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THE

CHINA MAIL.

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The WENDY

HUT.

FROM WENDY'S ARMCHAIR.

Hullo! Hullo!! HULLO!!!

Wendy Hut Folk calling!

You don't know the Wendy Hut Folk? Dear me! Well, 'I had etter tell you about them. Listen carefully.

Wendy is the "little mother," and she is mistress of the Wendy ut. She is dreadfully busy always, because she has "so many hildren she does not know what to do." She tells the boys how to ake fascinating things with fret-saws and clay, and how to build ttle houses, and--oh! all sorts of wonderful things. She teaches he girls to make dollies' dresses, and, sometimes, dresses for them- elves as well; she has cookery classes so that the girls-and the oys, too, if they like; can learn how to make sweets and cakes and "goodies" of all kinds. AND SHE HAS THE MOST WONDERFUL ⚫OMPETITIONS you ever heard of in all your little lives.

Tinker Bell is an abandoned little fairy who has been sent down rom Fairyland to the Wendy Hut to help Wendy with her enormous amily of little earthly children. Wendy nicknamed her Tinker Bell fter the little fairy in Sir J. M. Barrie's wonderful book "Peter I an" the wonderfullest book that ever was! And she calls herself "Wendy" because she tries to be a little mother to all those who read ..le Corner.

Tinker Bell tells you delicious stories about her brothers and 'sters in Fairyland-the goblins, and pixies and fairies and elves, ou know and all the lovely things that happen in the "Never, ..ever Land." She also gives you the BEAUTIFULLEST CROSS- WORD PUZZLES to do every week.

As for Billikins--well; he's just a fat little goblin man who rayed on to Earth one day, found his way into the Wendy Hut ad has stayed there ever since. He simply WON'T go back to airyland, because he loves his "dear, pretty Humans" so much.

In the Hut we have the sweetest puppy called Guardian, who is ir protector; we have a little black kitten whom we call "Tinker"; fat pony who won't work, called Bimbo; and lots and lots of birds nich Tinker Bell feeds and plays with. Oh! it's a most 'normously vely Hut, and we want all our boys and girls to grow to love it as uch as we do.

And I'll whisper a secret-the Human boys and girls come to e Wendy Hut in their dreams; they see the loveliest things-fairies d goblins and trees and birds and flowers-and they JUST LOVE

Tinker Bell has a wonderful club of her own; she calls it the TINKER BELL CLUB," and every boy and girl who joins it has promise to do "ONE KIND ACTION EVERY DAY." There are ...ousands and thousands of boys and girls from all over the world this club, and Tink (we call her "Tink;" it's short for Tinker ll) sends them beautiful enrolment cards when they become embers, and—she NEVER FORGETS THEIR BIRTHDAYS!

Now isn't this a lovely club; you WILL JOIN up, won't you? Tecause Tink wants 'most every child in the world to be a member..

BENJAMIN BUYS A MAGIC CARPET.

THE ANIMAL WHO FORGOT HIS NAME. Long ago, in the very night of Benjamin bought a Magic Carpet! ne, an old story tells us, the Hey Ho! Who'll come for a ride? imals had no names. Conse- You cannot get in, you can only ently, all sorts of mistakes get on! rose and things were most con- You see, my carriage has no fusing.

Then the Lion, who was King "the beasts, thought the matter

*inside!

t and determined to give each Who will ride on my Magic

Carpet? eature a name by which ke ould be known all over the Come, leave your lessons and

leave your play. *rld. So he called them to- ther and made them pass in Ride! Ride! on my Magic Carpet front of him one by one, giving Over the hills and far away,

ch a name as it went by. But

Benjamin,

Every one of his friends he

**found-

But nothing would make that

Magic Carpet (sly old Carpet) Leave the

ground!!

was hard work to find a name All his friends joined Little Black

every creature of the forest, id the lion's temper became a itle ruffled in the process.

Walking as softly as they could, a animals crept about, whisper- their names in case they for ot them, and worrying as to at would happen if the lion be me confused and did not re Member what he had called them

They kept out of the King's ay, but, to their consternation, 1a called them together at the

He Would Go Farther.

