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Famous Last Words: "And I had planned it all carefully. When I reached sixty I was going to retire, raise a few chickens and take life easy....

.BY. THE. WAY.

by Beachcomber

THE suggestion that the television

screens should go dark for whole hour every evening. so that children could be put to bed quickly before the programine continues, would mean that those without

children would have this edicus

haut on their hands, with nothing 10 do. And in any case, surely 10 dnutes would get the children to

bed.

A better "idea would be to put children to bed in the television room, so that the programme need act be interrupted at all, and could go on a day and all right. Doubt less some way will be found of adjusting the hours of sleep to the prior demands of televiston.

I terrorized everybody

Ja

REVEALED the other day. answer to an inquiry, that I was unce Butcher Berchiold the wrestler. This seems to have surprised A Devonshire correspondent, who fa incredulous. He says that he has followed wrestling for many years, and has never heard of me, and asks why, if I was once so well known. I never write about wrestl- ing. The answer is that the memory of what I did to my opponents is so

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1955.

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

There's A. Reason For This Bidding

By OSWALD JACOBY

You might be forgiven for

believing that the North- South cards in today's hand were bid by a pair of lunatics. Dangerous lunaties,, at that

The truth is that North and. South were part of a highly expert and very successful tearn of four. This was, however, one of the times they were not particularly successful.

Part of the explanation is the fact that they were 2,700 points, behind, with only 16 hands to play. This hand, as we stall see, did nothing to help them.

You may wonder why South responded to the takeout double in his three-card space suit. It was clear that North had good support for spades, and South hoped to stay out of trouble by WAS by nemaking the cheapest possible means scrupulous in the ring. but the referees were afraid to caution me. They were wise.

painful to me now that I like to

forget those days. I

response.

North couldn't be criticised

Wrestling" on a tightrope for raising to two spades, but

FTER

the actual jump to four spades the craze for wrestling | was based not un the North of Ash comes cards but rather on a belief in

Ain pits full wrestling in 12 feet of water, the referee swimming round and round like a Wexford hare. The next step should be wrestling under water, or wrestling on ice, or wrestling, helicopters at 1,000 feet. Anything for a lark. When I was Mayor of Singapore there were two Chinese plate layers who tried to wrestle on" 21ghtrope.

Over the green baize

POULENOUGH and

Sir

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in

NORTH (D)

4

KQ 105

K7

K 10

AKQ94.

WEST

EAST

Harry

462

4

A981

quist

QJ942

A45

AJB82

dealt

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dear

SOUTH

$374

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1083

Thirst were enjoying game of cards. Thirst played a card. "That wasn't in the hand I you," said Foulenough. "My fellow,", replied Thirst, "If I were to restrict my hands to the cards you dealt me I should get nowhere. This isn't a Sunday school. I think you'll find that even the hand you desit yourself has undergone serie slight modification."

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA

MONDAY, APRIL 18

BORN today, you, bave a soaring

ambition and your talents are such that almost anything to which you may aspire can be zulfilled. You have excepitonal intuitoes, which, at times, could almost be called pro- phetic" vision. You seem to sECKI, rather that know by previous ex- perience. comedy what should be Since you

done in any situation. are able to judge motivations ne- curately, you Jave

happy faculty at being able to make many friends important to your futuro.

You are basically a happy Bed out-going person who needs to be surrounded by those you love for contentment and happiness. If you are left too mich dlane, you are susceptible is monds of depression. You are fond of the comforts of life-not to mention the Juxuries- and will work hard in youth to achieve the wealth with which, ta supply You and years with the "good things of life." Remember

that possession of material thingy 1 not there is to happiness. Pletares of the mind and the beauties of nature can bring quite as much joy..

You have artistic talents. I theye are not cultivated, you may express this aide of your riature by becoming a patron of the arts. donating scholarshipa to those whom you co<>« sider more talented than you are, yourself.

Among

those born on this date are: Cirence Darrow, noted defence wtorney: Booker

Washington, educator: Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate; Richard Harding Davis, writer; and John Young Mason.

siplesanan.

To. And what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your Deryday star and read the corres. posing paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.

203- Money matters will take the lead over other affairs today. See that you are wise and coriservative.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 213

It may be the wisest policy to keep out of any discussion, no matter how minor it may apear.

GEMINI (May

22-June

semingly insurmountable duties and they get done faster.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- If wouldn't harm you to get in a TOTT.ATLAS mood today! It could. bring joy and happiness.

20)-

PISCES (Feb- 20-Mar- Don't hesitate to show your true affections. You could lows out, if 21) you try to remain too aloot.

Patience should be your watchword! . No matter how tying the circum-

stances, bạ calm, and pohtic.

"J

CANCER

(June 22-July 23)- "This could be a time of very de- portant declalan, Taite everything into conskleration before making up your mind.

