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JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Watch The Bidding And Be A Winner
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By OSWALD JACOBY THERE wasn't anything really
deult about the play that counted most in today's hand. The imporant point is that the play simply would not be made in the average game. Don't ask me why.
First, a word about the bid- ding. There's nothing wrong with a contract of six hearts, to be sure, but there is something with jumping to the small slam without ever looking into the possibility of a grand slam.
wrong
If South had used the Black- wood Convention, he would have discovered that North had one age and no kings; and then South would have been happy to stop short at six hearts.
or
EDITORS PREIS SKAVICE, INC.-NURYA TORK
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 1955.
1930
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By Beachcomber
MAYOR'S BRIOCHES PAWNED
Ironmanger i Loose-B
Chef Swallows Hornet
WHEN Albert Flowte, Maitre-Chat de Cuisines at Crewe Junction Buffet, was told that, the Mayor of Gridgehampton bad pawned Kia breaches to pay for an outing for the Ironmonger who, inst August, was shut into a loose-box by mam- bers of a local literary society, he opened his « mouth 30 wide th astonishment that he swallowed a hornet, Luckily for both, the hornet at once flew out again," "and" waK captured by Mrs Caleham of Marte Edge. "Ta do as much for any homet," vouchantsed
Mra Caleham Laughingly.
petite
YOUR BIRTHDAY ...... By STELLA where with them. I do not ar
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
PORN today, you are one of theen You are a duent conversa floralfat studious. Intellectual' personall- and like nothing better than to hold tles who valce
cemre of an admising the acquisition of court-the learning mcre tha physical oes group who will listen, thralled. complishments. You
You would probably make a fire are what called a "quick study and and it prescher, public lectures or defence Since no one can ever say to acquire knowledge lots of attorney. bis and pieces about A
lot of be ettre what you are going to things!
to my next, you will always get rapt If you are achieve
in a highly com- attention. waiting for that surprise success petrve world-ather than tribrely punch line! Your emotions are doing what you hike to do then
arders and an early marriage could have an excellent" balancing effect you will have to learn to concentrate
in your life.
If North could show one two kings, however, South could think more seriousty about bid-different ding seven.
on a single objective.
West opened the jack of dia- monds, and South won with the ace Declarer drew the trumps
When in the whimes heat of a new with his ace and king, cashed
interest, You can work lite his remaining top diamonds,
beavor. But you tend to get took the age of clubs, and rufed rule bored alter a while and your a club. He then led out the ace (pare slackers.
start of spades, followed by a low locking around for something new and more interesting Soon you spade.
And it—and you're off again or a new whiri of activwww. Learn to falih one job, perfectly, before you
on to the next one.
West had naturally followed this revealing line of play with beule interest. By the time that
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West had decided on his only chance. On the second round of
spades, therefore,. West played the jack instead of putting up his king..
This is the easy play that is seldom made in the average game. Declarer must guess whether to cover with dummy's queen or whether to play low. In many situations declarer will hesitate to play low for fear of losing to a blank king and losing another trick to the ten later
no
On
of
In today's hand, South had such fear, but he didn't want to
to cover with dummy's queen in case East had both the king and the ten.
The point is that the play of the king of Spades makes it impossible for declarer to go wrong. The play of the jack gives declarer some chance make a mistake.
When the hand was actually played, South let the jack of spades hold. West promptly cashed the spade king, Of course, defeating the slam con-
tract.
Then you
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To And what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres. panding paragraph. Let your birth day star be your daily guide.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7
20)sed on well-grounded facts.
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that theory 12 practice.
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Minor setbacks
trulay.
