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THE CHINA MAIL SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT, DECEMBER 19, 1940.
Would you your teeth
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YULETIDE PERPLEXITIES
(Continued from Page 17.) Christmas Shopping
Sammy Spenditt went out to do his Chrismas shopping yesterday, First he spent half the money he had in his pocket on a present for Mother, then 3s, Od., on a book for Father. Half his remaming money went on his sister Mary's present, and then there was 2s. 6d. for Granny's gift. His remaining cash was again reduced by half when Sammy decided to stand himself little refreshment, and having so many parcels to carry he took a penny bus ride home. Outside his house he met a creditor who insisted on being paid and Sam- my's capital was again halved,
a
When Saminy
finally arrived lame and counted his wealth he discovered he had only B. left. What sum did he start his ex- pedition with?
Keep in Line!
Unele Albert was going to give his young nephew Reggie his
usual Christmas half-grown when an idea struck him.
"Now, I'm going to give you half-a-crown for Christmas, Reg- gie," he cried, “but if you're smart you can double ́it. See the design on that table-mat. Well, if you can copy that without taking your pencil from the paper, and with- out crossing a line or going back over it, I'll make it five bob this Christmas."
Could you have earned 5s.. 215 Reggie diď?
With Charitable Intent
Seven friends set out to raise $2,000 for a certain Christinas charity in which they were an- nually interested, ruch subscribing as much as he could reasonably afford.
Card Trickery
Exchange 3 and 4, 4 and 7, 8
Unfortunately they did not quite and 9, so that square is as shown. succeed in their attempt. Subse-
Crackerjack
quent analysis of the subscription list showed that three had ex- ceeded the average by £40, £140, and £240 respectively, whilst three subscribed less than the Red 12. Blue 15, Green . Yel- average by £50, £100, and £200 low 9. Orange 10. respectively.
The other subscription £190.
Was
A Quick One
How much short of £2,000 did they raise?
Christmas Kind
SCMS
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John D, Hulenson & Co. Ho Konz
ONE GIFT FOR ALL!
"What sort of a Christmas du you expect to have," usked Abel of Willing.
"Well," said Willing, "there are several factors that might contri- bute to different sorts of Yule- tides. For instance, if I had 241 AILERON I could make it an Al
NOEL. Now here are some more Six coins can be removed leav– sorts of Christmas I might have. ing two as shown, The total in Each is composed of the letter of each side is then ld.
a well-known word. See if you
can find them all."
1-RABID NOEL
2--MY SOUR NOEL,
3. MADE NUEL.
4. BIG NOEL.
5. CITES NOEL,
4. CURSE NOEL.
On The Air
All you have to do in this puzzle is to place in the vacant row of
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OPOEELRLE VIAVAAAAD
SESTTNG EECE
CROSSWORD:~
Across: 2, Carol; 6, Coronel; 8, Barometer; 10, Imam; 11, No; 13, Platoons: 16, Toc; 18, Rubies; 20, Err; 21, Cases; 22, Ashen; 24, Ta; 25, Man; 27, East; 29, Pry; 30; Edge: 32, Soiree; 34, Den; 35, Emerge.
Down: 1. From; 2, Coral; 3, Aroma; 4, Onerous; 5, Lel; 0; Campers; 7, Tennis, 8, Bi; 9; Rose; 12, Ate; 14, Transom; 19, Obey 17, Orange; 19, Stay; 21, Cease; 29, He; 24, Tree; 25, Me; 26; Add; 28, Tie; 29, Peg; 31, En; 33, R.R.
Christmas Shopping --
} £1 Ss. 8d.
Keep In Line !"
squares the name of a popular de- tective character that will change all the four-letter words (reading down) into five-letter ones.
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SOLUTIONS
Siesta
A CHRISTMAS CAROL--
CHARLES DICKENS,
The objects were: CHICKENS,
The diagram shows how the
figure is drawn,'
With Charitable Intent
£180. Total amount raised was £1,820 Averüge.is £200.
Christmas Kind
RAM; STAR, ARCH, SCALES,, Bandoller 2 Enormously, 3, Lemonade: 4, Ignoble; 5. Selection; IDOL
6. Enclosure,^..
Puzzling Letters
Keyword:
PLASTERIN÷G
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6
On The Air
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 HORNLEIGH OP OE ELR LE