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FEATURES

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1956.'|

FOR BOYS

AND

Flag-Making For

Officials Is An

Ships Or

Art

YOUR PUZZLE CORNER

CROSSWORD

03

14

10

ACROSS

1 Young fellow

4 Piece of land

7 Compues point

You're

Elis

breakfast,

8 What you hear with

lech, an supper.

11 These are in your Juni

18 Christmas tree

16 Big monkey

18 Leinon or orange, la nice in

Summer

19 Do is with Easter eggs

I Exist

2 First

3 Ye

DOWN

TAKE YOUR PICK

Pick the right word that win complete cnch of these sentences:

A dog is (pet toy- tool).

Youi (read --- cat books.

--clean)

Tell tine with a (calendar clock compass).

ever you ace RD ad-

Imiral's flagship sailing

the high seas, you will see a lovely sight hundreds of flags of various shapes and

waving colours

in the breeze. And if ever you see

flag the President's

in Washington at the White House or on a vessel, you beautiful will see another

PICTURE WORD SQUARE❘ng.

These

Pick a four-letter word that best tells about each pictures. When you write them

beneath the other, you'll find your answ reads the same down as it does acros

down

one

YOU'RE

4 Boy's res

5 Boat paddle

Troop (ab.)

10 Second number

11 Free Trou

12 rota

13 Insone

14 Look at secretly

15 Musical note

17 Early English (ub )

LATE

AGAIN THOMÁG.

HOW MAKE A TO TARGET GAME

YOU AND YOUR

BROTHER OR SISTER CAN

PLAY THE "TARGET GAME”.

HERE'S HOW

2.CUT ACROSS

1.CUT OUT 3SHAPES LIKE THIS FROM THIN WHITE CARDBOARD.

31.

NECK AT BOTTOM OF

CIRCLE...THEN HINGE

PARTS TOGETHER

1202

+

AGAIN WITH ADHESIVE T

TAPE.

3.

DRAW

A FUNNY

FACE ON

EACH CIRCLE

WITH CRAYONS.

4.GLUE THE NECKS TO THE

EDGE OF A BOX LID.

5. MAKE

A SHOOTER

NUMBER EACH RECKUKE THIS.

BY ROLLING A PIECE OF WRITING PAPER INTO A LOOSE ROLL BIG ENOUGH FOR A BEAN TO GO THROUGH

TRY TO KHOCK OVER THE TARGETS KEEP SCORE. FIRST TO GET TO! PONTS WINS GAME}{\

NT

TAPE

AROUND ENDS.

FOR RENT

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA!

WORD CHAIN

Take three-jetter word for youth and change the madde letter to U for "what you d at a store **

Have you ever wondered how and where these flags are made?

They are not made by commercial factories, by the Navy itself.

Bay the

EVERY SHIP OF THE US NAVY FO IN TEUTH A "PLADSHIP" FOR IT MUST CARRY NOT ONLY ITS OWN FLAGG BUT THOSE DP OTHER NATIONS-

AS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE COUNTRY, FLAGS ARE MOGTLY MADE BY WOMEN -

But II you visit a navy yard

Actually one might that every ship of Army and Navy is * "Hagship." The real Bag- ship is always That carries the commander and watch flags made, you will of the feet or squadron, and with the needly done by women thies his own flag.

They put together the fascinat- in designs and slitch the huge

the

one

be around of the skilled work

But every naval vessel Blogs for the largest battlestragast

a foreign on down to ling Imanches.

that sails

different

every

into

tr

port carries at least 400 Skill and good eyesight is re-

flags flags

of quired for Ingmaking. but recognised Kovern rusans must also have a

sense of voluttr because many of ment on the globe,

the foreign degts. have all the Nearly all official flags busir colours.

in America are made by Betsy Women modern

They make the President's Ang and the flag of the United Nations.

is

The flag of the President the most intricate of all it re- quires thousands of hand-made stitches and many combinations

Now change the last letter tu jof colours. Gal have 1.'

hangang

Ity

true

{

This i especially central rountries; they have flugs

re veritable story of the history of their coun- tries. These fags are tedious in the making, bearing landscopes,

und South American

that book takes

American Ank

ખ

eliquette 14 cerennial

OC -

adons may be strictly observed.

The Secretary of the Navy s custodian of Bags, the Bureau of Equipment supplies ships with the Nogs.

The

buning

GIRLS

A TRUE ADVENTURE

COLD NIGHT ENDED IN HOT WAR

DROWN deer pulled the

Buffalo robe up to his

Was

noso, making sure not to pull any of it off of his younger brother or sister, who slept alongside him. The long, cold night just about over and Brown Deer could see red streaks in the sky above the small smoke hole at the top of their tepee.

