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This Funny World
LUTGIF
ALF
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ROUTE
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"Fifty years ago, people would just have let the
horse decide."
YOUR BIRTHDAY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29
BORN day, you have a hasleally
serious nature, but deep under neath there is a streak af Jamnaur and whitney that takes life rouse bearable. You have a sharp en ni humour which, al 1itnes, de tie too mardonic and satrle. However, since yout have the gt of the spoken and written word everyth you write or way and this qualify. There is also a streak of love 1 luxury in your nature and
By STELLA
you a keen vind. But it will become dulled it you neglect 1. The stars Indioals that you should tx coulous in all undertakings during the month of May. This a time when you should definitely look before leap
Your emotionne
are strong.
YULL
yut
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1957.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Utter Confusion Nets Small Slam
By OSWALD JACOBY
CLOUTH'S two-club bid WON
Stayman and North's two no-trump rebld showed a maxi- mum no-trump and no four- card major mult From then on the bidding may best be deg- cribed as utter confusion,
North thought his partner was showing sirength and South was trying vainly to get off the hook. By the time they reached six, East and West were ready
WEST A02
J542
◆K 105 A753
NORTH (D)
MAN УКОЯ 4AQJS Q1082
BOUTI
EAST
K 1000
3
+974
KJ964
AJ7643
A 10870 +882
None
North and South vulnerable
North East South West
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1 N.T. Panz 2
Pass
2 N.T. Pass
3
Pass
34 Pass
5. 64
Pass
PAM
Double 6❤
Double
Pass
Pass Pass
Opening leadinesse A
try to make the
beat
fairly well-controlled. For Die bent to double and all South could happiness, wed someone born under do was 14bra or Sagittarius. Demanding in Tove, you are ad one to give
real deal in retur
on this date
Among thos were! Over Wendell Holmes, Author: Maurie Maeterlink, phitum sher, David B. Hill and Win G. Brownlow, autalernen:
Abby Rutelänson, singer.
enjoy being, murrounded by beauti- ful things. You of the for sex-dot on handsome Jewellery, beautiful clothes and house furnishings You have vigour mod vitality 10 earn these things for your and will work hard during the early years to obtain them. You are naturel leader, oral einer you die cheek ful of big lean and can gain the eon fidence of them who work under you, it is probable that you will
To And what the stars have in reach material success,
Tilevere ut a fairly
for you tomorow. hotbrity L your birthday mur and read thr corresponellig paragragð: Let your biriday star be your daily guide.
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You must not nogh et nuntat s sults, for the stura al have given
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
1y.
of and contract.
West opened the ace of clubs.
can't really
blame him although the result was
most fortunate. South. ruffed and promptly tried the diamond theme. When it worked South saw that there was some chanee to make the hund and procveiled to play as if he was picking in the opponents' hands,
A second club was frunped and a second diamond Ünesse | worked. A third club
was
VIRGO CAKE. 24-Sept. 21) And that you prosper advantageous- ruffed and a third diamond fed There is hitch activity ratei fur today. but whether ir net the re- sults are as antichated dependa upon your attitude.
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LINDA (Sept. 31-Oct. Don't overexert yourself Boday. content with ane mal progionsmat your. Everyday affaire.
SCORPIO COL 21-Nos. *- Aspects are promising for those of you who have based yanır sorzalion na sound platform Hold to your Suleats.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 2) Don't push your hack. There in 11 undercurrent of hostility. back and bide your are patiently
CAPRICORY
(Dec. 23-Jan. 201
De alert to nor uprets and you Will be able tʊ atuighter them may before they give you any real trouble.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb.
VISCES (Feb.
(1)
if you have a sound banks of fact underlying your operations, then you can show definite allvaner Oxlv,
20-AIRE. 20) Musele work on well as brain power Juty be needed to further your major objectives today. Hall sip your alrevent
ABIER
(Mar, 21-Apr. Suck as ciuiiy asosable to your daily routine and all works out well, se up all new opportunder carefully.
23)--
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of
TAURUS Capr 21-May 31)- Wise conduel is most essential Jeu are to regulate the limes
use under your care.
GEMINI
(STAN
22-Junr 21- Comble social d business inters eels to good elfeet and you will
CROSSWORD
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15 court. (D).
G. He's not this at home.
Look out of the culin
V. You've got to have the mind
Jor
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JUDA. (5)
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23. Ooletina kind, enn atart off
quette a complex (V)
24. And the next one madam 7 (7) Down
1. This may bo'sa true, DA & lino
drawn by an eleman i
2. Cicely Courtneidge sang of it.
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Terra's intiem
CANCER [June 22-July
--
11 dummy. When both
followed ponents
South
op-
saw
Take care of essential end-of-the-daylight alleod. month adters and wind 12 - romant affairs You may have n week-tal of romance.
