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This Funny World

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by Beachcomber

that chaffering on the a planist who plays "ne pavements impedes pedestrians. though

bols playlist

were the Morcover, a dustmen who swops luxury of ark aristocrat," i faltered hake for a bit of beenuse It recalled to me the dreaded waistcoat is disposing gren Summer, who used of the council's property. to appear In а brocaded Recently a man on his way to dressing-gown,

scarlet

floodlit and the

Ice-skating 011 gold smoking cap, and Turkish borrebaek in the Balbum Baths fell into a dustbin while an dippers.

argument was going on.

I WAS Interested to read about made

A Persian diwart would depress this or thul pedal, et a signal from the master, and huge Nubian slave held his hand

over the

virtuasa's chever

The jewellery controversy

whenever a ทายพ

MILLIONAIRESS writes to me: "No woman need wear of boredom threatened, more than £500,000 worth

After that

The stool WOR

sun-

now

a fon

of

adused jewels at one time, between pieces by two charm it becomes mere vulgar ostenta- lion. A tasteful hundredweight Ing Japanese girls with

different thing and or iwe is a very shades, and

every

from the pliing on of would pause iro in his playing, us an old family the plano, beuring on a gold salver a glass of champagne,

they Slejhammer

butler advanced to

Nothing to do with me THE award of a

of the

four-colour convertible combustion rotator with elliptient Bremner cylinder to the winner beauty competition, was due la o mistake of the committee.

(News er. } Do not forget this THE problem facing South-

wark Counel is whether rag-and-bone тел shull be allowed to swop their wares with dustmen. Complaints are

The little Crossword

Across

& Marino to more a bh of

subjected to more than a bi

drip (8, 5)

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11. Partner of deither.

12. Bong of 430 p.m (5, 8. 8)

13 Tare not without hork (4)

10 The root from the Мот

system. (0)

10. Ian's abeep are involved ta

there, (D)

17. A) Home Secretary found in

Eden (8)

18. 100 only a name. (0)

10. It may preosde the turtle. (4)

20, it may describe a county

home. (7)

91. 2007 Sre vowed to mileTION.

Down

(D)

1. To return to a watu marques.

(0)

2. Sometimes odd on the radio, (9)

B. Tale per sends to grow prigglab.

4. Swoosh and you are. (0)

5. Itt hot and horrid mostly.

d. Was in in the plural. (05 7. Bius of annuist "Puttle (8) B. Irate door

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10. If you're on

it, you may

end up with

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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, APRIL

1957.

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Pointless Bid Ruins Defence

A

By OSWALD JACOBY

LITTLE learning has Ita

hazards. East had read that avaliable defence against the Blackwood convention is tho double of the, response to tell partner what to lead

Hence, when North responded Ave hearts to show two nocs, East was right there with a booming double to tell his part ner to open a heart against the Anal contract.

South had already made a

teriifle overbid when he tried Blackwood With an opening bid just above a minimun he should merely have bid game in spades nrtl not consklered a alam. Now, he was further encouraged by the heart double and jumped

to the slam,

West wanted to open a dia- mondi The jack-ten-nine com- bination looked mighty good to

WEST

02 ❤Q3

⚫ J 10932 3943

NORTH

น

10873

J 100A A 4AQ52

EAST

A62

Q870

K 1076

SOUTH (D)

AKJUB

❤K974

8-

Both sides vulnerable Routh West North East

Pass 3

Pass (4 N.T. Pass 0▼ Double 18 Pass Pass Pass Opening lead-♥Q

Jewellery Exercises most bene- ficial. They harden all those parts of the anatomy which are him. Still, his partner had asked called on to support the really for a heart lead and West duti-

they and

enable fully led the queen. heavy stuff. one to walk and move with

polse and confidence under the only lead to give South his con-

The heart opening

was the at times, intolerable burden.

It did not maller object to the idea of being tract, weighed in at a gala ball, as whether East won with the act or ducked. Declarer was able this

is making the sheer ma sq to restrict his hearts to one loser and volume of the jewellery more important than its value, and with the drop of the queen of trumps he had no losers any- An adventuress in sham where else. jewellery con easily defeat a millionairess. which

East'n double was pointless. genuine. brings the whole business Into He did have the ace of hearts disfavour."

but he also held the king of

of clubs and the

dia- queen monds. Instead of asking for a heart lead he should have wanted West to open normally.

TARGET

O L

R

FOS

W

How many

words of four letters or more can

you make from

the intters to the square DE the left TED making each word tha letters in each of the Each word be used onts must contain

U R

only. cbn large letter in the centre square, and there must be at feast one nine-letter word in the No plumis; no foreign words;

230 proper names. TODAY'S

TARGET: 15 words, good; 18 words, very good, RÓ excellent, *Bolatiou

words

tomorrow.

