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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1957.

This Funny World

•JACOBY ON BRIDGE

"I'd better hung up now Florence

gets mad."

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Tu National Cat Club

Anti-Violin

Society very soon give a ruling on the question: Are murks to be given at cat shplys for beauty or for mouse-hunting?

Defensive Play Is Math Gem

By OSWALD JACOBY

THE

correlation between mathematics and bridge really apparent when one looks al the crop

bridge of new Experts. Today's hand 1 A defensive gem and South - stil

WOMANSENSE

Your Christmas cake can be inexpensive

NOW is the time to bake your Christmas cake. Here are recipes for light or dark cake, trying to Agure out why he did almond paste and soft icing.

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and must be taken. Besides, how

keep a must do you

single trouer up?" "I use half a pair of Whe braces." replied the mane case was then adjourned. Diary for 1958

It so happens that the winter cat in the South Minns pack is But waleh hum hideously ugly.

of

Hunt

and

when the 3ÍME, tozzles on its little horn, and word goes round that a mouse has been started In some outhouse, Away 80 Lae inouse-hounds, with the streaming behind them, ahead

them all the us BIONS. "Gone to wainscot!" comes the ery. But Bing is off On another scent. A mouse is cornered, bone lucky child is smcared with His blood, and there is another head to be mounted and stuck up In the ball, But ugly is gets no prizes at shows.

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March 4: Asked if

were

to

ue that American planes are now dying over England with- cut any Kadge! to prevent accidents The Foreign Secretary said he had heard some buch runwur, al was prepared assume that it might not be unfounded,

Pressed to answer No, he said: "I would ot be in the national interest to make a statemont, In view of the recent meeldent which is sald to have taken place at u research centre."

Yes or

Here, there and nowhere

UGARETTES aut tobacco

worth $73.824 were not under- stolen from a van In Boys TV stand,"

water yesterday. magis- trate, is how you came to have this single trouser, What became of the other?" "I was keeping

," said the aue, "in case Int this one. It would have replaced 1 quite see that," said the magistrate, "but i

you had worn the pair you could hardly have lost one of the pair.” might have lost the effire pair," Buid te man, "and then I'd have had noge, not even

ingle

for one

one "Damnation?”* roared the magis trate, his pallence exhauxed. "What do you support would happen if we all wore only one trouser far leur u1 losing both:? The thing is ridiculous

ASKED why she had flown in, a film-actrias said: "Not for at shopping expedition, Just for publicly.

THERE WAS na police-chase through the West End An the early hours of this morning.

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8. Vital force., (4);

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15. Beep. (3)

10. Cerenaples, (d)

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Mathematician Wlody Scha- pire of New York, sitting West, pened the dence of clubs and dummy played low as did Dick Sears, Boston actuary. sitting

Fant. He now no reason to une up bis nee of clubs on that firs club tead.

South led a diamond toward dummy and Windy ducked with hls ace. Dummy's Jack won the trick and the king of diamonds was played next. South dis carded a heart and Wirdy took his ace.

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Windy went tup with the queen and the play completed South's downfall. His actual play was to go up with the oce and lead a low club. Dick was ready for that one. He grabbed bis nee this time, cashed his two good spades and led back a club.

This gave South his choice of death by shooting or hanging. He could win in his own hand and give. Windy the selling trick in hearts or he could win int

dummy and give Dlek the setting trick in diamonds.

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TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner continues by bid- ding three spades. What do you d0%

Answer Tomorrow

YOUR BIRTHDAY

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23

Bons today, you have an active. verable ind widely can be put to use to your beaefit variety of cas. You are what is called a "quick slay" ani grasp a new iden with imagination and thet enn taite the initiative to press forward with

♫ You have it In Buck Y

Food

practicad seuse of the comercial use of . idea and you should be highly accentul in bustness. prom vided you put the ecessary cat Irole on ir flights of fakes.

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By STELLA

New idea oy original conception of society. You are interested in those lesa furtunate than you yourself and Dave a definite social consclotaE SÓ which spurg you to do something situation, desinite about any given Chce you have discovered an I Justice, you cannot rest until it has liven corrected.

Although

romantic and idealivile Is your attachments fur + her of the opposite sex, you are sest it fall in love at first sight. You have to know someone long time

tival execution and imaginative air- beture you take a declaration of

cosile building which youth and however, should be yours. your avance by cariy

retard love. Laing applites in inarriage.

build up

temperamerite!

and proLIZEM.

tensions

Once you Stave found the middle path in this re- gard, success by trály in' anglat.

