●JACOBY ON BRIDGE.
Any Wrong Theory Usually Backfires
IS
By OSWALD JACOBY
TS hard to blame West for doubling Ave diamonds. Ho
had a rather good hand, and his club strength in particular in- dicated that South might have trouble with the contract Most of all, however, West relied upon the fact that South was not a good player.
South's bidding indicated that he hod
cards in the two minor suita. West's strength In hearts and apodies could there. fore
depended upon be
to furnish only one defensive trick. Hence West, who was fully aware of the meaning uľ the bidding, would not have doubled five diamonds if the declarer had been an expert
dla-
trumps.
West led the king of hearts and continued with the ace, de- clarer ruming the second round. South led out the ace of monda, discovering that Eart
all the missing hod Not knowing what to do next, South continued with the queen of diamonds, on the theory that It couldn't do much harm draw trumps while he made up his mind.
It was
uh.
The
WEST
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1954.
EDIDES FRISS SERVICE, INT, MULYA YORK –
"I've been wondering just why you had a cork in that
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by Beachcomber
EEING a lady described as "n tiny sausages and anchovies on No free-lance clarinettist, who ship's blecult to All his pockets. hopes to be able to play against As for drink, he will go by the the worn world chess old rule-seize the nearest glans, champion," I at once deplored drain 11, and bawl for more. the unequal contest.
Foulenough is nearly
What tune could beat a chess champion?
Then again, the word "free-lance" intrigued me. Il suggests someone who offers to play here and there, instead
cornered
MRS MOCKPUDDING
(nee Gullett) up a list of guests
of being tied to one place. I at the Coin des Rastaquoueres at knew a free-lance who began to
to
play
bad theory to rely
second round
NOBTA
was making for a party
Conoca. One woman suggested in Baron warehouse outside a
Kutpurse, another, the which the acid sister of the Marquis de Pichon-Longueville, Rylatt- Rickaby a third Sir
"I don't know any of Prince.
sald Mrs Mookpudding. them." bat
each woman
assured her the that she simply inust meet
As a result man in question.
found himself Foulenough
foreman and
checker were having a list about freightage
Three bars
"Pale of rates, Hands I Loved," and the fat was He was asked to Ho moved on to a there were two toothache. The had been
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invited in triplicate, as it were,
of him all to the
Two up all to the
party.
the invitation. The least refused
accepted. Unfortunately
not in the rnare us
or even soothed by
"Asleep in The Deep. She one of the guests recognised
Kutpurez. us Baron
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emptied cabbage-water over the lim
said Foul- player's head. After that he 've two tectuls,"
"My French tectu got a regular job at the back enough.
sho
from come
my French entrance of a milk-bar.
tectul properrter, my Cherman
iny Kekommen. WISE free-lance clarinettial was laughed
makes for the West End, Griddle arrived
Go West, young clarinettist from
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South
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2.
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Opening lead- K
why
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fatal Declarer tried
recover lending a club to the ace.
error.
by but
It was too late. ile returned to his hand with
next
Schluss Kutpursz
"
So the matter
Sir
off, unill Mavis and shouted: felis.
Antony!" MEX "My and etrooses one of those parties mother," explained Foulenough, where nobody would notice if mooth
old manure house in there was a camel stuck in the "had an
of-ten called clexway. There he will be wel- England so I am comed as a novelty, The plain- Anuny, by Jove, what, and all d'you know, tive strains will be drowned by that sort of out, the shrieking and the smashing I mean, actually, sort of." Mra of glass. He will be mistaken Mockpudding raised her
fur a guest and given enough persive eyebrows.
WOMANSENSE
SUN
--brings that bikini out of eclipse with-
CALLING ALL TEENAGERS
Our message is for the young for the teenagers who have the thrill of using make-up and pertume for the first time. There is much to be learnt about this fuscinating subject, and we give ex-you our advice to help you in the thrilling task of planning your perfume wardrobe
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049 YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA
trump to last), cashed the king of clubs, and ruffed a club in dummy.
The clubs didn't break und South could return to his hund
cnly once. Hence the clubs BORN
could never be brought in, and South
make only could trieks no matter what he did.
ten
He gets back to his hund with a trump and is then in position to ruff a low chib with one of dummy's high trumps, He can comfortably return to his hand With
a second trump in order to ruff another low club in dummy. Now it is a cinch for South to return
his
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Own
hand and draw the last trump, after walch he can safely cash all of the clubs.
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your lifetime. have
Although you
FRIDAY, JULY 16
Atring today, you have nature and aim to get what you you want want out of hfe-and plenty You are vigorous and de- manding, yet have a tremendous amount of charin. As a rule, it makes people fall over each other you want. You to give you what
aight degree of must pullvate humility, for you might grow to be much too domineering te later Bfe. Just don't let an early success U to yule head.
