Page

IN

•JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Bad Trump Break Hurts

By OSWALD JACOBY

IN many hands the correct two technique Is to draw

routs of trumpa arul then go about your business in the side

suits.

when

suits in

This in especially play the you can

Auch

true side

Q way As io

keep the opponents out

the lead.

of

It is not necessarily today's

hund shows, True, 4 when you must let the opponents

1n.

South won the opening dia- nond lead with the nee and made the mistake of drawing two rounds of trumps with the ace and king. He then led

towards club

dummy, hoping to establish that suit so

get rid of

that he could

Jusing diazionds,

sip

hits

West naturally stepped right

with the nee of clubs

in

order to draw all of the trumps with the queen and Juck af

This Funny World

"I don't care if he is near-sighted {"

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH › 21, 1956.

spaden. Weat then switched back YOUR BIRTHDAY......... By STELLA

www

NORTH

WEST AQJUS

10942 WATS

อย

AKUJIUN

EAST

B2

41087

4A32

21

J 10 04 ◆ KJ94

9704

SOUTH (D)

AAK7J

KU

A532

Both sides vul.

Pass

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21

thr

almost however.

Any- Actusily, DIC thing you attempt weerns to turn out mirccessfully You tackle everything GESTORSİVE with such positive and

Прит Lay cat PORN on this

incoming sign, Aries, you led by Mars, the god of war You are tighter, a leader and are full You al energy and dereing-du " will adventure anything just so long is exciting and will give yıla a chance 10 da new 2014 Interesting tints You are a man of ngience and will approach everything from

petni ut view. the elastic

after what career you neject AN your life work

D

You are inclined to be impulsive and will vend to act on insplezion raller than on considered opinion You have a deep love of all that is benuliful and probably have a rather special talent in the field of rusele. Whether or not you utilise this gift potrestanally will depend a great deal upon your early training and viranmenf. It you do concentrate held, then you can become

South

West

North

East

2

2 ❤

Pass 3 A

+4

Pasn Pass

Pass Patt Pase

I

klak

Opening lead - ♦ 7

and the defendera look three diamond tricks, set- ting South Three Tricks. South

fucky to be down only There, since if the diamonds had 13t truken evenly be Wolthet have been set even more

The evrent law of play is to leave the Triangri alone at the begiting South should win the

TERRAS

}

PAR

baen

en uststanding querie

THURSDAY,

get that opposition seemá to melt away before your advance You Are BA advloer and apt to be called in

and. counsellor in times of trials

otit, you'll be unle you watchi spending far too much time solving the problems of other and perhaps neglecting your own!

date

Anung thoar born on this are: Juhaun Rictes, author; Johann Sebastian Bach, evenposer:

theologian, Ward, noted Z-feld, producer: Joseph editor, Cardinal Mectosky.

Iticheson, man; and Famil throphi

George

Florenz Pulitzer,

church- illan-

Inve in

To what the stars Tore for you tomorrow, select your birthday Star and read the corres- Honding paragraph bet your birth- day star be your daily galde MARCH 22

264243 your greenl Widen your circle

ABIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-You can attend to be a le odvetilaṛesume

SCORIO This could be a good time torta)

la make an unexpected profit.

$1

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21 Property affalio can be settled

WIT distinct advantage, just rusw. insendebap in timpurtant

OKMINI (May 22-June 21)—A pisal with ine blea might make a boer tulay

L Devole the evening Torbance and mucial fo457..

plemente

Havi

CANCER (June 22-July 23-Com- bizi Simbtarta und distinct advantage. SET $1! bin (while vodi di your jobs.

L.HA

Brit damonel with the ace and Ital umudiately. After the ace of clubs has Jmekted unit. South capite the feud and cuss them draw two runs of trumps with the tre and

and king He is then in

to ker

get to the chammy and to the long clubs, without worrying about the defenders. VIRGO (AME. 24-8ept. 22 pun Abi West can get the two ump

Confidential matters can be handled especially those related tricks and the ace of clubs, Lutriently.

A good rule to follow hands of this sort is la establish a long sale suit parly. if the trumpal bel badly, the sisle satt will pluteet you" It ty trumps break well, you are in no danger.

