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This Funny World
"Do you know of any way to block out football games?".
BY. THE WAY.
by Beachcomber
SINE that the man Who wat long ago walked 173 mile on his bands is to be challenged. But a there about styles?
NO
controversy
The clundeal stylų is propi!- sion by moving the hands for- ward alternately, Uke a bear looking for honey. The more modern style is the forward hop, both hands leaving the ground simultaneously, This requires an exquisite sense of balance, and is more like ballet-dancing than walking on the hands. It is not recommended for mon with long hends, as such heads
containers with metal Ausbes ware sent, in error, to the statis tea setin of the Caged Bird! Hoord. It was then put into a folder dealing with a method of processing synthette celery, ar sent to the Bagstock Sedimen- tary Deposit Council. To Suct mils the task of explaining ไป the various consignors and consignees what
went wrong,
where, when, why, and how, Unfortunately his inemorandum to the firm of foylaru-cotainer manufacturers was sent to the Haulm Division of the Polato Board
tend to scrape the ground. thus Cut this coupon out today disqualifying the contestant. Be
that as it may.
Awkward moments
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March/April
County
Nartlele 011 conversationI
says that tuet Is the rule of good conversation, The classical instance of tuetlessness Is the lady who was talking to Bryant and May. They had both expressed the hope fat young friend of theirs woul marry a girl of whom they were You are nothing very fond. but a pair of matchmakers,' sold the lady, with a gny lough, The hostess squirmed. anti
to talk about began Bryant coughed nervously. May who was lighting a cigarette, reddened beneath his tan. Then, of course, there was the town who said to Mr Lee, who had advised him to sirich his language, "I don't want any of Perrin your sauce." How My laughedi
Suit in difficulties
horses
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29. Apanist Fiver: (3)
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TODAY'S TARGET: 18 words 25 words, very pood; 30 excellant. Solution tomorrow.
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Cross out the irrelevant words, fill in along the dotted line, and port to Gospudden Information Polls, Redrar House, Wellington, New Zealand, marking your envelopes "Haddo Research."
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1957.
JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Play The Ace? Jan Says 'Yes'
By OSWALD JACOBY MAKE a look at the West hand
and dummy only. You have opened the bidding with spade, North ling overcalled with two clubs and South ins jumped to three no-trump.
You consider a four diamond Eld belly but decide it is lon dangerous and merely pass and op the diamond seven against The a-tring contract
Your partner plays the jack, South wins with the queen and promptly returns the queen of berts.
You go right up which
the age and your partner plays the defice.
In rubber bridge gou would have no problem, You would lay down the ace of diamonds hope to drop the king. and whereupon you would heat the hand two tricks. In match point duplicate you have a tral problem The king of dia-
WEST (D)
@A 7053 VAJ 10
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NORTH 42
12
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EAST
SOUTH
♥KQ97
+KQ
3 104 642
JD64 4952
1004
Both vulnerable
West 14 Pass
24 Pats Poss
Fasc 3NT.
North Eart South
Opening lead-♦ 7
immten is guarded your ace play will give declares Icar nda whil
If phy of the jack will hold declarer To
hearts three.
Ja Gibert Stene, wife of expes Tobias Stone, au an- other young lady who belongs mong the top woman bridge players held the Wist hand. no trouble making She bad the right decision, Down cume diamonds and down the nee
went South.
South's quern ut ulamonds play at trick one had been a clear giveaway. With king- queen-mall he would almost surely have won with the king
WOMANSENSE
FROM PARIS & AUSTRALIA
AT LEFT:
TROPICAL FLOWER is the name Parls hair-stylist Guillaume gives to this now-look cut, designed to compliment the present loose-fitting clothes.
The hair is cut in two petal layers, tapering from the crown, with the back. ent to a point and the front forming 21 deep, wispy fringe.
