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●JACOBY ON BRIDGE
First Double Was Meant for Takeout
By OBWALD JACOBY
doublo JORTIS first No
WAS
clearly meant for a takeout, but what was the meaning pr North's second double? Accord- ing to the "book," it was still n takeout double, but South might
Гот pass
1 he had penalties reasonable defensive values.
South know that
he hud sure trump trick against a spado contract, but he was afraid that his heart length was better for offence than for defence. North was sure to have strength und length in the unbld major, so it was a cinch that East was short In hearts.
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South was right in his reading 0} the distribution, and he was right
hearts, in bidding four Aince East wouk! have minde three spades unless South managed to get a diamond ruff.
opened Cite spades against the actual con- tract of four hearts, and East
with the Won
East fice. turned the king of diamonds, holding the triek, and continued with the queen of diamonds.
re-
Decker won the second round of diamonds in the dummy and
NORTH
❤A QBI
A 702
AK01
WEST 90
❤K 042
943
4 10 7 5
EAST (D)
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None KQJB 98
BOUTHI
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❤J 10975
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East-West vol
Erst
South West
Puss
INT
SA Puss
Puss Pass
North Double Dimble J
Past 4 Pass
Opening lead-♣ U
ruffed a diamond to enter his own tand. He then let the Jack of hearts ride for litease, tüiscovering the bad trump break when East discarded
space was NOW in danger losing
a trick in each sell. South ruf
ruffed his low spade
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
PORN
today, you are one whose nature is to tend, but on the olher hand, you are not une to push yourme forward. You mage to Infiserice others through your quiet, portive will rather than by a load,
dominating personality. There are
those who may consider you some- thing of an waxy lark, but they Our learn otherwise if they try to push you around, Sympathetic and kelly to all those who aro really in need of help, you can be stern and unrelenting if you discover someone is fooling you
Your convictions war strong and you make 1 punt u ve og to ihem. You Rive active as well as Its service to your beliefs You have a gentle, sendiive nature and become frustrated If you find that you have to live ur
tz work unpleasant environment If you are
thrust into uncongenial company, behoover you to make an instant change. You com
nover do your best work undem thero is peace, and harmony around you.
You of the fair ex are home- loving and affectionate. You make excellent wives and mothers and will probably know how to manage * large family with great skill. You know how to bequlity your home and make it a charming centre in wluch to entertain your friends.
Ainong thone born on this date were: Owen Wister, author; Johann Muller, educator: John Penn, states- inken: and Clari Fisher, actesen.
To And what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the epires- bonding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
THURSDAY, JULY 15
CANCER (June 22-July 23--You may have Important responsibilities which need your entire attention. Consider all angles carefully
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23jSome one of real influence a VIP may come to your assistance.
VIRGO (AVE. 24-Sept. 21)--Spend the hours between the close of the working day and bedtits with Home outdoor aclivity Gardening perhaps
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)-If the weather is fine. try to got me into the open for a few days-In the country or at the shore
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nay, 21)-Con. thane a programino, of self-improve- inent. You can make time for it t If you really want
the dumray, West would even -
tually make a trick with the king of trumps. for there wouldn't be enough trumps in the dummy piek up the king.
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South put together what he knew about West's hand. West had started with four hearts to the king, no high card in spades, and no high card in diamonds.
There was good reason to lleve that West held the queen of clubs, since he had responded to the opening bid. Even a king and a queen were little enough for a response, but д king wit
without any other high
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-- Be co-operative with friends and associales tiklay atu) you will find that your plans develop well.
BY
CAPRICORN {Dec. 21-Jan. 203– Perhaps your vacation is about to begin. Make plana sufficiently Sexibic (0 cuyer any
kind of weather
AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 19)—If you are planaing to get out of town for the week-end. start making Arrah geinents now
PINCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)-Not too auspicious a day for romance, no bo tacitul if you want to avoid a lovers' Quarrel.
ARIKS
zi-Apr 20)-Be (Mar. aure that you offer advice with- out being, asked, you are extremely diplomatic about it,
TAURUS
(Apr. 21-May 21)-Be ernstently persistent in all your efforts to reach your goal, and you should begin to see resulta
GEMINI (May 72-June 21)-Clowe adherence to the facts will get you further thes day-dreaming or using your Imaginalion too much.
THE • WAY
by Beachcomber
CROSSWORD
Across
1. Trip date? (anog.). (9)
A preposition from DIDE of
» Low żylng country-the begin.
13.
ning and end of Testouna. 14) Doan tie marknd vasracter nide the gard în bi murisë ↑ (8) 19 The ore in credit for ap apple-
estar. 157
Is. Dighold the North East, (6)
b. Old one knows the inside of «
11.) A.F.8. duo originates an ineli-
tution maybe. (6)
is Tarinn, without the second
chiabh thanks. (á)))
iv More than one, Le., divided by
one hundred, (4)
91, South Afrļos gefa the departure
24 (49
(5)
Royal Marina is hot atus.
