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A BAD SLAM
By The Four Aces
"Both North and South
are
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HURRICANE HOUSE
An R.A.F. writes:
officer in
1
Cairo
Breakfast in bed at ten pilots, observers and air gunners o'clock in the morning month's rest after long periods of could be sent into Cairo for a and a long lie in a spring duty. mattress bed sounds like a dream of home to R.A.F. "This rest house is a grand DITIONS of the Sale by Public agreed that the bidding was bad air crews out in the dust idea. I visited it one morning re- Auction to be held on MONDAY, but they don't agree on where
cently and found two sergeants the 9th day of June, 1941, at
and heat of the Western just getting up at half past ten to the error 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public;
took place. Can you
it be- Desert. But it becomes a had their breakfast in bed. They go out sightseeing after having Works Department, by Order of place the blame where His Excellency the Governor of longs?"
reality at "Hurricane had been at Hurricane House a one Lot of Crown Land at
House," the new R. A. F. fortnight-the full period of rest Shamshuipo, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years,
rest house recently open-praise for the new scheme. commencing from 1st July, 1898,
ed in Cairo. with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years is the last three days thereof.
an
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with
authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dul- lars, ($200) in cash. This sun1 will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2850. Junction of Castle Peak Road and Camp Street, Shamshuipo
Boundary
Measuremont
N 5.
E.
St. ft.
ft.
As per
sale plan
Contenta in aq. ft.
Annual Rental
Upset Price
About 14,870.
$204.
$22,305.
The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $2,230.00 (being 10% of the upset price) immedi- ately after the fall of the hammer, the balance of the premium be- ing paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.
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North, Dealer Neither side vulnerable
NORTH
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SOUTH
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore, C.-in-C. of Air Forces in the Middle East, instituted the rest house so that tired sergeant
R.A.F. OFFICERS
AS ACTORS
Never was there such a cast-
the company
of amateurs playing a revival of that three act thriller "The Dugan"
Is a month-and were full of
the
"I thought there MUST be a snag when I heard about idea,' said a Yorkshire sergeant with typical Northern caution, terrific-too good to but this a be true almost'."
The house stands in the main shopping thoroughfare of the city, and is ideally central for excur- sions and sightseeing tours. Dances are held once a week. "Colossal
and successes" these, the rule of the house is "Do as you please."
a
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green to
The gardens around the house are planted with as much grass
SO as possible, that the will be
restful change Trial of Mary eyes that have seen nothing but
desert for weeks on end. at a Royal Air Force officers' hospital
West of "I have never seen grass grow so quickly in my life," said oņe
♡ Q 8 OAK 10
49
The bidding: North 2♡
is
Last
South
West
Puss
2A
Pass
B
Рава
Разз
44
Pass
INT
Pasa
Pass
Dbl.
Rod bl.
Pass
Pase
Pass
HIGH CARE VALUES FOUR-ACER BYDEIR
England town.
in a
The rest house is to be expand- ed, as the improvement in the health of the guests in less than a month has shown the value of the scheme.
Every command of the R.A.F.| sergeant. "It was planted from was represented among the seeds, and needed cutting in ten We think both North and actors, the majority of whom have days!"
been decorated for gallantry. The South were at fault. North did
important part of the judge was not have a sound two-bid to be- taken by an American, whose!
gin with.
home is in Chicago. He is now an Even
officer in the R.A.F. and has been and flying an American built aircraft clubs from Coastal Command station,
There was an international exchanged,
flavour about the performance for North hand would not present land, South African,
Australian, Canadian, New an attractive two-
officers Czech
all bid. With half the
share. deck missing and especially
ACE KING.. QUEEN 1 JACK
if the King Queen of
were the
►
Zea- Polish and took some
W.A.A.F.
with 1 Nurses, V.A.Ds, and
squadron officer played the women's parts.
PILOTS AS SHEEP FARMERS
such freakish distribution, North need not fear that an opening one-bid will be passed out.
The orchestra was made up of officer patients; stage hands were Rivalry appears to be develop- After the opening
officers, and members of the hos-ing between R.A.F. stations as to two-bld,
pital staff.
which can grow the most food. however, North made no further Rehearsals had been in pro- The success of some Fighter error. Some measure of respon-instruction of a Pilot Officer, who poultry and spring cabbages has
gress for a fortnight under the Command stations with
pigs, sibility for the disaster lies on is a well known actor. South's shoulders for the turn the bidding took. South should have realised from his own hand, and from North's bidding, that his partner had at least twelve cards in hearts and clubs.
A contract of seven no-trump was therefore quite risky, es- pecially if North had shaded high- card requirements because of the distribution. Six spades would have been a good contract; seven no-trump was just a gamble, and the redouble was sheer bravado.
Yesterday you were Howard Schenken's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:
Б
♡ QJ 9 842 0 7
K 10 9 83 The bidding:
nogly INT
üchenkom Dbl.
Maler
YOR Pass (1)
ANSWER: Bid three hearts.
Such an ambitious production was made possible by the gener- ous support of local residents to the entertainment and comfort fund of the hospital.
BOMB PREFERRED
already become famous.
Now bomber pilots have gone back to the land with gusto. At one station it was decided to acquire sheep instead of other
livestock. The flock has been installed in wire enclosures round some of the defence works.
At the same station airmen are hard at work turning over an acre and a half of ground. The main crop is to be potatoes, bút spring cabbage are to be grown
marshy land near a Coastal Com-
A shepherd on a stretch of as well.
At another station one of the mand Station reported that a airmen is a market gardener in large German bomb had fallen civil life. He began work on in the fields some distance away, spare ground last year and has and had not exploded.
already grown seven tons of pota-
An officer and a corporal set toes. This winter he and his off to inspect the bomb and to helpers have been busy bringing decide what action should be more land into cultivation. They taken.
hope to raise a crop of 40 tons. "We'll approach it singly," said{ Every stretch of coarse grass the officer, "so that if one of us land, even to the smallest scrap gets blown up, the other will of waste space, is being, eagerly know what has happened to him." seized upon for the plough. or
The corporal immediately fork., Volunteers for the work. volunteered to lead the way, but are plentiful and enthusiastic. the officer would not hear of it. The acreage of rich brown well- Just then they opened the gate; tilled earth at the stations of of an intervening field, and the Bomber Command has risen to corporal peered round the hedge formidable proportions during the in the dusk.
"Excuse me, sir,” he said, “But are those bulla?"
last few weeks. Soon this will all be planted and turning from brown to green with young: pată- toes, cabbages, beetroot, peas and
The crops so raised will be
of
"I believe they are." "Well, I tell you what, sir,” said | beans.
"You This hand should produce a game the corporal nervously, either in hearts or in clubs, but lead the way past the bulls, and sold to the N.A.A.F.1. after sup- your strength is so localised and I'll lead the way up to the plying the immediate needs so distributional that you may be bomb.". unable to defeat one no-trump; particularly, if your partner leads
one of your short suits.
* Score 100% for three hearts, 80% for four hearts; 30% for pass, 20% for two hearts.
Question No. 736
To-day you are David Bruce Burnstone's partner, and, with both sides vulnerable, you hold: -
you bid?,
by The
the growers.
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