This Funny World
THE, CHINA. MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1957.
•JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Jump Bidding Adds NDER
Confusion
By OSWALD JACOBY
JASTS jamo to three spades.
EAS
was a many-purpose biel. Perhaps his side could make a
My old friend, Joe Cohan of Wooster, Ohio, former president of the ACBL, who sat West,
nerd.
Narth looked over his colice-
JOHN ZIMA
12 points
"You been treating this yourself, Dor?"
YOUR BIRTHDAY
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14
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your drepost feelags by derds Father an by words.
PORN today, you are practical and ▷ have a useful, retentive memory. You are intelligent and have the You men would do especially well perceptions. You are petive chout 5, publle 1fe and probably will be of Kreut ervice to the Lines DL your bellets, often you speak very
You have a true trandly and openly without giving in which your live.
of the dramatie and Snow maller a second thought. This lin- ruhse
how to speak well in nubite. The „pulsiveness should be curbed if you
gh ure to make the most w your app. In one of its tim abilities at all times. Otherwire, you well attract you, and you would bnd
nurgest walling apt to be mlaindertoyd a'ki
iher for you 41 well. You women have a tufent for This enemies insteed of friends.
being and writing.
Among those born
data Eamon de Valera of
You have exceptionally strong
loyalties and all at who have frajdyent FireTbOWEL,
Blood by you in the post will receive your HUDUKTE Ja tie future. Your fier of kin are strong and your own Zanlly means a great deal to you. Their happinew will be suvamount It issues jume to a point where you most make a decision Dave on that spore. You will make excep. tional morificos for
one you jove. You are not
to
#huw your emotions publicly. But exhibi
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U.S. President William Penny eer;lian Gish, setzer; Paul Mumi J Jam O'Neill, actor Dumist Huntington, artist; and
Francia L. Lee, Virginia statesman.
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Tot what the #lary liave store for you tomorrow, select your birthday Klar and read, the only pas bonding paragraph. Let your bletti- day atür be your daily guide.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 LIBRA thept. 24-Oct. 23) Get an early start on affairs that
Involve public as well as domestic
IRALEMS.
SCORPIO (Oct. 21-Nov, 22)- Although the major teruloneles ato Bill favourable, there are Incidents which now give rite to serious 11the1
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. Dec. 22 Act wisely on financial matters make wire that you do exactly
thing at the right Ulme.
the
CAPRICORN 23, 201 Good fortune will always help, but it in through your own efforts that you will really pave the
AQUARIUS
way
to
(Jan. 21-Feb. 193-- Not the day to fan isues Act in accordener with hotmai tautine for the best posible results,
CROSSWORD
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20
ACTORS
16
1. Target man. (anag) (9)
6. Remainder inactive. (4)
10 Graft towards the storn, (9)
12. Money for old variety of this Lo
easy; (4)
13. No reasonable one in refused-
that's not unremonable,
(5)
14. The Mister whic oazne to town.
10)
18. One pound-art / 14a a awini-
mz #pot. 14)
17. Many a dete Houriam bare in
an Kina M. Dell norel. (0)
21. Small On Wha paid mustowi
honours. (8)
27. Dan tia slowu. (4)
23. Ten returned. (3)
24. Bup in so upect condition with
the sender abous. (9)
Dow
-1. Mixfita. (#5)
3. Rom hulk him up, (4)
2. Get the brain. Rees!
4. Tom la
dei co
4. Sounds like a mistaka but the
angier Uses 11. (4)
d. Stricken acted around for the
iheat part.
7. I'm a heavily spented adjunct
acen ön maný a highway. 13-6)
a. Many things run to it, but it's
not necesarily a good thing 145
11. Take care | (4).
15. The BACT
gould
Land (41
16. Paired with
unicor
1 it's itensed
SIRKA, 31
10 Plucher on Loccasion. 141
(90) Rolfday
Occasion'.
(4)
Raturday's Hoturtons
CHESS
By LEONARD BARDEN
problem by O. J. Morte (London, specially contributed White maton in two,.
Landen #zyrbst Bereic
It All
WOMANSENSE
SHOULD a wife know her husband's income?
The English are so secretive about money-says AMANDA MARSHALL TS there traitor in the House? Dr Fisher, the tell you, you are not really - hilation of the spirit of man Archbishop of Canterbury, dropped the brisk, forth. ing to balance the home budget itemise every darned thing on him into a different sort of man reluctant attention of the hus- right opinion that "any man who does not let his wife so much as hoping to change a long list and bring it to the of holding -which may be desirable but hand she suspects know what he is earning is a traitor to his home."
nek too much of the money, 1 rarely possible. He also added a rider to the way and women on the whole
So, better work everything I believe familles at all effect that a woman who can't being responsible for allocating out to the last halfpenny, give income levels often live in a manage on her housekeeping it domestically, the bitter, deeply him the accounts, and let him certain amount of mutual distrust
woman is going to be sort things out for himself. wives winter allowance In pretty treacherous uneasy
because they are too herself, and probably not con- the one who suspects her hus
(There are, of course, a few nervous or proud of their own tributing towards the skill, bande pay packet of being bit exceptional wives in this time managing capability to speak art and beauty as well as love," ger than she knows. The mar honoured debate; 1 can't imagine up and husbonds because they which Dr Fisher maintains every flage service, that once required Mrs Mike Todd, Mra Onassis or have not the remotest idea of home needs to make it a free a man to promise "with all my Mrs Niarchos ever paying much what anything costs and suspect for the spirit worldly goods 1 thee endow" heed to keeping track of every their wives of buying a secret habitation
now in the later version lets ittle million the master earned supply of hats out of the house- bbm off with an ambiguous
keeping
noods with thee SHARE," division.
man."
HARSH WORDS
S"
last week.)
statement about "all my worldly Which brings me 10 the Two things pro certain. Now before half the homes to making no mention of a 50-50 second paint of the Archbishop's Husbands and wives will never,
much top fashion Ja of spades. Perhaps he could shows the cusy, relaxed shut aut the opponents. Perhaps
one may he would
Into the figure line that Ket them wrong contract,
feel the form underneath South was not going to be can get away with less de- shut out. He toyed with the finition. Actually the op idea of bidding three no-trump but finally decided that a four-posite is true, for more than diamond bid would be better. ever perhaps, figure control is necessary to make the the most of
new knit fashions, clinging crepes, low necklines and others as tion of cheese. Ile caunted his demanding of perfection.
Autumn
and foundations follow the pace set by new clothes and are designed to round and lift the bosom, to mould and control the waist without nipping it in tightly, to nar- row the hips and thighs via sile stripping or over-
England start singing with the lay of elastic. Accent is on the plunging neckline front cry of trailor" and other hach
Secrecy over income is very and back in brassieres and words over the breakfast table, much part of the Englishman's
we might as well take a slow, make-up: he keeps it modestly. corseteta. Newest designs ind, reflective look at the way shrouded under vell of no- pantic girdles are those any waters cannot qunch love
comment. The English are on which curve rather than [but money problems can, and
the whole ៥០. flatten the derriere.
For The Fuller Figure
and fuller For the average Algare, corselets are slide fasten- ed and have non-stretch panel- but over the bips: the strapless versions and many with straps as well are cut to a low Vint the back. · Bra-leties continue popular and this season appear with control
and over hips derriere und with tower-cut Ducks than in seasolis pass. There are new pull-on bra- lettes and a variety of pull-on corselets in ne for the Junior Agure.
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eventually raked his partner to five diamonds. He dil have fine diamond support and there nn be no great criticism of his hid, although I do feet that discretion would have been the better part of valour and that a puss was border.
Eust passed, its had done his Tunduly when he
had three
(Feb. 20-Mar, 29) Hunches are not sin rellable as they, should be today, so consider all activities carefully first.
AFLEKH
20- (Mar 21-Apr. Combine the pubile zed domestic spades. When it came around meone adrolily, but the aleri to minor to Joe h doubled He knew upsets when evening comes. After-
that his four diamonds would bon can be tricky.
bother declarer and his queen TAURUS
21-May 21)~ (Apr. torting and evening hours are the of spades was a very pleasing het for you today. The afternoon Jud.
hold minor unreli that can be un-
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GEMINI Concentrate on bathe uterents today.
Jog opened the queen of spades, South won with the
Let the outside world run self and laid down the king of dia- without your Intervention
22-July
CANCER Chune
23- Moral pan upret the best-laki plans,
so keep your head 9 well as venir
re
mon East dropped the ten of clubs,
South's next play was flan
taper All goes well enough if you; three of hearts, Joe hopped
Uv thot
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23)- A community affair may need your Careful pervistus. Pake full elorge a) perform your chipra etlictently,
VIACO
34-Rept 233- He practieat today. Don't to off fights of Taney Best for y24 to held carefully ta norinal Toutle now.
