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THE CHINA MAİL.

WENDY HUT.

THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP.

A. Newspaper Rack,

SATURDAY,

JANUARY 31, 1931.

TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE.

:

Last week we drew two letters-G, on E-and I suppose you

This useful Newspaper Rack is soon came to the conclusion that they represented the word "Gone" made from wood three-eighths of which was hidden in the puzzle. Full solution:-

an inch thick.

BOYS

OF LONG AGO.

NICHOLAS.

King Charles the first was al Tower Hill, and to bring her per prisoner in Carisbrooke Castle mission to bid him farewell.

Nicholas flung himself out of when Nicholas' patron, the young the house and lay down in the Earl of Blackwell, was seized by silent field, weeping miserably. Cromwell and sent to the Tower He did not think of his own future for seeking to assist his sover-which was ruined without a pa- tron, but of the young Earl's eign.

ordeal. Could he be saved? A mad idea rushed through the lad's brain, and, returning to the house, he knelt at the Countess's feet and begged her to listen to him.

Nicholas, the son of a rich yeoman, had caught the fever which originated in the king him-

"Nicholas ... the son of a rich yeoman.”

The following afternoon, four ladies attended by Nicholas ar- rived at the Tower to bid fare well to the Earl. Nicholas and the Countess were the first to mount the narrow stone steps to the cell, and the Guard drew aside kindly to allow them to pass. After a while, Nicholas went down to fetch the Earl's mother end nurse, but the old lady was Ho overcome that the boy and the nurse were obliged to lead her back almost immediately to her The 11 conch outside the Tower. Nicholas re-entered the cell with the Earl's sister.

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS.

A Dainty Party Hand-Bag.

To make a dainty party hand- bag like the one sketched, you

will require four circles of silk or sateen in some pale colour tu match your dress, each circle five inches across. You will also need four circles of very thin card, four and a half inches across.

Run a gathering thread round the edge of one of the silk circles. pull it up slightly, and slip it over a cardboard circle. Do the same

CARD

The Dainty Party Hand- bag; and diagrams to show. how to make it,"

Now make a rose out of a strip

THE CLEVEREST ONE.

Another Jungle Talc.

Next, mark out the shapes of he shelt B and the sloping front| to the sizes given. Saw and plane these carefully to the finished sizes; and then plane the cottom edge of the part C so that it slopes forward at a slight Jungle when placed on the shelf. Mike the monkey was down by

Cut 'the brackets for support. the river when the storm came ing the shelf as shown at D. on, and there was no shelter any- After cutting the curved parts where. Back to the jungle he raced, his poor little feet caked with a pad-saw, smooth the rough with mud, his coat wet through,

edges with glasspaper. and his face blue with cold. Shuddering, he darted under a tree and clung to the nice rough bark. Then he heard Prim the parrot laugh.

Prim had her nest in that tree, and she was warm, and snug, and quite dry. She poked her pink and grey head just a little way out, and simply giggled.

"W-w-what are you 1-1-1-laugh- ing about?" asked Mike, his teeth chattering like cups and saucers.

"You," said Prim. "You are so clever, Mike! You think of the most wonderful things, but you can't do anything. I'm only a bird, but I can build myself a beautiful nest, while you stay out in the storm because you don't know how to make a house, Why, even worms make burrows and they have neither beaks nor hands!"

23.

Across.

First, mark the outline of the back A ́on a piece of planed wood eleven and a half inches long and ten inches wide, and cut away the top corners and the piece from the bottom edge. Cut the triain- gular hole near the top edge for hanging up the rack.

1. Twinkles at night

4.

Exclamation of sorrow

(Star). (Alay).

7.

Behold!

(Lo).

8.

End of a prayer

(Amen).

11.

As far as

(To).

12.

Not ugly

(Pretty),

14.

Part of verb "to be"

(Are).

15.

Work with needle and cotton (Sew),

17.

Negative..

(No).

20.

Part of verb "to be"

(Am),

21.

Hidden word

(Gone).

Exclamation

(Hi).

24. Not ancient

25.

Because

(Modern). (As).

27. Conjunction

(Or).

29.

28. Compass point

Pinches

(SE).

(Nips).

30. To transact

(Do).

31. Groups

(Seta).

32. Always

(Ever).

Down.

1. Crafty

(Sly).

2. Same as 11 across

(To).

8. Uncommon

(Rare).

4. Insects

(Ants).

5. Preposition

(At).

6. Weep..

(Sob).

9. Pronoun

(Me).

