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SATURDAY. 1st.

| MAKING "THE LITTLE

TRUMPS

By The Four Aces

One of the marks of the begin. ner is an undue haste to use his sellom increases the trick taking own small' trumps by. ruffing. This

power of the hand, since those trumps would be good whether ply led them from his own hand: Declarer ruffed with them or tim-

and very often premature. ruffing with sinall thumps so wenkeúš Declarer's trump suit that he loses control of the hand.

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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Ping Shan Inland Lot No. 7

Castle Peak.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

Locality

Boundary

Measurement

N. H. E. w.

About 54,450

$250

$2.723

Contents in sq. ft.

Annual Rent,

Upset Price

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

WEDNESDAY, 22nd Jan., 1941 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central. (2nd Floor)

A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE

-POSTAGE 'STAMPS (mostly China & Hong Kong) Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT "BROS.,

Auctioneers.

ple:

East, Dealer

11-30*

(Koirasad by The Bell Rynaiste Anh 1

is The life of the party often the headache of the family.

second trick and leading trumps every time he gained the lead.

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Yesterday you were

Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, yeu held:

A A Q 6

♡ 10 5

Neither side vulnerable

Q 7 6 3

Q

A 8 G 3

Q 7 5 2

19 8 2

N

AAKJ94

♡ J 10 9

♡ 8

W

7 3

◊ 10 6 2

The bidding:

◊ QJ 74

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♣ KJ 9 3

You

Belenken +Jackby

Binler

10

Pass

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Hong Kong, 17th Jan., 1941.

AK 6:54 2 OK 9

10 đ

The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by

Public

The bidding: East

Auction on

LA Pass

South 20 P388

West Dbl.

North Разв

No. 35

O Q J 9 7 0

♣ K Q 4

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a Crown. Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after, the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Pur- chase price.

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No. of Sale

Registry No.

Locality

441.

Rural Building Lot No.

Island Road, near Stanley.

Boundary Measuretnenta

N 8. E. W.

26. ff. ft.

As per

-gale plan

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Contents in sq. #

Annual Rental

Upset Price

About 15,700

$180

$3,925

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Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis-

THURSDAY, 23rd. January, 1941

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room,

Hunkow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising:--

Teakwood & Iron Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Chests of Drawers, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Perambu- dators, Wardrobe & Cabin Trunk, Carpets, Rugs, Eider-down Quilts, Gramophones & Records, E. P., Brass, Glass and Procelain Ware, Electric Lamps & Heaters, Cutlery, Curios, Ornaments, Cooking Uten.. sils, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture and

1 "Underwood" Typewriter 1 "Mullard" Radio Set :1 Plato by "Hopkinson"

1 Enamelled Bath

1 Fire Extinguisher

On View from Wednesday, the 22nd January, 1941

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 20th January, 1941

posal of the lot the Purchaser (if THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY. not the applicant), will be required THERAPION N0.1 to deposit with an authorised

After his woefully weak dou- ble had been passed all around, West

led the ten of spaces, holding the trick. He con- tinued the suit and South ruffed. South

officer who will be present at the THERAPION NⱭ2 sale, the sum of two hundred dol-THERAPION NⱭ3. lars, ($200) in cash. This sum

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the Purchase price.

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No. of Sale

Ping Shan Inland Lot No. 8.

Registry No.

Castle Peak.

Locality

Boundary

Measuremonta

N. 8. E. EW.

Frith |£6. |:26).

As per

sale plan

Contents in sq.ft.

About $4,450

Annual Rental

Upset

Price

MISCELLANEOUS

$2,723

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AIGN CARD VALUES OF THE FOUR-ACLE SYSTEN

ACE.... 3 KING..2 QUEEN1 | JACKIM

by ruffing.

ANSWER: Bid two spades. That bid does not show any strength in excess of your open- Ing bid; it merely confirms the spade suit. To bid one no-trump denies the spade: support and may seriously interfere with what- ever bidding follows,

Score 100% for two spades, 50% for one no-trump, 0 for any other bid.

'Question 'No. 620

To-day you are Merwin Maier's

realised that his

small trumps were partner

and,

with neither

not natural · trick- | side vulnerable, you hold: vinners, SO

em-

barked on a cam-

paign to make them

KJ.973

8:6 2

0 10 4 4.AJ 2

The bidding:

Bimler

10

Jacoby You

Paes 1

Schoaken

Pass

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The first step was to enter dum- my with the Queen of hearts-and ruff a third round of spades. Then South cashed the King..and Ace of diamonds, and ruffed a third round of 'diamonds with, his last small trump. Six trump tricks and two high diamonds thus, gave him his contract. Note that West could have defeated the contract by shitting to trumps at thecate, Inc.)

OFF THE RECORD

"An*uden wesgot÷tooʻsmart ithreads in’them.

Here's Luck

Разв (7) -What do you?:bid?. (Answer tomorrow.)

(Released by The Bell Syndi→

By ED REED

started putting

EWO BEER

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