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COLIN
"I like men; there's something so masculine about them."
•
FROM
BY THE WAY.
by Beachcomber
ROM tomorrow the recasual
isation of decasualised dock labour is to be known 25 un-
decasualisation.
In the
even! of
undecasualised
is out
of
moment, the situation
all the tele- control. especially phone linee have been cut
Forging ahead
In hour units being roundecasualised IN Paris they previous to their underocasualisation
to disun auch units, subsequent dercasualisation, may be said to be in a state of potential rededisun. disderecasusiluetion.
The Narkover incident THE altuation at Narkover is very
complicated. Alarmed
by
visitors
the state of affairs, many anximas par- ente are visiting the school and the mastors are having dimeully in them winage to the dealing with
parents bogua large numbers who are presenting themselves. Dr Smart-Allick has Instituted ideati
at which fication parades. are lined up, while the boys are asked to identify their real fathers. The fact that so many bogus fathers are acting to collusian with mas- with the senior boys lers, or rvrn
adds to the confusiÓN themselves,
one of two And there are dready asses of pretects refusing to identify The whole their genuine fathers.
tution is further complicated by
"uncles" A fight be an influx of
and a father" "uncle' tween one In a prefect's study resulted in a TEA father
by being stunned
stranger Dr chale thrown by
for the Smart Allick admits that.
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have invented
The figure "robat salesman walks shout, answers questions draws obtention to the wares, and Jains private conversations. The secret of this, progressive ideo In "& hidden tener with a micro- that p decur to me phone" It hidden customer who happened to be a ventriloquiet could have great contradicting the fun in loudly robot, and sneering at the whole bustness. "Don't buy that, madam. It's not worth the money."; Apart wee why it to from this, I don't not easier to love an old-fashioned, unhidden
without Kalewman. microphone, to attend to the cus-
omera.
A letter for
W.A. Mozart, Esq.
D
lady who ULTURE will out. A
had evidently heard the name Mozart on some radio programme. and liked the bit of music of he which was played, wrote the other day to Mr Mazari at the Salzburg Mozart Foundation, requesting him to compone for her a harp which she was willing to pay for to get Mr I wonder if unable Mozari, she would have been satin. led with perhaps, Mr Beethoven?
YOUR BIRTHDAY-
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11
PORN today, you have a positive B
and tackle each proD- nature
with the lem as it comes along
done-no attitude that it can be
hazarda in matter the obstacles or
Because of this. you your path. will probably have more than your Kood fortune You
shart
court
The
of it by always expecting best from everything You are not one 10 do anything by halves, you tackle a job, you do so whole. hoortedly.
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have It is likely that you on early success and then will be able to cultivate the cultural and intellectual pleasures you have de
Your nted yourselt in earlier te
slogan Reynis to be-work hard and then you can afford to play! You Are fond of entertaining in your own home and could become outstanding hust UT hastees.
un
Bonata
By STELLA
among several helds.
You may have artisije temperament, but you are not one to let it interfere with getting a job done on me. You enjoy experiencing everything there
is life, but there is also
streak home-loving
In your want nature which will make you
10
tu marry at an early age. No matter how tar you may wander in your early years, you will bi- wayn went to return to your own Greside You are attracted these barn under your own sign. and should you wed' someone born on the Бате day, you would make s team, practically unbeat- uble, in the realm of artistic GUE- CERS 85 well ax in the field of money-making!
To And what the stars have s store for
tomorrow. select your
birthday star and read the corres- Musical artistic and Hterary, you ponding paragraph. Let your birth-
from day mar be your daily guide. your career might select
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
LIBRA (Bept. Fion o
20)
23)- ARJES {Mar. 11-Apr. 24-Oct
time party it's Don't waste your
socially. Columbus Day
There is too much to be done, to- day, to make life a tea party. de
as good a reason as any for hav- ing a pleasant time.
24-Nov. 22) effelent. (Oct. SCORPIO
Таке
TAURUS (Apr. 11-May Don't overdo things today.
combine successfully You may 31 time and finish it one job at
business and pleasure. Dinner before you go to another one
• contract in SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 22)- lunchean could weal
invite
A fine shopping day Get a good, carly start. This evening.
friends over
CAPRICORN
to your house
(Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- This is day when you can shoW our affections Tell the une you love that you
امه
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Fob. 19)
on the Today, concentrate only
Don't be ront important things. distracted from your main objec tive.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar- Entuitions can be trusted.
your favour, GEMINI
(May
22-Jone
or
21)-- If you have double-dated, see that
tactfully, you get untangled, there can be trouble ahead!
