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BUTTERFIELD

and SWIRE.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

BAILINGS TO

"HUPKU?...........Tientsin

"SHËNGKING"

"SHENGKING"

"PAKHOP"

10 am, 22nd MAT/

...Keelung

5 p.m. 24th Mur.#

Bally from Custodian Wlearf

ARRIVALS FROM

keelung

..Shanghal

7 m, 22nd Mar.

a.m. 22nd Mar.

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

"CHANGSHA"

"CHANGSHA”

BAILINGS TO

...Rabaul, Sydney &

Melbourne

ARRIVALS FROM

Kobe

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

Bcheduled Sailinge to Europe via Aden & Port

Louds

"ATREUS"

"BELLEROTHON"{ Rotterdam, Amsterdam

Bih Apr.

2801 Mar.

Sald

Ballo

26th Mor.

Liverpool

Genoa,

& Dublin 24th Mar.

London,

& Hamburg

24th Mar.

25th Mar,

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Į Marseilles,

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Gipsgow

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5th Apr. 13th Apr.

23rd Apr.

6th Apr. 14th Apr, 24th Apr.

Arrives

ام

.... Liverpool &

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8. "LAOMEDON"

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8. "CLYTONEUS"

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Salta

Liverpool

Sailed

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di

10

24th Mar.

3rd Apr.

7th Apr

Salla Rotterdam

13th Ap

Ilong Kang

27th Mar,

3rd Apr.

8th Apr.

13th Apr.

20th Apr.

2nd May

8th May 14th May

O. Loading Glasgow before Liverpool S. Loading Swansea before Liverpool.

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THE CHINA MATE, SATURDAY, MARCH 20,

the BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

Basketball Tips

Practise On Foul Shots

By JAY WORTHINGTON

·OU'RE dribbling to-

Д

warde the basket, with lessi than minute to play. Whäck! A rival guard smashes into you and you don't get a chance to shoot, but the referee toota his whistle,

"Personal foul!" roars the referee, above the yelling of the excited crowd.

"Two shota!"

You step up to the foul- shooting line for your two freo throws,

pounding your heart

like a riveting machine,

Your

team is Icing by a single point. You can

can still win this basket- bali game, by scoring a point on each foul thot

You take your first shot-and the crowd groans. You missed!

You can still tie You take your second shot--and again you miss!

Oh

It

DE

LA RAMA LINES happen in a real game.

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200

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the score-

where

Personal fouls, like the one shown in the ploture, are on the well, it was only an increase, basketball authorities may. That's why a player with Imaginary game. Better to lose

a good, foul shot record is valuable to any basketball team.

Ella accuracy may, save the day in a close game. now, on paper, than to let It

one style, once you have made Doys-and girls, too-who This all means that, hope some day 10 make the you might have given only four some

If you progress. team are wise if they practise or five foul shots a game a few changing your systern every few foul-shooting until they can years ago, you may get ten or weeks, or even every year, you make those "free throws" nearly more chances in 100uy" games.

never will have enough time to overy time.

Many conches make their master any technique. Even the most expert shooters keep practising all the time,

RULES CHANGED

THE foul-shot has become in- creasingly important in basketball, The number of fouis committed last season climbed to a new high, averaging nearly 44 per gaine. The gure has

been rising steadily in recent

years.

Players are permitted lo com- mit fivo personal fouls today, whereas they were allowed only four a few years ago. This rule Ubviously Increased fouling and the chances to score points on foul shots. The "fast break" and other speeded-up styles of offensive play have also result- ed in more fouling.

players

shoot

twenty-Ave

ότ

fly practice foul-shots after every scrimmage. Experts have estimated that at least two of games are won, or every Ave lost, at the foul line.

BEST STYLE Hat is the best way to shoot ready.

foul throws?

"Under- Some coaches say, hand." Others say, "Overhand." Some even recommend a one- hand shot, The majority agree, however, that any style is good as long as

natural you feel while shooting--and can make your shots.

