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RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE HOTELINDUSTRY

I was looking at the Tourist Board's publicity poster whichtells me that the tourist industry pays for 89% of Jamaica'sdollar imports when my attention was dtawn to a report thatcertain Montego Bay hotels are subtly snubbing coloured guests.Is this always to be the price of a booming tourist trade?

In the Bahamas, hoteliers go all out for the almighty dollor,even to the extent of accepting the whims and fancies of jimcrow visitors. As a result, beautiful Bahamas has become thehot-bed of racial intolerance. Several important coloured per­sonalities have been slighted in that colony.

In contrast, Jamaica's rising tourist trade has left the island'srecord amazingly clean. So far, no important coloured personshave been slighted. If there has been, it has been carefullyhushed up. At this stage then, when so many concessions are

being made to the tourist industry, the Bahamas brand of jimcrowism has not found a footing here. It's good to keep it that

way.The recent report that certain hotels in Montego Bay are

practising a mild form of racial discrimination and the result­

ing controversy it has caused, does indicate however, the needfor vigilance. While discrimination does not exist openly as itdoes in Nassau, the frequency in certain hotels with whichcoloured guests are told that accommodation is taken up couldmean that a new brand of discrimination is in the making.

In view of all this, it seems to me that the Minister of Tradeand Industry who chided the Gleaner for exposing these prac­tices, is giving out poor advice in asking that the paper correctswhat he terms "misrepresentation."

Certainly, we need the dollars which flow into the island

through the tourist industry, certainly we realize its economic

importance, but let's be firm about one thing - jim crow mustnever be permitted to set foot on Jamaican soil, however softlyit treads.

ACCIDENTS ON OUR ROADSThe shadow of death flaunts our highways as every day the

reports come in of the mounting number of accidents of all kinds.The result in one respect has been a further rise in Motor In­surance rates. The Motor Insurers have raised the No ClaimBonus to a maximum of 45 % which may be earned after four

years of accident-free driving.No one denies that by and large, these Insurers have been

having a most unprofitable time, but it cannot be denied thatthe good driver is still in many ways paying for the bad driver.

There appears to be no provision whereby a blamelessdriver who is involved in an accident may still enjoy the prefer­ential No Claim Bonus, and the differential of 45% in the annual

premiums appears to be an unduly high penalty to pay whenthe driver is faultless. even though he may have been un­

fortunate to get into an accident.In any case, it is open to argument that the benefits to be

derived from the No Claim Bonus are more negative in char­

acter than they should be, and it perhaps would be better ifthe penalties worked the other way so that the bad driver would

subject himself to ever increasing premiums and disabilities.Another contributing factor to the rising wave of accidents

is the deplorable state of our roads. It is fully realized, however,that their improvement will be a loner term project and will be

expensive. Still, the problem must be tackled NOW as post­ponement only increases the ultimate cost.

In the meantime, we suggest the confinement of drays andpush-carts in the Corporate Area to certain streets only, the com­

pulsory insurance of bicycles, and stringent prosecution ofthose drivers who refuse to dip their lights. Only in exceptionalcases should cars over 12 years old be allowed to remain on

the streets. Some of the older models lay smoke screens thatwould shame any British destroyer on manoeuvres, and in manycases are rattling death-traps.

My impression is that these problems are being dealt within an uncoordinated hodge-podqe, inefficient way. It is withinthe province of the Ministry of Communication to get busy now

and set up the necessary organisation so that concentratedefforts mqy be brought on these problems.

JANUARY 28, 1956FOUR

LEHERS TO JHE EDIJORPEN-!PALS WANTED

THE EDITOR, Sir:-

Being interested in pen- friendscorrespondence, I take this oppor­tunity to write you this letter and

hope you will print it in your mag­azine so that I can find someone inJamaica who is interested to corres­

pond with me:

ARrI'IC'Ii..ES ON CHINESEORGANISATIONS

THE EDITOR, Sir:-I have often wondered wliy a paper

such as yours does not give us more

coverage of the various Chinese

organisations directed as tt is to theChinese in Jamaica.

It would be interesting to see a

series of articles with pictures and

all, describing these institutions,their aims; history, and presentofficers. In this way, it seems to me

that you would perform a veryvaluable service both to the 'Englishspeaking Chinese who are a majorityin the Chinese community as wellas to the Jamaican people at large.

It would also help to remove anymisunderstanding of the functionand role Of these organisations andthus deepen that cordality and

I am a Hong Kong born Chinese

college student and I am interestedin stamps and view-cards collecting,friendly correspondence, hit songs,reading and all kinds Of sports. 1

really hope you can do me this favourand hope you will not disappoint me.

Thanking you for your kind at­tention and service.

WILSON S. C. Wu.

c/o The Mayflower Press,G.P.O. 1767,Hong Kong.

DAILY

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friendliness which is a marked

feature Of the Chinese contribution

to inter-racial relations in Jamaica.THOMAS HO LUNG.

45 LUKE LANE,Kingston.

• Reader Do Lung will be happyto know fhat a series of

articles on Chi:nese organis­ations in Jamaica was plannedto appear in Pagoda several

months ago. No date has yetbeen. set for their release.

-Ed,itol'.

WHY CLOUD THE ISSUE

THE EDITOR, Sir:-I hate to impose on your valuable

space to reply to Mr. Lowe Of PortAntonio. His letter in your lastissue was no different from his first-all he did was to cloud the issuein a mass of theological logic (sic),but please Mr. Lowe, don't, pull medown in that. I don't think I would

find my way back after followingyour arguments all the way.

I don't want to pull this con­

troversy afong with long letters andcounter-arguments, so ters close it

by saying that we "come fromdifferent schools Of thought:

A. CHUNG.I{ingston.

COVER GIRL

Petite !Patsy Lee is a girl whosemany hobbies are as interest­

ing as her friendly personality.She is fond of reading, danc­

ing, and the movies; at home,she occasionally takes chargeof the kitchen and whips updelicious dishes for her familyand friends, and at charitable

functions, you are most likelyto find her on the stage in a

role which calls ilor dancing.Because she likes acting, sheis a member of the JamaicaAmateur Theatre Group andshe has appeared in severalmusical numbers. A graduateof the Alpha. Academy, Patsyis the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Davis Lee of FranklinTown,

+

Mr. and M1"3. JamesWong of New YorkCity after their wed­ding on December12, 1955. The brideis tile former MissAnna Lue, of Ja­maica, 0 n e - tim e

cashier at WongChew Onn & Co.

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THE PAGODA

CorrectionIn the last issue, an error crept

into my report on the social

world. I wrote that little Dickie,son of Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Chen

of Langston Road, celebrated his

first birthday on January 2. This

was incorrect. The report should

have bee n:..."little Vickie,daughter of Mr. .and Mrs. SonnyChen....

"

* * *

Big Fair at CPSOn Chinese New YearThe Chinese Pub 1 i c School

Board is planning to put on

another of their big social func­

tions at the school grounds at 3,North Street. Scheduled to take

place on Sunday, February 12,Chinese New Year's Day, this

promises to be another gay affair.

Ehergetic headmistress Miss

Joy Moo Young is already at

work planning the programme.The feature attraction will centre

around two plays, one in Chinese

and the other in English. This

will ensure that both the Chinese

speaking audience and the Eng­lish speaking ones will under­stand what's going on.