CANCER
22-July 23) (June Broaden your outlook on life. You might do this by joining a club or
■ discrasion group with mar mterests LEO
24-Ang.
(July
U called upon to help in com- munity drive, show your interest Dont actively.
Canvas or lecture
20)
take outside advice if that joper valce tells you to do something.
CHESS PROBLEM
By V. BARTOLOVIC Black, 4 pieces,
White, 8 pieces. White to play: mate in $100,
Solution to yesterday's Problem:
B-88. 1... PXB; 2, P-B); PB6; 2, KQ7 Mch); ..K-05; 2, RK6.
POCKET CARTOON
JEST A MINUTE!
By GEOFFREY EVANS:
for
the project.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Bopt. 23) Make this a socia evening. No cultural objection, however, to programme Discuss literature music.
CROSSWORD
AVTUNA
OF
2. & Yew coming to the city provas
no prip is lost. (8)
5. Shrub. (8), 9. Lost blood. (4) Ch. Made to cover bine mark (0) ik Forgalm that strcomed there are
panda, (8)......
js. are diver your mutix, (9)
16. Bee. 4 DOWN. YOU US
17. Dop is a bar, you'll find 3) Tuis. O'Grady mada song.
28. WHRS FOR WI) and I 15. túm suding to the pans, 181.
1. Unows there is no smoke withokit
1. You and for stand in short, 181 "MATOLOSANG=Anda" 12/useful, with
Chand 15. "Aqrdes. 29sze Selinck-of-
· brandki, about this: (16) **
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10% Brief bas, tos néonatarily short, PRACTER Là, Beed in tanning. (6)
Feind 29 Aufbek. Dadēmʻyo Wall ́WELJ
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1951.
DUMB-BELLS
THAT FELLOW,
PAT. PENDING, SURE INVENTS
A LOT OF
THINGS!
WOMANSENSE
BAKEU LETTUCES
KEEP UP WITH THE LETUDOSS FROM THER ALLOTMENT.
TAKE OFF THIE VEROCAREY CRA DAMAGED OUT- SIDE LEAVES. THÙN WASH THE HEARTS UNDER
THE COLD TAP
THEM INTO BOILING SALTED WATER. AND
THEM FOR A FEW
MINUTES
POUR AWAY MOST
PRAIN
SPRINKLE
THE LARGE EYESATK
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
This Hand-A-Gamble
But Not Impossible
By OSWALD. JACOBY "PLEASE settle a percentage
we
problem," requests a San Jose reader. "My husband played the South hand at three no-
1 West had opened trump.
we'd have been beaten kpade, almost before
could get But West gave us started. chance by leading a heart.
and master decided "My lord that this was a good time to finesse he played low from the heart, AD the dummy East naturally won the king of hearts and shifted to the five of spades.
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"It was almost worth being set just to see the look on my hus- band's face. Downs two on a hand have made, we should
"Before I would say a word (and I had quite a few really to deliver). my alibi expert said that percentage favoured the finesse: that even t the heart finesse lost all was well won; that If the diamond finezza
both king wrong all even with
had both well if East would be
and queen of spades or the ace more than Rve apades.
"Could he possibly have a point
26
NORTH
A84
+ QJ 1072 AKPB4
WEST
Q1072 10852
◆K83
102
EAST 4A9153 K73 +4
3703
SOUTH (D)
♣ KJ4
VQJ9
A965
BAGI
Both sides vul.
Bouth IN. T. Pas ** IN. T Pass Pate
West North
Kaxt
Foss
Pass
Opening lead--⇓ 2
or is this just his regular double talk
Ho hed a
not point but it's
If South parts quite good enough up the ace of hearts at the Arst trick and goes right after the dia- At monds, he cannot be beaten. worst he sure of a heart, four diamonds, and three clubs; and then nothing can prevent him from de- veloping either a heard or a spade for his ninth trick.
The immediate heart finesse will gain only one overtrick as against putting up the see. If the meme €00 lases, South may lose the points for garne and rubber to- gether with an extra 100 points for being set,
In short, South risks, 100 points to gain 37 poista. He needs better than 20 to 1 odds to take such a clak. He had pretty good chances, she pointed out, but the contract was not even close to a 20 to 1 shot. All the same. I'm happy to see that the upirit of advanture still lives in our Western malef
West
*CARD Serided♦
South
Q-With East-West vulnerable, the bidding has been:
North Bast I Heart Past
Pass You, South, hold: Spades K-J-ID-· 0-3, Heart 8. Diamonds K-Q-7-4-2.
Clube 8-3. What do you dal
* A—Bid - one spada. Your hand is far better for, offence than for de- fence, Slimce you prefer to bid rather than to re-open with a take- out double.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding has been the name at In the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades A«X«J-306-3, Heart 8. Diamonds K-Q-3-4, 3-3: What do you do?
