This Funny World
نیز
The
Hat Box
Monako
"I wouldn't even think of buying a new hat until they come out with some sensible styles."
YOUR BIRTHDAY
BORN today.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20
I
you aro amaturel executive. You are not as happy in the business world, na summe, init you should do well in administra- tive education or headĒLIST <duca- tinmal prograirunes. Some wil do well as advertising hoods or public relationa coʻmacia. In other words, wherever you have to deal with ideas and people-introducing one to the other you will and muccem, Although you may appleT aloot- even thy at Arst meeting, there is a quiet strength In your demeanour which given people" faith in what Jou may and do.
You are original in your approne! to problems and do not care, for In fact, advice or intervention,
one of your tankçaps es ani
want-and don't
.BY STELLA
person has made a serious error in Judgment,
You have been blessed with an exceptional memory, and this is of Kreni wae to you all during your lite. You are able to stealty The formalion, put it away in a proper pigeonhole, and drag it out for use when needed. You never forget a name and a face, This, of course, would be helpful in any kind of personnel work. Don't get so buny with your careet or your profession that you neglect romance. You gạo naturally affectionate and will be most content when happily wed.
Among those born on this date www: Nest Dow, reformer: William John Locke and, W, L. George, outhors: James Schouler, hlswrlin;
Rachmaninoff,
executive is your closed mind You Beaker,
know what you enjoy having others tell you what
be done. hould
Should anyone make the mistake of thinking that you lack in positiveness Just bes listen to cause you sit back at mil sides of a question before spenk- Ing your own
that mind, then
АЛЕВ
and
educator,
Charles
W.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1958.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
WOMANSENSE
Grand Slam Is Hard ORGANISATION
To Reach
By OSWALD JACOBY
❝OW should we have reach-
"HOW
ed the grand slam,” wrlien
St Petersburg reader. "Since I was void of diamonds I merely responded one heart. Then when my partner went to two clubs I jumped directly to six. Should he have gone on to soven?"
The answer to our reader's question is that it is very dificult to bid a grand slam scientifically with freak handa but I think that North might have done a triflo better. After South's two club bk North might have temporised by bid- ding two spades. South would to three clubs and have gone then North might have taken the bull by the horns and leaped lo seven clubs,
He could reason that hla part- ner had shown at least 10 cards (quite possibly 11) in the minor
WEST
QJ 1007 ❤92
Q10 8 62
Booth
NORTH A3 ❤AJO704
• None *A8754
EAST
28
KD62 ♥KQ1058
43 433
SOUTH (D)
464
AKJU75
♥ Notic
4K 10902
Botit vulnerable
West North East
Рабе 1♥
Pass
2
Paks
109s
Pars
Past
Opening lead—A Q
good
To find what the stars have insulis and that the grand slam store for you tomorrow, select your
lo have
be B birthday ator and read the corres would ponding paragraph. Let your birth-gamble. day star be your datly guido.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
[Mar. 21-Apr 20)- A fine day for your personal affairs. Good fortune attends your every move, it would seem. Bencßt now. TAULUS (Apr. 21-May 21) Get a fresh outlook on life and then make a new start on something you are eager to accompilah.
(May GEMINI Activate your plans today. Your ambitior. can be perleved now, if you put forth the proper effort.
22-June
If
LIBILA (lept. 24. Oct. 23)— you were prudent and wine yesterday then the gains will begin tu become evidentnow. Mako busineaz gains, as well,
SCORPIO
family. Take
(Oct. 24-Nov.
21) matters and forget the
this weekend.
CANCER (June 22-July 23)- A turn in the tide for you. Tungs are beginning to show a real kn- provement. Take advantage of the untum
(3-y ZI-Aug. 21) LEO Perhaps you can get a long week- end in the country. It would relax tommions and give a "breather.""
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Rept 23) The wocial aspects of this day are good. Take advantage of the to consolidate your swcent gairo,
CROSSWORD
Acros
2. Laminoon. (9)
Vilago, maybe, Old dath
10. Frightena.
17, Game,
20, Calour. (D)
9. Eraser, (8)
16. LATRY.
19. Pussling.
21. Biblical name. (4)..
22. Driving stars, 8, 43
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1. They hay Anished apprentice-
BILD.
Musical girt. {4}
3. Programmes with dimeuity. (5)
Not for. (4)
1602 visuost name. (B)
out of the wind, `(8)
Baale fertilisern, 15)
Flowers
SECTOST AM:
One OTUE
eight.
24, la invader.
10, plowing a06.
17. Smart hit. [1773)
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Easterday's HOTWAGOM
CHESS
BY. LEONARD BARDEN
A
x2)-
Incidentally while my reader did not comment on the play of the hand it does require a little eare to bring the grand slam home.
