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"Well, it wouldn't entice me!"
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THE WAY
by Beachcomber
TANTIVY, Tantivy, tank-old by bringing in the drill
see that a Bunt, after u magnificent un, nearly killed a collie-dog. The park was in full cry. Ovet hill, over dule, fol- lowed the dauntless sportemen on their mettlesme nagi.
A tuccial
area of concrete was laid fur tha ailer, Mr Hearst, but the,vibrations sei ap made it difficult for the other Instrumentalists to play with any confidence. The result was ragged playing, and a kind of absurd Apesnolu which feeted the entire orchestra, The mutte itself is uninhibited, and
And fill of awareness, integrity
use of values,
Bobbity, bobbly, bobbity, bob. The women in bowlers Backed their itp. The nien, overtone with emotion, gress red in the face. And Town-crierettes then, ul. Staroiifaticsj! Oh, horturl
A
The quarry died to a farm. A LOCAL Council i need af a
the
farmer 期
wifr
town crier la wailing for volun-
klichen, d
in their eager leers. It does nut like to suggest slammed the dur faces. was els direuvered that
teenuse BOHONG
"the implication
the quarry was uit fox, but might be that certain people are svitle-dog which had slept in a fox's hule, and carried the fox's scent with 1. Crestfullen, the cavalrade rude Aluwly home. Nor were hanuur and pride sated when a disgruntled Burserati alte a feld-mouse with
Vicious blow of his whitp.
A daring pioneer
But the first time yesterday
lond-yofeed." Suck tact, much redne. ment. Why not a woman tawh-erior, la vierelte? Let us get away from all this bawling and yelling mid have beautiful young announcement kristensen with tiny muffin-bells.
Idermber once being marooned the elusida, in a high Town of the Pyrenees. The whole place was full of the rearing of water after irra days rain. Ốn the third day ass. pneumatic drill was included in officul, carrying a huge grella, an orchestra. It was needed for Mr catre down the street ringing his James Renson's "Automatic Sym- Bell. Then, in a resonant voice, he puny" by a daring use of symbol. requested the inhabitants to ism. the
deliberately comparer
economical with their water, In view drawn an elegiau passage for violist of n possible summer drought.
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1953. .......
• JACOBY ON BRIDGE
How Would You Play This Bridge Hand?
WEST 100 ♥.73
NORTHI
4542
❤652
7843
K73
EAST
904
+212
195
• J 1095 108012
SOUTH (D)
MAQTS
VAKQJI0
AK
SAR
North-South vul
Bouth West North
East
PAIS Par
2 N.T.
Pass
3 N.T.
Pass
PAIS
Pass
Opening lead-♣ 3-
JA 0❤ (1) Pass
BY OSWALD JACOBY
WHEN today's hand was play
ed, South happened to be u confirmed overbidder. He hác! made a resolution to bid more conservatively, und he had kept this resolution for a short time,
camo But when this hand along he could bear the re- simply straint no longer. He couldn't see himself playing the South hand for less than 41 slam
Just put yourself in South's
scat. You have bid the hand to the hilt, or perhaps a littlo farther, and you are now play- ing the hand at a contract of six hearts. You win the Arit trick with the king of diamonds, und it is now up to you to plati the rest of the hand. How
YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA would you go about it?
BURN
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
Today, you have a strong sense of right and wrong. Oner you have made up your statik on the inerits of a easy or the demerits, it
dilleult for you to ever change your inlaid. Bluck in black; white s white. You pln have strong Jikes and kes. You have grent loyalty fur and show true devotion to those whom you love and respect. Yet, you va be a ruthless enemy. Since you and firm for Justice in all things, you make a good lighter for any got cuuse,
A eet[3]n sternnesin your character makes it dilleul for you to condone the belions of those who are not as strong as you arel Learn to be, tie more hunan, of Father. learn to show it more, outwardly. Fur Inside
kindly, you sympathetic and charitable. Bil you uru a little too inelined to show blas toward your close awelates and
your own kin. I there is a "blind- spot" in' your makeup, it is this. Guard against . espertally if yum plan to enter publie fe
Literature. MUNIC and the orly make a strong appeal to one side of your palure. But you may reserve recreational hours. The for your
as your to bolibles, rather than work. Yet, if you were to enter une of fine arts, Bridestonasty, vou could make a success of it, too. Perhaps, Inter in life, you will turn ni avoca- Tin to a second yocation?
