1955-11-12 — Page 19

●JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Deceptive Play Leads

To Error

By OSWALD JACOBY

WHED

Lent

for South In today's hand. He was the victim of his own greed, but it

We' must be admitted that deceptive play steered South Into the path of destruction

West aptned the four of clubs, Eant put up the jack, and South South won with the coud rong five damond tricks and three

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the first trick

harm tricks.

With

Stull

but AW

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in Hung after extra

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this abjret in

aflamed in dummy and returned the way of hearts for

1ese

ار

When South let the ten of brails and West craftily won with the hig

(instead of the

ustid res

Jack)

turned the king of clubs

South naturally assumed that Enst had the jack of hearts at

that he was going to make 11 tricks in top card

prejuring

With some

idea of

for a sque AN South took the ace of clubs, fed

second daunt

dummy, ant lest damiany 'N ver

En ting heart in order to an

the nine of h rath

West posenel

WEST

472

KJ75

100

Than track

NORTH

N

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4975

EAST

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THE CHINA MAIL,

This Funny World

J. MUNAHAR

10-5

"Which one of us is the opposite sex?"

Syzdliste, Inc.— American Magazite

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1955.

They're in it up to their elbows the men who make popular records. And when they pull out a jackpot winner they're likely to scratch their heads and wonder why.

You get the finest

'on Pow Americant

THE GREAT BRAN TUB World's Quietest

London,

SCRABBLE

TOME call it the biggest Bran Tub or Lucky Dip over. Others call It the Cloak and Dagger Run. Others again the Rat

| Race. I speak of the "pops"

record world.

months

In the past nine 40 million records, mostly 10-inch pops, have been sold in Britain. Biggest buying, or at any rate, consuming group and the teenagers.

The more extreme u this Group squeal at their favourite Robster's bigh notes, scratch their names on the chamel his parked car. wear his plc- ture in heavy-gilt "photo- Identity braceičia," four-and- eleven post-free.

NEW RECORDS

By FRANCIS MARTIN

Their promotors are left staring giumly at three-year contracts they trustingly conceded exonsive failures,

sto

to

I constantly hear turables from promising newcomer about poor publicity deals-"ex- ploitation" they oddly call. tt their companies

giving them. "Never seen my face on n poster yet. When are they going to take the wraps off my re- cords? Never. I expect. They keep all their exploitation half-a-dozen big wimes. The rest of us are nowhere."

There are singers

who wall perpetually about the cut their

over

for

agent is getting. "I'm left with £170 a week, not a penny more, belleve it or not." And there are

who

the of

weep 30 or 10 broadcasts in a matter singer's ingratitude.

accrats

"She owes months. I knew another everything to me. (

I made her. which was given only two brad- Put her in the mink cloak class. casts over a similar period. And what thanks do I get?"

Says the disgruntled plugger of this second disc, "We sold a wisut will measly quarter of a million. If

that matter, to the adult And should have done quite half a relatively said buyer is million." problem that the record makers, talent smiths, and publicity - pullers are as fur from solving as ever. They are all up to their armpits in the bran tub, scrub-

FIRST TARGET Knowing Just

YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA appeal to the teenager, for the BBC had played ball we

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12

OHN Today, you are gifted in the urls, especially literature. You have the keen intingination and the pleasant wit that You are able to take "dry as ges with wrthing raterbanofugly Caul focu and dress then tri nas pleasantly. You also have some kalt je wame and might fad that the stage.

Ladle ur thyston beckons to

Avoid expansion of an enterprise STRA during The Mummer myndlis June appears to be Your happiest

turn out

that

On reflection, Rat Race {ཐ hard phrase, Call the whole thing a game. But it is a game in which some get bitten. And bite back,

WRONG SIDE

But ol

Counter

'Amour. You are exceptionally intuitive and may have some tendencies

Be aclul how you make use of this gift, for R vloe can bring unhappiness. If you do not utilise II wisely. You have talent for reaiting per pie and your work should always have something to do with dealing directly with the public. You have pre fra before an laences af t are self-possessed--actually quite at diume You have a charming paisonality. Usually, you are the ventre of any party which yet attend and are usexi to being in The limelight.

