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Colonel UP and Mr. DOWN... by Walter
"Dear Cof Go
Islaying with
•best friend
dinnis and} "bring yours love
BY •
by Beachcomber
THE • WAY •
THE proposed lifting
1
old
ди races
of the named Runabout, which any
friend. Ted Longriott ban on investment and unit Yellow Glory. 1 hope this clearn trusts will have to be a gradual allers up a bit." process, and a distinction must in passing be made between the two.
A an increaFE When there is capital from a unit trust, the bur. sary proportion of Interest to capi tal diminishes in the rallo of four to three. With an investment trust the reverso LM true, since the arbitrary transfer of reserve capi tal can only be effected by a raid This on the appropriation fund. dislocate ́à joint-stock frust in
Auch A way as to disturb
the
HINT on how to get rid of Indefatigable guests who insist on faichingen argument recalls to me the fact of that high-spirited Tourangelle, Ninon de Lenclos. One evening in her salon two learned men were talking their heads off about the domestic customs of the Spartana. "Gentlemen," said Ninon, wonder what time the Spartans retired to bed?"
balance of proportional equationery A feast of music Increases. As for the process known
As overall levelling off, that in A mere share-shuming.
Foulenough clarifier
the issue CAPTAIN FOULENOUGH Inform* me that his horse Damson, alias Curzied Prawn, which was en- Tered At Newmarket some years ago as Proud Chieftain, turned out to be an unknown horse called, mistakenly. Sorrel Soup. Ita real "Curried name was Pelet Poller
Lewes. Prawn, which ran at Stockton Marvel, and again at Wenceslas, was Brighton an ing Actually my horse Damson, where changed to Fulham name Konu when Marchmont 1, running a Flying Joc, was subsilluted for Happy Ending has nothing to
13
was
**
do with all this, and in a horse
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1953.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Simple Play Is Way
To Contract
NORTH (D) AJ983
A 1065
AK
'AQJ
WEBT 472
to be the
K32 100873 142
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SOUTHL
RULING that, at a band com.
must petition, no two bands play simultaneously arema full of commun sense. At tamona Brunswick-square Testival two bands (Nuneaton On Corpora
tion and the Weymouth Birman.: heunds got off the mark together. Vic- Nuneaton played "Pere ja
countered teiro," and Weymouth
Monastery Garden." with "in a While the judges were intervening. up came the Nantwich Rovers with Miors." quickly followed by the Twelva Plymouth Grocers Select with "Tom Bowling." One of tho the whistle, but Judge blow a
for a salo wound way mistaken
Barlow of the fro ald Ben Twickenham and Popesgrove Foun- dry Band. So pandemonium
inued to reign until had blown Heelf out,
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"He never took a lesson in his life."
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EAST
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North-South vul.
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North East South 'Wand
Pass
1 N.T Pans
Pass
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1N.T. Pass
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Opening lead-♦ 10` . .
By OSWALD JACOBY
THE shortest road home is the
THE
best in bridge as in anything else. Look for a simple plan to make your contract, and beware of complications.
When today's hand Was actually played, South tried 10 muke his contract by "general direction," He
the first won trick in dummy with the king of diamonds and returned a low heart towards his queen. What was South's plan for the hand? Nobody will ever know, but it wasn't a good Iden.
king of
West won with the hearts, noting the fact that his ning, partner had played the West therefore returned a heart, and dummy's finesse of the ten lost to East's jack. East switch- ed suits once more, this time to the king of spades.
YOUR BIRTHDAY...... BY STELLA bound to
BORN
toskey,
Now South's position was pretty hopeless. Whether ho Look the spade trick, or not, he was in a hopeless muddle.
South actually -
the refused trick, whereupon East switched back to hearts. No matter what declarer did the defenders were got at least three hearts, a spade, and a club.
The game contract is easily made if South merely plans his plays carefully at the beginning. strong and After winning the
first
trick intuitions are have alxt" ense which reems to warn you of danger and with the king of diamonds, fle sometimes of what is to come. It clarer must cash the i likely that your dreams vivid, and might hold definite diamonds, and continue with the meaning if you were to have them ace and queen of clubs.
East takes the king of
clubs
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
ل و
one ***
Your
Interpreted.
of those rare combinations of the you the practica:: artistic and
You seem to know how to make money In the arts something that few
h
successfully. Reent
manage
music drama, poetry, Literature and art are, all within the sphere ut your interest. Select your to work at an early age and concen trote on it to the exclusion of 1 else and you should be able to make a success at a fairly early age. If you don't, it won't be the stars that are to blade, but your own wit.
