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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1956.
FEATURES
ΑΠ
FOR
BOYS
YOUR PUZZLE All Honour To The Rose-
CORNER
CROSSWORD
Cartoonist Cal-han pluced to- day's crossword puzzle an the silhouette of a fam building, which is the first answer:
ACROSS
1 Farm building
♬ Egypunn goddess
Displaced perum (ab.)
7 East side (ub.)
Number before ten
11 Three, in cards
Very quiet
2 Existe
3 Cover
DOWN
Bird of prey
0 Knight's title
10'Northeast (ab.)
SCRAMBLEGRAMS
Scramble the
five-latter
kttern
in
庭
word for "rmeasures
of land" and have "frighten";
reramble these and have "speed contests"; again and have "wor- rien." If you want to try some harder
words with the same lotters, scrumble them for "A planacle of teall; and once more for the plural of A “genus mapica."
l
TRIANGLE
AND
Among Blossoms
crowned because she
ROYAL QUEEN ią A The Puzzlemim haa based tala triangle on STORES: The has inherited the right to second word is near third is rule her kingdom. "bustie"; fourth "love"; and
There fifth "to Idolise." Can you corn-
are many minor plete the triangle from the queens crowned today, in a clues?
spirit of competition, for one's popularity and beauty, It is a position much de sired, and envied by many.
STOREY
STONES
WORD SQUARE
Rearrange the letters in each
row to form a word and then rearrange the rows so they will read the same down os derosa, The four words will be "a tos"; " type of king": "for feai that"; and "permits."
EEOG
ELST
ELST
ODL
L
WHICH IS COLDEST?
Durile which is coldest
in
each of these lines.
ICE or WATER
FIRE or ASHES
WINTER or SUMMER
SUN or MOON
(Solutions on Page 201
There is one beauty that w has been wearing a queenly crown since long before the Christian era. The гOBO the flower has reigned in
years of kingdom through ware and fostivities.
HER MAJESTY, THE ROSE, HAS REIGNED, SINCE TIME BEGAN AG THE QUEEN OF
PLOWERS"
by giving a festival which lasted several days,
in the days of Cleopatra
AL formal weddings, brides walk up the aisle on rose petals, thrown before thom by their little flower girls, to give honour on On the last day was the this special day of their grand banquet. The floors lives.
of rooms and halls of the with The
Orientals, palace were covered early Egyptians, Greeks, and roses 18 inches deep. And covered with Romans all regarded the these were
so the guests could rose as the queen of flowers. net, On festive days they would walk upon the roses In their adorn themselves by wear- soft sandals, ing roses in their hair,
about their in garlande necks.
or
There was once a noted woman who, in 51 B.C., be came Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. When she visited Mark Anthony, the Roman Emperor, he honoured her
PARTY
Comedian Joe E. Brown and rooney bird chai at Midway.
HOW HAVELATA
TO
Roll a sheet of NEWSPAPER
into a tall dunce hat like this.
TAPC LAP
2.BLINDFOLD
TWO PLAYERS
AND TIE THEIR
WRISTS WITH
A HANDKERCHIEF
3.Give each
player a roll of
newspaper.
4.THE ONE WHO WEARS THE HAT IS IT AND STANDS FACING THE 2 PLAYERS WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THEIRS.
A PLAYER WHO MUST
5.
AT A SIGNAL IT TOUCHES
WHAM!
TRY TO KNOCK
OFF THE
HAT WITH
HIS
ROLLED
NEWS- PAPER.
PLAYERS MUST KEEP
FEET TOUCHING.
Worthless Birds Still Have
An emblem
GIRLS
Queen ANDREW, THE LAZY PIXIE, LANDED IN A DUST BIN
BEFORE THE CHRISTIAN ERA, MARC ANTHONY, IN HONDURING CLEOPATRA
WITH A PESTIVAL, COVERED THE PALACE- FLOOR WITH ROSES À 18 INCHES DEEP -.
were rose.
