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Colonel UP and Mr. DOWN... by Walter
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Finally Mithale held the crown on with both hands, and fell into the madel dustbin."where the be longed," said a scurrilous amunelior. Conversation between
THE report that solicitors are scastle. ". Was objected to.
beginning to infiltrate into Hurley Street mennus that the overcrowding and mib-telling of corners of consulting roohis will ket worse.
What a muddle there will be when a lady, who thinks she is being fallowed by Nicaraguan dwart on Alcycle,
and tean gut into the wrong corner, in neked if alle wants to make a will. "Do you think this dwarf wants to klil ine then, doctor?" "I'm not a deelor, and I don't know what on earth you эте talking about. Again, a lady shy to Une man se mistakes for a molletior, "I want to consult you about worrie
hells, who are rather bothering me," "They probably don't renilý *xist." any the kindly specialist "Notes" says she. "One of them
sleeping in the bath."
Uneasy lay her head
A "QUEEN" has been
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from wearing her crown, "{0¬ Cause the Wind night blow it off." Munkle Slepenner, when she was Dustbin Queen of Hereford,
round the difficulty by wearing a plastic chin-strap. Local officials sæld this woundignifled. One of them said, "She might as well carry a scepire made of Worthing rock, Later, Minitude muntitated sirap on0 Jong ago with atuw bal 1 th
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I bet 11's packed with vitamins."
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1958.
"THIRD hand high," is one.
of
the
lime-honoured
maxins of defensive play
quite
n
bridge, It is usually correct for the third person who plays to a trick to put up a high
force out card in order to higher card from the last player. This practice either wins the
рідуст trick for the third helps to establish some other card for
leader or his partner.
the
or
There is no virtue in playing third hand high when you see
13201 you cannot accomplish either of these objectives, TO day's hund illustrates ปร
point
opened
com, clearly
the eight of his highest
in his partner's sult. 11 should have bec quite clear to East that the missing high dia- monds were all in the South hand. Since South had the aer, of diamonds, queen and jack Eat could not win the trick by playing his iding of diamonds, Nor could Bast
establish д defensive diamond trick by playing his king of diamonds.
This should be a well-known position to cura
When onced
you
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RED
FLANNEL
GIRL
WOMANSENSE
DRAWING by
GIRL in a red flannel nightie-copled in detall
A from the nighties 50 m
spot every day at a fashion show recently.
In startling scarlet flannel,. fine and warm, it has long, full sleeves gathered in to the wrist, with a frill of white Swiss embroidery. And a high neck, drawn tight with a black ribbon slotted through a frill of lace.
What Makes An= Attractive Woman?
By EILEEN ASCROFT
through the sound barrier at 700 (ta the mph. "Our Jackle French alr force) La fearless fier. In 1930, after a crash, sho faced 20 plastle surgery opora- tons; her Arst act on recovery was to learn to. By a helicopter. Charm, too, is an important That beauty is not enough this tile to a calm, is proved again and again by art of 33, Gwendoline Duke part of this slender, 35-year-old wife of test pilot Neville Duke, Frenchwoman. It Rights her the broken liven, health Her enthusiasm for her hus- bright blue eyes and warms her and marriages of Hollywood, band's job is warm.
THAT makes an attrac- Margot relishes when not think W
tive woman? Beauty in about dancing. She has a lively wit and a talent for cool- is not everything a woman ng. may have a beautiful face, but an empty head and an arid heart,
1
MRS NEVILLE DUKE
PERFECT WIFE-I award
'Gwendoline Duke
practical
radiant smile,
Recently Baron, the photo-
K neither She loves chle suits and high grapher, and Milton Shulman beautiful nor talented. Her chief hools and wears her brown hair
in selected their top benuties of interest outside her home is a short, elegant style, Bhe 1933. To my mind they were breeding blue and cream Persian treasures her vitality and health, disappointing. Too many were cats. But she possesses something keeps her weight about ist.. monotonously beautiful. Too few rare in women... inner serenity, smokes little and drinks only had interest and charm.
light wine.
She is brave, talented, gay; a aevoted mother to her two teen-. age sons.
LADY DOCKER FABULOUS STAR in on-al- too-utilitarian sky is the flam-
Today I name my six' selec- tions. They are not all beautiful. But they all possess something less ephemeral--couroge, charm boyant Lady Docker. or personality,
MISS MARGOT FONTEYN
THERE IS SOMETHING very
You either admire her zest for living and spending her con- siderable fortune or you de-
special about Marget Fonteyn, Anounce her as self-indulgent, sort of dedicated
Jook that you
And in old
ligious paintings.
very new mathers and saints.
This aloe-eyed, dark-haired prima-ballerina is capable of almost ethereal beauty when she dances.
