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BRIDGE COMMUNIST
NOTES ESCAPE
CRIME DOESN'T PAY! NO. 19.
By The Four Aces
A crime was committed in to
day's 'hand, and it's up to you, as
usual to discover the criminal
and his misdeed:
South, Dealer Neither side vulnerable
A J 8 54 ♡ 5
AJD 852 Jb Jb
QTO G 3
N
Q3 10
G 2
W
07
K 8.4
♡ K 8 7 4 ◊ 10 6 3
AQ 7 6 3
9 2
9 3 ΟΚΟ 4
1092
The bidding: South Went North
East
Pass
M.P.'S
"What have you been doing in the air raids?" M.P.s were asking each other before they settled down to business.
1
Mr. William Gallagher, the Communist, seemed to think that he had the narrowest, escape di all, He was walking along London street when a bomb. dropped within a few yards of him. The blast went upwards, accompanied by a huge water- spout. He felt #slight shock, but that was all.
"Ye nearly didna see me back here again," he commented.
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 26, 1940.
OFF THE RECORD
Another member, Sir Jocelyn Lucas, was on duty with the Auxiliary Fire Service. They were called out to a fire, and he dis- covered it was the house of an M. P. where he had often dined. [w His l'ague was not at home at Queen of the time. hearts, South winning with the
10
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Раве Pass
West
the opened
Ace. Déclarer next laid down Mr. John McGovern has spent the Ace and Kinueveral nights touring London to
AN CARD VÁLUCY – of; trumps, dis- see the damage. He made his
OF THE
KINGAZ QUEEN 1 JACK
PITTURA, VINAČNĚ ve Dembe
OUR AGES SYRPA - mayed to find that Enst had started with only one. Then he led a low trump, and West took his Queen. Another heart lead forced dummy to trump tricts. with the Jack of trumps. South then started the Another man at diamonds, but West waited until the third round of the suit to ruff with his ten of trumps. Then he led a third round of hearts, and South was set three tricks!
Who
the criminal was what was his crime? Decide for yourself before reading on.
journeys during rakis, and part of the time he was dodging from shelter to shelter. He found many opportunities in the shelters te study the people's reactions.
He went to many London dis-
and
and
Westminster
was telling how. he cooked his breakfast on a fire in his garden.
Norway Payments To Germany
South was the criminal,
The cost of the first four months his crime was in cashing the King of the occupation of Norway has of Trumps! After laying down
been fixed .at Kr.360,000,000. MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
the trump Ace, South should lead which works out at about Rm.64 a low trump. West would take his No One without a badge will be Queen but would then be help-
a head a day.
ED
DOMM ពព
By ED REED
NIGHTING
OPEN
POPS DINER
"Better play sare Eddie-wait till It passes!"
Here's Luck
41 2906, The
EWO BEER
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It
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Yesterday you were Howard partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held
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By Order,
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Hong Kong, 25th Nov., 1940.
PUBLIC AUCTION
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◊ Q 10 2
space.
ANSWER: --Bid ome There is no reason to suppress a five-card major just to show the general strength of the hand.
Score 100% for one spade, 20% for one no-trump..
Question No. 573
To-day you are Oswald Jacoby's. partner and, with neither side-
hold:
vulnerable, GU,
3 Б K-10 3 OAKJG4
K Q-10
The bidding: Jacobra Maier." Του
Pass :(?).
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What to you bid?
To-morrow.)
Schenken
(Answer,
(Released by The Bell Syndi-`
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Auction on ....
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also..
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