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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE the

(Butterfield & Swire (Hongkong) Ltd.)

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"FUNING" "PETER REED”

NANYANG

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"SHENGKING"

"HUNAN"

"YUNNAN"

BALLINGS TO Bangkok

Sibu & Tandjong Mani Dinkarin, Semarang Sourabaya & Macassor Tientsin

Keelung

Singapore, Penang & 'Belawan

Shanghai Moj

Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka & Kube (passengers only) Keclunt

3 pm. 28th Sept.

0 am, 27th Sept.

10 ani, 2 Sept.

10 0, 30th Sept.

8 pm, 30th Sept.*

10 a.m. 1st Oct,

am,

2nd Oct,

Tienkein

Shanghai

10

"FOOCHOW"

Bangkok

Noon 2nd Oct. 5 p.m.

7th Oct. 10 ..

9th Oct, m. 9th Oct am. 10th Oct,

*FUKIEN"

Djakarta, Semarang, Saurabaya & Macassar

- Balls from ARRIVALS FROM

11 Oct, Custodian Wharf

"SZECHUEN”

"SHENGKING"

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"HUTEK"

"YOCHOW"

"FOOCHOW"

"FUKJENpray-

**CHANGTE"

"CHANGSHA"

"SILANSI”

Singapore

Bangkok

Her}}}

Tientsin

Shanghai

Kobe

Kub

8 m, 27th Sept, 27th Sept,

7 a.m. 28th Sept

29th Sept.

20th Sept.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1958,

BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

PUZZLES

TO TEST YOUR WIT

Insect Robus

Four Insects have been co- cealed In this rebus. You'll have fun finding them by using the words and pletures to the best advantage:

Bih Oel

sih Oct,

TIS A FRAVING MAN VAM/

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"TAIYUAN"

Yokkaichi,

Yokobaina

& Kube

Madung &

1941 Oct.

in Port

Australia

&

Australu

Manila Japan

29th Sept. 31st Det.

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Scheduled Sallings to Europe via Aden & fort Sald.

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ASCANIUS" Liverpool & Glasgow 13th Oct.

London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam

Loads

Solls

"CALCHAS”

& Glasgow

Genoa,

5th Oct.

6th Oct,

14th Oct.

Hamburg

20th Oct.

22nd Oct.

"AGAPENOR"

Liverpool

&

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23rd Oct.

24th Oct.

"PELEUN"

Muzilles, Liverpool &

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5th Nov.

6th Nov.

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Rotterdam

G. "AGAPENOR"

Salled

B. "CALCHAS“

de

G. "PELEUS”

do

Salled

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du

G. "BELLEROPHON

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8. "MENTOR"

3rd Oct.

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7th Oct,

Scheduled Sailings from Europe

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YOU'D BETTER

CUT THE GRASS

++

WE'RE GOING TO PLAY HOP SCOTCH:

+ PER

Vowel-less Bugs

Here are three more insects,

but this time the

ZOO'S WHO

AN EXPERT BY STUDYING THE SCALES OF ASALMON CAN TELL THE AGB OF THE FISH, WHEN IT WENT TO SEA AND WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS

SPAWNED...

worde

THE FRINGE FOOTED WOMEN WERE NOT THE FIRST TO WEAR BIRD LIZARD OF SOUTH WINGS ON THEIR HATS? IN THE DARK AGES WEST UNITED STATES VIKINGS AND SAXON WARRIORS ADORNED SWIMS THROUGH THEIR HELMETS WITH WINGS OF THE RAVEN,

A BIRD THEY CONSIDERED SACRED SOFT SAND...

So the world

sees a king in glasses

vowels have TAMPS make news today. They come from three continents and tell three stories of a king's glasses,

been left out of their names. Can you finish them?

MMT

WLKNG STCK

PTT BG

Insect Mix-Ups

Rearrange the Jetters in earl

of the strange Bucs following so you will have the names of four insects:

LEAF

ACADIC

CLOT US

SELF H. YOU

Pesky Diamond

ANCIENT ENGLISH ARCHERS

By Harold Gluck·

RCHERY is an ancient

A sport. Its history:

dates back to early England. Then it was not considered so much a sport as a means of protection.

