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JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Luck Is Vital Part In Winning Bridge
By OSWALD JACOBY
WHEN
W Lucky?
A Is
bridge player
You might say that South was lucky in the hand shown today. His hand was good enough for an opening bid of one no-trump, and most players would be glad to settle on hand of auch strength as a steady diet.
South was lucky, also, that his partner had a strong hand. The combined strength was enough for a slam in spades, hearts, or no-trump.
North used the Stayman Con- vention Brnt with his bid of
clubs.
that two
discovering South had a biddable spade Fult, The decision to bid alum in spades was, however, doubtful.
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and therefore
combined court
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points. This was enough to yield a ne play for slam at 170- trump, in which South would not be at the mercy of o bad brook in a single suit.
West opened the jack of dia- monds against the actual con- tract of six spades, East took
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the ace of diamonds and
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turned the suit. South won with
the king of amend and the king of spades.
It was at this moment South encountered bis
that Arst
Funke of bad luck. East dropped the right of spades on this Brst round of trustip. It was unlucky for declarer that East happened to be Harold Ogust, well-known New York expert.
When the eight of spaces appeared, South reasmed that Fast either had na more spatiess at all, or had
the Juck only loth F1++ therefore toolc The
to
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secund spade trick with 1
spndes,
haping queen guard against four trumps the Jack in the West hand.
When South led the queen of West showed out, and apndes, declarer realised that he had Teen tricked, Faust was bound to make a trump trick with his Jack.
If East had played
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low
trump when South led the king,
South might have led the queen
of spades from his hand any-
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4
America
Beachcomber
the man who plays the hind market esilmates, unredeemable legs of an elephant un actor at par. Unreliable buying of
will, stage-hand?
incidentally, force A recent gills ruling in
gives him down perind funding operations Joan credit re- the status of an actor, but surely by stabilising it depends
whether the quirements.
Division of labour elephant is taking part in etreus or in a
Sufolk
But stay! a play.
bird-watchers' report
At the Circo Aizotonante in birds which call only "cuck” Madrid hind legs once shuddered and others only "09."
realistically when fore legs
(News item) was cursed by a clown that the PUT what is the bird, heard whole rear part of the beaat D slightly cast of Amersham, collapsed. That was fine det- which calls and only "jupta - ing, but the two parts came to Justiza - whee ee-ow-hup- blows. Shouting was heard in- aron" but also "Pip-pip-pij side the animal and the whole pip-cluck-hum-aamu-ba"? Husion was destroyed. When Footnote
Clifford Flabb, the most famous hind legs
LETTER asking how would on the legitimate
you
cheer up a man with stage, had to show weariness m
Moothache is cantly answered. Art 11 of The Rajal's
**** Let him read Epictetus. He Revenge," he On one ocenion
that we only suffer The effect will learn sat down henvily.
in those things was unrehearsed, and it disturb physical pain
The man ed the beast's equilibrium, shit which we preÍkts. fore legs up into the air, and with toothache is lucky to have sent Ludmilla (the heroine) oft feeth, and should rejoice that he cannot have a pain in his the stage in hysteries.
nallers, or in hus tail. The man who goes to the doctor for a should enter Royal Horin in his leg
Gulingly, and saying. "Derfor, Bestries to Salute all how lucky I am not to be able
bowlers and carry to have a pain in my fin."
In passing
HOPE the revision of the
1 order
Guards
men
to the
1X eune in time to
prevent
The
Jaderous metoke Imagine the Gintarassment of
public baths
attendant holiday who attempts to return
salute jauntily
with his umbrella. They zay that " Swedish professor WIN delighted when a sentry saluted him that he asked the man to dismoung and
have drink
with him in a ucrby tavern. It is to clear up this sort confusion that the under Jes been revised.
City hotes
TT should be realised that the Government's conversion optration, by switching undated Pitaks le
the Central Serial Funding on, has forced up the
A per cent Exchequer Londa. This means, Jalustly, that the
CHESS PROBLEM
By P. DIACONESOU Black, & pieces.