SATURDAY'R SOLUTION 1 Aula wetu atrio wear aver onder var vars kun

betala PRIVATRIAK (An armed, voRa owned by private paratin) wiyet valt rapo rupte rast rare rude rive reng TMDH retiri rupert revit for tile den them, sheet

vart viour.

♥÷CARD Sensens

Q-The bidding has been: West North Bast South

Double 10

1

You, South, hold:

4AQ870 97 ◆AQU{4954

What do you do?"

A-Bld two hearts. You'want to force partner to bid so that your side can rench game. This bid does not guarantee first round heart control þut merely showa ibat you have a sure game.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding, is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold:

6AQ82042 wło54 MBEL

What do you do?'

Answer Tomorrow,

YOUR BIRTHDAY ··

MONDAY, APRIL 1

By STELLA

WOMANSENSE

A Glimpse Of The Ideal Home Exhibition

New Line In Furniture Reflects

The Candlelight

London.

and-drying machines, and sogno

tive, design,

full

It is, in fact, a good ExhiDL-

ITEP into the under- well-planned homes (ots

ground train marked scale) of clean, if not imagina- "Olympla" at any rea- sonable hour of the day or night and you'll' think you're part of a travelling tea party.

fast-

1ic

And it gives you something for a few pennies as well na more then few thousand

Heavy perfumes, high- pounds.

woman-talk, pitched

-30

One interesting gadget which, cidental jabs of umbrellas I was told, has been

on the and polite apologies--and market for a year is a revolu- a stir of excitement are tionary new broom, riding with you.

When the train stops you and hundreds of women trample along the platform and enter a large arena,

You have come to see the Ideal Home Exhibition.

And here you have every- thing that you could dream of-provided your dream has a fat expense.

what account-and wouldn't ever hope to dream of.

Made of plastic, it consumes into an air-flurry. dust, rather than drives it up The plasile attracts dust

particles, which are visible in the bristles after just a few sweeps.

But you don't have to woTY. A quick rinse in warm, soapy water and you have a new broom for a clean sweep.

What's broad

get

more, this 'hroom is

Reason? but fal. thoroughly under you chestorfields and chair.

Thero are ugly sticks of furniture, shocking architectural drawings, violently coloured cooking utensils, old fashioned washing

with machines manually controlled rollers.

But there are many more good things.

contemporary gleaming washing-

Handsome furniture,

Spanking-smart for spring. Horrockses offers this elegant pique two-piece in navy blue or black trimmed with pristine white. Under the jacket the drets has short sleeves; the #fraight skirt has two pockets at hip level.

those

}

The whole of the bristle not just the end-magnetisca the dirt,

And for the small-budget mins who lives in a tight bed-sitting room, the Ideal Home Exhibition her cooking offers relief on problems.

Craze

Clinging. soft and stark white silk jersey features youth and grace In this model gown by Ronald Paterson. The draping is accentuated and underlined by hyacinth blue chiffon, which falla softly to the hemline af the back.

together to make Fu

A recent secret pol

· reveals" the","dreams hopes of Italian ton girls, almost allta whom are bored; lonely 'and 'pessimistles

they say

It's A

MAN'S World!

Rome.

TTALIAN teen-age girls

are bored and lonely,

and see no future for them- selves in life.

That is the discovery made by education and em- ployment experts who carried out a survey among 17 to 19-year-olds in Turin, n_progressive Industrial city of 800,000 people, to find out what were their hopes and dreams—for the future.

Answers to the experts' questionnaire, filled In anonymously, revealed an almost 100 percent simism among the

their chances of

pes-

girls

about

having brilliant careers, or

even of living useful and satisfying lives.

"I have no self- confidence" and "I get dia- couraged and give up" wero answers which recurred. regularly.

fuil-end are coming up front, brightened

and relieved by tangerine.

One, encouraged by the Fabrics 5:00 support the secrecy of the inquiry, gave gentle mood. Now vaguely an account of how she defined sea-shells, flowers and

commit

For £8 she can buy a small, roomy-double bed,

cooker which electric

These two are shown at the neat bakes, fries, roasts, grills and fair. toasis. No more struggling to keep the soup hot, the carrots and potatoes boiling while she fries or grills her chops,

Or if she likes gas, she can get the same idea for £12.

There's

to

switch in other fruits are replacing the bold attempted

brilliant block print of fat suicide by throwing herself

into a river.

furniture-shapes too,

The old ice-cream-cone chair year. threatens to become an oddity destined for your atile.

And just a

Many wanted a career which would bring them by-the-way.... independence, and the at Olympia was chance to lead their own . crowds of people by lives.

The bedroom of today as Now London designers are shown at Olympia, suggests, a turning to the gentle curved one exhibitor definite swing back to the pre-look with rounded frotits to the drawing Twenties eras.

