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*** THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1952.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE.
Use Some Boldness In Your Playing
WEST (D)
AJ 1000
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4976
AAKJ94
NORTH AK73 VGA
AKQ103 Q 107
EAST
042
14
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46632
SOUTH
4AQB
AQ7643
342
AB
Both sides vul.
West North - East
Bouth
Pass
IN. T. Pass
PALE
重爨
Puss Pass
Pass
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"Why, no, judge. I'm not ashamed to be seen
here so often.
I've always thought of it as a respect-
uble place."
THE WAY.
BY
by
Beachcomber
10 Pass 1
3V
WOMANSENSE-
EILEEN ASCROFT'S COLUMN MAD HAT
EXAMINES THE CULT OF THE
-DEMONSTRATED : BY A WOMAN WITH PASSION FOR THEM: JULIE WILSON
*
MAN sut
table talking bieber without bursting the scams. A with his mouth full. His Save the knees the eator had to loose-hanging shirt nly his nged father, by the Bre, who keep low warm. This, too, the old dils- could not understand a word of father natierd with acute what his son was saying, cried lense and disapproval.
Time wore ou The old father out: "Sixty-one years ago, when muttered. ngrily. The cater, you were mine, I began to cor-
mouth always full, muttered un- rect this evil habit of yours.
gly. Presently the enter kat
and wiped his face, Since then I have constantly harped back un the Brossmass of talking with the mouth being nuw emply, the stop- mouth full. My reproofs have and ask tulleing. The ld man and the he nu ufuct. T man at the table, font went up to bed. When ali munching, made an unintellig and the doors of the bedrooms She wound.Swala your food shut, the cater got up and; with a before you speak" said the old knowing sanile, but his trousers on father. "You can' swallow tèt the right way up and ndjusted hi fredmet
It's wateienst Then he too went up to like furniture.” The old tano Baked fun Bedhuit. RESTITUTIVE CE ut her in parentent "What an old father was down early, to have his son, before the utterly stupid onservation," he said. a word with
•
Busse started again, But he was too inte, The son's mouth was already hill, and he was wearing his a strapped to his chest, and his overcoat was tied round his
Now this man at the table was wearing his waistront back to front and his trousers upside-down, The waistcunt hung upply down neik aver his chest bike comic breast- plate, and 11 was not bultoned bu
tite
ankles.
HIEN the aunt, now G2,
came
old
find. The waistline of the trauer. W doen, sier said to the was sagcing roun There was a bunchting round the wan: "I have been reckoning up. calves, and then, as the trousers Ben. I must have been jusi que Kot narrower, they were pulled year old when you Brst told Tim tigther. The turn-ups were arrested not to talk with his mouth tul), 4 by the bones of the knees, and suppose he's Innod to grow up the garment -Sould-be-pulleit ----ņu- now."--There was no reply".
Opening lead-4K]
By OSWALD. JACOBY
THEN you tear Walter Heu
bent conducting his Now Orleans symphony orchestra you have to be good musician anch yourself to rralise how sold sonolarship les behind the fire and boldneza.
Much the Bante can be said of Herbert's bridge pinying. You have to be a good bridge player yourself to understand what a base his audocity reals on,
The naination at bridge schol- arship and audacity is shown in o hand played by Dr Herbert at the nathanal championships conducted by Br American Contract Bridge Lesque in Delrait last December,
Insidentally, the combination of bṛläge and jutiste is not a new pre "To JeybaltH NO WEK Hd DetermutuYNİ~~~ ly famous musician and bridge ex- pert in his native Vienna before the Nazta cone to power.
West opened the king of clubs and then ahifted to the jack of spartes. DI Herbert playing the South hand, won the second trick with the queen of spades and then naue the kibazers kas by laying down the pee of trumps to drop West's singleton king,
Alter this key play there was nothing much to the hand. East was sure to win two trump tricks, but Dr Herbert was sure to make his contract. If declarar had taken "normal" trump finesse, he would have lost his queen to Wexi's single- ton king, and East wouli -later-take- two more trump tricks to set the contract.
The kibitzer anny have gasped at the Key play, but actually it wan based on scholarship rather than on weird power to see through the
YOUR BIRTHDAY BY STELLAcks of the cards. The play of the
ነገ
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
BORN today, the stars have given
you
eunt cunt pharacteristics with which to cope) #anice, Impuldve and erratic by with a high temper and vkurting enthusians and, embitions, you ale have a strange. Innate caution which fortunately keeps you from getting into too stich trouble all at once, You have a threwd, keen und and a highly idealiste ende of pines to which you will adhere 19_matt at how much personal saevifier.
