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PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE

Due Bongkong

p.m. 18th January

Outwards

"CHUSAN” "GARTHAGE”

Leaves London

-

"CORFU"

2nd February

7th March

Fund March

0th February

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1986.

the BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

ENJOY THIS MAKE-AND-PLAY

MAKE THIS "ROLL-A-MARBLE CLOWN FACE GAME

2. CUT OFF-

"AROUND

THE GIDES

GAME

APUSH BOTTOM OF

BOX INSIDE INVERTED TOP OF BOX -- PLACE FOUR MARBLES IN BOX AND COVER TOP WITH A PIE-GE

OF CELLOPHANE-

YOUR PUZZLE

CORNER

CROSSWORD

TRIANGLE

Hero's triangle based SEDANS. "The second word is "a musical note"; third "a food flsh" fourth state of Insensi- billty and hith "a native of Rome." Flatch the triangle from these clues:

A

4

"CANTON"

STA April

Via Southampton, Pori Kati, Aden, Bombay, Cviorbo,

Penzog & Bingapore

Homewarda

**CHUSAN”

"CARTHAGE" 22L February

"CORFU"

Leaves Hongkong

Das Longon

2nd February

2nd March

141 March

11124

Apill

Alay

1413

Marcir

43211 Apt

"CANTON"

Vis Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Dumbay;"Adın,

Port bid, & London

FREIGHT SERVICE

Also calm Marbellica.

"BOMALI”

In Port

tor Kobe, Yokohama

A Otari

"BINGAPORE"Sonda 6,0th Feb for Kobe, Yokobani

"BOMALI" fonde 8/9th Feb

"TREGENNA" due 20th Feb

Olaru

for 'pure, P. Swellen ban, Penang. Kokubo, Aden, j'ort paid, Genoa, Mailles, Havre, Lun- don, Antwerp. Butter-

dm & Bazburg

from UK.

With überly to cali ni Balawan Before or after Straile Posle and at Bombay u inducement ederk

Tank available for carriage of Ull in Bulk. Space for reirigerated cargo.

Accommodation

Elited l'assenger

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD,

"WARORA”

to 100% Mastepti Jatt.

"SANTHILA"

1st Feb

MAL 21 Feu

"FULTALA"

Tevin Japan

for billgapura, Hangoon.

La Collegui

trum Japati

fur Singapore, Petung.

Lalcutta

24

Sam Cadetta de s'pito dive 01h ch

A if tr 1OF WHALPOn & Japan.

P. G 0./B. I. JOINT SERVICE

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"OLINDA"

"OKULA"

"ORNA"

dup

Bali 211 Jan.

Aur 2011. Juts, BU Ziat Jan,

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$12 Jan.

frute PG. Lavit.Dur

Karachi

Βα

tut Japan

trum Japan

tur buigante, Petang. Colombo, varrelt, Bas- kali, Kitorand Kuwait

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

"NELLORE"

due 713 Feb. au, Fub. nails

from Australia for Japan

All vessels have liberly to call at any ports on or off the route & the route & sailing are subject to change or amendment with or without notipe.

For full particulars apply to:~

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

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Korea, Japan,

passenger

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Philippines, Indo-China, Stam, Malays, and Chittagong.

Rangoon,

"'REBEVERETT”

Arrives Sali

Jan. 31 for Singapore.

Jan, 21 for Kobe & Yokohama.

"LENEVERETT"

Arrives Baile

Jan, 23 from Manila,

Jan. 24 for

Singapore,

Penang,

&

Rangoon, Calcutta Chiitagang.

(Accepting cargo for transhipment

Kobe/I'usan and Kobe/Okinawa)

EVERETT

STAR

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service to

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"LAG"

Arrives Suila

-

Jan. 24 from Singapore. •

Jon, 24 for Kobo & Yokoliama,

"STAR ALCYONE”

Arrives Salle

Jan. 20 from Japani,

hom,

Jan 27 for Singapore, Port Swetten. Madras, Colombo, Bombay, Korschl, Basrah, Kuwait & Bahrein.

(LIMITED PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION) (Acoeping cargo for transhipment Kobe/Pusan and Kobe/Oklisawn)

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COLOR AND CUT OUT CLOWN FACE - OLUB IT"

TO THE BOTTOM SIDE OF

A SMALL BOX 1a DEEP-

The Egyptian "Sunbeam”

In New York

Is

NE of the sights of New

York City

the Egyptian obelisk in Central Park--just in the rear of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

these

There

five of art obelisks in the world. Cleopatra had nothing

ihero to do with ancient structures. They were quarried, transported and placed Jong in their original positions before the Queen of Egypt knew Julius Caesar. In fact, they WON more accurately called "Pharoah's

Needles."

