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SATURDAY, - JANUARY

THE CHINA · MAIL',

Colonel UP and Mr. DOWN

1957.

by Walter

YOUR BIRTHDAY

By STELLA

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5

PORN today, you are a natural leader in the circle in which you move. A mentally active person, you are apt to overdo things and, since you are not as physically robust as you might wish, you tend to wear yourself out before your time. Learn to conuervo physical energy as much as possible and save your,' sold to develop the big ideas which others may follow and promote.

Fond of travel; it is likely that you will visit many foreign lands. You like to compare customs and people with those in your own country, You will make friends wherever you go and will soon have acquaintances that encircle the globe, Wed barly in life. Select someone who has gypsy feel, too, and you will And happiness travelling about the earth. You probably spanks well in public and might make a good lecturer, You also have the gift of the written word and should be able to write enter tainingly with wit and charm.

You women are fine managers and make excellent wives-for ambitious men, for you seem to have the "know-how" of proper entertaining as well as the knack for meeting and knowing all the right people! You may also have dramaile abilly and, for a time, may want to be on the stage. You could actually com- bine two cnreem with success, if you wished.

You men are especially fitted for places of high, confidential responsibility. You know how to keep a secret and seem able to evolve long-term solutoas for itfcult problemos. People seem to go to you, quite naturally, for help and advice,

Among those barn on this duto were: Christopher La Farge, architect; Henry Loomis Nelson, editor: Zebulon M. Pike, ex- plorer: Humbert Wolfe, poet; Echte Sutherland, actor-producer; William P. Johnston, educator; and John C. Moss, inventor

To and what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday atar be your dally guide.

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SUUNDAY, JANUARY 6

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. UANCER (June 22-July 23)- 20) Be extremely diplomatic If you have a louely friend vr matiors involving romance, relative nearby, invite him to A thoughtless word could bring the gall neute unhappiness.

The Camily.

LEO

Sunday

dinner for

AQUARIUM (Jats. 21-Feb. 19) you have been postponing

(July 24-Aug. 23)- a decision

important to your It may be next to impossible to futures, take time to consider it settle an argument peacefully if

Decide! IROW.

you get into one, so at all cost PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20-nvold that dilemma,

alle Listening to a good sermon this morning may give you the sey.

Te ira

If you are taking a one-day p VIEGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) to visit relativer, be assured Don't attempt to do any work that you will have a pleasant today which involves a business (Mar, 21-Apr. 26) or financial problem, Leave all

that for the working week.

LIBILA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23, Short -term projects favoured. Just now, think terms of day-by-iny planning

all goes satisfactory. SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nuv, 22) - Ir something

the home front needs doing in a hurry, this is the day to get caught up in that detail work.

confidence and inspiration to begin a now objective.

un

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- You may need tact and patients with affairs

on the

domestic front. Don't let

let your marriage partner nettle you?

you

GEMINI (Day 22-June 211- You may have dilliculty in making kng-term plans today, but if you

patient, you should clusions.

come lo

some

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-When returning from day's trip, get an early start back or the good of the day's - reluxation will be lost,

rather

PORN today, you men and women are apt to differ

widely In the outward expression of your talents. You women are intuitive, spiritual and deeply interested in the occull and the mysterious. You may have an almost prophetic sight into the motivations of others. Often you seem to be living in some kind of dream world of your own making. Yet you are usually accurate in your judgment of situations. Original, in- geulous and inventive, you tend to go your own way, regardless of anyone else.

1

3000

PARADE

SUPER

mick

Since the 200-Inch

JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Suit Signal Is

Key Play

By OSWALD JACOBY

THE mult preference simpl should practically nover bo used on the first trick of a band. Today's hand abpwy an excOP- tion to the rule,

West led the king of clubs,

ognitor | and dummy won with the ace It was obvious that west nad

A COLUMN OF THE UNUSUAL. ABOUT | ¡ed a singleton, and it was

PEOPLE AND PLACES AND THINGS not want

Dacacional

No doubt, had they not boen foreign tourists, it would them that have been clear to they would have had a rather

chance at winning better thousand if they had walked to tho nearest post "odico and bought a premium bond

#

Americo moves on, decide for once and for all In gil, 8,000 people took part

hars, in this sport, GIMMICK Two Westinghouse, about the "cunais" on

enginoem have just That may prove a disappoint come up with an electronic gim- ment for science fiction addles, which will increase the but it may enable u tow old range of the most powerful tele- ladies to sleep a little more scopes by three times.