LEO (July 21-Aug.
He trumped the fourth and Jast club with his ten of follow. 2)-trumps. East and West had to A spade was led to dummy's ace and dummy's last diamond ruffed with the ace of trumps.
An active day, but keep the brakes sin bat don't leap before you look. Be sure that you know where you are omg.
CHESS
By LEONARD BARDEN Lightning games at 10 Reconds a move are becoming an increasingly popular form of chess, and sometimes produce *surprising briBlancles. as. In the following, played in London in 1046. White: J. Stone. Black: J. Fiatte. P-Q4. KI-KB3; 2 P-QB4, PK3: 3 KQB3, P-QKI3: 4 P-K4. B-Kt5: 5 P-KS. KKS: 0 Q-K14, Kix K: 7QXP, R-BI, 8 PxH BxPcb; 9 K-Q1, BXR: 10 -Kt5, P-KB3: 11 B-K2, Q-K2; 12 B-Rich, K-Q1; 13 DXF RXB; 14 PXR. Resigns
Solution No. 5255: 1 8-5. KixQch; 2 B-Q3, or 1... Kix Bch: 2 KL-Q4, or 1... KI Bech; 2 B-Q5, Brilliant use of cross checks,
London Express Service
Since West held the juck of trumps there was no way 10 keep dummy from making all hle three trumps and while South bad to lose a spade he hnd succeeded in making eight trump tricks, pe spade and three diamonds. Since 12 tricity pre li he needed, the slam was
home,
V+CARD Sensent.
Q-The bidding has been: North
South West
2
Rast 2❤
You, South, hold: AK 10874 9543 432 4376
What do you do?
A---Pam. Your partner will bid again, whereupon yon can show your spade mig.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same os In the question just answered. You, South, hold:
AK2 YK J3 4305 44 10 8 7 4
What do you do?
Answer TorDorrow
.BY. THE. WAY
by Beachcomber
A WELL-MEANING lady has Size 7 (men's). Packing station:
suggested that if hens were Andover. Sorter II. Dellgrove. numbered, each egg could be Marker: T. L. Spenee. Packer: stamped with the manber of the D. E. Trent." In a corner loyer as well as the date as an grocer hns written: "Save for extra gurantee.
Mrs Hearne."
Yes, yes. But
A
WOMANSENSE
EVENING GOWNS ARE EASIER
Taken on the steps of the Albert Memorial, Lindon couturier Charles Creed's halter-necked dinner gown of silk, Acrllan and wool has a draped skirt,
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Top O' The Morning
-Knarf Didn't Realise He Had It All The Time-
By MAX TRELL THE Policeman
said
to the
"It looks like-il looks like- it looks like I can't tell you exactly what It looks like," sald the Lark. "But if you saw it, you'd recognise it at once. Be- cause nothing else in the whole world looks like the top n' the with morning" heard
Cvak: "Top of the morning to you!" Knar! the shadow-boy the turned-about-name
it as he sat on the top step of the back steps, or perhaps it was the bottom step of the front steps. I'm not quite sure.
At any rate, Knarf immediate ly called out:
"Where's the top of the morn- Ing? Where is 11?"
But the Cook had gone inside the house and the Policeman had walked around the corner and there WBS AD one around who could answer Knart's ques tion.
a Uttle
Then Knarf walked further until fie met a Rooster.
"How high up is the op of the; [10
usked morning?" Khart
master.
the
"Wal" drawled the Rooster, cocldng his head over to one side, it's higher than blgh. It's upper then up. It's topper than top."
Cobwebs And Smoke
"How do I get there?" and
So Knart caw a Morning Glory climbing up a string behind the Knart. kitchen door and he called up le the Morning Glory. H. Morning Glory, where's the top o' the morning?"
The Lork Con't Tell Him
"It's way up." said the Morn- Ing Glory. "I saw it very early when I first opened my eyes. Come back tomorrow morning and you'll see it."
