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SPORTS

STORIES

PUZZLES

MENTAL GYMNASIUM

POSERS

1. Is "Prussian Bluo" the title of a song, on army, offleer, or an artificial pigment?

2. Is n "mook" a recruit, a bird or a garden tool?

3. If the "ern" is a sea swallow, what is a teal?

4. Is the "Ifcopoe" a small hoop, An Indian wigwam or a bird?

B. Is an "Alewife" an English Innkeeper's mate, a small fish or a Blckly woman?

DIAMOND

COMMENT forms the diamond's contre. The second word ย "s spinning toy," the third is "more domesticated,” the Arth "lookca closely," and the alxih iz "a writing material."

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COMMENT

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CROSSWORD

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Mini 115

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ACROSS

1

Folding bed

4

Negative word

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Operattle twil

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Painful

10

North American (ab.)

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Frightened

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Left side (nb.}

15

Limba

18

Craze

18 Bargain event

19 Musical note

21

Fondle

23

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24

Paker stake

Unclosed

28 Fontike part

29 Individuni

Is able

2 Verbal

3. Palm lily

1 Regular

DOWN

5 Mineral rocks

Boy's name

♫ While

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Walking; sticks

14-Stings

17 On the sheltered side

16 Rational

20 Prayer ending

21 Hend covering

22 Thus

24 Compass point 27 Italian river

Rupert and Margot-53

For the purney back to Nutwood the young friends find that the wind is agama them, buy the stream is flowing us their direction, so the twins get out

the cars and row steadily while Ruperi atects, and Margot, who is very hungry. eals tugs of the sandwiches. "I wonder what the giant's daughter would think if she knew I'd been in her doll's house t" says Margot. And

I wonder what she looks like. I've never before heard of a giant little Ritz does wound odd," miles Rupert.

ALL RIGHTS RESKOVED,

WORD MARRIAGE

To a three-letter word for "an! insect" marry a three-letter word for "a dress edge"

and have "n hymn of praise."

ADD-A-LETTER

Add a letter to a word meaning "myself" and have "males; add another and have "n prayer ending"; another and have to rectify"; add Another letter and scramble to have "to order."

ANSWERS

WORD MARRIAGE: Ant-Hem; DIAMOND:

TOP

TAMER

COMMENT

PEERS

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1949.

The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

CRAFTS

The World Needs One Language

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By WALTER KING

OW would you like to listen all day to one man while keeping your eye on ab- other who told him what to say? Well, that is exactly what goes on at the United Nations con- ferences where interpreters are the mouthpieces of the men who are trying to solve our postwar difficulties.

A

The big problem is the lack of language everybody can understand at the same time.. Esperanto was invented as a "universal language" but it was a failure because it added still another language to the hun- dreds already in existence.

WILA

No doubt you have heard of Basic English. It

Bug- gested a few years ago ns 蟲 means of solving the language tie-up. It is the bare skeleton L'OSER

ANSWERS: 1-Plginent.of the English language, the 850 2-Birel. Fresh-water duck. 4- Bird. 5-Small, fish.

words used most. A person ADD-A-LETTER: Mc, men, amen,,

could learn it in less than were, mend, demand.

month, and the peoples of the CROSSWORD:

world then would be able to con-

ARIA

INIA

PANE

| verse freely—so it was claimed.

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THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD COULD BE MORE EASILY DEALT WITH IF THERE WAS

A LANGUAGE EACH NATION · COULD'

UNDERSTAND AND OPEAK

THE RECENT WAR CRIMINAL TRIALS, AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES WERE HANDICAPPED BY THE PARTICIPANTS NOT BEING ABLE 12 UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER

NON! FRANÇAISE,

VIVA SHE BEZ BEST! ESPANOL

HOW ABOUT ENGLISH?

ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE

POPULARIZE BASIC ENGLISH" AS A

WORLD LANGUAGE ~ OTHER LANGUAGES COULD ALSO BE MADE BASIC FOR UNIVERSAL USE, BUT PEOPLE CAN'T DECIDE WHICH ONE.

THEY WANT-

mentioned possible basic languages.

