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JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Penalty Double. Tips Off Foes

By OSWALD JACOBY

IN certain bidding altuations

to

you get the opportunity use a penalty doubió as a way of suggesting a lead to your partner. If you're not careful with these doubles, however, you may tive the

opponents

more information than your partner. Today's land illustrates the point

of three

North's response clubs was part of the Stayman Convention, askin Soulli

to if

show a biddable major sult. he had one. Everybody at the table knew the meaning of this kid, and knew likewise that it would be purely coincidental, if North really had a club suit.

East doubled partly to aug- Rest a club opening lead to his partner and partly with the naive hope that the would be frightened

opponents

Thio bid-·

ding less than the true value of

the hand. As it turned out, the

double

merely

South to bid boldly,

encouraged

10

South Ignored the double

begin with, showing his biddable

12:20

This Funny World

..

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, - 1956.

McNaught Byndicate, Inc. "Paderewski's Minuet. I thought you sounded pretty good for a beginner!"

spade sult as requested. When YOUR BIRTHDAY

North promptly jumped to six spades, South considered the fact that he had all four

NORTH

AJB42

1066

+ QJ0

Q 18 7 3 ❤KQJ74

•K 83 48

WEST

1073

pres

17

EAST

40

943

542

KJ0632

SOUTH (D}

AAKDA

❤AZ

◆ A 1076

+AQI

+ East-Koai vui

South

2 N.T

West Bass

34

14155

74

North

East ** frouble B

Poss Puss Pass

Opening lend-♬ 10

and that

East's double had located the king of clubs

finessable position.

រំព

Encouraged

by this last fact, South 'went on to the grand slam.

UNIC

of

West opened a club, as ex- pected, thus solving South's problems at the grand slum contrget. The only remain- ing problem was to draw trumps willout

the loss of a trump trick,

After winning the first tricit with the ace of clubs, South led the ner of spades. West followed with

eight of spades, hoping to persuade South to take the second trump thick with dummy's queen.

The

South had made up his mind, however, that East was long in clubs and was therefore likely to be short in spodes. Declarer therefore took the second trump trick in his own hand with the king, discovering the distribu tion of the trumps. It was then easy to nesse the ten of spades in dummy, draw the last trump and run. The rest of the tricks.

♥÷CARD Sensch♦

Q-The bidding has been South

West North East

1 Diamond Pass I Heart Pass

You, South, hold:

41 VA53 AKQ632 4K37

What do you do?

A-Bid three diamonds. This jump in your own suit is highly Invitational but not Tercing. If North rebids hearis, you wil raise; if he blda game in no- trump; you will pass.

TODAY'S QUESTION

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

MASS WEAK 1062 MAJ74

What do you do?

Answer, Tomorrow

By STELLA

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 BORN today, you are gifted with

malal talents and you might be. happient if you made this your life corner, However, you are alvo interested in mathematics and the exact sciences; this will open other arenn of endeavour if you feel you hout leavo the more. artistic puraulta for hobby and avocation.

You women havé, perhaps, a more, frivolous side to your finture, for are very fond of pretty you clothes, One jewels and entertaining. You are apt to have your full share of charm and Beauty and will make excellent hostesses. You have a fine memory, which is # great help. especially if you should go thin politics or on the stage-something for which your might find yourself Stied.

You have tremendous store of

VOUS energy but must guarú

THURSDAY,

AQUARIUS

(Feb.

20-Mar- 20)

(Jan. 21-Feb, 19) 1 you are politle and egreful, you can combine business and pleasure to your advantage.

PINCES Guard against any health upset just now-but if it's just mental laziness, pay no attention to it.

ALLIES (Mar. 21-Apr.

20) Don't fall vletin to flottery from Roinesne who is trying to get a free ride on your success train,

against trying to do too many things of the mind "time. If you filt from one thing to another, leaving jobs begun, but unfinished, then you may, never achieva the materia! success that comes from spectalisa- tion, Since your homa, ties aro strong, it is likely that you will entertain within your own family group rather than seeking pleasures outside in circle.

Among thom bom on this date re: Mme. Sembrich, singers Galileu, Physicist; Russell H Conwell, educator: Josephi Horgesheimer, Bathur; Cyrus Médarmick, inventor Bunn B. Anthony, reformer; Dr William Lorenz, psychiatrist.

To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and tread the corres- ponding paragraph, Lot-your birth- day star ve your daily guide, FEBRUARY 16

needs to be finialed today, so get a real early start at it this morning.

