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STORIES
PUZZLES
HOBBIES
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1950.
The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
ANOTHER INSTALMENT OF THE SERIAL Five Fall into Adventure
A SURPRISE VISIT
What has happened so far
with their cousin Julian, Dick and Anne have come to stay
Strange Georgina (George for short) and her dog Timmy, things have happened. Vatuable papers have been stolen from have been kid- Gegro's scientist fatlier. Georgo and Timmy
A ittle ragamufa etti napped and spirited away somewhere. ealed Jo, who is mixed up in
promised to scamper of tiny pawa behind his these happenings,
lie wondered what and help them, but has disappeared. head. Jullan, Dick and Anne set off tnal it was- mouse? to find George in Ravens Wood,
Something caught hold of his but have now lost themselves,
arm, and he gave a yell and and are sleeping there for the
fousht i off. Then he got the night.
surprise of bla Hfe. The unimal spoke.
CHAPTER
16
took a long time for Julin and Dick to fall
asleep. They were
both
themselves, too. They were
"Julian!" sand a voice. mel"
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morning, and then I'll take you to Red's. But you won't İlko Red. He's a beast.”
Sho would say nothing more, so unce again they tried to sleep. They felt happier now that to was with them and would show
them the right way out of the wood. Julian hardly thought she would leave them in the He shut his eyes lurch now.
and war soon dreaming.
She
Jo woke frst, She uncurled stretched, liko an animal and forgetting where she was. woke up the others, and they all sat up, feeling silf, tirty and hungry.
well
ure,"
Run
CRAFTS
GAMES
JOKES
your own radio programmes Teen Time
By DAN MURDOCH
ABOUT a year ago, Mal
shall C. Duli gave his 14-year-old son a novel pre- sent that he'd built him- wired-wireless self-a transmitter. This senda radio waves through house- hold electricity and tele
instead of wires phone through space. Any stan- dard radio receiver, if it's within a few blocks, can right pick up these waves
from the same neighbour- hood wires.
transmitter, Along with the Mr Dull buill Dick devices for Ior playing records, controla
Instruments for sound effects, making recordings, and so
assistants, relief announcets, money, tekphone operators,
on.
Fridays
Dick, who's studying saitl
trical Maintenance in
ns #13 "I'm thirsty
Anne. complained Julian, his hands trembllag, hungry,"
The "Where can we get something worried
-worried about flashed his torch round. George and worried about light fell on a dirty dark face, to eat and drink."
with tangled hair over its eyes. "Better get back home for a To salt Julian. "JO! What wash and a meal, and to let Joan you doing here? know where We also very hungry, and their math are
You serred me stiff,
I thought Julian, Come on, Ju-show us awake hunger kept them
gout were done horrible, hairy the way." as much as their anxiety.
animal. I must have touched Dick fell asleep at Inst. Julian your head."
awake haping
that Ball by Anne was nice and warm be- tween then. He didn't feel very warm hanself.
He heard the whisper of the leave, in the trees, and then the
up at Julian's yil, her, spechles
come
Mr Dull don't like the idea of admitting some people and bar- ring others. They want every- one to take part if he wants to. Consequently, they're looking for a lorger "studio."
The wired-wireless idea has also raised a legal question. Communications The Federal Commission (FCC), is our charge government agency in
of radio broadcasting. It has no restrictions, so far, for
wiredd-
wireless, because this doesn't use the ether which is all FCC is responsible for. Also, wired- wireless uses 20-25 watts clecirle
power, and FCC only regulates big stations, 250 walis and up.
By Boss Rittor
ULLIVER'S TRAVELS is a game to help you Quiz become a geography Kid.
takes an-
Pina map of the world on the wall. All the players (excepting "It") stand with their It backs facing this cheet, names a country, and points to a player, who must name body of water or another country that touches the one mentioned. ofho's right, he becomes It.
lic's wrong, it No. other turn. All the others have to do, to check answers,
turn around and look. For a quieter version of this game, each player needs to have pencil and paper. It announces, "I (for example) am going to Spain. What coun- trics and bodies of water must I pass?" The player whose list is most accurate becomes It the next time.