Ja
Off the stage, she
I admire Nora Docker, She has a lively brain und enough femially to conceal it,
a
She enjoyed her poor days us 6DB.-4-week salesgirl. She
enjoys her rich times no mistress of the wonder £100,000 yacht Shemara, as owner of an £8,500 gold-plated car, and 13 chate- Inine of three luxury homes.
But rich or poor, it is life that she enjoys. Although she loves
4
FIONA CAMPBELL- WALTER
A MAN'S GIRL must be beautiful, healthy, good comTM
Dany and
gay. She must be pre- pared to work for her living and still look
Ikea lady of Jeleure.
Fiona Camp- bell-Walter, 21 years old, with auburn,
centre-
parted hair, creamy skin, per-
plainer, mu
more angular, but her elegant clothes and having her feet figure and black-fringed movements are still pootry. It picture in the papers, Nora hazel eyes, meats all the
is the withdrawn air about her. Docker is one of the few wealthy quirements of beauty. a sort of other-worldliness, that people who could go back to sets her apart.
being poor and sill have fun.
Although he has been the
glamour girl of the Coronation At 33, this vivid dancer, half MME JACQUELINE AURIOL season, numbering Billy Wallace and a bevy of dukes among her WHO SAYS the spirit of ad- escorts, and although she was pre the toast of the Dalkeith wed-
English, half Brazilian, has no hobbles and no husband. There
is only dancing in her life, venture 15 a masculine with hours of practising and rogalive? At Farnborough 1 met ding, she is still delightfully
who combines dash serious about her work.
rehearsing each day in addition a woman
anci to performances.
chorm. Margot is a shy, generous girl. Beautiful
drinking clother,
bravado with feminino
Mic. Jacqueline Auriol
AUDREY HEPBURN
champagne, enjoying good food, claughter-in-law of the President wood standards, but this girl has
the theatre, opera and Jitter of Franco, is one of the two bugging are some of the things women to pilot an aeropianë
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
"Pony" Rides for Everyone
-If You Can Ride on a Squirrel, That Is! By MAX TRELL,
middle of the Pine Tree Grove. Willy's voice was coming from wants there. pony ride?" Willy Toad was shouting at the top of his ̈ valce,
| urkige player,
obviously do your side no good by playing high, you should THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
play low even though you PORN day, there are two sides tu often get __"breaks"—without ap: happen to be third hand.
One 18 AT CY-
pearing to try very hard. guing, luxury-loving individual who taiutle se near the surface and In this case, Eust knew the likes to take Dings easy and enjoy you are inclined to show then more rule but didn't know the reason the benplies of life; the other, a than you shumildİ, Lean scif-control
14. vigorous, hard-working person will ing to labour hard and long for the things you want out of life. THIN combination la opt to make wark hy · Me mui, staria' enthusiastle, you work your Angers to the bone, flut ainus delnite obrelive, you will nog along at a all's pace; seemingly, Hot caring whether you get anywhere at all,
Orst aight. The adaptable at You are exceptionally
excellent that your heart will tell It didn't matter much what your hand to afmust and venture anything. Consequently, you must ya, at once, which one you should West did on the third round of take stock of your tife, enrly Ira wed. Don't prcerasunate when the almonds,
Dummy could dis- that your directives me come i ndrult your love ar youth to see are definitely pointed somewhere. you could Rere out in true happiness card a spade, and South For you permit your energies to
The save one uick; · sure to be too widely dispersed, your
Tuind out what tie stars have in defenders could now take two
select Qure for tow.
your success may be delayed in arriving.
but only Your magnetic personality makes. Birthday try and send the curres unps and two hearts,
Lat Makruhy. everyone with pending
one spade. South thus got away you popular with whom you come in contact and you birthday * be your daily guide.
with WIM
the comparatively expensive loss of 200 points
but don't go too far in the opposite for Blindly following the "PONY rides! Who
directs are your natural rule, he played the lding of affects or that will do as much diamonds at the first trick.
You have a keen sense of Kumur. Don't let it betray you inte South gratefully won the first playing practical jokes on other trick with the ace of diamonds, for that i
easy way to love cashed the queen of
diamonds, friends to a hurry!
You would very ca-ily fall in love and then led the jack of dis-
are monds,
shancen
for the rest of your life.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
24-Oct. (Sept.
23)~The
PISCES (Feb.
work and make an effort operate.
