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"If you had to pay today's taxes you'd wipe that smile off your silly old puna!"*
BY
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by
WAY
Beachcomber
GATHER that if you stumble Drive
strandrer whale o across the reashore, you must big up the Port of London Authority,
It the white is too ill to be
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understand this the better knew ลง man who presented a young whale to an aquarium.
large that it burst the wolls and pros truded into The street, which shown that if you enteb a stall whale you should throw it back. Splash Farewell. into the sea. Oceun Queen 11
The Round Pond tunnel
QUR ERNEST JOPLING, Win larisse the tunnel under the Serpentine which was ever
sakd yesterday: begun, hesilation to start work on the ta teclinical difficulties than to
Round Pond tunnel is due less
From
who those opposition
uf question the value such an
There
no doubt undertaking. that it would be easier to walk done at round the Pond, as is present, and when the novelty
the tunnel bad wom people might cense to use IE. Yet, one
always took this clefeatist atillude tu pubile
would ever get done.
works and improvements,
nothing
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road. 10. He has much to summon with
statterer. (9)
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(4)
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17. River of 21 Across. (3)
16 Bait kimost but not quite an a
rule. (4)
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12. Unmask ita imat ball.
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10. Part returns. (4)
3. Jam's Jor:
(8)
of argy's BUTTON
2. It's age to children-L
way of living. (4-0)
8. There's no great weight in this
Way of speaking. (9)
4. Petro oan be regarded as the
spirit of the -- (8)
10. Bes not in a recognised arms.
the Canter. (9)
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7. They have ambition
11. This and
potnet colour manDY people's idea of a car, (4) 12. Manhandle.
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around the coeurs foi
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battle. (2)
for
'Saturday's solution
CHESS PROBLEM
By H. and P. LE GRAND
1- Black, 8. pisces
́ ́-White,+11. pieces,
ustil initiative demand 77 1-2 hunnel somewhere. If Man had never built tunnels. he would still be going about an all fours."
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of Brahms bas n univerall
sperit appeal
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Soreler, a ing of 'L'Apprenti
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Unlucky dip
THE curious articles found in
bread hỹ food analysts are rome sort of an answer to those
why who ask
bread is 10 longer baked 1 steamed in a factory it is easier to Intro- ice alls, leather thomes, bus Bekets, string, and bout-laces. This may abo necount for the queer trate
what 1st called bread
still
In passing
vegetarians POASTING that
do not shed the blood ut ilving creatures, a spokesman
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1956.
•JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Bidding Cues Sharp Players
By OSWALD JACOBY SOUTH had no trouble making
his clam aginst the dia- mond opening lead. He took the first trick with the ace
of
diamonds, now trumps, oridi knocked out the ace of clube.
East returned a diamond, and
with dummy ruffed,
the lasi trump of the North hand. De- clarer cashed the queen and Jack of ckibs, ruffed à club, and got back to dummy with the ace
of apades to run the remaining
clubs. This provided 12 tricks.
This alom was lost rather than won, West i it by his opening head The bidding should have steered him d the "killing" opening lead.
DJ-
I have no quarrel with the double of three diamonds, though I consider It rather pointless. The double gave North The chance to show his control by a bid of four diamonds. In this situation, a player should alt tight or redouble if he had
NORTH (D)
21
▼AK 90
MAST
◆ None
4KQJ970
EAST
WEST
10 6
K0542
J 108
483
3
KQ10873
PA 2
4A 1042
SOUTH 93
Q7542
◆ AJD4
13
Both sides vul.
North East
1
Pesa
South
♥
West
24
Puss
3+
Feas Double
4+ Ppas
Poas
Poss PR33
Рока
Opening lead-◆ K
the
with
diamonds, and support would bld four diamonds The ace or vald,
West therefore knew that one of his opponents hnd
no dia- monds and that the other up- ponent had the ace. Close atten
tell tion to the bidding would
West which opponent was which but this wasn't necessary. It
was enough to know that diamond triekta were available.
no
Dummy's bidding suggested a powerful club suit and magni- ficent support for hearts. Hence it was clear from the bidding that the defenders would need and dia- fast tricks in spades
(orgut the perpetual butchery of
monds It West knew that dia- the celery-By and other humble monds were hopeless, he would denizens of the vegetable
be_forced to open a spade, garden Chesterton once, in a What does South
do against bunting phrase, spoke of man an opening spade lead? He must "shedding the green blood of try the spade finesse, and he the silent vegetables."
