1952-02-27 — Page 5

ON BRIDGE

JACOBY

Can You Play This Hand Correctly?

HUMT-

By OSWALD JACOBY. THE BOSSE rexrts of na-

thmal farnaments Funcs feature hand, that are bid very peculiar ant played in a branner. That is natural enough, ain if news when an expe.t dee farthing funt:-tis with a perfectly ordinary bridge hand.

Peshmut I ran rike a balance by showing a hand from last year's championsh The remarkable feature of this band to that all the

• BY

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1952,

• THE WAY by Beachcomber

my

A NOTE abou: the rale in logists certifying that all their bumps are due to using small cars, London of a picture by Meanwhile a ung lot of an onleist, Utrillo made me prick up farely over five feet in height, who Pars. For he captured in his tamed up with his head covered early pictures the queer in sticking-planter, was told to ride

blcycle. ezin pa the serdid hawers of the old Montmartre where he led his wild fo.

The hooks of M. Carco and Mr Eey tiuadestan are, full of good stories about the "takt daya of thig bohdintana, buforo the artists and moved to Muntparnamw, Pienka was one of theja, and thoro istory of a limple youngator who al blin. "I want to be an artist, but don't know how to draw. Would you advika ma to do to school?""No," paid Plento, "found a school."

Prawn biter mayor

exprsty played it correctly. the A COUNTRY Council has pro

Asie hand were played by a huŋ- direct diferent averago probably .1 one would

players. make his

contract.

Weed opened. the king of hearts and shifted to the queen, of dias winds. Each expert | dreliter wen the arc trick with the Ars or kg of diamonds (1! makes no dit- ference which) and drew two rounds of tramps. Then declarer laid down the are of clubs tu And out whether

the queen or Jack would fall.

The average declarer would go

inked to buy a bigger car for an official. Боерике ho bumps him head every time he gets in or sut

of his present car. An official wet an onicial, "ennnot be expected to bend his head just as (augh he were an ordinary mensber of the public." But f expect that omelɣla

One thing and another PARENTS of children at an Essex school are to altand the school themselves, in order to learn the modern methods of doing arith- metic." Anyone who can pa on examination in this new arithmetle wist he, ipso incia, qualified statisticlan,” But tha hai nasling to du with the infant prodigy what was crently reported in have multiplied 08471 by 53318 in ünlen seconds. I hope ha devoted the time saved to asking himnaalf what Food this feat had done him.

Dace inore a class was asked.. "What's twied elAht?** "Sixteen," flashed the title limp. "That's said the master, very

ORANGE WEDGES:

ARB FÖR A KIDDIES PARTY

TOMORROW

WOMANSENSE

ar 4 LARSE ORANGES

THE JUICE

IN HALVES

ACROSS

FROM

THE PULP

AND 8000P OUT THE PULP

LEAVING THE INSIDES OF THE SKINS SMOOTH AND

CLEAN

very font be damned" shouted Bird Of Spring

Don't say I told you

THE easiest way to steal lead

from a roof is to pretend to be

A fireman rescuing a cat, Cry

all over the country who are dis- "Pretty pussy!" as you strip the Suttafluct with their cari will be lead, to krep the watchers below bringing certificates Irem phreno- happy.

wrunt hi the next tejek. He would YOUR BIRTHDAY

cantine with the king of clubs,

and then it would be impossible le nvald the lows of two club trieka ngain the best defence.

The expert leave the clubs alone after taking the nee. He cashes his omalaing top diamont and then

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27

BORN today, you have a

personality that

By STELLA

strong the field in which you are mont con influence interested and you can find last- all those with whom you come in ing SLECOORS, provided you don't contact. You pre a great theorist get too many trona

in the fire and have a panacea-on paper and disintegrate into a Jack-of- for everything. He more vigorous all-trades.

tre putting your ideas into practice

natural

bent

Very fractive to members of

If you want to see them survive, the oppostle sex, you probably wi

You have a

for have number of romances be leadership and you Lake reapon fore you settle down. But, once siblity estly. But you abhor you wed, it would be wise for you monotony and get easily bored, to overcome a certain flirtatious- Because of, this

find nest, you

Do сопластова yourself changing from job to job unhappiness in store, unless your in an effort to get away from dull marriage partner understands Inla routine. fe careful that you sice of your naturef don't einulate, too much, the roll-

that gathers no more!

