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JACOBY YOUR BIRTHDAY... BY STELLA.

ON BRIDGE

Watch Partner For Valuable Tips

By OSWALD JACOBY

doubles a WHEN an expert

alar that has been bid vol- untarily, he in trying to steer his partner 10 the "killing" opening load. For many years I followed the convention that such a double wat

for a lead in the frst suit bid by the dummy, but in the azt few yours I have swung over to the view that

should the double merely ask for an unusual lend.

The difference can be enar- shows, as may be seen in today's hand, taken from my brand- book, "What's New In

new

Bridge."

If you are West, you nist pick the right opening lead to defeat this alnın. The double Warns you not to lead hearts, Since your partner'a bid suit.

#trump

question

Jeud

out of the tits almost alwayN the worst possible leud agahast alum), you must choose be- tween diamonds and clubs.

Your puriner cannot be vali of

because he merely clubs,

overcalled with one beurt; if he had been really short In clubs, he probably would have made a takeout double of ለጊ

If your partner has club, club. It tricks, it is extremely unlikely that he needs Inunediate club lead to make sure of those tricks. Hence you have every reBBOT to believe that your

WEST 471

• 866 32

452

an

NORTH (D)

Koos

Q10

❤:

AKJ 10 94

EAST

48

KJ 107 3 +AK 81

379

SOUTH MAQJ105 2 ♥AQZ

Both sides vul.

Bast Bouth West

Pum 14 GA Piso Puso

North IA

Pass

1 Pars Double Pas6

Pam

Opening lead—♦ 3

partner's double culls diamond lead.

for o

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9

you have about BORN today

everything that one might wish fame and success talent; business ability when combined with a partner; independence in Idea and action; sympathy with the problems of others; and last but not least, the mollity to take pane of detail with precision. In addition. you have social charm and know how to scatine the co-operation of those who work with you.

Yet, you must be warned against a stiff-necked pride which como timen alanda in your WAY.

You would starve rather than sal help from any one, and you are too in- cined to wick at such ■ high pitch that your nervous energy becomes too will depicted, Learn to Flas temaslom at regular intervals and you will lost bouger.

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You women are a little more on the les serious aide: You are fond of pochely and enjoy fine clothes and amertaining. You make splendid hostesses and weo ummly such BIDDERS at this that you do not cultivate your mind quila se much as you should, Attached to your home, you wi}), be happiors if "you wed early in life.

Among those who were born on this date are: Leopold Auer, violin- ist; John Howard Payne, cumPORT; playwright, ainuel N, Behrman, and "Princia M Plach, Jurial and post.

To find what tho at have in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corro pording paragraph. Let your birth- day ster be your daily "guldo."

THURSDAY, JUNE 10

OEMINI (May 21-June 11-Be very careful of detalle which may appear very superficial. They could prove เพล important than you know.

CANCER (June 27-July 2 everything too trach for Interou Investgate all "new place before adopting then.

DUMB-BELLS

WHAT IS

YOUR

VOCATION

?

1209 mit 10PCER SİNERİ

THE FIRST TWO WEEKS

IN AUGUST

•

BY

•

120 (July 24-Aug. 23)-Ķ you are confident that you are right then gu abend. If in doubt, don't hesitate lo ask for advica

VIRGO (Aug. 14-Sept. 1)-Yon won't receive letters if you don't write them. Catch up on your oor- irspondence at once.

LADRA (Jept. 24-Oct. 23-Fan an evening of pleasure. All work can pundealthy. One reoda ponie pleasure along the way,

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-NOF. 12)-1 smalble, avoid Heterong to gossip. If you must Alsten, forget it. Don't pass it on to others.

BAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 22)--- Reason, rather than instinct ve In- tuition, should be your gulde just now in making a decision,

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)~ Wire judgment, obrabined with ex- perlence and a willingness to work hard, diould bring you hear your

goal

AQUARIUS (Jan. Vi-Feb.

Some good reading could be helpful

in broadening your outlook on life.

Could bring a promintion, too,

PISUKN

Pot valive

(Feb. 20-Mar. 20)-Com- action right now is the best policy. Don't dive off the deep end inlever you can

ARIES

www.

(Aar. 21-Apr. 20)-Being fou critical, unters you can make A constructive suggestion, is just a waste of time today.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 29)-Keep your new to the grindolonso desplie atuurtive distractions, and get an Important job fnished.

THE WAY ·

by Beachcomber

"MURIEL be hissed through fours or scratch the ground.

clenched teeth,

is much more surprising and amusing when a man begins to

The girl winged. and mixed bark while carrying on a con- herself a Geneva Split.

Prodnose: How on earth could anybody hiss "Muriel" through

clenched teeth? Try it.

Myself: Even if he didn't hiss the word, his manner was that of a hlaser.

Prodnose:

You should

call

her Zaza.

Myself:

own business.

As

versation, without changing hla position That is the moment for the witty hostess to soy "Down, Mr Clutterbuck!" Come, come!

It should never be said of any experiment that is doomed to failure.

*

(From an article.)

eccentric to prop with

a

Kindly mind your WHAT about 1he

YY dentist who tried open a shark's mouth pipe-cleaner?

dawn broke over the Malvern Hills, Lance Gackwynd shovered imperceptibly. His (Continued on page 2). correct Tomorrow's weather

If you come to this conclusion, a diamond lend will permit your partner to take the first two tricks, if you lend any thing else, declarer will easily take 13 tricks with six spaces, six clubs, and the ace

of hearts.

You might quite reasonably quarrel with North's jump raise to three spades. I agree with you that this is a slight overbið. Nevertheless, South will make this slam unless the defence Is on its toes.

♥ CARD Senset

Low pressure trough moving east by north, 53 degrees F. Barometer at mountain level, 4,844 millibars. Low tide 6.18, Size in coliara 17.

Q-With both sides vulner-In able, the bidding has been:

North

East South West

passing

Oxford crow,

in

friendship, but for the doubleton. This is ample number six had the decency to

for a jump take-out, particular- ly since Jour two ader entitle

purr.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1954. |

// CROSSWORD

Across

Tiinaing's range, 181

a. Sounds like ropework in court.

Normal (4)

A bit of a warp., (4) 3. Mean close to. (4)

16. Do makes Terni 1 (3) 14. Decoration for a carpenter, (5) 13. Nora turns the Italian riyor, (4) 10 als twice might be lub jut, (41) 23. This takes away four-Afthe of

29. The mentre of a chin 7 (0) 26. Gongster in yellow. (0} 25. Star roturna (4) 20. Festmom

„fellow -- completely "OFIRE. (4)

DUND

1. Drab #oone make an anagram.

2. Nuts to a #QUITTO), (5)

2. No Military, Modal alice mKKOR

up the reminders. (W)

4. Town out of a den of thievon

9. Fortune in the catalogue. (3) 6. This 1983,

7. The start of arriving, and the

end of going away. (8)

9. Tala Bounds like

the strong

man at the base of the Borobată” pyramid. (8)

1r around. [

Happy

Que is woked for magasinca (0)

Island shrine. (4)

17. Space at the back door. (*) 19. Given & PJAT

clue. And

the

13)

lady.

20. Crusader's UMU bastle POU Fround.

21. Sounds En

ike a river

in North SECE

Wales. (41

CHESS PROBLEM

By A. P. KERKES Black, 10 pieces.

Ip

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

Solution to yesterday's problem: