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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1955.

This Funny World

CROSSWORD

chairman programme

McNaught Syndicate, Inc.

reports we

"Our rare treat in store for us this evening. speakers has shown up!"

BY

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(3)

A deduction from the relay. (4)

13. It may be a blow to you that

bruge them shout. (8)

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17... and thene arn special com-

partnerite. 18

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one. (4)

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go down

memory. (8)

to amist the

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3. Car for drinking 7 (0)

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succeeded dignity. bis or her feelings, and to have hysteries?

YOUR BIRTHDAY·

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9

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paketl amentele and dutiful but are in)- clined to In an kettle too introspee YDAL tive for your zwn best perf moods are on a to call your setion" and this often leads to de

af intindiefor cisions that confusing t 1 closest fatercarkan You probably inve adeline talent for frasitions offatt but your work must give you an opportunity to utilise your Sinagian- the instantive 01 You will be your bored with the job and put to your best efforts

Oxen

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CHESS PROBLEM

By S. K TURKE Black, 0 pieces,

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Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, KB4. any: 2, R, or K mates,

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TODAY'S TARGET 1 28 words, good; 40 words, warp. DOOK: BU words azcellent, Bobalton toNUTTUR.

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By STELLA

discover as you w Your well der, that your physical health has great deal to do with your wentel 21Uude When feeling healthy an Dit, you are a log of the hense; but at vind me below pur. Then you are

up to

sometimeR depressed, ewer tbdly 10 Learn to control 3MKIN, Otherwise your

in anti-climax เ Will entzik frustratiota.

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Your Affections *T* near surface but you are inclined to Ko from a mi of infatuation to one of coal delachtient. This can make it for you in the marriage llowever, it you Casa

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JACOBY

WOMANSENSE

There's no fear of spolling this tulle evening dress if you spill anything on it. It has been specially treated to make is stain resistant,

BE READY WITH AN ALTERNATE SUGGESTION

ON BRIDGE If You Have To Say

South Keeps Aces.

At Bay

By OSWALD JACOBY

TODAY'S hand was played by T

Mrs Margate: Wagar of At- lanta, Mrs Wagur hoe wing mare national championships, thin she can count, and the play of this han.bws why

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West opened the six of hearts, and Mrs Wager won with the The Allanta expert then club to dummy's are in arder to POLAKTE 20

daimond low from the dummy. East equldn't

the ace

of play afford Chamonds,

There for

declarer would have four sure diamond tricks, so East played low and South won with the queen,

It wasn't safe to lead another. citatosid, since East would take the an utte lead a teart Renee Mrs Wagar jest a low spade to

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petor-aneetor; Treat Payne Je, poet; Enna Abbott Wetherel, winter, Meredith Nichol-

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To Brd wh the stars have in zure for you tomorrow, select your birtuday slor and read the Cor responding paragraph.

141 your birthday star be your daily gade.

SATURDAY, DEC. 10

SAGITTARIUS (Nav. 23-Dec, 2):-- There inay be Hight trouble in

Take paradise today.

that Care your domince doesn't get off to a wrong start this morning.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20);--- Things may be taller beetle AL home, so you and try to renala the one colm Individual t the family.

AQUARIUR (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-- You may Rnd that there are a num ber of odd jobs need doing around the hore Get an early start.

PINCES

20-IXT 20):-- You may And that some overtime work just now brings to attention to the born and it can also man inore money,

ARIER (Mar. 21-Apr

De extremely accurate with

20).m what

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you must do this morning. Lator rewards may be determined by the calibre of your work now. TAURUS (April 21-May This can be an exceptionally busy schedule your time with day, so great care to get everything done.

(May

21

22-June GEMINI Poisonal matters at home will take Do up most of your time today.

important shopping for the house, 100.

CANCER (Jithe 22-July 23)

A telephone call may result in a mirprico, You may be reminded of wift that should be purchased. LEO. (July 24-Aug. 23):-Don't permit your imagination to play tricks on you. Pears can be with out barle. Don't let them affect your

VIRGO (AUE, 26-Napt.

