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"THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1957.

FEATURES

MONSTROUS BIRD LEERS FROM CLIFF

By GROVER BRINKMAN

TP over you travel the river

I thote the

Illinois town of Alton, in the States, get set for a thrill,

Repainted ún gaudy, screaming colours high on the side of an 80-foot bluff, you'll see a monster that is half bird, half animal, with the wings of an eagle, and the claws of an alligator.

It's a replica of an Indian pictograph called the Plasa Bird, The explorer Mar- the quette, coming down Mississippi in 1673, was the first man who write about it. The original Piasa Bird is no more, but a faithful replica is in its place.

THE ORIGINAL

Pinsa Bird's replica sill stands on Hinolu rock.

day's vivid colours, is per- the scream of a panther, and its breath like fire. Once haps even more scary.

this bird carried off two A Miami Indian tradition Miami braves, which says: "Many thousands of frightened the tribe that The original painting noons before the coming of they forever left the area, etched with iron oxide, red the white man, in the cave and yellow ochre, was of the Piasa bluff, there never to return." frightening, without doubt. lived a monster with the But today's replica of the wings of an eagle, the claws pictograph, painted in to- of a serpent...its voice was

YOUR PUZZLE CORNER

Visit to Sweden:

CROSSWORD

To give you some help with

this crossword puzzle, Cartoon-

isi Cal hus lettered in the nur of the country of our visit:

W

20

ACROSS

1 Perched

• Dress coje

7 Be indebied

8 Rowing tool

D Eyes (coll.)

$5

11.One who makes awards

17 Unit of weight

18 Afrmative vote

19 Number

20 Sea eagle

DOWN

1 Soak up avy

2 Roverenial fear

3 Golf mound

4 Garden tool

5 You hear with this

6 Written form of Mistress

10 Golfer's term

11 Attorney (ab.)

12 Great misfortune

18 Girl's name

14 Colouring mutter

Is Always (poot.)

10 Operated

SWEDISH MIX-UPS

Rearrange the letters in coch

of these strange lines to and the three Swedish - resources the Puzzleman tus bidden here:

SETS FOR

ERIN OR O

TOP WERE WAR

SWEDISH DIAMOND

SVERIGE is the native name

FOR

BOYS AND

GIRLS

LOONEY LARCENY EPISODES

SPICE POLICE RECORDS

KIME certainly doesn't

Camys de t

vide an occasional chuckle or two for tho busy sleuth. Here are some of the morp vivid examples of incidents that have spiced the records recently.

“TOY!" SHOUTED the bank employee as he glanced. at the weapon with which he was being threatened in the Helwa Sogo Bank of · Tokyo. Then he started grappling with two holdup

men.

The other four employees immediately joined in. They paid no attention to the pistol click that was hardly heard over the din of the skirmish.

JUST BECAUSE I'M 70 YEARS OLD IS NO

EXCUSE

FOR ROBBING Me!

CAUGHT IN THE AGT

CONOMONLINE WHITE-GWEKKA.

THEYRE!

A STEAL!

They remembered it later, when the criminals were The addreas, turned over to the police Utah State Prison. ៩០

and the instrument wES examined. It really was n real gun, after all.

SEVEN MEN were arrested arfelling charges

wcas the police became suspicious of the quality of their "product. It seems that the G-mark ploces mhey were manufacturing, were for superior to those that were issued by the government,

Youp se OUT OF A JOB EM WASN'T POR

to

THIS A THE BRUP

I'M ONLY

DOING WHAT THE

FIGN

AYS

But Wherefore Art

Thou,

NE

of the lovellest urines to true lovers is

a tomb on the banks of Adige River in the city of Verona, Italy. Fashioned of grey stone, it is beautifully bordered by cypress trees, and although there's a weep- ing willow at the entrance, the place is surrounded by the gayest of flowers.

This is only right because the girl who is buried here gave, her life to romance. She was Juliet_Capulet, who was loved by Romeo in the 18th century--and whom the world still loves today.

MUTE EVIDENCE

Romeo?

