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BY

THE • WAY.

by Beachcomber

A GOUD example occurred into his cag in Bucharest With

the other day of what a diplomatic skill be edged the major spokesman han well talk on to Bucharest, "I don't

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1957.

•JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

called the Partial Readjustment suppose you've ever been Clever Discards Pay Potentialities of Temporary there. Miss Charcole." "Never, Economic Variations.

The increared cost of gestaps was nicely balanced by the fall

major" Could such lovely Ips lle? Could that Innocent smile cover a cool, criminal brain?

in price of pink blotting paper. But why was Mrs Charcole so thus enabling the cost-of-vhin pale? Why was site trembling, offset itselt, The as the watched her daughter? healthy con "Where did you get that?"

Sencale's voice was derring-do is Lord

Murici conversion of whiplash.

Index 10 atmosphere of fidence and reflected in the

u rare

H

ftuched. of

Foxy West

By OSWALD JACOBY

NORTH'S rise to four no-

trump wah somewhat quca- Honoble and the final contract of Blx no-trump a trifle optimistic.

West opened the deuce of 4 per cent Produe: Stock into Esther caught buck a cry

and East played the Exchange Bond Vouchers (non- larm. Colonel follott-Hoodcarta negotiablo).

of rubbed out his cigar absent-queen. South won with the ace A flood

and continued with the king. Treasury billa should keep the mindedly on

seventh-

Eust dropped the nine and South International Monetary Council, century manuscript, Tangerine

And then it marked West with the ten and with its enormous, authorised began to sob. share capital. pretty busy, happened..... Watch Turkish copper.

(ENTER the fakes Grog-

blossom and Quartbattle) Chapter XVI

"Mis my

Gibberou arrives

HEAR that 2.374.81 records of "Crazy Moon" have been sold in the last live days. His

clasic of Gibberou, the very AJOR RAVENSCHOFT,

latest song-craze, based on a daughter,

low, rowling noise, punctuated Tangerine."

Ravenscroft

The muttered gibberish. bis by caught

young window- breath. This was the girl who author is had poured a phial of polson his mitaizai lalent. He has an cleaner, who never suspected

offer of £200,000 television erntract Amerien, in to star

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

See how many questions you can answer correctly about the laws of chess. For practical purposes you need to be able to score 100 p.c.; otherwise you always run the risk of being caught some time. Answers tomorrow 1. During play. but after more than four moves on both sides, the players and that the board was placed with the white rorners to the left. White quern on black square. black queen on white square. What happens 7 2.-Same,

except that white queen was on white, bluck queen on black. What then? --Same as (2), Freept that the error is dis- covered after the game, not during 1. What now?

Sohition No. 5271: 1 Q-KU.

Jordan James Kertka

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three fins, and has had hist autobiography acerpted hy Fulsher. A simple, unspoiled gentus. his one ambition is to det in Shakespeare's plays.

Rumour is busy

Leven.

South proceeded to count 11 sure tricks represented by three spades, three hearls, four dia- mends and one club. A success- ful club nesse would give him bis 12th trick but there was tinc

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UMOUR with her thowtand wagging tongues alleges that the bald postman is con- templating an action for damages against Dr Strabismus (Whom

of God Preserve), Utrecht, in that he did (cuuse the void postman to become covered will buir, leaving only the head buk, The postman for that and maybe an end play complains that, though he is now could be developed against West. in a normal state again, his Nolling could be lost by play- colleagues call Him Savemakeing diamonds, so South took Forest. Messrs. Yowie, Car-four diamond tricks and dis rugyne, Smulpeper, Frodde, carded his six of clubs. Zibedler, Fympshall, Elbono, West had to make two discards Twide, Úckstone, and Satterback, and simply dropped the deuce Sollellors, Commissioners for and ninė of clubs. He knew Oaths, etc., take a grave view | about end plays and was going

the matter,

they to make things hard for Soull. might.

