JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Slam Is Bid Though Partner Lacks Aces
of
By OSWALD JACOBY TODAY'S hand la sort
curiosity. South went out of his way to ask about his partner's aces, discovered that North had no ace, and then bid a grand slam anyway!
For the benent of those who have just came, In I should explain that South's bid of four nostrumu wax i part of the Blackwood Convention. North is supposed to respond five clubs to show no nees, fer diamondx to show one see, five hearts to show two Acme, and so on,
In this case North bid five clubs to show that he had no neva. Much to everybody's surprise, South Ben metately contracted for a grund
lain.
his slom with Bouth made particular trouble. Dummy's klu of snades won the opening lead, and declarer, next casticd the 10p
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diamonds. He then ruffed a dlamand with one of dummy's high trumps. returned to his hand with the ser ud spades, and rufted another dlomond with a high trump.
Now, for the first Ume le fedha trump, winning in a hand. This left une trump dunny, which took care of South's
remaining spade. South then rufted » club, drew two mare rounds of trumps and claimed the rest of the tricks.
North watched the play with great interest and some curiosity. The dummy is seldom, bored when the contract is a grand slam.) But when the land WAR over, he asked a natural question: "What were you #oing to do it I showed an ace? Were you going to bitt eight hearts?"
"No." Suulh answered. "Only six,"
The answer was surpring. Dat quite logical. If Noth's raise to three hearts hapnenext to be hated an o neelesa hand, the hand was practically Bure to At the South latch like glove. The netual North and was about an linet
she could possibly have. it was quite powdbale for North to have the queen of diamonds among his Valuables. Instead of high, but useless, club.
If North had the only missing see, however, it was quite, possible for his band to be a bad it for the South hand. The more North had tu clubs. the less he would have else. where. The play for a grand slamm might well be poor or even im- possible, and South would have con-
ented himself with heart instead of seven,
bidding six
CARD Sended.
With neither de vulnerable,
the bidding has been:
North
East
t
South Wext
1 Diamond. 1 Heart "
You, South, hold: Spades K-D-8-5, Heart 9-4, Blainands Q-7-3, Clubs J-6-4-2, What do you do?
A-Pass, if East had passed, you would havO found a reanonse; but since East had bid, you can vari and thus indicate weaknews.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the name as in the question just answered. You, South, Ilearls B-4. hold: Spades K-Q-8-5. Diamonds Q-7-3, Clubs 3-6-4-2. What do you do?
Answer-Tomorrow
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or are actually in existence today.
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an egg in half with a sponge, and vice versa. I was interested in the repetition, by a lecturer of the old nonsense: "Nothing is. as diMeult un li seems if you put your mind to,it"
How word he set about uncorking n bolle of wine with a telescups? Foulenough's system
CAPTAIN FOULENOUGH has won
Wisdom of the ages
A CERTAIN Visir, to give pleasure to his lord, stocked a fish-pond with beautiful Circassian dancers. One evening the Sultan came to fal, and the Vizir had baited the hook with vara ertments from. Akbaru.
soon the Sultan Varu landed a
and carried her You ald net catch that home. ons,” saka kis favourite wife, "You bought her at the slave market on your way home" "Nightingale of ten thousand moons,” replied the... Sultan, "you should have" seun" the ones that got away.”
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good deal of money on horses lately. Ras the Captofri a estem? That is what racing men are asking, Re bak. The moment 1 is reason- ably clear that a certain horse winning a race, a le-ta man Bignals to a man with a telesespo Mozne miles away. This man report ky short-wave radio to the Captain - in a private room of a big public. In passing
cuxe. The Captain rushwa into the | Dar and taken hils beti. A tow minutes later lulu Horse in unnounced the winner, and he collecly nice Nitle
Of course, he as always made an arrangement with the barman to ensure that the radio hall have broken down, so tisat the Broadcasting of the race, cannot be
atened to.
