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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1953,

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Any Expert Can See Correct Play Here.

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SOUTH

"I am sincerely sorry you are leaving the parish. You have been excellent source material for many a

sermon."

BY THE ·

THE WAY •

by Beachcomber

chant of Telulch that he removes Jhat before beheddatg himself.

(Shabash-bn-Daoul of Bagdad.) Insist on the label

Professor HA

TARDLY had the

led his tears of joy and risen from his knees before that old fish, whom new facts came to drussels the row is still light about the "guhceninia”

on about the forgeries of Vari called telanthropus, "a kind uf Meergeren. One of the prime larks million of the art world has been the ape-son," and a mere

showing-up of so many experts, years old

And now comes No. att. In the pre-Silurian depuale

the nuixide main post-office in Hudderärld, they have excavated part of the snout of Homo Juddersfieldlensis.

All A fur sonucune to do an Imitation of a Van Meergeren imita- tion. Then the experts will have to decide whether it is an authentic forgery by Van Meergeren, or a Phat genuine Verineer, or an authentic raplis of a reconstruction, based on forgery of a Van Meergeren forgery

of a Vermeer. This fragment of anenst, how that he had a receding torehead, a baboon; Narkover news chin. masses of coarse hair. WHEN

Ash-like teeth, and dark eyet, despnuphagus jaws. This ancestor of ours was thanatophabe, brachycepha jold. ablular.

tipatelle, graminivorous, and trogloditic. He wore no hat, and walked with a degenerate sloup. It is estimated that he lived some fourteen hundred millun three hundred thousand and twenty-eight years ago.

Wisdom of the ages

*

The philosophers of old taught that man ower verteln courtesies to himasi), to maintain his self-respect, It is related of a courtly old mer.

Narkover reassembles for the new term. Dr Smart- Alliek will find hinkel understated Four of the masters are in prison, Bed the country, and two have another is in hospital, having inter- cepted a brick thrown by his brother at the window of a Jeweller's shop. "It is dificult in get the right type them," said of easier to replace

Tie matron in the Smart-Allek. Headmaster's house has left, having himalt, Jub in a firm of paws- nider broken patronised by the

tem- boys. She may be replaced. porarily, by the dancer, Nicato Champauberi.

been for led by Smart-Allick

YOUR BIRTHDAY....

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9

PORN today, you must learn very

By STELLA

might write for the stage, or even become an actor of actress.

pennalliy You have a pleasing

You are and make

friends easily

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wherever you wanting to do puod are. Wed someone who has similar Intellectual tardes if you want to find complete happiness in marriage. If you do, your home life should Otherwise there be a happy The can only be discontent.

carly in life to make the Best possible time of all your talente. The stars have been generous, but you kik hrve the jüb of developing these gift to the utmost. You are attle inclined to take Me tou endly and not be wertowa enougli in your intent. You must always dis- play initiative and then exert on- pentration You are too likely to

at high speed art * off

then shack off without ilsking the job. Don't Suck in it, until it to done. Naver let yourself be sidetracked, by unintportant things.

In Likely®. that you will have musical and literary talents beyond To find what the star have in the averato and you wil be More for tomorrow. select your birthday star and read the corres- happlest if you, select your life work in the professions or the arte. You ponding paragraph. Let your birth also have dramatic ability and day star be your daliy guide,

AQUARIUK

(Jan

You are inclined to be a 1tle too impulsive in making decidono and everything over very should think carefully be foto you set. For you, second thoughts are always best.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10,

21. Feb.

19)

This to a fe day for all important businem. Planthor! itp.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar 20) You may be called upon in a crisis to make

decision, an' important Make sure you

vesponability.

Arc

up tu

CROSSWORD

20

the

Across Completed without tlemlen. (vì Dart venue (anng.), (9)

Follows Mother

ar in a corivent. [8]

12. How not nice to know, (3)

13 Part of the conveyance or the

lot (4)

14. Why feare early, my lord (4)

10. Just a gleam. (B)

11.1 Very often made of coral (4)

18. It's a kind or 13, 13)

19. Gambol, (5)

20. ** ** comes dropping slow.” (5)

In one edition only. (4)

Make Ned a cathedral guro.

Down

He's taken for a ride. (3)

A good one takes a istelime, (9)

5. A good one is expensivo wherever

you dine.

