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by Beachcomber
TF milk bars run by the Milk: the butcher tried to sell him a
Marketing Board are allow
ed to sell currant buns, which contain no milk to speak of, legal, what guarantee. have we that egg bars run by the Egg Bourd will not sell fish fritters with no egg material in them?
Let us keep a sense of pro- portion, as the mun sald when
JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Distribution Squeeze Works
By OSWALD JACOBY
THE gaine was duplicate and
cycle. Only the Law can riveide these matters, Pending)
décision, local dairy queens who are handed glasses of milk by mayors will have to do without their buns. Already owners of elephants are being tuld
that milic bars do supply buns to animals. Another record
not
Now that records are broken slowly but surely.
every day on the track, and.
by ninety- thirds of Fo second, WC arp approaching the day when the
nie will be run in no time at
al, is Important to decide certain matters. WU the paced inile lead to other attempts to At
distract rival competitors? Lytham Cageney the other day the mun in the lead turned sud- denly and ran the other way. Wudge, in second place, run on, while behind him the utmost confusion was caused by the volte-face. Two puzzled competi tors, thinking they were run- oning the wrong way round the course, turned and followed the icat of the pucer. A ludicrous scene ensued, and while the rest of the entrants were arguing Wodge broke the tape seventeen fatty-fifths of a second ahead of the fastest time yet,
Tou decided to put in light take-out double against his vulnerable. opponents.
North, with a maximum pass and support for any unbla sult, forced Source trump by cue bidding in his opponents' Bult and South promptly found himself in a game contract.
won.
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West opened his fourth Lesl club. East won with the queen and continued the suit and West
A, PUBLIC SCANDAL" khowed that he had started with
Councillor Denounces Brawlers Ave clubs-by following with his lowest. That, trick was ruled
in verious in dummy and a low heart led. E chess riots Cast played the king and South reached the stage where people parts of the country have are afraid to go into the streets. South had mighty good "The police should
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be armed," count or the East hand by this sald Mrs Webb, whose nose was time and reasoned that he had cut by a bishop thrown from u started with 4-4-4-1 distribu- third-four window in Grange- tion. This left West with only gardens. "The pavements arg'a
disgrace," added her husband, haddock smoker, "Discarded chessnien und boards nake impossible 10 walk along," People have complained of the noise in flats, where the evening games, result in brawling and excessive drinking, A plain- clothes man was stunned by a spent pawn two days ago, and the windscreen of a passing car was splintered by handful of knights.
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South promptly and worked out Д nlee squeeze against East to produce five odd and a top score,
All he did was to trump his last club and lend a low din- mond from dummy.
West won with the queen and returned the suit; as good a play os any, South won Iti dummy and drew trumps. He discorded a diamond and R spade from dummy sund sure enough the squeeze had opera- ted, East had no way to guard both spades and diamondla.· He chooo to unguard the spade, Declarer might miscount that sult but he couldn't mniscount diamonds.
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South did not miscount, made the last live tricks with the ace-king of diamonds and the king-ace and a small space.
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TODAY'S QUESTION
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1957.
YOUR BIRTHDAY ..........By STELLA
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
PORN today, you have a strong though spt will make hundreds of
and forceful character, in addi- fem friends, tion you have the extremely happy few load-mouths enemies who can
may also make facuty of being able to avoid trouble. prove upsetting in the Immediate You seem to sideslip into elustions,
of your major give them the once-over and, if you objecti
Even your genius for disapprove, de out again without lomacy and tact will tai you i getting hurt, Other in the came Kituation might get into a peck of trouble. You manage to disentangle. yourself Just in time,
This no doubt is due in part to the fact that you are versatile and many-side. You fun! it easy to Dejun to witty changing circus- stances and are one of those who car think on your feet. This talent is very useful and should bring you to the brink of an early Whether or not you maintain it will
Bucci then be entirely up to you, Sustained. effort, after the first lucky break, 1N what brings Insting good fortune. Inspiration is fine in the fire place, but it is perspiration which makes Dint fitent real!
Your
people
magnetic personality draws Inta your orbit, And ni-
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Since you have an ardent nature mid be quite demanding in your love is entirely worthy of
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WOMANSENSE
NEW TREND IN JEWELLERY
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By HAZEL MEYRICK
London. »RITISH couturier Nor attachments, he sure the one you content with just designing man Hartnell is not
romantic disildonment may leave a loyally and devotion. Otherwise clothes for the Queon, plus pear on, your entire life.
stockings, perfume and were: Chule Debussy composer gone into the real jewellery Among those born 1 this date lingerie for the stores--he's Maud Powell, violinist; B.F. Langley, antiqueriah; John B. Walsh, pallen | business. troptet: Jolm . Gough, reformer Francine Larrimore, ucliers; Melville Stone 1: and Dorothy Parker, tumorist
Now popular in America-and likely to come to Europe, is the
gether on your lapel. fashion for buying several smal} brooches and grouping them to up-to-date way ni wearing small Jewellery.
