Colonel UP and Mr. DOWN... by Walter
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COMING DOWN
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1953.
RECORD_NEWS:
Fine Set Of Bach's St Matthew Passion
VOU hesitate pot at all in enough phonographie recogni
Mozart epeductor, and he is Mongelberg performance of one of the gloribus Mozaricans Bach's St. Matthew Passion of our time.
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musician.
JACOBY YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA given on Palm Sunday, 1939, a
ON BRIDGE
Can You Find This Real Bridge Boner?
By OSWALD JACOBY
NE of
the
oubles
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
BORN today, your Berary lalents are outstanding and your cieverners can be put to excellent use. Your Imagination la eng end your indultions are so keen us to approach occultism, at times. You have a tral understanding of other people and will be happiest if your weak puts you in constant contact with others. You would do well as a consulting psychologist, psychiatrist or as a personnel director.
The one thing which could prove a handleap is your tendency toward moodiness. You are easily depressed if things are not going along you think they should, You are not always as practical as you might be in maney matters, either. and although you have opportunities good reve fer businers and know how to utilise
Odluck with
attached to becoming what the world calls a success. You would prefer living in incderate etteurslances and enjoying a certain amount of lekure rather than to work 18 hours a day and become
feet are far too big for any normal buon befag. As a re But, his feet are always getting In his own way, hia partner's | wealthy. way or into his own mouth. in tedny's hand, for example, Joe held the South carda and managed to get himexlf beauti- fully tangled up.
Your affections are deep and your loyalties strong. Once you have given your heart, you will make any kind of personal sacrifice for the eme you love. You women, especially, should wed at an early age, for you cannot be entirely happy without a home and family of your own. Your life can be an especially happy one, provided only that you select the mate who sults your temperament. The play. Weet opied a trump, brzi doé exhausted trumps in To find what the sines have in store for tomorrow, select your tan wum:14 He Bork asue-birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph.
There was a thing
to
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back. He was then aufe to elulin
Let your
twelve pricks, ravings up unity!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
pade.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-- North locked duggers at his SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) partner, and Jee lookert apolo-Nervous tentions need to be Forget the week's worries gelle. I don't see how we relaxed. Spiritual guidance know. Church attendance
a much узи could bid that adam," mittered times of wirees is often helpful. bring For "After all, we couldn't
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make the slam unless both the heart and
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worked."
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Join some mutual friend in a pleasurable get-together. Forget work and worries. Re lax.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-Make a short trip by bus or train, if your car is up for repairs. You can still have much fun.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) -Spiritual guidance can bring
GEMINI (May 22-Jute 21)- Spiritust food is vital for true happiness. Make sure that you Fecure your full share of it to- day.
CANCER (June 22-July 23) Enjoying yourself quietly with a good book can be as good relaxation CUS anything you could do just now,
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LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-For
renewed hope and joy. Attend you, a short trip into an entire the church of your choice today, ly new enviroment may bring
you the
very bio possible PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 20) happines this week-end. Spiritual as well as material values are very important, es- really at this time. Problems melt away.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23). Much that you plan today will depend upon the mood and in- elinatio of your marriage partner.
be
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)— LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)- if you have been abló
to gel If Invited to visit friends, cut of town, for caution's cake sure to accept. The change will begin the journey home early. do you a lot of good.
RONN today, the stars have given you outstanding capabilities
analyse it astutely. You are fond of science, literature and the arlo. In fact, there is a certain degree of natural genius in your makeup which only needs proper developing early in life to bring Joe still hasn't Geen what out the best that is in you. You have a good business head and erine he had committed. See sometimes make money in spile of yourself! you can spot it for yourself before you read on.
South's crime
occurred in the bidding. There was no need diamonds. for him to bid four
He had already made an open- doubtful ing bid on a slightly
need hand, and there was no to make a second bld on the same doubtful gards,
Il South passed instead of bulding. North would have the chance 17 continue in damonds if he chose to do so. Hence South would lose nothing by. this pass.
Actually there would have been a great gain. North would not have continued the bidding
You have a great deal of personal fearlessness and will try any- thing once. This adventuresome spirit should, however, bẹ kept under proper control er it can lend you into roving the wide world over without putting down the proper roots which go toward stability.
