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BRIDGE OFFICERS NOTES PRISON

By The Four Aces

NO. 46.

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 7, 1941.

JEWELLED

IN DUNGEON BOOK

BOMBED

An Englishwoman has This is a story of a tra-

received the follow-

BRIDGE SWINDLE-ing letter from a young gedy of the raids. It does British officer now in the not tell of the killing of "reprisals" prison people, but of the destruc- ers' camp in Posen.

South saw his peril as soon as the opening lead was made, but a very elegant Bridge Swindle saved him.

South, Dealer Neither side vulnerablo

NORTH

A A 8

J 8 6

M.K.$36.00

H.K.$17.00

H.K.$34.00

H.K.$68.00

O J 3 2

♫ KJ 10 6 2

orders should be

WEST

EAST

A 9 6 5 4 2 ♡ 4

A Q J 10 3

A Q 10 9

7 6

0806

984 3

◇ A 4 ÷ 7

SOUTH

A K 7

K 3 2

OK Q 10 9 7 A A Q 6

The bidding: South

10

West Pass

North

East

2No

20

3 of

Pass

30

3♡

50

Pass

Pass

mbl.

Pass

J'ass

Pass

All contributions must bear the writer's or Artist's signature, not for publication purposes unless desired, but as a sign of good faith. The publishers do not accept responsibility for

the return of mannscript, draw- ings or pictures unlers a stamp- od addressed envelope is sent together with the contribution.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Notice of General Meeting

The SIXTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong. on THURSDAY, 10th July, 1941, at Noon, for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors,

The

Transfer Books Company will be closed from the 3rd July to the 24th July inclusive,

of the

By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD..

General Managers, Hong Kong, 14th May, 1941.

West led the four of hearts, and South was sure it was a singleton even before the dummy appear- ed, for he had the

HIGH CARD WALAZES

OF THE FOUR-ACES WYBIEN

ACGood KINC QUEEN JACKIE

TERM WINE SPACE POVEZANE HAND STS

three and the two in his When

own hand. Dummy

showed up with three heurts, South

·

The letter, dated March 24, had to pass the military censor and

tion of a book.

Into the making of this book is. therefore, written with com- went jewels of many kinds, thou- parative restraint:

sands of pieces of leather, much

1

"My new address is Stalag 21D. We are in a camp designed gold leaf, and seven years of

I craftsman's toll, When he had to equalise our treatment with finished it the raiders came. Now that of German officer-prisoners nothing in Canada.

"Suffice it to say that we are in an underground fort built in

remain.

of it but the jewels

Years ago there appeared a copy

1856, with no plumbing whatso- of the Vedder edition of the ever and no sanitation. Water is

'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, drawn from pumps and the place

the loveliest which was probably is so crowded that it's like a slum. book ever made. It is still spoken

"It is a thousand times worse of as the Titanic than 7CH (where he was before) it was lost in that ship when on and we live by electric light.

"Americans have been down and we can but hope that things lover who had bought it. will happen to get us out.

"If their story about Canada is true, it's a damned disgrace, but 1 hurdly credit it.

"We have air mail, so please send this home and tell them to get busy.

"Please also tell the family to America in get every source cracking to send food, not clothes."

Omar, because

the way to the American book-

Bray, Stanley One day Mr.

firm of a London manager of book-binders came across its de- signer's original drawings.

and began to took them home make another book from them,

Valued At $2,000

PISH TUSH,

HOT CHOCOLATE.

WON'T HURT

WOTS

""TH"

USE

4-19

(Reiended By The Buli frndicâte, Ino.).

Dieting Dot' says to do a bang-up job on reducing one would have to live a hermit's life.

said. "Next in a night," ho

the covera morning

were a All I now filthy mesa, ilke tar. He

have is the jewels, and some of them have turned black."

He showed a "Daily Telegraph" reporter the drawings and pointed out their riches--a peacock's tail

Into his book went 1,051 stones, 4,907 pieces of leather, 1,125 sheets of best gold leaf, and 5,000 hours of work. He valued it at £2,000.

"I had heard about the original about the wonderful

with a topaz in every feather, a book, and THE STATE

STARTS

thought of East's A RACKET

persistent heart bidding and con-

firmed his first im-

ger was quite obvious: East would

Recently the

skull with ivory teeth, a python craftsman who made it," he said. with an emerald eye, bunches of "I had been

grapes made of instrument with board of mother other jewels.

