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LITTLE learning dangerous thing. South knew all about safety plays and as a result he succeeded in going down
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He won the opening club lead to his own hand and decided to Fuard against the posdbility of being in the all four trumpa
East hand. Accordingly he led a low spade to dummy's queen. If West had shown out South planned to lead second spade from duminy. East would play the jack or ten. South would Win and Ret back lo dummy Thon with a second diamond.
ho would be able to pick up East's remaining trumpă.
Unfortunately for South the spades broke so that the safety play was gunnecessary. The game was duplicate and now South decided that he could not forgo
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put West in with the king and East ha led another diamond. ruffed again und since declarer still had to losen club he wound up down two tricks.
BY
This Funny World
"Agnes, I think he wants us to stop!"
THE
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by Beachcomber
E mellow tones of a road- drill ha little town the other day reminded me of a story told during the war by Mr D. B. Wyndham Lewis,
An opera singer was lunching In a restaurant, when suddenly a nearby siren began its howl ing. A less successful singer tuned to the host and, Indicat ing the diva. said, "You should hear her in "Tosca.""
The seesaw stars
O SIR.
for
On our eads is zaclothes and hashes, We Ippologize with our noze nee-depo in the dust int that yore senin to kowntry doth not. Ippreesheate our hurt. Mister Hogwasch bath dove us a kontrak which will kepe our hold muthers in Ful- stan in the ighth of luxory for yeeres to kum, Wot O for shampane In bokketfuils, and ortergraffs for phans, and beeg mottah-kats, ho yes. The yotis is on hus.
Ashura, Kazbulsh and
Rizamughan,
5. See you at the Rivviairah, An amazing achievement WITH only the most modest
I have no serious quarrel with W fanfare of muted trumpets,
South's attempted trump safety play although it was a trifle far-fetched with this particular hand,
He should not have swapped horses in midstream. He had started to play safe so he should have continued by drawing
two and u half miles of new road were declared open' the other day; a miracle of planning and construction, which, in 1918, seemed impossible of achieve- mynt. Yei, in less than 40 years, all obstacles were over- come and an audacious dream became staggering reality.
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persistence has led to the hope, freely expressed, that yet on-
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mile by-pass road, suggested this year, may come to fruition before the end of the century.
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1957.
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HOLIDAY FASHIONS AT A GLANCE
BEACH CLOTHES ON THE RIVIERA INSPIRED BY CHINESE DRESSES...
and
Wax a white satin sheath, under a gunmetal grey dinner. dress with harem Three specifle needs stand out hemline. la the wardrobe of the Biviera- bound
first holiday-mokers;
To "summer-ise" the ward- there is the beachwear and robe, furs are left at home in netive sport clothes; next a verit- mothballs. The mink or fox
use wrap
ля Jacks able trouser wardrobe for
wrong with throughout the day, and finally vaporous garden party dresses a selection of pretty decollete as shorts In city streets. White midsummer dresses for dining woo!!cu shawls are almost end party going, after dark. uniform accessory this summer, while many dining and dancing Trousers are in the limelight dresses have their own long on all lengths, from little boy straight stoles made of matching shorts for the replacement by fabric, the brief kilted skirt) to mid- with call "Famatean" lengths,
surfers," "waders and finally full-length, inpered slacks. Rugged looking tailored trou
Paris. od with the boatmen's authentic with tight pigtails bound at the at the Cariton
ends with fresh flowers, OLOURFUL new holiday striped canvas jacket. There are floppy-brimmed, peak CTOWSH clothes, taking inspira- Pinocchio hate, and clown tion from beach-comber dunce cops, mated to bulky. and
tate bags fisherman's outfits, rough woven straw
in light and barefoot sandnis Venetian gondoliers and
Ong colours. Chinese coolies, are all the fashion
Bold over-size accessories and On the French
eccentric bench costumes are Riviera.
the keynote of Jacques Helm's The world's most famous resor collection of which many models are now being seen at playground is crowded this the smart bathing places. "Helen's year with sun-worshippers, all-in-one cape-short costume. setting trends in frivolous eut in one plece with deep bat al and gay fashions for holl wing armholes, and devold
any fit through the waistline, s day living.
