EDITORS PRIAN FORTICE, DEL

"Oh, that's nice, Horace. Who's the girl?"

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THE

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1952.

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Always Be Alerted For Opponents' Trap

NORTH

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* KJ9875.

20

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WEST

EAST

A840

10002

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+ A02 4300

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SOUTH (1)

AKQJ

VAKBO

• 204 AAK?2

Both sides vul.

WAY

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South 14

West North

Pass

by Beachcomber

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nokri hopefully. "Please," replied the naval host. you may send ashore for two bottles of light, ule." Foulenough started as though bitten by a badger. Then he said, with a wry smile. "This very festive occasion. Admiral" "No hang in a glass of 4ummer bere." responded the altor heartily, "None at all." gal Fodenough, "Not such a la a dozen, either, eh?"* The Admiral coughed, but did not reply.

DUMOUR says that a syndicate wanted?" K

is trying to purchase what Tornains of the Saucy MITs, Flobster, in order to convert this decrepit

201 of the raging main into Hosting dance-holl Lind casino

the for months..

Captain Foulengugh, who $8 behind the idea, virated the frall craft yesterday. Rear-Admiral Sir Ewart flotgen met him on a boun place of deck amidships and they retired to a cabin whitch looked af though maddenzet elephants Hadi recently rested in 11. "I must tell

Mrs Witheredge withdrew, keeping her idear no the subject to herself.

Tra-la-la!

EASTBOURNE Town Council.

of

which was Mace-Bearer when

bineer, la the cast artistle Connell

You," said the Admetrai, "that ane to not seaworthy." "She Is certainly not what I would choose," replied Veton Bartlett was Remem Foulenbush, "for a run down to Rio." Asked whether he represented the Navy of Lot: Hand Power House, the Admiral aid, "In a way, bath. It technical matter." There's

thing in such remarks that drinkt ing won't cure. raid Foulenough thirally.

¿

A festive occasion AT that moment Mrs Witheredge

knocked discreetly on the door. but not discreetly enough to prevent fall of plaster. "Any drinks

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In England. It wants zebra crossings to be painted to look Eke real tedraS Being sill nure of a realist. I would go further. Why not borrow real Petras from the Zoo,

And charge

wopence a time to ride them across the reels? This wouki anuse both

pedestrians and maiorists Anyone who, in an Arabian mood, brought a ramel with him for crusaing a street

would be cautioned by the Crossing Heception Hostess, dressed in tights

spangles, and

and icking the Mucleal little whip imaginable..

YOUR BIRTHDAY

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Pass

2N.T. Poss 3N.T. Pan Puss Foss

Opening lead---♥2

By OSWALD JACOBY

¡que Vanderbilt Cup Tourna- I inent" reminds me of several hundred hands played In this

in other tournament years, One of the most antusing of these hands, played several years ago, is shown today.

West opened the deuce of hearts, East out up the quean, and Suuta won with the king. Declarer saw thai Geeded two diamond tricks to make sure of ble contract, so h led the ten of damonds from h hand and let it ride for a finesse.

South

Sylvia Hazen, playing the East cards, natacitatingly played the threa of diamonds instead of winning the trick with Kar queen

well. happened to be a

Jooked at West.. known expert se kruke This Eci- him nowhere He knew that Lee Haren, who was West, was a first- ciam player; but he didn't know anything about Mrs Iazen's brige game.

and he

By STELLA naturally enough.

So South fell for the trap. He led another diamond from his hand and Ancased again. This time Mrs Hazen Won wiri the queen, And now South diamond couldn't make a second trick even if he stood on his head. The defenders had all the time in the work to develop five de- fensive triel--two hearts, IWD South had eight easy tricks but no play al all-for-a-ninth.

South could have made his con trast, of course, if he had played the king of diamonds from dummy on the second round of that suli. At least dozen of hi friends pointed out this fact to kim ai end of the evening's play.

