1956-10-13 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, `·

FEATURES

YOUR PUZZLE

1 Peric

CORNER

CROSSWORD

4 Doctrine

# Exist

7 Shoo10

Father

160

ACHOSS

10 Jumbled type

11 Editors (18.)

13 Seine

14 Diner

16 Church regi

DON

1 Scottish river

2 Preposition

3 Number ufter nine

4 urter

3 Small candie

8 Monkey

8 Deep hole

12 Tree fluid

13 Novel

15 Total estamos catr

SCRAMBLED ADDITION

Acks a letter bes

·

word for "ather"

statyb

letter

fuel"

for "Turier { ad aether nd set able to

repeat i have "try Lead ̃ once more and have Bw."

HOW DRAW

PEOPLE ΤΟ

1.DRAW

A RECTANGLE

71IN.LONG AND 2 IN. WIDE... DIVIDE IT INTO 11 PARTS UP AND DOWN AND 3 PARTS

ACROSS...

DRAW A

LINE THROUGH

THE CENTER

THE LONG WAY.

SLOLYES

1

PHOSE

CENTER MOUTH LIND

2.TO GET ACTION INTO YOUR FIGURE, TRY DRAWING STICK PEOPLE FIRST... KEEP THEM IN THE GAME PROPORTION.

LENTER

LINE FOR

TRY IT

BALANCE

YOURSELF

וני

TRIANGLE

How

'It

ID you ever hear some-

Did you ever fontes

and dogs?

Here's a word triangle based

Once upon a time, up on ร horse's CANTER. Tho

one of those puffy white second wont is "father": thtrel "# male

fourth clouds, the Dog Maker had his workshop. (Cats were made on a different cloud.)

:"וואיוואן

market"; and difth to analyse & sentence," Finish the triangle from the clues:

N

CANTER

PICTURE WORD SQUARE

word Substitute four-litter for each picture and you'll flad My read the same down

eros when you us

IT'S AN ALOE

CLOAK

MATCH 'EM

One afternoon he began work on a little brown dog. He reached into a drawer and brought out a cute little puppy head with eyes like sweet brown chocolates.

ΓΕΡΜΑ

"Now L shiny black and he grinned as he opened another druw-

(Think how funny rawer alled with Повен would look.)

er.

them

in

The Puzzleinan has mixed up his pales of words Can you match them correctly"

CARL PAW TALON ORGAN CAPE

CAP

WAGON

TAXI

FOOT

CLAW

PIANO

HAT

DRAY

(Solutions on Page 28)

★

E

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1956.

FOR BOYS

A SHORT STORY ABOUT

Rained

A PUPPY CAN'T

OPERATE WITHOUT A TAIL...

THINK I'LL TRY ONE

ON FOR SIZE!

The little

TAIL DRAWER

Then

AND

Cats And

ZZ-Z

Dogs'

GIRLS

and finally had them all buck

in the drower.

All but one, which he fast-

Little Dog. "Now you ittle guy.

The Adventure Of Fourteen-year-old Manjiro Nakahama

TTOW

Hbe the first boy of your

would you like to

race to land in a country?

foreign

That is what happened 10 Manjiro Nakahama, a 14-year- old Japanese boy, over Onc hundred years ago, when he Landed In America,

ened to the end of "There" be said.

natsy really are Most of those talis would be too much for you. This one-incher is just your kind. It wil wog often, you can call it a way. and everyone will any. "My. what a friendly little dogi"

"Now, for your bark you, allo thece holer. for the bark, one for the growi,out from their homeland in the und vno for the wool Draw in your breath and try them,"

for One

Little Dog tried each onc three times unil he had them perfect. Then he tried his woof and hes tall wag together until he had that perfect also.

There came a day when it was just right for "raining cats and dogs." The Dog Maker started him off, along with some more he had made.

Nakahamn and two of hia friends were dep

Dishing.

northern Pacifte.

A terrific storm came up. Al last they were washed ashort on a distant island, their bosi wrecked.

Hore the Three boys suffered many

The heat by tays, from day and the cold by night, and no food. From plece of then sail, they raled # distress signal. Many days later a United States naval vessel saw their signal and rescued the triu.

to

[HONORABLE SHIP

MAY BE TAKE JAPANESE BOY

TO AMBRIGA by

anxious parents. His letters were glowing with accounta of his adventure and his new friends. Next be fitted a little

At that time America was not This ship had to continue its He chose four different barks short tails go

course according to orders. the

It trading with Japan. Commodore muff-shaped body to

stopped at Hawaii, where two of Perry was chosen by the govern- head, and then four sturdy thump, thump against the tapped them into his mouth alt at ence. They piled one on

"Don't be scared if you jump Fihe boys decided to stay until ment to go to that country and "You legs and frot.

