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SPORTS

STORIES

PUZZLES

MENTAL GYMNASIUM

CROSSWORD

10

12

ACROSS

1 Heavenly body

4 Varnish ingredient

0. This puzzle in on

houette of a -

6 Fondle

10 Musical note

11 Myself

the sit-

13 Paid newspaper notice

Within

14

15

North America (ob.)

DOWN

1 Wound mark

2

Malt beverage

3 Get up

6

Kind of current (ab.)

7 Left sido ·(ab.)

• Stay

12 Girl's name

-DIAMOND

RABBITS form the centre of our puzzle. The second word! "a taxi," the third "a snake," the 6th "a newlywed woman," and the sixth "dined."

R A

B

RABBITS

WORD CHAIN

Change TOMB to RISE in four moves, changing one letter

at a time and having a word each time.

EGGS AND YOU

SPORTS RIDDLES

1. Why isn't Frank Stranahan

(golf champion) going to uso clubs any longer?

2. When is a baseball `player

like a spider?

3. What in the biggest jewel In the world?

race horce) like a lollypop?

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY,

"UMINA TAK TAUSTO,

The

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1949.

BOYS androidos GIRLS PAGEA

DO-IT Dale Goss

MARBLE roll

1.Finda BOX or BOX TOP about 41

4. Why is Citation (tamous Inches wide. 41 long and 11 deep

2.0.THIN CARDBOARD,mark a shape a little smaller than bottom of box... Add flaps... Cut out!

ANSWERS -

WORD CHAIN: TOMB, tome, Rome, rose, RISE.

DIAMOND:

R

CAB

COBRA

RABBITS

BRIDE

ΑΤΕ ཐ

EGGS AND YOU: 1-Along west coast of South America. 2-Tondah. 3-ares. 4The The duck-billed male. platypus of Australia.

CROSSWORD:

SPORTS RIDDLES: 1-Be- cause his are long enough now.

2-When he is catching a Y. 3-A baseball diamond. 4-The more you lick him, the faster he goes.

FIÁR

BORBON

3.Draw on face... Trace around

inch BUTTON for holes. Cut out holes and score on dolled lines with SCISSORS,

4. fold down flaps...set face in box.

5. Cut a piece of clear CELLOPHANE Linch wider all around than top of box...Fastenit over box with ADHESIVE TAPE.

PUSH DOWN

IN 201

Add MARBLES.

1 yellow green 2 blue..2 red....

| PUT GREEN MAURI

| DRÄKT... VELLOW AIZFREDE NOSE AND WROTN

TRY TO PUT THE MARBLES IN THE HOLES! ***

Miss China Doll's Dinner

-She Wanted to Roast the Rubber Duck-

By MAX TRELL

MISS China Doll, who lived

thic

in her uwn private doll house under the sunny window children's playroom, fold Mary-Jane the Rag Doll she was going to give a big din ECT". "I'll invito everyone I. know. sho sald. "ril, invite K Tedd the Stuffed Bear, At General Tin the tin soldier, Mr. Punch and Judy, Hobby, Horse; Mrs Luckéo, the two goldásh, 2.Unscramble-HISTFOAD to the canary, Khirt...and... Hanld.... Journ what fish deposits Its) and you." "eggs-in-zenshelis

1. Would you go to Ireland, South America or Canada for] A ben's blue egg?

3. What are

2:28

Thank you,ald Mary Jane. "I'll help you make the the slight "do- | diiter." pressions in an ostrich. egg Miss China Doll said she called?

would be very glad to have "I don't want to be roasted"

kald the duck. Mary-Jane's help. It's really going to be a very big dinner,

4. Does the male or female ostrich sit upon the eggs?

5. What mammal lays eggs?

make

she explained. "I think I'll change iis mind about being

#roast duck."

Toasted. She pointed out to "Oh! said Mary-Jane. "Roast the Rubber Duck that it would duck is delicious. But where

erb, be invited to the party along

"

Was

she

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ANOTHER RUBBALONG TALE BY

ENID BLYTON

DON'T like leaving you to look after yourself for a week, it's a fact

·I don't,” said Ma Rubbajong to little Bubbalong. "But your aunt's ill and I must go to her."

"Ma Anyone would think I was six years old, the way you talk" said Rubbalong. "I'm just as able to look after myself as you are.. You go along, now. I'll manuge fine."

"See you have your meals properly,

وا

and don't you forget to let the cats out Our fell a whole stock of boots and shoes

at night, and

remember to

wind the clock

-and oh, bless

MA

us all. I've forgotten to wash out my magic apron!" cried Ma Rubbalong.

