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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1937.

Young Folks in a Hurry

Ing in me that they seem to be tapping keys instead of being, as it is, anythink that I could double my pre-|

know

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AMPLOYERS are constantly confid- that typewriting is just a question of which must precede proficiency in unable to obtain really competent an occupation requiring just as much office workers, and judging by some skill as any other on which they sent number of students by such dis- of the work which leaves their offices might embark? there can be little doubt that their

honest tactics as encouraging young people in this foolish belief that hard complaints are fully justified.

Within the last month no fewer work and study are unnecessary, but than five lads and girls have been I also know that local employers who For instance, the other day I re-interviewed with reference to receive now show complete confidence in my ceived a circular, beautifully printed ing trafalag in shorthand, bookkeep selections for vacancies on their staffs on imitation hand-made paper, a real ing, and typewriting. Each of them would cease to regard me as being triumph of the printer's art, but the told me they had been offered posts trustworthy it I departed from my whole effect was spolled by the typed if they could type or write shorthand, preser envelope in which T was enclosed. It ont fondly imagined

practice of discouraging present jooked as if the errand boy had been immorance or innocence that it was learn a skilled occupation in a few prospective students who think they given the job of addressing the possible to reocivo a complete train- weeks. wrappers, so badly were they typed, ing in a few weeksono giri aug- punctuation marks in the wrong place, heated six weekal

The thoroughly competent need capitals where there should have been When I pointed out that complete half-trained or hastily trained, for the never fear the competition of the none and missing where they should mastery of the typewriter keyboard difference between them is as wide as have been typed.

could not be attained under three the ocean itself. months at the very least, leaving the question of speed in its operation out of account altogether, she thought I was exaggerating,

Another sent me a duplicated circular letter so badly spaced and typed I could only suppose that some one unfamiliar with a typewriter and duplicator had run them off,

Poor Publicity

Dislike of Spade-Work

in

their

achieved in a hurry,

Nothing worth while woS youth must realize that they will have ever and modern

to concentrate and work even as their fathers and mothers had to do before them. I would be a grave disservice to employers and the young folks it She was typical of quite a large they were encouraged to belleve percentage of modern youth, who differently. This sort of thing is bad for bust desire to start earning good wages ness, and I am somewhat surprised with only

Already there are hundreds of few weeks training. thousands of half-trained people in that any enterprising Arm should Neither she nor those who think like Industry, and it is this class which waste paper and postage on such her seem to realise that this im always provides such a problem for poor efforts in publicity.

patience can only lead to incom- atatesmen and employers when the

Is it any matter for wonder then petence, and that the best jobs are inevitable Industrial slump arrives in that so many people, and especially only flied by those who are ready to periodic cycles. young people, have gained the iden undertake the tedious drill and study

A Teacher

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PILOTS HAVE A GROUSE

(By VICTOR RICKETTS)

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ILOTS' grumbles and tion, the fliers' new trade union. Total Flying Hours DIRECT TO VANCOUVER (from Yokohama)] their employers' coun- It is the 250 or so who have ter statements are air joined the association to date who have caused all the disturb- ance. More than 160 of them

There has been talk of come from Imperial Airways' strikes in the airlines, sum payroll of roughly 200 pilots. mary sackings of pilots, Rates of Pay underpay in the air, and many things besides.

ONE of the aims of the

fllers' association is to

get the British working time for pilots down. A pilot's hours of work are limited to 125 n month. After that he must, have another Air Ministry THERE are men in the before his employers are allowed supervised medical examination

air

profession

en-

An unnecessarily black ple- ture has been painted. There trusted with passengers' lives to fly him again. will be no pilots' strike unless who work for bus drivers' wages

week. They get a

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Dick Merrill was horrified Union few about this limit. In America

the air firms employing them a take up a far more brutal atti- pennies an hour flying pay. it's a fat figure of eighty hours Building tude than they appear likely to Welcome

any organisation a month and no extras. that seeks to put that sort of “A.L.P.A..". America's equiva- In Britain there are 927 thing right. But don't imagine lent of the British association fliers, maybe half a dozen of that all professional pilots are got that figure. them women, who hold current paid on this scale. I know Half-way between the state- | "B" licences entitling them to young men, well on the right monts that it's as pie and fly, for hire or reward.

side of thirty, who draw a alternatively that it's shocking It has cost between £200 and monthly cheque for the best hard work to fly lies the truth. £1,200 for each of them to take part of £100.

This column is not siding that coveted licence. A third Besides their salary they get with the pilots or the companies of the number of "B" licence anything up to 159. an people hold pilots' jobs in air flying pay. firms, entitling them to join the Not a bad job, eh? British Airline Pilots' Associa- right.

hour who pay them to fly. It's just;

painting a picture of the situa- You're tion in a small but growing

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ACROSS

1 Oddly enough this ship's mea-

surement is under water where

there is no air (7).

To agree completely (7). Town of India (5).

10 This sportsman is usually silent, except when he loses his head (7).

11 This little river often turns a

wheel (3).

12 Versal Dinde of a reed with

nothing in It (a).

13 Them

is great depth in part of part of Africa (9), 18 There may be no knots to this ploco of wood but they are found by it (3), .-

17 Cleanse (5).

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18 Material made from two animals

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20 A light-giver (7).

23 Fair though fabulous (6),

20 One of the barrels (3).

27 Useful eflgy (9)i!

31 A salt is obtained, from these

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32 Bird (3).

33 This little household utenall is

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34 This is made from the end of 10.

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35 Bird of prey (7).

30 in a trala or below 1 (7):

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1 Could this little bit of your, ear be worn by the house-maid? (7).

1 This person comes from no

realm (7).

3 Serious meals are seldom thus

depraved (0).

Sho might become a tram agent (9).

s is a person thus bad-tempered

very trying? (0)..

What vehicles would look well

whin upset? (5).

7 Compare (5).

8 Part of a ship, not of an

abnormal man (7).

14 Coin current in Southern Europe

(3).

15 One thing is wanted about this

for consideration (3).

10 This remote land might be a

feature of bowls (D).

10 This man makes nice gales (8),

20 Foreign soldier (7).

21 This car is well known in India

(3).

22 This stands for the addition of

the rest (3).

24 No daring hero, he (7).

25 He is always in a hurry to get

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20 Mountain of Greece (5),

-29 Losing one's head in fear is a

mistake (5).

30 These lies are valued by writers

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