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JACOBY ON BRIDGE

You'll Learn From Any Bridge Hand

By 08WALD JACOBY

"PLEASE criticise

the bid.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY

1954.

BY

by

THE WAY Beachcomber

CROSSW

N_after-dinner speaker said on a meter. All that is noeded

rotten eggs begin to

the now in an electronte brain

whizz diamose and 'prescribe, - and te through the air. It is time for mechino for taking pulsea_in] the peroration.'

I knew an unpopular speaker who brought a frying-pan to a dinner. When the throwing be- Gan, he caught the eggs in the pan, summoned the head wolter, and sald haughtily, "Have the o for my friends." The doubt, did the speaker, and throwers felt very silly. So, no

ding and play of the ac-fried companying hand." requests A Chicago correspondent, " man oged to go down. one trick al three no-trump, but think that four hearts would have been a superior contract.

forur

of

"West opened the spades, and 1 pinyed low from dummy, East put up the queen and returned the suit, knock- ing out dummy's nee. West got and was in twice with hearts. able to defeat the contract with three spades and two hearts.

"It is easy to see that the winning play is to put up the ace of spades from the dummy

the first trick, is it correct

to make Ahis play if you can- not see all of the curds?"

The bidding is slightly am- bitious. but not at all unrea- sonable. A game contract in hearts would surely fail agolust an opening spude lead.

West

nj

would continue spades at every opportunity, Brid the North hand would either run out trumps or would have to allow East to ruff a spade trick,

The correct play at three me Arump is to put up the are of

WEST

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NORTH

4A 3

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607 •

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EAST

499

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SOUTH (D)

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AKS

KQJ

East-West vul.

West North Eart 14

South

1

3❤

2 N.T.

PRAE 3

3 N.T. Pass Pass

Opening lead- 4

Fass

Pass

Pasy

spades ut the first trick. When heart is then led, the space sult is blucked. If West leads a low spade, his partner can win with the queen

must then

shift Obviously, it does West .10 good to lay down the king of spades in order to drop hi partner's queT)),

The bidding {1 declarer that West has a live-card spade aut und most of the Jissing high cards, If West has both the king and queen of spades,

it

will do no good to let the first trick ride around to the South hand.

South must begin the hearts at once, and West can afford to dluck

has only one high if he heart. East will win (if the heart honours are split) and re- turn a spade. West wil then be in position to defeat the contruct

there batches, of 100. The will be no use for Д bedside manner-or for a doctor, Mimsie to be Miss

Decibelle?

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1..zam. binda. të prosequts for food

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maying 10. Bir texile beloved by

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question Kireet in

Ja noisy? provided What stems to bo-ngise Le really which guests come with rotten eggs, and proceed nothing but decibela. II. D helicopter lands on the roof of a hospital at the moment when a

witi e-plane is skimming by, not notice patients decibels of the former. Nothing to do with me THE television audiences who saw an actress in a diving bell on the floor of the Pacifie

wait ♫ been invented

will Occan which enable nurse in a hospital to Eurotelevistavision. if they hope on ice with! take the temperatures of all the to see this done

crusta- patients in a ward at the same dubbed voices for the

ime. The results are registered ceans.

to throw them at a speaker?

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впу too much don't want to about it. The inhuman touch AN electronic thermometer has

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YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA

BORN today.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28

have

A

hugh you temper and antavog personality. You want what

you want exactly whet you want. You are de manding and expect to get what you ask out of life Since you have considerable talent to offer, you will probably not be disappointed. You flavr"

tremendous

of amount energy and play a hard on you work To CASULA! acquaintances. you Inkay

to work- KUCH never you're so flexible socially. But ibere are two sides to your nature- the playboy or girl, and the werlow worker. Fortunatey you havr great lemon of how learned the

best to apportion your Ume.

