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This Funny World

TRIPLE OAKS

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GALLAGHER

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"Yessires, friends. My own dear mother wan born right here in the little town of Iple Aka♫*

BY. THE WAY.

by Beachcomber

DISAGREE with the idea, brow" Oh, yes. But sometimes

expressed again recently

in

that novelist na a review. take his characters verimly is tres fun if he laughs the whole thong off

he shakes his baton angrily, and temperBaneriai violini may

so far forget himself as to turn the menace with his bow. and He may even spring up

"Elspeth skerd heescil. DVSE

and never g

did she truly love Ralph We are all used It is only to that kind of rat. tolerable in some suck forth an "Elspeth, a boring Little pupet, If ever There was one, asked herself over and over again the foodling questirm which can be of interest to any intelligent Conductors Be Armed?"

start a ridiculous kind of fen- oing match, bow and baton lung-

in D

af crude parody ing

the swordplay, ng happened in Kursaal al Ostend when Richter

Not

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welt. ch she really love at tedients jackanapes Ralph. Who cares? stupid reader. I hope

"The Cream of the

Cabmen"

HERE are more tributes

to this anthology" -

An unconventional master- piece, pungent, factual, revent- ing. (Alan Ladik)

A nine of information for the student

of

cabmen's

(Yehudi Menuhin,)

Impartial, unembittered

tu violinist with Jils baton, The old Rochdale Observer. which was then editing, ran of articles: "Should series

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JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

South Overcomes

Bad Distribution

Takes.

1471-

By OSWALD JACOBY

inhibited, (New Zeuland Times)

Here Horalism.

no cheap Ben- (Hardware

und Messenger.)

Can be safely left about a house where there are children (Singapore Sentitiel : One down

diwoje

* uncomfortabic when the opponents trump good trick. But it is still possible to make the beat of a İngi situation,

We opened the ace of hearts and continued with the Sit have been reading your

queen column for 07 years,

of hearts uf the second trick, but this is the ent I thought

The average declarer would and you were an honest mun,

have played the idng of hearts

thus self-respecting, until I read Mes from the dummy.

Josing Huxtable's letter almost those the game contract. East would

Such Huntingdonshire enbinen,

club. Suen | returne

a letter, with its covert steers ut cabmen's names, should have been cast unread into the dust- bin where doubtless it would have contaminated old

jables and other rabu

you, of

all men, should

vege-

That

have

published this bellous culpours ing of A

prig Jaundic incredible Let us leave it at

Event

The duel

Veteran Hender

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in it. "can convey H by all of the eye-

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8. Partner of a dong struggle. (2)

B. A brush-up for a poor TaKor. (0)

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Pass Pass

Opening lead......♥ A

Pass Pass

dummy's king of hearts, and the defenders would thus gel 1wo and

high hearts, a heart riff. the king of clubes, defeating 10 contract.

of

When the declarer Was Charles J. Solomon Philadelphia no such misfor tuze overtook him. He

recog- nised the sumtion and refused to play the king of hearts from the dummy at the second trick,

effee-

This simple play was dive. West had to lead a third would heart, since may shift onable deckter to draw trumps, Eost ruffed the klog of hearts and returned a club, but it was now too late. Charley put up the ace of clubs, ruffed a with

one of dummy's high trumps, and drew trumps. He was then able to lead his last hoari, now established, and dis- card the losing club from the dummy. The rest was easy.

a heart

♥÷CARD Serise@4]

Q-The bidding has been: North

Boalk 转念

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You, South, hold: AAL VEQE SAQITE 4792

What do you do? ABid six.^ no-trump. The combined total la 22 to 25 points, and your long sult should pro-

·vide enough lelake, Binos the apanlag (fead may be importani, fell the enemy nothing at all.

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question Junt khawered. You, Bouth, holdi

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1956.

YOUR BIRTHDAY ...... By STELLA

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 12

BORN today, you have

strong all your efforts toward the achieve-

nature which Wante

thing ongecky, yet you may not on im- purefer than rerun to You barre a great desć of tempera- mosos and so at thom en moody the win your dame de mode are and modigaly mum of WĚNA, you low 2nd. This, a you grow older, on be controlled if you will only learn in stop, look around you and Helen before Jumping Do conclusione. Your judgment, upon mature con- aridecetades, en good. But your whime of fendy when you act on my kan, can be disastros

You are ambitious and want to get ahead in the world, You have a magnetic personality

W11 make a host of friend. You enjoy being among people and probably will do best in some kärid of a job which calle for your appeKTANCE before the pubic. Your particular talents would help you do well de a defence attorney, in poltikka-or on the age. Be jure to make your decision early in life and then bend

ment of your goal.

Your life may not alwaợu de* path of rose, but you can make ser road to your own potions. Mory ke zhay, Jost GED You be antyder of your own jabeg are alsollicento: Kevirar and devoted. Zhere a motto "be" more "theo_que love m your life, but once you have Bound we only one," you will brea come constant and teras. You are at heart, home-Joving and damortia. Among those born on this dete

statesman were: John Jay,

William A Vandet blit, nanober; William Lloyd Garrison, Crows, Loure Hop abolitionnel; Boltes;

poled Arthur Brisbane, editor: Sarah . Cooper, educator Peter F. Collier, pubber: Lall Nordics, anger, and Frank Binatım, actor and singer.

