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YOUR BIRTHDAY.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
By STELLA
DUMB-BELLS OYAL
MARRIED
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NO! HIT BY A TRUCK!
"STRAAT
MAKARBANT
BON today, the duality in your nature exceptionally strong. You
live a prent deal, of physical and mental energy that mul "he put to work, er it will result in your wasting the rare talents tito Mart have bestowed upon you. You have a quick mind, remarkable know what is foresight, and an almost uncary hilly at times to
probably Hoing to happen long before it occurs. Your dreams are sign feant, Learn in understand, not fear, thean. Yuu are often blunt and frank alement to a fault. Your temper is, high and it often gela out of control. Diptomary, tact and self-control are the answers of your problems.
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You have magnetic and popular, personality and a real soner for the dramatie. You will make many friends and low how to hold them throughout life. Politics might prove attractive to you. You have a talent for tuuners venturas, especially if you are promoting some now and expling idea. You will make money, but unless you learn not to spend it as fast as you make it you may never be wealthy.
a hobby and your Your artistic talents should be developed as own pleasure if not as a ilfetime protesion. Nince you have good memory and aro known as "quick" study" you might find the theatro. radio or television attractive.
To And what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the earresponding paragraph. Let your birthday #15 your daily guide,
SUNDAY, MARCH 30
VIRGO
20-Star.
20)
PISCES
(Feb. Sporttal matter can prove neiring A fiue day to devotz in our family. enit helpful just now. Devotional Ftud happiness and picasire in their
company.. duties are rewarding.
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21-ART. 20) ARIES (Mar: Take time out to rest and relax. Forget work and bysinees problems for a day.
(Sept. 24-Oct. 23)--
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Both sides vul.'
South I❤
West North
East
Paxs 20
Pass
21) 21-May TAURUS (Abr.
cultural Spiritual, intellectual and Interests will Drove highly relaxing after a busy week.
SCORPIO
(Del.
you want this evening, time to do sa,
221- 24-Nov lo entertain at time it should be a finn
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By OSWALD JACOBY
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JHEN you are missing four trumps to the queen, should you finesse for the queen should you lay down the ace and ling in the hope that the quern will drop?
There a no sure answer to this question. One way
Is about
AN
Apr.
2
good as the other. 1
Apr. May 2
16
special consideration, ever, is a pretty big it."
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For example, you may know that has al length one opponent
That opponent will A side sult. probably be short in your trump sult by way of compensation, anci you should therefore plan to newS through the other opponent for the quern of tramps.
of
There was a special consideration annther kind in today's hand. which was played in the national championship held, by the American Contract Bridge Leagur at- Detroit.
Was
West opened the ten of diamonds, and declarer's chlef problem how to play the trump suit. Should he take a finesse, and if so, in which direction?
There was also the problem of Whether or not to take the diamond Anesse at the first trick.
When this
hand was
(May GEMINI
27-June #1)- Children's church activities may call for your co-operative participation to make then a success.
CANCER (June
22-July 21 Expand your social contacts. Invita- Eans offered today should prove of lasting value.
LEO
20) (Jul; 21. Aug. Slow and ready wins today's race, Keep calm no matter what happens and will be well.
CAPRICORN
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 13-Dee. 23)--- Devotional duties come first. Then sone good music and a good book are relaxing.
201- (Dec. 21-Jan.
carefully | Think everything Over today. You may find, the solution to some perplexing problem.
(Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-- AQUARIUS Invite A close friend to dianer, movie or a concert Perlians so to In the evening as well
trom
basically an individualist. Your strength of BORN today, you are
character and Arm will, even the facs of criticism or appost. You have strong love of Barze 1.on, is well known and respected. and family. If your friends appear to become a restraint upon your power of self-cxuression, your only answer is to break AWAY them if you want to make a real succers, Then, build us your own family e with one who belleves as firmly as you, yourtelt, do, your alus and ambitions. Only In this way will you achieve the great- tess of which you may dreain us a child or a youth,
desire to
Your
You are logical, scientific and practical in your thinking,
search for basic truths and then to make practical use of thrm is one of your most outstanding characteristics. In history and rewarding. philosophy vou should find contentment. The sciences If you were 16 go into the experimental field-would also prove highly Although recognition may be low in coming to you, It is likely that when it does it will long outlive your own fe span.
