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Evening Star, Issue 22685, 26 June 1937, Page 8

When visitors see the attractive and modem looking mantel timepiece described in this article they will not guess thai it has bem siade with a cheap alarm clock and a few scraps of wood. Ann bo\> who is hands with tools can make the clock case for a few pence. IHE measurements on the case shown In the illustrations are arranged for a clock with a 41n. diameter face, but if your clock varies in size you can easily work out the measurements to suit Make the box part first with |in. pine and threeply, according to the details and measurements given in Pigs. 1 and 2. To make easy winding of the clock possible, leave the box without a back frontX r - ALARM CLOCK. —CASL~™ »" BIOCKf 2) LND Use short brads to fix the pieces together. Then round off all the corners and edges, except on the bottom, with a file and sandpaper. The circular opening in the front can be cut out with a fretsaw or a sharp knife. Dismantle the alarm bell, and on the inside of the case glue small strips of wood. Th"; clock is pushed in on these strips of wood, so that the dial will be in the exact centre of the circular opening. Figs 1 and 2 give the measurements for the blocks of wood at each side of the clock. The blocks are lin. thick. Before screwing them to the case With liin. screws, round off the edges that do not make contact with other surfaces. Drill two holes in each block, and then counter-sink the holes to prevent the heads of the screws from projecting above the surface. You can then fill any cracks or holes, such as those made by the screws, with wood filler or putty, and when it is quite dry smooth it down thoroughly with fine sandpaper in readiness for two or three coats of lacquer. Black lacquer will probably be the most suitable, but you may prefer some other colour to harmonise with the furnishings in the room. Game of Squares i A NY number of players can play this game. Pre■t*- pare a square of dots like that shown in the illustration, only make it with 15 dots on each side. Players take turns in joining up two dots with straight lines. The idea is to complete $ many squares as possible, at the same time . preventing others from completing squares. _ _ When you. complete a • square put your initials in it. When all the dots • have been Joined up the player with the most . squares to his credit is - - - - -» the winner. After a few games you • will learn that one of the ic is to avoid making the be able to complete it and claim it as his. -.iS.it.ilEYESIGHT TEST . OOK at the arrow- *-, -*- heads in the illustration for a minute and then say which is the greater distance, A to B or C to D? Measure the distances and see whether you were right. DO YOU KNOW? DO you know how to tell a Naval officer's rank? A Naval officer's rank is shown by the gold braid which is worn round the end of the sleeve, as shown in the accompanying illustration. Pig. 1 is the braid for a sub-lieutenant; (2) lieutenant; "'HE attractive writing-case shown in the illus* tration is made from a sheet of sparterie, which is usually used as a lining, and which can bo obtained from the haberdashery sections of most large stores, and 4 yards of "Coronation" ribbon lin, wide. The folder, when laid «it flat, Is 22in. long and 9in. wide. Turn in 3in. at both ends to form pockets, THE CASE when opened. into which you may slip a writing-pad, envelopes, 1 '&c. The actual length of the folder will then be 16in.. so that the folded end cover will measure Bin. by 9in. Bind the vertical raw edges of the folder with the Coronation ribbon, and also bind the centre folds, where most of the wear occurs. Bind the two horizontal edges last, being careful to catch j *S»S?ißS^*;si^^SS^S^:J (4) commander; (5) captain; (6) commodore, who wears a very wide band of gold braid; (7) rear-admiral; (8) vice-admiral, and (9) admiral, THREE-DICE TRICK ELL someone to throw three dice while you are •*■ out of the room and to cover them up or take a note of their values. When you return 11 them that you require them to do this little sum. Double the value of the first dice, add 5, then multiply the total by 5. Then add he value of second dice and multiply by 10. Add the value of the third dice to this and subtract 250. The three figures in the answer will be the three values thrown b> the dice. THE CASE when closed. » in the two edges which have been turned in for' the slots at both inside ends. Stitch a piece of ribbon at the top and bottom on the inside centre seam through which to slide the blotting-paper. Finish the front cover with a smart bow .of Coronation ribbon on the top lefthand corner, and paint in the right-hand corner. "Coronation Year, 1937." You will then have a useful Coronation souvenir of your own making, .i! .iS.itWhere Napoleon Died GT. HELENA is an Interesting island for stamp collectors, for it is the island to which Napoi wps exiled pfter his defeat, and where he later died. It is a small island of volcanic origin only 47 square miles in area, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean 1,200 miles from the west coast of Africa. There are only about 4.000 people on the island, and the principal exports are fibre, rope, and twine. W The stamp illustrated te on e of a series i ssue d m 1922. In 193 i a pictorial series was issued to commemorate the centenary of British colonisation.