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CONTRACT How to Play

BRIDGE

AND

How to Win

By JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON-

AT rubber bridge,

Match-Point Technique

defender's low spade and declarer found attention should be riveted to a himself in quite a dilemin. Natur- single objective: defeating the con- ally, he could not tell the exoet di- tract. At duplicate bridge another vision of the space sull. East's clement enters the plcture. Here, a sequence of plays made. it appear defender must decide whether or not probable that the suit was divided there

1′′ | a reasonable chance of de- 4-3, because (declarer reasoned feating the contract. If there isn't, with only the king and 10, East's the best way of securing n good correct the queen and return the play would have been to match-point score is to battle against overtricks,

ten.

Thus, with the hope that the Take to-day's hand for example, heart ace lay in East's hand, de- East's first play would have been

clarer

held

his spode nec, per- up wrong of rubber bridge, since it cut mitting East's king to win.

When down his team's chance to defeat third spade lead failed to material- the contract. But East threwdly ize, declarer had a sinking sensa- calculated that that chance was vir- tion that he had been bamboozled, tually nil, anyway, hence his thought was to win might otherwise be lost,

South dealer.

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one of the RAF men as the new trainer plane touched down on the airfield.

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one but it was too late now. Declarer

which turned out to be a poor match

At every other table North-Southground he came in for a made five notrump because East lot of hearty slaps on the back and a good rowdy RAF welcome.

played in orthodox. fashion. At

these tables, when declarer saw the king overtake the queen, he imme- diately, counted Fast for only two spades and therefore Jumped on the second lead, If West had the heart- nce it would do no good to hold-up, anywny.

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Count the "TELEGRAPHS" everywhere

At last, in desperation, and to the confusion of the unofficial reception com- mittee, the pilot pulled off his helmet.

The "Ancient and Tat- tered Airman" was a wo man-and very far from being either ancient or tattered.

I should know, because she is one of my collea- gues, one of the first wo- men members of Air Tran- sport Auxiliary, recruited just over a year ago to help the men in this big job of ferrying new air- craft-from-factories-to- RAF stations.

OTHERWISE A.T.A.

Don't blame the RAF for the title, "Ancient and Tattered Airmen." The men pilots of A.T.A. them- selves decided that this is what A.T.A. stands for.

The reason is that they are all airmen debarred from service with the RAF for reasons of health or age.

And the way to recog- nise a ferry pilot's sex has become an important part of the RAF's unofficial training.

I gather there is one infallible rule-wait till the pilot takes off his hel- met, and if it's a woman -even with a closely crop- ped head-she will shake her hair loose!

Although we are the only women in Britain whose war work takes them up into the air (even the WA.A.F. are still earth-bound), we do not regard ourselves as heroi- nes and our lives are not one great adventure.

ADVENTURE?-NO!

Flying may sound very exciting, but long before the war most of us were carning a living in civil aviation, with the result that piloting a warplane is no more unusual to us than driving a car.

I

Ferry Pilot

And as to adventure- well, our job is to keep out

of it.

of

When you are delivering a brand new plane worth several thousands pounds, you don't dawdle about in the sky on the look-out for a Messersch mitt.

You've got to get to your destination on time and leave the scraps with the enemy to the RA F.

On the other hand, fly- ing in wartime is a very different proposition from peacetime aviation.

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100000000 To-day the “Tele- graph" presents the first of an occasional series of articles entitled

is no thrill in the world like flying faster than you have ever done before.

We report for duty every morning at nine. By that time Pauline Gower, chief of the women's unit, is already receiving instructions for tho day's work from Central Con- trol.

Planes are waiting to be picked up from a factory in the north of Scotland, from another in the west of Eng- land. They have to be de- livered to, say, the Midlands or the South Const. The Ferry Officer is busy working out the routes.

NIGHTMARE

Within a few minutes we are piling into one of the "ferry taxis"-n big plane that sets off every morning with a dozen or more pilots. squatting on the floor and delivers them one by one to the factories where they are to collect.

Having delivered your plane to the R.A.F. station and got your delivery chit

Women Inn signed by the officer who re-

Wartime

written by women, but not necessarily for women. The articles will show the

• currents of thought and feeling of British women during this great

war.

colves it, you may have to get yourself on to another fac- tory by train or car or you may be picked up later by the ferry taxi on its return jour- ney.

Do not imagine because we have all been flying for years that we did not need any training when we joined the A.T.A.

Every member goes through

a course, for the bigger the machine the more complicated are the controls.

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We have none of the us- ual aids to navigation to help us. We can't pore over meteorological re- ports and postpone a flight for a day or two if we Magister after the simple don't fancy the weather.

Although the A.T.A. is still a purely civilian service, the R.A.F, needs the new planes that are pouring out just as quickly as it can get get them.

We were "dolivering the goods" right through the winter of 1939-40. And that was one of the severest win- ters for fifty years.

We have to keep an eye out for prohibited arens, balloon barrages and other devices, and it is advisable to make quite sure before touching down that we have been re- cognised and are expected!

R.A.F. stations have their own kind of welcome waiting for un-recognised planes in wartime

DAY'S ROUTINE

So far the women's unit of the A.T.A., which is attachod to an aerodromo quite near London, ferries only trainer planos,

Spitfires and Hurricanes, heavy bombers, and all the new planes now in production are still delivered by the men, though we have hopes of pro- motion,

Every one of us is just. longing to get at the controls.

big bombar

or now

When you first come across the panel of an Anson or a

dashboard of a Puss Moth, think you've walked you straight into a nightmare..

Yet in a day or two you find you know all the knobs and and handles, the wheels and clocks and gauges more or less by heart.

