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now what did I do with that ticket?"

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When the player waggles his rot, a stine like the sharp, high

of

a mosquito is produced, an ideal solo exuum

ong

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drowned by the

ments.

note

it

world

WCH BINTUI-

on

the beach-including a rather buxum matron, whose misband has a very red aose, doubtless the effeÈ of sum and wind." Sometimes, by un error, the old with the mucy note is mixed new refinement "Crikey One wishes ono had a telescope with of that sizzling which to look redhead,

the ne It has only

but

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is ethereal and silvery.

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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1954.

• JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

WOMANSENSE

Bad Opening Lead HOW'S YOUR HYPOCHONDRIA?

Beat Grand Slam

BY OSWALD JACOBY

"THIS

a pretty unusual

band," remarked my friend Dr David Ostrich, uf Baton Rouge, during a bridge gablest National at last year's Winter Tournament in Dalina.

I was

nil attention. since Dave is a keen judge of bridge hands,

"I wasn't shy about bidding my hand," he continued. "My partner wasn't RA experienced

the bil in my player so I took teeth.

vi

con-

"West opened the nine diamonds, nad I briefly sidered letting it ride to my quoen, 1 finally put up dummy's ace,

Brit Eust signalled enthusiastically with the Juck.

"I knew that 1 needed four club tricks, but there was no hurry about playing the clubs, Instead, I cashed the top hearts and then ran ve spade tricks.

carda

"On the last spade all hands had to reduce to four East decided to keep the king of diamonds, so could hold only When Fast dis-

Correspondence

YEAR Sir,

Mrs Foffle, leader

who

three ribs. That she has made u note bouls

stel of a wedding-cake out of malches should pause to ask

urself whether the

justifies such a waste of matches. She must be a very idle woman if she cannot think betler way of employing of

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her time,

achieve-

An anecdote of Guitry

word CHICORY

power at the moment, there used to be posters sold in Paris of Sachs Guntry's protest against

maddens me

when bad coffee. He went into bug

1 think of the millions of over- grocer's shop and ordered all the

worked! }

and woury housewives, chtery they had in stock.

this what use is Moreover, while the sald he would walk

model? What purpose can it be stuff was assembled. Three men

to administer to "That's put to-save lugged the sacks abou

the comrelt f Mrs Pofle? uld

Yours truly, assistant. "Very well, now make

(Mrs.) yourselves a cup of coffer," said Guitry, and wilked out.

chive

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HIGHER tome 14 noticeable. they tell me, in seaside post- You may now buy a surda. reproduction of an Old Master Underneath wishes you were here Actually, the weathcor Is wonderful," "One is about to go in for what One cali observes many handsome women

one

ruty

It

In passing

Ada

Rickthorpe.

By Anne Scott-James

PRESENT (in the ad-

joining column right) my Ten Symptoms of Hypo chondria. It comes to light because my personal "pring- cleaning effort has been to chuck out the old bottles in the bathroom.

по

Though we are an indecently healthy family-which buys less than average from the chemist I found that our bathroom medicino chest contained fewer

than 42

tubes. pots, boxer, and bottles (most of them remnants of ancient pre- seriptions whose purpose loat long ago),

was

"If there are 42 bottles our small cupboard," I thought, "what ,. loud most of my friends

Because must carry." half the people I know you noticed it too?) coming as health-crazy

Americans.

Words

like

arc

(have

be

na the

metabolism, calorie, slipped disc, neurosis, barbiturate

are part of their every-day chit-chat. Plis, diets, and

addresses doctors' awopped round like recipes.

Are

ft

And any book about a doctor süre best-seller before gets off the press,

DO YOU take sleeping pills?

DO YOU have little fetishes about vitamina? calcium?... daily walks? cold baths?. tonica?

DO YOU try out every new diet, only to chuck it in the middle?

DO YOU try out digestive remedies, while ignoring your doctor's advice about what and how much to eat?

DO YOU try out remedies which your friends are taking?

DO YOU ever take your temperature to find it's only normal?

DO YOU count calories? ... self every day? ...

DO YOU have physical whether you are ill or not?

weigh your

check-ups,

about new

ARE YOU knowledgeable drugs and treatments from other countries?

DO YOU ́fuss if you get to bed very late or have less than eight hours' sleep?

WELL, HOW DO YOU MAKE OUTT -- If you've got five or more symptoms, you're in a fairly bad Less than five, and you deserve good health.

way.

n

women of her generation") has photogenic-woman. They actu- one of the most arresting faces ally go to the trouble of learn- ing her best angles, and using very I have ever seen, with

by the camera to exploit them." strong colouring set off

blue hairsho cloud of pale

American TV photographers went white while still in her twenties. The camera loses it all.