a popular model. "Violieres" is the name of Heim's new beach
COLOUR SCALE
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beaches against the turquoise coats, worn over bathing suits. eers in any of the new fabric from the Riviera are: the trend
Along the milles of rocky red
sca, the minimum amount of covering sets the maximum style trend. The briefes Bikini, long predicted to be only a passingt fnd, has become the neo-classic garment, This summer, new ruffled and frilled brassieres and trunks, borrowed from Can Can panties, look pretty on the and suntanned figures. Tiny pleated skirts in permanently pleated fabrics go with mong new bath- ing suits, while the short pleat- ed skirt with attached panties in the same fabric. is likewise popular for tennis and other active sports,
They are cut full and short Lo mid-thigh length and mude o! transparent sheer fabrics like cotton volle.
Among other fashion notes
trends like faded pink denim, towards Hine, parma violet, and cyclamen coloured canvas "blue" all the pale lavender shades, Jeans, white ducks, or roughly emerging as the leading colour loomed linens which look like scale of the senson; the numer- FRIVOLITY THE KEYNOTE hemp, are contrasted with frilous expectant mothers wearing ed úrid ruffled skirts, such as highly styled dresses cut in wide the flounce-sleeved Mexicos gores, falling free from
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Other beach coveralls, mali-blouse in white handkercalef scooped-out bateau neckline to designed by the group of Cole fton, or the demure Gilson d'Azur sportswear creators, are girlwhirtwaist, inspired by slender split side Chinese dresses, or bulky Mexi- can ponchos, made of striped terry cloth or turkish towelling.
both
the
a wide parasole hemline, and finally, the newest trend in masculine fashion, tho white pique dinner jacket worn, with matching waffle от novelty weave pique shirt, with black tie and black or midnight bluo trousers.-China Mall Special.
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STRIKING EFFECT
After living in sports clothes In the holiday atmosphere, all day, the "Riviera trend" be frivolity
comes almost is the keynote, and
azgressively The bevy men are giving free reign to feminine after dark. The micority of one-piece fantasy which finds no piace of pretty, Casino and short by LEONARD BARDEN Lathing suits show trends tu, in daily life. Head covering is dancing dresses scen on the
in wards deep back decolletes
Carlion necessary.
Terrace as protection. Hotel alim, form-stting styles, with against the sun and to lame Cannes for the late cocktail hour abbreviated skirt in front. There wind-blown water-soaked locka. every evening epitomise is a noticeable increase in the Svend of Jacques Helm has season's fashions. Among them, Paint and varnish brushes sel- boned corselette type of sull,
created voluminous new turbans the sleeveless dress, with deep dom wear oul. Instead, most of for the beach in woven rallia or rounded decollete, destined to them are ruined through neglect printed cotton, inspired by the
play up an important sunton, in cleaning. Brushes can be inkes precedence. headgear
Full skirts, cleaned in the samo liquid used Central African nallves.
with petticoats, are more into thin the finishing material. evidence thon sheaths. Floral That is, a shellac brush should prints bloom everywhere, In be cleaned with alcohol; light pastel toned
sweetpen varnish bruth in turpentine or shades in both sheer silks and inseed oil. cottons. Floral cetions worked In pudded quilling look new both for the skirts of separates and for dresses.
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CONDOLIER'S HATS
Swimsuit fcbrics include many und of the stretchable failles
Sports car fashions have nylon salins, cotton poplins and evolved a new way of draping tergal crepes. Prints star bright the large silk or cotton scarf.
and colmura in scattered
all The classle triangular kerchief moufs in- over effects, with
is no longer knotted under the outdoor spired by nature and
chin. Instead, the ends are twist-
Don't try to scrape hardened living. One of the most exoticed and tied back over the ker- models, seen on a moonlight chief point at the nape of the
starch off the sole plate of your bather, is a figure-moulding sul neck after the manner of Sophia Sheers, and lace get top electric Iron, Walt until the iron made entirely of gold and silver Loren in the role of a Grecian priority in
the more formal is cool, then wash s;arch off with sequins, overlapping to resemble Island sponge diver in the new dresses. Especially effective, with a soapy clallı, rinse with a clean ilsh scales.
slim film, "Boy on a Dolphin." With daringly decollete,
slips, damp cloth and wipe dry, colour, Italian a trend towards longer hair, often in a contrasting
ac- under high necked dresses. One Never, of course, put the fron top many pert teenagers have from quired the neatly coilted look, of the most striking ideas seen in water.
