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Colonel UP and Mr. DOWN... by Walter

BY

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST., 19, 1953.

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THE by Beachcomber

Wi

HOCERS are still itebating Pal who war Eric's recund wife,

the best kind of lighting for

Sante

That Sansones.

cli cundlelight saftens the outlines of a sausage, and gives it On mid-work look and a touch of mystery.

under

Oller ay that the publie devs. mut suck fur strunge beauty Ins Lueage, and that, in any case, the alow of the ligin placed the skins and shining through, a tar in Leeds, it more method

Canilles. fective Ban Janterns of

foodlight sausage." wald one delegate. "is like sending a whale to catch a sprei.

Wendover Krocer

л Wander.ng

uggested to

DICK QUE 2 usage here and there.

A delegate from Chester eald, "Let the sausages remain ht cumparative datke, to avoid disillusioning in public

The Undarkened Star (IV)

marrying Roy, who faithird husband: and that wife. Baby, who was Torn's fifth was marrying Rhoda's Arst husband, nder the very eyes of Millicent. The champagne, the clothes of the three ladies, and Gorth's well-breú sophistication made the whole affair ane of civilised respectability. When Site C two Babande

and husbands began to arrive, the room became very crowded, and the dis creet Mason could hardly get in to announce newcomers.

Without comment

She is intelligent, but a family. tontup person as well.

(Evening paper,i

In passing

PABLO CASALS, in whose honour

music festival was held again

seat at Prades, chose a good

plus for his retirement. Three miles away, in the valley of the Tourinya. is the Abbey of St Achel-de-Cuxa, CHAMPAGNE cried the three

wives

Gloria founded in the ninth century. The in chorus D Wentworth crossed the threshold. great mass of the Canigov doininates

and countryside,

from the "Well, well," Gloria, "is jook the unemanonly like a spot of bigamy. Afudren you can feast your eyes on Are you lumtring. June?" Garth the great peaks of the Carlitte, the was too well bred and sophisticated plout the Roussillon, and the Aude which tu look uncomfortable, although the ively valley of the conversation: became increasingly winds along below the dimeult to follow. It appeared that Capcir, that little kingdom of woods

husband hack

and takes and mathher, cold, windy, Gloria's fourth

narrled Paul's thiru

and lonely. wife;

re-

that

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Opening lead---♥ 7

By OSWALD JACOBY

THE Missouri Valley Regional Tourainení begins today and will attract most of the best players in the midwest. This region is rich in experts, mos! of whom bid their cards with great enthusiasm but manage to play skilfully enough to make their ambitious contracts.

As I write Duis description of the midwestern experts I think especially af J. G. Ilosta, of Wichita, who will surely welcome all the tournament players to his horne town and will then sit down at the bridge table and try to talk them out of everything that isn't nailed down.

Today's hand shows "Hip" at fils careful best in a recent tournament. Some playw wenud be satisficu! with a part score on the South hand. Many experts would bid only three spades in order to give North a chance to get out from under. Tip's

style Le to barge right into gane-and then find a way to make it.

Wext opened the servers of heart, and Ripetra, playing the South hand, won the first trick with the ace. He then led the eight of spades from his and just an hand very casually, Cually let it ride for finesse. His next step was to lead the three of clubs from his hand and play deuce of clubs from dummy.

EAT won with the seven of clubs much to hta amazementi

YOUR BIRTHDAY........ BY STELLA Fant returned to hearts, and

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19

BORN today, you have a rather

the

You will discover that Tuesday i - pugnacious nature.. Still you your best working day of are kindly and sympathetic. week and that Tebruary to your

Juckles! month. Seize any have good business judgment und probably will be able to make a portunity, which comes your

You

way

de-

clarer ruffed the third round, only to be overruffed by West's queen,

When We then led another club hopefully. Hipstra was in pallion to win with the king of clubs, draw both remowing trumps with the ace, and then eash the ace of clube and In this way, the contract-wan trump

ut his last club with dummy's last casily made.

