HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WEEK-END SECTION
Current Affairs Test
Five possible answers are given for each Lloyd George. The number Home Affairs
1.Sir Austen Chamberlain dled recenlly. Throughout his career he was closely associated with (1) Bewdley (2) Cardiff, (9) Bradford, (4) Birmingham, (5) Southampton. 2. The estimates for air
charge of the Under-Secretary. This is (1) Mr. Geoffrey Shake- speare, (2) Sir Philip Sassoon, (3) Mr. W. S. Morrison, (4) Sir J, C. C. Davidson, (G) Mr. Kenneth M.
Lindsay.
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3. Mr. Lloyd George has publicly
exonerated
General Gough from
all blame in connection with one of the most controverted episodes of the war. This was (1) the re- treat from Mons, (2) Passchen- dnele, (3) the retrent of the Fifth Army, (4) Ku!, (5) Lops,
Bridge Problem
How To Do It
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question. Prime Minister of Great Britain le (1) MacDonald, (2) Chamberlain, (3) Hailsham, (4) Baldwin, (5)
(meaning Baldwin) has been placed at the right of 0 on the answer sheet.
party is called (1) Leo, (2) World Affairs
Walloon, (3) Rex, (4) Belgo, (5) Lex.
0. There have been serious riols in Paris. A principal causes (1) hatred of the Faclat organisations (2) growth of armament, (3) anu-Semitism, (4) fear of infintion, (5) Industrial unrest.
0-Lord Clarendon. Railed for Eng- hns been land lust week. He Governor-General of (1) New Zea- (2) South Africh, (3) (5) (4) Australia,
land, Canada, Rhodesia. 7-Italy's most extensive overseas possession was visited by Signor Mussolini. This is (1) Madagas
Eritrea, car, (2) Somaliland, (3) (4) Libya, (5) Angola.
8-In a vital by-election, the Bel-
gian Prime Minister successfully opposed 'M. Degrelle. The latter'a
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Solutions by Wednesday to "Bridge Problem" Hongkong "Telegraph, Wyndham Street.
SOLUTION OF PROBLEM 3 South leads club queen, on which North plays the eight. South follows
which with the seven,
West wins and East discards a heart. West must lead hearts for South to win iwo trieks, on which North throws his two spades, and on the second of which East Is squeezed, having to discard his spade nce or unguard bis diamonds, and South wins the two last tricks either with a spade and a diamond, or two diamonds.
If, at Trick one, West plays his club nine, South wins the second trick with the seven, East again dis- South then leads carding a heart.
the heart king and North discards the small diamond South lends ha spade and East, winning with his ace, must return a diamond and North wins with king of diamonds and the second spade.
There were other slight variations which "J.G." and "HJ.H." discover- ed and which I myself had not con- sidered. "W.N's." variation, un open- ing lead of the three of spades, how- ever I could not accept, following bc in which North is the first to trouble with his discards.
11 was an easy problem, though I And there is no problem so easy but that somebody finds it difficult and "sinister" of others suspect me
"catch" is designs-that there somewhere. Correct solutions were received from "RE.L.," "J.G., "H.J. II." Mrs. A.K., and "Enjoy." No. 4 will be found a little more difficult.
A LAY SERMON
By HUGH REDWOOD
LONG usage has associated this
verse with the taking up of collections, which is the renter pity, seeing (a) that Jesus was certainly not thinking of collec-
tions when
Let your light so He spolė, shine before men. and (b) that MATTHEW, v. 16 even if we ills apply
words to collections, most of us disregard them.
There is not much glorification of God in the nverage offertory bag.
But the key-word is that little word "so." The light of which Jesus speaks is His light shed abroad in our hearts. It is ours the only as the current belongs to mains; our part is to be so con- ductive, to give it so free a pass- age, that others, glad in the light- we bring, may recognise and. bless the Giver.
Men in fact are to see how well God can work through us and give to Him the glory.. .He is not being glorified to-day as He ought to be, whose fault is it? Is the fault at the source of Power, or are the mains defective? Dig them up, you may answer, and Well, there is general up- heaval around us. Perhaps that is what God is doing.
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10. Yesterday was St. George's Day.
great Roman. St. George was general in the time of the Emperor Diocletion and yesterday was the anniversary of the day (1) he was born: (2) he died; (3) he became A Chiristian; (4) he dehed the paganism of his Emperor; (5) he landed in England.
