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This Funny World

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1958.

JACOBY ON BRIDGE

West Maroons Diamond Tricks

WOMANSENSE

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"But Little Brown Jug is the only tune he can koop

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time to,"

THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

selves. passwords

PSYCHIATRIST, who "No need to keep up the foreign thought he was being follow- accent," said Shuttledore, "par- cd (0, Indeed, he was) by a leularly as you aren't even dis- psychiatrist, went to consult a guised, old man." A happy burst psychiatrist. Bul the one he of laughter greeted this fally, Consulted mistook him for the and the buzz of conversation ne who was following him, and increased as the last of the dis- revealed them- questioned the wrong psychia- guised agents trist.

The exchange of the turned the crowded "Damn. 1" shouted one of street into a kind of miniature them "One of us obviously Covent Garden. "Sage lau't here. Which is It?" They onions....celery and carrots." came to blows, but suddenly the Many a wandering beggar who one who had been consulted cow had been told that the English fourth psychiatrist in the were all mad began to belleve room This Interioper stepped i. The swarthy newesmer held forward and separated the com- himself somewhat aloof, though bitants, and they agreed to cull he uppoured to be 1stening to the whole thing off. And to what was said. it did not oc- think that all this happened in eur to anyone to usk his name. Cadogan Square.

as he had not volunteered It.

Dagger in the Dark (10) Ding-dong, and so on "PRETTY risky," said Lance

disguised."

Cutaway, to go about un- The swarthy man approached. "Sage and onions, "Selairy and sald Shuttledore. kuirools." replied the newcomer.

TARGET

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How many

wards of Tour jetters or alors can you make trom the Jetters in the gure on The test 10 making reh word, the lettera to euth of the Mball squares may be used once anly

RECENT attempt of eight bellringers to ring 40,320

without

pause changes reculled to me the fusco somc years ago in a Midland town. 26,381 changes had been rung when a passing muffin-man's tiny tinkle KON Interpolated between a ding and a dong. So ludlerous was the sound amid all that clanging that the ringers collapsed in helpless laughter. 31 may interest campanologists to know that mixed bell-ringing Was abandoned when the leader for a team accused a young man Enf paying more attention to the pretty ringeretly next to him then to his ringing. He even helped her to haul on her rope, thus setting Up 1 frightful

jungle. Euch word must puntala the large letter to the centre Rare. A there must the t ivant une near-frites word in the Isa. Nó gturals, Bo forets mathes d proper

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TODAY S PAIGET: 10 worde, good 21 wurin, very good 27 Azcalient Solution

WATIA,

tamariaw.

YESTERDAY'S

JULUTIUN

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Tail-Piece

MAN who told a magistratę that he had bought a pair

of shoes on the never-never- never explained that this meant that he would never be able to pay for them.

YOUR BIRTHDAY ....BY STELLA

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

BORN today, you are one of the the first nod in your direction You

gay Boula who make merry can afford to show a little more

way through

life without looking too tar phead. You shake off trouble as a dick shakes water off

Ila back. There will be height days

spontaneity for then you want Fun the risk of losing out in love and roadCO.

and sad daya but you are always The stars have given you artistic up to whatever is at hand. I there talents and you should do well in problems to be solved, you the field of illustration, painting or solve them. But then you don't decoration. You are confident ot warto Line

thinking Qu talking your own talents in this direction about them afterwards.

and will not hesitate to blow your You have agregaziour, and friend- own horn when the right time comes either. Sucess and probably fame-will be yours at a There ta

one cerly age. You are apt to be

ly nature and make friends where-

ever you exception:

Lairly

Borne what shy with members of Among those born on this data

Det;

the opposite

This applics were: Villa Gaylord Clark

B. Cozzens husnörist: especially to you of the fair sex. Frederick

You rather expect like the fairy Arthur Foole, composer: and Dean tales of old, that your White Knight Cornwell and Howard Pyle, artists, come riding to rescue you To flad what he stars have in from something! You might vesily store for you tomorrow, select your birthday. Klar and read the coste- fall in love at "Arst sight but you'd be the only one who knew unless ponding paragraph. Let your birth

the object of your affection made, day star be your dally guide.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6

20-Mar 203

(Feb. PISCEN By being co-operative, you achieve much, Your co-oorkers or partners can be of great assistance,

ARIES (Miar, Zi-Art.

