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"Like you say—It pays to buy 'em by the case"."

• BY • THE • WAY

by Beachcomber

are "Com- The Drakenburg Society A

N article on big-game hunters told that their protesis

intanist-inspired." says that they are usually

A able to deal with any emergency in the home, having learned Belf-reliance. For example, if a non-big-gome hunter ands rhinoceros In the scullery Instinet is to call the fire brigade, of 108. A Dan sea-captain.

"

his

The big-game hunter who notices the tracks of a puma in the dining roun removes the table, digs a pit, rig up a strong net, and waith, wi{}} load gun. behind

reen. Ho

ran make a little fire of twiga on the floor if the electricity in off, and Jinitate the ery of the dirtiberste at dawn to amuse his friends. The mere small-game hunter, stalling a

appeals Jess

mouse, women

With comment

to

romantic

MONG the gayer exploits of Sir John Squire, who was 70 the other day, was the foundation of the Drakchirurg Society in honour ut a Danish asilor who died at tile representing the Danish branch of the gopisly. attended the inaugurni lunch. There were speecties, includ ing one by Hilaire Belloc, who Arrived late, and thought (or pre- tended to think) that the whotr affoir was about the Drakenburg Mountains in South Africa, Dinners of the society were held from time to time, and two of our representa- tiven wore entertained in Aarhus, the home of the sailor, and became entitled to wear a green fet, Though I was a member, I never discovered what it was all about, and nobody could tell me.

In passing

AN attack on speculaters who buy

up property where roads are to be made reminded me of Mmo Hausman's pileous cry at the time when the Parklen boulevards were

"The moment wo being planned.

she sald. house,"

how buy a

run through it."

If you want one more example of the complete insanity of our day, tako Us: the people who have dared to doubt the prescriptive right of dentists and politielens to play the fool with us all are now being street seema to

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YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA

THURSDAY, MAY 6

PORN 10day. It is likely that you will do best in partnership with someone who is a tle more even- tempered and reserved than you ate by nature. You have strong impulses, strong loyalties but very definite bind spots when it comes To selecting the right peonie to help you develop an idea. Find someone who understands your tempera- ment yet who is a little more "hard bulled" than you are when it comes to business detail. You can mupply clic the Ideas but let cu furnish the means for making them work!

You are not one to be early dis couraged. That is fortunate for life may find you several disapointments before ushers you into the hall of

You have a very dednite y when it corner to spring- ing back after a defeat, usually com-

TAURUS

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY,

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Moral Is Clear: Watch Overcalls

BY USWALD, JACOBY

A HAND that 13. worth an open-

Ing bid is not always

an overcall. When you open the bidding. It's difficult for the op- ponents to double for penalties and make it stick; hence your risk is alight. Moreover, you can reasonably hope for

game or

even slám since neither

op- ponent has shown any, strength, You therefore have much to Cain and little to lose.

16

The opposite is true when you overcall. I'

casy for the enemy to double for penalties. Such a double is obviously for penalties and not for a takeout: Even

your overcall undoubled, you can seldom ex- pect

and practically game

slam never #

the against strength shown by an opponent's opening bid. Hence you have much to lore and little to gain.

1

The danger of overcall is greatest when you are vulner- able and when both opponents bid. These facts were over- booked by one of the players in the

national tournament in Dallas lost your.

During the mixed pair tourna- ment, I bid one diamond on the West cards of the hand shown

WEST (D) 4QJ76 KJ9

NORTH

10883

7

J932

4J96

BAST

AAD

❤8044

• 10

ARQ1OBS

+AQ78 +42

SOUTJI

⚫ K4

♥AQ 1072

X864

North-South vul. West

Bouth North Eu Pass

2 24 Double Par Pass PRI

Opening lead-♣ 4

I

ing back stronger and morn deter today. My wife bid two clubs mined than belure.

with the East cards, and South bid

two hearts with more courage than wisdom.

pursuits.

You are not particularly suited to physical labour but excel rather in cultural. Intellectual mod mental Just another good reason for you to have

a partner who can use the muscle and brawn while you uule the brain Your marstage partner might be the answer, tool

Among those who were born on this date aro: Robert E. Peary, ex- plorer: John McCutcheon, Burirator; Sigmund Freud: Rudolph Valentino, actor, and Rabindranath Tagore, poet and philosopher.

