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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1952.

A British Crossword

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ACROSS

3 fetueres by bilbery (8).

7 Searit and rob (S).

Bore witness (8).

1 Gratify (6)..

Becomes solid (7).

15 Beastly (4).

17 Mocks (7).

18 Part of a back (7).

120 Tom (4).

(2) Dilate (7).

Fess by (8).

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Puzzle

DOWN

1 Plotted chart (5).

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2 At a inter date (5).

3 Discontinue (5).

4 Take in sall (4).

5 Rotten (0).

6 Moves crab-wise (6).

Watched over (8).

11 Piece of machinery (5). 12 Take as one's own (5). 14 Sequence (8).

15 Prospect (5).

27 Establish a settlement abroad 16 Inclines (5).

*(8).

Surpass (5).

29 Oct over a dificulty (8).

YESTERDAY'S

18 Spring Bower (8).

19 Branched horn: (0).

22 Mixed hal) and rain (5),

23 Heroic poems (3).

24 Distributed (5).

25 Unfesten (4).

CROSSWORD~~/cress: 1 Gratis, 5 Mould,

2 Desur, B Outlet, 10 Titan, 11 Allas, 13 Suds, 13 Deing, 14 ceand, 18 Tender, 20 Geese, 22 Cain, 23 Tenet, 25 Molar, 20 Nation, 27 Tesis, 28 Ceded, 29 Sketes, Down: 1 Grousing, 2 An- 7 Learn, 14 tiaote, 3 lden, 1 Settled, 5 Matador, & Orison, Idealist, 15 Carments, 16 Sneered, 17 Cements, 19 Estoig, 21 Elupe, 24 Task,

YOU WERE CLEANING A LARGE BEDROOM AND HEARD "KNOCKING, IN ONE CORNER YOU SAW A DRAWERFUL

OF OLD PAPERS

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Che SNAPSHOT. GUILD Circus Magic

A fine snapshot for a round-the-clock record of a young lady's

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day dawn to dusk,

Around the Clock

HE idea of sequence pletures THE

seems to be popular with many picture takers. One of the most effective sequences is the round the clock record of a youngster. Nothing delights parent more.

arm.

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Naturally, in this sort of story, you should vary your shots. Some, of course, should be made close up, Close-ups help catch the child's expression. Others should be taken from a greater distancey ten to fifteen feet. In this way the child is

pictured in her normal surroundings.

—John_van_Gullder

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A SEAT AT THE CIRCUS. BY Hippesley. Coxq. Evans 15%. 252 pagos. NOON, after visiting this country, young Richard Risley, dashing American acrobat, staged an act in which, for the first time in the recorded history of the circus, human beings were tossed from the soles of one Juggler's feet to those of another. This proves the atimulating influence of foreign travel,

He has nothing but praise for the balancing set of the Lesson, ot of whom stood on a rolling globe. balancing a partner head to head; while on the second man's feet lood a third man. In stilt-walking. an art la Which sid England' supremacy is maintained by a family nained Slogan, he has a word of pecial praise for a lady who, in the middle it her performanca, would take oft ong suit and, throw ing it over one should go throupa the arms drill of a soldier.

A touch of genius like that means more to Mr Coxe than, say. the routine at Walter Wentworth who folded himself into box in. by 10in. by 16in, and then slowed in alx dozen bottlos as well. For contortionists the pubile har-

tiko bours something

repulsion, which, however, does not extend to Chinesa practitioner of the art.

In knota for all we caro.

To Daredevils, who

an au- dience to leave "with and haunted eyes," we must cost- code the admisation due to courage, Not everybody is prepared to be shot For centuries the Zacchini family. Or to imitate out of a fannon ..., Rice, so many of

hati

Risley (who, like many inen of genius died Insane) launched a major circus re- volution. There have

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Ör to a C. B. Cochran did an one co-ed his art once too often).

wrestle with crocodiles in a glass- caslon-and sco what trouble

elded tank in amulation of Captain you land in!

Wall.