X
White, 1 pieces.
Solution
lo yesterday's
Awo percent Conversion stock. White to play: matr in three, Influenced by hung-term accept- nners, will have to be bustejest problem:
outstanding 7, Q-KR8, any, 2, Q. I, or Ki
nang mates.
by
mergh the turnover with
the
way. Instead, however, he might YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA
have led a low trump to dum-
my's ace, which would put him
in position to lead the ten of
apades through East's jack.
Getting back to my original question, it's very dimcult to say whether South was lucky or, unlucky, He was certainly lucky to have cards that wero good enough slom, and he was lucky to have a partner who was good enough to bid a makeable alam with him.
for
But all of this good luck was counterbalanced by the bad luck of having on opponent who was good enough to talk him out of the slam,
**CARD Sense?:
O-The bkiding has been: East
1 Dmd.
Pass
Sonth West North Double Pass 1 Heart
You. South, hold: Spades A- Q-8-4. Hearts Q-J-7-5-2 Din monds None, Clubs A-K-Q-3. What do you do?.
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A-Bld four hearts. When you are vold of the enemy's suit you can jump to game with about points, less than the normal re- quirement: With, this hand you are willing to be in a game DOI: tract even if your partner has four small hearts and no high cards at all.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
BORN today. you are A good erlinination w serve you woll In
Judge of human nature and cen usually size up a person accurately at t sight. Your регсерная very keen and you can get to the root of a tatter without too much hemming
hawing. Your dis-
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CROSSWORD
Across
17 Winner makes a good breams of thest, 18). 4. Muan abotik. (9)
8. Royal Academy to pick maido.
(4)
11. Small bore rarely deserve LEF
12. Nerva line (anag.). (9)
15. Time to be exact. (*) 14 Annoyed. (5)
18. Hideje, maybe to 8 Down, (4) is. Doctor eson wax, in short, (4)
18 11'm not to show highly-coloured
nowers (6)
21. Tom stole a pig. then, ..... (8). 22. Î're got into the indent ́in
rayerno. (9)
26 Equine arguer. (8)
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same in the question" just answered.
You, South, holdt Spades K-Q-25 J-8-4. Hearts K-7-3, Diamond 4. Clubs A÷J÷0–3♪^ What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
DUMB-BELLS
HE IS A
CIVIL ENGINEER!
HE L WASNT VERY
TO ME
A kind of ext-or girl, (5)
gỡ Dróg a lake in Italy, (by
27 Odds and ends go in this to
make the place this. (4)
Down
1. Bring mait, and fazilation
results, (o)"
2. The compoter might be..DOR?»
3. Zoo favourite might be more at
home on 16 Acrom, (0, 4)
4. It makes you feel so merrý the
nong maya. (8)
any executive position,
The star havo given you a num ber of talents, any one of which might bring you success. Select one objective and concentrate on 11. In this way you will succeed for be yond your dreams. 1 you disperse your talents, fame and fortune may clude you. What you get out of fail depends урод whal you
really want.
You have a very intense emotional nature and may fall in love more than once before you marry. Once you have made up your mind, however, you are loyal, devoted and demonstrative,
Since your intuitions are keen. you would do well to pay attention to these impulsos. They will usually direct you correctly.
WOMANSENSE
From Italy: Long Hair...Low Back
A DANCER INSPIRED IT
VIIIS in Biki's La Lixon a la Gommeuse. It is inspired by the bewitching dancer In Toulouse-Lautreo film,
Note the high-busted effect, nipped wafat, sleek-fitted hips and Mirt Daring at the thigh.
This cocktail gown in black wool has a white satin yoke with baby sleeves and de- collete back.
COLLARS ARE SMALL
-
DIKI'S BUlding showa Dteresting blousing about the nipped waist. Alceves are very low-set or cut in one with the Jacket.
arc
Collars
and small straight and the bust in em- high pocketa. phasised by
Is in a heavy- This model weight tweed.
