1954-02-20 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1954,

RECORD NEWS)

JACOBY YOUR BIRTHDAY... STELLA IT MAY MEAN AN

ON BRIDGE

Bidding Reasonable With Poor Contract

By OSWALD JACOBY

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Bo

PORN on this first day of the new sign, Places, you are inducnced by Jupiter, the god of wisdom, as well as Neptune, the inspiration. You are essentially the idealist and will always keep your standarge high. You will suffer and make self-acrifices for your ballets, for once you have committed yourself you are not one to give up until you have renched your goal.

You wp hom emelent and dependable. You believe in building on a rund foundation so that your editige, real gr

UPWARD TREND

AMERGENCE of Shorty Victor artist may signify

Rogers us an RCA

an upward trend in the making of modern jazz music.

that is interested in quality

Shelly Manne and his Mens Instead of quantity.....

A Contemporary albung named contains wo: exceptionally artiste Rogers tomposition "Malicia" and "Afroxtesia." Manne, a fabulous drummer, It is a brave venture; for is superk on this disc. modern JAZA does noť Additionally, Contemporary is offering two albums featuring primarily beause it hasn't the French themp In modern been given a fair hearing. Jazz: "Modem Sounds: France" by Herrl Behaid's All-Stars It is a strange mixture of ng "Dizzy In Paris by Dizy polyphony and cacophony. Gillesple. It packs A knock-out

melody almost defles hum- rhythmje, punch but

ming.

You may not like the bidding may net pe mampalle agceptanco during your own itfelime appeal to the mastaan't

of today's hand. but it's and immediate

quite reasonable for South to

of

Insist on a game contract when his partner opened the bidding. North didn't like the idea letting the hand play

at no Trump when she had a void sult, but South has bid the dangerous Buit. No better game contract was available.

JC-

When today's hand was Tually played in mixed pair tournament In Newark. the chief interest was in the play of the cards. Practically all pairs Kol to three no-trump with the South cards, and many of thein made it.

The most interesting defence was put up by Ira Rubin and Lucille Welch, both of New York

They managed to make declarer squeeze himself out of D's ninth trick.

Rubin opened the Juck of clubs from the West hand, and South lot it ride around to his

ncer,

He promptly returned the eight of clubs, West played the ten, und South played lony from duminy, hoping that East would have to play the king.

West's ten held, and Rubin naturally shifted to a low dia. mund. South won with the Juck of diamonda and led another

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club to

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now

drive out East's king. Miss Welch

that saw declarer find five sure diamonds and three club tricks.

It seemed probable that either a heart or a spade lead would Rive declarer his ninth trick. She therefore led her remaining diamond, hoping that declarer would have trouble getting off the dummy safely.

This was a fine idea. Declaror had to take hly, diamonda and

immediately, ciuba

since ho would never get back to dummy If he failed to take them. This gave him eight tricks, but forced him to reduce to three cards.

South actually kept the ace of hearts and two spades. Went had kept three spades and the king of hearts up to the end, and his last discard was the king of hearts, When the fuck of spades was led from dummy, the de- fenders had three easy spado tricks. South nover

made his ace of hearts,

Declarer could not have saved himself by discarding the ace of hearts in order save three spades. West would have kept the king of hearts and two spades.

CARDSente

Q-The bidding has been: North

South

1 Hoarts Fase 1 Spade

2 Hearts Pass

Pass

You, Bouth, hold: Spades K-J- 10-8-3-2, Heart, Diamonds K 7-6-4, Club 8-3. What do you do?

grow greater with posterity, You are but will dienen 11) thee who come in contact with them and quick to go VR ↑ situation and qan prove to be a sharp critic, Bui vapally your remarks sp# fully warranted and eventually your opinions will be vindicated,

Your emotional nature is very strong and it is likely that you will have many romances before you settle down. You men are very ppt to think over the selection of a marriage partner for a very long time before you make a decision, Don't walt so long that you are an old becholor before you realise it! You women are more apt to wed at an earlier age, also find it difficult to make up your mind from a large selection but will uf suitors. Once wed. your marriage should be an exceptionally happy one.

To and what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and send the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21

PISCES (Wch. 20-5tær. 20) — Balance the mental, opiritual and physical parts of your te in a well-proportioned entity.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- Attendance at the church

of

your choice should bring parti-

Peugo and happiness

cular

you now.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-Day 20)-- You will need to have a change of pace in your life to broaden | and brighten your interests,

GEMINI (May 21-June 21)—– Be very careful if you are driv ing in heavy trable so that you watch the other fellow as well as yourself.

CANCER (June 22-July 23)- You should be able to benefit a great deal from this day if you will secx spiritual uplift now.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)— The signs are right for enter- taining a group of congenial friends in your home. Have a happy time.

LJBR (Sept. 24-Oel. 21) — things, if you are fond of winter You may be tempted to overdo sports and don't indulge them very often.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)- Perhaps you are more fond of specialor eports than taking part in them. Still, you have fun.

con

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Deo. 22)-Attendance at the church of your choice should

prove highly inspirational for you tenay.

CAPRICORN 20)-Rest mind as well as the (Deo. 23-Jan. body today. Hear a good man; listen to good music; relax thoroughly.