To find what the alars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday itar and read the cofter- ponding paragraph. Let your birth day star be your daily guide, FRIDAY, MAY 7

A calm answer, today, (Apr. 21-May 20)500 your temper.

will indeed turn away wrath. to that you are promot for a budness appointment. This can make an important impression.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21)---Be diplomatic with those with whor you work and you will find things work put more smoothly.

CANCER (June 22-July 23)-Guard against boginning the week-end too 1009. Remember. this is

a

working day for most people.

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LEO

15"

(July 24-Aug. 3)-Watching the clock won't make five day go any faster, but working hard on the

job may do it. Make plans.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)-Get an early start with a chore that needs doing this morning and it will get finished sooner than you thought

LINHA (Sept. 24-Oct. 29)--You have secret plan? Keep it to yourself today until it is really "In the works."

SCORPIO

(Oct. 24-Nov. 23)-Get your desk cleared of all odds aTIE. ends and you will really feel like celetreating this week-end.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec, 22)— It is important that you do not neglect old friends. You must learn to co-operate.

・・・ CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)—If you are sure you can make delivery, then give a dennite promise, Other wise, hold of a while.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21«Pub; 10)~Show : A spirit of co-operation both si home and at the offer and things should move more smoothly,

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 203--IL' you- reilly need help, call upon a close friend in confidence. After. eit, friends are for that!

ABIES (MAT 21-Apr. 20)---Na matter, what happens, hang ón to

CHESS PROBLEM.

LE By L. FIFIER.

Black, piece

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CROSSWORD

Across

1. Measurement regulations ↑ (4,

7. The vicar changed his tune. (4)

6. Bankbore willed his sound

Does one, (8)

10. You may well put one on a jar.

11. 2 badly sieci pargel may get

damaged in Data. (7)

16. Do they bark in a low, sone ?

17. Christmaé KYRİYAJ Y (4) 319% simpla lako, (4),

203 Pars part"and" pisat, in pleat.

28. The last third of 20 AUTON 14'

on view hero, (.

24. Commad kindle Sometimes

Hausual (8)

80. her comqj; anagrammatically

from Peel, Hante, (9)

Lock and rich, maybe, (9)

A. The Queen carried 15, (8)

* Bat brok, (B)

4. The crops seem to belong : to

one of the Olnque Porta. (4)

5. The middle part of 20 Autona,

and cauldron „Traditionally she bishme." [8)]

Artful gas are often read/ soon. (7)

17 Taped around!" (8) nuts.

15. She was in the fruit belzano

Tyund Old Drury): (6)

14. dire quay, and you'il and “a fitting kpot-fi Devon, (3)

-16. The apiben are likely to be open.

ALIALUNCIOS & TRA

1124 11:30 towel az

WOM

العادي

WHAT'S HER LINE?

How...

I naturally doubled, but I didn't really expect to collect a penalty of 1,400 points!

is just ever, tils disaster that can overwhelm a player

makes unsound overculls,

who

the sort

of

I opened the four of clubs, and

my wife took the ten of clubs and returned her singleton dla mond. I took two top diamonds and gave her a diamond ruft. My wife had discarded the nine of spades on the second high dia- mond, and she now cashed the ace of spades and led high clubs. Declarer miserably discarded a diamond on the third high club, whereupon my wife shifted to a trump. Declarer ducked, and I won with the nine. I led

a spade for my wife to ruff, and

I still had another trump trick

coming to me, South made only three trump tricks.

-CARD Sonie

Q-The bidding has been

North

Eart

Booth

West

1 Heart

Piss 2 Clubs Pasy ? 2 Spades Pass

6, 1954.

WOMANSENSE

It's Electrifying!

Among the presentation of Spring hats in Paris was this model, called "Short Circuit"-by Archille. It is a toque, with the addition of attractive electrical wire, and is shown by Yolande,

IS SPANKING

"IT

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SPANKING JUSTIFIED AS DISCIPLINARY ACTION?

By W. W. BAUER, M. D.

a little in good more is that in these days of Discipline which is kindly cor- for childish mistakes, is better" has been applied psychology, there rection

enough wholesome not harsh crack-downs about mistakenly applied to the isn't

triños. Discipline clearly in directed oxarib the child's perfectly sound principles application-elsewhere,

through the good old way. Paronts dead and not against the child of child guidance love, security and leader- don't do enough "rearing," so that it is always clear that ship, instead of the old-time with the palm of the hand,

philosophy of the

wood

the dood may be disapproved,

but the door is accepted. Dizelp-

line in which love always shines through.

shed and "this hurts me Happy Medium more than it does you.

