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SATURDAY. 1st.
| MAKING "THE LITTLE
TRUMPS
By The Four Aces
One of the marks of the begin. ner is an undue haste to use his sellom increases the trick taking own small' trumps by. ruffing. This
power of the hand, since those trumps would be good whether ply led them from his own hand: Declarer ruffed with them or tim-
and very often premature. ruffing with sinall thumps so wenkeúš Declarer's trump suit that he loses control of the hand.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Ping Shan Inland Lot No. 7
Castle Peak.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
Boundary
Measurement
N. H. E. w.
About 54,450
$250
$2.723
Contents in sq. ft.
Annual Rent,
Upset Price
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WEDNESDAY, 22nd Jan., 1941 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central. (2nd Floor)
A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE
-POSTAGE 'STAMPS (mostly China & Hong Kong) Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT "BROS.,
Auctioneers.
ple:
East, Dealer
11-30*
(Koirasad by The Bell Rynaiste Anh 1
is The life of the party often the headache of the family.
second trick and leading trumps every time he gained the lead.
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Yesterday you were
Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, yeu held:
A A Q 6
♡ 10 5
Neither side vulnerable
Q 7 6 3
Q
A 8 G 3
Q 7 5 2
19 8 2
N
AAKJ94
♡ J 10 9
♡ 8
W
7 3
◊ 10 6 2
The bidding:
◊ QJ 74
"S
♣ KJ 9 3
You
Belenken +Jackby
Binler
10
Pass
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Hong Kong, 17th Jan., 1941.
AK 6:54 2 OK 9
10 đ
The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by
Public
The bidding: East
Auction on
LA Pass
South 20 P388
West Dbl.
North Разв
No. 35
O Q J 9 7 0
♣ K Q 4
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Locality
441.
Rural Building Lot No.
Island Road, near Stanley.
Boundary Measuretnenta
N 8. E. W.
26. ff. ft.
As per
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Contents in sq. #
Annual Rental
Upset Price
About 15,700
$180
$3,925
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1 Enamelled Bath
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posal of the lot the Purchaser (if THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY. not the applicant), will be required THERAPION N0.1 to deposit with an authorised
After his woefully weak dou- ble had been passed all around, West
led the ten of spaces, holding the trick. He con- tinued the suit and South ruffed. South
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No. of Sale
Ping Shan Inland Lot No. 8.
Registry No.
Castle Peak.
Locality
Boundary
Measuremonta
N. 8. E. EW.
Frith |£6. |:26).
As per
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Contents in sq.ft.
About $4,450
Annual Rental
Upset
Price
MISCELLANEOUS
$2,723
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AIGN CARD VALUES OF THE FOUR-ACLE SYSTEN
ACE.... 3 KING..2 QUEEN1 | JACKIM
by ruffing.
ANSWER: Bid two spades. That bid does not show any strength in excess of your open- Ing bid; it merely confirms the spade suit. To bid one no-trump denies the spade: support and may seriously interfere with what- ever bidding follows,
Score 100% for two spades, 50% for one no-trump, 0 for any other bid.
'Question 'No. 620
To-day you are Merwin Maier's
realised that his
small trumps were partner
and,
with neither
not natural · trick- | side vulnerable, you hold: vinners, SO
em-
barked on a cam-
paign to make them
KJ.973
8:6 2
0 10 4 4.AJ 2
The bidding:
Bimler
10
Jacoby You
Paes 1
Schoaken
Pass
24
The first step was to enter dum- my with the Queen of hearts-and ruff a third round of spades. Then South cashed the King..and Ace of diamonds, and ruffed a third round of 'diamonds with, his last small trump. Six trump tricks and two high diamonds thus, gave him his contract. Note that West could have defeated the contract by shitting to trumps at thecate, Inc.)
OFF THE RECORD
"An*uden wesgot÷tooʻsmart ithreads in’them.
Here's Luck
Разв (7) -What do you?:bid?. (Answer tomorrow.)
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By ED REED
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