1954-03-06 — Page 19

JACOBY ON BRIDGE

At Times It's Best Not to Finesse

By OSWALD JACOBY

●RIDGE players of all

Balities, both high

the and low, will welcome "Second Book of Bridge" by Freddy Sheinwold. He wrote his "First Book" a year ago for teen-agers and it other beginners, and proved so popular that he wrote this follow-up.

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It entirely on the play of the cards, for those who have played the game little and want to know card when to play which

hand, and why. Today's and ILA

is analysis. quoted from Sheinwold's book,

the

"West opens of hearts, and you count your tricks.

will make

heart,

One

diamonds,

club trick.

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You

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1954.

POPULAR RECORDS:

YOUR BIRTHDAY..... BY STELLA Richard

By

SATURDAY, MARCH 6

PORN today, you are an artist with the written word. You

por

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home life. depends upon a happy, harmonious and contented Without this, you remain in emotional imbalance and the rest of your life gets out of order, too.

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You men are a lttle more practical than you members of the flr sex. You have an exceptionally strong will and cannot get Once you are set on something, you endure being crassed. definitely "got in your ways. He sure you are positive about For, once having made your final decision before declaring 11.

up your mind, you will doggedly stick to your intentions, come what may.

To find what the stars have in store for your birthday star and read the corresponding your birthday stor be your daily guide,

tomorrow, select

paragraph.

Let

SUNDAY, MARCH 7

PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar, 20)–– one See that you Ret your proper three quota of rest and relaxation to- fastday Store tip energy for next

week

at least spade, and

Since the total is only six tricks you must look for 11 way develop three tricks.

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additional

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Don't permit yourself to worry You will Jus! ver prything. magolty frifles Tomorrow they'll disappear

TAURUS Apr. 21-May 20)--

your

KURU

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept, 23)- Perhap you can invite friend in for the afternoon or evening. A pleasant time will be enjoyed by alt

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)— Gather close fends arti FD latives around yeat for a social- ly pleasant evening

everyone.

a "challenge to the listener;" Capitol also has issued an LP recording of "hawny," a ballot which Japkla alonson has pre- sented on his television show.

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Sommy Kaye also has turned High Fidelity showpiece, out a

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Les Baxter

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"The Passions" is broken up into seven scetious-

Ecstasy, Hate, Despair, Lust. Terror. Jealousy and

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flexible voice adequately fills all the requirements called for in this ambitious project which, an the blurb says, is

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Recorde UVET at Columbia happy. Both sides."Y (That's Why)" and "Bella Bella Dorna Mia" features the Kayedels.

veini, In the same

Georgle Leyden Shaw and the Jimmy Singers combine to make Till We Two Are One" and "Honey- of record the kind comb

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can be played over and over again.

By way

of comparison, it's whether dificult to determine Frankie Bullo's volee resembles

Armstrong's Louis

OF Pats happy Waller's. Perhaps it's medium. His Mercury record- Paris' should ing of "1 Love And an appreciative audience.

-WILLIAM D. LAFFLER.

BY THE WAY •

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people who

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 22)- "The space suit is good, but the club sult is sull better. You

and Make Bhyis a perefully, restful A that You may And in piration additional spiritual relaxation from at- must develop your

day. Refuse to b disturbed, tricks by taking club flnessesterling the church

emotionally, by anything at all. and by establishing your long edolce this morning. chtbs.

Having made your plan

SAUITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. in a you play a low heart from the

22)-Don't get involved family

Conciliate argutnent. all minor differences of opinion before they become magnified.

dummy. East plays the and you take the queen.

juck,

GEMINI (May 21-June 213-- It sting the berly art the mind is important trough, but you

The spirit do need to relax well.

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"You lead the deuce of clubs from your hand, West plays

CAPRICORN ¡Dec. 23-Jan. low, and you follow up your

20)- You need MONIC good plan by nessing dummy's Jack.

relaxing East naturally

music and perhaps a plays his three of clubs,

book to let down tensions. Don't work at anything! succeeds.

und your

finesso

"You are going to need evi- tries to your hand, so you lead the nine of diamonds from the dummy and win with the ten

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"When all other methods suit establishment fall, you must simply lead the sult and let the enemy take their tricks. In this case you must give West his king of clubs in order to estab- lish your Inst club.

"West returns the eight of spades, and you hastily put up dummys ace. You must not risk the finesse. If you allowed East to win a spado trick, he would return a heart through you, and West would immediately tako four heart tricks to defeat the contract.