Jo 1 in all your estimulans of others. vie will always weigh thr eyktence before making up your mind about anything. Although und everyone will agree with you, you will have the aspect of those with thisagree!

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North-South vul.

South

West North

IN,T, Pass

Earl

Posl

Phen 3 NT Pass Opening end-♣ 1

with the Jack of heurts and cashed three club tricks to set the contract. South's Glood pressure is buck to normal, thank you, but he will never be the same trusting soul.

♥ CARD Sënsea,

Q-With neither alde vulger- able, the bidding has been: North

South West East

1 Heart

7

2 Clubs You, South, hold: AKJ1007 VQJ642 75 43

What do you do

A--Bid four hearts. As in yea- terday's hand, you have great distributional strength. If West of be refuses to

talked out apades, he may get the shock of bis life.

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same nor in the question just answered, You, South, hold:

ATS VRJ042 AR3070 40

What do you do?

Answer Monday

TARGET

Huss

Among those both on this date are Joseph Heikinson and George Ballon, poets, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. reformer; Edward Valentine Neteplet Thomas W Wood artist, William M. Stuan, vikivator anu historian, Jack Oakie, actor,

To Bud what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday slap and reul the corresponding paragraph. your birthday star be your duuly guide.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13

Let

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-— Earty to church ti.is morning Sometimes sudden idea for a will be good for you The minis- party is more fun than a most ter may have a sermión you need carefully planned event. to hear!

Iew friends in

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-Signs of complications.

たば

Invite

kont

the

than at

any of

the

About playing ball. however, the BBC is chocsy. They have a Summing up: The customer censorship committee who listen goes wrong more oflen 1 tu now records twice a week.

"pops" When they come upon a lyrle other. Consider the Kate bling for what they hope will which strikes them as "blue"...-- Kitza Kazakos (from

Grette). tu De winning many such come in, often from

voice of mild- new TV singer, numbers. winning gimmicks. America or otherwise harmful, night blue, Her latest 10-inch winning voices

the censors turn their thumbs

(MCM 3072 has Cheri on one Their first target 1x MR down. The phugger concerned

side, L'Amour on the other, Parade --lists, printed by two gols u curt note a day or two Cherl is the side that sells. leading disc weeklies after trade Inter

bis disc hus been surveys, of the 10 or 20 records banned for broadcasting. A busy phugger working for one of the which are selling best through- out Britain week by week. For bij: labels may get up to 50 way such notes in a year. He shrugs every disc that finds its into Hit Parade and stays the resignedly будь becis bitterly pace there, hundreds come still- according to temperament or the born or feeble from the presses, circumstances of the caso. losing money which can only be recouped by steady "standard" stles and periodical jackpota

does fum My own Impression, having When the Jackpot

often

seraten istened to much of this beeting, up the experts

are censora their heads and wonder how it is that the BBC got there. I know a dive that rather ready to be shocked. They frowned upon Eartha Kit for in Tow sold a quarter of a million

pow The sales booster talking of slipping lethal two months:

charge of said. "It doesn't der into the Heel's coffee,

And do a thing for me. Or for my thing he richly deserved.

But it's they frowned Just body at headquarters.

as blackly Boy, if we upon the Mills Brothers for pul- geing fantastically.

beforehand what's ting

Verd! only knew

(the

0 public Rigoletto Quartete tune) to going to click with the we'd never have a grey hair ar love lyric beginning: less than a million at the bank.

NEARLY 250.000

sees

CENSOR FROWNS

music by

Н

Solo: This is no fly-by-night- type urge.

Chorus: The urge, the urge, the urgel

When the booster or plugger

firm's

diacs one of his

The best way to treat such coming up on Hit Parade. his impudence, «urely is to brush it next move is to send it

the of with

an indulgent stile. radio jockeys" and pray they'll What real harm can it do ony- give it an alring in their disc way?