In beach accessories,
take the straw Imports honours, sun hats copied Venetian gondoliers, often pair-
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Ten Important Minutes
one of the What Teddy Did With Them Surprised His Friends--
A new kind of jam READ that, on
Touts out of London, the cars were "ose lo nose for two miles." 1 cannot have been coincidence that yety found itself car going south halted by a er going north, and vice versa. Among the new books
UP AND DOWN THE
AMAZON.
By Paul Carpeti, (Fluff and Foxall: 42/-)
value which this book NY Am lave as a chronicle of travel is marred by the tire- some presence of Mrs Carpett.
YOUR BIRTHBAY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20
energetic and inventive, you
By MAX TRELL
TEDDY, the Stuffed Bear, came running up to Knarf, the Shadow with the turned about name, and plopped down next to him, on the back steps of the house. He was all out of breath.
"I certainly was busy t afternoon," Teddy said.
at the fal
Knart looked over little bear. "You couldn't have been very busy," Krarf said.
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zan right across the path where the Snail was going and couldn't get to the other side. It wasn't a very wide river me, but it was very wide for the Small, So I luid twig across from one alde to the other and the Small slid veress it.
And that's how I built the bridge."
Hiawatha Again Knarf and nodded,
"But what about the Tiver. Teddy?" said Knart. "You said
you moved it."
"And I did," said Teddy. "It was the same rain river, only it was running right into a Beelie's house. The Beetle lived under a
He was so un-
The Suali crossed Teddy's bridge.
Only Ten Minutos "That's right," sald Hiawatha, the Wooden Indian Boy, as he came out from under the steps rock. His whole house was get to spring on him, I shouted, (where
he had been hunting ng flooded.
family.
with his whole
"Watch out!' and saved Sparrow."
1
By STELLA beetles and spiders) end joined happy and so wet--that he was his two friends. "I can tell by about to move the shadow of the sun on the end of your nose that you were Just stay where you are,
said. 'I'll move the river away only away for ten minutes."
from your house."
to
Bon today, you are
may develon and forceful in everything you
something highly constructive, You do, Bince youre is a many-sided have a talent for being able nature, you have á vorled group handle people as well as manipulat
jouchi Log events and are often of interrats and you are always a busy person, indeed. Your ideas are after to give help during on emner. You are always able to делеу. think up amething better than that
always well ahead of your execu- tion of them. Actually, you might
be well-advised to at sii) for a which actually exists. while and figure out what
"But I was very busy." pro- testod Teddy, "You two fellows can't imagine how much work I did."
"All right, Teddy," said Knot as he winked at Hiawatha, just tell us what work you did."
Teddy took a deep breath and
Magnelle, and attractive to mem- you mould do next. Otherwise you may bers of the opposite sex. you should repiled: "I planted a tree, I built waste a lot of physical and mental have a happy and contended marl- a bridge, I moved a river and I
age Loyal, and sincere, you will saved someone's, life." make a splendid marriage partner and parent.
energy.
As a youth, you probably will be interested in active, outdoår sporis, trut as you grow older, you may meille for a good, song dally walk! You are a good organiser and supervisor and shoull be placed in
which shinge of projects
Lake ta Vision and the excutive skills Carry them to a aubessful conclu- mon. You mea may be silracted to politics and, by making full use of jer talents, might become a state- man who will leave your mork upon the times la which you live. You also hayo na interest medove, and since you are original
in
Knar and
Juwatha
Now
Among thonë bom on this date lookoxi at Teddy in amazement.
Augeon; Samuel La Mitchell, scient-
were Bishop Francia Asbury "Teddy! You couldn't have churchmait; Valentine Moli, noted done all those things!" Knart
John 1k!