Answer, tomBITOW.
Clube
INTELLIGENCE TEST HORTATORY
By: T. O. HARE: -The times, new zimeirod Okay, my dearties; "Laru besta The things that aà» tia, they'
artworld still done notour of its parte "B" words" ate missing Trogn, this 40stemin – 12107 are anagrams of one another.
(Solution on Page 10)
SOME
FIRE
DISA
ANISH
COVER THEM WITH
SAUCE
CRUMBS. DOT
·MAR:
AND BAKEL IN A HOT OVEN TILL THE TOP BROWNS
GET ALL EXCEPT HUBBY'S
The
wife
New York. average American
can get everything she wants from the average
ATTENTION
American husband-except pie. The less you talk at home, home. his attention.
Over the years a dense wall of fog rises between her vocal chords and his ears. No mat
ter how many words she pours Into this fog all she gets back Is "uh huh" or a non-committal grunt.
And though the manly fellow may shower her with mink and diamonds, and endow her with progeny, the wife remains un- satisfied. She thinks conversa- tion,
like charity, should begin at home.
"You don't talk to me any more," she says accusingly.
Translated into English, this means, "You don't Isten to me any more."
granting
that this
Is
"But what she really has in mind, why doesn't the average hus band listen to his wife? Why shouldn't a dirty old thing that grew up from rats and snells માર and puppy dog tails jump the chance to converse with a fair creature made on sugar
Husband Quiz
the fewer the quarrels."
My, what bitter ment
And then I met a white haired old gentleman, as wise as any man can be in the of women, ways and whims who said:
Two Sensible Sentences "My boy, there are only two sentences a man can say that really make sense to a woman.
marry The first is, "Will you
is, 'I love me?" The second you.
"When he has said those two sentences he is through with
don't
Page
The Smoke Man Does His Tricks
But General Tin Isn't Impressed At All!---
By MAX TRELL
HE Sooke Man rose slowly.
THE
out of Father's pipe. Father, busy reading, didn't even notice him
floating without a sound across the rooms, then sailing: up the stairs. Reaching the plas room and finding the door on
open on a crack, he entered.
The next Instant General Tin, the tin soldier, who stood on guard by the door with his musket over his, shoulder, saw the Smoke Man. Now General Tin had one duty which he never for
as
out!!
a moment forgot or
8-9
The Smoke Man smiled and fosted into the room.
neglected. That wa
was to keep lions, tigers, elephants and ather wild animals out of the playroom. He also kept all And a fifth makl: "It'g sim- the art of conversation
strangers from coming in. So The trouble is that
when he spled the Smoke Man, women," who often don't mean whom he didn't know, he in- he spoke! "I won't hurt aTIS*=* what they say, always suspect stantly swung around in front body. Besides, I ran show you that men never mean what!
of him and cried, "Who are some tricks."
"Well," said the Smoke Man, they say. They want to be as your" sured over and over again. It
"The Smoke Man, of course," "I can make myself into any a man, no matter
what his
aid the Smoke Man, sounding shape I want to. For instance, wife said to him, just answer-
if he thought everybody how would you like to set me ed I love
You? everything
should know him.
become a daisy?" Without wait- would be all right.
"Never heard of you," said ing for an answer from any- General Tin sharply. "Keep
Smoke Men body, the member into a Smoke Man out.
the bottom, put
out out his Jump at Or rather, he tried to push two hands like leaves, stretched the Smoke Man out. Only it his neck until it was as thin as wasn't as easy at it looked, and stem and made his head det. in the end General Tin didn't and round, His hair stuck out succeed at all. For the second gike petals He looked exactly. hus he pushed at the Smoke Man, like a daisy." more conversation. The
The Smoke Man did several band went forth and slew a the Smoke Man broke up into a deer and hauled it home. He thousand little wisps. General other tricks, all of them re-
anything markable.
He
made himself would brag and brag until the Tin, not expecting meat, was all gone. Then his like this to happen, rushed at into a camel, a book, a postage with all his might stamp, a flag and plate of soup. wife would hand him his club the wisps
arms and his to it swinging his and say, 'Honey, go
For a second General Tin was Finally musket wildly.
Gen- again.
Bald. Then he silent. and yourself into a dot eral Tin lost his balance
the Foor went flying out through
Poor Smoke Mant The
squeezed himself together The wisps of smoke now came into the smaliness of a dot over
Making Your Wave-Set Last
beauty
By HELEN FOLLETT
ONE
problem that
"I have followed that formu la for 40 years, and actually remember anything my wife has said in all that time.