The great structure In America is supposed to repre sent one stunbeams, And the obelisk in London is also a lowering sunbeam.

The obelisk in Central Park

is one of the wonders of the

at

world.

iron

built

American an These obelisks stood for een works.

Several times the ship carry- turies in Egypt. They were moved by Augustus Caesar ing the obelisk nearly Bank. erceted at Finally it was towed across the

Allende by another ship.

It was an engineering triumph all around,

ab ul 13 B. C. and the ancient city of Alexandria.

An earthquake brought one down in 1301 A. D., and there It lay until the British paid for its_transportation to London.

The one presented to the United States by Egypt in 1882 is thought to be 3,500 years old. This obelisk is so hard that nudern stone-cutters cannot dent it with cutting instruments. One side is worn smooth from wind and rain and sand.

It

Its height 15 091⁄2 fest, weighs 48,000 tons. The cost of transportation was over a hun- dred thousand U.S. dollars.

How do you think the obelisk was taken from the ship? The was broken up and the ship stuno thaft deposiled horizontal- ly on great wooden beams.

placed under

Hydraulic ried the mighty

these beams,

3.

CUT ALONG DOTTED LINES IN DIAMONDS-

PUSH POINTS

DOWNWARD-

THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO ROLL THE MARBLES AROUND AND GET THEM IN THE FOUR HOLE-S

Symbol Of New Hope

THE

HE bronzed man on

this stamp

repre- sents one of the hopes of the new Egypt--and one of the people who have helped to feed her, ever since civilisation started.

Ho is a pensant. His ancestors have since been there

and

time began with a similar hoe- like implement to the one he carries, they grew corn for The Pharaohs on the fertile soil of

the Nile Valley.

help

and

development modernisation schemes.

Better roads will speed the peasants' crops to market and them bigger and give quicker profits which they will be encouraged

into

to put houses and broader acres.

new

Though came

rulors

and go, the peasant must go on If Egypt to keep pace with the de- velopments

of this age. He is the backbone of the country-her producer of food. The stamp is tinted sky- blue, printed in photogravure and perforated 13 by 13. his it costs 3d. in London-

Now new liope comes for this peasant and millions of others like him in Egypt. America has granted country 18 million dollars to J.A.A.

General Tin's Flight

- He Soared Through the Air On Borrowed Wings -*-*

By MAX TRELL

46ENERAL

TÍN," said Knart, the shadow-boy with the turned-about name,

mass up Broadway, then 10 Fifth Avenue until it reached have you ever flown from one Central Park. It took days and place to the other?" days to do this job.

"It wil topple over," people sald, but the engineers saw that it did not.

"le means in an aeroplane,” and Hanid,

Imitating A Plane

"Yes, in an

Knari. "One that makes a noise aeroplane," said

It was an expensive gift, but How do you think this great now the Americans have one of "needle" was brought there? the ancient "sanbcams" in stone like this....zoom." As he said

It is one of

A cylindrical ship, like a huge from Heliopolis, cigar pointed at one end, was the "wonders" of the world.

Fun With Words

Д

this, Knart went spurting around the room, with his arms spread out Bito the wings of a plane.

General Tin smiled at the two shadow-children.

"My dear," he sald, "any- body can fly from plate to place. in a plane. But I've better than that. I've flown

wings."

The geese decided to take off their wings.

"Wero

"So" continued General Tin, done "both those geese took off their Kelle from place bo place with wings they

snappers and set them down very neatly on the other side

for their off into the pond swim."

"With

TERE are two games bull fighter, or (d) minor

with words for your error.

7. A scallion is (a) a roscal, entertainment.

(b) a kind of onion, (c) a kitch- Knart and Hanid gasped with of the tree. Then they waddled Following are some tricky big en boy, or (d) something very astonishment. words. See if you know their hot. mcaudags.

8. A sequin is (0) a fish, (b) 1. Millennium means (a) the end

of the world, (b) 1,000 4 very large tree, (c) a drem or-General Tin.

nament, or (d) a story continu- years, (e) being able to walk a ing an earlier co mile, or (d) acquiring $1,000,-

9. Dilemma means (a) a fa- Hanid went up to General Tin 000.

vouring, (b)

(b) a garden flower, and looked under his shoulders. "What are you looking for?" (1) a progess in arithmetic, or (a) a choice between two ways asked the General,

2. A psychologist is one who is (a) a student of the mind, (b)

a tiresome speaker, (c) a doctor of behaving.

who works with children or (d) 10. A cygnet is (a) something

a student of history.

3. A pediatriciani is (6)

real wings,"

added

and

At this, both Knart

"Your wings," sald Hand, "Dear

me, you don't "under-

"Didn't they notice you?" asker Hanid.

