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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1958.

Colonel UP and Mr. DOWN ........ by Walter

WOMANSENSE

Eve Perrick

JOINS THE

STAMPEDE

TO BEAT BALLET GONG

BY THE • WAY

● JACOBY N

by

Beachcomber

TONIGHT, as midnight chimes I don't suppose so

from many a moorland clock, A MAN handed his hat to the

the test shots will ring out. The first dead birds will be rushed by helicopter to waiting planes, which will fly them to the In- don restaurante.

cloakroom girl in night- clib. "Can I leave myself a well

as my hat?" he asked. fit you liice ** raid she, so he vaulted the coun ler, put on his hat, and stood in a comer among the overcoats, After a while the girl said. "You can take Too Intel Too late! Already lant your hat in with you, you know, year's birds, dragged from retrizera. You needn't stay here with it." Lipe tors, will have been served ni early Thanks most awfully,"

Ruppert, "Flown inarning

and he went into the club. ways the hoad from the mopra,

without his walter. furtively

inserting a few hst, I don't like it in there," he extra bite of shot into the birds. This one," says a gourmet, "could mid, "I left mo hat and came on Again he vaulted the counter and stood in the corner. " feel an awful fool here without my hot," he sud "Yult seem to mix the two sta" add the girl. "yourself and your

direcently he returned,

do with a bit of fanging. The treh." Little does he know that the wretched thing had been hanging for months, before being frozen stiff. Ah. Ufe, how cruel you are

At Macaroon Castle

and

ND Faulenough? A report says A that he is at Macaron Cartie the weat of the Macaroon of der ond that he is Macaroon, monstrating a new kind of shooting- stick, hollowed out to hold two pins. very loud He is said to be dressed in yellow and grem tweeds, Jerr-stalker for Goganatcher) with a peacock's fenther stuck into the band. He informed the Macaroon (after dinner) that he had brought with him a sack of ferrets "in caso we put up a runabis stag," and an old pesiyam "to desi foxra that turn up."

hat

with any

The man thought for a mo ment: "I tell you what it is," ho Hard." #houldn't have brought my hut at all."

shouldn't have bought yourself, you mean," the girl "How could my hat have cone atone?" anked the man. "I really don't know or care," wild she girl, who was ack of all this. Thank you, Mrs Troute DEAR STR

London. Any non ballet-minded mother who found Horself confronted TOW is the time when a with Roland Petit's new-tangled

lot of women of my stuff has my sympathy. age and temperament

Compatriots ON BRIDGE (won't tell and inartistic. THE DOBY,

respectively) become ballet- domestic little things which goers-the poor mothers occur in the private lives of the who,' every school holiday, famed-but only their best are forced to take their friends know about! Such is the stuff that memoirs are made of,

Ambitious Bid Gets Player Headaches

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daughters to the ballet. and Mr Robert Henrey's' latest Balletomania, it seems, is volume. "Madeleino's Journai," the contemporary school- has a beauty: girl crush (in my day it was "She [the Begum. Aga Khan]

Blue film merely

stars and spoke about Simba the

She had been Fred Perry), and we lower. Persian kitten,

afrald her Inusband would be browed mamas are learning angry, when she first brought it back to the hotel, because he It's hightmarish experience, only understood large animals, though. And for the benefit of horses and elephants, but those parents ...******

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Yrs. faithfully.

(Mr.) Ada Trouts.

Opening lead—❤ 9

By OSWALD JACOBY ·

thing

this:

goes some.

like

The .timo

near 2.30, the

st.

be

***** quickly fell in love with the

On this page from kitten, sold it

tomorrow the

first glimpses of Christian Dior's new Paris Look

matineca start,

wan

Per-

himself, and allowed it to

sleep in their

bed.

In Ameri C#,

where they love some-

things, The investigating place the Royal Festival ono has beep going round

01

Hall.

those Up

terrifying, interrogating ventriloquists surrealistic staircases with no who is their favourite ventrilo- backs to the steps and quist. The answer was unanimous IN 100

JORTH'S bidding was a little seemingly lying out into space ven Edgar Bergen agreeing-

ambitious in today's frenzied throng of mothers Senor Wences. hand, as can easily be demon tries to rush, egged on, by their bid of one no-trump, he showed nugging daughters in the van, A maximum of 13 points. (It

Dirge of the doors South had 18 points or more, he would surely be able to find pore robid other than one no- trump).

