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JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Study This Hand; It's Interesting

By OSWALD JACOBY WHEN today' hand was played in a recent New England tournament, both the bidding and the piny illustrated impor tant practices. In rubber bridge, probably, North would have played the hand at game in dia- monds.

In duplicate bridge, however, an Alfred Sheinwold points out in his brand-new book on the

for game, "the minor aut the birds."

The reason is familiar to all duplicate players, and Shein- wold explains it for those who bridge Are trying tournament

for the first time" "When a hand

will make game at a minor suit, it will make

game at no-trating surprisingly often.'

Even

If one mat is wide open, perhurs the opponents Won't fead it; or perhaps the oppon ents can take only four tricks even if they do lead their best muit

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One overtrick at three Lini will give you 30 extra points, which is better than one overtrick at five of the mibor, What's more, il a far easter make one overtriek at Qurve nor Trung Thom at five of a minor.

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Inscrutable, and not noted for volubility.

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with two kiaxes for si old king. (0)

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the letters each of the small squares may be used once unly. Each word, wurd contain the large letter in the pentre square, and there must be at least one nino-letter word in the list. No pintais; no proper names;

foreign words.

Thirty-eight

TARGET

Hulation tomorrow.

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theatre. (7)

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cracking good egga, (8)

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Authority.

7. The policeman's a bit

of an old-timer. (0)

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1955.

OX FRO

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Sweet run softly" 22"

till I end my song."

Apenter. TÔI

17. Dip your soldering iron

hore (0)

18. Late in the Southern

Hallway. (8)

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OR

YOUR BIRTHDAY ....... By STELLA

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9

BON today, you poem a vivid, the opportunity when offered.

dramatic and ally, You

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magnetic peTION –

knack have the

wherever you go. and adventure, 1

will do c00- you

You

know how to make a good, frui improdon and how to maintades St. You appreciate that good grooming in importeer and both, you then and women have a

of mybe.

Always attemotive to members of the opposite sex, you peti have more than one commence before you write down to marriage. Something of a fikr, you may need to curb your propensities in this rated or you will bring considerable happiness to milers, *

making frienica Fond of travel lakely that siderable wandering in your youth. Since you realise that ambition can only be gained by a certain amount of hard work--and you are an

probably | bitious--you wil

decide to settle down long enough to win | BUTTERS. TODAY'S

however you melect work which gives you worde

chance to travel, there is nothing that would make you happier.

You have a great store of physical and nervous

but are t energy clined to be wasteful in its use. You will be wise if you learn the secret of relaxing at regular intervain, that tensions do not crowd in upon You Even one as strong as you are has been known to "break" under ter strain. Leom

the simple relaxation lesson of termittent and all will be wed).

Quick to ave your that chance, You are equally as fast in seizing

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION:

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are:

Among those bem on this date Amoris Vospuckus, explorer: Given, violinist: Edwin Thelma Forest, actor; Arthur Caesar, play- wright, Leland Blanford, educator; General Winfield Scott, A. Hamton Gibbs. author and David Davis, jurist.

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To find what the stars have tone for you tomorrow, select your birthday #tar med read the corre aponding

Let paragraph.

typur birthday star be your daily rude.

THURSDAY,

MARCH 10

FISCEB (Feb.

20

1)-- 20-MAT.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May Definitely a social day You might Determination and persistence sho

you want cantly

what correfpotence get you exociky Juve m which needs personal attention. loday it can be yours,

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.

21)- 20) -- OKMINI

22-4und (May

Don't be Things may

Duty must come Cultivate patience. not be moving us that an you might diverted from your objective by wich, Exat on't

decisions interfering Extendhi, just now. prem prematurely.

By Beachcomber DUMB-BELLS

BALLET, says a ritic, should cun-

North East

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modern

1 have in preparation a charming Junction." It thing called "Crewe Aparta with

three-legged

race porters and Intween two

twu booking-ofice clerks, and if you think a three-legged race cannot be performed

don't gracefully, you know my choreographer. Juggo do Borte. who prodticed the Stock Exchange Ballet. "Gilt-Edge." Much of the music. by 1. fluxter, 10 scored for steain-whistles, and the scenery includes milk-churna crutes full of chickens. The heroina

in both

majors for the calse to Bume; but South was willing to be in game even though he couldn't

where North's strength was locales.

