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SPORTS

STORIES

PUZZLES

MENTAL GYMNASIUM

NEW YEAR FOR PUZZLE FANS

CROSSWORD

ACROSS

2 Footlike part

1 Less

4 Some

7 Old Testament (ab.)

Kind of cheese

11 Mends

I

DOWN

1 We are about to begin a ----

2 Writing tool

3 Southeast (nb)

4 Destiny

Erect

7 Companion word for "elther"

The gods

10 Manuscript (ab.)

NEW YEAR REBUS

You'll find four facts about New Year's Eve hidden in the rebus. Use the words and pictures to figure them out.

I HAVEN'T MADE ANY MONEY, BUT I WON NINE FOR Y

NINE

THIS IS THE FIRST,

VS BEEN YOU

12 MONTHSG

WAS

DIAMOND

RIDDLES

1. When is a sheep like

2. When is a gaoler an panlat?

3. Why

feedor?

THE. · HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1948.

The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

CRAFTS

GAMES

New Year Has Been Greeted in Many Months of Year

By DAN MURDOCH

DECEMBER is the twelfth

month, yet the syllable "dec" comes from a Latin word meaning 10. September, October accom-and November are likewise mis- named, for "sept," "oct" and

Ink?

is a horse a curious "nov't come from Latin words

4. Why do gypsies come insane7

never bo-

Q

5. When is a boxer's eye like barrel?

MIX-UPS

Three things about the New Year celebrations are hidden in the sirange lines below. Rearrange the letters to find them.

IS IT HOD PLAY SIR RID AS GRAM

FLY RING GREED TINES

ANSWERS

NEW YEAR REBUS: 1049;

Bell: Year end.

meaning "seven," "eight" and "nina."

How does this happen, you ask; can't the calendar makers count? Well, they could long ago when March was the first- month. This made September. October. November and Decem- ber fall in the right place. Since those days the calendar has changed and nobody bothered to chango

names of the months:

the

Long ago, when the Roman and Greck tuations were on top of world affairs, the New Year began' in the

Horns:pring. This makes sense to farmers. because they really begin their усаг

with spring

planting. Daylight gets longer

anch the weather gets warmer. Seeds sprout. buds open and growing things turn green.

MIX UPS: Holiday spirits; Mardi Gras: Friendly greetings.

DIAMOND:

I' PAS PARES PARTIES SEINE

SEE S

KIDDLE ANSWERS:

1-When you put it into the pan. 2-When he Angers the keys. 3-

cats best when Because he hasn't a bit in his mouth. cause they lead When it's bunged up.

CROSSWORD:

66TIME

no-mad lives.

N

DIAM

March was named for the Roman god of war, Mars, who was the bead

of the agricultural division of Olympus as well.

-——.. ———.

E Jews began their year in the 400, especially for boys and cirin who start schoal about that time.

THE Butanı, And this is sensible

to avoid confusion, nearly everyone nowadays start his year in winter, about the time the days start to get. longer.

As you know, days shorten in the putumn. Some time about the last 10– days; of December the "shortesf day occurs and days begin to get longer. For the first week or so the day varies only a few seconds or minutes and the time is hardly enough to notice. But In January

how the sun comes up earlier and sets Inter?"

JANUARY WAS NOT ALWAYS THE FIRST MONTH OF THE YEAR- IN OLDEN DAYS THE NEW YEAR BEGAN IN MARCH (MARCH WAS NAMED AFTER "MARG” THE GOD.

OF WAR)

HAPPY YEAR

THE GOD OF WAR ALSO RULED OVER

FARMING-TO FIRHEAS SPRING WAS #: VERY

LOGICAL TIME TO

START THE YEAR-

GAM

MANÝ BAITHE AND PEOPLES HAVE STARTED THE NEW YEAR AT DIFFERENT TIMES¬"7DLY

THE NEW YEAR STARTE ABOUT. THE TIME THE DAYS BEGIN

TO GET LONGER

Bragging Is Okay,

If Done This Way

people begin to say. "Do you notice PSYCHOLOGISTS say brag- ging should be encouraged rather than frowned upon. Many of our teen-age worries and uncertainties are based on the fear that we aren't caun) to

"the

Ancient people called this return of the sun," and so the cus tom grew of starting the year when the sun began to show itself a little longer cach day.

our friends. So, when troubled with inferiority com- plex, cure it by bragging about the things done well.

Autumn is a serious time; Flowers and leaves die and a hard winter is ho ahead.

time lo prepare It's n good 4-Be-for things ahead, to study mistakes 5-of the past and prepare for another year of better things, The Jews have and atonement In the repentance autumn for this reason.

