GO!
"I've been in love lots of times before, but this is the first time sentiment has ever entered into it."
BY
by
❝IT is courteous,"
WAY
THE Beachcomber
writes a contemporary thinker, "lo thank the engine-driver at the end of a journey,"
A
"Thank you, so much, driver, vary pleasant run." "Not for me. And you must be a complete foal if vou enjoyed being rattled and banged along like that."" "Ah, well, I admit there were uncomfortable moments." “Then solus the devil don't you reall? Con I help it if the carriages are notten" with age and neglect?" ") wden't blaming you, driver," "Then keep your silly mouth #hut."
found thoreduggests that cricketer-
doping is on the intrTENSE,
Cricketers will have to be locked up before matches, and taken from ground to ground in seated vans. Apparently the old trick of tying a howler's legs together with very thin thread has gone out of fashion. The MCC, I believe, has fasued the following instruction to all County captains:---
of
The presence in the pavillon sinister strangers, who offer pow- dere or capsules to members of seams, must be reported immediate-
Offer of Injections ty.
against fuphus must be refused.
The bearded orphan
It is suggested that special eric- MISS WHACKSTRAW, nectelary
of the Friends of World darket police should be enrolled mony, of which group Mrs Wretch I look for a beautiful woman, known
one of the most tiresome members,
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1952.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Holdup Play Is Good One to Know:
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Opening lead-
Puss
Past
By OSWALD. JACOBY
«HAT | a holdup play?" Wasks a San Francisco cor- respondent, I see this phrase
used from time to time in your column, but am not sure what it means. Can you give, a simple example and a simple explana tion for a simple bridge player?":
P
Gladly.
Today's hand shows holdup olay in its basle form. The play makes it possible for South to win nine tricks at no-trump,
the
West leads n pade, East pals up king, and South plays low spade instead of winning with his aeg. In other words, he "helds up" his ace of spades.
East continues with the lack of continues the spades, and South w
holdup play by refusing this trick also. Spades are conflmed. South as to win the third trick,
nu "Pavilion Pam." who approaches cricketers and offers them
humpn
Arrived for lunch just as Wukweli had admitted his defeat and wat sugar, which are usually cooled
with Chlorohydrocarbonltrosulphose about to take his leave. "Well," he said, "Pm porry you won't take on of Calcium Trimethylmonoxide.
the bearded Edy, Just to help your
old pai." Miss Whackstraw flinched Constructive thought
and blinked her eyes: "Olive-oli.
sweet blossom," cried Wugwell, no he
tock his leave, "De accin you, TULE "ppearance of 450,000,000
egga" not one of which reached
Colonel Sahibi" "Who?" gasped the puralle through the Food Ministry My Whackstraw, "An old friend," grading scheme, might sugger: to mid Mrs Wretch. “What did he
Becple less infatuated with the con- mean about the bearded lady?" "Oh-trul of everything and everybody that ba-ha," said the Colonel. Well, you the grading sebeme is mere clowning. see, an old women with a beard, and
On top of this disappearing trick all that soot of thing you see, my cames the news that liquid egz from wife sends her comforts in the
China arrived in a frozen condition. winter” “She's an orphan," added
Why not encase the frozen liquid egg Mr Wretch. "That's 11,” said the
lxture in plastic shells, and seli Colonel heartily. “An urphan with a
the result as new-Jold Chinese eggs? board, if you get me. Frightful bed
One her housing unit per month, luck," Miss Whackstraw mused the remainder to form a lockpile deeply "Was that the orphan's son?" for export in exchange for inferior she naked inlldly. "Oh. rather." said cool. the Colonel.
The doping of cricketers
At
Overheard at a banquet
inuatard with "Do you
take
horse?"
WARNING to spectator Lord's to look-put for packets "Well-it does help to ease things of drugs-three packets having been
a bit."
YOUR BIRTHDAY...
