URTEOUS PARES SERVICE, INC.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1952.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Don't Let Errors Discourage You
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"What did I tell you? No matter how late I come home, she always has à hot nupper waiting for me.”
• BY
• THE • WAY by Beachcomber
RATHER ponderous well-
wisher advises girls not to go on the stage unless they realise that "there is more in it than drinking champagne in expensive restaurants with at- tractive men,"
As a matter of fact there is often iers in than that. There is stale
lager in cheap restaurants with un-
uttracilve men. There is even thick Jen at coffee-stalls with facetious bores. As for champagne, a cun- ning.cad know how, with a wink ut the winewaiter, to produce the ice-bucket and all the parapherna
including a napkin to hide the label: Sparkio: Made from British Gropes,
axt to take him to the Gare de Lyon.** **The 'Rivieral "The swine?? roared the 10 crest-fallon masters, At Narkover nobody believes that Uis masters would have been fools enough to hand over their money. and the mystery is causing heated
controversy,
Mouse goes up 1,146 miles
No date has been announced for
the flart of the Strabismus All will depend on moonrocket, tides, winds, alr-currents, nebular conditions. Interstellar temperatures, planetary weather, and stratospherle upheavals. A mouse sent up to a distance of 1,140 miles yesterday. with recording instruments attached, raine back with radio-active whinkers and wild look in its eyes. Later
"You haven't eaten your Kipper it was nick. Surprise, derling.“
"No. It disagreed with ma.“
Feor houby! Between them, the
food and the drink have prolly well polsoned her. To my nothing of the man. ("Ma, why did I ever go on the #lage?")
Controversy at Narkaver Te current number of the Nar- kover Magazine contains • curiour story. An article written
Ile just dropped in
A cle, actually eats very
FOOD-TASTER, says an arit-
ilte. old
Coque now, what about the man of Boherabreena whe, seeing a great dish of Knacka In a Dublin lar, wolfed the whole Jat. "Would you care to try a to something io eat, now?" asked the bortuan, Marcastically. "I would not, Balk the old man, "for the grub is not to my liking here."
by Me Janies Relf (alias Mr Ernie Sensitive ionte), a history master, alleges that he was one of a party of mas
MAN who WON arrested fur
tern organied by Dr Smart-Allick. A throwing a beer-mug at a con
to visit France during the summer holidays. On arrival in Paris the Headmaster Huggested that
which
from trapliun in the wall they drouted low munts, as of a beast
Tit Jungic. Ka
N ย id แท chol their traveller's Wounded in
cheques and that he would tako "Mune does something to me." charge of the money. Next morn-
ing the masters found a note ad dressed to them collectively, saying sisat he had been recalled to Eng- land suddenly, to a special meeting of the School Governor. "He musí have had good news," said the re-
and laughing as he waited for
ception clerk. He was singing
Wisdom of the ages
He who elimbs the profe's neck jar the sake of the view on dis
opers that te is a Imp neck thut HON HO Earning.
African sayìi!.
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By OSWALD JACOBY
South had played today's
Lind wroperly. I would not be
But writing about it.
even though South did fub it pretty
badly. East still had to make the right play to defeat the slam contract.
West opened a club and South won with Nie king. Ite should have led the king of hearts at once. If the uppatients took this trick South would be able to draw trumps end ing in domy, and discard all of his FH*
dummy's established hearts
If the defendlers retused this trick, South could draw three rounds of trumps, ending in duinny, and lead the queen nt hiemity from dummy. He wond then make all thirteen tricks.
As it happened, however, South won the first trick with the king LS clubia and minediately drew three rounds of trumps. This was a fantastic error, but it was actually made by an experienced player at a tournament, I am sure that mat of my readers see similar mistakes Trom no to time.
After this horrible beginning. South led the king of hearis, on- #unching: "You can't get better thanking for your see!" This little speech had no effect un Clae Landy, who held the East cards.
Mrx Landy has been playing bridge for only a few months" but site has already learned not to be leve everything an opponent says, This was probably the first thing slic learned from her husband, Alvin Landy, who is general man- Contract sper of the American Bridge League and also one of the best bridge players in the country). Mrs Landy thought the situation over carefully und refused to take her ace of hearts. New South wa5, of course, a perished peilcan. He would not fose a heart trick, but no matter how he struggled, lie WAS
YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA bound to lose two clubs.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
BORN today, you must learn
to yourself get bogged down in a dul conquer a certain basic riley routine, desk jo
makeu nens in your nature which
wani to travel around the you world, chango your job-do almost anything for a change of scene. I
10. is important for you to rather early in life, that the rolling ntone has a more dilleul, if not im possible. Ebne gathering mose! other words, you must learn con- centration 10 a single objective if you are to make your mark in the world.
