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JACOBY ON BRIDGE Tricky Plays Will Win Bridge Hands
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1952.
EDITORS PLESK SERVICE, TAČI
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Opening lead-▲ 2
By OSWALD JACOBY
THE
HE Vanderbilt Cup Tourne- ment, which begins tonight
in New York, is sure to produce afe crop of bridge swindles.
team is getting A player whose the worst of it will often fry the ald razzle dazzle in the attemol to
gain lost ground and even player whose team leading inay try to hoodwink his opponenta la the hope that they will be too dis couraged to discover the fraud.
the
Today's ana, uken hom ID Vanderbilt Tournament, stows holi sides up to mischief, South tried to steal a poing by his bokl
bid, of three and unorthodox Crump. He would have gotten away with this unexval bid excent for the out fact that West swindled him of his contract.
no-
West opened the deuer of spades. and dummy won with the King. Declarer led the ten of diamond from dumwy und finessed the
THE · WAY ·
by Beachcomber
that he proved
the L.C.C. with some M.C C. culled a "unit" by
They then asked him little piece of official dross or it he would like to buy the python. other considered that she had "No." he said. "I'm not as hungry
"One man All that." been insulted. So she had.
neat." vouchsafed an official,
man's pythan." "Not neces
Rumanian. "Oh,
I SEE that a woman who was questions
confused the
was probably
Captain Inh thu
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7 gadget, thin pureet of trash, another the Jargoneers, the dashing Rght caval well concluded the antielai lame- ry of the bureaucrats, and nobody ly.. should be too hard on him it ha
has forgotten how to speak Eng. Or so it seems
h. In fact. If you talk
English to such ereplures hoy
CHARLIE SUET outlined yester
day an Overall scheme by
stare at you as though you were which focal associations. under the with an frertive nrganisation of a central Daliyahannon heifer
committees* sel associations in
Eight-foot tuit, or lind eyes look, would concert measures for
like corporating the Ing seven ways to Sunday,
Calatayud up by the peal, the apple-woman of
have said: "Unit branch counriis dependent on the The lady
its executive, have central authority of what?" And pht would come the answer; "Personnel."
functioning a separate units under the control of semi-Independent borties. relative to the network of
Don't you believe it!
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e supplementary advisory teams act-
the
en.
THIE ever Watchful L.C.C.
cently banned an 18-ft, python ing in a temporary capacity, inde. from the VIDKO uf picture pendent of the setting-up of Working Committees theatre. Shortly afterwards Ru- Interim inunlan who had escaped from visaged. In the schedules prepared himself at by a full-time panel selected from Bucharest presented queen around West tradquarters carrying cricket the regional mythrid
but and wearing gay cap. ' what ell this aw that be had another diamo
"Whether spade" stopper, so he tried
Want To be a professional cricketer."-would-not-be-in-the national in- he
Bald. ^ jead.
tcw well-chosen terest to embark on an explanation.
South won the second shade with the queen in his own hand and cleared the diamonds by taking the ace and giving up a trick to Weal's ninc.
West's next play came very quickly because he had been thinking and counting during the way of
It was
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YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
voller tricker that South lead v
Your new sure diamond tricks, and three sure BORN taday, although your likes finance will attract yo
Drink and dates are very strong in- ideas of your adaptation of spades. South had nu top clubs
for methods to uk ones should have the capacity dred. you see the wee and (vince West could king in is awn hand, with the uding your feelings when necessary you recognition as an innovator.
Impulsive and often hut-tempered, queen in dummy), so he led to have and being the "good fellow"-a eft the ace of bearis for his leap to that is required of all those who you are a quick to forgive as you
aro 10 be angered. You have three-trump.
-uro-to-get. Along successfully in a highly competitive world. This may personally-that-is-net-easily Kometimes cive you the appearance derstood except by those who know you intimately. When it comer to of being "tive faced. Perhaps you
marriage, you must be cautious should be a little less genial t everyone that less criticum will selecting a proper mate or your tem- disastrously. be fevelled at you! for making However; once you have found just the right one," you can have ex. ceptional life-long happiness.
Marenver, East had discarded the deuce of hears on a drinond trick tu wars West away from & heart Isturn.
three tricks to set.
*West needed
Duraments will clash
To find what the alace have
in
sture for Jumorrow,lect your
You have the talent muney! your judgment is excellent and your laste impeccable. You to your best work when left alone to accomplish things in the way you plan. It is Hikely that the profes- bonding paragraph. Let your birth-
от commerce sjons, ather than
aay star be your daily guide. THURSDAY, MAY 15
the contract, and only in clubs was there any hope of winning tricks. Hence West quickly and nonchainativ led the len of clubs from his hand.
South should have nut up dummy's queen of course, but he didn't dream that West was leading away from the ace and king of clubs. fu trom dum:113", played tow club
toping that the sit would block or that West would next lead a heart. When West's ten of clutas won the triek, West continued with the are
of clubs
^ to set the and kin contract. I was a case of Greek
nesting Greek.
CARD Sende
Fast
Par
The bidding has been:
auth I༥8
West Pass
North
Pass
1 Spade
-You, South, bold: Spades K-6-3-2, Hearts K-3-5-4. Diamonds K-8-5-1. Club 6 What do you do?
