13 JULY 1996, page 57

Low Life

Smoke alarm Jeffrey Bernard I think I may have been thrown back into life a little prematurely this week because yesterday morning I was under a general anaesthetic, but I was......

Country Life

Flying the flag Leanda de Lisle T he English country woman abroad has long been a source of astonishment to for- eigners. My husband's Peruvian cousins have been known to......

Bridge

A bridge too far Andrew Robson AGGRESSIVE BIDDING by North- South resulted in a near hopeless game contract being reached. After North could bid only 24 in response to South's......