1958-04-30 — Page 5

This Funny World

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1958.

JACOBY

WOMANSENSE

AL PIANE

"You take these few things home for lunch, while I pick up

BY

the food for dinner."

THE

ON BRIDGE

Spade Lead Is Not Generous

Dy ONWALD JACOBY

"WHEN briter defensive plays are made they will be made against me" groaned the Unlucky Expert. "My bidding was rather aggressive but my play for the hand was mighty good and it looks double dummy

defence to beat me."

"West opened the queen of hearts and I won with the ace, Of course, the false-card di me no real good since East had the

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West North

by Beachcomber

THE decision of Felixstowe board sanons." Slightly cloctel- Urban Council (in full Red spoons were found useless Aussion) to buy 288 teaspoons at Clacton. "I dropped mine a red-hot coal," sald Mrs for cafea has ating ke a like hornet's in the tall.

Ada Gurrble, of 3, Hatchet- erttreni, Nubbleborough.

mey dare not stamp the with the crest of the spoons council because the inorent

Tales of the sea (1)

this is done visitors steal them AM suspicious of the horse

as souvenirs. In other resorts, where cven spoons without cresls are stolen, visitors have to stir their ten with their Angers. If they bring their

them, #poons

with a long beard in the Cornish village. The only horse 1 ever knew with such a beard was two sailors un shore leave at Weymouth. The front part

East and West vulnerable! South

2N.T. Pass 3+

Pass PABS JN.T.

Opening lead-♥ Q

inevitable dence

East

Poss

Paza Pass

of

to discourage his partner. I led the ter clubs to act like a man with a

West went club problem, but

own spoons the councillors sledi forgot to tuck his beard inside,ght up with the nee.

At some places the in Believing the adornment to be

chained arc

to the false a councillor tugged it. A teapots and plain clothes scream of pain led to the dis- waitresses, experi in ju-jutsu, covery of the culprits, who sang

"11 is all part patrol the cafes, of everybody's frustration," said "A life on the ocean wave" as "We may try card-y were escorted back to their

ship.

2. mayor.

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14. Victim of an affiction, IWI

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18. Most advanced in Fem (01

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23. Parfümena. (8)

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Friday'

A startling exchange

M".

"Then he shifted to the ten of spades. I played dummy's queen but Enst slaply. won with the ace and returned a low spade to West's king. The four of spades load found East with a tenace over dummy's nine and I was down one trick."

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"Very good defcace," com- HONEYWEATHER mented, "West must have de-

had

· GOOSEBOOTE, for the cided that you surely defence, having

repeated entered a stay diamond st for your of replevin with a

ond educat, Mr no-trump blds

that you Tinklebury Snapdriver, for the were trying to bring home ene prorecullon, countered with

trick club

early. As for his pica of quomodo, which was spade play it was a well-known ihrice rejected,

book play designed to win four

that fast tricks against biration. Of course,

looks L cosy from where 1 sit now but West made a mighty good play. Who was hop"

to

Gooseboote: M'lud, I propose cull up official of the Thames Conservancy Board.

Cocklecarrot: What on earth has that respected body to do with-holes in sculplure? There is no purchase tax on holes in water. And he would indeed be 4-progressive sculptor who could portray in stone or marble a hole in an expanse of water, Goosebosle: M'lud, with rUS- pret, if you plunge your Gst into a basi or water you create

sort of temporary cavily in that i element.

Cocklecarrol: What of it? Call Lavinia Trostle,

Tek, tck

AN

N apologetic satellite Premier,

called to order

the Sor pathy of the welcome extend-d to a visiting Russian dignitary, has explained that the loud- speaker installed at the airport to relay old records of cheering crowds broke down.

YOUR BIRTHDAY ....BY STELLA

BORN

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

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today. you have on Your magnetic personality draws extremely analytical and critical people in your arbit and since mind You have "a positive geniTAN you are stiructive to members of

the oppialty mex. ik for discovering the weak point in

kely chat BD Argument, altacking it,

you wil have more than one bearing

tomance before you settle down to down the entire dalse structure. This ta od in the split domesticity. But once you have

the crusading, but

made your selection, you are loyal, realty Aportant thing. Is to make devaled ană true. ĺtk kely that

with beati

of reform and

- your marriage lors for

where explonally happy one.

constructive provement. That, too, in

true genturen. Sometimes you are frank to the point of bluntricza and you often make engines when a ptile more taet would cernent in friendship.

Youn enthuslane

are

You have good head for Þýskapena. Did probably will be quite well off financially during the latter hall of your life.