MONDAY, APRIL 21

iamonds, and a club. the nothing Fond of intrste, It is likely that day of BORN on

Tauru, you are that you will have some artic Incoming to Goddess of talent Parents-of-children-born on ruled by Venus, beamy and love. By mature you are This day should search for indications a builder. everything you in mod ef yame natural bent and encourage bear the mark of permanent struc is a very early age, You cannot Ture. Self-reliant, etical and in- be happy at dull routine. Although dependent in bath thought and ac- You nie good at detall, you da sol

oh, you travel alone other than Enjoy it,

That make compromises

means eritieing your personal Kherty **You have dear parespaions and a You could great love of juice, never make. yourself" popular" by saying ""ye" when what you tually meant was "no." Yots furce yourself to be diplomatic but nut at the expense of your ideais. You have atted-nt's muid and ev6 73 If your fortjat, ethica 'don ends car- ly, you will always be ate in Sue Brezse your knowledge cach day.

You are a perfecient and rather than take second best wil

40-

can

accept.

Your mind works with the quiex- nes of light. Your Intuitions) are exceptionally, Keen and you should

poy attention to you

To da against them writ

defeat your best intéren. You entionally dont d are happiest what you love and devotion is res einated.

To And what the atars kave in story char kotnofrow, sheet your abrilky star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth-

ayar be your daily riskle.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

TAURUS CADI 21-May 21 This should be a good evening for complete relaxation. Go to a dim,

GEMINI (May 22-Jun

21- Time spent outdoors these days 14 Just so much added to your general welfare and health.

CANCER (Juve 92-July 23)- Carry out nħajja tur i nevj business i idea. chruld work ant if you ad. here to schedule.

LEO

(July BA-Aug. 23)- A tine day for completing a job of research. You who find material

that you nees, now.

VIRGO (Aug 24-Sept. Compete with confidence today. should be able to win out at ony- thing. A good timer.

LIUBA (Bent. 24-Oct. 23)- A good day tur romance, Bonds of friendship "might" easily (türk iņla those of true love.

SCORPIO 1054 24-Nov. 22) Stay out of controversial arguments. Much better for you to lay on the fence than to take sides.

KINTELLIGENCE TESTE Three Families

By T. O. HARE THE young Hedgehogs, Squirrels and Polecate spent the afternoon together. récently. Quite a large party. And well-balanced too; the outnumbered the boys by one,

***This is rathar odd,” Baid Peter Polecat to Berak Saules Tel.

"If you subtract the number of boya in our family from the number of girls, and multiply the number of boys by the difference, the product exceeds by two the total num- ber of boys and giria. And thin same thing is trus at your family, though it's not so large as our

"It's trio of our family too," said Harry Hedgehog, "except that it's the other way round. The number of girla munt do subtracted from the number of boys, and tha erence multipiled by the number of guinis

young

The number Hedgehogs in the samo na tito number of young Squirrels,

How many sisteri has Harry?

(Solution on Page 101

DUMB-BELLS

THIS PACKAGE

O.D.

BUT I DIDN'T. ORDER FISH

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22}--- Strict routine will be necessary this aftermon if you arg to complete an

Job.

the

South's exasperated reply was neat example of the left-handed compliment: "When they're young snorted, "den's and pretty he

gure them to be smart too."

By the way, if you want to see exactly how sinnig it was to refuse that Al diamond trick, try By- feating the contract it. Et takes the queer of diamonds At once. The defenders can win two hearts and two diamonds, but they cannot stop South from developing the he need for two diamond tricks Ju contract.

(firc. 21-dan, 20)CARD Sense

You can make this a happy day by being harmoniously peaceful with all there you meet.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- Beliospitable to new arrivals into your neighbourhood. Invite neig bours lo a partý, perhaps.

PISCER (Feb. 20-Mar 20)- Re ureful in handling mechanical or electrical equipment, Seek an ex- perienced repaleman.

ARIKS

(Mar. 21.Apr. 20) Keep hard at work on a project and you will get closer to success than ever befale.

