1940-04-27 — Page 9

Saturday, APRIL 27, 1940.

"TELEGRAPH" WEEK-END MAGAZINE.

WEEK-END PARTY

QUIZ

His job now is to guess your adverb by the way in which you carry out

GRIN AND BEAR IT MYSTIFY your friends with

elementary

Card Trick

In this office, last week, the avery trick. Get some one to cut, take out

of 100: this week.

his commands, le may, your

up the clock," or "Go and king your irted aunt." And It you've ever age score for the Quiz was 70 out it card, memorise R, and reshuffle kissing your aunt

nbusively, you'll Make appreciate the See you can't better that willout showing it to you.

dimculties, Player film double the number of the card, who bets sumelently well for the Answers.

1. Search your memories-give the remembering that Jack counts eleven.' guesser to guess right is, the next to

Queen twelve, King thirteen. Ace go out.

stage or screen' names of: () fourteen.

IF you've a taste for punning

you can have fun lo think-

Mrs. Charles Laughton, (b) MTS. Next he must add one and multiply BIRTHDAY PRESENTS Sonnte Hale, (c) Mrs. Clark Gable, by five, and after that he must add (d) Mrs. Turane Power, (e) Mrs. six it the sult was clubs, seven If Frank Latoton, (1) Mrs. Dick Powell, diamonds, eight if hearts and nine it (g) Mrs. Gene Raymond, (h) Mrs. spades,

Now ask him the final number Teddy Knox, (1) Mrs. Erie Maschwitz (Two maries each.)

pick up the pack-make some abre what are

following ships cadabra signs over it-and select the the

How's it done? famous? (a) Titanic, (b) Marie right card... Celeste, (e) Golden Hinil, (d) The (Solution below.) Spray, (e) Ajax, (1) Mayflower,

2.

For

(a) Emden, (h) Discovery, (4) Victory

(Two marks each.)

3. If the command to "Genuflect,"

you would: Spring smartly to

detour. a

$1

"Telegraph' Unlimited'

JUST for fun (no prize, you

Kreedy girl) see how many

attention, sway from side to side, flex words you can extract out of the your muscles, retire from battle, bend words Hongkong Telegraph"-in- your kence, turn round and round, eludit proper nouns, plurals, two- Which? (Three letter words. Penells and papers

forward. Ready! Ale-alès-at- 4. Give a suitable word ending in rates-press days — pul- ind

the letters "son" for (a) an agree dure. That's enough to

make marks.)

zet

you

able fruit, (b) as historical reason for going so far I unearthed 332 words

losing your head, (e) a famous ad- miral,

(d) a home for Tommy Atkins, believe it or not. Maybe you can (e) a bright colour, (f) a famous poct, find more. If so, send Diem to me,

French (a) a red-hot crime, (h) a

gratulation. song, (t) a prayer, (f) an harmonious Fil forward you a letter of coff

combination, (k) a member of the

elerpu, (i) a cause of death, ma

great Ulsterman, (One mark end)

Be- 5. What begins with "Dear

love" and ends with "Aniaze. ment (Three marks.)

(a)

6. Who or what is missing in the

following famous pairs? Alexander and, (b) Naughton and -, (c) Gert and, (d) David and-, (c) Amos 'n', (f) Troilus and, (0) Fish and-th) Edgar Bergen and (i) Burns and, (3) Samsun and (Two marks each.)

7.

You,

a big taipan, are having trouble with your amanuetists, Should you: Go to Cheltenham for the teaters? Consult your dentist? Call in an architect? Undergo an divorce? Sack operation? Get a

your secretary? (Two marks.)

Leave the country?

8. Place the following countries in the order of the size of their armles: Greece, Rurnanta, Hungary Turkey. These statisties were quoted in the Telegraph" recently, so you answer. (Five should know the marks.)

9. A friend of mine who hates

and beards

Moustachics

these men.

could

stand being kissed by only two of Which? George Bernard Shaw, Mr. Chamberlain, Ronald Colman, Arthur Asker, Sir Henry Wood, Toscanini, Benny Goodman, Anthony Eden. Val Gielgud. (Two

arks each.)