The Mohammedan New Year begins in November and the years

Below the cqunior. in the of other religions and civilisations southern hemisphere, days begin to have begun at various times. In fact, the "scal" year of many Set shorter in January, because their summer is taking place during the

The best place for bragging is at governments begins on July 1, winter months

home and the castest way to ac- instead of January 1-but this hom

of the northen Complish it is with a "Brag Beard." hemisphere. But before the calen-

on If you feel that boasting shouldn't makes no difference in the calendar, dar was

an established institution tho southern hemisphere was not be done in pubile, hang the Brag Board in the back hail, but wo pre- Inhabited

civilised by

peoples. Therefore when people of the north diet that when you get used to the colonised. Africa, Australia and idea you'll move it into the living South America they took the room,"

HE fact is that, when a year is THE

started makes no real difference at all. There may be good reasons for starting it any time, but in order

Punch Makes Up a Riddle

And the Shadows Guess It Easily

By MAX TRELL

for riddles," Mr Punch

Since there are PARTIES on Tld as Khatt and Hand, the

New Year's Eve, the word. forms.

the centre of the diamond.

The Shadow-children-with-the-turned- second word is "a dance step," the about names, came

third "peels," the fifth "a fish net," and the sixth "to observe."

Р A

-PARTIES

Rupert and Margot-30

After thanking Mis. Bear or the big packet of sandwiches, Ruperi runs out of the village towards the point on the river where he has arranged to meet the Rabbit twins. and finds that his pals are there before him. "We've only just got tive boat here," shouts Rex, ** and we've brought a pair of oars in case there isn't enough wind to make us fast enough. If there isn't much wind the water won't be rough." • smiler Rupert authey all get in... ́hoist the sail and push off upitream..

ALL RIGHTÄ AKATRVED.

·RED. RYDER

EVIL WHITE COYOTE CAST SPELL AGAIN? MEDIE RED

RIDER?

4

room.

into the play-

at Knarf and Hanid sat down ence, Mr Punch always made up ifs own riddles. They were fun to try to guess, for they always seemed hard at arst, though-the- answer. (when they finally guessed it) was simple enough.

"Tell us the riddle, please," Hunid said.

Mr Punch smiled, then opened a little book in which he had been writing. "Now, my dears, I want you to listen very carefully. I'm sure that neither of you will have any trouble guessing this riddlo. just read it to myself and I guessed it in a minute-"

Wrote the Riddle

"But you knew the answer! You wrote that riddle yourself!" Kharf shouted.

Mr. Punch'a riddie was about a snow man.

He didn't seem to mind the cold, But how he hated Sunl

For when it shone down from the

sky,

You should have seen him run!

northern calendar with them,

BRAG

BOARD

MATH. A

GROG.

BOY, WHEN VM GOOD

I'M GOOD!

JOKES

BREAD HOUSE

PUT PROSTING: "STUCCO ON WITH PLAIN KNIFE

Decoration For A New Year Party

Iferent to brighten up the

you want something "dif-

homo for the New Year holi-, dlay, mako n bread house from two stale loaves, decorated with chocolate and white icing.

You will not be able to eat this appetising bit of property, but it makes a wonderful tablo ornament.

First, slice off the crusts from your two stalo loaves with a sharp knife. It will help if you warm tho knife blade be- fore each slice.

For the main section of the house cut one piece about six Inches long. For the wing mako the second. loaf four inches long.

You will have little difficulty in shaping the roof and cutting a couple of sturdy chimneys' from what is left over from the second loaf.

the Toothpicks will hold house together. These aro pushed in as far as possible or until both sections and chim- neys are solidly fastened to- gether.

Any home-made bulletin board people's group, said about the way will do. If you don't have one, re- you So nearly everyone

accepted responsibility--any Now you are ready for the now has a

move the glass from a large picture and all of those things are actual "stuccoing." Spread cake icing happy New Year at the same time. frame and replace it with a square measurements to show that you are around the walls with a plain of heavycardboard. Paint or de- д superior person. You can feel corate the frame 10 match the proud about them and you should. knife. The roof is covered by colour scheme. Then stick up any.

using melted chocolate or by thing and everything that is worth One family clenns off the Bragging colouring the sugar icing any bragging about on the board,

Board periodically and pasted the desirable shade. Windows and Brag

Into a Brogging Book! This family scrapbook is

a cource doors may be added by means great pleasure because it records all of a cake decorator. Or, if you family events such as Mother being prefer to keep a rustle effect, elected club president, Dad making simply attach porch and win a speech at Rotary, and Junior windows cut from the second loaf ning the three-legged race at a pic- Titch

and-cover-them-with-icing-

Hurt Feelings Are Your

Own Problem

METTING our feelings hurt seems to happen to most of us much too often, and we usually blame the other fellow for the grief, and unhappiness, and resentment il causes. But why should we

blamo others when no one can upset Us unless we let them? Hurt feelings are strictly 2 personal problem.

