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BOYS and GIRLS Games for | A Game to Play While Walking

New Year

Parties

MASK partics are al

ways

-Mr. Pilnch Calls fi ikë Alphäbät Bamb By MAX TRELL

"WIEN 7 was a boy." si Mir Bunch to Knart ensi Hanld, the shadow-chilldren with the turned- about hames, #1, used to play u gomé by myself, every time I took a wüll.

M Punch?"

fun for New Chart,psked: "What kind of u Have your guests camed 12 the Alphabet cothe dressed as

Yehr.

of the year.

säk

It was

Mr Punch replied. month 11

and Hand both stolen by car-thieves, whose

The first they. never beurd of the ear had been stolen by car-game could be guesslig Alphabet Gume, in naked Me thloves, stoly a stolen car from, which month each gloat Punch to explain how

parked it in

played. car-park

represents.

Well, my dears," säte Mr another car-park; from which it was stolen by chrthlevek, whose

resolutions in which each were quite simple. Ak car had been stolen from a third

tried to find with every car-park by cay-thieves, who had boy and girl writes his or walked along.

own. resolution for things beginning her stolen the car, from unikher, par-

letter 111 the alphabet. For 1954.

The book, you an instance, the first think I would park, where it had been tell by car-thieves, who had stolen itnounce, will be re-read in ook r was something that from car-thleves who, and so on. Stock Exchange uproar

WHERE were wild scenes

cently in the Stock Ex- change. The spectators thought Clark Gable on

Have a small book 10 ch "rples, of this, Alphabet

THERE

they saw Mr

ESTERDAY the following

mrrived message Strabismus and Grisch:→

Over to us stup alone stop stop stop to to Grabkonus and Stitch stop fo preetings Grizeklamus and Siranch toasted at banget screamed

to fo repeat to to teachtap Indians sing for we are 9

message pood felloer stip up the amazon Ti?? The seleet mensage mud:on to ju to quote Let | unquote mlsquote overykote

winter overquot, teater ander

Q83

AKQJ2

AJO

East-West vul

Routh INT.

Went North

PLOS

Ean I'was

To whre Bel Your pastay ba

The woon daily gourde

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3

CAPRICORN

-

Sprto the after poet Lilo

Dee, 23-Jan. CANCER (June 22-July stacada a e wil-Perhaps some defall ja

te han jurable

beguine complicated Use

[1] Any this doubton at out.

231 your

LEO

24-AUK.

By OSWALD JACOBY

Fbridg

TROLLOWERS LI tournament were not surprised when Bill Root and Baroki Har- Mama Beards, kavy, bolh won the Men's Pair Chanapion-

AQUARIUS (Jan. 11-Feb, 19) Avant

LA 2014 S

matter.

+

ship in the national tournament Spend Rey day in restul pelto«~

in St Louis, but they may have been a bit started by the a- of Victory biten

Kin

23)-- (July Keep up with the current news, something of importance is it expretady for

Ly

th

the floor of the Exchange. They rusher in among the members, knocked down a man who was trying to unload heap of Bol: Con: Pret: and for autographs. But

a stagnant

it was not Mr Gable. It was a Me Henry Zunte, who was hav ing n row with three "bears" about some non-existent shares The Exchange Sergeant at once struck the great bell, which____ is only used in emergencies. The requested to ка

exo for tu jo jo jo jo jo public were

Let

up to the moon dad it come dote fu すぐ get indtan say are you copper bottoning or atundidumong em hippovero Christe nell

to 2 Chu Another row over Sharing Waters mensius beutus, I might have known

quietly, and the Brokers' Choir sang the Stock Exchange Song: Doesn't Count Com.

bling. Boys, So Buy, Buy. Buy!"

MONTA

THOUGHT it rather extravagant joke, when, j considerable time ago, 1 aid that the day would come when should have Shakespeare's

There may

tul

1. 17

FUN

wek alara

you today

that PROPON

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)-

# * The mund

1/10 See th. vths on Enerdy rest.

WOL do my kind of today.

VIRGO

24-Sept. 23)-- (Aug.

do- Divide your day between votional duties and

You can bring Visits. sune shut-in, xrhops.

Wo

friendly

Jus

to

hundredths of a match point.

This weird fraction was pro- duced by the fret

mate in the two qualifying ses- sions were reduced (according before the Anal

to a formulas

session began.

CMT-

:14+14 וי*!

20)

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)--- ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.

this of Reat both mind and body the church Attendance at

thut day. Sec

you store up your cholee should give gutt a

Protiv plenty of energy to sec you real, spuitused jajekali You RW.Y

through next week.

