1952-08-20 — Page 5

℗ JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Sound Reasoning Will Win Games

By OSWALD JACOBY WHEN the Decoration

Day Tournament opened recently In New York, Ell Jaye and Lester Clucksman, both of Brooklyn, were or band to defend the ihat they teain championship

won in this tournament last year.

Today's hand, taken from a re- crat total point team match, shows Mr Jaye al his best,

Wastapened the deuce of clubs, and Fa won with the Jack. East returned the deure of hearts, and West won with the nine. West to clubs, and East sifted back fook the queen of cliths and

con⚫ tinued with the ace of clubs.

Up to the point, the play Was

Both de

dentical in balı rusticlubs and

clare rafted the ace

then needed the real of the tricks to

make the contract,

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 20, 1952.:*:*

BY THE WAY:

by

Beachcomber,

"MANY people," remarks,

lad of infinito sagacity, "owe their, knowledge of cloasi enl muste to those modern dance- bands."

How true, I would go further, and Any that to hear Zydla Zoroaster's Hoi aching Avolios Kids do their rendition of Ahowwan's "Nocturna," with all tho, saxophone muled, and Zydle in Polish, Toneer's bat, la a new musical experience.

For an idle hour

13

HERE is a dood game to play on unny days, Take matchies. Strike them one after the other and then lay them on the ground in thres rowe of four each Turn every second match in each row sideways and every third match in each, row completely round, so that the head Inces away from the original position, Then lift this first match in the second row and substitute it for the last match in the fourth row, changing uver alternate matches in each of the other rows, and renoving those that are lying sideways. Cut the remain-

+

In matches in half, and place the two halves of carti match at opposite ends of each row. Then move each al-match in the fourth row into a currepenting besition in the second row. And in on." Without offence

QUOTE from a recent outspoker leading article in the Fibney St Vitus Weekly Almsenger:

Once again we ask who re sponsible for imgurting a stranger to portray Boadicea, Hos Plbrey no young girl capable of essaying the role? ils stranger, who, we unde Atand, was once tho Nuneaton Plastic Dustbin Queen, holds her spear as And though it were hockey stick. she kemott a nervous junior girl at St Ethelfrida's, Her royal robe looks like a clown' avercoal and without being offensive we may point out that ber face has as much arctent quennil nesa about it by a stale met pudding, It is in the best Giat Ibney can do, no wonder foreign tourists prefer Paris, and no wonder the Mayor him- self in reported to have referred 10 Man Blopcorner, In a statement not for publication, as "This idiotle doit.“

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1 in the first rooin, the Soul YOUR BIRTHDAY... By STELLA

led the queen

for a

Geste. This picked up West's blank

king, but East Inter won a trump trick with his ten. Thus declare. was therefore tel one trick.

In the second room, when Mir Jaye played the. South band, the contract was made by a Ponbina-

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tion of good luck and careful rea-

nching.

It was clear from the opening lent 1 each defender lied sour clubs. The bidding and the play

of the second trick made that Wost had live hearts

18

clear South

had to hope that East hugh the king hid una sinali diamond riner other - wise a diamond trick would surely

be lost.

Summ

West

uPiela

Mr Jaye saw that ve hearts and four clubs and that the contract was unmakealle une West alvo

held three diamonds. This left room for only one spindle in the West haikl, If West had o singl in shade the contract could not

made unless

That singleton kappened to be tho Jing.

After coming to its conclusion. Mr Jayo, decided . play for the favourable distribution that would permit him to make his contynet. He therefore led a low spade from initead of trying to finesGO

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20

BORN today, you live on exce

of physical vitality, are force ful and energetic. Spend some part of your life out in the open or you will not and happiness. To be con fined to a small apartment or to tive in urban centres proves tutti fying to your ambition. But, if you must live in lawn, make sure that you spend long vacalonk in the wilds each year-camping, fishing, hunting, even gardening. In child hood and youth, you will probably be fond of and good at MÍÐ petitive spurts,

com.

The

You are a born organiser. You can take one look at a mutkiled to be situation, sea what needs done and then got it done) chances are that you will be most sreeessful in work which calls for initiative and ingenuity. You have

as well, an Inventive mind.

-and will probably And a different way

LEO

to do anything which you under- take. You like people and they, in turn, like you.

Pubile life is likely to appeal to you. You would probably do well In pohties. Since you have a good hend for business. it is likely that you will become Independently wealthy before you have reached middle age. Font of good music might organise от and art, you

Community project sponsor some which would further the artă.

You are popular with members at the opposite sex and will un- doubtedly have more than one op- portunity to wed. You will be hap picst if you marry early in ilfe and have a large family.

