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BRIDGE GETS SIX NOTES KILLING

Bridge Swindles

No. 25

By The Four Acès South was a little disconsolate about the impossible contract, he had reached through perfectly

normal and logical bidding: but be achieved the impossible by way of a swindle:

South, Dealer

Neither sido vulnerablo

A J7 43 V KJ 10 OK Q J 6

Q 10

should be

4 К

N

A Q 8

66 4

V9 8 3 2

W

E

086 32

0 A 74

984 3

47 6 5 2

AA 10 9

6 5 2

A Q

109

AK J

The bidding

South

I A

West

North

East

Pans

3A

Pass

Puss

LA

Pass

6A

Рани

Puss

Puss

Wei

of

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

opened 10

MIN LAND VALUE)

OF THE FOUR-ACEJ BYTTEN

one

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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 10, 1941. -

ADVERTISE

YEARS FOR-SAVE LIFE

Many lives might be saved and many people spared pain if quali-

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When Girls In Thair

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Evidence of blows by aufled first-aid people advertised tall and weedy. When young peo-

ex-pugilist corporal was

given at Sussex, Assizes at

That is the view of an A.R.P. worker after weathering 1 two Lewes by a soldier senten-months" "Blitz." ced to six years' penal ser- He said: "If every person train- vitude for his man-ed by the British Red Cross or the St. John Ambulance Brigade were slaughter.

to paint a first-aid sign outside his who are 'walking house, people

there fot casualties' could stop treatment instead of going 500 or 1,000 yards to the nearest first-aid post.

Summing up the Judge said that no amount of provocation, cruelty or bad conduct justified a man killing another man in this coun- try. He could see no sign of self-defence.

was

"But if a man killed because the provocation he had received

human more than

nature could be expected to bear, the law made allowances for human weaknesses."

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"And a fairly slight injury, can Private Arthur Barrows, thirty-be made serious by a walk of 500 six of the Pioneer

Corps, was yards find not guilty of murdering Provost Corporal George Thomas Brown, at Burgess Hil on Octo- Ler 1. It was alleged that Bur- rows shot Brewn with a rifle,

PUBLIC AUCTION

In evidence, Burrows said that! The Undersigned have received during the time he was under instructions 10 sel! by Public eletention Corporal Brown treated¦ Auction on

the prisoners roughly.

Burrows said Brown punched him hard in the solar plexus. He also used filthy language to him.

Burrows said he had a hazy idea that he might be able to frighten Brown by firing off a round, not at him, and show him the other rounds.

hearts. and South looked to way to make his contraet besture.

he ploved the first card iron the duinmy. He could discord

He thought Brown was coming dummy's inond on

for him. He picked up the rifle extra heart, but with the intention of warding him that would stiff, but not of firing it. The rifle leave him with a

went off. diamond loser. And! certainly there was

ACA KING. QUEEN. JACKWA

CRVAN MAME OF PREN ZE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Share- holders will be HELD at the Hong Kong Hotel, Heng Kong, un TUESDAY, the 11th. February, with three 1991, at 1130 A.MI. for the

against him. cut purpose of receiving the Report that trump loser wasn't so of the Directors together with a tain! statement of accounts fur the

a sure trump loser to the King-Queen perhaps

But

your ended 31st. December, 1940. With that thought in

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the South

to

of

won

cer-

mind,

the first trick in

duminy.

Company will be CLOSED from dummy by putting up the king of hearts. Then he led the Jack

the froni spades "Cover an honour, said East, amiably, as he put up the Queen of spades On second thought.

SATURDAY, 1st. February TUESDAY, 11th. February, both days inclusive,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

JA

General Managers. Hong Kong, 21st January, 1941.

HONG KONG G SHANGHAI BANKING

we won't repeat what West said as he saw his own King and his partner's Queen fall South's Ace!

under

loser

If the players in your group are automatic honour-coverers, remember this type of situation. Few swindles are so soul-satisfy- ing as making no trump blossom where a sure loser once flourished. And make a mental note for your own guidance that covering honours 111 the trump

almost suit

invariably the Head Declarer more good than

1 defenders.

CORPORATION

NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corpora- tion will be held at Office of the Corporation, No. Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th Febru- ary, 1941, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with

+

a Statement of Accounts for the

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Saturday you were

does

the

Oswald

year ending 31st December, 1940. Jacoby's partrier and, with neither

The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Thursday, the 13th February to Wednesday, the 26th

February,

1941 (both days inclusive) dur- ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

side vulnerable, you held:

4 7

AQJ 8 6 3 OKJ 9.4

♬ K B

The bidding:

By Order of the Board of

Directors.

Заспру

Mastur

Paas

Pass

14

Разв

Кон

1♡ 2♡

8chonken

2NT 3NT

Pass 30 Pass (7)

Разя Разв Pass

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chier Manager.

Hong Kong, 7th February, 1911.

| PUBLIC AUCTION

ANSWER: Pass. You have told your full story and must trust your partner to have interpreted it correctly. Since he knows you have six hearts and four dia-

The Undersigned have received monds, and still wants to play Instructions to sell by Public Auc-|for three no-trump, you must as-

tion on

TUESDAY, 11th February, 1941

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336 Pairs Khaki Trousers,

152 Caps.

62 Pairs Canvas Rubber Shoes,

58 Pairs Drab Hosetops.

40 Pairs Puttees.

20 Pairs Khali Breeches,

29 Khaki Helmets.-

27 White Khaki Overalls.'

24 Khaki Overalls.

also

(QUANTITY OF HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

Terms: Cash on Delivery:

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers,

Hong Kong, 10th Feb., 1941.

sume that he has some reason for his bidding.

Score 100% for pass, 20% for four hearts or four diamonds.

Question No. 635

To-day you are Merwin Mater's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you hold:

KJO #

105

A 10 7

♣ Q J 10 6

The bidding: Yos

Jacoby Mstar Pass 'Pass 10 (7)

What do you bid?. To-morrow.)

Schenken

Pass

(Answer.

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