TARGET
D S R
CAL
H
PO
How many
words of foor letters or more can You mi
trum the
letters to the square on the left in Zinking rach word the lettors D each of the stituit squares in be used unce only. Kach word must contain the large letter to the centre square, and there must be at jyant une nine-letter word in the int. No plurais; no foreign words: Ha proper hames.. TODAY'S TARGET: 44 words, good; p worúk Very good d words. escullent Solution tomorrow.
SATURDAY'S SOLUTION: An-
nou no ununum ANONYMOUS man mun moan Inoun тоолу
para noon noru noun nawe muyau Dupa onymous soon sunn WOMEN BANGŲ.
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goes down.
It pays to listen to the bid- ding and think hard before you Imake your opening lead.
♥÷CARD Sense♣♦
Q-The bidding has been: South West North
East
1 Heart 2 Clubs 2 Diamonds Pass
?
You, South, hold:
AKT VAQJ949 +852 ▲A5
What do you do?
A-Bld two hostia. You expect to get to game in hearts, trui s Jurap rebid at this singe might kive North alsın ambitious that you cannot encourage,
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold:
AK75 VAQJ943 +852 MA
What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
WOMANSENSE
Top left; Best-seller from Simon Massey - a dark
grey woul crepe suit, with long revers and black velvet collar and pocket trimming.
Top right;
Elizabeth Henry's netabic
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jumper sult made of anthracite Erty worsted, with front- buttoning top and deep-cut neckline. A slik zilet slots through over the shoulders to tie in a double bow at the back.
Bottom left: illp-level pockets are insel in the strapping which breaks the straight line of Vernervogue's ślone coloured Shetland wool Jacket. The collar is a modifled version of the shawl collar.
CLOTHES WITH DOWN-TO-EARTH NEWS VALUES
By
BETTY WILSON
Thore has been such a de- collete neckline and elther short
BEST SELLERS in de mand for a Susan Small model sleeves or no sleeves at all.
collections.
British facturers, already hard at work
with
partment stores and
made of cream, baby blue or A good example comes from specialist shops throughout baby pink wool jersey,
Sunn woven the
Small Sman collection, Great Britain sum up the
a silver Lurex thread Here a best-selling two-piece is
of two-toned twood. average woman's reaction to matched by the silver braid that made
and off-while, edges the square, low neckline, yellow fashion leads from the Paris that the
light кар manufacturers have green and white, and beige and and London haute couture been unable bo get enough white and consists of a sleeve- material to fill the orders. It is less, square-necked dress with Interesting to
this the slender, moulded look. This note that wholesale Kanu- best-aller has a belt and is has a itle cover-up caraco-
jacket, that on their new autumn collections, ponell straight.
zips up the backs. At Horrockses, a pillar box Navy blue with a touch of report that British women like
red
a little, white is foremost among spring their spring clothes to have news red jersey dress, with value-providing it is down-to- stand-up, earth news value.
Micawber collar in worsted dress with tiny, and full skirt pui on shoulder-collection) is scan- They like figure-fitting dresses from the dropped waistline of a the Marcusa with the higher waistline sus figure-fitting bodice, has been ed Into a gure-litting line. gested rather than defined, and one of the best-sellers in Great White pique edges the V-shaped most conservatively, prefer Britain, and has made export neck. A matching jacket models which offer an alterna- records for sales in the United plain, straight and cut on boxy. live belt, so that they can deelde States as well.
will they
at leisure whether
wear their new dress belted or
of the straight
u
Like miniature),
white pique collar best-sellers, A navy blue
lines.
Another
alceves (from
best-seller in navy BEIGE TONES
blue from the Marcusa range in unbelted. Topcoats Indicate A
made of wool crepe. This has Another sales general approve redingoles are this firm is made of two different sleeves and a becoming bracket- success from tightly-fiting bracelet - length
silhouette,
are softer, less "tailored", still tend to belong to
category that we call "closaic while the pinin fabrle is used for
skirt and
finger-tip.
