This Funny World
JACK TIPPIT
And then, about six months ago,
my wife's yakkity-yak started making sense to me."
BY. THE WAY.
• BY
by Beachcomber
EVEN the mastersingers of the day, and the virtuosos of the bucket, the frying-pan and the dustbind, must have been depressed by the multi-million aire who said that unless you have made a millon by the time you are 21, you have missed your chance.
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only more rudely. As she drove
was in her graming Thanator Six, only five-centuries of breed- ing retained the oath on the lips Sir Charles. of the mortilled The bailiffs, reassured. noisily tank success to their labours
the kitchen,
Albanian folk-song
My lover has two elbowr On cach armh
Much good may it do hic To lean on four small tables Simultaneously.
A millionaire who sat next lo me at a lunch some years ago said: "What fun the old days were! Do you remember hoW- we used to shove 509 quid into our wallets and dash over Le Touquet for a week-end?" "Oh, rather," said I, and now we slut 14, 9d. into our wallets and dash over to Herne Bay." He laughed nervously. "You must come on my bout E 70,000 people who had qome time," 1 continued,
She's lying wit you can tow Wapping I'm only joking, of
course."
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Traninted by Mrs Trangom). Now for Dawn Kedgaree!
waited 24 hours la SUL TUNK Tausy einerge from her hotel complained bitterly that the escort of mounted police
125'8"
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1968.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE.
Vigorous Bidding Was Difference
BY OSWALD JACOBY
IJOW would handlo
the
Hoe Ward at response to your partner's opening Оле no-trump?
Probably the best bet is to bid two spades and play for o sure protit. Or if you are play- ing the Jacoby transfer bld, you can bld two hearts when your pariner bl two spades as demanded.
and
a
Actually four spades fa pretty good contract. All you need to make it is to be able to holl your trump losses to one trick and with nine trumps in- cluding the klug-queen and 10
you really are a favourite.
When this hand was played
in a recent duplicate, all "North pirs decided. on the conserve-
WEST MAJE *K*** 106
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NORTH
❤2 +KQ742 #85
RAST
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10849
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AKQ107
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No one vulnerable
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Bouth West
1.T. Pau
North Bost 2
Double
24
44
Pass Fass FRES
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Opening lead~~♥ 6
five course and every one who plus 1-10 for two spades made overtrick. That is, with everyone was plus except North-Souls pair that was
One
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fortunate enough to run
ist Jackle Begin of Mon- real, one of our bridge players.
The
particular North
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rd them from getting close to
two hearts. The unbulances which North responded
to bid whenever TUE Bubbleborough Arms was drew up to take away those Jackie likes
from Ininger she con and this was a wonder so full of bailiffs In the who hail fainted
doubled evenings that everyone knew it or sustained injuries during the opportunity. Shu was all up with Molhurst for favourable positions two hurts for business.
nude #dilleult even la caten
glinzipse of her.
Grange.
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and
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Finally, poverished Edward. And so, autograph-huntera when the dall approached to mor that the military were press his sult-and muiling called out from Welling
needed pressing in more ways to larracks induced the crowds than one, especially the patched to disperse in sullen wrath.
