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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1949.

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By STELLA

BIRTHDAY..

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22

PORN today, you have many of the social attributes which go toward making you very popular, with a large variety of people. Witty, charming, attractive sad magnetic, you may find that your greatest talent is in handling people. You are, however, attracted to the arts, and a life of Bohemian galety would fit Just make Into your scheme of things admirably, sure that you do not concentrate on the less important things of life or you may miss out on the fame and auccess which should, by right of birth, be yours,

Fortunately, you are not one to dwell with regret on what is past. Each day you start out fresh toward some new goal and are always looking into the future But don't let your daydreaming for the best of life.

Bro

may regret,

rather end in mere wishful thinking or in middlo' age you

Although not mentally lazy, you physically lethargic and tasks that require muselo. work rather than mental agility never appeal to you. Often you spend as much time and effort getting out of an unwelcome Job as it would take to do it,

You can be deeply affectionate, but you are not demonstrative. Often the object of your love and devolion does not realise how you feel.

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

SUNDAY, JANUARY 23

ПORN today, you have a multitude of ideas and are always ready to put them into motion at the drop of a signal. You have considerable business acumen as well and many a notion, considered impractical by others, can be worked out by you to advantage. In fact, you often are able to make a commercial success out of an idea others have neglected.

Especially interested in the dramatle arts, you could find success on the plage or screen or in radio. While your approaches might not always be the conventional ones, it is likely that you would End many followers. You have an individual enthusiasm which makes it easy for you to promote in iden oner you, yourself,

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-

involving the All merchandising, interest of the fair sex, is favoured just now. Adverthing paya, too..

(Feb,

20-Mar. 21) PISCES

Br Ethics are what count lotlay. sure that you keep your idens higgl and the results will be excellent.

22-Apr. 20)- ARIES (Mar. Count ten before you give an answer if angry.

You may lose friends nich make enemies by saying the wrong thing now.

21)~ (Apr. 21-May TAURUS An opportunity may come to you. Don't hesitate, for it may not come Be alert; make your way again. decisions.

GEMINI (May

believe in it. If you don't like someone else's iden, not one to be pushed, although you can bo led by you are no definitely against it, too. You are definitely those you love and respect.

You are, by nature, loving and affectionate, but you are not likely to display your emotions, except to those your most lutimate circle. Wed to someone who understands your temperament and moodiness, you can Jowever, there will be find exceptional happiness. but one "boss"--and you are It!

To and what the alars have in store for tomorrow, celect your birthday star and read the corresponding Let your birthday star be your daily paragraph. guide.

22)-- 22-June if you stick clusely to routine, you wi and the day goes better than If you attempt something new and untried.

33- (June 23-July CANCER

But be You may be restless today.

pay no patient with others and attention to their temper outbreaks.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Haste can only make waste, so don't let your decisions too quickly self make Thrik before you act.

24-Sent, 22}-

VIRGO (Aug. Definitely not your day! Be aler! tu avoid trouble and especially careful of accidents, due to haste or care- lessness.

MONDAY, JANUARY 24

LIBRA (Sept. #3-Oct. 23)-

is yours. Business affairs Happiners, especially on the domestic front. shoult progress favourably, also.

SCORPIO (Oel, 24-Nov. 22)- Don't let a quick temper be your doing. Have patience and tem- perance in all you do and say today.

23-Dec. (Nov. SAGITTARIUS 22)-Those employed in the trades commodities appear dealingg favoured just now. Make progress.

in

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) This can be an important day for your future if you make the most of your new friends or contacts in business.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) If you are cautious in minor defalls And that you will then you will make better than normal progress.

19)-

now.

23-July 23)- CANCER AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb.

If you avait and put forth Guard your health. netice If you are individual energy on an idea you will illness, you also will avoid a lot of progress moodiness, Cultivate optimism.right placen today. Make

NOW,

(June

LEO

By new

24-Aur. 23) (Jaty An early start loday may mean you new job you are will find that

bunting.

sona

VIRGO

JAUK.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 26)~~ A day of minor adversities, so post- uniil important mattera pone all thuse better times which are coming

SIDE GLANCES

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COMA, 1344 BY NEA SLAVICE, KIG. T. M. REQL U. 6. PAT, OFF.

"Oh, he doesn't fool me with his lectures on lofty ideals-

I saw him sitting in a bus yesterday, with two old ladies

standing!"

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1. The Film Tribunal of the London Dally Express recently the of "Actress chose the Year," Who is she and fur what picture did she win the award? 2. Which Is longest--(a) the (b) Queen Elizabeth, Ilner Westminster Bridge, (c) a full- sized football ground?

3. What is a carpet-bagger? 4. Which one of these dis- covered DDT-Professor Arme Patrick -Professor Tiaclius, Blackett, Dr Paul Maciler?

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0. "I cannot tell what the dickens his name is.... was Written by-Croat, Dickens, Shakespeare, Arnold Bennett?

Instrument brass What has the lowest pitch in the orchestra?

LESSON HAND

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Second-Hand-Low Not Always Good

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20-Mar. 21)- (Feli. PISCES Be tolerant of the ideas of others. Best for you to postpone venture until a better day.

