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JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Study This Hand; It's Interesting
By OSWALD JACOBY WHEN today' hand was played in a recent New England tournament, both the bidding and the piny illustrated impor tant practices. In rubber bridge, probably, North would have played the hand at game in dia- monds.
In duplicate bridge, however, an Alfred Sheinwold points out in his brand-new book on the
for game, "the minor aut the birds."
The reason is familiar to all duplicate players, and Shein- wold explains it for those who bridge Are trying tournament
for the first time" "When a hand
will make game at a minor suit, it will make
game at no-trating surprisingly often.'
Even
If one mat is wide open, perhurs the opponents Won't fead it; or perhaps the oppon ents can take only four tricks even if they do lead their best muit
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One overtrick at three Lini will give you 30 extra points, which is better than one overtrick at five of the mibor, What's more, il a far easter make one overtriek at Qurve nor Trung Thom at five of a minor.
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foreign words.
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TARGET
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1955.
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till I end my song."
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hore (0)
18. Late in the Southern
Hallway. (8)
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YOUR BIRTHDAY ....... By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
BON today, you poem a vivid, the opportunity when offered.
dramatic and ally, You
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magnetic peTION –
knack have the
wherever you go. and adventure, 1
will do c00- you
You
know how to make a good, frui improdon and how to maintades St. You appreciate that good grooming in importeer and both, you then and women have a
of mybe.
Always attemotive to members of the opposite sex, you peti have more than one commence before you write down to marriage. Something of a fikr, you may need to curb your propensities in this rated or you will bring considerable happiness to milers, *
making frienica Fond of travel lakely that siderable wandering in your youth. Since you realise that ambition can only be gained by a certain amount of hard work--and you are an
probably | bitious--you wil
decide to settle down long enough to win | BUTTERS. TODAY'S
however you melect work which gives you worde
chance to travel, there is nothing that would make you happier.
You have a great store of physical and nervous
but are t energy clined to be wasteful in its use. You will be wise if you learn the secret of relaxing at regular intervain, that tensions do not crowd in upon You Even one as strong as you are has been known to "break" under ter strain. Leom
the simple relaxation lesson of termittent and all will be wed).
Quick to ave your that chance, You are equally as fast in seizing
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION:
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Among those bem on this date Amoris Vospuckus, explorer: Given, violinist: Edwin Thelma Forest, actor; Arthur Caesar, play- wright, Leland Blanford, educator; General Winfield Scott, A. Hamton Gibbs. author and David Davis, jurist.
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To find what the stars have tone for you tomorrow, select your birthday #tar med read the corre aponding
Let paragraph.
typur birthday star be your daily rude.
THURSDAY,
MARCH 10
FISCEB (Feb.
20
1)-- 20-MAT.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May Definitely a social day You might Determination and persistence sho
you want cantly
what correfpotence get you exociky Juve m which needs personal attention. loday it can be yours,
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.
21)- 20) -- OKMINI
22-4und (May
Don't be Things may
Duty must come Cultivate patience. not be moving us that an you might diverted from your objective by wich, Exat on't
decisions interfering Extendhi, just now. prem prematurely.
By Beachcomber DUMB-BELLS
BALLET, says a ritic, should cun-
North East
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happened, North had help
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modern
1 have in preparation a charming Junction." It thing called "Crewe Aparta with
three-legged
race porters and Intween two
twu booking-ofice clerks, and if you think a three-legged race cannot be performed
don't gracefully, you know my choreographer. Juggo do Borte. who prodticed the Stock Exchange Ballet. "Gilt-Edge." Much of the music. by 1. fluxter, 10 scored for steain-whistles, and the scenery includes milk-churna crutes full of chickens. The heroina
in both
majors for the calse to Bume; but South was willing to be in game even though he couldn't
where North's strength was locales.
