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"Beastly, weather!"

485

ON

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1952.

JACOBY

BRIDGE

Play of Hand Hinges

On. Bid

K842

NORTH

MAQJ

QB73,

AJ

10002

WEET

EAST

97832

434

None

❤KJO

+ Q100753

$54

K873

CDITORS PHESK KERVICE.

BOUTH (1)

AK 105

VA100512

North-South' vul.

Bast

Pass

Pors Poja

BY THE WAY •

by Beachcomber

HE theft of 136,000 tons of

from

restaurant roises

30

Without othschild,"

looking up.

cliaire. Morny sald; Tako iwo West End

The ghost de Morny's grandfather, the

whale Talleyrand, It have amiled at

from that,

question of zinc-thefts

West End restaurants, In this Gas-lit trousers case, few people

have can

4AQJ

South West North

10 Pass 30 AN.T. Pass 5 B

Рабз Pass Opening lead-◆ 20

By OSWALD JACOBY WHAT is the currect. way to

known that the zinc was there. I New York you can buy a bow play the hearts in today's

The leves singled freely with the diners, and the first intimation that all was not well come when the proprietor of the restaurant unnounced that the zine had been stolen, and requested all the guests to remain at their tables. Be wildered diners asited each other why so much zine had been kept in the restaurant, where the thieves had found it, and how they had not it away. Nobody had noticed any zinc, and the assumption was that it must have been carefully

concealed. The police are anxious To quesión 218 en who drove a fleet of enonnaus loreles up to the entrance of the restaurant shortly before the theft was discovered, Morny and the baron Article about AN

tle with two tiny electrie Bght Bull In it. A baticry and such. kept in the pocket, control the lighting. When you want to dazzle the girl you are talking to, you switch on. More ambitious dandles preter fondlit overcoats, whitch give a greater display of light, Bu uld-fashioned people will. I sup- pose, stick to gas-lit clothes.

A

as-jet and manile on each 100 connect with an invisible gas-pipo inside the turn-ups of the trousers.

In passing

ETECTOR vans, wift secret

equipment, WILL shortly be on the track of the unofficial detector wans which are working to discover illegal radio 19. Aleanwhile,

hand? The answer does not de- pend solely on the hearts. You have to know the contract, and You may have to seek other in- formation as well.

For example, suppose South stopa hearts. It doem't matter at four now he plays the hearts. He can lose only two hearts and a club no matter how badly he plays the hand. In this case any play is the currect play.

To go to the other extreme, sup- pose South kids seven hearts. He cannot afford to lose a trump trick, so he must begin the suit by play- Ing the ace in the inpe of dropping a singleton king. This is a furturn hope, but better, than nothing at

all. pomposity

omitted an excellent cure for it. One day Baron de Rothschild called on the Dur de Morny Parts.

not bother 10 Morny did

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reerel electric trong which are put- ing nut of action the secret ridto equipment used to discover the television sets are interfering with the detector

at equipment

The secret vans sent out to discover This rollymally there must of putting televalon

took up from his papers when the en retrie trons. In all financler was shown in. He simply cald casually: "Take a chair." The ninancier, Infuriated by this lack of respect, said: "It may interest you an end to radio

to know that I am Baron

welter of mechanical and tumble-cum-trivy surely he some method

de altogether.

and

When the contract is six hearts, South does not know how to handle the trump ruit unil he has tested the club finesse. He therefore takes the Brat trick in dimmy, with the ace of diamonds and finesses the queen of clubs

When this succeeds, South assumes that he will not, lose a club trick and that he, can therefore afford to lose one trump, trick. He cannot, however, afford to lose two trump tricks.

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA spade to return a trump. When

BORN

to everyone: then net exactly as you bellive is right. Your Intuition is to obey, 11n dictates. keen. Learn Never go against a "unch" or the move will prove to be one in the wing Brection.