Wi[ kirti

the suve of South spades,

astulely played the king from duruny, East hud to win with the pess and then had to lend a different | Tilbury. sult since a spade conmutation would Kive declarez 21 Anekse

in the sull

and

in a Freightage Beauty Queen, and the trubs used in the shuriting seeno I by Malleson, Clarke and Scuffiey, who built the engine for the Flying

free An unfortunate muddic

East shifted to the juck of 4 B.B.C." salda spokesman, clubs, whereupon declürer took

"ban nothing to say about the recent banning by Bnibbʊ Lid of a the three top clubs, discarding | talk on the Ingredients of Pharma low hearts from the duny, and butto The Anuhcement of the ran the six diamond tricks, Al bon was unfortunately faded out fo make way for Cy Knockerbicker's swingeroo Mazoodiers, Mr Knocker. backer's reference lu Bribbu was not

the end. East could save only three cards.

It he kept two spaces, he would be put les with the blank nee of hearts and compelled to Jend away from his jack spades. East therefore kept only one space, whereupon declarer look two spade tricks. Either wny. declarer

make 11 tricks.

mus sure to

The play would have been whimportant at rubber bridge, slice South was sure of at least 10 tricks At duplicate, how- ever, the

trick nccessary for a fine score,

was

♥*CARD Sense♦

Q-The bidding has been; South West North

Fant

1 Club Puss i Diamond Pars

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You, South, hold; Spades A- Q-J-0-3, Hearis none, Diamonds Q-5-4, Clubs A-K-J-5-3. What do you do?

A-Bid two spades, If your partner has no it for either

the script of his patter. and Mr Jeff Lopycar, who was to have de-

vered the talk, was warned by an influential firm of horse-slaughterens to mention Nelson and Foss Lid. That is why the Stair-Rod Associa tion tonned a repetition Mies Winble's talk on E cones AJ A decoration for fallettes,

EXCUSE ME, I'VE LOST MY. WHEREABOUTS, COULD YOU

HELP Me

LADIES'

WEAR ON THE THIRD FLOOR, MADANI

CANCER Lune 22.July 23)- This could be your very hunky day. Keep an eye out for a brand new opportunity to advance.

✡) - LEO (July 24 - Auz. Take a pleasantly positive attitude toward things but don't get umren- nably fibom. You could com promise.

23)-- Business and financial probleme may come up for settlement. If you are perplexed week competent advice.

VIRGO (ABE.

24-Bapt.

LABSA

24-Oct. (Sepi

233- Look around you and you will dis cover some deserving pixlanthropies

help which could well un

SCORPIO (Oct. 22)

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A brand new brögtet kjea may provo to be the solution in handhögr troublesome problem.

BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)— This is not one of your best days thia_month, so proceed with the maximum of caution.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-dan 20) - Overanticipation can and in disap- pointment if you are not wary. Keep your emotional balance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- Harmany and happiness on the home front should be yours as this time. Be sure to contibute shore,

your

WOMANSENSE

THREE WAYS

SERVE FRUITS

Spring Ensemble With

An Original Touch

"Lucerne", a grey woollen dream for Spring by Manguin. It is worn with a smaži sleeveless jacket which adds a touch of

originality.—Agence

HOUSEHOLD

France-Presse.

HINTS

The length of your window iron in a safe place to cool, draperies should be made

avoid any chance of fre.

to

clear the floor, allowing for rug Or Carpet. Informal draperies may come to the window sill or bottom of the aproft, never in between.

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By IDA BAILEY ALLEN.

TO

In my opinion, neither mayon- THE Chef hung up tho

naise, nor French dressing har- phone. "That was an interesting cause the oll is too heavy to bo monises with fruit salads, bom call from a young home- absorbed by the fruit, I liko maker who would like you cream cheesy or cultured soured to explain in your column cream mbond with honey and the difference between fruit lemon juice to taste or for a change, equal parts of honey cocktail, fruit cup and fruit and lemon juice, And best of salad. She

the wants to know all a

nut-butter if they are one and the dressing from our test kitchen,

Nat-Batter Dressing: Blend same thing."