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YOUR BIRTHDAY

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

BORN today, you have been given

e

exceptional Ibiella by the stars --' and is 19 up to you to develop them

from an early age. Parents of children born in the date shoul

Top at that their children Jau the

fruining eblain- uble In the steld, of their cluler as early as possible. The particular artisie beel wit display. Riselt carly ad this talend shoul and allowed to blavn

اديرا

All you of thin bith date have originality and Individuality which early set you apart from the average person. Muide, ari, literature, and especially poetry appear to be the held in which you will be happiest, It is even Bely that you will be come pruûrievať in mure

then one

ares of artistic expression. The only real danger to your success is that you may tend to spread your talents over 100 selde a feld. Try to con. centrate on one area of expression at one time. Becatur expert in that ares, then go to another. In the meantime, yo may keep your secondary interest as an avocation or hubby on the tune contex develop it

as well

By STELLA

You nho have

good practical tatt for business and are not one to get caught on the wrong side of may bargain, You bebeve that even in artist is quite worthy of his hire! No starving in the Bohemian garret for you!

You have great personal magnets and will find this an osset wherever you go. You are fund of nature and of all animal fe. It is quite possiblu that your home will be filled with will creatures which you have tanedi and leamed to love,

Among

those born on this date were: T. 3. Eliot and James W. East- jura, poetz; Alert E. Wolf, inventor; King Chriadan X of Denmark;

Gwern. Edinud

actor; William Henry

Milburn and William Jennings, noted clergymen Henry filbert.

comporer, ant! Irving A Dacheller, author.

To ful what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday slat and read the corres- ponding paragraph, Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Del. 23) Get th early start the morning. Lose a me by vacillating or in- Julging Lo proernatination. Show enterprise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov 22) Busin affaty involving teipal maitets can be, antisfactorily solved today if you tuckle them energeti- cally,

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec, 2)- You can afford to take some risit to push through an important project. You have the green Hent for activi.

CROSSWORD

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Acron

1. An engagement ring For

DUNIANICO, 14, 53

1. Big win for Trade! (4)

nothing from the point

10. It sounds a likely bet, (3, 0)

11, Koel a couple of pointa arouizid,

10)

19. Mikadu character had a ildə

and. (4)

15. They're 18 Down and fought,

QUOT. 101

10. Some Inorde MAXE Bood.

pronte (2, 7)

1. Mcan-but alone DCI (th)

21. Bunda sa if the attonare bass

been well-bITEIT, (9)

th. Lio's nut at borne, (51

23. Ikat Yes (aling.). (7)

Down

1. Are these the things railway

trap-hangers haka un to 7 19-5)

7.aliy, 12 may a

3. And so on, (8)

d. Den vào Thoi th

His plik browser bood

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7. 13igg bow-off" make, their ving

Here, (B)

9. Itiver for golfara. (4)

11. This hosds & Down, (19)

12. Mr. Bene

Do it. (0)

17. Trabort

at about 13,

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WOMANSENSE

This duster from Chatillon is made of Shantung silk, but it will look equally glamorous in Thal or Italian silk and we have all three in Hongkong. It matches a decollete cocktail Truck. A funnel-shaped coilar is turned down and maintains a fulness by its blas cut-Agence France-Presse,

It's a ham "fabric'

dummy. AN American

Now South cashed three spade tricks, stopping 22 Everyone followed to these three spades sv South could not tell who held the 13th spadic..

If East heid it South could play Jack nnd one heart und West would have to lead a club. If West held It then that play would lose. South Anally came to the conclusion that West did hold that fast spade and hence only held one club.

and

Was the king? South decided it wasn't end led a club #nessed the queen. West made his singleton king and the cine of spades and South was down one.

West's clever discarding had paid off

V-CARD Sensent

1.

Q-The bidding has been: North

Eart South West 34

? You, South, hold: 47 VAKS87 4937 AKISE

What do you do?

A-Bld four hearts. No guar- antre goes with this bid but it is your best choice.

