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"Now, you just hop right back into bed and let's not have any nonsense about going to work!"
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by Beachcomber
JON-SPEED records are more which will be copied, but IN
civilised and more amusing returned; also, for any re- than speed records,
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Batoro me is an item of news use who know him, and any about a man who walked 173 details of his present malles on his hunds, at the rate tukanga. of 11⁄2 miles a day. He SkW more of the country than uny motorist, even if what he saw was sten from an odd angle, Were 1 an impresario I would
Yours obedient Servant, ele. Joe ("Demon"> Spodgecliffe. Aida to`gardening
ever anything fulfilled it long-felt want it is the new rectangular sieve attached to a wheelbarrow. The earth is thrown at it, and stones failing
back bim guinst Evans the Hearse, plus his pes, in a race from Penzance "to Caithness. That would keep thun both pleasantly occupied Jor som, tu negotiate the tell-tale holes time. What I fear is that some-
bounce off and fall outside the
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une will now try to go faster barrow. The next thing is to st still on his hands, or even ozu band. Was there not man named Reif who, last year, hopped on his bead, without using his hands, from Dolgelly
so that the warth will fall out- Kizly The barrow, while the stones, denied passage, do the sarne. Then comes the last
to Morecambe Bay? No, uere job of the day. Both earth and was not. End of message.
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or section
chimney. Here, one said to oneself, is a man who knows what he doing.
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YOUR BIRTHDAY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25
BORN day, you are
yet extremely capa bir and strong-willed alkal something you want done. You sie an individualist and think independently of others, planning your own future without seeking" help or advice,
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Yo! you be depended upon to viter excellent advice. You are not vile to condone those who differ with you. To get along with you, must people find it politie tu sgged with you
Fortunately, you
and ani direction.
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Your Intuitions are exceptionally keen and there are times when you appear almost psychle in bella üble to see what is to be and the net accordingly. You are the tree who can sleep on a problem all be to wake up with ROHI lution. While your plissical ly is resting, your mind is working out things. Whenever you give thi appearance of procrastinating, you are inerely using this relaying tactic to set a chance tu utilise shene ship intuftve powers. The
die.
By STELLA
moje you the this gift, the stronger ** becomes.
You are 4 sensitive, rather quiet person at Brst meeting, but you have deep
und loyal offretone. Among your close saluted sittel fanuly, you are even demonstrative in showing
ferlingo, your
You make many friends who are able To help you throughout life.
Since you have a gift for expres it your lenn, you will lind that carcer which in writing o areaking in pubie will give you the beat success" potential. You to wel in pilition, also,
Among those born on this date wejet Andrew Carnegie, Anazeler and philanthropist: Ben indsey, noted Judge: Margaret Livingston, netreval Lewis M. Rutherford, ustronomer; Ethelbert Nevin, com poder, and Heary Sargent ant Chucks Turner, artis,
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To and what the stars have in store for you tomorrow. select your Hirthday star and read the cur respond paragraph. Let Your birthday iar be your daily guide.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. 2- You may achieve Just obrat, what
for
A good day to combine rxial m businear
Make tost by delays. any time
ČAPRIÇURN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Butas interesin must take trat place your efforts. Take n slculated tak to advance your profitta
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) Peronal affairs take a frunt neat!
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PISCES
[Felt, 20-Mar. ZOJ Promate rome michanical
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ANIE'S Mac. EI-Apr. 20) Soine caution should be exercles! if you are traveling. Otherwise, all betlon le favoured in a forward direction.
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TAURES (Apt. 21-May- Stake the most of important con- incts and let friends east you in renching VI at your major objectives.
GEMINI May. 22-June
20-
If you are progressive and alert to opportunity, you will And that your progres 13 better Linn
average
CANCER (June 22-July 21) Combine busines and melal interests to advantage, but avoid Eetting into any controversy Arz avoid "Anking any Tipka.
