THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER
1960.
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WOMANSENSE
LADY LUCK
your
"CHINA MAIL
horoscope"
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AQUARIUS (January 21- February 19): Your will- Ingness to give freely of your time and energy will greatly contribute to your early success,
PISCES (February 20-March 20): A matter which has been hanging fire for quite a while will soon be settled with profit to you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In your desire to be helpful to someone you are liable to become too involved in that person's problems.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A disappointment over the weekend may turn out to your advanioge the long
run.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You will be more than usually active in a joint endeavour with a neighbour which will bring about an Improvement in both your households.
CANCER (Juns 22-July 21): Tension at work will be cased by the addition of u new member to the staff. LEO (July 22-August 21): You will soon And the right to help you bring person your aspirations nearer to realisation.
VIRGO (August 22- September 22) A very young and inexperienced person will be grateful for any constructive advice you can offer. LIBRA
(September 23. October 22): A person who has been very well disposed towards you is liable to be come Irritated by too much adverse criticism on your part. SCORPIO (October 23- November 21): You can 'safely confide your worries to a sympathetic associate, and his cheerful advlee will relieve you of some of your anxiety.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22- December 21): A person who may let you down and you has so far proved
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TIP from a wine waiter: a corofa is all right if you are dining with o man friend. But if you are trying to knock a girl for six nothing Impressos har more than a bottle off the ice. Tip in the picturo above if the champagne is in a narrow glass the longer it bubbles.
MAINLY FOR MEN
What's yours?
A
When it comes to a drink, we
are so conservative
LTHOUGH a far wider choice of alcoholic re- freshment is available than average ever before, the Englishman dichard.
remains
a
Suspiciously, he will shrink even from a tentative sip of something different, preferring his gin and whisky, beer and brandy, and a
faithfuls.
few other, old
should be
Right balance
When he drinks a eccklad be will seldom order anything ex- cept a martini-lthough he will argue loud and long about how a proper. martini reliable made. shouldn't denend too much on his co-opcation. CAPRICORN (December
January 20): 'Don't let a dimcult situation upset you urguly. Those near and dear to you will do all they can to put malters right again. YOUR BIRTHDAY: If your birthday is this week, you will find symbol of good fortuna in a gift of door
chimes.
JACOBY BRIDGE
Well, how should it be made? put the question to Mr Roy Adcock head bannan
Dorchester.
he
Americans frequently like them clear cocktails
shake cloudy ones (like Side-
"The correct balance." told me, is two-thirds gin and one-third vermouth. Bul
stronger-we are often asked to pour a double gin, and measure the vermouth with a teaspoon." Without reference Mr Adcock can quote the recipes for about 100 cocktails, some 20 of which are in general demand, with the martini far and away the most
Gaining favour.
popular.
the
however, is "vodkatini" (use the s.ne amount of vodka mstead of Ila secret? Il leaves no gin). smell on the breath.
After 28 years at the Dor- chester, what does Mr Adcock reckon to be the best hangover "Without doubt Prairie Oyster," he replied..
Ingredients: yolk of an egg, two or three dishes Worcester sauce, two or three dashes vinc-
Cure
the
cars).
Stir TIPS FOR TIPPLERS:
(like martinis),
Don't shake the cock- tall to death. A minute
About correct for the amataur (professional barmen are faster). And don't leave the cocktail in the shaker. It will only dilute.
.
Just for you
barman
SPECIALLY devised for readers cf this page by Edward of the Cafe Royal: MAINLY FOR MEN, an admirable drink. Take two-fifths gin, one-fifth campari,
two-fifths white vermouth. Stir, top-up with soda, decorate with a slice of orange and a sprig of
at thegar, dash of pepper-and-a-sherry, mint, and serve with plenty of
-(London Express Service).
Ice.
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Knarf Plays Pretend
-He Gets Along Swimmingly Being A Fishl→ ·
Madam, your days
of drudgery
ON countless drawing
boards, in work- shops all over Britain, and in dozens of oak- panelled boardrooms a tremendous battle is being planned with mili- tary precision.
are numbered
of
things ke refrigerators, washing machine and vacuum
Ada (Halifax), taken over by But there are a lot of new cleaner field. A tremendous lot
gadgets to be exploited. I shall still remains to be done here.
