THE
CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1954. ✨.
Pare
REG HIDER
EDITORE PRESS SERVICE, ING-RUKVA YORK
"He must know someone."
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ping-pon player in a recent to1487300 – ment said, "There is no point in playing table-teunis“
(that is what she called it) "for fun. You must go all out to win,"
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of aspoonful egg cross the fable. But a whole hard-bolied egg thrown angrily anet eatching a wife * sunging binw in Ulja fnce is cruelty. A hard-bolled be thrown enk ay
with the deliterate Intention of Indiet budsly hurt, A Roll-boiled CEU thrown In Jest is not necessarily att net of cruelty. Omelette-throwi in inere barbarity, and a snuck i If face fen an mieleite is nh 12- tolerable as one from a badlock or
Javge shee of mutton."
is huiwerntile makes
going to play ping-pong I apologise They are with sponge covered in Provided
soaked she spinge-covering water the gume will be even more
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the planO and plays
Teriy Seryan's Dance Band at Leixlip Em WOTÓN "Bad" Rnd "11" Trilled INY informant. must have Or 1- suthebody
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TUESDAY, MAY 11
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Errors Pave the Way For Game Downfall
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By OSWALD JACOBY
for
HAD been wondering some time what had be come of Hard Luck Joe," writes Dr Leo F. Schiff, of Plattsburg, N. Y., "but now I know that he was in this neighbourhood re- cently, as he crept right inside my skin at the last session our local bridge club.
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"I, sitting South, was dealer of the hund enclosed, and wo got to a contract of four hearts with
mentioning opponents spades on the way.
"West opened the king fol- lowed by the ace of spades to which his partner responded with the Jack, small. West then went into deep thought and fed esmali spade, but I saw right through his subterfuge since I discards a.
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Enst's rend well as he did,
WOMANSENSE
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12
TAURUS (Apr. 22-May 203- Optimism wili
excellent Rren vonar chin dividends today
Jiny
up, matter what happen.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Break the week by getting tours him A drive in the country. evening for 1 you cant
CANCER
22-July 23) A (June ved one inly need you help and advice. He really offer it without being asked
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) Test att promises made before believing fhem. Be very sure of your groun belore
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1.IBRA (Sepi, 24-Oct. 23)-ļi may be dimrun avert to do sotue pleacant day-dreaming when you should be working hard.
SCORPIO (Det, 24-Nov. 22)—Lah» ing on the dark side of things will do little good. euld keep you from the Maccesa yo: desire.
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. AFONIN
Black, 6 pieces.
White, 6 pieces, While to play: mate th two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, Q-Kl5; threat 2, Kt (134) K6 (ch). .... PXB; 2, Q-Kt7 (c); QxB; 2. B-K:0 (ch); ... K-B4; 2, B-Q7 (dis ch).
DUMB-BELLS
IF YOU CAN. GUESS HOW MANY PIECES OF CANDY ARE IN THIS
BAG I'LL GIVE YOU BOTH OF THEM!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 233-
now, for you may De patient just And that there are nouring tirees
at work Combat them
CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan, 20) - 1 you will keep your true cbiective la mbd, you will be able to make fate progtom today
AQUARION (Jan, 21-Feb. 19)--An try to maMO envious person may things uncomfortable for you. bul Ignore 11 Some people are like thal!
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar 20). It you are neglecting your duty, tighten up and settle down! You can't play all the time.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20-Be very careful if you are starting Un journey today The aspects are not what they should be
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10. You never saw one in a WSZ
time shop. 10)
12. A ribald C.. makes an Italian
patriot. (57)
19. Ship's doctor has nothing at
heart. (51
11. Lady of the D'Urbervillon, (4)
10. for muddle-headed. (5)
21. Tasty with creOLES
(3)
23. Ohallenged, (b) :
tood onH,
24. Hard to believe the boer done
25. The start ofʼentertainment. (5)
47. Much of your youth. (3)
Be good," she was urged in song. (4) Prate 10% muddled way. (5) It can be seen
some churches. (B)
perroz.