Wired-wireless, it improperly interfere with operated, can
radio Neighbours could put regular
reception by other and squenla on any programmes they wish- causing
their children noises, The Dulls haven't
Dames.
part, even
caused any trouble,
because
When FCC makes a decision V about this, you'll see some in- interesting things. Manufacturera Cot will put wired-wireless equip the
market.
ed. They and were could all take Tuesdays and Elec-
The children they were not exceptional per- they're experts. But they want school, "Kiddies" nights.
to FCC hts of the neighbourhood song and formers.
control wired-wireless, was delighted. He thanked
doca Just as it
the regular who recited for adult listeners. Any lucky stars for a father
issue neighbour maillo There could perform.
rules, make As a result, the Jo led the way inmediately.
was Chief Radio Engineer of child
real discovered lots of audi- bood
Bernees, and so on. Then only The others wondered how in the
Wilmington, Del. Naturally, were no rules, fees, or
do talent, especially in children. trained All a child had to
operators can use it They were
Dick and his dad put on a tions. "You did," raid Ju, squeezing work she know IL
turns Everybody, young and old, Eot and nobody would be annoyed. "broadcast," inviting Anine and even more astonished when they
tho was play fate in taking in under the bush.
somcend to know everybody else, and by to ned keep quiet when ta Isten in or wakened found themselves on the wheel-
neighbours to Jatket 34!1
People who'd
Just Dick, who
Razed at rut path in about two minutes.
the house to take part. else was on the "wires." If an arst
found themselves request moved in with surprise. "Ciracions! We were as near
The broadenst was a big suc- adult phoned with a
lo neighbours living a chlid got, a known the to it as that? raid Dick, "Am!
Interviewed for an encore, Ar cess.
Dull
blecks
Shut-los nway. ins secand turn at the mike. do, of all people, here in
visitors.
birthdays Announced 11ow had yet we seemed to walk for miles
visits and mid of the wood.
through this horrible wood."
and presented other neighbour- fre surprised to 16,
"You You did. said Jo.
On other nights, adults took himself got a surprise birthday Dick operated the hood news,
from neighbour in 2112
the over, mutting on their own quiz cake
brondensts, never met before. almost equipment and answered But he didn't circle, anf you were caught by Jake,
the Cone telephone. All evening, old and programmes, news
(5) and inurie. On Sundays, people dropped in know you were following behind. tack where you started.
recordings of Te dragged me off to the entlage I'll take you my way back young
send consts and greetings over station played
Once in fine music. house now-- much
Folks stening he lives in and locked me up. He to your
the mike.
service. know I'd spent the night at better than any bus!"
telephoned their thunks and re- church held n revival
The Dulls look their equipment Kirrin Cottage, and he sald ho
turned greetings. NEXT WEEK; Of in Grorge's
to the church aml for 10 nights broadcast the proceedings the neighbourhood.
e not there? "'You'r
IT+,
Shadow boxes aren't you?" eid Ju." got went round enormousad
are popular
By Violet M. Roberts was going to take me to my Dad.
SHA
were
HADOW boxes
popular wall decora- tions in grandmother's day. and now again are gaining! popularity.
Grandma's
would who
give me the worl boat. hiding I'd ever had in my life. So he would too."
"So that's what happened to,
said Dick,
I broke the window and Then fot
aid Jo. "That Jakel out." I'll never do a thing he tells me ornate Roll-lent again-locking me up like that. franes are being replaced today I hate that worse than anything with box-like receptacles, which Well, then I came to look for provide excellent display space you."
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nearby
to
Dull flowers. Mr
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on
he'd loo
pro-
your
Your
Your Scout Troop, your school, will
transmitters at ren- cost. You and your will study up on
Conable
the
Examine the trees carefully when you are lost in the woods, Since the moss is thickest and the. Dark wettest on the northi sile, just turn around and face
East is to the. that direction.
fo the left, right. West Is South is just behind you.
Under the bed is a solution 10 the housing problem for play There's plenty of church.equipment.
space here for all kinds of games and other prized possessions, a little nar- Build a platform rower and lightly shorter than the size of your bed. Mount the contraption on large casters. You'll find that plenty of "junk" can be neatly arranged on this platform, yet be readily eersible.
would subject, pass the tests, get the group cune into the neighbourhood- operator's permit. Your
will then set up its own broud- on a visit, and hear a gramme. The next night, back casting station and plan its own they'd programmes, Sounds worth do- homes, at their own
person ing. don't you think? phone up and ask the DY request, The Dulls stayed
wires" for Ave These 13:
neighbourhood broad- they called to tune in, so they advertis- could listen over the telephone. with 12 10-minute casts carried neither months,
check-up. neighbourhood Several ing nor commercials. The Dulia A broadcast every night.
and took no found nine out of ten homes volunteered to act paid no money
tuned in on most nights.