CROSSWORD

10

Today's bidding:

South

West North

1 Heart Pass 1 Spade

7

East

2 Cluba

You, South, hold: Spades 7-5-2. Tearls A-K-J-9-4, Diamonds IC-J4- 3. Club 4. What do you do?

A-Pa. Tour hand is just about bid and you a minimum opening should indicate that fact by passing at this moment. It is true that your hearts are re-biddable and that you have a second biddable aule, but the hand on a whole not worth

free re-bid.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is. the same 19 in the question just answered. You South, hold: Spades 7-9-2, uost A-K-Q-8-4, "Disinunds K-Q-0-3, Chul 4. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

1/7

CHESS PROBLEM

20

By S. F. E. FLATAU Black, 7 pieces

Autons

1. Quifers prudence ↑ (9)

8. Man unknown, to quining y (9)

10. Governor make the and all. (01

11. Produces A repurt for

Dreadn (1

12. One of a pair offered to a b Down (4) 19. Bring to mind. (8

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10. Lay the trait Hare, no.

10. What you get from a scent. (4)

20. 11 geta you down. IDE

21. Ache for everyone. (4)

23. Pisces of harnosa. (4)

23. It is awing, doubtless. (6)

24. Hins its paint

Down

Percolated and tried dat, (9) do near the animal. ( 3. Betonging to dawn. (4)

Measure a prominent feature, ($) Large number to upset the odd

Dog apeet link with medico. (5) Not a happy expression. (4)

A third of an old-time movi star, (8)

14. Unsteadiness, over this 7 (8)

Boр (8)

15. Could a 2 wa boa (4) 18. One way in. (4)

Morable

Solution of Saturday's puzzle; Actors!

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BARBS

By HAL COCHRAN

Some farmers use a bell and others ring a chicken's neck for dinner,

The politician who usca flowery langungo isn't always „handing out bouquets.

White, 7 pieces. White to play: mate in two.

Solution problem:

to

Saturday's

D: Check up

on your

WOMANSENSE

NOSTALGIA

Which of these is genuine VINTAGE 1927?

How sharp is your eye for the fashion facts of yesterday? Here is a threefold chance to test your memory of the detalls that made adresa 23 years ago.

One of these three illustrations from the Alm "Singin' in the Rain" shows the kind of "outfit"in fashion during the late-1820's, -cor→ reet in every detall. Which is It? And why are the two others faulty?

ANSWER: It is the maddest-looking frock of all, the fringe dress with the long silk strand stole (on the right).

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The hemline is the right length. The skirta of the other two dresses are too brief by three inches.

Hollywood researchers did not slip up. They just prefer the skirts that way,

London Express Service)

SARDINES IN

WHITE SAUCE

THIS SHOULD MAKE A SMALL TIN OF SARDINES CO

FURTHER /

MELT 1 OZ MARG IN A

DOUBLE SAUCEPAN

BOYS'

ADD 1 TEACUPAL CREAMY MILK AND 2023 TABLESPOONS WHITE BREADCRUMBS,. AND BEAT WELL.

TOGETHER.

AND

NOW ADD A CHOPPED HARD- BOILED EGG, AND SALT AND PEPPER TO

TASTE

A LITTLE PAPRIKA PEPPER TOO, IF YOU CAN'

KEEP THIS HOT. WHILS. YOU COOK!

THE SARDINES FOR 5 MINUTES IN THE OVEN OR UNDER THE GRILL

GIRLS'

The Old Trolley Took A Trip

your story, please," she urged the cricket.

to

LOVELY NAILS NEED MORE THAN POLISH

By HELEN FOLLETT NO woman who has any pretensions to being well- groomed can afford to neglect her fingernails.

It is short-sightedness to fancy that when the roxy glow is applied, it is the end of the maller, ons hos dene one's duty. In course of time the nails cou 1ose delicacy unless they 'are creamed. Ragged cuticles san split, form hangnails. Infections can result.

