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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Across: 1 Pages, 4 Missed, 8 Opined, 10 Event, 12 Demol, 14Gálicon, 17 Star, 19 Contend, 20 31 Miler, 22 Odes, 23 Startie, 27 Redeem, 29 Rover, 30 Derive, Design, 32
1 Prong. 2 Grill, 3 Swede, 5 item.
Debut.
Down;
0 Svelte, 7 Dotard, Diocese, 11 Vaster, 13 Surted, 15 Avid, 10 Losser, 10 Anil, 20 Moored, 21 Nerves, 24 Amend. 25 Throb, 20 Eject, 28 Drug.
- THIS
YOU WERE
TRYING TO CARRY A HEAVY BUNDLE ALONG THE SIDE OF A STREET WHICH WAS LOW AND DARK.THE OTHER SIDE WAS HIGHER AND GAY WITH LIGHT
AND PEOPLE
DREAM
MEANS :
You feel your tot la hard' (what ́ ́a heavy- bundle you carry); the way is dreary (li's on the dark side, the low side, the lonely side).
You make an attempt to lighten your bur-
den, to enjoy what others are enjoying: thi man comes forward to help you
Who is he? If you think he can help you,
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1953.
A PLAQUE MARKS THE SPOT
An author's
'palace' went
up in smoke
TH
THE house of Mr Hugh Gaitskell in Frognal Gardens, Hampstead, is dia. tinguished by a plaque.
It does not commemorate the former Chancellor of tho Exchequer. It records the fact
Sir that
Waiter Besant novelist and antiquary, lived and died there.
The plaque (arrowed). ...
Besant was the man who triest technical schools, winter garden, to regenerale London's East Ent. That he was unsuccessful was insium, arts schools, lectura and recreation rooms were
due to the luck of probably Interest by the people them- selves.
of
vinuidised a "Palace fle Delight" to cure the monotony of the East Enders' lives.
Foll flat
resulted His efforts
in the raising of a fund of £75,000, and People's May in
1087 the Palace, Mile End Road war opened by Queen Victoria.
Besant had setences of
added.
Bocamo cólloge
Begant Was actively azo clated with it, led a literary
PARADE
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A COLUMN OF THE UNUSUAL ABOUT PEOPLE AND PLACES AND THINGS
FOR A BEAUTY, Erincess blooded ancestors, uncertain of somebody posted a bond assur- London by the ancient Arm of LECTURES
Dina Hamid, the time to quit taverns and ing the customs men that the Sotheby.
43-year-old Then
Michael beautiful, the ke-and get back on board. peanuts wouldn't be cold.
That's where the Brikk Krk Benderley arrived in Cairo, Buitry daughter
wealthy of + Saudi-Arabian, has been mooted UNINVITED in China, you came in. Now, they learn that delicately adjusted the knot in from his black hand-knitted tie, and bride for Jordan's young GUESTS
invite your allies they've never, been freed
announced that his Paris Arm King Hussein,
to your wedding, their bond. If you don't...well it can be And, the steamship company would handle the 'deal."
Heurs Later a man
from plenty round, as some Karcs won't release them until some- rebels in Noth Burma foun:l cut body proves that every last Sotheby's-maintaining a digni- ned silence-arrived to straight- peanut went to the elephants, the other day.
en things out. Hagglig is still (c),
This week she announced En Hond to the rumour-meager Ing." She has been appointed $00-a-month lecturer in English Kerature at Cairo Univeralty.
BEAU Head hanging low, KEATINGE "public school" man. John David Sher-
They omitted to invite their Chinese Nationalist alles, The allies came anyhow-and carted
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off the bridegroom, the two best STATE OF comrade
smell men and two bridesmaids. RUSSIA? So Pravda
belleve. W
his
IN THE You can tell a good
by
AUX
French motor- are "slil would BARRICADES! ista *have
Oncially.
running into Labourer Ciro Mara- comrades are not only expreted barricades on the highwoOʻS. aliao, 19, had a spat to look smart and exude culture movers who sat behind the
Last week It was the winte with his flance. they must smell good, ico. blocks-and drivers were imal- Teresa Franciul. 18, walked out,
But apparently the perfumiers ed to a free glass of wine, end slammed the door.
brooke Keatinge stood in the GOOD dock at Portemouth magistrate's CATCH court.
The court heard i
that Keatinge, now 28, had been captain of the rowing eight at his posh school, It also heard that he had once obtained £5 and another time
£10 by false pretences,
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thic
bnd
This week, it's farmers in re falling down on the job.
Comrades who formerly could Northern France and the drivers milk or apples, rely on "the pleasant smell of get a free glass odours for
And they phis a periphlet cutlining the men now "amell course" and the perfume iniquities of the government, "lasts only short time," Fys the official party organ.
Investigations are under way, Marcelled heads may roll.
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Both groups are blockadiny the reads to ptetest against the governmbal's farm rubridy anlicy.