Then Knarf walked across by the time Diary for 1950
the garden and finally he met a the egg-labeller had added the
Lark. "Hi, Larkle," said Knatt, trade mark, and the grocer had
June 3: A Health Ministry "you fly very high, don't you? scribbled his comments an egr Report reveals that the corymol
Do you y as high as the top o' would look like a fossil covered in the horseradish
the morning?" julee freely with hieroglyphics. Why not and lavishly distribuled to children for the last seven years
also put the time of--the hen on
the egg "Polegate Polly: July is not as good for them as was
"Yes indeed," said the Lark. "What does it look like?" ask-
22; trade mark: ship in full sail: at one time believed. The Report ed Knarf. single yolk: shell resistance 3-+-2: thus confirms an earlier Report
TARGET
L O M
YAY
RTA
LJOW gany words of fone letters or more can
you m
from th letters in tho square an the loft in moking each word, the lotters in sach of the shia sqauren coxy be used one only. Each word must contato the tige letter is tig penira MILF, ANG there must be at trast dite nins-letter word in the Het No plurala z 售 Foreign wohls no proper names.
TODAY YAROKT: 2 words, good. $$ words, fer good; Turdi sacallent, Taborrow.
YESTERDAY'S
VOTEENIENTION: Dive given
wtr
SVENNICHT every bring vivo, Flest First saya vosita thrive Dukeợp, thraga, Ergen
mega. Vujomná VANANEAN boa qual siz
of 1950. The estimated cost of the distribution of the juice is £35,000,000. "But," added an oficial, if the horseradish juice is discontinued, the Government will lose votes."
In parsing
READING
ot
the Travels Marco Polo the other day,
I came to his visit to the Caro- mandel Coast. There, at the end of the 13th century, he saw the matives drinking from
a vessel
held in the air. The vessel naver touched their lips. They tilted fit, letting a thin stream fall into
their open mouths. A footnato. to my edition says that the people of Sumatra drank in the same way. The interesting thing is that this is how the Pуrenerл peasants drink wine today, hold- ing the botn above the head and never, touching the nozzle with their lips.
"With a sky-ladder," said the Rooster.
"What's a sky-ladder?” asked Knarf.
"It's a ladder made of cab- wels and smoke. You hook it on to a cloud and start climbing. When you reach the cloud, you pull up the ladder and hook it on to the moon. When you reach the moon, vou just stund it up and keep climbing. By that time you are at the top of the morn ing."
Then Krart walked across the garden and down the pala and on to the sidewalk and around the corner and finally there in front of him stood the roller-
Rupert and the Fiddle
t some surprise Reggie listens carefully.no, Pin't hear anything at all," he says. As he listena again, the other pala come scampering i
* foʻjoja them,,“ Well. have you found someone else to play your tricks (on ? laugh Algy. "What in chap, you are.
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Rupert, to keep up your fairy tale along How do you manage to keep so serious about it ? " ** te'a not a fairy tale. honestly it isn't," Rupert declares. There really is a tiny noise and it's very; odd it Reggie with his big, long aara can't hear is t90,*** ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
"It's higher than high," Roaster told Knarf.
"Top the morning to you, sir." Knart said to the Police mon.
"Thank you kindly," seld the Policeman.
"I'm looking for something," said Knart.
[F
TO WEAR
By HAZEL MEYRICK
London. It's goodbye to
thong
I do haver danced a bridesmaid-style dresses in tango when your shoulder- bunchy pastel tulle- the strap kept slipping...tried kind that get shut in car to eat a six-course meal in a doors, and become frayed. dress you had been sewn in and bedraggled looking to...walked across a ball before the evening's out. It's room floor in a hobble skirt goodbye, ton, to the strap- ...you'll welcome the new less skin-tight gown that style evening gowns that stays put more by luck than Are on their way into the design, and those slinky shops.
creations in white Milk jersey that always seem to This year's dance dresses be getting wine spilled on are comfortable to wear.. In them. fact, they're so well-design-
But all the same, I've a feel-.
ed that you can actually in that the girl who will get enjoy yourself in them. all the looks at winter parties Waists are ensed out a little, with still be (you've guessed it) shoulder straps become the one who turns up in a dress miniature sleeves, and skirts that looks as though she's been
poured into Are cunningly cut with
It, low-cut and, probably, in white slik jersey. plenty of back fullness so 'She won't be able to dance, of you ran walk easily.
course. She probably won't even be able to eat, She'll just
Typical of the new designs sit there and look absolutely
are the dresses in the collec- wonderful.
tion couturier Arthur Banks
is taking to Canada with
him. Although the general
They've started already-the effect is of a slim floor now-is-the-me-to-shop-for- length sheath, Arthur Christmas brigade. All over Banks cuts the skirts of his buyers are being visited by
London this week the evening dresses so that they travellers
store
bearing the Arst rise up to a point to show Christmas gift packs. I've taken the ankles in front.
a look at these and can tell you that the perfume people, at any brighter rute, are producing bigger and cosmetic packs than ever before. There are
Having ence tried to make an impressive citrance in a akin-tight dinner dress,
klt
pre-
the
and fallen flat on my face sentation boxes of soap, dusting I'm putting all my money on one I liked best was a complete
powder und perfume. But these new gowns that allow beauty
fur u baby-soap, you to wear them--and live. protective cream and powder.
