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COLIN

"I like men; there's something so masculine about them."

•

FROM

BY THE WAY.

by Beachcomber

ROM tomorrow the recasual

isation of decasualised dock labour is to be known 25 un-

decasualisation.

In the

even! of

undecasualised

is out

of

moment, the situation

all the tele- control. especially phone linee have been cut

Forging ahead

In hour units being roundecasualised IN Paris they previous to their underocasualisation

to disun auch units, subsequent dercasualisation, may be said to be in a state of potential rededisun. disderecasusiluetion.

The Narkover incident THE altuation at Narkover is very

complicated. Alarmed

by

visitors

the state of affairs, many anximas par- ente are visiting the school and the mastors are having dimeully in them winage to the dealing with

parents bogua large numbers who are presenting themselves. Dr Smart-Allick has Instituted ideati

at which fication parades. are lined up, while the boys are asked to identify their real fathers. The fact that so many bogus fathers are acting to collusian with mas- with the senior boys lers, or rvrn

adds to the confusiÓN themselves,

one of two And there are dready asses of pretects refusing to identify The whole their genuine fathers.

tution is further complicated by

"uncles" A fight be an influx of

and a father" "uncle' tween one In a prefect's study resulted in a TEA father

by being stunned

stranger Dr chale thrown by

for the Smart Allick admits that.

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have invented

The figure "robat salesman walks shout, answers questions draws obtention to the wares, and Jains private conversations. The secret of this, progressive ideo In "& hidden tener with a micro- that p decur to me phone" It hidden customer who happened to be a ventriloquiet could have great contradicting the fun in loudly robot, and sneering at the whole bustness. "Don't buy that, madam. It's not worth the money."; Apart wee why it to from this, I don't not easier to love an old-fashioned, unhidden

without Kalewman. microphone, to attend to the cus-

omera.

A letter for

W.A. Mozart, Esq.

D

lady who ULTURE will out. A

had evidently heard the name Mozart on some radio programme. and liked the bit of music of he which was played, wrote the other day to Mr Mazari at the Salzburg Mozart Foundation, requesting him to compone for her a harp which she was willing to pay for to get Mr I wonder if unable Mozari, she would have been satin. led with perhaps, Mr Beethoven?

YOUR BIRTHDAY-

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

PORN today, you have a positive B

and tackle each proD- nature

with the lem as it comes along

done-no attitude that it can be

hazarda in matter the obstacles or

Because of this. you your path. will probably have more than your Kood fortune You

shart

court

The

of it by always expecting best from everything You are not one 10 do anything by halves, you tackle a job, you do so whole. hoortedly.

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have It is likely that you on early success and then will be able to cultivate the cultural and intellectual pleasures you have de

Your nted yourselt in earlier te

slogan Reynis to be-work hard and then you can afford to play! You Are fond of entertaining in your own home and could become outstanding hust UT hastees.

un

Bonata

By STELLA

among several helds.

You may have artisije temperament, but you are not one to let it interfere with getting a job done on me. You enjoy experiencing everything there

is life, but there is also

streak home-loving

In your want nature which will make you

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tu marry at an early age. No matter how tar you may wander in your early years, you will bi- wayn went to return to your own Greside You are attracted these barn under your own sign. and should you wed' someone born on the Бате day, you would make s team, practically unbeat- uble, in the realm of artistic GUE- CERS 85 well ax in the field of money-making!

To And what the stars have s store for

tomorrow. select your

birthday star and read the corres- Musical artistic and Hterary, you ponding paragraph. Let your birth-

from day mar be your daily guide. your career might select

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

LIBRA (Bept. Fion o

20)

23)- ARJES {Mar. 11-Apr. 24-Oct

time party it's Don't waste your

socially. Columbus Day

There is too much to be done, to- day, to make life a tea party. de

as good a reason as any for hav- ing a pleasant time.

24-Nov. 22) effelent. (Oct. SCORPIO

Таке

TAURUS (Apr. 11-May Don't overdo things today.

combine successfully You may 31 time and finish it one job at

business and pleasure. Dinner before you go to another one

• contract in SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 22)- lunchean could weal

invite

A fine shopping day Get a good, carly start. This evening.

friends over

CAPRICORN

to your house

(Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- This is day when you can shoW our affections Tell the une you love that you

امه

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Fob. 19)

on the Today, concentrate only

Don't be ront important things. distracted from your main objec tive.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar- Entuitions can be trusted.

your favour, GEMINI

(May

22-Jone

or

21)-- If you have double-dated, see that

tactfully, you get untangled, there can be trouble ahead!

CANCER

22-July 23) (June Broaden your outlook on life. You might do this by joining a club or

■ discrasion group with mar mterests LEO

24-Ang.