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CONMENT by Mr A. J. Cum mings on the rising lood of barbarous abbreviations printed in copiled letters prompts no to ask
this age of cnido superstition !! la no surprise to read of yet. gasther experiment minde on a num her of defenceless children. Soma- body had heard of magic vitamin oblets which made her children American grow tall very quickly. scientists swore by these tablets, s0, of course, a lot of abort children them. What is dosed with urgrising is that the experiment was at once slapped, when' it way no! found that the children were growing faller. Admiratonu that "kelentists" are not intellible aro rare today.
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YOUR BIRTHDAY... BY STELLA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15
PORN today, you have a retentive B
memory, a love of books and Tilent for information, as well as
know the ability to impart your
You are one of edge to athors. the barn teachers of the world and should be exeptionally happy in this field. You have à quiệt" but determined personality, and usually fet what you want without too intich fuse.
cultural
have a large, circle of aequalitan- ces. You are not emotional in your relationship with others and usual, ly select those whose intellectual and cultural tastes are similar to your own. You are fond of travel to visit the far and will want
your places of the earth during fonnative years, Once you have Kattled down, however, you will do- vote your Interests and energies to You love plenniita and
your own home circle,, yet romain- traveller ing an avid arm-chalr entertainments, but recognise
Through the medium ot travel there is a place in lile for play- and an equally important place for books, Your marriage should be, a herd, Kertous work! You are coa happy and productive one. retentious and get what needs to
the or have in To lose what be done, done frat The you take
tomorrow, select your store for 10- time out for proper rest and
birthday sinr and read use corres Since you have the facility for punding paragraph. Let your birth-kind
easily, making friends
day star be your daily guide. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16
Juxation.
You
that
will
HAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 233- Tensions can mount to roller dans Rerous proportions today it you let them. Don't
WOMANSENSE
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LITTLE PEPPER
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1 TABLESPOON CHOPPED, ONION
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Is There A Santa Claus? Your
Little Tot Will Want To Know
IS there n
́BY CARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.
with these parents.
Wes
Santa Claus? come psychologists, who don't all of whom asked the search
扛 little ing question before, the age of your sult or Of course. Old Saint Nick teem to understand
is about as real to the child child's imagination, have agreed six. After each in turn
disillusioned we asked If We coat. (Reuter- under six as anything he
should "iell" the next younger. his Fearing Disapproval Alw
Always came No knows, providing
with great -* imagination is not hamper-
feeling. In later years our chil- But this belief overlooks the dren each assured us ho felt ed by the foolishness of fact that children who sccm no horm at all from our pró- some adults. During these to be harmed by the Santa cedure. All now parents of carly years the youngster Claus myth have had it crain young children. (an aggregate
themselves past tho ni elevon)
have normally lives in a world of ined into them long make-believe. Dwarfs and time when they have outgrown dealt with Santa Claus as they Claus, some as late as experienced him in their carly his happiest tho gnomes are
of eight or
childhood. Kearing companions. He walks with Teachers, too,
Lot, me add
t that good them and talks with them proval of parents, have and Santa is the king of all prolong the myth unduly late means of transition from the
in the life of the school child. myth to reality is to have of them.
Commercial
have few gifts at Christmas marked organisations
Treated
for each child "from" a person dono likewise.
ho 08 should be treated, the average of the family, in addition child, outgrows Santa Claus bo- those marked "from fore he is seven or eight. Cloud."
How should
An Important Part Of Skin Care
Washing the face
ness associate whose interests are Sho
has A starched
BY HELEN FOLLETT
·
very
hls
enchanted
Santa
dgc.
have tried
to
the
child be
treated concerning Santa Claus?
child's enjoy-
A
to Santa
Household Hints
Blessed is the little child who has parents with a good imagi- should not method is effective in treatment
nution, who can see what is be hurried or camial. It is im- of enlarged ports,
beauty portant that the soap
be the worry suffered by some girls not present to the senses, and that proves
agreeable, whose skins are fair and lovely paint word pictures and enjoy the verbal pictures painted by While ait high grade soaps are otherwise.
the child; parents who, further Pretend there is a Santa Claus rollable, one may be better than Unless the complexion is ex-more, go often with this timent of the myth until he asks,
and share your another for the individual. ceptionally olly, it can be kept
If your husband is particular- into person Should it happen that your skin in first olaes condition by the world.
