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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1952.

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

It Takes Luck

+

WOMANSENSE

To

THE THINGS THEY DO THE THINGS THEY DO THE THINGS THEY DO

THE THINGS THEY DO THE THINGS THEY `DO THE THINGS, THEY DO

THINGS THINGO THINGS

by Rot

THEY DO THEY DO DO THEY

DO

BRITONS PRESS SERVICE, INC.❤

"You can see how impractical that one would be in our house."

•

• BY. THE WAY, by Beachcomber

THE capture of two bears in

the

lown of Like the

Pyrenean Luchon is an

event. other wild animals

the Pyrenees, except the izard (the chamots of the Pyrenees), the bear is now growing very scarre.

I myself have never come hero"S one, although I have repeatedly de scribed a fight in which I klied a huge brown bear on a ledge of rock on the Spanish side of the Noufonts pass and um grafually coming to Once belleve it really happened, there were even Ibex io be seen in these mountains, but now the lost of them are in captivity in the Spanish National Park in the wi valley of Araxas,

How I killed the bear

TIE atury goes that Timothy Shy and I, having walked frum rocky Byne up the Cambras d'Aze Valley ná our way to Nuzin to play ches with the Abbot, were suddenly con fronted by an enormous brown bear

on a knife-edge above a precipice. Say lloped round it, cought| iRa tall, and tied it to a fogged boulder while closed with 18 The brast reared itself on 41s hind-lists, and 2 caught its nose between finger and 1Buinb and twisted it white stamping with my nailed hoots on its beur

paws, Shy then pulled its head back and felled it with a blow of my great stoff Durandal and

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stretched it lifeless at my feet, We handled it over the pars of Noufonts BTK) down to Nuřta. where Wo fensted on bear-steak for two days. She tells the same story, except that In bia verion it was he who killed we had eiuffed. the bear, which

It mear in the Town Hall on the left as you go in) at Gerona.

# of

Mrs Wretch and the Circus "Boss." said Wugwell to Colonel DWretch," "the day when 1 ones nur

your beller 100

halt-no offence-gracing our đưw yore will be the proudest day of my Me since I riduced Be Mayor of Slackkenham to let Bibbo Ali bila 2nt with sawdust." "Mr Wretch." said the colonel telly, "has other calls..on her time. fel! hun, my dear." "You tell okt Wuggy." said "I am fully the proprietor mucily.

political with acoupled

work," repiled Mrs Wrettdi, “as well as bo-

of the Friends ing chairman

of Liberalkam, and of the Society for Human Progrem, "Far from it be nic," retorted Wugwell," grudge you to that other circus at West- ininster, but Zuygema the arded Indy from Stambout has a nasty go of quinsy. I am aware that your chain fair Bionum, is as inocent of beard as a coot is of mane. Bucklly Zaphroma's beard was only one of Linkley's inlf-crown ad- Justables (trade secret) and it is at your disposal."

Win Any Game

By OSWALD JACOBY

How

Ow much luck Is there in a

Jucky clom?

Let's take one of the luckiest slama from the recent Eastern, Champion- ships. It will soon be clear that it took more than luck to bring it home successfully.

The contract was a bit shaky, but It when't fantartic, It Bouth could bring in the diamonds with only one she would need nothing clo, e had lightly less than an even chance for a good diamond break.

The diamonds didn't break well, but Bouth had some luck. The first break come with the opening lead, which gave South a trick.

After winning the first trick with the jack of spades, declarer went to dummy with a heart and led a low diamond. East but up the king, and Bouth rejoiced mightily.

Eust returned asoade to South's ce, and Bouth promptly corbed the queen of diamonds. The rejateing ended on soon as East discarded club.

South tried the king of spades In the hope that the queen would fall. East threw another club.

NORTH

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WEST 497652

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EAST

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SAKJ 10

ABTO

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East-West vul.

East

Boath

West North

2 N.T.

Pass 3+

Puss

3 N.T. ON.T.

Pass

*N.T. Pass

Pats

Pass

Pass

Opening lead-✩5

clarer next led a second heart to Bade on the dummy to discard ace of demands. Enst threw a third club, naturally enough.

