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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1952.

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.This concludes the twelve o'clock world nowa so until tomorrow night, pleasant dreams!"

THE WAY

BY THE • 1

"EVERY

paper,

by Beachcomber

day,"

зауз my pel people to walk backwards into hores on th accnalons, "at his hotel in their

Just to balance things Owner of

bigit hnuses

down will kindly stand on their heads, if they are not dokig so already.

the West End he will lift 5 lb. weights." Early this morning managers of hotels, Intent on attracting tourists, were order- ing weights by telephone.

"I wish to complain that there is ru 65lb. weight in my room."

kt. "We have ordered one.

disposal

B

Meanwhile we are placing at your

.full dustbin of ap proximately that weight. It will be brought to your bedroom."

the ro from Complaints

nunue underneath will draw the reply: It is a guest dropping his dustbin Bir. "Oh."

Under the chestnut tree A HOMILY

on

how wrong It in to be impulient and how it leads to injustice reminded the of the eld story of a man who was rush for n train. He bumped into youth who had stooped to the up le shoe-lace, and the train steamed out. He turned an the youth in a fury, and shouted. "You're always 1ying up your infernal acon

Another housing problem

The your houses were bull bok to front because someone per Tistaken the points of the comp.

(News iterr

I AM amazed, nay, shocked, int

there is, an yet, no law fo -

upse

Prodnose: What on earth are you talking abail?

Myself: Time will reveni,

Pibney St. Vitus

donned,

tiia ONE of me makmalde in

by Milking Tableau mistake, unitat intended for a horte. There were ironical cheerm as her ears were poked through the oles at Ue/side of the hat. and villing hases affered her a nocebas. The proceeding threatened to be- A few come a pot of bad taste. fern was from Councillor Nobbler put an end to the only making incident in a dull day.

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Horse trapped in telescope Authority on pubitcity has

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kaj that to attract people your vaten today you must arouse startlo their curiosity and

even

then That explains my habit of

in sensational headlines. If I in "Promising New Dowler many will turn away, especially those who disilke cricket. But if I give my paragraph the headline "Mayor Knifes Vegetarian," or "Octopus Terrorises Gasworks," curiosity will be aroused at once.

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By OSWALD JACOBY

you make free vids on diatri- butional values without high cards you have to be prepared to play the cards with great precision. It's a cinch that your partner will rely on you for strength, because of your, free bid, and he will therefore tend to get you into high contracts,

In today's. hand South made a free bid with a 0-5-1-1 distribution but with only a couple of jacks in high card strength, North promptly put him into kame. which South would have mode if his play-bad- been as correct as his bidding was nimbitious.

Weit opened the age of hearts, and continued the suit, forcing, South to ruf, South decided, properly enough, to petablish fils own hand and there-

fore led the lack of diamonds at

the third trick. West covered with the king of diamonds, and dummy won with the ace,

Declarer, now fell on his nose by returning dummy's low diamond. Fast stepped up with the queen of diamonds and had no trouble in seeing that the contract could be defeated only if the defence could get two trump tricks.

East saw that the best chance was to return his tant diamond in the hope that South had bid on distribu- tlon and that his partner could rul with the noe of spades,

was

East's analysis

perfectly correct. West ruffed with the ace of spades, and East taler got the queen of spades for the setting trick. have made the Declarer

YOUR BIR'HDAY....... By STELLA contract if he had played the hand

you

some

You have a lot of will power and temporary selbacks mean nothing, Thes are even apt to inspire you to greater efforts. You should have no difficulty in making, di camfort- able Uving if you are to become rle, you will need to put your mind on making a fortune. With you, there are so many much more interesting things in liter

THURSAY, AUGUST 28 BORN today, the stars havgiven more then one reon's share of genius. It is just to you to develop these gifts desinite, constructive field where your talents will become kn and appreciated. You are the who can be very good at a lot things and yet but actually sunding In any one. Concentrate y in life on some objective and can overcome this tendency to berse your energies too widely.

Your Infultions min which yet you have a scientific mini lends to disregard such sitesta

sand your icon. Learn to "bunches" for in the lanp you will find that they are curate. You peem 10 know actively what should be done. So i

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Your Amorous nature' nerds 指 proper expression. An early mar- Flago and a large family of your contentment and the most own should bring you the greatest tasting happiness.

To And what the stars have in store for tomorrow. elect your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- cay stor be your daily guide. FAY, AUGUST 29

21) 21-8

scorma (Oci. 24-Nov. 22)----- VIRGO itope can manifest tsstrongly. Be palitic when it comes to deat- today and if you follovur staring with some business-associate.-

can It can bring excellent rewards. toward en ultimate goo

reack success.

