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By OSWALD JACOBY
WHEN
you have the use and queen of a suit, you naturally wonder who has the king. If you discover that the king is in favourable position. your lucky stor. congratulating
you thank While
you're yourself, however, don't let your- self got trapped into making the wrong play.
The point is iustrated in the hand shown today. West decided that hi own and was not worth trying to ket up, so he tried to strike his gariner's ult by norming the ten at spades. It was a shrewil quens, ond ii deserved a better fate.
South could see the nine of spades in his own banu and could therefore teel pretty sure that West had not anale a nominal lead. He decided that West had fel a short sult, and he therefore put up the king of spades from the dummy.
Est promptly played the ace of opases, muttering "Not through the Iron Duke. Unfortunately, this play proved that the from Duke iad a wooden head. East could now win only one other trick-the #ueen of spades. West was sure to get his ace „of diamonds, of course, but South
easily won 10 tricks.
Now let's return to that first trick, When Weat led the ten of spades, It was citar that he didn't hold the jack of spades, (With both the Jack and ten he would have led the jack rather than the ten.) Fast could therefore be sure that the Jack of spades was in the South hard.
It South hind the singleton or doubleton Jack of suedes, he would surely play a low card from duminy at the first trick to make sure of a spade trick. Unter East thinks that South is a lunatic, he can be sure ihat South has at least three spades headed by the Jack.
spades, he has
If South han four twu sute tricks in the gully and West has made the eccentric lead of singleton It is far more likely that South has only three, spades, and that West had led from 4, doubletons
In short, East can locate all ut the mireing spades before he plays
tp the First trick, Naturally he
should play the encouraging eight vi spades instead of winning the trick wil the aer, The hand is hopeless
If West cannot win a fast isick, BO East vannut inse by refusing the first trick.
As it happens, of course, West wins the ace of diamonds in time to leud anoller spade. And then Erut takes the rest of the spades to defeat the
contract,
VECARD Senses.
North
Fast
Q-The Uldding has been: South
West Heart
* Clubs Double Pass Yau, South, hold: Sondes K-7. Heurts A---8-3, - Diamonds K-3-9-0- 4. Chub 5. What do you do?
A-Bi two diamonds. Your partner's double is for penalties, of course, but your hand is not good for defensive Bay. You will surely do well at one of the red sulls, and you are not likely to do well in to defence against two clubs,
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South hold: Spades K-7, Hearis A-Q-3-10- 8-3, Diamonds A-9-0-4, Club 5. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS PROBLEM
By M. D. L. ARTZ
Black, 8 pieces.
Whtle, 9 pieces. White to play: mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem;
1, P-K4; threat 2, B--B6 (ch), 1. „QPXP (6.p.); 2, KIXKIP; 1.BPXP (c.p.): 2, K-K4; J.....B-Q0; 2, Kt—K17..
DUMB-BELLS
IT ISNT SAN JOSYI SAYSAN HOSAY" WHEN IN CALIFORNIA YYOU. SHOULD
PRONOUNCE ALL NS AS HS!
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND, TO STAY ?
HUNE AND HULY
• BY
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1952,
WAY
by Beachcomber
on Marquis de Chasse- Inter; 124 cows died in mysterious
120-
old
mouches ilved in an
circumstances. "There" cient house in the Plantaumel. is not necessary for us to men the
* Cuemouchta, "that proves that it?
disaster."Loud and does not avert,
cheering treated this pronounce-
mountains, which the proud In- new inoon through our 396.31
habitants of Toulouse
Pamiers call the Little Pyre- ment, and to celebrate the occasion nees. Hal Little, Indeed! Why, Chassemouches
two-day at the age of two I could have feast, biduing his servitors bring up jumped "Clean over them, from Bt. from the collars great quantilles of Brusell to Unjat. However, in these his worst wine.
