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● JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Tourney Is Place To Find Challenge

By OSWALD JACOBY

THE recrat

tournamen

in

New York City reminda mo of a hand that I played in New York tournament Just about a year ago. The hand pre- genta a neat problem in tho proper plus of the trump mult,

liked the South hand well mough to make a zlum ty even thoughs

my partner's Orst response had been only two no- Bixby, my properly decided that

trump Wingate

partner,

he held far more

EDITORS PRESS SERVICE, INGENUEVA YORK

THE CHINA MAIL; WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1954,

#209

"I made your favourite desert, and it was 80 delicious I ate it all up.”

of the

than I could reasonably expect. He therefore accepted the slam Invitation.

opened the king

won with

West clubs. and singleton acc. What was the correct play of this trump com- bination? Should 1 take the

ace of trump nod fead another trump to the dummy?

It

Should I begin by leading low trump towards dummy's queen? Should I get to dummy with a

diamond and Jend à trump towards my hand? If so, which trump?

The "right" play deperis how the missing four

tranjer

ure divided. The problem is to find a line of play that works against inst of t724 combite- Tacan

በፋ

My solution, which I suggest

the

standard

way playing this kind of combina- ion, wan lo kod the eight

EAST

NORTH

20

876

Q4

• KJB

109703

WEST

Q1092

AJ04

3

• 107032 *KQA

KJ7 054

JB42

SOUTH (D)

AR3

A10 986 62 AQ

AA

Neither side vul.

South 2❤

Went North

FAM

Pass

* N.T

Poss

3

Para

AN.T.

Pass

G

Pass Fass

Рав

Раз

hearts

Opening lead-⇓ K

of

of

low

from my hund trwards the dunny. When West played

1 played dummy's low. trump!

East

with the jack of hearts, of snurse, post returned club. ! ruffed. entered dummy by eashing the ace ol diamonds and overtaking. 1214:

#

juven with dummy's king. cashed the jack of diamonds to discard my losing space. and

then led dummy's Tueen hearts.

East played how willout quiver. but I nevertheless #nested The Onesse held and therefore my slam cortenet was assured.

of

The reason for this line play is that Weal can hardly afford to play a low trump at the Aral

only trick if he has K-x. When East wins the first trick with the

then Jack and follows sun with a low trump, # is safe to assume that Eas! also has the king of trumps.

This plan of play succeeds if West

uny singleton Jus doubleton and also if West has any tripleton

K-x-x. except

or

recorta-

Other plans depend on good guesswork as well as on good play. In adopting my mended line of play, however, lowest South should lead the possible card for the finesse (the aight rather than the ten). This tends to conceal from West that South may have a finesse If West suspected finesse, he might play low with K-X.

mind.

CARD Senseo

WOMANSENSE Miss Brunner

TIPS ON HOUSE CLEANING☺

HOW TO HANDLE DELICATE IVORY

By ELEANOR ROSS

LIVING in a new location, foury in the bedroom or bath

as a nursery

one housewife finds that room. It's lime deposita settle in ten stool, too. since the cover com be washed in hot suda 3- kottlea and other utensils. successfully as the original shing She wants to know why and rug. what to do about this.

Removing Stains

The reason for this is that

We learn new things every the locality may have water

day about the "miracle fibre" that frees itself from hard- fabrics, and one of the handiest ness when boiled, resulting things to know concerns stain

APRIL BRUNNER

still a lover of Latin.

Goes Back To Horace

"Because she's a person, and

BO few debs are."

"So intelligent."

"Attractive and almost beauti- ful, but not just pretty."

April

Brunner

made the

"Dob of the Year" grade by being

DIFFE

in having her

to wilst-

blonde hair grown length and twisted up.

Bore

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA ¦ in a lime deposit in utensils removal. Latest resorch on the COMEONE at the dime table times with strings of pearls, in

BOAN

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25

have today, you

A

care

torily to the "cold treatment."

Just rub

denise soap solu- tion on the spots, then rinse in water until the cold running

Then wash waters clear, ns irtuál in warm soapsuds.

habitually used for boiling subject reports that grease and water. A good, if old all stains respond most satising- fashioned, method is to heat high free to plan. If not, you may need vinegar in the utensils, and

take degree of adaptability, you are to leam to

of details to do this often rather than original, inventive the individualist.

and thorout yourmelt. You care

Although basically of an emotional let too heavy a deposit form. how things have been done in the nature. you have

except Utensils ahould always be past or bow Borneose elag would do

ww your feelings, except under Job. You figure out how you FATO provocation. Curusequently, wiped dry when not in use, would do it and that is the way even your best friends may not it in Roing to be done! A sceptic know you completely A marriage, to prevent the lime deposit at heart, you question everything rather ister in life than is ual from forming too quickly. and until you can get to trasie truth on a matter, you believe, nothing) You must have proof before you

This A Roo characteristic

ACL

med "wait

if it doen nos hecmine on obmemor that merely gives you an excue to procrastinate

a little longer" beinie maki to your mstad Often to delay too long is to lose a golden opporturilty that may never come your way games.

