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BY. THE. WAY
by
AN application for
Beachcomber
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1955.
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Urence to your subsequent career until Import 500.000 salders bas won the Engson Belt at Cardin by thrown, several Government depart. Do you still worsacie
Bearing Mokoka the Frightful Arab.
ments into a freaky,
One high official
Why said: should these culders be imported?" It transpired that neither he nor apparently, anyone else knew what culders wäre. Eigts of things were examined. Then it was suggestvu what it was a misprint. For what? Nobody ked to admit to the appli- cant gross ignorance of culders.
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"Are they birdy?" nake a secretary." They must be something, very small for 400,000 to be needed. commented an expert. "What the devil #re culders?" shouted
Minister. Someone will have to ark this fellow," "Cuiders," said the" cant, "are tack-benders." sald the seals Silence fell, dusk, dewcended.
What Rembrandt missed
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Yours truly Denis Lamb.
1 do remember my old colleague Reginald Lamb. I am making a como-back next week in the Gale Hall at Compton Wivening. 'against the Helston hurricane.
Sporting note
Idom of a lonely vigil in goal, a TN an attempt to relieve the bore footballer last week "elumbed a goalpost and. became suspended from the crossbar by his. bootlace! While he was struggling up there on and Opposing forward. Liking a mean advantage, shot a goal., What would happen if a batsman stepped behind the wicket and leaped on to the wicketkeeper's shoulders, holding lis bat in his teeth 19ke a cutings? Would the bowler have the heart to go on bowing? its fing.
A PORTRAIT of "Baby" Lollobri
gida was described the other day as a "potential Mona Lisa of 1933. Not long ago an American stor who had dined at a wealthy man's house was shown a randt. She asked what he charge to paint her. The
Remb-
woulu
factful
host said: "He's dead." "I never
even knew he was 17. the old so-
and-so," said she, "Walking out on me like that"
Wrestling news
DEAR SIT
I wonder if you are the Butcher Berchtold who used to challenge all-Comers Minchend Fair, at 2 shilling a bout, if you are, you may Terrhmh 打 jather, Reginald Lamb, who swallowed goldfah, and is no farming in Tasmania. He often spoke, of you, and Jolimused
CHESS PROBLEM
By Z. ZILAHI
Black, 10 pieces.
White, 12 pieces. White to play: mate in two.
Solution problem:
1. R-87. 1
Kt6 (ch): 1 Kts (ch); I -B5.
to yesterday's
K-R3; 2, Q K-RI 2, Q- P-24; 2, Kt
YOUR BIRTHDAY......... By STELLA
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
BORN today, you have a combine-
tion of literary and dramatic talents which may find their ex- pression in a number of different ways, The stage appeals to you, but you also have a desire to write and there may be a career conflict during your early years. You might solve the problem by
writing for the
singe. You are extremely fond of travel and get bored easily unless you are on a job which offers a Challenge to your imagination and Initiative. Never hesitate, at much moments, to make a change. chances are that you need it to pro- gures as fast as your talents indicate you should.
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as well as the bad in everyone. You will often stand up for the supposed underdog only to find that you have backed a champion, after all. You have canny sense für knowing what is first-rate and recognising it In the einbryo state
Your emotions are strong and you may need to curb them, at times
Loyal they will get out of hand. and true in romaner. you popular with members of the op Dosite ex and we have several opportunities to wed.
Among those bern on this date are: Ads Richan, actrees; Ellen Glas- cow, James Norman Hall and Henry Fielding, author: Samuel Richards,
and Jonather. Dickenson You have an out-going personality artist: and make friends wherever you go. educator.
find what the stars have in Strong in your personal likes and dalikes, you are able to lold of a store for you tornarrow, select your final decision until you have really birthday slay and read the corres- made up your mind about a person. pending paragraph. Let your birth. You are always able to see the good day star be your daily guide.
TAURUS
To
SATURDAY, APRIL 23.
(Apr. 21-May
213-
If at all possible, try to get into the country. The fresh air and stunshi will do you a world of good. GEMINI (May 22.June
21)
22) SCORPIO *(Oct. 126-Nov; Affairs #1 home may need attentio Do some of thom odd jobs. around, the house you have, been neglecting, SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 2)
Your turn, perhaps, to entertain the. Just about anything you wish to do club. Why not have it out of doors is in good aspect right now. Carry
through an important p5oject...
if the weather is fine?
