THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1958.
⚫JACOBY 'ON BRIDGE
Play Sets Up Cross Ruff
By OSWALD JACOBY
POLÓNEL MARIO (Chick)
CICCONE now stationed i Tullahonta, Tenn, is the Arst Air Force Life Master,
The Colonel's bidding is what you would expected from dn air-mat. It is high, wide and handsome but when it comes to playing the dummy there is
flying blind in a fog.
East and West can make five clubs double dummy but Went chose to double Chick et four rpades.
The king of clubs was opened and after careful study the Colonel celine
up with
a play
WEST
4 None
NORTH
24
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A52
AK 10042
♦ AT
KQJ76
EAST
A87034
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AKJ103
JA53
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A
Brith vulnerable
West North East
Houth
1 A
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14
Pays
1's
14
Opening lead-4K
Pass
Double
that is the quad of anything Gencions George ever per petrated ander the guise of Christmas ruiti Ite f the king of clubs hold!
WOMANS WORLD
Island Women Desert Men
Washington. ference hete "All the women of i
Pitcaim deserted the men and set up a separate colony on the other side of the island.
The central theme of Aristo- phano's "Lysistrata," in which the women desert the men to enforce their views, is evidently
not so far-fetched after all, newhat similar course followed
"They did it because the men was were distling Equor and getting by the women of drunk. They built a fori, did | their objective was not to pre- and held the men at bay." Pitcairn Island in 1700, though their own planung and fishing,
After five years they attacked
distilleries.
vent war but drunkenness,
Pankin Christian. 73, great- fecal-grandson mutineer
of the Bounty the men, burned their homes and Fletcher Christian, crashed All the
Seventh Day Ad- of alcohol on Pitcairn since, attend the ventist world conference, the tate during a Press
WOMANSENSE
The Perfect Secretary?
She's Not
American
LISA – MOYNIHAN
flented but
....... British girls score with poise, speed, efficiency and a sense of vocation
not half as calm
and poised as the Britinis.
If the boss
blows his
top.
she will do the aume. She over- dressen, with too many frills and too much plunging neck-
She worries more about her figure thon the firm's Bgures. When the boss'a bell buzzes ché will take two minutes to find her pad. Eighty words a minute shorthand is about her limit and she's nothing like zo well-
who is in the United States to "There hasn't been any drinking) ◄YOU have seen her often in American films. Discreetly informed on current affairs as
told There were 14 men con- 12 women.
YOUR BIRTHDAY
and
"An American secretary."
efficiency at a work-piled desk outside the door marked said Marlos, calls her boss by "Manager."
See
hi Christian name. Personally I think our system the boss Christion calling you by your name and you sticking to Mr Smith-is for better. 1 tainic St Elves tic boos feeling of 325cious respect.
cham-
In between lightning bursts Miss American Private ot typing she briskly answers retary is, in fact, not at all Uke the Telephone and keeps un that. Who says eo? Miss Marion By STELLA welcome visitors at bay. Al- Angus, Britain's world
writer at most before the boss's Anger pion shorthand
s off the bell ate is seated be- words a minute, Sho has just in the side him, pencil and pad polsed, spent three months
her opposite with a quietly eclent; "Ready, States meeting
kin- "But the really fundamental Mr Hackinbushe." And, mase numbers and she is not
I difference," Marion added, " the pressed. during likely than not,
there most teenage The true pleture? The average that over You have iretinetive likes and staccato dictation she will give diaffles when you first meet peoleum a helpful reminder that American secretary, saya stenographers regard their jobs
outwardly sophis as a stop-gap on the way
THURSDAY, JUNE 5 BORN today, you are one of those possible that you will have psychic
individuals to whom nomething power ouell. in always happening A mediocre, uneventful life is not for you. Activity, change. bizarre occurences are an excellent fudge of (and exeitenani seem to follow you. One day you are on the height, the next in the depths of despair. Your fe appears to be constantly alternating between good and bad eyeler Lam to take advantage of the upturn and lie low when things Die pour. Three important evenin are likely to shape your entire life. One noul neror during your 17th year; the next when you are 24: the other when pa ore 31.
character
Iollow Alway
your saves the fit o milion dollars. Marion, is intuitions in thin regard and you will never En a#troy. You have DI ability to coganise à project, getting Wir competation of those with whom 300 War'%. You pre popular, too, wh menbers of the opposite ret. und on early nermage should bring exceptional uppinens.
