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BY THE WAY.

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by Beachcomber ··

CHARLIE SUET, speaking at reply. "And when you have a guest here who is in the marmalade. trade. Uttoxeter yesterday, out- do you put marmalade on his oysters? lined his scheme for dealing No. I thought not.

with the weekly disappearance

of 43,728,084 eggs advocated

of

Rigmarole

FICTURE of a man crossing a

in shell.. He the setting-up

laying A river upside down on motor for collecting stations birds, so that the birds could be bicycle, on a wire stretched 200 feet water, would seem to above the brought to these centres.

prove-

Their eggs would then be laid on

Au

Chorust If proof were needed-- the spot, and the transport of eg that there are more ways than from farm to collecting station one of, crossing a river. Not long would be done away wil. After ago, a ipan set out, to eat a pudding Jaying, the birds would be taken inade of waterproof, muet while stand- back to the farms. Each farm would ing un his head in a tub on the have a collecting station within easy bed of the Tuver Ouse above Lowes. roach. Eggs laid in transit would be rather arrived just as he was dealt with by nubile packing centron, going into the water, and took him uring fast van, and each "attached home. to the nearest collecting and stamp- the centre.

Whe

1 BEMA TROWTE? (Watch this space day after

day alter DAY)

A delicate attention

OYSTER merchants are beginning to worry about pollution by sea- borne oil. it will be difleult for head wailer to persuade a big of

en that his oysters were smeared with oll, na compliment tu hin. "Don't talk shann,” the oll man will

Prodnose! Is that all?

Myself: It's all I can think of at the moment, Oh-his mother's name was Mr Suddeley, that helps at All.

Film news SOL HOGWASCH'S

musical film of "Pickwick Papers in An mes. It is sold that Mr Gary Cooper has refused the part of Mr Pickwick, and Mr Richard Widmark is too busy to aby Sam Weller. Charles Dickens him appears in the fin as a young bathilack, who, comments on the story. He is to be played by Mr George Haft,

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1952.

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Questionable Play Works Out Great

By OSWALD JACOBY

SOU

NOUTH'S decision to bid six

spodes in today's hand wes somewhat questionable, but it worked out pretty wi for him. He knew that his partner was very conservative, and therefore suspected that the dummy would be better than the bidding theoretically indicated.

West opened the deuce of clubs, and Bouth won in his own hand with the ECU, The question now was whether to set up the Boun hand or the North hand.

The "aulomalle play is to draw two rounde of trumpe, - quiping lightly when West shows out on the second round. The 4-2 break that diamonds then produces a big gulp" and a micÉ KOČTE,

didn't play the -- hand, so Ath woodenly. After winning the first trick with the ace of clubs he lat down the ace of hearts and entered dummy tulen with diamonds to ruff low hearts If the king of hearts had dropped, the contract been very easy.

would have

hearts hadn't Bince the king of actually dropped, South made his next

-leading-out by

the scont diamonds to discard a low chib from the dummy. If the diamonds had broken 3-3, the contract would now be virtually lee cold.

NONTU

KQ64 Q1096

11

• KQ

K01

EAST

▲ J 1003

WEST 45

K742

JB53

J1074 Q872

• 63

JD5

SOUTH (D)

AA872

VA

+ADB52

A 104

South

West North

Eart

Pass 1 Pass 3 Pask Pass Opening lead-2

Puss

Pass

Pas

North-South val.

As it happened, East stuffed the ace of diamonds and returned a trump, but South still had another play for

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA his contractile won the thrup re-

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2

BORN today, you have one

tlinse

of

sweet, harmonious To tures that see the good and beauty In everything rather that the bad.. Yet your eyes are not closed

to

to

Ro

the unhappiness of those les far- tunate than yourself and it in your nature to do your best help. You co the type 10 through life with a host of friends. You don't know how to mako encies-It i just against your nature. You are always rendy with the placating word or the pleasant gesture that will save a misunder- Blanding from becoming an open

You would do well quarrel. diplomacy.

ta

Yet, underneath this conclllatory nature, there is a firmness of will and an idealism which cannot be shaken. "You have an, inspirationat nature and your ideas are apt to Influence your-own- generation -- as well as those which are to come.

others Your calm dignity makes look up to you. Thus you have a genlun fur Jendership. in other

tum with the ace, entered dummy with the king at clubs, and rufed dummy's last heart. Since both opponents followed on the fourth round of hearts, Sauth got away with this.Full.. follow

words, people Instinellvely your example and before you know it you're 5 leader! It, you should enter public life, you could come a great power for

be-

good.

