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BY THE WAY
by
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Beachcomber
ANYONE could have guessed n
that the third set of teeth grown by
Lebanese shepherd aged 115 would be attributed to his "diet".
If the pont man grew a second brad, that, tan, would be due to his "diet", and aotentists would proptre chart and diagrams for the gund- vince of people who were sick of having vily one head
Snibbs has wit yet claimed to be able to inake two heads grow where one grew before, but experiments re being made at the Shibbo laboratories with n varaish which will make teeth eandescent, and twice
usual vi their
A mouse. affer four dones, grew much large teeth that I could not whut 11. indut, and the teeth glowed no powerfully that birds, taking they perceived a small lighthouse, bashed themselves to death
at fastly falling of a log
A tale with a moral
Ti meloneitaly
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an discordint notes of a cornet stole on the evening air. Mrs Poskiigton kred out of her window and saw a thin man in rags standing on the kerb Beside him on the pavement was an chl fint with four pennies in it. The kindly lady went to her door
6 JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Falsecard. Play, Is Worth Knowing
THE CHINA' MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1954.
By OSWALD JACOBY WHEN you are the declares 19'a
ofters
good idea to throw a higher card", "than, necessary - pu trick that la won by), the neemy, You're not trying to inform anybody by this sort of play (tha dumany your partner, can hardly respond to any signal), but you are trying toinlainform the enemy.
This type Diplay, called s
**falsecard"" is familiar) to every ex- perienced player. What is not, so familiar is the work of falsecard that gives the whale, show away Insiend of deceiving the opponents. An example is given in today's hat.
West opened the device of hearts mostly because all of the other multa land been bid. A. smond opening would have worked out better, but West didn't happen to see it that way.
Fast won with the king of hearts and was all set to contirile the mult when South upset to applecart by stropping the ning of hoarta He intended to give the impression, that he was short in hearts
that
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beckoned 10 the minstrel "Pray come in," she said, "and will make you a nice cup of too." The poor fallow allowed her into the house. His smile of gratitude brought tears to her my it wan't "Piny ane something," she said. really play," replied the man. “And have you no work?" the naked, "Plenty." ho replied. "But
began the wagen-hearted and motherly lady. "You neo, Bold the ans in adoleful voice. "I'm your MI" "Good. særneious sald MTA Poslington. Let me
to thank you." binet wit)
You said the MP, whitt keep it in my pocket for tomorrow's breakfan.
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Moral: Be kind to hawkers and musicians. They may be M P.s, Financial notes
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treat the Bank rate purplis an kind of redemption fund in to make monsence of the whole cinescu) con- ception of exchange control.
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the nut could therefore be cleared very quickly, but he overlooked the fact that West's opening Trad made the distribution very, elent.
West had led the deuce of hearts, There was an obvious fourth best. no reason for West to lend the deuce from a Ove-card
inith best instead of fourth best), so it was obvious that South had four hearts.
The logic was simple: West, had only four hearts, and East could see only five in the dummy and his own harid combined-
WOMANSENSE =
A SPACE HAT
"Outer Space", a white basket straw creation with black petersham binding. It is one of the Spring styles recently on show, in London. - Express Photo.
She Quit A Good Job To Start Her Own Business
NE
!
By Anne Heywood
day an exuberant spare their manu
na carefully as they client of mine came in excellent and the job was fine, scripts to tell me about a terrific but she always wanted her own would she really cares what the
business with the excitement, manuscripts look like,
She now has an office close to stenographic service he had the challenge, and the variety.
her home, and a'redily, successi found.
Most people would leave it ab ful small service business. He was in the middle of thất, 23 one of the never- a big job-hunting campaign, realcod dreams. But Miss Still- and needed someone who man decided to make it a
realised dron. could type all, the correspon- dence and resumes without charging a fortune.
"She's fast, efficient, and reasonable, and she keeps her promises," he told me enthusiastically.
She sounded worth inves- tigating, so I did.
Sara K. Stillman is an example of the woman who
Liking 'excrétarial work, the
wanted to stick with it, but as her own boss.
*
What-is har advice to women who would like to do as she has? First, do each job as if your life depended on it, becaus after all, your whole future does depend on it.
Second, don't promise to meet deadlines that you can't" mert. Tell clients the truth, and treat
She did extra-curricular work them like reasonable people, for peoplo at the office, and Mostly, they are.
