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WINNING CONTRACT
(By The Four Aces)
ELIMINATING A GUESS
There were several different ways for South to make his con-! tract if he could guess which op- ponent held the Ace of clubs; but: the correct play to the first trick| made it unnecessary to guess:
South, Dealer North-South' vulnerablo
Q 10·4·
J 10 6
OAK J 9
H.K.$. 9.00
108 5:
A B 3
N
A AJIT
♡ QB 72
6
0 10 8 3 2
W
E
♡ 9 5 4
A 74
S
◊ Q 7 5
* 3 2
AK 5 2
♡AK 3
06 4
and
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♣ K Q J 96
The bidding:
South
West
North
1
Pass
10
East 14
INT
Pass
3NT
Pass
Page
Pass
West 'opened
the eight
of
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South had a choice) of plays. If West held the club Ace,
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OF FOOD
"To-day, after a year of war, I can say with confidence that the food position in Great Britain is stronger than ever be- fore."
This assurance was given ex- clusively to Reuter yesterday by Lord Woolton, Minister of Food, who added that some degree of rationing was necessary "but we take pride in the fact that in this country only a few commodities are subject to rationing whereas in Germany it is easier to name goods which are not rationed than those which may be rationed.
"We
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up : our resources enormous purchases. from the Empire Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Eire and we have bought huge consignments of food from the great markets of friendly neutrals.
a simple hold-up to
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"In spite of Germany's attempts blockade us Britain's food
in spades would position is to-day strong and this
, assure the But just to win trick
the
due to the contract.jin no small part is refusing great efforts, of the farmers who first have given us a magnificent har- wouldn't vest for the winter." -Reuter. work if East held the club Ace, for that card would serve as entry to the established spades. So the win the "normal" play was to first trick if East had the club Ace; and then dummy's spade Queen would be a second stopper. were all These assumptions
based on the play of a low spade from both the dummy and East. But South soon saw that he didn't have to guess the location of the club Ace if his first play from the dummy was the spade Queen!
If East took the spade Ace, De- clarer would still have two stop- pers against a spade continuation. And if East refused the first trick, the club Ace could be knocked South still had out safely while
the spade King. That's all there was to the hand-just the play of the right card at the first trick to climinate a guess.
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Yesterday you were Howard Schenken's partner and with nei- ther side vulnerable, you held:
AJ 7 5 3
V Q 8 2
◊ A.
10-8 7 6 4
The bidding: Schenkea-
IA 2NT
..
Burnstone: You Jacoby
Pash Pass
24 (?)
Pass
ANSWER: Bid four spades. Your first bid did not show the strength, of your hand, so you must now lake advantage of your partner's] try for game.
Score 100% for four spades, 40% for three spades, 0 for pass.
QUESTION NO: 505
To-day you are the dealer and, with neither side vulnerable, you hold:
A 9 8 4
A K Q 7 8' 3
102
THE FIRST CONSIGNMENT OF BEEF FROM ARGENTINE. LIVE-STOCKMEN SENT FREE TO THE BRITISH FORCES HAS NOW REACHED ENGLAND. IT CONSISTS OF 500 TONS OF BEEF, IS WORTH' £20,000. AND REPRESENTS 2,000 HEAD OF (Released By The Bell Syndi- STEER.
Tronsport arrangements are now being . made for a further 1,000 tons, and similar quantities will continue to arrive from the Argentine throughout the war. Al fund of £60,000 has been collect- ed so far for this purpose:
What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow.)
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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
The Agricultural Attache of the Argenting Legation in London Sir. In view of the desire ofj yesterday said that
Argentine H.M. the King that Sunday, live-stocie breeders, besides realis September 8th. should be observed ing the value of the British as a national day of prayer, spe- market to them, "felt that, they cial reference will be made to our must do something to help Bri-national needs on that day. tain, with whose aims, they are always in sympathy. Reuter..
TRADING QUIET ON STOCK MARKET
As the Volunteer Sergeants! Mess and the V.A.D. Nursing De- tachment are voluntarily attend- ing the Cathedral, the seats in the North transept and the aisle on, the pulpit side will be reserved for them. Certain seats will also bo reserved for other military re- The London Stock Exchange presentatives: The rest of the yesterday was generally steady seats in the Cathedral, with the but trading was quiet. Local sup- exception of the two front seats port was responsible for the good on the lectern side will be avail- tone of gold-minings while gilt-able. as usual, and extra seats and ‚edged' mostly advanced despite pews will be introduced to in- the small volume of trading. Eise- crcase the accommodation." wherd prices, were, mostly" main-] tained. Wall Street was closed. Reuter
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