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THE CHINA' MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1987.

FEATURES

FOR

YOUR PUZZLE SIMPLE BALL GIVES

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6 Marsh

1 Road chart

7 Buy's nickname

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13 Consumed

14 Sidelong looks

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16 Compass point

1 Males

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3 Light touch

4 Drive off

5 Birds', homes

4 Amusement

8 Female dear

12 Golf mound

13 Exist

15 Printer's measure

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one

HOW MAKE A

TO SHOE RACK 1.FIND A BOARD ABOUT 20 INCHES LONG 12.INCHES WIDE AND 34 OF AN INCH THICK...

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TRIANGLE

The Puzzleman has hung his triangle from ADORERS. The recond word to "givers": third "strong vegetable": fourth "house bp": fifth "a sen ragle" and sixth an abbreviation for

"right side."

ADONERS

"TILE" WORK

PORTS have always been

an important part of our life. As early as 776 B.C., Olympic games were hold in front of the temples because they were part of s

Evon religious ceremony. after a funeral, athletes would perform.

Most of our games are played with a ball. The Grock poet, Homer, refers to ball playing,

Handball was the first simple game.

played by the early Egyptians. From this eventual- ly, come baseball. This Kame wus ist known in England as roundere. Baseball was not in- troduced into America until the last century.

Today if you maw grownupe playing cupball you would say, "that's kid stuff." It is ployed with a device, somewhat like on Ench word ends in TILE.egg cup with a bell on a string. Can you finish them from the You throw the ball and catch it definitions given?

in the cup.

TILE (truliful) TILE (steps over a fence)

TILE (Christian) TILE (Snake) TILE (woven fabric)

WACKY COMPASS

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WACKY COMPAGS

START AT NORTHCO

, AND READ EVERY THIRD LETTER-1

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COLOURLESS TO COLOURFUL

In the time of Henry if of France, however, the king and courtiers enjoyed this pastime.

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A game similar to football was played by the early Greeks and Romans. England found it popular in the 11th century, and France

followed. From soon this game football evolved.

BOYS

AND

GIRLS

CENTURIES OF FUN A Broken Treasure

HOW IT ALL STARTED....

TIS PUN

BUT HARD ON THE HANDS.

TENNIS (MINUG RACKETS) WAS A FAVORITE

OF THE DES

There was once an

THE EARLY GREEKS

AND ROMANS PLAYED A GAME

SIMILAR TO

QUR FOOTBALL -

GOWLF WAS A POPULAR GAME IN EUROPE

AROUND 1300-

FLOP

FORSOOTHE SOMETHING

13 WRONG

WITH ve BALL!

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IN EARLY CHINA THE WOMEN GALLOPED AROUND ON DONKEYS · PLAYING POLO!

Bowling Green, New York, is The origin of billiards is not emperor who would not let the weather known, but it was played by so called because it was the first war his pleasure. After a rain, the Greeks in 400 B.C., and by howling place of the early Dutch he would have the grounds the ancient Chinese. We can settlers there.

oilcloth covered with an

and read of the sand. At night lighted candles Queen would illuminate the grounds.

All countries play this game today. Credit should be given not only to the human players, but also to the alert, marvel- lous horses.

A great favourite game today is tennis. It was Arst played in the Byzantine Empire; was later

A very old and now universal introduced into England and game, is golf. It is thought to France. have originated in Holland, The name has been spelled in many ways, goff, gouf, gowlf, and kolt. The latter is a Dutch word meaning club.

were

Haris.

famous

Egyptian Cleopatra enjoying bil.

Authorities say that FL1 one time this game was played on like croquel Now the lawn." billiards is played indoors on a green-covered table perhaps to resemble the lawn.

During the middle

ages, bowling was played outdoors on it was a green. About 1840

Both brought indoors,

Ger- many and England claim to be the Brat to play this game.

of

Perhaps the most majoo ball games is basketball. This Indoor sport was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, an athletic teacher in the Y.M.C.A In Springfield, Mass,

A

Was Restored

N ancient treasured vase

of exquisito artistry' can be seen in the British Museum in London. If you look closely, you can seo tiny lines or cracks, re- minders of a tragic disaster which happened to it in

1846.

One day when art lovers Ane were admiring the many objects of art in the museum, the quietness of the place wai interrupted by the sudaen shat Lering of glass. Guuttis and

witness visitors rushed to dreadful and almost unbeliey- ably sight.