Twin beds are out. Big soft double beds are back....but bigger than ever,

chair-seats, narrow arms which showing how you can make up are low-slung and slightly your own nest of tables, ward curved, and fairly high but, robes, beds, coffee tables, and again, rounded backs,

One designer attributes the new line to what he calls the "candlelight craze."

chairs. He offers a k—all you have to do is At the squares, circles and slits in the proper place, apply glue, and there you

are,

At the Exhibition you'll see an unusual percentage of double beds bearing the famous names of Chippendale, Barkers and

"Today people are keen on John Perring. And most are soft lights, flowing lince, and a oak. Cheap too....for exmple,

much wider than the traditional Aft, Oin.

His woods are mahogany and

L

+

at a nest of tables can be had for generally more romantic mosphere. Everyone's dining 5. The man behind a bed-stall by candlelight and that has also pointed out that a single bed is brought in darker woods, llice raditional teak and ebony, because they 3tt. wide, the double bed only 18 inches wider. he explained.

candlelight," reflect flickering

Envy of their sex

The poise, natural charm, and unabashed femininity of Italian girls have made them the envy of women - in Europe and America. Their brilliant fair for clothes has brought Malian

10 fashions the forefront of Europton haute couture. But the Ciris answers revealed their So there's much to learn, to awareness of the disadvantages scc, lo

spend and to save_al of life in a society, which, is Olympia these days. Hence the essentially a mon's world, thousands upon thousands who Jam the arena every day and Even colour is gentle today. every night.

And you don't regret being Last year the rage was black, bright greens, reds, and yellows with them. Many people too enjoy the....a feeling of high drama. divats-type single beds which zip Now forest green, charcoal greys

"That leaves only 2ft. 3in. Per person....not

enough for comfort," he said.

BOYS' AND

Blackie's Adventure

are

They realise that, despite

and beauty

braina, they forced to adhere to a "tradition- a role-and they feel aban- doned. They know that marriage will relegate them, lizevocably

the kitchen.

Jill Carey and exclusively, to the nursery

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

horse was hitched to my wagon and a man got in and off we went, loaded with bottles of milk in wooden boxes, I was A Kind Friend Delivered Him With the Milk-

about to jump off when the At Arst, By MAX' TRELL sudden, I looked around and man discovered me.

or he was surprised.

didn't know where

I was

Kindly Volco Then ho sold in a very kindly voice: "See here, i know you.

In family

close-indi

with a very life and A super-egoistic male population, Italian teen-age

age girls see little chance of achieving any real freedom or equality,

Some blamed their parents for doing nothing to help them to escape from this vicious circle. They complained that by coddling and idolising them, their families had deprived them of the chance-or over the in- clination to develop any inde- pendence of outlook and strike out on their own.

Kept in unreal world

"They kept ma in an unreal world, end now I am not ready to face up to things,” said one.

BLACKIE, the Kilten, had how to get home again or any- been away all night and thing. Besides, I was so sleepy.

sometime the when,

next Since you have the gift for select morning, Hanid, 16.BORN today, you may appear to be

"I took another look around,”` the shadow rather unpredictable to your im! loyal and devoted followers, a

giri

with the turned-about Blackle said, "and there I saw You're Blackiet I know where, casual acquaintances. But those who perlato part of your success could be

him sitting con- spotted dog standing in front of you live, You're lost, aren't know you well realize that there is attributed to their ability to carry

name, BOW always" "method to your madness."' out your Instructions and even

tentedly

Stay right here and I'll his cushion just a stable. At least, I thought it you?. on No matter how wild the scheme, listening up loopholes you have left

outside the kitchen door, she was a stable. I saw horses and take you home, right to your visionary the plan or madcap the openi Be mire that you share the

៩ភូម

spoke to the doorstep." wagons. execution. the result is usually in ultimate rewards with

went up to him, at once, those who

spotted dog who have been faithful to you in the

was quite you favour. Underneath your non-

So I stayed and, by and by chalant exterior, this

Ho said if I was lost after we stopped at dozen and "Blackle,"

sold, trying formative periods of your career. result is A

Hanid

friendly. her best to sound stern, "you slitewd and calculating mind. You

and Ured-which I woo-the Among those born may not always do the detail work

dozens of houses, leaving boltes. on this date

had us all worried last night. best thing for me to do was to of milk at each doorstep, we yourself, but you neo careful to select were: Prince Ollo Leopold von Eila-

Inside sistants who are able to execute trek German statesman Anna We thought you were lost, or curl up

one of the Bnally came to our house, And Blackie was left on the doorstep your plan to the letter.

