EDITORA THEKG EERVICE.
ACST WALLER
"It Wasn't exactly a thrilling rescue, but I did ŝave your mother inee....she was about to become an old
BY
maid...."
THE WAY
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•
by Beachcomber
WHEN I was a foreman held the gange-iron. There were Y silk screen creaser and only three employees, as agains 1436 in 1938. I was what was Killer t We
and
job known as a rocker, and my Silstrom's place in Milton- way to each pilt as it fell the huge fron canisters, street, our rallying call was: from the huge
which revolved eight feet above the plates. My bench-companion. Jinanic Mottle, had to blow on
It was played by 61 Spenlove
gil of the pitt was tilting tirugh a rubber nozzle with a
cap.
saw
otic
our
reens the other day in an art- shop in Beauchamp-place, near dhe Dogs' Chun, I recognised it
on the shoe, and was allowed by the Ettle mick We ux{r:} to
Ay kint of much ehromatic make on the under-side of the funtakia, with terlast mes such folding-prong.
as Huba, tike
Cz vh
cempasti,
und in his Babunian Dance Zine etc.
Jaspku
Ceskele, The gris ROUGH the storm-clouds employed the egong
there steals a wan shaft of fastening run had their
111 fight, Nane pede libero. rallying rull, wheli was a Yana-
the Chamber Ha a Buechle frenzy
of Kate of Aragien, Commere? Journal they were mostly Irish, that the
nounced the exemption fron while point was, and is, that this Customs calies of Zine Ethylene- was the fe alterest du mingle bisdliblocarbamate. Antehac musle with empiented uncias-
nefas
trial procese, I passend the old Noraniere Caerubum. . ••
will it be necessary to is italf your toets with zine ethy ete. before you land in England, Na too-brush case will be No searched for this delicacy. stammering, red-faced traveller, out the will be asked to tear
rer veselay fortnight. It now a dental botany. Memories of old days OPENLOVE had been with the Beth on the days when the screens were creased et gilded in the word at the back of the nint of his waistcoat. "Any- little hou-o
where Weppon thing to declarer" "Ha! Nothing. shredded the silk, whide Sastrom Have a bit of zine."
YOUR BIRTHDAY ·
TUESDAY, MAY 1
If you
are hots today, Ghare competent and have excellent abilty, Not only do you know how to maite, plans on a Pure seal", but you know equally well, how to eRepy them wat effefenity. You are a hard worker and never let go of any job woul if we ding to your "complete satisfaction. And Since
are essentially
By STELLA
manent happiness and will want a change. Yet, your loyalties are tu strong, you may find it diffleult, fu do aty, such thing.
You have a deep, inner life which No one is able to share. You are not the land to tell your hopes, dreams and Idean. And you will brood alone, rather than *take
you are a steen juulite, the job your Bair down and confite always done right.
Althoug Yu stable and calm in business altalis you the lot show the same emalness in affairs of the heart, Brze your - fanpetals and emotional reaction;
are more apt to control you. And not always for the law! Do not wed in faste, Ine you will only Bur
anyone. If you could learn to du this, you might and that many probleins are easier to hear.
In regret .td #meone whe
Although you are probably fond of must” animals, it is Ukely that you will have a fear of ents. don't
You them
mind if others, have tar pels, but you would prefer to have a dog.
have in
Ter at what the stars
"your"iental-equot;as"well"B$5000-Mtore, far-tomorrow!— select"—your
one who Unless the
is - pltysleufly attractive. fishyay star and wad the corres- balance between the ponding paragruph. Let your birth- two is struch, you commit Bad per- ioy skär be your daily Hulde.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
21)-
TAURUS (Apr. 31-May Avedų, helping to spread gossip. 11 rould boomerang back in you, KATO
EMINI (May 23-June 21)-
A new day brings a new
Ice. It may be a really belliant Do: take pains to develop 8, at mas CANCER (June 22-July23 Stimulate your mind by some good reading. You can get an idea from songzne else in your own neki,
LE (July 21-Aug
25)-
All creative work is highly favour. etarts which all for manual dexterity progress excellently.