You are impatient with details and like to ste things worked out un a large scale, leaving the minutia to other If thome you employ ca be tranted implicitly to be accurate In dead work, then you can be left

will probably be best, although you will not know complete contentment and happiness until you wed and have a Home and family of your own.

birthday

Utilising Old Hasiocks

What to do with a couple of born va Qria date and Waldo Frank,

stull serviceable but rather shab- Flickerton noted by hassocks is another question,

Schneider, post: actor, and Ruby

and Tar

prad the corres-

One good way is to cover the haszock with a cotton shag rug, The job can be done in half an

Ivory ornaments are in style ngain. If the object is in one piece, caring for it is easy. Just clean it with soop and water.

However, if the ornament or object consists of several sec- tions glued together, dip a piece of out lemon in salt and rub the surface with it, letting the juice dry on the ivory before wiping off with a damp cloth. If cloning intricately carved

Among thone Am: Bret Harte

Alber detective; baldore Theor go Fawpell. Keeler, actress

To And what the stars have in slove for you tomorrow, select your pond paragraph Let your birth-bour or so by using # small figurines, try using a discarded day star be your daily guide

round rug to it the top and toothbrush or watercolour brush wrapping a stmight strip around dipped in socpsuds for the the base, Th scars need crevices.

but the sewing sturdy thread, don't have to be fancy, as the pile will hide thes stitches. The result makes nice touch of

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26

VIROO (Aug. 24-pepi, 23)—Another day in which to exert due caution, expecially in important decisione. De

ya know where you want to

Koł

LIDIA (Sept. 24-Ort. 23)-Haste can only make serious waste right THEW

proceed show ly Axi deliberately in everythm your da

SCORPIO (Del. 24-Nov. 22)-Not

which to get too Trihy a day in Look very carefully before you leap Into action.

caution

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 23)— Denutely Door day, Mo proceed with thue

positive at litude, however, can

help CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-- A reversal of good fortune, so be xxx trenely watchful to we

that erro

2

CROSSWORD

ACTUSE

1. Timber measures

furied. (0)

. Jub for a fence 7 (4)

orted од

11. Trouble-or a party i 18).

12. Put barley to form bodoursDiy.

13. There's going to be something there, but there's not much there at the moment. (4)]

14 Divs around. (6).

10 Overbearing could be arget can,

101

19. To a car it may be one of three

or four. (4)

20. Worked on the stage. (0)

21. Time date-but only gume).

(9)

24. Even in this

It's a new

town, 100, now. 20. Help But sot quite wo force-

ฟา

20. A word to go with neither, (3)

Down

1. Sporty or rather

akolaton (4)

2. The beginning Sizd

.tompton. (4)

Ita Livaly

and

of

3. Lettera mi indicate by broath.

In

ing. (B)

a

4. Pruit of history books? (4)

The bidding has been; West North East South

Double Pass Heart Pasa 1 Spade Pass

1 Dmd

You, South, hold: Spades 7-0; Hearts J-9-6-3, Diamonds K-J- 5, Clubs Q-9-4-2. What do you

Bid one no-trump. This

bid shows at least one stopper in the strmy's sult, with a pount of about 7 to 1

· 10 · points. This is

about the weakest hand that is

worth this rebid.

.

„TODAY'S QUESTION

The bliding is the same

in the question just answered,

You, South, hold: Spades 7-0, Hearts K-J~#3-3, Diamonds K

J-5, Clubs Q-0-4-2. What do you do?

AnswerTomorrow,

DUMB-BELLS

WELL, WELL

WHAT A

BEAUTIFUL BABY!

ONLY. FOUI WEEKS OLD YOUR YOUN

SUPPOS

8. The girl in radar. (8)

Cheeky chap with the coloured

Chos (3)

7. Rub out." (0)

8. Underhand. (3)

10. Knowledge to his business. (5)

1. This expression is a bit inane.

(0)

15. Tremble with mouility. (0)

10. One man's ca make seven of

these, says Bbakwpeare, (4)

17. The defence dots often

American Alma. (6)

in

18. Clet me in the ga?. I'd rather

piny. (6)

22.

testing of now for mort sunbathers. (B)

23. 1 for one, (0)'

£

SOLUTION

TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE

CHESS PROBLEM

By B. MITRINOVIO: Black, 8 pieces.

