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This Funny World

CROSSWORD

FROSTY

"What's the matter-you too good to drink with us?!”

. BY. THE 。 WAY .

by Beachcomber

A FITZWILLIAM SQUARE tinker one toki me that if you got out to walk round the world and kept in turning to the left, you would end up in the

sen.

The reason for this, he sald, was that the earth does not go round the sun fast enough

dash round the table to retrieve a b of chalk. If shorts are permitted how long will it be before backless Utliard guwns trive

"We don't see why we should be less glamorous than lady ping-pong referees," said a merketette yesterday.

Clever little thing

have not tested this theory, but it was reculled to me the other day by a man who sald that if you could live on a shooting star hands, it his cigarette and her

you would

She held his face between her

And that the alar, and took the letter from

him.

WOH

"I

was stationary, and that it was the stratosphere that moving. If that is so, life on meteor must be pretty dull. Springtime

(From a novel.)

you have any more hontis to re," he vouchsated, "you might boil an egg or some- ; thing."

Sun holding that dear face

THEY say that the Ministry of

Works is much troubled by between her hands the probably "hearts and love messages cut in pinched both his arm playfully the alonework of the porch" of and with mocking seriousnes, One of the entrances to the Grandmother of Parliaments. 11; must be annoying for un M.P. who is hurrying into the House to support a Bill for the Protec- tion of Wild Stockbrokers to be confronted bay Dick Loves Agatha" curved under a heart transfixed by ABL Arow. The enterprising Captain Foulenough once wrote, I indelible pencil. on the bare back of a lady in front of him ut at West End theatre the more dignifled mess- age: "Captain Foutenoughi Loves My Wodgingborough,"

Shorts for markerettes?

JUSTICE COCKLE-

MCARROT's recent reference

to women billiard inarkers has revived the oldi controversy about whether they should wear shorts.

activities in thei Their saloon

нов Brc

patticularly athletic, save when there is

11

TARGET

How many

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words of four letters or more clo You make from the Fetters in the aquare on the left it making reli word, the letters im cach of the

small squares may be used enco anty. Each word must contain the inter etter in the centre square, and there must be least une nine-letter word in the Bet. No plurais, no foreten worda, по proper TIRICA.

TODAY'S TARGET! 258 words, good: 30 words, very good; * words, excellent. Hofatfog tomorrow.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION Entlet ELOP, I left low fant, kuntil tom Brad liven, 1990 Has Her fintes Dela Tjut Bazen listing wil stland, Mil Mit BĒR OLİM

TILLSTA NA Milu til HemI,

YOUR BIRTHDAY... BY STELLA

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

BORN today, you are a declaive,

emphatte individual You know your own mind and speak it in- Marly. Sometimes, you are a little 100 blunt for diplomacy-and- Hille too critical for kindlinesa. But, as a rule, your intent is con structive and in the long run you are proved quite eqtreet in your acrumptions. Your cleur foresight is vindicated and eventually you are forgiven for any lack of tacti

Kiven You have been

several talents are original and inventive. and have a high power of concen- tration: When you decide on a job, you go at it wholeheartedly. It is possible that

you wi become uccessful in more then a single career during your Ufetime.

at

You women. especially, are tacled to the stage and might prove highly successful in any one of a number at theatrical formas, How ever, you will never be completely content with a career alone, for you are too much of a homebody and will want your own family to manage. to love and to cherish. You are loving and devoted and will be greatly beloved by all,

Since your intuitions are koen, you should learn to obey your hunches. Never go against them by lotting yourself be persuaded agamrat your better judgment. Your Arst Impression of people and situations Is usually the correct one, although you may not be able to give your reasons for it at the time.

You wil prosper in material wealth and li is likely that you will come into an inheritance "to- ward middle life which you may be able to increase into a small fortune

your lifetime. during

You generous and will then wont ta help olbers who are lem fortunate than yourself.

Among there born on this date were: Rockwell Kent, artist: Alexander von Humboldt, scientist: Daniel Carter Beard, artist ALTMT author: Basil Thompson, noted editor: Henry Holden Huns, com poser: and teary Guy Carleton.

Buthor and playwright.

To and what the stars have In store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corre- sponding paragraph. Let

your birthday stor be your dully guide.

