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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION

THE CHILDREN'S CORNER

Dear Kiddies,

I was delighted with all the cntrles sent in for last week's com- petition. was, of course, quite easy to complete the drawing, as All the numbers were given, but wital surprised me most was the excellent colouring of the sketch. I ahould say that Hongkong kiddies Are no good, if not better, than children elsewhere in the clever use of paints and crayons. Even the Juniors did splendid work.

With such excellent entries nad such keen competition, it was not easy pleking out the winniners. But

what I did was to sort out the very best and then go over these several times before making my fipat choice. Taking age and good work into ne- count, have decided to nward the Senior prize to Peggy Barton (aged 13), c/o The Treasury; and the Junior prize to Joan Gulingam (aged D), 71 Wongnelchong Road,

Will the winners call at the "Tele- graph" offler for their prizes?

The Merit Certificates are awarded to those whose entries were specially set wolde us being really good, ex- cepting of course, the They go to the following:

winners.

Seniors: Pamela Ho, Maggie Alves. Мило Ees, Margie Xavler, Wong Chiu-yung. Yeung Kit-wi.

Junters: Iu Po-cllu, Tootsie Garela, Violetta dos Remedios, Dennis B Ablong. Dorothy Revie. Norma Clark.

Commended for good work, but not quite up io Merit Certißeate standard, are the followingg

Seniors: Ann Mansfield, Alan Cutcher, Fernando Alves, Alicia do Slivo,

Vivian Pomeroy, Elizabeth Jones. Cyril Grifth, Sten Mo-tak, Ines Soares, Demmy Massulant,"

Grady, Peter Venables,

Eva Cecilli

Remedios. George Hudson, Kn Miu-

He Man-chan, Lu Pai-yew, Jean

Grady, Reg. Pengelly. Netta

Watmore, Betty

Kempion, Freda Stephens.

Mac

Jean

Juniors: Teresa Baptista, George Guest, Julin MacCormac, Lo Pui-

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1937

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New Entertaining Problem Feature

WHO IS THIS?

HOW TO

TO DO IT

▪WO sets are given. In each you can score 100. If you can identify the person des- cribed by the time you have road the first paragraph you score full marks; by the sec- ond 75; by the last 50.

don't know, turn to Page Three for the answers.

you

Same

Aged

Address

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NE of the most popular

authors of the day. Feature

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HIS lady has long been

nationally famous, not only

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FAMOUS sculptor, yet one

Pro-

of the most misunderstood for her activities as a legis-artists of the day.

of his career his sensa- tional rise almost overnight-lator and social reformer, but for foundly original both in invention her wit, outspokenness and deter- and in technique. Long the centre from comparative obscurity as a critic to fame, and fortune. His mination. "I wish I had his of controversies (engineered main- reputation built up on his novels, ability and he had my courage," ly by those who admittedly cannot but he has also had considerable she said, recently of a Cabinet he himself does not care about con-

appreciate his point of view). success as a playwright.

Minister. The mot admirably sum- troversy, consistently maintaining

Yet

QORN in Yorkshire 43 years ago, educated marises her attitude to public life. that his work must be allowed to

Su He was born in America; married in 1900 speak for itself.

at Cambridge; served throughout the war in the Army. Between 1922 and 1928 pub-

to a man well known in English public PORN in New York. Studied in Paris. Has lished several volumes of literary critlelsm, life. He, like her, has taken an active purt Bong been resident in London, His first- including studies of Meredith and Peacock, in polities. She threw herself keenly into the important public work decoration of 1.MA. In 1920 published long "picaresque" novel movement for enfranchising women; was building in the Strand. Later produced which achieved inmediate success; sub- returned to Parliament just after the war and memorial in Hyde Park to a distinguished sequently adapted for both stage and screen, has represented her constituency ever since. naturalist and decorative Bigures for London Subsequent novels, though different in their fer divertness of speech and forthright tres much admired by artists; attacked by Underground headquarters, Both these scalp- setting, have been distinguished by the same opinions have often involved her in "nct- the man-in-the-streel as "ugly." power of invention, interest in-and empacity dents" in the House, but these exchanges have to delineate character and ustlagging curio- not affected her personal popularity. sity concerning the conduct of bu affairs.

IIS "English Journey" was

H'S

brilliant His

Survey of current sorial conditions, outlook is temperate, humane-a determined challenge to humbug and oppression.

