KFITORS PRIS BERTIE, Ixc.-Nueva TONE
"It isn't that I mind his spending so much time down in
his workshop—but he makes things!” .
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•BY THE · WAY
by Beachcomber
THE strange complaint that If zebra crossings are floodlit "it will be dimeŭlt to see the floodlights," emboldens me to sugges! that all floodlighting floodlit and vice should be versa.
There will soon be so mueli blinding light everywhere that no- body will be able to see anything, Chen, at o alenai, it' cat al) by pul Gut, and wb cün strike matches.
A new Ministry?
THE inment linx ctune to set up
dustry of Polis and Surveys. Gr. 1 yuu Ekey & Ministry of Public Opinioù. It world save iliues manes, and truotile if the infclüble Matisfies of this Ministry,
officials Whe would have legal nowerk to stop and question anybody. nd any time. in a place,, were subsituted fo tite lumbering machinery of ere. Bank Anybody who refused to unstver a question should be thrown into pulson for conumint gf stalių- fics. Indian
like white, inda's до
sausage. No good. Um. Ea. Broken Nose has spoken.
Prodnow; What on earth?
Myself: I'm sorry. That last bit
belongs, of course, to the next para- KEAPH.
. Prodnase: Is Jack Turbot coming? Myself: You took the words out uf-my mouth,
The Gamma-bomb (IX)' EQUAM naturally expected tootruk
"to soribble samie un inportant for- mula for him. To his surprise the scientist went to the Ille wierd the
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Gamma-bomb dossier was kent, ex- iracted a wheel of power, and copied momething on to another sheet. "t suppose he wants to make li luok genuine," said Egham fhtuselt. Presently Kooltuk came back across the room and handed a sheet of paper
Eplast. On Wndles
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was
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*1=14h. This will amuse your friend." sald Kootruk. "It's just bosh, but it Junks like a secret formula.” Egham took the paper. He was uneasy, bs Sta niind. Koolruk appeared to hôn ́ to have a wheer on it is. Wh Dossible-? No, ut evurse not...And yet...But - then.......Oh, but...Come, come.. Suppose....But no, aureit fathe wanted to make it Joal: gentiae...genuine... Suppose it were žemine,ün. neriort Anecing caline Pers. Egham thanked Knoiruk and packited the waffer. Then, teen in fought, he left the building. Kool- Tuk sprang to the telephone. In answer to a question he said in his way to you now. Yes, he's gul ctt*
The Narkover systém
"ife's
DR SMART-ALLICK pointed out
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Expert Shows Great Form in Winning
E
By OSWALD JACOBY
VERY
sport has its enthusiasts who devote hour upon hour to the volunteer work that makes it possible for others to enjoy themselves. Dr William Lipton performa
this function
for bridge players in the New York area.
Willy Linton is also a rat-class player, so very often he winds up
Very winning, the
tournament he has worked so hard to promote. In today's hand we see his Machiavel- jjan touch bringing, home a game that should have been defeated.
West opened the four of spades. and East held the trick wide hi Juck. Dr Lipian took the spade return with the ace and crossed to dummy with the queen of clubs in neder to lead the four of hearts from the dunny.
The idea was artful but very dimple. Lipton needed a heart trick to make sure of his 'contract, že warted to make West win the fest heart trick, if ponatole, for reasons That will soon be clear.
He knew that if he led hearts for the first time from, his own hand, West would ulay low in order to let Easi win the fist trick in that suit.
NORTH 495
54 +AD43 $AQ74
0
WEST 4010742 A732
• J7 403
Booth
EAST
AJ 83
K06
• Q1062 +942
SOUTH (D)
AAKS
QJ10
K85
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West North East
Paxs 1 N. T. Pass Pass
3N. T Pass
Opening leadi
East would be able to return his last spude, clearing the suit, West would still have the ace of hearts as the entry to his established spades.
