"Well, for just a bit more money, we have a nice suit here that's made entirely out of cloth!"
• BY
THE
• THE WAY
by Beachcomber
THE question of sleeping in a brimless bowler recalls the story of the man who was un- able to decide whether to sleep with his magnificent beard inside or outside the bedclothes. The problem kept him awake at
First he night.
would tuck his board under the clothes, then he would spread
unitaide them Which was to be? Insomnih met in. He out his beard of. But 10 was no used to 15 twing there that he Adgeted with his chin. Jutting out over the cloibes now pulling it in under them. And he would wake drum an uneasy doze and feel for the beard. Yet Line heals all. Today he is normal, ex-
now
cept for a look of terror which passes over his face when he sees alung heard.
Suet's Appeal CHARLIE SUET
the coal s urgently needed for foutbail purposes. Cool specially Imported frain India was not meant to be frittered away on privalo hearths."
Helicopter courtesy police JUST In time to add to the fun
of Profesor Off's tree plan comes a demand for extensive hellcopter passenger services. A shower of helicopters fantling in the streets would be an excellent «demonstration for Traffic Courtesy Week. But woukl smajl hellcopters be allowed to land on the moir of private ents? It would be discour trous not to stop, if this happened. "My dear, two men want to get
Can you stop?"
down.
Marginal note
WONDER what Robert Blatch-
would think
the Socialists of today, I am sure he must have enjoyed immensely Me
atre Belloe's eplerin:
stunds The accursed power which
on Privilege
Women ond Champagne and Bridge) Broke and
at a Pres conference last night:- "Unless the housewife saves more coal in the next lew weeks the football
with Aituation may deteriorate.
Any inconvenience caused to the Cup Final publie by n cutting dowZi of their mecial trains must be laid
(And goes
Но рода печать
Democrucy rerumed
at the dour of the Belilah bause. (15/5/ goes with Bridge and Hulder who uses for his
4 in tire Women and Champagne).
YOUR BIRTHDAY..........By STELLA
BORN Loday, you
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
are veruatile and could almost be sald to have too many talents for your own good. Unless you are very caretui, you will spread you energies and lose effectiveness. But if you avoid this error, you can become excep» tionally successful, and gain boln fame and wealth.
your
Musle, the are literature and even selrace are felds in which you have real ability. If you yon combine them in any one prea alon, you will be happlest. you have to select one an specialisation, then develop your other gifts in your spare time as hubbies. For you have tremendous #nergy and can do more in twenty- four hours than most people in -double... the... fire,
Your temper is trigger-quick and you must guard ngiinat detung it gu off at the wrong time over some
trifle which could enally be fignored. You have' tremendous imagination
and work best on your own intfla-. tive. You must be in the mood or you cannot, give, a job your.com. plete attentiua. Don't try to work for others, as you, will never be happy unlesa you are your own bord
Your personality is magnetle and you will have a host of frienda. But there is apt to be but one real love in your life, If this culmi- nates in marriage, you will be supremely happy. If thwarted, 1 can mar your entire We. You men are attracted by beauty, but in selecting a wife, make sure that beauty is inore than akin deep. You need intelligence as well,
To find what the stars have in ature-for- tomorrow. zeiect--your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. ·Let your birth- day star be your dally guide.
THURSDAY, JULY 26
LEO (July 21-Aur. 23) →→→ Figure out how to make the best use of all your talents. Don't over- look using charml
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)- If you are still bored, a favourite hobby can put you out of the doldrums. Indulge in it.
LIBRA (Bept. 24-Oct. 23) - Balancing the budget nuy, bé an utmost notessity today. Got to work and get it done. It can bet
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-
Make
A partnership in santo business matter may prove of benefit to you, Increase your profits or income.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)- _long-range business plans today. If your budget needs tighten. ing, you can manage it.
"CAPRICORN (Dee. 23-Jan. 20)— Your command of the written werd may be particularly fluent today. Write-even if it is only a letter.
INTELLIGENCE TESTA
SOCCER
By T, O. HARE "MX four brothers and I hare each a favourito soccer team, writes OUDE Bigismund Stoat. "You and you'd like a puzzle from ine, Air. Hare.
I have 'scrambled the names of the Ave teama for you. Each is of seven Ertter.
* scrambled namos
HAR
REWLAND;
SANDOLE BIGVALE;- OLABTE R.”