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He was a villainous To
8. Beared bird. (*) Founces on bans maybe, (4) Bwallowed, sometimes, aftar,· great train. (*)**
dands, but no shipping. (8)
7. A rød 1 sirváted. (0)
2.
is sometimes, made in Chan Duty, IN
11. Old or mild." (3)
10. Enow white ones often come
into legende, (d);
17. You make this when you 35
Acrow for the first time. (B)
18. 6tocking fabric. (6)
19: Giant one makes apperiips Bod
Attraction. (b)
50. This kind of soul is often linked
GRILY NOCT 12. You can
Keep the
Browing
loser? Juser on U Why not give him the queen of club as n discard on this trick?' Of course had 1 done that all would have been well.
"AL Uio close of the hand and suring, my partner very sym- pathetically said, "It's too bad was distribution the trump against you.' I didn't say word."
of
right, should discard dummy's queen of clubs on the third round of spades. Eust can ruff, to be sure, but the n club defenders never get trick South can easily establish dummy's diamonds for all the tricks that he needs.
Dr Schil is perfectly
Declarer course.
In justice to my correspon- I should point dent, however,
only out that he was not the player who made a mistake on this hand. West should not have given declarer the chance to make the contract.
the
After West had cashed top apades he should take the ace of clubs at once. Only then is it correot to lend a low spade.
Now there la no way for de- clarer to avold the loss of a trump trick. If he ruffs in dum- my, East over-ruits. If declarer rubis with dummy's queen of and hearts, East can discard make a trump trick later on.
♥CARD Sensen
Q-The bidding has been:
West East Bouth North
1 Heart Pass 2 Diamonds Pass 3 Clubs Pass
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You, South, hold: Spades Q- 10-9, Hearts 6-2, Diamonds K- Q-JB-5, Clubs A-3-2. do you do?
to
Of Leisure Are Wearing
By EILEEN ASCROFT architects believe
that modern
dining-
THERE should be many happy
coffee planters in Brazil life has killed the old-fashioned que to London's latest craze for loyout of kitchenetto, the Continental coffee shop. room and drawingroom.
instead These coffee bors have sprung They are designing
recently round Mayfair, fiate and houses with one big Knightsbridge, Soho and Fork lounge and kitchen that is
up
a
Lane, where the new poor, who large enough for the family can no longer afford night clubs, take their meals,
ing
to
her husband, Henri Vidal, have
sit sipping their coffee and cat- Film star Michele Morgan and
French, Austrian and Danish pastries until the early hours.
rtist Eva Melava and I found them a centr fashion on our tour the other day.
a kitchen that half practical and workaday and half sheer luxury living. The walls floor are of stone, rather you meet the fashion models gossip- an old farmhouse, the
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and
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ceiling,
ping between shows, actresses shelves and dining-table of light sitting around both to see and wood.
be seen and all those elegant ladies of leisure who don't seem to have housekeeping problems 11ke other women.
THE EXISTENTIALIST
for
THE GLASS WALL
Oriental rugs on
many hag
il cappun
There is huge open log Ara, with a copper chimney shade, the floor. 1 super-modern kitchen unit in chairs and re- woman is making In Park Lane WC saw the sky blue, and
Tho for her first attractive Scandinavian cap in frigerator are in scarlet. or cruise she is black jersey (sketched on left), china is multi-coloured, and the shaped like white 10 have somie heavy which folds back to reveal a red lights are likely
Whit lining. problems on her mind.
It can be worn in two leaves.