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LEO (July 24-AUE. 233- Your partnership, domestic busines can be the mean of nchieving a Important objective. Gel resulta
VIRGO
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24-Sept. (Aug. If you were careful to avold plifi yesterday, thso today bo one wide sweep of
should
success, Purge ahead.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1967.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
'Gift' Conceals Deeper Purpose
By OSWALD JACOBY
ENEROUS George jooked
Impally at dummy. He
miled benevolently and 50- maiked, "Six in such co contrael, A tot of people might try for seven but every day is Christmas with me and 1 am
to give you this first
trick"
Sulting the action to word George' played the deuce of hearts from dummy.
the
As always, George had been just about ar generous na old Scrooge. If he had tried to win that first trick East would have ruffed and George would bring have had no way home his contract,
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Georges trumped the second heart lead und proceeded
A low pull trumps, discarding clubs and diamond from dum-
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my. The king and ace of dia- monds were cashed next and George was in dummy which then heid four hearts and low club.
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West had to retain four hearts also and therefore Was forced to blank his king of clubs, Now Geore simply eished dummy's three high hearts, On the thire heart lend East had to blonic his queen of clubs to hold on to the queen of diamonds.
Now George threw away his ten of diamonds and made the last two tricks with the are and nine clubs.
It is interesting to note that West could
the have beaten
at squeeze with a club shift trick two. It is also worthy of note that West should have shifted but his choice would surely have been a diamond him which would have done no good.
However, if East hadn't been George's Julled to strep by honeyed
words he might have and trumped that first heart lee a club himself,
V-CARD Seriden
Q2--The bidding has been:
West North
WOMANSENSE
YOU MIGHT MISS IT IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH MINK
It is no longer smart a + coal, t chic AL scarf. It gives
COLY luck to a three-quarter suit in black and brown diagonal tweed, By Dorville. Picture by David Olina,
BOYS' AND
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Picki Changes His Mind
--He Finds He Doesn't Need A Heavy Coat After All-
By MAX TRELL
We'll
Pleki said: "They want to cut all my hair off."
South
East
PICKI
1 3+
Pass 2 ♥ Ps 4♥
Pass
Puss
Poo. The Brown Poodle, was sitting forlorn- ly under the back steps of the house when Knarf The
might as well tell us making you feel so bad, help you."
what's
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You, South, hold:
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What do you do?
A-Bld six hearts. Even though your partner has shown two acer you must remember that e only bid two hearts as ħlu first craponse. It Is too much to ex- pect that he can also hold four hearts to the queen and a double- ton diamond.
TODAY'S QUESTION
You hold the same hand and your partner has responded one spal to your opening one-hart birt What do you?
Answer Tomorrow
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23. Ladder way (song), 100
Down
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3. Back of the nook.
. Pinancial concern, (64
4. Twelve a'clock, (4)
5, efore midnight last night. (9)
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halpe the Larselliemy
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BOW 16. Prohibition,
"A new iden, it promoted
sherald find acceptance with the
boss and perhaps win you a fine 17,
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mployed.
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double.
Bundaseni Intereste nord your tensive elforts now." Insure sided profits.
Saturday's Jolatign
Shadow Boy With The Tumed-
"Who does?" asked Teddy. "The people I live with," said
About Mine. Teddy The Picki.
Stuffed Bear, and Hinwotha, "Tell them not to," said The Small-Sized Wooden Hiawatha. "It's your hair, lon't Indian, came along.
Seeing Pleki. the three friends greeted him cheerfully. Picki Poo simply grunted.
Cheerful Sounds
It was
so surprising not to hear cheerful sounds from Pleki that Knare turned around and went over to take a closer dog. look at the sad-looking So did Teddy and Hiawatha.
"Oh, don't bother about me," Said Field. I'm all right. I feel fine. Ha! Ha!"
"I'm sure you duit feel fine at all," said Knari,
"Just look at your
1?"
"It's my hide all right," said Picki, "but they don't want me to have it. I mean they want to ent I short.“
"Why?" asked Teddy.
"Because it's long" said Pleki 100.
"Well," said
A
Picki Poo sat forlornly under the back steps.
Look at him
I wish Picki were here now to see him."
Hiawatha said: "That's who it
Kruz, "I don't think it's bad for you to have our Picki Poo. your hair cut short, Picki. It's leap and dance! like guiting a haircut in barber shop."