́MONDAY, MARCH 24 today, you have a strong character and a firm will. Your sense of lusttee is keen and you will fight for anyone you consider is an "ünderdog." Ifence, you are a valuable it to any philanthropic or social betterment eng. Although

for good you can be persuaded, causy and on presentation of pront, to chango your mind you end never be pushed into anything against your *** 14

Your ideals are blgn but you must guard against sticking ሰ the traditional when new concepts and

you will practices are better.

accept a challenge to do a Jnh, you will curry it through to completion

nist never en your own. Yo follow the advice of others, Linien

Although rather aloof and almost pool toward new nesuaintances, you have a warm and affectionate heart. But you are inclined to show this site of your nature only to your even family and clone friends. Your arriage shnud be a happy and con- tented one.

To fid what the stars, live in store for tammorrow, select your

read the cor birthday star and

Let your respondlar paragraph. birthday star be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-o are If you budget carefully, you can get those new house furnishings you have been wanting

PISCES

20)- (Feb. 20-Mar. Ramance. love and narriage highly favoured just now. Pursue cultural interests, plis,

ARIES Don't neglect social pleasures. They can balance your life. Introduce a new, hobby. TAURUS

21)

(Mar, 21-Apr. 20)-

(ABC. 21-May

A day to write those letters you have bean neglecting, Keep others advised

of your progreis.

GEMINI

CANCER

{May 22-June 21)-

If your family makes demands, you may nd it necessary to give generously of your audistance.

(June 22-July 23)- Got a lot done today. Plan every minute carefully and don't waste a Eccond

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LEO (July 23-Au Don't warte a monani, Make full use of all your spare time.

VIRGO (Aug 25-Sept. 23)- In dealing with the younger genera- flon, me diplomuey in your approach. I pays.

LIBRA (Bant. 24-Oct. 21)

If you have bean neglecting those who are far away, now is the time to write those felters.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov,

22)- Be cheerful even in the face of apparition. Pay no attention to com- plaints unicas JustiRed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)~~ You may be asked to head some charity commitles. Do your share graciously.

INTELLIGENCE TEST

Fourteen marbles

By T. O. HARE

HAVE M'marbles in a beg ¿There is at least ons mazule of each of four colours, and of no two colours are there the same number, if you were asked to close your eyel and ; to draw from the bax, ssovch Kosarbles (but only fusi kouch) „to ensure that you had drawn GHENENDE SWO MARDIN of any yoga colour, and at Jaam (WG any second-colour vou would need to draw nibe Pillow, many, marbles (wocia Fin need to draw to ensure that you had drawn at tearf three of any one colour. 1

(Solution on Page 10)

DUMB-BELLS

MY HUSBAND TAKES : AN INTERESTIN."

·EVERYTHING I DO, ONLY LAST NIGHT" HE CAY AWAKE. WONDERING WHAT I HAD PUT IN THE

PIE I MADE YESTERDAY!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)— Not an easy day, so stick closely to your regular routine. for the best rentity.

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CROSSWORD

across

1. Material_for a smiling anID ? (51 and u Down. They recast her risky oman. (12),

8. Study à mixed race to produce

a letting by Irish tenants, (7)

10. Done, holding six, cattle-like, (8)

11. Landed in a sunfit meadow,

12. This pore is a marine plant, (5)

13. Mr. Crone, once arahblahop. 17)

16. Womanly secret (3)

18. Deometrical shape, (a)

20. tie was questioned about pene

cution. (3) 22. Conveyanco. (3) 23. Padder. (6)

24. Buma that makes the fool

Donduct. (3)

15 Do men really become one 7 151

Down

A zemunstration of 107.

1. Beginner

ously. (6)

without sli obri- 5. Interloup. (4)

4. Heavenly refreshment

U. A door always opone 13)

7.

"but not all go

Bagiovers. (4)

8. lcs for example, (4)

. Beo & Agrosa,

The

14. Void when I leave, 12'Across, (4)

16. A large number fed derly man

to make one woman. (5) 2

17. Darried by all cara. :(4)

18. Trimming for a dress.

19. A fump úl tobacco, (6),

(4) -

20. To be unpertinently curious, (3) 21, What leaves 12 Across for '14

Down 7 (8)

Solution of Saturday's punie, Across:

cpp: B. Flours

Poist

10 £2,

Echon 20 Tame:117, kiosking; • 25, Ticket: 31. Bakı: 23, krent 95% Hum Là Duy, Đo ai 1, Cara Dual. B. 140m

Poachers;

*; 4. Buck; 5. Üheosic; 6. Mute: Bremenity. 14. isankey 2 Pitled: 15." "ONTES)" I. Lea: 10. dint

Check Your Knowledge

What aro the Car pathians?

