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STORIES

PUZZLES

HOBBIES

Long-Dead- Bible

Coming

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1950.

The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

Land

To Life Again

By Dan Murdochi

(OUTHERN Palestine, an of Bible ancient land fame, is slowly return- ing to life and action.

cloth Kood for vejis, scarves and pipeline will also, irrigate the People called it deserta and wilderness nlong the bandages. “gauze," becnie It came from Jordan. daza. We have gauze today.

GAZA

of about 30,000 Arabs. Desert

An American engineer, Jack

Savage, is in charge of this $250,- 000,000 project. He has con structed many of the projects in the United States, much as the Hoover Dam. His Grand Coulee,

has had many con- Long ago this was a thriv- querors-Philistines and Track

Alexander iles,

the Great, ing section. More than 200 Moslem and Christian soldiers in 000 people lived here on the Crusader, Napoleon, the Eri farms and in towns. They fish in World War I, Egypt in the had roads, buildings and an recent Israel-Arab fighting. Gaza irrigation system. Abraham, 15 till quite an important town on the Columbin River, is the Isnuc and Jacob raised nedouins and iraders meet it its biggest thing ever to be built by

to bargain for fruits and human beings. Near by is a large British al- field, a railway line and a main highway. Egypt and lernel ore

be JA,10 still discussing what come of Gaza when they rettle

pence terms.

""large herds there, and large bazaars, weapons and posters.

families.

mean-

With irrigation, Israel expects In later years wars and lava- njons killed off the people. Build

to settle millions of people in the fet power for ings turned into dust through the

Negev, nn to many factories and shops. An- centuries, leaving a big desert

already has a called "Negev," or "dry land." In

cient Beersheba modern les plant and electric size it in half of all Palestine, but

ryatem. Soon the Negev Desert Israel's government, few thousand only a

wandering

while, plans to bring the whole will be a thing of the past, In- Bedouins live there now. Sand,

uins Negev desert back to life. All the stead, as in olden times, bun- a few ruins rock, dust, gullies,

of earth's place needs. in water. Engineers dreds of thousands of people will and relics-It's one

say that far below the cand there live and work in busy elties and most barren, desolate spots.

Only two towns have lasted to must be vast pools and wells. along green country-dides. It will

are going be the Negev garden. Drilling expeditions is Beersheba, modern times. One is

this under- ncar sea

Jerusalem. This was a fa- out to try to find mous watering place, as its name Cround water.

"Good Luck Well" revenis. Abraham chased Hogar inte a

Beersheba.

*

* * DALESTINIAN ploneers began

The PALE

forest near

of Jacob's incident

stealing Esau's birthright occurred there too. Later the prophe, Eljuh hid there to escape from the wicked King Ahal.

Surchante

****

THE other lown is Gaza, on the Mediterranean Coast. "Caza" means "group" and the Bible tells us it was one of the Ave cities of the Philistines. moving between Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Baby tonin, stopped there to trade, In- vaders and conquerors always seized Gazn fest before attacking any nearby country.

TEEN

TIME

By DESS RITTER

the job in 1940. They estab- lighed 11 "colonies" right out in the middle of the randy wastes. For water, they dug wells, laid pipelines from Beersheba, made daily donkey trips, Little by lile they've begun to grow a few fruits and vegetables and keep a few animals, Today the Negev has about 15 farming settlements, with twice its former population. F something happens to be all wrong with your world The government is going aliend with another scheme too-the right now, cheer up and take seldom quiet, "Jordan Valley Project." Fresh heart. Life is

without water from

any the upper Jordon serene, tiver in the north will be piped brableins, Don't fool yourself down into the Negev desert. The into thinking: "If I could only Jordan now runs into the Dead straighen this one mess out, my life would be perfect, and I valuable source Sea, which is

and

of rich minerals. To keep thecould relax." This isn' Dead Sen from drying out, salt For once

truc.

the difculty you're

In Gaza the Philistines Impris- oned the mighty Samson. They blinded him and made him work a mill. One day, in the Philistine water will be piped into it from facing at the moment is cleared, temple, Samson prayed for a last the Mediterranean Sea. Since the another will arise. The foolish teener permits it to pingue him gift of strength. He pushed apart Dead Sea is 1,300 feet below sea

two great pillars and the whole level, water in both pipes will to death. The wise one doesn't. his flow rapidly down hill. This wille reminds himself that "This temple

collapsed upon

Is ersate tremendous water power Gaza was especially fainous for and provide huge

The fresh-water textiles, including a soft, airy electricity.

eneinles.

another of those Dark Just amounts of Days. It will pass with the

least unhappiness if I keep

D

clear head, instead of cluttering my thinking with unnecessary

icnsion."

