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JACOBY

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1952.

•BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

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ON BRIDGECHEDULISATION," said C. lady. "But you go on meeting ingle

"You're an id habi,” Suot, Esq. yesterday, in a Brevis roating, simost sentiment burst of bonhomie, “must not be sily, a anwaltz, regarded as an end in itsok." He Toulenough who enthralled her with Was speaking at the banquet tale of adventure in Afghanistan and an old manor-house in Dorast- given by the Socioly for Research aire, "She recalled the shook of into Allocational Priorities. discovering that dar from being a the whe gro

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Stiggle, agents She sighed. How you love. with An met" said Foulenough, answering sigh,

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By OSWALD JACOBY

AOR every weapon of offence,

FOR

Suet went on to say that the Immediate descheduliantion of sortia- thing scheduled, followed by its reschedullation, often showed that it it had been left scheduled there would have been no need to deschedulino, or reschedulise, Did much time and labour would fave been saved, "The tabulation buted statements," Suei concluded,

"po na to

dovetail with

ald bearly ametible, is out' * an end. Those which were were agreed to be scheduled are nearly always what was fire! vermarked with a view to potential inclusion or exolusion for which was originally_detailed," Foulenough and

Vita Brevis CAPTAIN FOULENOUGH has been

seen about

the gain with beautiful Vila Brevia. They usually ment in one of those West End

Chart of comparative

increases-

Filth from the left, Fatly.

The eating of cars THE complaint that "old cars are choking the ordinary channels?"" seem to show, as I flave pointed out, that already prople are eating cars and disregarding the advice of doctor to begin with rather small

cocktail-pens where everything is no emphaticated that it weess definitely council-house not to call every tie Woman "arming.” Recently Captain was overheard saying to Vila, "I don't know what it is In you unless it's your money. What do you be in me?" "Things that defy human speech," replied the mouthful".

a corresponding YOUR BIRTHDAY.... By STELLA

There is weapon of defence. In today's

example, hand, for irled a sufely play, but countered with a Zalsecard.

declarer East

West opened the queen of clubs, and, South won with the king, und Souil surveyed the situation noted that the contract wa cold if he could draw trunips with the loss of only one trump telek. The best way to handle this kind of trump suit in to begin by lay ing down the ace. It is then pos- sible to enter dummy and leart Anuther heart towards the queen. If South Bumperts that West start- ed with the doubleton king. he "may decide to play a law heart in- stead of the queen at the second trick.

If South decides that Ezel hos the king of hearts, he can play the

trick, queen, at

and the second this play wit work every “bil" an well as normal Anessa.

In this case both the Rorina! Enesse and the safety play would tave succeeded, East threw a mon- key wrench into the works, how- Vio lack of ever, by dropping hearts when Southi led the ace.

South wondered if East had the doubloton king-jack of hearis or only the singleton Jack. I East till had the blank king left, al most any play would work. I West had the rest of the hearts. however, it was vital to lead a low heart from Uz South hand and finesse dummy'n elgut,

After thinking this fully, South duly continued by leading a low heart and #nessed dummy's eight. This, of course, was just what East had hoped for. He pounced on this trick with the nine of hearts, and drew another Trump with the king. The defen-

over

care-

ders could not be prevediamont, winning spade and,

and the contract was thus defeat- ed.

and you kecn exceptionally have a deep love for good litera- ture which hold and expression in eller prose, poetry or drama. You have inoods and must learn to then them and dipel umfer tanki consciusly or they will, in turn, control you and bring a great deal of unhappiness, possibly even per- sonal disaster. Cultivate a positive

on life. outlook

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 BORN today. You are very close to genus end will, no doubt, have mony of the handlengs ihmi conte with the blessings You have a great deal of nervous energy, en pecially when you are interested in something and want to push a project through to a lughly suc-

·cessful Anish. But, when you lose interest, you drop one tuns and Mart sontething else. Then, your andour cools again, you will start In still another direction. It is at this point that you need watch out! Don't let your interests get so diversified that you become

to

a fair Jack-af-all-trades, yet a esse master of nonet

Your love in sincere and ardent but your intellect rules your heart at all times and you may not be Ak you is responsive. nothora could be. A certain spontaneity is lacking and unless those close to

There is a streak of practicality you understand this side of your In your nature, which should call

nature, you may be accused of bo-

A halt to too much of this changing aloof and even cool at times.