SATURDAY, JUNE 22

CANCER (June 32-July 23)- If you are clear on all details of a project, you can expect to make excellent progress at this time,

LED ម 24-Aug. 23)= The ultimate results, of today's efforts will depend. to large de gree, upon the effurls you exert

VIRGO (Aug. 21-dept. 2) Take things a little more easy than urual. Rest, relax and build up energies for future efforts,

LEONA (Bopt 26-Oct. 23)- If you stay in command of situation, then no outado influence can away your opinions in wrong direction.

HCORPIO

the

(Oct. 24-Nov 2) Intelligent netion can eldetrack extra-curricular events which could impede progress toward your true Rośl

BAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 22)... Rise above confusion and steer your pathway directly toward your major objectiva without hesitation.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—

If you are wine and ecofident of being able to inflrument previously- made plans. then nii shouta well with you.

AQUARIUM, (Jan, 21-Feb, 19)- Morning and' evening are the boat hours to get resultà e on the lookout for false or deceptive promises in the early afterban

РЕТСВЯ Cab. 10-Mar, 20) De condent of your capabilities and nothing can deter you. Be care- kul, however, not to"onver

wrath. Count 101

ATLIS (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)

postpone any important decision until you oman, get at the true faole.

TAURUSUCKär „Tedky dio belog ina renalls of any

It matters are not absolutely clear,

· KI-MAY

一世

unwise decision made yesterday. Try to correct conditions at once.

GEMINI (May

tine 21) Don't go off half-cocked! | Act on facts rather than on impulses or on wishful thinking. De mure of your direction,

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

Acrom

1. Does this provide a obange tur

the expert beer maker ? (5, 4)

7. Book a partner (4)

. Ky is out (n.). ()

11. 2 m the pume" pour

compiler speaking" (13)

13. Nos, vardon (5)

Spider a ja tŻUKNE (9)

10 Cap a diferout on the table. (D)

19 Uhowing pity. (0)

20. Pabled name. (0)

31 it appearn twice in the Pranch

small-talk. (4)

23. Rockers and rolleta“ predecessora

1. Are theeU

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chas bare

On them, dowoonchon · 14)· The okies, si:ton (8) Every soldier belongs to ono, 141

5. Dinitrous ship. (7)

TEEN AMANDO PILISOHO-

for a drive, (D1)

It migh

more than one. (4)

Not so old. (3)

the geck

badiy ( [0] 10.4% for

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10. Shut in •

way. (6)

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• JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Problem Is Reaching Six

By OSWALD JACOBY

UT put the ace of clubs

in, the West hand and let him open

stam

won't

a spade and tils make.

This possibility does not change the fact that North and South should reach the slam and the way the cards actually lay It was unbeatable. The prob- lem was how to bid it and my son, Jim, und Woody Schafer of Dallas solved it quite nicely.

Woody, sitting South, opened one heart, Jimi responded with two diamonds and Woody raised three rn to three. Jim bid spudes, Woody three no-trump

and Jim four hearts,

This left it squarely up to Woody. Obviously Jim "could have jumped right to four bearis diamonds. aver Woody's three Then why had Jim bothered to

WEST

087

732

972

QJ 105

NORTH

WOMANSENSE

Slimming

Outsize

NOT

London.

Devices

Styles

By JILL CAREY

For

Choosing materials: Steer found in styles suitable for the TOT long ago, if you you don't have to be dull sizers.

clear of large, bold pallerna, young as well as the older out- were fat and forty, you variety and relief on a plnia were funny, too.

you can be fat, forty and embroidery,

smart.

Today surface can be found in fine Linda Leigh of London hos or in gentle, soft introduced tho "Amerienti design, "As for quality of drapo"-a pleat of material al material, smooth-surfaced cloths shoulder level which gives are generally kinder and less cralness, without fullness, bulky in the larger sizes.

across the bust,

Designers have so developed their skills that a woman with (a 02′′ hip-and there are still

Line; Best designers all over many-can look nical, trim and, the fashion world are turning Necklines too are important I not sun at

not out least

clothes featuring the and

fashionable this year's monstrous. All the "outsized" diagonal line of a eröss-over stand-away collar is particularly woman has to do is follow these todlee. This has a very flattering to short plump necks. general rules:

slimming effect, and ran be At all custs avoid a high collar

A cool scoop-necked dress of Terylene organza defles the most scorching day. Easy to pack and washable, it needs little if

any ironing.

HOUSEHOLD

or close-fitting revers; you look well in the wide, it can neck.

Detail: Buttons should be large and important to tako away from the size of the dress. Yet bells should be unobtrusive, narrow and made of the came material on the dress,

And watch out for pockels, They should never be horizontal have them placed at a slant aeron the hips to slice away width. A sideways drape, if it does not come too high or too law, is another slimming device.