In addition to this, there willbe a physical training display,put on by the students of the

school, and Chinese dances and

songs.Earlier in the evening, the

Misses Connie Simm and Vera

Shim who organized this part ofthe programme, will present a

Children's Fashion Show.Another item which should be

popular is the stall which will be

occupied by Ken's Beauty Salon.

Using such famous products as

Revlon, Goya and Breck, beau­tIcian Kenneth Chung will give

a demonstration on the propermethod 01 applying make-up.The Chinese Old Students

Association is also pitching in to

organize a dance. This will take

place on Saturday, February 11at the Woman's Club. Efforts are

being made to engage a wellknown orchestra.

... * . *

Wong-Chin WeddingOne of t1,1e biggest weddings

of the new year took place on

Sunday, January 22. At the King­ston Parish Church, Miss ChinTam Fun became the bride ofMr. Wong Tow Kee in a cere­

mony performed by Fr. C. Ab­dulla.

Miss Millicent Wong was maid

of. honour while the Misses Pearland Gloria Wong were brides­maids. Bestman was Mr. LevyWong and Calvin and Arthur

Wong were ushers.

The reception which was inthe .:form of a banquet was heldat the Chinese Freemason Hall,North and East Streets, where Mr.Bunny Chen assumed the role oftoastmaster.

Among the large numbers ofguests were Arthur, Winston,Stanford and Wilson Wong, RubyWong, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wongand family, Mr. and Mrs. AlfredWong Enn, Mr. Brown of theBank of Nova Scotia, Mr. andMrs. Bunny Chen, Mr. and. Mrs.

Joe Pinchin and others.

* * *

Native Show at Chun SailGarden PartyChun San Recreation Centre's

annual Garden Party which took

place on Sunday, January 15at Windward Road was a gay

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-Chinese Public News

Sitti:ng in the Klim Stalll at the Chun San Garden Party isthis group of prize winners of the KUm Baby Show, sponsoredby KUm's local agents. Messrs Hand, Arnold (Ja.) Ltd.

affair. A native show, featuringDon Williams, who returned tothe island recently after severalsuccessful New York appearances,Hugh FranCis, Francisco and

His Trinidad dancers and BabaMotta and his trio, was one ofthe main attractions. CompereFred Wilmot did an excellent jobat the mike, keeping the audiencein a happy mood from start tofmlsh,

Earlier in the afternoon, a

Klim Baby Show, sponsored byKlim's local agents, Messrs. HandArnold (Ja.) Ltd., attracted a

large number of entries, rangingfrom six-months old to 3-yearyoungsters. Judges w ere Dr.

Arthur Chin Loy and Mrs. DavidMeynard, wife of the AmericanConsul General.

A basket-ball match betweenSav-Ia-mar and a combined King­ston team was another item on

the programme, which resulted

in victory for the home team.Added to this, a film showfollowed the concert.

The field was appropriatelydecorated, with the usual variety0f stalls providing a wide rangeof games.

* * *

Jamaican Girl WedsIn New YorkMiss Anna Lue, popularly

known as Annie, and who was

'formerly cashier at Wong Chewonn & Co., Ltd., recently becamethe bride of Mr. James Wong oil'New York City.

The wedding took place on.

Monday, December 12, 1955, andwas attended by 0 v e r twohundred persons. The reception

was held at the famous PagodaRestaurant in New York's China­town. The ceremony was per­formed by the Rev. Kai-ChongYeung of the First Chinese Pres­

byterian Church, New York City.(See picture on Page 4)

* *

Colour PiesOf Beauty QueensPhotographer James Chong has

asked me to announce that the

colour photos of the beautyqueens and other girls have been

developed and returned to him.The girls are requested to dropin at Paramount Photo studio,upstairs Lue Shing & Co, on

Barry Street, to see them on dis­

play.

Broochesc ..

A SHORT SHORT STORY

WRITTENALL

in all, for a bunch of

middle class people, I guessyou'd call the general run of

cottage owners on Marblehead

Beach fairly decent folks. But

we got some bad 'uns and some

schemers, and in the 17 yearslast June that I've been care­

taker here I got on to most of

their shenanigans.

So yesterday when I saw Lucille

Ransome leaning careless-l ike

against the weather-beat gatethat goes between the beach and

the roadway, I knew she was

gunning for someone and that

someone was Jim Royce.

Like I always figure-I do my

work and what concerns the

cottagers ain't none of my dig­gings. Maybe she's through play­ing around and maybe she's plainbrassy enough to go after himnow that he's out of service with

the Navy Cross. It ain't any of

my affair-leastwise I don't in­

tend to help her none.

I could see that she thoughtno one was on to her, for, she

sorta lounged the r e absentlybrushing sand from the seat ofher poured-on bathing sui t.

Lucille is about 24 and by far thebest-looking girl hereabouts, yetshe's got some kind of innerviciousness that just don't setwith her good looks. Behind herblack sun glasses I knew her eyes

were probing up and down thebeach like she was a big-gamehunter and Jim was a deer hidingin the bush.

The beach was fairly well

deserted, for just' that minuteone of those quick Summer

thunder-showers had decided tomove across the bay. Maybe itwas waitin' to have some funwith the bathers on the muni­

cipal beach opposite, cause I

could see the folks that hadbeen sitting in the sun suddenlyscoop up their stuff and scurryfor the bath-houses. It's pretty

easy to see what's going on on

the other side, for actually it's

less than a half-mile over. Butas Mrs. Bradley says - she's the

Marblehead Association president-leagues don't cover the social

distance between the two beaches.

Bynow Lucille is looking across,

too. But she ain't looking at

the people; the thing that caughther eye is the wild arm-wavingof a young girl in a red bathingsuit and hat on the mainland

diving tower. It's funny how these

girls with natural hunting in­

stincts can sense competition four

miles off.

Anyway, it didn't take the

answering waves of three or fourMarblehead bucks to tell Lucille

the girl was well-built-she fixed

her glance in my direction like

the head gangster in a movie

silently telling his gunman, "Get

that dame."

I sorta half nodded and looked

out to where the girl in the redsuit was but by now she has dived

in the water and disappeared.It's funny, Lucille thinking the

girl was a stranger trying to

crash the beach.

Suddenly she spotted Jim where

he was laying in front of the

beach-house, all the time with

his back to her. For a second

she just stood still and then ever

so casually walked over to him.But when she got near she

stopped and glanced over hisshoulders to see what he was do­

ing.

She k new of course, Jim

couldn't hear her or talk either,for that's how come he was outof the Navy. Leastwise, that's

according to what I heard, some­

thing about a temporary shock.The way I got it was listening atthe railroad depot yesterday whenhe came in with a Navy nurse.

Anyway, Lucille stood lookingat him, taking in everything in-

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living room. She had forgottenthat Jim couldn't hear.

