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JACOBY ON BRIDGE.
Take Bridge Tip From Tourney Hand
BY, OSWALD JACOBY THEN today's hand was
played in the recent World Championship Match in New York, the American West dic not consider his hand worth an opening two bid. It was a borderline hand, and he would have opened with a two bid if his clubs and been spades. Since his best sull was a minor, how- ever, he preferred the conservative opening bid.
more
As you can svo from the bidding in the diagram, West found way to show his full strength by doubling everything in sight thereafter. The double of one spade was a takeout double, but
the double of two diamonds could be played either way, and East chose to Dass. When Wet abo doubled two upades, East was delighted to posa.
South went for a nice ride at
two spades, Went eashed two top hearts, continaed with the klog of clubs, shifted to the ace of diamonds, and then led his singleton king of 'spades.
South took the nee of spodes, entered dumuny with a diamond, and led the queen of hearts in
dummy's cashing remaining diamond. Enst ruffen
stead
of.
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NORTTI AT
24
"
473
WEST
K.
УЛКИЗ
AJO
JAKJOB
EAST.
Q10902 04
• 1042 4032
SOUTH (0) AJ8543 109
+95
Q104
Neither side vul.
South
Puis
West North 1ặ
Puss
East Рам
Double 20
Pass
Pass
Double Pr
2 A
Double PASS
Pass Pass
Pass
Opening lead-♥ K
with the nine, und South over- ruffed with the jack. South next led a trump, and Eust took
A three trump tricks. club shift now, gave West two tricks
that sult, for down tour.
The other
ເ
room.
Swedish West opened with two clubs rather than only оле club, lie
tirely played the hand
no-truing, and was set one trick by caretui detence. The American team thus scored 700 points the first resin und 50 points in the second room for n total gain of 750 points on the hand.
Perhaps this hand will serve
no
a lesson to the many players who itch to open with a two bid .011 the slightest possible_ excuso,
There Is
advantage Art reaching a game contract that you cannot make, and there is a decided advantage in giving the opponents a chance to climb into the bidding and to get them- selves massacred,
CARD Sense®♦
Q-The bidding has been
North Pass
East South West
Pass 1 Heari Pass
1 Spade Pass
You, South, hold: Spades K-Q- 3-2, Hearts A-K-Q-7-5, Dia- monds A-7, Clubs 0-2. What do Jou do?
ABid
You
four spades. have a count of 18 points in high cards, 1 point extra' for the king of your partner's bid sult, and 2 points for the two doubletons. With so powerful a hand, you waut to be in a game contract no matter how 'weak and your partner holds for his response.
TODAY'S QUESTION The blading is the same as in the question just answered. You, South,
Spades hold
9-4-2, Hearts A-K-O-J-7-5, Diamonds A-J-2, Club 6. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS PROBLEM
By Z. KACZMAREK
Black, 7 pieces,
White, 8 pieces. While Tanlay: wikte in two.
Solution to Saturday's "problem:
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ki, ort) mates,
and hot ph
WHAT'S HIS LINE? MARY JEBIC CHATT
Rearrange the letter to spell
(Solution om Pure 10),
EDITORO PREKE GENTICE, INC,—MUŽVA YORK
"I slept like a top...
• BY
-THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1953.
WOMANSENSE-
542
how was the couch?"
THE WAY by Beachcomber-
TT is not everyone who can tell you the name of a firm which exports the din of tortoises' logs. That is where the London Cham- ber of Commerce comes in.
You have only to ring up and say, "Where can i get a small knot of garnished wood to make a kap for a toy horse?" and the official whi Five you the answer at once. The Enteet report of the Chamber reveals that they were naked to supply the anne af the company which makes a dye for kolouring spaghetti. My own qucation, which need not be answered at once, is: Where em 1 get a machine that will register the amount of team which rises from
1. Nah dried in front of a wood- fire in February near Cromer?
Good news.
THE standard transverse mealfo
ment of pins is calculated by messuring the pla fust below the
head, instead of just above the point.
any light variation being taken into Account by etriking an average in a
batch of not fewer than 4000 pins band rigt more than 20,000, each measured just below the head, the total being taken to be the grom measurement before arriving at the figure for each individual pin.