23}-
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. Don't let miscellaneous gossip affect your long-term planning, A lot of it may not be true at all.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-11ec. 22)- Don't permit the unreasonable de- mands of a close relative to upeat your hedule.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 203′′- there may impose upon your good nature. Put a stop to it now, thet- fully but finly.
the
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)- It tooking for extra work, now la time to hunt for it. Take n good look at the advertisemente VIRGO GAUK, 24-Bejt. 23)- PINCEN (Feb. 20-Mar
20)
• You could moté a mistake! if you' Make a careful study of your work= da, corrent it at once. Accept any ing procedure, Don't wante Ling warranted criticism.
and energy with non-emential. LIBKA (Sept. 24-0¢L 231- ARIES (Mar.
21-Apr. 20)-
Use the evening hours for pleasant Personal affairs take the lead to- relaxation at home with some good day. Promote your own interests; muse or a book.
increase your prestige.
CHESS PROBLEM
!
By D. SAJKO Black, & pieces.
BU
£2
White, 10 pieces.
White to play: mate in two.
Solution
problems:
10 yesterday's
1, PK14, any; 2, Q. Kt, or p inates.
Check Your
Knowledge M
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1951.
JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Sound (?) Doubles Can Boomerang
By OSWALD JACOBY WHEN four spades was bid against hima IL today's hand, West took it as a per nonal affront, Ile could hardly belleve his ears, but he doubled with vim, vigour, and vitality. The outcome took a little the starch áut, of him.
West opence the king of diamonds alified to the king of olubs
on seeing the dummy. He then sat back, wondering how many tricks he emulch, colleet besides a trumb. two or three hearts, anst pertimos a club or two.
Declarer won the second trick with dummy's ace of clubs and toy- ed with the idea of leading the inck of apostes Just In case East had both of thứ nkering spaden
linppened and
to be fuolish next to over the Jack. finally decided that West probably had a feump trick and that even it East had both of the missing trumps, he would play low and there would be a terrible guess.
HENCE declarer returned a club
In
from dummy and ruffed his own hand. Next he laki down the ace of spades, hoping to caten the king. When that carsi fallen to drop, he ruffed a diamond m dreamy and ruffed a club to re- Burn. He then rufted bus last dia-
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South 14 Pu53 Pass
West
North
Double 4 4
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East Pasa Pars
Opening lead-◊ K
mond in dummy and ruffed dum- Jy's
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Pliminated
bal from eints and ponds The Sealth and the Nurth hand.
With the slagg thus set, South: led a trurap and gave the lead to Weet. That worthy was then hooks 1. fe led the tank diamond. South dummy would ruff while discarded a heart. If West return- ed a heart, South would easily make two tricks in that autt.
CARD Serise
Q-With Beth rides vulnerable. you drag yourself the following Cards: Spades Q-7-5-3-2 Hearta
·A-K=J-8-B, Diamonds 4-3, Club 2. What do you do?
A-Bid one spade. In high cards, Gulm hand is slightly weaker than
a normal opening bid, but a slight stretch is Justined because of the two five-card major aults. The spades-should-be-bld-rather-than the hearts on the general principle that the higher suit should be bld egral Arst when The suits are of length.
TODAY'S QUESTION
With both sides vulnerable, you deal yourself the following cards: Spades Q-7-5-3-2, Hearts A-K-J- 1-0-6, Diamond 3, Club 2, What do you do?
Answer tomorrow,
CROSSWORD
✩
APPLE AND CHEESE PIE
GRACIOUSL WHATO THAT? APPLES, AND,
CHECOR P
IT'S AN OLD
KENTISH
CUSTOM.
-WOMANSENSE
CUT 3/416 PEELED, CORGO
COOKINO
APPLES IN THICK
SUCES
AND PUT LAYERS OF APPLE AND SUGAR
IN A PE- DISH- USING 202 OF SUGAR
LAY 2 CLOVES
•ON TOP OF THE APPLES AND POUR IN 14 TGACUPFUL
OF WATER.