When a hearty, healthy, golf- playing, globe-trotting friend of mine told me last week that he was taking o

"re of course medial relaxation exercises," it brought it home to me that the new discase of fearing disease

Lady Caroline Somerset is is really getting out of hand. beauty who photographs badly.

A strong chin and deeply Medicine eyes beat the camera, Overflowing The Chest is a minor monument of the times.

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turn up at

carded a club, I threw away

of diamondo she queen

and soved four clubs. And now one to club finesse was enough bring in the last four tricks."

"Very nice," I commented, "bul not as unusual seid. You've probably worked

I READ of an actresN who.

though unmarried.

wedding 211673

wears a ring, to stop young What her." WOLTying oblime innocence! The young men only begin to be worried weurs five or six when a girl

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mere ex-husbands the same time.

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when two or

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YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA dozens of prettier squeezes in

BORN

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and the capability

fully

mari and you will

TUESDAY, MAY 18

Brewt

A

good judgment und have inmate today, you have o

head for burtiem. variety of Interests, many lakots

Attractive to inembora of the op- tu develop thein

poke per, you will have contien You are an adventure

You of the ter wed importunities "take a chance'

bom belies and may fair nex Lare that strike anot anything

have

marriage your choice เฟ your fancy or appeals to your

Patern fold and aggresive, imaginatis

Ainong thus who were born on you usually go after what you

John W Gates. this dale want and get it Whly, churning.

Hout Giben and Juck Bertrand magnetic and efferlive

entertainers;

William Russell, philosopher; Bull, noted surgeon: Czar Nicholas 1 of Ruma: William Steinitz, cham-

and William II pion chess player, Nikka, geologisi

in desting tr with large groups of people, your rutural leadership will assert itself wherever you almussel unconatuumiy

gu

You must guard again a desire for fun and froke all of the time. Perhaps is becaus things, os à ensily entLY rule, coine br you mu

To and what the slurs have in sture for you tomorrow, select your read the coITER" birthday star and ponding paragraph bet your birth- day star be your daily gude. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19

In life int you don't seem to take Still, you matters very moriously.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 20) Don't let a runour throw you to a Investigate the true facto panis before you set at all,

211- GEMINI Do you work thoroughly and con- scientiously now, and later on you will receive the true rewards.

CANCER

(May

(June

21-June

22-July

If you feel restricted, seek a change

of koene for a few days,

LEO (July 24-Aug

23)- Unless you can be constructive and suggest a better mousetrap, don't go around being too critical of others.

23~~ 24-Sept. VIRGO (Aut.

23-

It others are drying to pry into your business, brush them off courteou jy. Keep your own counsci.

24-0cl. (sept. LIBRA Perhaps you can break the working week with a day's outing. Nature. is a great healer, you know.

SCORPIO (Oct.

24-Nov 2X)-- Don't be Ittred by false promises. AB that glitters is not necessarily gold. Make a test case m

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. 22)- whom you meet Be kind to all

You never know at what moment A return favour enay save a situa-

for you. CAPRICORN

(Use. 23-Jan. 201

AQUARIUS

If you are having trouble inakit your budget work out right, why not ok expert advice, from some- ODE7

(Jan, 21-Feb. 19)--- Try to balance your working time with periods of rolanation and you will actually make tamer progre

P18CES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) an There are grave chances for serious makes in judgment, today, so be warned and exert special caution. 20)- ARIES

21-Apr (Mar. It pays to hunt for bargain. Your

CHESS PROBLEM

By O LANCIA

Black, 6 piecca.

White, 6` pieces. White to play: mate in three.

Solution' to... gesterday's

1, KKR4, any; 2, Q, R, B, 07 Ki mates, .

funds will go much farther. If you d; you can actually buy more.

CROSSWORD

Accou

18

(23

nothing

1. Volcano in the clachan. (8) 4. TT surrounded by

twice. (4)

3. IT ACDCILS contradiction when you consider the bridegroom's

morn important. (s, 3)

. Here's a health unto her ....

771

12. The Sgures to work on. (4)

13. It takes then ages to make a

nose. (4)

1448mart but fronty, (8)

Here' trick to be sure (

17. Loyal on to her D Acrom,

al. If you can't write it, you can

to. (B)

23, Benior partner of the Guildhall

13)

26. if your name's this, you're in

bad odour, (3)

20. Five shillings

Day. (5)

Coronation

27. Do these rade on, Dover Roads ?

(3.0)

powa

The ho gets round Min for the piston. (6)

2. A short one is pretty select.

3. Examine the colpage.

(B)

4. Pottars without the posteaript.

6. Mountain (zkos,

6. No use for the burdens (8

This is the depth. (8) 10. Fractical

with the monkeys taking a large part.