Kindly and yaathee to all with whom you come contact, vou still can be a wall of stubborn restaure If you are attacked. In competitions, you are a tough person to meet You. you do not have an ever-powerlon destre for inaterial wealth. You will pour your wealth into a project unti it pauperises you, if you feel it is
ARIES
say idea that thould be projected for the common good of all. You will work hard at something that interesta he very luzy it you, but you che you are bored with your Joht
Fate muy appear to play a large At sunie part in your fortunes. jin your file, an opportunity which could Influenes ille entire balance of your lite may come up. Be sure to recognise 11 and accept it at once. I may never come again. Be cautious in marriage, for en your selection of a mate, much of your peace of mind and entertiment will rest. And without this, you cannot achieve succes>.
the stars have in To ful what lone for tomorrow, select your bith- day star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide,
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
LAAT 21-Apr. 207- Go on a shopping sores this morning and refurbish your spring wardrobe, Do you good!
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) A used week-end to ix up the house. Maybe that spring house cleaning to in order.
GEMINI (May
2)-
12-June Do what you tan to get things at home in gunil order, You might buy suing new furnishings,
CANCER (June 12-July
22) (Oct 24-Nov. SCORPIO Flu angects for social gatherings, he host or 10:1ess to a congenial grouo.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)— there have been minor misunder- standings at home, this is a good day to sibitrate item.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 24)- Sp a small savings ping today icr something you want. Then it isn't a luxury any store!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 193- Jom a friend. In muring a hobby pleasure and relaxation.
If advice is well-meast, then ceret which can bring mulus!“
It willingly bad follow R
sometimes hely,
LEO (July 24-Aug.
A good
23)
1 cN
21)-
time to spend with your
PISCES (Feb. 23-Mar, 201- Older members of your family may ask for help and advice. A line day
family. Be cheerful and way. Plan for giving an entertaining gel-together.
VIRGO Laug. 24-Sept. 23-
A One
day for self-improvement. Personal anpearances can brave very Important just now,
LABILA (Sept. {«vt.
33)-
It might be a kood idea to plan horne party for neople who have just inoved into your selghbourhood,
CROSSWORD
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19
12
20
15
Across Where star money is made ? (9) Ballor in a real upset. 18) After & tar it will die down. (3) arding by this dance. (3) From a ne on Boowdon. (n Churer. polding a. Afty-aft
Interest in una caka 7. (7)
16. Ancient temple or sexico with a
joen tie. (8)
17. fils must be a narrow neck, (7)
A genus of crane-dles. (0)
71. Clerical coat (7)
22.. Take a step to mase it. 18)
29. Britans are supposed to be. 14)
Down
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2. Musis in the rose chart. (U)
For Whleb i cart enolak, ibi
4. The from the Baden, (4)
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Wood every schoolboy dislikes, it
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by ondores 7-(8)
Momics before employment. (8) That gambling caba,
10. Ka'a apt for a change -13)...
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Bauchi Dabra Urching, 30. Ape
Maluri; 82, Pan
Hunavate: 4. Brebesqu# Hibble,
Posted 1. Appro;/A, Baum, 13.,
CHESS PROBLEM
By S. BREHMKR Black, 10 pieces.
White, 11 pieces,
White to play: máte in two,
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. RK13, any; 2, Kt (ch or dis ch) water,
DUMB-BELLS
THE POOR.)... HOW MAN WAS/TERRIBLE!
KILLED
BY A CRANE IN THE SHIPYARD!
JIRE LEDGER SYNDIC
WHAT FIERCE BIRDS THEY MUST
HAVE THERE!
ace, one of a large group of plays known as "safety" plays, is the sort of andetivre that cannot lose but
may gain.
If the king had not dropped, Dr Herbert was still in position to en- ter the dummy and seturn a trump toward his queen. This would give him every advantage that he might Cerive from the success of a "nor mal" finessewwithout the disadvant- ore of losing to a singleton- king.
'A day hat," says American actress Julle Wilson, "makes a woman a woman." Putting theory into practice, she brought har collection of hats-all 40 of them-to England in grey and silver-band boxes: "f Just couldn't bear to leave one behind," s
She spends much of her year's dress allow. ance on hate-for her, the crazier the better.
IRISH STEWA
COOKED MEAT
OF
CAN'T YOU MAKE AN IRISH STEW WITH LEFT-
OVERS, MRS A
COURSE, DEAR
IF THE JOINTS GOT A BONE, CUT OFF ALL
THE MEAT
AND USE THE BROKEN- UP BONE TO MAKE SOME STOCK
IP. IT'S. BONELESS
USE WATER WITH
A LITTLE
MEAT EXTRACT
And in this one-woman Easter parade the shows some of them-with nicknames for every one.
