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This Funny World
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
• JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Bridge Crimes Get Punished
By: OSWALD JACOBY
HEN North redoubled. West, East was not unduly alarm- od. Truo, ho hold only one face card, the queen of bearia, but ho did hayd three four-card
cuits, Surely West could run to one of them and nothing bad could happen. East passed and of
watted for West 10 get out his own mess.
When West passed also, East knew that he was a dead duck, But it won too late to bid agree. thing
All he could do was suffer.
of
West's Icart lead was 180 unfortunate. It trapped East's queen. South won and went blithely about the business pulling Weal's tumps. He had to lose to the nee and queen, of course, but picked up the three
NORTH (D) 11 670
WOMANSENSE
Winners Of The Parade
By PATRICIA DOUGLAS
London: • rather
than
cons to-point meetings to the fashion HE London couturiers This seems to be the un- re catered for in fine woollens.
fashionable for the
parades of the Dérby and Ascol, Laro having n success expressed thought behind most, And the may weekenal partier ful spring season. Private of Wie Top Twelve collections, will see the guests sultably and customers are delighted to At every house the success of attractively dressed in a ward find so many wearable and ploca in wool is reported:
the semi-tailored suit or two robo mostly made, in, wool * These vary from the attractive styles, without.
Illustrated here are akeviches,
hen Scotch tweed used, exaggeration of fashion.
suitabi
fabrod
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of the best-selling styles from by Ronald Paterson for box Today the woman who wears each of the twelve members of Jacketed suit to the gossamer hand-made - to - arder clothes the Incorporated Society of fino wool crepe chosen by wants styles which she will not London Fashion Designers, They Michael for an elegant dinner stg copied in the lower price have been chosen by
dress Fanges in every store anal which customers for their
Undoubtedly it is going to be will not become quicicly dated, as for such engagements 09 M Benson of navy woollens,
lown or so many widely publicised fashion luncheons in
charity capoelally for town occasions, lines
do "In my opinion," committeer, where' to be im At almost every house they anys Digby Morton, is the peccably dressed in an under- have taken a great inany orderi couturier's job to ensure that stated fashion gives confidence for an outfit in navy blue, Jus ellents are unobtrusively to the least experienced speaker, well-dressed for all occasions Sporting events, from point-
Cl CHARLES CREED' sult (sketch one) called "Blue Ensign", and in a navy fabric by Carigue, is one of these best-sellers. The jacket is cut to show a white pique gilot and the collar and cuffs turn back over the jacket,
Michael
Stiebel
YOUR BIRTHDAY ....... ↳y STELLA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
a dremmer. BORN l you are
and while the stars have given you exceptional taletits, vou ove ülten dow to inske use of flies. Remete ber. Unal even genua urcorner zuniy without use! You have a great derud of self-confidenes in your ideas and will futk bait then to anyone who will listers,
Bast oneliznen action indo with conversation the practical development, is left 10 saneone else who evennlly geta në The credit. Of course, this need not happen if you are wide awake and iftt.
your
You probably will be a bookworm from early childhood and inny dis- furb your parents by kecolog your no in a book rather than oing it to play with the other neigh- boterhood children. An you grow nider, you will try to annfyse, every- thing which comes to your attention, This tendency alma nitrate up your Andenes to art Shree Dice in Cometitur of the execudiye in your nature, you are rather inclined t enlist, the help of others tự dễ the actual work on a project You know how to ask for azul get—the ro uperation of your friends pott Tu- workers. Just remember, unce, you Inve conquered a natural tendency toward inertia, you may fervide oner of the oulfatuliitly successful in- dividuals of your generation.
marriage could bitog you great joy and turppinen,
Aung those born
W till date Wete Mary 1yon, educator arvi veonetry (uť "Mount Holyoke Collester Arflua Symons; author and entile; Jobo Alden Carpenter,
Composer Joseph Ernest itenan, plilologist and historian; Str Wiltred Grenfell, noted posysivian, Jasbel Irving and". Julie Carter, actresses; and Ben flecht, Daywright.
20- Those of 100
February who were bor in Leap Year will not, of course, Observe formal birthday thin your but you still do have spectal qualites which Bre consistent with your special birthdate, You are always the perfectiontat, always striving fo the ultimate in your gool and are never satisiled with anything second, rutę,
You have Individual opinions and exceptional ideas which, when put into production, mark you is an individual as outsfargting ind
WEST
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little ones. A successful Anesse took care of the diamond king.
na excentioriat as your birthdate! and be had to we to the chib
Among the Leap-Year born were:
ace. The score of 1,870 points
Ann Lee, founder of the Stukeer; representing 120 for one spade schtrio Romlat, compxuer; } redoubled, 60 for making the Stephen Chabners, author; mais Lang and John W. Dunmore, arthits; contract, 1,200 for three over- Lewis Swift, astronomer; Lewis A. frleks and 500 for rubber-was Sayre, tuted physician; and Evan satisfactory, to say the least.