wooden sides of the drawer top of the other down Jeru

for In his into some cats." he told Little they could make their way back negotiale

opening curt- in knocked that and made him caugh. Dog, "for the Cat Maker will to their home land, Japan.

meicial trade. going to be a cute one," he Everything

But the Wow! Little Dog whistled and be starting them off too. Nuth-

Hot Nakahaman; he was Now Commodore Perry could said to the small dog fast helter-skelter.

hurl yo1, Nothing. curious

to #e Amorin, Ho not speak the Japanese lan- taking shape in his quick Dog Maker has to stop work #wied and harked and bugled Ing will

one time untd he sounded Well, here you go! So long!”

begged tho and do some housecleaning. ke the newest thing in air raid fingers.

The trip lo earth didn't take him the commander to take gunge. He would need an inter-

He would work toy preter to accompany him. He's tried to hold those tails surens

very ng for Liule Dog WIN his passage. The

commander and with nubirer bunds, poper clips.

busy trying not to get homesick the crew talked the matter over, The commander of that naval sticky tape. evers bobby pi

trying to be a good dog,

and agreed to let this boy have vessel that rescued But

his wish come true. Next thing he knew someone

boys spoke Japanese

up. He Because he was pollic, late!- recommended

E' yen striped slur! and saying.

holding him against ligent and ambitious, these suli- man, a native of Japan,

When Commodore Perry sail- you cute pup! Look, Nancy, isn'ts of Uncle Sam's navy became he sharp?"

very much attached to him. ed across the Pacific in 1832 on Among them, they mised that important business between Then Nancy reached for hin fund that made it possible for the United States and Japan, his

Nakahamn to attend school in interpreter New England, and receive good education.

Then be yawned and the next thing you knew, he was dozing in his chair. leaving the littie unfinished dog on the work table. Little Dok wasted time.

no

nothing wilf hold them down; things pinch or else stick fast and pull out a lot of good tail frate!

Little Dog wanted to try on lots of india but they wouldn't nok still Be held several d wo have m never

with his paws

he gripped with the one cruss-wise

he even eat he had no paws left for trying sher on. Soon there were tails all over the place!

He should! fooled around "Thi" drawer, for even the Dog Maker has trouble with it.. The little short tails start quivering ...

but it's the big long tails that give the trouble.

Claying

in his teeth on one But then

ae lunked into the

The Dog Maker opens it drawer with "Barks" in it. The just wide enough to reach barks look something like but in and come out fast with tens with anywhere from one to

Jour tie holes in the middle. the tail he needs. But if he forgets and gives the draw- er a yank.

.. yi

yi! The long plumy tails

swish and swish like mad.

Olympic Stamp From West Germany

THE Olympic Games are

in

always a worthy ocen- sion for something new stumps. As the day draws nearer for the Games to in Melbourne opetr

next month. various countries are rushing out novelties in commemorative stamp de-

sign.

artwularly the slang of We er Germany, reproduced h 11 is printed in dark green w45 15 Olympic symbc-dve Apreling the five Co- tenis-intertwined in white,

The face value of the stamp

10 plinuleys. The figure

some-

1 tane ap of what

I

Les coiled u Greck-key pattern. The Anure 0 is made to represent the stadium, running track and the extral arena,

tre

The Greek-key symbols

reflect interesting because they

of the Games Darient Grevee. Legend

the origin

a forch was lit from

that a

in

says

the

ray! of the sun and carried by

| relays of runners to the stadium, where it burned for the Games cluration.

The torch still playa its part today. Runners carry It from

But when the stadium

in an overa cas

country 24 5 this

In yout

Australia plane and

ship

the

take

DEUTSCHT EKUNDESPOST

The

Dig Maker jumped was straight up from his chair, not

knowing what to expect

AB the excitement brought up the four barks like four hic- roughs.

"Heavenly pasicpots!" cried the Dog Maker, "What are you

Then up to?"

as he glanced "Look around, he moaned,

ost the tails all over the place, and

all of them cruzy as celsi"

But he couldn't be very cross with Little Dog such a new little dog and he loved the title rascal. So slowly, and with

ከነሮ much grunting. began to pick up the many tails,

YOU CAN

IF

HANDY

[F you'd like to hand your- Belf H pair of the neatest looking bookenda that could possibly adorn anybody's desk, make them for yourself, using your own hands as models.

The materials you'll need cost Practically nothing: J-A cake in; 2-A jur of petroleum jelly; |3--Pluster of puris; 4-A tube of

wood pully.

