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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1949.
The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
CRAFTS
GAMES
JOKES
MENTAL GYMNASIUM A Threat From Goon ZOO'S WHO
2 Hinilt
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
• Cubic metro
• Prepostuon
* Pertive
9 Sharp taste
11 Toward
WORD DIAMOND
Our diamond this week een- tres on CONIFER. The Brst
word in "a measure of weight,"" the-second is "a coin," the third " Welshman," and the fourth "a alippery fich."
POSERS
1. If you talk in our sleep
re you a somnambulist, a come niloquist or a somnal?
4. Does bold face Ceston
refer to a particular kind of type face or an Insolent Cas- tilian?
3. If you saw a Lepidoptera
in your garden what would you call itt
4. Which of these are namnes of temperature sales: Absolute, Farandolo, Centigrade?
Is Josef Haydn or John Sebastian Bach known as the father of the symphony?
12 Bacteria
14 Beverage
DOWN
of a
2.
Type of inve
2 Near
3 Before
Rough end of branch
S Dinca
6 That thing
& Accomplish
10 Stine
13 Mother
MIX-UPS
Rearrange the letters in each
row to uncover the name of tho
hidden trees:
YES OR CAM
CHEAP
HER CRY
RIDDLES
L Why is a house door like
a cider barrel?
2 What kind of medicine
doos
A man tako for a
scolding wife?
3. Why don't printers have
a sweet tooth?
4. When is a coda glass liko
an accomplished pradle- tont
5. What is that which you cannot hold 10 minutes, although it is on light as a feather?
TREE REBUS
Four trees are hidden in this rebus--Find them by the clues In the pictures:
+
any
LE
WISH I COULD BIND A NUT TO
MIT THIS BOLT
HOW?
1. How can you tell the age
box turule?
(177
How fast do small birds
3. How do we know that the moon is uninhablled?
4. How can truo amber be tcoted?
How high in the air do migrating birds travel?
ANSWERS
CROSSWORD:
MIX-UPS: Sycamore; Peach; Cherry.
TREE KEBUS: Mahogany; Dogwood; Maple; Chestnut.
RIDDLES: 1-Because it ja often tapped. 2-He takes an elixir (he takes and he licks her). They don't like pl (pl la spilled type), 4-When it is full filed, 6.—--Your breath.
DIAMOND
TON
PENNY CONIFER
TAFFY
EEL
R
POSERS: I-Seraniloquiet 2-Kind of type face. 3-A butterfly. 4-Absolute and Cen-
tigrade. 5-Josef Haydn.
HOW: 1-By counting num- ber of ridges on its shell from centro outward 2-Between 20 3---No and 37 miles an hour. appreciable dir nor water there. It will float in salt water, B-At elevation of less than 3,000 feet.
Rupert at Rocky Bay-5
The little party wait until the crowd has left the platform, and then Mr. Dear explains to the
the fittle mousei. Then be tele- phones to Nurwood for someone of the mouse family to come and take him back. I say, this is terrible." says Rastus, as he stands sadly bot side Rupen,
never dreamt of:
that colector what has happened sabile Rattus hings his head and “locks very ashamed of himself. The all this bather. I thought I could: inspector looks serious, but to save just walk off the train an easily as trouble Mr. Best pays the fare for 1.walkedjen it l
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
BRONCHO BILL-
HOLD ON)
DUBAH BON
ONGER BUY, DUCICY. BOONES, CE FOUND MJURKO BY A TREU-FALL
FIBA SHOʻGLAD
DE RAIN HASI STOPPED,
P.c Goon, die village
policeman, is angry to And File loliday relief. P-c Pippin, is inverigating a robbery at the Little Theatre. Neither Goon por Pippin knows that some of the clues are false-planted for a joke by the Five Find- Quters,
THERE was a loud ex- clamation from Goon. "That dog! Where did Clear-orf,
It come from?
you.
Ah, you'd nlp me in the ankles, would you!"
Fatty rushed into the room at once, afraid that Goon would hurt Butter Pippla was stand- ing by the window, looking very erestfallen indeed. was by the fireplace, out at Buster, who was dancing happily round his feet.
and GRW
Goon looked up Fatty.
Goon kicking
too, are "Oh, you're here,
"Setting your you?" he said.
What with dog on me again! having to deal with that turnip- hend over there and this drat- ted dog, and you, it's enough to the make a man retiro from police forcel"
To Fatty's horror he caught
up the poker and hit with it on the back.
