OJACOBY ON BRIDGE
You Can't Be Lax At Bridge Tourney
By OSWALD JACOBY
WHEN the New England Re-
IN
BY
THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1952.
THE • WAY
by Beachcomber
to
sunning attempt anticipate aponsored tele- vision, Sibbo Lid, commission-
a dramatist to write a one- Det play about a bold man whose head shines like, the sun after
have used a pulse-reflector to deflect the pulses in much a way that, to anybody watching the moon, these pulses would seem to bounce back trom the men's wartace, because of the curve in the stratosphere. I realise that it is a matter for the experts to settle.
*
four applications of "It's a long neck that nameless tonic..
has no turning
A MAN with Mass.,
glonal Tournament opened
Scituate, recently In
many players were reminded of hand' played in this tourma- ment last year. The hand, shown
4
is wife uses the tonic to polis furniture, and their baby's whooping- cough in cured by 11. Never ance Galibo maniloned by name, but in the Jarl Hines of the play the bald Fier #ay to his wife: "Clara, whint the parte of this magic stuff?" "Need I tell you?" replies the wife, well, perhaps not," says the today, Indicates that the objectthand, with a big mite, ather tives of a tournament player | subtle, rather sophisticated? are not the same as those of a Was it the moon? rubber bridge player.
South had no chaned to make his contact of four clubs, but struggled only to hold the loan to 200 polate. The defenders had given up à mo Keine to double South at four clubs, * They would get a good scorn f they could collect a penalty of 500 points: but they would ecore a bottom if they collected only 200 points.
Weat could have taken declarer to the cleet would ruft and would If he had opened #
retin a heart to get another ruff, Three rounds of epaites would then give the defenders a total of six des fensive tricks, fur score of foo
diamond.
point,
West actually opened as top spurte, and East continued with three rounds of that mail. On the third spader, South easted the queen of hearts
West carded the deuce of hearis after gazeful, thought, Cask shoul have led a fourth round of spades to let West make his queen of clubs.
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Opening lead-✯ 7
By fats thine, of course, West knew the diamond aluation and would esa dlantond to let his partner turm rust. A penalty of 500 points would tints be suited.
Actually Fast returned the
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of hearts, South eiled, fald down the ace of trumps and continued with the Jack vi trumps. East had to win the king of clubs, but the defenders were then able to win another trick.
Its returned
a heart, South would ruit and lead to last trump to dummy. When dummy then fed another trump, Wext would be caught an a simple quetze.
Eat saw this possibility and there- fore returned his last trump Instend of a heart. Now West was caught
in -proulon ending.
At this momeut West, held five danonds and two heart, with a if West diecard stlt to be made. diearded d South" could rash his log lamunits ond rull one diamond in duny,
He would then win the last two tricks with his last trump and a go diamond. If West blanked the ace of heurts, dummy would relur the low heart for South to rulf. This would establish dummy's king of hearts.
▼CARD Senses...
D-With both sides vulnerable, the Hiding hoe born:
North East
West South
Henri
You, South, bekt: Spades Q-B, lieart 8. Diamonds K-J-8- Clubs A-Q-J- C-3.2. What do you do?
A-Bid two clubs. At a club con- tract this hand
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should round a least four or five clubtrickk Diamond or so. Yoy can afford a Vpirerable overcall, but you cannot make a takeout double since you are not prepared tor a response in spades.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question flat answered. You, South, hold: Spades Q-onris
Diamonds K-J-8-7. Clubs
What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow.
Q-7-4-3.
CHESS PROBLEM
By N. Y. J. TERMAAT Black, 6 pieces.
D STRABISMUS (Whom Gad Preserve) of Utrecht, when In- formed of the message in the Morse code sent to the moon from lown, and received back intact, asked why the message had to be sent in codu.
long neck,, who wanted to watch a procession. stood just round a corner from the street down which it was to pass. and daw He remained motionten nothing, "Why," anked a friend, ""did
crone forward and took soul not round the corner?" "Because I have neck: replied the man, Rata T
Then why did you go round the corner," asked the friend, "steoc of standing in the street?" What did 1be man answer? See this space to
morrow.
