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JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Transfer Avoids. Bid Confusion
By OSWALD JACOBY
E so-called Stayman two
THE
club response over one no- trump to ask for a major suit is used by practically all tournia- ment players today It in used it su many different ways that there is tremendous confusion except when it is used as part of the Jacoby transfer "hid system. Today's hand shows its operation.
North's two club response asked for a four card major sult and South properly bla two hearts.
North's two spade bld showed a five card mult bul also how- ed a lot more. First of all he And a good hand. With a bad hund he would simply have res- ponded two hearts to force a spade bid from South whereupon he would have passed.
Secondly, his spade sult had to be a poor one. With a good Avo card sult he would also have used the transfer response of two hearts and then old
goin
"South's rebid in two ne-trump suns correct. He had a minimum
origin In a space-helmet on the plat-in-trump and only two spades,
and age of come of our form at a rally to promate proverbs might have found interestellar co-operation." M.msi
room for "One swallow
not make a summer."
does suid: "People associate me with homely things like dustbins and Onion Board gulas and exe- sorting awards. Outer space is nut a woman's job. I was told that I should have to pose for photographs beside a model of a moon-rockel," Her father said: "One or other of them
Jookerl foolish. would have Probably both.”
In Book I of Aristotle' "Ethles," written some 2,200 years ago, you will find, in the discussion on Happiness, these words: "As it is not one swallow or one fine day that makes a spring, su it is not one day or brief period of time that makes inan blessed and happy."
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African proverb
Ilc whic calumniates the
ancestors crocodite's
before crossing the river will need a wooden ley ere nightfall, Old friends
onc" CLE
turn up again CRASS ignorance has hitherto jumped mil Abominable Snowmen together, but it has now been revealed by a luma that the Title vegeturlans and the very
big onus cannibals-when they get But both human the chance, beingy and vegetables must be scarce ins the
wastes snowy where they pitch their yak-skin sents. The tallest of them are described 45 having conical heads rising about a foot above their eyebrows. That is how we know that the conical hat found on the slopes of Honda- Koo belonged to one of them. They speak f curious dialect, their vocabulary is small, and every time they get hiccups their boots All with scree
The rebel surrenders
COMETHING went
wrong the
other day. A resounding should challenge to tyranny
have rung round the world like trumpet call. But there wan an old sock or something stuffed into the trumpet.
according to my paper
to be the club,
A wrlier.
invited Lordon guest of a was refused admittance because he was not wearing a tie. Remarking that he was not going to allow anyone to dictate to him in the matter of dress, te put
lie, and on acmitted. What will bis fellow- rebels make of the fact that he happened to have 1 tie with him? Martyrdom is made of slerner stuff than that,
YOUR BIRTHDAY
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 BORN today, you have a clever
and persunal
magnetism that will get you a long way in this work. You acem in be the fortunate type who has the world delivered to you on a silver platteri Your outlook is practical and busineate, yet you have a better than average talent for
was
.By STELLA
you constantly on the move, you will be completely happy. Selling on the road is one of such Jabs. You will and that Tuesdays aõpear to be your most productive daya and you would find it auspicious if you were to begin new projects at Those tity. Wear a tops or
for literature moonstone
courting good fortune. and the aris. You may end up by being on the managerial end of of the professions --
book publisher, alage manager, or owner of an oil galleryt
one
Since you have the ability to pureusde others to think and act ne you do, you will make An excellent protagonist for
A Jendracy to procrastinate con be one of the devils of your life. Never delay anything which can be done today. Do and then tomorrow will be clear for some- Úting new. Although your emotions ere usually under good control, you have a disply roníastio soul whilch can all too easily become embitter- ed if you are disillusioned “ you are were: Justine McCarthy historian: Among those bort on this date
nome
crusade. Once you have put your
- mind and attention on, sòmething.
you will persevere
Perched your objṣolive.
have
apt to be quick-tempered with Robert C. La Salle, explorer: Joha
those who are slower sract opportunity than you believe they'
Monk Saunders, William Gerhardi,
Euot, Andre Gide Coorge
and
Bond be. But once you have Минная Всег Author General (down your top, you are quick Charles de Gaulle, French, patriot:
to forgive. Others may not be John Nance Garner, U. S. Vice-
ready, so it behooves you to Ipun lf-control and to mature emotionally!
Fond of constant activity, you will enjoy travelling to the far comers of the earth, If you can select a vocation which will keep
SATURDAY,
And
President; Maud Morgan, harpist, and Charles Mack, comedian.
To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the cor- respondtrig pigraph, Let your birthday itar be your dully guide. NOVEMBER 23
day of declalon-and-a well, for action.
GEMINI (May
213- should
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 2) This is an important Saturday on your calendar. Plan to make pro-
22-June gress toward some major objective. A progressive day. but one in
CAPHICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-
which love and romance You cui afford to take a mare
play an important part." Make or adventuresoITE alutudo toward receive a proposal,
daring Alte. De
CANCER (Juse gain an
22-July 23)- Combine social and business expecta advantage.
21-Feb. 10) of your to. Take a change that a AQUARIUS (Jan. Concentrate on some major trip will work that miracle.. objective and don't fool around with unimportant details just now. RŪPIECES. (Sen. 20-Mar. 20)
Jupiter brings you more then Average good fortune. There is
the Inspiration in
Take advantage of it.