The mare have beon lavish in their gifts. You have considerable abulty and would probably isterary do well in the arts carly in life. There is definite originality in your ideas, and you
have the practical ability to carry them through inta Your personal beliefs production. are exceptionally string and you are capable of infecting everyone with enthusiasm for your ideas Fond of travel, you will undoubtedly
The important point 1, that South must use his trumps as a way of getting to his own hand while he goes about establish- CANCER ing the clubs. The Job of drawing trumps can be carried
on while South in setting up the chube Instead
before of touches the clubs.
he
(June
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bom on this date Among tho00 wewe! Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science Kathleen Norris, author: Sir Josh
eynolds, portrait author: Gibbons, Stanwyck, film actress.
To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday in and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth day star be your dally guide.
SATURDAY, JULY 17
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chosen from the light, floral group to match your youthful freshness.
Item 3A handbag phial of your favourite perfume. Just as you have to renew your up- stick at intervals through tho day, so your perfume will need of know, touching up. You course, that it should be dabbed on all your pulse spots-wrists, bend of elbow, throat-so that the warmth of your pulze will bring out its true fragrance.
Item 1 Tallet water and cologne. Tollet waters are next strength to perfume-you could call them a weaker edlon of perfume. Cologies cofno in Tiem 4 →A`slick of solid per- two classes-perfumed cologne fumed cologne for your hand- and citrus cologne you can bag. You'll and this such a boon match your cologne to your in the warm weather stroko favourite perfume. Splash it it on your temples and wrists generously all over you after after a hot sticky day's work and your bath.
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Item 5 An
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SPOTS! JANES
Robb
on the Riviera
finds Monsieur the Lion
wearing LEOPARDSKIN
the
OU can't says the
current (Ashton theme tanc-begin
bikini agam
1954.
Oh, no 7
Take a
In
troll with Robb along those waYIN Riviera ande-and see how far to fashion boys are
out of fashion, how far the swimsuit experts are out of the swing.
There are spotte bikinis triped bikinis. plain white bikinis,
There is hardly
a one-piece suit or
a pair of shorls to
be seen. It's undress
the calf-length jeans. Call length jeans ear again... teamed with a double hand- kerchief bra top, and worn with a crazy' háts
(Bul those 'trary, hats Almost as Isrge and striped as the beach umbrellas-are al sensible hata in the Mediterranean sun which can turn the light English skin a heetle puce instead of a fashionable gatden brown.Í
And look at the ALEN. The real lido lions - the dark-haired Con tinental versions
SHIRLEY LOWE
in bikini or dress up in the one-piece, coverall sult. See it in black on the left of Robb's sketch--a halter neck suntop made in one with
of the English Laurence Harvey type-go. infor leopard-patterned
Mals out-the bikini, is back, With a bikini bang,
WITH
BRAINS
New York
*** Clood › sense counts more than good looks when 'it' comes Nto job-hunting
Adele Lewis, a young Man- hattan, career woman who built her own employment agency, (Carver Blazer)," said the plain Jace with ability gets a bolter break from a prospective, en- ployer than a raving beauty, even if the beauty also has brains,
"An employer wants a girl who looks clean and wholesome, but not as 1 she just walked off the cover of a magazine,” Miss Lowis Baid, "Most arri- ployers: feel that if a girl is too pretty, she upsets the offer: 'Sho ought to be modelling, not typing."
Miss Lowis, a 30-year-old, Co- lumbia University graduate, suggested that the graduate Jooking for her first, job wear a little lipstick and Venouga powder to take the shino off her nose, but no other make-up.”
tura Marybe **Eanaloyers down on giris who wear heavy cosmetics, especially a lot of
sho make-up,"
said. "They're afraid they'll hire a neurotic."
eye.
Some other "don'ts" for the job hunter:
Don't wear a dress more sult- able for a cocktail party than an office, and don't overload yourself with costume jewellery. Don't douse yourself with heavy pertume.
Don't fry to be cute, coy and for your alluring-gave that dates. Don't give the impression the job is beneath you, but you'll take It until something better 'cores along.
Don't are a lot of questions at the interviewer--such as, "how long before I get a raise?" on "do
Christmas give you bonuses?
"And one sure way not to get Miss Lewis said, "is the job," to ask 'Are there any single
men in the office?!
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and ace how Church; beautiful and oh-so-worldly, but throat
Icave
friends fragrance will linger. There are palater, Floyd it will
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22-July 23)-Be fow days there, even if you cannot positive that you know cactly what stay longer. Sea air is invigorating.
Get
the best novelble
you are do it you are starting a new job. advice.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Gond iden not to count your chickens before they are hatched? You could make
a fatal error in calulation.
