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A word. froDl the Editor ahoBt

THE BUDGETThe Budg_et presented to the House of Representatives last

week by the Minister of Finance, the HOIl. Noel Nethersole, was

a good one. Not only does it represent another milestone in the

constitutional progress of the Island but will certainly win the

confidence of investors, both local and foreign, who can now

see that the present Government intends to plant its economic

policies on sound foundations.

The Minister of Finance has presented a balanced Budget,This in itself is a welcome relief, for the country was led to

believe that with the heavy additional expenditure entailed in

regrading Civil Servants' salaries, higher grants to local Gov­ernment bodies and other obligations, there was bound to be

sweeping taxation increases to meet these expenditures.

The tax changes brought about were minor ones which, whileaffecting the middle-income group (such as the increased taxon beer) are not of the nature which will cause an outcry. Thetax to be levied on motor vehicles on the basis on horse-powerand size is also expected to be reasonable and the Minister hasmade it clear that he does not anticipate that the adjustmentswill be very heavy.

A signi:liicant change in the attitude o� the men who now

make up the Governmentl is the realization of the part which

private enterprise must play in the development of the island.Every attempt is being made to encourage private Investors to theIsland. No longer is the word "nationalisati:on" thrown freeiyabout by doetrinaire poltttcians, and now the Government hasannounced that the plans for a Central Bank for Jamaica-along term plank in the People's National Party Programme­have been shelved,

All in all, the Budget presented last week does indicate thatthe present Government is doing its best to establish a secure

economic foundation, and I do hope it· succeeds.

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LEWD CALYPSOSAs an experienced poiitician, the Hon. Wills'. O.: 'Isaacs,

Minister of Trade and Industry, is sometimes guilty of sayingthe right things at the wrong time and at the wrong plac:e. His

recent outburst in the House of Representatives is a case in point.

Exhibiting a phonographic record entitled "Night Food," to

members of the House, Mr. Isaacs denounced certain traders for

carrying on their business at the expense of the morals of the

children of the country. No one denies that the words of certain

Calypsos are becoming increasingly vulgar and that there is dire'

need to protect our children from its perniciOUS influence but

it is highly doubtful if an emotional outburst in the House would

achieve this desirable end.

Moreover, it does seem to be abusing the privileges of the

House to denounce individuals or business firms beh1nd its pro­tective mantle and ought not to be encouraged.

I am almost certain too that the publicity. given to the state-..

ment by Mr. Isaacs will result in an increase in sales of those

Calypsos which he branded as "lewd.".

It seems to me that it would be better if Mr. Isaacs had leftthe matter to "public conscience" which is far more effective in

protecting public morals than Government legislation.

THE CHINESE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

According to the latest report, the Chinese BenevolentSOciety now have an Executive Committee and a SupervlsoryCommittee. These Committees were appointed sometime lastweek when it became evident that the Committees elected last

year to carryon the affairs of the Society for the current :vear,would not be taking up the offices to which they were elected.

I understand ·also that several Chinese-Jamaicans have been

appointed to the present Committees. This has to be regarded.

as a step forward, and although in the past local born Chinese

have served on the Society's Executive, the present trend to addmore is an indication that the Society realizes the necessity of

getting them to serve.

it seems to me, however, that in the matter of recruitingnew members from among local born Chinese, there were no

consistent campaigns. Advertising Garden iPali.t:y programmesseems to be the only tunctton delegated to the Press and I canrecall of no instance in the past when a President or Executiveof the Society has, through the medium of our co1umns, soughtto explain the purposes and aims' of the Chinese BenevolentSociety.

.

As a result, the functions of the Chinese Benevolent Societyare litMe known, and at a time when local born Chinese shouldbe taking part in its affairs, only·3, handful perhaps can befound on its membership list.

The problems before the new Executive are many but I do hopethat careful consideration will be given to the one I have men­

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;SiSiSSS SiSSSS SSSSS}SSS' College. The hlqh-schocl student. in­

deed, has shown off his knowledge to

advantage while you have chosen to

display your ignorance!

I rejoice to learn that you have read

Carolyn Wells. I do hope that it is not

too much for us to expect that you shan

read authors other than Mi�s Wells who

has contributed such excellent works to

English literature as: The Clue of the

Eyelash, Marjorie at Seacote, Patty'sPleasure Trip, and Raspberry Jam!! Myapologies go to you for the style�which I wrote:-i -noti;;:-however, thatyou tried to imitate me in an effort to

produce a brilliant conclusion but ended

up by using the prize mixed metaphorof the century. I do write in a pro­found manner for profound minds and

I shall write this rebutted in the simplestmnnner Ior you, Mr. Lee.

Your letter contained so many inac­

curacies and false assumptions that I

shall attempt to deal with only a few

of the more unpardonable ones. �

LETTERS% 'sS % is· % %"iSS1S3

R��L.y TO MR. LEEDear Mr. Lee:Had Confucius been alive to read yo�r

letter I .. em sure . that he would have

added to his A_nalects the aphorism."Open letters are not worth opening"Although 'your open letter was quite evi·

dently written with .a closed mind. I read

it .with much .inte:r:est. and. I must con­

fess, with very little. disappointment.It contained. as. I expected, the trite

and stock cffis'we�s to my particular per­suasion c.tnd; dU;pliIyed a most super­

ficial knowledge of Chinese traditions,

history.; (mQ culture, �y article was

meant to be- polemic with the hope that

it would stimulate intelligent replies.,And, indeed. one laudable effort was

made in this· -direCtion by Mr. Herbert

Ho Pin Kong of Form VB, St. George's

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Another of your gems reads, "We

cannot clothe ourselves in thousands of

years of tradition. If we did, then we

would be of little or no use to the

community in which we live." Again,Mr. Lee. we are on two different levels.

If you will re-read my article intelll­

gently, you will find that I was con­

cerned mainly with the maintenance of

o�tu!:!l and E!?�_t�dition, �d�ith�topping of the !!_h_!El_!lind o.!�thinking changc:.s which have cccom­

panied the abandonment of our tradi­

]"ons. I -have neveiCiSs"erted that the

Chinese should make no changes. I do, there are numerous tribes with their own

however. maintain that changes should dialects and customs. Although the

be made logically and within the frame Chinese peasant may not have attended

of reference of our traditions. school. he is able to quote the Classics

If we should surrender our customsin his daily conversations to back uphis argument or his actions. Just listen

solely on the ground of their being of -to a Chinese who has had no formal

"no use" then we will have sold oureducation-his talk is interspersed with

birthright for a mess of pottage. Likeproverbs and with sayings of the philo ..

those without any knowledge of Chinese

history and the Chinese people, you

of all, you falsely impute in order to

�fute. Nowhere in �yariic'l�did I ad�vocate that, "we should revert to the

days �hen! �;;rry out of the race

-;"as � -disgrace."-

it-� -an insular m�d.;kich jumpst;- the conclusion that a

relnviqorcted interest in our culture end

traditions would lead us to racism. AI·

though I am partial towards Chinese cul­

ture and tradition, let me emphasisethat I have the greatest respect and

admiration for Jamaicans and their cul­

ture and do intend to contribute towards

their development.

automatically associate Chinese tradi-

tions with the worst features of our

civilisation. Our trcdltions do not re­

flect solely the political apathy of

Taoism but also the high regard for

public service and the common weal as

enounced by Confucius and Mencius. A

reverence for our traditions, then, does

not inherently prevent the Iomcicon­Chinese from serving the people of Ja­maica.

May I again exhibit one of your glar­ingly falloclous stotemsnts-s-

.. The arts,

drama, music, dancing--are oll amplysupplied with Chinese. This would not

be possible if we stuck rigidly to tra­

dition. You cannot say that it is pos­

sible for us to ,influence the peoplearound us and n;.aintain to any degreethe tradition which demands that we

live in harmony without interfering with

the affairs of your naiqhbours." Even if

your obviously false opening sentence

were true. how does the rest of yOU!

paragraph follow logically from- it? In

Chinese tradition the opere and the folk­

dance are popular forms of entertain·

ment. If the Jamaican-Chinese were to

interest themselves in their cultural trc­

ditions, they would not merely becomedilettantes but they �ould be able to

make some creative contributions' to­

wards the arts of Jamaica.

. Allhough our· tradition partly involves

a policy of non-interference in the af·

fairs of others, that 'does.

not 'mean that'

we cannot Influence the people, around

us. The Chinese way of life influenced-

the th01:iCJhts_ _a�d writinqs of Montes·

SATURDAY, �-R�L 21, 1956

quieu, Rousseau, Voltaire. and Leibnitz.

China was able to sinicise the Manchus.

Mongols, and numerous other invadingpeoples. Japan, Korea and other Asian'

countries all bear the signs of Chinese

culture. I do not expect the Chinese to>

_

sinicise the West Indies but I do hopethat in the evolution of a West Indian

culture some Chineqe influence may bedetected.

