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Colonel UP and Mr. DOWN... by Walter

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ONDEM

• BY. THE WAY

by Beachcomber

Recul Cackwynds-Stubhsin.

I HAVE read lately of several Mr. genlichan's house. Was so

instances of thieves. return-

Ing stolen goody tzz their

he

uwners,

Captain Foulenough went better than

He madosed to this. get invited to the country house of The famous collector of objets d'art.

JACOBY BRIDGE

ON

Weird Is Only Way To Describe This

Dy OSWALD JACOBY WHEN today's hond

WHE

I played

was

packed with stuff that every room Wankers In Itself.

The captain had no dinculty, In secreting a figurine (sall to be n 321) in a pult-case. This he sold So is host to somelking he had picked up at a sale. As Quckwynde- Stubham had made no catalogue of bis treasures, Foutenwugh repeated The trick every now and than,

A profitable business ON Foulenough's arrival for a visit.

2

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST:::11, 1953.

301 SNO

CROSSWORD

Acton

1. One of the wooden walls, (7)

Dear aim (song.). (7)

11. Capulya Valso. (D)

Gackwynde-Budium would say, "And what have you picked up this for?" "A beautiful piece.* Fuulenough would reply. "I'll just 20 and unpack." He would then select paine sail object from one of the roonis and present it to his delighted victun, who would write out a cheque. To prevent suspicion Foulenough secusionally weld to his

ot a plece picked up from 14 other hauMC“. This profitable gaine ended when Gackwynde-Stulbum recognised i *tatuette witch Wan 23. Tell him off for bad work on

in the semi-nal being offered to lum as one, whiteh

12 The way to popular song, (4) 13. You three Form (our) (B) 11. One to the west wind. (3) 1. King's stand-in (0)

10. tiver la tine, (4). 18. Pleasant town, (ắt 20. Hattokary machine 22. To shuga. (5)

(9)

1t7 (5

round of the Eastern Champion-hix stint had given in four ways. The on tee Tours,

beloje, "The man I got st ship Team event, the bidding weird and the play was even more weird. South should

yesterday must have stulen it from here," spid Faulenough. This explanation was coldly received, and Foulenough departed-with several pieces in bile luggage.

have supported spades instead of insisting on a heart contract, and game at spades would have Nothing to do with, me

been made very easily.

|

THE sudden incursion

sctually played it. Moreover, called the comedy of errors is made complete by the fact that South should have made his contract against any defence.

was

of Bands

* and dusto the chaile tele- West should not have doubled

vision pituation probably means that, four hearts, but should have de-of the 384 imobile Ultra-light- feated the contract as

tur on- Channel declarer frequency

authorised. 171 will have what are

dead-range wave-lengths, Firis sony lead to simultaneous super- imposition and enttingen, so that nobody will know wheller a lump of Wagner, is coming at him by the courtesy of a Goverment monopoly As the hand

actually be of a treely competitive firm of played, declarer

Fishers. won the first

A n who ears in read Shelley's "Ode, to" a Skylark" trick in dummy with the ace of

may Art lielf, before the reading clubs, drew twD rounds

ends. wearing trumps with the king and

Ber

comic hai With a band bearing the words: “Snubbo and then led a spade towards corgie may be annuities to get n

Does It." And Nalgrove's Cutpli- dummy.

West should have hope mention n'a lecture on the Sterling up with the ace of spades | Area.

ped

to

to

lead

another club. This

would have indicated the correct

defence beyond any chance of confusion.

Actually West played a

spade, allowing East to

low

win

with the king of spades. East

so.

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20. A short girl hidden—here's a

Down

1. Bpan woo (sneg.).

9. Bloke up. (5)

3. Posesalva verb,

物

4. Without rhyme or reason. (

6. New harbour suwu. 48) -

6. Much more than enough, tư, II. Often a bitter partner. (45 P. One thing Miss Oth had. 183 10. Atus with an adre (4) 13. Thick. 101

17. But ster la du ----- "our"iote1

delight." (Milion.) (3)

IV. Actor have there bút Beer-

tires geln 30 (4)

91. Dip 19 in=gow out 191

SOLUTION

TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE

·919·

"The moment he sits down to play, he's in another

world."

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11

methods. You can be a harsh task- master with others but are the same with yourself.

could have returned a club, of course, and should have tione Actually East switched to diamonds, and declarer was able to win with the queen of monds, knock out the

nce of spades, and make his contract.

