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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1948.

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YOUR BIRTHDAY

DORN today, you

SATURDAY, JULY 17

by STELLA

size up a situation instinctively and act upon it before others can out Far be it for you. reason it however, to ever admit to anyone that "hunches" your good fortune!

play any part, it

are an it- Your ideas are usually long-range with to ones and It takes someone

vialoh to achieve them. This, you have. As a rule, success of your plats also calls for the co-operation of others, for you plan things on large scale. Consequently 3011

An early marriage is not in- will be inclined to surround_your

other individuals as dicated and will probably bring you

until weakling disillusionment. Wait

your self with

individual hus little career is mora settled before you strong as yourself. The or hesitant place in your circle of acquaintances, take on the responsibilities of a family, since you have a rather one-track mind. You women, who may also be career-minded, might also do well to follow this pattern.

Bvidualist and if you stick your own ideas and plans you may become exceptionally successful. But, If you listen to others and follow reach their Ideas, you will never the heights to which you are entitled by birth. Your magnetic and force- ful personality should make it easy for you to enlist people into help ing you make your own dreams are more easily come true. You Influenced by your affections than you like to admit-and where you need to be Keep your emotional and business life in two separate compartiments and all will be well with you. Your love of nature is strong and needs to be kept under control.

there is cautious.

Although you might never admit It, you are more influenced by the mystle than you would appear to be, superficially. Your Intuitions are very keen and mnost of the

horse-sense" which "practical,

you such a sharp com- makes petitor comes from your ability to

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is up to you to

SUNDAY, JULY 18 ПORN today, you have tremendous energy you had previously put into Bo

physical energy and must be on physical sports would make you a the "go" all the time if you are to be champion there! Or, on the other at all contented with life. You have lund, you might go on to berome a a rather well-balanced personally sports champion, wishing for nothing and this energy

be equally better in le. Inay developed in either the mental or purely physical field. in youth, you will probably be devoted to outdoor exercise and sports. Later on. file same energy might better be diverted to some mental pursuit which might, on the surface appear to be diametri cally opposed to your earlier slant on lite.

Hence. It might be that you will become outstanding in some intellec- tusl fold where the same grout

(June

23-July 23)- CANCER Guard against personal upsets and be very tactful and diplomatic on the bone front. Visit in the coun- try, if you wish, however.

LEO

23)-Seck (July 21-Aug.

will spiritun! guidance and you Did that thought and contemplation bring real

a

reinforcement energies.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-The eareful consideration

future plans is more to be desired than the setual pushing of objectives.

of

of

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-St- close to your own home and family this day if possible. Rest, relax and luxurinte!

CANCER - (June 23-July 23- Stick to the middle road today in hoth business and personal and you will be successful.

affairs

make

To And what the stars have in store for tomorrow. select your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day stur be your daily guide.

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lume and might even become designer, Вс warned, however, in against dissipating your talents pleasure-seeking alone for this would not in the long run, satisfy

Your highest aims and desires.

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the choice. You women are inclined to be less Both you men and women are physically robust than you men and fond of your own home and family probably will devote your energles and will be happiest when surround-

pursuits. In addition, ed by your own kin since you to intellectual you may have a fare for the stage rather clannish and the lies of kin

find this ta

this to be the best ex- are very strong, and

talents. your

To And what the stars have in pression women, especially are fond of the store for tomorrow, select your fine arts and live a good sense of birthday star and read the corres form. colour und clesign. You ponding paragraph. Let your probably will have a flare for cos birthday star be your daily guide.

for

You

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)- Make new friends and relax your energies. Be diplomatic and tactful with ni. Eliminate all tensions.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Pour oil on troubled domestic or social waters today. Help make things move smoothly; be diplomatic.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Intuitions may play an important part in today's decisions '30 pay to those so-called

attention are

-You can muke this a harmonious and friendly day if you diplomatic And kindly toward everyone,

CAPRICORN (Déc. 23-Jan, 20)-- Mainly social day at home but give your future plans due consi- deration and thought as well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- Be conservative in all your activities today. If planning a new home, you may take a look around.

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MONDAY, JULY 19

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Avoid needless worry fur things only appear more confused than they rently are. Be practical; be optimis- tic

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Combine business and social contacts with excellent results if your plans all have been carefully made.

LED (July 24-Aug 23)-Stick closely to accepted plans and you. will avoid any erruticism which might otherwise impede progress.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)- Move slowly and co-ordinate plans car

carefully before attempting anything new.

Put off important decisions.

LIBRA (Sepi. 23-Oct. 23)

A day of confusion which may best offset by close altention detail and routine. Keep all wheels turning smoothly.

20-alar.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)--- One of those "so-so" days. Guard against unforeseen upsets and there won't be any! Be alert. bo PISCES

(Feb.

ZI)- to Merchandising for those of your sign appears highly favourable but avoid unnecessary travel just now.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Be frank and open in alt plans made al present especially when concern- ed with your Job. Don't be schemer.

SCORPIA (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)- New business plans made with trusted and tried friends may be undertaken If you arg sure of your facts

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Iblar Muares and clae numbers

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Mince, except where they may occur in puses, words or less than three letters are not used, the suure above the one fu the left of the "D" and its correcundis ones, must also be black ones.

d. But it so very austere in

Caledonia

7. Imprecation of a soatherd, at the conclusion of which—'

6. he might be called upon to

treat a book this!

pertaps, but long time back.

