YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
BORN today, you have an inquiring mind. Your interests are wide and there is danger of your becomlag a master of no one thing, although adroit in a number of fields. However, this eun be avoided If, in youth, you select the career in which you are most interested anit, during your formative years, concentrato when you have on that to the exclusion of all else. Then, reached avocations.
SUCCESS, you may take up other interests as hobbles or
Your intuliions are exceptionally strong and, at times, you oro psychle. Never be persuaded by your emotions to do some- thing which you have a "hunch" is not for you! Be especially Find someone who has careful in selecting your life partner.
similar cultural interests or, us you grow older, you may tend to grow apart. You are fond of good musle, good books and fine
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You are something of a sceptic and seldom accept anything You must go below the surface and Investigate on a face value.
motivations behind every act.
Louis Untermeyer,
This is all well and good if you don't become so critical that nothing satisfies youl
Among those born on this date are: author aml editor; Vladimir Horowitz, pianist; Annie Begant, thensophist; Anthony Biddle, ekplorer; Ted Healey, comedian.
To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, seleel your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. your birthday star be your daily guile.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
LIBRA (Bepl. 24-Oct. 231- There my bo
necestry change in your daily schedule so be prepared to adapt yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Church nellvitica may lake up a large part of your day but don't negleet homie dalies,
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 221-A day of meditation an spiritunt
may reevaluation bring you much-needed uplift.
CAPRICORN (Deo. 23-Jun. 20)-In making now plans to- day, be sure you get the proper advice if you are a novice the field.
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ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- This could be a good time hold open house and reciprocate previously ac- for invitations rupted.
TAURUS (Apt. 21-May 21)
matters busines Somellmes
werk-end Intrude upon a free and this can't be helped. This may be one of those times.
ATTIN
8-19
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1955. This Funny World
John
~Dempsey]
MoNaught Byndtente, tanmO TRUE MAGARITE
"What a darling hat!"
• BY THE
By
WAY Beachcomber
choir
La massed
was singing 40,000 voices "Softly Awakes My Heart,"
ล
his
GEMINI (May 22-Juno 21)-- Be faithful to your own ideala, but don't be too aggressive in them upon pressing
thase who may not agree with you.
CANCER (June 22-July 23) By madng it a point to visit thee who may be lonely, you can bring joy and happiness to man walked on tip-toe in
Heat, with a finger to his pe LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- He was Mr George Swivell, Pleasant community activities in who had arrived in England a Jin-week ago from Belgium, where which you are taking
vist to his portant part can be a pleasant he had been on
English mother. Thirty-four- Hore.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)-year-old Mr Swivel said after- rid 1147L want to morning's sermon This
may wards: You should find inspiration from have some very sound advice is disturb the sitting. My father it was very fond of the violin, but never learned to play it. I had two uncles who were very must- cal, Ci lived at Cromer.
tone-deaf. am
but enjoy a good game of draughts." Business negotiation
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) -Church attendance may bring you in contact with Symeone who can be helpful to you,
PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 20)-
a good serinon, When in serious doubt, seck spiritual advice
offer. See that over carefully.
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you think
BORN inlay, you are sensitive and open to outside impressions, myself
and can Yoru
for you are impulsive, inspirational and have your full shure of artistic temperament. You are highly adaptable change your position on a subject as circumstances vary. have considerable personal dignity and are able to remain out- wardly calm in times of crisis.
Your memory can be trusted implicitly and you rarely, if You can recall information you need ever, forget a face or fact.
the moment it is required.
You have a sweet, even-tempered nature and to be happy must live in harmonious surroundings among those who are Although sympathelle to your cultural and intellectual interests. you are willing to fight for your ideals, you breve that the pen is mightier than the sword and you never use force to gain your objectives.
Although not demonstrative, you are emnational and your personal romantic life and the selection of a marriage partner is of the utmost importance for your complete happiness. There probably will be but one love in your life and if this does not culminate in marriage, you might never wed at all. You would never accept a second cholee.
Franz Liszt, composer; Among those born on this date are: Cortel Hüll, statesanun; General Ferdinand Foch, French states- man; Constance Bennett, actress.
To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3
sound advice. Bo politic.
TT is reported
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
West Refuses Trick, Gets Two
By OSWALD JACOBY
ODAY'S hand is
Du unusuat number. Practically everybody made 12 tricks with the South bond in recent tournament. One player missed, and only because an opponent stumbled upon a successtul de-
tence.
