1954-01-16 — Page 18

BUTTERFIELD and SWIRE.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"HUNAN"

"ANKING"

"PAKHOI"

"SHENGKING**

BAILINGS TO Tientsil Singapore & Penang

ARRIVALS FROM Shanghol ... Keelung

10 m. 180: Jan,

10 d. 18th Jan,

7 aan. 17th Jan,

7 .m Zist Jan,

A.O. LINE LTD./C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE

SAILINGS TO

Sydney & Melbourne

ARRIVALS FROM

***TAIPING"

"TAIPING"

.....Kobo

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

Scheduled Sailings to Europe via Aden & Port

"CAYTONEUR"

"ASTYANAX"

**FYRRHIUS"

"EUMAEUN" MANCANRUS'

28th Jun

20th Jan.

Londs

8-ja

Buil

Liverpool &c Dublin

jenon, Rotterdam, Amsterdim, London & Harburg

22nd Jan,

23rd Jon,

23rd Jan.

24th Jan

Morsquits.. Liverpool & Glasgow

5th Feb,

01h Feb

Laverpool & Cinagow Liverpool

Dubun

13th Feb. 23rd Feb.

14th Feb. 24113 Pes

Balls

Liverpool

Sails Rutterdam

S. "EUMAEUS“

Scheduled Sailings from Europe

G. "ASCANIUS"

S. "AGAPENOR"

8. "AUTOMEDON"

G. "PELEUS"

G. "ATREUS"

N. "BELLEROPHON"

G. "PATROXLUN"

Sailed!

do

เย

to

da

Sailed

16th Jun

24th Jan,

3rd Feb,

7th Feb

13th Feb.

Arrives flong Kong 23rd Jan. 28th Jau. 7th Feb. 13th Feb. 25th F. 28th Feb 10th Mar. 10th Mar.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1984.

the BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

Corn First Grew WIND Whirler From Wild Grass

M

ANY thousands of By IDA SMITH

years ago a little

grass plant grew in

grasses.

generation

corn

OF CAN

1Peel the wrapper from a medium sized TIN CAN CUT WINGS LIKE THIS FROM HEAVY

ALUMINUM

FOIL.

2: Poke a hole (ABOUT, INCH ACROSS in center

HEIGHT OF CAN

ITINEN ROLE

grow in cooler climates. Dont corn comprises most of the world's corn crop. Swebt the tropical regions of the different families grow their corn wo cook while it is Americas. It belonged to own spectul colour combina-

green. Popcorn la very the family Graminae, which tiona

after hard-shelled and pops open Included all the different generation, by tross-polling when heated. "Pod

GLUEAN The ting in a certain way and

EMPTY species of

towa far grows with each kernel in a

THREAD husk of its own. wind pollinated the grusses planting the

SPOOL and helped to scatter their enough apart so that the

Today corn is one of the INSIDE seeds. Many of these seeds wind could not pollinate grew curious gadgets to aid them. Certain Indian fami- six true cereals of the world. CANAND

lies in the southwest today The others are wheat, oats, OVER HOLE in their distribution.

Sometime in the dim ages, maintain their own corn barley, rice, and rye.

that humans learned

me particular kind of grass pre- duced seeda that were better

to eat than the others. They began to cultivate it, and it grew larger seeds.

No

CORN BEGINS

colour combinations.

OLDEST CEREAL

+

Corn is harvested both by hand and by machine. Then WITH the domestication of the husks are removed and ventilated grass it in stored in the little wild plant it lost its ability to corn cribs. scatter its own seed. For mahy centuries corn has had

FED TO LIVESTOCK

corn

in the one knows when or how to depend upon humans to usT of the

kernela M ita seed

United States LA fed to the change took place- separate

livestock.

used It is also

In but the little grass species, and plant them. Zen Zeta Mays, finally grew

numerous ways for human food, and has many other commer- seeds all

cial uses-more than any other together on one stalk and

The husks and kind of grain. became corn. The Indianя

#talks are used commerctully; called it maize.