Who Is he

MORE recently, controversy aroused by figure of "Genesis." Much of the sculp- tur's best work has been put into portrait busts. Among others who have sat to him are Dr. Elustein, Dr. Weizmann, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Bernard Shaw, These dis- play a genius for modelling which-what- ever may be thought of his imaginative com- positions is universally recognised.

Who is he?

M° JERSELF a wealthy woman, she has at Heverely

crilleized the wage earner. An out-spoken advocate of temper shee, nuisery schools, extended health ser vires. It is not unfitting that she should have been the first woman to take her seat in the Imperial Parliament.

Who is she?

kin. Ursula Escher, Mollie Terry,

Tanla Tehurin, Ricarda da Luz,

Gabriel Arnuiphy, Brian Pengelly. Recent competition winners: Left, Ro dney Martin; right, Paddy Grimmitt,

Rodney Martin.

Now, children, for this Competition I've

week's

(Photos; Photogen Sludlo).

something which the words read the sane "Hongkong Telegraph," so as to which is not too hard and which I across and down. You will need to arrive before 4 pm, on Wednesday. am sure you will all like. Study the be a bit careful to get the right re- Do your best, kiddies. Lots of love, sketch, and Alt in the numbered sults.

spaces in the middle with the initial There will again be two prizes---- letters of the pictures. If you do one for children from 10 to 14. and that correctly you will finish with a another for those under 10. Address perfect word square; that is, one in your entries Lo Uncle Eddie, e/o

Uncle Eddie

EPISODE

FROM

INSPECTOR

PLAYFAIR'S

"I haven't slept so well for months

When you wake up in the morning clear-eyed, vigorous and gloriously refreshed, you realize that a good night's sleep is one of the most important things in lifo.

And it is so easy to ensure this health-giving sleep every night. Just drink a cupful of deli- clous 'Ovaltino' at bedtime. See how quickly it soothes your nerves, composes your mind and quickly Induces deep, dreamless slumber. "Ovaltine' is not only remarkable in its power to give you sleep, but it renews your energy and restores the whole physical and nervous system to glowing health and fitness while you sleep.. As a duty to yourself, adopt the 'Ovaltine' way to-night.

You can always rely on "Ovaltine'

for a good night's Sleep

LECOS

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Bridge Problem

No. 21

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Solutions by first post Wedneg- day to "Bridge Problem," Hong- konu Telegraph, Wyndham Street.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 20

hearts

South lends the ten of West may win or play low. If West refuses to win South plays the nine and West may win. Ile must lead the diamond for South to ruff. South then wins with his top trump and the lead of his spade ensures the winning of the king of spades and the ace of clubs or two club tricks by 'end' play according to whether West ruffs the spade lend.

If West was at trick one, he must still return the diamond and South ruffs. Then South wina with two good trumps and the spade is led and again West Is helpless.

South's wrong play would be for South to open with the king of hearts. If he does so and follows with the ten West will duck that trick. South will then have to shift to a spade which West will ruff. West will win, with his good trump and get out of his hand with the diamond lead, after which he must win with his king of diamonds also. In this line of piny West must not make the mistake of win- ning the second lend or South would succeed by play similar to the first solution above.

On the whole, this problem was found cany. Yet I was surprised at the number who fell into the trap of making South open with his king of hearts, and a number who Have the correct play gave this un- sound opening as a variation. Open- ing with the nce of clubs also fails. Correct solutions from "Eminy," G.A.G., Mrs. A. K., R. U. R., Mrs.

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ALIBI BILLIE

WHAT WAS BILLIE'S ONE MISTAKE? Mike O'Connell had rigged up a "cast-iron" alibi for her. Her disguise was perfect. But Playfair got her in the end.

DILLIE GERTLING rather outside the door. Next, rapidly but enjoyed being a criminal. efficiently, she put the flat to rights.

In little more time than It was amusing-much

#profes more sional "char" would have taken, she amusing than the second row of had the whole place spick and span. the chorus--and also it was By now it was nearly ten o'clock

been and Billie, who ha luerative.

up all night, was ravenous. A snack, she

The last job she had done for Mike said to herself, is clearly indicated. O'Connell had brought her in sixty In her larder were bread and quid. Sixty quid!just for acling, butter, eggs, cold ham. Peeling off fur one evening, the part of a cloak- her gloves, she cut herself a slice of room attendant!

ham, bolled

couple of eggs, made And last night's show, pondered herself a pot of tea. Billie, as she climbed the steps lead-

"And now," thought Billle, having ing to her fat, promised to be nearly washed up and put away her uten- as profitable.

