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JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Look At the Cards Then Decide Play

"HOW

By OSWALD JACODY [TOW should South play the accompanying hand?" aske San Francisco correspondent, West opened the king of dia. monds, continued with the jack of diamonds, and then led the ten of diamonds ut the third trick.

"South ruffed the third din- mond in his hand, discarding the jack of clubit from the dummy. He considered 031 immediate Bnesse of dummy's jack hearts, but decided Instead to play the ace and king of trumps, The turned out to be fatul,

of

If declarer then led a third toump, West would win with

End The queen

lend another diamond. Duunmy would run out of trump, and West wink! win a second trick and more diamonds, Ami If aleclarer abandoned trumps, West would eventually make Iwo tricks to set the contract.

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15,

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YOUR BIRTHDAY ......... By STELLA

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15

nuttsemi BORN today, you are a

your work in Anished, you like to actiolar

wt21 the Additional week amusement and relaxation in Intent for imparting your knowledge, social affairs. You enjoy people and will always uke to be where you You have a high spiritunt quality witich night at you for the church. can come in contact will now and

Interesting Individuais. You are able to present your Iden

You will will make enjoy forcefully, both in speech and in

travelling and writing and are accusato and pains- triends wherever you go, taking in gathering your material. Your main object in life is to rea

In detail, Exacting

you have a

tal everyone IN happy and personality in pleasing

which makes tented. You will do all in your With everyone and puwer you popular

by pen nnd dead to help

themselves. Cause everyono lo forget that you others to

Your help are a hard lankanenter will others,

Frame te should be an especially As well as with yourself. You alr, harmonious and contented sise. ton high degros, à perfectionist and want only the best.

"Some of the kibitzers (there are many of this species San Francisco, and we will back their fungpower against the beat

the Eust that

6702 produce) argued that South should have begun the trumps by finessing the jack, Is this correct?"

An unedite work, of course,

would Aresse

as the cards he, After all, kibitzer doesn't 11 129+ have to recommend u play until he has seen all of Ühe cards, anel he shouldn't kler anistaken make

miny those conditions.

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play is neither to thiesse nor lay down the ace and king of trumpy. You should lend trump to tummy's ace and then return the jack of trumps. This loses to the queen, of course, but it leaves a trump in your own hand and two irumps u the dummy.

While your memory for fack in excellent, you sometimes have dif. Neulty in recalling the mansen of peplo

You are, actually, Inclined 16, be somewhat absent-minded about the everyday things of life, for you get su wrapped up in the execution of an idea, that your ein- section in on, it, otune. tul which

con-

Among those born on this date are: Maxwell Anderson playwright; Erskine Coldwell, author; Bishop B. McQuaid, churchman and educator; George Romney, artist and Charlei

Young, astronomer.

To Hul what the stars have in More for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraps, let your birth-

ny star bo our dolly guide.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16

SAGITTARIUK (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-- Humance 100 defullely not for you cautious, lest Justay. Be extremely you get involved in a quarre).

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jun. 20)-- You will be able to fight success- fully against any obslacic which crosses your pati today.

AQUABIU29 Tuan, 21-Feb, 10)- Better for you not to make any bu portant decisions at thin thai. Nor mal routine proves more rewarding

{Feb. 20-Mar. PINCEN

20) — Postpune Wilngs that are realty In- portant until tomorrow. Consider everything carefully, make decisions,

ARIEN

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Diplomacy and tactful persuasion will be of triore vull today, thail

forcefulacII.

[Apr. 27-May 20-

entangle- Stay clear of romantle rumbs which you may regret later un Be

ll your mire, before you go

BY.

GEMINI (hay 22-/the 21) Side-stop even the appearance of an argument with thom you love, Com- promiso for peace.

CANCER (Jone 22-July 23)- Caution will indicate the path of progress if you will follow it! Don't Ku on a burn of temper,

I FO (July 24-125- Z3)-- It is up to you whether things will be calm and peaceful around the Jaune-2 Just the opposite.

VIRGU (Aug. 24-Bept. 23)- Get all your important work done before lunch time. The afternoon hours are not too propitious.

DA

LIBRA Sept. to-UcL 23) Good, hard work today will prove very rewarding. Resulta may slow but they will be substanial.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-NOY. 22)-- For you, this can prove, an exciting day. Your wisdom in developing i new idea should be good.

THE WAY.

by Beachcomber

PROM tomorrow onwards this the Gambling Commission

will be printed by gambling is not unknown

column

the new stereopanoramic pro- the Stock Exchange.

The words will seem

10

be all round, coming at you from every side. ike the Kuppakawice Indians when the golden haired schoolteacher from the deep Saouth is cap- tured in Dead Man's Canyon.

