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RRITORE PANVE SERVICE, ING-RUETA YÜRK
"What a racket! At home Mom makes me do this
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job myself!"
BY. THE. WAY.
by
Beachcomber
THE astonishing sound of read
jausle coming from A house brought me to a halt. Someone was Dlaying the piano; · playing it.
Doubtless # was a quaine old who affected to ignore the fact that music is now
on like gse on weber. Why play, when it can be done for you? The playing soon, stopped and enn'well imagine that the player wan; being rebuked for interfering
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. BUCHWALD
Black, 6 pieces.
White, 13 pieces.
White to play: mate in tibo,
with a radio programme. Eccentrics
their own who rely on
Amusement
for segregated.
should
sources
be
Testing time TEARS of heartfelt satisfaction
welled unbløden to my when I read that weight, representing a heavy bult than, was dropped 150 even Esto an archala”("at, an exhibition of furniture. I was a method of test-
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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1955.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Bridge Sleuths Can Have Fun Here
By OSWALD JACOBY
A BRIDGE crime took place in
It
the hand shown today. wasn't really a horrible crime, so you may have trouble spot- ting it. See how good you are As a bridge detective.
Just in case you're suspicious of the bidding, let the steer you away from a false clue. South's jump to four spades was a rather good shutout bid East could have made five diamonds but only because the clubs blocked so that the opponents couldn't take three club tricks. It was quite reasonable for West to double four spades.
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West opened the king of dia- monds and continued with the queen of diamonds. East dropped the the nine of diamondE second trick, intending this is a signal that his side strength was in # high suithearts rather than clubs.
The signal wasn't really necessary, of course, since dummy's ace and king of clubs
sight. South affed the queen of dia- ing the rest once sited 18-stone spades. West played low, and
monds
and led the queen of South continued with the king of spades. This time, of course, West took the ace of spades and, led a heart
and
If only they had dropped a man. representing / (1 heavy" "Weght, would everybody except the man have been happier. As the great Talky99-testing yards on the out- skirts of Nuneaton disc's
dropped on to the mattresses-from morning 11 night. It was found that they bounced higher than, All- grown people.
On the other hand, the antique furniture dealers are inaking in- Creating use of woodpeckers to bore holes in their wares. The old method of Being shot-guns was too i noisy. Those 11 the neighborhood suspected sharp practice. The wood-
·peckers, dztven from their favourite telegraph poler, which are Key bolled in creosote, can convert an ordinery table made yesterday into a "Jacobean gen" in two days.
The majesty of the Law I la legal to collect money
church to pay the bus fares for clergymen who live some distance from the church, but i averns to be Silegal to admit that you are doing this. The Ministry of Transport has Forbidden the środarrivin words Fund" to appear on a codec.
Solution to Saturday's ton box, If the clergyman, dressed problem:
up as a golder and labelled the
1, QK8; threat 2, K-R4 (disbox Cheese Fund for Mine,"
ch) 1 ... Kt-K3; 2, Xt (B5)— Q3 (dis ch); 1, KK7; 2, Ki Q7 (dis ch); 1 R2; 2, KK6 (dbl ch).
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All
would be, well Honour would be satualed the majesty of the Law safeguarded, and the kill, energ
of the Ministry and public spirit
to jes free to turn' its attention Important matters.
were in
East took the king of hearts and led the ace of diamonds through declarer. Now West was
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YOUR BIRTHDAY.........By STELLA South ruffed with the jack,
MONDAY, MARCH 28
BORN today, you are keenly in- terested in the long-range and broad view of everything. You be- lieve in the interrelation of all things and want to find the thread wihch appears to be woven through all history. You are fond of travel and in your journeying wi Bnd many correlated ideas in different countries that fascinate you. Strangely enough, perhaps, for one so deeply interested in fact as fact, you are drawn to the mysterious
Occult. and the
Oriental philoso- phies will, no doubt, intrigue you. A natural interest in selence will cauZG you to try to explain these pheno mena in terms that can be under- stood by your own generation
There is another side to your nature which is eager for material gala. Hather shrewd in business affaiss, you know when to press an advantage and take your profit! You are a good co-ordinator and will be able to assemble great quantities
West's ten would become high trump.
the
South therefore went down at his game contract. It shouldn'i be hard to spot the criminal Decide for yourself before you
read
on.
