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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1952.

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

East Is Villain Of Tangled Hand

WEST

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• BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

A MAN who tethered his coat in a field and tried to ms is It said he thought there was a "g" in the month. You are thinking of oysters," replied the official.

"Why our earth should I be think Ing of avsters?" asked the man. "Well, you thought your coat waN A peat, suppore." said the offictal, "Go ant Gũ oni" chouted the man, "Now, tell me that if there is cy in the cost can cat goals th February." "We are evidently, alk- ing at gross purgere vouchsafed the ofichi. "Evidently," said the man, "Have some coatsmilk cheese?" "Prodnose: You don't expect us la believe ini!

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Wide experience

By OSWALD JACOBY

PLEASE settle a bidding dis

pute for us," requests a Nashville correspondent, "There's no argument about the merit of the final contract. It WAB horrible for East-West and de- licious for North-South,

A applicant for subs, and to be BUSINESS man has been advising xhy "ant Handrum, but to try to

"When the hand was played, West sturile the man who is interviewing

South draw by thei

entergive and nell- cpened l

ending in condense. I knew

two rounda at kunda, a young man for his revis Who when

dummy. He next let the king of hearts Cep dingy, and East auf up the are. East went into a long buddle and inally decided to cash the nee he of clubs since it was wouldn't get it if he listen

experience. Youly and rapid

jo "Wirkminder in a Khartoum lamp factory, greenhouse overseer at Emirett-soul-River, consulting archi- tect Clermont-Ferrand ERSWOTKR

cathet senior partner In a steps brating wareltouse, at Cadiz, brace- Internal wirer at plug alter and

manager for Harwich, publicity Bloodstone's Doc Faxis. The exceulive was in Impressed that the appleant got the job-head of the pissing lepartment in a firm of bution-maulders.

The hunt is up

TELEVISION Detector

VAR

the oralssions I noticed trem a rucent fist af centenarles Decurring is year was the restou rani Son In the Place du Vieux Marche aux Vina in Strasbourg. The moment you enter the unpretentious room you breathe on air of estab thed contentment. There is no la babble of voices, bu anly an occu- sional exchange of comments on the excellence of the food and the wine, The waiters move quietly about their beneficent task. There is no radio that an Electric Icon Detector Van, to bring a heathen atmosphere into with repairing equipment. Is to be the enjoyment of the fare. Every- sent out at once.

A Detector Van, sant nut to warn licit gapers of the approach ut tus Detector Var, is puiting so many electric trans out of ordere fiet

· at once.

"Suuth scored 030 points with a.

while East grateful nod to North, and West snarled at even other. We want you to untangle these snarly,

"East says that West had no right to couble four spaces. His hand was unly for the trashean, and West should have passed throughout, East adds that, it was the double of four spades that persuaded him to double the tinal bid of five diamonds.

hls double of only a strong pade holding-which he had. East

doubled should

Ave When he did, and when North redoubled, East should have Po to six clubs, which would - not have suffered. batly.

"West Baya

tirat four spaces' Flowed

diamonds. zave

"Who is right? If both are right.

YOUR BIRTHDAY By STELLA or both wrong, whose bidding was

TUESDAY, MAY 20

the stumbling block to material success unless you assemble a group of people about you to handle routine:

work matters, leaving the "idea"*

consideration. for Once, however, you have settled on a plan rothing can swerve you from your purpone.

your personal

It is possible that you will inherit your mid-thirties. money during

PORN today literature and

arts make a very definite appeat to you as life career. It is not kely that you can be completely happy in work which does not call upon your eventive talents. You are a fine student of human nature and have the gift of being able to stramatis even the most insignif- can things in life and make them appear exciting and important. Your ability to analyse a problem, and get to the heart of things. almost Ingtinctively, is important, too.

and You have a sensitive nature hence understand other human be ings. You are capable of a wide

To find what the alara have in range of emotions and your Interests

steet your store for tomorrow, are equally diversifled. You look at

birthday star and read the correK- everything on such a large that sometimes you overlook neçesponding paragraph. Let your birth- sary detail

a day alar be your daily guide.