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
By STELLA
BORN today, you have a positive progress. You may lose an oppor personally that is born to rule. tunity by "thinking it over for too Itut you aims have an irresistible long a time. charm that makes others like w Your 'personal magneusm
your leal. Your follow
keen, tremendous and your ability to "put bubbling sense of humour is always yourself over" is exceptional,
Is
+
You
do
- good-natured-and-contagious; You "äre always willing to tackĵo anything The activity and will probably enjoy once you've decided to do 1. outdoor life. If your work makes it Something of a bluft-for your self- necessary for you to live in the city, confidence is exceptional-you it would be well for you to get into have the ability to deliver the goods. the country as often as you can for Something of an enigma to many who rest and relaxation.
don't understand you, your life should be a happy and successful one. Wed Strangely enough, although you are only for love, for your trues! physically very active, you have a happiness comes when you have a rainer slow and methodical mind. honie and family of your own. You are not quick to make any de- cision and will often deliberate in. To find what the stars have in termicably. Once you have made
Zomorrow, select your
atorc
for
un your mind, however, you are quick birthday star and read the corres- to act. Be sure that this templation pording paragraph,
Let your birth-
to procrastinate doesn't impede your day star be your daily guide.
LEO
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
(July 24-Aug. 23)- SCORPIO (Oct. ZI-Nov. 22)mm
You may combine business
pleasure auspiciously today.
and New ideas have a fine chance of
succeeding. Pusit
them to their
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Bept. 21)... ulmost and you should win out.
If you must be aggressive to win a SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-- point, be tactful. Courtesy will get you what you want.
LIBRA (Bepl 24-Oct. 23)
If you can help a friend in trouble, go out of your way to be of real assistance.
CROSSWORD
A crow
1. Need scent between stops? ()
V.. I interrupt programs, (5)
10. Where to and the diary, (8)
Buch time is syncopated, (5),
12 Yifty each for one doctor. (0)
19 Axa likely to rag oue. (6)
16. Hulio (8).
15. Nose, chui or ear? (7)
Chappest Count and alwayɛ are,. {8}-
(31
Be this and get under. (3): Aller. but not just now. (8)
...
Down
1. No room for anything but sad.
18.
2. Take a hand
temper
3. A rin turrent Y
anish bad
17)
• Lot I work with. - (C) · ·
Any change from the negative 1
19
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7. Attaining this in the ring. 241
· Made Did green and disordered,
ak
PRATNAÐ, BEM, (3)
16. Pals, nut Polian, puqitiva, "(D);
17. Ada case sa ita points. (E
J. To make a meal of Les 700 Je, wajifat. (91)-
Molution of rasterday's 'puRZIÓ, má AZTOLNIŠ
Get out into the open and have some good exercise with a friend: hand- ball, walk, tennis.
CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20)— Don't take on a new job. without finding out arst what your responsi- bilities will be.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10). If in personnel work, this is the time to be sympathetic and understanding with all.
PISCES (Feb. 20-MKT. 201- Count ten before answering in wrath. | you let anger get in control, you
can lose prestige,
ANIES (MAY, 21-Apr. 29Jul A fine working day, Be sure, how- ever, to check hunches against facts before acing.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 213- A good time for a social gathering. Invite people to your home. If you wish a pleasant time,
GEMINI (May 22-June 21- Procrastination can be fateful even disastrous today. Act promptly on all major decisióna.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Go to the theatre or a movie with a
It congeala 'friend. happinen to both of you.
сап Bel
DUMB-BELLS
1|-
IT LOOKS AS THOUGHỈ THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE UP TRYING TO
COLLECT THE INSTALLMENTS ON OUR CAR KERES A BILL FROM THEM
THAT SAYSE *FINAL NOTICE"
*
and
Now declarer takes the diamond finesse. When East takes the king of diamonds, he has no Way of getting to the West hand for the established spades.
East does his best, by leading a club, but South-hops right up with the ace of Bhubs to roll of his triclos
South makes
Battle with one spade, three heart's. four diamonds, and one club,
won
There would be a different story to tell if South
the fret or second roade. This would leave East with one or two spades in him hand. Whenever East got the lend with the king of diamonds could resume the spades, and West would set the contract with the rest of the spades.
In short, when you make a hoid- up play you' delay the winning of a trick. The reason for the delay is io exhaust the cards held by one of your-opponents in that rull,s
♥ CARD Series
Q--Thin.bidding has been:
South
East
West
Рава Разя
1 Spade Pass
7
.North
Heart N. T. You, South, hold: Spades_&-Q-9-- 7-3-2. Heorie 6-2, Diamonds 4-3, Clubs K-6-2. What do you do?
