1956-03-03 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1056.

FEATURES

FOR

BOYS

ty

AND

GIRLS

YOUR PUZZLE GYM WORKOUT FOR A DANGEROUS

A DANGEROUS INHABITANTS

CORNER

CROSSWORD

Cartoonist Cal hos drawn to- CHỈ crossword puzzle on the silhoue te of a Dutch windmill.

ACROSS

There are many wind in Full

5 Thought

# Upon

7 East side (nb)

Looks at

DOWN

1 Measures of distance

2 in debt (ab.)

3 lys nickname

4 Dykes keep the water from

Holland's low-

8 Southrust (ab.)

DIAMOND

DYKES are important in Hoi- land

as a centre for the

diamond. The second word

Finlab

when voilag" anel the fourth is a long fish" the diamond:

DYKES E

TAKE YOUR PICK

Pick the right ending for each The of these sentences about Netherlands from the clues given:

Holland

(republic......... kingdom. clty -).

Netherlands people are called (Scandinaviana

Sweden AD Dutch ~~~~~).

They grow rosca —~~~ felips

www.violets —————).

This country is in (Africa - Asia ——— Europe ———).

MISSING VOWELS

the

The Puzzleman has left vowels out of these three things about The Netherlands. you unish them?

Can

--MST RD - M Q-NJ-L-N-

TH-

Visiting The Netherlands;

NETHERLANDS REBUS

the

words

If you use

and you'll and the pictures right,

things about The Nether- four inds which the Puzzleman has hidden in his rebus.

(Solutions on Page 20)

E

WAG OLAD TO LAND + SAPELY

+ EN

A Felt Display Map

TTOW

H

Inap?

You Can Make

make

20

When removed, would you like to 24 hours.

decorative the map should be perfectly

glued to the surface below.

Thon cut up the other map with scissors into in dividual states. Each

You need neither artistic ability or skill.

If you want to make map, say, of the United States, first you'll need two large duplicate maps.

Then you will need pieces

is

now a pattern. You will cut a plece of felt to fit each pattern.

to smooth

of felt of several different out the felt. Follow the colour

colours.

Ask

mother

provided

Use a heated ron

scheme of the map, look you are using a coloured map, If not, then the states should

through her old things and be of contrasting colours. find an old felt hat she

no

longer needs. Then make

request of your

BOXER

THE

Д

important boxer'a

most phases of training take place in the ym. To keep in good con- dition, he must get plenty of sleep, eat good food and do his roud work. But he jearns his trade in the gym.

consista Gym work

pf shadow boxing, Jumping rupe, hitting the ligat and heavy bags, sparring and exercising.

All done under the supervision of a tramer. Shadow boxing should be done first. It will loosen up the muscle and warm up the boxer.

The amount of time spent

A

fore going on to the next. Also, he will jump on feet every now and then.

When working on the bags, his the bandages on both he keeps

hands and uses a pair of bag on vach one of these phuses

gloves. He bits the light bag Lo

On timing.

The develop his atpends upon

For sparring, he puts on heavy bag, he throws punches the bout lighter is training for.

a headgear, wraps up

his as if he was hitting an oppoment. who is

ho tries out new getting in hand with bandages and On this bag. boxer

His ways of throwing punches and shape for a ten-rounder will puts on 16-oz. gloves,

works on the left jab, hooks, have to put in at least three handler

petrolatum uppercuts and straight rights. rubs three-minute rounds each over his charge's face, sỌ that the punches will not cut his skill Also, he should never be without his time and usually mouthpiece, for

the even works Un two-minute heavy gloves could chip a with, the boxer does his

on shadow boxing, jumping rope, hitting the bags and | sparring. An amateur puts

121 less

roundi.

tooth.

The Then he

boxes with

Jumping rope should be done at a fast pace. boxer goes from one foot to sparring partner. They spar another, repeating on the at a fast pace, but neither

one tries to hurt the other. same foot a few times, be

The Bagpipe,

IT'S peculiar, isn't it, that ITS

strument of kinge and been so olten queens has

the bagpipe?

It was the Roman soldiers who brought the bagpiped to

Inat was long be Britai Iore the Scotish peopre look them up as their nationa instrument. The Koman mperor Nero could play the We DARDI:s very well. know he was very partial to the instrument because the coms engraved during have pictures of bis reign pipes stamped on them.