CANCER (June
-July
23)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)
13)
Youth must have
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Study The Hand Before You "Lead
By OSWALD JACOBY
MAGINE that your hald the West card in today's hand. You open the queen of clubs against the rather ambitious contract of fur spades, and dummy wins with the ace o!
clubs. Bacic comes a heart, and
you capture Soma's king yar Heart 200.
What do you load now?
with
When the hand was actually played in a recent tournament, most of the West players.re- turned Die jack at diamonds. This get them nowhere,
Declarer went
with the Up ate of diamonds and began to crossrúl hearts and clubs When the smoke eleared, South had managed to make his eight"] trumps separately. together This with the two side aces, was enough, of course, to fuld! the game contract
There was a different story to tell when Walt Connors, well-known expert of Media, Pa., held the West cards. After winning the second trick with the ace of hearts, Wait gritted This-tech-and-led a low frame...
This unusual return threaten ed to cost Walt his trump trick, but it actually defeated
WEST
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North-South val.
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contract. Walt Aras merely translating into action the familia bridge adege that every trump lead against a crossruff saves a trick.
The actual declarer won the trinnp :eturn with dummy's seven, He then ruffed a heart with the six of spades, got to dummy with the ace of dia- monds, and ruffed another heart
the queen. with the jack of spades. When of hearts failed to just foundered drop, South quietly for a few more tricks
went down one.
31 you are wise, no temptation will Don't always be on the receiving zueseed in getting your support. cad of shings. Do someone else a
LEO (July. 24-ADR 21) favour for a change. If you have a garden prodanky AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. needs
some serious attention, this If you have some letters to write. to gri "Week-end. Ges out the wooder! now is an excellmat: time
them out of the way,
20) line of play that makes four
spades after West Leads
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IISCES (Feb. 28-Mar.
than kely, you will find pay attention to that "er, voire,"
unpleasant, upot.
WOMANSENSE
Woollen Ensemble In Checks
"Longjumeau," by Carven. is a smart three-piece woollen outht in blue and white checks The jacket features very low pockets, which is the latest style.---Agence France-Presse_
Lemon
про
Vegetable Dishes From Different Countries
menus,
By ALICE DENHOFF
alternating
introduce variety to your
-Drain spinach, reserving water, 1-qt. casserole In we present some for later use. Chop spinach, fine, rows with 255 c. thinly sliced ideas on cooking vegetables Melt 2 tbsp butter: blend in 2 onions, 2. c. thinly sliced fresh from different lands. Our fresh thap lour, tsp. salt and a tomatoes and c. soft bread vegetable cookery in foreign tsp. black pepper. Sur in c. trumbs. climes takes us, first to South spinach water and c. light Africa, where many a housewife cream or top milk. Cook until of likes to serve a Fresh Veget medium, thickness. Add chopped able Rarebit.
spinach. Serve hot Arabia senda
To prepare 6 servings, slice
thin 2 medium onions and saute
in e butter. Add 1/3 c. Anely chopped green pepper, 3 c. diced tomatoes, 2
tsp.
salt, tsp. black pepper, tbsp.
118.
Kather
Mathakly Mulbagha. Bezat, fresh,
Combines 2 tbsp. olive oil, 14 tsp salt, tap black pepper and 1⁄2 tsp. minced garlic. Pour over all.
Cover, Bake 30 min, at 350) F. Remove cover. Top with an vegetables baked in dil, from 2-medium-sized sweet red. Bake 15 min., or until crumbs For 6-8 servings, remove seeds other c. soft bread crumbs,
peppers and cut peppers in are brown. Serve with one sugar, sices inch thick. Place in a cooked noodles. ground nutmeg and 2 tbsp. white vinegar. Cook until ten- der.
occasionally. stirring
Blend in 2 tsp. chopped chives,
2 tsp. chopped parsley and
grated Parmesan type cheese; cook 2 min. Stir in 6 well-beaten eggs, Cook slowly until done, about 2 or 3 min., stirring mix- ture constantly.
Serve on buttered toast, with parsley and
A garnich of paprika.
Lant-
From Finland, comes tulaatikko Turnip Casserole.