To And what the stars have in store for Tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph, Let your birü- day star he your dally quick.,

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21

24-Aug. 23)— (July Minor discouragements will be only temporary, so don't get pessimistic. Look ahead into the future.

23)- VIRGO

24-Sept. A fine business day. Make plans for the future now, and then, later on, stick to them!

(Aug.

23)

the

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. Buy the things you need right now. Improve your kurroundings to almost. It will pep you up.

Ja well

what

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May

and understanding can Sympathy prave sa important to a friend as actual financial assistance in ilms of need.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)-

Independenco Cherish your

and make sure that you are not being imposed upon, even by those whom you love.

CANCER (Jtuse 22-July 23)—

and strict adherence Diligence cult, is necessary right now.

to

SCORPIO (Grt. 24-Nov. 22 your duty, even though it be dum All study and research favoured Find out exactly you need to know at this time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. 2)— Better to ennerde on minar point so that you can goin your way on Important anes.

20)-

CAPRICORN (Dec, 23-Jan.

Be hospitable to all those who may be newcomers in your community,

AQUARIUS (Jam Zi-Feb., 19)

? 20)--

A good time to get your autumn ward"! rube in shape. Do Important shop- ping, find bargains, 100. ~~PINCES (Feb. 20-Mar, Above, nil today, be practical, Taku the long view on all things; con- solidate your gains; press forward.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.

20) Mr Jaye's close reasoning was re- Don't be a stick-in-the-mud. Get warded. West's singleton klag of out more. Accept a few social in. spades dropped, and dummy won with vitations and broaden your outlook. the uce. Dvelarer returned a diamon from dummy and

The queen of spades.

successfully

finessed the queen. He then drew two more rounds of trumps and eaptured the king of diamonds with hare. The rest, of course, was epsy.

VECARD Sense

Q-The bidding has been; North East

1 Heart 1 Spade

South West

?

-You, South, hold - &podes ---None, Hearts Q-5-3-2, Diamonds A-9-7-4-2, Cluby K-8-8-5, What do you do?

A-Bld three hearts. You have strength in three suits and a vold In the fourth, ra you should raise to the full.extent of your hand, The hand is a bit lebt In ligh-card strengtis but the excellent_distri-. tion more than makes up for it. TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in

You. the question "just answered. South hall; Spades None, Hearts 7-5-32. Diamonds A-Q-J-7-4. Clubs 9-0-0-5. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

CHESS PROBLEM

By It. FOLCH

Black, 4 pieces.

White, 12 pieces. White' to 'play; male in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, Q-B2; threat 2, Q-B3, 1... R-K3; 2, KURS; 1...R-B2; 2, KI-Q2.

..

DUMB-BELLS

THE NEW BOSS SPEAKS HIGHLY OF US. ~ 'I HEARD HIM SAY THAT WE WERE PERFECT,

NONENTITIES !

INTELLIGENCE TEST

MING VASES

By T. O. HARE

"My grandfather's iert me A lot of Ming vases." Bald Hedgehog. He was cunning old devil Three-of-

Lore the brother, my sister and A. MY bratlier'a to get more than 1 do: my sister, fewer. And I'm

vasca

to do the dividing. The num. bor ut venes, that I got, muri- to equal the

piled by 1390 gumber Y

product ut brother gets and the number my sister gel."

"'Ince 1 sald - Elram mnity vases are there? -

forgotten said Hedgehog "I know that Ebe number I can award myself might be either 35 or 39 BUT aan I do better than sling)

What in the maximum number 91, vases that Hedas. hoa oan Inherit?

(Solution on Page 10)

CROSSWORD

Across

1. in tantura surroundings. (4) State of ball-company. (5)

. Usually a tasty mixtura, (4)

11. Ohlet of the Norse gods, (2

15. Not in return for welgns. (3)

14. Nothing kreps me from taking

meal. (0)

17.

In charming lace gloves. (5)

To young Ronald

superintendent, (3)

20. Hold by lina. (4)

Women

Ban return to the hut top, (3)

Thu emmet, master at

(3)

25 Melody in na altarinought." (8)

25. End of 18 Down. (3)

Blope. (4)

Smile (ang.). (5)

DOWA

1. Ali-main West, African ring

money,(7)

2. Without reason. (V)

3. How so sily. (0)

6. He has help. back

Intel. (6)00

5. Timbre," (4)

in the

** 5. Final terms make Tim mutual.

(9)***

Mób uproar, (5)

·10. Númber from & Asrpsk. - (2)-

12. FrOrigin berd postings for

16. When nuisances

- dom,' (6):

10. Ter Jonda 25 Across, (5),

Ald to comfortable travel. (5)

23. Broken egga, (0) SINHA

Solution of yesterday's puzzle. Across!

