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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1953, Colonel UP, and Mr. DOWN

by Walter

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ON BRIDGE YOUR BIRTHDAY...... ay STELLA

JACOBY

Here's Point Worth

Your Attention

By OSWALD JACOBY

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19

PORN today, you are fond of beauty in all its forms. Bholds an expecluf attraction

Nature for you and your greatest joy 'would be in being able to transmit the beauty you see around you into great literature, fino musle or art. If you are not trained in the arts, you will probably take out this tendency by WHICH sult should you des sponsoring other artiste. Or you may show this trail merely in your desire to own beautiful things, You women will ke beautiful clothes and will want your homes tuatefully decorated, Without beauty in your life, you can be very unhappy!

velop first

when you pro] playing a hand at a contract of threo no-trump? Should you go after the longest suit or the You men are scientifically inclined and may make an im- most solid ull? Should you try portant contribution in this field of endeavour. You have the a finesse, or should you make ability to work long and hard on a project and will conduct 2 straight-forward develop endless experimentation to prove your projected thesis. You are ment play?

not one to shirk hard work and if something offers you u real Take today's hand for exam-challenge, you will work day and night to solve the problem. ple. West leads the jack of You may need to conserve your energies by learning to relax hearts. and

South wins' Im- tensions at Intervals when your work perlods streich.out for too nediately in dummy by putting up the quecji. Which wuit should South next develop? South may, if he wishes, cal rome diamonds to begin with, but he will still have to decide which black suit to tucitle first.

When the hand was actually played, declarer decided to take rudvantage of the fact that he was in during by leading the queen of spades for Alhesse This lost to West's king, and back x

A

unless you let down once in a while, an interval. There is always the danger of growing stole on

An early marriage is best, for once you are emotionally adjusted you will be able to devote your entire attention to your You are not one to divide your interests and If you walted until you became what you considered a "success in life" you might never wedi

career.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday stur and read the corresponding paragraph.. Let your birthday star be your daily gulde,

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- another heart, |22)—Attendance at the church If you have all holiday detalls well in hand, take time out to- day to really let down tensions,

forging out declarer's ace.

of your choice should bring you Now South could take two spirituat uplift which brings spades. two hearts, and four Joy. diamonds for a ton of only CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. eight tricks. When South tried (20)-It at all tenable, get some to develop his ninth trick in real rest and reluxation today. clubs, West stepped up prompt-You may need to build up your

reserves.

WEST

K85

NORTH

22

& QJ 10

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SOUTH (D)

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♦ AK 103

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EAST

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North-South vul.

Went North Eant

South

1 ♥

2

Pass

2 N.T.

Pass

3 N.T.

Puss

Paks

Pass

Opening lead~~♥ J

CANCER (June 22-July 23)- Your church may be having a Christmas service which you will enjoy attending. Tuke the family.

AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 19) Mental relaxation as well as LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) ---- physical rest is important to n Perhaps there are one or two Well-balanced Individual. .Get personal Christmas letters that both now.

need writing. Do it today without fait.

PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar. 20)... You and your family would benetiit from church attendance

Get today.

Into the true Christmas spirit,

ARIES (5far, 21-Apr, 20)—11 you have had a rugged working week-ant you probably have bad!-get some relaxing recrea-

lon.

TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 21) -- You will do well to seek

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept, 23)-

11 Falth can work miracles. depressed, seek spiritual in- spiration for your future plans. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)—If paying pre-Christmas visits docs not seem the panelicul thing to do, then just relax quietly at home.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 24-Nov. 22) It is a good thing to remember spiritual guidance and mental that the spiritual nature needa relaxation from a week of really feeding as well as the physical hard work.

BORN today, you should develop a little more emotional

stability if you are to reach your ambitions as early in life as you hope. Your nature is one which is full of contradictions ly with the ace of clubs to cash

and careful and you have a temperament which needs. study three heart tricks and thus de-control. "Know thyself" is one of the best bits of advice that

could be given you,

feat the contract.

South should have entered Sensitive to criticism yourself, you retaliate by being harshly his hand.

with a diamond in blunt and even brusque-often hurting the feelings of others order to lead a a club betore try-

euke

You have natural gifts in the field of unintentionally, ing the spades. If West put up science and the nee of ess

Yet you need to cultivate the rigid mathematics. clubs at once, South

disciplines which accompany these professions, You are inclined would have enough tricks with to worry over things that never happen.

But when something out needing a spade finesse

that everyone else worries about-you are the one who happens that If Went failed to take his

remnatus calin and Bnds a solution to the problem.

of clubs immediately. declarer would win a club trick at once

Naturally

affectionate, you would rather die than let anyone

and could then switch to spikk discover it. You love intensely, yet you are too timilt to tell the

one

love about it. Watch out that you do not lose out when sit comes to finding your marriage partner.

In order to develop nine tricks. In other words, South must go after the clubs first beentise he can steal a trick without giving up the lead: and. having stolen that trick, he CH safely next to the spades. -

In actual practics. the best play

of all is to begin by running in

You know how to co-operate with others, yet you are highly

use all Individualistle and have to use kinds of persiusion to make others see things exactly

You have all the makings" of

as you see them. greatness, if you Just learn how to put them together.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph

Let

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21

four diamonds, ending in the South your birthday star be your daily guide.

Hand for a club play. West would

have a terrible me finding safe,

discards, and I West direnrded a

heart or two, the long it would SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. job, save it for later on.

1 longer be a menace.

Thu

This is a point will worth remem.22)-This is a good routine day boss will exhibit more interest bering; it often pays to run even but it can bring trouble if you aller Christmas.

a comparatively short rolld suit be atteinpt unfamilfor duties.

fore beginning to develop your

tricks of a contract of Quée no- CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan,

where the lightning will strike exi, from adhering. may try to protect everything and therefore micceed unty in disipating achieving your major objective.