Pugi, chemlat.
To and what the stars have in Your magnelle personally draws store for you on March 1, read the people to you and you will have a paragraph corresponding to your of friends, Your ho life birthday. Let your birthday star be should be happy
your dally guide. One
PISCES (Feb
and your
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
26-Mar.
*0)-
West Inveighed bitterly against his luck, but he had no не one to blame but himself, had committed erlines, and while the punish- ment was severe it was certainly
DEMINI
22-June (May
21 well merited. An Importani day for you. Make The new FROOK may bring mitior piana for the weeks to come during compilentions today but once settled, inia Important period of delivity, -plats empharts on new inb oppor
junities.
how.
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 20)- De mire stint your health is protected these days, for you will need all physeal and nervou enenzy
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May ZI)-- Friendships of long standing are thrust into
joint the foreground; business matters call for close alten- tion.
CANCER (June 22-July Sit hock quietly and plan your activities for the Cage weeks ahend in whim high-speed production is Indicated.
LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23) There may be some questions which need careful consideration is the
of busines arep
and property, Answer them.
VIGO TALE. 24-Begt. 23) Your personal relations with others
CROSSWORD come to pevninence today. Make
&efor
1. One by one. (9)
10
The end of the tuline. (*)
9. Up it go the young piano-
players. (8)
11. Dump nolky (anag.f. (BY
12. The wise men. (4)
13. Stop everything. it's ready.
(8)
14. 12 skims the summer sens, (4-0)
10. It ailes in this lady's hair.
Cara therwise. (4)
23. The obstinate animal. (4)
24. Bünburn., (3)
25. You should be able to work this
Pizza crt with this. (2.
F
36. famed pens become this. (9)
Down
I t . (4-8)
All in a word
4. Tho dawn direction. (4)
It's never to the windward. (4))
0. She's linked with the swan, (4)
8. The girl in a final drink -
10.
the final drink maybe., (5),
15. Growing goodnews, 18),
14. Wood for delit momentu ? (5)
17. The on-
_tant. (3)
18. Old timel
xcavation-
in the dell ?
20, la oben
cellor
Bismarck, (4) 12. Orden implement of
the dissolute ?
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worth of four Jetters or uture eati you make
TAE lettera in the
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square 011 the left t taining east
each of the
sipall squares may be used once only. Eaan word must "ventata the large letter in the centre MqURTE,, and there múa, DON least one nine-letter word fn the HEL. No plurals ; no words) do proper TODAY'A “TABUET: 13 words; goodid words, very goodfr37 words,
Bolution, excellent. fotogrow.
"YESTERDAY'S
SOLUTION:
Kaout, kaur none nano – GÜDE ourg (epiter outer onineES TONER
plans for progressive gains.
LIBRA (Sept. 26-Oct. 23)- Employment inatters and af major importance, with advancement poisi. ble on your present job or a new
offer.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)... Activity is simulated in the follow- Ing four weeks, but exert exution in making a long-term decision this evening.
BAGITTARIUB (Nov, 23-Dec. 27)-- Use foresight today in making future plans, taking into consideration both home and office conditions,
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Follow your intuitions today and you will come to a correct decision. on a matter of real importanzo,
“AQUARIUS
21-Feb,
10) Now is the time to protect your busin interests
that they develop
advantage your month.
tu
this
two bridge
the have
All he really held were spades, and he should passed instead of doubling. Then his leave-in of the redouble was disastrous. He would have been in trouble at any bid, but if he hla had tried
no-trump partner could then have escaped into chuba or diamonds without catastrophe.
one
♥CARD Sense♣♦
Q-The bidding has been: North East South West
I Diamond Pass Heart Pars
Pass You, South, hold:
2 N.T.
:
40 WAKJ74% 4Q10963 485
What do you do?
AimBid six diamends. · Don't warto science on a freakish hand. Make the opening leader gueH AL the best lead.
TODAY'S QUESTION The Bidding has been: North East
South
West
1 Spade Double 7
You, South, hold:
4K 014, 32 0335.4 4163
What do you do?,
Answer TomQETASY
.BY. THE WAY.