Motorists are still happy. The roads are littered with pamphlets they have thrown away,
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be
As he turned to stamp away, climb bito R he saw Tereza second glorey window-il
held
out waver, and fall. He circle, edited a Palnee Journzi So far this was in accord with
his arms and enught her.
this vision,
"More discipline needed," said Taken to a Naples hospital
with
intaor Injuries,, they were Later the educational side Kentinge's salielfor.
beds nutjoining on the social and "More discipline," echoed the given encroache
quickly made up quarrel, recreative side. until at length | magistrate. the scheme developed into the
"That's right," said Kealings. East London Technical College. Then he told the court that he PEANUTS Behind the sombre, REVELATION Angry crowd
dignified counters the East London should have been in Paris, sign- CAUSE ·
in Vallettin And finally
of one of Britain's chanted "Take her to the station, PENNIES Eight-year-old stirred the cou- College which became a branching up for the Foreign Legion, A FLAP
biggest banks, off- Dea let her get away with it." FROM philanthropists by of London University.
Gennaro Meilini What day.
Police appeared from all dee- HEAVEN traffic with a wad held up Florentine his books, All Sorts and Con-
There is 10 better place." clats were in a mighty as this
$10. ditions at Men, in Which the
A portion of the "Palace" was
The magistrate, firing week. was de- maintained for social and re agreed
Bewildered, the wean in the of paper he had found in a "Palace of Delight"
A flap over £25 and a herd
middle of it all, a RAF offiece's cupboard at home, creative picted, and Children of Gibson.
purposes, but it was Keatinge £10 and sending him
Off-~~$1
care at his sister of elephants, merely a subsidiary feature.
It all goes back to 1948 when wife, wondered what I was all For Gennaro, who wants The Palace of Delight"
reported That about
ca birmen, mode
troplanes with news agencies however, fell rather fat, when 1931 the place was burned down, carry on the traditions of Beau
new People's Palace Geste und Beau Sabreur. and the
She was wearing a rumeu a dozen of them and kalled them Pertram Mills elreus elephants considered
the window. the light, of its but six years later. In
bad developed rheumalism in forbidden in staunchly Ranan out
A crowd collected below his subsequent fortunes.
trunks because there Colhuis Maka. Gently, Udine rail- their Braunt, born in 1836, was fifth PEOPLE
weren't enough peanuts fat
balcony to grab them. Then his The "Palace" contained a half child of a fimily of six sona and IN CLASS Wwaymen opened a
Britain and Egypt granale say what was happen- from Britain to give them proper GOING, treight ear capable of holding 4,000 people, four daughters of Portsmouth WAGONS
dict.
GOING.... are at it again. Ing and dashed into the street. Czechoslovakia for cheup, concerts and lectures, merchant,
travelling
Helpful Americans offered to
But this time it's Reasons: Gennaro's paper nero- bath, swimming
Bibrary, abread he settled in London in taking core not to damage the
rome over as a gift-but over ex-King Forouk's treasures, plants were made with 10,000- 1887 and began to write articles load of delicate glass and crystal, hip
British re there
Ago the
notes; grammie's savings was a rush on Months with no great success.
that the hidden in a cupboard.. Out singgered a thin, haggard because
peanuts just then, the steamship Embassy announced man, In A cracked voice. he In 1871 be issued the first pasked for a glass of water.
line refused to take them unless kingly riches would be sold in four were recovered. the serics of novels written in collaboration with James Rice, Then he explained that he hud entitled "Ready Money Morli- gtown weary of life in People's boy,
The twa collaborated Czechoslovakia and sealed him- until 1881, their most successtul self in the ear. He spent two weeks there-longer than he had expected. His food and water ran out five days before he was THE TIME >>et free.
A
YOU CROSSED TO THE BRIGHT SIDE AND TRIED TO STRUGGLE UP THE STEPS WITH YOUR
BUNDLE. A MAN CAME FORWARD TO HELP YOU AND YOU WERE VERY HAPPY
why cannot you identify hint in the dream? Is it that you dare not?
Without knowing more about you
- and your dreams--it is't possible to say whether you are optimistically anticipating a pleasant change in the immediate future, or whether you are feeling templed to accept help from a dangerous quarter: one suspects the latter. Before exchanging a life of effort for guilty conscience, do think twice,
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
"GOSH,I TOLD EM YOU ARE SICK IN BED/)
OH MY, I TOLD ́EM
WE ARE GOING
TO MOTHER'S/
IF YOU MUST. BRUSH OFF AN INVITATION- BE SURE YOU BOTH
USE THE SAME BRUSH.
WE'D LOVE TO
COME OVER AND
SEE YOUR
MOVIES, BUT
| BROKE
MY SPECS
After
book being, "The Golden Butterfly.'
On Rice's death Besant con- tinued the series and produced a book yearly for 20 years.
LCC
SIP WALTER
BESANT (1836-1901) Novelist and
Antiquary!! Lived and died here
What the plaque says.
London Express Serzire
Burma,
DICKIE'S For Britain's Admiral ORDER Earl Mountbatten of Д baleful look from thousands of British Navy men stationed en Milka, Mediterranean fortress fand,
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All but
MR. MORAVIA'S LOVE PARADE
OF INDIF- FERENCE. By Alberto Moravia. Secker & War- burg: 123. 6d.; 303 pages.