Dutch Philips, one of the world's
greatest companies.
Undeterred by the credit squeeze, British and Con- Musical Industries. tinental industrial giants have been moving in on the domestic appliance feld, eager to reap the rich re- wards awaiting the bold and successful.
A battic to mako life casier for housewives.
like
Hoover, backed by is: U.S. parent and a large, selling force S. N. Bridges, an offshoot of the big John Brown shipbuild- ing group.
John Thompson, the £4.000,- 000 Midlands engineering firm.
Associated Electrical Indus-
concentrate on them.
"I have a ane team of sales- men, and I am sure I shall be able to compete."
To
Real struggle
SIR CHARLES may be right.
"But we also intend to broaden And 'when we are our basis. ready to introduce our new pro- jects, it will be with the maximum impact."
Small kitchens
tries, the £218 million colossus But the glants, will go all
out to make certain that he will BIGGEST problem in Britain,
Smaller companies Morphy Richards and Ada (Halifax) have been swallowed behind the Hotpoint trade mark. up in take-over bids. Others, Sir Joseph Lockwood the like Vactric, have been pushed out of business,
Now millions are being poured by these huge groups into build ing up a battle force. By next year, the struggle will begin in earnest.
Fighting talk
sald Roberts,' was the have a real struggle.
"It is Listen to Hoover's present small size of kitchens dynamic EMI chairman, tells me!
new. Sidney terrible that countless dynamic Mr "Philips, with whom we have head,
homes, being built take so little long had close associations, Roberts.
hord the housewife's needs." He has just finished 0 £2,** want to break into the UK.
Manufacturers will meet this washing machine and refrigera 000,000 extension at his Merthyr by developing small and com- That's why they Tydal factory. A brand-new pact units. Example A deep- tor field. bought Ads.
fully automatic washing machine freezer to hang on the wall, "We shall help them in that will be introduced ΠΡΟΣΤΑ These small smits of course, and push ahead with Blerphy- there next March, And a huge are expensive to make. So many Richards in the other fields." extension, is being planned of the thodestly sized firms may
Besides these, glanta stand at Periyale to allow for "now
not be able to keep up. THE men behind these moves
Sald Roberts; ^""Withla thor have been telling me their many small but enterprising developments."
In his elegant West End office next 10 years we shall change companies run by men liko plans. And, Madam, I assure former Hoover chief, Sir Roberts told me: "Hoover is the look of Britain's homes. Com- you it is fiɛbung talic.
the scope before Ken Wood.
Charles Colston, and lively Mr ready to take on all rivals. potition,will be tough, Prices Look at
"We have been working with will drop. Some firms may have them,
Each is determined to grab a design teams and development, to go out of business. T Only 44 per cent of homes in large slice of the market, como departments for three years. But, that is all to the good. Britain have washing machines, what may.
And that hasn't been just for For in the battle, one Less thum 31 per cent have re-
Says Sir Charles: "I could fun,
will benefit abono ell. Krigerators. A tiny per cent not hope to compete with the "Our alm has been' to get
"Madam housewife." own spin-drytza, And more ble groups in the manufacture maximun
--(London: Express Survics), than a third åre still even with- out a vacuum cleaner.
This leaves us. far behind America, where nine homes out, of 10 Have washing machines and only 3 Der cent are without a "fridge."
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Exciting
PUT manufacturers intend to make sure that we catch up fast. And on the horizon is a whole range of exciting new time-and-labour-saving devices..
Gadgets like electric dish- washers, automatic waste dis- posal units," deep freezers, elec- tric frying pans, floor polishers, Bir-conditioning, roasting spits, and hundreds of others.
With all thess, Britain has so far only scratched the surface last year; for example, only 25,000 dishwashers were sold in the whole of the country, The year before it was only 8,000.
kitchen of the future could look like a scientist s dream. Dishwashers may work by ultra-sonies, and refrigerators may be filled from outside the house and then swivelled round
The
matis. I used to rock things His chaira and uver, things tables and bolts and lamps."