TAUNUS

screen

This con become

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This con be the turning point in your life. You will either use for the furtherance of your ambition or dissipate it quickly in choice! 1h0 pleasure. YouT Stake a wise one.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

21)

21-May (Apr, If you are positive that you are right, then now is the time to put up a light for a principle.

(May GEMINI Concentration on your objective

22-June

21)

s

of the utmost Importance. Don't scatter your energies now.

22-July

233 CANCRE (June Following your usual routine is probably best. Don't experiment to much just now. Wait a while.

LEO

24-Aug- (July

211- In mailers of importance.

leave yourself a way out so that you can change your mind later if you wish.

kiheo

23)+ (ANE. 24-Sept. Quiet relaxation ta probably the evening. best thing for you this Read A

good book; listen to

radlo.

the

DUMB-BELLS

MINE

·IS AN UNDYING LOVE!

WHY BASIL SO YOU DONT LOVE ME ENOUGH TO GIVE UP

YOUR

LIFE!

MINTELLIGENCE TEST

QUITE SIMPLE

By T. O. HARL

"HOWS this for

code

MIDERAZO, Dad?" said Bull Bunny) tom his father. After a good deal of labour ha had produced the following:

ZNEOY

who's the asked Bonny, go for ** KOM I you like, Dad.”

And what sort of coda 14 1st A Granateration cipher

"Oh no, Dad!

Dothing

like that. It's quito. simple. You just take away whatever

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You rand Bali'n

(Solution on Pape 10) -

LIBIA

23) 24-Oct. (Sept.

dan't in taking decision today'

bridges. You may burn all your need to retreat!

24-Nov. 22)- (Det. SCORPIO By entertaining those who have en. furlained you in the past, you can repay social obligations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-

you can save time and energy by changing your schedule of work, do

so now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)~~~ If a friend needs encouragement,

Live you may be just the one to help and advice.

AQUARIUS

15)- [Jan. 31-Feb. Thus can be a good day to redeco- SUT- rate your homë. Make saur roundings cheerful and bright.

PISCES

(Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- Information received today may not be entirely accurate. Check details before acting upon it.

ANIES Mar. - 21-Apr. 20)- Don't be fearful of the future. Con- fidence and falls in your

ultimate success bring that success nearer.

CHESS PROBLEM

By E. BUTTNER

Black, € pieces;

Whits, 11 pieces. White to play: mate in two.

Solution to

problem:

Westerday's

1, B-92, any; 2, Q, or B mater,

• BARBS

By HAL, COCHRAN

East is the def villain of the piece.

When North bid three hearts and then four heurts it was obvious that fe had a good hand. It was sto clear that South had, a good diamond sull and a fair hand. East Ahould have been delighted is collect any

profit al A under these circumstances.

He could be sure of a profit if he South simply passed four hearts. would surely s and three trump and East would win the ace of tricks against any line of play,

The double of four hearts was quite unsund unless East was ready double any other contract. He wasn't ready to double. Ave diamonds, and he should have known this. There is no virtue in warnlug the opponents that you can beat them, thus driving them into a contract that you can't beat.

♥CARD Sende

Q-With both wides the bidding tus, been?

North

Wesl

1 Diamond 1 fart

WOMANSENSE

Gold And Topaz

Lucky “Strike" for the producer who has Folden-blonde_ Karin Booth of Columbia Pictures for hly star Karin is plctured here in one of the seinillating creations she wears for "Cripple Creek" her new Ulm of gold-rush days. It's of brocade and has a gold thread embroidery giving a glitter-

earrings Ing. metallic sheen, Necklace and

composed of varying sizes of topaz, Reuterphoto.

TVG`AN 16s-

WHITE AND

THIS BIT OF PASTRY TO SPARE

TRY THIS

BOLL OUT THE PASTRY ..VERY....

THIN

CUT

IT INTO FINGERS AND BAKE - THEM PALE

BROWN

matching

WHEN COLD, SPREAD EACH THINLY WITHA JAM

are

MAKE A MERINGUE MIXTURE WITH THE GGG-WHITE BEATEN VERY STIFF

AND WITH

20% OF

CASTOR SUGAR

FOLDED

INTO IT

Few Minutes To Make Dessert

DESSERTS made with graham crackers or vanilla waters are usually welcome by both preparer and par aker. Easy and quick to do, taking only a fav minules to prepare, they offer some- thing different, especially the goodies that are mode 'with

ม

a graham, 'cracker crust. So off we start with delicate and delicious pie that is quite fing enough to stilne as a party desieri.