I.IBRA

(Bept. 23-Oct, 223- Never bo porzuaded against your beller judgment to do something exciting or too adventuresome.

SCORPIO for. 23-Nov. 22)-—— Sometimes the velvet glove and A andle will

your point. rather than threatening clenched fist.

with

CROSSWORD

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19. Immemorial in pogin. (3)

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10.

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(a)

2. Tisia oya ia a witch's plaything.

8. Thank you childishly, six, WILD

stock underneath. (a)

4. They inspired people. (0)

5. it's more than just bright. (W)

to, balf a

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Iriend. (3)

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way through a voyage, (3) 14. She's the

heroine of PC

many a binck-

food US, (5)

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not constant. (5)

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prod. (43

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comedy. 18) Testerday's solatzen

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How

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Of

four letters.

or more can you make from The letters in the sauore on the left? In making each word the

letters each of the small squares many be used onça only. Each word must contain the farge letter in, the centra square, and there must be at

least one nine-letter word in the

1st No plurals; no foreign words;

no proper names. TODAY'S TARGET 30 words, good; 35

words, very good; 42 words, excellent. Balatian tomorrow.

=WOMANSENSE

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WHO IS THE "MADDEST Apples Give A

HATTER IN PARIS?

Paris,

By EILEEN ASCROFT

QUBJECTS for an in-

triguing competition... Who is the maddest hatter in Paris? Certainly, French millinery has never been crazier. These large deep crowns take some getting used to, but they grow on

one.

Svend chooses white spangled straw and whiria of chiffon for his enormous...hats with tail brinis.

They reminded me slightly of those large hats Our mothers wore when, the first motor car was invented.

Paulette returns to a sloppy Garbo felt pull-on, but gives

Left: This outsize berei ini black organza la by Genevieve Fath. Worn on the back of the head, it is tied with a black and gold lame ribbon.

Right: A navy blue straw hat with a round deep crown like an err. by Gilbert Orcel. The white band provides a vivid contrast.

Lift To Salads And Desserts

I'

By ALICE DENHOFF

Fyou are in the market for something new in a substantial salad, try Applú Potato Salad with Sour Cream Dressing.

To serve 8, combirie 0 c. allerd, cooked potatoes, I t. diced celery, c, diced green Pepper, 2 c. thinly sliced, 43: peeled red apples and 1⁄4 0. minced onion.

Add the dressing ànd mix well. Arrange on salad greens. To make the dressing, combine and mix well. c. mayonnaise or salad dressing, e, heavy sour cream, 1 tsp. salt, few grains pepper, 2 tsp. prepared. mustard, tosp., minced parsley and Isp. paprika,

it a pointed crown. On cocktail hals there pre metallic vells and masks worn by dencers.

Gilbert Orcel maltes hats la a collarless coat, with a embroidered, the other full- round as eggs and othera like separate small coilar. motorcycle crash helmets. Day dresses are reed-slim-- Genevieve Fath has a charming trimmed

with outsize beret inspired by an old- bows. For travel clothes he rose red. Features of the ball heading of ordinary baking, but fashioned shower cap. It tastens presents an Interesting round the head with a lame jersey material, half-wool ribbon

halt-silk.

the

skirted with no embroidery.

Among the evening dresses buttons and there is much pink and deep Cup, cakes come under the new nownIS are herbaceous border just pass around. Apple Pecan and embroidery, cummerbunds and

Cup Cakes and the classification contrasting band of material changes. two under the bust,

Evening gowns follow

Londin Express Service).

Save Heavy Make-up

SHOW POINTS Records of the recent show: themes-one straight and richly- Jacques Helm showed youngest collection he has made for years. Feminine ond supple dresses with high bust lines. Lots of buttons and bows, and hemlines considerably shorter.

Evening dresses in rich satio show amusing small jewels, trains and netling fans. Roman- tle garden party dresses In

For Evening!

To bake 10-12

cup cakes, c, shortening and 1 c. 'packed, Hght brown

sugar until light and fluffy, Adu

1 egg and beat well.

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5. cach, chopped,

broken

Beedless rolains and

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Mix and sitt 2 c. sifted, en- riched four, 1⁄2 tsp. salt, 1⁄2 tsp?

EAVE it to a little child. eyelid liner, two make-up items baking powder, tsp. cinnamon, while and china blud lace had Li The one we have in mind that aren't obvious under arti- with C. strong. companion parasols,

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***

Paris hairstyle-sleek, and

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Bake in oven (950 F.) 30

isp. nutmeg. Add alternately cold coffee glaringly and tsp. vanilla. a friend of ours unglamorous in mid-afternoon." Sur c. finely chopped, a new who's been dating the child's While we're on the subject, raw apples. shining father, an eligible widower.

the we might add that

same muffin always parted in tho

"Look, Daddy sold the dear goes for the other cosmetles you

modera 3/3 dull. middle. As so many dresses and little moppet. "Aunt Julle has use...

