1952-03-25 — Page 5

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" Eet you $52.76 that we have another row with the bank this month."

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(HE recently publishej newp. Like THE

wilch has so far not been denied--that a woman who lives on the fourth floor of a house climbs

ahiga a a 10,0001). mountain every year, scom to prave, if proat were needed.

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A Woman. on the other hand: who lives in a basement, descends every year three times as low as a 4.000ft, mine. A woman who geto stuck in a lift twice a week every year, between the second and third por of a block of nas. spends eight times as much time standing from 30 to 40 feet above nes level as a woman would who stood on

• 150ft.-bigh hill 41 times a your before coming, down. A challenge HILLO, Sir

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ing to chuze.

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The Filthistan Trio.

A disgraceful incident.

is in a black" day for the film publietty men. A Peaceful clllzen, coming suddenly upon what looked Be a civil war nutside an totel, asked, what was Kuing on. a youngster with torn_clothes, and 'the blazing eyes, at a fanalle Informed him that the famous

WRS

about to appear. Who is she?" asked the wretched ignoramus. This appalling feldent has thrown the pitelty en into a frenzy, but it has been decided to arounce that The man was only joking. He was must pretending not to know or care.

Marginal note

DON'T suppose Alm actresses will be very pleased with Lord Merthyr's suggestion that

engaged couples should be compelled to, walt tonger than at present · before marrying. It would mean

waiting longer for one's first divorce, and that would entail lack of publicity.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1952.

JACOBY.

ON BRIDGE

'Cheat' Is Cleared At Cavendish Club

By OSWALD JACOBY

TODAY'S hand started an argu-

meet when It was played in u recent rubber bridge gime at the Cavendish Club In New York. East thought that declarer had been pooling into his hand, and he said that declarer ought to be ashamed of himself.

West opened the jack or hearts. and South won with the queen. South thought for a moment or two And then led a diamond to dummy' queen. He returned a low diamond from dummy, and Hart, followed with the eight of diamonds.

South thereupon nested the nine of diamonds. Fast clutched his cards closer to h chest andhegan to Krumble at once. Meanwhile Houth rattled off five illamond tricks,

making his game contract very easily with trick to spare,

The argument was assily settled. South restored the original cards in his own hand and the dummy ond

NORTH

KJaa ❤74

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WEST 4742

EAST.

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832

1087 JB

SOUTH (D)

AAM

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South I+ -3 N, T.

West North

1 14

Pass PASS

KQ8

North-South vul.

Opening lead-♥ J

East

Pass

Pass

called over some of the experts who are always to be found in large numbers at the Cavendish Club.

South described the bidding and the opening lead, and asiced the Aimple question: "How to play the band?"

YOUR BIRTHDAY..... By STELLA ty

TUESDAY, MARCH 25

BORN today. you are one

destinies appear to be in your own hands. The stars live given you talent, It is up to you to utilise it properly. You can spread your energies and interests so thin that you become a charming Jack-nf-all- Trades. Or, you can concentrate un one objective and it to the top, You are a bora excentive and know

how to delegate untoportant detall. You also have that spark of en- thuslasin for a project weleh makun it easy for you to get full co-opera- tion from all those, with whom you work. You, however, must be in complete charge. You cannot toler- al Interference with your plans for ideas,

You women are very, domesticated and home-loving and probably will find your happiest where Iner:lage and in the rearing of your

(Feb,

own family. Yet, your cultural in tetests will not end "with your formal schooling. You constantly add some intellectual interral

Lo your pro- uramme. You wil make A Une mother. Many born on this day And teaching or vucational counselling a congenial career.

While both you men and women comes in everyday #fe. there is a are eminently practical when it

streak of invaticisin in your make- up. You are apt to lelieve in omens and "feel Dungk“ in your boneži" Your Intuitions

keen-a gift trom the stars, Make ve at this talent constructively.

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To and what the stars, have in store for (omorrow. select your birthday star and road the cor- responding paragrapli Let your birthday star be your dally guide. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

20-Mar.

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PISCES

CANCER 20)-

(June 23-July Better to wait unil next month bet oliera do all the rapid talking. before making an important decision Vag lusten quietly; et some ideas influencing your entire future.

and get to work an ihrnt ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr

LEO 20)

(July 24- Aug. 213- Learn

samething new tram your Don't deviate from routing. own expatience or by watching somu.

matter how great the temptation, one who is an expert.

These are things that must be done." TAURUS (A or 21-May 21)- VIRGO (AUE 25-8est. 2JJum There is real beauty in nature, Get You have earned itle relaxation. out into the country if you can to A book of Wight fletion, perhaps? enjoy 11.

QEMINI (May

21- 22-June Make a decision on most inipurtant valuer today. A personal sacrifice [can__bring something you greatly

dealre.

INTELLIGENCE TEST: 39

Darts championship

by T. O. HARE

friends in the little town of Late Rising: a brewer, a carter, a dyer, a former and a hosier. One of these five is the namesake of his own vocation: each of the other four is the namesake of the Vocallan of another of them.

I have five

Late

· Last time I visited. Rising I was taken to SED the finals of the local darts championships. The dyer was away on business, but my other four friends were toking port. The singles championship was fought out between 'Mr. Carier and the namesake of Mr. Hosler's vocation. In the doubles. Mr. Farmer and Brewer rained a parrow victory over the hogler and the carter,

Who la tho namesake of his own vocation?