(Solution on Page 10)
Check
Your
Knowledge
♫
1. Where Was Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of the telephone, barn?
2. What name is given to the cluster of stars in Taurus?
3. Name the continent that is sometimes referred to as "Irland Cominent" and "Lonely Con tinent.
Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) - Be cautious in all financial matters! Especially when making a loan, be sure of proper security.
PISCES (Feb. 20-5r. 20) - Tum on your personal charm, for you may meet a VIP-ane who can prove important lu your career.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Your friends can be of great help now. Make use of their assistance. You can reciprocate later.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) - Financial affairs Inby need your close attention. Don't overlook "Im- portant details, either.
GEMINI (May: 22-June. 21) -- The family budget may need rough going over. Don't fake the figures. Make necessary trims now. — CANCEL (June 22-July
23) This should be, an evening for en- Joyment-the theatre, a concert a movie. Take time out for fun.
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*is held, (6)
17. ornoon occurrence; (0.31
a fish to end. (8)
14. I am muter-can be unrips. (0)
17-Y (3)
11. Get by round this for a fri
1. Paris had a link
20. Took life. (4)
21. Welsh: ** liae." (8)
.+
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Faul wrote to them. Ecople ance worked a did
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a. Breaks that build you up. (8)
(Yes B.N..stilym úna 16,. (5)
6. He can't make the pace. (US.
7. Imento at omociato 7 (0)
& Tear. (4) -
10 Mored-like, the porridge should
ba, (7)
4. Name the falry" princess 12. This is a bit sticky 1 (4).
15. Try in the interim (4)
who made a ledder of her golden 10. Therefore gore le restranged. hair so that her lover could
climb into her bower.
6. What animal was originalen of voterday's
Iy called cony or concy? Aut
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1951.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Use Your Head in Your Bridge Game
By OSWALD JACOBY
CAUTION and enterprise, well
mixed, are the chief ingredi- ents of the bridge style of Percy Uris, prominent Now York builder, Both ingredients were neatly displayed in today's band, played by Uris at the Cavendish Club in New York,
His opening bid of one no-trumu was slightly on the bold side, like it myself chiefly because of the wealth of, honour cards.in the ban!, but many Ang players would consider the hand jusí a shade 100 weak for pns no-trump.
North's resporing of two clube was the Stayman Convention. asking Bouth fo show a major aušt posible, South dullfully showed his huddable hearts, and North promptly
raised to game,
West opened the king of spades. and Uris won with the aco. He then laid down the ace of hearts. and continued with a low heart,
allowing East to take the king and Jock. Bant then returned a spade, forcing dummy to ruft,
יי.'
The time for caution had now arrived, Should declarer rely on the ruc63 of aliver thu club or te diamond Encs?
Uris saw that neither Anease would be needed 迎 the clubs broke
WEST AKQJ83 "Q
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Bouth
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20
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A 100
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West North Bost Pasa 24 Pass ན་ Pass
Opening lead-♣ K
Poss PRES
reasonably well, so he Cautiously took the "ace of clubs and fed ati- ather club toward chummy. -West could not afford to play low since then decorer, with nó loss in clubs, could afford to give up a diamond trick. Hence West lind, to put up his king of clubs,
West returned a diamond, but dummy put up the ace and cashed three good clubs so that South could discard three diamonds. The contract was thus bid boldly and brought home by careful play.
WOMANSENSE
RED AND GREEN MAYONNAISE
THAT WASNT MAYONNAISE YOU PUT ON THOGO FISH CUSTARDS YESTERDAY,
WAS IT P
YES, ID JUST COLOURED. IT- RED BY ADDING SOME
TINNED TOMATO
PURES
KETCHUP WOULD
TINNED TOMATO SOUP OR TOMATO
DO JUST AS WELL
AND HERG'S AN EASY WAY OF MAKING GREEN MAYONNAISE
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POUR A 'LITTLE BOILING WATER ON THEM
.DRAIN. IT OFF AT ONCE, AND MASH THE HERBS WELL
TOGETHER WITH A *WOODEN
SPOON
LUCILLE BALL- À DAUGHTER
Actress Lucille Ball 40 next month. has given birth to a Tib. Gon, daughter iu Hollywool. It is her frit cblid, Milas Ball is married to orchestra leader Desi Arnas.
