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This Funny World
"For pity's sake! I brought magazines, a portable radio, a portable gramophone, Scrabble, and a deck of cards...and you want to go swimming!"
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Spectacular Bid; Sensational Play
By OSWALD JACOBY
BY THE WAY
By Beachcomber PERMIT
Pu
mc, preposterous weder, to congratulate
on surviving my ɑbance.
it now condescend to address
you once more, pray attribute
Thund was a bit peculiar.
THE bidding of today's to an irrational impulse of
North knew that he wanted
generosity
On my
part rather
the to any merit on yours.
Prodnose: What # churlish
to get to gume, but he exordium!
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 80, 1956.
YOUR BIRTHDAY
tho
MONDAY, JULY 30-
BY STELLA
BORN today, you are essentially tact and consideration for the
a dreamer and like to feelings of others, build castles in the air. 'You' You, have a rather mercurial desire to achieve greatness and temperamont and self-control is. 12 you will persevere in making one of the lessons which you the most
of your talents, you can should learn, του and atmotive achlove
goul which you to manbers of the opposite sex set before you.
havo a ond may have more than one sense of the dramatic and a keen romance before you decide, lo humour which makes it pomible settle down. But once your selec- for you to see the comic side of tion is made, your loyaltics are everything, Your ability to firm and unshakable. depict this should set you apart as one of tho amusing writers of your own age,
You a
You are something of a mimic aud might be interested in following the stage as a career. You have considerable adapt. ability and can usually at your
elf into any kind of new vironment with considerable Highly kitultive, you use your ability to judge character forcefully and are able to solve
case
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Among those born on this date Gre
Walter Hampden, actor; Henry Ford, inveqtor and manu facturer; Emily Jane Bronte and Robert Burdette, authors; George W. Melville, explorer, Elmer R. Reynolds, ethnologist, and James E. Kelly, noted engraver.
To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday, "star and read the
corresponding paraguph Let: your birthday star be your daily
I problems with diplomacy, kind- guide,
Interests today
TUESDAY, JULY 31 --
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LEO *(July 24-Aug. 28)-- CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Cultural
highly. A good day for business affairs fu voured
and you can f you have made your plat make excellent advances in your carefully and wolf ahead of tine.
A trip scheduled? chosen profession
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)— Aspects Fre excellent, but you must guard against the kind of hasle that brings carelessness in- to your life,
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 22)— Pay strict attemilon to important business detall you wish to prosper
SCORPIO (Od. 24-Nov, 23)--- Afternoon may call for thought,
If you expecially
attempt t combine your business and '2oclai life.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-You can afford to be some- what adventuresome in your out- i look on le today Plae big
didn't know which contract the thirty-seven thousand and to alm for, When North twenty-eight devils of La Ferte.
with a
cue Milon trounce me if you have
Myself: What language! May things, then do Unseen!
marked time
bid of four
tried the
Exordium!
hearts, South not been poring over the four-card spade To your kennel, prig!
dietionary ngain suit in the hope that he would strike four-card sup
Pouring it port in the North hand.
North
had
for
be
Khur pantes,
CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan 20)-Romance is, in the air, but It can be treacherous unless you keep your eyes open. Be cure. ful!
PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 21)— A stimulating day for ideas and Вот carrying them out. Avoid being sidetracked by social activities.
AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 19) on troubled waters-If this by your vacation period, FIND that Oli is still very
cye all your plans carefully. As it happened.
Good judgment will avoid making much in the news They
a mistakoo, only three-card support
say that the Damphundh wells, spades, but he couldn't be sure owned by the Tor of Kikizter- that four no-trump,
thin, have been sold by the five diu- monds, or five clubs would
of Khashdown ond better. He therefore passed four Gewer to five different com- spades and hoped for the best.
On the northern shore Since Harry Fishbein was play-of Lake Usiliblita a glorious Ing the South hand, the best squabble is going on. was good indeed.
Khur
who had no right to sell what did not belong hum, fi believed to have a controlling interest in all the five com- panies which bought the wells To placate the poor old Tot, th Khur has offered to sell him small concern belonging to the Car of Rub-ud-Dubdub.
West opened the singleton diamond, and Fishbein played low from dummy. East took the king of diamonds and returned the suit, allowing West to eff with the ten of spades.