The play of both black ruits muy

WOMANSENSE

Fashion Fortnight Style Set Pace For 1953-54

The arrow-weave tweed from which the, coat by Dereta of London is mado ́ly a codd.example of the new tweeds for an edging of autumn-wear. The cost is streamlined with black face-cloth, and has an arum-lily collar which stands up

Sleeves, decorated with to frame the face.

Acroll motis, taper to the waist.

#

BOYS AND GIRLS

BAZINE

Mr. Punch Built A Bicycle

-It Was So Small, The Seat Was an Acorn Top-

By MAX TRELL

WISH I had a bicycle," said Hanid, the shadow-girl with turned-about name, to her brother Knarf.

the

"So do I," said Knurf. "But how can we get one?" "We haven't any oald Hanid, money."

"That's right," agreed Knarf. "We haven't any money."

said

Watched Sunbeams

comfortable living. Your talents during this period. You will find sein peculiar, but it was a demonstra are many Just learni to make the it brings great success and profit. Lion of sound techniques for the art Breeting. Then Hanid explained:

best posible use of them

You have an affectionate nature

So Knar! and Honid went to see their friend Mr Punch, who was sitting in his chair in a sunny window of the playroom. watching the sunbeams as they sparkled post.

"Good.

Punch. moming," Mr- Spark

to Knarf and Hanid, Knarf and Hanld returned the

led the Jack spades

like to get a bicycle, but intrap To find what the stars have

fineste. Wesl would have

the money to we haven't got

How can we get a wory and returned a true buy one. temper. You are quick to forgive birtday stor and read the corres

trumps bicycle without money?" but the others may hat be no pending paragraph. Let your birth could lead a third round

from ruling a *obliging.

to prevent duny

That's a pretty question," re- club.

The idea of ducking the first round of clubs was to make it possible for piled Mr Punch. "When I declarer to draw a second round of your age, I also wanted a bicycle.

also didn't And

have any money. But I got my bicycle just the same."

"How? asked Knarf and They were

but are inclined to lose your slew o for tomorrow, select your covered with the queen. If dummy

LEO

day, ray be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

remain

24-Aug. 23) previously well-laid plans, „July

calm and all will be well.

Trumps, then cash is too clubs, and last club with CANCER (Jane 22-July 23) - finally ruff his Be friendly, socially or in busi-dummy's last trump. ness. Watch the budget.

A new ideu should be promotea. for it will be favourably "received. Romance is in the air for you, you are seeking it.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept, 23)

"today 11 Follow your Intuitiona you are to make the right deel- NonH Your environment Is 11- portant now.

LIBRA (yept. 24-Oct 23) - Despite minor upsets, hold your femper and all will work out you should.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - It returning by vehicle be caretur on the road R conditions crowded. Heed your intuitions.

pre

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 23) Make sure that all personal mat- term are in order.

CAPRICORN (Dec, 26-Jan. 20) -- There may be conflicting

Issues. cholce so make your

wisely 15 forced 10 make decision between them.

AQUARIOS (Jan, zi-Feb. 15) —

conditions Be alert to changing

and be calm no matter what nep- penn, Avert Beeldents by not be- ing hosty,

PIBCEN

20-Mar. 20) -- There an undercurrent of un- certainty: so be calm and relaxed. Avold nervoOUMEN,

ARIES (Mar. 21-ADE, 201 Your sign is favoured, in the main. but since there are outside con- Bicting elements, conduct affatrs carefully,

CROSSWORD

44

10

12

15

17

16

120

22

23 124

125

Across

1, shout Robb, for cleaning seete-

Kia (9)

. Lax tinga (anag.). (8) -

11. Dearth for sewing. (8)

12. Marrings, neck or cup. (2

13. The London district has gone to

seed. (0)

15. No room as shija piky. (8)

16. Lastle Alistair reta a knight

mixed up. (4)

17. Change detectives for a religious

Denominacion. (9)

1. O so douri sanag.). (TL

21. Part of Bouth Africa to ne dorn

10. (3)

25. Fearing not a ñg. (4) 2

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) - There is considerable confusion; so be guarded in your decisions. Co slowly and avoid dimcully.