At every table West let the South und Jack or diamonds, won. Declarer led a club to the ace, cashed the ace of spades to discard a diamond, took the king of clubs, Bad led a low club to- wards dummy.
At every table but one, West
r
I'M HAPPY AS A LARK, SAYS MR CALLOWAY
RECORDS BY FRANCIS MARTIN
N
father
London, form for my band. Dkin't always OW on the high-road have time to learn my lyrics. Had to sing the lyrics all the to 50 ("I expect to become il grand- Filled in the gaps with nor- syllables hi-de-d, ho-
same.
some time this sense month"), Cab Calloway, now de-ho, sk-bop-a-do-skadio and so forth, This got on the air. touring the English pro People liked it.
vinces, jived tubbily, snap-
"One night two guys came ped his fingers in happy along to the cellor and listened through the night, At break- frenzy, smiled blindingly fast-time they handed me their
St cards.
·
from ear to ear, sang
One was Duke Elling- James' Infirmary Blues ton's manager. Other was mand- Ker of the Cotton Club. with lacerating anguish Harlem. and, towards the end of Minnie the Moocher, held on to a low B flat so long ("forty seconds by stop watch," he claims) that the audience started clapping on if for a champion weight
before it was half lifter
over.
weat
'Scat' numbers
the Cotton Club, "Yes, Harlem, Remember? Placo where everybody went who was anybody in the 'thirties: Prince of Wales
These downwards. two guya maid, 'Duke Ellington's pulling his band out of the Col- on to make an Andy 'n Amos film. We want you and your Whaddya band to follow him. may?'
OVCE
I
Eton jacket
Back in his dressing room the valet helped hum
"Well, at first I just couldn't out of his
sult. say anything. Felt like fainting. ivory gaberdine evening
He Then I stuttered: "But the Cof- That sutt cast nearly £100.
Can't has 30 or 40 others, for stage ton's too big, too high.
in
Not ready for It." only, mostly
slik make it yet.
For two hours they worked me mohair, at £07 each. "I never
talked me
my out of Creoses ke ait down in one.
mudesty, So Cab Calloway und the devil."
his Missourians walked into the Cotton, but
Eton- on a new jacket uniform and stayed there until the Cotton folded in 1989.
Calloway closed his eyes. "Nee the place still," he dreamed.
log cabins all around, with box stats. And the floor railed about with Of his recent releases (Bell rough wooden logs. The ging- Label, U.S.), I Can't Give You hom tablecloths ir red and Anything But Love and It Ain't white checks, And the porch, Necessarily So (from Porgy and Southern mansion style, where Biss) have sold 180,000 each in the band sat, Yes, sir. two months. Which, ELS the American market goes, is neither
nor there. here nor
The counting house at 1010. Broadway, of Cab Calloway Ine. says that since he coshed us with quux- his early "scat" numbers ter of a century ago, Calloway has sold 18 million records.
500
the little
dance
Four shows
T
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"Woll, the money wasn't much "I get the impression," I told that when a
Calloway in
"that you aren't really to begin with. Then we started sald rich vulgarian
to the
interested in records any more" doubling. We did four shows i Irish portcat painter. Mr
at a Times si, day, starting noon, He Angered his
guld Sean O'Sullivan, "I give you
acek medal, gift of Square movie-theatre. At 11.30 £50 to paint me," Mr O'Sulli- Mepper
Genesfus up with the queen of
we moved out of Times Las Vegas bartenders and bell- p.m. thus over-ruffing the van repliext, "I wouldn't white-hearts,
Then: Not really ir Square for the Colton,
string of VIETNAM” nent eight miles away, in understatement. wash your elbow for a hundred." dummy, West then led another op
terested' is on alamond, and South won again.
