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SPORTS

STORIES

PUZZLES

MENTAL GYMNASIUM

CROSSWORD

"

30

ACROSS

Americus state

7 Departed

Electrical term

? Eternity

12 Bone

10

Writing fluid

11

Street (ab.)

14

Road (nt.)

13 Any

I Light touch

10 Expire

1 Hall art em

20 Military assistant

21 Stutter

Eras

2 Booty

DOWN

3 Girl'anne

4 Exist

Males

G Inquire

10 Exists

12 Preposition

13 Near

14 le carried

16 Forest creature

16 Footilke part

17 Social insect

18 Not bright

20 Part of "to be"

SCRAMBLED CITIES Here are the names

of 10 cities of the United States, dis- Kuised with

scrambled letters. Try to write the correctly. The Aral letter of each clty is placed correctly to give you ʼn start,

C-AIHCOG

3. C-EELAVLDN

b. K-OOMOK

7. P-IDIHALELPAH

9. A-DYLNA

2. D-ERNEY

4. P-RALONTD

d. M-ISHEMP

8. M-ELIOB

10. R-OCIMDIIN

TRIANGLE

Here is a word triangle hang. ing from SIERRA, The second word is "an Asiatic country," the third "a kind of cheese." the fourth "edge," and the fifth "a sun god."

SIERRA

A

WORD SQUARE

Rearrange the letters in each

row to form a word, then re- arrange the rows

of words to

form a perfect word square;

SEAL

ME AIN

LURA

AUNT

MIND YOUR MANNERS

Here's a quiz on manners:

1. When is

Wotan sup- pused to rise when greeting a man?

2. What is the correct reply. to most introductions?

3. Should a woman MD be Introduced nga "Doctor?"

4. What colour stationery la best for social use?

JACK HORNER RIDDLES

Little Jock says:

.

1. Why is a plum coke like the ocean?

2. What is the difference be- tween a hungry boy and A glutton?

What is the most difficult thing to be cooked for n Christning dinner?

4. 10

you stuck "" in corner what would it do7

ANSWERS

SCRAMBLED CITIES: 1- 3--Clove- Chicago. 2Denver, land. 4-Portland. 5-Kokomo. B--Memphis. 7-Philadelphia. 8--Mobile. S--Albany, 30- Richmand.

MIND YOUR MANNERS; 1— When he is the ruler or preal- dent of a country. 2 "How do you do." J-No, Elther Miss or Mrs 4-White,

CROSSWORD:

JACK HORNER RIDDLE: 1- Because it contains many cur- rants (currents). 2-One longs to eat and the other enis too long. 3-A tallor's goose. 4- You would make these riddles camier.

TRIANGLE:

SIERRA 'INDIA EDAM

RIM

RA

WORD SQUARE:

TUNA

URAL

NAME ALES

DO-IT

By Dale Goss

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1949.

The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

Hurrah for Rubbalong

Another Story By

ENID BLYTON

O you know who's taken the

cettage at the corner of the green?" said little Button, pop- ping his head round Rubbalong's kitchen door.

"No-who?" asked Rubbalong, prick- ing up his pointed ears.

"Mr Pooh," said Button. "And all

I can say I'm very glad I don't live.

in Tiptop Villago. I couldn't bear to have Mr Pooh poking his nose into my affairs, and saying 'Pooh! to this and 'Pooh!' to that.'

Ma Rubbalong looked dismayed. "Of all the people we could do without in this village, Mr Pooh is the one," she said.

"I've met him before. He'll look in here and ace what little Rubbalong's doing and he'll say 'Pooh! What an old-fashioned way to mend shoes. And he'll look into my cupboard of spells and any 'Pooh! Is that the best) you have what a poor lot! He just takes the heart out of you, that magician."

*

*

*

Pooh I ther's the way you wash t'shan't ask you to do my things for me.

Everyone soon heard that the wonderful enchanter, Mr. Tricky, was coming next Tuesday.

"Ha! A chance to show him

up!"

thought Mr Pool, rubbing Isis hands. "A chance to show

how much cleverer I

I am than this Mr Tricky, whoever he

Everyone was on the village green at half-past three. Rubba long was there too, dressed in a flowing cloak and a pointed hat. He had rubbed a Whisker spell on his face, so he had a very Ane beard, and didn't look at all like tie Rubbalong.

M

*

MR Pooth came too, poohing as usual. Ho and pahing pushed his way to the front.

"I'm Mr Posh. the famous magician," he said. "Tre never heard of you. There's nothing you can do that I can't. What are you going to do? What's that blackboard for?"

"I was going to teach a fɑw Knells," said itle Rubbalong. Mr Pooh Inughed in he cried. the door. I might tell you an- Tricky, is visiting Tiptop Vill- pram," he

"Sort of thing I learnt in my said. "You'll be other day," he said.

age and giving u show." Bald teaching us that two and two so an- Rubbalong. Tuesday afternoon make four next." Was

upset at half-past three. Teil every-

Well, Mr Pooh noying that he really everyone in the village.

