●JACOBY ON BRIDGE
South's Failure Is Hard To Blame
By OSWALD JACOBY
IT'S hard to blame South for
IT'S
the allure of today's hand. Ilis line of play was reasonable
Un and psychologically sound. fortunatoly for him, his op- ponente were skilful and trusted each other.
West opened the four of hearts, and duniny won the first trick with the queen, South could How easily talo one heart, six diamonds, and one club. H nerded one additional trick for bis contract, and he wanted to develop this
without Trick allowing Bast to get in and lead hearts through the king.
Beglarer naturally decided to
GARL HORAS
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1955,
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interfering. (3)
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Dutch spot. (9)
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10. Kitchen one is sometimes mies ing Erin & Colomeration (3) obamater of his own halk. 200
"Harry Ukes a good home-cooked meal.”
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try they club finesse. If it worked, YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA
he would have his ninth trick,
11 failed, West would be on lead; and West would probably nol return the Very suit that South had began with.
Hence declarer led a low club' from dummy at the second trick, East properly played the six of clubs, begiming a signal of West won strength in the Kait.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10.
ORN today, you have more than your share of deter and ad mination, persistence venturesomeness. Since
you have a natural business instinct, you are apt to reap a good
out of projects that others
of the per reject because onal risk involved,
You will dure anything.
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prise. Although self-cumcient, you are enough of a leader to co-operation secure the really of others.
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managers highly efficient
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and probably be good at compeli- select your birthday star
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be your daily guide, in competitive business enter-
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
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See that you let down tensions and learn how to play.
attention to all detail connected with an important project.
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TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)---- A combination of something usually routine and an unex-
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South now began on the long diamonds, but his task was hope- ess against keen defenders, West signalled the ten and then everyone. the right of spades at his first
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)- thus telling East Not a day for you to give un- upportunity, that it was safe to discard spades. solleted advice. Learning when East could easily afford to keep to speak out In part of The the Jack of clubs and a couple problem. of hearts down to the very end.
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Declarer eventually spete. and West took the acc. West then led a club to his partner's jack and got the heart return through doclaver's king to defeat the contract
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VACARD Sense overextension of resources,
Q-The bidding has been:
South West North
1 Heart
Pass 2 Clubs
2 Hearts
East Рава Poas 2 Spades Pass
You, South, hold: 473 VKQJ97 ◆K85 4A62
What do you do?
A-Bid two no-trump. You have a stopper in the umblă suit and a normal balanced hand. This is all your bid shows
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, bold:
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What do you do?'
Answer Tomorrow
to
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By M. SECKAR
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Puris, Dolajla include all braids. umbreline and
embroidery featuring enormous
JOMEN will be treading fur-handled
the straight and nar- stars. row path this autumn. That
The Paris colours are black and all the blue
is if they like to be in and brown
fashion, Paris has confirmed slides for winter. Patou pro- blue and lapis the slim look which we have sunts sea-holly already seen in Rome and all, the wonderful blue that was featured in London by Ilardy Amies. London.
For evening there is a theme of black and This takes two distinct forms white and all the creamy pearl in the opening collection by tones. Jean Patou.
For the the rich
Fabrics feature twood for One, the figure-Atting sheath suits with wool crepes and for suite and dresses; the other, jerseys for afternoon.
In front end straight evening moulded
there one behind, barely touching the orientat baccades already seen waist. The latter is reminiscent in Italy, much plain and printed of Victor Stiebel's London line. satin and a return to dosting chiffon. Velvet is used effec- tively for Red Riding Hood
.:
Neck Lines
are high and plain, or with
tiny revers for day, plunging to deep-pointed evening cloaks. decolletes by night. There
are
many real lamb suit collars,
and persian
Skirts
are
slim
and
FURS
Furs Include all types of and fox, with seal and used for collars patches of
always pencil- slightly longer by nink day. But after six they burst persian lamb
und nings and Into giant pleats."
ocelot and while vrmine. And another echo of tiny detachablo fur collars shown by
The Empire busi is much in evidence and cross-over draping In the form of an X is used to emphasise the breasts.
COATS
Shoulders are wider, but still Foftly rounded and the extra width serves to balance the hem-line, preserving the straight effect of the silhouette.
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long or three
there is London...the
cope
Charles Creed.
Porla haircuts are shorter again, waved back off the face without partings. Cosmetics feature the new kohl eye make- an Enstern up which gives glamour to Western eyes, and very pale pink-beige lipstick."
diamonds are
and
Pearls mixed for necklets and dangling car-rings.
-(London Express Service)
into wonders for eyes, Mascara dark- eyebrowa
ens lashes and calls attention to exotic and unnatural designs eyes. Brown and black are the quarter length, slim and low set. should learn some funda- best colours for daytime. In the
тор coats include many mental facts. One of these evening, however, when
examples of the tube tunic want to look especially glamor-
sometimes jacket,
softened is that the eyebrow can be
ous, you might try. blue or
of a fare Household Hints with the suspicion extremely expressive. When,
green mascara.
towards the hem. Others have for example, you raise an
Shadow comes in a variety of square, straight effect and are eyebrow, you express sur colours. Of course, you'll choose luce-quarter
or seven-eighths the one that does most for the in
lined with prise or disbelief.
length, usually
An eyebrow of normal width is more flattering to eyes than
colour of your eyes. Blue-and inexpensive fur. It's available in a number. of
for the
1
with
forward-
crowns
Hats are small,
rounded a skimpy little line of fuzzers different shades-is
The blue-eyed girl. Brown eyes look tilted, too much. Don't tweeze
green shadow is Trimmings aré sparse, but where: and well when 19 natural line
best,
wed rise upwards, giving on tweezing should be a mere mat. worn.
