1951-08-18 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1051.

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Kobe

8 am, 19th Aug.

10 am. 22nd Aug.

A Strange Visitor From Afar

M

-It's the Man on the Moon, And He's Very Oddí--

By MAX TRELL -

PUNCIPS private tele-

phone rang.

It was really a Very, very. private telephone because

ho

private

the

most places, sometimes behind bookcase. sometimes under his bed, sometimes in a crock · be- tween two bricks in the

fires

place. Nobody could ever be sure where he kept it, and some- ilmes he forgot himself.

5 p.m. 25th Aug.

6 p.m. 25th Aug.*

kept it in the

10 am, 30th Aug.

6 p. 30th Aug,

* Sails from

6 p.m. at Sept. Cusindian Wharf

ARRIVALS FROM

..Djakorin

*

Bintan

2 p.m. 18th Aug.

“HUPET"

Tientsin

"SINKIANG"

Bangkok

"SOOCHOW"

Kobe

4 pm. 18th Aug

21/22nd Aug, 22nd Ausf.

"SHENGKING"

"HUNAN"

cp}ung Tientsin Moji

"FUKIEN"

"ANSHUN"

7 a.m. 23rd Aug.

25/20th Aug.

20/27th Aug.

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SAILINGS TO

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Noon 21st Aug.

4 p.m. 21st Aug.

31st Aug. 0th Sept.

"CHANGSHA"

**TAIYUAN"

"CHANGTE"

"TAIPING"

ARRIVALS FROM

"TAIYUAN"

Kobr

in Port

"CHANGSHA'

Australia & Manila"

In Port

"CHANGTE"

Japan

28th Aug.

"TAIPING"

Australia

Manila

6th Sept.

.. London

& Hollan

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

Scheduled Sallings to Europe via Aden & Port Salu

..Dublin & Liverpool

& Glasgow

Liverpool & Glasgow

Scheduled Ballings from Europe

"AUTOMEDON"

"AGAPENOR"

"PERSEUR"

"MARON"

S. "AUTOMEDON"

G. "PERSEUS"

G. "MYRMIDON”

Marsellles, Liverpool

But today, Kaart and Hanld.

shadow-children with the turned-about

the

names,

came into Mr Punch's room, the telephone was ringing. "Pardon me," he said. Then he groped

behind the curtain and brought Mr Punch poked into several the telephone out.

"Hello," he

said into it, "this is Mr Punch.

Who's

An- please?" speaking,

bags.

Mr Spoon tasted just a bit of

had For

other remarkable thing about it or the end of the spoon. the telephone was that it long wires attached to it, the wires never seemed to attached to anything. They just hung in a big tangle from the on bottom and kept catching chairs and table-legs and other things around the room.

a moment Kamf and but danid-not merition

to

Mr be Punch-didn't dare breathe.

Lighted Up

"Ah," Mr Punch was saying

it's ns his eyes lighted up, nice to hear

Mr from you Spoon How's everything up there?"

ZOO'S WHO P&O B.I. E&A

IN MAURITIUS AND MALABAR, BATS ARE

USED AS FOOD...” ̈ ̈

A NEWLY-HATCHED

OSTRICH

WEIGHS ABOUT:

THREE POUNDS...

"Just right," he said, K.THE NOSE PRINT OF A DOG WISH RANGE IN SIZE FROM 50-FOOT

just right, Not a bit of

It's as cold as a plece in t of yesterday's toast," And he ale it all up, every smitch.

Philately

S a new stamp collector to be you're going

A$

"It's My Spoon, the Man on the Moun," Mr Punch said quickly to Knari and Hamid, pretty baffled at your first the meetings with other collect- holding his hand over

mouthpiece as he spoke to them. ors who talk of "perfs" and Knarf and Hanid didn't have time to express their astonish-

23rd Aug.

30th Aug.

6th Sept, 1th Sep,

Arrives

Hong Kons

of room

- In Port Holl's Wharf -In Port Holt's Wharf 29th Aug. 4th Sept

Sails Liverpool

Salla Rotterdam

Salled

tio

cle

ત્°

:

8. "BELLEROPHON"

do

- 8th Sept.

do

17th Aug.

15- Sept.

8. "ANTILOCKUS"

21st Aug.

2 Sept.

38th Aust,

0. "MARON"

G. "PYERHUS"

G. "CYCLOPS"

S. "AUTOLYCUS" 4th Sept.

G. Loading Glasgow before Liverpool.

S. Loading Swansen before Liverpool."

Carriers' opilan in proceed via other porta to

load & discharge carto.

5th Oct

Alh Oct,

DE LA RAMA LINES

ARRIVING via MANILA -FROM

US. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS "DONA AURORA"

"MENESTHEUS"

"Imperfs" as glibly as if

ment, for Mr Punch was talk- they were saying "shoe" or "You "house." Every hobby has #goin to Mr Spoon. you're

to come a language of its own, so if say

planning down for a visit? That will be wonderful. Yes, there's plenty you add the correct terms for you to stay with to your vocabulary you can me. When do you think you'll start talking like a veteran be coming?"

atamp collector. Naturally, one Punch listened for an- Mr other

Mr words moment. "Fine,

you'll Spoon, 'll be looking for you."philately," which means

the of

Arst encounter is

"the

IS AS DISTINCTIVE AS THE WHALE SHARKS TO TINY GOBIES FINGERPRINT OF A HUMAN ONLY ONE-HALF INCH IN LENGTH.

