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Annual Race Meeting, 1941
15th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 22nd February.
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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 11, 1941.
WOMAN
BRIDGE
NOTES NAZIS
HELD TWO
BRIDGE SWINDLES
NO. 21
By The Four Aces
South didn't expect his swindle
to work, but it cost nothing
try:
South, Dealer
Noither side vulnerable
AK Q 9 3 ♡ 7 5 4 2
to
10 6
9 6 4
AJ 74
N
10 8 6 2
Ữ K B 3
♡ Q
E
OK Q
J 9 4 3
K Q J 86
$
♣ A 10 7 3
A 6
AJ 10 9 6
A 8 7 6 2
2
The bidding:
and
In the Matter of: Sander, Wieler & Company, in liquidation
South
10
West
4.
21 Jul.
North
20 Pasa
Pass
Notice is hereby given that it is intended to pay a first and final dividend in the above
creditors, liquidation, and
who not already have
done 50, are requested to lodge detailed state- ments of their clams with the undersigned not later than 31st January, 1941, failing which they will be excluded from the distribution.
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Chartered Accountants,
Enst
3 l'ass
West opened the King of clubs,
After holding the trick. thought, he shifted to the King of
ON THE QUR-ACE? SYSTEM
ACE KING QUEEN JACK
some
When a Junkers 88 bomber was shot down at Stuntney, near Ely, Cam- bridgeshire, two Germans, aged about eighteen to twenty, threw away their revolvers and gave them- selves up to a woman, who was the first on the scene.
The two other members of the crew, who had baled out, were captured in Soham Fen and taken to Newmarket,
The Nazi pilot crashed at Mr. Owen Ambrose's farm at Quansa Fen. "The 'plane touched down In a ploughed fleld, jumped dyke, and came to rest in a bect field," Mr. Ambrose said,
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"The first person on the scene was Mrs. Ashman, who lives at the farm, As she approached, the two men emptied their revolvers and threw them away. Other men from the farm came up and the Germans were driven away in a Jorry."
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An effort is being made, under the auspices of the British War Organisation Fund, to augment the supply of books and papers for all units of H.M. Services in Hong Kong. We are still fighting for our life,
Every householder in Hong to talk about any Kong is and it is idle
asked to contribute as further aims so long as the
many interesting books as possi- remains unfulfilled," declared the ble, and those who regularly re- Bishop of Oxford, Dr. T. E. Kirk, at the diocesan conference.
one
diamonds; and was allowed to huid that trick too. He then went back to the clubs, South ruffing.
Declarer had to find some way to
celve periodicals are asked to pass get the trumps out
these on as soon as they can be but still ruff two "Danger exists at this time," he
spared. Books and papers can be diamonds in the sald, "because of the revival of the left at the British War Organisa- The first step was to demand that we should define our tion Fund Office at Government cash the spade Ace, lead to the war alms. Early last autumn there House or at the Cheero Club. space Queen, and return a low was a good deal of academic dis-Those unable to deliver books and trump from the dummy. The ap-cussion of this question and we papers are asked to send a post- pearance of East's Queen was did not realise then how very near card to Mrs. N. L. Smith, 297 The welcome surprise to South, who we were to come during the noxt Peak, or to Mrs. Edmondston, 356 had feared to find both honours | few months to abject and utter de- The Peak, who will collect them. in the West hand.
feat.
Special Managers for the dummy.
Liquidators.
Hong Kong, 9th Jan, 1941.
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■ Copying
Machine and 106
Rolls Paper
1 "R.CA." Radio Set
! "Mullard Super 7 All Wave
Radio Set
and
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He took his trump Ace without "What I fear is that a revival of showing his surprise, however, this war aims discussion simply for that would have been fatal.] means that complacency and self- The next step was to lead the ten confidence are insinuating them- of hearts. The iden, of course,' selves into our minds once more. was to coax West to duck in the hope that East could win the trick And West very with the Jack. unwisely decided to lay his low trump.
'MURDERED MOTHER'
CHARGE
James Miller, forty-five
ar
MONKS AS SPOTTERS
A
TOWER OF ON A HIGH MONASTERY IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOREST IN THE MID- LANDS, TWO MONKS KEEP A DAY AND NIGHT WATCH FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT.
an
Through the forest and surrounding hill-tops two other monks walk together looking out for enemy parachutists. The Guest Master at the monas- tery told a reporter: "There are
The rest was easy. South cashed the Ace of diamonds and ruited a diamond in dummy.
dia- A mond went off on dummy's spade | A.R.P. worker, of Durant Street,, King, and South ruffed a club in Bethnal Green, was remanded, in his own hand, followed by a dia-custody at Old Street charged with mond ruff in the dummy. West murdering his mother, Ann Eli- could make unly his King {} { zabeth Miller. frums. But gote that if West A detective-inspector said he about sixty monks here. had put up his King on the second
told Miller. "I understand you trump lead, South would have
yourself up at this been defeated. To draw the last have given
station?" allow trump would
dummy ruff only one diamond: and leave the trump in the West hand would allow that playes to ruff
the third round of diamonds.
tu
to
Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with nei- ther side vulnerable and a 60- point part-score for
the oppo- ents, you held:
975
K10 97 Q
1
J 10 8
The bidding:- Schenken
Jacoby Dbl.
Muler
You
ZA (7)
ANSWER: Bid three hearts.
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to bid your best suit; and al- though you are a little weak to venture out at the level of three, you cannot afford to pass and let the opponents score game cheap- Jy.
Score: 100% for three hearts, 40% for pass,
Question No. 611
To-day you are Howard Schen- kon's partner and, with neither side vulnerable and a 60-point part-score for your side, you hold:
5 2
♡ 6 3
OA KJ 8 6
♣K 74 3
Baler Fou
The bidding: Jnepby Salonke
Рава
Pass
Pass (2) What do you, bid?'' (Anawor tomorrow.).
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After being cautioned said the officer, Miller replied: "I did it to save her being dragged around to the shelters. She was suffering." When charged he said. "Yes. OFF THE RECORD
'MrWinterbottom'
ASPIRIN
"On several occasions we have had to report faulty black-outs in the village.
"We have our own spotters up on the monastery tower and two monks tour the forest and hills, keeping a look-out for parachu- tists."
"Quit stamping your feet!"
Here's Luck
EWO
By ED REED
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