Happy Talk to the cupsilon. You hear some good Share's contract, and you the spiral Guggenheim Art ed the age of 30, slt for profes- traditional waliom te "Kawohl" records, to cause quite a sir with the kukaputan

and many bad ones, can now be assured of hearing Museum in Now York.

sional examinations. fosn you pronowice off-beut cha, cha versions at this one?) An interesting voice of And then once in a while you more of this great talent than "Dahl Sa Iyo"

"A whom we will no doubt hear mone

Behind cach of these national and

come up with a really happy ever before.

5. Fifteen years of practical Kalisud."

of in the near future.

dise and it seems to make your Dutch who has one of the net prides, cultural monuments and experience under a practising On Liberty LST 7104. In order to popularise the

work all the more worthwhile. Buscemid TV Bows in the United benulles transcending space and architect and attainment of the Tecond. and the dance. Miss

Such a record is Pate Fountain's her favourites for this

States, iras

number of time is the magle touch of a age of 25. Then the proken- Silva is filming an off-beat cha,

New Orena oltum, Happy is the Capitol L

man-the ARCHITECT. POR = good, solid danetable only word than cont deadle

sional examinations, The PWD cha demonstration as performed FR

Stending right behind

will quality the candidato as an Dinah is the great Nelson Tikkle beat, "The Ble Gullar LP work of this young man and his orahestra, and quite honestly there by a young Fillono couple. She by the Owen Bradley is hard derful

"It does not take a genius to Authorised Peter, Fountain is a won=' music,

Architect-allowed hopes that televisien companies

clarinetil-warm, kensitive is none better in the business that become na srchtteet," said a to practise in Hongkong only. to beat.

Riddle Mr and a great swinger. be interested

And swing to these to the talents has produced

The cambimten of local professional man. enough to will

Bradley has picked some really does mighty on this elburn. lio

docs require Teal the album "Dinah Yes Indeed" aral selected a number of screen this film at the same time puular

Happy WNP petite Flag" "okkies" -- "Sakriis,"

wo here are just as enthusiaste saj ability." Mus Finally a word of congratula- and "Blues Stay Away From Me," River" "Lary River" "Way Down thone high people at The Tower.

ele-and On Capitol ST 1247. Lions to all who participated in and transformed them into his own Wander In New Orleans

us the accord is played.

this project, particularly to singer Estela and band leader, -arranger Celso Carralo. They certainly did a grand job.

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TF you ikke dancing or listen- ing to good music, then don't miss the Hongkong Musicians 1960 Municat Jamborce.

The date: Saturday, April 20; the ventus: the Mirorony Bnál, Minorene lutel, Howloon. The Colony's out- standing Fiptoe muslolaan, singerm and dancers will be on hand to entertain you, Music will be pro- cambos and vided by five #nali tires big bands. There will also baroGoorshows. Tickets for this five-hour antal "fiveta" will go on sule shortly.

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DETTE Jazz singer Pam Crain Is back in town. Pam, who has been working in nightsjulis All over the Orient, arrived recently from India for a short holiday.

But music dows through, Uhdes leirta veins. So

she decided |that the best way to enjoy a. holiday would be to....yes you' Istinomed It-angl Thus the

oxuberant Miso Crain is to be hoard at the Correspondent's Clubə avery Saturday night with toy Cordelrow graus, with incident... ally features the boorded ope- Eddie Costa-on pland.

Now let me introduce you to

two more now personsilikon

| in the field of popular musado.

By

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Go the has

the

The Hit Parade

TED THOMAS

THERE'S

a now Elvis disc about to be leased on the Hong- kong record buying fraternity, and it shows tho

ex-sergeant has lost

none of tho sparkle, fire and excite- ment that served, him

so wall in his pro servico days..

Watch out for "Stuck On You" which finda Elvie in ne volca; and on the reverse sida "Fame and Fortune" feature à Prosley bo aldom nhác thay dayas singing a plaintiva batind to a slow rock backing. The result, an arrangement not unlike The Platters.

Record number 18 - thla ju wook istars¦ an old "Pronlay buddy},"dim Revs. Hi? version of "Hell: Hive. To : Go” 'in' 'currently number

1. Ding Dong Song - Toal Ghin

2.

Deborah - The Crickėta

3. Oloepy Lagoon — The Platters

4.

selected a

Thome From a Bummer Place Fontaine Slaters

6. You're My Baby Sarah Vaughn

6. Running Bear Johnny Preston

7. Welcome New Lovers Pat Boone

B

House of Bamboo - Egel Grant

Stairway to Hazven Nail Bedaka

her first

10. Boven Little Girls Bitting in the Back Beat — The Ayanı

15. Tender Love and Care Jimmie Rodgera

12. Why - Frankto Avalon

13. Adam and Eva - Paul Anka 14. As Time Goes By

Johnny Nash

10. He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves 10. This Friendly World -- Fabian

17. Tog Proud - Johnny. Nach

18. Let It Be Mo' -- Everly Brothers

10. La Mer - Trade Marila

20. Pratty Blue Eyes --Steve Lawrence

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theen In his native America, Batter known parhapa Ma western country and stylo warbler, Jim is no newcomer to the myalo budinem. He's a prominent figure on the Otstalde o and w scene and, in 1967; registered with a nation- wide hit...Four Walic”” — than even earlier in kit ogreer (1958), la exjoan: Jon" wil vated song of the your by American music ... Journals, Watch for the

revival,

ta

Watch for Paul Anka's "Puppy Lova" - it seems that this young Canadian Just can't put a foot wrong as far as Hongkong teens- gero aro concerned.

Maybe there's good news? for Hongkeng record fere In the arindundament” that

·Prank · ·Bfnstre will spond dila mammari Vabation Japan this your Handkeng Men's 'too wway?

after

in all

fur

some

"But it creative

An ARIBA can practise any- where in the 'British territories

Said another: "He in a tech- Recently tho Hongkong nical man with an artistle flare. Society of Architects became Any artistle gift will make him a an alled soclety of the better architect."

RIBA which will start to hold anmoi professional examina- And the cliances for young tons, both intermediate and men and women in Hongkong? Anal, in Hongkong, M from

this year.

"Right now, there is a building boom," said an offelal of the

· Hongkung Society of Architects.

DEMAND

"No doubt there are over 140 architects but most of the Aims

are kept very busy all the time.

..

"The greatest joy of the ́ pro»

festion is to see your own plan materialise · from day to day,"

said a leading architect.

And none the losa la tho' xe-

In this light, the profession is muneration for the hard work end heavy responsibility of on architect.

not overcrowded.

"And the tendency is for our expanding economy and growing the total cost of all executed He is paid alx' per cent of city to demand moto and more works for any corylee of well-trained per- upwards of $04,000, sonnel."

our mem-

project costing For overy drop of 98,000 in the cost trom For the benut of

$0$,000 down, Bers, he pointed out the dulien per cent more of an architect ins

the Colony, teaches $8,000, They are:

uny: job below paid ten per cent.

he is paid half

ull the cost

for which and

that he will be

* Preparation of sketch, dow

To illustrate, let's take signs and on eatliente - 20-storey structure On E cording to Instructions of the piction, you will be rewarded client

someling equivalent in value :18 one floor of the des warklog scraper where the floors are ar

Submission," of

With

and different dealin.

drawings details. specifications Kir approval by mmg

the Building Authority and for calling of fouders.

That is, of course, rootberu,

If you are the architeck..