--

Your ignorance of Chinese history and

the Chinese people is again bared in

your ridiculous assertions that in China

"there is little or no chance for peopleto develop as individuals" and that "the

boys of the peasant class are all ex­

pected to know how to plant and reapa crop of rice or peaches" and that "this

accounts perhaps for the fact that out

of China's vast millions very few-and:

great exceptions they are-have become

world famous for their philosophy. liter­

ature. art, and science." China is not,as the uninformed foreigner believes, a

land of rice-planting puppets who ere

indistinguishable from one another. She

is a land of. great variety-wheat.. not

rice. is the staple crop in the North and

sophers.China has produced more than her­

share of philosophers, poets. painters,and dramatists. of whom a large num­

ber came from peasant stock. Many of

them may not be "world-famous". but

since when has world-feme become the

criterion for evaluating the works of a

particular culture? I do hope, Mr. Lee,that in the future you will get both yourfacts and your reasoning straight before

you arrogate to yourself the hazardous

role of a defender of popular opinion.On the question of the Chinese Public

School. you will have noticed Mr. Ho

Ping Tong's lesson-Ior-the-dcry,. namely.

that there is a difference between 'had'

and 'has'. I would also like to go on

record as saying. that the headmistress

is performing her difficult task very

competently. However, you say that the

School "is fulfilling its purpose ode­

quately." The question arises, "What is

the avowed purpose of the School?"

If it is indeed to prepare Chinese

children for entrance to secondaryschools. then the study of the Chinese

language must be relegated to(. at least,the status of a foreign-languqge course,

To devote. however. only thirty-five­minutes. of each day to the study ofChinese can serve only to make Chi.

nese calligraphy appear Iike a freak­of nature and the Chinese tongue seem

�.othing more than a child's plaything.A . full hour of each day could be de •

voted to the study of Chinese languageand history without

-

lqwering the stan •.

dard of the, School..; 'Be my favourite topic-the' Icmcdccn-.

(Continued on page 13)_

THE PAGODA'

By Margaret Proctor Smith

(This article was written before the communists conquered China.)

No small part of the greatRenaissance of China is due

to the influence of her women.

The impact of modernization has

brought to China in the space ofa single generation what the restof the world met in a period ofsix centuries. This impact, has'·been felt around the world.'Even in ancient times

-

Chinesewomen were never just the mere .

"pl.aythings of men" as in mostother Oriental lands. Long agothere was an Empress of Chinawho would go forth among her

people, "to look for and see"­

perhaps to be seen, to say and doas she pleased, to "be herself,"live her own life, like the heroinein a modern problem-play. Buther husband, the Emperor, like

many husbands then and now,

felt that woman's place was inthe home.

Accordingly he bethought him­self of a way to stop this gaddingabout. He had her feet bound,tightly bound so she could not

walk without pain. He promul­gated the theory that such tinycompressed feet were beautiful,that they were like lilies. Therewas a universal following of thisnew fashion set by the Empress;.so to bind the feet of the women

of China became the thing to do.Thus runs the story of bound

feet, a practice invented to keepwomen at home.

The feet were not like liliesnor anything beautiful. Theywere small, yes, but tortured and

painful and they looked it. How­

ever, as no known force has been

invented that has kept women at

home, bound feet or not, China's,women have hobbled out andhave continued on their pro-gressive way ever since.

,

: Along with many old customsfootbinding has been abolished bylaw arid the "Lily Feet" is a rare

thing to see in China today andhas been for some years past.Many of the women of modernChina' go In !for athletics and

dancing; Numbers of them dur-'

ing the 'past years have had theirfeet unbound and made straightby operations and hospital treat­ment, painful, though it was.

WITH--",::ihe .V,)(*�ti!?P .or Chi�a,

rrom the .M,anW1W .and theestablishment of the' National

Government of China, a new daydawned for that country's millions

No longer would China liv.e within

the walls of isolationism. But this

did not mean that China's women

were ltberated., Th�re was no needfqr that, for never had they been"confined.

They never lived in purdah likethe women of India, nor were

they haremed as in other Orientallands. From time immemorial

China was the one Oriental coun­try where women have alwaysruled their households. Even with-in the boundaries of their walled,moongated gardens and pavilions,

. what the -grandmother, what themother. ordered was done. Eventheir menfolk, in the ancient

idiom, "trembled and obeyed. "

They obeyed, whether or not tfleytrembled. The family system was

a: Clan system but it was matri­archial in form. And so down

through the ages.During the last sixty years,

Chinese women have been as

active in as many fields of en­

deavour and service as the women

of other western countries. Theysought modern education not onlyin their own country but in

Europe and America. Todaythere are more. than four thou­sand Chinese students enrolled invarious colleges and universities­a large percentage of these are

men.

T� most Americans SoongMelling, wife of China's General­issimo Chiang Kai-shek, is the

only Chinese woman to have been

graduated from an American col­

lege. Three hundreds of Chinesewomen are graduates of Englishand European universities.Dozens of these women are knownaround the world for theirachievements ln science, medi­

cine, music, art and educationalwork. Dozens' of these womenprior to the invasion by the.Tap­anese were members of the PekingInternational Women's Clu.b andof the Shanghai Women's Club.

Many of them, it is true, spokeno English but they spoke a. num­

ber of European languages 'fluent­ly. They were educated at the

Sorbonne, in, Nuremberg, in

Vienna, or were with their hus­bands or fathers while tl).ey wereon' 'dipto:rt1atiC missions 'to Euro-pean countries. .;"

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, , : I,:�'I

IN> the person of China's gteat: :n�t �ady,. our country (the

United .statesj has had: a won­

derful opportunity to see and peara representative:. . of· culturedChinese womanhood' of whichthis country has known very little

.and in many cases, did not care .

:"to know.AU of America had the oppor­

tunity of heating her tell of the

phenomenal progressor her coun­try, retarded temporarily becauseof the ruthless aggression of a

.barbarous invader; of hearing her

tell of her country's heroic fightfor the preservation of self andthe preservation, of- I1beity duringWorld War II. W�llesley can

justly be proud 'of" this outstand­

irlg world figur� who, has grad­uated there in 1925.Other outstanding Chinese

graduates of that college are Mrs.C. F. Wang, wife of the formeradministrator of the Kailan Min­

ing Corp; for which company, bythe way, our own Herbert Hooverwas chief engineer for a numberof years, and Mrs. H. F. Fei,whose husband is a graduate ofOberlin and Havard, and is now

in the service of the Chinese Gov­ernment. '

The beautiful and talented Sze

Mel-mel, daughter of lOr-. AlfredSao-ke Sze, who was Ambassadorto this country and to Great

Britain, was graduated fromWellesley in 1931, taking thescholastic and athletic honours ofher class. She is as well knownfor her work as a scholar andartist in Europe and the Unitedstates as in her own country.Anna Kong Mei, Bernard Col­

lege, a member of the Pacific Re­lations Council, Dr. Mary stone,UniversitY'of Wisconsin, are worldfigures just as Dr. Ida Kahn whoheaded her own large hospital atNanchang for many years. Oneof the pioneers in higher educa­tion for women was Dr. Yamei

Kin ..�r\ PeiI)._i�g,' �9', )V�.-, grad�uated in medicine from Bellvue

Hospital �n. ��:vt" YpJ,"k: ip. .. 1,88� �l·Sh�.rounded and i cdntiniued i for: .. 'f4,number of years' a: school "'tortraining, chinese Vl_q��n .,"'llut;s,e". IIn th�� co�nect1on,. I.mu,st. �?� i

fail to mention the famous fIve,

daughters of Dt. Htiie 'Kin fot �more than fifty' years the pastor,of the Chinese Church in' Nevi'York. Each Of these young wo-:men was born and educated in'

the U. S., and then went to China,to use her education and talentsto advance Chinese moderniza­tion and to better conditions for

the mass of the Ohinese people.Each of these

.

sisters marriednoted men, noted for. their ser­

vice to China as educators, en-

gineers, scientists. statesmen.'

One of them married the mter-,nationally known James Y. 'C.

Yen, father of the."Thousand.

Character" system of writing and'

reading Chinese ideographs. Tllissystem has enabled the masses of:illiterate people of China more,

easily to learn to write. and readand generally understand their

language and has aided greatly;in the rapidly growing )iteracy ofthe vast land.

ONE of China's statesmen said

to me a few. years ago that

one of the greatest contributions

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A' SHORT SHORT STORY

NO'TDING DA:SH'ow·it all begun, she couldn't

tell ... the gradual slipptngfrom friendship to love-and the

utter unawareness of it. Little

things like the look of delight inhis eyes when he saw her, andthe contentment and complete­ness in being with each other.These they took for granted, un­til they both knew at the same

moment ... the same blindingmoment, when be told her that

he was going away.'