Another attribute,' useful in pub-

lic life, is your excellent memory. You can put faces and names fo gether with Incredible accurney.

Brenngely enough, with all these

Is other characteristics, there plement of Impulsiveness in your motore which came out unexpect edly. You sometimes a seeming- But if you ly without ought. Analyse what you are doing, you will and that you are following that inner "hunch" otherwise known as Intuition. And this is usually just the right thing to do. foo. Rather romantic, you are liko- ly to have a single love in your fe which should bring you great happiness and contentment.

your

To-find-whint -the-stars-have-in store for tomorrow, select birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your dally guide.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

LIBRA (Hept. 21-Oct 21)--

You're not living in a vacuunt Get I asked to help in some pillar-

in touch with the world around you.

It may influence your own life.

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan, 20)--- thropic project give of your time

well Rs of your and energy money,

19)- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. your plans with the long view in Some Heht reading may prove this evening. mind if you want the best possible thoroughly relaxing koturna."

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 223-

Look ahend to the future. Make

BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-

It will be best for you to stick fairly closely to your regular routine work just now.

DUMB-BELLS

WHY DID YOU INSURE A MAN

NINETY YEARS OF AGE

3

WELL, ACCORDING

TO

Try a stepd mystery or novel.

PICES (Fab.

20)-- 20-Mar. You can increase your personal popularity, by playing host or bom- tess, to neighbourliood friends.

ABIER (Atar. 21-Apr. 20) A good time to consider Your future. Insurance, real-estate invest ment and the ice need attention.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Don't be sidetracked by some dubious proposition. Stick closely to | regular routine just now.

STATISTICS Don't challenge

FEW.

PEOPLE

DIE AT THAT

AGE!

5- LEDGER, FYNDIE

INTELLIGENCE TESTS

DICE

By T. O. HARE *WHATS Your phone num ber?" I asked. Mes

give you a mnemonie

for it." she said. "It's DIOG You can remesüber, that more easily, than the number. Br an odd coincidence, if you multiply together the aston in

of my husband and my children, the product also

And whe“, i naked, “wili the product ba twelve monthe from now

Mrs. Memory made a rapia

“ለ calculation,

What will the corrasconding mngmonts, be in two VERIS,

(Solution on Page 10)

Now South could ruif a club in dummy and draws thusiasts trumps

Ther with the king and the queen. slam was thus made even though the trumps - WETL -1 and diamonds 4-2

the

▼ECARD Sendek♦

Q-The bidding has been: East

Bouth West North

1 Diamond Double Redbl. 1 Spade PAR

?

Sondes J-7-3, Diamond 4,

You. South, hold: Hearts A-Q-J-10-5-2, Clubs A-K-8, What do you do?.

A-1d two hearts. This show a strong suit and good hand, and partner will act if he has your

If you hein jurt. proper strength. A strong

salt, you would have averealfed without first doublingt and If you held just a good hand but not a strong sult you would either PASE one spade or false spades.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered, You, South, Hold; Spades J-1-3-2, Hearts A-Q-3- 10-3-2. Diamond 4, Clubs A-K. What do you do?

לי

10

Answer Tomorrow

CROSSWORD

+

4

15

GEMINI (May 27-June 21)

statement today. Take mything you hear with a grain of salt. "Wall" before you make up your mind.

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CANCER (June 22-July Don't go into something new out knowing exactly what will expected of you. Don't take chances.

LEO (July 24-Aug- 231... Morning hours are best so get in the bulk of your important work before lunchtime. Then relax.

Ha

VIRGO (APK) 24-Sept. 233- A fine time for turd and tellectual pursuits. If doing research, make an exelling discovery,

CHESS PROBLEM

By E. PALKOSKA -.

Black,' 7 pieces.

