THE CHINA · MAIL,
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1959.
FEATURES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
CUTTY SARK SAILS' AGAIN
Int
TEVER was there a finer fact that her length was about
NEVER was that it fix times her beam,
ing ship than the Culty Sark.
The Cutly Sark has been given a permanent home in dry dock at Greenwich, England where she will remain as 11 memorial to the British Navy,
Restored with the help of the Duke of Edinburgh and with the guidance of the director of The Beltish Maritime Museum, the clipper has been born again.
No longer Is she a dingy hulk Today rolling at the docks.
site tota proudly, an a good shilp should, gleaming with fresi new paini, her mari
This construction Kave her #teat speed. Hor, vall area was about 32,600 square feet, which under the most favourable con- ditions exerted a foire equiva- lend to a 3,000-horsepower en- pine.
Planned sod designed for thes trade, afe China te
swiftly! brought home cargoes, ut tưa, pevious to every Englishman,
Eventually, the faster steam- ship niezni doon for Cutty Sark d the rest of the tes
soaring above. 16 housetops, clippers.
Jutting proudly
Jer ahead,
prow
A few years ago she was Barn dhamasted derellet, being towed to her last resting pine,
Irr dry-duck, the big
ship stands tall and straight.
Today, restored to her full glory, she l as magnificent an the day in 1870 she rat salied from Londum.
The Cutty Sark was designed as a world-beaten, with all the graceful lines of a seagoing Vacht. She was built to eary "a thonisand pounds quæk“ and was brilliantly constructed for spect.
Culty Sark was an aristocrat of rh ja, werthy in every way, to be preserved.
Bult at
Dumbarton on tic Clyde River and tamen November 1860, the modest sized Culty Suk (963) gros tons) was distinguished by the
'Flic famous old ship turned to the Australian wool 1rade ant made speedy passates. DI occasion touching 17% knols -- IIN much spred un many a modern-day uxury finer, Bui
•Cutty Mark was rutirely de- pendent upon her sails.
With a bet of 36 feet and a length of 212 feet, from load to the top of the waterline maitmust was 155 feet. She astounding work er et the of travelling 363 miles in ane 24-hour <riod.
Mer
*
first voyage took her from London to Shanghai, and Mie remained in the tea trade for seven years. For 18 years she worked the wool trade be- tweyt Brisbane and London.
Ownership of the Cutty Sark On pissed through several bonds.
Her Majesty the Queen, ac- esinganled by her husband, the
Making Things
ANY useful items for
Mon room can be made
from sen shells, such as EL television lamp, a paper weight, and a pair of novel bookends.
To make the kamp, une ʼn karpe conel shell—the kid that you can hold to your ear to hear the murmur of the sea.
If you can't find one thebend
way in your own coffie, fry secondhand stores And
lips, where they can 10 picked up usually for less. Uma
dollar.
BULB AND
CORP HIDDEN IN,
SHELL
Her salis unfurled, the Cutty Sark ploughs through
waves.
the
Duke of Edinburgh-long a worker on behalf of the Culty the famous old Bark-vislied ship,
ZOO'S WHO
ALMOST ANYONE WHO HAS HUNTED THE WILD TURKEY, WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS THE MOST CAUTIOUS OF ALL BIRDS, WOODSMEN SAY THAT WHEN THE HEN TURKEY LEAVES HER NEST, SHE ALMOST ALWAYS FLIES SO THAT NO TRACKS WILL BETRAV THE SITE TO A FOX.
*THERE'S
THE NORTH STARS
COMIG MIGRATING BIRDS CAN NAVIGATE BY THE STARS,ACCORDING TO TESTS MADE BY ORNITHOLOGISTS,
COMAR AND
OYSTERS EAT TINY PLANT AND ANIMAL ORGANISMS. WHICH FLOAT IN THE WATER.
YOU CAN OPEN
MAGIC DOORS
heads, clay
HAVEN
King Cyrus of Persla used bricks, parchment bronze or brass spearheads to scratch messages on for his afft- of tablets
Wax.
cers. of bronze --
scrolls, spearheads
Long ago in Greece when a
In 1952 the Cutty Sark So- ciety was founded thd a public appeal for funds was made 10 save the vessel. After a halt dozen years of hard work she was retted, established at her perminent home at Greenwich, and played on display.