Wheri he looked confused, shetraced the words out on the

ground with her finger, the drysand showing through the wet

top. By this time, the nurse hadhit shallow water and started towalk in. She really did justice to

that red suit and wore a fetch­

ing smile. It's plain to see theconfusion on Jim's face - hewanted to say something but hecouldn't. So he started toward thenurse and then turned back toscrawl something on the sand.

eluding his broad shoulders and

curly hair. He was kinda sprawledout on his side ·and tracing with

his free hand on the wet sand. I

remembered thinking that he

was drawing the floor plans for

a house, because that was a greatgame of his when he was a

youngster and madly in love with

Lucille. Perhaps she was re­

membering that, too.

But Jim had never been one

for sitting around very long and

he'd been more than dreamed

about houses. With his uncle's

help he'd saved and gone to

"L.R." could mean living room, or Lucille Ransome - and

then again it could mean something else!

T. Cavanaugh

IN THE SAND

Then he loped down to the water­

front. By this time, I'm just as

interested as Lucille, I hoppedover to see.

When she heard me coming,ber face flushed and she vicious­

ly scuffed at the sand to rub out

the message. But she didn't scuff

last enough for I got a quickglimpse at the bold wording.It said: "No. Linda Royce, my

wife."-__ e _

Two little girls were busilydiscussing their families. "Whydoes your Grandmother readthe Bible so much?" asked one.

"I think," said the other,"she's cramming for her finals."

By John

college to study the stuff and I

recall seeing in the papers, short­

ly before the Navy shtpped him

out, that he'd won some kind or

other of a prize for thinking upthe scheme for a small home.

Maybe Lucille was thinkinghow she turned him down beforehe had set sail. The way I heardit was that he was for gettingmarried and she told him shewas too young to sit around andwait. But I suppose, then as now,she could bend him to her fancyand he would meet her foolish estwhim with a willing grin.

I DON'T k now whether he

sensed her or saw her shadow,but anyway, he looked up after8. while and sprang to his feetwith that old grin on his face.To me, it looked like he was a

goner for the huntress. Apparent­ly she knew of his temporaryailing because she made no move

to talk but stood there noddingand showing off her charm.

Then something happened toupset the applecart. Jim caughtsight of the girl in the red suitwho was almost to shore by thistime and tried to get Lucille tolook. But Lucille pretended shedidn't understand and maybewas figuring on me getting ridof the intruder, but quick. Whatshe didn't know was that I'dlooked out at the station withJim and I wasn't for budging.

"Is LR for Lucille Ransome?"asked Lucille, pointing down tothe sand where Jim had beendrawing what looked like plansfor a house. Her voice was likehoney and I remembered thatthe remark had been a privatejoke between them at one time.·It was up to Jim to say LR meant

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Should Americans of Chinese ancestry study the Chinese

language, Here is an interesting topic which should interest

-every Jamaican of Chinese ancestry, for the problems in­volved are common to both. Because we believe it is a

question which should be considered by Chinese Jamaicans.because we believe it is a question which ought to beanswered, we reproduce below a speech by Mrs. Wah ChanThorn. a graduate of the University of Hawaii, which recentlycame over a radio programme sponsored by the New ChinaDaily Press and addressed to the Chinese Americans inHawaii. Mrs. Wah Chan Thom is a public school teacher inHawaii.

I HAVE been asked to discusswith you the topic: Is it

worthwhile for young Americans'of Chinese ancestry to studyChinese?I had the opportunity to study

this language along with two or

three others, and, like most

educators, I strongly advocatethat even elementary studentsshould be encouraged to learn as

many languages as they can.

Chinese, being the language of<our ancestors, should certainly beone of the choices other thanEnglish for young Chinese Ame­ricans to learn.You may be interested in a

comment made by U.S. Commis­sioner of Education Earl J. Mc­

Grath concerning an interna­tional conference on educationbeld in 1952. He said:"Of the educators from forty­

<one countries, all could speakone other language except theAmericans. Out of the five Ame­ricans at this conference, none

had less than 19 years of formal

€ducation, and all held Ph.D.degrees. Yet not one of themcould speak anything but Eng­lish."

May I urge you ail to considerthe following facts:Reverend and Mrs. Marvin

Hensley, Reverend and Mrs. Vin­cent Crossett, Siegfried Ramlerand a few Caucasians right herein our own community can speakChinese fluently, and two or

three of them are able to writeChinese. Can you hope to followtheir example by at least under­

standing the language w henspoken to?Our government, particularly

the Armed Forces and the State

Department, is constantly seek­ing the aid of individuals whoknow more than one language torepresent us in solving variousinternational problems. Here is a

field that you young people maydesire to enter later for your lifework. But regardless of whatevervocation you pursue, rememberthat it will definitely be an assetto know both English and Chineserather than English alone.

'

THE Chinese Americans have a Reprinted {ro,m Hawaii Chinese"free for nothing" access ,to Journal.

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By Nicholas GiUett

first as to whether there wouldbe anything worth showing,later admitted their amazement.Parents were encouraged to co­

operate actively and thus toshow their inter-est in whattheir sons and daughters were

doing in their spare time. Fromeach of these Initial exhibitswere selected tho s e articleswhich involved the greatest in­

genuity and the greatest sklllwith the least expense. Thesewere shown in a large centralexhibition to which parents andchildren came by the thousand,gathering new ideas of things tomake.

At the opening of this ex­

hibition the Chairman said:"This is the new kind of 'home­work' whereby the school edu­cates the children for leisure. Itis not compulsory because no

one can be creative to order. Ithas been well said that you can

judge a man ,by what he doeswith his spare time. It may alsobe true that you can judge thefuture by what the children dowith their spare time. Anyonewho needs to restore his faithin the artistic creativeness ofBritain should visit this ex­

hibition." An appeal was madeto parents to express their pre­ference for home-made Christ­mas presents. "Home-made iswell made", became the slogan­a good slogan because in mak­

ing things at home the childrenhave the satisfaction of creating.They certainly put the i r

imagination to good use. Visitorstouring the Birmingham exhibi­tion saw a cactus growing in a

hanging coconut shell, lino cutsmade by rolling through the

(Continued on page 11)

11]lIEN a visiting educationist" was asked recently what he

thought of parent education inEngland he replied "Not muchis provided for the averagemother, but there are many

exciting small-scale experimentswhich promise well for thefuture."

He was referring in particularto the pioneer work carried outin the Midlands by the Birming­ham and District Parent-TeacherAssociations which were foundedat the end of 1947. Since the war

there had been a surge of in­terest in better ways of bring­ing up children and it becameapparent that education forleisure was a crying need in an

industrial town where the mono­

tony of factory life gives little

scope for creativeness. ManyBirmingham mothers go out towork and the children's sparetime on Saturdays and duringthe holidays often presents a

serious problem.

It seemed also that much ofthe good work carried out bythe schools failed to take rootbecause the children did not

practise at home what theylearnt in class. Education fo�leisure - a slogan of the new

Secondary Modern Schools for11 to 15 year-olds - was stul­tified by the lack of cantact be­tween teachers and parents, bythe failure of the school work toreach over into the homes.

A. new Kind of 'Home-Work'

The first step taken by thenew Federation was to encour­

age schools to organise exhibi­tions of the things the childrenmade at home. Some head­teachers who were doubtful at

their ancestors' 4,000 years of

c'ynamic culture in all branchesof human behaviour and accom­

plishments. Don't you think it isworth your while to study partsof this culture on a first-handbasis? Most of you are pressedfor time, I agree, but can't youmake some time to do so?

