1939-06-17 — Page 11

SATURDAY,

JUNE 17, 1939.

Girls and Boys' Corner

Name

Address

Dear Kiddles.

This is all my own work

Age

Dozens and dozens of entries this week, kiddies. Several chlidren could not guess the correct answer for the fifth shell-fish which With ."Mus&c}".

The prize-winners this week nre:-- Claude Coom (aged 11), 119, Wong Nat Cheong Road.

Pamela Millett (aged 84), 32, Luzard Road, The Peak,

Noel Peters (aged 7), 358, Prince Edward Road,

Coupons have been sent to Claude, Pamela and Noel which I want them to bring to the "Hongkong Telegraphy" offices in Wyndham Street. The coupons will then be exchanged for money prizes.

Specially commended for excellent work are the following:

Seniors: Meno Rozario. Nicholas Masters, Laurence Becker, Kostfa Daniloff. Allee Lee, Donald Andrews. Belly Wong, B. Demce, Winifred Barman, C. Ross, Mary Wong, Wilbur Marshall, Mabel Swaine, Gaspar Remedios, Wendy Burton,.

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Neubronner, Brlan Tupper, Lee Kan- wa. Shella Stokee, Kenneth Wong. Doreen Houghton, Gerald Marshall. Mavis LauTENCE; Welcome as a new member to our Boys' and Girls' Corner.

This week, kiddies, we are having colouring competition. The ane

mones

pletured above make

Che SNAPSHOT CUILD

Thes

PICTURES IN Colour

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEEK-END- SECTION

You can now mako full-colour transparencies with some Inexpensiva miniature cameras-and project them in largo size on a home screen, bringing out all the beauty and rich- ness of a colourful subject.

IN the past few years, many thou- sands of amateur comern hobbyists have started taking pictures in full colour. This summer, thousands more

An Officer of the Tsar Tells His Story

Barrival, by D. Fedolo While, Phili- conviction that tyranny, what- vividly, but he has observed other delphia University of Pennsylvania over its purposes, carries within men and women with sympathy and itself the seeds of its own des- not share their motives. He drawsS understanding, even when he "could

$3,

113

BOOK OF REMINIS-truction,

as fair a picture of his Bolshevik A. CENCES by a Russian To-day, Mr. White is an American captors in the Russian elvil war as naval officer might not appear States after the war. He is a good navy and in Admiral Kolchak's anti- citizen, having settled in the United of his companions in the Imperial particularly timely in a period type of citizen for a democratic Bolshevik army. of stirring international events, country, because he has learned, by The Russian revolution came while but D. Fedetoff White's account experience under two forms of Mr. White was serving in the Baltic of his experiences during war tyranny, how great are the values of fleet, and he portrays soberly dad and revolution in Russia is an democracy means so much that he he gives an equally revealing picture democratie government. To him, skilfully Its shattering effects. Later, excaption because he draws a

of civil war in the Far East, and of moral from his experiences, a

life in Moscow during the early years moral especially timely to-day. The author is that unusual com- of Bolshevik rule. The men and He obtains an intimate view of binalion, a man of action with ex- women who march through his pages. life under Tears and Bolsheviks ceptional powers of reflection. He rich in their variety, are completely in Russia; he acquired a firm the details of which he sets down!

has not only lived a dramatic life,credible human beings.

is prepared to defend it by every means in his power.

Good-by, Mr. Morley

the

ending

D. B.

Posed As A Man 51. Years

Sydney, N.S.W.

AN Englishwoman's amaz-

Ing masquerade as a man for 51 years has just been revealed here,

The truth was discovered when

Valedictory, by MacKinlay Kantor. day had a spectat meaning, because New York: Coward-MacCann. $1. it wns continually sprouting Into

SEEMS RIGHT that the Ameri-

memories of the times he had done each of those, homely acts before, can counterpart of Mr. Chips and of the boys and girls with whom should be a public school Janitor he had become acquainted. He had and public school in the American begun, bacic In 1901, as janitor of sense, not the English. American small-town life is bone and nure of moved later to the grammar school, primary school building, he had MacKinlay Kantor's "Valedictory." B and was

in the high. Conse- short story that by its reticence, and art that concity, quently, he had known most of the she sought entry to a home for poor

art, as much as by its concern with

achdren from the time their mothers old people. She told the following school, inevitably reminds the reader day. He had known the parents of

them to school on their first story:

Arriving from England when she of James Hilton's "Good-bye, Mr. some of the present classes, and as ́a

was 13, in the eighties, she adopted Chips," but is nevertheless

quite Civil War veteran he had marched male nilire to secure employment. different; individual and unique.

with the grandfathers of some. MacKinley Kantor's Ty Morley, after 21 years of

of service us janitor We read only a few pages of his and realism they retain when plein the school of Shelldrake, had come story before we become aware that

to the time of retirement.