It was how time for declarer to make the key decision. He was in dummy for the last time. Should he take the club finesse and, if that worked, hope tint the hearts would break 3-37 Or should he finesse the eight of hearts and hope that the queen of clubs would drop doubleton from the West hand?

Mathematically speaking, the club Anusse was the superior play. But declarer happened to be George Koper, who knows that mathematics

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLAs only uns consideration in bridge.

MONDAY, AUGUST 4

word, you may not take up literature As a life work, but write vers In- teresting letters or diaries. You have

good head for business but are not particularly coger to earn a fortune merely for the sake of making money. You have any intellectual interesis and your ideals are often so

when that you Are disappointed people and situations do not come up

PORN today, you have exceptionally high kients and great ambition. You are a dreamer and a duer by tors. This gives you, the capacity for bolding castles in the air-and then executing them on the ground! You have a well-rounded personality. wilch makes it possible for you to odapt yourself to all kinds of con- ditions and to many types of people. When you decide to do

You are always popular in the elerle in which you move and

something, you do it eventually, but you cannot be hurried or prodded. although you don't mupeur to cate very much for members of the op-

You will go your own nace no matter porite

emotionally sex, sou are

what happens. warmhearted

То and really dol prevent ta ut otherwise, is likely to fool no one but yourself.

Fond of books, you are not a bookworm; talented in the willten

TUESDAY,

LEO Luly 21-Aug. 23) A Bne day for Important business conferences. Come to a definite decision now.

23)-

VIRGO

(AME. 24-Sept. Work while you work; play when you play. The you can really get something done.

to

To find what the sints have in store for tomorrow. select your birthday "star and read the "corrEG- ponding paragraph. Let your birth. day star be your daily guide. AUGUST 5

jobs taken care of. Take work home from the office. If you must.

SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 221) Worry can do you no good. Diveri your ming from it by reading a good book or listening to male.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 2)— Further procrastination will not help been a problem you have 23)- solve

lo grips with it, those odd postponing. Come

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. A fine Kote for geltin

CHESS PROBLEM

By C. GOLDSCHMEDING Black, 6 pieces.

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White, 7 pieces. White to play mate in two.

Solution

problem:

10

Saturday's

1, Q-KI, any; 2, Q, Kt or P

mates,

DUMB-BELLS

DID YOU TELL ) NO I

DIDN'T WHEN SHE

MY WIFE THE TIME

HOME? ASKED ME

I CAME

I TOLD HERI I WAS TOO BUSY COOKING BREAKFAST TO LOOK AT

THE CLOCK

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23an, 20)- Take care of the future welfare of children and dependants. Arrange all business details.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)- A fine day for mudy. Do some serious reading. and get reportant letters written, too.

20-Mar.

20)-

(Feb, PISCES Business detalls, especially if they have to do with publishing or advertising, are well favoured.

ANIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- Accept praise when it is well deserved for a task effiolently Becom plished.

TAURUS

21-MAY Cape,

21)- Relax this evening with Bght music and a good book, Don't try to do any work!

21)-

GEMINI (May 22-June Ofter your ald to others. Perhaps you can write a good letter of recón. mendation for someone.,

CANCER (June ZZ-July

233- New econoinlex at home may be well advised but don't pinch pennies too much.

INTELLIGENCE TESTA

CUBICAL

By T. O. HARE THERE'S an oad coinel-

dence." wald Mr. Her square We were taking a strali, and had just noted the

number of DazFUZE ONE:

P100%

**Where's the coincidencer" I've just acquired 4102 additional cuhle fent.”

* Renily? * 1 said.

feet of hap

→ouble

ADACE MAD: of space I'm in the Ministry of Mūrale, We all have to Date cubical roomy you know--HO. MANY feet preciznly in each dire tion. The bulidings are rather

for that reason.) And Jars been prometed from Assistant Secretary to Deputy Becretary. hate acquired a

72100 cubis tens al apro. "big big rown.” T

You mustid (2)80-80. sala combincentiv

LAV

Hetaquare

What Can thi "mugurfitat esca of his now edom?

