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EDITORS CHESS STOVILE

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"Why don't you let the Fire Department fight its own

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battles?"

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THE WAY,

by Beachcomber

E horse's hind leg found on f other day is a bus sull unclanded. I believe, r

The Yard is inclined to re-" Ject the theory that it was a wooden leg left there by absent-minded horse.

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pun.

Toujours la pollittesse WELL in advance of the clowns are turning the eustomary

toninie sensol bur Communic

Buker.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER · 31, 1952.

© J · A CO· BY ON BRIDGE

Use Some Initiative; Win Many Hands

WEST

13 QB4 K762

NORTH

AJ 10704

K 53

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EAST

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£202

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SOUTH (D)

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Both sides vul.

South

Weat North

East

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Opening lead- & lu

By OSWALD JACOBY

THE

E bidling of the hand shown today is almost as interesting as the play. North's response of three clubs was an artificial hid, asking South' to show

happened to hold one.

IL

South obediently showed the spades, and North ex-

dnzersaulty-not with guy abandon, bat at a word ut command, Mir Pollitt. on als return frin Moscow, failed completely to understand the To begin with, the leg was, not

attude of the Krealm to his Eng-four-card major snit if he

which varies Also, here in Communists, model wood. by-law which brukes i leget for

from aited roulempt to

that the wooden horse with

tug to The BDIVE

theory travel on u bus. Another

party was shoe-horning itself into ta Inake Factories

irylig that there was loul play. Some. when one murdered nurse, bui.

friends with Socialsts, was not at emoving the body, forgot a hind The Yard pits out that tu muider a horse up a bun, with being defceted, to ufmost impossible, The most plausible explanation $4

was hum lant Romeone ther frin butcher's shop dropped t Jeg

Red-beards in song

As the Colunet End Birs Wrele

ani

it well received at Hussian head-tended a slam invitation by quarters. The usual order for a

those

hany soners ten they always land on hends.

unersault were given, but the re-raising to five spules. South

that however markale thing i

people probably should have pass- tered, since he could not have opened with two no-trump with u hair less than he Nothing to do with me

held. In other While HOW

imitation of actually piving an Pavlova, he suld, son slipped words, he had already bid ad hurt his unkte.

his full strength and could not afford to accept any in- "POISE will be polse," us

Welsh actress sald when the vitations.. stockbruker tried to balance on the top of a champagne bottle. Tail-piece

were wading through 37 leaflets about the regulations for raised killing pig. voices were

A song unde the house.

ed-beards were singing

She picture of beauty.

Wnoweil's tuostematy

La Belle

li, come back to the ring

You sweet little thing,

Curse you?

Su hey h, and away we go,

"You never know

and the autior.

The

your luck,"

Our day, maybe, this baby Will clunt down from her high

35,

Alta, La Duille Zaborial

I

His

(New itemi.

the

HOPE that those who criticise my headlines, saying that they are impossibly fantastic, saw this in moming paper: headline "Peer's Window-Cleaner

tank."

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31

Walicy

By STELLA

South actually went on to slam, hoping that a kindly providence would come to his help. It did, but perhaps largely because South took the trouble to help himself.

West opened the ten of clubs, and South won with the king. Declarer drew two rounds of trumps, cashed the ace of clubs, and ruffed his remaining clubs dummy. He then laid'down the ace and king of hearts and gave up the third round,

BORN today, you have rest wisdom and the ability for analysis which of hearts hopefully.

enable and to the the Iubbles of others.

Your Poliest sense i keca and you should use it possibly In summe one of the mat. You are not the to follow the conventional methaus Auf might very easily be in the vanguard, if not the instigaton of a new tal. The sink have given you teue appreciation for music, as well, and your should be able in perfous 'on etie or more fustruments. In inct, 37 prices varied that you may have dittely in selecting a thild which will continue to hold your interest throughout le

Yuts have a good knowledge of prople and your geniul personality wilt make scores at loyal friends for you. You enjoy people whose ideas You women might be career women or Re As exeiting a 3 day $1. hostesses par vrerlloner!

