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THE CHINA MAIL,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1958.

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This Funny World

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Hand Is Best Played At N.-T.

WOMANSENSE

FOR SUMMER GLAMOUR

SHIRT, 20

The bood, ma'an-press the button marked hood!"

BY

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AN

THE 。 WAY.

by Beachcomber

of tho social thought that this elephant stunt scene wants to know why would be a good way to draw every girl whose photograph attention to the film."

appears in the paper is called "beautiful."

Miss Slopcorner's pledge

I imagine there would be trouble 14

the caption said: her first visit to Torrington

By OSWALD JACOBY

DOWNER of Tucson1 writes, "Here is a hand that cries out for play by South at either three slx no-trump, yet in our duplicate game most people wound up at some heart contract. The queen of clubs was opened and the defence would gather' in the first two tricks, whereupon declarer would make the balance,

"I was playing with a begin- ner and leoped to three no. trump after his heart response. He passed and West opened the five of spades, I won with the Jack and played

king of

hearts. Both opponents follow- ed, so I cashed the ace and king of spades, and ran dummy's hearts.

"My first two discords on the hearts were the nine and jack of diamonds and my next three

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WEST

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who wanted to what was going to be

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"Hideous daughter of →→/ or yesterday, "Ugly-

-- who," vic, comer met

etc. etc. Some people say that housewives It is the idiotic clothes

that know

Mimsie Slop-

ຕ deputation of

make the publicised girls look done about thicker dustbin lids.

the Mimsle said, "If I am retumed,

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so ugly. Others pay it to mask of make-up, shun

I con assure you that the dust- brows, processed eyelashes, and bin-lids of Torrington will have

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so on. I agree with both schools no stauncher supporter than me.

questions, though

they of thought. But 1 have snoaking suspicion that most of may seem of secondary Import- them are ugly, anyhow, without ance in the atomic age, are the daily problem of millons of any ald

ordinary, decent people. If, as Cheering himself up

has been said, the dustbin. is the nation's receptacle for rub- W WHEN Caplain Foulenough is bish, its ild is is crowning glory." feeling depressed he has a The candidate was then photo- neat trick for restoring his self- graphed standing beside a con- confidence. Choosing

very demned dustbin-Ild belonging expensive car parked outside lo Mrs Gertrude Mulcimor, of very expensive shop, he opens 18, Bycroft Way. In the even the door of the car on the ing a Youth Orchestr played street side, gets in, gels out at pingo-waffle numbers on dust-

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Bouth West

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North

East PORR

Poss 1❤ 3 N.T. PASE Роба Рада

Opening lead-♣ 5

were the five of clubs, nine of West upades and king of clubs. let three diamonds go some- where along the line and East discarded two of them. I led the deuce of diamons from dum-

the door on the kerb side, turns bin lids outside the Independent-iny and when East played the to the dumbfounded chauffeur, National - Unionist says, "Walt hete, Horsecroft," Labour-Tory and saunters away along the Smothali Street. street, whistling n gay air.

Fun at Lincoln

I

the pink horse

Dunbarlie

will be sore hearts among the psychiatrist. Those who are accustomed being followed by pink horses will say, "It's only that Dunbarlle agali" And the wall-worn excuse of a jockey wbo loses "I thought there was a pink horse behind me" will fall to mollify either trainer

or owner.

No wonder

WHEN Dawn Kedgaree Rew

in from Parls, an elephant was brought into the passenger hall to preet her. "It's a new angle," sald her publicity man. "Dawn has been on location in Lapland for her new musical film about Beethoven, and

We

seven I decided that West could Headquarters in not be holding the blank king, I took the diamond finerse and made a grand slam. Since no one had bid the no-trump slam or made all 13 trieks, I had u nice top."