Many educators and statesmen,mel uding our own Secretary ofStates Dulles, believe that the

knowledge of a foreign language,with the understanding it givesof foreign culture, is essential tointernational understanding and

peace. I'm sure you too can see

that only through knowing thelanguage of another, can youshare the thoughts and dreamsof those whose native tongue itis.

Now last and foremost, I wantyou to know that it is not un­

American to study the language,literature, history and philosophyof your ancestors. In fact, you

should hold whatever is valuablein Chinese culture and use thatas your contribution in helpingto build a greater America. Do

you realize that our country isthe wonderful country that she isbecause she has been able todraw from all the cultures of the

many nationalities that come toher shores?

Living at the Crossroads of thePacific in these trying times, youhave the unique responsibility ofbeing directly or indirectly an

ambassador of peace. Your jobis to interpret the East to theWest. Through your knowledgeof both English and Chinese youcan create a better understandingof the Chinese among the rest ofthe peoples of the earth. Are youwilling to h e I p in America'scrusade to outlaw and end coldwar through better love and

understanding of one another?Will you do your part in strength­ening the bonds of world friend­

ship and universal brotherhood?This is indeed a great challenge.Thank you all so much. I hope

you will give the study of Chinesesome consideration.

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Forthcoming Weddings \,- Birthday Party For Two:.

The marriage of Miss Megan The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fang

'- Chin, to Mr. Hubert Lue will take Sang of 2c Victoria street, was

.. place tomorrow i at the sts.. Peter ,the locale of a gay party which

& 'Paul Church with the, reeep- " celebrated the birthdays of Mr.

tion immediately following at 4, Hubert Chin and his niece, Joan

,Lincoln ROad."

Lee, now a teacher at the Chinese

Megan is the daughter of Mrs. Public School. Taking plaee on

,Mary Chin of New Lincoln ]toad, Sunday, January 15, this get-to­Cross Roads while Hubert, son of gether of relatives and friends

Mr. Lue Quee of Islington, is numbering nearly a hundred,-connected to the Chun San News. got off to a lively start right from

the beginnlng.Rev. Fr. Quinlan-d, S.U., was on

hand to bless the cake, after.whleh Mr. Chin thanked every­'one for having shown up to take

part in the double, celebrattons.The traditional "happy birthday"song rounded off the ceremony.This was followed by dancing

to radiophone musk.

The wedding of Miss :Fay Lynand Mr. :Mlller � Scott will takeplace on Sunday, February 12, atst; Margaret's Church and the

.reception will. be held at the

Myrtle Ban_k Hotel.Miss Lyn Is �he daughter of Mr.

and Mrs; Maurice Lyn of Man­

deville, while :Mr., Scott is a

'friliidadlan who arrived in theUlland for the wedding last week

Wednesday., 'The engagement of. the coupletook place last year while Mr.lilcott was in the island:

* * *

Hugh Sams GiveDinner' PartyMr. and Mrs. Leslie Hugh Sam

were the hosts at, a Chinese

banquet held at their home on 50Beechwood Avenue, on Sunday,January 22. Centre of �ttractionon this occasion was the .i-monthold son of the Hugh Hams inwhose honour the dinner was

kept.Taking' place at about five in

the afternoon, the informal re­

ception was attended by over a

hundred and seventy guests.Among them were Mrs. Chai

Chong, Mrs. Tie Term Quee, Mrs.Yap Sam, Mr., and Mrs. SidneyHugh, ,Mr. and Mrs. Cladius

Mullings, Mr. Arthuf Hugh, Mrs.Millie Chin Sue, Mrs. David Lue

and Miss Ruby Chin.

On Dec. 7, 1941, occurred an eventWhich changed the complexion of thewar in China-the Japa.nese attackedthe American naval bas,", of PearlHarbor, Hawaii, and broug1lt till)great United States� into th(t war.Chiang Kai-shek had gained an Im-

mensel): powerful aU1'&

Continued

* * *

Birthday PicnicLovely Nena Wong, daughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Wong King ofBallater Avenue, celebrated her

birthday in a dellghtfui depar­ture from the conventional party.Always showing a marked prefer­ence for outdoor recreation, Nena'chose that way to celebrate her

birthday.Gathering a handful of her

close friends she motored over

to Yallahs on Sunday, January15, and spent the day swimmingand playing other games,

Those Who, made the journeyover were Daphne Wong, Mavis

Chin, Noel Ho Tom, Mavis Chin,Willie Chin See, George Lue,Busta Hoo, Keith Lyn, Doris Wongand Roy Lowe.

•

Falmouth NotesFalmouth's Chinese merchants

turned out in their full numbersto play hosts to the officers andcrew of the "Union Power", a

freight boat owned by the

the defeat

quarrel between Nationalists andCommunists broke out afresh, On,Jilin. 10, 1946, Nationllliist Gen. ChangChun and Communist Gen. Chou En­Jai, at a conference at which U. S.Oen. George C. Marshall was arbiter,

announced a c�ase-fire.

Chinese National Governmentand which put into [port on

Saturday, .January 7, for a cargoof sugar. The ship carries a com­

plete crew of Chinese seamen.

When the news of the ship'sarrival' was received, hurried

preparations were made for a

dinner. The spacious building ofthe Chinsee Bros., was chosenfor the function which tookplace on the following day. Mr.

Rupert Ohinsee emceed whileother speakers were Mr. HenryLevy Chin and the master of the

ship, .Oaptain Wang Ching Fah.In return, Captain Wang in­

vited his hosts to dinner on

'board his ship on Monday, Jan­

uary 9. About twenty personsattended and they all enjoyedthe delicacies and the elaboratemanner in which they were en­

tertained.An after-dinner speech was

delivered in Mandarin by the

captain, and in reply Mr. RupertChinsee spoke first in Mandarin,then in Hakka and finally in

English.'

This was followed by a few

songs. Mrs. Hopton Hosue andMiss Iris Chinsee were the firstto contribute to the programme,while Mr. Rupert Chinsee sangin Cantonese and members �:fthe crew in Mandarin.

,

Added to this, a prize-winninggame took place, Majority of the

guests received prizes whichwere voluntarily offered by thecrew who had brought them

originally for their families.Miss Iris Chinsee, a graduate of,the st, Andrew Girl's HighSchool, was the luckiest girl whowon three prizes. They are a setof French perfume, a beautiful­

iy designed silk umbrella and a

woollen sweater.The ship left Falmouth on

Tuesday morning. At the Tre­lawny Wharf to see them offwere members of the Chinese

JANU:AltY 28, 1956

community who brought giftsof rum, coffee, cigar and otherpresents for the Captain and hlscrew.

As the ship left the harbour.the bursting of fire crackers bidthe crew farewell.

* *

Port Antonio NotesThe President of the Chinese

Sports Club led his soccer teamto Kingston on Sunday, Janu­

ary: 22, accompanied by about

twenty members.The team's line-up was!