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indispensable form of defence.

14. No old animal. by the sound

of it..

10. He's half-witted

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20,

and a well-balanced letter in the programme.

21. What you smirk without an

Ace?

22. What fame is on the screen.

Capital piace for nolo.

21. This tintorial is often cut and,

trimmed

(Solution on Page 14)

NANCY

I SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS I FEEL AS IF A FINGER IS POINTING

AT ME

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á

hunches."

TAURUS

(Apr. 21-May. 21)-- Your elders should be taken into full consideration when making to- day's plans. Be kindly and tactful. GEMINI (May 22-June 22) Spiritual contemplation you to a better understanding current problems which then solve.

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

COPE, 1948 KY NEA KORVICE, ING. T. SA, REG. U. &. FAT, OFF.

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"You'd keep cooler, Mother, if you weren't always run-, ning around in a dither! Why don't you cultivate a calm, poised manner?"

WEEK-END

QUIZ

1. What is a whitesmith?

2. Why can, a tree will a hollow "hear" 'live?

3. What is Jingoism?

4. Who wrote the novel, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey?”

3. Can you name the lake with the longest nathe In

America? may bring of

you can

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- A day when everything seems cross-purposes, so be us tactful and ai

as conciliatory as you possibly can be,

GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Definitely a poor day, so stick close to routine for tomorrow is bound to show an improvemeat!

BY THE

0. What does a golfer pre- fera birdle or an eagle?

7. Whose nicknames are these--(4) Manassa. Mauler, (b) Ambling Alp, (c) Brown Bomber?

8. Who plays the part of Hamlet in the new British film production of the Shakespeare play of the same name?

Auswers on Page 14.

WAY

by Beachcomber

• MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE

'Deep' Finessing Brings In 4 Spades

BY WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY

TOURNAMENT players of New Jersey have done a great deal 121 development of tournament bridge. Davie F. Geortner of South Orange, president of New Jersey Bridge League, held their annual New Jersey Shore tournament two months ago,

Geortner handled the play of today's hand very well in a recent New Jersey tournament. He won the opening lead of the king of

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ayself: It isn't true.

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Prodnose: Well?

TOMORROW, in the High perlon," and the error was

Court of Hocus Pocus, corrected. before Mr Justice Cocklecarrot, will be heard a ease of such gravity-that-it-may- well make legal history.

on to the

Myself: By now nobody who read it will care twopence whether IL 15 true or not.

Mr Gaitskell: The answer's L citrine.

Dealer

Georiner

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Pass 1

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Mr Henry Vagwire, a carpenter' of Lower Chickory, will stand his trial fur having.

according various Informers, spies, norks, and Send him to Blackpool agents, utilised, without eence or vermit. 17 big nails to tack a bit of THE headline. "The Liberal Party felt

Cannot Be Bought" refers, roof of a chicken- house, with intent to tack the said suppose, to the haughty refusal bit of felt on to the said roof of the nine and eightpence from an eccen- said chicken-house. Mr Vagwire fric old gentleman who wanted alleges that the nails were his own "something to property, and represented all that Had he waited until the Blackpool was left of a parcel of 200 bought Assembly was over, he might have in 1026. Mr Tinklebury Snapdriver got what he wanted for seven and will lead for the defence, Mr Honey six.

weather Gooseboote for the persecu-,

lion.

Nothing to do with mo

THE survivors of files sprayed with

THE

D.D.T. bred families. The spray- ing was repeated through 14 genera- tions. And now the scientists com- plain that they have on their hands a really tough breed of fly.

who sprayed. smiles sardonically when The stuff pours off them like Insults off a politician's. back. The ques- tion now being asked is: How long will it be before a group of Alles starts spraying scientists with poig FD11?

Her boots grow

whiter every day FOOLISH! girl who sent to a boot-polish firm a suggested ad- vertisement saying: “No wonder my teeth are a lovely deep brown, I

from use Sloppo," received a for courteous reply pointing out she had got the whole idea wrong, Interlude

that

A SPEAKER at the Geneva Con-

ference on freedom of informu tion puzzled the assembly by talk- ing a great deal about Lipton. After while an anxious secretary whis-

amuse my

family.

CHESS PROBLEM

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By C. MANSFIELD

Black, 5 pieces.

White, 6 pieces. White to play and mate in tron

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1. B-R5, any; 2, Q, R, B, or Ki

mates.

By Ernie Bushmiller

hearts in dummy, and

saw that he had a sure heart loser, a sure diamond loser, and a possible club and spade loser. And what was he going to do with the two dia- monds?

His frst play was the queen of spades

when from dummy,, and East played low he let it ride. He played a small spade next, again East played low, and Geortner finessed the nine-spot. The ten of clubs was led, West

played low and declarer let it ride..

East won with the king, cashed the king of diamonds and queen of hearis. Hoping to stop the de- clarer from getting a ruff, East led the icing of spades. Geortner won with the ace and led the nine of clubs, Geortner let it ride. The seven of clubs was an entry into dummy, and Geortner made five spades, four clubs and the ace of hearts for his ten tricks.

bif

INSECT SPRAY

WITH ODT

FIT

DON'T TAKE CHANCES!

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KELLY

Springfield

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