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By OSWALD JACOBY
NE of the strong points of the expert bridge player is
that he makes life as difficult as possible for his opponents. For example, suppose the opponents
BY
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1951.
WAY
• THE by Beachcomber
THE extraordinary sentence in my paper, "They licked the glass like cats," becomes less mysterious when one remembers that in a room with no ceiling
floor or walls or table the food has to be smeared on the windows, and it is easier to lick it from the glass than to scrape it off with the hands.
It was dutchy for them that the wiadows were fitted with plast, though any other substance would have done as well. But tow will deny that if they had had time to Uhrink, they would love had their food served in some other And rather more cemalete buding
Sact takes charge
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hands of allermate offelals, working eliminate redundancy. to a preconceived pattern, so as to Rich man's diet
A SENSITIVE, "dreamy lady read in her paper that a rich man hed paid for a colt. a sum that worked put at "about seventeen phillinga an ounce.' "I call it a downright slame," she said, "to ent
such young horses."
The incident at McGurgle's MES MCGURGLE writes to me: "Your dragging up of the oc- ension on which Mr Howland threw a bit of meat at the wall may
impression that give the
my es tablishment is one of those in which mrat 19 habitually Rung about. This is not eu. The boarder in question had partaken of too much sherry in Sedger's Dive. His flushed face and loud voice were remarked on at the beginning of the meal, and when ho
Mix Burlett's pinched
CA1 familiarly all doubts were dissolved. Immediately before throwing thr meat, he emptied his gravy into his glass and poured his water over the meat. I mention these sordid detailn to show that he was not in a normal state of mind e Jeft after the meal, with a right thumb stuck through a hole in the crown of his hal.
Esq. has draw up scheme by which offecia)s of the the Social Survey Branch of General Inquiries Division of the Central Integration Group of the Overall Interlin Counsel of Specific Information, who are compiling record of leisure occupations from a cross-section of the population, will be questioned in their turn by special
Each supervisors
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schedules wal POTSTY
the be in
YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7
can defeat the expert's contract BORN today you are another one
--is he down-hearted? Not a bit of it. It's still their job to find the right defence, and the ex- pert will do what he can complicate their job.
Today's hand would be muffed bayi most average players but would be made by most experts for just the reason described Let's examine difference,
ther
refuse It could bring unhappiness
to other as well as yourself
Your enthusiasms are often vaunt- ing and
you have the gift of per Fuasim whereby you can make others As excited about your new Ideas You may be a bite slow in pet started, but once launched upen
of those who may have extraor- Aus dinny handicaps to overcome harve onve you
ranmounted the quiffculties projected by a so-called unlucky star, your success may be all the BTC signtfcant Just be
warned against starting constantly song new, untried profeet, on your fresh project you get inion own birthday) Follow your gand mod of concentration that is back - and bad days carefully. and your el by rong will to do or die exceptional personal magnetism can 1 hely that you will have ardent contribule greatly to your progress Indiowers : Well A bliter cities You can beroine à great power fol You are intuitive
serious Influene» Red kurve, as
Contain Sust ninke QUEL thai well. the Jack
deep interest in psychic for all phenomen
Base your studies
your idents are always kept at the Sound research rabber พระเก
highest possible leve
To find what the stars have to emotionalism and you will not be
reit store 19T tomu PTDAY, come 100 involved in matters
your cannot understand Even
birthday stat and read the corres- HI ed to use this unustami
Let your birth. pending paragraph. power In gain. 1 would be best for you 10 day atar he your dally guide
DECEMBER B
The average player wins the Orst club in dumbray or in is own hand
at random. draws two
trumps, and then leads
rounds of
of diamonds. West naturally ducks
In order to let East win with the king of dimnouds East, Just natur- alty returns the jack of spades; and the fat is in the fire.
South must take the spade finesse. and the contract is defeated when the finesse loses. Two diamonds and a club must be lust no matter what happens. so the Joks í
* spade
trick is fatal.
n
The expert
therefore wins the first trick Jums with the age of clubs Is ext step is to return the deuce
sees all this coming
of diamonds from the dummy
The opponents can still defeat the contract, but they have to And He -Ight deignte stead of having handed to them on the proverbial
forex plutter At the second trick East must put up the king of dia mods Du you know anybody whi wike that defensive play"
gree that a great expert will occasionally come up with the right tefence. But this type of pla is made gainst him ten 108 8 month, he'l meekly play low six at seven times out of the Len
Eight or nine lines would be closer to the truth, but I wouldn't what to
be considered ungenerous!
Once East is persuaded to play # tow diamond at the second trick. the hand is engr
the
!
and
wou
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(Mar 21-Apr 207- A fine day to take care of rose" thousand and pre 2114te detada You may have been regie:
TAURUS fApr. 21-May 21- Look forward to the later evening MORES. for ther is when you have a prise picasure in store
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-WOMANSENSE
THIS IS THE LIGHT Plan Your
PROGRAMME
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GIFT-GIVING
HAVE
Christmas
AVE you already decided what gifts you are biving this year? More than likely, like most of us, you have some of them selested and are still undecided about others. If this is the case, you may And that when the family and close friends are gather- ed at some family occasion, you can "size them up and make final plans about what you will give each individual or family group.