The day tured in full-colour,

Ty Morley was a very special kind dictory for her class-and in a way of the high school graduation of the of school janitor-one who looked for him. His solicitude for Miniature cameras are used for class of 22 was also the day when further than furnaces, brooms, and young people was, in his eyes, a part be found of his job, ond he never thought of Until recently, inexpensive cameras ferent kind of life. Only his was n of this type were not mode, but now kind of subsidence instead of

youngster in a scrape he knew how being commended for it, but it is the to talk to him and act him right, as satisfying to the reader as it was they are available at prices as low beginning that it was for the senior

When he saw that Rowena Snow's to Mr. Morley that the class of 1022 $14, and suitable for taking plc-

class, because he was just going school luncheon consisted of a few did remember it, tures in black-and-white as well as

bway to live with his married poor biscuits, he interested the As- MacKinlay Kantor's "Valedictory" daughter in Nebraska,

sociated Charities in her family. Į has the elements of a little classle. Everything Mr. Morley did that Now Rowenn was giving the vale- !

W. K. R.

fascinating pleture to colour, their will take up this fascinating form of taking these full-colour pictures. Mr. Morley stepped out into a dif- cleaning rags. When

mixed colours are so attractive. You CON use either paints or crayons.

Prizes will be awarded for the best coloured pictures. Remember that your ages will be taken into account when the pictures are being judged and prizes awarded,

photography, using full-colour films,

in colour.

will

It is hard for some of us, who are used to black-and-white snapshots, to imagine taking a picture in full colour as easily as in black-and-white. Yet these colour films enable us to do

taking Full-colour picture Just that. Moreover, the pictures are Fill in the name, age and address not prints on paper but film trans-spread greatly in the next few years, now to take full advantage of this coupon and send your pletures to porencles, ideal for viewing colour at and wide-awake hobbyists will plan Uncle Exidie, c/o "Hongkong Tele- best, these transparencies can graph." Wyndham Street.

Closing be shown on a home screen magni- amazing development.

John van Guilder. dole of this competition is next filed to almost any desired size. Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Thousands of such colour pictures

By the way, I hope you are send are being shown this year at the members of the ing in your applications to become New York World's Fair-projected on "Popeye" Club. enormous screens so that each pic- Already dozens

of members have ture is enlarged approximately 50,000 Are You Sure?

realise

joined and have had their names times. Until one sees such an ex-

Thehibition, it is impossible to entered in the Members' Book. list of members will be

add to photography. by the end of this montompleted how much the presence of colour can

mem-

bers will receive their certificates

Intermediates: Ronnie Mackintosh, Kevin Julyan, M. L. Leitae, David Tavares, Jack Strange, Mary Branson,

and "Popeye" brooches not later than Robert Chan, George Lo, Shirley van Longerberg, Shona Melntyre, the first week in July. Donald Mackintosh, Chan Koon-lan, Elleen Peters, Movis Yvonne Le Tissier.

.1

Lawrence Uncle Eddie

Aschic, Gernid

Juniors: Welll,

David Alfred

Wong,

Pauline:

Relatively few of the subjects we choose for pletures are lacking in colour. Count them over-children. flowers, scenes about the home, land- scapes, picnics. and sports events, water scenes, sunsets, and the like. Study such subjects, and you begin to understand how much more likeness

Features of the FRIGIDAIRE 1939

Cold Wall Models

(Questions on Page 2.)

I Issue of the first postage stamp

2 Wide-billed

sword-fish

3 Indigo

4 Sweetbread

5 American Guava

7 101

Sense of

smell

15 Sublet,

subtle, bluest,

bustle.

10 Roman mile. 17 Watchmaker 10 Great

Antilles

19 At the North

Pole

20 Colonel

Blood

9 Armaments 21 An oligarchy

10 Keota

L.

