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Eleven school textbooks, which Earl Haig used when he was a ten

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Mesara R. Fletcher, Ltd., bought them among other Bayswater sale, and when Mfr: Fletcher's son was looking pur-

English Bridge has remained Hap- pily free from the conventions which. have grown up round the American game. Conventions strangled whist, and if they become strong enough Two women who refused to be they will strangle Bridge, The | their names were charged at Dublia rapid rise of Contract Bridge in City Police Court, this mornin America, may well be due to an with conspiring with other persons effort to escape from the bide-hound unknown to incite members of the conventions which were paralysing public to murder Mr. J. McNeill, Auction Bridge, San Sebas the new Governor-General of the Yet oven in Contract Bridge con. Free State, and other persona s ventions are being hysterically in- They were charged with vented and hysterically abandoned criminal und seditious libel against after a short trial. Almost every the Governor-General; the blinialer | Cassa over he was going trip of the Aquitania brings with it of Justice (Mr.JF Kenney)and way a fresh crop of conventions from two warders at. Mountjoy Cad. She New York, which are already wori- | Both Mr. Collins, the magistrate, bund by the time its passengers and Mr-lewing, counsel for the have set foot in London.

prosecution worked under dificul tien owing to bursts of derisive laughter from the two women, who frequently turned their backs on the Bench to that and exchange jokes with women friends who came up to the dock

Conventions consist of artificial rules which the player has to learn off in advance, and which dictats to him what he shall do under cer- tura giron arcumstances. They are objectionable for two reasons :=

(1) That the labour of learning

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WILD-Octary rules is a tiresome and I evidence as the Woman” in “Black The margins of one of the English | Hongkowe wymieniane man O DET

annoying preliminary to playing a game Magn

(2) That the game is much more interesting when the player is free to follow his own judgment and initiative, instead of reflecting what he is required by convention to do The more machine like Bridge is made, the less interesting and the mom, irksome does it be

The Informatory Double. In England I can think of no convention which has crept into bridge in recent years with the ex- ception of the informatory double. In principle, this convention in undoubtedly an improvement for

it provides a new bid, which in-

creases the variety and interest of the game. But, unfortunately, it is very Hable to become elaborated into a network of precise, conven- „tions, tedious un themselves, and adding nothing to the game. In America this has occurred, but in England the informatory double is still played in haphazard style, and almost every club works it on different methods

books are filled with written syn onyms for the words in the text, and the Latin and French books are all heavy scored

Poetry and poetic prose, however, were usually an excuse for letting his thoughts roam to his favourite

and the Women in Brown. The Woman in Black is a blonde about 30 years old, Sit. dia in height, and of sim build The Woman in Brown is a brunette of about 33, also slim, and of the same height. The blonde did all the talking and the brunette most of the laughing

On the night of January 25thy Mr. Bowley said, the two women were found pasting bilis on pro- | subject—whips. The books are perty. These posters were grave strewn with ships, particularly and seditious bels and one was a direct incitement to murder. The most serdou statement on the pos- term, which were signed The Cheels was headed Phoenix Park Execations, and continued

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England's two officials Lord F. Cavendish and Mr. TE

Washington Irving' Grief- for Turke] were executed by the the Dead inspired only the pic National Invincibles an 1881. ture of a woman hanging, a sailor Their policy was to deprive Eng-wielding a knife, and a man in a land of the chief of her title page of Campbells Pleasures crown brandishing a mile. The extermination policy, and there by strike a vital blow at the of Hope?! is embellished with British connection.

funny heads of a man and a woORDEN, but Mrs. Hemans:** England's Dead appears to have touched nome other chord in him, because the het words: Ware may not: foam, nor wild wind sweep, where rest not England's dead, are pen cil-marked.

* Irishmen of that day were man- ly enough to avenge the massacre | of Bemullet and Ballina... Oh, i countrymen When will ye rise up and end the reign of British officials in Ireland

England, And-Bribery,

Another statement read: "Time Carious Comment, has brought one change England har bribed Ertment Healy and McNeill, to do the sark of Forster: [former Chief Secretary and Cavendish,

The allegation against the two warders was that they had tortured

prisoner.

The blonde woman, when request ed to keep quiet, shouted: I'll speak when I like Don't tell me to shut up,

A very common and quite satis factory method, now played in Lordon, is to regard the double of ore me-trump or one of a sunt, as always; informatory, while the double of two or more is neter in- formatory, but always mennä busi- ness. This method has the merit of simplicity. There is nothing more to memarise; and it is well-suited for miscellaneous society bridge, where, in fact, it is generally adopted. A year ago it was the regular practice in the Portland Cluta, but I understand that they have now advanced in the direction of further conventionalisation cannot but ponder on that whim "It is a very serious charge, sical peculiarity of mind which | declared the magistrate. leads them to reject everything You are only wasting your concerned with American bridge time retorted the blonde." It szcept the convention is time this flunkydam was done The informatory double, when away with What we did before Limited to a double of one, involves we will do again until we kick no complications. The doubler's everything British out of this coun- partner must make a bid of soms try t sort, unless there has been an inter vening bid, which will give the doubler a further opportunity of bidding. If he is strong he can d no-trumps; otherwise he oust bid his best suit. One old Ameri- es convention insists that if he is very weak, he should bid two clubs, irrespective of whether clubs are "his", best suit or not. Two clubs thus becomes a call showing only extreme- weakness, and

When the magistrate, in commit- ting the prisoners for trial, fixed the bail at £300, the two women shrieked with laughter, which was shared by women friends, who rushed forward to shake hands with the talkative blonde and the suril ing brunette as they went below.

· HAVE YOU AN ACID STOMACH?

I am not informed whether this convention": bas yet taken root, an the Portland Club, but it was aban-

When wind pain, and distress doned by the best authorities in follow a good meal, it ca a sure sign. Amarúca some, years ago. It is al of too much seid in your, stomach. together to be condemned, partly Get rid of it now for it is dan because it was not found to work gerous Acid is the cause of ulcers. well in practice, and partly be No matter how much acid there cause it is an extra convention to may be in your stomach, you can be learned, and ipso facto objeo enjoy and relich four next meal wonable. It has not only the dis without fear of any after-effects if advantage of being a convention, you have Bisurated Magnesia of handy to prevent the trouble

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The doubler's partner is absolved whatever you like, and then from bidding the intervening take a litte Birunted? Magnesia player has redoubled or made say, to neutralise the acid, sweeten your other bid. In one other case he stomach, and protect the stomach is also absolved from bidding; and Himing Doctor recommend Bisur that is when his strength is so great ated Magnesa thousands use it-- that he can expect large return because it prevents stomach trouble by leaving the double in. A pass on stops indigestion in less than in such circumstances transforms five minuter. Get a package of the informatory double into a busi Bisurated Minguenda (in either ness doable,

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W Powells the title page. Dow reads: tory of the British Empire, by No.K. Construction H.K. Amusementa One

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curious comment for a child se the sentence written after an essay Da The World Passeth Away It mong i-t! If any man lack wisdom let him, ask of God."

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