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Doodle-Pic

THE NEW GAME FOR THE CHILDREN

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The lines in this diagram conceal a silhouette of something you all know, Can you see what it 7 11 not, black tu with a pencil all those shapes that contain a dot.

(Solution on Page 20)

PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLES

This week's puzzles are based

on names

of American

CROSSWORD

sidents.

10

Pre-

DIAMOND

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1955.

FOR

WORD GAME WITH RHYMERS

some ont

BOYS

AND

A HOT DAY STORY

Hyllable words. The de- tinition following ench word!

is of a three-syllable word; which rhymes with it. For example, the word in No. 1 which rhymes with DRY is BUTTERFLY. Try to think of all the other rhymers.

1. DRY Benulful winged insert.

2. SEW- Country in Western Hemisphere.

the

3. SPLASH-Corn and beans

cooked together.

4. PILLA yellow spring flower.

5. FRIED-Wood furned into stone.

6. SLOW-Wireless

7. GUESS Joy; deught.

B. HINTA kind, of candy.

0. GAIN

storm.

Terrific

10. STATE-To move to an- The other country.

This diamond is centred on the Washington fact that George

GENERAL was a US. second word is "number" third "a singing voice"; fth "a direction": and sixth is "af derm. college cheer." Con you com- plete the diamond?

G

GENERAL

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A

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(Solutions on Page 20)

ACROSS

1 Light touch

4 George Washington was the

U.S. President

Put on •

7 Wile

9 Allowance for waste

10 Indian peasant

12 Three-toed sloth

13 Preposition

14 Dissolve

17 Blow with open hand

19 Observe

20 Sewarne

21 Cupidity.

23 Cartograph

DOWN

1 Liquid measure

2 Measure of land

3 Former Russian rule

4 Enemy

5 Allempt

4 Wipes

8 Sum

Scottish cap

11 Spinning toy.

15 Lower limb

10 Duration of office

17 Pacu

18 Cover

22 Each (ab.)

PRESIDENTIAL SQUARE

Find the right starting point and then read each letter either up, down, buckwurd, or forward (but not diagonally) to find the Beven U.S. Presidents in this square:

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GASMF F TWDAER ONANO|S| CAJ MAD KSEOS [N│OKRO İN POLINOM

PRESIDENTIAL MIX-UPS

Here are four early Presidents of the United States. Rearrange the letters in each strange iine

to form their names:"

QUAD JAM NOSY CHIN

BURN ARM VINE NAT

HERO YARN 1 MILL WARN

HIS

LYRE HN JOT

PARTY SCRAMBLERS

Four presidential parties of the Unitod States are in these strange liber. They cars 3 be found by rearranging the letters

In dech lines VAMISTED WEARE

GHW.

AM, RED COT

PA ELUR, NICE=U

GIRLS

Does Anyone Want Ice Cream?

VEER

EDITORS PAKKO SERVICE, INC-HURVA YORK,

"I'm the 'Enquiring Photographer'-and my question is: 'What are you doing tonight?»

YOUR BIRTHDAY......... BY STELLA

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

PORN today, you have a tremendous amount of energy and get a lot of work done in short order. You men and women do differ rather widely in the exercise of your talents. You of the opera and have a gay time. Fond of fine clothes, you are apt to be extravagant in this regard and may need to curb your frivoloun tastes somewhat.

D YOU EAT ice cream ting it in sodas that was of nuts, chocolate or crush- falt sex are fond of society and like to go to the theatre, the

Da

FIRST CONES

over

B

vanilla

1.

On the other hand, you men are a little too serious for your own good and work too hard for long stretches or time without letting up tensions. You are a stern taskmaster with yourself as well as with others and could very well learn to be a little more lenient with those-whose objectives are not as serious as your

own.