The Corly-Althoffs took one cold look and said, "Rebuild it, Mr Cochran,"

A moment's thought will reveal the reason for this con- servatism. When you are stand ing on the back of a running horse, with a lady leaning gracefully on your shoulder, the angle at which you lean inwards will depend

01 the diameter the horse is describ- ing.

GRANITE WOMAN

Mr Coxe

reserves A Warmer measure of prolsc for liness where he finds it, as in Mile. Diana' neat way of woodling an ap ple of her own head "by, Sleštia one riile at the trigger of another set on a stand and pointed straight

at her.

Pleasing, too, was the ingenuity. of Chevaller Ciquot, the Incom parable word-swallower who, tir- ing of a diet of individual diades, would impetuously devour a bunch of bayonet words 14in bng, Some times the virtupso would vary the process of lowering a sword inte his oesophagus by having it thot down by the recoll of a rifle.

For there is a right and wrong

things,

Admittedly it would not mat way of doug most ter so much were your act of upert Ingalese, the philosopher, I remarked. He was speaking. เด a different type, like that Gparticular of his own interest, Jua the Flemish Hercules, for in- gling with a top hat. "Do not

balance it stance, who would hold a can- non to his shoulder while

Bape. Vour chin," said the ia inartistle. The proper place to balance a alik hat te on was fired. Or Katie Sandwing, the bridge of the nose."

PARTY PIECE

Such a story can start

the brealefast with a shot of youngster at the table. And what child's hair does not need comb- The big thing you wish to be ing prior to her setting out for sure of, however, is that you get school? Then there's a picture a full collection, a number of as she ridges off with books shots from dawn to dusic. Then

cked under her Luckea

keep the best and

make your Later in the day,

day, there are pleture story accordingly. You any number of possible pictures might even lay out your pic- while the child is playing. Follow tures on two facing pages of an

"Catherine the Great," who It would be presumptuous to ask these with shot of the hand- album so each snapshot is placed supported blocks of granite on why

Д which occurs washing

before where the corresponding hour her torso to be shattered by dinner; And after dinner there would be on the face of a clock..

blows. of sledge hammers, are pictures in the bed-time bath

while Katte made herself as

Artistic, too, was the feat of the and book..

comfortable as possible_on_famous French clown-Auriol, whis bed of nails.

could leap out of his slippers, tura She would also catch a can- A somersault, and land again Im the slippers." I can think of no non ball on the back of her

surer recipe for success at parties, Beck (in contrast to the Hol- But, arousing Mr Coxe's enthu- tum family, who would catch claim even more, stirring him mure the Colland one by hand after it had been deeply than, my, fired from a a gun), The feat is family of wire-walkers and

*bats (who have given their FON. ng:---50

եր it Boner, to another ast) are Straightforward

tha Coxe sounds. Mr

utters animal trainers. This patient and (wo hope) kindly men who train severe warning, without

pigs to ascend by balloon and plaining it: "In catching a can-

dome down by parachute, and nan

ball thus,* the", weighs who; twith, their handrome atcerta ize and shape must be used and cracking (but harmless) whips do more than, anyone else to make from the start.".

the circus what it is. His learned, but most read-Kings of the horse trainers are able, survey of the circus, Its the Schumanna. "When a Schu- history and its people, shows mann cracks his whip a wooden * marked partiality for the horse will dance" (Old Saw),

Strange to say, no English clr- artistic as compared with the cus family has 'drop of gipsy merely showy.

blood. Another illusion gone.

IN THE PAPERS WAS A HAND WHICH YOU PULLED-OUT CANÉ A WOMAN WHOM YOU PUT ON

THE BER SHE WAS YOUR MOTHER WHO HAD BEEN

DEAD, 12 YEARS

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

4

-THIS DREAM MEANS:

An interesting but complex dream. Cleaning a large bedroom suggests you bra having a sort of emotional spring cleaning: putting your house in order. The knocking is a reminder to you: it seems to come from your past. Lo.. drawerful of ald papera in them your mother long dead. That you cherish her memory, I suggested by your rescuing her and putting her on the bed to look after her.

,

The dream seems to represent two feelingá: (1) that 18 is time you straightened out your emotional life; (3) the need of a molier's steadying Influence. In short, you are pass Ing through a period of growth in charäsler.

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