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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1052.

WAY.

by Beachcomber

"A Too rigidly mathematical for easter for him to balance the zolution to a difcuity," two hats and superimposed upon the other, than it is for the two tays an article, may lead to men to get their herds wedged

disaster," How true,

If You Want to Win Get Control of Handnew

By OSWALD JACOBY

A COUPLE of months ago one of our correspondents asked what was meant by "control" of a hand, At the time, I answered that it was hard to defne the term but that you always knew what it was when you had lost It. Perhaps some more light can be shed on this subject by one of the new Autobridge, hands.

West, opens the queen of plubs, and dummy wins with the ace. The jack of ipades is returned fron dummy, but South must not take the Anesse. Instead, South taltes the acu and king of trumps, 10, drow two rounds of trumps without giving up the toad.

The only reason for leading the Jack of spades from dummy lastead of a low trump is to encourace East to cover with the queen if he happens to be a confirmed honour-coverer.

Having drawn two rounds of trumps, South leads diamonds to force out the ace, West will eventually take the sea of diamonds and return a club, forcing South to ruff,

"At this point, South twa trumps, and so does West. If South goes about his, business by leading high diamonds and hearts, West can win his two trump tricks, but South will stay one jump ahead of West and will therefore keep control of

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the hand. Declarer makes his con- tract, losing only two trumps and a diamuhu.

one

South led

of the two trumps, he would lose control. We would win with the queen of spades ' and force but declurer's last trump with club. Then West would still have 'trufip and a good club. West would win two trumm35, a diamond, and a club..

two very small men. They were both poor, and, being good at mathematics it occurred to them that they could both wear one large overcoat. Instead of two anall anes, and thus save money. Bo they bought, cheaply, from a big friend a worn-out overcoat..

By their calculations this gorment was just twice as large as any twe nvercoats witch would have Atted them. But when the two of them Elarted to put the big overcoat on, The cold light of reason plorced the masma of stupidity. The little onts had forgotten that they had four arms between them, and that the overcoat had only two. What called a bottleneck resulted, and Illey had to huddle into the garment, each putting one arm in A terve

An utterly pointless debate PLOSOPHERS have

oflen do.

bated witch is the more absurd sight; two men wearing one hal, or ung man wearing two fate. My own experience in that while the two men in one hat are l al ease, and get in each other's way, the imma in The two hats, provided that the can forget what a fool he looks, need not be greatly inconvenienced. It 19

closely enough together to balance the two hats. And so forth,

Prodnajat Doesn't it all depend on the halsi

Myself aloes not. It all da. penis in the wearer. The Cabmen's ballet

DE COCHERS

HUNT. LINGDONSHIRE, the ballet based on the List of Huntingdonahtra Cahmen (Vols, III, and IV), suffarn from lack of action. A. mere parada of cabmen. however beautifully Jittle chanco for devised, gives choreography. montage. pouflage. ensemblology, and all the rest of it, Nor, does a cabinan's clothing lend self, to such Dalerozian eurhythmics Tummi's (playing Stavani, E.) double volte-face and sout-deloup when he recognises Higgs.

0. N. and Mott, P. The final missed effect of cabmen in daring, but drab, and

the miming of cabmen's names and

initials becomes tediou

Nothing to do with me

HE BUC. had arranged for

plane to pick up a frozen seal In the Arctic, and take it to the Eskimos 1 a Quebec hosptial for Christmas But by getting measles the Eskimos' have disorganised the round-the-world hook-up.

(News Item)

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA

THURSDAY, APRIL 10

BORN today, your life is apt to be one of great extremes. You have

great deal of energy, which, without dircellon, can bring disas 1er. Yel, with proper, constructive guidance, you can become one of the work's great leaders, Keep your ideal high, your eyes single objectives, and avoid getting under the Influence of those who would improperly utilise your particular talents.