Although you are gay aut charming when in the company of elliers, you Have us when you want to be alone with your music or your -books-In-suchmoud your books are all the "eumpany" you need.

To be completely happy to marriage, your mate-must understand -Unis. site of your temperament or there can be many Statifilija.

in

As it happened, West had given up the queen of hearts on the second round of that suit, so that Eust won the third heart with the jack. Bast then return ed a low diamond, and it was up to South to guess whether this was led from the king or from the juck of diamonds.

needless misunder- The guess

To bod What the stars have in store for tontorrow, select your birth-viously throwr stay star and rend the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star Laye daily guide.

1

THURSDAY, JANUARY:1, 1953

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 20)-

A calm and poised attitude today can Invet any possible crisis cessfully Be confident.

Fuc-

19)

23) under

CANCEL (June 22-July Emotions need to be kupt strict control today if you are to

void difficult situations.

24 - Aug.

23} LEO

July Remeinber someone who may

.be

AQUARIUS (Jan, Zi-Feb. If driving in crowded trailie today show..extrzine caution, yourself, and watch out for the ather fellow.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 20) - Don't let yourself be drawn into any discussion which might notably financial matters must be dis end a bitter argument.

piness to both of you Just now. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23

11

difficult one. West hud ol- Rway the queen of hearts to avoid being forced to lead diamond; and West would have had no reason to do so unless he held the king of diamonds.

to

South therefore played a lonely today. It can bring hup-low diamond, and West had of king play the

to force out diamonds dummy's acc. The rest was, of course, very easy,

Cursed today, take up your prob-

24-001.

23)

ARRES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)-- lems with an expert Let things remain as they are, Don't attempt innovations todny- Except perhaps for 11

LIBRA (Sept. Ilise the day for recovery from

TAURUS

30- (Apr. 21-May

a few resolu- the festivities and get some need- ed relaxation. Iot down tensions.

SCORPIO

21-Nov. {Oct.

12) Conservative action is more to be desired, right now, than speculative

A good day to discuss your future. hapes and alms. Your ambitions have excellent prospects of being

fuifited.

21)--

nd

GEMINI (May 22-June

of fealish Ho careful today culents. They are more apt to hap pen if you are tired.

niventuresomeness,

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec, 22)--- Forget serious malters today. Don't worry over business or [Inantes. Just relaxi

BORN day, you sie & natural executive. You know how and when to act. You have an original and inventive rand and a real deter nination to see a project through to completion, once it is started. A natural leader, you have a magnetic personality which draws people into your orbit.

Your ties of fun are exceptionally strong and those you love can dó no wreng. You must guard against blas in this regard, especially if you are in n pusition of public iruse or else you may be accused

favouring your relating

of

VCARD Sense

Houth

Q-The bidding is: East North West 1 Diamond Double 1 Henst

hold: Spades You, South, Q-J-7-5, Hearts 7-4, Diamonds Clubs 8-5-2. What do J-0-0-3. you do?

A-Pass. North's double asks you to show your best suit, but Fast's bid has relieved you of responsibility. A bid at this moment would show some real strength, and that's Just what you don't lave. North will take

good hand; and

You are fond of invel and is likely that you will see a great further action if he has a really portion of the globe during your feume. You have that happy faculty of being able to make a "home" wherever you hang your hatt

This home-making instinct is particularly strong in you women who will make wonderful wives and mothers. You will be mistress of your awn domielle and rute things your own way. But since you are greatly beloved by everyene, all will enjoy it.

In working toward material success, don't depend upon outside help. Everything you attain will come entirely through your own hard work. But the stars have given you adequate talents to do a good job if you use these gitts,

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2

CAPRICORN (Dec. 29-Jan. 20).... CANCER (Juna

22-July

If you are alert you can turn Be on your guard against tricky what, at first, may appear to be & business when it comes to flannciat handicap into a distinct advantage. aftales. “Be conservative.

