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| THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1949.

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YOUR BIRTHDAY.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22

PORN today, you have many of the social attributes Ď which go toward making you very popular with a large variety of people. Witly, charming, attractive and magnetle, you may find that your greatest talent is in handling people. You are, however, attracted to the arts; and a life of Bohemian gulely would at. into your scheme of things admirably. Just make sure that you do not caricentrate on the less important things of life or you may min out on the fame and success 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.

By STELLA

end in mere wishful thinking or in middle age you may regret.

Although not mentally lazy, you эго rather physically lethargle and tasks that require muscle work rather than mental agility never appent to you. Often you spend no 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

devotion does not realize how you feel.

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

SUNDAY, JANUARY 23

PORN today, you have a mullitude of ideas and are Bo

always ready to put them into motion at the drop of a signin). 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 dramatic arts, you could And success on the stage or screen or in radio. While your approaches might not always be the conventional ones, it is likely that you would find many followers. You have an individual enthusiasm which makra it easy for you to promete an Idea once you, yourself,

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)— All merchandising, involving the interest of the fair nex, is favour just now.

Advertising pyn, too,

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Ethies are what count today. Br sure that you keep your ideals bigh and the results will be excellent,

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Count len before you give an answer Kungry. You may lose friends and make enemies by mying the wrong thing now.

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

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)

belleve 1. If you don't like someone else's idea, you are as definitely against it, too. You are definitely not one to be pushed, although you can be led by those you love and respect.

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

To find what the clars have in stone for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding Paragraph, Let your birthday star be your dally nude.

GEMINI (Mas 22-June 22)- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) If you stick closely to routine, you Happiness, especially on the domestic will And the day goes better than front,

Is yours. Business affairs if you attempt something new and should progress favourably, also.

untricit.

CANCER (June 23-July 23) You may be restless today.

But be patient with others and pay HO attention to their temper outbreaks."

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

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) Defultely not your day! Be alert do avold trouble nul especially careful of accidents, due to haste or care- lessness.

MONDAY, JANUARY 24

CANCER

(June

If you are active and put forth Guard your health.

individual energy on an idea you will illness, you also will places tulay, Make progress moodiness. Cultivate

NOW.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 1)- Be tolerant of the ideas of others Best for you to postpone By new venture until a better day.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Api. 20) Your intuitions will fend you in the right direction now.' If planning a long trip, you may begin it today.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21 A prosperous and happy dny for you. If planning a wedding, this is an ex- cellent day for it,

GEMINI

May 22-June

--

You are impulsive and it could be tine love at first sight today! Take bttle time, though, to think it ovey.

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job you are hustus.

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

LIBIA (Sept. 23-Ucl. 23)com If you concentrate on your objective you may achieve it now. You may plan o trip successfully, if you chone.

SCORPIO (Oel. 24-Nov. 22)- An active day. There may be changes on the job or at home, but the chaners are that they are for the better.

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(Solution on Page 4)

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)- Don't let a quick temper be your undoing.

Have patience and tem- perance in all you do and say today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.

22)Thate employed in the trades dealing in commodities appear favoured just now. Make progress.

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

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

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- A day of infuor adversities, so post pone all important matters untit there better times which are coming!

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"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!"

WEEK-END QUIZ

1. The Film Tribunal of the London Daily Express recently close the "Actress of the Year." Who in she and for what picture did she win the award? 2. Which Is Iongest~(s) the liner Queen Elizabeth, (b) Westminster Bridge, (c) a full- sized football ground?

3. What is a carpel-bagger?

4. Which one of these dis- covered DDT-Professor Arne Tisollys. Professor Patrick Blackelt, Dr Paul Mueller?

Оле animal can fly.

5. Which?

was

C. *** cannot tell what the dickens his name is...." written hy-Cronin, Dickens, Shakespeare, Arnold Bennett?

7. What brass Instrument Is the lowest pitch in the orchestra?

8. Where 14 the famous Blarney Stone located?

(Answers on Page 4)

BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

THE Electricity Board, in live. "says clean."

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BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

fast rule. You must always stop and" think.

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TODAY'S lesson hand shows that the rule of "second hand low" must not be followed blindly. It is "Dirty," repent-true that, in most cases, it pays for I trying to appeal to the ed the luxurious diner, snapping this cannot be taken as a hard and second hand to play low, But sentimentality-of-women, rather-savagely at the horrible sh than to the sense of decency of In passing. men, is introducing a more ten-

der note into its ollicial

THE recently discovered skull of The bidding of today's hand is quests to switch off electricity. a prehistorie ape te, na usual, simple. Declarer is in a four made at certain times.

said to have "certain manlike at-contract and receives the normal tributes." So why not, for a change. opening of the three of diamonds, But if technical terms and official say that apes are descended from East wins the trick with the ace ant Jargon are to be replreed by some- men? But keep this under your

declarer's

singleton

drops. thing warner and friendlier, the hat, as the phrenologist suil to the East, prop

the four of Frecipients win star to daydream user with

huge bump on the last properly returns

diamonds, showing his partner a instead

top of his head. oľ "awitching of"; 05-

four-card suit. This declarer trumps pecintly

letter beginning

with the seven of spades, Now the has a rose tached to it... “Darting

Madam. You have the sweetest little way of switching off at the peak hours to further the national effort to con- serve units of electricity.

if you [only know; how lovely you looked

when

co-operate you.

with the Board, you would never use other unit of electricity nueces- sarily."

an-

A child's Christmas present

THE Louston Correspondent of an THE

Irish paper heard one assitent calling to another, in the toy de- partment of a big shoji:

"I GY Jack, do you know how to work these land mines?"

Dirty was the word

the

COMPLAINTS about a restaurant with dirty tables recalled to ine tall, gloomy man who threw his kipper to the ground and got down on all fours. Asked to ex- plain, he said. The Boar here is dirty you could ent your food off "Clean, you mean, surely." vouchsated the courteous manager. "No, dirty,"

averred the gloomy customer: "But the popular phrase." pursued the catering execu

it."

CHESS PROBLEM

By J. K. SPEISER Mark 10 pieces

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White. 9 pieces.

White to play and mate in two. Solution to yesterday's problem:

1. RR3, 1

K-KIS: 2, QXP.L K-Q3. 2: Q-02; 1..., P-B4; 2, Q-K16; 1, ** K-KtG; 2, U-Q2

NANCY

Oh, Yeah?

ROSIE IS THE

WORST SNOOPER

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I WISH YOU WOULDN'T BE

SO NOSEY

NOSEY NEVER

HURT

ANYONE

By Ernie Bushmiller

AW--- BEING

oce, king and jack of trumps are cashed, picking? up the outstanding trumps.

Declarer hopes to break the club suit 3-3, so that he can discard one But the club of his losing hearts. suit does not break. South wins the third club with the acc

And then leads the incic of hearts. If you arc sitting in the West position, there are two rules that may confuse you at this

paint. The first is the one quotat at the beginning, "second hand low." The second is "always cover an honour with an honour," You do not just guess at which rule to follow. ir

you let this trick ride and your partner has the king of hearts, declarer is bound to make a heart trick. But if you capture this trick with the nce and your partner happens to hold the king and nine of hearts, then you may

win two- more heart tricks.

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