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JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
A Gift That Costs Nothing
By OSWALD JACOBY
YOU'RE very niet fellows,**
"YOU'RE
remrked Generous George, "and it's Christmas Eve. Therefore I'll give you a třick that you don't really deserve,"
The hand was played more than a year ago, but the deton- ders still remember the hand. since George's generosity cust him nothing, er usual.
South won the first trick with the ace of spades, carefully dis- cardlag
diamond from the
dummy. He then eashed Qu ave and king of clubs, entering dummy with o spade ruff order to deard a diamond the queen of clubs.
ANGELO Ap
This Funny World
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1956.
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It was this point thint George made his ittle speech, siner he saw bat It was vital to give the ponents a trick they didn't ex- pect.
G.orge led the fast club from the hammy, discarding the r maining diemand from ht hand, This wasn't actually a gift. The
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YOUR BIRTHDAY
By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
BORN today, you're endowed with you me an etilicely different person
generovN
nature-one watels will make anertfices beyond the call of july for one you love, You have exceptionaly keen intuitions which. At times, appear to be Almost psychic. You may do wornelling which, to another, will seem impul- sive. Yet, it will be shown that you did exactly the right thing at the right moment,
Your gift of leadership in siguin. cont and, at moments of crisis, it is Jikely that you will be the one, person, to remain calm գոմ know wired to do.
In your business life or In puisult of your offlelal dulfes, you abpene stern, positive and dyhAINIS You know how to give ordern and have them followed." Yet, at home,
loving. sympathetic rather
afty" when it cunts to giving Thove you love anything their hearts desire.
(a worry You have a tendency over trifles and to brood over ninar mistakes. Recognise the fact that to
er human.
Among those born on this date are: James tuusell Lowell, poet; George Wasitington, US. Prosklent; Frederic Chopin, coNIDOSET; Margaret Sangs
Rembrandt Peale. ter, reformer: artist: Robert Young. actor; Elmer
Barnes, author.
have in
To find what the staTA 1714
atore for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- panding paragraph. Let your birth- dny star be your daily fulde,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
inst comes you ean accept a social
PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 21)-Moru- for hotter are pout, so avoid can- invitation with a clear conselence. lesentre to guard against possifie
accident
SCORPIO (Det. 24-Nov. 22)-For you, a good day to make advances t your career. There can still be too far romanec, too.
CROSSWORD
Aerung
1. Reward for a good horse. (A)
7. It should nớt show alter a kovd
course of 1. Acrow ), (N
D. Partner of pains. 169
10. They carry you along aller the
woods, (4, 55""
12. Bervant, U., soniewins mixed
from Spain, (2)
18. Bighted on the needlen 7
19. randy Plenty here.
20. The bonn at the
the aundowTIGT.
59. Watelaul. (4)
(0:
(3)
free end of
23. Hard for bad luck. 107
24. Pat makes this kind or remark.
(3)
20. Colourful in the extreme, these
baseball men. 19. 3)
Down
1. This fires the clay blocka with
enllidainam maybo 1 46, 41
2. Bister. (3)
allhook, parrot fashion. (B)
o quick with MD. (6)
D. Bho perved the gods. (4)
5. Billy animal. (3)
B. Add land for the Emerald jale.
(9)
11. These of epectes are lost in
Time's miata, (7)
13. The begintior is a young chap.
13, 31
14. The lucky payer of this doesn't
Always feel privileged. (0)
18. Neil gets five inside.
17. Hald
for a song. JOVENT
(0)
18. Tear
for
the landlord.
20. Po 1a ed N
abrood with- |7|
out the te
receipt. (4)
21. ülespytune 30
Felections DY NAI the ACÁNE tipatern. (4)
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Testerday's roletion
TARGET
O E
TOA
C D R
How many
words of four letters or more you make the from Ittern in the aggare on the left att making each word the lotters d each of the stall squaren may be used ouro wal. Each word must contain the large letter in the neutro Katare and thier must be at least one nit-letter word in the El. No plurals; no foreign words;.
"TODAY'S no proper namen, TARGET: 37 words, goo; 44 66 words. words, very good; excellent. Bolusion tomorrow.