(Solution on Fags-10).

East had never thrown *heart even though he had been given uitee chances to do so. East originally held three tiny hearts would be hang on to them to persistently?

Mr Ropee decided, very accurately, that East still, had two hearts and that a heart friesse was necessary no matter what the chub situation was. Honce he finessed the eight of hearts and dropped the queen of clubs with the king.

Very lucky, to be sure, but most full players would fail to take

the good luck and udvantage of would wind up on the minus side of the ledger.

♥CARD Sense♦

Q-The bidding has been: Narth

East

i Heart Pass INT Pass

Houth

1 Spade

West Poss

You, Sauth, hold: Spades A-Q-7-3, Hearts 7-3-2. Diamonds 844-3, Clubs K-0-2. What do you do?

A-Par. Your. nattner has a hear- minimum opening bid, and you should not take further action unless you have good distribution or more dun Average in high cards. (An average hand contains one ace, one king, one queen, and one jack.)

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just

hold: Spades You, South,

lentis 9-7-5-2. Diamonds 4-3, Clubs K-8-2. What do you do?.

Answer Tomorrow

CROSSWORD

ACTO

Lort again in homesickass, (V) Gulden (5)

8. Makomiker seem to control, (9)

D. What the dropping pebble gaye to the pool. (0) 12. 1, (3)

29. found in real sorrow, (4)

10. What a beastly, noise (4)

10. Broken timo, (4),

13. Its content or much cut up

before presentation. (5, 4)

19. Better in man than möchine, 14)

20. The larger of two parts of fore-

31. Just a step from the expe. (4)

Heine in sticky form. (5)

Down

1. One to ten. (7)

8. Also aly, but without a friend. (9)

4. Meet pater when abatemtous, (D)

D. Iza sin to peratat in pressing, 181 6. Awned

#attled.(0),

7. Solidined, 131

Avenged 7

About

10 Lesters of decided inclination, 181. 11. Graduate of

tho

Largot

for

18 Blame this side of the Lake die-

triatie unte bra mure legged. 14 The

the socia!‘ones. Lean impetuosity.

Solution of Saturday's pustio, Acrómi 1. Dogdacity: 7. Fanch) 5. Brai 2 105

Bracion; 24, Doo: 15%, DON Fonardi

by storm.

STAR SPOT

ACTRESS GLADYS COUPER' introduces

to London the blouse that has taken Paris The material: white cotton, What's new; that

soft shoulder-fine; and elbow, cuffs edged with black Swiss embroidery,

*. Notice: Miss Cooper's new ultra-short hair. style: it needs trimming every four days.

It's a wise woman who

dresses her aĝe....

AND this is my parting shot pic. turto tusirdi, the sheakness of the mother and daughter dressing alike fashion is right for "daughter-oh, mother, you're in fashion trouble., Remember overdressing doesn't help ANY agt.

NO SPOT FOR SCOTS Shades of Spotland! The way this tartan is spreading.....

• 33 w`` the character on the right in Chelmsford. He is

a in green hat and tartan shirt. Young man on the left part of the London scene. in tarian anoris cont

FASHION SPOT

SURPRISING how you can ring the fashion changes with a silk square. For instance tle one end through your, neck. lace, fasten the other enda round your walit-and you' have the subtop in drawing A. "Now try out the other two.

ODD SPOT

GIRL with the Eastern look provided this idea for leadwear by day. Essentials : Rome" tooped alik (yes, like a cushions fringe) and

little Imagination. Wear the atk in half-crescent trom the top of the head

to behind the ear.