Has Own Language

I'VE À NEW MAINT

A11 0.6. AND

„AN "IMPERP”

MY EDUCATION

HAS SURE

BEEN NEGLECTED

"Gun" is the adhesive on the back of stamps for attaching stamps to envelopes.

To be "On Cover" a ́stamp la still attached to the envelope ou

which it was used. "Cover" ap- plies to a folded letter or er. velope which has passed through the mails and is complete with hddress, postal markings and stamp..

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Outwards'

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ER. "CARTHAGE"

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.

Leaves, London: Arrives Hongkong

26th July

Bird August

27th Augum

24th September

20th September 2nd October

Via Benthampton, Port. Raid, Aden, Bombay, Colombo,

Penang & Singapore.

Homewarde

*.*. "CANTUAĆE"

1.1, "CORFU"

, "CANTON"

Leaven Hongkong Duo London

1st October Shit August 28th Sepinmber 20th October 2011 October 28th November

Accepting cargo for Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Dom« bay, Aden, Port Bald & London.

Outwards

a. ■, "BIIILLONG" M.Y, "THESILLIAN"

Homewards

m.v. "SOUDAN"

Freight Servico

Dua Haagkong 20th September 3801 September

Leaves Hongkong 25th AuguNT

From

London & Continen

For London & Continent

Accepting Cargo for Singapore, Port Swottenham, Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Eetion, Marsotilles, London, Hamburg, Antwerp & Rotterdam, with llbarty to call at Bombay 11 inducement offers.

Tanks available for carriage of all In,' Bulk. Space for refrigerated cargo. Limlied passenger

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duo 19th Aug. · molla 20th Aug. calla 21st Aug. “ salls 28th Aug.

Stamps on Government velopes which are printed direct- ly on the paper are "embossed. Complete envelopes on which stamps are embossed are "on- tires," but if the stamps have been cut off with some margin around them on each side, they "cut squares." Entires are preferable. to cut squares.

"block" is at least four con- nected stamps arranged four- square rather than in a 'strip, to. show original perforations, cr 19 show them as imperforate. A "plate number block" shows the On the steel plate.

I be sure to leave the win-study and collection of postage utampa." Do not hesitate to use dow open." He hung up.

"He's coming tonight about it for fear you'll mispronounce

identification number Punch it. Once you can say it correctly. half-pas!

seven," Mr sakt, after tucking the phone practise until it comes easily. away at the bottom of a clothes Divide it 8-LAT-c-ly, and give all vowels the short sound. If you are a collector, you are a "philatelist" (A-LAT-e-list), and

your the adjective describing hobby is "philatelic" -a- TEL-ic).

stamps

hamper.

"The man in the moon is

Mr here,

Punch?" coming!

Hanid exclaimed. "He's really and truly coming?"

The condition of the Mr

are described by such terms as mint, original gum, unused, and A "mint" stamp is on used. used exactly as it came from the couldn't printer. It is clean, has a crisp feel to the fingers, and the like?" gum (the adhesive on the back) is unmarred by fingerprints or hinge marks.

"Certainly he is," said Funch, "and I don't see what ere's to be so surprised at. He's often been here."

Kraf and Hanid 29th Aug.sicp being excited. 14th Sept. wwint

does he look Kearf demanded.

"Very shiny," said Mr Punch, "Is he tall? Is he short? What--kind-of-clothes does he wrar?" asked Hanid, speaking all in one breath.

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Departs Hongkong

Arrives H.K. (on return) 7.30 am. Tuen, Fri, 0.30 am. Wed. Sat., Bangkok with U.B.A. to Rangoon)" 1,00 p.m. Wed.

8.30 p.m. Thura, 7:00 a.. Wed.

4.43 pm. Thurs. 4.00 pm. Frl

7.00 .m. Erl.

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Japan

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"BENAVON" "BENCRUACHAN“ "BENALBANACII"

BENCLEUCH"

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18th Nov.

SAILINGS Loading on or abt.

Middles.

London *borotich

Liverpool,.. Dublin:

·Hamburg & Antwerp Glasgow, Liverpool,

120th Aug.

'10 Sept.

23rd Sept,

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'Avonmouth & Hull

*BENGHUACIJAN"

Liverpool, Dublin, Hamburg & Antwerp/ Liverpool, Glaszow. & Hamburg

21st Oct,

20th Oct. 20th Oct,

BENALBANACH”: Landon & Antwerp.

"BENLEDİ!

Liverpool, Dubila,

Hamburg. Antwerp

"DENCLEUCH" : Kobe & Yokohama

15th Nov.

10th Nov.

Via Singapore, Port Swettenham, Port Sudan & Port Said.

Calls Manila, Tawau) Bandakari & Jesselton.