201-

An active day when every moment

VIKOU

(ARE)

24-Sept

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One of your best days its month. see to it that you are adequately rewarded for your past efforts on the job.

LIBRA

(Sept

is precious. See that you make the Procrastination

By OSWALD JACOBY

TULERE was nothing unusual about North's opening club bid or his one-heart rebid. Then, when South Jumped to three diamonds North did not want to either bid three - trump or go past three no- trump.

Hence, his irregular three-heart bid.

Look Out For The Coat-Dress

THE

HE biggest talking-point in fashion circles at the moment is the revival of the coat-dress.

By HAZEL MEYRICK

It is the heat that presses clothes, not the weight applied. say the experts--and, to prove If, there's a new light-weight It is rather liko an ih up in cotton, it's the only iron In the shops. The manu- dress that looks right facturen are not too optimise The trapeze line started it verted sugar-cone-narrow summer

A really formal occasion about a quick and ready sale all. The dresses looked so at the shoulders, just notic without a atole or topcoat. for this fron for, even in pretty, with their little-girl ing your waistline and hips,

America, sybero everyone seems Just look what they've done anxious to try now gadgets, the necklines and wide stiffened then flaring out towards the skirts, that it seemed a pity hem. This curious stand- with nylon since the day when customers asited at fest for a

for "heavier model". Harold Gulver of Lakewood, to hide them away under away shaping, incidentally, parachutes. Coll.. who sat West, opened the topcoats. So the wholesale is achieved by concave darta be a tour of spades. East played the manufacturers copied the at the waist, and stiffening something made of nylon in Jack and South ducked. East designs in heavier fabrics, in the skirt. returned the dve of spades and thus dispensing with the South's ten fell to Harold's king

very

At this point Harold took time out for study. Obviously he coult! establish some spade tricks

WEST AK04 ❤0832 *A74

4085

NORTH (D) · 13 A70

K007 Q83 4AK42

EAST AQJ863

J1054

2

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BOUTH

A A 10 2 ♥A

◆ KJ 10065 4003

Both vulnerable

North

Eart South

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1

19

Weit 1959 Pass

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Pask

3 N.T.

Pasa

Cosk

Pass

Pass

Opening lead= 4

for his partner but how was his partner ever going to get to make them? It was obvious that South would hold alf the niss- ing high diamonds and in addition the are of hearts.

It looked us if school were out but Harold did a little more i thinking. Maybe South's ace of hearts would be a singleton.

need for a coat.

or

üg

it 1Y09 used mainly

Thero surely enn'i woman alive who hasn't

her wardrobe. Now the manu- facturerá are hoping to persuade us to use nylon in the home, as wall,

streamlined fron

Weighing only 2 lbo, this has a "flick- svlich and temerature control built into the handle, 50 you can adjust the heal just by stretching out a finger.

Iron is

And

The coat-dress,

St

They've perfected a 100 par The base of the Laurent of Dior sees it, is

cent nylon tufted carpet that is, aluminium alloy, and there. are low-buttoned

The coat-dress is versatile and needless to soy, fastened

completely slots in the "toe" which enable coay to wear. When the weather moth-proof and easy to keep you to from underneath with a tie-bow, and has a too uncertain for a bare- clean--a shampoo with detergent around buttons,

sleeveless stand-away neckline filled necked,

nummer and it is dry again in a minute. in, more often than not, by sheath, you can wear it on its It's springy and hardwearing, too OWTI. It the weather is cold, the makers claim, and available a sallor-vest of matching can hide sweaters underneatis it in a wide range of colours. material.

