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Are You Quite Certain
HOPE you don't mind, but 1)
had your horoscope rend this week and the seer sald to- day your life would be beset with problems. About 25, he thought. Some of them, he suld, you would overcomic. Others would prove too dim- cult,
I've n'suspicion he was re ferring to these 25 problems. I'm inclined to agree with him. Some might prove too difficult. But these are dificult times- and, anyway, there have beet complaints about the questions being too easy Intely.
You Know?
Tasmania; New Zea- land; New Jersey; New Hebrides; Newfoundland; New Caledonia; New Guinea; Australia; Dutch East Indies.
"bulls; pick bonds out of your pocket.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1938
SPARKLERS
“VISITORS for you, Slig- 10-"Loftists," in a political ger" said Warder At- sense, might otherwise be re-kins, throwing open the door of Dave Cantrip's cell at Parkhurst.
ferred to a
Liberala; Fascists; Monarchists; Radicals; Carlists; Nazis; members of the U.A.P.
11. Bring out your blood- 5.-Messrs, Murgatroyd, Sonhounds and track down the and Co.that Messra, is only word spelt wrongly here:--- an abbreviation for:-
Mesars, mesdames; mes- demoiselles;
messiours;
mister, missus.
maestros:
monsieurs;
The usual scoring-iwo points
6. It's not everyone who can for a correct answer, and a total round about 40 is doing bright-find a use for a volumeter which, after all, is only an instrument used for measuring the volume of:-
ly.
1.—In England Her is a she, but in Germany Herr is a mister. Herr Hitler, for example. And the plural of the German word Herr is:-
Herrs; Hearse; Herres; Hertz; Nertz; Herren; Mullet.
2. You know what lanolin is that crenmy ointment the chemist sells. It comes from:---
Sea fungus; shale; cow- hide; soya beans; plg skin; sheep's wool; bark.
Water: whisky; wine; methylated spirit; gas; vinegar.
7. The rank in the Royal Air Force equivalent to the naval rank of Admiral of the Fleet
Air Chief Marshal; Mar- shal of the R.A.F.; Air Marshal; Air Vice-Mar- shal; Air Commodore. B.Try tu remember
the
Iridescent; desiccate; parallelogram; reconais- sance, accommodate; cm- barrass.
12. Ever seen those things at nerodromes shaped like dunces' caps they hang on poles to show the direction of the wind? They are called:-
Galvanoscopes, polemo-. scopes; poly scopes; scismo scopes; anemio- #copes; telescopes. 13.-Know now and for ever that the capital of Eire is:-
Belfast, Antrim; Water- ford; Limerick; Dublin; Cork; de Valera, 14. It's not
Inspector Playfair Episode 84
which
"What, more of 'em?" "Isn't that just too bad." But Playfair could not miss the faint was "Sligger's" irreverent
gleam of satisfaction comment. "Gosh, I haven't showed itself, momentarily, in been so popular since I ran his face. a share-out club at Plais- tow."
on
to
"Enough of that," answered Atkins sharply, "Get your hind legs, Sligger, and go through the motions of behay- ing yourself." He ushered in Joshua Playfair and Sergeant Dumbell.
"Morning, Sligger," said Play fair good-naturedly." Wo shan't need you, Atkins; I'll let you know when I'm through. Sit down, Sligger, this is just an informal conference. The Ser- geant and I will have the bed."
"CONFERENCE!" com-
mented
"That's
so important,
the irrepres- though I expect some peoplesible Sligger, as he sat down would think you bright if you heavily on his stool. could tell them that the diameter the latest name for the third
(in miles) about:-
"Now look here, Sligger," he said. "I'm going to make a suggestion. This, as the lawyers say, is without prejudice. Your sentence is for ten years---a stiff dose; but you know as well as I do that you asked for it.