RUBBALONG COMES HOME

"I'll do that for you," naid

"Well and so It was Rubbalong.

n curious

I did," said drawer quickly, meaning to get one his apron,

mother wore Rubbalong. Let's sco now-1 it out and cook it for the cal's whenever she wanted hur work brought the washing in from_ten." done quickly. It made her sing the garden-but I can't re- loudly, move quickly, and pet

her work done in half the time, member what I did with it."

"I sull be in the washing- "Well, here 11 là" said Ma Rubbalong and she throw it basket, then." said Ma Rubba- over a chair," "See you hang it long, and she went to open it on the, line to dry when there' But when she pushed back the

good wind. Now good-bye- and don't forget to put down lid she cried out in surprize:

"What's this-potatoes!"

the cat's milk, and........”

"Shoo, Ma, shoo! You'll miss

"Oh my," said Uittle Rubbu- bus!" the

cried Rubbalong,

long

"Yes, I remember now-- and pushed her out of the door. I couldn't find the potato box

the

Well, for a week Rubbalong when I got home with looked after himself. He looked potatoes, so I popped them into after the cats, too. They got so your washing-basket. Ma. I'vo fond of him that they all three been looking for them all the tried to go to sleep on his knee

wock."

CRAFTSHIRE Las CZE

GAMES

JOKES

ZOO'S WHO

FTHE GIANT ANT-EATER WALKS WITH HIS TOES TURNED INWARD TO KEEP FROM DULLING HIS CLAWS...

HELP!

IN NORTH AMERICA THERE ARE ST KINDS OFRABBIT. IN SOUTH AMERICA.ONLY

ASMONSTER” THAT RECENTLY: FRIGHTENED

A COMMUNITY IN SUNTZERLAND UNTIL IT WAS

"Why was the larder shelf | BAGGED BY A HUNTER. TURNED OUT TO ful?" said Ma in surprise, and she opened the larder door. On

the

shelf lay dust-pan, duster, two brushes, and beside them stood the kitchen pall,

"Rubbalong," begun Mo, in here. ¤ choling valce, "look What's all this?"

"Good gracious!" said Rub- baleng." "So that's where I put the dust-pan, brush and pau.- I couldn't And them anywhere' today."

TO BE A FOX?

ONE

SWAGTHERTAILS

WHEN THEY'RE HAPPY, CATS WAG THEIR TAILS WHEN ANGRY...

In

Put Some Pep Your Next Party

THE best way to make to be the story teller for the

"But why put them here?" T

at once, and he was forever "What's in the potato, box, pushing them off.

then?" sald Ma Rubbalong.

asked Ma Rubbalong. "There it is, under the sink." She went over to it.

" be glad when Ma comes back this afternoon" he told them on the Saturday. "She's got a lap big enough for three cats. I haven't.

"You've put all the knives and forks here," she said. "The kalves and forks-you they're kept in the drawer, Rubbalong."

getting

Way,

"Let mo see now-oh yes, there was something In the where they usually cupboard know Ko," said Bubbalong, tabic nervous. There really

Mo. There was no room for these things."

Ma Rubbalong opened the broom cupboard door. Out fell a whole stack of boots and shoes! Rubbalong gave a joyful

I

"Yes, I know," said Rubba- He cleaned the kitchen. He long. "But it

was so full cut some bread and butler, He couldn't get them in, Ma." bought a cake. He put the kettle on to boil. Ahal Ma Ma Rubbalong went to the would see that he could look table. Sho pulled out the ofter himself all right.

drawer. A terrible smell came out, and Tib. Tab and Tubby, Ma Rubbalong came bustling the three cats, leapt up on the in, glad to be home again. She table at chce, mewing loudly. beamed at little Rubbalong. and beamed at the singing "Fish! FISH"" cried Bin kettle and the purring cats, Bubhaiong, and pushed the cats off the table. She stared "Nice to be back again," she at Rubbalong, who went bright said, "I make us a cup or red. tea." They had tea, together, and then Ma got up. She went

"I wondered where I'd put

to the peg behind the door to that sh," said poor Rubbelong.

I hunted for it everywhere.

cry.

"Oh! So that's where I put the boots I mended on Thurs- day! Hurrah-now I can den- 'ver them."

"And why didn't you put them into the big laen bug-1 made for you to carry round your boots and shoes?” Ma Rubbalong.

asked

"Why put them in the broom cupboard? And what have

meat-for-Sunday-or-my-best- hat? Or perhaps you even

got her apron-but it was You see, the Jarder shelf was you put in the linen bag? The

there.

"Where's my aprent"

full, Ma, and couldn't leave she it out on the table, because of

sald, "You said you'd wash IT the cuts and I remember thought it would be a good idea to put one of TW5 saucepans for me, Rubbalong."

now, I just pushed it into the.

there?"

