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BRIDGE Canada
NOTES TO Double
BRIDGE SWINDLES
NO: 50
By The Four Aces
The type of swindle shown in
to-day's hand is very simple yet
very effective. But despite its:
executed
this type, remember iL
To
Arms Output
IN A DETERMINED DRIVE to reach maximum implicity, only the best players production, Canadian industry this year will double make use of it. If you've never its output of munitions and war materials, Watch- well for you'll get lots of chances ing the rapid expansion of facilities, government : experts declare this may even be an understatement. says Mr. A. J. McKenna in the "Wall Street Journal."
to try it out.
South, Dealer Both sides vulnerable
NORTH
WEST AK 104
96 AQ J 10 9 4% J 7 6 2
87 x 8543 OAK 2 10 6
EAST
2
A 10 7 2 6 4
K9 843
SOUTH
A A QJ96
V K Q J
0 8 5 3
A AQ
The bidding: South
West
North
East
Pass Pass
ZA Pass
Pass Puse
King.
Magnitude of the war activity in the next twelve months may be gauged from an official estim- ate that Canadian expenditure on its own war programme combined with the financial assistance being given Britain will represent a charge of 40 per cent. upon the national income.
seas.
Explosives and chemicals, ships, mediation machinery and compels shells. guns, automotive equip- 30 days notice before a strike can ment and aircraft are all in the he called. The Wartime Prices for over-and Trade Board has control over expanding programme
It has seldom rents and prices. The contribution of industry is exercised its powers over prices not confined to expansion of us but has accomplished its purpose by investigation and own output. It has provided oul- chiefly standing leadership and manage- | warnings. ment brain to ten government- owned companies engaged in the
Contracts With United Kingdom
Equally
for good
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PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction on WEDNESDAY, the 6th Aug., 1941 commencing at 6.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, 2nd. Floor,
HIGH CARS VALUES
OF THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEM
FACE
KING:22; QUEEN 1 JACK
TITAN WILDE QUEREN DIE AVERAGE MAPER-43)
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"Fay As You Go" Policy
loan drives are also
South saw that he'd have
Much attention has been devoted tu lose 2 dia-
to guarding against inflationary in and
influences. The government adopt- and heart, and that From the beginning of the wared the "pay as you go" policy he might have to to the end of the last government as far as it could and tax levels lose a spade and a fiscal year on March 31 contracts have constantly been increased club. Since that and commitments made by Canada as the national income rose.
loser too and the United Kingdom totaled Large war was one many, his contract $11 billion. In the current fiscal a factor in this situation. would depend on year Canada will spend $1,450,- In the current fiscal ycar winning a finesse 000,000 for war purposes and
revenuca would supply about in one of the black total British orders will amount 75 per cent. of government re- couldn't tell suits.
which to $12 billion, of which a sub- quirements if it had not been to choose because there stantial portion
will be financed for the necessity of financing a finesse was no way to know which of the by this country. by accumulation large share of Britain's war pur- black Kings East was more like- of sterling
and repatriation of chases in this country. British-owned Canadian securities. From the standpoint of the ly to hold.
recent Since it was important to take In his
budget speech defence forces this country has
75,000 out trumps, South started by tak- Finance Minister Ilsley estimated about
soldiers overseas. ing a trump flnesse. He led the at between $800 million and $900 These men have been specially three of spades from the dummy million the amount of Britain's trained for the defence of Britain Queen from his prospective adverse exchange against invasion and have been own hand, and West calmly play-position with Canada after sub-kept in reserve for that purpose. ed the four of spades! West could acting Canada's adverse position A continuous stream of trained
dummy had only one with the United States. see that
young fliers is on the way over- more entry, and suspected that Precise Agures on the division seas from the Empire Air Train-
use that entry to of South would
contemplated British
anding Plan, and the Navy had been take another trump finesse if the Canadian expenditures among, expanded many times over to Arst nesse seemed to work. West different types of war equipment assist in hemispheric defence and didn't know what else South
have not been made public. Recent in convoy work. might need the entry for, but he figures, however, show that ten did know that any finesse South
plants are either producing ex- migh' take in clubs or hearts was plosives or are about to do so. By succeed. Hence West's the middle of this calendar year the $110 million MARBLE HALL, 34-36 Granvik | play was intended to steer South 80 per cent. of
construction programme of this Road, double and single room with away from a winning finesse to-
a losing finesse. Ward.
industry will have been completed. private bathroom and verandah.
