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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1937.

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the final in detail

Stand up, feet together,'

a few inches away from a wall, with your back to it. Touch the wall above your head with your hands, stretching your whole body as much as possible.

-If you needed help

Answer to the first problem in 'Column 4 19

6th Surrey: 7th Somerset; 8th Kent: 01h Essex; 10th Hants.

You see, both George and the fourth friend said that Essex was 9th. It this is not true then Surrey would be 7th and Kent 6th;

But if Kent were 8th, Somer- sot must be 7th (first friend's statement) as well as Surrey, which would be impossible. Therefore Essex is 9th and so

on.

Answer to the second problem

is that one lot of sheep cost 02s., the other 528, George Jolted that

the total suma in £8-10m 4-n and 10n+m.

⚫. Prios por sheep &

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ME But both m and n are not larger than 0.

.. 1910, 38, 57, 74, 95, ...Moror

... of which the only possible value for m is - 8. 8o u' 130 the lots cost £31 and £13.

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Stand upright, feet to. gather, hands on shoulders, elbows level, a few inches away from a wall. Stretch

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out your arms and take them as far back as possible, rising on tiptoe.

Stand with one leg for ward, the other slightly bent. Hold a stich (or broom) above your head, your shoulders held bach. Bend and stretch your arms behind your head.

ANT PALACES

THE fashionable idle-moment craze

A New Craze

for Indoors

Rack

your brains

The Test Matches having brought cricket back to mind, young George and his four friends were trying to remem- ber the County Cricket Cham- plonship.

First friend said, "Surrey way seventh, Kont eighth." Second friend said, "Hampshire was six, Somerset seventh." Third

"'Somerset friend sald,

eighth, Hampshire tenth." Fourth- friend sald "Surrey was seventh, Essex was ninih. George sald, "Essex was ninth, Kent was sixth."

It turned out afterwards that George and friends were, each half right and half wrong. What was the real order?

Just a George-had-finished- working it out, old Farmer Cohen came into the bar, spot- ted George, and said:

"I sold ten sheep at a certain price, and five others at 10s. less per head. The total amount Z got for each lot could be written In pounds by the same two digits: How much did I get for cach sheep?" uch

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George just fotted, a figures down on his cuff.and gave the answer. What did he (Answers are in Column

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One.)

THE RIVAL FORCES IN SPAIN

ALL MIDDLE CLASSES BEHIND ARMY

SYNDICALISTS IN BOTH CAMPS

From a Special Correspondent

Briefly the supporters of the two rival forces in Spain are as follows: For the Popular Front Government Socialists and Communists together represent the bulk of the support and comprise the irregular levies armed by the Government: From the out- set all over Spata and by order of the Civil Governors these Irregular forces were given in the Town Halls lists of who had those private individuals licences to own firearms; auch fire- arma were Immediately seized by house-to-house visits of the irregular militia..

The levies are strengthened by the Assault Goards and the Carabineros (coastguards and Customs police). The levies are mainly from the ranks of the Union General de Trabajadores (UGT.), the Socialist trade, union,

food arriving and promptly acts and the Anarchists (F.A.L.), as well messenger. It can be seen running down through all the roadways, tell- ing the news.

as from the Communist unions that seem to have the upper hand amongst the militiamen. It is the Arst time Ants nre fascinating creatures to in Spanish history that a Government watch. The Queen is always waited has had to rely on support from the -on-hand and fool, washed and fed Communists and the Anarchists. by the workers. And she lives for twenty-five years.

It is still doubtful on which side

You can see the ants piling up the are to be found the Syndicalists eggs and taking them away lo a (C.N.T.), who boast a roll of over special hatching nest, and feeding one million active members, as it the grub when they come out. seems that in some districts they sup- in Anybody who has a double-colony port the Government whereas ant-palace will find the two groups never mix.

other districts they are to be found in the military camp. Syndicalism, with its history of over one hundred years, has recently been found to be

One of the best ways of watching akin to modern Fascism. them is to take a piece of paper, one day and trace all the roadways.

