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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1955.
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JACOBY ON BRIDGE
This Opening Lead Deserves Some Pity
By OSWALD JACOBY
WEST was more
than
to be pitied. blamed for his opening Joud In today's hand. His partner had bid both black Bulls, and West had consider- able strength in diamonds. locked oo though South must be planning 3 cross-ruft, 50 West opened a trump,
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South won the opening lead of the ten of hearts with his Jack. He continued with a dia- mond to dummy's ace and a low diamond towards his own hand. East paw that there was no od- vantage in ruining, so he dis- carded a club,
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South thereupon went with the king of diamonds end Jed another diamond. West took the Jack of diamonds and led # spade. East took LWO top spades and shifted to a club.
the
took Declarer naturally ace of clubs and then ruffed diamond in dummy with the ace of trumps. He could now
WEST #764
10 7
QJ90
4 Q1007
NORTH
108 32 ❤A52
A72 943
20
EAST (D) MAKO?
83
KJ052
• B
SOUTH
AJO
KJ004
⚫K 10543
Both sides vul. Bouth West
North
East
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♥
24
*♥
Раяз Pas Puss
Pay
Opening lead-❤ }V
selain dummy's Jast stnall tutup and finesse the nine hwaris. T
weth, and South drew trumps with the king. The Ingl diamond wat Bood anl declarer 11d his tem tricles.
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South would have been de feated if West nad tunely bed a spade or a club. South woul have to play the red sutts Hanself. If he ruffed a diamond with dummy's ace of hearts, he would eventually fore a trump and the maffect a dla- anond with any thing else, East
Either would overruit. Sulh would go down.
way.
CARD Sensen
Q-The balding has been: Stuth
West North
1 Spide Pass 2 Clubs
Eart Pass
? Diamonds Pass 2 Spaces Puss
You, South, huld- AKQ742 VQJE #AJ03 45
What do you do?
A~Pass. You have a minimum opening bid and partner indi- cates only moderate strength and mediocre Bt. Game is very un- ikely and even three spades may be in jeopardy.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You. South, hold:
AKQ742 VS 4A363 4938
What do you do?
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Answer Tomorrow
CROSSWORD
13
19.
10
12
Acrost
14
1. They go on over your head....
(4-6)
B... They're on either side † (4)
10. Bly notas ・ ・ ・ yot sa tiny, (6)
11. Spalted. 193
13. Ten returna. (3)
wrote about
lady of it. (4) 2
14. Wordsworth
15. Olumay. (
(3)
10. Bere for herring
tha
19. Piah for war-weary 'iboppere.
(5).
21. Deśl with a vestment, (4)
2. And bear it often follows this,
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23. The Ancient Mariner dropped
below this and below the hill..... (4)
24. Fortuna teller, who takes *
good look ?7 (4)
25. Wutowe, (0)
20. Rhode island colour. (5)
DOWA
1. Stwo score (anag), (7)
2. "The im quitable material, for
many, a well-aiming schoolboy. (0, 8)
5. Maiden, Indien used to be good
ab taking up the thread of this (7)
4. This one thing-tutally
after another. (
6. Gimp of the Rhino. (7)
d. Ruskremover.. (8)
7. Puruļture for a hireute Teddy
Boy 1
v. imitator as the tou. (0)
112. This pugnis may be one, (4)
17.
often with – SUI
GTANNY. (8)
type
of TARA QOYDU
from the EBV
dorthe (8)
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foins
DWE HISCH
EDITORS PRUND HERVICE. THE -NUEVA YORK
"Where's my little angel?"
YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA
FRIDAY, JULY 29
are
WOMANSENSE
Three Recipes THE TUBE TUNIC
For A Favourite
TAR of refreshments at the park of the beach, sturdy backbone of the ple nic, that's the frankfurter. So today we'd like to offer Bome good ways of using this favourite.
For a hearty salad, simmet frankfurters in, water
Slice franks,
| minutes; cool,
cover with 1⁄2 c. French dressing and let etend in refrigerator 30 min.
