1939-08-05 — Page 11

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1939.

Girls' and Boys' Corner

This is all my own work

Name

Address

Dear Kidilec,

LfCons

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Gorder. Mary Grace Asche, Pewny Lee, Most of you found host week's politiehard Woodier, Henry Carvalho, Wendy Leung, 15 Jun Julie 131 Robert petion to easy. There were vety, few who sent in neurrect entries. Therefore, Will Mak

Intendate: Palatela Cantend. Painola Lionel

tues and age bad be taken in

entries.

consideration when using the winning Millet), John W. Townsend. Roy Holinen,

The prize-where that week are Sarita Le Tisster Laged 11). Stanley Prison, R. Block No, 4,

John Richards (aged 1913, 125, The Peak. ESTI Brett (aged 743, $10, Deodary Street.

Coupons have been sent to Sheila, Juha and Cyril which want them to beans to tir Hom:kong: Telegraph" are in Wyndham Settee. The coupons will then te, exchanted for mutes prizes,

Sperindly commented for exevilent work are the following:

Seulors:

Sarah Mousa, Siona Melntyre, Sequeira.

Jo Divat Awhe, Bertie Phillip Beter Michid in Roza. John Harrinām. Neubronner, Anthony Cucher, Pauline Manley Betison. Tontele Carelo, Neubrenger. Honald Holmes,

Tony

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WEEK-END SECTION

Puzzle Corner Unquiet on the Eastern Front The SNAPSHOT GUILD

Cryptogram

An easier one to-day. It's an neronautical fact-

AIR

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Wheat and Boidlers, by Corporal Ashihet | which occupy Corporal Hino

te, Translated by Baroness Shidzua Jatimolo. New York; Farter and nino- never cause him to forget, in actual conflict, that he is a

hart,

*

•

IN Corporal Ashihei Hino's Japanese soldier. In his medi- book on the Sino-Japanese tations he feels friendly toward conflict, there is an illuminating the Chinese, he abhors the foreword by William Henry destructive waste, the cruelty, Chamberlin which states that of war-but in action it is an- A Rebus and Anagram

the first quality lifting this other story: there is no room for sentiment in Corporal Hino Two types of puzzles are com-work "far above the general run bined in this problem. The of war books' is the complete when he leads his men into a letters below, in their present absence of any propagandist "blizzard of bullets." position, represent a phrase of element." Mr. Chamberlin ex- 3 words. These contain 3, 8, plains that what Hino is trying and G letters, and the entire to do "is to give the human phrase is expressed below inside of the Japanese drive for Suchow-fu, in which he par- Anagram form:

ticipated, to show himself and his fellow soldiers not legendary heroes but, as credible men, their moments of despair and weakness blending with nets of great courage and de- votion."

JAL

OH, OLDEN POLITIC ERA

Letter Changing Following the usual rules, try changing PARK to POOL in 5

moves.

What Is The Amount?

A rectangular park measures 80x 100 rods. By adding the same amount to its length and width, the area of the park is to be increased by 50 per cent, What is the amount added to each dimension? -

Fun With Synonyms Back to words and their synonyms, to-day. Try pairing them off:

playful

sinu

Fred Lig

markshis plusy

foregoing radion)

slaggiat

belak

[12] zaklonat.

103 Speers. _fensible

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(Answers Appear Af Foot Of Column 1)

tions. Protal of his phanage, the stately rooster makes a splendid picture in colour

get out your paints or urnson box and

try in win one of the prizes which will be awarded for the best coloured pictures.

Hemenier Qeat your age will be taken bio secant when the pictures are being judged, sa the quite small folk will have

as good an opportunity of winning a prize as the older Days and giris,

Fill in the name, age and address cov

pon and send your entry ke Uncle Erde,

*Teletraphs.** not stateret The compeition clases at 2 pm Wyndham

Hobert Leung: Welcome on a new mem Bey to our Boys and Girls' Corner.

Margaret Ital: An you sht Your age, your entry had to be taken nul of the conepeltion,

kind and Wibu Why! It was very Caudatus of you to send jari, sł

your 70 mg to the orphans. The money has been forwarded to the Talps Rural

Norman Heltevick, Peny Stred, Painy then, Calian Murray. Donald Janies Meleay, Doreen Xavier, † Orpburuge. Laurence Becker, Betty Becker, 1. fest, Patil VentCHI24, Olva Beneditos, Jun

This werk. Withlies, we are coing to have one of your favourite painting competi

on Wednesday,

All the bust, kiddies,

ns

It is true that, as Mr. Cham- berlin has said, there is no pre- pagandist element in the book; but it might have been a more compelling document if it in- cluded a measure of propaganda

for peace. The compassion which Corporal Hino feels dur- ing the night, watches contrasts with the dogged perseverance and efficiency with which, he Ilino has been for the most carries out his gruesome duties part successful in carrying out in battle. In this, he proves this theme. Few war books, biniself and his cohorts to be characterised by good soldiers first of all. They indeed, are compassion and wisdom, in the are human beings, too, involun- violence And tary participants in a carnage midst of the

portray. "All

which at times dismays them: tragedy they Quiet on the Western Front" but sooner or later, they become and "Paths of Glory" are among hardened to the tasks confront- the most notable of contemporing them.

In some books, this effect of ary books which can compare with "Wheat and Soldiers" in continued conflict on the minds this respect. The latter is in- of the men who are doing the ferior to these other two extra-fighting is made into a powerful. ordinary narratives, but it is indictment of war. "Wheat and nonetheless a sensitive portrayal Soldiers" does not go that far.

Hino may feel indignation. of the emotions of men at war.

against war in general, but he Corporal Hino (already known avoids any judgment of this to literary circles in his country struggle in particular. He por- as Katsunori Tamai), mukes his trays an ordeal by fire, as he himself experienced it; content story the personal record of an

factual Lestimony, he man with impressionable, ordinary actively embroiled in a conflict leaves the verdict to the reader.

