é JACOBYA ON BRIDGE.
Try to Open Bidding
In Part-Score Hand
NORTH
▲ 105
VKJ74
Q05
AK703
300
AJ 197
♣K 10 8 0
WEST.
EAST
4QJ93
VAQZ
K082
448
4075
SOUTH (D)
AA84
043
4AQJ2
East-West vul
Boath
West Noriz
East
Pors 10
Pasa
20
Pasa
Pass
SV
Pass Pasa Pasa
*~*~*~*~*Opening lead—♣ 3
By OSWALD JACOBY
EDITORS PRESS SERVICE, INC.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952.
424
"Try to have a good time, Mrs Lee, and forget what you're paying me!"
BY THE
by
WAY
Beachcomber
IN rubber bridge or in a total A MAN who was rebuked for trainin' ship
contest
76
point bridge pari-score contract is of only limited importance. You can't afford to bid too vigorously when the strength is evenly divided because it doesn't pay to expose yourself to a possibly severe penalty when all you can gain is
a part-seare,
The safest way to compete in there situations is to igen the bidding with even, the barent requirements fur co opening bid. We Call Kee Thes
for clowns," said Mra wedged a broken
The Chepstow egg DEAR SIR.
Withersedge, appearing in court with his broken porthole boots do his hand recalled to me kettle. a midnight roystert: who made his uncertain way homewards. and when he found himself at the foot of a fight of stairs, undressed completely, to avold waking up his fellow-lodgers by banging about his bedroom.
When he reached the top of the self confronting an
lairs, stark naked. he found him- angry ticket inspector at Baker-street, who re- fused to let him pass.
advantage of Wila rocedure by A training-ship
esniffining a nand played in the recent cleat for the tents champion. ship of the United States,
At one table, as diagram, South opened the biddi with his "monade." The opponents Jus nevar entered the auction, and it is hard to blame them for stay inst out. They were vilnerabig, and might be severe if they
for clowns?
0
·
It has never been riulmed that a perfect the Chepstow AQUETO. It has the appearance of a
square, but that is all. Whether or not it sona atd sideways, whatcorr that may meant, has nothing to do with it. Does anyone ever ask f the ordinary opel ego i laid aide- ways? Experiments with cardboard model egos are waste of the be cause the tes is not a cardboard model but Hying creature, as cam be proved conclusivrip.
Yo. fruly Monica Jopley Crawford,
WHENEVER I see a photograph
wiwn in the MRS WITHERSEDGE. caretaker in passing
of the Santoy Mrr Flobster, in- forms me that the bounding barque has been lent. by kind permission of Rear Admiral Sir Ewart Hodgson, to the Braxied-road Gasworks Brass Band for rehearsals. "One last on Use instruments," said the portly ehatelaine of this crumbling ruin, "arter pretty well break whatever ain't broken yet aboard." Mr Jeff Hobstable, treasurer of the band paid a short and Instructive vilt of Inspection to the craft yesterday. | The vlait was instructive because he was able to mcertain that the prin clpst cabin has no Boar, and short because he fell into a henrun amid
"They 12.
orter make 'er
the pet of line. stepped
North pinde iree hearts easily enough für a estre of 140 points. He had tu tore twn diamonds and one anade, and good luck la ile trump suit restricted his losses there to one trick.
In the other room, South decided that his haize was, at worth, an opening bld. Certainly his and is 10 tuck-ernsher, but the point ly that if he falls to ousen Bi bidding he inay never be able to get back into the auction. This was inderd the cave, for the kidding processint; South Wesl Past 1 Sunde
2 Spades
P
Pars
North Paks PACH
East
This tune it was Wes! who nodu nine wicks with rase, for a Lenre of 140 points. He had to lose a spade, a-heart, and -- twa----clubs.-and-the overtrick depended only on guessing the lugallon of the queen of dinmcuds.
The difference between opening the balding and passing turned out to De 280 DOCBts. Quite a few points for a pail-seure hand.
CARD Sense®
Q
An
of an author in his study 1 mm
of ht struck by the appearance
they books.
rejse on, costly shelves, and are all richly and ex-
They stand penavely bound. neat rows, Bot one book out of place. In fael, they look as though they were never used. You couldn't lo come ask auch beautiful books down into the hurly-burly of daily life and be read. Does the author really hve like that, or is it that the photographer thinks-this-appear- ance of wealth and ordered ease a good publicity? I neither know nor care.
