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JACOBY
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'High Low Is Used
To Send Message
By OSWALD JACOBY
every experienced
A bridze player brows, it
is possible for a defender to signal his partner to continue a suit by playing high and then low on two successive tricks. Such !!
"echo" "high-low" or
is shown in today's hand.
West opened the king of diamonds, aut East began his high-low by dropping the ten of diamonds, West. next took the ace of dia. 1 monds, and Fast completed his signal by playing the four of diamonds. This is
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EDITORS PRESS SERVICE, REGENLEVA YORK
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1955.
"I doubt if there are any inhabitants on this planet."
the reverse of the normal YOUR BIRTHDAY..
order, since usually a player
will begin with low cards
and work up to higit carvis
instead of the other way around..
To your
The high-low is used to convey a messuke partner: "Lead this suit again." In this case Ease hoped to ru the third round of diamonds. It should have been perfectly clear to West that his partner had this in mind and that South also could ru the third round of diamonds and thus nullify the effect of East's ruff.
As a matter of fact, the hope lessness of continuing diamonds should have prevented West from leading the suit even
He should have second time shifted to a club at the second trick.
it
Had he done so, South would have gone down without much of a struggle. The point is that a high-low is a request, not u
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demand. You disregard
the
request when you know, anci
your partner doesn't, that his plan will fail.
When the hand was actually
at
his
played, West did continue with The ace of diamonds the second trick and with the jack diamonds at the third trick. South carefully played low from the dummy and rusted in own band. He then took the ace and king of spades, cashed the queen af diamonds to discard his heart, ruffed a low heart, and finessed a club round to East.
This line of play finished poor East. He couldn't retum a club, since that would give dummy a frée finesse. He couldn't lead the ace of hearts, since South would ruff and get to dummy with a frump to discard on the king of hearts.
In desperation. East returned a low heart, but this fouled no-
BORN
FRIDAY, MAY 13
By STELLA
JORN today, you are Peer- up your mind. Be sure!
Your tally the dreamer but have, loyalties are such that even if
to success, for you have
think
up
in addition, the attributes of the you did make a mistake, you "loer" as well. This add
would never make a change marriage. You would an after
But there petive inventive mind and can "grin and bear it."
of plenty of things that eculd be unhappiness in store. should be done. Then, as long
Your ambition is great. II as you do them, at once, you
You will only learn to utilise let no one get ahead of you on the success roadway Procra- sunation. would defeat your best interests, however, so never delny action. "Depend upon the advice of your cwn Intuitions. for they are
quite the best guide for you to follow.
Actually, you are not эл aggressive persen but are rather shy and retiring except when among those who are your close friends and associates. You of
all your talents and implement your good ideas at once. you may find that fame is knocking at your door while you are quite young.
Among those born on this date are: Sir Arthur Sullivan, Composer: Milton Abarn, рго- ducer: Johnson M. Mundy. sculptor; Adolph D., Strauss, merchant; and Daphne du Maurier, author.
the feminine sex have a special To find what the stars have attraction for members of the in store for you tomorrow. opposite sex and may have select your birthday star and a read the corresponding para- some diMculty in selecting marriage
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SATURDAY, MAY 14
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21-
Jove and romance, it are Leckoning.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- unwed Do those odd jobs. around the i
I married, house that need attending to
Bomestic life will be pleasantly and then you can really relax. enjoyable.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- Everything should be blissful on the domestic scene today. An unexpected pleasure, perhaps!
