THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1949,
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SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith YOUR BIRTHDAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
BORN today, you may be one of those who
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takes a while to get started. But once the move towards sone definite goul, nothing. will stop you and your progress is unsured, You have a fiery temperament although you manage to keep it well under control most of the time and only your best friends realise that you are not one to be stepped on without there being a sharp exploaton.
You are a born leader, and no matter what your particular sphere in life, you always will be the head of your group. You are the type " who can start at the bottom and quickly work your way toward the top. You are ingenious and approach old customs with new idens. t you selected the exact relences you might become the discoverer of something new and exciting.
.By STELLA
If working in mechanics, you have the talent for inventing,
Your will in strong and you have the capability of imposing your will upon others with a tact and enthusiasm that gains thorough
Your co-workers. from
You co-operation women born today have very strong likes and dislikes and must depenil upon your natural diplomacy
You are kap an oven balance. espectully attractive to members of the opposite Gex and will make fine wives and devoted mothers. You tire excellent hame morogers and will want to all in the driver's sent on the domcatle front!
To and what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and rend the corresponding paragraph. Let you birthday star be your daily guide,
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BY WILLIAM E., McKENNEY
TODAY'S hand was played by
Gerakl Corbett, an Otat- standing player of Columbus, O., who, it is sald, seldom inisats a squeeze or an end-play. This hanzi, however, incorpornter
neither of there plays. Mr Cor- bett used just good, sound rea- soning.
Hts Jump to three no trump over his partner'a heart bld
showed a powerful hand, but North, with his minimum hand, had to par. If West had elected, to open a club, there would have been no problem, but he opened the lack of diamonds.
Now Mr Corbett could count only eight trick-three spades, three diamonds and the ace-king of clubs. II. the club
Anessc worked,
or if the club will broke 3-3, I would give him his ninth trick. However, Corbett decided against this line of play, figuring instead that he would establish dummy's fourth heart for the ninth trick. Bear in mind that he could always take the club finesse.
He won the opening lead of the jack of diamonds with the net and led a heart, East won this trick with the
quern and
returned a diamond, which de-
with clarer won
the queen, An- other beurt was led, West won. with another and came back diamond. This
And
was won.
dummy with the king and the third heart was lev. East won, but he had no diamond to lead back to Mr Corbett was assured of nine tricks.
gallmetto
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COTH.. 1949 DY MEA REUVIĆK, INES T. M. ALG. U. B. PAT. OFF.
"I told you I didn't like the way this now fellow was hah- dling the job-now he's lost that big broakfast food account!"
INTELLIGENCE TEST: 10 The badminton
tourney
by T. G. HALE
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
D%
There were five competitors lar the Badminton Cham-
O you think you could pionship of
Club: our
tell, blindfolded. the Mesira Agar, Best, Campion, Dacers and Ettrick.
difference between a sausage was decided that each should
made from tinned snoek and 'play ont: match against each
of the others.
one made from processed As we have
two cours
whale? Iwa matches were to be played on each of five successive Saturdays, the fifth competitor cach week, having the bye.
have just been looking matches
at the schedule
as arranged by our Sacre.
On the first Saturday try Campion plays Dacres.
The
On
second Saturday Agai plays Dacres and Ettrick Mas the bye. On the third Saturday Agar plays West, On the fourth Sabrday. Agar has the bye
With what two matcher shall we be regaled on the fifth Saturday?
SUCHEGOLDEN ARENANDATANGENTOS
(Solution
«m this papr),
Skeleton Crossword
S the skeleton Croword the back stares and elue 1ugbers Have to be Bled in as well as le warels, Four black squares and Tour clte pambers have been the merted to give you a start.
The black squares Turni a sym- metrient pattern: the sop matears the hattum Hult, tine chs
Ha yol
two sides correspond
CLUES ACROSS
1. Should Que
always teak
For per form bacCES
piper at
gather Inga? (two worda).
8. Suitablo
Ter light Aterpern?
10. Type of
1 Aluation
which must
bo muund.
11. Item?
12, The opposite
of wake?
16. Since it's a
trunk t
713 well
apriùs from
routs,
18
IT. You'll never find this young
creature without helps.