Mr.

(Solution on Page 10)

BARBS

By HAL COCHRAN

DOCTOR favours a law against. face lifting. If it ever goes into effect, watch the women's, Jaws-drop.

People who never...stem...... to have a sound argument always ara the noistest_about it.

A Hawaiian dancer cancelled an, engagement because of foot trouble. Couldri't sho chake it

LHO

A sleeping person is sald to. move every 220 minutes.» One - whot moren, should, move!! just · chco-to another room, che h

Beer should bg drunk with dignity, any a brewery official. Then it's best to stop after the first couple of glasses skol

LIFIKA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)- Be self-reliant and don't ask for favours from others unless you can be sure of reciprocating

SCORPIO (Oct. 21-Nov. 22)- This may be your day to speak up for what you want. Don't be too besitani; you may lose aut..

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) Plan a social affair for some new- comers to your neighbourhood. Jatroduce your friends.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20) Get in touch with those with whom you have lost caritet. Friendshia is valuable.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19)-- Keep your work at an efficient and speedy pace is now. Don't he dis- tracted from duty,

CHESS PROBLEM

By F. FLECK

Black, 8 pieces.

White, 10 pieces. White to play: mate in two.

'Solution* to yesterday's problem

1, Q-R8, any; 2, Q, or R (ch or dis ch) mates...

DUMB-BELLS

DID ANYONE TAKE YOUR „TEMPERATURE

PONT

KNOW-

·AGES

•IVE MISSED SO FAR 16 MY WATCH

Every one of the exparte crussed to dummy with the queen of dia monde and Anessed the nine of dia- monds on the way back. East was convinced that the actual declarer had made the right play without peeking.

The point la really very simple. South Needs four diamands to make contract. In the process of his developing four diamond tricks he must not allow East to gain the lend-for East would return a heart and not the contract.

South really expects to lose the Anesse of the nine of diamonds, but that doesn't matter. If West can win the second round of diamonds, the rest of the mult will be South's, and the contract is safe. When the deep diamond finesse actually, suc ceeds, of course, Bouth makes his contract with an extra trick,

CARD Sense

South

Q-The bidding has been: West North East 1 Huari Double Pass

You, South, hold: Spades K-7-8-5- 2, Hearts B-4. Diamonds Q-J_3, Clubs A-5-4. What do you do?

A—Bld two spades. You can uf- ford to force to game since you have average strength (one are, one king. one queen, and ons Jack) opposite a land of annoyneed power. Further, more, you are sure to have a good A in spades. A takeout double of one major suit muarantees good sup- port in the other major.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, Bouth, hold: Spades 1-7-8-9, Hearts 64, Diamonds 6-3, Clubs J-5-6-3-2. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

CROSSWORD

12

X

Across

In the veraciter, parber, 19). Scata can be included in this, (8)

(8)

It produced Aduro's cubo. (9) Epitner for German ↑

10 Cheats to provide one. (G1 14.Token from a card onclosed. (3)

16 Ago ut Vera's uncle 7 (9)

16 A good binds always ta. (4)

11 Law breaking implement.

19 Could be lead you'll and, 8

20. Filled but unfed. (3)

27 Rile, but very softly inside. (6)

23 Late steamer? Could be. (6)

Upwo

1. Pather's hare with a dog. (a).

Pare in the team's mens. (9)

9. Buch courage is unnatural, (6)

Protector. (di

Let a line be a defents, (8)

u. Likely to be foaming on top, 17:

11. Part of the elephant boy(4)

12. Tas way of all trials. (0) -

10. Anagrams of 18 Aerona, (a)

13, This or the redactor, (4)

10 and 31. You could make them

be lata, 13, 83.

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ja: 8. Cold: 14. Null 19. Oral;

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Check Your Knowledge

1. What is the largest and heaviest coll in existence?

2. Give another name for, thư Euxine Seatin

3. Where is the Bantu language.

spoken

a dulcimer?

6. Whore the Strait of

0. What is the

Frankenstein?

(Answers on Pape (10)

of

WOMANSENSE

A Paris Creation

By Germaine Lecomto this: Parts creation is a beaut

ful grey sUK evening gown with exquisite embroidered de-. signs. The wrap is decorated with roses on the shoulder.

Cleaning Notes

.

Leather, leatherette, plastic Many modern

homemakers

VINEGARS FOR DIFFERENT

DISHES

"There are five kinda of vinegar. available to the home, Madame: delod white, cider, melt, tarragon oral wine vinegar. De mest homemakers use all these?” remarked the Chef.

"Not often, Chef, but they should replied Mrs Allen, "Dis filed white vinegar is best for preserving' and pickling; clder vinegar for all-purpose ure mat vineer, which has a hearty full-bodied favour, for use in vemorning hearty Invent, Ash, macaroni and dried bean lade There's darre gon vinc

the best- known of the herb-flavoured 1yre, good to Deason. fish મન grey or a fish salad. And It, there's wine vinegar."

"And that is par excel- lence for the torsed green. salad,"

the Chef, Raded "Anyong who also likes the gerlic flavour can add 2 or 3 halved peeled seations #21- lie to a half-pint of wine vinegar, lot stand 24 'houn, ̧ then nomove.”

DINNER