Page
FOR MILADY'S HANDBAG WHAT'S NEW
AN OUTSIDE POCKET with a chained purse makes this California saddle leather handbag useful.. Small change is always easy to find.
SH
By JEANNE D'ARCY
HE gets on the bus and bug, turn everything out on the
table and eliminate! in traflic's held up
directions while she searches for change.
all
One lipstick's enough, Collect all those memos on odd-size bits of paper ami jot them down on a memo pad. Leave She's an average woman with purse-size a handbag that bulges with Aunt
letter at home, Lucy's assorted stuffing, most of it not Why must it travel with you? Keep store receipts in your at vilal.
home desk. Just carry the bare essentials,
Collects Like A Squirrel Like a squirrel, she collects items-store receipts, memes, bills, the day's mail, last week's letters from home and enough cosmetics, to make up four show girls.
Everything goes with her in a handbag that would weigh down a strong man.
If you fall into this category,
Should A. Woman Look Her Age At 37?
"YES" says Simone Signoret (who IS 37)
By THOMAS WISEMAN
VEN the French," And there are other people who "Baid
Miss Simono say, I'll have that pair of shoes,
Signoret, explaining the How much do I owe you?
happen now to belong to the success of her compatriot second class, but I think it is Miss Brigitte Bardot, "like always important to remember
that the others exist" to dream."
"It is a mistake for nn actress to imagine that the real of mankind consists of actresses."
But when they wake up, which they do from time to time, they have a keen appreciation of the real things of life, of which Miss is that of Signoret is one.
other
In Room at the Top her role .woman of consider- able sexual attractiveness, bust
Miss Bardot is a fleshy fan- Physically past her prime. She tazy, a symphony of limbs, the does not mind this. Innuendo between the lines, the
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"I believe in using what one motive behind the anik and has got," said Miss Signoret, that "and it is going to be useful to Miss me in this role that I have got cold some rings under my eyes and a
hint of itle extra chin.
I will persist in thinking she does not really exist. Bignoret dods; she is real, to the touch.
To a Bardol, life is a mirror shall not try to look any younger In which she can sco endless than I am. A woman when she images of herself, and very little is 37 shown it in certain defnite alse. Miss Signoret by con- ways and it is wrong to conceal trast is a mirror in which life these signs with make-up." can be observed. That is to say sho is an actress, in the legit
mate sense of the word.
In the novel, the character to be played by Miss Signoret was, of course, English and I asked She came to London to collect her whether she thought she had Dward from the British been chosen because the English
the Film Academy, as
best public is readlor to accept
when it foreign actress of the year. Also immorality" here to discuss her appearance practised by a French girl. in the lm of John Braine's Room at the Top.
www
fs
Miss Signore! said: "It is of
I asked Misa Signoret how course a legend that all French she had developed in the 11 girls are what you cali immoral, years since the last made a lm And if this had been such a part prostitute-I would have in England.
refused to play it. I will play a in a French made up of all the meetings he
She said: "A human being in French prostitute
flim, but not in an English one, scem chauvinistic of has had, good and bad it has This may been my good fortune to be me, but I'do not think we should surrounded by intelligent and wash our dirty linen abroad." brilliant people and something of them may have rubbed off on
Don't spoil a new handbag by m bulging it out of shape.
Wax Before Using Here's another tip, too. Before using that new leather bag, give It an invisible raincoat, a hard
its finish from water blisters, film of wax that will protect scuffing and solling.
The opening spade lead must Spend a pleasanę day with your be won in dummy and the other Eare of domestic losing spade eventually discard- Now offico fored on the ace of hearts.
the ace and king of clubs are order after which SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 22)- cashed in
good day to make up for any South can start on the diamond Lime loat recently, Steam ahead sult which he will eventually be and get your chores done so that able to establish by ruffing three you can play
To clean leather that's soiled, CAPRICUEN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20-500all in dummy.
we suggest ale judicious use saddle soup and then wax receive You may
an important mege from a relative.
If South tries a cross ruff be-weeding. Up-end that. hand- the bag. Migh! weekend take a
trie visit fare pulling trumps he will get members of your family.
AQUARIUS (2an. 21-Feb. 19)-overruled in diamonds or hearts la short order. If he starts by Combine business and social affairs
One can be ruffing a heart he will wind up advantageously now. uned tu neslot the other.
without being able to establish PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar- 20) either a heart or a diamond for Initiative today
his thirteenth trick
in what counta
Consolidate the gains made during the part week celebrate!
Then you
TARGET
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AYP
con
Hub many
warda ul four lelter or more can 700 me from the letters to the
the left In anking each word the Inttore in each of the small squares may be used once only. Each word must contain the large locker in the o MUSIC, and there must be RL word to the
M N L
Irst one nipis no foreign
No
Try a RUM TUM TIDDY
By HELEN BURKE
Among her close friends today are men like Picasso and Jean on Paul Sartre and they do not value her company merely for its decorative quality.