Since you have a good revise

Among those bar un is date were: Rene Barin. French novellai Samuel Smiles, author and educator: Juscpl mi Mormon founder

of Connie Mack, baseball manager; and

Henry IL Garnet, educator.

the dramatic as well as the ability

to put your friens frs vivid, humorous

To find what the stars have In

language, you might find writing a store for you tomorrow, select your

tela in which you would be happy. birthday tax and read the corSE

It is likely that you would prefer

ponding uzragraph, Let your birth-

to use this talent to further some day stor be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24

CAPRICORN) (Dec, 23-Jan. 2a)— If you have planned well fur o morrow, than today can be leisurely and pleasant. Otherwire-chinos

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)~~~ Venus brings on sure of happiness to this day as well as tomorrow. Ex- perience happiness in a family re union

CANCER (June 22-July 23)- The way should be paved for a busy day and happy, rolnalag Chirunes Eve. Trim the tree and stuff the children's stockings.

LEO (July ZA-AVE. 73)~- The best traditions of the day be fure Christmas can be yours to enjoy And remember for always, Hippl. news in ahead.

PISCES (Feb. 2+KIRT. 207-

duties

VIROD come Art thie- Important morning. Watcht your personal techniquen to be sure you are doing Unings "right

ARIES CMAK 21-Apr. 20- All should go as planned on Christ

16 Eve if you have been careful about making all arrangements.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Venus in good expert should bring you pleasure and happiness all day. especially with the children (z evemag

22-JELE 21)

GEMINI You cần ba the ana to spread much haypkies outside your own family group au weil ne withkar 11.

(AUK. Té«Rept. Your personal happiness es ein ertas by the pleasures of this friendly day. Make the most of all

potentinis. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct This is dentely your day, no make 14 of Complete all your holiday: plane

very

SCORPIN (Oct. S.Nov. The social sxpect of today and to- Morrow anduld bring joy anut happi- mess. “You are kapë bling, but you love sti

* SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 23)--- A friendly, happy day, even though a hectic oven belogs 192 and contentment within the family pircle,

Lemon Juler,

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Watch Your Behaviour

At The Office

AJOTHING is

No

но calcu- lated to spoil your

holiday, let alone jeopardize your job or your husband's job, as foolish behaviour at an office party.

115

By ANNE HEYWOOD

party you'll be invited to.

Party

uncomfortable with you-maybe forever.

friends.

A

3. Don't stay with one group, Use your hour to move around ned meet the people in the other 1. Don't overdress.

departments. Too often fo Don't come in the morning of

business organisation you don't the party with drogling ear- kct chance to meet people face

Christmas Why this practice continues is rings, bracelets, a

to face, although you work with If Lorsage and a low-eat cocktail them on the phone or through Method:

yulics, beyond me, but it looks sherry and strained lemon juice

the office party has become an dress. It doesn't make you oflee memos, Get a chance to and look festive. It makes you look see Miss Blank in accounting. American slitution. Sift Being sugar luto

as If this is probably the only You might even make some new together.

Bere to stay, Men, it seems to basin and mix with

nimondis.

better me, cope with it much Add liquid and mix to a fr paste. Put on board or marble

tion women do. Or maybe it's just that the sight of a WORL slab, sprinkled with icing sugar. Cut into three portions for Д

making a foot of herself is more or five portions for a distressing. round

square cake. Roll one portion remaining lop and

At any rate, here pieces for the sides. Brush pointers for women. based on lightly with egg white before years of first-hand experience to the level with the pitfalls of office Chrisi- "pplying evenly

Almond icing

should as parties. cake. ret before being coated with sufi, balled or royal icing.

INEXPENSIVE CHRISTMAS CAKE

butler, white are brewer 3 cups, lab, seeded rains, lb, curratis, flu, sultanar, i cap with, 3b candied peal. 1. for with 1 level teaspoon cathenate of of plain love with 5D. self-sting Haut, pluch of salt, tention mixed spice coptional).

Method: Wash and thoroughly dry fruit in sun. Remove sugar from and chop the candied peel. Line a cake pan 7in, square or Bin. in diameter, with two Ingers fit the of brown and one layer of white buttered paper. Sin the four. soda, salt and spice for a dark mixture, but if a light-coloured cake is required. omit the soda and subside baking powder un use half plain and half self- raising flour. Cream the butter and sugar (white crystal or eastor sugar for Hight coloured mixture, brown for a dark cake) gradually add the beaten eggs, Beating the mixiure thoroughly between each addition, Stir in the prepared fruits, pect, sitted Ingredients, in ixing! evenly, and put inta prepared eske pan, smoothing the surface Place in a hut oven. Every. reducing the heat after the first 10 or 15 minutes, and bake slowly for 2 to 3 hours.

ALMOND PASTE Ingredients; ath, ground almondta. 1. leing mutar, 2 eg yolkn

3

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Wear what you would wear on any working day.

2. Don't atay konger than an hour, whatever happens.

TWO HOURS

4. Go when you any you're going to go.

I've known girls to spend two Thats probably as long as the top brass will stay, so you'll get hours leaving a party, because credit for being a co-operative they just had to have one more and loyal employee. If you stay word with this one or that one, longer, yait run the risk of if you haven't the will power making a fool of yourself. Even needed, get somebody to pick If you manage to be senable, you up-husband, cousin you'll see others making fools of grandmother, it doesn't matter. they But be sure you leave at the themselves. And when

funny end of the hour. It'll prevent come in, they'll have a 4 tablespoonA

feeling which will make them a lot of regrets,

SOFT ICING

For coating cake Ingredients: About Iquid (strained fruit, žulge, visity, BOL water or mix), few drop colouring

FIL sisted meized eng butter.

sugar.