Appropriate Gift
Study your family closely to make sure that what you make for them will be appropriate. This also is a good time to get a final check on sizes so that what you make for them will fit correctly. Boarves, stoles, bows, blouses, blousettes, hug-me-tights, bed-jackets, skirts, hoods, capes, even home and party dresses can be made for someone, young or old, to enjoy wearing for a long time after the gift is received.
Christmas Stocking
A gay Christmas stocking for children, and toys also, will be included here, and of course, a gift for Futher and Junior. We will show you gay and inexpensive things to make for your table and not-too-hard decorative suggestions to add a new holiday touch to your home,
So now is the time to begin getting your checks on measurements, to observe closely, and to wangle, if you can, expressions about colour preferences.
What Will Appeal
Knowing what will appeal will enable you to Aive the appropriate gift and you will indeed know that the Thanks you receive for your gifts are genuine.
A stole ran easily be made at home cul ur that will please and Batter the this can be a lovely and valued gin.
Home-made Gifts
In a
wearer
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A bed jo ket (we will show you how to make this on our Saturday Home-erntt Page). toys at a trifling cost that are worth many times more and other gifts.
Christmas is a time for families to share not only gifts but affection.
Make your Christmas one to remember by giving the planned, the perfect and appropriate piji.
The Old And The New In
to jela in some group activity can be profitable as well as pleasin able
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24-Aug Oluty
who Don't permit those to waste to waste yous energies on nonessentiala
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept This is a success day Make future plans with ful confidence and thr assurance that they will work out
LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23
The newlyweds want to know Rmance can bring exceptional joy
f and how they en mix a fine and pleasure to you at this tai Your day fo have fun!
bit of 180:ional furniture or an SCORPIO
-Nov.
21 antique with the shiny cuntem Don't permet a show of jealousy on another's part to upset your equili-Potary interiors so beloved by
The mod hould pass
young moderns.
Be pan with celatives who may West must win first diamond.
seet demanding De all you and West 1 no position lend spades.
man to help West must lead another club (as good as any) and South wins with thu king South then draws two rounds of Trump and leads his other dia.
THU set up dummy's queer br.
lore the spades have been touched South can get to dummy with the ten of trips to discard lus queen of spades can the queen of diamonds The real of course. Is child's play
♥ CARD Sensek♦
Yesterday's bidding has been:
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CANCER Edune 22-Enly 231. You and your family may be asked
CROSSWORD
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You. South. hold: Spades Hearts - Diamonds Q-7-2. Clubs A-J-0-6-3 What do you do?
A Bl 20 damonds. Your hand strong enough for one voluntary response-but not strong enough for tw bids. You can either show the chibs or raise the diamonds, bui you cannot do both. The raise should br preferred since IL As more likely to get the partnership to a playable contract
Bin You.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same the question just answered. South, hold: Spades 7-6-4, Heart 2. Diamonds Q-J-4-2, Clubs A-7-9-6-3 What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS PROBLEM
63 V. HJELLE
Black, 10 pieces.
White, 10 pieces. White to play: mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
I, R-R4, any; 2, Q, R, or Ki
(ch or dbl ch} mates.
BARBS
BY HAL "COCHRAN
MORE people would amount
to something if there were
fewer easy ways not to.
A scientist says there are
of rubber in the hu bady Hence the bouncing boys and girls,
Across
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(7) 11. Mountain range. 18:
12. Allenate, (8)
14. A broken feature, (41
16. What a front it in. (4)
17. Consider. (4)
1. Oricket ground but not ball. (4)
20. Container. (3)
21. A Roy, but not Derex. (3)
22. Grade nine material. (9)
Dowb
Quromantic, an 1 crop, (7)
2. Had on ice in a Spanish estate.
(B)
A solemn observance. ($)
Winter of beauty. (8)
&
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Decorating
Nearly every store display in been ultra-modern, and yet a America
this
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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
It's Fun to Fly Like a Kite
-But You Do Need a Tail, as Knarf Soon Discovered!~~
By MAX TRELL
NARF
again. they saw that they were hugh over the highest trees. A bring was attached to Knarf's coat and Hanid's dress. and a long tail, made of strips of cinta tied together hung from
Perf
the
the!
Kite on the Ground
Hasid, and
the shadow-children with the turned-about names, had taken their kile out to the hill was already high up in blue sky, waving its long tail like a very contented eat and tugging of the string with all its might, when Knurf said 1. his sister: Wouldn't it bu wonderful if the kite could be down on the ground and We enuld be flying up in the sky on top of the daisy now, way-
ing up to them. "Hello!" they
Far below they could see the kite or the ground at the very standing. Mr Merlin was sitting spot where they had been
beard him
up
2
Ifanid nodded. "Yes, it would.' she agreed. "But how shouting. "How do you like it can we do it? Only a kite can Пy at the end of a string.
