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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION

Girls' and Boys' Corner

Bridge Problem

No. 39

A Happy Christmas

Jo_

From

Nante

Address

This is all my own work

Dear Kiddiem.

TO

very

I though you would all be busy the Christmas week that you would lind no time to send entries in for the Bird rumpetition. But I was wrong. Lots And lust entries arrivest and I had quite a dimeult fub mcking out winner.

After one time, I decided to ward the Senior prize to Patricia Howker taged 101, Gloucester Hate; whilst the Juntar prize 3 in awarded to Theresa Noura (aged D. 30, Ice House Street, 2nd Floor.

Sprcial Christmas Consolation priat are to be given to Derrick Bowerman Inged 11. 213 Cameron Hond, Kowloon, and Govani Pereira Inged 741, 39. Water- Jon Real, Kowloom.

Wit Patricia, Teresa. Derrick Blyant cat at the "Honkong Telegraph“ offices, for their prizes

Merit tificates are Being sent Thelma Mendes, Karkun J. Khan, Alla Mendes, Priselila Pires, Daniel Choy and Nuno Xavier (Senior)); Patriein Coonts, Ray King, and Patsy Osmund (Juniors).

Mentors whose work is specialty corn mended include Charles Fester. Esmeraldo Jover Souza, Any Chay, Akla troph And Foster, 10lia Soutes, Yeut Cooper. Arthur Grinsültt, Yeung Kit-wa. Melha Critz, Chun Man-chin, David Anderson, Buen Mo-tak,

Castro

ARC

Many Diner children sent in excellent enaries, bar these I had to disuntity s they do not write their names, ages and 11: addresses on the slip provided in

newspaper. So please reinember when you enter into a competition, you must niways send the that silti of pepër. If not, I will have to mark you off the competition fur that week.

I want to thank Alda Castro. Ada and Charles Foster for their lovely Christnins Crevlings.

Arthur Cotter: I hope to receive solut tims for the competition from you fler you clenge your address

Mary Go: Gd to hear of your cuming birthday. I think you have mistaken me For the Uncle who broadcasts during the Children's Tour over ZBW. My dress

"Hongkong Telegraphy" whit hi

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ZRW Broadcasting Studio, Gloucester Deluting.

This week, we are having Then competition.

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I want you to pat uz rayon the above picture and, instead of sending it to me as an entry in the competition, send it to best your Mummy or Daddy or your friend. Desi you think that's "R idea

Krand

Make up a double-piece of cardboard or thick paper into a Christmas card and

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Problem",

Hongkong

Spades are trumps. South leads, and North-South must win six of the seven tricks.

Solutions by first post, Wednesday

"Bridge

Telegraph, Wyndham Street,

SOLUTION OF NO. 38

Tricks No. Roseth West North East

11D 1010 53

7

1

N.D.

(1) West must play the

o

(2) North must discard a diamon (3) East may play either 113 or 18 First variation: East plays 15:-

1

119

1110

D3

10

2

112

113

D4

1

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104

SO (*) SO

And West-Fast can make only one

trick e. CIO

OR na DI D10 Aay S3(*) 183 50 53 And West-East can make only two

more tricks 1. Ha and CIO

C10 1][£•**}

OR

53

Ca (a) CD

113

3 14

(X)

51

Any Sa

50

Da

10 DIO k

D3

DG D7 CA

North now lends C and North-South make either 95 and CA or $7 and 54

1f at this third trick:

ເ $10

133

98

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Da D30 D2

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East discards C4, Nurth leads C2 and rent is as above

If Enst discards 118, men:

7

$4

Any 55 C4

And South will make his $7.-. (a) If at this trick West plays

North plays Ca and South' plays C7. -The Test in the sanje. Serond variation: East plays 110 at

trick

3010 110

D3

DA

$10

DHIO C3

S

132 Di

It East discards a Club, then:

H2 114(1) C2

And North-South make two

Tricks.--

183

more

Ab) It make no difference to the result

At West plays 197.-----

If Fast ventils The Heart, then South plays $7 fatlawed by another Spade

lead:

OR 53

CD €10 East must now play the 15 or the Sf. The former has already been treated, vide case marked Ixi The latter works and thus:

4

5

S10 1/3 $3 DB D 54

59

Dio 02

Whether East-West wins the trick, North-South take three more tricks.

paste your coloured pleture on the front. Underneath the painting, all in who you are sending it to and sign your same.

