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THE DUFFLE TWINS
MOUSE-TRAPS
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1953.
by DODD
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you to the places the camera's eye rarely sees
WHERE THE QUEEN'S GOWNS ARE MADE
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N.T. Pass
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Opening leads to
Post Pass
By OSWALD JACOBY
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Your chief reason for taking a finesse is to have a chance gain a trick. That is, it the finesse micceeds, "You will have one trick inor than you could have won by any other means. If the finesse taxes, you are no worse off than if you had falled to try the finemƐ- "As today's hand shows, there is such a thing as a perfectly useless finesse. If the fineste succeeds, you are no beller, all than if you ad neglected to take the finesse; but if the Oneste loses you are rently Imublel
In today's hand declarer was the opening lead with dummy's king of clubs, got to his hand with the act of dinitiondis. and went to thummy with high heart in order to take e trump fineme.
West naturally won with the queen of diamonds, and declarer's slam went up the chimney. South could not make his slam contract without establishing dummy's hearts, and he would have to ruff twice in to establish his own hand in order
the hoseta.
If declarer attempted to do this, Last would make a trump trick with the ten of diamonds. If South drew trumpa, he could ruft only one heari and that would leave him one trick short of bis contract.
The diamond finesse was abro- lutely meaningless. If it succeeded. South could till win only twelve tricks. If South rejected the finegre Altogether, he would likewise make twelve tricks. If lie took the finere and out as South discovered, he would fall to make his siam.
The correct Ime of play-is to draw only two rounds of trumps with the are and king. South then cashes the top hear and ruffs a heart. He geis to dumny with a spade and ruffa another heart with films last trump.
Now dummy can be entered with another spade and dummy last leor is fed. East can make his re- maining trump, and it doesn't matter whether that happens to be the len or the alleen. East must make that trump, but South connot be.prevent- ed from making his slem. contract.
~CARD Senteḥ,
With both rides vulnerable, the bidding has been: North
Eart
South
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1 Diamond Double
You, South, hold: Spades A«J»53, Hearts X-3-3-2. Diamond Q, Clubs K-3-7-0. What do you do?
A-Redouble. You have rather poor support for diamonds, but you will wreak havoc with any bid that the opponents may attempt. Even i your partner is left in one diamond Ta redoubled, he should be able
tit biatze
Fantrart despite your shortness in his suit,
TODAY'S QUESTION -The-bidding-le-the-same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades 5-3. Hearts Diamonds Q-3-5-2. Clubs 7-6-4. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
When Mr. Punch Was Little
He Was About the Size of a Match Stick!-
was really very little."
By MAX TRELL
TANID, the shadow-girl-with
turned about name, went up to her friend Mr Punch, who was sitting comfortably in his chair by the window.
"Mr Punch," she said, "when you were tile, did you help your mother with the dishes?"
Mr Punch looked up from the
book he was reading. "Help her with the dishes" He shook his head sadly.
"You didn't?". sald' Hanld.
Couldn't Help Her
"My dear," said Mr Punch, "I'm sorry to say I didn't. But, in a way, I couldn't have really helped her. I was much too little."
"How little?" asked Hanld.
Small As A Match Stick.
"About as little as a match stick," said Mr Punch.
Hanid exclaimed in, astonish- ment. "Is that really true?""
"Absolutely!" declared Mr Punch. "When I ate my dinher, I didn't sit at the table. I. aut on the table. My mother made a
special little chair for me out of
four toothpicks und a biscuit But it was lots of Jun being that little. You can't Imagine how many things there are to do when you can run along on *top of
a table." Hanid vanted to know more about this.
"Well," said Mr Punch. "I used to jump leap-frog over the salt and pepper shakers." "Oh gasped Hanid.
Baya Punelt
ho could balance on the edge of a bowl.
of
a lump more dessert than sugar."
Mr Punch stopped and smiled. "But I grow bigger just the same," "he said. "By and by, I was too big to play leap-frog with salt and pepper shakers. could hold them both in hand: And as for walking round "And," continued Mr Punch, the edge the bowl-that was Hittle up until the time I got "I would slide down 0 spoon out, too. My foot was as big as
"You weren't always too little," said Hanid.
"Well," said Mr Punch, "I was
bid.
to
Slid Down Spoon Handlo
Artist Robb presents the scene In a Norman Hartnell workroom.
The scene the camera is not allowed to the other side of the door through which Hartnell's top clients never pass.
capture on
Madame Emilienne in black dress) cheeks an original design with the finished dress. There is bustle all around. For this is where the Queen's clothes were made for her Commonwealth tour.
Sometiilor familiar. perhaps, about the brocade cocktail dress on one of the dummies? (extreme left). It has the heart-shaped bodice, flared skirt, and slightly padded hips favoured by the Queen.