SIR
by
•
Beachcomber
a fox on babies' faces was an absolutely necessary initiation ritual. Children cannot learn too young the pleuresque for
are an integral which
part.
hat perhaps grasp the aesthetic
members of the Hunt, are not
"Tally-ho."
implications of the dauntless An unproductive activity
Amies
RONALD *PATERSON having enormous success with mi unusual navy lunle dress, a most elegant outfil for the minori townswoman. The skirt of the tunle is scooped up in front to show the straight underskirt. At the back the hem of tunte and underskirt meet, Contrari- Wisc
the
plque neck trimming descends at the into
1
Lachasse
2
dreas is
Hartuell
topped at both breast pockets and bip deep scooped a pleated
by the unusual jacket with pockets give ʼn gently curved lit Shorter women, who usually shy front and back fully picated (a to the inckei.
away from tunle lines, have
ave style only sulted to the tall
hat
woman),
One of the most popular culls
at LACHASSE 1s in a bright
found this ciress as smart on them as our the tall and willowy
Spring race meetings and mannequin who shows it off,
coral pink pure wool rib fabric. horse-shows and other sporting This has the wide revers which JOHN CAVANAGH
events are causing women to is one way their designer, Mr taken a great many orders for become increasingly fashion Owen, broadens the top of the his slim dress and jacket conscious. These occasions call silhouette to minimise the ensembles. Among the popular for elegant outfits in woo] in hipline. The
пре sleeves numbers is a dress in navy wool some of the
colours mounted low, about 1%
In trimmed at the nock and cuffs and weaves.
helow the nafural curve et the with spotted foulard. A 10050
shoulder, The popularity of jacket lined with the
foulard
this style is no doubt due to its makes it the ideal spring
Versatility. ensemble.
For week-end In the designers offer
Bay new
MICHAEL's suit (sketch twor
country
оп
#
the
DIGBY MORTON has found in finest printed wool with n his semi-classle suits the most linen weave is deservedly popu- many ideas which smart women
alar. popular.
The fabric looks lovely with have welcomed,, Among thêm là grey and black chock suit with its brown tree branches on MICHAEL SHERARD, who the checks of the material cream ground, The jacket usca a great deal of heavy. cleverly
worked Into
his play the shows
sleeve jersey in his collection, has tailoring to Elve interest to the lengths, producing u sleeve in two-piece (sketch three) in this line. It is a sult to wear on three tiers, each one attached by material in pale cream and almost any daytime occasion. a button. The sim skirt hus tobacco brown. The dress with At HARDY AMIES the best trouser pleats in front concci Its elegantly draped bodice
suitable for cocktails and "wƐ- sellers include a navy box- ing small pockets. jacketed sult, a
dinners. The don't change". simple navy
VICTOR STIEBEL showed dress and jacket ensemble (both
burnous-type coat in the darker more box-jacketed Bulte Bradford (ricotine)
and nited styles, and these have (sketched) a two-piece in grey definitely found favour with the
shadow
checked Huddersfield worsted. Its deeply
Cavanagh
in
and
Sreen
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Little Lucy's Kind Deed
----She Finds That Elephants Never Forget---
By MAX TRELL TNARF, the shadow boy with Kthe
turned-about name, went whistling down the street Fürst he whistled one fure, then be whistled another.
Finally Knart finished whis talog. He was at the corner of the street. The Policeman was The Policeman standing there. was whistling, 100, only the Policeman was whistling with a whistle.
ing with ber ile dog, whert whom shiotal
but an elephant.**
Puit, the meet
"An elepham!" Knart ex- chimed. A real elephant?" The Policeman nodded. blue and yellow striped pante This elephant was wearing
and a big orange hut and it was carrying a trunk, All ele phants carry their trunks,
"Anyway, it stopped when it Lacy and took off its
SELAM
The Policeman whistled and orange hat and then it said: alt the care dopped. He whistled you tell me the way to the zoo?
Ponion me
little girl, but could again and all-the car started.
you
"Hello, Policeman," said I've just come to this town, you
Knant
"Hello, Knari," said Polleenm
the
see, and I don't know my way about well! very
Lucy told the Elephant'
how to go to the 200.
Oh,' said Lary, I'll be glad They take up too mucir cooo." to tell you how to get to the zoo. I'm not sure,” rep3⁄4ed „LAY. You go down to the end of this 'I've never seen an elephant on But I guess the con- street, then turn into the next a bui street, then walk until you get detor won't mind if you don't
street step on anybody's toes." to the place where the crosses the avenue, then you get
I guess I'd better walk,' the on the bus and tell the conduct elephant said.
you
warft to go to the zoo. "But it's such a long way.* The bus takes you right to the sald Lucy, “And you might get entrance of the 700.
lost
The recent smearing" of likely to forge, their blooding.