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BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23»Dec, 22)--- Don't expose yourself to health Good health hazards at this time. in important to your future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) A quiet day at home with your family can be very rewarding just now. Make those close to you hap- py.

AQUARIUA (Jan.

21-Feb. 19). if you take care of all routine Jillgently and efficiently, there will be fine left to develop new ideas.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar ZOJ Don't be diverted from your major abjective, ar permit those who have life to do to bore you with gossip.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- Get as much done as possible to day. It a time for the pletion of a diffent task.

CUTE-

TAURUS (Apr. 21-MAY 21)- Go over the gains you have made during the past month. See where you can make further progress.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- A day in which you should show initiative if you are to make the desired progress. Take a chancel

CANCER (June 22-July 23)-***

A time for you to relax with some pleasurable hobby, Hard work calls for a lot-up for the evening.

LEO (July 24-Aug.

Your regular routine is the best for you Just now. Don't worry over the past, Look optlinistically into the futuro.

SINTELLIGENCE TEST

The Swimmers

By T. O. HARE

AT Whitun the Badgers. Ferrate, and toats toņk their numerous offspring to the seaside. Oat of the many competitive events ateneigend was a carefully bangleapped Half-zstle swim for, the boys. Cash prizes were to be given to the winner and the runner-up.

• You ought to put up most of the money, Lou," Perrot kaid to Badger.

Why 7nald

Badger

-Everyone stands an equal Chariço."

TruB. But the odds aro only five to one again Badgers winning boil the Prices

and. what are the odds against their both going o Ferrata 1

Zjaven to one," ild Porsch

• What were the odds nesipet `both prizes, going to Btsats?

(Ahrwers "on', Paye 10),

properly. After winning in dummy with the ace at diamonds, he should 'ruska heart to get to his own hand and should then lead a trump to- wards dummy.

If West puts up the ace of spades he is then unable to overruit duminy un the third round of diamonds. It West playa is low trump, dummy wins with the king of "suades and returns a trump to clear the suit.

West's best defence is to lead le fourth round of hearts, but dummy can take the punch. Now tow diamond is returned from lie dummy and East can take the queen of Ellamands that no more.

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Teens And Twenties

by the Queen's

"Fisherman's Cap" in siltched cardinal red streel velvet, gathered at the back and tied with a narrow petersham ribbon.

Lower left; Goblin-green bonnet, trimmed with black vel- vet bullons, with a narrow band of black velvet tied In a bow ut the back.

At right: The poodle hat in balalaika yellow.

London.

Milliner

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collection, were few. Here and

were

REMEDY

FOR SALLOW

SKIN

By HELEN FOLLETT The girl with sallow skin must watch diet, make-up and dress. Her lipstick, for example, should be in a tangerine shade. She 0- sorts to bleaching cosmetics, la disappointed.

-Naturally! She has to work from within as the condition is dis- usually caused by some turbance, of the digestive motors or by a diet that is not what it should be. Her best bet as blanching agent is a

glass of unsweetened lemonade taker before bro

breakfast, a

ncheon,

tomato juice with her

Its own.

another one with her dinner.

She has make-up problems as has no other type. She must try IN the plush restaurant there a bow of petersham or

hat, a gold out rachelle powders until she than of a London store, Mr velvet · graced a Aage Thaarup, milliner to tassel hung from the side or (on finds one slightly darker

stick must never be of the bluo- the Queen and to the Queen a black felt bannet) a tiny bit her complexion. Rouge and lip- reds shades, such as raspberry Mother, presented his of grouse was added. But, on

Orange-reds and tari-. or wine. autumn collection of hate the whole, the only detall was

In the stitching and handwerk, gerine are her make-up dish, designed for the "teens and which we do co well in this will do a lot to improve her ap twenties".

because the sallow pearance country," Mr Thaarup added.

skin seldom carries colouring of the hats shown Mr Thearup made his custo-

All mary cheerful entrance to practical. A 1952 version of

In the matter of dress, sha background of light music. Then he told us something about the Garbo hat, a floppy felt in will find black the most becom ing colour. She must avoid his new collection.

two shades of grey, drew com

of admiration navy. Dark blue and a sallow ment. Gasps

ta skin will cause the skin "I design a hat to suit the in- greeted the entrance of a model carry a greenish-yellow cast. dividual and her pocket book",

favourlia head-hugging bonnet If brown is her wearing he assured us, "and add my own personal touch. In this case, it in goblin green felt, teimmed shade, it shouldn't be.

