1952-08-27 — Page 5

© JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Remarkable Playing Won This Contract

- By OSWALD JACOBY WHAT does a travelling sales- he isn't when man, do travelling or selling? If he's a bridge player, he drops into a bridge club wherever he happens

to be.

Charles H. Sanders, of New York, travels quite a bit as rales manager for a cigarette company, On a recent trip to Cincinnati, Mr Banders, one of the ranking players in the country. Had to And remarkable play lo fulfil the contrmet in the hand shown suday.

West opened the jack of diamonds. and Mr Sanders won in dummy witt the uce. He promptly led three top clubs from the dummy, discarding low diamonix, from his hand.

The average player would probably

next: Mr try to draw Trumps Sanders, however, saw no reason to give the opponenta a chance to defeat the contract if the distribution hap pened to be treakla,

happened to be ilk onponents two of the best players in the emuntry. and he knew that they would take a great delight in hornswogging the villing export, if they rould.

After running the three top clubs. Me Handers proceeded to lead out ile on hearis, The ace of bearis was safely coshed, but West rufen the king of hearts.

West could not afford to lead two since then Mr Tounds of trips, Sanders would make his contract with Jour trump tricks. two hearts, a West diamond. and three clubs

NORTH (D}

6

AQS

974

A93

EAST

WEST AA8762

4AKQ73

5

J10 4

1084

SOUTH

J 10 8 32 ◆KQ05

4052

AKJ 1093

VAKQO

• 872

Both sides vul.

Noria

Eart

1

Pass

South 1 A

West

Pask

24

Pass

2 ▼

Pass

2 N.T.

Pass

3 A

4 A

Pass PABS

Pass Puss

Opening lead—♦ J

Declarer now mode the

therefore returned a diamond, forcing declarer LD FULL.

key play East won of leading his low heart. with the ten of hearts aut could not stnd a way to defeat the contract.

if he returned anything but a trump

surely be able to ru Southa

his queen-al Iparic with dunnny's guest of w

If East Teturned

a trump, two rounds of trumps would permit de elator to draw all of the trumpa and sash his queen of hearts safely at the end.

CARD Serie

Q-With both sides vulnerable. the bluding has been: Bouth W'est North East

Double Redouble 1 Spade *Heart

You, South, hold: Spade 3. Hearts K-Q-J-B-4-2, Diamonds A-J-0-0, Clubs 7-3. What do you do?

A-ld two hearts. Your partner hne caked you to let the next bid come around to im unless you can double for penalties. Your failure to follow instructions indicates that YOU ate not interested in doubling spaces. It is clear that you have und heart anit in a hand that much better adapted to offence than to de- fence.

TODAY'S QUESTION·

The bidding is the same as in the question just onwered. You, South, hold: Space 3. Hearts K-Q-3-0-4. Diamonds A-J.8-0-5, Clubs 7-3. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

CROSSWORD

A cross

1. Apaches to dad's scare. (W)

Publia exposure. [9] -

v. Eva is reformed. for the garden?

(5)

10. Midden. (8)

da. William w brought to BECOUNT.

13. Outaide edge. 131,

16. Bird rent. (4)

17. Brixp with sudden vlulance. (8)

58 The fat returns to Doing.

20. What RM1, ships catell? 171 21. Serviceable. 10)

22. Ory of this ostler is urgent. 191

DOWD

1. Provide the rental. (0)

2.Gifts for 9id, at noon. (#)

3. It should carry many petala. (vi

4. Nitre 1.0, from Cornwall

(7)

B. Very thing for a splash. (0)

17. Chudlab measure ?43)

0. And, way to live. (9)

111. Noble. (4)

1

After morning employment. (5)

16. Work. groany after sen. (4)

14 Trees, (4)

17. Start of the Southern track. 131

liv. Well-known burden carrier. (3)

Solution of yesterday's puzzle. Across:

1. Perforate: 9. Anarchy: 10 Track 13.

$2

12 Epis· 14. Cutii

17. Rod: 10, Arrow: 10._Amp;

Atourse Practured: S. Octalons STE ITPROMOS e Strand: 153, Tirade: Power.

new 1. 34 USD 5" Kent 03. ENTER.

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INTELLIGENCE TEST

NOT SO SIMPLE

By T. O. HARE

HERE'S not-so-simple exercise with marbles. I have nine of them in a bag and three colours are repre *mented;" red, blue and rolle

There are at least ad many bitte marpies as there are red ones. III draw three marbles at random from the bad, it's

an odds-on chance that I

shall draw either one marble

of each colour, or two blue unes and red one,

Pat What are the odds mealost

i my drawing two red ones and.

* yellow one?

*(Solution on Page 10)

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1952.

HOFICID

GOD

"John has an answer for everything. It's: "We can't":

afford it."

