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JAGOBY ON BRIDGE

Strange Bid Causes A Lifted' Eyebrow

By OSWALD JACOBY

WHEN

WH loday's han

played, East Wis A very conservative gentleman. 111a

WOR

overeall of two hearts,

made

with a llora partner

(1A)

good, solld values.

two bidding opponents, showed

Mind you, I'm not complain- Ing about East's caution

in

bidding under stigli circum- alancea, Neverthelés),

East's helped

very depandlubility South play tive hatid at his rather difféult contract of three

no-trump.

ritleton

West openedi his heart, and South afloweri Eas to hold the first felel with the ten. East returned the kant en Zwarts, and South briefly sidered wiring with the ace.

South dreidleri apuntst deind so beenuse he couldn't think of aeonvenient way

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10 retra lo

his hand after lealing a spade

to dummy's ner. I wouded necessary to Hive Fast the leng

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“I always wear something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue...............just in case some fellow should ask me to elope!"

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1954.

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA

BORN

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5

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South therefore refused ercond round of hearts. continued his BR put by e fusing the Babst rouinal Her

East could nee that any wise.

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• BY. THE · WAY

by Beachcomber

•

'NEEL on the left knee and her on to a table," "Twice KNEEL, on the hang und

round her waist," said the cap- from The tain of a Transatlantic liner,

left turning the

"Is one mile." stretching Inwards, while the hend as far back as it will

foot slowly right The ninth trick wun ⚫ little ground, and harder to find, since South felt sure that East had the missing kings of clubs and diamonds.

After some thought, Serath run his five spade tricks, paving two clubs and two diamonds in the dummy. East discarded one club and one diamond prompt

but finally had to discard his last heart on declurer's last spude trick. South was obvious- ly watching the discards very carefully, and If East had un- guarded either king. South

would have known about it.

When East likewise kept two eards in each minor suit, South led a diamond to dummy's ace and plunked East in with second round of diamonds. East had to lead away from his king of chubs, thus giving declarer his well-carned contract.

♥CARD Serises

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

South West

1 Dmd.

2 N.T.

You,

None

Space 2 Clubs 2Spades Pass

South, hold: Spaces Hearts K-8-4, Diamonds Clubs K-Q-J-8-7-5-2.

Q-3-2, What do you do?

A-Bid

shows

which

throe spaces. This in spades,

your vold

will be important to

Then breathe oat, and put the left arm halfway up the back. with the elbow twisted from right to left. Remain in this position Ull thoroughly "relax- ed."

This effeclivo method wus worked out after I had seen a picture of a grandmother film- star standing on her head to "relax."

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LEMON GIVES OLD

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OLD FAVOURITES

A NEW TASTE

To make an 8-inch plc, mix pool. Place over hot water

LEMONS for good health; thoroughly

that's our theme for to cornstarch and 1⁄4 tsp. salt in minutes (to cook egg). day. Point up bland foods top of double boiler. Add 2 e Pour with lemon and see how old milk slowly ani blend favourites take on a new thoroughly. Stir over low heat taste.

until thickened. Lat mixture

DT

bubble about 2 minutes, stirring Easy-to-prepare fish Allets constantly.

delicious with a Lemon Tortare Sauce, Hero's one that should be welcome.

into baked pie shell. Top with meringuo madổ by adding gradually 4 tbsp, sugar to 2 egg whites that have first een beaten until frothy. Con- tinuó beating until egg white, holds its shape in peaks when beator is drawn out of bowl. Remove from heat anti add Brown ir 825 F. oven for 10 separately. mixing well cach minutes. time, tbsp. butter, 2 well..

tsp. grated

Juice and

lemon

Blend one e, mayonnaise with tep, minced onion, tap, chopped beaten egg yolks, & tbsp. lemon pimiento, thep, pickle relish or chopped sweet pickle and § tbsp. lemon juice,

3

Now how about an especially good chicken fricassee?

Cut chicken Place

pieces. barely

one boiling or stewing

serving 123 In kettle and cover with water, adding 1

tsp. salt, Summer until meat is

3

tender, 2 to 4 hours, depending upon age and size of bird.

To

prepare sauce, melt 1bsp. butter and blend in 1⁄4 c. flour. Gradually add chicken stock, stirring constant. low heat until mixture ly over low thickens and bolls, Combine c. cream or undiluted evaporated milk, tbsp. lemon juice and slightly beaten egg yolk. Biend into sauce and continue heating a moment, Season with salt and

taste. pepper

Arrange

Zelma Golden of Graboła

By AUCE ALDEN GINGHAM and dotted Swiss are going places-smart places this summer, as the vogue for fine coticns continues unabated, This red dotted dress just calls for Bummer dancing. The picture collar, set far to the lips of the shoulders, is bright with | chicken jewel-touched white gulpuro sauce poured over, and garnish ince. The front closing makes with lemon slices and parsley. for step-in case, while the softly

To top off a chicken fricassee dinner, serve a luscious Lemon Orepm Ple.

CHESS PROBLEM gathered skirt ls graceful and

By A. PIATESI Black, 10 pieces.

White, 14 pieces, White to play: mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, PXP, any: 2, Q, or Kt matca.

full.

to

on hot platter with

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

To keep egg yolks fresh for several days, cover them with cold water and store in the re- frigerutor.

con

Light-coloured molasses be darkened for use in ginger- of bread by adding a teaspoon melted chocolate for each cup of molasses.

Because fresh laundry soap contains considerable moisture, unwrap it and let it "age" A fów' weeks before Usc. The coap will last longer.

