TILE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1958.
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by Beachcomber
"JACOBY
IT is my custom, at this season, entered the lin. Is that mot so, ON BRIDGE
Is of season.
Fluff: Yes. Gooseboote: What
occurred Doubled Bid Troubles
We went on drinking,
South
now weir, Tho wishes are more heartfelt this year, as I read that salmon are to be wired for then?
Fluff: that, having been sound, 20 *cough? once, they may more enlly be caught a second time, Conversation in a bur
If the idea is used for other 66HAT would you do," asked| Kidde of fish-always excepting
Vita Brevis, * if I lost
By OSWALD JACOBY whales, which require a dit- all my inoney suddenly?"
DELBERT WAHL ferent technique the acoustles Having procured the name and of river banki wil), have to be address of the man you lost it Rochester, N.Y.. sent considered. I can see rows of sald Foulenough, "I should today's hand. men, ear cupped in hand, little at once get into a card-game dreaming that some riparian rogue or nocturnal poacher has unwired the quarry on the aly nine." "I suppose," said the play developed South was
Vin, "you do really think that, able in make only five
Literary anecdote
of
mo
bid is
and
South's opening club with him-which is more than normal and West chose
Everyone passed you would do if I suddenly lost double.
irleka: by persisting, you will one day the nce-king and a small trump. |the ace-king of diamonds and induce me to marry you. WAL any rate, retorted the warrior, not a real tragedy it did repre- While a 300-point penalty is "you would know all my faults sent a rather large less since of deful thing in marriage. East and West could not make a game and there was consider-
USH talk always reminds me of the anecdote in Mr D. B.
Life Wyndham Lewis's Robert Browning.“ Browning took Mix Browning to #1 res faurant in Chelsea, and ordered He was tuformed that .plaicu.
they had none. Turning to Mrs Browning with a won smile the port said, "Never the time and the place and the loved one pil together."
Another courteous
document
THE Pal Office campaign for
courtesy in spreading Fiere
Is a demand from u Gus Com- pany!
The gentleman to whom you were raclous enough to afford facilities for reading your charming meter reports to us as under, It is such a pleasure to serve you, that We sometime: feel that we ought to be paying Vou for the privilege
But, joking apart, the boot, to employ a homely phrase, is on the other foot. Yours, to be precise. You can imagine how repulsive It is
to us 10 meation
a sordid
Anancial transaction. Perhaps
at you ever marry someone de I hope it will be a rich man with no card-rense, and that he and I will have many a friendly Lout over the green balze."
CROSSWORD
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the memory of all the delicious 12 Sure, 19)
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meals our gas has provided may 19. mart och 13 halp to soften the blow....
Mr Fluff's evidence
OOSEBOOTE: Nuw, Mef
Fluff, where were you on the evening of March 23, at 5.277
Flu: in the Jelly Gravel- dirgers, drinking.
Gooseboote: What happened
then?
Fluff: I went on drinking.
Gooseboote: And then?
Fluff: Same agalo
Cocklecariot:
Really.
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Saturday's Solution
Gooseboote, need we go Into all this?
Gooseboote: Mluti, at som time on that evening, the Baron
YOUR BIRTHDAY
+
MONDAY, JANUARY 6
BORN today, you of the fair sex
are apt in differ quite widely from the "terner" sex in the out- ward expression of your Ixiste characteristics. You women highly intuitive; you men err on the side of impulsivenes--and there La definite difference, an ale In the results You Women
inventive, original, ingenious and Alwaye willing to try out something You men om Dew of different. highly practical and will test every- ting before, trying out anythi nove
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You men are egocentri, el although you to the Ene as far as ethical practices, you are abrewd when it comes to closing a deal. You relect your own padres interowls at all ess, and "any foo often, pertapa At i
to the end expecially if you consider the results of great importance
This tends to make you a little calmulating. It wouldn't burt a bit for you to be a little more humane in your contact with others.
Both
Trell
By STELLA
and women wit be successful-in maney-ranking and there are good chances that you may accumulate i consideráble fortune during your lifetime. Learn as well as you eut end to save
De well with, you. all w
You women are careful housekeepers Since you Thanagers. and rifty have an ardent stury, you will be went a fairly upplest you By RC. Your tamlly will bring you great joy.