Buster
Huster
gave a howl of pain, Fatly ran
to Goon and twisted the poker out of his hand. The boy was white with fury.
THE M
PANTOMIME CA
Chapter Seven of the serial. for children appearing every Saturday. It is written by-
•Enid.
Blytow
"But, Mr. Pippin, didn't
you hear him tell you that he didn't want
your help?” said Fetty.
"See?" sald Goon, turning to Plopin, who was also looking rather while. "See that? You're
are that boy himself. Jie turned in a digni- a witness, you cets his dog on me, and when fed way to Pippin. I protect myself, as I've a right to do the boy comes and as- saults me."
Fatty now had Buster in his arms. He could not trust him- celf to speak. He knew Goon to bo stupid, ignorant man with a turn for. cruelty, but Goon had never shown his real na- ture quite to openly before.
Pippla
sAid
GoonZOO'S
It would be very nico in- deed if Goon' would busy him- self with those clues, leave the way clear for Fatty
Pippin might That would be
and the other Find-Outera te
go to work! help them. better still
sure
"Mr Pippin, don't take any nothing, but looked thorough- notice of what Mr Goon say ly miserable. to you," said Fatty, earnestly, Fatty was very "I
that Inspector sorry for him. Jenks, who is a great friend of
wouldn't allow ours, speak to you like that, I he knew.**
"You hand me over oll them
chues, said Goon.
**Every Ono of
bim' to
"The Inspector told me about and the others," fald
"He's got a very his
them. Ahal you
Master Frederick Pippin.
Trotteville opinion of rou, I
Rust only.
D
would very much Sald you'd been no end of
all kinda Like to know help in solving what they are mysterious casos."
wouldn't you? Fatty aw hin chance and
But you won't know! You'll book it.
never know]"
"Yes—that's true-
and, Pippin, I shall be on to
this
case, loo-and probably should be very
Pippin handed solve !!! over to Mr Goon proud if you would help us it all the false would be nice to present the clues that Fatty Inspector with
had put on the Etery correctly verandah!
be Ürkled.”
another my-
solved. He'd
only
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LOONS CAN SWIM FÁSTER,
BENEATH THE SUFACE OF THE
WATER THAN ONST
HISH CANNOT EXIST IN THE RED SEA BECAUSE OF ITS
EXTREME SALINITY...
Pooh-Pooh's Hunting Trip.
-He Looked for Bones, Green Cats and Booglies--
By MAX TRELL
*Jooked up See what happens to people Pippin
at the "HELLO Pooh Pooh!" sald Knarf, "Where have you "I'll tell who work against me, instead earnest Fatty. Fatty was
10 a boy in his tons, but there been? You look red."
cald you what to put down. Come of with me?" said Goon
"I've been hunting." on now stir yourself-slanding Fatty, spitefully. "I chan't let was something about him that
respect him and Pooh-Pooh. He sat down at the there like a ninny"
him have anything to do with made people
bottom of the steps and breathed this new case- and you kids trust him.
His won't neither." I'll manage it
Pippin couldn't help thik-through his open mouth. myself.
ing it would be very nice in-tongue was half out. deed to help this boy to solve "Hunting?" said Knarf, "What my the mystery-what a sell for were you hunting?"
"All kinds of things that have to be hunted. First I hunted for
enid
"I'm not going to put down anything but the truth," Pipplu, most surprisingly. "You hit that dog a nasty *Pippin, you can do whack with the poker-might routine work the next two have injured him for life.
"I don't hold with behaviour of that sort no, not even from a police officer. I like dom - they never go for me.
There was a dead silence after this unexpected and re- anarkable speech. Even Buster was quiet.
weeks, and keep your nose out Mr Goon that would be.
I don't want "Well", he said, and paused. (a bone." of anything else.
help you-- your help not that a turnip "Well-I'd like to head ke you could help a but wouldn't I have to tell Mr Pooh-Pooh?"
Goon anything covered?"
fellow ilko me.”
Pippin cald bothing at all. He stood by the window, look ing scared and very much taken aback. He had been shouted at by Goon for half an
He put away all the clues in hour. blamed for all kinds of things. Goon found his tongue at last. a box and locked it. "Now I'm the called all kinds of names-and His face was now a familiar going alone to interview now he was supposed to take purple. He advanced to Fipnin manager of the Little Theatre," out his notebook and put down and shook a fat and rather be raid. a lot of untruths about that dirty Anger under his nose. nice dog and his master:
"Pippin!
