1960-10-07 — Page 7

JACOBY BRIDGE

Today's hand is printed in

Bolf-defence' It is known in the trade as "the great un- block" and in one form or un- other has been making the rounds of bridge groups as long as I can remember.

Lately, I have had a lot of mail asking about it and this should stop these letters for a little while anyway.

Since this is a problem hand, the bidding is unimportant but D grand siam contract reasonable and the hand is won't make seven no-trump.

Here is the play to make the hand, South wins the openling chub lead in dummy a cla- and carefully discards

not one of the low mond, spades, Then he leads a trump

NORTH

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WEST

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EAST

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South

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* Nons

No one vulnerable

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1900.

WOMANSENSE

AT HOME

A glimpse into other people's

INSIDE: the ground floor is virtually one room.

houses. Today: Architect Sidney Kaye

THE destructive war-time job of demolishing buildings as a Pathfinder bomber, pilot, in- spired architect Sidney Kaye to take on the far more satisfying job of creating them afterwards.

London is now dotted with his buildings, in- cluding the ATV headquarters in Edgware Road, and a current construction is the "Hilton sky- scraper hotel now in, embryo on Park Lane.

Nothing reveals an architect'e personality more than the house he builds for himself. That is why some architects' houses np. Fear to be the great purge of an agglomeration of frustrated ideos.

It is also why many architects

bulld houseH fur

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only:

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Opening lead—♣ K

people,

Mr Kaye, however, differently.

the

entire ground floor la virtually one room.

Variety

THE dining area is raised 2 ft. bigher than the remainder of other the roum, and separated from it by bufl-in cocktail fiment. thinks. The living area is separated from the entrance hall by a 7ft-high He considers it Extremely built aiment comprising a dificult to design o house for wardrobe on the entrance side and a hi-ft unit on the living anyone other than himself.

"A home is such a personal side. thing." he says, that to design one sucessfully it is essential to Trump. know the ellent well enough to

for his whims have been used enter

two have eccentricities,"

to his hand; ruffs the queen of spades. Leads to his hand with c'ammy's (Two trump

to ru sputes and

already been led.)

last

Now South cashes his Inst seg of spades trump and the

and discards dummy's pee and diamonds whereupon. kring of he has unblocked and his dio monds are all good.

Anti-box

and

and

This uno of split levels free standing fitments gives the open plan a feeling of Intimacy It is so often accused of lack. ing, without the claustrophobia of small separate roomi.

Mr Kaye's house proves that there altributes can be achieved with a modern design without slope actually having them written up golf over the mantel-piece in polter York work,'

AR KAYES own impressive MR

ham stands on a Wimbledon overlooking

Constructed in stone and cedar shingles it is tiered to follow the slope of the

cxpressing his

course,

"A contemporary plan carried anti-box out in traditional materials is the most successful combination for any building," explaned Mr Kaye,

You can now see why South refused to discard a spade. Helte, must ruff two spades in dum- feelings. my in order to develop

The house has an open plas. double unblocking situation. so that apart from the kitchen

Answer Tomorrow

the

+CARD Sense♦

South

?

The bidding has been: West North

You, South, hold:

East

MAZ VAQ 3 10 5 OKI 876445

What do you do?

A-Open the bidding with one heart. One diamond is a very close second choice, but this is one time where the shorter suit should be bid first,

TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner responds one apude. What is your rebid?

Answer Tomorrow

Pseudoscarus nuchipunctatus (Cuvier and Valenciennes)

LADY LUCK-

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

AQUARIUS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

LS

(August

From

"Common marine food-fishes of Hongkong"

THE THE pelagic fish, or 22- surface feeders, live

severance and serious ap-

(January 21- VIRGO February 19): Helping neighbour out of a tight spot will not only be great- will appreciated, but

ly

make an ally you may one day need.

may

PISCES (February 20-Mareli 20): A small disagreement must not be allowed to up- set a pleasant association of many years standing. ARIES (March 21-April 19): What had at Brat seemed n straightforward task be complicated by the inter- ference of a rointive. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): . Don't try to take on a res ponsibility which is definite ly nomeone else's. GEMINI (May 21-Juno 21): If your partner has a sud- den desire to do something rather unconventional, don't spoil his pleasure, but enter fully into the spirit of it. CANCER (June 22-July 21); By helping to cover up a tfriend's Indiscretion you wlit save him embarrass-

over ment-and win his lasting gratitude.

sheets.