Wi[ kirti
the suve of South spades,
astulely played the king from duruny, East hud to win with the pess and then had to lend a different | Tilbury. sult since a spade conmutation would Kive declarez 21 Anekse
in the sull
and
in a Freightage Beauty Queen, and the trubs used in the shuriting seeno I by Malleson, Clarke and Scuffiey, who built the engine for the Flying
free An unfortunate muddic
East shifted to the juck of 4 B.B.C." salda spokesman, clubs, whereupon declürer took
"ban nothing to say about the recent banning by Bnibbʊ Lid of a the three top clubs, discarding | talk on the Ingredients of Pharma low hearts from the duny, and butto The Anuhcement of the ran the six diamond tricks, Al bon was unfortunately faded out fo make way for Cy Knockerbicker's swingeroo Mazoodiers, Mr Knocker. backer's reference lu Bribbu was not
the end. East could save only three cards.
It he kept two spaces, he would be put les with the blank nee of hearts and compelled to Jend away from his jack spades. East therefore kept only one space, whereupon declarer look two spade tricks. Either wny. declarer
make 11 tricks.
mus sure to
The play would have been whimportant at rubber bridge, slice South was sure of at least 10 tricks At duplicate, how- ever, the
trick nccessary for a fine score,
was
♥*CARD Sense♦
Q-The bidding has been; South West North
Fant
1 Club Puss i Diamond Pars
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You, South, hold; Spades A- Q-J-0-3, Hearis none, Diamonds Q-5-4, Clubs A-K-J-5-3. What do you do?
A-Bid two spades, If your partner has no it for either
the script of his patter. and Mr Jeff Lopycar, who was to have de-
vered the talk, was warned by an influential firm of horse-slaughterens to mention Nelson and Foss Lid. That is why the Stair-Rod Associa tion tonned a repetition Mies Winble's talk on E cones AJ A decoration for fallettes,
EXCUSE ME, I'VE LOST MY. WHEREABOUTS, COULD YOU
HELP Me
LADIES'
WEAR ON THE THIRD FLOOR, MADANI
CANCER Lune 22.July 23)- This could be your very hunky day. Keep an eye out for a brand new opportunity to advance.
✡) - LEO (July 24 - Auz. Take a pleasantly positive attitude toward things but don't get umren- nably fibom. You could com promise.
23)-- Business and financial probleme may come up for settlement. If you are perplexed week competent advice.
VIRGO (ABE.
24-Bapt.
LABSA
24-Oct. (Sepi
233- Look around you and you will dis cover some deserving pixlanthropies
help which could well un
SCORPIO (Oct. 22)
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A brand new brögtet kjea may provo to be the solution in handhögr troublesome problem.
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)— This is not one of your best days thia_month, so proceed with the maximum of caution.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-dan 20) - Overanticipation can and in disap- pointment if you are not wary. Keep your emotional balance.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- Harmany and happiness on the home front should be yours as this time. Be sure to contibute shore,
your
WOMANSENSE
THREE WAYS
SERVE FRUITS
Spring Ensemble With
An Original Touch
"Lucerne", a grey woollen dream for Spring by Manguin. It is worn with a smaži sleeveless jacket which adds a touch of
originality.—Agence
HOUSEHOLD
France-Presse.
HINTS
The length of your window iron in a safe place to cool, draperies should be made
avoid any chance of fre.
to
clear the floor, allowing for rug Or Carpet. Informal draperies may come to the window sill or bottom of the aproft, never in between.
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By IDA BAILEY ALLEN.
TO
In my opinion, neither mayon- THE Chef hung up tho
naise, nor French dressing har- phone. "That was an interesting cause the oll is too heavy to bo monises with fruit salads, bom call from a young home- absorbed by the fruit, I liko maker who would like you cream cheesy or cultured soured to explain in your column cream mbond with honey and the difference between fruit lemon juice to taste or for a change, equal parts of honey cocktail, fruit cup and fruit and lemon juice, And best of salad. She
the wants to know all a
nut-butter if they are one and the dressing from our test kitchen,
Nat-Batter Dressing: Blend same thing."
1/3 . nut-butter with 2 thep.
now
"That's a good question, Chef, honey, 3 isp. orange juice and Many persons do not realise that
they are
three very differen!
fruit combinations,"
FRUIT COCKTAILS
1 tbsp. lemon juice.
