THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1952.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE the BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Keelung

PSIENGKING”

"YUNNAN"

“HUNAN**

"SHANSI"

"SHENGHING"

"FENGNING”

"HANYANG

"YUNNAN"

"SZECHUEN"

"SHANSI

"SHENGICING"

SAILINGS TO

Shanghal

Tentain Bangkok Keelung

Semarang,

Singapore, Penang & Belawan Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka & Kobe......

• Sails from

5 p.m. 3rd Sept. 10 aan. '4th Sept. 10 am, 3 Sept,

p.m. 8th Sept.

0 p.m. 10th Sept.*

10 a.m. 13th Sept. 10 a.m. 14th Sept. 10 mm. 17th Sept.

10 am, 18th Sept,

S pun. 28th Sept. Custodian Wharf

ARRIVALS FROM Keelung

7 a.m.

Bintan & Singapore

Shanghai

1st Sept, 1st Sept, 1st Sept.

"HUNAN"

Tienisin

2nd Sept.

"FUKIEN"

Moji

3rd Sept.

"HANYANG

Kobo

"BIANSI"

Kobo

"FENGNING"

Kobo

4/5th Sept. 6th Sept. 10/11th Sept,

"FUNING"

"YUNNAN”

A.O. LINE LTD /C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE

"ANSHUN"

|“CHANGSHA"

"ANKING"

TAIPING”

BAILINGS TO

Japan

Sydney & Melbourne

Зарап

11th Sept.

15th Sept.

10th Sept.

Kure & Kobe

17th Sept.

ARRIVALS FROM

"ANSHUN"

Australia, Nauru

&

Ocean Is.

7 D.M.

"CHANGSHA"

Yokohama

"ANKING"

Melbourne & Terakan

7th Sept. 12th Sept. 12th Sept.

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

Scheduled Sallings to Europe via Aden & Port Said

"PERSEUS"

"TELEMACHUS”

"AGAPENOR"

"CALCHIAS"

"PYRRHUS"

"ATREUS"

Marseilles,

& Glasgow

Liverpool

Liverpool & Holland Liverpool & Dublin Genoa, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg Marseilles, Liverpool & Glasgow

Dublin & Liverpool Scheduled Sailings from Europe

G. "AGAPENOR"

Salle

Liverpool

Sails Rotterdam

Sailed

9. “CALCHAS"

da

"PYRRHUS"

do

10th Aug,

"AUTOMEDON"

do

"ATREUS"

do

"BELLEROPHON"

6th Sept.

"PELEUS"

12th Sept.

16th Sept.

"ALCINOUS"

10th Sept.

G. Loading Glasgow, before Liverpool. S. Loading Swansea, before Liverpool, Carriers' opilon to proceed via other ports to

load & discharge cargo..

Don't High

Hat!

PERHAPS at a plenie er in

the school yard you have ployed the game of High Hat. Each player wears a high poptr He also bag atop his head, carries a rolled-up newspaper. The game consists of trying to knock off the hals of other in the players and somewhere tussle usually losing your own.

To those

who do nol ordinarily wear them, a high has always been an emblem

hat

of

hattery. We speak of "high |

another

person which

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in simply another way saying superior are assuming attitude toward that person,

we

NO

one is ever superior in the sense that he stops making mis- takes or is free from awkward- ness or loneliness. Remembering that, it is only good sense to be kind, working

at being kinder na hard as an athlete works to

TRUEMAN IS FAST

P&O B.I. E&A

-But You Should See His Brother Bowl COMPANIES

T is good to have a big brother who can give you

+

Nn4-99625. Bannts Trimaran bewile at the same moment »

ana, has 'briartė „del cal

Daily Anishes much beartar.

Fred lends a guiding hand to Dennis-showing him the

Dennis and Brian start at the same time. But Dennis finishes his action whlie Brian's bowling arm is still in the air.

Lick nchieve a meritorious reward in eport. Being kinder, means a few cricketing tips. Ånd sort of action with which greater popularity, more friends. when that brother is Fred Fred got nine Indian wickets It means

rising above the un- Trueman, the England and in the third Test match. importance of the insignificant. Yorkshire fast bowler -

Yes, Dennis has already It means a happier you.