PIPERS IN ROYAL ORCHESTRA

When

the workout

Is over calls- thenies. He does neck extrcuts, the bicycle, deep kee bends and others that his trainer may have him do.

Then he takes a shower and his gym day is over with.

By Earl Ireland

Instrument Of Kings

HOOT, MON....

TIS JOLLY

MUSIC!

SQUE AK

03/20

OF THE SEA

THE shark is probably the Tmost frequently thought

of fish wheri one thinks of dangerous ones, but it is not the only man-enter of the water.

There are sharks of all sizes, up to 60 feet in length, but the largest aren't the most dangerous. The man- eater is usually only 10 to 12 fest long. Sharks differ from other fish in that they have hidelike skins ins'end of scales. They have ex- tremely strong jaws, and sharp, cruel teeth.

THINK

TO BETTER

QAT GOING!

It has a broad, flat body The whip ray is another and a long, slender tail, deep-sea swimmer's hazard. which resembles [1 whip.

Stunts To Do With

A Piece Of

IFs

you have JA piece of string, you can perform

a number of amusing tricks with I, using simple propa like a pair of shears.

Here's one. Slip the string through one of the handles. Pasted it down with a good strong knot, making sure that it is some distance up

from the shears. Then usk an assitant to hold the ends.

Now, while the scissors dangle in mid-air, 20- nounce that you can remove then from the string with- out unlying the knot. This is easily accomplished by in- serting your angers in the handles, luiting them, and using the thusty-manipu- lated blades in order to sup free the the strugs--and was

shears,

they thought it very unladylike to have to blow air vulgarly in- to a bag, so new kind

made with a smal bellows at tached. They squeezed the bel- lows under their arms,

understate

It would bo an munt to suf thul Qucen VIC- 10:10 Lkeu the pipes. DIE WLS

uf Putely

wun, ProdaDay Decause sne kred us Lg which were contail.

www

You will need a cup in order to perform wother catchy hule tries of the same type.

A NICE

ICE TRICK

ICA CUBE

String

THE (FRONT-RUNNER

SALT

This tail contains a barbed spino which is connected with a poison gland, and it is with this weapon that the ray can inflict serious wounds.

The barracuda has long, polated jaws with a great number of very sharp teeth. Some varieties Are 38 dangerous as a shark, and besides directly endangering ruin life, they sometimes the livelihood of fishermen, 08 they will kill huge quantities of small fish, not for food but just because they enjoy killing.

One of the most vicious of all Ash lives in South

American

It i hivers, not in the ocean.

pirunta, which only or 18 jhones long. These man al- tuck in large numbers and they ure one of the greatest dangers uf the Amazon River. Tney (Bave bien known to tear all the push oil on camual or buɛona being In just a iew minutes. There are about 20 dullqvot varielles, and they are coloured grey, yellow, or greed with spots ul red or gold.

And while they aren't espe julany unngervus to man, one of the most curious ba crewures is the squ.d. Tuese vary from only inches long to the ginnt squid, as much as 60 feet in ength. The squid has ave paira of arms, a beokuko mouth, and large,

unwinking eyes, which

all add up to such an odd-look- ang whore wat even if the squid doesn't actually allock a man, it's quite possible bo could frighten him to deatht

-By Holon Seymour

The Magic Harmonica

-It Was Big Enough for Everyone to Play-

By MAX TRELL

KNARF, the shadow, had gone to the store to buy a har- monica but when he got there, Slip the string through its ni nad na more harmonicas

and Blow the cup to

sell. So Knarf walked out alkuje,

Now remaik, “all, acting hune too happy. Why gently. am go to cut this string 1 old want a harmonica, half-yet the cup will stay sus-

Down The Stops

to

There was a time when her proded as it is now." Allow a

He hud just reached home court

minute or wwx Worricu

to clapio in order

again when he was surprised to kumburat va time

ip BUL N

le suspenMe seo bulld

while

ace Mr Merin, the Magician, your

stori Wes opeukin 1 sand. They

spectators ulistanka a qurt piper at buss- guessing at just how you can do ming down the steps,

"You look sad," sid Ingram Palace Jos

Merum to Knurf, Buy to her lor nu nour caun day

Mr Merlin sounded very cheer- would giv What that

fu, however, berund

fiuy an nerd the

require.

und they invented a new THE LAST kind of bagpipe without TWENTY YEARS drones which could be played indoors without being detected outside.

There was

heard

of the

Why

this.

