1940-08-03 — Page 2

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 3, 1940.

How to Unsettle Your Boy's Career

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Two Journalists in the

"Well, that's that, Arburthnot," I said.

Arbuthnot has got his certificate, what am I going houset I couldn't bear it." to do with him? I suppose many fathers and mothers are on the same raft,

I can't have him lounging around polishing telegraph poles with the back of his coat and cadging shillings from me every five minutes,

I suggested that he might get a job as an Indian in the Indian Army. But he merely sniffed at thia.

He has led in an application form for a job in the Civil Service, but he will probably be an old man! before he gets any reply.

The whole situation is very dif- ficult

angrily,

what about that time you were in Sumea? And when you started that brawl in San Francisco?

And

what about--"

"Beloy!" advertently to my old nautical matt- ner,

said, returning in-

"Tell me about the brawi in San Francisco, Dad," sald Arbuthnot, with his eyes glistening.

There You are." I said to the wife. "Now you're done It. Why can't you shut up? Now he'll want to go straight to San Francisco and

I don't want to get him Inlo une of those dead-end occupations like being a Prime Minister and just sit- ting at a desk loading the hours start a lot." nway

He seems to show a leaning to- wards engineering, having alrendy Irrevocably ruined two clocks. On the other hand he might be success- ful in the radio field, as he has taken our wireless set to pleces

He doesn't know how to put it together uguin, but he explained to me that that was a separate job en- tirely and he couldn't be expected to know everything.

It sounded reasonable enough to still me, but our wireless set is

spread all over the house.

His mother, of course, wants him

to be a doctor. I don't know why

it is that women always want their

sons to be doctors. Arbuthnot, if

I know anything about him, would

be up on a charge of manslaughter: after his first case.

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He mumbled something to about wanting to be a radiologist, and I agreed that it would be a very until I nico occupation for him found out that he thought a radio- logist was a crooner on the radio.

There's been enough tragedy in our family already.

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I have a lawyer friend who would give Arburthnot job which he studied law, but I don't think he'd last the distance. He'd want to start saving people from the gallows Dr a fate worse than death straight away.

What would you like to have a smack at, my son?" I asked him.

He said, "I wanna be a snilor" Just like his Dad.

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It's no use lying idle in our museum!-At a time like this, every litle helps. y'know!"

"But dash it, man!

"I don't think I'll ever get mar-

ried." he replied thoughtfully,

"What do you mean!” said his mother.

"Aw, nothin'," said Arbuthnot. He's a great boy. A big help to

me at times. I just gave the wife a triumphant look and walked out of

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But stili, although that sort of

Among the fighting thing gives the boy a grounding in domestic science, it doesn't help him forces of Britain, the to establish a career. Here's the boy with his foot on the

It's hard to know what to do. Royal Marines occupy a threshold of life, so to speak, and unique position. They he can either march proudly out into the world or else trip over the are sea soldiers. aforesaid threshold and land on his

ear.

Parents have a very grave respon- sibility. It was all right when Ar- burthnot was younger,

difficulties could be solved by Any belting him on the chin and telling him to shut up and get on with his homework. I can't do that now.

You know how you lie in bed and

Although they form part of the Naval forces, the Marines are fully trained as soldiers. They are a sur- vival from olden days when certain regiments were em- barked for small arms duties talk to each other.

"Well, anyhow, if it comes to that, on board the fighting ships; what opportunities did X have as and the later "Press Gang" boy? None. Yet sheer girl and de- termination won the day. If that

night."

days when officers were pro-

boy is anything at all like his father (tected by the sworn men "He'll be in gaol within a fori- against insubordinate ele- "Ah, what's the use of talking toments of the crew. you! Can't talk sense to some people. I'm going to sleep. Good. night."

"I suppose you want to see him selling boot-laces in bar-rooms?"

"Good-night."

"A lot you care. Any other father would see that his son-____"

"Ah, shut up! Go to sleep." "Do you think I can go to sleep when my

"Good-night!"

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"When my

my son has no future to| Icok forward to? You are the one who is supposed to have so many influential friends in town. Ha! Ha!

"Listen! If you

To this day the Marines are berthed between the officers and This the remainder of the mon. of course, is now merely a mat- ter of custom,

So, also, Is the fact that his rifle Is "personal" to the Marine, whereas ordinary members of the crew use any rifle that they may obtain from the ship's Atmoary.

The Royal Marines normally serve in battleships and cruisers, forming about one tenth part of the comple- ment and being responsible for It makes me don't stop talkingmanning a percentage of the ship's a "hand- It's astonishing what little sense at me I'm going to get up and go armament. Every Marine is

and sleep

picked" man. on the lounge." some women have when it comes to

"That's right. Sing out at the top dealing with boys.

"You wouldn't like to be a jour of your voice. You don't want to

awake,

And another thing

So I have to go and sleep on the "Don't you dare suggest It!" cried his inother. "Your own son-and lounge, folded up like a pen-knife.

We still don'i know what to do you want to make him a newspaper

Afloat he wears a distinction blue

khaki, for, in effect, he then becomes a soldier.

"Oh, don't be a sailor, Arburialist and work on a newspaper, go to sleep, so everybody else must uniform; on shore service he wears

notp

whiled his

"Your

would you, my boy?" I asked, pating stay him on the head. mother. father was a sailor and look what it's done to him. All he got out of it was-a-lot-of-bed-habits and tattoo

writert Have you no shame? There's about Arbuthnot-He'll probably mean!" 1 exclaimed sufflelent depravity in this family finish up as a boltlech's rousenbout.

marks!"

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Although the Royal Marines have their own officers; with whose mill- Itary tanks they are under the com- mand of the ship's captain.

Special duties are allotted to the Marines. In addition to manning the guns, they carry out guard duties, serve as personal attendants to of- ncera, form the Guard of Honour when distinguished visitors go uboard, and, are the Brat men to ge ashore when a landing party is re- quired. ***

Quite naturally there is keen com- petition between the ordinary ratings and the Marines to achieve smartness and efficiency.

One of the advantages of being a Royal Murine, in ordinary circum- stances, is the fact that a man is never long away from home. After serving afloat, he returns to his own Divisional Headquarters and to com-. fortably equipped barracks, where there is always a library, theatre, recreation rooms and canteens.

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The complete kit of a Royal Marine, is much more compreichsive than that of any other fighting man, due to the Marine's dual service.

The Royal Marino is equipped so that he can perform his duties in any climate, from Arctic cold to tropical heat,

He has, for example, a khaki cap. a while helmet and a steel helmet for shore duties, blue cap when he oshore. Then he has three types

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There is special equipment for ceremonial duties, a canteen in which to make his own food, if he is on a shore excursion, and a waterproof cape, which can be used us ground sheet.

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And all these and dozens of other things which he needs for his dual duties as a soldier and a sailor, he takes with him always in his kit- bag-ready at any time for any ad- venture.

Lord St. Vincent, a famous British Admiral, said of the Royal Marines, many years ago: "There was never any appeal made to them for honour, courage loyalty, that they did not more than realise my highest

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Let us Brace Ourselves to our Duty

and so bear ourselves that, if the British Commonwealth and Empire lasts for a thousand years, men will still say "This was their finest hour.”

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