22-June 21327.

GEMINE

26. Surer hushes the colour. (a)

Paintly aint out. (3)

The unexpected today could upset on she was a DRET

DUMB-BELLS

IT'S ALL

OVER NOW

BUT IT'S NOT SO EASY TO FORGET!

NONSENSE I CAN TELL YOU

HUNDRED

THINGS I've FORGOTTEN]

2. To the south-beat and back

Dawa

141

(41

1. Exist to a backward saint, ist Are le mixed with the hod. 161

3. Or rowing essentist. (8)

Pride nos so quiet. (4)

1 tune the strings, surely. (8)

A red dragon is its co-emblem.

9. Pale dota tróm trogapawn. (51

Begin without extence)

10. Teña an hollow. (4)

14. Dross up. (0)

10. Notes ofherwise, (8)

17. Due B.E, often an foot. (

7

15. Middle of the forebead for uns

of them. (5)

20. Unusual rear.. (4):

21. bind, find."

A pameo of a_gem. (6)

PAR BIZ. (37

H

SOLUTION

TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE

1

♥CARD Sense Hanid in one voice.

Q-With North-South the bidding has been:

North Well

Double

very

WDS

. "I built

eager to know. Mr Punch smiled. vulnerable, one," he said."

Knort

and Hanid cried out in Bouth

"You bullt astonishment. You, South, hold: Spades 1-1-1-3. bicycle by yourself?" ifcarts 9-3-2. Blamonds 9.3-2. Clubs Certainly," K-Q-4 What do you do?

3 Dinda.

Fant

Pame

Fair. With your gas distribution and your balanced strength you are perfectly willing to defend against the three diamond contract You Wur probably collect stable proft, but you might easily be unable to make any contract of your own.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You South, hold: Spades Clubs Q-5-4. What

Q-3-9-7-2. Hearts 8-5

Diamonds do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

CHESS PROBLEM

By IL. GROENDIJK

Black, $ pieces..

Whlie, 6 pieces;

White to play; mate in two.

Solution Lo yesterday's problem:

1, B-K6. 1... P–Q4; 2, B-D5; P-K6; 2, KixP.

WHAT'S HIS LINE? WALTER REIDER

Re-arrange the lessers, jo spali I occupation.

........(Solution on Fabi 10),

社

"Mr Punch told the children-he had blcycled everywhere.

"And what was the seat made of?" asked Knarf.

"The seat was made of the top of an avom."

"And the light?" asked Hand. "The light was a firefly in a little cage."

"Then I suppose," said Knori, that the bell was a blue-bell."

"Or," said Hanid, "a thimble with a lttle ball in it."

"It

Chirped When Tapped Mr Punch shook his head. was a cricket," he said. "Every time I tapped him on the top of

his head, he let out a chirp. was one of the best bicycle bells

said Mr Punch, in the world. Everything got out "What's so hard about building of my way when my cricket-bell

a bicycle? All you need is two rang-all the beetles and cater- handle pillars and potato bug and wheels, two pedals, a

grasshoppers. seat, a light and a bell. And

I never hit any-

of course, you need a frame on thing. The frame of my bicycle which to put all these things, so was a forked twig."

that when you get through you

Mr Punch smiled again. "You

have something that looks ex-. have no idea how much fun I had actly like a bicycle.

was

Bicycle Was Small

my little bicycle. I rode everywhere--along the garden paths, around the dining room "But you must understand one table, across the floor of my play- thing first," Mr Punch went on. room and even sometimes on the "When rat built my bicycle I palm of my father's hand."

small-not much Knart and Hanid than

thanked Mr than a clothespin. So my Punch and walked away.

They larger than a bicycle was quite small, too." wondered if they could build a They Knart and Harld sat at Mr bicycle like Mr Funch's. Punch's feet while he described really weren't quite sure that how he had built his bleycle. they could. They really weren't "The wheels were made of quite sure that Mr Punch had daisy blossoms. The pedals built it himself. For sometimes were two erasers from the ends Mr Punch forgot himself and of my pencils. The handle bar told them what he had Imagined was a bent pin-"

instead of what was true!