And don't be afraid that one Just what are the real mistake in judgment, one infine SMACK."

rights of a child? Can we tion of the sacrosanct: principles will mar From the child-should-be- give the child his right to of child psychology seen-and-not-heard school of develop AA a personality your child's whole life, and alienate um from you forever. letting him run the past, the pendulum has without

you forgive him his mistakes,

him to swung too far in the other away with the works? Can and help to avoid them,

him direction to a let-the-little- we bring up a child so that while holding gently but darlings express them- he will be neither a wash- Armly to proper standards of selves policy. So much has out. spiritless and without honesty, morality, courtesy, and consideration for others, he'll self-respect been said about the delicate courage,

or overlook your blunders flower of childhood and how "guts"; nor an offensive brat

The best one-word advice I It withers under the frosts with bad manners, selfish know of for the conscientious,

of insecurity and frustra- and without regard for the harassed modern parent, - Is— tion, that a great many rights of others? Of course, RELAX, parents have developed a wo can, if we will but retain,

real neurosis out of fear that what was good in the old!

any little disciplinary action and adopt what, is good in PRINTED they might take will ruin the new, and let the dregs the child forever. Some have of both become so fearful about drain. their own lack of capability

One of the troubles, ac- cording to Dr Joseph Palma,

go dow.n the

Spanking? Well, certainly not

hood

In the child-rearing business, the brutal cuffing of the core or that

literally other they are

blows potentially paralysed with fear of their damaging. Not the humillating: slap across the mouth. Not the own offspring.

parental tantrum taking revenge on the chiki for the parent's own shortcomings or in punish ment for minor infractions. Not the willow switch hickory stick; not the ruler on the fat of the palm; not the yardstick or the hairbrush on the bare be- hind, especially, the worst of all the psychological "spanking" by ostracism for days because of some trifling breach of grown- up rules.

COOL AND COLOURFUL

1OOL,

SUMMER FARE

Cooly, colourful fare to, amounts ranch allied equal the oppost

and palate-pleasing.

Two-Tone

To Aarve, spoon equal the opposite end. Stuff with | The Deed, Not The Doer But the hand posteriorly, ap- ture in individual

Now comes the artistic soup

plied calmly, without heat of Yes, upon Con- plates, Garnish with chopped touch, the petal decorations. passion, judicially?

Blend 6 oz. cream cheese, occasion; especially with children paraley, and paper-thin slices of lemon. ...

ARTISTIC

Jellied somme fits this description

2 tbsp. light cream,..1⁄2 tsp. too young to grasp abstract very well. It's easy to pre-

salt, 14 tsp. Worcestershire concepts and remember them, pare, too, and makes a nice

Bauce, 2 drops tabasco, and starter for a company meal.

enough food colouring to tint To serve 6, place 12-oz. tin

The next offering does cheese a delicate yellow. chicken consomme in refre- take a bit of effort, but more

Using a level teaspoon of gerator 6 to 8 hours

in of the artistic than the cheese mixture each time, ing, "Do I have to do exactly as advance of serving. To pre cullinary type. It's a salad, paro jellied tomato bouillon, as pretty as it is good, the

one envelope plain recipe to serve 4.

soak

Discipline? Certainly. One of the most searching cartoons I ever saw. depicts a lttle boy. standing before his parents, weeping bitterly and demand-

want?" Children

want press the teaspoonful of

they cheese against the tomato, now they need it, even while

discipline; they need It; starting around the top. Con- they act like human beings by minutes; add 4 c. To prepare the salad, use tinue making petals, gradu- evading as much lemon juice and dash of 8 oz. cooked shrimp, and mix ally turning tomato to form The lid who is held to conduct

a happler tabasco. Heat contents of a with 1/4 c. diced celery, and rows of petals towards the respecting chrights of others 10-oz. tomato juice to boil- 2 tbsp, mayonnaise. Scoop base. Garnish each salad who is allowed to be selfish, Not Zater life but right ing point; add gelatin, stir out centres from 4 medium with minced parsley, and only in

respecte the rights and ring until dissolved. Chill in sized, firm tomatoes care placed on crisp lettuce cup. during childhood. But discipline.

viewpoints fully, not cutting through refrigerator until firm.

gelatin in 4 c. cold water for 5

BOYS' AND

the

as they can'

-Alice Denhoff which vi the

child.

SHANTUNG

tight-filling

dream shantung printed in grey and with a; draped; masks in taffeta, and a three- quarter length sost of the dres

blue STOY.

material. It is designed by, Pierre Balmain of Paris.