Coals; The straight, cody- flowing coat is the only style for larger women, But additional slimming

comes through important collars to give width at the top

the balance of the preserve Ailhouette,

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the

Bulls: For larger sizes, suito are nearly always cut in elossie style with emple revers arud single-breasted Jackets. The short cropped jacket and square boxy type should be avoided. Revers

be should Barrow, or can be replaced by big pointed collars, which are smart and finttering in outsizes.

NEW and good ideas have NEW

Mailta of London offers this ollys green and mist blue shaded overcheck tweed suit for Autumn amariness. Novelty buitens

aro of rough bark enetrojed with polished wood,

VITAMIN B-12. AND BURSITIS

New York. with the sacs (or bursas) under Tatural stuff, vitamin mot frequently get inflamed.

THAT extremely potent the shoulder joints muscles.

These are the bursas which

B-12, is so very potent it and when they are inflamed It can bring quick relief from is agony for the victim to move the most painfully violent his arm-end impossible for him to get his arm above his head. ac- Previous methods of treatment attacks of bursitis, come to London recently. cording to Dr I. 3. Klemes haven't

too been Bruised fingers from hammer who has tried it out in some Nature unaided cures ing are a thing of the past.

450 victims with spectacular week to two weeks gadget hast

produced which holds nails and tacks up results, right while you hit them. A small magnet at the end of the

beeen

tool grips the nail, a groove keeps it vertical, and

the

years

incrense,

120

one

effective.

Four years ago,

I

Kiemes got the iden that, vitamin B-12, which 14 one of the lesser

Anyone who has ever had an lack of bursitis will appreciate known but among the most vital of the vitamins, would worke a wire that. In recent

people

ogainat bursitis, He now is TC- handle keeps your fingers free who had no idea they had a trom danger,

bursa, have learned painfully porting to the medical pro- that they do, through attacks oft fession (in the technical journal, should "Industrial Medicine And Sur- For mothers trying to operate burstin Why bursitis

gery,") on his rucoenses, in small flats, a manufacturer be on

He injecta vilamin B-12 into offers folding high chair,knows.

musele, in relatively large doses. Than Icea

£7. retailing for

But too much unaccustomed After one injection, the pain Withoul manipulating screws it can be folded flat to at into a exercise can inflame a bursa and usually is gone within hours and narrow closet It is made with that causes the trouble. More generally there is no trace of

chrome- and more city people exerelse Bursitis within five days, open-face To keep

or un-strang. ali tubular sandwiches moist, finished

and has a le during the week and play severe cases involving deposits wrapped

frame,

over week-ends. This of calcium in the bursa, he in- cover with vapour-proof ma- dotachable plastic tray for easy hard

Do not washing, a Arm wooden

foot-may have something to do with jects dally for seven to 10 days Refrigerate. terial,

It. Kiemes' experiences were and her three times a week rest and rubber non-slip feet. cover with a damp cloth.

for two or three weeks, then once or twice a week for two or three wocks more,

HINTS

20

Casily

faces,

EAST

keep them frum solling When painting flower

pots, will tum them upside down over a your

shoes from clothes, dark tin cùn. You can turn them discolouring light ones, or muedo

to reach all the sur- ones from getting scuffed.

hands protecting your from paint and the flower pot from Angerprints.

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Both vulnerable

When pocking shoes, cover them with old stockings. This

BOYS'

AND

Miss Pussy Won't Tell

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

-Knart And Policeman Try To Learn A Cat's Secret-

South

West North

Easl

1

Pass

24

PASS

3.

Pass

3 A

Pass

3 N.T.

Pass

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Fass

4 N.T. Pass

5 Pass Pass Pass Opening leadmed Q

PRES

By MAX TRELL

NARF He wasn't K

bld three spades? trying to got to no-trump as he had gone right out of that con- street. track. He couldn't really be trying to find a spade ft at that stage, Jim had made an un- necessary bid for one purpose only, to show that he was in- terested in a slam.

some-

"It must be a secret," mald Polleeman,

come

Just

Postman then, along He lind & seck of Jetters flung across his shoulders.

"Good sald Knarf.

morning,

Postanan,"

"Good morning. Letter

Carrier," said Policeman.