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employees
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Bite Mr Cogsforth, Rover! THE young men who spend their lives in restaurants and night. clubs are apparently feeling humilia- ted by the growing habis among the
of taking their dogs every..
moment at least not for more than dogs a moment-suggest that the are better company than the men. Of course, they drink less gloomily. Sut they do not dance as well. On the whole, my sympathy is with the man who, having spent three- quarters of an hour trying to get photographed, was pushed aside to make way for a poodle, I can also spare a furtive tear för the man who objected to his dancing partner carrying her dog while they danced, and was promptly bitten na the leg by the sweet Utile pipaiktins in his diamond-studded collar: N
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has been announced that, in an -American-factory:_a_new.plant. enables 0.500 workers to equal the production of 11 000 workers in older factories. What happens to the 4500 men displaced by the new machinery has not been announced,. But an industrialist has said, with hearty common sense, that the new machines "will not eat up our farma surplutos." The more quickly men can be replaced by machines, the more food there will be for the un- employed to eat. By the time only a few mea are needed to watch the machines, there will be such a buge | Surplus of food that scientists will have to invent machines to eat it.'
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ARE YOU IN
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THESE
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THE LEDGER SINDICAT
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. GOLDSTEIN
Black, 12 pieces.
White, 4 pieces. White to play: mate in three.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Rain carried into the house striped curtains and gay may turn a floor white in spots. necents in kitchez details," When dry, rub the spots lightly with steel wool and denatured clanhol. Then apply two thinned coats of fresh, white shellac. Day between coats.
One sensible way to brighten a softwood Boor that is old and worn and not worth refinishing, is to paint it.
is ecomical in the long run to use a good quality floor paint or enamel which will stand up, and if the floor is to be subjected to heavy trafic, use three coats
visliing
When mothers go with their infants, it is a wise precaution to take along one or two moisture-proot cellophane
ags to be wet diapers.
Put wow of red geraniums
on your kitchen window sill. Set the table with a pale yellow
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AND GIRLS'
O'Cop's Job Isn't Easy
-That's Because Folks Like to Break Rules -
By MAX TRELL
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street, nodding to the passers- by and the merchants, Finally he leaned against the lamp-post and mopped the perspiration from his forehead with a hand-
"Silly
or not," said Pixie-kerchiet. O'Cop, who was about as tall as TF I've told you once, I've a peanut and wore a blue uni- tons, "that's the rule and you'll obey it."
IACHRD)}}Wense told you a hundred times," form with large dandelion but- regulations"
1 Heart Fass
3, Hearts' 8-4-2, Diamonds A-
QThe bidding has been: Fixie O'Cop was saying as North East South West Kaart and Hanid, the shadow- 1 Club
Pass 1 Diamond Pass children with the turned-about names, came over to the fence You, south, hold: Spades 7-5-at the side of the garden. Q-10-6, Clubs K-4. What do whom he was talking. But Anal- At first, they couldn't see to you "do?
that ly they saw
it was ́ ́A--Bld two diamonds. This spider! bid is neither, encouraging por discouraging, but it does show
3
"I don't see why I can't put a good sult. If North is strong my web here," the spider said enough to make a clear iry for in a sharp high-pitched voice. game, you will go along with It's not bothering anybody, is him; otherwise you are content
to play the hand at a part "score. TODAY'S QUESTION
$5
The bidding is the same in the question just answered, You, South, hold Spades 7-5 Hearts 8-4-2, Diamonds A-K-J- 10-2, Clubs A-4-2. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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it?"
Then where can I put my web?" said the spider.
"Put it in the cellar," said Pixie O'Cop.
Disappointed Spider
"It's hot work, seeing that everybody obeys the rules and sald Pizle O'Cop to Knarf and Hanid. "I'm at from morning till night with hardly a Hey, there," he suddenly shout- a chance for a breather. ed to a grasshopper, you're not allowed to throw orange peels on the sidewalk!"
Pizde O'Cop helped -the old lady-bag.
dashed of
The grasshopper hastily pick-- ed up the orange peels and The spider grumbled a bit threw them in a trash can.
"You have to keep your eyes Pixie and took herself off. Knart and
every minute, across the garden till they came O'Cop said to Knarf and Hanid,
and walked with Pixie O'Cop open,
the long field on the other. "I don't know why folks seem side of the fence. Here, half to like to break the rules and you," he shouted to someone on hidden from sight by the tall regulations. No ball playing the other side of the street, He
of For answer, Pixie O'Cop took stalics of grass and the stalks
he shouted to two a little black book out of his different flowers was a whole young beetles, who were throw- coat pocket, flipped a couple of town in which lived, most of ing what seemed to be a heavy pages, then cleared his throat the bugs and insects of the field black pebble against the win- and began to read: "Rales arid
There
strepis were
and dow of a store.
