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STORIES

PUZZLES

PUZZLES

Fence Puzzle

The dingrom represents

ม

Variety Time

ADD-A-LETTER

Add a letter to

tion"

prepusi- "summit."

and have summer resort scene. A deep another Teller and have "to lake is in the centre. The large grase," another and lave “to bar buildings A, B, C, D, are ve legally."

RESORT FENCE PROBLEM

WEST

NORTH

ZD

吸

cupied by

SOUTH

adults, The cmal eotlages E, F, G, 11, are oc- cupied by small children.

The adults want to build a fence so that it will keep, the children from falling int fite lake when the gate is vin.ed but at the same time allow all adults free pasunite freen their fwellings to the lake shore.

RIDDLES

If a little lamb la a lamb- kin, what a little siesta?

2. What bow can never ԵՐ tied?

3. Why is there never Diluule we can call our own?

4. What Is the mountain in the world?

HOBBIES

laziest

only

to

5. What do we find once in a room, but twice every corner”

GUILLOTINE

Behead **A talisman" and have to injure." Behead again

lib."

Mik have Han tipper Bebead once more and have an

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1950.

The BOYS and GIRLS PAGE

A Lots of Fuss

Tile Game

By WALTER KING

YOU make this come from a

piere of

cardboard four inches square, ruled off into 10 one-inch squares. Or you fuse a spore of 18 squares on

your checkerboard.

כותי

Make 16 iles, which are cut from cardboard, each slightly than the size of the smiler

will fit neatly square so they within the lines.

'The B are marked na with a diamond, follows: Four

cach marked three

clovers,

lary, crosses and circles.

Lay out the rites on the board kes thrown. Now rearrange them,

abbreviation for a measure of by takut them out and mixing paper?"

GUESS WHOP

This

man, of Dutch was amistant Secretary of Navy of the

United States

during World

A War I. He was defeated for the

U.S.

Vice

falerity

1-

Take a pencil and drew tire showing the shape of the tence

the meded. Remember

WDS Pletten President of

tence must thut off all the small buildings E. F. G. II. 1920. from the lake withimit doing the same to the large buildings. And don't forget to make the fence short as possible. There are Iwo na wers. but the shortest one wins the honours.

CROSSWORD

15

ACROSS

1 Bottom of the foot

5 Light knock

Horse's gait

9 Patlid

10 Afirmative reply

11 finalu quC#

12 Victim of leprosy

14 Comparative suffix

15 Pauses

1 Mystic gyllable

10 Plant exudation

21 Earn

23 Scottish sheepfold

25 Falce god

26 Disorder

27 Golf mound

28 Italian city

DOWN

7 Equal

В

Separates

2+

the Uniterf States in

.1!

them

up so that no two of a hand are in n straight line, either horizontally, vertically

Hasonally.

other words, 4x em " over the whole tock,board so that no twe alike will the touch, either at the des er

**11*

After you've triedi, hero's the solution:

Top row nerots: Clover, circle, diamond, crees.

Second Dow: Diamond, cross star, clover,

Third row: Star, clover circle, dmtrioni.

Bettom row: Crete, diamond, erps, star.

There are other solutions, but this is one way, in case you 1832. Born in 1882, he died have to give up. ip45. You should easily who he is,

The

TRIANGLE

word triangle

JUCKR

from a RESERVE. The second word "rubs out," the third is "a holy

person," the fourth "a domestic slave," the Arth "10 sunk tax," and the sixth is an abbreviation for "venais.”

RESERVE

HIDDEN GIRLS

For girls names are Widden in this sentence. Can you find them?

Don't get yourself into same rul, swever appealing may be.

Answers

the

one

TEENER TOPICS

By BESS RITTER

REALLY sweet me is "Candy."

