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This Funny World
"Have your dinner first, dear, then f'll tell you all about it."
.BY. THE WAY.
by Beachcomber
THE rivalry amung owners of thy in July, and the spoiling
country houses who charge the ameniles of
the district,
Ito throw
for admission is changing the disfiguring the Tuof, and whole business, The public are couraging children no longer contented
arinour, old pletures,
with old things.
and
okl
furniture. They demand res "War and Peace"
freshments and entertainment,
Lord Shortculte at Youlton
Ho, sir, we three wotched
4
Wynfevers has already histulled I rehursal of this Towelstoy; a flab-and-chip booth in the batter. If we with hour seesuw
rose-garden, and ban engaged is called mompteybanks, wot bearded lady, a performing sind,
in
erbout these darnsera? is acc-
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1958.
JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Grand Slam Is Squeezer
BY OSWALD JACOBY
IN the early days of contract slams were usually bid on the
{ straight hit or mins system
North' junip to seven diamonds is a typical exemple,
West opened the five of spades and the inte Dick Richards of Detroit, one of the greatest players of that day had no trouble playin! the ten, He zaw that his side's only chance for a trick was his king of clubs and was afraid that the play, of the king would give declarer three spade tricks and his con tract.
The Inte Ely Culbertson, one of the greatest players of all time.
NORTH
VAKJ
KJ 10 70 AQJ 30
EAST
10
4K 102 ❤853
WEST
4070543 ❤702
+4
+852
4954
K870
SOUTH (D)
MAQJ
Q100 4
•AQ93
432
Both vulnerable
North East Paul
West Bourn 10 Poss 70 Pass Puss
Opening lead-45
won with the jack. (A false eard of the queen would have been
lightty Inferior.)
a trick eyells, and a troupe of a winoovered with Bill teas Jugglers.
neighbour at dogulfide Than peeppull rushing Talpepper Hall is running a erting the futlites on there
parude,
Tozling a brauty towlipa,
hall-in, mannequin competition, and a moter-cycle thruthig heuch-uther up-downi rally. Visitors to the room
in the hair and preemazing Uke carding the three of clubs from which Edward I once slept lunnerlikes? We wood us bror his own hond. West's first dis- will And a tag-uf-war in pho- a sollum bnly voi old Touristoy card was the nine of spades gross between two focal cricket hisself mood un hoppreesented, which fold Dick Richards that War and Peace! iku, ues, aer-Wort did not hold the queen. He sam is peace and welch is more would have dirended that card sitt, Nippuleon and is Marshalls if he held it.
the batel uv darasing Hosperli or is three an sergate?
teams.
Mon Dieu!
HONT
We harr, hos,
Ashura Ka letal and
Rizamghan,
Tactless
WOMANSENSE
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White, Swan-Like Neck EASY STYLES FOR SPRING
Is A Big Beauty Asset
A GLITTERING necklane focusses attention on the neckline, Is yours smooth? Is your skin creamy, white, pretty?
By JEANNE D'ARCY .
RECENTLY, London, un me lines and erinkles, Muscles in He ran autoll the trumps dis-of its Royal Family dithers, the throat or sag, giving the
was all agog about a new par- chin a double look. trait of Princess Margaret, Every day--not once a week or once a month-the neck and comments, Among the many pra and con, was one by chin need plenty of care newspaper, which headlined u plenty of cream! huge photograph of the painting with these words: "Our Swan Neched Princess."
Then Ely ran out the four hearts and let a club go from duminy Dick was forced to un- mard his rib king to retain protection_for_the_spude_king
Now Ely cashed the ace of sparles, led o club; went up with dummy's ace and made his grand slam on a squeeze..
SYMPATHISE with the man who set out une Sunday 10 wall round Darrow-in-Furners on his hands, and, after cover- ing a-few-yards, was liffed_the_ right way up.hy two puritanical buny bodies. I suppose thes thought he was introducing the Ray, wicked, Continental Sk day to Barrow. Talk about cat-t, a ruin nivals and batiles of flowers! Be warned by the example of the 1 an do more than that. double-jointed fellow In Tud
know a very short-sighteil man who hung bis but on the long caster, who played "in a Monas- tery Gardein"
inverted bo50 with
k his hostess, na shesaving his king of spades and Later greeted him in the hall.
surely would not have done so unless he also held the king of clubs.
fingers, palms upwards.
he went to the bad, Bud Was evicted from his bomu for standing on his head on top of the chimney one Sunday even-
CROSSWORD
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Acros
1. Negro song (9)
6. Whore Lght and shade joia.
9. Provoking anyy. '(w)
21. Tragrosion, (8)
19. The lot. (5)
LONG nuse," says an ex- a face."