(July

U called upon to help in com- munity drive, show your interest Dont actively.

Canvas or lecture

20)

take outside advice if that joper valce tells you to do something.

CHESS PROBLEM

By V. BARTOLOVIC Black, 4 pieces,

White, 8 pieces. White to play: mate in $100,

Solution to yesterday's Problem:

B-88. 1... PXB; 2, P-B); PB6; 2, KQ7 Mch); ..K-05; 2, RK6.

POCKET CARTOON

JEST A MINUTE!

By GEOFFREY EVANS:

for

the project.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Bopt. 23) Make this a socia evening. No cultural objection, however, to programme Discuss literature music.

CROSSWORD

AVTUNA

OF

2. & Yew coming to the city provas

no prip is lost. (8)

5. Shrub. (8), 9. Lost blood. (4) Ch. Made to cover bine mark (0) ik Forgalm that strcomed there are

panda, (8)......

js. are diver your mutix, (9)

16. Bee. 4 DOWN. YOU US

17. Dop is a bar, you'll find 3) Tuis. O'Grady mada song.

28. WHRS FOR WI) and I 15. túm suding to the pans, 181.

1. Unows there is no smoke withokit

1. You and for stand in short, 181 "MATOLOSANG=Anda" 12/useful, with

Chand 15. "Aqrdes. 29sze Selinck-of-

· brandki, about this: (16) **

"B. Brings tomfort minder the sun.

7. Thila 268) is ofkah High, 18)

¤#. Chittapokad." (8) ZAWG)

10% Brief bas, tos néonatarily short, PRACTER Là, Beed in tanning. (6)

Feind 29 Aufbek. Dadēmʻyo Wall ́WELJ

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1951.

DUMB-BELLS

THAT FELLOW,

PAT. PENDING, SURE INVENTS

A LOT OF

THINGS!

WOMANSENSE

BAKEU LETTUCES

KEEP UP WITH THE LETUDOSS FROM THER ALLOTMENT.

TAKE OFF THIE VEROCAREY CRA DAMAGED OUT- SIDE LEAVES. THÙN WASH THE HEARTS UNDER

THE COLD TAP

THEM INTO BOILING SALTED WATER. AND

THEM FOR A FEW

MINUTES

POUR AWAY MOST

PRAIN

SPRINKLE

THE LARGE EYESATK

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

This Hand-A-Gamble

But Not Impossible

By OSWALD. JACOBY "PLEASE settle a percentage

we

problem," requests a San Jose reader. "My husband played the South hand at three no-

1 West had opened trump.

we'd have been beaten kpade, almost before

could get But West gave us started. chance by leading a heart.

and master decided "My lord that this was a good time to finesse he played low from the heart, AD the dummy East naturally won the king of hearts and shifted to the five of spades.

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"It was almost worth being set just to see the look on my hus- band's face. Downs two on a hand have made, we should

"Before I would say a word (and I had quite a few really to deliver). my alibi expert said that percentage favoured the finesse: that even t the heart finesse lost all was well won; that If the diamond finezza

both king wrong all even with

had both well if East would be

and queen of spades or the ace more than Rve apades.

"Could he possibly have a point

26

NORTH

A84

+ QJ 1072 AKPB4

WEST

Q1072 10852

◆K83

102

EAST 4A9153 K73 +4

3703

SOUTH (D)

♣ KJ4

VQJ9

A965

BAGI

Both sides vul.

Bouth IN. T. Pas ** IN. T Pass Pate

West North

Kaxt

Foss

Pass

Opening lead--⇓ 2

or is this just his regular double talk

Ho hed a

not point but it's

If South parts quite good enough up the ace of hearts at the Arst trick and goes right after the dia- At monds, he cannot be beaten. worst he sure of a heart, four diamonds, and three clubs; and then nothing can prevent him from de- veloping either a heard or a spade for his ninth trick.

The immediate heart finesse will gain only one overtrick as against putting up the see. If the meme €00 lases, South may lose the points for garne and rubber to- gether with an extra 100 points for being set,

In short, South risks, 100 points to gain 37 poista. He needs better than 20 to 1 odds to take such a clak. He had pretty good chances, she pointed out, but the contract was not even close to a 20 to 1 shot. All the same. I'm happy to see that the upirit of advanture still lives in our Western malef

West

*CARD Serided♦

South

Q-With East-West vulnerable, the bidding has been:

North Bast I Heart Past

Pass You, South, hold: Spades K-J-ID-· 0-3, Heart 8. Diamonds K-Q-7-4-2.

Clube 8-3. What do you dal

* A—Bid - one spada. Your hand is far better for, offence than for de- fence, Slimce you prefer to bid rather than to re-open with a take- out double.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding has been the name at In the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades A«X«J-306-3, Heart 8. Diamonds K-Q-3-4, 3-3: What do you do?