parts, it, was the custom for the people of a village, led by their front important man, to look at the aww moon between their legs. was supposed to bring good fortune. And (every time " mištor= Jun overlook the hamlet of Larou they blamed Chaise inouches, who was too 'knock-kneed to perform, the ceremony.'s all because he didn't see the new moon
Snibbo
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A slatement sted. last night, said: An, extremely vocal minority, tak And its cue from a cheap and wul- a journalist, who, owing to cir- rated, has a Anancial connection cumstances which cannot be re- through his legs," they would cry.ie in the matter of a radio pro
with this firm, has confured the Chassemouches tricks them to never our intention to mix up gramma to be sponsored by unit
our statn-remover with classical TE Marquis Invented a strata. viuate. The stofn/remover la a mere
gem. Ile disguised uno of his sideline.
real achievements Our grooms as himself, having spread a have been made in the realm of report that is knock-knees were so icart-curing, tooth-glamour, nostrii. inuch improved that he was almost smoothing powders, cramp-cures, bow-legged. The substitute Marquis lameness in horses, and so on. Th led the villagers to to meadows at restraint and dignity of our adver- the appointed time, and there was firemania should reassure all who great jubilation when he cried, rovere Art and Literature as W with head between
Joga, de, Snibbu le on the march, Wa
"I see the new moon!" Two weeks are not ving in the Middle Ages,
YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA
BORN
WEDNESDAY, JULY, 16
today, you have a strong, positive nature which “ច” after what you want and gets it with- out fuss and feathers. You know how to direct your energies in a straight line. toward some definite goal. Your business sense is good and you will end up wealthy it you watch out! You have tremendous forte and energy, and
when you manage omething. every one who la helping has a definite Iveling of rexsonalbility for its own particular part in the project,
This, of course, is one of the gifts of executive leadership and you have it in great abundance, You have strong costions and if you learn to ulilise them constructively in some denile project,
You exo resch success at an early age. But you Tout control them, you let your emotions get the upper hand, you will live to regret it. For, being in an emotional flux all of the time, merely
wortes energy letter spent another things, You have a deeply religious nature and if this cannot be fed within the conventional formulas of existing ritual, 15 is likely that you will become an innovator, If you are thoroughly sincere in this, you can become a real force in your era. You have the gift of the spoken and written word and would do well in the legal profession, in literature, and in politici, Although you like to have peuple around
you and Are close to members of your own family, there are times when you require wolltude. vou don't get these periods of relaxation, you are apt to develop tensione.
Avoid this balancing line carefully.
by
To and what the stars, havo in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
THURSDAY, JULY 17
CANCER +June
23-July 23)- Don't let outsiders interfere with your plans. Stick
careful te a schedule of work just now.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 233
A romantic day for you, if you are seeking it. Love and marriage are well-favoured at this time.
VIGO (AVE. 24-Sept. 23) If you have been delaying an answer to an Important letter, write it now. You should know what to say.
LIBRA
(Sept. 24-Oct. Z3)~~ You should and great happiness and contentment at home with your fully this evening.
ЯСОЛМО You must,
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24-Nov. 21)→
everything else
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today, force yourself to be practical and logical in making dectalons.
SAGITTARIUS (Nav. 23-Dec. 22)- Work hard early today. Get an im portant fob done. Then you can be iree to relax and enjoy yourself,
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 203- Today's Inspirational forees are exceptionally strong. Take advantage of them to develop a new idea.
AQUARIUS (AD. 21-Feb. 19)-
Perhaps you can show appreciation for a favour granted you in the past. Give pleasure to another.
LEMON BISCUITS
SIMPLY MUST SPARD AN EGO FOR THESE
Handsome Street Dress
DWOMANSENSEH
Ajo le oz.
MARG OR BUTTER INTO OUT FLOUR
Beige frock with pique trim.