YOUR BIRTHDAY·· By STELLA
you
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY-8-
RCC
always calter your energies a little too BORN today. Interested
in new and exciting widely. Be warned against becoming things. You are fond et travel and superilelal i your attitudes. the stimulanan that new places and You like to make a good im- fresh faces will give von. You have
pression and consequently are quite calderobie literary and artistic
sensitive to this painions of your talent and may And that it can be
friends, You are abt to becoine' de- developed in a number of different pressed it alone too sell. You will apheres. You have a good imemory doubtless be applest it you wed and are known as "fok study.
guile early life. Although reserved This would be useful if you were to
in manner. You are deeply affectionate select a career on the stage. You
and your love is loyal, once it has
also would make a good attorney, Southhelng, un excellent person to make
the plea before a jury,
Pup
Q-The bidding has been: West
North East. Plamond Heart 3 N. T. 3 NT.
Раул Pass You, South, hold: Spules, 10-8-7-4. Hearts A-0-3, Diamonds 6-2. Clübi J-B-0-5. What do you lead?
A-lead the three of hearts. You must keep the high heart to cap- ture one of declarer's heart honours later on, This gives you your best chance to defeat the contract
The
TODAY'S QUESTION
ldding has been: East * South - West
.1 Beart
Pass
2 Clubs
3 Hearts Pass
You have the capacity for acquir- ing fresh knowledite wherever you co. In fact, your interests are no brand that you are rather api to
been given.
To in what the stars have in Jar plcre for tomorrow, select birthday star brid read, the corres¬ ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
AQUABJUR (Jan.
VIRGO (Aug. 21-Feb. 19)---
24-Sept. 21) yotir PUR
best foot forward, Stondate your intereal expecially it you
impor serious subject by daing rome con. have an tant Interview.
centrated reading in the fuld. PISCES
LIBRA Norli
(Feb. 20-Mer.
(Sept. 24-Oct 20)--
Your home may need a little re- Don't hold a grudge, P'use
Forget the
Now the time la do decorating. past and you will and that your future is much happler.
20)-
2 Hearts Posi
Paw Hearts P
Pays You, Soul, huid: Spades K-3-1-5, Hearts 10.9-8, Dinamonds K-10-6-3. Club 5-2. What do you lead?
Answer Tomorrow
CROSSWORD
43
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8. Who made the sapper pane M. Part of the lion's claw. (3) 10. On ale without company. (B)
Got a line, in the Pantry ↑ D Nothing but a small "sintar tó provide refreshment. (5) 14. Make a note for me to go to the dootaz. (4) 16. Olothing. (0)
18. The one to bring the wie in. (3
220.
A small advertisement'ta Rio. (8)
There's nothing as 2.T. (6)
23. Arm to 1140 when you escat? (5) 24. Rose producer (4)
Down
1. Even a prosa produsen wool, (8)
23. Nome & Deo sient, (8)
tha onda yota ming, (4)
*What the Garol minger may do for
aroused. (6)"
D. Stallar return. (3)
14. Wash out (9)
17. How many gất on in the North-
Soak (4).
18. Nothing timid 'about,tista sörn
- of, animal. · (9) ►
22. Baid to overtake the wicked. (7) -10% Bran a fool may be stand-oman,
15. it's rongo (5)
17. the ears of the world? (8) 19. 200 got this gin at the border, (3)
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WOMANSENSE
NEW ITEMS FOR YOUR
GADGETS and kitchen KITCHEN
'utensila are in, wonderful
One of the most beautiful stdroge cabinets extant is fashioned of uninished blond wood and is fitted with heavy glass drawers of various sizes. It holds not only spice jars and tins but duur, sugar and other *scasonings.
•
*
♫
We admired n beauty that had been ordered as a gift for
100.
