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This Funny World
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"And don't forget to pick up a new shower cap"
YOUR BIRTHDAY
BORN today
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
THE CHINA 'MAIL,
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1957.
BY THE WAY.
by Beachcomber
TULE latest pronouncement le in arrears, but the rate of
that
smoking is good for interest they demanded
the brain and prevents - chil- perfectly Iudlerous," blains; which explains why
WAS
people who do not smoke aro Official inquiry colled for unintelligent and a MBBN of chilblains.
Hot
"Jest
WHAT was in the hat of the The report does not mention
Drillsh Ambassador in that mice who have been Copenhagen which Mr Gaitskell taught to smoke pipes never brought back from Copenhagen? measles and become so What was in Mr Gaitskell's nat clever that they μακα tho which he
with ibe cheese out of the traps with Ambassador? Were there Secret their pipe-stems, and nover get Documents inside the linings of caught. Scola girls who smoke each hat? If not, why was the herrings through holders aro Ambassador' hat sent back in Immune from hiccups. Had I the Foreign Office diplomatic space to fell you all that I know bag, and why was it so many nbout things you would be days before the
Ambassador ustounded.
returned
Mr Ga
Gollakell's hat? Attempts to suggest that the Narkover in difficulties
two men
axchanged hats for
they fun, and then found that preferred their own, will not deceive a wideawake publle. It is time the hats were let out of the bag.
DR
City notes
R SMART-ALLICK admitted yesterday that he expects trouble during the coming term. There is certain to be a recur rence of the demand for cash down instead of marks, Said the hendmaster ruefully, "Where do the boys imagine we are to find
E recent borrowing from the money? We could raise, the
the fees for places in the football
Bank of England by
is an indica houses 1cam,
nowadays parenta
premature marking- cheques are not worth the paper tion of a
down of dollar stocks, brought they are written on, and one cloes not like to press those about by extensive sellings of
but
T
ciscount
short-term
come out of a provided
securities.
The
By STELLA parents who are in prison. We sho appealed to the masters who are sic
steadiness of spot and forward nt cards Ever
rds silver is a merely temporary lucky on the Turf or
result of low quotations for to contribute to a fund designed t
transferable sterling. Delayed the supplement
normni AST school fees, which are always payments for bonds need not
purchase fund that the mandatory is not utilised inding fund exclusively for open market operations. The fiduciary Issue shown in the latest Bank of England return does not, of course, include securies.
you have yaunting Your finest talents are perhaps in mbition at the latent ability the realm of the aris yet inany to nelieve your desires. The star allled areas of expression are apen have been kind in Riving you des your talents. You speak well in talents and 11 le up to you to make pubile and write with equal facility, the best possible use of them. You You would Inake a fine teacher, are enthustagile and energetie and prescher, lecturer, personnel diree- are not afraid of hard work: Since for you membein of the fair you have the courage of yost sex-axial leaders, Fond of musly, convictions, you should forge ahead you also have performing skin on at rapid pace.
same instrument and might do pone
*JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Queen Parries Diamond Thrust
By OSWALD JACOBY
Bhave the
appa
DOTH sides in today's hand chatice to play well, but the Anaf good play is decisive.
West
The
of jock heurts, reasonably canigh, and declarer wins in dummy in order to try the spade finesse. West
wing with the king of spades and shifts to the "eight of diamontis
is clear cince It that all of the other suits are hopeless.
ff South plays a low diamond from the dummy, East will cover with the nine. It dvelazer
WEST
K072
J 1096
♦803
A3
NORTH
1084 ❤KQ2 ◆ Q 102 4QJ42
EAST A03
543 A397
4 10805
SOUTH (D)
AB7,
• 64
-KD 7
North-South vul.
South Went North East IN.T. Pass Pass Pags
JN.T. I Puss
Opening lead—♥ J
1
plays the ten of diamonds from the dummy, East will COVET with the jack. In alther case, the idea is to drive out South's king. West will later get in with the neo of clubs and will lead another dinmond, thas permitting East to take the rest of the sult,
So much for the good play by the defending side. Now let's ste how declarer can parry
this thrust. The correct play is to put up the queen of diamonds from the dummy. East must. win with the ace, since other- wise declarer will fater make a second diamond irlek with the king.