Mads
When Dr Lipton led the tour of hearts from the dummy East the normal (but wrongs play of the six of hearty. He should have put up the king. When declarer played the queen of hearts. West could do nothing to defeat the contract.
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Ball Dress
From Royal Designer
yerlarday that the methods of cheating in use at West Point aro
A beautiful ball dress In old-fashioned and outmoded. AL
Bunflower coloured chiffon Narkover any boy who can put up the money can find a master who
and designed by South will sell him the examination papers
-African-Victor. Stebel, who in advance, as soon. Be they have
designs
of Princess many been printed. This avoids the clumsy system of looking over Q bay's
Margaret's clothes. The im- West refused the irick, South shoulder
a crib. or using
Both
mense skirt which is mounted these methods are unreliable com-
would have the one heart trick int pared with a knowledge of what
he neered. If Weat took the heurt
over a crinoline Is he had no further questions are
with his nee be asked. going to
spades, Dr Lipton entry to the
with white blossoms. would be able to set up his heart trick withoul worrying about the menacing spade stat,
YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA VCARD Sense.
FRIDAY, MAY 2
BORN today. yuur originality. open to you as careers. But what-
inventiveness and versatility can be trained into a real asset. Yet, IN you let this characteristic lead you kalmtewly (from one thing to another, you can all 100
easily become a charming Jack-of-all-trades, yet a kunster of none. On the vilier hund. use this gift intelligenity and con structively' and you can set the world an fire. Your fate is definitely in your own hands. The stare have given you the intents. Make the mast of theit.
ever you do, do it all on your own. You fan never be happy tinless com pletely and thoroughly independent, Consequently the professions are best for you.
You have tact and distomacy in good quantity: Although you are shy at inceling strangers, you a<- tually like people. Once you get to know thein, you can be wonderful company. You are especially fond of chlidren and should make a fine. understanding parent. Your marriage You art A RUDE! mimic and
stwould be a happy and fruitful one. conversationalist. You might do well
To And what the un, the singe, in a public relations.
stars have in select your advertising. or promintion. You have store for tomorrow,
a good memory and should make full birthday star and read the co- use of this gt. Music, the fine responding paragraph. Let your arka.--especially literature-are all birthday, itar be your dally guide.
SATURDAY, MAY 3
TAURUS [Apr. 21-May 21)
earn you some money. Make future clothes and get yourself *aprueed
Develop a Hoda
plans carefully,
GEMINI (lay
22-Jund
LIBHA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)- „Idea and make i Take time out to buy, some new
up" for a party. 21)-SCUPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- Concentration on your major in- terest in itte should bring especially high rewards just now.
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)— This can be a good evening, for en- Invite close friends to tertaining your home.
This is a good day for spending time al home with the family. Plan some- thing exciting for themi.
CANCELL
22-July (June Good aspects today. Take advantage of them and push ahead toward your main objective.
213--
1.50 (July 24-Aug. 23)- A injor sel-buck will be temporary. Don't brace over 1. Be alert to new ideas. Look ahead.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) Help members of the younger genera tion with their school work. Write an impurtant letter.
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. J. CORNEJO Black, 10 pieces.
White, 10 pieces..
White; to play: mate in two,
Solution
problem:
to yesterday's
1, Kt-B4, any; 2, Q, B, or Kt
mates,
• BARBS
~ BY HAL COCHRAN
when
A FORTUNE teller,
judge, reprimanded.'by' ** threatened to haunt hia Honour But not with the spirit of 'the low.
Women seldom suffer by any giyen ago except when it's given
to them by an enemy.
020
Modben dating habits partly responsible for crime, according to a doctor. The crime part being what you have to. Bay for the food?"
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Always keep your eye on a future Idea! You can accomplish a great deal if you try.
19)~~ AQUARIUS
21-Feb. Take time to Ax up your house and odd some necessary items to your personal wardrobe.
(Jan.
PIRCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- Visit sumeone who has been ill. You can bring cheer and hope to the bedride,
ADIER (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- Improve your living conditions it you are dissatisfied with what you now have.