✡
。
for protecting and prettying walls...... behind, "atovos", and - sinka and for, covering kitchen work
No!
surfaces.
ever
A
supply, and, if you are
By ELEANOR ROSS for shopping for gifts or
exactly inexpensive but your own household, chances a young couple who are Build well worth its price tag is an are that you'll find many ing their home. The clever idea electric mock server, a boon if uver we met up with one. It to Incorporate the cabinet has two-heat Control, and it items to make your house, was hold tasks more efficient, and right into the now klichen, But both cocks food and keeps it Items that should prove
It would be perfectly at home in I
heat-proof onany klichen work surface, containers
piping hot. Three boon to the man
each
of one and a or maid who is keeping
half quart bachelor
capacity fit into a with white chromium sland hall,
I just about last call to do. plastic handles and supports. over the cabinet and cupboard The e outer cabinet is filled with shelves. Washable and grease water, and the server plugged resistant plastic shelving is the io on Gittet. Come summer, cue for bright kitchen duly, packed with ice, it becomes One house that maites, a cam food cooler, and certainly a due prehensive line of shelf and adjunct to summer entertaining edging patterns has come up and t76 an auxiliary for the with matching place mats, par-
sini!
refrigerator, Icularly colourful in polka dot. Inexpensive and a grand buy designs. This type of plastle is
new electric benn pot, shelving is a good cholce,
finely fashioned too, were
of brown Atted onto В plate. special aluminium hot Soups or stews or any dish that must simmer for hours should
in do fine this cooking ap- nice gift for the pliance, a earcer girl or a college student. WEDDING GIFT For a really handsome kitchen accessory, and a nice choice for for a wedding gift as well tis mental-thanks to far-sighted Easter giving is a bread box and who have dis- canister set all of copper. It's manufacturer's covered that a button in't just expensive as to price ing, but a button any more, No less a should Inst and last, and niways
look handsome. daigner than Jean Desses usea
As nice a
gift butions to beautify one of hla think of Those new sets of prettiest creations of the season, co-ordinated icitchen aids, terry Fashioned of duyers of cloth towels, dish cloths, pot diaphancus chiffon, the dress is holders in all sorts of colourful effects. What kitchen Lopped by 01 white
chiffon pe
couldn't do with such a lift, we decolletage in which are nested ask you? A fine small gift spa king rhinestone' buttons. idea!
WHEN BUTTONS
MOCK TRIPE
I'M TRYING A LITTLE JOKS ON
DAD!
FIRST ILL "MAKE SOME
PANCAKE BATTER
WITH...
ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL
vame. functional
orna-
BEAUTIFUL buttons times cease
to be and become extremely
AZLATÉPHA Gra
402 FLOUR.
1 PINCH OF
SALT AND
PEPPER
1. CGG AND 12 PINT MILK
ADDING
A SMALL GRATED ONION
THEN FRY THE PANCAKES
IN THE USUAL WAY
PUT THE SLICES INTO A GREASED FIREPROOF
DISH
COVER
THEM
ROLL THEM
WITH A
-UP, AND
GOOD ONION
INTO THIN SLICES
IN THE
CUT THEM SALICE, AND
HEAT THROUGH
OVEN
are
OR YOU CAN SPRINKLE
06
THE TOP WITH
GRATED CHESSE AND BAKE IT BROWN
we
can
Th
FING
TRY IT ON PETER. TOO!
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Knarf. Doesn't Have Any Fun
-No One He Meets Will Let Him Do Anything—-
KNAR 23-
22)
Was
"Isn't that a shame," Knarf suid to himself, "that the tele- wouldn't get me
those spikes on your shoes so I By MAX TRELL
can climb a telephone pole?", NARF, the shadow-boy with But the man paid no attention
turned-about ñame, to Knart. the walked down the street, On the corner stood a policeman who
directing traffic.
Knarf furniture, watched him for a while, then phone ma
his spikes so I could the policeman and sald: "Sir, would you mind climb a telephone pole?" letting me blow your whistle?". But the policeman paid no at- tention whatever, to Knarf, and Knari walked on.
SCORPIO
'24-Nov fort Be Perhaps changing the
around at home will give you feeling of variety.
21-Apr (Mar. A fine day for entertaining. friendly. Invite guests to your home for dinner, perhaps
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)~~ Emotions and sympathies must not be permitted to influence your best Judgment today.
GEMINI (May
21) 22-June
다.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-~~ Den't depart from your usual week- end routine. Follow your
normal schedule.
+
CAPRICHIEN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—
Don't let determination become I asked to operate a new piece of stubbornness, Give in, il necessary. machinery, he sure you get full and to be diplomatic,
explicit directions first,
23)
CANCER (June 22-July Don't rush into any decision. Take f things easy, one problem at a time:
{July LEO
21-Aug. 23) plans that you Long-range been working on can now be into action.
• BARBS
have pul
CHESS PROBLEM
By R. GEVERS Black, 10 pieces,
By IIAL COCHRAN
COLLEGE bred is sometimes
just a four-year loaf,
According to an etiquette book, come things just aren't done in restaurants, We know about steak-what are the other things?.