11-Yesterday was also Shakespeare Day, April 23 was the date of Shakespeare's death, and is also said to be the date (1). of his birth; (2) he was baptized; (3) he wrote "As You Like It"; (4) of his second marriage; (5) that he went to Stratford-on-Avon.
12,--Mons. A. Tholence, reliring discloses Governor of Tonking. that France has made extensive defensive preparations in its colon- ies in the Far East. The capital of Tonking is (1) Bangkok; (2) Hanol; (3) Saigon; (4) Vinh; (5) Haiphong.
13. Cholera has shown a marked increase in Slam. This discose is caused by (1) flies; (2) mosqui- toes; (3) impure water; (4) rais; (5) milk.
14. The new British "threepenny blts" are to have 12 sides. In shope, therefore, they are (1) dodecagonal, (2) dodecahedral, (3) duodecuple, (4) duodenary, (5) duodecimal.
15.-The Hongkong Clipper is scheduled to arrive in Hongkong on Wednesday. Inaugurating
The trans-Pacific air service. Californian terminus will be (1) San Francisco; (2) Los Angeles;
(3) San Pedro; (4) San Quentin; (5) Alameda.
Arts and Books
18. Mr. C. B, Cochran is shortly to produce an operette. This is (1) Pagllace, (2) Pygmalion, (3) Paoli, (4) Persephone, (5) Paga- nini,
17.
Wives of Wind- The Merry sor" is at the Ring, Blackfriars, A prominent charakter in this play is (1) Fluellen, (2) Sir Toby Sir Belch. (3) Touchstone, (4) John Falstaff, (5) Dogberry. 18-"The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" commences at the King's to-day: Mrs. Cheyney is played by (i) Joan Crawford: (2) Norma Shen- rer: (3) Luis Rainer; (4) Gretn Garbo; (f) Ann Harding. 10.-"Gibbon" is by D. M. Low.
(lbbon wrale (3) "Reflections on the French Revolution." (2) "The Pairlot King." (3) "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." (4) "Gulliver's Travels," (5) "The Wenith of Nations."
20-"Maiden
In the new Castle" novel by (1) Virginia Wolf, (2) John Cowper Powys, (3) Louls Golding, (4) P. G. Wodehouse, (5) Norah C. James.
21-"A Rustic Moralist" is by Dr. St. Inge. He was (1) Dear of Paul's, (2) Bishop of London,. (3) Master of Trinity, (4) Headmaster of Harrow, (5) Provost of Oriel.
Sport
22.--II. D. Rumjahn has entered the finals of the Hongkong Singles Tennis Championships.. Last year's champion was (1) H. D. Rumjahn; (2) F. H. Kwok; (3) S. A. Rum- Jahn; (4) Tsui Wal-plu; (5) E. C. Fincher.
23. Fred Dixon is planning a new a (1) record. He is famous Da jockey; (2) swimmer; (3) boxer; (4) neroplane pilot; (5) motorist.
Girls and Boys' Corner
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Dear Kiddles,
for good work, are You liked Inst .week's Com the following Seniors: Dorothy Lee, pelition; didn't you? Well, as you Vincent Tavares, G. Fisher, Betty will see later, I'm giving you a same- Wong, Joyce Jan, Jack Hayward, what similar one for this week. Margy Xavier, Elsy Morrison, Vida Most of you got the correct nurses-Jan, and Muggie-Alves;-and--tho for last week's objects, and there- following Juniors: John Jon, George fore, in judging. I once again had in Hudson, Gloria Silva, Dudley Ogle lake note of neatness of work, and Margaret Chuter.
her with the age of the together petitors. On this basis, I and that the best senior
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Now, kiddies, for this week's con- Margaret MacFarlane was that of test. In the sketch given the names (aged 10), c/o of six trees are illustrated. See if Co. There
was such a you can name them all. Write your Dairy Farm close tie between the winner and answers out in a neat, numbered list, Belly Wong (aged 16), of St. Paul's add your name, address and age. have decided to award Then address your entries to Unele Betty that :
Eddie, c/o "Hongkong Telegraph,' consolation
Prize.
The
a
Junior award
goes
to so as to reach him not later than 4 on Wednesday, There will Joan Catherine Millard (aged 8), 3 p.m. Waverley Terrace, Kowloon Ducks, ngain be two prizes one for children Will the winners call at the "Tele- from 10 to 14, and another for those 10. Try hard to win the graph" offices for their prizes, as under well as for cards entitling them to a prizes, kiddies.
UNCLE EDDIE. free portrait cach?
For Our Junior Readers
TRAINING the SWIMMER
Backward Strokes
W
HEN tired there
is a natural tend- cacy to turn over
on the back and float
or swim lazily.
