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THE CHINA MAIL.

AN "EASY" BIT OF WORK FOR

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1933,

The WENDY

HUT

Long Ago Stories

John And The New School For Poor Boys

walked

excited 6th had Down by the river an group of boys were talking. Some Castle to see how

from

Windsor

his new school was progressing, and his gentle eyes

of them were scholars from the rested affectionately on the strong grammar school, and John, who was white stones and the rich red The King was sad because only a poor scholar, listened enger bricks.

Jy.

They were watching a great his country had been at war ever load of stones from the French since he was born and his beautiful town of Caen being unloaded from a bride, the fifteen-year-old Margaret barge, and along the banks of the of Angou, had not yet come to Eng- Henry pre- Thames came rough carts bringing land to be his Queen.

ferred scholars to soldiers, and he bricks from Slough.

was determined to found a school were poor boys could be taught wisdom rather than how to make | war. When John saw the thought- ful, gentle young King, a wave of loyalty rushed through his heart, and, springing forward, he threw himself at the King's feet.

"Standing upright, with his eyes fixed on the wa finished building across the river, John sang?"

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THE LAST OF THE GIANTS.

This is the story of the Last of the Giants, who certainly was, a very remarkable person.

THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP.

Making An Accumulator Carrier.

Every owner of a valve wireless set needs a carrier for use when the accumulator has to be recharg were in a great state because the થયું You can make the carrier shown in the diagrams from odd picces of packing case wood kulf an

Now it appears that all the Giants

land was attacked by a terrible drought which lasted thirty-six months, three weeks, and four days. inch thick. No sizes are given, 18 Dering this time, a baby Giant was accumulators vary a good deal, but)

born and named Pantagruel. Even you can easily measure your AC-

Pantagruel's father, who was quite cumulator and cut the wood accord-five hundred years old, had never

ingly.

Something the youngest

"carpenter" can easily make -au accumulator carrier.

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scer auch a strong baby, and he ordered four iron chains to be made so that the child might be chained into his cradle because he would not stay quietly. Pantagruel screamed because he was thirsty and did not like the drought, and he sounded like a herd of elephants.

And Pantagruel did not likel chains, so he stamped the bottom

THE HOLIDAYS.

If you want a little bit of work to take up now and then during the holidays, you will find this cushion cover the very thing, because you won't have to puzzle your brains over it.

You need a yard of checked house flannel, eighteen inches wide, which will only cost about sixpence. Fold- ed in half, this will give you a cover eighteen inches square. Place, a penny in alternative squares on the top half of the cover, pencil round, and use the pencilled outlines as the foundation for the pretty floral em broidery.

You need only a yard of checked house-fiunnel and some oddments of colour- ed wool to make this pretty cushion cover.

Now you

want

all the gay-

out of his cradle with his heel, and coloured scraps of wool you can get his nurses did not know what to do—and here's a chance of wing up when they saw him howling on the the odd lengths in your work-basket. floer all chained up to pieces of oak Work the flowers in orange, yellow, tree, They couxed him, and offer-fred, blue and lavender. Give some ed him beehives full of honey, but black centres, others yellow or Pantagruel wanted to get rid of the orange. Leaves and stems are chains, and honey didn't help him.green. Then suddenly he discovered that

town way.

The three diagrams show three

he had a fist, and he struck the different ways of embroidering the chains one awful blow which broke blossoms. The first has daisy loop them into five thousand pieces. petals and a French-knot centre; After that there was nothing to the second has a buttonhole-stitched do but to let Pantagruel have his wheel and a satin-stitch centre; and "Sir," he pleaded, "Make me

And every Glant hoped has three French-knots in the King's scholar. My life is the

that he would grow up quickly, for centre. All stema are worked in King's, but I have no learning to

auch an enormous creature with the stem-stitch, and leaves in satin- The top diagram shows the guide it properly in the King's ser-

too much for stitch. sense of a baby was finished carrier with its handle; the them to cope with. vice."