B
Call
Colours
YOU will not need any equip-neighbours
ment for this game of "Call
the Colours."
Players cit or stand in a circle. ihe game by Someone starts
The next three for those small pieces of coloured "How did you find us?" sald saying "A" Class which
players, in turn, say B, C, and have been Julian, in wonder, saving. Or, unless your coller-
first I went to the D. But No. 5 player, instead of snld Jo. "OM! Ma saying E, must name a colour. Caravan,"
You
Mun quite large, use a shadow
box for your china elephants or Smith--the one who always sits Player No. 6 says F. and the
minlature dogs.
A Visit to Old Friends
-Knarf Made Hanid Guess Their Names-- By MAX TRELL
WHEN Korf came back to the
stirring a pot-she told me you'd game goes on, with each player playroom at the end of the
asking fur TILY Dad's To make u shndow box uten home, obtain from your grocer caravan. I guessed you'd 10 off two shallow empty fruit crates.to find it. So along I went after These
the single boxes, you-but there was the earavan unnartitioned. approximately all by itself, and noboxly there, six inches deep-not the deep Net even George." apple boxes, or the two-section orange crates.
who can divide his number by 5 colour instead of culling out
who that number. A player
Says
number forgets und instead of a colour drops out of the game. Count up to 50 and then start over.
n
Players calling colours must not repeat the colour called last.
innking it drops out of the game. The player left standing
"Where is George. do you
asked Anne know
"No I don't." caid do. "Dad's Remove the bottom buards taken her somewhere else. I this error in made, the player from each box, taking pare not expect he put her on Blackle, to disturb the frame. You now beene Blackie's gene, too." have two backless frames. "How did you thi us here?" | De Jongest wins. Leave one box as it is, but unasket Julian. the second at points "A" and
A
B
"B," saw and remove the wood
Eo that the frame of the first
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"That was eaky," said Jo, ean follow anybody's trail. T'd have come quicker, but it got dark. My, you till wander round, , didn't you!"
"We fount something written on the caravan wall," said Jution.
know "We think we George has been taken. place called Red Tower. Do know it?"
where It's a
The counting and colour call- mg should be done at high speed to make the players think quickly.
Bubble Duty
day his sister Hunid said: "Where have you been?"
a lot of Knarf an-
"I've been visiting friends of mine."
cercei
"Friends?"
"You know them, too," said Knarf. At least, I'm quite sure that you do. They come from all over the world. But I found them all in one place," he added.
This puzzled Hank and she insisted that Knor! tell her the names of these friends that came "from all over the world" She also demanded that he tell her what this one place was where be found them all.
Make It a Game
Knarf smiled. "Let's make
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Knart described his friend Mr. "1"
Unfortunately, the Dull house
50 many
peo-
Ja small, und
to be on the
that
ple
wanted
broadensis
visitors
porch.
overflowed
onto the
pavement, and lawn. Dick and
MIND FOOD
TTERN,
Geraldine and Harry were walking home trein school together.
enthusiastically: sold Harry
been "love you heard? I've chosen for the baseball team!"
Geraldino "Congratulations!" spoke up.
Fern's face puckered primly. "Let's hope you don't fumble as you did at football practice last October."
The sparkle in Harry's eyes did her
She faded, But it
no good. Little Myrtle, back home from
couldn't guess.
"Yeah, here's hoping." he an- a friend's house, was chewing
At this Knarf burst out laugh- which had you hard at some gum,
a game. Hanid. rl tell you where ng "All right, I'll tell you. Mrswered and walked away from tasted quite a long time.
come from, and, is Banata. And of course he's the girls. Her mother suggested she had these friends
you guess their names--it
you always with a bunch better throw it away.
cart. But if you guess their
bananas." "Oh,
Bo,"
said Myrtle, "I
names, I know you'll be able to borrowed it from Bessle,
tell exactly where I found them very best friend, and I promised to give it back."