1/3 . nut-butter with 2 thep.

now

"That's a good question, Chef, honey, 3 isp. orange juice and Many persons do not realise that

they are

three very differen!

fruit combinations,"

FRUIT COCKTAILS

1 tbsp. lemon juice.

FRUIT CUPS

The fruit cup is composed of bite-sized pieces or sections of

Tinned fruit in sometimes used, well chilled assorted fresh fruit, harmonising but different frults, attractively arranged in large glasses. No sugar is preferably fresh or bait thawed sherbet

Plain they are served 1ozen fruit, with 1/3 the amount as the first course at any meal.

of truit Juico. Often this is

nuded.

white grape jules, orange juice, Topped with fruit sherbet, they ginger ale or grenadine; some should be used only for dessert. times it is bottled passion fruit for exotic

Juice papaya

Bavour.

Tinned fruit is sometimes used in which case there is added a little fresh or frozen lemon 07 lime juice to cut the sweetness and step up the flavour.

Fruit cocktails

be

should frosty cold. Because they are used as appetisers they should nover be sweet. Frult cocktails are often miscalled fruit salads, This k because

Labelling on the part of some tinned fruit processors.

DINNER

Hot or Chilled Tomato Jutes Chicken Fricassee on Biscuit Squares

Diced Turnips Green Pons with Celery Fruit Cup Drop Nut Cookies

Coffee Tea Milk All Measurements Are Level

Recipes Proportioned to seron a to a Drop Nut Cookies: Silrc. butten or margarine unti of incorrect creamy. Blend in 1 a sifted brown sugar, 11⁄2 tsp. vanilla and 2 well-benten eggs. Add 1⁄2 c. milk.

Sit

together 2 c. already. sifted enriched flour, 1/8 tsp. salt and 2 tep, baking powder. Mix in 4 c.

FRUIT SALADS

A frukt salad is entirely dif- ferent from a fruit cocktail. It

is a real salud, arranged on crisp lettuce, and if not made entirely

alberts or weintepped pecans,

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an

to of fresh fruit, it should contain led cookie sheet. Allow 4%

eloc-

comparatively little tinned fruit, as it is usually loo sweet for salad servico.

The salad la attractively gar-

in space between for spreading. Top each cookie with half ́a nutment.

Bake 12-15 min, in a moderato

strawberries, oven, 975* F.

Be sure to consult an trician when you want to ex-nished

with lend

alter your DY

existing cherries, blueberries, or other electric circuits. Otherwise, colourful

with whole you'll be sorry,

TRICK OF THE CHEF -

To make biscuit squares, DTC- powder blacuis sometimes at pare baking formal beas, usually with dainty dough as usual. Pat

It used at 7"x11" ailed biscuit pan ond finger sandwiches.

nutments, or nut.

ented fresh coco-

It is served for luncheon

or supper, and

ac

The best and quickest way to clean medicine bottles or other small bottles, is to put in the

on working a teaspoon of vinegar,

Plenty of light then a

surfaces helps to prevent few graine of rice, and shake well When rinsed, the bottles cidents. It also contributes will be quite clean.

Never leave an electric iron with the current on. Use an automatic cut-off type iron, if possible,

tha and always put

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

A Long, Long Siesta

-Blinky and His Friends Sleep All Wiater By MAX TRELL KNARF and

The Strabismus Telecopter | Kshadow-children Honid, the dozen of them, some of them

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The Strabismus Flying Bird'e Next Telecopter. 22 Ja a backwards

Sure enough, there were beds all over the room, at least a

with the standing next each other in turned-about names, had to rows, some of them standing on knock on the door several times before it was finally opened. They had heard Blinky Mole's footsteps as he had come pad- ding up the stairs from his bed room deep under the ground.