You would probably do well on The +loge, for you have a keen ne of

dramatie and your Imagination is vivid. You will wani lo kavel a great deal. Although you may have some early strugglen, jour later life should be fill of

exciting succotske. Convermotionally you are witty and charming, al- You enjoy though highly critical. the company of people as succem. ful as youAY BOLE.

17

prob-

Highly emotional, would ably be beat for you to wed early In uic Beleet mmeone who has inlar cultural tantes. Though you enjoy beauty and charm, your wate

kave inua! also

brain If your to be successful, marclage is

4. Esinbow girl from Pago Piyo. (4)

8. This kind of clothing

longer wanted. (4.8)

AD

6 Human variety gets us into #2)

sorta of scrapes. (7)

1. Milk-white one

many legenda (5)

appeared

8. Rode faland politician 7 (8)

16. As fair turns to a journey, (6)

18 Tightened rope la mom and so

Is the Audience, (0)

Sue direo-

FUNGURTIA 17. Burround BQEALARİN TI tion with a OPERATION bet. (B) GADORION 19. Before the baret, for SHLIFICIONAT the most PAEDATOANY part. (3) ALUONANAIR 23. Twice this

makes A BLITSINJE 24. Draw

danon. (3)

out.

Trotmedugʻa polution

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Duer Miller, Vallee, singer, Alien

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Willame Ballington Booth, the Volunteers of

WAS HE

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WERE THERE

YES THAT'S WHY HIS ANY POWDER, WIFE MARKS ON SHOT

HIS SUIT HIM

To find what the sizes have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be you daily guide,

THURSDAY, JULY 29

LKO (July, zi-Aug. 23)-You Can *** too far in the mattor or self. Amertion. Take the middle ground

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20 avoid rousing anËRKOJÍRIN,

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)--You con make an ambitions

rewi dividends them days.

LIBRA (seph, 26-Ort, 23) -- Remulia

There's more

of the summer's business efforts are tygingine to show. money in the uffing for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nur. 22) – If you i Feed more information on a tople than you have at present, go to a good reference librare and des m research.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)→→ Should you have an Augumi vacation this year, 13 i inter than you think.

you ifr

haven't cumpleted your plans!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)- Don't be too lind call upon friend if you are in urgent need of help.

AQUARIU (Jan. 23-Feb. 19)— You should not be over-eritieni of everyone and everything it you want to enhance JUL popularly!

hud something good to mak About

PIACES (Peb, 29-Mar, 20)-Caution may be geesfed lo conducting your

alone to govern your actions.

affairs today. Never pernit Impulst

ARIES (MA). 21-Ant. 203——If deal·

The only hope, in fhet, is that East has - or Q-x of spadesing with children, be sure that you

South must put up dummy's oce

of spades at the first trick

In

the hope of blacking the sult

It the situation is what he hopes

it is.

♥❖CARD Sense

Q-With both sides

vulner-

able, the bidding has been;

North Esat South West

1 Dmd. 1 Spade 2 Clubs 2 Spades

2 N.T, Pass

You, South, hold: Spade 0, Hearts 3-8, Diamonds K-J-8-3- 2. Clubs A-K-J-8-5. What do you do?

A-Bld Ave diamonds, This game contract should be fal- filled easily in view of the fact that your partner's free bla shows extra strength. North should go on to slam if he has two sces

TODAY'S QUESTION

GEMINI (Asay 22-June 21)—B# careful to make the proper chatce be- tween two alternatives. Let reason, rather that Impulse, be your guida

BW

CANCER (June 22-July 23)—Storing WH energy this

summer for the winter nionthie se important Bun- advise will do it

LEDGER SYNDIC,

WOMANSENSE

Lovely In Linen

Page

المستقلة في سنة ميلم

For Different

Expert Care

Types Of Laces

was covered

loco Loy the

out surface and

and with the LACE, old and new, le ve fully handled, not very care- the same a

same careful division, holding style again and we've

After washing, roll lace in a the locs to a larger circlo. been watching an expert clean cloth to absorb extru In the meantime a