Pupil's Father: "Is my son well cd of a week and told them to grounded on the classics?!!:

rss in front of him one at a time. Tutor: "I would go farther

*** What is your name?" he roar

Wolf, O King of beasts," said

I am Tiger, O King" murmntar- another

me is Cat, purred a

one poor ant

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS | ANEMONE. THE WIND FLOWER.

How to Make a Pretty Petticoat. The story tells Us

THE MAGICIAN AND THE TAILOR.

magician

There was once a who was a great nuisance in a certain country, but nobody knew how to get rid of him. Some tried to get hold of his magic ring, others his lamp, and at last the wind blew his house down. Now, the magician knew, no charm for making a house im- Imediately out of nothing, no-one would take him in, and so he was homeless.

"Very well," said the magician, "I will change you all into rats, -one-two-”

"You shall have my cottage on one condition!" cried a young that tailor. "Let me keep one peg in the wall on which I can hang any- Zephyrus, the god of the West thing I like, and the rest of the This week we'll see how to Wind, was betrothed to Flora, cottage is yours." make the prettiest petticoat imaginable, to wear under a party dress.

SATURDAY, JUNE - 14, “1930.

TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE.

There is a word hidden in the puzzle which is repre- sented by the two latters and the circle at the side of the puzzle. See if you can discover it.

ST о

Clues:-

H

13

12

15

14

16

17

18

What

Аеговл.

Hidden word.

19 20

21

22

English word does this represent

1. Small rug.

2. Got up.

Down.

3. Same as 12 across,

4. Exclamation of enquiry.

6. Circlets.

G. Perceive.

10. Conjunction.

11. Tree,

14. Track.

16. More pleacant.

16. Pay attention.

18. Troca

20. Thus,

22. Pronoun.

Solution and another puzzle next week.

the beautiful goddess of Flowers, | The magician agreed, collected and to Flora he confided-all his his belongings, and moved into secrets. He told her how he flewly settled in, the young tailor the cottage. When he was nice. You'll want a yard of forty- through the woods and over the arrived and said he had some- inch wide material—an “art silk” mountains, to linger in the val- thing to hang on the peg.

"Certainly," amiled the magi- would be nice--which you must leys, breathing softly on the bare |

cian.

1. Controllers. cut in halves, so that you have earth. And he whispered to her

So the tailor marched into the 7. Part of verb "to be." two pieces euch twenty inches bow the sweetness of his breath room where the magician had ar- 8. Hurry. wide, and thirty-six inches long. caused the flowers to spring up, ranged his books, wands and 5. Preposition. You will also need two yards of and the trees to bring forth crystal balls. Then, calmly hang- 10. Preposition. fairly coarse lace, about five fruit.

ing himself on the peg by cord 12. Compass point. tled under his arms, he shut his 16. Pronenn.

143. inches wide, for the lower edge

Flora loved to think that eyes and of the petticoat; and sufficient

wished the magician 13. Ascend.

19. Because. lace of the same pattern, but only Zephyrus created the blossoms good night.

21. Arrive. "You can't stay there!" thun-23. To colour. four inches wide, to go comfort-which she tended so carefully, dered the magician. ably round your chest, at the top. and she wove him wreaths of charms to make!"

"I have 24. Dlunders. Lay the two pieces of material fresh flowers so that he might together on the table, fold them, always wear one upon his head. tailor. and cut them as shown in Now among the maidens who that you promised I could hang Diagram A. The measurements attended Flora was a lovely what I liked on this peg." given are only approximate, you! nymph called Anemone, and

Furious at being trapped, the 'Anemone must understand, and you should when

the magician forgot all his spells, experiment in paper first, to young god of the West Wind, and, fearing that the tailor would make sure of a good fit. Cut in- with wings upon his shoulders learn his secrets if he looked to the material for three inches, and blossoms on his head, she them up in his books, he bundled as shown by the dotted line in knew that she loved him very his belongings into

and the diagram.

a bag From the oblong dearly. And when Zephyrus saw rushed to another country. piece you take from the sides the delicate, sweet. Anemone, he you can make the shoulder-straps. loved her too, and sometimes he Prime Minister, and everyone in Then the king made the tailor would meet her and talk to her.

the land lived in peace and com- When Fiora heard that fort ever after. Zephyrus and Anemone were friendly, she became so jealous that, in her anger, she drove Anemone into the woods, hoping she would perish. But Zephyrus found her.

saw

"Don't mind me," smiled the "All the country knows

THE BILLY BOYS WORKSHOP.