But if it is difficult to call people names when using Basic

peace and quietness, to means after all of bringing fiery international gatherings.

some

other rabbit without a voice, not a stupid person. "A blast of hot A witty French scholar has air" in the basic language English, this might be the best suggested that the problem of a windy air" and not a loud means very simply warm world

Innguage should be solved by using simplified Ger-

meaningless speech. BUT the Basic English iden man for everyday business, be- has been a flop, too. Other cause it slips out so easily: people were not anxious to let English for merry-making and English, or any part of it, get sociability, because you can soar the right of way over their own so high in English; French for language. Other tongues spoken politics and international rela- by millions of people-French, tions, because it is such a German, Spanish, and Italian musical and polite language; and Latin for funerals, because it is a dead language.

Turnips Are Just Like Rain

-Both Are Good But No One Likes Them-

By MAX TRELL

TIE children bad turnips

for

dinner." Knart the shadow- boy with the turned-about name,

sad to his friend Mr Punch.

"Turnips, eh?" said Mr Punch.

"I suppose they loved them? I sup- pose each of them asked for second helpings?"

Kaart shook his head.

"You mean they didn't like them

at all Mr Punch said in surprise.

"That's what I think," sald Kart. "They didn't eat them all."

al

Groat Mistako-

"That was great mistake,"

said

Mr Punch. "Turnips are very good, Well," he added, "ot of things are

good and yet lots of people don't like them. Take rain, for instance." "What's rain got to do with lur-

lp?" asked Knarf

9-6 "Din't they like the tarnios?" said Mr. Punch.

Do You Know How To Stand Properly?

important,

100 many people, attractive ting easier and more graceful and

and make you healthier. your insides in the right positions

Of course, any abbreviated tongue could never replace the real language of a country.ing because of bad posture. This Behind any talk is a way of life is especially true of young and an exact way of expressing people, both boys and girls, a thought. A real language is

who have never taken the a carrier of culture. The best trouble to learn how to stand, any "basic" Inngunge could do walk and sit correctly. would be to carry understand- ing.

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WHEN you try to cut down a language, such as English,

to 850 words, while spelling and grammar vanish 11.9 school problems, meanings become. very dim.

All preserves have to be called "jams," and that includes the marmalade. Also, many of our simpler words have more know it's coming. So do the swal than one meaning. What, for Jows_and_the_thrushes and the example, is_a_"fly-Is-it-an The dandelions and the insect, or part of a fisherman's

other flowers tackle? also go away. The bees go off to

wrens. daisies and all the

sleep

somewhere. The butterflies disappear, and so do the grasshop pers. The crickets come in out of the snow to and a warm place for

themselves near a chimney or in a

warm cellor,"

"I never thought of all that," sald

Knart.

Mr Punch didn't stop to answer this question bul went right on. "Now zain," he said, "is one of the "And lake chocolate candy," said finest things in the world. It makes Mr Punch. "Now tell me-does

flowers aut trees and everybody like chocolate candy?"

plants und

vegetables, and even turnips, grow. But does everyone like rain? Not a bit of it. The last time it rained, I heard some children singing:

'Rain rain go away.

Come again another day." "But i didn't go away at all," Bald Knurf.

Hesitated A Moment

Kaart hesitated for a moment. "I-I think they do," he Anally

stammered,

"Are you sure?"

"Yes," said Knarf, though he wasn't quite sure at all. He waited for Mr Punch to tell him who didn't like chocolate candy.

Then we have words such us actress and authoress, but no doctoress or teacheress. Why not? With the extension of branches of our everyday life, women's work to almost all except executioner, it is handy to know whether you have a he-teacher or a she-teacher, and whether the chief of the ganisation should be called president or presidentess.

or-

"And please explain to me," the foreigner pleads, "what, in English, is the difference be tween a blackbird and a black bird, or between a lighthouse keeper and 11 light. house- keeper?

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move-

Positions taken in these ments should make walking or sit-

GOOD POSTURE AND BALANCE LEND DIGNITY

TO ANY FIGURE

How To Get

Stamps Off Envelopes

when the stamps look fresh TAMP collections look best

and it is often hard to remove a stamp from an envelope so that it is not curled and wrinkled.

"Rain never goes away," said Mr Punch, "until all of it has fallen

A GOOD many English slang down. It doesn't seem to care much Then Mr Punch smiled, **This

expressions would have to Tho bust way, used by whether children sing about it or time you're right, my boy," he said, go, too, if ever Basic English remove

most advanced collectors, 10 not. And take snow," Mr

<locs Punch "everybody

like chocolate were used.

stamps from covers is went on. "Now. there's something randy! It's too bad they don't like

by means of damp blotters, you'd think everyone would like."

turnips just as well."

You can't call a man a "dumb small risk of damage to the stamp.