AND. STIR IN THE VERY FINELY GRATED RIND OF V2 LEMON, AND
14202 OF. CASTOR BUGAR
ADD WELL- WHISKGO EGO AND THE JUICE
.OF THE 12 LEMON
AND BEAT WELL FOR, 2 OR 3 MINUTES
DROP ON A GREASED TIN
2 INCHES
APART
THE HAT TRICK
London.
THAT'S in a hat?
WH
Twenty-five leading London milliners took just over an hour in a combined parade in the ballroom of a West End hotel to give the
answers,
of
By Dorothy Barkley
:
Margaret, the Duchess of Kent- would be incomplete without a hat.
And yet they still do not wear All sorts and conditions
hat themselves. Ask any one of hats on view muggested there them for an explanation, "Hats
are To
"I never expensive," www.s no single answer. They
vle look attractive in a hat," or even style ranged from Regency
"It makes me look over-dressed bonnets, Eastern turbans
for my work," will be the reply. (straight from the bead of mabarajah with little altera- tion), Victorian pillboxes with to bustle trimming, and so on Garbo hats,
be a
the
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But a fashionable hat does not need, to be an expensive model. The best wholesalers nowadays reproduce the new sepson's line faithfully at inexpensive prices. And a hat for day-to-day wear will not
appearance if it is simple, fairly give an over-dressed small, and unfussily trimmed.
it:
Does it balance your profile? Does it.sult your shape of face? Does it go with your hairstyle? is it your colour? And, finally, will you enjoy wearing it? Take someone with you who knows you well, and can give you the. unbiased advice not always forthcoming
from the sales-
AND BAKS IN A MODERATE OVEN 15-20 MINUTES UNTILI PALE BROWN
(1) Blace' velvet evening cap with rhinestone on lace embroidery.
In colour,
hats were boffin blue, baccarat gree pimpernel red for day; spark ling wine colours champagne, sherry, cognac-for evening.
Some women never look alirne- The majority, were of velvet, tive in a hat. This is merely be sometimes trimmed with
mink, cause they fail to follow these Some were of metallic materials simple rules when buying
materials with a gold or sliver Never buy a hat in a hurry; take thread woven through them. time to examine it from every
angle. Too few women, apart from the elegantly fashionable, are likely to follow these hai fash- jons. If they wear a hat, it wil
beret, of a style that ha been in production for so long now that it is termed "classic" for winter in London, and some thing equally traditional in white pique for summer in London. Or they will wear no hat at all. Every day, on buses, in tubes, one can see hatlesi women,
hair their
untidily Nuttering in the breeze.
Royal Elegance` They read of the latest hal In the glossy fashion magazines. the maxim Siim-as-a-reed skirt has They see there again and again fact. It is important, therefore,
that a hat is the to decide which is your bat, first essential to good dressing. Tho close - Atting They will readily agree with you illustrated here, is 1 style
of the Arst universally popular, that the elegance
It seems with the hair swept up at tale the land the Queen, to suit everyone. Depending on backs in soft curls, Wear it just ladies of the Queen Mother, Princess decorations,
It can be tailored now if it suits you, Dor. It is for de
day wear, sophisticated for fashionable. Choose one, per- ening. For days with beads
it could be in hups, mpernett
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE fully greumed look is tops this trains. THE street dress, with a beau-
season and appears in many
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) price brackets, with good value
All Intellectual jdens can be developed now. Show your initiative.
ARIES You must be practical" in Lacing
In every line.
