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JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Here's An Example Of Good Bidding

By OSWALD JACOBY

THE bidding in today's hand energetic, but quite reasonable, West wouldn't have opened the bidding in first or second position with only points in high cards, but the strong six-card suit amply justi fled a third-hand opening bid. North, with 19 points in high cards, was too strong for an of one no-trump and therefore began by doubling for a takeout.

East might have passed over. the double but his actual bid of one heart cannot be criticised. He thought that this would be his only cheap chance to show his suit, and there was no parti- cular risk in doing so at the level of one.

South was

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1955.

www.

"Giants, Dodgers, Glanta, Dodgers! And "you talk to me about watching old movies that I've seen

before!"

glad to hear the YOUR BIRTHDAY......... By STELLA

B

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4

bid of one heart since it gave him the chance to show a lite strength with a "free" response of one spade. The bid showed strength because it was clear

ORN today, you have an a time when the lack of that South would have passed

completely worthless exceptionally vivid ima- capital for the advancement with hand.

gination but, unless you of your work will be most Once South showed a sign of

in this way, North could put it to work for you in the frustrating. Save those pen- for the proverbial show the true creative arts, it is likely to nies strength and nature of his hand become a handicap instead "rainy day" and you won't by making a jump bid, in noof a real asset. It would be ever be caught off balance trump. From here on it was easy to get to game, and it was just as easy for you to ima- financially.

Life

well afford

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East South

Pass

Pass

Pasa

West North

Double

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Pass Pass Pass

Opening lead—❤ 8

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CHESS PROBLEM

By A. W. DANIEL

Black, 13 pieces

White, 8 piepes,

gine things to worry about You have a friendly na- as it is for you to be ori- ture, and will probably be ginal, dramatic, or witty in the centre of your social your writing or conversa- group. Your intuitions are tion. You are basically the strong. Let your heart bel scholar and have a great your only guide when it respect for factual know- comes to selecting a mar- White to play: mate in two, ledge. Science, particularly riage partner. In that way, in the field of experi- you will find complete hap-: mentation and research, piness. fascinates you and with the

Solution to yesterday's problem:

Among those born on this 1, BxP, any; 2, Q, R, Kt, or P proper training you should become outstanding in this date are: William H. Pres-mates.

cott, historian; A. L. Erlan-

field.

.:

ger, theatrical producer; You have a high degree Thomas Huxley, biologist;| of adaptability and no Horace Mann, educator; and matter in what situation Harold Bell Wright, author.

To find what the stars: you find yourself, you are 44

usually able to adjust with have in store for you to considerable ease. Although morrow, select your birth- you have an instinct. för day star and read the cor- good business methods, you responding paragraph. Let are not as saving as you your birthday star be your might be and there may be daily guide.

more or less a loss-up whether to get to game in no-trump or in spades. As it happened, the same

basic play was needed for either game contract.

West opened the eight of heards

and South simply had to know

the right

play for the

heart suit. It is clear that West has led his highest heart, and that East therefore has a long suit hended by A-J-9. How should

declarer handle the hearts?

South plays a low heart from the dummy. East will signal encouragement by play- ing the seven. South cannot refuse the trick, since then West will continue the suit and rua

the third round.

..

THURSDAY, MAY 5

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-A fine working day. 20)-This can be a romantic Make out a careful schedule day but, make sure that all and adhere to it. You will your plans for the future are make excellent progress. carefully made now.

GEMINI (May 22-June ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) 21)-Your own sign is not If your hopes are not too especilly auspicious but if high in the clouds, today's you are positive and con- results will prove to be

thoroughly gratifying. fident, all works out well.

CANCER (June 22-July

The contract will then be set 23)-Be alert to anticipate two tricks. But if South wins the first trick with the queen of any

hearts, West will regain

the trouble.

WOMANSENSE

EVENING GOWN WITH

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TORSO

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THE ensemble idea is By HELEN FOLLETT Tpopular in beauty

ment is. unity in the use of per- well as fashion.

