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"Boy! Guess what I learned at recess today!”

• BY. THE • WAY

by Beachcomber

A

SKED about plans for the A Saucy Mrs Flobster this year. Mrs Witherseage was in ebullient mood

على العلم الولادة

Take a look al ter" she said. "Can you see ter buttin' 'er round the Ort 15 urteko, or eavin' in the Trade Winds, latitored threundred and eighty one, nu m Wey-hey for Arted's Furniture Depository, and all Tank is a tall shup, and a star to steer ler by. Oh, Shrnandoor, 'ow I do love your Bloomin' daughter. but w wollte. Unfurt them walls.

be comin' no wide Mari yet

BIMLETI

it you con sind 'etti, "eave 'a, un with the anchor, we're bound for the Bar Grand with 'arf a deck, an' the stem gnawed to bits by water-rats Ahoy. there, maleys, End to so the port beam and if it ain't Chekeo you may call me Emmo Anon!""

The triumph of Suet (V) CINCE Suet uld not believe in any atk, he took no precnutions tu nide the important documents he hat brought with him to Zapanska When un bis I went out he left their table. The various men and women who marched his

Hever dreameil that any man could be fool enough to leave secret papers about.

tetshel They

Thes fukter went throug

They searched every nook and cranny of very clever Juan," Kaknie. the police chief.

BOAT

the RE WEL }

when Kukenje eplained that he youta fnd nothing. "In a few days he cues 10. the Ministry with us papers for gature. Herote that happens, we mig discover where he keeps them. He has no ensiluets here. The papers he leaves about are amazingly clever They right almost be what we want. 11, ot coume, be knows we are at work, and is walling for us to eat these. dorusdents, Mɔ that he ena take the genuine on to the Ministry. I tell you, he has brains I pretence of stupidity in a work of art. And who evet kiloy an Englishman who could eraistim who is ready to talk about cricket? Poor Mooshlan

Wisdom of the ages

way an inch of its tail. He boosted that he sus burning the camel at buth ends, a phrase which spread tu the West in an adulterated form.

(habarb-ibm-Dauel of Dardad.)

A surprise for

Colonel Wretch

TTLE did Mr Wretch suspect that only eleven dwarly had taken their leave, after much per- xilardon

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1953.

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Play Is Different in Tourney Bridge

By OSWALD JACOBY

W WHEN today's hand was played

In the recent Metropolitan Tournament in New York, South managed to make his contrnet with

An overtrick. Since the entire point of the play hinges on the overtrick, perhaps I had better say a word about tournu ment bridge.

If you play the South hand at three no-trump in arelinary rubber bridge, you try to make nine tricks and you're not concerned about the cone or difficulty of making ten tricks. In a fournament, howover, it's just as important to try for trick as it in to, make the contract.

the tenth

In a tournament, ke the National Tournament BUW being held In Miami, you have to play each band for the best possible score bo matter what the ricks may be.

When tulay's hand was played Fast, took the rat trick with The ace of danonds. and West. Inade the mistake of wiring the second telek with the king of diamonds, This mistake lave declarer his chance to

South won the third of diamonds with dunty's utero, entered Itis

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play for a teal trick. So it came about that an wne and the Colonel sat at their dinner he was suddenly aware of grinning dwarf with red beard and whiskers standing in the centre ut the table. The Colonel passed his vul hand hastily ucrow his "Leyen shook his head violently. The thing was there. "How did you get there?" he asked in a Jerble Voice. "Yumped up, buss -replied thes

affected

a Swedis What do arezni.

want?" you thundered the Colonel, once more master of himself. "Mustard.“ te- piled the dwart. "What for?" said Mrs Wretch angrily. To eat porridge with," replied the dwarf, producing a decantated prawa friss laugar- ently: his left ear. "This bar ente "far enough," said the Culonel, ring. "Su tan nhữa,” shouted the dwarf, hurling the prawn against the wall, "We, as the dwarf fed dear. I'm afraid." shid Afry trom than house

"Stup shouting thief!"

In passing

A ROAD safety commitice recom-

mended that anyone who wants

a xirlying beeper should huve un gye test. A member of the committee asked why this should not apply tu pedestrianik. A grand idea. Every pedestrian who hay mat passed the walking test, the godging test, and the eye test should be banned from The gods, If Were were pedestrians at all the ronde would he biler for everyone--except the motorists.