This one is of (alar 21-Apr- 20 beige rayon freshened with a detachable white pique collar facts today or you will be deluded and cuffs. A stitched fold de-
into doing something, foolish,
TAURUS' (Apr. 21stay? 1212- A good time to do that "good deed. Someone may Ficed your help but hesitate to ask. Offer
GEMINI {NTAY 22-June 21)- Be diplomatie when offering your assistance to zome community project.
scribes
a pretty bolero ling,
Slant
wise pockets at the hips. A brown leather belt and shoes and bag in the same dark brown leather complete a crisp colour scheme.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Some Plants Have Odd Names
moment
-There Are Even Ones Named for Cats and Dogs!-
not. After pausing a By MAX TRELL.
flover "LOWERS and things cer- or two, Hanid continued. "And
tainly have strange names, then there is another
Pitcher Plant. It some of them," said Hanid, the called the
down in the marshy shadow-girl with the turned- groWS
the ground near the brook. It is a about name, to Purr Purr black kitten. "Don't you think sort of pitcher shape, my dear, and that's how. It gets its name. eo, dear?"
Dandelions and Tiger Lillos
sald Hamid, there's the Buttercup (which
Hanid was holding Purr Purr on her lap, gently stroking her back as she spoke to her, "Don't
"Of course,
·
Lady Slippers look as if a fairy-lady might wear them.
of that name of the blossoms
she
you think so. dear?" Honid res a strange enough name when peated. But the kitten only curl-
you come to think of it), and ed up and shut her eyes..
"Now please,"
said Hand, there are the Dandelions and B-8/
and the Tiger Lilica, the Snetze- just a little sharply, "you weed, and the Skunk Cabbage, mustn't fail asleep while any wee
and the Milk Weed, and the Sun It's one is speaking to you,
Flowers. Now what do you tree, is Dogwood." rude." She stopped stoking Purr think of them, Purt Purt?" Purr's back and lifted her up.
If Hanld expected Purr Pur Purr Purr remained still. "Im about to tell you some very Hand peered down and looked to feel happy about this,
was mistaken. Pur Purr tried interesting things about flowers. Har The least you can do is to listen." carefully to make sure that the to get up and walk away. Belution of yesterday's puzzle-Across 1. From: Regiseted: 115 Vary:
"Now, now, dear," said Hanid, She hadn't. Her eyes were still you mustn't Purr Purr Just Blinked Querulous: 35, Embroife: 10, 1710 17.
feel insulted. tip: 18. Tyre 20, Spill; 91, Paltace); (Tor Rent; 43. (PlArmiadi; 24,
Purr Purr didn't say anything, open. She winked again..
There is something named for Piaget. Down
She just blinked at Hanid. How-
"But there are flowers and 3. Baltaped: Stroliari 7 For B. lden; 10, Lorry 14, | evec, Hanid decided that this blossoms and plants and
trees you, too."
Purr Purr atared at Hanid in All: 15. Split; 16. Tram(pi; 19, H. was Purr Purr's way of making with even stranger names than Surprise, At any rate, Hanld
she looked surprised. in her lap again and went on Hanki said. "Did you ever hear
22 Singular cereal. (8)
124
Mineral of poor excavations. (3)
kitten hadn't fulen off to sleep.
a promise, so she set her down chose I've just told you about," thougald Hanid, "there's a INTELLIGENCESTESTA with what she had started to of a plant called Jack-In-The kind
FOUR GOALS
By T. O. HARE HERE," said Rabbitt, "is
Kimpla Tootball
problem for you. Hare. The Bunnies the donion and the Hamsters formed the BIZIMIERU at all possible longues esoti playing, una monob, agulast each of the
TWO points for a tema patan For draw," Onty four Posts in all worý scored and the only Nooren were BrewA DI con Bunnies ang. Harvey of the Hamstera. Tho iannins clocked in one goal mora than they scored point,"
"What ware, the results of the three matches 7.
(Solution on Paya 10)
• BARBS
By BAL COCHRAN PORTSMEN
say that the bass is the smartest fish. Wo. nominate the sardine as the canniest
•
A pastor says that married couples start life in a tight ax these days. Modern apartments. are-pretty`small,”
talic
of reed that grows right on about, Purr Pur listened Pulpit? It grows down in the the edge of the math, not very marsh, too. And there's a plant for from the Pitcher Plant, the instance," said Hanid, called Moneywort, and another Shunk Cabbage and the Jack- "there is a flowver called a Lady called Dutchman's Breeches, In-The-Pulpit It's fall Sipper, It is orange-yellow and and another called Creeping straight and furry. It's just like It looks just like the sort of Charlie. slipper a taky-lady would wear "And there's a
and
your taill It's called Cattail!"
