1951-12-17 — Page 6

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY,

BER 17, 1951.

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BY THE • WAY

by Beachcomber

is the dreary duty of those She said, "Well, it takes my breath,

This Hand Caused I who create an atmosphere in

Lots of Confusion

By OSWALD JACOBY

WHEN the hand shown today

was played in the national championships ai Washington, D. C., nearly every player held the South cards

declarer

mo-teurop

to regret it.

The South

which

the very air people breathe is impregnated with propaganda, to suspect every- thing.

Denouncing

Soviet officials in Berlin were looking forward to unveiling a new statue of Stalin But a preliminary examination of the statue revealed a toothsome crease in Stalin's trou черн who

this Fascist plot to make their leader look like became

bourgeois citizen, the amcials

TO contract of three

reard in attend the ceremony The Most of them lived

sculptor way belong to a devio-

onlst party which wanu 10 phasise the decency กวาด respec lability of the lender and to cap- tore him for a bourgeois revolution Or he may simply be a man with Hense at humour which is almost as appalling is belteved that

friends dissnaded this

statue D giving the

hand is

influential

A perfecty ne mal, but monimum, opening bid The trouble at yes widen ot une lub

and North Callows West overcails with a reasonse of twn hamunds

If he What should South do then? b.du two nustumin he Kuggest betler hand than he really holde The unly utlier posdbility twn spices. is even worse, since it in. senten

good land which South slo't have; and desken sloppers to heart watch Soull do aver

Willingly DI upwingly Chesthete told

South went to two no-trup, after which a tale by North us three 1.0- frump brought the hidding to at end. Than Anal contract whom particularly sour, since depends

only on Anding the king of diamondi In the West hand.

At most tables the play was short and where West opened the jack at hearts, and South won with fai queen South then took the diamond

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sculptor from

bowler hut

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At the ballet

Helenova

LAKE the reply of the ballerina

when

crawling her perfor breath-taking

mance

was

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het that simply

anyway."

Marginal note TULE suggestion

that

domestic

gas were given a horrible smell there would he fewer suicides can- not be sold to go to the root of the matter Those who are man- tered by despair can hardly be ex- ned to say: "I would kill myself the foul today--if it wasn't for

mell of the Res" Down, Fido!

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THE sailor who was bitten by a hippopotamus the other day congratulate himself that the breast wasn't trying very hard-im- Еродя i was of the West African

which can my type,

be pushed fiver by ล boy nd nine. The or Any hippopotamus has a Bourbon underip and an enormous mouth- span, moreover, to hit it with your st is like hitting a castle wall so thick and tough is its uncared-dor skin It has girlish ears, which move when It eats. The poet has sung of 1

I think the Hippopotamitin

is really almost one of va; The very way he eats his grub Reminds me of the Savape Club.

YOUR BIRTHDAY

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

BORN today you have a tremen

dous amour of self-confidence

It could be said, at times to amount overconfidence especially since y of your ideas are envisioned onarwhal grandiose scale But. you are able tu "hitting high. make one of your idrak real You bre certain practical

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By STELLA

You have good business capabili ties and know how to make your inoney make more money for you. Your circle of intimates le apt to be a small one, although you may know thousands of persuna casunly You thrive under seclat and the entouragement of someone you love.

to become Init tend

depressed f sufferasg under criticism. You must

fle hla Jenn nut productiveness, For

with ginality of iden in going to be Priticised

keep an evro

DEVILLEO SAUSAGES

A CHAP WAB TELLING ME HOW TO DEVIL SAUSAGES -

WOMANSENSE

FIRST YOU WANT TO MIX TOGETHER..

ALVYS MABEN

Mrs. Dale's recruit.

I TEASPOON EACH OF

MADE MUSTARD FRENCH MUSTARD CURRY POWDER

CHUTNEY

AND A SMALL BIT OF

BUTTER, SALT, PEPPER,

AND A LITTLE

LEMON JUICE

·GRILL OR FRY THE SAUSAGES, AND CUT THEM IN HALVES WITH A VERY SHARP

KNIFE

SPREAD SOME FINGERS OF TOAST OR FRIED BREAD WITH THE DEVIL MIXTURE

EILEEN ASCROFT'S COLUMN talks to the star of a flop on the morning after

EXPERIENCE?