Combine 4 c. chopped green and сле с cottage perper
each cheese. Combine one e. grated raw carrot and grated raw
moisten turnip; mayonnaise,
In
with
cups
PORN today, you have a great Since your talent for leadership deal of physical vitality and is marked, you must always hold
to cannot endure
rest your ideas high. you
You have a strong feeling for quietly for very long at a me.. You want to be on the go as the occult and there is probably much as possible and if things a streak of mysticism in your
Separate Lettuce Cups get too quiet in your vicinity, nature which even you may find you are inclined to stir them up hard to understand at all times. for
You
separate lettuce Attractive to members of the op- excitement!
you will probably arrange sliced, marinated frank- posite sex, pessimistic about life and are
than one romance- furters, cottage cheese, groted always thinking too much of the have more dark side rather than the good perhaps pere than one marriage, carrot end turnip, and some cole
But there are.
ns well. Unless you discipline
alow. Serve with mayonnaise. sitle of things.
yourself you may never reach Serves 4-6, {imen when you arc "Pollyanna" and this tempera- true emotional stability. Marriage mental swing from optimism to to just the right person would pessimism and back again is help, however.
To serve 4, remove slice from often a handicap to steady ac- When you are in
Among those born on this date tops of 4 large tomatoes; scoop cumplishment.
Boolh Tarkington, Don out centres Slice 1⁄2 lb. frank- the mood, you can fight tigers! are:
Heat tbsp. mett drip- When discouraged, you will let Marquis, authors: Max Nordau furters. down and do nothing for a while. and William Beebee, scientists, pings; cook 4 c. chopped scal- Stevens, inventor tons and frankfurters in drip- And doing nothing is anathema Edwin H.
Edword Moran and Eastman pings until browned. Combine -50 you may do the wrong
Johnson, nrusts; William Powell with tomato contres, thing!
ector: Thomas Crowin, states-cooked peas (if desired) and
Your judgment is not always as clear as it should be and you will need to make a careful study of enure and effect, If you to be able to do s should all the fi
man.
To And what the stars have in select store for you tomorrow, you your birthday star and read the paragraph. Le
You have purrepending
way of the wagertic personali- your birthday star be your daily Tre which elezzw. peane ta yout.
SATURDAY, JULY 30
LEO (Jnix 24-AUR. 21)- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Summer is going first so take full fr you can manage to get into advantage of each fair-weather the country for this week-end it week-end for an outing into the would do you a world of good
ot this time, country.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)- A Relay for all of your efforts. Finish any work early this porting so that you can play
later 10.
1.3BKA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)- You <11 make plans to do exactly what you wish and feel assured that all will turn out as Anticipated.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- A good time for you to rest and relax any tensions which may been building up during the past week.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 2)--Perhaps it is your turn to entertain this week-end. IC should be an enjoyable time for everyone.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20) --If you have needs for the
house or for your wardrobe,
this should prove to be an excellent shopping day.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)
you have been wise and completed the week's work on schedule,
üle. this should be a day for pleasure.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)— Prospects aro fine for a jolly week-end. All your plans should turn out very well indeed. Enjoy yourself.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) All the aspects are good. You can do just about anything that comes into your head-and have fun doing ii.
CHESS PROBLEM
By 8, C, DUTT
Black, 7, pieces.
BA. HOR
White, 11 pleces.
112611
White to play: mate in three,
Solution to yesterday's problem;
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- The stars indicate that you may rauke your plans with the pros- eet of seeing them materialise exactly.
CANCER (June 22-July 23) The first of two line days for all your activities. You could get a lot of work done if you wanted
to put in overtime.
Tomatoes and franks are good team.
♫
C
soft bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper.
Fill tomatoes with mixture, Place in baking pan with a little water, and Lake a: 350° F. for 30 minutes.
Stuffed Potatoes
For another frank dish that is both delicious and budget- itind, bake 4 large potatoes in a very hot oven (450 F.) for 45 minutes, or until tender. Halve length-wise; scoop out centres. Mash potato centres and add hot milk till moist and fluffy.
Cube 1⁄2 lb. frankfurters; add to potato with thop. each chopped onion and chopped parsley.
shells Refill potato with mixture and bake in 400% E Joven for 15 minutės.
ALICE DENHOFF
• I Prophesy We Shall Be Seeing This In Many Of The Rome And Paris Collections, Says
EILEEN ASCROFT
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Merlin Skips Rope
-It Calls for a Very Special Kind of Costume
By MAX TRELL
You probably won't believe it
By this time several other Kttle girls
the who lived in
the neighbourhood came down a single word of this story, street and stood around admir- But all I can say beforehand, ing the way that Hanid jumped before you make up your mind rope. Then Hanid Ient them whether to believe it or not, is the rope and let them each
Mr Merlin have a turn- to remember that was one of the most extraordin- "Wonderful!" Mr Merlin kept ary maglelans in the world. In saying. "Wonderful, wonderful! fact he
was THE most extra- I wish I could jump rope like ordinary magician in the world! you all do!"
And now for the story.