4. ʼn grown way to anger. (8)

6. Performed by messengers, (7)

8. Yet it's in the main (4)

6. You and me in 14. ̧_(5)

Mother or father or eltier 7 (6)

ico, or U some opening. 171

19. A dimm to know, 151

17. Bart of string in a well-known

Day. (4) 19 Nourished 13)

Solution to Saturday's puzzle. Across: 1. Melodrina: 7. Anonymous: 10. Geraniums; 1), (Camira: 1. Mser, 14, Inraisy, 18, Tanideos: 17. Cabin: 18, ZID: 18, Reg: 26, 1

Mum: 6. Asaurence B NAYA 9. Minanti 12. Arx: 15. Ner.

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Opening lead-43

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By OSWALD JACOBY

BOUT hol of the bridge players in the "Experts" Room" at the Regency Club are famous' bridge experts, but the other judf are famous for, other reasons. In the case of · today'ı hand, North was a bridge player.

and South was a novelist. This had something to do with both the bidding and the play,

North should have bid four spades instead of four hearts, 01 course, and would have done so If his partner had been a fellow expert. But South should have bid four apades instead of Ave diamonds. He shouldn't have Lone past the 10-trick level.

West opened the three of clubs, and South won with the Ace. Soulli

now proteceded Lo play the hand well enough-for writer. He cashed the ace of diamonds and ruffed a. diamona In the dummy.

Next le discarded two low diamonds on the king of eluur and the ace of hearts. He then returned to his hand by ruffleg I heart und ruffed his last low diamond in the dummy. Now he had to return to his hand with another ruff, which left him with four trumps and the king of diamonds.

alt

This would have been right with a 3-2 trump break, but the actual 4-1 break' was too much for declarer. South laid down the king of spades and continued with another spytle,

East took two spade tricks and made declarer ruff, whereupon East was sure of a third truing trick. South could not make his king of diamonds.

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If the bridge player and the

WOMANSENSE

Spring Dresses In

Park Lane

These two dresses were on show at a preview of a spring fashion collection at a Park Lane Club. LEFT: Christine Merlon wears a one-sleeve Coronation velvet stole with A sheath dress of embroidered soutache brocade and tulle. RIGHT: Isabel Bablanska wears a classic' draped white jersey dress, held with a spray of bluo velvet leaves.—Lendon Express Service.

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Debutantes give

a fillip

fillip to fashion

by VIVIEN BATCHELOR

gold kid; and shorts made of ta:velling.

More practical WDS

ion dress. The glaze keeps it washing and ironing. clean longer, and lasis through

HE Coronation debutantes are shopping carly this American Everfast glazed cot- THE

year. Usually they do not start planning their outfits until much later in the season. With the presentation parties arranged for March 25 and 26, they are already arriving with their mothers in the model departments of the fashionable stores.

The buyer in the model de- partment of ene London store. auld: "We are doing far more business now with "the debu- antos for their presentation than with their mothers for the Coronation. Many mothers have decided to see their daughters launched before they think about their own clothes for the Coronation.

"The early presentations have been a godsend to us, as nor- mally we are very qulot

this time of the year."

The classic line

at

TOR mothers who leave It too

FOR

late for their dressmakers

Lo create Coronation

gowns there is consolation

E

the ready-made partments.

de-

at

In the model room. Fenwicks I saw a court gown to wear under the velvet robe. It is made,

of

heavy cream brocaded grosgrain, cut on

straight lines, with

clasale

bare

shoulders and two full- length flying panels over lave hips.

Wort as an evening dress, its severe simplicity is a happy contrast to the Trilled, founced and besequined confections that we have endured, lately at

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Spiders Aren't Really Bad

-Why, One Once Wove Some Mittens for Mr. Punchi-

By MAX TRELL

was

Everyone

surprised to learn that Mr Punch had once

tha a obligations rocrastinate covers had changed seats, ta❝IGHI I hate #piders!" said aired him to tell them about my

punctuality. Don't procrastinate,

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May Refuse to get into an argument. Fo use your temper nove might prove dostroja to your future hopen

GEMINI (May ZZ-June 21 Ju

happy Try to make someone else Cand you will forget your hi you think

troubles--If

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CANCER

June -July

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have

73)-

If you are lastel down with extra

been

contract might been four spades to begin with, Bul even if the contract bad five spades, the expert would have found his way home.