23) Too many complaints, are bound to make anyone unpopular, Make the best of things for the time being, Its all you can do now.

LIDRA

(Bapt.

#3)}---

A canini aquaintance ĉan easily be turned into a lifetime friend if you go about it, in the Hight-WAY.

·SOURPIO (Oct. 3•NOV. Anjose friend or a relative may be discouraged about, the

Muta INT Puss Pass Pars

Opening lead-— ♥ 0

dummy's queen and returned a spade fruan dummy towards her It West had taken own king. his ace, South would have been sure of nine tricks; three spades, two hearts, a diamond, and three clubs.

take When West refused to the ace of spades, Mra Wagne switched back to diamonds. She hud already laken two spades and could now be sure of two diamonds. The two hearts and three clubs were never in doubt, so the contract was absolutely safe.

I South began the play by leading diamonds from her own hand at the second trick, East would capture an honour with his use of diamonds and return This would enable a heart

West to establish his suit, with

"No" To Your Child

E

VERY time you have to

sav No to your

chiki. turn his attention to sumties thing he may do and is like ly to do with pleasure.

Page

New Finish Ends Stains

On Fabrics

By DOROTHY BARKLEY

London,

Now

Lccessory

nolo Comme the pert Jittle hats

ONCE again the backroom with

matched to The dresses, Ono

boys of industry have

put science fashion.

match

ribbons

white sallor hat, with u up- work for turned brim was in pink and

white striped cotton to the dress. Another Was in while, had trailing red at the back, to match pique dress alotted with red ribbon.

Their latest discovery puls A finish on bries which maires them water repellant and stala resistant. The

fabrics are

with

a chemical

com-

W called slican anal

Some

a white

Newest style note was in the

with

A wide

cut straight fromes they were part of a

shoulder to

the coating. T-shirts, oven baked to x They are then non-absorbant to aller collar, others with a sitt liquids of any kind wine or water

ΠΡΟΣΤΙ and grease stains can be easily removed

reckline,

Sometimes three-piece out.

actu shoulder.

Most de- The tem marketing the pro- lightful of all was a blue sailor in white, blue COIN staged a display a fortnight shirt, stitcheșt age to show off ita List for and white striped jeans, and a An- red over-skirt. practically every kind of fabric, sailcloth They picked seventy-five items, other idea for the beach were anything from

to the towelling sportswear

cont. plped to evening dresses, to show the match the tires (I' playsuit the fashion trøde is already tak- which they partnered. in an interest.

There

Evening dresses, in nylon was a wedding dress eiriped in pink and white, fol- 1 won't spot in the rain; lowed the current trend of t- suede shory that won't mark in

ting weist and bouffant skirt. the mud: and swimsults that day One of

more attractive in minutes (the water runs off short evening

dresses WBA in the fabric),

while spotted green organdie, with a draped bertha collar of pink organdir.

They pointed But that,

-

| theuth (erated fobries are conted

bath

Cany alles,

cazi still "breathe" normally, an import- ant consideration especially la

1 warm climate.

They also stressed that the

art drape of the handle

material don't Miffer

to trh pugh to believe it i always pesable to divert him

The col price per yard of from wrong oels by suggesting | treated fabrie

is between six- right outs. Simetures you muNI perce want

shilling, Iwo

say Nu and make it final, But depending on the weight of the

us could use diversion fabric. The retail price mot of successtudy more often than wo be more.

do

to

For example, tell him he may

glass vase not have your play with, but give him propri playthings. He must not throw the bull indoors, then show him how to have fun rolling it un the fear or throwing it in the backyard

TEENAGE FASHIONS

Gy

It is well to be ready with an

S the younger generation be- alternate suggestion when you

a child to do something. cone more fashion conscious, forbid The more resourceful you are the makers of teenage drESSUS

to keep in this direction, the more sure And it hard

them. you can be of his co-operation Anti The Ices will you Baye say No.