You women have an innate love for
everything that is beautiful
and probably have some creative latent in design. Were you le make tire of this git! you would probably rise to the head of your profession. But you would want to combine any rureer with marclage, For your awn home and tumily mean a great deal to you.
select your
To find what, the stars have in store for tomorrow. birthday lar and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday stor be your daily guide.
PISCES (Feb-20-Mar-20)--- Consandate the gains past have been You should making this month.
your sheet in tel the balance
20) 21-Apr.
favour.
ARIES
(Mar,
Across
No tram not some flower (9) 4. Would is, if you rip ime? (7) 10. Leave the bird to do this to the
engineer in the enclosure. (6) 11. May describe bair or cabbage, 18) 19. Whirlwind whirlwind, (7)
14. Poulbiy, one for breakfast ↑ (8) 15. At your time of nie? (3)
18, from a lawless country, (3)
19. No, I adit this one. (7)
29, C of India. (4)
24. A gripping evil, (AS
25, Permit month? (3)
26. I consume chopped rah... (5) -
Down
Lustre 7 Could make
16. Vix by a green mutilation. (5)
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Apr. 5th
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28th
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July
2nd
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xplain by weight). (0)
H. Careful. 1 coate a reflection, (8)
1. May be nothing to men, (3)
5. Dob's twopence ahors. ($))
u. Kates any race groan, toi
7. Relative, (b)
9. Break the tape for it. (4)
12. Feel griet for the red pole.
(3)
17, You would with a donation. (9) 10. One pirat 20. another. but a climber, 21. Ends the squeakers, (3) 32. The following bolling, (āj
(3)
Solution of yesterday's Duegio.—ÃSTOM! 4. Mulberry: 1. Onslaught: 10, Illuston: 13. Ram: 25, Dreary;, 15. Benassi 16. Cab. 14, Krip: 19. Core: 45,0,
(Aus fral you have i kusur: 2. Mock_ODHEJ, Mofre).
MONDAY, MARCH 31
VIRGO
25-Rept 23)- 11 faraway been neglecting them, this is the day to write to them.
23)- (Sept. 24-Oct. LIBRA Don't make
decisions Important without weighing the advantages to your future hepplaess.
21)
SCORPIO
Just don't
come and.
Keep rent
22-Juty June
If things appear to slow dp today it may be that the pace has been a 1ttle too fast! Relax.
21-May TAURUS (Agt. Pay attonitun to your budget. You may need to take care of Investiment matters now.
(May
21) GEMINI
22-June played a
All work can make you very dull. by the Bixed pale champlurship
indeed! This is a good time to get Sidney Silodor,
a well- Who Wor
in a little play.
23) CANCER the deserved and popular victory.
Keep an uptimistic attitude even if twa problems in the red suits were
inner uvects occur. They are really combined in a very skilful way.
unimportant in the long-range view,
LEO
24-AUG. (July Siledor 'put
Ace of
needs your help, be up dummy's
Hi friend optimistic and helpful in giving your diamanda and dropped the queen
advice. from his own hand. Then he cash- ed the ace of hearts and let the Jack of hearts cide for а Плевое through West.
+
that he
Silodor knew
might be guessing wrong In bath suits, but there was a special consideration.
at the first trick, indieating that he and the king,'
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If East later won a trump trick. he would be very doubtful about Jaying down his song of diamonds 1 view of the fuel that declarer had dropped the queen at the first trick.
East might well decide to return a spade instead of a diamond, and this would give Silador a chance to discard dummy's diamonds on good clubs.
con-
*
There would be no such sideration if West Inter won trump trick. West could lead a diamond through dummy second without obvious danger.
Sitador therefore decided to take the trump finesse la much д жду that he would either Jose no trump at all or one trick to Past. As f and happened the finesse worked,
the Test was, DAKY.
TN the
hotel
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24)
(Oct. 24-Nov.
22)-
get into an argument. rather then committ yourself in a matter.
Pl
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 2)~- find that the month is You wit closing on a note of calm decision.
the future. CAPRICORN (Drc. 23-Jan, 20)
work done early this Get your morning. Take the most important Jan Br. Then you can relax.
(Jan, 21.Feb, 18)- AQUAUIUS Dan't worry over things that may Just keep never happen at alli busy at your regular job.
BY THE WAY
•
by Beachcomber·
of lounge
a country the other day stood a dark, foreign-looking woman was tall of great beauty. She and slim, and was smoking a
long holder. cigarette in man who joined her, she said, in a drowling volce, "Have you got the papers?"
To a
hold the name of the writer. But I can assure the reading pablle that Jie 14 vital,
and hase-human. dynamite.
