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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
A great thrill to every contract playar is to bid and make a grand alam at ho trump. These hands are indeed raro.
The following hand was bid for a grand slam by Richard L. Frey.
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PRACTICAL HINTS FOR GARDENERS,
INTERESTING. RADIO TALK
BY MR. BAGRAM
SIXTY FAILURES.
RECORD IN UNITED STATES DURING SEPTEMBER
Plump & Lovely
A 'Baby's Own Tableta" Child.
Reluctant to leave her bath,
London, Oct. 25. An Interesting talk on practical
Sixty failures occurred in the gardening was delivered through
United States in September, the an armful of plump, pink love- the microphone of ZBW last night lowest in six months, according to liness. by Mr. J. T. Bagram. At the
'Baby's Own Tableta' the Federal Reserve Board, outset, the speaker emphasised The report adds that G$250,-
children are like this, happy, that the talk was not so much 000,000 worth of currency has sturdy and strong, an unceasing for the gardening enthusiast but been returned to circulation. joy to parents and overyone.
Our Own Correspondent.
Wise parents protect their from the ailments
to
BABY'S OWŃ TABLETS
comprise the formula of a physician of specĥit experience in children's ailments. They are guaranteed under Public Analyst's certificato to contain no narcotics or harmful drugs, bat only the very beat Ingredients for the aliments they are designed to relievo and cure, such as
to encourage the average listener to take up this excellent hobby.
Mr. Bagram 'sald:
directions supplied with same. If little ones Ladies and Gentlemen, having the plants are to be in pote, they which retard healthy growth by been asked to give an address on are put into their final potting horticulture, I think the most when they begin showing signs of always keeping handy the useful form this can take is a being potbound in the amall pots. remedy specially devined brief talk on practical gardening. Five to six can be put in a large answer the needs of babyhood The few suggestions that will be Chinese pot 12 to 14 inches in made are not intended so much diameter, where they can continue and childhood for the gardening enthusiast to be fed with the same fortilizer who has already started intensive once in a fortnight to three operations for the season, but to weeks. encourage the average listener who
Sweet Peas. has a
small area available, to "Mention might here be madei make the beat of it, ofther in the of the Sweet Pea which of course form of beds, or with pots, if the should be sown direct in the space available is concreted.
It is during this month that allo should be trenched 2 by 8 feet ground. The bed in which these, Rown, and although deep, the earth sloved, and mixed rather late, yet, there is still fortnight or so that sowings can meal, the bottom of the trench: with old mortar rubble and bone. be made, in fact up to about the should be filled with six inches middle of November. Seeds can of sable or cow manure, and the be purchased from the Clover prepared soil placed over it fill- Flower Shop in Gloucester Arcadeing it to the top. The seeds are Frey held the South hand. We Street. To have a fairly repre- apart.
or from Graca & Co. in Wyndham then planted about six inches, were using the strong no trump,sentative show of some
When these germinate, therefore Frey opened the bidding most usual flowers, one can pur- they should be stopped. Of the of the and grow about five inches high with one no trump rather than chase, say: French Maricold, new strong shoots that come out, one heart, as his hand is stronger Calendula, Phlox, Stocks, Vorbena all should be led up to than through,
Panзy, snap-dragon, Larkspur, two, and these should be trained, removed except Petunia, etc.
feel long, placed in the ground on to the bamboos six to eight: as near na possible to the plants without injuring the roots.
He is one of the younger tour-seeds Bro nament players, but is acknow- ledged to be one of the greatest in America. It was the writer's pleasure to be Froy's partner in this hand.
The Bidding.
His bid of one no trump had in formed me that he had every suit stopped. His bid of four clubs assured me of the queen of clubs, I was niso quite confident that he held the ring of diamonds, so my next bid was four diamonds to show him where my side strength Jay.
Frey then bld six no trump. I responded with seven clubs to show a long club suit and Fray went to seven no trump..
No
Two paira stopped at six trump-one pair played the hand at soven clubs-but top score on the board was seven no trump.
There is no plny to the hand, as Frey has thirteen cold tricks.
be syringed with clear water. When growing, the leaves should It is advisable to plant the Sweet Feas where they can get all the sun possible and be shelered from cold winds.
of
gar-
done a
West passed and I overcalled with three clubs. Frey now cor-
Having procured the seeds, the rectly decided that the most im-next thing to do is to prepare the portant carde he could show were soil for sowing them in. The soil his three clubs to the queen, no should be new and free from he bid four clubs.
manure, or any other enriching substance, in fact, soll that has not been used before in the arden. Small boxes about three or four inches deep should be procured with holes in the bottom placed. The soil is then passed plants that are grown in Hong-
There are of over which broken crocks can be Carnations, and
course Roses, through three sleves 1/2", 1/4" kong, many good specimens
various other and 1/8" in diameter, the coarsest which are exhibited at the Annual material is placed at the bottom Flower and..Vegetable Show of and the finest, about two inches the deep on top.. If the fine product Society, and about which a great Hongkong Horticultural through the 1/8" stove contains deal can be said, but, in this talk too much powdery substance, it the object. as mentioned before,, should be taken off with a very is to get the listener with limited fine aleve, this, if used tends to space to interest himself in the cake up, and promote the growth most fascinating hobby of of fungi, causing the seeds to dening, and to try and make him rot, or prevent them from foreing a prospective exhibitor at the their way through in the process show. The Society has of germination.
great deal to improve the quality and the variety of flowers avail- seeds should then beable in the Colony, it is always aprinkled and covered over light-ready to welcome new members ly with a small quantity of the and would be glad of any rea same fine soll, watered with 2 Donse from you, seedling can and placed in a dark Gentlemen. cool place till the first signs of" Berlin, Oct 25.
germination appear; they should The constitutional legality of then be placed in the sun, so that President Hindenburg's decree ap-
they start up healthy and strong pointing Herr von Papon as State the course of the day if the moll and not long and weedy. During Commissioner of Prussia and authorising him temporarily to de-dries up, there should be pose the Prussian ministers has
aprinkling of water, otherwise been held to be no violation of the the sun, heating the soil exces- Constitution by the Supreme Court sively, tends to burn the tender at Leipzig.
shoots of the young seedlings. In case it is found that ants are in evidence, and likely to carry the seeds away, it is advisable place the seed boxes tables with their lege standing in water. The period of germina- tion is approximately three to eight days, but hard seeds such us Larkspur take longer.. I have SUGAR COMPETITION, experienced Larkspur germinating
NO VIOLATION
LEGALITY OF PRESIDENT HINDENBURG'S DECREE
Simultaneously the court found the Stato Commissioner was not entitled to deprive those deposed of their right to represent Prussia in the Reichsrath or Prussian Diet.
Reuter.
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The
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after a month when all hopes of germination had been abandoned.
JAYA SUGAR PRODUCERS TO As the seedlings grow, and have
REDUCE PRICES,
acquired the second pair of leaves, it is time to prick there out in boxes, using the same soil The Financial Times published as the aceds, only slightly
London, Oct. 25.
a report from Amsterdam which roarser. They, must then be kept anys that the United Java Sugar in the shade for a few daya, a Producers have announced their too much direct sunlight will kill willingness to reduce the limit for superior sugara intended probably stay in this box for two price the seedling. They will mast for the west coast of British India, or three weeks. when they are in competition with British fined sugar.
re-long enough to be planted in beds
about six in each. or in small Chinese 8 inch pots, they can begin
At this singe with weak manure water,
to be fertilized cake water. or
bean- other suitable chemical fertilizer, according to
The object is to end the British sugar refiners' policy of offering their produce at a price a fraction below the effcial Java prico limit.
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