Corn has been one of the and over a million tons of cobs thousands of most important foods in are used annually to For many

4. Loading Gilasgow, before Liverpool, S, Lexding Swansea, before Liverpool, with its rows of

L'arriers' option to proceed via other porta to load & discharg: CAFEU,

ARRIVING FROM U.S. ATLANTIC &

"DONA AURORA”

"DONA ALICH"

"BATAAN"

PACIFIC COAST PORTS.

Ball N.Y. Sail 8.F.

А.Н.К

Sailed

Salled

17th Jan,

do wom

int Feb.

10th Feb.

14th Jan,

5th Feb.

25th Jan,

7th Mar, 10th Feb. 18th Mar.

"MUNCASTER CASTLE"

"TELEMACHUS “

~~~ op -

- op →

do

tropfen!

Until white people to America they had

went never

seen corn.

make

of bottom

of the can.

GLUE WITH REUSENDID CEMET

3. NAIL A ROUND STICK ABOUT 12IN.LONG TO

A BOARD ABOUT 8 INCHES SQUARE.

4. Bend wings like this...

and put them

around the

can.

PUT NAIL THROUGH HOLES

FIT HOLES IN WINGS OVER HOLE IN CAN...

P&O B.I. E&A

COMPANIES

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CÒ.

PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE

Outwards "OHUSAN"

"CANTON"

“CÁRTHAUE

Leaven London Dua Hongkong 10th December 16th January 10th January

12th February

6th Mardi

101 February

Via Southampton, Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo,

Pohang & Bingapore

Leaves Hongkong Due London

1st February

1lomewards

"CHUSAN”

"CANTON"

15th February

"CARTHAGE"

12 March

1st March 18th March 12th April!

Accepting cargo for Bingapore, Penang, Colombo, Eembty,

Aden, Port Said & London

FREIGHT SERVICE

Outwards

Arrives *TRESILLIAN 24th January

"TREGENNÁ" 27th January "BOUDAN" 2nd February

From

UK. Content, Via Streluat

with liberty to call at Holdwail before or after Strálii Péřís and at Bombay if thêucèment offers.

available for CATKO of Oll in Bulk Space for refrigerated' cargo. Limited Pasščukër accommodation

Tanks

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.

"PALIKONDA"due 27th Jant. sails 20th Jan.

"ANSHUN"

dur 29th Jati. endje 31st Jan,

"SANTHIA” dne 1st Feb.

I

BEND FLAP UP INSIDE

CAN.

5.Put a large NAIL through holes and

"FULTALA"

d10 7th Feb.

Main

It is rotated

NAIL IT TO A FENCE?

POST AND WATCH IT

WHIRL IN THE

WIND!

DE LA RAMA LINES years, the people of The America. It can be dried large variety of products such Americas, especially in the and stored easily. Many as soll conditioners, Important

areas, grew corn, times stored corn has saved chemicals, and even- nylon. They watched the wird people from starvation dur- Today, corn in grown all over pollinate it, and they learned ing times of famine. It is the world,

the United States pound it into stick. do it themselves, thought to be the oldest producing better than half of how Lo

cercul in the the world's crop. By cross-pollinating the best cultivated of their corn they were able world; perhaps the oldest of with alfalfa, clover, wheat, oats, to improve it greatly.

all cultivated plants, etc.

GREW IN COLOURS

time, long DURING that

before white people went to the Americas, the Indians jearned how to grow beautiful corn in

colours,

SIX DIFFERENT TYPES Some ears were blue, some red, and some black, in addi- THERE are six main types:

of corn. The flout corn tion to the more

grows only in yellow and white colours.

warm Agriculturists believe that climates. Flint

SAILING for NEW YORK, via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & CRISTOBAL via JAPAN

"BAINAN"

"DONA AURORA

"DONA ALICIA”

Loads

19th Jan.

17th Feb.

4th Mar,

Sails

20th Jan,

18th Feb.

5th Mar,

Accop cargo for Kingston and to Central & South Amerionn ports on

through bills of lading.

Tathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

fable

JIK SURGnZS10Rapo:e

Bepari Hongkong

DC-4)

Do A.11.

FK Hangkok/Smgopote HK/ManimD N Borneo

(63)

9 10 a. U.30

4.1.