In the
As
In passing
past have regarded the reports of Mr Ja
UR- MANY people
fee Cocklecarrot's caECE perdonable exaggeration, and have Alstered Blosers Tinklebury Snap- driver and Honeyweather Goose boote as wild and inibossible figures. of fantasy. But compared with the goings-on in a recent case in New York, Cockiecarrot's cut is a hat- bed
dignity. decorum, and suavity.
"Action" eried my romantle self to my humdrun self. I was about to sink away to a telephone. My plan was to engage these two in conversation until the Yard arrived. Then I saw the man lug two evening papers out of his overcoat pocket, and the counte weat Gul of the The Admiral is routed
Bald "Cheer up," hotel together. iny romante sell. "Perhias they were forged evening papers. Perhap they weren't really evening papers, but only secret documents of up to look inmirpicious." silenced the
fool with a curse.
An uncouth visitor
4
Rear Admiral Sir Ewart lodgson one of last week's foggy nights, made a personal test of the new Daynes-Frobisher for horn installed Lobster. So in the Saucy Mre
Weird was the noise that a passer-by on the embankment reported to the police the presence of a atraged cow aboard the loathsome craft soon on the scene.
MCARD Sended YESTERDAY Landon nublisher. Firemen were
West
I'
Q-The bidding has been:
North Вдов Bouth Heart Double You, South, hold: Spadea 6-3. Hearts Q-3-10-9-7, Diamonds 1-8-3, Clubs Q-3-4. What do you do?
be
A-Piu. Your hand should good for three trung tricks and probably club. At any other conte tract your hand may contribute only the club trick. You will welcome a trump lead at every opportunity. ab excellent test for determining whether or not you should pass for Danailles.
EINTELLIGENIC EXT;C S:T##
POSTAGE
By T. O. HARE
DR. MANGO wanding out
A number of books to a
friend abroad.
my
* The postage on each parcel 1 24. 60. ld Mango to h secretary.
To muse friend, Wha je s philatelist, 1 propose to use ad, dd, and 4d. stampa only. And I want you to sick the same number of stamp on such parcel. But Each parcel should carry a different astection."*.
*Is that posible?" saka bia seurata27,
"I've
"It's just possible, happens," said Wango, given thought to tal question. The number of stamps that I've selected is consistent with the payment of sa, od. using only 2. Ba; and, ad, stampa-and not necessarily all of them-min the largest possible number of different ways.”.
How many stamps were thera on each parcel†
· London: Krbreza" Kurokon,"z
(Solution pm Eagd 16).
who had been reading about the but the Admiral lind already dis Snowman of the Ilimalays, coked covered the enuse of the impericel· up from this deek and saw before munca large cabbage-stalk lodged humb, crouching creature within the log-horn. A sailor-ilke re- shaggy hair, bestial face, and a buke to Mrs Withersedae, caretaker the bounding barque, weird ery. He shrank back. But and crew of his recrelary explained that it was drew u rasping retart. The Admiral, one of his new authors, Tea was wittidrew, pursued all the way to Then arrved by a frightened typist. Lots-road power house by a swarin Pending the modification of the of racy epithets and highly coloured
references to his family. laws of libel, I am forced to with
DARTWORDS
THIS
woak'a Dartwords
among other things. Thomas Hardy's character Jude the Obscure. The Arst word in PUNOI, and the last DEX- TROUS and You have to arrange the other 48 words 10 that the relationship botarost any, word and that next to it is governed by one of six rules.
Atypical example might be Peral FlosLaud-Land
KHand-Wagzva. RULES
of the
i. Tho' word anagrom precedes it.
· START
RECE
PUNGHILIROUT!
HERO
may be an slile, metaphor, or asociation
word that of ideas.
2. It may be a synonym
the word, that precedes it.
of
5. It may form with the pró- ceding word a name of a well- known crann or place in fact or Action,
וי ..
9. It may be achieved by 8. It may be nisociated with adding one letter to, subtracting the preceding word,,: in title one letter from, or changing one' or action of a book, play or other letter in, the preceding word. composition.
4. It may be associated with, No rule may be used more the preceding word in a saying, than twice consecutively.
(Solution on Páje 18)
2′′ Unince: 3. Blunder; «. Zaa; 5. Rule: n. atory host: 8, Bilnpara; 9, Gauzene; 12 Oraneo; 14 Rala: 13. Rice) 17. Yrtt
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