PUZZLES
STORIES
MENTAL GYMNASIUM
CAT REBUS
By using the words and ple- 1ures, uncover four kinds of do- mesticated cats.
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IRAN
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MISSING VOWELS
In this sentence about a wild cat, we have left out the vowels and run the words together. Put the sentence back into shape:
Thchthathawfistihbreik
CROSSWORD
Today's crossword prizzle is on the silhouette of a sleeping
cat:
ACROSS
Correlative of either Sorrowful
1
Cat
7
}
Tear
10
Weird
DOWN
Golfer's cry
1
2
Great Lake
3
Exisis
4 Title
9
1.
Boy's nickname
Pair (ab.)
RIDDLES
Why should meat be only
half cooked?
2
What cirief virtue does the
North Pole remind you of"
3. How often does a civilised
man find an essential article of
Bitire?
4.
How many weeks belong
to the year?
5. Why is a wide-nwake hat
so colled?
DO-IT
By Dale Goss
PANKING SANTA
PRAER CHEST CONT
PICK AND ANSWER
HOBBIES
1. If you had a Persian pet, It would be: (a) DOG, (b) BEAR, (c) CAT
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1949.
The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
CHILDREN'S SERIAL:
Mystery of the Pantomime Cat
Checking Alibis
TO more was said about about Lucy White-though, Friday evening after honestly, I think it's waste of time checking her alibi. She that. It was quito clear doesn't look as if she could say that talking about it upset boo to a goose!" Boysle terribly. Fatty was very puzzled Indeed.
2. Since the boat you own is a kayak you are: (a) ESKIMO, (b) INDIAN, (e) HOLLANDER. 3. It me periods of u game were called chukkers, the game would be: (a) BASKETBALL, (b) POLO, (c) LACROSSE, Boysio had taken up the tea Full RD quite 4. If one
If one of your tools was the manager
(a) NUR-definitely, because, as now, he penver, you'd be:
was still in his cat-akini and was SERYMAN LOGGER, (e)
(b)
quite unmistakable. Then what SURGEON.
was the point of Boysle denying It?
5. If your horse pulled a tra- vols you'd be: (a) RUSSIAN, (b) INDIAN, (c) FINLANDER,
DIAMOND
Was he trying to shield some. body, in his foolish way, by denying everything to do with the doped cup of tea?
This word diamond is centred on FELINES. The second word
If so who was he trying to la "a writing instrument," the shield? Zoe? No! Nobody could third kind of race," the fifth possibly suspect Zon of drug "domains," and the sixth "anging anyone's tea, or robbing a affirmative reply."
safe. Nobody except Goon!
F
E
T
FELINES
N
A
MIX-UPS
Three wild cats are hidden in these strange lines. Rearrange each group to the leticr lrn dincover their names:
GIT EK
NO IL PEAL HOD
ANSWERS
CAT REBUS: Cheshire; Manx; Alley: Persian.
VOWELS: MISSING
The cheriah is the swiftest of the big enta
CROSSWORD:
RIDDLES:
1--Because what is done cannot be helped. 2-
that's all. 3--Every Justice, time he turns up" his trousers, 4-Forty-six; the other six are Lent, 5Because it never had anny, and never wants any.
FICK AND ANSWER: 2; 3-, 4-b: 3-}).
DIAMOND:
PEN RELAY FELINES
LANDS
YES
It was imperative to check up all the other albis. If there was a slugte chink in any of them, that was probably the person Boysle was trying to shield.
Fatty made up his mind that every other alibl must be gone Into the next day without fall. couldn't find something if he definite, it looked as if the poor old Pantomime Cat would be arrested, and Zoe too!
The children suld good-bye, shaking hands with both Zoe and Boysle. Boysie looked in- Tensely pleased at nil this cere- mony. He bowed each time he shook hands.
"A pleasure," he said to rach of them, "A pleasure!"
They all went to get their bikes, which they had left in the sland Inside the shed, "Well!
Fancy getting Reked inside, meeting
everyone
~They--arrived at Mary Adams's flat and went upstairs to her front door, They rang. and the old lady opened the door.