All coaches agree, further more, that you should stick to

A Bad Fight in the Playroom

-But It Turned Out to Be Only Make-Believe→→ By MAX TRELL

IT was

turned-about

a surprising thing to sec. Knarf and Hanid, the shadow-children with ibe names, could hardly believe their own eyes!

There was Mr Punch and his friend, the Pollecman, standing toe to toe in the middle of Mr Punch's parlour, fighting with each other.

Even Match

First Mr Punch hit the Policeman on the nose, then the Policeman hit Mr Punch back on his nose.

Meanwhile, a whole crowd of onlookers including Teddy the Stuffed Bear, Mary Jane the Rag Doll, General Tin the Tin Soldier, the Canary and the The Policeman and Mr. Punch

Cuckoo circled around the two fighters and kept shouting

"Hit him, Mr Punchi Hit him, Policeman!"

But Judy, who WAB Mr Punch's wife, only shouted:

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rooked with laughter.

"Certainly not," said the Po- liceman. Mr Punch is a puppet. I'm a puppet. Judy is a puppet.

fun."

"Yes," put in Judy, "it's all

somo

they

Sit down and cookies and

still looked

"Stop, stop! Stop fighting. We're like actors. This is all in both of you!" And when they didn't, she ran into the kitchen

make-believe. and got a rolling pin and went

have Mr Punch and the Policeman, lemonade." at

them both as alike, whacking

Though hard as she could until, anally, she made them stop. Then she puzzled, Knart and Hanid were

know that made them both wit down at delighted to opposite sides of the room, as far away from each other as she could possibly get them.

At It Again

But this did no good, for aud denly, the Policeman and Mr Punch rushed at, oach other

the

fight. wasn't a real fight.

"You see," the Pollerman ex- plained, "when actors do pre- tend things, they look real. Punch and Judy are my best friends.

I wouldn't fight with them for all the money in the werid."

again, banging each other on Mr Punch and Judy both

the

nose as before, and Judy nodded.

picked up her rolling pin again

and whacked to right and left with all her might.

All the onlookers shouted and screamed.

Wore

No Wires Attached

"But if you were puppets," sald Knari to Mr Punch and

LOF

It was at this moment that Judy and the Policeman, "you'd Knary and Hanid, seeing how have wires attached to you.".

about this. things

Judy explained going,

started shouting thempel vos. "Me She said that when they put

tho children Punch! It's wrong to fight on shows

puppet shows they

Used “But this lan And suddenly, the Aght endod. show just for the folks in the

their wires, laughing. The Policeman began

This is awful cried Henid.

الم

Mt Punch began wughing. Juds Playroom. So we don't

began laugling and Teddy the any wires."

noed

Stuffed Beat, Mary Jane the While everybody was enjoying Rag Doll, General Tin the Tin cookies and, lemonade, Mr Funch Soldier, the Canary end the explained about, puppet shows. Cxidtoo all rocited with mari- "We've been giving them, for ment.

and years and years, for Kaart and Hanid looked at sach other with bewildered ex- in Raly.

My nime prosalonis

Punchinlelle then.

was Theh." we

By this time, Mr Punch and moved to France, the Policeman were abaking became Pierrot hands and Judy had taken the name was planters pe rolling pin back into the Kitchen went to Eat

and returned with a big, jar of back t cookies sind à pitcher of

Lestionade.

Now you didn't think,"

Policom

and Huol

Funch said to Kourg and Hound, that Punch), and judg "that we, were really fighting?". Pollorian, traces, such,

BeWeren't you??? mid Hanide people "Evity the fruling

Wearing

Stones For Luck

THE

HE human fondness for rare stones is wrapped up in ancient superstitions. In olden times superstition started poopto wearing certain stones, bands and rings us means of protection against evil spirito. These proces of jewel- lery were called émulets (from Which hamala, an Arab word means "to carry").