25 Garden at the far end of
Sweden. (4)
20. Bear Tenturos for a change." (4) 27. Father's effort for a kind of
cake. (6)
28. A littis deine for
Down
baby. (3)
1. Bold ice and got a bit mixed.
2. dhe shtoos, it'e vald, on the
silver screen. (4)
1. Post ouice for
Engineers (45′′
Offer 10 AUTO
BILATAI (9)
the Royal
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3. No imitation, and it sounda se
if it awayed. (4)
4. All together now, ne the com- munity singing man would say. (2, 1)
7. Wipers, it was called in TAN
tune. (B)
19. If undelivered, pokimas, return
the parcele to these, (1
12. The garment to put the paint
on.
10. Green before these minkou jam,
17. The middję part of 4 Down
Cume to the fore. (0)
20. One is the sye le an occasional
misfortune, (+)
22. A dagger lildon a giri. {0} 24. Making this may do a Bald sport
for some in summer. (8)
LA
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TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE
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White, & pleces.
WOMANSENSE
Breathe,
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(I's good for the chest)
reasonable and
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women I
have ever met. I felt she ought to know,
Miss Irene Papas La Greek by birth, but Italy has claimed her as their film stor.
la छ
Misa
ziatural Рарак beauty. Sho wears no make-up at all Not even lipstick.
Even her wonderfully large eyes and brows need no arti- ficial aids. Her bone structure is strong and classical.
She calls herself the "earthy kind," which, taken in its most glamorous meaning, describes her to perfection.
Health exudes from this love- ly creature, so I wasn't surprised that when I naked her what she thought the most important elements to beauty were, sho replied: "Exercise and sleep."
She always takes great care to walk a lot even when work- Ing hard.
"I'm never afraid to strido out, and I often have a run for a bus or a tube,' she says.
It's very true that this keeps in order muscle which would otherwise become lazy.
When walking she says: "Broathe deeply. Yes, count 15 while breathing in, and the samo while letting the air oud. It's wonderful for the chest: both inside, and the shape of IL."
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LIPSTICK ALLERGY
By H. N. Bundesen, M.D.
ESPITE the widespread of the substances contained in
long-time UBC
of lip the lipstick.
One substance in pstick that stick throughout the world, can be the cause of an allergy reactions to it are quite rare. is known as eosin. However,
over
Some one substance
the
mothers of the acids of this many worry when their daughters may also be at fault. Just as begin to use this cosmetic. butter will spoli, these acids can Their
fum rancid if allowed to stand concern is
for a prolonged period of the. whether this lipstick
may This rancidity Increases medicul tendency for lipstick lo have any harmful
Cause reactions. effects.
Therefore, lipstick that has It was onco belleved that the not been used for a great period
cause your readers dyes contained in lipstick could, of Ume may
irritation. that the most luxurious and used over a long period of Cases of this type are fairly
beneficial feeling in the world time, be o cause of cancer. common. omes from a long,
Sometimes thorough However, no case of cancer hus
the colouring stretch as soon as you open your
fault. ever been traced to the use of matter is also at eyes. Every limb tingles as it lipstick.
thore who are allergle to wakes."....
substance special types of lip-
Her Arst beauty tip comics from the moment she wakes up. "You must tell
For
tbla
Even if reactions do occur, stick can be bought" which are
A wide yawn, too, is good for they are usually due to an less likely to produce these,
the muscles of your face.
I asked her if she did not do allergy or oversensitivity to one reactions. anything to keep those eyes ca
fustrous.
Very
"The peci of a cucumber is good for warding off wrinkles and keeping the skin ENERAL SIR RODER DE he got excitement out of seeing
White to play: mate in two,
tense around them!" she said, COVERLEY
the firemen (pronounced
Solution go by. Two men
to yesterday's She says they just cut the Cuverley) entered the Bar were running along a street in problem:
peel to the right shape, and the wake of fire engine, "I B-R7; threat 2, K:-B5 (ch). leave it on for five or 10 minutes hope it's not the house at the
Px Kt; 2, B-K2 (ch); lafter a hot bath. PXP, P-K16; 2, B—88 | (ch); 1 ....... K—R4; 2, PXP (ch).]
Mimosa between Hyeres and Le Lavandou and came face to face with Vita Brevis. She was introduced to him by a man who looked as If he had lived
years,
in the bar for 40 took it like a good sport.
Sho
eard would be quite insuficient, Acting on this dala, South led the ten of hearts for a second successful finesse, cashed the king of spades. discarding a club
As soon as he could get a from dummy, and ruffed В quiet word with Vita, the spode with duminy's queen of captain said, "My father used trumps. He next took the дсе to say that a man can overdo
of hearts and ruffed dummy's | the alles business in a restricted last diamond.
area. The hot breath of the
chap. "And what are you up
to now?" asked Vita. "I was
corner again," said one, "I've
seen that."