NO DOUBT... BUT IT

STILL FEELS TERRIBLE

I

LAY 12 A SAUSAGE ON EACH, AND MAKE VERY HOT IN THE

OVEN

Up-Girl and has appeared in

Dorothea spoke to Lady four successful West End uns. Head, wife of the War Minister "kept trying to tell myself it Why not?" she says. "They're JHAT does it feel like to was all experience and would do in all the other services. I think

terrible. me good, but I felt

it's a good idea so long as they be the star of a stage Even the piles of telegrains, flow-ren't arned. But not for me. I flop that has drawn the boo?ers and chocolates from well have children look after. I

GOOD IDEA. DAD- IT'LL MAKE THE SAUSAGES TASTE BETTER

THAN THEY USUALLY DO

Holmes. Radio listeners will be hearing the new Sally Lane on December 21.

Hobbies of Sally Lane the Second are interior decorating and travelling. She hus dress sense, too, and has worked as a mannequin.

Current views on this No. 1 radio talking point...

From Mr David Gommans, Assistant Postmaster General: "I think the BBC is rick of Mrs Dale's Diary."

extremely dim view affect your

anyone

show

In marriage, make sure that you select someone who is in complete hamnuny with your lite plans. You home te should be a happy and contented une if you will learn to

temper and affections spontaneously

tr To And sublim Ibe stars have SLOTE fcxr tomorrow. select your herthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph Let your birth day star be your daily guide

YOUR

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18

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the piras Foresight will pay dividends

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ARIES 1 Mar. 21-Apr Beneft from experience In doing kone job today Eliminate waste of hair of mother:

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21- If your community.

BOITE POT- fah you can be heletu offer your assistance and benefit

GEMINI (May 22-June 213--

temper f delays arise Progresy may be slow but the anger of frustration word help.

CANCER

the ace of specia end repeats told your

diamond finesse Teen Kast takes the king of dis.and whereupon Me delendris van take nat only Sout

en Eicks but also two spindes

(June 22-July 23)

Be above showing envy or jealousy ot any acquaintence It can hurt only yourselt. Ignore any slight.

LEO (July 24-AUK 233

CARD Sense Home conditions may need careful

QToday's Indding is North

Ent

Dumond Puss

South

West

You, South, hald Spades K-J-9. Hearts K-J-0, Diamonds - Qula 1 A-1-10-5-3 What do you do?

A-Bld a ne-tunin You don'i inlað suppressing live-card minor

shuw sult in order (a

the general nature of your haud with Jump It would not response in no-trumo. be a serious mistake to bid (wD clubs, but two no-trump is beilet

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered You, South, Istak Spales A-J-9-4, žvarts K-Q=Y, tomanas J-3-2, Clubs A-3-10 What

do you det

Auswer Tomorrow

BARBS

BY

HAL

COCHRAN

N Indiana man retired from

After laundry route

Maybe the work years. 100k the starch out of him.

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consideration You can adjust mal- tors favourably with patience.

VIKOO (Avg. 24-Sept. 23) Get in touch with friends and re-

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34 just

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A married man who shows a

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4 home.

You'd think drivers took lessons running

muck instead of a car.

zome

new

INTELLIGENCE TEST:

Eight diners

By T. Q. HARE

FRERET Wensel. Badger and Broat, and their WITOE · recently together to celebrate the Patrata' silver wedding. they sat at a circular table,

·WOILET ...... “miter nating, and each wife wa Kareem piwoes' distant from her Hurbanis

But to the right of Badar: Ferret, to the right of MATE Epost

Whe whi en 'Badkar's left ?

(Solution on Page 101

Check Your Knowledge...

1. Nimto-the-world's first para-. chutist:

R.. What, Is à John-apple?

