A British Crossword Puzzle
1 Able (0).
ACROSS:
(4).
7 Expletive
9 Boundary (5).
10 Fruit (5).
11 Female animala (4).
19 Determination (10),
15 Stringed instrument (4),
18 Damsel (4).
10 Condensed (10).
22 Calm (4).
24 Stadium (3).
26 Woo (5).
20 Printing instruction (4).
27 Quiet (0).
DOWN;
2 Swellings (5).
12
3 Of first importance (5).
Solaces (8).
4 Distant (0).
1
Put away (4),
8
Extreme suffering (5).
12 Mount (5),
13 Souvenir (5).
14 Out of use (8),
17 Scratch (0).
18 Horries (0),
20 Surpass (6).
21 Refeet with disdain (5).
23 Grain (4),
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Across: 1 Cocker, 4 Harsh,
7 Ponder, 8 Mimle, 10 Trip. 12 Aviator, 15 Grave; 10 Tore, 17 Lune,
20 Sisters, 21 10 Enter,
Leader, 25 Ogres, 26 Spared. Down:
Sent,
13 Toreador. 14 Restored, Ofling. 22 Koop.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1953.
A COLUMN OF THE UNUSUAL ABOUT
NANCY
PARADE PEOPLE AND · PLACES AND THINGS salutes
mistross
MANY ARE For background, there are A BOBBY'S huge marble staircases; neon CHORES lighting: an aquariumi withi
town
SPAIN
ELINOR GLYN
MIGER SKINS and with her head to the mag-
who first
IN BENITO'S In the villo "But," said the broadcaster, Old Swan Inn "when the current . MOONLIGHT. A shamefaced
where
Vonice LOVE NEST,
to hit you le strongest against the com AGAIN Benito "the lady is likely Mussolini used over the head and take your petitors." And it was 10 ba
council-an- SPAGHETTI: to entertain his money."
rowed in the heavy, awkward pounced that the new red, blue, green, and yellow floodlights you can have cham-
ferry boals of the day, pagne, cavior, and spaghetti-at
which play on the Grand Canal
roses these were, netia North. She lived in Britain's police- Now, it is run with the US $840 a throw.
side palaces will be turned off when
the chosen props of a house that was a replica no and the boats could scarcely the moon is high. men will
Elinor Głyn, fabulous of Marie Antoinette's, in longer be allowed ferry a tea cup. Gono, too, are
watermen's The lights brought a flood of femme fatale of English which each room was named to wash bodies, the multi-coloured
the thronging protest from art lovers and lotters. Queen of the risky for a season; of the year, tropical fish; sliding doors, and collect taxes or supervise ferry costumes and
mobs who amused themselves young couples who like to drift romance, she reigned from white telephones. Outside, the boats.
least, there will be among by ducking their fellows in the down the canal in rondolas 1907, when her best-selling Rudyard Kipling,
Elinor, together with the late big swimming pool is still filled and ready; the tennis court is the prohibitions a bobby must Thames while waiting for the the romantic moonlight.
Snapped a painter: "Shame THREE WEEKS (now re- mentioned it in a short story, neat and trim.
If the committee which boats to pass. obscrva
turned issued by Duckworth, 78. invented "It" have
for sex appeal) been mulling has
kind of Conry Gd.) first astonished n and handed it over to Clara policeman's lot for the last three
Bmw,
the film actress. Elinor years has its way.
puzzled Edwardian public. directed nine films, wrote 91
Elinor
books, would give advice to any- October 17, 1804. She was one on poise and grooming. She tnught Rudu.pl: Valentino how
"romantle," to act
and told the younger daughter of a Canadian engineer called Gary Cooper not to turn hus Sutherland. Her sister was tous out when he walked. the no-less-startling dross designer Lucille.
In the luxurious lounge is the pack of cards with which Benito and Claretta used to while away the evenings and the fan Claretta kept beside her on, hot nummer days.