When I asked him if it had been ever thus through tory, he said.
"In the cave days there was
his-
"Is That Al?** "Today,
however,
the door.
*Make
Over
จน
instant
and spice and everything nice? bathers many girls is to make the average husband doesn't but together again. As soon as the an i, General Tin went "Pooh!"
wave set survive until the date enough home to brag about for the nex: shampoo comes and he wearies of hearing his Smoke Man was all in one plece and blew him completely out of and looked exactly as he did the window. And that was the
Roated and of him! I asked several husbands this along. It is no fun having to wife say, 'Is that all?"
make pin curls or to wind tress- "A final point: Civilisation is before, he smiled and
the The into
room. "Silly the first sald, rather cynical-ends on curlers every other night, busband is bored at work, the soldier,"
to many people.
he was heard mur- muring: ANG
question.
ly thought:
"Listen, I don't know
you
If you have professional alené why, ten, don't put up with the wife is bored at home.
"The difficulty an operator who services
of
that arises,
a
Meanwhile, Teddy the Stuffed
Bear and Knarf and Hanld, the
think rushes through the job. If your then, is that a man, when headows with, the turned-about
but if you lived by a waterfall for 20
years .de you'd still hear it? No."
The second replied. To tell
remember I don't the truth,
me hair is anything my wife said to since 1935. It turned out that what she had said then wast "Shut up!"
is
that
le
A third answered quit listening to his bride be
make cause all she did was such despondent remarks as;
"Well, guess what happened today? The laundry didn't come back." Or, "That new butcher getting awful fresh with me again. I wish you'd go to the
put store and
him in his placis husband said a
strained silence had ensued in his he told household ever since her, "Honey, why don't put your complaints to
play them to me
and
ukelele?"
fourth
marial
13
And
hair is thin or silky, see that she gets hored, shuts up, But
names, who had started to their applies a wave-set lotion. There woman-ah"
the old man shook his feet when they saw General Tin something else, too: unless the
Corrow-Asso-fighting with someone, now rinsed thoroughly after white head in
stared at the Smoke Man. "Good the shampoo, the cleansing agent ciated Press.
evening," he said pleasantly as will leave a coating on the hair
-the stood on top of the
chandeller shafts that weakens the per- manent, Pin curls won't last until you get home.
A good wave will be prettier. for a nightly brushing which wil make the undulatione soft and auid. It will bring an attractive
sheen to the tresses.
In Steamy Atmosphere Don't comb your hair directly is after a bath the atmosphere steamy. If you make pin curls at bedtime, moisten the strands only slightly. If they are ico you damp the result will be a frizz music
which is no beauty bargain.
Back-combing the hair at the oldtimer nape lire will make it appeat
מס
wives
Â
said defensively, That's why thicker, and there will be no bothersome little shags hanging people have kids-50
down to make, the hairdo appear talk to. to have somebody Conversation is for couples that untidy. are still courting."
Yellow Touch
Blouse, handbag and pumps,
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE: SHOWN is a trio of accessories for early autumn wardrobe. a shade oft encountered of late, is the colour bloute For the sille, ebanting
There is a deep stit below the Lay collar to walch, a navy
Check Your Canary yellow,
Knowledge.
What elemente doen watery Z. How many square yards
ย
When arranging the coiffure be careful to nurse along the undulation that has been put in at the beauty shop. Comb the forelocks out straight, then give push-back and the pattern will be clear. Pinching the wave lines: with your fingers will help to strengthen them. Hairpins inserfèd in the wave troughs at bedtimes will help preserve the design,
one wishes one can then apply a thin lacquer. A the desired spot is being sprayed, the should be remaining growth covered with the hand for protec tion against too much lacquer..
Grecian Beauty
The grace of ancient Greece finds a modern counterpart in this Dior creation. "Butterfly" worn by lovely Athenian man- nequin Elli Evangelldi. A play- ful breeze helps to show the swing of the skirt, while the “incomparable. Parthenon, on "The Acropolis at Athens, forma /a«elandcal/background beauty.
and smiled down at them "i'm the Smoke Mat. I just camo gut of Father's pipe.
Where Is He?
General Tin now came rushing back into the room. Where is he-where is he?" he demand- el.
Kmart and Hand and Teddy pointed up to the chandelier. "It's very, silly of you, 饭粒 soldier, to be so excited," the Smoke Man said, chuckling as
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Rupert and the Sorcerer-36
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queer pointed house in below them. The Conjurer and Tigerlily come to see them alight, and the two men rand and look sterly, as Rupert. What is to be done to such a meddler?" says the Conjurer. Surely the trouble he has caused deserves much punishment?"- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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