CANCER (June 22-July 23)— Any of your normal Saturday
CROSSWORD"
Across
1 In... 'in a badge. (83 6. Those mineral salta, AID VOIY
astringent (5)
8. Remainder lies fallow. (4)
11. Rays for Mim Nightingale. (V) Bole changes on your car, (4) 13. if you're on this, it seems YOU
daren't relax }|(4)
24. Just a step from
(B, 3)
11. Horse auga. 15)
18. More than once or
the atilly night, (3)
the saloon
twice
12)
20. Not so well, in the pillow, (3)
22. Pulled in by burglar, 14)
24. The foreigner
changed. (5)
Reta A 10
25. The kind of hand is not one
that you alrep over. (3)
21. Lazy wheel 7 (5)
27. Never say this, anys: the_isd)
ukking for a hair rinse. (3) ►
Don't
1. Reason for the dance maker a
pea? (4-5)
2. Sounds like the forerunner of
the unspeakable blonde. (4-4)
3. Little devu followed by the
Spaah. (5)
4. It's a raid, but now it gets
around It's dry now. 193
Best part of a rotter. 15).
7. Sounds like an Alpine kliers
deed (8)
Gug! No bed for this poor nen.
10. It follows the wheat in many a
pub. (5)
18. Take of the splicing. 151
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and end cf. »ZD
Charley'n
sunt. (3)
19. Red 14 Whitehall.
21. Ma's apple ien-
one is
15your-
23. The revers
"of 15 Down
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Just don't attempt much ex- perimentation.
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-He Got into a Dust Storm of Sweeping--
By MAX TRELL
A
THIN wispy figure rose
"I got caught in a dust storm." said Joe. "It was pretty awful."
"I don't
out of the bowl of
see why that father's pipe. It was shaped should be so awful," sald whom like a mannikin or little Knarf. "Anyway what is a
you do not see as often as you man. It went floating around dust storm?"
should.
them
the
the room close to the ceil- Joe un-corkscrew his leg. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)ing, bobbing its head around then corkscrewed If it's a pretty day, why not pile-
car as though looking for sme other way, the whole family into the
one. However. a no one and go on an outing?
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov, 2) A little tact and diplomacy will straighten out any difference of opinion occurring now.
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was in the room but father it finally went sailing up the stairs, It floated into one of the rooms.
"It's Joe the Smoke Man ?" cried Knarf. "Hi, there, AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 19) Joe!"
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Potatoes escalloped with a "HERE'S a jar of a new
and cheese junior chopped food, second vegetable
form an appetising luncheon Chef; string beans with dish. potatoes."
A very good combina Lion, Madame; often used in Europe, but in a different form.
Potato-Vegetable-Cheese ES- callept Arrange & sliced cooked Potatoes in layers in buttered or margarined baking dish with 2 c. drained cooked or tinned cut green beans, green peas, or eut asparagus, 1 c. grated cheese and 2 c. well-seasoned white sauce.. Top with buttered «crumbs.
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The liquid serves 43 a
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Potatoes and Peas
"Potatoes and green peas are also cooked in combina-
Dinner
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Frozen Shrimp Cocktail Liver Steak with Onions
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Recipez Proportioned to Serve 4 to 6 Frozen Shrimp Cocktail; Turn tion. In this case, the peel- contents 1 (1 lb) tin vegetable ed potatoes are first about juice into ice cube tray. „Add 1 2/3 cooked, then the green (7 ez.) un diced drained shrimp, tsp. 1bsp. lemon juice, 1 peas are added. By the
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cests of lettuce. thawed.".
"Other combinations, I like, Chef, are potatoes cooked with small-cut asparagus, or with thin-sliced carrot rounds and Scallions.
"And, of course,
one of the favourite dishes In Ireland is Colcannon, This is especially good with ham or smoked pork butt."
Colcannon: Slce 1 medium- sized cabbage: pare 6 good-sized potatoes, Cook, separately.
Mash potatoes, Drain cabbage; chop fine; mix with potato; sea- son with 4 tsp. pepper and 11⁄2 tsp. salt.
Turn into
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"Oh, sure," said Knart, "A dust storm Isn't anything like that," said Joe, "At least, SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. A Welcome Friend
the dust storm I was in wasn't ing at me from a room which and a lady was sweeping up 22)-Stop, 100k and listen.
that. It 100k Knarf and Hanid, the anything like
-down. before jumping to conlusions or
"It's a funny
about making an important decision.
shadow-children with the place right inside a house."