Sloopy-Eyed Mofe

He was rubbing his eyes take-off, owing to a vertical jet-sleepily as he stood in the open He held the collar of stream under the chase-hatch. its doorway, outer stanchion u welbed. The self- his bathrobe wrapped around starter is plunger-controlled, and in his head, emokratack is reversible. The thing like a pigs tull at the back fa "Come in," he said. "Quickly

Mockurunge turnacrew,

now. It's windy! I never did liko the wind." Coastguard's horse

top of each other like floors in bulhting, and two or three of them attached to the walls like hammocks. One of the beds was actually swinging from the ceiling.

To make things even stranger, there were people sleeping in each of the beds.

Knarf and Hanid could make

out the lumpy shapes of these hough they couldn't see their faces. They were all-

"Friends of

huddled up in te

12-20

Blinky Mole stood in the door- way of his underground home,

several more months to go) Blinky Knarf and Hanld found out that said, motioning with his stumpy the sleepers in tbe beds, num, toward the occupants of Blinky's friends, were several Knart and Hand followed the bed. He spoke quite loudly, toads, grasshopper, a beetle, a confiscated Blinky

down the stairs. They "Oh dear," said Hanid, "aren't small, a turtle, 4 crawfish, a frog

noraid of waking your and a caterpillar. black suit you can fall back on An electrical engineer's wife comfound the bedroom snug and you

There weren't any friends up?"

It was

who a caterpiller diamonds 13 A satisfactory plained that he naver remembered warm

windows, of course, since

Blinky shook his head. "You occupied the bed that hung from trump sit. I's hard to imagine | từ buy her any stockings. any hand worth a response

Blinky's whole house was under couldn't wake them with a the ceiling. (News item.) your opening bid that won't t

the ground, like a sort of deep drainload of alarm clocks! What "I'm sorry we disturbed you, absent cave.

time is it, anyway?"

Blinky," Hanid, sald. "We didn't your hand well enough to pro- duce a game somewhere.

"I'll switch on the light,” said

know you were asleep," pair of pylons by mistake. Or per- haps he could not pronounce his Blinky. "You'll pardon me o's, and always called her Para nono instead of Nora,

TODAY'S QUESTION

ما

The bidding is the same as in

the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades Q-J-6-2, Hearts J-6, Diamond 4, Clube A-K-J-6-3-2, What do you do? Anawer Tomorrow

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EDITORE FALES SERVICE, INC.-MULYA YORK -

ho Was

sn

PERHAPS

minded that he brought home a

If

"Ten o'clock," said Knarf.

I mean what time of the *No,

said Blinky.

of the beds are made_ame" ́sald Knarf.

They've all got people in them."

Hero Blinky switched on

(If your hat keeps slipping over one car, blame your paychiatrist not glowworm-tamp

and

Hibernating Customers "Oh-hum," said Blinky, yawn- ing again, as he sat on the edge of his bed and kicked off his slippers, "I don't know how you back to bed," he said. "Nonn manage to stay awake

what I thought," said tiny Blinky. He yawned and stretch your hatter or your hal. There may glowing light it up the entiro ed his arms, "I guess I'll go be something wrong with your op- proach to Life. Welle for foarlet 11.20452/4/27.)

don't know shorthand, but I do know

room.

CHESS PROBLEM

By 1. SCHEEL

Black, 8 pieces.

White, 5 pieces..

White lo play: mate in firée, A

Solution to questerday's problems

during

of us will be getting up until the winter time. But some folkя are strange. Well, good night." spring time,"

Before Blinky went back to And bo. anuggled under the anish his sleep (for he still had blankets himself.

Rupert and the Broken Plate-16

· Aa be scurtiss out of the shop - doka't 'look like no Englishsian.' Rupert nearly, bumpe, into fo I wonder where he comes from.

gentlemen ·who Harakirding However, he doesn't wake, Across

| belakly) { pwaida"; the doorwa "They pay "no" attention" Him?

but Rupert Bancun with istupuje. st: the 'oldier, min., 239 Ha✨ looks

1,092, any; 2; Q, A, B, or KE, important,” he thinks,

mater

the village green' ha apita Lily Duckling at the bus scope and ha "rune to thank bar foë velling bin: of the khóp and bef pool hoes ed ha

greater efficienty.

into a

to dinner. It serves as the dessert. bake 20 min, in a hot oven 425*

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