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Girls' and Boys' Corner

Dear Kiddies,

Afina lot of entries, agpla this week, kiddies, and the majority of you sent in cor- --rect replica. Therefore, in deciding upon the winners, I had to take into account' neatness, uge and originality.

In the senior section, the. prize is awarded to Wong Chlu-yung' (aged 14), 10, Caine Road, Hongkong.

A special consolation prize is to be given to Helen Ng (aged 13), 10. Shon Kwong Road, Happy Valley. Helen. is a senior too, and sent in a really clever entry.

The junior prize goes to John Yvanovich (nged B), 4, Kimberley Villas, Kowloon.

Will Wong Chlu-yung. Helen_and John call at the "longkong Tele- graph" for their prizes?

Merit Certificates are being sent to:

Sonlors: Vivian Pomeroy, Elsa Laurel, Ho Shuk-chun, Suen Mo-tak, Ho Man-chan, Dellie Ellis, Jose Marla. da Silva and Sandra Monte.

Juniors: Jock Macle, Denis Pati- gett, Laurence Becker, Freddy Hoff- man, and S. S. Bux.

There were lots of you, apart from the above-mentioned, who sent in some really good entries. So I want to commend the following:-

Competition Winners

Barbara Smith a recent winner in our children's Competillon. (Photo

by Photogom Studio).

This is all my own work

Name

Address

Agc

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Sentors: Francis Ribeiro, Ada For- ter, Kenneth Hegerty, Barrett Em- mert. Dorn Tiu, Freda Stephens, Eva Grady, Andrew Choa, S. A. Bux, Yeung Kit-wo. Maggle Alves, Olga Pereira, Norman Kerslake, Peggy Houghton and Donaid Windsor.

Juniors: Clare Lam. Belinda White- hend, Leong Soot-yee, David Asche, James Andrews, John Rocha, Victor Tavares, Jovita de Sousu and Ricardo da Luz.

Ada Foster (aged 14), 80, Calne Rond, Hongkong, wishes to have some penfriends (girls preferred), She is also Interested in stamp col- tecting.

Telegra

WEEK-END SECTION

WEEK-END PROBLEMS

By Hubert Phillips

PROBLEM I

THE WHITE ELEPHANTS' HOME

The

Hon. Alastair Chump- Cholmondeleigh, who failed some years back on the Stock Exchange, recently secured a good position as Ward:n of the Collage Home for White Elepliants. Here these amiable beasts, an becoming too decrepit for circus work, arc maintained in comfort until they die.

SIW

I tact When

Clump- Cholmondeleigh, he was benm-*

zatisfaction. ing with

He had Just received his annual cheque from the

Governors, "And a whacking big ch que it is," he told me: "it's bigger than last year's by £310 15."

size of the the "What does cheque depend on?" I asked? moment, or "The whim of the what?"

"Oh, diar me, no," said Chump- Cholmondeleigh, much shocked. "I get, in respect of each elephant in my home, one shiling mul-

tiplied by the square of the nun....... ber of elephants.”

How many elephants are under Chump-Cholmondeleigh's care?

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PROBLEM II

ACROSTAGRAM

The uprights are anagrams of one another, UPRIGHTS

This is an opera; an "occasion"

that; For cach, no doubt, you went th

⚫ appropriate hatl

LIGHTS

chests"-and

(1) "We slap our

this is what we sing, (2) A vehicle that has its use

"for all."

(3) This law forbade that Queen

should follow King. (4) The Censor he, ne'er deaf to

duty's call.

(5) A mountain-top where, when

the storm-clouds furled, Men gazed in wonder at a

brave new world. (Answers on Page Three)

Conspiracy to Steal

MR. DAVID SANDFARRER

David Asche: Thanks ever so much for the lovely drawing, David. You

took out his watch and it. ""Gosh!" Wax certainly seem to have a large collec-scrutinised tion of stamps, which, I am sure, must his comment. "Half-past three. be very interesting and entertaining. and my alibi only holds t

This week's competition is a puzzle three-fifteen. I must fix you of jumbled names. Hidden in the

above picture are the names of eight right away, Nipper, and get go- different articles of attire. Seeing while the going's good."- you can work them all out. Then write your solutions down, fill in your name, address and nge and send to Uncle Eddie, c/u "longkong Tele- Kraph", Wyndham Street. The com- petition cluses next Wednesday at 4. p.in.