YOUR BIRTHDAY...... BY STELLA strated. When South made a ro-

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

BORN today, you are sympathetic

and understanding with every one with whom you come in con- tact. You are always helping out athers but in this faction actual ly you often give yourself a boot tipt Those whom you help do лnt fürget easily and may come to Your aid, quite unexpectedly, when you need it most. You are a de- voted and loyal friend and you may HAYS quaintance your

circle

while

AS-

-39

hopplest LI you

you would be

work in there or re-

are

be

found your lated fields. You have excellent

Since North had a count of tell powers of analysis if only you will met let them be swayed by your only 10 points, he could personal likes and dislikes which that the combined count 'could

You are often very strong.

not equal 20 points and a total spiritual rather than religious in

of 20 points is usually needed the conventional sense. You lieve in doing the right thing ac for a reasonable play for game, exrding to your precepts even it

Maybe South counted on for then you

with partner to play the hand with to Hot car too succupy you great skill and on the opponents de care much for money to defend badly.

If so, there aspey, although you do enjoy

you lone money, have a feeling of “rightness"

Sentor Wences is the only ventriloquist I've ever loved. too, because he does not use a

dummy and I cannot stand the

sight of those grotesque wooden S the hidden gong beats out Agures. But I've often wondered

A its rhythmic dires, mourn

if it didn't make him mad to be ful voice booms: "At the last considered top man at the job stroke the doors will be closed," and watch

"Oh, COTIC on, mummy, talents reach

shriek the frightened popular acclaim. do!"

it Hu said children.

You get

for?"

Matches and lighters flare up

For It

the rather lesser the heights of

did not really your seats too lato bother him. And anyway every- to read the programme notes on thing is all right now. his

what the ballet is supposed to seems that the ex-bullfighter close

the

other dummy-toters. over all the treble chorus cintes will be highly nolective.

be about, "What's he doing that from Spain is rising and shining

Wences is

a top TV star: the You have considerable of the day-

rises to a crescendo of "Why's"

other Boys find it more prudent dreamer in your make-up and sto

the pleasure that money can buy, was no harm in shading his bid

as the dancers go through their

stick radio. to nol always ne pushing and

satisfied with by a point or two, because this gressive in getting what you want But you can be

little And your

So at the age of 62, and after back comparatively

kind of consideration must be mystifying gyrations. as you whould be. You sit

bring you A something to turn slems will always

30 years in and "wals for

the trade, the up" when you would get further comfortable income. Highly attrac weighed whether you are using

live to members of the

point count or any other method

as patient parents try to steal a ventriloquists' ventriloquist is if you went out and made things

wx, you would be most heppen You believe that if you

look at the programme. There topping the popularity polls to Dut of valuing your hand. do your work efficiently and can- It yn wed at an early DRO

that you select some West opened the nine of is an ominous smell of something the pay day tune of around scientiously, you are bound to re- rinke sure

whose temperament is suited hearts, and East overtook with | burning.

£1,000 a week. colve your proper regard eventual che ty. Sometimes that doesn't happen to your own.

To find what the stars have in the len, South refused the first competitive highly

society In a

to win select your trick but was forced store for tomorTOW, unless you do a little blowing of Four own horn. Let people know birthday star and read the corres the heart continuation,

panding paragraph. Let your birth-1

The contract appeared to de- Fond of travel and iterature, day star be your daily guide.

pend on the success of the dia- mond finesse, but South had a SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) second plan up his sleeve. He 1 you are bored

routine, began by leading a low spade then use your innate Ingenuity to from his own hand and ducking develop a new technique in your completely in dummy.

you're good!

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

24-Sept. (Aug

23)- -VIRGO A line evening for enjoying your friends. Visit them or invite them to your own home. Seek pleasure.

work.

With

►

Somewhere in the auditorium a voice is crying-that of younger sister dragged along to the feast, and not yet old enough to pretend she iu enjoying her-

self.

East won with the nine of

THI

My advice

LIDRA (Bapt. 24-Oct. 23) - CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20) spades and led another heart, with her classmates has been

1

This is one of your good days.

