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This Funny World

Jinmahan

"I'll just give you the bare facts, Agnes, and you can embellish them yourself."

BY

with

THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

pardonable prite no contribution thar announce the absence victory.

Rather chic

of anything about trousers to- day. At last we are free of the subject, for the moment,

LAUY who prorhyped a mink toothpick from a sliver case

tu

THE CHINA MAIL," WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29,′′ 1958,

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Hard Luck Joe Did It Himself

By OSWALD JACOBY

HARD Luck

Ja ruffed the second hearl lead, pulled trumps and remarked. "Well, partner, we missed a slam," and showed his hand.

"Down one at five," growled West.

West was right. The possibility of a five zero break in clubs haul never entered Joe's mind.

Jou complained abal his bord luck and as usual he had moonutacluted all by himself.

There was a simple way to WEA the bad elub bak. All Joe had to do wha

11

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FOR GOING PLACES

RIGHT:

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VOCATIONAL BIAS IS A

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TEXT to racial prejudice, man, General Manager

world's largest.

to lead con trump to dummy's judice is the most expensive

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prasants.

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Places

When one thinks of the vast field open to a writer, the con- in a maurant caused a sensa- stant harping on trousers gweins on the other day, Excitement Iudlerous and imagine that wise

when she frenzy there are people who will dropped it under her fable, say- construe my reference le the in It's my dog's." request of my niece, the fore-

tan culter, IN that I am in some way boosting ber Art by so many references to trousers. Now, trousers

2+11

admission Printer's frolic

Prodnose: I thought, we had done with them, it here you ure, at it again.

Myself: Very well. Let Us consider other matters,

Nothing is more cezio the moment when one heurs, for the rat tine, the stem of the nativa brating their tuan-tuan.

Travel article.)

North and South vulnerable

ace

and play dummy

club

from

I no one showed out Joe could then draw trumps and elain his slam. be

E pour fellows must THE

starving," says the tree!!~ horn, and the fitters of the porters, ***** hollow native sound idleates, most distress- ingly, dangerous: under-nonrith- thent.

il suppvise

is their primitive way of demonstrating CAXTON Hunter."

Prodnost: Thank you. 1 hope your niece won't make a fuss,

Book review

GENERAL SIRE

BELLWETHER'S war

memoirs are a worm trilate to The hot on castors

his distinguished

whit DEAR

Sir,

With career. commendable generosity,

You referred the other acknowledging the dreisive part played by himself and his day, no doubt in jest, to a "hat Service colleagues in every crisis castors." It may interest you to know that myself have such It can be pushed cross the stuar lo amuse the children. The sight of a hat,

of the war, he admits ungruig- ingly that Sir Winston Church- an article. B, though a civilian, made ver casional suggestions which were

not without value. He goes fur- with nobody in it, sliding about ther, and even hints at Sir the room never fails to provoke Winston's influence on events, mirth-even among the

under the careful guidance of ups.

the soldiers, must not be over- looked. It is made clear that,

Your Iruly,

grown-

G. C. Melcombe.

though Sir Winston's energy I am now prepuced a hear and pugnucly often disturbed that there is a fel! knuckle-pad the culmer rhythms of military used by chemists to tap on their thought, this must not be taken windows when they have given As an Indication that he made too little change to a customer.

YOUR BIRTHDAY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29

BORN today, you have been given a fine mbiď. and you should develop the cultural ride of your ile intensively. You have tho scientific approach In problems. being logical and practical. Yet you are au individhialist and refer not to follow in the footsteps of others

By STELLA

You of this fair so may not be career minded, but your natural chart, good looks and cind graces will tend to make you a truler di your cap- own socal group. You are a

his bustes hnd know how to brons ifferent groups of people together so that all have an enjoyable time You are the type to make One wife for an ambitious

Your own origina Ideas, you balleve, are quite the best there zre! Suck to your

Among those who were born on belts. coMA)

this date are: Thomas Palue and what may, for despite all kinds of

Teloriners: Hennarel Swedenborg. oppusfion you can become one of the

McKinley, U.S. Prenklent vutetanding minds

nur Will at Eractation and

Rockefeller Jr. phitan- leave your Mark John O.

thropist;

dramatist: Owen Davis, upon posterity.