Can Women

Shine On

GIRLS' MAGAZINE Their Own?

"Sorry," said the Rabbit, "I'm

How Willy Toad Became a Poet in too much of a hurry." And

-He Wrote a Poem About a Rabbit in a Hurry-m

By MAX TRELL

The bounded off.

Grove and out into the sunny meadow on the other side.

"Well," said Willy, "I'm really

You, South, hold: Spades 7-2, Hearts 8-3, Diamonds J-5 Clubs the turned-about name, was not quite sure myself. I haven't A-K-Q-J-0-6-3. What do you

do?

*A-Bld four clubs. The jump bid shows a solid suit, and the fact that you get past three no- trump indicates that you have

KNARF, the shadow-boy with walking through

to

"Gosh," sald Knar! to Willy after the rabbit had gone. "That's too bad. If that rabbit hadn't been in such a hurry, you could have written a very nice poem about him."

quickly

"Oh, that's all right,” said Pine Tree been a poet long enough

But the hardest thing Willy. "T1 just write a poem Grove when he saw a pure in know.

The about writing a poem is know about The Rabbit Who Was In the path ahead of him.

the poem A Hurry" but ing what to write figuro was also walking, in a very slow and thought about." ful

figure was manner. The

in note-book no stopper in the nabid sult. If carrying

partner.

one hand, and several pencils hse Your

In the other. The figure strength in soti and kings be

was wearing a long green coat can bid a ulam in clubs even if he has a singleton cub (possibly and a pair of baggy trousers, with no clubs at mil).

enough

TODAY'S QUESTION-

The bidding is the same ang in the question fusi answered. You, South, hold: Spades K-Q÷ 7-3-3, Heart 8, Diamond 14, Clube A-K-J-9-6-9; What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

DUMB-BELLS

I DONT. LIKE YOUR HEART ACTIONSH

+

About Anything. "You can write a poem about anything," said Knarf.

Knart couldn't recognise the

"No, no," said Willy. You've figure at all (though she was got to write it about some

everyone who thing!" auro he know Eved in Pine Tree Gravel), It

Saying this, Willy wrote the poem in his notebook with one of the pencils. Knarf looked over his shoulder as he wrote. This is how the poem

went:

The rabbit who was in a

burry

Used to worry.

"Is that all there is to the

was not until he got in front of Just then they saw a rabbit poem?" gald Knari.

the meadow. the figure that he recognised his hopping across frlond Willy Tond.

Willy hurried up to the rabbit.

Willy's 'Costume

Why,Willy,why...aro-you dressed like this? And why have you, stof all those pentils and that notebook?" Knort said.

Willy, stalled gently and bent over to pick, a lower which he smelled and put in his pocket. I've decided to be a post,"

"A zodt!".") azčialmod,

inbet who writes, poet

"Rabbit," said Willy, I'd like to write a poem about you!"

Willy nodded, "That's all." "But what did he worry about

Rupert and the Lost Cuckoo-13

2-24

"How do you write a poem?”

4 Kmart asked Willy.

By Eileen Ascroft

MAN a woman shine on

her own or must she always bask in the reflected glory of her man?

MEight of history's well-

remembered

women achieved their fame through association with -al- famous 'man, mys Ruthoress Marjorie Coryn. The secrets of some of these eight enchanters of men seem really. to have been quite simple. For example, CHARM was the virtue of Queen Cleopatra. "Her charm entered Into men's very souls," wrote Plutarch,

MODESTY was the quality used by gay Anne Boleyn : to chenare the old libertine, King Henry VIII,

AMBITION was the guiding "Oh, he worried about lots of star of Mme, de Montespan. things," said wuly,

"Buch as?" said. Knarf

Many Worries

She determined her goal at an carty ngo; it happened to be Loula XIV of France, fury,

CAIETY EVE

Weapon was the Such of," said Willy, that used by the pretty Cockney wit, Nell Gwynnpito si conquer he was going to be late, which the heart of another, was the reason he was hurry-Charles 1.747064 ing. He also used to worry

about coming too early. He PASSION was the guiding also worried about tripping star of Germaine de Stael, who Something and falling because loved Napoleon Bonaparte he was in such a hurry W FIDELITY J

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"Well," said Knarf, "I think all those things, should be in the poem, too, and

"No," said Willy, they would all make the poem too long It's much better stow write? short poem. Everybody can remember it.” AGA Twilly smiled, and

right

women to the The beautiful

soul was as

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