Where possible, floating should be mastered first-
of all. If you can float
Push of steadily but gently with the feet.
on the back it becomes much easier to acquire both skill and grace in the making of strokes in that position.
Following a spell of floating practice, here a good way of starting your education in back work. Stand facing the side of the bath.. Grasp the rail, Bring the knees up to the chest, the feet against the side,
Let go of the rail, extend the arms above the head, and push off alendily but gently with the feet.
By this means you should go quite adlatance away from the side, par. icularly if you work the legs up and down slowly in a beat resembling that of the face-down crawi stroke. Hand Paddlo
This can also be done with the arms at the sides, using the same leg beat, but paddling with the cupped hands in a scooping movement close to the hip bones, the arms not being allowed to drift away from the sides.
In this way the face is continually above water, and breathing can be done quite normally. In the EngHeli
style of back stroke, now no longer used for racing, het still advocated because of its uses as a life-saving exercise, the arms aro svung overhead and, having entered the water, are pulled strongly sideways and towards the body.
The leg movement is more or less an Inverted breast-strokò leg drive, and the leg and arm movements take place alternately,
Follow these instructions. With the arms lying along the sides raise them clear of the water and overhead in a Bappy movement, the hands entering the water directly behind the head, with the arms straight and loose,
As the hands go back the knees are brought up and out, heels together, and a strong outward kick and inward pull is made. Before the force of the leg movement has been lost the sweep- ing arm pull begins.
Avold hurry in the arm recovery for the next stroke, This only tends to reduce speed and introduces a very ungainly jerkiness into the movement
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1937
INSPECTOR PLAYFAIR'S NOTEBOOK: 20
Hit
and Run Driver
MR. HUGH PARILEES,
commander of St. Uffa's College, Oxbridge, sat work. ing at a Greek translation in his room in Fellows' Build- ings. It WRE
brilliant afternoon in June. Mr. Parilees had just got up
himacif to mako tea when there was violent at the door. knocking "Come in," called Parilees, and there entered, white. faced and dishevelled, his friend Martin Treecastle, of the same college.
some
"What the devil-" ox- claimed Parilees. "What can be the matter, Martin? Sit down; man; take a cigarette; you're just in time for tea."
Treccastle lit a cigarette with hands that perceptibly trembled. "Hugh," he said, "I'm in a jam. It's not a nice story, but I want your help."
you
"That's all right," said Parilees. "Anything I can do-dammit, Martin, know you can count on me. Here's your tea, and take your time about the story."
.
"Well," said Treccastle, "I won't boat about the bush, Hugh. I've just come from town, in my car and-to cut a long, story short I think I've killed someone on the done road. Anyway, I've something horrible. The 'bus skidded, a few miles this side of Abingdon, and swerved into a group of three or four
who school-children were huddled to one side of the road. One of them was bowled over, and there was a lot of screaming, and shout- ing. Hugh, I didn't stop.. It was a rotten thing to do, 1 know, but I lost my nerve and drove on.. And now, as you see, I'm in a pretty pickle. they must have taken my number. I want you to help me out of it."
looked Hugh Parilces grave. "It was a rotten thing to do, Martin,”
"I know, I know, But it can't be helped now, Hugh. I can't do anything; I've no money; and if I'm gaoled, Hugh-or even if I'm pro- secuted-it means the end of my career. You must help me to fix up an alibi."
drink-
Parilees shrugged his shoulders. "This is no time for preaching, Martin, I know.---Have--a- there's some vermouth think in that cupboard. I said I'd help you,
and of course, if I can, Iwill."
"Thank heaven," said Pari- less, a few minutes later, "for St. Uffa's day." For this, as it happened, was St. Uffa's day, and St. Uffa's day was the one day in the year when the college flag, with the dolphins and leopards' heads of William Wyborne, its founder, was proudly dis played in Fellows' Buildings. "Heres the story, Martin. To celebrate the day-and your last term in College- you came to lunch with me. (Fortunately, I had a guest for lunch-young Orwell, of St. Jukes-and my scout, by the grace
of God, did not come in while he was here.) You had lunch with me, then, and at 3.15-that was the time of the accident wasn't it?-we came out here and underneath the flagstaff I took a commemorative snap- shot. That'll clinch it, Mar- tin, because of the flag. We'll dash out and take the snapshot now; Then back you go to your rooms, where you've been-don't forget this-ever since four o'clock."! "Right," said Treecastle. "But we won't say 3.15, Hugh, the concidence is bit too fishy. Let's say 2.45. And I returned to my rooms about 3. There's about just now, and if we're quick with the snap I can make it."