As in all beautifying treat- ments, cleanliness comes first, At bedtime, after washing your face, give your hands a thorough scrubbing with coapsuds and a nall brush, using the brush vigorously on the pink sheils to bring circulation right there. The blood streams in the under- lying flesh give them colouring, kcep them from becoming brittle.

After the rinsing and drying apply a cuticle cream, frictioning it in well.

Crooping Cuticles

Use an orangewood slick to push back cuileles, Pass the silek under the cuticle lifting i gently. away from the finger-nail.

invita poor job, possibly to irouble.

Look over the offerings in

many polish. There are

new

To prevent the cuticle from colours this season. creeping up on the mall base,

pasa the orangewood stick under it, Bling it gently. Once the skin

gets a hold on the nails, it is difficult to detach it. Pushing it back lightly with a soft towel when washing the hands is a helpful practice.

DELICIOUS. BARBECUE

For 5 slacks that are budget... The nails were meant to pro-wise and delicious to boot, ecm. teet the ends of the fingers and bine 2c. (one pound) hamburger, they should not be led 100 1 Lap. salt and 1 tsp. pepper, short. The oval pattern is con- shape mixture into 10 meat balls; sidered

the best taste. File

from sides to centre, then round late an sheet of waxed paper..

inches apart, covering the point,

with another, sheet of the waxed

Flatten meat balls into

You can use a metal die or paper. bavelling boards of emery paper pattles, approximately 3 inches

but the file works more quickly, in diameter, Some manicurists use the file,

Next, combine 4 c. soft 1⁄2-inch then pass the orangewood stick bread cubes, c. hot milk, ano under the eaves and fluff away beaten, egg. e melted fat or the little shreds with the emery meat drippings, 1⁄4 tsp. salt, board.

tsp. popper and 2 tbsp, chopped onion, about into 5 patties Be cautious when shipping Shape

the3 inches in diameter. Then comes hangnails. Place

away

Barbecue

curved, needle-point scissors the Longy sauce. with points toward the nail

Sauce i caves. Then you will be less likely

to make a wound. But,

Melt 4. c. shortening or ment before doing that, soak the

drippings in a skillet. Add 2 tbsp. hands in warm water, dry and chopped onion and c. Anely apply a cuticle cream. To clip chopped celery, saute until ten- away hangnails when thede Add 4 e, each vinegar and Angertips ore drys to do a

THEN ARRANGE

THEM ON BUTTERED TOAST, AND POUR THE SAUCE OVER

THEM

HM THEY'LL BE LESS OILY THAT!

WAY, TOO

MAGAZINE

morning, and carry them back at night.

"He worked everyday In the week, Sundays and holidays included. But it wasn't work- ing hard that bothered him. It was that day in and day out,

and year

-He Just Weat Off by Himself, and Rept on Going!-

By MAX TRELL COME of my best friends," "Well" smiled Christopher, week and week out, month "SOME

Christopher Cricket sald "it isn't really a story. I only in and month out,

in and year. aut he had to keep 10 Knart and Hanid, the wanted to mention what hap- sñadow - children with the pened one night to one of the unvelling on the same old track. turned-about names, "are trolley old trolley cars who happened. He never saw anything but the cara. And "

be one of

my friends, ti same streets, ""Just

and "He would watch the people a minute, Christopher," Isn't a very long story interrupted Knarf, "Did you maybe you've hard me tell it get off and walk away, down where. the of your best before. But it really happened little side. streets friends were trolley cars?" and it is quite remarkable, con- elm trees grew. Sometimes he

see them sidering that it happened to would

going into Christopher Cricket nodded.

lovely little houses, surrounded this trolley car" Trolley cars that sald Kharf.

by hedges and, flowers. But in Knarf and Hanid now

all his life he had never been Christopher, med silent while Christopher down a side street, never been looked very doubtful. told his story.