South was forced to ruff clubs unly once, and could thus keep vontrol of the hand. If he had BORY today, your honeet sincerity atvá • great sympathy with all been forced to ruif twice, he humanity and your love of justice

There 17 another side to your would

one of the real have lost control and will make you would have been set.

cruders of your age. You may not nature which in parallel to your more be well understood by your conten- verious aide. You are pleasure-loving South didn't need bad defence poraries, for your ideas are apt to

and you women, particularly, enjoy own imes. fine clothes and jewels. Unier this to make this weird contract.

Your originality and ingenuity are tendency is entbed. It is likely that After discovering the bad trump the basis of your abiding sucress. your extravagance will be à real break at the second trick, South You have self-confidence. That is handicap to your becoming really should not

not lead a second round warranted, lou, for you do have the

***** ; qualities which make for viccess. He should im- at trumps.

You have an eye for detail and the mediately finesse the queen of 10 ree everything dom properly and perfectly. You are impatient diamonds and begin the spades. with those who are silprited in their The defenders take

The Brot

spade and lead a club, forcing

South to ruff.

South leads

another spade,

be far ahead of your

wealthy

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday etar and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday atur be your daily guide. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)-Make 1.CO (July 24-Aug. 23)—The border you work, the greater the benefis improvements on the home front. und ruff the third round of will be for you in the tong run. See that all your projects are well clubs. Now South cashes the ace of diamonds and

leads

VIRGO

(Aug. 21-Sept. 23)-Make protected. plans for a picarurable evening spent in the cogany of close friends.

LIGRApt. 24-Oct. 23)-Your ambitieure high and you may achieve *** } enough.

ARIER (MAT. 21-Apr. 20)--- Investigate even the meet glowing third spade.

promines before you go all out" for them. West can ruff, of course, but

21)-It TAURUS all, if you work hard

(Apr. 21-May then cannot defeat the contract,

planning olther pleasure or # It West leads kis last club, SCORPIO (Ott, 24-Nov. 2)-ne Bussens trip, bo careful in making dummy can ruff with the trump thoroughly practical when it comes your time schedule.

to following out your ambition, it been carefully left rolls are to be inade.

that has

GEMINI (MAY 2-June 21)-Delter for you to adopt the advice of an

there for Just this purpose. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 23)- expert, rallier than follow the direc

then take the last If you need to revise your business tion of a foull

with his

South wil three tricks trumps.

plan this is a good day to begin. CANCER (June 12-June 237-Guard high | CAPRICORN (Dec, 24-Jan. 20)-Tals your poserons welt great care

may be a good day' tor doing & loved úr a serious loss might ensue. one a favour.

(Jan, 21-Feb. 19)—–— AQUARIUM You can show a forceful and positive rature without being unpleasantly nggressive.

♥CARD Senses.

Q-With North-South vulner- able, the bidding has been: Eari

South West North

3 Diamonds ?

You, South, hold: Spades A- Q-6-3, Hearts A-Q-1-5, Dia-

6-2, Clubs K-Q-7. What

do?

monds 6-2.

do

you

A Double..

You have poor

DUMB-BELLS

YOU JUST

DO AS I TELL

YOU AND IN TWO YEARS ILL.

distribution for this takeout MAKE YOU A

double since you have two small cards in the enemy's suit. To make up for this defect you than have substantially more

the minimum of 15 points usual- ly shown by this kind of double. TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding in the same as in answered. the question Just

You South bold: Spades K-J-6- 9, Hearts A-J-7-5, Diamond 6, Clubs Q-9-7-2.

dó? N

What do you

STAR OVERNIGHT!

CHESS PROBLEM

By E. POULSEN

Black, 6 pieces

White, 10 pieces. White to play: mate in two,

Bolution to yesterday's problem:

1, B-KB; any; 2, Q. Ktor P

mates.

Liz Doesn't Believe

In Sweetness

By CLEMENT D. JONES

Hollywood.

To all girls who believe they can catch and hold their men by a constant show of sweetness and

affability, Lizabeth Scott offers

some words of warning.

"ARBETE yourself" Miss Scott said. "Speak your own mind be fore you become just another rubber stamp, and just about as unintercaling, too."

Not that Liz doesn't believe in sweetness and tenderness in a woman. In fact, she rebels against the carcer women who constantly compete with men but still look for special treatment from them.

"But it

WOMANSENSE