soundly at night if the scientists Con

show that Mara isn't the telescope sort of place that at Mount Palomar in California flying saucers,

produces will already let you poop two billon Bight years (12,000 billion billion miles) into space you may wonder why Is that astronomers shoud want to see stx billion light years (96 billion trillion

miles)

space.

into

was

You may aso suspect that why they sou at that distance will be a little

date out of since, on account of the time it takes light lo travel, it wil have happened three billion years before the earth formed and six billion years before the first man appeared

Nevertheless,

this gimmick will have its uses,

new

For instance, it will be so much more powerful and accurate than anything now in operation that it will almost certalaly enable astronomers to

TARGET

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You men, on the other hand, are hard, practical and what in called a "go-getter." Although you would never adsmit it, much of your ability to decide things instantly is due to the Baina intuitive sense which the ful sex have. But you call it the You men are obstinate and once you get sei, you are "sot in your ways." It would be well for you to develop a little more consideration for others early in life, if you are to be loved as well as respected!

"will to succeed,"

Muny really

Actually, you have a sensitive nature and your emotions are strong. It is the use to which you put these emotional forces which determines the outwurd aspects of your personality. met, considered hursh task-musters the uffice, "softies" at home, The affectionate side of your nature has tu come out some time, no matter how hard you may try to repress It

are

Among those born on this date were: Joan of Arc, patriot; Edward G. Grifin, educator; Tom Mix, actor: Fred Niblo, im director; Loretta Young, actress; Charles Sumner and Daniel Haines, reformers; und Cort Sandburg, poet and historian?

To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. your birthday star be your dally guide.

MONDAY, JANUARY 7

Let

Get

CAPRICORN (Doc. 23-Jan. SCORPIO (Ost,"24-Nov, 22)—| 20)-it your job is personne); That new enterprise you have then this should be a good day been planning recently can bu fer interviewing new employees auspiciously bogun today.

and gig the right ones. an early start, too. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19).

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Deo. -If someone owes you money,

22)...If nervous or upset it is not the time to go for an eye you have a good chance of get-

examination. Under ting it returned now if you as

tboso ror It tactfully,

circumstances

your appointment.

PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 20)- A day when labour and manage- *- rent should be able to get to- gether and talk things over, As an employee, come to a new understanding with the boss,

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- It legal probicns have arison, it may be necessary for you to go to law, but avoid taking nction today.

TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 21)- You can be highly successful any product which requires

with

it.

a quick turnover for a. good proūt. Take advantage of

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)-—-- Better not to go bond for any one at this time on any long term loan or mortgage, Think twice before agreeing.

CANCER (une 22-July 28)—

in jewellery, ortay,

bargain

You ought to got a tape this good time to buy the fing

July

24-Aug: · 23)-**

LEO

Now you cad

pad lake

your project

to the boss, and expect to get a

hearing. Have good,

newsiden; don't complain.

*A VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 28)—.

If you have a

LIBBA

It. You're

would be

11, you have been trying to f

helg you, show be able to

M

postpone

sunking each word, the letter In each of the small squares may be used offre only. Enel word must contain the large letter in the centre square, and there must be st least one nino-letter word in the List. No plurals

foratan worda no proper Demes. TODAY'S TARGET: 17 words, good. 26 words, very good; words, arcellent HOIBLIOD

on Monday.

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TESTENDAIS SOLUTION, Alert spee

Now try kari tuta. Thats |||OXURIATE

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

The super-powered telescopes will also help in answering the old question about where the universe ends. Could be li wIL turn out that if you go far enough you come to place where there just in't anything.

Bus maybe you'd rather leave that on to the astronomers,

WHO The British, we are told, SAYSP are a singulariy

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emotional race,

Indeed, the British seem to tell this to one another' at least once a day and it would Do singularly un-British to dispute

Arms. Doeda

.

HOLLYWOOD David Selznick, IN ROME the Hollywood producer, la in Heming Rome to film Ernest way's novel "Farewell 10 Arina, All in

going well, except that he cannot and the Selznick says that he BOTTLE Italian Alpine troops for his picture, but that the Italian Defence Ministry has refused to lend them.

This is not surprising if one. remembers that "Farewell to based on the Battle of Caporato Italy's Inost serious deteat

in the

Firgi It follows, therefore, that it World War. must have been foreign tourists

But Mr Selznick 13 not who Alled the special trafne downhearted by this refusal from the North, the South and "It we cannot get the Italian the Midlands that brought a Alpine troops," "be

Bay, "wo weething mass

of people to a shall try to get some Austrian nold 1

Cheltenham.

troops und dress them like the A thousand uncut famous worth of Italians," secreted there 想 part of A Television

stu

BAD Mulay priests decreed Several of these Foreign DAY Lhot Friday Wes A

had

been

ANTIUS"

15

tourists wore so eager for the

bad day to talk about L loot that they had to be treated monzor. So the Prak Siate by ambulanco men rushed to Counell postponed a Friday the scene.

budget debale to Monday.