ing and male Infest, which

could be put fo use on the stage ar in literature or poetry. Select

There can

To find what the stars have in store for lomorrow, select your

blada, ntar un rend le curres-

ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day or be your daily gulde.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28

This novel cap designed by Madge Chard for Spring is in trellis fel!, with a large bird to give an appropriate seasonal touch. H Ja also with mother-of- decorated pearl sequins.—(Reuterphoto),

STRAIN IT AND ADD ENOUGH BOILING WATER

TO MAKE

UP TO

I PINT

DISSOLVE A PINT PACKET ORANGG JELLY IN THIS

AND WHEN STILL LIQUID AND NEARLY COOL, MIX IT WELL WITH A BRATEN

EGG

FILL THO ORANGE HALYES WITH

·THIS.

AND WHEN

QUITE SET

AND FIRM CUT IN HALVES AGAIN WITH A VERY SHARP SUGHTY WARMED

KNIFG

up com Paris

PARIS.

THIS is not a spring for fashion revolution.

The

Paris collections have so far confirmed four trends for 1952:

1. The disappearing waistline on shorter suit jackets. 2-Longer skirts at least in. The short evening dress, day length last autumn, is longer too-10 in, from the floor. 3--Return of the horseshoe neckline,

4-Steevee full above the elbow, ending well above the wrist

for coats and dresses.

It will be a season of silks, grosgrain coats, silk tweed suits, shantung organdie dresses and gleaming embroidered salin evening frocks. Colours are Black and white and ali shades of red from the very palest pink, Newest shade is a pinic beige.

Most news- worthy materials are Paisley pat- terned cotton iques and straw golden lace,

One dress in three has an 'im- white portonl starched collar.

Emerging, too, the Little shoes

fashions of

In

New Needle-threader

re

by

you Want to make gain. K well. doubl, ask questions. speak

Don't ignure advice proffered old and could be very useful.

LEO (July

CANCER (June 22-July -Even For The Blind

P'IRCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 307- Love and romance uro favoured today. Time to out to the nho you love.

ARIES (Mar.

20) 21-Apr. Think very carefully before speas ing or acting and you can keep out of dimeuities.

211

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May Don't give away your plana just yet."Keep your own counsel and you will sticceed better.

experienced friends. fi A new

74-Aug.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-8ept. Co-operation should Lis toutay's

– If --West--wins,—he -must--return-n-|-|-6, peiteal—anıl-conservative—i—imore-that--way Ted card. DuBory Tuù, and South. discards a club. The rest ts, of coume, very easy.

U Fast wins, his only chagre. Is to retum a club. If he returns a low club, South van play low anit let dummy's ten win the trick. Thme is no elak in this play, since 1- West could possibly play the queen or fack of clubs, the ult would then hrink

and South

work have no table in making three club tricks.

If Ent wh the diamond trick and leads the queen or jack of clubs, Sau simply refuses the trtek. There is no risk it this play elthor, since une eful trick must mirely be fast. When West shows

out, South knows the cluby sinalion and gan make the correct play on sy Plul: contin latina hay Chut.

CARD Sended♦

Q-The bidding has been: Batch

Wri North

1 Space Past

Fast Datens Jak

You, South, hold: Spades A-Q-J-7-

4. Hearts A-8-5, Diamond 3. Clubs A-Q." What do you do?

A-Did three clubs, This rechid nt, the level of three shows a wilting- ness to reach a came contract; and your hand la strong “suck 2 guarantee. If your

can bid three spades, you will go

en to tour spades.

enough

for pariner

you

the

The bids three no-izump, are quite sailsßed. If he raises clube, you will go on to five clubs. If he is only Qurce Gamonds, the trast encouraging blá he can make, you may have to stab at ihres no- irump.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding in the same as in the question just answered: You, South, Bol: Spodes A-Q-5-5-5 Hearts 0-3, Dimond A-Q-4-2, Club 8-5. What

do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

• BARBS

By HAL COCHRAN

THIEVES stole 450 pounds of brass frown an Indiana fac- tory. They had a lot of it to be Rin with.

