JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Use Deception As.
Bridge Ald
BY OSWALD JACOBY
333
I often surprised Fexcellent players taken in by rather
One of the reasons measures. such plays work, I suspect, is that few bridge players willing to give their opponents credit for being thoughtful.
elementary Receptive 2
ure
:In foday's hand, played In 'lost' year's "European Champlon- ship, West opened the deuce of diamonds, and South Was obliged to win the first Trick with the ace. Declarer led the Jack of clubs to dummy's king and returned the quern of hearts from dummy. East covered with the king of hearts and South took the acc and jack of hearts.
South next led the eight of hearts from his hand, hoping to sneak the trick by.
This was the elementary deceptive device that I mentioned at beginning of this article. Wes! should have covered with ten of hearts, not caring who had the nine of hearts
Y.
the
The reasoning goes like this: It East has the nine of hearis, it costs nothing to cover with
WEST
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Pass
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Opening ledd-◊ 2
the
ten, eince the seven
of hearts will then be good.. If South hos the nine of hearts, ho must be trying to sneak a trick through with his eight of hearts."
to
If it is good for South, a
try champion player, to sneak the trick by, it must be wise for. West to prevent hlm from doing this. In short, West his should simply make mind in all-such tuations that what is if he cannot be sure going on, he, con at least try to do the opposite of what opponent wants.
up
his
If West had covered with the ten of hearts, declarer would contract. not have made his
When West played low, how- ever, South discarded dummy's remaining diamond on the eight" of hearts. The trick held, and South was now in good shope.
Declarer continued by rung a diamond in dummy, returned to his hand by ruffing a low club, and, rufted his remaining diamond in dummyt Now he led the tice of clubs from dummy in order to discard the mine of hearts from his hand. West could ruff, but South had already aken eight tricks and was sure to get two more tricks with his four trumps,
♥ECARD Seriden♦
South
The bidding has been:
West North
East 1 Diamond Pass 1 Heart Pass
??
You, South, hold: Spude 2 Hearts K-J-9-7, Diamorida. A- What Q-J-9-0, Clubs K-3-10. do you do?
three hearts, You have a coil of 15 points in high cards, 2 points for the singleton, and 1 point for the king of your partner's bid salt. contract of three hearts should be sile Oven if your partner has minimum ro- sponse of about 0 points. It he has allchily better, he will to on to game.
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THE CHINA - MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1958.
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CUTTY SARK'S LAST BERTH MESSAGERIES
From ALLAN MURRAY
London, the Cutty Sark in her carly bal In just over 14 weeks. challenge ene la Captala Every voyage was Thit days. FAMOUS old sailing trying, who joined her as a Ind between those hard driven A ship, still talked of a when das was pilna in rivals.
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wherever seamen moet, may the Austrpling wool trade. The But 80011 ennigh, steamers other day, all hale and hearty as he went back to his old were doing the same trip in
hip, just to have a look round. Werks, and the clippers were
be preserved as a memorial to Britain's Merchant Navy, Last of the China tea clip- pera, she is the Cutty Sark, which flew the Portuguese flag for most of her active life.
Now she is moored in the Thames as -nuaflary to the Merchant Marine training vessel Worcester,
is still
The Cutty Sark structurally sound. To reris and recondition her and give her a permament dry berth on London's river, the recently formed Cutty Sark Preservation Bociety has launched a national
YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA appeal for £500,000.
SATURDAY, MAY 16
BORN today, there is something of Lue atern disciplinarian in your nalure which, if you did not bove the saving grace of a sense of humour, night make you a rather too serious person. But you to everything. You are are always able to see the amusing side always ready in face facta, no matter how unpleasant they may be. You have a good memory and always can put the right names ter the right faces. You are socially adapted and take a host of friends. Although you may laugh at sentimentality, you are actual- ly very romantic and often quile sentimental, too. You are elractive to member of the opposite sex and will Jave more than one offer of marriage. Although you women would do well in a career, you would never be completely happy without marriage, a borne and family of your own. You could have both a successful marriago and career, provided you began early enough!
