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Everything Right Except Effort
THE student went right up with his ace of spidos; drew trumps and led the Jack of spades. West took his queen and the student claimed the balance.
fle explained that he would discard als queen of clubs on dummy's spode ten and ruff out his jack and ten of diamonds.
"How did I do, Professor?" he oaked.
"Your bidding was very good and you reached the right con- tract," sald the Professor. "You played absolutely safe to make
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your contract and could not have tnade seven on any no of play. Nevertheles, you did make one
nlatake."
The Professor was right. The student could have played for seven without risking his con- tract. It wouldn't have been much of a play, but it wouldn't have cost him anything except a couple of conda of lime and students always have plenty of this
After drowing trumps. tho students should have played the
ace and king of diamonds. If the queen had dropped he could then have discarded, both of dummy's losing spades on the
Jack and ten; ruffed a spade and made seven with the club Anesse. The queen ot diamonds wouldn't have dropped, so it was all academie but sometimes overtrick is worth trying for.
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If only we could bury the memories...
They Met In A Railway Carriage-& Ended The First World War
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That Monday Morning New Delhi
Forty Years Ago
AT 11 o'clock on the 40th anniversary of the Armistice this
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year, the thoughts of many of the older generation will
back to that Monday morning in 1918 when the Allied nations went wild with joy. The ceasefire of November 11 had halted the nightmare of World War I.
Although tentative peace feelers had been put out by the Germans towards the end of 1917, it was not until September 1918 that General Ludendorf secretly told the Reichstag that Germany had lost the war.. The Allies were advancing on every front, and the Bulgarian army had been shattered, But the real cause of the general's despair were the ominous signs that the retreating German Army had reached breaking point.
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Demoralisation wns also spreading inside the Fatherland The harvest had been so bad that the country could not fuci
a 'prolonged blockade.
On October 1, Prince Max uf Enden was appointed Chancellor,
by JAMES A. HOCKLEY
to negotiate peace. Tuvugh the democratic government and not
Swiss Government, he sent a re-
President Woodrow quest to Wilson of the United States, asking him to open negotiations on the basis of the famous Four- Leeh Painis" programme which Wilson had already outlined to the U.S. Congress,
But the Idealistic statesman was cautious in his reply. He wanted to be quite sure the Prince was speaking for a new
BY
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The
German forcea and
terilblei
following day were taken by In spite of this train to a clearing in the Forest slaughter, there were still many of Compiegne. Another train critics
оп both sides who awaited them, in the saloon of denounced the ceasefire, which which the historle meeting with remained effective for only 38 Ailled representatives was held days,
wde
по
Foch read out the armistice But Field-Marshal Haig's dis- terms, But having lost the patch on November 11 showed: baltio of arms, the desperate clearly that there Germans continued a war of military justification for harnes- words. They stated that they ing the broken German armies to were not empowered to sign any their own borders. Marshal thing unconditionally, because Foch-agreed-, saying that any their government had changed since their appointment.
It was, of course, only change in appearance-Prince Mux had resigned in favour of a former anddler named Ebert,
advantage gained from prolong- Ing the fighting "would not have been worth the loss of a single soldier."-
The Allies were strong enough
German
And the Germans in the carri- now to bring the remaining Ege know this, but they used the situation
to gain time, They were allowed a 72-hour exten- sion to contact their head- quarters,
merely for Imperial authorities civilians were urged to as to No Hope
who had conducted the war. the death
warrings were given of the terrible fate await- The German Foreign Minister ing all at the hands of the reassured Wilson on this point, "pitiless enemy." but by then the German High Command had undergone an ex-
gas
Hindenburg telegraphed Ber- 13. He gave the government no Actually the big bluff only hope, and added that unless the traordinary change of heart, A served to complete the demoral conditions were accepted with-- British mati-camer
The out delay he would be cam- wag tor- sation of the country. pedood and
and high government played for time, but pelled to capitulate uncondi- explosive bombardments were the warlords brought complete tionally. resumed in France.
to use the disaster by trying
Amid The Davy to save the army
war would have ended violent demonstrations at Klel, sooner, and many lives saved, it the order was given that the the German delegation had not German High Fleet would put to continued this farcical resistance sea on October 31.
to the end. Field-Marshal Halg, the British C.-in-C., and the Crows were told that this was French Generalissimo, were un- simply an exercise, but no one moved by their protests against was deceived. Many of the the "Inhuman conditions." It allors refused to sall. Revolu was not until 5 a.m. on the tion broke out, and by November 11th
the armistico 4. Kiel was the centre of a document, with its 36 clauses, Yours truly,
Bolshevist movement, and all was finally signed. (M7) Araminta Huf. Germany was incited to revelt.
