Cartoon time with Willie Lai
"Never
DONT
TOUCH
mind,
It's ALSO my first time!!
TEEN
TIME
HOW MUCH DO
-YOU KNOW?—
A general knowledge quiz for all ages
1-What is the meaning of (a) peccadillo, (b) piccalilli;
(c) piccaninny?
World of Nature
The wild
man
HE early
THI
African
ex-
plorers used to write in their reminiscences: "Un- earthly barkings echoed through the forest... .the grasses parted to reveal a hideous hairy form, whose black evil face filled our party with terror....
Certainly the "Wild Man" or gorilla (largest of the man-like
ance
-
apes) has a ferocious appear- jutting brows, splayed nose, glittering deep-sunk eyes and mighty shoulders swathed in grizzled hair.
-
loving
* STAMP NEWS *
27. THE 1891 PROVISIONALS
On January 1, 1891, the 10 cents Postal Union letter rate
was reduced to 7 cents. This, called for a 75. sto and provisionals were hurriedly made by overpri a quantity of 10c. green stamps; this was done the Government Printer in a setting of 2 row stamps,
A 14c. surcharged on the 30c. mauve appeared in April 1891.
The P.M.G. had asked the Crown Agents in London for an estimate of cost for print. ing five new values: 7c, 14c., 21c., 35c. and 70c. In July, 1891, the printers quoted the. cost of new dies at £50 each with 240-set printing plates at £80 each; or, if the new. values were produced by overprinting in black as in the case of the 20c., 50c., and $1 stamps, new temporary overprint plates would cost £3 each.
The P.M.G. had already re- fused to go to the trouble of having new permanent de signs for the 20c., 50c. and $1, and he again declined to go to the expense of new plates.
→IARTY CENTS
The new rate was short lived as it was put back to 10 cents on March 1 following Despite his appearance and except that letters for Great use of an antique letter " terrible strength (two-inch Britain continued to enjoy both of the latter varieties in cents on each provisional; tempered steel bars have been the lower rate until January the gorilla is a peace twisted by enraged captives) 1, 1894, on which date the are scarce items, the 7/10c creature. He only becomes postage for all places abroad being catalogued at £10 and aggressive when he or his family was fixed at 10 cents. As the 14/30c. at £50.
the demand for the 7c. and
The figure 7 is found cen- 14c. stamps fell off, no tred in some cases above the regular series was ever intro- "" and sometimes midway: duced. In the wild the gorilla rules his
above the "nt." Forgeries There are a few varieties are family with iron discipline,
known of both nightly herding his family into which include a double 7 visionals, the forged 5-Who wrote: They also serve who only stand and their tree-top platforms and cents surcharge (currently charge being on
wait...?
taking up a position од the catalogued at £35 mint) and stamps. ground below from which they
2-What was the Holy Grail?
group is endangered, and even then he rarely carries through
3-Who made the first complete voyage through the the attack.
North-West Passage?
4-What and where are the Needles?
6 Who had to win four elections before he was allowed are all in full view.
to take his seat in the House of Commons?
The natives point out these platforms to support their con-
7-Name the Scot who gave his name to a new method tention that the gorilla is not an
of waterproofing?
She
8-Who wrote the following plays:. (a) A Doll's House;
(b) The Playboy of the Western World; (c) Stoops to Conquer.
A credit card for the first correct entry.
YOU PROTECT THE "LENSES" OF YOUR
EYES WITH A "HOOD" WHEN YOU
WEAR A HAT, USE A CAR
SUN VISOR OR SHADE YOUR EYES WITH YOUR HAND,
YOUR CAMERA NEEDS A LENS HOOD FOR
THE SAME
REASONS.
animal but a wild man. When you consider the skill with which the boughs are bent and secured with true knots reefs and "grannies" - it is a pardonable mistake.
BARRY DRISCOLL
1891 PROVISIONALS
SG 49 7c. on 10c. green (36) 50 14c. on 30c. mauve (16) - VARIETIES
7c./10c. Antique "*" (cat. £10)
double overprint (cot. £35) 14c./30c. Antique "t" (cat. £50)
THE THIRD EYE
IF A PHOTOGRAPH IS TAKEN AGAINST THE SUN, OR ANY LIGHT SOURCE-EVEN REFLECTIONS OF SUNSHINE FROM
WATER-THE RAYS OF LIGHT WILL FALL ON THE FRONT
LENS SURFACE.
THE SOURCE OF WHICH WELL PRODUCE FOS OR FLARE ON PIE NEGATIVE NEED NOT BE
·INCLUDED IN THE PICTURE.
THE SOURCE
OF LIGHT WITCH CAN PRODUCE FLARE MAY EVEN BE REFLECTED FROM THE
LENS MOUNT.
OR DIAPHRAGM
EDGES F
THESE HAVE BECOME WORN AND BRIGHT.
AND SO
DESAADE RE PICTURE ON
YOUR FILM.
OBVIOUSLY IT IS BETTER, SAFER,
TO HAVE THE LIGHT SOURCE
BEHIND THE CAMERA.
MODERN CAMERAS NEED THE PROTECTION OF A LENS HOOD FOR PICTURE TAKING.
BUT-THERE ARE STILL DANGERS FROM REFLECTED LIGHT SOURCES.
IN EARLY CAMERAS THE FRONT GLASS OF THE LENS WAS PRO- TECTED BY A HEAVY HOODED LENS MOUNT.
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