Third, be prepared for Irregu❤ friends, and then, four years
ago, she struck out for herself. lar hours
She had no "capital"-Just a Fourth, remember, you won't handful of potential clients and
her apartment, Bilt, on top of make a fortune, but your life
wants to be her own boss, her secretarial skills, Miss Silli- will be much more fun! and who works out a sуA- tem which makes
possible.
fin
man had A real interest in itpeople.
The overwhelming bulk of her business comes from word of
For years and years, she was mouth. Writers, who make upi executiva secretary, then many of her clients, know that
PARENTAL REQUESTS SHOULDN'T BE
CHANGED INTO COMMANDS
THE following is a sample Tor questions raised in
some discussion groups:
By GARRY C. MYERS, Ph.D.
"Dr Myers: A group of interested mothers are go- ing to discuss the discipline command South had to
question concerning children from 10 to 13. What do you do if the child of this age refuses to do what you ask or command him to do?
have the four remaining cards in the suit. Clearly South had a heart lower than the nine, so his piny of the nine must have been an attempt to encourage a heart continuation.
Having worked out in his mind that South wanted a heart con- sinuation, East decided not to be obliging. Instead he shifted to a low diamond1
West put up the Jack of din- imonds, and dummy ivan with the queen Declarer now "tried the *pade nesse, losing to West's king. West returned a diamond, naturally
YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA diamonds and the are of hearts to
PODRO
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
be
with
In Arc
wiser than scond thought you. Never permit yourself to be Induced
anything Into doing against your better judgment. the long mail your decisions always the best. Learn to broaden your outlook on He, if bom lato a rcatricted environment, and there is no place you want to go that you Juny not reach.
PORN day, you have a tremen But story of energy and a cen
You of ftisuce
cannol endure to Ate Injury done anyone and will work unremittingly to zight □ wrong. You would inoke an excellent defence or prosecuting Attorney for you see your ellent's side of the question clearly, know Jow to occumulate the facts-and เศษ then wither to defend or
You prosecute.
men may drawn into pulities. Although you are not tas fucccRSTU) A melina politician an you might be, you show adellet force and power whien gets you to the top and keeps you there, despite all kinds of opposition.
Although
not like to you thay
To find what the stars have in store admit at first, you live very keen tutions and Aloud learn từ for tomorrow, select your birthday depend upon
star and rende corresponding then a little more than you do.
paragraph Actually your first
Let your birthday star Thoughts on a subject are apt to be be your daily guide.
Fond of your own family, you ate
loving
de- generous,
and even imonstrative in your family group- nhard fact for à casual acquaintance to accept. For. you are not a handshaker on first meeting and sule long time for you to odmil Nomeone into your small circle intimates.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25
ARIES
(Mar. 21-Apr. 20)
Perhaps you can pay back tur Д
of
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 28.Dec. 22)-
good to meet your social petravagant about it, le conserva tive,
Cavour you have received inlcly. De obligations, but not good to be too friendly toward uther just now.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 203- Make your future plans carefully might doing and while
is you include a schedule of saving. also!
CAPRICORN (Dec.
23-Jan. 20)— should stres A day in which your le
Var brain work Instead of your musclesl AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Fab, 19)-
the cultural things
GEMINI (AIRY 21-June 21)- Spring in the time when you may have a lot of interesting Idrast Your friends can prove exciting and Develop those that are practical simulating.
#ow.
CANCER
(June
of good talk!
PISCEA
27-July
21)
Plan a social evening
(Feb. 20-Mar 20) - your true ob No matter how old you may be. It Keep your tye en
in fective and advance steadily toward it today. Don't get sidetracked.
10 important to stay
Always keep an Jipart. objective in mind.
Peresting
LEO (July 21-Aug. 23) You may need some good advies on A problem-but be sure that it in really good before you adopt it.
23)~- (Aug: 21-Sept. VIRGO
you are tired of being a Even if plodder, you may find that you are going to win the race, after allt
LIBRA
18ept: Examine your
picha
Jill Jam 21-Oct. balance sheet very carefully You may discover that
wil you
maku want to changes.
Sconto
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-- You may be forced into faking a decision of the utmost importance. Beire you judge dil angles widely,
DUMB-BELLS
ONE
(SNT IT.