Skup

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by day.

confectioners' sugar an efficient lady's mold. I can

foundation coats

Jotion icing to which a little cinnamon awful in sunlight; is added and garnish with whole

touches evening appearance,

of

a health-

red

think of at least one man who di

It just goes to prove that even look won't be pleased about this

Jolie Madame is Pierre Bala child is wise enough to know they show up every single pore, pecan nuts,

blue eyelashes are out of place Heavily pencilled eyebrows, Apple Ambrosia is YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION: Action main's pet name for his spring at high noon. Apply the colour beauty marks, highly rouget ful and delicious fruit dessert. acton anii antie atonie campton cant canto

collection. And It is a Jolle сарон

caption cation clan

To serve 6, core 2 large he presents in white ed mascara to make a bewitch- checks and those purple shades: coin complain COMPLAINT COM. madame

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it short light hours. Under the sun,

tines of Hs, confirms the

If your appearance is so over-poeled bananas with an unexpected visit from a close

to fork: slice. Combine. apples, friend of relative,

seems as unnatural as blue hair done that children are, apt

emment on it, be warned, ladyf barinnas, 1 grapefruit or blue lip-stick, CAPTUCORN (Dre. 22-Jan, 20)-

time of day. Leave heavy you might thinks.

Key your make-up-to the need in real, You may be asked for a loan. It

the You're not looking as lovely astions, e, pineapple tidbits.

Sweeten to taste. then you might

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glamour for after dark. This in- cludes coloured eye shadow and

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TAURUS (Apr. 21.May 26)- Cay overindulgencesin extravagant tustes juist now. Not heed to, inake a gesture. Be thriny,

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LEO (July 21-AUT. 23)-- The domestic scene could be a little trantic especially if one is a partner- ship has been too extravagant.

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You may have a lot of work that

now

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collars be TION timpana tincal tonal • Tonie. topman.

come start wraps. Another idea

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

CHESS PROBLEM The Very First House

BY L NEUMANN,

༄, I

Black, 13 pieces.

White, 7 pieces, White to play: mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's

problem:

-Punch Explains Hów It Came To Be Built-

in a clearing among

the trees

and cooked their food over it. They enjoyed the warmth it gave."

By MAX TRELL NARF and Hanld and Teddy the Stufted Bear were all sitting in the corner of the "What did they do when it Playroom talidng together in rained?" asked Hanid, low tones (for on rtiny days loud).

no one likes to talk

talk very who Then finally Teddy said: built the first house?"

Hanid, who was surprised at this question, looked at Teddy and said: "I don't know who but the first house."

"It must have been very long ago," cait Knarf.

The First House

-So, as

rone of them could

On Rainy Days

"That's it," said Mr Punch. "On rainy days, when they needed fire the most, it was hardest to start and keep going. Then someone (I think it was Jones) said: Let us cover our fire so the rain doesn't put it Qui..

12-2

"It happened long ago," Panch told the Shadows.

"How did they keep the rain from

the falling on

are?"

it would be a wonderful idea to Knarf wanted to know.

too. keep the cold wind out, 1. Q-K5 threat 3, RI-KIG guess who had built the first "They drove

the rain. So they four

wooden along with (cl), 1 R_(KI)XQ; 4, Rhouse-the very first house in stakes in the ground and made got stones from the fields and KBS; 1

the laid them one on top of R (RA)XQ; 2, Rall the world they went across a little roof of branches over (KB7)-K7: 1 RXKI; 2, Q-the room to the window where the fire. They built the foot other until they had four walls 125; 1 RXP; 2. Q-17; 1... Mr Punch was sitting.

high enough to be out of the around the fire right up to the KIXKi; 2, BXQBF; 1 R-

way of the flames

and with roof." Mr Punch knew almost every enough

between

That was spaces

a regular room," the thing.

They asked him if he branches to let the smoke go zald Teddy the Stuffed Bear. knew who had bullt the first through. That kept the rain off house.

K3; 2, Q~QB.

BY. THE. WAY

"MAGINE,"

Qu

by Beachcomber

" сдув

on article marked Pills For All Ailments, on animals, how enormous blue lights flickered, hinges fell

mouse."

