1959-03-17 — Page 5

JACOBY on BRIDGE

WEST'S three-spade opening was a typical nonvulnerable pre-emptive bid and Enst's ralse to four was merely a continua- tion of the barrage.

The preempts worked fine, South had to bid at the five level and since he could not bid boll sults he bli his six carder.

North did not like hearty al all but saw no reason to raiso The contract to the six level in on effort to find a better spot. After all, South could have clght or nine hearts,

Fast could not stand pros- perity. He had three sure tricks In beats and doubled the five-

NORTH 72

10700

4AK10074

WEST (D)

EAST

AKQJ9854 4&1003

❤4

QJ1093

QJ3 02

+2

+485

SOUTH

None

AK7462

OAKO84

33

5

North and South vulnerable

South

West

North East

3 A

Pass 14

I'As

Patr 0

5❤

Pass Double Pass

Double Pass

Double PAR

Pass

Opening lead-ak

henrt bid. If he could have put

glue on his double everything would have been ne.

East

South passed but now North ran out to six chs, doubled that also. North could and probably would have made But now South was ready to bid his second suit and did."

West doubled six diamonds. He had a sure Tramp trick and his partner had doubted every- thing else.

11s trump trick was all his sile could make. Sauth muffed The opening spade lead, took his King of trumps and nce and went after the clubs. Since they broke nicely be

was able to

spread his hands and concede a trick to the queen of Trumps any thine West wanted to take it.

CARD Sense

Q-The bidding has beent

North

Ext South

FRES 1

1+

2 N.T. Радя

You, South, hold:

West Pass

MAI VEIKS $1954 4A32

What do you do?

A-A » appears quite like-

1 but the way to get there is

to make ste slowly. Just bid three diamonds and await dc- velopments.

TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner continued with a bid of four diamonds. What do you do now?

Answer Tomorrow

THE... CHINA MAIL,- TUESDAY, MARCH 17, · 1959. -

WOMANSENSE

• Chosen by Henrietta Tlarks from the current Balmain collzotion,

this dream of a young girl's dress is a mass of tiny white tulle frills, · The broad sash is sladed rose-pink taffeta.

No, that's not Henrietta wearing it. She was going to pose for us bui she was “feeling a bit off colour" the day we made a date to take the pleture. She said she might manage the following day," Beiter by far lo silek to professional models," said Ginette Spanier, who “runa " Batinaio, in her usual downright fashion, "They need the money,"

*

YOUR BIRTHDAY ....BY STELLA

TUESDAY, MARCH 17

BORN on St Patrick's Day, you

hove

magnetic personally and niske friends with great eme. You are usually, popular wherever you go, and your kindncay and loyal- ly are well-known to all. You are fchned to be a little moody, how-

into one of Biese felds Astfe career. In fact, you Are & well- rounded periality and will go through tile with several Interests vying for your attention.

Ainong those born on this date are: Chief Justice Roger 13, Tangy

Morria," atfreas; Ernst Ziegler, noted, painologin; William Pinking, Maryland diplomat; Wilbur Danle

werk). Tuleur the Sure Court

often on the bright sidẹ” of things. You ATK ant to be moved emotionally by fine mute and may soran have falent justsup Steste author

You have a keta mind and one

altuned to recurney. You can spat * Baw as far as you can see IT. IN fact, you will make a good erille, although a kindly one. since you are much too tender-hearted to be caustle or cruel, in your criticisin

Since you are extremely cautious in busnces and financial", matters, It is likely, that you will be tu aci aumulate a comfortable fortune during your Life time. You have a keer Interest in everything thechanica) or scientify and. 1 properly trained in youth, might go WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

PISCER

(Feb. 20.Mar. 20) Excellent day for a now beginning, Set out bright and early to get a

ZO. 1-Apr. IV)- to business detalla accurately to avoid any possiblily

• Job done.

ARTEN Attend

of a logs at this time,

TAURUS (Apr. 21-MAY 11) If your work Involves contacting people, go out of your way to meet exactly the right ones,

BERLINI CMAY 27-Jane 21)

If you are as practical

you

are optoptric, real success should definitely arrive.

CANCER (June 27 July

23)

There are complexities twoday aspects which may prove puzzling unless you are wise,

*DEO A CHY 24-ALE.

De practical about things this

anurning. Avold haste, as careless-

TOM Caenups trouble!

VIKGO (AVE. 26-Sept. 23-

Use your best judgment.

<cul;hustion: Don't let your

self to foolod anyone

RUTA (Sept

桶

21-Oct. 29)—

A trying day for you,

it with, the full knowledge, you'll

need patience and tact........

* SCORPIO * {D¢%, 24-Nov. 22)-

Koop #positive, optimisile attitude. and depend upon your own

[ goes well.

