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other."
THE WAY
by Beachcomber
University of Nuneaton, who is with Strablemus on the vegetable origin of the delectable anout. "No rocking horse, lust eight years ago
many odd things are being of Comparative Palaeobotany at the found in food-the latest discovery is "Naits, bits of wood, solder, and wire" that gourmets are buying striches
to tante their meals for them. It looks old, but it works.
Hostess: 'in afraid place was
for that-s-bird fald
you've brought with yött,
Guest: That's all right, Hen stand beside my chair,
Hostess: Well-Just as you please. Does better-eat anything?
Güent: Only not und wire and thing.
Hostess
(laughing)) Well, l'in - atrakt he'll eu hungry tonight.
Guest: That is what I am hoping. Bombshell for Huddersfield ALL Huddersfield was startled to- day when it was known that the #geolit out, which has been claimi ed as a man, a marie home, and a vegetable, was today claimed as part of a racking-hos", lest eight years ago by 1 Amy Cartright. The portion of snout undeubledjy filled the damaged horse. Professor White- cry itted that, po far as is known, there were rocking-horses. In the pre-Plastirene era or even in the protu-Triasne. This might have ended the brief glory of Homa Huddersfildiensis, but for the stub- born faith of Dr Barnacle, Professor
sad Barnacle. "could possibly show signs of million-year-old full- tion." The fact that no foliation box been proved le waved ande by Barnacle d une teks a resume
run from a bald head,
Mimsie Slopcorner
THE Beauty Queens Union is call
in a special meeting to discur the case of Minute Slopeorder, who recently refused to be Min Faster Thon Sound a music festival,
at alleging that the word "fast" still implies frivolity and dalilǝnce. Sır Graham Fawcett has commented: "Only to a very vulgar mitad ewald the ferm faster than sound' serin to limply levity, or a tendency to flirta- tion in the Edwardian sense.”
A happy new weir
WHEN electric light, ballis, and
radios were installed in pant-stles, and cows were driven to the byte to centrally rated mator-vans, sh began to stand up for their rights. The result is that hydraulle lifts are being matalled on certain rivers, to carry the salon over the welry, But nut until eels are brought by ale to their spawning grounds shindi 1 rest content.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1953.
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By OSWALD JACOBY
WHEN today's hand was play-
ed in a leam-of-four match. one declarer was a foolish miser and the other was a wise spend-
rift.
West opened
In both rooms the ace of diamonds against a contract of four hearts. in both
om the deciarer ruffed with the nine of hearts and laid down the face of hearts. At this point the two declarers parted company.
The fist declarer with
continued
the quech of hearts, economically allowing dummy to hold the trick. When he then tried to get to his hand with a club in order to draw the rest of East's trumps. East gleefully >uffed. East
continued with the ace af spades, getting the Cl couraging Jack from his partner. A spade to West's kinge Was followed by a second cluth ruff,
the und
contract was defeated. In the second
room, South ruffed the diamond, cashed the ace of hearts, and then waste- fully overtook dummy's queen of hearts with his own king.
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... By STELLA This established a trump tricit
BORN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12
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to y, you have one- those naiutally effervescent per- munalties which dienwe people to you without half uving. There is, also, serious streak in your nature which n often all the more baffling, since It Is a part of your inper Hịu and ta 20 rarely exposed. Yet, with increased responsibility, it becomes more developed unill the brighter side of sat tines, almost
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The stars have given you splendid natutal talents, but you may need to work tinrd to develop then to the ulnost, You would benet from the advantages of higher education, Yet, if you are not so privileged, you have, the expabilities to learn by experience.
of your word, once it is given, you will make good on your promise. although it might be much better to fus To make your life a little epsler, promire jessi
You are highly intuitive and have the ability to judge what other people are thinking, and what they are opt to say hould make you valuable in public life. Polities are apt to interest you, since they keep you continually in touch with people,
You are a person of warm affec- fione but are not one to wear your heart on your sleeve. Being fond of your our home and family" you are apt to the out to be an over- indulgent parent, if you don't watch out. You can ducipline yourself to do certain thingy, but you thd 11 very dificult to Bikeplino your children! Từ But what the stars lave in store for tomorrow, select your birthday war wnd read the correX= ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
"Your fidgment is usually fair and your sympathies kven. In fact, you are sometimes too much of a "softy" and will make promiser which you may find very difficult to fulfi, later on. Yet, since you are a person
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— If you have let your correspondence lapse this is a good time für you lo esteti up on it.