2. To what continent are ilamas naliyo?

3. What namo is given to the devil in Goethe's "Faust"? 4. Where and what is the Matterhorn?

5. What in the name given to the native of the Sandwich

6. What is the Chinese name for Formosa.

{Answers" on Page 10)

South can afford to take the safe- ty play of crossing to dummy with Enst plays the nine of hearts, South merely

of covers with the Len hearts.

After South has made this play, he can relax. The only trumps miss ing are the king and the jack. If West can produce one of these trumps to win the first Trump trick, one trump will then be left out against docinrer. South will be able to capture that one trump with the ace of hearts us soon as he regains the lend.

It the club finesse had lost, South would

the have needed 10 play trumps for all the tricks. In that case, he would have laid down the

of hearts in the hope dropping a singleton king.

KCC

▼CARD Series

East Рояв

South

af

Q-Today's bidding fa

North Wert 1 Heart Double

You, South, hald: Spades K-7-8-3, Hearts 8-4-2, Diamonds Q-0-3, Clubi Q-3-4. What do you do?

A-Bld and spado. This hand is vastly better than the hand shown' earlier in the weak, but it is x241) worth only a simple response of one spade. If your partner has enough to provide a good play for game, he will bid again.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades K-7-6-3-2, Heoris B-4, Diamonds Q-3-3, Cluba A-5-4. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

CHESS PROBLEM

By J. VENTURA Black, 8 pieces.

White, 8 pieces,

White to play: mate in two,

Solution to Saturday's problem:

1, 9-Q2:

BAKED FISH PIC

*RY THIS

BAKED FISH

PIE

·FLAKE W/4 135

COOKED.. FISH FINGLY

INTO A BOWL.

-WOMANSENSE=

AND': ADD...

14 TEACUPFUL BREADCRUMBS

A UTTLE ANCHOVÝ ESSENCE

1 TRASPOONFUL

OF CHOPPED PARSLEY

SALT AND PEPPER

AND LASTLÝ 1. WELL, BRATEN 6GG

Trophy Hair do Sets Spring Style

One man's view of how the well-groomed woman will wear her hair this Spring is shown by model Sylvia Smith,

Fashion whose coiffure won the £500 Spring

Trophy for hairdresser Richard Palmer of Stamford 11, London, re- cenlly.

་

The competition at which evening styles for the Spring are set by hairdressers from all parts of Britain was organised

Hairdressers.— Ladles General Association of by the

(Reüterphoto).

BOYS' AND

'MIC: WITH AN SQUAL- QUANTITY OF MASKED

POTATOES

K200

AND ADD LOT OF MELIER MARG AND ABOUT VZ TEACUPFUL OF

MILK

TURN INTO A GREASED PIS-- DISH AND BAKE IN A MOPERATE

OVEN 12 TO 4 HOUR

THE SECRET OF GOOD PACKING

By ELEANOR ROSS'

THOSE mounds of Juggage that used to be synonymous with the "smart" tourist are..on the way out, as air travel · be- comes increasingly important and smart separates and mix and match mates dominate the wardrobe.

Luggage is light for these rea» sons and also because there are |lightweight plasile Jari- und

No Footsore Woman Can bottles to take care of cosmetics.

Make The Beauty Grade

BY HELEN FOLLETT NO foot-sore

women can

Short shoes are specially In- expect to make tho beauty Jurlous. See that yours grade. Her facial expression is long enough so you can wiggle anything but cheerful, bor pos- your Locs. Materials ture is poor, her disposition important. Soles should be of may curdle. She seems to take real leather, strong enough to this affliction ag ́a, mutter of cushion the feet, yet flexible course.

for freedom of movement, Up- pers should be soft and pilable.

