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A British Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS

1 Quest (0).

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6 Geometriend figure (3).

8 Bring up (4).

0 Gateway (8).

11 Command (5).

12 Give in (0),

14 Substance (4).

16 Fascination (5).

18 Quietude (5).

10 Collar fastener (4).

20 Sluggish (6).

24 Track (5),

Monservants (6).

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20 Pitcher (4).

27 Famous (5).

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'Ventilates (4).

3 Shellfish (4).

4 Hond-dress (0).

fi Object (7).

6 Persuaded (7).

7 Frugments (7).

19 Cont (5),

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Rigorously severo (7).

14 Brave (7).

15 Decided (7),

17 Scholar (5).

10 Look over (0).

21 Trim (4).

22 Expensive (4). 23 Requesia (4),

SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Acrem: 1. Stays, 4 Dapper,

6 Pallor, 10 Erred, 12 Rested, 14 Attempt, 17 Tool, 19 Arrange, 20 Suppose. 22 True, 23 Tailles, 27 Frisky, 29 Gifts, 30 Simple, 31 Singer, 32 Galop. Down: 1 Sepin, 2 Allot, Storm, Abet, Pardon, 7 Riddle, Пtepasts, 11 Retail, 13 Streaks, 15 Tour, 18 Expert, 18. Ogre, 20 Stuges, 21 Puffin, 24 Lying, 25 Impel, 25 Steep, 28 Isle.

THIS

YOU WERE SEARCHING A RIVER BANK FOR A CROSSING. THOUGH THERE WERE

MANY STEPPING

STONES NONE WENT MORE THAN HALF WAY ACROSS

DREAM

MEANS:

The core of your dream is this: you want

to ford the river and And it difficult; but once

you know

i will be impossible to

across.

return.

Your desire to cross the river is a desirë to negotiate a crisis in your emotional life, to find a safe way across. The stepping stones represent way which is solid and safe, and

by

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1953.

A PLAQUE MARKS THE SPOT ....

000

London heard the boy Mozart in a tavern

that

IN the spring of 1764 that young Wolfgang wrote London was tonished his first symphony. necord- by the performances by a ing to the plaque that boy of eight on the harpsl- records the fact t chord, organ and violin. He address.. played twice before the Royal Family, and appeared in fashionable drawing piece. rooms. Everywhere he was feted.

It was not his first musicn! It Is said that he wrote minuets and sonatas when he was five.

Ho

Infant phenomenors" around to

good financial purpose, after having obtained leave of absence from his Salzburg an- ployer.

The boy was Wolfgang Mozart senior was a typical Amadeus Mozart, son of showman

dragged his Leopold Mozart, Vice-kapell- meister at the court of the archbishop of Salzburg. He, his elder sister and his father had given per- formances on the Continent, but London proved the most profitable. So they stayed for 12 months.

One of their lodgings was 180, Ebury Street, Weat minster, and it was there

WOLFGANG AMADEUS:

MOZART-

1756-1791

(comproved his first

syrùphaný hyre De

The words on the plaque.

AT LAST YOU FOUND A MUDDY PATH WHICH WENT RIGHT ACROSS, BUT AS YOU CROSSED IT SANK BEHIND YOU,

which you could return and retreat it necessary; unfortunately, the safe way--which allows of a change of mind-does not apan your problem.

"

The muddy way, the unsafe path, the way which does bring you scross gives you, un- fortunately, no chance of retreat. This is dream of doubt about the wisdom of the way in which you are crossing your emotional bridges.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

"

DANCING

I'D LOVE IT?

WHY IS IT A PHONE CALL CAN DO WONDERS]

WITH PEOPLE

TOO-TIRED-TO-MOVE ?

COPA, IN) IT CINILAL HATURES

COFF TO WORLD RIGHTS RESEavto

MMM

AND WHY IS IT HE ORDERS AN EARLY

DINNER TO SEE HIS FAVORITE TV SHOW - AND THEN FALLS ASLEEP?

"WE HAD

BETTER SIT

THIS ONE

OUT.

SHE FINALLY GETS HIM ON THE DANCE FLOOR AND THEY COME UP WITH A

*TANGO WHY IS THAT TU

WENETR

The family gave their first concert on June 5 in the Great Room, Spring Gardens. An- the father nouncing the show, described his children as "pro- digies of nature." Of Wolfgang the advertisement said: "His father brought him to England not doubting but that he will meet with success in a kingdom where his countryman, Handel, reocived during

Ilfetime his such particular protection."

were 100

Receipts

The plaque on the wall shows where biozars tired,

ARTIE'S HEADLINE

"I'm either going home to mother or the Marriage Guidance Council!”

NEWSODDITIES FROM EVERYWHERE

SINKING FEELING

RGENTINA'S

first. Just realed it from the Petacchi The bedroom will be turned Buenos into a bar," he added.

in waterfront, is

SUIT YOURSELF danger of collapse.

construction in Aires

Madrid.