I is likely that an early marṛlage to someone who recognises your true talents, believes in you and in them, and knows how to encourage you to develop your gifts to the utmost will be the key te ypur Success and happiness. Emotional and romantle, you will want to alve the one you love all the luxuries of life. This, cari bocome an objective which will spur you on to concentration to- ward a remunerative objective,
At some period in your ile you may wish to investigate the mysterious and the occult. Travel In the Orient might come about as a result of this hobby,
To find what is in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be
In diamonds. North would have your dally gulde. doubled the ridiculous bid of three spades with speed, de- light, and gusto.
Almost any reasonable de-
MONDAY, NOVEMBER
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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- an experienced critle proves of
an important and
fence would strip West of his This is a day when on apparent great importance in making eight cards in the side sulls He would still have to lose two failure might very easily be decision.
turned to therefore tricks, and would be set six for n loss of lasting success. 1,700 points! No wonder North was annoyed at Joe.
trump
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 22) Muscle and brawn rather than bruins may solve today's problem with the greatest of
♥ CARD Sense case.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Even if a friend is tactless, don't take offence. Be patient. You may have been over-sensitive.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- That energy which you stared up over the week-end can be CAPRICON (Dec, 23-Jan. 20) used to good Purpose' on this --USC special care today busy day. working with mathematics you could make a serious mis- CANCER (June 22-July 23)-- calculation.
You should have a special AQUARIJS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) mechanical skill which will You, South, hold; Spadea Q-Pay strict attention to all come in very handy, just now;
Q-The bidding has been: North East South West
1 Diamond Pass 1 Heart 1 Spatio
-2 Clubs Paso 7
do you do?
of
Important matters today. Don't use it.
7-5-2, Hearts K-J-7-3 Dla-let any detail escape your notice. monds 5-2. Clubs B-7-4. What PISCES (Feb. 20-Dar, 20)-- LEO (July 24-Aug, 23)--This This can be a fine day for Bad. In bị tricky day. Don't trust A-Vass. You have the baresjing bargains' if you'do some your memory. If you must re- nostible rentoure to the open" smart shopping.. Reed the melnber Important detalls write ing bid, and since your partner papers!
has not riade ́ n'forcing" "rebil "ABIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)-- you are entitled to pass.
You may find'Ulat the opinion of
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in WHAT'S HIS
110 "question Just answered. You, Bouth, hold: Spades 7-5-2, Hearts K-Q-7-3, Diamonda Q-
8-2, Clubs. 8-7-4. What do you do?
Answer On Monday
them down.
VIRGO] (Aug. 24-Bept. 28) Business matters are under a. good aspect just now, so take 1 full advantage of Balt
opTM
LINE?portunities offered.
LOU PERRET · Re-arrange the letters to spell his occupation.
(Solution on Page 16),
The
one of the truly out-
commemoration records standing additions to re- number three: pns of baritone- corded music during 1953. arias from: "The Marriage of Figaro," plus three concert The man was tarnished by qries, sung by Geng London; his Nazism but nothing unt of soprano Erlus from six whatever could tarnish the Merton onto of the 40th, G. operas, sung by Eleaner Steber; minor, and 35th, D
major, This performance with his symptionier It tho 10.st Amsterdam Concertgebouw Or Walter used the New York Phil- chestra and the choral groups harmonic-Symphony; in the first
with it, long amillatod
was two, the Columbia Symphony.
The Walter realisation of the few months before the begin- G minor is as poignantly com- ning of World War II. Sioco pelling as any this reviewer can Bach and art are miler's, tas recall. If there could be but fistorical rignificance trivial, one example of his art available What is significant is that on records, this one might well
choice. Thero Mengelberg was exceptionally be the
desire to diminish his stature versed in Bachian
musicality, Bethoven onductor, either. exceptionally responsive and exceptionally gifted in compeiling Juge exccutant forces to do his precise bid You could spend a life Ume seeking out realisations of the St. Matthew Passion with where near as full and rich as this one (Columbia; three 12 st. By this measure.
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 28) Saving time, and labour `öllen means an actual"""Eaving" or mottcy, too. Be quick and. efftelent in your work.
ding-
out ever hearing anc
to
inch LPs).
the 77th To commemorate birthday of Bruno Walter. Columbla has gone to the trouble of presenting him in # phase of his musicianship which is one of its glories but for which he has never had
BY
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You think of Walter-and of Toscanini-in listening to Sir
the
Thomas Beceiram's playing, with the Royal Phillinemic, of Bee-
Symphony, thoven's Third
Waller In The Beethoven philosopher, Ereien (Columbia). Tocanini, the Beethoven
the
Str Beethoven Thomas
and his Eroica is sophisticate the Eroica on filtered through the sensibilities of a worldly, erudite, nud eklerly artist re- moved by nome 150 years from me Eroica's creation."