VIRGO (ADE, 24-Hept. 23)-Enjoy-
CARD Sensement of your work can mean all the
Q-With both sides vulner- able, the bidding has been: North East South Went
1 Dmd. 1 Spade 2 Clubs 2 Spades Pass Poss
?
You, South, hold: Spades 7, Hearts K-5-3, Diamonds Q-J- 0-2, Club A÷Q«J-8«B. What do you do?
A-Bld five diamonds. Your partner's high cards for his opening bid must be largely in the red,aults. His play for the game contract should consist of nothing worse than a finesse for the king of clubs or for, the aco of hearts.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the game as In the question just answered. You, Soul, hold: Spade 7, Hearts K-6-3, Diamonds K-8-5- 2; Cluba A-K-Q-8-B. What do you do?
Answer, Tomorrow
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GIVE ME ONE"
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difference, these days. mscores and fallire.
between
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 27)-Thero
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SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22)-The LTO has come for some relaxation. Take time out now,
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec, 22)— for outdoor sporia⇓ A fine day hike or a trip into the country by car. Get plenty of fresh air. CAPHIORN (Dec. 23-JAN, Keep an eye open for romance this week-end. It Just, could happen to youlove at first sight!
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earned me out from work!
PISCES (Web. 20-Mar. 20)-I travelling on crowded roads, be careful of afry careless week-end drivers. Follow all the rules.
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CHESS PROBLEM
By B. ACHLOTTERBECK
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BOYS'
AND
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(8)
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GIRLS'
MAGAZINE
Knarf and Hanid were so im pressed with this rule that they to allow begged Mr Merlin
them to become as small as pennies so they could all looks together for the penny which, Mr. Merlin had lost..
his logs over the side and folding his hands behind his head.
A few minutes later, all three TNARF and Hanid, the "Why did you make yourself
with the so small?” Knarf asked Mr wore moving along the pave- shadow-children
mant that led from the bottom turned-about names, were sitting Merlin.
ateps across the of the back. on the back steps outside the kitchen door when they heard
garden.
Kaarf and Hanid were amazed Mr Merlin's voice saying: "Now,
at all the cracks in the pave- how do you do?"
ment. Each crack was like an enormous deep ditch which they had to spring acroES.
"Well," said Mr Merlin, "I bad just lost a penny which had rolled out of my pocket. So 1 made myself small to go hunting Mr for that lost penny."
"Why is that any good?" asked
“Tmright in front of you," wald" "thy Mr Merlin.
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Hearing the sound of Merlin's voice, Knart and Hand
for Mr Merin, Hanld. looked around However, there was no sign of
"It's' a', good rule," said Mr
Knarf Finds: Ile him, Knarf looked to the right Merlin, "to make yourself the "Here it is! Here's the penny!" and left, Hanid looked to the
There still same size as the object you're Knarf shouted all at once. north and south.
looking for. For instance, if There was the penny lying on was no sign of the magician.
you lost an elephant, you'd its edge in one of the ditches, make yourself the mine size as But now that they had foemd Right Before Them
an elephant."
the penny, another difficulty
"Some day," said Knart to Mr Being no bigger than the Merlin, "I really would like to one "Oh, Mr Merlin, that's silly," "Come now, use your eyes!"
"I'm sald Hanid.
penny, they were unable to help you look for lost creaming well. Add on 988. Mr Merlin said sharply. standing right in front of you." "On the contrary," said Mr move it. It was much too 18 elephant. Mr Merlin the water: beat conatantly with ros
navouring. Place and Hanid looked in Merlin, it's one
But Mr Merlin was not to be Magician, The only trouble. Lu,
:- "Fine," front of them. They couldn't see Mr Merlin.
asked "Are you invisible?” | Knart.
"No," said Mr Merlin. "Guess again.
Only
Knarf
Hanld guessed again. she didn't tell Mr Merlin what she had guessed. Instead, she looked very closely at the bot- tom step where her and Knart's feet were Sure enough, there
8. Trunk call for forest-bred was Mr Merlin, the Magiolant
togue stephans, (D)
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He had made himself small as
not Merlin, said Mr noticing that Hanid hack already discovered him, Maren't you two kids ever going to leam: how to use your eyes? I tell you I'm right in front of you and buchy loggbl
Pro? | What had happened was that Hanld had reached out and seized Mr. Merlin betweed, 1 ber thumb
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of the most and far too heavy. acnsible rules. anyone ever made
"He instantly made
tary beater, until fury. up. And if you're looking for outwitted. a penny, you make yourself the himself and Kharf and Hanid I'll have to find an elephant warm. (Keep over Warn
Because their ordinary size again. They first before I can lose him.napi 12 SÜNO size' as a penny,
This puzzled Knart for quite there's nothing like one: penny had no difficulty whatever pick-
Ing up the penny now.
a while. finding another "penny."
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