You'll hear more of this. Will you plence see? I'm back again and I'm in write down what I tell you?" charge of Felorswood now. "ri stormed Goon. "'ll have that take charge of this new case dog destroyed. I'll have this and you'll have nothing to do boy up before the court. FU... wath it whatever. Nothing.
Buster growled 50 Alercely "If you thought you'd get a
that Goon
"Looks stopped.
it from the good mark for hero," said Fatty: "if you're inspector you can
think again. going to do. all that, I think I'll put Buster down and let I'll make a bad report out on you and your behavioura him have a real good go at you,
thinking you'd manage it by Goon."
yourself and get all the praise not letting me know anything. Gah!"
Goon calmed down at once, und tried to get back control of
DO-IT-
By Dale Goss
BLACKIE the
Things to Make With Materials at Hand
TUMBLING REAR
1.Cut 4 circles about 11⁄2 inches across from
thin CARD- BOARD, -2.Draw and
outout BEAR... color with CRAYON. Punch small holes
in center of each circle and bear. 9.Slip circles and bear on a ROUND PENCIL as shown.
Friend in Need
THE
*
Tie 40 inch
Long STRINGS
-3 inches apart to
·back of a CHAIR.
Put strings
between circles
NOW hold strings with both hands... LOWER strings and BLACKIE will TUMBLE toward you... RAISE strings and awill TMBLE away again!
-
"Ho you, I know you've inter
him viewed
Mister already
Clever-but I don't care tup- pence for what you've got out of him-it won't be anything worth while.”
"But Mr Plopin, bear him tell you didn't want your Fatty.
"Didn't
Wo
dix-
"Oh, a bone that you buried.
"F're been hunting,” said
Pooh-Pooh.
are or what they look lik
Pooh-Pooh shook his head, "No, I didn't have to hunt, for didn't you any bone that I buried. I knew that he where to find that right away. help?" cald But then I started hunting for you hear him bones that other kloge burled. say you weren't to go to him And they were a lot of trouble with any of your silly mewling I had to hunt here, and there, or where to find them. But I go. Ideas whatever they arel and everywhere. I can't tell hunting for them just the same. And I'm sure if I hunt long. be disobeying hla or you how many holes 1 dug."
enough I'll find one sooner or ders if you told him anything."
Mada Ona Mistake
later.
Booglies are the best fun
"And did you find any bones"" "I almost did,” replied Pooh
You'd
....
of all to hunt for. Sometimes I hunt them behind every tree, Sometimes I hunt them serOSS the fields. Sometimes I'm sure they're down at the pond, hiding- in the tall woeds with the frogs and told "I dug up the wrong holes, and the turtles. And sometimes," Mr Goon anything now. On But it was fun just the same." said Pooh-Pooh in a low volco, “And then what did you hunt, "I hunt them right behind me,
This seemed a very sensible Pooh. "I just made one mize way out to Pippin Yn be| take." cortainly would be disobeying
"You did?" urders if he went
"Well, you get down to that welling I ticked you off about and furt remember this- shan't forget your insubordina- the other hand, surely it was tion this
that his duty to work morning ever
on the case for?" he could. Wasn't he the one there pestiferous dog."
to discover the robbery?
"I'll help you,"
Mr Goon made a dignified and haughty departure, waliding ponderously down
it sharply, Fatty, Buster, and inspector has let
in the
you meddle
for I'm sure I can feel them "touching the end of my tail."
been
"There are
"Cats," said Pooh-Pooh hunted all over for cats." have "That mustn't told the path Fatty, and the boy grinned hard," said Knarf. to his front gate, and shutting with pleasure. I guess if the loss of cats all over."
"Oh, yes. But those were not other cases, he'd say you the cats hunted for. I hunted Elppin were left together in little sitting-room Fatty put could meddle in this one, too. for green cats"
"Green cats, Pooh-Pooh! There Buster down. He at once ran to Anyway, I'd like too pay Goon
the beastly aren't any greca cats!” Pippin and pawed cagerly at back for some of
"How can things he said to me."
you ever his legs, whining.
asked Pooh-Pooh, "untli hear--- very "Hear Pippin stooped
But I hunt for them? and natural of you," patted him. He looked so miser- Fatty, agreeing heartily. "Well there aren't," he added. able that Fatty wanted to com- now. Pippin I'll lay my cards mean,
couldn't find any. fort him.
down
and
human cnid
Started Sniffing
Suddenly Pooh-Pooh sprang to his feet and started sniffing in the air. "There's a booglie right near here! I think ho's behind the gooseberry bush!"