Is the
rather than your skin colour. You'll soon be buying stock- ings to match your clothes
The newest nylons for autumė come in completely new shades designed to complement the clothes you wear.
Mrue. Schiaparelli, the former Paris couturier, who has gone into the stocking business, offers
Norman is not giving up his very lucrative costume jewellery sideline it's just that he feels To find what the stars have in there is trend store for you tomorrow, seiret your
towards real birthday star and read the corres-jewellery once more-and be pending paragraph. let your birth- wants" to be in on it day star be your daily gülde.
now, shade Fire and Smoke.' This new, real gold jewellery This is a special iridescent dye -It's nine carat will sell from that picks up the shade of the around six guineas, and is u clothes you good idea for a special present. fashion Fire
wenr, chameleon
and It is a collection
Smoke' of versatile stockings will take on a greenish
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
LEO
(July 20 - Aug. 21)- Your really big day un manti Pieces like the earrings, for tinge, for instance, if you wear see to it that you make the progress example, which can also be them with a green dress, you proviously vulised.
wom as dress clips and, a new RED-TIPPED ides. ring that you wear or your gloves,
VIRGO (Aug.
Business Advantages, especially if you are a little inore adventuresine ta ordinary, are now for you.
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CIGARETTES
The return to rent. Kod Latest idea of hair stylist Mr jewellery
small, good (Teuste-Wenzie) Raymonde-
tips.
LIBILA (Best, 24-Oct 23 pieces in gold and one silver. cigarettes with bright red liter Today and icmarrow are fine dass set with semi-precious rather for all of your affairs, Prospects than frankly fakte stones. are fine, so iske ill advantage of Opportunities.
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SCORPIO (Chet,
-Nov 22)- This is sour prosperity moh. See that personal day affairs are highlighted to your advantage
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It means the revival of gtis of jewellery again. Confronted as we have been with eatherlae wheels of flashing rhinestones, huge - dangling glass earrings, it's been almost impossible lo BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec, 233- choose the right jewellery for a shance to complete a present, But with the new de- important project between now and Reste foral sprays set in real the end of the month. Utilize your gold, you can't go for wrong.
RETURN OF THE HEIRLOOM
You have a
best effort.
_CAFILICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- Fine prospects for important obire
lves. Make important and lasting Holme ka all areas of development,
AQUARIUS“ (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) If plans have been well laid, then you may now expect to reap the harvest of all past efforts.
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PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar Good fortune is yours for the next few days. Make the most of all uppo:tunities.
ANIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Use this day to prepare for week-end of relaxing plante. It will do you good to let down ten
Flens
TAURUS (Apr. 21-33xy 21)- Two days of excellent aspects far following Virought on some new ideas. Iniplement your inspirations effec nively
bound
He got so tired of seeing lipstick-stained cigarette stubu An otlan sweater with a hood which can be folded back lying around in his hairdressing
to form a roll collar. salons that he had red-Upper igarettes specially made for his strapless, halter-necked, wide- thumb through photographs of customers, He's now thinking of selling them commercially spaced or normal, is ideal to all the latest furniture ranges. too.
wear under evening gowns or without the bother of searching Canada
for them in the British sun dresses,
stores, The wholesale couturier Arthur Just opened up in London- centre can advise you on setting Bunks who dresses many of the furniture selection centre in up home A budget, order
Oxford Street where you can things for you on the spot. lesser lights of British society He has designed n special collection for
group of Canadian stere for customers fb wear when the Queen visits Canada later in the year.
on
FASHIONETTES
of the gown:
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woman will bo name of
It means the return of the family heirloom-srupil pieces
Do you like your eggs alar- of jewellery for mothers to pass shaped? A new egg poticher on on to their daughters, pieces the market sets the erg-whlies that are worth keeping.
A new weave to woollens for yardage is three quarters of a into an attractive star-shaped autumn... It's called petli- mile. Price Women in the low are out, pattern to Riven up poached point, more closely wovon than US$2,950. before the rush starts, looking eggs on toast. It will soon be in regular basket weave, for those old pieces of Victorian all the
but not stores at home Jewellery lying around in Lon- oversens.
and as fine as a worsted. Designer Many
Larry Aldrich shows the peilt stumbling onto the don's junk shops, the pieces you can often find for next to popular circular-stitched bra in tail as well as daytime clothes.
