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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY - 80, ̄ ̄ 1964. ↑
BUTTERFIELD the BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
and SWIRE.
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SAILINGS TO
Shanghai Shanghat
Yokohama, Nagoya, Обака Кова
10 am; 31st Jan,
3 p.m. 4th Feb,
Bam, 5th Feb,
"PAKHOI"
ARRIVALS FROM Shanghai
"PETER REED"
Tanjong Mani
Noon 31st Jan, 1/2nd Feb.
"TAIYUAN”
Yokkaichi
A.O. LINE LTD./C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE
SAILINGS TO
Kurs.
Nagoya, Yokohama & Kobe
ARRIVALS FROM
Australia the Manlio
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
Scheduled Sallings to Europe vis Aden & Port Said
"TAIYUAN"
7th Feb,
3rd Feb,
Loads
Ban
"PYRRHUA”
Marvellies,
Liverpool
Glasgow
"EUMAEUS"
"ASCANTUS"
5th Feb. Liverpool & Ginsgow 13th Feb. Liverpool
61 Feb
14th Feb,
Dublin
22nd Feb.
23rd Feb.
Genoa, London, Rotter-
"AGAPENOR"
dazu Amsterdam
Hamburg
24th Feb.
25th Feb.
"PELEOS"
Marsellies, Liverpool & Glasgow
3th Mur.
0th May,
Arrives
G. "ASCANIUS"
H. "AGAPENOR"
Rebeduied Saltings from Europe
0. “PELEUS”
8. "AUTOMEDON”
G. "ATREUS"
8. "BELLEROPHON"
G. “PATKOCLUS"
8. "ALCINOUS"
Salls Rotterdam
Sails
Liverpool
Sailed
do
do
40
Sailed
"G
do
3rd Feb,
7th Feb.
...
18th Feb.
13th Feb.
Hong Kong
In Port H/Wharf
5th Feb.
13th Feb.
25th F. 28th Feb, 10th Mar. 14th Mar.
26th Mar,
G. Loading Glasgow, before Liverpool, N. Loading Swansex, before Liverpoal. Carriers' option to proceed via other parts to load & discharge cargo,
DOLLS FROM EVERY NATION-BACK ROW (left to right) Spanish lady; Bun- gurian; American; Canadian mounite (Mado la Canada); American; Mexican
(Mada in Mexico). Martha Wash- Ington doli, MIDDLE ROW (the smaller dolls from left to right) Indian couple; Chinese Indy
and
child (Made in
China); Hawailan; Japanese (Made In Japan); Navajo Indian couple (Made by Navajos), FRONT ROW (the tiny dolls from' teft to right) Zual Indian bead doil (Made by Zuni Indians, New Kichina Indiany,
Mexico); Hopi
(Made by Hopt
Arisons); #ny_doll
from
Black Forest, Germany; doll
from
Czechoslovakia; Roll
from Polaris Swo Usija wooden dolls from Japan. Those not labelled other-
wise were made in America.
AND
Often American-made dolls
理 dressed
foreign costumes. The Indian couple the middle on the left in row are factory-made.
DOLL COLLECTING IS
A FASCINATING
By IDA SMITH
HOBBY
DE LA RAMA LINES But during World War 11. famous. One Japanese Indy in their doll on the altar
ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS.
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Sails N, X; Bails 8.F.
Atz, H.K.
"DONA ALICIA”
Salled
Sailed
18: Feb,
"BATAAN"
15th Feb,
"MUNCASTER CASTLE”
- do --
5th Feb.
"TELEMACHUS”
10th Feb,
"DONA NATI"
9th Feb.
3rd Mar.
6th Mar, 18th for.
1st Apr.
SAILING for NEW YORK, via SAN FRANCISCO,
LOS ANGELES, CRISTOBAL and JAPAN
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Loads
17th Feb.
4th Mar.
19th Mar,
Sails
18th Feb.
5th Mar,
28th Mar,
Accept cargo for Kingston and to Central & South American pocie on through bills of lading.
Tathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
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Route
HK/Saigon/Singapore
(DC-4)
1[K/Bangkok/Ringapore
(DC-4}
IK/Manila/B. N. Bomes
(DC-3)
HK/Hanol/aiphong
(DC-3)
HB/Bangkok/Singapore
(DC4)
7 00
UK//Bangkok/Wangoon/
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Tue. Fri.
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Salls
Lording
Jan, 30 for Kobe & Yokohama,
"NOREVERETT”
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Feb, 16 from Singapore,
Kobe Feb. 16 for
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$1206.
föne 28293.
#
of
ago
GAMES WITH WORDS
ELOW Aro
BEL
statements
giving four quite differ- ent meanings for each of 10 words. Read the four mean- ings. Then select the cor- rect one for each word. Circle it if you like.
