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Bill Hates 17-26
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, ¦ 1957.
This Funny World
•JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
MiNanght Syndivate, Ina-
"Take a lick, Mrs Nesbit. We're trying to leach him to be generous”
.BY. THE. WAY
by Beachcomber
THE Dustbin
Question
in
A
advised the
has from school was obviously only been complicated by accusa. Indulging self-expression, tions that certain Corporations, ufter a frustrated infancy. instead of treating the contents psychiatrist, realising this im- of the binn on the property of the Corporation qua Corpora
the habit tion, selecting the choicer morsels of garbage and refuse for selves,
Al are
them
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point, purlant juvents to treat him as though
happened, of nothing had
Any criticism of his conduét slight might set up a complex for life lead him to become a murderer and bandit, and provide material for another of One ofleini has collreted 14 sprouts, four parl-damaged
long novels about misunderstood
"What brought you to ounces of ira-leaves, the back boys.
this terrible state?" queried the bone of a kipper, The No of a
The old min lowered red mullet, and enough cheese judge. rind to
model of his
then raised them
defiantly, In proudly and Basingstoke
Kasworks. future an inspector is to padlock parents," he said, in
Winke
eyes,
thuse
Declarer Flops On Guesswork
By OSWALD JACOBY WHEN South looked at dum-
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my, he wished that he had bid less ambitiously. The slam was possible but not probable.
In actuality the cards lay so that South could hardly fall to make his contract against or- dinary defence, but East and West found a way to allow him to set himself.
South won the opening club lead and proceeded to cash the other two high clubs in under to discard a low spade from dummy. He next played the ace East rose and another spade.
with the king, and South was really pleased when West dropped the queen. Now nil he needed was to pick up trumps.
tho
Easi saw tie future in any tead, but decided to play his nino of spades anyway. Declarer played the Jack, and West trumped with the queen. course this was overruited with dummy's king, but now de- the cinrer had a problem In trump suit.
le played the Jack of da monds from dummy, and both opponents followed. He led the
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Pass Pocs
Opening seadmed 2
dummy eight from
and East
"My
a voice
all bits on removid. Another
her quivering with rage, "sixly at years ago blamed me for every inspector will unlock them
and make an
robbery committed." of the
shuddered, contents
the refuse-cari,
inventory
quadrupltente BIKS
letters.
Here we are again
MIE seven-year-old fny
THE
trom shops,
his
and
LOIRVON,
parel and absented
in
block
Moderation in all things
HOGWA
who trcorporated in Aims trust be stole used with discretion. He followed. Who had the missing
no useful himself would be served by a cowboy ten-spot?
from
out that
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side. 19)
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to lide. (4)
43. Across is one of the principal
actors at tla, (4)
46. Blip here may cause the circle
a lot of pail, (4)
07. A former railway company pro-
vides the charity, 141,
49, A but makes a whole State. (4) 20. The baby has a latin look about
it. (7)
23. Just the lager for atminer. (6) 24. in clover towards the end, (8)
25. Orcon a little crown. (0)
20. That's the lot. (3)
Down
1. Take Mad away, and only the
spirit remaina, (9)
2. The kis
watchirur
Tiey're wonderful | (9)
wortb
4. He's rarely called in to report
on 0 Dawi. (0)
6. This sort of knowledge doesn't
depend on booke. (U)
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6. It starte of many a fairy story.
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Yesterday's anturion
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
the barman
n
purpose
uf
striding into a saloon, shooting It seemed no real problem to out the lights, and then asking South. Why would East want to
for
kill of cup
his partner's { queen Semnalu, to make him sleep trump unless he, Enst, thought peacefully, He has deleted he
he could develop a trump trick from another Am a night-clubh his own band? South let the scene, in which the whole eight ride, and West pounced night-club was washed with with the ten to defeat the con- new detergent, and disappeared tract. under a fluffy clout of singer and all,
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Just The Thing For
Garden Parties
This dress called "Spring Collection", designed by Bri- tain's Norman Hartnell, is Just the thing for garden parties. It was on display recently at a preview of this year's clothes by Britain's "Tóp Twelve" designers, Among those attending the preview was Princess Mar: zaret. Her comment on tip drces illustrated: "How pretty".
Household Hints
Before using a new paint roiler wash well and rinse.
WOMANSENSE
The WRONG
Kind Of
HOW TO GET ALONG WITH YOUR HUSBAND – 2
Quarrel May
May Ruin Your Home Life
by EILEEN ASCROFT
OST mon flourish on Any woman interested in keep
ing her husband happy should
lesson....that to conduct a marital quarrel successfully you must preserve in sense of humour.
