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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
1955.
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dam &
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Whisberty to call at Belawan before or after Mirxite 5G and at hentay 18 reducement offera,
Take available for carriage of O in Bulk. Spaer for refrigerated cargo, Limited Passenger socortedalion
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“SIRDHANA ( que solte
the BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
SPOT the HOAX
And put FUN on the MAP
Y
was
ES.** Bald the
"I atranger, five years in the jungle. Ave fantastic years."
He took a map, travel- from stained and tattered,
his pocket (you see it on the right).
said.
There's the proof," he "Attacked by Indians a hippo capsized by
was proof, proof
the
YARENA ÉT LISMANE
| 80% MED MIGLI
THE AMAZON
MEN ATTEN
MULES
a 600-mile trek in 12 days..."
Yes, the map
of Боте
hia
YOU statements Now but not the
numbered on the map (by John which-and stranger ineant.
In fact, it Bodley, could have been true; answers on Page 20. proved he was a hoaxer. others must have been falas.
-(London Express Service).
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FAMOUS AMERICAN HONOURED
A
YOUR PUZZLE
CORNER
Crossword
To give you a good start with this crossword puzzle, Cartoonist Cal has lottered in a good hint:
BRAHAM Lincoln-per- haps the most famous American-has been honour. G ed in this new stamp.
He was born on
a farm in
mord
Kentucky and in early childhood wan moved to another, humble home. In his own surrounded "by words it was
high hills and deep gorges,” a rocky unfruitful sofi where the the "big
furious
washing of
rain in the hills" would some- times sweep new planting "clear of the Bek."
There,
virtually pea-
which with
Is
aunt
the
TO
AMUSE YOUR FRIENDS
finished.
2
from me
"FELTALA“
THE Mur
sally 2009 May
for Wiiza & Japan
Isvin Jan
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kuntoon Lalcula
from Jopati for upute, lagen,
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of
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Calcutta Kangoon
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waratt 1.45-
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Iz kanalis
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Techo in
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for Jukatā
נקגווה
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service to Korea, Japan, passenger Philippines, Indo-China, Slam, Malaya, Rangoon, Calcutta and Chittagong. "NOREVERETT"
Arrives Sails
Feb. 17 Feb. 17
from Singapore, for Kobe B Yokohama.
"REBEVERETT"
Arrives Solla
Feb. 23 from Manlio, Feb, 24 for
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Arrives Sails
Feb. 10 from Singapore, Feb. 18 for Kobe & Yokohama,
Feb. 24 from Japan.
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By BESS RITTER
Tako
condi-
Uons, the boy born to bo une or his country's Kreatest sidents, spont his childhood.
In all,
Pre-
be
had less than
year at school. None of his lessons went beyond "readin',
and elpherin
wakik
his
own
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27
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1 Lubricant
4 Crimson
ACROSS
7 Agents (ab.)
8 Flower
10 Exist
11 Saleng
12 Erects
14
14 Sule
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1 Eucharist wine vossol
17 Bustle
20 Artial's frunte
24 Type of ring
Y
20 Naval air station (ab.)
27 Allowance for waste
26 Bodies of water
20 Before
30 Prosperous times
DOWN
1 Hideous monster
2 Genus of shrubs
д
3 Lone Scout (ab.)
5 God of love
although, in words, there was nothing exche my ambition for educa- it and ," ho hangered for
before the fire lay
night doing arithmetic with
a piece of the wood for a slate. olle corner of The larger the handker- TOY DOLL with a face
Good humoured, rather idle, Lincoin was that lights up is fun to chief is, the better, and the material and fasten it over]
imaginative-that If the front of the lens of the as a boy. As a youth he work- make, and will provide you rulour should be white.
the rubbered as 4 farm hand, then on a what your friends with a it all of yours are new, & plece flashlight with
Now, with coloured river boat and back again to #serat. when it is of material cut from a dis- band.
employed sketch
the farm where to was in carded sheet--the sort that crayons.
splitting wood for fencing.
