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COITONS PRESS RONVICE (HO-HURVA YORK?
"I forgot to tell you, dear, that the television set is being repaired!"
• BY THE WAY
#VLERE
by
Beachcomber
fully
loose talk of JS television lens which will "show up a fly on a man's nole from half a mile away." This will only encourage fools to rush to the nearest telephone, and to ask, "Was there meant to be a fly on that man's nose?"
runntu
Pernape there will be a commentary for uvodcasting. "Well
er-that fly is just going to move By Jove! He's moving! TUG IN tremendous Ile's moved-not very much-but-er-die's moved.
الانه 1
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THE · CHINA MAIL”. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1958.
• JACOBY
(ON BRIDGE
Young Workers of the Nodini began to tear up paying stones," and the windscreen of Haknic's car was shat tered by a brick. Everyone who had a weapon used it on his neighbour, and there were wild cries of "Down with Mornik!" "Death to the Jijezvezi!” Mooshka was separated from Suet, when a band of tin- workers charged the Banyaka And Suet? Suet, regarding the whole thing as a riot by emotional wide streets. The various gangs who foreigners, continued on his way, by
were affor his papers and his blend
were to closely engaged with each other to realise that he was not in
tween two infuriated anilors of tha
People's Navy, wept with rage. Test match status
Now he's flown away from the-ether midst. Moeshka, wedged e- nose. Perfectly solendid or a dis cussion by experts, "I don't Are with Roy that Jt atts on the chapˆn nose because it has to. 1 bink wants to-tee-hee-hee... Marjorie? ...Oh. hink it sort of just sits there you know une can't say much mure-lee-hee-hee, ..i muist way Marjorie has a point there-tec-hee hee... Eric?-fee-her-hee."
The triumph of Suet (XII) NOBODY ever knew who fired that ▲ first shot... Kaknie's men were about to close in on Suel, when their leader, Buz, fell, shut through the heart. At unce all was chaos, The Ojno attacked the tiina, The Zobstva rounded on the Tada. The People's Democratic Secret Petice, the Pro- letarian Police, and the Workers' Pulice milied Tound each
alher.
for Venus?
FEELING that the epidemic of
Committees was dying down, sume MJ, the other day suggested
the setting up of a Select Committee
to deal with interplanetary travel: as though everybody were already asking how much iñoney, they would be allowed to take to Mars, what would be the cheap day-ctum fare to the men, and whether luurk of Saturn, whose satellites Bre belund A rather formidable iron curtain, would include accommoda- tion and specially arranged trips to places of interest.
Great Hand Will Give You Pleasure.
By OSWALD JACOBY
TVERY once in a while I think
back to famous hands of olher years and find great pleasure in recalling spectacular bids and plays. Today's hand, played in Hungary many years ngo, will probably give readers as much pleasure as it dees me.
my
The biddingt was energeile, but not unreasonable. Certainly Bouti
regret the con- tract when the dummy caine down.
had
FO INAPON to
Doctarer won the first trick in
dummy with the ace ut diamonds. discarding a low hear from hi land He continued by leading a trump to the ace. but stopped short when West discarded a diamond,
The hand would have been easy with a 2-3 trump break. South cotid then use two of dummy'n trumpe for ruffing hearts, and could discard the
low heart on the king uther clubs.
Since East held all of the trumps, лов afford fo draw Su could
WEST
NORTH
17
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AKQJ109 ❤A 109074
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A
North-South vul.
South 24
West
North East
3+
5.
70
74
Pass
Pass
POSA
Opening lead-♦ 6
tiree rounds of trumps. He there fore led a heart to dúniny's king at the led trick.
YOUR BIRTHDAY.......... by STELLA He would end the king and ace of
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
A born leader You are able to judge and seems to people well instinctively those who Cun
BORN terday, you are
trusted and those
know
be
courage ut your own convictions and never depend upon others for help' or advice In critical motters, you will and you usualty rome nut who can not on the right side. Et, 1 you This my prove a valuable asset, hesitain ur take on vulalder's ad- and it should be out to us in vice, you will fall into error. business or personnel work. Stil azid all, you are not Dne 1 do. your best work when caught in a runting job, either. You inust be able to show your initiative and ingenuity or you cannot be entire
happy
In selecting a bukhori parinor,- Bad Rotheano who is os dogġet and determined to succeed as you are. You will have a lot of new ideas but if they are to be utilised fully, they may need to be put to the ackd test of practicability. Some- one who knows the production end thoroughly would be useful. Such team could bring you fame and fortune before perhaps
You are inclined to Lo
more critical of others than is necessary. Perhaps thin is because, actually. you are enough of a perfectionist to want to see everything donu life.
tit rigial. You never leave a thing untras ja meels with your complete saltataction and although you are hard task-master, you are one to tallow your own exam- ple. If you will always have the
middle
Tu find what the stars have in store for fonidrrow, select your birthday ster and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your dally” guide.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
RZ)- You will probably be faced with added responsibilities wisich Will "take" muuti ̈ut your timu.