Good Handwriting

Is Worthwhile

are you going, to get the duck?" with everyone else, and that "At the butcher's of course, it would Have the best place hoswered Miss China Doll, of all, sliting on a platter right "That's where

everybody gets in the middle of the table. But Rupert & the live tog8-30 duck" But then Miss China the duck kept shaking its head.

Doll remembered that dolis It

famous author, Horace (Go) finally Mary-Jane didn't usually EO to butcher who

persuaded the Rubber West Young Man) Greeley, shops.

"Oh dear, Mary-Jane: Duck to change its mind. "It's whose writings have been quot- I'm afraid you're right. I can't all make-believe," said.ed widely, couldn't read his own get a roast duck at the butch "You won't really have to be"hen scratches."

the Just then, the glanced roasted. You'll just sit in

Today, with the typewriter around the room and suddenly platter on the middle of the spled a painted, rubber duck

table and everyone will pretend taking the place of handwriting, that the children now and then to eat you. You won't be hurt people are growing even worse A legible script is as penmen. "Why the least little bit. And when rare as teeth in the hon that put in the bath-tub. There's a duck! Why can't I the dinner is over, you can go scratches. roast him?".

right back to

your corner of

The small letters "p" and "d" the playroom and no one will

were a roast are rarely closed. Small "" and "I don't care to be roasted," ever know you

Cluinn Doll's are hardly ever dotted and the Rubber Duck replied, when duck at Miss

"" may be crossed in the sen Miss

China Doll went over party," |_

tence or not at all. The letters telling it what she wanted.

and "16" are pushed

Every day the little friends meet so see if there is any reply from Santa Claus. One morning, well after Christmas. they notice with excitement that the whistle has gone from the tree. ***Golly must have been to fetch it,” says Sylvia; but he hasn't left the giraffe and the "We mustn't be nippo for us.** 100 - sure," says Rupert, he wouldn't leave them hire in any case. They may be 'at one at aur homes. Willie hasn't had a toy this Christmas. "Let's go and search his sultage first."*

すぐ "ALL RIGHTS ZEKAYOD,"

BRONCHO BILL

HUMMERT

LONE

150 HELP ME

BOY. HAY

Didn't Like Idea

It was a wonderful party."",

the

*

*

"But you're just the right "Everyone in the playroom came around unmercifully and "n sizo!", sald Miss China Doll, and the Rubber Duck had the and "u" look alike.

"I still don't want to be best time of all, for when it How would roasted," repeated” the duck. grew tleed of sitting on

you like

to be platter, it waddled nil around roasted?"

ship are due to carelessness. the table, stepping in and out MOST cases of bad penman- "Nonsensol" said Miss China of plates and kicking over all and haste. For this reason Dall, growing impatient. "No- the knives and forks (and government agencles and maný body eata roast China Doll, but spoons "I never know it people who ask you to make.our every one does cat roast duck." would be so much fun, being forms plead lease use block

In vain did Miss China Doll a roast duck at a dinner party | letters.* | Printing is more easily: try to malte" the Rubber Duck in a doll house,” It quacked.

rend.

REMARKABLE

· COURAGE 1m2

The Hungry Listeners

..

When you write a letter, it's generally best to spoll out the address even if it takes longer. If your letter is worth a stamp, It's certainly worth making sure it reaches its destination.

#

THIS LETTER MAY BE PROM JOHN, HENRY, PETE OR JACK; BUT, Ì CÁ NET READ IT SO I WON'T ANSWER ANY OF

THEM

By Harry F. O'Neill judged by your handwriting.

THAT'S "THE END O THE”

TOMIMIS INEL

NOW

READ ABOUTT: HOW" VERUJËRRAST GRAND

· PERSIË GET. PHONETE JR KIDS TO HELP IN

PROJECYTHETHE

"Ma! Oh MAI I remember now," cried Ittle Rubbalong. "Of course! I took the linen bag out into the garden to col- lect all the washing

on the line because, you sec, 'the washing-basket Was full potatoes."

Of

"And where 14 the linen bag?" asked Ma, looking_bil round. She caught sight of a bag hanging on the scullery door. She went to it.

"Hero" is," she said, and began to pull out the washing But her apron wasn't there Little Rubbolang. looked very nervous, again.

to

your next party a real next trip of the car. success is with rousing games. For a starter try "Famous People."

As many slips of paper are used as there are boys and girls at the party, On each one of these slips is written the name of some well-known character of fact or Action, such as Napoleon. Cleopatra, Old Mother Hub- hard, etc. Then one of these slips is pinned to the back of each player. But players are not per mitted to know which have been pinned to their backs. Each player is supposed to BE the famous person whose name is shown on this slip.