To find what the stars have in ing about. Yet, you will have to

atore for tomorrow, select your krep a continual watch on your- self. Concentration to a single ob- birthday star and read the corres Jective can bring you to a seran ponding paragraph. Let your birth-

Imagination ilay star be your daily guide. anal success.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10

Your

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec, 22)- Express your appreciation for past favours done you or your, ym. pathy with a friend in "need.

tec. 23-dan 20- CAPRICORN

If your field is creative work in the arts, his should be an excel- fent idest day for you.

AQUABIUH Jan. 21-Feb.

193

A good day for almost anything. Take a trip with a close friend or relative.

*23)

PISCES (Feb.. 20-Mar-

A good day for entertaining co- worker at your home. Invite them to dinner, pertips.

23)-

ANIEY

(Mar. 21-Apr. Keep in touch with friends and distance. relatives who are at a Write letters. If you cannot tele- phone

TAURUS

{Ap?. #1-May 21)-

VECARD Sendeac, rather than

Q-With neither side vulnerable,

The bidding has been:

North

Fast

1 N.T. 2lients

South

1

West

K.-J.

You, South, hold: Spades Q-5-3, Hearts 3-0-6-2 Diamorula Clube 0-6-4. What do you do?

A-Deuble. Your partner surely bar at least two hearts, and per- hape three. Hence your side "has more strength and about as тапу trumps as declarer. I should have a hard time winning six or even "tricks::fet" afone-the-elght · that-bit-

bid calls for.

TODAY'S QUESTION

In

The bidding is the saine the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spoder K-J-P-8-4, Hearts 6-3. Diamonds 8-1-2. Cluby Q-51. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow.

INTELLIGENCE TEST

FOUR RACES

DI

by T. O. HARE OLIVER, Pater, Quentin and Ronald are approximately the same ags: ali tour aro keen rundor. Their respec five times over a mile differ by so little that. in race in which all four participate, it is anyone's guess who will win They have decided to run tour tile races on se CEBSITE. Baturdays, each them in turn choosing the Venue

It's long "odda," remarked Ollor's father, that each of the will

one rice.” "That's where you're wrong," wald Peter's father • What in match more ttkely to that one of the boys will win two races, and that two of the others will each win one."

Who is right And how do the repeative chanci (1) that each bay will weins one race. and def that ORS bay will win two racun and two other boys,, ona suth- compare with one another ?

(Solution on Page 10)

CHESS PROBLEM:

By ARTHUR A. PAUL

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White, & pieces. While to play: mate in two.

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current offaits of

Importance, Pubic affairs affect you.

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THEY COOK IN THE STEAM AND THEYRE ALWAYS A NICH CHANGE

RECIPES FROM A FAMOUS RESTAURANT

By GAY PAULEY

New York.

Recipes for dishes en-

She owes her success (says famous restaurants now are her agent) to her social back- available to the homemaker. ground and her expensive aris- fecralic look.

Julco Imon; : parsley · för- garnish.

METHOD.

joyed by three generations Wipe ment with damp cloth: oin one of the nation's most pound very thing dip ahly in flour. Mix cheese, 2 tablo spoons flour, egg, parsley, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and milk. Bent Leonard Jan Mitchell, nwner smooth. Dip floured cutlets in cook over low heat this batter; FIONA WALTER herself puts of Luchow's, the New York

until in 4 tablespoons butter πάντα her

restaurant which for 70 years golden and tender.

Remove prosaic reasons: "I was brought fed the famous, has compiled cutlets to warmed serving plat- up in Amerien until I was 13,

Heat and American girls start learn

ter and keep them hot, ing how to dress when they are

down

ten.

success to

"And I have an indefinite sort of face that goes with any kind of outat, and doesn't distract al- tention from the dress . sl10 days.

London Express Servlet.)