I'd love to Finish it," said
Mary Adoms,"
beaming.
by
R
woll-what "Well, well, surprise," she said, pleased. Miss Daisy and Master Larry, It's a long time since I've seen you enormous children ~~~ what you've grown. You come along in."
Guel Blutow
CRAFTS
o with Pip and Falty, buf Fatty had said no, she had better sing with Buster. · Ho
fat! He glared suspiciously at and Pip had gone off down by the river, taking the road along Daisy.
which William Or and Peter Waiting had said they went.
"What are you doing here?" demanded, "Poking your
She led the way into her
sitting-room.
Sho took tiny down a tin of chocolate bibculis ho from the mantelpiece and offered noses ini" them one. She was small, white-haired old Indy, almost crippled with rheumatism now, but still able to sew and knit.
Dairy
opened her parcel. "Mary, do you think you could possibly finish this cushion case for me before Enster?”
"Biem your dear heart, l'd love to finish it just for love and nothing else."
"Well, it is nice to see you both," she added, "I've been ill, you know and haven't been out much.
So it's a real chang✨ to see a visitor or two."
"We came to ask Mary to do some sewing," said Daisy, in a dignised voice.
"He yea!" said Mr Goon, dis- believingly. "Mary Adams in?"
"Yes I am," calied Mary Adams's voice, sounding rather cross. "Is that you agath, Mr Goon? I've nothing more to say, to you. Please go away, Wast ing my ume like this!"
"I just want to ask you a few more questions," said Mr Goon, Here wan just the opening walking into the little sitting- they wanted!
"Do you know Lucy White?" said Larry. "We got her auto- graph this afternoon. She's a friend of yours, isn't she?"
"Yes dear Lucy! She came to see me every night last week, when I was bad," said Mary. " had a lot knitting to finish and that kind girl came in and help- ed me till it was all done."
room
"Theophilus Goon, since you
They camo to a tall Brid narrow house, with a little turret. On the gate Was ita name "The Turret Coffee, Fondwiches, snacks."
In they went and found a nice table looking out оп д primrosey garden. A small girl came to serve them. She didn't look more than about twelve, though she must have been à good deal older.
And
"Coffee for two, please," sald Fatty. "And sandwiches. something snacky."
The girl laughed. "I'll bring you a tray of snacks," she said, "Then you can help yourselves,"
GAMES
JOKES
ZOO'S WHO
KANGAROOS CAM BALANCE ENTHEIR TAILS AND STRIKE OUT WITH BOTH FEET
SIMULTANEOUSLY,„.
INSECTS MATIVE! TO MANY ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC DO NOT HAVE WINGS
ARTIFICIAL FUES FOR FISHERMEN WERE DESCRIBED IN A BOOK WRITTEN ABOUT 15L JEARS BEFORE IZAAK WALTON 1.
The Shadows Hear a Story
-The Log in the Fireplace Telia Xt---
By MAX TRELL
THE fire was cracketing in the
Thearth, which is the same
tho
ns saying it was cracking in
Knarf, the Areplace.
the tumed- shadow-boy with about nahing the tongues of was sitting on the
were a nasty little boy no high, She brought them two cups of carpet, you've always been a one for hot, steaming coffee, a plate of flame licking up from the burn- Akg snoopy questions," said egg, potted ment, and crossing logs of wood, when all at Mary Adama, and the two sandwiches, and a iray of de- once he heard a children heard Mr Goon amort lielous-looking snacks, angrily. They called good-bye and fled oway, laughing.
"I bet he was a nasty little bay too!"
said Latry, as they went down the stairs,
"Well,
"Ha! "We've chosen the right place to come and check up on alibis," said Fotty, eyeing the tray with delight. Look at all this!"
Then they 80W Goon! Ho
sharp crack. The next instant he heard voice saying: 'It's good to be warm again, Ah what 0 pleasure it is to be able to stretch my back!"
5:14
And there was another loud crack. Sparka came flying out
top-most burning log The log was once a tree standing of the
ilame tongues of
in a woods. were the brightest. Knarf said: "Who's talking?"
and having "Did she come on Friday, that was easy, Daisy." ten with Zoe and Boysle!" sald too?" asked Daisy.
Very, nald Daisy "And Fatty, pleased.