"No, my dear, they didn't. The instant they were gone, They were beautiful, all lovely got up and looked at the wings. white feather and very light

·Strona 'Now why and

a pair of these wings? I said to myself. I'm sure neither of the two geces will mind. I'll just have be a little light around. I can back before they finish their swim.

girls wear in their halt, (b) a stand" said General Tim "I shouldn't I borrow

say I fow with my own

young swao, (c) a sarcastic rowings. They were borrowed schoolteacher, (b) a good

wings." walker, (c) a foot doctor, or (d) mark, or (d) digning your hame.

a doctor who works with chil-

dret.

BEFORE AND AFTER 1.--00-- To trábalato

Uv

To pep up A vegetable A parcent

4. A-cantoor de (a) a covering 2. for bed, (b) a dance, (e) a 3. place where soldiers buy sup- §. - plies, or (d) part of a long poem. 5.- 5. Rancour medna (a) ill/will, 6. (b) by chance, (a) of high de gree, or (d) heavy.

7.-

gib-

A souvenir Place

worshilp

Easy to read An insect (Answers on Page,20)

6. A peccadillo is (a) a musical 8.--ml- instrument, (b), a picklą, (d) a

Rupert and the Magic Ball-21

Bill taken bšatty kick at the I know how to kick a bell l It Was

trickli magic Ball..Naxy-instant, he is, mean of you to play hopping around; and ling aloud. that on the 15. “But what Trick ? !** What on math.lk) malcar i don't ümiderstands,” says Ruperti "Calla Ruputy, bri

him. Día. /*** Why that thing/imn't'«§]> Indii, goli mina in 205 EX "you kick the grokní Bill” yok?

trier Bill heavy as a lump of stone is. Oooh. wrathfully? Of course I didn't. My toe 1'.TO

રામ

UGHTS, ARSERTES

+

Ready for A Nop

Kharf and Hanid were Dow 80 Interested that they dd-

manded that General Tin tell them the whole story of how he flow with borrowed wings.

sold the "Very

well, I will'

General

And he began as follows: -

"It all happened one sunny

"So I shopped them on to the back of my cout, right over my houlders und and biT 1. few."

וי

you

By RO

"How cbuld pailly?! naked Koort.

Glorious Sensotion

afternoon, many many years "Oh, I should have explain- ago. 1 was quite mail then. I ed," (eplica General Tia remember

exactly what hope waved my arm up and down, pened. I had gone down to the That made the wings go up and edge of the pond. I felt very down. It was just like swim- drowsy. So I streiched myself.

ming. I swam through the air. out on the soft muss under It was a giurious feeling. Frem shady tree. I had just closed high above the tree top I could my eyes when suddenly I heard

two geese coming along. There the two geese looking up at ware on their way to take 4 wondering if 1 were a CONCE

100. But of course I wasn't.. swim in the pond."

and round until Bally I saw the two

new round General

"Well comiqued Tin, they paused near the free

• were about to finish: their swom under which 1. was starting to dore, and I heard 'ond of the ad dome out of the pand. Thên

the geeso saying to the other, regulekly few back to and it a mulsance to owly my them back where I found them

ubonapped the wings and put wings with me when go for a furo dos bever knew swim. I'm going to leave

NEW VA ROGA, borrowed them, i

| right here: "); Otherwise hi thamer

sare to get wet, dass

medind

pick then

They thought I had, been doeing

ACROSS

1 Kinds of books

B Amount (ab.)

7will broaden your mind

to read good books

Mother

D "Litule" in "Uncle Tom's

Cabin"

10 Expunger

DOWN

1 "Moby Dick" was the

a whale

2 "The Rubalyat of--Khay-

yam"

3 Vermont (ab.)

4 Biographies have-chures-

1era

Heavenly body

9 East Side (ab).

WORD SQUARE

When

you rearrange the letters in each row to 1orm a and then rearrangu good word the rows correctly, you will be able to read the square across the same as down;

AEINS

AEPRIS EOPST

AEC PR ANPT

HOMONYM

Missing words in this sentence sound alike, but they are spelled differently.

. Can you complete

SEDANS

(Solutions un Fage 20)

FLOWER BOOK

ENDS

1.Cut 2 pieces from the end of an APPLE BOX, this size.

·BIN.

2.

SPREAD GLUE ALONG ONE EDGE AND NAIL THEM TOGETHER.

4240.

3.Stain the boards with GREEN WATERCOLOR

PAINT.

BRICK

4.WEIGHT DOWN WITH A BRICK

DECORATE A CLEAN FISH CAN WITH OIL PAINT............ FILL IT WITH

DIRT AND

GROW A

It?:

SMALL

HOUSE

The exertion of carrying the ülled-made her become.

PLANT

INIT!

WORD CHAIN

Change WARM to COLD in Ove moves by changing only one letter at a time and having a good word on each change,

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