"I worked on

amethysts, and

tiny finger of pearl, and

а

told that no one could do what he had done, but when I found the original draw- ings I made up my mind to try. I worked upon it in the winter even'ngs, six out of every seven,

of the It for seven and for most

time by

years, and a bomb destroyed it artificial light. "Daily

pression. The dan- Herald" told you about a win the trick, give his partner a profiteering ramp in ruff, and the Ace of trumps would vacuum flasks, particu- set the contract. West might even get two

get two ruffs, although South larly in the West of Eng- OUTSTANDING VALUE

didn't care whether one or two tricks.

he was set

The main thing he thought of, in the few seconds it took to put the dummy down was how to get East to discontinue hearts. Then he concocted a swindle.

very plausible

When East played the heart Ace on the first trick, South! casually dropped his king! East naturally assumed that South had no more hearts and that the three and two of hearts were in his partner's hand. And to continue the hearts, if that were, the case, would set up dummy's heart Jack MARBLE HALL--34-36, Granville-so East had to find a shift. Road, Kowloon,

East shifted to the Queen of

TO LET

Beautiful rooms.

with verandah, dressing room and spades, dummy winning with the private bathrooms, tennis court, Ace. A trump was led from hume grown vegetables and dummy, and East stepped up with Bowers. Apply proprietress Phone The Ace to lead the Jack of spades. His idea was not a bad one, in view of the mistaken idea he had about the heart situation, but it all came to nothing. South won

59433.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received to sell by Public

instructions Auction on

TUESDAY, the 8th. July, 1941. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, '2nd. Floor.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

comprising:—

with the spade King, drew trumps,

and--much to East's chagrin

hearts on discarded two losing dummy's long club suit.

►

*

Saturday you were Howard Schenken's partner and, with nei- ther side vulnerable, you held:

8

AJ 6 3

OK 9 8 4

9 6 3 2

The bidding: Schenken Pass

20

Teakwood & Iron

Bedsteads,

Pass

Jacoby

12 Pass 44

Του Pasa 30

Major

2A

3A

(2)

Wardrobes,

Dressing Tables,

Chests of Drawers, Sideboards,

land.

Quantities of cheap French flasks, which normally sell retail at 1s, 11d. to 2s. 6d. each, have been seized as contraband.

Customs officers attached to the Board of Trade are given the job of disposing of them. They communicate with traders who normally sell such flasks and in- vile them to quote a price.

One trader quoted 3s. a flask. He did not get any. Someone else offered a higher price and secured

them.

The flasks go to the highest bidder.

Quotations for additional sup-

plies of flasks have now reached

Bs, each.

With purchase tax, they will not public at less be offered to the than 10s, each-four or five times the normal price.

IN

PURE LINEN SHEETS

68" x 106"

PAIR 3500 80" x 108" 3950 PAIR

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW

OFF THE RECORD

&

CO., LTD.

By ED REED

EMERGENCY

EXIT

HOW ARE YOUR NERVES

Dining Tables, Chairs. Chester- ANSWER: Pass. You told your In these days of strain, and deld Suites, Ice Chests, Folding story when you bid three dia-

worry many women, and men too, Screens, Cupboards, Tables, monds; the rest is up to your are living under the shadow of Desks, Book Cases, etc., etc.

partner. He may be itching to nerves. They are fearful of the Carpets, Rugs,

Curtains, Ect his hands on that four spade future, unsettled, easily exhausted, Cushions, Cutlery, Ornaments, contract; or he may decide to self-conscious, suffer from sleep- Glasses, Porcelain & Metal Ware, sacrifice at five diamonds. In Electric Fans & Lamps, Pictures, either case, It is up to himnot lessness and frequent headaches, their condition may be summed Mirrors, etc., etc.

up in the one word "Nerves".

: also

A Quantity of Blackwood and Rattan Furniture,

and

600 Books (in 'lots): "

10 New Rubber Air Mattresses

2 New Canovas Canoes

1 Piano by "Morrison"

1 Home Rowing Machine

-1 Mahogany Bed Room Suito-f

2 Tientsin Carpets and 2: Rugs.

1 Steel 3-Drawer Filing Cabinet, On View from Monday,, the 7th, July 1941,

Terms: Cash on Delivery."

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 4th July, 1941,

you to make that decision.

Score 100% for pass, 20% for Ave diamonds.

Question No. 761

To-day you

Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you hold:

are

Q 7 6 10.9 M oA$T£་

The bidding:

Pass. 201

(7)

Schenken Jacoby

10.

Pasa, What do you bid? (Answer Amerrow))"}

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