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Are You Sure?

Answers on Page 10

Noah's ark came to rest upon the mountain of-

Ararat, Mount

Carmel, Zion?

of Oliver,

2. Is this quotation

Feolu

"O to be in England Now that April's here"?

cof"

3. A fellmonger... Climbs peaki, deals LTL akina, #laughters cattle, buyr fimber?

DOR SE T

Bridport

of

4. This is not a corner England. Do you know where? A clue: go south but watch north.

B. The Serpentine_is_in Green Park, Hyde Park, Re. gent's Park, Kensington Gar- dens?

6. Which of theso authors' started their careers as doe- tors

Somerset Maugham, Fran- cla Brett Young, A. J. Cronin?

Can 7.

hard you namo a wood that will not float? A famous hit is named after it.

8. The Royal Family hayo recently seen the veld, stoeps and kopies. What are these?

B. The Domesday Book was compiled in the reign of....

William the Conqueror, John, Henry IV., James I., Vic- Lorla?

10. What is `P.A.T.E?

Married Quarters

For RAF

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY

The widow is

HE last case of witchcraft

in England was 150 years, ngo, when threo Bideford witches were hanged at Exeter, or so the history books tell us. History is nothing if it is not accurate, and in this case it is not.

For in my own district "we" - have Widow Ash who was ac- tive only Intely. Widow Ash is such a garrulous little body

a bit of

a witch

By JAN

I have often looked into that that I have often wondered place, which is like a walnut, whether or not she had been but I have never been able to vaccinated with a gramophone stare into her eyes, for what- needle. She has been married

ever is behind hers is stronger

The trouble is when you wake and and that you have lot all your cows out into your corn, and put. sugor Into the petrol tank of your own car, and this wee the sort of thing Lewis dound he was doing. He would work hard all day only to efforts. get up in the night to undo his best

So ho consulted Ash.

Widow

5,

1947.

CHIPPY

PUTS HIS FEET UP

FLICK MADE

BATHTUBS

FOR ADOLF

Hitler's bath was so impor- tant to Germans that one of the... world's biggest iron and steel magnates was interested in the | quality of the tubs.

This Ironical altuation was dia- closed in a document that may be introduced in the trial of Friederich Flick and five of his associates who DECENT sunshine has made nuts, then fix the whole extension formed the glant industrial_combine us think of getting ready to the chair with two screw · eyes known as the "Flick Concern." for lazy days in the garden.

and two cup hooks, as shown. Tack They are charged with helping to on the canvas at each end,

form the German war plan. Perhaps, like me, you have a

The paper is a letter written to The canopy is made of the back) couple of old dock chairs--one strut and isins, of the front legs

Moeller, Filck by a subordinate, quite good still, the other only of the old chair. Both should be who wrote in 1930: useful for timber. Look at the planed down to make them lighter,

"I want to tell you about The next thing I know about the lustration to follow me while and the legs must be made about order for 11 bathtubs for tire house I think it is that which we all tor diaring

rone of us can ex- gales where he kept some know and

slcorra. plain.

three times; but has talked her than what is behind mine, and mitter was when I saw an inspeI tell you how I made one do. 11⁄2ins, narrower to fit inside the "Wochenfeld' Obersalzberg.

husbands into the grave, and now, at the age of 70, she owns more land in the parish than anybody else, though she start- ed with only a tonguo and two chickens.

But now Widow Ash's have come to a head. It

over one

of Lewis's

young

He asked me if they were mine, activities I looked at the thin, hungry beasts appears and replied that they were not. Ha that a neighbour of mine, called anked me whose they were, and Lewis, consulted her because his went off to eco Lowl,

she

old sow had produced all 'dead pigs at her last three litters. Widow Ash

I flood looking at the animals and could not understand why itby looked so poor and thin, for Lewis had always kept his stock very well, but here they were in a bunch, propping Bremselves up without a between trush of hay or a mangel them. I knew that Lewis was not When the sow produced 10 plg-, dor I had seen him every even- lets all very much alive, Widow ing at the pub, and while I had in noticed by 'was quict, I had not Ash's stock naturally went up Lewis's estimation, though whether thought there was anything wrong

with him. or not there is any justification for this it would be difficult to say,

In spite of her wealth

eurod the sow which the veto hed continues to live in a small

been unable to do, for her prescrip- thatched cottage which looks tion was that he should drive the like a teacosy on the hill, pre- old pig down to the beach and leave ferring to let her properties,. It there whilst the tide, turned four and it is certain that the renta times. she collects line her mattress, for Widow Ash trusts nobody.

