@JACOBY ON BRIDGE.
• BY • THE
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1952.
WAY
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by Beachcomber
REMARKABLE perform- piernios of Papua, which illustrated ance by a singing mouse
one such advantage.
George Gives A Tooth has startled the experts, Isco You
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By OSWALD JACOBY
CAN'T beзr to
watch that
tot of bridge." said the old gentleman. It was obvious that
he had been watching Generous George, to I walked over to the
no need for astonishment, The explanation of this, as of pretty wall everything today, is drugs
I expect that mouse's wittakers were steeped in haakish, and when the effect of the atimulant had worn off, it probally sang like any lier mouse which la not saying nucli. How long will it be before schoolboys with race tortoises will be able to get hold of something to make the favourite Ho more slowly?
Answer to challenge DEAR Sire,
should
sweetheart
tany Popuan
VEGETABLE SOUP ITALIAN)
MINGG UP A LITTLE ONION, AND FRY IT LIGHTLY IN A LITTLE
OLIVE OIL
I little Papuan hat,
rould walk, without removing
Under the belly of a gnat.
As Professor Tinker painta" out, this has the exaggeration of all "It not A .teral folk-poetry. truth, but a symbolical one, Any Papuan,, walking under the belly of oven a glant gnat, would almost certainly have his hat knocked off in the process."
Deep in the City. WHAT is called (for want of a
and
As the trainer of Mr Evans,
worse name} the liqutally an instructed to acknowledge your ratio of the banks is closely bound latter containing a challenge, to Mr up with the talk of freeing the Event to appear on your "flank in 'pound..
When non-liquid Anicia a West End hotel with his pea, Mr fall below the figure necessary to Erama regrets that la amateur ment Treasury Bill holdings, it status does not permit him to be often necessary for the banks to masociated with professionals. If it ahandon convertibility, and to con- tere a question "of`n mera exhibi. centrate on short-dated stocks. This
control, tion or demonstration for charity, effects | exchange
15-park-Hugposte-ihat-Min-Jivio-reiluces-ilis-efficacy—of-any-more. Washerbocker might be approached, sures adopted to let the pound find its own level, A deficit in the balance of payments accentuates this tendency, and results in the calling in of advances. The Serist Funding Stocks suffer, and the pound, has to be pegged at Fur ther. The polley of bolstering the liquidity ratio
A is
ht policy frustration.
Yours faithfully,
Munida Llanbittir.
Papuan folk-song
Tetlow, in being very advantages," writer
Of course there are. There by a Long they sing umon the
smell."
fable and get the full hand from YOUR BIRTHDAY
George.
West opened the jack of clubs, and George wan with the king. He la'd down the ace of hearts hope- fully, and switched to a spade when he discovered that East Nad all the. trumpi.
East took the ace of spades at oner ifortunately for him) and re- turned a club to South's nce. George now' maite the play that drove the old gentleman multering from the table. He led the three of hearts fram his hand, allowing East to win
• trick with the nine of hearts!
This was a weird play, consider- Ing the fact that George Rnd 150 The terms, Nevert 11 enched the contract.
Fist returned the queen of clubs, and South ruffect high. He then led the four of hearts të dummy's eight, thus pequiring an enty to dummy. Now he cwild cash the king and queen of spades, discarding diamonds
from his own hand.
tru
Gectr back riven un a trik to enter the dummy, but he had obtained
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26
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By STELLA
Your home and family lies are elake and most important that your marriage be a happy and ctuștented nine, Otherwise
emotional nire is net and 1 can interfere welthy your enveer or mininasan. Don't wed out, mutise. Think it over a carefully before you plunge.
Phiaraghy, Filstory. intiale And literature
but a few of the fields you might select as your life wart. If you are thrust into a can- merce business, then relect ona of the creative arts ann helby fo na+fy that side of your nature.
To find what the riars, have la
for tomorrow, store
select your the car- birthday star and gad ramonding paragraph. Lei
your birthday star be your daily guide.
.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27
LIRA (Spot.
21)- 24-Oct. Make definite plans for your future, Tief the essence! Perhaps it's Vacation arrangements,
and
(Feb. 20-Mor. 30-
multicity project appear hipaly
PISCES Adym: inn,
favoured zodiny. two spade tricks in exchange. Generous George is al ways willing to give up one trick in order to get two tricks for I.