CHESS PROBLEM
By C. W. SHEPPARD
Black, 12 pieces.
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White, 7 pieces.
White lo play: mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's
problem:
1, KI-Q7. 1
Q-RI (ch); i
QXkt; 2 QxKIP;
2. Q-17 (ch); 1... BXKBP:
2. KI(Q5)XB (ch).
DUMB-BELLS
ORION
WHAT WAS
WAS BEAUTIFUL SHE
WEARING
LAST NIGHT!
for East, bul
worried.
South wasn't
South knew thul he could
afford to lose one Trump and two spades. It was
therefore
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perfectly safe for him to over- take dummy's trump, but not safe to Jet dumny bold the Trick (as the first declarer had found out).
South drew a third round of
WOMANSENSE
HATS COME OUT FOR THE SPRING Dirt Under
These hats were seen in London at the first of the Spring collections of Corona- tion fashions from Britain's LEFT: A leading designers. "picture" style in olive green organza. CENTRE: A "coolte" model, in white, RIGHT: A boater, natural straw decorated
outsize
will ап salin rome.
-(London Express Service)
QUICK MASHED POTATOES
OH DEAR! NOW I'VE FORGOTTEN
THE POTATOOS!
London Express Zarnica
Good Recipes For Fresh Fish
Her Finger
Nails
By GAY PAULEY
New York.
As a top fashion model, Betty Bridgers wears mink and diamonds with the rion- chalance of an heiress."--
: that
But look closely al glamorous exterior, and you'd { probably and dirt under her fingernails. Because, after modelling hours, blue-eyed Betty pursues a second career
the design and producilon by. hand of Jewellery made from minerals collected from various parts of the globe.
n
Miss Bridgers, native of Washington, D. C.. has been modelling for close to aight two
years. Her new career is years old, and grew out collecting manla.
Works At Home
of a
She and her husband,
A
FRESH fish recipes to- By ALICE DENHOFF good eating at any time. To serve photographer, started gathering day, and, indeed for any saklom served at
4-0, poach 2 lbs, garouper filets unusual looking stones on home, in 3 water to which 11⁄2 tsp. vacation trips to the Southwest, time of year. Funny how Perhaps this group of re- salt 1 tsp. pepper and 3 small And it wasn't long untill Betty's every city has its nice quota cipes may do something to Flake the cooked fish, watching would make attractive.
sliced onions have been added, fashion sense told her the stones
of fish restaurants, most
carefully for bones. Melt 3 tbsp. unusual Jewellery.
1
and
from They now are worn by
2
of them doing a good basi- remedy that situation!
A casserole of grouper fillets butter, add 3 tbsp. flour, and when Her first experiments wore ness, and yet we find fish so, with a piquant anchovy sauce is noothly blended, gradually add with pebbles gathered
c. milk, scolded; bring to beach. bolling point, stirring constantly. har six-year-old daughter, Tina, She polishes such minerals as сус, peridot, epidote,
HALF A MO!
Iva JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING
READ SOMEWHERE-
PEEL AND 'GM SUCE
ABOUT 2 INCH THICK
AND DROP THE BUCES ONS AT A TIME INTO BOILING - BALTED
WATER
THEY MAY STICK TOGETHER
YOU DON'T DROP 'EM SINGLY AND SO TAKE LONGER TO COOK
Now put in an additional 1 tsp.
IN & OR 7 MINUTES THEY'LL BE COOKED
salt, a tsp. pepper, 1⁄4 tsp. each
thyme and sage, 4 tbsp. anchovy uger
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
trumps with the jack, leaving Mr. Merlin Becomes A Mouse
East with the established ten af hearts. Declarer next continued with the four
ໃຫ້
of clubs dummy's, ace,
reserving finesse in either direction if he discovered a 4-0 break.
-It's Fun, But He Decides He'd Rather Be a Man!--
By MAX TRELL
so strange about the room now that he was as snall as a mouse. WHEN Knarl and Hanid, the "Well," sald Mr Merlin, shadow-children with the "everything looks enormous. turned-about names, came into "That chair over by the book- the play-room, they expected to casa looks to me like An see Mr Merlin the Magician elephant. The sofa looks as big lensitting in his chair near the book- a whale. The ceiling seems case, wearing a pair of horn to be a mile over my head. rimmed eyeglasses and reading a And as for both of you-- large leather-covered book. For why, you look as tall as trees!" that is how they had left him a. few minutes before.