Just now,
your
was
in-
If East had played low at the
to colle could then try (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)--Hang |
dummy
my with a heart, but
to
West
LIBILA
20-Mar. 20)-You Best Trick, South would excellent for any or all shotki well satisfied with prewon with the jack of diamonds, aspecte are of your activities today. Decide reward if you put in a good day's | Won exactly what you want and go out
to get after it
ARIES (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- BCORPIO your budget appears to be breaking out at the seams, to a Bite rog modelling Call in the family and hold a conferetice. SAGITTAJUUS
(Nov, 21-Dec. 22) If you tackle the really hard jobs, fest, then you will find that every- ela appears very simple. -Indeed.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 20)-- You will discover that concentrating on the job at hand will pay im
Don't let your portant dividends. attention wander
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)—
be thought Avoid letting yourself lasily critical of what others do, Take a look at your own self, firat!
on to the benefits you now have and would take his awo hearts and don't be too adventuresome whan 1iend spades immediately to pre- comes in expanding binom interest
vent South from getting any TAULUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-Hanty discards. South would wind up two hearts, judgment winch could lead to unfair losing two spades, criticis can cau Aim of harm and two trumps, for a loss of both at home and at the office. De
500 points.. careful what you way,
DUMB-BELLS
16 YOUR NEW MAID RISH FRENCH.
OR GERMAN?
FROM THE WAY SHE SPEAKS I THINK SHE'S BROKEN ENGLISH
WHAT'S HIS LINE?
IVAN GAROT Ite-arrange the lettera to spell his occupation
(Solution on Pape 10)
GEMINI (May 22-June_21)--Finish up all the work at the office so that you will have a 'clear conselence for a full social schedule over the week- CANCER(June 22-July 21)--If
CARD Senseĉo
Q-The bidding has been;
West East Bouth
Is trying to imprum you someone with a lot of big talk, examine the facts neticulously before you take North any actius.
1.20 (July 24-Aur. 23)~~~Guard1 Diamond Pass 1 Heart I Spade your business interests carefully just Pass now. Any businees over-extorsion
Pass
?
You, South, hold: Spades 9-4,
could prove dangerous to your future Hoarts K-J-7-0, Diamonds A- Income
Vindo (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)-If you Q-9-4. Clubs A-0-3, What do have been neglecting lotion to close friends, now is the time to catch you up with your correspondence.
CHESS PROBLEM
Dy IL HERMANSON Black, 7 pieces.
White, 7 pieces,
While to play: mate in two.
[solution
10 yesterday's
problem:
A-Bid three diamonds. With
14 polois opposite an opening bid you can well afford to insist on a game contract of some sort. This bid best describes the nature of your hand.
TODAY'S QUESTION · The bidding is the same as in tho question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades 9-4, Hearts A-K-J-7-6, Diamonds A-J-9, Clubs Q-0-3. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
• BARBS
By HAL COCHRAN
A LOT of office seckers: never run out of gas-but, never
go any place.
•
"Asta lost resort, get into a
1, K-K3, any; 2, B, or Ké (ch, poker game with your boss.
of dul chi) mates,
| ħaqtən, beʻ11' give you a raiso,
Quite-A-Crowd
of my ponies. Pardon me a moment-
Shouted With joy
By this time a great many of the young ants and potato bugs were clamouring for
pony
ride. Willy carefully put each of ́them on the back of the grasa- hopper-pony. A few moments trot- Reaching the middle of the later, the "ponies" were Knart and Hanid, the shadow- Pine Tree Grove, they found the track. The young ants
ting, or rather
ther hopping, around and children with the turned-about Willy surrounded by a group of
"There, names, heard Willy's voice from potato bugs, all with their mamas potato bugs shouted with joy,
that's over with," the top of the hill. They looked or papus. There was also a crowd said Willy to' Knarf and Hould. at each other for a moment in of young ants and quite a num- surprise, for it seemned odd that her of small bugs. All of these "Now let's see what we can do Willy, being a toad, should have were dressed in their "best about getting a pony ride for
you." any ponies.
Then they ran as clothes and were also with their
"We'd like a real pony," said fast DE they could into the munas, or papas.
As for Willy Toad, he
was Knart.
anyway," said Honld, In dressed riding suit
with "something that really looks like and a CROSSWORD boots, spurs, red cont
a pony." he derby hat. "Pony rides!"
For several moments. kept saying. "Who wants R
stood thoughtfully allent. pony ride?"
denly his face brightened. have
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7. Outstanding, with ma
wards, in ten upset. (7)
Then Knart and Hanid the "ponies."
gaw
"P
Knarf and Hand both won- small dered what he had.
were The "ponics" grasshoppers. Each of them had
Willy Toad, Wearing a Riding Suit, was Selling "Pony" Rides.
NOT BEAUTIFUL by Holly- charm.
Audrey Hepburn, 29 years old, shares with Dorothy Tutin and Claire Bloom the future hopes of the British stage and screen.
Her stallo is wide and warm, revealing attractively, uneven teeth. There is a galety about her olin face that makes teel brighter for the meeting.
you
Large, dark blue eyes and long black lashes are devastating enough without her make-up.