Forging ahead
WONDERED how long it would be before it became necessary, In order qualify as a queuer, to apply for a ticket onlitting the holder to wait in a queue, This refinement of torture Bas now been tried, and the holder of a queue-Ucket is as- sured of the chance to buy a ticket. The next step will be to iuue tickets to people who wish to murchase a queue-ticket entitling them is n leket. Only those who apply need
there was nothing secret about 11, "The meage,”... Boys the report. "Covers 480,000 miles in 211⁄2 seculs, Strabismus coleviates that a rocket constructed on the principle, of radar pulses could deliver the message in sermon, but that the 2 seconds would not allow of any me for exploration of the moon. ita adds that there i no proof that the moriage ever reached the moon. A man in an Adjoining room could apply..
YOUR BIRTHDAY... BY STELLA
10
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 ORN today, you have a trent should
is going door whal BORN flent but early in
Ilfe happen. There are some few 10 you must select your oce objective it whom this gift appears to be given. You are to reach outstanding succeRM, You are one. You are gifted in various fields. music, Uterature and even business. fut you will need to direct your channel to energies Into a single rench success and eventual fame.
You have a deep love for nature. There is a spiritual tendency in your make up which is augmented by tha love of nature. You also have a tendency toward the mysterious and the occult and avay have rather un- usual powers in this regard. Your keen. Intuition are exceptionally Never Lo against a "humeli" Your dreams are likely to be significant and if you learn to interpret them you can get many a lead on what you
There is a convivisi sido to your mature. You women, especially, are socially well adjusted 'and make ex- celloni hostesses. There is a tendency among member of the fair sex to em- phasise the social life and neglet the intellectual. This is a pity, for you women have special gifts, too, should make good use of them. If you do, you can have a career as wèli na g happy marriage and home life.
To find what the stars have in select your store for tomorrow. Wirthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth-
day to be your daily guide.
tisink up something novel and enter. tadning.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 VIRGO (Aug 24-Bept. 23)-- Make this a day of hard, seriou work. You can accomplish a great deal and forward your major objec- live.
LIBRA
21-Oct. (Seph
23)- Don't be discouraged at some minor #lelzy. Your plans should develop well if you stick to them.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) He adaptable and adjust your plans to necessary changes. In this way you make appreciatile progrESU.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)- Health is important. Guard it wel Be careful to avoid potential accidents through heedlessness.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- Facts are important. Be sure you know what you are doing when you
art some labour sofieme,
or time saving
WOMANSENSE
Your Guide to Glamour
Two permanents at the same time. At left, Mother's hair processes while she rolls daughter's ringlets. The family charm session is run and when it's over, a little girl can't wait to try on her new bonnel.
CREAM
SOUPES
THIS IS TERRIBLY
WASH AND GRATE
GASY TO DO, AND SO NICE TOO
A GOOD
RED
CARROT
CHOP
ONIONS
AND PEEL AND SLICE
4 POTATOES
COOK THEM
IN'A LITTLE WATER TILL SOFT ENOUGH TO MISH. WITH A WOODEN
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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) The Lake That Wanted To Move
All work can make you dull and bored. Perhaps some recreation-- {1} movie7)-will relax tensions.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 10)--
If plans are upset. You can make compensaling adjustments 10 that things move forward properly.
—It Wasn't Hangy at the Foot of a High Mountain—
By MAX TRELL
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- Don't give in on n. point of Inde-TING-A-LING said to Knart pendence. Stick up for your own
100,
und Hantd. the shadow right Write an important letter, children with the turned-about 203-names: "Did I ever tell you the (Mar. 21-Apr. If you have made an error, accept story of the lake at the bottom
of the mountain?” advice in the spirit in which it is given, Make corrections.
AUZES
Knarf and Hanid shook their heads. Then Hanid said: "Tell it to us, please, Ting-a-Ling. We'd like very much to hear 21-that story."
TAURUR (Apr. - 21-May 21)- Don't accept a "pix in a poke." Know what you're getung, if offered
-new-job! Investigate-first. GEMINI (May 22-June Put your best foot forward in meet- Ing strangers but don't attempt to be aggresive or dominating.