And before Knarf could say tell," another word, Pooh-Pooh went you dashing across the lawn. Kpart guest saw him darting round and "I round the gooseberry bush for But a minute or two, then off he
on the table, and you can lay those are the best cats to hunt shot, down the stone stops past there as woll. Tu for the kind you can't and, the goldfish pool and the row of
and you The others all scratch."
"He's thanking you for stick Yours ing up for him," he sa'd. tell you all I know "Thanks from me, too, Mr can tell me all you know", Pippin. Awfully decent of you."
"What do you know," sald Pippin, curiously.
"He's a nice dog," said Pippin. **I like dogs. I've got one of my own, back home. Goon wouldn't let me bring him here."
"I bet you think just about the same of Goon as I do as we all do," sold Fatty. "Ho's a beast. Always has been. He'd no right to speak to you in that way, you know."
"I thought I was on to such
"And did you hunt for any thing
cleo7"
"Oh
boogues."
ᎪᏪᎵ,
I
hunted for
are they?"
"Booglies? What "Well-I and the other four were round at the Lack of the Knart wanted to know. Little Theaire from
"That's just 1." said about
Pooh
pine trees-down the road-and around the barn-then up the hill
and away.
"I hope Fooh-Pooh catches one of those booglies," Knarf said to himself. "But," he said sadly. "I don't suppose he will. Boogies don't let themselves be
half-part ave last night till Pooh, "I don't know what they caught." eve," said Fatty. "Just snoop. ing about, you know-looking at the posters and things.”
"Oh, you were, ware you?" said Pippin, sitting up and. tak- ing notice. "Did you see any- thing interesting?!
HOW TACTFUL ARE YOU?
HER
ERE'S
д
poser
to
test
"I looked in at the window. whether you can take upsets
a good case," said Pippin, olt- ting down and taking out his- fountain pen to welle. "I was said
lo at the back of that verandalı,"
Fatty "And I saw the over.
your stride without bolling
going to send for Goon this Pantomime Cat there at lost morning of course but he feel sure that's what it must Read the situation, then de- saw a notice in the paper and have been. It was like a huge cide what you; netually WOULD. came fearing back, accusing furry cat
do if it happened. me of not having. told bim
"It came to the window and anything.
Mark this with an X Next- stared at megave me an Awe decide what you actually "Now I've had to alvo him ful sefire. I saw it in the re- SHOULD, do. Mark this with
flected. ucht of the streat all my clues-and he'll
lamp. Then when • Larry and an XX. By Harry F. O'Neill them instead of mo
Pip and I looked in Inter wa Are, Fattyconfidered things say it sitting by the
wash itself carefully, Should he confess pretending to Pippin now that they were like cats do. It waved its paw guests arriva 30, minutes lala
not real clues? No-Goon lad nt us" them-let. himmeGa
KOURT
with them!
1
S
ما
listening
very
“WE'RE A HALF AN HOUR
LATE FOR UZASIE'S PARTY- 1 WONDER HOW
SHE'LL ACT
The situation; You have gone toa lot of trouble to plan
Two of the invited. pafly and throw your programme off, Pippin about
was
schedule. What will you do? La scho This earnestly Indeed. most Interesting." he said. 1. I'd greet the latecomers Fatty thought that possibly "You know there doesn't ap with a witty remarks such e Pippin might feel he ought to pear to have been any one at "Oh, here you bref Well! better tell Goon they were
in the Little Theatre when late than never!"
2... I'd keep the rest of the clues, if he, Fatty, confessed the robbery was committed...
Call guests entertained as well as the Pantomime that would spoil everything. Goon. wants to arrest him, I could, but I'd be a little cool wouldn't hide my annoyance
He's sure he doped the mana- to the latecomers. Goon would go and complains gerand robbed the cafo. 3 I'd say, "What's the blt 5. I'd let the latecomers alife- to their parents, they would. Would 'you bellevo It-the idea, coming so lafe? You've for themselves when they did be / forbidden-to try, and solve. Pantomime Cat!".
to him that they tere—and except.
this mystery, 'and Pippin would
be called over. the
coala by
Goon for being so stupid,as to
be taken in by false cluck.
DN
!
when the latecomers arrived.
kept everyone waiting heif an arrive. hourl"
to mother The solution: Performanco MORE NEXT WEEK 4. I'd complain
and the other guests about the No. 1 is the beat, No, la tho ---(Landum Express Rérolex) - | unfairness of it all, and worst