1958-10-20 — Page 5

JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Hand Hog Roots Own Destruction

By OSWALD JACOBY

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1958.

WOMAN'S WORLD

WOMANSENSE=

ARE IRISHMEN BORN BACHELORS?

RISH collcens are crowd- "And becoUSO of their good looks and the traditional chormi ing . into marriage and allure associated with Irish bureau offices in London, womanhood they are in great Manchester and other big demand as brides for English- cities of the United King. men and Scotsmen.

Women Drivers Have Fewer Accidents dom of Great Britain in

E hand hog goes out of his 1. way

for to find excuses stealing the play from his partner. South's excuse for h two heart bitd wns that he didn't know whether to hid two or three spades; his excuse for his, four-heat bld was that he wanted to conceal his space t from the apposition.

Hin excuse for standing for -the double was that lie expected

to make the

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Both vulnerable

Pretoria.

IGURES sued by the South

African Road Safety Or- ganisation here favour women drivers in the old argument "Are inen better drivers than Wome?"

An official of the Organisation paid: "The

definitely wonten appear to be less dangerous us drivers than men, and are in- volved in a lower proportion of They may serious necidents.

tic Inattentive tend to be Thoughtless, but are less lined to be reckless."

The ometal conceded, however, the more that women were dangerous pedestrians, and often

through their und example taught children bad road habits,

Figures kept by the Bureau of Census and Statinies for several years showed that about 70,000 -men were involved in car ncci-

dents

year, but only every about 7,000 women.

In the number of drivers

khled in cur recidents, men out-

numbered women by about 20 to one, and in numbers injured,

bout reven to DI

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quest of husbands and a happy home life in the land of their adoption.

come

successful

Home Help For A Child Who Lags At Reading

JUST "FED UP" near the top of the fist in the

*In fact, Irish girls

By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D. proportion of

resulting from in- COME of the children who rhyme with it. In the same mareinges troductions through the vices of our bureau,

great number

sur-

EARLY STAGES "MUM

TUMMY darling, I'm

just

But in both the Republic and Northern Ireland bachelors complain that they cannot find brides because there are so few

"Conversely, we do not get a year haven't yet got the words.

Read come ensy verse or nursery ot applications hang of rending. Many in rhymes to him. Also, selections eligible girls and in so for lite partners from Irishmen, the second or third grades from well-illustrated prose that country churches wedding bells and this pones the question- also have this problem. Not he'll understand. have not been heard for the

the age of chivalry and sumance all these children are doll. dying out in Ireland to such an last ten years.

extent that the young men In fact, some are which highlights the continued over there are not inclined to bright.

marry. ellher at home or in Britain?"

Sot pet way, practise with hint on other I'll be the going out and

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decline

remarkable

situation,

in the marriage and birth rates in Ireland, la caur-

very

If your child is not making The answer came pat from a progress in reading, the teacher In the number af ear driver, ing damay In Irish coelal wel- young West Menth giti work-may tell you he is not yet ready ing in London-and engaged to read. In that case, you will get nowhere arguing with the "Like teacher, Just try to help him

yourself. at home.

licences held in South Africa, farcti outnumbered women by in three to only between two one.Reuter.

Inre and marriage guidance circles.

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While the marriage rate Ireland is still among the highest in the world the root of the problem is that there are relatively Low marriages 01 home in Ireland.

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

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If East had not made a

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spec-

East won the opening diamond

donnay lead and looked over carefully. His partner had raised diamonds South was marked with a singleton. Henre there was no second diamond trick. West probably held smelling or other in spides but dumray's spades luy over him like a fent,

West probably held the ace of clubs but that would krep. Hence the only chance to beat the hand would be to get a spade trick.

East Jed hts singleton spade right up to dummy. This killed West's king which war dend anyway, but it gave West a chance to lake the art heart trick and give East a ruff to des feat the contract.

CARD Sendek

The bidding has been:

North East

14

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Double ?

