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JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Survey Your Rivals As You Start A Bid
NOBTH
Q1093
24
AQ82
Q10 9 5
WEST
A4
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462
QJ973
EAST (D)
A& ❤K76
◆ K04
AKJ97
SOUTH
AKJ8752
#5
♦ A 1052
448
Neither side vul.
East
Bouth West North
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Pass
Pass
Double Pass
PR's
Redouble
Pots Pasa Pass
Opening lead.........♦ Q
BY OSWALD JACOBY
"PLE
LEASE comment on the bidding of this hand," re- quests a reader of Port Huron. Mich We thought that both North and South were very en-
thut East terprising and
Was unfortunate. There was a cul- ference of opinion about West
"Some of Lis thought Pal Weal should have passed from start bu finish. One of two maynberg of club hought that West hid his band correctly but that be was unlucRY A the opini way lat West should have kept on bidding
"There was nothing to the plays
more
opened
a four spades South took the re of diamonds and crossrutled dia mds out herds He had to int fump and (wo rials, but not edita
Even If West had
have made South would trump. has contract Two rounds of trumpa would cut down dummy's ruiling Lower but the queen of hearts would set up in lime for a diamond discard. There was just no way to bestuur spaces
izing
What is Your opinion about the bidding"
It's very hard to
whethri West should bid three hearts #x has from distribution but miserahše strength It is probably all right for him 15 bid it East happens 1 have nothing much to spades: bol it will probably turn out badly for West East. Instead, hos strang spades
West cannot really be sure which is the case I South 15 a sound Bidder, the chances are that he has good spades and
that East, con- requently, cannot have
tou much
In that sui 3 South 16 a "sport ing" bidder East may have two
or more natural space tricks
In must ganes would bid with the West hand In Bor games! would pass. It would depend ou who the players were and what food I thought they were in
So for 4 have been rather vagur but the time has come to make a deßnitz statement. If West does enter the bidding, he has to stay I He can't stand for a double
not
of four spudes whether or North redoubles. West kouws thi he has bid at the level of three on one queen and two Jacks fact that East has no
way of suD- pecting. West's hond is useful for effence but worthless for defence
If West bids Ove diamonds he will play the band at either Ave diamonds Ог Ave hearts-doubled. of course. With normal play he will probably be set two tricks. which is far
letting
beller than
South make a redoubted game con- sract
VCARD Sense
North
Today's bidding is:
Kast
1 Diamond Pups
•BY
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1951.
THE WAY •
by Beachcomber
FOLLOWING the illness of so
of
many elephants comes news # bandy-legged elephant.
Evidently this is what is called
a "horsy" elephant, with a straw in its mouth. It probably got like that by
Riding who too much.
The angry ery ringe qui from a public stuffed t the gills with common sense. Per- heps. nu a baby, it rode horses. Un- like the horse-riding giraffe, of which I wrote recently. It would not have to dismount when passing under bridge. Another explanation 1s that a very heavy maharajah Tode This elephant when it was
If only amall, and bent its legs.
cared more about this sort of thing. I would buy the elephant a jockey. can.
Love dawns
ASAGE, wing advice on court. ship, says tha! timidity and humility will get
young man I do not agree temem. nowhere ber the case of a small and insigni- ficant suitor who was intimidated by Feeling that he was large lady A big and strong caugh to ret WIR you be mine? he whispered "May I be yours? The lady was so touched that she accepted the offer
Kulture with tears af never knew you fely Bike that about
me, you sly boy." "Big one, way
I put my arm some of the way tound your wal
A loathsome idea SOME
whey faced
slubberde-
Rution or other has been saying that the introduction of television inte pubile-houser will "raise the standard. The same kind of walk-
used Ing horror
10 whimper for readings of poetry in lens. Let such half-men stay where they belong. In the chirimium cocktail-bars. Be- fure we know where we are they WLE be bringing ballet into
If they do. drinking-places, and. there be
sore heada song the aesthetes! There are few enough inne left where there is a real Jandlord, who can mind his own business, and who is not piece passive agent of some brew-
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Why can't I buy clothes for my five-year-old? A question mothers in Britain are asking finds an answer in the—
HAND-KNIT town and country sub
bos a black permanently-pleated skirt and two jackets, one in formal black, the other in tiny black and white checks with adjustabla souri collar.
BATTLE THE
(age) BULGE
Page
Don't Wait Till Christmas To Do This
By ELEANOR ROSS
out
to
neglect
1951 problem child is 4 to 5 years old. Mothers of There in this age group complain that it is difficult-tuiciency out of is used removal of drip trays under
to find socks, sweaters and other clothes to fit. Why? Because these are the end-of-the-war babies; during the years 1946 and 1947, 200,000 more babies were born than in any two years since. Next year the problem child will be 5-6 years old.
British
children's
manufacturerS
of
clothes know about bulge," but
this 2-year "age they point to
the difficulty of adjusting machinery to cater for the problem age group.
So it seems that the end-of- the war baby and his mother will have clothing problems for
until he another, 15 years, grown up.
is
Money savers ONE manufacturer who reulises that children grow not only upwards but in all directions at ce, has produced a practical range of dresses to last through two years' growing.
