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  2. MARK'S DAY OUT

    On Saturday Mark set off for the surf with Joan and I in tow. "I had rather you kids had stayed at home," was his only remark as we neared ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 497 words
  3. LITERARY CONTEST

    Arrangements have been completed in connection with the "Sunday Times" Literary Contest, which is the most comprehensive that has ever been offered to juvenile readers of a newspaper To foster a love of pood English and to find the best essayist amongst the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 734 words
  4. PLAYTIME STORIES

    The first essential in training a child is to have more sense than the child. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 18 words
  5. THE WONDERS OF THE ZOO

    The African two-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Bicornis), belonging to the genus Diceros. is the smallest of the various types of rhinoceros to be found. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 145 words
  6. TIME ADDS VALUE.

    One day little Effie was called by her mother, who said to her:— "What shall I do, Effie?" Mrs. Smithers called to see me to-day, and admired ...

    Article : 94 words
  7. FOXING THE WOLF.

    "Is Brankson such a really good business man?" "I give you my word, if he found the wolf at his door some night, he'd sell ...

    Article : 37 words
  8. THE AWFUL PART.

    Mother: "But, Gertrude, don't you wish to marry a man. who is economical?" Daughter. "I suppose so, but it's ...

    Article : 30 words
  9. Prizes for Painting

    Cut out the picture, color it with paints or crayons, and send it, with your full name, age and address to Color Contest "Pranks," C/o "Sunday Times," Goulburn-street, Sydney. Cash prizes of 2/ will be awarded to what is judged to be the neatest work in junior and senior ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 51 words
  10. WORK

    I was tidying up the bedroom when I heard dreadful noises coming from the dining-room. There was a bump and then thud— thud— thud; another bump, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 482 words
  11. HE DESERVED IT.

    Jenkins was an office boy in the city, and he was keenly interested in the football premiership. One morning he approached his employer:— ...

    Article : 155 words
  12. NOT SLOW ENOUGH.

    They had had one of their customary tiffs because hubby was home late for dinner. You're always late," she said, ...

    Article : 43 words
  13. UPSIDE DOWN.

    Mrs. Brown: "I admire our doctor immensely. He is so painstaking and persevering. He always reminds me of patience sitting on a monument." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 62 words
  14. UNANIMITY.

    Gasbag Jones stood on a soap box at the corner of the street. A huge crowd surged round him. He tried hard to be heard, but it was in vain. Every ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 108 words
  15. HOW ABSURD

    "The Count de la Sausage will be guillotined at dawn!" The dread proclamation, was issued by Knobspierre, the most terrible of the ...

    Article : 192 words
  16. EVENING

    The last faint glimmer of sunset had departed from the sky that a minute before had been blue, deepening into red, and was now covered in a purple haze as ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 250 words
  17. CONSOLING.

    He: "Dear Constance, will you marry me? I think you are the finest girl in the world." She: "No, Cuthbert, I cannot marry ...

    Article : 40 words
  18. LONG USE.

    "And how, my dear Sherlock, did you discover that the culprit had resided for several years in a flat?" "Easily," responded the great man, ...

    Article : 38 words
  19. TRUTH!

    When at school I had it drummed into me that I must tell the truth on every occasion. There, is no excuse for untruths— so the mistress said. But she ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 437 words
  20. A POWERFUL PIE

    Lady: "I gave you a picco of pie last week, and you have been sending your friends here ever since." Tramp: "You are mistaken, lady. ...

    Article : 34 words
  21. A SOVEREIGN REMEDY.

    A Scotsman took a fainting fit in the street, and the kindly people about him did all they could to restore consciousness, but without success. ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. AFTER MANY YEARS.

    "Well, well, Tom, we haven't met for 20 years. If you remember, we dined the day you left on half a young turkey. Let's do the same now." ...

    Article : 67 words
  23. COMPETITION CORNER

    Each leaf or fruit has printed upon it the jumbled name of the tree to which it belongs. How many names of trees can you make out! Send your solutions to Competition Editor, 'Pranks," c/o "Sumday Times," Goulburn-street, Sydney. Cash prizes for the first ten correct solutions received. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 59 words
  24. The Hobby Club.

    The needle of a compass is a magnet that is so pivoted in the centre that it can swing freely. The reason it always points to the north is due to the earth's ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 196 words
  25. GOOD-BYE.

    Clerk (making excuses for a big error): "But, sir, man isn't a machine. He can't go for fever." Boss: "Oh, yes, he can. You're ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 65 words
  26. REAL EXPENSIVE.

    MacDougall decided to take his wife and three children to the theatre. But the show was a popular one, and both the gallery and the pit were full. ...

    Article : 92 words
  27. TACT.

    A caddy, watching a beginner play golf, began to laugh. "What are you laughing, at?" said the man. ...

    Article : 39 words
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