Among those born as the date were: Adam Smith, polical ceonamist; Columbus Delano, lawyer and legislator: Rodriguez Valezquez pointer; Int Stravinsky, componer; hropist and founder of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ajumala.
The wars have given you a tour of gesin, but it in to you to Devily for the utmoet. You mund Cleorge T.- Angelly... philani.
on a
contratrallazi realike thist abjective and a lot of hard work must pu inte any elimite men. You will have on Interest in pinyetsle oceurtences at some period in your will want to make a temel
lentifte examination
the IN plenumena. Your www: lestudios Care exceptionally keen
1 and t
GEMINI
FRIDAY,
To find what the sorm have in else for you torturow, select your birthday mar and read the corres· pending paragraph Let your litia. day nor be your dally guide.
JUNE 6
1
LITTLE GIRL'S LINGERIE PRETTY AND PRACTICAL
By ELEANOR ROSS-
REMEMBER the day when a woman saved her prettiest petticoat, her fanciest slip, for a very special occasion?, She wouldn't have dared, too many years ago, to wear her best lingerie
21) for the lost recently, Double your every day.
22-J (May Make it a point to meet with those who can further your business and nal internets. It's your day to male demands
This brilliant play insured his contract against East'a Bye Trumps and four red cards. From this point on the defence was helpless. Nothing could keep the Colonel from making all nie eight trumps on
a erors rust plus one diamond trick and the Dee of clubs. Of course, Chick tool the are of etubs the next time the suit was played and Today, cumperitka a very
sed it to discard one diamond,
CANCER 1344 22-July 23) By helping someune else you may
own. furthering your retually be
useful.
1.54
24-Auc (July may feel the urge to
You graders can have a lot of You fun working out the variations adventure and take a bold thik, in flug and defence to beat the hot think twice before acting on
berapa one hand it the Colonel makes the inistake of taking that first club trick.
♥ CARD Serised
Q-The bidding has been: North
14
East South
Pars
Yott, South, hold:
West
432 VAR $86532 AKQJ
What do you do?
VITUO HAUK. 24-Sept. 213 A day in whielt you ran make up
CROSSWORD
A-BI two clubs. This is one
17
of the few times that you should
13
conceal a five-card suit and bid
14
20
a four-carder in preference.
TODAY'S QUESTION
Your partner rebids to tivo spades. What do you do now?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS
By LEONARD BARDEN
Solution No. 54111 R-Ktz ch, K-RI ( K-B2; 2 R-33 ch and 3 R-K2 chi; 2 K-KIS ch, K-K12; 3 K-R4 ch. K-R3: 4 K-Kta ck, K-Kt4; 5 K-R2 ch. K-85; CR-02 ch, K-KIS
i7 R-K#3 ch. K-R3; & Rx R 1an wins.
tutdun Lxpress Serice
Детов
1. Bet out. (3)
Wartime female, (4-4)
7. Modern bar afton la (0-0)
Warta (5)
Stone pillara, (8)
Veo (0)
Assona, 10)
13. Ардино,
21. Animal,
22. Necessity. (A) 23. Camas, YD)
1. Duw. (4).
3. Helps,
6. T. (5)
Down
as
8. pasculine, (4)
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101
sanctuary. (4)
11. Babi 8.
12. Mean of A
NATS WOUd.
151
1. Placo,
15. Mountain
[aky (4)
1 Mountain
animal. (1
13, Wagora.
