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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955.

•JACOBY YOUR BİRTHDAY....... By STELLA

ON BRIDGE

Bridge Game

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4

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BORN today, you fave an If you have money, you

alert and quick mind. You undoubtedly become a serious Clear Thinking Aids can size up a situation and net patron of the arts.

upon it instantly. You arc A You appear to be quite self- good person to depend on in a sufflelent in your emotional life, crisis, for, even though others

ers and it is possible that unless get excited and are inclined to you wed at an early age you ponte, you remain calm, collect- inny not marry at all. You are ed, and are able to act wisely loving and generous at heart, and effectively under stress and but very few recognise this sido mirajo.

at your nature unless you wish to display it.

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go down, in today's hond, al it is, by the time you become date are: Russell Sage, philon- the contract ol four spadea, acull, RO deeply buried by thropist Dowager Queen_Eliza- And so he would, if West hadlayers of practical

experience, beth of England; Percy Bysshe Inspiration the

to open his that it might be said to have Shelley, noel; Harry Lauder, If possible, try comedian; John Mowbry-Clark, angleton trump. But when West

to keep one part of your life for sculptor; Kout Hamsun, author. of the king of hearts, South made ittle private daydreaming, or

To find what the stora have you can become a

a very unhappy the contract by very careful play, person. You need some type of in store for νου tomorrow, escape from all your hard work. select your birthday star and South ruffect the king

You

In all its read the corresponding enjoy beauty

para- hearts and noted that he would forms and will encourage the graph. Let your birthday star probably lose two clubs and one | creative arts wherever possible, be your daily gulde.

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or more trumps. South saw Do need to draw trumps in a hurry, particularly since there would be o need to ruff a low club in the dummy eventually. Hence South Ird a low club at the second trick, preparing to give up two, tricks in that sult.

East took his two club tricks and then led a diamond, hoping that his partner could contribute a trick in that suit. Declarer et the diamond ride to dummy's

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queen and ruffed other heart. noting with interest the fall of the ten of hearts from the East hand. If East were really short in hearts he might well be long In trumps,

care might be needed to avoid the loss of two trump tricks.

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South cashed the jack clubs, discarding a low diamond from the dummy. He then took the ace of diamonds and follow- ed with the king of diamonds, Much to his relief, both oppon- ents followed to the third 'dla- mond, South now led his last club and could afford to ru!! with dummy's lowest Trump when West discarded.

Declarer led a third heart from the dummy, and East ruffed with the nine of spades. South knew that East was out of clubs and diamonds, so this play made it clear that

East was reduced to a holding of four trumps.

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LEO

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5

July 24-Aug, 23)-- Your progress today will depend largely upon your own attitude, Optimism brings success; possí- imism, failure.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)- 10 evil in- Procrastination

1101 fluence to which you must

Complete 031 Im- succumb, purtant job now.

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Ort. 23) — The situation on the domestic front may call for all your tret and Ingenuity You can solve all problems if you try.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- Today, affairs can have an im- portant influence on tomorrow's results. Be conscientious,

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)Don't combine business and pleasure during working hours. Save the tatter for the evening time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)

Your

far prospects

an enjoyable week-end are fine, so make your plans with full anti- cipation

Success

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)

you have been straining the budget lately tighten up a little 15 vaen on Nm is now past!

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 20)- No malter what may be worry- kg you, a tuetful attack, rather thats blunt approach, brings

rolution.

ARIES #Mar 21-Apr. 20)- You might plan to entertain frients at your own home this evening. Inflentiou

for real succes us a host.

cavity

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- Just remember that all that may not be pure gold! gillers Tavestigate all new propositions carefully.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- You could “T in Judgment unless you are more than nor mally cautious in your approach 1e a problem today.

CANCER (June 22-July 23)- Hold on to your old friends but make it a point to cultivate

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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Rag Dolls Can't Climb

-But Mary Jane Gets Up a Tree by Squirrel-Back-

By MAX TRELL

"1 was just wondering," sald Squire Squirrel, "whether you wouldn't care to come up and visit us upstairs. Mrs Squirrel and I have a lovely apartment in the tree. The address is Fifth

Front.