Inside a

a house, never smelled a

"Then one "But the worst feeling of all was resting in the ear-bam, u

say

that some

Knart sald

run

on

"I don't see how anybody can "You see, this trolley car that Rower or brushed by a hedge.

be

a friend of trolley They can't even talk.

they gan to me," Christopher,

2-5

card. I speak of was very old-the

oldest car on the line, I think, came over him when he reached wonderful sold for years and years...and years the end of the line. For here

ho

Away the tralloy went, faster and faster over the tracks.

night, while he

idea came to him. himself, he used to run from one end of the streets, ended and the town Ho would go out by It Must Be So town to the other rattling his ended and the lamp-posts and alone, without a motorman or

conductor without people. Yes and clanging his bell, signal-lights ended, and the big, Here Hanid broke in and said wheels

would take a trip all by Christopher He would take men-folk to fresh; green, open countryaldo Knart that 10

to stores, began. But his tracks ended, man's back was turned, out he

himself. So, while the watch Cricket said that some of his work, women-folk ́1, Kt—Q7, anj; 2, Q, R, B, or Kt best friends were trolley care. and boys and girls to school too, and the poor trolley car

rolled. Then

ho went, Away take them it must be so, "Go on with He would

and faster, over the 'tracks!

And finally he saw himself coming to the end of the line. But did he stop? On no! He turned his wheels faster than ever. And the next inslant, he, was bumping and rattling across Aelds and meadows, along the

mates.

Your

Check

Knowledge

1. What well-known ballet is known also by the. mib-title, The Girl With Enamel Eye"""?

2. Which French politician was nickaamed "The Tiger""? -

3. Which famoùa statue was supposed to emit a musical round at dawn?

4. Who were the Myrmidons?

5. Where is Changan?

Which

6. Which is heavier a bantamweight boxer....., Or featherweight?

(Answers on Page 10)

In the could go no further.

Rupert and the New Bonnet-26

Belog now completely pusled, trots into the garden. Mummy Rupert thinks over what his said it was lying on the hedge,

PieThen there's only; mother has said, "It mu be the he thinks.

ond explanation. That rocket mur same booner," he mutters. In the have carried it up and away from kitchen he spies the basket and the wood and dropped it right out. runs to pick it up,--." Yes, this is aide our own cottage, but it's the same one, too. Tluge's the surely too extraordinary to be burned-out, bit, of rocket He? true [*

"ALL'EIGHTS NESLOYER'

RUPERT and the

WRONG PRESENTS

Ack Homes and Dubly to beg you tale",

· book, al quity commend doesfag, about

There

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S BOO Didy Bank Banh Chan Morning Post Wyndai Da, tik net kababury' B6, Kleon

edge of

woodlands,

tomato parce or tomato paste, top, worcestershire, 1⁄2 tsp. garlic sali, 2 tbsp. sugar, c. water, 1 tsp. proper and 1 tsp. salt, Simmer sauce for 10 min...

To make the stacks, place 5 meat patlles in a shallow baking pan or dish, topping each with a bread patty. Finish by placing a meat patty on top of cach bread patty, sandwiching the bread patty, as it were,

Pour the sauce over hamburger starica, Bake in 375 F. oven for 30 min., occasionally basting stadka with barbecue aauce. of the Recommended any time year.

MIX-MATCH

ITEMS

'Smart mix-match costume.

...

Very

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE WELL chofen, separates or along brooks mix-match items...enable a

girl and around ponds, up and down who has to watch her dress al- hills where

the

daffodils grew. lowance to dress smartly and Не

called to the frogs and the have several changos. toads, he called to the beetles budget conscious; and fashion- and the grasshoppers, he called conscious Is this group that addp to the woodchucks and squirrels |up to a smurt costume, and chipmunks...and Invited waist-length jacket is of brown them all to take a ride with linen, a double-breasted model him.R

with a curved, collared V neck. The short cuffed sleaves are cut And he never came back in one with the facket, and it la No, he never came back! Ho shown here over a white crepa found himself a, picosant valley blouseof clasic design. The and there he is, even, today skirt is of brown flecked cotton happy trolley, car, Hving in the with an inverted box pleat on country, far, far from the end either side of the buttoned plac); of the trackal'!

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