Who is the Governor of

the Inventor ot

dle the lautuđa, at the

you can see him in it. ($)

10. Island bale. (4)

(4)

1. Bome may be madeus. (b)

12. Now this doesn't exist. (4)

18. in all burning bulidings, (9)

16. Military headgear. (5)

8. Common, pungent

fierb (6)

21. Memorial initials. (9)

22. Dawn. (0)

smelling

23. Forcible extractiona. 191

Down

1. Good plan to read over a mesu.

(D) 2. Decidedly whey. (7)

3. Diana embraces atai, (34

4. Lezioon. (9)

5. Often blown to dames, (8)

6. Almost the word you want (8)

7. You won't solve this unless you

baro, (5)

This is at the train. (8)

13. Close the shutter and it W011

be taken. (4)

14. Such a pod le a crustacean. (6)

17. Rase in different shape, thi

19. Heart of a swoon. (3

20. The twin of 15 Across, (3) Solution of Saturday's puzzle. Across:

8, Tarrow: 9. Bfr: 10. Gittoo

12 Bee

Horst Boah; 15 boon, 16 Notars

Axed: 20, Ever: 21. Ludo

15 Down bown 1.1 Bhora: 2. Wat monart: 3. Orisen: 4. Bannes: 3, Twin able: 6. Digamy: 7. Orthacion: 9. Sphere. 14. No 1 and 22 Across. Jaw-breaker

Ark 10

CHESS PROBLEM

By E. TIVADAR Black, & pieces.

Hogs White,; ", pe While to play: mate in two.

Bolution, to

latives At a distanc Christmas cards

LATRA

(Sept

of the gallery and a broad side from the critics?

Brown-eyed Patricia Plunkett was facing the bleak loveliness of falute after the stormy open- ing of the American farce. Mary Had A Little Theatre.

Her attitude"

Pust you

24-Oct.

little surprised.

"The audience Bournemouth

wishers could not comfort her.

Miss Plunkett confessed that she was "very nervous about the performance.

was

Future plans? Patricia married just four weeks ago to actor John Freeman Turner and for a at the Strand they have not had time

honeymoon.

Shaken--and a

Mr Turner is not working at the moment so if the worst hap- pens to the play there will be a liked it

at honeymoon trip as a consolation. had u and 20)

We Be careful of your possessions, Don't wonderful

the al reception leave valuables lying around as a

dres rehearsal," she said tremu- temptation for the light-fingered

24-Nov 22)-lously. SCORPIO (Ort Stander can be upsetting, but โท

Ignore

British 23-year-old

JOINING UP?

WHAT do women think of the plan for enrolling women in y la quite the wisest actress made her name in Pick- the Home Guard?

plan Rise above it

This

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

The Young Creatures Get Lost

-And Pixie O'Scowi Has A Job Getting Them Found!-

By MAX TRELL

NARF and Hanid, the shadow-

children with the turned- up in

home!" yelled the crowd of creatures.

Pixie O'Sepwl shook his head "That's what hap- in disgust. #bout names, looked

pens when they go away from surprise to see their friend Pixie home before they know where O'Scowl coming across the gar- den, followed by a whole crowd of various creatures.

Knarf and Hanid looked care- fully. Following close behind Pixie O'Scow! were two toads and a half dozen beetles, five or

>in

a whole swarto of bees.

they're going," he said to Knarf and Hanid. "They're all young ones. They've never been away from home before.

Millions of Rocks

"Take these cricket, stance.

They

beetles, for Live under

It-

"Quiet," said Fixde O'Scowl. "I'm tired."

grasshoppers, B thee mier, a small rabbit, two white rock somewhere or other. small woodchucks, a kitten, and There are millions and millions remember whether the house is of white rocks. I suppose I'll at the bottom of the hill or

walk around On reaching the end of the have to

to every whether the hill is at the bot- rock for garden. Pixie O'Scowl said in a white

A mile before

The rabbit tom of the house. fod the right one."

doesn't know where he lives at all and neither do the two Knart said: "It's too bad rocks

Now

they them woodchucks. baven't got numbers on like houses."

don't know, how am I supposed to know?"

loud voice: "I'm good and Ured of tramping all around. Why I have to do this job, I don't

know.

all the I get hard jubs."