TODAY'S QUESTION West passes and your partner bida four spades. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

TARGET

How many

CAPRICORN (Dec. 2-Jan. 20)— The stars indicate that you may venture tited risk and anticipate good fortune as a result,

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19) New ideas for increased production and a concrete plan for their lastru- mentalion are well-received,

PISCES (Fib. 20-Mur. Balance assets against habities: take the best success potential; then pish it to a favourable conclusio

ARIES (BEAT, 21-Apr.

RDU 20J A bright

leads your way to BLICCESS

busines pleasure for profit and happine

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) Make sure that sour capablilties aro equal to the opportunities now

offered if not, get inere training.

22-June

and

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GEMINI (May. Another day of excellent vibrations for all your personal ambitions, Spe that you achieve good result.

CANCER (Juna

22-July 23)- Success is in the air and prosperity has arrived Enjoy the fruits of pasti 14hours. You might celebrate! L50 (July 24. Aug. Another day af positive nellen Is indicated. further all personal millions. VIRGO (AVE. 21-Nept. The excellent trend continues. Your plans could materialice even better than you previously had anticipated,

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businessman He and hit upon it. in connee- plans to market by 1938 tion with smoked bams. Hig a new fabrleknitted paper, farm supplies spekя for meat which he developed by trying packers and makes white coats to get more favour into smoked for butchers. bums.

He noted tha! The cotton ured to hold generally

Ranald # Marks, vice bags, president and general mangt? hams hung in strokehouses, did of Enterprise, Inc. of Dalios not let much smoke in. He found aid the fabric is in its dual that a wide-knit paper sock was stages of development and their strong enough to hold the hams are many things yet he has to when they were hung and also discover about it.

tick

He said as far us he knows

0710 Aver knitted brown wrapping paper before. He said his "fabric" retards flame, allows ventilation, cannot be seen through casily, is strong holds its shape, and rean be washed or dry cleaned,

Marks has experimented with the paper fabric for four years,

it smoke penetrate them.

This led to developing several versions of the weave, which he has patented, and he found the japer also, could be used for clothes.

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Have A Cooling Drink Ready To Serve Callers

By IDA BAILEY ALLEN WHEN guests call these

Who hunaid days, the

cook

Immediately passes frosted cold lemonade and a garnish-it-yourself tray. Faces light up, fatigue and hot weather attitudes Ivanish and the guests

[ax.

re-

So much for the magle of a glass of frosted cold lemonade and the fun of selveting your own garnish).

Jars Of Lomonado keep sevenl Jars of lemon- ade made up in the refrigerator, rendy to enrve.

As a basis I use a 6-oz. lin of California frozen concentrate for lemonade. To it. I add 5 |tin-mexcures of cold water and usually the ice of lemon, lime, or capful of strained Liruwberry or currant juice.

I always frost the rims of the glasses by dipping each to lemonade, then into sugar: then chill until the sugar dries.

The garnichts can even be Fruit nibbler, such Л fruit kabobs of quartere отанки slices and serdlers green grapes, stoped cherries or Big cultivated blueberries stuck on pics,

Tomorrow's Dinner Chilled Vichyssoise Minute Steaks British Savoury Pudding

Green Beans Raspberry Custard Tarts Hot or Iced Coffee or Tea Milk British Savoury Pudding: Sift together, already-sifted en- riched lost, 2/3 tsp. salt, 16 tep. pepper and 1 tap. powdered

sage.

deep

Aud 2 well-benten eggs, 2/3 c. nuk anul 1 e, drbined, boilta rhopped onton or 2 tbsp. recUN- sittuted onlon flakes.

Butter or margarine a in. pie plate. Spoon in the batter.

Bakte 24 hr. in #noderate oven, 360 F.

After 30 min., spoon over 2 sp. melted butter or mut- arine (British homemakers use! ment drippings) Finish baking, Serve at once with beef, poul- duck, and gravy. Ruspberry Custard Tarts:

Try

shells,

ready to serve.

