This Funny World
BEN THOMPSON
"Guess I lost the counterfeit ten-dollar bill I meant to turn in to the FBI!"
YOUR BIRTHDAY
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1958.
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ON BRIDGE
Heart Shift Would Set
By OSWALD JACOBY
AVERYTHING happens to
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me," manned Hard Luck Joe. "Now It's nine-card suits."
"So what" grumbled his un- fortunate partner. "It you had enough serase to shift to a heart at trick three South would have been sel, nine-cart sult and all." Joe had opened the king of spedes and after receiving the deuce from his partner had eashed his ace of diamonds und then played the nce of spades,
South had simply riffed and run the rest of his clubs, dis- carding down to the ace anci queen of hearts in dummy. The
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ROIN today, you have exceptional ta nytider you do, but for cos- tuntmen seek out the type of work with the least possible realstation.
have a great deal of You must activity all the time. In routh. you may enjoy competitive sports. You are not a type in like bing
which personal draw people to you without your www trying.
drumalte You have talent, but whether you utile professionally wit depend a great desi upon the opportunities which are presented. You Would do an intellectuni Ivory tower, for equally well in preaching, teaching or public lecturing and you might And that you enjoy working irret
more than from u
with apart from them bend stage, set fooights. You are highly adapt able, socially, and wit irake
plendid host or hostem.
Your self-confidence is strong and you do your best work as Larder. You do not funtion to well working under the direction
You are auch in ft of others. dependent to uke ordern from any boss. Conarquently, would be best for you fo find a career or, a profession in which you would be your own bow You Hay have to
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you are always happlest in midst of your own family group, Wed in your mid-20 and you wit well find the best contentment os
Tor only when As material success. you have domestic balance can you Accomplish your best work.
WOMANSENSE
Miss Goulden cleans up
bed-time stories
the
JUST think of my-
-TAKING THE HORROR OUT OF HANS ANDERSEN BRINGS
HER INTO THE MINK COAT AND PENTHOUSE INCOME GROUP
self as a labour-saving device for mothers," said chestnut-haired Shirley Goulden, pouring out coffee in her lush penthouse high
Which Just shows, I thought, above, Eaton Square.
glancing at her crisply-waved "Like a dish-wacher," she rod halo, how wrong Daddies udded, making
got the can be. Bure I point.
Miss Goulden, 27, sophistiest- ed and pretty
Dresden gurine, makes her living re- writing prefer to call it re- children's presenting the classics.
Bumper sales
**T completely re-tell the stories in my own words cutting out all the morbid bits," she says. ." suves mothers having to skip unsuitable pass- axes when they are reading
aloud."
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The book-about
canlat culled Flak-sold 50,000 bero coples. "After that Daddy had. to eat his words," says Miss Goulden.
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He must be choking on them JIOW. For his daughter, content with scooping the cream child market, is now off the embarking on a really long-i nat lunk hulred work. A full- length novel for adults.
It's SD
than much easier
wrking for children," she says.
I said I should be interested to read it.
"Oh, I don't know whether it will be published," she said. "I never read adult novels 50 1 really can't tell if mine is good.
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around us dish-washers. ♣♣AKQJ 109762
This year the Goulden had or indifferent." Both vulnerable
versions of Pinocchio, Tales from the Arabian Nights ("Of course, they were really written
and as sex stories for adults")
When she wants to chew on Stories from Hans Andersen sumething weightier than fairy- Inve sold
million tales-her close on ü
favourite reading-- coples. Including two to the Mise Goulden takes up a book Queen us Christmas
gifts for on psychology. It seems that children's writers successful Charles and Anne.
that collect works on the Ego and Id "My publishers. tell me
other people collect the most successful the way they are king of diamonds whereupon chlidren's books of the
or butterflies. "Psy- year," stamps South had gone up with the dee of hearts
and dropped East' says Miss Goulden, opening her chology is the doorway into a Miss Geasonable eyes wide in a imitation of surprise,
Among those born on this date were: Millard Fillmore. U. 9. west-last club lend hed squeezici East. dent; Juice Burrill, alomat and He had to unguard his king of educator: Albert Blermuindi, artist:
pinywright, Chorica Klein,
end Thomas De Will Tolimadge, noted clergyman.
To find what the stars linve In store for you tomorrow, seked your birthday stor and read the cor respondinu ponagraph. let your birthday store your daily guide.
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A heart shit by Joe at triek three would have broken up the squeeze and South would have gone down one trick. Or even better. South might have taken which case he would have been a desperate heart finesse In
set two tricks, not one.
Je had a reason for playing the second spade. He suggested that East's douve of sundes been a singleton. might have East inimed that this was most unlikely since South had risked a vulnerable Ave-club bid with live. Of course enly If you and a neighbour are involved Eart could not have a doubleton in a joint enterprise, ow is the spade.
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Miss Blyton TOSH on estimated £50,000 a year, But I Miss Goulden, should say that
child's little mind. Goulden explained.
