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THE CHINA MATL FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1935
BRIDGE NOTES
Smoking Out Psychic Bid
By Ely Culbertson
"CLIVE OF INDIA"
(Continued from Page &)
This appointment of a junior officer Clive refused to recognise.
by the Fameless gentlenen of the squadron, he entered the fort to demand an explanation. He was All expert players recognise that the redouble of a negative met by Eyre Coote, with a com-t
mission from- Admiral Watson, double in no way affects theo had appointed him Governor. duties of the doubler's partner. He should respond in exactly the same manner that he would have responded had the redoubles Commander-in-Chief of the military expedition and by virtue not intervened.
of his commission of Lieutenant- The reason for this principle Colonel in the King's army, he GENERAL NOTICES is that the redouble of the nega
tive double is the cheapest hiddenied anyone car's right to com- in the game. It costs practical mand ashore, and peremptorily he nothing in the way of pre-save Coote to choose between ar sent liability or future conserest and obedience. Coote gave way, intimidated. But the self- ¡quence.
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THE WORLD STATE FELLOWSHIP
Since it merely asks the part-sertive Watson now actually ner whose bid has been doubled went the length of threatening to TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to leave the next move up to open fire on the fort unless Clive Clive, who, never a patient man,
NOTICE to the
lowship was established on the with impunity many times when
First Day of June, 1985, by its the redoubler has no intention could be dangerous in anger," now Members in accordance with its of taking any action other than warped the Admiral that he would Constitution.
ito pass out the opponents at ajnot be responsible for the conse
low contract
quence if such a thing were döne.
The World State Fellowship.
RS. WOODRUFF,
Secretary
Hong Kong, 14th June, 1985.
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A. Treaty
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Now, if such a redouble is Watson saved his face by taking taken as relieving the partner over in person the surrender, of of the doubler from responding the place, and at once he proceeded to the double, there is a prem-to give a fresh proof of his ium upon bluff redoubles. It is acumen, by considering Mr. Drake, only to be expected that the the man who in the hour of danger partner of the doubling hand is had thought only of his weak in top cards--after all, a safety, a proper person to entrust sound original bid and a sound with the Governorship. negative double leave very little But at least Clive's fearlessness for all losses, allow it to fortify place, heavily supplied with at Doreen and Ray.
The had made an end of "Watson's pre-Calcutta and to set up a mintlery, and defended by 500 French TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN for the other two hands.
and 700 native soldiers. that the THIRD ORDIN player who fans his duty of sumptuous interference in the there. of responding to his partner's land operations YEARLY MEMENTING
On the 14th March, the day after opening the attack; Clive HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY shareholders will be held in the negative double because a re- 1935.-On sale at a Book-stalls and Company's Board
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signed on the 9th February of drove the defenders from their Troenace to society:
kadvanced batteries. Watson The deal given below shows Dowlah was advancing at the hear 1757, and, with this, the task en
| brought up his ships and subjected a remarkable outcome of part of a fresh army came word that trusted to Clive might
considered accomplished. He was the place to a heavy bombardment, inership confidence as to doubl-war with France had broken out. jing procedure.
and from Madras a recommenda- being urged to Madras, and his with considerable losses on both tion to Clive that in view of this own inclinations were to turn his sides. When on the 23rd the gar-Oh! Leo
rison surrendered to the Admiral Rock and als had suffered constant mortifica French Bengal settlement at Chan- dermagore, while at the same time tions and in which those who pro- urging him to return to the Carted by his services had scarcely ceased to intzique against him. katie as soon as possible.
But a danger to Calcutta stilke It was a time of gravest respon- sibility for him, rendered all the existed in the state of war between more difficult by the fact that he England and France, and the French at Chandernagore might moved in an atmosphere of pet- tipess and jealousies: the jealou-be moved by this to make short [work of an English settlement sies between officers of the Crown and officers of the company, and that had Mr. Drake for Governor.
A prudent policy dictated the the jealousies of the Madras
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Alone, (c) Hold your man,
5. The Object of my zilectiora. 8.25-8.45 Focal Items
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The should attack the prosperon, back upon a province: in which is fingship had lost every Glicer Give me a heart to sing to
Council entertained by that of anticipation of any such action,
Calcutta.
serious
Peace Negotiations.
Clive menace,
and upon this Clive and Watson. came at last to agree, as also that nothing could be undertaken with- Strongly entrenched to the out the consent of Suraj-od-] north of Calcutta, but fearing Dowlah. This consent, however, that the French at Chandernagore the Subadar, grown suddenly and might join Suraj-nd-Dowlah, and (conveniently sensitive of his duty perceiving that his own return to to the Padishah, refused.. Madras was rendered the more He took refuge în honour and urgent by the fact that in the duty as reasons for serving his The bidding: (Figures after Deccan that able French soldier de own ends. Honour and duty to bids refer to numbered explana-Bussy strongly reinforced was his King, however, were complete tory paragraphs).
opened ly forgotten a month later when East South West North peace negotiations with the he was
himself threatened by Pass IC (1) Dbl. Redbl (2) Subadar.
Ahamed Shah Durani. In appeal- Pass (3) Pass Pass (4)
These were proceeding satising to Clive for assistance, he let 1-A routine psychic bid based factorily. and Suraj-ud-Dowish it be known that he no longer on the vulnerability situa-was already announcing himself offered any objection to a British tion.
ready to make restitution of the attempt upon Chandernagore. 12—North recognised that one of company's property and to pay the two preceding bids must compensation, when the ineffable be psychic but obviously he Watson blandered in with threats. had reasonable grounds for of fire and sword. The Subadar's nagore was a strong, well-found the belief that his side held reply was to march apon Calcutta. "a good hand:
He set up his headquarters in a
Surrender
Clive attacked at once. Chander-
but one.
To be Continued).
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'be counted on not to pass den of Omichend, one of the unless he had intended to wealthiest Hindus in Calcutta. pass the negative double for who was suspected of having business had the redouble urged the Subadar's first descent not occurred. It should be upon the city, and thither deputies noted that the redouble were sent to arrange terms of actually assists East when he holds about this strength If North passed, East would
peace.
The Attack
certainly hesitate to pass for The young Subadar received fear of giving up a possible them in full durbar and treated game to collect a small them with such insolence that penalty. But when the re- when Clive received the report of double comes in it both helps it that night he at once made up to point out that South's his mind to march. He applied to opening bid was probably Watson for assistance, which, in psychic and increases the the pass to which things were potential penalty if the com-come, Watson could hardly dare tract rests at one club. refuse, and by three o'clock in the -West has a close choice, morning he was ready to carry out ginre from the point of view his plan of attacking before day- of general strength his nega-break
tive double was slim, but if His force was made no of 570 East can make a business sailors, 780 British soldiers, 300 pass of the double, then sepoys, with seven field-pieces, obviously East and West, and with this he advanced upon hold the majority of the Suraj-ud-Dowlah's army of 40,000 clubs and a really lucrative, men supported by 40 field-pieces penalty is in the offing." - and 50 elephants West opened the club King | Advantages scored at the out
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