It is well known that Miss interest Signoret takes a teen
In the world around ber and
1it-starred
#
Before Jolalag me for lunch
Wednesday, Misa Daw
being
cautious Addums,
up her horoscope. girl, looked What she read was somewhat dlaturbing.
Under her star, Virgo, was the message: "Tho unequivocal
its problems. She has strong morning gives you fair condi views on the subject of the tions. After that keep your or mouth shut and don't expect uny H-bomb and the plight people who do not carn the kind favours." of salaries that film stars can Carn.
Former labourer
Her husband, the singer and actor Yves Montand, is a for mer dock labourer and Mis ber Signeret counts among
♥*CARD Senses♦ TS dish with the funny sliced small onion and a crushed friends people who still work
The bidding has been:
Went North Kant Double Redbl. Pacs
South
14
2+
24
4 N.T. Pass
7
You, South, bold:
Равт Pass
A VASS KQ5761 4K 94
What do you do?
Even
AB44 x diamondz. though your side has all the rees you don't want to be in a grand alam. Your partner only bla four diamonds earlier.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been:
Soulb
West Norik
1 A
2 85
DAMES. words no proper
"TARGET 20 words TODAY'H Good 20 words, perp
words. appellent.
tomorrow.
· YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION : Krapin away
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www-
BT ÖVERGROWHAWTIH FORMĚ TOTY FATH
rower grow warn weden) WEED, WISE.
Double Redbl.
Fasi 2
You, South, hold: MAK5705 WO 4K76 43565
What do you bid?
Answer Tomorrow
.BY. THE WAY.
。
by Beachcomber
£7,418,832,687,104,094)
That whisky' in her cupboard, and
is the amazing figure, Write it brought it to her, "You put that down, and it will exit a gasp back?" she said sternly. It's for
of incredulity, even from those an emergency." accustomed
Bums.
to astronomical
Preparation for life
There
name is about the quickest clove of garlic, if you like it (with their hands. snack you will ever make, and I do). Add the tomato-ciety.
said are people," very nourishing, It is a super sauce and a little top milk or Miss Signorel, who go into a Welsh rarebit. It comes from cream, then stir in the cooked shop and say, "How much is and don't America where condensed ships noodles or macaroni. Finish with that pair of shoes?
buy them when they find out. are the rule rather than the ex- freshly milled pepper. ception.
THE RECIPE
1 small can (10Dz.) con-
densed tomato soup.
lb. grated Cheddar cheese.
1⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard,
1 slightly benten egg
4 to 5 alices buttered toast,
Heat the soup In a
double boller or a bowl standing in hot Water. Add the grated cheese and stir until the mixture is heated through and smooth. Beat together the mustard and egg and stir them into the mix- turo, Heal through but do not boll. Spread on the hot buttered toast and serve at once.
Any leftover goes well with noodles or macaroni, boiled with- out salt, or for a mecial dish, cut two to three rashers of bacon into strips and fry them with
Household Hints
11
But throwing caution and her horoscope to the winds, Miss Addamy ignored the warning of the stare; She did not keep her mouth shut.
My own horoscope, which I had not consulted in advance, said: "Don't lake too big risk." In view of this advice, I feel that I should say no more about our encounter except that Miss Addams is a delightful girl, the nicest Princess I know; and that we must arrange to micet again some time when our stars are less foreboding.
IN HATS....
This is one of the naw slightly squashed high crowned clochne of petersham. Its name is Catò B-lait
A
liny: plll-box in whita organza with spider's web, yell ing completely covered with romo poials is called Confeti Roma.
Wide and black la this outstan Ballor but in straw... Ita masse ? Flying Saucer.
A froth of coffee-coloured velling gives Aurora an exalte look
London Ezpresa Service
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Just A Sawdust Head
-Mary Jane Is Smarter Than She Thinks-
By MAX TRELL
"But I'm no good at guessing riddles," said Mary Jane, "Picase Bald
KNARF, the Shadow Boy with don't ask me to come."
"You've got to come," Name,
Knari.
the Turned-About with the help of Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, and Hiawatha, the Wooden Indian, Small-Sized went around the house getting everyone together,
Filled With Sawdust
"My bead is filled with EW- "You dust," said Mary Jane. con guess riddles if your hend la Alled with sawchut,"
Nevertheless, Knart
modo
kept "Oh dear," Mary Jane saying to everyone around her "I know I won't be able to guess any of them. I'm sure I of won't be able to guess any them."
་ ་
..