There is nothing spectacular about an A.T.A. pilot's life. The women do the same work as the men except that the planes they fly are smaller and castor to handle and the women's unit is just a small part of one big organisation. "WE GET AROUND"

We certainly get around a bit-only the other day one of my colleagues found herself' flying over her own home în the country.

То her annoyance she. noticed that the people to whom she had let the house had left the garage door open. When she got back she tele- phoned them about it-they are still wondering how on earth she found out!

There is one thing of which we are justly proud. It is not the excitement and the glam- our, but the simple fact that we have delivered hundreds of now planes to the RAF in the last fifteen months-de livered them, safely and on time.

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ANKARA REPORTS DAMASCUS FALLS

Beirut Well In Sight

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Special to the "Telegraph"

ANKARA, June 12 (UP).-Semi-official circles understand that the British, have entered Damascus. They stated that the British force advancing through the Iraq desert yesterday occupied El Del. It is pointed out that from El Del the British could advance against Palmyra where there is an important acrodromo and oil pipeline. The move could he made simul taneously with other forces who are advancing up the Eu- phrates valley towards Aleppo. the Free French in good numbers.

Beirat Attacked

It t revealed liere that in an CAIRO, June 12 (UP)-An effort to bribe his troops Into loyalty R.A.F. communique states that granted big increases in pay with the towards Vichy, General Deniz has the fleet air arm of the R.A.F. Jobject of raising it to the level of has attacked the harbour at British ofcers and men. Beirut.

Advance Continues CAIRO, June 12 (UP)-A reliable Arab sourco to-day stated that the Allied advance has reached Hasbayn, a small town between Damascus.

In most cases, the offer of bribe has had the opposite effect of that desired.

Naval Units Help

LONDON, June 12 (Reuter)- Siden und Australian troops in front of Sidon [have not been abla yet to overcome The R.A.F. announced to-day that the French resistance, according to the Aleppo aerodrome was raided on a Vichy News: Agency message this the night of May 10-11. Bombs fell afternoon. on dispersed aircraft on the runway and buildings causing a number of fires.

Smothering Resistance

(OY "REUTER" ON SYRIAN COASTAL SECTOR)

"Fighting

The message states: severe, accompanied by heavy and continuous bombardments of the coast by British naval units."

French troops are entrenched In the

orange groves surrounding the June 12-Sporadie resistance town, states the Vichy messig. being gradually smothered by the adding: "Australian attacks continue Australian forces marching towards uninterruptedly, supported by tanks Beirut and, after Tuesday's blitz over and heavy guns of a naval squadron the Leontes River, where a sli

of consisting a battleship, two counter was tumed into an Australian cruisers and five destroyers, which victory, Beirut is well in sight. have been bombarding the port for

French non-combatants confirm

the last three days. British

hopes that the Lebanon

TWO naval units were hit by two capital will not be too hard a aut French destroyers which went to to cratke. No fortified lines or peri- meet them." meters, they say, obstruct the roule to Beirut and the port itself la com- pletely unfortilled.

No Animosity

Damascus 'Defended

The Vichy News Agency also re- ported: "Fighting continues to the Between these non-combatants and rear of Meri Ayoum, evacuated by their Australian captors, there in the French only yesterday, and troops total lack of animosity. They des- of General Deniz occupy sirong. cribe the conflict as "dull" but warn positions five to six kilometres to that a Frenchman's honour makes the rear. him fight.

"In front of Damascus, de Gaulle

To this extent, German propaganda troops yesterday continued their at- has been working at top pressure and tack against Kissout, 18 kilometres they declare with seeming sincerity south of the Syrian capital, but ac- that there are no German troops in cording to the latest news these Syria.

attacks have been repulsed."

It is pointed out in London that

Machine Gun Strategy

A detachment of Australians land- the reports of severe Oghting issued ed-among-French troops-holding the by Vichy may be put out deliberately north bank of the Leontes River are in furtherance of the Franco-German speak of the plans to allenate French sympathies best qualified to pollus fighting qualities. They tell from Britain. of a new machine-gun technique

Arab Support. which increases the valus of this SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" weapon.

JERUSALEM, June 12 (UP)—}{ Concentrated in horse-shoe nesta is now revealed that on the Trans- eight guns, they are surrounded | Jordania frontier, un Arab unit by swarms of tree snipers, and with organized under Lawrence's disciple, out long preparation and intensive Major J. B. Glubb will support the mortar attack, they are impassable. Allies advancing on Syria by patroll- RAF. Bighters are not challenged ing the advance Bank in the Yarmuk by any French aircraft which have region. been seen over the battle area only on two or three occasions.

of

The spokesman stated, "The left flank of the Allied forces advancing Fighting Exaggerated from the road junction south of CAIRO, June 12 (Reuter)—While Sidon Is meeting with

only the Allies are now reaching the area spasmedle isolated resistance.” Reiterate, No Nazis where a large proportion of the troops that General Deniz has avall-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" able are concentrated, Vichy com-

VICHY

June 12 (UP),The muniqued about "heavy fighting"

United States Ambassador, Admiral are stated here to be grossly Ex-Leahy conferred with Marshal Petain aggerated.

and Admiral

Darian at to-day that the regarding belloved in Cairo

Syria. Both Marshal exaggeration may be intentional with Petain and Admiral Darlan renewed a view to paving the way for final their assurances that there are no aurrender.

Germans in Syria." There have been no reports yet of any Aghting between the Free French and the Syrian French.

Meri Ayoum Taken LONDON, June 12 (Reuter)---It Is confirmed in London that Mer Ayoum has been occupied by Allied troops.

WAR PRISONERS

LONDON, June 13 (Reuter)The President of the German Red Cross has arrived at Genova, says the Swiss Defections To Allies radio. He will have discussions with CAIRO, June 12 (Reuter)-French the Central Prisoners of War Com- officers and men in Syrin are joining/mitice.'

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