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SHIRLEY GOULDEN
"I'm just a labour-saving, device,"
It seems that 50 years She is a Bite why about dis-
ago closing her own share in the British nurseries were peopled "I'd be happy with ghoulish little monsters profits.
Khastly earned a quarter as much as who could read of the Enid Blyton," she said thought. fate of Andersen's Thi Soldier (iquidated in the nursery fre) fully.
with relish. But today's te ids and egos are more sensitive. "One small boy I know,
Lom's SOR, ww so own outwardly smooth-running and marrying an actor. All the Herbert terrified by the story that he and enviable existence.
"Well, I married too young," had hysterics for a week," says
when 1 she said. Her marriage at 22 to Mias Goulden. "50
New York businessman lasted the Tin Soldier I re-wrote naturally gave it,a happy end- just over a year.
I don't see why young Ing. children should be exposed to traumutle experiences. Why bring the diffculties of life into childhood?"
to judge by her penthouse, mink coat and knock-out wardrobe, isn't doing too badly herself.
also-like
Miss She lio Blyton-been writing for a long was Her first book. time. published when she was still in mere 14-year-old. plytos-a
from her father, Opposition
Mark Goulden, was publisher fterce.
Red halo
"Dadly disapproves of women writers. He thinks they all have toe-nalls." lank hair and dirty she says.
BANGS - even the two fluffs sported by pert Susan Haywoodate the hairdo fashion now.
Cremation in the nursery fire doesn't strike me as one of the major risks of adult life, but 1 let that pass. Instead I asked Miss Goulden if there had been her any notabio dinculties
glamour and none of the sweat and tears.
"I shall keep on writing, of course, but I hope to have lots of children in between." •
It all sounds as jolly as one Actor fiance
fairy- of Miss Goulden's own
that with a stories-except twice handsome Once bitten-but not
well- busband, Just married Integrated shy, She has
children (how con cosy British stage and screen aelor they fail to be?) and a John van Eyssen.
it won't be balance, bark "It's funny," she said.
"I necessary to call in n fairy cherished
secret godmother to make sure every- always
to go on the stage. ane lives happily ever after. ambition And here I am going one better -(London Express Servica).
Seasonal Hairdo Trend
Gives Everybody Bangs
TD of the disappear-
By JEANNE D'ARCY DAY let's consider the
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forehead. It's
backed hairán usually goes with the21, The bangs keop tho being too severa. effect
A woman with a high fore- style from just head is really blessed by this. The final about vanished. New col new coiffure trend. She can sophistication. fures cover it
webe long, full bangs, the king up in a feminine, frivolous, fun sort that come down almost to rys.
brows. of way.
Fluffs of Hair
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It May Help You
1. Letdong may be, preserved by putting them under clean dry salt in a, box, which must be kept in a cool, dry' place.
.2. Sprinkle sorno' cloves among your clothes and In your
They are wardrobes, effective, against moths than camphor or tobacco.
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beans, tomatoes and apricots, dip in holling water and the skins will come of easily.
5. To improve the flavour of spinach or cabbage, sprinkle with a little grated nutmeg be- fore serving
6. Newspapers stuck together with adhesive tape make ex- cellent substitutes for dust sheets for furniture which has to be protected.
7. To get rid of tannin' stains, All the teapot with boiling water to which has been added 2 teaspoons of borax. Lenyo overnight and in the morning rinse the pot carefully.
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the Usual
before Why ending of. You will have 2 strong shank in this way.
Jumper Line
Back Interest Fu: evenings, bangs
go with
GREY wool, lined to keep its hairdos that have back interest, shape, is used for a useful, coiffures that sweep up and youthful jumper-chemise. It is There are bangs for every-
cluster of On the delicate side, and very helt to n
curls or buttoned from top to hem with handsome roll self-covered buttons. The band- feminine, are wisp barigs-little that end in a ¡ one.
neckline Side Bang
ties in a coallat fluffs of hair that fringe the down the back and centre of ed
manner. Shown The girl with the full face forehead in an aimless sort of milady's head can't wear a fringe all the way way. They're appealing.
The new style is most becom-striped knit across her forehead, so stylists Some tangs are long and flat, ing and bound to be successful.tones of red, grey suggest for her a side bang, one looking rather as though they This is the scuson of the "little but this is a jumper that would that waves softly over her face were inspired by ladies in the bat. Bangs, give it big impor- tako kindly to almost any type
A sleek- lunce, ut left or at right.
cast of the Mikado,
BOYS' AND
It's Not An Easy Job!