PLACES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- Be diplomatie and wait until you ete biked to give advice beloid you offer . Then be grâclaus
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 20)- SAGITTARIO8 (Nov, 21-Dec, 22)— Be systematic about
Don't make too many experiments your init. You will save me as well as today. Sticking closely to Tamilar money in the production end of an toutme is best. enterptine.
(Apr.
TAURUS
21-May - Be sure that you spend money Get exactly what you wirely. want; don't settle for a substitute. GEMINI (May 22-диле 21)- Reciprocate today for past favulis. Give today. for tomorrow you may want to make more requests.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Finish a job begun tome ilme ogŠE, before you utori anything now at His inte.
guard
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) — Not a favourable day, Against serious error in anything you undertake now.
winto (Anr. 21-Sept. 23)- Don't Interfere with the affairs f
olliers unless you ar anked to help.
especinity
LURA thept. 24-Oct. 21)-
Jr planning a trip. you
can start
ott under excellent suspices today.
If staving at home, do chores.
INTELLIGENCE TEST
HEADACHE FOR
VOTERS
By.T. O. HARE
General Election In pending. This fact may recall the rather unumuval situation which developed in the last election in the rural constitu ney of Cross Currants.
There were five candidates: a Socialisti a Tory: Liberni; & Communis; and
A Total Abstainer. The can- didates' names were Mr. Dizzy; Mr. Fibian; Mr. Gladstone; Mr. Marx; and Mr. Pussyfool. To make the thing ** more confusing. the daughter of each of theser⠀ candidates Creacting, daughtera ·will from parenişi guldance), acted as agent for one of the others. And none of the five candi. dates or of the five agents. was associated with the plat- form naturally muggested by hips her name..
WIE
For example, the Socialist candidato was Mr. Dizzy, and the Communist agent Freda Fabian, Dolores Dizzy acted as agent to Mr. Purry- foot while. theSocialist
agent was the Communist candidate's daughter.
What was the name of the Total Abstainer?
(Bolution on Page 10).
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Spend your spare time on a lind- by which might be profitable us well as retuxing.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Fru 10)— Dun't take on a new job unless you are very positive you сать bundle it efficiently and accurate.
CHESS PROBLEM
By A ELLERMAN Black, 9 pieces.
MI20, 19
South's plan was clear and simple.
hearts the huge the mult would break favourably or that East Hearts' well would have the long
as the only trungis. To the latter case. Soulli could ruf his fusing hearts
and draw In the duminy Trumps later, for.
South stopped short again, Jow- ever, when Enst dropped the queen of hearts un duminy's king!
Sauth decided that East held either the lack of rearts alone or no more hearts at all. In other case ik was safe to draw the rest of East's trumps. ile could then lay down the ace of hearts and discover the heart alluation.
If East held He Jack alone, 1 would drop; and if East failed to follow suit, South could lead the ten of hearts through West.
South therefore drew two mere rounds of Trumps and gunfidently led the zee of hearts. Unfortunately for declares. However, it was West who showed out in this trick! There war now no way to make the contract. Fast's beautiful false card had completely fummoxed--South
CARD Sense
1 Heart Pors 2 Spa Pass
West
"Q=The bidding has been North Cast
South 1 Spod- Pass
}
You. South. hold: Spades K-J-2-3,
Dlainend Hearts K-1-4.
K-0-5-3 Clubs 3-2. What do you do?
A-Bid three hearis, You have a count of 17 polat-19 for high cards, I extra for the king of hearts, and I Your bidding for the doubleton. shows a hand that was too strong fot an immediate raise to two hearts but for a rive to not strong enough three hearts,
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bleding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades A-Q-7-3. Hearts 9-N-4-3, Diamonds K-Q-8, Clubi 3. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CROSSWORD
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12
14
Tá
B To
20
21
33
24
yesterday's
White, 12 pieces:
White, to play: mate in two.
Solution problem:
to
1, Kt-14, any; 2, Q, R, B, or Kt
mates,
DUMB-BELLS
YOU HAVE GIVEN ME
ONLY EIGHT CENTS!
MONEY ORDERS
Across
Barbarous (9)
10
13
Forstell the hoop score, (9)
9. Undoubtedly catholia (9)
11. Action. (4)
16. wrockage of the brides.
