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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,- WEDNESDAY APRIL 21ST. 1977

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MAKING A LIVING.

AN INQUIRY INTO, CAREERS FOR

BOYS AND GIRLS..

What to do with their boys is à' prád blem for parents that does not become casier of solution. It is now no less.n question of what to do with their giria As well. With this extension has come greater.competition: while at the same time the whole matter is considerably complicated by an increasing range of opportunity.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE. -CLOSING QUOTATIONS."

Arka Pûru, 1988

$1,090 bay. £125 nom.

nom.

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Bangkong Bank...

Do Londen, Maranale uk, A. & H...£30) bay, Chartered Bank...

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3des buy. $1.90 Buw. T. 145. nom. Union Insurance ...........$233. nom. Yangtase Insura

$39 China Fire Insurance $170 buy. Hongkong Fire Laurance, $330 buy.

glance HAB., & &M. Steamboats...$25 com Hongkong Tugo......... Indo-Chinas (Pre£} ........

(Dot.).

Paterfamilias of mature years, recall ing the simple directions of the sign post at his own youthful crossroads, will probably rub 'bis eyes at the wide choice | Bhall,

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of careers displayed for his lad in Sir Star Ferre porta a

Aasian

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YY BISEDOS...... Herbert Morgan's pages, says a reviewer Uriants. Navigations of a book entitled "Careers for Boys and Malabon Bugars

China Sugars Girls" by Sir Herbert Morgan. The Bengusi Motor: industry, Cinema industry, Ad- Tanga (combined) vertising industry, O industry, all

dugle dealt with in thei-these are new fields.

Explorations. of adventure in the business of making a living. And at the same time the old ones have become bewilderingly specialis. H. & wharts.

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Ranba Ural Minea

Tronch

Caspians

H.S.&W. Docks

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ed. Commerce was just commerce in his Morri

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Now.

HK.Cs Hotels Shanghai Dooks..... Hongkong Lands HK Territorials (Ep... Hongkong Healtys (c.p.).

Empty distatus Bailding... Rural Landa Ewo Cottons Orientals

young day; now it is "industrial man- agement," "gales (organisation," "pur chasing agency," and the like. Engineer. ing had its several simple branches: now they are manifold, with fresh ones, like wireless,"" broadcasting," "concreto 'construction." being added daily. As for the Materfamilias, who can remember perhaps the shock with, which the de- elaration of a vocation for Nursing was received, she now learns from Sir Her- Ustanta (combined),. |bert, if she does not know it too well

Do. Lio. from the din of family discussions, that Chins Bases there are few jobs open for her boys to Chins Laghts (combined) which her giris" need not aspire.

shaighai Cottons (old)

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(old) (DAW)

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THE EDUCATIONAL TEST, Sir Herbert Morgan, then surveys in his book the principal careers open for boys and girls in the post-War condi- tions which have become so strenuously competitive and so highly specialised. The majority of vocations, apart from manual labour," he observes, "have been. elevated to the status of professional pursuits Whether or not the insistence on degrees and diplomes is being carried

2011 gos. too far, the parent must make up his Taxis...... se

United Asbestos... DOM. mind that at the least a secondary eduwaona: (old)

..........812. buy. cation is required by his children if they are to succeed in these new professioni. One of the surprises of this book, when we have followed it into detail," is its evidence of this qualification by examion- tion encouraged if not demanded in alli of them.

up-

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buy-bajera; sel-sellors; s.--talɛa';

nom-nominal.

STREET SHOOTING AT SHANGHAI.

AMERICAN SEAMAN IN DOCK.

This means that the "casual", element in the choice of a career is being steadily reduced. It also means that while get ting a post by influence may still not be

The case in which Thomas Baxter, an difficult, keeping it by fluence

American seaman off the str. President doubtedly is. Again, our boys and girls MeAinley, was charged with nasaalt with are more usually allowed than before a deadly and dangerous weapon came be to follow their own bent" in the shap-fore Judge Milton D. Purdy at Shang- ing of their lives. The effect of all this, ha on Thursday: last." taken with the increasing specialisation

bunk.'

Baxter, together with other foreigners, in occupations, might seem to be a greater rigidity than ever in a certain line of was arrested in a house in Jukong Road life." This raises

in the early hours of April 10th after he the question of vocational psychology which, by the was alleged to have shot and wounded way, a transatlantic visitor, quoted by two ricsha coolies. Sir Herbert, said in his view was "all Sergeant W. H. Widdowson of Hong

In America changes from one kew station, who went to the house in mcans of livelihood to another have Jukong Road at the request of Chapei always been common, and since the war police, who reported that some foreigners they have become much less rare among had shot and wounded two coalies said ourselves. And this is not an unnatural that when he looked through a window consequence of the conditions which at the house he saw Phillips, dressed only seemed, likely to produce the rigidity re-in his underwear, loading a Colt ferred to For those possessing the edu-automatic. The police attempted to en cational grounding, now all candatial, ter, at the same time telling Phillips to specialisation has the effect of making put down the weapon as, he was dealing opportunity only more fluent.