He had been miserable aboutgoing. "It's all I have dreamed

of 'for so long, Diane, and yet Idon't want to go ... and I don'tknow why!';Slhe had 'looked �at him, her

heart ,beating wildly. "Don't youknow why.?"His head had jerked back, and

with his eyes- wide with astonish­

ment; had whispered, "Diane,Diane ... It's you, I don't want toIeave you. I love you! I musthave loved you for a long timewithout knowing it. I can't leave

you now."

He wag looking at her as if forthe first time, as if his love had

given her a new and dearer form.For a long while they stood look­

ing at each other, not touching,savouring the moment of dis­

covery, as if they knew that the

happiness of the moment wouldnever again be recaptured.Then she said, "You must go,

Richard."

"jDon't you love me?" he asked."'It is because I love you that

you must go. Do you under­

stand ?" And still they had not

touched each other.

"Yes, I do, Diane. It is for

you that I am going ... that Imust go. I think for the first

time in my life, my purpose is not

only for myself ... it is for you,and for our children."

With a little cry, she ran to

him, and he held her close in hisarms. This is the first time heIs kissing me, she thought. I mustremember everything about this

moment, for he'll. be gone soon,and for so very. long .

When he lifted his face from

hers, she opened her eyes to look

into his. How dark his eyes, she

thought, how dark. and full of

love ... for me. She was suddenlyawed, and lowered her head

against his shoulder. He held her

i-ightly, murmurlng against her

hia1r, softly kissing her cheeks,her closed eyes, the tip of her'

nose, and she' felt herself trem­

bling with a response that

frightened her. Soon he shall be

gone, and this is all I shall have

to remember. How will I bear it?

They tnad two days togetherbefore he left, and it seemed theytried to live a lifetime in those

short days, with the thought up­permost in their minds ..We won't

be seeing each other for a whole

year.

"Wait for me, Diane," he said

at the airport. "Promise. "

And she nodded, because she

knew that if she once spoke, she

would never be able to control

the threatening tears.

"I'll write as often as I can. I

will be thin'1�in,g 'of you ev!elryminute. Let me know everythingyou do. Oh, God... Diane ...

Diane ...

"

And he was gone in a roar of

engines, in a gleaming silver

plane high above the clouds.

THEletters came, full of the

expedition, the trials of a

rough life, the exhausting daysof trekking, the despair of failure-and yet the [beauty of the

scenery, the awesome immensityof the lands and the Ultimate

glory of success. And there were

hers in return, telling him of her

office, the neighbours and family,but never once the lonelinessthat was almost unbearable.

Sometimes she would pace .upand down in hell' 'room' it nightwondering at the change. Shehad been in love only a short

time, and yet it seemed so mucha part of her, that she couldnever return to the life that shehad known before. She, who hadnever been lonely before, couldfi:nd no comfort in the thingsthat had been her life. She felt

uncompassed, suspended, alone.But life never remained the

same for very long, and soon thestrain began to give way, and thechange began. She tried to tellherself that it was all imagina­tion, but it could not be deniedthat she could no longer reachhim with her love-with words

scribbled on emotionless whitepaper.

Their knowledge of. love had

been too short-lived, its span too

brief, and even now it was slip­ping from their grasp, for they-did not understand that they did

not need each other's presence toprove their love. Their friend­

ship before had been easy, butnot casual, even before they hadfallen in love they had been Im­

portant to each other. But he.

had 'not thought 6f lOVe,' for' hISwork in the scientific field, hadbeen all his life, and she had

never dreamt of falling in lovewith him, for he had always beenthere' to Iisten to the problems of

her childish crushes. And he hadalso talked to her, and they had

gotten to know what were dear­

est to each other's hearts, be­

cause they had been friends.. for

as long as they could remember.

But now love had blown away all

candour, and the unfamiliar shy­ness was bewildering.

AND feverishly. she wrote,. tl,J.edesperate message between

the lines - "Nothing has

changed!" But it had. Timewent on, and with it grew the

change, and the restlessness with­

in her-and in time he caught it,and his letters became strangeand troubled, like a groping hand

in the dark. And to neither of

them did it occur to stop writing,for they could not picture a world

"'"d ,r.. COBJU till AM

-;-;,.eW "'_,eptm.,.

By Ruby P. Simm

without each other, even if their

relationship was linked only byscraps of paper which said an

infinite nothing.And then the year was over

and the telegram arrived-"Meetme at the airport at 7 .30 p.m.Come alone. Love, Richard," and

the fear was complete. What

did it mean? Something terrible

had happened. She wanted tosee him more than anything elsein the world, and yet dreaded his

coming.It was storming when she drove

to the airport with the wind lash­

ing at the windshield, and thecold and dampness seeping intoher bones. The plane was late,

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full of love, it all seemed so un­

real. And she could imagine the

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kiss. And it frightened her not

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Ho Sang - Chang WeddingOn Saturday, April 14, the 8ts.

Peter and Paul Church was the

locale of a smallIovely wedding.On the arm of Mr. Headley Ho

Sang, Miss Cecile Ho Sang,daughter of Mrs. Ruby Ho Sang,walked up the aisle to becomethe bride of Mr. Gaston Chang.Rev. Fr. LeRoy performed the

5.30 p.m. ceremony.The bride's only attendant was

Miss Myrna Tai, while Mr. AudleyChin acted as bestman.

Immediately· after the cere­

mony, the reception was held at

the home of Mr. and Mrs. HeadleyHo Sang, where relatives andclose friends of the c 0 u piegathered to convey their felicita­tions. In the dual role of masterof ceremonies and chief speakerfor the evening was Dr. Keith

Tang, while Mr. Audley Chin pro­posed a toast to. the bridesmaid.The groom replied.

Among those present were Mr.

and Mrs. E. Roy Macdougall, Mr.and Mrs. L. S. Duhaney, Mr. andMrs. L. R. Thompson, Mr. andMrs. G. L. Drew, Mrs. Laura Cha

Fong, Mr. and Mrs. Headley HoSang, Mr. and Mrs. David Chang,Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lsahong,Mr. and Mrs. Basil Lyn, Mr. andMrs. Charles Chen See, Mr. andMrs. Arthur Van DeGroot, Dr.

Keith Tang, Mr. Stanley Luck,Mr. Ian Lee, Mr. Barney Chin

Shong, Mrs. Ella Chin, the Misses

Fay Soltau, Florence Christopher,Myrna Tai, Messrs. Audley Chin,Leonard Chang, Miss Dorothy Ho

Sang, Mrs. Ruby Ho Sang, Miss

Ivy Lue, Messrs. Douglas Wong,Graeme Goodall, Sydney Tai,Vernon Sterling, Jackie Lyewand the Misses Jacquline Ho Sangand Doreen Lyn.

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Birthday PartiesCharming Dorothy Williams

was the centre of attraction on

the evening of April 7 when shewas the guest of honour' at her

eighteenth birthday party, heldat the home of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. C. C. Williams in Man­

deville.

The party which was well at­tended by her many friends, was

2 very bright affair and got off

to a nice start when the Rev. Fr.

William, C.P., blessed the cakeafter saying a few words of wellwishes to Dorothy.Highlight of the occasion was

a buffet supper which was servedat midnight. Dancing to radio­phone music continued untilaround 2 a.m., when the last ofthe guests said goodnight to theirhostess.

D.C.

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Angela Chong, sweet sixteenand proud of that "special" birth­

day, celebrated the happy eventat her home at 31 Second Avenue,Mountain Vie w Gardens, on

Saturday, April 7. There to wishher the traditional happy birth­

day greetings were a largenumber of her friends.Fr. Barry sent the party off to

a nice start by blessing the cakeand wishing the guest of honourall the best. Angela replied andthanked everyone for their pres­ence.

After that, dancing to radio­

phone music followed.

Among the many present were

Nolia, Blondine and Loy D'Oyen,Sonia Moo Young, Eric Hoo, Eve­lyn Lue, Anthony Chen, Louis,Albert and George Lee, Junior

Wong, Carlos Williams, RonnieChin Yee, Karl Chin, Eddie andWilfred Lai, Rosa, Florine, Gloriaand Ramsay Ho Tai, RichardFontaine, Colleen, Dorothy and

Audrey Wong, Ferdie Yap, Hopeand Beverly Fong, Valrie Chin,Fathers John .1. Sullivan, Roy B.

Campbell, Osbourne and Shanna­han, and many others.

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Little She ron, 1 -

year - old

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FrancjsLim Sang, was the centre ofattraction at a party held at 26

Cambridge Street, Franklin Town,on Sunday April' 8. AlthoughSheron didn't know it, her many

"admirers" had gathered to wishher many more happy birthdaysin the years ahead.

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The party featured dancing to

radiophone 'music and amongthose present were, Leeford,Hubert and Phillip Lue Kim, Mr.and Mrs. Hubert Lue, Lily Chin,Dorothy Chin, Vera Lowe, GeorgeWong, Mrs. Inez Lee, Mr. and Mrs.