8:33

WHEN GUESTS drop in on a hot afternoon, serve them, "garnish-it-yourself" itmonade and pass a tray of assorted fresh fruit nibblers

in granulated sugar.

a swirl of any whipped topping.

Refrigerate about 30 min. Hurry-Up Vichyssoise -From The Chof

Top with tbsp, minced chives or scallions. Blend until smooth and frothy. Then add . c cach evaporat- ed milk and light creum - or whole milk. Mix thoroughly.

Serve very cold in cups. frozen potato soup in a blender Garnish with minced chives,

bowl of mixer). Add 2. recipes proportioned to serve to

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the contents 1 tin

All Mesurements are level;

Keep Shapely With Minimum Exercise

THE beach is

By IDA JEAN KAIN.

excel- laxed and square.

Tlent place to observe misture on the team, with your Fortunately, the practice of Make ham crocker crumb ta gure laws-no swim suit your measurements.

secret. Most good posture.affords. perfect Bake. 7 min, or until can keep a

Any time you co- figures are not so much exercise. at brown. Cool.

Reinove from the pans with overweight as they are out operate with nature in the use of your muscles, you're helping Half-All with chilled Instant of shape....and posture is to tone the muscles. When you vanilla dessert, to blame. Posture shapes stand and move, keep the pelvic with 1 tsp. ne the silhouette. So the way and-under pull of hips, and up- girdle centred by lho. down- and-in pull of girdle muscles. That's sircamiining exercise.

When seated, have back of hips against back of chalr ́scat and maintain the up-and-la pull of girdle muscles. In right When posture, even though you arc

It can be siitched on a regular packaged sewing machine, is creave lavoured resistant, is loose enough rated orange peel and 14 tsp. to keep in shape with allow ventifition but is also orange extreet. opaque.-United Press,

Cover with raspberries ralled

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Squire's New Tenants

-The Shadows Are Up A Tree But Not For Long-

By MAX TRELL

KNARF

and Hanid, the Shadows with the turned- about names, rang the bell at the bottom of the Maple Tree. A Werda uf

couple of seconds later, four Letters

Squire Squirrel called down to or more C

them from the hollow branch overhead.

you make from the leiters ID the square on the left 7

In making

each word the lettere In each of the dini sanares may be used oner onų. Each word mizat contain. the large letter in the centre sgate, and there must be at least one nine-fetter word in the Est. No plurals: as foreig words; no... proper ARMEN TARIEF: 16 words, Good: 30 words, very good ; 34 words, excellent, bojation Taborrow.

TODAY'S See that you materially

23)

YESTERDAY' SOLUTION 1 Imper IMPROMPTL) met wet velen astiam

paw prÍ MUP MU Shaker Isla

that rame ramp rest

This Funny World

"Mr. Blaik hung that on you? Waitil I get hold of his kid!"

"Want me for something?" he said.

Knarf shouted up to ask if Squire had any room to rent ki

itis tree.

"I have got a little spice,"

Below them were the Sparrows and right around to the North was the Owl. Way down in the basement, they could see Chip- munkt sempering out and dart- ing in as he went about his errands.

For an hour or so, everything was delightful. Then things lic- gan to happen.

The wind began blowing. The down branch bobbed up and like a ship in a storm. ralu came down. The Robins

The

and Sparrows and Swallows didn't seem to

he said. "Just a minute, I'll be mind. The raindrops rolled off right down.”

their feathers as fast as

They heard him come fell. thumping down the stairs inside the free. Then the door opened and he invited them inside In The waiting room of the Maple Tree Hotel.

they

Owl simply went on sleeping.

Rool Troubles Chipmunk darted back in his basement and stayed there.

Squire Squirrel" stayed In his hallow nook.