M. W. S. wherein his native gentleness must be subordinated to the de- mands of military duty. He has obligated himself, willingly, to give his life to his country, but as the horrors of the campaign increase; his conception of the struggle changes. He no longer feels brave and during; he does | south american Primer, by Katherine not see himself any more as could unt," he states, "prevent noble and self-righteous. "I inlignation against war, in its

Latin America

∙Carr, New York; Reynal & Hitchcock. Latin America, by F. A. Kirkpatrick, New

York. Maenttinn,

A a Cambridge University Spanish scholar's richly documented but brief

PRIMER on South America and

Uncle. Eddie entirety, from welling up in my presentation of Latin America as a

FRIGIDAIRE

Leads The World

See The 1939 Cold Wall Models

heart."

Nevertheless, the occasional doubts and inner struggles

Are You Sure?

(Questions án Page 2) 1-Helps the 10-Red Cross

police to trace Society, suspreted per-11-Top.

12. Wear it. 2.-Doctor. 13-Part of an 3.-Food-poison- brrow.

song.

ink..

14.-Jugoslavia. 4-Were the 15-Baseball.

first to fly the 18-Italy. Atlantic.

17.-Swatch.

5. Confucian 18-Astronomers.

19Twis ism. 0.--Pharmacist. 20.-Cakewalk,

21.--Veloespede. 7.-Holland,

The Marquls22.-Made by an

insect. of Queens-

23.-Tortoise.

berry. 9.-Drink out of24-Sled dogs.

25.-Athletics.

it.

Puzzle Corner Answers

the Cryptogram: The allerno s movavle section on the edge of as airplane wing by means of which a plate Ix banked.

A Hebits and Anagram; The colon IAL pertud The Colonial Period). TJ Is the answer to both the rebus and anagram.

Better Changing: Park, pare, pore. pale, poll, pool.

What Is The Amount: 29 rods. Fun With Synonyms: Playful-fro- tesome, groeious-paille; needy-in- digent workable-feasible; plump- ralund; foregoing-preceding: radical —extreme: Beggish-low; brisk-

ively; rational-sano.

whole bring within easy reach the background of subjects essential frequently headlined of late.

"South American Petmer" bas the more catchy title and promise, The thought of creaming oft in primer style all the average person wants to know about South America is allur- ing. The author hunted in vain for such a book, then decided to write it. "Latin Amerien?" Is no primner, bui compacts the past and present of 20 400 countries into something over į pages.

"You pays your money and takes your choice." Mrs. Carr has the ad- vantage of popular appeal, but her primer is blemished by inaccuracies due to stroking with too broad a trush.

To report for a primer audience that the United States gave Brazil 500.000.000-in-goid-just-two-yeurs before Foreign Minister Aranha came hama up to Washington and went with millions more (actually

up to $120,000,000), js to simply by omission of details that make all the difference. A few words could have anted hui Brazil never availed itself of the original $60,000,000 credit.

naively The primmer's Bout pages set forth a programme for directing the Internal social evolution of South American countries by use of United States gold. But aside from draw- backs of this kind, the primer gives a quick view of South America.

from Mr. Kirkpatrick is saved primer failings without losing. read- ability and rapidity of information. His book is well organised.. and filled with the kind of anecdote that makes an unknown culture come alive for 11 stranger.

R. II. S.

SERMON TO VACATIONERS

The photographer, fairly close, took care to focus on the child, not on the distant scene. Exposure 1/100 second at 1.8 on a fair day. Tis year when you go on your persons just poslug, nor "scenics" as

vacation, resolve to come back vold of noticeablo feature as an army with better knapshots than you did blnaket, nor any more conglomera. tiona of meaningless composition a year ago.

Determino to tako more caro will shot at random for no good pictoriof your lena stops, your shulter speeds reason, Such pletures are, as you and your focusing. Decide that he know, products of no ambition to foro you take a picture you will give make the best out of the ponsiblil thought to the Hght conditions;tles of a person's camera, the Nim whether the day is hazy, dull or very he usen and of himself as a photog dull; whether a midlay sum raplior.

In terms of entertaining, eye-de clear sky or the less intense early morning or late after lighting, emotion-stirring and photo- excellent pictures, these creased by reflections from expanse

shining from MISSTILLER

in

Boon sun; whether the light is ines are unlimited, and on

of water or sand; whether your vacations, whether you head for the 1s in average shade or deep breat, mountain, lake, river, even Ject

oppor. shade; whether under any of these the prairie or the desert, tho conditions

you are photographing tuuities for real pictures are un nearly objects or a distant scene. Umited. Do make up your mind this Say you will consider these things time to think before you shoot.

Special supplication: If you have each time and carefully adjust your

never used a cou

color Alter, iroat your- camera.to t

.to fit them. Mako up

up your mind that you will self to two or three of different Think also about the compoaliton of types, or at least ove average filter each picture,

that it shall have merit such as the K-2, and experiment hecnun of its pictorial qualities and with them before you start. Fillers that in each scese showing human bring in clouds distinctly, eut or other beings there shall be story through haze, combat too bright re fectious from water or sea sand. Telling Interest.

Declaro that you wit bring back Liko deftly placed cormoties on mi from this year's vacation no iure lady's face, deftly used filters on out-of-focus pictures nur underex-hance beauty. Learn to use them. posed or overexposed ones, nor ple- You will be surprised and delighted tures blurred by camera movement; with the results. no more of those lifeless pictures of

John van Guilder

Sally was Pale and "Nervy"

DINNER TIME

DO KAY UP, BALLY, YOU'RE, SO FINICKY

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