If you should enter her kit. chen, you would not see a jar of toads' eyes, or a basin of frogs' livers, nor have I ever noticed a twig broom lying about. She has none of past clutter which one associat- ed with a witch, nor has any of the now.

the

sbe

There is no planchette, horo- scope or crystal; she does festoon her sitting-room with Temporary accommodation

emblems been provided for RAF families re-mass-produced

kas

Personally, I believe that when she told him to take his sow on to the beach for four

idea she was merely saying in a picturesque man- ner that the saw needed salt,

and And it on the know that it would beach by licking the racks. How

Then the matter come out in the country count to which Lewis avas summoned for cruelty to hla Un stock. With

Juc great patience,

Wala judgo tried to discover why farmer who had a yard full-stocked with com, hay and roots, could not own across the road to feed his bullocks for his own proЛt.

luxe model out of two,

First I made the extended sent, L2ft. 4īns, long, cut from the timber of the old chair that has the notches in. The logs, 14ins, long, are the top part of the old chair's front legs and back rest,

the

thor

Wa cer-

"We have been told that main framework,

bathtubs are

partly for the per- Fix the canvas by tacking it tomonal use of the Fuehrer. the four top corners and alipping Ittainly will take care that thesa over two small hooks on the under-bathtubs are of the best quality." side of the framework near the top.

No Hells You can see these in the drawing. Moeller signed the letter. haw and also the way to fix the canopy ever, without the "Hell Hitler" then used Instead "with is the chair by bolts with wing nuts, current. He

German greetings," whatever that mcans.

Fix them to the extended seat with two strong bolts with wing one on each side.

TANK TESTING GROUND FOR MOTOR INDUSTRY

at

The Government station

Chobham, Surrey, equipped at great expense during the war for testing tanks and all fighting vehicles, has been put at the disposal of the British motor industry to improve their products, and the offer, made by the Ministry of Supply, has been accepted.

Export cars of the future There are also special test beds; particularly, as well as heavy measuring instruments thought Lo goods vehicles, can now be test exist nowhere else in the world ed in a cold room on the station not even in the United States; xis -largest room of its kind in for testing suspension, and other

their en- working parts; the country-where

shock-testing other specialised gines can be run in tempera- machinery; and

can be fes- The question was put to him, and tures as low as 90 degrees be equipment. Vehicles

tooned with recording and measur the beach and spent the day licking would have fed they beasts only

10 he replied "Well, your worship, low freezing point. And insering instruments while under test. the salt rocks and returned

couldn't go across the road. "And tion of an iron shell into the much rejuvenated?

and room enables a tropical test to why?" asked the judge,

be made in a heat of 105 de- gave this ex- to themfexedly Lewis

900," planation. "You

widow Ash told me that I would dity.

he and grees, plus 100 percent humi-

often has one found that an old pony,

not

on

alling caif, has

of

or

turning from oversens who have no luck, nor has she any books on homes in Britain. It is of Crange, Black Magic, Necromancy near Crewe, Cheshire, for airmen's families, and Hethel, near Norwich, Spells lying around.

for officer's familles.

Cranage has 75 quarters in con- verted wooden huts and Hethel 25

Yet for all that, we know quarters in converted Nissen huts. Living at hath is mainly communal: Widow Ash is a witch, though meals, for example, are taken to of course we do not call her gether in one dining hall,

that We morely say it is bot Normal married quarters in Biter not to "cross her path," and tain are all occupied, and it is not we cherish her blessing and possible to offer them Immediately

fear her ourse. to repatriated families.

gone down

very

Well that is what led Lewis consult Widow Ash again, but this

time with more serious results. He had valcers to sleep-walking. and gd over from getting up at night and walk-

ing into the

other room, he

had

progressed to dressing and going into the stable, where he would wake up and find himself standing by his

my sleepwalking if ever crossed the mood no more."

