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CHICHIBU MARU (Kobe direct)... Wednesday,

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1934

BRIDGE NOTES

AVOIDING THE

SQUEEZE

by Ely Culbertson.

Man With A Horse GOING HOME ON LEAVE?

(Continued from Pagé 9.)

other suit and his overcoat. was proud of that overcoat.

into water was a lot to ask of an old gentleman used to dry land. He] He would have done it for no one but He Satan.

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Much has been written about reckoned when he bought it now the "Gee back," growled Satan. "Back, squeeze plays and how to make chap he got it from had not worn you perishing scrimshanker.".

Satan had never let him down. them, and many contracts are ful-it above three years, filled by means of a fins aquæsze! Over the-bed hung his one conThe man's voice prevailed. which could not possibly be make cession to sentiment, Tottle's shoe, in any other way.

Queen little gel, Tottie, flighty and THE big horse was belly deep and thrashing, for foothold when There is an interesting reverse fond of a bit of colour, and there side to this question and that is was her old shoe with a couple of the young man rose.

"Pull' out!" he wailed. "Dear avoiding a squeeze if the defending nails atili in it and the nick in the players are alert to the possibilities edge where she used to cross her heaven, can't you pull?" and the danger which confront hoofs on the trot. Satan did not "Hey," yelled 3atan. "Yowk her them.

want to give up this harbour, but a out, Ugly," and for the only time in Mr. B. F. Oxnard of Providence, vague scheme was forming in als his life swung his whip stock across

his ok pal's rump. R.I., sent me a hand the other day, brain.

played at the Providence Bridge Ho examined his Post Office say- Club, in which an opponent, by very inge book.

In five seconds the car roze clear of the water and awung on to the

fina play; protected his partner "Seventeen pound ten," he mut-turf oozing Blackchurch Ferry alj from an otherwise Inevitable tered. "It means leaving all this every atlet. Satan fondled the The hand and here and having no (lovely) Bishop's lead. squeeze situation.

bidding were:

North, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable North:-

3.-A 10 7 542

H-A Q 4

D-10 6 C-5-3:

West:-

S.-K 9 8 3 H.-K J. 5 8 D.-8 4 C.-K 8 2

South:-

5-6

11.-7 2

D-K QJ9 75 2

C-A 94

West

East:-

SQ J

HI-10 9 8 6.

5th Dec.

D.-A 3

TATSUTA MARU

Wednesday,

12th Dec,

ASAMA MARU

Wednesday,

9th Jan.

C.--K J; 10 7 6

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

The bidding:

HIKAWA MARU (alarts from Kobe) Wednesday,

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Wednesday, 26th Dec. HIYE MARU (staris from Kobe) LONDON. MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM

KASHIMA MARU

12th Dec,

North

East

South

1 S

2 C

2 'D

3 C.

3 S

4 C

4 D

PABB

Saturday,

8th Dec,

5 D

Dbl.

Pass

Pass

YASUKUNI MARU

Friday,

21st Dec.

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Pass

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

22nd Dec.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

bid the hand to its full value, and,

+NAGATO MARU

Friday,

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30th Nov. 11th Dec. Honolulu,

4th Jan.

10th Dec. 27th Dec.

Tuesday, SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU

Friday,

Monday,. Thursday,

Unquestionably North and South

funeral."

"Straight, I never meant it; gawd,

I never did, old pal.""

There were tears in his eyes.

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naki

hama

Victoria Leave Arrive Leave Leave Leave Leave Arrive With his "old age" and his pen sion from the firm, life, while It

Empr. of Asia ........Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 8

Dec. 17 Dec. 14 Dec. 16

Dec. 19 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Jan. 2. listed, and a funeral when it came, The young man had lifted out Empr. of Canada

Feb. 2 was reasonably secure. But then, his wife and baby. It does not take Empr. of Russia.Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan.

Empr. of Japan ...Jan. 29 Jan. 81

Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb, 11 Feb. 16. what about the Bish?

long to drive most of the air out of Empr. of Asia. Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 21

Mar. E Mar. 3 Mar. 6 Mar, 12 Mar. 17 "Strangers would run a curry a submerged car. The inside was Empr. of Canada., Feb. 26 Feb. 28

Mar 25 comb over his sore fetlock," he re-wet up to five inches from the roof, Empr. of Russia..Mar. 9 Mar. 10 M r. 12 Mar. 14 Mar. 16

Mar. 27 Mar. 29. Apr. 4 Apr. 3 called. "No, Bish and me we'll keep but by standing and holding the Empr. of Japan..Mar. 22 Mar. 24 together,

infant up the mother had kept their pr. of Aala.Apr. 5 Apr. 7 Ar.

Empr. of Canada..Apr. 19 Apr. 21- mouths above the threatening water. Empr. of RoseinMay 3 May 5 May

At last the young man came to Satan and gripped his hand.

So, derelicting the ease of home and the pomp of passing, he sought the transport manager.

"What say I bought the Bishop, sir?"

•

"I'm Commander Erskine," he said. "We live about half a mile

"Buy him?" said the manager. [down the road. Nothing will pay "You can't keep a horse."

what I owe you. What can I do?"

"You take the old horse, sir." grinned Satan. "Take the old nag received and treat im proper till he dies, and If you'd kindly dry my trowsies, sir, Let the manager's report to the we needn't say no more about it."

"Here, hold on," said the young director conclude the episode.

"I reckon to live in the cor try.": returned Satan distantly.

