THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1961.
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BOYS AND GIRLS
MAGAZINE
Munch's Trip
-We Tells Shadows He Visited West Pole-
By MAX TRELL
NARF
Hunid,
Know "hildren with the
were
Names. Turnerl-AliouT walking arm in arm with their good old friend Baron Munch.
"We haven't seen you for a
long the Banid was saying
"You must have been the " sold Krarf.
Baron' Munch nodded,
"That's true," he said, "I was
away on a trip."
Eager to hear
Knarf and land were
eatter
i hear about aron Munch's trip, for he hardly ver went anywhere within the most ex- traordinary things mappening. They begend him to tell them where he had been and what he had scen
"Well," said Baron Munch, us he lit his pipe, "you've heard of the North Pule, haven't you?"
"We haven't seen you for a long line," Shadows told Munch.
something Owt"
it un Was ilanit. Kneef and Band wild that " couldn't they had.
"And you've heard of the South Pole: asked Baron
Munch.
Knarf and Hanid said they had also heard of the South Pole.
ייי!
that looked like an
Owl skk{
sure," said Barun Mural, "ost Owls Ko who? whe? But this Bird went why? why? And the one sitting on the branch next to it went what? what don't +]
Think they were Owls," said Knart.
"Soni
Insects were of the strange, too," said Baron Munch. "There were Ants and unclen. There were Bees and C's."
Hand asked Baron Munch f The
Di took he had brought any
strange planis or Birds or in- sects back from the country of the West Pele.
Visited West Folc "Well," sald Bron Munich, "my trip didn't take me to the North Pole. And it didn't luke me to the South Pole. It me to the West Pole,"
Knar! looked surprised. Ite had never heard of the West Pole. But anis, who knew het Kier!, gtography better than shouted: "Baron Munch, is no such place!"
It may be that Baron Muncti didn't hear Honid. It also mu le that he didn't want to hear Hand, A 14:33 rate, he went rista on.
Brought back flower "Only one little over," an- swered Baron Munch.
He shook his lend sadly. " had to leave very quickly. I was chased by a Monkey un a Donkey. I just had time to pick this Hille Blower."
Now the country around the Baron Munch took a flower
sla
Beauty hints
If you squeeze a spol, never squeeze it with bare Ongers - that's the way to carry the in- fection' to start another spot. Ung cotton wool or a tissue.
Fur eyes that are tired, red-
West Pole," he said, "is one of out of his pocket and held triinued pr inclined to swell, the most extraordinary places up. Knart and Hand looked soak two finds of cotton wool in In the world. Take the rivers, at It and cried out:
for example, Mast
riveru S "It's a lullp!"
downhill. And here and there,
a few rivers run uphill"
Hanid interrupts Aguin Hamid interrupted w Hay that no rivers ever run up
. But ognin Baron Manets almply took a puff or two on; his pipe and went on with his
story of the Wet Pole.
"In the country of the Went Pole," he said, "the rivers run one on top of the other, Sume- times there 1150 alive от tca rivers all running in one place. It's a wonderful sight to eče.
"And what strange flowers there are There are butteretips and butter sauces and butter spoons and butter knives,"
Hund looked astonished but didn't say anything.
"And," said
Baron Munch, "Here are dandelions, and dan- detigers, mix dandchorses. And there
Caterpillars
L
pussypillars and kittyplilura,"
Koor wanted to know what kind of Birdin there were in this hirange Country around the Went Pole.
Dirds,"
"I didn't in many admitted Baron Munch, "except
witch inzel, place them over your closed eyes and relax for Boron half an hour. "No, my dear," said
Tulipa Munch, a threellp.
Only grow in ordinary places. threclips grow in the marvel-
Fruit and vegetable stains on lous country around the West the furers can be removed by
| rubbing with vinegar.
Pole."
Rupert and the Popweed-3
On the way up the steps Wonderful things were hung up towardı. Cap'n "Hinnacle's, shack
on the rocks. I've been collecting Rupert saya that the shore doem's some Lookin tire luck are see the same as they knew it spread out many large and lovely before." Ab, and no wonder,” shells, On what beauties 1o says the old Captain. It in't exclaims Bill. "Rupen and i the same, not by no means. Last must get some. Where's the beat week we had the wildest storm place to search ? Do tell us, aver known. In theer paris Cap'n Dinnacle."
ALL RIGHTH NEESAYAQ
HAND PICKED IN HONGKONG BUT FOR SALE IN LONDON
Eastern
lamps
go
West
HOW would you like to be let loose amongst the
local curio shops with a
blank cheque ·
book? Given carte blanche. in fact to buy just what you wanted.
Well, I expect like me you'd love it.
One of London's most famous shops hus recently held a unique display of Oriental craftsmanship in which niany lovely things from Hongkong were on view and for
sale.
to see
The exhibition was held
of Harrod's during the month October and gave Londoners a chance
lumps of rare beauty, created from carved figures of aude, rose quartz stud lupis, together with handmade carpets, some of which were apcelally made here for the show, and various other bele- Jooms of the future.
Flair
Responsible for the lamps was Mrs Paula Gauner, the chief buyer for Harrods inimp de- partient.