Just then the children came Before Picki had n along. chance lu get back
under the Teddy, hide, they
* Pleki with his hair off," caught steps and
said Hiawatha, Knarf. Teddy and
him.
faen."
said Tekly to Pleki. "It looks like a face that's shout to burst into tears."
Knort. Teddy and Hiawatha took hold of Picki's collar and gently pulled him out into the sunshine.
"You'll feel better." Hiawatha said. "Everybody feels better in the sunshine."
We'll Help You
They all sut down Pick!.
All right," said "We're friends of yours:
around
Knurf. You
Hiawatha
w Pleki being led away down the street.
Barking Joyfully
"That's who who is?" asked
Sure enough. that's who it this time, the was, for, by beautiful slender-legged brown Dog hud come close enough to be reengulsed by them all,
Feels Wonderful
An hour later, Knar!. Teddy and
Hiawatha were walling down the street when they saw **I Look wonderful!" mid beautiful. Blender-legged, Picki. "I feel like somebody. brown Dog come romping to- with his overcoat off, jumping ward them, He was barking around in the sunshine in joyfully as he wagged his tall. bathing suit"
Just looks at that wonderful Picki was so happy that, for Dog" said Kharf to Teddy and the rest of the afternoon, he Hiawatha.
dashed around chasing birds, Dog" said cats, shadows, sunbeams, and Toxidy, "who ought to play with when he could find
"Now Utore's a
Rupert and Rusty-36
As Rupert leads the way back he trier to make his description of the tunnel and the passage through the cliff clearer to under stand." It all sounds very unlikely," saya. the oid gentleman. ** but what I do understand in that the cottage is more mysterious
than we thought, 1 ought to have examined it closely before this." Striding up, ta it be pushes his head in through the window. "You're right, be murmurs. "Smoke from the chimney but no fire here." Then they both climb inside. i
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Three Soups
From The Continent
Hungarian Kraut Soup
4 or 5 alices of bacon, 141⁄2 tablespoons of flour, 4 cups of sauerkraut juice, 1 cup 4 tablespooNS
| sauerkraut,
Bour cream, 1 vienna B40- sage, salt and pepper.
The
sauerkraut juice may either he bought in ting er pre- pared
by pouring a quart of cold water over 1 lb of sauer- kraut and letting it stand until I absorbs all the taste and flavour from the kraut, Chop the bacon very.
fine, mix with the flour and fry over a low heut so that it does not brown until il is melted and well blended. Sur continuously with a wooden spoon to prevent burn- ing. Gradually kraut juice to this mixture stir- ring to prevent lumps and then cdd the sauerkraut, Cut the sausage into small pieces and add to the soup. Cook for 45 mins and just before serving add the sour creant very slow-
to ly Season to taste.
adid the sauer-
prevent its curdling.
Puree of Turnips (Austria)
1
bunch young turnips, 1 bunch soup greens, 1 tablespoon tablespoons butter,
fnur, 2
sugar.
Peel the turnips and cut these and the soup greener into smali pleces.
Boil until tender. The laste is greatly improved if you add a few bay leaves to the soup. Pass the vegetables through a fine sleve, utilising the water for the soup. Sea- son to taste and add a littlo Sugar, Fry the flour and but- ter until brown and gradually add to the soup.
Lentil Soup (Czechoslovakin.)
1 cup of lentils, 1⁄2 onion, 21⁄2 ounces bulter, 214 ounces flour, vinegar.
Wash and drain the lentils and boil them with the onion lender.
on a low heat until these to chase, he chased his Drain and pass through a fine own wagging tail.
"But why did you let them cut your hair off?" Teddy asked Picki.
"It was my hair, wasn't it?" sald Pick, "I'm glad they cut it off. I don't want it to grow long agala until -it ende being
sleve.
AL
Keep the water which they have been cooked. Brown the flour in the butter and add
touch of gratoxi onion When nicely browned, add first a little cold and mix until smooth, then add the water in which the lentils were bolled, also the lentils.
water
summer and begim being Mix well together and add.4
winter."
cups of water flavoured with Just then a cat came along | vinegar, 2 beef cubes and salt and Picki shot off ofler her, and pepper to taste. just to see how fast he could
run.
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