-
Now, however, East connot It safely continue 'diamonde;
East returns the jack of dia- monds, South can win wilk the king and thus establish dummy's fea.
East is the clore obliged to abandon the suit, and Soul con keep his king of diamonds to stop the suit when it is next Jed. Declarer has time to knock out the nee of clubs while ho still has a diamond stopper, and thus Coally makes his contract in no-trump.
game
♥*CARD Sense♣♦
Q-The bidding has been: 'North
East South West
1 Diamond Pass 1 Heart Pass
Phis?
INT.
You, Bouth, bold:
A9 VEQJ10943 JM74 BER
What do you do?
A-834 four hearts 59kr bend
about the bombp i
TODAY'S QUESITON",
The bidding is the same as fi the question just answered. You, South, bold;
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if you were encotiraged direction. In fact, there are
o many fleida in which you can pumper that you may need to be careful that in youth, you con- centrato on one Held to avoid be- coming a Jack of All Trade. yet master of none. Loving and affec tionate, you should wed at an early age. for it will
the give you enotional stability necessary to the 1200[11] prosecution of your
encerr.
Ansong those bom on this date 1/MY Sir Henry M Stanley, ex- piores: Lyınan J. Gage, banker; Eren Lubitsch, film directori Reuben Torrey. evangelist: and Virente Blasco-Ibanez, author.
your
To what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corre aponding paragraph. Let
irthday star be your daily guide. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
AQUARIUH
19)- (Jan. 21-Feb. Be an original and unconventional wish today. your ideas as you Tits 14 Jout the tline for it. PINLER (Feb, 20-Mar.
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
251
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A problem by B. J. da C. (Torente Telegraph, Andrade
1965).
White males in two, Solution problem:
Saturday's (U
Government
WOMANSENSE
Three of the fashions on display in London recently in the Dorville and Corvolle Spring and Summer Collection.
Left: A espe in beige grey dog-tooth check worsted, Wort over * matching suit.
Centre:
A playsuit comprising toreador pants in blue cotton and sitich wool Inset, and a blank fishnet sweater with multi-coloured high neck. Right: A tweed cost la plak-and-white overchack—Express,
TEMPTING HOT BREADS
ALICED brends, hot out of
TARGET S the oven, rendy to eat
How many words or
four
letters
or more can
N E
Y
you
N
C
from
P
GIL
in a twinkling! Magic? No! A boon to meals any time of the year? Decidedly!
These modern breads are mado on-the-double with your baker's bread to which you add intriguing filing. They come to table as glorified loaves, then a
the letters in the square Qu the tert la making cach word, the lottura in
Aling each of the
smal squares may be tied offe only. Bach word wat contain the faran tetter in the centre square, and there must be at least one nine-letter word in the Elst No pittysis: no foreigÖ words: Do proper bams. TODAY'S TARGET: 45 words, good: 42 words. very good; 49 words. excellent 8n1ilon tontorrow.
BATURDAY'S SOLUTION: Dedell
TRYKIP, HIER (1KXRUe Briten bei betie Beed 2 B-K5ch); 20)-
2 B-KS. P-B3; neitted bend bide bite bilird bine 3 RxPeh, KC-KU; 4Q-Ktsch, bled bleed blend deli dene dine PXQ;
5 R-Ktch, K-RI; ddible elide idle INDELIBLE inedible lend bei Hleď len Uns fined need Peh, R-B3; 7 BXR mate, hide.
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If planalog to travel by railroad. your trip should be a highly acc ful one." Antleipate no complications.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr Be prepared to adapt yourself
erine into your a liste thre
TAURUK (Apr. 21-May 21) Even if presed for ready cash, th
10
is not a good day to try to obtain
a loun, Walt a while longer.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- Hold off approaching the boss with make new idea. It isn't your day to gel the approval SE B charge
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CANCER June 22-Jul Shank you have
Fame electrical apparatus which nevils repairing, see tint you get the proper help to di it.
LEO
23)-
·ZA-AVE. (July If you happen to have a fondnet for antiques in furnishing your hume, you may have luck in find- ing vid today.
in
VIRGO (AUG. 24-Bepl 23)- Attend an important lecture (which pomerne of whom you RTC
very fond my be taking part.
LIBRA (Hept 24-Oct. 23)
All should be calm and serone ot the domestic front. A good day far
marriage, 100, if all unwed.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- New friendships can prove of value to you now and for the future. Cul-
tivate them today.