Το serve

combine 0, crumbs of 18 finely-rolled graham crackers, 4 each sugar and softened butter, blending mixture thorough- ly. Press mixture firmly in an evon layer against sides and Bollom of a G-inch ple plate, Chill..

Mocha Filling Make a mocha fiting of one package each prepared chocolate pudding and pre- pared vanilla pudding and

g. each coffee and milk, according to package direc- tions. Cover pudding and cool. 'Pour inta crumb crust and chill well before serving.

Use the same crust for- mula for a tasty Harvest Ple. To serve 8, prepare the graham cracker crust ae- cording to directions given above For the alling, soak tbsp.

5 min. in c. gelatin cold water. Scald milk add in top of double boiler; *4 c. apple

butter,

tsp.

salt and 1 tsp. mace; cook 5 min. Add galatih, stirring until dissolved. Add hot mixture to 2 slightly beaten egg yolks; return to double-. boiler, cooking 2 min. Coo).

SPREAD OR PIPE THIS OVER THE JAM, SPRINKLE WITH A LITTLE CHOPPED ALMONDS

AND CASTOR

SUGAR

AND PUT INTO A COOL OVEN TILL THE MERINGUE's

CRISP AND FAWN- COLOURED

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Know What Quicksilver Is?

-Knarf Didn't, but General Tin Told Him About It- By MAX TRELL (ENERAL Tin," sald Knarf, the shadow-boy, to his South friend the in soldier, "what is

Quicksilver?"

vulnerable. "GENE

East Pass

You, South, hold: Spades K-J-7-4, Hearts 1-0-4, Diamonds 8-5, Clubs A-Q-0-2. What do you do?

A-d three hearts. Your partner's vulnerable overcult shows a strong heart suit of dive or biore cards and Aetty good hand. Clood players don't make vulnerable overcalis on weak hands.

You can afford to take as though your partner had made an opening bid. but you need, less, in tramps because you know that your partner Your hartel a good strong su191. Is worth an invitation to game under these circumstances,

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same us in the question just answered. You, South hald: Spades K-J-7-4, Hearts K-8-3-2. Diamond 5, Clubs A-Q-4-2, What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow,

“CROSSWORD

Across

8. Maze father gran rural (7)

B Experimental tint at ere.

10. Exace despite the loss of

eleven. (6)

11. War, on the contrary, (8)

12. Obrionaly marino. 18)

14, a dangerous inger, (4)

10, Number of great wonders, tas

10. Light on a broken leg before

morning, (3)

20. Tala tie (83.). (7)

22. Prame of mind, (5)

3. Pearl's parent. (5) ►

24. Bha Expressss weather. (4)

Down

Pattern outliner. (8)

A its a obanga from lagar. (4)

Que man upseta a cubtle.

4. Brood test, (6)

Dated without degroo. (3)

Kg shape."(4)·

(b)

7. 16 of these may be twins. (0)

9. A Fite to get angry

(4)

13. Pussyfoot upeate the row. (0)

MOST people are worrying Ambiador.

Iabout their Income tax, and all people about how the outgo taxes us.

It's often trug that a person born with a silver spoon in his mouth hos

hard time stirring for himself later on

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F American Womer. (4)

I The French

al. Five shors of oyli, (8)

Batution of westerdaya puzain—-ñerasSİ

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1. Hongerali: 20, Silah Abpari: 15 pal: Ui, Argyta: 43, Rodw:: 35" Nes: 24, Strap: 45. Ogw Dawns 2, Engineers:

Hung; 18, Tuca; 15, 14.

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a thermometer," "Yes-that's said Knart.

"New look closely. Do you see that silvery stuff. Inside the tube of the thermometer?"

Knart said he saw it very plainly. "That's the stuff that

warm days goes up on down on cold days....ond tells you what the temperature is!" Knarf, not

Mean Same Thing

"That General Tin nodded.