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Pooh-Pooh Had Quite a Time

- His Mischief Led Him to the City Pound - By MAX TRELL

Doou l'ool, the white poodle;

came running back to the house with his tongue hanging From out, panting for breath.

the window Knart and Hanid watched him as he sat down on But finally, the porch to rest.

when the door was opened, he came in and went up to their room. He sat down at once on the rug next to lianid.

"Pool Pooh! said Hanid;---

all you "where were

noon?

Pooh Pooh walted

after-

11 few

minutes longer to be sure that

he

had

really caught his breath

wen! ain, then he said: "I

again,

exploring.

12-15

I discovered a house Pooh-Pooh told of the afternoon's

But where cats and dogs live.

I almost had to stay there. I almost never came back."

This

sounded like a very

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adventures.

grala

ZOO'S WHO

A FULL GROWN INDIAN

MOUSE DEER, WEIGHS

ABOUT FIVE POUNDS.....

THE PILGRIMS ALLOTTED ONE COW TO EVERY SIX PERSONS „HEALTH CONDITIONS WERE GREATLY IMPROVED AFTER THE

ARRIVAL OF COWS IN PLYMOUTH...

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LIGHTY PERCENT OF AMERICAN WATER FOWL NEST NORTH OF THE

CANADIAN BOLDER......

Puzzle Patch

INDIAN REBUS

Careful study of these words and

pictures wilt reveal the names of four Indian tribes:

This

I HURT MY

KNEE

-K

ANN IS QUITE SNY

CROSSWORD

puzzle Is on the sil-

Instead of crocheting with or-houette of an Indian head: linary cord, try using pros-

hots,. ribbon. Pretty pocketbooks, handkerchief cases, Bud many other things can be fashioned quickly by this simple but unusual method. One smart teenager made herself a wide ribbon crocheted belt. Instead of a buckle she used laces made

of another strand of and tied it with an bow.

✡

ribbon, attractive

Grow novelty plants if you're looking for a hobby that is dif- ferent. A turnip, for example, can be converted into a basket of bright green leaves, If you scoop out the centre until only an inch-thick wall in left. Filt the cavity with dirt. Plant mus- tard. canary or parsley seeds "And when I reached the inside. Hong the whole

thing for strange adventure

Poon other side," said Pooh Poch, in the sun by a loop of string Kharf and suddenly standing up, "I saw Water, occasionally. Or silice off Pooh to have. So

was nothing but one

Die the top of a ripe pineapple. Hand begged Pooh Pooh to tell there

house left. All around it were Place it in a shallow dishful of them exactly what happened.

fields and meadows. I was just about to turn back, for I didn't water. In no time at all you'll be rewarded with a plant that like the looks of the house,

ቦ sweet in!" he florist's shop. Even dog barking. "Como was saying. "Come in and see potato makes a good show

The next instant I heard green if you bury it in sand and "Well," cald Pool Pooh, "as us!" long as you want to hear about more dogs barking-ten of them, water it once in a while. And

From The Beginning

"And start from the begin when at that moment I heard a might have come from a fancy

ning" cautioned Knarf, who quickly come over and sal on the other side of the poodle.

all that happened, I'll really

and truly start from

from the begin

ning.

had

my biscuits at

pleasant day

fifteen.

heard the meowing of dozens of cats, al

It all started right after I coming from inside the house!" Knarf and Hanid looked at noon. It

the Pooh Pooh in surprise. "Hurry more!" Hanid children were busy with their up. Tell own games, so I decided to take urged,