.. Robin Hood felt 1-NEW YORKER lemon-yellow, covered grey face velling. Huge feather is silver kid. THREE TO MAKE READY... tiny sult cap. of black fur felt. bears a pert detachable estrich plume.. 3—COPACA- BANA... Spring straw in white with enormous sprays of pink and white apple blossom. 4-COFFEE IN BRAZIŁ... lovely-day boater in
AN HOUR BEFORE DINNER PUT YOUR SLICED ONIONS AND POTAIDES INTO THE STOCK, JUST ENOUGH TO COVER, AND START COOKING THEM
THEN AFTER
Ye HOUR ADD THE PIECES OF GOLD MEAT, AND FINISH COOKING TOGETHER
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Once There Were No Umbrellas
-No One Needed Them; It Rained Only at Night!.........
By MAX TRELL
"י
ID I ever tell you," sald "DID
Ting-a-Ling to Knart and Hanid. the shadow children with the turned-about
VECARD Sense "how umbretins came into this
Q-The bidding has been:
West North East Bouth
1 Heart Double
Pass
You, South, hold: Spades K-10-8-7.
world?"
Knart and Honid,
who had never given umbrellas a thought,
and had certainly
Heart 5. Diamonds Q-3-3-2, Clubs K-never wandered about how they Q-6-2. What do you do?
had ever come into this world
But one
day, and a gloomy grey day it was, all this was changed."
"My goodness! What hap pened?" Hanid said.
is
Everyone Was Surprised
Honey-coloured rough straw with frilled brim. Decorated with a tinsel apple and a yellow celandine. Hat has a tartan silk head' lining, 5-BET YOUR LIV chou of black Osprey specis-lunch hat in
turquoise velvet has a
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London Express Service,
The Secret Charm Of Hanging Draperies.
Much
charm is destroyed if curtains don't hang evenly.
By ELEANOR Ross
NO matter how lovely the omitted where not needed, of draw draperies and the cur- course. Now screw the entire tains, much of their charm nit back into place, but with- out tightening the wood against is destroyed if they don't the rubber just yet. hang evenly, opened or
To align the rod perfectly, closed. After all the align-
hook a length of wire into the ing, the pulling and fuss-
Altach,a centre drape carrier. ing, the úneven look will weight, such as a fishing sinker, still be there unless the to the bottom of the wire so that ceiling or wall-type traverso it bure
it burely touches floor, then
the the carrier on its rod, ad- rods run parallel with the
ecrews justing the floor or other established alone, until the weight maintains line or base.
move
as you go
the equal distance from the bot-. tom along its entire course. Now Of course, if the draperies shift the weight to the other car- have been custom-made and rier and repeat with the second fitted, such defects are not like half of the rod, ly to occur,
★
Reselling Rods: It isn't too Relocate dirult a job to reset the
Brackels: With wall-type mounting you
+-31.
A-Bid two hearts. This unusual (for it never occurred to them They looked up Into the sky to The tiny moth sat contentedly
bid cannot show a heart murit, for f Fou had streng hearts you would be happy to pass the double for penal. ties. Instead this aid announces willingness 10 Teach game and in dicates that you have support for the doubler's best sult:
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been: Kait
South West North
1 Heart Double Pass 1 Spade PAKS
Yau, South, hold: Spades Q-J-7-4, Hearts 5-2. Diamonds K-10-8-6, Clubs A-K-1. What do you do
Answer Tomorrow
INTELLIGENCENTESTË
Gloomy report
from Tenace
by T. O, HARE Pad show of the club last night," said old Tom Tenace. Played Ave rubbers at highiah stakes und just them all. Set me back £70 15s."
"What were the stakes?" Progressive stakes, as we call 'em." said Tenace, "I forget what we started with-so many bob a hun- dred. Each rubber after the first, they went up a bob mi hundred."
the
So each rubber after
rat cost you more than
the previous one?
That docan't follow," anapped Tenace. “Actually
this is cather Interesting each rubber after the first worked out as 300 paints less than the pre- vious one."
1 had myself partnered Tenace in his first two rub- three f bers: the other played against him
How much did I lose or win?
(Solution on Page 10)
Check Your Knowledge
1. Name the Arst
American
novelist to receive the Nobel
Pilze in Literature,
2. Name the longest river in France,
3. Name the Ainerican stule of the 13 original states which
is often called the "Warpath of the Revolution"
4. What was the Aegis,
B. Name the author of the poem "The Raven."
· 6. What and whare ja.the
Eels te Bologne?
(Answers on Page (10)'
"We'd like very much to hear
Hanld that
sold story," Ting-a-Ling.
10
No Need For Umbrellas
know
coming
under this growing thing.