The correct play, which ranking bridge expert would see at a glance, is to cash both high

and then ruff a the ace trupps.

werk,-do-it-without any complaint, diamonds at the very begining

You will be rewarded.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- Being a rebel will do abrolutely no good right now. Patience with those in authority the best policy,

VIRGO (Aug 24-Sept. 23) Go easy un extravagances right now, Curryn demands may be a Butte more than you td bargained for. LIURA Sept. 24-Oct, 23)

If promoting your ideas today, be politle in advancing them. See that jail approach the right person,

SCORPIO (Oet. 24-Nov. 22) Don't let 'extra-curricular activities interfere with work which needs

to be done. Be conscientionis.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec,

diamond with South proceeds by discarding two diamonds on the ace of hearts and the king of elubs, after which he ruffs himself in and returns his last dismond to ruft with dummy's

eight.

South will eventually give up two spade tricks, but those are the only tricks he will lose,

Social activities are highly favoured CARD Sense

for you right at this tune. Plan

party. It will be a svOCESS,

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 203-

Now is a line time for making pans

10 save for that "rainly day

you do it inby never comel

INTELLIGENCE TEST

STRENUOUS

By T. O. HARE

of the Keep MO ephewhad a strenuous afternoon yesterday. He cycled to Lobb's Lock, which ta e distance away: took out a akit and rewed-going all out the whole way three miita down-stream, and back

him The double journey -678 minarten. Had bin

ARAIT

sit

water) been increased by one mue Der bour R would have taken him 12 minutes tess.

What is the speed of the Current T

(Solution on Page 10).

BARBS

By HAL COCHIRAN

If

There are too many clubs

GEE! for the good, of the home, says GAW AN]] a judge." What's neckled is more AEROPLANE hearts..

FLYIN'!

Every tear, says a scientist, destroys

million bactéria.

Maybe it's just as well (wo have a lot to cry about theso days.

West

The bidding has been: North Easi

South 1 Heart Poss

?

You, South, hold; Spades 6-3, Hearts K-9-7-4-2, Diamond 9. Clubs Q-J-5-4-2. What do you do?

A-Bld four hearts, This shows five or more trumps, a singleton or vold sult, and a count of not more than 9 points in high cards.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades K-Q-3-2, Hearts K-9-7-4, Diamond 9, Clubs 8-7-5-4. What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

CHESS PROBLEM

By L. PINTER Black, 8 picces,

FAM

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

many prisons Inmates ure given the latest now through Solution to

out the day by Tadio Maybe problem:

Saturday'

it makes ~ them-mero suisited | 1, Kt÷Q0) any; 3; Rj Kút, or

to say thi

(die, ch)" maten

"It was when I was

began Mr Punch.

Hanid, the shadow - girt: them with the tumed-about name,

"So do I" said Knarf. Everyone in the agreed with Knart and They all hated spiders. they all said.

little

**I had my own room. Then one day I playroom noticed that a spider had moved

me, She picked Hanid. in with "Ugh!" pleasant place for herself in

comer of the window. She spun a little web and made herself Teddy the Stuffed Bear said: "Phaugh" This tante quite at home. She never went anywhere. She always walted huted spiders more than those for her dinner to come to her- who just said "Ugh."

or rather, fly to her. She was very wel behaved.

"Finally, when everyone had finished saying "Ugh" and "Phough," Mr Punch, who had been sitting quietly in his chair under the window, smiled and said: "I don't mind spiders, don't mind them at all."

Isn't Her Fault

Polita Thing to Do

#1-28

Mr Punch Introduced himself to the spider in his room.

pleasantly, gave me a gift,"

Very Fine Weaver "A gift!"

erled everyone, what kind of a gift could a

Then one day she

"At first, I didn't bother with her and she didn't much bother at all with me. At last i made up my mod that since spider give you, Mr Punch?" she was living in the same room was one of the finest weavers "Mrs Spider," said Mr Punch, with me, it was only polite for in the world. She wove me a

"You don'?" everyone shouted, us to get to know each other, "Ugh! Phaugh!"

Mr Punch smiled again. "No," can't blame a he said, "you spider because she looks like a spider, it isn't her fault, I'm sure if she had her own choice, she'd much rather look like. butterfly. But what can she do about it?"