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Hastily the two friends descended to the quadrangle. Martin was photographed leaning non-chalantly against the stumpy: flagstaff which carried William
Wyborne's flag. And at just 5.30-which, he kept remind- ing himself, was supposed to be 3 o'clock-Treocastle was back in his rogms.
Ho congratulated himself one had seen him that no putting his car away. And that he had made sure it bore no traces of the ac- cident.
That night there was a police message, which Martin listened to with trepidation. They had the number of his car all right. And the follow- ing afternoon, to Inspector Joshua Playfair, he recounted his trumped-up narrative. "There must, you see, be some mistake," he said. "I can prove my story up to the bilt." And then-as if by
An
afterthoughthe men- tioned the snapshot "taken by Hugh Parilees at about a quarter to three."
In Parilees' room, Joshua - Playfair inspected the photo- graph. "You say, Mr. Pari- lees, that this was taken at 2.45?"
"Roughly, yes, Inspector. Naturally, we didn't look at our watches."
"Are
that the
you sure
Ang was flying then
to
The blood rushed Parilces' checks. Had they made some dreadful error? But of course not--the flag had been flying all day. "I d-don't know what you mean, Inspector," stamanered Pari- loei. "You can
the flag in the photograph."
Ten minutes later Tree- castle was arrested for man- slaughter. Why was Playfair so confident that "his "alibi would not hold!
BCO
(Solution on Page Two)
· IS YOUR ENGLISH CORRECT?
WHAT
LIKE Many northern Scots misplace the word "like" after "what." They are wrong when they say, for instance, "What like is the new master? They should say, "What is the new master like?" which is the correct English form.
FIGURE
The expression "I figured that it must be so-and-so” is' an Americanism that looks like be- coming naturalised in English-~~ thanks, no doubt, to the cinema. The better English would be “I reckoned" or "came_to_the_con clusion that it must be so-and- 50,"
TENTERHOOKS
Many people say "on tender- hooks," evidently thinking that that "hooks" requires an adjec- tive. As they realise that "tenter". is no adjective they mistakenly change it to "tender.""
EMBARRASS
There are two R's in "embár- rass" but only one in "harass”--- they are commonly misspelt.
WEEK-END PROBLEMS
By Hubert Phillips
PROBLEM I MARBLES
"In a cupboard In 'my room," sold Dr. Bigbrane, "there are marbles of three different colours. Twelve black marbles; eight red ones; six while ones. Go and get me three, all the same colour. I don't care whether they're black, white or red."
His assistant dashed off on the Doctor's errand. However, he found the room in pitch darkness. He soon discovered where the marbles were, but naturally could not distinguish between the respective colours. "Nover take mind," he thought, "1 down just enough marbles to make sure of having three of one colour."
How many marbles lu all did he take?
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PROBLEM I
THE ORNAMENTAL LAKE
In the grounds of Glumph House is an ornamental lake. In shape it is a perfect circle. One day started from a point on the south shore of the lake. and swam due north for six miles. This brought me to the opposite shore. From this point I swam due east for 24 miles. and again I reached the shore.
What is the diameter of the fake?
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· "IM WORRIED ABOUT WINNIE, NURSE. SHE FREES FROM MORNING TELL NIGHT. WHAT DO YOU ADVISE?
"Why, the poor little thing is consti- pated. No wonder she's fretful, That is the chief thing a mulher. has to guard against, Mrs. Grant.
"Kiddies don't understand; they're Bo absorbed in their games, and often neglect Nature's call. Then they get billous, their appetite and be- como irritable.
"Show me your tongue, Winnie. Yes, it is coated-a sure sign she's out of Borts. All she needs is 'Cali- fornia Syrup of Figs,' and she'll be as happy as a lark in the morning.
"You'll find it keeps the bowels purifies the system and saves
sels and billousness,
"If children are to thrive and grow strong and keen witted, they must cal well and digest what they eat. There's no better way than the regu lar weekly dose of 'California Syrup of Figs. All children love it.
"If I were you, I would send for a bottle now and give Winnie a dose at once.
"Be sure you insist on 'California. Syrup of Figs, Mrs. Grant. I am sure prised that some mothers are ready to experiment with cheap and drastic preparations. It's-such-a-pity they don't realize that Californin Syrup of Figs is a perfectly safe children's laxative. I know myself how carefully and scientifically it is prepared."
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