But-hardly has Big Chlor

Laughing Horse shot a flaming As the cards le, West wins

Drow Into the neighbouring with the queen of trumps but

fort, setting Captain Trudgeon'a cannol gain by leading another

crawla llamond. You would rud a din-hat on fire, when ou

Lootenant Scape from behind a mond in your own hand, get to

Fock He shoots down the thummy with a club, draw the

nearest 43 Indians, and rescues last two trumps, and claim the

the gal who says: "Midy regi. West returns anything

obliged tu yew-all, lootenant.” but a diamond, you can drow

Have Prodnore: and get to your hand with a spade to take the mark-strayed from the subject?

Myself; ed club nesse.

Wild Sam Beach comber rides again! Yippee! So I shot the sheriff

trum

As the

The trouble with taking an immediate trump finesse is that West may have two, three, or Four small trumps and vold in spades. East would win Arst trump trick and return a apade, whereupon the contract would be defeated by the ruff. Most of this danger is avoid- ed by the recommended line of play; and this play also guards danger of the actual against

queen In four trumps to the the West hand.

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SOLUTION

TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE

CHESS PROBLEM

By E. ZEPLER

Black, 1 plece.

White, pleces,

While to play: mate in three,

Solutio

problem:

to yesterday's

1, K-Kts, any; 2. Q, R, Kt, or pi mates.

WOMANSENSE

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This outfit in beige Irish linen was specially designed by Mattli for the Royal Show:

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Here's a Riddle for You

-Knarf and Hanid Guessed Two Answers-

By MAX TRELL

not HANID, the shadow-girl with

turned-about name,

looked all around the house for her brother Knart. Finally she found him sitting way up in the attic behind an old trunk.

"Knarf, what are you doing up here?"

Pondering Over A Riddle

SI kicked open the swing- doors of the saloon silence fel! on the bar-room. Card- on the draw. players, quick lonked at the sideways. Lindy Tou, In a glittering gown, smiled

mysterion smile. The She was surprised to hear her

towards me. I another voice answering: "Let aheriff came shot him dead. The

bormanhin alone. Hanid! He's think turned to go. I shot him dead. Ingin Two bad men stole up behind

me.

♥CARD Sense legs. A card-player

Q-With neither side vulner- nblo, the bidding has been; South West North

A

I ducked and shot them To her surprise, she found it dead, backwards, through my was Mr Punch. He was sitting threw on the other side of the trunk *knifo. I caught it

the

in the deep shadows. by "Quide a guy!" sald handle.

***Thinicing?" said up to me.

Hanid to Lindy Lou, sidling Seizing her, I sprang through Mr Punch. "What's he thinking

to the about?" an upper window back of my horse, and rode 1 Spade Pass 2 Clubs 2 Dmds,

away into the mountains. Thore You, South, hold: Spades A-

the posso found me and hang-

It's KQJ-9-7-6, Hearta K-0, Din-ed me from a tree, #nond 7, Clubs K-8-3. What do you do? .

and

Kast

Answer Tomorrow

even

on

wonder I'm alive to tell the tale. But that's just big Sam Beachcomber's way. Go on, measure it! THE

"A riddle," said Mr Punch. "Oh," said Hand,

·

Mr Punch said: "I'm seen by U is simple enough. It means I'm seen by you. And what can I A moans what can I be. But what 14 anything that sometimes looks like an '0' ang sometimes looks like a “C”?"

Munid

walked up and down in front of

several the trunk times.

Mr Punch walked up and down IL front of the trunk several Umes.

But Knari kept silently sil- ung and lently

thinking on the floor, with his back agains This trunk.

Finally, Harid and Mr Punch stopped in front of the dusty attic window.

10-6

"What's he thinking about?" Hanid asked Mr. Punch,

Hania anti Mr Punch looked at Knurt in surprise.

"Yes," saki Knart. "Now it Jooler like an 'O.' That's when "Well," cold Hanld, "I can it's full. But when, It's a new think of several things that looks moom, it looks exactly like a like 'O' ke stiveral, things that YOU look

A rubber ball like C ools lloe the '0."

"Yes," said Mr Punch, "And a sickle looks like 'C."

"And a penny looks like '0'," said Hanid

"A bent nali looks like ”,” answer said Mr Punch.

who hadn't sald

Hand looked out at the dark

with 'the noicy

clouds flying

the

"It's a very hard riddle," said Mr Punch. "I've been thinking about it since early this mor- ning. Now it's night time, and I A-Bld four spaden. This vio-

still haven't got the answer. Jant Jump to

Knart hasn't got the Kama shows & very strong sui

4 good

demand for volunteers either." hand, but It Indicates that the

"to measure smokė" Over towards slam minst London may lead to misunder- Knorf. first move come from your partner. If he standings. Only trained smoke-word, now granted: "I'll guess across the face of the moon lins two or more aces, he will measurers should apply. Eager. it by and by. Then he fell "Arsi so does the moon look naked- alam try; and with

like in '0'," che said. .... foola with tape-measures will silent aguia. fower than two nots,

only be in the way, and, will

Knarf though he

Here may have a good contribute

akkienly let out. the nothing

Honid said that hand, -he wilt Juri pass four

Statistical Survey to be pub- would like to hear the riddle, shout. "The moon! That's the upades.