Although you can be gregarious, when the mood Inloves you, you have an inner life which few share. and You are a person of noods can be the life of the party at tumes; at others, you are withi drawn and would much prefer to be alone with a good book. In- terested in the mysterious and the accult, you will probably want, to investigate the phenomena, selenti.
Really.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
24-8ept.
29)-
VIRGO CASE, There are plenty of opportunities lor you just now. It is up to you
to recognise and utilise them.
(Supt. LINICA
24-Oct. 23)--
A nappy day for friendship, court- ship and marriage, it you are still single. Your stutudo will determine which.
24-Nov.
21)
SCORPIO (Oct. Protect your capital and let ine prospects of high profits take care ut themselves! Baving does it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)- If dozens of arguments surround
Non- you, keep
of them. interference. right now, Is best.
CAPRICORN (Bac. 23-Jan, 20) — Differences of opinion over business and financial matters can be di- culi. Don't take aloeR.
out
AQUARIUS (Jan. 2-Feb. 193 If you are involved in some real relate deal. then it would be best to postpone final decisions.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) -
Your Stick to
major objecitve. Don't let the colinxes of autelare ildetrack you. Keep your alm true.
-31-Apr. 20)
ARIES
You could be blamed for the erroru made by another. Don't permit it. Stand up for your own rights.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 1) --- You may safely - and beneficially, too--combina business and pleasure. Take your ellent out to lunch.
27-June OEMINI
11) - If you are developing important plans for your future, secure ex- pert advice before you make deal- sions.
CANCE (June 22-July) — An infuential person might be able to solve a nerious problem for you. Don't hesitate to ask if neces
ze-Aug. LEO
(3) rather Adhare closely, to routine than attempt to make drastic changes in plans - previously made. if you want the best results.
WHAT'S HER LINE? ROSE. F. R. LEWELL Re-arrange: the lettere “so' apali. (Solation on Page 105 --
ace of
not and returns the king of spades,
It is likely that you may you until along toward middle age.
સ
for you are rather exacting when thus forcing out, South's
Rec.
it comes to selecting someone with Now declaTMer can cash the queen whom to spend the rest of your of diamonds to discard dummy's Sifat There will probably be one
If the jack of clubs. This enables him great love in your life. does not culminate in marriage, to stay in his own hand and take the rest of the clubs. Hence you night never wed.
To Bad what the stars have in South can surely wh four clubs,
select your *tore for tomorrow, birthday star and read the corres- three diamonds, one spade, and ponding paragraph. Let your birth-one heart. day klar be your daily guide.
10.
CROSSWORD
Acrusa
Adda seibellishments, (2)
spirited. will do if
wall. (01
[W]
31. Turnapi for rubblan dumps
14. kiss when you address num. [4]
13. Full of ups and downs (9)
14. Absent on fatand chia, (ki
With the
WOMANSENSE
Fago 51
hoose these from Paris? SHE SAW HER
ROYAL FLUSH
IN FOUR HATS EN
·ILL the Queen wear these hats -the newest thing in Paris
Wthe
all have a possible buyer in common-the Queen. They belong to the collection which Madame St Cyr, one of the top French milliners, is now showing--and which she will bring to Norman Hartnell's in London next month;
Madame St. Cyr first brought her
Crystal drops
or sequins?
GW-let's look at the hats in detall. The big pictures
above show a lighế khaki petat cap with crystal, drops embroidered on the front and, a wispy tail of silk at the back, and (right) a cocktail cap of pink sequins, clustered with flowers! and trimmed, with a pink tulle reil.
Smaller pictures are (left) a black velvet bæret trimmed wilb <callops of light ribbed wool, and tright a dark blue waffle' siik cap with a wide band of black velvet.
collection to Hartnell's last spring, and this summer the Queen has been seen
Point worth noticing is that the new St. Cyr, styfes all seem to follow the off-the- face, off-the-side line that the Royal Family favours. It may well be that the Queen's potential custom has had this › effect on the designers;
-Venetia Murray
OPPORTUNITY
By Anne Heywood
N my mother's time,
most young women were married shortly after school and without the Interim of business or pro- fessional experience. This was harder on them if later on they ever found it neces- sary to support themselves, but easier, on the other hand, because they never had to make the adjustment between the busy and Ex- citing life with their own salary, and the somewhat lonely life as a home-maker with children.
of
Every day, though, I hear instances
She Holds an Exercise Class: of how young
Once a Week in Her Home: mothers have capitalised on 'their past instead of simply ferences not only by word
mouth from paat students, but mourning it.
doctors. a perfect health stores,
obstetricians, Mrs S. R. is
nurses, and so example, and has given me forth. It's an excellent activity permission to use her atory, that I can do, at home and still
"Before I was married," make a
from
certain amount of
Moral: No experience is ever
she told me, "I taught money" physical education. Dancing wasted unless you yourself per-
was really my specialty, and mit it to be.