plus a plastic apron with a kangaroo pouch for mother to wear when she's applying them. A skirt was shown in London Evening dress fabrics this
last week with picate that year-almost always in dark
simply can't
out. come
It colours have n deceptively doesn't need re-pleating when fragile look. But they're you send it to be cleaned and tough-tough
it keeps in shape enough to
even if it's stand being trodden on by secret of the skirt's success lies badly packed in a suitcase. The clumsy male partners-like in the fat folded pleats set Into the new nylon chiffon that a trim waistband and slitched resembles its silk counter- so that they fall naturally. It's in a variety of woollen
Evening drcases
are going immensely places. The one shown here is
part so closely that you'd tweeds.
made
never tell the difference, but which is
strong.
can be dunked in in black, cut on a slender easy hot soap-suds and
line. It is from Charles Creed, dried
one of the top eleven London overnight.
couturiers.
SUMMER
F
DESSERTS
By ALICE DENHOFF
NOR most of us, the best meal is one that is topped off with a delicious dessert.
This is true even in summer.
Our next recipe is for a de-
delectable
sweet, cate und Orange Spanish Cream.
Souk together for 5 mia.. 2 tbsp. gelatin and 2 c. milk. Hest In top of double boiler. When "I'll be glad to help you and However, hot weather desserts relatin la dissolved. add c. it," said the Policeman.
must also look and lasic cool sugar. Pour hot mixture slowly and refreshing."
over 3 slightly beaten egg yolks. Here
Return to double bolter and cook аге Bome suggestions until somewhat thickened, stir- that seem to meet all the re- quirements "Why." said the Policeman, sweets. looking at Knart in surprise.
"I'm looking for the top of the morning," sald Knart.
for warm weathering constantly.
Remove from fame. Add in the order given, trp. salt, tsp. The first is the perfect.con- each grated orange and crated,
"don't you remember? You just tection for a Sunday dinner. It lemon peel, 2 tbsp. tenon juice, gave it to me}"
"I did?" said Knarf. "You did indeed," said The Poleeman. "And now I'll give it back to you, Top o' the morn- ing to you, my lad."
ת
"Thank you," said Knorf, And he ran all the way back home, smiling, because he had not known. not even for
minute, that he had had the top the morning all the time, and had given it to the Polleeman and now the Policeman had given it back to him.
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1957-8 $4.50
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calls for a quick crumb crus! for which you'll require 2 c. graham cracker crumbs, 3 tbsp. confectioners' sugar und 1/3 c. buller or margarine.
Roll out sufficient crackers to mako 2 e. fine crumbs. Stir in sugar. The butter should be soft enough to mix into the crumbs. Mix altogether well..
1e, orange Juice and 3 stiffy benten egg whites, Let stiffen in 1-in. ring mould.
1
Unmould on serving plate and All centre with orange segments and seedless grupes. Garnish with grape clusters on leaves. Dessert will separate Info clear layer
and a layer creamy sponge, Serves 6 to 1.
DELICIOUS CAKE
For a delicious cake, slit tsp. ginger, 1⁄4 tsp. 350 F. about 10 baking soda
sal, and tsp. with 2 c. flour.
Pour into pie plate saving out several tablespoons for edging the filled ple. Press into shape around sides and bottom of plate. Bake min.
Mix 1. beaten
and 1 c. SEE coch sour cream ond maple syrup. Combine the two mix-
Bako at 350° F. until cake shrinks slightly from sides of pen.
Cool and then chill while fill- ing is being prepared.
Crush and dissolve 2 Junket Turca. tablets in thap, cold water,
ALMOND FLAVOURING
Measure 3 c. light cream, C. sugar, s isp. salt and tsp. each vanilla and almond favouring into a heavy saucepan and heat very slowly, stirring constantly until the mixture is just warm (abut 110" F.) but not hot.
Remove from heat, Add Junket tablets, Sir quickly then pour into refrigerator tray.
When frozen, turn into mbeing bowl, break up with a fork 'and
Household Hints
the suds, another for rinsing, Two sponges, one for applying will speed the washing of walls, wood-work or any other hard surface.
Spilled ink may be removed then beat with a rotary beater from unwared varnishock
QN
and
until smooth but thick and lacquered furniture surfaces mushy. Pour corofully Into the by washing with soap propared ple shell, Edge with water, As with most stain re- extra crumb.. Freeze in re-movel, the sooner this is dono frigerator unili Arm.
after the accident, the beider,