THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1953.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE the BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
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5 p., 10th Mar,
10 m, 11th Mar.
"SHENGKING"
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"RUPEN"
"SZECHUEN"
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Tientsin
Bangkok
Nagoya,
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Sourubuya & Maensgar
5 p.m. 11th Mar,* 10a.m. 13th Mar, 10 in. 141 Mar.
10 am, 14th Mar.
5 p.n. 18th Mar,* 10a.m. 21st Mar. 10 a.m. 23rd Mar.
Puzzle
CROSSWORD
Fish to frult, you'll find themn
Pete's in Puzzlo
crossword puzzle this week:
10
Corner ZOO'S WHO
TRIANGLE
Puzzle Pele's triangle hinges from WITWORK. The second standards": word is "perfect third "ukewarm": fourth to remala"; Ofth "nged"; and sixth an abbreviation for "rupees." Can you finish the triangle?
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ath February
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Iat June
"CORFU"
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10111 April
Via Bouthampion, Fort Baid, Aden, Bombay, Colombo,
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13 Fish companion of a shark
16 Measure of type
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21 Mar. 25
Mar,
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25th Mar
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17 Companion
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21st Mar,
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"TAIPING"
Japan
23rd Mar,
20 Follows
24 Bridge
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28 Dreadful
30 Entry in a ledger
29 Heavenly body
140 Mar.
240) Mar.
DOWN
27th Mar,
1 Gemes of maples
6th Apr.
Centre of a popular fruit
3 Type et cheese
14th Apr.
24th Apr.
4 Conipass point
Halls Liverpool
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Arrives
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Saied
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Salled
153h Mor.
du
23rd Mar.
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G. "LAOMEDON"
20th Mar,
19 Petty quarrel
100
8th Apr.
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Dth Mar,
13th Mar,
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22 "Emerald Isle"
18th Mar,
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24th Mar.
2011 Apr.
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DE-TAILED
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ADD-A-LETTER
Add a letter to "a prepost- and have " tree": tion
window. another and have "a pari; another and have to Kash'; another and have
"to dash liquid."
"DONA AURORA"
"DONA ALICIA"
"AGAMEMNON"
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7.481_0.. Tu
-3) 10.00 ... Tues.
Arrives I.K.
(un return)
7.43 .. THEN
7.15 . Fri.
PICTURE WORD SQUARE
Use a
four-letter word to objects describe each of the shown here and you'll find it reads the same down as across. Puzzle Pele wants you to have a clue, so the first word le the ending for "will-o'-the-
WORD CHARADE
The Wilton fuss
And Bils is why--- They can not see things
(Solutions on Page 16)
"THE OTTER MEMBER_ OF THE WEASEL FAMILY, LIKES TO SLED RIDS' HE MAKES A TROUGH IN THE SNOW AND COASTS
DOWN INTO THE WATER...
AN ELEPHANT CAN DO MANY THINGS WITH HIS TRUNK HE CAN PULL DOWN ALARGE TREE ORDICK UPA PEANUT..
GOOD WORK, ANDREW!
Was
By Eleanor Marshall
open, oxygen
гар от his AHAT would you do if yard, meaning to
you suspected death Arandmother's door for her lot adjoins that of the DePinos. fucing
older There was no reply. Worse yet, two
DePino he smelled gas! Andrew people? can tell his classmates at
Snatching a hatchet, Andy Connecticut, Junior High, mude short work of one of the panels of the wooden door. The School in America.
rush of gas almost knocked him Thirteen-year-old Andrew ever but he wedged his hand had enough courage and in- inside and turned the key. Once telligence to "walk where the door
could enter and replace angels fear to tread," while deadly fumes but Andrew know he Was rescuing his he had to do much more-and 70-year-old grandmother, quickly, too, when he saw his
grandinother and her friend. Mrs Theresa Savino, and her 88-year-old friend, Mrs Every Second Counted Philomena Monaco, from certain death by asphyxia- in separate bedrooms. If he ROTH were unconscious acti
tion.
had lost me crying, forgetful Lime "I wonder why mother of the importance which
In all such accidents,
doesn't come?"" Mrs DePino plays
neither woman would have sur-
asked after the clock struck vived. 7.30 and Mrs Savino, who had promised a visit, did not
appear.
I go and see," Andy re- plied, hurrying to finish breakfast. He ran across the
But
Andrew phoned
Homewards
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13th March
8th April
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6th May
0th May.
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ath July
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19th March 20th March
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For
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1st Apr. sally 23 Apr.
"OZARDA"
due
the
police who requested the sur→ gical unit of the Fire Depart- ment of New Haven to bring
Inhalators. his in two
But no amount of work kept Mrs Monaco alive, and she led the next day in New Haven Hos- pital. But Mrs Savino is alive and very proud of her grand- child.
A GAME OF UNDERWATER TAG
-It's Fun, but You Have to Be a Fish to Play It—
By MAX TRELL
Connects of Bangkuk with UBA to Bangoon) NARP and Hanid, the shadow-
(DC-41 11.00 .in. Turk,
(DC-3) 8.30 a.m. Tues. Fri.
