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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
1949
The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
CRAFTS
GAMES
JOKES
It Doesn't Pay SUSPECTS & ALIBIS ZOO'S WHO
To Be Too Shy A
is simply amazing how
IT many boys and girls
handicap themselves by -allowing a fooling to grow that they are too shy, too timid, or too self-conscious... to
othera
measure up to
their own ago.
Don't be
timid.
Maybe
you are not. Here's a test
on the matter. On thin quiz you score if only you have nerve enough to It.
try
There aro 10 questions, with 10 points each. Rate yourself on each question, allowing 10 if your answer is "I certainly do." five if your answer is "Well, part- ly, or,
sometimes," and
zero, if your answer is "No. never." Allot a mark be- tween these scores if you feel you belong a bit higher up or a trifle lower down the scale. As you will ser later, only a rough estimato is required for each ques- tion.
10. Do you baik a bit when faced with il self- examination text nuch QA it
1. Do you avoid looking this and healtate to try people in the
talking to them?
2. Do you
when
face
stammer
13
bit when conversing with adults?
3. Do you quiet corner party?
head for Bent nt
4. Do you wet your lips before starting to speak when
before up
your friends and classmates?
news.
Heore
for
T just after half-past two Fatty walked into Pip's drive for the second time that day, and was hailed by Bets from the open window.
"Hurry up, Fatty. We want to make our Plan!"
Fatty went up the stairs two at a time, and found the other four waiting for him round the table.
He
told the children quickly what Pippin had told him and then got out the notobook with names, nd- dresses and particulars of allbia in. The word "alibi" was new to Beta, and had
to be explained to her.
"Is it anything to do with lullaby?" she asked.
"No, Beta," said Fatty.
ונייי
tell what an alibi
in, Suppose somebody smashed this window and your mother thought it wan Pip-and Pip told her hur was with me at the he time, and I said yes, certainly was then I am Pip's alibi--he's got his Falihi because I can vouch for with me when his being the window was smashed.”
"I nee." said Bets. "And If somebody said that nt just this moment you had hit Ginen on we said no, you the head, and A
couldn't have because you were with us we'd all be alibi for учень на
"Quite right, Beta-you've got the idea," grinned Fatty. "Well- I've got a list of the alibis of all the suspects here, which will be very, very useful."
He read from Pippin's notes.
SUSPECTS
because you
might get surprisingly low acore?
Surprisingly low? In this! fest, the lower you scure. the better the
Add up your marks.
Under 25 Kaya you
don't ♫ simply
know the meaning of timidity. You're a winner! From 26
No. J. Pantominie Cat, other- to 36 indienten only
traces" of timidity in your theater at
wine Boysie Summers. Was in the time in question. make-up. From 36 to 50 is Took manager in a cup of tea before eight o'clock. Snya he the average
11 didn't, but admits he had a cup teen-age youngster bother-of ten himself. Says he went to
difculties sleep most of evening. ed with all the
faat and of growing up
In a tochold getting
an adult world If your score is between 60 and 66 you may take it you are lxither ed too easily. Start laugh- ing timidity out of your system while there is time. From 66 to 75 would definitely indicate you are too shy for your own good. Over 75?
5. Do you feel more comfortable when out with frienda younger than your self
when than
with seniors 7
6. Do you easily take offence and feel hurt when criticised?
aru
7. Do you feel you poor at carrying on a good
argument with others your age?
8. After a party, do you wonder about your conduct and worry over what others thought about you?
yet
That's serious.
Try this. Stand before an open window, or go outside. Take 25 good, full-measure deep breaths. Now take the test over again. See what
9. Do you blush, feel happened? And next time embarrassed or unneces- you feel a bit inferior, try a the deep-breathing cure, little slip of the tongue in stick out your chest, and company 7
Bary, when
make you
GO.
Are You Tactful?
S
TUDY this picture and
try to decide what you would do in this awkward and embarrassing situa- tion. The tactful answer is below:
The altuation: You are visit- ing a home where there is 口 four-year-old child who usks
you a very embarrassing. от very personal question,
the
ARE YOU
IN LOVE
WITH 916?
No. 2. Zor Markham, who takes part of Dick Whiltinglon, Says she left theatre with other members of the cast, and wen! to her sister's, where she played with the children and helped to put them to bed. Her sister And Ilves of Mrs Thomas Green House, Hemni Road.