Among those born on this date were: Paul Gustave Dore, French arist: Charles Sunner, reformer: Carl Sandburg, poet and latorian: Fells Morley Chittenden,
author and educator: Vermont Thomas
tatesman: Edward Donorifin, and Joseph fjol. Jurist educator. administrator,
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find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the cor responding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7
CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 20)— Handle partnership financial prob. lems. Be
iso mire everything the up and up! Exert caution.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 18) Testil new ideas for their goundness and practicability. Super- Betal catlook can prove misleading.
PISCES (Pob. 20-Mar.
A day for positive action. Get an carly start on an important pro- Get Ject and stay with all day abead
ALIES (Mar 21-Apr 20)- For you, definitely a day of action, but make sure before you start out to move in the right direction!
TAURĖS (Apr.” 21-May
You can make fine stekies in your chosen profession if you set your auve fully before you and then
GEMINI (May 22-June 201-- Make positive that there are no undercurrents
which
spect previously made pienu, then forge
CAR
CANCER, (June 22-July 21)- All manner of activity to open to you provided you. are in health, so protect it well. Take no
LEO (July 24-Aug- 33)- Take the lead today and exert your efficient personality. You can get a lot done if you get an early start. VIRGO (AUX. 24-8ept. 21) An adventuresome day when you may be tempted to take the long change twist You might juni pull it on, too!
LHURA
4- A day when friendly contacts can bing unexpected results. You can further your professional ambitions.
SCORPIO
(Oct.
thept.
-Orl.
24-Nov;
All indications punt to all-out day for action. But be on guard and ready to face the unexpected.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. 22)- Established
well as projec's Q4 unexpected happenings will crowd today's calendar. Be w your toes,
able discussion about how North
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South
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Pass
West North Ext
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and South could have escaped the ax.
North
Soulh contended that should have seen the danger and bid one heart right over Re double while the other thought that South should have run out to one diamond when East left the double in..
mic
To start with, North's pass
correct bid. was the
He did have some fear that the club double would stay in bul it is unusual for this to happen and a run-out to one heart or one diamond might Just have been the start of real trouble.
So East'e pass loft South in a tough spot. He chose to stay in his trouble at one club but really should have tried to get out by kidding one diamond. This might have proved a lezp out of the frying pan and to the Are but the point is that South know he was ulready in Live frying pan. A leap might ver Innded him in a holler spot but It also could get him out of trouble and certally was worth trying.
CARD Seniseks
Q-The bidding has been:
East South West
24 Poss
North
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Paga
Pass
You, South, hold:
ART KIG +Q10905 4AQE
What do you do?
A-Bid four hearts. Your parl. ier has stown at least five hearts and better than minimum
proing.
TODAY'S QUESTION
Your partner bids Ave hearts.
What do you do now?
Answer Tomorrow
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This Funny World
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
For a centre pawn to, queen on move 17 must be practically unique in a master game, Here is how it happened (Krimer v
1 P-KI, P-K4: 2 Gilalis). Kt-KB3, KL-QB3; 3 B-Kt5, P-84: 4 P-Q4, BF XP: 5 KEXP, Kixxt: 0 PxKt, P-QB3; B-QDI. Q-R4 h; KL-B3. QXKP: 9 BXEt, RXB; 19 9-0 F-04; 11 P-B3. 3-Q3: 12 P-KK13, B-KRO; 13 R-KI, D-BI ch: 14 B-KJ, P-Q5: 15 P-KB4, PB: 10 PxQ, P-E7 ch: 17 K-R1 PXQ (D); 18 QRXQ. B-KKIS; White resigns:
Solution No. 6327: 1 Q-BS ethreat 2 Q-Q7), R-KS; 2 Rt-Kis, or R-Kè; 2 KI-KI8, or 8-95; 2. RXP. Excellent inter- ferences by the black rook. ·
London Kepraat Zerolog
SORRY
THIS IS ELECTION
DAY..... LIQUOR SERVED THE POLLS
DORM
JOUR RACE
WOMANSENSE-
DOES AUNT EMMA REALLY LOOK LIKE THAT!