"He's so clever," said Dame Seary, dolefully. There's no CO-s he a magician?" Getung the better of him."

Button and Rubbalong put their heads together. "Listen,

long."

one to be there. Mr Pooh will "Well I wasn't going to tench hear about it too, and he'll be that I was going to show that 'alx and four can make eleven, not ten." said Rubbalang, his beard waving in the wind. "Con you do that, Mr Pooh?"

said Ittle Button.

"But Rubbalong-what's the trick you know?" asked Button, "Yes and a rich one,

anxiously. too."

"You'll have to be sald Ma. "He's often offered ove thought of a trick or two

careful. If the trick doesn't come Back of gold pleces to anyone who knows better than he does, no magic, you understand, be- but nobody's ever won it yet."

couse I wouldn't know better magle that Mr Pooh. But just a trick or two."

off, you'll get into trouble." Button," sold little Rubbalong

"Oooh," said Button again, and he looked at little Rubb- along. A suck of gold. Rubb- olong I wish we'd got that."

"Well, you'll never get it, Button, so forget it," said Ma. "Now here's the parcel for your mother. Get along with it, and keep out of Mr Pooh's way."

Mr Pooh was certainly a tiresome fellow. He looked in ut Dame Scary when she was washing and said, "Pooh! that's the why you wash I shan't ask you to do my things for me."

"Impossible, and you know it." said Mr Pooh. No matter "Yes, I know. But I'll have to how you try, six and four will

make Only rlok

not eleven. that,

ten, salti Rubbalong. You're a silly fellow. Mr Tricky. "They're silly tricks I've I'll give you a sack of gold if thought of, really-but that's "I'll help," said Button.

just why I think they'll take Mr You "Well, all you've got to do 13 Pooh In. Now you go off ond to spread the news about that

spread the news about Mr the wonderful enchanter, Mr Tricky, Button."

He poked his nose in at Me" Clang

the blacksmith,

too.

·

i

The Shadows Get a Surprise

-Mr. Punch Tells Them His Uncle Was A Knight—

By MAX TRELL

WISH I were a knight," Knarf. the shadow-boy nome, "Pooh!" he said, "what stupid with the turned-about little bellows you use to blow said to his sister Hanid. up your fre-go wonder t takes you ages to get it red hot."

"A what?" asked Hanid, who thought perhaps Knart meant he wanted to be a night. Knar! explained what he really meant.

knight-with

"Pooh!" he said to Mn Rubb- along, "what collection of "A

I old-fashioned spells you have! Haven't you ever heard of the

new ones?"

armour-a

knight of King Arthur's Round Table, that's the kind of knight I wish I could be."

Tanid shook

"I'd like to know a spell that

fier head. would stop people poicing their "There aren't any more knights, they're not not real ones with armour. So wanted," said Ms, in a danger-I don't know how you can be- ous kind of voice.

noses in

where

"Popil That's

sald easy" the magician. "You just take a pinchi

of pepper, a sprinkle of And then he caught the glint in Ma's eye, and thought beiter of it. He backed out of

Things to Make With Materials at Hand

Rupert & the Arrows-50 SALTBOX MOVIE

Full of excitement, the three little pals scramble down the tree. "We' can leave the skis and the sticks' hers, they'll be quite salt," says Rupen. Let's go straight to tell the Professor." The snow is now

much less deep, so they can run across the hill, and, to their delight. they meet the old gentleman before they teach the wood which sur rounds his house. **You asked us to find this and we have found it,**: crita Podgy, waving the arrow sa be forges ahead.

HEL RIGHTS RESERVED.

f.Cut a hole in the pouring

end of an empty SALT BOX. 2.11

MUTT

inches

from

end, art

an opening

11⁄2 inches square make a slit a little over half way down

on each side.

Pasts each end

of strip to a SPOOL

14 inches long.

3.On a strip of PAPER linch long and 30inches wide paste COMIC

PICTURES.

E. Cut a CARDBOARD

circls with flaps the.

6.Punch 2 holes in each side...hold spools incide bax...push PENCILS though

holes and through spools ......fasten RUBBER BANDS

PUT WINDOW CIRCLE

to pencils on each side of box.

PAINT CIRCLE AND

SIDE BOX BLACK

same size as end of 8.Look through window box...cutawinda and tum pencils...PICTURES in the center.

WILL MOVE! 5-18

Jam Invasion

OH!I BER.

HOW WHO--

BRONCHO BILL

WHO COULD BE PROWLIN" FROUND IN THE KITCHEN THIG HOUR

Ở MIGHT P

·(GUIP) MAYBE IT'S INJUND —NOW THEY'RE WAYIN' FOR A GETAWAY

HON P

come one."

