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y boy friend is in medleat rebool"

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BY. THE WAY.

by Beachcomber

Can't

the

S an aided inducement to the having flower-shop if you

Thuk of Bolalat to pur- get me to help you to select a

for yourself, on chase the Government's strategic bouquri

eserve of torn

house, as it were?" "That is not the way I do business," sald misfit casters for

Vila. "Pleasure before business."

blankets,

the barrack fur- niture, bought back from the

Pif of Wawa, are to be added to accept this bouquet.

retorted Foulenough. "Pray

the consignment,

this

Use it s you wh If you are not sent!- Tinsa castors, for which the fental enough to keep it, well it

resuld to the Skhin of lo

So saying the lartended, Captain offered the bouquet, and Sossi) was originally will be offered, together with took his leave.

fish, some surplus

tu private traders. I understand that Ash consists of 374 tonIS warped mackerel from Mudu- KRCE, U well as a low star- fish Imported, Jus ertor. Bolivian

"sardines

For the trayed Persian blind-cords there have

strategic

reserve

of

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CHIC Can

call an offer a judicrous sugges

tion

that UMSOK should take

thern over la exchange for suc- plus pamphlets on the Diseases at Pumpkins.

Foulenough presents a

bouquet

INTO the flower-shop run by

Mayfair

sultor

the

Vita Brevis not a mile from

lovelorn her

Foulenough Captain "How."*

asked, "do 1- customers 1211

from the you flowers? Vila, 1 want the best in the shop. Only the best is good enough for the lady they are to be delivered to."

have had a run of you

said

Without comment

IETKOVIN,

SPOKESMAN. Ty paper said the other day, "British cars lack sex appeal. Wondering what he was talking about, read on, and discovered that British cars "lack the aero-

dynamic look." Carry me out in

ahtle basket!

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 2, · 1956.

•JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Swindle Bilks Bridge Cinch

By OSWALD JACOBY

COUTH should have made, to- day's contract, as any reader can sco. If South Just takes a finesse in clubs, he will take ten easy tricks.

The only trouble is that Bouth doesn't know whether to try the heart finesse or the club finesse. How does he And out which Bresse will succeed?

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dummy with a high spude order to try the trump fmesse. If this lost, South reasoned, he could get back to dummy with another spade. and try the club finesse. Thus he would have two biles out of the apple.

The plan was goal, but West executed Deat swindle by dropping the nine of heris co the first round of trumps. West didn't fret or fuss about this play. He dropped the aine hearts as though it were Ches most natural play in the world.

What was South make of ths? He thought that the heart finesse had succeeded and that he needed another trump finesse to clear the suit up without loss. Mence he got to dummy with the other high spade to repeat the trump finesse. the

TARGET

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you make

from

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lotter la he SQUARE the left making each Word thr letters in each of the amall ognares may be used onye unig. Each word must contain the large letter in the centre yumare, and there must be at Jest one pine-letter word in the Bat. No plurals; no foreign words; TODAY'S no proper names. TARGET: 31 words,

good; 19 words, very good. 63 wörði, arcellent. xolafon tomorrow.

SATURDAY'S SOLUTION: Aboua aver

bare bear BEHAVIOUR bier bore brae brave hare have haver hear hele herb hero hire hive hove hover over rave thea rive rule rove otverb siren.

Vita, "un! can pay?" "How out

sald Fulenough, of place," sordid money transaction seems in a bower like this! Come, help From here and me to choose.** there 11 scretion Was made. "Who is the lucky girl?" asked Vita.

Foul sald "You are. enough. "What is the use

YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA

MONDAY, APRIL 2

BORN today. you have A great ly amusing to everyone else but the

dral of Dallence and persever- victimi

coupled

with

Although

desire to Д

have you

you

excellent

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not

DE YOU

Jeart as much about or many reasoning power and the ability to thing as you con in single life- think for yourself, time. Leisture, draina. politics always he re-pure-mire and eccolt mudy are only a few or should be and depend a little too the fields hi which you will be. much on others to make up your come interested at some period in mind! Learn to stand on your own your use. Unless you are to become feetle inore.

too versatile for your own dest good, you will need to select A career early in life and follow i Concentration to a single through. objective' in the shurtest road to

uccem for you.

You have a bright and sparkling wit but it is sometimes a little too caustic for the average pezmin and you are apt to hurt the feelings of those who are sensitive. Beatle more kindly in your critical ге marka, even if they are uproarious.

Ambug those born an this date

are:

Charlemagne., conquerar: Emile Zola, and Hane Christian Andersen, authors: Dr Nichalas Murray Butler, educator: Nita Naldi, actress; and Leon Gambetta, French statesman.

To And what the stars have in

for store

you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph, Let your. birthday star be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3

ARIES (Mar 22.Apr. 203- GEMINI CATay 22-June Devote your best energies to the Apply yourself

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that

to the job. Job at hand. The ofice requires mipplies you with a good lyng! your full attention today.

Don't neglect your duty, now.

TAURUS (Apr.

suck elonely to familiar routine on

21-May 2)

CANCER (Juria 22-July 23)-- Domestic affairs home.

and

pleasant and relaxing evening.

ATO

the job. Then you can plan a portaership mattera, at work,

favoured for you just now,

CHESS · PROBLEM

By O. STOCCH Black, 5 pieces,

White, § pieces,"

White to play:..mate in two,

Solution:

problems

1,4RES, 1

LEO

tuly

zi-Adg. Pay attention to detallaman

portant: opo, ot

which Is

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your

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health. Take care of it...

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. Aprilcation to an important job' having an impact upon your future can begin to show "real" resulta.

LIDRA Rept.

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Organize your ambitions and. that you have a careful blueprint prepared for instant action.

SCORPIO (Oct ·El-Nov. **)- Be constructive ́ In your outlook jand atrive to improve the statiin of

your job.

BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. ##)— Make _the___mout_ of the SUCCESS potential today, You will and that Lady Luck is smiling,

|_ CAPRICORN" ~ (D90, D-TAR : 203- You may BaoDeafsally combine SODIAL. And bakeven "affalen for the besi - posible remilia,

AQUARIUS

You can be of great help to some-

to.: Saturdays (one who is 61. Bring a deants var.

This me Eust discarded the three of clubs, and South was in trouble. He eventually

had ta lead clubs from his own hand, Josing tw and his "unbeatable" contract.

WOMANSENSE

BLACK PETALS

FOR

ELEGANCE

NHÉ ulti-Fegend look

THE

from America :

this large tambouring of black organdie

on basket-weave straw, with self-petal trim,

is by G Howard Hodge. A circular marcasite

decorates the front, a whitu organdie Capelet

with black petals marches the hai.

London Express Service

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