Fortunately When you have finished the om- "Alas," replied the King, "I have lower one shows how the various Fantagruel grew quickly, and with-broidery, fold the material on the

The bottom but learning he knew everything wrong side and sew already chosen twenty-five poor purta fit together. grammar school boys, and twenty-part A. should be sawn a quarter of there was to know, All countries sides. Turn right side out, put in five poor lads.

My new college an inch longer and wider than the submitted to him, except one, so he the cushion, stitch up the opening, will not hold more

The two ends B, B, collected an army and marched and sew on a crochet wool cord, in scholars than accumulater.

should be the same width as the bot- that."

As they were one of the embroidery colours, as against this one. But John's eyes so full of bitter tom part, and half an inch higher marching, heavy rain began to fall, an edging.

The four kind-chan the accumulator. disappointment that

80 Pantagruel just put out his hearted King was touched, and heide strips are a little less than one-tongue, which covered his, whole asked the poor boy if he could sing. third the height of the end pieces army and kept it dry!

the

Then, standing upright, with ha eyes fixed on the unfinished building across the river, John sang. HIB

in width.

As Pantagruel was able to over-: In fixing the parts together, first

by come everything

his great

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perhaps it was just as well that he

up the two

Wendy's Dressmaker.

screw the two ends to the bottom, strength or his great knowledge, QUALITY PRINTING voice was AD clear and beautiful putting three screws

With Quick Service that everyone was silent, and the Bhown in the diagrams. See that was the lust of his race. rough men from Caen who were un-the end are quite square with the The four side strips are fixed by two scrows in each end. At¦ "The King's new school is for loading stones thought an angel bottom.

had come to earth! poor scholars only," declared one

chosen."

John

aang

Half an inch from cach

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of the grammer school, boya, "Of with his heart and his soul, and a quarter of an inch from the lower carrier. a truth I am poor enough, but I when he had finished the King put edge of each lower side strip, make end of the strap bure a hole large

four holes with a bradawl right enough to take the, stem of a stout) have sufficient learning to be his hand on the boy's shoulder.

through into the bottom part of the round-headed scrow five-eighths of "You shall, be one of the six

carrier. Then drive four screws an inch long. Screw the strap to "Some are so poor that they can-choristers to sing in my school in each side. Countersunk screws the sides of the carrier, as shown in

"A kind and not even go as poor scholars to the chapel," he smiled,

should be used throughout, so that the first diagram, after making grammar school," remarked Jon.beautiful voice is always worthy of all the holes must be countersunk slit. C, in it with a sharp knife. "I am one of them! I learn what the beat teaching and the best with a rose-bit before the screws The slit will enable the strap to be I can from the priests, but I do not musters."

slipped off at any time without re- know enough to be chosen as B And that is how John became For the handle, obtain a piece of moving the screws. scholar. Oh, 'twill be а moat one of the first scholars of the atout leather strap, about one inch To finish the carrier, give all the beautiful school! See here comes (College of Eton, which has since bo-wide and twice as long as the woodwork a. coat of dark onk the King himself!”

varnish stafa. Surrounded by richly dressed schools in the world.

noblemen, the young King Henry

come

of the most famous

are driven in.

(Continued at foot of next Columu.)

The Hut Carpenter:

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TINK'S CROSS - WORD PUZZLE

Solution to last week's puzzle:-

14

1.

Across.

frog a jumping game (Leap).

4. You play cricket with this *.. (Bat).

11. Jam... for tea!

2. Grow old

6. You play this at No. 3 down (Game),

7. Nobleman

(Peer).

9. Serpent

(Asp).

(Tart).

13. There are 365 in a year

((Days).

15. Animali

(Ass).

16, Rushed

(Tore).

19. Sharp

(Keen).

20. Affirmative word 21. The remainder

(Yes),

(Rest).

Down.

1. Part of the face

(Lip).

(Age).