Sir Punchefol

WAS COFCTod

with armour" from "head" to foc.

curious

adventures

At this moment, Mr Punch who was sitting in his rocking chair at the other end of the room, coughed loudly. Knart Punch, "of one of the most and Hanld went over to him,

in Uncle! Sir Punchelst's whole history," Knarf and Hanid begged Mr Punch to tell them about this they adventure.

"I don's suppose either of you has ever seen a knight of King Arthur's Hound Table?" Knarf and Hanid sald hadn't.

Long Ago

can make six into eleven."

and four

"Then watch me," crled Little Rubbalong, and everyone craned to see what he was put- ting on the blackboard.

"Now look-what's this?" asked Rubbalong, and he wrote down VI

"Six," cried everyone..

asked

CRAFTS

GAMES

JOKES

ZOO'S WHO

acorte scatho

GIANT RAYS, ALTHOUGH

THEY REACH A WIDTH OF TWEL, Z.

| FEET AND WELSH MORE THAN FATON,CAN LEAP COMPLETELY

OUT OF WATER... HOTHIN TOIT

SIXTEENTH CENTURY SPANISH EXPLORERS RED POINDELS FOUND THE ANCESTORS OF OUR TAME TURKEY IN 200LOGICAL GARDENS IN

MONTEZUMA, MEXICOM ~.

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CẦN GIA TO MILES UNTHOUT

STOPPING...

Accidents Trap The Unwary

10 you think you are there might have been a rea!

quite

safe

around funeral instead of a postponed your home! The truth play wedding.

is, your chances for an A Survey by the National accident-free life would be

"And what's this?" Rubbalong, and wrote down IV much better if you were a

pilot in an aeroplane. "Four," yelled everybody.

"Now watch and four into cloven!"

me make six shouted

ΔΙ

Safety Council of thousands

of home accidents showed that every accident had either a me- chanical or a personal cause, of both.

*

of sc-

Many people think the bath- Rubbalong. "Hero's my V1., a room is the most dangerous Roman six as any one can see place in the house. Stippery but I'm going to write my TV soap and wet feet have bad re- ECHANICAL LIFES upside down this timeko

Mcidents which you can help this-

putations that way. But statistics show that steps and overcome ano: matchen left scat- staircases are the really bad tered on the floor, chairs left in stairways awkward positions, actors," accounting for about

cluttered up with things, broken one-quarter of all home ac- objects left around. There iz cidents. The yard around the also the matter of improper use house comes second. The most of equipment-such as making your dangerous room in the house is a knife stroke towards the kitchen. Then comes the body instead of away from it. It is foolish to try to open a tin of living room, porches, bedrooms, beans with

a jackknife jut basement; bathroom, and dining because you can't lay your room in that-order.

hands on the tin openery

"And I'll write it touching the VI-there you are-it's now.

- - - - -

·VI ΛΙ

"And isn't that cleven?"

"Yes, it is, it is." shouted

Step gingerly on steps, and keep wide awake in the klicher

Personal factors causing home accidents are poor judgment, too much haste, and just plain laziness.

everyone in delight. Mr Pooh Sooner or later Mr Accident will stared in disgust.

catch you unless you're careful.

A bay walked into an empty Hot grease from the frying litt shaft in a warehouse. Had pan can jump. Short circulls he lived to tell the tale he prob»

"A trick, that's all," he said.

name if you get the least bit proves it is always a good plan

to look anyway. carcicsa. Sharp

knives and awkward kitchen appliances can Stop, look, and laten! You be very mean too. Grease on the can beat bothersome and serious

loor fles in wait with the sly bruises

with a bit of canny. idea of bringing you down a

carefulness. Deg or two.

"I never said it wasn't," sald from electrical appliances may ably would have said: "Do you Rubbalong. "That sack of gold give you a bum. Scalding water know, I thought the lift would "Not far from King Arthur's Mr Pooh: And now on the stove will live up to its be there It wasn't. Which court lived some wicked giants," another challenge can you Mr Punch began. “King Arthur "Well," sald Mr Punch, "I ordered Sir Punchelot to ride off describes you-and which reads write # word that exactly brut haven't either but long, long and fight them. Now It so ago, one of my uncles was and

the same upside down" knight of King Arthur's Round that Sir Punchclot

the morning happened that on

was to sel *Impossible," said Mr Pooh Table His name was Sir Pun out, and he was just about to grumplly. "Never heard of one chelot,"

get into his armour which stood in my life!" Knar! and Hanld both claimed in astonishment since

for him ready

on the front

"Well, I learnt it at school!""" himself that he had forgotten Fald little Rubbalong, ever heard that Mr Punch had is handkerchief and hurried up the

and on An uncle

blackboard in very large uncle who was a knight to his room to get it.. Menn letters he wrote this word. "Are you sure," Hanld said a while his servants, secing his little doubtfully, that his name was Sir Punchelat? King Arthur's knights