riding-coat--he fund a rather
distant In fact, she rejectei hlm, and he returned to the
TARGET
Grange to have a go at Lady Arabella, who also rejected him,
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Saturday's Sotullon
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
This game contains a duel between king and queen, and the queen performs the feat of surroundir.g the white king (single-handed (won by Solda- tenkov), 1 P-94, K-KJ; 2 P-QB4, P-K3; 3 KI QB3, B-KB-K, BXKt ch; PXB. P-B4; 6 PKS, Q-R4; 17 Q-K, Ki-KS; B B-84, KXQBP: D-Q3. KL-K5 dis ch 10 K-K2, Q-Q7 ch: 11 "K--BJ, QXBF' ch; 12 KXKI ¿qxKIP ch; 13 KI-33, Q-Kt3 ^ch: 14 K--K6, Q-83 ch; 15 K-Q3, Q-12 ch; 16 K-KO, P-Q3 C: 17 K-K4. PB
Solution No. 5335; 1 Q-84 (threat 2_Q-K}}, RXQ; 2 t-84, or B×Q; 7 KL-Kl5, or D-05; ZR-8d, or P-BKU; 22 R—Q2. * falf-pin, · battery, promotion play" charmingly. blended
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BATUNDAY'S SOLUTION • Apary zlo amaly made mybes poses nära paste VAIT narrat party dert barly pale their pear Trat panty party port new post Most
Tort porter portray prate pray STAVA O prvem pyre Tend vape rapt FEAR THOAy report repot remE TONY FDDY Fore ropy tamo tamper tape outr NY TEMPOHANY" Faria (par Temu
U tross bimo type.
acy heart".
When it got back to South he a problema. West was bidę it like a man who expected
de make four hearts and actual- ly fan would have If he were willing play South for are jark-small of trung.
11
South bid four später as a
doubted Karinee, West
and Wath
bad spade break South was down one trick for
bottom score.
WOMANSENSE
"MY DRESS |||||||| HELY
of
THE WEEKE
BOYS
LADY JANE
JIVES
IN A SAC
QUE
By Veronica Papworth
IT'S the new silhouette-and though it took a bit of
bashing at first owing to that unfortunate "sack" label-it's still very much in favour, And gaining ground daily.
Every other style setter in town has at least one "evening sac-low-necked and draped at hip or kance level.
Lany Jane Vane Tempest Stewart wears iny choice the Dress of the Week.
She spotted it in a Chelsea shop window-"I thought it was tremendously smart-and bought it at once.”
flad she, I asked any doubts before wearing R?
"Not for a moment, I telt, perfectly happy in it from the start, I wear it practically every night."
And the Ught, almost hobbled line?
"Yes, that's what men always ask me-how on earth can you walk in it? In fact, it's not all that tight.
"I can dance like mad in it... jive
"It's the easiest dress in my wardrobnj
Mary Plunkett-Greene designed il, in black wool with black satin borders and bow.
THE BEST 30s WORTH IN TOWN?
I's well in the running for the
litle of "the best 30-boby-
worth in town"—a circular hat-
box in biscult-coloured wicker
Made in Hongkung-sold work.
carried in Mayfair,
In Cheisen
AND
The Leaves Were Falling
-Hauld and Purr-Pure Watched Them Drop-
"Yes," Hit went on, "t
By MAX TRELL ITANID, the Shadow-Girl witte the leaves
the Turned About - Name, very noticed that Pur-Purt, Black Killen, was standing on the inside window sill looking
CARD Sense out were the garden.
Q-The bidding; has been:
South North
? 1 A
East
Pass
Went
You, South, hold: AKC UKZ +370 43 4A Q 19 4
What do you do?
A-Bid two clubs. This is a very tough problem and there is no criticism of a two-diamond response. Two no-trump is in- advisable because of the unbal- anced distribution.
TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner rebida to two spades. What do you, South, do now?
Answer Tomorrow
YOUR BIRTHDAY
MONDAY, JANUARY 20
don't seem to be Even though unhappy
Just look the they're going away.
how they're dancing across the
arden sow!"
It was a gray, windy day. Summer was really gone.
Neither Spake
For a minute or two, Hanid They stood beside Purr-Parr. both looked out through the window ACTCEs the Laden Neither of them spoke.
Presently Hand put her arm affectionately around Purr-Putr
and said:
"I suppose, my dear, that the falling you're looking at leaves."
Pur-Purr did not answer. I don't think Ilanid really ex- pected her to say anything. She andled at Purr-Purr and con- tinued:
"How sad and yet how lovely It is to see the leaves falling to the ground. See how they come
By STELLA futtering down, Purr-Purrt Yes, It's sad and lovely at the same lime."