A good blazing row is a safety valve in any marriage, It rolloves the nerves and gets.
Mmarried life. They may frettating
have been drawn up by &ments safely off your chest, But
Harley well-known
"Street if a quarrel is going to leave no
sting, you must be able to laugh, paychiatrist:
about it afterwards.
The occasional row is a healthy
of sign
a normal human
grumble occasionally and rattle their ellken chains, but statistica prove they live longer, have fewer - 1.-Say what you have to nesses, and reach higher say, then forget it and do not Income groups than their sulk.
2-Stick to the point of the relationship. It is the petty bachelor counterparts.
argument and never drag, in old bickering; the constant attempt to denigrate, or repeated hurts and grievances,
nagging, that are the danger algns of a sick marriage.
FOUR TYPES may be the other way round. There are four.
4--Quarrels arc private women who run the most risk They shuald not be of ruining their home life with things. conducted in front of a third the wrong kind of quarrel, party, particularly children,
THE MOANER-She never
With
ore
An even greater compliment. 10 their spouses is; the speed with which so many widowers remarry. It shows they enjoy married life.
Husbands who don't enjoy their marriages
usually victims of feminine temper.
The average male enn put up
financial
а worries, dis organised home, bad housing conditions, even on alling wife, with devoled fortitude. Bui the woman who uses temper and tongue as weapons against her husband, can drive
another woman's straight into
Quarrelling successfully, with no lusting raneours, is an art.
3-Always be willing to kiss and make up, You may be in the right this time; next time it
The best thing that happened
have I aimed a heavy cut-glass Constant
The Mounar
The Denigrator
types of
ond
to my own marriage was the really lets her hair down
a good verbal. battle. day
La moaning I
to
know
her
POTTY
vase at the offender's head,
and shattered missed him
a glass weapon. She is mighty bookcase instead and the dispute for heracit and she wants the
world
about dissolved into laughter,
But
this опе trun
sally particularly the man on whom valuable she blames it all. Incident I learned a
There is only
one cure for type of it
WHAT MAKES A HUSBAND MAD?nly come from within herself.
styri
hik
The Bad Sport
Sit down with a pencil and paper and
ilst the solid
• Wolf Mankowitz, o young husband and father,
advantages that come from here tells us the truth, with no holds barred..
on your marriage. Then write the debit side the things you -This worrying (that all women go in for) over their slightest would lose without it. You will
The Too-Houseprood physical imperfections which, having seen some years ago and soon decide where the balance having lived with for some years since, husbands accept a Bes and
being more distinguishing qualities of their wives. So the eyes are a little grateful.
polished floor, the regards it as too close--so the mouth is a little too wide, the hair is neither
THE
DENIGRATOR. She a major crime. one thing nor the other, and the bust-line doesn't quite follow
The tragedy is that it all may love her husband madly, the current fashion. So what?
but she just can't bear to hear springs from her housewifely instincts to keep everything If he tells a neat and clean. —This business of exhausting themselves running around for him praised,
She has let it This removes lint and any sur-2 week hunting for a new dress (and there are millions of nete amusing story at a dinner party face dual, making for α
dresses everywhere all the time yet still it's a hunt), finally she feels impelled to point out run riot and forgotten that the home is primarily for the smoother paint job.
inging with flushed enthusiasm something for a little more that it is part of his stock in mutual relaxation and enjoy- 180ney than was expected ("It cost just under £10" means it trade.
ment of both husband and wife. Then as soon as the dress is tried on at cast 2018r. Qu.).
Don't you realise, Madam, home all kinds of faults are revealed, isn't that enough to
MILESTONES make even a husband as good as me a little mad? Personally, that this earping rebounds on awn head, hot your I NEVER have a thing to wear.
husband's? Probly why think...
uppteciate his wife's home- nono the tens ut, your husband, naît doesn't appear to efforts it is probably whatever you say, but they will making condemn your lack of manners. because she has never told him Men like
If you were planning to bake, and find you're out of baking powder use 1⁄2 teaspoon of bak- ing soda and ime teaspoon «ream of tartar for 11easpoons of baking powder.
If you have several hats of the urban style, pack them- several to a box-with tissue paper and they will keep their shape better. and
Declarer should have វណ after trumps right away tuken the normal ! second- round finesse. This would have worked, whereupon he would have had no difficulties.
VCARD Sensen♦
Q-The bidding has been: North
South East
1 Spade Double
You, South, bold;
Wexi
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What do you do?
A-Fam. You can show your” beasts later if you wish. An im- mediate beari" bid would show worm hearts and lese high cards.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same sa la the question just answered. You. South, bold:
AL WKQJ10976 65 48 169 €
What do you do?