The

fnt

A modern house that could make

converts

foor ground

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CHILDREN'S CORNER

Teddy Has Questions

-General Tin Helps Him Get The Right Antwerp--

By MAX TRELL newspapers, so it doesn't need an eye to see them. It doesn't TEDDY, the Stuffed Bear, go walking down the street, so

an eye to enjoyed lots of things-but the it doesn't need

200 of all where it thing he enjoyed most

is walking to.. It was to ask questions.

«<lossa'! new an eye to see what Now, most of the time no one It is eating, because I never enred to bother listening to heard of a needle that ever ate Teddy's questions, "Pardon anything. me, Theodore,"

Punch would say, "I'm quite busy to day and

Mr

Only shaving

But you're only shaving," sold Tecidy. "What I'd like to know is: why does a needle have an eye, and why does a pin have a head, and why

But when Teddy looked around, Mr Punch was gone.

too "I guess he really was bury, said Teddy sadly to himself.

Teddy had one friend, though, who almost never was too busy. That was General Tin, the Tin Soldier.

The only thing that General Tin ever did was to stand un guard at the Playroom door with his muckel over his shoulder,

"So all a noodle needs an eye for is to see when it sews. Correct?"

Wasn't sure

Teddy wasn't sure whether thunt was the correct answer or not. He remained silent for a few moments.

Finally he said:

Why does uvedle hayo ZA

cya?” asked Toddy.

Toddy smiled,

"That's so I'll know which end to stand on, General Tin?"

"Very good," said General Tim. That's the reason a pla has a head; so it knows which end to stand on."

"But how can a needle she replied, what it's sowing when it al ways has a thread in its eye!" General Tin looked carefully nt Teddy. Then he smiled.

"Teddy, you're smarter than you look" he said,

"Am I?" asked Teddy, sur- prised to hear anyone say that he was anart.

reaport

"But" said Teddy." "I do other things with my head;

"1 put a hat on it. I comb it. I wash I scratch It. I tump It, And sometimes, when why I'm doing tricks, I roll over it,

That's the needle has an eyet You know It the whole time, didn't you?" General Tin asked.

You

said Teddy

A pin doesn't do any of those things with its hend," Teddy added

"No," agrood General Tin, "It doesn't. Perhaps perhaps pins shouldn't have heads at all,

Teddy thought for a moment in allence, ther he burst out laughing.

No good

"That wouldn't be any good at all! If pins didn't have any heads they'd go right through whatever you stuck them in. You wouldn'! be able to pin things together at all and ohl" exclaimed Teddy, suddenly put- ding his hand In. front of his mouth,

Ho's got time

"Did I?"... asked Teddy, «ve got time to listen to all "W-what did I know the whole the questions you enn ever time?" is tho

That's the real and only rea- Teddy?" wide variety in human being throws the whole think of. Teddy," he said good- texture and pattern of natural thing out of gear."

naturedly. "What would you son a needle has an eye is so malerfols which gives his home Mrs Kaye approved of the like to ask me today?”

that it can pull the thread after Ita

open plan from the begin- depth and interest,

Today," said Teddy as he it. It keeps the thread in its but just in case her stood in front of General Tin, eye! You did know that the Depth in the sense that all the aning, textures are in the nature of the husband was carried away with "Fd like to ask you, why does whole time, didn't you?.

supervised the needle have an eye, and why were just trying to see whether

I know it, too!” does a pin have a head?". material itself, not manufactured enthusiasm chu

Well ynthetic textures stuck on in pegging out of the kitchen,

"All right," said General Tin, "I wasn't going to be cheated

now let's take the first ques modestly, 19 elm there," she said grimly.

Large

winton first. Why does a needle expanses

that the estire

house have an eye?" panelled with one wall of terra-

Run that might eharcoal grey receives any volta plaster, the furniture is dow

in upholstered

weed, the carpets are plain lime struggle through, all day long. They are also placed so that no other buildings are visible.

This is truly modern house with none of the selfconscious bringa which flamboyancy modern style into disrepute.

Maybe it will help to convert recalcitrant characters silli shake their heads those who rostalgieally over the long fost of Regency and Geor- Florles gian.

green.

Open plan

VOLOUR Is essential," said Mr Kaye, "although vivid 'accents of colour should be kept to paintings and movable ob- jects.

"am opposed to the trend towards a complete absence of

colour.

deplore the craze for stärk white rooms with a row, calcu latedly placed items of furniture, so that you get the shivers if a chair is moved a fraction of an Inch, and the appearance of a

Barbara Anne Taylor

-(London Express Service),

Facts on fish

The drepane and the grey locally known as "sat yat sin" mullet are non-migratory fsh of or "lving for seven days" is one shallow inshore waters and some of the most expensive of local of them thrive

brackish fish. waters of river caluarles ond lagoons, as well as in the open sen. They move about in small fish. shoals and are the most numer- ous of the specles caught in the stake nets along the rocky coast

nc.