10.

French for “and”

(Et).

12. Peep

(Pry).

13. Tree

(Yew).

16. Tire out with worry

(Harasa).

17. Incline the head

(Nod).

18. Number

(One).

19. Looking-glass

(Mirror).

21. Dresses

(Gowns).

22. Rub out.

(Eraso).

26. Perceive

(Sée).

27. Poem

(Ode).

Mike couldn't answer that; he could only think about it. And the more he thought, the more angry he became and the more Prim laughed. At last, in a rage, Mike climbed the tree and shook! his fist at Prim.

"You're the

•

This Newspaper Rack will

form a nice present for Father. The diagrams will help you to make it.

To make the brackets for the

"Oh, I can't build a house, in-sloping front, saw a piece of deed!" he cried. "Well, if I can't wood to the sizes given at E and build one, I can pull one down mark it out in quarter-inch with my two hunds,

which is squares. These will help you to to each of the other three, lay Now all this coming and going them together in pairs with the more than you, or anyone in the set out the shape of the bracket. After cutting it out and smooth- jungle, can do!" was timed to take place during wrong sides facing each other,

As he stretched out his twoling the edges, place it on another the changing of the Guard. Each and slipstitch each pair of circles delicate little hands to destroy piece of wood and with a pencil, of the Indies had cleverly con- together. Diagram A shows you her nest, Frim screamed. You mark the outline. Cut the other trived to leave behind in the cell what a covered circle looks like.sce, she hadn't thought of that. bracket to shape and finish the some article of clothing, and the

a wig of silk ribbon, in a deeper shade Mike!" she cried. "But you'll be

cleverest one, edges with glass-paper. old nurse had concealed

In fitting the parts together, under her cloak! Soon the Earl than the material, and stitch it to unkind if you do it!"

ix the two brackets D to the back- was disguised as his nurse, and the centre of one circle. By fold- accompanied by his sister, went ing the ribbon round and round, and Mike walked haughtily away driven in from the back of the That, of course, was quite true, board by two screws in each, down the narrow stairs, pazsed like Diagram B, you'll soon get to dry himself in the sun. board. Next, screw the brackets the numerous sentries, and quita rose shape. Take a piece of

"Never mention houses to me)

E to the sloping front and fix inch-wide lace, gather one edge

again," he commanded.

these parts to the shelf with and sew this behind the rose, as

Prim never did!

Iscrews driven in from underneath. shown in Diagram C.

Finally screw the shelf, with the another piece of lace, and sew

sloping front attached, to the the edge of

backboard and the supporting circle, afterwards going over the i

brackets. stitches with silk stem-stitching! in the same colour as the rose.

ted the Tower.

Take

the

SHADOW FACES.

orna-

It was a terrible moment for self, and his wild longing to paint Nicholas and the Countess who pictures had caused him to ap. were left alone in the cell, for did proach the Earl and beg permis one soldier remember that the it round slon to paint his portrait. The nurse had already gone all was Earl was amazed at the presump- lost. When the Captain of the

A lot of amusement can be had To give a finish to the rack. tion of a lad not yet fifteen, but, Guard knocked sharply on the

on a wet evening by the seaside, pin and glue a wooden after examining the boy's draw-door, anying it was time to leave, Do the same with the other with a ball of paper and an elecment of diamond shape on to the ings, he decided to become his the young Countess stumbled out circle, and sew the two together, tric torch. Screw up a piece of sloping front as shown in the first patron and to take Nicholas into supported by Nicholas, and, in leaving about four inches at the fairly thick paper into a ball, and diagram, and give the whole a

common decency, the Captain was top for an opening. Stitch a cord lay it on another piece of paper, coat of light-onk varnish stain. Within one short year calamity obliged to help her to the draw-or ribbon handle to the top of the then get an electric torch and bag put a press-stud in the cen-hold it at an angle, so that your bridge.

"They all escaped to Holland by tre of the opening, and the work ball of paper throws a shadow. OUR SWEET MAKING CORNER. different routes, for it was not till is finished. Nicholas and the Counters were rowing down the Thames that the alarm was given. Thus a great artist and his patron were saved for England.

his household.

fell upon the Earl. Months pass. ed without news of him, Nicholas had no heart to paint, and the young Countess pined and grew pale. Then, one dreadful evening, a messenger came from Cromwell to tell the Countess that her hus band was to be executed on

THE DISHONEST FARMER.

You Get What

You Give !

them. The other man accepted the offer with delight.

