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BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

Shall we dance?

'AVENT You not

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COMTONE, has written to ask me the only, Journalist, who never weat

why I never write about horse Wrong an horas. racing. Long ago, in this column, I pace Lipped an obscure out to win a race, just for fun. It wor

The nacing - journalista dumbfounded. One of them_salced me how on earth I did it. I said, *very superciliously. “My dear fellow, "Only one with 'er own face on the trouble with all you experts in the body of an pperpotter- that you read too much I or mouse. She ad it taken on, the everything that is said, or: written, pier at the seaside. Show'd and simply look at the horses fits through a cardboard "ble." themselves. Às 1 am a good judge.

of a horse, it is comparatively easy

'er?"

"Well, that's BELLOT than

to pick winners" After my nothing. It's 'er face, im's [£?** triumph I relized from the' garne—

JACOBY

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when carry it next to yer 'eart matey. An' every time you noo DO 'Ipperpottermuse you cun be thankful

stuck ec IRUK in the card-

through the board,

ON BRIDGE Semaine Gastronomique

Shoots The Works; Makes Grand Slam

By OSWALD JACOBY

THE menu with unusual honesty, the water for a sponge to eat it

said: “Tomato Scap." I asked

with He said. "We don't serve And there the matter restad.

Oh, I say, look here! THEY KAY

that a publisher sent a cogy of a new novel to one for his cronies suggesting a terw

mutable words of **praline. crmy had suddenly, become weary ut pas tiresome way of air of cocktails, 20 ho wrote: "Vital, dynamic. human,

Filled with integrity, awareness, and a sense of

N expert on reat estate during business hours Jim Holton also COVETS lot

а ground at the bridge table. In today's hand for example, Jim decided to get to a stam with the South cards as soon as his partner opened the bidding.

values. The publisher was about to use this when the author said bitterly, "No, I think its intended

People sarcatically.

would laugh " at me." So the sentences were not used, and the offender was struck of the cocktail list. But by that time he was well in with another Uterary gang.

By using the Blackwood Con vention he discovered that his partner had two arcs and one king: With 12 tricks thus as-

sured, Jim decided to shoot the works and try for a grand slam in no-trump.

Charter for millions

A CHAIN of 17-storey

dual- purpose garages, each to hold 120,000 cars. That is the dream West opened the king of dia-of Mrs Flattick 43-year-old widow monds, and Jim saw. that he of a Galashiels Umber-merchant. "I had only the 12 tricks that he know nothing about this," and Mrs Flattick yesterday, when I called had expected during the bidding on her at her Chelmsford cottage. The thirteenth trick depended "1 have never been interested in on guessing which opponent had cars, she added She told me that she is going to South Atries to join the king of hearts.

her daughter next week. “So you see," she said, "I've, only a week to spare, unless I don't

I West had the king of hearts, a simple finesse would bring in the grand slam scener or later. If East had the king of hearts, however, the finesse would lose: but 2 squeeze would work;

double CHESS PROBLEM

How do you choose the right line of play in this situation? Holton's answer may not logical, but it's very human, "If I make a grand slam by taking.

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just a lucky stiff. But if I make i

it by means of a double squeeze, I'm a hero,"

In order to qualify as a hero, Jim took the flist trick with the ace of diamonds and, immediately Jed a heart to dummy's ace, He then ran seven club tricks, dis- carding four hearts and two dia- monds from the dummy

By P. A., KOETSHEID

Black, 11 pieces.

White, !! places, White to play; mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1. R. (B1)-Q1, any; 1, K (dis ch), R, or B mictes...

BOYS'

THE CHINA-MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1955.

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27.

STELLA

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You will discover that this tem- peramentat depression is Hkely to erne on the result of being too inactive for one of your, tempers- mens. You want to be doing #OCIO- thing all the time. If you have to "stand and wait," you get bored

that, ret buy doing something.

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To and what the stars have in shore for you TADEJOW. aubect your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your dady guide.

