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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1937.

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Jack Hylton & His Orchestra Lord and Lady Whoozis--F.T.

BD-5261

Jack Hyiton & His Orchestra

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ThunsnAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1937.

TOO. CLOSE FOR

COMFORT

Should Married Women

M

Go Out To Work?

ARRIED. women who can, and do,

stay at home give varied reasons against wives working. The chief ones seem to be that some women have thus available two in- comes; their own and those of their husbands; or that the women work for less wages, or salary, than men, and some say that because 80 many women and girls work in offices there is a corresponding number of elderly men unemployed.

Even if this were true of any part of a country, what of those localities where women have al- ways gone out to work?" Or those trades and occupations such as tailoring, dressmaking, or laundry work; which are only a few of the occupations in which women, both married and single, and in every part of a country, have always worked?

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IF the principle of mar- ried women working in Bome localities, or some indus- tries, is right, why condemn any kind of work that can be done by women?

In the North of England women say they must work be- cause of the inadequacy of their men's wages, wages being lower in the North than the Southern. areas. But, conditions. have changed now in the South, and high rents for houses, or rooms, account for many young married women going out to work.

If marriage improves women, or teacher, is to be then a married woman doctor, of beings able to undertake There

desired.

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Once again the echoes of war have come close to Hongkong. Yesterday's visitation upon Jack Harris & His Orchestra

Canton, for which the Japanese Billy Mayer! & His Orchestra bombing squadrons from their unknown base of operations,

Then, if the objection to mar- Billy Mayerl & His Orchestra (Both from "Crazy Days").

were responsible, reminds this Whilst if managing a home and management of their own affairs, against not only married women ried women working is that there and shaping their own destinies.. working, but the Ministry of is more coming into one home Colony of the proximity of a family on a small wage makes Sometimes we are told that a Labour also attempted to force than another, it must follow BD-5266 If you only knew-Waltz (from "Crest of the Waves")

A little co-operation from you-F.T. ("Going Greek") hostilities, never so far removed a better citizen, then a labourer's particular party's failure at elec skilled unmarried women into that all married men should be

wife and children should be great tions BD-5267 Moon at Sea--Fox Trot

that residents have been able to assets to

is the attitude of the domestic service. Even Trade paid at the same rate of wage, You need'nt have kept it a secret-Waltz

the working class forget the

women, or the disregard of poli- Unionists joined the outery and or that increases by way of over- constant menace.movement.

tics by the young people, who out of the fight there arose legis- time, etc., should be sternly dis- For it is a menace even to this But things do not appear to are not taught by mothers or lation which is to-day being used couraged. British fortress city and naval should be a rapidly rising class and butter.

work out that way, or there fathers that politics affect bread against any woman over thirty. As to women doing work which men formerly did, figures prove base. Our flag and our property

So we have the spectacle of the balance is still the same, tak- have not always been respected

and ing into account the new kinds BEFORE women showed people spending energy

thought, and being personally of industries,---Governmental - by the Japanese during their very different reaction might operations against China. Al-have been expected if Japan had and do, responsible jobs in war who are working, and really be services, and all the new ways how they could accept bitter against married women work, such as pensions, soclul rendy British soldiers have died, been the injured party. The work nothing much was said by ing foolish enough to think it of using our spare time, not for British homes have been wreck-outery which would have result women about other women work- would cure unemployment if the getting educational facilities for ed, and British industries have ed if the situation had been ing in hard and often dangerous married women stayed at home men, women and children.

occupations.

and the single women went into been thrown out of gear and reversed is more easily imagined Conditions twenty years ago service.

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(Both by Ronnie Munro & His Orchestra). BD-5252 Night ever Shanghai-F.T.

BD-5253

(Film The Singing Marine") I hum a Waltz-Waltz (Film-"This is my affair")

(Orlando & His Orchestra),

I never knew~F.T. Ted Foster and His Kings of Swing Don't you care what anyone says?-F.T

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It is said that married women with families should 'remain at into confusion for the reason than described. People are be- were bad for women. They

home to sco to them. But if the that the Japanese Government ginning to grow impatient at worked harder in domestic ser-

married woman takes in a lodger, WHY cannot they see surely that is working, and is feels itself bound to discipline a the apparently supine policy of vice, in the factories, and in the home. During the war the out-

that in this system extra money available in that peaceful people. British ships the British Government. Pre-look seemed to alter a little, but under which we must work for a home, and it might be depriving have been stopped by thesently an occasion will arise when the depression came while longer the workers as a the widow next door of a lodger, ever women were expected to give up whole, and families and indivi- lodgers being the widow's means blockading force of Japanese when failure to act, will

the new kinds of work in indus- duals, should earn as much as of Evelihood. naval vessels, and Chinese- Jastingly discredit the administries and professions which they possible. By so doing, and