Then all
knew it
was
At that time, there two men who claimed the "sub-ross, ** right to the English throno. The rose has been honoured
Duke In French history They were Richard,
SNIFF the Second was the laziest plxle in three counties: He was so lazy ho wouldn't tio hle own shoo laces or even work for his own food.
So one day his mother said, “*I'm not going to let the rest of the family work themselves to death for you, You
can just go out and make your own living."
Andrew joft and had walked a mile or so when he camų to a pretty house with red geraniums in all
the windows,
"Now, that looks nice and honey," ho sald, "I think I'll move right in."
He hid behind the clock unul everyone had gone to bed.
CAN'T GET OUT IT MUST BE SOMETHING
LATE
Mario wished that he could
his appetite tell her
was stronger than ever, that all he needed WES to get rid of Andrew.
Then he started to look for Art was growing fatter and
CX-
Now all the time Mario was thinner and thinner,
falter. One night when be also. To something to eat. He couldn't tried to leave the cage he found
thing because Mrs Miltin of York, and Henry VI, of honour King Louis XVIII, the And Lancaster, who was already ed the King's rose."
got through the wires. Anest specimen of rose was call-bud shut all the food away he was so fat that he couldn't
it Later,
the refrigerator,
"Suffering
catfish!" War brocame occupying the throne,
"the Emperor's_rose," "This is a pretty how-du- claimed. Now what will I do?
When France you-do,” he mumbled. broke out to settle the dis- after Napoleon,
1214
Mrs Mifflin will have a at if pute,
became a republic, this same ruse have to see what the canary the finds me kero," was named "the rose of the Re-hus for supper," publle,"
He jumped up intọ the cage Mario, and found Mario, the canary,
and a eating some bird seed
"Hm, not bad," sold apple.
"At least it will do Andrew until I got something better."
rose
King Henry chose the red ne his army's cm- blem. Richard chose the White rose,
For perfume
The United States uses tho
Each of the rose as an emblem. After years of fighting, the 48 states selects a state flower.
The American of Lancaster
Beauty is the became House
Later, when peace
flower of Washington, DC. The victorious.
Roses are again mention. ed in ancient history in the time of Nero, that wicked Roman Emperor.
During his reign, which started in god between the two families, wild rose is the state flower of "ut a fellow has to ent
the rose was chosen as their em Iowa, North Dakota, New York. 54 A.D., he gave grand affairs. At one special celebration, he spent a for- tune on roses.
many blem.
And Georgla chose the Chumkea
rose.
use
perfume
thing.
"She certainly will," agreed
Then he said, "There's one way you might get out. If you
"I don't recall inviting you to roll up in that lettuce leaf she'll share my supper, cald Marie, throw you out into the dust bin when she cleans the cage "Nor do I," agreed Andrew.
tomorrow." soine-
"It's worth a tay" agreed you know," Ho ate most of the canary lettuce leaf and the next day Andrew. So he rolled up in the then went back to the Mrs Mifica threw him out. supper, clock to spend the night.
As for the canary, he hoped This went on for a week wall that he would never sco a pixie grew so thin that hit again. Especially a pixic named Mario
Whatever is the matter? και must have lost your appolite,"
mistress cried, "My poor birdiel roses cultivated that we may
To honour a king
When we wonder if we ever think how Have you ever
heard anyone many roses It takes to make a ay, "Remember, this is sub- England holds the rose in cat mains it is spoken few drops. There are acres of great respect. Her coat-of- in confidance, or in scoret.
unjoy
this fragrant went. and some coins bear
meaning, takes expression,
150 pounds
of tre the emblem of the rose. Do "under the lose," originated in make just one ounce of oil.
came ancient days. If a meeting were Through the ages, the rose has you know how that
which was for
a hold an about? It was
Important place in the because of being held
select few and confidential, lives of people. Truly it is the "The War of the Roses," there would be suspended above undisputed ruler of the Flower (1455-1486).
the table, at coch end, a fresh Kingdom.