Squire Squirrel called down from the hollow branch,

Owl got up and hooled in their cars.

a

Finally it was dawn Knarf and tanid were so sleepy they could hardly sit on the brancli, "There, just as I told you!" One Vacancy

sold Squire Squirret. "It's no "Yes," he said, "I've got a bit

But Knarf and Hand gol use for you to try to live in of spece up on the third branch wetter and wetter. Every leaf tree like a couple of monkeys," from the top. I'm pretty lted, seemed to be dripping on them.

"But if the moneys can do it, up this season. I've got the And when the rain slopped, why can't we?" asked Kart Ja Robins on the Best branch, the the SUN went down. It was a mournful Sparrows on the second and the night.

voice.

"Because you're nut monkeys," Swallows up near the top. Owl And now their real troubles sald Squire Squirrel. Is on the North Skle and Chip- begun. The katydids and No one was as glad as Knarf munk's down in the basement. crickets sang so loud that they and Hanld when the breakfast Now who's intending to live in, couldn't sleep. my hotel?"

It's us," said Hanid.

after

bell rang. "Come back again!" .The Breiten. blinked and Squire Squirrel called winked and flashed their lights them. "Just to visit, not to Squire Squirrel looked at in their eyes.

riny!"* then in surprise.

"It's not right," he finally

said.

Why tan't it?" asked Knorf. "Well," said Squire, ufler a moment or two of thoughtful silence, "folks like you clou'l Ive in trees.”

Welcome To Try "Monkeys do," sald_Khart. "Don't tell me you're not keys,” said Squire,

"No," said Knant. "But # monkeys can live in trees,. I don't see why we can't.""

"You're welcome to try," said Squire, "but I warn you you won't like it.".

That afternoon, Knorf and Hanld movied up into Squire Squirrel's Maple Tree Hotel. They had rooms on the. third branch from the top,

apon There war nothing

Wreng with the branch. It was big and strong and rich with leaves, Above them were the Swallows...

Rupert and the Fiddle-31

Belaire Rupert can" angwer, there Is a fresh diversion as the curtains, part and three men marche solemnly into the great room. The Erst is carrying a small table, the second a bowl, and the third jis tulding two drinking straws. - Very care fully they ples them thiney objects › Oddlers theen 2 %.

rear the couch, Theu, lining up by the wall, they await Theat master's approval, The monarch inspects their work and noda, "So far is well," he says. I have my pipe and now you have brought my bowl, but where are y

VIETŲ AKU INIMIITA AKGERYED -

a

minimum of exercise is

to

get your posture in true alignment.

Think of correct posture as being self-supporting. there is no strain on ligaments, sitting, you're exercising those juints and bones, your muscles middle muscles! In bending, use need not be overly strong. In the knee joints and keep hips correct alignment your frame well under and again

sup- toning the big figure controlling

muscles,

work gives streamlining port.

you are

On the contrary, in zigzag However, before you are LID shape, the organs bulge against to holding your posture in per- the front line, small of back fect alignment, you will prob- sinks in and hips jut rearward. ably need to restore tone to the Your muscles would have to be holding muscles. This exercise very strong indeed to hold your is the best... Ogure, in shape.

anything like good

Lie on back on floor with feet elevated to low bench, arms Try this lest...

standing down at sides, backs of hands sidewords to a long mirror, puli on floor. Flex right knee to down-and-under Armly with the chest, pulling up-and-in strong- big hip muscles and pull up ly with girdle muscles, and and-in strongly with abdominal circle both arms around on floor muscles. The middle muscles are keeping backs pf wrists in con- capable of two netions, an up- fact with flcor? Return foot pull and on la-pult. The up-pull bench and swing arms atraight first so that the down to sides. Continue bending must come middle muscles have a lifting, alternate knees and circling effect. Shoulders should be re- arms.

For on-the-beam

posture

MARK CROSS

FINE LEATHER

FALCONER'S

ALEXANDRA HOUSE

Chater Road Hong Kong Tel:22143 Established 1855

"All Leather, goods at' discount for this weski

to

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