♥*CARD SensERS

Q-The bidding has been: South

West North ENGL Разз

I Diamond Pass 1 N.T.

You, South, hold:

•K 3 VAG SAKQ 104 AQ 732 What do you do?

A-Bid two no-trump. Partner

is invited to go on if he has eight or nine polula, but will pass with only five or six. With seven points he may use his judgment. TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold:

AKS WAJI 4AKQ104 #Q73

What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

(July

24-ALE. 23)-Appi yourself Ja perminal affairs and you will be aute to solve any problem. which may arise.

To unserty affaire.

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)-Friend-

salp en piny an important part in

TARGET

A EL

LBS

PIU

How many

words of four letters or more can zon make from the letters in the

rouers in the Jert 7 making each word the letters in each of the imali agares may be used once unty. Each word muas contain the targe letter in the centre Mine-letter word in the thers must be at

Ilst. Na plurals: tto foreign woning no proper BALES. TODAVN TARUST: 17 words, good; 20 words, very good; b words. excellent, Belution tomorrow,

YESTERDAY'S. SOLUTION: putoury barie bors burat bury butyric citrus coir gourt crib cruat

surb

orbit oura

crusty SCURTA curio curt

curtry outery rotas riot robust TORY Your ruby rust rutio ruęły ryot scour scrub, scry sợrd sorbie, sort sour stir story suitor tore forsl tour trio troy tyʊo your yours.

BY. THE WAY.

by Beachcomber

Tuture happiness.

(Oct. 24-Nov. 2)PO- vided you organise your work care. fully, you will be able to accompilati

ut uf work today.

SAGITTARIUя (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)- Manage your affairs efficiently--and Then dare a Hitie. You will make out excelentiy

CAPRICORN (Ael, 23-Jan. 20)- Act

Wasich upon businen natters impurtant and this time of sear Make rousidetable profil

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feli 19) Personal and Irviniese affairs can be Perhaps Sta- contine favourably. vite the hum tu dinner.

PISCES (Veb. 20-Mar. 21-Display your heat talents to the best possibile

CROSSWORD

4. Thay K900 the Bowers above the

·RFOLDER (0).

10. Not on

mamation for

11. FOR CORnedy indy-abra of

good night vision 7, (8)

11. If you live in this king of world,

Share nothing

arning you

reality

18. Wild dažos in the north, "(4)

in this the tool wear of judgm

and juryinen T

197.

25. Iris, with four inage, (7)

16. Dovapzzy without the attempt~~

and the initiai.

(4)

66. The hammer, gone down on thu.

143

27. Grain in the Cinque Ports, (8)-

Say Hoilday peningum for the

Woth.

Down

BÁTOR MODE - HOFI warning. (MS

Moorland plaat, (9)

21. 500 muita innebitant

Zop-liner. (4)

by return. (4)

30

a. Shakspeare murdered

191

character through this, (3)

2. The drogas. (G)

8. What Folati (0)

South Kast, two bounds.

Party with Ave in a dance tai

17. Strings but out off the ends,

18. Bhter obene

20. so and i

De ani

obaracter for Fats (4) 3. Big

ing 14)

WAID.

22 The "doxa

Are Archaia

24. The

frum

Troy

tra

CHESS PROBLEM

By V. BARTOLOVIC

Black, 10 pieces.

White, pleces. White to play: mate in two.

Solution problem:

fo

yesterday's

1, Q-Q0; threat 2.- PQKIP. PXKBP: 2, QXXP (ch); PXR; 2, B-3 (ch); i PK14; 2, QXB (ch); 1...

advantage and perhaps it wie KI; 2, RxQP (ch).

y a promotion,

.

WOMANSENSE

Page: 6

THE "LOW BROW”

WHAT Flavoursome PLEASES EVERYBODY

By DOROTHY BARKLEY

IF you're in London this light ar that proverbial feather

to wear.

The main difference between

apring and hear someone talking of the flow brow the approaches of these two hat" don't imagine she has designers is that Kate Day puts spring fever or that hats strow to the fore, and Simone have acquired a new signi- Mirman, fabrics, ficance.

