1955-10-03 — Page 5

JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Cute Defence Sets Two Bid

By OSWALD JACOBY

NE of the secrets of good

ONE

defence is to look ahead. If your normal plan will help de- clnrer, switch to somethingt eht. If you ree that declarer will walk into your parlour, do nothing 10 discourage him. These principles ire lustmted In today's hand.

West

opened the Jack hearts, holding the trick.

uf West

17 low

naw that a heart continuation would net another trick

South

heart.

1 but

had

adro he that this would permit declarer to ruff a low heart later [1

thus drop the nee South could eventually get back to dummy with a trump or a club to take a discard on the king of hearta.

West also saw that declarer would almost surely give up a high diamond to the nee if left to his own devices. Hence Weat

dkin't

of lending dream

the

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This Funny World

Glynn.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, “OCTOBER 3, "1955."

"Look, partner, I don't want to end up bowlegged"

blank ace of damends. Inte YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA

he shifted at the second trick to a low trump.

Declarer welcomed this shift eagerly. He played a low trump from the dummy and took East' queen with the king of trumps

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WEST

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

history.

BORN day you are more than

JRADY master of your own fate You know very well what you want and are determines to get it. At- Though you have shrevi practical rote for business matters, you sle are maiden), diterary, artistic and have a multitude of «ptitudes which you should cultivate

You mit tie have well-vonäidence and an honest pride in the True Vaður of your own

Since

you

persound concage

have

considerabile

20 tree oppo madh ujamet, you will win through to victory Yet the pathway threat The may wat always be nù ears rester

there

bronany te nd- curves, twist. and whitings befor you willmately reach your goal

You are interested in people and you might man that the field of

1.1KILA

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prychology,

persianet

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youth tundsier would myseal to you. Altamura vou dre fund of petple,

and Be to enterian in your own

home, you can sit quietly and listen to others, for hours on end, without zayng a wort But when you have something pertinent to say, you may 1 nased by o visitlis

otten change the entire trend of the conversation.

Among those bora en this date George Bancrofi Istetorian; Arthur shombes nin. eshreator: Dr Witham (2 Gorgar. Holed surgeon: Alain Fournier, nuty and Charles A 198snis. Imanufacturer

To set what the stars have In stota for

are

you morrow sehel your birtuday wd read the corres

poling paragraph Let your birth- day war be your datle gülde

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4

(Sept. 24-Oct 23-

A rucial patherlig wight being your

• BY THE WAY

By Beachcomber

THE story of the 23 gas men

who helped to instal n gos oven is but`n gnat-bite, as it were.

A woman who ordered a now catch for a window had to deal with 378 men, The two who brought the new catch were not allowed to dismantle the old one, and the three who arrived to dismantle the old one were

not allowed to take it away. Eight catch-xers were not allowed to put the catch In position until it had been un- sprung, but the five unspringers found that the new catch was

of wn inch two-nineteenths smuller than the #iZC

which

their

union allowed them to handle.__Temporary unspringera of a different union refused to work with the unfixers. In due course adjusters, wipers, spring- cry, holsters, lers. gaugers, smoothers, bevellera, and cog- shaft-slenters paid their visits. Work in progress

FTER a month 304 men were

coming and going, and within nine weeks the enich was placed in position by twa catch- placers. 21 it hnd 01 slight ilaw,

whole and the

process began again, with

adakienal unfixers and pluggers working a five-minute day. When

the now cotch was finally in post- tion, a clumper put his elbow through the pane, and the catch fell out with the broken glass. The readjusters were on hoff- day, so it was two weeks before the work could begin. The men who brought the new pane glass refused to allow the ixers 30 11

taken to touch it. away, and as the catch was of no use without a pane of glass aban- the entire project doned. und the woman moved to another county, Behind the times.

