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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952.

British Crossword Puzzle EDWARD VII: what a relief

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ACROSS

1 Current (B) ·

5 Take as one's own( (6)

0 How (5)

9 Register (8)

Insect (5)

11 Weight (5)

12 London sintun (4)

13 Haggard (5)

16 Mourn (6)

la Climbed (0)

Unit of hest (5)

22 Chime (4)

3 Residence (5)

25 Courageous (5)

26 Fastening (3)

27 Go in (5)

28 About (5)

20 Slender (6)

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2 Answer (0)

3 Cards (4)

4 Warlike (7)

5 Inflicted retribution (7)

6 Lower (0)

7 Arrange, as feathers (5)

14 Expressing (8)

15 Dusk (3) . ·

10 Softly radiant (7)

17 Interferes (7)'

10 Cowardly. (8)

21 Eird (5)

24 Peer (4)

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Across; 1 Consed, 5 Stdes,

16 Names, 15 8 Left, Repass, 11 Arson, 12 Steely, 14 Dult, Abuse, 19 Agea, 20 Stolid, 24 Adieu, 25 Rising, 20 Reck, 27 Eugle, 28 Deface. Down: 1-Curt, 2 Alps, 3 Else, Desert, 5 Stay- 13 Bandage, 14 Dumplay. ing. Disarms, 7 Sunrise, 10 Athos,

15 Leisure, 17 Aegis, 19 Adoreti, 21 Like, 22 Divo, 23 Ogre,

YOU WERE AT THE TOP OF A HIGH STEP LADDER IN A ROOM CROWDED WITH PEOPLE HURRYING IN AND OUT. YOUR HUSBAND WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER HANDING UP HEAVY BAGS. THE LADDER, ROCKED TERRIBLY

YOU HAD TO PUT

THE BAGS ON A

after Victoria

RECOLLECTIONS OF THREE REIGNS. By Sir Frederick Ponsonby. Eyro and Spottiswoode, 25s. 365 pages.

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by GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON

N the German station platform, the band begins the British, National Anthem for the fourth time. The stationmaster, seeing that the red carpet in 100 yards out

dak coptkass pride, nal

by

figure

Seeing that there was a duri- marrow" for the kinetiong frutt

Highland. eplendour must be care. cer they would collide, Ponsonby tuly-phased. adroitly hustled the fiercer of In 's own invention, the Royal the two into a side-room. But Victorian Onder, the Kind lakes ex- he had then to find a pretext for everybody at that line. The Duke his action. "Who painted that of Devonshire, a late, the mouth picture?" he asked. Winter in the book, always

Secretually open, his ezen half-slist, halter,"

the ambassador replied is told list tie ting propem Suspiciously, pointing to the nivo La A30, ko bo di "H

sure he won't like that,” says tho artist's signature, enormous on the canvas. "Ah, but was it Duke sleepily. realis? That's the point," ald

Ponsonby boldly,

After this, it was child's play a

mile now the French Ivesident fa

13 Tue:ived at Cannel, ODVICHY Fince of Wales could not go in the

of place, bids good-bye to his coveted M.V.O. Little does republican ullirial) should be. he realise that the stingy British would not have given him a decoration in any case!

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fren: dcer; it would be enough if he

List uten for threa

went 04dway dawn the pig, However she republican won this dues of discaurlery. He kept is al The King not In his of die Dritten dynasty for anime house until he actually counting-house counting, out bis years, beginning with a harsh shook hands with the Prince.

Ar a reward for Queen the money-but

wider Royal apprenticeship

service. dreper changing into the full- Vittorin, between whom

And " dress uniform of the Rum himself arose a cordial dislike, yes,s elused her con- Ponionby's pelstiltskin Cuirassier Guards, Edward VII is, therefore, the sent to

mariage, fobbed him hero of this excellent, barely

on with silver tox difercet, book of memories: rylee As A present main and Edward's reign the

and. rather Uian Jet him live in the Baron Windsor, gayest theme of this Book of the wer Month.

turned it into a store,

What should a young equer-

tho

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Oh, the gh of sener when Edward VII

yeurs:

The

min

The Kings revenge is to conter on the Duke himself the Grand Cross of the Oxdar, “Whủi am I exproted to do with the thingy Wear H, 1998k the Garter? It all soms se'com- pestud and tiresome,"

OFFENDED IN CHURCH There are glimposs of the suty- day, DevonsLTER ctthe yawning, Rosebery sulking, Balfour explan'ng how erzy it will by ja deleze the Boera. Kössbery and Bol- fa 112y, literary and Scottish, dialike one chother, "For an dinateur poflein.

Balfour it wonderful." "I way Admire the glib way Rosebery speaks when. he knows nothing of the subject."