TARGET'

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How many

words of toge letters Of mure CUT JOU make from the

AE letters in the

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square on the left? I making each word the Jettere la each of the small squares may lie used once only. Each word muss contain ibe large letter in the centre square, and there must be at least one pine-telter word in the JUL No plurals: Do

foreign Kanes.

words; no PEUP 18 words TODAY'S TARGET Dood: 21 words, very 0001; 24 words, arcalient Solation1 tomorrow.

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YOUR BIRTHDAY

BORN today

مادون

الله

القدر

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

The play was excellent, The bidding when partnered by a beginner was normal.

The correct bidding should

diamond, one have been one heart, two spades, three hearts, three no-trump, pass,

North does hold a zeven-eard euit but ho should not insist on

it. If a slam is bld South should put it in no-trump any event, since he is looking at that king- small of clubs and should realize the danger of a club lead at hearts.

♥*CARD Senseko

Q-The bidding has been:

West North Fant Double Bledbl. 2❤

South

14

14

PARS

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Pass

By STELLA

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them giving

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You have a feeling for the arta, repecially writing in any of thi forme, although you may lean more to the poetic expression than to- any other. If you should

WANI

follow career in the arts rather than one in business or finance, yaû will find that you become a leader In the renin", of Idras.

philosophy and music are areas of expression in which you. have talent and you might combina more then, one endeavour during

Jifetime. you have a deep sense of loyalty, and once, you have amitted some

partner

with

In selecting a marriage be sure to find someono

milar intellectual tastes. Any olher attraction would be a tempora nry intabustion and might not be a lasting one,

Among those born on this date were? "Arthur · Parton, landscape artist: William Leckey. Author: WUliam T. Smedley pointer; Nobert Frost and Alfred E. Houmyjars, poets; Thomas Sherwin, educator: H. Thomas, composer: Conde Nast publisher, And Bellamy, author.

Edward

To find what the sings have · In store' for: you tomorrow, select your birthday star ang read the corres ponding Faragraph. Let your birt day star "be your daily guide.

....... THURSDAY, MARCH 27

ARJES (Mar. 21-435. 20) BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-- Limit all risks, capecially anything Definitely avoid any risk-taking. Co which might become a health along well-tried paths and "don't hazard. Size up people and stunt alir up oppool Liar with your. co. ions shrewdly;,

workers.

TAURIER CADE 21-MAY ZJ).

Not a day to enter any hazardous CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-JAN. 20)— pegvilations. Be very hire of bare There are adverse aspecta, but it facts before you venturo mything, you put forth your best efforts and GEMINI (May 22-June 21) make careful dectatons, You can Look before you leap on this day) avert difßquity, Careful thought, reiher than im- pulse, should be your guidel

CANCER

(JR 22-July

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb.

10)

This should be à fairly emy day it

23)—

So caratul not to get into oven minor dispute with anyone

Bould turn into a mealous argument.

LEO

2i-Aut

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you wo the advances begun, pestor-

day. Keep cool: hold your temper.

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Pass

You, South, hald:

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What do you do?

A-Pass Beven is out of tho question,

South West

Pass 14 7

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been; North East tậ Pasa 2 N.T. Pass

You, South, hold: 4AK885 542 876 105

What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

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2) your environment which you will

Guard your health, keep you hoed to reconcile If you are

temper and stay calm, no matter work peacefully,

what happens. If you do, nothing

bad will happen.

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An undercurrent of adverse trends, but 12 you get order out of the chaos of your everyday work, sil moves amoothly.

LJUKA (Bept. 24-Oct.

Xt you have your hand on the con troll today, you don't need to worry. Everything moves smoothly. for you

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(GEL) 24-NOV.

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CHESS NEWS

By LEONARD BARDEN

Solution No 5277; tRxP ch, KIR: 2 KEXP ch, R-KU; 3 RXR Ch, K-R2: 4 KI-Kis ch. Resigns.

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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Merlin's Magic Market

-The Shadows Go Along and See Strange Things—

By MAX TRELL

Th RIDAY, Fish Day sald Hanid the Shadow Girl with the Turned-About Nume, to her brother Kħarf.