ALYNOV. 23-Dec, 2)...|

Don't get into arguments with an- ather over mwituri financial matters. De diplomatic but firm,

tn

LAPRICORN (Dec. K«Jan. 203.

Front unle you take - thuripi hand and steur esitliovaly, MAQUARIUS (JAK k17th, 19)= Maloney and enterpries will bring you recorpiilong on the job dužný, Rst a reward.

had what the stars have I stoto for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres pondling påmograph. Let your birth. day starë be your daily guide.

SIDE GLANCES

•EXIT

STORIES FOR

The

We have waited patently-und far too long:"

But Where Are They-

Boys Of The Old Bulldog Breed?

SADLY AND IN SILENCE I STOOD WAITING FOR A SWASHBUCKLING GALLANT TO COME TO MY RESCUE By VERONICA. PAPWORTH

STOOD with 20 or 30 other people recently on an icy, sulphurous, ill-lit station platform. Beyond a small swinging gate lay our train—com. paratively well-lit, certainly warm, and indescribably inviting.

Nothing but that gate held us back. Twenty yards away, tucked under the lee of a stack of packing cases, our pint-sized ticket collector swopped gossip with another.

So there we stood and wait- ed- flock of fur-booted, umbrella-carrying and utterly nemotional SHEEP. Why We waiting? "They never let us through Ull quarter 10, sald somebody's company rule,"

Minutes passed. The, flock rew and grew. Brew

Parsionately I longed for freedom loving Briton. pictured him, broad-shouldered and ruddy checked, his bowler crammed well down over his cars as he charged the gate with umbrella: "Are we men or mice? Do wo or do we not own the railways? Follow me, chaps" and after him WE would all plunge to the shelter

of "our" train

Ile did not appear, Sadly and in slicnce we stood und, with a laconle nod, the collector motioned us through. I could have kicked myself if my legs had not been İça cold

from numb

the knees downwards.

and

So patient

COUPLE of days later I stood #gain patiently waiting This time in the fsh department of a London store.

In a far corner the only two assistants in view waged a ding-dorig battle over what was, I gathered, an error on the part of one "Charlie,"

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

"He said rack salmon and rock salmon's what I went.” - "But I got it down here COD." ..."I don't care solint jou got down. I know what I can

ear with my own cars and

L....

On and

on

It went while

slowly a small, smartly dressed and utterly blank-faced Rock formed waiting to be served.

D

To my right a woman in zable jacket sighed gently. That triggered me off.

I remembered my resolution to lead the way-to Inspire the

mob!

The effcet on the women waiting with me was electric.

With s look of extreme distante on their faces ther took several paces away from me. As one they dissociated Themarives.

my

Bed-faced I ordered niserable filets of plaice and departed.

Oh unmentionable, uzz- Drillch, and ullerly unforgiv- able act-I had made a SCENE!

Postscript

Sa postscript to all this-a A fow nights Inter I wit- nessed a strange resurgence of. the spirit

that onco bullt

plres,

saw ercat hetty men mowing down smaller ones in their path women joelling and elbowing and striking out with

mall spiked heels,

me.

Swept off my feel by the beaded with sweat, the human rush clung to a side-rail as, avalanche poured

past Courage and initiative ore nat entirely dead. Sheep can turn into raving wolves when it comes to getting a drink in a London theatre bar at the first

We won't be bothered about. I stepped forward. "Oh, in blazes with Charlie," I cried in ringing tones, "may we please have some service interval:

Wandering Waists Are

Blessing In Disguise

WENT on a shopping spree this week with one of the most delightful expectant muma in town.

She is. Anna Massey, who is having her first baby ("and it had better be a girl") in early August.

Over lunch we had laughed al the things THEY say.

"I wouldn't touch Starch if I were you" ..."alcohol's sheer poison in your ɛtate"

.... "and

a couple of hours n day with your feet up" ... "nothing with sult"... promise me, never uft

brms your

above your head"... "any kind of fat is bound to bring on 3 ghostly burning patnike. a red-hot orange

chost" nothing tight, especially round the middle"... and so on.

"In fact," said Anna, "I feel jine."

on

the

Her diet

"OE

course

A

Thrac outfits for the fashionable expectant mother ~~chosen by actress Anna Massoy.

--circa 1944. The hide-

CUS beetroot red mosy crepe of it (14 couporta if I remember rightly) ...the slimming" pin tucks the nasty little Embroidered collar and the adjustable folds esch elde.

www.as

I thought too of the day I returned from the nursing home. It September, In Scotland, and chilly. A great log fire greeted me.

In 10 minutes I had

the absolutely unpacked and there at the bot-

To prove it she had melon, Mashed cooked carrots make liver with bacon and masses of marvellous thing about having tom of my савс lay the a tasty, nutriticus filler for hum-green vegetables and some a baby now is that waists are monstrosity, burgers or meat lout,

gorgeously sticky sweels and all over the place," said Mrs Anna, who has chosen the iole of coffee.