But it has a leather or allk cover Next-day take a fresh tracing, and

ALL REPUBLICANS

it can be seen how they have altered. Republican in sentiment. The move- The Military movement is entirely

I is by way of being a job of that can be lifted of because ants nature-study. You keep a colony of must be kept in darkness. The structure never looks the same ment finds support in the Army both ants and watch it at work...... wise they will root themselves over

There are at least two kinds of with soll, and nobody can have the from day to day..

Golden meadow-ants are the kind in Spain and in Spanish Morocco, in part of the Civil Guard and in the ant "palaces." The American kind Interest of watching their doings.

used for ant palaces, and through Guardias de Seguridad, The small There are two sizes of this type. the magnifying glass they look like civilian element consists of the Fas like the one brought over in the Queen Mary for Sir John Reith The larger costs cost Ea, and has amber. The soil is treated chemic-cists-so-called but really signifying have two upright sheets of glass in a two queens. The smaller and a silly, so that it cannot grow fungus, ille more than anti-Communists wooden frame. The ants nest la in queen, costs thirty shillings. for fungus is the only thing, pro-grouped together by the young Mar- magnifying glass, set on a little viding they are fed, that upsets their ques de Estella-together with some between the two sheets of glass.

tripod, is an important part of the health,

fow private volunteers. Behind the Many people feel rested by watch-Army movement is the whole pacifie outfit.

Once the ant palace is bought its ing others working hard. But for convenience and ap-

Ants are very stimulating in this pearance the most popular kind are upkeep is very cheap. The creatures

wooden have to be fed once a month on way! the English ones: The

Mary Benedetta. frame Hes flat, based on tile feet, honey or Btle bits of meat; honey Is better. One ant will toilçe the and the whole of the top is glass.

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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

ACROSS

1 Idiosyncratic dislike (two words,

3, 8).

9. This is capital in three.

10 What an upset: all due to a

acart being twisted.

11 How one lies in it.

13 A bono and three-quartera

sometimes used for decorations, 15 Backellder.

18 A good line in, treca. 17 The sleuth has a race. 21 Rose and thistle, for example

(twa words, 8, 7).

The Government milla ls in possession of large quantities of dynamite secured mainly from raida on the stores of mining camps.j

As regards firearms, the levies are equipped with a variety of weapons, ranging from antique shotguns to modern army rlies. Many rifles doors.

have been obtained by raids on isolat-

23 Cathers in crowds and, losing its head, securely closes the

ed Civil Guard posts. The Civil 27 Grating. Guard is thus tending to side with 28 Liko troopers, except the horses. scarcely Cookney would 1.20 A the Right.

notice that the ash had had Its The Popular Front Government head taken off." followed a polley of reducing as much | 32 Christmas tidings, na possible the strength of the Army It is largely due to this policy that to-day the Army lacks adéquate], transport and supplies for even the reduced amount of artillery at its disposal.

In the Navy the officers were sup- porters of the millitary movement, but were generally either murdered, confined, or set ashore, by the crews. who are declared Communiils In many of the const lowns of Spain, therefore, an early success by the Right has been reversed by the ap- warship that has not pearance of hesitated to open fire al short range on an open town.

33 There's no gore split here in the

States.

34 'Docs wrong,

33 Not capable of being transferred

from an allén in Elba.

DOWN

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3 Search for such structures. -: 4 Church festival:

5. Have a heart! · Be amoothfaced.

More than correct.info

7 Well spoken in Arabia. 9.Scored unity; but reassembled far from the madding crowd, 12 Take off, as Sambo might say,

this garment.

14 1:"deny slip; fen" country in

East London once wasn't worth more (anng.).

15 Black

10 All right for food, but all wrong

for books.

19 A funny dog, you'll admit, as

happy dogs do. 20 Topical.

22 Organs.

24 An attack made by Red Indians

Hurons.

25 Alfred's old-fashioned bundle. 20 Take no notice.

27 Avenge (anag).

20 Add in this to make happy. 31 L. B. W to the bataman

might be a blow, but inia'L..

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