AQUARIUS (fan, 21-Feb, 19)- LEO (July ZR-JAKE R3) -

work

If you have been procrastinating, Clear up detalls __in__ your nlop 1. Today in the time to do schedule which call for meticulous That jobt

care. Bhow real progresa, PISCES. (Feb. 20-star.

20)- VIGO (Aug. 24-9ept. 21) Sick to conservative action. Bot- Good Ideas .ean promoto your lor not be too adventuresome it prestige, Boo that they are offer you want good results.

ed to the parson who can exegula

LIBRA

ARIED (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- them,

I worried over your cøv problems.

(Sept

24-Oct. 231-

offer to help someone else who is If you have a problema th solve worse off. Forget golfi.

which is giving you difficully, ask TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21 advice from an expert,

Not a day to overextend yourself... #CORPIO)) (Oct;--/ Zi-Nov-239 Be courteous to all. You never Take" full

advantage of today's "Don't wasto Lime in day dreaming. Act noet 2))-BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-330c, 2X)++, Ha kind and friendly and you una? Make long-range plans for, eccoin-

know who may, be an angel in die progress potential” AUIBO!

GRMINI (May ZZ-June

be surprised at the reaction! Wia pilsning a given objective and then naw frience that way."

Hold fast to is for good, results,

the

If he cannot not, you are well out of bidding.

CHESS PROBLEM

By G. JONSSON.

Black, 10 piccês.

1

阁

White, B. ploces

White to play mate is two, Solutioncito, yesterdays problem:

-2, B--R15,

RxP3 BK5 KIXP: 2, BXDP.

WOMANSENSE

Is the SPHINX LOOK

now

The man who started the doe-eyed style

thinks up a new one

•

From JOAN HARRISON: Paris,

"

HE man who created the "doc-eyed

Tlook in Paris and up realised that

Let's Eat

BY

IDA BAILEY ALLEN

Page

A New Year's Eve Supper That's Easy On The Hostess

"PREVARING

cloborate An

Note: For a simplified menu,

there was a good, paying commercial pro-spread for New Year's Eve is too emit one of the salads and the position in creating "style" in make-up, much of tax on the time and ice cream on brownies.

energy of most homemakers, hus now come up with his new idea for chet. So let's plan a New Year's 1958-the "sphinx-eye."

The girl In the picture shows it off. Her som, heart-shaped face is made, up to look like

a triangle. But the secret is simple. The Boe-party, or for a small affair by eyed line at the edge of the eye is still there, omitting a few but slightly longer. The new line is pencilled must not be expensive!"

in on the inside of the eye, and shaped down-

wards.

FUSS AND FEATHERS

M. Fernand Aubry, of the sphinx-eye, is a No. 1 hair styler for the Paris fashion houses. Ho started the doc-eyed look three years ago.

He drew a line upwards from the outside corner of a mannequin's eyes to make them big ker. And the Idea caught on.

This year, the launching of his "1953 Face" and all the fuss and feathers that go with the presenting of a Paris dress collection.

TRIANGLE SHAPE

"Oh, la la, so we have no alanting of duck, no big baked hat, no maple inouss-—-”

All Measurements Are Level

Recipes Sarve. Eight

Tuna or Salmon Salad

in nesta

Croquettes

C.

Eve supper menu of food that can be prepared ahead of time, that can be used 'as is' for a big Open a 1 lb.) tin tuna or salmon. (If the latter, remove foods, and it the bones and skin.) Flake the.

Ish fine. Add 1⁄2 e. Ane-chopped celery, chopped stuffed olives and

chopped blanched almonds. „Sanson with 4 tsp salt. tsp. pepper and the juice

lemon. Blend with Plenty of Foods

enough mayonnaise to moliten, Form about. Then chill. "Never mind, Chef. Lei's con- 300 centrate on what we can afford. Into balls containing 1 tbsp. cach, There are plenty of foods from Roll In fine-chopped, tested

Chill again. Serve almonds. which to choose."

of lettuce. Garnish "Madame is right. The rich with radish roseK or strips of dishes are not good for either pimiento." the pocket book or the waist Twin Finger Rolls line, and besides everybody is Use a hot roll mix. Make The girl, with the Sphinx, Face, mannequin

tired of so much richness."

up as directed and roll to Julie, has her hair slightly flared at the side to

thickness. Cut into narrow The same idea give her face a triangle shape.