There are poor aspects today Decide what you want to do and

Have fun! matters of business and finance, 20 then proceed to do it.

of any caullous sconpio (Oct. 24-Nov.

be expecially 22)

"deala," The other fellow could be snarter than you think he isi Be cautious business decs- when inaking any

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 20) - Don't let petly troubles sidetrack you. Keep your eyes on your main objective and persevere.

tions.

CROSSWORD

20

24

125

Avrom

my pretty 1. "What

chickens 7" (Macbeth). (3) 4. linked often with atur. (5)

Notable swimmer. 14)

10, Ceriain, or easy, or centre (6)

Man with these ayos is bond- leed sometimes. (7)

Jana.), (v)

12. gang "trosa

is. Meet gets a round to giling the

nowing bowl, (4)

14. Hiver trial, (4)

Jaunting in Fire. (9)

This John ba

a wood

Kade a putt and cut it on. (0)

10

Landon. (0)

Just a paper mare, (4)

"O Ben Jonson

(6)

+

•Lovers' meeting. (5)

seeme D

spelling. (4)

Már tör a flower.

(5)

The ttla —

and

Let rst show which (6)

Itega;, light (01.

6. Check the harness.

0. Gnat net insg

ול!

edges, mostly, mark them. (5)

Beef of 'id England. 161

10. Doctor Joins a mother an the

13: Lion one may himerit be quite

volatile. (B)

14. Diamonds so una nunⱭ

(D)

16. Exchanges place with noras

proverbially. (4)

10 Homework parente should get

* ttrose right.

141

17. Reports coma at its sou.' (di ́'

18. Keats wrote them. (N

90%. Envy sharper spur than

(John Gay).

21. Another little drink

SOLUTION

TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S

•PUZZLE

HIS attempt to maintain my daughter's cultural status

knocking out declarer's

last going on for some years, But by On this trick, Weat now I've discovered the almost stopper. discarded the eight of diamonds painless way of ballet-going.

grievous error.

My advice is: Stick to "Swan South next led a low spade Lake" and "Casse Noisette, You from his hand, and put up can read up "Swan Lake" before dummy's ace when West play-you go, and you don't have to PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 20) -ed low. A diamond finesse lost bother about the plot of the

йрол depend others. You must know what you to West, and West returned

Not the time to

want and then go out and get it, yourself,

पं.

diamond to make sure of a safe exit.

Since the diamond finesse had ARIES (MAR. 21-Apr. Influences are somewh Irregular lost, South could be sure of only today so that a setback to your three diamonds, together with plans is not impossible. Make the Ave top tricks In the other suits.

Since his best chance

bent of it.

TAURUB (Apr. 21-May 21)' - You can surmount an obstacio establish you just take time to gure out a good way. Let your brain do

the work.

21)

was to

a second spade trick, he led a low spade, hoping that West would have to wint trick.

As it turned out, West

to win the third round

GEMINI (May 22-Jano Vers often you can learn some have thing by an exchange of ideas.

Nutcracker Suite,

BOYS'

No Cocoa

I RATHER FEEL, that the the 1953 organisers of Cocoa Conference, which takes place in London next month, are their a little slipsbod in approach to publleily promotion. According to the printed plan of the ovent, the delegates will attend:-

Monday: Meeting and Tea. Tuesday: Dinner. Wednesday: Luncheon. Thurday: Press Conference

and Tea.

Friday: Cocktail Party, And no cocon suppers at alli

To be published by Dent, 180.

AND

HOLIDAY WARDROBE-4

THE BUDGET WAS £35

These suggestions by artist Rix were meant for a £35 holiday clothes budget la London:-

1-Gay, tartan gloves, Various, clang.”

-Pebbled-tweed weather-proof travel cont. Bcarlet, green, black art silk lininge. Melon leaves, 3--Edwardian inquence

dersing-gown wli

⚫ cotton

combric

Broderie-Anglater

Par

inlets threaded wülh pink or bise ribbon. Atatching, "nightle". Yong or short. 4-A crip while washable ;bubbled pique dance frock, A “must” for warm svešinga. -Cotton topless sun-frock, with bolero,

various colours.