Answer!" Agla Td like to try to guess it," Smoka lished later on, measured by a fumomelar fixed

the undercarriago balloon. The unit of smoke is a vom, and 89 voms go to a cuble yard. Density and weight are registered on a luminous dini. and a cloeb-meshed nub-valve separates the particles of sout. Wind velocity plays an im- portant part in the movements": MOLNEVER CƑot amoke, and the measureme JERERJ. KNEW,

"should wore downwind. For Fany) thurther information, apply, to Fog House, SW3, and mak for Agathe Dumcenil de la Vrille de Marvejols, 2. Nougat Queen of Montelimar (Drome), who is in London on a shopping expedition.

DUMB-BELLS

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Marginal note

THE report

modify, the

on Kihotte With:

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Mr "Woll," said

Punch, here's nothing like trying."

Then he spoke the riddle out

loud:

Now I'm an O, ;. Now I'm a C, I'm on by U, What can I Br

Hard to Solva

**My, that të njhard riddle, tan't "112" Hanią suld.

"I Punch.

certainly bà ̧”- guld -- Mc

Hamid repeated to herself

Now I'm ano,

Now, Km/h,C

of mumble, 'over' and:

PI Roart.

Now I'm an "O,

Now I'm 'a C

Another. Solution

must be the moon!" said

Lataa whole day later Hanld though of an oven "bet- ler answer to the riddle. "It's doughnut," she said. "A fest it looks like an 'O. But when you take a bite out of oh, it tools lice a C

Mr Pinch and Khirt agreed we better quiver In fact, they were sure it was the

answer:

Rupert at Greyrocks Cove-48

David quickly esplaints somer

of their adventure, in the cave-add John

runow so that” ginnal.

[ime the

"not know tha

ahead and till

expect, you'll Rund across the

•timin to meet Mira

troubled that

IT

VITAL STATISTICS OF

THE AVERAGE

MISS FRANCE

Paris.

Her hair is mostly brunette, THE high fashion experts init Only 15

ranging from auburn through percent of of Paris appeared to French womon are: natural have been shooting. In the blondes. The other shades of dark with their "new look," purple, green, orange, and such "flat look" and any other studs often wen on the

boulevards of

of Parts come out of kind of “look.”.

dye bottler

Most French female com- really plexions are brunette and their

It 80cms they haven't known the true skin generally is clear. dimensions of the wornen

Nino out of 10 French women

for whom they allegedly have alim noses, and 75 percent were creating the classic from "grey to grey-blue, grey-

have light eyes, which

range

styles of the great Paris greon, orange-brown to green."

118 Different Angles

salona.

had there For, since 1911, been no really scientifle survey of tho measurements of the average Frenchwoman,

The natural shade of Up La "orange"

to rose heightened medium rose." Milc. De Felice dopleros the fact that this But that now has been a delicate colour

nuance la BU rected, for Mademoiselle Hidden behind artificial lipstick Suzanne De Felice has just come shades.

up with a comprehensive survey of the

stallica.

French

femalo's vital In comparison with other European women, Miss France Ja a bit shorter than Germans

Milo. De Felice has submitted of the Bremen region and a bit to the Academy of Science * taller than the Lavian. She is 350-page thesis for a doctor of lighter than the Norwegian, the philosophy degree tiled, "Re- German, the Briton and, for search on the Anthropology of that matter, her U.S. conten- French Women." ·

C

porary.

.

The work represents afx and

To gather this picture of the a half years of effort, and average French girl, Mile. De covers everything that is worth, Felice handpicked 104 French knowing about the face, form

women whose parents and and figure of the average Miss

grondparents were born in France since 1911.

France and who represented the the dominant type in each reglen of

the cou

country

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The conclusion is that long

wolf-whistle justified to ogling the French female chassis.

Her

igo

subjects ranged in â from 20 to 48. Bome 16,000

Individual measurements were

Aristocratic Fingers made and, Milo. De Felice said,

each subject was investigated.

different. angles.

118

Mile. De Felice says that Miss from France is an averago flvo foot United Press. three inches tall and weighs 123, pounds,

The weight is plegantly disa tributed. Bustwise, Miss France ringes from "niedlung ta "ample" to "magnificent."

Household Hint

The side of a pastry board that is used for rolling dough should not be used for cuting that or any purpoat Her legs purposes

Her waist is narrow and her hips are rather broad.

slim

and arms are of average length, will damage the smooth surface. her fingers long.

and Never leave such a board soak- bectatio molture aristocrate." Her fingernailing in water in natural state-vary in shade. wilt raise the grain of the pod from local pink to deep rose, and so roughen the board

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