At meetings where this ques- owed junks, trading out of tration. It is high time, for had shown they could do equally spending back as they would- tion has arisen, it seems to be

industries would be quickened. only the Hongkong, have been stink and instance, that some protest was well with men.

woman with a job carrying a fairly good wage or their crews slain by the same conveyed to Japan over the at-

salary who is thought of as an token and in the same cause. tacks on the Kowloon Railway,

offender, but what of the women Firially, the Kowloon-Canton | which, after all, is partly British

working as "chars" or washing Railway has repeatedly suffered owned, and which daily carries

up and cleaning in hotels, or the Another superstition concerns poor field workers? Whose jobs at the hands of the Japanese British subjects to and from

ministers. If one of the crew geta a aerial raiders, and even the Canton.

minister on the beach on the day of are they taking? Whose prince railing, It means bad luck. Therely wages are they supplement- trains themselves are not im-

As for the repetition of the

are innumerable cases where boats ing? And what of the depressed have delayed salting for a day simply areas where no one is working? mune from bombing attacks. It Canton bombing outrages, it is

because of that!

As to women taking less wages is the contention of the Japan-now clear that the world-wide esa that Hongkong is being indignation and consequent pro- should a fisherman dream about this To mention plus to a fisherman is pay for equal work would solve used as a base of supply for tests are forgotten by Japan. Bat. When talking among them- another sign of bad luck; and the that grievance, for no employ- China's war materials; but even Thor may have had a momen-call it "pinkish # sy salmon; they same applies to cross-eyed people. if this were proved, and the tary effect. No more. When it Recently friend of mine dreamed recalls to my mind the story told to an inferior worker. The Box

Superstitions of Forth Fisherfolk WHEN you have been enjoying u delectable cut of salmon have you ever thought that the salmon is classed among the "bad luck" fish? Many of the fisher-folk along the Forth believe that if salmon is men- tioned in their presence it will bring then bad luck.

It is an even greater tragedy

selves they

or salary than men, surely equal

...

Mention of these two superstitions er would pay the same wages for about salmon. He was going out me by a fishergirl, She, along with best suited for the job would get point is not worth arguing suits Japan to teach the Chinese with some fishermen that night, and half a dozen other fisher-women, was it. what possible excuse can there n.lesson there is no squeamish- not knowing of the superstillen, he travelling to Edinburgh by train to "rounds" when it was beitn her be for attacking a Kowloon-ness about the means employed, were horrihed. Their trip was cery noticed that one of the occupants of cross-eyed. L. KNIGE HYDRO-THERAPEUTIC INSTITUTE bound passenger train?

the compartment was

THERE is a higher stan- Once What Canton has done to morit tain to be a waste of time if I did They Immediately crossed their fin-

dard of living to be My friend only not end in disaster. before it happened and innocent this latest horror-the bombing laughed, but the fishermen were Kers and began counting up to te

While they were; doing this the wrested from labour to-day, and people lost their lives. Yester- of defenceless people in Ilonam adamant. Something would

woman leant out of the window and restricting married women from the world may want to know.jwrong.

waved to some men working in the attempting to gain for husband, day, according to passengers, It would be no surprise if Japan

fields. One of the fisherwomen asked children, or self a share now will the planes three times drove the were to answer that Honam had

her if her husband worked

in the

not put all our young and middle- As it was a clear night, with the fields. travellers aboard a Kowloon to be punished because of anti-

riding high and only the "No" replied the woman. "My aged men into work.

Why not let the woman work bound passenger train to shelter Japanese agitation there, or moon

friend could not understand why they breeder

King's Building (3rd, FL.)

EVERYONE

WAIT

FOR-

Telephone 32013.

Rolres

way. There is no point in it.

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in the fields along the right-of./Home such rubbish. The fact is, gentlest of winds to ruffle the sea, my man's no a tallle kowker—he's a pig-

of course, that no excuse for should be anxious. But the fisher- As the fishergirl put it, "After that if she needs to, or even wants that sort of thing is required men were right. Despite the calm we were frantio. We didnas kento, giving her the opportunity to

join a Trado Union, or an Asso- - No-one can assert that Great any more. It is doubtful, oven, sea and the clearness of the atmos- what, tae dac."

Concluding her story she pointed ciation, to demand her rights oc- that it will raise much of aphere the motorship rari Into a mud

bank, and it was only after they had to the creet. "See that," she said. Britain has been anything but storm of comment. The work been stranded for three houm that "My crece is full. I might as well cording to horspirations and

To this day no come out. An' it I had kent I according to her ability. lenient in her treatment of can accustom itself to anything: they were

oven to International immorall- these fishermen believe that if my was goun tae meet a cross-eyed wo- these frequent incidents,. nor ty, mass murder and Japan's friend had not dreamed about "pink man and hear the word 'pigs men-

flah" the bont would not have "runtioned.-T widnge have come nt n'" can one help concluding that a foreign policy.

Inground.

J. R. C.

rescued.

May Cheal