It rules out walked in as if he owned the where the "Ah-you're ilke that Me quite definite too.
here Lucy White. I do wonder how pince until he saw Fatty round Goon-he's been
times three
asking questions the others are getting on"
Bets Was waiting at homo about Friday evening.
with Buster. She had wanted to Mary.
"Yes. And hearing his own story," said Larry, pushing his bike out into the yard, "Do you believe him, Fatty?"
sald
"Well, I know it's quite im- "Yes, Lucy came along about a quarter to aix, and we sat possible that he shouldn't have
and kalited til half-past nine, taken in that cup of tea, but yet
Boysle's speaking the when Bhe went home, Wo I feel truth," said Fatty.
o'clock "I've never heard the nine been ao puzzled in my life. One and she 1. minute I think one thing and
the next I think another,"
The next morning the Find- Outers started off with their checking. Larry and Daisy set off to Mary Adams's flat to And out about the gentle Lucy White.
MIX-UPS: Tiger; Lion; Lecop discover if
ard.
Things to Make With Materials at Hand
Flis arms and logs together with STRING
BACK
1.Cut BOOK ARMS and LEGS from him CARDBOARD ...Puchholes and make W notches as shown.
2. Paint body arms,legs and cap RED PAINT boots BLACK...Draw on eyes
and nose.
3. Tie SMALL BELLS to toe
of the boots on
hands and cap.
BRONCHO BILL
DẲNG
PLUMB OUT- OBLUGS — AND THEM RANGER, BRATE
HAVE GOT ME,
CORNERED MAYİ
SE I CAN TRICIC
5.Fasteners
) and legs with PAPER FASTENERS
Tis armes string and leg string together with another6inch long string.
PASTE ON WADS OF COTION FOR BEARD AND FUR,
HOLD by HEAD...
nows,
made us some cocoa, with some biscuits, and we had such a nice time together."
Well, that Anite.
seemed preity de-
Lucy leave you at till half-past nine?" sald
"Didn't Fatty and Pip went of by the river to And The Turret and all,
William Orr and Daisy. Peter Wotting had been there on Friday night, as they said.
"Then
we'll check up Dл John James and the cinema i WO can this
afternoon," said on Alec Grant as Falty, "and well, if we'vo time."
да
"Not once, She didn't so much go out of the room," sald Mary.
..There we sat in our chairs, knitting away for dear life-and the next day Lucy took all the knitting we'd done that week and delivered it for Daisy found a half-embroi- me. She's a good kind girl." had never finished. She took There came & ring at the
"I'IL the silks that went with it and door.
go for you," said She opened wrapped the whole lot up in a Daisy and got up.
the door and there parcel.
was Mr "Como along," she said to Goon, red in the face from Larry.
"We'll soon And out climbing the steps to Mary'a
dered cushion-caso which she
Rupert and a Mare's Nest--35
The flying'mare kneels so that
PULL String Rupert CD Lake hils, seat on her SANTA
QUIT? QUIT?
until night falla," replies the other *1 may not visit your land by day.' light. That is not allowed."- But back. Next moment they are NOAT-
when the darkness arrives abe sets. ing high into the air, and the great palace" is lost to sight below the straight course, and glides down clouds To Rupert's surprise, they and down and down until she landi citcles || very high. "Aren't we are we? asks Rapert, as he peers
Not through the branches. going home?" he asks."
"ALL RIGHTS RESERVED -
JUMP spend some time, soaring in big in the top of pine tree, Where
Joy!
Caught
By Harry F. O'Neill
MEANWHILE, FROM AN OVER- HEAD "LOG, LEAGPANTS ROPAS CHECKING HIS DOWN THE DEADLY
GORG3,
MORE NEXT WEEK
---(London Express Service)
Have Fun With A
"Ghost Voice
toy
INVEST a few cents in a cricket. This is a little tin clicker that you can buy at a toy or novelty shop. Press the two open ends to- gether, and click, the cricket cricks.
Now the fun begins. Get a pair of loose shoes or And hide the slippers cricket in the heel portion By inside one of them. placing your weight on the toes when walking you will find you can walk quite easily without disturbing
MUSICAL
PARTY
SPOOK FUN
YOY CRICKET
CRICKET IN Heel
ވ
the cricket at all. However, when you press down quick- ly with your heel you will be able to make the cricket| talk at will.