We'd like to report that West's beautiful
Recently it was Indicated that Also dressing JAUNIE
bul stralagem succeeded, YORK TOW, tennis,
Blow hitle
South we have to tell the truth. vegetables. Phone 55433.
another to take Tully intended trump finesse when West played the four of spades--but reached for the trick! East knew that a nesse was being taken and expected his partner to win the trick; but his gesture gave away West's plot, and South hasti-
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF and played the
POSTAGE STAMPS. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 1st August, 1941.
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a new programme for 100 cargo ships would be started with long term expenditure of
CANADIAN WITH SOFT HEART
$1,750,000,000 in contemplation. East
Before this announcement the
A Canadian in the Ro-
programme Involved upwards yal Engineers broke down
of $120 million.
The automobile industry has and sobbed when he gave been working on order for evidence at a field general
ly changed his plans and made the 190,000 military vehicles of which court-martial at Bordon.
contract with a club finesse.
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•
were
Oswald
Saturday you Jacoby's partner and, with neither, side vulnerable, you held:
8.5 4 ♡ A 7 8 2 A 9 4 8 10 6
The bidding: Jacoby 10
2A
Schenken Pass Pasa
You 10 (7).
Maler
24%
ANSWER: Bid, four-diamonds. You dislike to get past, the three- no-trump level, but you must make an
energetic bid at this point to show that your hand is not entirely worthless. To bid only, three diamonds would show a pretty weak hand which had slightly better support for dia monds than for spades.
Score 100% for four diamonds, 30% for three diamonds. 1
Question No. 785
To-day you are. Merwin Maler's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you hold:.
K904
10.6%
The bidding Maiot
210
Bebenken You Jacoby
Pasa 10: 2
V24 Paba
What do you bidr (Answer "tomorrow,)
(Released by The Bell Syndi- cate, Inc.)
more than 100,000 have been delivered and are in service.
Tremendous Armament
Orders
Wearing the ribbons of the last war, Lance-corporal: R. W. Pat- "Guilty" to a ton (51) pleaded Joint charge with Sapper James. Fowler of stealing Army rations comprising 44lb. cheese, 7lb. jam, 21b, tea, 3lb. margarine,
30lb. sugar, and 101b. canned liver.
"Children Underfed!”
Total armament orders run into hundreds of millions of dollars. The Canadian plants are now producing Bren guns, two types of anti-aircraft gun barrels, several varieties. of bombs,
Patton said he had taken the and universal carriers
armour rations to give them to the woman She had plate. Tens millions of rounds, of who did his washing, small arm, ammunition are being five children who were underfed produced monthly and nine types and always seemed to be hungry. of gun ammunition, are being, manufactured.. The gun pro- gramme is to be further expanded,
Conversion to American type 'planes is proceeding. rapidly in the aircraft industry and estimates place now orders at between $50 million and $100 million in the
next twelve, months.
Canada has already produced its frst tanks..
“I've got two-boys and a girl myself," he declared, "and at the time of the depression, in Canada: 15 Was, on relief and knew what it was, like for my kiddles to go hungry.”
Three officers and a chaplain
gave him an excellent character and said that despite this: charge they wanted him back in the ration stores,
Commitments, to provide arma- ment plant capacity now, total Pride In Home- nearly $200 million. Much of this
One of the officers said that he has already been expended, with a, consequent heavy increase in had known Patton, for soveral production of guns, shells, shell years before the outbreak of war components, machine tools, and and spoke how her struggled to other elements of the armament keep his home together. In face programme.
of poverty, He took great pride
So far Canada has been com-in his children and had done "jobs paratively free of strikes affecting which most men would have the war effort, although recently shirked in order to augment relief. there have been signs of labour granted by the State. unrest and the problem may The chaplain said that Patton become cute in succeeding was deeply touched by the poor months. Absence of serious labour home conditions of the woman difficuties da attributable partly who did his washing and allowed to control of the cost of living and his heart to rule his head." partly to the Industrial: Disputes Sentence will be promulgated Investigation Act, which provides in due course,
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