Eugene Chin (O.L.), ClementLeesang (I.L.), Victor Chung(C.F.), Vincent Leesang (l.R.) ,

Horace Chin (O.l�.), VincentChin (L.H.), Ralph Mooyoung(C.H.), Jimmie Lowe (R.H.), Os­wald Leechin (L.B.) , E ar lie

Mooyoung (R.B.) , with LeslieChung at goal.This was the first of the All

Chinese Football Competition.The result was 2-0 in favour of

Kingston.We were well entertained ami

through this column, we shouldlike to say, "Thank you" toMessrs Noel Lyn, Cecil Chuck,Lucien Chen, Teddy Wong andall those who have contribuedin whatever measure to the suc­

cess of 'the trip, both on and offthe field. J. L,

• * *

Course For SalesgirlsThe YWCA is sponsoring a

course called, "Personality and

Poise in Selling" at their head­

quarters on IF North Street.Scheduled to open on February16, at 5 p.m., by Lady Foot, the

course is designed to help sales­

girls improve their selling tech­

nique and be an asset to thefirm or business which employsthem.

Application forms can be hadfrom the Chinese Retailers' As­

sociation on 45 Luke Lane.

The truce was short-lived. The Na­tionalist m:i.litary worsened and by' The end came on Nov. 29, 1949, I

early 1948 the Nationalists had lost with the fall of Chungking, thethe initiative on aU fronts. One by

NatiODlalist caJpitaI. Chiang Kaj·:one the great cities of Chi ..... -Han.

shek transferred his governmentnw-- and fOFces to the island of Ikow, Shanghai, Tsingtao, lAochow, Formosa where today he looks

Canton, Amoy-fel') to the Red hordes 'across waters to his homelandof Gen. Mao Tse..tung.

�

which he has vowed to free fromits Red masters.

THE PAGODA NINE

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At The Movieswith E. L.

Film: Carmen Jones

Stars: Harry Belafonte, DorothyDandridge.

Opinion: Entertaining but notgreat

OSCAR Hammerstein's adapta­tion of the great opera,

"Carmen", sticks pretty close tothe origtnal story but fails toarrive at the magnificence ofthe opera.Carmen Jones, a typical flirt,

literally seduces Joe, an AirForce recruit who is engaged tohis childhood sweetheart, CindyLou and is all set for a wonder­ful career in the Services. Car­men who obviously loves Carmenmore than anyone else gets Joeinto serious trouble with theauthorities, and realising hishelplessness to himself and toher, she readily ditches him forthe champion boxer, HuskyMiller who showers her with ex­

pensive clothes and jewels. Theoutcome is inevitable but quitestartling.Dorothy Dandridge as Carmen,

and Harry Belafonte as Joe, bothworked hard to put their rolesacross. These too are well tal­e'nted and need only experienceto make them great. Dorothy isquite a "chick" and looked the

part though one could notescape the fact that she was

"acting."The .same can be said for

Harryl who was very convincingbut lacked the technique to holdhis audience in his most drama­tic moments.The music is changed here and

there and translated and adapt­ed lyrics are worked in, some-:times quite charmingly andsometimes banal. The dubbingof 'the Singing is particularlygood, and there is precious little

dancing which was extremelymodern.Despite its faults, it is never­

theless .entertaining* * '",

Film: Interrupted MelodyStars: Eleanor Parker, Glenn

FordOpinion: One of the best of its

kind.

'lUllS is the true life story of1 Marjorie Lawrence, the Aus­tralian farmer's daughter whoafter becoming one of the great­est opera stars of our time, i€stricken with polio. This leavesher legs paralyzed and worse, hermentality so badly affected thatshe attempts suicide.However, with the affectionate

and devoted0

care of her hus-

band, she conquers the limita­tions and travels to battlefrontsin her wheel chair entertainingthe Allied Forces of World WarTwo.

Eleanor Parker as MarjorieLawrence gives a truly greatpertormance. Her portrayal ofthe winsome farm girl, the tem­peramental Prima Donna is verypleasing and her dramatic scenes

after the polio attack are mag­nificently well played.

Glenn Ford as her doctor-hus­band gives a sustained andelegant touch to a different part.They are amply supported in thewell written story.

The singing is beautiful in thescenes from her great operaticperformance and a brilliantvoice is well dubbed. Don't missthis; it's one Of the best of itskind.

Senor Miguel Tan Luque, President of the H0!l0urable MunicipalCouncil of Colon delivering his first publIc address on. .theoccasion of his election to the presidency. Senor Luque VIsItedJamaica two years ago.

:_'1"."":.

but... it is so @asy to avoid!Stop at my ESSO SERVICESTATION any time and we willcheck the pressure of your tyres­absolutely free. '.

Why n�t stop In today?

Checking tyre pre�sure - an­

other service offered free, ato my ESSO STATION.

TEN

II THE LOCAL SCENE IIII By East Wind II1-__---1

THE BY-ELEiCTIONThis week, with the Western

st. Andrew by-election only �

days away, there were clear in­

dications that the political pun­dits weren't sure which way thewind will blow. Only the poli­tical candidates themselvesseemed eager to gaze in the

crystal ball-and each claimedvictory for their respective party.Yet beneath the din of the

street meetings there were in­

dications that the PNP were

learning that uneasy lies thehead that wears a crown. ChiefMinister Manley and his advisers,preoccupied with Federation

talks, 'cannot devote as muchtime as they would like to help­ing Seivright in his campaign.In Jamaican politics, the party

in power has many advantages-they can frame and developthe issues on which the election

will be fought. With ease and

comfort, PNP bigwigs could havebuilt a dramatic campaignaround the achievements of thePNP administration-but only if

the achievements are worth

mentioning.Election Pro m i s e s. PNP's

ascent to power in 1955 was

made on many promises. Pro­mises of employment, of reducingthe cost of living, of curing the

economic ills of the island andothers which this by-electionwill certainly revive to provethat after more than a year of

PNP administration, the islandstill suffers from chronic unem-

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ployment and high cost of living.Consequently the PNP cannot

press too loudly their claims andrecords of achievements, 'al­though they certainly have ac­

complished much in their ad­ministration. It seemed safe toassume then that although no

one is willing to stake their beton either pcllttcal party, thestagnant pool of unemployedwhich shows no immediate signof diminishing, the civil service

regrading and the continuinghigh cost of living-all contin­

uing to exist under PNP admin­istration-are factors decidedlyin favour of Labour

HISTORIC PARLEY OPENS

This historic first Caribbeanmeeting of the General Councilof the Commonwealth Parliamen­tary Association opened on Mon­day of this week. Attended by21 delegates representing BritishCommonwealth Parliaments allover the world, the conferencewhich lasted until yesterday, metto discuss problems of common

interest and to formulate plansfor the future.

The opening session was heldin the Legislative Room at.Headquarters House which was

specially prepared for the occa­

sion. There to formally openthe conference and welcome thedelegates was His E'xcellency theGovernor, Sir Hugh Foot,K.C.M.G,. K.C.V.O.Said the Governor in his open­

ing speech: "Today is a proudday for Jamaica and the BritishWest Indies. We count it as a

great honour that the GeneralCouncil should have accepted our

invitation and that distinguishedrepresentatives of the Parlia­ments of the Commonwealthshould have come to this Island.""We believe that it is specially

appropriate that yOU should havedone so at a time when we havebeen celebrating 300 years ofJamaican history, and when inthis New Year we confidentIvadvance on the road to self:'government in Jamaica and thefree Federation of the BritishWest Indies."Chief Minister Manley was the

next speaker to address thegathering, which was symbolicof the diversity of the Common­wealth races. Said Mr. Manley:"Our affiliate membership, of

the Commonwealth Parliamen­tary Association of which we are

proun has made it possible forthe Council of the Associationto be here and that is a measureof the growing scope of this re-

markable association of the

Parliaments of the Common­

wealth. It is also a sign of our

own progress here and in theother islands I have the honourto represent towards the timewhen we may achieve Dominion

status and join as equals the

company of free but united peo­ples represented here today."

"

.... what do we seek in Fed­eration? What may we contri­

bute to history if we succeed?

We seek in this Federation no

less a thing than to create in

due time another Dominion andto join the great family ofNations which constitutes so

great a force of power and good­will in the bitter difficult worldwe live in."After Mr. Manley had deliv­

ered is speech, he was followed

by the Hon. J. W. Higgerty,Chairman of the conference,who said:

"During the short time we

have been here we have in OU1_'

travels seen with appreciativeeyes the scenic. beauty of theisland; observed the agriculturalendeavour and the mining andindustrial efforts of its happyand hospitable people .... ""For our Council, the occasion

is historical .... this is the firsttime in our short history thatour meeting has been openedwith the ceremonial of stateassociated with the opening ofa national Parliament. We ten­der our warm thanks to all thosewho have made possible andparticipated in this historicceremony in Jamaica's Parlia­ment.""I think it is fitting and

appropriate to open our sessionwith these ceremonial and sym­bolic acts, and we hope thatwhat Jamaica has begun wilJbecome the standard practicefor our Council whenever we

meet, as we usually do in a

national Legislature.""....

so the Commonwealth ishere and you are part of it bythe same process. That hasmade all our countries parts ofone great family of nations. Ifwe could foresee the future, we

might well find that you are

destined by your geographicalposition, your history and cul­ture to become one of the maincross roads of the Common­wealth."

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The Milford (Massaohusetts)News innocently set up theformula for a happy marriage.Here is the paragraph culledfrom it:

"Marriage intentions w erefiled by Norman D. Wood, 97Con g res s st., PRODUCTIONPLANNER, and Agnes M. Gillam,178 E. Main st., ASSEMBLER.The wedding will take place inst. Mary's Church."

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your pulling into it.* * •

In Nation's Business, that al-

ways waggish cartoonist, BandelLinn, reveals a doctor applying a

.stethoscope against the massive<chest of a sturdy young fellow.Turning to a colleague across

the room, the exammtng' M.D.calls out, "Hey, doc" you likeGene Krupa on the drums, don'tyou?"

* *

Ladies Who have diffi�ultypersuading their husbands tobuy them electric refrigeratorsmight well use the technique of.a housewife in Decatur.One morning after her shower

she was standing on the bath­room scale, completely disrobed.Her husband, seeing her, calledout from the bedroom, "Howmany pounds today, darling?""Fifty," she replied, "and this

time, Tony, don't leave the icetongs on the porch. People will

talk, you know."

With the austerity diet

operating in England after the

war, and most gentle folk de­prived of luxuries they knewbefore, you can understand thewide-eyed delight of the Eng-1ish girl invited to the luncheongiven for the American Olym­pic team. The table groanedwith delicacies she had not seen

in years.The lump sugar fascinated

her particularly. When no one

was looking, she could not re­

sist the temptation. Seizing a

handful, she thrust them downher bosom.When she returned home, the

vicar dropped in for tea. "Will

you take two lumps of sugar?"she asked.

"My word," he said, "lumpsugar? Where on earth you find

lump sugar?" She reached into

her bosom, drew out two lumpsof sugar and dropped them intohis tea. Now bending over him

in her low cut dress, she beamed

invi1;ingly. "And will you alsotake cream?"The horrified vicar backed

away. "Oh, no, no, no," heshrieked.

* • •

The face is ever the focal

point of anatomical humour.For instance:"Haven't I seen your face

some place before?" one personwill inquire of another.There is only one answer. "No,

it's always been where it isnow."

Then there's the chap whowas as poor as he was homely. Asympathetic friend asked, "Howare you getting along?""Starvation is staring me in

the face."

"That," comments the other,"is certainly tough on both ofyou."

* * *

The hillbilly bought his firstice cream cone and stepped out­side the store to eat it. Whenhe had finished the ice cream

he re-entered the store with thecone in his hand and offered itto the lady behind the counter."Much obliged, ma'am, for the

use of the vase."

* * *

The Kingfish was worried..:bout Andy's not having an ac­cident policy and explained tothat trusting soul the completeadvantages:"Supposin', Andy, you wuz to

fall out'n the seventy-ninthfloor of the Empire state Build­ing. This accident policy paysyou fifteen dollars per week forevery week you live. And thebest part of this policy is that itdon't wait till you hits deground. Oh, no, this policy be­gins to pay the minute you leabde window!'

* * *

Thomas Thomas, Port Chester,N.Y., resident who is a formerparatrooper, jumped out of hissecond-floor bedroom in hispyj amas. He explained, " I couldswear I heard the sergeant yell,'Jump'''.

* * *

Here is an "ad" that appearedin Shears, a journal of the box­making industry:SITUATION WANTED: By

young woman, 21 years of age.Unusual ;e�erience inc 1 u d 'e s

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Home Mode Is ;Well Madesources during their vacations;they give instructions for mak­

ing toys and games from paperor wood, and encourage childrento go exploring and picnicking.For tiny tots, not yet old enoughto read for themselves, a bookwas published showing parentsall the things their children can

do at home. A filmstrip on

children's holiday activities was

also prepared, and an exhibitionof good books for children was

circulated to Parent-TeacherAssociations.

All these activities met with a

ready response from the parentsanxious to save their childrenfrom the frustrations of urbancivlllsatlen and give them a goodstart in life. It now remains to

persuade teachers to devote

more of their time in class, to

helping children even outsideschool hours and to look more

broadly at the real needs of the

community in which they work.- (UNESCO).

TODAY

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family wringer, a cricket teammade from pipe cleaners and a

new dice game. One boy had fol­lowed up his reading of the"Kon-Tiki Expedition" w henthis was still fresh news ;by mak­

ing a model raft; another, wholater became a chef, had cookedsome very choice dishes whichhad to be replaced regularlyduring the ten days the exhibi­tion was open. There seemed tobe no end to the resourcefulnessand imagination of the childrenwhatever their age.

Holiday Books

The exhibitions we r e held

again the following year andwere supplemented by 1 itt I ebooklets containing suggestionsfor holiday activities. Twentythousand

. copies were distri­buted to schools. These HolidayBooks are named after Robin­son Crusoe because so manychildren are left to their own re-

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with ELIZABETH MARTIN

Dear Miss Martin,I am.' very'much in love with a

boy of whom my parents do not

approve, they much prefer an­

other boy' whom I do not care

for. They are constantly invitingthis 'other one to come and, visitand throw us together, but no

matter how much they do this Istill prefer the other one. Isthere any' way in which I can

stop going out with this boywhom my parents are so fond of,but whom I don't like?