Epictetus. Д wise old philosa- pher of ancient times, tella "Remember

118:

that

it is not he who gives abuse ór. who blows affronts, but the view we take of these things as insulting, When, one provokes you, be assured that

therefore,

any-

A school report with a good grade, a clipping from your paper about your party, an appointment us club chairman, advancements in Scout Ing, what the leader of your young

It Takes Two

To Make

A Resolution

of

Bragging Boards have many pos- You will find frosting helps sibilities as unique gifts, too. If a

member of your family, or a friend, cover any-holes in the bread to is an athlete he will keep his cups make a really smart-looking on display of course, but clippings house. and ribbons and other prized odds

and ends will probably be-hidden When finished, the-final-step is.in. away in a desk drawer. Maks a landscaping. This is done by plac- montage of these odds.and endsing the house on board which is covered with a green cloth, Then and frame them attractively for a gift that the athlete will prize. you can move the house Ground

caslly from room to room. MOST of us make resolutions

If you prefer a winter every New Year's Day, and ing up all the prized medals, club place a few dabs of while frosting most of them involve other pins and organisation badges that are on the roof and sat up your house Then people, so they become "two- seldom worn and froming them on a layer of cotton wool. way" propositions-ours and the in a gift shadow box against a back-arrange a few clumps of evergreens round about by pushing the siexis other fellow's. This came home ground of black velvet.

You can make a really handsome gift for the whole family by round-

scent,

of twigs through the cotton wool

to us last week as we watched a Go right ahend and bragt It's good and into tiny blocks of bread hid-

den under the "snow" friend express her appreciation for you. "Well," said Mr Punch, as he shut it is your own opinion which pro- of a small Christmas gift. She his book again, "who is it?"

Almost before the words were out of Mr Punch's mouth, Kaarf and Mr Punch pald no attention to Hund both shouted: "It's the this. Instead, he smiled again and man!” sold: "Whoever guesses this riddlo

snow

Mr

first can have the answer to the "Diy Roudness," exclaimed riddle for the whole winter, But, of Punch, "you're both very bright to-

day, I guess this wasn't a

very course," he added, "you won't know hard riddle. what it is until you guess it."

Then he began as follows:

"I saw him ktanding in the yard,

As white as follen snow.

I asked him what his name might

be,

He said he didn't know.

He had a little rounded head, He wore an old straw hat, He had a broken corncob pipe, lie was vory short and fat.

THE SAME BOTTLE OF MEDICINE CURED THE CHIEF WHEN HE WAS SICK BEFORE?

NOT CONTOTES DOO COLDS MEDICINT AKE SICK, CHEF, ME BETCHUME P

WORK-UM BACKWARDS

THIS TIME!

а

vokes you."

of

If it is our reaction to the incident was so gracious, so kindly, in her thanks that the giver. which turns it into a problem hurt feelings, then WE are the ones simply glowed. Later, sho told who are to blame and who should me that one of her resolutions, do something about it.

made some time ago, had been to show more appreciation of other people's good qualities, to share their experiences more whole-heartedly and 50 "help others keep the good resolutions they made."

When Jim BUY! something that stings we an refuse to be upset. Try reminding yourself how friend ly and kind he usually in and do or Kharf and Hanid said it was

say something to show him you couldn't, apprecinto his friendship, very good riddle, but they

instead help guessing it, because there was of getting resentful and angry. no one they could think of who was If Mary does the very thing you as white as fallen snow, who had a asked her not to do, don't get mad little round head, who wore an old straw hat, and who ran when

sun came out.

the

Since you. both guessed the riddle at the same time," sald Mr Punch, "you both win the prize. You can have a snow man for the rest of the winter,"

Getaway Day

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT? SOMETIMES TWO DRUGS OFFSET EACH OTHER, BUT EITHER ONE TAKEN ALONE, COULD MAKE A PERSON ILE?

and any opiteful things. Keep con- trol of your temper and emotions and you change the whold situation so no feelings will be hurt.

Once you realise no one can buri you but yourself, then it is YOUR responsibility to see that things go

smooudy,

BY FRED HARMAN

HURRY, KILLBEAR/ WE : GOTTA GET AWAY. WITH THESE

FURS BEFORE RYDER FINDS

OUT THE CHIEF'S

DOPED/

That made me realise how do finitely our resolutions are two-way affairs.

They depend not only, on our keeping good ideas working, but in giving the other fellow an op- portunity to keep his by accepting. from him the good his resolution | prompted him to offer.

It takes a lot of sticking to it tu keep those resolutions we make and It's just as hard for the other fellow to live up to hls. If we make one of our resolves a promise to our- selves to watch for opportunities.to help the other fellow stick to his idents, we'll find' ourselves, carrying through on a lot of our own good resolutions as a result of it.

NOT SO NICE!

An exceedingly plump, woman tociered into the crowded bus, clutching for, a strap and swaying dangerously. Twelve your - oid Tommy turned to the two boys sitting beside him on the long seat. "Let the three of us get up and give the lady our place," he offered.

ZOO'S WHO

A FULL GROWN MÁN MÁY WEIGH 30 TIMES MORE THAN HÈWEIGHED AT BIRTH, BUT A BEAR MAN WEIGH

30OTIMES MORE....

"THE EXTINCT DODO HAS BEEN CALLED THE MOST UGLY, BIRD THAT EVER EXISTED.

QUCH!

TATURTLE DERBÝ IN ALEXANDRIA RECENTLY, SNAP- PING TURTLES WERE BARRED BECAUSE LAST YEAR. ONE NEARLY GOT A JUDGEYS

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