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To And what the state bere in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corte sponding ATRETADI. Let your birthday to be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. II)— Take care

of important matters during the daytime When evening comes, relax, xát trick and let the world go byl

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-3an. Test any new schemes very care. fully before comiting yournell Tried and true situation are the THEAST.

AQUARIUM (Jan 21-Feb 19) There are fa24 prospects for love and romaHCO Blaas an evening of surprises for your loved one

PINCEN (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Mental activity IM stimulated! K much a degree that you must codi sider plans carefully before acting

21-Apr. 10)

ARIES

(Mar.

A busy day, est' at horne or in the other Accomplish a great deal of personal unportance tu Your Tutus

TAURUR (Apr. 21-May II) Apply yoursoli to the mediate problem

Don't at hund

permi yourself to be midetracked. Stick to your major objective

GEMINI

#1-June Save time by not worrying about the future, fiert taking care of today

be There are grant things to

cane now

CANCER

You may

(June zi-July

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tomorrow.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION : Alle samm

mar ORTALITY" "when ally

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Be

Necemary changes that embe made on the domestic front. Attend to them efficiently.

LEO (July

Don't be insated by surface

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pearances. Gu into the full detalis of a project before making any final decisions

VIRGO

24-Dept

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and

Promote your business offatre get full benefits from a highly pro pitious day Exeri full energies; se your initiative,

LIBRA

23) 26-Och (Sept. Financial matters involving another take the foreground Make shopping theni follow plans and Cheer through.

There

SCORPIO (Oct. 54-Nov Bute flakes are active. may be decistone to be made which involve the happiness of others

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

An sending from actual play: | Black to move and win

Solution

problem:

to

WOMANSENSE

"Grand Galop”, a falbored exacmbje in black and white twood. The jacket, worn over a pencil-alim skirt, has a square neckline with a snail collar; li is fitted with a wide idack leather belt, The fur-lined coat is three-quarter in length and has a scart collar and patch pockets, From Raphael of Parts.--Agence France-Presso,

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YULE TIP TO MEN:

HAVE SCENT SENSE

New York. EN usually find one perfume they like and then give it to each woman on their Christmas gift

list.

This is the

wrong up- proach, one male authority

warns.

Harang, a volatile Frenchman who is vice-president of a lead- has perfume company, ing several helpful suggestions for picking right perfumes for dif ferent women

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"If you don't know the lady well and don't know her pre- ference, stick to the well-known away from classics and steer extremes," be advised

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housewife would appreciate a perfume she "Women like to feel could wear everyday to help an exclu- take the monotony out of her they're wearing

A oral secat is yesterday' aive scent,"

explained daily routine,

appropriate,” he said. Pierre Harang.

"Select a

the "A perfume that is somewhat different fragrance for ladies on your list, especial oriental in scent is good for a woman with a busy social life. ly those who know one an

It is sophisticated heady and intenso. other."

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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

One Rainy Afternoon

-The Playroom People Make An Important Discovery-

TH

THE

By MAX TRELL

drops of radi

on the

pasterod and

roof. Knarf Hanid looked out into the garden, There the drops were

the splashing into

puddies. Some of them sild down the leaves of the trees.

"All the drops seem to have me place to go," Hund said to Knarf

Knart suid: "I don't think they know where they're going until they get there,'

Meanwhile, in the playroom, everyone was talking about the rain.

Writing Letter

"Rainy days," said Mr Punch, "are days for writing letters." "Rainy days," said Mr Punch's wife, Judy, "are for sewing and mending and darning.”

"Rainy days," said Picky Poo, the Brown Poodle, "are for sitting in om corner, then get ting up and sitting down in an- other comer."

"Rainy days." said the Cat,

for re doing nothing but thinking about sunny days,"

"I'm too busy to think about whether the rain is falling or the main is shining,” mid General Tin, the Tin Soldier. He was right., Everyone knew he stood on guned at the playroom door; rein or shine. He never paid any attention" whatever to the weather.

Reading Books

"Rál ♫ days,” said Mary Jane, the Rag Doll, "are for reading books and looking at pletures." Just then, they heard a loud Knart ran behind the bookcase and pulled out Teddy. the Stuffed Bear.

"Let me alone," Teddy was saying, "I was rooding""

“You weren't reading at all." sald Kosti,dyou were cast it

Hanid called them all over 10 the window.

Rain River

"What i like most about rala," she said, after Knarf and Mr Punch and Judy and Mary Jane and Picky Poo and the Cat and General Tin bad gathered around her.

"are the wonderful rain rivers on the windowpanes."

Everyone looked. It was woll- derful to watch the raindrops as they landed on the window- pane and rent rushing down the class exactly Bee a river.