9.9
notebook. "This was found [T W J 179, U S L 380, J K V among your effects. What's it 603. KXT932. L F J 316, D G L all about?'*
224. R Q D 390. M P Y 712, Sligger was or appeared to PJR 423.- VYG 162. bo-astonished at being con- "Four at least of those num- fronted with the book. "That?" | bers, Dumbell, are not motor-car · he said. "How did you get hold numbers at all. There's no such of that? It belongs to my kid." registration mark na TWJ, or
"What's in It?”
USL, or RQD, or VYG. Sligger Sligger laughed. "Why, has tripped up badly." Guvnor, you can see that for yourself. It's a list of motor- car numbers. My kid collecta them, as he runs about in the streets."
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FOR half an hour he work- ed away at the code. Then he rang the bell for Dum- "I see," said Playfair. "Abell. This is a list of Sligger's harmless hobby of your kid's known associates. Find out if Why, I used to do the same any of them keep fowla.”
Twenty-four hours later Play- "Those sparklers are bound thing. Sligger."
"Did you?" said Silgger. fair recovered the diamonds. to be recovered sooner or inter. But, to save the Yard troubleThen be a sport, Guv'nor. Let
"It was a simple enough code, and in the interests of your own the kid have the book back. Dumbell,' he explained. "In popularity-why not do a deal He's been weeks and weeks col-geniously camouflaged; but a with us? Tell us where you lecting those." slowed the swag, and-while I
"He'd like the book back, would he?" can make no promises-I'll use
"He'd be no end pleased. my influence and it isn't negli-Listen, Guy'nor; I'll do a deal gible, Sligger: it's not by any with you. I will, honest, Send means. negligible-to get three
the kid his book of numbers, years or so off that sentence."
and, in three weeks' time--if you haven't found the sparklers
"To each according to his murmured Playfair,
23 SLIGGER cocked a humor. ous eye at the Inspector. "A generous offer, Guvnor. I'd and Playfair were old-standing I'm sorry, I just can't. It's acquaintances. And the Inspec-against my principles."
I'll tell you where I put 'em." needs,"
3-People addicted to drink-name of the war in which the of the earth at the equator is degree, is it, Guy'nor?" He like, to accept it, but I can't. "Say, Sligger, why not tell me
ing soup sometimes like to get the last drop from the plate. When they do they will not offend etiquette if they:--
Tip it into a cup; tip the plate towards them; drink from the plate; tip the plate away from them: soak it up with bread; uso a straw. 4-Once upon a time-if you can remember back that far- New Holland was the name of the country now known as:—
Tomorrow will be a big day, Mr. Dilton-besting your new retractable indercarriage design- we are all looking for results. This company's Just got to produce the fastest planas
NEXT
"THE TEST"
AT THE DOCTORS
Victoria Cross was fiest award-
1815;
ed. and you may remember this decoration was first instituted in:-
1866: 1830; 1900; 1914; 1006. 9. When you are having a flutter on the Stock Exchange, beware of "bears" because they are the people who:-
Buy bad stock; bump the market up; buy good stock; bump the market down; only deal with
4,000; 8,000; 12,000; 16,000; 20,000; 25,000. 15.-"Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's," is a quotation-and a mighty fine one, too, if you know what it's all about-from-
Masefield, Chaucer; Plato; Shakespeare; the Koran; the Bible. 16.-I can't go into explana tions why, but an encyclopaedia in the office library distinctly (Continued on Next Column.)
FASTER
PLANES
Exactly, Mr. Dilbon, It's this waking tired that's holding you back
at your job. You
soo, you burn up, energy oven while
you sleep-it takes 20,000
muscular efforts alone to
breathe. If you're not replacing used-up energy, of course you wake tired-that's Night Starvation,
I suggest Horlicks..
AMAZING, DILTON !...