Girls Find Life Smoother In

150-year-old School

the favourite recipes of thou- annds in a cookbook published remaining butler untfi darken- by Doubleday,

Blog,

and

ed;

add lemon juice; stir and pour OVCT cutlets. Garnish

parsley.

anc

INGREDIENTS

onion

The cookbook,

Is with however,

A favourite dish of the in- more then a guide to German

of

and story itself," cooking. The

the dustrialist, Henry Kaiser, restaurant, told at the gin- Rosalind Russell, actress, 18

begin-

the this

for chicken livers, is In its own way story of a way of life since sauteed with apples and 1880, Through the years, the rings. restaurant has

and still fed feeds Ananciers, musicians, writers,

artists,

12 chicken livers; 14 teaspoon netors

salt; politicians.

4 teaspoon O. Henry, Lilian Haverhill, Mass, Lisement for the

3 students Russell, Al Smith, Mack Sen- tablespoons flour; Bradford At

Junior was taking walks or going to nett, Theodore Roosevelt and spoons butter; 12

Now they have Victor College agree that great strides school plays.

eat onion sliced in rings; 4 have been made at the school normal recreation. since it was founded 190 years The college in its early days there. Today, Marlene Dietrich slices, about 4 inch thick: 2

of its famous patrons. ago as the Arst school of higher decreed that each female who and Claudette Colbert are two tablespoons sugar.

in

or paints New "embroiders, draws education for women

shall pay 25 cents a week, those One of the restaurant's best-

embroi-known first females which do not England.

wiener Until 1900, when men were invited to a dance in the der; draw or paint shall pay 20schnitzel, or breaded veal cutlet,

Here is the recipe, to serve 4, gymnasium, the only source of cents."-United Press.~.

Girls

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Mr. Merlin's Magic Mailman

-He Looked Like a Stork and Delivered Packages...

had two long skinny legs with By MAX TRELL..

big toes that stuck out of the KNARF and Hanid, the sides.of his shoes.

with the turned-about names, were sit- ting on the stone steps at the the 23) front of the house near

All Regulation at the national as well well as to local tevel is favoured at, title time.

URMINI

20)- (May 22-June Tolerance and kindliness is need- severe criticism, toward one who may have erred.

CANCER (June 22-July 23) shadow-children Your personal Appearance can prove very important, especially it altending a conference.

LED (July

Important malters come first. Take mailbox, when their friend Mr care of your duties before giving Merlin the Magicion camo

ime to relaxation,

VIRGO (Aug.

24-Sept. 23)-along.

If you have verged on a quarrel with anyone, make peace Don't let things go on,

DUMB-BELLS

WHEN THE TELEPHONE RINGS WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER

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***Morning, Mr Maliman" Mr Merlin greeted him. "Any letters for me today?"

Couldn't Understand it

9-24-

"Mr Mallman. I'll"The real mallman gave a handful

of letters to. Knart.

The mailman answered with 'Morning a hoarse squawking noise which Loday. "'Morning, Hanid!

something, Knarf! he greeted pleasantly, night have meant

only Knarf and Hanid couldn't "Did the mailman come yet?"

understand it. But Mr Merlin Knart and Hanid both IC

very plied that they didn't think so. apparently understood it

The smiled and said; "He doesn't usually come be well,

Thank Hanid.

you. fore 10 o'clock," said

take them. "It's only 9 o'clock now."

into his sack with his

Hanid quickly turned their at- and after groping about for a tention to this. They were im bit, brought up three packages. The packages were shaped like boxes. There were holes in the top of each one.

SEEMS SORT

OF

SILLY

At this the mailman reached Mr Merlin suddenly smiled.

"Ah, here he comes now!"*

wing

patient to see what was inside. The funny thing is," Mr Mer- in remarked

as he lifted the top off the first package, "these things aren't for me at all. Just look!"

Knarf and Hanld looked in- side the first package. It was filled with puppies!

WHEN NINE

More Than Surprised TIMES OUT

OF TEN Knarf and Hanid, rather sur- ITS FOR prised, looked down the street. YOU! They were more than surprised

The mallman now held out a at what they saw. It was a makaun all right, for he was little book and took a pencil arked out from behind his ear. He marked carrying a big sack

something shoulder. squawked

again. U.S. Mall over his And he was wearing a mail "You want me to sign for the

Mer man's uniform. But he didn't packages, eh?" said Mr

lin. at all look like the maliman who always delivered the mail. The mailman nodded and Mr Merlin signed his name in the "Hanid!" whispered Kaarf book. Then the mailman put to his sister in the greatest ex--the book in his pocket, stuck "Well, I guess I'd better de citement. "ile

looks like a the pencil back behind his ear liver them to the dog, the cat stork!

and handed That was true. The mailman three. "Thank had a long sharp pointed nose, ngain,

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hang about." (0)

18: Homol menden Spain 7 (3)

Homething now. (7)

wiki

18. Bart of arique by plane 7, (8) 20, you'll and Tató dos in. Listea.

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Everyone in damp'enclosure, 18) Conforming to dimject..(0)

Prenota name in so upent to. [B)

Bome DACH. (4)

1.

