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JACOBY
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ON BRIDGE
Experts Séldom Miss False-Card
By OSWALD JACOBY
I will probably surprise most
bridge players to learn that there is Buch a thing as an "obligatory" false-card. That 1. In certain situations, the Food player will proctically never fail to false-card, One of these situations is chown in today's band,
Weal opened the eight of din- ms, and East won with the Seeing that his own suit Hopeless, was
East shifted to the ten of heirls,
South hopefully played the hearts, but West qury of Covered with Uhre king. De- clarer had to win with dummy's aev, since there was considèr- able danger of ferring two Trumpa and a diamond, in which he certainly couldn't afford to lose a heart trick.
Caso
Declarer next led a low trun from the dummy. and made his
"obligatory"
fulse-
card. He played the queen of spades intend of the ten.
This fatso-card couldn't post- bly cost him a trick, since East Was bound to get two trump
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"You'd flunk a lot of subjects, too, If you had as many tall, dark and handsome fellows helping you with your homework as I do!"
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1954.
YOUR BIRTHDAY...... BY STELLA
MONDAY, AUGUST 2
BORN today, you have a great deal
love
company
why that your
ng magination. Wit and chavin, exceptionally high You like to please You will alin to do prasute, galely and having fun."* This could be your downtal unless you learn to mit your work and play into separate compartments and then devote equal wine to each.
are
ideas and
You Wonen
Interested in having pretty clužties and have Bar for knowing how to dress well. You could cavily become social Jenders Your emotions are strong and: since you are highly attractive to gembers of the opposite.sex, you probably will have inany admirers,
Actually, you don't care too much anet commaneretal or niness mal-
Among those who were born on ་ You are much more keerily
this date are: Marion Crawford and of the mind; interested in matters
John Eliza One White, authors; literature. sulosophy
Sloan, artist; Bob Burns, actor, and Jstory and, probably for relaxn-
If you develop in Myrna Loy, actress. ton, Chess!
of your nature. you will be
To timu If super nnd recognition applest
but tu de come, 1 pleases you, take a fut of money has no special clue Sumo call this lack of
un. Tupse whu enjoy your
what the star have in store for you tomorrow. select your birthday star and read the cartes- ponding paragraph. Let your birth-
be your daily guide. day star
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3
1.KO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Think in atenight Bne and you will geheve you goal in the most direct way
training. Avoid careleso
tricks later on, even though he had wasted one cards. East wasn't very sure of his reason
Your for making the play, but he hoped it would steer South Into error..
The piny had its effect on South. It certainly
looked
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)-Don't Tet yourself be put in a position where you can be affected by gossip
intrigue. Be aboveboard. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)-Wille general welfare - especially your healthis excellent, be careful in avoid getung into an argument. NCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-Pay
attention
who, ure those cration of your annirs. De exact- ly as you think right for the best STsuk
น
no
him as though he would lose unly one trump trick. He ex- peated to finesse for the queen of diamonds,and could surely expect to ruff one low diamond in the dummy. Hence South could be sure of lusing only one
diamond trick, South could
afford therefore
する lose one
heart trick.
Having come to this conclu- sion, South led 1 club
to
dummy's king and cashed the
ace of clubs in order to discard
a keart. He then finessed the
jack of diamonds And
A
cun-
trump towards dummy. fidently expecting to give up only one trump trick,
This gave East the chance to defeat the contract with two spade tricks und a heart. The "bligatory" false-card had pakt
If East had played the ten of spades on the frei round of trumps. South would have seen the danger of losing two trump tricks. Unable to afford the loss of a heart trick, South would have been compelled to nesse dummy's
Jack of clubs. This fincase would have succeeded, and South would have
made his contract.
V&CARD Sense",
10
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)- Be sure that you can tell true from
false. It isporproof 42 at ni ia doubt about thinga.
CAPRIÓDAN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)...-it may be important that you keep 1 yute plans sacred if you are to win
over a competitor.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Fr.