-HELEN FOLLETT impression of height. ter of weeding out stragglers,
If eyebrows come to a blunt end, extend them with a pencil.
on the neigh, R-K18; threat 2, R-KB8 It's nice to have them taper off
(ch). 1 ...
R-KB4; 2, R-K13. gracefully.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The Shadows Seek Cover
-They Sit Out a Shower Under a Mushroom-
By MAX TRELL,
TI NARF
and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned-about names, were pass- ing the edge of Pine Tree Grove: when all at once a drop of water PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)-splashed on Knart's head. At The stars say that things should be goat for you just now. surprise can be a happy one.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)— Make sure that you pay
close
BY THE WAY.
.
by Beachcomber
ealled upon T has been well said that the themselves
mere fact of selling out 10 account for 43 drinks. break a record of some sort in On the secret list
the same Instant another drop A lot water (but just as wet as the first drop) splashed on
Hanid's head.
"It's raining" they both said.
A Familiar Object
With that they ran with all iheir might, springing over the blades of grass, darling around stems of buttercups and clover.
f
just big enough to keep us from getting wet, if we don't stick our legs out too far."
At that very moment, they heard a hop-hop-hop and there, standing in the rain just out- side the edge of the mushroom was a very wet grasshopper.
"May I please come in out of the rain?" it sold.
""There's
no room," started to say, "but come in," he sald finally.
Knarf
The grasshopper was very grateful. "Thank you both,” ho said. "I do hope I'm not crowding you too much"
"Oh that's all right," sald
"Look" cried Hanid, pointing Hanid, aff to something under one of to the
Pine Trees, ""There's an umbrella!"
They both got under the "ambrella.”
stay and being pushed out into the rain themselves.
Dry As Toast Kwart and Hauld chose the But It really wasn't all right, latter. I mean, they invited the
two lady Knart and Honid found that do
bugs, the one beetle, what they would their arms and the five katydids and the four of Knart looked. Sure enough. legs now stuck out in the rain. caterpillars to come in out proof of vitality and enterprise, DR STRABISMUS (Who God the thing that Hanle was Alas, Just then, more neighbours the rain.
Preserve) is experimenting pointing to looked exactly like a
The fact of the matter is that as it is an attempt to do some with a plane that can only travel small umbrella with its handle wet and dying to get out of the Knart and Hanid didn't really
came along, all of them soaking thing that has never been done at walking pace. His theory is stuck in the ground. before such
rain. There were two lady bugs, get very wet-just a little wel. playing the that a bombing raid by these no
And all at once, one of the zither for 31 hours and planes would upset all the de- "It's a mushroom!" said Knart. one beetle, five katydids, and
four caterpillarst
Your caterpillars shouted in a
"The twelve minutes, or keeping the fensive
Joyful voice: arrangements
"It looks just left elbow in a bucket of cold onemy. The Yast fighter-planes,
Poor Knarf! Poor Hanid! They shining!" twisting, diving, and turning with
with umbrella," said Hapid.
had the cholce of telling the It really was! It was such a coup for, my, eighteen hours amazing aspidity, would overrun
two lady bugs, the one beetle, wonderful sun (and such a good and four minutes.
it, and crash into each other, th
Under Cover
the five katydids and the four and helpful sun) that it went enterpillars that there was no out of its way to shine down on The latest record set up is by the ground defeneve, accustomed
to a swiftly woman who "rpeked herselt t
moving
would inmzet,
They both quickly got under room under the umbrella" and Inart and Hand and it gol in a chair for 72 hours and. 13 shoot wildly and inccurately. it and sat down, pressing their making them all stand out in them dry as toast; maybe even
The doc
maintains that in backs as hard as they could the rain-or inviting them all to drier.
overyons
minutes," I would like to intro- duce her
en are
off on
ond
to the Launceston paring to deal with faster and
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on
against the stem in the middle.
Marvel, who balanced a moth faster planes, a machine which sky.
A flash of lightning Etho
ball on his nose for 21 hours and ambics about the sky, willl-upset outright.
The thunder clacked.
Taindrops drip off all around the
17 minutes, and won the Cup all eniculations and make the Knart and Hand watched the
The nine peera
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game was played to the ture of nine peers. Ted Hickup had rounded up "some 'of lila less
friends. reputable
So mony drinks were ordered, and so, many potra run in and out looks ench other, that the barman became Tinally three of their lordships became involved in a friendly
with a party argument
More drinks were Other роста
ing for
commoners.
Blood. The ax
of
joined in, and then gradually detachers theroselvan and went hout: The
of some edge of the mushroom,
calls
It
defence suspicious appalling trick. Ho more a psychological weapon "I'm certainly glad we found than a weapon of destruction. this umbrella,” Hänid said. "It's
TARGET
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