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Naming a child is a problem, so is

Naming

a HORSE

"T is sometimes said that "madmen name racehorses,"

T

but actually this problem, and it is often a real prob- lem, receives very careful thought.

Tom, Dick, or Harry may be good enough for an owner's son,

but his horses' names must be more carefully chosen, and many a thoroughbred testifies in its name to its owner's wit.

The name should reflect those of both the sire (father) and dam (mother), and must be originni.

The Turf's most famous names can never be used again, and even the least Auccessful Qormighbred cannot have its name duplicated during its lifetime.

These unofficial rules, of course, are not always followed, and a horse may be given a name for any, or no, partleuiar renson, “

Ballywellbroke

The Aga Khan, for instaure, in fond of Eastern plaes-names for his string.

Abyssinia was one mne registered last season, Put-and-take was 171- olher choice when that gaire was popu lar.

Where the "elasie” ornetler is followed of playing on the names of the horse's aire and dan the cleverest and most attractive names are pos sible.

The late King Edward named ope of his string Rainfall. It was sired

by Clwyd out of Deluge:

Backers will sympathise with the

who hit man

on the na Hally- wellbrake, by Ballyferls out of The Beggar, and it was surely a Londoner who named a chestnut cult, by Dake of Buckingham out of Aviary, Bird- rage Walk

Make your child

Independent

NE of the first lessons the modern infant school teaches is

independence. Most children would learn it much more

Once home from school, you should plan little jobs of work for

Lawyer's Choice them, always be careful it is something he or she can do, because it

A lawyer derided on Barrister. -by Legntee out of Lead On.

Culbertson----by Winalot mut uf Greta Bridge; Čornered--by Son-in- Law out of Comedy Stan play. wright's choice 71; and Devastation by Cyclonic out of Helen's Trail

is the feeling of mastery over the job which is important.

Little shopping errands are quite within the child's scope, An attractive basket will give the youngster the thrill of ownership, and ensure a safe delivery.

Teach Them to be Useful

I

money must be carried, a pore or sall hand-bug, deep enough are other elever sumes of harves now feeling of responsibility in this direction.

to prevent the money from jumping out, will give the child a in training..

Teach your child how to clean his own shoes, using a stiff brush and a Irobably the best of all is Mr. polishing cloth, and watch the delight with which he sets to work. Crum Ewing's Mrs. Grundy-by Girls will spend many hours holding imaginary tea-parties. Now is Embargo out of Bachelor's Punt the time to encourage them to help with menl-time" preparations. Patting Next inight come put- "Freak" nanies cause n'great deal the plates on the table is sufficient for a beginning.

in the cakes on the stand. Be sure you do not set a further task before the preceding one is accomplished easily.

of confusion, int when it comes to calling the odds even more ment.

amuse.

in

An Irish Jumper recently run this country is enlled Niedergonier- hausen.

Wrongun

Sir F. Towle 'owna Aingend Sios. This is correctly pronounövd, räughly, Arry-good Shee-is.

The bookmakers, all but, the Senta,

call it Aged Haggis.

The Aga Khan's Bade-ul-Molk is

Watching the Wheels.

BOY

"His horse is sick"

Girls' and Boys' Corner

CLUES ACROSS,

1. Turned into coachman by

Iniry god-

mother.

3. Cinderella's

slipper made

of .....

7. Not good. 8. Towards,

Cinderella ...step-

bad xisters.

10. Finish. 1. Cinderella used to dream by this.

1.1. Rap

14. Stilch..

17. At midnight

horses turned back Into....

did ...among the cinders.

20. Cinde relia

23. A. King's bm-..

blem,

25. Just "nde."

117

+3

27. What Cinde

50

20

Round

the fire.

rella di by Nik

132

bc-

29. Now 90.11 a

bonded.

QOYS are fascinated by things that work. Let your boy turn the handle of the mincing wa chine. He can't have his hands on the handle and inside as well.

Claukness is an ever-present problem at this age. Soap, brush, towel. Comfort. all one's own-make washing an important Isiness.

Something of

their Own

APS and conts have a dis-

tressing habit of lying.

popularly known as Bad Ege and about on chairs. Place a peg within

Milk.

Oil

THE whole face of Britain.

T the child's reach, paint it bright

attractive colour, and it will be used

may sonu be altered if n group of experts near Ports- Two horses owned by Mr. H. T. regularly. Hincks lived up to their names and In the garden planting time is mouth are successful in their gave the Nottingham crowd a good here again. Give your child its own quest. They are searching for laugh a year ago.

corner of the garden. Digging and oil. Wrongan, after falling and unseat planting are both positive actions, ing his jockey, continued with the The growth of plants will be keenly rest of the field, and finished up by watched. Watering and weeding are high, a huge drill is smushing its way jumping the enclosure rails and later activities in this direction, scattering the crowd.

Little things, they appear

unim through rock at a coat of nearly £3 The same afternoon tighton won portant, but they will give your child a foot. The Jollerton Handicap Steeplechase. a sense of power and usefulness.