CANCER (June 22-July 23)-- A bule play is as neccssary as lot of work-sometimes more ru. It you are to let down tun-

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SOLUTION

TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S

PUZZLE

to

CHESS PROBLEM

By W. JACOBS

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01 their

poll shows as though I were married 43 per

of the the girl," said cent

as though you asked "You behaved were

Mimsie. And should be

were." said whether a poli

the theatre, ganised to fad out whether a they leave poll should be organised to find volces grow fuinter, and we are out whether a poll should be rid of them both for a while.

Un whether those organised who don't know,

are Terrific don' resulted in 82 per cent saying

M they didn't know or care. Alma Rooster. Pophurst Cross- Scetion Queen and Area Super- intendent, suld that It was what all this was not clear About.

care-

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) - AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Suet and Mimsie at the play

can select some He sure that you change your 19) You

the appropriate to scene today. Get out of dours regreation

to the country for some early day and beneil1 from is sub-TE play

spring air.

stantially now,

PORN have a gift for musical expression which is polar

By to you the major laterest in your life. The stars

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have given you definite creative talent in this art and you should Your aspirations are be able to compose, as well as perform. high and you want to reach the top. You have a dogged deter- mination and the will to succeed but

tou Isslich inclined to lean upon others for encouragement and inspiration.

Let someone tell you that you are You like to be admitted.

Be good and you will work your fingers to the bone to prove it.

you sure to take full advantage ut all opportunities offered

It unce. But fel someone criticise you and it throws you into the deepest put of despide and will keep you from producing anything for days, weeks-or even months. Cultivate a little more self- reliance. Learn to know when what you do is good, despite any kind of external criticism. Then, proceed on that basis. Even- tually the crities will be silenced.

Hy nature, you do not care for hard work. You like to think that the brain can do anything that brawn can accomplish, only beller and faster. You will probably discover that there aro some few things which call for hard work. Learn to do them with a smile.

To be completely happy, you must find emotional equilibrium. Marriage to someone who understands your temperament und whose ambitions for you are as high as your own dreams, will be highly successful.

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

MONDAY, MARCH 8

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 20) today and fast! Keep your

If you bad a good, restful eyes on your ideal.

week-end then today you can put to good use that store of new energy.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Don't lean on others. Use your own initiative. What you do, yourself, you know will be done right.

***This 15 a new principle. Sometimes you must not take a finesse. It is fools to endanger your contract by finessing when you can make sure DI TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 201 your contract by refusing the Not the best day in the world finesse."

for travel but if It is necessary Just be more than unually cautious.

▼*CARD Sense♣♦

Q-The bidding has been: North East South Wert 1 Heart Pass 18pado Pers

3 Hearts Pass

You, South, hold: Spades An K-Q-10-8-7-3, Heart 3, Din monds 8-4-2, Clubs 0-3. What do you do? -

Thie

And four spades. Jump robla shows a suit that In playable for slam, purposes opposito a singleton and per- traps oppostle n vald, It North wants to bid 'a shum he needs only quirols: indo hilo muita and can rely on you to furnish a "solid" made milk, z

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8-4-2, Clyba prie Wþút do you

do?

CANCER (June 22-July 28)— Consider all decisions that you must make with exceptional care today. The trends appear somewhat confused.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—It is to be hoped you have a good store of energy, for there is plenty of real work to be done today.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)-- Plan some sort of group enter- tainment, with several congenial friends perhaps in your

GEMINI (May 21-June 21) A progressive attitude toward home. your work will get your placen

DUMB-BELLS

DON'T YOU HAVE ANY PISTANT RELATIVES

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LABRA (Sept 24-Oct. 28) - There is considerable that needs doing today, Get

curly start and schedule your time aprofully

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UNDERSTAND tha: Trivia Tansy's first appearance television was a triumph. More on five letters were received

She won all hearts about her. by her answer to a question in the new baby-game wway Do You Do It?" She was asked she collected stringecause I

Yes, "Why?" was over

at last. she said. The red-haired

useful for parcels." The giri Emiled nad at Suet, and

"Goodbye." chairman leaned over and cald, said

and the "DLA

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said asked rived, "She was terrific." "That," sald Mimsie Mr Ambrose Piladex. procisely *s for you to say." oh, for a Marcus Stone to limn That lovers' tiff! As they made their way out, Suet's forefinger was laid along his upper lip. Mimsle, He darted glances at

of them, who was well awore but was not to be appeared. In the street Suet said, "I-er-I— that girl means nothing to me." TT will be a busy scene when the capitalists billeted in all Mimste gave him

a regal look. she said,

at the house, *1's I'm sure."

a long street the utmost indifference to me, come tearing out to sell their Mr Suet. Your affairs do not shares to passers-by. Or will concern me." "Why are you so each capitalist visit his rival's

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