If both had drawn trumps nor- mally, the controef would then do
diamond trek. pend winning a
The damends happened to be badly placed, and Geargé would have lost three diamonds-and his game con tract,
VCARD Sense
Q-The bidding has been:
West North East
1 Heart Double Pasa
South
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You, South, hold: Spider_X-7-6-3. Hearts 8-4. Diamonds 5-3, Clubs J- -9-8-3-3. What do you do?
A-Blat one datible of one major knit guarantees support for the other major sult. Since you are sure of a spade ft, there is nu advantage to showing your weak clubs. This is one case in which you prefer to respond in a four-card suit and to suppress the
five-card sult,
spade. The takeout
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the-same as in the question just answered, You, South, hold: Spaces D-7-6-3, Hearts 8-4, Diamonds 9-3, Clubs K-Q-6-3-2, What do you do?
(Answer Tomorrow)
DUMB-BELLS
I HEARD THAT YOU BARELY ESCAPED. FROM THE
FIRE!
THAT
IS NOT
TRUE,
I HAD
MY
PYJAMAS
THE LEDGER SYNDICATE
ON!
INTELLIGENCE TEST
Five per cent
By T. O. HARE FORTHRIGHT cycled trum and Bloom to Bunray returned by car in half the ពរព time he had taken on
Pother made a bicycle similar journez. but ne cycled at and mile per bour ess then forthright and drove his car back two miles an hour Isater than Forthright. His time for the double journey exceeded Forthright's fine by tive per cent
At what sosed did Pother
bydle
London Express Suretos.
(Solution on Page 10)
Check Your
Knowledge
1. To what, group of islands
does Fiji Island belong?.
2. What is the longest celi?
3. Rococo in: (a) a richiesa
In tapestry (b) a type of Per-
skan carpet (c) extravagant dinamcration?
Only Seal?
4. What is the Privy 6. Namo
colours.
the prismatic
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GEMINI
22-June Even if not entirely convinced that sume offered advice is right, you should follow IL
CANCER (June 22-July 23) Du your work well, and you will receive the proper rewards now, Take what is coming to you.
LEO (July 24-AUE 243-- Keep calo and don't lose your temper even it best-laid olana go awry today. Just change them!
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CROSSWORD
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SCORPIG - (Oct.....24-Nov .22). Krep Do
Sunportant cor- respondence. Not a ford time to forget those who are far away.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)— at the offee is having 12 meche trouble, ce it you can't offer helping haŋel..
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 201 Now is the thng to premate a new Jetea. Routine can be forgatten for the time being.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 2)-Feb. 19) Get an early start this morning and get all important work finished be- fore noon. Then relax..
THIG 19
A NICE. ITALIAN RECIPE
YOU CAN USE MARG,
IF NO OIL
Travelling
New touch in footwear Is. the pair of Syrian-style sandal pictured here and
seen ro. cently in Paris fashion shows,
BOYS' AND
Mr. Punch's Hard Riddles
WOMANSENSE =
AOD ANY GREEN VEGETABLE
LIKE CABBAGS
AND TURNIP, CARROT,
POTATO
AND CELERY
ANY AMOUNTS YOU LIKE, BUT NOT ‚CUT UP TOO SMALL.
Sandals
They are in tawny-coloured leather, decorated with leather emblems coloured and
printed to resemble luggage labels. (Reuterphoto)
SEASON AND BIRW
FOA 20 MINUTES, STIRRING NOW AND
THEN
ADO A TEACUPFLA FRESH OR TINNED TOMATO JUICE AND
BOIL 15
MINUTGS
THEN POUR
IN ENOUGH BOILING WATER, TO COVER THIS
WHOLE
AND SIMMER
1 HOUR
FEATURES NOTED AT
PARIS SPRING SHOW
Paris. of the same colour, Black on The public hud its first white prints and small
and white checks Bre look at the latest fashions fashionable favourite.
from Paris with the release
black
ก
for publication of photo. Slik la the big fobsle suc- cess of the season, but cotton graphs
of the new 1952 comes into the picture, too, and spring styles.
