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HANDLING A

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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 11, 1941

"SOUND" OPINIONS

A bomber station is filled with sounds by day, but the sounds of the night are the most signifi- cant. The sounds take on a new meaning, and each one tells a story.

By The Four Aces Happy and smiling, healthy and strong, and all because the minor When an expert gets bad re- health upsets to which little child-sults with a poor partner, it may ren are prone are quickly correct- seem that the poor player is at

Many of the personnel have ed. How is it done?

fault but it is usually the their favourite sounds, and they expert's fault just the same. Pro- like to indicate them to visitors. per handling would have pro- They say "Listen

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A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

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THERAPIONN

Puros Se, Chalmista, or either Nakenturm 724 DR. LE CLERO Mad, CalaverstockRa,N}W.KI

Lil for the liver

ple:

Bouth, Dealor

Neither side vulnerable

NORTH

K

♡ 9 7 3 OK 2

WEST

QJ 10 9 8 7 2

EAST

10 9 7 8 ♡ K 6 ?

A 10 9 6 54

7

J 6 4 10 8 5 4 0873

K 63

SOUTH

A Q 8 6 2 ♡ A Q J O Q J 6 4 ✔A

The bidding:

West South

Puss 1 A 3NT

North

Pass

2 5

East Pass Pass

Pass

Pass

Pase

to

that!" or

Here is a symposium of opinions from flying men and others' who

make their

on bomber

stations.

home

A Medical Officer: "I'm always stirred by the rat-a-tat of the machine-guns as the rear gunner tests them before the flight. He points them down to the ground and fres off a few rounds just to make sure his Brownings are working smoothly. It makes the old heart sit up."

HUH

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when the mentally sketchy girl-felend's beau

ho's

ayos have it" her new make-up.

says "the

admiring

CORRESPONDENCE

A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

A Wing Commander, in charge of a Squadron: "There's nothing to beat the sound of the take-ofT. It's like opera music; it's full and it's satisfying. The rhythm of the i engines as they settle down to work before the aircraft whizzes

runway up the

always sounds good to me. Then us the aircraft North was an expert, and leaves the ground there's that nouncement." South was just an average player. beautiful, continuous hum of North's jump to five clubs might power which you can hear long be a sound bid if after the machine has disappeared South were an ex-in the clouds." peri, but North

5 NT

De

HUN CARD VALUES

FOURLACES SYDLEN

ACE... 3

KING..2

QUEEN.L JACK.....

VITAL MALAJE SE PREL DE

AVERANG NAP 636

should have recog- nised his partner's)

bid

no-trump. North might have elected to pass at three no-trump and allow

his partner to play the hand at a not unreasonable contract. But if North wanted to play the hand at exactly five clubs, he chose the wrong road to that object.

A good "handler" would bid

four clubs, knowing

Sir Now here is a special an-

Monday night

We all sat up and waited last at 8 p.m. Then came a perfectly delightful rig- marole to the effect that owners of radio sets should keep their sets under control and not annoy

neighbour their next door necessarily.

un-

A ground mechanic: "I like to limitations. If he be near the crew room just before had thought about the take-off and hear those lads it, he would have Joking before realised that South.

There's Berlin.

nothing rowdyes Z.B.W.'s outlook. would automatical- about it. It always reminds me I personally had put up with Ly

live of the quiet sort of banter you a longer bout than usual of the hear in a football dressing room music box-it looks even better just before the teams go on to than it sounds-and it too seem- ed to think the same as it stop- the field,"

ped and for practically a minute An Intelligence Officer: "What there was silence before

the 8 like to hear most is that first o'clock time signal cut through the Then the special announce- faint buzz of a returning aircraft. air. There's a pause after we have ment

and then what was received all the various signals going to happen during the week! to say that our aircraft are com- only

Can you imagine people in each would automatically bid ing in safely, and then through household sitting down and taking South four no-trump. Then North would the windows in the dawn we hear down in longhand, shorthand or Someone by any other means the week's --and South would the first one arriving. bid five clubs

If this is broadcast always says: "That's a 'Whitley.' programme? warning surely understand the and would pass.

although everyone knows that it for people outside the Colony, it interesting to know isn't a Jerry. Then we clear the would be

the table ready for the interrogation." whether they contribute to

upkeep of Z.B.W.

they set off to This little example rather typi-

that

Five clubs, of course, cannot be defeated; and five no-trump is a very unsound contract. Correct psychology would have enabled North to steer the bidding to the right contract.

✡

✡

*

A Group Captain, commanding In short, I think Z.B.W. wastes

station: "The most far too much time doing little. officer of a cheering sound I know is the

W.B.Z. bustle outside the door of the

Yesterday you were Howard intelligence room just before the Schenken's partner and, with both crews come in to be interrogated.

Then the lively Good morning, ingless compared with this." sides vulnerable, you held:

sir. Good trip, thank you. The Yes, there is scope for

a dic- bustle and chalter at any other tionary of sounds on a station of time of the day are just mean-Bomber Command.

▲ 10 8 6 3 2 ♡ 7

◊ Q J 6 4

"K 8 3.

The bidding:

Schenken

Jacoby

1NT

Dbl.

Maler

2♡

Επα (1)

OFF THE RECORD

ANSWER: Bld two spades. Part- ner's double shows a strong hand; and game is likely if he has sup- port for spades. If he lacks spade sunport, you are ready for any other suit he names.

Score 100% for 30% for pass.

two spades,

Question No. 739

To-day you are Oswald Jaco- by's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you hold:

A 10 7 6 2

♡ J-8

◇ A G 3

J·94

The bidding: Jacoby Schenken You Maler

10 Pass (7)

What do you bld?

tomorrow.)

(Answer

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AIR FRANCE MEN FOR R.C.A.F.

The majority of the personnel in South America of Air France, the famous French civil air line, appear to be. supporters of the Free French ......movement and General de Gaulle,

This is confirmed by a circular Jotter from the authorities of the | Free Franch movement to the de

"Gaulle” societies In America.

Some technicians from South. America are already on their way from South America to Montreal, vin Now, York, to join "the "Royal" Canadian" "A Force:

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Here's Luck

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By ED REED

BEER

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