Two of Kate Day's new halsız.
WOMANSENSE
LEFT: Claw-shaped hat in grey iridescens (stráwirlmaned with butterfly and dragonfly. RIGHT: Tip-filled bowler in white knotted straw trimmed with while and tan feather darts.
Call
Latest Hat Styles
For Sleek Hairdos
straw.
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Really Crisp Bacon Isn't Too Fattening
66 TOW
By IDA BAILEY ALLEN
Jellied
Now that people are pred led Banana: Make up pre-
waistlines, Madame," said package directions, with this ex- ception: For liquid, use equal the Chef, "they often de parts water and apple juice or not eat bacon because it is sweet cider. Refrigerate 30 min...
fat food. Is this depriva. or until syrupy.. tion necessary?"
bananas Thin-alice 2 ripe crosswise into serving dishes, "Not if they eat it in Spoon in the gelatin. Refrigerate moderation,. Chef, and if 3 hrs, or will Arm.
Garnish the bacon is cooked until with whipped cream or
crisp, then well drained whipped topping.
on paper towels. A thin- TRICK OF THE CHEF sliced 6-in. strip then con-
tain only about 48 calories.
Add little basil to "Trench
And if the bacon is first dressing for tossed green sinds.
scalded with boiling water,
and allowed to stand 5
minutes in it, the calories Pearls Like
are reduced still further.
"Reducers who miss their breakfast bacon might use two slices instead of the. usual three. Even one slice will prevent that 'de. prived feeling that makes many reducers feel sorry for themselves."
"If the bacon is placed on a rack in a pan, and By: DOROTHY BARKLEY
baked about 10 minutes in a hot oven, the fat drips. London. straw and fancy grosgrain. Kate Dressing for hot weather used out, Madame. I find the
problem for town grosgrain to be [WHATEVER hata your Day used a novelty W
werkers. There was no happy alices are flat and crisp and two- local shops stock this woven with straw tufts,
medium between. the back-do not have the burned, Strzw and iridescent garden's succlothes and the greasy taste that develops year, the chances are that, toned bang in the front, will be
useful tailored suit in gaberdine. when bacon is over-cooked the smallest head-hugger. Most of her styles showed Now things are different in its own fat by the usual
more hair than hat, particularly Tropical clothes can be attrac-frying method." For 3 while it locked as at the sides and back—a pitfall tive as well as useful. - From though the big' shady hat was for those with unruly hairstyles. the new styles shown recently going to win the day, and here To wear these hats successfully, I picked out these details In London we have seen hair should be smooth and umbrella-sized hats at all the sleek. fashion shows. But it is the
style neat, close-fitting most stores are ordering.
that
One millizer who agrees with them is Kate Day, who makes some of the Queen's hats..
I
"one-hour of facts and then evolve theories, which may or may not be practic- eternal able. Yet, optimist. If today does not bring
reward. 1 proper
certainly to morrow will
you are an
You women are less coldly in- tellectual and have a lower boiling than the so- point, enctionally,
You act more called "sterne sex. on intuition and have instant likes and dislikes which open about.
you are quite
born on this date Among those
Pierre La Flace, and Sears are; Cook Walker, astronomers; William
conductor: Theodore Mengelberg. Frelinghuyn and Aristide Briand. Wolheim, actor: statesmen: Louis and Helen Westley, actress-director.
To And what the stars have store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres panding paragraph. Let your birth- day sta: be your daily guide.