ABid two spades, This IN A With moderately constructive bid.
a hopelessly weak hand you would paus at one no-trump and let your partner go down quietly, flowever, your strength is limited by the fact that you have ́not` made a fama bid of any kind,
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades. A-Q-J-8-7-3, Hearta 7-8-3, Diamond 3. Clubs X--. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS PROBLEM
By B. BREMER
Black, 8 pieces.
White, 9 pieces. White to play: mate in two,
Solution problem:
to
yesterday's
1, K-B5; threat 2, RXQP (el), 1. KB6; 2, Q-R7; 1.... KV-Q0; 2; PXP..
INTELLIGENCE TESTE
FIFTY QUID
By T. O. HARE "How did your Swee at the Squirrel" "kkukas
Not too badly, with had both Jodern when
camze Bloss^ «•
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WOMANSENSE
Cosy Coat For The Autumn How To Acquire
Warmth, comfort and style are typified by this Tescan shadow beaver lamb three-quarter length antumn coat with
push-up sleeves and scarf coilar, -
BOYS'
Reuterphoto.
The "Model" Look
M
By HELEN FOLLETT
TODEL agencies are now ness. The route is carefully blended with powder so thare looking for young ladics with "character are no border lines. The pur- pose is to make the feminine faces." By that they mean portrait more vivid, interesting. faces that show intelligence Know Your Type and culture, that have in- dividuality.
As for dry goods, dowdiness There are other requirements, is almost always due to lack of .tno. Such models are not to knowledge of one's type, as well lack of taste. There are little have 'the graven Image face aisters who ure definitely the considered necessary heretofore Aully type. They can pile on for parading in lovely clothes, ribbons and nutes, no end,
Mos! They must smile easily.
still look all right, In fact, with the Important, they must have proud walk Chest ilgh, spinal them, the column extended, head on the Bayer, They can have
halc Auttering
their level-the usual good posture
shoulders girls who look a
becomes them, and formula.
There nee Age,
more rombled
OVET
height, weight, body contour, the shape of the legs they were born to: wear tailored are taken into consideration. Of clothes. They can brush their fastidiousness as to attire hale straight back, bun it at the ero as simple as can be, relying on fabde and line for thie. They can't bea: much ornamentation,
course into frocks that are napeline. Frocks, hats and coats
actually improved by the wearer is a must, Ages range from
twenty-five. al eighteen though some olde girls, have good jobs because of their wide modelling experience.
Ideal Complexion
To be able to pose for colour complexion must pictures, the be ideal and the hair lovely and beautifully dressed. Smooth,
For The Older Set
sisters
All of the elderly should not: dress alike. Sum grandmas of seventy can get away with clothes that
their for: daughters because these women
suitable
aro
Brand-
Kay
If
*
Full Dress
Rehearsal
Karen Greer dons her ornate Indian headdress 'In readiness for the dress rehearsal of the Texas Rodeo show in which she sings and rides at Harrin gay Arens, London, Reuter- photo.
PLANNIN OUTDOOR COOKING
By GAY PAULEY
New York. Outdoor cooking has be-
cute-looking, bave straight hair is an asset, but why spirits, keep stepping. The come as much a part of
dignited ones, especially nof? Only the young and lovely they have ones can wear their maps with must stick to dignified clothes ifment plan. out a sign of a wave or a ringet, they.
taken on weight,
Americana as the instal.
are not to look out of II Pop is the one the family
Says, the head of an agency character. that finds employment fo: models; "The work is not a
Clothes may not 'make the
snap, by any means, Posing can man, but they have an awful to do with making the become tiresome. A girl has lot
to be on hand when the cilent woman look her very beat, wants her, no matter how she
may feel; she must never fall Gem
down
on дл appointment Sometimes the sitting goes on for hours. These girls have to take excellent care of them- selves, They coddle their com- plexions with creams,. They shampoo their hair twice 2 week sometimes
and
exercise to keep their
they
gures
preelsely right. It just isn't" fun, It's hard work."
WOMEN
are leaming move. and more about adapting make- up, hairdos and clothes to type and personality. It isn't true that we sun like a flock of sheep toward
every new style. In raiment or beauty frenzy, As some men like to say. We keep in step...with the parade, but have our own ideas as to what choices we should make in the selection of the items of our
wardrobes
A good sign is the restraint with which synthetic plexion blooms
com-
are applied.