Mix a portion of your pleater juntil it's bout us thick us rich forch

cream. Pour it into your cake from the

tơn, to a depth of three inches,

Next, greuse runners and

your left hand spred it on the way,

with patroleum jelly. Set It half This year's Games will bring way in the plaster, with all your medium fingers presied together. Rest a together a galaxy of distance runners, with the most bit of your wrist in the plaster tremendous rivalry seething in

Da well the 1,500

20

Wag

and hugged him close to and Little Dog liked it.

"Oh,

her

"Let's take him into the house and show him to the family." she cried,

"Dadi Mother!" called David as the two headed for the house with Little Dog. And then as the door closed behind them. "Look what we have!"

-RUTH ECKMAN

MAKE THESE BOOKENDS

HANDY BOOKENDS

ALVE

|FINISHED |

HAND

TO WOOD ЗАБЕ

FILL IMPRESSION IN PLAGTER OF PARTS WITH WOOD PUTTY-

Of course the first thing he write home to his did was to

D

was Manjiro Naka- bama, the first Japaneso boy to land in America.

GENEVIEVE BRUNSON

Sounds At Midnight

A

-Mrs. Cuckoo Told Everybody All About Them-

By MAX TRELL

T twelve o'clock every night, when everyone else in the house WILI fast as cep. Mr Cuckoo, who lived in Cuckoo Cottage, in the cuckoo clock, upened her front door and called out the time

But she always did more than that. She would step outside her

into all the small grooves of the door, hand impression also.

spread her wings and come dying down to the floor.

Visiting Hour

It was her visiting hour.

She

Mix another batch of plaster. Grease the other side of your hand, then place it right back into the mould it just made. Pour the plaster over it, cover-would spend the rest of the ing your hand

completely. Allow night visiting with General Tin, ths to he rden.

the Tin Soldier, who never went Thin

at the

sleep, Mr Punch and his wife, eeparate the two moulds to wamy. (The jelly will Judy, who hardly ever went to mrko this easy

to accomplish, sleep, and Teddy, the Stuffed although if help is needed, you Bear, who seldom went to sleep, Knart and Hanid, tho can pry very gently with a dull and knife, and relose your hand.) shadow children with The who often To create hand-replicas from turned-about names. your moulds, place them both felt like going asleep but never upin

Groase with vaseline, Ful

caling.

7-34

Through the window, Mrs Cuckoo looked at the moon,

and hopping, too, if you please up the stairs.

Sound Of Creaking a table, Impression side did when Mrs Cuckoo come a- uppernast.

"Hardly had I hopped half- "You have no idea," Mrs way up when I heard the sound wood Cuckoo sald one evening aftor of creaking. First there was ons with competely

ail her friends had sat them- creak, then another, then a third, putty. Scrape the tops as smooth os the surrounding side areas.

selves down in a circle around Suddenly I realised that it was | her, Allow to harden.

"how many things stay the steps that were creaking.

Mrs "Look here, Then

moulds out awake in a house after everyone

Cuckoo,' with is asleep. They talk and they creaked one of the steps in the Uram together

middle, this is no time for you ... these things do Scadpaper the sing

our

turn your

Join

inctres, Hungary's Sit down comfortably while Now if your hand away, and Iharos and Joh Landy of Aus you do this, because your mould once you're sure the mould

glue. is ordinary tralia are the men to watch. won't be usable unless your hand firm, grente a entre surface, wrist portion flat, so that the and sometimes they complain. to be hopping up and down on The German Olympics stamp remains motionless until the from one dge of the cake pai inished hand can stand upright And yet they never really dis- us. Isn't it enough that we are is perforated 134, engraved and plaster sets. This should

take to the other, with additional on it. costa Od in London-JAA,

Jelly. Make sure that you get

rpproximately 10 minutes.

Some False "Facts'

"Facts" About

NOME stories

Columbus'

have

Sheard about Columbus

the lighting ceremony in Greece are not true. Historians

over the Best stages Journey to where the meet

ZOO'S WHO

THE FIREFLY PRODUCES A LIGHT WITHOUT ANY HEAT OR LOSS OF ENERGY, AN

ACCOMPLISHMENT

THAT

MAN KAS NOT BEEN C

ABLE TO !ACHIEVE

SILIU?)

Scarbo

of the have proved that.

athletes

[HIPPOPOTAMUS CAN

POPLUAR NOTION THAT GIESE SUBMERGE BUT MUST ARE SILLY" IS MISLEADING, FOR CARE COME TO THE SURFACE FULL OBSERVATION INDICATES THAT EVERY ONE TO TWO MOST SPECIES ARL, AS BIRDS GO, MINUTES TO FILLITS ABOVE THE AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE LUNGS WITH AIR

For example, there's the story that Quoc Isobotla of Spota pawned her fantastically beauti- hul and rare jewels to get mency for Columbus' voyaga.