10. Complete these statements: (a) Fish never close their eyes be- couse, (b) A male swan is known as a, (c) Long-distance swimmers rub grease over their bodies to

(d)

The Scots national emblem is -, (c) The stars in the film "The Good Earth" were, (f) Amelia Earhart was the first woman to (p) The capital of the United States is --- (Two marks ench.)

Ι

Spy Dept.

WAS never a spy, but codes und ciphers always have me breathing hard and searching for a solution; a legacy trem schooldays.

IN THE MANNER OF THE WORD

J

SEN

END some one outside, think up an adverb (we'll choose

"abusively"), then call him back.

Ing up suitable presents for famous people. Thus: For dear Adolf-A seuille. For dear Ribbentrop-Some genuine pain instead of his cham- pagne. For dear Goebbels A tead- ing part in "Nothing but the Truth." For Captain Dahl-A navy Jumper. Weak puns? Exactly. But remem- ber, ench player has only twenty seconds in which to answer.

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P. & O..OLD OFFICES.

WHAT MEN SUFFER

IN BEAUTY'S CAUSE

WE'RE SICK of having people tell us that we need

a haircut. Of course we need a haircut! And, what's nore, we're likely to go on needing a haircut.

By Lichty

(1838 by l'aflak Teviuro kondiraža, Tan

"If you'd only get a decent cook boy we wouldn't have to accept all these invitations to cat out."

Further Extracts From The "Telegraph''

HONGKONG in

the FIFTIES

WE reached Hongkong on November 12, 1850, 52 days from Southampton.

Boating was therefore the favourite

Years of planting

with

trees the only place outside these narrow and shrubs have since clothed the limits that was really open lu us be- hill sides of Hongkong with verdure, ing the river. and converted what was then u con- gerles of arid and sun-scorched exercise and relaxation, and of this peaks into one of the loveliest places the most was made.

There was a boat house at in the East; but as they rose barren, bold and sharply defined in the clear corner of the garden, with a fine

опе

the

brilliantly dazz

dazzling aky on that collection of small sailing and rowing

and

afternoon cvery autumn day

I must confess they re- crafts, minded me more forcibly than agree- younger members of the community ably of Aden,

went out for their pull while the We did not waste more than was elders enjoyed their cheroots in their necessary there, but left the same stately hong boats.. day for Canton, in a small steamer, which from the plurality of her

*

funnels went by the name of "Pipes" THE same unvarying round day, soon becomes and arrived at our journey's end in after day, however,

monotonous and life at Conlon was time for dinner.

1 found the members of the hong Inexpressibly so. The chief thing to which I was to be attached already that buoyed up our sinking spirits seated at table, all' dressed in white was the prospect of a trip to Macao clothes, with thori jackets, looking sooner or later, and that place was Canton resident's earthly You know-how it is-you keep "Haircut, sir? And shave? Yes.

like over-grown school boys, which the gave them'n most amusing appear- parudise. Then he chokes you with a sheet.

Most of the firms had commodious putting it off and putting it off sir."

ance, but to this 1 soon got reconelled. Then he goes away again and you until the kids in the street start

as I did of the many peculiarities of and well furnished houses there, always in readiness for the reception screeching rude remarka at you. Look at yourself in the mirror, and

well as for taipans and Where upon we grit our teeth think, "I was born bald, why didn't life there.

Ere long I had settled down to the of guests, as

there for the latter of clerks, and

a trip So project yourself into

and mutter to ourself, "This day I stay that way? Mug that I am!"

"Yessir," says the barber, coming quiet and monotonous routine

daily

especially, meant everything almost; existence. Secret Service frame of mind and see we're going to have our hair

shart back again. Then: "That

The foreign residences, or "factor- that was enjoyable in life: the tem- control of household, and If you can decipher these two im-

enough, sir, or would you like a little

lea" as they were called, were sub-erty to invite one's friends to share mortal phrases. And, anticipating cut."