The process is simple and there is "I'm sure everyone does

"If they tasted as good as choco-bunny" when your dictionary lovo show," said Knarf

inte candy," cald Knarf, "I'm sure contains only 850 words be Take a piece of thick blotting

cause basic words mean exactly on n table

paper and dampen it. Place it int what

and put the envelope they say, In Basic on top of it. Place the envelop sq English a "dumb bunny" is a that the reverse side faces the blotter. The stamp Itself is not to come In contact with the blotter but is uppermost.

everyone would."

"Robins don't," said Mr. Punch. "They fly away as

they

And Mr. Punch had to agree with that too.

RED RYDER

WEALIZING:

THAT HE IS RIDING INTO A TRAP BUT KNOWING

THAT BETH IS IN

DANGER,RED

RIDER FOLLOWS THE DUCHESS INTO THE DESERT

WHERE DID (WA BURD YOU LEAVE CANTON ACTS HARLON, RIGHT

PUCHESS?AHEAD.

11-18.

soon as

Bottled Up

By Fred Harman

LAT THAT INSTANT „

ROCK FALL BLOCKUM

CANYON RED RIDER? NE HAVE LIM

TOUGH TIME

ITO GETUM

ONT

Cover the stamp with some light article free of dust or diet, but of sufficient weight to hold the envelope In place while the moisture from The blotter dampens the envelopt. This article

tho stamp prevents from

at the curling

edges and corners when the moisture reaches

t.

Aller 15 to 20 minutes, remove the covering and the stamp will peel off easily. If the stomp does not peel freely, dampen the blotter and repeat the process. This process also prevents fading in certain foreign stamps wilch are not printed with waterproof inks.

Soaking stamps in water will re- move most sinmps, but care should be taken.

—JULIA WOLFE

Here are some simple correct posture:

rules for

In standing. with the weight on both feet:

1. Lean forward from the ankles, 2. Carry the upper chest high and well forward.

3.. Keep your neck bones back. In standing, with the weight on One foot:

1. Keep the hips (pelvis) os nearly level as possible.

2. Stand "tall!; that is, look the f

GAMES

DO-IT

SAW

JOKES

By Dalo Goss

PUZZLE

1. Split the corners of the bottom of a.. THIN CARDBOARD BOX (such as a stationery box} and flatten it. 2. Cut a PICTURE from a MAGAZINE cover box bottom, except sides with thin coat of GLUE.... smooth on the picture. 3.Lay pictura side

down on WAX PAPER ... cover

with a HEAVY BOOK while drying...

WAX PAPILA

6. Cut out

BOOK

60x BOTTOM

4. When plus is

.shapes with

sharp SCISSORS,

7. Work puzzle in top of box,, tữ:

AN INCH OF

RAIN

world in the face and don't droop. AN inch of rain is a pretty 3. Your free foot-the one not! heavy shower if it falls in bearing your welight-may be in any a short time, and a little cal- position, but it is best when placed culating shows that it is oven behind the foot that

bears your more water

thinks.

weight.

hip

In walking!

1. Make your leg swing from the

ke a pendulum.

2. Keep your head well polted.

3. The upper chest should lead the way-not your

stomach, or knees, head, your

4. Your body should move about a point in your chest-that is, the motion of your arms and legs should make that point the "hub."

In sliting:

1. Sit well back in your seat or chair.

than 11 person

An inch of rain over one acre of ground is 6,272,640 cubic inches of water. This is 3680 cubic feet.

A cubic foot of water weighs 62.4 pounds, sometimes more. and sometimes less depending on the purity of the water and the temperature. An inch of rain over an acre of ground would weigh 226,512 pounds or 113.25 tons.

It would take 603 barrels of forward from the hip

45 gallons each to hold all the with your back straight, Water that fell on an acre in'a Here also, the chest leads the way. 1-inch rain.

2. Lean joints,

ZOO'S WHO

A MOTHER WOOD lock WHO FINDS HERNEST THREATENED WILL CARRY OFF HER YOUNG ONE AT JATIME BY CLASPING THEM BETWEEN HER *LEGS...

BLOSSOM

THE DEODORIZED PET SHUNICOFTHE MADISON SQUARE BOY'S CLUB, HEW YORK CITY, LIKES WATERMELON

OH JUMMY!

ANTHONY SOTO OF HOLLISTER, CALIE, WAS KNOCKED DOWN

George BY A STARTLED DEER, FELL

ON A RATTLESNAKE, "KILLING IT.."