*

bft

THIRD game is called "Hot Potato," Knot a handker- chlef so that it may be easily tossed from one person to en- other. Select a boy or a girl to be "It."

Players form a circle, and the knotted handkerchief is tossed about the circle from one person to another. "I" tries to touch play in possession of the nomes handkerchief. The object, of course, is not to allow the "hot potato' to be in one's possession, or touching ONCE clothing, "Lagged.

AM 1A GREAT NO!|

PAINTER?

THIS IS A GAME THAT CAN REALLY BE FUN..

person or

long enough to be

When someone is "tagged" while touching the handkerchief he is "#

Do Animals Think?

ex-animai trainer and "sage of the cir- 'cus" from a town with the queer.

AL PRIDDY, on

| name" of Oconomowoc, in Wis-. consin, has as a favourite theme, "Can Animals Think?" He bo- lleves they can.

He has beveral interesting anecdotes about animals in cir The purpose of the game is for cuses for which he has worked. which can be answered by "es" about an elephant named Babe each person, by asking questions He is particularly fond of stories or "No." to find out what fa-Ruth, one of the. smartest, he mous person he is supposed to ever knew. b. He or she can ask, "Am I

a character in fiction?" or

member of the noble Am I

Or

"Babe once saved the life of any other "Yes" or "No" qucan woman trainer who was in the tion that wii

learn

path of a tent pole torn loose by help him to.

Hearing "Oh; Ma," he began, "I seem his identity. This game continues storm in Montana.

elre, until every person prescat has her screams the elephant ran in remember something Ma, I must have thought the discovered just what famous front of the fashing pole and next character he is supposed to be.. received a terrifle impact which bag was, your rag-bag,

would have killed the woman. day when I saw it. And I re-

"After that," he said, "'Babe' member taking something out This game is a great one for would cringe when she walked of it wipe up the floor?"

getting acquainted early in the near that pale." evening, when some of the "Not. my apron!", walled Maquests do not know

the others Rubbalong. "My magie apron very well and are inclined not You wicked boy, What did you to enter into the spirit of the do with 1

party.

Once a circus was playing at. Salt Lake City with a new ele phant when at about stiow*time, with crowds in front of the tent, I only wiped up the floor-

an cágio broke loose in the men- and yes, I cleaned the windows,

ngerie and Lew with terrifie

"Indxper«:". fome into the timid, too--and I may have used it

fericed elephant, « The elephant fóru dish cloth and know I

THE game of "Motor-cars"; ; lu lore a bit off to bind up my also a good one. Any num tore up its chain and made a hand when I cut if sald Rubber may play this game. There and the Countess, another moart break for the crowd. Bibe Ruth balong, mournfully.,

are seats for all the players but elephant, Junged forward one, who stands in the centre of pinned the frightened elephant the group.

between them until the 'danger' was over.

More often than not, you are

Ma Rubbelong 'pounced on When you apply for a job, dirty-looking rug in the sink. neatness and legiblity of your Sho shook it out, "My apront" script carries weight with, the Rubbalong you just walt for boss. Neat writers are usually minute-just stand there and careful and conscientious, "while wait.

lovenly writers are careless of

beat

CIALESMEN, postmen,

SAL

4

1 souse you in the sink with my poor apron.. squeeze you dry, and I'll per and you up on the line by your big

and

Each party sitting down tales49. the name of some part of a car A third anecdote which The person in the centre starts Priddy tells also is about Babe to toll a story about a car and Rub The tinimal was being whenever he mentions the name teased by two men, who held out a part of it, the person who bananak in front of her then represents that part must get up withdrew them before she could and turn around. When the reach them. Suddent the elo- word car is spoken,, everybody phant turned her. back on the people who make out forms cars. You just walti"

must got up and turn around men, reached over 10-s trough and keep records, must wille But he didn't wait. When Ma plainly Olberwise mistakes will Rubbalong, looked rounde, he

At the end of the story the water turned around and gave

and suckup several budcota, ata

– TUM - Kris -

true that the fouclaires, wasn't there. He'd put himself person in the middle says, The which were so fashionable in the somewhere very safe and let's cor overturned in the ditch the pranksters a shower bath

Then everyone has to change days before typewriters, lave hope he's remembered: where seats, the soaticas story toller, of "And she had tave done any

It is or he certainly won't be course, trying to get a sent in the thing like that before his Frid- zone out of myle, but plain, eastly read landwriting will found again!

general confusion. The persondy hoinarked. "Don't tell me what. 'always be appreciated.

-{London Képress Kafolcs)) who can find no place to sit has elephants can't think?

base