Calls Malla, Temelíon & Labuan,

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84105;

❤

PUZZLE

CROSSWORD

14

25

ACROSS

STAMP is "O. G.” (ab.

for breviation

"Original Gum") when it is almost mint, It has all the characteristics- of Bend in Middle

a mint, except the gum is mark ed by hinges, and perhaps a very "Sort of curved, with

mall piece of hinge la stuck to bend in the middle," said Mr it. Some of your collector friends Punch, "like someone leaning may insist such a stamp is ovo. and about to jump in mint, but strictly speaking, it is the lake. And now I've got to not. Once stamp has been B busy."

hinged, it is not a mint stamp. Great Lake Mr Punch started to look An unused" stamp, s the 11 Trial

to Remark around in the bin where he word indicates, is one kept his bags of vegetables. He has not been cancelled. It may 14 Swiss river poked to several bags. "I'm bo gummed, or it may not. It15 Smiled breadly ali out of them-just my luck is still unused.

19 Presently

cold moon

1 Amouns (ab). Health resort Young salmon Ocze

10

which 12

DOWN

1 Mimic 2 Grape refuse

3 Group of three singers 4 Observed

-not a single one in the house.” A "used" stamp, of course, is 20 Redact "Single one of what?" Knart cancelled regardless of the kind 22 Hurl demanded.

of cancellation-light or dark. 24 Fruit drink

23 City

in Nevada "Peas," said Mr Punch. "To When collecting used stamps, a 25 Scine make cold pease porridge. You light cancellation is usually can't just give a person like preferred. the man in the

An imperforate" "("imperf" turnips for supper, or a steak, for short) is separated from its or roast furitey-no sir, you've sheets by knife or scissors, got to give him cold pease while "perforated" ("perf") ap- porridge,

It's the only thing plies where paper between the he'll cat And it's got to be stamps is punched out 1 cold, The least tle warmth "Se tenant," a French term in it and he'll take off his meaning "holding itself," is sald 13 Male napkin and say, 'No thank you, of two stamps when the perfors-15 Kind I'm not very hungry tonight, tlons between them are un-10 Flower not for warm pease porridge, broken, or if imperforate, when 17 Paradise thank you just the same."

they are not cut apart.

Mr Punch hurriedly went

*

5 Nuisance 6 Qualified 8 Strys D Harsher

18 Eat

19 Station (ab.)

21

out with his shopping bag to "GRILLED" stamp is de buy some peas. He also bought A faced with a grill, (grille) Small child

a large round cheese coloured

green. "He cometimes likes of small holes which resembles

ANAGRAMS

Recrrange the letters la the

PATCH

DIAMOND

The contre

of Puzzle Pete's diamond REMAINS the Eme

Geroes and down, The second word is "a golt device," third is "a city in Florida," fifth "herole poems," and sixth is an abbre- viation for "answer."

R

REMAINS

S

TRUE OR FALSE? Decide which of the following

are true sepieces

ard which

The bat is not the only flying mainmal.

The letter "a" always follows the letter "q."

The telephono' plays a vital part in radio,

A banshee is a female ghost.

WACKY COMPASS

GORKLEUN

Tw

N

START AT SOUTHWEST, AND USE EVERY

7TH LETTER: YOU DECIDE

DIRECTION) TO FIND THE PROVERB HIDDEN HERE

POSERS

1. Is he plural of elf. elfs, elves, or clvo.

Is Mammoth Cave located in New Mexico, Kentucky, or Wisconsin?

3. Is the number of square nutmeg grater, arst part of three anagrams fa inches in a square foot, 144, 24,

defined by the or 307

to nibble on a piece of grom the print of a checse and cracker," explained and is used to let ink sank into form the ward

the paper at time of cancellarecend part: Mr Punch.

.

.

By Open Window

At exnelly half-past seven Koort and Hanid were waiting by the open window in Mr Punch's room. And sure enough, there was the moon, just rising up over the bill behind the house. They saw a thin, curved figure spring Bightly.. off and come rolling down, the hat like hoop. A few seconds inter ise

in through: the

window and came to rest, standing on his head, In the middle of the room. Then he rocked back on his feet and shook hands with. verybody.

a pleasure to meet you,” heinid to Kmart and Hand

I've been watching, you from

Wathbaky for a long time

hope I haven't come too soon, le sald Ao Me Puñola.RANDE

Bull" Mr Finch, gestir

big bowl of fon

Kabtor Miss Spoon's ||briettered Brid he quicidy, tied:

↑ napkin around his pedag

tions.

ANSWERS

CrosswoNo:

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Carousers see).

ANAGRAMS) Mutreats,, Teolander,

DIAMOND:

..

SET ITS ARM Abuses IN RED LACE' Native

a cold clime

SOUR RACE - Reveler SMILES

4. Was the Gettysburg Ad- dress delivered by Jefferson, of Adems, er Lincoln

5. In a complete ses of plen imanent teeth are there 28, 32,

European, thrush or 367

Rupert and Simon-36.

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P. & O./B. I. JOINT SERVICE

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due 23rd Aug. solis 24th Aug.

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