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‹ THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1958.
WOMAN'S WORLD
1
FOUR MONTHS IN A HAREM
Tilbury June 8. Scots-born Mrs Rita Nasir camo home to Britain today claiming she was held in the harem of the King of Yemen for four months.
The 25-year-old Glasgow- bom mother of six said she and her Arab husband had escaped to Aden with their family after bribing a car driver,
"I lived with the king's two
wives and about 200 Con-
in the
Bridal Show, "June Brides the World Over."
Tickets for the two shows, 3.13 and 5.15 p.m. on June 25 at the Gloucester Hotel, are on sale to. day in the Gloucester Arende.
The charity to beneflt Is the YWCA rooftop clubs and nurseries, sponsored by members of the English-speaking mem bers department,
JACOBY
cubines," she said, "I was not ON BRIDGE
-treated at all.
"The king did not treat me os
i concubine, but just used to
Haturday's Bolution talk to me."
CHESS
By LEONARD BARDEN
£46419)
Here is a special April Fool's Day problem, by C. J. 8. Purdy (Bydney Telegraph, 1934), The diagram is correctly printed, and the puzzle is. What is the smallest number of moves in which White can mate?
Solution No. 5413:
R-B21; and if 2 RXR
mate, or 2,0×R, Q-BG ch;
3 K-KIJ, Q-H17 mate
Lundon izbruka Seridze
CLOTHES, FOOD
Mrs Nael said the family went to the Yemen from Glas- gow live months ago after Mr Nasir obtained a job there.
They had been there only a fortnight when the king sent a car to take her and her five young daughters to his palace.
"I was taken to the king and he asked me about the children and how I liked the country." site
"He said I was to stay in the palace."
There, she said, "We each had separate rooms. I had plenty of cluthes and food and the king sometimes gave me money,"
But now, "all I want to do is to settle down as an ordinary housewife."-China Mail Special.
JUNE BRIDES
Further tractions Including a Spanish-style gown comprising 30 yards of heavy lace, satin and tulle given by Mesars Mohors, and tesigned by Mrs Shelley, for which donulion tickets with bo sold at $2 each; and a gown for
Hongkong bride designed and made by Zeepha Couture from material .Sincere's, will appear
This Funny World
STAU HONT
"Frankly, I didn't realise what a good iden it was myself until Russia didn't like it,"
YOUR BIRTHDAY
BORN today, you
MONDAY, JUNE 9
You have
Heart Nine is Important
By OSWALD JACOBY
ORDON KEEL of Vancouver writes: "Here is a hand that may Interest you, I didn't have much of an opening bld and can't blame my partner for put- The use of the ting me in slx. Blackwood convention made me declarer at diamonds and West opened the jack of club.
Luxury Lounger
12
By VERA WINSTON
HERE WE have a real luxury leunger and a nice costume for It consists home entertaining.
mil-in-one blacks silk pants
of
"I won the trick in dummy and and top, the latter with detach- able, thin shoulder straps. Over
WOMANSENSE FABULOUS
That's the only
word for these
jewel boxes
by EILEEN
ASCROFT
JEWELLERY to most of us means a wristwatch and perhaps a wedding and engagement ring. The rest of the contents of our jewel cases are made up of an assortment of benda and inex- pensive ear-rings.
But there are still many women who possess fabulous jewel boxes.
One of the largest and finest Jewel collections, of course,, be- longs to the Queen. Keirlooms presented by Queen Mary at the time of the Queen's marriage
possible to value.
and willed to her are almost Im-
BIG DIAMONDS
Although the Duchess of thousands of
played the ace of diamonds in the top goes a white lace jacket Sutherland last
hopes of drapping & on with rhinestone button closing. pounds worth of jewellery in a nine. When that folled I kept as It is also pretty in green with recent robbery, she still has a cheerful a countenance as poswhite lace jacket.
and wati off dummy's sible
trumps.
"If East had been clairvoyant he might have realised the Im- portance of his nine of hearis
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NORTH
804 Q AKQJ 1075 AK
EAST
47 9652 D02 Q032
SOUTH (D)
KJ3 MAKBI
84 48754
WEST AAQ-1052 J10 73
310 B
+3
South
5+
Pass
No one vulnerable
West North
East
4 N.T.
Pass
Pass
Pano
Pass Opening lead--♣ J
and I would have been a dead duck but East discarded hearts carly and often.