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 24)-- If you have been planning to buy a new car, this might be the time to pick out the one you' want.
CAPRICORN (Dec-33-Jan. 203- Personal matters are important and it is up to you to take advantage of the breaks.
CROSSWORD
is spread between the slices and the loaf is either wrapped in metal foll or held together by a heavy string.
With Simple Meals
Ready to offer aid to a simple
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Potatoes Give You Increased Energy
NUTRITIONISTS
with
agree
you economy- minded housewives pota- toes are a good food buy.
Most of you homemakers oro well aware that potatoes are filling. They are a cheap way of satisfying those greedy aP- petites of your family.
But the lowly spud niso la good energy food. And It need not be fattening..
Nutrilonists Tale
high
on the list of
giving foods.
potatoan
energy"
can
From only une medium-sized potato, cooked plain, you oblain a quarter of your dally vitamin C needs, some of the B vitamins, some iron, and other valuable minerais,
If you have a problem kvep- ing your weight down, I sug gest you cat baked or boiled potatoes Instead of mashed, whipped, fried or hash-browned spuds.
Additional Calortes
MUK. cream and sometimes fat are added to mashed and whipped potatoes.. It makes
By ALICE DENHOFF
about 3 min. Add 1⁄4 c. chill greased, shallow pall, Looselyes, too, sauce and tbsp. celery seeds to a string lengthwise, around and heat 5 min. longer. Spread the stack..
alack Armily with a sharp knife them more fosty, but it also and trim away the crusts, Turn adds calories, The fat used in loat on its side
and set in a preparing fried and broward
onion mixture Swiss cheese
Blice
Spread remaining sugar mix-
ame and
between each slice of brend, Place loat on lure over the top. Silce length cookie sheet. Pour icmalning wise, cutting completely Heat through centre of loaf. Gently pull top of loof apart in several places. Bake in 400 F. oven for len min. Seves 18.
onion mixture over 10p.
in 350 F. oven for 20 min,
Served with Coffee
Loaf goes Cinnamon-Orange well with any meal, a fine com- panion with coffee.
Toasted Pieces
means
additional
the other hand, 25 medium-sized bolled or baked tains only about 100 calories. potato, served without fat, con- Adding butter or gravy,
of course, boosts the calorie total.
Here are some tips to follow when buying and storing pata toes.
a
meal is Swiss Loaf to serve 10. margarine, 1/3 c. firmly packed. For 24 toastles, combine 2 tbsp. ally, will keep better than
1/3 V
e
Don't buy those which have a greenish colour
sklas. on the Use party rye bread to make They usually have
bitter Combine 4 c. soft butter or delicious toasties
that go well tasto. with many soups and salads, Late crop potatoes, incident- sugar, a 1 lb. loaf of unsliced light brown Cut
sugar, grunulated
tsp. soft butter ond 2 tbsp. finely others. For best results, storo brend diagonally, almost
cinnamon,
temperatures ranging 4bsp. orange juice grated Parmesan cheese. Spread them in through to the bottom crust, in
degrees and 2 tbsp. grated orange rind, on each of 24 slices of party between 40 and 60 10 equal-size slices.
Assemble a 1 Ib. lont of sliced rye, using. 1⁄2 tsp. of the mix- Fahrenheit, Melt 1/4 c. butter or mar-enriched bread by stacking ture per stice. Place on cookie And remember, potatoes that garine in a skillet; and each slice of bread
bruised should as you shoot, sprendside up, and toast are crack or finely chopped onion and saute spread it with about 2. isp. of at 400 F. for 10 min, or until be the first ones used.
the sugar mixture. Hold the crisy.
-H. N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Inside The Clothes Closet
-Something Very Surprising Was Going On There-
By MAX TRELL
TIERYONE was fast
asleep except the Cat, She walked softly into the playroom. When she renched the corner in which Hanid, the shadow girl, was just getting ready to curi up for the night, she stopped and pureed.
Hand looked at her: "What's the matter, While-fice?" asked Hanid.
Nothing much," sald White face the Cat. "But did you ever hear a Hat talking"
Very Surprising
This មេរៀន very surprising. Benld said:
"No. I never heard. a Hat talking. Did you, White-face?"