Ad Irish linen skirt with snökmada "poacher" style pockets →→→ sedats”; stiched. In white, tan, gray, natural.:

Are Cookies

These "Shavings" Are

"HER

re-

66YTERE is a letter, from

South Africa, marked the Chef, handing me the morning mail. "If it is not too much to ask, I would appreciate the stamp for my collection."

By Ida Bailey Allen

me,

SHRIMP CREOLE

really got burned! However, this 'Shavings' la new to

Melt 2 tbsp. butter or mar- Madame, What is it like?"

garine. Add 1 tbsp. minped "It's a sweet dough made onion, c. diced green pepper with egg yolks but no shorten- and 2 c. shredded mushrooms Ing, rolled thin like pie crust, (fresh or canned). Slow-saute cut in strips and fried in deep & min., or until barely tender.

Stir in 3 tbsp. enriched flour, hot fat, which supplies the rich-

es. When fried, the cookies 1⁄2 tsp. salt, 1⁄2 tsp. pepper, 11⁄2 and 4. dashies like tabasco y

stir in 2 c. tsp. chill tomato juice. Cook 5 min. or until thickened. Add a dash of Worcestershire if desired. Then stir in 3 lbs. cooked, shelled, halved, fresh, canned or frozen shrimp and heat 15 min. Serve spooned over yellow rice,

"O! course, Chef. But let's are really delectable-pale yel-

low in colour, and curled see what's in the letter."

shavings planed from wood.

"Let's put the recipe in our column and rush a copy to our South African friend."

The letter read:

TIFFIN Cucumber and Lettuce Salad Yellow Alce

"Dear Mrs Allen: Some years ago I brought one of your cook books out here to Cape Town, South Africà. It contained cookie recipe called 'Shavings," my family's favourite. But our house burned down, and with it Shrimp Creole

Hot Mixed Vegetables the cook book. Can I get an-

you send Diced Pineapple other? If not, could

"Shavings" the recipe?"

Hot or Iced Coffee or Tea Milk

the

"Mon dicu" exclaimed Chef. "That time the cookies

GIRLS'

Knarf Makes Himself a Kite

the

did

"I

For once, listen to what the other of spades with the king. Now

fellow has to say.

LEO (July 24-AUE.

+

23)

If perplexed. seck expert advice and you will be able to solve your personal problems more easily.

dummy's last spade was estab-

con-

-Hanid Didn't Think He, Could Do It, But He Did!-

"But

By MAX TRELL

a

they took the shape of a kite, very small kite, not much bigger than a matchbox, "There!" he

"What's next?· said.

"Next," said Hanid, "you need

little tacks to keep them to

All Measurements Are Level Recipes Serve Four

MAGAZINE

it and how

came back with an oak leaf. ran back when she let it go and Then he laid the stalk over the the wind caught leaf and folded the ends so that that kite did fyl

the leaf finally took the shape of

a kite. And the stem of the leaf, hanging down, made an excellent tall.

Still Needs String

T GUESS I'M fy a kite," said Knarf, the shadow-boy with

"It's almost all finished," he the turned-about name. za)-lished for declarer's ninth trick. CANCER (June 22-July

sald. "There's only one thing I your and East

how can you?" away Don't let rumour.

could not.gain the

aked "

still need. It's the string." opinions. First, find out the true lead to run the rest of his Hanid in surprise. "You haven't

"Yes," said Henid. "And facta. They might not be at all.

hearts.

even got a kite!"

"They're here, too, Look!" He

that's somen you'll something

nover find. ns represented.

What do darted over to a clump of block- "Can't I make one? South played this difficult

berry bushes and returned the You'll have to give up, Knart. I need?" and extremely well, but West

"Well," said his sister, "you next moment with a handful of You'd never be able to fly your mado could have defeated the

Then he took a kite, even though you have need some sticks, very thin sticks sharp thorns tract. West should have dis-

to lay across one another to little pebble and hammered them so much of it." carded the king of spades оп

But Knarf didn't give up at all. the third round of hearts. This make the shape of the kite, And, into the dry stalks. "And now

what do

Ko need?"

was sure he would be able to would have made it possible then-

"Wait a minute," said the Hand was getting more and find string. And find it he did! In a for East to get the lead if do--

more surprised. But she said Do you know where? clarer tried to establish the shadow-boy. "I'll get the sticks. spades; and East could then set They're right here." With that quietly, "Now you need a sheet spider's web. He unravelled the It. the contract with the rest of his he bent down in the grass and of paper." She smiled to herself; whole web for the spider had

picked two dry stalks. He laid Kharf wasn't going to be able moved away and didn't need

any more and wound it onto a them one across the other until to and paper.