Answer, tomBITOW.

Clube

INTELLIGENCE TEST HORTATORY

By: T. O. HARE: -The times, new zimeirod Okay, my dearties; "Laru besta The things that aà» tia, they'

artworld still done notour of its parte "B" words" ate missing Trogn, this 40stemin – 12107 are anagrams of one another.

(Solution on Page 10)

SOME

FIRE

DISA

ANISH

COVER THEM WITH

SAUCE

CRUMBS. DOT

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AND BAKEL IN A HOT OVEN TILL THE TOP BROWNS

GET ALL EXCEPT HUBBY'S

The

wife

New York. average American

can get everything she wants from the average

ATTENTION

American husband-except pie. The less you talk at home, home. his attention.

Over the years a dense wall of fog rises between her vocal chords and his ears. No mat

ter how many words she pours Into this fog all she gets back Is "uh huh" or a non-committal grunt.

And though the manly fellow may shower her with mink and diamonds, and endow her with progeny, the wife remains un- satisfied. She thinks conversa- tion,

like charity, should begin at home.

"You don't talk to me any more," she says accusingly.

Translated into English, this means, "You don't Isten to me any more."

granting

that this

Is

"But what she really has in mind, why doesn't the average hus band listen to his wife? Why shouldn't a dirty old thing that grew up from rats and snells માર and puppy dog tails jump the chance to converse with a fair creature made on sugar

Husband Quiz

the fewer the quarrels."

My, what bitter ment

And then I met a white haired old gentleman, as wise as any man can be in the of women, ways and whims who said:

Two Sensible Sentences "My boy, there are only two sentences a man can say that really make sense to a woman.

marry The first is, "Will you

is, 'I love me?" The second you.

"When he has said those two sentences he is through with

don't

Page

The Smoke Man Does His Tricks

But General Tin Isn't Impressed At All!---

By MAX TRELL

HE Sooke Man rose slowly.

THE

out of Father's pipe. Father, busy reading, didn't even notice him

floating without a sound across the rooms, then sailing: up the stairs. Reaching the plas room and finding the door on

open on a crack, he entered.

The next Instant General Tin, the tin soldier, who stood on guard by the door with his musket over his, shoulder, saw the Smoke Man. Now General Tin had one duty which he never for

as

out!!

a moment forgot or

8-9

The Smoke Man smiled and fosted into the room.

neglected. That wa

was to keep lions, tigers, elephants and ather wild animals out of the playroom. He also kept all And a fifth makl: "It'g sim- the art of conversation

strangers from coming in. So The trouble is that

when he spled the Smoke Man, women," who often don't mean whom he didn't know, he in- he spoke! "I won't hurt aTIS*=* what they say, always suspect stantly swung around in front body. Besides, I ran show you that men never mean what!

of him and cried, "Who are some tricks."

"Well," said the Smoke Man, they say. They want to be as your" sured over and over again. It

"The Smoke Man, of course," "I can make myself into any a man, no matter

what his

aid the Smoke Man, sounding shape I want to. For instance, wife said to him, just answer-

if he thought everybody how would you like to set me ed I love

You? everything

should know him.

become a daisy?" Without wait- would be all right.

"Never heard of you," said ing for an answer from any- General Tin sharply. "Keep

Smoke Men body, the member into a Smoke Man out.

the bottom, put

out out his Jump at Or rather, he tried to push two hands like leaves, stretched the Smoke Man out. Only it his neck until it was as thin as wasn't as easy at it looked, and stem and made his head det. in the end General Tin didn't and round, His hair stuck out succeed at all. For the second gike petals He looked exactly. hus he pushed at the Smoke Man, like a daisy." more conversation. The

The Smoke Man did several band went forth and slew a the Smoke Man broke up into a deer and hauled it home. He thousand little wisps. General other tricks, all of them re-

anything markable.

He

made himself would brag and brag until the Tin, not expecting meat, was all gone. Then his like this to happen, rushed at into a camel, a book, a postage with all his might stamp, a flag and plate of soup. wife would hand him his club the wisps

arms and his to it swinging his and say, 'Honey, go

For a second General Tin was Finally musket wildly.

Gen- again.

Bald. Then he silent. and yourself into a dot eral Tin lost his balance

the Foor went flying out through

Poor Smoke Mant The

squeezed himself together The wisps of smoke now came into the smaliness of a dot over

Making Your Wave-Set Last

beauty

By HELEN FOLLETT

ONE

problem that

"I have followed that formu la for 40 years, and actually remember anything my wife has said in all that time.

When I asked him if it had been ever thus through tory, he said.

"In the cave days there was

his-

"Is That Al?** "Today,

however,

the door.

