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NOTICE
WEININGER BRIDGE
IN MENTAL NOTES HOME
BRIDGE-SWINDLES
NO. 58
By The Four Aces
The summer championships now
being held at Asbury Park, N. J., always produce a bumper crop of bridge swindles. Here's one from last year's tournament.
West, Dealer East-West vulnerable
NORTH
WEST AAKJ &
8 7 4 0 Q7 3
4 4 4
♡ Q 65
O J 10 8 B
AK310 3
EASP
A 10 9 7 5
10.2
A 6 2 48743
A 9 6 5
SOUTH
A 6 3 3
AKJ 9 3 OK 94 A Q
The bidding:
West
North
East
Pags
Paes
Pass
Pass Pass
2♡ Paso
Pass Pass
10 *♡
Bouth
West opened the King of spades, then shifted to a trump, hoping to reduce dummy's ruffling power. South won the trump and return- ed a spade, West winning with the spade Ace-West returned another trump, upon which South won and ruffed his last spade in the dummy. The stage was set for
the swindle.
M.P. Wants Review
of Case
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 29, 1941,
WOMEN'S CALL
FOR RIGHTS
THE YOUNG WOMEN of to-day must resolve that they will not allow themselves to be ruthlessly flung aside after this war as they were after the last. Efficiency must be the only test."
This call to women was made at a London lun- Richard Weininger, who gave evidence before cheon by the Marchioness of Londonderry. the committee investi-
The younger generation, she gating the affair of the said, must plan now how best to safeguard the future of women. Czech assets, in which They must resolve to work as hard Mr. Robert
as did the Suffragettes." Boothby,
M.P. for East Aberdeen, was-involved, is now in a mental home, having been detained under the Aliens Order since Sept- ember, and is "almost a broken man."
This statement of his case was made by Mr. Vyvyan Adams (Cons.) In the House of Commons, Welninger when he urged that should be released or at least tried
under fair conditions.
"All I am asking," he said, "is that Richard Weininger should be given a chance of answering what the Home Office have against
him."
They might have to dare un- popularity and be prepared to become nulsances once more in order to bring home to the peo ple of Britain that after this war the tex barrier must be swept away for ever?
Nations Should Remember
Mrs. Mavis Tate, M.P., pleaded for absolute equality between the sexes in facing the tremendous problems which would come with
peace.
$
TWO-GUN COP. TAKES 3 MEN
With a revolver in each hand, Special Constable Foreman Bro- hiding, kicking in front of him. úuht three disarmed men" out. of:
two revolvers.
This was described by a fellow. member of the force at Belfast when four men were committed for trial on a charge of attempted armed robbery
in the office of Hugh McAlevey, a Belfast com- mission agent.
The stipendiary magistrate praised Foreman · and Special Constable Adam McAppin for She hoped that after the war the their courage.. nations would remember the part He told Foreman: "I am satis- women had played, and that out fled you are made. of the right of all the hell and misery would stuff, the stuff that would enable come realisation that each indivi-you to take a dozen cowards like dual had the right to develop his them into custody in protection' of
the our city. or her personality without artificial restrictions imposed the two sexes.
on
He told the House that since he was transferred to an internment camp in January, Weininger had had to take drugs to case the pain
Lady Douglas-Hamilton, form- from an internal complaint, and that when he appeared before the erly Miss Prunella Stack, said she would ure to see, taken out of tribunal, questions were put him which he could not under- every working day, half an hour stand. There were a number of to be devoted to health and re- witnesses who were willing tu come forward and speak about his loyalty and his credentials.
to
deal
laxation.
was not fully and fairly inves- tigated. Another mis-statement that had gained currency was that Weininger was arrested at Mr. Boothby's flat.
Sleepless Nights-
ไ
to bor
to
Why Blame The Climate? Many people find sleep difficult when long hot days are followed by nights plagued with mosquitoes and other pests. Some are' inclin- WATER ACCOUNTS
ed to blame the climate and re- South knew that East had the
what they Ace of diamonds, for if West had Mr. Osbert Peake, Under-
sign themselves to. Consumers are hereby notified held that card together with the Secretary. Home Office, pointed
regard as inevitable.
But is the climate always top spades, he would have made out that because of security con- that all accounts issued on
either an opening bid or an over-siderations, he could
blame? not after 1st day of October, 1941, call of the opening heart bid. otherwise than in the broadest
Insomnia quite often is due will be surcharged if not paid South also knew that two diu- | outlines with the case.