Learn to listen to the diclates of your ultion and follow 11. If you take outside advice abinet your
himeh" you will errl
To find store
for
11
what the stars have
tomorrow. elect your birthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
ARIES (Star 21-Apr. 203 If entertaining at time, make your plans 'entetully and time every detall to the exact indunder
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- An idea you may have been develop. ing in your mind for a long time,
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-
repay those who have De se to show you a kindnem previously. Recreation is well worth while.
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)- A line social day for you. If invited to a party. get a new dress for t
should be introduced_to_the_public_or__n_new__multi_ Tow
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- Do everything possible to keep en- tirely clear all arguments
You
can stir up real trouble, unless you
CANCER
22-July 231- (June
A fine day for you whest it coiner to making a fresh beginning. A new job, perhaps? Be succesful,
LEO (July 24-A01. 21) Are you under obligation to some one who has entertained you in the pant? So, now IN The thee to repay,
CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20)--
If there's something special you want to buy, start a savings fund for it Today The gel
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 191 Take time to catch up on your letter writing. Answer all those who have write to you, recently.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- Kindliness toward neune less for- tunate than yourself will show that your heart is in the right pineet
(ANE. VIRGO
23)- 24-Sept. This is a day when you can attempt Ex. almost anything successfully. perlinent with something new if you wist).
21)~~ (Sept. 24-Oct. LIBRA You wil need mich pallent peracyerance today if you are to ne complish all the things that need doing.
CROSSWORD
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i'm aged in one word. (U)
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you feel a palm. 16. 4)
10. Possension of such a rank backe
surgente you may be 4. (3)
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12. Mads Noel a soft drink, t
10 it clear ↑ (MADRI),
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20. Let the test stand. (4)
21. Dutcome of a pund bubble. ($1
24. Pics of sport. 141
25. End of 14. (31
20, Cheer the happy retreat (7)
Buwa
Heart of V.1.P. (9)
3. The post suggests many are not
WALL (4)
4. Ben 10 (4)
Birante to
elephant. (3)
3. Looming
190
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Pit on Inde (anaz.), 19)
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16. Expire. (3)
18. Fifty-anty stound a mimio. (6)
M. Lale dedicated to hold winter
transport (4)
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CHESS PROBLEM
By G. JONSSON Black, 9 pieces
White, 8 piecca White to play: mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, BB4; tharcat 2, Kt-B8. 1... B-BC, Kt5; 2, P-H13 (ch); 1... PK14; 2, KtxP; 1. R-R3; 2, Kt Kt5.
DUMB-BELLS
ARE YOU
SURE THAT GOLF BALL YOU PICKED
UP WAS REALLY LOST?
Yes!
I SAW
TWO MEN LOOKING
FOR
You begin by laying down each the ace of trumps,
and opponent follows sult. Don't bo too quick about your next play.
At the third trick your best play
is to lead a low spade from your hand. East wins and returne a trump, which you take with the king of hearts, Now you lead the queen clubs and overlake
with must dummy's king, since you
for the spado get to dummy
messe.
of
When the queen of spades holds, you can breathe a sigh of rellet. You are still not out
the of
woods, however. You must lay down the ace of spades before drawing the last trump.
This play is perfectly safe it. each opponent has three spades. If the spades are 4-2, however, your only hope 19 that the player with the four spades is the sume defender who has the last trump.
This is actually the case, and West must make a futile-dis- cord, while East follows suit. Jası ruff your you can Now spade with dumuny's last trump, und the rest of the tricks cusily yours.
