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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1941.
MAY HAVE TO WORK
BRIDGE GASSED IN TRAMPS
NOTES RUINS.
WORKS ON
PLAYING SAFE
By The Four Aces
To-day's hand, a good demon- stration of careful play, was play- ed by George Rapec, son of the conductor, and famous orchestra one of the younger bridge sturs,
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MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AND CANTON
NOTICE
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On all tupiments to or from.
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MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
Ni One without
a badge will admitted to the Members' Ensure. Such must be throughout the duration of each Meeting in such manner as to be readily identified.
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Eight people lay trap- ped in a bombed London house. Coal gas escaped amid the ruins, poisoning the air.
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As he fought to free the vic- tims rescue worker received severe electric shock. Later he fell gassed among the wreck. age. He was dragged out, re- vived and went back 10 his job.
Four people were got oul alive. Work went on Agam the insener Wan gassed and collapsed. Again he refused to give in,
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The rescuer who wouldn't be beaten---Bernard Joseph Bennie, Lewisham -- was honoured recently. He was one of several rescue workers awarded the George Medal.
Fire In Magazine
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The Government is be-
ing asked to round up tramps and conscript them into war work. country, alarmed military age now on "the road." are urgently pressing the Govern-
Local authorities throughout the at the ever-
of
of men
Increasing
number
ment to take this step.
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Through their organisation the County Councils Association they have put forward the commendation that "the Gover
concerned ment departments should be invested mimethately with the necessary powers to ye- move able-bodied men from 1oods and require them to peric some form of national service **
Some local authorities bave gone further and suggested tigat all enatal wards should be closed for the duration, and eaderly Vagrants required to enter an i stitution
The County Councils Avorm- tion believes that even where cual es ant for military servir. he could be doing useful works in de frete tead of being a hala A higher award, the George hty to the country,
Leonard Hemy At a meeting of the Devon Jout ition, a civilian armament in- . Vagrancy Committee vederday if We opened the King of spades,structor of the Ait Muustry, for was revealed that 106 L'IL
Por pavirus courage and devotion military and Mr. Rapee won with the Ace
He then fed a low to duty in circumstances of ex- Devon rasund wards last quarter.
and success- replona) danger Janit fully finessed dun. A club my's Jack. inese next lost to West's King.
MINI CAND VALUES
DE THE FOUR-ACKB SYSTEM
ACE... 3 KING..2 QUEEN.1 JACK...
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AVILANG WAS 67%
WITH
hortted to
It was slated that some casuals were using more than one identity card, with the possibilty, alsu, od
Early last year a ship arrived in port with an unexploded Ger. man bomb wedged halfway more than one ration book.
the
through and
the Spade retus 11 forced South
ruff Now the six of hearts
The main deck.
The meeting decided to bring bomb was fitted with a fuse of the matter to the attention of the then unknown type. Harrison; Itegistrar-General.
helped to make it harmless, Born at Devonport m 1906. he
was led, lives at Moorings, Grimsby Road, į
West played the seven, and dummy | Louth. He is married and has one ONE STEP
finessed the eight!
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manager.
FORWARD 3 BACK
except To or
from Western Hents-
It is through his own initiative phere (e. North, Central and
The reason for this deep finesse and private study that he has be- the fuse South
could win the come an authority Hawaitan America.
was that if East Islands, Newfoundland, West
be only one and exploder systems in German trick, there would Indies, Bermuda and Bahama trump left out, and the trump Are bombs. Islands) No Surcharge.
The British Empire Medal goes: could pick that up whenever South
And if East to a Coventry works 2. To OF from
calling at wanted to do
William Hancock, who, THE NEW TUSCANA WILL. United Kingdom including couldn't win the tricks as was the Ernest
rase, the finesse was necessary to though injured, set an example of BE THE NOVELTY DANCE HIT Eire, Continent of Europe be-
and avoid the loss of two trump tricks. | conduct and leadship in the blitz, OF THE SEASON. North tween
Russia Gibraltar both inclusive and (West could have made the play raid.
for Mr. Rapee by nett much harder 1/2" meluding Ierland
the heart ten, but putting up Medi- played the low heart in the hope waters, that
Ace the trump 3/8
played.)
To or from Black Sea. testanean, adjacent Red Sea, Gulf of Aden weit
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The Secretary's Omee, 1st Floor, Exc.nge Building, (Tel. 27794) wih lose at 11.45 am.
T:0ins are obtainable at that
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By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 21st April, 1941.
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By Order of the Committee, LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Secretaries. Hong Kong, 25th April, 1941
The
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Alter winning the hearts.
Miss Maude Steele, supervising telephonist af Sherborne, who re- ceives the G.M., stuck to her ex-
all
It will be
hoard by millions danced by via the radio and thousands in ballrooms.