193-
Health can be real money you watch it. See that you take care
of your important gift of vitality
PISCEN (Feb. 29-Mar 20)-Be
completely aboveboard in everything
Trying to work you attempt today begietly is not for you now.
AXIES
(Mar. 21-Apr. 20)...If you are full of pen and energy, you cans necomplime a great deal to your
tie tiine advantage at
TAUBUN
(Apr. 21-May 21)-Pay he attention to gossip. If It's about you, forget it; t s obout someoTG alse, don't repeat it.
GEMINI (May 22-Juge 21)-Tho sun's aspecte should put you under today, so on especially ne aspect Lake advantage of It: get what you want now.
CROSSWORD
Across
1. Pink ones arrive with a hibr
over, it's said, (V)
7. A good handmaid. paid Bacch.
D. FUNA, (D), Charles's (7)
Now round (or the stories
Not Audy
17. Boarsely viable. W equals
16. Norer meats the West, saya the
post (4)
19. Alack partner in the Bonin
singer. (4)
23. Memory like ong lá practically
a contradiction in terms. (8)
28. The bird is just a fabie. (3)
20. Ym in the House, 131
27. Ron down ore mis up with dia
(0)
20. "Unborn tomorrow, nod drau
-aid Omar. (1
town
1. Street for the Roman Judges'
(0)
R. Literary ona ia suuigħi, after. 14)
3. Caso la det janag.). fu
4. Indian summer, it it's inco, 18)
6. Anagram of 8 Down, (0)
d. Winter one comes just before
Christmaa. (0)
a. Nil as an anagram of a Downs
(0)
10. Vikty, this is (lendower's spirt
sus) home, (4)
12. Shrimpe that you CRO keep
around you. (5)
10. Street for aptem. (4)
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22. Volubic people Loslat on thetr - (91 24. Maka a
found
137 впусне в terror.
(B)
Saturday's solution.
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. ALANASIO Black, 8 pieces,
White, 9 pieces, White to play: mate in two.
Solution to Saturday's
CANCER (June 22-July 23)-Takel problem:
care of important balnom as in 1, Q-R3, any; 2, Kt (ch, dis ch the evening your conscience will permit you to play for a while. or dbl ch), or P (dis ch), mates.
WOMANSENSE -
Rif
SPORTS LINE
for yachting
Lapy Shawerden
THE sports outfit sketched by Rix today shows the clothes worn by Lady Shawcross. who to a sailing enthusiast. With her husband and two children (Willam, B, and Joanna, (5%), she nois sait in their yacht Vanity V for a six-week cruise.
Over
With practical navy denims, Lady Shawcross wears a bright red cotton T-shirt, high-necked and sleeveless. this goes a loose-fitting white cardigan in fisherman's-knit, (with long, wide sleeves.
The Jaunty stocking cap. also in whlic, protects the hair from strong salt breezes, and has a "pig-tail." white shoes comfortable have navy trim and navy wedge heels and a
› square-shaped for.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
BY THE WAY Purr-Purr is Scolded
By Beachcomber
THE discovery that potatoes
are beginning to faste of mothballs hus made The "experts" wonder whether the craze for chemical fertilisers may not end by producing not only queer flavours but queer diseases. When
a common or garden vegetable as survived the chemicals put Into the ground, it has to face another aot of chemicals which fossilise it, and
keep
-But She Doesn't Seem to Mind It at All!-
By MAX TRELL TANID, the shadow-girl with the turned-about name. took the white kitten on her lap and gently stroked her back. Hanid did this for several minules before she finally sale: Purr-Parr, I don't like to scold you, but I must remind you of something extremely naughty that you did this afternoon."