The Wax has many
Humble
other uses
By ELEANOR ROSS
RUBBING or polishing wax, fabric, cut a slet in the centre liquid or paste, can be a great of a piece of cardboard and slip ally in keeping various wardrobe around the shank of the but-
ton before applying the wax. and household Kems not only looking well, but in helping to
preserve them. So on your list of household "musts" don't forget to add polishing To help this laudable resolve, here are some suggestions,
WOX.
whether 1. Your handbag,
leather, plastic, or the wood
variety so pouular
in summer,
3. after luggage, whether
leather or plastic, or leather rimmed and even aluminium to keep pleces looking nice. After use, give the inside a good dust- ing, wipe the exteriors well, then get busy with a liquid or cream hundles, wax, no forgetting locks and other Attings.
will look and keop better if 4. Do right by briefcases too,
waxell. Not only will it clean
items that only too often,
and protest it but it will help have to take lots of wear and
the protect
weather without much protec- scratches, from purse water-spotting and danger-prints. tion. Wax will make the carry- For best results, apply a thin ing cases look nicer, will help
couting to only
spots and akmall them to resist rain section of the purse at a time scratches. Use a cream wax for (this so it will not be left on this, and don't forget to do a 100 longh Thien rub it similar job on cases for portable
radios, soft typewriters, vigorously with a clean, cloth.
players, cameras and such.
*
2. Brighten bullons and belts, whether leather or plastle, with that wax application, too, They'll have a richer glow and do a better job of dressing up your clothes if they are buffet with a bright coat of polishing belts flat on table, wax. Lay and get to work. But for but tons it's more difficult. To guard against getting was on the
record
5. If you are a sport fan you'll
surely take pride in hand- some equipment. So I re agala make an ally of polishing wax by using it for tennis racquets, riding boots and tack, nahing equipment, golf bag and clubs, Give sports equipment a
good ccating and polishing before putting away for a protracted period.
COVER THE APPLE WITH 20% CHGESE CUT IN THIN SLICES
„AND SPRINKLE WITH 12 TEA-
SPOONFUL SUGAR, A
LITTLE NUTMEG, AND JUST A TOUCH
OF WHITE PEPPER
COVER WITH
Į PASTRY AND
·BAKE IN A. GOOD OVEN ABOUT 1/4 HOUR
SHORTHAND CHAMPION
Miss Raeburn Edgington, of Hammond, Indiana is the Intent klдh act:oot short- hand champion. She Bel D new world record with a 99.3 percent accuracy
mark on a 175 word per minute test. She'll never be out of a job.
MOTHERS DENOUNCE “NEW” EDUCATION
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass.- One mother complained that learned that Van Gogh cut off Progressive education is keeping progressively educated children his loft ear. However, an older children from learning the "cannot read, and very tow can chill could not multiply six "three Rs," contends a group write a sentence that hangs to- mes nine without laboriously of college-trained mothers.
Eether,"
adding up one six times. Another said her second grade That, she said, is "fostering Writing to the Mount Holyoke
at 'n low level. I College Alumnas Quarterly, the daughter is being tought music dilettantism mothers criticised the new trend appreciation
ore being via Tchaikowsky dink our children in primary education.
and her fourth grade daughter cheated."-United Press,
BOYS' AND GIRLS'
AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
A Shoe Store for Animals
-An Earthworm Was the Proprietof-~-
"Poorly, poorly," Glive. "My shoe fell
By MAX TRELL
answered
into
"HELLO, Mrs Quack!" said ditch and stuck there. I'm on
the
Knari,
shadow-boy my way to-" with the turned-about name. "How are you today?"
To the new shoe store for a new pair of shoes!" Knart broke "How do you do, Knart," re-l in, smiling. plled the duck. "I'm doing
"Yes, that's right, Knarfl
very poorly today, thank'ee just,Only I'm not buying a pair of Ono shoes, but just one shoe! the same."
foot, one shot. Not a pair but
At this Knarf, who was walk-half a pair. Well, good-day 10
ing quickly down the path at you, Knart." And off he went,
the side of the Pine Tree Grove, just barely gliding along.
77
13
73
and was just greeting Mrs Quack,
in passing, suddenly stopped.
10
17
18
He took a good look at her.
Then he noticed for the first!