You could see houses and hüls and neids and cowa all over the windowpane, all made of tiny raindrops. Everything kept Тверь Everything changing. moving.

Mr. Punch read his poem to the others.

As they run down My windowpane "Streams and rivers- Come, just look! Here's a tiny Winding brook,

"They run and splash

and and

And fall and play,

Then one by one

They rum away."

In the twinkling of an eye, a river would come along wash away all the cows houses and hills and fields.

Mr

A Punch wrote

poem about the rain on the window- He recited it to all the others when it was finished, This how if went!

pane.

"I stand and watch The drops of rain

A

After they heard Mr Punch's that everyone decidet poem, rainy days were not days to be sad in. And just to prove that

Canary they were right, the who hadn'; sald a word all this time, suddenly burst into his most cheerful song.

“A young girl should be given a perfume with a clean, fresh citrus note,"

The executive who gives his secretary perfume, Harang cap- cluded, better make sure it' suitable for daytime wear, Thea he won't have exotic fragrance wafting across a solemn bus- conference-United Press.

Page

SPECIAL HORS D'OEUVRES FOR CHRISTMAS PARTIES

By IDA BAILEY ALLEN

A vice should

malo,

NY hora d'oeuvre ser- and 1⁄2 tap, monosodium gluta-

naiso.

to blend.

Here is an easy-to-eat-and- Devilled Ham Walnut Top- make selection suitable to ping: Combine 1 (21⁄2 oz.) in enjoy with coffee, fruit deviled tram, 4 e, picice relish and c. fine-chopped walnut juice or other beverages.

For holiday colourings, meats Add 3 thep, mayonnaise include a line-up of glisten-

Cottage Cheese Oulon Top- ing glass dishes filled with ping: Combine 1 lb. small curd stuffed olives; radishes creamed cottage cheese with 1 with their green tops; little tbsp. grated onion or minced bouquets of crisp water (optional).

tap.

horseradish and c. minced cresa; and atrips

radishes and enough Foured plmientos toothpick- cream to spread. fastened around rolls of Cucumber and Carros Curia: snappy cheese.

With & potato pegler, slice fresh carrots

thin cucumbers Holiday Walnut Layers: Silce cheese

lengthwise, Spread with cream mlxod with minced top and bottom ensts from a

of

chives,

1

and

large round loat of rye bread, chives or parsley. Roll up like n jelly roll, Fasten crds with Then slice loaf crosswise to make

toothpleks. Wrap well. Chill.

3 layers about 4" thick. Spread Leave toothpicks in.

lightly with softened buller or margarine. Cover with decora-

tive toppings as you would a cako,

Mayonnaise Tartare: For Jouster, orabmest or

Topping Arrangement; Spread shrimp,

3

egg topping in the centre of each Uny codfah balls. Mix 1 c. may- bread layer; top with half a onnaise with stuffed olive; add a decoration of domestic red caviar,

ibsp. lemon julee, 3 tbsp. minced parsley, 3 thep, minced capers and 2 tbsp. Next to this, spread a ring of minced chives.

ham tom devilled

Avocado Dip: For potato chips, topping, making it ter with

cottage or crisp raw vegetables. Peel 2 1" wide; border cheese onion topping and stud medium-sized avocados and cut with whole walnut meats alter into pieces. Add 2 tbsp. körmön

dols

witth nating with

of plimiento, julee and mix smooth Chill several hours,

fork. Add (6 oz.) cream cheere, 1⁄2 tsp. onion jufer, 1⁄4 tsp. salt, glutamato 4 tsp. monosodium and 4 drops tabasco; beat untu smooth and fluffy.

Sur

To serve, transfer to plates covered with silver paper dollies. Cut each layer into 14 small wedges 64 servings.

D

Err Topping: Mince 3 hard-

In 4 6. homogenised cooked eggs; add 1/3 c. minted milk or light cream to make a celery, 1⁄2 tsp. salt, 15, pepper good dipping consistency.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

By HILLARY WENTWORTH

1. When storing white-woollens, up the garments in wrap

sort dark blue paper--the that is used for wrapping

It preserves. cotton wool the wool, too. Also sprinkle naphthalene or Epram salts Over the garments before wrapping them up.

um-

2. Serve vegetables

mediately after cooling, as they jose vitamins and flavour while they wait,

3. Left-over cooked vegetables the should be stored in refrigerator In covered container, and used within 24 hours.

1.

4. To bake pancakes without smoke or odour, make little salt bag and rub tho gridiron with it in place of

grease. The cakes will not

stick and there will

smoke or odour,

be no

5. Marks left by hot plates, or Оп polished woods

Water

can

gently with

be removed by rubbing little anunonija and water and then rubbing well with raw linseed oli. 6. Linoleum will wear better if you wash it now and again with water to which has been added two tablespoons of paraffin Don't scrub it. 7. Roils and biscuits can be

re-crisped by sprinkling with a litle water, placed in a paper bag, and warmed in a quick oven,

8. To give on extra sparkle

to your glaswore, wipe ever with

a little vinegar and salt, then rinse and polish as usual. It will sparkle beau- ufully.

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