Cat rescuea fireman

A rich poling

Areman man of Bagent. WHEN hoping to start a fushium, singed the whiskers off, his ramel, and terd

marvoneti hours, et, ele, ete.

YOUR BIRTHDAY....

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

BORN today, you have creative ➜ talents in either muste or litern- fare and should develoợp thêm ter the trout. You also have the gift of the written word and should be able to welle well. Even if you do nat develop this talent pufeinional- ly. you will

way make an in- Kresting Wetterwriter, utfost a losst art these days? You have a deal of personal cham ad now. how to valentinin "ielowy You wherever you go and Are popular

what your abili to make friends and influence people

inarked effect upon the,

·will have outcome of your career

too mal

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from tree

Coppinger, tree for five

By STELLA

in

17

diplomalle enough not to show iị, Pou know the instant you meet person, whether you are going "ellek" or nest. You might fall love at first sight. Such a marriage

unikl probably prove an excerp-

leaully happy. 1001

You mu; be careful not to talk much about your nasuttloss especially about new klek. Something of a thay drummer. You must “alau “learn- to be nuoer

i habil of procrastination putting ni ides into úperatkan the main ronon that you must not tell your plans with thes thoroughly developed. Otherwise, HomeOne eke migtit beat you to the Layal and sincere in all your

should rightly macores which

1 anything yours. friendship 'yone will do

nure.

To And what the slark have in

tomorrow. sture for

select your birthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph, Lut your birth. day star to your dolly puide. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

for the one you love, and

You are, at tumen, almost psychle

in your relation to others and your

own key liken marked. Although you

very

Bre

are.

22-Juce

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar 20)— request, be sure that you are tael- You can make a sorini gathering ful and diplomatic about it

whill really

Dy inviting worth

GEMINE {May

21)- friends with similar objectives, Don't, shik necesory duties. If you ARDI'S (Mar. 21-Apr. 203- have a pwoblere tử notve, fave St

friend's stately and firmly. Make very curtain of a lynity before you exchange many confidences today.

tou

TAURUS (Apr. 21-MAJ 211

If yta iru) is necessary to make

CROSSWORD

FO

13

Across

1. A lot is due to lonelines, (U)

d. Foreboding evil. (7)

10. Customary. 151

Partis called it gentio. (4).

13, it la moving to a cur. (4)

14. A service altitude. (V)

IV. Part on the becker, (8)

*

23. Boene recently of opening of

soaps activity, (6)

23. Usain with s

34. Point out the Peat-opsie. (5)

to. (0)

25. Teacher. no French Ucar, (9)

30, Completely mad. (5)

27. It's owing. (6)

Down

1. Will she rap soon for song?

(2)

2. Extreme, (6)

3. Ailly, that is about Nan, (5)

Holiday Journer, could be 141

Noel upset by a large number.

1. Pood for the tram, (6) not be over-

& This day shy-by-night, (?

11.

15. Nauseētis, (5)

10. Alr at Easter as this mood. (6) 17. Called in all counties this

month. (

Wood of a Gulans tres, (4)

20. This attached on an ancient

Grecian theatre. (0)

21. Trim. (6)

1 dolution of yesterday's pussie --- Aarous;

Consult; 6, fastevett Notice: 4. flar: 10% kinu: 11, Opeira: 180MM

83, Duel; 14, 01; 25. Around; 26, 1

14,

·Dewn tili Cinema: ii oeleka 8. Urching

Leedi Da. Vuoride): 21. Boni.

CANCEIL (June 22-July 23)-

Be sure that you understand any Tantoni directions Hen you s out on a new job today.

the

1, E O (July 24-Aux. #

any involverent, in Sidestep problets of Huiveone who tay be overemotional today.

VIRGO

Aug 24-Nept. 23)-

Be very okay in all statements made so funt, sou will not be misunder-

stood in on „mpoitent matter.

LIBRA

21-Bet. (Sept.

233

If eking a smelt favour, make sure that you approach the who has the power to grant it.

one

ACOMPLO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)~~ Avold belag partial. In your treat- ment of others. Bo fair ömt eqÜNTE with all. Plav no Invourites,

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec, 22)— You might pay a friend a visit, Dan's nextret those who should be close to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 203- Join a group of congenial friends evening and find real happi-

Sil пет.

