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Women Who Worry. BRIDGE ROOSEVELT

The worst thing for nervous women to do is to worry. But they do not worry because they want to. They worry because they cannot help it. Why? These women are victims of nervous ex- haustion. They are

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depressed, BRIDGE SWINDLES......(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL")

have head- aches, pitation, in-

pal-

somnia, lack

of appetite

NO. 52

By The Four Aces

President Roosevelt, on his return to the capital from his historic meeting

and indiges- West took advantage of an with Mr. Winston Chur-

optimistic bid by North to make chill, immediately plung

tion

Dr. Wil- a deceptive opening lead; and: liams' Pink South therefore failed to make Pills are pro-an otherwise sure grand slam.. bably Un-

equalled for North, Dealer correct North-South vulnerable

NORTH

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Due to the vitamin B1 contain- ed in their formula, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are particularly help- ful in cases of digestive disorders which arise from a diet deficient in this necessary element.

WEST

A A Q 7

4

OAK 10

AQU 875

KAST 64.3

♡ Q 8 7 3 04

A KJ 10 2

J10 6 5 2 0Q0 46 2

KJ 1043

SOUTH

A 9 8 5 VAK D

OJ 9 8 7 6 3 2

For other ills resulting from an impoverished condition of the blood, these tonic pills are equal-i

y beneficial.

The bidding:

North

East

South

West

Pass

10

Pass

20

Fags

30

Poes

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Pans

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where.

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Poss

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MASSED BAND CONCERT

in aid of

BRITISH PRISONERS of war fund

The Massed Bands of The Royal Scots and of The Middlesex Regiments will give a ConcertTM in aid of the above Fund on the ground of the Hong Kong Cricket Club at 9.30 p.m. on SATURDAY, 23rd August:

Everyone attending is asked to buy a pro- gramme with badge from the Lady Programme Sellers either on the ground or beforehand.

Tables may be reserved at a charge of $1.00 per person on application and payment to the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. I. E. Roberts, Messrs. Thomson & Co., Hong Kong Bank Building.

Refreshments, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, will be served throughout the Concert, the pro- ceeds of which will go almost entirely to the Fund

and so

Gather your friends and come and enjoy a good evening

and

help a good cause.

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB GROUND

SATURDAY, 23rd AUGUST, 1941.

It was apparent to West that North had a very

MAP CARD VALUES

OF THE

FOOR-AČES TVbren

strong hand

containing all the Aces except the which heart Ace,

that

ed into problems relating

to the war and the Far Eastern situation.

. He had conférences with the Secretary of State. Mr. Cordell Hull, regarding the Japanese re- fusal to permit 100 Americans to leave Japan.

Before his arrival in Washing-- ton, the President had ordered ex- pert control of wood pulp, metals, machinery, vehicles, rubber, che- micals and retlated products.

The appointment of a military mission to Moscow for the Russo- Anglo-American talks will be

Released by The Tell Byndtenis, Inc.) An optimlet is a hitch-hikör who thinks he'll get along way driving from the rear.

STANLEY

coming up for discussion shortly. PRISON

high Congressional leaders having

summoned already been

to the

White House.-International News Service.

SLIDERS ALOFT 5 HOURS

had been cue-bidance possibilities by South. South's FACE 3

failure to support: KINGLIZ the clubs, coupled [QUEEN:1 with West's short JACK holding in the suit

indicated North and East held most of the suit. If South failed to develop, clubs, he might later on take a spude finesse; so West decided to put South to the guess immediate- ly. With that idea, he led the ten of spades.

that West. South didn't realise had led away from the spade King, so he won the first trick with

ESCAPE

The prisoner who escaped from a working party outside Stanley Prison last Thursday was arrest- ed yesterday and charged before Mr. A. N. Macfayden at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning, with escaping from lawful cus- tody.

District Inspector of Shauki Passenger-carrying and endur- wan, Mr. A. Kirby, said that ac- were demon-cused, a short term prisoner In strated at the twelfth annual the Stanley Prison, was assigned

Soaring National

Contest of to work near the St. Stephen's America as several pilots stayed College.

and Accused conspired with another aloft upwards of five hours

prisoner to escape but the other travelled up t o182 miles.

Richard Johnson, Los Altos, man gave up the idea and accus- -

proceeded with his plan Calif., flew the 182 miles to Miller ed Field, Staten Island, with 190- alone. After dumping his prison Dearborn, uniform on the beach, he went to pound Marion White,

obtained where he in passenger

six West Point Mich., as

Maintaining his contest lead, some money from a friend to buy some clothing. Accused then went and hid on the hours. John Robinson, San Diego, Calif., to Shaukiwan,

he was arrested soared 115 miles to Pine Grove, hillside where Pa

early yesterday.

Defendant was sentenced The day's 67 flights included those by Delbert Ames, Hanover, three months' hard labour. N. H., 27 miles to Ulster, Pa., and

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dummy's Ace. He then ruffed a Walter Lob, Cambridge, Mass., 21 FIREWOOD

low club, got to dummy twice miles to Rummerfield, Pa. with trumps to ruff two more low clubs, and then discovered that the club suit could not be brought in. He was therefore set one trick.

West had analysed the situation. as precisely as though he had seen all the cards. With

any other lead, South would have gone after the clubs, with the spade finesse! as his alternative if the clubs fail- ed to set up. And, with that he would have choice of plays, made the grand slam.

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Saturday you were Howard Schenken's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:

QJ5

K J 7 3 2

O AQ D

& 74

The bidding:.

Jacoly

HARVARD

TITLE TO

THE RITZ

Harvard

of

DEALERS FINED

to

Lam Sau, 32, and Wong Ki, 29, firewood dealers, were each fined $220, or one month's hard labour, University acquired by Mr. H. C. Macnamara at Kow- title to the Ritz Carlton Hotel of loon this morning for selling Are- the wood in Nam Chang Street with- New York under terms will of Robert Walton Goelet, Al- out a permit from the Controller of Trade yesterday and for selling ed in Newport for probate.

30 catties for $1 price higher Mr. Goelet, who passed on in May, had extensixe

than that fixed by the Controller real estate holdings in New York. His New- of Trade, port home and personal effects Before Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, dealer, were left to the widow. The size Lai Shing, 35, firewood of the estate is not indicated. was fined $250, or one month, for offences. He sold 26

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A codicil to the will, drawn in similar 1939, left the hotel to the Presi- catties for $1, dent and Fellows of Harvard, Mr. A fine of $500 was imposed on Goelet expressed the wish that the Tsang Man, 24, of a firewood shop income from the hotel be used for in Reclamation Street, fór selling *♡ the needs of the University. 30 catties of firewood for $1.

Toa

Schenken

1

Dbl.

Malar Pasa

Разв Pass PUBS

ZA

Pass 36

4%

Pass 40

Pass -(T).

ANSWER: Bid six spades. Your partner has a fine hand with which he can almost bid a. slam on the bidding you have given him. You have a bit more strength than he can expect, so you can well afford to accept his slám invitation..

Score 100% for six spades, 40% for seven spades, 20% for

pass.

Question No. 797 To-day you hold the same hand, but the bidding is different.

Phooby Belenken Mator Too

18

DEL

1 · (2) | What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow.)*

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