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Girls' and Boys' Corner

A Happy Christmas

Jo

From

Nanic

Address

This is all my oten work

Dong Kiddies,

I thought you would all be FO very by this Christmas werk that you would find no thine to send entries in for the Lots Bird campetition. -Rin I was wrong.

find and lots of entries arrived and I quite a difficult Ins picting out winners,

After raine time, I decided to award the Senior prize to Patricia Bowker Caned 101. Ginureter Hotel; whilst the Junir prizi i belm awarded to Theresa Souza (aged D). 36, fer Unuse Street, 2nd Flour.

Special Christeras Corsetation prizes

are to be given to Berrick Bowerman (nded 11), 210 Cameron Road, Kowloon,

ned loyant Pecelia ingerl 75), 39, Water- lon Road. Kowtoon.

Derrick cond

Will Patricia, Theresa, Cilvani calt at the "tonglong Telegraphy

ollices for their prizes.

to

Merit Certificates are being sent Thebos Mendes, Karima J. Khan, Aula Menties, Prisella Pirvn, Dantel Choy and Nuno Xavier (Bentors); "Patricia Coombs, Roy King, and Palsy Osmund (Juitars),

Hendors whose work is specially cam myrndvai include Charles Foster, Esimeraktu Souza, Amy Choy, Attha Kastra, Joyce Leong. Ada Foster, tilda Soares, Yseult Cooper, Arthier Grimmitt, Yeung Ray-wa, Melia Cruz, Chan Man-chin.

David Ander: on, Step Mo-tak,

Age

Many more children sent in excellent entries, but these I had to disqualify ng they did no write their names, asten and

the mtdresses on the slip provided in Lienpetrit. Su please remember when you enter into a competition, you must always send me that slip of paper. If not, I will have to mark you off the competition for that week.

I want to thank Aida Castro, Ada and Charles Foster for their lovely Christinas greetings.

Arthur Colfee: 1 hope to receive solu tion for the competition from you after you change your address,

Many Cat Glad to hear of your coming birthday 1 think you have faistaken me For the Uncle who broadcasts during the Chiltern's Hour over Zbw. My address 14 "Hongkong Telegraph" whilst 18 (3 ZBW Broadcasting Studio, Ginuerster Bunding.

This week, we are having 11 change There is no competition.

I want you to paini or cravon the above picture and, instead of sending it to me as an entry in the competition, send it to your Munity or Daddy

best ar your friend. Don't you think that's" a' grand Intern.

***Kiške up a snuhte-plege af cardboard at Buck paper into a Christinas card and

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION

Bridge Problem

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SOLUTION OF NO. 38. Tech: No.. South West North East

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rest is as above.

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And South will make his $7.-

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trick (1):-

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tricks,

b) It make no difference to the result

West plays 17-

if Past discards the Heart, then South $7 followed by another Spade

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paste your coloured picture on the front. Underneath the palling. 1 in who you are sending it to and sign your name.

Now, hiidies. I want to wish all and everyone of you a very, very happy Christ- inas and I do hope Santa Claus brings you heaps of presents.

Uncle

People-in-the-News.

Eddie

Santa Claus: Who

Is He?

CANTA Claus is the only person In 1000

the news who matters at alt on Christmas Eve. He has been in the news at this season of the year for centuries, but there is always some- thing new to write about him; or else something old that is worth re- penting.

There are, ont bears, Sure parents in Hongkong who refuse to tell their children about a Father Christmas who comes over Snow- covered fields on Christmas Eve in a sleigh drawn by reindeer; for child- ren who have lived in the tropics all their lives know lee and snow only as they see it in the cold storage dé-

· pots,

So some Hongkong children learn about a Father Christmas who lives

unly on Christmas Island,

a few hundred miles away. In keeping with the modern tradition he dies to Hongkong by seaplanet

AN INDIAN Village

RUT have you heard of a Santa Claus in the United States? It is a small village in Indiana where a real Fother Christmas lives.

For the past few weeks the village of Santa Claus has been receiving truck loads of letters and parcels to be remalled all over the with the Santa Claus postmark on their stamps.