You, South, hold:

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What do you do?

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wish

TODAY'S QUESTION West bids two diamonds and

North and East puss. What do you do now?

Answer Tomorrow

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YOUR BIRTHDAY ....BY STELLA

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

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the ability to believe your objectives. matter what opposition may con- front you. O the other hand, you konw how to play as hard as you

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You are looking ahead to the next step in your programme of activity and while keltally prodvema one Job you have another in the blue- weint

Allia stage, and

third. stage. This exparty is probably the secret to your success which, although t may be slow in arrow, will be Josling when once it comes to you,

You

hate

the many characteristas of the executive and know how to delegate authority o that all parts or a job pro completed simultaneously. Déess inside thera is a spirit of adventure. In youth this may send you traveling ali

prehaps, in the "inking"

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 73) Ail constructive work is how favoured, Plan for the future: pak Your plans

Into opera GOV. scotrio (Oct.

22) - Develop an original den now, Green lights are clear for a major siep along the success Urail.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 22) -* Consolidate inatters (aving to do

with a major change in your environment or at work.

around the world; in adult lite will give you the urge to take chances, You seem to have good fortune on these "long shots"",and some of your best success will come from Recepting such challenge

You have on amourous santure and are demonstrative. You will be happlest 11 you wed while quite young and have 1 large Family

and You will enjoy the luxury comfort of your own home and wil

lve the very best that want money en boy!

Among those born. on date are: Christopher Wren, archileet; Jolin David 14kg Connecticut governor and legislator: lugh Holton Jones, landscape artist; John educator: Dawry, philosopher and Gen Dantel Edgar Sickles, Civil War polder, legislator and diplomat.

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To find what the stars have sire for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the

CITTES- ponding paragraph, Let your blet! day or be your daily guide.

How to keep young Irish girls and women from going to Britain and America and setti Ing down there with husbands of their choice leaving young DO Irishmen at home with

by choice but to be bachelors

"headache" for necessly is a

to be married soon.

She told inc: scores of other girls of my ac- quaintance at home in the Re- public, i got fed up' waiting for en Irishman to pop the ques

tlon.

Are

Expert Help

If you seem to make no pro- grem, seek the help of an expert. This child is precious.

"Irishmen don't mind Airting,

Make sure that he knows the inarriage but when it comes

just confirmed letters of the alphabet, but don't they bachelors and are afraid to take make him learn them in order.

The conf.ses such letters us the plunge.

bandd, practice him on picking Irish so many "No wonder girls

the preter

chance of out just one of these before at- Never let tucking the other, romance and marriage in Bri-him try learning them together in than to be kept waiting

if they confuse him. Ave, ten or even 15 years be- fore the

Words That Rhyme slow-cooch bachelors make up their home can

Encourage him to read, with "We have many hundreds of Irish girls on our books," the minds to tell us they want to your help, signs on the street, in Principal of a big marriage cling to mother's apron-strings stores and on food containers.

Name a word like "ball," and burc: u In London told the and stay single." Empire News recently.

ask him to say more words which

social workers.

By a Special Correspondent

Black Back!

Slim Pickings

*

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

Evidence for the return is given

by Mrs. Sweeny

• BLACK IS BACK, but with: a difference. For 18 months the smartest daytime colours have been caramel or cream, gold or parchment. Now take a look ound any smart gathering in London, Paris, or New York, and

Show nr

black is with pale bright shoes, not black ones.

THE NEW WAY to wear black is with one blob of colour, and no altempt to mately cessories.

New black

accessories

****

from

you will see the most elegant Parts are black net cloches und women are back in the elegant binek monkey fur hats, bleck woman's uld favourite-black. square handbags in patent

And since Fashion never re peats itself exactly, they wear their black with a difference.

THE NEW WAY to wear black is in a rough, knobbly, or long-italred fabric, not a smooth

ont.