arms
This
rosts
to
NEEDLEWORK DONE WITH THE
HELP OF A TYPEWRITER
UT your name on blouses garments
Pother
with cross-stitch from the typewriter, First practise making lettering like this pictured alphabet. V's, W's, and X's can be sprawled out. Use the small "x" for your letters.
an
'make
x's
Practise first with easy letter like "C." Make 3 x's in a row, then single-
and space down
beneath the "V" make the bottom x, all in the missing another row first one. You now have to them singlespace up a line halfway between the up and fill in 2 gaps with the pencil and make two x's straddling down lines, and there is your letter C. this one. Then singlespace On the slanting lines, you up again and make x's on It is not un- have to fill in halfway the outersides of these two, but tearing out his hair common for his wings between the x's. In making with 8 spaces between, Then over a queer problem: what to musure
A Right To Live
【NCLE SAM is pulling
UNCLE SAM all large bird.
Now the gooney bird is a
seven
feet
to do with the gooney birds from tip to tip.
Ho can- on Midway Island.
not fly very well, but he Midway in a tiny island can manage to get into the
far out in the Pacific. air and go cruising along Key To The Lighthouse Legend
It is just a tiny speck so slowly like an albatross. far na land mass goes. Indeed, he is a cousin of the About the only people stay- albatross and, like that ing on it are a few sailors bird, he likes to follow ships or soldiers in the armed and be around people, forces. It is used as a place
for refuelling planes that fly across the Pacifle.
afraid of
facoltation.
Lies In One Word
course they used the withdrawal as a propaganda weapon against the West: "Look, we have NO foreign buon now."
So, it is amazing the twists and turns of modem
politics and West alike in postage stamp form.
Androw
- MABEL HARMER
The Queen's Dilemma
-With So Much To Do, She Couldn't Get Anything Done...
By MAX TRELL
WHEN the secret telephone
and
behind the bookcase rang, Mr Punch got there årst answered it. Kmart and Hand, the shadow-children. with the turned-about names
and General Tin, the tin nolctter, and Teddy the Stuffed Bear. and Mary Jane,
all the rag-doll, watched him.
Mr Punch said to somebody on the other end of the phono: "Oh <lcar ...oh dear... yes, we'll come as soon as wo can. Good-by, my dear."
And then he hung up.
The Royal Palace
Mr Punch' turned to friends Knant and Hamid
hid
with his friends on his back, Whos galloped to the palace,
and
General Tin· pod Tedely and said: "Will you please, picasa
Mary Jane and said:
It was help me?"
Her Majesty Queen Pell Mall. she bes us all to come at once
to the royał palascí.
"Why?" asked Knarf" something wrong?” “
"Of course we will, Queen Fall Mell," said Mr Punch. "That's why we're here, What do you want us to do?"
"Do you see that royal garden "Probably," sadd Mr Punch out there?" said the Queen, something and she pointed scross the lasra
After you get the letters of your name perfect, turn carbon paper tracing-side-down on your blouse, lay your pattern right "There's niwaya sido-up where you want it and wrong with Queen Pell Mell! traço carefully over each "X". Make sure you are working on So Karf and Hard
bo where the garden. WÉLM k and ready for planting. The garden- wasting with their bard surface with nothing General Tin and Teddy and er werd
in ment under your cloth.
Mary Jane all ellished on the tools. The seeds were The embroider with about 3 back of Whoa, the Hobby Horse. packages, the bulbs were in ment
strands of matching floss.
*
Then
baskets. Mr Pinch climbed:- în front and away they galloped, [straight through the playroom
wall (which turned Andor mist as they wept through Ati) Tung
At Full Speed
"But I can't get the garden planted until I got finished tying my laces, ironing: my blouse, aking my nals, combing my bair, reading the newspeper, dancing a Jy, eating a hard bolled egg, writing a lotter, bak- m a cake and scratching the
The name band at the left in the photo was worked for a young girl. Tho flowers at each end were also machoʻon: the type- writer and were done in pink,
A dew minutes lato, they the name in light blues. Some and leaves were done in green found themselves rushing af zuu when Sue Anne crutgrew it, the speed down the long royed rood Cat'a boost.” Sh band was used on a little pina- between cows of giant pippyboo trees and telephone polas strip, fores
Ramil at last they went ⠀ through the ʼn golden gates of the royal palace;
k
N exciting event for There in ono difference, how-
A Fin The Over.