to

Now there

up with

4

another

the

Kap

comes le must

his metal not

bridge car over furniture, but he can This method is useful, not attempt

supply and

kmand. run it on the floor. He must not only while the child is a toddler, | between

You Horrocksesi showed a complete scribble on the wall or in

ar ho rows older. but book, but he will get a great should constantly plan and think colicetion of new teenage styles, Iri}

out of seats- of pleasure

of ways to help himni enjoy ranging from beachwear to even- The more outils New Iabras, new bling, colouring or drawing on

on approved activity.

you proper paper, Ile must not throw times and lenger periods

and a stone at

keep him profitably u car, but he can can throw certain things at a target happily occupied, the less likely In a safe place. He must not he will be to need restraint. hummer his wagon or tricycle, but he strive large-headed manis into ull blurk.

accessory ideas, new styles ali were featured in the collection.

Taking pride of place were

on a

ground.

black

Buy, included flower

OIL

the

So, if the teenager is looking for style in nummer dresses, she should ind i romewhere.

HAIRSTYLES AND HATS

WHICH comes first, the hair-

style or the hat? Alan Spiers suggests choosing the hat first, then finding hairstyle to match it.

That way, he says, both be- don't long

to ho head and balance there precariously.

To illustrate his point. takes one of hats in

he

the new saucer black velvet, wom lip tilled ovET the forehead, He

the new floral stripext cottons; And there's still more to it a plain stripe and a floral stripe

while thin that. He must be happily alternate

prints with th: posed toward his parents If Other Some people believe that you he is to be custly managed, for youthful air

a yellow never have to say No if you al- then he will be more willing to pots in

до co-round, and diamonds in black ways try to divert a child's at- accept suggestion and

on a blue ground teation elsewhere. Yet no one operate.

BOYS' AND

A Six-Headed Monster

tta

This tipped-up hairstyle to with the tipped-forward hat comes from Alan Spiers

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

-But When Merlin Looked For It, It Had Disappeared-

By MAX TRELL

44/HY Mr Merlin!" exclaimed Hanid to her friend the magician, "are you going hunt- ing? You're wearing green sult,

a hat with yellow feather and you've got a bow and arrows."

*

at night

else

fast

and they slay awake while everFONE asleep."

Hanid finally began laughing. "I think it's very cute

of you, chairs

"A lion is a wild animal, isn't Mr Merlin to say that

and beds and couches and tables hu?"

and other pleces of furniture are really wild animals."

"Oh yest A lion is a wild animal all right, Mr Merlin."

"It all depends on how you

sald look at it,”

Mr Merlin.

"You didi What was it. Mr Merlin?"

"Well," said Mr Merlin, small ng with satisfaction; "it lion "Now Jast night, just around wild dinner time, I saw the strang- has four legs and i

animal, a chair that han four est animal that ever was seen." legs is also a wild animal. It's a Sit-Me-Down, And there's another wild animal," Mr Merlin Mr

who had Merlin,

Just

added the next minute. come out from behind tho

(the This time he pointed to bookcase where he lived address was No. 33 Enchanted bed.

"That's o Snoozer, Lane) smiled at Hanid and ast dear,"

at the edge down on a brick of the freplace.

"You're quite right, my dear." he said to ianid, "I'm going hunting."

First Surprise

"You are! Oh! Where are you asked the ace of spades us a sure on-going hunting?" Hand try, and South wou'd be unable after she had gotten over to develop nine tricks without Arst surprise. tackling the spades,

♥CARD Sense♣♦

Q-The bidding has been: West

North East

South

1 Heart

1 Spade Pass

T

You, South, hold:

853 Q754 4K72 4A4 What do you do?

A-BA three spades. Sinsa this bid is not foreing, your part. ner will pass if he had a very weak overcell,

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as In the question Just, answered. You, South, hold:

AK868 7548 4KQJ MAC

What do you

do?

her

"Right here." replied Merili, with a smile.

Mr

"Here-In the house?" "My dear girl," said Mr Mer Iln, "you

how have no idea

there beasts and things are to hunt for in this house. Now take that animal over pointed there," and Mr Merlin

many

to a chair on the other side of the room,

"that's a wild "Sit- Mo-Down."