Answer) TomiOITOW
| YOUR BIRTHDAY
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
By STELLA
N today, you are one of those you a forectul protagonist for the executive types with strong con, underslag ka apelety. victions and exceptional judgment.
You seem to be able to judge the Inclined to lie impulsive, you may temper of the Umes to come, and need to guard against outbursis af although you may be considered ex temper. But, like the fighting spirit, treme in your own time, you will you usually walk for something im- receive, acclaim as you grow older portant to be angry about, Your for having started a barle new trend. lovaities are strong and: you are Honest, fole and straightforward in affectionate. You will find great your opinions, you can also be frank Happiness in your home and family,
blunt when the time You wi and brutally
mest kely make your cornes to make a point. You use the home the centre of your social life, velvet slave over a clenched fist since you are an outstanding box or just so long på it works. But let husles, pormansion fail and you are Wuling to take off the gloves.
Ainong those born on this date were: Stuart Chase. economist; You are a good critle of the arts, Catherino Lorlard Wolle, Philan
Claire Trevor. especially literature and music, and throplet:
actress: tight inoke criticien your fo work Albert E. Steiner, artist, and George with great success. It is also likely Gibbs, author." that you would do well in law, for you have the ability to weed out To find, what the, stare have in Immaterial
wvidence
and present story for: you inmorrow, adiect your only that which is cogent to your birthday star anil read the vorten. cane. Your bellet in protecting the ponding paragraph, Let your birth;- Fights of others probably, will make day, stor be your dally guide.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9.7
-
PIЯCKS (Feb. 20-Mar. 201.. VIRGO (Aug. 26-Sept. 23)—" Plan very carefully if you warst Ture can.. ba a slight hiteli- in the the best" ramity.
Heller-skelter, tiimins, of' sume' triafür, objectiug. Be schedules will produce fuzzy results. patient and all works out eventually, AREER CATAP. 21-Apr. 220 LIDRA (SKpt. 11 2410ot;|·23) -- Don't over-anticipate results. Take a Question all new proportions put to and you at this “Thér," "could be
rood, but investigate cerehur art CAPT. TAURUS
21) 21-MAY
SCORPIO (Oct. 21 Nov;** 223-- Hold to established routine and don't. You will need to, inaka exceptionally be too expartmental if you want careful plans and execute them cone, waflsfactory.romulte.
scientiously. It progress angies, S
positive, constructive stillude hope for the best!
GEMINI (May 22-June (21)- BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 2L-Derā) 223--- Don't Cultura), end' intellectual" interests are: Take care of ementals only. From actual play: White to attempt to take care of all tail foremont/now. good freture or concert may be the antweEKENE move and winand
CAPRICORN
work. Delegate as much as possible,
·
To save steps in the kitchen, arrange to put clean towels where they are easy to reach as you need them. Hang pot holders beside the kitchen range, If possible, So there's always one handy when you take a hot pan from the range or a dish from the oven,
BOYS'
-Siner I hate being lute, all this last-minutt renovating of the mouth, subtilising of the eyes and fiddling with the hair,
muddens me,
your
4-Also why do wives altsaus become exhausted of about three
in the morning, just when the controversy is becoming good interesting?
This is the kind of
THE BAD SPORT.-She is anything about it,
company. while things to hear about household prob- But lems and shopping difficullies- are running smoothly, wait til something goes wrong at the right time and as long as the anecdotes are Interesting. -If your wife has the car most of the time and then complains and watch her sulk.
that she doesn't get enough walking exercise, yet she can't get
And with wives who complain woman that
-starved. Sot they are everything done if she docm't have the car, and yet she really
that husbanda leave flat for affcellon I have no patience at needs the exercise-what do you say to that?
females all. plainer, less talented
The way to attract -Assumption at week-enda that a small amount of housework who know how
affection is to give it without thought
return. Every and endless disorganised ganies are relaxing for a husband, best of a disappointment.
THE TOO-HOUSEPROUD scruffy stray dog knows. (Though, personally, my family is now so well trained they
If dirty. foolmarks apoll her
with get worried if I don't go to sleep.)
AND GIRLS'
Willy's New Quarters
-He Gets Ready for a Long Winter's Nap--
By MAX TRELL
WILLY Toad come hopping up Knarf, the shadow boy with the turned-about name. He
WILL
of the tree. A small sign just above the opening read. MAPLE TREE HOTEL Squirrel Manager.
Squire
"50 you had lots of visitors
was carrying a stick over his this summer, Squire?" Knart shoulder with all his clothes tied · said. in a neat bundle at the end.