"I walked all the way to school
the and buck again," Left Shor answered promptly.
"You
weren't the only one who walked to school and back the Right Shoc gain," interrupted. "I walked as much skipped and hopped and jump- as, you. And 1 also ran and ed. I feel very worn outh
"It's just your heel that's worn oui," said Hot. "You'll be sent to the shoemaker and then you'll be as good as new agala. "What did you do, Coal?"
"I kept the Boy who owns me warm," Coat answered. "Bul he buttoned me up too fight
Hanld and White-face listened at the closet door,
"But it didn't rain," said I almost lost a button. Cont, Look. It's hanging by a thread!"
A Lovely Day looked at the Toose
"It was a jovely day," said. "That's why
I'm sad," said
Hat
"Come with me," said White- button.
So
Hat.
all."
"Don't
Hand followed the Cit "Mother will sew it back on down the hall until they in the morning," he said. Umbrella. "I wasn't any use at reaches the clothes closet, "Just "There's nothing to worry listen," and White-face.
about. Now what did you do, gald Gloves, "It may rain to- worry, Umbrella," Hanid put her car close to Gloves?" the half-open clothes closet door and listened,
"Is everyone here?" she heard
[26
10
a voice saying.
Across
1. Does he soorz dual, this villain †
(2)..
flot spot for work, 10)
9. In it No. § gir chanuel ? côn
12. Summary Job a monu ? (6)
13. Trots backward? You'd have
16.
-17
about died (0) Bitter answer. (4)
19. Pay in old style. (8)
cat somehow in the VIAC.
19. Dare of musical comedy. (5)
22 Boy in pijant oloting. (3)
23. Paint makes giant, (6),
is followed the flag. (8).
25 Round it are dritën" the die
tracted. (4)
Down
1. It is apt to come up to lay Hồ
Acrona (4)
Bring in culture (0)
3. The man of triendly overtures i
(a)
We stand thus... otherwise wo
(alt, (0)
Tinge toe, (song,) (D)
After the other
deposit (0)
1 Provide sinusement, (D)
of watery
10. The girl may do a rave 14)
Now (4)
14. Oompositiona
15. Turn-eyes.
Defamily,
701
18. Dine by
turn.
20. Pus tole un
to sion die cumton. (8)
expeys
21. An
"Yes, Hat. we're all here,"
"We stayed in the pocket of Cont when the Boy went out," replied Right-Hand Glove
"But it got cold and then hoʻ
several other voices answered. put us on. We helped him carty While-face whispered to hla book," sald Left-Hand Ifonid: "at is speaking to Glove.
Coat, Cloves,
Umbretta."
Just stayed
Innid Bistening to them.
morrow."
"And now," said Hot, "let's all have a litle fun."
Hat Upped himself up and
down
Coat waved his arms, Gloves snapped their fingers. Shoes clicked their heels,
Umbrella spun around like a ballet dancer.
Hanid walked back with
Whiteaways JANUARY
Stocktaking
SALE
LAST
TWO DAYS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TWO FINAL CLEARING UP DAYS.
White-face, the Cat, offer all REMNANTS, ODDMENTS ETC WILL BE CLEARED
There was a sigh. Hai looked Shoes ht
around, "It's you, Umbrella,
"What's the matter?" there he said.
"Oh dear," said Umbrella in the things in the clothes closet "Now that we are all here," a sad, rustly voice, "I didn't became still. Hat (who considered itself the walk, I didn't run, or hop, or "I feel sorriest for Umbrella," most important because it jump.
I didn't keep unyone who said to White-face. always stood over the others) warni. 1 didn't Curry. any really do hope it rains said, "let us tell what enel of books. I just went along with morrow, don't you?" us did today."
Mother in case of rain."
"No," said White-face,
Rupert and the Windy Day-5
The mystery of the 'Blushing reach the teme, and to their surprise-
lighta la getting deeper. "It may a briefcam is resting against the possibly be someone stuck in the trunk and'a-neat ropa: ladder, is tree and calling for help, says hanging from a branch. ** My iden Geoffrey. If so, we'd better was wrong,” mys Geoffrey, “! No hurry to him. Come ans... Ha one would want help while that ́sets off rapidly, and Rupert follows: ladder, was there! An he speaki so-fast as he can. At length they, thers is a custling holae up above.
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