LAST STEPS caring, for laces, not only moisture, Chantilly and Alencon laces, table or board should be made As a final process, do as the but fine cotton, linen and ready for pinning. Fut a pad fine lace experts do, and adix a on the table-a clean, well- silk ones.

stretched ironing board cover is pattern. The more pins used, the pin in every heavy part of the The cotton and linen inces best. Use new small rust-proof more beautiful will be the re-

pins. The dressmaker's type. S were redressed with very pins, so fine and sharp, are best, puts a pin in every point or sults. The professional worker thin starch; for some lovely

'on the scallop slik lace, gum arabic

gently

Lace

by the yard must be used. The powdered gum streich it and shape it. If it is pinned along its whole length was soaked in a little cold collar, follow the curve of the on the solvage, and the edge of neckline, To pin 裁 circular the board used to keep it water, then thoroughly dis- plece like a collar, divide it into straight. Then begin with the solved by adding cup hot equal sections, beginning with scalloped edge or point and

the inner circle. water.

Put a pin at lift out gently to the right sach

then one in The solution was strained

corner,

the width. This requires even middle; then divide with a pin stretching, so that the lace will through cheesecloth, then halfway from the centre to each not look too strained or taut but cool water

to corner. was added

will be of even width through- At this point, with the curve out. make the right consistency.

of the neck partly shaped, begin The solution should be thin to pin the outer curve In just -1 level tbsp. to 1 pt. (2 cups) water is Д good [average recipe.

TEST FIRST

About the only advice that can be given is to test the stiffening on a corner of the lace or on another very thin fabric. Gum arabic may be a little sticky on a damp day, but it will stiffen as the Either the thin air dries. starch solution or the gum arabic may be tinted for coloured laces.

Eleanor Ross

Be Kind To Your Eyes

By Helen Follett

many wearing

THERE is no telling how Don't fancy they will make you THERE is no telling how Don't fancy

Think how have been amitten by a pair specs. Glasses no longer suggest

young people arc of come-hither eyes.

age. In fact, if you choose the right frames, they can be very A woman can be very old but, flattering. her eyes are sparkling with merriment and

good humour, she la still a beauty.

These points should make you realise how important it is to be kind to your eyes. Take care of them.

By VERA WINSTON PERFECT for

an important date or an informal dance is this charming dress, the fabric fine linen, the colour belge or pastel shades. Delectable detailing

For ecru or old lace, black marks the frock which is sleeve- less and has a simple, rounded tea is said to be better than neckline. It

tucked from coffee. Lace is carefully you have neck to hem, the tucks widening washed, small pieces put in treatment.

They are the only ones and deserve good

When eyes are tired and the

to tone, area glass jar with well dis-ids smart don't keep right on the solved soapsuds and well reading your mystery story. It

shaken so that every last bit is a shame to overwork

in their descent. Bands of heavy cotton lace, dyed inserted in curved lines on bodice and hip yoke for a dressy look.

Household Hint

Never" pour water into a hot glass caserole, either in or out of the oven, Glass ovenware cùm stand hot oven temperatures, but should not be subjected to a sudden temperature change.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

A Most Wonderful Pet

-She was the Only Cat Who Could Laugh---

By MAX TRELL

and yowl and cry and spit And may old cat could do all NARF, the shadow-boy with those things just as well as the A the

turned-about name, best of them. But there was found his friend Mr Punch sit- one thing she could do which give instructions very clearly ting under the window, drawing no other cat la the whole wide intelnderstanding might arise.

a plcture.

world could do." TAURUS (APE, 21-May 215-If you are going to be away from home for leave someone there who le nwhile, competent to take charge.

CHESS PROBLEM

By D. H. RIZZETTI Black, 12 pieces.

of

White, 8 pieces. White to play: mate in two... The bidding is the same as in the question Just

Solution answered.

to vésterday's You, South

problem: hold: Spade 0, Hearts K-8-4, Diamonds 9-3-2, Clubs K-Q-J-8-5-2.