DUMB-BELLS
HOW LONG ABOUT SHOULD NINE
INCHES
COOK SPAGHETTI,
INTELLIGENCE TEST
BEST OF FIVE
By. T. O, HARU- WHEN I want to the club
Varenient, Bios) and Petret:Wire-playing they pod old game of cribbage: They. had agreed to play the best ctats estSE, TUO löser to Day for dinner tong, had: wou "the" frer "samie, Cityen, that --the players are equally vital MWhat are the ades? dasƐnst Itoar's paying for dinnasta:
(Solution on Page 10)·
1 ¡iturt 1 Brade
'East Pass
Q-The bidding has beent' South
Wer!
North Pass
Yuu, South, hold: Spade 2. Hearts A-K-J-0-4. Plamonds K-Q-3-5-3.
What do you do? Clubs K-7.
A-Bid two damonds. The hand is, of course, SCTODE Enough to warrant reopening the bidding. It is better to offer a choice of sults when you have two strong five-card suite than merely to re-bid the first sult.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spade 2, Hearts A-K-Q-J-4-2, Diamonds K-J-3-3, Clubs K-7 What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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(3)
19. Sacred reformation., (8)
14. Workshop of the artist, (3)
(4)
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WHAT. ON YOUR OWN AGAIN, DAD?
YES, AND
with A NEW RECIPE
THIS TIME.
scattered
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1952.
WOMANSENSE
Three Slim Stars Who
Refuse To Diet
Shoe. Care
HREE well-known ac
THRE
tresses, one over 60 and two in their 60's but with enviable alim figures, DO NT agree with diet- Ing. An active life, they say, is far better for the figure.
By SUSAN DEACON
Ascot. Most are ordering half covered with or completely flowers,
Page: 5
Cotton Holds
Its Own
A WELL styled cotton dress with matching cotton yarn.car- digan is a perfect 'choles, for spectator sports wear and for general use when fancy clothes are decidedly out of place during the day. The dress is of loc
coloured cotton with
rows of fagotting, fonning a front plast-
on below a neat little collar.
down in front. The matching cardigan has pearl buttons.
Gladys Cooper is 03, has a hats in either not and flowers The skirt is buttoned all the way 36in. bust, 20in. waist, and 30in. hips. She weighs 8st, alb-the some as 30-year-old Virginia Mayo-and says:--
"I have not disted since I was 25. I believe that a woman should diet or exercise to get the perfect figure, up to the age of 25.
"Aftor that, if she is active, she should be able to keep her Hines,"
am
Dorothy Dickson ("I ngeles. Age is something, that happens to other people; it has rothing to do with me") has a 25in. waistline and 34in. hips.
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"I don't diet-but I -over-eat" she saya.
These hats are cut well away at the back to show the hair I liked one with cornflowers us large as marguerites in vivid blues and soft pink.
A queen orders 18 handbage
FROM Paris the Queen of Egypt has ordered 18 sum- mer handbags.
Marlene Dietrich has chosen one from the same shop, and Rita Hayworth buying ong in white nylon as big as 2 don't shopping bag, with a wooden
lobster-claw clip, atodgy
"People who get figures have stodgy brains, The latest París handbags Danelog helps me
to keep in farten with clipe of sandalwood trim."
and sycamore, Evening bags are large, but handbags for Nora Swinburne is 50, has a daytime are small, round, made 30in, bust, 20in. waist, 36in. from hips.
זיי
eat.
one absolutely
toffee-coloured antelope ekin and straw lace,
enormous meal each day," she But the woman soys, "And that's lunch. I'm al-, always knows ways very hungry then, and I' eat everything.
"That suits me better than two or three smaller meals day,"
Cartwheel hats
not for Ascot
M
For Handbags While you are shining your
A Bond Street milliner says: shoes, try some polish on
your"Orders for Ascot have been lenther handbags. Shoe polish in pouring in." various colours can be used to touch up scratches, and its WBXY base will protect the leather."
