JACOBY ON BRIDGE
It'll Pay You To
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1952.
BY • THE •
THE WAY •
by Beachcomber
COMPLAINTS that a
second-hand garlic
was wafted from an oil-refinery Indicate that some people have very sensitive noses and a pro-
Favour High Cards found knowledge of the garlic Why kid the Burmess mag-
EVERY
By OSWALD, JACOBY
VERY good bridge player knows the importance of leading towards his high cards Instead of leading away from them. This point is very clearly made in the Autobridge hand of recent vintage shown today,
West opened the queen of_hearts, and South won with the ace. Perhaps the average player would immediately lead the queen of evades from the Soul
as quickly as possible.' Thi
be a Iptal error.
would
The correct play is to lead a low diamond at ence in order to establish at least one entry to the dummy.
Weal takes the king of diamonds aniš returns a dub, and South wine with Uue queen, South tow leads a low diamond to dumuny's querii, after which he can return à low
the dummy. trump from
East's best chance is to lay the eight of spades, and. South wit
trade.
"amelinda what is sold to lin. It hact breuggested tha! Buet should explain his ning system. In these
in Bust began, "are kept. all. letters and documents arranged al phabolicnity in severe, and with referenco number duplicated." nate. Buet ind his anger along his upper lip art breathed down his nose. "Why what?" be inquireil. Why What?" "What?" anka Jikin.
"That's what I repeated Suet. you said?" asked Buet slowly and *said," replied-liklo. "What-fs-wint
patienily. "Yes" said Ilkin. "But not what. Why in what I said,"
you distinctly paid what,"
said Suel. "And you said why what," answered likt. The balm of silence then spread over the FOONE.
Only an experienced garliestaster could be expected to detect the second-hand from the unused. But Who buys second-hand garlic? Are tore musty STOCOTE who supply
collectors?
Gentleman, good appearance, public school education, would change set of maps of Turkey and etrcular saw (part-worn) for leut. second-hand parila.
Businzas executing, own car,_All-
xious to meet adventurous ex-oficer
with capital, with view to flouting company for sale of second-hard parlic.
In passing
A
WIFE has complained that her inusband kissed her twice In- Inediately after the marriage and then disappeared for good. M. de Gerdie once said: "I only klased Mme. de twice. Tho Rrst time it was to please myself, the second time, to bicane her. We never met again; there was no one els please,"
An inconclusive discussion
Something wrong
Asked
somewhere
CASSEROLE OF CABBAGE.
tho passer-by, enil this picture
Nelson," said the 'pavement
TV GETS
"We you 'Nelson'?**
Artist,
"Nonsense. You mean Wellington, AN ODD. Nelson was never oldies,
and
WONDER
·IP-LCAN "MAKE A DISH:OUT
OF CABBAGE ?
WOMANSENSE
Page
CHOP UP THE RAW CABBAGE FINELY AND
MEASURE OUT 3′′ BREAKFASTCUPFULS
MELT, A LITTLE BIT OF MARG AND FRY THE CABBAGE VERY
GLOWLY WITH A CHOPPED ONION FOR 20 MINUTES
SPRINKLE THE TOP WITH BREADCRUMBS MIXED WITH A LITTLE GRATED CHEESE, IF YOU LIKE
NEW HAIRSTYLES FOR
THEE CORONATION
THE WHITER THE
CABBAGE, THE BOTTER THE DISH WILL
LOOK
MIND IT DOESNT BROWN
AND SAXE IN A MODERATE OVEN ABOUT
20 MINUTES TILL CRUMBS
ARA BROWNED
A ROYAL JELLY-BAG HAT TURNS UP
him in multary ANGLE AMONG ALL THE SHOW PIECE TIARAS
you've drawn uniform. And that pose is Wellingt ton's,
"I know it looks like Wellington," Raid the artist, after a long pause. "It's mranito. You see, Nelson Once went to a fancy-dress ball as Wellington, and this shows him as be looked then."
"Where was this ball?" asked the MEETING has taken, place al Wear's A TINS low- INTE
ti "Paris," said the artist, "an ing between Charlle Suet, who is always unintelligible.