"Why not base our New Year's stripa, Brush half with melted is carried out with the lip make Eve menu on the delightful buf- butter and place the remaining The eyes up the fulness of the lower lip fel nupper served on board the finger-lengths on top. the line is accentuated in the centre and nar-Mainliner when refumed

almost touching in lightly But the from Hawaii to down rowing out at the skies.

the United

olled pan. Brush the top; with towards the eye-life is the key.

States? With a few adaptations melted butter,

and if desired bridge of the

would be perfect."

sprinkle over a few sezame or Let rise until POPPY seeds. doubled in size; bake in a moder- ate oven, 375-400 F. about 20

Dinner French union

soup; potatoes escalloped with sliced frankfurters; string beans vinal- grette; hot mince pie with cheese; coffee, tea or milk,

have it.

drawn

lo the

ROSA upwards

wards

temples,

Egyptian dancers have used the idea for years, outlining their eyes with kohl-used primarily in the Middle East to stain eyelids, eye- brows, and hair.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Willy Learns What Day It Is

Thursday, But 'It's New Year's Day, „Tool_

By MAX TRELL (¶XILLY!" exclaimed Hanid, Widowgirl with the turned-about nome, when she met Willy Toad, "do you know what today is?""

At first Willy looked puzzled. Then he looked up into the sky. He smiled. "Sure I know what to- day is," he said. "Today is beautiful sunny day."

right away. Except that I was sure that you knew. Today is New Year's Day."

"It is?" said Willy, looking

Year's Day?" more puzzled than ever. "New

"Yes, Wly!"

-44You

sce, Wy dear," said

Willy looked around him. He looked at the sky. He looked at the trees. ile looked at the clouds. He looked at everything he could То Willy's disappointment sre. Finally he looked at Hanid. Hanid shook her head. "Oh no "Er-what's new about it? 1 willy-that's not what I meant, mean, what's new about this New Hanid, "every year has 365 days.'

she uaded, "It is a Year's Day? It looks the same to or course," beautiful sunny day. You're right me. It looks," said Willy, "exactly about that. But today is more like yesterday." than just that."

"But Willy dear," said Hanid, "you don't understand what New "Hmm," Willy kept saying. Year's Day is. It isn't really a trying to look as if he had heard Willy thought for another min-new day. It's the first day of the..all this before and had just hap-

pened to forget about it, ute or two. Suddenly his face new year." grew bright again. "It's Thurs- day," he oxclaimed. "That's what

Face Grow Bright

And twelve months make year."

"Oh! Now I understand," said Willy.

Week After Christmas

Then Honid sighed, because "But all the days together are she could see by the expression 365 for the whole year," Hanid today it's Thursday!"

on Willy's face that he was about went on. "Then, when the last But when Hanid started once to ask what was "new" about the of the 365 days is used up, it's the more to shake her head, Wily year. So Hanid sat down and end of the year-and a new year today. So today is called New guess. I give up. What is today, the whole thing was about,

Year's Day." said: "Oh well, I can't guess, I carefully explained to Willy what begins. The new year is beginning Hanid?"

"You see, Willy dear," she said, said "You poor little dear," Hand, giving Willy a sort of a "every year has 365 days." "Oh-h'mm," said Willy. hug (for it wasn't too easy to give a toad a real hug without. burting him

"Of course," Hanld went on,

"I knew you would I ex- other), "I should have told you the 365 days are all divided into

weeks, and the weeks are divided plained it to you," said Hanid. into months. Seven days make a And New Year's Day is always (or sometimes January first-or, in other words, Thirty week.

the month of thirty-one) days make a month. the first day in

January. And that's what today

first Sthe

day in the month of It January or New Year's Day.

Hanid added,

somewhere

or

DUMB-BELLS

I SUPPOSE YOU GAVE UP PIANO

WHEN YOUR HUSBAND DIED!

NO!