THE NEW WAY to wear black is with a bluck hat or a fur wig, but never light hot.

THE NEW WAY. to wear

leather.

Mr CHARLES SWEENY wears the perfect new black suit for

TONE!! day. In

herringbone tweed, it is collarless, the jacket barely reaches the bips, the sleeves are higher than writ length. Her hair-hiding hat fr of Persian lamb, Arden Sweeny wears black to avold sentimental prettiness, has 17 black dresses.

HOUSEHOLD

HINTS

Milk and cheese are, of course, water, then cool and add three excellent sources of calcium, but cups of chilled milk.

this mineral can also be found

in salmon, sardines, broccoli, mustard, turnip

greens and enriched bread.

When a married man stays out too late, silence Isn't golden

it's guilt.

A SMARTLY cut, well de-ale, collards. talled shirt of drip-dry cotton teams up nicely with skinny pants. The shirt is blue and the cotton pants are white, plaided in blue, yellow and back. A black cummerbund bell cinches the waist to con- plete an outfit that is chuig on a slim, boyish figure.

.

A pretty milk punch lo entice small fry can be made by dis- solving six to ten pastel mints in a quarter of a cup of boiling

The well-equipped ear start- ing on a trip should have aboard a flashlight, first-aid kit, pen, tissues. aspirin, string. paper comb, screwdriver, pilera and sun lusses.

One of the most effective eye

of exercises you can do is one the easiest. Just look up from your close work periodically and gaze at a distant object for a few moments,

BOYS' AND GIRLS

No House For Willy!

He Explains Why He Likes His Toadstool.

"Why," said Knarf, By MAX TRELL

to get the dirt init." "Now take me," said Willy

"Dirt!" exclaimed

Toad to Knarf,

the

"You'd be a very foolish Toad you did," replied Knarf. "Come along with me sald Willy, "and I'll show you where I live. But I'm warnlog you be "that's forehand, it isn't a house."-

In a Clearing Kort walked with. WHY across the garden and over the

Willy.

Ir planning Lonent a new home Shadow Boy with the Turned- "What's wrong with dirt?"

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 203 —

then this is a good day to sign.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 185 —

lease and arrange details.

....

About Name, "I wouldn't live "Everything is wrong with In a house If you paid me."

dirt," suld Knart, "Dirt 19

Postpone a centerence with some- "Why wouldn't you, Willy dirty!".

asked Knurf.

one in authority. There could be

confusion at issues today..

FISCE.H (Feb.

.20) --

If furnishing your new home with

antique furniture, investigate bona-fide suction Held today.

"Nonsense," said Willy, wav- "I don't like anything about ing his arms toward the fields and his all a house at all," replied Willy. and meadows "For instance, what's it got a around them. "Do you call all

these things dirty?"

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) roof for?"

The path of true, Jove may not

zun too amoothly today, do more) "It's got a roof," said Knarf, than half-way to mouth out trouble."to keep the rain out."

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) -

Postpona

Luminom trip

have to go any great distince

other day, will prove better,

you

An-

GEMINI (May... Eb-dung 21) --

Rain Is Good

"Oh no," said Kaarf.

Growing in Dirt

"They're growing in dirt,"

"But rain in good," Willy told said Willy.

If you can facifully avoid it," don't [him. "It makes the flowers make a Ciotity loan today even grow. It gives yott a bath. I the collateral'seems okay.

CANCER (Jana

"I never thought of that," re- liko rain. If I had a house plied Koart.

"If I had a house," said Wally,

21 which I wouldn't, of course-

It your work or cancer it connected with mudlo, there should be some- thing good in store for you today,

LEO (July KL-Aug. 23) - "You'd be very Attend an interestinecture this Knarf observed, afternoon or evening, Learn som@«

"Tica toll mo thing as well as being entertained.