What

Worko

those

amuleta made of? They were made of bones, jade, amber, coral, wood, necording to the opal,

ruce,

ford bea and sex of the TUKA**** Hidden wearer.

Amber is

about the amulets. Brat amber

of all gem Kon

okiest Supersti

will 1903 chango colour according to the homlth at the wearer. Soma people still believe that amber will prevent Blinds it worn all timen.

at

ever popular

Coral to amulet, and during the Middio Agas was worn as a protection agabrot witches

witch- dictors. As ancient supprelitici has it, "hang coral around 4 baby's neck to prevent and accidents.”

En

For thousands of years opats the safest and represented most popular of all lucky gems.

belloved The

opala anciente possessed strange powers, Bus Str Walter Scott, with his Anne of Gelastein." changed all this by stating that, opals were evil and sure to bring the wearer bad luck. This nction grew in superstitious minds, and even today the wearer of an opal is said to be “courting bad lucie."

The sapphire is worn with BILLE belief that it will you the "greatest of good luck."

early In the

daya of the wear world, to

the

sapphire meant to curry the Cavour of the gods. The diamond is coN-

Don't hurry your shot, in a

On the other hand, don'i tho game. stand there too long, or may get more tense. Wait just long enough to feel relaxed and Some players bounce the ball a few times to looseri

up. Some take a deep breathsidered "lucky" by the Italians. just before shooting,

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Turquoise is the favourite amulet worn by Orientals and

after found

bearing the shooting word "Allah," proving that exciting was worn for religious Pure us trying poses, also. in a row

HOME PRACTICE EMEMBER that

twice during An game isn't the same that 40th or 60th shot

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•

in practice. Try to duplicate Throughout history it was playing conditions, once you taken for granted that pearls have achieved some necuracy brought bad luck, and many Most coaches make their players queens and princesses were th- practise foul-shooting after sulted if naked to wear pearls hard scrimmage, when they are

at a ball or banquet, Yet the tired, for this reason, Vary ancle

ancient Romans and Greeks A your practice by taking only few shots at a time, then step wore pearls when looking for special favours from their idols away from the line and run and weird gods, around for a few seconds, then try a fow

more shots, and 80

on. Work put your Own

methode.

And if you can't always use a ym, remember that a peach

an

basket nailed to a wall or tree will serve 15 well 1.9 Inexpensive basket and net. You should be aiming at the hoop, anyway, and not the backboard. Watch the experts.

How good should you be? There isn't any limit. Expert shooters have scored as high as 70 or 71 of 75 attempts in foul- shooting contests. Professional teams have scored as many as 47 of 52 chanees in an actuat game.

SNOWSTORM

PAPER WEIGHT 1.Find a small JAR with an interesting shape and a tight screw-on lid.

2. FASTEN Small CHINA FIGURINE to the bottom of the lid with WATERPROOF CLAY.

TRY TOP OVER

JAR... IF AGURE IS TOO SHORT, CUT OFFA THICK SLICE FROMA

CORK AND FASTEN IT TO THE TOP.

Even today. many propla wear birthstones with the hope that they will bring good luck.

Hero are some so-called birthstones that are said to bring "good luck to the wearer:

January-Garnet

February-Amethyst March-Bloodstone April-Diamond

MayEmerald June-Agate July-Ruby August-Sardonyx September Sapphiro October-Opal November Topaz December-Turquoise

What do YOU wear, or aren't

you superstillous?

3.FOLD 2 MOTHBALLS IN

A SMALL PIECE OF CLOTH AND CRUSH IT INTO SMALL PIECES WITH A HAMMER.

4.Put about

1 teaspoon

of the piece's

in the bottom

of the jar... FILL IT NEARLY TO THE TOP WITH WATER... SCREW THE LID ON TIGHTLY

THEN FASTEN SHAKE THE JAR

THE FIGURE TO TO SEE THE

THE CORK

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