"And did you?" asked the judge, geting interested.

I

"Woll your worship, he replied, old grey mare. However, there is "I have been so worried about they nothing particularly embarrassingyin bullocks without anything to eat, I sleep-walking so long as one wakes haven't had a wink of sleep for over

a week."

up.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

*NOW QUIT FUSSING! I'LL GET A JOB..... SOME DAY...

I ALWAYS PROMISED YOU AS

SOON AS SOMETHING WORTHY

O AY TALENTE TURNED UP

I'D ACCEPT IT, DIDN'T 1 24

Ele

.

HIYA, JOS

The Ministry also propose -to provide a "rough course" on their Iand at Chobham-not on Common.

the

U.S. prosecutor Charles Lyon dug up the document in the preliminary preparation of the CASO againa? Flick, first industrialist to be tried 43 a war criminal. Lyon comment-

This is the man who insists he had little connection with

13

સં.

Hitler

and was only 1 businessman."~~ Associated Press.

Canada's New Soybean

The

Central Experimental 30 precious bushels of a new Farm at Ottawa is distributing variety of soybean to registered Canadian seed growers in the hope of a 30-fold multiplication this year.

The new variety, "Capital,” was developed especially for the Ontario climate by Dr F. Dimmock.

The new bean matures early, has high yield and ell content and grows tall enough to permit the use of a combine for harvesting. Of

all varielles tried by the United States This will permit vehicles to be Agriculture Department in nint The station has a dynamometer "feld-tested". In the roughest condi- official tests in northern areas lost tunnel, which can also house a com- Hons. Although this rough course" year,

year, "Capital" plete vehicle, in which tests can be is about 1 miles long and will highest all conteoved to have the made of power output up to 1,000 h.p, certainly prove valuable, the motor Despite

numerous requesis from and of the temperature rises involved. industry still intend to search for on the United States for seed. all One maker of heavy vehicles has airteld or other land where high supplies are being retained in already tested his products in this speed tests of their products can be Canada and multiplied as rapidly us tunnel and is reported to be highly made, as was the caso at now-possible to give Ontario farmers the

defunct Brooklands.. pleased with the results.

frat benefits of the new variety..

WE WERE DELAYED

GETTING HOME?

I HOPE ITS STILL.

FRESH

"Oh, Promise Me"

By KEMP STARRETT

"WHY DIDN'T YOU MAKE HIM,

WAIT...I PROMISED I'D GET

*YOU ONE WHOLE-

SALE

HEH!"

HE WAS A VERY PROMS - ING LAD WHEN SHE MARRIED. HIM. AND HE'S BEEN PROMISING EVER SINCE.

ÁN MY GRASS

IS GETTIN'

UP AROUND

MLY EARS...

IF YOU'LL LEAD ME YOUR ALOWER

FOR A DAY...

THOSE LADS WHO PROVUSE TO PAY

UP THE NEXT TIME THEY SEE YOU... TAKE GOOD CARE HOT TO SEE YOU.

"FOR HEAVENT SAKE... MAKE SOME EXCUSE 10 GET AWAY...

I'M BORED STIFF

COME PROMISES COULD VERY WELL GO UNKEPT.

"I DIDNT INVITE THEM YOL

12/DDY BOW YOU FIGURE OUT

HOW TO GET RID OF THER!

"THEY ALWAYS REMEMBER THEIR PROMISES AFTER YOU'VE BOUGHT

THE MUCH-NEEDED GADGET..

IDO

ITRUK!

FACTOR NEIGHBOR, VIO

KED TO PLOW THE SNOW AWE, HACT WINTER AND THEN

YOU SHOW BOUND FOR FIVEDAVA

THE DELIGHTFUL COUPLE YOU MET CT THE WINTER CRUISEX AND PROMISED TO LOOK YOU UP WHEN REY GOT HOKE

WE SOMETIMES SUSPECT THAT SOME PROMISES ARE MADE WITH AS MANY MENTAL RESERVATIONS AS A PULLMAN TRAIN.