This may reem highly plicated and mathematical. don't let that scare

from loutnammal brüfge. Ruot, one of the winner,

monstratexi with

shown today that

but

Rill cle-

the harse mathemalies

is fur from everything.

Bill didn't have a "book" bid

of one no-trump with the South bant. The count was only 15 points, and practically all perts require 16 to 18 points for an opening bhi of one trump.

T-

The strong diamond sult might have made up for the missing polni, but the weak doublelon in clubs was a second faw. In short. nobody but B Root opened that hand with a bid of one no-trump.

As it happened, the no-trump bid worked out very well. BIL was allowed to play the hand, while at most other tables Bast and West were playing the hand at spaces and making ten tricks,

West opened the deuce

in apades, and Rool won his Declarer hand with the king. hoped to get five diamonds, the are of hearts, and a spade, so he Immediately went after the dia-

monds.

Two rounds of diamonds told the story-the suit was going to block. If South continued with third top diamond, dummy would be left with the highest diamond, and there would be no way for South to get back to his own hand for the arth diamond trick.

What to do?

Root found a solution. After

two rounds of diamonds he

abondoned the sult in order to lrad a

u spade right into the

Rød Mermoil.

SCORPIO (Dol. 24-Nov. 22) -A good sermon may serve as and real inspiration to can

you too help you to carry on with your

may objective.

TAURUS JApr. 21-May 21)- Taku tink out for a "breather'. To inuich an ind tivity weat you put

fur 1 tch work

ورحمة

EDITORS TRESS SERVICE THE

23-

シミラ

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. Dec. 22)-Utilke this Sunday

GEMINI (May 23-Jun 21- Get your full quota of Thorough relaxation 1 day Don't du to story lip energy and ambition.

don't You will need plenty of it

the day to come.

a single thing that have to do,

you

ዛ

in versalfie that you are apt to have too DORN HORy, you are

that many projects werking at once, the n result beint

You have nothing is bang' to a really succesful conclusion.

which dislike) the serious detail joy, happy-go-lucky nature

of the that you will manage to sidestep whenever you can, And, sitten veas have eat deal of personal myknetism and thurm yun ne usually able to find someone to get all of thow things You know tant have to be done, bug which you sưmuch disilke. how iu delegate jub..!

You have a great deal of vitality and are a born leader.

and of things

start You just naturally step into the

centie

| "boring" naturally as one other people fall in line and murch along bebitul, hainy to be led! You rise to any challenge, Just someone say a thing can't be done, and you will steu right out and work exceptionally hard to prove that you gu do it.

There is a deply spiritust side to your nature which may not be so evident during the early part of your life but which will deepea as you grow offer. If you live in a smail community, you will probably become the leading light in your church or neighbourhood activities. You are an inveterate "Joiner" and can be depended upon to make any committee you join function effectively.

To find wh the stars have in store for tomorrow, seleel your birthday her and rend the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

MONDAY, JANUARÝ 4

CAPRICORN (bec. 23-Jan. ARIES (Bar. 21-Apr. 28)~~

teeth of the enemy! This looked 20)-Business affairs should go An unexpected conference with like a nieo portion of duck soup well with you, but be discreet

to the defenders, so they cheer in making plans for 100

fully rattled off their three expansion. spado tricks.

much

an old friend you have not seen for some time may bring about exciting results.

TAURES (Apr, 21-May 21)— AQUARIUS (Jari. 21-Feb, 19) Just as cheerfully-Put on your heal

If

been away over bib and

you have the Christinas, holidays, you

And

on the third round of spades, thus unblocking the suit.

And

threw a diamond from dummy tucker to make a good impres will and returning home

sion. A conference today may work is good, tool decide your future.

now nothing could stop him

from winning seven tricks.

to

ឆ

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar, 20)-Don't fall too seriously for some East should have led a heart I faced with a rugged job, you hard luck yarn spun by on wirining the second round of con Anish it on schedule if you stranger. You could get fooled! spades, and South would have roll up your sleeves and go to Be wary! been set.

♥*CARD Senses♦

ว

Q

The bidding has béon;.

North. East South West

1 Heart Pass 1 Spade

I N.T.

Pass

Poss

You, South, hold: Spades K- J-8-7, Henris 0-3-2, Diamonds K-2-4, Clubs K-Q-2. What do

you

Did three no-trump. With 14 points in high cards you want to be in a game conttact oppo- sile any kind of opening bid. It would be foolish ip mako sa kai vliational bid of two no-trump when you have enouch strength to to the way to záme

- your own..

TODAY'S QUESTION

on

The bidding is the kamg an in

work.