14
Edward. (8)
This Funny World
42
2. Great. (B)
1. LOCK,
***
"You Just don't have athletle ability, Jenkins,
The
best you can hope to 'get out of your four years of-- college is an education,”
efforts and you will prosper.
LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct. 231- But look at us now! We think The ata are in your devour, nothing of
hopping Into the rumbine noctal and budinem in.
undies, Just to go terena zand get a ghly favourable frothiest of
oction.
about our everyday chores or to 22-run down to market,
too delicate to handle, yet her child wore it almost every day because it made her feel like storybook princess.
And no matter how smudged SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov,
and solled it got, all Mother had You can take a calculated risit to- day and probably win your point PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT
to do was to give it a turn in Make new friends and exert a peal anfluence.
And why shouldn't we? Pretty the washing machine and clothes
dryer. a fine SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 23)-ngerie has always had
Quicker
10
in
marriage. They're thinking terms of being Mra Doakces Junior nther than Miss feet
Secretary. There's
Per- more
sense of vocation in Brllain. And the result is that our girls are quicker and more proficient in every way."
Money? "In fact the really the top-grade secretary in States who can
to car up 10,000 dollars (over. £3,000) a Even year-ls extremely rare, those I met were far from per-
Anything. I asked, on the credit side? Marion, herself the thought a little. epitome of poise and efficiency,
Sophisticated
"They are
MISS MARION ANGUS Champion at live words a second.
When A Bride
Gets To
Work On A
Bachelor's Little Retreat
RIDE-TO-BE Anna Massey has planned a tranquil
B
morning for her wedding. "I'm taking a tranquilliser and going to the hairdresser," she told me. "I know I shall be as cross, as anything, and you can't hurt anyone much under a drier.”
Miss Mossey has spent the last few weeks feminising the Chelsea cottage of her husband to-be Jeremy Brett.
And
the
your
"I think it is because the men never look at them unless they are wearing those strange, freak dresses, all puffed up at the and front, that only certainly much "It's absolutely minute," she back better groomed," she conceded. said, "so I've just concentrated English women ever wear.
"They also make the mistake "Their dress is always fresh-on the bedroom. I've done it
bed cover witch italian girls do all looking. White collars and cuffs in pink and blue. Curtains, of never criticising each other, seem talove that way. And dressing-table,
vivid trill are all in a pink and blue time. You never say to they go in for really colours fa: the office, which we chiniz.
"The top of the bedcover is friend: "That is frightful, you don't,"
What about their Jooics? in blue and the back of the bed should not wear it, pink, is not your colour. You just tell her ashas a sort of window effect that the looks very nice in it. What "Their complexions aren't
There help is that?" said Marion, bides a jutting chimney. good as outs,"
top, If you are in retail inerchandising, psychological effect on
PRETTY BUT PRACTICAL
whose own is peach-like. "But are chintz drapes at the this should be a good day for your woman's frame of mind. Now interenta. Promule good will and that we can afford to wear
If we had paid a fortune for when they want to remake up like a pelmet, chintz curtains a git, I couldn't have contrib they don't just dab on another either side of the bed, and the pretty things every day in the
uted more week, we might as well enjoy
little girl's layer of powder and lipstick space in between is in pleated THINGS TO COME- Im them.
happiness. She has something They go to the cloakroom, wipe white organdle.
"The only thing I've left as it The dress that no one is tell- Production and distribution that is always ready to go to a their faces clean and start De Johnny-on-the-spot today with a methods keep costs way down, party, yet it is practical for again. And I never saw a secre- was ls the carpet," she added, ing about yet. It is made of lary there with chipped nail "Can't tell you really what paper. You can wear it once colour it is-It's sort of nothing." everyday wear.
It is never too early to incui-
Sophisticated, glamorous, cate a sense of beauty and pride famillar. How did the boss's In dainty dressing in a little knee, I asked, figure on
Amolean scene?
Pronger,
CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan. 203 An official business deal can further Jagir progress toward a goal, prem a new acquaintance.