M
"ORAVIA'S novel of desire and discon- tent in Rome has a cast of four and a half.
BOOKS.
by
GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON
Were she to become mistress, the
Leo's
whole wretched Bructure would
come crashing down and the way be opened to a new life! Carin's logic may be
Her
soutely, 18 effectively with it. He should Leo downstairs: he should seducing tick
get that Carlo
a job; he should-when he hos; been
therefore counts as only half a situation even more
even more unable to grapple
but her impulse irresistibles
brother Michele, young. the widow Je mistaken. Lisa feeling the shame of the famu?
And that look means: "Are!
character. you kidding?"
Lea contemplates For the tall. handsome Mariagrazia, a widow with two Mariagrazia's appetising Admiral has resurrected a cen-grown-up children, is jealous of daughter, Carla, who all 24p-19 hears: tury-old order that Navy buglers | Leo, A middle-aged lover ready to be seduced out of sheer seduced-rush off and shoot the will sound the First and Last
partly because sho enjoys xxasperation with the emptiness detested Leo. But, for Michele, Posts cach evening when the jealousy for its own sake and of life, the everlasting scenes everything ends in. funity. He and Leo, ought to boll with fury; in Fleet is in harbour. The practice partly because she thinks Lea is between her mother
her with was introduced a hundred years deceiving
his old and the fact that no young man reality, he forgets even to topil
ago
for the benefit of full-dancee Liga. In this respect, has so far offered to marry her, the pistol.
The Old Brush-Off
"SHALL WE GO AND
GET A SODA-?-
+
TO SOME THE BRUSH-
OFF COMES AS EASY
AS FALLING OFF A LOG.
SORRY, CHUM-
BUT THE MISSUS IS ALLERGIC TO DOG HAIRS/
THERE WAS A TIME YOU COULD BRUSH OFF THE KID BROTHER BY SENDING HIM TO THE ICE CREAM PARLOR
FOR A DOUBLE-DIP SODA „es
COPA, 1963 BY GENERAL KEATURES CORP, TH WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED,
"I'LL GET YOU A SOME FOLKS
SNAPSHOT/
BRUSHING OFF THE PUP
THEY GAVE TO`
HIS YOUNGSTER,
"I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF YOU
م
לי
BY HARRY WEINERT
"SORRY, SHE
ISN'T IN
I'M JUST
DOG-SITTING
WITH A
VICIOUS
>WOLF HOUND.
THE LADY OF THE HOUSE IS OUT," SAYS THE LADY OF THE HOUSE, AS SHE STEPS
OUTSIDE TO MAKE IT TRUTHFUL.
TOO BAD OLD BOY!
BUT WE HAVE A
JOINT BANK
ACCOUNT- AND THE WIFE -
ETC. ETC."
9-27
THE TOUCH BRUSH-OFF.
BEAT IT-
SCAIRT EH?)
NEVER KNOW
WE DON'T
-THEY ARE
BEING. BRUSHED OFF UNLESS IT'S
DONE
BY A PULLMAN
PORTER.
WANT ANY
GIRLS
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE-AS DELICATE AS A BABY
HIPPOPOTAMUS WITH THEIR BRUSH-OFFS.
Only Leo, it seems, is capable to deal realistically with the world. "Lite," ho zays, "i neither new nor old; it is simply what it is." In the end he pro- poses that Carla should marry him.
Leo has a secret motive for his suggestion. All this time he has bcon swindling-Mariagrazia-over- her property. It Is Important that he should not make a com- plete break with the family.
On the last page it is still doubtful whether Caria will
Luto
whether Michele will
marty
find
a Job, whether Maringrazia will find out about her daughter and her lover. All that la certain is that the cards are being redealt for a new game of Unhappy Families.
The Time of Indifference, Moravia's first novel, written at 22, makes a young man's parado of disillusionment but holds the sceds of that tolerant knowledge of life which came to full blossoming in his later novel, The Woman of Rome.
Under Mussolini, Moravia mocked the dictatorship in a satire, The Fancy Dress Party; now he is at work on a novel about the American film colony In Italy. He calls it A Ghost At Noon.
A DIFFERENT
FACE. BY Olivia · Manning. Heinemann. 10s. 6d. 220 pages. A brilliantly dismal story. Hugo Fletcher comes back in the dreary sea- side riscrt where he ruined his youth.
He invests his savings in a private school, which hos falled before his arrival. Seek- ing the truth about the school's fallure, Huga stumbles on the
truth about his own.
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TIME'S CORNER., By Nancy R.' Wilson · Rosa. Collins, 12s. 6d. 288 pages. - Into, an- Anglican House of retreat come young Now York alum girl, a drug addict, and a sinister young doctor who encourages others to experiment with drugs. A dim- cuit theme, 'made' acceptable by éloquent writing.
THE “BECOND-HAPPIEST DAY. By John Phillips, Michael Joseph. 18%, (d. 283 parte... Fist novel by the son of J. P. Mar- quand. The smart young post- war sot In New York as seen from the angle of a young man who has baert socially adopted by them but does not financially belong to them,/!" "Too' hesitant In its approach, too-complex in Its Handling-but:- highly reade
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