Norma Lee, Joyce Wong Shue,Irene Chin, Angela Lim, Carlton

Chin, Winston, Chin, S mit hChung, Carlton Lowe, Nena and

Photo by Universal Studio (Mandeville)Oelebeating her eighteenth birthday on Saturday, April 7 wasMiss Dorothy Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Williams,Mandeville.

.

Luther Chin, Tetla Lue and Gloria

Lue and others.

C.O.S. To Sponsor DanceThe Chinese Old Students Asso­

ciation had another of their

General Meeting at the ChinesePublic School on Sunday, April 8.At this session, the Constitution

of the Association was discussed,amended and passed.The other item on the Agenda

was the discussion of plans for a

dance to be held in aid of the

Scholarship Fand. It was decidedthat the dance will take place at

51, Halfway Tree Road., on Satur­

d,ay, June 23'. A popular orchestrawill be engaged for the occasion.

Cover charge will be 6/- singleand 10/- per couple.

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EngagementThe engagement of Miss Gloria

Lue of Bamboo, st. Ann, toMr.Patrick Lim Sang of 26 Cambridgestreet, Franklin Town; was an­

nounced on Sunday, April 8.Miss Lue is the daughter of

Mrs. Marie Lue.

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Montego Bay PartyThe Misses Fay' and Icy Chin

were the organizers of a gay

party at the Chinese Club, Mon­

tego :Bay, on Saturday, April B.Folks from sav-Ia-mar, Kingston,Ocho Rios and st. Ann's Bay

journeyed over to the North coast

city for the week-end "shindig"and all had a wonderful time.

Dancing to recorded music was

the feature of the evening but

the organizers saw to it that re­

freshments, sandwiches and other

edibles kept the crowd in a happymood.

Among the many seen were

Alice Hew, Lucy cpin Yee, Sheila

'Hew, 'Elsie Chin, Eugene Chin,Ernest Hew, Madge Hew, Bob

and Marion Chin, Clinton Chin,

t;,over GirlOur cameraman last week

caught this lovely city Miss

enjoying- the sunshine on theisland's scenic North coast. Sheis Rosemary Yap who just lovesthe outdoor life. Seventeen­year-old Rosemary was edu­cated: at St. Hughes, then

passed on to Suthermere whereshe learned' about life in theCommerci�i world. She is �6wa' typist at tbt{ MachadoTobaeeo Company. :for recrea­

tion, she sometimes takes in a

movie after office hours andis an avid movie fan. She isalso fORd. of dancing a:nd. swim­ming.Rosemary is the daughterj of

Mr. 'and Mrs. Edward yap' ofst. Andrew.:

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HOMES

OF:FICES

HOTELS

etc:..

ThroughoutJamaica

DONALD S. BARHAMSole Agent

Phone 3080 Kingston

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,;THE �OCIAL WORLD, ContinuedDaphne Wong, Hermine a�d leyLowe, N_?el Ho Tom, Roy Lowe,Busta Ho, Victor Wong, Danieland Byron .Kong and others.

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Chinese Catholic NotesTh e, Inaugural Communion

Breakfast by the Chinese Catholic, Action, Association will be held atEmmett ,', ;pavilion, Winchestert=l'ark, .on, Sunday, May 6 insteadof April, �29,. as announced pre­

viously. Reason for the postpone­ment was that Mr. David May­;nard:, ',n.metic�n: Consul General

'WhQ was to' have given a talk on

.Cllina, W9U.ld .be off the island on

that-date., The Mass will be celebrated atthe Holy Ttinity Cathedral at 7

a.m.; fcil�owed: by the Communion

Breakfast at Emmett Pavilion.

Mr. Maynard:' who has spentmany ,years' in .the Far East will

be gues.t ,speaker. His LordshipiaishQP J:9J;1I�, J. McEleney, S.J.,D.D., will be present.A .large turnout of Chinese

OathoUcs' in the ,Corporate Areawill: be -present and Rev. Fr.

Glavin, S.J. Mod,erator .of the

c/hi:q.e$e Catholic Association, willspeak' on the aims and purposesof the'Association.

BOO���� lJlay �,be made through

r:d energy- Take a

,course of

FERROLWh�n

. you are feeling ti�ed. have no energy, ,noappetite ,then it IS time

tor a course of Ferrel. Ferrol�s a resistaFlce·bl!111dmg to!,ICthat

. contains the active

,priFlcll?les of Cod Liver Oi],'

Vi tamms. A and D, withIron and Pl;losphJ:mms"Ferrol builds up your...:�u!,down system am! assistsnature to return to" par,

�i�r!i�o'g�itie�a!t�f� 'F��{J�pacleed in the yenow carton,and 'see what a differel)ce It

.makes 10 your health,

The Resistance .. "BuildingIron Oil' Food

A P�oduc;t 01

Bookers Manufacturing Drug,

Co, Ltd,

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Mr. Eustace Shim of the standardLife Insusance Oo., Miss Annette

Chang of the Bank of Nova

Scotia, Princess street, or throughMrs. Ivy Lyn of Jamaica MilkProducts Ltd. Cover is 4/-.

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At the end of 1955, his . total

amount of paid business < in force'exceeded $1,000,000. ,",'

Mr. Chung's production �igliiesfor the month of April .alone is

nearly $80,000 and this. In 'itselfis al;o a new record, for it,. repre­sents the highest paid total linany single month by, arty 'in­dividual agent of the M�n�fac�turers Life Insurance Go. in' theisland.Mr. Duncan C. Hughes, another

-Manuf'acturers' life underwriter,is close behind Mr. Chung and isexpected to qualify for his' Senior

Membership before the end of themonth.

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At the invitation of the Head

Office, Mr. Donald Chung alongwith two other top Manufac­turers' underwriters, will be leav­ing the island for a well earnedvacation in the States andCanada. Mr. Chung is scheduledto leave on April 30.

Plioto by Easton Lee

Here is part of the interior of the Montego Bay branchof Queen's Photo Studio which was opened. last week.Situated on the upper floor of the building next door the

English Shop on one of Montego Bay's main Streets, it is a

welcome addition to the North Coast city.The proprietor, Mr. Alfred Chin, well-known photo­

grapher and commercial artist who operates the Kingstonbranch upstairs the Community Store on King Street. hasmade a name for himself in this field since starting out overfive years ago.

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The new studio, designed by Mr. Chin, is painted in theelegance of pink and grey, the reception counter and disp:laystand slant away out of view behind sliding doors which

open into the studio prop��, '

In charge of the new branch is Mr. Lloyd Lazarus who,days before the scheduled opening was swamped with ,eaIls,and customers.

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Chinese ChristianGuild NotesAfter several months of in-

activity the Guild once more be­come alive and keen. They meton March 15, and elected theirofficers for 1956 as followsr.-;President: Rev. Fr. Jack Peel.

Vice-Presidents: Messrs. Horace

Chang, Sidney Chang, Charles

Moo and Mrs. Alex. Tai Ten Quee,Secretary: Mr. Headley Ho Sang.Treasurer: Mr. Alfred Powell.Executive Committee: Mrs. Eva

Shim, Miss Joyce Lyn, Mrs.Horace Chang, Mrs. Charles Moo,Mrs. Milton Wong Pow and Mrs.

Lesley Chuck.

The meeting also arranged the

programme for the sec 0 n d

quarter of 1956 which is as

follows:Sunday, May 6, 7.30 a.m. Cor­

porate Communion.Wednesday, May 9, 7.30 p.m.

Games Evening.Thursday, May 31, Queen's

Birthday: Excursion to LaughingWaters.

Sunday, June 3, 7.30 a.m, Cor­

porate Communion.

Wednesday, June 13. Vlslt tothe U.C.W.I.

Sunday, July 1, 7.3tl a.m, Cor­

porate oommunton,

Wednesday, July 11, 7.30 p.m.Rector's Evening.In addition to this, the Execu­

tive Committee" will arrangeseveral meetings for discussingthe Guild's activities. A specialeffort is being made to enrol as

many young members as possibleand all who are interested are

asked to contact the Secretary.The Guild affords many facili­

ties to its members apart fromthe pleasure and satisfaction it

gives one in participating in a

'work so necessary. At the disposalof members, is a badminton courtat the Rectory where the Guild

plans to meet regularly for allsorts of games and discussions.The big attraction for the cur­

rent Quarter is the picnic to

Laughing Waters on the Queen'sbirthday, where they will join-Archdeacon, Price and the Mon-

tego Bay 'Oui,ld.-"

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Two years ago a similar excur­sion took place, and all who wehtremember it to be a really happyevent, an occasion worthy of: a

repetition. Information concern­

ing this' excursion can: be hadfrom the Secretary. H.lI.S.

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Donald Chung SetsNew RecordMr. Donald B. Chung, well­

known life underwriter for Manu­facturers Life Insurance Com­

'pany, is, according to the latest

records of the company, again on

top and has broken all the pre­vious records he has established

during his years in the insurance

field.Mr. Chung has now set a new

record by qualifying for Senior

Membership in the ProductionClub in an amazingly short periodof 4 months. To qualify for Senior

DONALD B. CHUNG

Membership, a Manufacturers'life underwriter must h ave

'$200,000 worth' of paid business

within . the - year. By producingth�.s figure within four months,,Mr. Chung has become the firstrepresentative of the company inJamaica ever to qualify as a

Sen�or Member i�. SO short a time.