"That's not true," a Voicu close beside them chuckled
Knarf
and Hanjd looked around in surprise. It was their friend Mr Meriln the Magician He was leaning against a daisy and shading his eyes with his the hand as he gazed up at high-flying kite.
Change Places "That's not true at all," he repeated. "It you want to kite, change places with that just let me know. I can range it in a second Well, With that, he started walking off, still smil-
9. You find them in the winter of goodbye?..
tite. (81
13 ' l part of the act. (5)
16. Grecting. 13)
18. The quaorale. (3)
Solution at yesterday's ogzzle. ----Across:
1. Bleek, Scan: 9 Cinnamon; 10.
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- 19 lumen: 22.
Lavender, Down: 1.
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Knarf shouted: "Mr Merlin! Wait a minute, please!"
"Come back" called Hanid. Mr Merlin came back. "We want to change places With the kits."
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INTELLIGENCE TEST
3 PHILOSOPHERS
By T. Q. HARE
Tres a lot of peopia too study at philosophy highly. They soek to lap it up quickly: to tons care salde fu a mequer, which is, in fact. Impossible. Nothing of any value results
Thran #roups of two of mare consecutive words are ∙anagrams of the names OT
famous philosophers. Banauenguranganpscesandeirantanedanno
(Solution on Page 10)
Check Your Knowledge
1. Name the military loador who was called "Little Coc- poral
2. What sport is called the
of
grostest poet adrilon le what usually
Insulin to used for the Hvem)" daya before you treatment, of what disease?
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"Fine," said Mr Merlin. Neither Knarf ΠΟΥ Hanid
Mr
top of
Merlin was sitting waving a datsy Kuart and Hanid.
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Different Walls
In one display house, the liv. ing-room has one wall in rough whitewashed fleldstone, one in cypress wood rubbed with white, one of smooth sheetrock and the fourth of glass. The floor
13 cork and the floor of the glass-
walled gallery leading out
the room is of flagstone.
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A very modern shell, you'd say, calling for the very latest in modern pleces.
pieces,
Yet, much
of the furniture is French Pro- vincial or derives from the wie Directoire period.
But all **** whether contemporary of traditional, are distinguished by clear outlines, and much use has been made of black and white to up the various wood finishes which include oak, yewwood, chestnut, walnut, and a spatter- ed effect. The single colour note, a wing chair done in char- treuse, was just enough. Storage Unit
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to was
Let's
good
Knarf said
Hamid said: "Mr Merlin said for us not to try any funny stuff"
he didn't see
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even or
soundly, would be irritated by
a head covered with hardware. A Short Cut
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A PERSONAL GIFT?
We liked the bedroom, with its wall of glass and opposite long wall an entire architectural stor- up there?"
Yet, age unit.
despite this "Fine," Knarf called backe A
modern setting, the furniture have tails to hold on
the mostly of
informal "It's very breezy," said Hanjd.
kites French variety. branches of trees. But Mr Merlin shouted
don't need tails for any of warning: "Mind you, don't try
those reasons at al like it if you come any funny stuff! You wont
take them off," he said. zooming down
It was really getting and breezy But Knart and Hanid just swayed a little, The
to be holding anything funny about just tals- string seemed them. It felt very tight. They ing off a useless tail made of stood upright in the air, gazing strips of old cloth, and Hamid all around them at the
finally agreed with him, trees
off they took the two. tails. and hills and houses and cows.
You can't imagine what Everything looked very and much prettier than it did alarming things happened the from the ground.
next
instant. Instead of stand- Knarf never knew it was ing upright in the air,
91 much fun being a kite," Hunid and Hanid began looping head said.
over
heels, twisting and turn-
diving Knar said: "I wonder why ing and whirling and
Theu-zoom-down they went for the ground.
sald Mr Merlin, took as he chuckling again Mast
them both out of a bush, "I warned you about trying any funny stuff.
small
keep waving around. Are they
straight f we need these tails. They just
just for decoration?"
"I don't know, Knart.
really believed for one second kites seem to have them." that Mr Merlin, even though
No Use Af AIL
So
he was a wonderful magician, "I don't think they're any
"A kite's tail may scem could get them up in the alr use at all," said Knart. "Cows useless, but it's just as import- where the kite was.
and horses have tails to flip ant as the tail of a cat. It's
But Mr Merlin seemed to be the files oft. Dogs have tails to the only thing that keeps the mumbling some words to him- they can wag them when kite balanced in the alt." self and suddenly they felt they're happy. Cats have tails "I wo had only known," themselves shooting up in the to balance with when they righed Knart, rubbing slr. When they looked down walk along a fence. Monkeys bruised head.
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