Now, Kiddica. I want to wish all ant everyone of you a very, very happy Christ- may and I do hope Santa Claus brings you heaps of presentis,

Uncle Eddie

People in the News.

Santa Claus: Who

Is He?

CANTA Claus is the only person in

the news who, matters at all on He has been in the Christmas Eve. 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- pealing.

There ure, one bears, some parents in Hongkong who refuse to about a Father tell their children Christmas who comes over snow- covered felds an Christinas Eve in a sleigh drawn by reindeer; for child- ren who have lived in the tropics all their lives know ice and snow only ns they see it in the cold storage de pota,

So some Hongkong children learn about a Father Christmas who lives a few on Christmas Island, only hundred miles away. In keeping with the modern tradition he dies to Hongkong by seaplanet AN INDIAN VILLAGE

DUT

Bu

have you heard of a Sunta

Clous in the United States? It

is a small village in Indiana where

a real Father Christmas lives.

LITTLE, GIRL'S DOUBT AMERICANS have a lot of stories to tell you alitut Santa Claus. There

concerts Dr. is one which Laura Virginia Douglas who, as a Santa girl, wanted to know about Clana and wrote to a newspaper whose editorial in reply has become a permanent addition to Christmas Bierature.

"Please tell me the truth, Is there is Santa Claus?" Virginia O'Hanlon. then & 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 stage of their lives. The letter was received, by Mr. Edward

Mitchell, then in charge of the newspaper's editorial page who turned it over to his associate, Mr. Francis Church to answer.

Mr. Church wrote an arilele which is reproduced in newspapers in the States every Christmas, as the classic expression of Christmas sentiment. A SPECIAL AGE

MIE

answer which Virginia O'lan- Jon (now Dr. Lattra Virginia Dourbis, a school teacher In New

For the past few weeks the village York) read in the Sun was as fol- of Santa Claus has been receiving lows:

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

"YE

VES, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus, fle exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.

"Alas!

How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were an Virginlas. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this exis- fence.

"We should

have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The childhood eternal light with which As the world would be extinguish- ed.

IF MEN WATCHED "NO

TOT belleve 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- neys en Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see what Claus coming down. Santa would that prove?

Nobody

sces Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Clatis, The most real things in the world are those that neither child- ren nor men can see.

"Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course, not, but that's no proof that they are not tan conceive or truck loads of felters and parcels to "We take pleasure in answering be remailed all over the country al once and thus prominently the there. Nobody

communication below expresslug at magine all the wonders that are un- the same time our great gratification seen and unseenble in the world, that its Inithful author is numbered HE LIVES FOREVER

ung the friends of The Sun,

with the Santa Claus postmark on their stamps.

the

Hundreds of other letters have been received addressed to Santa Clatis himself by children all over country. Many of the lettera are from poor children and their only chance of receiving presents to-night is their folth in Santa Claus. FOR 40 YEARS

QANTA Claus does not disappoint them. He is represented by the village postmaster Mr. Oscar Phillips. It has been the habit of Mr. Phillips and his predecessor for 40 yeurs to send on leiters from child- ren to church and charity organisa tions.

Thead, have cogerly - operated in Iceping the children's faith alive and they are busy to-day.

'Dear Editor-I am B years) ( YOU tear apart the baby's rattle old. Some of my little friends kay

and see what makes the nolse there tano Kanta Claus. Papa inside, but there sa vell covering the Hays If you men it in the Sun It is unseen world which not the strong- so. Please tell me the truth, is est man, nor even the united strength there a Santa Clatts?

of all the strongest men that ever "Virginia, your Ble friends are lived could ever tear apart.