There's no place called Red Tower," said Jo at once. "But can take you to George"
"How can you, when you say Bed there's no place called Tower" began Julian, exasper- ated. "I don't believe a word you You're a fraud-and I say. Jo. half-believe you're still working: for our enemies too!"
So Knart began;
friend I saw "Well, the first was Mr B. He was there with a
Rainy Day Game whole bunch of his brothers and
A dishpan and some paper plates are afl the equipment you "I'm not," said Jo. "I'm NOT! need for "Dining Room Discus." musan. I felt you Red Place the dishpan en the table You're Tower isn't a place. Red Towel and land back six feet. The object is to sail the paper plates man." There was a most surprised into the dishpan. To land in the lence after this astonishing pan counts 10, to le nutside, remark. A man! Nobody had but touching thought of that.
is a
:
Jo spoke again, pleased at the "HIS bad caused.
box will fit into these "slite." surprise
until dry.
Cont the cut surfaces with a name's Tower, and he's got red food wood glue and it the first hair, flaming re-so he's called box to place. Do not disturb Red Tower. See?"
"Are you inalting this up, by Sandpaper the boards smooth. any chance?" asked Dick, lifter "You have made up! Arst using coarse paper, then a pause.
fur smoothing things before, you know," fine paper
A "All right. You can think 1) Enamel any colour you wish,
Jo, then," said dark colour for the outside and made it up
"I'll go. Get yourselves. sulkily.
colour
lighter shade of the same boxes out of this the best you can.
for the inside of the
makes an effective combination. You're mean."
When completed, place the She wriggled awny, but Julian shadow box on the top of a table caught hold of her firmly, "Oh,
- chest of drawers so that the
no, you don't! You'll just stay
-counts the pan.
DINING ROOM DISCUS
USE PAPER PLATEG
Feet
DIGH PAN ON TABLE
10
this game be played with us now, if I have to tie you Ave. The game is 50 points. Not to the all night long!"
only can
box will rest against the wall The upper box will need addi-
and tional support,
small "All right," said Jo, and she on rainly days, but R's good for brackets should be attached to wriggled down again. "I'm tired. plenier--with the wall at points "C" and "D." I'll show you the way out in the instead of a dishpan.
BRONCHO
BILL
GIT ROLLIN'?
Unfinished Business
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lunch basket
LAND, ACCORDING TO PLANS, GORMLEY
MEETS HIS MEN IN THE HILLS
HOTKIH IN 17, BOSS ~ BUT ROCKS_),
'sters. They are ull long and narrow, and they were all wear ing bright yellow coats."
"Mr B said Hand. Knarf nodded. "Mr B. and all his brothers and sisters come think. from Central America, I Anyway, I'm sure they come from some place where it's quite warm. They're all very sweet.”
Hand thought for a minute or two. Then she said she couldn't guess whom Knarf was talking about.
of other
Geraldine turned to her com- panion. "Why do you always Could Have Guessed
y things that hurt, Fern? You "Oh, of course!" said Hanid, know Harry wants to forget that wondering how she could have fumble of last season." not ressed such an easy riddle, "And Miss S. Is Sardine. Sar- dlaes come from the ocean, don't blurting out what I think," was
her rejoinder. they?"
hey
"They do," said Hani radly; | they certainly do. And they're
comes
ZOO'S WHO
NOTHIN
THE AARD-VARK OF SOUTH AFRICA, ONE OF THE LAST OF ANIMALS YOU'D THINK OF IS ALWAYS FIRST IN THE DICTIONARY..
SEE
THE EUROPEAN BISON IS BECOMING SO RARE THAT IT IS PRACTICALLY EXTINCT, LESS THAN 75 SURVIVE
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD...
Fern shrugged. "I can't help WHY NOT
A
ac-
BALD EAGLES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO USE THE SAME NEST FOR 35
YEARS...
SATURDAY AFTERNOON PICNIC ?
HOE-BOX
Bat Fern CAN help what she generally all crowded together in thinks. We all enn. Our thoughts tin, just as you sald. But who is grow out of the subjects about Mrs S. C. who has a yellow coat which we are always thinking. If we are continually looking for them, full of holes, and who
faults and remembering
minds will stick from Switzerland?"