Get a pound of cellophane wrapped sweets, und organize your friends into two equal teams. Place each inside a circle that you've drawn on the cement of your school's playground. Give the captains a half pound of sweets apiece. They are to get their "men" to place the sweet around the edge of their cir- cles, nt equal intervals. T.c tram that finishes first gets the whole pound of sweets

The annifer you draw the circles,

crowding, the

Josting, pushing and fun,

More

Make the and scarf racks for gifts. Each one can be fashion- ed by tacking a series of clamp. type clothesplan to the eras. har of a wooden clothes banger. Paint the whole thing with quick-dry ranmet. To persun- alise your gift, etter the name ing Jogt west of A, going around of the receiver to the hunger

FENCE PUZZLE: 1. A line start-

the east side of F, the around

West of D. to nurth of 16, tɔ souls part of the rack, by sticking

of C. to west of G. tu south of B.

the right alphabet noodles

in.

to the point while Its 1

to south of F. and to north of A. Fist solution gives you a glass | Wel. mark.

2. Ar starting Just West.or

K

you can ese some exira

By

John and Russ

The Little Black Pig with curly weo tail

Likes things that in mud holes are found. Alas, all wo see of him here is his end.

The rest of him's deep in the ground.

Big Jacky the Rabbit has fur on his skin,

And cars that are biggest that's born. He's practicing now in a ditch in a field

For car-growing races with corn.

Old Reddy the Hen with a tail that is short,

Where did her long feathers all go?

The dog cought her when she went under the

gote.

It could have been worse, don't you know.

Matilda the Hen has been leaving, her nest

To roam in the nice garden patch. She plons a big meal for her family there,

As soon as her little chicks hatch.

A sleigh ride is pleasant, but so is the sun.

In winter we tire of the ice.

In summer we go in a car but we think That cooling of snow would be nice.

The Little Calf cries "Mo-ma-MAA, ma-ma

MAA!"

You never have heard such a woil. The Little Calf cries because old Naughty Bill

Is pulling his red little tail.

Flying in Your Future

By I. R. HECEL

1

and

tail surfaces.

IF you like to be where pro- for wings

pellers whirl and planes Patty Hange is also a fier and o come and go, there might be a girl who fles and knows what

Trail

H

CRAFTS

GAMES

Trouble-

ENRY was, wondering it Red was right when the racket begun. An- gry brays! The hay barn banging like a drum! Splin ters flying! Two planks burst out!

Long ears laid back, a small mule sprang through the gap. He gave the burn ja farewell kick. then trotted to squeeze between the bars of the corral fence. Inside, he stood innocently quiet.

"That your star pupil?" Red Martin, head guide for the Bonita Canyon trip had heard the noise.

"It's Trouble. all right," Henry admitted.

"You'll never make a trail mule out of that

ornery critter," Red said. "I don't see why you keep trying. How'd Trouble get in the hay?"

held in

JOKES

By Lee

Priestley

Ho se men hurrying for help, but the boy would grow cramped and allp. "You'd bet

down ter take the Uppers on

Henry saw a patch of red, brighter than the printed walls,

describable colours. Until he saw Alec,

Alec had dismaunted, Trouble's reins his head. band, he leaned over the edge, Henry shook

"Looky' he shouted. "I "He can squeeze in where a pit a mile!" ent would stick. Ile climbs like a cat, too. Or a moun-gainst the tug on his tain goat."

Trouble braced his

En

the bottom, Henry," Red said then.

Lise

to

Trouble didn't want to go without his rider. Henry final. lega y got-bin moving clown relas.

switchback beneath the ledge Alee's mother shricked. Henry where Alre

lind fallen. 11 was reaching for the boy when there were only one way "Squeezed in and ate so the reinst-wet from the water, Ect to Ale from below. There

hand. much hay he couldn't get gun-slipped in Alec's

he nut. So he kicks the barn Alte tipped outward-thru down!" Red said disgusted- ly. "You'd better expel that pupil."

Henry was new to his job of mule tender and trainer. So he couldn't afford to send an unsafe mule on the can- yon trip. The trail was wife only as long as the mules were dependable.