15. Ons round, (9)
10. NIEDS Bier, (3)
19. It's middling you'll and, (4)
20. Money by rati. (4)
21 Rips for a fairy. (4)
23. It's a dance. ($)
24. Lane and Enid choose a flower.
(9)
Down
1. Nolis from the red hunt. (7) a rosëšta (8)
3. A large number upon the ltd 7
10).
WELL THE SIGN READS
TEN
4. Utlike,31 DOLLAR B. Matte
possible conversation MON
between Helen and the post.
7. Annoyed 1, (6), ORDER:
8. Bummer overhead, ·(7" EIGHT 10. Taus fasten to bring comfort.
CENTS
12. Boldiers equipment found with
this in the wing. (9)
17. The tune you hear. (C)
10. Watergiving thanks to the
NAVY. (4)
31, Wired on, tha cab. (5)-
Solution of rezidius: 10. Lunch:
DALEKIO, ---Berment.
door J TEA KI Mlond; 10,
JE, HABAD! 15, Bijne: 1), 60me), 15" Kalt: 90, HIV: $2 Are;. 45, Jak; 44, Den,
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WOMANSENSE
* Page:5-
Anne Edwards takes the gloss off the cash-register charm of the little world of Paris fashion
Oh, the scramble
the
CHAMPAGNE SCRUM
TT is high time that some one took the sheen off these reports of the Paris dress shows....
inside, poaching lightly at 80 degrees,
Each year, at each show, balf way through you hear a British voice pleading: "Please may we open the window?" — over- ruled by a blast of disapproval.
THE 'PROTEST
that goes on
show is winning your counter...
-t
big salons aro for the people from year to year, season after skill of reporting a Paris fashion who can and do sell dresses.
season, growing older, And if you are a Price Client (who brings in other cilento), Those fashion women the WITH the French taximum or a Powerful American contrast growing yearly between "Alas, he cannot take you
gay little hat and their the office. It is lunch-time,
lunch
unfortunately
*
DISCOVERY
OH,
at
those
to
Mogazine (which brings in their American munufacturers), why depressed no-one-is-going-to-do- and his then you get half of a satin sofa. me-down took round the mouth. does not the in that direction."). Look closely at the invitation The fashion men never WITH the French telephono with its polite request in pale glancing the mannequins girls who prefer to cut you off, xray letters." "Mr Dior.” It because they are much more but will content themselves says, "prays the honour of your interested in the trimming.
with, asking every five minutes: acceptance...
The distinguished clients →→→
"Are you still talking?"
WITH Mme, Massigli in a
French airport the now outfit for each show; and editor officials who accept your urgent On what a yawning gap bo- Carmel Snow in the same outft Press photo with the utmost tween the supecation of personal throughout,
charm "It will be there to= concem and reserved seats can-
night cave everything to me veyed by your card-and the trained to look aloof, trained not of course, there's charm and
model girls and lose it for three days. serum that awaits
to acknowledge anyone they A picket line of piercing-eyed, know, trained, not to mile or elegance, luxury and ideas at saleswomen who each examine apologise if they bump into you Paris dress show. But much your card for discrepancies and -- but unable to suppress
fun to watch are the throw you out if there's half a gleam of triumph when they shrewd, calculating brains "Please,
the chance. I must have
spin around and smack window open," says a weaker
the go with it. whippy end of a stole into. voice a little later. So the win-
that someone's face.
ENCHANTED. dow opens crack, there's
HOW CHIC it is to see lovely head assistant to Dior who is, "Madame. Edouard?" said the It is high time someone looked wave of protest, and in less than a little closer, and reported the minute the window is shut
girls dressed in tulip pink and after all, the greatest dress The discovery that if by any daffodil yellow much more fascinating story be light again,
nonchalantly chance there once was n
genius since the war, "Madame hind it all...
chair distributing tulips and daffodils Edouard? I am enchanted to The REAL story
Look a tie closer at the with your name on it, in it there among the audience from of the French fashion trade-the elegant chairs, for
a meet you." a large Frenchwoman, basicet on their arma so spon- story of creative genius blended satin and soft, but most are gilt implacable and immovable, who taneous, so gay, you think. with money sense, of brilliant and hard-and who sits on announces without a trace of artistry and knowing which side which is a matter of business,
concern: "Someone toole my seat the bread is bultered.
99.1've taken yours."
Reports of the graceful per- fumed
with Alons loaded flowers of elegant clanira and en graved Invitations, the audience from the fashion world, the aloof mannequins the chle, the cheering, the champagne and
the kisses.