*GT-

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 18)

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) an Cast of all problems of the Remember that the spiritual past week and really relax is as important in the long run tenplon. Sock pleasant recrca- as the harsh struggle for tions.

material things.

BOHN today, you are one

of those bundles of contradictiona which your birth sign has bequeathed many of you. There is a real touch of genius, but there is also more than a touch of Itrosponsibility. Your ambitions may be worthwhile but you

put off starting out toward your objective for too long a tino. You dream great dreams, but you are a little short on putting your ideas into action.

Your emotions are uneven. You may fall in love at first sight and love to distruotion, one day--and the next, fall completely out! You have a warm and loving nature but your temperament is such that it takes a very understanding person to know exactly how to treat you. You are hypersensitive, inclined to be jealous, and

cannot share your affections with anyone. With you it is "all or nothing at all." If you find that inspire you to follow your star, work when you should work-and all this without letting you and help you to keep hard at know that you are being Influenced-then there are no heights to which you may not aspire,

"one person" who can understand your innermost ambitions,

The stars have given you exceptional talents, especially in the arts. It is up to you, alone, to develop them. Few others are so completely master of their own fates. You can be what you want to be, provided only that you really want it enough And work for it. You have a great capacity for acquiring wide knowledge. Learn how to share it with others and you car. become famous.

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

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) - If you are

enthusiastic about job, there are no limits to which your energy may not push you.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- If there seems to be too much to be done, take a deep breath and dive in. Slow and steady wins the race.

This day could bring a special TAURUS (Apr. 21-May-20) — pleasure or surprise if you follow your intuitions,

GEMINI (May 21-June 21)- The power of mind over matter is well exampled by the cir cumstances of this day. Côn. trol your affairs.

CANGER (June 22-July 23)— Bo tuptful if 3984 apponis ng be getting involved in an argument. Repain silent and keep the práce.

LEO (July 24-Aug,2)); Oyer the week-end you dould

A-Bid two spades. This hid have restored your energy to the

is meliher s sign-oft por, så in-point where you are full of

vitation is further sofan, but is singer and zip fömages and

somewhere belwein the two.

I shows a alguse mult of your:

own, desley

for yourary suppers | Be alert to an interesting new,

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suit (spadel, k

the que South.

finit, and opportunity. It may prove the fetary of the Fly to your future, Bet)wiew:

which have been pen

kriscebarful

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)The signs ore favourblo and well they are-for this will be one of your busiest days this month.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jun. 20)-If you can be helpful to someone without having to bo asked for assistance, your aid is better received.

care-

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) Friendships are to be fully nourished for they can bring great joy and happiness throughout life.

CHESS PROBLEM

By V. L. BATON Black, & plage

· In three.

its

four

an *St.

Columbia has inued late Mildred Balley on memorable blues songs by the extended

record. Play Louts Blups by far, la the best. For those looking for new, Columbia also has come forth out-of-the-ordinary pleasures, with four Louis Armstrong Listen-not once but soverei Versions of Hoagy Carmichpoi times to "Shorty Rogers and hype His Glants" and Shorly's "Cool and Crazy" 10-inch LP's.

also as a

Rogers excels not only as a great Instrumentalist (trumpet) and arranger, but composer. Most of the numbers In the two RCA Victor albums are Rogers' compositions, but you'll find

many of

Shorty's creations on the label of Con- temporary Records, an up-and- coming recording

company

• BY

by

Exceptional glogica: ""Tont What You Do by Ella Nac Mans Capital), "The Ging Thet Sang Best of My Heart" by the Fur Asas (Recca), "A Woman Is Strange by Paul Wishell and Jarry Mahoney (Herpury).

Hilbilly bit of the week; "I'l Never Stand In Your Way" by Emle Le (M-G-M).

DUMB-BELLS

YOU JUST LOVE

I'VE NEVER OVER POWERED

|OVERPOWERING, ANY!

MEN

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THE · WAY • Beachcomber

This proverb of the Bazul tribes in the Karakoram Moun- ans la no silly that translation would be an insult to the in- telligence of even that diminish ing public which is able to read.

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and jauntily, would be

mother. A work of hitch of hat might be rather JAILY, especially for one's companion, 20110

was sick of seeing the hat folidly moitauicas and, 4p- you be coming in parently, feless. It should dat asked Rhoda. de beyond the skill of Science "No," said Foulenough. "I have to invent mechanism for 10 go to one of those baring hunt Jalling a hat out of its gnatliv, balls in the Shires." "I bet and making it more anlinated. there'll be

wonderful What is needed is a vivacious Julery!" "I hope so," said the hat, not a gadabout that doesn't Captain with simple fervour, fenoia where to stop. "And will your picture be in Yrs, truly,

she asked, "I the papers?" sincerely hope not," said Foul- onough. "Don't you like pub- In licity?" "It can become tire. sume when it is overdone,”

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TABLE FIDDLE

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you do thin. (3)

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TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE

WHAT'S HIS LIE?

EZRA M. QUIST

Re-arrange the letters to spotl his occupation.

(Solution on Page 22).

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