So, the next morning I went up pair of mittens. You have no idea how beautiful they were. to her web and said: "My name t is Punch. I hope you like it here in our room."

first I didn't think they would at me. They were no bigger than two fingernails. But "Did she answer you?" asked when I tried them on, thes

stretched

Over right

my band Knart.

and the bigger I grew, the more

When she sa "Perhaps she did," said Mr they stretched. Punch, "but I couldn't hear her, how much I led the mittens, But that didn't prevent our Mrs Spider made me a muller, becoming friends, Now and a cap, and a pair of socks” anything then I would help her to catch a Mr Punch paused and sighed. fly, for which she was very "She won just starting to make thankful. Spiders do lots of a sweater, when suddenly I woke "haugh! I

still

don't like good when they eat filca for, as up one morning to find she was, her," said Teddy.

everyone knows, files are no good gone."

"Why, Mr Punch! What hap- "That," said Mr Punch, "is be- ut all.

pened to her?" cause you've never tried to make

guess," said Mr Punch a friend of a sylder,"

Everyone now agreed that the spider couldn't do

about it.

"Dy-and-by, Mrs Spider grew very fond of me. Whenever sadly, "she was swept out my "Nobody can make a friend of came neor her web, she would mother didn't like cobwebs, come out of her little tunnel or She didn't like spiders. But I waiting-room in the corner of really think they're not ' néerly "I once did," said Mr Punch, the web and nod her head ns bad as they look.".

a spider," sald Hand,

Rupert and the Diamond Leaf-47

The long fight ends beside the parasol, and Rupers and Lily Acramble dows from their airy perch, You are right, that is one of the planes i neck.", declares

T the bird.Where is the other ? ***

smaller one and had

CARL AN itṣop.”‚says Rupert - Then we need worry no more, declares the bird, These plans die if they are uprooted. This one also mus die and then our secret will be safe." With a triumphant cry It files the precious plant and direles

no berries and the Collector picked over Rupert's hard..

ALL RIGHTA BELERVID

of

This

ready

dress,

for

parlles now

er to wear in the summer, is floral

patterned button-

made nylon,

has a It through bodice with s

row bell and full skirt

with

all-round

unpressed pleats. It is by Ferry Faro, and with it roes a while

rayon taffeta underklip;

All to match GAMAGES have feather down

covered both sider with plazed chintz edged with, a rayon taffeta frill, is pink, blue, green and belge. They are well filled and Anished,

On ardes are matching bed- spreads (which, will not be sold separately, although the quilts will) and if you want to complete the room by making curtains covers to match, you can buy the glazed chintz by the yard.

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If it rains..

HAVE been seeing some new spring raincoats. Their best number. Windsor Grey will take the place of a cont. It is grey spring

swagger, worsted

with a single button fastening, and a scarlet silk Unlop, With It ICC j matching Garbo. hat. Peter Robinson have it stock.

Other glamour, numbers zoon to be in the stores in- elude n satla coat in black and jewel colours, rubber heavy corded

lined, and

proofed Ottoman slik cont Eatin lined.

Dressing up

LL children love dressing up, and Selfridges have a new idea. It is a replies of the outat worn by the Queen for the Trooping the Colour cere- mony. There is a skiri, a gold and scarlet tunic, and a plumed hat. It

Guard's outfit.

girl

The demi-suit D'

ERETA have thought of an improvement оп the ubiquitous stole and skirt..They call it a demi-suit. It consists of a plain grey skirt, with a crey and pastel colour top which is a real garment. It functions attracting the famous buttons down. the front And and the fashionable,

Straw dress DEACHWEAR and bathing Costumes may not be on most of our shopping lists yet, tut Marshall and; Snelgrove are. already offering their colles. flott.

A.

A dress made entirely of white straw was my chofen, Topless, and almost tubular in. style, it looked as if it were made of heavy, loce. The "lace" is mude of straw, with a white satin underslip. A red stolo covered the shoulders, and I am casured it will clean.

Knee breeches.

has dolman sleeves cuffed, just below the elbow.

Jacqmar have brought out a new scarf with the portrait of the Queen by Margaret Liud-. scy Williams reproduced on sille. The scarf is called Royal Portrait and the princ-

actu pro-

ing is the result of cess of silk printing invented

by Mr Dan Walker. The re- me

is clean cut, with norie

of the smudgy effect some times found

printed Jabrics.

On

Copied from a model

from

-Norway-- specially-for- Bourne and Hollingsworth, is a lumber

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