The shattered illusion athe, number on your card cor-
responded with a chair.
some ure sty
Hard seats, back rows, and For look more closely at the small salons are for the people graceful perfumed salons-shut who could never, however in- tight as a
pressure cooker directly, sell a dress for the ogainst fresh air; at the audience house, Soft seals, front rows,
CALE'S SWEETBREADS
STEWED 52
THE BUTCHES CAVE ME THESE TODAY. WHAT DO I DO WITH.
THEM, MUM?
FIRST, SOAK IN. COLD WATER WITH A PINCH OR GALT, FOR AT LEAST AM
HOUR- THAYLE REMOVE ANY BLOOD
THEN DRAIN
AND RIMS, FUT
Now PUT THÊM
"INTO COLD
IN A SAUCEPAN, WATER, AND
COVER WITH COLD WATER, ADD A FEW
DROPS OF LEMON OR VINEGAR
BRING SLOWLY TO BOIL, AND BIMMER GENTLY FOR BOR4 MIN. →THAT'S CALLED BLANCHING THEM
REMOVE ANY FAT OR MEMBRANAS, BUT DON'T BREAK THEM
more
that
He folded my hand in both of his, looked at me with melling Unth you look again and see eyes, and spoke in the caressing how cach bloom was a calcu- voice of Boyer addressing Ireze
"You lated compliment the first few Dunne,
put Mr Dior'a GAY, NOT-SO-GAY
to the going
most
useful home on the front page today."
-London Expräne Service.) American fashion papers, next Oμ that "fashion
to French fashion papers, and audience" that · treka to Paris third lot to the British.
PUT THEM NOW INTO A SAUCEPAN, COVER WITH 'KOT MILK, OR MILIC AND STOCK, ADD
SMALL ONION AND A BAYLEAF
OR SPRIG OF PARSLEY, AND SIMMER GENTLY, GOVERBO, FOR 40.00 MINUTES
THICKEN THE SAUCE WITH FLOUR OR: CORNFLOUR, GEAGON, AND ADD A SQUERZOÏ
OF LEMON"
world
YOU CAN BRAISE THEM OR EGG-AND-
BREAD- CRUMB GLICES AND
FRY
THEM
BUT STEWINGS GASIEGT.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Never Look Down On Anyone
Why, He May Be Bigger Than You Are Some Day!--
"WE
By MAX TRELL
"That's true," agreed Chirple, "only she didn't look down in JELL," said Chirpic Sperrow the right way. She looked down to Knord and Hanis, the on the other flowers as though Shadow - children with the they weren't as good as she was. turned-about
out names, "It isn't a And that didn't make the other good idea to make fun of somes Bowers, her neighbours, feel very body because he happens to be comfortable. It especially didn't smaller than you are. In fact, make the buttercup feel com- it's a very bad idea. It reminds fortable. me of the story of the buttercup und the daisy."
'
"Now the
Buttercup Was Friendly
buttercup, unlike very friendly She
Khart and Hanid, who had never heard the story of the buttercup and the daisy, prompt- the daisy, was ly asked Chirpie to tell it to: with all her neighbours, Wiem,
rodded to the clover blossoms who grew behind her, and the nodded to the dandelions who grew in front of her. She even nodded to a tiny little plant that had just started sprouting at her name is is Chilt.
A Good Moral "Certainly, my dears-it will be a pleasure to tell to you, particularly ng it has such good moral."
"What is your name?" the
buttercup asked the tiny plant,
I hope
a feet. This le plant had only you don't think it is a funny
"What's asked.
D
moral?" Knarf
1
"the
leaves
and Was
even maller name.' than
The blade of grass. A
"No," sald buttercup didn't even know its
Chirpic, Chirple explained that the name. But she was friendly buttercup didn't think that Onk moral of a story was the lesson needed to it whenever she could, nelther did the dandelions and all, and with it just the mc, and was a funny name ai that the story taught,
the clover blossoms, But the sal Hanid brother, "that's right.
her
yes,
""Tell me, little one," she said tall and beautiful dalay, who had The to the tiny plant, what your listened to all this, just tossed moral of the story about the name? But the tiny plant was her lovely head and kept koking. tortoise, and the hare is that the too frightened to answer. It down at the tiny little oak tree one who is fastest doesn't always just fluttered its two Utile leaves and never know that one day it wis the race. I'm sorry I in- and didn't my a word. terrupted you, Chirple. Now
please go on
story."
ED
"Then the buttercup glanced
would grow
tall that the phode of its branches would
on with the HIL 30
so happened," said Chirple, down at the Uny plant and bald cover half the meadow. "that there was a meadow not, again: 'Como now, little one. “Antithe moral of this story
Household Hints
OH, CHEERS
HOW EXCITING In the cheering—until you notice it g I often starts in the samne corner as well as
with the same little man.
the
HOW.