Ilkis night before Waterloo. It's hi- Maw Bat At, who never under tory."
the trump situation, co South coa be quite sure that lie niuat' lend
WEST
None
❤QJ 109
◆ K8053
NORTH
432
+QJ
9342
28
EAST AAK 98 8752 1094 107
SOUTH (D)
1803
AQ J 107 55 ♥A
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AKQ
South
West North
Fast
24
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2 N. T.
3 A Pass
Pass
Poso Pass
Pass
North-South vul.
Opening lead-♥ Q
trumps once more from the dummy, The only way to do so is to trump the ace of diamonds in the dummy and then return dummy's remaining trump.
East can do nothing against the line of play. He must out up the king of spailes, but now South cùn safely draw trumps. South only two apades and one diamond.
A
Nute what happens if South makes the mistake of leading the queen of spades from the South hand at the second trick. East wins with the and gets out safely king of spades with a club.
South must how get to dummy with a diamond in order to rad dummy's second trump. East plays the eight, and South must win with The Leu.
South must now get to dammnty #gain to lead another truing through East. However. U Bouth ruffa his ace of clamonds. he must use up dummy's last trump in the protest, alierefore wül be unable to lead a trump vough East. He must therefore lose tree trumu tricks and a diamur, for set trick.
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♥ CARD Serisek,
Q-The bidding has been: North
East
1 Heart Pass
Kauth
West
2 Damanda Pann
7
2 Tears Pain
You. South, hold: Spades 8-0. Hearts 0-50, Diamonds A-K-3-0-4. Clubs-K-7-2.What do you do?........
A-Did three hearis. Three trumps Are adequate anbhort for a rebid suit, and the hand as a whole is worth a try for game. If North has minimum opening bid he can still par under game.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as to the question just answered. Yeu, South. hald: Spades t-, Hearts Q-J-6-3, Diamonds A-K-J-0-4. Clubs 7-2. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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WITH DUST IN IT
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By ANNE EDWARDS
striking THE most
new
fashion note at the royal dress show was not in the show at all. It was set by the Royal Family.
For the Queen and Princess Margaret both turned up in velvet coats.
·
The Queen wore the dark green velvet one she bought for her Canadian tour, with
bronze requinned kat. Princess Margaret wore a wine-red velvet coat with one of the now jelly-bag hats in blue velvet.
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And
new
The show itself was clearly queenly occasion. The models wore inras: the dresses Wero magniß- cent: the prices were high. If none of the gowns enough to set a fashion, at least they saved the Queen a shopping tour.
PRICE: £200.
wak
For here, in a specially-QTLRed- unt room at Claridge's, was the de- work of the 11 top London *igners, Forty-five nannequins splayed bd different dresses in a 100 and between price
mnga £200.
FICTURED on the left are two ball dresses by Michael Sherard: water-green. rayon Embroidered relin with huge wisteria and Alay Batin tole: and cream-coloured pure silk duchesse satin with pleat- ed bodice and two sweeping panala of pleats,
INSET: Princess; jelly-bag hat. TV FOOTNOTE: The dress show was repeated for TV the other night, apparently The mannequins were photographed from above and the
the camera fore-shortened
Elen. derest girls in London into squat little
the
woman, Considering dresses appeared to be modeled by midgets, they did not show up toD badly.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
-(London Express Service)
Diana Salisbury, the model, shows a new hair design specially created for the Coronation by Riche of London and named "Coronet,"
New Idea In Complexion Care
By HELEN FOLLETT
THERE'S 4 now Idea In Don't let anybody tell you creams. Before that you should wash away the opplying face you start that blood-tingling cream. By dong that you lose lapping, use your knuckles. Try the toning benefits. Don't re- it this very night
you move it with astringent either. attend to your complexion. Use your astringent after the cold water rinse in the mome Ing.
houses and a few drops of oxalic acid solu-saving programme. Protect the walls from Anger neighbourhood » marks around electric switches stores that are familiar to them. tion, using three tablespoons of
This, and a fleet of toy and trucks will keep youngsters amused for a long time.
