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the

THẾ CHÍNA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1953.

BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

* STAMP

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Schoolboy's Quick Profit

CHANCE estimated at the new ones being printed for

A millions to one camo the Queen's Coronation.

This is the Colonial issue, and the way of 16-year-old Jack the portman will take it down Thompson, of Bury, Lan- bustling highways and lonely cashire, when he queued to Jungle trails as a reminder

and a lovely one it is that buy the new British stamps the Empire family, is united in recently.

love and loyalty to the Queen. be served The stamp will be issued in As his turn

that

territories -- the 81 Colonies and came, corner of ane sheet of 24d. from the Falkland Islands,

on the stamps in the clerk's book was South Ameries. not properly printed. With as pronches to the South Pole, to little excitement as possible, he Fiji, where boys and girls play asked for the whole sheet of in the worm

Paciile surf. 240 stamps, and paid for

he

noticed

£2.108,

It from his Christmas sav. ings. He immediately went

of stamp a Manchester Arm Healers, where he received a Uls- substantial offer for his

p.m. 20th May

Noon 27th May

10 am." 29th May

10 am. 30th May

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Kobe

24th May

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20th May

covery and left with a hand-

27th May

some profit,

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The affected

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28th May

5th June

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KNARF LOOKS FOR AN AEROPLANE Do You Know

-And He Finally Finds an Obliging Dragonfly

By MAX TRELL

TZ NARF, the shadow-boy KART, the shadowsout

name, saw an old crow, sit- ting on a fence at the edge of the cornfield.

"Good morning, Crow," greeted Knarf. "What are you doing?"

"I'm waiting for that man standing in the middle of the cornfield to go away.

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3.30 pm. Wed.

corn."

"I'm looking for an aero- plane," said Knarf. "How would you like to pretend you're an acroplane and let] me fly on your back?"

Turned Him Down

"I wouldn't like it, at all. I just told you I'm waiting for that man in the corn- field to go away so I can eat the corn. Go find some-

Knarf sat down un a mossy rock at the pond's edge.

leave waiting for the man to the cornfield. But Knorf laughed. For the "man" was a and would never LCATCCTOW leave! But he didn't tell crow that. He didn't like стаж,

Then Kuaf piloted his plans into the garden. landing field was a yellow flower.

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Before 1000, the majority of had designs cord aero- Christmas

The little or no relation to Christ- sun- mas or the winter season. They pictured summer flowers, scapes, fairies, kiticns, even ish Knarf

off climbed

the end replies: dragonfly's back. That was o he sald. wonderful flight," "Thank you!"

"OERA"

A. Buoy

"OKULA'

of

Its

Polo is the most ancient games using slick and ball, "Don't mention it," said the name derived from the Tibetan dragonfly. "I don't mind being ward, pulu, meaning ball.

a plane at all!"

And he shot off, sparkling in the spring sunshine.

MONTY MOONBEAM

has his first Earth picnic

Chapter 7 by ARTHUR HAROLD JACKSON

The Atlantle cable for message in use transmission has been since 1000 when the first ono was laid by Cyrus Field.

The world's oldest republic is Andorra, a tiny territory with on area of 175 square miles and 6,000 population. It is situated

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The National Geographie So- cure Insanity, the topaz could or asthma and insomnia.

one else to be your aero-WHAT," asked the village folk, in amazement, "don't lety says the ancients believed plane."

Knarf walked off.

you REALLY know what Toasted Scones Brend and Jum or Cups of Tea ARE?"

Не

"I don't, hancrily!" answered Monty Moonbeam. "You

lelier M."

see,"

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Crow is certainly not very It wouldn't be any trouble at all to pretend to be an aeroplane and let me fly on his back. But he won't do it. I'll find some- one else to be my nero- plane."

As Kharf walked along he kept looking for someone to be his aeroplane. He wasn't very lucky. All the birds seemed to be off somewhere else, or else they were flying! да high that he couldn't make them hear him when he called to them.

Finally he reached the edge of the pond and sat down on

rock n mossy

to rest, A moment later there was a hum

in the air and a dragonfly with

way bff.

"Good morning,

"What do you mean?" asked the village folk. "Things like Mushrooma and Mint?"

"Yes, that's right," answered Monty Moonbeam, and also Macaroni and Marzipan and Mandarines and Melons, and lots more!"

Well, fancy that exclaimed the

folk.

sald the village Baker. "I'll go and bake you some nice hot Muffins!"

Yes." said the village Grocer, "and I'll go and felch you some de-

clous Margarine and some Marmalade"

"And I," said the village Dalryman, "will go and bring you a nice Mug of Milk!"

lovely

"A delightful

mcal.'

and

Favourite song One song they like'd particu- And scaled on the grass, larly, which they asked Monty with a small white tablecloth Moonbeam to sing over spread out before him, Monty over again, went Moonbeam had his, first piente "I live on the Moon, on Earth.

Which shines so bright, When the Earth folks sleep.

Our day is their night." He sang and danced until it

"Thank you'

blue and yellow wings alighted "Oh, it was delightfull" said was getting dark. Then the vil on à water y lent a little Monty Moonbeam. "Thank you lage folk said: "You must be Monty very much, my friends, for a pretty tired by now.

Moonbeam, so how about put- Dragonfly," lovely meal!"

"How about some more sing- ting up at our vilinge Inn? cald Kharf. "How would young and dancing?" asked the They've got some lovely like to pretend you're an BCTO-

beds there, and your village Musicians. plane and let me fly on back?"

the

"That's just what I was go- ing to suggest," answered Mon-

comfortable you'll be made a good idea," Monty

Ly Moonbeam, "so if you will Moonbeam agreed, but sudden

be so good as to accompany me ly in a startled voice he *x- again, I'll sing you some Moon claimed: "Oh dear! I AM ally

Nover Protended Before

"Why. I don't know," dragonfly replicti

"Do you congu. think I can do it? I've never pretended to be anything but a dragonfly before."

you

"You look just like an vero planet Knarf sald, "All have to do is fly wherever 1 tell you to. I'll steer you."

With that, tha shadow-boy drew himself together until he was no larger than a pln (for zhadows, us everyone knows, can easily change their size) and sprang on the dragonfly's back.

Then up into the air went Knart and his dragonfly zero- pland. The dragonfly's wings went so fast they looked just like a blurr.

"Now remember," Knart com when minded the dragonfly they were high over the pond, "you've got to fly wherever i you're steer you. Otherwise not a good aeroplano,"

Grow Still Walted,

Bo Chart pilofed the plane across the pand and over the cornfeld.dar. below him he could see the old crow, sull

* I've forgotten to bring

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A sloth can make better time over rough ground than over not stand upright and must pull itself along. On level surface it cannot gain a foothold.

To complete the meal of trople fruit, one could add the akce, said to taste like meat fried, and the breadfruit.

QUED

when

GASKET Bird Feeder

1.Put a 5inch PLASTIC

| MESH FRUIT BASKET.

(BUY AT A DIME STORE)

in the center of a BOARD

101X

MARK POINTS A AND D WITH A

PENCIL

2.Screw CUP HOOKS

in the board at points. A and B.

And for the rest of the after thing very important with mel 3. Cut a small straight noon he entertained the village Something very important ip- folk, dancing and Bloging songs deed!!

bouf the Moon that they had never heard before:

·· MORE NEXT SATURDAY

Rupert and the Robins-5

Suddenly be Rupert, searches through. Nut- they have gone? wood and then over the comnian, sees bla pils, Res and Reggie

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