Guarded guarded answers.

questions

"Queer how some of these old fel-man. "You saved, my family, and lows save, Belcher seems to be taking now you're giving me a horse. a farm in Essex, and I thought a That's all wrong."

month would see him on the rates." Satan explained. "It's the best director, "you can do for me, sir," he insisted "H'm," said the thought you were a bit too ready finally, about that pension, Bryce."

"I'd be sorry to think so," said the "You see, what we But the arch deceiver had not a young man.

THE END.

in view of the fact that his partner farm, nor a house, not even a bed. want more than anything at our jhad made in Overcall and Rebid. With kindly September in the air place is a man with a horse!"

West could not be blamed for he and the Bishop went forth by feeling that they had gone a mite Epping and Ongar to push their too high.

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fortunes in the world. There must QUEEN MARIE'S LIFE

West opened the deuce of clubs, be lots of folk who could find work which South won with the Ace and for a man with a horse.

Satan felt sure of it as he trudged clubs, hoping to find the Ace of dia- along, smacking the old nag's monde a singleton in the hand of withers.

to "Lashin's of work for a man with an opponent and thus be able secure a ruff with one of Dummy's an 'orse," said he confidently, trumps.

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STORY

(Continued from Page 81

"In spite of her beauty, no warmth émanated from her; in her presence enthusiasm wilted.

East won the club trick with the UT they found no work. If Serious, earnest-minded, with a

thick with the Batan had but known it, the

Ten and returned

three of diamonds. South, his hope sight of a man in a bowler hat, of securing a ruff gone, now played augmenting September's heat with to establish the spade suit, which an overcoat and a horse with a set could be done-if the adverse spades of trace harness wandering alm-] were divided 8-8 and the heart King lessly on the road, was highly aus- finesse worked, but the division of picious. was in the West hand. The heart

Ten days later they resched

the apade sult was unfavourable. Blackchurch Ferry and Satan knew South still had a play for the there was a snag in the scheine. hand, however, and this he tried He had done wrong. His money now by running all his trumps, would not last long and the Bishop hoping that West would have to might have struck lucky on his own. save his King of spades and East Not all old horses go to Antwerp. world have to save a club.

"This won't do," he rallied him- If this were true only one heart self hoarsely at last. "Are we down- would remain in each hand, and hearted, man with a horse? (Emy 30th Jan. the Dummy would make the Ace phatically) No!"

and four of hearts for the last; two tricks.

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He began to crack his whip and sing and Miss Wim, of Dudley But-West,-on-the-tenth-trick, House, doing her hair upstairs, lean- realising that he had to keep the ed through her window and cried. 22nd Dec. King of spades and that another "You brute, beating that poor cas: diamond would be led, forcing him and swearing! I'll ring up the can to bare the King of hearts, threw stabulary!" the Knave of hearts, and on the Trouble was the last thing Satan eleventh trick he discarded the wanted and he was ineffective in King of hearts, retaining the Queen defence. The hunt was up, Speedy 5th Dec.

of clubs, which enabled East to die retreat was indicated and so hel 2nd Jan

card all his clubs and win the came to canter down the loose slope last trick with the Ten of hearts, to the water's edge quite three mix- thereby defeating the contract. utes before he otherwise would

have dona

6th Dec.

4th Jan.

4th Dec,

HARBOU

A young man rose from the tur-

COLLISION bid depths and yelled at him. LITIGATION

7th Dec. Judgment Reserved By

Chief Justice

"Help! My wife's in there. Oh, my God, halp!"

Thus unaccustomedly adjured, Satan and company doubled. What] was up? Then he saw the water lapping at the top of a saloon car, A skid gashed the slime of the slope left bare by the ebb. Only the roof ekowed; all else, was under water. *** "Back him," gasped the young 7th Dec.

Judgment was reserved by the man. "Its the only chance." 11th Dec. Court in the $170,000 litigation He tore at the Bishop's swingle arising out of the collision between bar, unhooked the chains, and dived

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2nd Doc. the steamship Michael Jobson and as Satan pushed the old horse into 9th Dec. Chian Lee in Hong Kong harbour the stream.

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29th Nov., on August 7, at the conclusion of Backing down a allmy river bank

the case, before the Chief: Justice;! MEAND. A MacGregor and $70,000.-

Commdr, J. B. Nawill, Naval Asses-

The parties were the Rhederni M. Mr.

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high sense of duty and a desire towards all that is good. and! right, she was nevertheless not of those who win'; she was too distrustful, too much on the de- fensive; she was no warming flame. Life, like all else, needs to be loved; those who cannot love life are vanquished from the very start."

At the Coronation, the Taaritza dwarfed the Emperor Nicholas standing beside her."

"The heavy vestments he wore seemed to overwhelm him, the prodigious crown of his ancestors to be too heavy for his head; instinctively one remembered the giant stature of those gone be- fore him; his face was pale but there was the light of the mystic in his eyes."

The crowning of the English Kings and Queens was a much less ominous affair. For them:

"No tragedy lay beneath, nu sense of fear or sacrifice. The Queens' faces were serene, almost unmoved. The thrones they were seats of peace.

"Irresistib" the vision of the young Empts rose before me, standing rigidly upright, her golden robes flowing from her shoulders, her face Bushed, har eyes tragic, her. Ups Hightly set as though at bay.”---

maya, Jugoslavia's: Queen Of her second daughter, now the widowed. Queen of Jugoslavia, Queen Maris writes:

"I used to predict that this third child I was, carrying would be a child of tears, because in those days there was not a night that I dish not woep myself to sleep, but my previsions were wrong. When my little daughter was born at Gotha on January 9 1900, she, was, from, her first day

A child of joy, an aunshine, for these miracles do vome to pass..

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