20 MILES AN HOUR INCREASE IN SPÉED)_ A CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE, SIR/
HOME
Testing
tomonow, dear, and
I'm not too hopeful of
results, I've not bean working
well recently. "I've
been so tired
Chief Engineer Dilton, head of the research dopartment of a large zero- plano factory. was the mont valued man in the firm. But one day thinga began to go wrong
Don't worry, Tom. I'm sure it will be all
right/
The humiliation of it..... can't think what went 'wrong...I've gone all to pieces lately. Oh, this tiredness, l'even wake up feeling tired!
and so every night i
| 8 WEEKS LATER
HORLICKS
I hope to goodness
Dilton has dona › a good job
with this new
design
DOES YOUR HUSBAND WAKE TIRED?
WAKING TIRED reduces a man's cff- clency at work and play' he can't con- centratemperly, he can't do his best work he's unfairly handicapped.
If your husband wakes tired, see to it that he gets Horlicks, a cupful regularly at bedtime. Horlicks replaces energy as it is being used up during sleep. He'll wake refreshed, ho'll feel and look alert and alive.
HORLICKS
Promise me. Tom. you' go and sec a doctor about it
I'm pretty
confident. He seems to have got
into his stride again
lately
tor had recently been instru- "Principles!" ejaculated Dum- mental in securing Sligger's con-bell, shaken for once out of his viction for the theft of the usual stolidity. Playfair merely
diamonds.smiled. famous Oasingway
now ?**
"Because of a promise I made, Guv'nor; I always keep my promises."
"Do you?" said Playfair. He put the book back in his pocket. "Principles, Sergeant," said "I'll think about your offer, The haul had been valued at twenty-eight thousand pounds. Sligger. "Political principles. 1 Sligger. But my immediato re-
"Fire away," resumed Slig-mean. I'm a Marxian, see?-action is unfavourable." ger. "Sorry I can't offer you you've heard of Karl Marx, 1 drinks, gentlemen; the resources shouldn't wonder. To each ac- of this place aren't up to it. cording to his needs.' T'm not You're in the chair. Guy'nor. a rich man, Guv'nor; on the Wot's the conference about?" whole I can afford to wait."
Playfair stood up. "I've no time for foolery. Sligger." He took from his pocket a greasy
"I should think," answered
Playfair, looking the other up and down, "that you know that as well as I do, Sligger. Any- way, I'll begin by telling you something that may or may not surprise you. Those dia- monds that you got away with, 'sparklers' I believe you called them, haven't yet been re- covered."
"You don't say!" answered Sligger with mock seriousness.
says that a cubic foot of ice weighs :-
The same as a cubic foot of water; less; more. 17.Giant oaks from little acorns grow and walnuts, those unbreakable things they serve at dinner, grow:-
On bushes; on vines; under the ground; on pot plants; on trees.
18. Of all the characters In Shakespeare's plays the one who easily has most to say is:-
Macbeth; Brutus; Miranda; Talstaff; Cleo- patra; Hamlet; Bottom.
BRIDGE PROBLEM No. 82
This Week's Problem
AQ
T6 0A32 XB
North
3
Boeth AAKS
A1084 OK
Spades are trump. South leads and his side must take seven tricks,
оп
Solutions by first post Wednesday to Bridge Problem, Hongkong "Telegraph", Wynd-
19. Everyone or at leastham Street. nearly everyone knows that the weight of pure water com- pared with sea water is:-
Heavier; lighter; the
same.
20.--For years, my poor okl geometry teacher did his best to persuade me that trapezium was a four-sided figure with:-
All sides parallel; three sides parallel; none. parallel; one side missing. 21. Supposing you were an average infant-though I expect you were much better than that --you began to get your per- manent teeth between the ages of:-
Three and four years; six and seven; eight and nine; 10 and 12.
22. And I think you told me once before that there are 32 teeth in a full permanent set. But do you know the number in the upper jaw is:---
15; 17; 18, 19; the same as in the lower. 23. Do you know whether conscription operated in Hong- kong during the war-·
Yes; no.
SOLUTION TO NO. 81 Against a return of a heart, n diamond or a club by West at trick (2), North/South take twelve tricks (small slam) as follows:-
Tricks West North East South
child could have worked it out. Subtraction, that's all it turned on-just simple subtraction."
traction he received a handsome For his skill in simple sub-
bonus, and a mention in Police Orders,
Can you read the code message?