LITTLE GIRL'S DOUBT

A MERICANS have a lot of stories to tell you about Santa Claus. There

is one which concerns Dr. Laura Virginia Douglas who, na girt, wanted to know about Claus and

Santu

wrote to a newspaper whose editorial in reply has become #permanent addition to Christmas

iterature.

please tell me the truth, Is there is Sonta Claus?" Virginia O'Hanlon, then 8 years old, wrote to the editor of the New York Sun to settle the doubt which comes to all little boys and girls at some state of their lives.

The letter was received

received by Mr. Edward Mitchell, then in charge of

RA the newspaper's editorial page who turned it over to his associate, Mr. Francis Church to answer,

intelligence, capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. HE DOES EXIST

(VES, Virginia, there IS a Santa I Chus. He exists as certainly us devotion love and generosity and exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life is highest beauty and joy.

"Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claust It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this exis- tence.

"We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The childhood eternal light with which

fills the world would be extinguish- ed.

"NOT

IF MEN WATCHED

*NOT believe In Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chim- Mr. Church wrote an article which neys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa is reproduced in newspapers in the Claus, but even if they did not see what States every Christmas, as the classic | Santa Claus coming down. expression of Christmas sentiment. would that prove? A SPECIAL AGE

"Nobody

Bees Sants Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santu

THE answer which Virginia Oitan- Claus. The most real things in the

world are

are those that neither child- Ion (now Dr. Laura Virginia

in New ren nor men can see. Douglas, a school teacher York) rend in the Sun was as fol- lows:.

"Did you ever see fairles dancing on the lawn? Of course, not, but We take plensure in answering

that's no proof that they are not can conceive or country at once and thus prominently the there. Nobody

imagine all the wonders that are un- communication below expressing ni the same time our greal gratification seen and unsecable in the world. that its faithful author is numbered HE LIVES FOREVER among the friends of The Sun.

Hundreds of ather letters have been received addressed to Santa Claus himself by children all over the country, Many of the letters

children are from poor

and their presents only chance of receiving to-night is their faith in Santa Claus. FOR 40 YEARS

"Drar

Editor-1 am 8 years YOU tear apart the baby's rattle old. Some of my fle friends may

and see what makes the noise la no Santa there

Claus, Papa Inside, but there a a veil covering the says if you see it in the Sun is unseen world which not the strong- NO. Please tell me the truth, Is cat man, nor even the united strength there a Santa Claus?'

of all the strongest men that ever Hved could ever tear apart.

"Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by JANTA Clava does not disappoint the scepticisin. of a sceptical age. tiem He is represented by the | They đò not believe except they see, village postmaster Mr.Oscar Phillips. They think that poliing can be It ass been the habit of Mr. which is not comprehensible by their Phillips and his predecessor for 40 little minds. years to send on letters from child- ren to church and charity organisa- lions.

These have eagerly operated in keeping the children's faith live And they are busy to-diny.

"Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view the picture of the supernal beauty and glory beyond. In it all real? Ah, Virginia, In all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. "All minds, Virginis, whether they "No Santa Claus! Thank God be † Le men's or children's are little. In lives and he lives forever. A thou-

the great universe of ours man is a sand years from now, Virginia, nay, mere insect, n nnt, in his intellect, ten times ten thousand years from as compared with the boundless now, he will continue to make glad world about him, os measured by the the heart of ahlidhood."

Current

Affairs Tests

HOW TO DO IT

Fivo possible answers are given for each question. Exemplo: Prime Minister of Great Britain is (1) Anthony Edon, (2) Hailsham. (3) Baldwin. (4) Chamberlain, (5) Lloyd George. The number 4 meaning Chamberlain) has been placed at the right of O on the score shoot.

Home

Affairs

The Lord Halifax has constantly been in the news, Lord Halifax is (1) Lord Privy Seal, (2) Un- der-Secretary, for Foreign Affairs, (3) Sveretary for the Colonies, (4) Under Secretary for War, (5) Lord President of the Counell 2-Pensions at 40 are now to be provided for (1) blind persons, (2) ex-Service men, (3) disabled

(4) factory workers,

hospital nurses, (5) workers in explosive factories.