LRO (inly 24-Aug.

Start the day with an altitude of calma delacionant it ybpu want to solve successfully all problems posed.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-8ept. Praise what i Food rather than criticise what is wing, and the quality of work will improve.

LIVRA (Sept 24-DEL

23)-

13)-

-A Âne time to make timportant con

tacts which will eventually mean progress on the job.

SCORPIO (Oct.

24-Nov-

22)

* you have a new and exciting in- spiration, about, you work, put x into operation at once.

..

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 2)- Minor matters will not go t00 smoothly, but keep calm: don't lose your temper and Amportant things are all right.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—

Be cheerful, even in the face of

WORD GAME

TARGET

How many

words of S

four letters

or more ca

you make

from

the

letters in

the

square

Y

I

NET

on the right? R T D

In making each, word

the letters in each, of the small squares may be used once only. Each word must contain the large letter in the 'centre square, and there must be at least one -nine-letter word in the list. No

CROSSWORD

Across

1. Ambrose Applejohn

(9).

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oo...

7. Blyboots may describe a VITI

with this, (B)

21. I sings UNO (snag.), (9) 12. The girl in the

underwater

pictures ? (5) 13.language for a deer 7 (4) 14..It goes with discomfort.,, (4) 16. It ista everyone in the book.

(5)

-17.42% zefects this light in a MASKY

WHY....[4]

18.¿Harry Lime had one. (5)

22. Bold rude,enza.

(8)

+Q3 48752

Both sides val

North East South West 1♣ Double Pass 10 Double Pass 14 20 44 Double Pass Pais Pass

Opening lead-Q

Santa

Claus, When the hand was over, it was the opponents who had reason to believe in Santa Claus.

of

West opened the queen hearts, dummy put up the king, and East won with the ace. East returned a heart to his partner's nine, and West switched to the queen once again,

of diamonds. Dummy and East took the top diamonds and led a third diamond fer dummy to ruf.

Declarer next led the king of and East spades from dummy, held off. South couldn't risk an- the other round of trumps or slaughter would have been even WOTS. He began, instead, lead the high clubs,

to

East ruffed the second round a round of of clubs, drew trumps with the ace, and then punched out dummy's last trump with another diamond. East could now ruff the third round of clubs and hold South to five tricks, The penalty was 1,400 wasn't points on a hand that even bid to game by the East- West players in the other room.

WOMANSENSE

CLASSIC SILK SUIT

·

This classic sult is made in feather-patterned silk. Its Lallured lines are softened by the skiri's floating panels. By

Julian Rose.--Express Photo.

TIPS ON KITCHEN

EFFICIENCY

New York. LITTLE advance planning makes for a lot more efficiency in the kitchen.

Helen Werth, a young New Yorker who writes cook books and operates a cooking school, offers these tips:

Frequently-ised supplies,

such

as staples, herbs and spices, should be kept out in the open, hard-to-get-at ot stored in cupboards. You'll eut down on work hours, she said, if canis ters and herb jars either are on handy open racks or lined up at the back of counter tops. They're easy to keep clean with the wipe of a sudsy sponge as you clean the work space.

Foresight

about

four, sugar or other ingredients as the spills occur.

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IN THIS FOURTH ARTICLE OF A SERIES ON BALDNESS DR HERMAN N. BUNDESEN RELATES HOW

You Can Postpone Getting That Bald Pate!

12

or senile of your hair, adequate washing, might be followed

be helpful.

PREMATURE for senile inaosuging and crushing might symptomatica

by alopecia

This type of baldness has two

takenly blamed by many In alopecta symptomation, characteristic features: hair will persons for all types of however, brushing and massage fall out all over the head, on baldness.

might do more harm than good, the top, in the back and on the if you begin too early. You' sides; and hair will be dry and "Maybe your baldness actually due to alopecia strong enough to benefit from out by the handfuis.

alopecia such action.

seborrheica, or

symptomatica.

is fave to wait until your hair is lustreless. Hadr can be pulled

Alopecia symptomatics is 2 of baldness that is prema- type

MEDICAL TESTS

Now I know you're not fure, due to a condition or a dis- your blood count and give you Your physician should take in ease in your system. In women, a basal metabolism test.

especially interested

follow

Applying remedies to your stap won't do much good. But

you

these scientific terms. You'd it occurs most frequently after

childbirth. Et might rather know how these types of baldness can affect men or women.

operations of any sort in either

might get pretty good you, and what can be done

results if your doctor prescribes FIRST SYMPTOMS intramuscular injections of crude to prevent or cure them.

liver extract along with vitamin Usually, the first symptoms B12. Ordinarily, the injection Well, maybe we can help you a little but, don't get after an operation.

develop three to four months should be given twice a week

Sometimes for about six to eight weeks. your hopes up too much. It also comes in the wake of

fever or other exhaus If the hair begins to grow

a victing Joknesses. Worry, strenuous again and becomes strong, then

-If you seborrheica, you will lose your

hair slowly Usually, the loss

work, not enough sleep

Doo

massage and washing might be

is symmetrical. The hair on ting habits might leave you good for it. top of your head disappears

in an exhausted or

nervous

In the next article i dis-

Arst. Eventually, that over the Physical condition which in turn cuss heredity and hats. temples goes too.