M. Niew, states: Rasped. "It's impoaalbic!" Edgar A. Gurst and Robert Hernick, poets; Benjamin G. Harrison, U.S. President, and William tutherford Mead, architect.
in
To And what the store have store for you tomorrow, select your birthday alar and read the curre- sponding paragraph. Let your birthday star Be your daily guide,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21\
Hoop Big Fib
"You are telling heap ble fb," said Hiawatha.
"But I did do all those things," said Teddy.
"All right," said Kaarf, who really didn't belleve a word of all this, "what about that tree LKO
(July 24 Aug. 2)- AQUABILS (Jan.
What 21-Feb. 19 you said you planted? Dorcallo and public affairs are likely Morning hours call for chim and wies kind of a tree was it?" to join forces and turn up with an decistops. Then act progressively in
o which needs solving.
line with your plans.
"It was an oak tree," VIGO
(Aug. 16-Bept, 23)- Act it matters involving_neighbour. hood and community gaffairs which may also, directly affect your family group,
EXTURA (Sept. N.Oct.
out
Oven
on your
20)
20)
sald
a
the
(rob. 20-Mar. PLACES Unusual advantages may open up for Teddy. "But it only took you in the form of a new inb or an minute to plant. I found on
ivance in the one you hold.
in the acorn. I made a hole Atuks (Mar 11-Apr- 25)- Good fortune
alde, ground and dropped the acorn Glood fortune silends all business and especially if you are planning to set in it. Then I covered up Bancial dealkoja today, Make excel-
upon a journey. Plan social hole, When the acorn growe, I'll Jent arrangements for your future,
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21have an oak tree. That's how 1 SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23)- Display tittle more than the aerial planted the tree.” Publio interests should be taken complement of caution today if you
want all to gwmoothly.
Knort and Hawatha nodded. under consideration at this Ums. A
GEMINI Yarily trip also may prove interest-
(play June 21)- "And now tell about Afternoon and evening ere Ane if bridge
you built," Hiawatha MAGITTARIUS (Nov. 3-Dec, 1)- you have menaged to solve uncer
'said. before Partnership Buchess affairs involving fattis
lunchtime CONTINE
(June 22-July,
“Well," sakt. Teddy, after. I CAPRICORN (D&c. $3-Jan, 19). The mpects are distinctly in your Combine domestic and public stairs fevour today, so ek sita a line planted the oak tree, I found
crom a river Tarantly. Perhaps your olub plans to compositing resily im- Snell trying to
made by the rain last night. It
abould be around,
CANCER
financial no.
taken kita.
phala)" give your Mapport.
portant.
the
Saved A Sparrow
and
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It was all really quite extra- fat little bumbl- ordinary that ir.g Teddy Bear should be able to plant a tree, build a bridge, move a river and save a life, all in ten minutes.
Kaart and Hiawatha really their friend fell proud et Teddy!
"So I got some Carth plled it up around the Beetle's house like a wall and the river ran right around the Beetle's It was pleasant to know that house instead of down into it. the Beetle and his family didn't and the That's how I moved the river. have a flooded house
the Ecross was helped Knart and Hiawatha couldn't Sanil
But it was even more help agreeing that so far, at any river. rate, Teddy seemed to be telling wonderful to think that one day grent oak tree, many times the truth,
bigger than Teddy, would grow in the spot where Teddy had planted the acorn.
"But whose life did you save?" Knart and Hawatha wanted to know.
"And listen!! cried Hiawatha. Teddy answered: "A Spar- "There's that Sparrow 3'01 row's life. He was standing on saved, Teddy! Can't you hear the grass. A Cat was just about him chirping?"
Rupert and the Old Hat-45
The bleds y around Rupert all the way to the shops but he is very firm with them. You've nothing to complain of now." he declares. ** I've made Mrs. Cuckoo a nest of her own and she and ¡Mr. Cuckoo are trying to learn how to bring up their own family.
So go away and don't grumble." Soon he is carrying his Mummy's basket home. I still can't think how you made that rent,” says Men, Dear, "And I can't think what Dar'dy will think of your escapade." **We can find out now." says Rupert. ** Here he in-" ALL HIDDEN' NSZOKYLD
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