I STILL

PLAY

BUT

ONLY ON THE

BLACK Keys

THE LEDGER SYNDICATE

INTELLIGENCE TEST

SIX COLOURED

BEADS

By T. O. HARR

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Stage satrances? (5) Majdy. 10)

10 Olete of a beat crust, (9)

often occupied as the sad of supper, (3)

24 floors 20 (3)

21. Care of the artlilery. (8)

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Down

Lord Mayor's feast. (2)

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Burambled when broken up. by force. (3)

6. Your Bunday juint may or, (4)

7. Drape the animal with a doctor.

D.

6. Blica of barrio. (6).

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10. Parsimonious way for actence

to UDHOL CATO. (16)

17. Battleground. (8)

10. Little baby carriage. {{4}}

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f) 22. One of life's statlils, (3) ►

-Break up the end of Al(a):

• Aplution si postárday's vukl

D

tways comes

exactly

•

a week after Christmas

Day. So, you see, it's a very easy

day to remember because every-

we

NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPPER Chicken or Clam Boullon Fresh Vegetable Relishes Pickles

Tomato Ample Stor Salad Mayonnaise

Tuna or Salmon Salad Croquettes Twin Finger Rolls Ice Cream on Brownies with Chocolate Sauce Fresh Fruit Bowl Nuts in Shell

Coffee or Tes

Place

Trick of the Chef Spread twin fræger rolls bbforá baking with equal parts Smith- feld.ham- spread and butter.

Scrapbook

Mary Brooks Picken

For New Year's Eve-Resolve to look Your

W

Prettiest!

WHETHER you are 16 or, 60, 24 or 84, it is a body knows when Christmas Day thrilling time to have the comes,"

were

chance to begin again, to "Well," Gold' Willy after the make the New Year a hap explanations

all over, "there's just one thing more I'd pier, one, a mora productive like to know about New Year's one, a sweeter one for all Day. Is it a present day? Do you whose lives you touch. get things? Like on Christmas

Day

case, plan to dress up to meet the New Year looking your prettiest.

4

Helping Natura Spend at least twenty minutes In front of your, mirror "making with" the powder, lipstick, hair- brush and mascara. Help naturo all you can, and by so doing a glint will come in your eye and

a lightness in your step that will make you unaware of the years and help you definitely to wel come the new one joyously.

Christmas Gifts

+

Now, if you are ready to say you have nothing to wear, look.. through your own Christmas gifts. Maybe there is a new gearf, stole, or plece of lace you can do,” tricks with.

Get out your jewellery, Some- times

how we forget

much costume jewellery we have on hand; New Year's Eve is the

Deck your night to put it on. self out in your brightest, be- cause Fashion's password la "Gleam and Glitter."

Tired Old Clothes Your friends and family are not nearly as tired of your old what you have, dress up, be gay clothes as you are,

sofix up

and resolve that next week you will set out to remake, refurbish, por give away anything that won't

Maybe at Christmas your serve you to wear.. Hanid shook her head. "No, heart mellowed so much Resolve, also, to nimblo your Willy. But you do wish all your that you thought only of fingers, polish your thimble, and friends a happy New Year,"

for the

Willy just said: "I'mm, not the family and have had no sharpen your shears

saving, sewing-you'll do next very much of a holiday, is it? time since to think about wing the happy money- New Year's Day...hmm...well, yourself. If such is the year!" Happy New Year!"

Rupert and the Diamond Leaf-14

The Guide. Baryl sets the two now going aves your bit of vertex. a real' jutup 1'5 Etila, friends approaching and she. I'll show you runs to meet them." so glad declares Lilycas alu (capeIH KWAY into the bulics - Nate" monÉ DE you've come back." she smiles.

What a pity you tumbled when she reappears wouldy wghtly over But wa s great bouldera or Whow 1: What you frat began jumping, often rumble, too, Will you try a jump!" cries Janet.""* None * agala" with me?" Pool. L'us'ua could 'do as well if that 15

ALL RIGHTS MESHAYED

Don't forget

your

Rupert

Annual