The poisoned hat (III) PGHAM's water-skin was found to contain nothing but a bad eng and a frayed bootlace. Wenatesdale taken plane from Egham hine. Dingi-Poos at once rang up Admiral No Joking. The Admiral had had loved her ever since she paid him 250,000 tosh for a naval secret. "The English agents' plana are worthless,” he said. "I roll the real ones to a Hungarian who wan working for the Dutch," "low do you Fohow that "Hungarian team't
oaked Dingi-POOR, naval beart paled beneath his four- and-threepenny ton, und reng oli. A squat figure stepped out from behind in-cabinet, and a voice raped, "Boteft paw" (funds unl the deuce
far?" are pois querted the Admiral,
The
piled the intruder curtly. "That's a
the change anyway," sneered gruntled mariner.
Direct action
"
dia-
ellenia, the young doctor's first
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patients come dowly," Jaya Ал
Hartnell's
AGAINST a background of pictures of the Royal Family Norman embroidresses are working. These girls worked on the Royal Wedding gown.
DELINGENTE; LIVRO GUONIZUNAUT
THESE
WOMEN
GUARD
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A TOP SECRET OF 1953
for the
The Gown
Gown for
They make The
THE
fashion greatest secret of the year is
By VIVIEN BATCHELOR
article. One way to hurry things up being kept by women. It is asked to submit designs for the sidered. The gown
is to emulate the doctor in the Diable
Bolteur, who ward to hide himself in a dark miley, kalte a passer-by, and then rescue mum and drag him into the surgery to bind up lila wounds,
COMFORT, TOO
the secret of the Queen's Queen's consideration, Coronation Gown, now being made in Norman Hartnell's workrooms.
the Queen
must not
the Palace carefully sealed. Until the designs went to the Palace they were kept locked. only be worthy of the occasion up except when Hartnell, was
actually working on them. In appearance and workman- ship, but it must be comfortable When the Queen had made for for the Queen to wear during her selection, she sent In his office with its Regency the long hours of the ceremony. Hartnell to discuss details.
Now the work will follow the 'commanded wallpaper and furniture, over. It must not be difficult to wear YOUR BIRTHDAY... BY STELLA The Queen hun har looking! Braton Street, Mayfair, while sitting or kneeling, or usual routine of a gown being
Coronation he conferred with Mme Denise, getting in or out of the coach, made for the Queen.
who always looks after the Bearing in mind the weight of Queen's orders, and Mme the Coronation robes, I must Isabelle and Mine Emillenne, not be heavy.
Hartnell completed a series of who between them do the attingi.
Many points had to be con- rketches which were sent off to
on your
MONDAY, MAY 25
Bomeone
be Day.
revealed
until
a
seen with the teachings of common Long before the announce sensel
Women are very home-loving and ment that Hartnell was to make their entire lives are apt to revolve the Coronation gown, he was around the home and family. Sult the stars have given the iterary talent; if they, wished, they could be enneer gitis, In fact, kiga arc favourable for bath a career and
mariage,
BORN today, you have a strong personality bent ann which needs strict emotional control if you are to achieve the best that in you, You are trually long an logle and reason, but when cùmes to love You are practically as good an com bletely blind? You wear your heart
Biceve and art- warm hearted and impulsive. You wit be unhappy unless you wed who is equally rezusive to your devoum. Be careful in selecting your marriage partner.
Men and women born on is dale are apt to differ, in the use that is made of basle, characterization. A has a religious ture of mind, with a tendency toward fanaticinin Yet the supernatural fascinates
And it diffkun them and they rationalise their belief in the up- day star be your daily guide,
to
Both you men and women have a great deal of vivacity and nervous exceeds energy which, at times, your playrica¡ emtoranie, Leum Ret the proper auspunt of rent at regular intervals and your working canacity increases, proportionately.
To and what the stars have in store for tornarrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- pending paragraph. Let your birt
TUESDAY, MAY 26
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)-- Make careful plans so that you can carry though a project even if the help you anticipate Is 101 furti coming.
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VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)- Investigate thoroughly ail ongles to any business opportunity now being. offered to you.
DUMB-BELLS
OH! PROFESSOR! AFTER HEARING YOUR LECTURE ON
BOTANY I CAN J REMEMBER THE NAMES OF TWO PLANTS, THE DELIRIUM TREMENS AND AURORA
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Acrdas
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LIDRA (Hept. 24-Oct. 23) Exert all the proper proenusions. vod are setting out even er a short
utney at this time.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 22)— You must be politie und very diplomate with everyone if you are to nvald an unpleasant argument.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)- Don't Anke chances-and be too unrty in making a decision. Think every- Thina over carefully.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10)- By patient and understanding wi bove who la, alower than you are in finishing an eqini amount of work. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 207- Even an unimportant job may leavi to something big tomorrow! eMetent and conscientious about it. ARIES (Bar at-apr. 207 New mechanical helps in the kitchen and around the house can your work. Ute then,
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May
Ughten
21)-
If you need the help end influence of an important person, today in fine Ume to make the request.