2

White, 10 pieces, (*) White to play: mate in two.

Bolution to yesterday's problems

י יד .

1 B-285; threat 2, KIXBP

AQRI; 2, R=R4; 1

or carelessnew does not creep into your work

AQUARIUK p2an, 21-Feb, 10)—You would be wise to make imate slowly just now. Look around carefully before you proceed. Don't rush any.

this.

Picks (Peb, 20-8lar. 20)—Aspecta are mixed but you can get where want to go If, frst, you stop, yea look and stent Take warning.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)~Try not to be discontented. "Yet, "you"have In right to be a little sceptical il this look too "perfectly perfect?"

TAURUS (Apr. 11-May 21)—There may be certasi minor limitations on your activities just now but patience will overcome obstacles,

GEMINI

Catay zz-June 21)--Be kure not to show any blas, Never play favourites when' It coves to beslowing favour-ercially “now!

CANCER June 22-July 23)-If you think before you set and don't int Impulse guide. your decisions. all should go well with you.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Be sure to say what you mean, even if it is dimoult, saing your true feelings

cause added trouble.

win niy

BEACHCOMBER

is away

ON HOLIDAY

His popular feature, "By The Way," will be resumed as soon as possible.

Londen.

was quoting Horace. As the Latin phrases filled the room a girl's voice translated. Sudden- ly the roomful of gay people were very quiet

That was the only glimpse of the underlying "blue-stocking" thot 15-year-old April BrunNOT has given during the five-manth whirl which is the "coming out" routine of the debutanto,

La

But now that the season over, which will win-Horseo or the galety?

Miss Brunner "Oh, Horace," says, "and French, and English and musle. I'm going back to my tutors, I want to read modern languages of Oxford and then take music.

"The season has been wonder- ful and I shall always remember it, but now I've work to do.”

HER SUCCESS This heiress with the Dresden Shepherdess took does not give the impression that her parents, Wing Commander and

M Patrick Brunner, had planned a reason for their daughter "to stop her being a complete blue- stocking."

She has shown

no trace of She has yearning for Horace, even been the success If the

of tho season.

Care of Lamp Shades If a lamp shade is guaranteed washable, don't hesitate to dunk Just dunk it repeatedly in lukewarm suds, rinse carefully

not the

of 26-

several times in clear water, and It for drying where there place

good air circulation. shade is glued or pleated, care-

"She's the

Deb of the Year ful use of dry soapsuds will do

because sho's a good job, but be sure to rinse

least sald

the three young woll with cloth thoroughly debby,"

mên most likely to know. wrung out of clear water. In

niways any event,

The quorum consisted Vacuum before washing to get rid of all four-old Charles MacArthur

Hardy, most popular escort 1952; 22-year-old Richard Tat- Easiest

to way

handl hem, favourite for 1953; ond pleated shade is to whisk it up 21-year-old Richard and down with o

(1964). man's old

Why do they Does a wonder- shaving brush.

Brunner? dul Jub

dust.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Three Good Riddles

Teddy Asked the First One Which Was Easy-

By MAX TRELL

"I'VE

got a riddle,” sald Teddy, the Stuffed Bear,

Teddy

everyone

looiced around at in the Playroom. Knarf and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-about DRIVES, were sitting In the

cortrer'.

And folks down below

When they see me say, 'Oh It's going to rain!'

So float off again."

"That's the end of the ridtile," said Teddy. "Can anybody guess it?"

Everybody Answers

To Teddy's surprise, everybody shouted: "It's a cloud?"

Teddy said that was the right

Mr Punch, the Puppet, and his wife, Judy, were sitting on the steps of their Littlo Theatre. Miss China Doll was sitting on answer. the porch of her Doll House. "Well," said Me Punch, "now Mary-Jane, the Rag Doll, was that Teddy has started telling us sitting on the floor. In addition a

riddle, I think we ought to

to all these friends, there were have some more riddles." also

the Hobby Whoo,

Horst, General

Tin, the Tin Soldier. "Have you got a riddle, Mr Canary, Mrs Cuckoo and Punch?" several voices in Hiawatha, who Was small Playroom asked

wooden Indian.

4

Like A Poem Finally, someone said—I think

It was Mr Canary--"What's this riddle you have, Teddy?"