West next shifted to the king of hearts, and dummy won with
WEST (D)
J 10
5
NORTH AKB
▼ A 100
• AJBO
KQJ7643
4K52
A04
SOUTH
47332
• None
◆ Q1042
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EAST 49804 ▼962
K973 107
4QJ983
Both sides vul.
West | North 3❤ Pusa 4 Pass
South
East
4 44
Double Pass Pass Pass Pass Opening lead-♦ 5
the ace. Fishbein ruffed a low
heart and led the
queen
of
clubs for a finesse. East had to follow suit with the seven of clubs
whereupon Fishbela realised exactly what the club situation was,
Fishbein continued with the Jack of clubs, and West played low again. This play picked up the ten of clubs from East, De- clarer next led a trump to dum- my, copturing West's jack. By this time the whole hand- might just as well have been put on the table face up.
two
Fishbein ruffed dummy's last heart,
cashed
high dia- monds, and led the ace of clubs. By this time East, was reduced to three trumps. He had to ruf the ace of clubs and return a trump up to. dummy's acɑ-nine, thus giving declurer his ninth and tenth tricks..
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♥*CARD Senseas
Q-With both sides vulnerable, the bidding has been:
North East
South W(2
1 Heart 2 Diamonds You, South, hold: AKI22 #2854,62.48742
What do you do?
Ambid, two hearia. You have -only six points in high cards, bui the singletons and strong trùng support - mid ‹ enough: value ... do' 'fualify a free raise, ngj
SA TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question Just Answered. You, Bouth, holdt i
What do yòla dobä
A courtly gesture
ON
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The
p's on the Spanish frontier suw the other day as gracious and courteous a welcome to Spain as one could wish. In large letters was the Nume +1 on English manu- Pcturing firm, which has up- parently purchased all rights in the country, and beneath the name, bi Spanish, "Welcome to Spou This was one up un the more blatant invitations plastered on houses surrounded by vineyards, to drink a pro- duct
the American
of
laboratories.
CHESS PROBLEM
By H. GOMOLUCH Black, 10 pieces.
White, 8 pieces, White to play: mate in two.
Solution to Saturday's problem:
3. K-82; threat 2, Kt-R3 [ch). i B-KJ; 2, B-K£7; ki (Q2)—K4; 2, B-00; Kt (B2)-K4; 2, B-Q5: B-Q4; 2, QXB (ch); 1 PxKt; 2, Q-Q2 (ch),
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TARGET
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How many
words of cour Ketzer or more can You from the letters in the sudare on the LORET ta VALAKINE (Bach .E
word. the jetkera - IN euch... of the Aminti "squares may be used once Kunis · Each, word must contain the Jarge letter. in: Lue denize vegara and there must be at 'feAus uns glas-letter word in the list. Ng, pluralsi, no forelei words t no a proper names TODAY'S TARGET! 22 words pood words. very good i Lukt words azcsilent... Bolation" tomorrow...
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- A mental day but one in which you must think clearly if you are to find your efforts musling with SUIT CS
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)— Romance is definitely
for you. Be sure, however, that you are planning well for the future.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)— You need some judgment rather than on omotional approach to solve problems just now,
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Saturday's Bolution
WOMANSENSE-
"Adelboden", designed for winter, is a big, beret of belge coloured cub bear fur. A black bow of
gives grosgrain dramatic touch. From tho new collection of Maud, -Agence 'Franot-Fṛcso.
THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF FIVE ARTICLES ON "KEEPING YOUR TEETH HEALTHY," By W. W. BAUER, M.D.
Sound Teeth Contribute To Good Health
HAVE been asked why I healthy micth. They go stance, removal
of
absceased
do not write something together, as a rule. Both are teeth may still be advised, since about teeth, Are. not feath Casential to good grooming and it is generally recognised that significant to the health? of good appearance.
