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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1046.
France Breaks Off Talks With Siam
A Gangster
her BRIDGE NOTES
Paris, Aug. 27. France has decided to break off negotiations which had been started with a view to bringing dispute with Slam before The Hague Court of Justice, it is officially announced. According to reports, American authorities who have acted as intermediaries in the negotio- tions are being informed in Washington today of this decision. Bands of Siamese and were, killed. In view of this Japanese entered French Indo- | Incident the French Government Chinese territóry on Aup 8 would press its demand more and attacked the town of energetically with view to Siemreap in Cambodia. They obtaining speedy satisfaction were not able to take the town and the return of the "stolen" but seized the rulis of Angkor | territory. Temple, Angkor Vat, and oc- cupled them for nearly a week. During their occupation thoy The procedure of appealing received food and other sup- to The Hague Court was adopt- plies from Slam. When they ed, the spokesman explained, to aventually withdrow they drove help the Siamese Government back into Siam in lorries. to return the territory in dis- puto, which she obtained dur- ing the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China without loss of self-respect. But ineldents of which that at Angkor Vat was the climax had shown that Slam either did not desira or could not maintain order among its own people. France had, therefore, been forced to the conclusion that it was uncless to pursue this means of obtain- ing a solution.
French authorities consider that the incident was condoned, if not inspired by the Siamese Government since there is no Indication that the bandits wore arrested or questioned on their return.
Impossible To Compromise
In these circumstances the Fronch Government has decid- ed that it would be useless to continue its efforts to reach n compromise agreement with the Siamese Government before The Hogue Court-
France's view was that since events had shown that Siam had not joined the ranks of peace loving motions she must now be treated as a 'gangster.'
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When you have to choose. botwean one fineyse and another it isn't always just a mattor of closing your eyes and mumbling te w.rds of a child- bood guessing charm. Instead of deciding by "eeney-mecucy- miney-moe" you may be able to choose on the busls of lugle. That's what South did in tu day's hand, and it steered him away from disnater:
South, Dealer East-West vulnorable,
S. J 10
H. A Q 10
D. 7 6 4
C. KQ 10 7.6
S. K86 32 H. 9432 D. 9 5 C. A 2
N
S. 9 7 4
E
H. 6
D. 10832
S
C. 98'648
S. A Q 5
H. K J 8 7 5
D. AK J 9 C. J The bidding: South 1. SNT Paza
West
North
East
Pass
2C.
Puss
Pans
GNT
Poss
PASS
West
a low heart, opened dummy winning with the ten. At first glance, it looked pretty easy. With a normal 4-3 break in clubs, there would be four club tricks to add to five hearts, two top diamonds, and the spado Ace-twelve cold tricks without a fincase!
A spokesman of the French Foreign Office commenting on
Replying to a question, the the French decision thin after-spokesman atreased that Siam noon stated that the stop was
not being a member of the taken because the French Gov- United Nations organisation ernment considered that it was
was not in a position to apply But the awakening came all impossible to effect n compro- to the Security Council for too soon. West won the second miso with a country which or-
action against France. Nor did trick with the club Ace and led ganised the attack against it the Allied states, including another heart, hoping to get while a move for negotiations
Britain and the United States, the setting trick luter on with was being made.
recognise the annexation of the the spade King or diamond territory whose return France Queen. Dummy won with the is claiming since it was hand-heart Ace, and canhed two top ed to Siam by the Japaneso clubs, while South discarded during their occupation and no one diamond and one spade. such territorial arrangements were recognised by the United Nations.
The incident had resulted in three soldiers and a Customa offlcer being killed on the French side and several wound ed. Of the bandits a Japanese, four Siamese and some natives
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History Of Dispute
When West failed to follow on the third 'round of clubs, it became apparent that South had to make his twelfth trick elther in diamonds or in spades. But which? He could discard either the diamond Jack or the spade Queen on dummy's last high club, and then the slam would depend off a successful fincazo of the other. But, which to
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The disputo over the frontiers came to a head when Siam com- plained that French troops en- tered Siam in May and bom. barded villages in the Mekong areas. In July Slam asked the United Nations to bring the case before the Security Coun-discard and which to firesso? cil but the United States State decided that in apades the only
After some thought, South Lee Department later announced
chance was the finesse whereas that France had asked the
diamonds offered the chance United States to get Slam to
also of the drop of the diamond submit the case to the United
Queen. He therefore postponed Nations'. World Court.
cashing the last high club in the Ace order to bang down West dropped the Queen, and King of diamonds, When of course, the slam was easily made. If the diamond Queen had not dropped, South would havo discarded
the diamond Jack on dummy's last club and staked the slam on the spade finesac.
Although Slam is not A member of the United Nations organisation, Reuters diploma- tic correspondent points out that under Article, 25 of the United Nations Charter a non- member state is allowed to bring any dispute before the (Continued at foot of next col.)
A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE
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4. Collided.
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0. Soft parcel. 9.. Mimics.
17, Lecture.
19.. Cost
23. Outstanding. 20. Revise. 10. Stage tum-27. Circle.
bler.
28: Sustain. 11. Faculty. 20. Finishes. 12. Farm bulld. 30. Ireland.
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5. Modern.
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7. Wipe out.
12. Master. 18. Boold. 15. Settled. 10. Course of
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Yesterday's Crossword
ACROSS:-1. Fiddle; 5. Abate;, 18. Amuse; 9. Gossip; 10. Stalin; 13. Rebut: 12. Tour; 18. Rests; 16. Robert; 18. Scored; 20. Scars; 23, 1 Trap: -23: Acute; 25. Larva; - 20. Empire; 27.. Alarm; 28. Beats; 29. Sagged.
DOWN:-1, Fighters: 2. Dis- burde; 3. Lair: 4. Emperor; 5. As Bured; 6. Better; 7. Twist; 14 Starting; 15. Shepherd; 10. Ras- cals; 17. Beater: 1P. Cravat; 21 Evado; 24. Emme.. Down
fooding.
18, Excluded.
fabric, 24. Antic. 20. Deputy ruler, 85. Liquid mda- 21. Burnt cost. 38 City
Yesterday you were Howard Schenken's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held:
S. K 8 2
H. Q S
D. AJ 7 8
C. K 9 4 2
The bidding:
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1D. Разв 2NT Pass 3C. PRES COMMENCING 3NT Peas (7)
TO-MORROW ANSWER: Bid fivo no-trump. Your band is atrong enough to make a alam opposite a partner who can jump to two no-trump as a rebid. Your sequenco of bidding offers your partner his choice betwech a slam at, clubs and a slam at no-trump.
Scoro 100 per cent for Ave. no-trump, 70 por cent for six no-trump, 40 per cent for four Jo-trump.
Question
the
Today the bidding is same, but your hand is differ- ent:
S. K 8
II. Q.5
D. AJ T 3. 2
C. K 9 42
What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow).
General Assembly OF the Security Council if it accepts in advance,
obligations for e pacino settlement provided in the Charter.
The territory in dispute was ceded to Slam by, the Vichy Government aftor, the Japan- ase occupation of French Indo- China Frebob is asking for reestablishment of the 1041 position holding that an agros- ment signed by the Vichy Gov `orriment was not valid.---Rous
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