THE WAY
by Beachcomber
ENS are laying so many eggs that the Egg Board has had to take eight floors of a new building to accunnodate the
for.
and is as happy as a sandgir!. She cats everything in sight, laughing heartily as she does so.
Charlie Suet has been lent to Appalling news
the board, and is in charge of No wonder there are long War Of Words the department which deals with faces everywhere, and a the applications for rejection of deep feeling chipped and bent egga. Suet bordering
keepers, asking
of
ов
frustration,
that
Clause i demanded a cease- fire dx hours later. The news. was received with Jubliation throughout the world, As Bla Ben, London, chimed 11 o'clock, black despair.
London streets became filed, With the German foot put out with dancing and singing crowdy, has already sent a circular:Jetter Space-conquerors whose target
of action by Its own men and Bells pealed out from every bel on schedulisation to poultry was Andromeda have been re-
in disorder, try. for returns in minded that even if they could soldiers fleeing
Every office was empty tripilcate of every unscheduled travel faster than light it would America notified the German is most houses deserted.
take them 2,000,000 years to Government that Marshal Foch, People formed processions or reach their goal. "But,“
of Gay Commander-in-Chief
the packed into open-topped busts, Professor Towell, "this is na Aluled armica, had been taxis, private cars and military A Ice-cream seller whose
excuse for sitting back and doing authorised to receive properly iveries. No one knew where le musical call-sign ls Wag- mthing about it." Experts accredited representatives....to ater's "Tristram and Iseult" ou differ on what can be done communicate to them the terms was going, and no one cared.
Bonfires were lit and anything very long-playingz record about it, but I should have of an armistice."
that would burn--even motor found himself in the same street thought this discouraging fact Faced with the humiliation of cycles-thrown on the blaze. as another seller, whose call was an excellent excuso for sit-unconditional surrender, most of One fire was at the base of was "Rigoletto" relayed through ting hack; or for getting inter-Germany's leaders left the sink Nelson's column in Trafalgari 1 loudspeaker. There were ested in something else. complaints. Sald. Mr James
cgg.
Musiquette publicitaire
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You could hardly hear your nelf eating."
Dawn Kedgaree
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WILL. Dawn' Redgares bo a queen? Stealing a march
on the actresses who become princesses, Dawn is going about with Bopómakardi, King of the Urumatiyas, à tribe rather off the 'beaten track. Ieports reaching me any that at 3.27 p.m. yesterday, the king Il a cigarette for her and whisked a Пy off har nase, call him Mak, said Dawn. "But that docen't necesiliy mean marclage yet.” Good eating,
"Mrs Corhfield! EAN SIN,
Is Mrs Culpe any happier after elpist weeks on shredded beetroot and tinned chestnuts, even though she has lost alb is télyht? My aunt, Mra Cork- field, has hips like a rhinoceros
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
HICKO
(N3000)
a problem by K. Grabowski (1913). White to
play and mate in two mayda,
London Buzzers Bersten
ing ship. Ludendorf fled with Square. Fire brigades had to be a forged pasport and green called out when the fre spectacles to Sweden, Admiral threatened to spread, but no von Tirpitz shaved his beard off, sooner had they trained huses on and also ran. Ballin, the ship the pyro thon the pipes, were ping king and friend of Kaiser eut. Onlookers were soaked William I, shot himself,
William and the Crown Prince
flod to Holland. Only tho 71-
but everyone was too overcome
with joy to worry.
year-old Generallapime, Hide The Fanatics
the
burg, faced disaster squarely, i The German Arminttee dele- gation left Berlin on November 0, headed by the notorious Herr The celebrations continued all Erzberger and a General von Right, Men and women of all Winterfeldt, who ·woro Dio classes of socloty, mixed together French Legion of Honour, The In the celebrations, Thousands award had been bestowed beforn', surged, towards. Buckibichan war es an international Palace, where King George V .courtesy, and the Germans, and his famity appoered on the||
thought he would receivà a balcony time"and" »gain, fxtondly welcomo: from Fuch But there was sadnom, too, th| But the Marshal oyed the (đê- many homes. Four years of war coration grimly and said: "You had claimed the flower' of inan- have my permimion not to wear hood of many nations. Upwards that
or 10,000,000 people. Has been Arriving at ''In Capelto án killed fighting, and twien ni November 8, the Germishe wore many had died through tho driven to a chateau, and on the hardship, diavage and bombing.
..
fanatics to heel, and there were renewals of the
armistice until the Peace Treaty was finally concluded at Ver sailles on June 23, 1919,
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