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CONTRACT How to Play BRIDGE How to Win

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Rubber bridge.

JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON

Neither side vulnerable,

North dealer.

The Only Chance'

down the sporte ace, West following with the three-spot and East with the deuce. What card should declarer lend

next?

A declarer should consider himself furtunate when his only problem is the correct "percentage play" of one suit. For now he can stop worrying about a possible squeeze or other With all the hands exposed the abstruse coup and confine himself to answer is easy, but first let us cont elementary arithmetic. Unfortunate sider the play that is ally made. ly, however, this, "grommer school Mosi declarers at this point lead any subject" seems to be the weakness of spade except the queen, their obvious many adults. To-day's hand pre-hope being to drive out the king. senta a simple problem that is regu- The folly of their hope should be larly "Bunked" by the average de apparent. Suppose the second lead clarer.

of any spade except the queen dock drive out the now-unguarded, king? What good does that do? The other defender will still have the guarded jack, good for another trumps trick. The only combination that will let declarer hold his trump lors to one trick (when the king or jack does not (drop on the ree) is J x in one hand and K x x x in the other. And to capitalize this possible bit of luck, it is vital for declarer's second trump leal to be the queen. Only in this way can he smother опе 01 the

honours. enemy's trunip

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North Pass

East 10

South 4 A

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Pass Pass The bidding is not important, al- though South' correct Jump to four apades over one diamond is worth noting. The only point with which we are concerned, is the fulfilment of the four spade contract.

West opens the diamond deuce (fourth highest of his partner's, bid

Fuit);

East wins with the ace and returns the diamond queen. West's follow-sult play reassures declarez against the possibility of a diamond ruff, and now, with no heart losers and only one club that must later be conceded, declarer's entire problem boils down to the best handling of the trump sult

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To-morrow's Hand

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RESCUE OF A PILOT

Some wars are fought FROM

by armies alone: others by, the united will of a whole nation. Then every man, woman and child is a potential hero or heroine. A people whose spirit is unconquerable will produce deeds of gal- Iantry which seem scarce- lý credible to those look- ing on.

Here are some samples of such deeds, chosen from among soldiers, air- men and civilians. WELL-DESERVED D.S.O.

An astounding rescue of cool daring has just won the hero of it the Distinguished Service Or- der. Lieut. R. H. Ker- shaw, No. 3 Squadron, South African Air Force, was piloting a Hurricane, one of a flight engaged on attacking the Italian aerodrome at Diredawa. In the face of strong A.A. fire the attack was highly successful, ten enemy acroplanes being destroy- ed on the ground and many more seriously damaged.

Unfortunately a shot hit the Flight Comman- der's plane and, smoke

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Sadly the other pilots of his Squadron watched. him land, realising that he would be taken pri- soner. But one, Lieut. Kershaw, determined to rescue him. The Flight Commander describes what happened next.

"I was just going to set fire to my machine and run into the bush when I noticed one of the pilots of my flight circling around and firing at enemy troops to keep them away from me. I never dreamed he would land, for anti-aircraft guns were firing at him continuously.

TWO IN.COCKPIT

"When I saw Kershaw had landed I ran as fast as I could and climbed on to one of his wings, but his engine was revving so hard that I was blown right off again by the blast from the airscrew. I then tried to climb on to his back and shoulders as he was taxi-ing back to the end of the. aerodrome with the. Itulinis firing at us all the time.

"We realised that I should not be able to stay clinging on to his shoulders so I climbed over his head on to his lap and got my feet on to the rud- der bar. We made a pretty good take off. I worked the stick and rudder and Ker- shaw underneath me operated the flag and undercarriage levers." So we flew back to our base and made a success. -ful landing."

Lieut. Kershaw, who so coolly and gallantly rescued his Flight Commander (who was himself a holder of the

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D.F.C.) refused to say any- thing more about his exploit than this laconic comment: "It wasn't very, comfortable with two of us in the cock- pit."

For sheer persistance in at- tack, the story of another South African pilot of the same Squadron, Cupt. S. F. S. Theron, is remarkable. One day in March he shot down an enemy aircraft near Dagha- bur. Later in the same day the Italians attacked Dagha- bur aerodrome heavily. Licut. Theron bagged two of the C.R. 42's that came over.

Two days later, came the attack on the Italian acro- drome at Diredawa described in the rescue story above. This time Capt. Theron shot down another C.R. 42 and destroyed four Suvola bombers on the ground.

