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By OSWALD JACOBY
TODAY'S hand may serve both
as a lesson and as a horrible
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1952.
BY THE WAY.
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by Beachcomber✰
called.
FOLLOWING an old tradition the hit Expert wires are to no opening paragraph: today, ne
of this column there will be Diablotins de semoule ·. Dreamber 16 fails on a Tuesday A DISGRUNTLED altor to a this year.
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most fireadhm e nowadays only the gourmet will notice the difference. You cannot expect restaurateurs to provide explanatory footnotes to the menu, thBRAZ
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diicrvaiting of the Socialist poilicans which proceeds slowly At the rally and reunion flest to
but surely. is mort entertaining. They right, back row, standing): Stinker,
anut. in Mockingbird, Wonder Boy, Phugh, cannot keep their
order to explain the casing of the silting): Iforrid Stalemate, Old Harry,
IT. (Front PULUS Fossii, housing situation, one of them a
Demon, Mother Musty..
What is it?
that the fine weather of September had helped building in the coming months somebody should make en anthology of their utterances-not in. under to wore cheap debating points, truts a record of the mentality of Professional politicians today, Tail-piece
M JUSTICE COCKLECARROT
was called up to decide a difficult point yesterday in the Court of Adinirailty, Probate and Fisheries If a hen-hours on wheels is moved across a late at night, mum. It have ATt waiting 20 minutes in a a rear light? Mr Tinklebury Snap- restaurant in a cathedral city I driver, QC, teki that the hen-hotin was told that (a) there was "a short- vehicular oge of soup." (b), there was 'a abort: Wan
the dish entity. Mr.
Good- Agn of potatoes" (c) bote, QC, held that i was a non- Avanted had been exten. vehicular construction- temporarily vehicularised. Cocktecarrol adjourned
Rabbit,
Toney-weather
example, South's bidding is the YOUR BIRTHDAY.
lessori, and West's is the horrible example. And when 1 say horrible, I'm not just whistling Dixie!
Bouth had no trouble in waking x clubs, of course. He ruffed the opening heart lead, drew the unty ling trumb, and ted hi single- 101 spade towards duminy.
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West look the ace of spades tund good thing, too, since otherwise Youth would have made an over- tricks and desperately switched to diamonds, but the Jy was up. South easily wont the rest of the tricks.
clever. South's bidding was very His first shrewd move was to bid only two chibs. There was need to jump or make a take-out had only one double. Since Soutti card in both major sus cunbined, there, was bound, to be further Lidding.
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West made a rather weird jump to four hearts. Two hearts would
bld with have been a reasonable
bis hand. But the actual jump tu four hearts gave South a chance da bla five clubs as though he were iwing pushed to 11. Actually. South was happy to be puslied.
It was all right for West to suspect the South lind stretched too far la bidding five clubs, but you need tore than surpicion to double the opponents, Wes! should have pascil In the hope that his partner could lake clear action. As it happened, However, East ton out of the double. since he knew that is hand was defensively worthless.
heart trick in view of the way the bluding had gone. The double was Berefore based on strength in spartes and diamonds which case the combined hands were probably good tor slam at clubs.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16
PORN today, you have, perhaps,
the
arta
more than your share of origi nality and versatility. You know how to do most things well enough to "get by"-and some things far better that most. I will be im partant, however, for you to select your career carly in life and con- centrate all your efforts upon tak ing it successful. Otherwise, you charming may turn out to be R dabbler in a number of without becoming butstanding ia any one.
There is a practical streak in your nature and well as a real curiosity have an interest in science, as about the occult and the unknown. You are not content to take things for granted, but want to get AI sear the basic truths us you can. Be warned againat letting yourself become superalltious-for that will
WEDNESDAY,
SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec, 22)— Some light reading of entertahunent will break the pattern of hard work.
CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20)→ be abjectes thould
completion Worth-while pushed to a miccessful while the signs are good.