Below decks, visitors enjoy a take all these things and trip through yesterday in
the mix them together, and king wished to send a private message, he had the hend oľ historic and
priceless exhibits you have pretty much of a trusted messenger shaved, from famous ships which one hodgepodge. They do have wrote the felter on the man's dny sailed the seven seas. And
in common scalp, waited until the it is only sitting that evening something
grew again and Can you classes in advinced seamanship though.
guess and navigation for young what it int
All these strange thugs were -STEVE LIBBY. ing of letters!
used for the writing and send-
yachtsmen are held on the ship.
With Shells
A LARGE EA SHELL CAN BE MADE INTO AN ATTRACTIVE TELEVISION LIGHT
SHELL PAPER WEIGHT
COVER SMALL FLAT GIENE, WITH AIRPLANE GLUE AND PRESS IN
SMALL SHELLS..
BOOKENDS CAN BE MADE THE SAME WAY USING TWO FLAT STOKES
AT EACH END-
Start by driling a small hole the socket will be mosted deep-purpose beenuse if is so small. In the spiral cone. If you find within, the cavity, matong the
ita surface with glue, a small area at a time. Then Press small shells into it, which you can pick up at the senahore.
Start from the outer edge, then work in a circle, til you get to the centre,
When fashioning bookends, use two flot stones for each one, Allach them in nh L-shape, using
milxed to cement consistency of stift dough.
the
In both casts it's also a good plan to cover the parts of the stones that will touch the table top with felt or thick fabric, in order to provent scratches on
The bulb itself is a good, one
instead of round. To install it pull the Axture out by its cord, then slip it back. Now the x- ture Is completed.
To make the paper weight, ils surface.
this too difficult because of the source of light Invisible. Then too, because its shope is long
ice add the plug to the end of the curves, heat the end of an pick and use this for peneirat. wire. ing.
The kind of fixture that is to accommodate Fure the cord of an ectric large enough fixture throngli the hole from the average sewing the inside of the shell so that light bulb is just right for this UNC a fiat round stone. Cover
Where Do Raindrops Go?
-Merlin Takes Knarf And Teddy To Find Out-
By MAX TRELL
T had been raining all morning, Kuat, the Shadow Boy with
"The Tunica About New und Teldy, the Stuffed Bear, stood
They sailed across the bay if they reached the ocean. They sailed nercss the ocean cntil they splashed on a rock.
From the rock, they went sall-
"Only half-right," said Mr B up into the sky, Mertingeng÷formatie into the sky
trip of exploration, The fart of until they reached a cloud.
the matter is I've become very
trips to Bid out where rait-
grups 10 What They lew
with their noses tucked against At ilds, Knari and Teddy both the last of the window watch-urted saying at once that th ing the raindrojo sliding was exactly what they had just
down.
There were fut raindrops, thi raindrops, long raindrops, #101 raindregs, curly raindrops and indrops shaped like cork-
crews.
What Bathers Teddy
been talking about,
"Fine?" sold Mr Merlin. "Why don't we all go on this trip of exploration?"
Across The Sky
They sailed in the cloud across the sky back over the ocean, and back fers the hay, and buck up the river, and back up the stream and back up the road.
Then the cloud opened up their house and right over down Buy came on their three randrops. They rolled down
"We'd get all wet," Teddy the window. started to say.
Before he could finish, Mr Merlin reached in his pocket "Now, what always bothers and took out two sets of rain- me," said Teddy, the Stuffed cents, rainhats and rubber boots.
Where do ruin» Bear, "is this,
"There you are, gentlemen!" drop go when they go away?" he said. "Put them un und let's
"You mean," said Kharf, Lo!” "where do they go when they side off the window?"
Knart
Wearing Rain. Outfits
A moment later, Kaarf and Teddy were dressed in their rain outfits.
At that moment, there was the sound of footsteps coming? out from behind the bookshelf.
and Teddy turned around Just in time to see Mr "Next thing to do," said Mr Merlin the Magnificent Afagi Merlin, "is to make ourselves clon He was wearing a long small enough." black rubber raincoat with o So he tumbled some magie rubber bat to match and rubber words (in some language no one magnif- understood excepi boots.
cent maglelan like himself) and Instantly they all dwindled down to the size of pinheads.