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YOUR EGGS FAST, SHELL THEM, AND CUT THEM IN SUCES.
BOYS'
LENGTHWAYS
ARRANGE
THEM.
OVERLAPPING,
IN A
- GREASED
FIREPROOF DISH
SPRINKUS WITH SALT. PEPPER AND GRATED
CHEESE
BETWEEN
will not Carbwheels
be F13 popular with the debutantes at
AND GIRLS'
Want Your Wishes Fulfilled?
See Mr. Merlin: Look What Simple Simon Got
By MAX TRELL
the
V NARF
Hanid and Ashadow-children with the turned-about names, heard door slam, and the next minuto Mr Merlin the Magician came out from behind the striding bookcase, Mr Merlin
(strangely enough, when
to come of it) lived behind think
the bookcase, and the door leading
you
COVER THE TOP WITH MORE CHEESE
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IN the mini-coat case counsel caid: "It is all very well our being mesmerised by mink. But there is nothing in It-this little rat out of the Canadian forest. How is a man to know the value of a coat like this?"
But most women are therised" by mink. usually guess pecially women.
"mes- And can value-es-
the when worn by other
One skin at "this little rat" coats. £25 to £45, and about 80 go into a full-length cost, 100 shades
in nylons
MOST Avomen know that the anly economical way of wearing nylons is to buy same colour, and match up odd stockings,
the
But the calour, is not printed on stocking or packet, and, with 100 different shades on sale.
who can choose the same colour twice?
(London Express' Service)
MAGAZINE
They stopped in front of a small house with a red roof, In the garden, not far from the well, a tall, thin lad with straw- coloured hair was fishing in a Whose wooden pali. "Wishes fullod? wishes? What's fulfilled mean?” asked Khart,
"Why, It's Simple Simon, Ashing for a whale!" Ranid Mr Merlin opened his mouth cried.
though to
these questions. Then he said: "Come along with me and you'll under that's who I was) looked up eland everything!"
as
answer
So Knarf and Hand went where along with him.
At this Simple Simon (for
and waved to them. A moment Inter he came over to the gate standing, they were carrying his fishing-rod over his shoulder. "If you've come The first part of the trip was to asic me if which he
I've caught Mr
I odd.
Merlin whale yet, the answer is, walked straight through the wall haven't! I wish I could, but I of the room. It seemed to meit - can't,"
nothine", but
to his apartment,
alled House of Magic, was there,
remarkably
On seeing Kned and Hand, in front of him, and freeze
Merlin Mr
paused,
"That's because there's smiled, again behind him. "Come along,
Kharf and Hard whole. In the pall tipped his pearl-coloured hat come along,"
up
130
to begin Simon.
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31. Taken from Iran. (4)
part of the act. (5)
Down
Found in the green pa85. (0)
1. dun carrier. (7)
A rice bush (5).
fan back in two directions. (8)
D. For sat provide food. (5)
3. The 13 across this courage. (*)
7. Much depands on it tolling.
6. A. GrOEDD scat,
(4)
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(7)
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(4)
20. Pastener. (4)
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Check Your Knowledge
1. What are the names of the mountains on which, according to the Bible, (n) · Noah's Ark rested after the great deluge, (b) God gave Moses the Ten Commandments?
2. What was the real name of the great singer, Dams Netlo Melbat
3. In what country was Hitler born?
4. What term dealmates the words of an opera?
5. Who is Chester Wilmot?' 0. "Who is the Crown Prince of Japant
~(Answers on Page 10);
· 2-17.
A tall, thin lad with strawF- coloured hair was' fishing in
wooden pail. and bowed, all at the same heard his voice saying from the with Knart said to
pill in his hand. He had never time. The two shadow-children other side of the wall. But they "It's just filled with water."