J. To talk loquaciously commatis
the highest price. 16 (two words).
Attran
23. Move Bttle by Ettle to the
brak
24. No, make without are?
No
this without smoke, anyway i 35. Your pint o might mako A
Que-me knackelsplay -- pies war (two words).
20. Phin military
CLUES DOWN
1. le la presumably rocked in tho acep. (our
cradle of the words),
3. Prat on the alipway,
3. I rent some cheirical stuff.
4. One gets ittto credi: for one's
belief at the out
A. A DETT la
Freuch
A
to
the
U 13 12 cluse clich.
COTE Dund
Que At once ta
Since there is an awn as writ Ok Arross, the square imediately ahore that number, and its curre- gponding ours, can also the lacked
Except where they may accur in phenses, words of less than three letters are not used in itin puzzle.
8. Down to the inat alitiling? It
looks ke it,
T. Batata (two words.
8. Doer vone all confined. -
. Heserve Myrna n anusage |
12. The striking centrepiece of
"
2. Realis found in Las Palmas
14. ——pring Bio found there.
14---
28.120 this la found in sea-
werd.
19. Alias bauthoys, but not tall-
Duja.
20. Keistion of one to atisther of
a telo.
21. Optulon you stick ta either.
WAY.
20. For antety reasons it may be
Mittaried.
24. Change of test?. Let it sind.
(Solution on the page)
Mrs Bulger, of 9, The Drive. was submitted to this test by the Food Research Police. Sho at once exclaimed, **They're both plastic turnip pudding" "And she
was right," safed a kindly official, "as near as makes no difference.”
HORN inday, you liv a
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
nature that is
B espectully strong. and it can be turned
towards good or evil-according to your train- ing and precepts. Keep your ideals held high and you can become an important Influence in the world. If you let your banners fall, then bitter. disillusionment can make your denying you the best expression of your talents. You are daterested in the problems of others and it you will devote your life to help- Ing out those less fortunate than yourself, you may acquire au enviable reputation as well as doing a great deal of good. You have plenty of
work when energy but do your best
being pushed by an emergency. You are the type of person, who makes a "deadline" reporter and writer, who can rise to great heights in ก
LEO ARIES (Mar. 23-Apr. 20).m
(July Some criticism from outsiders The unexpected your to be beneficial. niy appear to hamper progress. Be tactful but frin routine. Don't and you will win out.
tiovelty.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Control your emotions nxt keep on an even keel and al will to well with you. patient with others,
Be
out of
seeming
A
emergency and bring order chaos during a crisis.
You probably will be happlest if you live and work in the city, for you Aml the competi ilve nelivity stimulating. You are inclined to take things too easy if you are Jr rural atmosphere.
Once you get an idea in your head, it is there to stay! Learn that all persons human and open to error in judgment. You are no exception and the one who will admit an error and correct it is greater than one who refuses to acknowledge change.
aro
To find what the stars have in store for fomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragrapli. Let you birthday star be your daily guide,
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 24-Aug. 23)— can fur out 22)-Take time out to catch a Some pleasant Take care of deep breath! neglect it for social relaxation would be good
for you.
T
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- Travel by water is benelleial, Perhaps you can plan to take an early vacation and begin your trip now.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-Be tolerant and under- standing of the problems others. Hasle makes waste, so trike your time!
GEMINI (May 22-June 24)— LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Avaid important changes today Make plans. Correspond with 19)Be moderate in your de unless you ure
Social positive friends. very
relaxation mands. Tact is called for when the should prove they are going to be for
beneficial right working with others. Patlence is also a help. now, too. best.
CANCER (June 23-July 23) - SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)— Love and
can Moderation in all things is best. good. An average day which romance are When it comes to business, aim prove better than average for Don't push your luck too far. Things will work high. You may get everything you if you work everything out Be patient.
carefully, you want.
20)-
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. vouch-
A restless, emotional day, so be on your guard against changes which bode ill instead of good for your future.