vils "now the fun is really beginning. Very few people knew what Bille Just ring up Mike and tell him Gertling looked like. because she verything's okay, and then, hey for was generally disguised as someone the open road and Market Templar?” This was at 10.30, At about the

This morning, for instance, though some huur, Joshua Playful, hostily the flat she was now entering was summoned to a conference at a big her own, she was not supposed to be house in Belgravia, was learning the Be Gerlling. That lady, in ac- details of the wholesale robbery in cordance with Mike O'Connell's plans, which Billle had been engaged the was presumed to be 200 miles, away, night before,

Mike had rigged up a "cast-iron"

alibi. Biddy O'Connell, Mike's sister

Who was very much like Bille to And Bille Gertling, already well

look at had arrived at Market known at the Yard, was one of these Templar, in Cheshire, the afternoon to whom his suspicions hand at unce before.

turned.

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Her assignment was an easy one, At 10.46 Billie, re-attired in She had to play the part of Bille straw hat, her shabby coat omi Gerling until that Indy herself ar- black gloves, slammed the dour of rived.

her not behind her. She had seen and spoken to nobody.

At eleven, Playfair arrived with a

And meanwhile Billie was visiting search-warrant. her own fat in the role of "daily By that time Billie, at the wheel help." It was essential she should of a sports car, was tearing nicu look in there, to collect some clothes the Watford! by-pass. and to ring up Mike O'Connell.

At three o'clock she reached Mar- That part of the plot had been ket Templar where, in the privary carefully worked out too. "My of a front-floer sitting-room, she ex- usual woman's away." Billie had told changed clothes with Biddy 0- the porter.

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arranged for a girl from Biddy, in the role of Blie Gert- Kilburn to take her place. She's lins, had pinyed her part to per-

tection. got my key; if she wants any help teg you'll

give it her."

"They've seen me good and plenty," And here she was, the "girl from she told Billie, "and with this make- Kilburn." letting herself in after a up we're us like as two peas. But successful night's work. She was hurdly a word have I spoken to them. wearing a straw hat, an old brown The albi can't full, darlin

"Cant" is a big

word. Shortly coal, and a pair of shabby culton gloves.

before mir

midnight Jeshua Playfale ar- These Inst were not only part of rested Billie Gerting, at the Mar- her disguise; they

an ket Templar address" she had left algo were

behind her, on element in her alibi. If the

a charge of being police

theft of raided her flat-ns, once last night's concerned in a wholesale thells were discovered, they were jewellery, very likely to do-no fingerprints would be discovered but her own:

it might therefore be useful to have No one had spotted her the night some prima facie explanation as to before; no sue had given her away. why the "glil from Kilburn" had But, as the sententious Inspector wh Icft none.

at pains to explain to Sergeant be Dumbell, the arm of "When

you're supposed to

the law is n somcone else. be somcone else; long one.

"Bilile made one mistake, otherwise you'll blunder." That was

Dum-

Cne of Mike O'Connell's maxims. bell." Playfair sali, In summing-1}}} Though no one had seen her come the case, "ond in her profession. upstairs Billle was taking no one mistake is one too many. She's chances.

got three years now to think it over. “A courageous soul, Dumbell; and

"For the next hour," she said to

herself, "my role is that of a char- the loyallest helper that Mike O'Con

woman."

She began then by taking in the dustbin, which had been dumped

nell ever had.”

What was Billie's one mistake? (Solutions on Page Three.)

WEEK-END PROBLEMS

BY HUBERT PHILLIPS

PROBLEM I

THE BILLIARDS MATCH

Redd and White, two keen billiards players, played a match of four games. In skill there Was nothing to choose between them. But Redd, who was both well-to- do and conceited, offered to bet White £2 to £1 that he (Redd) would win the first game; £4 to 22 that he would win the second; £0 to 14 that he would win the third; and 18 to £8 that he would win the fourth, White ac- cepted this offer.

His acceptance meant, as a mathematically

friend minded pointed out, that White started the match with a calcutable "expecta- tion" of gal. He actually won exoetly double his "expectation,"

Which ganes WOTE won by Redd?

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PROBLEM HI TRIPLE ACROSTIC UPRIGHTS

My author was, so some insist,

A great Victorian moralist;

He loved his Venice, hated vamps. Wrote much of likes and of lamps.

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LIGHTS

The central letters of the lights constitute the middle -upright. (1) Suggests a sentimental song. (2) Burns brightly, though the

wind be strong.

(3) Two who have much in com-

mon see.

(4) My notes suggest attack to me. Solutions on Page Three

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