Dennis is a fast learner as well shown that he is a chip off the Elbert Hubbard once wrote: well, you will understand as a fast bowler. Watch him demon-bowler block. What will

his friend, character why nine-year-old Dennis bowling alongside weaving

he be like in a few years' time? every day, and the way to Trueman is the terror of his Brian Shevels, on plich at weave the best character is to schoolloy friends. In the big (That is where Fred learned to says: "He'll be a better bowler Maltby Crags, in Yorkshire, Good; very good. Brother Fred picture above, 21-year-old bowl, too.)

"WC

are

be kind."

on with the high hall

6th Sept.

9th Sept.

20th Sept.

1st Oct.

6th Oct,

26th Oct.

Arrives Hong Kong

31st Aug

10th Sept, 17th Sept 23rd Sept. 1st Oct. 10th Oct. 18th Oct, 24th Oct,

DE LA RAMA LINE

ARRIVING via MANILA FROM

U.S. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS "ANDAMAN '

"HAINAN"

IN PORT

17th Sept.

SAILING for KINGSTON, NEW YORK, via SAN

FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES and CRISTOBAL.

"AJAX"

20th Sept.

Cathay Pacific Airways ltd.

Roule

Departs Hongkong

11K/Bangkok/Singapore (DC-4) 7:30 a.m. Mon. Thurs.

(Connect at Bangkok with

21K/Fanol

(DC-3) 7.00 am. Tues. HK/Iphone

(DC-3) 7.00 a.m. hurs. JIK/Saigon/Singapore (DC-4) 10.43. Tues. HK/Monita/BN. Dorneo (DC-3) 7.00 am. Tuc- Fri,

Arrives H.IS. (on return)

6.41 5.m. Tues: Fri.

UB.A, to Rargoon)

3.00 p.m. Tuen.

5.300 jaan. Thtaks. 6.40 p.m. Wed.

4.45 p.m. Wed. Sat,

All the above subject to Alteration without notice. For passage and Freight Particulars please apply to

ICONNAUGHT RD C. Tel.30331/8 BRANCH OFFICE 50 Connaught Rd, West

3214424878

BEND LINE

FAR EAST

“BENATTOW” "DENNEVIS" "BENCRUACILAN”

"DENCLEUCH" "BENMHOR" "BENLEDI" |"BENALDER“

ARRIVALS

FROM

U.K. via Singapore U.K, via BN, Borneo

Japan

DUE

30th Aug.

3rd Sept. 7th Sept.

ZOO'S WHO

MOTHER RABBITS

LINE THEIR NESTS, WITH FUR PULLED FROM THEIR

OWN BREASTS,..

THE ELEPHANTS HEART

HAS A CIRCUMFERENCE OF FIVE FEET AND MAY WEIGH

OVER SIXTY POUNDS..

COUNT

CATERPILLARS

HAVE NEARLY 4 BLAD STUDY IS THE MOST POPULAR NATURE TIMES AS MANY HOBBY AND MORE THAN A HALF MILLION AMER- MUSCLES AS ICANS ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN IT........ HUMAN BEINGS

than I am."

Willy Wants To Be An Acrobat

-But, Alas, His Tricks Didn't Turn Out Right|---

By MAX TRELL

KNAHF and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned- about names, could hardly believe their own eyes. There, standing by his toadstool in thé middle of the Pine Tree Grove, was Willy Toad. But this wasn't remarkable thing! What was remarkable was that Willy was standing on his head, with his feet of course-high up in the

the

airl

"Willy" shouted Knart and Hanid together.

Willy immediately

answered:

"Hi, Kaori! HI, Hanidi Were you just talking to my feet?".

"Keep out of my house!"

sald

the mole. glaring at

Willy.

Hanid Spoke Severely "Certainly not! What are you doing standing

on your head? Get on your feet again at once?" said Hanld severely. She lifted want me to show you another Willy off his head and stood him trick? I'll walk a tight-rope," he on his feet:

sold, you do that?"

Willy grumbled: "Now why did Knart wanted to know what "walking a tight-rope" meant. "Why were

"Well," you standing on

explained Willy, "you your,

head, Willy?"

stretch a rope tight from one "I'm practising to be an place to anothér, pretty high up, aerobat," replied Willy. "All and you walk across it. acrobats have to stand on their walk on the rope." heads."