Silver, "and the Empire look is young.

gay

and completely When filling cracks on a sur- Then off we went to meet the prettiest pregnent look ever. fashionable dresser sketched face to be painted, mix powder-Mrs Malsic Landon Sulver, the I mean, half the time ene sim- here, will never experience the ed crack-ler with

paint designer whose masterpieces of ply connol be certain can joy with which I bundled up Instead of water. Apply to disguise have

been worn by one?"

that shapeless, ill-conceived, red truck and level of diagonally Tatil Morgan, Anne Rodgers

I ought back to the awful- erepe tent and crammed it into with knife edge.

and Princess Grace.

ness of my first maternity dress the flames,

FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Pixie McSnooze Is Lost

baid.

"It's Just another couple

of minutes.''

Knarf and Hanid and all the Pixies waited for the old clock

---Knarf ́and Henid Join in the Search— By MAX TRELL Pixie O'Daff und Pixie O'Prank in the steeple to strike aix

o'clock. ning, this way and that way clock didn't strike! and Pixie O'Cop were all run-

But six o'clock came and the eller skelter, locking as if they hind lost a penny and didn't

Eddie Mike ully sound di know where to find it.

S soon as they came near the A Old Oak where the Pixics Hyed Khorl And Hanid, the Shadows with the Turned About Names, could tell that something was stopp

Pixie O'Scowl and Pixie O'Gay and Pixie O'Long and Pixie Mc- Sing and Pixie McMugg and

As soon as Knart and Hand Not fear, Pilt O'LEUWI run to them.

where he is sullenly shouted "I know where he lat. I know

Pixle O'Scow..

"Did you see him?" he said.

And before anyone could stop "See him?" said Hauld. "Is him, he was racing like mad somebody lost?"

down the street and across. the "Certainly somebody's lost," town until he reached the

By Galbraith. Fald Pixie O'Scowl. "on't act steeple where the old clock

HORROR

PANIC

TERROR

SUSPENSE

NOW

PLAYING

guthaith

!!!1 hope we have enough popcorn money. This looka scary enough to be a threa-bag feature!"

though you don't know any was. thing about it. Got busy and start looking for him!"

Then Pixle O'Scowl darted off to poke under a pile of leaves, Kurf stopped Pixle O'Cop.

Ten minutes later, Knort and Hanid saw Pixie O'scowi re- turning to the Old Oak. At his side, halt asleep, stumbled Pixie McSnooze.

"Who's everybody looking "He was taking his nay right for?" he wanted to know. in the middle of the clocks,” "I'll tell you," sald Phde Pixle O'Scowl told all the others, O'Cop,

"We're looking for "That's why the old clock McSnooze. He went off to take couldn't strike the hour. Wake nnp somewhere. Now we, up!" he said to Pixie MeSnooze, "The place to take a nap is in can't and him."

your bed, do you hear?”

But Pizio McSnooze just yawned. He was still as sleepy

"We've hunted for him every- where," said Fixle O'Long, as he sat timsolf down tiredly on a pebble. We've looked under thousands of old leaves. We've been to all the houses in the neighbourhood, we've looked in pitchers and milk bottles and thimbles and cups and flower- pots. I'm dead tired,"

"So am I," said Pixie McMugs, as he dropped down beside Pixle O'Lang, "I'm not going to look nby: more,"

By this time, all the other Pixies, except Pixie O'scowl,, caron over and dropped down weartly. "We've looked enough. for that Men they said, "Let him keep his nap wherever he's taking ili Come on, O'Scowli Let's go la and have our dinner!"

But Pixie O'scowl-shopk his head and frowned: He lorked hir thumb toward the old clock la the steeple, I'm going to kot looking bunthy that old clock strikes alx o'clock," be

ns ever.

Phle O'scowl darted off to poke

under a pile of leaves."

Knart and Hanid were glad that Pixie McSnooze was found again,

If the old clock had stopped striking, everybody in the whole town would have kept sleeping.

"Just the same," said Knurf, "I'd like to take a nap inside a clock one of these days. I'd like to watch all those wheels going round and round. Only I don't think I'd ever be able to sleep I mean, not like Pixie Mc- Snozzo!"

Rupert and the Blunderpuss--9

When Rupert has finished his ways that he has seen_bara" and queer tale his uncle opens a little felt an earthquake 1 should. black bag. ** Do you feil quits think he wan't well at all † Here, wall > ? be anka anxiously, "** Yes,”- put": "this" thermometer rin · your (feel fine.** declares the little bear. mouth"! He iskes Rupert on hir *** Why shouldn't FƑ.2? Well, I'm knew and holda, hia wariat: to' trak -a doctory?" mys Uncle Bruno.” And “ his polas while Mrs. Sheep haveEs

witch someone comes home and around to see if the can help,

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