3.-The most up-to-date system of traffle lights so for seen in London cane Into operation recently. It has been installed at (1) Hyde Park Corner, (2) the Bank, (3) Piccadilly Cirrus, (4) Oxford Cir- cus. (5) Trafalgar Square.

Solutions on Pago Threa).

Arts and Books

14"Enchanter's Nightshade" Is & successful new novel. Its author is (1) Aun Bridge, (2) Rearden Connor, (3) Laurence Meynell, (4) Sylvin Thompson, (5) Caro- line Seatorti.

15-Hugh Ruttledge writes of "The

Unfinished Adventure." The scenej is (1 the Antarctle, (2) the Sahara, (3) Everest, (4) the Amazon, (5) Tarlary.

16. Mary Borden's new novel is "d picture of upper-class life." It is called (1) Blackballed, (2) The Black Queen. (3) Black Magic, (4) Black Rod, (5) The Black Virgin.

17.--An Ibsen play has been received nt the Vaudeville. This is (1) The Wild Duck, (2) Hedda Gabler, (3) Ghosts, (4) Peer Gyni. (5) A Doll's House, Lord

4.The Lord Warden of the Cinque Poris received the King of the

present Belgians The Warden is (1) Earl Baldwin, (2) Lord Willingdon, 3) Lord Hugh Cecil, (4) Lord Hallsham, (5) Duke of Norfolk.

World Affairs

5. The U.S. iegislature is meeting in special session. The legislature i known us the (1) House of Representatives, (2) Senate, (3) Convention, (4) Congress. (5) College of Electors.

6.A declaration of the powers re- asserted the supremacy of law in determining international relation- ships. The only dissenting power

was (1) of those representert

Russia, Greece. (2) Italy, (3) (4) Urazil, (8) Tugo-Slavia. 7-President Vargas denies that the new constitution of his State is "either Fascist or Integralist." He is President of (1) Colombia, (2) Uruguay, (3) Cuba, (4) Chile, (5) Brazil.

8-The Venice of China was bombed by Japanese warplanes. This is (1) Socchow, (2) Woosung, (3) Hangchow, (4) Chinklang, (5) Sungkiang.

General

D-Boron Palmstierna is retiring. He has for some years been the representative in London of (1) Portugal. (2) Denmark, (3) Hol- land, (4) Sweden, (5) Hungary. 10.-There has been a Parliamentary contest at Hastings. The first "Battle of lastings" was fought in B.C. 49), (2) A.D. 60, (3) 1060, (4) 1210, (5) 1254.

18-At the Savoy are the Habima!

players. They perform in (1) Russian. (2) Hebrews, (3) Spanish, (4) Gaelic, (5) Basque. 19.Dr. Syn" is Blin about

reformed pirate. The star is (1) Gary Cooper, (3) William Powell, (3) Robert Montgomery, (4) George Arliss, (5) Ronald Colman.

[

Sport

20. The English F. A. may ban gland treatment for players in Orst-class football clubs. This treatment wRS Arst adopted by (1) Wolverhamp- lon, (2) Arsenal, (3) Chelsea. (4) Aston Villa, (5) Manchester City.

Brilish 21-At Torquay.

players triumphed over representatives of Czecho-Slovakia. This was nt: (1) badminton. (2) lawn tenuls, (3) ice-hockey, (4) bowls, (5) lacrosse. 22-The winner of the last race of the final meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club last Saturday was (1) Firefly, (2) Sylvandale, (3) Gold Sovereign. (4) Daylight Eve, (5) Diogenes,

23. The bottom placed team in the

first division of the English Football) League was won only three matches out of 20 played. This team is (1) Everton, (2) West Bromwich, (3) Portsmouth, (4) Blackpool, (5) Liverpool.

SCORE SHEET

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1997

HELL KNOWS NO FURY

Episode From

Inspector Playfair's Notebook

the door,

An attractive-

THIS place Thorpethwaite," posal, than there came a knock at sail Sergeant Dumbell, as "Come in," called Playfair, who the train moved out of King's was expecting to see the College Crosa. "I've never heard of it, Secretary. Instead, there entered a

10 or 20. sick of sir. Where is it?"

looking girl whose eliceks were Playfair shut the door. "Not flushed with excitement, too bad." he observed, "getting "This murder," she began. "My

compartment to ourselves. nome's Irene Collier,"

She gripped the table with both Influence, Dumbell. influence.

hundis. Thate to be here, but I As to where Thorpethwaite is felt I had to come. It's public You see, Inspector, I #bit of a tongue-twister the name, duty, isn't it?

hey?-you're about well know who the murderer 18."

her severely, Playfair loolted at informed as I am.