They have been affected by wrong. the sceptlelam ot sceptical age, They do not belleve except they see. think that nothing can be They which is not comprehensible by their little minds.

"All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere Insect, on ant, in his intellect,

"Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view the picture of the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real?" Ab, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

"No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives and he lives forever. A thou Annd years from now, Virginia; nay, ten times ten thousand years from

as compared with the boundless dow, he will continue to make glad

I world about him, as measured By the i the heart of childhood,"

Current

Affairs

Tests

HOW TO DO IT:

Five possible answers are given for each question. Example: Primo Minister of Great Britain is (1) Anthony Eden, (2) Hailsham. (3) Baldwin, (4) Chamberlain, (5) Lloyd George. The number 4 moaning Chamberlain) has been placed at the right of O on the score sheet. (Solutions on Page Three). 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) Secretary for the Colonies, (4) Under Secretary for War, (5) Lord President of the Council. 2.-Pensions at 40 are now to be provided for (1) blind persons, (2) ex-Serviez men, (3) disabled factory

(4) workers,

hospital nurses, (5) workers in explosive factories.

The most up-to-date system of traffic lights so far seen in London came into operation recently, I has been installed at (1) Hyde Park Corner, (2) the Bank, (3) Piccadilly Circus, (4) Oxford Cir- eus, (5) Trafalgar Square. 4.The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports received the King of the Lord Belgians. The present Warden is (1) Ear! Baldwin, (2) Lord Willingdon, 3) Lord Hugh Cecil, (4) Lord Hallsham, (5) Duke of Norfolk.

World Affairs

5.--The U.S. legislature is meeting The legislature in speetal session. Is known as the (1) House of Representatives, (2) Senate, (3) (4) Congress, (5) Convention, College of Electors.

G-A declaration of the powers re- asserted the supremacy of law in determining international relation- ships. The only dissenting power of fhose represented was (1) Greece, (2) Italy. (3) Russia, (4) Brazil. (5) Yugo-Slavio. 17.-President Vargas denies that the new constitution of his State is "either Fascist

Integralist." He Is President of (1) Colombla, (2) Uruguay, (3) Cuba, (4) Chile, (a) Brazil.

6.-The Venice of Chinn was bombed by Japanese warplanes. This is (1) Souchow, (2) Woosung, (3) Hangehow, (4) Chinklang, (5) Sungklang

D.-Baron

General

Palmstlerna is retiring. He has for some years been the representative In London of (1) Portugal. (2) Denmark, (3) Bol- Ind, (4) Sweden, (5) Hungary. 10. There has been a Parliamentary

contest at Hastings. The first "Battle of Hastings" was fought in B.C. 49, (2), A.D. 60, (3) 1066, (4) 1216. (5) 1254.

Arts and Books

34"Enchanter's Nightshade" Is

successful new novel. Its author is (1) Ann Bridge, (2) Rearden Connor. (3) Laurence Meynell, (4) Sylvia Thompson, (5) Caro- line Seaford.

15-Hugh Rutledge writes of "The

Unfinished Adventure." The scenel is (1 the Antarctic, (2) the Sahara, (3) Everest, (4) the Amazon, (6) Tartary.

16.-Mary Borden's new novel is "a picture of upper-clast 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

at the Vaudeville. This is. (1)} The Wild Duck. (2) Hedda Gabler, (3) Ghosts, (4) Peer Gynt, (5) A Doll's House.

18.-At the Savoy are the Habima players, They perform in (1) Russian, (2) Jebrews, (3) Spanish, Į (4) Gaelic, (5) Dasque. 10. Dr. Syn" is im about

reformed pirate. The star is (1) Gary Cooper, (2) William Powell, (3) Robert Montgomery, (4) George Arliss, (5) Ronald Colman.