We have learned that fume. Creams of one scent must not conflict with powders of dress. coat, hat, shoes, another. Bath salts, tollet water,

and handbag

costume dusting powders should not be jewellery must have a of varying fragrances, since one with may destroy another's foe qual- itles, It is smart to hold to a pleasing relationship each other, that clever com single scent, using it for all your binations of colour play a fragrance accessories. big part in the picture of The ensemble idea is fascinat- the lady of fashion.

ing something to which every give thought woman should Cosmeticians have jumped on the wagon with their complexion when she is buying clothes and Powder, make-up. She should carefully rouge and lipstick must be in consider the lines and colours of accord, do perfect team work. her frocks, select beauty aids to

A part of the ensemble move- go with them.

ensemble

offerings.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

possible unexpected BOYS'

Forewarned,

lead with an ace to lead another know, is forearmed..

heart; and the defenders will then get two heart tricks and two other aces.

you

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)— You may combine business South must begin by playing and social pleasures ad- of hearts from the vantageously, if you wish. The king trick, but cannot afford to leadAsk the boss to dinner!

dummy East must win the

another heart. ( he does, South Jets a low heart ride to

Having Hundreds Of Pets

Mr. Panch's Father Was a Dog Catcher-

By MAX TRELL

many

puzzled. There aren't boys who can boast of having

Knarf, the shadow with dogs for pets. But it's all very

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 177HEN you were a boy," hundreds or even thousands of

"WHE never helps

dummy's ten.) No matter what 23)-Worry

East returns, South has time to anything. If you can't figure the turned-about name, asked easily explained. My father was set up a diamond or a chab in the dummy on which he can out a solution, just forget his old friend Mr Punch, "did

discard a heart, after drawing it! Best in the long run. trumps.

Thus the opponents LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. are limited to one heart trick

23)-If you have a new and the other two aces.

business opportunity offered,

sound, accept.

CARD Sense investigate all details.

Q-The bidding has been: North

East South

Wes!

If

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.

I Club Pass 1 Diamond Pass 22)-An idea today may

2 Clubs Pass

do?

once.

you have a dog for a pet?"

Repeat, Please!

a dog catcher!"

This was the most surprising news of all. "He was! suid Kaart.

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сате

ES

These words

said, just to make sure that he tend to bid hearts again, later your circle of friends, at had heard Mr Punch, -correct- on, to show that your secondary

interesting socially. salt is rebiddable. You want to some

"Hundreds of play this hand at game in one of event. Accept invitations. Punch said again. "In fact,

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23, thousands of them"

Was Mr Punch who

sitting

"My dear Kharf," said in his chair in the sunny win- dow, looked up from the news Punch, there was hardly a day. come paper he was reading to say: when my father didn't "Huh?"

home with several dozen dogs. Knart repeated the question. I remember one Tuesday when

"Did you have a dog for a three home with "When I was a boy," Mr he

or eight collies, pet?" Knart asked Mr. Punch. prove to be the basis of your Punch now replied as he laid poodles, seven

the newspaper aside, "I had some English, Scotch and Irish South, hold: Spade 7 future success. "Act on it at hundreds of dogs for pets," terriers and eighteen or twenty run them and play with them. Heliu 42 Diamonds A

Pomeranians. We already had I also had cats." astonished quile a

Kharf couldn't help envying Q-J-8-6-5, Club 4. What do you

number of other dog Mr Punch. "I wish I had SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-)

many pets as you had when A-Bid two hearts. You in- Dec. 22) You may widen af, "Hundreds of dogs?" he I took care of them all,"

"But Mr Punch," said Kaarf, you were a boy," "you didn't keep all those dogs,

A New Occupation Mr did you?" dogs,"

"Easily arranged,” said "No," rehled Mr Punch, but

as he picked up I made pets of them just the Punch,

"Just get Jan. 20)-A fine day for Kharf thought that all this same. Most of them were lost newspaper gain.

father to give up what- anything you may want to needed investigation. He there- dogs. The people who owned your The bidding has been:

come ... for them ever he's doing and become North East South West attempt. The sky is the fore pulled up a chair and at them would

Pass 1 Diamon Pass limit as far as ambitions go.of Mr Punch. "T'd like to know long as the dogs were in

himself down directly in front sooner or later. Nevertheless, as dog catcher."

my Knart sighed. “That's easier 1 Space Fats

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. more about that," he said. care, I made pets' of them, I said than done, Mr Punch,” be You, South, hold: Spades 9-7- 3. Hearts 3-8-7-4, Diamonds K-19)-Material gains may

the red sulla eventually,

TODAY'S QUESTION

1 Club

do?