AQUARIUS (n. 21-Feb. 193-
new idea mesei a practical way of
trumenting it. Your future puc
cess is assuTŮ,
considering the beauty of the merchandise. Twentieth century synthetic fibres give us luxury PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar 20)-- Harmonious co-operation with your that is long-lasting and so eaty amociates should bring you excellent to care for. results. Vibrations are all in your favour.
girl.
to
varnish.
The TWO STYLES OF
Marion smiled, "I think most DUCHESS...
от
twice and chuck it away This with a clear conscience. is one dress that won't wash and drip-dry. In America the backroom boys are working on it behind barred doors. The backroom girla are wearing
time in plants, ditching it before they leave for home.
It is Q This is not vanity. Lingerie for the small fry is
part, a large part, of being com- ADIKA (MAP 21-Anr. 20-evur so pretty, too,
A friend of ours told us that pletely feminine. No matter American bosses could do with- This is the time to put your plana
I have seen two around Lon for a day at a the frills and plunging Inio nation. If you have been, walther little daughter is really en- how the world and its values out. ing for the strategie_moment—this joying the petilcoat we gave her change, the
who woman
gladly don looking as different as two atomic energy is necklines. They would ullerly feminine, as well 21-May
as dispense with the glamour in duchesses can look. TAURUS
21) for her birthday. (Apr.
The be favour will
New-Fangled Duchess emciency, always
of brains, It was a frothy thing, all net practical, See that you follow through with
was the Duchess of Argyll, cherished, Sour original pisng despite any out rufes, and ribbons, with a rose-
of speed and intelligence." Ride opposition. Your decisions are
(London Express Service). wearing a dark silk Trapezu bud here and there. It looked that! the right one,
"
We're pretty sure
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
BOYS' AND GIRLS"
An Old-Fashioned Sleigh
-Merlin Makes Haarf's Wish Come True--
By MAX TRELL
THE snow covered the ground for us far 2 Knarf and Hanld, the Shadows with the Names, could Turned-About
500.
"What 3 wonderful day." Hanid said, "for n sleigh ride!" "I wish wo had a real olt
sald Knurf. fashioned aleigh,"
"I mean the kind we always see pictures of in books,"
"I know the kind you mean," sald Hanid. They're drawn by horses. They have sleigh bells, They
along country roads. Everyone who sits in the sleigh
with covered blankets,"
Saying this, he threw them cach one of the fur coats.
"Bul-where-is the sleigh?” gasped Hauld.
Sure enough, standing on the path at the back door was one of those old-fashioned, story- book sleighs with the horse hitched to it and sleigh bells attached to the harness.
"In with you In with you!" eaid Mr Merlin.
I can't tell you how delighted And "Outside! Where It should Knert and Hanid were to
themselves riding down the bel" said Mr Merlin.
snowy road behind the smartly- horpe, The steight Knart and Hanid pressed their 'rolling noses against the window and, skimmed
the snow. Up hill and down hill they went! looked out.
The sleigh bells jangled and
"I don't see anything," old tinkled;" Knarf, except now."
"Never mind! Never mind!" Raid Mr Merlin. "It's around at
over
Then Knarf and Hanid began singing as they rode along.
the back. Hurry along, now." To their surprise they heard answering voices. Suddenly, So Kharf and Hanid put their there in front of them, were orms in through the warm fur other sleighs drawn by horses
up furs and coats and hurried out after Mr. with children wrapped
Merlin.
fura and blankets,
Only In Story Books
She shook her head. "Bat you can't find that kind of eight
[anymore exempt in story books."
don't know about that," "I said somebody at that moment.
Knarf and Hanid recognised the voice at once as belonging to their good. friend, Mr Merin, the Magnificent Magician.
They were surprized to nolice
that he was all wrapped up in a big fur coat, while over tis ann he carried two me fur coats and a whole pile of woollen
blankets
Room: For Two.