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AND GIRLS'

Cuckoo Left The Clock

She Cherell the Room and Lit on the Table-

By MAX TRELL

When Holton finally led his SURPRISING thing hap last club, his other cards were pened! If Teddy' the Stuffed the jack at hearts and two Bear hadn't seen it happen with spades. West had three spades his own eyes, he wouldn't have and the queer at diamonds. believed it. But everyone else West had to throw a spade, since in the playroom also saw otherwise dummy's jack of dia- happen. monds lished.

would become estab-:

The useless jack of diamonds

was discarded from chummy, North Hand. It was

It

There was no doubt about it. It DID happen!

What happened was this.

leaving three. When the door to the cuckoo

to suffer, East had the king of hearts and three "pades. If he threw the king of hearts, Hol- ton would cash a trick with the jack of hearts; and if East threw a spade, dummy would take the last three tricks, with spades,

And that, my children, is how Jim Holton became a hero.

North

1 Club

CARD Senset♦

The bidding has been:

East South

West

Pass 1 Diamond Pass

2 Clubs Pass.

You, South, hold: Spades K- J-5, Hearts K-J-7-4, - Diamonds A-1-8-6-2, Club 9. What do your do?**

You

A-Bid two no-trump, were unwilling to bia two no- trump at your first turu because of the singleton, but you musti now indicate your strength and the roppers in the unhid suite, There is no need to jump, for Esme is most unlikely if North has so 'bare, a hand-that he chooses to pass,

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades K-3-5 Bearts K-J-7, Diamonds A-3- 8-6-2, Clubs Q-4. What do you

Answer""FoZROSTOW

clock opened for Mrs Cuckoo to

"Hey! Get off!" yelled Teddy.

"Oh, I beg your pardon," said Mrs Cuckoo, "I thought you were a bush"

Pare

WOMANSENSE

New Sandwich Spreads

ONE OF BALMAIN'S LATEST CREATIONS

Pierre Balmain presents this two-piece cocktail outßt called "Sophie.” The dress is of printed taffeta; it is sleeve- less and has a V-shaped neckline. emphasised with a bow. The mauve-coloured satin coat has a large collar tiding backwards, and is lined with the same material as the dress,

Agence France-Presse,

HOUSEHOLD

For

At-Home Buffets

By IDA BAILEY ALLEN

fish and

PETER

VOU never can tell what's ties, including the new smoked Yung to full, when farlic cheese; tinned and anoked home economists, publicity hors d'oeuvre dips of all kinds

fish salad toppings; folk and food writers are chicken, egg and meat introduced to a buffet con- spreads; and a fabulous selec sisting of foods suitable for tion of yeast. breads, featuring sandwich-making and in the new cheese bread, which was vited to make their own. .....

"belle of the bair"

Here is a menu cut down to

Many new combinations home service size, and a recipe popped up recently here in for the hot barbecued chicken New York City. From three toasts, which were outstanding, in the afternoon until seven,

we were invited to look, in-

vent and taste test sand-

·Sandwich Buffet

1

wiches and informal hors Snappy Tomato Cocktail. d'oeuvres

Radishes made from

Pickles

Olives Hot Barbecued Chicken Toastsa choice of more than 200 fillings

50 different and

Open-Faced Spicy - Egg kinds of bread.

Sandwiches Cheese-and-Salmon Sandwiches

"There are plenty of ideas here for similar buffer parties at home," remarked the Chef,

*

"And they'd also be.

Sardine Sandwiches Tomato-Bacon Sandwiches Tossed Spring Salad Bowl -

Strawberry Bavarian Coffee Tea Milk

All Measurements „Are Leval

popular and practical for Recipes Proportioned to Surqu. 4 to 8 club and church luncheons ·

or suppers," I added.

Variety of Foods

Rich Barbecue Sauce:" în a

Hot Barbecued Chicken Touat: Flain-boll or braise a 3 lb. all- purpose chicken, Cool, skin and

Add choppe chop meat fine. ecoked giblets. Then heat in a The foods were beauti- rich barbecue sauce. Serve on fully arranged on tables half silces toasted sandwich

bread or halved "S-bite-size"·· covered with white linen, buns. The chicken may be kept for a good background. The hot in a chafing dish, only table decorations needed were sprays of green 2-qt. saucepan, blend 2 tsp. salt. leaves for the foods were tsp. pepper, 2 tbsp. paprikes, decorative in themselves. 2 tbsp. sugar, 1 crushed peeled section garlic, 2 c.. tamara ketchup, 2 fine-minced peeled onions, 1 c. water, 2/3 c, vine gar, 2 tbsp... Worcestershiro sauce, and 4 c. butter on mGY". garine. Simmer about 30 min., or until the jeansistency of chill salice or ketchup.