An easy way to grease pan- cake griddles crumple

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

A Beautiful Sea View

It was All Inside a Remarkable Sea Shell- By MAX TRELL

Twas a curious thing. Knarf

and llunid, the shadow

children with the turned-about namees, were just about to go ele Tor calls the 10-sec- to sleep in the corner of the ur-it-y Coun-ell of the Dis-un- playmon (for shadows always it-co Na-ul-ons set-le the Guake to sleep in corners) when te-ma-la trou-ble ski-full-y | they heard a sound exactly like and set-is-foe-tor-il-y?”

"Well-you sec--_-"

ocean waves.

They sounded as plain as plain could be. When Knarf and Hanid put their ears to the shell, they felt as though they ware standing on a sandy beach with the waves coming in and crashing down and hissing back over the sand into the ocean again.

But Knart and Hand dis- covered something even more

Now it isn't usual for the Bound of ocean waves to be remarkable. They looked inside heard in a playroom, not even the shell. late at night when the whole house is in darkness and every- one is asleep and

one is

по

"Would It not be a re-ward for this splen-did ach-leve-ment if we could get Dem-o-cral-le Chi-na cir-cle of free-dom

"Don'l Laik so much, child?"

"And then,

arm-cd Western Germ—-—-**

"Oh, go to sleep?"

to join that frien-dly awake but the moon behind the

lov-ing curtains..

on

your partner since your next The farmer'a friend

bid will be five clubs, He will live a good picture of

your

ONE

hand, and can decide whether For not his hand will give you a

suitable play for slam.

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding has been:

East

South West North

1 Dmd. Double Pass 1 Heart Pass

You, South, hold: Spades K- J-B-4, Ileeris K-7-5-2,

Dia mond 4, Cluba A-J-0-3.' What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow"

DUMB-BELLS

WHAT 15

THIS

BROILED

CAPON

SAUTE CHASSEUR

TWO DOLLARS) SELETY. MAM

are

Roar of the Sea

So Knarf and Hanid 1stened again and sure enough, there it was, the sound of ocean waves.

The Zot

"But it can't be," said Knari. "But it is," said Hanid.

Then Kmart and Hanld both NE or two Agricultural Com-

up and started looking mittees

feeling

around, searching by the light pinch. As there are not enough of the moon (that, kept hiding hangars for their fleets of cars, behind the curtain) to find out They

powers to where the ocean waves were, are seeking commandeer farmers' barns at harvesting time, when the com- And suddenly Hanid remem- mittees are

their busiest. bered the sea shell that Grand- at There is also A

proposal that father had given the children members of the committees earlier in the day. The shell was order to be more in touch with should be billeted on farmers, in on top of the bookshelf. their work. Lady Cabitanleigh dances LADY CABSTANLEIGH,

'many of her sot, Is not as old as she used to be, Tho other night, hung with enough jewellery to bedizon an elephant a maharajah's wedding, she Was observed to be dancing a mamba

witi such abandon that the neighbouring dancers drow away, like children dis- turbed at their shrimping by an armoured cruiser. Tet phe no popular that a man referred to her as Mount

Un pleasant only raised one silly lllelerle from a girl who

padding in 'an loo-buclict. Every time tho

Cabilanleigh

who

WEB

swept jam the band the saxophonist was nearly blown of his chair “by the gala of her progress), “in, the old days," said a votoran [dancer, “It would have taken the Brigade of Guards to lin

right! It was the sea shell.. From Yes, that's what it was all

deep down Inside of it came the crashing noise of ocean waves.

Visions in A Sea Shell

Perhaps things

this Ilko don't happen in the daytime. Perhaps things loe this only happen when shadows look into sen shells. Nevertheless when Knorf and Hanld looked inside the shell, this is what they sOW. They saw the ocean looking as blue as the bluest sky.

They saw Bying fish, spring- ing out of the water and flash- ing in the sunshine before they dropped back into the water.

They saw porpoises leaping and dancing, sometimes in the water, sometimes in the air,

They saw a huge whale spout ing an upside-down shower from the top of his head.

There was a whale spouting

an upside-down shower,

They saw a rainbow.

saw 0

Д

They

sunset. They saw crescent moon us thin 05 the edge of a fingernall.

They saw stars in the sky, water, twinkling down' at the

they and

sow stars In the water, twinksling up at the sky.

They saw a sunrise. They saw a storm.

And finally they saw a beach with palm trees growing close, to the water. And there, lying on the sand, was a beautiful pink shell.

"It's the shell we're listening io!" cried Knarf

That was what it was, all They saw flocks of sea gulls, whirling about the air like rightt leaves swept by the wind. They It was the sea shell that came It was the MEA an old clipper ship with from the sea, seven tall, masts and salls Uke shell that seemed to have the snow-white wings.

sea deep inside of its

Now

Rupert and the Spring Chicken-17

Sing After: "sharp min. Rupert sees, so we are asking the owlet twiņas the birds circling around an ancient who live barw. They may possibly Barn while fawfly inalde. The help us! At our sod of the bam first-bird returde and Wade him to.... Rupert ipses, the owleta | parched We want to ask the Wise Old,,'aide by side. They listen to the Owl what we ought to do it other birds and try not to look axplains, it but ha la away today,^: too^kleeDVESTE S

BIGATE REBÄRYNb vahim what par

Another'

New Adventure Just Arrived

RUPERT

and the

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This Also prevents burned fingers.

•

To keep down dust, empty the vacuum cleaner bag on a wel newspaper placed on top of a dry one,

•

Protect your thumb when slicing vegetables by putting adhesive tape on it

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