The band A-lid three padir would be just a t light for a Jump for the fact that vojs That pass
have
raise excST Elly. warns your partner not to exjiert too much from you and indicates that your raise may be a bit shaded. TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding Is the same as in is question just answered. You. South, hold: Spades K-10-3-2, Hearta A-7-3, Diamonds K-8-5-3-2, Club 6. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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Overdowing with happiness.
9. Pictured in a special gallery.
4. Arrange. (8)
5. Wait untide atriks. (3)
Time to make amends. 151.
He was a hot musician. (4)
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20. Make the leves sit for thin, (8)
14 True 457
14 could speak of courus. (5)
17. Siinued up 151
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RED AND WHITE
By T. O, HARK
IN the billard room at our club is a bag containing
a number of bails used for
anpater. Some of
Bay are red: the other stu Chem white "It two batin aṛa drawn from the bag at random, the odds are 7 to 1 against their DOLE being white
What are the odds. It twO balls aretiramo, At: Fandom, airist there being one. red one and on white onaf
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AND GIRLS
Whatever Happens To Today?
--It Becomes Yesterday, But What About Tomorrow?---
Then, smiling, he said: "Ask it, By MAX TRELL 23-MR PUNCH," said Knart, my boy, and I'll tell you what I the shadow-boy with the know. And if I don't know, I'll turned-about name, as he gave guess." SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) his old friend a gentle poke in Keep your nose to the grindstone. the ribs, "are you awake?" Den't let rumours or gossip fere with plais.
SAGITTARIES (Nov. 23-Der. 22)-because he was taking a nap at
Give coumel to
those who
today
Inter-
cony
said Punch,"
Knari, happens to today when it
Mr Punch, who wasn't awake,es yesterday?"
For an
hours
you discovered
Corduros
those
garments
understand, fly wrepellent,
(for each of day Street, We are always in twenty-four cars the twenty-four
that Today. And the train of hours make up a day), The train just goes by, getting farther and passes very slowly right by our farther and farther away......
do you window. We play and we lough Now
And the name Knart?" as it passes by. of the street that we live on Is Then the train called Today. foes
Into a dark tunnel dark that he did! as night."
"Oh!" said Knari,
"And when it comes out on
instant Mr Punch the other side," Mr Punch went
the moment in his chair under looked startled again. It seem on, it passes by a street culled have made a mistake. Encourage the sunny window, opened his ed to Knarf as if his old friend Yesterday, rather than punish to get results.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 28)-eyes with a start.
If you think sou con repay a kind-
further favOUTE.
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1-Feb.
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PISCES (Feb. 20-star.
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A line day for studying. Good read-
ADIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)-
Then it goes into were sorry he had said he was another tunnel. And when it "Huh?".
However, after a few comes out again, it passes. by a Eh?...
...What's the matter?"
awake.
called Day-Before-Yes- ness. then do it before asking for "Are you awake, Mr Punch? moments of silence, Mr Punch street
And on and on the "Certainly I'm awake! I've said: "Hmm, a very interesting terday.
getting farther, and Don't let haste nako waste. Pay been awake for hours and hours question. What happens to to train goes, careful attention to detail on import- except when I was taking my day when it becomes yesterday? farther away.
What made you think of that, Always Same Train little nap." 201TM
"I'd like to ask you some- my boy?"
"It passes by all kinds of dif- don't know," said Knarf, "I ferent strects as. It gets farther ing and research should prove ex- thing." said Knart. ceptionally rewarding.
think of . away-the streets called Last Put on His Glasses just happened to By this time Mr Punch had Yesterday it was today, and now Week and Last Month and Laat Year. But it's always the same rubbed all the sleep out of his today is yesterday."
train; it just keeps getting small- eyes, had put on his glasses, hud
er and farther away until we it his pipe and taken a puff.
quite forget what it looks like and have hard time remember ing what we did when it
was going by our window.
"And meanwhile," continued "Well," said Mr Funch, "let Mr Punch, "another train me see how I can explain this passing by our window on Today
DUMB-BELLS
STUNG BY
A WASP!, COULDN'T WHY DIDNT CATCH
YOU PUT:
THE LITTLE
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AMMONIA | BLIGHTER
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5523 THE LOSTER SYNDICATE
CHESS PROBLEM
By E. PLESNIVY
Black, plecer
While, 7 pieces.
White to play mate in three.
Solution to yesterday's problem's
1, B-Xts, any; 2, R mates.
243
"T'd like to ask you something," Knarf sald to Mr Punch..
"Quite so, quite so," agreed Mr Punch. "And you'd like to know how today becnie yester- day?"
Knarf nodded,
Just. Namos
It isn't easy. But listen to me Street. And another train
carefully, and perhaps I'll be (which we can't see, but which able to say what want to say, we can begin to hear) is com Today and yesterday, and 10 ing toward us past the street on morrow and last week, and lost the other side of us called To- all those morrow. year and next year.
And more, and more
All trains are coming the
Lime things are just names."
"Just names?" said Knarf, not past Tomorrow Street, and the understanding.
Day-Afier-Tomorrow Street, and "Look-have you ever watch- Next Week Street, and Next ed a train go by?" said Mr Month Street and Next Year.
Street. Punch.
д
Knorr said he had, mony But no matter how many times,
trains (or days, if you like) pasa Well, let's suppose, we watch us, we never, NEVER move from train a long train with our place by the window on To-
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Iwarm auds and let drip dry.
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