Pur-Purr looked at Hanid as though to say:
Darvine
at
PORN today, you have one of course, this talent would
those vivacious, outgoing peraus- Indisperalble. |alities outstanding in galety., good
You have the reputation humour and charm. You are highly always sticking to your word. Once adaptable and utilise a variety of you have made a promize, you will talents in a number of duferent never break it. Your word, it sa ways. Above all, you are
said is better than most an
people's andent champion for truth und Lond!
Because of this, others are detest false pretences in nyone apt to look to you for help, nád You tuve
an eagle eye for the guidance in their personal problems. puseur or the impostor, and perhape
While able to straighten out the becau
of this gift you would do
aftɔim of others, you are. inclined well In personnel, detective work 10 have, rather rough fame, with- or in aciling.
Since you are also thechanically enrefully before leaping into Ivelined, you may invent' some in- marriage.
your own emotional life. Look very
"Why is it sad and lovely at the same time, Hanid?"
Why It's Sad
Leaves Were Dancing
of
What Hanid suld was quite True, For even now; as she and the Kitten looked out of the
A whole crowd window, have went dancing before the wind,
their "They're skipping on pointed fues" said Hanid in ex- vitement. "Eook at them, Purr- Purt! They rest for a moment. Then the whole crowd of then: suddenly start up and go skip- ping on again. I wonder what the old tree thinks as she stands there and sees all her leaves going away from her?"
Agala Honid waited, hoping that Purr-Parr night say some- thing.
Hand sighed,
"The old tree must feel lonely at first," she said to Purr-Furr. "She must think of the winter with the cold wind blowing and the rain und the snow. And her standing alone with no leaves to rustle or to whisper!
"I suppose," Hanid sold to Pur-Purr, "that the leaves are Letter of going away from the
d tree. But some of the leaves "Because," sald. Hanidas I will stay right under the tree answering Pur-Purr's question, all winter long. They'll all sleep
hose leaves have been on the tree the snow. tree for So tany months, "And next year, there will be And lieen
leaves, Pur-Purr. They've
happy there. New They've danced and twirled and the old leaves lying under the swung
I've often heard them free will have flowers putting up among them- whispering among themselves, their heads
anemones and telling each other how much violets and they Jike the old tree. And daisies and buttercups. They'll now they're going away, never be happy, too, when spring and to return to it any more. It's summer come around again."
I don't sad for that reason."
know how much of, Again Hanid looked at Purr- this Purr-Purr understood. But also have a gitt for languages, taki To find what the slors have in Purr. The Icitten simply she looked up at Hanid and thice you are fond of travelling, store for roll tomorrow, select your nodded and blinked her ble blaked her eyes and purred, this will be rent advantage to you. birthday star and read the cor- Brou night, fur, extended
live in foreign leads and then ponding paragraph. Let your
genous device which could make Among those born on the dato you a fortune were you to develop were: Nathaniel Parker Willia, poet 1. Mude and the decorttive art and author: Josef Holmagn, planist; appeal to your sense of beauty and General Richard Henry Lee, states- you probably are gifted in one of many, md - Richard Le Gallienne, These areas of self-expression. You poet
of birthday flar be your daly guide.
TUESDAY, JANUARY ZI
In bualang
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what you now have.
PACES (Feb. 20-Mar.
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eyes,
and Iould smiled.
Rupert and the Thinking Cap-29
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#Tell me
and she could make nothing: of Granny turba, back. again what Tilly, saw in the; them. Again the old lady mores Ettle cloud when you had thịt xway in jabenori *You'd better Thinking Cap oo.” the demands. wait a bit."" says Rollo, She, Weile the thought the new two- «always bahawa kay tha whạn she *Aryan ** that - mae have been has an. Wea. “I think, van 'en" in
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Avold
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DOWDY
sun-
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