Q-6-5-3, Club 4. What do you not be high, but your in- crease in prestige may en- hance your earning power.

Answer Tomorrow

Vast Number of Dogs "Certainly," said Mr Punch. "I'm not surprised that you are

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used to feed them, walk them, said.

Rupert and the Inventor 31

"Now then,” says the inventor **Liwen - carefully." I'm sending you to fetch my third testing "engine and bring it to me. If any. thing: goes wrong you've only to press this-homing batton and you

armed hen he replaces the aquare badge on his feh jamm ** That's the fetching button," he adds. ** If you're sway soo long 1'11 fetch you back by prening my own." Then, nung briskly, he leads

lifts him into i

will rezom here k And he furstens - Rupert to har travel machine and

around badge on Rupert's right

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Peanuts Provide Taste

Accent And

17

Are Rich In Protein

By Ida Bailey Allen

||

"IT'S peanuts.". In slang, peanuts.

Gamish” with

more

this expression meant whole peanuts, something inconsequential. Peanut Potato Silog: Cut But today with the turn of cooked potatoes into lengthwise fashions in foods, to say with butter or margarine. Top slices in thick, Cool; spread "It's peanuts" "is to imply with fine-chopped roasted something good. For the salted peanuts and press into researchers have discovered the potato. Brown in a bot that peanuts are one of our best vegetable protein foods.

oven

OF

Peanut Sundaes: Cut a pt.- sized carton of vanilla ice cream

I was interested to learn, into 4 cubes. Cover with Ane- remarked the chopped roasted peanuts; serve. Madame,"

surrounded with butterscotch or Chef, "that raw peanuts can toffee sauce. be put through the food chopper, or bolied whole and used in making many en- trees. Now, what about the red peanut skins, have they any food value?"

Dinner

Tomato Aspic on Chicory Meat and Feanut Loaf Panned Sweet Potatoest Baked Onions Pineapple Frozen Dessert Hot or Iced Coffe or Ten Milk

All Measurements Ard Lével

Recipes Serve Four

"Oh, yes, Chef! Those red sking are rich in thiamin; peanuts are also a good source of riboflavin and niacin, 35 well as phos-

Pineapple Frozen Dessert phorus, calcium and iron.

Make up 1 pkg. Roasted and salted peanuts give a rich taste and added dessert mix as directed on the box, using milk, Chill until nutrients to many prepared half-frozen Four into a re foods.

frigerator tray and chill until frozen at least 1 inch around the edge of the tray.

"Let's give our readers some of the appetising · resulis we have obtained with peanut cookery:

vanilla

Turn the mixture into a bowl and whip with a rotary beater until creamy smooth and Meat and Peanut Loat: To 1 doubled in volume. Then add recipe for any kind of ground tinned crushed pineapple raw meat loaf, add 1 c. freshly and 1 tsp. lemon juice, ground unskinned raw peanuts, or use roasted peanuts, Bake as usual

Peanuts Rimolees;

Spread

skinned raw peanuts in the pan smoked ham, veal or rabbit, when roasting poultry, pork,

Return to the tray and freeze until Brin, Serve plain or with a sauce of slightly crushed sweetened raspberries or straw- berries.

Suggestion of the Chef

youth and slenderness; there are Pesuut Potato and Celery Stir the contents of one (244- others that are appropriate and Balad: Make potato and celery oz) tin faked tuma into tomato salad 25 usual Just before aspic while thickening: chill becoming to middle age.

Good taste and the reflection

mix in plenty of until Arm and serve with sauce serving, in the minor will guide one to coarse-chopped rosted or salted" tartare, the right choice,

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