Rupert and the Pepper-Rose-12

Mary-Quite. Contrary, is very

know

where it has gone." startled to find Rupert standing "Oh, but i think 1 do," Mary beside her. "H-however did you exclaime. 1.sıw a balloon Bloat get in here?", the demands. ing over here, and it dropped Please, fell in--over your gently into this thick clump of garden wall," haya Rupert. I'm Free I'm afraid you may never very sorry, but I wm trying to so it again. There is such an follow my balloons, and 1 don't tangle of branches in there."

PAWAREY TONTE BEIDETER

seng.

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By Victoria Chappello

International fashions, writer and formerly a fashion editor of the

·Dally, 'Mall' in London and

? ."Paris.!

1

The sixth London Fashion! Fortnight over, having proved an event unique in the wholesale fashion world, whether in Britain or over reminiscent of an English of own and attended by more than a parade of their colour mixtures which are often were given Launched in 1947 Scottish moné dni autumn, with 250 buyers. Every important under the sponsorship of the thick weave giysiga slub manufacturer of cotton cloths, the Board of Trade, it is effect. Pebble tweeds are in couture house and wholesale country and travel couture firm in Britain had col- today recognised as the portant for major effort of the year's but may still be worn for town loborated and models

Lund wool cloths.

from elegant town Bult and clothing export promotion

The shaggy, fabrics are really dresses to evening gowns. from Britain.

the

in.

neut

ranged

setting pace and style. The deep cape-like collars which give line to the shoulders like the On the whole suit jackets vary Every twelve-month has seen slope of a hill; the full sleeves from the atted to the match-book an increase in the number of melon or balloon shaped-ending type usually with the shoulders

the cuff;

deep soft and unpadded and with a buyers who accepted' vilation of the Board of Trade armhules; and fringe trimmings tendency to drop the

seams, down the the arm. Lengths remain, Fortnight and produced by unravelling to attend the

cmunato from the whole, as at. cloth-all these

present. nearly 590 actual and

the way these long-haired ma- customers notified their

Either long-haired or dat furs of seeing it in Coronation Year, terials drape and behave. will be used to accentuate the

line,

although on sults fur trims are much more modest. Millinery

Intention

incluang Some of them sw important top-level

for the first time the range of achievement of the fabrie

trades

*

The dress fabrica, on the other in subservient to the fashion ades hand, have moved in the op points made by the dressmakers, In Britain-woollen, silk and posile direction. They are Height is being introduced by

and realised synthetle yara the high standards of the leading wholesale couture houses: The cul, Anish and styling they saw Impressed them as much as the prices, and the results, I am told, are now becoming visible on the order books,

nocth, pliable, often sheer, means of the crown or through

a trimming, but the hair retraitis · always entirely feminine.

Cottons now one of the most short essential with the new important of high fashion fabrics large collars.

A suit of brown

worsted shot with

The fashion story this year lavender broke with the woollens, which

blue

included the most delicate and from the gossamer-like fabrics for even Banks of London

(113

18%-wear-o four

ounce

gram) wool georgette broke the

rocord-to Lodvy

cloths

for collection.

This

some of

country occasions the heaviest here was a 34-ounce (904 grau) shows cavalry twill hunting pink,

For 1953-54 the long-haired the fashion points novelty cloths are likely to give

wearer

the

a shogzy-dog ap- for pearance which no fur could im-

part,

although there are gradua

tions even of these fabrics.

the seaso

1053-54.

The

Serne show fringes of mobair tailored yet very evenly spaced to give a atripe-

like appearance; others have a feminine line is mohair surface woven in small

chock-like blocks. Mixtures of typical camel and mohair, or mohair and wool are popular with plain now season's sil surfaces.

of

the

Not even tweeds are smooth hopette. The hai

is by Madge

this season the rougher they are, even for town, the smarter, and this appearance has enabled the weaver to accentuate

the

Chard.

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