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The SEVENTY-SECOND OR- DINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held PARTICULARS AND CON.
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NOTES
THE MAIN POINT
By The Four Aces "Please settle this argument_for us," writes £ St. Louis reader. "Should North have passed at three hearts, or should South have expressed a choice between North's two suits?
North, Denlor Both sides vulnerable
A 9 8 7 3 ⇓ 6
N A 10 6
5 4 2
MAY HAVE
THIS
ONE
3-21
Ualonard by The Hell Byndtekie. For i
The gay young blade says if tripping the light fantastic toe springtime occupation he's going to get busy and drum up trade.
OK J 1005 4 10 3
J 6 4 VA 7 3 O Q 8 4 3 A 7
W
E
O A7 2
♣ KQ 9
is
a
8 2
then
AK 2
KQJ 10 9 8
O
6 4 3 6 5 4
The bidding:
North
East
South
West
Рове
Pass
IM
Pass
14
2
Puss
2NT
Dhl.
3d
Dbl.
Redbli
The
80
Pass
8
Pans
Suraby
You
Bone
Bohenk.
40
Pass
40
Dul.
l'ass
10
Pass
Puss
Pass
l'ass
Fass
2NT (7)
Рава Раз
14
E
ANSWER:
K 73
AK 4 OK 9 5 2
AK 6
bidding:
"South maintains he hid three hearts over three diamonds be- You cannot go
he couldn't you have
four spades.
past game since culise
already shown the 'stand
for
the strength of your hand by your diamonds. But he bid of two no-trump; and, since would have passed your partner evidently prefers three spades.
HISM CARD VALUES
De
FOUR-ACES BYSTEN
ACE...
KING..2
QUEEN.1 JACK!!
that the
made 11
Score 100% for four spades, obvious 30% for three no-trump.
Spades to no-trump, you must show that you have good support "North ins:sts for a spade contract.
bidding
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UNITED KINGDOM FOOD IMPORTS.
The following es publebed to
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With reference for Governina! Notifications 665 of 14th June
1940, 1351 of 13th December, 1940. and 282 of 7th March, 1941, all firms, hongs, companies and in- dividuals who import foodstuffs (including
lignds)
directly te
What can I do
The purchaser of the lot will be to look younger?
Hong Kong from the United King-required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $900.00 (being
dom are informed
for
VON-
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Sinularity all firm, ings, com- pames and infvxduals who import DITIONS of the Sale by Public foodstuffs Cincluding hqunds) Auction to be held on MONDAY, directly to Hong Kong from the
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Bay Road, in the Colony of Hong Importers are warned that no with the option of renewal at a Kong for 11 term of 75 years, licence to import foodstuffs from Crown Rent the United Kingdom
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PUBLIC AUCTION
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Auction on
to sell by
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Monday, the 19th. May, 1941.
commencing at 10.30 a.m
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Rural Building Lot No. 443.
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Məasurement
N.S. E. W.
It.
2. It.
As per
Male plan
Contanta in sq. Fl
Annual Rental.
Upset
Price
About 20,000
$230
$4,000
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Conditions of Salo.
OLERO'S
for
op
Londen
Liyeşi
that 10 wasn't going to like hearts. South therefore (in North's opin-
ion) should have bid three spades;
Question No. 718
To-day you hold the same hand,
50 to indicate his preference and the bidding continues:
as
at the lowest possible level,
"Who is right?"
Jacobs
You
Msiker
Micklem
South is right in more ways than one.
He was correct in bid- ding three hearts over three dia- monds since there was the chance that North had a doubleton in hearts and could pass three hearts. !
PAGE
10
Pass
14
PAGE
2NT
Puss
BA
40
Pass
БА
Ране
[? }
What do you bid? (Answer
And if North didn't want to pass Monday.) at three hearts (incidentally, a pass would have been a good idea).
(Released by The Bell Syndi-
he should have bid three spades cate, Inc.) rather than four diamonds.
But nobody seems to have thought of the main point of the hand.
Why on earth did North! NORWEGIANS "run" from three clubs redoubled? East would have been set at least two tricks--perhaps more!
45
NAZIS
BAULK
Norwegian workmen's
refusal
to travel to Germany for work Yesterday you were Howard has caused the German authorities Schenken's partner and, with nei- to abandon their labour recruit- ther side vulnerable, you held: ing propaganda in Norway.
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