"Good morning, gentlemen,” Bald Mr Mariin. "I suppose you wonder where I'm going."
Out In The Rain
"Well," said Knarf, "from the way you're dressed, I'm quite sure you're going out into the
Now this is what happened.
Ench of them sat on, a roll- drop. From the window, they went sailing down inte ‘u, rain puddio.
From the rain puddle, they Failed into a tiny stream that *That's what I think," said trickled down the rond until t Teddy. "You're wearing a rain- · dropped into the river, cont, so you're going out into the They salled down the river
until they reached the bay,"
"Here we are!" said Mr Mer- in the Magnificent Magician. "We're home again,"
When urros go
away, Teddy. they just come back again," said,
"But Best they go all around the world," salu Korf,
People in Assyria moce smoll bricks of clay, wrote their let- ters on them and enclosed them in clay envelopes.
The Romans used parchment scrolls and wax tablets,
CURIOSITY
One day in the middle of the 19th century, shabbily dressed In dire need of young man
Д famous money approached employer in New York City and asked for n job. The keen employer observed the tattered
face of clothes and wan man before him and sensed that
was willing the applicant take any kind of work. So he hired him 1o move a stack of bricks from one Corner 10 another which was nearer to a
the
to
Cover the murface with glue, new museum. LQ thut ECA shells can be But there were three strict added, clustered together Ught-conditions upon which the cm- iy, covering the whole surface, player insisted. First, that only just the way you did the paper ONE brick be carried at a time. Second, the employee must not weight.
speak a single word to anyone. (on the Third, that each hour hour) ONE brick from the pile be carried into the inuscum.
As can be inagined, this peculiar performance atirarted and. -BESS RITTER crowd of people
driven by curiosity, over 200 spectators paid to go Into the museum to see what was hup-
In pening with the bricks. fact, the museum did its biggest business that day. Who was
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Knarf, Teddy and Merlin
each sat on a ratadrop.
"It's a good thing you know a Magnificent Magician like me,” said Mr Merlin, “There aren't many people in the world who have taken a trip of exploration as remarkable as this one."
Rupert and the Blunderpuss-30
is it now?'". "Here it is up this tece," says Edward.” It's an ugly. tittle, bruse, and," puch 1* Ha breaks of i muddenly and not moment, he is lat on his back. Rupert darty round the tree, but he
**What was the matter with Bill and-Algy ? ** aska Rupert. ** Were they frightened of something?" **Yes they w, angwera „Edward, "Wu sl), saw a weird sort "of "black cat with wings, · They !were scared, but nothing ever is not quien quicle, anough? to - BDE-
„frightens ma 1** "it's the Bhanes,' what; hai-happened; to make his „derpuss I" "shoute Rupert., “ When friend fall down.
V SEE NIGHTS KESERVED ....
the clever employer and owner
of the museum? He was the great showman, Phineas Taylor Barnum!
Puzzle Answers
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Uncle John's cat
Sho loves, to curl up In Uncle John's hat.
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YOUR PUZZLE CORNER
Presidental Visit:
TRUMAN REBUS
Use the words and pictures to fullest advantage to uncover the four toeta about former President Harry ១. Truman that Puzzle Pete has hidden in his rebus:
( PINALLY SUCCEEDED))" IN CLIMBIKES THE
PRAK
"DON'T YOU PARE:
VAR THAT TABLES,
LA
DIAMOND
message, then sent the messen- Mrs Trad's malden harne Ker on his way. When he WOR WALLACE and Puzzle reached his destination, his Peto uses this fact as the contre head was shaved so that the of his word diamond. The se
ond word is an abbreviation for message could be read
"masculine;" third "a Mediter- Think how
can easily we
island;" Tarican
Afth "xed write letters on smooth paper | look"" and sixth * playing with penell or pen, pop them card." Can you complete the
into an envelope, address them, diamond? and suck on a stamp.