BARGAIN
AWEER
The
an adult. Don't act or even cherished privilege.
always very feel angry if he doesn't latter is not
shift to a affcotive as the penalty may accede. Don't
else he will in- be long-delayed and hard to and sometimes terpret all your requests as enforce, commands.
punishes the parents, too. Chair-sitting
effective MAKE SURE FIRST
denials may
also be good Before you command him for the child who constantly to do something, be sure puts off what he's, told to first that you should, that do, if you are consistent he is likely to obey or that and there is no jawing or
or
have his attention stating the command.
NEVER ARGUE
before
Never argue with a child. Let him talk, but don't talk back. If in doubt whether he knowe: your reasons, state them briefly beforehand. After your decision or command is mode, say no Then apply the penalty, more. if you can do so effectively, when
it is necessary.
*
I would not tamper with the A good allowance is based on a chlid's allowance for punishment,
cough, and Fast could take two about it, or if he continually you can make his disobed childish show of emotions regular budget and is easily up- ence sufficiently unpleasant by parents. Be sure you set by disturbing it for penalties, to cause him to obey next time. Otherwise, don't make the command at all.
set the contract.
♥SCARD Senses♦
PRE
West Pasa
Q-The bláding has beent North Fast
South Heart Pans 1 Spade 2 NT.
You. South, hold: Spades K-J-8-9. Hearts 1-2. Diamonds K-Q-6-4. Clube K-3-2. What do you do?
You have
A—Did five no-trump. a count of 13 points in high cards, and your partner's bidding shoTYK 19 to 21 points. The combined count will be the 33 points usually needed for a lam unless your partner bas the minimum of 15 points-in which CAFE he can bass.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades K-Q-9-0, 1learts K-2, Diamonds K-Q-J-4. Clubs J-3-2 What do you do?
t
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CHESS PROBLEM
By J. GOLDSCHMIDT
Black, & plecek,
White, 0 pieces. While to play, mate in three.
Solution, to. yesterday's problemis
1, Q-KK17, any; 2, mater.
WHAT'S HIS LINE?
DEAN HAGE
Answer Tomorrow
CROSSWORD
AUTONS
These the songster 10ved, beside the Shailmar, (4, 5)
I'm Ronald, and I'm California, in short. 1
1. Nute that go with popcura. (3)
12 simple fait 14 BIOTE
B114 kind of blood.
tion
13 The and Horses for
instance.
14. Want, ier
18. To do this in a boat will give a
Lat. (8)
10 These may allow the runnera to
work off their haten. (8)
12. The kind of ngure to make an
all-time record 7 (4, 6)
24. Sign of the lion-hearted 7 (3)
75. An age in the steamship. 451
20. La it enough to make a singer's
eyes light up!
Down
:'
their
1. Do the clanemah pro
music this way? Bomething's crept intouren. (8) 3. If you've got it, you must have
Borrowed 12 EKS
a. Listloseness.", (5),
6. Crusadera battleground — the
cow's home. 19)
9. I unually given
address, id)
with the
7. Sometimen it's even less than (undress, but this, time a little Amore. 18, GEN
P. Tiny Duffleld-most of tron. (9), 10. Shropshire one in posticai.. (3) 16. te don't prevent
comedlar, speaking.
17. He's not
shoulders.
"World, on
15. Banka altered, konk
town. (by gu
the
a steel
19. Strangely enough; H Top, come
on Minja: KAIN. You're; not- much good,
20. A piUqION
outs of the SUT
back Awhile, AMBI
"What if he constantly puts off doing what you tell him to do, and then forgets
argues with you about the decisions you have made?
"Do you approve taking away a chill's allowance as a means of discipline?"
My reply, in part: When you ask a child, 10 to 13, or of any other age, to do something, it is a request. Let him choose whether to accede or not as if he were
If
you
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
have earlier
Let cool established adequate con- Jewellery which you wear of ammonia added.
es an engage- and drain, then dip in alcohol trols, an effective penalty constantly, such for disobedience may be re-ment ring, for instance, can get and dry.
