This Funny World
FRANK
RiliceWAY
"I sent Junior to bed without his supper to punish him. Now it looks like it was a reward"
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by Beachcomber
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1957.
YOUR BIRTHDAY
TUESDAY, JUNE 18
By STELLA
tă
ed. Appreciation may come you later than some, but when 'It arrives, it should be a sub- stantial end Misiing one,
BORN today, you have a sensi
tive nature which is prone do moodiness and you must learn to control your mercurial temperament if you are to reach the heights of
You women are kind and accomplishment to which your talens entitle you, loyal, but Inclined to be a little There are times when you are aloof at Arst meeting. This may gay, aceleing outside entertain give you am air of mystery andt mont and interests. At other charm which intrigues all mem- moments, you will withdrew into bers of the opposite sex. For the your shell and hardly speak a 'beat happiness, releet someone word for hours, regardless
of burn under Cancer or Sagittarius, how many people
are around Such a mate will be more in- This tendency toward
with clined to understand your tem- drawal can become
6.morbid perament and give you the lov- introspection which can prove to lng companionship you crave. be unhealthy.
Among those
a mood
WOMANSENSE
Travel LIGHTLY
With The Maximum Wardrobe
By PATRICIA DOUGLAS
London. them therefore prefer to truvci
O travel lightly, clothes their "good sult", though it Tthat in serve'n dal may not be worn again until
born on this purpose are invaluable, And wool gaberdine suit with a dale were: Philip Barry, play-uncrushable trouble-free out- blazer-like loose boxy jacke
Samuel Longfellow,
When you feel such coming on, make a serious effort weight; to get busy at something which author and clergyman: John It fits are a necessity. calls for physical activity. Many' Thomas, architect; Robert W. times a mood is caused by pente
mountain district or a worn sundrenched Continental resort, no one dare travel without light warm cost, And because the weather appears to have become unpredictable all
ever world, Let tho
of a
Weir, painter; William Lassell, Whatever the destination, up nervous energy which does astronomer; James Montgomery whether a oool scaside, * not have a chance to escape in Flags, artist; and Blanche Sweet, constructive work. Brooding is actrees. then the result. The stars have given you exceptional talents in To find what the stars have in the areas of writing, especially store for you tomorrow, select history, science, music and art,, your birthday star and read the If you feel you are not accom- corresponding paragraph. plishing your truest expression, your birthday star be your daily raincoat is also needed. you are apt to become depress- guide.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19,
GEMINE Cay zz.June 21)- TIHNA (Rept. 24+OcL
In which the Post Office raising the cost of letter postage | Take into Corekderation famliy will be able to meet the in- to 3d. creased cost of fewer deliveries
JACOBY
to
To meet the increased cost of doing Us, it will have Increase the coat of parcela and telegrams and telephone calls,
some
kind
But why carry two coals when one will do the work of both? AQUASCUTUM have a 23-range of light tailored coals is for showerproofed West of England Saxony, any of which are ideal (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) for this dual purpose. They. Productive channels are wide open, are superbly tailored hi but you need to watch your step casual fashion of the moment, to avoki unexpected pitfalls,
on
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Be alert; this may be ilme aules décision. The wrong now could prove costly,
SCORPIO
matters and Lie state of your health before acting bcisively any new matter.
CANCER
22-July
23) Contentment is half the baitle now. Don't year for the importble. Be
Yours,
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move
be
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)— Adhere to normal routine this moin. Ing and evening. Corefully avoid
and slim skirt is a wonderful traveller ng well as adding two very useful garments to the holiday wardrobe,
Aquascutum make such suÍEN. even more practical by shower. proong them, The incket is ideal to slip over a Ught dress or can be worn over slacks or even shorts,
økirt The trim
shirl- may be partnered by a blouse or one of those cleverly contrived tops, frame-knitted in fine wool, which are called "eardigun Houses by :heir makers CHIKNIT,
These garments combine full- fashioning with tailor-cutting. They have the dual advantages of having few *Come and ane
the
fit.
fanppy with what you can have. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-roomy enough to cover a suit, By the time it costs 4d, to send LEO (July 24.Aug.