CARD Senses
Q-The bidding has been:
North East Bouti
Club
Pass
WOMANSENSEL
Cloche Lines
By ALICE ALDEN
While the cliche has had great acceplance, it has been seen in various adaptations and modifications. Edgar Lorie likes the softened cloche and shows this one in gleaming white panne velvet which has been draped into charming, but modified cloche lines. For trimming it has a glittering cabochon of metallic "pen polnis" and is suggested for effective after-dark wear.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Whenever milk stains any ing may be cheaper and more fubrle, rush for cool water. Once effective in the end. such stuin, has dried it is hard to remove, but you can try to soften it with cool water, then upply a good cleaning Huid or suds and barely lukewarm waler. Professional dry cloan-
RICE CREAM MEASURE 4
THIS WAY WITH RICE IS EASIER ON FIE, THAN BAKED RICE PUDDING
TEACUPFULS OF MILK AND BRING
TO THE BON
Empty a steam iron as soon as you finish ironing, while it is still hot. Heat left in the role plate will dry up moisture τ maining in the tank.
THEN ADD A TABLESPOONFUL 'OF SUGAR AND 'A STRIP OP LEMON PSEL, AND LEAVE TO, INFUSE WHILS
YOU ...
OR INSTEAD OF LEMON, FLAVOUR THE RICE LATER WITH VANILLA OR OTHER ESSENCE
PLAYGIRL,
1953, gets a glazed look
PLAY clothes touch a new level of bright
ideas this spring. With Easter a fort- night away, and one of the worst winters nearly over, it is a joy to choose clothes for holldays ahead.
Denim, towelling, glazed chintz and mattress ficking are some of the materials.
Sheenski has sketched striped jeans in towelling material worn with a short coolle besch coat in grey denim and "pigtail" wool cap.
A muri combination of pique and maitress ticking has shorts and masher jacket in black and white
and a black plque sun-dress. ticking Blondes will and butcher blue denim flatter- ing to fair hair and skins, It comes in a wide skirt with a separate cummerbund, and goes over shorts and sun-top L while shurkskin.
Brunettes will like tha flowered-glazed cotton beach sets of shorts and loose- cont- shirt in shodes of bluc ood brown.
For the young and slim there are denim or wool jersey Jeans in clear bright colours und inckless black sweaters,
EILEEN
ASCROFT's COLUMN
Novelties include patchwork cotton skirts and jellybags and
Page 5,
wess of auch English mass pro- duction.
STARRED IN MY NOTE- BOOK..
* Touch-me-not sulti in black and white grusprnin, giv- ing tweed effect, with velvet enllars and loose, thori Jackets.
ice- ** Linen topcoals in
Parls bakers' cups to match cotton cream shinges with the
rounded top. loose, straight skirt and low murtingale belt,
*** Garden party dresses in unevensuble nylon washable, lace. Also
organza patterned Includes with old Chinese prints..
America started the idea of frocks. gingham sunfrocks with knit- ted cardigans to lone, trimmed ANGLO-FRENCH with matching gingham. This duct is repeated in denim. Glazed dentin makes attractive "separates" in skiet und shict which look like a dress.
French
THE London Model House
Graup (which most of the topline wholesale designers) adapt ne
**Restaurant ensembles In fashion polls to English tartes coton surah that ibokg Eke silk. No beach out this summer in their summer clothes. will be complete without Д
*** A new material from short bathing jacket. One of Their collections (ready with the man who created wool jer- the best I have scen hos 口 in a few weeks of the Parla sey nearly 30 years ago, called lailored look and is made in re- shows) provide the perfect mornaleen. It is a kniffed linen, versible black and white compromise between the fussy with
Anish. anti towelling.
genius of Paris and the stodgi- featherweight and creaseless,
."'ALICE" BANDS
·MBASURE A TEA- CUPFUL OF RICE. WASH IT, THEN PUT IT INTO PLENTY OF
COLD WATER
BRING IT TO THE BOIL BOIL FOR 5 MIN, ONLY
THEN RUN THE COLD WATER 'TAP. OVER. IT
BOYS' AND GIRLS'
Willy Toad Learns A Lesson
L
-And That Is, Vain Toads Usually Get in Trouble!...
By MAX TRELL・・
INARF and Hanld. tho shadow-children with the West turned-about names,
were fond of all the Pixies who lived in O'Cheer Hall under the roots of the Old Oak. They liked Pixle O'Boy, Pixie McSpry, Pixie
Рака
1 Diamond 2 N.T. Pass
South, hold: Spades A-6, You. Hearts 3-2, Diamonds K-J-7-3-2. Clubs Q-6-4-2 What do you do?