22 Walt

11 Constellation 23 Snuff

of stars

12 Cape

Agulhas

13 Poland.

24

Paul

{" thrice I suf

fered ship-

She went through a marriage ceremony with a woman friend,

3 MINUTE DRAMA IN A GARDEN

WHISFERS: Let's ask that nice Mr Peters to play tennis again. He looks so fed up, poor man...

WHISPERS:

Who wouldn't be with that dull looking wife

of his

WHISPERS:

Come on, let's ack him.

I don't suppose she'll mind

MR. PETERS! We want another man for a mixed doubles. Will you join us?

the

What,me? Yes-I'd love

to!

The Now Quickubo Tray will find favour with averyone. It increases the capacity of the freaxer for freezing dessorts, salads and ice cubes; also for storage of bulky frozen articlos and highly perishable foods.

Three in one. All three functions of the Cold Control, the Automatic Reset Defroster and the Mastor Switch are now controllablo from a single dial which is known as the Frigidairo Uni-Matic Control.

Here's an added refinement that users will appreciate: a new Super Freezer Door which closes at a fingor's touch, but, most important of all, it opens all the way and stays open until you want it to close.

14 Homeelde

wreck."

Cor. 11-25)

(homicide) 20 20, 15, 12.

Puzzle Corner

Answers

Cryptogram: Travelling

in

foreign countries, sojourners may find Mohammedan peddlers, Hindu fakirs, African cunnibals, hottentots, pygmies.

One Word: Euphonical. Letter Juggling: Description, predictions.

How Much Money?: 2 dollars. "Dine" on three): Sardine small fish; muscadine-variety of grape; grenadine-a fabric; brl- gandine-plate armor; diman- dine-precious garnet; lrundine -like a

swallow; goberdine long, coarse frock; turdine- thrushlike bird: sordine-mute for musical Instrument; haber- dine-dried salted cod.

Dick, you're always running away to those girls next door! You never consider me lately.) I might as well not exist for all the notice you

take of

me

AT THE DOCTORS

This tiredness makes me feel so desperate, doctor. Why I even wake tired!

For heaven's sake, Gwen, don't be difficult. If you weren't always complaining of tiredness these days

they'd invite you,

too!

Well, Mrs. Peters. your trouble sounds like Night Starvation. You see, eveu during

sleep you go on using up energy in heartbeats, breathing and other automatic actions. Unless energy is replaced during sleep, no wonder you wake tired, feel and looks rundown and 'nervy! I advise

Horlicks for that.

DICKS GAY LAUGHTER FROM NEXT DOOR WAS

·LIKE TORTURE- TO NERVY

RUN-DOWN GWEN-SHE

RUSHED INDOORS TO ESCAPE IT

HORLICKS FOR GWEN EVERY: "NIGHT-HER

HEALTH IMPROVED

WONDERFULLY

DE THE HALL MIRBOR CHE CAUGHT

TIGHT OF HERIELS

6 WEEKS LATER

GOSH, I DO LOOK OLD AND DRAWN.THELE PAYS. CANY BLAME DICK, REALLY. OR, IF ONLY I COULD SHAKE OFF THESE NERVET"

AND TIREDNESS. I WONDER IF IT BE ANY GOOD

SEEING THE

DOCTOR

Gwen, you look marvellous. these days-such a sparkle

in your eyes

Storage space for the extra ico cuber needed for parties is an added use for the Most Tandar. It holds all the cubes that can be frozen at one timo, thus doubling the Ico cubo capacity of the refrigerator.

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FORTNIGHT LATER – THE TENNIS CLUB

I hope you're

coming to the club dance,

Mrs: Peters

κα

Oh, yes Gwen,

"do!

Why of course,

darling

Shall we, Dick?"

THINKS!

HOW

DO YOU WAKE TIREQ

FEEL AND LOOK - RUN-DOWN AND NERVY?

MUCH MORE

ATTRACTIVE"

GWEN LOOKS

SINCE SHE'S

BEEN TAKING

HORLICKS

I

so, take Horlicks, a cupful regularly fast thing at night. You'l- wake - refresfied every morning. In

■ few, 'weeks you'lt: ́getali your, vitality, "drive" and self-confidence back. Get Horlicks to-day. Horleks is best when made in the special' mixer obtainable at all good.stores."

HORLICKS

GUARDS AGAINST NIGHT STARVATION