A CONSTANT THEME
TW8 did has the Halian hairstyle. which I prophesy will capture feminine did the hearts as surely as short "gamin" cat.
Alter years of cropped boyish heads we are ready for a change.
The low back, as seen in this dress, is a constant theme in the Italian collections.
-(London Expreza Service).
DON'T PASS YOUR FEARS ON
TO THE YOUNG
YOUNG CHILD
DURING
By Garry C. Myers, Ph.D.
summer the young child can enjoy the many living things he sees, even many of the in- sects and other lowly crawl- ing creatures. grows older, he can gain increasing interest and in- formation about them-how they feed and multiply.
[eert other
children learn to overcome such fears and escape others.
Page 5.
HOLIDAY WARDROBE OF
The International
Traveller
10 you're off on your
folding
the
what? Judging from way the rich and famous look when they travel, clothes for getting around in provide the toughest fashion problem of the year. Fow women seem to have got the hang of the thing.
Starting with the rich and famous (returning later to you and me), I find there are four ways for an inter national traveller to dress.
IN RITZY MOOD
or
FIRST: The Flamboyant Way, picked by the travellers who mean to be photographed bust. They nay dress madly rich (mink and sparklers). They may dress madly poor, or they may plek one wildly unsuitable, lens-catching accessory, such as alace cartwheel hat or a hand- bag shaped like a fish.
DEMACITY sketches a brand new shape in travel rainsorts, A lipstick red reefer, narrow on the shoulders and wide at the hem, length to the finger- Ups.
non-New
on
Example: Eva Bartok travel- ling this trip in ritzy mood: mink coat, crocodile bag, shining way is proferred by leather hand luggage. Another York Americans, by brides day, shơ'll go off in a shirt and
honeymoon. It is never chic, dungarees.
but it is sometimes pretty.
SOME TRICKS
SECOND: The Outdoor Girl way, which succeeds better than most; ploked by younger actresses and tennis stars. Tho
Example:
Mhe Hoppalong help their children escape like outdoor girls look at their case Cassidy (real name Mrs William plaid dress, fears. These parents may gain on deck er runway, their clothes Boyd), gay in a
practical and mobile. But striped hat, ribbons, rosen, and most help for themselves as they are develop a programme to protect they won't wear hats, an essen- jewels. the young child from fear during al (I'd say) for a well-dressed n thunderstorTIL,
instance, trip. with their attention on ways of helping the child feel secure, their mind la diverted from their own fears.
for
to
Clark, whom full marks for a well-cut flannel sult.
What the child fears, he tends to run away from or to destroy and when any child inclines to
Example: Petula As the child kill many harmless creatures, he
loses morally. He has poor train
all ing in his attitude toward dumb animals, all living things, indeed. When we parends have a humane attitude toward ail Wiving things, our children will have no needless fears of them.
and
It's true he will learn that a few of these creatures are pests, barmful to
to persons and plants. But most of the lowly -areatures harm no one. Even
for snakes, except
few poisonous ones in certain areas are harmless. Indeed, many of them are our friends, since the on certain insects smail
which creatures prey on our fields and gardens
Yet the average
little child may learn carly
to fear all and practically every shakes worm and bug. He learns such foolish fears from parents who had learned like fears from their parents years carlier.
Thanks to the good influence of the modern school - many
Consider the number of adults who are miserable with
fear during a thunderstorm. Usually they nequired this fear in their early childhood, and from their own parents, who in turn had learned like fear from their parents. So they pasa these fears down from generation to generation.
Yet some parents beset with fears themselves during an elec. tric storm are able to acquire amazing self-control over these fears to the degree that they can
is
Knowing a thunderstorm approaching, be near your baby or young child. It alone, he may be frightened by the loud clap. But if you are with him, to hold him in your arms, to do things with him for fun or to read his favourite story, he may expert"" ence little or no shock.
