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Hong Kong, 7th June, 1941.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED

Notice To Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN YEARLY that the ORDINARY

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BRIDGE NOTES

BRIDGE SWINDLES-

NO. 42

By The Four Aces

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 9, 1941

PRIEST'S LETTER

HOME AR

A Royal Air Force off-reached the village of cer, writing from Cirene, Luigi di Savoia after mid- the ancient capital of night and sought shelter at the house of the village ling" an opponent is the device Cyrenaica, relates that

" of creating a guess where no

exists. guess really

For during a terrific storm he priest..

Among the ways of “swind-

true

example:

South, Dealer

East-West vulnerable

WEST

NORTH

A 7 6 5 3

J 9 8 4 2 ♡ K 6 OJ 8 2

10 9 6

Q JT 6 2 OK O

•D04

SOUTH

9

EAST

X Q 10

♡ A 10 8 4 3 0 6

Q 5 4 3

O AQ 10 9 74 3 ♣AKJ 8 2

The bidding: South

West

10 4.

TRANSFER

be

60 Puss

West

10 Pass Dbl.

North Puss 40 Pas

East

3♡

Pasy Pass

opened

the Queen

of

BOOKS of the Society will

her

'I CAN'T GO ON!'

Many a women taxes strength to the limit in the in- and East won with the day comes when her health the Ace. East then breaks down.

The Undersigned have received CLOSED from 9th JUNE to 20th hearts, dummy played the King,terests of home and family until |

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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE

LIMITED

HIGH CARP VIAJES

OF. "HE FOURNICES SYSTEM

ACE

KING QUEEN.1 JACK

· SUTIL VILARÈME PACK JA

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of South ruffed. South Jaid down the Ace and then a low diamond, and West took the diamond King.

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hearts, but South ruffed.

It was now

apparent to East that the setting trick could be

to countless run-down women. and men too.

It is: such rich, red blood that

Notice To Shareholders obtained only in clubs, but it was keeps men and women well, that

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also obvious that. South could. successfully fnesse through the club Queen unless he could be steered away from this normal line of play. So East decided to execute a swindle,

After ruling the Jack of hearts. South laid down the Ace of clubs, and then led a low dia- year ended the 31st December. mond to dummy's Jack. At this

point. East casually a low club!

1940.

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CO., LTD.. General Agents. Hong Kong, 4th June, 1941.

REACH THOSE WHO

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*THROUGH

discarded

club West

South was not a particularly astute player, so he regarded this. club discard ELS having been made from a worthless holding. lf that were 50,

Dust have the Queen of clubs, and the only chance to make the in contract lay

dropping the blunk Queen in the West hand. Accordingly, South returned chub-from the dummy and played his King instead of finessing. That set up East's club Queen as the setting trick, much to his glee and South's chagrin. Note that South would have finessed, but for East's deceptive discard, and the finesse would have enabled South to make his contract.

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The priest opened the door. himself, bade the RA.F. officer and his party enter, atuti arranged sleeping places for them in his own bedroom.

"In the morning" writes the 'officer "we were surprised to find that in addition to ourselves the kind priest had given shelter to officers. He made eight other coffee for us and fetched water from the well.

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"He asked me to give it to her when the R.A.F.

the entered and Italian capital,

he seemed certain that the letter would be delivered very soon."

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