The idea is not to flaunt make- up, thus being conspicuous, but to create the illusion of lovell-
nominates for the cooking chore, suggest that he try this season- ing on steaks this summer.
Rub the steak with,n.dlove of Blend 1 teaspoon salt, garlic. teaspoon pepper and I teaspoon powdered ginger and rub it into
Encrusted the steak. Broil as usual,
આવા
Actress Ann Todd has a grey organza dress, the neck- line 'heavily, encrusted, with gems. for the premiere of the Briush'flm "The Sound Bar- rier," in aid of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, —— Routerphoto.
AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Knart and Hanid now busied themselves getting out all the sticks from the plle, Some were short, some were long, some. -That Pixie Can Put Almost Anything To Rights!--
were straight, some were crook- By MAX TRELL bent and torn feathers, a broken ed. "I wonder what they're umbrella, a broken lamp, a from Knart thought to himself Hanid,
They KNARF and
the broken pipe, a broken wagon as he laid them out. shadow-children, found Pixle with one wheel, a broken and don't look as if they came from
h'mm O'Scowl
front of bent bicycle, and a pile of torn a table, or a chair sitting in
·Pixie O'Scovì was Meanwhile broken O'Cheer Hall with a huge bottle and
wings, teeth, whistles and horns.
stirring up the glue with a long of glue, a large hammer and
brush. box of nails and tacks on the
"Hero" y'are, O'Scowl,” .... sald ground beside him, As Knart Pixie MeSnooze.
"Whew, all and Hanid came up, Pixio O'Scowl shouted in through the this stull certainly is heavy!" He laid out, and the glue was ready
O'Scowl's a Wonderful Fixer
door of O'Cheer Hall:
#All
right, bring up the rest of that stuff!"
Then, noticing Knart and Hanid, Pixie O'Scowl nodded and said: "I'm fixing today."
Fixing? said Hanid. "What are you fixing?"
myself!"
As soon as all the sticks wore
5-30
Barbecued minute stonics. take only a few minutes of cooking on the outdoor grill but there's rome advance preparation necessary for the sauce.
To make sauce for 8-minute cup steaks you will need catsup; 1 teaspoon salt; 1⁄4 tea spoon tabasco sauce: 4 teaspoon chill powder; 44 cup vinegar 1 tomato juice 4 teaspoon dry mustard: 12 tablespoons Brown
teaspoon
cup
1
Suger paprika; eup minced onion; and teaspoon garlic powder.
Combine all ingredients and simmer 15 minutes. Cool, and hen marinate the steaks in the sauce for 2 to 3 hours, in the refrigerator.
When meal time comes broll- the steaks on a greased grill. about 2 minutes on each side fa Ittle less if you like them very rare), The fire, must be very hot. If cooked indoors, pan-fry the steaks 1'to: 1%, minutes on each side in a hot greased pan.
Fish: Kebobs
If your family and friends aro kebob lovers,
fgh try thesa kebobs on the outdoor grill,
Marinate pound swordfish, or other Arm fish; for about 8- hours in a mixture of 1⁄2 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1⁄2 teaspoon sweet basil, 1⁄2 tea apoon salt, %1
¿teaspoon pepper, and 2 tablespoons grated onlon
Cut the fish into cubes and thread onto a skewer, alternating with mushroom caps, OTIDIA alices and grein. pepper,
Broil until the fish is tender, for 8 to 10 minutes, brushing frequently with the marinade. The pound fish makes about 8 kebobs and the left-over marinade makes a tasty dressing for fist salads,
A tossed green salad, a
and garlic French bread are perfect for outdoor nicals, Or, if you want to
biscuits Use
the bread, try drop
Quocd. with rosemary.
dropped it all down on the for smearing, Pixle O'Scowl be-
teaspoon of the herb for sound near the bottle of glue, gan gluing the sticks one after the hammer and the nails and the other on a much bigger sticic.
cach two cups of flour in your.. favourite biccult recipe, tacks Then he mopped his The job of Knarf and Hanid was forehead with a red bandana to hold the sticks tight until the
The vegetable side dish might handkerchief and lay dowa glue dried. And when it was
be a casserole which can be under a nearby bush and im- nil dried and Kirarf and Hanld MéƐndoze dropped all the cooked Inside-and then trans- inediately fell asleep.
looked at the finished work, they stam on the ground and
ferred outdoors at meal time. "Get up, get up!" yelled Pixle were astonished, "Why" Hand
mopped his face.
