JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Watch the Play, Not The Bidding
By OSWALD JACOBY
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much for Bouth's __ opening bid In today's hand. I would agree that it Lo
bit of
a stretch, but it la possible to make wook opening blds of this kind with a long suit if your partner is trained to expect such deviations from
normal tho style.
of the
When the hand was actually played, in England, all players at the table were
well aware that South Invoured very light
opening bida.
The main interest of the handli
SOITURA PAGLU KIRIŠČKU D
HARRY
THE CHINA- MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1955.
"There's nothing wrong with it. It just doesn't seem to care any more.”
CROSSWORD
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make an upustial combination.
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(5)
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Food YOUR BIRTHDAY ....... By STELLA 22 W thier an inveterate
is, however, in the play rather than in the bidding. West opened his singleton trump, a cholce, and dummy played the The fate of the contract three. depended on Earl's play at first trick.
ten o
the
Since East Wis the Kreat Termice Reese, the right play was made. Reese playexi the
hearts not the bee. South won the first trick with the queen of hearts and led a low diamond. Reese won with the eight of diamonds, drew a second trump with his ace, and led the king of diamonds make dummy hitt.
The ruff made dummy
its third trump
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5
BORN today, you have a personality which will carry you into leader. ship In the realm of ideas rather Uh the vigorous cursul o competitive uttalnews. At first there may be considerable opponition your idean, but eventually they will uutive you and leave their mack pees the the in which you lived If, however, you permit yourself to become discouraged when results are not for theaming_instantly, you might vost elust now as 2017.
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South couldn't
hope to develop the spades, for he would be able to get back to dummy only once more.
With
the fourth trump. South could ruff only two of his diamonds ira the thuniny
would
am!
therefore have to give up two diamond teleks.
If he had to develop the clubs
by himself, he would also have to lose two
In club telcks. short, the hand was now quite hopeless.
The situation would have been completely different if East had played the nee of hearts at the
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of
first trick. Now South would make the contract Instead going down two.
still
If East then returned his ten of hearts, dununy would win with the Jack and would have two more trumps. South could lead the king of
spades from dummy, ruffing when East covered with the acc. Declarer could then lend diamond, planning to get to dummy twice with with diamond rulls. Óne of these entries would be used to ruff out the queen of spades, and the other would be used to get back in order to cash the rest of the spades.
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It wouldn't do East any good to switch to a club after win- ning the first trick with the ace duck, of hearta. South would and the club suit would then contain only one loser with the defenders tackling the suit first.
❤CARD Sense? ♦
North
The bidding has been:
East South West 1 Diamond Pass 1 Spade Pase 2 Clubs Pass
You, South, hold: Spades K- Q-9-7-3, Hearts 8-2, Diamonds What do K-9-6, Clubs 3-6-4. you do?
You
A-Bid two diamonds. have no special preference for diamonds over clubs, but there is no reason to be afraid of the hand since you have 9 points in your partner hith cards. If
try' for remo, you may makes
decide to go along with him.
TODAY'S QUESTION
45
The bidding is the same in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades K-J- 9-7-3,
Hearts J-2, Diamonds Q-8-4, Clubs K-9-0. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Knarf Finds His Bubble
-It's Broken Into Fizzy Pleces in a Soda--
By MAX TRELL
Knart bumped into a police- man. "I beg your pardon," Knart NARF, the shadow-boy with said to the policeman. “Did you the turned-about name, was see my soap bubble? It just went sitting on the steps in front of around this corner." the house, blowing soap bubbles, Each time he blew one, he watched it go sailing up in the air.
Some
of the bubbles burst right away. But some of them went sailing down the street, with the sun spackling on their glassy sides, looking for all the world like round glass window panes.
An Observing Cop
The policeman pushed his hat back and ran his Ôngers through his hair. "I saw quite lot of them," said the policeman, "all of them round and silvery"
saki "I mean the last one," Knart,
sald the "Oh, THAT one," policeman. "That one went sail- into the Transparent Clobes ing across the street Knart could almost imagine park.
So Knart ran into the park someone living inside.
Down the street they sailed where he met a nursemaid slow-
ly pushing a baby carriage. and around the corner and
Nothing to do with me
HAVE been sent a cutting which restores my faith Lit human nature. It describes how a lady "picked up a rare Portuguese jellyfish with two sticks, and carried it home her waterproof hat," Not every lady carries a waterproof hat lady ter uso for
in such emergencies. And note
which the delicacy rejcets
ordinary hat for Portugues carrying
jellyfish This creature
sick of water when its flaming youth is
to
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grows
but a memory, and crawls on to the beach.
It knows (In- that any old hat stinctively) may expose it to a wetting, bul that in a waterproof hat it can
nibbling loll at its case,
the lining as it is transported to its strange new home, A tactical surprise DECENTLY the chairman of a company was pelted with eggs and tomatoes by a share- holder. Directors should always remember that attack is tho best defence. By throwing things
the shareholders they show clearly that they are not
going to sland any nonsense.
surprise attack must pushed home. It te no good a
director here and there lobbing
away.
"I wonder where they go to," he said to himself.
So he blew one more bubble, a beautiful silvery one and sent it up into the
air.