* *

£

On the door lay broken pieces

THE

PORTLAND

VASE

or blue and winte glass. A man had deliberately broken a glass case. taken this precious Port is co treasured.

floor.

EVEN IN A 1000 PIECES IT

THE WORLD'S

MOST FAMOUS VASE

You ask why this art object

land Vase In his hand and In the seventeenth contury, dashed it to the marble recent

of excavators Found it

tho There it lay in thousands

skrcophagus of the Roman tiny pleces.

Emperor Alexander Serveruz

It WOX The man must have been in- (202-235).

placed sune, because he said he just among other valued art objects felt he had to break th

In the Barberini Palaço in Romo.

It became popular soon after In England. But Americans clair basketball as an original Amorlenn creation.

In this vaso we have an ex-

Every chip of this vase was carefully saved and placed in the hands of an expert crafts- man. Be studied the frag- Later it was bought by the Did you ever think that 50 much could be derived from acts, almost hopelessly, then English Duke of Fortland, who

set to work.

it lowned

British to the simple ball?

After long months of tedious Museum. Finally, the Museum GENEVIEVE BRUNSON work, his clever hands restored bought it.

this treasured object of art.

So once more wa can admire ample of the exquislie work of this lovely slats vaso. It in 10 those early Roman artists. And inches high, seven inches in the fact that so delicato diameter. On the blue backs object could remain intact for ground are the figures of two over sixteen hundred

ycars, graceful women, done in white, both underground and above, Che woman is reclining under then be deliberately broken,

other is gn a fg tree, the

was indeed a trogody, rock. There are two handles on the vaso,

from the

03 the

Can YOU Solve

In mediaeval ilmes it was The Belgians

as "pume" playing known golf in 1300. It became popular Latin, meaning "palm of hand." later in Scotland and England. This was because the ball was King Henry V and his daughter stfuck with the palm Mary Stuart were enthusiasts of hand. this sport. When Charles I be

prisoner, he was came

per- mmitted to play golf.

Americans began playing goir then the 10th century.

Make these colourless state-

ments colourful by adding right colour to each:

"Snow

Salla in the Sunset"

"Danube Waltz" "Mood"

wore

Later players

gloves, Eventually rackets were Charles V of France found this a relaxing gano. The grounds the game was played were called "courts" courts surrounding the castles.

In

because the

Do you know what is called "the game of kings?" Polo was so called because In the begin oing only royalty and wealthy The word "love" in counting persons could Indulge in this points, is said to come from the French for "the egg"--"gonse- sacdics ogg." or zero, is we would say.

The earliest girl tennis expert played polo on donkeys In China long ago. It was the we read about was John Margot, favourite game of the T'ang of France, who won honours in Dynasty (820-070 A.D.).

1437.

" Eyes. Why Are You sport.

"How Was My Volley"

(Solutions on Page 10)

Ladies on jeweller

These Mysteries?

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an

---GENEVIEVE BRUNSON

DRILL A HOLE ABOUT INCH ACROSS INCENTER OF EACH END ZLAY 3 PAIRS OF SHOES ON BOARD...MARK AROUND EACH

PAIR WITH A PENCIL.

3. FASTEN ONE END OF A CLOTHESLINE ROPE (SFLLING)

TO BACK

WITH WIRE STAPLES.

MAKE A 265P

DOL

Doll-collectors Include

Famous Names

are

not

more

OLLS

playthings for children. They are prized highly by kings and queens and other prominent persons.

Our Indians use dolla он

In their religious" dances for rain or when giving thanks.

4.PUT FREE END THROUGH HOLE,etishes" TURN BOARD OVER AND PUT .FIRST SHOE INITS PLACE.

5.WRAP ROPE

OVER THE TOE AND STAPLE ROPE TO BOARD REPEAT WITH OTHER SHOES UNTIL ALL HAVE BEEN LOOPED.

6.PUT ROPE

THROUGH OTHER HOLE AND STAPLE TO BACK IN ANOTHER SMALL LOOP.

HANG YOUR RACK

OWA WALL

In Aztec ruins, dolls dating to 1,000 B.C. were unearthed. Some were madu ot wood, stone, alabaster, gold and silver, The girl dolls were gold, dolis silver.

the

boy

When Cortez went Into Mexico, be found

Montezuma

and his courtiers playing with. jewel-studded dolls.