"Good morning, Knart! Good

INDISPENSABLE

For

That sounds like a lot of in- jecting, but the result was that the deposits disintegrated and were absorbed into the body, which is an end result not pre- viously accomplished as easily. Gelting rid of the deposits essures against more attacks, Ho demonstrict that this happens with before-and-after X-ray pictures,

"We'd like to know thing," sald Knart. boy, the shadow

"In a word," sald Policeman. went whistling down the

When he reached the "we'd be grateful, Miss Pussy friend you'd be good enough to tell was his corner, there

us how you manage always to Polierman,

"Good morning, Policeman," fall on your feet." said Knart.

Through all this, Cai just re- morning, Cop!" said Postman. "Good morning, Knart," said mained standing and Lielding her "What's on your chops, for she had just eaten u

The Cat's Secret Policeman. mind today?"

She wet julcy scrap of meal. It was perfectly reasonable to

Knart said: "We were just assume that Jim would hold the "A cat is on my mind," sald her paw and neatly cleaned her lips, Then she straightened

We tried to Knarf.

turned her speaking to Cat. exact hand he did. Two aces, a

find out her secret of always five-card diamond cult

Now that's interesting," sald gut her whiskers,

Policeman to the

landing on her feet," "Why is a cat on back on Kenry and

and walked back into. the king-jack and a singleton club. Policeman,

that Jim It was also possible

your mind?"

butcher shop.

"You're whating your time," might hold the king-queen-jack

said Poolmun. "I've been asiding Knart and Policeman looked cats myself for years.

They'll morning to you both. I've got were of spades Instead of the oce. In

at each othCT, this case there would be no slam

look at you. They'll puri, to deliver these letters." but Woody had a way to find

They'll meow. They'll scratch. said They'll rub up against your leg out about this.

"Ta "Because," said Knarf, like to know why cats always land on their feet,"

+

"She didn't tell u "Come to think of it," said Woody bid four no-trump ask- Follecman, "I've often wondered Kart to the Policeman.

"Cats are funny that way, ing for occs. Jim responded Ave about that myself." hearts to show two nees and

"I think," sold Knart, "that cald Policeman. Woody contracted for the slam. we could and out how a cat "Why wouldn't she tell us?"

All very easy but the game always lands on his feel, then said Knari, was duplicate and only

we could do it, too." other pair got there,

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Pass

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idea,"

a very good said Policeman. Yesterday I tripped over a banana peel and

West

Foss

fell on my nose."

Fass

You, South, bold: AKJUTE WK2 #Q976 432

What do you do? A-nid two spadon. You don't really know what your partner is up to but you don't want so lei him play two hearts. Show your five-card spade zult and AWATA developments, if any.

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been:

Eust Both

A

Norik problem by R., Boswell (Illustrated London News. 1926), White mutes in two.

Solution No. 521%; I

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West

Fan You, South, holda 4010870 QJBL 417 4Q1

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London Express Jarvish

Answer

"That's what I mean," said Knart. "It would have been much better to fali un

your fcct,"

sald "The thing to do," Policeman, "is to talk to a cat."

"Look," said Knarf. "Therd's a cat, standing right over there in front of that butcher shop." Knart and Policeman walked over to the cat that was stund ing in front of the butcher chop.

"Good morning, Cut" said ́

Knart.

"Good morning. Felino" sak "We request nome Policeman. Information"

And

Toee.

that Klemos granted

160 "mechanism of nelion" is un- known. But vitamin B-12 plays indispensable, if sometimes subtle roles in the function of tho body. For instance, vitamin B-12 deficiency causes à number of blood disorders, particularly pernicious anaemia which was uniformly fatal before it was discovered that the regular giy- ing of vitamin B-12 to the victing renewed their health.

Klemes said that in his long serica of cases, he had had only "two or three failures. There Tside-effects"; his Impression was that large doses could be injected indennitely Postman without danger. He urged re-

on his

Kart and Policeman spoke to Miss Pussy,

with that,

and

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--but not all the sweet crear turned, stepped on something search into how vitamin B-12 accomplished the wonder-werk in the world in a bowl as deep slippery and fell right

"controlled study" Lo as the Atlantic Ocean will make

eliminate the chance that per- them tell anybody their secret And inside the butcher shop has his patients would have of always landing on their feet, cat looked out and kept on responded to something else or when they fall, Well, good' curling her, whiskers,

Rupert and the Rolling Ball-38

للميا

Seeing he mysterious return to the grim house makes Rupert decide to get further away as quickly as possible but Aly

No you don't," grabs hla aam, he cries I'm dying to know what all this is about. And at once. What is that thing ? **HI

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