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Sport

20.-The English F. A. may ban gland] treatment for players in first-class} football clubs. This treatment was} first Adopted by (1) Wolverhamp lon, (2) Arsenal, (3) Chelsea, (4) § Aston Villa, (5) Manchester City. 21.-At

Torquay, British players triumphed over representatives of Czecho-Slovakia. This was at (1)} badminton, (2) lawn tennis, (3) ice-hockey, (4) bowls, (5) Incrosse.

22.-The winner of the last race of

the final meeting of the Hongkong) Jockey Club last Saturday was (1) Firefly, (2) Sylvindale, (3) Gold: Sovereign, (4) Daylight Eve, (5) Diogenes.

23. The bottom placed team in the

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

SCORE SHEET

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11. The Duke of Portland is the new Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. The motto of this ancient? (2) Honi Solt Qui Mai y Pense, (3) Dieu et Mon Droit, (4) Semper Eadem, (5) Nemo Me Im- pune Lacessit.

(2)

(14)

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(15)

(4)

(16)

(5)

(17)

(6)

(18)

(7)

(10)

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(20)

(0)

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SCORE:

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) the award of titles and decoration to supporters of the Roman Catholle Church, (5) the creation of Car- dinals.

13. The

Labour

Parliamentary 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,

As

A Lay Sermon

By

HUGH REDWOOD

S employed in this verse, the the who sets something in motion. Jesus, Alpha and Omega, in ple- tured as the starter of a race and also on its judge. But with equal truth we may think of Him as an author in the literary sense, and one who is writing still.

Great writern scldom arc

Hennzwa, xii. 2

we

Jesus the author known 10 113 personally, yet

talk knowing and liking them, or dis- liking them, as the case may be. of "The Because

Pickwick Papers" or "Hamlet," or, maybe, "The Four Juat Men," we any we like Dickens, or Shakespeare,

or Edgar Woliace, The illustra- tion is simple, but searching. How many renders have we won for

have Jesus? How many come to know Him and love Him because our falth la His author ship?

Jesus Christ is a ready writer. Tales His output is unceasing. of adventure and exploration, allrring romances, wonderful love storles, Ile is always engaged on something now, with a yielded career for Bis pages. And all the time. His greatest work is drawing near its completion. For in the henris of those who love Him, He has for ages been writing a Life.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1937

HELL KNOWS NO FURY

Episode From

Inspector Playfair's Notebook

a knock at

IIS place Thorpethwaite," posal, than there came

the door. Anid Sergeant Dumbell, as "Come in," called Playfair, who the train moved out of King's was expecting to see

Cross.

the College

nitractive-

"I've never heard of it, Secretary. Instead, there entered i

girl of 19 or 20. An sir. Where is it?"

looking girl, whose cheeks flushed with excitement.

"Not

were

Playfulr shut the door. too bad," he observed, "getting "This murder," she began. "My

compartment to ourselves, name's Irene Collier."

Influence, Dumbell,

Influence.

She gripped the table with both

felt I had to come. It's public

As to where. Thorpethwaite is hands, I hate to be here, but I bit of a tongue-twister the name, duty, isn't it? You see, Inspector, 1

well know who the murderer Is." hey?-you're about 119

Pinyfair looked at her severely. informed as I am.

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

DEATH IN

THE VILLAGE

"Of course I do, Inspector. But I The must speak out, mustn't 17 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

The Thorpethwaite murder case had be telling you this. He was once already aroused a frenzy of excite rather keen on me."

Playfair nodded. He had expected ment. That was partly why the Chief

this. "When you Constable of Dardenshire had made something

like

to call in Scotland Yard. "Can't reuse Jolin Robinson," he said stern- haste nilord to take chances," had been his ly, "have you any evidence?"

The girl shuddered. "No positive

been

There

all the

comment. succinct cominc

A village girl. Susan Arkroyd- evidence. No facts. But, pretty, intelligent and popular-had same, I know that he killed her I'm found the previous morning sure of it. He's an actor, you see; a born actor-we were in the Dramatles strangled in a dark alley-way. was as yot

no certain clue to the er. identity of her murderer, or to the motive for the crime.