General Tin, who was stand- ing by the playroom door with his musket over his shoulder, answered promptly: "Mercury."

"What? said understanding-

this "What's Mercury?"

answer.

and

"Mercury is Quicksilver, and stuff is Quicksilver or Mercury. It doesn't matter which name Quicksilver is Mercury. That

you call it. They both mean the same thing."

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that in soldiers or Mercury) was. "But," he ask-thermometer-tube.

"I don't know. what Mercury

what- is, and I don't know

Tin. two

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NEWS for WOMEN

SECRETARIES

་་

Are they as good as

they used to be?

•

TS the secretary of today as efficient, as loyal, as selfless

as the secretary of ten, fifteen, twenty years ago?

Then she was not only loyal, competent, and work- ed. long hours, but she was valet, messenger, friend of the family as well. And she learned with great effort, and was proud to have learned, as much about tho business as the boss him- self.

But

secretary the modern vho fulfils there requirements is, I am told, a very rare jewel.

Here are typical-comments:—

Too many secretaries are resent clock watchers, who being asked to work late."

**They treat their job as nomethlus that provides moncy until the opportunity ·· to marry comes along."

"Her memory is bad." "She cannot keep a secret." “Shia regards her ow affairs na

Important

more

than my business,"

A secretarial agency told me: "A secretary nowadays does not mind whom she lets down. Doster are so fed up they ask for a good shorthand Typist, hoping that at least we'll pro- кать who somebody

duce

tupe."

Bl

A 75

a criap coffee, grey, red, or

blue cotton

Thornaycroft Bargain"

What does a boss require of from little giris' · piɛtall bows his secretary?

Graham to bows birger than the dresses Cunningham,

the safety-glass themselves.

"Everything under the sub shown

king, says:

Thick fawelling is now belie for summer. .evening

She must have a phenomenal dresses. One full length black [memory, „ugver, make mistakes towelling dress had

water with appointments, never sulk melon embroidered on the poc or get bad tampered, however ket, and was worn with a full badly treated.

towelling

coat,

Is Sir Graham a bad boss? nih, vivid Obviously not. Lady Cunning- ham was his secretary for five years before they married.

One of the "old", sccrofaries," "TN 44-year-old Mrs Daisy Denni ford, says: "We used

to stay at night if the job hud to be done. Girls won't do that

now,"

To which Phyllis Crowe, three

years secretary to the

by

SUSAN

DEACON

koneral manager of a Landon departamentul

red

SPRING HATS

New York they ara-boying

spring hats.........

MARLENE DIE

TRICH, a white braid- turban ed, organdle.

sparkling with diamond sprays.

SABAH Q-H UT. CHILL,

a pale blue rose-strewn georgette turban.

MBS NELSON ROO- white-feather

store, replies: "Why should wo KEFELLER, - a

completely submerge ourselves sprayed toque "blushed with

in our jobs? I work harti, but siikvelling."

if I want time off I get it, and PAULETTE GODDARD,

sheer black picture georgette creation:

am prepared to work late to make up."

JINX · 'FALKENBURG

*pulo-

Big bows and little bows CRARY, popular and beautiful

TV star anug flower-bud hat in azure blue silk. Rows are a feature of the KATHERINE · CORNELL. Paris mid-season dreas flower-bell cloche In collections. They vary in size sugar straw.

Learn To Disguise

Figure

Faults

By HELEN FOLLETT

natural

answers your question. Good-

The

"See that?" said General Tin was day

tin soldier

to Knarf, pointing outside. to march off to another. Knarl was delighted to know about

Quicksliver (or at last what

Then the room (which is part of the

tube is sealed up. Then num- tonc puzzled ed in

again. do when no one but

"why is it called Quicksilver? bers are written along the side ате looking). the shadows

of the tube,"

*'AMONG the business women on whether the torso is long on. What's so quick about it? I him

Knarf "The degrees?" said slow- However, Kharf caught

moves pretty

he had heard and home women, figure defects short, repeating what by the coat talls and wouldn't think it

are extremely common.. Even let him go.

General

Father say.