AT RIGHT:
LIN CHU wears a three-
in piece
"boomerang" brown tweed. It has JL conical line falling from a deep set yoke which is fastened with three buttons, und there is a chemise top blouse buttoning on to the skirt. It was one of the collection of Australian woollen fashions shown lust week at the Dorchester Hotel, in London.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Canary Was Going Away
-But Knarf Finally Made Him Change His Mind-
By MAX TRELL
CHRISTOPHER Cricket came walking over to Knarf, the Shadow Boy with The Turned About Name, Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, and Hiawatha, the Small- Sized Wooden Indlan.
Why don't you want to take a bath?'
Gots Him Wat
"For this reason,' he replied. "The bath gets mu all wot. I do not like anything that gela me
"I have news to report," he all wet. And besides-besidesm said.
And besides what I asked
"Good news. I hope sold the Canary, Knarf.
Chris Cricket shook his head as he sat down beside his three friends. Teddy looked at Chris so as to leave the location of | shaking his head, then he said: the queen in doubl and thereby encourage further
diamond "If it's not good news you're
bringing us, Chris, I hope 1 isn't bad news,'
d. s failure to false-card showed that he feared the play that Jan actually made.
VECARD Sende
South
3+
Pasy
Q-The bidding has been:
Nortla West Pass 2
49
Kast Pass
Poss
You, South, hold:
48 YAKT65.◆ARDIS SKA
What do you do?;
A-Bld four no-trump. You in- tend to bid a slam provided your partner can show one ass. No guaranice gors with it but you certainty should take the chance. TODAY'S QUESTION
Instead of bidding four hearts your partner has raised your three diamonds to four; What do you du?
Apswer Tomorrow
YOUR BIRTHDAY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4
By STELLA
OHTI
Since you have a good head for biasing, it is likely that you will became quite wealthy fairly early in life. You worry needlessly about what may
keep, a
funt privately you have in yourself. BOR today, you have
astute mind and sound judg
You may find that you become !ment. You are the type in Ind irritated it progress is tou slow.
and ALTE well-qualified 186 train Well, then Prunute your other You would do well
interests more and they he bound teaching. supervising
to develop famber. OF INNE alviary capacity where you are Always handing out. vpinions c decisions. You would inake a gooit
eventually trial attroney and good judge. You have a talent for speaking well in public and you ahould write na vividiy an you talk. Since genius is made up of m« spiration with a large proportion of perspiration that is hard work, -you are well qualified for that entegory. You are willing to work hard for what you want and Are thoroughly Inpatient with thaan who try to get out of their share of the work, Those who worit along with you on a tough job are also thore who, when you reach com, will share the rewards. In this respect you are generous sometimes to a fault.
You are not the "pushy" type, and while you can proinate the good qualities of others you are tot one to blow your own horn. Learn This la, for you, a mistake, ta exhibit pubilely the confidence
happen in the future. This is a waste of time, for if you press forward during the present. the future takes care of itself. You are fond of home ife and should marry when quite young, as your happiest social hours are spent in your own family group.
Among those born on this date were: John Cutton, Colonial states- man, clergyman B
reformer:
"I'm afraid It is," said Chris. "Let's hear it," said Hiawatha..
"It's about the Canary" said Christopher Cricket.
"What about the asked Knart.
**And besides,' said Canary. nobody ever makes the Cat take a bath. This is not fair. It means they like the Cat more than they Uke me. So I'm going to fly away,"
"And besides what?' I asked | the Canary, 'nobody ever makes the Cat take a bath. This is zot fair. It means they like the I'm going to fly away.'' Cat more than they like me. Sa
Christopher stopped. "Has
Canary flown Canary?" yet?" asked Knarf.
Plans To Leave
"He's going to fly away," said Chris. "He's getting himself all packed up to By away."