REFRESHING champagne-It only you could fight your way across the room, down the stairs to get it.
HOW CHARMING Gallic with
and how
Avoid overloading the wash..
machine. This advico applies to the automatic types tho non-automatic. Besides the fact that clothes won't be so clean if they can't circulate freely, it's also hard on the machine itself, and can, casily damage the gears and molor.
agitator.
Keep a little whetstone handy the kisses exchanged to sharpen blunted sewing ma- the designer himself at chine needles. The curled part the close. Until you notice that of the needle, usually caused by Sue American magazine got four, pulling the material backwarti another. American magazine got or through the machine, too three and anyone else who rapidly, can be sharpened off wanted it got one.
AND AFTER ft is over, one ever records. that the
Eye Appeal
with few strpkes on the stone. The needle car the "be used no for heavier sewing on bulky real materials,
**PrisciliaTM Barron
aliowa u naw styla in spectacle frames which were exhibited to members of the Lon- don. Association of Dis *pensing Opticians.
far from here in which a patch You must not be ashamed to tell is that you must never look COOKIES FOR CHILDREN
c. butter or margarine swoop
of flowers was growing. Among me your name If you've got one, down on someone smaller than these dowers were a dairy and. Ever, though you are so small you are, because that smaller Sitr a buttercup, They stood side by and may never grow any larver, one may one day grow bigger until creamy side, But the daisy, who was you must still have a name, than you are." quite tall and beautiful, looked Come speak up. Lei us heur down on
the Bowers around what you are called ' her."
don't see what was wrong with that," Kaart salt. "If she than taller
the other
to
Wha -flowers,
down."
J
Very Faint Voice
an
of dusting sugar Then cream in always too much 1. c. sugar, 2 beaten eggs, and I the oven! Knarf and Hanid thought this top. vanilla. Mix in 2 c.. was a very good story, and they already-sifted
Dinner enriched flour, were especially surprised that re-sified with 1⁄2 tsp salt, and Cabbage and Carrot Cole Slaw
oak tree should over bo top, baking powder. Mix until’· "And at last the tiny plant smaller than even a
Art said in a very faint voice; 'My a daisy!
then into
the HAD lock growing at the buttercup's feet a dandelion, a clobutup, blended. Cover and chill until
Rupert and the Hazel Nut-18
free
Leaving two of the pieces aquirrel watches.them. All at once beside his haversack Bill takes his it gives a start, and a squeak and knife, and, with Rupen's help, he leaps, upwards into the finds a boulder. Soon they are **Now what has made it do Did 'busy with the third piece, cutting, that ?**, whispern. Rupert, ***
up the soft part of the coconut you hear anything ? They Hop and scooping it out of its harde their work so that they can keep
very quiet and listen. rough thell for awhile the
MERRELL BIGUTA BELEBTED BANG
A new "Adventure"
RUPERT and the ROCKING HORSE.
$1.
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Meat Loaf South American
Mushroom Sauco Creamed Potatoes Butter Spinach
Jellied Fruits
Sugar Cookies
Coffco Tea Milk All' Broasurements Ara L Meat Loaf South American
Put the mixture on lightly floured board or pastry gloth. Roll thin and cut into fancy shapes. Place", on ailed cookie sheet. Brush with Blightly benten egg yolk; dust lightly
Heat together emitte with 4 thấp, chopped nuta' and' 31⁄2 E, extra granulated, riched bread crumbs and 11⁄2: t. chopped sugar gifted with V tip. cin- milk. Add to 2 lbs.
bocf. Add 1 c. ramon Bakh 8-10 min. in a
1/3 c. Ano chopped parsley, ci me moderate oven, 350-375° F.
chopped onion, 1 minced
If you don't already
know scellon garlic, 1. thap, Worcested that cookie dough "can be chire sauce, 2 tsp. salt, and 34 moulded, 'Ilke elny, Into all lsp. pepper, Mix until smooth sorts of animals and queer with a large spoon, or electric shapes, just give a little to a mixer. Transfer to a (9* 5*). child and see what happens] oiled loaf pan, Bako 60 min,
300-370*
NON RON Manganinya moderate, oven, When the dough has been F Serve with mushroom sauce, rolled and time comes to cut 10 servings. out the cookies, mother's little
• Trick of The Chef
helper sets to work in earnest, Currahtayes" for the dogs, Blize and a brown, leftover cola, turkeys, Red cherry meat
mouths for the dollsch
loaf. Serve with lemon