*Make

Over

จน

instant

and spice and everything nice? bathers many girls is to make the average husband doesn't but together again. As soon as the an i, General Tin went "Pooh!"

wave set survive until the date enough home to brag about for the nex: shampoo comes and he wearies of hearing his Smoke Man was all in one plece and blew him completely out of and looked exactly as he did the window. And that was the

Roated and of him! I asked several husbands this along. It is no fun having to wife say, 'Is that all?"

make pin curls or to wind tress- "A final point: Civilisation is before, he smiled and

the The into

room. "Silly the first sald, rather cynical-ends on curlers every other night, busband is bored at work, the soldier,"

to many people.

he was heard mur- muring: ANG

question.

ly thought:

"Listen, I don't know

you

If you have professional alené why, ten, don't put up with the wife is bored at home.

"The difficulty an operator who services

of

that arises,

a

Meanwhile, Teddy the Stuffed

Bear and Knarf and Hanld, the

think rushes through the job. If your then, is that a man, when headows with, the turned-about

but if you lived by a waterfall for 20

years .de you'd still hear it? No."

The second replied. To tell

remember I don't the truth,

me hair is anything my wife said to since 1935. It turned out that what she had said then wast "Shut up!"

is

that

le

A third answered quit listening to his bride be

make cause all she did was such despondent remarks as;

"Well, guess what happened today? The laundry didn't come back." Or, "That new butcher getting awful fresh with me again. I wish you'd go to the

put store and

him in his placis husband said a

strained silence had ensued in his he told household ever since her, "Honey, why don't put your complaints to

play them to me

and

ukelele?"

fourth

marial

13

And

hair is thin or silky, see that she gets hored, shuts up, But

names, who had started to their applies a wave-set lotion. There woman-ah"

the old man shook his feet when they saw General Tin something else, too: unless the

Corrow-Asso-fighting with someone, now rinsed thoroughly after white head in

stared at the Smoke Man. "Good the shampoo, the cleansing agent ciated Press.

evening," he said pleasantly as will leave a coating on the hair

-the stood on top of the

chandeller shafts that weakens the per- manent, Pin curls won't last until you get home.

A good wave will be prettier. for a nightly brushing which wil make the undulatione soft and auid. It will bring an attractive

sheen to the tresses.

In Steamy Atmosphere Don't comb your hair directly is after a bath the atmosphere steamy. If you make pin curls at bedtime, moisten the strands only slightly. If they are ico you damp the result will be a frizz music

which is no beauty bargain.

Back-combing the hair at the oldtimer nape lire will make it appeat

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wives

Â

said defensively, That's why thicker, and there will be no bothersome little shags hanging people have kids-50

down to make, the hairdo appear talk to. to have somebody Conversation is for couples that untidy. are still courting."

Yellow Touch

Blouse, handbag and pumps,

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE: SHOWN is a trio of accessories for early autumn wardrobe. a shade oft encountered of late, is the colour bloute For the sille, ebanting

There is a deep stit below the Lay collar to walch, a navy

Check Your Canary yellow,

Knowledge.

What elemente doen watery Z. How many square yards

ย

When arranging the coiffure be careful to nurse along the undulation that has been put in at the beauty shop. Comb the forelocks out straight, then give push-back and the pattern will be clear. Pinching the wave lines: with your fingers will help to strengthen them. Hairpins inserfèd in the wave troughs at bedtimes will help preserve the design,

one wishes one can then apply a thin lacquer. A the desired spot is being sprayed, the should be remaining growth covered with the hand for protec tion against too much lacquer..

Grecian Beauty

The grace of ancient Greece finds a modern counterpart in this Dior creation. "Butterfly" worn by lovely Athenian man- nequin Elli Evangelldi. A play- ful breeze helps to show the swing of the skirt, while the “incomparable. Parthenon, on "The Acropolis at Athens, forma /a«elandcal/background beauty.

and smiled down at them "i'm the Smoke Mat. I just camo gut of Father's pipe.

Where Is He?

General Tin now came rushing back into the room. Where is he-where is he?" he demand- el.

Kmart and Hand and Teddy pointed up to the chandelier. "It's very, silly of you, 饭粒 soldier, to be so excited," the Smoke Man said, chuckling as

RUPERT and the

BLACK MOTH

(ker Money and Belly'so

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Rupert and the Sorcerer-36

The islands quickly vanush behind the travellers as the flying saucer

reaks through the sky, and again, there is nothing in sight but a waste of water, but the man keeps a raight course away from the sun until land appears, and'a last the

queer pointed house in below them. The Conjurer and Tigerlily come to see them alight, and the two men rand and look sterly, as Rupert. What is to be done to such a meddler?" says the Conjurer. Surely the trouble he has caused deserves much punishment?"- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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