BY THE

YESTERDAY

•

by

• WAY •

·

Beachcomber

1 van-load of came from a West Country,

manor boug in the

genuine antiques, made by A dirty Old Master an expert, arrived at a shop in

News the West End.

in the trade has present boom come to Captain Foulenough's sensitive cars, and he is up to his old tricks.

-WOMANSENSE-

They just stood up and cheered the red

flannel petticoats

Dublin.

have

Those red flannel potik- coats ihai the fishermen's Gaello-speaking, wives of windswept Connemars

worn for generations swept with a wish into a £1,000 fashion show in Dublin re-. cently.

fashion And 37

experts from America stood up and cheered a. now-out-of-old

Ides.

A

Miss Bybil Connolly, aged UESTIONED about an Old Master,

Dublin fashion do- of the so dun and dirty that it might.

signer, saw the petticoats in he either a landscape or portrait,

the West of Ireland last Foulonough said: "It is so old 4 Master that one would have to be

8be went back to summer.

and her sketching. board Cravello in their Melics or a very reluctant to clean 1. It may be

of course. I picked produced ""The

Irinh earlier

from my friend

Washerwoman," called after flague. He thinks it is Tintoretto,

dance Irish A traditional There's no knowing what a sorough

tune. cleaning might reveal That night Foulement entrancing secretary. Tormentilla Finsbury: thorough cleaning might reveal the saucy brush-work of that rascal Sam Codforth, who made the ulily tatake of signing a picture of the Flying Scot Holbein, Since then he only goes in for this dark, splodgy stuff. It's enfer."

The sound of a drill at the back it up in .. of the premises should warn all but the most cretfulous that won-holes are being bored in many a Tudor chair and table the opening day best plece of business was the sale of a tiny Jacobean infrror formerly used by Foulenough for sllaving to an American Bim actress for 764. When asked how she could be certain It was Jacobean, Captain Foulenough showed her a roughly carved date on the back of 11, and told her it

YOUR BIRTHDAY... BY STELLA

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

cal nature but are also

than

grow

BORN today. You have a practi follow in dietates. If you do, then

very you can be excepilonally happy. emotional and colour even every- You have a good head for busi day happenings with a coating of glamour. You are very affectionato ea and it is likely that you will

considerable accumulate

wealth although you are not apt to show

during your Wetime. You woman It except to those who are near

are apt to be more and dear to you. You can becoino born today

the so-called your nature frivolous unhappy if thin mide In neglected. You thrive on praise trenger sex. Fond of society, you curb your pleasure- and get frustrated if subjected to us learn to

loving nature or it may act as a too much criticlsın. Industrioux and

conscientious, deterrent to the success of more are the sole ob- unice you have accepted a job, you serious objectives. Unless, of course,

galety and Cun will full your obligations and duty fective which you pre seeking in to the letter, even if it cans fe. If so, as you

older. considerable personal sacrifice. Since you may regret it. Your Intuitions are more than Bu

the store have To And what

In maliy keen, it would be well

select your you to pay attention to them. This store for tomorrow. in expeelally true when it comes to birthday star and read the curres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- the selection of a marriage partner.

day st be your daily gukle. speak and then Let your heart

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) Don't let anything distract you from practi- your main objective. cal.

(Sept.

21) LIBRA A fine day for the creative aris.

CANCER {June 22-July 23)--- When evening comer, relax tension:

If a friend is 11, this is a find day with congenial company.

SCORPIO

21-Nov. 22)- 10 pay a visit and bring optimism. Don't take on new linancial or Take a good book along,

Without LFO

24-AUK (July responsibilities

23)- business

You may be optimistic regarding knowing exactly what you are

'your future. Look forward, not Zori

backward, for the good signs,

(Och

Be

24-Oct.

In

the

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) The younger generation can prove lot trying at times. Today, don't them Interfere with a schedule.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- Pay no attention to unfounded gos- sip, Wait until you have

acis. "AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-- Balance your working and recrea tional hours if you are te mounting Lentions Just now. (Feb, PISCER

20-Mar. Don't make promises which cannut funt. To promise too 1 WOTRO 1)an ing

(Mar. ARIES Some slight diversion

vold

20)-

you

much

promising

noth-

21-Apr.

20).m

is needed.

work

contribute financially to some new business venture, favestigate first. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) De considerate of others. A quiet, but Arm resolve will win a point thin belligerency could lose.

Philadelphia who were on a two-week tour of Europćan fashion haUECS.

With the quilted red flan-

nel evening skirt, price 10

gulneas, goes a white Irfah Hinen blouse. price 13 踹 traditional guineas, and

black Connemara

fringed

shawl which worn loosely ilke

Dorothy a stole. Miss Reid Daub, fashion director for one big American firm, spoke the tributea for the group. Sald she: "I love this red Detticoat Idea. American women will crazy about it,"

Ko

Barbara Gozlen wore for the visiting experts from

Daub and And Miks the olher

werd experts air-malling pictures of "The

aid Washerwoman”

other creations off to their arms. "

-(London Express Service)

Fashion Star

Stars float on velling to make the novel head- of Miss wear Зано Thistle, member of the American "Fashion Wing" party which flew

port from Dub- to Northolt Air-

lin to attend the Anglo Ameri- .