Three volunteer fremen in an Indiana town answered an alarm in their pyjamas. And hose to *match? ·
You can count on your fingers the friends you can really count
on.
The best wisecrack of all the year is any old smile from car to,car.
DUMB-BELLS
THE SHERIFF WILL BE COMING
Check Your TOMORROW
Knowledge
1.15 The fear of an insect kndum est DDWA 12) What - important port did Wallam C. Gongas play in the Zona tho Panama ́
of
Conall ar
Wint is a heptagon?
What great military, college
19 Tours in South Caroliant
5, Whár 19 a tappet? smil
4. Montgomery Is the capital Hof what state of America?::.
(Answers on Page : 10).
\'WE CANT. PAY THE RENT AND HERE YOU
SARE HAVING QUESTS TO DINNER
White, 0 pieces, White to play: mate in two.
Solution to
yesterday's problem:
1, Q-Kt5; threat 2, PxKt (dis ch). I ..B-Q7; 2, RB1; 1 ...BR4, Kt5; 2, P-Q4 (ch); 1... BxP; 2, P-B0 (disch),
INTELLIGENCE TEST
CRONIES
a
By T. O. HARE WHEN We were young
men." said Weasel, amalt group of us used to moot.avour Saturday night. cha Durzalves We call
some of us are Droniba. married now, but wostki keep up our meetings; and thou Who are roarried bring their WIT06. Each month a recep tion
organizes our
Sillery 15-combats of
two of the Cronies and of two Oraniasivos.. But no bu band and wife may sit on the committed together. This
00 month, neither of the she committee Li married.
The personnet of the com mittee is completely changed there 50 dinerent wayn fui which the committaa can be
** How many of the Groniss Bra bachelors
(Solution on Papa-10)
he went up to
borrow
Bags of Groceries
Then
of
groceries,
"Please,"
12-1
"Mr Postman," said Knatf, "would you please do me a
favour
Ict
Knart came to a boy who was getting ready to push As he walked, Knart said to a delivery truck filled with himself: "I wish that policeman bags had let me blow his whistle, it said Knart to the boy, "would would have been a lot of fun you mind letting me push that
To stop delivery truck?
Knart's making the automobiles
delivery time I blew it, disappointment, and go every Well, it's too bad he wouldn't boy didn't even bother to each of them, "would you let me."
answer Knarf, Ho just pushet me help you?" But not a single
one of them would. hia delivery truck away, and Knorf continued down the street.
the
Sweeping the Floor
Finally Knarf got home again. push his He went to his room. There he in found his sister Hanid sweeping
"It would the flear with a large broom.
Did Knarfask Hanid: "Please Hanid, lend me that broom so that I cay sweep the
bor?"
Hole in the Street Knarf walked down several
442 Con't know why he more streets when he came to a mon who was swinging u pid- couldn't have let me axe and making a hole in the delivery truck," said Knarf street. For
a minute or two a sorrowful voice. Knarf watched this man, then have been a lot of fun for me." he went up to him and said:
Knor! walked several more "Sir, would you let
use blocks. All at once he came on The man pald your pickaxe?"
postman delivering Jotters no attention to Knarf and Kharf from a big leather bog strapped
And did Hanid lot im? walked on.
around his shoulders. "Mr Post- She did indeedi. She was very, Knart help man," sild Knarf, would you very glad to have please do me a favour and let her do the cleaning. me, deliver some of those let And Knart was glad
List 4ters?" But the postman pale no someone let him, help, though
attention to Kharf, Knarf kept he
would st
have been. walising on.
me
"What a shame." sald Knar do himself. "It would have been a lot of fun digging
ground with a hole in the pickaxe. I wish he had let mo use it!
