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Colonel UP and Mr. DOWN

by Walter

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 16, 1953.

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Artist Robb goes beyond the camera's range to find

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A Scene Behind The Scenes

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By OSWALD JACOBY NORTH's bidding in fextoy's hand

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... BY STELLA

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16

BORN 10day. your Interests very donately take A zelentine trend. You это interested in knowing the "why" and "where

happens fors" of everything that and you are not contented with a superficial knowledge of a subjeci, either. You want to get ai all the facts, analyze them, and then make up your own mind. You are not willing to accept the pretty

of others. Thin

apirlong

might cause you to make a valuable contribution: to the age in which you live.

The ptare have given yas the ability, lo express yourself clearly and wittily. You know how to en- tertain a well as to instruct, Alyce there ne all too few people who combine tirane 4, it buhooves you to utile this talent for the benefit of all shankind.

You are doinitely something of a philosopher and might very ently and, Idana develop new theories which will only be thoroughly ac

own lifetime, al- cepted after your though you may

spend all your fils allempting to popularise them. You have. what I called the "artislio temperameni" which, upon occasion, may mean plain: tempert Learn to krep rigid emotional con- and discontent in store fur yout trol, even under strem, or you wil

Marriage

poses many difficultier,

since you are very much the fectionist when it comes to ove Think twice before you wed, for an unhappy marriage might seriously handicap

"enteer, even 'os a would help it. happy one

To And what the alara have in sure for tomorrow, select your ntar and read the cor. birthday responding paragraph. Let your birininy Star be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 22)— You may need that extra more of statice today, n be careful you are not thrown off base,

CAPRICORN (Dec, 21-Jan. 203- A fine day for cultural activities. Brain power will wive all probleme more easily than nere brawn!

AQUARIUS (JAN, 21-Feb. 19- Even if you believe yourself to be Jifled, it will be better if you Leuch af veilleton Just now.

PINCES (Futt. 20-Mar- 20)- je a little strange, but mat really Look toward the future. There is had. North had no convenient bid Flappiness ahead for you. Try and When We overcalled

GEMINI ¡ (May 22-June 253 Agrostive action not the best answer today. Re pobile and dipló- matie in all you undertake Fight now.

CANCER (June 23-July Carelesson 1 T miner detall A larger can spell disa ber project nu beware of too mich

pred.

الله

20 - Aug. 23) - out business and

(July LEO Keep your hind don't try to mix social activities With KUZIDAm dufy. Elther one, or the other!

VIGO (Aug, 24-Sept. 23) Progress may seen slow these days, but it should be sure akbough now gradual. You are approaching your

fool

with two target unpleasantues that, heurts. When Sault reopened the past. uldding, however, North decided

AQUES (Mar. 21-Apr. 201- that their was probalby pond play for stane since Soulli's rebid cautious in business affairs. Linii

your expenditures to think tha showed a good hand atte

You have provod are space suit.

TAURUR (Apr. 21-May 21)-

good which

North dould have been content practical,

with a simple ratse te Utree spades, and, the elianres

LINKA ¿Sept. 21-Oct. 23)- De patient, if you are contemplating a change in your job. A better opportunity emer later on.

SCOILPIN (Oct. 2

22) 210 that Sonthat are at tu go awry, Haidt Loults like a pleasantly social even

friends until the aspects are a little more Ing. Spend with old. idght have gone on to tour spades

new ex- which you have not been for surne even though he Ind already did his settled before attempting

pansions.

time. full strength.

We opened the king of hearts, naturally enough, and Ett signalled dreomraglagly with the deuce. Tilk made it clear that South had only two hearts, luce If. Yasi had held e doubleton he would have begun by playhug his higher heart.

West

that Baith was reasoned bound to fave the der of clubs and that the contract could not be de feated South also had the queen of diamonds. In short. West was able to pick the right defensive ne it he could all the rising cardi Just for the fun of it, plek West's correct defensive play before you rebil on. If you pick the corvet lend ni trick wa even though: you are looking at all of the cards,

play accurately

M

• BY • THE · WAY

by Beachcomber

of 1he 4. Take handle, take lands, and dance

through leagues of stuv****

No. 2 in a genuine quotation by a reviewer. The rest orẻ, bazane,

(ASKED families

Welfare State, crouched over their amply hearths, with welcome the television-cun-radiator set. which wowns the room white entertainiog the aroupants.

But I wish to deny the rumour that the Governinent has come to the with the pallation of the air would

You can congratulate yourself on conclusion that the best way to deal

fine Jab of defensive analysis,

At the second trick West inust lead the king of diamondчt Now Sath must lose two hearts. danond, and a club. When the

be to have a nation-wide, Govern |ment+#ponsored cool strike.

hand way netually played, Soulli Democracy in action

thought that Wert had the queen

of diamonds as well, and therefore

let West hold the king of diamonds, FP there is a snap-vote abortly on

monds, and East wins with the queen. I East now returns a club, South puts up the ace of clubs and nestes a diamond in order to dis card is losing heart on the ace of diamonds.

bore Tories are wolling oysters in the

West End..