Try your brain

this

one

TE Mastration represents a chess-

board with a ruok (chess players' slang for castle) in one corner. It is going to make a journey and is rather perplaned about btx

The rook here makes twenty-one moves, in the course of which journey it visits every square of the board ance, and oner only, stopping at the square marked 10 at the end of its tenth move and ending at the square marked 21.

on

Two consecutive ninves cannot be made in the same direction, that is to say; you must make a turn after ovary move.

A rook can only be gioved vertically or horizontally.

Answer on Puige 8.

More Snuff is

to-day

Suspended from a derrick 136).

of

The experts hope to see, one these mornings, a dark, cozy liquid with an unpleasant smell comby out

at the top..

31. Allow. 32. To

cry out.

CLUES DOWN. 1. Cinderella down the

2. To nut 19-

gether.

4. Cinderella wanted to.. to the ball.

5. Work done in

the house.

NAME

ADDRESS

3

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13

213

13

18 14

20

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This is entirely my own work.

13. Lovely dress 21. Each mouse

turned

back

into

15. Nice to eat.

became.... 22. Rearrange

"ear."

11.

6. Thus.

Means

18 Middle of

"wise."

"lighted."

10. Found in hearth...

24. Invitations

were for this. ex- 25. Another

clamation.

Send the completed entry to:

AGE

20. Upon.

27. At last the great ar- rived.

28. Other word

for "1"

29. Part

font.

"Uncle Eddie" "Hongkong Telegraph," Wyndham Street.

Dear Kidlies,

Most of you found it more dif- ficult to paint bird than flowers; didn't you? None the less, there were some excellent elforts sent in by the Seniors, in which section the prize goes to Pauline Abbott (aged 13). 361 The Peak, for a beautiful study of a flamingo. Others who came near winning Thirty-nine oil prospecting licences

were Maisie Law (robin), Vivienne were granted in Britain in 1935. Geo- Churn and Isobel Morrison (king- logists are agreed that the greater part fishers), and Margie Xavier (yel- of Britain lies along the main produc-low-hammer). In the Junior Sec- tion belt of the world's petroleum de- tion, lots of kiddies got the names posits,

correctly, but the best effort was Hardstoft Well, Liz Derbyshire, that of Kathleen Morrison (aged which is said to have a flow equal in 7). 7 East Block, Queen's Road.

Will Pauline and Kathleen call at quality to the finest Pennsyliautan the "Teltgraph" office for their prizes? crude oil, has produced nearly three- Commended for quarters of a million gallons since 1919.

good work, in att dition Lo the Beniory already named,

At Castleton, Derbyshire, in 1931 a flow as discovered so great that i Fernando astonished the experts.

taken

Snuff hus also a reputation for being beneficial to the eyes and the nervous system.

Napoleon's favourite shuff was violet-scented. His aide-de-camp reported in his account of Waterloo that Napoleon, all through the battle, continually dipped into NUFF may never regain its old glory, but his snuff-box and hurried away at the end with his head the staff drooped over it.

Are Alves, Zuleimn Ribeiro, Elsa Laurel, Mar- jorie Tod und Gloria Gopies among the Senlörst and Shick Dawood Bus, Pinoy

Dob, Tony Xavier, Violetta doa Re- nicillos, Charlie Churn, Ricardo Malig, Lesilo Giles. Niin Laurel and Baby Soares among the Juntora,

ELAINE MOK,

Los week' Senior winner.

you another crossword competition. This week, children, I am giving

Most of the clues are story

Sine figures show that the habit of smilts are red. Therdhim, the most famous entfemaker of all and ad ang check the about the alter

John snuff-maker'of of Cinderella, which, of course, you Garrick, Joshua Reynolds, and the other notabilities of the eighteenth century, from his shop in Fleet-street, made a fortune during his life-tinte.

men--and women.

In the last ten years the consumption has almost doubled; nearly one million pounds of snuff are now being consumed each year. It is a powdered preparation, Il still remains a wealthy trade, though the romance of tobacco.

which once surrounded it has gone.

Influenza epidemics send up the snuff sales figures, Many snuff-takers can boast of never having had a cold, and in the largest Sheffold snuff mill none of the em- ployees has ever suffered from influenza.

But a month.or two ago a elub for snuff-inkers, was unable to hold its regular ineating as half its members were down with 'flu.

A modern snuff-mill turns out packets of snur more than one hundred a minute to sell for a few pens each. Yet only three years ago the will of a Sheffield snuff-maker disclosed a fortune of more than £300,000.-

Cheap water facilities made Shofield the centre of the snuff-making trade in 1760. It sijl helds that posi- tion..

There will gals be two prizes-one for kiddles from 10 to 14, and the other for those under 10. Neatness, age and correctness will be taken into tries must be addressed to account innwarding the prizes. En- Unclo Eddie, e/o "Hongkong Telegraph," and must reach him not later than 4 pm. on Wednesday,

Uncle Eddie.

of, the

SATURDAY,

JULY 25, 1936

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