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
مسز 20
21) -
(Feb. 20-Mar. PISCES
South was one of the crimin- als, but not the only one. He should have discarded his heart on the queen of diamonds. Then to East would never be able gain the lead in order to lead a diamond through declarer's trumps
South shouldn't have been given this chance to make the contract. East, another crimin al, should have played the ace of diamonds at the second trick It South muffed, East would later .to get the lead with a heart
Push
clarer.
diamond through
de-
If South discarded a heart in- stead of ruffing, East would lead a third diamond at once, South would ruff with the king, of
20- course, but West would refuse
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. It won't hozan you to practise a few Never count on personal friendatrig ecompanies, expecially if you have in the business world. It can be wecently been extravagant,
helpful, true, byou must show TAULUS (Apr. 21-MAY
indtiative as well. Never prceratinate in tackling a major
"Sesk competent Problem advice, if you need it.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Terperry setbacka today may tend
maite you discouraged but pest c os optimistica front as possible.
CANCER (June
22-July
22)---
It is important for you to be practi- cal Cacard ideas which appear to be too visionnery.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 217- Being too critical of others can only serve to antagoodse them unless you also offer constructive help.
233-
227-
VIRGO (Ang. 74-Hept. Hold on to your job and be cone scientious in all your duties, right Bow....A rd in the band!
LIBRA
22)- (Sept. 24-Oct You may find it wise to seek the expert old of a specialist in helping you solve a problem.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 24-Nov. Not time to lose pazr temper. Count ten before you give a bústry over and you'll be sido.
JAGITTARIUS (Nov. 3-Dec. 22)—” beste ace helpful especially if
plockar tropice ani tas- a vesty" "WDCZL. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) --- You can incre
your popularity with friends by the proper attitude.
Show a true interest in them.
you are navodom
AQUARIUS (dom. ZFeb, 19)—— If you are asked to change, plans, don't complex about it-mate the switch with the best possible grace.
TARGET.
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How many words of four letters
or more can make from the letters in the square on the lett 7 in making each word the letters in each of Cha small squares Exch may be used once only.
Buy word must contals the Jetter in the centre #TURED and there must be at least one nine- letter word in the List. No plurais: no proper words TODAY' no foreign
TARGET:40 words, good; 44 words. Very good; 49 words, ceilen. Solution tomorrow."
SATURDAY'S SOLUTION: Ceriph chew cipher crew epic heck heir her hike hiker. hipe hire kier peck peckish perch perish zerk pice picker pier pike price pre recke "rice rina ise scrat seriph shelk them shier SHIP WRECK entre ahrow shriek shrike Sice site skep skew aller specks: ape agheria spice, spika aptre swipe siper weir whisker whirper wicker wipe wiper wife wise wiser Wigher
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to overruff and would therefore get two trump tricks eventually.
North
NEW MATERIALS
FOR WARM WEATHER
"wearable". A new
TRUS
coat has
I saw several short-sleeved styles in white or navy quilted -cotton.",
A good time-saving method in preparing sliced baron is to half oven-bake a pound at a time; put in a covered dish and re- frigerate. There it is, ready to pan-brown in a jify,
DINNER
Vegetable Soup Baked Veal Chops with Bacon Creamed Whole Potatoes Buttered Beets Tossed Lettuce Jellied Banana Whipped Topping Coffez Tea Mak
All Measuremente Are Level Recipes Proportioned to Jerve to
Eggs...
Pearls as large as pigeo eggs is a múring" Jewellery note from Parla
Jean Paton' shows them, with matching earrings, in wall shades of pink, brown
and gold.
-London Express, Service:
Devote A Day To Beauty
London hairdresser who thinks it easy to find customers
THE A-LINE COAT. in Scotland and Parks is Steiner, whe next month opens London lated from French inte English, Airport's Årst hairdressing the A-line has turned out to be #salon. made few large hats this year,"
narrow shoulders, sides sloping she says, "They've
had their Some of his customers In out text-fashion to`z wide hem, day." Most women feel that picture hat is to dressed-up" Scotland Intend to ay down for and a balt slung round at hip airport hairdos. They may level, to mark the stroke of the for everyday wear. And even come from Paris, too, and Le A on special occasions they usually Bourget airport will have D prefer a small hat, rather than
Leon sign informing them that a big one and fight a battle
from here you can with the wind.
have a coiffure by Steiner."
