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Opening 10
BY WILLIAM E. MCKENNEY
TD was selected from an PODAY'S hand on false-card-
article written
Shrinwold
by Alfred P. for The Bridgu
World. The article to entitled "Practical Bridge. However,
also well-thought-out beldge of the type that will moke the game more enjoyalite for you.
If the opponents get all the cards and gally bid for a game or a slam which is ice-cold, 'you are the loser. Not too many people like to lose. Too often, Mr Sheinwold
oui, points playera give up, while if they had their thinking they could defeat Kome sup- posedly ice-cold contracts. Then he gives today's hand.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1949.
MOMENTS
SIDE GLANCES "By Galbraith" YOUR BIRTHDAY.
gelhar
628
COPA 1945 BY KTA SERVČE, ING EM RIG NA PAT, DIF,
"I wish they didn't have Russian composers on almost overy programme-i nover know whether it's patriotic to applaud or not!"
BY
THE WAY by Beachcomber
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PAGE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20-
PORN today, your very versatility may provo
a real handleap: Unless you learn to analyse your many talents, concentrate on rome- one until you become an expert, you will not bo reach the success tho slors indicate shouk) yours.
You have a great deal of force and energy. Junt reo that it is directed properly and all is well. Parents of children born on this day wlli
And that early vocational and constructive recreational guidance keeps active minds out of mischief!
You love a great deal of personal mag- netism and make friends easily. In fact, you are the type to engulf the cares of the whole world in your arms-and sill have a lot of Interest left for everything that goes on around
.By STELLA
you. If dedicated to some project, there is no more ardent enthusiast, propagandist or spon- cor. You might And that politics Interest you deeply. But you would never be a party wheelhorne, for you would have too; many original and individualistic ideas.
Musle and the arts attract you and you might And happiness in one of these professions. I not, you might become a patron and oncourage those whose talents you believe`are outafund- ing. You need n happy home life to be contented and an early marriage should be bapplest for you,
To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday atar and rend the corresponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
BORN today, you will never be a strict con-
to
original much too formist. You aro follow any set pattern of procedure and will, instead, follow your own plans and ideas. They may be so much of an innovation that you will bear the brunt of considerable criticisin at first. But if you persevere, you will find that, you will have set a new vogue, which perhaps the world will eventually follow.
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Your originality would serve you well in the field of experimentation. Selence may offer you a career, for you would find expression for your Inventive imagination In this type of work. Fortunately, there is n streak of practicality in your nature and you never will go off the deep end when it comes to trying out a new idea. You can usually tell, early in the game, whether is going to be worth while, This is n valu-
able time-saver and one of the star's especial gifts to those born today,
You have many of the qualifications of leadership and know how to handle people and get them to work for you. Look for the 19th of December each year, for something of para- mount importance should occur at that time. Be prepared to accept any opportunity offered to you at that time.
Highly emollonal in your personal life, you will be happlest if you are wed at an early age. You are loyal, sincere and unswerving in your devotions to the one you love.
To And what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
planning
LEO (July 24-AUR. 23)- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 3-Dec. ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- Write an important letter and 22)-If you are
to Your self-control and ability to get results. Postpone any busi- take a water trip, be careful placate those who may become ness plans for expansion until that you do not suffer from a angry can make this a
fairly laler.
careless accident.
VIGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)-
yes new terday and follow up til
once Procrastination is bad polley,
men would save material to
opportunities offered at caps on,
earn dollars prompta me to go further, and earn even more dollars.
On the opening lead of the ten of diamonds, declarer play- ed the Ave-spot from dummy and East won with the king, Enst returned n club which West won with the nec, llo continued with a club which declarer Wull. He took three rounds of trumps, winning the
his own In
Jand, then played a small spade toward dummy.
Jast
The mechanical player sitting West would simply put on the six-spot. Declarer would finesse the nine-spot and East would. with the queen. Now,
win
next
when declarer won the trick, he would finesse the jack make his con- of spades and irndt.
However, if you want to de- Mr Shejn. feat this contract, wold says, be practical. Try to make the cords give declarer the wrong impression. When he leads
the deuce of spattes, put up your king-right-away. Declarer will win the trick in dummy with the ace, come back to his own hand and lead toward the Jack of spades.