A GENERAL view of the fitting room at Norman Harinell's. Fittings during making are carried out on dressmakers figures of the clients.
BOYS'
AND
GIRLS MAGAZINE
playroom
Teddy Is Happy, Though Wet d
-He Finally Got Miss China Doll to Smilé at Him---
By MAX TRELL
(which they
never
Liko General Tin
Toddy the Stuffed Bear kept Bear. For Teddy was large and saying to himself: "If only I fat and clumsy. He wag always could be like General Tin If You
You can't imagine how much tripping over romething, or only I could stand as straight as : Teddy the Stuffed Bear falling down on his face, or he does, with a musket over my adored Miss China Doll. All day breaking anything he happened shoulder! Then Mite China Doll he sat in his corner of the play- to pick up. Besides, she didn't would look at me!" room and watched her as she sat like Teddy nearly as much as
He couldn't find a musket to
in the window of her doll-house she did General Tin, the Tin hold over his shoulder. But one on the other side of the room. Soldier, who always stood stiffly day Pool-Pooh, the white
Miss China Doll was beaut at the playroom door with his poodle, brought in a clothespin ful indeed. She had long golden. musket over his shoulder. For from the yard and Teddy tonk Curls that hung down to iter his part, the General scarcely . "It jun't us good as a musket." shoulders, and her eyes were so
knew of Miss China Doll's Teddy said. "But perhaps Mim bluc that Toddy could only
He had more un- China Doll won't notice the think, when he looked at them, pristence.
portant things to think about difference." of a cloudless sky, or of blue such as terping the Mouse but So he put the clothespin-over cornflowers, or of blue marbles,
of the playroom, and seeing that his shoulder and stood as stifly the Cat did not tangle the yarn S
he could in front of Miss
Teddy Was Clumsy
that was kept in the Sewing China Doll's window. But Miss But Miss China Doll hardly Esket, und making sure that no Chias Doll looked right past ever used those beautiful blue hons,
or other wild him. And finally she shut her.
the eyes and went to steep,
Ligers
WD.
yeo to look at Teddy the Stuffed animals ever
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Rupert and the Robins-12
The galliwog stops with a jerk turned yellow and, untead of and afaren at Ruperti ***What, Gghting eath, other was robins no robins? What are you talking usually do, they are huddling about?he. demands. Such. together out of sight in the wood. thing is impossible," Oh, please, They won't come near the vil we did have plenty of them, says lage. Ridiculous E. Never heard. the little bear, but something of such thing" muttere Golly queer has happened. They've alf ***Follow me," "He dashes off..
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Miss China Doll-didn't-notico poor Teddy at all.
Poor Teddy was no sad ho could have cried. Only he knew It wouldn't do him any good, just keep standing here,"
"I
he said. "I'll guard her house."
Started to Rain
That night a terrible thing happened. It started to rain, Tho' playroom window
open.
Was
The ruin fell right on Miss Chìnn Doll.
So feddy wont and stood aver her mid kept the rain from wetting her. (It all fell on him, of course, but he didn't care.)
And the next morning every- one found Teddy soaking wet, with the clothespin still over his shoulder. And Miss China Doll wes a dry and as lovely as ever! They took the clothespin and hung Teddy on the line. But just before they took him out, Miss Chinn Doil really looked at him, and smiled.
'He didn't mind, being hung on nine. He didn't rindang- thing. He was happy!"
The Queen names the dates when shc requires Attngs They are usually in the after- noon: The Queen enjoys her fittings and looks upon them as 2 relaxation from her State duties,
Mr Hartnell accompanied by Mme Deniss and Mme Isabelle car, will go to the Palace by with the gown shrouded in musliu and tissue paper, and securely packed in a vast card- board box.
SIDE ENTRANCE
to the They will drive up F side entrance from Buckingham
Palace Road.
"From there we are taken, straight to the Queen's private apartments and wait in a small sitting room outside her boudoir," Mme Isabelle
sald.
"When the Queen is
is ready for
us we are shown into her boudoir. She always has her fittings in her boudoir, with her personal maid, Miss Margaret Macdonald, assisting her."
Miss Macdonald follows every detall