The biggest building south of New York, it is THE beaches, rivers, lakes, and swimming pools of Spain owned by the Governor of are going to be grim places from Province, now on. The police have just Buenos Aires

guineaa. There was immense sensation; Carlos Aloe, and planned, as decreed that bathing suits are

even

George Malcolm Thomson on BOOKS

Astonishing life of George Sand

LELIA: The Life of Coorge Sand: By Andro Maurois. Translated by Gerard Hopkins. Cape 256. 482

pagos.

1

O be loved, by.-George Sand was one of the major hazards of French literary life in the 1880's,

At any moment, the brooding eyes of the famous woman novelist would focus, tlie pen would move rapidly across the paper and some young man would find himself reading, in something between horror and flattery, a note. that rah:

young.

hand-

n

Leopold was astonished. a 42-storey hotel and office not to be worn anywhere except sant girls on his estate, catches her butterfly

in the

L

"Will you console ma for girls. George look to the sufferings I have en- some little Dr Pagello, But not

for long. dured before I met you?

One day she cut off her hair. Have you the gifta of and sent it as a penitent offering patience, compassion and to do Musact. Dr Pagello, un- Buenos Aires. Roman businessman who had friendship? Have you, por case of surgical Instruments and

commonly rolleyed, bought first. Just re

haps, been brought up to Gover new

poveral

medical text- believe that women have no books,

For George, other friendships souls?" etc., etc.

followed: with Mario Dorval, a It happened, in these reckless, beautiful actrees who words, to young Dr Pagello; said: "The only man one can it happened to many young really love is the man one does not respect": with Chopin, men from the day in 1881

tubercular, a composer when Auroro leaving her country squiro musician Liszt

Dudevant, in need of mothering; with the who iraced the of a husband to fondle pea-

three stages of a George Sant

affair: lovo

"George waler. Transgressors came to Paris, "smoking, and tames it on flowers and There were more concerts - In | building.

gool.

·will go to London and the provinces-m

swearing and showing her- nectar. That is the love period. That's But one side of the building

not all. Two-piece then the elder Mozart descend-suddenly sank 13 centimetres bathing

self habitually in

men's Then she sticks her pin into it. ed to a rather cheap way of

That wear clothes," as her husband vivisects it, stuffs it and neds it

Is the conge. Then 'slio“. (approx. six inches) overnight, forbidden-women must making money.

The bulking is being built on suits with skirt and their complained, soft soil reclaimed from the backs completely covered; men river during recent years.

and wear shorts Originally planeed to have 25 chests as well as backs.

crept The moment a bather steps storeys, it has gradually up to 42, Only this week it was out of the water, he or she must decided to add yet another Ave.

a robe which at once put on Now all

work has conceals the body entirely down construction stopped until Experts have to the knees or go gool. examined the foundations.

Sun-bathing is forbidden except Some residents of nearby within walled enclosures, and houses have decided on evacua- even then o sunbather must

on--temporarily at least. wear a regulation swim suit.

Anyone seen anywhere with apparel which offends "Spanlah good taste and decorum" will be arrested. The decree is being THE Rome villa which witnces posted everywhere in five of the King's illness affected Mursolni

COVERED KEYBOARD

to

He advertised Invitations the public to test the children in private "every day from 12 to 3, admittance 2s. 6d. cach person," first at their lodgings and then at the Swan and Hoop Tavern, Cornhill.

A feature of the entertain ment was young Mozart playing the piano with the keyboard covered.

urgent

πάνο

But, despite tisementy, patronage declined.

The news of the first symptoms

LOVE NEST

Rome.

must

languages.

sults

all shows, and Leopold decided Claretta Petacchi, is to be con- where, bikinis

to depart. They first visited the British Museum, to which

Leopold presented Wolfgang's printed sonatas.

ed the romance of Benito and his mistress,

verted into a luxury restaurant.

Sited on hill overlooking villa is marked by tho ta extra wide windows and its

Rome,

a

To commemorate his visit to large hall adorned with

cight

gre strictly

cover

The nearby French Riviera, nre standard, looks set for a good season.

NICE OF THE QUEEN ·

Durban.

England, Wolfgang composed a marble columns and a large, MOST mystified man in the

four-part motet, his only vocal plump Venus statue piece to English words, and middle.

gave the autograph to the Museum.

They left London on July 24, 1785, halted at Canterbury, and Binally left the country on August 1 for Holland, where they had an invitation to the Court.

in

the

British Merchant Navy to- day is Captain L. Newman, The room in which Claretta skipper of the steamer Johilla. used to sleep is covered with now visiting the West Indies, mirrors from top to

His wife wrote saying she was bottom, celling included,

advised of the Queen's award of "The whole place looks as if a Coronation Medal to him. it had been specially built as a Says Captain Newman: "I restauram," beamed

Signor don't know why I'got it, but I'm Ciconte Palazzi,

wealthy very proud,"

Why Is It?

