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●JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Finesse Failed Twice In This Hand

By OSWALD JACOBY

SOUTH

considered him- self very unlucky when he played today's hand, A finesse was possible in each of the red suits, and South took both of them. To his great disgust, he lost both finesses.

Lel's see exactly whạt.

› PHASE DENNIES, INC,MAHAVA YARA

"Are you sure we can trust these natives?"

THE CHINA“ MAIL," WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1955.

happened. West led the YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA

queen of clubs, and, dummy won with the king. De- clarer led a diamond from

wor

won

the dammy and finessed the queen from his hand. West with the king of diamonds and returned the jack of clubs,

Not a

bit, downhearted (us yet), South the second round of clubs with dummy's ace and entered his hand with a diamond in order to try the trump finesse. This likewise lost, and East led a third club. West then took the ace of spades, and the defenders thus took a trick in each suit, defeating the contract.

"The odds are 3 to 1." said South, "against losing two finesses." He was quite right, of course. "Only a

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Pass Pass

Opening lead— Q

East

Pass Pass

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

Band take interest in PORN today, you are versatile go by and you will not turn a a hand. This method is all well variety of things. Your keen and good if you are your own mind makes you good at busi- bass, But if you are working else, your tech- ness transactions of every kind.' for someone You have the ability to make nique may

be a bit difficult to money. The question is, can you explain. keep it? You have extravagant tastes and enjoy the best of everything. You need to keep a watch on the purse strings or you will find that money goes out as quickly as it comes int

You have sound intuition and

should always pay attention to it in matters

of

,

Fond of society, you enjoy good food and fine clothes. You women, especially, need to be warned against extraveguñee in this regard.

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Gates; Bertrand Russell, philo

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ion chess player; and Hoot Gibson, actor.

To find what the stars

Never go against your or you are apt to crr in judg- ment, If you have a definite "feeling" about something, pause pause and find

find out what you about-or are being warned perhaps guided into. You often work by "nts and starts" as the alt saying goes. You can get steamed up and under pressure turn out a prodigious amount of work. Then days or weeks will be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, MAY 19

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- A fine day for working out your now ideas. See that you put an inspiration to instant use.

GEMINI "(May 22-June 21)— Do first things first and

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CANCER (Junė 22-July (23) - One of your best days this month so take full advantage of it. Schedule somethong vital to your future,

LEO

..

(July 24-Aug. 23)- Investigate any new opportunity offered you today—especially if it is going to cost you money!.

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LIBRA (Sept, 24-Oct. 23)- Be sure that you are not over- working these days. You mus have some relaxation.

This can be a profit-taking day

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)-n|

if you have been wise in' your cstimates of business very

very unlucky person could lose finesses as often as I do," he continued. "For- tunately I

have a strong character, for other- wise this kind of misfortune might drive

me out of my mind."

South didn't actually say all this, to be sure, but that's what he thought, Nobody bothered to record his actual words, which may be just as well. Instead of thinking about his bad luck. however, South should have been thinking about his bad play. He should have made his contract.

South should see that both' finesses may fail, and that the enemy will establish and cash a club trick if they are given the time to do so. In order to pre- vent this, South must establish dummy's spades and discard his losing club.

to

The right line of play is win the first trick with the king of clubs and lead a spade to the

king immediately.

"West"

can

take the ace of spades and lead another club, but dummy wins. with the ace of clubs and cashes the spades at once so that South can discard his last club.

Only then can South afford to try the finesses in the two red to be suits. Both finesses fall, sure, but South still makes his game contract.

♥+CARD Senses♦|

The bidding has been:

North East 1 South - my West

2 Club Pass Diamond Pass 1Spade Pass

You, South, hold: 4QJ32.974: 4AK65S 4K4

What do you do?

A-B16 four spades. The raise to zame shows strong fous-card support with a count of 15 or 16 points, counting distribution an well as high cards. With 17 points or more, responder can usually afford some sort of slam try,

"TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding has been: North East South West

fClub Pess 1 Spade

2 N.T. Pass?

You, South, hold:

Fass

A 1155 94: 48763-44

What do you do? dread

Answer. Tomorrow

1

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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

School In A Shoe Box

-A Special Class Is Held for Puppets- By MAX TRELL

NARF,

shadow.

KV with the turned

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. about name, found his friend 22)-This is a day when Mr Punch, standing in front See that you are the master! emotions can get out of control. of a mirror shaving himself. This was a good time to talk 20)-You migh find that ro-to Mr Punch! It wasn't that mance is leading the procession Mr Punch particularly liked today. But in day-dreaming, to talk while he was shaving don'i neglect your regular job. but he couldn't walk away.

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YESTERDAY'S. BOLUTION: Aperio apate agile aglet"

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A Key Question

"Mr Punch," said Knarf, "there's something I've al- ways wanted to ask you."

and write? In school, - of course."

"That's what I thought,"

that school? Was it a special school just for puppets?"

Other Students

"That's right," said Mr Punch. "That's exactly what it was. But we allowed others to come to it. It was also for rag dolls, and tin soldiers, stuffed animals and anybody else who didn't go to an ordinary school."

Were there any children?" Knarf wanted to know..

"Yes," said Mr Punch, behind the soap on his face,

"Hardly ever,"said Mr Punch. "what is this thing you've "The main reason was that they always wanted to ask me? couldn't fit in our school. The Though I'd rather you wait classroom was a shoe box. You ed until I finished shaving." San't get many children in a shoe

box."

"I'd rather ask it now,"* said Knarf. "What I've al- ways wanted to ask you is this: where did you go to school? Or did you ever, go. to school?"

"What did you always want to ask me?" demanded Mr Punch.

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Trick Of The Chef

Season lamb casserole before cooking with 11⁄2 tsp. dried mint.

READY FOR THE SUN in

"We learn reading, writing. and arithmetic," said Knart.

"Oh, we learned those things too," said Mr Punch. But they weren't the important things."

"But they are the important things," said Knart

for

Knart

All Important Asset Mr Punch was silent After agreeing with Mr Punch several minutes while he finish- that you couldn't get many ed shaving. He washed all the children in a shoe box, Kaart soap off his face. Then asked what subjects were taught saw he was smiling. In the puppet-school.

"You're right, my boy," he said "The usual subjects," said Mr at last. I was just fooling you. Punch. "Things like standing Reading, writing, and

arith- your head, rolling down metic are the important things. "Certainly I did," said Mr on

hu Those other things I mentioned Punch. "Where did you sup- stairs, whistling, Jigging,

You don't you learn anyway. pose I learned how to reading and taking knots out of

strings."

have to go to school to learn them. But Knari looked surprised.

it is lots of fun knowing how to stand on your "Isn't that what you learn in bead. think everyone should your school?” said Mr Punch. know how to do that too."

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It all happened long ago, around 1800. But the melody Jingers on and so does the story. of the young student in two slamps issue by the Republic

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