THE OVERBLOUSE. This is
Baked Veal Chops with The salon, right in the air-
worn outside the skirt and re-
Bacon: Beat 1 egg slightly with port's centre, is part of the new places the shirt as the favourite tbsp. water and 2 tbsp, cook= terminal buildings. "Its decor accessory. It is cut straighting oil. Brush & thick yeal chops styles will be pink and white Regency across the shoulders, has a sug with this. Dust with 1 tsp. salt, Some of Kate Day's
monosodium glutamate were so small that they were stripes in contrast with the gestion of a sleeve, and has sp.
are times when not much more than an Alice contemporary design of the rest lang darts over the waistiline, and 1⁄4 tsp. popper
of the airport," said Steer. It It is just as easy to make as band supporting a trimming.
career girl, even limited to ten it looks and is being copied by Others
Coat chops with fine dry bread unconventional is twists and claw shapes. The customers at a sitting. One of home dressmakers. I have seen crumbs, let stand at least 10 min the one who is keen about more substantial models were Its specialties will be a twenty- overblouses in pin-striped cotto set crumbs so they will not her job, has a letdown. She fancies it would be just. bowlers with tiny brims curling minute "refresher service ton with linen skirts, and in fall off while cooking. round the sides and vanishing facial and hair tidy-for weary pin-striped suiting to match a
Place in well-oiled pan. Put dandy to retire to some globe-trotters. to nothing at the back.
LIGHT SUTTINGS. These slice bacon atop each chop, wilderness where she would and bake 20 min. in never hear the ring of the Steiner thinks he may find include: linium, a rayon with a customers from London itself. Hren
weave; corded cotton, moderate-to-hot oven. (375-400 telephone or the click of The salon is soundproof, and firm enough for a coat fabric; 5.). Uncover to crisp bacori and
typewriter keys, Londoners may go there in quilted cotton; heavy shantung brown chops. Serve with lemon fancy search of peace and quiet. come
wedges.
were
In materials there is always something new. Just as we were beginning to tire of last season's plain straws and plain 'grosgrain, along
CARD Sende BOYS'
East
The bidding has been:
Sonth
West 1 Club Pass 1 Diamond Pass 1 Heart Pass
You, South, hold: Spades A- K-J-2, Hearts J-5-4, Diamonds A-K-J-6, Clubs 7-3. What do you do?
A-Bid one spade. This is a very strong hand, but you can- not quite afford to make a jump bid since you have no clear idea of where the hand will evenin ally play. You can afford to go rently at this moment with the Intention of making a jump bid later on.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You,
hoids South,
Spades J-7-2, Hearts Q-5-4, Diamonds Q-9-8- 3-2, Clubs A-3. What do you do?!
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ACTOES
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(anag).
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COLDAL (5):
9. The man between (5);
20. Ran after this
follow
(4)
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to..
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for this. (7)
14. In charge of
this I
the chairman, (7)
15. Regrettin (dady. : (6)
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Answer Tomorrow
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1. Do they = twinkie-in.
The ses 7 (10) N
12. It's in a comment
ing position between the forecastle and the. quarterdeck. (7);
13. At this, is how some.
after-dinner
speak. (5)
16. DusypeST
speakers
without this and you won't be found: (1)
17. The shou? - sotinda
raucous. (3)
20. He knows what's-mm -AT
store (4.61
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2. Up before the race. (5)
3. Bird bladen in
the
squin, I see. 25)Tube,
4. A' log in any, likeness.
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small and
AND
An F.B.I. Matter
-Squire Squirrel's Nut Collection Is Missing
By MAX TRELL
"VE got a problem" Squire Squirrel was saying "It looks like something for the F. B. L"
Squire Squirrel was standing
the
Stat
for suits.
GIRLS'
chestnuts winter,
ard acorns. What's my deep freeze, you say.”