To look packed and squeezed sold

young women may have round- "the

'quick' bas

"That's right. The numbers ed shoulders and other posture into clothes is to look pounds word

are called degrees. Well, a not meanings. One of the mean- ings of 'quick' is fast. The day comes along. The Quick defects. But forly is the, me heavier,

when youthful loveliness is bottom of the is sliver at the

to be On Holy

The svanet other meaning of "quick"

tube starts to grow and

It Is 'Alive"

a sad thing for a woman Quicksliver stretch. The only place it can who has been slender

find room to stretch out in

to

patronise the "stylish stouts" not really alive-but in the tube. So up the tube it bumpy and cushlony, have

Hoes. And wherever it finally department. spid: It moves, which is more than

stops that's the degree of Very well-let's' walk over to ordinary silver does.

weather:" 1+ Instance. silver spoon, for the window."

"Oh." will stay

ካሮ place,

and But the tube But alongside of it, the Quicksilver in the way of diet and

If she will not do anything

Quicksilver is.

I don't know

what either

you'd better

of them is,

explain

50

some

more."

alive?"

"Well,

To The Window

unable march off, General Tin

Finding himself

"Why?" asked Knarf.,

show you some Quick;

silver."

Knarf didn't know that there was any Quicksilver to be seen by the window He wondered what General Tin. was going to show him. Maybe it was just a trick.

But Itwasn't. "See that?" said General Tin, pointing just outside the window.

and is

ת!

Take a It

wherever you Quicksilver ja flows around

leave it.

different.

like drops

sald Knarf, peering, at the numbers

is up to 85 degrees now!" of

The Right Clothes

to

EQ to

exer-

"Exactly. And tonight, when cise to create better lines she water. And it grows bigger or the sun goes down and it getal can at least And tha, right. kind smaller according to whether

it is hot or cold. That's why cold, the Quicksilver will pull of clothes to disguise her figuro

it is used in thermometers,

Tube is Sealed

The Quicksilver" General Tin went on, "is put In little ball at the bottom of the

"Rupert and the Toy Scout-21

The file group ja' excuted 'as- The discovery of the mistletoe 'Let's go and see which hames Santa Claus, will be calling at "I hope he first" suggests Alay... won't mis mine)" As they Turn to go Rupert tells them al what he has been chinking. The old gentleman has an awful lot of

that

work to do," he says, "I wish we could find some way of saving him the trouble of going down all those chimneys to fill our stock ‚ings." . " Yes, it would be grand if we could," Agreea Bili.. More of their pals for them as they walk slowly and silently over the slope of the Common, ALL RIGHTS RESTÄPED

itself together and go down

to 30 degrees. That's Quick-

faults.

I hips are like the spread- silver silver that's olive-11ve- ing chestnut tree, a woman ly allver....or Mercury!"

should find frocks and coats "Thank you for telling me," that make her shoulders look smited Knarf.

RUPERT and the

BLACK MOTH

kak' Kommy and Daddy in

balanced savings, shoot in „ports Adventures" There wer ive visiting sturlas. Jo and

$1:00

Myndum ''JEK and Bobbury MA KY

wider. They give the illusion of a emailer waist. Sometimes a frack of two colours, the bodico a patterned fabric, the skirt dark, will camouflage hips that have followed a policy of expansion.

No 'Snug Sleeves Over-developed upper are a problem. The sleeves should not be anug. Formais zhould have cape-likoare rangements to hide buik: Few women who have reached the mid-channel period and

who have put on weight should ap- pear in a sleeveless evening 'robo.

Soft folds and draperies on the front of the bodice, with

·lines." "fspering toward the waist, - will disguise the Targe bust. Suit.coats - should · but- fon low, as, ja rule, and the length of the coat depends up-

I-SPY

FASHION SPOTTER

IN GROSVENOR SQUARE

Looking for the smartest hat "In Mayfair we found 36, on

Grosvenor Square, worn by Canadian. Mira... Wallá de Hadril, on holiday from Mon- treal - (und loving

overy, moment of it: I think London is wonderful") -says-it-is rado 'of a 'now kind of straw,

Actually It looked like pique

· and 'had 'a finted back, ontslso stiffened bow and front mäer brim. Hned with, black velvet. Wila 'll she wore a sable cont

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