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NOTES
COMMUNICATION TROUBLE
By The Four Aces
West doubled three no-trump because he expected North to run out to four of a. minor; and then West would pass, content to de- fend against a part-score contract. But North's unexpected redouble gave West a salutary lesson. He was fortunate that South en- countered such trouble in getting from one hand to other that he lost the contract.
forth, Dealer Neither side vulnerable
◆ A
(7 4 2
OK Q 10 8 5
♣ AJ 8 7 4
A 396 2 VJ 10 8 7 ◊ AJ 9
Q9
N. W E
▲ 10 6 4
♡ A 9 6
0 7 6 3
$
AKQ 8 7
3
♡ K Q 6 3
K @ 6 2
0 4 2
10 3
The bidding:
North East
South
Weat
10
Pass
14
Разв
24
Pass
3NT
Pass
3.
Pass
2N'T
Dbl.
Redbl. Pass
l'ass
Pat
West opened the Jack of hearts, East winning the Ace, to return the heart nine. South won with the heart King and wondered how
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J Silver Plated Canteen Set
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9th January, 1941.
the
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MISCELLANEOUS
11-16
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 8, 1941.
(Helenaed" by The Bell Byndiente, Inc.) The gay young blade saya tripping the light fantastic toe does more for him than wear- ing callouses on his feet.
RAMMED BY ACCIDENT
A FIGHTER PILOT "BECAME A
LOCAL HERO" AFTER CRASH-
ING. HIS DAMAGED HURRI-
CANE INTO AN ENEMY BOMB-
ER.
But he did not mean to ram the bomber. A bullet striking his Hurricane had made his lateral
LLOYD GEORGE' IN NEW ARMY
Names made famous towards the end of the Great War and by the Peace Treaty are becoming familiar in the Army, Navy, and Air Force again.
This is due to the culling to the Colours of men born during those hectic years.
Common among the Christian names of these new soldiers are Chur- Lloyd George, Winston
| chill--, Joffre, Foch, Haig, Beatty, Trenchard, and many others whose names were to the fore
Alberts including scores of
and Leopolds, named after the fight- ing King of the Belgians.
Lloyd George is an easy first in the popular choice of parents of the later years of the Great War, with Winston as second favourite.
Place names also figure in the list-Verdun, Versailles. Arras, Dunkirk, Amiens, and so on.
Mons,
Viny,
Most popular would seem to be that of Mons, while Albert Liege, in tribute to the gallant defence of the Belgian city, is a common conjunction.
NAZI BEER IS 'FIZZ'
to go about mat- control useless just when he had ters. It was dangerous to cash
The German army is the French too begun to attack a bomber forma-champagne industry's best cus-
back
the Queen of hearts, yet how was į
he ever going got
tion.
to
"My Hurricane hit an enemy to his bomber
a Dornier 17-tearing own hand? And one of its wings off", he said. "The
tomer, states a report issued by the German commissioner for the champagne industry in Paris.
Before the champagne industry was handed over to the German
of the French owners themselves,
Licences Refused
if he never gol Hurricane was wrenched clear of commissioner-on the suggestion back, he might never be able to make use of the heart Queen or the enemy aircraft minus its port it is said the German army had wing and most of the engine. The already requisitioned 400,000 bot- the spade honours.
cockpit was full of fumes and the tles. For lack of anything better, he
machine was falling out of con- diamond from his hand. West played the nine, and South trol in an inverted spin, so I left made the fatal error of putting hurriedly.
French merchants and farmers up dummy's Queen.
bést His
refused to deliver farm produce chance for the contract was to "I pulled my rip-cord a couple to the cities unless they finesse the ten at once precisely of seconds later, because I was allowed to sell their champagne. because he might never have too scared to do a delayed drop. another chance to lead diamonds I saw the enemy aircraft explode
from the South hand:
saw
were
MN
So the Germans now refuse after three people had baled out. champagne licences to those who The spade Ace was next cash-
cannot prove that they are sell- ed, and a low club returned. East I then
another Dornier 17 ing farm produce to the city ducked, and South's ten forced spinning into the clouds minus well: out West's club Queen. West part of its wing. I landed, in a returned a club, and dummy's ploughed field, and just after- There are ample champagne finesse lost to East's King. Eastwards another Dornier 17. spun stores; available to meet all the realised what
and was going on, so out of the clouds
crashed requirements of Europe this returned a club, forcing dummy about two miles away."
the lead. Duminy cashed into the clubs, but was then obliged to lead diamonds; and West made two diamond tricks to defeat the contract,
*
Yesterday you were Howard ther side vulnerable, you held: Schenken's partner and, with nei-
A
V 9 7 4
0 K 8 6 6 3
AK 2
The bidding: Schenken
1♡
Jacoby You Burnstone
Pass (?)
Like, a Cures Sood FOR VISITING CARDS nently ANSWER: Bid two diamonds. printed, The Despite the considerable high-
and promptly
not
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Question No. 608
To-day you are Merwin Maier's partner, and with neither vulnerable, you hold:
A. AJ
♡ J 10.7
OK 10.9 74 A.AK J
The bidding:: Maler 10:
Jhonby You
Pass What do you bid?. tomorrow.)
side
Burnston
(Answer
(Released by The Bell Syndi-
OFF THE RECORD
Here's Luck
year.
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