If Trouble

were un-

was gone.

was a fant trail, leading up- ward. A deer trall leading to the teep of water. No, only goat

could climb there. Henry stopped the train, Maybe Trouole could Ace! Henry started the mule

Henry fought the downward pull of empty space. He fluur hanself backward and caught sairrup as Trouble heaved away from the brink. Red came run-up the dini track.

ing.

VIEN they heard Alec's mut- fled voice below; "Mother! Get me val of here!” Henry leaned far

over

reach

Trouble scrambled over the falus slope. He inched upwar between rock pinnacles. Henry forgot to

to breathe. The tourists wretched in

fense Gilence hraken by the hopeless sobbing

Alec's mother.

Trouble disappeared behind u clenched Justing rock. Henry

hands until the nails dug into his palms, Half sliding,

hi

to

fe in voter future. We she is dying should be able to dependable it could mean a call. "Where are you? Are you hair falling Trouble was com tend to move in the direction of reach the heights. dur desires..

* *

**

Serious accident, But inert?" Trouble was reacly, Henry

ing back. Henry saw a patch of "I'm all skinned. It's a nar- reci, brighter than the painted was sure. And he had to row, wet place."

walls. Ale's red shirt! Trouble We'll drop a rope. See if was bring his rider back. his own Judg ment. "I'm going to put

you can reach it.”

Alec's mother laughed and The rope slid out of sight cried. Then her face grew This happened to Mrs Geraldine Trouble on the trail," he over the bulging rock below the ram and she spanked her son

Soundly!

"A" and "E" licences are re- COME women fly for pleasure quired by all airlines Who S

and then and flying becom-depend on

of their business. ing part

THERE'S A FUTURE IN AVIATION FOR GIRLS WHO

WILL LOOK INTO THE NEEDS OF THE BIG AIRUNES AND TRAIN THEMSELVES ALONU

THOGE LINEG

Larkin, an attorney from Toledo, Ohlo, Mrs Larkin has been ying for 20 years. Because of her experience in flylus, coupled with her excellent legal reputa- tion. Mrs Larkin is known as the "Aviation

tawyer," having successfully won many legal law

battles concerned with airports, · fying and flying zones.

Hostessen have been popularised in both fiction and

Alms.

But this is not the only position open to girls who war to get close to flying. Airlines employ typists, stenographers, receptionists, me clerks and ac-

the cruntants

same by other business concerns.

Juntor teletype operation Is still another fleld, the teletype operator reading tape at a speet of 10 words a minute, punching tape at 60 worda a minute

keyboard at 40 operating the words a minute, slower speeds employ mechanies, the "A" of transmitting being im- standing for aircraft and the "E" for engines. Patty Hange kaew practical from a service and cost

standpoint. this yet one day she stood at the hamtar of her local airport and announced

*

**

*

A going around east of E. te struth pin money, make it by placing plane motors, she was asked to equip planes with equipment

of H. to north of D, to south of C. an empty cardboard carton

south of 13. to north of A. This is

another resourceful fencer-In.

11

to west of G. to north of F, to the front basket of your bike the best solution and makes You the next time you go outside clty limits. Fill the box with email wild plants and enough surrounding soll for transplant- Ing the greenery into cheap clay pota. Cover these with or retoured infolt, wallpaper, Uissue paper, Secure with a pretty ribbon bow. Sell them,

CHLOSSWORD:

ME

TAP PIA

=

com-

And she

had

fold Red.

tried Trouble WHEN Henry

with the other mules that wnuki make the trip, he cul- |lored u red-thirted snwall boy whooping and dodging anon Her heels. A large women ted up to claim the viistur- bance.

"Oh, dear." she said, is so exuberant

"Ales

trail.

"It hangs way out." Alec's voice was frightened..

rock's slippery."

"Don't move!" Red

"The

r

caution e-1. He wiped a shaking hand over his face.

