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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received| instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion on

MONDAY, the 29th JULY, 1940

commencing at 2.30 p.m. at No., 103 Austin Read, Kowloon

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE (Full particulars from catalogue)

On view from Friday, the 26th July, 1940.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 24th July, 1940.

The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction on

WINNING CONTRACT

(By The Four Aces)

LOOKING 'AHEAD

Part of the art of good defence, consists in seeing Declarer's pro- blems and acting in such a way as to thwart "his stratagems. West's deceptive discarding fur- nishes an example:

AJ 10

♡ Q 7 4

◊ K Q O

✪ Q J 10 6 2

N

A 8 6 3 2 ✓ K 5 2 W Ε

◊ 5 4 2 $

9 7 3

K764

♡ J 10 9 8 ◊ 8 7 3

85

A A Q 9 ♡ A G 3

O AJ 10 9

AK 4

TUESDAY, the 30th JULY, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at No. 96B, Nathan Road, Kowloon

The bidding:

South

West

North

2NT

Pass

3.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Particulars from Catalogue,

30

Pass

4NT

East Pasя Pass

ENT

Pass

Pass

Pasa

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctoneers.

the return of manuscript, draw- ings or pictures unless a stamp- Hong Kong, 25th July, 1940.

ed addressed envelope in sent together with the contribution,

TO LET

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LET from Ist September six-roomed partly- furnished house with garage and] garden. Apply Lowe, Hingham & Matthews,

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Wea.esday, the 31st. July, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at No. 31B, Peking Road, (Second Floor). Kowloon

or a

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 29, 1940.

NEW OUTLET TURKEY'S

GOOD HARVEST

FOR TRADE

OF TURKEY

YESTERDAY.

er harvest

TURKEY WILL BE THE ONLY COUNTRY IN EASTERN EUROPE WITH ALL THE BREAD SHE NEEDS THIS WIN- TER, ACCORDING TO ESTI- With the object of in- MATES OF THE WHEAT HAR: vestigating the possibili- VEST AVAILABLE IN ANKARA ties of using Basra as a Present bellef is that the bump- regular port for Turkish will result in her obtaining about Turkey is expecting trade with Britain, the 800,000 tons of wheat in excess of British Empire, the Unit-her immediate needs.

The fact that thousands of ed States and Japan, the troops are now under arms, re- Turkish Ministry, of Com-quiring organised feeding, merce is sending Tirhan plus being stored, but any export- Betay, Turkish transportable surplus will be snapped up export, to Basra.

will

certainly lead to some of this sur-

Turkey's neighbours, especially Burgaria and Greecè.

None of Turkey's wheat will be available for Germany,

Later, Betay is going to. India to further Turkish trade there,

Owing to the disastrous rains These developments follow the completion of the railway linking Balkan country should be able to which have spoiled Europe. no Turkey with Basra via Baghdad. supply any wheat to Germany this

These new trade outlets are

year, though naturally intensi- who are duce small quantities.--Reuter.

LATVIAN OFFICIAL

On View from Monday, the 29th hearts, dummy played the Queen, being developed in spite of the fed German squeezing, may pro-

and East's King efforts of the Gamans July, 1940.

forced out South's dismayed by the fact that while Ace. Declarer before the signature of the Anglo-— counted eleven Franco-Turkish Pact, 52 per cent. top tricks and of Turkish exports went to Ger- noted that themony, now she is only sending twelfth would de- [Fernany live per cent. of her ex-

pend on a suc-ports. - Reutz". cessful spade finesse throw-in. He began by running the four diamonds and then started on the] clubs. In the meantime West had

little been

thinking. a doing

The Exchange Telegraph_rec Obviously South would not take the spade finesse if he could make ported from Goteborg that Karl president of twelve tricks without it. Equally Uimania, former obvious was the danger of being Latvia, was gravely wounded and forced in with a heart to lead was hospitalized at Riga, Latvia. away from the spade King. The Associated Press. best detence was to blank the King of spades and at once, lest South be warned by the re- luctance of the discarding.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

the

(Full particulars from catalogue)

On view from Tuesday, 30th, July, 1940

Terms: Cash on delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 29th. July, 1940.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Thursday, the 1st. August, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at No. 458, The Peak, Barker Road

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

On view from Wednesday, the 31st. July, 1940

Catalogue will be issued Terms: Cash on delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 29th. July, 1940.

ACT NOW

In response to numerous requests The South China Morning Post, Limited, invites scription to

Hence West discarded a low' spade on the fourth-round-of-dia- monds, and two more spades on the third and fourth round of clubs. On the fifth club, West re- leased the nine of hearts. South thought West had the blank ten of hearts left, so led a heart to force a spade lead; but West cashed the ten and eight of hearts to defeat the contract.

*

Saturday, you were Oswald Jacoby's partner. Both sides were vulnerable_and..you had 40_on

You held:

score.

A A 199

♡'Q 8

OK 10 9 8 Q 10 5 2

Maler

The bidding: Jaceby 1♡

Pass (2)

Schenken

ANSWER: Bid one notrump. The part

score makes this bid forcing since it is unthinkable that your partner has opened the bidding without some rebid at the level of two. At the same time

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The gay young blade baye fast thinking comes naturally to him after the sun sets.

you conceal your strength, tempt-OFF THE RECORD [ing the opponents to enter the

bidding.

Score 100% for one notrump,

sub-60% for two clubs or two dia-

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monds, 50% for two hearts or two notrump.

QUESTION NO. 474

You hold the same hand as in the last question, and the bidding continues thus:

Betiravin

Pass

2A

You Jacoby Maler

1NT 1♡ Pass

Pass Pass 2♡ Pasa" Pa35

(7) What do you bid? (Answer to-morrow.)

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ment control over the Japanese Iron, and steel, hydro-electric and coul Industries.

Mr.. Kabayashi, however, does

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