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BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Christopher Teaches Guitar
-The Shadows Learned It Sounds Like a Cricket- By MAX TRELL CHRISTOPHER Cricket, who
and a little rug made out of a coloured handkerchief.
had moved into the chink
Christopher said: "It won't between the bricks in the Arc- take you long at all to learn place for the winter, had hung how to play my gaiter as well upn small sign Just outside his as I do. You just have to learn door reading: GUITAR LES to play two notes." with SONS.
3. Make the advance. (1)
Vehicle to convey a yard. (4)
for her. (5)
5. Make it aine. Quy, (9)
Nothink the centre some
Away from
1 on some take it on. (4)
10. Ita a mesi.
MA'M
15. You've got
CHESS PROBLEM
-"
By 3. WENDA
Black, 4 pieces.
White, 4 pieces, While to play mate in three,
Solution to yesterday's
próble
Q-10, ani; 2, Q, B, or D, or
Kt mater
(7)
something
general service. (B)
10, Where, ogres are found, 189
Place for 13. (5)
put
10
16. Does Opson know this part of
Bath 1 (5)
i. Roquets.)
Knarf, the shadow-boy with the turned-about name,
Was
the first to notice the sign. He told his sister Hanid about it. Then they bolh rapped Christopher's door..
on
Came Right Out Christopher Cricket came out
side at once,
"How do you do,
20. Implement. (8). Hi Honld! How do you do, Kuarti
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SINTELLIGENCE TEST
Colourful Bridge
by T, Q. HARE, HE's another text about the Colourful Ialen, "where the three statāro race the Blues, the Whites and the Pinks are indistinguet al.
1a appearance but ferently to questions asked them. Blues," when Inter rogated, always tell the truth; Whitmiways fle: Pinko- ponding 2 OF question tell the truth and llo sfternately. A Pink's Arnt Inawer may or may not be truthful
- Pour natires "were playing bridge and each of them turn was asked to stužo whether (1) his, partner, 125 right player to partnera the player to bili partnera leff, won a Diue, a White or Pink, Tuis is what They aparte, Pink
South: (N pink, "e) Weer: OT Bfus. 2) Pink, (9) White: North¥ (1) White, ž Pink, (0) White: Fast: Pink (3) plno, (E) Pink,
To which of the thras raOH Les Last dogs chalayas belong
(Solution on Page 10)
Would you like to take guitar Iessons?"
"Yes," they answered,
"Fine," he said. "Come right
In!"
With that. Christopher took his guitar which was hanging, from a peg on the wall. It had two strings on it. When he plucked the Arst string it went "Creek!" and when he plucked the second string It went "Crikk!"
"You
"there's no trouble
and Hand he said to Knart
at all learning how to play my Kultur, Here, try it."
Hank look the guitar first. Sure enough, when she plucked the first string It went "Creek!" and when she plucked the second string it went "Click!"
Then Knor tried playing on Christopher's guitar, and it was just as easy for him,
9.5
Christopher Cricket's guitur had only two strings.
guitar and everyone who hears you will think you're a cricket."
I was lots of fun! Christopher Cricket lent them his guitar and they sat in a cor- ner of the playroom and played; "Creekt Crikk! Creek! Crikk!"
"Listen to the cricket!" every- orio cried,
The shadow-children squeez- ed, inside Christopher's apart ment. It was pleasant little "All right," said Christopher, place, very neatly furnished "That's all there is to it. Now
and tables made all you have to do is sit in I'm sure with choirs out of matchsticks and buttons corner somewhere and play the
Rupert and the Windwhistle-20
At Jack's words. Rupert puts his hand in his pocket and produces the_whistle._** You've got itu - you've got it," wheeresach..
"Quick, you must goʻto nome- high spot and blow it, and the -wind will take you to my home, and my-father, King Frost, will give
you more ice pills for me. It's terribly, cold there, and I couldn't aland is now, but you could.". Mrs. Bear has been listening, and. the looks, rather solemn "when Rupert asks permision to o "It will be all righy, really,”! he pleads... " fack" would never send me if it was dangeroup** ALL RIGHTS RESERVAD VI ON
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If you could get Christopher Cricket to lend you his guitar,
you could learn sound like a cricket, too!
Don't forget
your
Rupert
Annual
to
will
into the wood 10
much plaster), surface. easily.
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