TREAT HATS WITH RESPECT AND THEY'LL ALWAYS LOOK PRETTY

By ELEANOR 'ROSS

Use a. coft

HATS this year are neat, this manoeuvre only too often, and sweet, rather than big and not by youngsters, either, and fussy, although the After the hat is removed, no stylists do insist that the big matter what it is made of, give hat is due for its annual ap- a good brushing.

brush or a piece of velveteen on pearance.

felis, a stiffer brush on straw. other fabric hata Half the charm of wearing a Pique, or hat is the well-groomed look it stretched over buckram can bo up with an art. gum gives you. The other half, if the cleaned

French chalk, quickly hat is well chosen, is, of course, eraser.. its flattering line or colour. But rubbed in and brushed out, does the best hat ever won't be worth wonders for pastel felts.

plugged nickel if it isn't treated with respect and care,

To Preserve Shape

piece of chamols or the finest sandpaper (00) to banish the spots.

The velvet hat, especially the new cap is coming in, so do right by this lovely fabric. Hold the hat well above the spout of a or where the steaming kettle steam of a steam iron can reach it, and brush lightly..

Steam Treatmċat

clusters by Revive dower shaking them gently over steam, Large flowers that become bent, may be pressed with the Angers as they are steamed, or the petals curled around a pencil.

Cleaning fluid freshens ribbons and flowers. There's nothing sudder than a nice hot worn with a nice out, whose trim- ming is on the droopy or dusty Naturally, if a hat is yanked side A fastidious

giri will at and pulled it will soon go out get out that bottle of cleaning for a bath. Press out kinks with of shape Berdinti todt. Slip it fuld often to remove perspira

Ribbons usually can come off

on from the ffont fof ̃n dat-top tinn marlis and powder from the a warm iron, and use scissors to

hair-do; back to front is better

with a built-up hairdo in front, or bangs. When doffing a hat,

inner hatband.

Don't

over

rainspotted sheets don't just yank it off and throw felts. Dry them out, and then, or rinse them in it anywhere. Yes, we've watched with a circular motion, use a

BOYS' AND GIRLS'

MAGAZINE

blue) water all around

them

On The Bottom Of The Ocean and over than.

-You'll Find Gardens and Strange Creatures There-

By MAX TRELL

going that he asked the ques- tion that bogins, this story.

Knart paused, looking puzzled.

"WHAT," said King NCP to But Hanld knew the answer

the

the

Knarf and Hanid, shadow-children with

"Is the furned-about names, biggest, the widest, the deepest and the wettest thing in the world?"

promptly. "You Ocean, King Nep!"

can

tho

Underwater Garden

"It-it's an underwater gar- den" exclaimed Knarf. As for as they could see there were curious flowery-looking

things. standing in the sand and way- ing and bowing, and twisting og though they were alive.

Knarf and Hanid looked King Nep.

at

"lie's not very friendly," said King Nep of the sta-turtle.

the

Re-stiffen trlm frayed edges. droopy vells by pressing between of ordinary waxed paper, water and stretch smooth to

Don't plop hats on chairs or on

bcd.

Lay soft hats upside down, well stuffed with tissuo paper to preserve the shape. A hat stand, made from a cone of cardboard, takes care of blocked hats, If the hat has a veli, place tissue between the folds prevent crushing. If possible store hats

boxes, wel cushioned with tissue paper.

In

What About Hollywood Mothers?

Marty

ta

By BEN COOK

Hollywood. TOST of the people who say, things about flam mothers ought to: button their lips, fu the opinion of Mira Maurita Jackson," a film mother herself.

"I do indeed, my dear! Thats where I'm going!" Ha smiled. "I wonder," he added, "If anyone would care to come Knarf and Hanid found King along with me?. Of course, it's "We' are now," he said, "on Nep 09 usual, down by the not anuch of a trip, going down the bottom of the ocean. These brook 'nt the place where it. to the bottom of the ocean, I flowers, as you call them, are they're towed slowly and darkly under mean. We probably won't see sea anemones. You, the old willow. Once upon anything really interesting alive. Please don't pick them. time, long long ago, King Nep just some sea turtles and corals They might get angry and bite."