Rat Race?

programmes $ - ♫ pretty sound I have dealt with Bran Tub GEMINI (May 22-June 21)-way of turning a plain bit into and Cloak and Dagger. What of the home frunt. Money matters Plan a quiet day at home 90 a smash bit Disc jockey Prom may prove perplexing. Be that you can fully enjoy the factful as you can.

pleasures of your own family. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 201 Accompasty lose friend 14 church 1.is morning and will be rewanted by The

yout

4 leisure that you bring

AQUARIUS (lan, 21-Febs. (9) -Let down tensions this morn

when

741 afternoon ing t evening ende, spek pleasant aut appropriate recreation.

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If singers Buld Un qualitative delight given by their tone and style Miss S. would lead the Hit Parade half the year round. Hear her, if you can afford to, in Columbia's re- cording (three long plays, 33 CX 1203-4) of Mozart's Opera Cos! tan Tutle.

Theme:

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• BY THE

WAY

By Beachcomber

"HOW 19 there

0

Krammes are usually fixed weeks ahead. The plugger must And out who is Jockeying on CANCER (June 22-July 23)-given advance date and what his In no sugment of the enter – If your troubles seem to be pling requiremets are. Finding out is talment Industry

TFOW on

earth," asked the up, you may find that listening no smple process.

hotter scamper to be first in the

magistrate, "could your do a good serinen tr Just the

the left leg, the drousired one, have That Is

ahead. Ins questing plug. field and fär why a right answIT.

newly-groomed ger is said to be on the Cloak process

stars been on the right of your un- came unstuck with a chain of trousered right leg with and Dagger Run. His success- or luck-is variable. I know one flops after a single appearince,trous:red right leg in your left

halfway Hit Parade "top" which scored say,

up Hit Parade. trouser?"

LEO

(July 24-AGE.

23)- A fine day for catching up on Correspondence. Answer letters if you want to get more. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)-— You might invite a few people wining spirus and rebuild your in ITT lea this afternoon bul

turgy for tunerrow

don't work too hard at being

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)— Church attendance and plenty of revive your rest futay should

ARIES Tatar, 21-Apr. 20)— entertaining! Better not to gossip today.

you hear what you think is good tasty tidbit-hold it' may be a fulse rumour.

LIBRA (8cpl 24-Oct 23)-- If others criticise, don't take Ràng much to heart, especially if you know that it is not justified.

PORN tuday, you have an attractive personality and are popular with members of the opuokite sex. You probably will never Your one difficulty may be in finding Jack for 1ve and romance. Wan words of

same one person whom you can aelest as a partner for life. Jettern

like so many pruple you will have trouble settling on one. How- once you have made your choice, your devotion is out-

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Monday,

no

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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION: Ewer

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CHESS PROBLEM

By E. FASHER Black, 3 pieces.

White, & pieces, While to play: mate in threc.

Sotulion to 'yesterday's problem:

ever,

standing.

CROS S W

Across

1. THO actor

KHUW ho's a Ruccess U

this is cailed for 101

Near the bull. (5)

9. Tuy spoon make

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headline weather

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A pennyworth of help

Colton City. (10) Beginning 50

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(8)

**

You

14

Lawu quated

being one. (3)

30

Proverbially boat-

able, 10-4),

The stus have given you literary talent as well as a gift for the stage, screen, radlu or television, You of the fair sex will

be very popular and you inen might easily become idols of your audiences. You may also have musical gifts. You may become known as spouser of young artists whom you will help in their long climb to fame and fortune.

You have a vivid imagination and are apt to build castles in the air. Yet it is strange, but many of those dreams materialise

as you grow older, for you have the capacity to out into action your hopes and dreams of childhood. You have, the ability to

become the muster of your own fate.

Robert Louis Stevenson, Among those born on this date are: author; Edwin Booth, John Drew Jr. and Eddie Buzzle, actors; the Duke of Marlborough; Alfred M. Mayer, noted physicist; George Chadwick, composer.

To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14

ап

SCORPIO (Oot, 24-Nov. 22)- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)...... You may get an inspiration or a Don't let yourself get into new idea from a comparative argument with a relativa or a stranger,

friend. whom you meet quite close

You probably by accident today.

wouldn't win!