14.
curtain rods, and the result is need merely relocate the brackets worth the work. The first task in the proper. positions, using is to check, the distance from weighted string to locate post-
The
rubber properly. the Boor all along the rods, and cushions in the ceiling mounting then, with a ruler, to measure will act as springs to push the eny variation, marking the rods
the
tion
Where draw
cords
I
раба
"It started to rain,” Ting-a- Ling answered" long, oil-
drip-drip-drip day..
rain. At was surprised. everyone
the rain was where all that there
was a time when ree
from. But all they weren't
this found In
at places where 'this occurs. wood away. Adjustment is sim- umbrellas world), both shook their heads.
out, alas, was that the
ple even when floors or walls are raindrops made their faces
will look gave it no heed. '1
The entire traverze rod and uneven. wet. No one could quite be- about me, he said, and see
water lieve that
We falling what the moths and the butter-brackets should be removet. If wall-type, attach the rod to the from the sky. And no one, of files do to keep the raindrops wall at the position of its short through a wall pulley, usually course, knew exactly what to from wetting their wings"
est distance to the floor, then mounted close to the floor, it. do about it."
other often becomes necessary to take "And all at once his sharp carefully relocate "Why didn't they go inside eyes caught sight of a tiny moth positions where they vary. If up the slack due to cord stretch- Imavorse rod has been ing. To remedy this, tle a 4- their houses?" said Knart.
fluttering as fast as it could the Ting-a-Ling smiled. "Well," he began,
"They then that.
did, finally, but that towards something that had just mounted on the celling, remove inch long string about 15-inch in up out of the ground, and attach it instead to a strip diameter in stretched position long, long ago, before any of didn't, please them either.
For grown
Ming the Wise Man got down of wood 4 inches wide and an into the cord loop: our grandfathers Grand many of the people nothers were even born, there most of them--had work to do. on his hands and knees to inch thick, and the same length
In the case of weighted pulls," thlus : thia
more as the rod. ilved people who had
replace, with a spring-stretched never Some had to go shopping, some heard of umbrellas. And, to hud to go from one end of the
Scrows: Drill pulles. In this change make Round-head tell you the truth, there was town to the other, the children "It was emali" said Ting-a-holes through the wood to sure to cut the cards with a long no need for them to think of had to go to school. But how
Ling "It had a short, thick any."
could they go out in the rain? stem. And the top of it was accommodate round-head screws taper, and when sewing together How could they keep the rain
he of sumelent length to go through again overlap the cords about and curved. As
with inches, whipping round
and into the ceiling mounting. twa from falling on then?
he saw the tiny moth Put washers under the screw-thread. looked, sitting contentedly under thepds
nt layers "Everyone," continued Ting- And though the raindrops spat of rubber spange on the project- All
carefully
sounds complicated on D-Ling, "wondered and won- tered against the round curved ing points. The thickness of the paper, perhaps, but really none "For a very simple reason. dered what to dib. Some top of this growing thing, they
be determined from of this is difficult at all, even for The rain never fell in the day- thought that a way might be
ali rolled off, the edges and not layers can
you marked the real amateur time when people were out. It found to stop the rain, or
a drop hit the ground directly the measurements
The rubber is house. only fell at night while every make it fall some other place,
under it. The moth was per- on the rod. onc was fast asleep. Perhaps, Some thought that basins and feetly dry." now
and then, but very bowls should be set on all the sqidom, the sky might get dark tree-tops to catch the rain be "Ting-a-Ling! What was that and a shower might fall. But fore it reached
or
"Why not, Ting-a-Lang? Why didn't people have to think of unbrella Knact asked.
indeed
examine closely.
the ground, growing thing?" Hand The showers lasted only a few Alus, none of these schemes exettedly. minutes, and there was always worked.
tho
sound of thunder and the flash of lightning to give ample warning
of their coming. So that no one ever got wel.
years.
Gave Rain No Heed
it.
asked
"A mushroom," replied Ting- a-Ling. "A tiny, live umbrella growing in the rain. And then, from that instant on, Ming the
then
MATERIAL IMPORTANCE
Wise Man knew what An By ALICE ALDEN
Was umbrella
and everyone cise in this world learned it.. from him."
sald "And then," "Thu, for years and
Ting-o- the Wise Man and
and Ling, "Ming years hundreds hundreds of years umbrellas went for a walk in the meadow rain house. The (even if there had been any) behind his
his bare head but he have been used. tell on would
never
Rupert and the New Bonnet-13
DIY
Badger grecta⋅ his pal happily. “You said you'd join me, but I didn't expect you to spine from that side, he, says, o ***, really didn't. mcan 101;" inghs Rupert. "Is this the wood where.
" and it is how more mysterious. than ever. Look at this fog. I.
· don't believe it is an ordinary for.. (at all. It smells more like some
thing burning, but the wood can't. be on fire, - It's autumn and it's too damp" **Sh-ab, 1 can hear
you are trying to solve the sound, whispers Rupert grab
myatary
says Bill. bing his arma
LINUMQUTA NEXTAVEN
Then Ting-a-Ling smiled]
RUPERT
AND THE
LITTLE TREE
This le lipparts.
iventare bask.
$100
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