Lots, of luck, kiddies.

Uncle Eddie

To make-and keep you fit~

J1 replaced his watch oud. diving into another et producou n

have

tfata of stout card, chair, le said. "It won't be much fun ins you for the next hour or so. Nipper; but, by gosh, it's going to be worth it.

Nipper. known otticrwise

Marie obediently held

her Camillard.

had was wearing on the hands. She. done for the last three monthis--the un- form of a partourmald.

about

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out

EPISODE

FROM INSPECTOR PLAYFAIR'S. NOTEBOOK

the proceeds of which, in due course, the two proposed to share between them.

Sandfarrer shook his head. "Sorry." he kald. "must tie your hands behind

But you That's right.

mustn't

She and her cantederale were now

you. to bring off one of the oldest

Krumble. swindles in their repertory; a faked rob-

In with violence.

Sandfarrer's attache-case was almost the whole of Lady Collingforth's valuable jewellery.

bery

"I know. I told you t would. But Just think what you're going to get out of it. An hour or two's discomfort (tho 'old' girl will be back before Ave, Jou

know) and for that you'll get maybe couple of thousand quid. Gracie Fields herself could de na better.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1937

Current Affairs Tests

Home Affairs

(4) The Palms and the Dust, (5)

latest dim 19Shirley Temple's

HOW TO DO IT Equinox.

1-Sir Samuel Hoare recently con- fessed that he once won n tanto championship, Sir Samuel is (1)

Five possible answers are given Chancellor of the Exch:quer (2) Secretary of State for the Do- for each question. Example: Prime minions (3) Foreign Secretary (4)

Home Secretary (3) First Lord Atlaister of Great Britain in (1) of the Admiralty.

Anthony Eden, (2) Hailsham. (3)

derives from Kipling. It is (1) The Brushwood Boy, (2) The Drums of the Fore and Aft, (3); They, (4) Wee Willie Winkle, (5) The Elephant's Child.

2.-The King and Queen have been Baldwin, (4) Camberlain, (5) Lloyd 20.-Benny

busy visiting (1) the Potteries, (2) Yorkshire, (3) South Wales, (4) Glasgow, (5) Tyneside.

The number 4 (meaning George. Chamberlain) has been placed at the

oľ 0

the on

acore" sheet (Solutions on Page 3).

3.-The Duke of Kent is the new right

Chancellor of the University of (1) Birmingham, (2) Edinburgli, (3) Wales, (4) Cambridge, (5) St. Andrews.

4-Captain the Hon. Arthur Ilope obtains political advancement. He is now (1) Paymaster-General, (3) Under-Secretary for Home Af- faits. (3) Assistant Postmaster- General, (4) Treasurer of H.M. Household, (5) Lord Chamber- lain.

World Affairs

5.-According to Mussolini, the num- In ber of Italian "volunteers" Spain is now (1) 15,000, (2) 40,000 (3) 110,000, (4) 25,000, (5) 100,000.

6.-Lord Halifax recently visited Germany. Lord Halifax is (1) Secretary of State for War (2) Minister of Labour (3) Lord Privy Seal (4) Lord Chan- cellor (5) Lord President of the Counell.

7.-"Dr. Sloyadinovitch strongly op- poses the restoration of the Hals- burgs." He is Prime Miniser of (1) Yugo-Slavin, (2) Rumania, (3) Czecho-Slovakia, (4) Bulgaria, (5) Hungary.

8. Mr. William Green has been in

the news lately. He is (1) Secre

tary of the C.1.0. (2) Head of a utility company (3)) Chief of the A.F.O.L. (4) President Roosevelt's legal adviser (5) Private Secretary to Mr. Cordell Hull,

General

9.-A recent book is a about termites.. Termites are (1) con- noisseurs of good living. (2) monks. who have taken a vow of silence, white unts, (4) (3) anchorlics, (5) derivatives of coal tar. 10-Our annual oyster feast was held recently. The venue is (1) Whitstable, (2) Rye, (3) Lowestofi, (4) Deal, (5) Colchester. 11.-The sun has entered (1) Libra, (2) Scorpio, (3) Sagittarius, (4) Capricornus, (5) Aquarius.