72-July CANCER (June
Ting-a-Ling, who was sitting 23) under a cherry tree in his gar line evening to invite folks loden with Knarf and Hanid, helped himself to a few more cherries from a large bowl at his side. Then he smiled and sold: "I call this
^ your house. 1 planning dinner,
CROSSWORD
17
Across *Veriuting your Norse pal? (8)
20
B Clouk. (81
llume intruder, no burglar. (0) Slety on it for music. (1) Haul (3)
TA
Find the role of knowledge.
(4%
17. This wall is a dials, (9):
'White, 12 pieces. White to play: mate in tub.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, B-Q5. 1.Kt-Ku; 2 ExP: 1,, K17 2, OxKt 1... KQ5; 2, Q-B4 (ch); } 1... FB 2, Q-K3 (ch).
DUMB-BELLS
WAITER!
IT'S BEEN
AN. HOUR SINCE: 1* ORDERED THAT TURTLE SOUP!
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SLOW TURTLES
ARE!
13 Sing part (ainotto, 15)
10 Ruana, no sir 1 (31
Berth to ran away from † (4)
20 Need fourteen lesa, (3)
22 Stade from broken cara. (4)
23 Unaulty but not aboosaarily `-
wirt. 143
idiomatié smoke dupe, (8)
Down •
Write to New York, -(B)
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to tuny be in 8 Across. (V)
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6. Sorry, but polo is in ago (by
4. It's a mammal. (5)
7. What Hes and Can
11. Please alin away.
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14. Ball, but not a Rugger ond, 151
18 Much may turn on 15, 141
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couasol (3)
tor
20 fils wilo's a Isdy, (9) 21. Book early holding the bird. (8)
Solution of yesterday's puzzia. AcroUK:
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INTELLIGENCE TESTA
IN THE BAG
1.
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"I am, not lonely," answered the lake. "No-I am not lonely. For I have you all about me the birds, the trees and you, oh
mighty
the mountain. And people who live in, the village In come to me for water,
and the wintertime when I am covered with Jee, the, children skate over me, I am not un happy because I am lonely, I am unhappy because I can leave this spot."
never
They Don't Complain "Nelther can wel" replied the trees, waving their branches angrily. "Yet we don't COST- plain"
L
The sun decided to more the lake to a placa higher. great mountain itself! And so it did!"
and
story "The
"How?" cried Knart "Nelther can I rumbled the Lake That Wanted to Move, mountain, frowning mord Hanid.
for that is what that lake most darkly than ever. "I have been' wanted to do.
standing here for ages and ages, end i don't complain!"
moun-
!
Drop by Drop
that floated In
of
"It sucked up the water No Longer A Lako
"Yes," sighed the unhappy the lake, drop by drop, and Jake into a cloud "Now, as everyone knows, lake,
gazing up sadly at the turned the trees and the towering the one thing that a lake does
the sky high not, and can not do is move. A tain, "but you are all tall. You above the highest peaks of the Iake that moves is no longer a trees can look from your tree- mountain. And now the lako, lake. It is
the for the first time in its life, a 'stream,
the for over brook, or
oh could see far and wide, farther river. No, a lako d
you, is like a house, or a tree, or, mighty mountain, can took from than to the ends of the world! like a mountain. It finds it your highest peaks and see to And then, after it had seen as self in one place, and there it remains, always.
"And this lake
that
or nirvalde
tops and sce for
And
the
ends of the world. What much' as there was to see, the cause have any of you for com- cloud turned to rain and fell in place plaining? But I am bere, lower a deep, beautiful rocky
I am than the ground itself, I can just a little under the peaks of telling you about, found itself only look up and see you look the mountain. It became at the bottom of a very high ing down." mountain. It lovely
was quite д
high mountain lake where the deer and the wild goats came, spot, cool and shady. "And then," continued Ting, where the wild gesso rested on grew around it
Hunid, their flights to the North and a-Ling to Kharf and Jeaned over
Trees
and
Bnd
its banks. The "the trees, and the mountain to the South, and where in the birds .came splashed in it had plty on the lake who was clear, still nights the moon and warm, sunshiny days. And so far beneath them and could the stars sparkled down in its the towering mountain gazed never lift itself higher. But water. And so at last the lake down into it day and night, what could they do? So tho was happy.
lake trees
night and day. But the was unhappy
said
the
and the great mountain
And Knarf and Hanid sighed and said nothing.
it was a wonderful story and "But there was someone else they felt very glad that "But why are you unhappy?" the birds and the trees asked who heard the words of the sun had helped the lake, move.
unhappy lake. the lake.