OH,

LIVED

700

400!

coma

Another legend concern-In Stuttgart, Germany, on coun- stealing two dresses: "It's fellows the Empire to be washed Your tragic love has deeply over by a bust of Shakespeare,

ing it (llini, this time) says the Plasa Bird carried off

papooses, squaws and even braves; that one day their fchieftain stood in the open to decoy this monster, that the bird came out of the cavern and attacked him, and was killed.

An outline of the bird was then painted on the cliff, so ali could see,

DISAPPEARING ART

The plains Indians,

it

for Sweden and the centre of this word diamond. The second word is the "first name" of Miss seems, expressed themselven Ca Gardner: third "a genus grasses"; ofth

artistically in two ways. The "ladrm" and

|

of

"I NEVER had a gun," pro- icsted 41 man named Eddie Clark, who was accused stealing $40 in Chicago at gun point, and

arrested for wns armed robbery. "I'm. Q con: fidence man and I only tricked him out of the money."

The judge ilstened, agreed, revoked the charge--and im- moginily rebooked Clark for petly larceny.

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visited the stripe, took a ebunk, The marble letterbox on the then made carrings and a necke. grounds is mute evidence of lace from the ploces by setting This, because it is always well them in gold. filed with letters that are 'sim- was, Death Row, cheets and bedspreads from the

Many true lovers just Empire Laundry of Baltimoreply addressed to "Jullet Capu

let, Verona, Italy"

to sit on benches that are SHOPLIFTER LEON Kap would never have been ap-

set up around the tomb for They come from every part of whispering to each other un- cynski, who has a record of 32 prehended if they hada's made arrests, volunteered this bit of this small mistake. When part the globe. A typical sample demeath, the Icafy branches. philosophy to the Philadelphin of the loot became salled with reads as follows: "Dear Jullet; They are benevolently watched police when he was nabbed for wear, they brought it right back The 33rd time on a charge of

moved the entire world. Place whiò, after all, immortalised again

A HOLDUP

named do your best so that my love Jullets story. Frank Grundy of Stalybridge, My Hewise move the heart of England, bitterly complained my young man so that he may that the man he had robbed had love ma as I love him."

Over 4,000 girls who

live in no gratitude.. It seems that he Others don't bolher with the city proudly call themsĉives sluggtd George Thompson be fore taking his money, then potes at all. Instead they come by her name,

Some thoughtless went to a nearby drugstore for bandages and medicine,

When he returned he found police waiting to take him off to gaol,

like me that keep fellows Uke you in business."

COD-

:

I TRIED to take these things but my conscience wouldn't let m" read the note which was attached to an envelope taining a 32-cal revolver and 150, pinnies. The items had been stolen by a Michigan thief from a man named J. D. Molloy, and this P. S. was added: "By the way, I oiled your gun."

EVEN THOUGH he beard ap proaching squad cars on his short-wave radio, burglar Clar ence Phoenix continued to work complacently on the safe of a currency exchange in Chicago, sixth years of your life? How pictographs they painted

WHEN A public proposal that acidentally tripping the afar Ho was caught red- good are you at completing the on cliffsides and in sheltered the death sentence be abolished handed and sadly attributed his diamond?

overhangs and caves. The was published by Attorney negligence to an error in the petroglyphs they chiselledenorul E. R. Callister in Saft address: "I thought I was in

Lako City, the Arst favourable Vie buliding down the block” Jelter he recolved came from a "IT'S POSSIBLE that the men man good Don Jesse Neal. who stole $400 worth of shiris,

1

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G

BACKWARD GLANCE

If this sentence about Sweden lves you trouble, give it a backward glance:

in soft stone.

of this Today, both forms primitive art are Just disap- pearing. The work of vandala has ruined many an important find, and time and the weather have been emefent aids,

But the restored Plase Bird is

"touched up" when necessary

and stands as a glowing tribute to the red men who lived there before the Americans did. Το GNIKAM LOOT ROF EULAV see it; turn north on the river LAICEPSE FO SI LEETS road from Alton, Illinois, and soon its beastly face will chal- HISIDEWS.

Jenge you from the cliffsides.

SWEDISH - REBUS

The Puzzleman has concealed four facts about Sweden in his

You'll rebus this time.

find them by using the words and pletures correctly:

BATTER CHECK THE STOCK IN THE HOLD!

+M

(THEY CALL MERON!