PUPPET SHOWS IN - ANCIENT GREECE

Puppet dolls are very old.. In the third century B.C., Aristotle and Plato enjoyed attending a. puppet show." These were two

world's of the

most highly

educated men.

Before fashion magazines were thought or, dolls were

Alaskan-made Indian doll has face made from a dried apple.

A

digging mna

well. drup Authorities believe this to be a relle of the leb Age; when the American continent was covered with lee..

These paintings show strange formations---Castle Avenue (left) and Praying Nuns in the Colossal, Cave in Tucson, Arizona.

Many people and collecting N Mexico, near Reform

to

Queen Victoria had 130 doli lake. Natives refuse representing well-known per-guide a tourist to It because sons. In the New York Muscum they are afraid they will you can see dolls representing not return. Queen Victoris. and her husband Albert. Their Costumes Are

Those visitors who have soon! actually made of the material the beautiful tropical site say from their wedding clothes.

QUEEN MARY'S DOLL HOUSE

Queen Mary (grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II) sent her mangni cent doll house America in 1927. It was peopled with miniature dolla furnished gorgeously. The pro ceeds from the exhibition aided crippled children.

and

and other

Throughout the country the

are world, there

doli collections. marvellous There are many doll clubs.

Collecting who

dolls of different countries is one popular idea. Sir Michael Denny, commander of Britain's Home Fleet, has a

used to display the styles of the royalty at the wealthy, times. About 1850 the fashion made their selections for the designers dressed exquisite wax coming seasons. dolls in their latest creations, even to their underthings and hair styles. There were sent to

1200'S WHO

FIGHTING GIRAFFES SWING THEIR

LONG NECKS LIKE BASEBALL BATS

IN AN EFFORT TO KNOCKEACH OTHER OFF BALANCE ...

CAMEL HAIR BRUSHES MOSTLY ARE MADE OF HAIR FROM

THE TAILS OF SQUIRRELS

HUNTING OR CARRY. "ASKUNK WILLDIG UP A NEST OF VALLON- ING OF FIREARMS IS JACHETE WITH ITS SHARP GLAYS, AND I FORBIDDEN IN ALLY EAT THE GPLUSS FOR THE INSECTS ARG

NATIONAL FARMS. LASTAPLE IN ITS RIET.

The first dolls were brought most Interesting collection from into America for the wealthy many countries throughout the Virginians in about 1800. Other world. could not afford them.

In 1880 a limestone doll was

found in Nampa, Idaho, boja

D

So consider kooping your dolls and becoming à collector. You'll have fun and learn much.

AN EASY-TO-MAKE

JEWELLERY TREE

HOW WOULD you lije a sequins over the wot

HO

glittery gadget to hold and pot

show your pretty jewellery? Fit a It's a jewellery tree and easy to make.

piece of round board in the bottom of

flower

A

card-

the flower pot. Mix the plaster of You'll need the following Paris with water. to make items for your work- small, paste. Fill the flower pot about sturdy tree branch, a large hair full with this plaster dower pot, plaster of Paris, mixture. ** whip point, silver dust, and :nequins, ta

When the plaster is almost not, Blick in the tree branch. First of all, cover the branch When the plaster is completely and flower pot with while hard, hang your jewellery on Paint, and wille the pains is the branches. T Till wet, sprinkle alive dust You'll have a glittery gadget over the Dog and branch, For. for your bedroom that will be extra sparkle, ravaljer coloured both useful, and decorative.

the waterfall pouring into the Jakke actually sings, and in eaves nearby strange musle can be heard.

Of course, the Inging of the waterfall might be explained. by the stream of water cascad- ing down into a cries of lime

stood

the homes, and the hooves of they moved arounki grindstone.

the

Yet why do animals run from the place? No one really knows.

Really Good Skates

-They Had Motors and Went by Themselves.......

By MAX TRELL

"NARF and Hanid, the Shadow

K

Children with the turned- about names, had just put on their roller kates when their friend Policeman came along.

"Good morning, Polleeman," said Knart and Hanld.

Good

morning, kids," said Policeman. "I see you're geting rendy to do some roller skating." "Yes," said Hanid, "It's lot of fun.

"Is it?" asked Policeman,

Too bad you can't go roller skating, Polledman,"-nald Knari.

Just Bought A Pair

"Well," said Folkeemian, "it's a funny thing, I just bought invselt a pair of roller skates. I've got them in this package."

Policeman showed the Shadows his skates.