"Why?" asked Teddy. "Very
said funny bird," Hiawatha. "He gets food every morning. He gets water every morning. His cage is cleaned Every morning and every mon- ing and every morning he gets a bath."
awuy
"No," said Chris. "Hu's wait- ing until tomorrow morning. when the children open the door to his cage to put his bathtub in. That's when he's going to
you"
Then the three
friends put
their heads together. By and by, they told Crickel they were going to go and speake Canary right away.
Change His Mind
to
"We think we know just what to tell him to make him change mind aboul flying away." sald Knari.
-"That's just it," said Christu- ls pher Cricket.
"What is?" asked Knarf,
*The bath."
Knari and Teddy and Hawa- tha expressed great surprise that Canary should object to taking
bath.
So they all went down to the 100m where Conary's cage hung.
"My friends have something to tell you," Chris said to Conary,
Then Knarf put his face close to the bars of Canary's cage and said: "It's true that if you were
"That's just what I fold him," sald Christopher Cricket. "He sald to me: 'Chris, my friend, I a Cat, you wouldn't have to take a bath. But do you want to be have decided not to let anyone make me take a bath. That is a Cat instead of a Chracy?" why I have decided to go away.
Canary stood up angrily on I will fly around unul I And a
his perch. He held his head place to live where no
high. He shrilled qut hts makes me take a bath.
answer: "Being a Cat Is, even not like anyone in this
than having to take any more. I am glad to-10- bath." fo away."
away!" said Then don't y "And what did you say ta. Teddy. him, Chris Teddy asked.
otic I do house
"worse
a
The people who live in this
Y don't think you're glad at house," said Hiawatha, "want Theanas oder Conse. ubymelet;
poet and play- all, Canary. I told him. I don't you to take a bath to be clean. wright: John Thomas Carlyle, historian: Edith think you want to leave home. They love you." Cavell. World War I muse and
heroine. and Lucian Thomas, financed what the stars have in
store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the car. responding paragraph. Let your
birthday Mar be your daily guide.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 23)— busines is in buying or it your
Handsome selling you should reap pronta during thi 21-Jan, 20)--
CAPRICORN (Dr.
GEMINI (May 22-Juns A day made to your order. artistic idea can be developed suc-
1)- Some
cegaratty thuring this period.
PANDER (June 22-July
Just about anything you want today. The more initiative you show to may be yours. Your amblon day, the greater will be should come in a successful fruition BLOCCES, Stay alert and on
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 2-Feb. 19)--
VIRGO
[July
30%
yur
21-Aug- 23)- Not too soon to start making plana An Interesting developement in your for Christmas--copecially I the job may bring increased presilge family is coming to your house! os well as in promotion and a raine.
(Aug. 24-65pt. РІВСЕЯ (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)-- Develop a new idea and you will This is the, uma to net your pet And that it is accepted by the ambalna di mattan. You should be powers that be. Prone from; it. able to get full cu-operation, ton, porannally,
ARIKE
(Mar 21-Aprday and you have two line days in which
20) LIBRA (Bapt. 21-Oct. Follow your infultions
make marprisingly good to accomplish somo mador project. you will hoodway toward a major objeclive.
Get_a_lot of work done. TAURUS (Ápr. 21-May 23)— SCORPIO (Oct Nov. Combine business and ploemire and you Will LORDE “YOUR BUCCOM potential in all use of endeavour.
21)-
If you made a wise checlizei, yoster- day, then you see in-line die que-
today. Increase your MENTA
Rupert and Rusty-44.
Peering round the rough room Rupert we what he is expecting and from the shadow under the aool he takes a 'crumpled 'piece of paper. This is what that man was looking for when we first saw him." he says. The old gentleman glances at it. Then hi interest
seems to gst keenar.
** I've th this before, he murmurs. I'm sure I have. It used to be in my own desk for agua. People said it was the key to an old pirate's hoard, but nobody could under stand it. How on earth did my nephew get it?"
ALL RIGHTS RESENIUM
942
"Do you want to be a Cat?" Knarfasked Canary.
And so Canary decided not to fly away.
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