Wide 3in. hems, deep armholes and planly of daris make them easy to let out and lengthen.
Velvet vogue
VELVET fashions have sprend to the smallest females in the family. Washable corduroy velvet baby coats, in pastel colours, have matching fly-away Dutch bonnets.
EILEEN ASCROFT's COLUMN
beech-leaf brown and marine blue. Panels running from yoke to hem, buck and front, have a chevron effect and help to give shape to small figures that are almost square.
The junior-miss age, from 14-17, also has a choice of corduroys.
DON'T wait until Christ- upside down for quick drying mas Eve to get your gas or so that holes will dry
thoroughly: Aluminium burners electric stove into condition, are best cleaned with steel which can be quite a chore. wool. Never use steel wool on Best way to get the utmost chrome burners, but stick efficiency out of a range is mild abrasives. Don't
burner sections, but give them a good washing. No need to wait until spilled
Wash the oven broiler
pati food has cooked itself into the
as if it were a dish that is, cult to remove. Instead, aft or soon as it needs it. Soak enamel, when it becomes dll- dinner make it a regular thing broiler pan and grid in warm, to go over the porcelain sur soapy water while dishes faces of a range, with a cloth being washed. Sprinkle syn- wrung out of зодру
thetic detergent in water to Then rinse with cool water and help loosen grease. Then wash dry. We recommend this be with fresh water, using fine Cause porcelain should nover wool and cleanser for the really be wiped off when hot.
dirty portions. Warn
water and soap will clean the porte- lain enamel lined inside com- partments of both oven
water.
If there are spill overs while cooking, do a mop-up job with paper towels.
Remove Top Burners
broiler
And don't forget clean top of both inner partments.
and
com-
if a really heavy coating of grease has collected in
oven
For a good cleaning, remove lop burners of stove by taking off grates and lifting out the and broller sections, wait until burner heads. With a stiff sections are completely cooled, brush and warm water, clean then pour in
4 tablespoons
There is a three-holes way stroller jackel, with a full swing back falling from a yoke, optional tie belt, deep patch pockets and loose, cuffed sleeves. And for the small boy, dandy Corduroy dungarees look decora- tive but will take any amount of punishment.
On ice
Britons have been forced non- traditionally to become a nation of fish-eaters. It is time fishmongers took more trouble For the 3 to 10-year-olds there in displaying their wares. There are corduroy conts teamed with
is no reason why cod, hake and smart brimmed hats.
Colours
look as herring should are glowing cherry. green, pleasant as we fear
going to taste.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Pooh-Pooh's Quiet Morning
Mar 2)-Apr 20)- Make this a pleasant evening at
Plan Emo Interesting hobie novel entertainment fur the family. TAURUS 1Apr. 21-May 21) You may hear of a good 15. conversa- Through most casaul tonkofu odvantage of
(313 22-June GEMINI
you Want a special job, weit: that letter of application today. should get good results.
CANCER WJune 22-July 23-NARF Don't be too tritical you want to hold your friends. Try to ind bething good to talk about.
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All He Did Was Sniff, Looking for His Friends-
By MAX TRELL
among
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the pine trees, then" across the field and down to.. the hill where the big maple. and Hanid, the
tree stands. There i found him with his with the shadow-children
chewing an acorn turned-about names, were sit-
back against the trunk of the back steps of the tree. As soon as I spied him, I (July 24-Aug. 23)ting on the
when
soon as he Pooh-Pooh the barked bellc, But
spied me, he dropped the acorn and scampered up the tree, So
under
and the tree stood
him to 'hello' barked
up several times more, then I set out to find Chipmunk."
If some advice given you appears house sound, don't be too proud to act white poodle came up. He sat
23)-down quietly beside them. highty
upan it
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activities Grup TV Suday
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You might Jun "My goodness, Pooh:-Pooh," cultural DI intellectual club. said Hanid. "You've been gone
al morning.
Where have you what have you
Check Your been And
Knowledge
1.
done?"
Pooh-Pooh yawned, then he
Who was known as the wagged his tail, then he said: "Scourge of God"?
Sonti West
2 What is ruminant?
3. Where is Franz Joset
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1.
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You, South, hold Spades 3-5- Hearts A-J-9-8-3. Diemonds Q-7-2 Clubs 8-2. What do you do?
A-Bid one heart. You can afford only one respouse with your weak hand, and your choice therefore between one heart and two di monds
better to show the majax su than to raise the minor.
..TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the sume as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades A-Q-6-3. Heart A-3-9- 4. Diamonds Q-2, Clubs 3-1-2, What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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been
anywhere.
"I've hardly I've hardly done anything."
*But
have been you must somewhere," insisted
Hanid. What two countries connected by the Khyber Pass? "You weren't here, you know."
5.
From what grain grebam flour made?