Just road thal and Gay would raise dificulties children who suck thelr of a regulatory and administra thumbs do not
nature, necessarily tive
commercial formed for the | develop receding chins, This Desolation,
10 refutes Wordsworth's well- purpose of trading, is a
porate body, unless otherwise Just Da # mining specified. company may or may not be under Stammaries, so an Improvement
by its memorandum of everybody can, association, register its nominees things to do?" without invalidating its articles. of commercial pursuance. But the reorganisation of existing assets is part of the machinery of definition, without which no
As punishment for greed,
the voice sald. "I'm sick Jou are
GIRLS'
"All right," sald Pixie O'Scowi.
ir, a sullen volee, on seeing that
it was impossible to get away.
of blouse.
with it is a
sweater-blouse in and black,
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Pixie O'Scowl had taken a packet of letters out of leather bag over his shoulder. them to Khart to
"What's so strange about these
D'Bocsi Talis-the Problems Postmen Face--
"I tell you what I'm so sore 13o.banded about. I've been given this int read the addresses, "Now," she said smiling, "I ns Pixilated Letter Carrier. I've By MAX TRELL gets harder and harder," 18 yewearing the uniform of got a whole bag of letters to letters?" said Kuarf. "This on
is to the Robins. The next one dellver."
"That shouldn't be so harri, is to Squire Squirrel. The third Its little chin, in time to come, Trust, such as the Slodway. and tired of this job! Why does a letter currier and why you are
Will visibly recede.
"All mall one is to Glive, the Snail. The dear," said Hanid. men deliver letters. If they all fourth one is to Sunfish. The Aròmavision
complain, how would any of us fit one is to Blinkle Mole."
"Looks easy enough to you," get any letters?"
And Pixie O'Sewl. "But you don't understand what I've not to do.
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DIG firms are suggesting that they will not be contented with a smell turned on for their edyertisemonte and then ewlich- trading corporation can protect
cd off again. They want the Its Interests, unless through a smells to continue all through trustee nominated by the Aromavision programmes.
But promoters."
It is argued that if a play or a
lump of decayed Error of judgment
musleal material is accompanied
talk or a
by the smell associated with the
boosting of toothpaste or
elso get such easy complaining so much."
"And don't try to get away until you have told us every thing." Knart warned O'Scowi.
Knart and Hanid, the Shadow Children with the turned-about names, who had just come to the edge of the Pinetree Grove, stopped and listened.
The Voice Complained
"I tell you, I'm sick of it," the voico sald again. "And don't you two gools
ker standing!
Cet there not doing anything!
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drug. The attention of tho audience will be distancled, and charge of a car. Not long ago they will still be thlaking of a man came out of a house late the article previously advertbed. at night, stumbled into his car; That, reply the advertisers, is and was astonished to find that exretly what they wont.
there was no steering-wheel, no clutch, no brake, no dashboard, windscreen-nothing. He went to sleep. When the police "I've been
Cochlecarrot's exegesis
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was
Knarf and Honid jooked duwn. Sure enough, It Pixie O'Scowl, He was in worse humour than smaal.
"O'Scowl was no bigger than a cricket. He was wearing what seemed to be a postman's unl- form. At any rate, he had a cap with the words "Pixilated Airmal" lettered on it.
"Out of my way!" he shouted. "You are rude, aren't you?" Hanid salt.
Quick as a flash, she aloped
MR GOODSEBOOTE having woke him he said.
urged communic placita, robbed, There's nothing to Cocklecarrot said, “If thin were drive with" Then the police the Court at Corman Ploes, the informed him courteously that constitution of such a joint he had got into the back seat of ❘ down and caught the impaille stock company as Tinchbrass the car.
Fixie in her hand,
Rupert and the Thinking Cap~18
At length Algy and Podgy pri up. **k'i no use,” says Podgy. I'm no use it thinking for other people. B's as much as 5,can do to think for myecli 1" "And 'l'or sure I'm no better.”, iara Alay; "We'd better go on our way" "Oh dear,” sighs Rapert. "' It does
seem a shame that Gregory should' be the only one of us nos jo have present. He can share mine if he liker but that's not quite the same thing. Anyway, I'll sen him home none." He takes the little guinea pig's hand while Algy and Podgy to the other way. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Robins are living in a Falm Tree somewhere in the middle of South America. Squire Squirrel is living in n
Maple hole at the top of the
Tree, which means I have to climb up there.
O'scort klood on Hanid's
hand and complained,,
"Glive, the Snail, is wandering crawl through
a tunnel mado
around somewhere, toking his of dirt six yards long to give whole house and his letter box um his letter,.
with him. How can you deliver "I suppose you'd like: thlm / a letter when the house and job?? the letter box keep moving around?
Mail For The Pond
Knari
and Hanid kkin' anawer, Hanid lét Pixle OʻScow) go on his way! They watched him disappearing heroes the fleld.
"SunAsh lives at the bottom
“He's probably on his way to of the pond, which meaña'I have to jump in the cold water to South America," Knart said, deliver his latter," Pixie O'Scowl "Or, cise he's going to jump went on, growing angrier by the in the pond," said Harld, minute.
under
"Blinkie. Malo lives They both really folt sorry, the ground. I have to for the poor Pixilated Postman,