WOMANSENSE-
LONDON SPRING STYLES
Now styles from the spring collection of Augele Delangho were displayed recently, Pictured are three of the styles shown.
Left: "Ascot First Day'a black corded silk dress with stripe collar and matching cape, worn with a white pllibox hat.
Centre: "A Must"--a navy wool dress trimmed with white bow buttons and an adjust- able cape.
Right: "Pagoda”-a red-and-while organza evening dress.--Express,
THE "BOSSY"
CHILD REQUIRES
SOME SKILFUL HANDLING
By CARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.
Does your child host leadership or is he just
bossy?
when the
as
Why Does Your Baby Cry?
By H. N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
ON'T worry about your infant. He
Dwailing
won't cry forover; it only seems like forever.
Although most all newborn bables cry-more than you think is necessary, they generally will quiet down and become happler by the age of six to ten weeke
A very young baby must cry. Neturo gave him the power to wail for several reasons.
First of all, he must expand his lungs during the first few days of lito. Then, too, crying In the baby's only means of communicating with you.
Of course he'll cry when he's hungry. Since he becomes hun- gry at irregular intervals.
you shouldn't maintain rigid feed- ing schedule, Regulation of a schedule on a four-twoLIT basis usually isn't advisable until he's from six to ten weeks old.
Even if you fed a crying in- fant every ten minutes, he still wouldn't stop whimpering. he's not hungry or wel, eries probably moan:
"Mother.
IC
his
When you see your child al-
I want to be held ways choosing younger, weaker way, and grows ugly when he
children can't, he's just bossy.
you and loved and assured that you playmates, He may have practised for should know he is likely to want me."
Along about the age of six or grow bossy with other children years bossing a younger brother
toten
overall he can
weekts, a baby's be guided or sister or playmate. With such unless
child, he can
ingle suficiently have his way.
with play schedule is better. regulated, when he is with other mates of his own age.
He is able to see and hear Then, children of his own age, he may
child may also 'A
grow bassy with a litle understanding. Ho try to keep on having his way, among his contemporarles if he follows your movements with
can't, he may secking Seeing that he
relief and compen his eyes. He turns his head at a refuse to co-operate with them sation from having been bossed nearby noise. He becomes more at play or work but continue excessively
In his surroundings. at home by older interested being bossy anyway.
stronger children, or even over-Because there are things to keep bassed by his
He may him interested, he's happier and parents.
of his desire for Thus, he grows less acceptable constantly be bossed by bn oder loses much
brother or sister or by older | crying. to them. Beenuse of his frustra- playmates in the home neigh- About this time I think you'll be a bit happier, too. Both you tions, he may act in many ugly bourhood. JICU ways.
and the old man will get Such a youngster is especially
sleep without being He might have been saved in need of spending more time right's from growing bossy if his lord playing with other children of awakened by the bawling of you who, And those loud I over a younger brother or his age with whom he can com-
from your daytime also had been persuaded to the stage fer him to get a good so often sister had been curbed; if he pete rather successfully. Setting shrieks won't suminon you quite play with other children of his social education, with his peers chores,
It takes a great own age with whom he would. is not easy.
So, new mothers, don't dea- have had to compete on equal deal of parental insight, time, pale, Things won't always be so
skill and patience.
hectic.
Since he is your child, you may judge him a leader when most other
persons would say he is a very hossy child. How would his teacher classify him? His classmates is playmates? On the other hand, he many He may neither lead nor boss.
follower and be a too-willing servant of other children.
If, as you see him mingling, playing or working with other children, you observe that he exve's in skills, ideas and resourcefulness, that he is liked by
children of most other brace bracelet bract brue brut caber age, is able to win them often care mret cart carte cartel cater to his suggestion, you may con- CELEBRATE cere cercat claret crab crabict crate Create creet cartelude that he evince, leadership. erect labret later leer race If, however, he rarely keeps up awening is unreliable, so step catt rate react real reante reisee pet with others of his age in play and work skills, yet often tries
ARIES (Mar. 22-April 20)-1 - levested in real estate, find that you cu ture over a good you Thay
busined deal today.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21- TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 211-Be This afternoon can be your line for intre that you deaj only with reliable decision. Think everything individuali Evening on are ex- icellent fre business matters.
over
very carefully before you açı.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—
to valor 323-21-Bring one of the most important days in
The defenders were aw help- less. East uld get his are of hearts, but South was sure 16 make the rest of the tricks.