Knart and Hanld both looked dust," Joc went on. "most turned-about names, Sav
extremely surprised, on hearing people think that a plects CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan.
smoke-mannikin that a storm could take place of the little
dust look
Eut alike. 20)-The ruler of Your own
inside a house, sign is somewhat adverse but a entering the room.
they don't. Every piece of dust positive attitude
"Oh yes, it was inside avert
comes from a different thing. trouble.
all mean one piece of dust might right," said Joe. "1: started by a big broom.”
be a tiny bit of stone from a Joe now settled down
and sidewalk. Another might be a "Slow and sure" is what will Joe! Welcome! Come in gold the story. "It seemed tiny speck from somebody's win today's race for you. A and sit down beside us that he was in a certain house shoes. A third piece might be. body. In the first place, West Cast spurt at the start won't said Hanid joyfully.
in town. It had seemed like a a tiny bit of cloth from some- A fourth bit might a body's ccat.
bit of hair trom some- Joe the Smoke Man, wav- very quiet house. Feeling
In other words, ing his wispy hands to show little nappy, he had sought out be a
спе cf the many pleasant every speek of dust is from how pleased he was at find and found a pleasant corner in body's head.
had some different thing. ing his two friends, settled rooms in the house. He
Glad to Escape down on the edge of the curled himself up like a cat. A
"But they all came at me chair. After crossing his legs few moments later, he was fast
like baseballs," said Joe the six or seven times (so they asleep.
"And then," "cried Joe, "I Smoke Man. "It was a looked like corkscrews), he suddenly felt things hitting me. dust storm. Whew! I'm
"Well I'm certainly They were like baseballs. I tainly glad I got away."
Knart and Hanid did all they glad to be able to rest for a sprang up. They weren't base-
balis. They were pieces of dust, could to make Joe the Smoke few minutes."
But when you're a Smoke Man Man comfortable." They hoped "Why, what
you like I am, pieces of dust feel he was not being hit by any doing?" asked Hanid,
Hike baseballs. They were com- more baseballs of dust.
help.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)
had already shown up with strong five-card diamond zuit, and was unlikely to have Lid ace of hearts in view of
It is good to be ambitious and original
pass.
In the second work hard, but there are days place, East had already stewed when you should relax tensions, enough to give the situation This is one. away.
South cheerfully dis- 'carded a club on the heart re- turn, thus making his contract.
♥*CARD Sense®♦
Q-The bidding has been:
North East South-
CHESS PROBLEM said:
By ARTHUR A. PAUL Black, 8 pieces.
West
1 Club Pass 1 Diamond Pass
1 Spade Pass
?
You, South, hold: Spades Q-7- 3. Hearts 7-4, Diamonds A-K-J. 6-5-4, Clubs K-4. What do you do?
A-Bia three diamonds, This jump suggests a very good mujt with a count of 13 points or more (enough to insist on a game), but the failure to raise spades and the failure to bid 10-inmy are warnings that the hand is weak in the major snits.
“TODAY'S QUESTION —— The bidding Is the same as in the question just answered. You 7, Q-R1; threat 2, QXB (ch). South, hold: Spades Q-J-3,
1. B—K17;2, Q-Q1:1
White to piqu: mate in two.
White, 9 pieces.
Solution" "to" "gesterday' problems
Hearts 7-4, Diamonds A-K-BRO; 2, RXB1 1-5-1, Clubs K-4 What do you ; 2, PHIS (dis ch); *** B=Q7, K0; 2, Kt—K4; P-26; 2, B-K15 (ch),
dor
Answer Tampar? arm. “
were
Rupert and the Inventor-39
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The Inventor", "looks. aoangry that Rupert becomes more nervous than ever. Please, I've found your teking engine," he says,
and I tried to go home, but but wouldn't work, So that's it 1 exclaims the man
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