HOW MAKE A
TO MAGIC BOAT
STACK
11
HULL R
1.CUT BOAT PARTS FROM AN
END OF AN APPLE BOX
CABIN SIN AND A
BROOM HANDLE
Z. FASTEN A LONG NAIL TO BOTTOM OF HULL WITH WIRE STAPLES.
3.NAIL CABIN TO HULL AND GLUE STACK TO CABIN WITH CASEIN GLUE... COLOR
IT WITH WAX CRAYONS... PUT-ITINA-
SHALLOW PAN OF WATER PLACED BETWEEN -TWO STOOLS
HOLD A STRONG MAGNET UNDER THE PAN AND
YOU CAN MOVE THE
BOAT IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
W
A
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CODED MESSAGE
Qsitjefou Unvnbo sfavimu ult Xijuf Ipvif evajoh ijt žen{ojus- bajpo.
BACKWARD LOOK
If you have trouble trying to nected with President Truman, solve these skonge facts con- try reading them backward:
ROTANES
I RAW DLROW EGDUJ
A
CROSSWORD
lhouette of President Truman dresyce up Puzzla Pete's crossword puzzle about our host:
ACROSS
1 President Truman's
name
6 Mounisin nymph 7 Uo
4 Exista
10 Enamel
12 Autum flowor
DOWN
1 In what way?
2 Spheres of action
3 Musical note
4 Deep gorgo
5 Yard (ab,}
9 Steamer (ab.)
10 Father
PI That thing
(Sea Col. 5 for answers)
Arst
Planet With Rings
NATURN je the only
SA
planet in the solar system that has ringe.
"Why do rings torn around the planet, and what are they made of?" you may ask.
that
the
to
Astronomers say rings are made up of many moons, which were shaken pieces years ago. The planet's gravity would smash a moon which came within a certain distance of Saturn.
Vast ages ago, many toons entered an area less than 40,000 miles from Baturn, The gravity force of this planet was strong enough to break them up. These moons are held in place by Saturn's gravity.
SATURN, THE PLANET
WITH RINGS
sight to
BCC-ning
glorious But this planet also has nine moons and the rings. other-moons that were too far Saturn seems to be a dead from Saturn's gravity to be">world, thickly covered with los, Astronomers declare that the smashed.
Saturd ice around
is nearly The largest of these moons is 0,000 milew thick. Titan, which has a diameter of Baturn is an' extremely large About 2,000 miles. It is % of a planet, but the material on it is million miles from Saturn and very light. Saturn would ne- Journeys around this planet in tuniky float by an cecan, but the 10 days.
ocean would have to, ba 60 there were people on times as largo pa the Atlantic, Saturn, they would have n to make room for the rings.
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Sinking Ship Started Giant Oyster Trade
Signs Of Spring ONE of the favourite Bes thrown overboard to lighten the
My garden's just a little box, That sits upon the aili;
I'm watching and I'm watering So patiently, until Some tiny, bright green shoots
appear
That's how I'll know that
spring is here.
By Kay Cammer
Saving Negatives
Snapshots are precious keep- sakes, but the negatives have a
foods of boys and girls vessel.
That was in 1836. Within 225 who live on the Atlantic
years the oysters that had boots dumped into the sea maliipifod" coast of France is oysters.
Especially near the seacoast many thousands of Kimes, ""la- town of Marcanes, the oysters vading" the entire western coast are big and dellelous, and poo- of France from Spain to
ple come from all over Europe English Channel, To taste them, fresh from the ocean.
But the oysters were not al ways there. The great orator Industry of Franco begin qulla by accident
near
the
that
The people of Marennes, who had been selling, their native oysters for years, feared their established bușiness would perish..
But ways were found to har- Almost a hundred years 120, vest the "new arrivals," and way of getting lost. A narrow A cargo ship lodded with oysters trade zoon was booming greater sirip of masking tape across from Portugal was caught to a than over. one corner of a native fastens violent storm as it came
The new oysters were called It securely in the photograph the French coastline. When the "Portuguese oysters" from that album underneath lis print. [ship's pumps could not remove time on-15 memory of the Negative carily slips out for re- the water fast enough, the cap- accident that brought good gore, By Bolveig Paulson Russell' printing.
tain ordered the oyster cargo tune to France,
She hums and purrs, For she thinks his hat
Is really heTE. --
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