Mrs Gaunce visited Hongko In May this year on what mast have been a millionaire's Shop- ping spree. Her objective was to choose articles which could be Transformed into lamps.
Already possessing a remark- able fair for decorative Tillating, Mrs Gounce was able to pick
One of the lamps that was shown a shadow corving from Bali.
by
ELIZABETH FOX
and choose amongst the shops, distarding the cheap and muss- produced, anel concentrating only on antique objects already valuable in themselves.
The other morning I talked to Mr M. H. C. Dyer, one of the agents for Harrocis in Hong- kung, and he told me that Mrs Gaunce visited many stops here in her search, including several in Cat-street, und some of the Northern Chinese dealers' shops. around Wyndham-street.
Once in England. and the treasures unpacked, the tusk of creating shades for the lamps began.
For these Mrs Gaunce used a variety of materials-froin Thai silks and Chinese brocades, to shades
with decorated
Touring the exhibition after the official Luncheon opening the Eastern Show, are, from left to right, Mr Baralt, H.K, Govt. Publicity Officer in the U.K., Mr E. G. A. Grimwood, H.K. Govt. Agant in U.K., and Mr M. H. C. Dyer, one of the buying agants for Harrods in Hongkong.
ch-
JACOBY on BRIDGE
WHEN you have nothing to
Y gain 1y a finesse, don't take it! Save your guesses for when they are necessary.
East took his ace of hearts and returned the suit. South won with the king and after long deliberation lald down his ted a small king of spades, spade, finessed dummy's Juck,
happily
the wlton ansled
the Anese worked, picked up queen of Trumps ran off four club tricks, (stopping in dɑm- my) and led a diamond put in the. ten.
али
West won the trick with the queen and led back a diamond. South rose with dummy's jack, but the play did him no good, East covered with the king and another eventually South lost dlinmond trick, but made bis four odd.
CARD Serijeķ♦
Q-The bidding has been:
Exat Houth West North
Pan 1
פנסי <
1
7
Pa You, South, hold: 49322 K376 4AK6 422
What do you do?
ABid four spades, It there le aslam in the hand, your periner will musko a further bid. TODAY'S QUESTION
He rebid to the club. What do you do now
Answer Tomorrow
NORTH AAJ7O ❤92 +J7G
KJ93
EAST
454
12
A843
WRAT 4Q92
QJIDTE +Q86
205
་
4004
SOUTH (D)
Bouth
1 N.T. 24
K 100 3
K#
A103
4AQ72
• K942
Both vulnerable
West North
Kast
Few 24 Радя Para
Poze 4
Pers
PARK
Opening lead...♥ Q
Bouth had not needed that trump naso. Assuming that trumps would break 3-2 (and that is much beller chinco South could than a finesse). have insured his contract by ershing the ACA and king of trump and running off cluba Eventually the man with the epade queen would be thrown into tlio lead and would have ellher had to give Souib a ruff and ditcard or lend a diamond for Bouth. In either case, Youth would get away with the loss of only one diamond trick.
broidery taken from old stotes and appliqued on to plain slik. The latter were shades to stand above tall Ming vases.
A few of the lampshades were made by company here but the majority were designed and made in England.
The electrical fittings also bad worked to to very carefully out so that they did not inter- fere with the figure or vase and detract from its value.
Mrs Gounce alsu visited Sin- gapure where she found modern curved Wooden figures from Bail. These slender carvings are called shadow carvings, fashioned as their names, sug- gest, after long shadow shapes,
Success
Shown above: T'ang Tomb figure famp, old reproduction of T'ang horseman with natural Shan- tùng shade.
Fine grey cracklo porcelain lamp with hand woven grey Thai silk shodc.
Oval Chinese rug made in Hongkong specially for Harrods.
"You know," said Mr Dyer, and he said that the two riek- "People often Lalk at home shows imported for local colour
buy provided quite a slir, about the things you can
in Hongkong, und how cheap
the Mrs Gaunce herself is return- For some of these figures she everything is, and one of
of the local, rigid Anezi things about this show ing to the Celony next spring chuse twe
for another search for lamps. wuven fams
Was that every single thing__in nid placed them the lap as crosswise above
Was quality staff. That shades. An original and in- makes people think again." expensive idea, Well worth copying.
The exhibition has proved a bas and tremendous success been visited by executives of department store groups as far apart as Australia and Sweden. They have been so impressed that they now similar displays.
want to
Rest
it
He went on, "The exhibition started off so well that we were worried that there would be noth-
As
Opium
footnote it is interesting
ing left of it, so people who had to learn that during her last trip.
to she also ordered, as a superate bought things were asked leave them in the display collect them later."
and item, several thousand of
the
locul apium lamps which are apparently very popular in Eng-
1 asked Mr Dyer which ex- hold
Assured
on
hibits created the most interest fand at the moment.
VONO
THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FILM
STARS, INCLUDING LOVELY LIN DAI,
CHOOSE VOND FOR THEIR NEST AND
RELAXATION.
VONO WHO MAKE THE FINEST VALUE
IN DERS AND MATTRESSES.
IP YOU CANT SLEEP AT NIGHT, THEN.
SEE YOUR NEAREST VOND DEALER.