Now

in

on

in

or

Your sympathies are strong and you are extremely generous with everything that you have both time and money. You are inclined to suppress your true feelings, and this attitude is apt to create misunderstandings. Follow your heart when it comes to making your selection of a life partner, and yours will be an exceptionally happy marriage.

all the year round? usually vanilla in tall glasses ed fruit running

of pointed mound Many people do. Do of flavoured soda water - you like vanilla best? That's lemon, vanilla, sarsaparilla, ice cream.

strawberry, the favourite with most ra s p berry,

Sherbets and ices became wind people. Chocolate is second pineapple, cola and choco- popular later, and the wal-

favourite, and strawberry late.

loping big banana splits which were practically third.

meal in themselves, who Remember Nero,

The first ice cream cones one can buy ice cream persecuted the early Christ- 11. PLANT Large pachy-lans? The one who played were made at the St Louis cardboard cups, in bricks,

was World's Fair in 1904.

B stick, in a sandwich, the fiddle when Rome

Then came sundaes, The cake like jelly roll, As you might expect, he first ones had big spoonfuls diced. was cruel to his servants too. He made swift run- ners go to the mountains nearest Rome. There they

snow

firmly packed

into baskets, and set off for Rome, running as fast as When these they could.

12. BONE-Talk on long dis-burning?

tarice,

13. WADE-A cold drink.

14. FREE One of the United States.

15. BOAT-Outer garment. (Answers on Page 20)

COME ON A

WORLD CRUISE

By Myra Dixon

HOW ABOUT a trip around the world this summer? A book is your ticket und here's Itinerary.

an

ENGLAND "The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett is Cinderella story of

a little girl who lived long ago

in the London of Queen Vic

toria's day.

FRANCE "Pancakes Paris" by Claire Hutchet Bishop tella how Charles,

half- poor

skates in a race on the Dutch canals.

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trained runners reached the city with their snow, it was

She Needed a Rest

-Mrs. Cuckoo Was Worn Out from Telling Time- -

By MAX TRELL

a

wonderful dumped out or what was IT scented like

idea when Knart and Hand, left of it and hastily the shadow-children with the flavoured with fruit juices turned-about names, first thought and honey by the palace of it. Mi cooks. And Nero ate it.

Punch agrood that it was "Fruit ice" it was called. a wonderful idea. So did General Bravo the tin soldier, Teddy the Though this was more like Stuffed Bear and Mary-Jane

think the fore-the rag-doll sherbet, it was

SU WAS D wonderful idea. of how a little mountain girl runner of our ice cream.

Mrs Cuckoo, who lived in the brought health and happiness to Later the French made cuckoo-clock that hung on the Klara, the sick little rich girl sherbet and ice cream both. wall in the children's room, was from the city.

When Charles I was King the only one who disagreed. "It about the absolutely and positively won't *IIUNGARY "The.. Good of England

work." Master" by Kate Seredy, with time the Puritans left for

the beautiful illustrations by

he found a re- High-spirited author.

Kate America

cream which cones from the city to stay on cipe for ice

-

venture, including gypsies.

and

to anyone.

secret..

was

a rest.

You ought to take

"I do my calling at night,” said the Owl

Among those born on this date are: Livy, historlan; Myrn Schumann, singer: Owen Johnson and Theodore Drelser, authors; Peter Norbeck, Charles G. Dawes, and Hannibal Hamlin, states- men; Sophia Smith, educator; Jules Le Maltre, critic and dramatist. To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28

out-

VIRGO (Aug, 24-Sept. 23)- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- Be careful it driving in traffic. Perhaps you can plan an You can avoid accidents by door party for a group of neigh- being aware of what others are bours, doing,

ARIES (Dr. 21-Apr. 20)-- LIBRA (Sept. 24-Ock, 23)-- Unless there is something vitally Your spiritual life should be re- important that must be done, newed. A good sermon might postpone it and relax today. be very helpful at this time."

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)- Now is the time to make com- This can be a happy day on the plate plans for the autumn. domestle front, If wed. There's Plan with the children for the romance in the air, if not!

coming school year.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- 22)-The stars say that anything This can be a second day of real that you plan for today will pleasure, so make fullest use of turn out well. Just don't take it and enjoy yourself. chances.