• BY. THE. WAY.

by Beachcomber

66 NAST and West meet," say and women should know better

"EAS

a He

my paper, "o this rajal, than to contase overall price who had

public school heightening with increased pur- education,"

would for Chase-cost," instance, know better than to ride to bounds on an

That is one of the first they teach rajahs at public schools. East and West met

Who would

fo

Or

equally obvious that Emai could #ignal either encouragement discourage- ment, la other

words, East | could not want to signal West to lead another glyb; nor could he want to signal West to re- frein from leading another club.

The road was therefore clear for East to use a signal for a different purpose. He could play higher club than necessary to

NORTH (D) 4908

EAST

10901

EQ73

AQJ74

WEST

KJ674 A4

K

Q8740

SOUTH ◆ A

AJ 1083

602

2109803

KO

10988

North-South vul.

South West

North 14 Z❤

Pass 1❤

14

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pasy

Opening lead-♣K ·

Indicate that his side entry was in a high suit; and he could rignal by playing his lowest club in order to indicate that his elde entry was in a low mait,

In this case, Eget played the deuce of clubs, thus signalling that East could gain the lead in diamonds rather than in

in spades, The signal was important. West got the lead by taking the

first trump trick with his ace and thon led diamond. East took it with the ace and returned a club. West was able to ruff, Club thus defeating the contract. West had led spades instead diamonds, South would have won the trick and drawn trunips, The contract of five hearts would then have been fulfillod,

♥÷CARD Sensea♦

Q-The bidding has been:

West North

South

have thought it?

1 Heart

"M-1-1-1!"

when A sultan got mbeed up " Derek Grimwaters heard with the crowd at a meet of the feline appeal. Recking the Kilkee Harriers, and came naught, he swarmed up the in for some pretty say

harry

towering chestnut tree hand ing when he pushed the trig-o- over hand. Not for nothing had the-loop man into a streamlet, he served aboard a herring- As wise old Biddy Early used to drifter. In 12 seconds (Gre

"You nover know what wich time) he was stuck, and You've

trodden in till you've could not go up or down. trodden in it." The crowd roared··

HO

A

with his turbani" and an eilmbda wowestie him.

who should that suitan turn out sang

100, got stuck. The Cat fire-brigad

QB.

The

to be bui a swarthy led from arrived, and four fremen Ennistymon

stuck, and their ladder broke.

Mrz Wretch explains

She,

MRS WRECH Auld yesterday: Evening rel "The fact that certain dawn,

things

pensive

a

climbed, and got beautiful girl 100, got

The cut 3/1/

made

are becoming more ex- off. A half-doef chartered ac

will be seized on by countant living near by heard enemies of the Government as the incessant chattering among evidence that prices are rising. the branches, "We must go From tournament play; White The unpatriotic idea that be rid of those

starlings," Cause we have to pay more for he to move and win.

be bored food and other things the cost 15 of ley of living is going up Solution

is disproved upper branches.

Auild curses by the cost-of-living index, and and howle of pain I climbed by the recent Economic Survey. Into the tree, Ignoring the mon 1 Q-RG-diverse unpting The general public cannot be I rescued. the girl and took her expected to understand the to dinner. And that, Babetto, intricate details of the national is how I met your great-grand.. economy, but instructed men mother.

problem:

strategy.

This Funny World

COSIEK

to yesterday's

McNaught Syndicate, Inc.-☛ Americii

START HERE

Dartwords

AVE you 10 minutes

HAVE

sparo before..

Christmas? Then so if

you can make your way round this 60-word circle from A HOBBLED HOYS

on the rim to RODI in the centre. To do have

so you

to rearrange other words in such way that the rdatiopatilg between any word and the one next to it 18-

by one of

of six rules.

Butes: (1) The word

may

en Anagram · of

I word, the pricedois I.

~ (2) It may be a synonym of

Ibe word that precodes it.

ura). It may be found

form, with the

plice,

Páss 3 Cluba Pass:

You, South, hoid

A94 VAKJ9 #KQJ5 4762

What do you do?

A-Bid three diamonds. This naturel bið shows where your strength is.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold:

ADA WAKJ9) 4KQJE AJE

What do you do?

· Answer on Monday

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