"Is there a real Santa Claus?" ly hard on his trouser cufts, try feeling, even free use of creams, Select a
He moans, a Santa Claus who sewing a small strip of leather. similar to your own.
(June CANCER
22-July 23-after
the rinsing, experiment light one for removing make- Samic
conscientious ves and breathes us persons on the inside of the cuffs. This
will Cultural activities can prove stimu-with other sopops.
up, a heavier one for bedtime
protect against fraying parents have deliberately tried do. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20-lating as well ne relaxing this even- To do a thorough scrubbing complexion care.
Calmly, frankly answer him, and wear. to keep their children, even the Keep your eyes on
worth- ing. Kome
I
Don't overlook the fact that youngest ones, from believing "No, but we have been playing while objective: meg that all efforta
23-job, particularly important
Maitresses and pillows stuffed are. bent toward reaching it.
Perlings you can curtall labour as blackheads are present, a com- your skin is a sort of health ba- in Santa Claus. They suppose he is real." Then go on play-
plexion (Jan. 21-Feb.
brush
need you feel low, AQUARIUR
kapok
frequent May be important for you to give
some time-saving device. in "thought 10 personst. appearances
airing and sunning to keep. good grooming.
tion does
three-way job in If you don't get enough exercise
them fluffy and prolong their skin 20 Mar.
clarification by cleansing and fresh air, 20)- PISCES
service. These pillows cannot (Veb. A good day for romance. Plan a
thoroughly, normalising the Diet also contributes to skin
Turn kapok mat- be washed. pleasant mirprise for the one you
functions of the glands, and en- appearance, The complexion fore the most.
tresses often. ...and the whole ARIES
Seck out the company of a encouraging the blood streams to needs vitamins (Mar. 21-Apr.
genial friend, 2710 theatre or movies offer pleasant diversions.
array of food elements. It re- Suds should be removed with quires calcium that is found in wann water, and a cold rinsing milk, cheese, egg yolks; it needs should follow to give the cheeks phosphorus which is also found colour. This warm-art-cold in these three items.
(July LEO
21-AUK.
should be used, remitar. When
10 am or at the office by installing circular up and down. frie- you look pale, just as you will a child on being disillusioned ing so as long as he likes,
203...
Be cautious about giving antstance. Don't be taken in by a "tail" tale." Make sure, firstl
21)
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May The company of an elderly friend or relative can provo a soures of considerable pleasure..
'21)-
GEMINI (May 22-June Relax the company of o
busi-
DUMB-BELLS
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SEE
OUR TOBACCO
YES! DO YOU
GROW CIGARS OR
PLANTATION/CIGARETTES
*72A: THE LEDGER SYNDICATE
SINTELLIGENCE TEST
BELINDA
Dy T. O, HARE_ How many sisters have you?" I naked Belinda *Twu," she replied.
Greetl
"And how many brathars? ~ -- Ah,” said Holla. **You may like to work that out, Mr. Hare. My mother's sister, Mrs. Scarlett, has two more children than my mother ban. In the scarletz family, the boys outnumber the girls by three And the number of Green boys multipited by the number of scarlett wirin exceeds by three the number of Bearlett. boys multiplied by the number of Green Kiris."
How many
brathere bas Boileria 2
(Solution on Page 10)
CHESS PROBLEM
By IL CABRAL
Black, 9 pleces.
White, 9 pleces. White to play mate in two.
Solut "problem
VIRGO (Aux. Z+Bapt. -->-
He calm and assured that success
is yours and you will find it easier to gain your objectivo.
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. Your assistance may be needed right now by an aider relative who
depends upon you for help.
Its
a
become more active purifiers.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Three Very Polite Pigeons
-The Only Trouble Was, as They Bowed, They Atel-
By MAX TRELL
"Why don't you ask them CHIRPIE SPARROW come to whether they are?"
crumbs and was greeted by Knart and Hamid, the shadow children with the turned-about
Crumbs Look-Untidy.