A
in the lead if a coat for after jerseys one plain charcoal grey, shaped neckline. noon wear is in question. Suits the other striped with caramel silhouette is emphasised by
The alim and charcoal. This is a Jumper slanting fold brought up over to that
ALLH ted
and
the stripes are used
one hip to be caught by a white horizontally for the jumper top, plque bow.
SLENDER ELEGANCE These alender dresses, which have only
of a suggestion drape or fold to break the slim line, possess an eleganes which to women obviously appeals since they are high up on the list of best-sellers for spring.
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Two-pieces are much in de- mand specially by the younger a woman, who appreciate the time- length, boxy jacket.
dress Incidentally, although belge saving represented by which is decollete enough to be and stone colour have ousted for dinner yet can be grey as a favourite spring
colour covered up for office wear by a this season, charcoal grey is still
high in the best-seller ranks. suitable non-revealing jacket,
Navy blue
is also being chosen and Elizabeth Henry, one of the eleven wholesale Arms belong- of cross-section
in the London Model House ing to spring best-sellers (backed up,
Group, reports that the fur-toned by hundreds
browns (mink and sable) Art repeat orders which are coming outstanding in repeat orders, as throughout the well as new greens, which In-
and. often, clude teal and olive.
United
POPULAR JERSEYS
A
in each case,
these
in from stores
United Kingdom, from Canade and the States) indicate that women are
Д
From tho Frederick Starko collection, women have chosen a very slender black wool crepe dress. Hero shoulder
straps
where
of
wool "cover-up'. In
other the now caraco
take the place of sleeves. These cross over at the back, they are cought by a self bow. This dress has two forms
One is based on
balero
made round neck and back with down the
and
colours. These buying sulla made of barathea, georgette, barathea two-toned tweeds or one of the fine worsteds, are favourites for with high
Jacket teamna. For fastening ribbed wools such as wool otto- dress and
a double row of buttons. The three
there, the jacket is almost in- mon; topcoats and
variably
ather built on classic lines,
is a matching wool crepe length jackets in pale
which is long and wido or neutral coloured wool cloths so that it merges into an office stole,
while the slender and built into revers so that it and
of worsted background, dresses made
wool
wool dress, which often has a long, looks like a coat in front. ottomans,
and may. Ono model which has brought crepes and wool georgettes. All figure-fitting bodice,
orders from many repeat light-weight wools are or may not, be finished with a in
has a belt, usually
fairly de- British and Canadian stores is popular, so, too, s jersey.
another elegantly slender dress, made in charcoal grey, cloth with very lovely smooth Anish, This is a belfless, button- through
with design
two pockets to break the column straight line. The sleeves pro-
Bottom right: Another Simon Massey best-seller from the budget collection — a waisted mult made in sage green wool ottoman.
reps,
the
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ACCIDENTS OFTEN CAUSED BY CARELESS MOTHERS
TONE of us would de- harm our
Niberately
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
the
If your children are playing three-quarter length. The round outdoors, make sure they are not neck is, scooped out on wearing loose clothing that shoulders. Mokc young children. Oh, maybe tyke suffers an eye injury from rings.
the sure
Ittle could catch on trees or play- toddler is not likely to get into ground equipment and cause a we give them a whopping hot ashes.
And keep their Get then when they
rid of any death traps any danger while you're talking. nasly tumble. now and
Ehoes In good repair, even which deserve it, but we don't might be lying about in
By the same token, be con- though It's going to be quite a your basement, attle or garage,
when making phone job. mean to injure them.
Find
If you must keep that old trunk siderate for storage, make sure that it's calls to another mother. kept securely locked. And if you out if she is busy taking care insist on keeping airtight pack of junior before you start any Yet, simple thoughtlessness or ing crates or boxes, bore a few long-winded conversation. carelessness might result in a holes in them to let in the air serious accident
easily just in case. that could have been avoided.
For instance, put
out that cigarette while you're feeding or changing the baby. Unfortunate- ly, some mothers keep right on smoking when performing these As a result, many a tiny
chores
BOYS'
Your telephone is a great con-
As for the small fry in safety harnesses, don't forget that there may be two to three feet of play In the leash. While he may be perfectly safe
dart into
you, he might easing beside
or so
leash before the
While we're speaking of tele- the path of danger in that three venience and during an emer- phones, we suggest you teach feet gency it may be a lifesaver. But your youngster how to make an checks his plunge. think while you see it. Don't, for emergency call to the operator
ond just in case something should of these things before. example, drop everything
tew reminders never hurt. rush to the phone the moment it happen to you.