Tell Me A Story blood with the severed, paws of It may even make them eager
for the day when they can take "Are you very busy?" asked their place In the
"Because if you aren't gallont Knart cavalry of the hunting field, very busy, I wish you could tell
me. a story." no nid but that of who, with
"Well," the hounds, confront the deadly
said the Policeman, "I'm pretty busy. But here comes of this noble sport. In- fox without. Hinching..
another Policeman to take my pressionable Labies, who may
place. I'll walk down the street
"Oh, thank you,' sild the I wouldn't get lost if you' you and tell you a story." WEVEN.
So while Knart and the Police- Elephant. I've come long redo on my back, raid the ele- man walked down the street, way. You see I've brought my phant
When
en I reach the 200, I'm
"So" ald the Polléemán, 10 a trunk. the Policeman elated telling £5 noie was behind the
Title going to story to Knari.
children Krart, "Little Lucy climbed on Curry Girls today expect a
This is a story about a git! around on my back. That's what the elephant's back and then the man to light even cheap named Lucy aid the Police- I'm going to do at the zoo. But elephant lifted Lucy's dog Puff cigarette with, a cheque for £50. Captain Foulenough at man. "She lact a little nose and are you sure that I'll be allow next to her. And they all went
Buff his wallet big eyes and always wore her ed to ride on the bus? Some iramping off to the 200. ith such cheque by various
hair in curia.
ilmes the conductors don't like · made out to
Froo Ride "One day, Lucy was out walk elephants to ride un himself and non-existent firms.
attack of the hounds, supported
vacally by the more courageous-
CHESS
bỹ LEONARD BARDEN
A
MAN who this elgar with
times.
one time used
that this gesture was
persuasive than about
found υποτε
Vague talk
a yacht, But, as
buses and if I'm not mistaken," |
Rupert and the Windy Day-
-30
he live
said: A man cannot Indefinitely by *burning dud cheques v Impress thirsty
girls.**
Fun
VERY decent man
EV
and.
woman will hope, that the. Coconut Study Group, set up by. FUN, the food organisation of the United Nations, wi
will Day A problem by B. J. tin C. And particular attention to the needs
and open rado (Britisi Chess Magazine, air bazuara. The accusation that
of fairs, Jamborees, 1941). White mates in two,
plastic coconuts, ölled with; Solution to yesterday's Linned milk, pro, being used
needs examinátión. "The group, would niso do well io, question) PXP EXHt; Ahé · Cold sallór að Weymouth; who, wearying of ships, has put
The big extranger, grata Ruparť 'cheerily," Wal, lule bear, indet for (you? wwe meet againg, he calls. And flashi (khava 1; you (and ? your
i stili, vary antions about, Willie Brand hukia Ruette turns polite va.
And
the Policeman added, "that ele
It ghant is still at that zoo. carries children on its back ali day long and it's very happy about it. And, of course, it al- ways gives Lucy a frco ride bes Cause she showed it the
Way to
the zoo first, And that's the end of the story
They hat just reached the doon of Krant's house,
man
Kurt said "Mr Police-
what was the elephant
carrying In its trunk? You' for ROL to Leil
It had to c (doalways brushed ita tusks every morning and night. I was a vary caroful elephant."
Then Zibe ceman wal
A blue-green' check
one of these
customers. tweed makes
tone, but lined with cream, Is good traveller.
young-looking suits, which is BIICHAEL has the answer: to Ideal for the races. The back
the jacket shows a slight, chilly evenings in the country fullness which is gathered inta
superbly elegant black
in his
the hip band, The slim skir: Wool crepe dinner dress in the has a panel in the reverse way of the check pattern down the
centre back.
ew demi-longueur. The bodion has soft gathering at the bust and the slim skirt shows a long full drape of the material in NORMAN HARTNELL makes front, giving forward an ensemble of a houndstooth, movement, chock tweed suit in cherry and MATTLIS
white
version of the
and matching cherry short evening dress in fine navy coloured hopsack coat. The wool has draped panniers of
and faille. colour scheme is striking
gay. The wide v stropping
JOHN CAVANAGH... bas
part trimming, part collar of evolved the complete wook-trad
the the sult, is seen also in
built in ane model, A alim fastening of the coat.
drest with a camisole top, whicha At WORTH, & pale primrose he suggests for sunbathing og ult with fitted Jacket for dinner, is topped by a loca incidentally, in a fine wool with boxy jacket with his now pured- a linen weave-is shown under sleeve line.
A
travelling
a double-breasted topcoat in a collarless coat completes the grey flecked tweed.. Tiny darts, tweed outfit,
Sherand
Matri
Michael