Your
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"Leo (July -24-Aug. 23) Leam to count your blésings today --and give thaniu for there should De Ty of them just now. V100 (APE 24-Bopl Continue to “advanos personal andre. While the to molto the most important gains.
LIFICA Chept, 24-D¢L
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31-Apr (Mar. walbere in all important Follow through on any Important
well-ampected Saturday bould be
programme which yoLI exactly have in mind. You should, suered. SCORPIO (Ott v. 26-N#v] 13)--
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masters
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what you waist.
you get now.
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want out of like, zhila can be your remuneration for all your efforts,
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Now North made a very good bid. He went to three hearts. He only held three hearts but They were good ones and he did nol like his singleton club for no-trump purposes,
South went to four hearts and West opened the king of clubs. South won with the ace ruffed a club t dummy, came back to his hand with the king of dia- monds, ruffed another club, eáme back with the ace of spades, ruffed his last club and cashed dummy's ace of dia- noods, He silt bad to make all his own four trumps so the result was four bid and live made. A very good result when you note that he could not inake either three no-trump or four
pades,
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What do you do?
A-Bld four hearts. Your pari- ner has shown only a minimum False and you must give up any Ideas about a stam
TODAY'S QUESTION You have the same hand and your partner has jumped to four hearts after your three-diamond bid. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
From actual play; White, resigned here How could he have won ?
London Express Sarutos
TARGET
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words of Iuur letters or more cust You' mako Trom letters in the quare on the jet I Banking reli word, the Isttorat each of the musait squares may be used anyo only. Each war must contai the large letter in the centre 1qtare, And
muit be at fenal one winr-letter word in the
list. Na turnin no words no proper names. TODAY'D TARGET: 10 words good 21 words, very good to words, ezestiené, Bentle
YESTERDAYS SOLUTION 1
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WOMANSENSE
HATS THAT FLATTER
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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Dangerous Adventure
Dieting Is The Best Way To Get Smaller, Merlin Decides-
By MAX TRELL
"You two could stand going
on a diet, too. We'll all go on NARF, the Shadow Boy with a diet,"
KN
the Turned-About Name, htt Teddy,
Hiawatha,
would be easier," soil the Stuffed Bear, and Knarf, to move, the bookcase
for you
10
make more
squeez
the Small-Sized back a little and Wooden Indian, were sitting room around talking about this and though. Then bone of us that, when they heard footsteps would have to stop eating." behind Liem. They looked around and saw Mr Morlin, the Magnificent Magicion, squeezing himself out from behind the bookcase.
Wonderful Magician
"And anyway," said Hlawath
to Mr Merlin, "you're a wonder-
Now the space between the ful magician, aren't you?" bookcase and the wall was very
"I'm supposed to be," said Mr narrow and Mr Merlin, having Merlin, modestly. just eaten n large meal of renzt French fried beef, dumplings, potatoes fruit salad, rice pud ding, ice cream and five glasses of milk, was too fat to push through
"I'm stuck:!"
shouted,
suddenly
Teddy's Stuck, Too
To ninke matters worse, Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, bundled over at once to help Mr Merlin get unstuck and in medintely got stuck himself.
It took Knarf and Hiawadia quite a number of minutes of lugging and yanking before they worked Air Merlin and Teddy loose.
"You should be able to make yourself any size you please, no malter how much you eat," said Hiawatha,
Mr Merlin broke into a mile "You're absolutely right," he suld "'1 almost forgot about being a magician."
With that, he took a little book out of his pocket, glanced
8.30
The chairs in the room looked like gigantic trees.
The lamp was like the sun. The cabals sitting in his cage truket like an eagle.
As for the bookcase, it to- The weed over all of them. Space between it and the wall Cemed big enough to drive n wagon through.
For the Brst few minutes, the three companions and Mc
u one of the pages, mumbled Merlin all felt very pleased at tome words to himself and, being so tiny but when Teddy stantly, Knart, Hiawatha and tripped over a pin that looked i Merlin, all became as small as big as spear and Knif as Bigs, In fact, they looked and Hiawatha bath had to climb Jike flies, except Teddy who over a fallen pencil that looked as big as a log, they changed Tooled wore lke a bug.
their minds about the fun of Kharf looked around the room being smnil, and exclaimed in astonishment: "Look how big everything is!" The chairs in the room looked
"What we both need," sald Mr Merlin, is to go on a diet." like gigantic trees.
"I
the sky.
The table was like an cherin- "Not me." said Teddy. mean what is going on a diet?" ous shed with a root up near
"Going on a diet." sold Mr Merlin, "means eating less food."
"Oh," said Teddy.
Like A Field
The rug on the floor was
Mr Merlin himself agreed that it was better not to be fat than 10 be small is a fly.
He uttered some magle words and made them all big again. "The trouble with me," he sald, "a that I've been eating too much."
But Knart nud Hiawatha and Teddy sald they were going ice right on catbig,, "We're no!
Mr Merlin looked at Knarf a brown feld stretching as for nearly as big as you ye!,” they and Hiawatha.
shki.
ng the eye could reach.
Rupert and Rusty—34
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