Fitzhul, arson,

Laurette Taylor and something terriblo had happened

and wagons

sleep until this time the Milkman not only In addition, there is a mystic streak Francis

actresses,

to you. But you're here again. morning. Then I could find my took the boltics of milk but me, Lon to your nature and you are porne Cheney and Wallace Beery, actors; Himos guided by your bunches. You Willam Efarvey, sclentials Berte Now where were you and how

way home again."

too, and left us all on the door- belleve that you are led to make Rachmaninoff, composer-pianist; and did you get back again?"

Blackle waved his tail again. - slep safe and sound." your decisions by on inner Zoro Henry B. Anthony, slaternen.

Blackie waved his tall. which will always guide you correct.

"That's just what I did," he "And that's why I was away sold to Hanid. "But long before all night and that's how I got ho shouldn't have gone so fare said but my parents, want morning I heard voices, Then a home agşın.”

USTADAINED

Saturday's Solution

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

by, in some, this will be a deep and To find what the stars have in store penetrating beller in your God; in for you tomorrow, select your bith- others, it will be a reliance on some day star and read the corresponding Zorce which you thay even call paragraph. Let your birthday star be "FA."

your daily guide.

TUESDAY, APRIL 2 ·

20)--

ANIES (Mar, 21-Apr.

LIDRA (Bent. 24-Oct. Personal property involving business The stars are favourable for romanes. and nanelal matters should be if you are unwed and for domestic handled wisely at this time.

hlisa and calin, if you are married. Enjoy yourself.

TAURUS (Apr, 21-May Act on important matters, örpersally as they may influence your romantle. life. It's spring-and all thatt; ·

GEMINI (May

Iz-June

A favourable day for all those who are in the selling Geld, The market Houd be good for your product;:

CANCER (June 22-Inty

24-Now,

To The Door

"I came back with the milk," he answered. "I was delivered right to the door!”

Hanid looked astonished. "This is what happened, " Blockle went on, "Last night, after I had my dinner and a good dinner It

too-1 was, decided that instead of returning SCORPIO (Oct. Combine business and pleasure and to my cushion end going to you will feat Ulst you make excellent sleep I'd lake a little walk. It progress on the edute to maçoems, ... seemed to me thai 1 theard SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. - | another kitten mowing off The next three days appear to hold behind the house on the other unusual, if unexpected, „opportunides. side of the hill. So off. I went

CAPE COEN (Dec. 13-Jan. 129 to visit that other kitten. Your future, aspects through Thurs took me hardly any time at all

"ise ready to take advanings of thema)

Act upon matters important to your day of this week are tope. Be alert to get behind that house on the future. You may combine rocial plies to all opportunity for advancement other side of the hill, th sures with Une project if you wish, AQUARIUS (Jun.2.13)—A

"And did 13. Begin the new mouth on a nota of G

you find

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Rupert and the Rock Pool-11

Rupert le quite baylidered at finde murmurs,” It sounds quiet enough. youring mich stranam things happening now by the above harm, and 1. on hit les day at the seaside, and queer creatures do couse I want Bidhaappointed at, being, unable coll, camén phentug. Anyway, I'vn Hot

*balo, the “little “girl: toʻrtacuse, "the" that job for the squire. Ang here's, drubber, salt, so he moves along, 4 a. nice: pool, ^': Lët's see [1] there (25 1'm certainly: pot/molnar: to koep: Les ady little coloured läher her, *!

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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED LEARN

play: Whlie to Tuzes the fond in yess, buste kor, make properly and speram friend Hand asked didn't

and you will find the using opportunity ZiYour fault, more Now Bald Blockle. “T Saturdays are shaping up in accordanos win, you don't win,

But I kept hearing.oiber/móws. ['your; withew,

where and theresso Le roamed -13). Your personal relations, on the ob here and there, and there; and FÍGA TÁRS 1, omni be kiprovec "Immoserunyik any carish, honest, two be three days fizin the here and maybe quite good deal, beyond that, until; all of a

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"Mummy looked after me too much," wrote "another, “sho should have been more severe with meth

Some complained that their

capi

with the milk bottles. Blockle waved his tall so parents would let them trah

for safe, routine jobs hard that Hanid couldn't really

...I want to study philosophy " be angry with him, even though

something more definite, like away from home.

modern languages. So I shall probably end up as a second- rate teacher and get nowhere."

Another Rupert Adventure

RUPERT

and the

A minority said that their parents were too ambitious, and tried to push then into jobs, for which they felt no aptitude. "I want a family of my own" WIDES

found

phrase «that, the ' experia – in all arawers from this group. "My parents want me to

be something in the world, zer..

hape & writer, mald one,

shall

do my best, to, please them, but' 3. still thinks Valglalta z natural career is to bring up a family."

In a country, whero Ilfo willl, enseritingist organised “by -

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