"Indeed we did," said Squire. **I'm
Squire "Scads of folks!" moving into Squirrel's hotel for the winter," "Who were they?" Kuar! Willy said to Knart. Come asked. along with me and look at my room and see if you like it."
"Are you sure there's room in Squire Squirrel's hotel for you,” Willy? It's a pretty busy place."
"I hope there's room for me," sald Willy. "I don't know where else to go."
Knart went with Willy across Finally the Pine Tree Grove. Willy said: "There's, the hotel! It's that Maple Tree. And there is Squire Squirrel coming out on his porch to meet us
“fu, there, Squirë!” he said. Squire Squirrel waved to them.
"Well, well, woll," Squiro said as Willy and Knari came up to the Maple Tree. - "I'm glad to 300 you, Knarf And you,–100, Willy. I've got, your room all ready for you." MEA
Willyamiled hle, thanks.
Plenty Of Room
"Of course...
* Squire added, “we were very busy all rammer. Al the rooms in dur lille hotel were taken by runner quests. But there's plenty of room now. Sit down in those, rocking chairs, won't you?, I think'1'll take a bit. of a rest myself
Khart and Willy sat down on the front porch. Squire Squirrel' stretched, nimelt buttonin
"chain"! * CANCER ··(June 22-July 13) Solution to". Desterday's try to let down tomaiores today, det tids curtly 15 routine is "you want curled, behiha himie d
sotne, pleasantly relaxing'social< re-romalts to be promising *:*en't?at= problemished
creation, Pay on, visit to
The front porch was neithe close tempt the swisstionalelust yet,que
CANON 1004 of the Aulopid Tree In the Ichinos
"AQUARIUS
*«ANUED] Virinktos Pane tirée, Furt & betånd. where they twierd fittirit" there' wwed an opening liiside.
Mate Wohanges
the blackn't miss yourself, Comision to Shopping, Kem
day if you have worked hard all dowy jensione:) attempt “hard week "Ework, resulta Shoalk show by now," work in the best anawar
Squire Squirrel reached into his coat pocket and took out a little book.
to make
MAGAZINE
try spending their above ground."
vacation
"And did they have a good time?" Willy asked.
Squire Squirrel shook his head.
for
"I'm afraid not. They couldn't quite get used to living up in the air. I finally had to give them a room in, the basement.
"And then Miss Butterfly came She fluttered a 'week-end. about a good deal but everyone was very fond of her. She wore the most beautiful yellow and gold dress anyone had ever seen. Oswald Tree Toad would sit for hours Just gasing of her.
Royal Guest
the
"I'm moving to Squire's Hotel," Willy told Knarf.
"But we weren't crowded a bit "I've got all the names here: until Her Majesty found our
hotel and decided she liked it had every room in the whole Ah, here we are.
well enough to stay
hotel-they and their childrent Her Majesty!", Knart sald in such a humming and buzzing
Volce. "You mean surprisça
Such angry they stung! queen stayed at this hotel?" and business! And when they
Yes, Her Majesty the Queen flying in and out!" Bob,"
nodded Squire Squirrel, "I
Squire Squirrel got up and delighted to have her. I showed Willy to his room which She was right gave her our brut
Inside the trunk of tool it for the whole summer.
The Wron family came as usust. They were very pleasant folk and their children were all well-behaved. Not at all like the Magpies who did nothing But chatter-chatter all day long.
"Then," Squire went on, taking another glance in his book, "the Chipmunks Mr. and Mrs Chip munk-came along. They had a very nice house under Use ground. but they thought they'd like to
a
"But soon her friends and re- the re
And Willy went in and shut
lations began coming to ste her And they all decided to say, too. It wasn't long before they
Rupert and the Windy Day-37
{{Rupert?) words
(no more mistakes This "dokan's look any
(pusher aside sõna, multaid
the door and laid himself down for a long winter's sleep.
of
I asked, Victor Mature,
1
two wrecked marriages, to his credit, what he thought was the chief factor that led to seripus.
He sums it martial quarrels.
up in one word-JEALOUSY.
In well-adjusted
there
should
bo
households certain
sentiment about important quarrels,
for these are the
milexiones towards closer understanding.
Marriage Score
you want to discover Some of the sterling Assets of ·Your - Øwi marriage, answer YES or NO to these six questions:
Has my marriage. Made life more
teresting
Improved my looks Given me better health Brought, no happiness.
purpose
Given Made
me more 1730 13 nicor person
tiring key:
Yes
reveals real, success. Five is above average, four good and three fair, But if your rating is under three, here is proof you are ́ ́ not getting out of your:
marriage all you owe to Jour
husband
to
yourself.
TOMORROW: The Other
Woman.
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