The English longbow, which was used throughout the fourteenth century,

was used effectively and with fair accuracy at ranges of 600 to 800 yards.

From the reign of Ed- ward 1 (1271-1307) to the sixteenth century, there was In English code placed statutes which later became known nx the Archery Laws.

These compelled every male citizen from 12 to G0 years of age, except nobility, to practise with a longbow on Sundays and holidays. Archery ranges were erected in overy town nt community expense. And the village officials were charged with providing equipment and with the of community planning

meets.

During this period the design of triumphant progress, and of a fine achievement.

First the king-Baudouin of the Belgians. A new stamp. of the longbow was standardis- Rules stated that it must Issued recently, shows him full face-wearing glasses. Oldered

tamps show him side-face without glasses. Many Belgians did be made of elm, six feet, four not like it. They said they wanted their king to appear on the inches in length, and capable of nation's stamps as he really is. Now they have got their wish driving "an arrow at a hundred and the youthful king will travel the world, on slamps, with his yards through a glasses on.

four-inch oak

protruded from the other The other stories? They are told in new stamps from India door until the arrow and shall and America, stories of man's skill and courage. Here they are:-the width of a hand's breadth,"

A jet-and its

grandfather-

on a stamp

THE world watches Neville Duke and Britain's other jet, stora.

Arit this new Americht nir- mail stamp records that it la only 60

ROACHES form the centre of years since

men started The to

fly in feathered power- Sehr third "to prop"; Arth driven "pains"; and sixth Scottish for planes.

Sails N.X.

"TELEMACHUƑ“

Salled

Balls S.F. Salled

Arr. B.K.

thist insect second

word

diamond. ly "a

"DONA NATI"

"BENARES"

28th Sept.

"AJAX"

10th Oct.

"HAINAN"

24th Oct.

1st Oct. 17th Oct.

18th Oct. 31st Oct, 15th Nov. 1st Deo,

"eyes." Finish the diamond,

1st Nev. 16th Nov.

14th Dec.

R

O

A

Saily

4th Oct.

20th Oct.

SAILING for NEW YORK, via SAN FRANCISCO,

LOS ANGELES & CRISTOBAL.

"DONA ALICIA"

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Loads

3rd Ool,

19th Oct,

19th Nov.

20th Nov.

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Arrives H.K.

(on return)

7.13 m. Wed. Sat.

UDA. to Rangaon)

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HK/Saiqop/Singapore

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A" fole price was sel to encourage ownership. A plain bow could be purchased for one shilling. A painted bow cost one sallling and aix penice. Standard arrows three feet long were furnished at a rate of twu dozen for one shilling and two pence.

ARCHERY HISTORY

history to realise

ONE has only to read English story of a magnificent Tachievement told in this tance that there is the impor issued on building the English archer into the most respected goldler of his day. At the Batte of Crecy, It commemorates the "Con-fought on August 20, 1340, the The stamp telling the story quest of Everest" in English English army was outnumbered Yet, it routed and triumphant progress this

the shows a plane like the one used and, bottom left in Hindi (a four to one.

annihilated language of N. India).

practically by the first power-driven air-

powerful army of Philip VI of The date, 29.5.53 is the day Valols. The perfect

marksman- men, Orville and Wilbur Wright, at Klity Hawk, North Carolina, that Hillary and Tensing reach-ship of the English longbowmen in 1903.

maintained throughout the

of

Just below it is a jet-ngo model.

ed the summit.

The photograph

of Mount battlo a superiority of fire of The stamp is perforated-10 Everest on this.stamp was taken ten arrows against one from the by 11 and costs Id.

from an Indian Air Force plane. crossbows of Philip's Genoese.

WANT A MAGIC CARPET RIDE?

Find Yourself a Door Mal, and Call Mr Merlin!—

By MAX TRELL

KNARF

sit-

He looked Bround. There wasn't any carpet outside the house. But there was a door and Hauld, the

mat in front of the door. the shadow-children with

followed Hanid Knarf and turned-about names, were

the direction of Mr Merlin's ting under the shudy apple tree, eyes. They saw the door mat, reading from a book. It was too.

Interesting story.

First read aloud and Kaart Hanid listened, then Knart read aloud and Hanid listened.

On

Finally they came to the end

it could be true. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could do what that little Jame prince did?"