Romain Rolland, anther; and delfres Ahmetal, Bittisit idler are states.

on

You may not always find life a bed of roses, but you have the gift

of being nble to sprak well In

To And what the stars have in birthday star and read the eofren- ponding. paragraph, let your blith- day star he your daily Kulde.

public and will carry your sture for you tomessuw, circt your uge to the work. You may polities and could beror a staten-

provided you cuan. Horizons wide and clear,

keen Dr

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30

AQUABHIS (Jan. 21-Feb, 147- A good day, to make un what you may have lost eut recently. Tul has agala furned in your favour.

MIRCES

(Feb. 20-Mar. 201- You may wow Lake a calculated rink with the £umption that you

will reach your nojur objective safely.

ARIES

Catar

21-Apr.

A good day for retall merchandis

ng. You should stand to make a good profit on a dral, perhaps at a distance.

ote

TAURUS LABT. 21-May 21- Busines

opportunities now reopen to take full advantage of You should tie pre- pared them at once.

GEMINI (May 22-June 30- Exert the force of your personality to get exactly what you want. Permit no distractions from

major objective.

bpect.

your

3)-

CANCER (June 22.July The WEATH show A kind and ouplelous

take full advantage of the access potential. LEO (July 21-ANK. 73) The Ude has now turned in your direction and you

achieve

desired busine

objectives nasily.

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and

VIGO. (ANK. 24-Segl

social

23)

Take Fall advantage of an

offered for opportunity

advance. ment on the job. Promotion can be yours for the sakins.

(Rept.

24-Oct.

LIBRA

23) Now la the time to follow up that good, Jead. You can be sure that

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SCORPIO (Oct. 21-Nov. 227. A day which can produce excellent results if your attitude is a partive and consolive one.

can now be con-

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-ler, 231– Business deals Fuminated without distractions from tretai: Interterenice, Make good progress.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 21-Jan. 20)--

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If Est ruffed, Joe would simply win East's return, draw trumps and claim the balance, West could growl but he could not get a trick.

If East discarded in the club the play would be slightly more complicated but Jue would still breeze home.

He would win that club trick

und play a second high club. East's best play would be to ruff retur a heart. Now Joc and would trump k and ruff a low club with dummy's

of queen This would clear the umps. club suit and he would again

e able to pull make his contract,

trumps

CARD Serisen

and

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Pass IN.T. Pass

1'053

You, South, hald: AKJ07 2 ♦AQ65 4K 87%

What do you do?

A-Fans, Double is a close sec- ond cholec but you aren't quite strong enough..

TODAY'S QUESTION

You hold the same hand. Tho bidding has been;

East South West North

INT. Pass

14

Pass

2

2 A

Pass ?

What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

Past

2

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7. Dane with, (i

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14. Habit. (0)

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18. Oleľa pamo. (3)

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20. Suport. (5)

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2 River. (SH

Baxieza. 16)

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8. Makes aner

Gull (2-7)

9. Slated. (8)

10, Portions.

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(B)

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ploce. (2)

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CHESS NEWS

by LEONARD BARDEN Solution No. 5340: 3

BD6;

2 RQ1, RX Kt ch; 3 RXR, P- KO; and wins.

London apren` Betličn

is

Like most prejtidice, theirs based entirely on ignorance,

Take

from This letter. mother in Ohio?

of the

his

Mr Wangeman hos spent whole life in the hotel field- first in Europe, then in America. its job is a varied and exciting one and you can see he loves it.

"But," he admitted, smiling. "when I was just beginning, it's frue that I handled all kinds of Jobs, Onec when I was a walter a-learning the ropes-and my friends were studying for inter- gutlotinl diplomacy, for example,

"My boy worked as a walter

felt kind of funtry. But I In a resort hotel last summer. Now that he's graduating from

wouldn't change a minute of it." high school this month he ist Mr Wangeman believes in determined to go to college taking hotel courses in college. Lo study hotel management. He told me that the hotel flekl But now hell 250 working now, has trulning programmes in kitchens ch waiting on for newcomers, just as industry tables and doing

goodness does, where they have a chance

knows what.

to learn all the varied depart- ments which go to make up a modern hotel.

