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THE • WAY ·
by Beachcomber.
a man stopped you in of 88470183 of an inch over_the
If a man
are
of
Foot Stangrove reports an enormous foot scen Nuneaton, Measurements ni
Observation Officer
follow.
Foulenough at work FOULENOUGH'S syndicate is
feet on
average adult foot increased from 1930 to 1950 by, one fifteenth of an inch," you would suspect him of gul- lupollery. But he would prob-
certainly doing its best to ubly be an official of the attract tourists to the English They work by Shoe Research Association, countryside,
This body has discovered by night, and the people in many a humble collage wake up to patient research that feet are
find their home famous. The If you growing bigger.
wite of a form-labourer, who famed in a crowd. and are suddenly conscious that some had not noticed the new plaque
her one is measuring your
house, was dumbfounded when a couple of Americans, with tape measure, rejoice.
who had stopped their cor out- the stalisties. Even да you sit at
room in which Wellington was your meal in restaurant,
a
ork. born, "My boy's name's Ted," skilled hands may be at work.
the replied,
"not Wollington There is also the Collor In-
and what's it Hot to do with stitute, whose officials turk la the most unlikely places, from you?" They sold they which they spring out to mea- referring to the famous Duke.
Wrong
the address," sald sure necte
woman. "You must be looking Preparing the next report for the Castle up yonder, but T the headquarters of the I never heard of any Weiling- A Shoe Research
Association ton being born there." Finally, 1s there a door marked "Strictly they showed her the plaque on
which secret her house and gave her Private," behind figures are studied and sums pound. After that she led thom worked out? Do urgent mes up the stairs lo R small room Enges come through? Northum under the roof. "That's the very berland feet up by 1.74208 bed in which Wellington_was inches since March 1940 she sold. Later, Foul- end born, called to explain and to Cornish women's inescore, feet bigger, by .037481 of on demand ten shillings. When the inch than Monmouthshire woman's husband went to the women's.
Lincolnshire Inn, there were erley of "Herc weekly average shows increase comes the Duke's dad."
that it is all in the interests of tside, asked to be shown
were
YOUR BIRTHDAY... ... ......By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
*
BORN today, you are natural you are also temperamental. Your
You raconteur.
have the anything ability to make
you well as iR- wirli entertaining as siniative.. In fact, you would make a fine teacher, lecturer, or
Your ideas public speaker. original and you have the whore of the reformer nature,
Dwn
are
falt your
hot
enemies may consider you headed for you do have a quick temper which, unless you learn to keep it under control, can put you in hot water a greater, doal
of the thine. A wrong word said in anger CAR Cause ⚫ lot of nay trouble and, although you regrut it the next moment, it may take a lot of time and work to make amends.
You cannot do your best work
and
live in a harmonious environment:
considerable You seem to exert Influence over the lives of oiners and in your
quiet way ragnage to get inings and people in the midst of contuaton. To bu JUAL About as you want them. content, you should be surround-
been ed by congenial nssociates Then, when your plan has clarified, you will shout from the hausetops and get the proper ac claim for your work. You -to-know when to keep silent and when to publicize yourself. Your technique augur well for a last- ing succesRA.
iligh-spirited and
I dissatisfied with present condi- Mons, change them.
To find what the stars have in store tor tomorrow. select your birthday star and read the coITCE- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- enthusiastic, day star be your daily guide. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 73:
VIGO (AUX. 24-Sept. 23) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 223- deal Decide whether a luxury purchase This is a day when a great more or o lat savings account is
may be accomplished if only you Something to your benent
new will co-ordinate your activities. might your moralel
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)--- LIBRA (Bopt. -26-Oct, 23)-
bargains. De all Property
and real estate interests A good lay for
shopping at
this efficiently your necessary alibuld be taken care of
ime and really save money. now. Make Bure
adequate of
proille..
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24-Nov.
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tle them to gether. Odd jobs may be dull but
hey have to be done.
This is an excellent day to
up loose ends and
CROSSWORD
Across
1. Freedom may be rentilated by
shis neckwenis (5)
3. What so many woman have to
“inco tlimo days. (5)
6. About an under-water, part-
timer. (1, 4)...
7. Dance that stili, noida away. (4)
And on an ascutcheon, (4)
11. Taken from the shore at any
* time. (4) 19. 800 14 Across, 19)
14. If this is a cricket one boy wit have to take is Acrow'n platat pilor (4)
15. a shattered rite. (4)
15. Sparse, (4)
1
10. Whew! What a stinger. {0}
21. A bad soldier mes be this 10-
35% —this house. (8)
23. Only a small waiter. (0)
24. Bee 21 Down.
Down
1. A moving silent films, home made,
'but not enduring, -(6) ►
2. Shaped like an orange. (O)
Enough to maks Pas starti." (0)
1 #G# "there : under other condt.
tions of course), 19) janua
Here you wes only the axin. (e)
It's permitted at tennis, (8) Thie to abous the war, (UMNE 34. Guil known adla polsonous in
Eruder after a choma yenge (3) The colour of the towl.
