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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1954.
the BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
COLORED TOOTHPICK
Would YOU Shield
COASTERS Would
1.Trace around the top of a GLASS and cut out a circle from OIL CLOTH
OIL CLOTH
2. ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CIRCLE, DRAW ANOTHER VERY SMALL CIRCLE IN THE CENTER.
USE A ROUND
PENCIL FOR CHDE
Α
Thief?
-IF HE'D SAVED YOUR LIFE
JILL WESTON'S birthday party had
been going on some time when Jerry Conway first saw Humphries, and then It was a fow seconds before he could be sure It was really the boy who had saved him |from drowning two years before,
Humphries had been away from the district a long time. He had changed a 1o. too. He was now a sallow-faced youth
in the kind of clothes that did not seem quite in keeping with the expensive surroundings of the lovely house in which JB lived with her wealthy nunt, and which hnd now been thrown open to Ji's Kay young guests.
"He watched Humphries slip something into the saddlebag of an old bicycle...."
When he reached the terrace
his quarry was heading towards the outbuildings where
reached But when he
the terrace he knew from the com- the house that the motion in theft had already been reported. A ht stoud there wondue –
standing next to her guests had parked their bicycles. Ing what to do someone called
June, cousin in the corner behind the
3.With fast drying MODEL Garret, pinched his arm.
AIRPLANE GLUE, start
gluing COLORED TOOTH-made PICKS to oilcloth like this.
KEEP ON
UNTIL THE
CIRCLE IS
COVERED.
WEIGHT
IT DOWN
WITH HEAVY
MAGAZINES UNTIL IT DRYS.
MAKE ASET FOR MOTHER?
PLAN YOUR COLORS TO MAKE A DESIGN AS
YOU GO
ALONG.
melly
"Snap out of it, Jerry!" she "Who are you staring at?"
"That chap Humphries." "J11 doesn't ke bin." Jane volunteered. "I heard her say She couldn't understand how he gut included 1/1 Who invitations. Someone brought
him, guESS.
Well, he certainly seems to be enjoyin
I himself,
have
u word with him
the party breaks up."
THE THIEF
musi
before
He him, Jerry was curious now.
He moved slowly towards moved sliently to the buildings the doorway.
Humphries and watched
stip something into the saddlebag of an old bicycle Re walted sus- piciously unt! Hemphries turned to the house, then be slipped neroas and unfastened the bag.
Inside,
THE PROBLEM
Only two things were open to him now; and both pleasant, Either he could re- port Humphries and so give suved
were un-
wrapped in a large away someone who had plant handkerchief,
hal life. Or he could pretend he had found the necklace In damond necklace....
was
So this is what brought him the garden--and that was likely
to r
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make him
fool mediately.
#suspect
A
YOUR PUZZLE CORNER
TRIP TO
Crossword
JORDAN-
Coded Message
A simple codo has been sub- stituted for the correct letters In this sentence about Jordan (which happens to be the lost word):
Ulji obajpo't dpotujuvujpobm obnf just khufnjuť Ljøhaph pr Kpsobo.
Mix-ups
Rearrange the letters in each strange line to find the three sites of Jordan hidden here,
MULES ES JAR
BORN EH
ADA SEED
(Bolutions on Page 30)
Tra
M
[22
ACROSS
1 Dined
4 Prevarication
7 Male
B Deer
Forin a notion
12 Decimeter (ab.)
13 Enst Indies (ab.)
14 Country of our visit
16 Prohibit 19 Steat
21 Before 22 Attempt
DOWN
I Part of "to be" 2 Oriental porky 3 Conclusion 4 Pillar
Frozen water
6 And (Latin)
10 German river
11 Among
In-
14 Jolt
15 individual
to
16 Wile
he muttered jurty
Whal J credulously. Humphrtes wan
There was so little time to unaglo he
devide. could get away with it!