V100 (Ang.

the first thing I'd do would be “which, as I said before, to take off the roof,!"

wouldn't, I'd never clean it." I'd | foolish," let the dirt come blowing In through the doors and windows, something I'd bring in dirt and spread it aver the floor. Then Pd grow

D) == cise," danandpa Willy, "Why re-hept. You can be unconventional in your are people always doing so grass in my bedroom and a tree i and excellent solution.

approach to a problem, and probably Imuch cleaning in a bousof” - in my kitchen.”

think - and if anybody rings up-well I don't 'exact- ly mean anybody I mean well if it's a boy and if ho says can I play tennis to After you have read a very morrow will you sort of say short selection, you might occn- slonally read. It again. But, this that you think I could--but time, run your finger under the don't say it as if you know words and phrases as you read for certain I could so that them slowly so that he gets con it sounds as if I've nothing nection in his mind between else to do, but say it us if these words and what they say.

I might have something else When you learned phonies, you may have tried to sound out to do but I could give it up a word the ent In this way: "ka--but don't sound sort of ah-tah." A better way is to have aver-keen will you darling, pletured words like "cat," "bal, and if he says can 1 go to "ras," hat," so that the young-the cinema suicar you won't

ster can see that they rhyme.

words

Cut Out Pictures Let him cut out pictures of which begin with the same letter and paste them on a sheet cardboard Then, print the right word under each ple- ture. Later, let him do the same with groups of words which begin with blends like train,

ay What's on 7' and 'Is it suitable?' and anything shaming like that because he wouldn't be allowed to go either but his sister says he hates it if his mother else's mother tella anyone

that she's said that he truck, trop.

must say that he can't be- When he tries to read, be sure cause she's said so nee the story has casy words, short darling? Thanks AWFUL- sentences and lots of pictures. LY." The main thing is to find ways of helping him to enjoy reading.VERONICA PAPWORTH

PICTURE BY JOHN PRENCH

MAGAZINE

fence and down the hill until do the sine. finally they reached the edge

It's too small for me, "Willy,"

of the Pine Tree Grove. Then said Knarf. "I just stand right they walked into the middle of here. But is this where you real- the Grove and there. In a little by live?" clearing, stood a toadstool.

replied Willy. "Certainly," "There is said Willy, "I's a wonderful place. There -pointing proudly.

isn't a house in the world to Willy sprang on top of the compare with it. There's no roof the toadstool and invited Kaart to to keep the sunshine and

moonlight and the breezes out, And look all around you, tell me what you see."

Rupert and the Early Bird-34

At Alay's long stream of quie' tions Rupert begins to look worried. I tell them where I'm going they'll want to come too." he thinks. “Such a crowd would frighten the poor bird oft his ner. So, to the astonish- ment of his friends he runs away from them without answering

word. "What a queer mood he's in today." says Reggie Rabbit. Near the edge of the wood Rupert acca a jackdaw flying in circles and he calls out to it. But this That time there is no answer, can't be Margaret's talking jack- sw," he matters. I'm sure he would speak to me." ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Knarf looked all around him. "I acc trees and grass and flowers," he said,

Move Out

Willy nodded.

"Your loadstool is too maali

"They're all growing in dirt,"

for me, Wily,” said Knarf.

he said. "Now take the adviče

of a Toad, my boy, and move

aside just in time. And when the

out of that slily house of yours. Dog was gote, it was 'ween that

Learn to live on 1hla one."

toadstool lika Willy's beautiful toadstool had

beeri stepped on and destroyed.

Willy had hardly finished say ing this when there was a noiso of footsteps. The next second a Dog, belonging to the people

Th Dog stepped on it," groaned Willy.

house!".

"And that," sald Knart, "could who lived on the other side of never happen If you lived in a the road, came running up, straight for Willy's toadstool.

"Look out! Stay Away!" shouted Willy.

But even so, Willy didn't' seem

convinced. He just sat there

The Dog paid no attention to waiting for the rala to come to

• Į him, · Willy and Kaart · juumped inako another toadstool grow.