"This put West in an unusual squeeze. I wound up by cashing dummy's other high club and re- tained three hearts and the king of spades, West had to blank his ace of spades in order to hold three hearts. Now I took dum- my's queen of hearts and threw West, in with the ace of spades. He had to lend to me and the slam made."
The hand is most interesting. To start with, North can't' mako the slam or even ve odd since u spade will be opened against him. A heart lead would havo beaten Mr Keal but no one con blame West for his club opening As for East's heart discards, 1 am inclined to be a tride more severe than Mr Keel East might his heart wine have seen that could be important. Certainly his low spaces weren't
By STELLA ~+CARD SensURI
hare a precise' an to err: just recognise it, correct und exset intra. You can lose it and then go on from there. off detall work with the greatest of
arizorys social con eake. Yet, in handling a big ven #ciousnes and are unhappy when ture,
ever you are inequities or injusters. you are equally competent. Reliable and steady, you DIRA
You will never be ecalent until you person to whom other come in a have done something to correct the cries. You have a good head for atuation, You have been gives the isuriness and are never found on the ability to speak well in publle ar
well any cent. Shrewd wrong side of and clever, you follow the rules to exactness. You are quick to grab an opportundly, but will never laka undue advantage of eryone else to get it. You always walk the fine hair-line of good business ethics.
Perhaps your only weakness is that you are partial to your own n. In your eyes, members of your own family can in no wrong - Nielsen, and you will light anyone who even Intimates differently! This loyally
I a fine thing. But face i! It only human to make a inisinke ard that someone it i just posible close to you could do it 2 is no
a to write convincingly, team to use the spotters and the written word as a weapon for eight. Among those born. or this date were: Leopold Auer, vialmart: John Loward Pay, playwright, and composer of "Home Sweet Home"; Karl Hagenbeck, animal trainer and efreun director: Francis Finch, juries and poet; Card August and
Lates
COMPOWER, Danish Samuel N. Behrman, dramatist.
To And what the stars have in slote for you tomorrow, select your birthday atar and -read the corres panding Boragraph. Let your Birthday ular be your daily guide.
TUESDAY, JUNE 10
GEMINI (MAY
21-Juna 20 Belect important objectives and then forge ahead toward a real and permanent succtas. The first of two good day",
.
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)— Three days in which you may reach inajor objective, provided you put forth your best efforts. Work hard and succeed
CANCER (June 22-July 23)- CAPRICORN (Dre. 13-Jan, 20)--
A business trip may have a bened. If you don't go off on a tangot, clal impact upon scene financial but hold Awet to your basic idea, arrement profitable
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future: proanects, 2150 (July
then you your
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to someone who may be atterson. Be sure
mejor actius on scation to
operation. 24-Oct and bakvere AREES CURAR aventure into A cycle of unprecedented, scopes if
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TAUNUES
Comtale
mortal?
Inespeed profits.
The new moboda at the will discover that "Ahoy shy Bates dividienda
De enterprising,. Tako din Jamal-En- some venture and kivi ai fistle" to gule a 1941. This can be your der.
Q-The bidding has been: North Eart South West
LA
Pass
2♣
Pass
3♣
Pass
3❤
Pass
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Pars
7
You, South, hold:
MIN VAK 666532 4AKOJ
What do you do?
A-Bld Ore elude. You want your partner to bid the stars if he can take the second diamond lend:
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been: North East South West 14
24 Рам
You, South, hold: AK87 ❤QU53 E MAJTER
What do you do?
Pats.
Pasa
Answer Tomorrow
Household Hints
To mend a large hole in fine underclothes, try lacking a piece of Ane net under the hole and then darning through across it. When finished strip off the net thread by thread and you will have a perfectly even and neat
darn.
Tomato slices dipped liv sea- soned flour-will-keep-whole while trying.
wonderful collection of heir- Icons. Among them Is the necklace of diamonds the size of shilling pieces that once belong- ed to Marie Antoinette,