11dy Back chng the gun sa

back too. :(57′′

16. Strong, it's not a cheap truls. (a) 10, 0, try, amateur, (3)

10. Pritios from the opera.

-20, 18% with the wind in the fim.

31..River for

the printer.

29. Disin&orum

lady) (3)

with

Flatter; America

the last year. What's so speajai about this hand?"

"The unusual feature of this hand,"

Dr answered Ostrich, "is that the worst load is the opening

defeats that

tho

passible only one grand slam."

And this was perfectly true. Obviously, the "worst" open-

ing lead is a club, right up to South's

sult. Fast strong naturally plays low, and South is given three club tricks to start with.

Unfortunately for South, the singleton removal of dummy's club destroys the squeeze, De- clarer must cash the spades and hearts to squeeze East, but after he has done so. he has no

Yet need it be?

famous I asked a druggista to tell me medicine

Det

Wyndham John And Mrs looks lovely in the glossy maga- enough. zines but not lovely She has unusual feline eyes, which only a painter could put

fro of over. what a

tain. Below: their (surprisingly Diana Wynyard. I

healthy household

modest) list. ...

Two actresses who don't,

photograph up to their chest for a normal think,

and should

Ashcroft con- looks are Peggy

remember nearly every one of Peggy Ash- croft'a stage performances, but have only hazy memories of her Alms.

And Diana Wynyard's yery English beauty loses too.

Aspirin tablets.

Cascara tablets.

Health salts.

Bicarbonate of soda,

do the same.

Perhaps we aren't photographic after all?

50

un-

celebrities graciously tell what they FOOTNOTE: Three

medicine chests their own keep in

Aspirin, skin oint-

ment.

DOUGLAS

BADER

M enthol

crystals,

A m phetamino

Chlorodyne. Soda mints. Horle eye lotion.

But

there's another alde this whole question. Many Eng- itsh

blame English actresses

to

a simu- jant). Stomach pow-Skin cream.

der. Disinfectant. Jodised ment

oint- Glycerine.

Pethidine

CANETAMETI,

pain

Almond oil.

Acriflavin cream. Hydroxide.

Sal volatlic.

Calamine lotion,

Liniment.

Box of first-aid things. Gripe mixture.

Zine and Castor oil cream. Camphorated oll, Syrup of Figs. Glycerine.

Well, there you are! Now you go and look in yours!

way of getting from the dum-D

my to his own.

against

hand South

The English Face

Gargle.

(H rogea reliev-

peroxido.

"Look what American photo-

ing drug). Elasticised graphers do with Bette Davis," Petroleum

jelly. one of them said to me. "They realise that she is a one actress Chest olnt-

easily ment. and a beautiful-if not

dressings for minor cuta. Cough 1inctus.

Zinc ointment.

Pure olive oli. Iodine.

VALERIE HOBSON

Two thermometers (one for

self, one for children).

Elasticised

minor cuts.

Castor oil.

Friar's balsam.

Cough linetus.

dressings

Charcoal tablets. Alkalising tablols, Blackcurrant ond

lozenges.

Aspirin.

ERIC AMBLER

Penic1 In

ointment

Pain - killing

tablets.

...

Foot

Stomach Thyrold powder.

for

Eye lotion.

Mouth

glycerine

tablets.

wash

Sleeping pills. Fruit salts. Sulpho gu-

anadin

$

(a

ulpha

drug).

powden pills.

Laxative. Eyo ointment. Friar'a

balsam. Dozens of boxca and bottles

ON

undenün¬ a blo

scriptions.

pre-

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE Why Children

The The Crocodile and the Lion

you photograph well? No? Neither do I.

about the English face that just doesn't transfer on to photographie paper.

can make only twelve tricks something

opening this "worst" lead, but will make thirteen tricks against any other.

V&CARD Sense:

Q-The bidding has been: North

East South

West

VLOG

-The Lion was Kind Enough to Eat Him Up!--

By MAX TRELL

Photographers need; a small face, good cheekbones, mous eyes with brows arched "NOW." high above them, hair springing high off the forehead.

don't They

2

his tail got away from the rest of him. To make matters worse,

said General Tin, the faster he ran after his tall, the Tin Soldier, to Knarf the faster the tall seemed to and Hand the shadow-children run away from him. Such a with the turned-about names, state of affairs was nothing to need: good "If you both promise to sit very be happy about. It m't at all fre skin

quietly and not interrupt me, surprising that he should want one famous Ameri-Fu tell you a story about remember

model whose Сол

akin wut crocodile. His name was positively pockmarked), a good bert," chin or Jaw (many model chins slightly recede).

