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BRIDGE NOTES

Bridge Swindler — No. 19

By The Four Aces

swindle sidetracked a successful play. in favour of an unsuccessful

onc,

Yesterday you were Merwin D. Maler's partner and, with neither side vulnerable von held:

AQ 9 3 2

~J G

◇ A Q 6 6

7 4 3

The bidding:

Midor

Jacoby Top

1

Разв

a

10 (5)

Bètifakem

Pass-

West knew that South was fine player

nha that he would

make his contract by an end play unless he could be sidetracked:

South, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable

A 43

H.K.$ 9.00

6 month

H.K.$18.00

K 7 6 3 06 3 2 6 AJ 98

12 months

H.K.$36.00

OVERSEAS (including postage)

◆ QJ 10

N

4 7 5 2

9 6

3 months

H.K.$17.00

W

6 months

Q 9

H.K.$34.00

12 months

KJ96

H.K.$68.00

43

EJ 86 2 0 8 7

AK J

A 10 4

A Q 762

10.

PasaTM

ANSWER: Bid one spate. The suit is not a góðd one, but there is a faint chance that partner has good spade support. Also, this is the cheapest bid you chri make --an important consideration since your hand is sex weak.

Score 60% for two clubs.

100% for one sphát; one no-trump; 30% for

Question No. 599

To-day you arė ' Howard Schenken's partner and, with nei- ther side vulnerable you hold:

A KJ 9

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CONTRIBUTIONS:

or

A Q 10 4

AK 10 6

J 5

The

bidding:

AQ G 52

South

West

North

Bast

★ Q 48

10

1 A

Pass

Pass

The bidding:

INT

Pass

2NT

Pass

Selikoken

INT

Pass

Pass

Pusa

14

Maler

Pass

opened the Queen of

10

Pass

You Jacoby 10 Páss (7)

12-5 Tribal Ryadlond

What do you bid?

(Answer

Ti-morrow.)

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Bell Syndi-

Here's Luck

D'Y

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PUBLIC AUCTION

spades, South

HIGH LAND WALUT QF THE FOUR-ACES Syster

·ACE. KING QUEEN!

JACK'

TOTÁL VALIN ́nd then

winning with the King. Declarer cashed the club King and led the club ten, finessing 10 East's Queen, South Won the spade return with the spade Ace and led a club towards duminy,

West could place all the high cards

from the bidding and correctly; assumed that South's plan was to rash the clubs and the two high PARTICULARS AND CON hearts and then lea a spade to DITIONS of the Sale by Public force a diamond lead up to the Auction to be held on MONDAY. Ace-Queen, The only danger, for the 30th day of Dec., 1940, at 3: Squth, was that West might be p.m.. at the Offices of the Public able to blank the King of diamonds Works Department, by Order of and win four instend of three His Excellency the Governor of tricks at the end. And West's one Lot of Crown Land at Castle only chance of heading off South Peak, in the Colony of Hong was to make South think the Kong for a term of 75 years, diamond K ́ng had been blanked. comunencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.

On the third round of clubs, therefore. West discarded the five of diamonds; and on dummy's last club West blandly dropped the Jack of diar ends. Now South

...

11-6

elensed by The Bed Syndicate, Ing.)

oked worried. Had West blank- ed his King of diamonds? If so, Intending bidders are advised correct play was to play the that immediately after the dis-diamond Ace rather than throw posal of the lot the Purchaser (if| West in with spad?. Or was not the applicant) will be required West just pretending? If so, the to deposit with an authorisedi

end-play would work after all. officer who will be present at the

As it happened, South guessed sale, the sum of two hundred dul-

ruetio wrong, by playing for the King of lars, ($200) in cash. This sum diamonds to drop. So Wesi's tickets will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

Locality

Ping Shan Inland Lot No. 6.

Castle Peak.

Boundary

Measurinents

N. S. E. W.

IL.

ft.

It.

As per

sale plan

ft.

Contents in sq. ft.

Annual Rental

Upset Price

About 18,000

$82

$900

friend thinks her bebu. has lost his sense of honesty when he announces he thinks he'l

a" couple of theatre

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SCHOOL TEACHER NEARLY FAILS HIS CLASS

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WHAT'S WRONG WITH

IT'S PARTLY MY FAULT.

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THE BOYS? NOT LET THE CLASS DOWN,

THEY ARE SO KEEN TO PASS THEIR

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SEE A

DOCTOR.

AT THE DOCTOR'S

EVEN

WAKE TIRED

YOUR TROUBLE IS. NIGHT STARVATION: YOU SEE, WHILE: YOU SLEEP, YOUR HEART, LUNGS AND OTHER

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The vessel is of the Shelter Deck type designed for a carrying capacity of 9,000 tons and fitted with Diesel Machinery.

A large part of the cargo has been removed from the vessel.

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The highest, or any, tender may not necessarily be accepted.

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IN YOUR CASE ALSO_THIS_HAS

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SIX WEEKS LATER THINKSAS

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This acid waste kept the brain and nerves) "on_edgo" "all"night even though the rest of the body was sound"asleep.”

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