"I don't know if it's a very good riddle," said Teddy, look-

"I've got a riddin,” salā Teddy, the Stuffed Bear.

*

answer. "It's the hole in the Mr doughnut," he said. "That's the something that's nothing. And it's also nothing that's some- thing"

Mr Punch nodded. "It isn't a

General Tin was now asked poem like Teddy's," he said. "In if he had a ekidie, "Yes, I have,” fact, it's nothing. But here, lob he said. "It's quite an old one. me tell it to you."

I'm quite sure I wasn't the first This was Mr Punch's riddle: one to think of it." "What is something that is noth- ing?"

To Mr Punch's surprise, no one

ing half-embarrassed and half- in the room could answer this pleased at the same time,

riddle.

This was General Tin's riddle: "What is small enough to wet n

wings,

plentiful butterfly's enough to fall from the sky like rain, big enough to hold up a mighty occan steamship, and without which not even the tiniest blade of grass will grow?" everybody can see you." that is something?"

To General Tin's surprise, everyone knew the answer st Teddy did as Mr Punch aug came more and more puzzled. once. They all shouted: "Water." gosted. He stopped out in the

Everyone agreed that guessing middle of the room? Then ha It was General Tin, the Tin riddles was lots of fun. They all smiled and told this riddle. It Soldier, who finally, after shute agreed, too, that Mr Punch's Was was in the form of a pocin; ting his eyes and standing very the best.

"I float in the sky Up, up very high.

"My boy," said Mr Punch, Mr Punch, repeated it. “What "you'd better step out in the is something that is nothing? middle of the room so that Or,” he sided, "What is nothing

Everyone in the Playroom be-

still, with his finger on the aide "Oh, it was nothing....nothing of his nose, guessed the right at all,” said Mr Punch.

Rupert and the Spring Chicken-34

Before long the Spring Chicken drops from its rowke, looking very surprised to see. Rupert, in such. important compatty.5. After half

atu tự take yout deders from this;

Jinle bear, but come wraight back to me when your work û dona."y The Spring Chicken" looks – even

Another

New Adventure

RUPERT

and the

dozen bounds i comer torfest more; And, only to LOST RAILWAY

** I desire youɛ in, go to Natwood,"

server your (mű éstyi

"alys "the king). Another, royal ・・ bowing low, hit your woedatɣabati !.

personage may ñded you, and you „aver be my law."

of

Ветста

choose Miss

Foremost

a Grecian style.

a

DIFFERENT in having tier dresses from a theatrical de- signer instead of the usual

layers of tulle" couturiers.

DIFFERENT

in having "masked" coming out dance. With Its mock duels and young men falling fully dressed into the goldfish pool It was probably the success of the season.

But the season has also need- ed stamina.

cards

now.

(Page 5

LUXURY

COTTONS

'BY ALICE ALDEN.

200 INVITATIONS

NEW and beautiful Anishes make fine cotton more versatile Nearly 200 Invitation have come to the Brunner home and more charming each search. Swigg cotton with a highly in Addison Road, Kensington,

lustrous polished,

satin-like Fifty-eight invitations to drink cocktails. (Miss Brunner drinks || finish is used for a delightfal dress that should have a buy, only tomato juice.)

Sixty-two invitations to dance, varic summer. The wide neck- (Miss Brunner's opinion is that line is nicely squared off by "most deb escorts are frightful softly shirred shoulder stras dancers.")

and the very attractive bodice And endless dance suppers is gathered softly over the bust- ("salmon, chicken, sometimes lire and defined by a moulded hot lobster,

sulnd and straw-midrift. The skirt is softly flared berries and cream until

and has an Inverted pleat, when it's raspberries").

These Beautiful in beige with a black can be tedious when the guest and white design, knows that one catering firm have practically a monopoly and it is bound to be their No. 1, 2,

Household Hint. or 3 grade supper she just hopes it will be their No. 1.

Windows of different sizes and "Three pairs of dancing shoes need

Miss shapes In a house

are unduly replacing." SAY! Brunner, "but I've managed the emphasised when pointed in with tha of colours that contrast

house, Beiler to lipstick, one bottle of perfume rest of the and no nail polish." More often

paint them the same colour na tho alde walls to malo tồn then not she washes her hair at

leas noticeable, home.

whole season on one tube

"It has all been quite wonder- ful but now it seems just u wonderful to go back to my books and planó."

And I think she means it.

This rule may be applied to doors, trim and window frames Inside

the house, too. If the house is small, and the windowa and door rather irregular, a will usually uniform colour

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