All this because Cleonto Peluzzi, the man who runs the
Rome altport restaurant, spent yours striking a deal with the now
hard-up Pelocci family (Claretta's relatives).
open to
covered
over..
the
COOK'S
You an yout Venice, Into
П
Berating the cook. Island," The conclusion is that the SURPRISE a pastime which has almost reached policeman's lot is, indeed, not a happy one. In fact, had SL the status of a national sport in GAY William Gilbert done tho rounds with the committee, he back at weeked a sharp set- WAKE Cervia, Italy, went to
mirror men
There is only one room not
the eaters--
bedroom Mussolini's bald
at
Antonio D'Agostini of his grave in a donkey would probably have added
-drawn cart- followed by a band more than a few verses to that. The Grand Prix of the Cercle playing a 'waltz.
Pirates of Gastronomique de Belgique old song in "The Penzance."
want to a hotel in Taunton.
When he died, aged 79, he left The committee found polico- Not, Indood, for any ngghen- a will which cut his family off
other things) eration
frogs
and without a lire unless they burled" legs (among
him that way. roast where acting as town crlers; scrubbing toasted snails-but for a
doubling duck and an apple fart. The pate was re- police station floors;
appeared all the. water bailiffs: Inspecting phenomenon
more startling when the hotel PROFITABLE If you dial the
the cook had
right revealed that
number FAIRIES been trained by the RAF.
in Amsterdam, Mrs Jan van der Klift will tell you a fairy story. Dial another The box number and Jan himself will which tell you a joke. drop
A ped behind up his part time job
flected to the infinite. family
never to show it.
The as
made Peluzzi promise fertilisers, cattle pounds, sea men's lodgings and greengrocers scales; and last, but not least, receiving, washing and embalni- Ing corpses.
He wanted to call the villa "Chez Cloresta" but the family objected. So it will be "Pelazzi's Restaurant.”
Now, if the Home Secretary NOW IT CAN takes the committee's advice,
was bora on
.
swore
The two girla Lauriched
on a defenceless London society by way of the Channel Islands, where they observed Lily Langtry, and Jersey Lily.
Read Aloud
of her own work. She read
He was a passionate admirer aloud from it even at the
Court of Imperial
Russia. (Rasputin was on holiday at the time.) Once she kept a major, Both were glamorous and who had arrived to requisition fascinating. Both married her house, pop-eyed by a 3- reading of Three Weeks. into society: Lucy eventual hour Medical student, Jan gave ly capturing Sir Cosmo The house was rot requisitioned.
Elinor Duff-Gordon,
Ram-rod straight Elinor was at her sub- justice of the peace from then more than 70 and
Essex called Clayton Glyn, dy for the Nazis."
sude WILS a loaded revolver
。
the pollerman must spend more BE TOLD TOUGH Maltese men emigrat- time keeping his eye on the DEPARTMENT
ing to Australly were burglar whether he's a-burgling the German lines one day during theatre usher to sell the service BABES
warned in a Valetta or not.
the war sent soldiers scuttling to Amsterdam telephone radło brondeast-warned to stay
back to their commanders and scribers. For 30 cents a month away from Australian girls.
Mailise men,
bar, they respond and offer to
escort her home,
YOU DISMBUnted by A POOL-IN YOUR HAND WAS AN EGG BUT YOU WERE
DISAPPOINTED TO
FIND IT CRACKED
the subscribers are entitled to one
fairy tale or one joke a day.
Stories and jokes are recorded
when the number is dialled.
that they were witnessing everything they could think of.
.