6. What is a milsey?
(Answers on Page 10)
INTELLIGENCE TEST THRUSTING
By T. O. HARE SIXTEEN teams entered for the soccer championship of Slowabire, competition for which is on a knock-out basis. There were no replays, and. the entire competition. 17 No two goals wat BOOTED. mstones produed the same result, in nome did the winners sporo fewer than two goals. Forty-one gosia Were sored in the first round; u the second round all four znatches produced the am Foal aggregate. The final match was between Sockham (the winners) and Thrusting. All Backham's goals in the semi-final sha final woro scored by their centre-forward, Heaviside
"And where was he?".caid
Knar!.
Behind A Bush
a bit before 1 found Chipmunk," Poob-Pooh replied. "Then
147
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19-17
"Well," said Pooh-Pooh, "I did go to two or three places.". Pooh-Pooh added sorrowfully, "was the end of his tail."
A Foot Away
after Mole. more than a foot away from.me. I could hear him
"I had to shift around quite
I
la
"And something,
you must have
Pooh-Pooh,"
done
said
saw him, sitting behind a rasp berry bush having a conversa tion with Rabbit and Hedgehog, I barked 'hello' to all three of
"Then I went He wasn't
couldn't
Knarf.
Two Or Three Places
"Well,"
1
little
walking around but 1.
see him.".
Pooh- couldn't you, asked Knart." "Becouse
he was under the
'polite. They all ran off in three different directions. I chased ground," said Pooh-Pooh," "It's
them, But they were very una "un
"50 then I decided to look
to
after Rabbit all the way across hard to see anybody when he's
said
Pooh Pooh, the meadow and over the brook under the ground, I barked to come up but he yawning again. "I did go to until he finally disappeared in hin
wouldn't," two or three places. And I among a lot of bushes.
"Your friends haven't got did do two or three things.
cut by taking started walk into the Pine Tree Grove, While I was there I smelled a squirrel, a chipmunk, a rabbit,
a woodchuck, a hedgehog, mole and an owl."
ย
A for Woodchuck, He was pretty very good manners," said Hanid. hard to find," said Pooh-Pooh. **NO," agreed Poot-Pooh, "they really haven't all except Hanid wanted to know why. Owl. He's got wonderful man- "The trouble with Woodchuck ners,"
You mean, you found Owl," is that he never stays very long Knarf exclaimed in astonish- in one place. He's the most said Knarf.
"Oh, yes," suid Poch-Pooh. ment: "You smelled all those wandering friend Tve got. After
sniffing around, things?"
found I discovered "
him sitting in a that he had been to the wood hollow in a tree, I barked 'hello' things," said "They aren't
and, he hooted shed, to the garden, to the rose up to him, Pooh-Pooh. "They're friends of bush, to the row of lettuce, to hello back. The more I barked, mine--or rather acquaintances. the ditch at the side of the the more he hooted. We had And they weren't In the Pine road-and wille Passmore
there's where
I quite a long conversation. The only trouble was that I couldn't understand him and he couldn't
Jinside-loft) scored. in these two rounds, the same number of goals for Thrusting..
What was the score of the #omi-final mo In which Thrusting oflminated Book: 7
(Solution on Page 10).
Trée Grove. I just smelled that found him." they had been there. So I de- cided to try to find them."
"Where?" demanded Knart understand me," "And did you find them?" and Hanid excitedly.
"So all in all," Pooh-Pooh asked Hanid.
"In the ditch at the side of sald, yawning again, nothing "Well, sort of," answered the road. I just had time to much really happened this Pooh-Fooh: "First I set out to bark 'hello' when he dis- morning, I just sniffed around, find Squirrel. I smelled all appeared into a deep hole. All I tooking for some of my friends and trying to tell them "hello","
CHESS PROBLEM along the ground, In and out really got to see of Woodchuck,
By PHILIP BARRON
'Black, 6 pieces.
troid in two.
Plecer a
Saturday's
Rupert and the Lion Rock-5
Feeling very proud to be trusted holase for over a hundred yeare and withderer Rupert gona lato che no one knew where it was. Al shack, with the two man and seen!ler toy handysul and fustindin
behind" panel, and in fulla the admiral came froch his pocker lot of July Farthi" fortune to hidde FOXP (ch).4 · faded old diese Which be
RUPERT and the
WRONG PRESENTS
un-
they are
One of the few fish shops in the world I have surveyed with real pleasure was in Barcelona, where the women fishsellers arranged their charges on huge oster flat baskets, covered with green vine leaves and reeds to keep away dus: and flies, in patterns and colour schemes and decorated with ice.
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over-
through which flame, household ammonia in a small comes. If hates of old-fashion- dish and place in each section. ed burners are clogged, push Close doors and leave wire into holes and twist to night during which time the remove any residue. If burners ammonia fumes will have
with Are cast-iron-
baked-on loosened the hardened
grease enamel coat, lift out, wash b and make it easler to remove warm sudsy water, then tum, in the morning.
INSIDE STORY,
THE ille lingerie shop can't stay on the smallish side any more not if it wants to keep a complete stock on hand, Every season sees a wider variety of under garments with designs developed for every type of
costupne.
For instance, here's a good choice for wear under a slim suit or a play dress, a Per- chemise with a bra top manent pleating Bn'd sheer with embroidered banding flowers edges the top and hem, and the bra of this nylon crepe garment is elasticised in back.
For the Present Season
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