East could ruff he chase, but he couldn't defeat the con- tract. South could
win easily the second club tride with the queen and then lead the through West's jack. The de fenders could take one trump und two spades, but no more.
CARD Senscê
Q-The bidding has been:
West North
South
I Heart Puss 1 Spade
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But Mr Merlin was nowhere to be seen!
sure
Mr
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Man Can't Do This
certain things you can do when you're a mouse that you can't do when you're a regular person. For instance--this!"
The mouse's voice sounded exactly like that of Mr. Merlin.
sauce and 1 tsp. lemon Juled; agate and azurile into every- again bring to boiling point.
ARRANGE IN CASSEROLE
in
Arrange fish arid sauce in layers
thing from brooches to buckles.
High Fashion Model
belt
a casserole top with c. "It's the hand work that buttered crumbs and 4 c. grated makes the jewellery expensive," American cheese blended. Bake she salt. "My husband is at 350 F. for 39 min. Serve always pointing out that I Immediately.
could make more from model-
Baked pomfret in sour creamn ling."
"It's a rare
thing to find
is extra 'delicious. Served with bolled parsley potatoes, steamed interesting mineral formations broccoli and pickled, beets,. itsmuck in the middle of nature," adds up to a fine meal. To serve she warned would-be collectors. 6 have 3-4 lb, pomfret in one "Dealers make it their business piece. Wipe fish with a damp to locate them all over the etoth, then place In a baking world." dish, skin side down. Pour over
The model-jeweller, a
it 2 tsp. onlon juice combined with
tall juice of a lemon and salt and shapely girl in her 20's, Bald pepper to taste. Four one e, sour she hoped some day her mineral cream over all. Bake in hot oven jewellery would be a full time (400 (F.) for about 4 hour,
job.
POMFRET DISH
For analher fine baked poentret dish, cook garlic clove and one onion. both minced, for 5 min. in Add Anely-
2 tbsp. butter.
chopped green pepper, tap.
"You know how it is," sho sold with a grin. "A model can't go on modelling all ber life."-United Press.
Worcestershire sauce, 1⁄2 tsp. salt. Household Hints
tsp. pepper, one e. tinned
tomatoes and one bay leaf; sim-
Hand-knitted garments
may
mer all gently for about 10 min. Pour into a casserole, place in the 20 hand-washed if the job is sauce 1% to 24 lb. slice of done with care. After placing pomfret that has been wiped and in mild soap suds, rinse patted dry.. Top with 4 slices thoroughly, and
out press bacan; bake, covered, in a slow moisture by rolling in a towel. Loven (300 . F.)........ for an hour,
into proper shape and size, removing the coves during the dry on a flat surface. Finish by last 15 min. of baking,
holding a steam iron about inch above the garment, mov- To perk up plain broiled or ing it back and forth slowly su baked fish, serve ค dine black that steam will have time to. to spend the rest of his life as a butter sauce. To prepare c
penetrate. rauce combine-1⁄4 c. bulter, isp. mouse. Fortunately Mr Merlin kitchen bouquet, 1/4 tsp. salt, remembered about the book on tsp. pepper and 3 tbsp. lomon the chair.
A taffeta lining sown across or me Julge in small saucepan. Heat until butter melts. Discard the inside back' of a' jersey shirt "It's a book of magic," he said.ing stems from one bunch of or blouse will prevent the gar "Open it to Page 403, please!”
Water cress, finely cut the leaves ment from stretching out of
shape. Knari hurried over to the book and mix well with the sauce, This time Mr Merlin scamper- and opened it to Page 403. Then At that moment a mouse crept 'ed
poross the room and dis. Mr Marlin scampered up the legi out from under the chair where appeared inside a tiny hole in a of the chair and ran up and down corner of the wall near the floor. along the words on the page. Fi- "I'm right here!"
The mouse He put his head out, "Not even ally he said: "Here it is! Now Founded exactly like Mir Merlin. n cat could get me now!"
I've found it.........!” Knarf and Hanid gazed at the mouse in astonishment.
Mr Merlin witched his nose and squeaked happily. "Of The chair was there, still by course," he went on, there are East the bookcase. The book was Passthere, lying on the chole. And
on top of the book were the horn -You, South, hold: Spades 1-2, | rimmed eyeglasses.