CHESS PROBLEM someone else's romance.

By J. GARCÍA

Black, 9 pieces.

White, 12 netbr.

the question just answered. You, White to play: waterly two");

CANCER (June 22-17 23) Don't attempt to play Cupid comon to arranging when it

Stay noutral.

LEO (Jul§,^, 2ÕA§k: 129– Perhaps a loved one hip birthday or an anvilversary, Seo

you remember it with Stink gift. VIRGO (Aug. 24-8opt. 23)— If you have been making plans for the future, now, 19, thê, time to be definite and speelfile, about

that

A

them

TJÓRA (Sept. 24:06 231- You should be feeling very fine thodo, days and really ready to tackle almost any kind tough

SCORPIO

of

-If there are minor, probiens rearing their Hedis übővo.......thờ calm, you should find it easy to dolge them now.

• SAGITTARIUS

(Nov.

28-

South, hold: Spruilen K-3-8-7-3, solution to Thursday's Dea. 33)-If there seems to be Hearts Q-3-2,4-Diamündi / A-4; | Bibolem:

4. jotjof work to be done, you

Clubs 2-6-2. What do you do? | 19--KD7, any; F; U; N; Rt; of Pi dân" organiso It on a rigid

Answer On Monday

(die, ch.) mater

schedule and complete it.

Was

she

JENNIFER TROWTE, aged 12, sent home from her school

because recently WUS wearing D ilara. Her father said, "She likes to look smart." The headmistress said that it was

to a bad example the other girls,

"Now there's something you don't see often these

START HERE

days!"

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· PROPIET

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Fifty words-änd yoli must juggle with 481

DUMB-BELLS

DID

YOUR

{HE MUST| UNCLE

HAYE REMEMBER YOU IN HIS

WILLZA ME OUT

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Tand, Ford

Dartwords today, 14 BHOD and the Aztieth PROPHET, You ave to connect the two by rearranging the

oflier 48 words in such a way that the relation-

ship between -any wora and the due next to it

1 Roverned by and of Kix ruter.

RULES

*!, Thi wdta GIẢY

po: an.... ansgrain of tlie word that pro codes it.

at mag de synonym of the word

tligt pred

found

by adding" ang letter

to · ör subtracting one from os changing one latter in the precating word.

4. It may be associated with the proceding word in a saying, simile, metaphor, or association of Ideas.

d. It may form with the pre- cedinig word a naine of a well- known person, place, or thing In fact or fictioff

6. It may be associated with die precedlog bed, in a lille, or In the action of a book, play, or other composition.

1955.

GAME I-The 1954 ques- tion is asked by the hostess. "Is there anyone in this room who can put one of his hands in such a posl tion that the other haint cannot, by any possibility, touch

it?" Ten counts while every one tries it, Only one position is änswer. Otik linnd clasps The elbow.

الق

tlie

|

began with the letter A."

"Like Automobiles?" sak Hadid.

Also Avenue and Applo "Exactly," said Mr Punch. "Or like Avenue, or Apple, Then I would look for the letter B."

"Like Bus," said Knorf.

Mr Punch nodded, "Or Baby. or Basket. And when I saw o

eat, that would be the letter C." "And I would be Dog," said anid,

"And E would be Elephant," suid Kuart.

Mr. Punch tried to think of things beginning with A. would be the Jeweller, I would be a Kite."

"And" said Hanid, "would be a Lamp post,"

"And M," said Kaart brightly, "and M...M would be...

Hand and Mr Punch waited for Kart to say what M would be, but Knart couldn't think of anything

"M for Market Finally similirig. Mr Punelt said, "Usually M would be a Market or the Movie theatre ör Man. N would be a Newsboy or the News stand or a News- Q would be as Orange. paper

any

14

Mr Punch looked at Kharf and 1 would be a Peddler, or shook his head. "I didn'i Pole."

"And now comes a hard one, usually meet elephants when I took a walk, or Eels either. But sold Hackt to Mr Punch. "Who GAME II New Year's ra be almost sure to

see Ears would Q be?"

sald Mr Punch in "Why" Rond Eyes and Edges and Elmis." greetings provide still

What

Fasked surprise, " might be would be other game. Have each one

number of things. It might be Knorr, present write a single word

F" said Mr Punch. "would Quince on a fruit stand, or a The be the a slip of paper.

Fish store, would be Quit hanging on a line, or slips are placed in a basket the Grocer's. I would be

Quarter in somebody's hand, or and each guest draws one House. I would be ice cream. somebody playing Quoits."