To serve 5, combine 2 c. cook- ed and mastied yellow or white turnips, 3 tbs, butter, tbsp sugur, tsp. salt, 1/16 tsp. ground black pepper,.. soft bread crumbs
and 2 beaten eggs,
Turn well-blended mixture; into a buttered 1 qt casserole. Top with c. soft bread crumbs mixed with tbsp, butter, melted. Bake at 350° F. 30 min., or until brDWIL
Norway Has a delicious way of fixing spinach that might even convert spinach-haters. ..
To serve 4, wash 16 lb. fresh spinach. Place in a saucepan with 2 tbsp. boiling water and until tsp. salt. Cook, covered,
tender, about
min.
Helpful In Removing Fruit, Vegetable Stains From Hands
attention for a long time, cote
should ton work-gloves
be worn. They are also necessary when polishing furniture:
FANDS Thould be hand and here are some sugges-claset shelves that haven't had
some, but all too tions: often they have a worn-out The homemaker must necca- look especially the hands arily have her hands in water many times during the day. This of a garden-mad woman who means the skin will need lubri has neglected hers during cating if the flesh is not to look months of weeding and old and wrinkled. A hand cream digging and reaping. Now must be used at least twice is the time for repair work,
Household Hint
week.
THE PUMICE STONE
a
If heavy work has been done and unprotected hards are extre soiled, fluff up a rich soap suds, add a little cornmeal. The fine grains of the meal will dig out *those little dark lines; in the
knuckles..
applying
a
She should keep a piece of cut
When applying band lotion-- lemon," wrapped in aluminium and that is a daily requirement foil, in a convenient place in the pinch it is at each finger tip, kitchen, use it for the removal and along knuckles. Do this this of stains that come from contact when
nourishing Brighten dingy marble
certain truits way. Wash
and cream, too. thoroughly. Then with
A toilet pumice make a thick paste of a deter- vegetables,
Now and then, after washing gent and warm water. Fat the stone is also helpful to rub away the hands, use the orangewood paste on the surface, cover with rough spots on hands or budding sick to lift a damp cloth, and let set for calluses, particularly about 24 hours, keeping the edges of the nalis.
Re- cloth damp all the time. move the cloth, let the paste dry another 24 hours. Remove the paste, rinse and dry.
BOYS
at
the cuticle around the the nails. Then you will never be troubled with rough cuticle Cloves are a wonderful pro- which can be painful and is tection, and should be wom subject to infection. when driving the car or playing golf. While digging out dusty
New Cotton Evening Coat
This metal-studded cotton evening coat in grey and white
is called "Osiris,” by Manguin. It is worn over
fitting dress in' white crepe.Agence France-Presse.
Hight
Care For Leather
Upholstery
THE really lived-in living, but
long-wearing pieces. Troy likely to be Which explains the popula
́-HELEN FOLLETT furnished in casual, smart rity of the leather chair, the the
AND GIRLS'
He's Up Before The Sun
—In Fact, Chanticleer Gets the Sun Up By MAX TRELL
There may be some fancy KNAR
and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turried-about namics, asked
"Finally" said Mr Punch. things kept getting from bad to worse, and from worse to worser so everyone agreed that something had to be done.
"Somebody ought to invent
MAGAZINE
"One of us will have to get
up even before the Sun rises,' said Sterk, who was president of the bird meeting.
Don't look at me, såld Spar-
ow. I don't like getting up in
dark.'
the
"I get up pretty early, Robin" scid, 'but not that early.
"At last all the birds had sald
exactly what you want today you The warning may save you from trump, but you'll probably need their friend Mr Puch to tell the clock, said the Owl. I their say and none of them
More
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept
lo, out shopping for hargasps.
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct 23)- There are-
vertisements,
I.
myself!
moment, Chanticleer the Rooster strutted in. do it,' he said.
a microscope to find it. Connors them a story. He objected at wasn't so sleepy, I'd invent it wanted to get up. And at this ARIES (NEXT. 21-Apr- 20- excellent values to be Let down tensions now. You may scored a well-carned top when first, saying he didn't know any dead Read the newspaper ad- have had a musged week and both he cast his bread upon the stories. But finally he smiled
Take advantage of mind and body need thorough re-waters.
and said: "Very well, I'll tell you one." Perhaps you've heard
laxation
EDITORS PACES SERVICE, ING-KUEVA YORK
"Isn't anybody interested in seeing who the mail's #fox?:
♥CARD Serise it before. I call it. How
West
Q-The bidding has been: North..