KEY,

OUR TEPELS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND MANY PEOPLE KILLED... WE MUST GET TO THE

BIDEX COUNTRY I

On the other side of the topee, he could hear his warrior-brother, Swift Bear, stirring around. He was onò of the few in the camp who had received a break be- cause of the frigid weather. They were both cold and hun- but Brown Deer decided He had been scheduled they should start north for the for guard duty during the Sioux Country.

All night they walked, and in night. But because of the

the morning. they lay down cold, the chiefs decided that beside a huge rock and fell It was unnecessary to post asleep. sentries about

the camp.

That afternoon, Even white soldiers wouldn't lad was awakened by

tap on his face. Its eyes lit up attack in this weather.

tro anw his brother, Swift But how wrong they all Bear, standing there. With him were a few more warriors,

were.

At that

Elke

avenge the chance to which had killed so many their people.

nitack

of

EIGHT YEARS LATER Less than eight years both Brown Deer

Juter,

and

Swift

Bear helped to avenge that one Irigid morning.

Indlan

On June 25, 1870, the two light brothers, wearing the war paint

of the Sioux,

rode under Sit-

bul

Some had been wounded. very moment,

all were determined to make it used for flag-soldiers of the U.S. Seventh to the Sioux Country,

that beak is the very bust made;

Custer as some day they might have the it 15 thoroughly tested and washed dozens of times before their leader, were getting. the sleep-

it is made up.

After tests де

completed.

It is exposed to the elements for ten days. Then it is ready to be cut.

The President's Bag and a few others are made of the best quality of alk.

The women are first Kiven

For excellent

the government gives citationa for

belching volcanoes, aerpels, the pattern of the centrepieces etc.

The

Tlicse are cut Into sectional simplicity itself. But the pullerns and finished before work is begun on the body of President's Bug as diffeoft.

the dog. Many hours and days Every naval ship must carry

are spent on flags of intricate over 400 different flag if it is going on a courtesy call. That designs.

for Formerly, early ull official is the regulation number

ships to cary. About half pre The Best letter to Flags were made at the Brook - İrve a kind of boat." lyn Navy Yard and many st.1 for decoration, the balance

anet sets

International after changing

there. But now there is a large signsi

Mare's department

code lugs. middle letter to A for “a gume," fag thef thar last

And every shup must have an deserve their medals, ter to N for Island. at Vallejo, Calif. Also B "what the sun gives you," and few are made in the Pentagon extensive array of Bags stored now the dr lettes to M for Belding. Washington,

on board, so that the proper what your father is."

Verb 11

When you have macie

Lehenges, you'll find

you!

thene Save

changed a BOY Inter a MAN in

six moves,

PAIR THEM

To these two lata of

list

words,

Thes

i match the first

with Fright word to the second Ilst;

HORSE CALF

DOG

CAT

COW

KITTEN

CULT

PUP

(Solutions on Page 20)

CITY IDENTIFICATIONS

u

viewing the beautiful workmanship, one will say they

Cavalry,

with

ready to attack ing camp.

up

their A dog picketl scent and started to bark. Other dogs joined in and an Indian run out to see what was the matter. His eyes fell upon the soldiers and he fired his rifle to awaken the village.

PIERCING BUGLE

sound

The

and

of a bugle work, pierced the chili air and the for special tasks well done, And, charge was on.

Brown Deer jumped up

of his family. so did the rest

Bear Swift

and his

father grabbed their weapons and ran -By Julia Wolfe out to meet the attack,

Brown Deer wanted to loo, but his mother grabbed him and his younger brother and sister and led them out of the tepce and started a run for the ravines nearby. All the women and children headed the same way. and in the scrumble Brown Deer lost track of his mother and brother. But ho his managed to keep hold of little alster, Sweet Rain.

A BOXER'S ROADWORK

CAN

BE STRENUOUS

WHEN in training for a

V boxing match, one sure way for a fighter to get into top condition is by doing roadwork.

There are various theories on just how this roadwork should be done. The old- timers insisted upon & long tedious grind each morning. Tint really got boxer into shape for the fights of CITIES in many parts of the countless rounds, in which

world have interesting nick-he participated.

names. "The City of Brotherly Love" is a name often given to Philladelphio. How many of the below can you match up with the city It Identifles?

ones

1. Limu 3. Baghdad.

Peru. 2. Manila. Rome. Italy.

