This Funny World
JURY ROOM
000
"Maybe we've reached a verdict and maybe we haven't. What's for lunch?"
• BY
ONE
THE WAY
by Beachcomber
NE of the only two whoop- Ing cranes in captivity lert in the world is reported to have Laid an egg.
that he must have a full glass of stout instead? And is a girl of 17 allowed to take away a gallon of beer, provided that she uska for three-quarters onion pakk, and drinks nine mouthfuls of it on the threshold with one foot
Here is a good example set to those other extremely rare birds. the timbre, the screw-necked in the backyard? gospe, the sodge-gurnard, the
THEY Were all going into
the building, so I said to
turted beerental, the #lebe, the Up from the country horsethroat, Hive wattlemouse, the nyke, the shovelblll, and/or the magnificent scisorsnapper, wheee mating call has been kened to an unripe mulberry dropped on to a heap ut Wel zinc.
Getting a move on
A
BOWLER which "rotates on the head when a bulton
prossed, under the brim deems to solve the old-world problem of stationary hats. Nothing is more useful for bridging a gap in a dull convet- sation. The hat begins to rotate; and the nilence is no longer heavy with embarrassment. The monotony or an inumobile hat can drive sensitive people into screaming hysteries. Now is the timo to thrash out the old question Does the hat move round the head, ur the head round the hat? This, I hope, is only the first step towards the felt at which can be blown up like a balloon by a tiny pomp which will St into the lapel of the coat.
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a woman whose umbrella WHN caught in my handbag. What is all this? and she said, 'It's the Aerdemy-pictures, you know," Well, ra heard of that fim- theatre, so I went in, but I lost my way, and there was no film, but only paintings, and they dkin' secin to make rævse, so I came out again."
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1957.
• JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Points Aren't Playing Tricks
DJ OSWALD JACOBY
"PARTNER, I had 10 points,"
explained South.
"Wonderful," replied North, "You had 15 polita and now the opponenta have 500 and I have a headache, When will you learn not to overcall at the two level on points rather than on playing tricks?"
South had made a typical sucker overcall. His hand was worth just as much in defence as on attack and his correct bid was to pass East's opening heart bid.
have
Let's see what would happened if he had passed, West would have responded one no- trump. If everyone passed the hand would have been played there. North would have opened
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the deuen of spades and the hand pet would probably have been one trick. A 50-point profit for North and South.
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hils
up
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would have picked points. If North bid two spades he would have played it un- doubled and gone down one or two for a small loss,
However, South had chosen to West overcall with two clubs. doubled and the bidding had stopped right there. West had proceeded to open the queen of trumps and when the smoke of battle had cleared away South had made only five tricks and East and West had picked up 500 points for no reason except South's stupidity.
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YOUR BIRTHDAY........ By STELLA
MONDAY, JUNE 3
CTRONG-WILLED and inde- make a compromise or accept pendent of others, you are at something "olmost as good!" the same time hesitant and pro- crastinating:
has
the long
Fend of case and luxury, you This combination want all of the good and plea- You enjoy a tendency to make you scnt things in life. stubborn over little things that travelling.
It may easily be that You have deep emolics, and matter.
your love-life could turn out to you will waste energies on non-
rather compleated affair essentials, while neglecting be Important affairs which should unless
and 1113- have your warmest divided attention.
for you like to see rue really don't how the rest of the world lives.
you find just the right person the first time you wed.
this Among those born on date
Davis, were: Jefferson
the Confederacy: Quiet and unobtrusive, this president of altitude is often misunderstood Henry James Sr., theologiam for compliance with the wishes Thomas Bull, sculptor; King V of England; Roberi Yet this could be George of another. harily further from the facts, Hitler, poet; Jim Tully, author; are just lyg low, quiet George Saunders, actor, Dorothy actress; and Roland and still as can be, waiting for Stone, the strategle moment in which Hayes, singer
You
to pounce. Once you have gone
To ind what the stars have in into action, there is nothing store for you tomorrow, select that can stop you from reaching your birthday star red reset the your objective. Just be
very corresponding paragraph. positive that you have selected your birthday star the
besi possible gool. Never daily guide.
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
Let
A-Pam! You
bave
ател
points and 4-3-3-2 distribution. Game is possible hut not worth making a try.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been:
South
14 7
West
Pasa
North 24
East Pass
You, South. hold: 4AQ876 WK82 4K 84:496
What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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Aczona
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1. It wouldn't be given by many a house are to los of furniture. (5-4)
A. The start of ownership, (3)
v. He looks after the spiritual
ifa of some people. (0)
11.Woman
and our. hard to please." (9)
Robb
presents the detail
the others don't
see..