AND
Teddy Plans A Party
But a
SIMPLE CURRY DISHES
CHICKEN Curry is an appetis- You've probably thought of ailing diah well worth trying
To serve 4, have 2 lb, ready- to-cook chicken (whole chicken
wings), or lega and chicken and cub serving pieces if whole bird is used. Wipe dry and set aside.
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
-The Shadows Help Him Select the Refreshments-
YOUR BİRTHDAY.........By STELLA TEDDY fat and had
MONDAY, MAY 21
BORN today you have ambitions of activity.
apork
Honid.
heads. By MAX TRELL
Teddy looked at them worriedly. "What's wrong?" he NEDDY the Stuffed Bear, who presently asked.
sald "Everything." black nose
and a cheerful "The
things you're going to "I'm going to serve at your party won't be disposition, sald:
liked by anybody," give a party."
a
or course, this was a wonder- ful thing to give. There's hard- ly anyone who doesn't like party,
Although the Initial vaunting by they sometimes period of adjustment may be difficult, are Impregileaf, Yet, you have that each move Will be forward, in the
right direction. of genius which makes it powable for you to rebleve what at Your emotions are strong and, I invite all my friends," he Best may appese to be Impossible. although you have a large group of told Knart and Hanid, the You grasp of something and never admirers, you inay take quite let no until you have gained your while making up your mind on a full goal. It may Loke fething marriage partner. But once but with you, that perfectly all choice is made, it is forever, right. Amert your Individuality and you will win out.
your
and
shadows with the turned about
names,
"Who?" asked Knarf,
He Sat On The Floor "Well," said Teddy, who was sitting on the floor at the time with his fat legs stretched out (or rather, stuck out) in front of him.
"Well, there's General Tin the
Among those born on this date are: Horace Heldt, orchestra conductor: Your tile appears to run in altér-
Bennati, getor: Elizabethi Richard nating cycles of good and ill fortune. Fry,
Alla reformer:
Nazimova Lear 10 stand patiently and wall actress;
Glena Curlin pvlation during the bad periods and he ready pioneer; Jonn Burdon, explorer; to spring into action at just the right tager Growold, Latexman. moment it! le probable that each Edmund J. James, educator. March 20 will mark an important singe of development in your life. To find what the stars have In At the ages of 10, 20 and 3, in store for you tomorrow, select your possible that sensational events will birthday ster and read is corres. Tin Soldier, and Mary Jane the Touch you and turns your life into. gonding paragraph, Let your birth Rag Doll, Cloris Goldilocks the an entirely new and different channel day star be your daily guida,
Hiawatha the China Doll, Wooden Indian Boy, Mr Punch and
wife his
Judy, Jerry Quackson the Rubber Duck. I'm going to invite them all. You're invited, too, of course!" Teddy APRICORN (nec. 13-Jan, 10) added. t are you going
everyone to eat at your Barty puer wanted to know.
Carly Blatt.
TUESDAY, MAY 22
GEMINI (May - 28-June zij SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Deo, 23) You can make important gains on Best to postpone travelling, il port to this morning it you get an ble. Later on in the week is much
more propitious, CANCEL (Jane 22-July 23)** Guard your health. This is of the Be co-operative and neighbourly to utmost importance,
Avold
taking avoid any sightest feletion at home risks, too. Stick to routine.
or at the offer. Get good reactions,
LKO (July 24 - Aug. This is not the day to take
decisions over carefully,
or to us map wigment.
CAUS. 24-Bopt.
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Think Avold emotionallam in, personal got it
I'm. ...ail, decided... Affairs.
int moing to serve, chocolate cake, PINCER (Tali Be alert to polemike danger just walnut cookies and ice cream
20-Mar.
If you can't way, something good to now. Think carefully before you | T'm aila going to
Oct, 24-NOV. * Important mactare. añould Important, profsels, this niched in the forenoon, there i viknast and Hank
dr keep quieti, Not me to be, take any define action lemonade, orangeade, critical of
LIBRA CHOP, 24-Oct.
marshmallows, molado, morning hours are Moderation in ill' thing is your best when tertioce ocel, the resulti drops and“ pickles. policy, today, 100, Imputas de difinite-. Aro highly unpredictable Wike to play: mate in three.
ly out of order.