Was D

and the

little trip. I ran down the.

road until I come

to the street

where all the old elms stand in

มอ

Door Was Open

"I ran around to the back of

a row in the middle of the wide the house," said Pooh Poch.

grasay walk. Now and then "The door was open. I went stopped to say hello to some of

in And this is what I Baw. that I met. of There word,

cages and cages, who were standing in front of each one with a different dog or the houses. And when I came

a cat in it Big dogs, little dogs,

the other dogs

to the end of the street, I looked. big cats, kittensl

one way and then the other,

"A man was just coming into

wondering which way to go the house with a lady and a

next

Over the Bridge.

.

little boy and girl. Pick any

dog or cat or puppy or kitlen

that you like, the

man wus

"One way was uphill," Pool saying. 'None of them hoa a Pooh continued; "and the other home except hero. They'd all way was downhill to the river like to go with you."

over the bridge. I had And which one did the litte never

been to the river and boy and girl choose?" Hanid over the bridge before, so I went acked.

and

I

DO-IT

By Dale Goss

A SnappyNE

#.Take 96 colored RUBBER - BANDS......{red,bhm,green.pillow) 2. Gut 3 pieces of colored YARN 36m long. Tie together and braid for Tinches.

3. Slip 2 rubber bands on left strand (no.)) and push close to braid.

4.Braid in right hand strand (No.3)

1 Anger

ACROSS

4 Make into law

6 Lord (ab.)

7 Garden Implement

9 Three-toed sloth

10 Hops' kiln

J1 Nostrils

13 Bow slightly 14 Street (nb.)

DOWN

1 Original Americans

2 Egyptian sun god

3 Reverberated

4 Enthusiastic ardour

of

6 Hurl

8 And (Latin)

12 Decay

Things to Make With

Materials at Hand

5.5lip 2 more bands

on left hand strand. (No.2).

6. Repeat until all banda are braided in. 7.Then, braid yarn? more inches and tie knot.

ALTERATE

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AND 2 BİBE

SAMÉ DE CLÁR

that way. It's always exclting "It was awful!" exclaimed when you go to a 10W place. Pool Pooh. They spled me. You're sure you are going to They wanted to take me.

But discover something.

I had a home. So 1 turned and ased the bridge all right dashed out as fast as over crossed I kept peering ardhd, trying to could. No--I don't know which And something to discover. But cat or dog those two children everything still seemed to be the picked. But they had plently same-Just trees and houses and to pick from in that stronge people. Then

the street began house where all the homeless getting very narrow; and all üt dogs and cats lived. And that's once it turned and went under what I discovered on my trip | NEXT WEEK have on hand some, cardboard, some coloured the railway, trucks.

this afternoon.

yarn, and a flat-popsiekio niick.

SCRAMBLED SENTENCE

The Puzzle Man was a little mixed up when he wrote the following sentence. Straighten him out with the correct or- rangement of words:

Florida. Inhabit The Indians of Everglades the Seminole

TRIANGLE

This triangle hangs from 1N- DIANS. The second word is

"required."

"low third

sand hills," fourth a Roman date,” Arth "Roman bronze," and the sixth Is an abbreviation for "North Dakata."

INDIANS N

MIX-UPS

Unscramble these strange lines to find three Indian tribes:

O U SIX

WAS HE EN COME CHAN

RIDDLES

1. What is the gentlest spur to use?

2. What is the difference be- tween a fisherman and a lazy schoolboy?

.

3. What was It that Adam never saw, never had, and yet left two to each of Jin children? 4. Why оге free seats in church inadvisable?

5. When does a man's hair resemble an empty box?

Puzzle Answers

TRIANGLE:

INDIANS NEEDED

DENES

IDES AES ND S

*

INDIAN REBUS: Pawnee; Crow: Blackfeet; Cheyenne.

MIX-UPS: Sloux; Shawnee; Comanche.

CROSSWORD:

SCRAMBLED SENTENCE: Indians inhabit The Seminole the Everglades of Florida.

RIDDLES: 1A whisper. 2 One baits his hook, while the other hales his book. 3- Parents, 4-They make people good for nothing. When it ntands on end.