It's true you don't see me en taxi-cabe hired by the week if "CAMBODGE"
could South would now ruff n low club
"LAOS" Perpetual listening
recards in a big way any more, there was a traffic jam young't in dummy, cash the jack
Why? Because the record field, always do something you hearts and lend the nine of
especially In America, has be- do now: call the police depart mcnt and hire outriders от hearts for a flnusse through East,
motorcycles to clear the way. It was then all over. East's
the At
Cotton
we went оп trumps could be drawn, and
midnight, packed up at four. Wo
COME years ago, by way of a
of
batter
The
of
South Jest only the one trick that West had taken with the
Come" a rat race,
Mushrooms
"Now, I have a name which I made 25 years ago. It's still competing with the, mushroom careers. The mushrooms come
power
to
into
"So I'm happy, happy as a
sailing Oct. 8th
sailing Nov. 5th
sailing Dec. 3rd
FAST FREIGHT SERVICE
at
"PEIHO" "INDUS"
sailing Oct. 17th sailing Nov. 7th
smatched what extra sleep we
stogr
ISB
Jest, prophesied that there would be non-stop radio pro
rummes, going on all day and night. Now I read that the Jest has come true. America has "Murattion listening": forty-
could during the day in back- hour prtrammes
cots at the movie-theaire. listener Indu subjection. One queen of hearts.
**At the peak we were grose- commentator caus this now At one table, West refused to
ing £320,000 a year. Of that form of torture "A new con-
ruff with the queen of hearts, P. They sell half a million, a
million. Thin they drop far £320,000 cept of radio,“
quarter perhaps a the To tell the truth, he didn't have below my popularity rating. By reached my pocket." course idea is in its bawling infancy n reason for refusing to ruff, popularity rating I mean my at present. A properly cohdi-He just felt stubborn.
pull people
Now, as then, Calloway hap tioned audience, given frequent
theatres and night clubs and the censors on his tall. injections of the new drug At this table, South led the
make them look at me on TV. moss-grown Brunswick (133DA) club, West discarded a
of Minic the Moocher LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oc3, 23)— in the best kind of mood to give which produces a kind of half-low
capable sleep. should be You might find that a new
for ກ whole week, enterprise guins impetus through VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)-listening
night and day, the assistance of a close asso- Now you can probably accept an clate.
opportunity which was offered "Telegram for Mr Rover!" VERY many complaints have been made by dor owners that the standard of comfort in barely high enough for human beings, and that their dogs have to rough it. To meet this situation the Dog Associa- tion has compiled a list for dog owner of hotels which not only but do every- for dogs thing to make their stay plea- sant. Each hotel on the its will receive an enamel plaque certi- fying that it is it for dots. Worcester Sauce
SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 23-
show should Fresh objectives
the way to a satisfactory pattern of work achievement.
can
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Meeting new friends prove an inspiration for you at ihis time. Accept invitations.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jars. 20) -New acquaintances can widen your sphere of operations make a deinito effort.
20
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10) -Perhaps you can extend your cover a special resort.
week-end to
day's
Do iti
trip to a nearby
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)--- Sometimes a touch of thrift is better for you in the long run than too much extravagance.
earlier and about which you were uncertain.
CHESS PROBLEM hotels i
By P. A. KOETSHEID Black, 10 pieces.
cater
SMALL
men
Eng
He
had a dream about the King of Swed'n
of spade, and dummy ruffed with lark, to moke just six sites 15 banned by the BBC to this
(three records) a year with Bell, day. Minnie, you recoll quite a small company. The Beli people feed my records away from the 'rat ruce' shops, where fanatics tear discs apart and eat
cr naw.
them They feed
and stores selectively to
districts that are good business for me as an in-the-flech singer."
more Couricoth than big men. because they stand more chance of a hiding if they misbehave. I have always treasured the tale of the two tiny little fellows who approached, somewhat sauclly, an enormous woman. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)-
White, 6 pieces.
The clder of the two bowed reading Do some serious
White to play: mate in three.
formally and said: "Good after- you may get some excellent
Solutio71 to yesterday's noch to all of you, madamn, from into problem: now ideas you
put
both of us." It happened in the operation.
1. Q-Kto, an; 2. Q. B, or Ptown of Worcester, I am happy
and proud to say. TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-(dis ch) mater. Novel ideas can be stimulating.
спр
and
Discuss them with those who
TARGET
are interested but
don't give
away any secrets.
GEMINI (May 22-Juno 21)- Someone not too close to your problems may be able to
R D
A
give
you better advica than a near relative.
An
(June 22-July 23)—
ity offering excep-| tional rewards may come to you. Investigato all sides of it before accepting.
LEO (Juls
24-Aug.