For these devastating, al- tacks during which he des- troyed eight enemy planes he

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and gave inspiration to the medical staff and the wounded lying round him." He wins the Distinguished Service Order.

The highest civilian award, the George Cross, has gone to a Fire Brigade officer of Bir- mingham, William Mosedale,

One night there was an in- tense air attack on the city, lasting for over twelve hours. An Auxiliary Fire Station was completely demolished by a heavy calibre high explosive and many Firemen were trap- ped, and civilians in an ad- joining house buried.

Fireman Mosedale immedi- ately began tunnelling and propping operations. He was quite oblivious of the bombs raining down outside, the vibrations of which alone might easily have caused the wreckage to give way and crush him to death.

The first tunnel brought him to the control room. where he found there were

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wins the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Another type of gallantry, peculiar to his service. of heal ing, was shown by a Royal Army Medical Corps officer at Sidi Barrani.

During the battle for this town, Lieut. James Morton Muir, M.B. was severely wounded in the shoulder and pelvis by shell splinters which hit the regimental aid post car. In spite of his wounds, he insisted on being propped. up against the side of his car in a sitting position, refusing an injection of morphia so that his senses might remain clear for the work he had to do.

For about eight hours, al- though suffering immense pain, he continued to sit-there giving direction as to the care of each wounded comrade who was brought to the post for treatment.

At last loss of blood made · it impossible for him to sit up any longer and he was laid down, but even then he went on giving directions and ad- vice until the last wounded min hnd been evacuated. Only then did he consent to be placed in the ambulanco himself. His courage and un- selfishness, "saved many lives

still men whom he could not get out except by making an- other tunnel from another direction..

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He did this with great dif- ficulty and again entered the control room. There he found five men. One was dead, but the others only injured, administered oxygen to them, and rescue workers entering. the tunnel after him carricil them out to the fresh air above.

The entrance to the cellar of the private house was blocked. Mosedale directed operations for removing the debris, only to find that the cellar had collapsed. He took over himself, and by means of more delicate tunnelling work reached seven people, four of whom were still alive. Again he administered life- giving oxygen and extricated them.

Finally he tackled the cellar under the fire station, tunnel- ling as before. There he saved the lives of four men who also were given oxygen and removed to safety.

For twelve hours Station Officer Mosedale had worked unceasingly. He Was re- warded by saving twelve liven.

State Decides To Look

After Workers' Babies

War-time nurseries are to be increased all over Britain, and run at State expense.

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Some of theso nurseries will be full time, open as long as

15 hours a day, for children up to five.

A trained nursing staff will look to the children of women in any

after babies under two,

Other nurseries will be open only during school hours, for children be- tween two and five.

kind of employment.

Rapid Expansion The Government, which now a** sumes full financial responsibility, Teachers will supervise the chil-aims at rapid expansion of all drea's activities and social training.

Shilling Or Threepence

war-time nurseries.

No distinction will be made. In [future between nursery centres for Mothers will usually pay a shilling evacuated children and day nurseries a day at all-day nurteries where, for the children of women meals are given, and threepence workers.

war

day at part-time nurseries, where no In a circular the Health Musistry meals are provided.

and the

the Board of Education ask local No payment will be asked from authorities to submit proposals for evacuated mothers who are not work-¦ new nurseries in accordance with Ing

and cannot afford to contribute.

local needs. Until now nurseries providing full The circular explains that the dis- day-time cars have been mainly for turbance of family life "hus inovit- children of women in munition fac-ably become more widespread as tho lories.

range of evacuation and of the em- This facility is now being extended ployment of women bas increased."

ACHTUNG, HAWKINSI ACHTUNG I

"I say, Hawkins, you might be more careful. You nearly had me over the banisters.**

"I'm very corry, Sie. I had not antici. pated your arrival in — er – our fa swoop, if I may roinn a párate. In fait, Sir, I didn't know you were up.” "My good man, I've been up since cockerow. The clocks were striking eight as I sprang from my Spartan box spring mattress,"

** Indeed, "Sir."

"Yes, Hawkins. Indeed! Indeed t Indeed!

I suppose you think 1 ought to have a roaring headache-

and a taste in my mouth Uka cold dinner knives 7"

"Well, Sir, now that you press ma you were out rather late last nightë" "Of course I was. Didn't get bach till three. But I drank nothing but *Gimleta. And now I'm feeling an fit as one of those culinary what's- its-names."!

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♫ Trivets, Sir. I'm not surprised. Sir, Rose's Lime Juice possesses thera pausic' properties which **Cunfound you, Hawkins.

know all the answere!"

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