•

.

The X-ray deas no better job of seeing through a man than a woiton does,

Relatives make the searct of success one of those things that It's best to keep a secret.

Crossword puzzles are more popular with men than with women, saya a writer. They- have a chance to get in the Jast word..

The average man has no head

for figures, says a

Oh, but his eyes!

•

professor,

Our noses, says a doctor, are

becoming more pointed,

All

he more reason to keep them out of other people's business.

INTELLIGENCE TESTË

and accessories,

19 Important

collections.

You Can Step Into Spring Without A Revolution

a part of French

wore

are

And, of course, Dior's whole collection was a riot of flower

needle threader, has SHOES are pointed court colours and prints.

The models with square vamps. Binck PARASOLS appear with cot- Get a new wave; buy a hat-doen put on the market,

patent ton and lace models in match- day, edged with ametung to lift the morale, Find manufacturer claims that it is so for

ing materials with long taper- a good bargain, tast

foolproat and simple to operate leather to match spindle heels.

Jean 23) that needles can be threaded in wore them in pink beige suede

Desses mannequins. ing cane handles.

JEWELLERY features pearls GEMINI (May 22-June - Keshots, You can recomplish much the dark or by a blind pereon, with tiny straps across the foot, again. Large creamy stud car. LOKA thept, 24-get. 23) It is made of durable, light-and gold evening sandals with rings and three-string ropes "in Think carefully before committing weight plastic, and will thread spangled welts and heels, Lun- mokey-grey. yourself on any matter. Blow and

Jacques Fath combines pearls transparent спаз wins the race.

any size and type of thread-vin models

and rhinestones for twin neck- SCORPIO (Del: 21-Nov. 22)-even heavy darning wool-ornylcn evening slippers.

FLOWERS

claw Don't repress ur natural feelings sewing machine needles of all lacking from most spring col settings, le

strangely laces with old-fashioned

also revives the sizes. It is less than two inches lectious, Jeanne Lafaurie puts jewelled pendant and chain

for a black and white lilac sprays at Un cocktail suits Jacques Griffe Is guaranteed long, and

the throat of, black and

"trembling' lifetime of use.

white polses

Jewels," which look like flower sprays dresses,

shows Jacques Fath

wavy on flexible stems.

Touches of luxury are pre- large-betrumed hais shading the eyes trimmed with fat cabbage clous jewel cuff buttons froni . Paquin displays roses, Castillo makes evening. Lafaurie.

Jewel dragon files and Indybird stales of huge chiffon roses,

and butterfly clips.

MOTHS

By T. O. HARE

AN interesting

"FURKARTM*

league was that in which the Beatles, Motha, Anta and Grasshoppers competed, each playing one match against each of the aidera. There was na match in which neither side scored. The Beatics clocked up 13 points; the Motiin, 11 points; the Ants. nine points: the Grasshoppers. three point. No two matches produced the same score.

If the Henties won 4-0 against the Mottie,

How did the Maths tara against the Ants?

(Solution on Page 10)

CHESS PROBLEM

By K. TRAXLER Black, 6 pieces.

133

White, $ piece. While to play: mate in three.

Solution to yesterday's problemi!

1. XCQBG, any; 2, Q. R, B, or Ki mates.

73

CROSSWORD

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10. Bort of room where you may

Leap? 15)

[ODY}012517. (7)

11. Where Gray

11. Bart out $15 016. Label. (8).

177, Messuro. (4)

16. Wia inqiao provided by the harp

broken by a doctar. (4)

Check Your 1. do 10 with sods. (0)

Knowledge

What is an Iconoscopez On what river is the City

of Saigon situated?

What is the last letter of 100 Greek alphabet and what ingative, meaning has it, now?