On when you see, this (45):
Holidion of yesterday's puzzle), Acrossi
'THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1951,
STANDARD URIDGE
By M. Harrison-Gray
Dealer West Fast-West game.
N. A
30 0 0 4 2.
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WOMANSENSE
BAKED FISH WITH VEGETABLES
THI RATHE
30-40 MI
BUTTERED AND YOUR FILLETS
CRUMBS WILL TASTE QUITE
PUT A SMALL
Ke
WITH
''AND SPIZIAD ON, „I 2 TEACUPS MIXED
ED.
ABONED
BRY!
'AND COVER,
BAKELIN AR
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THIS WITH
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DIFFERENT
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CHEESE
THE HADDOCK DISH I HAD LAST MONTH, 'BUT MA CHEADER
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In a team of four match, East In Room One bld Ont Spado over West' Опо Heart thus giving a false picture of his distribution. Bouth bld Two Clube, Went Two Spades and East Three Diamonds; West now appeared to hold the right cards and jumped to Four Spades.
South atarted off with three rounds at Clubs. The
last, was trumped with dummy's ♣ 10. but North discarded ● 4 uur inado sure of two tricks in Spades..
In Room Two: the Brst response was Two Diamonds at the final contract Five Diamonds. South's third Club lead was ruited with
and 10
trumps
wern drawn. When South followed to two rounds of Hearts, he could be counted with u singleton Spade 052 0 successful firëse gave East his contract.
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DUMB-BELLS
BRIDGE MUST BE AN OLD CARD GAME = WASN'T IT A ROMAN NAMED HORATIUS WHO HELD THE
FIRST BRIDGE
PARTY?
6967 THE
It's
Histrative of
present London.
feeling of the
autumn line 8
this codt and
suit ensemble.
The coat, com
pictely TCUET-
sible, is in preen
anti
velour, coating
and has tuxedo
OTC V.
fronts an d
deep cuffa
show the
to
Co-
จ
trasting
material.
matelitng
The
suit
is in grey and
BY
black suiting.
CHESS PROBLEM
By C. W. SHEPPARD (BCF Tourney 63),
Black, 11 pieces.
愛
White, I pieces. White to play: mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, Q-B3, any; 2, Q, or R mates.
Check Your Knowledge
1. What is the meaning of the term SHAPE?
2.
Who, in fiction, married whom all owing to her two little ffs"?
What is the anatomical 3. term for the chest?
4. Namo the only metal is liquid in ordinary tem- peratures,
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-
that and depen Eliciency, promptness dability on your job can your reputation considerably at this time.
-Increase
PIACES (Feb, 20-Mar. 20)— Don't be sarcastle in your criticism of others. It won't improve mat- ters, enly make them worse.
ARJES (Mar. 21-Apr. ·20)—. Your time and energy will be well toward apent if you turn them solving pragtical problems.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 212
If buying or selling, examine all details of the deal before signing anything,
GEMINI (May 22-Juna
21)-
An old debt may pingue you. Make an attempt to settle it if you pus sibly can. You'll be glad.
CANCER
(June 22-July 23)-- If driving in traffic be more than especially of the usually careful
other fellow!
23)- then
LEO
24-Aug- (July Make a tight schedule and
In that hold to it tridustriously. way, a lot may be accomplished.
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
Darling Air George. Do tell me fues solat makes you Think -1000 QOS'A foreign polion for Pontesino sintomate to tell th
RAMBE KAR 199TEST OF ADONINA
5. Which is the City of the Golden Gate?
6. For whom were the con- tinents of North and South America named?
(Answers on Page 10)
INTELLIGENCE TEST HOW MANY
MATCHES?
by T. O..HARE "You can settle this one for us, Doctor." said
a colleague of Dr. Dingo's at the Club. Drake here. and his pal Raleigh, have arranged to play a series of matches at bowls." He named the number.
"They will toss each time to decide who feat throws the jack. And the question that has cropped up is: what are the odds against Drake's winning the toss on at least tour. occosions?"
"That's certainly not much ofa,poser," sald Dingo. “Ige an even- " muney: chance."
How many matches are Drake and Raleigh to play?
(Solution on Page 10)
BARBS
By HAL COCURAN
MAN had his coat blown oft
by the wind the other day.
A couple more Income tax blows
and he'll loso, his shipt.
old saying Bocs, you can't take it with you. One? reason may be that you can't even hang on to it while your'eas still living
A lot of people are bent on keeping a garden in shape
By Jacqmar.
BRUSH IT OVER WITHH MELTED MARG
‘Londonish”
K134
A Spicy And Black Autumn
NEW YORK
dress dc-
predict signers
brown
shades for autumn, especially very dark tanes, and spic
red, Also garnet Eingers. pewter grey and creamy blonde.