In
пол For someone as apparently ellant about life as you appear to be, there is a very practicní streak in your nature. You know how to take advantage of opportunity and are high- make the most of it.
11 whom you ly popular with
meet and wornetimes you get The long before your nearest "breaka"
you get thein, competitors. When learn to hang on to them and de- velop them.
Since you are. -at-heart--some- thing of a perfectionkt, you are apt to underestimate your own abilition. Remember that the world opt to take you at your own estimate. Eo shoot high. Wed to someone who understande your there can be exceptional happiness
You have plenty of talent but too often feliter it away an non- essentials. You have a gift for the written Ward and would probably Write well You might find that re porting, being foreign correspondent
even selling on the road would give you sufflehnt activity change of scene to keep you and interested
work. When in your selecting your life job. take into consideration your desire for change and don't,
Or
Whatever
It store.
temperament
To find what Nie stars have in store for tomorrow, select your biriday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth- you do. iet day star be your daily guide.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14.
distress you too much.
RCORDIO Cort 24-Nov. 22)- diffelt at times. but don't let Clear up .old jobs before you lake on anything new. Ton many trans on the Bre can prove confusing.
RAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 2) Offer your services in some welfare profeci. Head a neighbourhood com
CAPRICORN
It
AQUARIUS. (Jin, 21-Feb. 19). Do someone a good turn and you will forget your own troubles more easily. Just try it oncel
PISCES (Feb. 20-las, 20) -- I work seems to go slowly, sinck
(Der. 21-Jan. 101. Don't try to push things, Re-
The younger generation can prove lax tensiona. You'll work better
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Be sure that you are exactly time for an important engagement. Don't court dimppointment.
GEMINI (Atoy 22-JUM 21)- Take a youngster on an
afternoon
visit to some place of national or local interest. /
CANCER (June 22-July 233- Think all angles over earefully be
responsibilities. fore accepting new
Don't overburden yourself.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- | Concentration to a single objective Just now wil_bring unexpectedly Gno results. Forge ahead.
VACARD Senses
1 Diamond
Q-The biding has been!
Soutji East Norti
Pas 1 Heart Разя
hold: Spades 9-1-6-3,
West
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Spude You,
4-3-2. What do you do?
Hearts A. Dimmerīds J-0, Clubs
ABBREVIATIONS
.knit dec ... decrease ..puri tog
..stitch(es) ch
together chain
this symbol indicates the directions immediately following are to be repented a 'given number of times in addition to the original.
"Work even" means to work' without increas- ing or decreasing, keeping established pat- tern.
MATERIALS: French Angora, 23 balls. Plastle Knitting Needles, 1 pair Size 8.
GAUGE: 5 sts-1 inch.
Cast on 220 ats for lower edge. P 1 row. QUAKER RIB PATTERN: PURL RIB-K1 row; p 1 row.for 0 rows. KNIT RIB-KI row, p 1 row, k 1 row. Repeat these 12 rows of pat- tern until, there are 11 p riba on right side and 2 rows of 11th k rib. DEC. ROW-K 78; k 2 tog. 32 times; k 78; 188 sts. Work 10 rows of 12th prib. Bind off for front and neck edge.
BORDERS: From right side, skip first p rib, pick up und k 93 sta on side edge, leaving lust p rib free. K 1 row, p 1 row for 10 rows for p rib. Bind off. Work other side in same way.
FINISHING: Sew ends-of borders tog, with
p rib left free at 4 corners. Beginning & inches from corners, tack-bound-off edge of borders to (lower) cast-on edge for 4 inch.
RATHER A GOOD WAY WITH SAUSAGE- MEAT - AND BETTER
FOR YOU, DEAR, THAN FRYING!
MASH WELL. TOGETHER...
216 SAUSAGEMEAT
1 WHOLE EGG
AND IF YOU LIKE, A
UTTLE FINELY MINCED
ONION AND OTHER
SEASONINGS
TAKE OUT
TRA-
SPOONFULS
HEAPED
Corner
Fluffy as a kitten's fur is this lit- the angora jacket that can ge any. where with you-and glamorously, too. An easy mid-winter handknit.
AND PUT INTO BOILING
SLIGHTLY
SALTED WATER
BOIL VERY GENTLY FOR
ABOUT
20 MIN.
FOLL
INTO
THE LITTLE
BALLS
-WITH
TO THE TOP
FLOUREO HANDS
BALLS RISE
WHEN THEY'RE
DONG
AND SERVE IN
A NICE THICK GRAVY WITH SNIPPETS OF TOAST
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Mrs. Puss Was Most Unhappy
She Didn't Have a Friend in the World-
By MAX TRELL
the
for instance. He doesn't like me at all!"