"I like fish," said Knarf. "1 the fried fish best,"

"I like backed Bsh," said Hanid.

Just then, there was the noise book- of footsteps behind the

୯୦୫୯.

The next second, Mr Merlin, the Magnificent Magician, came walking out. He was pushing a small shopping wagon.

Going For Fish

quietly inside Mr Merlin's shop- "And you, young man, what shopping wagon and Mr Merlin ping wagon.

will you have today on Friday, ran out. "What will you have, my Fish Day?" the Whole said to dears?" the Whale asked Karf Knart. and Hanid.

have A few moments later, Knari

shrimps," sald and Hanid and Mr Merlin, the Hanid. "One pound of them." Magnificent Magician, went "A pound of shrimps?" roared walking down the street, each the Whale. pushing

OWEL shopping wagon.

his

The First Market

Now Knari and Hanid ex- pected Mr Merlin to stop at. the first fish market they passed.

"No," he said, "we'll get our Bah a little further on."

Then they passed the second fish

the market, the third, fourth and the arth. And stil

they went on,

"I'm getting tired," Handd Gold.

"It's just a little further," sold "Good moming, my dears,” Mr Merlin. "Ah, here we are Mr Merlin sald to Knarf ond now! This is the place I've been Hanld. "Friday's Fish Day! I'm looking for. Here's where I buy going for some Ash for my my ashi!" dianer tonight."

"Oh, may we come with you?" Honid asked.

They had turned a corner in

a part of town where Kmart and Hanld had never been before.

"Certainly," said Mr Merlin. The fish market was shaped "Just got Into the wagen, like a huge, glass box with I'm sorry" he added, the next window from the floor to the second. I didn't mean that. roof.

The shopping wagon's for the Ash. Here, Til give you

your own wagon.

each

Looking through this chor- mous window, they could see fish swimming about Inside amid the

Saying that, Mr Merlin roach-

tall green

that water plants ed in his pocket and, pulled out

waved gracefully to and 'fro. two tiny things withi wheels

There was a small door at the about the size of a match box side of this strange-looking fish Instantly, they

grew big and market. turned into shopping wagons.

2-21

"I'd like a nice halibut,”

Merlin told the whale.

"Come in quickly," Mr Merlin sald,

"It looks just like an oquar- Jum," Knart whispered to Hanid, so they followed Mr Merlin inside,

It was like being under water not feel except that they did wet!

A big fat whale stood at the counter with a white apron tied around the middle of him.

"Pd like a nice fresh halibut,” sald Mr Merlin to the Whole,

"One fresh halibut!" shouted the Whole.

The next second, a big halibut came swimming over and swam

Rupert and the Lost List-43··

Rupert has to go slowly because, and Bill are quite star." They sak the fog, is still thick in patches. where be has been, and he cuts them short. "I've solved - the

hope I'm keeping to mystery of all those noises in que Gally "mwant," he mutter, don't want to go in a circle back, coltague,” in mys. "" it's quite to my starting point as I dilatory, Can't stop now. khuat before.””. All at once he emerges Furry" hoon...” Son you

in the clear air below the misty Chrligman, Have a folly tha. -und to hĩa shlight fla pala Algy.......... Goodhya 1”!

ALL MINKES, BIELKTAR.

The shrimps como dancing over in a crowd and sprang daintily Into Hanid's shopping wagon.

"Oh dear," said Mr Merlin, as they came to the first fish mar... ket again, "I guany we'd botter go in here after all. They fch aren't as lively as they are in my own Magic Fish Market but they don't come chasing after

Knart and he wanted a lob- ster. It was the wrong thing to ask forl

"Lobster!" shouted the Whale.

Along came the lobster, wav- you." ing its big claws. Knarf ran out, Hanid overturned her bag So they all went into the of shrimps and she ran out. The regular fish market and bought balbut swam out of Mr Merlin's their 1sh for Friday Fish Day.

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