Trouble came to nudge Hen

then. Henry rubbed his bobbing wars. "You bet." sald Hemy proudly. This kind of Trouble on the trail we can't

without

In

Mrs. Quack's Swimming Lessons

-She Refused to Take a Chicken Along-

By MAX TRELL

exuberant Alec Trouble MRS QUACK waddled down

As

carefully and rule ahead

with

he

ת

the

Henry felt uneasy when he saw that led had imounted the

on

Wenty the Irip started

narrow path. followed by six of her children, by three watched his mule pupil closely Trouble set his ernall hipofs

of her neighbour's children, by followed

two young reese the

(or, as they called satised

themselves, goslings). bobbing of this cars. Because an by something yellow and fluffy that Mrs Quack was quite watching war

Trouble.

sure was a young chicken. Mrs Henty saw Alee alin the water

Quack

her was pleased that gun,

children should follow her. She was glad that the three neigh- It's bourhood ducklings and the two Kerlings also followed her. Bul she was anything but pleased that the young chicken should.

and

Red balled the miles ana come back. He was puzzled. "Your back is wet, But it isn't raining.

Din'am.

"Go home. Chickle!" she said in a loud voice. Henry spoke up when

All the tie ducks and the Alec clapped a hand over his mouth little geese stopped short to keep from laughing. "Hand home!** they repeated

little chicken. over that water EUR, young fuller." Henry took the gun,

"Oh, dear, Alec is 50 spirited?" his mother said.

Alec's mother shrieked she wanted rue feet service of the major twisted to feel her blouse. mechanical work. Old she

airlines employ clerks toaining." know anything at all about keep records of shipments, also

Patty did not.

and accessories. Some of these no licences elther. willing to learn, she insisted.

But she was fleet tabs are highly skilled and require special training. Others can be secured by the average So persistently did the small

with the applicant

average spectacled girl keep applying for education. work that she was of last ein- Advertising in worth looking ployed. And today 20-year-old into. A girl who likes the alr Patty Hange has her "A" and well enough to write enthusiasti- "E" ratings and is a chlef fabric cally about it could work for the girl, cutting and Atting

covers evertising agency who handles the airline's account or she could work for the airline itself 111 [publlcity.

You know your Own in- fividual ability. Whatever it is. you can direct it towards the airline job you want in that not-too-distant future. Certainly It is worth thinking about now, particularly while you are in school and able to select those subjects which will help you

ZOO'S WHO

1 Pig pen

2 Soviet cily

3 Also ran

4 And (Latin)

5 Light brown

On the sheltered side

11 Set anew

13 Danger

16 Forefathers

17 Leave out

18 Native of Media

20 Bird's home

22 Fish exES

· 24 Conposs point

26 Myself

TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE OR FALSE; False 10sınkum

is heaviest, uranium monst

Decide which of the following plex: True: True; True.

*entences are true and which

are false:

Uranium Is the

WACKY COMPASS: Never put

bravlest of Dit Intil tomorrow what you can

All Insects have six legs.

Man of War never won the

Kentucky Derby,

A ladybird is aff Insect.

WACKY COMPASS

WACKY

COMPASS

START AT WEST

AND USE.EVERY

by THIRD LETTER Eİ

(YOU DECIDE THE DIRECTION) TO FIND

THE FROVERS THAT

J9 HIDDEN HERE)

da today.

ADD-A-LETTER:

und estop.

RIDDLES: 1-A napkin. 2-The rainbow, 3-Because the minutes are a (h) nurs. -it Evernst. 5- The letter R.

GUILLOTINE: Charm, horm, arıb,

GUESS WHO? Franklin Ruosevelt.

TRIANGLE:

RESERVE ERASES SAINT ESNE

ocarge

AMICHIGAN IS KNOWN AS "THE WOLVERINE STATE YET NO WOLVERINES EXIST WITHIN THE STATE TODAY.........AND SOME NATURALISTS DOUBT THAT THEY

EVER LIVED THERE..

all the elements.

rm,

To, top. stu

D.