M
With a little practice you will find you can work this LL you need is a record trick when wearing your player if you want to give a own regular shoes especially Community Sing Get-Together. if you do not lace them up too tightly. All you require
*
Instead of invitations, cut round circles out of black paper, is a little freedom for one to resemble records.. Write your heel. message, in white ink in the centre where the titles ought to go, Remember to ask all the guests to bring additional TC- cords
The trick works amazingly well at a party if you can keep
a straight face and make the cricket talk every once in, à Specify all the new hit tunes while. It will be quite a while, and request well-remembered | if over, before your friends guess "old Ulmera" too.
the secret of the spooky noise.
An ovent like this can be which seems to come up through staged to the back yard, in the the door or out from one of the
enclosed walls. playroom or on, an porch. Everyone will love alt- ting cross-legged on the ground, in a circle, while singing away
MA STRANGE XMAS TREE
Beyon
For an evening of fun, have your friends sit around a tablo and hold hands. After mysterious hand squeezes, which are passed along from one to the other around the table the spook valco suddenly starts to make liselt heard, Work out a codo such as seven squeezes to pro
If you were to visit an oll duce three clicks, and three field, you would very likely see squeezes to
to produce s
seven clicks.
n "Christmas Tree whether it Do not say
was on December 25; or one of
con
make a
the other 364 days of the year, spook talk," but rather, "Let's equenze hands on a'mysterious In an off feld, Christmas number and see if there is such Tree' isn't always a brightly a thing as spook talk"; lighted and decorated treč.
Neither are there thosel and The
reill
a trick may be done la
fully, Eghted room or a darkened The all fold "tree" doesn't one. In either case the effect is even have the shape of a tree. startling. The spookknocks Instead; It is an assembly of seem to be coming from a dis- valves and attings used at the tant part of the roomy rather mirface of a well to control the than directly from under the now of oll
.
woodsired behind this house, Then the voice answered we were all put in a great pile, from the hearth: "I'm talking, one on top of the other. You're I'm the log of wood. :
"It's not pleasant," said the looking right at me."
log, "to find yourself lying in a pile in a dark woodshed after you've been standing for years and years in the open air and rst time in my life, I felt the the sunshine. And now, for the
cold.
How
Burning Log
Knarf didn't have time to be
surprised that a burning log
the North wind should be talking, for the log
blew over us with ita ley breath. went on quickly: "You have No longer did I have roots deep no idea what a wonderful thing in the earth, and my stout bark
it is
is to be warm again. I was
open. For weeks and once a tree, standing in a woods was
months, I beyond the hill For days and of the sunshine,"
lay there, dreaming
The Sunshine
the days all through
spring and summer and autumn-the sun poured his warmth on me and I took it all in through my leaves and held it deep inside
liko a iny trunk
treasure of "But what happened," asked gold.
Knarf, "to all the sunshine that
had saved you
up in "And in the winter time. trunk?" when the snow fell and the North wind blew, I hardly minded the weather because my
Yoitr
The
sunshine
"Don't you
scel" cried log. "The saved-up
roots were deep down in the is warming me now! It's those earth where the cold could
flames that you see burning up never reach me and my trunk from me now, all red and yellow and my branches were covered
It's my sunshino with stout bark. I slept sound and gold! ly and the winter seemed to once more, warming me up in
this firepincol" pass as quickly as a night. But Ühen something happened."
And the old tree, burning
of
Knart asked what had hap- with the saved-up sunshine of pened.
Go many springs and summers and autumns, crackled and The burning log crackied sparkled like the singing once more, and threw up a crickets and the dancing of mu- shower of sparks. "One day," Mons of fireflies the log continued, "a woodman finally all the sunshine came along with his axe and gone and Knarf saw at last that chopped many of us down, the tree had gone with the sun- Then we were all made into shine and left only a little heap small pieces and brought to the of ashes behind.
OH Boy
until was
BLUE BAND MARGARINE
A Delicious on Sand. wiches, ́ nutritive In 'cakes and all" cooking-it musé bé BLUE BANDI
HATAG!
AFRESHA
KETA
BLUE BAND
MARGARINE?