with an angora band of a palerit, is a mistake, as. it is to usa in a romantic touch;"

shades art 100 Ensuing applause belge. Both

much

the colour of her The colours and trimmings of green. with the 1t, of

complexion. flected Mr Thaarup's concept of an Irish jig from the background. A hat in street velvet, though, drew the loudest applause, We have seen coats, and suits made in this material. Now it is being Materiais were soft. felts, used for hats. It is smart and peach-bloom velours and-as an practical; street velvet is both rain- experiment street velvet. Col- crease resisting and ours were vivid ("They are new resisting.

the hots he had to show us re-

romance.

ho

colours," green, carousel red, balalaika

stressed)-goblin

mingled

Called the "Fisherman's Cap",

yellow, shallow blue, the latter the model was in stitched cardinal to remind one of the blue of lake red street velvet, gathered at the back and tied with a narrow petersham ribbon. (See illustra-` ilon).

water on a summer's day,

Styles were mostly variations of the old-type bonnet, small, head-hugging and comfortable this wear. Trimmings, in

BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

What An Easy Way To Travel!

-The Smoke Man Doesn't Have to Buy a Ticket!-

By MAX TRELL

"Do you mind if we go down to the station with you? We'd the get on to see you The Smoke Man rose slowly like out of Father's pipe, and after train." K-Q-J-D-4, Diamonds A-J-8-6-5, Clubs floating lazily around the ceil- 7-3. What do you do?

You, Soul, hold: Spade 5, Hearts

North's A-Bld two diamonds. re-double asks you to let the next bld come around to tum unless you can double for penalties. Your re- fusal to obey Instructions shows a hand iii-stitted to defence. It should be clear that you have at least 10 eards in your two sulls, without any great strength.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as the question just answered, You. South hold: Spades K-10-8-7, Hearts K-Q-J- What 9.4. Diamonds A-J-B, Club 7. do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

DUMB-BELLS

"Glad to have you come, old ing, acttled down In front of

It's wonderful to Knart and Hanid, the shadow-chapples! children, who wero sitting have people come down to see me off! I'll meet you right out- side!" quietly on the other side of the

room..

"Hi there!!! he said,

Knart and Hanid returned the Smoke Man's greeting. Then the Smoke Man said: "I won- der if you'd do me, a bit of a favour?"

"Of course, Smokey!" Knart, "What favour?"

guid

Like to Get Our

"Just open the window little. I'd like to get out of

this room."

So Knarf opened the window from the top, and the next second Smokey floated out, As soon as he did so, Knarf and Hanid hastened outside.

Right in Front.

TO TRAINS

Smokey, went from one gate to another, reading all the signs.

And it's leaving right away!" Smokey decided to take the train to San Francisco! "It's a nice long trip!" he said:

anki Hanid Knarf

took

The most attractive mat of the collection, however, was perhaps the goblin-green bonnet, trimmel with black velvet buttons, with a' narrow band of black velvet tied in a bow at the back. (See illustration). The poodle hat in balalaika yellow was a close runner-up. (See Illustration).

Old favourites were not for- gotten. The pillbox made a welcome re-appearance, this time in cardinal red velvet, worn with a coat to match, A cloche hat with a slightly American touch was in beaver, velour, stitched in self colour.

The hats shown were not all strictly for town wear. Several wwc perfect for the country. A shepherdess beret, for in- stance, in the new shallow blue, trimmed with a petersbum bow Or a plain stitch- at the back. ed grey felt.

Mr Thaarup also displayed a fow hats for the "Twenty There was 24 small Plus". pillbox style in imitation ocelet, and a hat with the new side tilt, in black peach-bloom velour, trimmed with gold

WI3

It was quite dark "Hero I am! Here I am!" Smokey said. "I'm right in front of you even though you can't see me! You'll see me when we get to the lump

at the end of the post street."

It was

was as Smokey sald. When Smokey's hands, and together Knari said he'd be glad to

they reached the lamppost at they all ran through the train One or two cocktail hats

the platform NONE open the window. "But where the end of the street, they saw gate to

where were included in the collection.

close are you going?"

him quite plainly again, sitting the train was waiting to leave. Among them AT

on top of the light. For "I've got to catch a frain," re-

the "Smokey! You forgot to buy fitting bonnet in a shade called plied Smokey.

It was light enough to sudden alarm. see Smokey the whole time, Ho WORRIES/BANKRUPT trip cried Hanid. "Are

took turns sitting going for?"