In fact, the police found him at some unsuspected cause, such as
nerve weakness, and in this case: within 14 days from date of issue,
monds on dummy's long clubs) "It is quite clear," he said, "that his hotel, and when they were
Williams' instead of 21 days as at present of all three diamonds.
would not allow him to get rid enemy agents ate much
about to arrest him for detention a short course of Dr. more
allowed.
The only likely to be found in the ranks of he pleaded that he had a pressing Pink Pills will be almost sure to A. B. PURVES,
chance to avoid the loss of a dia- the so-called neutrals or aliens engagement of importance with set matters right and restore sound mond trick was to hoodwink East than either among enemy aliens Mr. Boothby, and the police there-healthful sleep.
The reason is that the nerves Water Authority. into ducking the first round of or British subjects. It is common fore.accompanied him to the flat.
upon the blood for Public Works Department,
diamonds.
knowledge that the most suitable After he had said what he wanted depend
was nourishment, they need, oxygen Hong Kong, 24th September, 1941. the Jack of diamonds
Declarer therefore returned the persons for employment as spies to say to Mr. Boothby, he
and iron, which are contained in from the are persons of neutral, nationality; taken away for detention,
Weininger's internment had rich, red, pure blood such as 15 dummy after ruffing his spade. and therefore it is pretty certain
Williams' Pink East ducked, hoping South planned that among this small group of 200 nothing whatever to do with the created by Dr. a finesse to West's Queen, But or 300 aliens detained under this affair of the Czech assets, but the Pills.
findings of the Committee of Pri- Try a short course of this world South, as we have seen, had al- procedure we have, in fact,
got of the ready located the
vileges made it clear that diamond Ace; some
his renowned tonic if you suffer from.. most dangerous enemies of this country.
promise to pay Mr. Boothby and he therefore went right up!
a insomnia, or other troubles resuit-
with the King of diamonds. It
"Mr. Weininger's examination considerable sum of money was ing from anaemia such as diges- DRAFT PROGRAMMES
was then a cinch to draw, the last by the committee consists of more given on the understanding that tive disorders, rheumatism, neur-
than 23 pages of
Mr. Boothby would render service asthenia, closely-typed
persistent headaches, ENTRY FORMS for the Eighth discard the remaining diamonds.
trump and run the clubs, so as to
foolscap
shows It
In return by speeches and pressure dizziness, palpitation, pallbr...... Extra Race Meeting to be held
Weininger fully understood the on Ministers. An allen who could those aches and pains which are (weather permitting) on FRIDAY,
Making an extra trick would purport of the case put to him. It
spend his money in that way was so common among women. 10th and SATURDAY,
not have been important at rub-shows also that he was not in any not one who could command him- Dr. William's Pink Pills are the October, 1941, may be obtained good score in tournament
ber bridge, but it gave South way muzzy or incapable of deal self to the House,
prescription of a British physician from
Any further discussion was pre- and are equally good for men, the Secretary's
playing with the questions." Office. Note that the swindle would not
vented by the adjournment of the women, Exchange
children. and growing Building; the Club have worked if South had taken
House. House, Happy Valley; the Hong his discards before
Sold by all chemists." leading the Kong Club; the Sports Club; and Jack of diamonds. South's dis- the Stables, Shan Kwong Read.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
and
11th
that
Secret Document
Mr.
Mr. Peake referred to a docu- cards would have warned East [ment from which Mr. Adams ap- Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON ond Ace while the taking was "The names and details mentioned that he had better take his dia-peared to have quoted, and said: on THURSDAY, 2nd October, 1941.
By Order,
S. A. SLEAP,
Acting
Secretary.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction on
good.
:
✡
***
Saturday you were Merwin Maier's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held.
AAK J 7 3 VK Q 9 7 4
◊ Q G
No 7
The bidding:
Schonkea You Jacoby Malor
Pass
THURSDAY, the 2nd Oct., 1941. commencing at 6.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central,
Pass
10 20
Pass 24
Pass
2NT
Paso
3♡
Рава
$NT
Раза
(2)
2nd Floor
POSTAGE
STAMPS.
ANSWER: Pass. You have told
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Terms: Cash on delivery.
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Question No. 933
To-day you hold the same hand, but the bidding is different:
a
in that paper, if shown to an agent of the enemy, would convey great deal more to him than it conveys to Mr. Adams." He hoped that anyone who came into pos- session of a copy of it would treat it with great caré, because it con- tained the names of a number of individuals who were very well known to the security police.
He insisted that there was not the slightest foundation for the suggestion that Weininger's caso (
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