Audrey is an intriguing mix- ture of Scots, Belgian and Dutch blood. She has the gift of friend- ship that will always win her admirers and companionship..
WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED London Express Service.
FEARS FOR
COLLEGE WOMEN
He said 95 percent of the Baylor women cringe at the half-sound of the word "snake," and to are prone to shriek when they
twigs for stirrups and a tough Willy stem for a bridle. As soon as ali Sud- this was done, Willy told Knarf
Waco, Tex. and Hanid to get on
A Baylor University, psychology their "horses'" back.
[student reporte that only one of Knarf and Hand didn't bother every 20 Baylor co-ods "Isn't
afraid of snakes. Willy went to the nearest tree to go round and round the track
..Robert Wickham of 'Waco a saddle made of a clover leaf and whistled up. No sooner did the way the grasshopper-pontes and a bridle made of cobweb. he do this than a voice from the did. They told their horses to questioned some 700 girls about The track was a tiny path branches called down: "What do go wherever they pleased. So their: fears for his thesis for u
the "horses" climbed up trees,
M. A. degree. Willy? around a moss-covered rock.
you want,
"Come galloping down herer leapt from branch to branch, "Well," said Willy, when he Willy shouted back. "You're a sprang across to other trees and apled Kharf and Hanid, "what horse! Somebody wants to ride then came half-running, about taking a ride?"
on your back! And bring your flying through the air back
the starting point again. Knurf and Hanid laughed, brother with you!” "We couldn't it on the back of
Knarf and Hanid enjoyed their Bulking various fears together, BOL.those small grasshoppers,"
rlde so much that they gave Wickham said, the assorted prob
of the Knarf.
"horses" two lems of courtship and marriage itled to more anxiety than any acorns! "Or you might call
other cause. Some 40 percent of hay!" said Willy.
co-eds feared being old And they gave Willy, three the
were freshly-caught bluebottle files maids, and 47 percent
"You might call these scared they wouldn't find the husband best suited to them. Others feared, they wouldn't be able to have children and some said they feared
WE INO pone for it i CD)
10. Plo Osna for avergreens. (9)
12. 10% «. hill in torpor, (3),
14. Pine with it Included, (0)
said
Two Red Squirrols There was a rustle overhead. cach
red squirrels came "Grasshoppers?" said Willy, in Then two 15. Boothing you learn by?' (4) fa hurt voice. "They may look scampering down. 10. Linked with a pumy menke grasshoppers
"Did you to you, but.
ww say an-going trip. (3)
else. horses?" they asked Willy. 17. Th for the job in a moown they're ponies to everyone
cry. (4)
Sul," he added a moment "I don't sco why not," it are contempt in spater, you may be right about Willy. He quickly made two pennies," said Willy. "But I like
Hya, (8)
used two blueboltle Alles even better!". 21. Zattle galety in thân lưngh, (8) being too big to fit on the back saddles of soft moss,
23. Just the sort of sangstage to iise
In Oulo, 183
23. ɑraday one provide OELLATIO
hamard, (4)
24. These fields are delightful. `(V) Down
1. Thaty drate in nine,, (9)
Buocera ... I'm in two direc- tions. (a).
OF
tob
3. Could be, good-sized
breath-taking awallow, (8)
4. About in an enticing wAY, (8)
5. Formerly how litres) (11)
6ive cute the reol, (5),
thelia was one of Venice. (4)
Eliot reorganised, (4),
11. One letter transformos a friend.
(8)
18. Tarry olubmen 1 (6)
-18. The wenael went thie way. (3)
19. Notabin rhymaster, : -14) |
20. Cinemaa Heu; ou apparently,
(42
1. Kis.of sunshine. (9)
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SOLUTION
TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE
Rupert and Ozzie-35
Hearing Rupert's shout and the noise of the trapdoor closing Constable Growice hurries round the comer and states in amaze
"Why, where have you boun ?! he cries. ·" There's been lephone call, from Mr., Ozzle in thehig city saying that you were
ALL RIGHTS
were
sald
last. He sounded terribly upset. and now the whole villaga is Ruper worrying about you!" tries to tell him about the proces sion and the crowds but the Constable takes his hand and marches him homewarda sa Exatas he can.
RESERVAR
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sep one,
They feared, childbirth; -_-) Oddest Phobla
Other
feary
involved robbers and prowlers, death; of parenta and other loved ones, spiders. automobile wrecks, war polio, Communism, reckless driving and being burned.
Many, expressed ^a:"fear of God" birt Wickham mid the
ADVENTURES oddest phobia was a fost of
RUPERT
"assisting in operations at a dog and cat hospital."..
Tho, findings," he 'sold," wore. similar in many respects to a similar survey made in 1980 at the Alabama College for Women. But Wickham said that/survey didn't reveal much fear of polio both dominant
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fears for United, Prom