Just then Pooh-Pooh, MRS PUSS, the cat, was sit-
the cellar stops poodle, came running up. "Were
about me?" looking very unhappy. She was you talking so...unhappy. that the ends of asked, wagging his tall joy- her whiskers twitched-which fully.—
A-Bld two spades. Thus shows four-card spade support but a rather peer hand, With goodland, Voting on would talte more enthusiastically.
"TODAY'S “QUESTION
The bidding is the some as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades
Hearts A-Q-7- 4-2. Diamonds X-6-2, Club G. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
INTELLIGENCE TESTE CARD-PUNCHER
By T. O. HARE
צמו!!!
SIR JOSEPH URADORIND. who manufactures for export only-imitation loa;hei book has devised system of his own This en ables bim by the simple process of punching bates in D card, to index separately each of his employees. THE cards are each hended with Bir Joseph a coat of arms, and have painted on them a number of small oueles no that they are identical in "Each circle can
Apptied out or not, as
desired,
have only some 3000 employoon at present, Bir Joseph explained yesterday. but my system of cards enables me to flee particulis concerning
more than 4000."
How many virales printed on each card?
ari
(Solution on Page 10)
at
VIRGO (Aug. 24-8008. 23)- Finish the job at hand. Don't ex- periment with something new
this Ume. Familiar jobs are best.
(Sept. LIBRA
23) 24-Oct.
If possible to take a short vacation
at this time, do so. It will break up the monotony.
DUMB-BELLS
MY HUSBAND WANTS CHICKEN
CROQUETTESS WHAT PART OF THE CHICKEN
IS THE
CROQUETTE?
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CHESS PROBLEM
By P. BARRON and C. VAUGHAN
Black, 9 pieces.
White, & pieces. White, to playmate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
Hes; 2, QxK;;
I, Q-Kta,
2, BXK,
P-K1G, J
KiB3;
is the surest sign of an unhappy
cat for so I am told),'
when.
Showed Her Claws
he
She hardly noticed
Mrs Puss sprang to her feet. She lifted Knurt, the shadow-boy with. Her back went up.
the turned-about name, came up one paw and showed her claws. Post-Pooh stopped, up and sat down beside her.
barked and ran off as Lant as Mrs he could.
matter,
the *What's Puss?" he asked.
Whiskers Twitched
Mrs Puss didn't answer him, But her whiskers twitched more than ever.
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Mr. Mouse put his nose above the top step.
"There--you sec what I mean?" Mrs Puss cald so she up, the steps for eat down again. "I put out my evening air. pow to shake hands as people do and what happened? Pooh- Pooh ran off. He wouldn't even Are say hello. No, she added with A "Don't you feel well? you hungry? Did the children sigh "I'm afraid no one likes forget to give you your saucer poor me-no one at all." of mille?"
Knust couldn't help thinking
But he didn't say Watch out!" because at that
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Be Discreet In Use Of Herbs; Powdered Type Is Strongest
"WHENEVER we make the Our menu is a good example personal appearance, the ladies of how the right use of herbs ask us the questions about how and spices con 1t plain food
I into the appetizing"clam...... to use the spices and herbs. always tell them that spices must be discreetly' used merely to enhance natural flavour, Just be discreetly as perfumes must
Used
to enhance natural · love- liness. believe there is a new
1. fashion word that describes what
I moon-it is understatement."
You agree, Madame?"
Dinner
Tomato Aspic
Spiced Potled Beet Flank. Flaky Potatoes
Cabbage with Minced Dill
Poached Pears Chocolate-Molasses Cookies
"Agreed, Chet: You must Hot or Iced Coffee or Tea Milk have been reading the fashion news In- the newspaper! Understatement'. is expecially
| necessary in seasoning' kerbs.
Fresh, Driod or. Powdared
All Measurements Are Level" Recipes Serve Four
Dust 1% to 2 tbs. beer ank with sp. each salt and monosodium glutamate, 1⁄4 tsp. pepper and 14 tep. allspice. of the
stuffing.
Few recipes opdelty how much Spread. lo. within of each type of herb to use edge with savoury herb fresh, dried or powdered. It Roll like a thick Jelly roll; tie Femember that firmly in places with white helps to
Rub. all over with powdered herbs are the most string. highly concentrated; dried herbs tsp. cach salt and monosodium with 2 tbsp. come next, and fresh herbs fast, glulantate mixed because they contain natural enriched flour. Brown the meat moisture.
in 2. tbsp, bacon. fat or other
The best way to use powdered shortening. or dried herbs is to reconstitute-Pince in a large casserole.
them. To do this, add 1 ̧ 15p.
warm water to 1/4 tsp. powdered Add 2 c. water. 2 beef bouillen herb, or 1 tbsp. warm water cubes, tsp. kitchen' bouquet
to tsp. dried herb and let stand and tsp. pickling spice.; Cover . hrs.. or until & min. Add both herb and liquid and slow-bake.2. to the food to be cooked: The fork-tender, at 325 F. Remove amounts equni 14 tbsp of minced the meat. Strain the liquid; alit fresh herb in seasoning power in 1. tbsp. enriched, flour blended with 2 tbsp. cold water. Bring to a rapid boll. Serve with the meat.
a breath of A NEW FEATURE
Didn't Get Far
Suddenly Mrs Puss shot for- as Mr Greenchcese Mouse put his nose above the ward, just
top step. But he didn't feet very far.