-DELOS SMITH
THE
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WAY.
by Beachcomber
you,
"DETEST tatuoing" sald with your better one expected Voltaire, "but I would go should shove that thing in your
to the stake to defend any hondbog while we're eating." que's right to be lattoned."
The ladies of the W. A.F.
All Singapore agree with Voltaire. tattooing establishments have be put out of bounds to the W.R.A.F. An # con go about with "I Love Adn prickeď nut on his artAR, but Ada cannot have "I Love Sam on her arm. "It is a man's world," Kald Sergeant Rosemary Upchurch. "I nyreit." the continued, "was re- furoct a job as a billard markereite in a maloon in full. That's why I Joined the Force."
Complications
DEAR MR SUFT.
I find that it was the wheels jo: a mobile horse-trough that asked for a permit for a licence for, and not the birdcage, though, of cuurse, it was the birdcage i reatly mesut to ask for the permit for the Hernce for. I was confused, and I'm afraid I've given a lot of un- ROSEIMPY trouble. I crossed out moblie horse-trough and put bird- cape, Mateos on the Jomu you sent mie but I left in the word wheris, and of course I don't want wheels for the birdcage, to will the forms I sent back do? Can you cross out wheels? I am so SOTTU.
Your sincerely,
Mimale Stopcorner.
Price repudiation
IN my recent notes on price re
pudiation. 1. apoke of the full chroets at non-convertibility of cur roncios Talling-of-the debtorna- Ilone, owing to preference margins. A finele) writer calls this "eheer gibberish." But the very next day i was proved right. The latest figures for invisible importa in areas where credit restriction is in force clow that the old principle of inter- changeable tariffs has broken down. In other words, the debtor nationa are once more the earliest victims of non-convertibility. "and this," says Professor Sangster, "is entirely due to the pernicious effect of the pre- ference margin.” I leave my critic
to argue it out with Professor Sangster.
A new beard sweeps clean
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odd
brutest against jokes about bearded Indles thould have come from the Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers, Wiz-Makets and Perfumers. The wig-naking part of the business has surely done its bert to provide beards for ladies. And 11 is not easy to Aline with a lady who has pilixed o faire beard to her chin, without making some Joke about it. Pre suinably, she does not expect to have her beard taken seriously. You are not expected to say, "Thone garrings. “Rhoɖɔ,"go awfully "well
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16 Hardly the property of male
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is not ours. (8)
21. Adamia is cheap and pleatifni.
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22 Shelter, diordered in 8 AcTORA.
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24. An ant helps him to give orders.
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25. Often a matter of honour. (4)
DUITO
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8. Lent tiger. (anag.), (9)
4. Angry land apparently (3)
5. Yolema ceremony. (4)
7. Rats to him. He's a ruler of
the past. (4)
3. Rose trainer. (7)
10. Are you happy to look over this
dwelling 7. (1)
12. Card game for two, ・ (8)
13. Hardly impulsivo.“ (0)
11. The miskinge of ‘a web,, (6) 17. Team partner. (4
18 Jia about sanke both anda
meet. (9)
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"Let's make a real effort to hold Jonight, Gerald.”
SOLUTION 10 CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE
rsation
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LOVES DE LABETHYRNICATE
CHESS PROBLEM
By E. PUIG AMBROS Black, pieces.
White, 10 pieces. White to play: mate in two.
Solution to vesterday's problem:
1. KEXP. any; 2, R, B, or Kt] mates.
DARTWORDS
provide the starts Jeg point of Dart words thier wook "atid PAMU the goali® You
max of the journey by
roarranging the other worda in" "UCH A WAY that the relationshi between any word and the one, next to it la güyerned by one of six Early
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You will or Doutor piant, and
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be an anagram of
the word that pro-
codes it.
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2. It may be a synonym of the word that precodes it.
3. It may be found by adding one latter to, or subtracting one from, or changing due letter in the preceding word.
It may be sociated with the preceding, word in a spybiz. ximise, "metaphor, or association of ideas.
"B. It may form with the pre-
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ceding word a name of a well- known person, place, or thing in
tacke
da nespolated withi the preceding word in a title or in the action of a book, play, or other composition.
A typical succession of words might be Merry-Clay-Dog- Fight — Might-Main-Chance-
Arm-Mar-Mark-Time,
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