•
A
Both built legends
was
new
commanders hot on who put it seems, are DOGGETT'S Spectators
telephones to headquarters. the watched
Three Weeks is a wonderful polite and chivalrous. When a DAY 24 23 Signs,
Inside the box was a mass of Capitals, 2 Consigns, lady makes conversation-in. a
groups of stal
wires on tape and play automatically around themselves in their story. I shall always love every 3 Even. 5 Agilates, a Suitor, 9 Ovens, il Pretence, 12 Avers,
wart young men rowing up the ashing lights, tangled
and strange dials.
lifetime, simply by writing word of it. It has already sold Thames
elegant In
feather- weight
studied Electronic engineers boats the other day
to the papers to deny them. 3,000,000 coples and a would probably have been sur- it for weeks, repaired damaged
At one time tiger skins edition is out this week. It i tested It for
cludes a preface by the author, prised if anyone had told them circuits, and
WHITE Ndolu
(Northern would arrive daily through who implores us not to "skip." Rhodesto) got Eventually, they decided it MAN'S
its the parcel post for Elinor. As if we could. lrst England's oldest annual sporting
lights who traffic WAYS
seldom photo- event. So would the man who was worthless.
recently and they started it ali
"Preposterous," snopped had he been
the quickly proved too much
for graphed without one. allowed to come back for a high command-and sent it
of the African policeman in charge. to better brains. They began
Flustored, he switched lights whig, anew-and came up with the
in both directions red. After and sometime joini same answer.
cars had piled up for several and
brains better Bigger manager of the Drury Lane
Nazi minutes, a European policeman the the Theatre started race for Fuzzled until finally
The African hurriedly switch-ELINOR was no modest knows instinctively means "Im- "Doggett's Coat and Badge" in technical 1710-probably in an effort to hausted.
violet. She was red perial Highness." speed up the watermen who It WAS a hoax-the first of ed both lights to green.
The resulting snart took half haired, alabaster-skinned, laboriously rowed him back and, many,
an hour to untangle. forth across the river,
THIS
IN A
BEAUTIFUL MEADOW YOU
FOUND A FINE WHITE HORSE,
YOU MOUNTED IT AND
GALLOPED OVER MILL
AND DALE
DREAM
MEANS:
The fine white horse which you mount in a beautiful meadow and gallop over bill and dale symbolises the rich, eventful, emotional life-with its peaks and valleys-which you are now enjoying.
When you dismount (and your Joyful ride is over) you are disappointed with the cracked
er. The car symbolises, among other things, future possibilities and the germ of things lo you come: the egg is cracked, so evidently have some misgivings about your future and the outcome of it all.
There may be a tiny element of gallt in your make-up which leads you to expect great joy to be followed by disappointment and re- morse. Anyway if you don't expect too much, you can't be disappointed.
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
SEE YOU LATER DEAR-AND
KEEP THE SHELLS
OFF THE.
FLOOR "
JUST
DOUBLE HEADER —
GIVE HIM A BAG OF PEANUTS AND TAKE THE DAY OFFS
BATTING
AVERAGE ?
DO THEY
GIVE THEM
A REPORT
CARD.?
THE MAN WHO ATTENDS A
BALL GAME TO RELAX
mas D'oggett,
resource was
ex-
The story comes to light in
In any case, he offered "An the preface to a new book by orange colour livery with a Murray Leinster called "Great badge
shouted at him.
street.
ono
policeman
Her Cat
It is all about Paul, a dumb blond Englishman, who meets a hypnotie alabaster-skinned lady In Switzerland. He falls for her in a big way. She is a queen all the Ume, really. Her servants address her as "Imperatorzkoye, which Paul, though dumb,
Far From Calm
72
WELL, Paul sends her a tiger
green-eyed. This famous hair was allegedly dyed and she dyed her daughters' hair went to arrest to match. She hired only Adolf red-haired maids. "They un-
skin and then goes round to up Bettel on a Gifhorn (Germany) derstand my temperament," see her. She throws him a rose,
she said.
remarking "I am not safe Loday," and Paul bites the rose 'She wore a marmalade in half, "Beautiful tiger," BOYK coloured, hair matching Madam to the skin. "I know cat round her neck, all your passions" And she
quivers like a suake. took practised hypnosis, two hours to dress,
representing Liberty to Stories from Science Fiction." RHETORICAL A be rowed for by six watermen." A half dozen electronic QUESTION In his will he left 08 shillings a engineers in Britain, he says, year to cover the cost of the were assigned to dream twelve-ounce sliver badge, the gadgets to battle the enemy.