12. Mr. Gerald Graham Feel died -recently. He had aquired a high reputation as (1) landscape pain- ter, (2) architect, (3) composer, (4) poet, (5) essayist. 13.-The cathedral where Joan of Arc saw her Dauphin crowned King has been re-consecrated, at (1) Rheims, (2) Bourges, (3) Chartres, (4) Rouen, (5) Amiens.

This

14. Mr. A. P. Herbert was given a public dinner. This was to cele- brate his work in connection with (1) prison reform, (2) musical comedy, (3) abuses of the licens- Ing laws, (4) better English, (5) the divorce laws.

Arts and Books

15. Mr. Maurice Ashley has a new book on "The Conservative Dic- tator. This is (1) Oliver Crom- well, (2) the Duke of Wellington, (3) the Earl of Chatham, Disraeli, (5) Earl Baldwin.

SCORE SHEET

-(0).

(12)

"But it does hurt. Sandy." sald Marie, A her companion gave a vicious ferk at the cord.

(1)

(13)

(2)

(14)

(8)

(16)

(4)

(16)

(5)

(17)

As he paltered on-largely to distract the girl's attention-Sandfarrer securely bound her wrists.

(0)

(18).

"Now, Nipper, you can sit down" he began. But at that moment there was a loud peal at the beil.

(7)

(19)

"Curse," muttered Sandfarter. "Better see what it is. Nipper, or they may arouse the porter's

(8)

(21)

deftly

(5) William Lamb.

(0)

(22)

(10) ..

(23)

(11)

SCORE:

(4)

10. "World's End" is

much- praised new novel. It is by (1) (2) Pamein Laurence Meynell, Hansford Johnson, (3) Gilbert Frankau,

Norman (4)

Collins,

Sport

his Lynch retained boxing championship. He is a (1) heavyweight, (2) middleweight, (3) Byweight, (4) lightweight, (5) cruiserweight. 21-McCulloch scored, four goals against Charlton. He was playing| for (1) Arsenal, (2) Wolves, (8) Chelsen, (4) Sunderland, (6) Brentford.

22.-C, R. Bourne is impressive at stand-off holt. He is playing for (2) Coventry, (1) Harlequins, (3) Oxford University, (4) Lel- cester, (5) Northampton.

23. The first international contract) bridge championship was deter- mined last week-end: The cham- 10 pionship goca (1) Northern Ireland, (2) Scotland, (3) Irish Free State, (4) England, (5) Wales.

Bridge Problem

NO. 36

3

* Nil

X Q 10 3

Nil

N

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W

S

В

10 7

7

* A

EDOL

3704

Diamonds are trumpus. South leads and N.S. must make six of the seven tricks.

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Solutions to "Bridge Problem" Hongkong Telegraph, Wyndham Street, not later than Wednesday.

SOLUTION TO NO. 35 South leads Club nine (or Jack) and West covers with Kirig. North ruffs with low heart, returns a Spade which South tuke swith Ace. South then plays two rounds of Clubs, North discarding spades, after which South trump. and returning a

with low

leads a Spade. North rufiae plamor

with South trumpa with the

eight spot. South plays another Spoile which is ruffed by North with Heart Jack and the small Diamond is led to South's Ace, to which West's King and East's ten of Hearts fall.

A.E.G., who submitted this Interest-

17-At the Queen's Hall, Mr. Adolf Busch played the A major violin concerto. The composer is Brahms (2) Mozart. (3)-Sibelius,ing-problem-points out that unlike (4) Chopin, (5), Tchaikovsky.

(1)

10. Miss Flora Robson plays in a new piece at the St. Martin's. This in (1) Autumn. (2) Forgotten Melody, (3) Walking Shadow,

most dummy problems, this could be played in actual play... at a pinch, incidentally if West does not cover trick one or subsequently, North merely discards Spades.

Correct solutions from "S'Easy," Mrs. A.K., R.M.U.