Try sauteing a medium-sized O'Scowl. "I can't do this all by, exclaimed, "it's a branch!” Hasn't Got All Day
Pixte O'Scowl glued the-plant, cut into slices, untit nys Pixie McBnooze wouldn't
with mincod "Everything that's broken,
"That's what it is," said Pixle broken pieces of glass together, tendor, along
garlic and green pepper, Well?" he shouted out again, open his eyes, so Knart and O'Scowl."It's a branch that and made a big sheet of glass
a greased baking "Where's all that broken stuff, Hanid sold they would help. "I broke off, the oak tree during the which he then put on top of the. McSnooze? Bring it up,
It
and season layers with s Saying brook, "Oh: It looks just like mean," said Hanid, "if you want windstorm last night."
th-salt, us to. Do you?”
that, he smeared some more glue lee!" said Knart Pixlo O'Scow! Pepper and 1⁄2 teaspoon-crum- on the end of the branch, car nodded, "That's what it is, my tomatoes and sprinkle
bled oregano. Top with.
sllcod ried it over to the oak treo and
· with and boy
grated Parmesan cheese, Bake stuck it back on. “All fixed yt.
moderate Out of the pieces of tom, cloth; | În far as Knert and Hanld could "You'll do, you'll do the good as new!" he said, quite
oven 20-25 make, out, the stuff consisted of grumbled. "All right, let's get proud of his work "Now get Pixie. O'scowl, made petals for minutes until the Juice begins broken sucks, pieces of broken busy. Get out all those sticks, those pleces of broken glass in- daisies, black-eyed Susans and to bubble. A medium-sized egg- carnations, Tho torn feathers plant will serve 4 to 0, United gether, please glass, pieces of torn cloth, como please."
he glued together; and returned Press them to the chickens, the spar- rows
and the bluebirds." fixed the broken pipo, and govo it: to the Scarecrow, who had dropped it out of his mouth in the middle of the cornfield,
up, I haven't got all
Pixie McSnoozo now
in the doorway of O'Cheer Hall carrying a great pile of stuff. As
All the Sticks
Rupert's Summer Adventure-15
Ropen starta off by the shortest from, that, one, too!!!" He walk way to Pong-Ping's home, but be across and is just peering mone “closely, when a small, neat figurd has not gone lar when a strange
"ähooter"upwards · "through" the sound, maker him,turn; lửa
smoke right in front of him,,lopki coming from over there by thating wery frightened and calling free, she whisperso." ** And surely, for help.” Ruperi is so atarded, there's wisp of amicke coming that he neatly falla-down, cli
ALL HITSIDE RESERVED ::
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BLACK MOTH
Jab Memory und. Dulfy, de bay you the book of gilly “volvend drovágy, shant. En perts Adventem" "There are
$1:00
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Household Hints
Glass block has many pur
In addl- posts in your home. umbrella The broken
heon to its decorative quality, it nalled and tacked together, and
·without then stuck it in the middle of may screen a view
sacrificing the light.
If useit in the. Pine Tree Grove.... where it
a ́zrinil space, as in a break- musimroom! looked exactly like
fast room corner, it is. The broken, wagon with oneffective, yet not
very Oxpensive. It
wheel and the broken bicycle he! hammered straight and returned serves well as a partition be to the farmer's boy down the tween rooms, separating unit road. And no for the torn and such as dining room and -kit- broken wings teeth, whistles chen, and at the same time lots.
light alter Durough. horna, fixed all, and had them one by one to the for washing windows, add bees, the squirrels, the cricke's one cup of vinegar, to a gallon and the froga, V
"Pixie O'scowl, you're a won. of hot, soapines, water Wot derful fixer the two shadows intless cloth, or chamels with moides
but this to wipe down windows. “But Pizio, O'Spowį just mid, Dry with crumpled nowapos se
or Usata paper
"Humphl"!