Your scalp will itch, and there will probably be scaling in time, though your scalp wil become smooth, as the hair roots, or follicles, and the fat glanxis in your scalp waste way.

OUTLOOK NOT GOOD

While this condition is more prevalent in older persons, some- times young adults who are nor mal in

every other way uze stricken by alopecia seborrheica. This condition seems to run in tamilies, but, unfortunately, as in many types of baldness, we don't know what causes it.

In general the outlook for doing anything to restore your hair is not very good, but some- times the balding process can be slowed down. Proper care

Hindsight is important also. Once you've tried a recipe for. the first time, note on a card to be fled alphabetically-the equipment you used in mixing Also note any and preparation.

от cooking time changes in method which you have found will improve the dish.

Wash what utensils you can as you go along, but don't let this interfere with your cocking. After dinner, if you stack the dishes, leave the fork and knife between the plates to prevent getting clean plate bottoms greasy.

Household Hints

'A one-drawer worden for steel office nie is handy for home use, You can Ale bill to berpaid, re- cipes, guarantees for appliances and othr vital data there.

*

When you are darning socks any hote in a garment work If the yars are for fatness. pulled up tight, the finished darn puckers and looks drawn. This pucker may be most uncomfort- able when the garment is warm, especially if the pucker is in danced socks.

Soak burned-on stains right away in hot soapsude, although, she said "if you cook properly, equipment things won't stick or burn can save time in mixing in- Miss Worth believes that 30 of when you're entertaining, plenty gredients.

For refinishing a waxed sur- measuring cups so you won't guest ever should wash a dish. have to stop and wash a cup Let the dishes soaks in hot soap face which has been scratched right in the middle of mixing. suds while you go back into the or spotter, wipe with bottled Keep a damp sponge or cloth parlour to be sociable.United gum turpentine and at the mixing board to wipe up Press.

Have

4

BOYS' AND

&CARD Senses Why They Broke A Law

Q-The bidding has been:

North

1 Club

East South

wax.

then re

Chic Cloche In Straw

"Baby Bootch", by Rose Valois, is a smart cloche in natural coloured straw, decorated with pheasant feathers, -- Agence

France-Presse.

Are You

GIRLS' MAGAZINE. Fastidious about

-The Frogs Can't Read the "No Swimming“ Sign-

51

.

West

By MAX TRELL

"A" D'Cop was saying

"Down at the edge of the brook where it should be!" said 11 Just AND you'd think," Pixie Pixle O'Cop. "Well,

Pass) Diamond Pass

2

2 Clubs Pass

You, South, hold: Spades 8-6-

3, Hearts 9-7-4, Diamonds A-Q- J-9-8, Clubs K-5. What do you do?

A-Bid two diamonds, With 10 points in high cards you can afford to look around for a sec- ond response to the opening bid. In this case the strong dia- mond suit gives you a comforta able rebid.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same

J

28

in the question 'just answered. You, South, hold: Spades 8-6-3, Hearts 9-7-4, Diamonds A-Q- J-9-8-6, Club 5. What do you "do?

24. Co plentiful, often applied to 2

attention. (5)

25. Last part of the make and 20

Down (3)

26. „Diet modo sectare. (4)

27.CHAT the boy for the Edwardian.

2 (5)

ELMONT

I. Bimary V won the day berd, (9) 2. tomatimes, describes SET GA COT, 43) 8. Watchralnem, (9) "ELENA'Grocer may be unable to

euzply unusual goods it thes ero this. (9).

8. Parabethan county"type ? ((6) 8. Metal in the forefront. (4) Badendacity without Macy. (B, 27 10/A Ings) Fight (4)

15% Worki raunbernd by=#008 «Come

posers. (4) 29. Tennyson described the poetas PONTABRS U

plurals; no foreign words--no-Dower'

· proper – names ---TODAY'S-TAB- GET: 60 words, good; 69 words, very good; 15 words, excellent.. Solution tomorrow

FLOOT

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to trough

-40.-€ a e

Accoun. (4) 121. Bwirl from

27 AGD. (*)

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and bad and, mad. it'was.” 18+ owning)- 15)

Saturday's solution.