Among those bom on this date high, were. Sir Jalm Lubbock, naturalist

especially when you nee, in-the and staten; Cornelius Vanderbil! midst of some work you enjoy. You dr.. radirond magnate: Witam appear to get all exclied, but when Pitkin,

It comes aight down to beter tacks,

you may Farve whipped everyone

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famous

governor William H. Crane. Fielding Yout

And what the staan, have int

chee into a state of ditry excitement allchigan football coach.

wbille you are sa vool, ns can be? THIL ability t

y to rouse people to put o story for you tornòreqw, select your COMO car begome important, peu- birthday slow and read the eggres vided you tnake use of the jel12 panding pandstreph. Let your birth-

day star be your sally girile.

THURSDAY, MAY ‚1

RAUMUR (Apr. 21-May 21)- sponse Click 26-Nov. 22)---- A new trend with fresh opportuni- it you are coopemntive, you will Dea nould be in stoen for you. Be "dinoever that, plana delayed becSUNE quick to grasp a chance to advance of detall work, can now go forward. Your terests,

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- You may find it worthwhile to take coated risk, The store Day good fortune da nos mintiing on you,

27-July CANCER (Jone

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Incall ambitions and the aspects are much

Court macem improved for you. wa bard at It!

(July. 24-Aug. 23)

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CAPRICORN (Dee. 23-Jan. 20)— Be ready to atazi out toward noŽIMO new objective at a moment's notice. Flexitation now la disostroke.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 71-Feb. 10)—–— Social-activity is spi Improve your busincer position. interest to augment the other.

PINCES (Feb. 20-plat, -203- Thle. An adlive money day, 3 you, sro elect, you should be in line for some real profit-saking now.

(MET. 21-Apr.

ARIKS

If you are able to stay up A day when you can advance your Truman factor in a business problem, peraved “İrsiderasta” by exerting your it becomes no problem ́es tha bersusalve and podištvo šperpötility.

com-

"Generous George," replied the Unlucky Expert. “And you know, he was so proud of the play he couldn't think of a re- mark to go with it."

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POSTSCRIPT TO SCHOOL FOR BRIDES

As A Girl About To Take Spring

THE end of the week -

THE and you Brides

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taking a second look at the man who only seven days ago was, "the boy friend." Already you are asking

The Plunge...

my views on bringing up child-

Ten.

Egocentric, unreliable, bad- tempered, intolerant-thal's him, the reality,

But I'm not worrying. They say you can't reform a man. I

yourselves how the reality THIS IS HOW I PLAN TO CHANGE HIM say, if you really sot your mind

can be turned into the ideal.

I

am still sizing imp problem-and it looks like being a pretty big one. The man for me would be a nice, quiet, average_type-with a good job and better prospects. An under- all standing sort of man with those solld middle-class viriues rolled into ong wholesome 'package.

IN THE BANK

Of course, he would be at tractive enough to rouse the old Eve-but not so attractive I

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by JOCASTA

INNES-

be. He would as if I might realise that Was perfeelly competent to combine inarrlage with career, but he would Insist on dealing with the bills, carrying my parcels, mixing the drinks.

He would be a great one for making allowances. He wouldn't storm out of the house if my Boeuf en Daube turned out an uneatable mess, or take to the bottle if I acted peevish.

SHARE VIEWS

would have le trail him round parties. He should have reached that stage experience where he could say: "You're the girl for me," und mein il.

Money? Not lashings of $1, but respectable something stushed away in the bank. So that if I lost my head and the He would share my views on my month's housekeeping vanished bringing up chlidren, like into a spring outat or a trapeze friends but not so much that dress the world would not fall I would be entertaining every night and he would not gamble, of myself as drink or stay out late with the I don't lik helpless but I like to be treated, boys.

apart.

HOUSEHOLD

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to it, you can mould him. It will take time, of course, but I dreamed will have fifty years to play about. The man I look like with. It will take akill too, so getting, I guess he's something that he never knows what hit

him. like yours-a reality a long way

But I am not a careér girl for off the dream. Charm, Intell gence, and the old Eve is well nothing. satisfed. But there the dream ends,

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Once wo are married, the campaign starts. Poker and drinks with the boys will first, I shall just arrange IN THE PUB This time incant revising my g-friend till he gets the idea. spend most evenings with a ideas here and there,

Money? My man owns a car If he maintains that two antique) and a house (mort- live as cheaply as one on my that he salary, I shall discover that I gaged). Apart from ham't a bean. And even if he am going to have a baby. had enough cash in the bank to pay off the mortgage and buy a new car, he would still be broke.