Wis

was

of

IE old stor that a rocket- range on a Hebridean island will bring prosperity, and a new way of life, to those inhabitants who have enough influence to resist eviction, does not seem 201

but to have aroused anything prove Tex

PISCES [Feb. 20-Mar Emollant protiems may

in contact with one who would difficult tools you will let someone fury. Is it possible, in this day

share them with you Very

become

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Both sides vul.

ventanily

close

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South West

14 Puss

Pars

North 24

Earl Pass

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SCORPIO

Pass

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Take

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discover jatelkying You vouch

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Opening lead-♥ J

He next led a trump to dummy's Jock and returned a diamond to- ward his own hand. East played low.

South finessed anc Jack.

th

West took the “ucé of diamonds and dreiter that the time had come to lend another heart Eus! won with the QURTU of hearts and returned the queen of diamonds, suspecting The actual situallton 15 List suit. South covered with the king of diamonds, naturally enough, and West ruffed.

Weat then led the que

ol spades to get out of hunti safely. South could make iv.. ripades and dummy's nee of clubs, but that still fi hirai two tricks short of hi con- troet,

The chances are Buat South would make bis contract if West le second heart at the second trick. West would not get the diamond ruff, and South would have time to set up the king! of hearts for a discord. There would thus be a differ- ence of two tricks in declarer's favour.

+CARD Sertsen♦

Q-With neither side vulner- able, the bidding has been: West North East

1 Heart 1 Spade Pass

You, South, hold:

South

?

A73 182 $843 4AKJ652

What do you do? •

A-Bid two clubs, This bid denies support for spades

and

and

shows a good club suit. Game I unlikely, but your bid may lead to a good part score may simplify the defence if an opponent plays the hand.

TODAY'S QUESTION.

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold:

ATIZ 82 843 ♣AQJGE

What do you do?

Answer Tomorow

CHESS PROBLEM

·By L. LARSEN

Black, 12 pieces.

Whtie 11 picccs. White to play: mate in two.

Sotution

problem:

Saturday's

CAPRICORN

20)-

the

and age, that the inhabitants of the island are presumptuous (Mar. 21-Apr. bow for

that they vity ability to enough to imagine handle groups of people with Tact have a right to a say in and effieseney

matter?

"The

old romantic commented Jacobite nonsense," spokesman in a

touch

TAULUN

21-May Make friends with few neighbotars, You may find they are interesting authoritative circles. "We are

exclipul people

WOMANSENSE

Home-spun Tweed For Chilly Days

This elegant "coat dress," designed for chilly autumn days, is of gold and green home-spun "border", tweed, It le cut

on Jong slim lines, has a fitted waist, buttons from neck to hem. There are flap pockets on each sido of the classic

revers and on the hips.

-(London Express Service),

HOUSEHOLD

Dr W. W. Bauer repeats the

oft-neglected advice:

Keep Medicines Away

From Children

FARIOUS ways have been dissolve In the mouth, and,

еле of the most useful of

Krave

dovised to make therefore, releases no flavour, is children, take bad tasting medications but when a child medicines, Pharmaceutical golshold of a box of such

have

there 1s concocted medications, experts elixirs and other solvents, damages. sweetened and flavoured One

type of carelessness with many substances from occurs in the home where left-

01* medicines,

those in peppermint to licorice. Still ver

current use, are allowed to re- the ind tastes comes

main within reach of children. through or the child is just The advice to lock the medicine

fundamentally opposed to cabinet and to discard all rem- taking anything he ought been repeated to the point of nants of prescription drugs has

to take.

boredom but children are being poisoned.

still

Drugs like aspirin and cod fiver oil have been rendered

SAFETY MEASURES "tasteless" or even "pleasantly flavoured according to the

Children's aspirin, pleasantly and pharmacists

the doctors. flavoured, saves the conflict, The children do not scem to

waste of time and frustration share this opinion. Apparently involved with children who based on the idea that hit child-

positively refuse ordinary and most aspirin. ren love circuses

But also creates the particularly they love clowns, a

danger that a child, locking medicine bottle shaped like Judgment as to quantity, may clown is being offered to phar "eat" such nice-looking, good- maclsts ♫A +1 container for inating "candy" pills to the point medicines intended for children. of overdose.