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Enbarren; RAJU AINTE

„Birandeg! SPADEE

ENDURING

CHARMS

By ALICE ALDEN

WOMANSENSE

HARICOT BEAN CROQUETTES

050B FAVOURITE WAY WITH DRIGO. BEANS. HE UKES

'EM FRIED

GOAK AND COOK ENOUGH HARICOT BEANS TO MAKE 12 PINT WHEN *DONG

DRAIN THEM, AND RUB THEM

THROUGH A

SIRVA

KGED THE LIQUID. FOR SOUP

AND PUT THEM BACK IN. THE PAN WITH...

1oz MARG TEASPOON OF

VINEGAR AND A SEASONING OF SALT, PEPPER"

AND DRIED

THYME

MIX WELL. TOGETHER AND WHEN COOLED BUT NOT QUITE COLD, SHAPE INTO CROQUETTES

DIP IN NGG OR A THINNISH FUDUR AND -WATER BATTER-

ROLL

IN FINE BREAD- CRUMBS AND FRY IN DEEP

FAT

Pogo 5

HE LIKEC TOMATO SAUCE WITHA

THEM TOO!

FASHION PARADE

The loose look

cuts out the curves

From EILEEN ASCROFT

WOMAN'S figure will be left to the imagination this autumn.

Her clothes will reveal few

with curves,. fashion's new whim for the loose look.

One of the few gestures to feminino form made by Pierre Balmain was hip- draping..

IN NEW YORK Venus, voils.trim the autumn hats. LEFT the square, forward tilled CENTRE: the head-hugging cap, finished with a jewelled style has a folded crown. star, RIGHT: the large cartwheel model is in platinum grey Iridescent parlour plush

A Victorian note was intro- duced by barrei fur muffs. Glengarry caps in fur or vel vet, tiny pillbox hats swathed with enormous veiling bows worn and fringed wool shawls with day jackets. the

Paris,

with a darker veil,

Nite Club

All clothes

slightly longer, Including cocktail dresses, which have wide neck lines.

nrc

of pleated

tulle or ruffles of of Chantilly lace.

V-

..

rose, tourmaline marine.

Evening dresses, bustle bows and velvet trimmed tippets.

too,

had

fur-

Day dresses and salts were 'Balmain showed

knitted worn with tweed black for day and shades

all

shawls. With evening beige, sand and grey, but

Moggy Rouff teams fur-lined modeis we saw shawls of wool There is flecked with black.

with town suits also a slate blue and a green capes

col- with a

grey tone. For evening gives them tailored coat

Silk organza; used double in vibrant - colours are

black, Inra. She shows many versions

of the jumper sult with cowl blue over black and black over white, ruby, sapphire, amethyst,

waisted, gold, is enchanting for small and for the younger models, necklines, sometimes

and aqua. sometimes traced, gathered into evening dresses. It has the of a mixture of satin, a hip beit.

sheen In the prettiest collection to

wool and slik. Evening coats of hairy wool date Madeleine de Rauch 'fea- were fur trimmed and had tures high polo necked collars (World Copyright Reserved.-Londón frothy feminine linings of on suits, dresses and overcoats. Express Service.)

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wool

and

lace.

A

Mannequins teetered by

on

GIRLS

HAVE

Always popular, always in style, is the happy lot of the well-handled Jace evening dress. Beautiful detall marks this ballerina length dress that la somewhat Spanish in mood, newest of the se are so many clothes. The dress

la a pattern of illite scallops from butterfly bands to the hem- line of the bouffant skirt. In tinselled net sublly twinkles under bright lights, while band of pink satin is deftly shaded through the black net of the strapless bodice.

velvet pin-point heels, many in

shoes to match their stockings.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

i.

These Animals Aren't In Zoos

-And No Wonder: General Tin Made Them All-Up!-

By MAX TRELL

NARF

and Hanid, the Kshadow-children with the turned-about names, told Gen eral Tin the tin soldier, that they had just been to the Zoo. "We saw a lot of Interesting aninus," said Knarf.

"Lions and tigers," said Hanid. looking right at the tin soldier. "They came to the bars of their enge and roared. We also saw elephants, monkeys, seals and giraffes."

Instead of being impressed, as Knarf and Hanid had hoped he would be, General Tin merely sniffed and mumbled something that sounded

like very much "Pime!"

"My goodness, General Tin!"

"Don't exclaimed Hand. think those animals were inter- esting to see?"

In His skin, But a Clothes-Lion 15

to wear very particular clothes, and very good clothes, Clothes-Lion tool Generally a will wear striped trousers and a black swallow-tall coat, with a.

and patent-leather silic hot, shoes, and a pair of fine white gloves. He also carries a leather briefense with his lunch in it."

Hanid, who thought this must be one of the most curious ani- mals in the world, asked where she could see a Clothes-Lion,

"In backyards," replied.