1 Heart Pass 2 Diamonda Pass colouring,

3 Clubs Pass

?

You, South, hold: Spades 8-0, Hearts 8-2, Diamonds A- K-Q-J-8-5, Cluba Q-3-2. What do you do?

with

You

com-

"He

Ethel-

to weep..

A Hungry Lion

"One fine day, a tremendous Jon care, out of the forest feeling very bungry. It felt it badn't that way because exten

not for quite a while, its breakfast

The crocodile couldn't extch his long tall,

植

month

DIT

"That's a long name for As most Englishwomen have crocodile," Knart said,

of fine colour but blue eyes

Long and Sad A-Bld four diamonds.

normal size, rose-petal

was a long crocodile," cannot afford to bid no-trumps

plexions and plumpish cheeks, no high card in spades, It's not surprising that they General Tin, the Tin Soldier, since

If he had been a before--" #explained. and your strong diamonds aro

make the most unphotogenle

ho might have

blub-blub - surely the best salt in the corn-

subjects in the world. I'd put tle longer

that certainly was bined hands. The Jump bl

in the Swedes first (wonderful made two crocodiles. Well, he

timo 4o walti” "Knart blub-blub' - know,' answered this situation shows that your cheekbones),

the Italians next was always crying. Big croco long

Ethelbert." dile tears were always running couldn't help exclaiming. suts is solid.

(wonderful eyes).

down the end of his nose—”

"Please, General Tin," Hanid maid, why was he always cry- ing?"

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as

in the question just answered.

*

"My

don't

"What did the lion say to General Tin, the Tin Soldier, went right on: "So the lion saw that?" Knart and Ranid finiced. Ethelbest standing by, the side "What did the lion say? He of the river, weeping crocodile

I can think of literally dozens You, South, bold; Spades of well-known Englishwomen

"He was crying, you see, be tears, and he went right up to said: 'If you haven't got a good 8-1, Heart 2 Diamonds A-K- to whom the camera does less cause he never could catch his him and said in a kindly voice; zeason, I'll give you one 50 Q-J-8-5-2, Clubs K-3-2. What than Justice.

tall. The longer and longer te Ethelbert, he said, what are he ate him up." | grew, the further and, further you crying for?'

do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

DUMB-BELLS

DID YOUR

HUSBAND TAKE HIS MEDICINS RELIGIOUSLY

I'M AFRAID NOT DOCTOR SUCH LANGUAGE HE USED GACH TIN

I GAVE IT!

TO HIM

hus

Princess Margaret

tha superb complexion In English tradition at its finest. It is lost to the camera.

Rosamond Lehmann (de scribed by Stephen Spender as "one of the moet beautiful

Household Hints

Use a dry from for most press- ing on nylon, though stubborn places may require light steen- Ing. The rayon temperature of an electria. Iron

Hight for ironing nylon.

After washing chan

It across an outdoor, wrong alde

with a

Rupert and The Lost Cuckoo-23

faring” and sodes: wings ka-třin.

Jargoʻshining bird

Prefer Men

By Eileen Ascroft

W

THY do children profer men to women? Be- cause children are shy, says Mrs Sydney Frankenburg, JP, who has written a delightful small book bring- ing

into common sensé nurseries riddled with scnti- ment and Old Wives' Tales.

The chapter Advico to Stran- gera, provides many useful tips for meeting children' successful- ly for the first time.

"Mon leave the child entirely alond at first," explains · Mrs Frankenburg, "so that ho con- templates them from a safe dla- taneo and gets thoroughly used to them before. they make advances."

NÓ KISSES

Women tend to rush the child··

and either embrace or lift tim jeiza thera (up). 'And the result is frequently terrified screams. before he has had the chance to

Here are four more important don'ts,

General Tin, the Tin Soldier, stopped:

DON'T kiss the child-item- "I don't think that was such barrasses it and annoys its a good reason," Knart finally

mother. and." "Ethelbert -- couldn'tery soy, more after he was eaten up, you know,"

DON'T. praíso a child in front of itaireserve your compli mente for the mother's earn);

DON'T comment on growth. All children, krów sick of" this endlos, topic of conversation:

Happier Not Crying "No, the couldn't," said General Tin. "But he was much happler not crying than crying,

DON'T too by pretending wasn't he? Nobody ta happy crying. The lot really did to take away a child's toy Ethelbert a big favour, And his baby brother. Children in the Hon didn't mind much common with most adults,

ther,

because he got v bis have lille humour and a great brenicfaurt. 80, you see, it turn- penes of possessioni. ed but, belt for both of them.” blog

Cleneral Tin, the Tin Boldler, seemed ¿to be, right in a WKY

the two landown just

a took their heads, and

erinnen, Berne is the Ner,