JAK:Justizlatphong

10 00 n til.

UK/Bangkok/Singapore

(DCA)

7.00 a ft.

HKBangkok/bstep/

1x-4)

Monday

Tuesday

& Fri Thie Wednesday Thursday

120 no Friday

All the above subject to Alteration without notice.

for particulars please apply to:-

Butterfield & Swire (Hongkong) Ltd.

1 Connaught Rd. Tel: 3033!/8

Branch Office: 50 Connaught Rd. West.

Tel: 25875.32144,24978

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"LENEVERETT"

Arrives

Salls

Jan, 25 from Manila,

Singapore, Jan. 28 for

Rangoon &

"REBEVERETT"

Arrives Satta

Penang. Calcutta

Jan. 20 from Singapore, Jan. 20 for Kobe & Yokohama,

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Arrives Sotla

Jan. 19 from Singapore.

Jan, 20 for Inchön, Pusan, Kobb

& Yokohama.

"STAR ALGYÖNE“

Arrives Balls

Jan. 21 from Japan. Jun, 22 for Singapore, Pori Swetlen- tam.. Madras, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi, Khorram- shalir, Barrah & Bahrein, (Accepting cargo for frånshipmeni Kobe/Pusad adlá Kobb/Okinawa)

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common

the

little wild

18 ohe of the mysteries. But

Evidence indicates that its How the early Indian euen tillage began more than evolved from 10,000 years ago in Central grass plant America. It is there that botanical its wild relatives are found various species have given b

In measurable service to mon today.

return for his centuries of care.

corn

will

Chirpie Sparrow and Friends

-He's Staying With Two Very Polite Pigeons--

By MAX TRELL

TT was a cold blustery Novem-

ber cling when Knarf and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned-about names, heard Chirple Sparrow calling to them from the outside window sul They went to the window at once to see what he wanted.

To their surprise, they found Chirple standing on the window still with two pigeons.

Two Good Friends

"These ate two

very good friends of mine," he said to Knurt and Hanki. "We're all Ilving together up in the church steeple."

"Oh, that's very nice," Fald

Hanid.

z "These are two very good friends

of mine," said Chirpie.

"And something else" said Chirple.

Kharf and Hanid walled for Chirple to explain.

"You bet lt te," said Chirple. "And I can't tell you how much I appreciate these pigeons' let- ting me live In the church "My two kinds here, who steeple with them. It's mighty were good enough to let the live

the winter is with them, also need hord,

three now that Deglining to eat in, to find a thitags." shug place to live In! Thank

The

same three things?" you for being so kind," Chirple said Harld. shid, turning to the pigeons,

Chirple nodded. "Don't mention it," said the

The two pigeons bowed and first þigeoft, nodding its fat head, nodded.

"Don't mention it," said the second pigeon, likewise nodding its fat head.

Nodding and "Bowing Then both pigeons walked around Chirple, in a amall cirele on the window sill, nodding ond bowing with every step.

"My goodness be carefull" Hanid exclaimed to the pigeons. "You'll fall off!"

its

Puzzles To Make

You

Think

Triangle

The puzzle expert has hung his triangle on WITWORK The second word is "patterns of per- fection": third "to pester fourth "a stinging insect"; fifth "a chemical suffix"; and sixth an abbreviation for “right side." Complete the triangle.

WITWORK

T

Word Square

After rearranging the letters

In each row to form a good word, mix them around

until

the square reads the same down as cross:

DR

OE RS

[0000.

山

OE

RS

O LS

Words in Variety VARIETY contains a lot of other words. How many can you find?

is

Diamond

All Kinds of Crumbs

Then Knart went to the kitch-

DELBERT provides the centre en and came back with a pile of for this diamond. The second bread crumbs, cake crumbs, roll word "to fondle third; crumbs, pretzel crumbs, cracket #grew pallid; fourth, "years crumbs and cookie crumbs. between 12 and 20"; and fifth;