The view 13 Bough, wonderful"

"I'm

Mary Jane Is Sad

was * pleasant day that Afler brief thought, declarer

Mary Jane, overruffed with the queen

the rag doll, spades and led his last diamond, was brought out into the garden. ruffing in dummy with the Jack. She was set down on the ground East overruffed with the king under a tree and there she sat and led the veven of spades.the whole of the morning, listen- South thereupon finessed the ing to the chirping of the birds, eight of spades, thus winning the the humming of the insects, and jast two tricks and his game all the other pleasant noises that contract.

came from here and there.

the branches of the tree Jane.

sad. her trend, she heard a

visit," cheerful voice saying.

"But why not?" asked Squire Squirrel.

"Oh dear," said Marry Jane. "Oh dear what?" asked Squire Squirrel.

In

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MECARD Sensen morning, my lady!"

QaThe bidding has been:

South

East West North Pass 2 Clubs Pass 2 Diamonds Pass 2 Spades Pass

1 Spade

You, South, hold:

What do you do?

"Good

Good

to you, sir!" morning

Jane, without replied Mary knowing to whom she was tolk- ing. Being only a rag dǝit. Mary Jane couldn't lift her head, Her neck was just a bit of thrend.

4A9742 WS +AKJ63 4K3 | Sometimes if she was bumped hard enough, her head bobbed back and forth. But most of the time, it just stayed where it was.

A-Bld three diamonds, Tou will go on to game in upades if North can mention the salt once nibre. If North has a very doubi- ful spade bolding, however, you may eventually get to five clubs or five diamonds instead of four spades.

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: AAQJ4 WR74 4R003 485.

What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

JOHNG

They Shook Hands

Finally Mary Jane saw W whom she was talking. It was Squire Squirrel, who lived up in the tree. She saw him because he came down and stood on the grass in front of her, holding his Daws

sure it is," said Mary But her voice sounded "Only I'm afraid I can't

"i can't climb up a tree," said Mary Jane.

Squire Squirrel loviced sur- prised, puzzled. "Why not?"

"Because I'm a rag doll," sald Mary Jane. "Rag dolls can't climb trees."

Now it was Squire Squirrel's turn to sound sad. "I'm terribly sorry," he said. "Ali, pardon me a moment-there's Mis Squirrel

calling me. I'll be right baelt."

$47

Squire Squirrel shook hands with Mary Jane.

"I just had a chatter, or you might say a chat with Mrs Squirrel. Sho suggested some. thing which might solve the problem of your visiting us up- stairs,

Will You Come? "I'd love to hear it," said Mary Jane.

"It's this," said Squire Squir- rel. "If you got on my back, I could take you upstairs piggy- back." "Oh

you mean squirrel- sold Mary Jane, de-

**"Call it whint you will," said Squiro Squirrel. Tho irt portant thing is will you come?" "Yes! Yes! Of course!" ex- clolmed Mary Jane.

out just like someone

Saying this, Squire Squirrel politely offering to shake hands, scampered up the trunks of the As she was a very poille lady free and disappeared among the herself, Mary Jane let her leaves and branches as he head- hand be shook.

ed for the Fifth Bough, Front. And so she went piggy-back From below Mary Jane heard up to the beautiful Some chattering. It was only of Mr and Mrs Squire Squirrel,. a moment or two later when which was located, as I think Squire Squirrel again stood we mentioned before, in the

Maple Tree, Fifth Bough, Front;":

"Dear, I'd like you to meet an old friend of mine."

before her.

apartment

Rupert & the Distant Music-28

Rupert is feeling dismal. "If him. If you're really afraid to neither of us can play, anything face him why not let me do it?: except that one magic turą we I'd tell him how sorry you are.** shell never get away from` here, **Yes, that might be beats", "says unless you and tell your Tom, you're sure you're brave? Daddy, the Pied Piper, all about enough." Taking them to highe it." Then bright idea strikes: ground he points to his home:

'ALL' SIGHTS (RZASNYID=

•BY THE.

WAY

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