I worked
out excellent
rhythmic exercises for some ; of my students who were overweight."
Right Work
FOR MORE
FIGURE
CONTROL
Here she went into an enthusiastic description of how wonderful it is to sec fat, flabby people turn into lithe, slender ones. You could tell that this had indeed been exactly the right work} MORE пgure control is what
the for her.
foundation g ments boast about this season.
By ELEANOR ROSS:
new
"After my children were born," They do cover more figure, as a she went on, "I kept up my matter of fact, so they have a own dance work-out, and my right to the claim. figure came bock very fast. In Waistbands go higher for slim- fact, my obstetrician got quite mer midriffs, and garments are interested, and I showed him longer foor a slimmer hipline, what the exercises were. They The bustline is more natural,
you are, and
Fabrics and clastics are getting
are done on met es tedious closer to "featherweight," which
are
therefore
Also, they develop
ne and
posture
grace, help means more cool comfort, more
sicill, at ease in washing,
Increase
ballroom dancing,
There's more cotton than usual
"It was my doctor who sug in the new garments, and lots of
firm fabric in
in place of boning. for women who wanted to One-piece foundations go in for
class that I might start a little) tone up their muscles and more definite waist-shaping with
develop litheness and grace. Now, alternate panels of satin elastic right in my home, I have my and strong net. Effective and chess once a week. The word decorative corselets are made of has gone around, and I get re- taffeta with bust cups in em
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
A Tree That's Good to Nibble
-That's What the Caterpillars Were Looking For---
By MAX TRELL
sum-
you the same question. What kind of a tree do you think it
"I don't know," said, Archi- bald.
"Neither do 1," said Clarence.
“LARENCE and Archibald, the 1s7
Iwo caterpillars, were walking side by side along the road on a very pleasant mer's afternoon when they came to a telephone pole. They both stopped to look at it. "Clorence," sold ♥CARD Sense after both had been silent for several minutes, "what kind of a tree do you think this is?"
"Archibald," answered Char- ence. "I was just about to ask
QWith both sides vulner- able, the bidding has been: Weri
North East South
3 Hearts 3 Spades Pass
You, South, hold: Spades 8-6, Hearts A-J-3, Diamonds A-K-Q- |J-3, Clubs 9-6-2. What do you
do?
A-Bld three
no-trump.
your partner's apades are solid, he will go on to game in spades
probably make It.
and 'will
he has weak
cak spades. he
1 Wil
almost surely have side strength
in clubs, and you'll have a fine play for three no-trump.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades 8-6, Hearts 0-0-2, Diamonds A-K-Q-
18. Will always be found in pun-7-3, Clubs A-8. What do you
towels. (4)
19. Found around 22 agrón. (8) að. Odd sort of loot. (3),
21, Pity-AUTY.
22: PUL Rate in tea and they get
nd of 15 101
Dowb
without bean,
You'll be parallig out in you paint Rar. ~(8)
He's to blennie) 473)
Rewrite your name and leave.
4. Veblele mixed up ta
(4)
'Daves.
g. ktuale for a change of some. (8)
31 Animal found among the trees?
(6)
9. Just about the bottom of
LBIDEA. (4)
.1
12. Neil 2 with us, and in a bad
femper, too | (6)-2*
15. “She ist the web, she left the
{Lady of Shalott).
18. Pompell's stirpud,; (4)
17. Talk, Canadhili wamesa, to anad
something,
SOLUTION
TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE
do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS PROBLEM
By W. MAY Black, 10 pièces.
Whlia, 10 pieces. White to play: mate in two.
Solution to... - yesterday's problem:
Archibald,
DUMB-BELLS
I NEVER HOW DID YOU ENJOY KNEW YOUR FIRST ANYTHING | HORSEBACK, FILLED
RIDE
WITH HAY COULD BE
SO HARD
FBY
Hasn't Any Branches
"It doesn't seem to have any
branches," said Archibald, look ing up to the top of the long straight pole and then down to
the bottom again.
It
"No," agreed Clarence, "and
doesn't seem to have any
| leaves."
"It's a strange tree that hasn't got branches or leaves,” said Archibald.
"Ab. here comes a beetle," said Clarence. "He lives in this neighourhood. I'll ask him about
this tree."
ches or leaves. Do you happen to know anything about it???
~ Archibald looked at Clarence, and Clarence looked at Archi- bald. "It's a telephone pole,” they both said at the same time. Then they walked un, because they knew without anyone tell- ing them that there's no nibbling a telephone polę, it just doesn't taste good.