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xine be day
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SUNDAY, MAY 17
you
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(Det. ACORPIO TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-
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will have the maximumn tensions. First, relax and enjoy
Test and relaxation. Sometimes a some pleasant, light recreation.
change of scene helps. (May GEMINI
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CAPRICORN (Dee. 23-3mm. 70) CANCER (June 22-July 23) Plan drive Into the country
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You have natural wit, are a natural dancer, and could prob- ably write well. You have a keen sense of humour and the ability ting effect. You might become a high- to use words to sLive A
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elbowed out.
Scorching behind the wheel for the initials he carved there
On the Australian wool run stand close on 70 years ago, chuckling they made their fast
in the galley over his memories against steam. This was their of salt pork and maggotty bis swan song, and 1 brought the cults, he could remember a Cutty Sarie greater tame than
the Cutty Sark ever. voyage when was dismanted in a gale off the Cape of Good Hope. He wAS at the wheel at the time, and he was only 15.
That was a Spartan age
seamanship, and the heyday of the clippers. Steem was chal. lenging sall, but they were still among the fastest ships afloat.
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Often she lommes more than of 17 knots. Always she putsalled her keenest rival, Thermopylae Once she ever beat the mail steamer on the run from Eng- land to Australia. And she set up a record that has never beco equalled in sall-Drom Sydney round Cape Horn to the Ent
In thesh Channel, 15,000 miles all. 07 days.
other
And her lines
The Cutty Sark was To bulk the proposed con- crete berth alongside the Royal swiftest and finest of them
over 7,000 yards of
In 1895, the Culty Sark was Naval College at Greenwich Well would cost £100,000. The rest canvas the carried; no
He rechristened her owner. is wanted to restore the clipper vessel in the trade had a greater bought by a Portuguese ship
Ferreira, but her Portuguese and finance a opties of Cutty spread of sal Sark bursaries to help young were matchless.
crow and her waterfront ad- mirers in Lisbon still knew her men who want to train for the Merchant Navy..
best Da Pequena Camisola-an her affectionate translation of original name that stuck to her during her 27 years under the Portuguese Под
Few seamen in these present days of steam will remember
Built on the Clyde for n London owner, she was one of
dozen
tea clippers which could make London from Shang-
a
• BY .. THE • WAY •
by
Beachcomber
FTER rending
one of the for the people who are incessantly chaltering about "courtesy on the A interminable wrangles about road -traffic-lights, it occurred to me seen the that I have never mystery of the elly of Luxem- burg explained.
on one of the Elling one day. Beats in Use Avonte de la Liberte, I suddenly realised that there were
70 tran
Arisky experiment
distractest
In the end she came back to Drilish hands in 1922 when a Into westerly gale drove her Falmouth for shelter. There a British sen captain saw. her and bought her.
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Before the war she was towed to the Thames, where she now rides gently at anchor, Bole survivor of the tea clippers.
THE B.B.C.'s recorded reading of
part of the "List of Buntingdon- All her rivals have vanished, greatest of them, airy Dabanen Last night was not The an unqualified success. A certain Thermopylae, finished her days monotony in the recitation of so many ames and loials, loads one as the Portuguese naval training any police to raubt whether, this is material vessel Pedro Nunes, which was directing traffic. People crossed the gritable for broadcasting. The in read as they pleased, for the cars, eldental music, mingled with the sunk in target practice off the
the mouth of the Tagus. and buses stopped for them. A eles, of restulls,
right to be attention, and suggested Cornwall alive. What is more, a ind though they had a
rather than Buntingdonshire.