Acrots.

Stage turn for båligt dancer (W)

3. To the West Wind.. 0

2. Hay "BERIT, A 467.Tor

11. Left-overs that causes a mis time

ruat. (8)!

12. Tidy drink without water, (41 13. Foudle an animal, perhaps, 191 14. Hemet tui problemi, (6)

For more, 101

„coyla beg rice, it would be cold. (3) 21. The Tate it grows, (4)

Vary brief. (5)

The would do as well, (4) B. Basket ending with a dance, (5)

Down

By Tonbrandt, perhapa. (8) Maactly the same. (3)*

* of all gracious

parta." (King John.) (05

4. You'll and a tan

decorative. (0)

4. French bond, (4)

too

4. Discrimination on the tongue.

(8)

7. An sold way to draw. (4)

10. "And this was moarcely odd became they'd every one." Carroll (0)

19. Just the spice for a TACO, (4) 16. pun round a lever. (8) 18. Pairy tale vidnin, isi 19. Girl who got up (4)

SOLUTION TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE

DUMB-BELLS

YOU SAY YOU SAVED FIVE DOLLARS THIS WEEK WHAT DID YOU DO "WITH IT?

091

I HAD

TO

USE IT

TO

MAKE

ENDS]

MEET

WHAT'S HER LINE?

HOPE ST. RUSSEL Re-arrange the letters to spell ker occupation,

(Solution on Page 10)

London.

Wis Paris with

Peckham accent behind

By SHIRLEY LOWE

Ten sequined,

there

business.

uncom-

For the profesional; showgirl there are long, workless periods. "As roof as the show finishes I go straight to the labour ex-. change," says 25-year-old Joyce

As

feathered, chattered above the roar of a the scenes of a recent West mauve and gold satin gowns loudspeaker relaying the show

of ten from the stage. the backs End show. On stage there hung over

Those girls are the unamble Simpson, from Hornsey. "Then the wooden chalas. A huge clothes was plenty of what

I sit on the phone waiting to stand was weighed down with flous giants of show. English take to bo Gay len can-cao costumes.

They never speak or sing, very, hear about the next show. Parce. But three flights up

rarely dance. Their job is to soon as a producer siaris casting, Everywhere the narrow stone stairs in-

were stalk round the stage, gracefully I try my luck at the auditon." the showgirls' dressing feathers and imitation fruit, modelling impossibly

satins and silks. Two-foot-high fortable clothes. The work is Time to go 011. 'The girls room the talk was largely old hats mingled with false fairly easy., Pay- £10 a week. troop down the stairs, getting of jobs, clothes, and shop cyclashes and mascara; absurdly ping in London's Suburbia.

When Robb made this sketch it was the middle of the show. The brilliantly lit room was a mass of colour.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

It's a Great Morning for Eggs

-A Hen, Duck, Robin and Frog Each Laid an Egg- By MAX TRELL

Khart and Teddy saw the big. fat, white duck come up the (LUCK, cluck," went the path from the pond.

Hen in a loud and happy

"Quack-quack-quack!”- sho sak as she saw them. veice."Cluck-cluck-cluck!"

The Hen walked out of the "Pardon me, Mrs Duele," said chicken house, then across the Teddy. "Why are you quack-

ing?"

feet, Every few

Coming along the road were Kart, the shadow-boy with the Surried-about name, and Teddy the Stuffed Bear,

Jegislation connected with the We continued with a low dia- port: duly on wooden hats for tend, and the, finesse of the jack is the Government Whips will um the duminy was taken by have to watch those Socialists who to pretend to be leaving the House by Kant's queent Now South had ible two diamonds, two hearts, and puting on their hats back to front: club, singe Fast promptly realshone who-get-in-through turned a club.

windows at the last moment. Spotters South makes his contrect if Westmutside the House will keep an eye inates the more "natural" lead of Socialists who emerge, run round a low diamond at the second trick. the nquare, and then links back and along the edge of the gar-

sho "Because I just laid an exL," Duinnly finesses The ten of dia- all fours. Another problem is the den.

backbench ead who enters disguised stopped to soy cluck-cluck-cluck replied the Duck, as a clerk or other umetal, changes | again.

"I don't see," said Knarf, hastily in the lobby, and then comes

"why you have

to go Bround in la take his seat while the high-

telling everybody."

"I bet," said tho Duck, "you'd toll everybody If you ever laid went an eag." Then she waddled off,

quite proud and quite angry,

"There certainly are a lot of folks laying eggs this morning," remarked Teddy to Knarf.