60 Bo rough wool tweeds. White organdle is the ruge, Here's what they saw:
The same old skirt (slightly longer than mid-calf).
A "happy medium" silhouette halfway between a silm sheath and a billowing bell,
Some of the most startling style details of a season which, ch the whole, scrupulously avolded outlandish exaggera- tions:
• Bustle-backed evenin dresses.
• Numerous necklines, general- Convertible models
which,
ly rounded low Instead of V- by n simple switch of a but- shaped.
ton, down. long skirts or turn their
• Dresses nearly always fitted at the natural waistline, but with indications of belts as low ne the hip or as high as the bottom of the bust, and same long-waisted "sweater girl" tops.
Fancy Felt
Skirt and balter,
BY VERA WINSTON.
THIS ne figure of swing- couts for double ing stcirt is perfect for a party, duty day and night...
for at home, for an afternoon
• Swallow-talled coats with date or for wear on a cruise, tow, loose martingale bells, It Is fashioned of champagne
coloured
• Ribbon bows tied under the black ghin with streamers hem.
10
the
felt appliqued with
lace straw. It can be worn with a covered up top or with the black velveteen halter,
• A soft, drapy look, achieved with the use of soft drapy Dlouses with fomantle, big as shown. Pretty, 100, in baby muffled sleeved. Associated pink, and comfy warm in Press.
materials, Colours also are soft pastels.
These, at any rate, are the general trends, although photos Fusually show the most
treme and eccentrie models from each collection.
*x-
Grey and beige tones are the colours
most popular daytime
for
either colour.
FOR FASHION-CONSCIOUS
MALES
clothes broke
very
out frem the of sombre colours which for a.
hundred years have beon the fashion.****
for spring, with pastel shades ADVOCATE
of gay evening. for men 19 Minister Prints have seldom been so Works Mr David Eccles, popular. They run mostly to
several Talking to a abstract designs, but houses, including Dior, like big Painting Contractors recently flower prints or blurry out of he declared: "It Is time focus" prints in different shades
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
-But Knarf and Hanid Guessed Them Right Away!-
By MAX TRELL
#KTOW
The Mr Punch smiled again Hanid yelled out joyfully: "It's and said:
Mr pencli, PENCIL!"
"But they don't teach r'"dies In our school," said
nart
"Ho niways climbs the
highest steeple And winks and blinks at
all the people
io
18
15
17
when I went to again. school," Mr Punch sald Knart
the and Hanid, shadow children with turned-about names, "I learned reading, writing, spelling and riddles."
And early, early he comes
peeping
Mr
Into the room where I lie
sleeping."
Across
1. Where the crown sata, socording
to the Navy. (5, 4)
A. Maco. (8)
2. Tukar pesi at the masthead. (4.
B)
11. Likely tooth grater, 14)
13. Nothing to member of the
family for decoration. (4)
13. Eager for a drink ? (n
14. Bown, paper fashion. (4)
10. Iresponsible for the mix ugy (4)
18. Dutch mountain ravlue. (6),
10. Fifty to one, (4)
60. You get 14 Across on this, (6)
21. Dandy of bygone days, (4)
2. You may see this five times thi
rear. (4)
Down
1. Bank cars in thede, (3, 5).
Where the burden lay† (6)
a. Bloop maker. (0)
Soods
6. Ruck the heather (#)
up (6)
& Huch xin may be Indian. (4)
7. Jink. (4)
9. Incident : 16, dopes. (0)
10. Often recovered by graft. (1)
15. War Ofica advertisement
(6)
16. Through which coppers may ga
to work. (4)
17. Torn from apprentices' inden-
turos. ()
Bolusion of you4" PLIKIZ,—Act
Guttural; 10, 4402:02: _14_Deņi"
16. Kount 2. AWI: 18, Bendik: "20, in; 13 Tasier. Down: 1. Paroda;
Taille: 9. Tankardi 11. Ebel Teil 15, Gaer" 17, Edk: 10, aast 23, L.
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. JUGUA
Black, 7 pieces.
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鮮堂
White, 10 pieces; 'White to play?, mate? in three,/?
Solution 10, yesterday's problem:
|1, "PRAKT}" (my; 2, Q,"s" (dla ch},
or Kt mates,
"No," sald Honid to the Punch, "they don't.""