Grumbling Voice

beetles never

Knarf had a

for

Pixie O'Suowi grunted that

bothered to

good idea put numbers on the rocks they hap- saving Pixie O'Scowl the trou With that, Pixie O'Scowi sat pened to live under. "And take ble of tremping all around and the himself down

on the stump of those grasshoppers, they live m trying to frat where all the old apple tree, then took off

But which lost little creatures lived. We a patch of clover.

his shoes and socks. "If you patch? I've asked them afty suggested that Pixie O'Scowl don't mind." he said in a grum- times. All they answer is our stand on top of the stump and bling voice as he looked at all patch. Which patch is 'our shout at the top of his the creatures all around

voice: Lost children! Who's lost any him, patch"?"

children? Here they are! Come "I just take a rest for a few minutes."

"And are those bees lost, too?" and get them!" asked Hanid.

Here several of the beetles and the rabbit began crying: "We want to go home! Take ime!"

"I'm tired."

Pixie O'Scowi finally did this, "As lost as lost can be. They and a few minutes later, from us live in a hive in a hollow trunk all sides came grown-up toads, crickets, of an elm tree. I asked them beetles, grasshoppers, which elm tree? They said it mice, rabbits, woodchucks, cats "Quiet," said Pixie O'Srowl, was a medium-sized elm tree and two old bees. They all with bark and green leaves. reeted their lost children with Pixie That's a lot of help. I wished joy, and after thanking Knort and Hanid now went over to find out what was going the mothers and fathers of these 'Scowl for finding them, they m. Pixie O'Scowl grected the bugs and things would take bet- quickly took them

of their children and again. ter care not make me try to take them home again when they get lost." the toads live?" "Where do Knart wanted to know.

with a grumpy. "Hullo, don't tell me you're lost, too."

Knart and Hanid looked sur- prised.

all home

"Well," Baid Pixie O'Scowl, as he put his shoes and socks on, The only nice "that's that. thing about getting lost is the fan of getting found again. One of these days, I'm going to get Middle of the Woods

last. And who'll find me, "On a toadstool in the middle wonder?"

Pixie the "

said woods,'

That kitten," he O'Scowl.

And with that, he walked off went on, pointing to her, "Lives and disappeared behind a rasp home! Take us in a real house. But she doesn't berry bush and a thistle.

Pixie O'Scowl jerked hits thumb toward the creatures around him. They're lost," he said. "I'm taking them home

I can ever find their homes.

"My goodness," said Hanid.

Take

Us

of

Rupert and the Lion Rock-11

faturday's Rupert and Rollowalz and, walch Win lepo, There is no sound

the giply bay, nie op.

RUPERT and the

WRONG

PRESENTS

think it would be all wrong to allow women with children to join. It should be left to the un- married women, or who will look after the children?"

SALLY LANE II

Miss Ellis Powell, who playe Mrs Dale on the air: "Our hasten- ing figures are still on the up- and-up. And I say to the Post- master-General that I take an his telephone service."

My view? I agree with bath, Mrs Dale's Diary makes me sick, But

does Mr Gammans's telephone service.

SO

of

FARES, PLEASE

WHAT a pity that Mrs Molly Ford. dubbed "the autocrat of a London bus" by a magis- THE new Saily Lane in the trate, has blotted the copybook

BBC's Mrs Dale's Diary of the London Clipple. programine

18

and mother of a

28-year-old

blonde, with bright blue eyes I have always given top marks nd a poodle haircut. She is to the conductresses for charm, Alvys Maben, repertory actress politeness, cheerfulness and care

92-year-old of passengers,

Mrs Ford prefers male Viewers will have a pre-view sengers."On my regular run of her when she appears in the the men are so kind. They often last TV episode of Sherlock

SUR.

Household Hints

Furniture should be lifted or | carried-never slid-across lino-

leum

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p56-

bring me a chocolate or offer me a cigarette, but women paBBEN gers, WELL.

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