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NOTES

PLAYING SAFE

By The Four Aces

South's handling of to-day's hand was an excellent demonstra- |tion of the art of playing safe.

North, Dealer North-South vulnerable

NORTH

WEST

A 8 4 7 3 OAK 8 6 3

AK 72

EAST 4962 ♡ Q 9 8 4 ◊ 2-

3 months

H.K.$ 9.00

6 months

H.K.$18.00

12 months

H.K.$36.00

3 months

H.K.$17.00

6 months

H.K.$34.00

H.K.$68.00

AK Q J 73 CK 6

OTO strictly

03 9 7 6 8 3

J 10 6 5 4

SOUTH ◆ A 10 6

A J 10 5 2

◊ Q 10 4 4 Q 9

The bidding:

North

East

South

10 22.4% INT

P206

10

Pusa

Pass

2N'T Pass

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West

14 Pass Pass

West opened the King of spades, and South held off until the third round of the suit. If East got the lead later on, South wanted to be sure that he couldn't return | a spade. And, although it may not so appear on the surface,

get the lead later on.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS correct play risks that East may

The Undersigned have received instruction from Mr. J. B. Emmert| to sell by Public Auction on

THURSDAY, 18th. Sept., 1941.

commencing at 11.00 a.m. ut "The Anchorage" No. 9, Magazine Gap Road.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

one

OUT-BLITZ NAZIS

· GREAT BRITAIN'S air offensive against Ger many will "really start" when the nights are longer, and the Nazis "will have to invent a new word for "Blitz" when it begins, Noel Monks, air correspon- dent of the London “Daily Mail," who recently ar- rived from England, declared in New York. Monks was a correspondent with the Royal Air Force in France.

Mr.

"What Germany did to us last Winter was noth- ing to what we are going to do," he said in an inter- view in the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria. "Where we sent out a dozen bombers last Winter we will send out 200."

He emphasised, however,

that vention of the war,” It is very in the official Air Ministry view, small, he said, but it develops in "here is no such word as re-excess of 2,400 horsepower.

all prital," adding that

British The "front line" raids were part of a long-range plan,

Sees Parity In Fighters

has already! been pushed back from Dover to Lille, in France, as German bases near the coast have been made

Dental Plates

to

Natural Colour

BEFORE

AFTER

✪ No costier how badly stained roue denied plate is, Sterndent' will clean it and restorests neristal colour.

Mr. H. R., of Bristol, writes—'I can certainly endorte all you say about "Steradent". It was amaxing the way Hain on any dental plase disappeared. The delight- Jul clean feeling when I put the plate in my mouth was something? had never had before, hotzet er much I scrubbed my denture, Fill the cap of the tin with "Šteradent” and pour the powder into a glass containing sufficient warm

water to cover the dentures. Stir well. Leave dentures in h for 20 minutes, or overnight Sieradent' gives you stainless and purified denture-free froni Bim, particles of food and all is harmless to dentures,

untenable by British air superior-foreign matter. It makes your plate like new sad

ity, he said.

Mr. Monks predicted that ແກ

He estimated that, because of) good defences and decentralisation of industry, war industries have been slowed only 5 per cent.

Sold by all Chemists.

Hong Kong

MADE IN ENGLAND,

Describing the rise in strength of the R.A.F. as "fantastic," Mr.attempted German invasion would Armas ; Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd.,

that at the Monks said

same be defeated in the air. field where one Spitfire took off last year to intercept fourteen raiding Heinkels, one now saw 500 fighters preparing to escort hun- dreds of bombers over France in! one day. England has about achieved parity in the number of fighting 'planes, he added.

South could count eight tricks in

top cards: one spade,

He said the British had a new heart. three diamonds, and fighter in production that would three clubs. He had to de- "absolutely revolutionise air war. velop one additional trick with-

tare."

The new 'plane, the

Ty- out giving the lead to West. And | phoon, "can walk past a Spitfire," that let out any development play he said, "and our new Spitfire can in hearts. The only chance, do well over 400 miles per hour." therefore, was in diamonds.

He praised its manoeuvrability, its At the fourth trick, South cash-altitude, range and particularly its ed the Queen of diamonds. Then heavy fire power. "Nothing can he led the ten of diamonds. West live against this 'plane." he de- ducked, hoping South either had clared. "It will sweep the skies." no more diamonds or for some There is a move under way to other reason was not planning to have the engine for the Typhoon take a finesse. But that was exact- | mars-produced in the United ly what South had in mind: he let | States, Mr. Monks disclosed. Hc the ten of diamonds ride for a called this new engine, the Sabre, finesse!