"Just on the rope, Willy?" "Just on the rope, yes,"

"That's

said hand.

You

sald

PLANT MONARCH OF DESERTS you're a tond. How can a toad Willy. As he said this, he looked

of

THE Saguaro, giant cactus the southwestern deserts, is one of the most amazing plants in the world.

The great tree cactus may reach a height of 50 feet, weight of 10 tons, and grow to be 200' years old! Native of dry desert coun- try, the Saguaro is

more

than 90% water. Five large species of birds will not build nests in any other "tree."

Actually, the great cactus is an efflelent water storage system. It

la supported by a root system

lying only a few inches under drill half gallon sized nests into ground but extending as far as

the branches,

be an acrobat?""

Dround for rope "Ah!""ne" But Willy didn't think that his cried suddenly,

pulting at a being a tood had anything to do spot in the air midway between with his being an acrobat. "I a blackberry bush and the trunk know some more tricks," he said. of a pine tree. "There's onel "Do you want me to show them And all stretched already!"

to you? Just watch!....Here I

Bop

Silken Thread

Willy took a long run, then threw himself into the air. He hard before they discovered that Knarf and Hanid had to look went somersaulting round and the "rope" Willy was pointing at round. Then all of a sudden he

than the landed on the ground. And the

next

Was

nothing more

"But

instant with a loud "Hey!" silken thread spun by a spider.

Willy!" sald Kharf. Willy completely vanished!

Kharf and

You're

to walk on Hand looked at

not going erch other in astonishment. Then

that

tiny spider's thread!" Knurl called out: "That was a

"My boy going to do it!.... said Willy, "I'm an acrobati wonderful trick, Willy! All right,

Here Willy, where are you?"

"Willy! Willy!" shouted Hanid. But there was no Willy!

An Angry Mole

The Saguaro, like most cac4fen out of my house, do you out ·

several

I go!" the air. He came down straight Poor Willy! He sprang up into on the thread. For several seconds he wobbled from side to side. He almost last his the spot where Willy had disap-

Knorf and Hanid ran over to balance....

.he caught it again almost Jost his balance 65 feet on either side of the obligingis Thes the holes with nichole. The next Instant willy for the second time. And now

peared.

found the second time....he plant. When infrequent rains strong dry fibres excellent for come shooting up out of the hole he, stood steady at Last, both come, the vast root maze soaks bird housekeeping.

followed by an

angry mole. feet on the thread, both arms up water ke blotting paper.

at his side. He started to Then the surplus is purpped into

said the mole, glaring at walk....and then happened, the trunks and branches which has beautiful blossom. The Willy, "I don't care to have Two spiders came dashing out

flowers, expandable

waxy-white, cylinders Inches

Ho at him, one from the blackberry dropping in on mel people across, and strengthened by wooden ribbing. booming, are the state emblem dinner!" the mole said to Knatt pine tree! Here's a toad! Grab

night-landed right in the middle of my

Bush, the other onc from the of Arizona. The fruit is specta and Hanid,

himt" the spiders cried, As large quantities of water cular,

Yes, too. First purple, the stored, the ridges of the fruit ripens and splits open to

tumbled poor Willy

into the "Anyway," said Willy to Knart blackberry busht. great tubes expand accordion- show a bright red pulp that has and Hanid as they walked away...I guess I won't be an like. As the Saguaro uses 'up the stored water,

long been a favourite of desert from the angry mole, "it was a acrobat," he said sadly. the

ridges con- birds and desert Indians.

good trick, wasn't it? Do you just be a toad!" tract. The dull

green colour, the spines, and the waxy, surface of the plant combine to reduce as much as possible the reflexion of bright light. This slows the. evaporation rate of the precious. stored water in the pulp of the plant,

Japan

U.K.

Здрал

U.K. via Singapore

on or abt, 20th Sept. 22nd Sept. 2nd Oct. 8th Oct

1120

SAILINGS

Loading on or abt.

"BENATTOW"

Havre, London, Rotterdam and Antwerp. Direct to Bingapore, thence Liverpool,

and Hamburg.

aro

3rd Sept.

8th Sept,

8th Sept.

24th Sept,

24th Sept.