Straw la either marbled, ruched, draped, or has A She will be talking about shantung weave, The fabrics are and cm- this spring's most popular organza, tulie, silk,

broidered organdie, Trimmings hat, and its way of sitting are a mass of small flowers, one fair and square on the head single large flower, or a trail of -coming down over the leaves. forehead and narrowly miss. milliners agree on white, pastel pink and blue, and some parma ing the eyes..

violet and sherry shades.

Kate Day coffçentrates on the though deep-crowned pillbox,

includes overal of the

With

colours,

both

Desserts

BY ALICE DENHOFF

To

make dinner more satisfying, top it off with one of the following delicately flavoured desserts.

This Frosh Orange Trifle will' serve: 6 to 0. Combine in a saucepan, 3 slightly-beaten CRES, thep, sugor, Va lap, saltandi

c. cold milk. Stir in 11⁄4°c. scalded milk. Cook over low heat or hot, not boiling water, until mixture costs a 'methi spoon, stirring constantly, about 10 min. Cool. Add 1⁄2 tap, grated kemon rind.

Peel 4 large oranges, alice Crosewise and set aside. In a 9- inch bowl place a sponge layer cake, top with, hair the, orange slices, Over It, pour half of the custard. Repeat using a second cake, remaining orange slices and custard. Chill 6 to 8 hours overnight. Just before serving, cover with c. heavy' cream, whipped; Barnish with style- soever and are light to wear orange slices. Spoon into "trut soem Ideal for summer or a hot dishes or onto dessert plates to

serve. climate.

IN MANY FORMS For the tow brow hat-it can she look like a flower pot. a pan- wavy-brimmed variety for

pillbox, garden party wear A cake, a bathing cap.

a coolle hat or a mob

| SUCCESS·

cap, and setting pillbox, illustrated here, at first sight appeared to please is in

white grosgrain

with nobody-15 having surprise realistic green ivy emphasising On an- the hat's deep .crown.. other hat, a white quill feather, placed horizontally, accents the low brow line.

You see In most of the in the shop glossy magazines. windows, on the person next to you {M the

and bus queue, recently it appeared TS the collections of two royal millia- ers.

and Simone Both Koto Day Mirman have set out to bring a more delicate appearance to this deep-crowned hat with

the tendency to look top-heavy.

This means that though same of the large brimmed may look outsize they are

variety

05

This flower pot hat is In white grosgrain and its low brow line in acvented with trailing ivy.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

K

An Unusual Paint Job

A Faded Rainbow Keeps Merlin and the Shadows Busy-

By MAX TRELL

the

and INARE

Hanid, shadows with the turned- about names, had gone out with a tin of paint to point the fence when they, met their friend Mr Merlin, the Magniscent Magician.

In Old Clothes

Mr Merlin was wearing dun- Carees, old shoes, a very old hat And he had an umbrella under his arm although the sun was shining. He greeted his two friends with an absent-minded "Good Morning," then he start- ed walking down the street.

"Mr Merlin] Where are you going?" Hanid called after him,

Mr Merlin stopped, turned around and came back.

"Are you in a hurry or some. thing?" asked Knart. "We're

1

faded. Nobody likes to see a faded rainbow."

Knart and Hanld asked Mr Merlin if they wouldn't be able to help him paint the rainbow when it came out, "We'd much rather paint a rainbow than a fence," said Knarf.

"Certainly," said Mr Merlin. "Come along with me. Bring that tin of paint with you. By the way, what colour is it?"

"Oreth," sald Hanid.

"Just the colour I need," said Mr Merlin. "That's the most faded one In the rainbow.

All this time, a tiny black cloud that had come sailing over the hill, was growing bigger and blacker.