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TELLIGENCE TEST
The architect lost money
by T. O. HARE
North,
MCASTS
South. East and West were playing bridge at the club at night. None of them occupled the seat which corresponda to bla name.
own
The stockbroker sat East. Mr. Eual's partner was the doctor. The novelistat -to-the-right of Mr. West
Can you now deduce the name of the archliect, who Lost 10. to Mr. East?
(Solution on Page 10)
BARBS
By HAL COCHRAN [OTHER and dâughter have more trouble 'keeping their Agures straight than the old 1. Name the capital of gent who worits on his incorne Sarawak?
1
2. What was the Baconian
theory?
3.
tax.
A profesor 'says students gain Give the plural of genusile by burning the candle, at Why in the herb Venus's both ends. Unless it makes Aytrap so called?.
their outlook brighter.. 6.What country is called the "Land of the Midnight Sun"?
6. Name the highest navigable lake in the World."
(Answer on Page 10)
If your so-called enemies were half as had no you think, they'd be a grać deal "worse than they [reśliły” ste,
22
`Across
1. Seems that Evan is upset by
such sour surroundings,__(8)
8. Distinguished setting of snowy
Bot. (9)
10. It may suggest negligence to you, but to the Swede It's salmon. (3)
11. Always found in new atchings.
(3)
13. Ono quadruped that is striped,
(0)
15. Par court in the wool market.
(3)
10. Just the man to alter your rela
Count,__(9)______
B. Perfectly accurate, you'll und="{6}] 22. Declined. (4)
25. Here you get'n steamer following
the Franch. (4)
20. This is a popular summer side.
(3)
got the upper
27. There you can region, (5) 28. Proyes Liat a short treatise can
become manageable, (2)
Dowo
2. Dlainclined, (9) 2. Bartie, (B) Often indulges la cub muntlig
4. It should be, to be novo). (B) 5. The end of a cone. (3) 3. Indicatira
low cunning, (9)
6. Colloquially arrest, ens. (5)
12. They recently gaTE A cricket*
lesson in your favourite newe- paper. (8) 14. Colour, "(0) 17. 10 thually takes, paren this to
earn the epithat of sweat. (4) 18. The south-east, away from "" 16.
(6)
Found in a four-gared boat. (4) 31. A bone of some importance. (1) 23: Ballora lika to be on a invei oEG.
24, Nude kind of beer surely. (41
Solution of yesterday's puzalo, Across: Wonderful Orti 10. Penes: 12, dar Es. Abler 34 Trp10, Geranium! dewei Hong 12 WORDBRUNE gilers, Danio; 4. Pall: 3., Laundrich; AT, KOPI AD, BOL,
time that she was leaning on a
cane,
Then came Blackle Beetle..
New Shoes
Mrs Quack walked with a cane,
"Hello, Blackle!" said Kaart. pair of Knart stopped all at "To the shoe store to buy a "Going to buy a new pair of
It was the first time Knarf shoes at the new shoe store that once and looked down at the had ever seen a duck leaning on just opened on the other side of earthworm to see how many fest
cune. She held it under her the Pine Tree Grove?” wing, not having д hand to hold
Blacklo looked at Knarf and It with. "My shoes are too chuckled. "You guessed 1," he tight," Mrs Quack explained. “I jaid. "But one pair isn' need a new pair of shoes. I'm enough for me!!!
Knart said in astonishment.
he had. "Why, you don't have any feet at all, Olthlel How are you going to buy any shoes?"
“I'm not," said the earthworm, own the store. It's mine. I sell shoes to everybody else and don't use any myself."
on my way now to the shoe Two pairs, then," said Koarf, slore."
"Wrong again. Four pairs! "A shoe slore for ducks" "Eight feet, four paits!" And he Knarf stood and smiled to
went scrambling off.
himself as Olthle wriggled of to Finally an earthworm carne catch up with his other custom- wriggling up.
ers, Goth Everybody has "Hello Oithle!" said Knorf. "I different number of feet! I won- bet I know where you're going?" der what Ofthle will do it a cen- "You, do!" mid the earth- tipede wants shoes? A hundred worm."Where?"
feet, fifty pairs of shoes!"--
"It's on the other side of the Pine Tree Grove," said Mrs Quack. "It just opened up. Well, good-bye."
