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BRIDGE PILOTS NOTES TREES

How To Get To Game

By The Four Aces To-day's hand is one we saw at a well-known club in New York:

North, Dealer

Nelthor alde vulnerable

4A9843

J 10 6 2

O AJ 8 5

♣ K J 4 3

A Q 105 2 ♡ Q 8 3 ◊ K 7 4

N

~ 5

W

◊ Q10 9 6

4 Q 8 6

S

2

AK J 6

VAK 9 7 4 ◊ 3

A 7

♫ 10 9 6 2

The bidding:

North

tat

South

l'ass

l'ass

IQ

20 80

Puss

20

Puss

Paso

Weal

nas Pass Puss

416M CARD VALUES

DE THE FOUR-ACET SYSTEN

Naturally North and South won dered why they had missed

an alnost ice-cold game. North pointed out that he had approached the game 12: the most impeccable expert style; and South put in that his hand Was bare

minimum

even a North's that he make

3

ACE. KING..2 QUEEN.1 JACK

VITAL VALINE, JE PRE SA

#

(without

fit for

diamonds)

couldn't

50

а

NEST IN

TWO FIGHTER PILOTS A POLISH FLYING OFFICER AND A. BRITISH PILOT OFFICER --t MIGHT HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR "JIM CROWS" RECENTLY. BOTH HAD TO BALE OUT. FROM THEIR DAMAGED AIR- CRAFT-AND BOTH LANDED IN TREE TROPS IN KENT.

The British pilot, who claimed three "probable" German victims, was hit from behind by cannon fire, the shells passing his leg and exploding the petrol tank.

"I abandoned

my aircraft,” he said, "and delayed opening my parachute for about 12,000 feet. It opened perfectly and I landed on top of a tree in a wood near Ashford."

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The Polish officer claimed "half" a Messerschmidt 109 and another Messerschmidt

"probable." Although he was wounded by sheli splinters, he continued his attack until his Hurricane dived out of control. He then took to his park- chute and floated down and found his perch on a tree top some milês from Maidstone.

HOMES OF STARS IN DANGER

third bid. They finally agreed that of Hollywood film stars are being Magnificent homes and estates the game was "unbiddable" and

eaten up by taxes, went on to the next deal.

comedian Harold Lloyd.

But the game was far from un- biddable. North's second hid should have been four hearts, rather than just three hearts. What sort of hand could South have with which there would be no play for game? The fault lay in North's understanding of what was "ex- pert style."

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This is not to escape the attention of fans, but to escape city tax rates.

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Also for skin complaints, ccze-

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An alarming number of good

Lloyd was appealing to a meet-mo, sores, ringworm, piles, this (but not quite expert) players ing of the Los Angeles county

antiseptic ointment will delight his assessment think it crude to bid a game blun-supervisory to cut

Obtainable at all chemists. tly and directly. They "edge up" from nearly £60,000 to £25,466.

Soothing-Antiseptic - Healing direct bids as they can think of, as,

He owns a magnificent home on on the game by using as many in-

a seventeen-acre estate. though game were the last thing they had in mind. After a suitable amount of this refined dallying, they graciously

consent to bid a game.

A few more years like this he said, and even the richest of the THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY, stars are going to be living either THERAPION NO.1 n apartments or on distant farms. He added.

THERAPIÓN NⱭ2 THERAPION NS.3

can't live in your nice home move

"Very well, someone says, if you1 Crvan Dischargen k expert

All of that, ar HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC-1 from expert style.

course, is far TORY 1941 EDITION. On sale at dallies when he needs information;

The all Bookstalls and at the Offices of but when he has that information out-sell it. the Publishers, Windsor House, he wastes no time in preliminaries: Des Voeux Road, Central Tele- The way to get to game, very of phones:-20022 & 20011

ten, is simply to open your mouth, make the game bid; and then close your mouthg 1 na simple. that!

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Bst

Jacoby's partner

Yesterday you were Oswald

and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:

9 4

K 8 6

A Q 3 7 5 KJ 3

The bidding

You

Maler Jacotry 10 Pass. 10 Раза Fase 2V (7)

Bdrmitane

14 Pass

Mild climate and healthful sur- ANSWER: Bid three hearts. You roundings. Specially suitable for have already shown a near-mini- colonial boys and boys from Ur-mum opening bid, but your partner ban areas. Preparatory School ad- still has hopes of game, as shown jacent.

by his reopening bid. Your hand may be obtained on application more chance.

Prospectus and full particulars is strong enough, tỏ give him one to the School Secretary, or at the Office of this paper, Headmaster, HARRY BELL, B.A. (Cantàb.)

The China

China · Mail

WITH THE NEWS

DEALS

CONCISELY AND ACCURATELY

"EARLJEST WITH THE LATI

Score, 100% for three hearts, 40% for pass.

Question No. 607 To-day you are Howard Schen- ken's partner and, with neither side vulnerable; you hold:

A.7 ལ་བྱ་་།

OK 8 6 5 3

AIG 2

The bidding: Schenken

*Jacoby Pass

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„Barnstone

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