THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1951.
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Poor in Math, But What a Bridge Player
By OSWALD JACOBY
heard haven't
From
WE W Generous George in quite a long time, but he's still around giving unearned tricks to his opponents. His favourite stunt is "forgetting" to count the trumps, and he has convinced all the kibitzers that he'd be a pretty fair player if he could enly count.
In today's hand, West opened the seven of diamonds. East won with the mom and then continued with the king of diamonds, thus showing that he had only two cards in the suit. Generous George, playing the South hand. ruffed the second diamond with the two of hearte.
Hoping for the best, Gange next led the four of hearts to dummy's per and returned a low trumɔ, East'i Jack won * welcome sight. George covered with the queen of hearts, and West won with "the king.
West's only chance was to ruf declarer down, so he led the queen of diamonds, and George ruded with
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the five of hearts. At this stage George had only one tramp left-the ten. West had the nine of trumps, and dumany kult had the six of <rumpe Somehow or other George forgot to draw West's last trump. The heat nometimen gets him that
Instead, George led out the ace, king, and queen of spades. This gave West a chance to raff with his forgotten nine of hearts While West was thinking, George discarded a club from dummy
The trouble was that if Week zuffed he would have to see a track no matter what he led back. Thus, L he returned ■ duh Bouth would have two natural club tricks and
could ruff his test club in dummy. And if West returned the ten of diamonds, South would ruff, each tus Just good spade, and then win the last two tricks in dummy with a trump and a good diamond.
West couldn't save himself try refusing to ruff. George could just lead another too spade to discard Another chub from dummy. If West atsin huld off, George would cash the ace of clubs
you are egocentrle. The world must revolve around you PORN seday
and your desires. Your energy and leadership demand attention- and you get it. You have tremendous enthusiasms and shy cause you espouse had a_mighty protagonist, Perhaps your greatest fault high tensper which needs to be kept under strlet control at all times.
Your crcticus are near the surface. You react quickly to your environment and to all situations which you face. You make decisions quickly. There are times, when you might benefit from a more studied second thought. But this is not your nature and 16 will be a hard discipline for you to learn.
Contious activity is the only thing you understand, Parents of children born on this day should see that their progeny are given plenty to hold their interest or there will be mischief in the making!
A be leader, with a magnetic personality, you have many talents which can be developed simultaneously. One career is seldom enough to keep your intereste stive. Politics, exploratian, literature. public speajeng, commerce or business-these and almost any other career or profession can be yours for the asking. Decide what you went and go after it.
You women have a talent for kọmemaking.
You will be happiest
if you wed at an early age and have a family to manage! You may also have a career, as well.
To and what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select birthday star and read the corresponding paragamih. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide,
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
BCDRPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 221 Your love and sympathy can bright- en minecke's day. "Encourage soïne- one who may be depressed.
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meditation
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22). Adherence to your devotional duties сал bring spiritual uplift and fresh outlook for the future.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) Prayer and thoughtful today will bring exceptional TE wards. Probleme are asily solved
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- f your present hobby proves bor- g. try another? You mas Bad in much more amusing
PISCES (Feb.
20-Mar
Z0) perplexing problem tray be wlved by seeking the help and advice of an expert. Don't hesitate
A
So do so.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) To change your attitudes. get out mang people New friends" and a fresh environment can help.
BORN today, you are
duct
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TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Take good care of your health. You ay not be ns robust as you k to believe you are,
21)-
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GEMİNİ
22-June Artistic prezzion will give you tremendous pleasure. Develop indretion which comes to you.
CANCER (June 12-July 3)- Waste neither your time, energ
T money today. Indtate some new press for better results.
LEO (July 21-ARE. 23)- Be more selective in your close friendships. Shake off those who caly waste your time.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Bopt. 23) 1on't cross bridges before you come
to them. Be resolute. Fear nothing Just keep on working!
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct 23)- Your church activities cat bring Pou the pleasure of new friendships. Cultivate them now
natural valveman You can promote every. thing from a new and nebulous idea to a manufactured
pro- You would probably da well in publuity or advertisiTAN Kopy ideae are new and your approach is refreshing. Fond of music, pleasure- loving and usazolty a cheerful, optimistie Boul, you will have D host of friends whom you help and who in turn will help you. You were bom knowing how to co-operate.
But to avoid error you must learn to become a surer judge of human nature. You are yourself, ingenuous, frank and whole- hearted that you think the rest es in world is made the same way! Many a disillusionment may come mar way unless You discover otherwise.
Your fe in likely to run In eyeles --- Some bod some good. Leam to take full advantage of the propitious periods by working ar top steam. Then, when a poorer vele appeara, you can slow down without loss of progreRS, It would be woll for you to learn to re- store your nervous energy at intervals, for sometimes you pationer Prts a little threadbare and this can be traced to nothing more than physical or mental weariness.
It is likely that you will wen E quite an early age. Your home life should be a happy one
select your Let your birth-
To find what the store have store for tomorrow, hirthday star and read the corresporting paragraph day star be your daily guide.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22 have been neglecting. Telephone or This is not the tune to start amy- thing new. Stek lu routine
y close attention to detau.
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MINTELLIGENCE TEST
Hardly a Duty
By T. O. HARE
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White, 5 pieces. White to play: mate in three.
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VIRGO (AVE. 24-Sept. 23)- of Today important! Take care present needs. See that a necessery chore is completed.
"TRADE WIND"
"BEA SERPENT"
1. L. LUCKENBACIT"
"PACIFIC BEAR”
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Cultivate yo mind more. Make LEBILA full use of your intellectual gute and progress faster.
24-Oct. 21) (Sept. Facia are what count today. Diare- gard Keneraties. Remember all that CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 201tters nei gold. All business affairs which were be- gun this month should be satisfac Loriky settled today.
(Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-
AQUARIUS and ruff a club in dummy. after which the ten off you must, Hsten to gossip-but Con't be guilty of repeating 1. for hearts would supply his lenth trick.
In short, the contract couldn't bo it could harm someone you love. defeated. Now, just for the fun of 11. try to make the contract after drawing the last trumn. Your good memory will cost you the contract.
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ABIER (Mar. 21-Apr. 20). Expertence can be
teacher a ne Today is the time to learn a lot! Something interesting can happen.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 3 Diamonds Pass You should reach ene of
Optimism 3 N. T. Pose greatest ambitions.
promote e powerfuly successful day. You, Suuth, hold: Spaden A-Q-J-
GEMINI 7-3. Hearts A-10-5, Diamonds K-2-5-2,
(May 22-June 21)-- Unikse fact in stealing with a re- 'ative and you can avoid a distaste- shows extra bigb.card strengthful argument. Be a peacemaker, 28 well as
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22-July (June strength. If there is a slam, your By your example, you can preach si fimportant scrmont Exert yoLI powers of leaderships for good.
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partner.
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by Beachcomber
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"Are you Suet despondently. nouncement in Thursday, hay Bubbleblowing people?" asked the velee. "Yo, The Ministry. "Oli, rung me up to complain,
then Mr Bunton-Deinold told The explanations is that the story me to say that Ramsgate can't eat was so close to the truth and the the station fruit until he gets the nomer so slightly disguised that the now teeth and will you send them by registered port." Suet rang oft first instalment had to be printed in Invisible ink. Today's instalment in sheer misery. will be found in code on the brok page. Tomorrow's will tell how Jack Fettigrew, blinded by his love for Mareda Trevanion, fell down a manhole in Threadneedle-street and found himself in a cavern filled with maaked jockeys.
In passing
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