which

value

have

DANGER ZONES

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Children's aspirin need not be banished from the home but it There is hardly any drug should

be safeguarded with real potency and spécial care. A high shelf in a which does not also locked cupboard is not too ex-

of potentialitics danger. treme a precaution. There are many instances in the medical literature where children have been poisoned by drinking or eating highly useful medicines of which an overdose is poison-

The practice of leaving sleep- ing pills on bedside tables in a household where there are child- ren cannot be too strongly con- The so-called sugar coated demned, entirely aside from the pill, which usually means one fock that box of sleeping pills. with a coating that does

not on the bedside table may cause

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HINTS

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the adult who has taken one or two and become drowsy to take more in his half-dazed condi- iton, and thus poison himself.

ex-

Putting vliamins in candy or within other vehicles in which they do not normally occur, cessively disguising drugs and pharmaceutical substances' may overcome some problems but in

.

it Back Blotting Paper makes good leum. To repair the damage, picture frame. Jining for bureau drawers, It melt some

two thin scaling wax of a plywood, and apply with ❘ will retain the scent of suche, colour to match the linoleum, coats of fresh white shellac.

and help to impart the perfume run it carefully into the break to lingerie and other items,

and

Amooth 1! flat before It If you fear plastle buttons doing so, may create others. cools,

may melt under high heat, try Before any such devices are re- Lightweight summer blankets

protecting them by placing the leased to the public, they should may bowl of a spoon over each one be thoroughly scrutinised by should be loundered by hand or

responsible scientists.

nut living in the Middle Ages," 21 he added caustically.

Parting words

GEMINI (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)---

(May 22-Junc Make tur, it You may, today, receive exceptional

possible, for some .lanthe project in watch your help, from somesane when you have prek Lously assisted

nesialance is much needed.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 21-Feb, 19) Honours may come to ymnu as a result ut the way in which you have com-

teled a difficult Jula

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11. The odel is unknown. (9)

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14. Lengthen (3)

15. War-torp peninsula. (3)

17. I anal fo a ring (9)

21. It's allotted to you. (4)

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Beto, 131

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27. Overflow. (4)

24. Cunnins. (3)

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the duckpond. (1

3. This point out weather. (4)

4. Story, latgols, (4)

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8. The man's n lad. (4)

3.

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children (6)

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A unique serving tray

WHEN Louis-Philippe ned put into the washing machine, be made from an attractive old as you from around it.

from Paris in 1843, an"On- known man shut the door of his carriage,

Thank-you," Faid the King. "Don't mention it," said the man. "I've been wait-

It

for a brief but thorough sudsing before they are stored,

Breaks and cracks around the

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) Someone who is alone may be made ing eighteen years for this edger of your linoleum, if not happier by the shuple Dru your paying an afternoo

moment," call

this would bo an admirable dangerous as heel eatchers, and VIRGO

thing to say to a guest who has Jong overstayed his welcome, as ty

You shut the door of his car.

occurs to me that repaired in time, can prove quite

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according to schedule, thethird nes

If you find, that ritme I not work

can also

for water rot the

Serve as depositories that will eventually underside of the no-

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Skippy Is Missing!

K

-Rescuers Finally Found Him At A Jain-Session-

By MAX TRELL

NARF ដ Hantd,

go

"We think you ought to down, Pixle O'Cop." several the crickets and caterpillars sald. shadow-children with the "I'm too fat," said Pixic turned-about names, were stand- O'Cop, Meanwhile Knarf and ing by the window" when they Hanid had kneeled down over saw Pixie O'Cop dusting through the hole. It was all black down the hedge, then running neTOSS below. But when Knarf put his the garden.

the car to the hole, he was quile sure he heard the sound of giggling,

On reaching stone wall, he scrambled

over

it and disappeared in the mea- dew on the other side.