"It's only a chair,” said Hanld. sald Mr Now look here," Merlin, how many legs has a lion got?"

"our"jega of couraɔ,"anid

The Stay-Awake

"I always thought it was Ded," said Hand,

"It had six pairs of fect- the twelve feet in all-a dozen feet, my And it had six heads."

"Snoozers also have fuur legs, And they live in bedroom forests

"Six heads!" Hanid gasped,

9-30

"I'm going hunting," Merlin explained to Hanid,

Mr Merlin nodded. "Six heads brown and white shots, and one and twelve feet. There twelve pair of felt bedroom slippers,” feet were all under the dining room table, Some were ble fort, ΒΟΥΛΟ were small geet. And to toy, strangest of all: this beast was wearing shoes on its feet-black,

Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure-47

Before Rupert has gone far with been ahead of you all the time. And I arranged for these turtles to the turtles, ba' is "aware that

act your landing craft1, Iă: someone is swimming beside, him,

It's the Merboy 1", be Jand you saboce,, but i can see a Where have rusi :-od » -3- human being there, as I must go from? We left you behind at the Good-bye, Rupert (?) And bi jagged islands." Ohrano, you dives and disappentas *

cries.

"But Mr Merlin-" Hanid tried

A Mysterious Disappearance

Something new for the teen-

this gallor comes with aker

wirlch piped to T-shirt match the striped jeans, From

Horrocksen Pirouette.

brushes the hair out and up at the bnet to meet the tipped up brim, At the sides he curves the hair down and owny from the tree.

Pictured hore Do you like it?

in the result.

Why Apologise

--

For Lack Of Wealth?

By GARRY C. MYERS, Ph.D. NOMETIMES, children, es-

S

pecially in their teens, are ashamed of the area"in the of which they live, house they live in, of its furnishings and of many other material things re- lated to their home. They may be ashamed if their family has that is not the best. They may be ashamed of the shabby clothes their parents wear, even when their own are as fine as the average child's or better.

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In a few instancer, they have good reasons to be ashamed, as when the obvious căUSE is the parent wastefulness.

in

But as a rule, the arca which people live, their houso and other material possessions pre as "good" as they can afford. Very often, alas, they are far better, thanka to the prevalling terms of measure of worth in material things.

Instalment plans seem to müke It easy for everyone to have as many luxuries as his neighbour, And

pressed by Parents are Their growing children to give them what other children have,

So when boy or giri is ashamed of his home and mate- rial possessions, one reason may be that his parents have given him more than they can afford and his wishes and demands have grown proportionately.

most common Perhaps the reason why so many youths are ashamed of their homes is that their parents have expressed, this

fecting in all sorts of ways, have not faced realities them- selves nor made the most of what they have. Instead, they will apologise for their house, furniture or car,

Then, course in homemaking can be a big factor.

"I decided to capture that

Girls whose homes have very beast with six heads and twelva feet, So I rushed off to get my fow of the modern gadgets and bow and arrows, And when I equipment may feel inferior at

school. came back to the dining room, I WER the monster was gonci

The teacher of home econo- never so disappointed in my life. mies in a certain school system The Rix heads were gone, too." announced that the wished to

of "Oh dear," said Hanid, trying visit her students in their homes. her best not to smile and hurt Later the learned that some

these students stayed awake Mr Merlin's feelings, "you don't nights, worried for weeks before think that, monster with the

this visit, dreading to have the heads and the twelve feet that teacher discover how poorly you saw in the dining room at their homes were equipped, ke dinner time was really mother

and father and grandmother In order to prevent or reduce and grandfather and the two this problem, wino parents will children, all sitting around the Icarn to be proud of what they with their have. They won't bring up their dining room table

children to acquire unreasonablo feet under It?"

wúnta.“ They won't try to bulld "'r doubt; it?!. fanid: Merlin, social status and home happiness “It was a wild Bat-Hearty, Shat's on raatwial things but on th

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