It was an old lady-bug with a Regulations, Number 603. Put avenues and boulevards which The two beetles quickly run cane, fearfully trying to cross ting spider webs on fences. crossed and criss-crossed one away.
the street. Pixie O'Cop bad forbidden on account they're another.
It was the town of "There, you see what I mean, taken her arm and was gallant- Buggly-In-The-Field.
said Pixie O'Cop to Knart and ly helping her. That's a silly rule," said the Reaching this place, Pixie Hanid, "never a minute's rest. Khart and Hanid smiled as spider.
O'Cop walked down the main All right! All right! I'll help they watched him. "
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Don't think a kitchen must be all functional white! The newest thing in ranges and refrigerators is collo.!
Fine cleaning powder is advis. able for use on glass, est the delicate surface get scratched by rougher abrasives,
CURVES FOR THE THIN GIRL
Stress And Strain May Prevent Normal Gain
By Ida Jean Kain
S you may recall from little gremlin to get off your A
your Shakespeare days, tin. But if it seems less than
shoulder. Laugh at the "Now good digestion wait funny, do a word count to ten. on appetite and health on slow count, One, relax, both!" Well, thin girls, two, release: three, at ease.. curves wait on both also, energy Refuse to
white 'a'day's'. on some trifling in-
etc.
So at ease while we talk a cident.
་ ་
bit about the effects of We emphasised recently
importanes
ct
stress and strain, which th undeniably affect the diges- a Lactor in appetite and tion and assimilation of gaining. Also, your haemoglobin level is an important clue: to food.
disposition. It's been sald, ··“A” individuals react differently bit of iron can westen to stress. Through nervous ten- erarity sion, some of you tighten up girls, with a weight gain, mora and burn calories extravagant padding is added to the newt ly, others suffer from diarrhoea, endings so, they aren't so close some of you lose your to the surfaze. One ImprovC= eppetite. All of these reactions ment leads to another and ta have a bearing on- digestion curves.
and
and assimilation. So, get at the cause rather than merely dosing the effect.
Only food which is properly assimilated can help you to turn good nutrition Into curves. That is, only after the food gets into the blood stream can it be
value.
The hurry habit puts
of
the body under undue pressure. Are you in the habit of eating breakfast on the run, and often
rate of through
having a quick lunch? The ins creased
movement of the intestinal no help to
gaining
food
track is
Relax at least at meals-and
give nature a chance.
Energy Squandered
woman."
·Morcoveit
Grade A Nutrition Far Weight Gaining
BREAKFAST
Chilled Orange and Grape- fruit Juice
Hot Cereal with Raling Milk and Cream
Buttered Toast and Honey Glass of Mink
1 Cup of Coffee, if desired LUNCHEON
Vegetable Soup Cream Cheese on
Bread
Baked Apple
Glass of Milk
DINNER
Date-Nut
Baked Ham "Sweet Potato, Bisked Peas and Mushrooms Bread and Butter Grapefruit and Lettuce Salad,
Inner calmness is all im-
Is
emotional portant.
your
you boiling point low so that fly off easily? Under the emotions of anger and resent- ment, the glands pour out squander adrenalin and you' energy. The common expression "bumed up" is the clue to what happens to the precious Whipped Cream pounds.
terfere with digestion. Do you
Also, emotional upscis in- frequently say. "I'm so upset ? can't eat!" Flying off is half
conditioned
"set of by a habit,"s response to situations. Once you.
French Dressing
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Hot Tea
Gingerbread
AN HOUR BEFORE BEDTIME
Glass of Hot Milk Brown Sugar Cookie
NOTE: One teaspoon of eod
A blanket should be at least recognise this, you can practise liver cil or one Vitamin A and be taken 12 in. longer, and 10 in. wider control. The next time you are D capsule should
than the mattress.
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templed to flare up, ell that daily.
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