23) If you have a co-operative altitude elegant enough to go over a lutter, there will probably best may be that a routine matter is
and the will to win out over dress on a cool evening. #token charge of id. for the restricting your movements in a new adverty, then the prize use of pen, Ink, and blotting-plan. Pallence will win out for you. *aper in a post office, And what
VIRGO (Aur 24-BFpL
23)— ON BRIDGE about a charge of 250, for a de Better postpont legal, contractural
business risks liis afternoon. of the telephone or travel arrangements until a litle directory? If you're Woking later in the week. call me early, enll me early, mother dear.
Low Overcall Lacks Point
By OSWALD JACOBY
WEST'S overeait of ones no- trump Was one of these in-between bids that seldom do any good. He had too much for a bluft bld and he had to little for a proper no-trump overcall which shows the equivalent of an opening no-trump.
If he had carried through and gone to five diamonds against the tour-spade bid his side would have escaped with a 100-point loss, provided East handled the trump suit correctly. However, West preferred to rely on his high cards to beat the spade vame.
Bouth won the opening dia- mond lead duntmy led the five of spades and played the king from his own hand, West won, with the are and played the diamond queen.
South ruffed and led the nine of spades. When West played low South allowed the nine to
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Fox hits out
INTERVIEWED recently a well-
known fox said:
"There
is great discontent among us foxes at the use of foxhounds te hunt an escaped criminal. As is well known, we foxes love the chuse and If hounds are to bo used to hunt men, we shall lose prestige.' A hound sald: "It was good fun, but we missed
the men and women on horse- back who usually
accompany
us. I have been told that these higher animals shrink from hinting their own kind.
We lower animals have no,
such setuples."
The dandy
10 Fancy
'fle is addicted wainsovals...
Gossip column. WITH a frieze of mice running
round the edges?
The Beachcomber Guide
THE
THE 1857 edition of my Guide for foreign tourists contains a section with complete list of the times at which you cannot get a drink in the various places visited. Another section gives a list of the times at which you cunnot get a meat in hotels and restaurants. A third section tells you where you can get a York- shire tea on the South Coast:
pre-sliced bread and margarine, one portion of "medicated honey or chemical jam, and fresh cow's milk in your ten. Watercress is an extra,
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ride. The combination of West's no-trump overcati and East'e three-dlimond bid Indicated that this finesse would work and It did,
Now South had no trouble making his contract. He drew West's last trump and lost one
+ heart and one club trick.
If West had simply kept still throughout the bidding the chances are that North and South would still have reached South the four-spade contract, might rull have played the spades correctly, but if he had done so he would merely have been making a very lucky and rather unusual cuess.
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3. Jack of the Sea. (3)
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YESTERDAY'E SOLUTION
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A windproof jumper In double-textured knitting would certainly find a place in a holi- day suitcase, In a blerid of blue-grey wool, this garment is knitted from sleeve to sleeve and has a firm straight edge A They show a choice of light Instead of the usual welt,
or blue shadow wide ribbed roll collar can be Take a positive, progresive attitude beige, grey this morning and you can accom- [checks as well as a small drawn close up to the neck
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)—
allah considerable bëtore lunch Ume: Tattershall check in
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yellow, against sea-breezes PISCES (Feb,
This coat is back on warm days. 20-ar. 20-gry and white Afternoon hours tend to be chastle, cleverly pocketed and would be Take cate in fending off distractione, a special boon to air travellers Adhere to your objective.
who need always, at the fast moment, an extra extension of their legilimate carrying space,
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 26) If you have been postponing a job, then this is the day to complete it without further delay.