"That's too
Mr bad," said arithmetic, Punch. "How
well," he con- tinued, "I remember the first Hanid said in a puzzled voice: riddle my teacher ever taught this." And "Riddles, Mr Punchi?" "Rid- me. dles," Mr Punchi
Mr Punch smiled and recited: repeated, nodding several times to prove he meant it, "In fact," he went
on, "I like riddles 50 much that I soon became the best riddle-guesser in the whole school. There was hardly a single guess."
riddle
that I couldn't
"I like riddles, too," Knarf.
“50 do 1," said Hanid.
It went like
"I run, I lie,
I come from the sky,
I'm hot, I'm cold,
I'm now, I'm old,'
I fit in a cup
And I hold the whale up."
Mr Punch looked at Knarf
Hanid. said and
"Now then," he said. "Iel's have the answer.
"I became the best riddle. guesser in school,” said Mr Punch:
Mr Punch paused and walled for Knarf and Hanid to answer this riddle. "Now remember,' he said, "don't be ashamed to give up. Why, almost everyone Ï've ever told that riddle to has given up. There isn't any use just frowning and biting your lips and-"
Suddenly Knart and Hanid both shouted: "The answer 15 the SUN!"
More Surprised
Mr Punch looked even more Of course, it's a bit hard to surprised than before. "I don't guess. And I don't suppose understand how you got to either of you will be able to guess that. Tell me," he said, but-"
"have you ever heard that rld- die before?"
Then
answer is WATER!" Knart, and Hanid both shouted at the same time.
Pretty Hard
"Hmm," said Mr Punch. Ho. seemed surprised, "I always thought that was a pretty hard riddle."
Q
"It was easy," sald Hanld.
"Nothing to it,” said Knarf,,
Mr Punch was silent for moment or two. Presently hệ said: "All right, I'll give you a horder one. This one may give you a headache from making you think so hard. But don't. hesitate about- giving up if you can't guess it”.
Rupert and the New Bonnet-5
3. At the sound of Rupert's 'voice." something queer going on there,"
Bingo gives à sudden start. "Don't To his surprise Lingo looks more What 1". he look, so frightened," laughs, the started than ever
gupe." But in the wood
Ettle bear's only me, Where Thanks for the warning 1 And, are you off bo? You seem to be- rating: to his heels, he saules
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zi handing, towards, the wood. "l'yn - away. In: anothwe (direction, krave seen Bill Badger being Rupert gazing after him in going there too 1.hu" anys them'a bewilderment;
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Knart and Honid said they hadn't. "Give us another one the hardest one of all, Mr Punch" begged Hanld.
This time Mr Punch thought for a long while before he finally looked up. "Very well- here's the hardest riddle of ali.
If you guess this one you're both really clever.". Then. he sald:
"You and I, we sit when
we write,
· But me, I stand on my
head,
And, often--"
But Mr Punch got no further,
for at that Instant Knarf and
RUPERT and the
WRONG
PRESENTS
Jake Mamery ind Buddy in hay yo' Uhla kesh' at 'gally poloured · 'deméngs about, Rapers Adventures. There are the
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in
Punch
a
Federation of
Household Hints
Mr Eccles should be pleased we with the pyjama manufacturer who is launching a range of
··peacock pyjamay for-fäshion-
conscious males;
collection pyjama
Highlights of the Putty stains can be removed
taffela ... Tartan from glass with turpentine or coats with green satin shorts; gasoline. When hard, putty bright striped coats, with should be painted to match the elasticised waists, over window sash colour,
colour trousers; coloured nylon mesh, w bluck satin jackets faced with dull gold, worn with
If you get caught in a heavy the new sleeping shorts, rain that soaks your shoes,
one-
Mr Punch sighed. "Oh well, firmly stuff the shoes with
Rock garden, hat you're better at riddles than I paper as soon as you take them
then am. I don't think you need to off,
apply. saddle soup. MOST cocentric spring hat them
echool You Let the shoes dry with the soap study
comes from America. know them without any learn-on, away from heat. When Called "The Rock Garden," it is Ing." And he sighed again. shoes are dry, buff and polish. covered with wax buds даб But Knart End Hanid were This prevents the leather from flowers, each permanently per- smiling.
becoming stiff.
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