Actress Jeanne Moreau han a kind of clothes should she take ways and is trimmed with metal with her?
separate working kitchen, but What will be
bust bobbles.
of the walls is of movable to use on her complexion to We found the
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Existentialist- one
so that she is not shul type girl (sketch on right) in glass safeguard it from, sunlight and
away from her family while she She was wearing What sult winds?
her Mayfair. abot hair?
knitted bluzer-style
cooks. cardigan
I was one of the eager shop- In America you can buy every Genevieve Page has a more Marie O'Connell, chief beau- } over tight-fitting jenns In
ers. But, looking for replace- colour under the sun. Just trewn of the United States liner shocking pink jersey, puttered traditional kitchen.
ments recently I find that manu- before Christmas in New York she shades of blue, but America, is qualified to give all with a bold zig-zag braid,
facturers have withdrawn all even found belta and pantie- round dining-tablo the answers. Titled women. of Favourite rig
the new included a
Bachelor singer Jean those lovely gay, unusual shades, belts in pastel tartans. Europe, Mars of stage and zerven coffee society seems to be tight for meals.
NO COMMENT me. "English women will wear and socially prominent womya back drainpipe pants in velvet Sablon possesses a beautifully. "No sale for them," they inform
kitchen miniature filed, who shuttle between
jersey, black
and plastic, in one
of his only pink and white."
PETITIONING for divorce in and Europe soek her advice and ballet slippers and gilt hoop ear plast
sitting-room. rings.
Springfield, Missouri, Mrs This seems unenterprising of act upon
"Chief difference between these behind a big folding door when us, the customers. Do we really Clara Robbins, mother of 10 and PERMANENT
bright little gossip houses, with not
use, and
special want to spend our lives girdled expecting her 11th, charged her Mi keeps
cooking She says that many
their tartan stools Wozn
and lamp ventilator
In tea rose? Secondly on the husband with "being, cold and have the mistaken idea that the shades, modern wood furniture odours out of the room,
part of the manufacturers. It indifferent.” pre-voyage permanent should be and multi-coloured pottery, Is NO SALE FOR RAINBOWS takes women a little time to get (WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED Ughter than usual. Actually the price of the coffee. It costa
used to every new fashion.
(London Express Service) should be looser, more fuld, be- you anything from 7d, to Is. a YEAR ago the window of Could not they have pioneered cause the salt air tends to Inter-
one London store was full the new shades a little longer? sify the coll quality.
of belts and braa in rainbow Corsetry is not hot fashion. It It is also wise to have an ol
colours. Lilac, apricot, cycla- is an item for periodical replace- ! Treatment
N Paris for 24 hours I found men and navy blue replaced the ment and women several days
might have and bought the colours if given more women talking about the new conventional peach, pink salling. During the voyage pommade or vlly tonic should be kitchen sittingrooms.
time. white. used, especially if hair
I dry,
America
before
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it well-groomed during will
Wild keep it those pleasant hours on deck.
It is important that a rich, heavy cream be applied lavishly to face, neck, hands and anns during the trip. Wind burn cau be as bad as sunburn if skin is Sensitive.
WARDROBE
In the matter of shipboard clothes, one should have two or three sports outts for the
Light morning hours.
tweed sults are smart and practical. Of course, ime must take along a louse coat, A revenible coal that can de double duty for day and evening is an lural selection.
For the evening, soparacle of Bre choice.
A couple happy glamorous ankle-length evening several interchang- skirts with able tops will
provide all the for dress-up changes required evenings. A basic evening fruck
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or
cup.
sweater,
THE KITCHEN LOUNGE
French
in
Ja
corner It clones away
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THERE'S REVOLUTION IN
"Sarong."
THE CORSET TRADE
has
years'
ex-
trying
to
Finding A New Way To Make Money
LAVER since she can re-
E member, Dorothy Ume
has been interested in the way people speak.