What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

1, K-K7; threat 2, R-B8- (ch). 1 ... BXR; 2, QXB;'1 B-B1; 2, P—B7 (ch); 1%. BB4; 2, RX B.

KONONS PRESE STAVICE, INC,MAVEYA YORK

"May I look at it?" Knar! asked.

"What was that, Mr Punch?” Knarf asked, wanderingly,

"She could magh," and Mr

Mr Punch said: "Certainly, i hope you can recogalac What It Punch.

Is.

“Oh,” said Knart, who had never heard of a cot being oble to laugh, But suddenly he re-

Knart came around and look- ed at the picture that Mr. Punch was drawing. "It's a cat," he membered something. Frid.

A Much Missed Pat

Mr Punch did a curious thing.

At first he nodded.

'Alice in Wonderland those's a eat that grins. If she grins, I'm sure she can laugh."

Mr Punch made a picture of his cat as he remembered her.

for washing my face with cloth when she used, her paw." She certainly had a lot to laugh about," said Knant in, a

"That's the Cheshire Cat, Then he said Mr Punch. "She can grin smiled. Then he sighed. Then all right But I'm absolutely surprised voice.

certain no one ever heard her

he shook his head.

"But it is a cat," Knarf said, laugh. Only my old cat could. What Made A Cát Laugh? - thinking that Mr Punch had not do that! She would' ale in the heard him right..

comer with her legs folded

"Oh, there was more than "She said Mr Punch. "It's

more than a cat," said under her and her talk curled

that," at one side, thinking: around Mr. Punch. "It's my old · cat

Laughed at me for blaming her that I used to have when I was laughing."

about, different, things and for chasing birds when 1. ate a boy. She was one of the.

coast chicken roast duck and best friends ever had. I've drawn her just as I remember asked Knarf.

"What made her laugh?" roast turkey. She laughed at me for walking tiptoe so na not her. She Isn't here, anymore,

to make any more while she of course."

walked tiptoe on ali

all four legs That's what I never could 3.

and made much less noise than "Oh, where..is she?" asked quite find out," said Mr Punch.

But just the same, I think I did. She mughed at me for Knari.

know. She laughed at me for

putting on, à coat when she had "In a cat Heaven, I guess not being able to walk song a cost that grew right on. She said Mr-Punch "I'm sure she the top,edge of a fence. Bha LORAIN.

me for not having

sing

laughed at me for lves on milk from, the Milky loughed

She laughed Way, and chases mion across whiskers. She laughed at me

for falling. But the only the moon.

„There never was a for staying awa

all day and at me to jump.

thing

sho didn't laugh at me catlike my old cat.

sleeping all night while she stayed awake bil day and awake for was for drinking milk. She

--

at me

at me for trying to

Mr Punch sat silently, look all night, just catching cat naps liked mais too well herself ever ing quietly at the picture of his in between. She laughed at me to laugh at It":-

dear vid cat. "suppose," has

said. at last to Knarf, "you'd

like to know what made my old

cat so much, different and

and belter Rupert and the Spring Chicken-10

wonderfulere, pier old

Td like

to know whas made your, old

ent? so much different" and beiter and more remarkable and wonderfuler than other," "öld

you," said

of the lace is reached with- out any manipulation,

BASTING

eyes.

This can ruin your sight and

your appearance.

use on

If the day has been dusty, eye lotion, then apply cold compresses.

If the print blurs when you Large pleces or extra delicate

ou can lace may be loosely basted to a read, you bet your best ploce of cheesecloth before bonnet that you need glosses. washing. This will hold the lace Do not delay going to the oculist in shape and give a little buik for on examination. for

and When removing moisture

you select glasses, pressing. Silki

"and wool laces make Q careful Burvey of require cooler wilters than linen frames so you will have specs

that are smort may

and becoming. |

or cotton,

Wool Inces

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