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Solutions by Wednesday to Bridge Problem, Hongkong Wyndhnin St.
SOLUTION OF NO. 61 South leads dimmonsl nine and Enst wins. If West discards a Club
North:
discards
By
FINESSE
Gramophone
CHALIAPINE is dead, and those
who never heard that superb volco will never know what they mlased, for words connot describe a volte. H.M.V. have helped to perpetuate the sound of it by Issuing the only two unpublished by records in existence, a song
folk Rubinstein and a RussiNT song on one disc, on the other the Prayer and the Death Scene from Mussorgsky's opern, "Boria Go- deunov" which Challaplne made famous, in Tumsky-Korsakov'n version, the world over.
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The folk-song is merely teresting, the song by Rubinstein, on the other hand, in a really fine piece of singing, while the "Boris" record is the authentic Challupine, power- magoldcently sung and
กฏพ fully dramatised. Those who that astounding figure of the dy- ing, gold-clad tyrant are fortun- ate. Hearing this record they visualise that scene afresh emotionni
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It at the second tirk East leads queen of hearts it is allowed to win, but it instead be lends a small heart North overtakes West's king
This innocent-looking W! lunded with dynumite though all salutions received were correct Correct solutions from D W KEL, FILT, FC.W., "S"Easy", 58023, Mrs. K. A., U.M.V.
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is the noming of all the points of the compass in reguler succession, beginning at one point and ending at the same print
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Letter Changing: Pupur, pages, puss, pots, pats, mats, male male.
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What Is the Length?: 12 and 10. Epithets From the Odyssey Des- criptive
Characters: Aegis. bearing Zeus, eleur-eyed Athenr discreet Telemeius. fair-skree Calypso, hesdful Penelope, light- haired Menelaus; long-filed royal Odysseus par-loving Phaene-latin; the speedy-comer, Hermes, White- armed Nuusien
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MONG The FRICABAT tmportant [ack hanus's piano records is playing of The wellknown major Famlaska by Schumann, containexi
IM.V Album In Although the work has been done to death by revitalists, 15 still re- tairs its individuality and charac- Barkus pinys i here with highest technical skill and gives the music that warmth of feeling which it must have if it l to sound as Schumann innifestly meant to do
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Aarther excellent panno record is the Columbiu dachile...siche D Chopin's at Rondo played by Anatole Kitain, a briliant exhilarating perfortnasee
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SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK'S PROBLEMS
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New Swing Style Series Midnight the Onyx, played by Eidle Car- roll's bad in classy swhg, better to duore la thim to listen to for N own suke It is for better thum The reverse side. "The Volga Boat Song" "new" version of a good Tune that is not improved in the pes of modernisation
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION
The SNAPSHOT GUILD
PROPER EXPOSURE
Brilliantly lighted beach subjects, with no harsh shadows, take less exposure. For this, 1/25 at 1.10 for the largo lens opening on a box camera). If subject faces aun, or for a "long-abat" beach view, use 1.22 or the amali lens opening on a box camera).
ANY writers make a great to-do about exposure, no that it seema compllented As a matter of fact, for meet ordinary subjects out of duors, | it siruple.
Open landscape, 1/25, 1.R. Water of beach scenes, 1/25, 1.8. When you must use a high chatter spend, aso a larger jean opening. Res member that 1/25 second at 11 is the nm an 1/60 at 1.8, and about the name an 1/100 at 1.6.3 or 1/200 at 1.4.5.
Light Jo very early morning of late afterncou is quite weak, but from a hour of no after auhrina 10 shot at hour before sunset, It la Follow these exposures this spring and summer, and you won't go Tately countant in its fubeunity. Dur Ing the midille daylight hours, cam-wrong. If you use a box camera, laka era loaded with ehrome type of snapshots on bright days only. On "p" type Alm, set your lens and a dull day, pince the box camera on shutter as follows:
BRILLIANT DAY
Average aubject, 1/25 second and
111 lets opening.
Open landscape, 1/25, 1.16, Water or each sernes, 1/25, 1.22
a rin support and give a very shart tine exposure tone-half to ons ee ond, or about na fast an you can work the shulter when met "Time"} using the small Jena upendo.
With any camera, when you are taking picturen shortly after sunrise or before sunnet, you sunt une larger lens opening, or a lower shutter speed. At auch times, light tends to be yellow and lus "pan" Water or bench neonon, 1/25, 1.18. type flan will be best as U la deň.
initely faster in much light
John van Guiller
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Tew writers of swing who enti pro- swinging melody of their
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Average sublert, 1/25, 1.8. Apendence, 1/25, t.11.
HULL DAY
Average subject, 1/25, 1.43.