Would that do?" Hanid said. "It might," said Mr Merlin. So Knart and Hanid ran over and got the door mat,

"We'd better all sit on it first sald

Knarf and Hanld thought

flying on a door mat was wonderful!

It

was common for the expert Engilsh archers to have three arrows in the air at one time from the Eamo bow. The English arrows easily pierced the light armour of the French horsemen, upon whose charges Phillp had relied to bring him ultimate victory. To show how effective were and arrows here aro

men

those bowe the final

rcords of that battle. Of the 40,000

in King Phillp's original army, over 20,000 wêre casualties in one form or other. The English losses amounted to only 50 meni

TIPS FOR ENGINEERS

an-

PERHAPS, though, you're a modern-day beginner at the

sport.

Bows are made in various pulling weights. The pulling weight represents the pounds of pull which are required for a *full draw" of an arrow.

of the story and Knarf said: before try to magic-It," "It's a wonderful story, Hanid Mr Merlin,

lin, "Otherwise it will only I don't think it can start flying around and we'd be true."

never be able to catch it." "No," agreed Haald, "I don't So they all sat on it-Kadri think i can be true either." and Mr Merlin and Minerva, Then she sighed. "But I wish who didn't move from Mr Mer- and just kept lln's shoulder purring all the time.

What It was that Mr Merlin said, Knarf and

Actually, the entire equipment They Hoard Footstops. never could

for archery consists of the bow, Knart was just about to say mumbled that the trouble with most muttered and

stuttered (and They even passed some notes of arrows, quiver, target, finger, tab that they weren't Minerva stopped purring and music going up higher and used to protect shooting fingers, and the arm guard used to pro- the higher. true, when all at once they door mat gavo a lurch as though

they meowod), then suddenly heard footsteps

Looking up,

And finally the door mat andtect the arm from the bow string. A good backyard target They saw

way their friend,

down La Mr someone were pushing it from all the passengers came

a burlap bag filled tightly And tho

with dried sonwood.

storics Was

andl

Hanid

Не л

soap bubble. They passed and a spider floating on a cobweb.

Merlin the Magician, taking his underneath.

second they were sailing over again, very gently, like a falling

Binck cat Minerva out for an alring.

Minerva sat on Mr Mer- the tree tops. Jin's shoulder, purring.

pet

boxt

leaf.

Khart and Honid didn't mind

·Didn't Mind at All "What can't you do that the "Well," said Mr Merlin, "I ittle láme prince did?" Mr guess we're flying. I hope you Merlin asked as he and Minerva don't mind that it's only a flying stopped in front of Knarf and door mat iristead of a dying ctir- Hanid,

We can't rido

on a magic carpet," replied Hanid.

"Magle carpet?" repeated Mr Merlin in a puzzled tone. "What wha 60 magle about it?" "It flow," said Krárf. "A flying carbot?" said Mr

Merlin.

at all. They thought it was wonderful.

tiny.

They sailed over the houses. They zooined over the hills and up to the clouds. Then they and BBW went up still higher the clouds below them like spacts Koart and Hanld both nod- hugo plies of fluff with

among them where they could ded.

"Hmm," sald Mr Merlin, "a see the folds and brooks and all looking Hiustrated by over 200 "how-to" photographa and drawinge, soms | midgle flying carpot; eh?" Then trees and houses,

that, They saw a railroad train puffing along the tracks, and it 2looked like a toy train. They ** Min just blinkel Hersfel and saw automobiles moving along

the On purely automobiles looked as mall, as Kew I had

winding road, add a carpot," Wyndham Street, Hong Kong & Salisbury Road, Kowloonald Me Merlin to Knarf and beetles,

Hanid, "aybe I cóùla ind-le-it They passed a fool dr bitte! and meko

They passed a kite. They paszod:

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ho turned ld Heâti to' Minerva and said: "Did you hear Min? A magic carpet that fles?"

j

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"You certainly are a terrific The standard events in target magician, Mr Merlin," said archery aro called "rounds. Knart and Harild,

Each round specißes the dine. "Thank you," smiled Mr Mer-tances to be shot and tho number of arrows that are to be And Minerva képt purring, shot at each given distance.

lin

Rupert and Ozzie-13

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