But Knart was cleverer than blade of grass. Then he tied one she thought. He ron to the ook end to the kite and made Hanid tree which slood nearby and hold the kite up in the air, and

DUMB-BELLS

WOULD YOU LIKE

TO GO SWORDFISHING)

YES, BUT

I HAVE NO SWORD

67071|| EDOEN KYNDICALŠÍ

WHAT'S HIS LINE?

M. BAKER-KEATS

· Rearrange the settárs, to apell'

(Solution on Page 10)

hearts.

♥*CARD Sense?

"

Q-With both sides vulnor« ̈ able, the bidding has been: Norili Eart

South West

1 Heart 2 Diamonds

You, South, hold: Spades 7-0- 3-2, Hearts Q-8-5-4, Diamond

0. "Clubs 9-8-6-4. What do you'

do?

"A-Panu. : Tota

for

ODO

have good Trump support and good tribution, but you cannot afford to make a free bid with queen and no other high cards. You need at Texas eight points free bid, and you are con- derably below that value,

TODAY'S " QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question; just answered. You, South, hold: Spades 7-8- 3.2, Honais K-8-5-4, Diamond. 0:- Clubs K-8-8-1. What do you

Answer Tomorrow

CHESS PROBLEM ·

By E PALKOSKA Black, 7 pieces.

་

White, & pleces. Whitte to play, mate in three.

Solution: "tó", "yeaterday's problemi Chayan

1, Q-93, any; 2, Q, R, Kt,, or P |(dla ch), mater,

"SHAVINGS".

Beat 3 egg yolks light; and 44 tsp salt, tsp. cinnamon 'und 1 lep. water; stir in 1% c. sifted flour or enough to make a thick paste. Turn on a slightly floured board or pastry cloth. Roll very thin; cut in narrow strips about 10 In. long, and try in deep

vegetable fat hot enough brown a bit of bread in 40 sec. (376 F.). Drain on crumpled paper and dust with powdered sugar.

GLAZED SEEDED ROLLS Before toasting rolls, cut in halves as usual. Brusha

I wish you could have seen it! cornstarch-butter

5-19 Kṇari ran back and the wind caught the kite. How ih fawi

Rupert and the Pepper-Rose-29 | Another new

** Sonicone hos A length the Ing pauses, and be ?** (he, gaspai

"Here we are," "left" iba ing all the pepper-pot and.; looks · pezziedz Kapert, right under the garden, als look, there, acu souse roota, going Mary Quite Contrary,” be. mys, right into key: Thore must be the **I wonder what I'm supposed to roots of the busly, that grows che. look for: Suddenly he "platta - pepper-coes.” Quick, wa msiah. Beli

"Adventure”

RUPERT and the DOUBLE DREAM

$1.

glaze.

with

Dust

with celery seed, caraway seed

or sesame seed, and

To

make the glaze,

tbsp, butter or margarine, add

melt 1

tsp.

2 tbsp. water and stir in cornstarch.. Cook and stir until boiling rapidly.

With love

from

family

of 3,000

TURSE · BARAH REID, who

NUE

has brought 3,000 babies into the world; and calls them will be all "my children," staying on at Nightingale Cottage.

For 25 years she lived there as district nurse and midwife for the district of Boberton, Hanta

But when the Health Act came in the local nursing as sociation. went out, and” the. coltage was no longer lig property, p

So with

retirement this summer, '02-year-old Nurse Reid prepared to leave for Forros Morayshire, where she was boris

But the news got about sund some of her "éhildren? : maka house-to-hotime collection! in

villages,

Iti tools,, only, two wooks. rains, enough money to Nightingnia Cottage for

said;

ain overwheln

would

| my heart, to

bye to all my