BOYS'
WOMANSENSE
The Dress that Knocks the Danes Cold
WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED
A
by JOY MATTHEWS
FTER turning every head in France with her breath- taking and beautiful dresses over a month ago, the Queen devastated the Danes in Copenhagen,
wore
The dress which she
at the banquet nt Christiansborg Palace was designed by Norman Hartnell. It was the greatest compliment to her hostess, the Queen of Denmark, for it has been made as princely and per- fect foil for the Danish Royal Order of the Elephant that was draped like a river of blue silk across the bodice.
The whole dress was in the palest shell pink satin, and along the course of the order flowed a track of exotic embroidered lace, studded with diamonds. rubies, and pearls.
The skirt, swirling out to give A pannier effect, paved the way for more magnificent om- broidery flowered lace and jewels.
It was the romantic look, the fairy-tale look
-- soft and gentle and yet magnificent,
Put That Space
To Work
Saya ELEANOR ROSS
THERE there's a will, there's a way to
WH
get more closet and storage space. If there is wall space, there is usually a way to use it tastefully, if not for cabinete, then at least for narrow, but useful. shelving.
For instance, wall space behind a kit- chen door can be lined with shelves that may be only 3 to 4 inches wide, but that width is sufficient to hold canned goods. The inside of a closet door can be lined with pegboard, which makes a practical- way of storing items such as sports gear, A cabinet can be sus- bags, umbrellas. pended from the celling above a bathtub to hold extra supplies such as soaps, tissues and other items that are purchased in quantity.
EASY TO INSTALL
Most of these space-expanders can be installed by do-it-yourself fans, even if the most amateur variety. The little effort needed in surely a small price to pay for the convenience and order it affords. And as any good housekeeper Janar,9, orderliness is fundamental to.. elcar Uness.
AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
What Becomes Of Pins?
-The Pixies Hunt For Those That Get Lostom
By MAX TRELL.
K the
NARF, the shadow boy with turned-about- name, came over and sat down next lo Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, on the back steps of the house.
"Hello, Knarf." said Teddy. "You've been away a long time. Where were you?"
McSnooze? Why doesn't he go out looking for those things, 100?"
Their Own Fault
McSnooze that they thought be ought to help them look something, no matter what
for 11
WAS.
Pixie McSnooze thought for a minute or two.
Finally he for said: All right,. I'll look some more things. But they're all going to be things I won't have to bring back here. I'm not going to be lugging things like "He doesn't see any seene in pins and hairpirs and safety il," said Knart. "He says if pins pins and buttons
and tips of and hairpins and safety pins and shoelaces on my back like buttons and tips of shoelaces get rest of you fellow." ** themselves lost, it's their own
"I was looking for pins," sald fault and he can't be bothered Knari.
with them. So while the others are out gathering up these lost McSnooze stays
Begged Him To Tell
the
said Teddy in sur things, Pixio **Pins?"
"But though all the others prise. "Ordinary pina?"
homo amk whistica or strolls begged him to tell them what around in the sunshine, count- kind of things he was going to ing daisy potals or talaing a nap look for, Pixie McSnooze refused or doing something else equally to say." useful.
"Regular ordinary pins" said Knarf. "I was helping Pixie
O'Seowl,"
At this, Teddy looked surprised than ever.
"What's he got to do 11?" Teddy asked.
more
fle looked for the Candle Flame that had gone out.
he looked for was the strongest thing of all,"
Teddy wanted to know what
antled.
G
It might be well to mention trick used by some world-
famous hotels abroad to keep the tourist happy and the bath- room neat.
Bath and hand towels are equipped with tape loops sewn into the hern about midway along each short end. These loopa make it quick and easy to hang up a towel instead of having to fold and drupe it over a towel rack.
Space-
CONVENIENT DEVICE
Naturally this is a saving device as will as distinct convenience,, And when things are made convenient, people.usually do them!
Plenty of clean towels are essential to luxurious bathing and a well-appointed bathroom, o plenty of towel hooks are bolter than just a few BEN200 towel rods or racks,
the
Place the hooks at varying heights on the walls, so even the youngest member of family can reach them without stretching. You'll be rewarded that Pixie with a tidy bathroom. Instead
"What *things were they, "Of course," continued Knarf, Knart?" Teddy asked, "Did you that last thing was. Knurf "the other Pixies didn't mind at and out?" with Arst. But by and by they began
to get annoyed. "'Since you
The Pixios' Job
•
"The last thing MeSnooze looked for were words of a carpet of damp, used that were rubbed out."
towels!
*
Kranf "Oh yes," said won't help us found out after I came back with look for pins and things, they Pixie O'Seowl. We found Me
Kmart and Teddy laughed said to Pyle McSnooze, 'you're Snooze lying on his back get
We got to look for something else ing ready to go to sleep. "The Pixies always look for You've got to help
us keep made him tell what he had been good deal over this story.