FRUIT CUPS
The fruit cup is composed of bite-sized pieces or sections of
Tinned fruit in sometimes used, well chilled assorted fresh fruit, harmonising but different frults, attractively arranged in large glasses. No sugar is preferably fresh or bait thawed sherbet
Plain they are served 1ozen fruit, with 1/3 the amount as the first course at any meal.
of truit Juico. Often this is
nuded.
white grape jules, orange juice, Topped with fruit sherbet, they ginger ale or grenadine; some should be used only for dessert. times it is bottled passion fruit for exotic
Juice papaya
Bavour.
Tinned fruit is sometimes used in which case there is added a little fresh or frozen lemon 07 lime juice to cut the sweetness and step up the flavour.
Fruit cocktails
be
should frosty cold. Because they are used as appetisers they should nover be sweet. Frult cocktails are often miscalled fruit salads, This k because
Labelling on the part of some tinned fruit processors.
DINNER
Hot or Chilled Tomato Jutes Chicken Fricassee on Biscuit Squares
Diced Turnips Green Pons with Celery Fruit Cup Drop Nut Cookies
Coffee Tea Milk All Measurements Are Level
Recipes Proportioned to seron a to a Drop Nut Cookies: Silrc. butten or margarine unti of incorrect creamy. Blend in 1 a sifted brown sugar, 11⁄2 tsp. vanilla and 2 well-benten eggs. Add 1⁄2 c. milk.
Sit
together 2 c. already. sifted enriched flour, 1/8 tsp. salt and 2 tep, baking powder. Mix in 4 c.
FRUIT SALADS
A frukt salad is entirely dif- ferent from a fruit cocktail. It
is a real salud, arranged on crisp lettuce, and if not made entirely
alberts or weintepped pecans,
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an
to of fresh fruit, it should contain led cookie sheet. Allow 4%
eloc-
comparatively little tinned fruit, as it is usually loo sweet for salad servico.
The salad la attractively gar-
in space between for spreading. Top each cookie with half ́a nutment.
Bake 12-15 min, in a moderato
strawberries, oven, 975* F.
Be sure to consult an trician when you want to ex-nished
with lend
alter your DY
existing cherries, blueberries, or other electric circuits. Otherwise, colourful
with whole you'll be sorry,
TRICK OF THE CHEF -
To make biscuit squares, DTC- powder blacuis sometimes at pare baking formal beas, usually with dainty dough as usual. Pat
It used at 7"x11" ailed biscuit pan ond finger sandwiches.
nutments, or nut.
ented fresh coco-
It is served for luncheon
or supper, and
ac
The best and quickest way to clean medicine bottles or other small bottles, is to put in the
on working a teaspoon of vinegar,
Plenty of light then a
surfaces helps to prevent few graine of rice, and shake well When rinsed, the bottles cidents. It also contributes will be quite clean.
Never leave an electric iron with the current on. Use an automatic cut-off type iron, if possible,
tha and always put
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
A Long, Long Siesta
-Blinky and His Friends Sleep All Wiater By MAX TRELL KNARF and
The Strabismus Telecopter | Kshadow-children Honid, the dozen of them, some of them
انه
The Strabismus Flying Bird'e Next Telecopter. 22 Ja a backwards
Sure enough, there were beds all over the room, at least a
with the standing next each other in turned-about names, had to rows, some of them standing on knock on the door several times before it was finally opened. They had heard Blinky Mole's footsteps as he had come pad- ding up the stairs from his bed room deep under the ground.
Sloopy-Eyed Mofe
He was rubbing his eyes take-off, owing to a vertical jet-sleepily as he stood in the open He held the collar of stream under the chase-hatch. its doorway, outer stanchion u welbed. The self- his bathrobe wrapped around starter is plunger-controlled, and in his head, emokratack is reversible. The thing like a pigs tull at the back fa "Come in," he said. "Quickly
Mockurunge turnacrew,
now. It's windy! I never did liko the wind." Coastguard's horse
top of each other like floors in bulhting, and two or three of them attached to the walls like hammocks. One of the beds was actually swinging from the ceiling.