CANCER (June 22-July 23)- up. The opponents, not knowing 20)-Let nothing distract you Really the last call, when it going Dver that rigorously_to_comes to

Christmas-1st How about-the- AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) windows decorations? -Better for you- not to try and

24-Aug. 23)- (July combine social activities with Might be a good day to get your

Their threats,

LEO

CARD Sense business matters. Separate your order in

Q-The bidding has been; Rou

Wel

North

1 Heart Fasa 1 Spade

You

categories carefully.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)

East There is work to be done, even Pass

if there's a Christmas vacation

South hold: Spades 1-3 just around the corner for you. Stearts A-K-J-10-7-8-4. 12amendk A-KeJ, Chib 2 khai 4 you ta?

ARIES (DIar. 21-Apr. 20)- A-Ltd four hearts. This powerful Even if activities seem slow at zebiń shows a completely indepen- the office, keep rigidly ta dent kull. and a band. Heat is tuo pawerful to extend a mere invitation rehedule or you will regret It

to game. The hand is nevertheles} later on. limited by the fact that you could

heart

TAURF) (Apr. 21-May 21)—

not open with a foreing bld of 1wo You maybe able to take things

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the little more slowly for a day or 50. You've been working harder Hearts than usual, Intely.

guration just answered. You South, Joki: Spades Q.B.3.

A-Q-J-7-8, Diamond#] K-Q-3, Clubs GEMINI (May 22-June 21)

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3-2. What do you do?

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LIBRA (Scpl. 24-Oct. 23)—– If you have been conserving your energy, then you should

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SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22)—

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a distance, (8), 13. as the fabermah thrown

far, or in it the weather † (8) 14. Group of tables for bird. (4) 16. Pind in verae, (3)

10. Convert a tatile arrow into

Hound, (4)

1. Food for pantomime Jack, (4) 20. ftod Bid found squalid. (0) 21 its usefulness often ac

nl (0.

22. Homething to tear a hole in the householder's pocket. (4)

23. There's a clue I'd eat that would

explain, (9)

Down

1. A list of evante. Dose it register? (D) 2. Hlavo ruin tanag.). (D) 9. Tfiene doga neod smaistance. (6). 4. Wanderer, but sand, (51

6. Dine with the sea to got shie

Davour. (7)

4. Nothing lick about this. (4). 7. Put me in tea. to ezi il

out. (V)

9. Two backward

acld. (0)

rata

start a

18. Add ago to this small rope to

equip a slip, (4)

18. Bo to put backward

clitancy. (6)

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BY

HADE EASY

THE WAY

by Beachcomber

of

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A

A Dr the steering wheel.

amidships with crouches Highted torch to keep off the hippopotamuses. Night falls,

THE llences

Strabismus (Whom God Preserve) of Utrecht usual ly mean that he is up to something.

It was, therefore, no surprise other day bo moto heur the that he is on the Upper Amazon, with his friend Professor Grisch (leader the Grisch Expedition to Mancos in 1949, and author of "Up and Down the Amazon"), Strabismus be- leves that to reach the moon a rocket must have a enout made of zezalta, a viscous substance used for poisoning arrows by the Guajara Indians of the great Taguaral Plain. So there he is, pulling up the Amazon in a small, copiza to Pongo tie Manserlche, above Achual. From there he will go overland to the territory of the Guajara tribes. Up the Amazon they go

the brave follow TET

couple up the Amazon, their copiza puffs along, sentter-

axolotls ing the

from their waterholes under the banks, and sending the naslpacas chattering to the tops of the great maxs trees. Sometimes they pass a small landing-stage, where tall Indians, swathed in

shout insults, bucheras,

119

wave their joyas. leans against

13

and

the deck-house →

keeping the cha

17. Provoking, like throwing a mat

at a monkey, (8)

10. Spring immigrant. (6)

SALMO PHEU

MUNDA APED

SOLUTION TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE

carpazas (giant gnots) at bay with a huge leath- er fan. Grisch is bent over his charle. Two Tulao Indians, picked up in Romágon, stand by

WHAT'S HIS LINE?

WALTER 0, I. PARRY

Re-arrange the letters to spell his occupation.

(Solution pn Page 24)

DART WOR

OMESDAY pro-

Vides the start.. ing point this week and the fart word You L HONOUR. have to rearrango the other 48 words in such a way that tit a relationship between any word

And that next to it is governed by one

the

alx rules.

or

1. The word may

bo au anagram of the word that pre-

crd may be a synonym of the ward that precedes

3. It may ย found by adding one letter to, of subtracting ope from, or changing

one-letter-in-the- preceding word.

4. It may be naociated with the preceding word

START HERES

SWAY

DOMES

D

TOE

SENIOR

OATS

RIGGING

KESDAY

DICK

SERVILE

STEED

OUL

THUM

SCALP

REBUKE

ORDER

SCAL

in A saying, simile. metaphor, or association of ideas.

5. It may form with the pre- ceding word a name of a well- known person, place or thing to fact or action,

10. 10 may be associated with

RA

HONOUR

WOL

SAY

RULE

OLDER/

SHEER LINE

the preceding word in, a title

In the action of a book, play. other composition.

MAURICII guecession of worda might be; loaTimer--Tamra name-Fatlier-Time - Tida

(Solution on Page 24)

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and they tie up in a noisome creck, A ninjual utters his the whimpering cry among rotting vegetation. Then all is silence and stink.

CHESS PROBLEM

By A. P. EERKES Black, 11 places.

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

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, Kt-Ko, anu; 2, Q, R, D, Kt or

P mates.

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