AQUARIUS' (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)— If you are invited in a darrer or a party, you wouk! du - well to accept and have fun!

INTELLIGENCE TEST

BLACK AND RED By T, O. HARE

A back of cards is divided by cutting into

unequal portions.

W0

If a card is drawn at random from Portion A, the odds are 2 to 1 against ital being a red card:

A red card is next trans forred from Portion B to Portian A. Now he odds aro 2 to against a card drawn at random from Portion D being black.

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WOMANSENSE

GROOM SCHOOL goes to her hend

Stand up when you buy

a hat!

AND DON'T TRY

TO COPY THE OTHERS

ROOM SCHOOL today concen

trates on the Englishwoman and her Hats. It is a special problem, and it cannot be solved simply by copy- ing what the women wear in Paris or in New York.

You cannot compare Englishwomen with Continental women. The whole situation is different. The climate, the lighting. surroundings-everything."

For Que thing most Englishwomen have ku dress for the evening in the morning: they want a hat they can wear right through the day.

Most Englishwomen, 100, would rather look pretty than chic. And they have yet to learn that chic is not adding detalls to your often outfit: it is more removing them.

COMFORT FIRST

the

JOHN FRENCH..

pictures Vernier hat in burni straw that suita utmost, every Englishwoman.

. from FIL

morning

midnight

with a suit or with a dresa. and demanda no special hair style.

Ab Englishman has two weak- neises about her hats, FIRST; She demands hat that is "comfy," She explains: "I must have it Atting well down on to my head."

to

and to must of Debrett a woman from the Continent who makes clegunt hats for Britons. "Stand up when you buy a 1

hat. Look at the whole sil- houttle. Never wear a big hat with a full coat. Wear a tiny hat with a pyramid coat; wear a wide hat with a straight dress or a full-skirted dress.

2

4

enor-

bo

is more a question of climate I have scen and silhouette. women look immensely chle in a tailored suit and an mous hat.

"Decide what you want to focus on you must not

It can divert too much. neckline, or siceves, or hat, or start-but only one of them. 5 "Find your own best hair- style and keep it. For most Englishwomen the best is normal, natural style of mid- length that is a frame to the

And SECOND: She is too fond of "can't be bothered.".

EXAMPLE: A veil tied close "Don't think that grooming over the face is very coming can be nequired with a new women over 35. But the hat. Grooming grows from the Englishwoman says: "Oh, I can't inside

well-groomed Tus fineme Just to Kust's queeSE,

every but East was

be bothered with a vell every woman is groomed in of diamonds and out eusahitz's enter the West hand with time I cat."

single thing she wears-under- face. the proverbial growbar.

neath and "on top.

hand with the king of spades, and fitessed dummy's ten of spades.

East hopefully returned a dub, but this gave South a chance to take free finesse with the ten ni glubs. Deviarer therefore won four clubs. we dimunad, two hearts, and three spases for a total of ten tricks.

South would have been held to mine picks It West had simply refused to win, the second frick with his king of diamonds. This would have left Fast with a diamond that he could lead when he got in with the queen of spades. The defenders would therefore get three diamunde

spade instead of only two diamonda unci a spade.

♥ CARD Senseke

1 Iteart

North 1 Spade

East Pass

Q-The Adding has South

Weal Pass *

You. South. hold: Spades 8-3, learts A-4-3-7. Diamonds-A-K-d- Clubs A-qu What do you do?

A-d three nostramp. You have a count of 22 cits in high randy. and you would have been able to open with two nu-truno except for Now the weak doubleton in anades, that your partner's reebuse lakes care of the apades, you may jump to game in no-trump.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the saing as in the question Just answered. You, South, Bold: Spades 8-2. Hearts__A-K+J+9-3, Diamond A. Clubs A-Q-3-8-3. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

DUMB-BELLS

I HEAR THAT

YOU HAVE FURNISHED YOUR HOME WITH PERIOD

FURNITURE!

THAT IS NOT TRUE WIE PAY

5772 LEDGER SYNDICATE,

CASH

CHESS. PROBLEM

By V. NESTORESCU Black, 4 pieces.

White, 8 pieces, While to play: mate in two,

Solution to

problem:

yesterday's

1. Kt-B4, any; 2, Ritch, or dbl ch), or Kt mates,

Here are Six Points of ad- vice from Madama Vernier. milliner to the Duchess of Kent

out.