He died law, worked part All you need is a flash- your mother uses for mak- features of a face.
time as a postmaster and then Hght, a rubber band, und an ing dusteloths out of-may
If you
want to add hair tought Red Indians in the Black old handkerchief,
be employed instead.
the
WDF. that looks like
rea! Hawk
Soon he was a
thing, take
skein of Congressman and sought to curb the extension of slavery. TwoD embroidery thread, or some he was elected President, scrap strands of wool, and On Nov. 10, 1803, Lincoln fasten them underneath the spoke words which have become rubber band too. Arrange
that government of the the wool so that the effect
people, by the people, for the simulates bangs, and allow people shall not perish from the the ends to fall down on carii." each side of the flashlight. The stamp is perforated 10% face Braid them, if you like, and by, recess-printed,
11, Valued 4 cents and costs 70, in add ribbon bows.
London-JAA,
How Teddy Went Walking
- Mistress Catnip Carried Him in Her Teeth-
By MAX TRELL
TEDDY the Stuffed Bear didn't feel very happy. Why didn't he feel very happy 7
I'll tell you why.
It
wasn't that had hurt him.
It
anyone
that.
wasn't had disappointed him.
anyone
It wasn't. that anyone hnd hurt his feelings.
Everyone's Walking
Teddy
Mistress Catnip picked Teddy
up like a kitten.
To hold the doll properly, grasp the flashlight in the fist of your right hand. Extend your index finger and thumb. Then, with
left your
hand, drape the handkerchief around these fingers, too, and they will look just like arms, while the excess fabric, covering your a body. hand, will resemble Flush on the light, and the face will glow brightly.
unous:
Word Game For Today
behead a word is to away its frat
To take
If you like, you can drupe letter. If you beheud a coloured bandano handkerchief
around your hand and between word
It was just that everyone was Dulske taking a walk.
"Ah, is it you who are calling wearing a fancy costume. could see them all from the wing me?" she asked. dow of his mom. He presses!
"Yes," said Teddy from the
his face against the glass and window. looked out.
Here
✩
idea.
11
meaning "land"
the extended fingers. This will (GROUND) you will have Look as though the dolly
is a word meaning "a circular shape" (ROUND). If you behead what the wind does (BLOW) you will have the opposite of "high" (LOW). Each word to be beheaded in the following Hat contains four
Its companion
will letters, so therefore contain three letters.
Work from the first or the stond definition, whichever is casier for you
Count one point for each correct word. A perfect score therefore 40. An average
is 24. core is . 1. Behead
is another playing chess is one of your favourite hobbles, why not make yourself a very original set that will cost you nothing, old broomstick
"What would you be want- This what he saw. He saw ing?" said the Cut. Knurf and Hanid, the shadow- chikdiren with the turmed-about naims, walking down the street. He saw Peet the Poule walk- ing up the street, stopping in front of every house to wag talls with the other dogs who lived there.
"I'd like to take walk," said Teddy, "just like everybody else, Only I can't walk on account off there's an stuffed teddy bears never can."
He saw the Policeman walking across the street
He saw the Postman walking from one mailbox to another, putting in letters.
2
"In that cage, do something clse," advised Mrs. Catnip. And she looked around again for e sunny place to curl up for her nop.
Mrs Catnip Settles Down "Please," bugged Teddy, "tako me for a walk.”
around the house.
All you do la cut it into sikes with a saw, after securing ano end in a miler box. The pawns might bo % of an inch thick (or high), the rooks inch, the knights an inch, ond s on, with the queen, of course, the tallest piece of all,
To colour the pieces, 1150
in erramel
bwo Mistress Catnip wasn't as un-quick-dry gracious as she seemed to be. shades, such as red and black. Claude tho grocery flo ww
of white to your up to the window, Add a tin uttle She sprang
that the pawns bwoy walking behind wagon and pushing it. The litus plcked Teddy the Stuffed Bear equipment, so
on one side can be a pale pink, in her teeth like a kitten, and wagon was filled with groceries.
OU
those on walked him
the other the around the and
lightest of greys. The rooks should be lightly darker, the castles and kings still knights, more intense, with the queens reaching the full colour.
He saw Mra Root walking out garden. of her house with an umbrella even though it wasn't raining, and even though it didn't look
Ile zoin.
The sight of all these friends of his walking mado Teddy the Stuffed Bear feel very unhappy. "I want to walk, too," he said to himself.