"You see so many girls
becoming! IT looks like
the was sold out at the end of tha working overtime Year's best-seller In the frat day on sale-commented: keep pace with the demand, fashion world,
"It's the biggest thing I ro- even though we were equipped
in business," she told me, No, it's not the sailor collar member. I have never known for a big response.
for "who or the fisherman's sweater. such an enthusiastic
"There are two reasons onslaught
are well-groomed. It's
a girdle called the in the corsetry world." And she the girdle's popularity.
dressed, and charmingly fifteen had
a silhouette, "Fashion is now a
on have good manners, but the draped dress hanging not a
open their igure an unseen peg. So women, even minute they more
today mouths, the effect is ruined. conscious these days than they though they diet mora have
SILC ever been,"
thirty years ago, says than they did
"Sloppy diction, nasni want "The current fashion silhouetts still
firm foundation Q
is NEW. sounds, and all kinds of this
girdla La closely moulded and follows
speech babits The secret of its
is the natural lines of the figure. is the most revolutionary unpleasant success
even the that it "provides figure control Everyone,
more to do with a in corsotry since the first have wants freedom of ern of the roll-on thirty years with freedom of movement." It
without being
It is an American design for perience. which an Australian firm bas "Women
ught the British rights.
anglaise
It has criss-crossed broderio front and elastieled back and sides.
woman movement
arc
larger idea in
re- ago whe women turned from girl's lack of success than
of black, dark blue or share is advertised as "the girdle that ricted. And this is what the the old-fashioned corset to the people think. Many times
grey with a variety of accessories le chiffon stoles and costume Jewellery is a good choice for the voyage, too.
walks and won't ride up."
But let the experts give their Sarong girdle gives them"
Wis At the head office, I
has Miss Kathleen explanation.
Herd, head told, "The Sarong girdle corsetry buyer at a leading received a fabulous reaction. Helen Follett London store where all stock "The factory is flat out,
BOYS'
AND
GIRLS'
Canaries Who Live On Islands
-They Aren't Like the Birds Who Live in Cages--
By MAX TRELL
MR Punch," said Knari, the
shadow-boy
with turned-about name, "do like canaries?"
Mr Punch, who was darning hole in his sock without taking his foot out of the sock, looked up in surprise. "Did you asks," he said, "whether I like conaries?"
where the hole is unless I keep it on my foot. But what's that
were
about saying you the canaries? You visited the place you where they came from?"
Canaries Without Cages` "That's what you were a
were ing," said Kaarf. "You the one who visited them."
Mr Punch, "Oh yes," said
remembering. cuddenly
the Canary visited them in Islands That's where canaries come from."
"Yes," said Knart. "Do you?"
No Kind of Answer "Ouch!" yelled Mr Punch. What This
to wasn't In answer
Punch Knarf's question, Mr had almply stuck himself with the darning needle.
A-Bid three diamonds, You are reluctant to get past thres no-trump so you do not raise the clube, You are reluctant to
with bid three no-trump
stopper. You dottbifal spada therefore mark time with rebla in diamonds.
́TODAY'S QUESTION
"I beg your pardon," said Mr Punch. "I didn't incan to change the subject. Now, aboutį canaries, I like them A much indeed."
A
The bidding is the same as in
the question just answered.
very
when
"Oh," said Knarf, "then you must have had you were a boy aries
Mr Punch shook his head. "I never had canaries,"
"You never did?" said Knart. "Then how do you know you You, South, hold: Spades K- 10-9,. Hoarts 8-2, Diamonds K-like them so much?" Q-J-8-9, Clubs K-3+2.
do you do?
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Answer tomorrow
What
WHAT'S HIS LINE?
- ANTHUN "AMBROSES ( Re-arrings the letters to apeti his ocenionÍLOKLANJ
Mr Punch smiled. "I like them so much," he said, "be once visited chupa I
a place where canaries come from,
"Where's that, Mr. Punch?
said The Canary Istunde,'!