A

3 There are no rules about big hats with silk frocks. It

6

"Remember it is to most "faces to

2

flattering

have

little with at the sides."

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

The Brook's Got To Freeze

-And It's Pixie O'Scowl's Job to Turn It Off-

By MAX TRELL

brook, with plumbers' lools, that they ran up to them to find out. IZ NARF and Hanid, the "Go away," Pixic O'Scow! A shadow-children

he saw them. with the grumbled when turned about narnes, were.. "Can't you see we're busy?" surprised as they drew near the

Looks All Right. brook-to-see Pixie- O'Scowl-and- Pixie McSnooze both walking

~We're

the fixing

brook," Both of just ahead of them.

Pixie McSnooze whispered. wearing overalls. But it locks all right to me.. them were Pixie O'Scowl was carrying a

large plumber's monkey wrench

French I keep telling O'Scowl-" almost as big as he was, while, Pixie O'Scowl suddenly Inter- Pixie McSnooze was weighed rupted, "We're not fixing it at down with heavy box contain-all! I'm turning it off!" ing tools.

"You're turning brook?" "They look as if they were go astonishment. ing to x something!" Knarf said excitedly to Hanid.

"Look!" Hanid replied the next moment. "They're going straight to the brook!"

Gruff Voice

They now heard Pixie O'Scowl saying in his gruff voice to his

the in exclaimed Honid "Why are you doing that?" demanded Knarf.

12-4

DA

Pixie O'Scowl yanked and tugged at the handle of the wrench,

ing.

JAPANESE FOOD EXPERTS

ON TOUR OF AMERICA

LIKE THE FRENCH FRIES

By GAY PAULEY

New York.

There's one Oriental custom The favourite eating of a that the Japanese couple good- couple of Japanese cooling ex-naturedly submits as worth copy- perls on tour of the United ing by Americana. States is going to surprise the folks back in the Orient). They like steak and French fries,

Mr and Mrs Tokumpitsu Touji run the Japan Cooking School and its branches in Osaka, Japan. Don't misunderstand. They love their native dishes, such as sukiyaki and sashimi, but confess a weakness for the classic of American tables steak, medlum well, French fries, and a green salad or vegetable.

The Tsujis have a dual pur- pose on their first trip to the United States.

"We want to learn American methods of food-handling and

"In Japan," they said, "a girl must be a good cook when she is married."United Press,

Miss Turner

Is 'No "Girl-Next-Door"

By BEN COOK ·

Hollywood. When you go to see Lana Turner in a film, there's no need

preparation," they explained to worry about seeing her with

wo hope We Americans in ideas,"

through an interpreter, Ichiro Murase, of New York. "And interest can

of SOMO

Our

Tinned Food Expensive They opened their school In 1931, and now have an enroll- ment of about 3.000-would-be chefs, home economies teachers, and giris who just want to learn O'Scowl the big cooking for thele future role as

wiver:

swirled

a scrubbed, girl-next-door look. "Why should motion picture pations pay to see the girl next door?" she asked. They can open the back door and meet her in the yard."

screen

Lana, it may be noticed, is all for keeping the glamorous. The theory that an netress should wear a plaiu gingham dress and havo, dishpan hands to give her role a toueli of realism is not for her.

Even a down-and-out They already have visited young extra In the opening

new San Francisco, plan

of her to spend secre

.M-G-M Bad and the reveral weeks In New York, romance, "The

Beautiful," Miss Turner main will

visited Japan,

tains a touch of glamour. Her and, before they return to

lang, golden bob glistens Her Washington, Philadelphia, Den-

simple ver, Chiengo, Buffalo and Bos-

white blouse has

T neckline. satisfyingly deep Her skirt, though shabby-and, gaping at the seams, is a cloen

ton.

have

smiling

the

A1,

Pixie O'Scowl looked

dis- handed Pixie said, wrench. gusted. "Questions!" he "Nothing but questions! How Knarf and Hand kept watch- can anybody get any work done when he has to keep answering

Pixie O'Scowl questions?"

poked the "But

Knarf asked again. the brook brook offhy are you turning the wrench under the water where around "Because

He stood knee- sistant, Pixic MeSnooze: "Okay.

It's the middle of the

some rocks.