This is really very easy. Give the end of the string to an on- looker to hold. Then grasp it in the centre, and tie a b.g toop In 11, making sure that the knol The next royal head we

Over the past 20 years, kings that holds it is extremely Ugn.. of who liked the bag hear

and queens all over 130

the wuriu Lastly, cut the string in have said how_inuch_ibeỷ beefmiddló ợi thế loop, Result: The pipe was King Edward the

Produoly another English the pipes.

you've cup is still supported by third of England. He gave

the Dagenham Guri|string (with the help of the permission 10 one of his monarch who forbade the pay her

ilg of pipes; that was King Pipers, a band of young Lon-knot) and yet the sixing itself court musicians to

huve loured in has certainly been severed. visit urge the First. This was aller den girls who music schools in other coun- the

These pros have Rebemon when many lands.

A third trick requites 100 Briush royal

two tries to Jearn more about bonnie Prince Charlils was de- piped valore

at Windsor Castle, ing props, an ice cube and a glass of the art of playing the pipes. eaten and had to fee out of family

King Leopold of Belgium. Even water. Sevwand. Anyone

was who Another famous English found with a set of pipes in his Adolph her liked their music stay in Berlin from one month King who was very fond of house was able to be executed, so much that he extended their

to two. the bagpipe was King Henry You can also stick plain plas the Eighth. He was

POPULAR WITH through the felt and into the bottom. This will prevent your

mean player, either. He had COURT LADIES felt from curling up.

pipers included in his royn! orchestra and when he died

Glue each fell cut-out onta

the

the same sisters, aunts, cousins, and its respective position on neighbours. You will prob- map which is your guide. Place ably receive red, brown, glue on the back of each piece of felt and also on the surface green, blue, purple, and white felt,

•

Get a large piece of thick white cardboard or buck- board. Even plywood will

of the map. Press down evenly and firmly.

Incidentally, when you are all

no

#oobite

do the trick. You are going finished with the making of the he left five sets of pipes to Populer in France was the mu-tained them with marches, reels

to place your map on the surface of this material.

Glue oue of the maps onto the cardboard. Place broks as weights on it for about

map, you can be certain you will know every stalo in the union and be able to name the states that bound each other. - --By Harold Gluck

ZOO'S WHO

THE GREAT-CRESTED GREZE (EUROPEAN) HAS NO FUNCTIONAL TAIL SO ITS FEET ACT AS A RUDDERA

THE BAGLE PREYS.

ON THE OSPREY BY

MAKING IT PROP THE

FISH IT HAS CALIGHT.

GOING

SOUTH!

SOME OF THE NORTHERN BATS BY

SOUTH WHEN WINTER BEGINS, OTHERS HIBERNATE INSIDE THE HOL LOW TREES, CAVES AND BUILDINGS

WHERE THEY MANË THËRHOMES...”.

GREAT!

CRUSTED

GREBEL...

Mr

isn't

"It's not a very big one,” Berith exclaimed.

"I tried to buy a harmonica," explancu Kaart. "The man in the store diun't have any more."

Mr Meriin said: "Now, that lucky! I happen to nave a lew harmonizas with me. What kind do you want?" As he said you can blow it at the same

Merlin reached this, Mr

# into time as Knarf, uis coat pocket.

I don't know just how Mr

"What kind have you got?" Merlin managed it, but he gave

Knart.

the little harmonica a yank.. Mr Merlin's happy expression and there it was, big enough for suddenly faqed. "They're ronci" both Knarf and Hanid to blow ne exclaimed. "I must have lost on it at the same time. They then! No, hero's just one!"

both played "Yankee Doodic" Not Very Big

together.

"That kind of music makes me Mr Merin took cut a har- feel like marchng," said Mr monica and held it in the palm Merlin.

of his hand.

It was about as

big as a matchstick. It's not a very big une,” he said.

"No," said Knark, "But maybe it'll do," said Mr Merin. "here, try

Knari took it and tried it. He blow on it. It almost slipped out of his Angers. But, to his surprise, 11 played "Yankeo Doodle" sharp and clear.

"Lovely," salu Mr Merlin.

"I like it too," said Knart,

Hanid's Wish

"I wish," said Knarf, "that this harmonica was big enough so that you could play it, too. Then all three of us could play and march at the same time."

"That's easy," said Mr Meriin. Just stretch it a little."

