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BRIDGE NOTES
Bridge Swindler — No. 19
By The Four Aces
swindle sidetracked a successful play. in favour of an unsuccessful
onc,
Yesterday you were Merwin D. Maler's partner and, with neither side vulnerable von held:
AQ 9 3 2
~J G
◇ A Q 6 6
7 4 3
The bidding:
Midor
Jacoby Top
1
Разв
a
10 (5)
Bètifakem
Pass-
West knew that South was fine player
nha that he would
make his contract by an end play unless he could be sidetracked:
South, Dealer
Neither side vulnerable
A 43
H.K.$ 9.00
6 month
H.K.$18.00
K 7 6 3 06 3 2 6 AJ 98
12 months
H.K.$36.00
OVERSEAS (including postage)
◆ QJ 10
N
4 7 5 2
9 6
3 months
H.K.$17.00
W
6 months
Q 9
H.K.$34.00
12 months
KJ96
H.K.$68.00
43
EJ 86 2 0 8 7
AK J
A 10 4
A Q 762
10.
PasaTM
ANSWER: Bid one spate. The suit is not a góðd one, but there is a faint chance that partner has good spade support. Also, this is the cheapest bid you chri make --an important consideration since your hand is sex weak.
Score 60% for two clubs.
100% for one sphát; one no-trump; 30% for
Question No. 599
To-day you arė ' Howard Schenken's partner and, with nei- ther side vulnerable you hold:
A KJ 9
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CONTRIBUTIONS:
or
A Q 10 4
AK 10 6
J 5
The
bidding:
AQ G 52
South
West
North
Bast
★ Q 48
10
1 A
Pass
Pass
The bidding:
INT
Pass
2NT
Pass
Selikoken
INT
Pass
Pass
Pusa
14
Maler
Pass
opened the Queen of
10
Pass
You Jacoby 10 Páss (7)
12-5 Tribal Ryadlond
What do you bid?
(Answer
Ti-morrow.)
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spades, South
HIGH LAND WALUT QF THE FOUR-ACES Syster
·ACE. KING QUEEN!
JACK'
TOTÁL VALIN ́nd then
winning with the King. Declarer cashed the club King and led the club ten, finessing 10 East's Queen, South Won the spade return with the spade Ace and led a club towards duminy,
West could place all the high cards
from the bidding and correctly; assumed that South's plan was to rash the clubs and the two high PARTICULARS AND CON hearts and then lea a spade to DITIONS of the Sale by Public force a diamond lead up to the Auction to be held on MONDAY. Ace-Queen, The only danger, for the 30th day of Dec., 1940, at 3: Squth, was that West might be p.m.. at the Offices of the Public able to blank the King of diamonds Works Department, by Order of and win four instend of three His Excellency the Governor of tricks at the end. And West's one Lot of Crown Land at Castle only chance of heading off South Peak, in the Colony of Hong was to make South think the Kong for a term of 75 years, diamond K ́ng had been blanked. comunencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
On the third round of clubs, therefore. West discarded the five of diamonds; and on dummy's last club West blandly dropped the Jack of diar ends. Now South
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elensed by The Bed Syndicate, Ing.)
oked worried. Had West blank- ed his King of diamonds? If so, Intending bidders are advised correct play was to play the that immediately after the dis-diamond Ace rather than throw posal of the lot the Purchaser (if| West in with spad?. Or was not the applicant) will be required West just pretending? If so, the to deposit with an authorisedi
end-play would work after all. officer who will be present at the
As it happened, South guessed sale, the sum of two hundred dul-
ruetio wrong, by playing for the King of lars, ($200) in cash. This sum diamonds to drop. So Wesi's tickets will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
Ping Shan Inland Lot No. 6.
Castle Peak.
Boundary
Measurinents
N. S. E. W.
IL.
ft.
It.
As per
sale plan
ft.
Contents in sq. ft.
Annual Rental
Upset Price
About 18,000
$82
$900
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WHAT'S WRONG WITH
IT'S PARTLY MY FAULT.
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SEE A
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AT THE DOCTOR'S
EVEN
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AT THE DOCTOR'S
IN YOUR CASE ALSO_THIS_HAS
LED TO AN EXCESS OF ACID WASTE PRODUCTS IN THE BLOODS RECENT TESTS HAVE PROVED THAT HORLICKS
AT BEDTIME
IS WHAT ¿YOU NEED<i
SIX WEEKS LATER THINKSAS
THE BOYS HAVE). MORE BRAINS THAN I GAYE THEM CREDIT FOR MUST HAVE AN EVENING
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ECENTLY tests were made in a great hospital on men and women who.com- plained of always feeling tired;
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