General Tin

·

Didn't Seem To Hear

6-14

A Clothes-Lion is very parti- cular to wear very good clothes.

and see-saws. Yes, the children

of our "Oh, you mean clothes-lines, grow very fond

Utle

not clothes-lons!" cried Knarf. Moniery-Wrench and kept him But General Tin didn't seem to in a little box in the cellar. hear this. He went on, “And un-

you

other beast that you never see

Qu

in Zoos (though I don't fchons

4

Kearf, who was surprised to hear General Tip ray this, asked him what kind of animais he'd go to the Zoo to see,

Long and Black

"And then," continued Gen-' why) is the Wrench-Monkey pr. era Tin, there are the Crow

as it is sometimes called, the Monkey-Wrench,"

Bars. They're long and black and spend most of their time "That's a tool, not an animal!" teaning against walls. I've never seen them in Zoos. And no Knart said again.

wonder! Crow-Bam strong they can get out of the strongest cage!"

are

Common and Usual

"Very ordinary beasts," Gen- eral Tin said. "Very common and usual. Nothing out-of-the- way about them! Not much But again General Tin didn't stranger than a cat or a dog. seem to hear him. "The Monkey- mischievous

"Tools!" Knarf kept saying. No, sir, I wouldn't go to the Zoo Wrench is a very

and Crow- ercature. Hardly a minute

"Monkey-Wrenches to see them!"

passes when he isn't either loosening or Bars are tools!" But it did him tightening up something. Once no good in shook his head.

General I caught a Monkey-Wrench-a your little chap he was and "No, the really Interesting beas brought him home. But what aren't to be seen in the Zoos," trouble I had with him!"

my dears, Elephants you'll see aplenty,

where. are wear neckties and pink pyjamas? And where are the Girafices, nts and the "He loosened

and dauces. He tightened up all the Yamels, who cat

and the door-knobs, The walce ran all and honey, over the house and no one could who are no bigger than ters

like the

dot "What kind of a lon is that, get in to stop it. But he proved and have spots

himent useful to the children. over an 'i', and the Hippopota General Tin?"

on mussers, who hide in pantries? He used to tighten the nuts all their roller-skates. He also Where are they, I ask? Not in tightened the bolts on the swings Zoo! No siree!"

"Well, sir, the animals I'd go

but

the

to set probably aren't in the "You did, General Tin?" said beautiful Elegants who always Zoo. No, I'm quite sure they Hanid. aren't, For instance, I wouldn't bother to go to see an ordinary Hon, but I'd certainly go if could see a Clothes-Lion."

"Ah, how can I describe him? An ordinary lion walks around

up all the who dive under vecto

Rupert's Summer Adventure-26

Once it realises that it is neare Ing home the dragon does not - swerve, but it pull so hard that Rupert, has some difficulty in

happily. ""*R's jolly good of your Rupert."""* Yes, the dragon be came obedient, just as you said it. would," paffa the little," beari Now Imus tun and tell the keeping control. Pang-Ping, who, Imps He hurries away; but, has been watching anxiously for before song he pauses "and" a' „them, hurries forward. So very puzzled expression?; comes. hoyra vyľ mánaged. #bethe, crita...ovas, lus fact.

RUPERT and the

BLACK MOTH

Aab ́Humary", vol Daddy, to

hay pin the book, "at july

$1:00

MOSCOW

A SENSE OF STYLE

RUSSIAN women have a sense

Most of the people appeared to them would welcome the chance of style, but only a small be drably dfessed, however, and to visit Britain.

were apt to approach Her reason for going home? selection of ashfons, suys 24- women year-old Misa "Rachel Norman, Miss Norman to ask where she She is to be married very shortly. who has just returned to her had bought her clothes. home, The Hall, West Farleigh (Kent), after nine months in Moscow.

She was

governess to the

When she told them, no more questions were asked.

·

There is plenty of food, but family of an official at the British for the ordinary family it is very

expensive. Embassy..

London Express Service.)

·Household Hints Flowers with woody stems, chrysanthemums, lacs, etc., will last longer. you, slit their stem ends and, peel back the bark to help absorb water.. Pound stems of peonies.

tho.

"In the summer all the Russian It is impossible for the Russians women wear dust coats in light to buy a bag of flour when they pastel shades, which seem chic like. Instead, they are issued and colourful until you have seen with flour before the publie

Lime deposits in glass pitchers several thousand of them," says holiday's, which occur 'several' can be removed by Alling Miss Norman.

times a year.

them with a solution of warm

water with two table-. "Their expensive styles by our Miss Norman considers the soapy

Boak, generally to standards are not good, but they Russians

be a spoons of vinegar. Let

then wash, rinse and dry, the think they are very decorative, friendly people and says many of

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