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You need a lot of excitement to keep your Interests at high pitch. You do your best work under pressure in the midst of a bustie and hurry. Lite in the city is best for you. Your adaptability to all kinds of peuple and every type of circumstance can be made an asset if Thiere you do not let this characteristic effect too many compromises. are certain things for which you must continually fight, if you are to achieve your ideal.

falupt in debate or public speaking and know how

WOMANSENSE

Gay Easter Headdress

Two ray and novel Ideas for Easter headdress are taken from a Hollywood ilm star: The first named "Bow-catcher". afier-dark-side- by its designer Kenneth Hopkins, is an silhouette hat made of a collection of satin ribbon bows on. head-bugging band trimmed with rock candy ornaments. It is worn by Janis Carter of RKO Radio's.

Return of the Sheik is the inspired label of Janis "Carter's Kenneth Hopkins. evening hal (at right) also designed by This white satin urban features the side-drape accent so popular this season and has a new crown.

FOOD IDEAS FOR LENT

Raisins can be used at every They meal around the clock.

are good cooked in cereals, plain as snacks, fine with meats, poul-

You have lalu "Poona," you winter shed seats. And, tank off

"ETSDATE

and a gift for musical expression. You might find the stage, concert, opera, or radio open to you as a career. You have a sympathy for all nitakind and would never reach out for success if it meant trampling on the hopes or ideals of others.

Tu Apd whant, the stars live in stor for tomorrow, select your birthday star and react the corresponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star he your daily guide.

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- LIBRA

(Sept. 24-Oct. 23)--

You may need to change your mind Plan your. expenditures carefully.

pa. In inaking important decisions. You can find bargains you shop leave a way pull

Ground.

Spinach

Cole Slaw Worm Apple Pie Coffee Tea Milk

AB Measurements Are Leval

fecipes Scrug For Pumpkin Raisin Pudding Combine 2 c, tinned or sitted cooked pumpkin, 1 pt. mith, 1 c. bread crumbs, enriched

GINGER PANCAKES

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How You Can Best

Beautify Rough Elbows

HOW about your arms and By HELEN FOLLETT elbows? Perhaps in the pursuit

can

of your good-looks chores you overlook them." Mustn't dol

We attention

hear about Lovely arms add to the pulchri- those pretty dimpled ones, but tude picture.

them. Elbows seldom see If you fancy they are plumper look terrible and the owner than they should be, do arm thereof, won't know think swinging exercises. Double up a about it. The flesh on the arm st, pretend you are swinging a hinges is likely to be coarse; lantern. Fling your hand high, often it is gray. Before doing wide and handsome, pulling the

bathe the elbows creaming. hard on the muscles. Tighten with soap and warm water so up relaxed muscles and then fat the flesh will be glowing, cells will take themselves away. For Thin Arms

palm.

Rough and Chapped

Goose flesh is a common trou- ble and should be corrected. Creaming and, friction will make the 1.3 med points do a disup- pearing act, After the treat- ment have a light massage with borated talcam.

It sometimes happens that Thin arms can be benefited by the skin on the arms will be massage. Use a heavy cream, rough and chapped, even though do up and down movements they are not exposed to the the hands. The with Angers-and-dhumbjesar-riction of pore-mories Fue tainly pack plenty of nutritive

the arm from side to side, at the that little faing. If that is value, including calcium, phas

ilme same

worlding upward your problem, get busy with

shoulder. phorous, iron, vitamin A, thia-

This one of those milky, semi-liquid min, riboflavin and some pro-

from wrist to. treatment will make the skin hund lotions or purchase a special teln. As they are made from, ne

hand cream. grapes the sugar content is high, 1 tbsp. melted butter or mar- smooth, give it good colouring.

No matter what the contour garine, 1 tsp. cinnamon, of the arms, elbows should have Low in Calorics

clove, c. brown sugar, c. However, a tablespoonful of raisins, tsp. salt and 2 well-

or C

eses. raisins contains only 27 calories, beaten grade A, B against 116 calories for a small Transfer to a qt-sized buttered sconrio (Oct. 24-Nov. 2:)-

dish. margarined baking plece of peanut brittle or 66 col- or Don't be the one to spread

fine enriched rumour. Be sure of all the facts orles for 10 jelly beans. It's ob- Top with

their bread crumbs mixed with a little vious that raisins, with before you speak. GEMINI (May 22-June 21)-

content, are melted margarine, Bake in a BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 2-vitamin-mineral Catch up on your letter writing.

time to increase A fine

until Don't-neglect those who have writ--knowledge. Attend a lecture you between-meal munching.

best for children or adults for moderate oven, 350 F.,

Be firm and brown-about 45 min; CANCER {June 22-July 23) Can.