H

Knarf and Hanid grabbed hola of his arms. Then away they all went, racing down the street. He opened up a little package All of a sudden, they went up which he had been carrying the side of a house and came under his arm. Knart and down the other elão, Hanld looked at the skates with

"Do you sea

"Ohi These skates are wonder- ful!" said Hanld,

"Ive never done anything liko this before!" said Knarf. "Let's climb up that house agatul”

Out in Tucson, Arizona, ex-great curiosity. cavations In the San Carlos Reservation revealed the fact "They don't look like ordinary thay thousands of Americans skates," said Knarf. ance lived in the caves. Selentine evidence has proven said Policeman.

"They aren't ordinary skates," that they moved out overnight, abandoring a civilisation built that thing there?" over many centuries.

Policeman pointed to a smiali mno." The caves were natural for-box-like affair about the size of tresses that had protected them a small matchbox under cach of through the ages. What entered the skates. those caves that caused them

Alone basles, each one produc- ing a different sound. And it could be the wind that Is whis- iling through the caves.

But no native will accept this possessions behind them?

to run and leave most of their explanation. To them the lake Is "enchanted"

Carolina. has

די

"What is It?" asked Hanid,

"No," said Policeman, "These akates are much too fast for

The next thing that happened was

that they rose of the Around and went skimming through the air! They felt liks birds. It was like being on an little motor," mid

airplane that skimmed right Policeman, "These skates go over the sidewalk.

"It's a

by themselves, just like an quto- mobile. There's a button under The people in the houses along the toes. When I press down, the street looked out of their the wheels of the skates start windows in surprise as they the turning,

When I lift my toes, saw Polleeman with Knarf and and salt-water fish, about 30 the skates stop. It's a wonder- Hanid flying through the air on

ful invention.T species. Naturalists are puzzled water, some growing to n good since all varieties, thrive in the

Even Ash need a Sherlock Holmes. Down at Homosassa Chatham County North Springs

In Florida, a 40-foot circle sightseer can view both fresh on which no grasa. has ever It is called "The Town. Devil's Tramping Ground." No birds sing kere, and animals

run from the spot.

There Dro those who say Indians trampled

the down earth in their war-dances. Others clalm that a mill onco

size.

"Can Mysterica all, and no one has Knart. atisfactory answer.

L

Doubtful Tono

I try them?"

roller skates..

Several other children, who

were playing. on the street, aried grabbed hold of the flying

Policeman:

“Well," said Policeman in a A whole group of bays and -IRMA HEGEL doubtful tone of voice. "I don't girls now, went, akimning down

think I should let you try them the street, until I try them myself, They might be dangerous."

Rupert and the Fiddle-15

After walking a life further tie it "could", play again. Italghit two Erlands phure #galņa. LE DALY

BITTACI KÉMÉOne' al.: Thén). we that windmill wáz-in sight 1 shốuld caywalk them the way home. know where to go." waya Hupert. --Rupert Alta down, while the bay "Aviton I'm quite lost.” “Well, wampsa huppily sm the fiddle? Oh 2 thier up,te infe: "Simple. "Símond y de life contigues25,53 dan's think i I've luat fed a notion. You that holds tower anybody. it

ż pune to me; when I was playting..?, would, dire thinusay.}{e

ALL RIGHTS RESNAVID

It was agreed that Pollerman was right. No, ono: had ever skated on roller skates with motors before.

Pl have a go at them myself right now" Policeman said.

Then he sat down and out

"Get us down! Get us downl”. shouted Policeman, "Call the Fire Department!*

Honid Kept Cool

Honid was the cool one. She

whispered in Policeman's cart "Just lift your toes off the front of the skates, Policeman."

the skates on. "I'll just go down The Pollesman smell grato-

fully.

"I almost forgot. I'm glad you reminded me.”

to the end of the block and back again," be salii.

Karf and Hanid said they He led his toes from the would go with him. Binge they skates. Everybody can down both had their own sentes on it as softly a falling Tents AE wasn't going to be any, trouble. "No" said Polleeman, as ho skating along with him. At took the skates off, Toton't. least, so they thought, and think 1'11 koop them, T'm going But strange things started to to give them back to tho happen almost : immediatelyle Inventor MARVE And with that, he walked one. PowThe Wolledmin/pressed, down-

on his loc, i Suddenly, he shot on his own (oviding sakithing- forward and Maryland post that Kmart and Hauld could, BY SAHold “an, to my handel? to him could make film Lamang

45 18 mind. shouted Pollessada.