Another Tall Pola
use
on
So they walked on and along the road until at length they came to another
wooden pole. Only this one had
a big round white light hanging from the end of a single wooden arm. It was a road lamppost.
Clarence and Archibald stopped to examine it.
broldered shoers,
Galety As Well
The Junior sci, of course, de-. mands galely as well as comfort, and gets it in elusticised ging-. ham girdles and bras, or in two- colour, two-way stretch cinstic. Garter belts of interwoven rib- bon look pretty and do a good - job.
the
No matter what BOCs over it, strapless bra continues to bo favourite.
It is now a basle
style for daytime covered-up dresses as wall as for play and evening wear.
In general, bras for the months ahead have longer lines, many foor waist-length bands
with
diaphragm control.
You can be pretty sure that, despite all these changes in de- sign and fabric, every one of The new foundation garments is designed for the
easiest of Boo and water care. And you don't have to give a
a thought that there will be any fading or iceding the new high colours., White
After several minutes, Clar "It's a telephone pole," Archibald is still the big favourite, nosing
ence said: "It isn't a tree. It isn't a telephone pole. What do you think it is, Archibald?"
and Clarence both wild."
"
out pink.. But there are some new yellows, belgen und, of
As the sparrow was in a rush course, black and navy blue, too. to get back to his nest with the Some of the white garments have "I haven't got the slightest thread to show to his wife and a dainty trim of ribbon or ideo," answered Archibald, "ex- four children, he merely an embroidery. In pastel blue, pik cept that it might be a tall swered: "It's lamppost, or Mac, apple-bush. I see a white apple stupid!" and flew off. hanging up there at the end of ณ branch."
True enough, true enough,”
aparrow
They Walked On
Wash Frequently
Despite all the ease in upkeep,
By this time the beelie came up close to Clarence and Archi- baid. "I beg your pardon," sald Clarence. "My friend Archi- sald Clarence, who now noticed "It's 1 lamppost-stupid" careful, frequent washing is im- bald and I were wondering about the white apple himself. "Yes, it Clarence, and Archibald said to portant. An elasticised girdle or this toll straight tree which might be an apple-buah just as each other. So once more they bra must never, never be wrung doe't seem to have any bran» you say,”
walked on.
out or subjected to very hot water
Warm suds and gentle And, as they walked through At that moment a came along to pick up a bit of the streets of the town, they squeezing is the rule.
barber-
Bras, incidentally, are using. The beetle, who was carrying thread that was lying on the stopped to examine a a rock on his back and was in ground. "I beg your
far more clastic in their con- pardon wooden-force-forest and several struction this year, soine having sald Archibald a hurry to get home so he could Sparrow,"
cupa as well..om didn't all-elasticised take the rock off, merely sald: politely. "Would you mind tell- round-trees which they "It's a telephone pole," and lng us whether this is an apple know were wagon wheels until back bands and side Inserts. So with anything black bush?"
cat (who was; washing don't rub them her face and didn't care to be harsher than a soft brush or your bothered talking to caterpillars) fingertips. told them so in as few words as
Foundation possible...
scurried off,
Rupert and the Pepper-Rose-25
The pepper rose has just the sama zősat on the leading, imp an (on averyone thi and he is taken at once with a violent fit of sneezing. The other. Imps are in 'dignant at what they think is a trick and they stite Rupert and pull.
him down, but the Lander atópa thems, ** Loë hẫm aloce,” he orders. **Spring flowera are dar, affair, but this one la note of our doing. Tell me. Little bear, where did you find hy... Are there moen, of them ? : This maner de important, bes_us. "ALL 'RIGHTS REALETED
Another new "Adventure"
RUPERT and the DOUBLE DREAM
$1.38
A
letter-box-bush,
be dried at room temperature, blotting out excess moisture with Clarence and Archibald were a towel, Bhape bros with your | happy when they got back to hands as you hang them to dry, the country and found a regular and smooth out ribbons's or tree with branches and leaves futing to keep them new-looking. growing In. the middle of a mondow...
They both stopped to take a very long, earnest.look at it,
Household Hints
Then they both looked at Prolong the life of wood or each other and nodded.
metal trays by giving them a Then they both climbed up cost of clear shellac.. This will. the trunk. Finally, when they protoct. them, and, mako them. had both nibbled a big hole in casier to wipe clean, with a a leaf, they looked at each other dampened cloth again.
...
“Yes!” mid 'Clarence.
An old safety razor blade yes, Indood!" said Archibald. excellent for removing labels WIt certainly is it CERTAIN-paint from window-panes LT 18.za treš!" they both skid- a good deal handler, thị
togwalior
„for ripping"jaàmi."
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