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20) sides, they are a natural rough- Serve warm, with a whipped may have your own

opping or maple sauce. about things, but introduce them to I might pay to discuss economies age food.

within the family circle, Let every- others diplomatically,

LEO (July *21-Aug. 23) one helpf

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. · 18)... attllude. Cultivate

optimistic Relaxing

with some light reading A fine day fer hearing some good

music. It can relax tired nerves. and music can release tensions.

VIRGO (Aug. 2t-Repl.

20) 23) FISCER (Feb. 20-Mar. Catch up on your personal corres- pondence. Don't neglect your friends.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 217- Don't become impatient if things are moving more slowly than you think they lopuid.

ten you.

You

an

Ideas

your

Be host or hostess to a group in your neighbourhood. Belng strangers together.

Scully would

one of your greatest assets is your magnetic person- lose control even BORN today, earlier if the jauka chur tramp thiesse

ality, which attracts large circles of friends into your orbit. Your at the second, trlek.

Once a friend, always a loyalty and sincerity are unquestionable. West would win with the ' queen of spades and

friend Such an attitude brings you a host of supporters who will reliten rasclub to make South rulŤ.

stand by you through thick and Uyin. This would leave Söyth and West with threo trumpa cacti.

South could not draw trumps and then knock out the ace of dumonids, for then he would be defenceles against all the glup. If he began the damonds without drawing trumps, West would still lead clubs, and would stay one trump ahead of South from then துர்.

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The bidding has been:

1 Heart

PASS

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Your intuitions are keen and You should listen to them. Some- Umes you seem to make a decision without any apparent renson-and there who do not know you well, call you Ackle. Actually, you heed your hunches and make quick decllons, even though you may find l advantageous to change your mind later. This fexibility can be useful. Since you have a gift for public speaking you might fint politics a happy career. Or you might discover that selling, advertising or pro- lion are lucrative Belds for your talents. Fond of music and the arts, you, will always have one or the other as a hobby, if not an a vocation.

In affairs of the heart you are inclined to be impulsive and mus! be careful in the selection of a life partner. You members of the fair sex Are flirtatious and will have many admirers. Don't put off making Your selection too long or you may units marriage that will bring you the home and the children. You desire for complete happiness.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birth. day star he your day guide.

'SATURDAY, APRIL 12

Ivest North Double Pa's 1 Spade

ANIES (Mar. 21-Apr. -20)— South, fold: Spades K-Q-9, Hearts 6-3, Olamodels A-K-3-0-1-2A tine evening for inviting neigh- bourhood friends in for sume good music and refreshments.

You,

Clubs K-8. What do you do?

A-Bid two diamonds. You have shown a strong hand by doubling

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Perhaps a catre party Is on or-

Before bidding your diamonds der. Ald some philanthropic

your partner has a very weak hand. he wit pan and you will tro salhšied to get no higlier.

If your partner has a fair Ave-card apadă sult" ho will re-bid spades, and you can then raise. If he mad some ofher type of strength he will be encouraged to hid again because he knows that you have a good hand.

CHESS PROBLEM

By S. LEWMANN Black, 10 pieces.

White, a pieces,

White to play! mate in' three.

'Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, Q-KKtl, any; 2, Q, or R (dis ch, or dbi ch) mater

DUMB-BELLS

ON THE

WRITE

ORT

Y. HOW

DO YOU SPELL ST?

SYNENCATE

Canluation by attending.

GEMINI (May 22.June 21) You may be adventuresome today. A new idea, vigorously projected, can bring exceptional súсeca.

(June CANCER

22-July 21)~~~ Some shopping may be in order. You should find Rood buys if you hunt carefully.

23)- (July

LEO

24-ANE.

Be alert to what is going on around you. I may be influencing your own personal life,

VIRGO (Aug.