White, 4 pieces. White to play mate in three, Solution [ to...- yesterday's problems

1,-R3, any; 2, R, B (disch), or Kt 'mates,

&Cross

L. Port irgin by midden invasion

(P)

7. Next door thie te in close

proximity. (9)

10. The crow'is hooded. (5)

11. An agate of sorts. (4)

12 Outer, sover. (6)

18. Needed for

latent change. (5) 18: The little fellow no gum, (B) 20. MSLOS'ULes burn surel), 10) 21. Intention I show in the morni

102. (3)

Fra Exu un a vague positiun ut

ODE DANIGUA round, (4)

24. When saconit 10

punishable offence. (1)

001

4

25 Fame, for parting waya, the

26 Porty daya in summer, usually

know their winds, (7)

**Down

1. incite by esticity

2 acknowledge

plue, 101

(9)

of this

3. Cheerful in the rain. (6)

4. Unprepossessing. (4)

6. Nviding #tope me guts to dtas.

(0)

d. Ti often said thaí truth will

(a).

6. Fire nortnem pandicap, tas

9. such activa prepares for publi

cation.. (

13. This side the oleme y. ADJ.

·15. Katie mey transport them. (5)-

10. Reat shout a smiați faks. (4)

17. Jup. (5) ...)

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Solution of yelierday's pupula —Skecher

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STAR SPOT

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WOMANSENSE

Robot

THE THINGS THEY

DO.

personally presentsTM

GELESS

LYNN "FONTANNE, in her new London show, seta siyle that in flicsly jo Influencé fashion. Here

in a detail I spotted from the fabulous dress abe weare to open the play. The tiny choker is made of tine, pleated, stiffened organen, cáught with a pink velvet bow and worn high on the throat. to the laat, act Milas Fontsune weark a variation of the same idea. This time the choker extends from the base of the neck right to the chin.

THE CRAZY SPOT THIS striped nightshirt has become. the rage with American college girls. Just like Grandpa used to wear i

TOMATO HASH

WANT ANOTHER" AMERICAN RECIPE. DEAR ~ THEYRE

ALWAYS USEFUL

DICÉ ENOUGH », COLD POTATORS TO MAKE A

BREAKFASTCUPFUL

AND PERL AND CHOP LOR 2 TOMATOES

BOYS'

FRY A

SMALL CHOPPED ONION WITH 1oz MAR3

AND BEFORE

THE

ONION BROWN'S MIX IN

FLOUR

IT

PARTY NIGHT - CHAMPAGNE party on the stage of the Haymarket Theatre was given by actrose -Pairtola McCarron to celebrate her 21st birthday, Patricia wore a black crepe pleated dress in Grecian #iple.

Among the guesti: Dame Sybil Thorndike and Kathleen Нецоп

One of Patricia's pijte was the unusual orlat walch I have drawn. han-110 figures-or The time is told by 1:00 hands. coloured blobs which revolve round a black centre.

CHEESE

RECIPES

SHOE

SPOT NEW

shoes for three celebrities to wome with arching

.thetr new short

W

Baba Daniels, chooses sueda and patent, boošees : fablon-getter Marquise de la Falaise has the black astin and sande court shoes on the right. Margaret Leighton decides on the Fatest diamond. studded pätten.

T'S a wise menu-planner that makes good use of cheese, a first-rate food, an excellent source of protein and a wonderful ingredient in many fine dishes.

Waffle addicts will like cheese waffles, and find the dish a nice luncheon or supper special.

Το prepare five 4-section waffles, sift one 2 c. sifted cake flour, add 2 tsp. baking powder and

4 tsp. salt, then alft again,

Combine 3 well-beaten egg yolks, one c. milk and 4 tbsp. melted butter or other shortening; add to flour, beating until smooth. Add one c. grated American cheese.

Add Egg Whites

MEN'S - ́SHOP- COMETHING beib for men that,

women will fall for Pure rijk patterned scarf. Uned-and this la new - with cashmere Price 6) guineas.