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CRAFTS

GAMES

Five Fall into Adventure

A face

CHAPTER THREE

OF THE CHILDREN'S

SERIAL

at the window

J

Julian, Dick and Anne'ore staying at Kimin Cottage with their cousin Georgina, who is always colled George. Timmy, George's dog, is with them. George's father and mother have gone off to Spain, leaving the children in charge. They have just mat fierce girl on the beach. They thought at first she was a bor, but she turned out to be a girl.

THE five curled

up in

their holes in the sand once more. Dick felt

"Good of Joan," said Dickt.

"She's like Timmy--her bark is worse than her bite."

hin jaw bone. "That "Timmy's got a good bite, though" said George, helping herself to three tomatoes at

ragamuilin of a girl gnve me a good bang," he said, half-admiringly. "Little de- mon, isn't she! A bit of live wire !"

JOKES

by Enid Blyton

Anas had a terrible shock

once. "And his bite has come wind in the trees and the dis- in useful heaps of times for us." tant surge of the sea-and both sounded so much the same that After lunch they lazed on the it was hard to tell the differ- beach till it was time for ence. "I can't see why Jullan bathe again. It was a happy day wouldn't let me have a go at for all of them warm, lazy, with of fun and romping

her," said George sulkily. plenty about.

"It was my hole she sat in she meant to be annoying! How dare she?"

George looked out for the ragamuffin

Not another sound-not even an owl hooting to its mate, or the sound of n hedgehog patter- Ing in the ditch,

girl bul she didn't Then why did Timmy wake appear again. George was half up? Why did he open ürst one "Girls can't go

about sorry. She would have like a eye and then another? Why did fighting," said Dick. "Don't battle of words with her, even he prick up his care and lio

there, istening? He didn't even lift his head at first, He simply lay lisioning In the darkness.

be an ass, George I know if she couldn't have a fight! you make out you're as good

They were all very tired when as a boy, and you dress like they went to bed that night.

He Bfted his head cautiously trees as Juilan yawned so loudly when a boy, and climb well as I can-but it's really. Joan came in with a jut of hot at last. He slid off the bed as cocos and some bisculls that she quietly as a cat. He padded time you gave up thinking offered to lock up the house for across the room and out of the

bim. you're as good nɛ a boy.”

door. Down the stairs he went, and into the hall, where his

'Oh, no, thank

claws rattled on the tiled floor. you, Joan.", sald Julion at once. "That's the But nobody heard him. Every- man's job, you know, locking up the in the house. You can trust me all asleep. right. I'll see to every window and every door."

THIS sort of speech didn't plense George at all. "Well, anyway I don't burst intó howls if I'm beaten, she said turning her báck on Dick.

the

house

was

fast

Timmy stood and listened In had the shail He knew he heard something. Could it have been a rat somewhere? Timmy

fted his nose and sniffed.

And then he slidened from 66 1GHT, Master Julian," said

hend to tall, and stood as i K Joan,

Something and bustled away turned into stone, "No, you don't," agreed

to wind up

the the kitchen clock, was climbing up the wall Dick "You've got as much rake out the fire, and go to bed. house. Scrape, scrape, scrape spunk ng any boy much The children went up, too, rustle, rustlet Would a rat dare more than that other flying Timmy, as usual, at George's to do that?

Jullan was left down- stairs to lock up.

now. It's the first time I've heels. ever hit a girl, and I hope it'll be the last."

alic

PSTAIRS, in her bed, Anne

didn't know why

woke up just then, but she did. She was thirsty, and she thought she would get a drink of water. She felt for her torch, and switched it on.

He was a very responsible boy. Joan knew that he wouldn't "I'm Jolly glad you hit her." leave a cingle window unfasten- Gald George. "She's a nasty ed. She heard him trying to suddenly

litie beast. If I see her again shut the little window in the I'll tell her what I think of her pantry and she called down.

No, you won't,' said Dick. "Not if I'in there anyway. She had her punishment when I sent her flying."