This story is most certainly folec, The Queen did not pawn her jewels.

She simply said that IF the money were not given to Colum- bus, she would be willing to pawn, her jewels to get it. The money wis takun from the treasury, and the Queen's jewels did not become involved in financing Columbus at all: MUTINY

էլ

LAND...

FOOD!

AND

Voyage

Buch

turb anyone.”

Under The Tablo

"Well,"

stepped

Creaky-crunchy way. So I know that they really weren't angry at

Here Hania interrupted · to only

od"

on and jumped on all long?' Having heard this from Mrs

first I didn't know what Any block of wood will make Cuckoo everyone now demanded to answer. But suddenly all the ja base for your hand. Simply to know what things she had in steps started chuckling in

stand it upright, glue firmly, mind. and make sure that the palm 15: Blush with one side of the wood. Place this against your books,

Bald Mrs Cuckoo, and it will look exactly

making herself comfortable un- say These steps were though your own hand were der the table, "I decided a night stretching themselves, Mrs holding them.

or two ago to take a little trip Cuckoo. That's why they creak- Finish cach hend by sanding around the house. So at twelve

filling in all rough clock I opened

"Perfectly correct, my dear," discovered > new world. But after

nicks

my door, with stretched my scams and

"The boards that im't true. According to all additional wood putty.

And finally said Mrs Cuckoo, Shellac, went flying off.

wings

in the floor stretch themselves, accounta thought the islands or paint in any colour you de "decided he had discovered were near the sire.

fly up to the 100. If you listen very carefully attic and take a look around, at night you often hear them." coast of India and so he called

A paper weight can be made thon fly down to the cellar and Teddy asked: "Who else wan the natives "Indians."

to match, of course, from the take another look around.

awake?" 1174 same mould. Omit the base.

Mrs Cuckoo went on. was really quite late. You can also make bookend Through the window I could see moulds for your friends from the moon beginning to sink be-

Thirsty Hinges their hand imprints. These will nind the hills. There weren't any "As I was passing the door attractive girls, And once sounds at all from outside ex- that leads into the attic I heard you're adept at this simple hob-cept the whisper of the wind as the sound of squeaking. It was by, it can oven help you earn it blew through the leaves In the hinges on the door. Thoy some easy spare-time cash. the garden. Then I started flying were squeaking because they

| were thirsty.”

IS true that on one of, his later voyages Columbus landed on Jamaica. But it is NOT true that he found these catives friendly, es ho had on his first voyage.

ECLIPSE

Ilo asked the Kalives of Jamalea to give him and his men food but they refused, Not only that, but they said they - would kill all of them if they

slayed on the Island.

It was then that Columbus re- membered his study of stara, which had taught him that there would be an eclipse of the moon

Another false story is the one about the sailors being so afraid have enough food to lasi untu the next night, bacatre they thought the earth they got back, was flat and, they would fall, off Thay belleved that the earth but they did not that they mulinjed and tried was round, 10 forco Columbus to return think there was any land on the home.'

other side and so they feared Well, the part about the salt- they would all dios on

He told the natives that if they did not provide for him the moon would be blacked out the

night. natives did not believe, of course, that

ors being afraid was true. They And it is false, to, so that could happen.uch a thing

brooks,

But when the moon did begin WERE ready to mutiny. But Columbus was the first man to

RECs, for their, fear, have reach the new world by walling to darken they were ferriice, end brought food and other sup« beon, presented falsely in many whores of Americas hundreds of low as last us Could Th

Iliriorjana may the chief, exuse years- before Columbus was thought that Columbia

god if he could darkdom," the of their fear was · ́that they; bơợn, thought)! they››would be so, far Some people say that of moon, y from home that they would not course Čollimbus -Inew cher-kandro EVELYNKWITTER:

be

Rupert and the Dog-roses-37

The little Ingslys: Robdbys ||Rupert, -19% And if you ́niccoed,

puting things right you phill-havi pour Wiili,30 ha addać

a

that boet and vow friend shal

her yellow dog-roses and she abl

"Thirsty for a drink, · Mas Cuckoo? A drink of water?? asked Mr Punch.

Mrs Cuckoo shook her head- "Not of water, but of oil. They wero-thirty for a drink of oil. And when I reached the attic I heard the shutters banging and the windows: rattling. were playing with the wind.

"And, downstaira in

the

cut purring and the spiders

cellar," Mrs Cuckoo went on, heard the mico scampering, the

elisking their noodles as they spun their, webe. And when .. got back to the playroom, agufti; what did "I hear, but tho. Dless. sant sound of Ahmed K

everyone

know.

„În 198, prom wanted so

moon,wald Brew Cuckoo, slaying goodnight to the war And Motio morning to the stin.”