TAURU Solution
SCORPIO to Saturday's
Something? Complete problem:
Imorning. Than sit dawn and lot, warning.agakses taking riska: later. Liek other started QB, any; 2, Q, or R mates, the pret oo 10e world go by!
serve
gum-
"Especially the pickles," said Knart.
Teddy wanted to know why none of the friends he was go- ing to invite to his party would like the things he was going to serve them to eat and to drink.
Tin And Lead "Now take General Tin the Tin Soldier," began Hanid. "He never eats anything but tin and lead. Nothing else agrees with him. Besides, even if he Wked
chocolate cake and ice cream and those other things he wouldn't eat them anyway." "Why not?" said Teddy. "Because he'd get too fat. Then his uniform wouldn't st him,"
"Mary Jane the Rag Doll only eats rags," said Knart.
"Oh," said Teddy. "I never thought of that.”
Hanid said: "Gloria. Goldi- locks the China Doll hates cals. everything. She never She's empty inside."
"Oh," said Teddy again; "Hiawatha the Wooden Boy only eats wood," Indlan said Kharf. "Mr Punch and his wife Judy also cat wood.”
3-9
in
Wash
Heat 4 c. shortening in a heavy 8-in. acillot. Add 1/4 chopped onion and one silced garlic clove; cook until onions are limp. Remove onlone and garlic from fat with perforated spoon and save to use later.
Blend 2 tbsp. curry powder into hot fat and cook over, low heat 2 to 3 min.
Add chicken, Fry on all sides 10-12 min. Add 2 c. coconut milk and the cooked onions and garlic,
(To prepare coconut milk, heat to boiling point 2 c. grated fresh coconut with 2 c. water,
cheese Cool. Strain through cloth, equeezing out the milk. Should yield 2 c.)* Simmer gently, uncovered, until gravy begins to thicken and chicken in tender about 25 minutes.
Add Stir in 14 tbsp, salt. thep. fresh lemori julee just be- fore serving. Serve with cooked rice.
"What will you give them to ent?!? Knari-asked Teddy. A Piece Of Ribbon
And just look rubber bands. "And now and then a piece of at yourself, Teddy. Do you like Curry of meat is an excellent ribbon," Hanid put in jerry chocolate cake, walnut cookies, adaptation of a stock recipe as
served in India, Quackson the Rubber Duck cats, lee cream-/*
"No, I don't," nald Teddy. To serve 8-B, heat 2 tbsp. butter; and 2 thep, finely "Or lemonade, marmalade, minced onion and rind or 1 rumdrops and pickles?"
lime, chopped.
ibsp. Add 2 "Oh no, oh no!" said Teddy grated fresh coconut, pinch "You
only like one thing, cardamou don't you Teddy?"
Rupert and the Winter Woolly-8
Rupert is now quite as mystified As Mrs. Bear. But how could it be qu'at bare while there was
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orest: he/ asta: off agein,
"towards the wallj^"That great wind, doesn't really, sem u have done much damagi," he matters. Then he urna aride. · Something lying on the mow has caught kia eye and he picks it. up. trin the biggest, loud be has, GYRY:2005.
"Yes," said Teddy, "Sawdust. curry small cubes
Just sawdust, "prem
green
root and
tbsp.
Allow these to cook very gently
for 10 to 18 min, then
stock elc. Bimmer 1 hr - or, uhtii.
Teddy, gave his party just the Bame. Bui he didn't serve his add 1 qt, stock and 2 lb. meat, friends chocolate, rake and using, it possible, lamb lock those other things. He served for lamb curry, chicken them thi cookies, rag pudding, for chicken curry, wooden gumdrops, ribbon and covered," big bowl of fresh sawdust for stock or water
A little flour moistened with
lace cake, wooden pickles and 'a joat AUTO
may
himself.
be added Knart and Horld each had a for thickening, if desired, 11 cream puff made out of real though this is not necessary cake, real cream, and real puit; The main thing is to simme Wand very, very slowly to bring” bu Everyone who went to the the full favours
| pirty", had a wonderful time, Serve with hot
Why not? They got just, what
they wanted;