Solution on Page Thres
PUZZLE CORNER
Cryptogram
Here's a short lesson in Better English:
TNADEAREU SNREQ “QD- 2NTXYDJDQ” LE UON QNE-
IN his room at Scotland UNEPN, L PYLSVNA UJ UON Yard Joshua Playfair Z JXR OLCO, URYY sat down and studied the little SIDEURLE" UON GJTA book. "Know. anything about "URYY" LQ TNADEAREU, codes, Dumbell?" he asked pre- sently.
"It's in interesting affair, this notebook."
"It tells you where the dia
monds are?"
"It will tell me; I'm pretty sure of that. Send the book buck to the kid. You see what that means? Send a message back to some confederate, tell- ing him where the diamonds are."
"Why are you so sure," asked Dumbell, "that the numbere aren't genuine motor-car num- bers?"
“A good many of them are, But there are ten numbers against which-see here-some- one has put a tiny dot. I've written them out in sequence.
CHESS PROBLEMS
Black
Nos. 51-52
Problem No. 51
9 Pieces
No.
1
! Q
11 5
II 2 I 4
DOBIM D
2
D 3
DK
D 2
D 3
3
C 4
陶
C 4
C 2
CA
4
C 7
C 3
C 3
CK
5 C B
C 10
$ 3
CQ
៨ D B
S D
Ꭰ
CJ
腰
7
DO
S 0
DJ
C 1
White
B
K D HO
H 3
HA
T
0
H 10 # 7
S 8*
HK
30 S 4* DA
D 10 DB
Problem No. 52
11
5 7
SK
Black
9 Pieces
12
SA
13
$ 2
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• East cannot let go a Diamond two more tricks. otherwise North's diamonds will take
West has to let go, a Spade otherwise North's H 8 will be good,
If West returns a Heart at trick
H G H 3 HK
D 2 D 7
24. "I wonder what the vint-(2) ners buy, one-half so precious as the goods they sell" wander- ed the Persian poet. And if you're wondering what a vintner sells It is:-
Melons; carpets; ivory; spices; perfumes; wines; vacuum cleaners.
26. If you are in Sweden and you over find you have to walk home-get A taxi, becaURC, compared with an English mile, n-Swedish mile is about:---
Twico as far; three... timos; four; five; six; more than six times.
Answers on Page 3
then-
2
3
I J
D 3
DK
www.wana
4 св C4
C 2
CA
and the rest an above.—
It West returns a Club at trick (2) then
C4 2 C 8
са C 9
3 D 3 DKD 2 D 7
4 C 7 CS C 3 CJ and the rest us above-
It, however, West returns a Spado at trick (2) then, North/South can only take eleven (11) tricks becauso North has lost a spade to discard on the Clube and will thereby find itself
aquoozed before East-A, E G
An Alphagram changing of the first letter only, An alphagram calls for the
In the as GAY, PAY, SAY, etc. following alphagram, 6-letter words are called for each with a different initial letter:
Would I, by this ONE TWO.
Could all puzzledom con-
fune;
Fit to THREE then with
brainsters
With thrills I'd FOUR to
my shoes!
Follow-
Letter Changing Here's a tough one. ing the usual rules, which call for the changing of only 1 letter at a time, and each time form- ing a good word, try changing FORMER to LATTER.-. ma
How Many Nickela?
For every 5 cents a girl put in | her savings bank, her father put in 10 cents. If her bank contained $18.75 at the end of one year, how many 5 cents did the girl save during that time?
Fun With Булпопута More words and their sy nonyms, to-day:
UNTILA
esful
Basilios
oluble Variable
brave
121837
candle
Hensh
forogy
Cuant
17.
forsig
العالم
KONTRAKODN
STEALTORS
8 Pleces
White to play and mate in two.
PRIET
sincere
(Answers Appear on Page 3)
White
7 Pieces White to play and mate in three.
No,
No.
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