They're now making up that point wool in a variety of cock Modigliani when she does her nothing like broken
pendant jace Interwoven
autumn and with allver
winter clollies necklaces, and large carrings thread.
shopping. Modigliani This gives the bra nn
was the Designer Maurice Rentner is Italian artist who in the 1920's that can be converted into rings attractive silver-flecked
BP-not a man to skimp on ruffles painted all those pear-shaped and lapel pins,
pearance and the thread docs when he uses them, One of the faries, and the same silhouette not wash out or tarnish, evening dresses in his autumn shows in the new clothes Samo Another useful bra.to put in collection is of white nylon tulle designers call the silhouelle the your holiday. caso it can be with ruffled tiers shaping the pear-ovely others refer to it as
sald total rumo the tear-drop or the globe..
She
One woman I know collects Victorian lockets, otton Binds them selling for as GEMINI ENTRY
21-little as sixpence cach. She worn four different wayskirt. Roniner Brain work nuw pays excellent has found a novel way of wear. dividends. A remettle fourney maying them-she hangs the lockets, add pleasure to the day's outlook.
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on a slim gold chain around her
CANCER (June 22-July 21)-wrist,
Klving her 3 charm
A good day for winding up in bracelet with a new look about portant business affairs and meing to:
it that you make good proft.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Puzzled Moon-Gazers
They Look And Wonder What It's Like-
By MAX TRELL
moon's out," Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, sold to his friend. Knarf, the Shadow with the furned-about name, "And it looks like a big balloon.".
Knari looked up at the moon. It was' big and full and rathd.
moon is the moon. Some people used to think that it was made of greed cheese but it really isn't."
"What is it made of?" Knarf wanted to know,
"I think." he answered, "that It is made of the same things our earth is made of. but I've never been there so I can't say
"It looks like որ orange," for sure." fald Knarf.
Just. When Hiawatha, the Wooden Indian Boy, came out from behind the curtain, which he had made into a tent. "H, HE" sald Knart.
"H" said HI "What you been looking at, huh?"
Knart explained that he and Teddy had bern looking at the
moon.
"It looks like a balloon," re- prated Teddy."
"No, It looks like an orange,” cald Knart. Take a good look at it yourself, II, and see
Hiawatha went to the window and squinted up af the moon. 110 was silent for several minutes. Presently he said; "Moon took look like an orange."
Teddy asked if anyone had ever been to the moon.
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"It's like a big balloon," Knarf said to Teddy.
General Tin shook his head: "If anyone ever had, Teddy, he's never bothered to tell any- It's a face made of mountains one else about it."
FUD
and valleys, When the "Moon seem very close said shines on these mountains and Hiawatha, "Look at him now. You can almost reach out and touch him with your hand,"
Very, Far Away
valleys, it makes patches of light and patches of shadows, And when they're all put to- gother, they look like a fuce."
Knart, Teddy and Hiawatha lookes surprised,
"Does the sun shine on the
"It sooms to be near, That's because it's so large, But it's really very, very far away, moon, General? You just said! thousanda of miles away," that it does". General Tin explained.
"Imn't there a man In moon?" asked Knari.
"No," said General Tin. "But you can ace his, face?"
on
Gentral Tin smiled, "Yes, the the sun shines
all the moon right. It shines on it all night long-when it isn't shining an us. That's where the moon gets Its light. That's why we are "It just looks like a fazo. De able to son it. The moon shitte! [you know what it really is with avishing!"
"No?" sald Knart in surprise sald Knuri. and disappointhgeni. -
Not look like balloon either,” Hiawatha sold to Teddy, who had just begun to smile,
Teddy's smile faded at once on hearing Hiawatha's words.
Both Knart at Teddy now, asked Hiawatha what the moon dky look like.
- Not A Balloon
"Moon looks like—moon," _re- piled/Hiawatha elmply, "Cannot look like orange bozause it is not: orange. Cannot look like balloon because it is not balloon.
This roomed to settle_matters. Hero, General Tin, who waS | storing on the other alde-off the-room with his musket over his shoulder, broke in lo say: "I heard what you ha gentlemen
1 sere saying about the moon,
with Hiawatɛm. Tho
Rupert and the Fiddle-1
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Rupert is out with his best pala Rupset, have you seen something?!! Bill Badger and Algy: Pag, and they. **** Nino, but I've heard something.” are fust wondering what game co saya Rupert,--** At least 1, think,
play when the little bear comes to have: Listen. Can you hear it slop. For some minutes be games, too?" The others keep very round in a precated way. At last "quiet, but can't hear a thing. Bill begaka the adenon.* ** What's There isn't any opis:“ laughe up with hlas 7, „he make."?” His Algy, “Rupert's having us on |- "ALL_BIGUZI:KİLERYAD
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