Research VVorkerOn VacationHong Kong born Miss Rlta K.

Lee who is connected' to. theInternational Labour Office in

Geneva, Switzerland, took timeout from her work for a one-weekvacation in the island. Arrivingfrom Washington on :Saturday,.April 14, Miss Lee spent her short.hollday seeing the scenic beautyof. the island's North coast and

acquainting herself 'with localconditions.S,he is scheduled to leave today

for New York where she will

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THE PAGODA

HOVV TO IfJIPt\OVEby Rupert B. Chinsee

THEChinese community can be

divided into two growps in their

opinion as to how the ChinesePublic School should be run. Thefirst group believes that predominantimportance should be given to the

tea6hiRg of the Chinese language, withthe' teaching of English taKing' only a

supplementary place. Their aim, is �0train our children into, one hundnednsreeat Chinese.

The second growp gives recognitiop.to the fact that the Chinese com­

munity is part and parcel of the Ja­maican community and as such, we

rnust ,fit into our surro�ndings. �eybelieve that the teachlng of Englishshould take the dominant role, withthe teaching of Chinese occupying a

supplementary position. It is aimedthat inthe English-phase of education,graduates of the School should be ableto enter any secondary school in thefsland» "without trouble. If secondaryschool education is not desired, the

graduates should possess elementaryknowledge of English to make a living.III th� Chinese-phase of education, itJs hoped that' the chillren shouldacquire some', ,fundamental knowledgeof tlie' Chinese written langy;age, learnto understand and speak the tongue,"and also come to respect the Chinesecultural heritage.'The present Board of Directors of

fhe Chinese Public School adopts this'iatter view point. This is the goalwhich the writer also believes theChillese Public School should attain.Failure' -of attaining this goal means

the 'defeating of the very purpose forwhich- the Chinese P1,lblic School was

-established,': Naturally, the ultim�te goal of the'(:li'inese Public School Is the achievingof ' two ends which are; that the pupils:should be able to acquise a good basicEnglish education, and also to acquire,.at the same time, a minimum under­:standing of the Chinese culture. We'must. not be self-satisfied lust becauseour- graduates can pass

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secondaryschool entrance examinations; or even

wi,n .seholarships. We must realizethat even without the Chinese PublicSchool, these children would havemade the: same achievements by at"

tending other schools. Therefore we

'must. not lose sight of the ChinesePublic School's special mission, thatis' to pass the Chinese culture to our

children. When we value the achieve­ments of the Chinese Public School,the firsk question we should ask our-

• selves is how much Chinese have thechildren learned? .Can they speak thelanguage? -Do' they know anythingabout Chinese customs? If there is

'hardly anything to see in these three

spheres, then we have failed in OMr

ll>llfPOSe': of establishing the ChinesePublic School, It is time for us to lookinto the situation and seek methods of

improvement.First, let us acquaint ourselves with

the present status of the ChinesePublic School. Fat, this term, theSc,hool has about 200 f)UPNS, both boysand ,girls. There is a teaching staff of10, including the Ihead-mistress. Among

- the ten, only three Chinese teacherscame 'from China, The rest of theteaching staff do not know the Chines�language. The school has seven forms,made up of the kindergarteIl< and Forms1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The pupils get' anIioar of Chtnese every day. ,Amongthe children;" a .small ,sprinkling, canspeak Chfnese: AInol}g the tWeRty or

so boarders, only two' or three can

speak Chinese.Under the above-described manner,

in our efforts to teach our ehildrenChinese 'culture, we succeed oruy in

teaching'tliem a few scattered Chinesecharacters. When

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they leave theChinese Public School, their level inthe Chinese language is at most theequivalent of a Form 2 pupil in Hong­kong or China. This pitiful inade­quate knowledge of, Chinese w:ill beentirely forgotten. in a matter of 3-5years after -leaving" the school. Theultimate result is that the Board ofDirectors wasted all' thek efforts, andthe Chinese Community wasted alltheir contributions in keeping a ChinesePublic School in existence.

To reach our goal of passing Chineseculture to our children, there is

only one way that I see that willachieve the purpose. This is to haveour own secondary school. Aftergraduation from the elementary school,the pupils go straight on to our own

secondary school. In this way, theycan have six more years of learningthe Chinese language and Chinesehistory. Counting from kindergarten,the average child can spend a total of13 years in the Chinese school. Whenthey graduate from the secondaryschool, they ought to have an attain­

ment ill the C,hinese language that is

equivalent to an elementary schoolgraduate in Mongkong or China. Atthat level, they should be able to readthe Chinese newspaper, to converse

and 'write In Chinese, and acquire an

understanding of the Chinese culturalheritage. '

Naturally, we should expect finan�difficulties when we first start thesecondary school, for the over-comingof which we need substantial supportfrom the Chinese community. 13Mtafter a few years, when the schoolproves its worth and can be registeredwith the Board of Education, we shallbe entitled to the Government subsidy.With this Slllm, OMY financial deficiencyshould be greatly abridged.To relieve the Board of Directors of

their heavy burden of raising funds, for the school, we think that thetuition for both the elementary andthe secondary schools can be slightlyhigher than other schools. This is be­cause the Chinese Public School hasthe additional expense of addingChinese teachers to their staff, andthis additional burden should beshouldered and shared among theparents. Om the other hand, since theparents are paying for this additionalcost, it is only fair that the Schoolshould show some real aceomplishmeatin teaching Chinese culture to our

children. To attain this aim, thefollowing six steps are suggestedtowards improvement:-

1 � The he,�drmi�tress .or headenastercan start a talk-in-Chinese move­

ment both in the' school' and in thepupil's homes, To help the head­mistress in this work the writer would

, like to point out that the parents are

the most effective teachers ill teaohingtheir children to speak Chinese. Onlyif they wil[ delibera,fely speak Chineseto' their childrea in - their 'homes, can

we -hope' for our childi1en.'t€l be aJble�to.speak the Chinese language.' For th0$6wlro are !interested in. tlus. lOOlovement,r wish also to remind them that theymust not think that just telling the'parents once is sufficient for- them to.stast this movement in their homes:

FrOID experience" I hav<6, fpund :that

"s-ometimes it is just as hard to, teach

adults as children. They need con­

stant reminders before they,finally

acquire the habit of speiikillg Chineseto their children. This can be donethrough the merna of garden parties,and newspapers. At the same time

the headmistress and the Chineselanguage teachers can make homevisits, or call l!lp the parents by tele­phone to remind them that theyshould speak Chinese in, their homes,aod also to see that their childrenstudy their Chinese lessons in theeveniags. We must make it clear tothe parents that whether or Rot OU'l'

children can learn Chinese culture de­pends entirely upon the degree ofco-operation: they give the School. Ifwe get the active co-operation ofseveral hundreds of parents, it is

equivalent to having that many more

Chinese 1an�age teachers, helping tointroduce Chinese culture to our

children.2) Encourage the speaking of

Chinese in the school. Seats shouldbe so arranzed that those pupfls whocan speak Chinese can. have a chanceof talking to each other. Those aroundthem, who do not understand Chinese,then get a chance of learning by hear­ing. During meals, each table shouldbe headed by a Chinese-speakingteacher who leads a conversation inChinese. This will afford a chancefor those who do not know the Chineselanguage to learn gradual1y.3) Make the strict regulation that

the passing of the Chinese exannationis a reql!lisite towards promotion into

higher form. This wiJ!l make thechildren know that they must studytheir Chinese seriously.4) Give prizes to the best Chinese

language student ill each class' and tothose pupils who speak Chinese most

frequently in school.5) The headmistress should take

it as one of her duties to inspect fromtime to time the teachmg of Chinesein all olasses, and the progress thechildren make in the speaking ofChinese.

6) To promote' 'ilie teachmg ofChinese culture, We should tty to getmore Chinese-speaking teachers., Wehope for an eventful goal when halfof the teaching staff can speak Chinese.

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'f'HE above points constitute, some

1 principal steps in, the teaehiw:; ofChinese culture in our school. We

must realize that only When we dinshow, some progress in the teaching ofChinese culture can the sehool. winthe confidence and support of the

,�hinese community. We must realizealso that without this confidence andsupport, there is no hope of our ever

establishing our own secondary school.Up to the wresent, although -the

Chinese Public School still f�l! �hOJ;tof all we expect from �t, it has never­theless built a good foundation, uponwhich future improvements can' bebased.