24-Sept. 23)- A fine time to do some shopping for the house. A few new gadgets

can be timesavers.

LIBRA

~)

Plaa

24-Oct. (Sept. This is a good day to spend at home with your loved ones. activities' for their pleasure.

CROSSWORD

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ACTORS

1. Hardly game pis bat you get the

bird, (6)

5. Tall aid of a peko? (0)

7. Pula

SCORPIO

(Oct. 24-Nov, 23)—

Be at your beat if you have an im-

for what you want.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 23)-- Personal appearance Is Important. Make sure that you are always at you best.

LENTEN DINNER

Grapefruit

Grilled Smoked Pork Butt Persion Raisin Rice

C.

Trick of the Chef Add 2 tbsp. raisins when mak- ing tomato sauce to serve with meat of any kind,

Flattery And Male Adoration

man

The Arst proof a elves of his interest in a to woman is by talking her about his own sweet self. If the woman listens he bo- without yawning,

If she gins to like her. flatters the animal's vanity he ends by adoring her. -(Rudyard Kipling)

BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Dogs And Cats Aren't Friends

-Jacqueline Says It's Because Dogs Can't Sing!

Then Pooh-Pooh sat down. Then Jacqueline sat down.

By MAX TRELL DOOH-POOH the white poodle

For several more minutes, wasn't too friendly with Pooh-Pooh and Jacqueline were Jacqueline, the cat, But now silent. Finally Pooh-Pooh said: and then (usually then) they "Why do cats purr?" would have a litle chat gether,

to-

of

said

"Why," said Jacqueline, "do dogs wag their tails?" They never sat really close to

"Dogs wag their tails." each other, as friends generally Pooh-Pooh, who didn't like the portant appointment. You can ask do; and if Pooh-Pooh happened

Jacqueline having to forget himself and suddenly stood up, Jacqueline instantly answer his question by nsking did the same. She would keep another question, but didn't see her eyes sharply on him to see much that he could do about it, their tails," he CAPRICORN (Der, 23-Jan. 20)—exactly what he had a mind to

"dogs wag Plan an efficient work schedule for

repeated, "because they're "I'll wag my tail if you'll purṛ,“ sit down again this morning. Then you can take do, and didn't lime out to play,

until he did. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19- Gond music and Literature can bring you considerable pleasure just now.

PISCES

20) (Feb. 20-Mar. It your wardrobe needs fixing, take. care of it. Do some necessary re- patry, Duy something new.

INTELLIGENCE TEST.

Painting the fence

By T. O, HARE

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This Saturday Tony working on the fence with Egbert

itaw long should the 105 take them? .

(Solution on Page 10)

light taté & better's Check Your

mdastros. (D)"

0. Huler of sorts. (8)

10. Familiarly a pound each way, (8)

11. Let this die tui munin, (8)

13. Onward. (8)

14 Unruly outbreak, 14).

15. Hoon return cost. Tooks rupaz. (5)

17. Iace to measure with card (4)

18. I toss ansaged in water, (5) 1. Hube made and

20. This tube is po od too. (8)

21. Buppila Australian

smokers, to)

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Interfering fruit 1, 10) Roots of ain-making (5)

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Knowledge

1. Who was the Greek god

of wine?

4. Which is reputed to be

pipe the coldest town in the world?

9. Underground luminator ↑ (4-0)

... - BELLOIS. 113ay turn upon it. (4)

5. A Bet can be explosives (3)

Work up sredu 20 fury, (0))

B. What made the gamis roof (a)

12 Fork of thing that shinoma (1)

Hoodwink,

17. What the ona may do. (B),

En Turenet 20 Vo

3. How many times did

Churchill and Roosevelt meel during World War II?

4. What name is given.

to

the colourless coagulable part:

of the blood? p

is the husband of 5. Who Alm star Jean Stimmons? -

6. Who is the leader of the semiri Raj Brillah,' délégation to the cur- economic

man

Ozzywi

rent ∙∙läternational conference in Moscow?

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happy."

Why Cats Purr

Hanid, One day Knart and

with the turned- the shadows about names, saw Pooh-Pooh and Jacqueline sitting on either Jacqueline. side of the back steps, just looking at each other.