21-May
21)-
TAURUR (Apr.
serve you better than if you were to delay action tor further *itleratiom
or rolled
A small buttoned pocket in each gaberdine jacket a striped fine sleeve ensures that the luggage wool
As
an
alternative
to
the
knitted
bluzer
has In navy care-
Today your intuitive judgment will check, the return flaket (or any Continental elegance.
of those clusive blls of paper and while stripes, very en-that travellers must "keep'in a
fully matched at the armholes, που safe place") would
be it looks tremendously
smart mislaid at the moment when with the season's fashion for they must be produced.
white dresses, Incidentally, A coal in
the garment is mothproofed so navy and white diamond check with braid-edge that it is safe on holiday to collar and cuffs is the ideal holiday. choice of the traveller, whose Solution No. 5212: 1 KEXP.holiday involves city sightseeing BxK; 2 R-061, K-R1 (else
CHESS NEWS
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London Express Service.
as well as the pleasures of the
resort.
Women like to make a good first impression and many of
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
A Cat Goes Fishing
-Teddy Takes Care He Doesn't Catch Anything-
By MAX TRELL
TEDDY the Stuffed Bear,
waddled up the steps
that
led from the goldЛst poul half- way down the garden. He was panting for breath and he kept glancing back over his shoulder as it he expected someone he didn't like to be chasing him.
'Here, Cat, I said, what do you, think you're doing!'
***I'm fishing,' said Cat.
"It's not allowed," I said. Alphonse and Suzanne don't like it.
Look how they're dashing around and saying oh-oh-oh!'
That's too bad for them said Cat, "They shouldn't have
It was at this moment that he been fish. Thên mobody would met Knart, the Shadow. and go shing for them." Hiawatha, the Wooden Indian Boy.
"Why ape you до out of breath, Teddy?" Khart asked.
"You're panting like a foolish Kat old bear," said Hiawatha.
Teddy sald: "I'm not old at all. H. But anyway that's not why I'm panting. I mean, if am panling,"
Knari mode Teddy sit down on a rock and take Ave deep
Cruel Cat
Cat was trying to catch
the two goldfish.
"That cat is cruel,' I said to bottom of the steps. Fortunate- myself. And then I got an idea. ly, Knarf and Hiawatha just had I told Cat I would give her some time to hide Teddy, who was very good advice.
shivering with right, belrind o rock and cover him with a hard- ful of leaves.
All you've got to do," I said in my friendliest voice, 'Is lean way over. I'll hold your tail so you won't fall in.'
"Cat was very pleased
with
"Here! Where's that young bear?" Cat demanded. "He played a trick on me. He let go of my tail while I was leaning
breaths while Hi slapped him my advice," said Teddy. "She over the goldash pool. I fell in.
on the back to make him breathe leaned way over white Ï held on the five breaths in easier. Finally to her fail.
7. Ma? Doda ? Well it make a Teddy telt good again and re-
ohauge. (6)
10. We cater, I hont, for this among
Amerfoane (96
12. Withed. It makes a comadian I
13. Kai sounde na ir ie gels you in t
(4)
14. This holds up the play a lot not usually near the 18 Abroes, 14, 41
17, Dang of Near Hat explodve
personalities. (3)
(3)
18. Bee 14 Adross,
19. I take a tale meel, (1, 3) 20. A touching salute, (4)
21. Am lu the famous Birkenhen(2.
(4)
Once, the no-trump overcal! came in South was able to make the winning spade play as cor- rect technique rather than 22. A little bit of dirt. (4)
23, fororanzed with a 20 Acres
as a mere guess,
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North
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Down
1. The cost of providing artista' models for this work not noosarily rest. (3, 4)
4. Did the famous actor walk`on
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3.To Mandatar. It gone rhymingty.
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TODAY'S QUESTION You hold the same hand. In- stend of bidding three diamonds your partner has bid two spades. What do you do?,
Answer Tomorrow ↑
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ther
"I was down near the gold saying:
fur-
further, I kept
"And what happened, Teddy?" Krurf asked,
pool," he said, "where Alphonse and Suzanne, the two goldfish live, when all of a sudden, I heard a great splash-
Before Tedily had a chance to ing. I also heard Alphonse and
there Was 1 loud Suzanne crying out oh-oh-oh-", anewer,
meowing, very sharp and angry,
eat from "Just a moment, Teddy," said. Up come the Knarf, "goldfish can't talk,"
Little Bubblos
Teddy walled a moment, then he answered: Every me Al and Suz opened their mouths,
a little bubble came
bubbling
out. And when the bubbles burst they at the top of the meter, went où-óh-ol1⁄2”
"Oh," said Knant, different."