for "floctors' Knart put the crumbs in nine an abbreviation little piles along the window sill Finish the diamond from these

clucs: "There's breakfast, dinner and supper for each one of you."

But the pigeons didn't foll cf.

Chitplo sald thank you and "They're very polite," gald

started eating his, three meals Chirpic Sparrow.

immediately. But the two the pigeons got walking around Chirple pigeons marched around cách of Sparrow, and stood very quietly their meals very slowly and a little to one side as though politely, hedding and bowing to waiting for him to go on talking Kharf and Hanid, before they to Knarf, and Hanid. Chirple began,

glanced at them a little unesly. And when all of them were all "Ahem," said Chirple to Knor Brilshed; Ciurple said: "That's and Hanid, "I'd like to dak you wonderfull May we come again a favour."

tomorrow?"

"Of course, Chirpio," sald

Hanid. "What is 17"

"Certainly," said Hanid. "And

"Well,” said Chirpio, "these bring your two guests with you,” two pigeon friends of mine have "All right, boys," said Chirple The live with them in their to the pigeons. "Let's go!"!" And Church stoople, But there's some away they all flow.

let

thing

What

Chirpié?”. things," said Chirpio.

three thinger

But Knart and Hanid

wero

dinner

and sup ds, they flew toward the church |

quite sure they sill saw the two pigeons nodding and bowing

said Chirpio.

Knart and Hapid sulted. "Wo

"Pigbons are the politest birds

enth get you the three things, in the world," said Hanid.

all right? Whid Knarf. Knarf was "If they were people", said alrently tuming to go to the Knart,ley would. Be the

politest people in the

AGJA

DELBERT

1 Torrid

Crossword

ACROSS

4 Folding bed

7 At ilmes

9 Minule skin opening

10 Interpret

11 On the sheltered side

13 Correlative of either

13 Blemish

15 Proposition

18 Social insect

17 While

19 Country hotel

20 "Smallest State" (ab.)

22 Bridge

24 Exude

20 Cooking utensils

27 Demolish

28 Female saint (ab.)

20 Beverage

1 'Demigod Above

DOWN

3 Scatter, na hay

4 Mountain pass

Mountain (comb. form)

6 Year between 12 and 20

8 Stays

9 Business associate

14

Girl's name

17 Vipers

18 Smudge

20 Get up

21 Genus of willows

23 Dined 25 Entangle

Word Chain

Change CARE to TREE In nino movea. Make sure you have a good word, bach timo and thangs only one letter in each have.

(Botullons: Page 20)

Rupert's New Year Adventure--20

Rødt lid

imp & Staircase without looking, khanie; -The scale fonds to 3 bridgk

anothée" plaifden

Viti Bem ið ná gulat

There

Rally 2nd Pvb.

from Japan

fot

Fort

Bingopote, Swettenham, Penang. Itangoon 22 from

apon

Calpula

for Singapore. Penang. Hangoon & Calcutta from Caletitta, Hangoon & Straits

for Japan

from Japati

3th Feb. for Singapore, Rangoon & Chittagong

P. GO./B. 1. JOINT SERVICE

"OBRA"

**UMARIA"

"OLINDA"

due 19th Jan, Грод Karachi, Bombay,

Colombo & Stratta Balls 20th Jan, for Japan duo 24th Jan, from JapaÁ anila 25tit Jun.

due 7th Feb, mails 8th Feb.

for Singapore, Columbo, Bombay, Karachi, Ku- wart, Khorramshahr & Basrah direct. Also P. Gulf Ports via Bombay Via Bombay from Japan lor Singapure, Colombo, Bombay

siirect. Perstan

Karochi

Porta via Bambay

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. CO., LTD. "NELLORE

from Japan & Taingiao

Ja Port

alls 10th Jan.

for Sydney,

& Melbourne

"EASTERN"

due 20th Fab.

from Australia

saila 27th Feb. for Japa

Adelaide

All vessels have liberty to call at any port on or off the route & the route & sailing are subject to change or amendment with or without notice.

For full particulars apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. OF HONG KONG LTD. Telephone Nos. 27721-4,

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