ARIES

(Mar. 22-Apt. 29) Your intuitions will lead you in the If planning a right direction now. long trip, you may begin it today.

TAURUS

tape. 21-31ay 21

A prosperous and happy day for you. If planning a wedding, this is an ex- cellent day for it.

22-June

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24-Sept. 22)- A good day in which to step up store advertising and promotion. for it can pay good dividends now.

23)-- 23-Oct. LIBRA (Srpl. - If you concentrate on your objective You may you thay achieve it now,

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(Oct. 24-Nov. 22) SCORPIO

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GEMINI (31ay _You_are" impulsive and it could be changes on the job or at home, but true love at first sight tociny!-Tuke-the chances are that they are for the a little time, though, to think it over, beiter.

Skeleton Crossword

OLYERS of the Skeleton Crus wurd are requited to in Black squares and clue aumter i swell in the worst. En dice you 10 start four. tuwizers as our tar squares have been given.

Itse pattern is ymmetrical The two rides balance early ather, and ter in Ris button balves contr *pind. You can therefore 11 15

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of y

two words.

10. Letters

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this mech

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nunal.

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father.

a change.

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take their

piace in the VALL,

12. Their hand

23 y b datusly.

10. Bob in oble

to make a tion.

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Balara bedouin, and

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hear.

23, Meck epithet.

27. It may be boring, as the troupe

might well confirm.

28. Fellow of some, nute.

20, la Heath

1 Caro for her:

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3. VIVA TOce.

4. Was

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8. Courageous, though only partly

te Mack sepures at once lu correspond with those given.

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china storage.

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places for

bang. bill.

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(two words).

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apparently.

always thin

15. Supporter of the pictures.

10. River or fowl, possibly.

10. (mething to go on with, it

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19. Only half a siphon y That's not

very much to drink.

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THE Electricity

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY.

TODAY'S lesson hand shows that The rule of

"second hand low" must not be followed blindly.

It is

Bul hand to play low. Board. in live. "says clean." "Dirty," repeat-true that, in most cases, it pays for Trying to appeal to the ed the hugubrious diner, shopping second

this cannot be taken as a hard d fast rule. You must always stop and think.

sentimentality of women, rather savagely at the horrible fish. than to the sense of decency of In passing men, is introducing n more ten- der note into its official re. quests to switch off electricity

at certain limes.

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The bidding

singleton

queen

of today's hand is THE recently discovered skull of

a prehistorie npe is, as usual,simple. Declarer is in a four spade maid to have "certuin manlike at-contract and receives the normal tributes." So why not, for a change, opening of the three of diamonds, drops. But if technical terins and offlelat say that apes are descended from East wins the trick with the ace and four of jargon are to be repl cel by some-

hat, as the phrenologist said to the East

partner o thing warmer and friendlier, the

a huge bump on the dirom grocer with daydream

suit. This declarer trumps recipients will start to

top of his head,

Now the instentl of "switching of

with the seven of spades.

Juck felter beginning

of trumps are pecially when a

nec, king and has

nt-

up the outstanding I rose

cashed, picking trumps,

But keep this under your properly returns the

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"Fair Uniq "Darling Madam,

k ched to You have the sweetest little way of the peak hours to switching off at the further the untional effort to con- If you serve units of electricity. only knew how lovely you looked with the when уста co-operate

never kne Board, you would other unit sarily."

an-

of electricity unneces

A child's Christmas present

THE London Correspondent of an Trish paper heard one assistent calling to another, in the toy de |partment of a big shop: "I say. nek, do you know how to work these land miles?"

Dirty was the word

CHESS PROBLEM

By J. K. SPEISER

Black. 10 pieces.

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White, 9 pieces.

White to play and inate in two. Solution to yesterday's

COMPLAINTS about a restauran! with dirty tables recalled to ine the tall, gloomy mum who threw his kipper to the ground and got Asked to CX- down on all fours.

problem: "The floor here, in plain, he said, dirty you could eat your food off

K-KIS; 2, 1, K-R3. ! "Clean, you mean, surely."

QXPRE K-05:2, Q-B?; vouchsafed the couctous mannger

.: PB+ 2, Q-K10; 1,... "No, dirty," averred the gloomy K-KIG: 2, B-22.

the **BLET

popular customer phrase," pursued the entering execu-

WOULDN'T BE So NOSEY

AW-BEING NOSEY NEVER

HURT ANYONE

By Erale Bushmiller

BUENNILLE.

r-card ewing his

Declarer hopes to

The

break the club suit 3-3, so that he can discard one But the club of his losing hearts. sult does not break. South wins the

with the third club

ace and then leads the jack of hearts. If you are sitting in the West position, there are two rules that may confuse you at this point.

first is the one quote at the beginning, "second low." The second is "always cover an honour with an honour." You do not just guess at which rule

ride. to follow. If you let this trick

has the king of and. your partner hearts, declarer is bound to make a heart trick. But if you capture thia trick with, the ace and your partner happens to hold the king and nine of hearts, then you may win two more heart tricks.

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Therefore, you disregard the rule "second hand low," and you go up with the ace of hearts.. Now you can lead another diamond and' force de- clarer to use his fast trump. South by the South China Morning then must lose two more heart tricks. Post and Hong Kong Telegraph. so he has lost n llamond and three

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