Mr. C. L. Heimann, creator of the "Lambeth Walk," produced it, casualties Eric Maschwitz wrote the lyric, She in- and George Pusford, composer of
did the courage a tem- "Good Night, Vienna,"
when bombs fell would be change
around, causing many and extensive damage. of spired with her
eight
touch with
Bomb. Expert
Mr Raper abandoned porary telephonist who remained score. trumps, returning to his hand with with her and kept civil defence n club to lead the ten of diamonds.; services in constant East properly refused to take his; their headquarters. King, and the diamond ten held the trick. The nine of diamonds was then finessed, and East took Is King. East then led ten of: clubs, removing South's Inst high;
club.
A frump lead at this point would have lost the game for South, but he carefully led his last dia- mond. West could ruff, but could
PUBLIC AUCTIONS (not prevent South from getting to
The Undersigned have received! instructions
dummy with the trump Ace to discard the losing club on a long
to sell by Public diamond,
Auction on
Saturday, the 26th. April, 1941. commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor.
A Quantity of Radio Sets, Kits, Loud Speakers, Eliminators. Chargers and Other Accessories.
also
Household & Office Furniture and Sundries, Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong. 25th April, 1941.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction un
Tuesday, the 29th. April, 1941. commencing at 10 30 a.m. No. 27, Humphrey's Building,
Kowloon,
at
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. On View from Monday, the 28th. April, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong. 25th April, 1941.
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY, THERAPION NĢ.1 THERAPION NⱭ2 THERAPION NË 3
No. X Gwenn Discharge5.
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Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with nef- the side vulnerable, you held:
K 10 7 6 ♡ Q 5 4 0 6
KJ 9 8 2
The bidding: Jacoby 14
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ANSWER: Bid
Mater Pass
The George Medal is awarded Eric Friend. factory to Sidney press operator; Arthur James Foreman, fire brigade officer and Harry Taylor, fireman.
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magazine containing sixty tons of cordite of outside which two trucks cordite had been fired by a bomb. They extinguished the blaze on the trucks and fought a fire inside the magazine, Twelve other workers аге awarded the G.M.
Edward Henry James Moore. a Ramsgate fireman, was wounded by a bomb and then machine- gunned, receiving three bullets in the left arm.
It's So Easy
-Just Retreat!
Here is the refrain as written by Eric Maschwitz.
Come and do the TUSCANA The Eyetallan TUSCANA. It's just the cutest dance Because you don't advance. You just retreat!
When the music
grows tender You prepare to surrender! You simply turn about. Throw up your hands and shout, RE-TREAT!
One step Forward
that's the way to attack, Then three steps-BACKWARD because it's better going
back!
Won't you try the TUSCAÑA Come on! don't give a Dern-u! It's just the cutest dance Because you don't advance YOU JUST RETREAT! There are 14 simple step move- mon to a first-aid post, but drag-ments, excluding repeats. These ged him to shelter and then stag- are now to be demonstrated to all gered 350 yards to the first aid dance teachers.
He could not carry his badly wounded colleague, a very big
post
George Collier, a Coventry fire officer, climbed to the ton of a building which collapsed He was hurt but continued to put out re three spades. bombs though on three occasions That was the point of bidding H.E. bombs actually exploded in two clubs at your last turn. By the buildings in which he temporising first and then raising working.
a hand about spades, you show midway between a single and double raise.
Score 100% for three spades, 50% for four spades, 0 for any
other bid.
Question No. 700
David Bruce To-day you are
with Burnstone's partner and, neither side. vulnerable, you hold:
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K 10 7
K 54
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The bidding:
Burnsieme Jacoby Tos Schonkom
14 Pass (7)
Was
and Collection of gold
silver Masonic jewels from Freemasons of the Empire has realised over £20,000 to da'e Grand Lodge of England has now sent in a second cheque for £10,000 to the Trea- sury for the relief of war distress,
TROUBLE IN THE INTERIOR.
Last War Hero
Mr. J. C. Cunningham-another G.M.--was one of the twenty- nine officers who made probably the most spectacularly daring es- cape from a prison camp in the history of warefare in July, 1918.
By digging a tunnel 150ft. long One frequently hears of trouble underground, they secured their in the interior, usually with re- freedom from the reputedly es- ference to some disturbance which cave-proof prison camp of Holz- has occurred up-country. minden, in Hanover.
But, trouble in the interior is Mr. Cunningham, who was an common, too, with men and wo- acting captain in the Oxford and men often caused through con- Bucks Light Infantry at the time, stipation. was award the D.S.O. He is now forty-six, and a platoon comman- der in the Home Guard,
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