London Express Service:
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Mr. Punch Had a Complaint
-Things Weren't as Funny as They Used to Be
By MAX TRELL
46 OTS of funny things used
Lohment of Knarf and Hanid the smoke instantly coiled itself around Mr Punch and before
went saling out of the window with him.
boy," Mr Punch was saying to Kaurf and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-about The Just they saw of Mr Punch names. "But they don't seem to be Whs Boating over the tree- happen
more. I don't tops on the way to the goil-fish any know," Mr Punch added with pond. "Ha-ho-ha-ha!" laughed a sigh, "I guess things aren't us Hankd.
VCARD Sende funny as they used to be."
East Pass
Q-The bluding lag been: • North
South Wen
Spade
1 Spade Pasa
A.K-
1 Heart IN.T 4 Pass
You, South, hold: Spades J-6-3-2, Hears 7-5, Diamonds 9-8- 4-3, Club J. What do you do?
A—Bid three mades, This jump is considered absolutely forcing by kome experts but only 03 percent foreing: by others. It is a good description of your hand -in-after case. You are willing to play for
Kame at ɣades unless your partner has opened such a miserable mouse- trap that he must pass you out at tree spades.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding has been North
East
West I fieart Poss 1 Space Pass I N.T.
Pom
South
You, South, hold: Spader ̧A«K«J» 10-3-2. Hearts J-D, Diamonds Q-J. 4-3, Club 7. What do you do?
Answer tomorrow.
DUMB-BELLS
YOU SHOULD
TRY
I'VE
HAD ENOUGH
COURTING.]. OF YOUR WIFE COURTS;
'AGAIN!
YOUR HONOR
THANKS
GED KI
ZCB
BROOKLYN
CHESS PROBLEM
By 8. MILENKOVIO
Blsck, d pieces.///
White, 7 plece.
Whilte to play: mate in two.
"Humph, what's so funny
Here Hanid asked Mr Punch about that!" exclaimed Knart. to tell them what kind of funny And he went running outside to things used to happen when he fish Mr Punch out of the pond 5:8
as it to In case he fell in which, was a boy that didn't seem
happened, he did. happen any more.
"Such as what?" Knarf said, "Such as for instance," said Mr Punch, "the time when the man in the park, who used to stand with a whole big cluster. of balloons on strings to sell to the children-the time- when that balloon-man suddenly went saling off in the air, suit hold- ing on to his balloons,"
"He did!" exclaimed Knarf. Around the Park
around
Mr
"He did Indeed," said Punch. "He went soiling all the park and finally, when Some of the balloons burst, he came crashing down of again, right in the middle the pond."
"I don't think that's so very funny," sald Hanid.
edge
The balloon man went'sailing off.
Rupert and Simon-
-15
Rupert reaches a cottage at the and there's no food (n the house. the wood and there he finds. My daddy has gone to the nearest, Son itlog by the fence, and town to get supplies and we shall looking very glum. At the sight of have nothing the to eat until he the pie the boy, brightens wanders gets back.
Rupert thinks a attention."-fully, "I say, you are a pal,” he m!?. "He may be unlucky,"
con.
crea. **I'm sumply ravenous. - That be says anxiously. "Didn't he know Pieman wouldn't give me anything that today is early chring day?"
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
. Mr Punch paid no to Hamid's remark. He tinued: "And that time when my friend Mr Red Robin, who got up at the break of day to
a fresh worm for catch
time when breakfast-the seized hold of a worm in beak and started to yank' it out of its hole, in the ground, and that the worm was so strong
his
he
his
it yanked Mr Red Robin into the hole."
"Ho-ho" laughed Knort Hanid didn't think that was so funny either. "Pour Roblat"
"And the
Red
Ume," Mr Punch
went on, "when my grandfather Crusoe Punch, the Sea Captain, went sailing in his ship und die dovered on enormous island that wasn't on any of the mape-the time when the rowed over to this island with a, fag, and suck the flag which was on a sharp- pointed pote.
Into the ground and-and-
Bunch?!!
ME
tr
And whatsappened,
criod Kimr. The island gave a great heave and dyed under the water, giving Grandfather Crusoe
Punch a smack with its tall, For It wasn't an island at alll It was A whole!"
Again Kuart laughed heartily
But as did Mr Punch, too, Hania
"I'm sure your poor. mid: old Grandfather Crusoe Punch didn't like being thrown into the water a bill
"He kikint," agreed Mr Punch; "But what malle him
oven
angrior was the fact that he was
about mamo the land
thought he
Crude Punch Island
he
Red And what else, funny hap-.
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