TARGET
How many
words of four Iller
or sure ca you ke from the jeltern ki tür
Actually a simple play for the master. He was sure West would not lead from a king against a grand slam, Hence, Dick was
V-CARD Serite&4
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Q-The bidding has been: North
East South
West
Foss
1 A
Pass
2 N.T.
Pass
4 A
о
P
4N.T.
Pass
5+
Pass Pass
muuare, on the IVT $51
UA
Pass
You, South, hold:
M E X
Pulling cath
word,
SELGEN in
arl of Thie
Knall squares may be wisest ance
Back warf must contafit moly.
the large intere
square, and tiefe Rust be at least one mine-letter word in the
11. No plocale: 00 Corrigat kirts no proper mates. TODAY TARGET: 41 worAIN
Food Wars, very i
wards, ezcellent.
LOBOTNOW.
AKQ0870 WA86 $105 42
What do you dù? A-Pals. You have no interest
in a grand slam.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has beent
North
1
M
2N.T.
You, South, told:
East South West Pass
1 A Pass
YESTERDAY'S BLUTIGKU INSTITUTE intet ment set wit stint in lunt scat suit suits (and dest the lot a LMA westra moitive N
Lanie
AKTG4 W32 5532 854
What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
14. Evaporated and condensed. (YOUR BIRTHDAY
15. King of France, (3)
17. Narren opening. (4)
40. Croes relations. (7)
31, 51m. (7) 22, stoga propie, (9)
Bown
1. Bos foum, (9)
Retirement payments, (B)
5. Unner, 191 4. Dianter. (4)
b. The
dress.
7. Bum total.
8. 2162
Bazer, (43)
10, 11tform.
18. Come back
Werds. 15)
Conducted.S0
19. Plan. (
Yesterday's Kulaßon
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
The French Defence is not to be recommended to thexpert- enced players since it often results in overwhelming king's aldo attacks like the following from Russian, tournament (Klavin v. Makarov). 1'P-K4. P-K9; 2 P-Q4, P-Q4: 3 KU- Q2. PXP: 4 KtXP. P-QK13: Q-BJP-Q83; 8 B-KK15. 8- K2; 7BxB, KtxB: 80-00, Q-B210 B-QJ, KI-QI: 10 K-R3, KKts; 11 Kt NS) — K, KtXB ch; 12 FXK, D-07 13 KLH ch ! PxE: 14 Kts RP1, PKB (Kxkt: 1. Q-RS ch. K-Ktz; 10 R-K13 chi): 15 Q-R, Resigns,
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Solution No. 5378: 1 KI-BA (threat B any), K-Xts: 2 B RB, or BжKl: 2 B-H2, or fx Kt ch 2 B-63, or Q-R3 ch: 2 B-R5, or RxEt; 2 B-02, An
apile bishop
TUESDAY, APRIL &
BORN today, you have excellent
Judgment, a strong will and a finish anything you determination start. You are ambitious to muccred wing to work hard for everys thing you ret. But you demand rewir commentute with the hard work involved. In addition all these
characteristics. positive you ala have been given excEP- You Are onal intuitive power able to make "map" judgment and
You have them eune out right. may not be able to give ou reason for your actions but in the long run you will have been proved right!
.By STELLA
24214
NIGHTLY ROUTINE Nightly, lubricate these areas, with ទេព massaging in cream FEW DESERVE IT
melion. upward
Along the worth chin line, do a bit of leading There's a compliment having. But how few deserve with the knuckles. Work from The centre of the eim out to the TIT
Take a look at
the under-chin own Jawbone. Give your neck. Is the skin snowy white? Is it slim and graceful?
area a few brisk slaps with the back of your hand to discourage any double trouble.
2:21
MANY of the prettiest dresses in resort collections fit READY for a good season, at nicely for wear A CHEMISE shape distin
In less salu- guishes, this new-season dress, home or away from home, is brious cllmea. Here La ond with each plece smarily inter- this pretty coal of tweed In a such, a pretty frock ois noft- changeable, The while linen soft, misty violet shade, Silt ered shirtwaist lines in brown top has a striped silk bow at pockets extend from the dia and white checked cotton, In the neck and
bodice, wide open mond shaped seaming. The line contrast to the simple scalloped collar. Seaming chapes la straight and elim and the the skiri splurges with its three the front slightly, The skirt is sleeves are set in. An away- rows of brown" rlekengit encircl- of black linen und is perfectly from-the-neck collar allows for Ing the unpressed box pleata. plain in cut,
Brown patent belt.
D
a scarf.
HOUSEHOLD
After a tiring day, treat your self to alternate hot and cold foot baths. They will take away the throb of aching feet,
One chipped nal! can spoil the Appearance of your whole hand. If you haven't Ume to change your polish it is better to remove It entirely.