Name Homer's famous. epic which relates the wander- ings of Ulysses on his way back to Ithaca after the Siege of

Dusted. What part of the garment

lalind/chl in Japanese fashion?, "6. What kind of alkooα- £ qa olla podrida? kanya,

22. Ratum of a spoelio favour. (4)

43, Tanos with, the attack. (6)

Jawad : Down

A. Reavenly body in mad, (7)

2. What heat nitro may do. (9)

3. Drawn by the rug, maid, but not

at from the bank; (7)

*Notable as » diingar, tai

5. Been in, the slastlo finiskt. (5)

ROY, SE È nyivan dolly would. (6)

D. Anger sute în a row.) (OPEN

The Pro Enlist with ans

is famous.AD

indamed too joint, (6));

JR, Jillage, (4) 150, Buch

Dunishment (3) nuotation of-

or you will regret it. Expresa yourself spontaneously.

* HAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23-1oc. 22)— Get up to date on current events; they could Influence your future. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Don't Impose upon friendship. ASK favours only from those to whom you can make reciprocation,

✡

Chilling candles in the refti- AQUARIUS (Jn, 21-Feb. 19)-gerator for several days before Perhaps Pou can do some shopping

to burn cause them for a shut-in and bring happiness using will

10 one who it,

more slowly.

*

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

The House Wakes Up At Night

-While the People Sleep, It. Talks and Plays-

By MAX TRELL "You knew,"

Christopher Cricket was saying to Knari and Hand, the shadow- children with the turned-about ames, "that when everyone in the house.goes to sleep, that is the time when the house itself wakes up."

Knart and Hanid looked puz zled. The house wakes up when everyone. Aces to sleep?" Ilanid repeated.

"What kind of games do they play, Chris?" asked Hanid.

**Spelling games," said Christopher. "Each step calis

letter. out a different

They spell out words. And then" Christopher said,

"they Anally to sleep them- Ket tired and go selves."

"And what do the boards and the nails do?" Knart mid,

Croak and Crack Christopher

smiled "The boards stretch themselves. You ree, they get stiff staying in .So one place the whole time.

"Well," said Christopher, is he stretched out his legs in front of the fireplace and got they walt until everyone ready to tell a story, "what I asleep, and then they croak and

ร

"Oh, I've often heard them!" Henid exclaimed.

"Everyone, has," said Christo-

mean is, that the different ernek" things that were put together when the house was built-the boards, the nails, the stairs, the doors and windows, the pors and walls all these things sort of wake up when the people who live in the house go to sleep at night'

pher.

"But

no 010

The nalls try to wrigglo and

п

sniggle out of their holes. sometimes the wind brings friend along-the rain. And then the windows really rattle really and bang as the main patters minds. As for the nails, they against them and tries to get try to wiggle and sniggle out into the house. The doors are of their holes. But of course the same way!"

"What about the floors and they can't. They're stuck fast, right in the place where the the walls?" said Hanid, Nover Make à Sound

hommer drove them,

"They stretch," said Christo- Now and then one of the might manage pher. "In fact, the whole house "For instance Christopher

stretches. But just the tiniest went on, "take the stairs. Now to get out. But it seldom hap-

pens. So they just stay, in bit, you understand. all day long

they just lie their places and you hear them stretches the way we do, quietly, letting folks walk up wriggling and snuggling until he went on. They

"Houses are very dignified,” daybreak,

Once" sald Knarf, "I heard hey don't run

best manners in the world.

und down them." They never make a sound. But at night-- well, thal's something else again."

"What do they do at nights

a

It never

have the

or jump or don't

the

rattling and banging crawl or stamp. They in the middle of the night." **

"Yes," said Christopher, the shout or scream, They don't Kharf wanted to know.

go wandering off down window you heard was prob "They talk to one another,"

who livo in *ably talking

wind street. People 10 the Christopher said. "The bottom step will call up to the top step. Tut's what windows do at houses cometimen move out of tolle to the wind. them. But houses never move Then all the other steps will night, they

In fact," join in. And if you listen care. And the wind blows up and away from people.

said Christopher with a smile, fully, you can hear them. They talks to them.

"I only know. one house that haven't got very loud volces,

«ever moved around. It' was a They never disturb or wake up "But cometimes the wind house boat. It lived on a river, anybody. But they do talk. blows up too hand and the win It had to keep moving, just

dows rattle and bang. And like a bout," Or they play games,"

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