"Woron't the other Pixies pins," said Knarf. "Didn't you things tidy. You've got to looking for,
how they heard angry when O'Cheer
"He said that the first thing Pixie McSnooze had fooled that he looked for were the them?" Teddy asked Knarf.
and match- flames of candles sticks that bad gone oul. Then Knarf shook his head! "*Not at ho looked for the steam that all They only wished they could When he came Kaart said it was.
out of tea-icetties and have thought of those things went on: "The other Pixeles told coffee pots. But the last thing themselves,”
ever wonder what happened to sweep the floor all the pins that are dropped and Hall Iost from one end of the year to the other?"
tho 12. Old ones are found pour
had 14. Lengten. (3) Gea (5)
Teddy replied that he any element 10. Stage durius Greco, suj
may lead to
never given any thought what- of all the 19. He comes from merabib ever do the subject
Bituation-but. Wouder, f
may be lon.
Оле pins that were lost from WOLKA 22. A cricketer jealoży
end of the year to the other. them out
101 be your
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)-- BAGITTANIUḤ (Nov, 23-Dec. 22)
*July
Combine business with pleasure and can have fun as well as make respectable profit for yourself,
*
23)- CAPRICORN (Bec. 2-Jan, 20)--- This can be a productive day when to make more will be able money then you had thought prob.
If you are calar and will set a de. Brite goal before you, then you will achieve it with excellent results.
CANCER
27-July (June Fine f children's affairs and for all business matters involving the joint you investment of money.
LEO
14 Aug. 23)- obic, This is one of your good day, so, take full advantage of all opportun- ties that are offered now,
VELGO
Exeps. (Aug.
23) Persal achievement can be yours for the saking Just now. Stars are smiling on all your eativities.
23) LIBRA (sept. 24-Oct. Consider raw employment com tract which is to your advantag A tregressive day, so get oxacily what you want,
13)
SCORPIO (Oct. 26-Nev. Arrange a business telp to give you an opportunity to sew friende weid you will have, accomplished we
AQUARIUS・ (Jan. ·zi-Feb. 19)— Genern matters are favourable and you should find dette encourage meal in areas of business as well.
PISCES (Feb. ZO-RE 20)- Don't neglect romance in the serum- ble for a business advantage, You can have both it you with,
ABIES
(Min.
1-Apr.
23. 10 France. I'a got in the
WTONE WAY, (4)
24. Any girl may own a selection.
of them. (B)
26. A section of the Highlanders, (4)
1. She's a member) of a vanishing
TECO. (D)
Enclouds otherwic.
(B)
断
B. Just the thing for irinter
pudding. (4) Makes mistake. (4)
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It's sometimes provided for the job. (AT
Sarment found in
7, in thk mint thin society socro-
tary from (0, 3)
10. Pastry
town, (8)
13. Cookie in
hibln, (5-1
18. Kore' dan
20
17. Let
en:
If your work is selling, especially. un the road, your chanem of obtaine Ing now gustomere are excellent.
TAURUS LADY.
tt-May Brighter skles are in prospect and make routine even more pleasurabek, 'Advance rapidly.
D. in Ma
Suvari (8)
10 Bentay
20. The
star's
Halarday's Nokaságá
"Well, Teddy," said Karl, "all those lost pins-there are mil- lions and millions of themare found epsin and it's the Pixies who find them."
"That's something I knew," said Teddy,
never
"Finding pina is one of their said most important jobs," Kort.
"Every morning, after they have finished talking care of their mushroom patch, Pixie O'Bean, Bixio McSpry. Pixie Q'Stub, Pide MoLong. Piele O'Scovi and all the other Pixies, except Pixie McSnooze, go out looking for lost gine. They also go out looking for loss harpine, safety phs, buttons and the tips abotlaces."
"Just a minute," said Teddy. "What's the matter with Pixie
of
of
where the Fixles "Is that live?" Teddy asked Knarf.
Rupert, and the Rolling Ball-22
Rupert hears the man calling and again be foliowa, this time up hard, steep, winding stales. All at once he Bods himself in the open ale on the roof, Long, dell, catę wiens aru' trumbling fyis the walls and in front of big the man is standing beads the biggest ball
he has seen yet. It is lying in, 4 net between upright supporte and the top of the globe is open part way the lid. Ah, vogue on, little bear,” the man sounda quite penisi again. Now, you shall peg why I have brought you: alj the way.
Have you got your copy of the latest Rupert Adventure?
RUPERT
and the
SNOW. PRANKS
Now obtainable
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS
When darning socks or any holo in a garment, work for at- ness. If yarns are pulled up tight, the finished darn puckers and looks drawn. Moreover, it will be most uncomfortable when tho garment is word, especially it the pucker fa in durned socks.
Colouring magazine or news- paper plctures with crayons Is ono way to amuse, convalescent children who must be kept quiet, An old-fashioned, sewing Jap board makes a convenient work table for the child.
Before washing a concrete
area, wet the porous surface well with plain water. This will keep the concrete from
absorbing dirty water when you scrub it.
finishes or In selecting wall fabrics, remember that' rough | texturta #dern' to' dull 'and blend colours while smooth surfacta Prefect Ught and intensify colour.
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