Infections anywhere in the body courne, they are, and I have
Satisfactory nutrition, essential can do no good, and may do been delerred only by the fact as a basis for good health, is harm. that am not a dentist, lavoured by good teenth, The Health of the teeth is strongly have felt that dental informa- basis of good nutrition is a wide influenced by heredity; many tion should согле primarily variety of food, many of them families have ceny histories of from dental sources. But now requiring considerable chewing good teeth, often despite neglect,
friends at my
the
Pock teeth, American
or the
absence of Others suffer much decay and to tend to lose their teeth early, no Dental Association · have hum--
- teeth, tempts the individual ished me with mountains of limit his dietary selection to matter how good the care they material,
J
rc-
and have consented soft substances requiring little are given. to make suggestions with
mastication. The absence of Teeth do not usually érupt gard to the way in which appropriate amounts of roughage until the child is about six have used their information.
in such a diet may lead to months old, but they are form- So here goes!
elimination difficultiés.
ed in the jaw Fong before that Sound teeth, because they are as early as the sixth week of Good teeth
free from decay, protect the pregnancy. That toothless baby portart contribution
to good body by preventing the exces- actually is born with 32 feath. health, and so does a clean and
sive accumulation of germs on their way to maturity, found in carious
The teeth, signated in
make
an Im-
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
By HILLARY WENTWORTH
1. An alcem clock.can be усту useful
the kitchen. In After putting
in the a cake oven, act the clock for the time It should be ready and then go about your chores happy in the knowledge that the ringing of the alarm will warn you when It is time to remove the cake,
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2. Best way to clean a mincer
to put some stale read through it. This collects the grease and fat from the small knives
3. For crisper
potato chips, remome chips during the cook- Ing process then reheat the tới to smoking point before putting In the chips for the second time, 4. Don't cut bread till it is 24 hours old. Il crumbles less and is far more digestible.
3.
are
not
roap on the material in the Arsi pluce as it gets the stain.
7. To avoid a weak place at the top of socks, cost on on extra sutch. Then at the end of the first row, knli willch in the next row.
benefit of
for particvent for their normal
*THREE FACTORS or abscessed
once mouth,
de-
Mcdern knowledge of dental Occay a pices of dental
stresses three factors literature as the great east diet, cleanliness and dentistry gabe," ja in truth a gateway for the care of the teeth. We through which pass food, water, know also that teeth and bones and sometimes medication,
require two dietary the
the body. Bad personal habits cause the in- development calcium and troduction into the mouth of vitamin D.
The time and place unsuitable
objects - pencils, to start with good dental health or what have you is in the unborn baby, bobby pins
of The diet of the mother, with this extraespecially fingers, Bables
course, put everything into their milk as the best source of cal- mouths. The mouth therefore, cium and proper attention to becomes an entry port for vitamin D supplies, is of vital germs, viruses and other infec. importance to the health of the coming baby's teeth. Vitamin D Clean, sound teeth and healthy is found now in most fresh, gums make a direct contribution tinned or dried milk on the to health. The reverse condition market, but this may not be
sumclent for may become a threat.
the expectant mother.
Нег physician may add: cod liver oil: cr other
8. A strip of sheet rubber nhout four inches wide sewn on to the under-edges of rugs will❘tive agents. prevent them from slipping.
9. Electric flexes and plugs are danger spots if they have become worn or broken. So do A tour of the house to cheek.
10. Quilts and elderdowns, if washable, can be done at home. Wash them in lukewarm auds in the bath, squeezing gently. To dry, sew tapes at each cor- ner and hong flat between two clothes lincs, shaking Occ- clonally-no wringing.
shine on
G with
Ink stins badly mar the appearance of polished boards, und
very easy 10 11. To restore the remove. The best treatment, chromium, rub over however, is mixture of equal spot of ammonia and polish off parts of vinegar and methylated with a soft cloth. spirits, which should be rubbed
on several times
12. Ink stains can be removed If necessary
of until the marks disappers. The by the application strong boards will. then require vineger, or call" of lemons: thorough. pollshing.
C. Perspiration stains CA easily be removed by soaking the garment for half an hour in warm water to which a little ammonia has been added
Then
wring out and if the mark has not quite gone, squeeze a little lemon juice on it and rinse in clear warm water. Do not use
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
A Very Stubborn Donkey
----Ee-yah Insisted on Getting A Special Invitation—
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By MAX TRELL
NARF, the shadow boy with the turned-about name, wh walking along the road when all at once he heard a volee saying: "Please go! Please go!"
He hurried arcund the turn in the road and there he saw Д curious sight!