During the past, years,' the' me�betsof the Board of DireetOR,worked lopgand hard for the scbPol, , Their pt;tbliPspiritedness is wo�, of 0Qr respect.As to the Chiriese- ooimnunity m

general, the writer urge's' tbeDi' torealize that we, "Reed ' everybody'ssupport, and everr.:body�s �n�, theirchildren to the ChineS� Jlq,blic

" $.:04.001before we ean hope 'for real progressin the school.

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M·"!en· ... tti?H9t't=1t"'1Fr�t:1t:1�t" Letters To The Editor

The,,1 SO"cial' / World ( ..

THE M�t)lATOR"

L " ;.,' THE EDITOR, Sir t=«

ReZative to Mr. A. Chung's argu­ments about our girls, indeed som,e-ot , them sheuld take stock of .them-

'resume ,her' 'research work onselves if they deserve the charges so

Labour problems in the Unitedably Zaid against them by this critic.

I know a great number oj girls who

States'. ''A�ter that, she will visit are not guilty of his criticisms. In

the leading American cities be- othier words, I now advice Mr, Chung

tore going on to Honolulu, Hongthat if he is to generalize on such

:Kong .and . other Far Easterna subject as the behaviour of people,male or female can be accused oj

:countries on her way back to being unvirtuous-that is my reason

'peneva. ,

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,for writing that "boys are just as

Miss' Lee' received her B.A., bad".

.degree from the Hong Kong Uni-"

.. But Mr. Chung likes to write and

apparently he is a great egotist. He

vetSity, anti her 'M.A., from the likes to provoke an argument and

:Liverpool University. wins it." *

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, burst, I'll say he has some good pointsPort Antonio Notes but they were either over emphasisedMost'recent get-together in this or impractical. From the very outset

town Included 'a farewell Party of his article he sounded a distaste­

�for mIT' "PreSident, Mr. Victorjul. note - the indication or havingthe inclination to advocate for

'Chung, .and a, Dinner given in Chinese segregation in Jamaica. At

'honour of 'Mr. Gilbert Chin who least, some people saw it in that

.has be�n; e��cted a Councillor in vein. It's unfortunate, because that

the Porttand Pariah Council.might be far from what Mr. Chai"ann intended to achieve,

, :. The farewe:J.il., party for Mr. Again I prefer to get the mainten-

Chung was held at the Chinese ance or the retuscooeru Of the

'Sp�rts Cl'1lb where a large turn- Chinese culture in our homes from

�tit :'of" tiiends', and members of our parents. I think the further de-

'h'."

'b''

, tachment or �terior.fLtion from't .e clu 'made the affa:ir a sue- Chinese culture is more due to the

,eessfuI,:one; Among those who changing- environments Of our time.

_journeyed, .over trom the city to Our parents have given up the idea

attend the 'party-were the Misses of returning to China with their

:Patsy and .H�atl1er Chen,children, They now seek western

,' " -customs, culture, civilisation and en,.

" : Mf.,,;q�ung ;has left to join the joyment. T'hey prefer to see their

staff of st. George's College. daughters like "Patsy Walker" in­

�-'Tll'e---Dinner�fo1f·"�-Mr:- 'GiUrert'"<8'�ead -o] ,Lotus Blossom, <their sons

Chin was held uDsttiirs'-"Messrs.-

�ike_E�rol Flynn or Winston Churchill

..r.-;Y'" ,mstead' of... the humble No. 1 and No.Sang Hmg �J"vo., and was at" 2 son of Charlie Chan.

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tended by;:representative section "J. A. LOWE.

of the lp�al community. Port Antonio,"

/,'-'. /. April 13, 1956.

Another nippy event was thebir�hday p�rty of Phyllis Lai

Tip:m who was not only celebrat­

i�g her eighteenth, birthday buta:1so her' x;ecent success in, the,liigher .sohoo; exams. She re­

'�eived niaii,y lovely gifts.:' : *,:� * *

:Recently; seen in Port Antonio

\w�re Mrs.i�liee Lowe who visited'"her grandchildren, Rev.: Fathers

�unsing, \ D?nohue and Bowman. Cross Roads,, !

,> J.A.L.,' April 16, 1.956.

SATURDAY, AIiRIL- 21, fs56

'NOTHING ,HAS CHAN,GEO: ,,'_ I, ',.. '., \ ,

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NOT THE SAMi MANTHE _EDITOR, Sir:- ,

I kmous this letter is l�te but in

your is�ue Of the 24th Of I,M arch, in"Letters to the Editor" \,was one

signed Alfred Lee, Cros's Roads.Please make note that it is not the

same Alfred Lee who lives Ion Arnold

Road, near Cross Roads.

i:A. LEE.

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and the shivering attendants

Iirted anxious eyes to the tur­

bulent skies, and huddled to­

gether seeking reassurance.

!Diane walked about for she

hated to go into the warm sittingroom where she would see her

fear reflected in the eyes of the

others. Now she was glad that

she was alone, for she could nothave borne to have anyone hover­

ing over her with well meaningcomfort. The wind blew herraincoat apart, and she clutched

it together with tight hands.

All she could think of was

"Richard ... Richard was in dan­

ger ... Don't let anything happento him ...

" But he would be all­

right, for she loved him. Yes, sheloved him. Whatever her doubtshad been she loved him ... and ifhe died, she couldn't bear to live.

Not to see him again ... to losehim in the wind-tossed plane thathad taken him away a year ago...

Never to see him again ... Thedark thoughts swirled in her

brain, and' she felt lost in a

vacuum of despair.

SHE had lost all track of time; "until 'sJ:i!e 'heard the excitedshout "There she is .. .look at her

lights ...the wind has lessened

and she's' safe. My God, she's all

right!"

But she didn't believe thatRichard was safe, until he steppedfrom the plane, third to land.Then she felt herself swept alongon feet winged by happiness and

relief, and she was in his arms,their wet faces pressed together,unheeded of the rain. They were

silent, dose together, for havingnearly lost each other, their lovehad been revived with such an

intensity that they were shakento their souls.

Then they drew apart andlooked at each other. He had

aged in a year. He had left heran adventurous hungry eyed boyy

but had returned a man, not withthe hunger satiated, but appeased,

for he knew that his work had

only begun. The hood had fallen

from her hair, which was now

fashionably cut short, and clungto her head, damp with the rain.

She had aged too, and the love

that shone from her eyes changedher more than the year had done.

It struck her that, twice when

they had nearly lost each other,

they had discovered the depth of

their love and need ... and when

their eyes met, she knew that he

had realised it also.Then he said, touching her face

with her fjngertips, "Nothing has

changed"; and there was wonder

in his voice telling her that he

too had doubted, and the miracles

of being together, after nearlylosing her forever had touched

him too. It was only then thathe kissed her, their lips meetingthrough the rain.

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A passer-by tossed a nickel to­ward the blind man's cup andmissed, the coin rolling away.

When the beggar chased it andretrieved it, the donor said, "Ithought you were blind."

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* *

Men are like wines, age souringthe bad and bettering the good.

-Cicero.

** *

Admiral Byrd was once Ernie

Byfield's guest in the PumpRoom. When the Admiral rose

to dance with Mrs. Byfield, thehost brought down the house bywarning him loudly, "�emembernow, Admiral; no exploring!"

** *

A Scotsman had just won a new

car in a raffle; far from beingelated, he seemed decidedly glum."What's the matter, Jock?" asked

a friend.

"Mon," he answered, "'tis thisother ticket. Why I ever boughtit, I canna imagine."

** *

A fair young graduate of theSchool of Journalism got a jobas cub reporter on a Long Island

daily. Her first story won theeditor's approval, but he pointedout a few minor inaccuracies.

"Remember," he concluded, "itwas Joseph Pulitzer, founder ofthe School of J"o'urnalism, whodeclared that accuracy is to a

newspaper what virtue is to a

woman.""That in itself is not entirely

accurate," said the girl triumph­antly. "A newspaper can alwaysprint a retraction!"

* * *

Sweet young thing when askedthe rating of the Navy man she'dbeen out with: "I thinK he was a

Chief Petting Officer."

* * *

Irascible Sir William Eden,father of Sir Anthony, is said tohave wrenched from the wall a

barometer showing "Fait" and tohave flung-" it- through a window

into the rain, shouting':- "There,you damned fool, see for your­self!"

Lewis :Barton.

* * *

Husband to wife shopping insupermarket: "Never mind thelarge economy size

__ .iust get thesmall, expensive box we can af­ford."

* * *

HUiSband answering the tele­phone: "She's out. Who shall Isay was going to listen ?"

Irving Roir.

* * *

A Navy recruit lost his rifle on

the firing range. When told thathe'd have to pay for it, he pro­tested: "Suppose I was driving a

Navy jeep and somebody stole it,would I have to pay for that,too?" He was informed that he

would' have to pay for all Gov­

ernment property he lost.

"Now," the recruit said, "I know

why the captain always goesdown with his ship."

Julie ooxtord.

* * *

Wife to husband: "This Christ-

mas let's give each other sensible

gifts, like ties and fur coats."Bob Barnes.