Home walked the farmer with the bag of beans on his back.

"A whole sack of beans for a few plums," he laughed, as he tipped the beans on to the floor of his store room.

Suddenly his face grew long, Once upon a time a very dis- honest farmer took to market a and then longer-for the sack was large basket which appeared to full of acorns with only a few be full of plums. But the plums beans on the top!...

"You always get back what were only on the top, the rest of the basket being filled with you give," remarked his old Now the farmer con- father, "and the sooner you learn sidered himself a clever young that, the better it will be for you." man to think of this, and he sang

acorns.

as he offered the fruit for sale:

"Plums, plums, ripe and red!

On the sun they have royally

fed;

And gathered at noon, This excellent prune? Will make jam for your dry

winter bread."

Up and down the market he awaggered, until a man with a Back of beans on his back heard htm, sighed for the delicious plums, and made up a little song about his beans to tempt the far- mor to exchange goods. In a very loud voice he Baldi

"Beans, beans, rich and

rare!

Include in your everyday fore! And these I've for sale,- Will a secret, unveil,

For their magic's beyond all

compare!"

"Let's have a look at them, friend," laughed the farmer

He took up handful of beans and examined them. They were very good beam so he offered to. change his basket of plums for

Wendy's Dressmaker.

DO YOU KNOW.

You will then find that the ehadow will make a funny face.

The Hut Carpenter.

Chocolate Nut Sticks.

If not, twist the ball of paper round until it does.

Beat up the white of one egg Then get your pencil and draw with one spoonful of lemon juice, 1. How much air a man con-round the outline of the shadow.add gradually enough icing sugar sumes in a day 7

2. What the earth's coastline measures?

3. When were the first photo graphs taken in England?

4. Who introduced rabbits to England?

Take away the-paper ball and fill to make a paste, and colour this in the eye, nostril, and ear, and brown with cocoa. The mixture your face is complete. One ball should be a fairly thick, smooth of paper will make lots of funny paste, which can be handled with faces, and when you are tired of out sticking to the fingers. Roll in-making those screw up another it out on a board, cut into this piece of paper and start again: strips about four inches long, roll

6. What sum in banknotes is issued by the Bank of England every week?

Answers.

1. Over six cubic yards of air. 2. The earth's coastline measures 136,000 miles.

3. In 1802.

4. The Normans.

5. £20,000,000 worth of bank-

notes.

CAKE RIDDLES.

each strip into a stick, and cost thickly with finely chopped nuts. Place on a sieve to dry. What kind of cake would you!

The chocolate paste may be cut expect to find after rain-Rain into squares, or any shapes pre- bow cake.

ferred, before being coated with What kind would a gardener the chopped nuts. Arranged in prefer? Seed cake.

little paper cases, the sweets lock What kind would you use for a very pretty on a party table. bath 7-Sponge cake.

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THE WINTER OF MY DISCONTENT

The sun shines bright on every

roof but mine,

Around the gate the children

shout in playm

The grasses nod, leaves quiver in

the wind; KA Andoverhead, a

chirps his lay

sparrow

Alone, midst spring and sunshine

incarnate,

y

Mine is the heart in winter de

Bolate.

THE LAMENT.

They say I cannot count Up to a great amount: But I who am a mother Know there was another Kitten that I kissed- A kitten sorely missed

I sought the world around

For my baby-Lis still Penfound,

And though I still can pur

Over one bit of fur,

Who am a moibar

Know that I had another.

A funny little figure is drawn at the side of this week's

problem. Can you guess what it is? If not, you'll find its name (two words) hidden in the puzzle.

Cluce:-

Across.

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10

→

12

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DO YOU KNOW WHAT THỦỂ to P

1. Put into one total,

4. Used at the dinner-table.

8. Small green finch.

10. Stitch.

11. Breathes noisily when asleep. 12. You and I.

13. First part of hidden name, 15. Perceived,

16. Second part of hidden name.

18. Italian city. 20. Ong.

22. Vegetable.

23. Propel by cars.

25. Part of a flower.

26. Tall plants commonly found

in woods.

27. Measure of length.

ET

Down

1. Animal

2. Thick,

3. Bees who don't work,

4. Recognised.

5. Part of verb 'to be'

6. Not many.

7. Water pitcher.

9. Metal.

14. Roof of the mouth.

16. Begin.

16. A tiny thing.

17. South African Colony..

18. Floor cleaners.

19. Another name for the head,

21. Follows neither.

24. Samo as 12 acros8,

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