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THE VILLAGE NAIT’RAL
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It is told of a West Country na-
of our Scottish villages | preachin'. en' I'll keep them wau- there is # well-known figurekin! who goen by the name of the "Nait'ral" Everybody knows him, arxi in his own way he knows every-tural who was well known in his the way body. He is not quite "all there," day that he had gone for a stroll to
the village of Stralton. On as people would say, but then he in thither he met a local wag, who was turn may be of the same opinion re- tempted to hayo a little banter with him. "Oh, man, Johnnie," said the garding all his fellowmen.
"I heard you wng.
were deld." was the "Faith: I heard it mysel prompt rejoinder, but as mune ns I heard it I kent it wasna true."
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He is well described in the words, "He has a want and he has a ha'e." Is "want" may not be very serious. | It makes him simple and silent, has rendered his educntion something of Impossiblity, gives him a de- tached look, and makes him like one who has wandered by mistake into this go-ahead world.
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His "ha'e" is clusive, and well-nigh impossible to describe. Neverthe- less, it in there, ass worda and actions proclaim from time to time. He possesses by means of his "ha'e" un innerly disposlllon. He loves the company of his fellow-men, and so frequents all markets and sales, ail marriages and funerals. If he says
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on these occasions he listena well, and later on, as by a streak of gentus, may give expression to some- thing which wiser men had missed. ile is obliging, eager to run errands fur alt alike, and so belongs to all In the community.
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A few incidents will make this interesting if somewhat pathetic Agure stand out more vividly
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Another story of a similar kind utters a word of warning to pretty maidens. The village "natural" this occasion had fallen to the churns of a beautiful farm servant loss. What he said to her is not recorded, but apparently she resented his ap- prench, and in speaking of it after- wards to another of her own closs, had referred to him as a fool
This reached the "natural's" ears, and drew from him the dignified but searching reply-"Ah, weel, there's this differenes atween us. I'm [ul o'God's makin', but she's a fule o her ala makita,
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Here is a tale from the north coun- try concerning another of these quaint characters. Watty was looked upon as daft in the community. He carned a modest living by doing all kinds of errands and odd jobs for shop-keepers and others. The small town had a Provost who had esta blished a good business, but had also earned for himself a reputation for One day on the Inquisitiveness, way to the railway station he made appearances up on Watty, who to Was also bound for the station, carrying a large parcel.
in a certain rongregation too many i euri members were known to fall asleep during the sermon. The half-wit of the village and noted this, and made up his mind to deal with the often-
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plan of divulged to no man. During the week he was often at the sizing of the potatoes in the field, and every now and then was seen to pounce on vertsin potatoes and put them into his pocket All inquiries as to why did this were met by atolld silence.
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Next Sunday his offensive opened when he took up his place in the front seat of the gallery, where he had command of the whole contre- gation
Then, when the first head began to rul, out came the first po- telo am went straight to its mark with rousing effect,
"Ay. Watty," said the Provost, unit's a big ane ye're carryin' the
Wha day.
sent ye? "Wille Mit- chell," answered Watty, giving nothing
men, and way, "Ay. what's in the purect?" queried the Provost, "Man," said the half-wit, "I hadna the impidence the speer."
The East Neuk of Fife supplies the following tale. A half-wii in n fishing village met a boy acquain- taare who had recently left school And gone to serve his apprentice- ship in a local grocery store.
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"An' hoo dae ye like bein' a coun- terlouper? asked the simpleton. "No she bad noo." odmitted the body.
weel "but didna like it first day." "Man," said the half- wit seriously, "what wey did yo
the first day then?"
D. G.
Naturally
th:c minister rebuked "James, you must re- him saying. member where you are and not do things like that in God's House." To this came the reply:-"Never you gang mind, minister. You get on wi the
Waiting for the Green Light
THE WAIT GIVES YOU TWE TO LIGHT UP IF YOU HAVE SOME MATCHES IF YOU HAVE ONLY A LIGHTER - FORGET IT
CLICK
CLICK
"WHAT IF IT IS A RED LIGHT?
GO ON THROUGH!
THERE'S
NO POLICEALAN IN SIGHT!
SAYS SHE
LE'S THE ONE THAT
1S TO PAY THE
NES HOWEVER
• NORMAN LYAID...
ANY BOY THAT PUTS HIS HEART
INTO HIS WORK CAN GET A LOT OF
KISSING DONE IN FIVE MILES WHILE. WAITING FOR THE LIGHTS.
THE PAUSE GIVES A FEW SECONDS TO BLOW JUNIOR'S NOSE
"THERE'S TIME FOR
QUICK REPAIRS AND.
RENOVATION IF THE
FACE HAS LOST SOME
OF ITS GIRLISH CHARIA AND FEMININE ALLURE
Ledges Syndicate
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
Bv J. NORMAN LYND
YOU NOW HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO
TURN AROUND AND ADDRESS
THE BACK SEAT DRIVER IN A
FEW WELL CHOSEN WORDS .
ALSO, IF YOU HAVE THE FAMILY
PET WITH YOU, YOU HAVE TIME TO SLAP IT DOWN AND MAKE IT GET OFF THE STEERING WHEEL
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