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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27,

.1960.

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All turce Ceneral Don

·Sickinger said last night

He replied: that all chimpanzers used to spac. fights would he volunteers. Le was asked how chimpanzers

volunteer could

the other. F In I

volunteered: We hold an apple in one hand and a banana they choose the banana they are

to

have

juds most xiways choose the

They

banana

"if Ceneral Don Flickinger had kept his mouth shut we'd have had a damn sight more volunteers."

-(Landon Express Service)!,

The girl smuggler finds a golden city

SHE

Beirut, Lebanon,

THE had one of those attractive, pug-dog' faces and she was around 25 years old and she sat on the stool next to me at the bar stealing my potato-chips and drinking Arak. Now Arak is no drink to trifle with. Made of grape alcohol and anis, it looks like water. When water is added-as it should be it turns milky white.

by DON GRAHAM

too."

above She was drinking it straight, "search her even

the accompany me around town. "What you British don't know but I sud No. I'd come into Is that this is the place where which is a very wicked thing to sound of Belting watches.

St George killed the dragon. do.

"It's

rotten

the Lebanon without a visa profession,"

Ha's

saini our patron she sold "All the good pitches nud consequently terteiled my are worked out now. Tongter nas port at the airport and

Swim or ski lasted longer then moat, but had no wish to be picked up almost finished, Now as an accessory. Also I couldn't keep pace with her consumption of Aruk.)

But, as we sat there in Les Cives du Roy. underneath the Excelsior Hotel, found that's

Her natne Was Paula and she was a smuggler.

Vibrant

ச0

about

ut at sho WKB 2 very there's only Beirut. Thank wicked Riri.

heaven for Beirut."

"What's

good Beirut,"

"Gold," she said. "Gold Is cheaper here than any place lot of else on earth. And it's an Now, I have met a smugglers in my tline, but exciting city. All on its own, Paula was far and away the Like Hongkong. prettlest, She

probably Now Paula was right, as WOR successful 100.

discovered because have

for very

myself she had hat honest, but-dog after only a few days spent in face the sort of face, you felt, this vibrant, exelting, beauti- that would defy the Customs to full-sleazy city. (She offered to

12

A British Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS

Strong man's pride and joy? (0),

Don't drop it, there's a good chap (5).

8 That wooden spoon? (5),

9 Got to the bottom of (6).

'10 Adam's doesn't grow on a

A

tree (B). 11 Maice

fuss of the Engineers (6), 12 Often fellowy n panta (4). 13. In the ruwt. (8)..

10 May be spent in Spain (0),

18 Like a cicer shave (8).

20 Free entertainment? (5).

22 Gives ing the cold chivers

(4).

23 Thunderous outixarát (0).

20 Italian port (8),

38 Bellowed with rage? (0),

27 Wasn't entirely correct (8).

28 Tumi Into bulin (5),

29 Completely without (0),

DOWN

Bargain floor (8).

Soothing lotions (8).

3 Is entered in court (4).

Slable groom? (7),

Irish speciality (7),

Just do that again (8),

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Become a mother, Butter- cup.(0).

14 Jumper but no sweater (8),

13 Fought in protect (8).

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Model for others to follow (7).

17 Poorly enunciater) (7).

12 Long, week-endt (0)."

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Coarse fish (0),

If you're here in the suring- time I know, this is a fine time to tell you, but I only just Flying in from London, you

101d out myself) you can go fell yourself that at last you swimming from the magnificent are really in the Middle East.

hours drive away, aki at the For it is ell here the muezzin beaches here and then, only an walling Irtan The masques: amous mountain resort of the the cen

Arab coffee-shops: Cedars, the ouks--those market alley-

from Was

the cncient ways which abound in the old Cedars of Lebanon, incidentally, Arab section -- jangling with that the solar boats-the coffins cheap gold bracelets.

in which the Pharaohs of the First Dynasty of Egypt expected to sail to heaven-were made.

Unique blend

In fact Beirut is not the Middle East. It is a fringe town- unique and exhilarat- Ing blend of East and West.

Or, if you are excursion- inclined, you can visit some of the oldest and most majenificent ruins in the world.

can

Alongside the old man bowed Twenty miles away is Byblos In prayer, by the sea wall and the clost continually inhab- This. the icebab sizzling on spits along ited town in the world.

Kreet the

You will And they Sell me, is where the beauties in bikinis: luxurious alphabet was invented. air-conditioned hotels and Or there is Bauibek, 58 milest splendid restaurants (when the away, with its fantastic Roman French ended their mandate ruins and open-air international

runs until

the soven year's

they left, restival which 0100

Beryl Grey among other things, a legacy of end of this month. good cooking).

and the Bristal Old Vic repte- Beirut today is exploding with sented Britain, this year. mercantile prosperity. Ils air-

But, if the idea of taking port is the busiest in the Middle excursions once you've got this Bust: And it is now in the pro- for horrifies you, don't worry.

right siby

in the cess of being discovered by ad- You venturous British holiday middle of Beirut and have the mokors.

holiday of your e-for the beaches are fine. the swimming wonderful the food splendid and the weather unbelievable.

And overlooking the bat is a The five de luxe new

HK$32,000,000 casino, hotels (rooms from HK$48 5 which includes apart from the night). "For this is a town gambling a theatre. . two whore you om buy everything pestorante (one serving Wes- -fem flesh to politicians. And tem dishes, and the other In any currency,"

Oriental and Middle East specialities) and a huge night club featuring Bluebell show- girls imported from Paris.

"I promise you," said Georgee Khable. Just before I left. never rains in Beirul from May to October.”

"Everyone, wants 10 vome here now."

said George Khalife manager of the Excel- slor. one of

Mr Khalife was right. You

can.

You can also go far as I am cancered-have the holiday of your life. For there are thousand things to do.

Sald one Levantine after tak ing me on a tour of some of the

night 14.

clubs LA Beirut:

Well, what more do you want?

-London Expreu” Keroiča).

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tolling a certain brand of frank- Kenery.

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