A-DIA bres clubs. For no-tramp purposes you have a count of 10 paints in high cards, and your part. ner has at most 1 points. Baña at of the no-trump is therefore out question, but if your partner can show a real interest in clubs or dlammends you wis bid towards a alamı.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question Just answered. You, South, hold: Spades A-G Hearts K-2, Diamonds K-J-7-3-2, Clubs Q.J-4-2. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
INTELLIGENCE TEST Dinner for eight
by T. O. HARE Messrs Harris,
White, Davies and Strong were the winners of our local powls championship. To celebrate this glorious victory they, And their wives, made vo a dinner
party.
"Let's not be too domestic," suggested Harris. 50 the parly dined at two tables. At each tablo eạch iman, of
had a course. woman on either side of him; and no1husband sat at the same table as his wife.
Mr. Harris had Mary to This right and Kitty to his leti. Lòrnal sat on Mr. While's felt. * 01) sat to the right of Dorothy Strong,
joe is Mary's husband and Evan is married to Dorothy,,
What is Tom's surname?
London Express Service, Solution on Page 10)
NOW PUT THE DRAINED RICE INTO THE MILK,
BRING IT TO THE BOIL
AND WITHOUT TOUCHING THE RICE FURTHER, PUT ON THE LID AND COOK.
OVER THE GENTLEST POSSIBLE HEAT FOR A· GOOD HOUR, IT IS DONE WHEN THE RICE 19 SOFT AND SWOLLEN AND THE MILK ABSORBED
HOT OR COLD, IT MAKES A LOVELY AND CREAMY
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course, but they aren't very ugly either-and they do have beautiful eyes. Besides, it isn't important one way or the other. You don't have to look good to
do good. I told that to Willy. Well, he said, if I can't be pretty, I'd like something pretty to wear. Can you make me something pretty to wear?
Pixie O'Sutch was usually to be found working with his needle and thread as he got cross-legged on a root of the Olă Oak, just outside the door of O'Cheer Hall. Pixle O'Stitch
"When I heard this I decided was quite old himself. His face was as wrinkled as a crab.apple jurt to teach him not to be so at once to play a prank on Willy,
his eyes But
Su -I answered: 'I'll make Yalu. sparkled with merriment and you a daisy-petal collar to wear O'Long,
Pixie McBroad, Pixie he never tired of pushing his around your neck, Willy.
That O'Pokey, Pixle McSnooze and needle (which, by the way, he will certainly make you look even bad-tempered, grumbling always kept threaded with a
prettier than any other toad in Pixie O'Scowl, who wasn't really cobweb) or of playing a prank.
the world. Come back in about as bad-tempered or as grumbi- ing as he pretended to be.
But the Pixie they liked best was Pixie O'Stitch. He did all the sewing and mending and darning and patching not only for the other Pixies in O'Cheer Hall, fut for all the other folk
in the neighbourhood.
All for Nothing!
If Binky Mole or Blackie Beetle tore their overalls while digging
the in
ground or crawling under a rock, Pixie O'Stitch mended the damage, He repaired butterfly, moth and May-fy wings, Anil ali for nothing, too! There never was more generous or helpful
Pixle,
orn
quince.
that Pixie O'Stitch
for you.'
This is the story of a prank an hour and I'll have it ready
played on Willy Toad. I'll tell it to you just as Pixle O'Stitch told it to Knarf and Hand
"It was just yesterday," began Pixie Stitch, "that Wily Tea came hopping up to me. I was busy mending a pair of mittens belonging to a squirrel, but I greeted Willy and asked him it there was anything I could do for him.
Willy leaned over to admire himself, and along came a bec,
"And," continuca Pixle o'sutch to Knor and Hanld, "that's just what Willy did. Ho came back in an hour and I had Hanid, "just wait till you hear for him to wear. It was made, sooner reached the edge of the the daisy-petal collne all feady what hpapened to Will, He no
s you can guess, of yellow daley pond and was leaning over to petals sewn together. I sewed admire himself when along them together so carefully that came a bee, Seeing what she you could hardly see where they thought was a bright new daisy, were joined. I slipped it over full of honey, she settled down Willy's head and around his at once on Willy's head. Sho "Yes, there is something you he hopped off to the edge of the second she stung him and he neck. Willy thanked me. Then buzzed, Willy yelled, The next can do for me,' Willy sald., I'd pond to see how pretty he look tumbled into the pond! like you to make me pretty.