The Expected Answer
street, walking past our house on his way to visit a friend, of his. Now this poodle is a very polke dog, Purr-Purr. I'm sure the reason he stopped near the gate was to say hello to you But you didn't say hello to Purr-Purr. Oh, no! You jumped at him, scratching and clawing. A Regular Fight
"And while you were scratch- clawing the poodle, ing and Purr-Purr, the poodle started snapping and biting at you. Unul dinally there was a regular cat-and-dog fight. Now wasn't that awful, Purr-PUIT?
virtual disappearance of real Hanid, dear, Please forgive Hanld was allent for a minute
vulner-food,
Q-With both akdes able, the bidding hus been: North East South
West
1 Dril, 1 Space 2 Clubs 2 Spades
7
2 N.T. Pase
You, South, hold: Spade Hearts 9-8,
Diamonds
G.
I
>
5-17
this.
"Hanid
1 "fresh," Lc., stale, for Hanid waited for Purr-Purr
"Fighting with the poodle was long periods. But, 03 pr
will soon say.
to say something like, perhaps "exper
naughty," Hanid told Purr- "The "I didn't really mean to do it,
Purr. fresh food, as some call OT
me." But If Hanld expected or two. "I wonder, Pur-Purz may be beneficial, as it will
"What happened was this, she Was disappointed. she went on, "if you know the stop people thinking much Pur-Purr
said nothing at all. story of the gingham dog and The gingham dog about food. Eating will longer be a
no She merely made herself a little the callco cat? They had a fight laughed. pleasure,
but a
more comfortable than before one night. It was the most periodical intake of body-fuel." in the hollow of Hanld's
The Exact Words Jap awful fight that anyone ever So, it the beans you buy taste
"I'd better give you the exact Hanid took a deep breath, saw. They tumbled and wallow- 2-3-2, of damp leather, swallow them Then she started: "The naughty ed all around, biting and snap- words of the story of the ging- Clubs A-K-Q-8-7-5-2. What do quickly and get back to work. thing I saw you do this after ping and falling and scratching ham dog and the calico cat, Ör you do?
Whither AJMO?
noon, Purr Purr, and the thing and barking and meowing. - rather, the exact imes of the ABid five clubs. You hope
poem which is by an author ¡I mean to scold you about is and atates this: for å slam, but you cannot
"They fought so hard and so named Eugene Fleids." afford to uso` the Black wood manlike move to suggest that dozing under the garden gate. fiercely
that the air became,
Then Hanld' recited: Convention for fear of getting SEBOK should be enlarged to At least, that's what I thought filled with little pieces. And in too high Your best chance is include not only NEPAC but you were doing. Then suddenly, the morning, when the people house looked for the this big leap, leaving it up to DOY This would bring ENTO saw your ears stand up. I saw in the partner to continue if he has into line with PHOB, by mak-
an you got to your feet. I saw your gingham dog and the calico eat,
iwo accs.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in
the question just answers. You South, hold: Spade 0, Hearts 9 8, Diamonds A-3-1, Clube A-K- Q-8-7-8-2. What do you do?
Answer TomOSTOW
DUMB-BELLS
RATHER YOUNG
YOU ARE
TO BE LEFT.
NO
IN CH RGE
SIR
OF
DRUG STORE,
Wㄢ
YOU
T was a shrewd
This afternoon you were
they
MUS redundant ing
and fur stick out and your pack rear strengthening OLKUF. As
aup. And why were you doing spokesman
sald, "Only by this, Pur-Purr?
strange con- perpetually using
glomerations of initials ás a Purr to say something. But kind of spell con publle Pur-Purr remained allent, anxiety be allayed and peace "And why assured." Marginal note
Again Hanid waited
for Pur
r
is not usual to see a rabbit sitting quite still by the side of a lano, staring at you, and remaining motionless as you It startled me, ond @pproach. then I saw that it was terribly disfigured, and was dying from
As I passed, myxomatosis. hobbled into a ditch and tried do eat a bit of grass, I doubt whother the people who recom.... mond, the intentional-, spreading of this discosò hava, ever, søen. this horrible and distressing
Fun with the noughts"
LIKE the theory,:: of "seironómér," who has 18hat) Mors (a todayącat, al
which wouNVI 8,000,000,000:
#
tha
of them."