He had to choose now -one way or the other. Jerry knew what lat ntust do,
Well, what would YOU do? ti- necklace In his
Report Humphries, or risk tak- Und the But this was not easy. Either pocket, he set of to
log the blame yourself? thuel and make hint return it Humphries seemed 10
before Its loss was discovered. engages with a group own
he was
or
Of
be bis missing
altogether.
When Jerry did finally spot Trim slipping out of one of the French windows alone, a small party of guests tried to sweep Jerry into their game.
He excused himself hurriedly
Ilumplirles and followed
out- side.
ZOO'S WHO
FIRST KNOWN DRAWING OF AN AMERICAN BISON REPRO- DUCED HERE FROM GOMARA'S "HISTORIA DE LOS INDIA'S SARAGOSSA," PUBLISHED IN 1552-53..THIS IS HOW THE BUFFALO, UNKNOWN IN EUROPE,APPEARED TO
EARLY SETTLERS...
OUCH!
YES, MOTHER
GORILLAS SUFFER FROM
MANY HUMAN AILMENTS SUCH BIRDSINSTINCTIVELY AS "TOOTHACHE AND ARTHRITIS... OBEY THEIR PARENTS,
Game With
With Words
Homonyms are words which 14. Organ of vision and my- sound alike but are spelled selt differently and have different 15. To listen and the meanings; for example SENT opposite of "there." and SCENT, FLEE and FLEA. is. Consurged and one-thira
On each line below we give of 24.
you the meanings of a pair of 17. The opposite of "wrong" homonyms. Find out what both and to use a pencil,
of them are. The answer to No. 18. What a section of ple is:
1 is CURRENT and CURRANT. called and what comes at the
end of a war.
a
1.
19. The flow of electrictly
to sleep on A place through a wire and a sour fruit. ship ond
2. A word meaning story and "coming into life." what a dog wags.
Geoffrey
Morgan
Cactuses Are Like Pincushions
-Except That They Grow in the Desert-
By MAX TRELL
sold Knart, "MR PUNCH,"
the shadow-boy with the turned-about name, "what is
cactus?"
Mr Punch, who was standing in front of the mirror in the
kind of place is that the desert has no water. It's nothing but sand, for miles and miles. There aren't any trees or bushes, or even grass, except just in the
the rains. spring after
From then on, the sun shines day after day
and dries everything up." Mr Punch put
bathroom shaving himself, luther on his face. glanced down at Knart.
A
cactus, my hoy, is a plant that grows in tie desert. It's usual-
some more
"But, Mr Punch," Knart sald again, "a cactus la' a plant, isn't
"Yes," sold Mr Punch.
ly covered with thorns as long cactus is a plant."
and sharp as needles.
"A cuclus 15 a ploni," Mr
Punch added, as he shaved one
side of his face, "that nobody
What About the Plants
"And plants need water, don't
would ever choose to sit on. In they?" sald Knarf.
fuct, you'd be more comfort-
able sitting
ひます
pincushion
on coetus plunt."
"There
sald Mr Punch, "Plants aly need water."
Then," sald Knarf, "how does Knar! asked Mr Punch why the cactus manage to get water cactuses have so many thorns, in the desert when the desert To keep from being caien doesn't get any water itself?" up," repiled Mr Punch.
"A very good question," sold aren't many animals who would Mr Punch. "And If I knew the enjoy chewing
live
pin- answer, I'd be glad to tell It to cushion."
"I undestand what you meta," said Knart,
ப
You"
"The caetus must get water somewhere! said Knarf. To The Dosart
"Truc," said Mr Punch. "It can't walk” said Knarf.
"But whni
"It certainly can't," gold Mr makes you
ask Punch. about cactuses?" Mr Punch osked Knart. "Are you think~ ing of growing one?"