From any yawning chasm,, (5)

7. 10 Garty fén a fint, (%)

12 X occur in any tile, (8)

13. Peld to rosida. (4)

14. gap in the fat areas." (8)

15. Rope » musical drama Dan. (5) 17. Over there from any onion bed

Deprive á broken sole, (4)

Dolation of PETRIGAY

Mr Merlin

The second package was fl- ed with kittens!

The third package was Alted with baby sparrows!

the and the sparrow,"

and off you Merlin,

raid Mr

he

went, thred

Kharf and Hanid looked at cach other. "Mr Merlin is cer The mailman nodded, tipped tainly

a strange person," said did the Hanid, and then

"But I his bat

suppose all strangest thing that Knarf and magicians are strange." Hanid had ever seen a mali- all man do. He flapped his wings in and flew off, high over the the chimneys!

the sold Mr Merlin. whistling. taking

or perhaps a beak. His black "I'll see that they get to the packages with him. eyes were set close together, right parties." His face seemed to be covered with white feathers. But most extraordinary of all, he had two wings instead of arms,

"Yes, it's the mallman right," Mr Merlin sald, not the least astonished by strange appearance of this man.

Opened The Packages

ક think the mailman was stranger," said Knarf. “And he wasn't even a magician."

A few minutes later the real mallman came along. He gave By this time the stork-like mailman had come up the steps While Knart and Hanid were a handful of letters to Knarf. of the house. Knort and Hanid watching the strange actions of They were just usual letters. now noticed that in addition to the mallman, Mr Merlin was The packages were shaped like There weren't any the sharp beat, the wings and starting to open up the first of writing.

the feathers, the mailman also the three pockages. Knart and puppies, kittens or sparrows.

Rupert and the Windwhistle-37

Sure enough Rupert's guess i right. The thresfriends find themselves dropping until, with *teaf suddentes, they, land in a deep nowdrilt. Struggling to their teer, they look around. Why, this la where we started from 1% cries Will "See, here's the hollow

tree, and our overcoats are still in it. How splendid," laughs Rypen." The whistle has worked again. I mua hurry to Jack Frost. I'll tell you what, Bill, your sledge Is still under this snow." if you"REL it out you can bring all the seats on it.”. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Don't forget

your

Rupert

Annual

Herbert

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used

to

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INGREDIENTS

METHOD

TV SHAPES

A. FASHION.

has Television

persuaded American fashion designers to think of striking creations for

home Informal

wear. Far moods are en-

paprika; 2 table- Spanish

apple

Eastern

phasised. Blim silk skan- ing harem pants, silk, coolle -

coats, Ferslan-inspired

Rinse atud drain livers. If very large, cut in half. Season lightly with salt and paprika. flour. Sprinkle ghtly with Cook gently in 2 tablespoons butter until browned.

em- brocade. brolderies

tuplo metallic alik priamas are a few examples American of how exotic an hostes can be in her living

Kijk brocadi

room.

cook In another small pan onion in a little butter; sprinkle 4 six-ounce veel cutlets; flour; over cooked fivers. 3 tablespoons grated parmesan

In a third par brown' the cheese; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tea- apple slices in remaining butter. spoon minced parsley; tea- Sprinkle

with

sugar to give Top ilver spoon salt; 4 teaspoon pepper; glaze and flavour.

1⁄2 teaspoon grated nutmeg, and onions. Serves 2. United cup milk; 6 tablespoons butter; Press,

The silm, tapering trousers (above) are topped by a And matching scooped neck sleeveless blouse, both in navy coolle reversible blue. The

coat combines slik hoñan la pink and chartreuse, the front dotted with sparkling rhine- stone and gilt buttons.

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