But the Cutty Sark is still tram-trail uses this street, clanging altempt was made to read the naer shipshape and seaworthy. If the in a light-hearted tone. The reader a great bell as it goes. A visit would provide a useful lesson menned to be overased by xs sub appeal to preserve her succeeds, Jech The absurd criticism that that the lost and greatest clipper. of reading was a flagrant advertisorient
not be as them all. will stand at Green- need for the rahinen
wich, as a lasting reminder of cussed.
the great days of call.
CROSSWORD
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. I'm lazy but I led. 142.
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short
11. Love tin, and be pasalonate, (7)
12. On with the (0)
13. Often linked with drink, (8)
11. Source of nanoyates in the alda,
(8)
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18 Memorini bile, 14) 21. mixturo. (4)
(4)
find
24. still water. 1914
Frane, open and sincere, you are apt to think you are too prae- You like to believe true and you should give that you are complete- Iteal for romance, ly unemotional about things. This in nol ft:ller expression to this side of your nature if you are to complete happiness in fo. Very attractive to members of the op. posite sex, you will have quite a time making your selection of a lito partner.
To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph, Lei your birth. day star be your daily guide.
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MONDAY, MAY 18
(Apr. 21-May 21)-
(Oct. 24-Nov. ACORPIO
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Be patient it à conflict in delos Return a call. If you have been on Accurs. Be prepared to make read the receiving end lately. Recipro justments to circumstances.
cation is really the best policy.
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 1-Dec. 23)-- A good day for planning enter- "Blue Monday." relax tensions by tainment at home or in your com going to a movie this evening.
munity. Social affairs nie
GEMINI - (May
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If this ns
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27-June 21)- traditional
(June 22-July (23)--
Don't be a slick-in-the-mud. It favoured.
well-
you are invited out tonight ac CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 203- Don't permit emotions to get aut
self.
cent, by all means! Enjoy your of hand at home, You may need
family. to be the one calm person in tho
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AQUARIUS (Jen, 21-Job.
You might find that it would be furt to pay, a call upon someone you may not have seen for a long Do all in your power to keep out Lima.
of an argument. Play the role of VIRGO
24-Sept. (Aug.
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(Sept. 24-Oct.
UA
Be neighbourly and you will find
ARIES (blar. 21-Apr. 203- that, 11. pays. Someoño next. Goor.Someone may be depending mulant turn out to friend.
to a
both. lifelong you for help or advice-or
Be quick to give it when asked.
DARTWORDS
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PITTING PEARLY
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BEAK
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Soding "word a psand or a WATER. Dima — MacS,
known parumo, place, or things in de
Lact Defolioni.
(Selulita on Pazo 10).
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20 Red can in red shoes, (6)
27. It's popular, Jellied. (3)
26. to read and will atlok to it. (0)
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3. Bin of the “ Across man. (5)
4. This sergeant, death."
(4)
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6. Speech about a Crets nut, (9)
7. Left-over, 19)
3. Once a rest. (4),
10. Binuter grin. (
12. May be 2uod, bad, or mixed. (8)
15. Bidday side. 14
17 Regal look ? (5) 19. drain. (4)
20. Hardly good. (3)
23. Cast this, and you can't turu
back. (3)
24. For writing. or blotting. (8)
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Corsi reof; 7
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CHESS PROBLEM
By L ANDERSEN.
· Black, & plenas.
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White, 10 pieces.
White to play male in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. Q-KBI, any; 2, Q, or Ki (ch,
ur dbl el) mates.
WHAT'S HIS LINE?
MARTIN STOATES
Re-arrange the letters to apeti his occupation.
(Solution en Page-16)
No
On Tasso, egg-cups
and dinosaura!
FROM
GONAL perplexed kitchen comes a protest against a stan derd size for
"Avery eng-supe fost in the ordinary. small erg is cup." Yes, yes. It is Eke a ona!! troy standinis on lis head in hit father's hat, is it not? In the Gobi dinnsats engs are stilt found the sand. the Targed Mongols place the cars in lentic Ex-cups and worship them. But what that has to do with the cum plant in question is not very clear evan to me. Tasso put it af n Tew words,
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