CANCER (June 22-July 23)- CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20) Use caution in at things right -This might be a good time to now. There is chance for invite friends to your home for accident if you are not wary. dinner. It could be lots of fun.

LEO (July AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)

24-Aug. 23). -Don't leap into things without You should have spiritual re- You laxation as well as physical rest Dret taking a good look. could be jumping from the fry- and church attendance may bo ing pan into, the fire.

years,

the answer.

You are also interested in philosophy, history, science, unet poetry and, you may find your happiest life work in one of those Belds. In other words, there are few things in which you are not vitally interested and in which you could not shine.

It Was About Her What made it so bad for Mrs Cuckoo not to agree that, the her uncle's farm on the Hun- he liked so much he made idea was wonderful was that the garian plains, where she her cousin find life full of ad- his chef swear not to tell it whole idea was about her. This will anybody in the house re-

the idea as Knart and member the ume? And he proHadid first thought of it. They father

I remind when it's time to go to mised him

a pension for

up inside Mrs Cuckoo's work. went

I remind mother when starved French boy, acquires RUSSIA - "Katrinka" by keeping the recipe

and told her the idea it's time to wake the children. xomo American pancake mix Helen Eggleston Haskell, is an

themselves.

I remind the children when it's exelting tale of old' Russia and what he does with it.

GREAT SUCCESS

"Mrs Cuckoo," said Hanid, "we time to go to school. I remind where a little peasant girl be-

think

you ought to take a rest." everybody. The clock MUST BELGIUM "The Bluebird"

dancer. famous ballet came a

"You by Maurice

work all day and all keep going.” Maeterlinck. The She met the last Czar of Russia A party that was given

night," aded Knari, "calling out bluebird, the symbol of hap- and his family before they were for President George the hours.

To Take Her Place. You have Бесп

Knarf and Hanid promised to BORN today, you post is as developed to its utmost. Arustle, possess a definite touch of genius and it is up piness, is hunted by a boy and killed by the Communists in

Washington in New York telling everyone in the house his sister. Do you know where 1918.

musical and terary, you will need to select your career early for days and try to get someone to take Mrs was a great success because what time it is they found 117

days-and weeks

weer THE CANARY ISLANDS ice cream was served.

and weeks Cuckoo's place inside the cuckoo-

in lito and concentrate on it to the exclusion of all elso for some, You clock while she went off and had and months and months. HOLLAND --- "Hans Brinker "The Yellow Bird" by Kathleen i This wasn't the first time of the Silver Skates" by Mary Field. In the Canary Islands a

The first one they asked was take Mapes Dodge. This is an old prince learned about the yellow the Washingtons ate ought to go away somewhere and herself a long quiet rest. favourite about how Hang and birds and how he could bring cream, and if you go over a long trip and not bother about the Canary

"Live inside a cuckoo-clock... his sister tried to win the silver peace to his war-torn country. the household bills for the telling the time at all."

me?" the Canary said in surprise. next few years, you'll see it

A Beautiful Idea

It's almost as big as living in- AFRICA - "King of the

At first. Mrs Cuckoo looked as side

a canary cage gald Knart, Wind" by Marguerite Henry certainly wasn't the last.

tonished, then she laid aside her "Oh no, it isn?" and the Shoe with glorious pictures by Wesley During just one summer → "The maker's Son The Life of Dennis. This is the thrilling 1790, when America's capi-knitting, pushed her spectacles Canary. And it's dark in there. down to the tip of her nose, And there aren't any perches or Hans Christian Andersen"

famous Arabian by Flory

I can't Sbe Constance Buel Burnett, is the horse who was the ancestor of tal was still in New York peered at Knarf und Hanid swings. And worst of all,

over $200 worth of ice and burst out laughing. blography of the famous fairy the great Man o' War.