1. Aperture means (a) to be shury, (b) an opening (c) n per- son's appearance, or (d) to move away.
2. Larceny means (a) telling a falsehood, (b) sciting a fire,
crucity.
c) theft, ur (d)
3. Arson mcans fire, (b) putting burglary, or (d) hood.
(a) setting o out a fire, (e) telling a false-
4. Dour means (a) gloomy or sour, (b) brave, (a) a marriage gift, or (d) skilled in dancing.
5. An apiary is (a) a monkey house, (b) a place where birds are kept, (c) a place whore bees lore kept or (d) a bakery.
8. Submerge means (u) to put one object under another, (b) to plunge Into water, (c) very little, or (d) hard work..
(c) goods coming from Iran, or 9. Ironic menus (a) cloth that can be ironed, (b) made of Iron,
(d) sarcastic.
7. Taper means (a) a kind of snake, (b) n large pig-like anl- T would not seem that Doll collecting is a hobby of Greek and Roman girls play-]mal, (e) to bind with tape, or
war could effect such both children and grown-ups; ed with their dolls until just; (d) a candic,
Some before their gentle folk is dolls, and of women and men.
marriage. Then collections doll
are quite the Greek girl would leave B. A whippet is (a) something the used for physical punishment says one doll company, America hus a doll collection goddess Artemis, while
the (b) a severe wind, (e) a breed many of the lovely dolls 1,500 years old. Queen Victoria Roman girl left hers
of dog, or (d) a contrivance for on the hed collection before from Czechoslovakia, Aus d
beating up cream. she altar of Dana, became queen, and she made Six hundred years
the triu.
other countries all their dresses her slitte Boy display beautiful fashions. These and
French
people used dolls to Field. could not be obtained.
who wrote However, war refugees, and Blue," owned a famous colice were often sent to wealthy
And; individuals in different countries tion.
it Is said that people and to royalty to Inform weil (ay
05 manufacturing Montezump, the Aztec king of them of the latest fashions. "Leutia Penn" is thought cumpanies) make dolls for a liv Mexico, had one.
be the oldest doll in America. inexpensive fur, (c) a kind of Ing. Doll collectors like to have authentic dalls of other com-
She was taken to America from fowl or (d) a kind of pig. It is not known tries in their collections, when
who mut England in 1099 by ihe the first doll, but carliest Penn. She they can get them.
is dressed in velvet gown with a brocaded and were hoop skirt.
toys member of the family has not given to children for
For many centuries dolls have much later. These dolls been own special work. One until
used to portray saints in carves the doll from wood. were known by other names, church plays. Today they are Another paints the face, while and it wasn't until 1750 that used throughout the
Christian world at each of the children applies is the word "dol" originated.
Christmas time in tableaux of the Nativity.
In Japan some families have dolls known were used in rc- dull factorics In their humes. Ilgious ceremoninis
Each
hls
or her own particular colour to 31 {s thought that the the clothes,
Egyptian "Paddle Dolls made of thin paddie-shaped wood 3,000 years ago, are the oldest. Some of these are in the British Museum.
"In Italy a young priest set up a doll factory in his mountain village to keep his people from emigrating abroad.
The Pixies Play Hide-and-Seek
-But Pixie O'Scow! Couldn't Find Anybody—. By MAX TRELL
was about dusk when Knort and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-about 107108, heard Pixic O'Scowl's voice just under the window.
"All right,” he was saying in his grumbling voice,
"I give Come out, come out. pherever you are! I'm tired of playing this game anyhow.'"
Knarf and Hanid went outside to see what kind ek vaghe
Pixie O'Scowl was so tired of pinying. They found him stting gloumily on a stump near the garden wall.
A Waste of Time "I hate games," he said, when Knart and Hanld come up to him. "They're a waste of time. There's no fun in them. I'd rather peci potatoes. I'd rather mop the floor. I'd rather "
"ide-and-Seek is a wonderful game," Hanid told Pixie.
Knarf and Hanid decided to
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anils at Jan.
1st Feb.
due
sits 2nd Feb.
from Japan
for Singapore, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta from Calculta, Rangoon de Straits
for Moji. Yokohama
Kobe
"FULTALA" due 7th Feb. from Japan
Balls
K
8th Feb for Singapore. Rangoon,
Chittagong & Calcutta
P. & O./B. I. JOINT SERVICE
"UMARIA” 1h Post
Pas n0th Jan.
10. Muscovite' means (a) an to inhabitant of Moscow, (b) an
"OLINDA"
duo salls
7th Feb, 8th Feb.
William
By 1800 factories diri not make enough dolls to satisfy the demand, camo into being. There are
(Solutions on Page 20)
Magic With Coins
Rescue It
OR this trick you will need and the rag dolls colns and a glass. Lay
50
lew of the present generation the coins in a row on a tablecloth who do not recall a
that favourite so when the glass is placed mouth down It will rest on the zug doll:
though
they owded a lovely store model two outer ones and the centre was the homey rag doll who a coin will be under the glass. met all the crises of childhood
Can you rescue the centre coin
with such comforting assurance, without touching it or the glass?