George weald have lost continet If he bad failed to lead the last elub from dummy in order to discard his last dio- mond. For
suppose example, that he leads the king of hearts fom dummy instead of leading the last club. Bost wins with the ace of hearts and can lead low diamond to West's king.LÑA (Sept. 24-Oct, 23)~~Stigk lo
West now leads the last club. since it isn't hard to see what's going on, and East bound to win the seiting trick with the Jack of hearts,
dlo-
If West had opened a mood, of course, the contract would have been defeated very easily.
V-CARD Sense ♦
Q-The bidding has been:
South
West North East
I Diamond Pass 1 Heart Pass
You, South, hold:
AKJ3 42 AR 10 & MA Q34
What do you do?
A-Bld two no-trump. This re- 14d tends to show a hand that was too good for an opening bid of one no-trump, but a good 18- point hand is ample for this strong rebid.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as
The question just answered, You, South, hold:
MAQI WI? ●AK 105 4AQJA
What to you do?
Auswer Tomorrow
BY
vidonary joday can
mis Lake. Youl suny have to be practical to get good results
CANCER (June 22-July 21) low the morning and avoid trouble Afternoon improves and evening in Ang even for romance.
LEO (July 24-Ang. 31-i at al possible, postpone ohy definitive setion until this aftersun. Your Judgment will be beltor.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Rep. 23)-Tue day Improves with age! The after non la better than the morning And evening best of all for de. clstons.
business all day so that when even-
CHESS PROBLEM
By L ZALDO
Ruck, 5 pieces
White, 7 pierra, While to play: mate iu hen. Solution to yesterday's problem:
1. Q-85, 1
PXQ; 2. K-R17; 1 PXR; 2. Q-117; B-K12, 3, Ti-KBI, etc; R-K13 (el);
R-K13; -K12, x;
I'
2.
2, K1-K14; 1
2, P-QU,
THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
Grand Hotel,
Cortina d'Ampezzo, WIFE in Colorado has A
obtained a divorce because her husband made her live in a cave full of snakes,
explained to her later that the quest was the famous violinist.
your whole life, perhapet Set you even on your future goal.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-The
usly. You may be tempted to be too adventuresome.
Acre
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION: albert alert alter bare bear benter beer berate bere beret blare dicur
cater
reet relate, retable, tare tear tercet trace treacle treble tree.
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The Dragon's Mistake
-He Ate His Tail, Thinking It Was A Noodle-
By MAX TRELL
MR PUNCH
the top, If his head was in the cellar, the end of his tall stuck But M very ne
was feeling in out through the chimney.
spirl's. He sometimes, the top of his head made Knarf and Hanid, the stuck cut of the chimney and shadows with the turned-about the end of his tall was down in names, sit down in front of him the cellar." in e Playroom.
"I don't suppose you ever heard of Jasper?" he said.
The two shadows shook their heads. "Jasper? Who's he, Mr Punch?'
"Jasper," said Mr Punch in n solemn võice, "was a dragon.”
"A dragon!" said Hanidi. "A dragon!" said Knarf,
Mr Punch nuckled twice, one to Hond and second to Knart. "How big was het" Kmart
asked.
1
Inside The Book
Kharf and Hanid were eager to know more about Jasper, the "How did he get in- dragon. side the book?” Hanid wanted to know.
At
any
Was
12-5
Jasper was an affectionate dragon.
his
-
he went out to look at a window I It and round it.
and thn, Something long
"Crept in," said Mr Punch. "I think he fancied him- self a sort of bookmark.
it rnie,
"One morning, on old book and no one had looked into the Karden into it for many year. He just any. From my
to watched him saling luided himself up and went steg."
round and walking "What colour was her" in- counting the petals. Then all at Not Very Large
quired Knart.
once, the spied "He was beautifully_coloured," "Oh. Jasper wasn't very large
blue polka dots as dragons go," answered Mr said Mr Punch. "He was all yellow with Punch.