And then there is the regal'white slipper satin ball gown modelled by Dolores. It is called Lemon Soufle, because the wealth of lemon lace flecked with gold and pearls. In the forefront a seamstress flis an ice-blue ball gown to a dummy,
WH
THERE the carpet ends
of
measurements and the practised eye of Madame Emilienne..
"Just looking at a client-I can tell how she will look in a gown where she will bulge-what is her build," she smiled.
Margaret Cole, of Streatham, gown is often made with as workroom arc created from and the concrete begins stabbing pins into the lace of a as much as two full circle of
cocktail dress, explained --that's where the.
the material in one skirt."- real
secret of the full, Hartnell The Queen is usually the first Hartnell story starts.. skirts.
person to see a new collection, Ignore, the royal dress "Each skirt his five godets and any gown she selects goes designer's gilded grey and instead of the customary four, out of circulation. Patterns and green salon in Mayfair. Pass as well as at least three under- design are immediately scrapped.
Dummies standing right through to the main skirts," she said. "And, a workroom where those ever- so-secret gowns are made for the Queen.
There are 40
seamstresses, neatly prim in storched white overalls, busily stitching, press- ing, and pleating. Forty women who seem to have that feeling of being "In the know."
"Im sorry we can't tell you that," they
aren't say, "We allowed to divulge the names of our cilents."
"I can't tell you who this gown is for."
"I don't-know-at-all-what-the Queen will be wearing for her Commonwealth tour."
How docs a Hartnell gown come into being?
Material comes first. Fifty- two-year-old Norman Hartnell ponders over the fabric in his first-floor office.
He visualises the dress, sketches it, and passes the sketch ON 10 head-Atter Madame Emilienne. They discuss the gown, drape material on model, and work out details. Then Madame Emilienne trans- fers the idea into the reality.
Household Hints
A
can
Aluminium ware which has become dull or blackened one be brightened by rubbing with a cloth dipped in lemon juice. Rinse in hot water.
And as soon as I got big, I handle as fast as any child could the whole bowl. I didn't bother When powdered sugar is used had so many other things to do, slide down a regular slide. And with crumbs any more. I saved instead of granulated to sweeten cream, the cream such as ploying tag, and going another wonderful thing that I those for sparrows. And a lump whipped
school, and visking my did was to balance myself along of sugar wasn't, any good for doesn't become watery in the
any more. I used to bottom of the dish. grandmother, that by the time I the edge of a bowl. It was just dessert
walking along a very put it in a cup of tea. finished doing all those things, like
done all my poor mother had
Now and then, narrow curb.
the dishes herself."
"That wasn't very kind
you, Mr Punch," said Hanid.
"Well, all these days are gone. A greasy broiler pan is easter of course, I slipped and fell into But, you're certainly right, my to clean if it is sprinkled with
bowl. It was quite a hard dear, the
that 1 baking soda, filled with water when you say Job getting out again, especially should have helped my mother and let soak for a few minutes If the bowl was filled with salad with the dishes, I'm trying to before washing.
or worse yet hot soup. I make up for what I didn't do
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"I know it," agreed Mr Punch, "You see, when I was little, I certainly didn't enjoy having a by helping my wife, Judy, with
CHESS PROBLEM
By P. B. THOMSEN Black, & pieces.
Leave part of the top of the swim in a bowl of hot soup." her dishes. I help her dry carrot and it can be grated with-
them every night.”
"Oh dear, I wouldn't have Hked that at all!" said Hanid,
"No," said Mr Punch, "but I didn't often slip. Most of the lime, I just ran round and'round the edge, as spry as a Dy."
"Another fun thing," Mr Punch went on, "was to take a I'd curl nap under a napkin.
up and pull it over my head. But I quickly woke. when
quickly woke wher dinner
liked missing my dinner."
Hanld said: "I don't supposé, Mr Punch, that you" ste very much when you were so little."
Nibbled on Wishbone
"No," and Me Punch, " really didn't. I used to be able to make a sandwich out of two crumbs of bread and a drop of Jelly Sometimes could spend a whole dinner hour just ; nib«
White, 8 pieces. White to play: mate in two,..
Solution to yesterday's problemiteR KAPAL 1. Kt Ke, any; 2, Q, & (ch, or bling on a wishbone. And more. dan, RI, STRUK mate! die th), or 1 mutan
than once, I never wanted any
lout injury to your fingers.
Rupert's Coral Island—26
rough steps at the sides and soc Thara", asema we be nobody on the stranga laland. No birds and he emerges into beautifal cave. flying" and there is only allenca with a deep poot in the middle. all" around. **wonder if any. As he glances about him he'sati - body:lves down there.", thinks a row of large, theils arranged on Rupert, pouring into the clefts, ya shelt til hose didn't get ther Some Cautiously letting himself over by accident," he cries
ALL RIGHTS KELTAYED
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