Then we find that that day is the more off the top?"

stantially bullt and fine looking your headache in advance, let

"That'll do."

ediflees fronting the public garden its hospitality, relief from the dull. assure you that they're written in two focension when the chops are shut.

blt of stropping.

routine of office work, and ample On returning home our wife says: Interlude for a

and extending in a quadrangle back of the simplest ciphers in the reper-

space for exercise after being con- "Are you growing that mune for a Then more lathering.

a few rods towards the city; houses, fined to the limited area. of the fac loire.

"Beg pardon, ́sir? Oh! I'm sorry. Cipher 1. "DPNF VQ BOE bet or have you joined some new

It's only a slight nick. I'll soon stop garden and all being surrounded by tory enclosure through months of the a high brick wall, through which most stdingly hot weather, to say TFF NF TPNF UINF. (Bogey five cult?

Just like when she says to us. "For that bleeding,"

gates opened at several points into minutes.)

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the native town. Cipher 2. "NB KZGRVMXVthe love of Mike, go and shave your RH VCSZFIIGVW!" (Bogey twelve seif. Aunt Aggie is coming this

THIS is the crucial moment at afternoon and I don't want you sit- minutes.)

Points to remember: The lettering around looking like a grampus."

"All right! Okay! Stop harping our barber's. E is the most frequently repeated in at me."

me

*

You eun either be par-boiled

the alphabet, the vowels occupy 40 At this we put our hat and coat on with a hot lowel or be soaked to the per cent space in words in the and she says, "Where are you going singlet with a cold spray. English language.

When you've worked them out

(and how you'll kick yourself if you can't) Invent some (Cipher key at bottom of page.)

Bew ones.

ANSWERS TO QUIZ

1. (0) Eina Lanchester; (b) Jessie Matthews; (e) Carole Lombard; (d) Annabelin (ej Evelyn Laye; (f) Juan Dandeli (8) Jeanette Macdonald; (h) Clarice Mayne: (1) Hermione

2. (n) Sunk by iceberg in the Atold

on her maiden voyage. (b) Found Abandoned in good condition; (e) Drake's ship; (d) Coplain Blocum the round sailed ho single-handed world. (0) Took part in Grat Spee hottle recently returned to Plymouth.

1) First ship to take English settler

to America; (4) Famous German raider of the last War (h) Ship used by Shackleton and Scott in South Pole exploration: ti) Nelson's Fingship.

d. Bend your knee. 4. (4) Damron: (b) Treason; (c) Nelson; (d) Garrison; (e) Crimson; (f) Tennyson; (H) Ammon: (h) Chauson: (1) Orfeon; (1) Untaon; (k) Parson; (1) Poison; (m) Carson, 5. The marriage service B. (2) Mosa (b) Gold; (e) Dalay; (d) Goliath: (0) Andy (1) Cresida; g) Chilps; Charlie McCarthy: Atlon: Delilah.

7. Back your secretary. 8. Rumania. Turkey, Hungary, Greece. D. Arthur Askey and Benny Goodman, 19, (8) They have no eyelids; (b) Cob: (a) Keep the cold out: (d) A thistle; (e) Paul Musl and Luisa flainer; (1) Fly from

England: America

(0) Washington, DC.

CIPHER No. 1: Shirt all letters of the niphinbet un ane. Thus AD. BEC, olc. CIPHER No. 2: Reverse the alphabet. Thus A=Z, Y.

to

CARD TRICK: If the final number ends in 1, the suit la clubn; ir 2 it' diamonds; means hearts and ♣ apades. The first part of the final number a just one pip too many. For Instance: of means seven of cluba, 44 gives you the three of spades, 123 the Jack of hearts, 52 the four of diamonds, and so on.

NOW!"

a haircut and

"I've got to have have, haven't 17"

"Well, you come straight back. And don't come back too late. You know how Aunt Aggie"

"Ah, to blazes with Aunt Aggie!" "Hmmph! Sort of thing a perfect gentleman would say."

By this time we're out the front ¡door.

