Update:

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, I wrote:
>The solution is to copy (sudo cp)
> symbol.ttf from wherever it resides in the Windows partition (usually
> /Windows/Fonts/symbol.ttf )to:
>
> /var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/S/symbol.ttf
>
> ... and Bingo! I now have readable Bayers.

Using Ubuntu v9.04 (Jaunty) I needed to copy symbol.ttf to:

/usr/share/wine/fonts/symbol.ttf