Knarf blow a big, silvery bubble.
behind
soap bubble disappear
the poda fountain,
"Ob," cried Knarf to the soda
"I beg your pardon," Knart tounthin man, "my soap bubble said to the nursemaid, "did you just floated in here and disap- the soda foun- ere my soap bubble? A police-
tain." man said it came into the park" peared behind
"It did Indeed, said the "Yes," said the soda fountain mursemaid, "it sailed right over man, "I just saw it slip into the Then he ran after it ng it the baby's head and went sall- faucet,"
"Oh dear," said Knarf. went seiling down the street. ing over the wall to where that
"I can get it for you if you But suddenly Knarf tripped and bus is standing right by the
Bike," said the fell and when he picked himself curb,"
soda fountain So Knart ran out into the man. "Only I'm afraid It might
be where
broken Into little pieces." the soap bubble was gone.
street again and up to
the the bus was standing by
"I don't mind if it's the curb. Then he said to the bus into little pieces," sald Knart. corner to see if he cound find it. driver: "Did you see my soop A Bubbly Drink
It went around the corner,” Knarf said to himself,
Then he
ran
around
Target
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bubble? The nursemaid said she saw it float into the bus."
"It floated into the bus," sald the bus driver, "and then It floated out again."
"Oh," said Knarf. He was quite disappointed.
broken
So the soda fountain man put and a glass under the faucet, pulled the handle, and the glaus nlled up... and when Knarf all looked he saw his bubble, broken into hundreds
of tiny and little bubbles, all Azzing, "Look! shouted the bus popping as they danced in the driver. "There goes your soup sodu, bubble
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& scoop of ice cream and a spurt Khard ran into the drug store, of syrup, and Knart dronk all
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SECRETARIAL VIEWS O
CON
The Perfect Boss
By EILEEN ASCROFT
THE perfect secretary Personally, if I were the girl must be mighty tired behind the typewriter, I'd like to find my boes well-dressed, of hearing definitions gay, polite and intelligent, and of her qualities. They're al- not always wanting the ways at it, the pompous em- windows open. I would hope to ployers, producing formulas share some of his busincs von- fidences and not, to have to on how she should look, listen to descriptions of marital dress and behave.
disagreements or physical all- Latest character reading ments.
Lord Luke, Pre-
-London Express Service). comes from sident of the London Chamber of Commerce, The Perfect Secretary, According to his Lordship, should have "per-" sonality, tact, a good speaking voice and manner,”
Turning the tables on the bosses have been conducting a ane-day snap quiz among the secretarial world, Herc are
secretarial views some
on the
perfect boss;
"Good manners, consideration, and a jealous wife to keep him under control."
kindness and
"Punctuality,
the ability to make up his mind and stick to it."
"The Perfect Boss should never be garrulous, amorous, pompous or a fusser."
SENSE OF HUMOUR
A GLAMOROUS DISH
TURKEY
PINWHEELS
Now York.
can
THOLIDAY leftovers
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just as good as the feont Christmas day. To prove the point, here are turkey" pin- wheels, a delicious main dish bullt around leftover turkey.
The recipe:
Filling cups diced cooked turkey, 1 cup chopped celery, cup chopped onion, 1⁄4 cup chopped green pepper, Va spoon salt, 1⁄2 teaspoon poultry seasoning, and 1⁄4 cup salact
Next I consulted secretaries | dressing.
tex-
secretary to artist and designer Blocult dough--11⁄2 cups ft- whose bosses are wellknowned enriched flour, 3 teaspoons men and women.
baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, personal 1⁄2 teaspoon powdered sage, Vi mustard, 55 cup Lynch, teaspoon dry
oats following rolled
(quick or old- definition. "A good sense of fashioned, uncooked), *
cup cup milk. a shortening, 25 cup
the
Lord Luke's own secretary, Mrs Evelyn gives
mc the
humour.
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mix
appreciation
con- For scerotary's efforts, and the sideration to ensure her pleasant all ingredients thoroughly. surroundings in which to work." For the dough, sift together Majority vote was for sense flour, baking powder, salt, sage
hundur.
Misy
Fitzsimon, and mustard into bowl. Mix in secretary to artist and designer rolled oals. Cut in shortening Lady Sempli quotes "humour" until mixture resembles course
milk and the No. 1 quality of the crumbs. Adid perfect boss. Next comes "wide lightly until dough will jusi Intercats and warning nhold together.
Turn
dough out on lightly secretary in advance as to what her work will entall"
floured board and knead gently out to "Consideration
few seconda, Roll says a first," To be sure the knick-knacks
breakublo accessories Miss Riley, who works for Mr form a rectangle about 10 by
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with
the Spread and
bookshelf, toilet Graham Roberts, English head 12 inches. mantleplexe,
of the International Wool turkey filling. Roll up like a table
elsewhere are B01D, Ser
"The boss should jelly roll, and cut into B alices. Secretariat. fasten them down with trans. See parent tape. The tape will not also take his secretary into his Place alices about 14 inch apart this gives hor on a cookie sheet and bake in a hot oven (435 degrees) for show, but will keep the object confidence an anchored firmly in place. This more interest In the job. And
Serve topped is especially useful if you have lastly, a sense of humour helps 20 to 25 minutes,
on both sides."
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