"BENCRUACHAN" Dublin, Gisarow

"DENNEVIB"

"BENCLEUCIF"

| NBENMHOR"

BENLEDI"

DENALDER"

·

Calls Manila,

¡A von m out b, and

{Liverpool

Hamburk

Жиго

•Yokohama. ¿Direct to Singapore, thauce London, Rotterdam and

Kobe and

London, totterdam and Antwerp, (Direct to Singapore, thence I ayre, Liverpoo

Glasgow... and Hamburg.

6th Oct

8th Oct

+ Calls Sandakan.

9. Calia Manila'anil Cout.

All Vessels accepi Cargo for Aden, Küez and Port Said,,

15

The Saguaro can survive à four-year drought and continue to bloom and bear fruit normally. Under more prolonged dry, con- ditions some of the branches. must be sheriflced to save the Ife of the

Waters plant entirely withdrawn from the doomed branches which soon wilt and dle in order that the Test of the plant may, Evo Since, even a moltions.

cut In

cat or Jury would cause the loss of the stored water in the plant, the

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD. Cactus has the ability to soal

ork Bullding,

Agents

Telephona: 84106.

quickly any injury to trunk and branch by exuding a milky top that quickly hardens to a cork- Uke fibre. When woodpeckers:

Rupert's Summer Adventure-35

The Imp of Summer-Jooks - Verir annoyed. "What, you again!" he frowns. Haven't wo nhỏugti' to do repairing the damage that *** the dragon 'ala without

you warding my fine?","But I've

ing by dragons can be cured. Look, he's went this

maglu #play." "Never heard of sich a thing." grumbles. the Lap "Ilpwever,

me."le follow dashes away, and in's twinkting hoj has reached the boulder and come to help you enter Hupert, has opened the entrance to the

The conjurer saya tisat'ecorch»!-

underground passager.

ALL MIGUTE RESERVED

RUPERT AND THE

SWAN LAKE

£.. Another Delightful 'Adeinture Story

To the Rupert - Sarlon,, Frám. & C. M. Pail only Price $1.00

*1'11

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.

PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE

Leaves London Due Hongkong 21st August

2nd September 18th September 20th October

Outwards. "CANTON"

"CARTHAGE"

Via Southampton, l'ort Bald, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Penang & Singapore

Moraward

"CANTON"

“CÁRTHAGE".

Leaves Hongkong Das Löddon.

20th Sept.

24th October

27th Oct.

24 November

Accepting carto for singapore, Penadi, Colombo, Bombay,

Outwards "SUBAT""

Homewards' "SOCOTKA”

Aden, Port Said & London

FREIGHT SERVICE

Arrives

7th September

Loadings

14th September

D.

From

K. Continent, via Straits

For

Singapore,

Port Swettenham. Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Sold, Genoa, Marseilles,

Favre,

Continent

Accepting cargo

Fort Swettenham, for Bingapore, Penabe, Colombo, Aden, Port Bald, Genoa, Marselies, Casablanca, London, Hamburg, Antwerp & Rotterdam, With Uberly to call at Bombay inducement offers. Tanks available for carriage of oli in Balk Space for refrigerated cargo. Limited Passenger accommodation.

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.

"SANTHIA"

"WÁRLA"

"SANGOLA”

due 8th Sept. sail 7th Sept.

due 10th Sept. salls 12th Sept.

due 13th Sept.

nells 14th Sept..

from Japan

for Bingapore, Penang. Rangoon d Calcutta

froin Japan for. Singapore Be Chittagong from Calcutta, Rangoon, Penang, & Singapore for Japan

*(Thero verrels have refrigerated cargo space)

P. & O./B. I. JOINT SERVICÉ

"ORMAKA”.

"OZARDA"

duo

9th Sept.

salla 10th Sept. due 21st Sept. salis 23rd Sept.

from Bombay.

Colombo, Madras, Ba

Singapore

for Japan from Japan for Bingapore, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi S. 1o, Gulf

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN 5.5., CO., LTD. "NELLORE"

"EASTERN"

Joads 20th Aug. walling 30th Aug

In Fort

for Borneo Porta Tarakan, Hollandia, Manus is

Lac, Bricbane, Newcastle, Sydney de Melbourne from Japan'

All vessels have liberty to call at any ports on or of the route & the route & galling arò subicet to change or amendment with or without notion.

MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.

OF HONG KONG LTD

Telephone Nos 27721-4

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