Hardly had Teddy said this. "I've just laid an egg," the when they heard another voice. Frog said as she came hopping **I'm

too?" she said to Knarfj "I beg your pardon reason.” This time it come from a branch by, "Don't you wish you could

sald the

of the maple tree just over lay dy. Then she disap- Hen when she heard this, "I've thoir got a very good reason for cay- tweet!" went the Robin.

Knart and Teddy walked on A Happy Voice ing cluck-cluck-cluck. I've just.

in silence for a few minutes. laid an egg. I want everyone to Teddy called up: "Pardon me Around the turn in the road was know it. Cluck-cluck-cluck." Mrs Robin, would you mind

If East returns a heart in order to avoid this play, South will be able

to discard one losing club on the queen of hearts and "another Jąsing club on dummy's ace of diamundi (after a diamond flugsen), South will therefore avoid the lots of o club trick.

Academic new.

EN Miss Betty Grable visits Oxford and Cambridge to lecture on her new film. “Macbeth," 11 Is understood that she will be made on honorary Fellow of several culegĖS, and may also be made a Doctor of Civil Laws. I hear that the will write an introduction to the third edition of Professor Carson's "A Shakespear- ion Synthede," which makes full use of Dr Ladd's exhaustive commentary East on the historical plays. PAR

▼÷CARD Sensee♦

1 Heart

North

Q-The bidding has been: Poni

Wen

Прян 1 Spade

You. South holil; Spades 8-3-7. Beatis A-0-37-7-6. Diamond® K-Q-J. Chibe 3-2. What do you do?

Poetry

ENJOY reading reviews of today's

14 two hearts, Nines von have poetry, 1 kr the bits the

A MİNİMUM Apening hit the only reviewers quote. Which of the fol- question is whether to hit one no-lowing is by me, and which in a bit trump or two hearts at your serand quoted by a reviewer? . turn. You would prefer ons no

trump if you had strength in three 1. Not in our hearts, but in our sults. but with one-suit wide Innen

you prefer to rebid your strong five- card sult.

TODAY'S QUESTION

minde The thin, restricted thought-

birds cry.

"Chuck-cluck-cluck!" the Hen, when she saw them.

"What's that hen clucking for?" Teddy asked Kaarf.

Has No Reason "Hens always go cluck-cluck clutck," answered Knarf. sure she hasn't got

trends.

Mrs Duck tola Teddy and Knaef alto'd laid an CET.

heard a Frog go croak-croak- croak.

"Tweet-tweet and

peared.

"I don't think that's much of telling us why you are going a house. Out of the house,

a reason," cald Knart.

gone.

#

A

little tweet-iweet-tweet in such

girl came running, shout- "Indeed?" returned the Hen, loud and happy voice?"

ing at the top of her vice: "I just laid an egg" cried the "Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! as angrily, "I'd like to see you lay

the an el Cluck-cluck-cluck!" And Robin. "I'm singing out the loudly and be appily as off the strutied.

news so that everyone can know hen, the duck, the robin and the

frog "I still don't think it was a

"Pardon to

ine," said Terry, very good

don't see why you have reason," Knarf said

was sing about it," said Knarf to the "did you just lay an egg?" 2. With telele hands frustrated, and to Teddy, whan the Hon

Robin.

"No," laughed the girl, "but I falte teeth

"She's right, though," sald "You'd sing too, if you could just ate one for lunch! I feel

"Not many people ou lay an egg," replied the Robin wonderful" Then she ran off

and Teildy looked at lay eggs."

"Tweet-tweet-tweet?” And away.

they smiled. cach other. Then Another Sound

she flow.

Then they "You know," sald Teddy to Then they laughed. Just then they heard another sound.

Kmart, "I think everybody is said: "Let's both of us cat an "Quack-quack-queck!”. laying eggs this morning except egg for lunch, tool It's a won-

derful ideal" the Duck,

"People don't lay eggs," said.And they ran home as fast as Knart. "Only birds do."

they could, shouting: "We want But Knarf was mistaken. Be eggst We want eggs! We want

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hotd: Spades B-3-2, Hearts A-Q-J-7-P 3. Diamond K-Q-9, Club* KC-2. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

Gnating the baner of unrenom-

bered knips.

So will the, when spoken to

arrogantly,

Snuff up tho' meaningless 'unpours

of the mooя.

went

UR"

CHESS PROBLEM cause the next second, they eggs!"

By II. KNUPFERT

Black, 11 pieces.

Rupert's Coral Island—38

high-heeled

shots Jay

in

from

Showgirl Hilary Yates, a lithe quieter as they near the stage. A final whisper in the wings. Shefeld, Each one is smiling the smile reaching distance of brightly 17-year-old

studies opera during the day that the tired business man be- coloured toenails.

The money she makes in the lieves is for him alone,

singing lessons

The ten, showgiris-minimum show pays for height 5ft 10ing-smoked and and the rent.

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