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LADY BOYLE
BOYS' AND GIRLS? MAGAZINE
Apartments in a Tree
-You Can Rent a Nice Que from the Squirrel→→
By MAX TRELL
ceilinged lobby with round walls, Square Squirel,
looking for you," replied Foul-SQUIRE Squirrel was tacking "We'll take the lift up," said
What was Went to do? If he bailiffs was on his neck, poor uverruffed, he would have to lead away from his queen of clubs. If he declined to over- ruff, South could cash dummy's top clubs to take two Either way. South was sure to make the game contract.
o sign on the trunk of the
enough with simple effrontery maple tree as Knarf and Hanid,
Flattery more.
should be more the shadow-children subtle," replied Vita mailclously turned about "I'm here with Lady Oxpound's long.
After party," she continued. "Do me
·
Sure enough, there was the
iry with the ft
the back. Squire names. came Squirrel said, "Step in, please." good Then he shut the gate, pushed saying a favour, and lay off, will you?" morning to Squire Squirrel, the the handle and they went up.
two shadow-children looked up "My dear girl," Baid captain,
and I have at the sign. It read: already met. I've dined in her
APTS FOR RENT yacht. I didn't observe you."
LIGHT vulner-Somebody's been fooling you,"
♥&CARD Sezise ;
Q-With both sides able, the bidding has been!.
South North East
*
West
she
"she
the
AIRY SPLENDID VIEWS "And the rent is very reason- said. "We've only just 1 Dmd. 3 Spade 2 Clubs 28pades victim of an imposture,"
arrived." Then I've been the able, too," Squire Squirrel re- Pars Pass
And Hanld. said marked to Karf You, South, hold: Spades 7-4, Foulenough. "But it outs both "Would you care to take a look
She thinks I'm Admiral at them?" fearta J-5-3, Diamonds Q-9-5, ways. Clubs A-Q-J-8-8. What do you Sir Graham Futtermere" "What do7
a charming idyll," said Vitu. "The air is rather thick with ullases, don't you think?**
A- Bld three diamonds. Neither side in ilkely to take
Hard to Soo
Knarf gazed up into the tree. "I don't see any apartments at all," he said.
"They're
up there," wald Squirrel. All Squire,
fight,"
On the First Branch "I've got a nice apartment on the First Branch," Squire Squir- rei said, G3 he stopped the Lift.
We'd like to see it, please," said Hanid.
It was a very surprising thing, They walked out of the lift
Squire Squirrel
door in the tree trunk.
opened
•
"It's sort of easy, for cats to
into
tho
and then walked out along the length of the first big branch of the maple tree. Squire Squirrel led the way.
This is a very good apart, get up here," Bald Squire game, but you can afford to At the party
ment,"
he said, waving of the Squirrel. "Perhaps you don't compete for the part soore.
whole branch. "You can put like cats. Let me show you Your partner is probably quite WHEN I read that Mr Alan
said Hanid to your nest anywhere you like. Mr something higher up." Kafe at three diamonds, į and Ladd had broken a rib, not
think we'd like to and Mrs Wren lived here last They got
MA even if he goes down on 'trick in a single-handed fight with see the apartments you have for year. Do you happen to know again and walked off at the undoubled that is better than 174 gunmen but by slipping in rent. I'm not sure that we will them?"
Tenth Branch ary.ca" leitlug the enemy make two or
"They sald Knart.
"Me and Mrs Redbresat Robin his bathroom, I recalled the girl be able to live in a tree, but we three spades.
who said, "I don't really think might know sor
someone who would were. very nice birds.”
used to live right here," said these fim-stars are the same off be interested."
"Of course," said Squire, "the Squire Squirrel. It's a beach TODAY'S QUESTION
First Branch is a little near the ful
and you're well The bidding is the same as for the public that they are door at the bottom of the trunk ground, as you can see by look- protected from
wylew
the
Bun and In the question just answered. not. But it might be fun to see which neither Knarf nor Hanid ing down."
Wind." You, South, hold:. Spade some unpleasant man. ot a (nor anyone else, for that mat-
Knoef and Hamid looked It really was a beautiful spol. Hearts J-5-8, Diamonds -J-8-party knocked right across the (ter) had ever noticed. "Follow down. It was near the ground. Knarf and Hanid felt as though 2, Clubs A-Q-J-8-5, What room and through, a window me,” mid Squire.
They could see the spot where they were completely surrounded you do?:
Into the street. Does the host Inside the trunk, they found they had just been standing, a by leaves. However, by looking proten? He is picked up and themselves Jo a rather high few minutes before.
straight ahend, they could sea hirled over the buffet and into
Lovers the... garden wall into the the rows of glassér áfid" bottles,"
Gelds
Beyond. And the first guest who remarks "Tough guy, huh?" through a wall.
Answer Tomorrow
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is knocked
| Down Rautophobes!
In spite of cheap gibes, there
nothing comical about" the" flute..
(Correspondent.)
Tibes are not cheap. They cost me. fifteen shillings a time, and 'bre sup=" plied by the Rickman@world; Anti-Mite Cirole. The money good to their propaganda”, fundi At (thair, anmuia ainnest Bir Gerald Barry is burned in day. Tail-pinca
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to
the Tree-top Pant Houre
They went up the lift
the Tree-top Pant House and here the view way most beautiful of all. They could see for miles and milos around. “It's wonder
*** Difficult to Kent ("Squire Squirrel Mabed, "That's |wbat:Ithink,100,
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