It was a bright, sunny day and Hand, the shadow-giri with the turned-about name, had taken her jumping-rope. Away she went, skipping and hopping, first on one foot then on other, all the way down street and back again.
An Odd Suit
the the
It was on her way back again that she met Mr Merlin sitting on the steps of the house, dress-
"Why don't you try Hanid said.
Mr Merlin hesitated.
Try it, try it!" eried all the girls.
Mr Merlin stood up. He took the rope. He smiled, "Now how do you do it?"
5-9
It wasn't Mr, Merlin. It was a kangaroo. "How do you like my jumping
the clothes, my dears?" said kangaroo.
"IS that you, Mr Merlin?" demantled Hanid.
"Just turn the rope over your head! And when it comes down." said Hanid, "just jumpi "Of course! This rope-jump- Don't let the rope touch your ing is casy. Watch me go.. feet!"
A. Blurr
07
"Fine! Thank you very much,” The rope turned around ed in a beautiful (though some said Mr Merlin. "But pardon me fast that it roked like a blurr what oda) plum-coloured suit a moment I'd like to change with a straw
in the air. Mr Merlin the and hat
green into my jumping clothes," shoes. Hanld hod never seen
Hanid and all the other girls kangaroo jumped over bushes and trees and porches and anyone with green shoes. How cried: "Your jumping clothes! ever, that isn't the story.
You don't
need any special chimneys. "Good-morning, Mr Merlin!" jumping clothes, Mr Merlin]" greeted Hanid.
ner.
"1.600
1
And just as a special favour to Hanid and all this girls, Mr Merlin wan good enough to give them. all kangaroo Jumping clothes. The whole street was
with hopping, skipping. filled
leaping. dancing, tree.
springing little kangaroos!
It's a wonder that the police- man on the cornice didn't think anything was strange. He just nocklert to Mr Merlin and said: "Top of the morning to you all"
"Good-morning, my dearl” re-
! A Puff of Smoke turned Me Merlin, tipping his straw hat in the politest man- "Oh yes I do," said Mr Merlin you're jumping "I'll be back in a second." He
disappeared rope,"
behind sald Hanid. "Just There was a puff of smoke and a nolso like a firecracker. Then out he came, jumping and hope, ping and dancing and ligging
Only it wasn't Mr Merlin any more. It was a kangarool
"Yes," watch me,"
With that Banid turned the rope under her feet and over 1, B-Ki7, any; 2, Q, B, Kt, or Pher hand, skipping and hopping
and dancing. mates.
TARGET
CEL
NED
NU F
How many
* words four letters or more Can You maka from the Lettern in the square on the Lerty making etch word, tho factors in Pach of the wtnall squares may be used onge only. Each word must contain the large letter in the fentra guiare, uni there: mELE
be at feast und nine-leller word in the jat. No plurala; no forelan words 1 da jropUF.NANIEs. TODAY TARGET ↑ 18 words, 2006 in worits, very good 30
Bolutio words xeliant. Lumorrow.
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· Rupert & the Distant Music-23
The boy goes on explaining his strange behaviour, Yesterday my daddy was away for the day, he says.***3 did so want to try
the magic tone that · Paddy uma when he wants to feɛdi pappia to him. I've tried, and tried ull night and now I just don't know.
with 20-1 borrowed mal pin wit to de and tamm away to this quiet place... magic i??, says Rupert, Do you
to practises, but, kë në good. 1′′ know you've pulled sist of us, sip
*can stil only play mag tupni, te'as harm to you?
Another new Rupert
RUPERT
and the
Birthday Surprise
FERE are the first pic- and you must be tall and slender.
tures, of the autumn to carry it.
HE
1955 silhouette. They come This American versión of the from America where the "tube tunic" lino is by Nottle International Fashion Fort- Rosenstein, ef New York.. It lo In 'broadcloth, edged with black night collections have just silk braid. Under the long jacket opened.
This is the line that interests mo most (on left). I prophesy that we shall be soeing this in nuny of the collections in Rome and Paris.
is a narrow dress, with notched "boat" neckline and tight
bracelet" elceves. "
Note the new hatline, too, soft and rather shapeless, pulled well down on the head.
Balenciaga, the great Spanish Adolo Simpson (below) shows designer who works in Paris a pretty crossover hip treatment and always seems to bo two un a young-looking black silk seasons ahead of everyone else, brocade restaurant dress. It has had Indications of the "tube the elongated bodice line of the tunic" look in his spring collec- spring season and has an un- Lion. It is a difficult Une to wear usual decollete neckline.
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