"Better take a chair, Miss Collier, "But."-he unlocked his attache You say you have information of the ense I've plenty of maps and things murderer's identity. You appreciate, We change at Doncaster, 1 don't you, that that's a serious thing know that, and we arrive about half- to tell me?" past three."

here.

DEATH IN

15

THE VILLAGE ·

"Of course I do, Inspecter. But must speak out, mustn't 17 The murderer, I'm certain, is a student here named John Robinson."

She covered her face with her hands. It's too awful that I should

He was once.

The Thorpethwaite murder case had be telling you this. already aroused a frenzy of excite- rather keen on me." ment. That was partly why the Chief Playfair nodded. He had expected Constable of Bardenshire had made something like this. "When you haste to call in Scotland Yard. "Can't accuse John Robinson,” he said stern- afford to take chances," and been his ly, "have you any evidence?"

The girl shuddered. “No positive succinct comment.

But, all the A village girl, Susan Arkroyd evidence. No facts. pretty, intelligent and popular-had some, I know that he killed her I'm been found the previous morning sure.oft.. He's an actor, you see; a atrangled in a dark alley-way. There born actor-we were in the Dramatics was as yel no certain clue to the together.

no "He's got no heart, morala, identity of her murderer, or to the nothing. He acted to me, and he mutive for the crime.

know of him.

"But what is suspected, Dunbell." acted to her and now he's gone 100 said Playfair, as, in the train, he re- for. Listen, let me tell you what I viewed what evidence there was, "is

Before she had Brished Playfair that it's one of the students from the

was convinced that, qulle probably college.

"Yes, there's some sort of college Robinson was the murderer.

there. It's aliated, I believe, to the and university-both men local women students attend-and some of the men students are said to be pretty been trouble in the

lage before."

a

SHE LAYS

A TRAP

Leaving Playfair, the girl walked across to the students' Cominon Room, Dumbell,

student, And here, as chance would have it, she met John Robinson coming out. He seemed to be in high spirits,

"Hallo, Irene," he hailed her. "Hallo, John.

"But surely," said they actually suspect they've something more definite than that to go on. You know, sir; some concrete piece of evidence."

UNDER

OBSERVATION

"Coming to tea with me?"

Playfair smiled slightly. "Not to be fubbed off, hey, Dumbell? you're quite right. There is a con- crete piece of evidence. address book containing, among other Why? things, the names of several of the students. Half a dozen, I gather, in out in

"I can't, I was looking for you, There's a Scotlund Yard actually. Inspector bere, John, and he wants to have a talk with you."

earth "With me? But-what on Well, -"

*Tuesday night?....Tuesday night?,

rooms It's an ....I was in my

working.

"You weren't. John. You were the village. And, what's more, I've told the Inspector so. In college. Anyone

"No one can prove it. I was in my

evening roll-

"None of them has been questioned You weren't yet.

I've given instructions that can prove it." they're to be kept under observation. (Not very dificult in a residential rooms, I tell you. college at least, the men ve In college and the women in a neigh- call?" bouring hostel.)"

"What about the

was there."

"What about the fre-dril1?"

Jolin

Arrived at Thorpethwaite, the two detectives were soon closeted with looked startled. "You see, John, you the Chic

Chief Constable. Here they were weren't at the fire-drill. And that's informed of the "latest develop what I told the Inspector."

John's expression changed. "Irene ments," which amounted, in fact, to

-you hate me! I didn't know before. nothing.

There had been an Inquest, with And I didn't know about the fire- purely formal evidence and an ad- drill either." Then, with another of

And his lightning changes of mood, journment for police inquiries.

himself together.

ho

соди

had been strangled, according to the temptuously "Say that I wasn't at the local experts, some ilme between nine fire-drill. No one will belleve you, because, as it happens, I was there. and eleven on Tuesday night. It was It'll only be my word against yours,

now Thursday afternoon.