Headmaster and new boy
VWITH a smile
of
triumph
W which he could not conceal,
Dr Smart-Alliek said, "Well, young Foulenough, they tell me you're in trouble again. What's
and I hear about rings this marked cards and forged money being found in
in your pockets? "They were put there by me- one-sir,replied-Foulenough. "You're telling me!" said the headmaster under his
breath Aloud he said, "You don't say so! How odd! How droll!
roll! How truly
bizarre!" Then he went on. "Why not put all the stuff in
someone else's pockets? It would be wrong, sir." replied Foulenough. The head- master made
1 esture at
despair. "It was done to you,
the
caid. "Two wrongs," - mid unpossible boy, "do not make a right." "Who told you that?" snapped the pedagogue. "Not your uncle. I'll warrant. Itun off, now. You repel me, my lad."
Manton on Cobden
Cobden Stalve in
O the
Camden Town. Jimmie
Manton singsi-
If life inanimate in sculptured
urt
Could speak to
here below,
mortals
What, Cobden, would thy Res-
snow be?
Alas! We shall never know,
In passing
dote,
ALKING of the National Theatre.
I which upon what fun it will be if ever the old Galety is reopened for musical comedy. The you will see the ill-fed sons of the
whiting at the peerage stage door to be taken out to a menl
comparatively - by
sub- ' actress, and wealthy
the sequently marrying into chorus to get a roof over their heade
FL
MONDAY, APRIL 11
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 237
call A new venture may
energies. your them all to work for you,
teenest
out.
for Put
CAPRICORN (Dec; 23-Jan. 20)~~All employees can produce at excellent results if they 40 things right. Make a bid for u promotion.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 223)- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) Friends, both social and busi- 19)--New business may call for part- making new bust- If you are
ners, may be very helpful now, a conference with your develop Talt
with a
Be superior. advantage of opportuners or plans, you thay Ness
with nities.
tactful. fully today them more
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Rood prospects of success.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. Things are Improving both at GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- 22)-Avold travelling if possi- home and at the office. Take
nctible.
Entertainment
ventures advaninge
A new week with fresh
Avoid any important appear to be highly favoured. offered. vily.
De careful change. If you can. what you put in writing.
CANCER (June 23-July 231—— business. A A good day for day, afro, for a wedding if you are planning one. 1
of
opportunities
CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS
Solution of Skeleton Cross. Solution of yesterday's puzzle. IfAerest. 1, Sorceress; 6 and 8, word on this page-
Parlour-moid; 9. Assault; 11,
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- A good merchandising day. you
Own your own
business.
expand and ali should go well Tepit; 13, Isle; 14, Grade: 15
with your plaus.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)- Use good judgment and you business your can expand
don't plans. Be careful, but iales opportunity.
CHESS PROBLEM
A
By M. FEIGL Black,
મ
pieces,
White, 7 pieces.
to yesterday's
White to play and mate in three.
Solution problem:
1. R-K3, any; 2, Q, or Kt mates.
NANCY
Bon-Bons Away!
I MUST PUT THIS BOX OF CANDY IN A SAFE PLACE
I DON'T WANT MY CAT TO UPSET THEM ALL OVER THE FLOOR
THERE
IT'S SAFE ON TOP OF THE UMBRELLA STAND
By Ernie Bushmiller
Vital; 17, Hiccup; 10, Sec 1 Down; 20, Netty: 21, Allo; 22, Down: 1 and 19, Tweed. Spanish Main; 2, Oasis: 3, Clarel; 4, Ruler; 5, Suddenly: 10, 7, Out; 6, Seu 0 Aerass; Solicit; 12, Palute; H, Caunt; 15, Vini; 18, Fate; 18, Pew.
Mintches
AD
AB
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A
We have to complele this table, rinding the two matches played rach week,
(1) A lakes
first
place the werk, ter neither & nor & can have the bye.
Hence AC must take place the fifth werk.
(2) must have the bye the diret week: Ens the bye, the second werk. So the other Blatch of the ith week is DE,
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INTELLIGENCE TEST DUMBBELLS
SOLUTION
ALL the five competitors A. B. C. D and E. A diagram will be helpful:
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I BOUGHT THE CHILDREN
UNDER YOUR / A SWING
'WHITE KING' TOILET SOAP for BEAUTY!
WHITE KING
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Perriered
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