TOO REFINED *་་ལན་་ ྂ་རབས་*I-
Back from them to us-good news for once. I think one can dress better than they do at half the expense. I've travelled miles in my time In vehicles varying from a cattle truck
the Queen Elizabeth, and I've learn- !ed a tow tricks.
ta
Lin-
Carry as little as possible: THIRD: The Refined Way, the lond of odd bags. chosen by ladies in waiting/brellas, rugs, and parcels that conference delegates, Ministers makes you look and feel like a pack Wives. They thoose neat fitter Bustered hen. 1 ilke to con rice dark colour airy thing into my sultenses. notice me hats. They look very to get rid of them on to
From luggage people... and to carry English, very well-bred. the fashion point of view, they only one very large handbag
myself. carry good teste too far.
ACCESSORIES
tho
Watch with him a receding storm and observe the decrease in brightness of flashes and the
Example: Mrs Anthony Eden sound of thunder, especially at night. And if your tot be awak-in a classic cont, coft hat, scarf
Don't wear very hot clothes: ened in the night by a thunder tucked neatly into her neckline.
Nothing is more exhausting than clap, having him watch with you
thick suit with a heavy top FOURTHI: The Ornate Way, a for the number of things you can see outdoors at each Gosh which seems designed to explode coat, which you probably won't can't wear but will have to Jug can be wholesome diversion. All the old saying that you
of take it with you. Velis, dowers, around. the while, your suggestions security, by your valce and jewellery, ribbons, touches movements and the way you white-space in found for all of breathe, can be very comforting. I them on one female body. This
BOYS' AND GIRLS'
A Parade by Moonlight
-The Cricket Could Hardly Belleve His Eyes!—
By MAX TRELL
eke in the house was Last esleep. All the lights were out,
moon and the
MAGAZINE
"Then came the soup Ladle and two small trying pails on either side.
"Then came a whole regiment of forks.
"Then come a whole column of knives, stors
"I COULD hardly believe my but the
ears or believe my eyes, thone in through the window sald Christopher Cricket to and it was light enough for Knart and Hanid, the shadow- anyone to æg his way around, children with the turned-about
names.
Among thoạt bom on this đạo heard it and I saw it. But wern: Felix Adler, founder of the still I could hardly believe it. Ethical Culture Movement: Robart Bridges, poet; Sidney Blackmer, Even now, I'm not quite aclor; and Lucy Blone, leader in the that it really happened. Per- Woman Suffrage movement
haps I just dreamed it and
sure
Christopher Is Interrupted
"I was just about to sing my
once
"Then came a big, red bowl of chocolate pudding.
Then
came three salt chakers, three pepper shakers, a mustard jar, a far of paprika,
self a song and accompany my- a jar of cinnamon and a bowi self on my guitar, when all at of migar.
I heard what sounded Uke tiny drums, and symbals, "Next came two tall loaves and triangles, and silver bells, of bread.
all chiming together. Then
"Next came
a whole set of beard the top-top-top of march- cups arab saucers, the
cups, ing foot. All these noises troppping, the saucers, rolling. seemed to come from the t-
Last in Line
·
of
5-25
A wooden spoori marched
A thin suit is better if you'vo got one, plus a sweater if you need it; and a lightweight coat:
Tako clean gloves if you're being met and hope to make a good impression. Clean gloves Is the quickest single way I know of doing it..
Have easy accessories·. not things that blow and flut-
of ter, And small hat
good shape and colour, 110 acart, dark shoes, no odd
of bits jewellery. And for me, always
a pair of stockings. But that's
a personal mania,
---{London Express Service)
THE SMART
BLACK FOX
IS NEWS
Montreal.
To find what the stars have in Fiore for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the.corres- ponding paragraph. Let your bir1- day star bo your daily guide.
Here Khart and Hanid both stopped -SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
Cricket, chen, Christopher and in a loud voler demanded ho that 160 (July 24. Ang.