"That rest have been a lot "I think of fun," said Knart I'll be a Whale."
"You'd better ack your "AF" said Knarr, "I pre- Mother first," advised the Po- tended that I was Fish in ceman. "My Mother didn't like
for use in the kitchen, Boy the ocean. I swam all the way much my being a Whale. She
Says Mr made me stop being a Whale
By MAX TRELL
NARF, the Shadow THE safety play is a close re with the Turned-About up the sireol."
finesse. The difference is that the safely play Name, ron down the street.
Jative of the
is designed to give you as de- clarer the best possible chance to make a certain specie num ber
of tricks; the finesse is simply designed to give you the best chance to make the maxi- mum number of tricks.
The Policemen was dilent for.
Amold Lindley,
As he ran, he waved his arms a minute or two Then he said: fad pick everything up which managing director.of the 13
and shook his coat tails.
At length, on reaching the corner, he met a tall Mari in a bloc uniform
"Hello Mr Pulleeman," said Knari,
"Hello, Boy, said the Police South's four and five no-trump calls were an effort to reach man."
**I was pretending to ba seven, but he stopped at six when his partner showed him something," said Knarf just one king.
Playing at seven his best play would be to lead a trump from dummy and finesse with his queen. This would make seven for him against Kx or Kxx in the Enst hand. Playing at six only, there is a fine safety play. South" should put the ace of trumps on the table. If he drops eliher the king or jack the resi
"What were you pretending
man.
"When the weather is hot, It's a good idea to be a Fish,"
"It's easy, Mr Policeman," cold Knur "All you have to do in wave your arms up and down, then you go swimming up and down the street.
"Why don't you try it?"
Not right now "Well," said the Policeman, a Fish "I don't, think. Vi be right now,"
"What will you be?" asked Knar!.
I couldn't very well do Whale."
I know why you couldn't," cald Knart, "A Whole has no handa."
Was two boys "So I had to pretend to be two Boys" cald the Policeinan.
"Two Boys?" asked Knarf i surprice. "Why did you have to pretend to be two Boya?"
Te pick up things twice na fast," cald the Policeman,
Knart uwom all the way home "1' be an Oyster," said the again, wrying his arms and
the sholing his coat tails,
on
million General Electric group, soon to merge with English Electric into "Britain's biggest electrical organisation: "The housewife la thred of drudgery. And rightly so,
"Manufacturers here have not given enough recognition to this Lect.
We at GEC, ware going to build a big new appliance fac- tory. Now we shall probably make it a joint effort with English Electric.
Biggest scope
feel, offer the biggest scope
to be?" asked the Policeman.
"Guess," said Knarf. "A Bird." sold..the Police- Khart shook his head, "Ganz Policoman, after giving
Fer a minute or two, he pro-DOMESTIC applicances, we gain."
miatter some thought.
swim?" tecled to be a Whale, but when "Does
Oyster "A Butterfly," said the Police-
he found he cladn't, krock over man.
Knart wanted to know.
Not to that you notice it," any of the lamp posts or trees, "No" maid Knarf. "Do you
sad the Polleeman. "He reme. he decided to be just a small ordinary Fish again, a little red Can't guess
fitnes waves his, shell a bit, but Goldish, very iltle, very fast, The Folceran said he gave he never swims except when very lively, who gave trouble he's very young. When he get to nobody, but only gave him- old, he stays in the same place, self a ict of fun, He sticks hinc on a rock,
of the play is obvious, It West Blve up?".
sbows cut, he almiply plays East
for both the king and fuck and makes six. If Weat shows out, he up goes down but he never had a chance to make the hand. If East follows, he trust play with either the king or the jock and Bouth wraps up his slam,
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"I'd rather be Fish rather swim around than stay
in one place," said Kharf,
The Policeman smiled.,,'
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Boy your
vize he mid, used to pre lend 1 was a Whale," VIA Whate is big," sald Kriart,
"A. Whale," sild: the Police man, " enormous! If you stood an Elephant up against a Whale, the, Elephant would love lifted Robbit"
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Mr Lindley will meet tough opposition. Hanged painst them la this line-up:
Micrphy-Richards, now owned by the mighty Electric and
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