It was the suri. And the sun, smiling to him- And Ting-a-Ling smiled "Yes, why?" rumbled the self, decided to move the lake ngain and nodded, and invited towering mountain, looking from the bottom of the moun Knart and Hanid to have some down
into the lake with a tain where it could see nothing, more cherries from the frown, "Are you, lonely?" ito p place higher than the at his side.
Rupert's Summer Adventure-38
The Impenper around yin great, happinican and one, ot them, thinking' of the end,
branch. "Eco, it's working · žiare, too."""" bojéries: “Lækven” Bro, farning mata, "Well, that conjurer,
• tricks me
at
tions
ho....
But
At that!! with one moment the Imps Record loap away and vanishi out of sight, "Well, what ever made them; de; thai?? thinks tha iltua bear. Then be understands, for the wɔillag face of Tigerlily. appears from the initiale, of A
quite near 'hun,•
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RUPERT AND THE
SWAN LAKE
Another
-Deligh!ful Adventure Biery,
The Rupert Berlek
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LIKE
mother, like
daughter.
or even,
to paraphrase the ancient Horace, "Lovely mother, and daughter loveller still.” That's the trend today. Mother-and-daughter styles take the spotlight in the They world of fashion. term
up, too, in beauty' routines. And it's a won- derful trend. For it's never too early for a little girl to learn good grooming habits and when, at the same time, she's taught that her beauty aids need not be expensive, she's on the road to a glamour that'll not only help her got a husband-when the right time comes; of course but won't "break" him once 'she's landed him.
Consider the home permanent, for instance. It's such an in expensive ald to bouuty and there isn't a reason in the world' why, when you're giving your self one, you shouldn't give one to your darling daughter at the same time.
According to Carol Douglas, a home permanent beauty con
it's best to time, this sultant, family charm session for a Satur day morning when you're both fresh and unhurried. It's wise to shoo all male relatives out of your way before you begin, bo- cause a glamour affair is most fun when it's powered, strictly by the Ladies of the house..
And, by the way, if you are adopting a poodle cut or another, all-over short curl, have your hair cut to an even four-inch
head length over your entire
fore you give your wave. After your curts are in, have your hair-dresser clip and style your breezy new "do" to chic Anish.
a
Dirty surfaces should be the wash water, but bo
You'll find two new home ważied first :
cosmetic with soap. and the bluing is completely dis-permanents at your water. Aliquid wax auto slved, and Won't let the par-cosinfer that are ideally teamed mobile polish is recommended mant stand in it. Clean nylon for this mother-daughter duo.. for wood, plastle and leather, may be dyed, but should not For daughter, There's the no- as well as tricycles and bicy be boiled, cles. Items benefiting from wax protection include wheeled toys, model planes, sand-boxes and palls,
Greyness
on a
neutralising kit made especially to put a
children's hard-to- wave in natural-looking When putting snaps garment, first sew the halt that curi tresses. It requires a buste
60-minute tminst
and is
is cosy and has the peak in the centre. Rub-m
The
the peak with chalk and press juick to do. formaticst with
new..
the fully
with
white nylon it against the material. allps may be duo to washing resultant, maric will show where them with other garments to sow the other half of stoeldings for instance. White snap. nylons are best washed
alone,
dyes. A batch
as they are very sensitive
white nylon of
water
The waving lotion co-operates beauti
your adult tresses to guaranteed produce a wave that's.
than to last longer
any other home permanent. Its method is you save 20 of 80 streamlined,
minutes in
In neutralising time and take time-check curis on a faster.
Try adding a' spoonful garments can be washed to salad oil to a peste made of for rough gether even in a machine. Any soap and good quality mild soap or de- hands. Apply this to the hands but mare accurate schedule, In tergent may be used to wash and scrub briskly with a nail most holt it gives nylon. A small
of brush. Do it often and your natural-looking curl within one bluing, can be safely added to bands will be smoother:
WH
amount
hour.
a firm but
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