1

"Fer that kind of thing, why should he go to college at al

This mother quite obviously

I hope this mother and all knows very little about the like

that hen-will remember hotel Held.

she there Moreover,

is no such thing as forgets that any job involves menial job. There is only

And it learning the lower rungs of the meniel point of view. Indder.

Doctors get plenty of hey son doesn't have that mental messy jobs while they're leath- point of view, she'd better not Ing their held.

have it either! discussed this matter recently with Frank Wange-

-By ANNE HEYWOOD

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Who Could Be Talking?

Hanid Found Out It Was The Two Goldfish-

"But where shall we go

we leave the aquarium?"

By MAX TRELL HANID, the Shadow Girl with the Turned-About Nume, was sitting alone in the Play- room when to her surprise--for she was quite certain that she was alone!--she distinctly heard two voices speaking.

Both the volces sounded soft and bubbly. I was as though some one were talking under water.

Hand looked around the 100m. Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, and Mary Jane, the Rag Doll, were both fast asleep in each others' arms under the chair.

General Tin, the Tin Soldier, was standing by the door with Els musket over his He didn't move a muscle. Under His Wing

shoulder.

The Canary was standing on his perch with his head under his wing.

The Cat was dozing in the

corner.

g mistake they would a lerrible minde! What take!"

have aquarium. She tapped on the the Canary and General Tin all

and mis- glass

shouted: "Good, woke up and looked at Hank Suzanne! Good Alphonse!" in astonishment, for they could the And Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, not understand why she should and Mary Jane, the Rag Doll, be talking to two bubbly, under- of the and Mr Punch and the Cat and water Goldfish.

Bank was so glad that Ivo Goldfish decided not when jump out of the waler

Where shall we go, Suzanne? | Why, we'll go everywhere. That's where wu'll go."

ever

With that, Suzanne, who was really exciled over the idea of outside-na Goldilsh, going acilher one of them had

aquariumi-s bren outside the swam off to have a last look at herself in the releeting glass at the back. She saw quickly that all her scales were lying in neat hanging tall was rows, her

Her Ans were shap properly. and clean, and her complexion Was rusy red-indeed golden- which is as it should be.

to

Then che returned Alphonse. "I'm ready," Hunid hoard her say to him.

Stay Near Me

"So am 1," sald Alphonse. "Let us go, my dear. Stay close to me and do everything exactly us I do it."

Goldfish.

So Alphonse, the swam up toward the top of the

Mr Punch was stretched out in his

under the easy chair window. His eyes were shut. water with Suzanne, the Gold- Then "But my dear Alphonse," one fish, right behind him. of the bubbly underwater voices when he reached almost to the He was Was saying, "do you think i top Alphonse stopped.

give a flip with his right for us to be going out for about la

tail. trip?" "Of course, it's right,

"My goodness," said Hamid to They're going to go Suzanne," dorting

.sold the herself. second bubbly underwater voice, jumping out into the air!" "Would you please get yourself rendy to go?”

my

an-

"My dear," said Alphonse at that moment to Suzanne, "somo- There was one last place that thing tells me that we shouldn't Hanid bad not looked. That go outside.

"Why "No?" Suzanne said. place was the aquarium where Alphonse and Suzanne, the two not, Alphonse?"

"Because-well, I don't know Goldfish, Ilved.

Alphonse exactly, And now Hand knew where why

bubbly, the two

underwater swered. "But perhaps it's be voices were coming from. She cause there isn't any water out- side. How can we swim if there could ser the mouths of Al- phonse und Suzanne moving isn't any water? And how can isn't any behind the glass of the aquar we breathe if there

water? And how, can anywhere if we can't swim breathe!"

JUM

Close To The Glass Hand got up and drow close to the aquarium. She put her ear close 10 the glass. She could, now hear the volees very plainly.

"I get ready at once, my

we

or

So they both swam away from the top of the water and didn't go outside at all,

Terrible Mistake

*Thank

goodness!" Hendid

dear," she heard Suzanne saying. said. "They almot went, What

Rupert and the Thinking Cap-37 ||||

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