21) to know what it was
"And, finally," said Deal only with those who will give didn't belleve even though he kitchen, but before I reached it, topher Cricket, "I heard a cupbodard where they all bo- fashion designers Into in- A much as they receive. When had heard it and seen it,
kitchen door suddenly bang-bang-bang. It was you bargain, exact an even exchango of values.
VIRGO (Aug. 24.Bapt. 23) Be careful in all your activities this week-end.. Caruleumens could bring An accident.
LEURA
24-Oct. 233++
(Sept. Now, the planets are more dispower to do well by you. Take full advantage of their
aspeed.
favourable
SCORPIO (Urt. 24-Nov. 22 Accent ja on activity, which can be emciently exreuted right now, Plan well and then implement your plans,
· SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 2-Dec, 22)—
"Well, I
the
tan
the toward
Chris
Canadian fur breeders along beating on a diabpan.THAT silver fox fur that coaxed London's Top Ten
the longed,
troducing in their spring "A parade"" suich Christopher, swung open into the dining big wooden salad spoon
collections is absent in room (which was where I was whacking against the dishpan. "And that's what happened "Where?" asked1 Honid, "From the kitchen into the, the strangest and most
last night," said Christopher to fashion shows here. But "And even though I couldn't - Krarf and Hanid, “although I the smart all-black fox that dining room, all around the ordinary parade that ever hap- balleve my acas, and couldn't can't for the life of me Auto London asked for but did;
back pored. dining room table, ther
believe my eyes, I heard and out why they should have had a into the kitchen again."/
all those things march parade, except perhaps that not get is news, said: "The Arst in line was the drown the dining room table, they have a
every "parado
designers Montreal's leading carving out, tall and shining them back into the kitchen, and night and no one ever knows showed their latest collections "It couldn't have happened," and sharp.
then back into the pantry and thing about it.” crictl Hamid.
"That's Kaart.
impossible,"
Christopher Cricket smiled.
Caution is necessary if you are to "That's just what I started out fulni today' promise. Dut
you
I can do it if you plan beforehand.
by telling you.' I heard it and
|_ CAPRICORN (Deo, 23wan, 20)—| couldn't böllovo my ears. I saw Perhaps you have been entrusind
with highly confidential job. Thit and couldn't believe
in the day when you can accomplish ayek"
5. Heed rank-the way you longed | 341.
for something, is apparent. (8)
18. Away Srom the force of the
de wind tola sailor, (ta).
*7. Billogty,aszosasto, (9)
* PM Souch of colour. (5)
|* 10. Kayır, a five, for a penny. (9)
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19. King of Blam in th
ger, in a book. 14)/
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SOLUTION
TO CHECK
AQUARIUS (Jan, ́·21-Feb. 10)-
Hntari.. and
Iny
Harikl inglifed
Make hay while the sun shines for that: Christopher, start from the you. This is one of those action beginning noci tell them wit days.
128CER (Feb. 20-3fer/ 203- ||hbout the strange, parade that Make' plans for a pleasant week-end. "began in the kitchen, went to Take a respite from work-or even the dining room and returned the thought of work!
11-ADT. 10) to the kitchen again,
ARIRG
(Mar.
A good day for a trip to the beach
or a hike in the country. *TAURUS
A fine vacation. I
on time-but be care tul la activa sports. You ..., could overstrain yourmet, unless you watch out
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PUZZLE
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fitting, ong
vines last night
important
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allhien.
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Another
New Adventure
RUPERT
and the
..
it one big show at the Mount Royal Hotel. Press and buyers from all over, Canada, attended. They applauded the use of fur trimming
and a biscuit- coloured wool dress with black fox cuffs and hat to match was one of the hits of the show.
I asked one of the désignéra about the silver fox.
That went out ・of style Iyears ago," he replied. Didn' |the fact that London, Paris; and | Home⠀⠀⠀ had, reintroduced, slivei
fox hava sny effect; Just don't thinic: M: 1s smärt, |he sak,
London designers have cause for domplainto.. E know. Nor man Hartnell's furri
for all-black fox when the were offered himbs
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