Геди крові

Method: Add The melted lutter to sited icing sugar in basin, and gradually stir in sufficient liquid 10 mix to a thick pouring consistency, Colour as required and stir over hot water for few seconds until slightly warm. Four over the top and sides of the cake and when firmly immediately set, decorate with royal icing.

NOT FESTIVE

If you're a wife and are in vited to the office party, don't go. Plead baby-sitting. gif wrapping or anything, but don' KU. You won't speakt their language, you'll be tempted to have loo inany drinks, you might get too confidential about your hubby to his boss or his secretary and, most of all, you won't have uny

Office fun. partles are almost invariably drendfully boring.

If you're a career girl, you'll probably have to go or at least show up for a time. Keep the following points in mind:

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Standing Still Is Fun

<

-Why General Tín Enjoys Staying in One Spot-

By MAX TRELL

ALL you do fail to

the Stuffed Bear, General Tin, the Th Soldier. "Is stared by the playroom door with your musket over your shoulder."

"That's right, my boy," swid General Tin. "I just stand and stand and stand."

"Like a tree," said Knarf, the Shadow-Boy, who had Just come over at that moment.

General Tin admitted that he sometimes felt like a Leon,

No Roots!

"Except, of course," he said, "I haven't got roots in the

But ground.

I certainly stand in one place!"

"Doc't anything happen?" said Teddy.

do

ever

"Well, sir, cald General Tin.

Just gets you messy and dirty,"

the Rubber Ball

"I suppose you go for a spin,

.

"Here the Hoop broke in.

like to go for a roll,' It said.

"You don't roll the way do,' said the Rubber Ball,

I

went bounelag ecroes the floor and knocked over Hoop, which Jumping gut tangled up with

Rope, which lashed across Top and sent it spinning.

"And that is what I hemd lag!

night." sald General Tin, "while

1 was standing just as 1

right now, with my musket over my shoulder."

It made Knarf and Teddy feel

I that things could be pretty in-

I

No, admilled the Hoop. roll like a wheel. But once rolled down a flight of stairs. You should Inve ୯୯୯ INC bounce up and down,

"Now Jook here, another voice said, I can't understand all this talk about roiling and spinning and bouncing. As far as I'm concerned, the only thing that's worth doing is jumping.'

"I looked and saw that it was Jumping Rope Lalking.

New Name For Rope, "I often see things happening around me. For example, Izet

"Listen who is shooting his night I saw quite a

quarrel

Rubber Ball. mouth off! said trking pluct among the Toys

"You don't do any jumping! All who live in the Playroom."

you do is turn round and found Knart and Teddy wanted to

while the children jump you. know more about this.

You should be called Jump- "I'll be glad to tell you," said Over Rope instead of Jumping

General Tin. "I was standing right here. It was in the middle

Rope.'

of the night. Everyone in the "All at once I hourd Balloon house was asleep. Suddenly, I shouting: Let me loose, I'll tell heard the Rubber Ball saying to you fellows how to have fun! akud voice that it was going fit roll and spin and bounce and out fer a rull,

ly. Let me out of hers."

"A roll to eat?" asked the Top.

"Then, all of a sudden I was Don't be silly,' said the quiet." Rubber Ball. . "I mean. a roll

truck: Why, what happened to

Top Givas Its Opinion: Balloon Kneef miked. ***.*

teresting even though you did keep standing in one spot.

I don't see much sense In

"All the air went out of tr rolling around," said the Top. It said General Tin.

"Red Top end Hoop and Rubber Ball and Jumping Rope all felt very poor Balloon--all sorry except Kile, which was hanging from a nail on the other side of the room.

"I stand and stand,” General Tin old Teddy,

for

Boastful Balloons

Kite. "'Don'; worry," said 'Balloons are always boasting, They're always puffel-up with Importance. Now, take me, I can spin and roll and bounce and fly and I never have to worry about the air blowing out of me.'

around "You need at all you,' Rubber Ball said, 'and I've tumbling often seen you come down.'

"The Kito

ENEW ED 'angry

when it heard this that it fell

off the nail onto the Ball, which

Rupert and the Thinking Cap-8

Rupert takes the queer object and peers at it.. *. Why, it's a sot: of cap, lan's le 27 bo mnemises, **Yea, thạt Chinese t'inking capt. says the Coojgene. Chioun pic

cap 12 stien Shepurt. !! My Daddy. has often seld me je, put on my

thinking cap but I never knew there really was such a thing I May 1 son_if it fits me ?” Now, says the Conjurer. firmly. “Him not fer little bear. Let Dhulncapie PUR

, cap and t'ink hard abou plestine sind Santa Claus and sooK be que ploty plasty k968,"**

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