Those chocolate box smiles
BOYS'
AND
The Lemonade Vender
-Teddy Was His Own Best Customer-
By MAX TRELL KNARF, the Shadow-Boy with
'Free Lemonade! Come All!'
make me mad
I
LOVE a big clutter of family portraits. If I had a grand piano like the Duchess of Marl- borough's I'd load it with pictures, the way she does, even if the rattle of silver frames did distract the pianist.
Who cares about the pianist- ur the dusting?
I always enjoy the crazy exchange of portraits that goes on in my family at Christmas.
MY ONLY QUIBBLE
It's one up on greetings cards for any family that prefers not to gather, in the flesh, under one roof, for Christ- max
HUY
by SYLVIA LAMOND
can looks leas like Lady Kamil- ton on a box of chocolates?" French blames the silter. "You are so afraid a portrait
My only quibble is that my lot of pictures, crowded on a sofa table and -the mantelpiece, look 20
exactly uncannily like will 'date' whereas, to be.. my next-door neighbour's, exciting, a portrait should date. And for that matter ex- paintings
"Look at those Augustus John cluding the coronats the dresses, sitting on bar
of girls
shimmy
stools, Duchess of Marlborough's. BURDE over long cigarette
Do you find the same thing? holders. They were wildly con That the women all tend to tempornay là their Ume, and look as if they were photo- people still love looking at them. graphed in the same year, by
the
some man, wearing the Beine string of pearls-having Just left the same hairdresser?"
IGNORE RULES
1 Luggest that n girl should
That the men all look as I prepare for the camera as f they wear bowler hats and work she is going to a party. Forget in offices-even the jolly lay, the old portraiture rules about about who never does anything locking simple and natural. except go to the races?
"Wear Heavier muke-up, a darker lipstick, 100 much eye make-up, The Queen has recently lented to emphasise
SO AFRAID
I talked to our top specialist her mouth and ever for the photographers about this camera. business of portraits, and how "If you look good with a we can put more pop into thein, fangled hair-style, wear it, but, "Look here," I said JOHN whatever happens, never gut. FRENCH, brilliant photographer your hair set just before a ult- of glamorous women, "I know thu, Photographers Jinvon
we can't all look like your model weakness for a wisp of tullo girls, but is there any way we round the shoulders. Restat thin,
KERSTAANZ1
The Busy Girl's Convertible
Here is the convertible that every busy girl needs -the kind of thing that looks smart in the daytime and can take you straight on to a late-night party. This Melbray woollen dress and jacket wells at 8ins. Its bold weave is zay by day and sparkles at night.
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
"Blackie came back! Free lemonade, said Teddy, pouring nim a glass. 'Absolutely tree! Here you are, my good fellow!!
"Blackie couldn't wall. He Come One! was busy digging a new lodging for himself under the white stone near the raspberry bush.
Busy Bee
**'i there, Mas Beal he called as Mrs Bec went buzzing 'Come back here! I've got something for you!"
his sister, Hanid, and Iawatha, the Small-Sized Wooden Indian, were sitting on the back fence when Jack, the Scarecrow, came by striding across the field. It was a windy day and Jack's hair and contails were flying behind Him.
laughing.
tell us about it," said Hiawatha..
Sifllost Boar
"Mrs Bee came buzzing back. "See, Teddy sald, pointing to the sign, Free Lemonade? Will you have a glass full?"
"Eh, well-there's nothing can do with this glass of lemon- ade. Guess I'll have to drink it, sald Teddy. So he drank that one, too.
to over
free
Rupert and the Thinking Cap-17
Teddy offered Mrs. Ben solde free lemonade.
>
dess you are 18 and it's for mother. A maxs of beads, or big earrings, which sult the kape of the face, are more exciting."
mich
men
I turned to DOUGLAS GLASS, top photographer of
"Why do
have this ncpectable board-meeting looki in their portraits?" I asked.
Glass, surrounded by pletures of Britain's tycoons in stift white collars, nud one of Pleasso in bare chest, had his answer Jak “Because most men wäht to look as if they are about to address a board meeting.
DISAPPOINTING
"The hardest thing is to get a mun to wear his golfing sweater, or his cricket shirt for a portrait. It's even harder to make him
smile.
"Any wife who can persuade him to be photographed informe the nou with the rlly helps camera to get a better picture." Now to the pletures. which give most pleasure of all the children. My son is marvellous and unique....as I expect It's so disappointing yours is. when he turns out looking just Uke anybody else's.