23)- You may be depressed and not
SVP
ow many
H words of four lettern nr more can you make from the letters in the square on the leftr in making cach word the factors f cach of the small squares may be used orga only. Each word must contain. The inege jobber in the centre
E
CROSSWORD
1. "Tho
Acroni
and the
kings depart." (0)
7. It'
subject of
Emernia falo eong.
(6, 7)
V. Addison's
(8, 9)*
13. Tho Brat
loaker-on.
traveller 7 (3.4.
Saturday's 'solution,
Into
4
denizen of the sea ? (0, 0)
18)
15. A drawn-out quality?
Quwb
2. This korpa down non-
Ing costs, (6, 7)
. When plans take lil
they are getting into
forn, Bi
4. Not so happy. (3):
B., Thia, you might say.
La patoful end i
6. Timber pośway1
Gerringos 7 (3, 5)
9. Something out, or the
DORCH 1748, (6
. Mice clian got mixed
10. (81
10. Dust around, (4),
11, Bawitdek." [0] 200
14. Oda little. fellow (3)
12
square, and there must be si Igust one nine-letter word in the tirt, No plurais no foreign words f no proper tamex. TODAY'S FAIGET: 20 words, onad 30 words, very good: 31 WOFGH
Bolution excellent.
an afonday,
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VAJUS real valerie valus valuer VEHICULAR vel velar viat vlcar vies vile,
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NORTH
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South
West Pass
North
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Pass
4.
14 3 Pass 54
Fast Poss Pass Poss Pass
Pats Pasa Opening lead—ę J
Calloway reckons that, as
gave her the things she was need'n
Porgy and Beas
"No version of Minnie may be
the broadcast, chumbles
this "which includes
BBC,
solo act, he is earning as many derogatory reference to Swedish dollars as when at his pealt as a royalty." And when, as Sportin' band leader. And he works only Life, he sings his great Forty the cynical about one fifth as hard. Twenty and Bess number years ogo
he was a gilded lines-- milley-slave. And lovet every minute of it. He dreams back, aloud:
Things you are ble To read in the Bible, They din't necessarily so. are diluted for U.S. listeners to Things that the preacher Is lible to teachyo, They ain't necessarily so. But the Calloway fans stay
"Around 28 my Missourians and I, we played for bread and butter in a cellar west of Broad- way, the Crazy Cat Club: rickety tables around a mpkin of dance floor, with a postage-stamp plat- loyal.
DARTWORDS
HERE 15 always
T mischief at the START
pantomime, Bad Dartwords today
Fits you to and our HERE. Way from another
the three of hearts. South gol back to his hand with a high diamond and led another tow club. West discarded spade, and dummy ruffed with the nine of hearts,
It was now time to draw trumps, so declarer led the jack of hearts from the dummy. It South whether didn't matter played the king to capture the blank queen or whether South let the jack of hearts ride. The defenders had to get two trump was dc. tricks, and the slam fealed!
West was a hero for refusing to take a trick with his blank queen of hearts!
♥+CARD Sense♣
Q-With neither alde' vulner- able, the bidding has been: West North East South I Heart 1 Spade Pass 7
You, South, hold:
4Q12 #2 0843 MAKJ65.
What do you do?
Amild two spades. Game in spadek is likely if North has good vatum, in which exay be will go further. There 'la 'no' advantage In bidding the clubs when you have good suppbet før partner's'
"LETIN, JONE
VĀ TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in.
MISOLIES. to PANTOMIME. To do' so you have to re
strange the other 48 words in the circle, in such a way that the between relationship arty word and the one next to its governed by one of alx rulon,
AULES
1. The word may be
a anagram of 100
Word that preceden is.
2. It may be a syno nym of the word that precedes it
8. It may be found Telfer to.
by adding of "AS
letter from, or sanngitig one letter in the pro- cecting word.
MISCHIEF LEANDER SALOMET
TREND
* It 2087-be prociated with the proooding, word in a saying, almid, metaphor, or podiation
Dit may form with the pop- oeding ward a paras of a walk- known person, place, or thing in fast or bottom.
MATURE
VENICE
MANAGER
FELLOW
AWAKE
HEROD
ORMER
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5503
WISE
AN703
WATCH
TEND
'0. it may be associated · Withi the preceding word in a title or in the action of, a book, play, or other composition.
A typical tocsation of words might be Opok Oock Rubla Food Hod Pod Pos Ape Copy CAN
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