GEMINI (Máy A2 June 2

then

· SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. You may find It wise to listen to 22)-Now you can start the new the advice of others today, Insist upon your by putting into action the rather week project that you have long been own opinions.

DANCER (June 22-July 13). planning.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 28) If a friend disappoints you by -You my gain a great deal by his actions, try to overlook being

with Lesing your temper will do no highly co-operative

good.

all with whom you work,

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- Corifide

dissuade YOU

your hopen and This is a day when you need to dreams to close friend. and stick to your guns. Hold fast to one you may receive in return it your decision and let no helpful suggestion.

24-8ept 23)- If you are in need of help be Challenas trouble with Bure to ask for it. You've helped and you may and that it others in your time. It's your solves more quickly than you turn to be on the receiving end. believed it could.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 201- VIRGO

mille

dis-

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)--- LIBRA (Nebi. 24-Cot. 38)

real "blue" A strange Incident may give This could be a Monday but if you will take a you un inspiration which “could positive, constructive view, all in turn a hobby into a avocation well, in the end.

In the future.

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DARTWORDS

OR start today Dartwords chooson the word "PUD-

DINO Ed the goal REMINDER. By re arranging the other 48 words in the ctrale in Bush & way that the relationship between

any word and the ang next to it is governed py, one of the six rules -below, you will be abir to reach your goat.

RULES

1.-Th Ford may be an anagram of the word that precedes t

2. It may be « Rygo

word that

3. 15 may be found

by adding one letter to,

pr mubtracting on

letter from, or chang

ing one letter in the,. preceding word.

START

HERE

THREAT GAIT)

ANNS POUDINGIFOUM FJA

POLLING

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WWMA form with the pre pediha word name of a wat known person, pisos) or, thing in

SHO

RENT

SV3A

REMINDER

WADOW LET

CAILC

TRAID

the preceding word in a Bisig or

In the action of a book bi

or other composition. De

(Holation on Pagu:10)

"We were

his

facing the wrong way round," sold the man, "with our backs to the baker's shop. What had been my lett leg was on the right when wo fell over, that is on the left to anyone facing the shop." "All thut," said the magistrate, "19 immaterial." "I don't see what's immaterial about " said the man. "Will you give me undertaking," asked the AMERIC, "to put both your k

an 10.

your trousers next time you go out?" "As far og Es humanly

Baid the possible,"

man.

the

ste nothing

inhuman

in pursuing much a course," said magistrate, "Other people manage to achieve this Ical every day. Go away, and try to be sensible."

Amelia steps out (10)

A

Д

Tinst Amelia faced the

cameras, dressed in leopard skin and holding spear. "It's a spear," shouted Gingeis, **not П knitting. needle!"

hor Amelia spoke

Am your

irst words:

Queen. Jeff Renton shall die at sunset." Gingels buried his head in his hands. The words might have

been, One lump Mrs

Hall?" "Chief," two whisperca Konokez to Minel- burger. "This damo was dug outa Pharaoh's gravo, Salu Ephoming, "Soy,

she's og lives

as a clan." Amelia triod again, tripped over the spear, and said, "Re Jenton shall die at sunrise." After an hour they had taught her how to say the line. Then came "Where is

my witch-doclor?"" This shoeld as though asking for the kindly who would old family doctor

eald,

tako her pulse. Flash your eyes" yelled Gingels, Amelia blinked and again tripped, over the speer. Mikkelburger “Maybe we could play it : dự ald pertick." "Oh, great!" sald Gingels," "Have" tho witch- doctor push her face in with a custard-pie! This spear --" Fuld Amalia. "I know, I know," said Gingels "Come on, now. Try it again."Sho's got suma pin," sald Orbalik, “an" I won der funt: what." Controversy

DEART

alwath may ender at

MA

Maraham's cornet, as, doubt. less, the would have, andered at Florence Niphtingale's" lamp, There are more less than one

of being feminine,

(Mtz,) Violet Ölcastle.

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