Float the Arst in the second, then challenge your audience to pick up the piece of ice with the string. Yes, it may be knotted as A few years

ago the pipe much as desked. This won't the band of the Gordon Highlanders help in the least, because delighted King Victor and the trick cant be done by anyone A bagpipe which was very Queen of Italy when they enter at all-excepting you." selle, small instrument with a and strathspeys.

Wet one end of the string,

It Was Magic his daughter Queen Eliza very soft and #weet soulad,

then let it rest carefully on the beth.

Emperor Louis the Fourteenth Queen Elizabeth II has shown bobbing lump of leo. Wait

This time, Knart gave the like it and, like the English aigns of her fondness for the few seconds, then sprinkle some

barmonica a yank. As i by However, I don't think Kungs Edward and Henry, in- bagpipes. There are always two grains of salt on its surface.

madic (and I gucas it Wi Elizabeth liked them very slated it be included in his royal pipers at Braemar Castle in the This will cause the cube te melt

magiel), the harmonien streiched much, because she banned orchestra.

Highlands ready to skiri for the quickly, and then refreeze. The

Itself out until it was big enough royal family the playing of bagpipes in

when they arrivo string will immediately become Just then Hanld came along, for Knart, Hand and Mr Merlin, The musotte became very for their summer visita.

Imbedded in fl, permitting you "Ob," she said when she saw Then they all went marching Ireland. The Irish people popular with the ladies of the

to drow the lee cube out of the the little harmonies, "I wish down the street, all playing" were too clever for that one French court at that time but --By Roderick Wilkinson glass when you lift the string's I had one, to Mr Morlin." "Yankee Doodle" togeiner,

free end very gently.

"It's the only one I've got," At the corner, they met the said Mr Merlin. "But maybe 1 Policeman. So they stretched the can stretch this one a little so harmonies to make room for

him. And he marched, and" played, too.

Then they met the Postman, the Conductor, the Plumber, the Shoeshine Boy, the Banker, the Baker and a lady who made dresses.

Liechtenstein Issues New Stamps

LECHTENSTEIN, that

old hatching ground for new stamps, has presented another brood to

what satinted world.

a some-

As stamps go, the now lot have much to commend them-facially. The designs

are supercharged with out-

dobr activity; the colours

VORSIENIUM LIECHTENSTEIN B

Liechtenstein's first issue came out

1912. But thumbing through a catalogus I And that the top price is listed for the 6- frane brown which appeared in 1984 on a specially inscribed miniature shoot. This com- memorated an agricultural ex- hibition held in Vaduz, the caplial, that year.

The catalogued price is Rào for the uped slamp; £35 un- pro negligible

These With the government of this used.

are well chosen and the princely state, sandwiched bo amounts compared to the thou- printing clear.

twoen Switzerland and Austria, sands of pounds which many of the main consideration appears the world's famous stamps will But the trouble with Liechien- to be only quantity.

fetik. stein's stampa la-this: New issuca

And there are ' are so frequent that few aver ochlove any financial value, enough stamp collections in the series? They are rather like pleture world to make quantity a paying 111⁄2 postcards ploturesque and proposition, no matter how ittim (mpuntaineering" Hitle more.

much staing is worik.

And coriainly

* They And 4

are

Liechtenstein's how

perforated part set of four and ski-ing) Bài The thi London th

-By Bess Rittor

Rupert and the Gold Acorn-22

Reaching the chills at Bat Rupert pies a deep fold, is the rocki and be rume to it but he in disi appointed. This is not the place." he calls. 1 bught to have known better, for our clafi 196 a hollow" sise: skär the

entrariod." Reruening' be finds that his companion has dismounted and is staring at a patch of soili You have led aright, little bear," says the earl, “* Fresh Hood zmarlen are here. 1 doubt' not that

dor enemy has pissed zisla wapi??||

Kitart and Hand kept stretch- ing the harmonica bigger and biggor. No one in the whole neighbourhood had seen any thing like the sight of this whole crowd, of people, all' marching together and all playing “Yankoo Doodle" on one harmonica,

It was a curious thang that when they all marched home again and one by one, the Police- man and the Postman and the others had to leave, the 'hare monica grow ameller and Briller unti: finally, when Knart (and · Hanid and Mr Merlin betihod home, the barinontes was no biga For then à matchstick ayah,

"It" a wonderful flike kar monical!" said Knart, But Me Merlin - Jugs - smiled and put i back in his pockaj, (2