"I don't

know yet,"

sald Smokey, surprisingly enough "It all depends on which train I happen to catch. It might be a long trip, it might be a shore trip."

HAD YOUR HUSBAND

ANY FINANCIAL

ALL THE 1 WAS

CHESS PROBLEM

By M. OTTO Black, 8. pleces.

White, 7. pieces. White to pidu: mate in fido,

Solution to yesterday's' problem;

1. Qx, any; 2, Q. Kt, or mates.

rest

of

"Oh, you're going to take a station the way to the railroad your ticket!", and Kmart in heather haze, announced..to

like

To wear

Dove grey is a lovely colour, especially for the frock reserved for a gala occasion. Steel grey is inclined to be cold; the true brunette is the only type who can get away with this trying colour.

Coral is another happy cholca subject of this for the sermon. Also, she can wear dull effect French blue with good

copper coloured, especially if her hair is drab or

Figure Flattery

T

you see

on Knert's head, or Hand's shoulder, or just sailing

along ahead them.

*

"Me? A ticket? No sir! I don't need any! I ride for free!"

the tune of "Bonnie Lassie".

Will

and "Teena

of

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

A DRESS that is both smart and slenderising, à Batterer for · Twenties" resist these exquisito the less-than-perfect figure, Smokey didn't board the train latest creations, with the work-always welcome but isn't often in the regular way, I mean, manship and attention to detall found. This one, which Ols

one of the bill beautifully, is go Into any of the that Justify he didn't

their name Finally they reached the sta-

The entire London black sheer crepe. cars. He went all the way up "model" hats? Many

dress is tiered all the way down on. Smokey said, "Pardon me

to the locomotive. "Here's girls go hatless these days. But a moment," and went from one

from its open squaré neck arid train gate to another, reading where I go" he said to Knarf all the hats shown were "In-

Hanid. "Well, good-bye expensive (under £5). The square berths. A black suedo This seemed like a very odd all the signs. "Here's a train and

he

untu 'see you again!"

Joy of them was that they were belt with rhinestone studs adds to travel. But Smokey to Buffalo,"

said. "Ah,

all wearable and a pleasure to a glamorous touch for a good, just smiled and said: "That's hero's one to Chicagol.

Then he sprang up into the wear.

after-five design. how I always go en train trips. here's one to New Orleans!"

locomotive, climbed up on top, Well, how about opening tho

and let himself down into the window?"

smokestack. And there hol stayed, puling in and out, all the way to San Franciscol

way

Leaving Right Away

And

Just before, ho opened tho . "Look)" shouted Hanid. window, Knari said to Smokey: "Hero's one to San Francisco!

| Rupert's Summer Adventure-33

After, thanking the conjurer Rupert hueries away hopefully end, Tigerlily comes with him. "Mi want to watch what" (hipe pens too."alte wys.” That spray velly good China, perhaps it

Rupert." The first thing will be 10, lind, an Imp 'ol. Spring and get ;; him to show me where that queer boulder. I couldn't and it when i came from Potig-Ping, and

must get underground. Then,

work differently in England. › Mehe pause and gates doubtipily at

Rightsho (myshe, little Chinese, girly

ALL RIGHTS, ASEKRVED.

RUPERT and the

WRONG PRESENTS

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Her Quest For A Husband

dimcult'art,

HOLLYWOOD-All MeLerte "Dancing is such a

has narrowed the field con- with a great history and so many siderably in her quest for a ramiücations, that it takes a dan husband.

cer to understand one," she mid "Dancing also is very tiring No one can quality unless he and tak

takes a great physical toll. be a professional dancer. If I came home at night to a man

The fact that Allyn herself is who had spent the whole day at

4 dancer may have something

to do with her preference..

a desk, he might not understand. just why

I was so tired.

That

She rose from the charus to would increase the chances for musicals. She also was starred She said another thing in tava with Nora Kaye, Igor Youske our of a dancer as a mate is that vitch and other ballot artists.

-they are "auch

Broadway leads ap a dancer in and there goes you

when the Ballet Theatre toured Sezermusy specimens,

Europe in 1950,

Stred Thacir

rigorous routines keep them in

The reason Allyn says she'll good trim. marry a dancer and no one elso..., I'm not going to hold audie is that she le interested only in tions for prospective husbands," dancing. Because It's her whole she said, "but, all in all, the mm life, she thinks it would be way who leads me to the sitar will wife to marry” nny ono. who have to be able to do it 'does not foo) tho, zamo way, meUnited FIBRA

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