Sur occasionally. Add the chicken and heat thoroughly,

Grouped in sections, they con- sisted of cold cuts and sausages sliced thin; cheese of all varic

HINTS

Cream together 1⁄4 cup of butter or margarine, 2/3 cup of confec- tioners' sugar, 1 egg white and 2 tablespoons of warmed, honey. Use either as spread for

To get the best service out of bottom of the tin, and is more, traditional jam, or jelly spread a carpet sweeper, empty I often convenient than spreading news and remove the lint and hair-papers which must be moved from the brush. Clean the every time the paint is shifted pristles with a cloth dipped in from one place to another.... hot soapy water with some household ammonia added.

Make wallpaper easier to apply and prevent hardening that cause it to crack and peel, small amount of by adding a soap to the paste.

If doing some painting, use a paper plate to hold the tin of reint, It can be glued to the

MAGAZINE

her feathers with the tip of her bill as

she spoke.. "I have been staying inside that clock, 24 hours a day the past ten years. It was getting a bit tiresome."

"I think Mrs Cuckoo is right," said Hanid to Mr Punch. "How would you like to stay in the house for ten years?"

All Mr Punch could say was With that she dapped her that it was Mrs Cuctoo's own wings, circled the room, several fault. She shouldn't have been times just under the ceiling and a cuckoo" Anally lit en the edge of the table.

Ji

Personal Time Bulletin

"Good evening everybody,"

come out and announce the hour she said, "It's twelve o'clock!" (the hour" was twelve o'clock

She flew out!

midnight), she did, more than said My Punch, "I don't like to "Now look here, Mrs Cuckoo," just come out.

sound rude, But I don't think it's right for a cuckoo bird to come flying out of her clock. What will people think?"

"That

As though this weren't alarm ing enough, she lit on Teddy's head, undoubtedly mistaking it for the top of a small bush,

PENDERSCON

doem't bother me

bit." said. Mrs Cuckoo preening

"EDITADA PAR 10-KERVICE,

and ever since then,

comfortable here in the summer.

been

real

"Pooh!" said Mrs Cuckoo, like being a cuckoo. But I can't help feeling a bit envious of all my friends, folks like the robins and the swallows. Comes wintertime they go of to the south for a vacation. I'd ke a vacation, too!"

Men Chickoo flaw out when. the clock struck midnight,

Knart and Hanid and Teddy and Mr Punch and General Tin the door of the cuckoo clock.

OUT and everyone else in the play- The sign read:

OF room all agreed that Mrs Cuckoo ORDER: And the curious thing was entitled to a vacation. So is this. The clock didn't go for they opened the window a little twe whole weeks. And 20 and out she flew, promising to one, not even the clock maker, could find out what had made be back in two weeks.

it stop.

The Clock Stopped

And then suddenly at the end of two weeks, it began going

Then Knart and Hanid made again. Mrs Cuckoo had come

a little sign and nailed it across back from her winter vacation!

Rupert and the Inventor

-25

·Rupert tells fizse what has hap- pened to him since he jaw the Inventor Heating our of sight over the tonefops, aThe man limena Infenny. Then he takes the aquKEE badge, from : Rupert's, arms and <frowna; at -iel," My invention dia

nestly perfect barnbereit.

something misking."," he mutters. Why does this work properly on "you" but not na my own? testing engine 73% Come; ', wel: masse maloe Further trial, Grabbing the little bear's=arm "he husdes hum AWAY

Trick of the Chef

toast - Make tomato-bacon' sand-

plain or toasted or bake it on coffee cakes and wiches with

Vary the morning 'toast with, a honey topping in place of the rolls.

cheese bread.

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