to sit, un-dirtier than you realise. Even
form soapsuds
a dulling film When Ironing draperies, press quiring him
the wrong side and in a amused, for thirty minutes which hides its true brillance. ba
small brush, wash lengthwise direction. (where you can see him), Using a
of a diamonds in hat suds with a bit immediately. or depriving him
BOYS' AND
Rehang
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Willy Was Stuck in the Snow
-But He Didn't Need to Be Rescued- By MAX TRELL
Willy as
soon as we find him ...if we ever do,"
By this time, the six beetles, with the six shovels, had start- cd clearing a path through the Hanid added. somewhere,"
snow. The six moles, with the "Willy always goes to sleep alx ice-choppers, chopped away 17 NARF und Hanid, the before the first snowfall and at the ice at the bottom of the Iqng Ho path. Then the six sparrows, shadow-children with the sleeps all winter
the six bags of sand, turned-about names, had mado doesn't wake up again until all with themselves small. Then they the snow is melted and spring sprinkled the squeezed through a crack under is here again." the door and went outside.
K
Middle of the Field
It had been mowing all day, Everything was white as far as the cyo could see. They let themselves down the back steps, and, after they reached bottom, they walked across the hopping in the middle of
The snail shook his head. Willy didn't do it this time, the the snail said. "Ho VDE
tho
path with the sand so that no one, should slip.
the
The snail climbed up to the fop of the stone wall at edge of the field, put his handa. and to the sides of his mouth shouted: "Willy! Where are you?"
FASHION
MAYA "T
FADS
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE
MAN-TAILORED shirts are the feminine fad just now and there is every indication that this fashion will continue on and on since it is so neat and so becoming. This one in cot
brotasio, has French
has a collar anth check,
held by collar and white *blit. Here gold pin.
is a
a' brace of belts designed to
to dress up
akirts EM and blouses. The top one dyed calfskin with fumed edge and self buckle, a nica choice for tailored wear. A dressler design is the contour belt fashioned of black suede strips with largo rhinestones.
the
French Dressing
To Suit Your Own Taste
Chicago, MATEUR chefs
take
Alice Even, gourmeta
he exclaimed "There garden which, like everything field after a hornet just botere Knart. "I see him! He's hop
burled under else, was
the the
snow started. A squirrel ping up and down on that path "Willy, where are you?" the disagree on how to make reached heard him snow. Finally they
peeping for help. of ice in the middle of the the edge of the field.
He's stuck out there in
that held". field somewhere, buried the-snow."
Very Deep Snow
we can
The experts say thero now are 78 kinds: but they
snall shouted.
french dressing."
under
go
"We'd sold Knart.
"Oh, dear," exclaimed Hanid. better get him out,"
Everyone stopped to look at make sure the coffee was still Willy. They listened. They could hot. (It was hear his voice now saying: "Hurry up! I'm getting cold?"
feeling the, thermos: bottle
to
Still Yards. Away --
1
But by the middle
of the
"I don't think
sald Hanid acrom,"
to her "The snow is much
brother.
too doop."
Knarf had just started to say:
say,
hope to classify them into four types de pag
"We're coming everyone
"You just can't stand-
Leven was "That's what we're going to shouted back. Then they all
salad dressing" anld Sam sand away from and sprinkle "I think you're right when do right now," said the snail, shovelled harder, and chopped and yards and yards away from ardise food, not
bottle harder, "I've got this thermos
Mallick, a restaurant opera. A strange thing happened. They ailed with hot coffee to give to faster, And the snail"kept Willy,
heard footalops suddenly
"Shucks," they heard Willy tor sud member of the coming from behind the moW~
"You" follows are never covered hedge. The next
going to get hard. I'm getter classifying committee; ~~. moment, six beetles came along,
tired of waiting";
Everybody's "glad"desizing each with a snow shovel" over his shoulder
followed by 6ix
bound to be different, and at moles,
with
long
should be," Mallick said, handled ice-chopper. followed by six sparrows, each carrying a bag of sond slung across his back, followed by a mail carrys ing a thermos bottle filled with hot coffee.
each
.A
The six bootles: walked by Knart and Hanid without shy ing anything. The ix molès walked by with just the mod their heads, The six spirowa just said, "Hip" But they shall stopped blow out his breath stamped up and down HIT food warm (he only
Rupert and the Black Spark—9
With that, to everyone's sure priso, Willy took three big top and landed right in the middle of the booties who wera and the modes who shovelling were chopping and the spartowi who were
overturned £
bottle of hot coffee still (hot)rei Everyon madt at Willy, but madi" at, 'ariybody,
I don't do pilis
Can'ta'.
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