Wonder Why?

"I wonder why they're doing that?" Knart sald to Hanid.

"Shh, they're getting ready

Hanid,

Pooh-Pooh said to Jacqueline.

"I wish we could be friends," Bald Pooh-Pooh.

That's why ente purr," sula

Friends Aro Cats

"It's too bad you're not a "Are you purring now?" asks; eat," said Jacqueline, "All my

ed Pooh-Pooh.

"No," said Jacqueline, "I am not!"

friends are cats."

"Most of my friends are dogs," sald Pooh-Pooh. "But my best "Neither am I wagging my friends are a boy and a girl."

"But," tall," sald Pooh-Pooh,

"Besides," sald Jacqueline, to say something," warned he said the next second, "I'll who didn't seem at all impress- wag my tall If you'll purred by Poch-Pooh's boy and girl What about it?".

friend, "you can't

an't sing. I can't make *friends — veully good friends-with anybody who can't sing, or at any rate moan. My friends and I meet on the back and fence almost every night

she said to Pooh- sing. But," Fooh, "you can be my acquaint- ance."

The next minute Knarf and Hanid heard Pooh-Pooh saying to Jacqueline: "Well?"

to

Knart and Honid waited hear what Jacqueling would

"Well yourself," repiled say. Jacqueline..

"It's a beautiful day, isn't it?" said Pooh-Pooh, sounding as if he were trying to say someting that wouldn't hurt Jacqueline's feelings.

"It is" agreed Jacqueline. "But I don't think you had any thing to do with it,"

Fooh-Poch got up, Jacqueline

"I hope she says she will Knarf whispered to Hanid,

Then they heard Jacqueline saying: "I don't really know And with that Jacqueline why I should perrr.. I don't feel slowly got to her feet and walk- particularly happy. But since ed away. you seem to feel that I ought to do it because you'd like to wag your tail, I'll pure just a little,” So, while Pooh-Pooh wagged

got up. They both stared at each his tail, Jacqueline purred just other.

Rupert and the New Bonnet-18

Rupert smiles Bingo's anxiety. ** We won't give away your secre: workshop," he says. If you're fire to the not careful you'll". wood, and then everyone will know,

"I' chance that " laughs Blogs, "and meanwhile

I'd like to give you one of my lareat rockets.. l'an very, very powerful one. And Bill shall have couple of my giant squibs. The rocket is rather awkward to carry, so let me tie it on, the handia of. your basket. And, bending downt. he ties:✯e on with strong cord. ALL BIOUTH ARIZKYKO. -

As for Pooh-Poch, he got up, too, and looked around and saw Knart and Hanid, end barked Joyfully and wogged his tall with all his might and ran them, for they were his very best friends!

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care.

Rough elbows need You can leave latlon-soaked absorbent cotton on all night, fastening it with transparent tape.

bath before going to bed. Then The best time for this beauty the talcum can remain on over- rite is

Immediately after the night

in its to get

soothing |bath, especially if you take your work.

Party Affairs.

Jersey and taffeta dance dress Felt skirt and jersey blouse.

IF clothes are criterion, this should be a bright and busy, even brilliant season, for never was evening garb so fetching, whether the gala gown or the short-skirted dining and dancing job. In the latter group is a pretty number that uses black jersey for the torso top, and black silk taffeta for the pretty skirt (at left), A sash of the silk follows the curved hip yoke terminating in a flaring bow at one side. The bodice buttons Inconspicuously in a surplice line.

SMART costumes often come in separates. Shown here, is a very attractive skirt, a full job, done in shocking pink felt embroidered in black braid,... and lined: partway in black taffeta (at righ!). The party, of the other, part is a black jersey blouse with open reek and thort sleeves. Both places mix nicely with other tops or skirts, as the case may be.

RUPERT and the

WRONG PRESENTS

SAXA

the pick of packet salt

Min. Manay "and, Dukly, in her`zo, Dk

book of "pally showed - derving short

$ 1:00

Taxe Sult is available in caitons and drums, plain or lodised.