Making A Toy Wheel-Barrow.

"I will never be parted from you, Anemone," he whispered.

Then she changed into the will enjoy making for your young Here is a strong toy which you beautiful little Wind Flower, or Wood Anemone. And often you

brother or sister. will see her petals flutter gently as Zephyrus passes by.

HULLO! GLASS CALLING!

Love from

Tink.

PANSY FOR THOUGHTSI

Mummy'd forgotten she'd promised to Benjamin A freshly-baked cake that she'd made for his tea. "Mummy!" cried Benjamin, "Have you forgotten? "Have you forgotten your promise to me?"

"I made no promise!" said Mummy forgetfully,

(Oh dear! Oh deary me! Isn't this sad?)

"I can't contradict her! How can I remind her? She'd be grieved, and she'd say that my manners were bad!"

Down to his own little garden, flew Benjamin; Pansies were there growing all in e líne. Benjamin Brown picked the velvety loveliest, "Isn't this fine?" (he said). "isn't this fine?"

"Mummy!" said Benjamin, holding it out to her, Here's a wee Pansy, I want you to take, 'Cause Pansics mean thoughts, and it's come to remind you Of that thought that you had ---

ABOUT ME AND A CAKE!"

OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER.

Fig Delight,

quire two 1 in. square battens 2 For the shafts A you will re-

ft. 8 ins. long. Shape one end of each with a knife, and finish off with glass-paper, to form the handles. A cross-piece of I in. You would find the world a very by in, wood, 9 ins, long, is cold, wet place sometimes if you screwed to the shafts 4 ins, from THE TIP THAT TELLS A TALE. didn't look at it through me! second diagram, the other ends the handle ends as shown in the

There was once an old woman And how would you store your being screwed. to a 5 in. length who could not find anyone to look wine and milk, and make those of 1% in. square wood.

after her sheep. She lived on the For these sweets, you will re- The floor is the next part to edge of a lonely wood, and as she quire whole figs, not those which magic eyes called lens which you make, and the shape and dimen-became older, she found it more are pressed flat together. If the use in telescopes and cameras, if sions for this are given at B. and more troublesome to look 'skins seem hard, soak the figs Open out, sew up the side you had no glass?

This can be made either from one after the sheep herself. And so for three or four minutes in very seams of the skirt, and of the The making of glass is one of piece of wood 1⁄2 in thick, or from she did her best to find help. hot water, take them out, dry bodice, and run

a gathering the oldest arts, and it took cen-C

two or three planks as shown at thread along each of the cut-

turies away top edges of the skirt, as

to bring to perfection. shown in Diagram B. Pull up Most likely man discovered the to fit the slits you cut across the first glass by accident. You see, petticoat, and stitch the gathers it is made of sand, lime, and soda, in neatly, as shown in Diagram

The pretty petticoat to wear under your party frock; and diagrams to help you to make it.

C.

Be sure to do this on the fused together by intense heat. wrong side, and make the edges | Probably man noticed liquid glass neat by oversewing afterwards.

Make a narrow hem all round did not discover how to use it oozing out of a fire, though he the bottom of the skirt, and add for a long time. the lace. Then do the same with

Nowadays glass is made very the top of the bodice. You might buy three-quarters of a yard of much like toffee! Quantities of satin ribbon and cut it in halves quartz, sand, lime, etc., are boil- for the two shoulder straps. Failed in huge tanks at a terrific ing this, cut strips of material heat, and, when this mixture has two inches wide and about ten cooled a little, it is blown into inches long, join the long sides shape. For years, men blew glass of each together to make a tube, with their mouths, much as you push right side out, and press. blow bubbles, dipping long iron Sew the straps in place over the pipes into the sticky mass and blowing out the most beautiful | shoulders, and the best petticoat shapes, Nowadays, however, it is finished!

is mostly blown by machinery. Wendy's Dressmaker.