"Eminy,"

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suspicions. Probial freed parcel or something." He her wrists-"be as quick

as you can, Nipperand, taking the teliale attache- cake, shoved under the bed.

Blarie was back almost at once. She was carrying letter. "Cinly the post." she Three for her Ladyship. in- cluding a photographic view of Winder mere (that'll be from darling Dorothy). And one for me. Let me just glance at this before you 'tie me up again, Bandy. It's from Bert and I do want"

Sandfarrer snatched the letter from her. "You foul." he snapped, his face darkening with rage; "apart from the furn a hurry-quick, fact that I'm in round again and don't back-answer- apart altogether from thai, can you see that this letter might poll everything? (1 down now, and put your feet 10- gether.) Suppose the thing were found. say, in your pocket-for don't you ima aine that these chaps from the Yard won't search you-it would prove, Lon't you see, that there was some sort of hanky panky.

"You can say you heard the pastman's ring as you struggled with your bonda in here. That'll be confirmatory evi- dence."

Marie, hull 10 tears with vexatlan; asked: "What are you going to do with my letter? I'm hatefully uncomfoṛtı: ble," she added (for Sandlarrer, while he lectured her, had finished pintoning her wrists and ankles and fattened her securely to the chair). This cord 18 cutting into me everywhere."

l.

"Can't help it." said Sandfarrer. "You'll have to stick it. Damn it. show more guls. I'm taking all the risk, making a getaway with these jewels: all you've got to do is to stick around here for a bit. You'd look aftly if I didn't make a good job of it. As for your pre cious letter, it must go back in the hall with

left the other. I suppose you them on the floor, by the way or did you arrance them neatly on the table?" I left them on the floor," said Marle. "Well, I hone they'll give me my letter that's all. There'll be such an upst

"Yes, never mind that," said Sand- farrer, Taking Marie's letter he wiped and it carefully with handkerchief flung it into the hall. "I'm going to gAR you now. Just make sure you're go! your story. Nipper. As about 4.13 they'd left the fat by then, hadn't they?—there was violent ring at the bell. You opened the door; a cloth was rung over your head.

"in less than no time you were ged and tied up just like how the ti And you and you heard your assallanis (there were two of them)" moving shoul the room. Soon afterwards the front door lammed. So you spent the after- noon in peaceful meditation, broken only by the portman's ring,

That's okay," said Marrie. "I shan't let you down, Sandy. But you'd better gag me before I start screaming: this in't my Idea of

fun."

vald

Bandcarrer nodded. "Good girl," he movili approvingly, “Open your thiri de fora, gag. Chat's right; you'll hardly notice it. I'm going to blindfold you too. Nipper; I'll make it easier for you." 1To Busted the action to the word. "Good-bye; don't get this mischief; ring me to-morrow morning.“

With this parting injunction he picked up, his attache-case and left; ne one wit- nessed his departure trom the Gal.

Nevertheless, there was no phone call for him in the morning. Instead came Joshira Playfair, who happened to be aware of his associations with Marte. conviction and hers followed soon *E- ter.

They were a typical pair of crooks." Ent Playfate subsequently to Dumbell. "Thought up a good story, but committed the uscat bloomer. I feel sorry, you know for the girl Camillard. She was Iled

for up for an hour and SATE nothing almost fainted with the pain when they relented her and over then the never gave "BandiATTER AWAY. I like to e a #irl with pluck."

What was the conspiratore mistake?

(Bolution on Page Three)

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS...

It's always HER Birthday, an Anni- or sho has versary, or Christmas to be consoled.. much harder for a man than the financial strain of constant gift giving is the question of 'just what to give'

WE'LL WRAP YOUR

GIFTS

Santa's Choice!

just heed these helpful hints, and overything will come out alright Ever thought of sending her those Silver Cuff Bracelets we are show- ing? She will treasuro them

and throw in a couple of pairs of

her favourite hose.. What woman Call on doesn't liko stockings?

us, we have several other appropri- ate suggestions to offer, and show

you.

IT'S NOT TOO SOON TO THINK ABOUT YOUR GIFT PROBLEM

GORDON'S

OF COURSE

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