Now when you play the six- spot, declarer must guess. He
originally
will figure that you -held the king-queen-six of spades, and that when you
played the king., You were splitting your honours. He will play the jack from dum- East will win with the
my,
Ten
And
return
n space.
will, defeat the contract.
raceCouso,
LIBRA
HE suggestion that a £10,000,000 skow, with only the Americans have decided to spend £17.300,000 on something they can really call a ship. It will, believe, include an eighteen- hole golf course, a dirt-track, a stadium, n lake with rocky conservative when it canies by hills built round it, 4 400,000.-to making money expenditures.
Don't be too adventuresome. 000 candle-power moon, a tele- vision palace, and an
artificial
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- forest peopled with stags. 1leli-Innuences are fairly good for
It Copters will fly the passengers all generat matters. from any of the twenty-four cision In romance comes up. cocktail bars to all parts of the however, postpone it.
From a sun-trap
Kloss
Why not make life a kind of three-legged race one trouser-leg for every two men? If this seems ridiculous to you, just think how ridiculous must seem to me?
(Enter a man in a brimiess hat, thearing half a shirt bandolier fashion,)
ship, A life on the rolling sca crow's-nest musle will be 10- WEARY of having to cross the Jayed night and day. It will- Atlantic in a wretched old or should-be called the Atlan-
tic Hotel. Footnote
FINTELLIGENCENTESTH
ABSENTEES
by T. O. HARE
BAD show," rald Sir Gerald Gardenia. "1 employ five chaps in my urchid house, paying ench of them so much a day. (Their wages difer; some ure better workers than others.) These last five days two of them have Infled to show up each day, In my young daya and so on and so forth it. was a very familiar.
Albert had been nosent On Monday and Wednes day, i on Tuesday and Thursday, Charlie on Mon- day and Thursday. Dick on Wednesday and Friday, Eddie on Tuesday and Friday. And the wages paid on theso succeselve days had been £3 33., 05. £2 185., £3 83, and
fã *
Who is the highest paid toorker, and what is his daily teage?
(Solution on the payo)
SKELETON CROSSWORD
CLUES ACROSS
1. Bullest part imaginabis
Down."
5. Part of a featherbed I
Having an urge to bump on. 3. Frightful bounder,
NANCY
10. Give Dad a penny.
12. Musical arop.
13. Runncio in the
14. Long in the tooth 7
stand race
15. Secret things which make Cura
tipp7.
10. Tulk city shows wisdom.
10. in repented at Oxford
19. The business end of a Jork
21. Doughy,
22, it's a joko either WAY.
23. Foort feature mayhe
wordal.
Itwo
21. Architect of the New HenRIA
sance perlud.
25. Dry up
CLUES DOWN
1. Descriptive of a nursery-rhyme
anungis cong sthree wordis.. One who calls from a beleht Pigures seen in coins.
5. 1% made up for human con-
sumption.
d. Antonym of *) Down."? #three
words).
H. It has its points.
3. Rajeet Diana's nota.
10. Tiny pig"
anag.).
of 11. Might describe a binde
17 covered. there's nothing in
· the "kilty"?
10. One side of a leaf,
Cilnk.
(Bolution on this page)
Distance Lends Enchantment
I THINK I'LL DROP OVER TO MY TEACHER'S
HOUSE AGAIN
IS MY : TEACHER HOME?
SHE'S GONE TO EUROPE
FOR THE SUMMER
story of
-
good day.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Be diplomatic at and
home. Don't Business
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 23-Jan. 20) Tako a short trip benefit from it. Write an in- portant letter and make necessary decision.
argue over anything.
a
is not for today. Seek spiritual puitince perplexed.
AQUARIUS (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)—
matters. Follow through of yesterday's mans. "I were well Inid.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar., 21)— it you are spending your vacu- tlon at some resort, you should have a fine, time today, Make, new friends.
(Jan. 21-Feb. GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-
19) Be coulious in money. A day of precarious tendencies, so be diplomatle and careful of on any
they the feelings of others. Peace is
worth any price.
de- 4
labour
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
CANCER (June 23-July 23)--- Being 100 Independent 10:lay will only alienale friends- make enemies. Be co-operative with others for the best results.
and
friction or
arguments
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LEO
23)- fuir, but don't trust your judg- Avold (July 21-Aug. Business complications are like- anent when it comes to making with anyone. AM inordinately fond of they to arise unless you are very
important business decisions. the minn who cautious. Selite
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-- complained to the purser in one problems factfully.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Be sure that all your friends of the luxury liners that, from his cabin, he could see the sea. Monocled laundress
Last call for summer, steale plough creational occupations." It is the man
who actually the most of all potentials now chews the coal who knows most to make up past losses. abom mining.
