1940-11-26 — Page 10

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BRIDGE COMMUNIST

NOTES ESCAPE

CRIME DOESN'T PAY! NO. 19.

By The Four Aces

A crime was committed in to

day's 'hand, and it's up to you, as

usual to discover the criminal

and his misdeed:

South, Dealer Neither side vulnerable

A J 8 54 ♡ 5

AJD 852 Jb Jb

QTO G 3

N

Q3 10

G 2

W

07

K 8.4

♡ K 8 7 4 ◊ 10 6 3

AQ 7 6 3

9 2

9 3 ΟΚΟ 4

1092

The bidding: South Went North

East

Pass

M.P.'S

"What have you been doing in the air raids?" M.P.s were asking each other before they settled down to business.

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Mr. William Gallagher, the Communist, seemed to think that he had the narrowest, escape di all, He was walking along London street when a bomb. dropped within a few yards of him. The blast went upwards, accompanied by a huge water- spout. He felt #slight shock, but that was all.

"Ye nearly didna see me back here again," he commented.

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 26, 1940.

OFF THE RECORD

Another member, Sir Jocelyn Lucas, was on duty with the Auxiliary Fire Service. They were called out to a fire, and he dis- covered it was the house of an M. P. where he had often dined. [w His l'ague was not at home at Queen of the time. hearts, South winning with the

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Раве Pass

West

the opened

Ace. Déclarer next laid down Mr. John McGovern has spent the Ace and Kinueveral nights touring London to

AN CARD VÁLUCY – of; trumps, dis- see the damage. He made his

OF THE

KINGAZ QUEEN 1 JACK

PITTURA, VINAČNĚ ve Dembe

OUR AGES SYRPA - mayed to find that Enst had started with only one. Then he led a low trump, and West took his Queen. Another heart lead forced dummy to trump tricts. with the Jack of trumps. South then started the Another man at diamonds, but West waited until the third round of the suit to ruff with his ten of trumps. Then he led a third round of hearts, and South was set three tricks!

Who

the criminal was what was his crime? Decide for yourself before reading on.

journeys during rakis, and part of the time he was dodging from shelter to shelter. He found many opportunities in the shelters te study the people's reactions.

He went to many London dis-

and

and

Westminster

was telling how. he cooked his breakfast on a fire in his garden.

Norway Payments To Germany

South was the criminal,

The cost of the first four months his crime was in cashing the King of the occupation of Norway has of Trumps! After laying down

been fixed .at Kr.360,000,000. MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

the trump Ace, South should lead which works out at about Rm.64 a low trump. West would take his No One without a badge will be Queen but would then be help-

a head a day.

ED

DOMM ពព

By ED REED

NIGHTING

OPEN

POPS DINER

"Better play sare Eddie-wait till It passes!"

Here's Luck

41 2906, The

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It

你

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Hong Kong, 25th Nov., 1940.

PUBLIC AUCTION

AK Q 10 0 4

ÁJ 6.

◊ Q 10 2

space.

ANSWER: --Bid ome There is no reason to suppress a five-card major just to show the general strength of the hand.

Score 100% for one spade, 20% for one no-trump..

Question No. 573

To-day you are Oswald Jacoby's. partner and, with neither side-

hold:

vulnerable, GU,

3 Б K-10 3 OAKJG4

K Q-10

The bidding: Jacobra Maier." Του

Pass :(?).

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What to you bid?

To-morrow.)

Schenken

(Answer,

(Released by The Bell Syndi-`

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