5. Paris, France. 6. Stockholm, Sweden. 7. Helsinki, Finland.. 8. Prague, Czechoslovakia, Soochow, China. 10. Hankow, CHILD.

ກ.

[. "The Eternal City." b. "Venice of China." Ľ "Peori of the Orient," d. "City of One Hundred Spires.” e. "Chicago of China. f. "City of Kinga." "The Venice of the North"

li. "City of Light." 1. "Abode of Pence," 1. "White City of the North."

r

(Answers on Page 20)

ZOO'S WHO

Tim A

BAG [SHOT}}

THE MUSKRAT IS THE

MOST IMPORTANT FUR ANIMAL IN THE UNITED

STATES

WATER, AS WELL AS HONEY,

IS GATHERED BY BLES..

SPECIAL CARRIERS BRING

· IT TO THE HIVE, POLE ITOUT,

SEAL IT IN CELLS, OR) EVEN ACT AS, STORAGE TANKS THEMSELVES. UNTIL THE WATER IS

IGOLD

RTH ADOLET/

ON THE

A

Today, many trainers be- lieve that roadwork should

? THE GPORT'GE İOK. BUTIHATE

THE EARLY HOURS!

be broken up into two- or instance, a high school conch three-minute rounds. For will have his boys do about

to the

ng Bull, 48 the Sioux and their allies wiped out, last man, General Custer and ví his command at the Battle the Little Big Horn.

-By Earl Ireland

A Trip To The Moon

-When the Carnival's In Town, Anything Can Happen→

straw.

By MAX TRELL

was a very faint call, like someone blowing on a horn, a very small horn, perhaps not much bigger than a hollow Cricket Christopher heard 11. He told Blackie Beetie, who told Glive the Snall, who told Chirpie once flew to the window sill and Sparrow, who at

told Knart and Rhndows. "The

lionid, the

to

come carnival's town Chirple said.

The Highest Troo Then, as soon as Chirple was sure that Knart and Hand had heard the news, he flew to the top of the highest tree in the neighbourhood and sang out for the rest of the world to hear;

"The carnival'a come to town! The carnival's come to town!"

ENTRANCE

"I wouldn't miss the Carnival,” sald Mr. Punch.

Then all the folks who heard the news put down their work and got themselves ready to go. an For the carnival was something that came around only once s while year.

The grasshopper stopped bop- shapes and theping and went.

The two of them hid in opening under a big rock. All day they slayed there, the battle went on.

six two-minute rounds each

When morning. while

a profes

OVET. k was all sional trainer will have his troopers went around and cap- charges do about ten three-tured all the remaining Indiana

they could find. minute rounds.

is

A three-minute round broken up in this manner. For the first two minutes and forty-five seconds, the fighter jogs along at a the steady pace; then in last fifteen seconds, he runs at top speed.

The next minute la spent

sold the

the Stuffed Bear paid five hops. Mr Punch waggled his ears five times. General Tin tipped his hat five times,

right "Go

in," Barker, "Have fun!"

crowited The Carnival was with everybody. All the beetles all the sizes and that ever fours were there. All the snails that ever were, down, walking up and looking around and smiling.

There wero all kinds amusements. "Look at

shouted

The flies stopped flying and were

weni.

The butterfles stopped fut- That night, the two young tering and went. Indiang left their hiding place,

STAMP DEPICTS

Romance On The

merry-go-cuffed Bear,

An Empty Lot The woodpeckers

stopped Teddy the pecking, the chipmunks stopped

South Sea Islands Soldier and Mr Purich.

Tho

merry-go-round

of

this

wha

chipping, the bees stopped made of caterpillars and horse- bumming and all of them went.

Bics

all walking round and round each other. When tho Koart and Hooid also went.

Stuffed caterpillars went up, the dics So did Teddy the Bear, General Tin the Tin went down. When the fles went up, the caterpillars went down.

The Scenic Railway The scenie railway was built matchsticks and broom handles, held by cobweba. The

wouldn't miss the carnival for

said Mr Punch.

"

there it was in the walking, before he starts to You leter to appreciate one street and halfway up an-

TOU don't have to be a middle of town, halfway down of wires and

jog again. This will give the boxer the equivalent of one full round of boxing.

The two-minute round is | broken up in the same man-

ner, with one less minute of Jogging

Use Magnets For Ahe best time for road-

AN

Table-Top Stage

unusual tabletop be moved by the power of theatre, complete with the magnet. characters that seem to

work is the early morning just before breakfast. The best place is in the country, or in a park if the fighter lives in a city.