"that's
"Go on with the story" nich Hiawatha: "I'm getting tired."
"Well," said Teddy, "I ran es fost as I could--which lan't very Hast-down to the goldfish pool. And there I saw what all the excitement was about, Cee wee standing at the edge of the pool dipping her paw - in the walem, and trying o cotch Alend Sur
I'm soaked to the end of my whiskers, Where's that bear?”
Cat didn't see Teddy. She ran
off to look for hi
"That's an awful trick to play on a cat," Knarf said to Tekly the next moment, "But I'm glad you did it."
"You're a foolish bear, But I love you," said Hiawatha. the And Teddy was really pleased.
Rupert and the Rolling Ball-35.
The rolling ball slows down a if it will lead me right to the foot little after it gets away from the ball Geld." Reaching the top of boss and behaves just as before, the hill out of sight of the house rolling steadily, up the slopes and the ball gradually stopa and begins povrtimes bouncing on the far bouncing straight up and down in, spaces. /** It's going back the way - a jerky WAYS. 'Oh my, whatever
come. Hupert pulls.
can this ball be trying to do now?” meraber thom, LIRES I wonder he thinks. ALU RĪGUTA KKEKRYED
"Aquasontsum
5. Page 5
Spectato
Estava
Martha Hill
chikuit
AQUASCUTUM: A showerproof cost in an unusual diamond check of navy and white, The softly-revered collar and the cuffs are edged with wool braid. CHINKIT: blazer jacket in fine kaltted stripes of navy and white-the perfect com- panion to a "leated skirt or slender slacks. SPECTATOR: The new cover-up fashion for a black jersey, pixysult. It is softly moulded to the figure. The hood can be thrown bick to form a cowl back. MARTHA HILL: A four-plece holiday outfit consisting of a preity blouse top and a wrap around skirt over the corsair bloomers. A wide cummerband of the same ink-splashed fine white wool joins them at the waist. ESTRAVA: Separates thai can be worn as a dress or indivi- dually with other items of the holiday wardrobe are in rowo- printed wool chiffon, CHIENIT: A chunky windproof jumper in a blend of blue and grey wool double-textured knitting. The deep roll collar can be drawn up close to the neck against
pants and the skirt esu be worn absolute freedom of movement needs only Separates have become the with a boned, strapless ton for to the wearer and
the addition of a gay pkiri to essential elements in a holiday dancing..
take the wearer from the beach trousseau, allowing for changes. A four-piece ount which through the most conventional of scene and changes of mood, adds the corsair bloomers and town, Among the most useful (and the cummerbund to shirt and the prettiest and gayest, 100) skirt is a clever space-saving A swimsuit in tapestry design are ESTRAVA's set of simple suggestion by MARTHA HILL of purple, yellow and Blue shirt blouse and full dirndl It is made in a fine woollen, elasticised wool by JANTZEN type skirt in finest wool chiffon, irik-splashed in blue on white. is an example of the modern This fabric is rosebud plated
trend to use a firmer fabric on white, black, sapphire or Lithe young holiday-makers which flatters the Bgure with- emerald grounds, And with will want to crush a swimsul out the necessity of boring.
suitcases, When made in ne Finally, the top of even·2· wool, these can be rolled into bulging suitcase, there is still Wom as a dress with perhaps the corners of the cost and no space for a gossamer Shetland a wide cummerbund added. It is harm done. SPECTATOR have shawl or stole. In a pale postel Tight for cool summer evenings, been inspired by the Hallon or crystal while there la nothing Each garment can also partner "cover-up"
for fashion
their prettier or more romantle. other items; for instance, the enchanting black wool one throw round bare shoulders in shirt can top some gay pirate plece playsuit.
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the resilienco of fine wo01 ls and uncrushable.
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