"I suppose so," Simon ad- een a whole-pilt before, natleed that he was carrying a couldn't see him. Nevertheles
"Go ahead Drop if the fat, black, very thinnish valise they followed him, and the wail mitted. But it's a shame, I'd
melted in front of them exactly give anythkur alhaler water!" Mr. Merlin urged. marked with the lotters WF.
in the same way as it had dor Mr Merlin.
་
What They Stood For
Hanid promptly asked Mr Marlin what the letters WE stood for since she was quite sure they didn't stand for Mer-
in the Magician.
"Certainly not," replied Mr Merlin. "They stand for Wishes Fulfilled...WT.!
They found themselves in small village.
"Your wish," sald Mr Mer-
'Crowded Around
in suddenly in a loud, cheer- Finally Simori did. Knart and. a ful voice, "shall be fulfilled?" Hanid crowded around the pall With that he opened his volise to see what would happen. and took but what looked like What happened is almost too
"Where are we now, Mr Mer- In?" Honid asked him as they started walking down the main street through" the village,"
"Mother Goose-Woose Town," ald Mr Merlin.
Rupert and the Toy Scout 6
Rupert stea that the tracks aes find out," "Rightshoj. I'll come made by small tyres. They're with you," says Rupert, Taking too tiny to be made by a motor--the ball he crawlą back through the hedge and gives it to the tar," he says." ** Yes, and it can't others who are waiting. "Here haya, brett gya bkycke because you are, you chaps go on with the they're too close together," adda, game, The says, Willia and i Willier Whit can it have been 2 will be joining · you "agalo before I want to follow the tracks and song
W:
Gray afternoon dress,
ALMOST every collection of
good summer,
dresses has de-
voted increased Importance
the fine
to
cotton dress, the sort
of dress that can hold its own
at any smart cathering.
Is
Него
such a one, a. dress of dark gray cotton voile, smartly work- neckline ed. The deep, square
is collared in matching organdy for a fresh note. The entire boreo of the dress is horizontal- ly tucked, as are the sleevca,
the tucked hipline, the skirt flaning gracefully from
A Salad Special
For an especially good warm-
a large black pill."Just drop astonishing to believeli that in the water" he said to The water in the pall rose up weather salad, hero-la. Salad Simon. "It's a special mogle in a huge wave, straight in Bowl Augustirie to serve 6. Balad Simon's face! The nest accord is made in two parts, starting whale-pill."
an enormous tall came sticking
• "Huh?" said Simon-in puzzled volée, looking at the
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WRONG PRESENTS
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up out of the water. It was off with mixed salad greens, taller than a tree and it flopped trip lettuce, curly chicory, around wildly! Then the tail watereress and zoveral spinach disappeared and up came the leaves. These should be washed, largest head that anyone had dried and crispesi. "Add 1⁄2 tsp... over seen! From the top, of the
head came a spout of water (or less) ball Add 3 to 4 tbsp. rising up to the goof of Simon's tart French Dressing just before house and showering down, like serving. Toss together, and top ja raini-storm!
with, alices of stuffed avocado and sections of grapefruit, top
"It's a whole!" cried Hand
"Catch: " cried Kriant.
Simon had quite a job catch-ping off with a bit of French ing It. He had to up the pail Dressing.
over and tie a rope around the
whole's tall. But de whale kopt To stuff the avocado; mix 3 or flopping his tail, and Simon cream cheese with a little cream went bouncing up and down, and add a dash of nutmeg. Cut from the ground to the tree an avocado in halves" romove tops and back
soed, then fill cavity with the All right, all right-you've prepared cheese Chill, then cut caught it said Mr Merlin,...
into firm but not too thick slices. And fretantly the whale be- To prepare an especially tangy came a pill again, Mar. Merin dressing, mix. tsp. each garlic
salt and put it book in his, vallas,
dry. mustard,top. *"Anyway,” he said to Simon, sugar, (optional), 16 tep, ground "your" with ? las fulfilled, You white pepper. Va c. lerada, Julve really, cought, a whale in your or wine vinegar and 1/8 v, salad mother's wooden paill!!