So can't take Mrs Cuckoo's talo poct

cream was bought by the laughed until the tears ran out y cuckoo. All I can do is sing! People all over the

CHINA - "Peachblossom" by Washingtons!

of her eyes. world celebrated the 150th an

My dears, my

sweet con- pince while she's away having a niversary of his birth on April Eleanor Lattimore is the story

It was a woman who in-siderate dears," she said at last. The next one Knart and Hanid of devastated China and how a 2 of this year.

the first freezer "It's a beautiful idea. There's spoke to was Chirpic Sparrow little Chinese war orphan finds vented SWITZERLAND—"Heki" by her own relations in a very shout a hundred years ago. nothing I'd like better than to when he came to the window-sill

But it for his morning breadcrumbs, take a nice long rest. Johanna Spyrl is an old story wonderful way.

Johnson made, a Naney

won't work,, wish it would,

In A Loud Voice freezer cranked by hand. but it won't. I know it won't..

"Mo? I wouldn't live inside Her invention not only mado]I know."

Knarf and Hanid looked so ANY house," he said in a very ice com case the okappointed that Mrs Cuckoo loud voice. He hurriedly ate the but it made it both cheaper mado both of them come over breadcrumbs and flew away.- and more plentiful.

and sit on her lap. "Who'll take They asked Mrs Tweetie Robin For years ice cream was my place in this clock while I'm if she'd take Mrs Cuckoo's place. "Why, I'd love to, sald ea ben pilnin in dishes away

"Just Tweetle. "But look here, I can't said. Knarf mostly vanilla, chocolate,

lock your door and go. away." tell time. I'd be sure to call out and strawberry in summer. "Then the clock will stop go four for two o'clock and two for Then somebody began put-ing," said Mrs Cucko "How

DENMARK -

of the

ZOO'S WHO

MPS

ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜ GRAVELING

"Nobody, my rest?"

Rupert and Dinkie-

dama

rest.

Your emotions are near the surface and you are warmhearted and loving. You are, however, at times capricious and tempera- mental and must learn to curb this side of your nature as much as possible. Something of a flirt, you are Inclined to be influenced by a temporary infatuation more than you should be. Yet, once you have set your mind and heart on the object of your affection, there is never any swerving in loyalty and devotion. You of the fair sex have a Bair for making a house a home. You have n great deal of charm and are fine. homemakers and mothers,

Your imagination is exceptionally vivid. You have a talent for making money, too, at things which others may not and remunerative. This is insight, hard work and perseverance as much as it is "luck","

Among those born on this date are: Maurice Maeterlinck, dramatist; Oliver. Wendell Holmes, author, Albert Ritch, and David B. Hul, statesmen; Abby Hutchinson, singer; William C. Brownlow, Tennessee Governor,

To and what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

*MONDAY, AUGUST 29,

LIBRÁ (Sept. 24-Och. 23)---

ones

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)--- PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- four o'clock and gut everything He vory positive of the good This is not the time to be care- all mixed up.”

They

asked the Owl. "Not

faith of ono to whom you give logs with things that you value, Be watchful of all personal Interested," he said, blinking your trust.

POSESIONS.... "I'd be asleep all day and do all my caling all night. And any- way, I don't just call. I out" One For Each Hour Bub thon Hanid had a very bright idea. She went to Mr Aderlin the Magician and told. him the whole story. Then ba, snapped his. Ongers, said "some" medical words and a whole hock of cuckoos came flying into the

me flylows into the boy all sate they would take taman coiling out the hours and thers wore - jurt twenty-four cuckoos, one for each hour."

Bo Mrs Cuckoo – packed he valse and folded up her kal

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Aspects are favourable, for bust-- ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 24)— nos affairs and they should be Some surprises are good the major item on the agenda.and today is the time when just that kind right turn to Be on SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov, 22) the lookonti

If you have had your proper

TAURUS (Apr, 21-May:11) quota of rest and fun, you will yt you, hare, children: posting. go back to work with lots of pep roody to return to school, now

SAGITTARIUS (Now, 21-Dea. In the time to prepare 331-10's back to worie for MINI (MAY BE almost everybody and you have getting back on the

int an ospecially important job. to duricult

make spectaci CAPRIOEN (D65. 23-Jan CANCER

back to work for you You may

the seller you get in. wins

the reoner, the job is your