THE MYSTERY OF THE PANTOMIME GAT
Chapter Ten of the serial for children appearing every Saturday. It is written by-
-Enid Blytow
"Listen, and I'll read out the names of the suspecta first, and then I'll tell
you their alībis and what we know about them.”
"As a matter of fact"
"Don't start telling us about the wonderful things you did at school last term." begged Pip. "Gu on with our plan."
"That's a good point, Larry," "Oh well," said Fatty modest - said Fatty. "Pippin docan't seem ly. "I've got a few brains, you to have worked that out. Wait know ʼn bit-here's nother note about 11. "Suspects 4 and 5 (Peter Watting and William Orr) fur- ther said they had gone for o walk by the river, and had called at a leahouse called The Turret for some sandwiches and coffee. exact time.
the
"Well, they apparently went to a place called. The Turre and had coffee and sandwiches there. Plp, you and I will call there and also have coffee and sandwiches."
"Now, Suspect No 6 is Alec Grant, who was apparently Elving a concert at Hetton Hall to about n hundred people. Seems hardly necessary to check that."
"Well don't let's," said Larry. "The thing la--n really good detective always checks every- thing" said Fatty. "Even if he thinks it really fan't necessary. So I suppose we'd better check that too. Bets, you can come with
me and
check it.
We'll find some one who attended the show and ask them about it."
"Right," said Beis.
That only leaves one more, said Fatty, looking at his list. "And that's John James who
anya he went to the cinema all the evening."
"Yes-and we thought it was
a pretty poor alibi," said Pip. "Who's going to check that one up7"
"Oh--Larry and 1 could tackle that, 1 think, or you and Larry," said Fatty
⭑
Daisy, what's 10th no-we really
you.'
Bets let's
DTIS ESTIMATED THAT! THE PRIMITIVE HERDS. OF BUFFALO ROAMING THE AMERICAN PLAINS. NUMBERED ABOUT 75,000,000 ANIMALS.,
PORCUPINES SURM HIGH. OUT OF WATER, FOR THEY WEAR A NATURAL LIFE- BELT.-THEIR QUILLS BEING
FILLED WITH AIR...
MUSKRATS OFTEN BUILD THEIL HOMES ON FLOATING,
MAN MADE RAFTS......
Mr. Punch's Pet Elephant
-He Even Went to School One Day-
By MAX TRELL
“MOST children," said Mr.
Purich to Khart and Hanid, "and especially boys, All their pockets with lots of little things and bring them little such
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menn,
Jack-knives, and
that home
Knart and Hanid both naked Mr Punch what kind of things he brought home.
asked Knart.
# * .
dears-only
Punch at the circus.
"But how?" asked Larry. "All right," said Fatly, a Htle
"Have to think of something," home. I huffly. The third thing we must ald Fatty.
"Well there you things They did not know the du is, as I said, check up on the are Find-Outers-plenty for us pebbles, and acorns, and bits of
alibis-and If we think hard it to find out!"
nails, and stamps, and bottle- "And Fatty, we've got to "Bit fishy I think," said Pip. won't be so frightfully difficult. Wants looking into."
meet that train tomorrow and tops, and marbles, just to men- "For instance, Daisy says she lead old Goon a dance,"
few. But I never Markham's sister, reminded him.
brought things like "Don't No. 6. Alec Grant who takes knows Zoe
at all." part of Dick's mother, and she also
one of the forget that?" Boys Usually takes women's parts and children is having a birthday
must do is very good at them, a ne soun. Well,
grinned Fatly. "I'll use Says he stop you and Bets from taking my new check-pads for that." mimic and good actor,
was giving B show at Hetton Ue child a present, getting into "Whatever are those?" sold Hall, Sheepridge, that evening, conversation with the mother, Bets in wonder, and screamed from six to ten-acting various and finding out if Zoc
with loughter when Fatly told to an audience there all that evening?"
her. "Oh yes, do wear those. women's parts of about one hundred.
"Yes-all right, Fatty, I can I I hope I don't giggle when I see do that," said Daisy. "Well! That rules him out?"