If anything were the mat- ter with her teeth, her com- plexion or her halp she would fly out of the house in a hur- ry, sock professional attentions. But the poor little trotters go right on twinging and burning while she goes limping lurching through life.

and

Fifty-Three Ailments Surveys show that afty-three different ailments bedevil the feet of more than 100 million Inhabitants of America. Some of these become serious if they do not receive treatment. Many of them are directly due the fact that shpes are select- ed without Ford for

regard conform- to the contour of the foot. If they look smart the buyer falls for them. Fact is, you

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will find plenty of models that have style and provide fort.

com-

Household Hint

A mixture to clean varnished woodwork is made by mixing three tablespoons Inseed oil and one tablespoon of turpen- line in one quart of hot water. cool, then wring soft cloth of the solution and work in small areas at a time. Dry

mixture immediately. A

Let

one-half

cup turpentine, one cup boiled linseed oil, und one tablespoon vinegar can be used as a polish.

The Ideal Shoo

nre

There's no need any more of packing heavy glass jare and bottles that take up so much spce, even in small sizes, and walgh so much.

Before packing, make a care- ful list of every item you think. you will need. Go over it care- fully. See how much you con blue pencli and yet still be sure you're taking along the right wardrobe, accessories, and drug items.

The Secret

cosmetic

For the housewife and the "Careful layers is, the secret of good packing, that's agreed, bụp girl who stands behind a coun- ter, the ideal shoe is the ava- there are two schools of thought

lin- eyelet oxford with cloth

on the subject of using tissue. ings inside but no seams over paper. One famous designer, the toes. The heels should be who is ever on the go, leaves even a smidgin of tissue of built-up leather not higher out than one and three-eighth paper. Instead, she uses plas inches,

1. envelopes for Lingerie, Flats or loafers should not Scarves, gloves and stockings. be worn while doing house These small items she słowa work. They are just as harm-away between the layers ful to feet and posture is ex- cessively high heels.

And that reminds your good First, the packs the heaviest looks reporter that Dior, things, such as shoes and An head man of fashlan, deerles extra handbag, on the bottom high heels, is all out for sen- of the case, covering these with sible style. Maybe that will a layer of plastic-held miscel¬

turn the tide.

lany. Then in goes a wool coat,

The ideal shoe for the housewife or salesgirl is Chir five-eyelet oxford, which' has flexible leather soles.

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Pooh-Pooh Finds He Can Read can

-Not Only with His Eyes, But with His Nose, Tool-

By MAX TRELL

Blinky.

you tell?" said

Scratchy Markı

"In two ways," said Pooh- "Everybody is wrong," said Pooh. "I can see little scratchy Blinky. "Dogs read and write marks made by your nails, and

for."

pooн-POOH the Poodle shook beautifully. Or anyway, they can smell the anell of your

his head sadly, "Yes," he said to Knarf and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-

can read beautifully,"

"Seel" Blinky Mole sald tri- Kaart and Hanid didn't be umphantly to Knart and Hanid. can rendi He lieve this for a minute. As for "Pooh-Pock about names, "I wish I could Pagh-Pooh, he didn't believe it doesn't read words, perhaps go to school and learn how to for a second. "I never heard of

not regular words in a book read and write the way children anything so silly," he said to reads words scratched on

on a sheet of paper but he do. I'd like to be able to read a Blinky. "You're all wrong. I ground. And he smells them. book. I'd like to be able to can't read anything."

or

the

He reads with his eyes and he reads with his nose. And that's Blinky, a good deal more than most

⚫ people can do,"

write a letter."

"There aren't any schools for dogs," Hanid said.

"Nonsense," "Come with me," he said.

Then Pooh-Pooh and Knarf

said

Then Knarf said: "But things

aren't words."

Just then Blinky Mole came along. "What's this I hear and Hand followed Blinky into scratched in the ground, Blinky, about your not being able to the middle of the field where the stump of the old tree stood. read or wrilo, Pooh-Pooh?"

"Now," said Blinky to Pooh Pooh-Pooh looked at Blinky

threat 2, QXKP. Mole in surprise. "Of course I Pooh, "someone was here just a

1'.ta PXQ; 2. B-Ki6; 1.......

B-88; 2, KtXKP; 1...PXB; can't read or write!"-- 2, Q-Kts,

• BARBS

By IIAL COCHRAN -

N Austrian, plays the piano with his feet. Sole-stirring music, no doubt.