Hardly had she started Imp- ing off when a squirrel come ulong. To Knart's surprise the squirrel was hopping along on three legs,
"Hello Squire Squirrel!" said
Knarf.
"Hidee, Knarf" returned the squirrel.
rel,
"Why are you hopping on three legs?" asked Knarf.
"Beçause,”, salé Squire, Squir- just lost one of my shoes, I'm on my way to get another palf-I mean, two pairs."
Two paire, Squiro?" said Kdarf.
"Four feet, two pairs," said Squite. "I'm on my way to the new shoe store. Well, see you later
Squirrel went.
......
went hopping off. Then live the Snäll came along. He was; gilding over the ground even more slowly than usual, and, he usually glided more slowly than anybody else. .: "Hallo,-. Cilivel! sald, Knarke, "How are you today?".
Rupert and the Castaway-32
• The man is so delighted to have · here, for this sea is full of sharks,” somebody to talk to, that he makes i "Yes, it certainly “Is ' Rupert on his knee. I thought I Rupert, I've seen them today." should be alone here for ever 1" he his trip cross the water.
And he tells the 'saffor the story of By My ship struck a reef near, suppoja Keko wanted me to come here and sank almost at once. I'm ) toʻyou," he says, "bat'n's'still a' afraid all my mates have gone,il mysterys, Why wouldn't he come gor a kisbelt, but I was lucky to get a here himself>‚†
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
5.
Your Sewing Scrapbook
Oby
Mary Brooks Picken
A Sleeveless Waistcoat of Fake Pony-
as
4.necit from B. H length of shoulder from G. I is 1" to right of H. Jis chest plus 2" in from D; K is chest plus. 1 from F.
Armhole Curvo
Chalk a line C-G. and G-1; make armhole curve from 1 to J: connect J-K. Cut out front, eulting from C to G; G to 1; Jaround to J, J to K.
Lay front over backt section. folds together and edges meet- Ing. Cut inck same os front
except neckline. Lis upper left-hand corner. Cut back neck curve 1o lu tapering to shown.
right of L, shoulder line as
Mwell
YEN seem to ke fake fur as
Cut paper patterns for fitted women. Many facings for armhole and neckline jackets, waistcoats and scorves as indicated by for men are being made of this Make facing
broken lines, fabric.
1" to 1/4" wide. Lay pattern pieces on double (pro- Jersey as shown in diagram M.
Cut out facings. to
The waistcoat shown nounced "weskit") is easy make and costs
comparison
very little in
with
ready-mades
when you make the garment yourself. We used fake fur
Facing Picces
French-scam shoulders and
Pony which is available in black, underarms, Lay facing plecer brown and
palomino, all with for V neck and armholes right white.
side down on right side of pull- an. Pin, mitering. V as at N You need one length shoulder and muking shoulder seams as at to waist plus 4", or from yd. O. to hyd. of 54" fabric, plus
yd. of wood jersey in matching Stitch mitre and shoulder colour for facing.
seurs. Stilch all around neck- Inc 14" from edge, as shown. Straighten fabric. Fold length- Tura free edge over 4" and. wise, wrong side out,, bringing stitcht Finish armholes in 'same edges to centre as at A. Pin. E way. Press facings is lower left-hand corner. C is side and slip-stitch depth "V" desired from, B. D is position.
armhole plus 2" from B,
to wrong them
to
Around bottom edge, turn her. Chalk a line straight across suine width as facings.
Turn from D to opposite fold for E. F edge under and stitch free of is lower right-hand corner. G is garment.
Fold
BACK
H
FRONT
Fold
Pearl Tricks
Right
PEARLS are back as top wears a chatelaine of pearis; fashion jewellery, but no on a plain black frock; and the Spanish Ambassador's longer the old conventional new single string.
we, the Duchess of Primo de Rivera, wears single strand Among women with Ideas round her throat tled in a about wearing pearls prima knot, And there is television
Heal who ballerina Margot Fonteyn, wears artist Joan
winds her two-row choker back to an outsize string twice tightly front and makes a feature of the round her throat and lets the to the big jewelled clasp; Dagmar third loop hang loose Wynter, the Rhodesian actress, waist.
Wo
Bro
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