Quite Impossibla
But this was easier said than done. In fact, it was almost im- possible to bo done, as no one better than Teddy the Stuffsi Bear know. For who CVCT heard of a stuffed bear being able to walk?
All at once Toddy the Stuffed Bear saw Mistress Cutnip com Ing out of the kitchen door, walking alowly up to the porch, and looking for a nice sunny spot in which to curl herself up and go to sleep.
街
.
Teddy tapped lightly on the window.
Mistress Cataip looked sound couldn't surprise. She imaging that anyone would be wanting to get her attention. On the other hand, she couldn't labelerstand that anyone should 'be wanting to get anyone elst's wtention,ineo se pouldn't mo ADRIAN FORINO, Mistros Catdip
"Thank you very much," said Teddy. "It was a very lovely walk. Now I feel happy again."
"So do 1," said Mrs Catnip. Then she put Teddy back in the window again.
Then she went back to the porch and looked around for a suntry placo in which to curl up for her nap.
This time she found it.
of
the opposite "far" and make part of your head,
2. Behrad "to sew up a hole"
and make the opposite of "beginning."
3.
Behead a
a white grain and make frozen water,
4. Behead part of a cat's foot
rule. and make a
5. Behead word meaning anki moke the sito of "new," 6. Bohead an outside garment
and make an animal belong ing to the monkey family.
the 7. Behand
of opposite "open" and make # tiny house
J.
Behead a large black bird and. make an even line. 9. Beherd the opposite of gwort and malo "yours and mine"
To hold the pieces in place while you apply the pigment, you might glue them down to a sheet of newspaper, after sand- ing the cut tops and bottoms. Then add your pigment. When It drim, simply tear the paper away, and colour the bottoms, 10. after standing the pieces up side down.
Rupert and the Magic Ball~ 37
When he has, rewed awhiki. jeave me alone iff- cries, the listi Rupert runs away in a determined, best. As that the bell, rlaku add magnetiging van last și ba, cəri starts icu, trich of whizzing round 300 leave the angit isa. Sahind, and mund him jai sa it did with But, as before. He finde he cannot the angry man by the rivie, M dd it for the ball; Immediatelý ~ be staren at le Rubert suts another 18lowa - Kit, do go gway and idea better than the firm,
23]
Bebead a kind of meat and minica
Ma jump on
11. Babead Old Glory and make a word meaning "to slow up."
12. Bchead a loud wall and
make viso bird.
13. Behead a baby's bed and make the naine of one of your bones.
14. Behead 365 days, and mako your body's hearing aid,
18. Behoad a dors way of "speaking and make Noah's home during the flood.
16. Dobead a journey and make
4 Disencumber
6 Dreadful
7 River in Switzerland
9 Compass point
11 Combinating form for osmium
18.)
Egyptian sun god
10 Rough laya
17 Deed
19
Challenge
19 Sheaf
21
22 Ballade
23 Worm
25 Summer (Fr.)
28 Busbel (ab.)
1.
2.
Riddles
When is water like fat? Which is the strongest day
of the week?
3. What uses a pen but can- not write?
4. When do we have four hands?
FLY
Mix-ups
Rearrange the letters in each sirunge sentengo to form a fact about Germany:
FOCUS ON FINE ZOO CROP TAU
NELLY OZ HAND HERON STY
¿
ROW LORD SAW WT
Coded Message
The Puzzleman has substituted the corroot simple code for
Inessage about
letters
in his
Germany, but says you have nice hit for
the code becaus
#
the first word is "Germany's,"
Ifanboz't Coibdi Gpsflu j abnte aps jul utnefs boo bt b afipsu.
Diamond
GERMANY
forms the centre The diamond. of this week's serend word is "a honey inaker"; third is the capital of Switzer land": Afth "growing out"; and sixth is "a compass point." Can you finish the diamond?
E
GERMANY
N
German Rebus
you are diligent in usleg
the words and pictures, you'll find
i easy to unearth the four facts ubout Germany hidden here,
CHARLEST
(Solutions on Page 20)
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18.
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the oppdalle or "gon a moving, toy..
and maka
19. Beload what a toy does and
make a cloth faulaner, J
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