The forward look for hats is already den in New York. Leading colour for millinery is rey and velling is the chief Trimming.
One designer makes a high- light of netticoats of strapless red flannel, with ruffled hems for daytime and of black net, with matching strapless bras for even- Ing. Can-can petticoats, in con- trasting colours, are introduced under evening gowns.
The "Flute Ling" for fur conta has a narrow skirt flaring into- front fullness in the bodice with |a big face-framing collar, Fur skirts are made of black Alaska scal and broadlall. New аге blue-black mink and oystershell sheared otter, which is a cross between brown and blue,.
PREDICTIONS in the woollen fabric market in America seem to be "It's go- Ing to be an outstanding year for black.
100 "The fashion luxurious coatings is giving new impetus to the fashion for black as these fabrics appear to handsomest
in Among this particular dark.
be black coatings which will most conspicuous are the halry. or furry looking materials, the veloury surfaced velvety or fabrics, ribs and repps, and the fleeces with mohair in them.
advantage
No More Dish-washing! Utensils Are Made Of Paper The new paper products are There are matching paper so well made, so colourful and cups. with handles, soup downright handsome' that, in bowls, sherbet and nut cups. appearance anyway, they equal Then there. are individuai
'The fashion interest in black china. And what housewife casseroles made of paper that
is not expected to be confined to to know easily stands up to a tempera- to coatings but to extend wouldn't be pleased
ture of 380 -F. for a half hour dressy suitings such orgy
as the that there won't be an of dish-washing after a party, or so. Nice for souffles, chicken doeskin and velvety types, an
ribbed during the especially
warm pics and such. And after use, crepes and
or repp weather.
out they go to the garbage tin. 'variations.
i
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Knarf Is As Hungry As Can Be
-But His Friends' Tidbits Don't Appeal to Him-
By MAX TRELL 667M hungry," Kouf,
the
shadow-boy, said aloud to himself as he sat down on the stone wall at the edge of the Pine Tree Grove. "I'm hungry and I haven't got anything to cat,"
He started to make up a poem,
What can' 1 cat?
Butter and breed? Yes, butter and bread And then I'll be fed. What can I drink?
Milk in a cup?. Yes, milk in a cup
Will fill me up.
At this moment there, was
a
the
whirr of wings in the air. Chir ple Sparrow alighted on wall right beside Knarf.
"So you're hungry," said Chir- ple.
Long Way Home
flew to get them before someone else did.
Kuart was just about to begin. his poem over again when goose named Mrs Waddle came along. "I just met Chirple Spar- row," said Mrs Waddic. "He told me you were hungry, 1. know where there's plenty to cat and plenty to drink. I'm on my way to the place right now."
Eat and Drink' "Where is it?' asked Knarf- "and what is there to eat and to drink?"
L
"Well," said Mrs Waddle, "It's
all good enough for me."
Under the ground."
It's cll in the pond," said Mrs Waddle. "The mud at the bottom is filed with good things to eat. And you can drink all the water.
But Knarf shook his hand, But Knarf said he didn't care sadly. "Well," said Blinky, to eat anything out of the mud "eating under the ground is good at the bottom of the pond, and enough for me,”—and down he he didn't think he would like to went.
you please."
"Oh yes," said Knari, "Have enough you got anything for me to cat, went. Chirple? It's a long way home
•
drink any pond-water. "Well," Knart had quite a number of said Mrs Waddle, it's all good ather Invitations to eat, Pigeon she had lots of food in a niche near for me." And off
the top of the church. steeple, She was gone only a minute Squirrel had chestnuts buried in and I'd like to cut something or, two when Blinky Mole put the woods. The bees invited him his head out of a hole in the into their hive for honey. The ground right near where Kaart cow invited him to share her was sitting.
clover.
The dog said he could nibble on his bone. But Anally a
a Uttle boy came along
with a slice of bread and
now.".
"I know where there are some breadcrumbs," repiled Chirple,
"Where?" asked ··Knarf,-
-Who thought
that breadcrumbs
might
do very well until he got home. "I'd like some very much.""
"They're on the window-sill of
I heard you triking to Chir pie Sparrow and to Mrs Waddle. You're hamgry, aren't you?"
"Oh yes," said Knari, Have butter and gave Knarf half, and you got anything for me to eat?" Knarf's
hunger disappeared after the second swallow. "Now said,
the second floor of the white. * Whole Cupboard house on the other side of the "Come with me, Knarf. I've that's the food for me!" he
. pond."
got a whole cupboard filled with and he sounded as happy us "Too far, Chirple," sald Knart, food."
Chirpic Sparrow, as Mrs Wad- "Well," sald Chirpic, "they're "Where Is your cupboard, dle, an Blinky Mole, as Squirrel, as the bees, the cow and the dog. not too far for me," tad off he Blinky?"
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