Di clephant must seem to a off, smoke rose, gud poking

forward Incautaly

"I don't exactly remember his name," replied Mr-Punch.

the fire.

"But then someone,

Mr Punch nodded. "Yes, my

the

I think dears. It was now a room with It was Smith, sald: 'It would be a Are on the ground in may have been Smith or Jorrs nice if we could all stand un- middle of it. Then they made a or Robinson. But this I do der the roof so that the

rain door so they could all come in know. The first house was built would keep off us, too, as well to let the daylight in. Then they and go out and shade windows because of a fire."

as of the fire,

decided to build another room This was quite surprising. It

reason "So," continued Mr seemed a very curious

Punch, right next to the first one. In "they moved the wooden stakes the first room they decided to 10 for building a house.

"I'll explain all

second room It cuis both ways,

about it" back and made the roof the afficial's nose was caught in an said Mr Punch. "It all happen wooden branches wider.

of cat, and in the

in their Turk sald "of the. two-edged opening marked Liquorice Jomed long ago.

And they decided to sleep sword. In Delhi they tell the Tra-la-la

In those faraway now there was room for every beds, so they called the second story, of an elephant who fell

days, people didn't live in one to take shelter from the room the bedroom. And so they It took stagehands fifteen houses,

and different kinds down a quarry, and, pleking minutes

They slept On the rain and still be near the warm built more throw the fans ground or high to himself up, sow his first mouse. back into the stolis...

put and

wooden the fire.

of rooms You're very small," said the

branches of the trees. But they "When that was done," mid boards down on the ground to elephant. "Yes," said the mouse. Account of American concert.) knew about Bre. Often, at night, Mr Punch, "someone, I think it keep out the dampness" "I've been ill, you see."

said, they built a are on the ground was old man 'Robinson, decided Superautomation

"

as

Wall

Whitman A Music lifts mankind." but

more than

that

Walt, who ces HEAR that something went Milton can to justify the howl- wrong with the tests of the ing fra, dll not foresce Lowest aceglamour automatic mankind, when lifted, would be

nachine, When

shilling thrown back the

inte the alldi was Inserted by an official

torium like a cast-off fish into who pressed the button mark the sea. "Throw me that pretty ed British Breakfasts: Frozen girl on the left," erles a man- Chinese Egg Powder and Pro- about-town who has had cessed Near Bacon, there was a good senso to remaln smell of caping gas, a tooth stall. But suppose over-zealous brush shot out and began to gingehands had flung, the sing brush his teeth, a bone for a or into the stalls by mistake? dog fell out of the slot marked What would have been left of Evening Papers, an alarm clock him? Ask of the winds that for went off, a cultured voice said, ground with fragments strewed "Buy Snibbo,"

whirring the scale.

sound preceded. the playing Marginal nate "Lonesome For De Moon," a

*12

the his

shower of greeproot paper T SEE that an Englishman came out of the top of the has said that it is barbarie machine; followed, by a packet to cook roast, lamb with garlic, of Aintacks and a toy evan, à"A" Wrench lady retoried that fi "card with the printed mewego,, was barbarie to: ett rows? Zamb "Mme, Zaphroma, the fortunes with mint sauce, The Franch teller, saya?. "Tila is your lucky lady in rightë? Mint muce kI day, dropped out of the slot wine,

In up

Rupert and the Gold Acorn-7

The boyjeems to Ropert.” “So you_bave" "lour your way,' have you?", ha Mays "In a low voice.

Would that my trouble wars sa.

*** hut what la it ??! muertes Rupert,,,** Are you

VENEVA worse,

1,1′′man šai dien

peril. Some enemies of my father, servants of his wicked "consin. (Ara alan now seeking to kidnapi, imaj They caught ma ooo, bue. I. tiepid 150 hid harp, hoping they would miss the maye, ? Nawal am in dried let that thou of route. stayi^bridgĮthem bund 1o

"Floors," said Hanld.

"Yes, and made chairs to sit on and tables to eat on. It was

a wonderful house."

10-

both Krant and Tekly minded Mr Punch that he had started out by saying that the first house was built because of a fire.

"That's true," said Mr Punch' "It was all but around the fire. And we still have the fire our in our houses, ~ right in rooms as fireplaces or down in the cellar un durnaces or in the kitchen as stoves.". And we 'will keep a hole in the roof, which we call a chimney, to let the smoke out of the fire?

Teckdy the Stuffed Bear, maldi [41• think Mr Smith and Mr Jones and Mr Robinson were wonderful men even though we aren't quite aura that

were the ones who built robu

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