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ARRIVALS
FROM
A children with the turned- about names, were siting at the mdge of the brook, looking down into the clear water. Several sunfish seemed to be playing game among themselves, for they darted, one after the other, from behind
inuss** rucks across potches of sunlight that fell on The water.
Knart had Just started to say to his sister: "I wonder how it feels to be a fish-" when Mr Merlin the Magician came along. "Ah," he said to Krust und Hunk, "ore you two intending to do some fishing?"
Just Looking
"No," said Haald. "We were just looking at those sundsh playing in the water."
"I think they're playing tag,"
"Hello, boys and girls," Mr Merila sald to the sunfah.
Mr Merlin now mumbled a few magle words....there was a puff
"What caused the gos to es- cupe?" everyone was asking..
The all range didn't work last night and they must have turned on the gas oven because Mr Merlin now introduced it was so cold. Maybe they, Knarf and Hanid to the group of forgot to light it or may be it -sunfish; They-nl-had pretty just blew out," the first police.
names. One was called Sunny, man to arrive explained. One was called SunbiaÏM, An- other was Another WAR called
called Sunshine.
Sunray.
"It's lucky for them that you found them Just when you did," There were also Sunrise, Sunset, drew who was watching him Captain John Quinn told An-
Sunspot and Sunday..
All Darted Off
"I'm " announced Sunday. "Watch out! Here come!"
All the fish darted off, Knurf and Hamid and Mr Merlin also
put the Inhalators in operation.
Andrew's grandmother echoes
thut.
darlad off. Away they went. STAMP CLUB
flushing through the water, brushing past the underwater plants. They hardly felt the water. the Was like sitimining through the airlike a bird. They swam in and out of rocky coven and shudowy, secret cd hiding places under the hanging bank.
over.
what a row there was over this stamp! It is
one of the first to be print- for the reign of Belgium's King Baudouin,
"Incredible", sald the stamp
not our
All afternoon they played at of smoke....and the next second this wonderful game of under-collectors who queued for the Knarf and Hand found them- water tag until finally the sun new issue. And all the people selves swimming around in the began to set and the sunfish all who just buy stamps to stick on Mr Merlin the Magician gazed brook. Their arms and legs had a good-bye and went off to letters said: "That's
rest, Then Mr Merlin and Knart | king.” sharply at the fish for a moment turned into fins and, instead of and Hanid shouted good-bye and or two. "Yes, that's what clothes, they now had scales thanked their friends for having they're playing oil right. They're which kept them good and dry, let them play with them.
But playing underwater tag.
With that, he uttered a shrill whistle. The next instant, much
DUE
said Knarf.
U.K. via Ringapore
U.K.
8th Mar, 18th Mar,
U.K. Japan U.K.
on or abt. 17th Mar,
17
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Direct to Singapore, thenco Kavre. London and Rotterdamn. Direct to Bingapore.
hence
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Mr Merlin was beside them. He had also become a fish.
"Don't worry about drowning
or getting wet," he said to Knarf
"Well," said Mr Merlin to Knart and Hanid, "how did you enjoy being a fish?"
Khart and Hanid said it was
and Hanid, the group of sunfish and Hanid in a bubbly sort of the most marvellous fun in the all stuck their heads out of the voice. "You won't have much world. "It's a good thing you water! As though this weren't trouble swimming.
Just
wog know a mugiclan like me," Mr astonishing enough, they then your fins back and forth on Merlin sold. “I don't know
though they were began to speak.
and anybody else who could have you'll go shooting along."
turned you into a flsh!"
is
"Hello, Mr Merlini Hello there! Did you want to see us about something?"
"Hello, boys and girls," Mr "My Merlin said to the sunflsh. two friendla here have been watching you darling around. Are you playing underwater tog"
"That's right," answered the Gunish, "It's a wonderful gamel Why don't you all come into the brook and play with us?"
"H'mmm," said Mr Merlin. "That sounds like a fine idea. Just a moment, please" Then ho turned to Knart and Hanid. "Well, how would you like to piny a game of tog with the sunfish?"
A Faw Magle Words "Under the water?" erled Kart and Hanid.
Telephone: 84165.No trouble at all," said Me
Merlin.
arms
Rupert and the Hazel Nut-21
Bingo panser as the others reach him.**We're searching for Beppo, the old lady's pet monkey,” says Rupert. He's jumping about in the tree tops, and, we've seen. him, but it will take more than the two of us to catch him; -With- you come and help?" The brainy
pup shakes his head. "I've in vented some more Entworks,,“ hə saya. "I was wet on Guy Fawkes night, so I'm going to let them off now. Good-bye. And off he run while Rupert and Bill hurry back for final · sverch befor evening closes inv.
Everybody agreed that the Baudoulan look portrait made about 40 Instead of 22. Some people said his nose was too long.
his lips too thick, his jaw out of proportion and that he looked more like his not-so-popular father Leopold than himself.
Four days after the stamp op- peared the Minister of Com- munications took action,”
Ho
announced: "Owing to printing dieulties the issue of the new stamps will be limited until certain faults have been
rectified,"
So no more of this one frane 50 centimes stamp will be printed. Two others have been with- drawn, as well, . ́*
Who gave the orders to the Minister? King Baudouin him- selt.
The three stamps cost a total of 1. d. in London. They arg well worth buying while you con got them—AAI
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