Dyou'd "Now the next Suspect 1s
better not, young said Larry. "He's got a hundred Lucy White, who went to it Bets." said Fatty, getting hold alibis, not one."
with Miss Adams, an old-age of her nose and pulling it
went 011
Fatty. gently. "Now what time's that clears pensionor,"
Lauty, you said she was train we underlined?" friend of your cook's, and used
tomorrow "Half-phat three to come to help with the sewing, afternoon," said Pip. "We'll all
and Daisy concocl be there, Falty. No. 7. John James, who plays Can't you
What will you
the play. Says
went to the want done, and take it round catch
train there,
to keep that elephant?' I decided kind of tricks could be do?" there all the to her and put a few questions arrive here at 3.307" cinema and was "I say," said Larry, suddenly, evening, seeing the dim called about Lucy White?"
"I will" said Fatty. "Look to keep him in my own room- "Zoe Markham. I hope Goon You Know How It Is.
we could," said Daisy, out for me. So long, everyone. right in my own bed. He was
All the Chairs "Splendid," said Fatty. "That's I've just remembered that my quite comfortable, even though doesn't connect
two alibis we can check very mother told me to be home on his trunk stuck out of the win- easily indeed. Now the next hour ago, to meet my great-aunt, | dow and his tail stuck out of one--well, the next two, ac- What a memory I've gott" tually, because they
Are each Watting other's and William Orr,
*
*
know her!" said Daisy. "She's awfully nice. She's got two dear little children One's having a birthday soon, I know.
Zoe with Z on up the Z for
that old hanky of Daisy's-the one we used for a false clue."
"Yes It
him," said Fatly.
certainly
"Well,
the last suspect."
here
the part of the black king in the some sort of sewing job you de-go to the next station,
he
"Not much of an alibi either," "I rather think he bus, said said Pip. "He could easily have Fatty. "We'll have to do some popped in, and popped out again thing about that, I no. Well-to-and even popped back again continue,
after doing the robbery. Poor nilbi, 1 call that."
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No. 3. Lucy White, who takes
"Well now," said Fatly. the part of Margot, Dick Whit- lington's sweetheari. Says she Imagine that Goon will check went to call on Miss Adams an all these. If he hasn't already- old-age pensioner who is 11, but he's auch A mult that I address 11. Mark Street, Sat with expect he'll miss something her till nine o'clock, and helped important that we might spot, her with her knitting.
So I vote we all check up on the various alibls ourselves,”
a deep silence.
No. 4. Peter Warting "who takes the part of Dick's master," There was went on Fatty. "Elderly and Nobody felt capable of doing rather obstructive. Would not this. answer questions readily. Sald he was out walking with Suspect No 5, at the me."
No. 5. William Orr, who takes The part of the captain of Dick's ship. Young man, affable and helpful. Says he was out walk- Ing with Peter Watting at the Ilme.
J
allbin-Peter
and
MORE NEXT WEEK
~~(London Express Service)
You, Too, Can Be A Fisherman
THIS is the 'plaice' I to fish" would be a funny sign to hang out "Don't give up before you've begun," said Fatty. "There are over this odd fish pond. All three things we must do. We the fish in the tub or dish- must interview Boysle and see pan belong to the "plaice" what we think of him.”
"Right" sald Lany, "What their flat shapes.
species which are noted for
next?
"We'll see every other suspect,
said Fatty.
too,
The fish are flat because There was a general groan, they are made from thin
THIS IS THE PLAIC)
TO FIGH
What will you do? . (a) Re- main silent until someone else comes to your rescue? (b) Tell the kid it's none of his business
or "You shouldn't ask such
"Oh no, Fatty-six people!" slices of cork. The best question?" (c) Tell the others
sald Daisy. "What excuse would material to work with is present, "That's for one of you
We have for seeing them, the cork inner sole of an old to answer"? (d) Ignore child's question and immediate-
very good excuse indeed." shoe, but with a sharp new topic of conversation? conversation you draw his at-interest. "What's to stop them said Fatty. "All we've got to penknife you will not have FISHERMAN'S PARADISE
The solution: Follow solution tention from the question he from Both going back to the do is to go and ask for much dificulty slicing D, Ignore the question and just asked and at the same time theatre and doing the robbery, autographs.” change the subject. By includ- avoid hurting his feeling by not and then giving each other an, "That's a brilliant idea." sald pieces the right size from ing the four-year-old in the answering him.
Pip: "Really brilliant, Faldy," a couple of very large
corks..
ly include the youngster lo
BRONCHO BILL
Then these two are alibis for each other" said Larry, with "A
even?"
plibi?"