"probably Britain's greatest in--

comprising:-

Upholstered Chesterfield Couches & Armchairs, Teakwood Sideboard, Extension Dining Table & Chairs, Cocktail Bar, Wine Cabinet, Twin Beds, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Ward- robes, Tables, Desks, Cabinets, Folding Card Tables, etc., etc. It held the trick, of course, and 'Record Cabinet, Classical & South made ten tricks without Popular Gramophone Records,

any trouble. Now, note that even Electric Standard Lamps, Heaters if East had been able to win the and Clocks, Thermos Flasks & diamond trick, he could not have Containers, Picnic Sets, Rattan made a

return which would be Ware, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc. dangerous to South. Declarer would have won any return and rattle off enough tricks to full bis.contract. When this hand was played in a team-of-four match, the other South player failed to play the diamonds safely and lost his contract as a result.

ulso

Automatic Electric Waffle Irons, Toasters and Transformers,

and

1 "Philco" Radio 1938 Model

15 Tubes

1 Philco" Radio 1941 Model 11

Tubes (spread band tuning) Automatic Record Changer

1 Hawaiian Surf Board JG.E." Electric Refrigerator 342 Cubic Feet (with new anit-guarantee to December

1943)

On View from Wednesday, the 17th. September, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 11th Sept., 1941.

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The Undersigned have received instructions from the Liquidators and others to sell by Public Auction on TUESDAY. 16th September, 1941. 'commencing at 11 o'clock a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2 Con- naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor. ONE "LEITZ" . RESEARCH MICROSCOPE complete with Accessories.

Four "UNDERWOOD"

writers.

One Case Wooden Framed Mirrors.

Two Cases Lady's Shoes.

One ""ROYAL" Typewriter.

and.

A Quantity of Office Furniture

3

On View from Monday, the 15th

September, 1941,

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

TUITION GIVEN -

'THEY MIGHT

MIX WITH MEN'

"The ballroom area is rather small. Frequently officers, N.C.O s and men have to share the same table. In some dances they also dance with the same partner, and Howard an officer might have to take his Yesterday you were Schenken's partner and, with partner back neither side vulnerable, you held: N.C.Os and other ranks may be

sitting."

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Q

4 9 10 7 0

✓ 8

◊ K J 6 2

Q94 3

Maler

The bidding: Bebenken Javoby

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2♡ (7) ANSWER: Bid two spades. You have a fairly strong hand in support of a spade bid. The free raise will indicate that fact.

Score 100% for two spades, for any other bid.

Question No. 820 To-day you hold the same hand, and the bidding continues:

Betissken 10

Juroby

Z♡

Pass

Molet Pass

You 20 34...

(7) What do you bid? (Anawer

Monday)

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NUNS AID IN CRASH

Nuns left their convent

to

table where

This was the excuse offered by the Southern Command headquarters, for having placed Bournemouth Municipal ball- room out of bounds to officero. The Command's statement added:

"While no cases suggesting any kind of friction have ever arisen, undesirable that it is obviously these conditions should be allowed to continue, since there is a pos sibility they might lay the ground- work for contention. “

Why Not?

"It has always been the Army policy to avoid any possibility of this, and it was therefore thought, desirable to allow only N.CO:s and men to use the ballroom in the future.

Bournemouth „people,varo laughing and some at them) are annoyed at the excuse. The municipal ballroom:cun comfortably accommodate "about 500 dancers on the floor, and there is seating and tabloispace for 700.. Bournemouth people are won- dering way officers should not be allowed to come into contact: with N.C.O.s and men in this ball- room any more than in any other public ballroom, or for that mat- ter on the Corporation's transport vehicles:

zinjured, did rescue, work for an * hour before he collapsed land

EXPERT. Instructresses for ladies near Slough (Bucks) and and young girls in music, short- tore up their cloaks to hand, typing, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply 24 bandage the injured in a was taken to hospital, offen Austin Road, Kowloon,

THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY.

THERAPION N0.1 THERAPION NO.2

rail crash.

·A· mother and five ở children) were unhurt: although they were The Plymouth-London night in the first coach, p express was wrecked in a head. The dead ware: Mr. J. F. Bere on collision with a godde, train, tram, of London Road, Earley, Five people.

killed-in-Heading, Chief Petty Officer Antell;•Able-Seaman cluding

THERAPION NG3 won three navarre and Courge

durum-Blood"

WINSTAR (or 3) Omrum Chronia Wasik SANTA Angisch kroonde, Chemists, of either NovesTWEIMA DELE CLEnaked.Co.UnverstockRA, 19/W/.6%%,cod.affi DR. LE OLKNOʻS PIL for the Liver

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seriously.

"five Frederick Ives; Able-Seaman Harry Housley; and Mrs. Bate, of

Ronald Arthur Hodgson Bate, a The driver of the goodo train, chaplain in the RAF. She leaves Sidney Clay, of Noel Road, three children, aged 6, 4, and h Acton, London,

though| baby of nine months.

5 Children Escape Barnstaple, wife of the Rev.

Mr. Monks is in the US. for about a month to do a series of

his articles for

newspaper

on¡ America's air strength.

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