•

*

The best way for girls to keep their complexion is to hide it from their kid 'sisters,

A man and his wife are one, according to marriago

laws. We've heard them when they sounded like a dozen!"

Muny successful men. have started on a shoestring, says a New York banker. And others have wound taking a lasing.

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Or

A young girl's Ideal is easily shattered, says a writer. maybe he's just broke!"

When learning to drive a car people are thrown on their own responsibility. And, when care | loss, on 'a lot more than that.

"Of course, he can't," said Hanid.

Blinky smiled. words?" marks

ho

Pooh-Fooh went close to the

stump and sniffed.

Left Some Words

clothes.

If laken, or an extra topper, then silks,

more

plastic en- velopes, and, last of all, crush -able cations. - - Extra-belta

rolled up and tucked in shoes.

Cros lengthwise.

scratched on paper with a pen or a pencil and words scratched ori the ground by an animal's nails. "What are said. "They're

on scratched

puper with a-pen or ů pencil. The words that Pooh-Pooh, read were scratched in the ground with my nalla. They're almost exactly the same thing,"

few minutes ago. Can you tell me who it was, Pooh-Pooh?"

Pooh-Pooh went close to the stump. He looked all around it. He sniffed at the ground. Sud- "No dogs can read or wille," denly

"Wby. he exclaimed. sald Knarf. "Everybody knows Blinky, it was

you who herel" that."

Rupert and the New Bonnet-3

Before Rupert has gone far he apica a small figues ahead of him and realiara that it la his best pai. Bill Badger. Hi, Bill," he calls, fax:he hurries to join him "Where are you going? Would you like to come with me to the town and

"It doesn't matter much how, you write wards," Blinky con- inued, "provided other folks are able to read them and under: stand what you mean. I visited Knart and Hanld had to agree, this tree-stump and left some was that there really wasn't too much words which said: Binky Mole difference between words was here. Then Pooh-Pooh came slang, looked at the words and read them perfectly."

Miss Lavender is making for my "No, I can't come Mummy ?** Just now," says Elill. I'm on the track of a mystery, There's some- thing queer going on in the wood.. Yesterday: 1 heard all sorts of quarr pops and banga and I want to find "help me fetch the new bonger ther· out what it means.”.

ALL RIGHTS REANNYRD

RUPERT

AND THE

LITTLE TREE

Thal is Ripert's

* very latest

'jidventure hooki

$FOO

Pooh-Pooh was absolutely ns- tonished: "My goodness," he said,, "I can read all kinds of things, can't I? I can read words written by 7.other dogs, by cats, by birds, by foxes, by cows, and yes aven words written by people, not the words they write" in books, but the words they leave by their footprints and their handprints and by just being. there.

She packs suit jackets

“

wise

instead of

Seems it keeps collars from crushing and also means the have packing won't two high mounds on either alde of the suitcase, and a g the middle.

Packing Shoes

To do right by your clothes, shoes should each be packed in special begs so they won't mill dresses.

And to pack a dress properly, hold It by the shoulders so that the hem is across the bar, one quarter of the dress towards the handle. Fold shoulders to the book and hem forward. to the handle, then cross the sleeves, and the dress is nicely packed. This

about the

best packing

is

method for the popular 21-inch suitcase.

And here's a final tie-no matter how filled the mulicase, find room for a small sewing kit that, contains one of those vari-coloured thread carda.' will come in handy. If a hem rips or a button needs to be sewed on.

Important Shortie

Red woollen cost, By

VERA

WINSTON

Knor and Hanld wore as proud of Peck-Pooh as they pos“ | albly could be: Indeed, it'all at THE shortie is growing in once occurred to them that Importance. This handsome cont Pooh-Pooh was a good deal | Is of bright red novelty woollen, churter at

rat reading than they

than they collared, cuffed and lined with

Block, Inky black Hudson seal. With it is worn a slim, straight And the smartest, ons of all skirt of black tweak and was Blinky fortelling kliem matching red wool blouse for a what", they should have known | coay, and cheerful cold, weather

-costume;