* * *

l\:jt a White House dinner, a

woman trying to engage taciturn

Sherm!in Adams in small talk

asked, "And what about yourson?"

Well, Adams said, his son, whowas then at st. Paul's School in

Concord, was doing well scholas­tically and was on tbe hockeyteam.

"Oh, tell all about him," she

sang ..

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* * *

When a destroyer escort cut tooclose behind a flagship, an un­

lucky ron brought his sea boats'davits in contact with the car­

rier's stern. The Flag Officer

promptly sj:gnalled to the des­trover: IF Y:OU 'iFOUCH METHERE AGAIN I SHALL SCREAM

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i:fALKINGWhy wo1't'7 when EUzabeth Martin Is here to solTe your

problems'! If fOU are anhappy or lonely! If everything seems

to haTe cone-.wrong in your ute, then write to. her, and let herwise, �pathetlc guidance help Y.OU to happlD�. Send Jourletten to "Elizabeth Martin." c/o Pagoda Magzme. P.O. Boxn, Klnrston.

Dear Miss Martin, ;\I see where you. have heil?;�d a

lot of people with their problemand I hope you can do the �amefor me. .::' j

. I am a married 'Woman. Myhusband i.l�ed to be very nice\andkind to me, but lately I" Jiavenoticed that he is not treating' meas he once did. / iWhen h�' comes home, \ he'

doesn't say much; tie ."Just i sitsaround and reads or listens tothe radio.

'

He was never

re�IY,

like this." He never notices e,o

or

sa.ys �nYthip.� nice to me, or

even. offers to tak, me out. e'

just sits in a pensive"�ood. ', What do you think �.Mart,· ?I have a (eeling he migh� beiinlove with another girl. bo youthink so.

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CoNFUSED.Dear Confused, : ! :I don't think y�ur bus'band i� in :.,

love with another woman, .nd:.for goodness sake, put such foolish :ideas out of your head. After,'all, we al'l hav� a time when we :

.

1draw into our shells.

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Dear Miss Martin,I find the news in the PAGODA

Magazine very tnteeesttng ,

I would be very grateful if youcoule, help me to solve this pro­blem.

I am in Jove with a boy; heloves me very much he says, bu;tI, cannot tell him I,love, him as hew,ill want me to go out with himand my parents won't allow me

to- go. Moreover I am afraid the

people around will talk about us.How can I show my love to himwithout anyone knowing.

L. L.

Dear L. L.,i Because your' parents will .notallow you to go out with this boy,I: get the impression that you are

very yooog. In that case, it's un­wise to, think of getting sertousabout love. Moreover, I am sure

your pal'ents are thinkillg of yourwelfare; and I would advise you

not to' do anything that :mightoffen.d them.

It seems to me that rou are

more infatuated than iiR love.You say that you are afraid that

people willI talk if you go out withthis boy, that, you want to show

your love to �im without anyone

knowing, it. III other words, you

want � clandestine love affair!

But believe me, my dear, truelove brings a sense of pride If

you are afraid people will talk, if

you are ashamed to be seen inhis company, you can't really bein love with this boy. Wh.enyouare really in Io-ve, you won't care

who kno-ws it, and you11 be proudto be seen in his company.

I hate to disappoint YO'U, but

perhaps, seeing that your letterhas a country address, you are

just lonely. And loneliness is a

dangerous point from which tothink of love. I know many a girlwho, driven by the pangs of loneli­

ness, do things which they regretin later years. And they all be­lieved at first that it was love.

My advice to' you then is to i)or­

get about showing your love tothis boy. If you are really in lovewith each other and are preparedfor the sacrifices, neither of yOUwill need someone to' tell you howto show your Iove. Cupid has

many invisible arrows.

E. M* *

some scheme in his mind to betterhis and your econ.omic position?When he sits in a pensive mood .

he might' even' be planning his

course of action for the next day'swork.Don't worry, just be nice �nd

understanding to him, and I am

sure he will, appreciate you all themore.

E. M** *

Dear Miss Martin,. I got married about three years

ago. I married when I was onlyseventeen, so I am still consideredvery young and attractive. Myhusband is a salesman and is .

away from home quite often, andI find it very lonely when heis not home. Do you think it is

wrong to go' out with some­

one else?You see, I met a fellow at a

dinner at a friend's house recent­

ly and I found that we enjoy eachother's foompany. We are notlovers but I know that we are

mutually attracted to each otherand have much in common. Hehas asked me to. go out with himwhen my husband is away, but

do you think it is right?'MARRIED.

Dear Married,I think it is defiDitely wrong to

.aceept the invitation of this man

when your husband is away. Iknow it is lonesome for you whenyour husba�d is away, but staY7ing home is the best eouzse opeDto you.There is no harm ill continuing

the frieDdship, but I would ad­vilse you to guard agaills,t idlegossip. If you think you shouldlike te invite your friend to yourhome, do so only when your hus­band is present. In this way, I.am sure you will be able to keephis friendship and strengthen theconfidence of your husband in:yourself.

E M.--.--

Love is master of the wisest.It'is only fools who defy him.

- Thackeray.

.

THE '�'WOMEN'�()F";eHINA(l"ontiJmpit from ''OIJP'e !'))

thathad ever been made to Chinawas made by Dr. and, Mrs. Huie

Kin when they gave' their fivebrilliant daughters back to China.Where does one read of a more

thrilling life, one more usefullyspent in forwarding China's future

than in the life of Mrs. Wei

Tao-ming, who from her girlhoodwas a crusader with banners highfor bringing better conditions oflife to her fellow women all overChina? Her life is a

,stirring

romance.

The few dozens of women I

could cite are but a meagre skim­

ming of the surface of that armyof Chinese women, gentry and

peasant, who today, do all that

ohtnese men do, even to leadingguerilla bands.From the highest in the iand,

the three Soong sisters, SoongAi-ling, wife of China's great H.H. Kung, Soong Ching-ling, thesecond sister and widow of china'sliberator, Sun Yat Sen, and SoongMei-lfng, Madame Chiang Kai­

shek, the third sister, and thou­sands or highly bred, highly edu­cated women to the illiteratepeasant, the fine, sweet, stabletype, immortalised dn Pearl S.Buck's story, "The Mother," andin "The Good Earth", all renderedservice to China's fight for theliberties of Democracy againstthe tyranny of Shintoism andTotalitarianism.

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By Happy Wanderer

AS IS THE CUSTOM at cric­ket's most fashionable groundsspectators in the pavilion rise to

pay homage to a grand perform­ance. The Wanderer is there­fore happy in applauding BuddyLee of the University College ofthe. West Indies on scoring hismaiden century (101) in Senior

cricket in this island. Buds'

century was outstanding becauseit was scored against St. Cathe­rine and Eernard Lodge, th€:best. slow bowling attack in theSenior Competition. There were

the impeccable George Mudie,Edwards, and Archer. B1:1ds

opened the innings for the Var­

sity men who have been show­

ing. excellent form this season,and he added 129 runs alongwith Lawson Douglas before thefirst wicket fell. The Universitytotalled 260 and stand a fair

chance with good fielding todefeat 1St. Catherine and Ber­nard Lodge when the game re­

sumes at Lime Tree Oval this

Saturday afternoon. Buds is

doing Medicine, and has left the

anatomy charts for the hospitalward. I hope he win continueto progress if and when he re­

turns to British Guiana wherehe may eventually find a placeon the Colony side.

Herbert Lyn, and Tabois of st.

George's Old Boys, and Gilbert

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Chang of Railway, have impor­tant field-day in front of them

this afternoon. Lyn has yet tobat for the Old Boys senior who

may choose to declare which Ithink would be risKy at" EmmetPark. The Railway. batsmen;including Chang, and such top­notchers as Holt and Samuels,will, however, be facing the

phenomenon of Lyn on a pitchwhich is either quick or moder­

ately turning. I would advisethe young topspinner to dependon length and not unleash his

googly too often. Chang bowled

very steadily last week under a

blazing sun and hard baked pitchto get 1 for 46 in 15 overs.

Chinese Athletic Club were tochristen the new wicket at.

Derrymore Road this week. but

up to press 'time there was no

certainty of the game comingoff. President Horace Changnevertheless, told me that he

was trying to select two sides to

be captained by Cedi Lai Fook

and himself if Abe Chin is not

available.

Noel Lyn informed me that

CAC are thinking of playing hi�Alma Mater, st. George's CollegeJunior team, in a friendly matchat Derrymore Road by next fort­

night. His secret weapon torout the Georgian. juniors: theirown product, Herbert Lyn!

BASKET BALL players are al­

ready on the ball by the enthu-.

siasm awaiting the start of the

Leagues next month. Last week­

end Buster Ho took his Eaglesdefending . Junior champions,over' to Montego Bay where theydefeated the home team ChineseSocial and Athletic by 4'13 pointsto 28. Victor Wong and Noel HoTom, newcomers who should

strengthen the Eagles' wings thin

season, were the top goal scorers.