Window glass is not blown.

THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD SOLDIER.

What do you think is the origin of the world soldier? You all know what a soldier is, but you

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The clear, toffee-like mixture is. The toy wheel-barrow described poured on to steel tables and hot by Carpenter to-day; and dia- rollers are used to press it to the grams to help you to construct it. right thickness. When it is i rold, it is polished with fine sand

1. back The sides, front and other things till it acquires should be sawn, to the sizes the beautiful "shine" you all ad-given, from wood 1⁄2 in. thick. Nail these to the floor, flush with mire.

will have to go back a long way Now, although glass is so hard, the bottom, and then nail the in history to find out why he was it is also brittle, and a blow wsides to the edges of the front given that name.

break it. It can, however, be and back pieces, Screw the floor Warrior ia a word which speaks cleanly cut with something harder down to the shafts so that the than itself the diamond. And front of the barrow is 5 Ins. for itself, but soldier comes from I ask you is there so much to from the front ends of the shafts. the name of a coin which was paid choose between the beauty of a Two pieces of 1 in. square to fighting men in days past. In diamond and that of a piece of wood 10 ins. long, are now re some languages this coin was brilliant glass? Goodbye.

called a solidus; in others, a sol,

or sou. Solidus gradually. came to mean the pay of a hireling or

than that, sir. I should say mercenary but, by degrees our that he was positively stranded werd soldier, was derived from it though now it has no connection. whatever with the word hireling

on them

Calm and Collected.

quired for the legs, which are fixed in position, as shown at D, by screws driven in from the in side of the back piece E

→ To complete the harrow, obtain During an examination, a two wooden wheels, about 4 ins schoolboy was asked to write a diameter, and screw these to the short essay using the words centres of the ends of the axle

collected.

One day a bear came out of the them carefully in a clean cloth, wood and offered his services. and leave them rolled in the cloth

till you are ready to fill them.

Chop some nuts finely, and add

"I am sorry I cannot employ you," said the old woman, "but you growl like thunder, and the to them sufficient icing sugar to form a stiff paste when mixed sheep would be afraid of you"

Then a wolf came to see her. with a little hot water. Now cut But the old woman said his voice a fig down one side, fill the open- was much too sharp and fierce,ing with some of the nut mixture, and the sheep would run away if press the edges together again, and put the stuffed fig into a little the called thern.

Do exactly At last a fox came. His voice coloured paper case. was so sweet and low, and he had the same with the remaining such pretty manners, that the old

figs...

Chopped candied peel, glace woman immediately employed him to look after the sheep.

cherries, or marzipan may also All went well for a little time. chocolate filling is made by mix- be used for filling; and a delicious Then one day a sheep disappearing icing sugar and cocoa to a ed, then another and another thick cream

nearly every day one sheep was missing! The fox was in a ́terri-

[ble state about it, and blamed the

milk.

with a little hot

bear and the wolf, as he and the him-eating one of her sheep in old woman wept sadly together her field. over the fire at night when the remaining sheep were safely shut up.

Then she knew how he had de- ceived her, and in her anger she threw the pail of cream at him. One day, when the old woman But the fox darted away, and only was skimming milk, she thought | a splash of cream stuck to the end she would take a bail of cream of his tail It has stayed there down to her friend the fox, ever since, branding him a thief! Perhaps that is why every fox Creeping through a hole in the hedge, she suddenly came upon has a white tip to his tail!

TINKER BELL CLUB.

I want to become a member of the Tinker Bell Club," and I promise to do one kind action every day. Please send me a "Tinker Bell" enrolment card..

Name

Address

ab

piece, with stout 141⁄2 in. round- headed screws Slip a washer on each screw before putting the wheela on,

Age

his

the whole a cont of bright-

before

Date of Birthday.

Cut this out, and send it te Tinker Bell, c/o The Editor.

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that