Answer Tomorrow

DUMB-BELLS

REMEMBER

AT DINNER

SUPE

YOU MUST SERVE FROM)STITIQU

THE LEFUS AND TAKE THE PLATES FROMTHE RIGITA

said

the water with the sign. He stuck the post in the raud in the middle of the brook under the water, But the sign-part itself was above the water.

"They'll be able to read that," said

Pixle O'Cop

He came back to the bank

to have to put up another one. Not and sat down wearily. "Not that

see.

Knart and Hanid were about to ask Pixie O'Cop who he had in mind. They couldn't think of anyone who would bother to go swimming in the shallow little brook, since it really was a rather cool day. But Pixie O'Cop just sat there, keeping his eyes Azed on the water just under the sign.

Suddenly it happened.

Knart and Hanid, the shadow- an easy ich being a policeman. I think it will do any good. I'm.

°T a painter children with the turned-about I'd rather be

a going to wait right here and names, "that they'd pay atten- plumber or anything else you advice to tion to the sign after I but it can think of. And

you two children is 12p."

Pixie O'Cop went

on giving A Warning Sign

his advice while he busted him- self making another sign. He "Didn't they?“

Knart, sawed a fat piece of board, who had no idea what sign nailed it to two-by-four, then Pixie "O'Cop was talking about, got a piece of cardboard and nor what the signed sald,

no nor printed on it: Positively where the sign was.

swimming allowed! See? "They didn't pay the least bit. "There, that ought to do it," of attention," Pixie O'Cap said he Anally sală. "Let's go and quite loudly and angrily. The put it up." sign said: No swimming allow- ed."

"Where was the sign, please?” Hanid asked. "

CHESS PROBLEM

By E. H. SHAW Black, 6 pieces.

1

White, 4 pieces.

White to play: mate in three."

Saturday's Solution to problem:

1, RK4, any; 2, Q, B, or Kt mater.

In Plain View Knart and Hanid went with him down to the brook. No one was around. Pixie O'Cop took

off his shoes and socks, rolled

The

sign started shaking as though

pixie O'Cop painted a new sign.

Foundation

Garments?

ERFECT grooming and

Pexquisite taste in dress

make the lady of fashion. She walks off with the honours, stands in the front lines of the beauty chorus, while "Sloppy Sally" is last in the crowd.

The girl who would have style should remember that good grooming requires some type of foundation garment, no matter how slender she may be. A girdle gives a trim line to the figure.

She should see that her slips are of the right length, three kicking, too short thon too long.

As Knart and Haald watch ed. they saw him, plunge his a whole crowd were tugging at the post in the mud under the hands into the water. "I've got

them" he shouted. water.

He beld up Pixie O'Cop leaped up. "It's them!" He splashed into the squirming, grunting bullfrogs. sight of white nylon beneath the water, forgetting in his haste to He brought them back to the hem of a dress is a pet peeve of take off his shoes and socks and bank, Kaart and Hanid were husbands of women who aren't

up his trousers and walked into to roll up his trousers.

Rupert and the Inventor-17.

· Ruperr" tries his best to gorhin strange find bad to Nurwood. * it won't budge se all now," he Mutters." One would – almost think was pulling against us.1** Leaning back bezuga harder than ever on the lead until it suddenly anape and he topples over down

the slope. Picking hauclf up be gazes at the little engine which is returning up the hill as if drawn by ja magnet This is beyond: me," he says' shak

but I'm

'not going to le beat me it 1 can belo ":" And he Cuts off 'in pozauit, ve

ALL RIGHTS REFEKTER

this matter..

or knotting of shoulder

astonished

1 ought

bullfrogs who were now squat

Put you in ghel about Pixie O'Cop said to the three

4

favourite practice of

girls, is an unsafe way to

ting disconsolately on a rock shorten the garment.

"Didn't you see that sign?"

White touches at the neck of

The three bullfrogs grunted one's fock are m

arresting

that they saw the sign all right, detail of dress and help create

It was Hanid who guessed why an

the

swimming in the brook in spite pearance.

three bullfrogs had gone

of feminine

should be

Nothing short: attention

ہی

of the sign which said they given to preserve their spotless-

couldn't.

ness.

bet they can't read" she gloves the sald

"We can't!"

three bullfrogs,

answered

Standing Guard

the

ari

If a girl wears white.

should carry extra pair in a cellophane bag in her purse just in case The powder pad in the should be renewed frequently, Not

that

Su Pixle O'Cop, angry as he ach

ly worth the rouge, CORT=.

thet, but the little pad

was, had to let the three bull-pach Both of them are bound frogs go. "I'll just have to stand a dew times

to pick up dust niter being used here and keep telling everybody Decreet application of per- that they can't go swimming." fume has a place in good groom- But why can't they?" asked ing. It should be used on the Knark

skin, never on clothes.

Pixle O'Cop didn't answer this question.

HELEN FOLLETT