"Generally

they' speaking, was known as King Neptune, and perhaps an electric eel or

Some of the sea anemones some like stars, some live trees, Ruler of the Seven Seas. But

But two,

ដក or if we're lucky)

some Some

like feathers, some lice themselves aren't mothers," she that he was almost for octopus. I don't suppose you'd looked like toadstools.

umbrellas, wind-tossed

.some said, "They're eithe, men, gotten by most people, he called care to come with me?" he sold looked like thick, stumpy dan like Lans, some like whistics, old maids or young girls. They

had long, delions. Sono.. ho Himself simply Nep. Once to Knart and Hanid.

thread-like almis. Some Just and they were all colours, just just don't know enough about lived in

it to criticise.” palace under a

the

the sand like acorns, like the anemones. tended by mamalds and. They both shouted that they lay on

"My, there certainly are Now, however,

They ho certainly wanted to go.

were all colours: green, bright red, yellow, purple and lot of them!" Knart said. was quite happy to be able to Ilve quietly beside the brook and to be ended by frogs and toads and tadpoles.

now

вса

mermen.

Water-Proof Suit

"Ah, I never would have brown. thought of it," said King Nep.

D Bul come," said King Nep, Then he gave them each water-proof sult. The moment "let us see the corals." they were both dressed he struck

twice, three times..

al

Mrs Jackson is the mother of 10-year-old Sherry Jackson, who has been in some 30 Alms Form Islands

And now is playing a majon role (the only feminina one) in "Millions and billions" ageced, a film.

the mothers of "Most of which The corals,

were King Nep as they walked off the trident on the ground once,' Crowing just a little beyond, again. "There are so many of movie kids I know.ne kind looked like flowers, too, only them that in time they grow devoted to their children and about their welfare," Today he was all dressed to

"My, what a strange place; they were thicker and harder. right up from the bottom of the anxious

como up above the Mrs Jackson said, "I that go somewhere, for he had on

to water and.. form islands big bad? his green, water-proof sult and we're in!" Hanld said the next; There were hundreds and thou occan,"

for people to live on,

"Sure, I've been giving Sheny he carried his trident or three- instant as she looked around. sands of them all living.

two brothers drama. pronged

the time, they coaching from

I gave them It was a sea turtle who came were very little.

singing and dancing lessons, too, flapping through the water like

出

corals Jooked ko bushes, Woll well, well-look who's and her was when They were standing on a sandy gether. Some of these groups enough cane. It

coming!" Krurf asked him where he was bottom with blue (or greenish-of

Rupert's Summer Adventure-12

When he has recovered This breath Willie: koka) around nervously

I've been scared,"

Willie points up a škópe" and begs" his pal not to go that way, but Rupert does not wall. Over the he quavera,An awful crestura slope he runs and into a dell came and puffed fire and smoke at beyond. There's no sign of the me."Why: &, must have been "dragon," be murmurs.**wonder the dragoncries Rupert, i'm if that farmer has seen it. I'd go chasing him

Where-la hê?”* ́and ask film,"

ALL RİQUTE” KKHERVED, N

RUPERT and the

BLACK MOTH

$1:00

Morning

věloun: B. TLC - aně Batubory, NA

a large birk His head res when I could have used the

myself. Even money on sembled that of a bird-Kind of

clicked .I Uko

parrofl" said Hand Sherry hadn't After gazing at them for a few wouldn't consider the money,

moments the eca-turtle flopped wasted off again without saying a word, He's not very friendly," "sold" King Nep.

Have To Fight

and Hanla ortopun put out

King Nep mothers we Oght for our kids.

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.

"I we fight for, porta for ofte Finally they met an octopus child, there's nothing wrong talking (or seeming to talk) to with that, either. It's part of an eel. Suddenly, as Knart the business and, lin

"We have

our troubles too. watched, the one of its right arms and Take the time Sherry tested la touched the cel. The next play Olivia de Havilland, as second the octopus leaped up child in The Snake Pit Tha

firest was.

and it turned terrible rin backwards as fast us it and could go.

It

got a shock out Sherry was running a foyer, Just

Chickenpox, the doctor said. So Sherry Bost the part "Nong she's making enough money so that shol! have a bit when she's ready to start spend Ing It United Prem,

keing

Nep

eel. It's filed with

electricity, like a battery!

What a wonderful trip Knarr and Hamid bad, visiting on the lihe bottom of the ocean!"