Stomach Trouble
NOW. HAND OVER VER RIFLE
KSTOCK
HOW MANY GUESSES DOT GET LON WHO'S MUGO
BEHIND "THAT" MASK
By Harry F. O'Neill
FTHE BON RAMG IT IN THE" [PIT OF HIS STOMACH PARTY
THE SURPRISED BANDIT {LOBIOS HIS 251X-BADENER 4-8}] [AND THE BADDLE Frie
EXTENDS THE WEAPONE MORLEY BEACHES
FOR IT-
Only one fishing rod is re- quired. This has a small There a are nine fish in the horseshoe magnet tied to it pond. All are from one by a two foot plece of Bixteenth to one-eighth of string..
one Bre
·60 of
an inch thick. The baby. The cork fish are tossed into fish
inch long, a tub or dishpan three-quarters There are three big, sisters full of water. Each fisherman is about one and a half inches timed and given exactly long
seconds to see what kind and the parents ahaul he can make. The Ash almost two inches
in, must be removed from the length.
pond one at a Ume and by means of the magnet fishing After drawing the fish rod only. shapes on the cork cut *
If two fish are hooked at the them out with a pair of same time they must be pulled scissors and stick an or off the mingnet and tossed back dinary needle or a tack in into the pond.
the mouth of each fish. At the end of 60 seconds the Leave the head of the "catch" is valued on this bunela: needle protruding about each baby fish one point, each and "big" sister" iwo points, one-quarter inch.
cach purent fish three points."
my
"Big things, my big things."
"No-but she thought "What kind of big things?" elephant should have had bet
ter manners. She thought ho should have asked for more be- fore he went and took it. Then I took my clephant to school to show the teacher what a fine bright pet he was. I told her he could do tricks."
circus and came home with an "Well, one day I went to the
elephant. You can't imagine how surprised my mother was." "Where did you keep him?" Hanid wanted to know."
"That's just what my mother
you said: 'Where
going
are
the door. But it wasn't comfortable for me."
"Why?"
Mr
Next Morning
very
"Oh!** Bald Hould. "What
"Wonderful tricks, my dear. He picked up all the chairs and tossed them out of the win- dow. Then he took the teacher and carried her in his trunk. She screamed quite a bit, I'm sorry to say, So he dropped
Punch sighed. "Every her down agala-and that made time he rolled over, he rolled her scream evon more. But over on mey When I camo che wasn't hurt or anything. My down to breakfast the next elephant was very gentle. But morning. I looked as flat as a finally he made up for all the piece of paper. You'd better things he did by letting all the get rid of that elephant, Punch, children and the teacher, too-- my mother said. We haven't ride on his back. He rode them got enough for him to eat. But all the way to the circus-took inside free-introduced I begged my mother to let him
them
stay. I promised to share my them to all the clowns and all breakfast with him."
the acrobats and all the other circus animals. They never had a better time in all their lives.
"And did you?" said Hanid.
But I decided one thing."
"You might call it sharing." replied Mr Punch; "but it was Knarf and Hanid waited for much more than that. I my elephant half my panenkes
gave Mr Punch to go on.
and syrup. They disappeared "I decided," he said,"ant it In the twinkle of an
eye. 3
was better to bring home Jack- saw that he was still hungry so knives and neorns and string I gave him the other hall and nails and all those other Then he went into the kitchen things, than to bring home a and ate everything he - could: live clephant. It isn't true find that could be eaten. Ho that the bigger a thing is tho was very hungry,”
better it is. Many times It's tho "And, was your mother angry, smallest thing that's the best of Mr Punch?
nil.".
Rupert at Rocky Bay –23
After a little whils 'Rastus hézts@ately lets gö, and, "Rastus alta_down
to get over his shock, but Rupert hla":"pal: „trambling along behind him, and he goes more slowly. continues to gaze into the bucket. "Here, do stop, you noodle,” cries *11 say, this is a lovely little creb,” Rupert = "There's nothing to be, he wys. "I've never seen one like frightened of And next minute this before. We're lucky to have he has caught him up. Then, he got: ht.? 15* Oh, are we? . I'm so o takes a painful of water, and, pick", "glad" you think - 10,**- marmura ing up the tail. dips the end of it. - Rastung as he 'ruefully, surveys his To his delight the crab "immedia⠀ tallest par
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