K

+

(Solutions . Pape 20).

ZOO'S WHO

THE CHAMELEON'S CHANGES IN COLOR ARE DUE TO TEM- PERATURE VARIATIONS, TO LIGHT AND THE LIZARD'S FEELINGS

*AT BIRTH A

HUMMINGBIRD

ISNOLARGER,

thi THẦN A.

BUMBLE BES...

THE ALBATROSSESTHE

EST GLA BIKOD NÓW EXIST- ING CLAIM THE VAST OCEANS SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR, AS THEIR KARITAT. THE *BIRDS ARE DESIGNED FOR BOARNO AS HIS ARE HOLLOW AND FILLED WITH AIR----- THE GROUP HAS A WINGERKRAD OFISFEGY.

HOW AMAZE

O YOUR FRIENDS ILAYA PIECE OF CELLOPHANE OVER THE TOP OF A BOTTLE AND CUT OUT A CIRCLE THAT IS JUST SLIGHTLY

LARGER THAN THE

MOUTH.

2.PUT A DROP OF

WATER ON THE CIRCLE AND IT WILL STICK TO YOUR FINGERS LIKE THIS.

AFILL THE BOTTLE HALF FULL OF WATER. (POUR A LITTLE OUT TO SHOW YOUR BALS THE BOTTLE AMB NO TOP)

These

Good

"FUND

Games Are For

TUND it and sit down" is a game that is played by hiding any small object such as a ring or a bracelet, Everybody pre. sent tries to find it.

However, as soon as

་

player does so, he says

about it. nothing

touch even

doesn't

Instead,

he

He it. immediately

sits down and waits for all the others to do the same · thing.

The last person to find it is the one who loses.

Those who are already sitting down may challenge taph other

in whispers to see whether all really know the hiding place. It's part of the fun-to Bluff, but

If you're caught, you're out......

Crowds

AN EGGSHELL GAME

IS FUN TO PLAY AND TO WATCH -

EMPTY B

performed, nsk him a question beginning with the word "How" the third time, and so on.

F

☆★

"COME IN and steal 'em," read the newspaper item adver firing conditioning units offered by the Sutter Sales Co, of Sac- ramento, Four of them were Immediately removed by local burglars.

AFTER POUNDING repeated- | ly on the door of his loan com pany, the St Louis police finally awakened

the proprietor, ALolph Bohan.. It seems that while he slept, a burglar bad front window, set tunashe a off the burglor alarm and pounded off the handle of the company safe. His tools were a hammer on a heavy iron bar.

NAMESAKE

la person.

But curiously enough, Juliet's ones back small scrivenire from the tomb itself, despite careful trisa lover, Ramco, doesn't haru To date more in the limelight to the slightest guardianship. than two inches have been degree. Although Verona con- removed from the top in this state of over 200,000 people, loss then 100 men cali themselves "Roep," and nobody scerns to Dow such offender was no less know where his body is buried. a person than Napoleon's wife, Maria Louise of Austria. She

munner.

--BESS RITTER

Why Wash Clothes?

-Willy Points Out That They Get Dirty Agală-

By MAX TRELL

EDDY, the Stuffed Bear, had A climbed up to the top of the stone wall at the back of the garden. Ho looked over WHEN, KENNETH Blackmore the top, Wolled for several of Invercargill, New Zealand,minutes, then called down escaped from prison und led Kuart and Hawatha, the 140 miles to the town of Dune Wooden Indian Boy, din, he made one mistake. He

to

took refuge in a tree that was “I my? There seems to be l focated in the back yard be fight going on," Teddy reported longing to Alex McRae, the to his two friends wow. police officer who was detailed

to bring him back.

THE MEN who stole $500

"What kind of * fight, Teddy?" Knart called up.

from the Ifocht-Lancaster Mo- "Who's "fighting?" Hiawatha 524 tion Picture Producing Co, of said. Los Angeles aren't very happy. They found out-too late that st was only stage. money.