In the water deep McSnooze, put your box of tools winter," he said. "How do you

himself the downt Here's where we're going suppose this brook can ever get as he yanked and tugged at to work!"

frozen and have ico

Mrs Tsuji, a neat, on it it handle of the wrench, turning somebody doesn't turn it oft to something under the water. And litte woman of 50, said "Right here?" said Pixie Mc-keep

most it from running?"

suddenly the brook, which had one thing she's noticed volco. "It Snooze in a tired

Knart and Hanid were more been flowing swiftly

15 and about our kitchens.

tho looks all right to me," he added astonished than

bubbling over the moss-covered mechanisation-mixers, juicers, the next instant as he glanced at

"If it keeps running," Plxic stones, alowed down until the blenders, vegetable peelero — a the brook. "I don't see anything O'Scowl continued, "I'll never water was as quiet and still as gadget for" everything....... wrong with it, O'Scowl. It's run freeze. Then everybody in the that of a pond.

Japanese women use tin ning as good as ever."

neighbourhood will start com-

Pixie O'Scowl stepped out of openers, but not to the extent plaining that all the other brooks Here Pixio O'Scowl said in an

bronk with the wrench, of American women, have lee na them but this one the angry voice: "Stop talking so hush' Hand me that wrench "There" he said.

The Job'Tinned food is too expeti- want it to be again, McSnooze!" much, 1 don't

The brook's turned uft! sive," she explained. We can't done! Now let it freeze aver!" running as good as ever. That's what we've got to Ax. Hold this ·Handed Him the Wrench And off he went with the afford to be tin-opener.cooks," monkey wrench a minute!"

wrench over his shoulder with like a diplomat than a chet Pixie By this time, Knart and Hanid

McSnoozo sighed Pixie McSnooze wearily follow said frozen foods aro few in were so curious to know what wearily, shrugged his shoulders ing until they both disappeared Japan, and those available are Pixle O'Scowl and Pixie Me- as much as to say that all this among the roots of the Old Elm beyond the budget of most Snooze were doing down at the work was no fault of his, and where the Pixies ilve.

families.

over

Rupert and the Hazel Nut-11

The two pala pass through a stretch of woodland without- find ing any trace of the misking monkey.**I'ms aure that if we can catch Beppo we shall stop other things from disappearing, though we may not get your sandwiches backmor: the nuts,”*

VAN TALL GIGHTS

Kays Rupert. Let's separate and search in different directiona." But just as they are going to do so there in a-all. Hi, you chaps,·· do stop. I've not something to sall you." And their friend. Edward Trunk,- comes running towards them.. RESERVED

The

Rupert Annual

is still

available

Tsuji, who at 60 looks more

Throe Styles Taught

.. But In

said, general, he there's been a cal Westernist- tion of Oriental habits, in food as well as dress.

"Our young people prefer American cooking, he Bald, "because it is simpler.".

His schools (ench three styles Japanese; Chinese and Ameri-

can..

:

Off-screen Clamour

"This is part of an actress no sponsibility to keep illusion in tact," she mid. "By this: I don't mean that she should cross the plains In a covered wagon, and remain as well groomed as the Duchess of Windsor. Let's just interesting place! say her dress can be torn In in

the

Lana carries her glamour of screen, 100. Ermino, diamonds „and · satins / pre: her trademark at Hollywood›› pre- mferes. Maybe she wears slórto' for Blin rehearsals, but they, always nro well-tallured ones;.:

She thinks partops the sons of the stlcat em had the right idea.

"Perhaps makeup was over- emphasised in those days," conteded, but the Theda Baras, LaMaris created a magle which Náldis and Barbara

remains unequalled. Clarus Bow and Jean Harlow did, too... "It's the same today." "I notice that the actresses who, havo. stayed favourites over a period of years-Joan Crawford, Iraa Dunne, Loretta Young, Claudetto Colbert, to namo 'maintain, this, mme tradition

Perhaps they wear blue jeans The Japanese chef, is an ex-at home I don't know. But det in preparation of the they don't go, to Romanors in claborate, festive dishes of his them

...Asked

'why

and Frenchi Italian weren't Included, Tauli chuckled as he answered, "Oh, them In Japan, we consider American

A

native land, but confessed that And don't expect to colch at home he and his whe usual Lana Turner doing it either. lychad simple fura