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word the
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Nails 1931 FODAN'S TARGET: 18 wards,
our words, Cera god warils, ereidzeni SENTATION tamorrow.
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Artim arly kart ghely vani EMPRE Train lesent tyre vimpery
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right up with his ace and led the eight of clubs to his payiner.
There was a good reason thr this lead Instend of the conven- tional fourth best, Joe did not want his partner to play him for any high club.
East won the ave of clubs and cashed a high spade. An- other spade was led and ruffed by South's queen. Be picked up trumps and spread his hand for down one.
in
Think of the public wrangles over alimony, separation allow aneer and Licals of promise actions, sad little tombstones that daily mark the grave of yet mother onec-loving relation ship.
Obviously with mancy golag less and less of the required
A LONG LIST
stalement on domestle traltors never tell each other absolutely where the business about skill everything (history is crammed with men with secret-expense- and art comes in.
Account lives, and panicky duchesses surreptitiously bor- If all the skill and art in the rowling from Mamu to pay off less reficent even world won't make your house- Hambling debts.)
And there can be no causo about sex than about money, keeping stretch to the end ar
week,
traitor for nunelat secrecy or discord and I am still waiting breath the tessty for a Kinsey of finance to worth the name of housewife in the Fisher household. much as what and when. investigate
who spends how will, for the sake of her own Archbishop's salary is listed, for
for the free all to see, at £7,500 a year. Ou sanily as well as viously it is for happier for a man and woman to feel they;
funncial con- have complete
dence in each other, but even so, knowing what your husband earns is only part of the answer, HOW TO SPEND IT
firmness and uplift with shell or petal-like linings in the un-
Fair shares for all is another dercup section, Strapless styles! are either overwired or under-matter and how is full know-
depending gauge elastics wired
upon
The ledge of incomes going to help depth lo which the
at odds about front you if you are plunges.
how money is best spent. (1) knew a woman who was per- feelly well atrack of what her husband earned, but still had to price of a pair of watch the shoes she badly needed, speed-"
its jolly way down the throats of convivial companions.)
thing is sure: }f y¥༔ have to ask your husband how march he earns before he will
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new and
Under straight and narrow skite, try girdles with good side
Gayer Girdles pingt control and long enough to sineofa thighs; pantic girdles Look for elegance in
tong-legged culs. Give rich satins, delicate faces Örsom teanness to your own lovely Jacquard elasties. Colours Oguve under the overblouse range frem palest beige to rich styles or semi-ffled jacket or red, oriental blues, brown, peach Top.
Make the most of your tones, mint. great deal of igure in strapless styles with black-sometines in combins. brassiere cups pre-shaped- for tims with a pastel.
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One
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Knarf Takes A Walk
--Glive Showed Him Sights He Never Saw Before-
By MAX TRELL
IT was a lovely morning. Knarf, Shadow-Boy, climbed
the over the fence.
VCARD Sende and
Q-The bidding has been: Eant South Went North 14
7
You, South, hald:
A? YAK87G AJ 10987 *J
What do you do?
A-Bld one heart. Your hand
Is far sironger than a mere over- call but the bidding is not going to die and you will show you diamonds at almost any level ou the next round. A double is in- advisable siner you may strike your partner with a lot of spades.
THE
TODAY'S QUESTION
West passes and your partner bids ane space. East passes. What do you do now!
Answer Tamarrow
WAY
by Beachcomber
RECENT little homily on someone
being
able to
pay
the foolishness of always someone else something" "And said postpening something that has it he could not pay,"
to be done applies with great Foulenough, he could give an force to musicians.
IO U. We all trust each other
Some years ago, in one
of at least, some of us trust
the big orchestras, there was u some of us-at least you both Bhutist who dreaded the con- trust me. I am prepared to minute." Inter- write a cheque this
I feared," himself "That's what forinality. Kilcockrobbin.
ductor's signal for an
which be vention
regarded as a pure
ald
Be used to postpone indennitely The finances of Narkover
what ho called the evil moment, with the result that he always
current
WRITING In the
Nurkoverian. Dr Smart
came in several bars too late. Alliek suys: "The fact that
Prodnose: Why was he not Facked?