"But the truth about the
cat and pup
Is this: they ate each other
up!
a sign couldn't find
of
Now what do you really
think of that!"
at
Hanid waited for Purr-Purt
didn't
looked sharply
4o say what she really thought gingham dog and the of that, But. Purr-Purr calico cat had completely van say a thing. She didn't seem to Were you doing ished. At first, the people in the be bothered much by the plight this, Pur-Purr? I'll tell you, house thought that burglars had, of the gingham dog and the You apled the black poodle, who come and stolen them away. But calico cat.In foot, she didn't seem to be bothered by it at all. lived down at the end of the diet wasn't what happened.
Rupert and the Spring Chicken-14
!
Another
New Adventure
Just Arrived
RUPERT
and the OST RAILWAY
Well-Dressed Husbands
To Match Their Wives
By Eleanor Ross
FAMOUS man's shop a wife's wecord,
than
rather poor who just
A has come up with n against the clean shirt in the
pronouncement that, while drawer when he needed. jono startling, is really almple The variety
of easy washables and basic. It should inter- in men's fashions these days is a boon weil tallorod Blacks eat every wife,
that defy wrinkles, shirts for tridpor any season of the year,
and outdoor jackets, acarves, mufflers, gloves are all available
The statement
"A
was this: woman is only as well dressed
that
In easy-to-care for fabrics that wash in a wink.
as the man she's with."
How apt
reminder is For what impression do you get when you
a beautifully #roomed and gowned woman accompanied by u sloppily dressed man? It'a 1 sight which is only too frequent, You appearance.
foot wonder why she not one
out of doors with a man who doesn't care enough to do her charm
justice,
and good
It' true that A
docs
grooming
So, all in all, a well dressed Woman hasil a single excuse if her husband doesn't do her proud when they make a public
Household Hints
woman's fabrle should
Grease stains In synthetic be treated by or doesn't working a strong solution of synthetic detergent or soap into Usunily, this uneven situation occura In the spot with a sponge,
escort elther
reflect credit on her.
Rinse
married couples. In the court-in cold water, until water l Ing stage the young man looks clear. When grease in removed, well groomed and well dressed. article But after the honeymoon It's usual. another story.
SU
washed may be
So it's up to us to do a job Is your basement damp? It on hubby's appearance, if he so, try placing a fan to Isn't living up to your stand-moist, humid air out a
blow
base-
ards in his public appearances, ment window, pulling in dry, maybe you haven't been fresh air from another opened sufficiently Interested In the window or door,
matter.
Making A Wise Choice
Rug cushions or pads placed under
many carpeting havo Helping him select his clothes advantages that make them well
good beginning.
That
doesn't mean that you should worth the little extra expense
prevent
Tugs fromt Impose your own daste on the They
hoskidding, decrease noise, add to
to
號
floor
thickness
style or
clothes type of selcats. But it does mean that comfort in walking and give a
towerds Juxurious you should steer him fabrics and styles that are coverings. simplest to maintain, but not prohibitively expensive.
Thoro have been such great Improvements In the synthetic Abro shirts, that if some were tried when first introduced, and quickly discarded, try the new disadvantages products. 'The
and the have been overcone shirts really look, well.
Taking care of synthetic fibred shirts is simple, too,
resilient Most important, a rug cushion will lengthen the ute of your carpet.
When purchasing those sum- mer cottons, remember that cot- 'ton can now be worn all year round.
So when shopping for warn weather fripparies, remember to
so that buy some cottons that can be
'those clothing-
there are always clean ones used throughout the year. This avoitable. A second-day mirsals will stretch sometimes a dingy mark against I doilars.
Whiteaways
THE SUMMER
SALE
YOU'VE WAITED
FOR!
COMMENCES TO-MORROW
BOTH STORES ARE LITERALLY PACKED WITH THOUSANDS OF
EXCITING
BARGAINS
RYMONETTA
EVERY
GENUINE REDUCTION
NEVEN
BEFORE HAVE YOU HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY OBTAINING SO MANY GENUINE
OF
BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
COME EARLY
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