Generally marine mullet are better eating than those from fresh or brackish water,

All flathes are good food

a

The remaining fish 0x0 motley collection, some of bril- funt colours, others of curious shape.

Gre

Do not be put off by the bright colours of perrot-Ash or wrasse; they

excellent eating, especially the latter.

The thread-fins, known locally ore dellelous ng white salmon, and amongst the very best of the local species.

The horse-head

BOTTOM FEEDERS They include the perch-Uke fish, namely sea-perch, sea-bass, groupers, snappers, grunts and Those are of the sea-bream,

always same general shape but vary in avaliable but is usually suited their proportion (pl. length to and not sold fresh. depth.

They also vary considerably September 22): By perin the upper layers of touring, some being bright the water. Many of The croakers are amongst the plication to the task you

important Ash in local have set yourself, you will them are migratory and most

When bie cod in appearance, though succeed where others have only visit the seas off waters. In general they restin

family often failed.

Hongkong in the winter not related to the cod

which is not found in local (September 23- and spring months. LIBRA

waters-but their flesh is super- October 22): If you want

for in texture and flavour,

Un-

person's

The Bandborers are small fish,

similar to croakers also excel- something lent eating, tasting

like whiting.

The flat dish really do live on the bottom. The Oriental Sole,

Rupert and the Sky-boat-13

to get along with a person Among these are the herrings born under Capricorn, you and mackerels. They are olly will have to exercise a great and highly nutrilous Ash and deal of patience and under-considered good food throughout

the world. standing.

The pomfrets and pampano SCORPIO (October 23-are tropical fish, also well known November 21): You will for the quality of their flesh. derive unexpected satisfac- tion from making an selfish gesture today and putting another wishes before your own.

(November SAGITTARIUS

22-December 21): It would be better to obtain another person's opinion bolore making an important pur- chase for your home, CAPRICORN (December 22. January 20): If you have decided on certain mica, don't let the fear of appearing mean in your neighbours' ayos deter you. YOUR BIRTHDAY: If this is your birthday, the.com- gotten, will suddenly show any year may well bring you

the fuinimontat [your] very/welcome. return for your trouble.

dearest wish.

LEO :'(July 22-August 21): A past effort, long since for

econo

'Once Rupert is inside the barbed place that those flying things came wire fence Margot nervously joine from? It's all. 100 quiet. I thought *- him, and they walk slowly past the factories made an awful lot of allant building and gaze at the noise. Where is everybody 20 Be wide pipes coming, from it before it in ahewer to his query's figure dianppearing ipio the ground appests straight ahead." At the What are those for murmure sight of the two little pals be stops Rupert And can this be that in astonishment.

ALL BIRUTH› KRŞIDYER,

19

I

PARROT FISH !

Description: Head brillant

und green, blue

vermilion body green and marked with vermition. Prominent lump Scales large. on forehead.

caught the bright colours of the body become dork and of a dull greenish purple tint, the fins remain Com- bright for some time. mon size; inches to 1 foot, roaches 18 Inches. Distribution: Hongkong, Mauritius, and Japan, season: All the year,

JAVA,

A good food fish with a white fesh; should be eaten fresh,

the Landon

Fashion Coffaction is

this model in mauva tweed. Over the alim,.. skirt is worna' loose straight, Jacket. This fea- tures a slight fullness, at three- the back. The quarter sleeves "pre cut In one by Mattil,

Teddy nodded.

"So it can sew," replied Gen-

eral Tin.

Teddy looked puzzled,

It has to see "So it can sow," repeated General Tin, "How could a needle sew if i couldn't see what it was sewing?"

Said no more But he didn't say any more, though he was certainly glad to know that.' he had always known that the reason a needle had an eye was so that it had n place to keep the thread, and could pull it along after it when it sewed,

"And,"

continued

General

Tin, "you also asked why a pin has a head,"

"Yes," nodded Teddy, "why tins it?"

is that why it has an eye,

asked Teddy General Tin?! "To see how to sow?"

"I can't think of a better rea- "Let me ask you a question,

said Central Tin, "A. Teddy. Why have you gat needle never reads books or head?" asked General Tin.

Aditi

"What's the matter?" asked General Tin.

"That's the reason!" gasped Teddy. "Pins have heads so that they can stay stuck In something-so they can pln things together!"

"You rascal! You know that the

sald whole time, tool

chuckling General Tin, Teddy, quite astonished at all

he knew, walked slowly away.