He should do his road- work on some soft surface, be such as grass, because run-

there will

Two Buch wands will

To

move all by themselves can needed. allow tooni orning on a hard pavement be made from

a large manipulating them. aluminium coolde pan, some cookie pan and the table. This muscles.

have to be a space between the would tend to tighten his leg permanent magnets, and can be arranged by cutting toys. It can be constructed large opening in one side of a closed corrugated cardboard box, and setting the pan on top

in a single afternoon.

The cookie pan will

be of it. the

used for the floor of

a

appropriate scenery to the back

old

this stamp. Any man with other, in an empty lot with together

fence all around it as high as a scenic railway wagons

J

were

They

ព.

1

a dash of romance in his tall man. At the bottom of one made of slippery soap.

and down as fast blood would like an intro- end of the fence was a small sild up duction......and every hole with the word "Entrance" lightning.

written above It. will admire woman

The ferris-wheel was made of the

Koart vivid-patterned dress which body else all crawled through. Everyone sat in empty ice cream and Hanid and every- an old baby carriage wheei. the girl on

And there, right inside, was boxes. wearing.

the Carnivalt Cardigan

9'

the stamp is

She is on First, there was the Barker Space

Island

But the best fun of all was the Bhip to the Moon. The girl standing on a box and selling "Space Ships was a white from the Uckets. When Kharf and Hand duck. The "Moon" was a light South Scas, looked closely, they saw that the

on top of a lamp post. Every- Barker was a poodle with And the

# one who took the ride sat on white handkerchief around his the duck's back. 15 stamp

neck and a brown derby hat on

head. He WEB pories his

selling tickets at five each.

ono of

now

hic

Franco

Five Of What

issuing for Knarf asked the Barker: "Five

the Island of what each?"

the

tho

Everyone who went to the Carnival got a souvenir.

Kharf and Hanid both got a bottle with moonbeams in it. Mr Punch got one leaf from a four-leaf clover, General Tin

It was a wonderful Carnivali

groups "Five of anything each," got a sheil with the sound of which form answered the Barker: "ave the ocean. In it, Teddy the terri-shouts, five whistles, fivę grunts, Stuffed Bear got a plece of cloud around a stick liko a tory, known ve hums, five laughs, Ave wound to the French as Oceania. giggles, five anything.”

lollipop. When he ato it, it He wears a sweat shirt,

important Among the most

Khart paid” five. giggles, tasted wot. with an extra sweater or lands there

are the Mar-Hanid paid five mickers. Teddy stage. The characters will the four corners

Punch corresponding holes in two if it happens to be cold, quesos. So it is more than like- of both the and tosses out his arms as ly that the girl who modelled for consist of 2-inch-high toys cardboard and the aluminium he jogs along. Once in the stamp lives there. made out of plastic. Select pan. Blide bolts through. Tighten a while, he will turn around The main industry is the ex

What a lovely life she leads. Rupert and the New Boat-39 dolls, horses, dogs, auto- nuts on underside to prevent

the stage from slipping.

and run backwards.

port of copra--the shall of the mobiles and the like, de- To provent the audiance from

the coconut which When ho goto back home, pending upon your cast of seeing your face and body, add he should take a shower, rub far-off Worten world turns into characters.

When work is finished there of the store by mounting a ple- down his legs and then eat ture on cardboard and fasten- in hearty breakfast. Then he jare miles of sparkling and from Cement a plece of metal ing it in place at the back of relaxes until it is time to which to bathe and in the ser to the part of each toy that the box. Cut a pair of tiny

you book down on multi-coloured will touch the stage floor. holes in it, at your eye level, so leave for school, work, the coral and fish of many hues.

that you can see the stage. gym or whatever the cage A swin of course, in the This can consist of a piece To find suitable material for may be." of iron, a nail, a paper clip, a performanco try any one-act A boxer should do his rood-at feasting mainly on suckling or other such object. play from the library, Head it work at least four times a week, Pla-the Marquesans are expert. Finally, fix a small horse- voice to imitate

Be you work, changing your if not daily, and never should then the gullars strike up anil the different ho do it on the morning of a the girl on the stamp has the women dance the hula-hula. shoe magnet to the end of characters.

scheduled a stick with a rubber band. An important caution: The chodbouraining suithfully Bowers in Bor hair. They look Allow this to glide under pan must be aluminium. Another an Bahter make a success of behangipani, Maybe she neath the pan. You'll find all will catlie the magnets his car and roadwork in the dangi ne now,

to "atica" to it Theonveniently peline conditions, of any boxer-printed and core 1764. in kemp Lil perforated 13, that when it is directly un- der the toy the latter can

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natural forerunner of a feast and

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