And Greencheese Mouse
"I feel that Mrs Puss had frightened Knarf shouted: "Greencheese! Finally the cat said: unhappy because no one Pooh-Fooh.
only thing likes me. I haven't got a friend moment there was the sound of turned tail in a flash and was
tiny footsteps coming up the gone. cellar steps. •
in the world."
Knari was astonished. "But you have got friends! The children like you very much, Mrs Puss!"
"Oh! It sounds like company!" Mins Puss exclaimed. "Perhaps someone is coming to see me
risen to her
"Bah! That's how it is, all day No long! No. ono Ukes mel one wants to be friends with met I'm going off and
make friends with the cuts down the street. We'll climb on a fence and sing-that's what we'll do, we'll sing!"
"Yes," Mrs Puss answered; after all. Sh-h!...Be quiet!" "The children do like me. That's The cat had true. But they're just children feet. Her whiskers had stopped They're off to school, or they're twitching now. She crept softly out playing
other. with each
dound, And that's just what Mrs Puss ...Boftly...without They haven't much time for closer and closer to the cellar did. She and her friends from me. I'm thinking of the other steps. Knarf recognised the down the street climbed on a folks who live around the footsteps at this instant. Mr fence and sang sad
Dongs all Pooh-Pooh, the poodle, Greencheese Mouse was coming night long.
house.
Rupert and the Windwhistle-15
Moving alowly and silently into "Good gracious; „‚à'a. Rupert,” ; the wood, and guided by sound ays Jack."Oh, dear, l'an in Rupert discovers a small figure terrible trouble, and I do feel so sitting on a low branch and moan ill, ''I can hardly, see or breathe ing dismally. "Why, it's Jack stid my work's not finished. half Front," he cries.Whatever is the lake is not frozen." "So that's" the matter? At the sound of the season for it." saya” Rupert. his voice the other, drops to the "Came, les me take you back tod ground and crouches near a, men, my home,” Lay
ALL NIGUITY AZERATED
.:
Don't forget
your
Rupert
Annual
Chocolate-Molasses Cookies
Measure 34 c. shortening into a bowl: Stir and blend until soft. Blend in 1% c. sugar,
e. unsulphured molasses and 2 unbeaten
to eggs. Continue blend until fluffy.
Next, sit together 3 1/2 c. already sifted enriched flour, 11⁄2 tsp. salt; tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. ginger, 4 tap. nutmeg and 12 Add 1⁄4 e. lo tsp. cinnamon. the first mixture. Then add 1/3
Csoured milic or buttermilk; otir in the remaining flour mixture, medium-chopped nutmeats and 1 c. semi-sweat chocolate morsels.
Drop by half-
tablespoonfuls Boke
onto olled cookie sheets..
18 to 20 min. In a moderata oven,
| 350° F. Makes about & doz...
Poached Pears From The Chaf
T
Combine water. 1⁄2 c, sugar and 4 wholo cloves in a
asmall
bolling
saucepan. Bring to point; immer 5 min. Add, 8 halved, cored, peeled Bartlets" pears. Simmer 1 mln. Cover and cool.
Lotus Seed Sprouting After 2,000 Years
Tokyo.
"By VERA WINSTON. THE SUIT or suit-dress of A lotus seed sold to be 2,000 faillo has become standard years old is just about to blos- wardrobe equipment and from som, according to Dr Ichiro Oga, quite a simple, unadorned job,
tamed Japanese botanist.
said the seed was Dr Oga it has become superbly smart, as
CX witness this design prepared for cavated last year with many autumn. The black rayon fallle other remains at the sito ofen is highlighted by a mubile use of 2,000-year-old
velvet for the cloverly contrived.trict In Chiba/dentips, dig.
Ho
collar, the buttons and cuffs predleted that the seed still con Jewelled pins are worn on tained life and planted 1 either
silo of the collar. The
* Dr Oga exhibited photographis forso la moulded, the peplum of a lotus plant just about to lightly padded and has stiffened blossom, which ho, nald grow. pocket flaps. The skirt" is slim from that same, seed, United 1 and tight
Fress
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