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come to a city such as Shanghai, take U.S.-Government property ashore and "act in such a degrading manner. He is would never be tolerated in any city in a disgrace to the Navy. Such actions i the world but Shanghai.

believe he is guilty. I don't think for "As far as Baxter is concerned I don't

a minute that ha ever intended to assault anyone. It is barely possible that Phillips might have fred, and inflicted the wounds.

I have no doubt but that Phillips was a dangerous man to Miety with the. weapon in his possession. I think the police were wise in not going into the house after him and in having called the U.S. patrol

"I find Baxter not guilty of the charges against him and he is dismissed."!!

HEAT WAVE AT SINGAPORE. HUNDREDS SLEEPING OUTDOORS.

with foreign police. Phillips opened the Hundreds of Asiatic residents from the door a little way and said, "If you come toga districts, says the Singapore Free ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS.

any closer I will blow off your heads." Fre, have been spending their nights | Passing from such preliminary con-

"We telephoned for. U.S. naval patrol, in the open, the Esplanade having been siderations, Sir Herbert in the body of which was stationed at the Y.M.C.A., the centre of unusual crowd during the his book examines in detail the several witness said: After the patrol arrived evenings and nights for the past few careers for boys and girla, weighing their the men submitted to arrest. The 45 days. With the temperature just over 2 possibilities, and directing aspirants Colt was found between a bed mattress in the shade, it is not surprising that! through their doors. This necessary in- quiry he has helpfully carried out. He and the wall. Three live shots were in crowds were to be seen reposing on the

the magazine. is wise in maintaining a broad, compare heard the shots fired, nor did he know the early hours of the morning during "

Baxter denied having stretches of turf along the Esplanade till! tive outlook, on the assumption that anything of the incident.

the last two or three days. During the many of those studying his report are The injured coolies called told the same daytime has been impossible to get a in the position of being able to make story up to the time of the shooting. cold bath without the addition of ice. a choice according to favouring prospects. They identified both Baxter and Phillips, the water when turned on from the taps He has not forgotten the many more and said that Baxter fired several shots being quite warm, on the other hand, to whom under on Chapoo Road and that Phillips had economic pressure, the question is not so used the weapon after they get to Jukong much that of making a career so that Road

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But what a time the ice vendors are having. The tremendous demand from the shops, markets and ships in the of making a living. His book will be of There was no altercation when the men harbour has caused a slight rise in the practical aid to such, so long as they left the ricsha, as they had both been price of ice from the factories, but the do not read it (as many foolishly do paid.

retail dealers have crowded on fancy read books of its kind) expecting it to supply them with addresses where posta fence, said that he was 23 years of age the upcountry and Tanjong Katong dis- Baxter, the first witness for the de prices which are almost alarming. In await them ready made.

There is one line of inquiry-it might sad formerly a sailor in the U.B. Navy.tricts the price was in some cases put up Relating the story of his, movements on to 25 cents a pound, while other shops be pursued in an appendix which we the day of the shooting, he said that he in town were selling yesterday (13th commend to the author for the greater came ashore in the afternoon and went inst.) at five and even ten cents a pound.. usefalaces of his book. Just se in conto a restaurant on Jukong Road, Ister sidering the scale of living in relation visiting several of the cafes along the to income, actual budgets are invaluable, street, where he danced and drack so would be actual accounts of costs during the early years in the several careers, and it ought not to be impossible to supply them. There are not only the outlays in specialised education, feen entrances, and the like to be set against remuneration; there are also those on clothes, sports club subscriptions, mesle, railway fares, and many more, while living under the parental roof, and on lodging for, those living away from it. The are all specially heavy for boys and girls in London, for whom especially, Sir Herbert's researches seem to have beer masla.!!

Witness then went to a cafe in the Western district and stayed until after midnight when he went to the French Conecasion where he met Phillips. On the way back Phillips fired three shots into the air. He had never been in pos session of the weapon. Purdy said: "I am of the opinion that Finding prisoner not guilty, Judge the wounds are not gunshot wounds. It sem beyond conception that Phillips should fire in such a manner as to barely scratch the leg or foot of both men

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