Your Choice Of Perfume

course, high-grade per- Don't let the atomiser: stand fumes are expensive. If a where the sunlight will strike it. girl feels that the beauty budget. Botter tuck it away in the won't stand the strain, she should drawer of your dressing table purchase a high-grade tollet or in a cabinet. And see that the water that costs much less and stopper is plugged in ightly. which sho con use

Lavishly withou

Aftor a Bath feeling that abe is a

Sachets are Wone After your bath, spray your derful buys. They are not, so neck, arms and shoulders. That Take no fragrances they are terrent or deodorant.

the boneful authentie. Stick perfumes are chance of letting th

B. O. catch you. nice, too.

These deodorant alds come t There are cool perfumes and warm ones. You'll want a cool various forms powders, creams, Cheese Croquelics, a recipe worked out by a

one when you play tennis with lotions and sticks. If one doesn't cook,

do the work, another one will. crackerjack

dish. the next

your favourite date. When you Some of the lotions close the To prepare 10 croquettes, combine 3 tbsp., quick-put on your very best clothes Some

pores, have to be used only occa- cooking lapioca, tsp. salt, dash of cayenne pepper, for the merry evening festivity, sionally. Don't worry about any

you can indulge in a warm scent, danger attached to that treat tap. paprika, 4 tsp. mustard and one c. milk in top of double boiler. Place over rapidly balling water just as you can add a bit more and cook 8 to 10 min. after water boils again, stirring make-up, frequently. Remove from boiling water; add 11⁄2 c. grated American cheese and thip, minced parsley.

Coiloveras perfumes but in is also the time to apply a de

Beat 3 egg whites until they will hold up in moist peaks. Stir quickly but thoroughly into batter.

Bake in Hot waifle iron, (This batter may also be baked on a hot, greased griddle).

NOW ADD THE TOMATO

1 TEASPOON CHOPPED PARSLEY SALT, PEPPER'E CELERY SALT AND ABOUT A TEACUPFUL WATER TO MAKE A THICK SAUCE

For the sake of economy, keep tollet water in on atomiser,

SIMMER TILL TOMATO. IS COOKED, THEN ADO

A TEACUPFUL OF CHOPPED COLD MEAT,

CORNED BEEF OR- COOKED" "SAUSAGE-

• MEAT, AND THE

DICED POTATOES S

AND CIMMER TOOSTHER FORT

5 MIN. MAZE-

YOU CAN VARY THE MEAT AND POTATO ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU'VE

GOT!

AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE.

Mr. Merlin's A Fine Sculptor

His Clay Figures Really. Seem to Come to Lifel-

pinch it and smooth it and pull it and whack it....until all of a sudden, there was * little elephant, no bigger than mouse. Why, It's lovely," cried Hanid. "It almost looks as if it would walk!" exclaimed Knart.

"I'm trying to make a horse," By MAX TRELL

Bald Knari.

"only it doesn't and Hanid, the look much like a horse." VNARF

"It can," said Mr Merlin. Ashadow-children with the

Here Knarf and Hand asked turned-about names, had been Mr Merlin whether he was good Hardly had he said this when given a box of modelling cloy at modelling figures out of day. the little. clay clephant raised his trunk, wagged his tailand and had set about making some figures. It was at this moment "Well," he replied, "I haven't started thumping around the that they heard footsteps coming done it in a long time, but I'll mom, much to the amazement from behind the

of Knarf and Hanid, who dash- bookshelf try and see what I can do"

trying to catch it. where Mr Merlin the Magician With that, he darted behind the ed around

bookcase and returned almost

But when Hand finally seized Uved.

the gasped with disappointment.

·lump of clay ngain.

Mr Merlin didn't seem to be at all disappointed. "What would you like me to make Kuart and Hanid both gave next?" he asked. Mr Merlin a large lump of clay.,..

Sure enough,, a second or two. mediately dressed in a long, It in her hand, it had turned

later

Mr Merlin walked out, white coat and a black: beret.

"Havo to protect

my good back into Ho stopped with a smile in front of Knarf and Hanid: "Ah, clothes, you know. Now if one he said, "I see you've become of you will be good enough to

lend me a lump of clay-" sculptors."

Not Sculptors

"No," said Hanid, "we're not sculptors; we're just trying to malce some figures out of this modelling clay.

"That, my

dears, ja

what sculptors do," replied Mr Mer.. In "They take lumps of clay and model them into the shapes of different figures."

"I'm trying to make a cow,

Mr Merlin," said Hanid..