Ho likes his friends

When he starts

AT THE HEARTH

Once he is back in a steady

the baby crawling better job, with

easy. than mine. He has all that it round his feet, the rest takes to be a good mixer but the joys of fatherhood the boys trumpeting he shows a healthy contempt for mixing with

"the right will melt away. people." Instead he prefera lo day at the office he mul over "Important" toples nothing better thun to spend a with some of the boys in a pub, quiet evening by the fireside- to get a poker game going, He

quiet evening is listening to me.

sometimes wins,

His idea of

ROVING EYE

After a long wll zakk

Almost without realising it ho will become staid, placid, quiet -and start to lose his figure. The blondes will find bim A Adoring? If he gazes into my little on the dull alde. He will eye It's usually because

my become my dream man — and

Use turmeric instead of satiron scoops of vanilla ice cream and mascara has slipped. He is not like it.

ubove taking a passing look at a in yeast dough and sauces for a ice-cold apple cider.

pretty girl-particularly blondes, pale golden colour. •

think Sleeping without a pillow If he has got around helps posture and keeps theng of a family the chances are he would disagree violently with neck erect and relaxed.

Apple sodas moko a quick dessert or party snack. Combine

That is the way I shall be looking at really after a week! of marriage.

What about you?

-(London Express Service).

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Hanid's Animal Game

-It Was A Lot Like Gurasing Riddies- By MAX TRELL

kling of sand from the canary

HANID, the Shadow Girl with cage and put it in a saucer in

the Turned-About Name, said: "Lei'n' play animal game." "What's that?"

Teddy, the Stuffed Beat, said:

Mary Jane said: "How do you play it?"

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What do you do?

A-Bid neven clubs. Your part- ner is Invlling seven and you have the stuff to bid It even against West's opening bld.

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CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

From actual play: Black to. Dave and draw..

London Espress Serafod

the middle of the floor. Then she took 1 cushion from the back and, sofa, put it on her stooping over, walked on all fours mound the saucer of sand. After walking around the saucer of gand seven times, she stopped and took a drink of water.

she "What animal am I?" asked.

Everyone was silent et arst. But Brally Mory Jie aki: "T think I know your AaInc. But first Tå like to know something

Mr Punch scratched the end of his nose and said: "Animal game? Animal game? It must do with animals."

Hunted Many Animals General Tin, the Tin Soldier," shifted his musket from one else." shoulder to the other and said: "What clee would you like to "I've hunted animals all over know?" sald Honid.

the world-big animals, small "I'd like to know," said Mary animals, animals with wings, Jano, "what the sand in the animale with fur, animals with saucer in the middle of the floor leathers but I've never played is supposed to be?" animal game."

But Kuart, the Shadow Boy, and Hiawatha, the Small-Sized Wooden Indian. both shouted that they would like to play animal game,

"All right," said Hanid, as she clapped her hands for attention, "Everybody sit down and I'll show you how to play animal game. It's like guessing riddles," she said. "I'm going to pretend I'm a certain animal and every one here must try to guess my nome,"

Sprinkling Of Sond Everyone watched with great interest as Hanld-got...a spolne

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"I've never played the game,”

Tin told Hauld..

In The Desort

the be "It's supposed to desert,” said Hanid.

"And why," asked Mary Jane, "did you walk around the desert take o seven times And then drink?"

"Because," said Hanid, "each time I walked around the desert was supposed to be one day, And at the end of seven days, which is the same as a week, 1 took a drink of water. Because the animal I'm supposed to be can go for a week without taking a drink."

"You're a Comell" eald Mary Janez

"That's right," said Henld. "And the pillow on my back is my hump. All Camels have humps on their backs.”

Hanid pretended to be several other animals. She went round round the Goldfish bowl and pretending to dive in and out with her arms in front and her

tightly legs kept

together behind.

Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, sald she was pretending to be a Scal,

Sho Hid Behind It

Then Hauld put the geranium plant in its chy pot on the floor and hid behind it and roared

Knart guessed that she was o Lion.

Finally, Hold ran around the room, lapping her arms and making a sex ke Hum-m-m.

Rupert and the Silent Land-20

Rupert's anxiety is all too well- lounded. When the propeller is Tot working the balloon travels almost as fast as belom! He witches on again and moves the rudder, but the slowdying crait does not respond. 1. see what's happened," he cries unhappily,

"It was quiet bear the ground buy there's an awful wind up here. 1 muer be mile away from Nurwood. I must get down! He iets gas out of the bay but it is too late. Before it can reach the sarth the balloon has been blown - hard” auxinor za rugged pillar of rock, ALL-RICHIYD-RESERVED

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Or Mr Punch, "or n Dragonflyl

Hummingbind. Or "a-Öuch!" "Gues

Hanid had just given Mr Punch a sharp pinch.

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"You're Fly" gaid Punch.

"No" sald Handd. again! Im-m-ni."

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"You're a Ben!" he shouted.

| centualed by tiny Boordign Henid.

And everyone laughed and pleats that break out into asfalt, "No," said Hanid. "Ha-m-m." enjoyed the animal game—even flared skirt. The flat bow belt “You're a Cricket)" said Mr Mr Punch who got stung.

Is of rich brown velvet.

Butterly!" said

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