Wa named Sir Lancelot. You aren't

are suit

ex-

this was the first time they had steps, he suddenly reminded

One of suit of armour standing on the front steps and belleving. Sir Punghelot to be in it, lifted the of armour on Sir Pun- chelot's horse and sent the horse galloping toward the mountain where the glants lived.

getting them mixed up,

Certainly not," said

"Sir Lancelot was Punctu knight and Sir Punchielot

Mr

опе

Wis

another. They were great friends, of course, and they both

The Back Door

chump

"Chump!" gasped

everyone,

And they laughed and laughed.

¡

Jagged edges on open in cons cut a very deep gash in your in- quisitive fingers. Chairs are not at all opposed to spilling you if you rock back on them or gel over-anxious as you reach up to the lop cupboard shelf looking for a cookie.

when

Make All Your Days Fun-Days

और

*

an accident? UNDAY is

WHAT causes Me Pooh turned scarlet. He Some folks belleve that glared at little Rubbalong, who

be-

a fun-day cause it is the day boys late, have no

no ordinarily,

sat at King Arthur's table when continued, "saw

"Sir Punchelot," Mr Punch was now solemnly turning the bangs, bumps, cuts, bruises, and and girls sleep

all this from board the other way up. And la burns are all part of our every-school, they weren't riding off on some the window. He chuckled to and behold the word was exact- † day life and that so many of time job or duties. brave adventure or other."

himself. then hurried Aut Sin Punchelot have a through the back door, chasing You try it

Iv the SULITIO upside down! them just have to turn up every

"Did sit of armour Knart asked, after his horse."

"Indeed he did! When he was

inside it and sitting on his **And

what

happened?"

He was covered with Mr Punch smiled. "The horse

once in a while to torment us.

"could". become

menn

part

armour from head to toe. And and the sult of armour reached EB POOH stalked off, caught small rug carries her legs out steadily in the company of 20----

By Harry F. O'Neill

for they

Keep a

like."

Every day can be a fun-day, This does not mean a' constant This isn't so. The main cause round of play. Too many good

monoto horse, you couldn't see his face Knarf- cried.

of accidents is carelessness. If a times at all..

girl gets a nasty burp when a nous just like too much work,

Nor does fun

being the next bus and nover from under her on that reminds me sald Mr. the glants mountain Brst. The came back again. But he was polished floor, it is not always a highly

lected friends. giants came out in a rage. They honest enough to leave two preventable. But if a boy gashes Fun draw their swords, hacked at sacks of gold pieces behind.

is every-day living his finger the suit of armour,

whittling, it is starts while

by shooing prejudice thought Bir Punchclot was in- "You're rich, little Rubbalong." straight carelessness. Maybe the from the heart side, and finally tossed it down said everyone, "You're a prince, boy allowed the knife to become a great precipice. And at that You can build a castle and call force it past a knot when. It others. Will Rogers once said:

too blunt and was trying to

Lively Interest Instant, when they thought for yourself Prince Rubbalong."

"I never mot a man I didn't certain that the great Sir Pun-

slipped., Or maybe he was just chelot was dead, there before "I'm sharing out the gold groper attention to the danger And Will Rogers in a life

day dreaming and wasn't paying them, his word in hand and with everyone in the village," without a patch on him, stood sald Hitle Rubbalong.

that lurks behind any open knife that brimmed with laughter, Er Puncholot ready for battle-prince, I'm a village cobbler, blade.'

was loved by everyone; a The giants were so terrilled and and I'm happy in my job. Come

mirror-like reflection of his so sure that Sir Punchelal must along and help me count out Accidents don't just hap-own attitude toward other be the atrongest and bravest the money—and this time xx | pen?". They are caused by people. He had lots of fun Knight in the world to survive and four will make the fall off; the

fan, and something that could have been In the hobby, the work, or they fled in terror and were he precipice that

not eleven No tricks this time." avoided with a little care, the service expressing the never seen or heard of again.” Bo ho shared out all the money.

A six-year-old girl was there, is fun too, You may be special something Inside you, Knarf and Hanid weto de-and I'm really not surprised lighted with this story of Mr to know that when people meet Punch's noble unclo Sir Pun him they call out. chalot. But they were still Are your

"Hello, Prince)" "Bubbalong!" puzzled as to whether it was really true or not.

19

"I'm no

(London Express Service)

:

wheelgun handicapped, underprivileged was a harmless files, but her or poor an the proverbial vell, made of an old curtain, church mouse but if you are was too long and-sho got too doing what you enjoy dolp near an open fire. Fortunately, you have found the secret of the bridesmaid kept her wits or making every, day, a fun-day,