*

* * If we could think of some de- astatingly sarcastic comeback we'd say it and then slam the door, but as we can never think of these things until half an hour afterwards we just slam the door.

When we arrive at the barber's we And every chair full and nine wait-

ing

Well, a man can't loiter about the pavement doing nothing, can he? We mean to say, he might be taken for a suspicious character or some- ding. So the only thing to do is to To and have a chat in the hotel.

After about half an hour we retum to the barber's shop. Outside is n Agn, "Five chairs. No waiting.”

There

ave chairs all right, Afteen customers, and one barber.

We sit down to walt. Beside us in daily paper, provided for the use of waiting cilents. It is three weeks old.

Arc

Every now and then a stubble- faced, long-haired man comes into the shop, looks around and goes out Again,

At Inst our turn comes and we are Factually seated in the barber's chair.

As we have two singlets we always choose the spray.

After being dried and powdered, he sits us up and grabbing us by the hair, says: "A little oll, sir"

«Yenb,

And he douses us with stuff that makes people sniff on the ferry.

10

Why you wonen ever took singing and bobbing we don't know. You were happy enough before.

Still, you don't have to shave.

"The thing I can never understand about the Boches is their passion for uniforms."

رہا کیو

nothing of exemption from the pre- sence and constant supervision of the much dreaded tolpans,

***

In the last respect the social posi- THIS wall was for the double - tion of the young men at Canton was pose of protecting foreigners against as a rule most unenviable. There the sudden incursions of mobs, as also was a broad and clearly defined line to keep the former more easily under drawn and maintained between tal- control in case it might be considered pans and clerks, which was a con- desirable on the part of the Chinese stant grievance and cause of great

latter.

to do so.

discontent to the

presume however it was one of The garden-in the midst of which stood the little church--was very the necessities of the situations as the prettily laid out with a great variety hong system in all its purity existed of choice ornamental and flowering then and there and, na the entire trees and shrubs, and intersected by staff of the establishment messed broad paths

ths of nephaltum, which together at the same table, this ex- offered the only promenade available clusiveness on the part of the hands for the foreign residents; it fronted of the house was probably considered the river-boats of all descriptions essential for maintaining proper dis-

lining the shore in ä compact mass- cipline: but we can imagine what and after office hours was the resort an unpleasant thing it must inve of all

who

wished for a title pedes been for the clerks to sit at table, with tatpans, trian exercise, and there they went three times a day circling round, In

In and out, through generally stiff, silent and reserved, the shrubberies, in a wall almost and rarely entering into converen- monotonous as that of pacing up and tion, while for the latter the situa down the deck of a ship,

tion was no less embarrassing and

It is true we were at liberty to pass disagreeable, into the streets of the suburbs but

this was a privilege not often made

one

a

-

tlic

the

use of, as, they were narrow and AS there were few ladies in crowded, and the smells en pince, bachelors' dinners were countered were most offensive, to say chief enterininments; and, every one

of the rudeness of the people liking to keep under the punkoh as to

which one was often

rubjected.

long as possible, they were kept up - It was also true that there were no, until a late hour of night, and os regulations that I can remember, the wine flowed freely notwithstand- against walking into the country but ing the heat of the climate, the rounds This was trought with so much dan that oftenest broke the silliness of ger that it was rarely attempted, and the "wee small hours" were "For he's good fellow" and "We won': those who did hnd

To home their fool-hardiness. gret

A few days before I arrived, for ing that was often kept, as daylight example, a party that had started on frequently found

50

generally to re-n folly on morning" on undertak

go

an excursion to the White Cloud Hills, at their potations,

the

revellers still

a few miles from Canton, had been After dinner was the most trying attacked by the natives and com- period of the 24 hours, as it was polled to return, one of them having usually too hot for reading or other had a hand nearly cut off and another occupation, the only alternative having been badly wounded with ́ ́n being to stretch one's self on a long severe sword cut on the hand; 2 chair and enjoy, as far no unything

In fact, we were almost prisoners, was enjoyable, quiet smoko.

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