On hearing this, Purr Purr
tree,
Purr
to a party. Now isn't that funny, Purr," Hanki hurried along, curled comfortably again. Purr Pur? D
"named nifer someone tom Purr Purr didn't say whether you don't like too well. I she thought. It was funny. or your neighbour the dog.
The
up
mean
"She must be pleased," Hanid sald to herself. "I'm gald thero E something named after cats?”
Rupert's River Rescue-28
Billy wants to know what is to it. They take the things; off- happening up in the room, and the rope disappears again. don't know," saye Rupert. Siilor. Then after long! pause' a latya bundle le cased gently over the ...Sam has a plan god we must wait windowsill and is slowly lowered. and, wet." Almost" at once, the ** It's granny. « herwell 1” cries rope is pulled up and when is Rupert. She's in a huga perl. returns they find that granny's. That must have been what San tase, bag and sinbrella was tied" was making I'
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Your Hat
It will be seen from the de- tails above that several styles of hat are in fashion this season. Some cult every type of face; others only a certain type of
cap,
(2) "Birdsnest"", hat." fr black velvet with, Jellow grosgrain crown and the ', bird' decoration,
Pago
ANKLES
RATE HIGH
By HELEN FOLLET
DARTILY-TURNED ankles
rate High among good-looks blessings, It is understandable that girls who have them ge in for beautiful hosiery and smart footwear. They know only too well that pretty ankles and trot- ters are pretty much in the pub- lic eye.
Surveys show that. feminine ankles are becoming larger, not only among mature women, but umong young girls as well. The cause? Sloppy shoes that do not offer proper support. It is sald young Women who enter athletic contests, have physical training, find that the great ten- don, at the back of ike anklo over-develops and also tho muscles that extend upward and form the calves.
that
Ankles and Insteps.
· Good posture depends upon the ankle and the instep. The ankle than Joints, are much smaller.
hose of the knees and the hips, of course, yet they bear practi- weight of the body. cally the full Extremely high heels are likely, to weaken them.
If the anicles are too large for the leg.contour,.try, walking tippy toe. Vigorous massage will prove helpful if the extra inches are caused by an: accumulation of fat cells. These treatments can be self-administered.
Sit on a low chair, one foot on a low stool. Anoint your hands with cocoa butter, an excellent massage medium for any part of the body.
Do up and down strokes from the instep to the calves. Place fingers and thumbs around the ankles, keep turning them from side to side as you gradually work upward, Pick up, the flesh and roll it between your Angers in time these movements crush adipose Ussue,
When
the
ankles lack neat con-
tour, a girl should wear dark coloured hosiery; light shades make the legs appear Jarger, Shoes should be plain, so as not to attract attention. After all, the smartest footwear comes in fairly plain desigrm,--|-
White-on- Note
white
"Snowy Look" is the password
in black velvet with to smart summer fashions" In rod
In
yellow grosgrain crowni 1 cobweb piping round the edge. For evening, it could be illustration). in black velvet with rhinestone nesting on the top add a on Joce embroidery. (Sec season's touch. illustration).
The
and New York, created to set off a (See spectacular tan or enhance'a bluebirds pink and while complexion. For now the first season in many years, stylists this year. recommend a white-on-white look. White,
The pillbox is a style which So, when next you buy a hat, dresses are worn with all-white sults only a few people. The remember the hat trick-and accessories,
the only touch of wearer must be tall and slim, have something more fashion-colour introduced by suntan and and have a short, neat hairstyle able than the beret,
Upstick.
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ELEGANCE
IN THE FRENCH MANNER
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