"I'm going for o
„Kleigh ride,"
he amounood. "I've sat room
for two more passengers. Here's La cont for ensă of you?
Rupert and the Jackdaw-3
You
The theme friends have not far 10 **Aren't you feeling ook go to find what they want and ibay,ahould have been with we thie Inat -- scamper round to the lus-side of a Kulf-hour; We're had a typing thick clump of bushes god temen, igate to make us warm.!" 6 For To their surprise their missing pali answer Bilt baly: siveja - little Bill Badger, is already there shelters: genoz as it be only half heard." Hu ing with his bach, spalna. a. tren omeneza to be thinking of something;' trunk. Hello Bill" says Rupert, jelen altogether.
in
Merlin took the Shadows
eiding in a sleigh.
"Well, how do you like it?" søked Mr Merlin.
suit and off-the-face Breton SOMETHING TO
sallor, dark suede gloves, and
simple, palated court shoes,
It tho then
Completely Dior from top to REMEMBER US BY
loe.
The Old-Fangled Duchess was
the Duchess of Marlborough, American designer Charles wearing a classic black suit (or Eames. who has just been ali coat and skirt, as she would the way to India to tell them say), a white blouse, small how to build big official build- half hat in feathers, white ings, has taken a look at
white designs. gloves, and a bunch
Jape). artificial flowers In the Completely British from top to 100..
of
PROBLEM-SOLVERS
the
our
"Well," he said evasively, "I. liked your designs of the year, but they were kind of conserva- tive."
He added: "If you want to know what I think is a really
Best wedding-present idea of good British design. It's the week! table-napkins In good old London, taxi. Black, of
colton, course. thickly fringed heavy
If I could take only Imade in appetising colours like one thing back to Amerles with pink, pale me, I'd inke one, complète with
spricot,
strong
yellow, sky-blus or charizeuse. Its super surly driver.”
You can buy them singly for 24., or a set of 6 for Alm. Od, with the colours mixed as much as you like. A dozen should setilo Your score with any bride-to-be.
Household Hints
BIGGEST (misconception of the week. The 14-year- old girl who was keen on cooking because, she said,
If possible, place your dish "It will help me get a hustowel racks in a ventilated cup- board so towels will day, quickly. band or a good job."
"We love it" sald Hanid. "I wish we always had this old fashioned sleigh to go riding in. SECOND biggest miscon-Perforated doors can be suball- Wherever did you find it?"
coption, of the week: Prin-tuled for solki ones to create
such a cupboard.! cess Alexandra's kind sug-
Q
Mr Merlin just smiled. "You have to be a Magnificent gestion that if you are Magician like I am," he said,brilliant" journalist you to know where to get an old- cannot be blamed for tushioned sleigh like this. giving your husband soup Giddyap!" he cried to the horse. and baked beans. "Let's go a bit fostart",
The next day, when Knotf and
Hand told their friends Teddy, HOW TO BE CRUEL
the Stuffed Bear, and Hinwain,
the Small-Sized Wooden Indian TO BE KIND
about their magical meigh ride
with Mr Merlin, Teddy and
and
Before remodelling ampom, a.5= aces its natural advantages and
Windows doors should be used to fill ad disadventsges,
low-cellinged vantage, while spaces can, bot used for tables, storoge, chests and bencher:
If you have, budding sculptors on your hands, you can help
· Italian couturier Fernanda | Bavd house and purse with o Hiawatha shook their heads and attinont-the designed Signora plastic modelling material thats wald they couldn't believe It
ED-
Gronchl's dresses for thostate washable—as well as coloured, And to tell the truth, Kaart vlait-deplores the way English and Hand began to be doubtful, women dress. It is not so)
Your bird cage will inst longer too. They wondered whether much unimaglostive... AS they hadn't just drosmed they sentimental, she told me. 24 ir it's not rusted out at the bot were riding in an old-fashioned woman should wear her heart toms, needless to say, Be sure sleigh instead of really riding on her sleeve English women to two enge Liners, ils of
lover do. «
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