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the

month

From ene Forgecut Edwardian scene to Father we follow Pan- tony and his Royal master:

to church, where he offends by puting, in the plate a mounted orld coln Pasinl in valum 10

audible King's effering: to the shoot, amures where 3.000 rabbits pr

ry know? Pons:aby asked hin- e thronet I 19

he

decided, after 50 self. Shorthand, typewriting, German (40 that ment with which the talbles of that he could converse with the re- exactor but wayward king ord re

counted. Itis supersition. Harried tinues of the Queen's relatives to find there will be 13 to dinner in themselves vame German palace, he is Auddenly. the relatives found advisable to learn mysteriously approsed. Why doce shine again? the sun of Hanover "Princes Frederick English) the contents of

Charles of Hesse." he explains, "is pragnant." Almanach de Gotha.

Shorthand looked the hardest

TYRANT ON DRESS part of the programme,

He is restless, bored with family young Captain Ponsonby

life, hates men's dinner parties ine

went every Grenadiers

when ha queen is in inourning for morning to Pitman's Metro her father and no ladies can be ans polllan School. "Come Eober" terlained: What tiresome evening said the headmaster. "Not what we shall have the king laments.

Da drem what a tyrants On dee- but what you call sober,

orations what an expërll cull

no sober--and

undue

Annoyed when Lord Ratabery with the female tune up for dinner at Nantes in a familiarity Lupiis," Ponsonby

shunned Royal Yacht Squadre mess-jacket and a white the. It upsets his entire reached 120 temptation and

even'ng. Shocked when en equerry wolds a minute.

proposes to go to a wedding in a black waist-coat. "My dear follow, ii poastblel" CHILD'S PLAY It is typical scene from Soen he was facing problems shorthand could not the great Edwardian operetta, which

SIR FREDERICK

What should a young equetry know ?

while his

by

valet, gonded kingly cars, hunts through the tuggage for the ribbon of the Block Eagle.

cn whose back-stage of roarly solve, eg, how to prevent two ambassadora from farce and broad comedy 'Spanish "Fritz" Ponsonby lifts a corner meeting in Windsor Castle, one of the velvet curtain. Man and of whom had sworn to hoy, he was the gifted servant the other's face.

SHELF SOME DISTANCE FROM THE LADDER AND AFTER TRYING AND TRYING YOU SUCCEEDED, ALL THE TIME PEOPLE SHOUTED TO YOU TO PUT THEIR PARCELS ON THE SHELF YOU WOKE WITH A BAD/T BACK ACHE

spit in

THIS DREAM MEANS: You feel too much to being expected of you try too many people,

You are trying to help your husband the is at the bottom of the ladder). It is no easy job; the bags are heavy, the ladder rocky and too short, too many people expect you to shoulder their burdens, too, It is enough to break anyone's back; you are succeeding, bill. physically it is getting, you, daşı

The dream symbollard is based on your back ache, which may result from a bad sleeping posture, it may, however, be a payeno- somatte (mind-body) symptom," fe, & physi cal complaint due largely but not entirely to emotional stress and worry. These usually clear up when the worry gees: but if untreated they may develop into chronic organic (per- manent) physical allmeritz

As the n'val yacht draws nearer to the Sooson coast, he is careful ta instruct his Swirs valet. "A cos. tumo A -Bitte more Scottish to

Inow

down cad the Duke of Devonshme can hardly keep awake los horedom:

to visit the Tear at Royal, where a boatload of lady fingerd w!!] serenade the monarcha (danger trom Nihilats? The Chief of Police will have the singers stripped and, searched); lo Paris, whera iho King" viti mert a lady friend in the Jardin des Pirates, evading the poles (who are behind every bush}, And the problemal When you take a King's photograph (as every- hedy knows) you salute. press the catch and salute again. Simple! But what if the King of Italy wants to t-ke your photograph? Ponsonby solved the problem by springing 19 alient'an and Kaluting twice.

worried him allerwards, but ra

ор

friend said, "With foreign monatela,

never you

too much arteting."

It was a sound rule, in thai sunsit er of the old marchical Europe whielt, after his Victorian servitude, Sir Frederick Ponsonby enjoyed si offria muth In The company

racible, very human maidir. After Edward, he felt-and conveys in this book- en ut cat-cl'mas,"

Che SNAPSHOT GUILD

Snaps Fur School Memory Books

DE sure to have aome flash more care in operation than equipment for the Indoor synchronisel flash, but it will worth activities which crowd the school give you pictures well calendar. If yours is a fairly the trouble, It is likely to be new camera,

And while you are making equipped for synchronised fash

cash plctures for your own enjoyment, so that all you need is the f attachment that clips right on keep an eye out for shots that and chables you to flash the buth may be suitable for your school The editor will be yearbook with the same push of the but delighted and when the book is

the shutter. ton that trips-

you can point with pride to your camera is not so equipped,

?

If

aut,

don't give up. Talk to your your contribution. photograpble dealer about an in- expensive hand flasher that will offers hardly make a dent in your memories tomorry, allowance. It calls for a little

High school picture taking

fun

pleasant today,

John Ven Gulder

Snap that happy moment

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