and still look chle. And, made

HOUSEHOLD

HINTS

Nylon for the brido is the latest development. One Arm,

has brought out a flower-printed An advertisement Art the satin and a fextured brocade London

evening newspapers made entirely from nylon. The invited "bachblum bored with tabric is completely opaque, and gon-ring cooking** to ring In no Ume at all the Tiles, especially the red ones, a cotton wool pad soaked with quite tree from that rather "Pam". can be given a high gloss if a carbon tetrachloride. 11, when glassy look that we used to advertiser had received over 60

with this particular telephone calls. cloth dampened with milk is dry, the stain still remains try associate rubbed over them. A cup of treating it with methylated man-made fabric. milk is enough for a big surface, spirits, soap and water,

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After washing silk stockings, give them a Anal rinse in clean To sharpen blunt selators, cut water to which has been added very gently on a steel knitting:

needle.

a tle vinegar. This will re- move any trace of soap and preserve the silk.

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If a cork is too large to go back in a bottle, soak it in boll- Wipe grease stalnu out of a ing water when it will become carpet by dabbing the stain with soft and easy to insert.

BOYS' AND

Eforeld led the deuse of hearts Knarf Scoots About

and East played the ten. South took his ace of hearts and went after the diamond suit. All Har- old hind to do was to duck twice and South wound up with a lot of good diamonds but with way to get to them.

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South played the rest of the hand well and managed to get out of his troubles for down one, but it was little consolation he against the four no-trump

would have made against aver- age defence

CARD Sendek♦

Q-The bidding has been: North Eat South West 1❤ Double Redbi, 2♦ 3

Pass

Pass ་་ Pass

?

You, South, hold:

4K3Z VAĴ87 ABG JD3

What do you do?

A-Pxus. Your partner has beard your redouble and your ono bid.

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been:

West

1+

North Eart South Double Redb). -

You, South, hold:

AK878 W65 632 438548

What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

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24-Oct 23Jum major issue

11. Light craft.

(01 12. HIED WALE

rout of every offered opportunity, can bring defeat just now. If you take action, then all goes well with

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May Z1)- you,

'It you are in any type of promotion or selling, then this should tum out to be a banner day for your efforts. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) You should have plenty of incentiva today for furthering your major objective. Put all good ideas Into ***acfios now,

JANCED

22-July 23)- Brain work can advance your des terests at this time. Sell 4 new idea to the one who can put it into production

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You can gain Push action today, a major objective if you play your cards right. Don't delay.

BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 11)- A day of important matters involv. ing your future plans, Take full advantage of opportunities offered.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 207- Roaching an objective today mÁNY have important repercussions in the newe future and Getna escurity,

AQUARIUS (Jan. 11-Feb. 19).

unduly (4) Triterdam'a muletton

CHESS NEWS

Solution No. 5369; 1 K-te (threat 20-85 or 2 0-80, ExPchitxt, or 645 3 2 BXQ, Or P-Rich; Z RXP, or DBZ PB6, of KL-03; & Lesson Leproų SITTING

(July It may be that you can be of help Take the initiative this morning and who could line your had it all during an troportant Offer, n directly business conference. Get exactly \ 8-17.

what you want, tee,

10. BOTHODS

asked.

He's Been to Both Poles and Is Headed for Asia-

By MAX TRELL

KNARF, the Shadow-Boy, had a scooter. It was painted red and it had wheels with rubber tyres.

On this lovely morning, Knart went scooting down the street, He scooted past a Dog, sitting on a doormat in front of a door.

The Dog got up and wagged is

tall.

He scooted past a Cat, sitting

on a window sill in the wndow of a house. The Cat stood up and nodded its head.

Pigeon Gave A Bow

"It's a very good scooter," said Knart. "Yesterday I went to the

North Pole and the South Pole. I would have gone to the moon only it was the daytime and the moon wasn't shining."

The Policeman leaned Over and looked at the scooter very carefully.

