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CHINA MAIL CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT

Puzzle Corner

14

8

13

17

6-Ahead

7-Part of the

VERTICAL

1-Most extended 2-Half an em. 3-Series

Bible (abbr) 4—A negative

8-Consumed

10-Auto fuel

11.

And not

5-Tales

8-Poisonous

serpent

TWELVE-BOOK PUZZLE

NICE

The letters that appear on the twelve books now form three- words.

Rearrange the books so that they will spell a single word which will tell what sort of a work the books represent.

WORDOGRAM

The words in the Wordogram will form a readable sentence if the present spaces are disre- garded and new ones are insert- ed at the proper points.. WHOA RET HE SEE AGE RAND WEAL THY PER SON ST HATS UR PASS AL LOT HERS IN THE IRE LA TI ON AN DAB OUT WHO MI HAVEN OK NOW LEDGE?

REARRANGE THE LABEL

HIT CAR AND WHEEL

The sentence on the label of the box does not belong there, but the letters do. Rearrange the letters of those words, to form a suitable statement for the box label..

SIX-BOOK POSER

VOLVOU VOL VOL VOL VOL!

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The six volumes are not in

PUZZLE ANSWERS

HIDDEN THREES

2. Oak. 3. Palm 4.

1. Fir. Cedar. 5. Pine. -

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A PUZZLER NEWFOUNDLAND

DIAGONAL

VINEGAR

LEAFLET

FURROWS

GRABBE PRAFER

UND NE AMERICA

ESSIONIS JOINI E OT IN AITIE O G|AIS NOR E POD I D ME TIRIAIDEIRIS

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THE BALANCED SCALES It is obvious that if three cubes and three spheres are re- moved from each side the scales, will still balance therefore, two cubes weigh the same as three spheres. Thền if all (eight) cubes are placed on one side it will take twelve sphere on the other balance.

CHARACTERISTIC INITIALS

1. Fu Manchu.

Sherlock Holmes.

2.

their proper arrangement of I to 6 from left to right.

3.

Uriah Heep.

4.

Peter Pan.

5.

Many years ago people thought the earth was flat. Columbus believed that it was a sphere and in trying to prove his theory dis- covered America. Can you find the globe by putting together the black pieces?

HIDDEN TREES

1. When interviewing the chief. I recalled my father's að- vice.

2. Without further ado, 2 knot was tied in the rope

3 We were told to help Alma all we could.

4.

Grace darted forward and rescued the kitten.

5. We placed a tulip in each person's hand.

A PUZZLER

My first is the World Columbus

reached

When he sailed out West from

the old;

My second is what Columbus did At the end of his voyage bold. My third is something Columbus

saw

Twixt the sea and the sky so

blue

On October the 12th, that won-

derful year

Of fourteen and ninety and two. My whole's an animal shaggy

and big,

Ever ready a life to save— The animal's known as the Chil-

dren's friend

And he's gentle as he is brave.

DIAGONAL

This diagonal contains seven words of seven letters each. If the words are rightly guessed and written one below another' their diagonal letters. beginning with the top left-hand letter and ending with the lower right- hand letter. will spell the name. of 2.30 old-fashioned, sweet- scented. flower. The words are:

1. A very sour liquid.

2. A little printed tract.

CROSS-

3. The lines in an aged per

son's face. :

4. Sour tempered.

5. Supplications.

6. Of or pertaining to the. world.

7. The name of a country.

DRINK

RICKSHA TEA

BRAND

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10

• CROSSWORD PUZZLE

HORIZONTAL

1-Tasks

12-Seed covering 9--Final 14-Very

13-Uneven 16-Pronoun- 15--Conjunction 17-Trappers

16-Mister (abbr, 1,

THE BALANCED SCALES

The scales balance at present. with five clubs and three spheres equalising six spheres and three cubes.

Suppose that all the cubes are placed alone on one side of the scales, how many spheres will be necessary on the other side in order to make the balance?

A cubes are alike in weight, and all sphere are uniform.

CHARACTERISTIC INITIALS

The phrases below describe the characters of fiction whose initials are those used. 1. Fiendish Mongol. 2. Sleuth Himself.

3. 'Umble Hypocrite. 4. Playful Pixie. 5. Escaped Dungeon.

By moving two books at a time (side by side) you can, in three such moves, arrange the books Two in their proper order. books withdrawn may be inseri- ed together at any point in the

TOW.

SUBTRACT A LETTER

From the words below take away a letter and rearrange the remaining letters to form another word. Subtruct a letter from:

1. MAY and leave

Part of "to be."

2. ROUE and leave

Mineral container. 3. WRATH and leave

Excrescence on skin.

4. CINE M A and leave

Cut into bits.

Who

Edmond Dantes.

WORDOGRAM

are these eager and wealthy persons that surpass all others in their elation and about whom I have no knowledge?

REARRANGE THE LABEL HANDLE WITH CARE

SIX-BOOK POSER

Move 1 and 3 together be- tween 6 and 4.

Move 6 and 1 together be- tween 5 and 2.

Move 1 and 2 together from right to left of row.

ay

SUBTRACT A LETTER

1. Am; 2, Ore; 3. Wart; 4. Mince: 5. Strike: 6, Tearing: 7, Secreted: 8, Unlocated; 9, Per-

5. RICKETS and leave sisting; 10. Rationalize.

Hit.

6. INTEGRAL and leave

Rending..

7. DETECTERS and

leave" Hidden..

8. INOCULATED and leave

Not found.

9. SPRINGTIMES and leave

Continuing steadily.

10. REALIZATIONS and leave

Convert to doctrine of reason.

TWELVE-BOOK PUZZLE

DRINK

PEDIA

RICKSHA

TEAM

BRAND