"Why does the rainbow need painting?" Tanid asked Merlin.

arrange

was able to Merlin things like painting the rain- bow. By just taking off his into it, he hat and reaching

"It's going to rain," gold found paint brushes,, tins of Knart,

turpentine, old wiping rogs and a ladder long enough to reach Sure enough, that's just what from the hill to the highest part

O few moments

of the rainbow. It, did. But later, the sun broke through while the raindrops were still Knarf painted one end, Hanid coming down and there, right painted the other and Mr. Merlin over the hill, was the rainbow! stood on the ladder and painted

the whole middle part. Magnificent Magician

CIENCE has discovered a last year, Eggs with unusual going to paint this fence."

way of

preventing blue- attributes are eggs, I presume,

Mr Merlin's face suddenly lit boltica.. from wallding up and it is not the 'grader's bus) - windows.

ness to make a fuss about Irre-up. The absent-minded look

details." Councillor left his face, Polytetronuorethyline is the levant

Moulting them said: "It i

There!" he said when they simple answer, "It is a plastic stamped Uxbridge, not "King's "Oh," he exclaimed, "now I veneer rubbed on sledge-runners Thursday. Sir Rollo Whicker remember why I came out here, Knart and Hanid and Mr were all through and stood back to make them_slippery." says my account, Bluebottles whose ing intervened to suggest that I've got a pointing job to do." Meriin ran as fast as they could to admire their work. "That

It was will last

while! Pretty, toward the rainbow. feet are dipped in this stuff the egg may have been retained

Knart and Hanté asked. Mr plain to see that the green was don't you think? I hate to see cannot grip a glass surface, Haulmpton iest. The egg was Merlin what he was planning really faded out just as Mr a dull, faded rainbow."

Merlin had said. turned over, and on, the under- to paint,

Magnificent magicians like Mr peration and collapse." As side was written "Tom loves bit of a scientist myself, I foresee

It was wonderful how a Merlin always seem to and that future generations of blue-Cicely in an uneducated scrawl.

magnificent magician Uko Mr magnificent things to do!

and ato driven to utter des-

in transit at Uxbridge for the

bottles will slide down windows. In passing Instead of tolling up them. Blue-

Marlin's Reply

"The rainbow," he said, quite

bottles who prefer to go UPONCE again I note that a calmly.

soon learn to wipe. the certain dish at a banquet

veneer off on a piece of furni was "washed down

with

This was astonishing news. "That's why I've got this

ture, laughing that low blue- Burgundy." It suggests that the bottle laugh which is more like food was like mud on a garage umbrella,” said Mr Merlin, a chuckle.

wall, and the wine merely some-I'm going to paint the rainbow.

Progressing towards a

thing which happened to be at You didn't happen to see hand instead of water. People decision who use wine to wash food around, did you?"

it

down deserve to be sent a case "No," said Knarf. "It usually WHEN the pulsne clerk-at- of that "Egyptian Hock" which comes after the rain but it

arraigne handed, to Mr is described on the same, Inbels doesn't look like Justico Cockibcarrot... a Ariple as "Chablis type," and contains does it, Hanid?" shelled egg with two yolks, laid "all the secrets of the age-old

rul day;

by a motiled wyandotte at Nile" Desert-bottled, will Hanid said. No, it didn't look King's Thursday, his lordship woger, mis

asked. "What has this got Vogais,

do with it! One of the, Com Tail-piece

mikeloners said Itaa

bouteilles » | like rain at all."-

question at 'category "Even NE helping of pudding," an If an egg ling 40 shells, and 300

"educationlat" is reported sold Cocklecarrot as saying, "is enough for a boy" hardy, dla is alther now-inid or Tala, reminds me of Duhamel'a No hot, nesilaid, as in the case of great lady who said to the

with one is becly Hall, ir lid

"I never heard of anyone painting the rainbow," she said. "Why does it nerd painting?"

raded Rainbow

Mr Merlin said: "All that rain keeps wathing, the colours.

for n

Rupert and the Gold Acorn-37

In the dusk the woodland tracheal wall," And "máy yoéì” mast/ again

le faing, and "dim ́ boe, the horse, one day). He waves his cap and

"

man does not pause: until he lavdia goda whia Ruberr:runa to rall tight through and within eight of ở Mig. Beat of hi

· Rupert"n/own,, oditega. Further, and;

God may hota

ante adventusɓ

my caruto is somer lose my-Way Late the mehet konk? Lisough, which Buy the darks" be, mayì, 2 m, fabe théoɔ, har han just tryllede

ROMANTIC

This straw sailor has or-

chids massed on the 'crown.