To make things even stranger, there were people sleeping in each of the beds.
Knarf and Hanid could make
out the lumpy shapes of these hough they couldn't see their faces. They were all-
"Friends of
huddled up in te
12-20
Blinky Mole stood in the door- way of his underground home,
several more months to go) Blinky Knarf and Hanld found out that said, motioning with his stumpy the sleepers in tbe beds, num, toward the occupants of Blinky's friends, were several Knart and Hand followed the bed. He spoke quite loudly, toads, grasshopper, a beetle, a confiscated Blinky
down the stairs. They "Oh dear," said Hanid, "aren't small, a turtle, 4 crawfish, a frog
noraid of waking your and a caterpillar. black suit you can fall back on An electrical engineer's wife comfound the bedroom snug and you
There weren't any friends up?"
It was
who a caterpiller diamonds 13 A satisfactory plained that he naver remembered warm
windows, of course, since
Blinky shook his head. "You occupied the bed that hung from trump sit. I's hard to imagine | từ buy her any stockings. any hand worth a response
Blinky's whole house was under couldn't wake them with a the ceiling. (News item.) your opening bid that won't t
the ground, like a sort of deep drainload of alarm clocks! What "I'm sorry we disturbed you, absent cave.
time is it, anyway?"
Blinky," Hanid, sald. "We didn't your hand well enough to pro- duce a game somewhere.
"I'll switch on the light,” said
know you were asleep," pair of pylons by mistake. Or per- haps he could not pronounce his Blinky. "You'll pardon me o's, and always called her Para nono instead of Nora,
TODAY'S QUESTION
ما
The bidding is the same as in
the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades Q-J-6-2, Hearts J-6, Diamond 4, Clube A-K-J-6-3-2, What do you do? Anawer Tomorrow
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EDITORE FALES SERVICE, INC.-MULYA YORK -
ho Was
sn
PERHAPS
minded that he brought home a
If
"Ten o'clock," said Knarf.
I mean what time of the *No,
said Blinky.
of the beds are made_ame" ́sald Knarf.
They've all got people in them."
Hero Blinky switched on
(If your hat keeps slipping over one car, blame your paychiatrist not glowworm-tamp
and
Hibernating Customers "Oh-hum," said Blinky, yawn- ing again, as he sat on the edge of his bed and kicked off his slippers, "I don't know how you back to bed," he said. "Nonn manage to stay awake
what I thought," said tiny Blinky. He yawned and stretch your hatter or your hal. There may glowing light it up the entiro ed his arms, "I guess I'll go be something wrong with your op- proach to Life. Welle for foarlet 11.20452/4/27.)
don't know shorthand, but I do know
room.
CHESS PROBLEM
By 1. SCHEEL
Black, 8 pieces.
White, 5 pieces..
White lo play: mate in firée, A
Solution to questerday's problems
during
of us will be getting up until the winter time. But some folkя are strange. Well, good night." spring time,"
Before Blinky went back to And bo. anuggled under the anish his sleep (for he still had blankets himself.
Rupert and the Broken Plate-16
· Aa be scurtiss out of the shop - doka't 'look like no Englishsian.' Rupert nearly, bumpe, into fo I wonder where he comes from.
gentlemen ·who Harakirding However, he doesn't wake, Across
| belakly) { pwaida"; the doorwa "They pay "no" attention" Him?
but Rupert Bancun with istupuje. st: the 'oldier, min., 239 Ha✨ looks
1,092, any; 2; Q, A, B, or KE, important,” he thinks,
mater
the village green' ha apita Lily Duckling at the bus scope and ha "rune to thank bar foë velling bin: of the khóp and bef pool hoes ed ha
greater efficienty.
into a
to dinner. It serves as the dessert. bake 20 min, in a hot oven 425*
F. Cut-in aqtiures.. course.
feel free all over.
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