"Better come up and look for-

Tri yourselves,” Teddy sald,

not even sure it's a light but

Blukio was

washing clothes.

they're certainly making a lot stop work altogether but, after. of noise.

minutos, Binkie It's over hero by a

be finished before there. Wis may chatting.

tow

NO ONE could understand the clump of the old apple grumbled that the wash had to how $1200 could have

been tree" Istolen from a locked, undamaged

Loud Argument

safe in the Sailor Ann Tavern in

"Get back to that tub, Willy! Milwaukee until the owner

On climbing up to the top of mid Blinkle.. himself, Gerrit Stell, unravelled the wall, Knarf and Hiawatha the mystery. It seems that since beard the noise all right, They

he had so much trouble remem-

[loud argument,'

Ket

"T keep telling you there's no

much

bering the combination, he kept could hear two wolees raised in use washing clothes when they the numbers written down on a calendar. This was hung on the wall right above the safe.

to

I'd dirty again. - rather take a nap," said Willy. "Tho "working na hard as I car" one of the volets said.

Here Knart interrupted Bay to Willy: "If there's no uso: "You're not! You're almost washing clothes because they Louis can testify that robbery asleep, complained the second get dirty again, there's no mad is not profitable. His last three volce. atempts included:

THIEF John Wallace of St

taking a nap either, because

AN EMPTY eggshell race is just as much fun to watch as it is to play because the shells

1-The holding up of a grill· Kharf said he recognised one you only get sleepy again," HERE'S A mind-reading stust roll along in such a haphazard that's very easy to perform but fashion. It's easy to set up an with a toy pistol. He flod empty of the voices as belonging

amusement of this kind.

tanded when a wallzes threw Willy Toad, while the second, so difficult to detect that the

and angrier, voice belonged to To prepare the shells, pierce a glass of water at him. who can do so rally small holes in both ends of each person

Blinkio Mole. N

deserves a prize. The step-by- egg. Then allow the white and 2. The robbing of a confoc- step plan of action is as follows: the yolk to drip out.

tionery store. He left by re Place two sheils at one end quest, after the proprietor shot

at him. of the room on the floor. Set a

1-Swami the Mystical Mind Reader" leaves the room, after giving his confederate a stick or I pointer.

2-The

to

"I think I can see 'em," said Hiawatha, standing up on the wall and studing his eye with his hand. "It's Blinkle Moto

"That's right," said Ellride. After the clothes were ad washed,Blinklo said they had to be rinsed, wrung out and hung on the line.

Made Of Cobweb

་

The clothesline ran from the sturup of the old apple tree to a' branch of a raspberry bush. 200 -

goal at the olber end, and plek 3---Breaking into another and willy 'all right, They're two people to race each other. CA NÀY store. There be was washing clother."

Each is given shall fan, fuckled by the owner, who is confederato passes made by pirating shorts út 75 »years old, and who aut, en Kusif. Teddy and Hiawatha line: way inado, at in cobweb. the stick over the head of # paper. The eggshell must then Wallace until the police arrived | let themselving down dis the far guest. Then he shouts to the be fanned to lis goal, Touching and took, him off to prison. side,of the wall and made their The clothespins were barley Swami, "Over!"

it or blowing on it is uot

lowed.

3-Swamt repeats this after

hảm.

4-The confederate parcs thos stick over another ment's head and shouta to hla master, "Over whompi

B-The Mystical Mind Reader answers promptly with the pork rect name of the guest-whom he: odnnot possibly soft

How is this accomplished? It's really very simple;

Just before Bwand leaves the room, he watches the sctions of his assistant my dioscly. And the latter casually but dia- finally points his wilck, in the direction of a particular person. This is the ma who will be identified later.

To make the attint even mor elfiewit 10: Frake out, this meta

BESS RITTER

Rupert and the Fiddle-3

way on fast as they could needs, split down the middle...

rough the rough grass unti they reached the stump, of the Kakrf and Teddy and old apple, tore,

Hiwoha helped to lieng out

Sure enough' as Elawaha had " thiri muld, there were: Elinale, Mole

d Willy Toad washing clothes, Bilbicle. "It's a

Rub Handar

11/mooth be dry." #aidi.

wonderful Bunny day."

"Fine!" said Willy, "And now, that we're all through, can “Come now, Wiky, you've got ipke my pap?”

was shoulë ky pot", pect to Bunides Now that the centr Jussara heerly dry, they have to be faken down and sprinkles) for