:
ed.
Have Beautiful Eyes -
"Dear
➜LONDES are back in favour and even bruneltes will be gleaming with blunde lights for Coronation year,
of the Mardh
The Parade Hair, introduced by Alice
in
Wonderland characters,
a ballet and Monsieur Raymond in a bottle
green veivel émok- ing Jackel, showed heads clip- pod Thert with upbrushed curls and wispy fringes,
New is the spilco cut, with a diagonal parling, half the hair brought forward and half loken back.
For lebutantes the Alice Wonderland band returns
actal or brilliants.
Ja
Maturer heads in the evening will be decorated with
bows
and cockades of metallle ribe,
bon.
THE BRUSH-OFF
WHY are so many.
WE
ungracious to men?
women
A girl took a seat offered by a middle-aged man in a bus without a smile or o thank-you. I could have slapped her.
Discussing feminine manners with men this week, I discover there are many other incivili- ties which gente.on masculino sensibilities,
No. 1 — Bweeping through doors opened for us as if it were right, not a galiant gesture.
No. 2-not bothering to say. thank you for flowers,
And 3-assuming "that' men accompanying us should carry parcels and luggage, without even a smile of recompenso..
A few more emlies -anti thank-yous
improve feminine manners,
would
SAUERKRAUT· OLDER THAN
| GREAT WALL
Sauerkraut manufacturers But the daisy petal collar did claim their product is older than Along Came a Bea
Lim
in a food turn a few minutes the Great Wall of Chim.
For after the bee had "I looked at Willy in surprise,
me" cald Pixla buzzed away and Willy hnd Toads aren't very pretty, of O'Stitch, smiling, to Knart and climbed back out of the pond,
along came a hungry crow look ing for a fat toad to eat. Waly was so terrified that he couldn't move.
Rupert and Morwenna
Still chuckling, Dan'] the filter-Tes noe too aafa los axiranger."
man leads Rupert to where a rocky. "After thanking the old man Rugert
track begins. Tes zickly what young. Morwenna would think of." hè, laughs, ......** Sha" du play for hours by herself, up on Samphire Cliff. fas, urely, that's where she'll be tu. But mind your step.
stans carefully up the broken path. The rockavare all kinds of weird shapes; and he goes'slowly, :. Keeping a sharp, look out; but for - 'a long while there is no sign: ol·
his little triandr "ALL"KONTS· BZJERYER
A new "Adventure"
RUPERT
and the ROCKING HORSE
$1k
They learned from. historians fermented in wine to add to that the Chinese uite a cabbage their diet of rice. It was common use, when the Woll was being built in the third century
And the hungry crow before Christ, and helped to pre- looked right at him,
vent beriperi, scurvy ...
"And would you belleve it," Pellagral t
| Pixlė O'Stitch said, "that hun-
and
Kraut processora loday don't gry crow never recognised Willy! know how much the Chinese Bho didn't know he was a toad. ate but are sure that Americans
use more. Their records show
Americans stowed
Away
With the delsy-potal collar around his neck, she mistook that film for
a dalsy. And while 342,000,000 pounds of the food. crows love eating tonds, they or about 804,000,000 servings wouldn't even peck at a daisy. Inst year, So off she flew, leaving Willy unharmed.'"
Sauerkraut was unlchown in Germany util`nomo time after
"He came back and told me the 2,000 miles of the Chinese wall were built, when a Chinese all about it, Willy did. He was emperor directed his Tortars to
has learned his lesson, ent
I can't
think of anything worse thoa' a vain toad. Well, I've
*
back to my work." But to got:
And that was 18e end of Plate O'suiche team of com
introduce it there. It also made
Is way into France and Alsace- Lorraine about the same time.
Manufacturers no longer use-- wine or vinegar to ferment the cabbage. They just add salt to