"Would be a boy or a giri dii slip. Then he must write

Roller skates?" asked Knart A New Year greeting in

"It certainly would," Sald Mr which the word drawn must be at the end of the first le, the second line ending in a word to rhyme with

the last word of the first line.

STAMP

OF

THE WEEK

14

Punch

could be Skates, too," said Hanid, "atid also Stories and

Stores and Streets and the Shoe-

maker and the School."

"And T" said Kharf, "would JERE it is the sporting stamp be Tea, and Toes, and Thermom- Hthe year.

.er," comes from clets. And U would be. France, that

one Again Knarf had to pause.

Hanld couldn't guess any 'a elther.

and

country

racing.

اده

pacing

large pieces of wrapping cyclists.

And the stamp honours the

geentest

cycling race In the

GAME 111–Sprend two roads

Mark paper on the floor. one with crayon 1953, the world the Tour de France.

Play music For 50 years now the sporting

watched In excitement os the

other, 1954.

and send the guests march-Frenchman has ing around the room. At frenzy of the call "Old Year," all

those who can get on the

1963 paper do so.

Those

who cannot must drop out, Then the call "New Year"

and a scramble to the other Should the papers paper.

get torn and become smaller, that makes for i extra handicapr 1

GAME IV

Year be party would No New Year

complete with out Edine huhorous fortune- telling. Write your funny pro- phecies on cards, place the cards in a shoe box and make an opening in the lid just wide enough for a hand. Prophecies

are read aloud,

1.

Crossword

IS

Acros

third gne in higubrow, per- haps.

Colourful, in rook Satan tul 10 There's one of Dogs in the Thames. (4) 1. Dlemat: tay 12. Get this undir sous collar. (3) 13. Court in London.

16. Seal it with this ring, (0) 18. All poet 476. Bald Robert

Burton); (3)

20. te loads a myth. (4)

22. Quatr (4)

21 Furn thin bir round and wil

take mesi. (4) Ma 35. Forefathers of the hamlet.”

ad. Meant to keeb ofis quiet. (8)

17. Dealer out of mace a little. 6)

26. Tino people won't go out unless

there'w snow around. 101

}

1: Window cleaner nieeds 14 Down.

GUM L. (5),

2. Inglorials colour (4)

3. Ready to do

4: Woeringat, specialits.

good um. (B).

BO Irish

8:00 DOT are tripitionally wi majored to --- 11. (E

9. Propio de: it to water anmo 7. Festures has may carre à gem.

15: 61 Ming wees vol king (8) Champagne - giver. Ona entionaly 19ars). (B)

A typital succession of jprüs 16. milight Bar, Biraktord--Avon Avost - Vow -- Hogi Bhow - Down →→ Bown Snow * Bali.

(Bolilioni Piké zdi :

WHAT'S HIS LINE? MAURICE SECHT

#arrange the letters id ipell. his bocupatiotakoa

(Solution on 'Piga 20)

Ú is bitficult "Well," said

Mr Punch, "I might meet a Unicorn, but I hardly ever did; though I always use to keep, looking for que And as for meeling à V, that was pretty hard, too.”

"You could meet a Vao," said Hania; "I mean, a inovlug Van."

HOT

clotinted Kagrer Vane," ex-

quite happy that to think of one of

he wab the differ detters.

"W" s Mr Punth. "Wos pretty easy. There was Water, and Wagon, and Wasps. But

these were

othe

1 nevér,

ever

muscular "pedalleurs" whirl and Y and Z

of 2.705 the really hard they. round a road course milles over mountain, and plain, met an X

And to see those legs met was a zebra, and that was bhe would think that not only in a Zoo. And as for Y..." Mr

cycle race, but the future of Punch shook his head. France itself was

at stake. The winner of each day's lop Purch?" and finally of the race itself wears a yellow pullover. It la an award more carnestly sought Kabr after than many a crown,

Winner of the race this year was France's own Louis Bobet.

never met a Ÿ, Mr sald Halld

"Never," said Mr Funch.

mot

I could meet one!"

und meet the it'

"Me?" Sula Mr Purich,

"Yes, you! Y is for You! l'a

Price of the stamp in London,neet X. If I met You!", Os—J. A. A.

And Mr Punch had to laugh,

Rupert's New Year Adventure-

Ferdy gets all the fence. "Well, what was your resolution?" he demanda. One of them was to help somebody every day." Rupert answers. "And just, baw I'm Helping Mrs. Pig by trying to find Podgy, who has disappeated." "In

that case you're on be jělij přack...” cries Ferdy. He pared here same time are looking,eyen méré miserable than 1 wats and väkig very slowly.. I called but be didn't trouble, to apkwerCome dr. I can show you the sort of direction. He took.

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