LIBRA (Marning paper).
(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)- is father to
the If you utilise your best judg- THE Dian
child. Hew your food well ment and take no risks especial- before swallowing it, baby, as in business matters, all will
o well.
Gladstone said to Manon dea Andouilletics, when she broke
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— her knife.ugalasta loin chop good day for a wedding. Busi- during a Government plenic iness affairs portent well, Savernake Forest.
Look forward to making Chez Foulenough
Kres now.
I
BELIEVE this is the only
restaurant where you
can
also. pro-
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
get Sparkling Vin Rose, special- 22)-Still a good "waiting day."
ly prepared with cochincal and Trends will change soon, so be carbonte neld· gas added
Chablis Type.
to as patient as you "It is not a wine that way!
to lay down," says
"But it has an
eienough
the
can. Better
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 23-Jan, matters, can
be
CHESS PROBLEM
and unusual bouquet-a kind of 20)—General mixture of burning rubber and leelt soup." Hold it up to light, and you can see Bruid cunshine of a kind of pate blood-orange hue. The taste is perplexing a subtle blend of bolled tulip and railing
rust. i costs 315. Gd. a bottle,
R
bim cause (a) anything sparklin suggests devilment and luxury. (b) people think that nobody would dare to charge such price unless the wine were really remarkable, (e) the man who puts in the cochineal andl other
colouring muiters has a hold over Foulenough.
In passing
T present-day
A
HE three chief curses of the fim, apart Trom the actors and actreuses and the stories, are the "flash- back," the celestini volees, and the commentator voice.
Why
not use all three together? Whenever there is a
a flash-back,
to show that the girl who has
By P. BARRON
Blick. 7 pieces.,
2
White, 7 pieces.
shot her father was once a sim-White to play and male in two, ple Vermont rose-bud, let us
problem:
have the commentator saying. Solution to yesterday's "Yep. There I wuz in my home town...." and at the same fline let us have those heavenly voices.
-London. Express Service)
YOU WERE HERE | YESTERDAY AND I TOLD
YOU SHE WENT TO EUROPE
OH, L KNOW--
P-B6: 2. 1, K-Q5, BK:3; 1. K-R7; 2. QXP (ch); ... Kt any; 2, K-03 (ch).
By Ernie Buslumiller
BUT IT SOUNDS SO GOOD TO HEAR"}
IT AGAIN
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)- Early morning hours are the most productive so finish what needs to be done, then. Rest when afternoon comes.
(Mar. 22-Apr. 20)— ARIES Follow routine closely if you "Want" the best possible" results
elsions.
GEMINI (May 22-June 22)- Some changes are in the air. Should be favourable for marriages and matters on home front. Business is unreliable.
CANCER (June 23-July 23)- Only a fair to middling day for your activities. Guard your expenditures. Don't be extra- vagant:
CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS
Solution of Skeleton Cross. Solution of yesterday's puzzle. word on this page:
Across:
1. Sprat: 5, Easy;
8, Repress; 10, Printer; 12, lot; 14, Roll; 15, Heals: 17, Com- mands; 18. Darn; 20, Idea; 21,
Snuggle; 2, Elder; 23, Sere.
Down: 1, Staircase; 2. Repri mand; 3, April; 4, Trio; Astraddle; 7, York; 0. Who; 11, Elis;
13, Ten;
15, Hang; Share: 19, Rue.
INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION
10,
the total amount paid in wager is 3155, and this representa three days Waze for all five. So one day's waga for all Ave is 105.
Now we have ta following scheme
of payments:
Monday!
Tuesday}
Wednesday:
Thursday: Friday:
A
MAL
Que.
From there data the "SUGGERIVO WEECH CAD readily lia deducad," "Thur. on Tuesday Band E joso their wazen, And between them they must esm 1103—65), 1.0., 39% Henos D's wago is (63-39), 1e, 141, a day.
And I 25 easily atown that Dick's. 246,, In the fighest dally wake.
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