A. WOMAN

SCORNED

·

I remember it now, my greeneyed friend; thanks a thousand times for reminding me. What's your worth against mine?"

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(13)

11.-The Duke of Portland is the new Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. The molio of this Ancient? (2) Honi Soit Qui Mut y Pense, (3) Dieu et Mon Droit, (4) Semper Endem, (5) Nemo Me Im- pune Lacessit.

(2)

(14),

the time of the girl's death had been pulled deduced with some precision. She

"You poor Ash," he said

(3)

(15)

(4)

(16)

(5)

(17)

(G)

(18)

(7)

(30)

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SCORE:

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12. The Pope is to hold a Consis-

tory in December. The purpose of the Consistory is (1) the issue of a Papal Bull, (2) the reception of delegation of doctrine, (4) award of ties and decoration to supporters of the Roman Catholic Church, (5) the creation of Cor- dinals.

13.-The

Parliamentary Labour Party has elected its executive by ballot. At the head of the poll was (1) Mr. A. V. Alexander. (2) Mr. Tom Johnston, (3) Mr. Hugh Dalton, (4) Mr. Herbert Morrison, (5) Mr. D. R. Grenfell.

A Lay Sermon

By HUGH REDWOOD

As employed in this verse, the

word "author" means one who sets something in motion. Jesus, Alpha and Omegn, is ple- tured as the starter of a race and also as its judge. But with equal truth we may think of Him as an author in the literary sense, and one who is writing all.

Jesus the author Hronzw. xii. 2

Great writera aro seldom known to US personally, yet we talk D knowing and liking them, or dis- llking them, as the case may be. Because of "The Pickwick Papers" or "Hamlet," or, maybe, "The Four Just Men," we say we like Dickens, or Shakespeare,

or Edgar Wallace. The illustra tion is simple, but searching. How many renders have we won for Jesus? How many have came to know Him and love m because our faith In His author- ship?

Jesus Christ is a rendy writer, Ila output is unceasing. Tales of adventure and exploration, stirring romances, wonderful love stories, He is always engaged on something new, with a yielded carcer for is pages, And all the time His greatest work in drawing near its completion. For in the hearts of those who love Him, He has for ages been writing His Life.

word

PLAYFAIR MAKES

A number of names had, at differ- ent times, been coupled with that of the dead girl. The likeliest of these suspects appeared to be John Robinson, a student at the college, His was one of the names that ap- Playfair. peared in Susan's address-book.

AN ARREST

And he marched off with squared

interview shoulders for his

with

As he entered the room where He had several times. Playfair Playfair sat with Dumbell, he heard learned, been seen with the girl in the former quatting poetry. "Hell the village. But there was no direct knows no fury like a woman scorn- evidence connecting Robinson, or any-

say

one else, with the crime that had John Robinson, the murderer of Susan Arkroyd, laughed inwardly. recently been committed.

digested this much, and That's just what they'll all Having digested having also familiarised himself with about Irene," he thought, "when slic the routine of the college, Playfair repeats that I wasn't at the fire-

that instituilen.

He drill." adtourned to that

had detalled Dumbell for various in-

Twenty

quiries in the village. And he had no Playfair arrested him.

Why?

sooner arrived at the college, where

a room had been placed at his dis-

minutes Inter Joshua

Soludon on Page Three

WEEK-END PROBLEMS

By Hubert

PROBLEM I TWO BLOCKS HAVE two blocks of wood, ench of which is shaped like n cigar-box (or, more grandilo- quently, a rectangular parallelo. piped). The volume of one identical with the volume of the other. But whereas the reas of the three facen of block A ore In the ratio 3, 12, 15, the areas of the three faces of block B ard in the ratio 12, 15, 40.

How does the longest edge of block A compare

with the longest edge of block D?

Phillips

PROBLEM II WORD SQUARE

Let's drink anew to those we

praise

A cheerful glass to them

ralsc/

Let's foart

brato

anew

in clin

That light reenter, all our

daya!

The four words are hidden, in their proper order-one word In each line of the above.

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