Д
He did,
Не met a fireman, a bus driver, a plumber, a man with the
If the policeman, the the postman and gl help
Then Knart turned the corner starting to climb up a telephone a boot-black, a street cleaner, a "But maybe" cala Knart na pole. The man had big spikes frankfurter man, a man operat- he swept the floor, "hey all on the sides of his shops,, ing a steam shovel, a window- thought. I was too small, to help. "Please, sir," said Knarf, cleaner and sign painter. Til ask them again, when I'm "would you mind lending mo "Please, sir." Knarf sald to bigger
and came on a man who was a riveting machine, aearpenter,' them,rs had let him
Rupert and the Pine Ogre-3
The Guide Beryl tella Rupert that we haven't had much lock so far,
her pala Pauline and Janet are near, although there are lots of oak trees and she leads him to join them. To about everywhere."Well, hairprise they have email sacks haven't found any pine trees yet," says Rupert, but there must be about the same size la his own. sorse not fit away. Let's meet here **We're collecting things, too, sha in about two hours and see who has saya, Ma we'en looking for acorns, but, collected the frost,
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
RUPERT and the
BLACK MOTH
There
$100
Morning P
Pago 6
Sinart Features
A hat in efanaman brocade 'satin "decorated · ̈ with black erane feathers with gloves and umbrella (o match was one of the smart features of the show given by the Associated Minery Designers of London.
DE
ROLLS
ANDE
LUXE SPECIAL HAMBURGERS
By ALICE DENHOFF
ments and extra snacks,
First of all, a good notion for
JUST a batch of useful sug- lend off the procession. Corn gestions today. At least, we do Chowder is really nice, and a hope you'll and some of these food bowl of it adds up to a ideas of use in the job of plan- nice supper special. ning those three squares a day. not to mention guest refresh- To serve 5, fry 2 tbsp. diced bacon until prisp and remove from pon. Then fry 2 tbsp. each of chopped onion and chopped green pepper in bacon fat. Mix bacon, onion and pepper with 2 c. cream style carn, 2 c. milk, tsp. salt, pepper and paprika to taste. Heat thoroughly in a but be careful not to boll. Serve with oyster crackers.
iliose
plain brown-and-scrve rolls, so popular these times. Use them as a base for delicious variety rolls by the addition of extru Ingredients,
saucepan,
For example, to make flavour- ful jelly or marmalade volls, hrush the tops of the rolls with butter and make "a" lengthwise
Special Hamburgers cut in the top of each. Insert 1/2 tsp. jelly or marmalade Into the cuta. Bake the rolls in a greased Want to stretch out some shallow pan at 400 F, for 12 min. hamburger meat and prepare Beginner-homemakers will find something that guests will think this idea particularly good. la pretty special? For each serving make two thin' hambur- Another.. excellent beginner ger patties. Place on one patty trick is to make that all-time mixture of chopped nuts, favourlie, scrambled egg, even chopped parsley and
£
grated more attractive, especially คริ onion. Press the second thin luncheon or supper dish, Fer burger on top, and pinch-the every 2 eggs, allow one well mashed anchovy. Season with edges together. Broil about 8 With min, on each side, and serve.on lemon juice, pepper and onion toasted buns. Julce to taste. When eggs are
almost
mixture,
";
cooked, add anchovy Mention of sandwich or frank- Heap scrambled eggs furter buns brings to mind the on hot buttered toast, sprinkle suggestion that these make ap- paprika over the eggs and serve petising salad nests, good for fifty Jobs. Scoop out centre of the burs piping hot.
to make a shallow nest? Lino them with small lettuce leaves and all with a ment or seafood salad. The part removed from
For Mealtime Lift
A light nical gets a good lift centre of bun may be saved for
if a hearty and satisfying soup crumbs and used in meat loaf or stich as a chowder is there to as a topping for cusserole dishes.
THE SWEATER GIRL
Sweater and skirt,
COINUENTUAKKORTETERANSERIT
THE cashmere sweater, much
more
than in
smartly slyled before, Is Increasing popularity, and finding a place In many a wardrobe for the year-round use, Fetal pink is
the colour of this very hand- some pure cashmere sweater (below) that has o plunging neckline and push-up sleeves 45 ሲ deviation "from" the old classic theme. A farvey 'skitch outlines the neck- line for a further change of ac- cent. Wom with It is a skirt dyed 'jo match exactly; to make up an outfit that is tops 'at the snarlest afternoon gatherings..
and
THE sweater and skirt, that used to be very much on, the casual side, has advanced several notches on the fashion scale, to1 become most attractive well handled style. Here it is.iri the very newest version, one that you can pee has plenty of appeal. (above). The sweater, which has
hand-made lock, 19 In cherry red, nad has V neck and short puffed sleeves. With it is worn ja skirt of, fine French flannel in coffee cream brown.. It is very Blim
with an inverted front pleat that is arrow-stitched on either sido. One kirge pocket, actually silt at the hip, la double stitched. A cherry red leather., beli silps through the tabs,
Gray Woollen and black.