19)- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Get your Christmas shopping for Now Seat had to pass. For all the children done early this year. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar 20) he could tell, North might be
hause time to get the A good "busted," in which case a bid of six
Do sonic per clubs inglit po for a bad ride. But ready for Christinas South changed his
when decorating if you want to. mind
20) ARIES
21-Apr. (Mar. North decided to double five hearte,
A good day for co-operative action North couldn't have any high clubs
on Lm- with one you love, Get to have a and was most unlikely
portant job done on time.
21- TAURUS (APA 21-May Balance Amets pgainet Hoblities and make the beas of your now particular talents.
GEMINI (May **-June 21)- You may need to be a little more economical so that your Christmas budget will go around!
zz-July CANCER (June
233- Seems like a strange time to start kaving! But do it now and have
something you money for later on.
23) LEG (July 21-Aug. Den't let yourself get involved with and foolish worries. Keep busy forget yourselft Tight by taking a
VIRGO sacrifice at six hearts. With normal good play on boli akies, East would best only two tricks, for a loss of only 300 points.
South's reasoning was very sound. 111m but West continued along disastrous bath by doubling again. This double was really an irruit Lo
Since West had East,
already doubled five clubs he had made i plain that he loved to set six clubs. shrieked double therefore The aloud "Don't run out of this double, partner. I'm going to massacre the contracti
I West had passed, East might
Have seen the
CARD Sende
G-Wil nelier de vulnerable.
the bidding has been:
North
I Diamond
Yast
Bonth Weat
1 Heart You, South, hold: Spades K-Q-8-3.
Hearix 3-4. Diamonds
3-04-2. What
Q-7-3, Clubs
do you do?
A-Rid one Node. Your hand se Just barely worth a free bid. WiLH
trength, Flightly lesst
you would
ps and leave it up to your part- her
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding 4 the same as in the guestion just answered. You. South, hold! Spades A-Q-J-8-5, carts 0-4, Dianichos Q-7-3, Clubs A-J-B. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. PRIES
Black, 7 pieces.
White, 10 pieces.
White to play: mate in two.
Solution 10 yesterday's problem:
QBG, any; 2, Q. B, Kt, or P (chor dis ch) mates.
DUMB-BELLS
HOW DO
THEY ASTRONOMERS READ KNOW WHEN THE
THERE IS NEWS GOING TO BE PAPERS AN ECLIPSE, AS WELL AS THE REST OF
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only cause confusion in your other- wise sincere and open personality.
ix zelt-Buffeleney strongly Your marked.
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You have considerable
You are 15- exceedingly wrong. temperantient and your likes are clined to show them, too! It is im portant that your home to be a inppy and harmonious one. Do not wed until you find someone who l
Any completely attuned to your rather unusually complex nature. emotional disillusionment is likely to have a serteus impact upon your entire life. Consequently, make a serious effort to avold one.
To had what the star have In store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the cartes- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
DECEMBER 17
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WOMANSENSE
THE THINGS THEY DO
STAR SPOT Latest fringe to show up in London--on fldegarde Neff, newly arrived German-born flim actress. She wore this black velvet evening drear with mink neckline for the première of the film, "The Snows of. Kilimanjaro." Her off. duty Loungers are black poplin jeans and multi-coloured shirt.
TRIGGER SPOT
CLIP-LORGNETTE for evenings.
Folded, and worn on the lapel us a clip, nothing is seen but the diamante-studded spray, Pul the trigger, and you have full-scale lorgnette,
FESTIVE GARB FOR
By ALICE DENHOFF
TIME to think about the maraschino cherries? Can't you,
just picture 11? Guod, too, for menu for that big dinnerl
Christmas night buffets.
with a spiced Ham served cranberry glaze and with whiçle glazed sweet potatoes now there you have something worthy of the occasion.
Of course it's going to be but, turkey in many a home,
along coming
as a favourite maln course is baked ham, especially prepared so that it looks as colourful as it is good
LIDILA
24-Oct. (Sept. Better not to trust to memory into taste. detalls pertaining to any important contrect. Get them in writing.