Garden can

be Party to given at the home of Lady Kenneth Clark, President of the Incor- porated Society of London Fashion De- The signers. party win a curtain raiser to London's autumn

collections. (Reulerphoto).

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Can You Guess This Riddle?

-Mr. Punch Had a Hard Time Getting the Answer➡

By MAX TRELL

Karf and Hanid and Mary- Jano bogged Mr Punch to please plain what it was that he had anally got.

Take a friend to the movies 1966 T'MM," Mr. Punch was say--sit down again and quietly ex- the theatre. Break up the pattern.

TAURUS (Apr. 21.May

Bo cautious if you are asked

10

DUMB-BELLS

HERE IS

WHERE

Replied Happily

The answer to the riddle!"

6-7

p

Ting, "hmm...no, yes... 21)-mmm...no, no...Yes! No!"

While he was saying all this. Mr Punch kept shaking and nodding his head, getting up

"The answer, of course!!! re out of his chair, sitting down

un- plied Mr Punch happily as he again, crossing his legs,

himself to be pushed and acting in allowed AREN'T CROSSing Them

such a strange manner that down into his chair, YOU Teddy the Stuffed Bear, who Knarf said in a puzzled volct: WE PUT AFRAID

was sitting on the other side "The anewer, Mr Punch? What

answer?' THE FISH,

THEY of the room, called to Knarf, IN CANS! WILL and Hanid. and General Tin SMOTHER the tin soldier, and Mary-Jane the rag doll to come in quickly. Great Fright

Teddy the Stuffed Bear, were and read it aloud to his five "Something's wrong with Mr unable to make head or tall friends.

in of his actions, smiled and said "You'll find me in time. Punch" Teddy whispered great fright. "Look at him now!" he would explain everything. I'm worth half a dime,

Knarf and Hanid and General He beckoned Teddy and General Tin and the others to draw Tin and Mary-Jane all fooked. Mr Punch had suddenly leap

close and listen. of his chair, ed

up oul

down, hopping up and WELS first on one foot then on the other, and shouting and laugh

"I've got ill I've got it!" n?" said Teddy, sounding am sending you a

$624, LEDGER SYNDICATE

and

more alarmed than ever, "Some

CHESS PROBLEM thing's wrong with him!""

By J. HANNELIUS

Black, 11 pieces.

2 2

While, 11 picces," White to play: mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, R-B1, any; 2, Q. R, or Kt mates.

BARBS

BY HAL COCHEAN

MAYBE the early bird doesn't

enjoy the worm as much the

Ka lato bird enjoys sleep.

•

The only time it really pays to

be good for nothing is when

somebody wants

money from you.

borrow

น.

This was more puzzling than Mr Punch hopped up and down

and shouted: "I've got ever. Then Mr Punch, realising at last that his friends, including

out

You'll meet me in millions of

rhymes!

You'll find me at home Both in Nome and in Rome,

You'll hear me ring out with

the chines!

my dears." "This morning, he said when all were guthered about him, "I received a letter from my niece Doralinda. But look where you will,

wald: 'Dear Uncle Pun I'm me myself still"

riddle.

ex-

"And just this second!" send me back the answer. Your loving niece Doralinda. P.S. claimed Mr Punch, "I guessed

the right answer,

the answer! Can you?" "It's something he's caten," end back

Mr Punch smiled as he looked Mic General Tin suid, "probably

wrong answer won't do.'

continued Mr from Knarf to Hanid to General green apple!" But Knari and Naturally."

1 looked at the riddle Tin and Mary-Jane and to Hank and Mary-Jane ran over Punch, to Mr Punch. On seeing his right away, thinking it would be Teddy the Stuffed Bear, friends

(and without noticing no trouble at all for me. Here, their worried looks) Mr Punch I'll read it to you."

instantly scized their hands and started dancing around ta them, still shouting: "I've got:

M I've finally got it!”

Read It Aloud

And all of them. Toldy cluded, shouted: "It's ME!"

in-

Mr Punch nodded slowly. "That...is...COFTEC." he said. Mr Punch then took Doralinda's "Now why did it take me so riddie out of bis coat pocket long?"

Rupert's Summer Adventure-32

The conturer asks what they the with him to do about blackened twig. If you please. we would like to know i the ging and trees can be cured of their blackness," tanya Tigerlily, He moves silently so an inner

glass Bask full of dark" liquid.-' Attached to the flask in a tube and bulb made of rubber." It'a: lucky that I have thing he says. It is a real Chinese cure for dragon burnings. You must spray some of it on to whatever the room, then he tells her to bring dragon has scorched and watch Rupert to him and gives him what happens.” «

"ALL" "RIOHTE "RESERVED.

RUPERT AND THE

SWAN LAKE

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