He didn't seem to want to move.
"Oh," cried Koorf suddenly
"I know why Ee-yah doesn't want to go."
"Why?" asked Mr Puch. "Why doesn't he want to go to the picnic?" asked Judy.
"Decaure he doesn't think that he is invited," Bald Knarf. "He Sitting on a little white donkey thinks, only you and Mr Punch
and his wife are going."
was
Mr Punch
Judy Tied to the donkey's saddle was a basket covered with a white cloth.
"Please go, Ec-yah!" Mr Punch was urging the donkey, which was standing perfectly still in the middle of the road. "We'll never have our plenic if you don't go."
Stubborn Donkey "Why must you stand here in the middle of the road?. dear,
Oh,
What & lubborn donkey you are!" sald Judy.
Then Mr Punch suddenly Knarf. They greeted spled Knarf pleasantly, then Mr Punch exclaimed: "I don't know what's come over Ea-yah. It was such a lovely morning that Judy and I decided to go on *plenic."
1
"I Alled the basket with good things to eat and tied it lo Ec-yah's saddle," said
Then
we all got on
y
back and started for the other side of the lake," said Mr Punch, "There's a lovely willow tree over there. It's cool and shady, It's just the spot for a picnic." "And then what happened?" asked Knari.
Single Step
"And then," replied Mr Punch, "all at once Ee-yah stopped, just- as you woo him now. He wouldn't go a single step further."
Ho, wan°2"
"move": Bad Judy "He is determined not to “go to Cour pécnienia. Hou a very subs born: donkey We don't know what to dol
Knerf walked
Looked at Es yah)"His feet "were plánimi lufrridi on ithe dbroufich}
"Oh, dear," said Mr "That's not right!"
Punch,
"Ee-yah is invited,, too!" mid Judy. "Ec-yah! You are invited to the plente! I'm sorry wo didn't tell you before!"
On The Head
Mr Punch and Judy got. off Ec-yah's back and patted him on the head,
"Ee-yah won't move.". Punch and Judy told Knarf,
shady willow on the other side of the lake to have their picnic. Ee-yah trotted along quite hap- pily,
"Of course we wanted you on the plenie, Ee-yah, of course We wanted you?"?” Knari heard
wc
"Look, Ee-yah, my friend," said Mr Punch. "Of course we want you on the picnic. Well Mr Punch caying as they went walk there together. You won't down the road. "We wanted you. have to carry us on your back. the whole, time, didn't We'll walk
·Judy?" "We'll both walk!" said Judy.
"Of course we did," exclaim- "And she took the little cord ed Judy.
"You don't think attached to Ee-yah's neck and we'd go on a pienie without a gave Ec-yah a little lug...and donkey! Of course not.!!
off they all went to the Iltile · And Knarf smiled to himself.
Rupert and the Fire Bird-22
Peng-Ping does not seen in the laasto afraids of the Vodragoni Rupert watches in artenfähimeng: as The ties: the wriggling" creature to Fa buah facing an old trie" "atump"
(all "This has something to do, with
that,fossil, exclaims Ruparta!
Surely the dragon can't dat.it'])
For the sight of the read makes the dream breathe"-Bird, and dance's
・well away from his house. Then khabour; in) furious; akcizament: until: he feichen » the nonec egg land v7it-abakes; fa, lead-free) Stroud Ethe places if on the trumpy.sh/Alipios
TOOTH ABSCESS · A subject once prominently discussed in medical and dental Vitamin D preparation to her circles ly the tooth abscess and
dict. This helps the bone and
rheumatic conditions, heart dis. It also assures the mother ode
possible relationship to tooth development of the baby. case and other general diseases, quate calcium and vitamin D, These abscesses which form at and thus helps to preserve her own health during pregnancy. Adding calcur foods to the diet after the tooth enamel is formed will not improve the
and cnamci
dentin, although
onco
the roots of some teeth Caused rather wide-spread re moval of teeth in the hope of benefitting the general dition.
con-
Both physicians and dentists high calcium foods such as milk are now much more conserva- are beneficial to the periodontal tive about removing serviceable membrane and the jaw bones. teeth, and modern. dentistry, is capable of preserving many teeth
formerly lost, vask"{{ve*<=h
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