Hearts A-J-10-5, Diamonda K- Q-7-2, Clubs K-8-4.
They were quite What do
Merlin had not gone out of the you do?
house. Yet where was he? A--Bid one no-trump. You
"M: Merlin Mr Merlini Where have 13 points in high cards, are you?" Knart and Hanid and 1 point for the doubleton, shouted, This is a minimum bid and your strength is well distributed in the unbid sulle, If you chose to bid two diamonds instead of ode no-trump, Joar Dariner might be unduly encouraged.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades K-8-4, Hearts A-J-10-5, Diamonds K- Q-7-2, Clubs 4-2. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
INTELLIGENDE TES
NEWS FROM NORMOUTH
by TO. HARE "THE Yachting en
in full swing." writes my Nartmouth correspon dent. "Last week was enlivened by a series of five races in which Ava well-known owners took part. Each sailed each of their five yachts in suCTER: stop taking the heim at his own vacht on the final day (Saturday)
On Tuesday. Captats Yow! salled, Vivandlère. Atlantis was successful en Wednesday, when Sir George Dalliria salled her, and again on Thursday. when she was sailed by Mr. Munbrace On this Cantalo day (Thursday) Yawi sailed Mosquito. and Mr. Narwhal walled Parpolea. On Fridny. Cap. toin Yaw nalled Cano, tay the
On the Wednesday rabbe way. Admiral eniled Gailing's yacht! while Calling himself qui up a good show on Thurs day is the vocht which- aulted by Mr Mainbrace- won a very close race an Fridriy"
** Can you state it what order the fire yachts were alled by Admiral Crabbot
(Solution on Page 10)..
Sounded Like Him
Meriin had been sitting and sald:
"Tut-tut, don't look so flabbet voice coming out of the mouse osted, my dears." Mr Merlin's
sald, "I'm the mouse. There's
+
nothing to worry about. I decid ed to chongo myself into mouse just to see what it felt ilko."
"Oh!"" said Ilanid. "What does it feel like, being a mouse, Mr Merlin?"
"It feels fine,"
As he said this, Mr Merlin ran up the leg of the table, darted, across it and ran down the leg on the other side. "I'd like to see a man do that!" he said,
"And watch this!" he said the next minute.
Mr Merlin came out again, Then a wonderful thing hap "And there's the matter of eat- pened. The mouse started spin- ing," he said. "When I was a man aing around and around or its Now that I'm a mouse, all I need was just a I used to eat and cat and eat, tail, faster and faster, until i
blur. There was a
he said suddenly. to cat is a bit of cheese, Oh sharp pop like a paper bag being burst open. This was followed by
a put of white smoke. And when "What's the matter?" asked the smoke cleared away, there Knarf,
"I-I forgot something."""" "What did you forget?"
its
was Mr Merlin sitting in chair again, with the horn- rimmed eyeglasses on, and the. "I forgot how to change myscit book in his lap. back into a man! Oh, this is aw- replied Mr ful! I don't want to be a mouse
Merlin, coming closer to Knarr and Hanid, and sitting himself comfortably on the `edge of the carpot. "You have no idea how strange this room looks to me
Kharf and Hanid asked Mr Merlin to tell them what was
Remembered the Book
away.
He smiled, "It's a good thing any more! I want to be a man!". I didn't put this bookc
Being a mouse is a right for a tle while, but it's better to be Kaart and Hanid were just beman for the rest of the time." ginning to get worried, for it And will that he get up, put didn't seem at all lice a good the book under his arm and went Idea for Mr Merlin the Magician to the kitchen to eat a big meal!
Rupert and the Hazel Nut-2
Rupert peers into the upper part of the apple tree, but can see nobody,** If there was anything there it's gone now,” he murmurs as he diligently" sweeps up the saver. As he is adding them to; Pple he hears his Mother's volqu
telling him that his dinner is ready,': Leaving his work ba nuna towards tree Empes which the shower of the cottage, but, passing under the leaves had fallen,” he suddenly pruses. A miell object is the grAKA. has caught ble nya and, binding down, he picke ke PPR SALABIMMER AKAKAYANİ VASİ
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Rupert Annual
is still
available.
Spring Preview
Crown `Imperial, a formal evening dress of, white duchonso wating "with"the" bodied, "opmiing'averðan embroidered gold, corpsed was worn by "model" Jend' Dawoodi ni'n preview of a Spring: fashion collection: held si a Park Lane cinis in.)