SADIE.'

Dear Sadie,I don't think you should be

forced to accept invitations to goout with someone whom you do

Dot care for. However, I am sure

that your par,ents are onlythinking of your own interestsand believe their judgment isbetter than yours, having hadmore experience with humannature and are 01'lly trying t.l

help you decide your mind, so

don't blame them too much.

However, you could have a nicelittle talk with them tellingthem how you feel about the

matter, and pro m i s e themthat you won't do anything that

they wouldn't approve of. In the

long run you will find your

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heart's desire but for the mean­

time don't rush things too much.E.M.

* * *

thing to prevent you gettingengaged if you wish to without

your parents perrnldslon, but Ithink they would be far happierif you told them first.

I get the impression that yourparents would not approve of

such a move since you hesitate

to tell them, anJi it seems a pityto antagonise them now. For, of

course, you cannot' marry with­

out their consent until you are

of age.Why don't you have an under­

standing with your beau and

hope that your parents will

grow a�customed to your feel­

ings for each other?

JANUARY 28, 1956

Dear Miss Martin:I met a boy the other day and

he used to act really nice to me,but after a while he just droppedme all of a sudden. I found outthat he has another girl friend,and I love him very muchWhenever he sees me, he talks tome in the same way as if wewere still in friendship. Please

advise me.

"WORRIED".

Dear ''Worried'':There is really nothing you

can do to win back this boy ifhe doesn't want to continue his"courting" so the best thing foryou to do is to forget him andthe sooner the better. It is likeflogging a dead horse.

However, you should make a

self-examination to find out +}> ..

reason or reasons why he droppedyou and avoid them in future.Maybe yOU were too possesstver Ortoo bossy? Probably you were serl­ous when he only wanted your

friendship and nothing more.

Forgive me for sounding so

harsh, but these are only a fewof the reasons why some giirlsfind themselveJ... minus their boyfriends after a short while,thinking that they were at thebeginning of a sizzling romance.

From the tone of your letter,I would say that you are still a

young girl, and believe me whenyou finally meet your "PrinceCharming", yOU will look back on

this episode and count it off as

one of life's passing parades,even though you feel so unhappyright now. Take consolation inthat fact.

E. M.* * *

E. M.

* * *

Dear Miss Martin,I am a boy eighteen years of

age. I have recently attended

quite a few parties and wouldlike some information on some

of my' observations.(1) Should a boy ask a girl

to dance when she is engaged inconversation with another boyalone?

(2) Is it bad manners for a

girl to refuse to dance with a

boy who asked her first and thenlater dances with another boy?

PUZZLED.Dear Puzzled,

A boy should not ask a girlto dance when tshe is engaged inconversation with another bovalone. If she is sitting in a

group however, he can go up andask her, and she either consentsor says, "Not just now-I am

very tired" or, if she likes him,she may invite him to join the

group.It is definitely bad manners

for a girl to refuse to dance withone boy and then immediatelydances with another. If a girlis dancing she should dancewith everyone who asks her; ifshe is not dancing, she mustnot make exceptions.The only reason I can think

of for a girl not wanting todance with a certain boy iswhen the boy is intoxicated or

otherwise actually offensive so

that the affront was justifiable.E. M.

Dear Miss Martin,I am planning to get married

sometime this year, but for

many years my husband and

myself will have to live in rent­ed quarters. We haven't a homeof our own, and will have to be·contented with a rented room

while sharing cooking facilitieswith others.

Many of my friends tell me

that I will' never be happy insuch a state and that I am

foolish to start off marriage withsuch a disadvantage ... They saythat I should wait until myfiance can offer me more but we

have been engaged for sometimenow and we both want to getmarried. What should I do?

V.W.

Dear V. W.,By all means, go ahead and

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By NOEL LYN

THEwest Indies opening their

tour of New Zealand with a

three-day match against Auck­

land, defeated their hosts byeight wickets. Batting first,Auckland made 277 runs due to:some patchy fielding by thetourist side.

The west Indies replied with"330 runs. Everton Weekes con­

tributed 156, Sobers 38, Roberts

"34 and Allie Binns 3'3. In Auck­land's second innings they could

only muster 102 runs; Ramad­hin being the destroying angel,taking 5 wickets at a cost of only:21 runs. West Indies, set 50 runs

to win, quickly hit off thesewith the loss of Binns andRoberts.

In their two-day mat c h

against Waikata, Collie Smithand Alfred Valentine, the Jam­aican spinners, claimed nine oftheir opponents' first inningswickets at a personal cost of 17and 23 respectively. Good bat­

ting by Binns 74 and Pairaudeau52 gave the west Indies a first

innings lead of 141 runs.

In their second innings at the

wickets, Waikata were all outfor 90, thus losing the match byan innings and 51 runs. The:spinners, Valentine, Smith andSobers claimed the wickets.

* • •

Good news from the Unitedstates reached Jamaica of Louis

Knight. Knight, a dental studentat Manhattan College, recentlycaptured one of America's maierhurdling titles when he won the

Metropolitan 70 yards hi g hhurdles in 8.7 seconds, one-tenthoutside the' national record.

• •*

Among those invited to prac­tice to meet the great "Tiger"

team from Argentina are ByronLee, Cecil Chue and Ken Chin.The dates set for the matches atSabina Park are February 11,13 and 15, and they will be

played under lights, each be­

ginning at 8 p.m.

* * *

HOTSPURS, noted for their

fighting spirit and tenacity,edged All Stars by 2 corners

after ten minutes extra time atDerrymore Road, on Sunday,January 15.

A rough, bustling game fea­tured the afternoon's match,both teams playing with deter­mination to score goals ratherthan settling down to good foot­ball. At the end of the first

half, All Stars led 2-1, beingByron Lee 2 and George Lyn 1.

The second half started withmore speed and unfortunatelywith some unnecessary fouls,but referee John Phillips Keptthe game under control. Oneminute to time in one of Hot­

spurs' fnequent raids, D'Oyenscored the equaliser to give histeam yet another crack at theKnock-out title.

Skipper Frankie Young won

the toss for this short matchand defended the south goal forthe first half. Alfred Lyew us­

ing speed to advantage, outranthe Spurs defenders and sent a

pile driver pass David Kong toonce again put the Valentine

champions in the lead.

But Hotspurs, determined notto lose this match, scored. Thefirst corner came from a spec­tacular shot by George Lynwhich deflected off MarsdenChen. The second, a good shotby Joe Fango Chin, was tipped

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Hotspurs will now meet theScouts in the final match on

Sunday, February 5, at Derry­more Road, at 4 p.m.

Last week Sunday, the ChineseAthletic Club's "B" team de­feated a Port Antonio team inthe first Chinese All-IslandFootball competition for theHorace Chang trophy.

In the first half, the King­stonians outplayed their coun­

try rivals and many good move­

ments resulted, but good goalkeeping by Leslie Chung andpoor shooting limited the scoreto only 1-0 at half time. AndrewHo, K.C. and Scout's centre for­ward, scored from a melee.

In the second half, Port An­tonio forward line displayed bet­ter football and only a good de­fence prevented them from scor­

ing. Vincent Lyew and CecilChuch as usual were outstand­ing. Chuck was playing his firstmatch since his hand injury inthe UCWI match and gave aheroic display, considering thathis hand is still sensitive to the

simplest of touch.