Kaarf.

kangaroo," "rald Knart.

7:23

Mr Merlin 'made a little

ment because perspiration ands other outlets.

Sachet Pillows

When you go to a cosmetic counter, take note of the sachet offerings. Some come in paper in little satını envelopes, some pillows,

decorated. And,

pretuly

of course, there are always the perfumed balls to place on coat

and

dress bangers. Even the limited beauty budget can in- dulge in them and the rewards are wezdechets in your handker- chlof Case and between the

of

Place

piles undies in the dresser drawer. They will give a re- freshing note to your wardrobe Be and your-bedroom, too. sure to put them in the dresser - drawers Cof- your guest room. And it is a good idea to pin a fow-to-window. draperies...

The Samo Sconts You will find scents the same as those of your favourite per fumes. Some chemists put up a trio-perfume, tollet water and sachet.

I

you prefer a flower odour wide choice. you will have a Carnation la. heavenly sweet

and spley. At the present time, gardenia

and there is popular

the always the modest ly of

valley, You may prefer rose, though it may be a heavier seent than appeals to the fastidious nose. Violet, a favourite old timers,

recalls

of

pleasant

memories to the old girl who didn't consider herself perfectly dressed without a bunch of vio- lets on her coat lapel.

Colour Experts Study Effect On Humans elephant, no bigger than Spots before the eyes or a

he said.

mouse.

can make u

1

STANFORD, Calif.

feeling of chilifriess might in some cases be due to the colours to a live around you; according not even a Magician," group of colour experts at a

school planning conference.

Although the experts agreed only that there is no single colour formula, they cited many

"Well now, what do you sug- junk"

"Nobody gest I try to make?"

A few minutes later, a clay animal," "Mako an elephant," said kangaroo was springing around the room In the liveliest war imaginable. Alas, when Kmart caught. it, it also turned back into a lump of

clay.

"Fine," said Mr Merlin.

All of a. Sudden

Knart and Hamid watched Me "But; why don't them Morila take the lump of clay "animals stay alive and squeeze it and grões liɛand, asked Mr. Merlin.

Rupert and the Butterflies-19

matmurs. Mr. Best good On hearing Rupert's wools' BrN Bear stops his work and latena: humouredly. However, "chers's while the strange story of, the no harm in seeing if it works. Proftape's faveotion is poured out. Let's put one of rose,tree ** And he has actually let me bava, Butterflies don't usually visit roses a few drops of the essence so that very much." And triching * finde you can try it,"*" crits: Rupert.brush he paints à blossom with

Hm, looks like water," the gamence,

BALL-RIGHTS RESERVED

NO. 14

clay Manid

Rupert

in the

Tree Tops

"And now,"

he went on

"I'm going to make a figure of myself."

of colour.having a Branninced effect on people.

Gustavo Plochere of Los This was the most wonderful

fold of shoe factory Angeles, clay-trick of aill. Mr Merlin employees who were complaining made not one, but a dozen litle of seeing spots before their figures, all of thers wearing eyes. One of them, working and black with black leather ut a black long white coats.

and each no higher than machine, was told to paint his Ditch stick. The whole room machine different colour: Tha seemed to be filled with them, spots disappeared, and efficiency

They danced and jumped went up

around like grass-hoppers, and In another caso, plochere Mr Merlin himself danced

ced waltresses working in a cafo- around with them.

"But

Hoold

Just

bach

complain

terio which had painted blue, began to the curious thing was of feeling cold. When the walle Wat Mr. Merlin seemed to be were repainted a warm omnge, growing smaller and smaller the complaints stopped.

In hospitals also colour has unul inally Knarf and Hanid couldn't tell

found to effect the which was Mr been Merlin and which were the patients: Bed and pink tandet and clay figures of Mr. Merlin Then to raise blood pressure suddenly there was a loud puit were therefore avoided. Blue of smoke, and when Koorf and was recommended for oye -all- Hanid looked again, there was ments and; houdaches, and nothing but a lump of clay fustard or

yellow for digestive, disorders.

chartreuso But from behind the bookcase, they heard the sound of avoided in liver allments, wälle laughter and knew that their blue-green" was found to bor friend, was still there be more, pleasant in surgiero,

were