Her deep-crowned flower pol shapes are in lac stravy, ruched pink net. Some of them are circled with a narrow band to turn them into a sailor shape. Her garden party hats are the Where floral trimmings are nearest to the coolie shape that used she places them on top of London has мечеть for long the hat, making the crown a while. Her most unusual hat mass of flowers. One hat had a was it draped while

layered over amali green velvet

crown of orchids, another, call ed "rock garden," a colourful variety of small rockery flowers.

them

bows.

VERSATILE

20

or Sunwberry Bombe is a pretty elegant affair. To make it, pre- pare a graham cracker crumb crust. Let c. ( slick) butter stand at room or margarine temperature until softened (don't melt; the softened fat mixes; in more easily and evenly); Blend with 4 c. sugar and 20 finely chiffon rolled graham

She has chosen a wide variety of straws, and amongst

For the rest there are grnall to look like caps, about the size of a saucer, strows woven

and sum- and tweed.

marbled in flowered organza, ticking.

mer version of her winter silk, Some of them are woven with a silk spot, others trimmed success-the cossack hat with a trail of white chiffon to one is in marbled straw. look like a boater.

This

crackers, using hands or pastry blonder Four 14-quart mix, mixture into, Ing bowl (next to smallest bowl) In a nested set).

Sot a smaller bowl on top of crumbs and press them firmly

An into

even Inyor against bottom and aides of bowl. Add fiting and freeze. To unmould, run a spatula around sides of bowl. Put serving plate upside

One advantage of this hat-down or bowl and invert,

To prepove the filing, Her garden party hats are the if you find that it suits your romantic Edwardian variety

face that it goes with any separate 2 eggs. Beat yolks until One was a shallow brimmed, hairstyle. Since at conecals most thick and lemon coloured. Mix sweetened cons wide crowned affair in layers of of the hair anyway, the problem in 16-oz. tin white tulle with a green-leafed for searching for a hat to godensed milk. Add c. Tomon

camellia buried between the with your hairstyle layers; another in black straw arise with velvet trimming the brim.

does

The small version of the low

hat gita happily

not juice; mix until thick, Silee one pint berries and best in half of the berries. Beat egg whites stiff; fold in egg yolk mixture and remaining berries. Tint pink of red food on colouring. Pour

grahom variety

coolle cracker crust in bowl..

on

Simone Mirmon shows almost brow as many large and smail hats, shingled and chignon alike aixi with a few drops and she tras an in-between size the which looks rather like a mob, which

more capacious

swoops out

למשקלF

cop. These she makes in black fashion easily accommodates the for at least 8 hours. Unmould, of buns and comes norve garnished with whipped and white check ginghomor in bulkiest

to conceal cream and selected strawberry enough **: embroidered organdle and since down low

they have no stiffening what any straggling ends.

SUGGESTIONS FOR

halves.

EASTER

Why not send to your friends and, rela- tives at home "some lovely freshly cut flowers: All flowers are specially packed in boxes and carefully chosen for the occa sion jn: boxes: for £1, £2, £3 and £5,

faerie

EXQUISITE

UNDIES

WITH THAT "HANDMADE” LOOK - FAERIE :exquisitely fashioned Nylon Slips with camisole strap, lace: embroidered bodice with gathered flounces also outlined with lace and embroidery in pink or white. Sizes 32 to 42.

Malkova d$45.00 NYLON BRIEFS or French Panties to match the lovely style above, Briefs $12.50. Panties $18.95. NYLON NIGHTIE to match the above slip and pantie set in white. blue, pink, or flame. Sizes 32 to 40.5", DELIGHTFUL SHORTIE NYLON NIGHTIE with all-over embroidered, rosebuds and delicately shirred nylon net at shoulder and hem in cloud

$64.50

or blue. Sizes 32 to 38.REN

THE

POSTAL

'EASTER

GIFTS

FLORIST

Ask for

Details

Whiteaways

HONGKONG & KOWLOON

Share This Page