J
1 Club
2 Clubs Pass
East South Pass 1-Diamond Pass
?
the
Rooster Got the Job of Waking Everybody Up."" -
hadn't Spade 8, You, South, hald: Hearts 9-7-6, Diamonds དྷམྨཱསེཡ J-8-6. Clubs K-Q-5-3. What do you do?
A-Bid four clubs, Your hand requires a strong bid of some. kind, and you are unwilling to stand for a game contact in zo-trump, If North has a baro minimum opening bid, he may pass four clubs. If he has slight extra strength, he should have a good play for five cluba,
-TODAY'S “QUESTION="
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold Spade 8, Hearts 9-7. Diamonds A-K-J- 8-7-2, Clube K-Q-5-3. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
A New Story.
Knart and Hanid, said they heard that story. So after making himself comfort- able on his chair by the win- dow, Air Punch began as fol- lows; "Well, all this happened a long, long time ago, before there were alarm clocks or Cuckoo clocks or electric clocks or any kind of clocks. No one ever knew what time it was except the Sun.
"And sometimes,” Mr Punch went
on, "oven the Sun wasn't -quite sure what the time was. Every few weeks, he'd forget to rise in the
and it morning wouldn't be daylight until the next day, which mixed every thing up and added to the con-
fusion."
Knart and Hanid ngeed that things certainly sounded mixed
"Then all the birds decided to hold a meeting to decide once and for all what could be done about getting up in the morning, for it had been decided that the birds were the ones to wake up everyone else, in the world.
"Why you're not even a bird!' all the others said in a jeering chorus. You can't even fly! And you can't even singl
"But I can crow! said the Rooster, 'I can crow louder and
Rupert and the Inventor-21
Souffy is happen to a frightened 100, and Rupert clutchés him rightly lest he should fall and hare himself Spining gently in the air they rise higher and travel towards a wood although the wind
As Rupert drifts along, unable "so get "his" "fect back on to the grass, the tingling on his arm becomes stronger. It is the Inventor's Badge," he says in frightened voice. I'm dying just an saw him by Oh, what does, is blowing the other way What Tit all mean? What is going to is happening?eries Rupert
ÁLL RIGHTS RESERVED
Chanticleer can crow loader and longer than an alarm clock.
longer than any alarm clock that's going to be invented."
An Important job
"And that's how it
sald
leather-topped table,
| cabinet with wood-framed
leather panels.
The nice, comfortable easy chair of fine leather has moved out of den, library and office into the living room, where it is, very much at home-these days,
Leather is easy to main- tain, despite what some folk say.
of It does darken, course, and there are some who enjoy the appearance of the darkened leather, maintaining that it has a look, a mellow beauty.
But, just the same, we think that a leather chair is a the better for a cleaning ever so often. Easy to do when one- wets a cloth and then wrings it out until it is barely damp. Next step is numing the cloth. over a bar of mild soap, ther rubbing the soapy cloth over the surface of the leather in brisk fashion until the entire leather surface has been treated
Rinse cut the cloth thoroughly and wring it out in clem water. again, Go over the chair pace Mr Punch: "Chanticleer the more with the barely damp cloth. Rooster, was given the job of If the feather looks dull attor getting up each morning and this, and it is likely to do so, crowing so loud that he made just rub it lightly, yet famly, the Sun rise. All in all it was and quite briskly, This should an excellent choice. From that
day to this, the Sun has never restore the gloss in fine style, failed to rise on time. It has ver missed a day, And
never
We th
To restora a really dirty chair, and it best to use saddle Chanticleer the Rooster, though soap instead of the regular be really still isn't considered variety. Just scoop some of the a-bird-by-his-feathered friends yellowish-paste our of the con- because he can't sing and he thiner onto a damp cloth, a nice can't fly, is as proud and cocky soft one. Be sure that you a towl as ever you'll meet with
wke it won't easy to get on this earth. He's the one aren't using too much, other who makes the Sun get up in the excess the morning!/or at any rate. that's what he thinks"
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