"As soon as I clean up all these "I'm too busy," said Chirple.
crumbs scattered over the win dow all I be glad to ask them. But Chirpie won't pione. There were three pigeons with These crumbs certainly make him. One was blacks, one was things look untidy around here." Mr Black, Mr White and Mr white and the other was brown.
names.
"Chirple!" cried Hanid, "Now don't be so selfish! Ask them at
Chirple lost no time introduc- Brown kept right on bowing all ing them. "This fellow here," he through this. said, pointing with his wing to the black pigeon, "is Mr Black" How do you do!" said Mr Black, bowing politely.
Meet Mr White "This second fellow," Chirple went on, pointing to the white pigeon, "is Mr White,"
"Very pleased to know you!" said Mr White, also bowing.
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Oh, all right," said Chirple. The pigeons bowed as fast and
as often as they could.
and he asked them.
It was no use. In a second of two on the crumbs were' gone, Then Mr Wilte, Mr Black and Mr Brown said: ""Thank you very
Thank you, thank you," re- piled Mr White, bowing tu Chirpie. "Come to think of it, I am a little hungry."
"Thank you," said Mr Black, "now that you remind me,
two." He bowed a he or The third pigeon bowed and said this, said: "I'm
to make Mr Brown also bowed and said: your acquaintan Then all Hungry? Well, I suppose you Uree pigeons bowed again. They might call it that. If you insist, "But Chirple," said Hanid, kept on be Ing. They walked 17 have a crumb, thank you." "they were such polite birds.
"And this last follow," said think I could manage to cat a much!" and flew off. Chirple, "is Mr Brown."
up
crumb
"There!" said Chirple to Knort and Hanid. "I knew they'd make pigs of themselves! They bowed up my whole dinner!"
and down along the window "I was afraid of that," sald wish your manners were as good sill bowing again and again. Chirple to Knarf and Hand, as theirs.
"My, they certainly are polite Then he turned to the three Unfortunately, Chirple didn't birds! Honid sold to Chirple, pigeons and said: "All right boys, agree with this at all. "It's not who
was meanwhile helping have a crumb-just one crumb, good manners to bow and eat at himsett to the bread crumbs, Don't make pigs of yourselves.” the same time. They should have Chirple didn't bother much about
Just kept on bowing and let me As Fast, as They Could bowing,
At this the three pigeons im do the eating." mediately began bowing all over the window sill is fast and as "Why don't you share some of often as they could. And every the bread crumbs with your time they bowed they picked friends?" Kaart said. "Maybe up a crumb and swallowed it. they're hungry."
"Yes, oh yes," Chirple sald, They certainly are polite birds." And he ate another crumb.
Because Chirple was still so hungry and had, even though he hadn't much wanted to, share with the three pigeons, Knart got him three more crumba," large "Stop bowing, Stop!" cried ones, and not brendcrumbs, but "Maybe they aren't," said Chirple, "You're eating them all calm crumber. That made Chirple
up!"
feel much betterf Chirple..
Rupert and the Diamond Leaf-2
The great bird slowly-wours collector," he says, and today away until it disspposes towards I've found "this wonderful plant the south, Ah, well, I may as" with diamond shaped leaves. Twe well, get on with my; watch,” nayat,seen or heard of it before.
saya tha mirungsrett, Please What If you can find me another I'l* are you looking For 7:2 Cam; 1: terward you, (v. He tells Rupére, help 22: Tín Rupert** -The man whos hư, liver and a then they „atalina' as big inquisitiveuse, Pot- underuse. [.. I wonder, Whare l'à. »ting down his box be opens it and better search, thinks the Letje
taktsamething, que l'a pa e tbesta arter
PALIP KUCHEN BJHRTED
Don't
forget
your
Rupert
Annual
inter will feel he had been de celved by his parents; also, that
Own Children
I
the child may, later, treat as a
As I have advised here, so myth all they have taught him about things, religious,
Even we did with our own children,
.
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