"But what is suspected, Dumbelt," acted to her and now he's gone too far. Listen, let me tell you what I said

as, in the train, he know of him." Playfair, vlewed what evidence there was, "is

Before she had finished Pinyfair it's one of the students from the was convinced that, quite probably that

Robinson teas the murderer. college.

"Yes, there's some sort of college there. It's affiliated, I believe, to the

ten local university-both

and women students attend-and some of the men students are said to be pretty tough. There's been trouble in the village

before."

mornly, got no heart,

and nothing. He acted to me,

RO

he

SHE LAYS

A TRAP

Leaving Playfair, the

girl walked

"But surely," said Dumbell, if neress to the students' Common Room. Student, And here, as chance would have it. they actually suspect

4

they've something more definite than she met John Robinson coming out,

He seemed to be in high spirits. What to go on. You know, sir; some

"Hallo, Irene," he halled her, concrete plece of evidence,"

"Hallo, John.”

UNDER

OBSERVATION

"Coming to tea with me?"

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

"With me? But what on

"

་་

rooms

earth

"Tuesday night?....Tuesday night?

I was in my

working.

"You weren't, Jolin. You were what's village. And, more, I've told the Inspector 20. weren't in college. Anyone

Playfair smiled slightly. "Not to be fobbed off, hey, Dumbell? Well, you're quite right. There is a con- It's an evidence. erete plece of address book containing, among other Why?" things, the names of several of the students. Half a dozen, 1 gather, in out in

ll

"None of them has been questioned You yet. I've

the

given instructions that can prove it." they're to be kept under observation. No one can prove it. I was.in.my. (Not very difficult in a realdential rooms, I tell you.

"What about the college at least, the men live in college and the women bouring hostel.)"

evening roli-

"I was there,"

"What about the fire-drill?" John

in a neigh- call?" Arrived at Thorpethwaite, the two detectives were soon claseled with looked startled. "You sec, John, you the Chief Constable. Here they were weren't at the fire-drill. And that's Informed of the "Intest develop what I told the Inspector." ments," which amounted, in fact, to

nothing.

John's expression changed. · "Irene

ho

you hate me! I didn't know before. 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 journment for police Inquiries. And his lightning changes of mood, the time of the girl's death had been pulled himself together.

"You poor fish," he said deduced with some precision. She temptuously "Say that I wasn't at the find been strangled, according to the aire-drill. No one will believe you, local experts, some time between nine because, as it happens, I was there. and eleven on Tuesday night. It was re'll only be my word against yours. now Thursday afternoon."

A WOMAN SCORNED

con-

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

PLAYFAIR MAKES

AN ARREST

And he marched off with squared shoulders for his interview with

room

where

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

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

ot John Robinson, the murderer one else, with the crime that had

Susan Arkroyd, laughed inwardly. recently been committed.

Having digested this much, and "That's just what they'll all say also familiarised himself with about Irene," he thought, "when she the routine of the college. Playfair repents that I wasn't at adjourned to that institution. He drili,"

had detalled Dumbell for various in-

the fire-

Twenty minutes Jater Joshua

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

cooner arrived at the college, where

a room had been placed at his dis-

Why?

Solution on Page Three

WEEK-END PROBLEMS

By Hubert

FROBLEM I

TWO BLOCKS HAVE two blocks of wood, each of which is shaped like a (or, more grandito- cintar-box quently, a rectangular parallelo- The volume of one is piped). Identical with the volume of the other. But wherens the arcan of the three faces of block A nre In the ratio 3, 12, 16, the areas of the three faces of block B are In the ratio 12, 15, 40.

How does the longest edge of block

with compare

the longest edge of block 87

Phillips

PROBLEM 11 WORD SQUARE Let's drink anew to those wa

pratse

raisci

Let's

anew toast

brow

A cheerful glass to them 1

in elfin

That light reënter. all Our

dayn!

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

(Anay tee on Pare Three)

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