3. Festive gathering 4. Teddy

(Party).

(Bear).

5. Toy that spins

(Top).

8. Concludes

(Ends).

10. You do this to puddings when

mixing

(Stir).

12. A flower

(Aster).

14. Invites

(Asks).

15. Girl's name

(Amy).

17. Number

(One):

18. You do this at a party when

there are good things on the table..

(Est)'.

B

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Clues for this week:-

Across,

2.

On earth, goodwill to- ward men. 7. How some Scottish folk suy

'two.'

8. Evergreen used for decora-

tion.

19. At that time

12. List of good things to eat,

14. Point at with weapon. Part of verb 'to bo'

17. Girl's name.

16.

19 & 21..

21. Steed of 1 and 6 down, '. 23. Perceive, 24. Conjunction,

Down.

1 & 6. Another name for Father

Christmas.

3. English boys' school.

b. Peaceful.

4. Shoemaker's tool.

9. Another evergreen.

8. Folded edge.

11. Where bees live.

13. Called.

15. Roman numeral for 4.

17. Compuss point.

18. Girl's name.

20. Meaning that is,' 22. Prefix.

THE 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

Age...

Date of Birthday

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

China Mail.

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COME TO TAHITI.

Oh, how I wish I could take you to the glorious island of Tahiti, to show you the wonderful Bowers, the beautiful birds and 'the marvel- lous plants and to' bathe with you in the blue waters, of the bays.

Tahiti is the largest and most im- partant of the French Society Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and hae a length of some 33 miles, a coast line of 120 miles; and an area of 402 square miles.

In shape it closely resembles the figure 8, and is divided into two por- tions by a short isthmus about a hile in width and nowhere more than 50 feet above sea level."

The island is extremely mountain- ous, and it is said - that there are more beautiful elimbs and walks per square mile in Tahiti then any- where else in the world.

The European town with the pic- turesque name of Papeete has ́a beautiful harbour, but there is little of the bustle found in mest ports of. the world. The native of Tahiti is a pleasure-loving soul! So long as he can play his stringed instrument, eat plenty of the luscious wild fruit, donce, and sleep in the shade, he has no desire to grow rich,

Tahiti was visited by Lieutenant Bligh of the "Bounty" when the. crow mutinied, and the old chief of - the island was helped by ́the mutineers to defeat an ancient enemy.

YOUR SAFEGUARD

2 EVANS' Antiseptis Throne Pastilles. They i koop cold at bay and give relial in case of Coughs, Catarth, Broa china, ntc.

EVANS Pastilles

share, Nadeln Baglandi

During depth.

Rosie's BEAU

BY

GEOM-MANUS

ARCHIE-MY DARLING BABY BOY- WE WILL NEVER QUARREL AGAIN-WILL WE?,

HOM÷GEE! ISN'T THIS JUST A WONDERFUL WORLD?

1933, King Features,

YOU CAN BET WE „„WON'T MY LOVE- LIFE IS JUST A BLANK WHEN

I'M NOT WITH YOU-

OH!HOW UNHAPPY LAM IF I DONT SEE YOU AT LEAST. TWICE A DAY. MY HANDSOME

LAD

JUST CALLED YOU UP-ROSIE, TO LET YOU KNOW I ARRIVED AT THE OFFICE ALL RIGHT:

|LISTEN- ROMEO! THE BOSS

WANTS

TO SEE

YOU-

NEVER MIND-DOVEY FROM NOW ON YOU AND I WILL BE JUST LIKE TWO LITTLE LOVE BIRDS-I'M GOING TO MOVE AND GET A ROOM WHERE I CAN SEE YOUR WINDOW ALL THE

TIME-

THE BOSS GEE. I FORGOT" 1 PROMISED HIM I'D GOON! THE ROAD-BUT NOW THAT ROSIE AND I HAVE MADE

.1 DON'T CARE TOGO:

GEE, WHAT AM I TODO?

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