Kingston scored their secondgoal when Jackie Lyew took a

spectacular shot finishing oil his

back, a shot that should havebeen taken by Ronnie Tai, butas Jackie put it, "I saved himfrom further embarrassment."

The Port Antonio line-up was

as follows: Leslie Chung, VincentChin, Earl Mooyoung, JimmyLowe, Oswald Lee Chin, RalphMoo Young, Horace Chin, Vin­cent Lee Sang, Victor Chung,Clement Lee Sang, and EugeneChing. Before the kick-off allmembers of the Kingston teamwere presented to all membersof the country team individually,a gesture well applauded.

Kingston's "A" team will jour­ney to Montego Bay for thesecond semi-finals.

* * *

In a friendly billiard tourna-ment CAC defeated a team fromthe st. George's Old Boys Club

5-1, at Derrymore Road recently.This was the second meeting be­tween the two clubs in threemonths. The first was won byst. George's 5-2.

** *

In the presentation match,Eagles' team supplemented bytwo Bayer players, defeatedUCWI 24-23. At half time, theMona team led 12-0 but goodteam work by the combined side

gave them victory at the end.Busta Hoo scored most for the

winners and Stockhausen forUCWI. After the match, trophieswon during the year were pre­sented by Horace Chang, Pre­sident of the Jamaica Basket­ball Association.

Keith Lyn received the cup on

behalf of Eagles who won theJunior League while VictorWong received the J u n i 0 rKnock-out shield on behalf ofChinese Old Students.

* * •

THE Basketball Senior Knock­

out final match 'scheduledfor last Wednesday night was

not played as most of the

Bayer's players are off the

island. As a result, the cup was

presented to the University Col­

lege.

The Annual General Meetingof the Chinese Athletic Club forthe election of officers will beheld at the Clubhouse tomorrowafternoon at 3.30 p.m. Tbeagenda will be as follows:

1,. Reading land Qonfirmationof the minutes of last meet­ing.

2. Report of the HonorarySecretary.

3. Report of the HonoraryTreasurer.

4. Any motion or questions.5. Election of office bearersand committee of manage­ment.:

Club members are reminded inthe meantime that the twotennis courts and three badmin­ton courts are now ready foruse.

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The naughty lady C'f Shady LaneHas the town In a whirlThe naughty lady of Shady LaneMe oh my, oh what a girl!

The naughty lady of Shady LaneHas hit the town like a bomb

The 'back fence gossip ain't beenthis good

Since Mabel ran off with Tom.Our town was peaceful and

quietBefore she came on the scene,The lady has started a riot,Disturbin' the suburban routine.

You should see how she carrieson

With her admirers galore,She must be giving them quite

a thrillThe way they flock to her doorShe throws those come hither,

glancesAt ev'ry Tom, Dick and Joe.When offered some liquid re­

freshment,The lady never, never, never

says "rio".

The things they're trying to pinon her

Won't hold much water I'm sure,Beneath th�' powder and the

fancy laceThere beats a, heart sweet and

pure,She just needs someone to

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Tweedle tweedle tweedle deeI'm as happy as can be

Jiminy crickets, jiminy jack,You make my heart go clickety

clackTweedly tweedly tweedle deeTweedle dee tweedle dee deeGive tt up, give it up,Give your love to me.

Tweedle dee tweedle dee dotGimmie, gimmie, gimmieGimmie give me all the love you

gotHumty um bum bumTweedly tweedly tweedly dumI'm a lucKy so and so

Hubba Hubba honey do,I'm gonna keep my eyes on you.

Tweedle tweedle tweedle dotHow you gonna keep that honey

you gotHunkies hunkies pieces biteI'm gonna see my honey tonightTweedly tweedle dotTweedle dum tweedle dee dum.

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVERME

There's a somebody I'm longingto see

I hope that he tUrns out to beSomeone who'll watch over me

I'm a little lamb who's lost inthe wood

I know I could always be goodTo one who'll watch over me.

Although he may not be theman

Some girls think of as hand­some

To my heart he carries the keyWon't you tell him please to put

On some speedFollow my lead, oh now I needSomeone to watch over me.

HAVE YOU EVER BEENLONELY?

Have you ever been lonely?Have you ever been blue?Have you ever loved someone

Just as I love you?Can't you see I'm sorryFor each mistake I've made?Can't you see I've changed dearCan't you see I've paid?Be a little forgivingTake me back in your heart,How can I go on living,Now that we're apartIf you know what I've been thru'You would know why I ask youHave you ever been lonely?Have you ever been blue?

I'LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU

I'll never stop loving- you,What ever else I may do11y love for you

JANUARY 28, 195&

'�EEP YOUf\ "IEVVYEf\f\�S f\ESOlU�r'O�Ist

By Rev. Joseph Manton

WE ARE NOW approachingthe season when cartoonists goto their dusty files for the mustyjokes on resolutions. "Let me

see - Newlyweds' Biscuits - ah,here-New Year's Resolutions."

And the less talented comedianswill hurl the old custard-piesentences at the equally ancient

target.

Never mind. "I firmly re­

solve" still has the power to takea sinner and make him a saint.Of course the resolution mayhave to be renewed, but we

won't reach anywhere unless we

keep trying. So no matter what

happens, don't quit!

YOU W()iRN little mother,with your worn little beads, keeppraying for that boy who hasturned his back on God. Some

day he will turn and stretchout his hands for help, andthe loop of your beads will catchhim like a llfellne-i-perhaps even

after you are gone.

And you, whose marriage hasproved a sad disillusionment,and who are nervously thinkingof a divorce-don't quit! Yourwedding ring has not been allsweetness like a coffee-ring, nor

all fun like a circus ring; butit is not like a loose-leaf ringeither, to be snapped 'open andone partner rejected and an­

other inserted.

THE LITTLE two-paged book,the contract, is bound by thebonds of matrimony. Your con­solation and encouragement isthat your page is clean, and Godunderstands and He will reward.

And you, young man, whosometimes kneel in the shadowychurch, uneasy and ashamed,half-afraid to raise your eyes tothe white altar, feeling that vilesin has tramped its muddy

Will live till time itself isthrough

I'll never stop wanting youAnd when forever is throughMy heart will beat the wayIt does each time we meetThe night doesn't question the

stars that appearIn the skies,So why should I questionThe stars that appear in my

eyesOf this I'm more than just sure

My love will last and endureI'll never, no

I'�l never stop loving you.

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DON'T QUIT! Yesterday a fel­low just like you quit. Hedoesn't know it yet, but as ofyesterday and in eternity he isthe saddest kind of fool, a

damned fool.

And you, young girl, whosometimes wonder whether inthis smart, .shallow; wisecrack­ing world it really pays to begood; in this cheap new editionof the old paganism, where pet­ting is considered petty, wherethe chaste are seldom chasedafter, and where purity is a

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shining unsmirched star andone day you will brighten thelife of the man that deservesyou.

So FOR ALL of us, each inhis own rugged spot, a new re­

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only wish to one another, Godin His Goodness will really give:a Happy New Year.

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