Myself: Haul, n Marrowful, subsidised orchestra,
An attempt to settle up
Narkover is the only public school of standing which never Mrs raises its fees has led some
the people to imagine That
our
unorthodox system conceals scandalous secret. Our system 1 simple: the
are
| 66CCOME___attempt," said the graduated. The richer a parent Macaroon of Macaroon, is, the more vulnerable he is. "must now be made to sCD By exerting pressure, We where we stand hi this I OU induce rich parents to pay very business. I myself have 24." large fees. This allows us to cancel them all, and take the sons of poorer parents "Let us Blart again," said Foulenough. for a mere token fec. In a *Stort what ogain?" asked school which encourages Kilcockrobbin, who had 47, gambling as a preparation for angrily. "I doubt," rald Foul- a carcer the Turt
of the enough, "whether we have Stock Exchange or in the card Enough money hotween us to room, the poorer hoys, alded settiō up." We're not likely by the mastery, have a chance to have any more by starting of winning large mums, all over again," said the logical donating a proportion of their Kilcockrobbin.. "That's true," winnings to, the masters who mid the Macaroon, but a helped them, they enable us shifting of the balance of debts, to keep the money in the sohtel
it were, migtit result In temporarily,"
On
By
On the other side was a field, filled with tall gross and daisies
clover
blackberry and bushes. Knarf ́stood at the edge of the field and sald Good Morning to anybody,
He didn't expeel anybody lo answer, so he was surprised to hear someone say Good Morn- ing. It was Glive, the Snait
Little Old Man
Glive stood. nt the door of bis house. He looked like a fat little old man. He wore a black derby hul, a long black coat, black shoes and he carried cane,
"I'm glad to see you, my boy." he said,
100,
"I'm glad to see you Glive," sald Knarf. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going for a walk," said Glive.
"So am I," said Knarf,
"No," said Gilve. "You'd bet ter not. But please don't mis- understand me. I'd te you to walk with me."
"Then why shouldn't I?" said
Knarf.
"Because I walk too slow," sold Glive:
"I don't mind," said Knarf,.
A Long Time
"You don't know what you're saylog," said Glive. "I'm walk- ing across the field. It will take me half a day. You can walk across the field in half a minute."
"I don't mind at all," suld Kuart,
"Very well," said Glive.
So Knarf and Glive started across the Aeld.
Stay close to me,” sald Glive. "There's a path that goes across to the other side. I don't think you know it."
The path started on the far side of a clump of drisles, Knar! had to duck his head low to get under the tangle of stems.
"It's A
enid private path," Clive. "It's only for the people who live in this field."
Beautiful Path
path SL
What
a beautiful was!
Kharf had never seen it be- fore nor even known of its existence. Overlend the tops of the grasses met to form 201 archway. Specka of sunlight dappled the ground,
"Of course," Glive was say ing, as Knarf walked slowly be
the side him, it's not always best idea tu un as fast as you can. Thuse who walk slowly take a long time getting where they much are going but they see more.
"Ali, look over to your lefi," Glive suddenly said.
Kanri saw a smali slone house. The roof was just burely above the ground,
.
lives
Who do you suppose there?" Glive said to Knarf,
Knarf said he couldn't guess. "It's my friend Becile's house," said Glive. "Pardon me di moment."
the
Glive walked over 10 stone house and lapped smartly on the stone roof. The next moment, Beetle stuel: out his head,
Rupert and the Fiddle--46
Rupert has one hat question. "Where are you going to practise your fiddle playing?" he wake. Oh, my Daddy saya that I muST practise in our attic whenever he's out at work." langha Simon, wo alian't worry any of you When 1. play well you shall, come tod listen to me. And off he goes. A New Adventure Beginsa : while Rupem and Bill and Algy. “
Tomorrow.. ALL NIGHTA, RURGAYAD
strell homeward. "So that queer adventure of yours really hup, pened," says Algy. And all gecause your hearing was so good !. I only wish we could have shared it 1.
THE END.
Give wore a black derby and carried a cane.
"Good morning, Glive," J The Beelle. Won't you come fr and have a bite to eat? I've just made some fresh barley pudding, And there's enough for you," he said to Kharf;
G
Glive and Knart walked on after thanking
the Beatle for
mct ls hospitality. They Grasshopper sunning himself on a buttercup,
Combing Her Hair
They saw a. Caterpillar comb- ing her hair under a clover.
They met a parade of Ants, They saw Daddy-Longlegs polishing his shoes.
They met a Cricket, playing a guitar for a Ludy Bug.
They saw a Bee eating. honey sandwich,
故
They said Good Morning to sald everyone and everyone Good Morning to them.
Finally, at noon, they reached the other side of the field.
It was a
wonderful
long trip," sald Knarf. "I never knew you could see so much in such
small field."
"The slower
you walk, the more you see," said Glive.
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