Mr. Punch
"Ouch
again,
Then, he yelled
"I don't think
said Knast
to his old
old friera, "hat you should, darn a hole in your sock
with your foot in it to
I don't lank so eliber," guld
(Solution on Page 10) Mr Punch But I can't ma
two-way stretch."
an employer will decide Is this spring madness—or against an applicant and real fashion sense?
say that it's her 'persona-
· Dorothy Barkley lity, when what he really means is that her voice ir- ritated him.”
MAGAZINE
the
cenaries In the Canary Islands flew around like spar- rows and robina when I was there many years ago. It was really delightful waking up in the the morning, and hearing canaries singing in every tree."
"Just like a canary in a cage
somebody's room,"
Bald
in Knari.
“Oh no," sald Mr
Tho
Punch, "not at all like a canary in a cage in somebody's room, canaries In the Canary Islands I'm ang with real happiness. sorry to say that canaries la a cage aren't really happy,"
asked. Knart "Why not?" "Ticy get plenty to eat and Knart wanted to know more drink, Nobody ever hurts them,"
Mr Punch kept shaking about the Canary Islands. "Do the canaries really fly around herd, "It's not the same thing. lika ordinary sparrows and No one can be happy living in robins, Mr Punch?"
A cage, and a canary least of don't know how it is all. For a canary is a bird and today," said Mr Punch, "but a bird likes to fly."
Rupert and The Lost Cuckoo-17
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Pressing onward towards the do you know it my little cuckoo lake. Rupert finds his way barred came this way?". The animals by two large toy animals and look very grave, Have you elephant and a pitiffe; who are had an invitation 7. asks," tha quickly joined by wooden tigst, giraffe Rupert in taken aback, They all feyard him with silent, Invitation to what,?,'' he trays, disapproval! Are you all from don't understand. de only → the Ark?" says Rupan.." Pleuses want my cuckoo
KESERVED
While Knart talked to him;} Mr. Punch darned his socks,
A BIG DECISION
Mrs Urla decided to do some- thing about it. For years sha has studied voice under expert teachers. Her own voice is naturally enough, very pleasing. For some time she has been teaching voice and speech at well known school. Sho a big thrill out of seeing how a girl can improve her speech and with it, her job, her pay
cheque, her social life and hor romantic appeal,
But teaching in one school did Mrs Uris the wide scope give Mrs.
Dot
she wanted. And so, right in her own apartment,
she has
started speech clisses
for
business girls, at rates they can afford. Her husband doesn't mind; in
fact, he approves ·
knows it's a crusade with me" she said, grinning, "and ho Bgures 12:1. can get it out of my system this way, he won't' have to hear about it so much at the
"But if canaries are unhappydirmer, tablet" pangalaga te
are they always singing?" in a cage," "Krarf said, "why
HOW TO SUCCEED "How does she do it?"-people ar ask about” Mrs. Uria's andibun-
er never could figure that out
maveAWife,
dreds of other women who man÷:
elther," Bald Mir
guess
unhappy, as - HOTTLO
not AE
think
age a paying occupation in their
they are. But they are happier own homes. And the answer ke
living
outside, a cage.
1er always the same; they find some
thing beautifully and
sins even more uder
more
hair
often
do im
In a cage And
no
are excited about;
than something flawa Valleve JANE WIT
You
idea how extra«
|most fana
Having
ordinarily beautiful they look any
Acent
It, the repla Their enthusikall){van:
as they by around, like magni- them the energy to run both ra yellow sunbeams darting home and butipan “ KEEN LA the green leaves, 1 persistence to make both, wataru hope, added. Mr Punch.. prises & Success,
anong
"Ouch!
•
There you go again,”-
Knart.
"I hope.#" continued
Without that kind of anthilla BEM, DO CDR cas, eyme be success zul either personally oc
So, you, hayé longing to had
Punch, that when you ower at home, don't dupy older, you will be able to vini WONNA" YOGAVILOSTA the Canary Islands as I did, chang
and you'll never, never, have 10, mommilalm you! re siken da hole in your wook wils and regional/ Your foot in st
And Mr Punch smiled.
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