"Mrs
S. C. is Swiss Cheese, that's where our min
and fault-finding is going to be Hanid"
"Dear, dear," said Hanid. "And come second nature. If, on the suppose the place where you centrary, we look for the good n found all these friends-and others, we are going to see good
bring lunch in a shoe box as well as poluts and find friends at every they're my friends yours because I like them just tum of the road.
Journal of In the you do was in a
Dr Store Peychology, a Grocery
cails psychiatrist,
picnics are as far as they can step without balance. Placing something special. You losing their plan
that first right feet in the lids, they raise one for
feet, showing the box spring Saturday and the left
alternating fect and invitees bicycle or hike to long,
balance all
the the way to the picnic site. The girls-
goal.
"And Bien," continued Knart, as without stopping to give Hanid G. S."
"Yes, in was Mes S. the answer, "there
and
Clinical Thorne.
Intolerance,
1
claim the
This is a slow race requiring Cood equilibrium. A fall means
The winner elimination. ceives a well-deserved box
and the boxes should
con- tain enough for two because on this picnic you invite
as you do candy. as many boys
She was there with her brothers Konrf said. "And there were lot fault finding, miserliness and
ours there, sisters, too-but they of other friends of weren't in a bunch; they were too. Mrs O-nion from Bermuda ebbery the result of such girls. just all crowded together. I think and Mr S-almon from Alaska; altitudes and he
Date from Turkey: wrong thoughts that produce and Miss all come from the ocean." they
make a person mentally il "From the ocean!" Hand ex- and Mirs O-live from Italy; and these sick attitudes eas really
from the Miss E-ut cinimed. "I have no friends who Little
Chicken who lives at the other come from the ocean!"
Knarf smiled and went right end of the road!" on. Then there was Mrs S. C.
And Knarf and Hanid both
The inind grows on what it feeds," J. G. Holland wrote.
What are you feeling your mhid?
She was there all by herself. She laughed, at all the friends they coat, but it was full of holes. She had on a sort of yellow-looking had, from all over the world.
comes from Switzerland."
"Mrs S. C., Mrs S. C.
Hand kep: repeating to herscit. Rupert and the Dragon Pills-34
By Harry F. O'Neill
I TOLD THAT WELLS FARGO KID ID KILL HIM IF HE DOUBLE-CROSSED MEd AND I'M GOIN' TO DO IT
Pong-Ping's pet dragon quite happily to Rupert and anys 1: with him after the others have been
fnd, and went away.
"It is very wonderful never have i men the like," saya the Mandarin, but
for us to try to persuade a big dragon to carry you again." muses quietly. "I know. There is another way to send you even more quickly than by dragon." He teile Ruperto tie up the paà dragons
now we must think about your and then feada' she'-way until two"! return home. It would-be unwine -- smoking chimneys appear.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Box kite flying is good there is sufficient wind..
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of
When the plenie spol 15 reached, have typewritten the stick on labels ready to bottoms of the shoe boxes, How of many words can you think
game is to drive containing "box"? Hot Box,
a stick Into the ground, Boxing Glove, Box Car, Boxer, several yards from the players Box Kite, Box Tail, Box Office, and sco who can land a box Boxwood are a few suggestions top. The player who scores
If the boy can guess
what the most boxes-on-a-stick box, or the name the viclor. written on the bottom of
sort of a
tho
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Still another game is to line box a girl holds, he wins her up the boxes six feet from the as a lunch partner. He can oak players and place a handful of Three questions. The girl can pebbles in the lids before each merely answer "yes" or "no," one. The contestant who scores until the most pebbles-in-a-bex is The gome continues
for the champion pebble-popper. everyone has 1 partner lunch.
*
Both box and ild
**
DON'T throw the boxes away! provide material for the box race com- ing up.
An
HOME BANK
easy-to-make-at-home bank is constructed by jabbing noat gash, lust forge enough to admit coins, in the centre Players, place box and ild on of the top of a large fruit juice the ground before them. At a can. After the liquid is drain- given signal, all players put ed out, rinse, lot dry, and start bank Decorate your their left feet in the box, saving.
their right feet from after removing the paper label, the ground. Balancing on their with free-hand drawings of the left feet, they take their right things you plan to buy with feet and shove the d along the money.
raising