Before making up each morn ing, give your eyebrows a quick check over and tweez out any stray hairs. Nothing will impair your appearance untidy brows, which, through Or neglect
more
than
The answer is apt to be "No" beceruse neeks
A chin strap, which can be either carelessness ore all too often neglected. They don't get the worn to bed or tied on while have been allowed to sprout. beauty care they need and de- you do chores, is a good idea,
100. serve!
I will train those musclea to stay where they belong, in a shows trim, frm single line.
Neglected necks look it, Skin becontes discoloured,
Way Out
Front
CHOES now have very Delman, "but what about the
long, pointed toes. No, larger sizes?" you are not expected to fit them. your own toes into
on and von The points go. way beyond your feet,
All right on a size thrës,” “T ̈ said to the chaps at Dior-
They told me the shoe filings of a couple of the Dior girls, They advised me to look hard and-seo-it their feet seemed remarkably long.
#
Lipstick should have a sharp clear outline and should never be
Go The
HINTS
painted over the natural chape of the mouth.
weer
spectueles
Girls that musl Concentrate On Kood grooming Because glasses are 8 Cical Indi trim that they em- phasise untidiness.
of borax
in your
WOMEN SMOKERS....
Wold would-be sophis-
She
7E once asked a 17-year-
ticate why she smoked.
waved a long cigarette holder in our face and sald, with flourish: "It gives me some- thing
to do with my hands." We've often thought what E truthful comment that is.
Hands, to the person who
A pinch bath or washing water, if you incks...polse,-are-a problem.. live in a hord water distrlet, Sometimes woman's dread- will do wonders--for-your-skin-fully-conscious-of-them-and-ct.
Cold water costs nothing and marvellous as a pore tonie it's and for tightening up and tau tening sagging muscles. Effects are even better Kit is used with a fine spray-for the brisk palter of the water on the skin acts as o stimulating mussage.
New
On the left see the shoe sportif-In reverse calt with a lowish heel and patent leather
top-cap. Riphit, the same ultra- long point on a V-bar rummer choc.
I've not.fold you about the.... colours. You'll find both shoes meone of and dresses in the gay bright
Mediterranean shades.
The sizes shook them was an eight.
What with the excitement, the cheers, and the champagne 1 quite forgot to keep a look-out for the big-footed ones.
All the tropical fruit colours fou... tangerine, plaeapple or a sharp striking pink.
But had they seemed grotesquely long and pointed of a most unfortunate feel sure I'd have spotted them,
There's also a terrife amount shrimp pasle shade.
Shoes
what to do with them.
Smoking, however, is not ol- ways the most graceful answer. Women smokers, unfortunately, have a number of bad habits.
There are Bome who puff- puff-puft away, Bko an addict on an opium kick. Is not femi- nino,
Some, like our 17-year-old friend, wave a cigarette about in a reclders manner, threaten- ing to set anybody in the vicin- ity off in a blaze of gipsy.
MOST UNATTRACTIVE Worst error of all is made by the woman who talks, while a cigarette dangles from the side of her lips. There's nothing, but
men and more unat nothing, tractive.
Where a man will seek an ash tray, we've seen women anuf out cigareties-in-coffee-souoors, in empiled dinner plates. We've watched them nonchalantly flick asher off into space, over carpets, sofor, whatever!
Smoking may give a girl
But I'm sure you'll avold that something to do with her hands, --please.
By VERONICA PAPWORTH
but we don't recommend it un- les she knows how to amoke gracefully!
-JEANNE D'ARCY
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Where Were The Bells?
-They Wore Ringing Behind The Bookcase
By MAX TRELL
IT was early Sunday morning very, very early-but the church bells were ringing.
Knarf, the Shadow Boy, with the Turned-About Name,
was
wasn't more than five or six inches from the end of the heard Bookcase) he had never. the sound of church bells.
Church In Town
sce
Everyone else in the TOONTL now Joined in the chorus and. Baid: "I wil
the white steeple very plainly above the tree tops."
"Meanwhile, the sound of the
General Tin led the line. of church bells kept ringing. They march behind the Bookcase. seemed to be getting Jouder and clearer.
Sensible Suggestion
It was Hiawatha who made Guggestion the very sensible
there was
You ar
money-maker by eature, but you are apt to spend just about as fast
JOU EGIN, Unless you learn 10
corne D kiethoxically. there may time wtibn you will wish you had learned
a good leason in thrift. With you it's easy come, easy go.