This is the first riddle thint Hanid read:
"Sally is in the rain, Solly is in the shower, Sally is in the brook, Sally is on the flower, Sally is in a cup of tea- Who can littlo Sally be?"
had Hanid Hardly
Anished Com- reading this riddle when plate silence fell over the room.
"Oh dear," Mary Jane, could,
"It's riddle time," they said. "What time did you say it my boy?" said General Was, Tin, the Tin Soldier, to Teddy. Mary Jane, who was a Rag Doll "Did you say griddio time? I and whose head was made of be heard whispering to General" don't care much for griddle- sawdust, come the riddle Tin who stood beside her, "I cakes, if that's what you mean." "Not griddle riddle!" sald Teddy.
Sleepy Punch
To strengthen the edges of children's Jumpers and pullovers double thread of bow work
"Riddle time, riddie time!" machine silk in with your wool when casting off. Silk to match sold Hiawatha to Mr Punch, was half-asleep in his the wool will not show and you who will never find broken stitches,
chair,
Mr Punch woke up with start.
"I
The worldly-wise shrug, their shoulders, and say, "Of course, such gutes are really meaning- SUGGESTION that the less." Others say, “Of course, Ä school-leaving age. should it's just a paper transaction. be raised to 43 shows It's all on paper. It's not real." seriously education
is being Yet others say, "No wonder the taken. Sald a teacher, country's in such a mess." But would keep not only the young the sheer alzo of the figure sters but the elderly pupils out makes everyone forget to ask of mischief, and anyone who, what on earth It refers to. So at 43, has not fitted himself for
Koep razor blades between we are all happy-or unhappy a job should be sent to a com-
bloiting paper and they will last about it.
prehensive school for backward | longer. I forget which
puplis up to the age of 65." English humour
Water diviners
R
A
REFERENCE to the Indo-
milable sense of humour of
A problem by J. ((Bunday Referto, 1928), mates in UWO."
to strike
Epsom salta led up in muslin bags will keep moths away.
a
"What's that?. What's that? | Fiddle time? I can't play tho Addle."
Hiawatha repeated the word
to Mr Punch who finally nodded
To make a sponge very light and smiled and sakt he'd be
the cockney made me think of AN aboriginal rafa-maker in beat the eggs and bicarbonate of glad to answer any riddle that the great story of the last war, A. Australia's Northern Terri- soda together before adding the was niced. told by John Winant. A bomb tory made so much rain that the | sugar and beating in the usua?! had fallen on a house, and a floods camo. His angry zival has | way. woman had been lifted out from threatened to cause a drought.
*.mean, I'll try," he said. "If the riddles are too hard, I won't
to
the rubble. "Where is your If he succeeds, tho water when choosing lamp shades, be able to answer them at all". husband?" they asked hor, and divinere, afraid of losing their avoki, blue PTOOL and pink she answered. "In Libya, the job, will come out on striko, But Thain bcoward And there is Mr a rain-maker who prevents rain White James Bona's story of another is an absurdity, and the culprit badly shaken · woman Her, will surely be expelled from the Testuers found a bottle of Rain-Mukeru: Unlorii
Jasdan kaprées Berpind-
gamo.
to
think the answer is water, but the It was Hanid,
Shadow that can't be right. My head is Girl, who rend the riddles to filled with sawdust and nothing the assembled company,
I say is right,"
shadow for all rooms that aro.in. Meanwhile, Knarf was asking: reguler USA, ON thoso colours Mary Jane, the Rag Doll,
Pinseonie to the middle of the room prove trying to the cycn. especially becomes insipid after and get ready to play at guess-
Ing rikkiles.
■ time.
Rupert and the Lost List-38
The Cowboy's plan looks terribly dangerous. Flying his plane at exactly the speed of the sindige, be talla Rupict to walk along the wing. "Don't be frightened," he calls "It's quite safe! Even if you do fall off I'll swoop dawn and extel you before you fall far. I have
perfect conteal over this plans !!! So Hapert holds his breath and starts fila perilous walk while Santa- Claus holds out his whip doe him to hold. Sure enough, the log doesn't evet: wobble. Soon, he is clinging to the old gentleman, and the Cowboy onto shay," ALL RIGHTS SESERVED.
"Tm no food at guessing riddles," Mary Jane said,
"It is rightt It is right!” everyone shouted. "Water the right answer."
This is Hanid's second riddle: "Little Jimmy's climbing high, There goes Jimmy in the sky, Out of that chimney, there
goes Jiml
What in the world sy
matter with him?" And for the second time, cONE- plete silence. fell over the room until, very
Everyone noftly, hoard Mary Jane whispering
"I know the answer can't be smoke, but that's what's spin- ning around in my sawditat head."
"It's right! It's right!”, shoutód everybody.
No one could have' beck' more surgirlied and more pleased than little Mary Jane,-. Ehe neroz thought she could guess two riddles with a sawdust head.