"Yes," said Hanid. "What is
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and acorns' in the ground whare. you could dig them up and eat them later on, someone came along and tools them?"
"That's just what I mean" exactly," said Squire Squirrel.
"Maybe you forgot where you put them," said Hanid.
Here, Squire Squirrel grew every indignant and graved the "Mother Earth!" said Squire paper around. at the door of the Maple Tree Squirrel. "The best deep freeze
"I never forget," said Squire Plenty of room Squirrel, "any more.
than you where he lived talking to Koert in the world!
But there is and Harid, the shadow-children for everything.
only one trouble. You can't forget where you put something with the turned-about mames.
in the ice-box. I KNOW 1 put lock it up."
those. chestrasts and acorns in "You mean," Knart said, "that that field. on the other side of ..I after you put your chestnuts the stone wall Furthermore,
Waving A Proclamation
He kept waving a big sheet of paper, at them, as he spoke.
Why what's the matter?" asked Kart; -
"I've just been robbed!” said Squire Squirrel "It's a terrible thẳng to be robbed. I worked owful hard to get those chest- nuts and acorns. Now they're gonet : I'm phoning the F.B.I.”
Kharf and Hard wanted to know more about this strange case of Squire. Squirrel's lost. chestmarts and acorns.
Well I'll tell you,” said Squire Squirrel "Last Autumn I ran around from morning to right collecting chestnuts Kendi acorns and yuting them away in my deep freeze.
"Your dep freeze?" Harid
Pak Special StoreNG Met Squirrel went "That's my food for
But right on.
Squ
Rupert and the Broken Plate-32
better quickly as Dr. Lion, said. And if there's any over I'll give acne to that kind shopman at Pussyrille who let me have the plate" cheap," "And then" perhaps we'll all be happy dAN OKUA THE END
· Mira, Bear counts the big bandle DË noves viní amonishment. Then 7-Mr. Bese comes in. Your money boz is hardly big enough for all * that.”” he says, " No, and I don't⠀⠀: Drwane na put it in my money-box"
cries RopertThere, should be dough bese to send Mummy in
·Warm-contr"" so that she can get
"ALL HIGHES KURED
A New Adventure Beginy
by Tomostow
1-15
Squire Squirrel kept waving. a sheet of paper as he spoke.
...
marked down all the places on this sheet of paper-just look!"
Knarf and Hamid saw, that the
By "HELEN FOLLETT
THERE
Just
the
Our girl needs a pick-up, and the best kind is a whole heavenly day devoted to relaxation and good-looks repairs. thing for a dull Saturday: The working girl has almost no time. for beauty care" during a week of days that begin with a rush out of the door in the morning end a weary return home: at night.
It's fun to blossom out, take a long, luxurious bath, give your- self a manicure and pedicure
On the night before this lazy day, Miss Career Girl should give her hair an oll treatment Everyone who has three or four permanents a year should do that little thing.
DOW
and then.
Start with a brisk brushing, It will remove
dead shafts and
will stir up circulation," "Part the' hair at various places, trickle ofl along the partings.
When the application tributed.
dis
spread thumbs and fingers over your scalp, pinch, lift and roll the flesh until it glows.Wring a towel out of steaming hot water, wrap around. your head. Moist treat will force the oil into the flesh,
paper was marked with Household Hints crosses." Each, cross meant that la chestraat Karlent acoTSE: WES. bunted in that spot.
"Three, acorns and four chest nuts missing! Squire Squirrel said. "Come with me and I show you where they aren't!"
Nothing Is Lost
Brighten up your Thinestone. ping, earrings and buckles by soaking them in gasoline for a few minutes and then shining then with a flannel clófák
To insure better coffee, clean the pot once a week. Let the solutions of baking soda, and 2) So Knart and Hanid went with trim to the seven-different-places-balling water stand-in it for then rinse where the acorns and the chest a few minutes the nuts weren't and in the seven thoroughly. places, they found three little pakk trees and four little chestout
Paint a ring of nail polish
200
I dont think you'd better your call the FB:1. gt all sid
which