In the cont and a tip for the clerk of
Then he remembered Beticls ensuing gume, they the Waterman's Hall.
managed to tle up many timos was officially listed as dead, Ever since, the Fishmonger's that number of German His training in Germanic his ald. have arranged the scientists. Even after the first thoroughness came to Company race. But things have changed. one proved a hoax, the Germans Without further thought, he put Originally the race was to be decided they
tako no his first question: "Are you not from London Bridge to Chelsea's chances.
dead?"*
SAFE!
TICKETS
WAITS
S IN LINE ALL MORNING BUT IF HE WAITS FIVE MINUTES, FOR DINNER-OH BOY
Batter Up
NOBODY
IS SAFE AROUND
HERE
could
KEEP AWAY FROM THE FLYING-MUSTARD-AND-POP BOYS
7-19
CON, HIJ BY GENERAL FEATURST CORF, THEWORD RIGĀTS RESERVING.
"ANOTHER HOMER?
"GO ON HOME
YOUR- SELF.
THE DEMON FAN HE BRINGS A GA PORTABLE RADIO TO THE GAME AND BROADCASTS THE PROCEEDINGS.
BY HARRY
WEINERT
AND IN NINETEEN-FIVE -RUBE-WADDELL--WON-
TWENTY-SEVEN
AND LOST
TEN
-ETC.
-ETC."
THE GAL HE WAS GOING TO
IMPRESS BY EXPLAINING"
THE FINE POINTS OF THE GAME.
" HOW MANY
WILL YOU
GIVE ME FOR
TY COBB ?
REMEMBER WHEN ?
THE GUY WHO ALWA
WHO MISSES, ON STORS ONE HIMSELF
slept. "It is not difficult to imagine,"
remarks Elinor complacently, "that Paul felt far from, calm " ́during" this" scene,”
Well, Madam has to go back to her throne. And she has an her. And the king, who is over so nasty, is suspicious, "It will be a joy to kill thee he says, and plungesa dagger_in_her_ heart.
with
As a result of all these goings- on, Paul has 'brain fever. Ho recovers in dimo to attend Prince Paul's fifth birthday party. Prince Paul wears "bluq
trimmed velvet heavily sable." He is very, proud, So la Paul senior. His heart, which has evidently been in a curious stale since his Diness, full of "Icebergs of grief and pain" has “melted for ever."
2
You, Elinor. Glyn was wonderful woman I cannot estimate her Impact, an itera- ture and her family circle. And now her grandson, Sir Geoffrey Dayson, has borrowed a corner of his grandmother's clonde,
UND
Anaemic
INDER the pen name Anthony Glyn he has written a novel, ROMANZA (Hutchinson, 83.
dd.), also out this week. How can it fall to seem anaemic after the glorious, full-blooded swaah. buckling of Three Weeks?
Girl meets boy. Girl breaks off engagement because · she doesn't know boy well enough. They meet again (in Switzer- land, oddly enough) where boy's Oktet for violin, viola, 'cello clarinet, and
double bass, ed. Boy, has
hom is to be
lost the band parts. Girl helps him copy them. They make remarks like: "A B Flat clarinet sounds B Flat.”
I wonder what Granny would have thought of that sample, of the love talk of 19531
A Quick Flip
Along The Shelves
THE HOLIDAY. Constantine FitzGibbon (Cassell, 78.8d.).||| Pessimistic, slick short, novel 'about an American who loses his traveller's cheques in Italy and gets tores, to; pieces by the locals. Not gay. "
PERSONA: GRATA Ceoff": Benton -- and Kenneth Tyna (Winpate, -- 218); (A, hundreri contemporaries caught like filos by photographer and eritie. To mykidby, Maynon, mys" Sir Chabert Sitwell "brose in like Fan, unheated athedral