TONY ARMSTRONG JONES, the cameraman currently besieged by society mammas, feels as I do when I survey all. the 1tle Lord Fauntleroys in my picture gallery that wo could have much more fun with Ho was pictures of children. delighted with one he took last week of a small girl in pyjamas siding down a banister..
"Children
are great actors," he sald. "They don't mind rehearsing. I said to the chlid on the banisior: Imagine some
dreary grown-up is half-way down the staira-and doesn't
No One Hod Time
"During the rest of the after- Jack was in high spirits. Long "Sorry-VETY busy-much noon, Teddy kept inviting guests
his sample before be reached the fence too busyl-corry!
three friends were where his
"Now what do you think of lemonade, but none of then had At last, to- eltting. they could hear Elm that?' Tedily said as Mrs Bee time to drink it.
close of day, when buzzed off le looked down to ward the
was nearly convinced "What's the joke, Jack" see himself holding a glass of Teddy
lemonade. Not knowing what that no one had time to drink some lemonade with me! I've Karf asked when the Scare to do, he drank it down.
his lemonade, he heard a slight made a whole bucketful. You've
know. you're coming." Sbo crow reached the fence.
"He had just finished when he crackling in the grass. He dis simply got to have some!! "Sit down and
all spied Blackle the Beetle going covered it was Glive, the Snail.
He happed out and stopped him answered Glive.
"Of course, I'll have some, appreciated the situation, and by.
I'm es thirsty gave me a blissful expression Blackle! Come back! Go! at once.
as a fish right now. Why, Ive a mixture of anticipation, mis- Jack sat himself down on the something for yout HI!' Teddy ***Glive! You can't say not been all afternoon crossing that chief, and joy." back fence. He almost
One way to make sure you get went shouted.
You've got to stop and have dusty road. There's nothing I'd
like more this moment thon a a natural shot la to have your flying off again with the wind
toll cocl glass of lemonade?
child photographed at home, but Hiawatha pulled him back!
"Imagine Teddy's embarras. Says Armstrong Jones: "Never nent, and Glive's disappoint- toke a child to a studio amang ment, when they looked into the all those terrifying lights, ENA bucket and found it empty..
machinery if you can help it." Armstrong Jones finds that gone!' erled Teddy all the children' he has photo 'Someone must have drunk ? graphed from Prince · Charles · Who could it be? Everyone was looking at a globe of the world | too busy to stop and have some" to a small worldly-wise, boy "Everyone but you, sald hanging around a dustbin in al Glive, laughing as he pointed at alles-respond best adult talk Teddy
Just look at your and adult diversions.. ramyl It's us full now as that Next time I make a date with bucket was. Come, fetch mo a cur local camera artist Isball glass of water, if you please, mention, some of the "tips", I've Teddy Pi like Just as picked up from the specialists. much.
.But, knowing our
man,, I It was a good thing Jack, the wouldn't be surprised if I wound happy shape of the Searderow, duished his story at up with that moment for the wind blew four-year-old sitting on a bar up again and away went Jack, stool with a gin and tonie and taking giant strides across the me sling down the broisier, Beld, his rawhhir and his At least we'd stand ojst rogged), conttalle flying behind! ungbody's" gand piano.
"Thanks," said Jack. Then he began telling the story. **It's about Teddy," he said. "He's the best-natured, most generous and silliest Bear in the whole world d. I love him dearly," said
Jack.
"Su do 1," anld Knavf..
"So do we," said Hanid and Hiawatha:
"Well," bald Jack, "Teddy do- cided to do a tie entertaining oarller this afternoon. He made a bucket of lemonade and stood on the
wall
it on a pile of leaves
alher side of the garden
Then he got a alee white opron,
lols, of clean
a tall white cop, a whlia dipper. glosser-each no thimble and bigger than o
reading: Braly put up a sign
Algy and Podgy are astonished that even Christmas has not made Gregory cheer up, so Rupert fetches the empty box and tell them all abour "But This is extra ordinary" aaya Podgy. "I've never heard of anybody getting a Christmas present of nothing I He
must want something. Everybody wants something 1" "Well, M zioesn't know what he want.” ya Rupert. "Let's try to help him think...” So they all sit on the boulder beside the little guidespig and very solemnly they begin to think and think,
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