"I'm sure something must be the matter." Hanid said,

Tall Blades of Grass Then Knarf and Hanid ran out, climbed over the garden wall and started searching about among the tall blades of grass and the clumps of clover and buttercups for Pixle O'Cop.

"Listen!" cried Knart all at

"I'm sure your little boy is all right,"

Knart told Mix Leap- along Grasshopper.

"Oh, I hope so! I hope so!" Mrs Grasshopper said.

Pixie O'Cop came over to the hole and said. "Somebody owns

this hole!"

Six Little Heads

once, "He's blowing his whistle!" "It belongs to Blackie Beatle." Sure enough, Hanld heard the said Glive the Snail. "But he's shrill sound of Pixie O'Cop's not there now."

GlabAnd,

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Saturday's solution

TARGET

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How many words of four Jettern or more CH21 you mak from the letters in the

OE 4he left in

making a word, the letters in cach of Che <iinit Kątkres may be vara obec ty Elch, word HitEt contain The Jorge letter in the entro sautore, An) tisere pisat be at Trant one nineister word in the Tut. No piurate; no foreign trords no proper names. TODAY'A TARGET 1 18 words, good 21 trords, very good 24 words. excelent. Bolation tomorrow,

SATURDAY'S SOLUTION: Adverse Quer avere deprave, dova dreve QUE FAVESDROP, Svada ever over 1. RK3:, throat. 2. KtxKP. oversea pove paved paper pervade srove proved rape raved rové roved save saved saver serve served erver KDEVET VESH VEser veres vereed vesper,

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2, Q×KI1-

BXDP.

policeman's whistle. "He must "He shouldn't go away

huckleberry leave that

under those bushes," she said.

hole Pixie O'Cop said.

They found Pixie O'Cop there all right. And there was some- thing very

much the inatter. Beetle From all sides of the field, folks shouted: were running O'Cop who stood blowing his whistle his checks would burst.

ond uncovereri."

Pixie O'Cop was standing on a twig and blowing his whistle.

ground next to the hole, and the next second up come six little beads, five young beetle heads and one young grasshopper head..

All the faces were smeared with strawberry jam!

Skippy. Grasshopper had been having jam-session with Blaokele Beetle's five boys and

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At that moment. Blackie girls.

returned. Everyone

"Safe and sound and ready for "Now Skippy Grass-

sald Pixie O'Cop a. bath!" toword Pixie hopper will be rescued!"

But on a twig,

Blackie Beetle didn't he lifted Skippy Grasshopper Into out of the hole and gave him even bother going down ns though

his hole. He just stamped two back to Mrs Leapatong Grass- or three times with his foot the hopper.

Taking A Stroll

Knarf and Hanid soon found out what was the matter,

Mrs Leapalong Grasshopper had been taking a stroll with Ther son Skippy when Skippy had all at once tumbled into a hole in the ground and vanish- ed.

"He's down there somewhere! I can hear him!" Mrs Leap- along Grasshopper kept say'kig. "Skippy! Skipay! Where era you?" she called down into the hole. But no answer came up.

“Somebody has got to go down into that hote and fetch him," Pixie O'Cop mid to the crowd. around him. "Here, you," the #ki, looking at a speckled potato bug, "w you go down into that

hole?" The Sound of Giggles "I don't like to go down into holes," the potato bug said.

Rupert and Dinkie-35

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Me now know what to, do !!** Brinkly he set up a mirror, lights some magic fluid in. a bawl and sets it on, scaturid. Lastly, he shines a torch on to the mired?, Then, muttering 'altunge

In spite of the conjurer's orders any more. the little bear runs back immedi ately to tell him what has hap・ pened. The man's frown quickly changes to a jook of eagerness. "You quite right to come helt me," he says.” Cat and Guides'. Bastern words, he waves the wand not far away, No need to kʻinks, slowly to and Ens:

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