18 com- an affection for memorated today by a new gooney blad But it has an estimated planes. He is not gooney bird population of them. In fact, he flica right stamp in the traditional colours of blue and white, Into them without more than 200,000,
gooney house and a glance reveals birds on Midway Island... that the light pouring from the lantern is intended to represent Finland's hope that all will now be wall between her
And that
In 1954 there wire ten plano It shows a two-storey` light. : which find their way into Eastbah bogilework is cute for ed like barber poles, :
ZOO'S WHO
FOOX
PISILLER UTHALES, MOST.SAVAGE OF THE VIHALE
| FAMILY, HUNT IN PACKS LIKE
|| WOLVES AND SUPERSTITIOUS
ESKIMOS BELIEVE THAT THE
| KILLERS REALLY ARE R
WOLVES CHANGED INTO SEA ANIMALS
WHOISPARS ABOUT 50 SPECIES. LONG AND HARP OF FISH ARS YANOWNI NATURES BEST. TO GİVE ELECTRICS,
accidents
easted by
So the US. Detenen part mont has asked the Fish and Wildlife Service to get rid of powerful neighbour, Russia."" tire danger, They do not want Kay to tho
to ill all the birds. After all, Legend of the they have a right to live.
Lighthouse Im w.ord They are considering inking the their eggs so the flock won't get Porkala at the
top
of the larger, or to make them move Uzeir nesta tò: another Lelasach..
stamp. was the hotty The experts plans to "shool allen of paint at than with spray gune, nish
مطا.
which This, it is hoped, will not on asians 90% enum the birds to move their homos, but will help to track cupled aftas thom. If they move. A
World War I
Fhurdan demere und towna. So far as betual valúo in con- | golk unlike · werd‹,{"expelled porned, the gooney bird sppours frowns their / hönde anch to be worthless, Hola pot running | across the 2000 pretty, and he is not useful for some had their window anything. But, or we wild buforod by monter Kunnia, fforo, là hna a right to re-
But that is all over binco all the troubles that being laban gEE
Risominis: decidind 10% bester 12ynighbours
The lighthouse stamp is per forted 14 and recess printed It pells at 10d. in London- J. A. M
many
togs too. There aro
'can work of the
A
pattern of
k
Well, it was all quite oasy.
All Pitched In
Kaart god Hold and Mr teenager can use this for You of Mell
Punch and General Tinand Toddy, the Stuffed Bear, and in great excitement.
They found the whole palace Mary Jane, the tag-doll, and Whoa, the Hobby Horse, all pitched, in
your name in wool and metallic yarns on short togs, uniforms and even in', marking undde things distinctively
Rupert and the Winter Woolly-25
wibo
Queer Pell Moli, short and fat and brod face Uke ́n cairot, was trying to
They tied the Queen's shoe
do ten o eleven things at one incos, ironed her blouse, filed her. timo. She was trying to tie her nails, combed her hair, rend shoe laces, iron a blouse, file her the newspaper, danced her a her nails comb her hair, read made her out a hard boiled. the newspaper, dance n 3, eat I wrote the teller for bor
bord
boiled egg write a letter, baked the cake and sonicred her cat's head-and then, "Oly bake aonice and patch thank you so much cried cat'u hond all at once.
Queen Fell Mell, antiing at iurt, "Now I am ready to plant ·xmy
The mult vos sho
the
tangled up and couldn'ɛ do the garden!!! quá tải important thing that And away alp, on, or rather she had twursted," to do all day bounced, all the way deron
Jongl
With Great by
"She" gréeled for drierida
wore waiting witër the
of seeds and “the ¦¦ beaćcétá
(bulbs,
the