"You're right," he said, "It is a wonderful scooter. If I had a rcooler ike that, I know where I'd go."

"Where would you go?" asked Krarf

"I'd go up the rainbow and down the other side," said the Policeman.

Knarf's face brightened with

He scooted past a Pigeon eat-interest.

lng u Crumb on the sidewalk, "That's a wonderful idea," he The Pigeon turned around and sald gave Knart a bow.

"Once," said the Policeman, Finally, Knart reached the "when 1 was your age, and had corner where the Policeman was my own scooter, I sconteel up standing. The Policeman looked the rainbow and down the other at Knart and looked at the side." scooter and smiled.

"Was it fun?" sald Knarf,

"Best

Rainbow Road

He said, "Good morning, boy." Knart stopped the scooler and spid, "Good" morning, Pollee- mari."

fun I ever had," said "Where are you going on your the Policeman. "The rainbow scooter?" the Polleeman asked. was like a big wide road with "I'm going to Asia and strips of different colour going Africa," said Knar£. "Then I'm from one end to the other. going to the Atlantic Ocean and Hundreds of kids from all parts to the Pacific Ocean. Then I'm of the world were scooting up going through the Panama and down, Conal,"

11030 are long trips for a scooter," said the Policeman.

Knart told Policeman

where he was going,

"There were French kids and English kids and German kids and Chinese kids and Italian kids-all kinds of kids, with all

☆ ☆ ☆

And for the fashion-conscious man: an uncrushable hat made from a mixture of nylon and fur. It can be rolled up, stuffed in n pocket, or even sat upon, and if springs back into shape.

Later, twenty embarrassed men turned up to watch cookery demonstration for "Pam"

was an employee of well-known margarine Br.

&

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

THERE'S the Ligonyous look of an old-fashioned Rule girl's dress in this shortle nightic. It features narrow, double should- er straps and a low-placed weistling above a short, gather. in a nosegay cotton and

ed skirt. Done

They were shown how to make chicken pllau, spaghetti Bolognaise, and cheese fondu- all with the aid of margarine of print in dacron course-and returned to their fabric, it comes in plak on plok gas-ringa aadder but wiser men, or blue on yellow lones.

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Baluchistan or Constantinople or Adrianople or Ohio or London or San Francisco,"

"How could it be in so many places at the same time?" asked Knart.

"That," said the Polleeman, "Is the wonderful thing about the rainbow. It's alwayn aim.ost

everywhere at the same time

The

and still just around the corner,"

Knari stepped on his scooter head. again.

Or

Or

"I think I'll look for it," he said. "I'd like to fo to Constantinopln

Ohlo Afghanistan. Is it just around the corner?"

"Yes," said the Policeman "Which corner?" asked Kmart

Policeman

shook his

"You never know," he said. Kaart scooted down the street gain back to his home and was a little too late to go hunting around corners for the rainbow. It was much easier to scoot to Africa Asia or the North Pole.

or

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kinds of scooters, big ones, little AND

encs, narrow ones, wide ones."

Kharf said, "Was it hard to scoot up to the top of the rain- bow?"

"No harder," said the Police- man, then scooting up to the top of a very smooth hull."'

"And when you got to the top," said Knanf, “what did you do?"

For End Of The Rainbow

"I scooted down the other side," suid the Pollenan. "And this is the wonderful thing about : The near and of the rainbow was always just around the corner, while the far end of the rainbow was always in Afghanistan, or Turkistan, .or

Rupert and the Lost List-25

our troubles so that be worz'e think too badly of me.” Rupert talls Good-bye,” and the journey becomes faster until they are, in open sunlight and the fox below looks like beautiful clouda with the tops of tho tallest trees sticking

Rupert is No sooner, acated behind the toy Cowboy than tha reindeer straightens up and glides amoothly away. The voice of Golly comes faintly through the fog. " must say here with the sick animal,” he says. If you are Santa Claus do try to explain all - through them,

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