You have F tempestuous. emotional nature and must learn to
"Of course," he added, "ye" that the only way to find out contrul 1 Rather demanding in
the Brst one to hear them. He often heard church bells on a for sure whether love, you are inclined to be a utile
woke up his sister Hank, who Sunday morning. But they've church behind the Jealous. This is unworthy of you at your best.
the was to creep behind the Book was sleeping in the corner next always come from outside Conquer this trait and you can find lasting happine to him. She listened for a mo- window. There's a church in case and sec. in marriage.
ment or two.
the middle of town, I belleve." "There is, indeed," said Mory Jane, the Rag Doll. "I've Been 80?" it many times when I've gone girla walking with the little who live next door. You can
Among ose born on this date were: David Rittenhouse, ostron- Your diner:
Margaret Ayer
You are eillelent arid through in
undertake. whatever you
"They come from behind the Barnes Bookcase," Hanid sold.
and works like quickelver, and author; George Daxter, actor: Mary you are inclined to be inpatient wills Pickford,
Dim Biz Irvine
Those whose minds are not as fluidd Wilson arlin, and Sonje
whose
foster.
as your own. Learn to be a hue champ
Ta
the stars have in nore patient with home thought proceres are a Bitle more store for you tomorrow, select your
uwn. birthday or and read the corres pedestrian Remember, such people may have ponding paragraph. Let your birth- olwr alicibules which you kelel day s be your dɔby gülde.
your
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
LIBILA (Sept.
XJ) 21-Oct. pleasure ins your prescri You may be able to combine social environment. Jain regisboure
21-Apr.
20)- AREN (atar. Prospects are good in the projects. Take
activities succeed ally with work some very worthwhile project.
TAURUB (Apr.
UEMINI (May
Partnership
21-May
(Oct
Smur part
Convio
14-Nov. ZZ)-- A businem luncheon at which you An excellent day for all your
"This is the
can combine social arul job interes trualness afTASTE. Jen have been watung fori Make may further pour future plans.
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-0.13)-- 10 of it.
21) Good organisation on affaire. both on the couinia for a great deal now. Know where you're going before you domestic and buskem Frontas, ato ective. Make a profitable advance, start!
(Dec, 11-Jan, 10)-- CAPRICORN now, on boli traide,
-Joly 23)-- Take care of personal probleme diret. CANCER (J Combino burizines and social allaire thing this morning. Procrastination plecsantly and prosper, Partnership is not the order of thật dạy.
19) AQUARIUS (#an. #1-Feb. natiere should also thrive.
LEO {July
23) You should proper now in all that 24-105. Make new contacts and advance you undertale: Ele ready to take
busive Everests." All the advantage of some intervallo eve wervice
proposition, STRON
are tauecially
(Joh. 23-MAY}} 203. favoured now.
VIRGO (AUT
24-pl. 23)- You can afford, to be ngremtve nivă. Make plans for your future security, ... go out after exactly what you went You can advance
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grotan
"How can church belle come from behind the Bookesne?" said Knarf
"There must be a church there," said Hahid,
All Awake
time, Teddy, the By this Stuffed Bear, Mr Punch Ha watha, the Small-Sized Wooden Indian and everybody else in the room, were all wide-awake. "Listen to the church bells," sald Hank,
"They come from behind the Bookcase." sald Knart,
Hero, Hiawatha, the Small- Sized Woodon Indian, repeated what Knarf had said a Uttle earlier, "There isn't any church behind the Bookcase, The bells must be coming from other place.""
BOO
General Tin, the Tin Boldler, wald that in all the years that he had been standing on guard at the door to the room, (which |
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Bookcase
"Fine." said Hanid, "Who'll
"I will," anid Knarf. "I will Stuffed Bear,
They found themselves walk- ing along Book Boulevard. This js one of the mast Inmous streets in the world. It runs every bookcase, In behind every house, in every county.
"Look!" shouted. Mary Jane, ail of a sudden, as she pointed
"There's whead.
the white steeple. You can see it over the tops of the trees. It's just like the church steeple in town!!!
Pointed Steeplo
the said Teddy
shw
Rupert and the Silent Land-1
It is apple tinse and Rupert has been helping his friend Edward Trunk to clear his orchard of its Ene crop. "There, we'll put that basketful, into the sack." KATA Edward "Now here's the last ime. I'll go up and stars picking. Will you colleet tim good ones that.
have fallen ?" For a few minutes both ata buay, then, without any warning, there in a terriße noise overhead, It is so wudden that Rupert
violently while Edward topples backwards off his Indder, and as quickly as it cama the noin kaa gov. ALL NIGHTA BEBRATED)
Everyone looked and everyone the tall white, pointed
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Jack Sprat and his wife were going to church.
steeple rising high over the tops of the trees,
Louder. and clearer, clearer and louder sounded the bells. Then from another street came crowd of people, the ones who lived behind the Bookcase: They were all going to church.
There was Cinderella and her Prince Charming with her two Stepsisters walking behint Then came Mother Googe and Mother Hubbard with the Dog Tray between them.
Then camo Jack Spratt and his Wife, Little Bo-Peep and Little Boy Blue and Little Miss Mužet.
Then came Simplo Simon and the Plemat?
üEveryone - f*going churchly sold Khart to Ha watha..!
loo," and Hiawatha,