ACORPIO (L. 24-Nov. 22) Pay no attention to rumours. They can be very misleading, Seek the real truth.
out
Now what could be more gay and festive than a whole ham studded with cloves, garnished with water cress, red and green
Cranberry Glazo
C.
COLLAR and cart together form this snappy accessory. Make the scar) us long as you like, twist, it Unce or twice round the neck, und
tie in bow in the front.
-By Robb
BAKED HAM
isp. ground mustard, tsp. cla- 2 tbsp. butter. Pour remaining namon and 15 tsp. each cloves syrup over potatoes.
Bent all-spice.
until and smooth. Makes glaze for to 10-lb, ham (which should baked according to directions on ivrapper).
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Glasses For
Party Wear
́BY HELEN FOLLETT
wear
so you have to glasses! Well, stóp bawling about il You may noid_they make life lots pleasanter. When you you go to a restaurant, won't have to hold the menu curd at arm's length 60 you can read it. You won't pass old friends on the street without
Ket recognising them and reputation for. being a snob.
Because eyestrain makes the faco look lepse, glases will im- prove your looked expres- too. You will
carry a more
e
sion. Also, if you have develop- sun rays around your eyes they will disappear or at Joast be hidden by the specs you are wearing.
Several Pairs
OCCE
all.
You should have several pairs so that you can select one that is suitable for the sion. You'll want a rugged, plastic pale for playtime hours; they are fashion-right for every type of outdoor activity. They tar cry
cyca.
want
you
.are
are smart as mustard, from the old "bone..rims" in both colour and design. They should have an up-curve at the outer ends, giving a youthful
the line.to
You don't
anything practical looking for the even-
parly. ing
when flaunting your best dress. In~ atead choose glasses for jewel- like dafutiness A
with A pair slender gald twisteri frames would be a good choice. They're designed to wear with dressy to bring out your eye beauty by being practically in- visible,,
Bake at 375 to 400 F. oven about 20-30 min, or until pota- clothes, bo
trans rather toes acquire parent appearance. Basto fre quently with syrup in the pan,
bo I desire, potatoes may helved lengthwise before glaz- ing. Serves about 0.
One hour before hum is done, remove rind, score fat and stud with whole cloves. Four half the glaze over ham.. Return to oven and continue baking, bast- ing every 10 to 15 min, with remaining glaze.
Colourful Touch
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Precisoly Right For informal daytime wear you may prefer a metal and plastic combination that is con- sidered strictly lops among de-
The upper portion signers. Orange half-shells brimming made of plastic and follows the with orange cranberry rolish or natural brow line, giving a be-
sauce make a coming cranberry
touch
of the frame
eyes. The
in
sold.
and rei
To prepare the glaze, boll 4 c. each sugar and water 2 mln. cranberry jelly, 2 Add one
To prepare the sweets, wash
flower hacent to the 6 medium sweet potatoes, boil colourful Christmas until tender, then dráin and turkey is to be the main dish. bridge, rimmed
mains almost Invisible. Just cupe the ticket for
gamer for the bridge peel. Bring one e firmly-pack- You can make attractive ed brown sugar, 1/3 c. water quickly by simply removing Precisely right for omce wear! and 4 tsp cinnamon or out-- the membrane from within the As functional as a suit, as be- shells of the breakfast juice coming as a smart, pretty hat, meg to boll. Dip each potato oranges. Just fill with the ro- this is a frame design
which syrup, then place
inish or jelly and chill before proves more versatile for day- greased baking pan, Dot with serving.
time activities than any other.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The Selfish Miss China Doll
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-She Was, Until She Had Some Uninvited Guests!-
By MAX TRELL
'She wouldn't even let Knarf and Hanid, whose feet weren't muddy at all, come in. She was ilke her VERYBODY else in the play- afraid they might
room had to find what spots house so much that they would to move in with her. they could to make themselves decide
that wasn't true at all. comfortable in, sometimes in a But comer, 24-Мери. (Aug.
Gometimes under the Khart and Hanid only wanted Tenulans are arising. But
table or under the bookshelves. to make a friendly call, just as them under control by relaxing at
China Doll had her everyone else did, intervala and you will accomplish But Miss your goal,
own private house to live in:
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HOW
come love to.. old are they?"