"I don't think he was red and yellow with blue polka on it, I heard Jesper anying in adeldited voice: "Ah, this is a dots running down his back, much bigger than two or three His eyes were bright green and noodle! And he pounced on it! elephants,"
he had a big, curved horn like and started swallowing that
clothes hook tonkcd
growing out of noodle." the top of his head. I hung a red Japanese lantern on it. I "Don't feel frightened," said, looked very handsome.
Knarf and Hand absolutely astonished.
Mr Punch. "Jasper was very lanid said: "How did he affectionate, He wouldn't harm got the name Jasper?"
"Where did you and Jasper?" Hand wanted to know. "In the
red and
"And wasn't it a noodle?" asked Knarf.
the
Sadly. Mr. Punch shook his a fly. He wouldn't harm any- "I gave it to him," said Mr head, "It wasn't a noodle at all. It was Jasper's own tall, When I thung. He was harmless Punch. "Nobody else seemed, went out into the garden later, dragon"
to want it so I gave it to him,"
only thing
could 1
and of "And what did he cat?" said
Jasper was the Japanese lantern Honid.
stuck on a clothes hook next Sarious Trouble"
a daisy. He had mistaken him- pelt for a foodie and eaten "Noodles," seid
himself up. Mr Punch. ""He was a noodle-eating dragon, Under But
that got him into a great cleal of trouble at the end.
"What's that got to do with it?" asked the horridan. "Why, whatever," suld the nothing puzzled hosiess. Well, then,' said the hurrkum triumphantly, woods?” earth floor, noticed two or three Asparagus from the
0
I expect that her mother, on visit, as
As the crouched on
anakes on
#
bit of
justin: rockt,
and
Mr Punch said no.
"Under the cellar stors?" said wrong end Knarf. In the ocean? can't go on, OSE with their ears a mountain? The husband's excuse T
Mr Punch kept shaking, hig terally glued to the ground,
Meild: "This
he collected snakes,
was that and they could hot accustom and with their fingers adhering head. themselves to life in a house, like limpets or barnacles to the
Tomorrow
"I'll tell you where and how
when the wife said, "You must national pulse, may have won 1 found Jasper. One day I was choose between the snakes and dered what significance there is
in the Increasing demand for Dusting off some old books in me," the man realised that a
row the the attic when suddenly as I eritis had been reached.
Ironstone tubes. whole thing will be argued in fluttered through the pages of one of the books, Jasper feil
Knart and Hand both said:
At cross purposes
"CONSTANT
A
READER"
a dialogue between an indus- trialist and a edalings operative,
lun out.. with commentary on the
snys that my recent effect of the new equipmont on "A book-dragon!" account of the almost inaudible glazed tiles.
violin at a concert shows lack
of understanding. The violinist A test of loyalty","
anny have been too shy to play
louily. I do not agree, Athy PEOPLE who waited for four
Like An Accordion
Flut Mr Punch went right on, "Jasper didn't look like much R itrat because, ha... was
violul attempts, to disguise days and nights' at an aire | földed up ülke an accortiion. But its chynest
chyness by B show of port to ca'ch a glimpse of an by and by he unfolled himself derring-de, and ploys with all American singer were told, on and there he was, as big as a his might, The only time the fourth day, that he was dregon should be, which, if you Krelaler was ever shy was when back in New
As he sald
D
n' monstrously rich harritan, on being introduced to him at party, said: "My husband and I have just bought one of your Word, My-iceulaldr.” Hier hostess
york.
he was returning in the summer The only course open to tliem" to stay on at the airport hoping will not change his that ho
caro to know. is no ble ng two or three elephante as I mod tioned before,
"Jasper reached from the top of the houre to the bottom, or from the bottom of the honed. 30
And whether that was the end of Jasper or the really could beginning I never decide."
Rupert and the Gold Acorn-13
The child turns in astonishment on seeing the unexpected figure of Rupert. ***Oh, how glad I am to have found somebody to talk to !" he exclaime sa he runs up to her. ****I don't know where I am, but terrible things, have been happene ing." His tells her of the meeting
ALL RIONTE
in the cave, and when he describer the boy and how he was carried off the starta back in diamay. "Nay, say, not so 17! she gaps. “That surely can have been nong other than our young Lord Philip ! Whence came the knaves, who took him ?" Mrakaveb
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