/Roy Lowe is another new faceon the Eagles' line-up; he playedfor Chinese Old Students last

year. Ho Tom was formerlywith Chung San, and Roy Lowewith the Old Students.

Last week the Bas�et Ball:Association at their annual Gen­eral Meeting re-elected Horace

Chang a'S Commissioner, �gerton,Chin, Loy as Vioe President, Win­ston Wbite, Secretary; Vin�entChung, Treasurer, and Pat :M.cGJ.ashan, .Assistant Secretary-.

Entries for the Leagues close to

the Secretary in care of UnitedFruit Company by month's end.Basketball expects a busy yearand. entry of schools, teams.Commissioner Chang told! me

tha,t !the only thing stalltng thevisit, of the Harlem GtobeTrotters is. accommodation, andwe hope he will find an arena intime. Government should takenote of basket ball and try to

encourage the youth of thecountry to play it . for, fitness.

HERE AND THERE ... LittleAscot Easter Race meeting closesat Old Harbour today. This isa good chance for turfites whodid not, follow my tips. Theywere neae 50% correct andwould have been near 80% if a

few mishaps did not occur. Al­most every sportsman that mat­tered was at the country trackto see the running of the Sweep­stake and other races. I believeI glimpsed the Leahong brothersDonald and Bertie, Hubert 'I'a iTen Quee who was among theofficials at the prize drum, andMarsden Chin the footballer whowas gaining a closer acquain­tance with the horses. Myc hoi c e s for this afternoon's

meeting are:

1st Rac�: TIPPLER2nd Race: ATLAS3rd Race: DIABLO4th Race: STAGE GffiL5th Race: SPORTING GIRL6th Race: MISS FORTUNE

7th Race: FABRIC.ATION8th Race: TIPPLER9th Race: TORCHLIGHT

This week, Donald Leahongwas scheduled to play HermanMcDonald at golf in the Men'sMatch Play at Constant Spdng.The first round should end to­

day.

BADMINTON has bright time

ahead, Secretary Lucien Tai

tells me. The mterctub tourneywill SOOD commence and Lucien's

Club, Elgin, chockful of starsand Rainbow, will be heavilypenalised in the handicap events.

Tyrone Yap, now at Wolmer's,win represent Chinese A�hleti!cClub who will be fielding .a fine

team ,under . the leadership of

"Danny Boy" Chen. The win­ners of the Kingston champion­ship will "meet Montego Bay laterin the year in the first ALl

Island club championship.,Montego Bay, esp'ecially. the

Chinese Social C[ub, will be a.

,grea:f rorce oln club badmintonlaf�t. Last week al)l: opel) ,tour­nament 'Ya� iP,�ayed rot the Creekstreet n�adqtiarters or . Ohines�socta; /and r Athletic '. '" whi�nattracted ,. pl.ayers from manyparts and Ilooked as lrnposlng as

an, �pti toumament. . Eugene­chlit;�--t]je organizer; woil the .men's singles and· the' crichton

.

THIRTEEN

Brothers Cup. by defeatingErnest Hew 6 ...15, 15-8, 15-8.Eugene is an accurate baseline

player, as fit as Superman.Sheila Lai created the greatestupset by first eliminating thefavourite Elise Chin, 6-11,· 5-2;,11-0 in the women's semi-finals,and went on to defeat Es,me Hew11-5, 11�2 in the final for theAnchor Butter Cup. Little�yrone Yap turned the whip on

his dad trouncing' David in themen's singles.

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LETTERS(Continued from Page' 4)

Chinese girls. I am still waiting to be

convinced that they are other. than justbeing beoutiful and char�ing. I do

hope, Mr. Lee, that we shall meet some

day so that I shalll be able to �xchGIngeviews with yoa in a more informal GInd.

agreeable fashion. If i de seem cruel

at times, it is only to be kind,

ARTHUR CHAI ONN.Yale University,New Haven, U.S.A.

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Following a report published in Pagoda and otherChinese publications to the effect that at a Meeting of the

Chinese Benevolent Society, a motion was passed askingtile Trustees of the Chinese Consulate Building to handover the property to the Chinese Benevolent Society, Mr.H. C. Tai TenqUiee, in a letter to Mr. Chin Yin How. states

quite clearly that tile Society has no claim to the ChineseConsulate Building.

Mr. Chin Yin How,c/o Chinese Benevolent Soc.,129 Barry st.,Kingston.

4th April, 1956.Dear Sir;I have been Instructed by the

three other members who aretrustees of the Chinese Consulate

Building, to write this letter to

you and to say that the trusteesare - unwilling to hand over theChinese Consulate Building, to

you or to the Chinese Benevolent

Association Md.

I am instructed by one of the

trustees to ask by what rightdoes the Chinese BenevolentAsscn. Ltd. claims to have the

Chinese Consulate. Building trans­ferred to them.

I am also to ask where did theChinese Benevolent Society getthe authority to say that theChinese Consulate Building is the

property of the Chinese com­

munity or the Chinese BenevolentAsscn. Ltd.

I am asked to point out by the

trustees, who were originallylippointed at the time, that whenthe Chinese Consulate bundingwas bought, that the subscribersdid not think !fit to appoint the

Chinese Benevolent Asscn. Ltd.to act as trustees, and furtherthat there were some prominentmembens of' the Chinese Ben­evolent Asscn. Ltd. at that time;who were willing to subscribe

large sums of money when it was

being . purchased, on condition

that the other subscribers would

agree that the Chinese Ben-.

evolent Asscn. Ltd. should holdthe Chinese Consulate' buildingas trustees, and that there was a

sharp' division of opinion, as a

result of which these persons did

not subscribe any sums of money

towards the purchase of the

building, and so neither did manyother persons who were willing to

subscribe.

It .Is also to be pointed out that

the ; money so cOllected at the

time and which was used for the

purchase of the building, was

done so to - make a gift to the'

Chinese Government, and it is

distinctly recollected that there

were many who refused to sub­scribe any money to purchase thisbuilding unless it was agreedthat the Chinese BenevolentAsscn.· Ltd. was appointed as

trustees.It must therefore be clear to

you that it is improper to handover the Chinese Consulate build­ing to the Chinese BenevolentAsscn. Ltd. when the originalsubscribers to that buildingobjected to the Chinese Benevo­lent Asscn. Ltd. acting as trusteesab initio.

If you would like to have anyfurther information so as tofurther clarify this position, thewriter would be most willing tointerview you if you SQ desire:'

With this explanation, whichit is felt that you and othermembers, of the Association are

unaware of, the trustees feel that-this letter should clarify andremove all doubts from the mindsof those members of the Associa­tion who gathered at a meetingheld at your SOCiety's building on

Sunday the tst of April and alsoon the 25th of March.

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MOVIE REVIEWBy Easton Lee

Film: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeStars: Spencer Tracy,Lana Turner, In:grid Bergman

Opinion: Stephenson's h 0 r r 0 r

story comes to life.

'J'HIS story is well known to

1 nearly every student of Eng­lish literature. It tells of a re­

spectable Doctor who after tak­

ing a certain drug changes his

personality completely and be­comes a horrible menace andmurderer.

-

Spencer Tracy gives a fairlygrand performance of the two­

personality role. In the earlier

parts of the film it is almostImpossible to believe that it isthe same actor that does boththese parts. Ingrid Bergman isher usual great selr and it is a

real pity that we see so little ofthis splendid aQtress these days.. This a job well done and

Stephenson's story comes to lifein the hands of these fine

players.* * *

Film: The Scarlet €oat

Stars: Cornel Wilde, Michael

Wilding, ABne Francis, GeorgeSaunders

Opi1nion: Weak story, unsaved bylavish production.

THIS is, story of the AmericanRevolution- and of Benedict

Arnold, an American high rank­

irig' officer, in c h a r g e ofAmerica's famous Miutary in­

stitution, West Point, who turnscoward at first, then traitor anddecides to turn the post over tothe British�This would mean certain vic­

tory for the :2ritish as this is thelast stronghold left to theAmericans. He succeeds only in

involving a young British officerwho is quite innocent of the

plans. All this make a goodbackground for the love trianglewhich develops and which could'be quite independent of the

main theme which is weak in

plot and execution. Indeed, the

love story of the English officer- Michael Wilding - and the

English girl played by Anne

Francis, outshines the revolu­

tion angle for intensity and de­

velopment.:With a few changes, this could

have been a brilliant fHm.* **

Film: Daddy Long Legsstars: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron

Ter,ry Moore

Opinion: Very entertaining, wenbalanced and good for thewhole family.

ADDthe experience of the old

master, Fred Astaire to thefresh exciting genius of LeslieCaron 'and what do you get? A

light stepping musical comedythat all but takes 'yol!lr breath

away. This is an extremely en­

tertaining movie, wittily con­

structed and brilliantly danced,in which there is never a dullmoment.

An orphaned F r e n e h Miss

working in an orphanage, sud­

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