Their birthdara 1, occur July or Augiat,” Bald Pentacle, and they were barn In successiȚE years. The product of their present acts
In
is exactly double what it was
a year ago. Also, the sum of
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Then one day an awful thing huppened. It wasn't really so awful, except that Miss China Doll thought it was. It was just awful for her.
This
in through the window. A cricket who was chlily came
t stood and dropped Knari
the
house
Miss China Doll's house was in the playroom, too, of course, It rested on, the floor just under the sunny window where geraniums grew in their red very clay pots. And it was By T. D. HARL
large house with lots of rooms
A the soln. is what happened.
There were tears in HAVE Avo daughters.
cricket who lived out in the her beautiful blue eyes. "I can't cold
both upstairs and down. Mr Pentacle. You ought to never, never, but NEVER did garden and who was beginning ever go back into my
sed chem. Hare."
Miss China Doll ever let any to feel chilly because the winter again," she sobbed.
drawing near, came else come into her house, was
back. It was But she did the window where the
get "It's all mine," she said.
and Janid, and Mr right into Miss China Doll's Punch and General Tin and stuffed bear and lovely house. She tried to choo Teddy him out but he worldn't leave. Mary-Ann, the rag doll, and the cat who all went into Miss All day long Mr Punch and
And that wasn't all that hap Doll's house and drove out the General Tin the tin soldier and
the bees, two later, pricket. the wasps, and pened. A day or Teddy the stuffed bear,
also, didn't the hornets, the daddy-long- Mary-Ann the tag, doll, and several wasps, who Kmart and Hand, the shadow like the chilly nights and were legs, the blue-bottle fly and children with the turned-about looking for a nice warm place especially the mouse. Then they Miss China to spend the winter, flew in to all went up to Miss China Doll names, would
her Miss Doll's house. They buzzed who was hiding under the sofa. Doll sitting all alone in
can go back into your beautiful living room, with her all around and finally settled you beautiful golden curls und her on the celling in her bedroom. house, now," said Knari large blue eyes, wearing her
"Get out!" she shouted, They best dress as though she ready to go to a party. But she wouldn't go. "Please get out!" But they atul nover went anywhere. She just she begged..
wouldn't go. stayed at home.
Then came some hornets, me bees, a duddy-long-legs, a blue-bottle fly and last of all,
tha
In equal to the sum of the ages of Dulcines and Bloo. Kitty, by the way, is 10 youngest Miriam's prettiest, though her elder Misters don't think so."
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Everybody, agreed that. Miss China Doll was very rude and selfish not to invite her friends In. Once General Tin and Teddy the stuffed bear both knocked on Miss China Doll's door. It was her birthday they both had a daisy to give her. She dalsies but she took the two didn't invite them Inge
"Your feet are too muddy," she said.
and
Miss China Doll was so happy, she kissed each of them, including the cat. And the moment she got back into the house, she threw all the doors wide open and said: "You all You all can stay as long as you can come in any time you like! This house isn't mine
a mouse. The mouse was the gimit. When he moved in, Miss please. China Doll moved right out. any longer. It belongs to all of
It
Tears in Her Eyos
Sho came running Into the playroom and ld herself under
Rupert and the Diamond Leaf-3
·For
time Rupert walka eagle'?"! he calls. And have you]
slowly, keeping a sharp look-ous recha pisng with diamond. for the arrange little plant. Then, leaves * Why, there (aren't. hearing voices, he peeps over a such things. You've been dream bank and sees some of his friends. ing 1*laughs: Pauline. You'd the Gil Gukles, running and better wake up and tome and joins jumping. He hurries to Pauline, pus. Rupert Can you jump? the neares Opide. 6. 1 say, did. We're busy-'practising" for our you see that bied bigger than a company, sports,tay
· ALL MORTS KEEZAVED-
- us."
And
all
they all went inside-
except the cat. The only part of her that could fit in was the end of her taill
Don't forget
your
Rupert Annual
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