One of the famous rag dolls
To do so scratch on the table- Is cloth with your fingernall in a
of American colonial days "Bungwell Putt." For 80 years direction that will coax the coin. the belonged to Clarissa Field out from under the glass.
of Northield, Massachusetts.
Although the doll had no face,
she was a prized treasure, for
Coin Stunt
number of coins in one harid
Clarissa was a little blind giri.ASK a person to put an odd
Until 1870 doils resembled grown people. They were not and an Cven number in the made to resemble children untii fother. Now ask him to multiply the numbor in the right hand
later.
In the early days a doll from by two and the number in the Europe had to travel many left hand by three. Have him two products together ways before it finally reached add the
Its owner by boat, stage-coach, and tell you their sum. and often in covered wagons or If the number he tells you is saddicbags. best wax dolls odd, the left hand has the odd
The were made in England. Later, mumber of coins in it. doll heads were made of bisque. tells you an even number, the a hard earthenware. These had right hand, has the odd number eyes that would open and close. of coins in it.
Their bodies were made or kid. China doll heads with kid
"Come, dear," said Hanid, to help Birle O'Scowl find the hid-bodles were made in the 19th the
angry Pixle, "what game ing Pixies, don't you
like?"
sold
It
century.
some
RIDDLES
If he
of
"It shouldn't be hard at all," "I don't see you playing any Kharf said to him.
"No?" game," said Knarf "You're
Most famous American Indian' Pixie O'Scowl. just sitting on a stump."
"You just
1. What is that which the „Arizona.- These arc "Sure I'm sitting on a stump," find them ahead and try to dolls are the Hopi Kachinas of
carved doad and the living do at the Bald Pixie O'Scowl, "but I'm So Knarf and Hanid started
from wood and painted and playing a game just the same. out to find the other Pixles. But ceremonials and now are made be considered to rank
decorated. They ore used in time?
Why should Africa rightly I'm playing hide-and-seek. It's Pixie O'Scowl was right.
first an ewtul game.”
was much harder than it looked. for toys and souvenirs.
the continents? AL Hanks said in surprise: "Oh They heard giggles and chuckles utah.
a ploneer dotl party la 3. When are secrets like the
*Rosabello nd, it isn't.
It's a wonderful and tistering all around them,
Pingree
sails of a ship? game!"
but they couldn't see anything. Utah, reigned as queen of the owned by Cleo Pierce, Ogden, All the Seeking
Hiding Places
celebration. Dolls were brought | "It's awful!" repeated Pixie
It was Hanid who found the from all parts of the state, O'Scowl. "Look what's happen first of them. She discovered There are thousands of doll ing now! Everybody else in the Pixie O'Boy and Pixie O'Bean collectors in all parts of the
is having game
The
fun of atting astride the clothesline world today, with stores and hiding. Look of met I have to protending to be clothespline. doll hospitals specialising in as cedilla in the French alphabet do all the secking. I don't sec
In that. any fun
A few minutes later Knart their service. Due to unsettlede part? Come out,
B. What two flowers should e found Pixie McSnooze curled conditions in many of the old come out wherever you are!" he around the top of a dalty, ple- countries, today
most of the decorate a menagerio 7 shouted gain: Bah," he said
world's dolls are made in the next second, none of them tending to be asleep.
America..
(Answers on Page 20) will come out.""
And in the next half hour, Knart and Hanid looked Knart and Hanid' found the rest around. AL they could see were of the Pixies in these various troes and grass and bushes and places; two Pixies standing up flowers
and, a clothesline and lat against two blades of grass; some flowerpots They couldn't one Pixle hiding in a crack in a see any of the other Pixies. rock; three Pixies sitting on the "Are you sure they're playing end of branch with their knees with you. dent?" Hanid asked to their chine trying to look Pixie O'Scowl.
like buds one Pixie in a mouso "Certainly, I'm sure!" morted hole;fond Pixis in a bluebell
"Harel 131 prove one Pixle under pi mushroom. tow
The hardest Pixie of all to Ho stood up on the stump and find was Pide. McSpty, He Just alouted: "Are you out there? kapt 'hopping "up-and down, Answer!"
back and forth across the garden The next second from a dozen where everybody in the world difcrent places,...... Khaff “and could see... Harikujy? But neither Hanid hoard Inughing El voices Pixie, Oʻficowi pg for
new oring: Here! I'm here!
Pixin
#
Here, 1- am!”
paid any
Pixie O'Scowl frowned as he grasthom
There! You have the
humane of all animalo?
4. Why is the horse the most
5. When is a Scotoman
Jiko
a donkey
U. Why cannot a deaf man be legally convicted?
7. Why is the mark known
Rupert's New Year Adventure-32
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for Singapura, Colombo,
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from Japan
for Singapore, Colombo, Bombay & Karachi direct.
Gull Persian Parte via Bombay
from Dombay, Colombe & Strails
sails 18th Feb, for Japan dur 21st Feb. from Japan' sall: 2nd Fel, for Singapore, Colombu Bombay
Karachi
direct Persian
Guit
Porta via Bombay
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