HIDDEN GIRLS: Bulh frút, Jaw- Lever)........ Eva thowever),. Vera, thuw-.

ever appealing). Alay.

20,000 FURSEAL

'PUPS WERE TAGGED IN THE PRIBILOF

ISLANDS LAST SEASON BY THE U.S.WILDLIFE

SERVICE

IIVORY ONCE WAS SO PLENTIFUL IN AFRICA THAT KATIVES SOMETIMES USED ELEPHANT TUSKS FOR BUILDING FENCES.

most.

high

"High spirits are all right in some places, Mu'am," Red fold her, "But not on high tralls" Red halted the riders at lookout point. The mules lined up, switching talls to the cli:7 side, head pointed out across the awesume view. Although

Totilo chicken looked burt.

"Go ming agah. You'll never want to the to do anything again."

"Oli, siid the chick. "But life chicken stopped short, too. She looked hurt that why can't I learn how to swimt none of them should want her to Why do i have to drown?" to along.

The

In the Pond

"We're going in the road for a swim, sald Mrs Quack. "Chick

ens don't swim. Go home to your mother?"

But the little chicken didn't go. She just said: "I'd like to go I saw the canyon every day for a swim, too. Why can't I go during the tourist season. with you?"

never

"Just look at your feet," sald Knart. "They aren't webbed like a duck's foot-or like a Coose's foot. No matter how learn how to swim." hard you try you can

This made the little chicken feel unhappier than ever.

On the Water

All of a sudden Knar! got an Idea. "But," he said, "you can go floating on the water with out having to swim!"

**I can!"

Henry always found new beauty "You'll drown," sald Mrs. there. He watched the buites Quack. "As sure de I'm standing bud planecies himmer in here you'll drown. Go home to

your mother!"

Mrs Quack had to make a rush at the little chicken with

How can she?" sald Hond her wings flapping and her bilt to Kanr!. She was as curprised snopping before she would go as the chick was to Learn that home

At that she didn't really she could go floating on the

water willout having to swim

"Come with me," said Knarf. So Band and the chicken fallowed Inarf down to the edge of the pond,

Rupert and the Back-room Boy-30

long way over grass and out of the wood. At at the blindfold is taken

When Rupen is nearly out of breath the steps come to an end and he can hear the leading imp push off. "Why, surely that is my own

cottage!" he gaps. **Yes, and jog maide masses of tangled roots

you'd better pop in again through and ewigs. Then he is told to duck the window before you catch cold." his head and move forward and be, saya bią little guide. ** We'll prob- * feels the night air of Nutwood ·"ably so you again soon, so-jood, Common on his face, as he is led a bye for now,

ALL RIGHTA KLAKRYKO

go home. She just hung back and stood, behiru a large block- berry bush, watching Airs Quack and all the little ones waddling happily down to the pond. But

Mrs Quick and all the young the little chicken fell anything but happy herself.

clucks and geese were paddling Just then Kaart and Hanid, about in the middle of the pond the shadow-children with the when they were startled to hear turned-about names came along. the little chicken's voice sud

They won't let me go swimming denly anding right behind with them,"

Bald the tule them. They swung their heads chicken. "I don't see why, but 'around in amazement.

There, they won't let me."

standing froudly and happily on "Oh, you poor little dear" in Taft made out of two wooden sald Henid, giving the chick a boxes, slood the chick.

lule hug. "Mrs Quack is right. stood with her wings stretched Chickens can't swim. If you go out and the breeze blowing ob into the pond, you'll drown."

them as though they were two "Drown?" said the chick, "Is anāls mode out of feathers! hat bad?"

Away ka wantma, chicken "It's the worst thing that can floating scrom the pond-e happen to you. Once you drown chicken, who you'll never want to go swim- swim!

She

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