"Master Julian! It's swollen or something and won't shut needn't bother properly. You about it, it's too small for any one to get Intof"

The light fell on the window first, and Anne zaw something that gave her a terrible shock. She screamed loudly, and drop- 'Do shut up arguine you

"Right," said Julian, thank- her torch in fright, George two," said Anne, and sent a

fully, and went upstairs. He woke up at once. Timmy came shower of sand over them. yawned a terrlile yawn again, bounding up the stairs.

don't go into one of and set Dick off, too as soon as "Jullani" walled Anne. "Come "George

your moods, for goodness sakce he came into the bedroom they we don't want to waste a single shared. The girls, undressing in the next room, laughed to hear day of these two weeks.

them.

them

had

ped

quickly.

window,

น

horrible

I saw a face at the dreadful face looking in at

George rushed to the window," Theo dve of

There was nothing there. on to George's bed. He did thoroughly lazy

went with up in the

her. Ho of them had a watch they went always slept curled in far too carly for lunch and crook of her kneen. Her mother sniffed at the open window and were shooed out again by Joan. had given up trying to insist growled,

that George didn't have Timmy "Hark-1 can hear someone "How you can come in at ten on her bed at night. As George running quickly down the path," past twelve for a one o'clock said, even, If she agreed to that. said Julian, who now appeared

with. Dick. "Come lunch I don't know!" she scold- Timmy wouldn't!

on Tunmy- ed. 'I haven't even finished the Nabody

awake stayed

for downstairs with you and afler housework yet."

more than five seconds. Nobody them!"

day. As none bering" said Timmy, clam- switching on her torch as sho

even

said anything in bed, ex- And down they all went, "Well-it felt like one o'clock.'

sept for a sleepy good-night. Anne too. They flùng the front said Anne, disappointed to find Timmy gave a little grunt and door wide and Timmy spod out,

WDS there

so long to wall, settled down, too, his head on barking loudly. A face at the lunch-time Sull, when

came. George's feet.

window? Ho'd soon find out Joan really did them well.

It was dark outside that night. who it belonged to! Thick clouds had come up and "Cold ham and tongue-cold put out all the stars. There was beans-beetroot-crisp no eqund to be heard but the

baked" lettuce straight from the garden -heaps of tomatoes-cucumber -hard-boiled egg!" zocited Anne in glce.

"Just the kind of meal I like," sald Dick sitting down. "What's for pudding?"

"There it is on the sideboard," sald

blanc- Anne. "Wobbly

and

mange,

fresh fruit salad Jelly. I'm glad I'm hungry.”

"Now don't you give Timmy any of that ham and tongue," Joan warned George. "I've got nino bone. for him. Coming, Timmy?"

TUMMY knew the word "bone very well Indeed. Ho trotted after, Joan at once, his foot sounding loudly in the all They heard Joan talking kindly to him in the kitchen as she found him his bone.

BRONCHO BILL·

TROUBLE,

LADY

MY HUSBAND'S DICK AISED, AND DEN TRAJDEL.. HERE, 15 TRYIN IN STEAL OUR,

VALLEY AND WONDERS:

Next Week The Next Day,

-(London Express Servico)

Rupert and the Caravan-3

As the taxi disappears Rupert feels something rubbing agalus his Jeg. "Hallo Why it's Dinkie the cat," he smiles. What are you doing here? I'm going to search for Beppo the monkey. It's my idea he'll be in the fortits monkeys love climbing trees. Let's go that way." Dinkie, only purrs and keeps close

Running Interference

YOU ARE MUSTAKEN. KAME

"AND KINDLY PONT THAT SHOOTINY MION IN AHOTHEN DIRECTION, MRS. & WESSON, FORE IT

GOES OFF

to him as he climbs on to 'cha common. All at once the black ca: leaves him and bounds away over some boulders and out of sight. - Rupert tuma in surprise.. Now why ever did she do that ?" he SUTEIKTI, "She's an odd cat.” Feeling rather inquisitive, he follow her. ALL ROUTE RISERVED

By Harry F. O'Neill

LEY GO

OF THAT

RIPLE, MIGTERS

YOU KEEP OUT OTHS OR YOU'LL

BE SPITTIN' OUT

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