WHAT'S GOING ON~}

A RUMMAGE

SALE T

WHY IS IT THAT WHEN WE LEAVE THINGS

LYING AROUND THE HOUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A SCREECH OWLS NEST— BUT OTHER FOLKS PLACES HAVE "THAT LIVED-IN LOOK T

FEILLA CAUGHT THE) LIMIT HERE: YESTERDAY.

HY- AFTER (YOU DRIVE ALL NIGHT, THE

FISH TAKE THE DAY OFF 7

a

to her collection of heroes for novels.

novel

Chopin, for example, appears 19 Prince Karol in the "Lucrezia Floriani."

crea-

When revolution returned to - Ppris in 1848 ("History's great- est hour"), the took part- man's part-composing mani- testos and founding a nows-

Paris enchanted her. "The Revolution

is in

The Intervals between these permanent session and life is gay

among passionate affairs were filled the bayonets," In Paris she with

hasty

novel-writing, withi wrote her first novel, with a Socialist yearnings "or" "mls" journalist named Jules Sandeau, anthrople reflections ("I have Disillusioned with literary had my All of great men-for- collaboration after finding Jules give the expression. Let us so with a laundrymaid, she wrote them carved in marble in

second, more bitter novel real life they are nasty under the name of George Sand, tures"), "My heart is a cemetery," she said. An ominent literary cri- tie, diagnosing the case with ne- curacy, advised her to find a new lover.

But Dumas was "oo much of paper. At last, with unexpected

traveller," a commercial

and

the famous writer, who grace, Prosper Merimee, the cynical wa

was a good deal of a man but theorist of love, proved to be a renius as a womon settled post-theoretical disappointment, down to old age and became a Goorge' fled to Venice with highly successful grandmother. Alfred de Musset, young, frail. She died in 1870 aged 72, stiil

poet in need of mothering."

writing. The Grand Canal, the Doge's› Palace, gondolas, art and moon- light-it was the ideal setting. for romantic love, or it would have been for de Musset if his At her funeral, an orallon by mistress had not insisted on Victor Hugd was read, "I weep spending eight consecutivo for the dead and I salute the..

Flaubert, | hours a day in writing. The deathless."

crying, it decidedly poet look to drink and dancing thought

good; Renan

also crying, remarked. that it was a tissue of cliches,

BY HARRY

"GEN-U-INE

TILE-EVEN

THE

SWIMMIN' POOL /

WEINERT

WHY IS IT THAT PLUMBERS ALWAYS TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE REAL PLACES. THEY'VE WORKED ON — NOTHING.

LIKE THIS DUMP ?

SEEING

RED

BEEF STEW AGAIN—— CAN'T YOU THINK OF ANYTHING

ELSE 7

WHY ARE. THE LIGHTS ALWAYS NAGAINST YOU: WHEN YOU ARE

IN A HURRY?

"SURE — RESTAURANTS..

ASK HIM WHAT HE WANTS FOR DINNER. AND HE SAYS “SUIT YOURSELF*

"THEN HE GRIPES – WHY ?

Literary criticism pursued George Sand to the grave.

Andre Maurois (born Elbeuf, -1885, as Erile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog, of a patriotic textile family who left Alsace for Nor- mandy

after the war of 1870) has written about this astonish-

ing woman the most important of his postwar books.

It is long, closely documented and soberly written, unlike his earlier biographical works which had more grace than depth. THE EASTER PARTY, By V. Sackville-West. Michael Joseph. 10%. 68. 239.

pages.

IN his beautiful house, Anstey Ilves the beautiful Sir Wal- ter Morilbois, brilliant, alarm-. ing lawyer who will end up as Lord Chancellor. Sir Walter lovce his beautiful Alration dog. Svend, and nobody else, Cer- tainly not his beautiful wife,

Rose.

Among the gucels at Austey for Easter is Sir Walter's brother Gilbert a doctor, who tells him that the dog is doomed to go blind. Will Sir Walter let him have Svend for vivisection purposes? A vital benent may be conferred on humanity—al- though

to the

was

ما

why only Svend can confer it may be less evident ordinary render than B to the razor-like, mind of Sir Walter.

Sir Walter #TOES hie ings are terrible. They him more of a human being which is exactly what Gilbert had intended when he invented the story about the blindness and the vivisection. It only shows that unreal characters lead-

unrealeltuations. Readers will 'recall, with a touch of surpring, that V. Stck vile-West is the author of "All Passion Spent.? SAILING TO FREEDOM. By,

Voldemar Veedám and Cart B: Wall., Phoenić Hause, 12s. 6d. 255 pages. 55 TN an old stoop made for four,

10 Estonian

women, men,

the

T

P

ard children crossed the...! A

Russians. Even Scotland seemed to them mot far enough freen the terror that had sont so many of thele nation

perlah In

Siberia.

After 128 days of varied

fortung, the intrepid

Voyagers reached the American coast. The story of the crossing. simply:Cand. gruphically) fold;, makes Sailing. To Freedom": n distinguished and moving addin tion to the library of adventure.