"And no one lives in the desert to bring it water, either,"
waters any of
"I was thinking of going Kuld Knari.
the desert," said Knart,
"No one ever
"Really" said Mr Punch in the millions and millions of
"You'd better be sure cactuses that surprise.
in the
17 Neither
10 Exist
20 Beside
Jordan Rebus
the
If you are careful in your use of the words and pictures, you'll have little trouble finding four facts about Jardan cealed in this rebus.
BETH 19 ONE OF THE LITTLE WOMEN
HELLO.
con-
LE
ILIKE ANY
SAMI GOOD ARIA
MESSAGERIES
P.O. Box 53
A Wonderful
Kingdom
THOSE of us who have been lo
THO
our hearts
Copenhagen can join with all
In the
Bong which pratses so well: "Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen,“
And still more, we can praise the country of which it is the capital, Denmark, for its high standard of living, its astonish- Ing variety of sen food and the cleanliness everywhere-of its streets and people.
}DANMARK!
when
Friends of Denmark will, therefore, re
joice to know that
It
just issued
has
stomp cele- brating
1,000 years as
a kingdom
A
a record to be
proud
of in
those days
a throne is often Just ono place
removed from the unemployment queue.
I
The stump is printed in photo- gravure and perforated 13. portrays Denmark as a strong rock rising from the sea and for a small country (population 4,000,000) It is strong indeed.
Its first kings pont Vikings sailing balf round the world; they went to England and im- planted there the love of and skill un the sen
which has proved a blessing and salvation
intter
90 often.
years,
Denmark's people have shown their skil and
of strength character by turning their infertile soil into
one great dairying area which sends food to many lands.
Yes, Denmark is a land to be saluted and a ruck of peace and prosperity in shifting and restless world.
The stamp London--J.A.A.
costa 38. in
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"BIR HAKEMM”
to take tots of water with your desert," said Mr Punch. "I "MONKAY”
"Why?" asked Knart.
grow
guess there is only one place "Well," said Mr Punch, the that cactus plants can get their one thing that makes a desert water from, That's from the
different from almost any other
4
meaning
20. A word meaning "finished" and a word meaning
Solution'on Page 20
word
3-29
3. Two of a kind and a juicy "tossed a ball" fruit.
4. A bucket and Q word meaning "wan;"
G. The seashore and a kind of troe.
6. A primary colour and what the wind did,
7. Not strong and seven days.
8. To cure and a part of your
foot.
B. To rule and water falling from the sky,
10. To bend at the waist and
a branch.
and
11. clumsy hairy animai, word meaning "hot clothed."
12. The soft coat of hair that covora many animals and dis of "the ovargreen trees,
18. To boáttért' sodd on the ground and to use a needle and
Mr. Punch was shaving as he told Knarf'about cactuses.
Rupert and Billy Goat-15
What Bily has penny-la a' stepen i pertí over. - #1 imm's just rope, sake delyen into, a cruzk" is the”, it's a ropa ladder 197 he whispers rock.
There double rock excitedly. - " D'you think le "lenda "down" UN clip???"BE" some webern 2 And who left it *Komelody člać muşti bë: "baje?.. I mult in down and 'sen. doing some climbing, huey, Long; "Ethin's want thin, skal 177: He Rupert “morne- to the goge tand junties the rope round his middle.
PEDRA KOʻRIGHTS RESERVED
air,
"From the air!" exclaimed Knart. *How con they do that?”
A Cactus Trick
Mr Punch shook his head. They must know a trick,” he Anid. "I wish I knew it. I 1 knew how to get water out of the air, I would never have to bother taking a drink of water out of a glas
"But you may grow to be like a cactus," said Kṇarf, "You'd
get full of thorns."
"My boy" said Mr Punch,
you don't let me finish
look like shaving, I will cactus. The bristles on
*
feel like thoms already, chiu And Mr Punch smiled, and Knarf laughed, and Mr Punch laughed, and Mr Punch went vn shaving, and Knarf went on looking
A new story
sailing June 26th Balling July 16th
Rupert and the Wild
Goose
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ONG KOWLOON MED
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