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CONTRACT How to Play BRIDGE How to Win

BY JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON;

Don't Ruff the Enemy's Lovers!

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August 8,

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We And Future Discussed

War Situation, Present

"When Are

Home?"

Going

THE In order to hide from West the

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ISTAKES at the bridge table, less the enemy would rush to the

range from thy slips hardly war-rescue. ronting censure, all the way up to the ghastly "bulls" that' deservedly

no fact that he could not expect a trick cost the guilty party

(and not no deservedly, his partner) many than in either diamonds or hearts, declarer sands of points. never have known

own laid down the mpade king and then ven followed with a low spade up who can go through even | player

Some dummy, West promptly made a hor- making some me session without kind

the expert rible play: he ruffed in. After Unt of error. Where

Declarer carns his name is in the fact that he there was nothing to do. .confines these errors, the result of a ruffed the diamond return, drew momentary letup in concentration, to truraps and spread his cards. hands and to contracts that cannot create considerable "swing" one way or the oiler.

If the contract is a slam, a redouble, or even a game, the master player weighs every move so carefully that the chance for error

is negligible. To-day's slam contract, for example, could not have been fullled in a thousand years ngainstį an expert player,

North dealer.

North-South vulnerable.

V 1063

A A763

VQ94

AJ 10642

875

0Q8732

JD

A863

N

OK 10654

W

E

JUTA

S

AKDE

VAKJ2

0.4

KQ1054-

The bidding:

North East South West J'a

Таня 1 2NT Fash 3♡

Pass

Posz

4

Pass INT

Poss

INT Pars Pne

Pass

PANS

North's two notrump response to the club bid was slightly shaded, but! probably the best bid considering that he first had passed. --

West opened his fourth highest digmond. South won and Inid down the king of clubs. When the bad news was revealed that West hund all, four of the missing clubs, including asure trick in the suit, the band, which had appeared at first glance lo be a laydown, took on a different complexion. It was obvious that a club and a spade had to be lost ure

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This particular type of mistake is one to which mitny players scem particularly susceptible. They

do not seem able to resist the opportunity to ruff with a low trump whenever

they do not have to follow sult. It

dimcult to understand why they should not realize that, instead of rufling away the declarer's tricks, they actually are ruffing away their portuer's,

West knew that he had a sure trump trick. Whether or not de- elarer had a losing spade, he could not know, but certainly there was nothing to be gained by rufing second hand and allowing dummy to follow with a low spade which might well be taken by East. This. was not a case in which declarer was nt-

side tempting to reach

suit in the dummy on which he might discard Jusers. In this hand it was obvious that there was no card in the dummy on which South could make any discord. Thus West's play was a clear-cut example of "everything to lose and nothing to gain."

To-morrow's Hand

West dealer.

North-South vulnerable.

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OKĄ JO

632 AQU

AJ 9032

08

07

K 10 6 43

N

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S

A A 10 751

ARGA

AJ 87

AQ8 V107632 0 10 8 4

JOE.

How should this hand be bld?

Crossword Puzzle

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18

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20 Bitched eac

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17-Deuréelated paper

money

25 Manifest to

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SIBILANT SUSURRATION of some three hundred chat- tering voices, alternating in rhythmic crescendo' and diminuendo, fills the bare,

bleak and undecorated hall. Not a seat but ac- commodates an expectant ego of this hopeful throng, For once womenkind is punctual; more so, in fact,

Norah

describes an

over-

may become uncomfort- ably egoistic and self-appreciative at this somewhat astonishing at- titude of temporarily de- parted womenkind.

*

;

A sudden hush in the buzzing murmur of gay and chattering voices. The sturdy figure of the pleasant-faced,

Whitestone

evacuees' meeting

as fifteen minutes before the speaker's hour of ad- vent the more leisurely arrivals have, without complaint, resigned them- selves to standing in the rear of the more or less comfortably seated.

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Gone is the mild de- pression; forgotten are the dashed hopes which "maketh sick the heart of man"-and woman. Petty squabbles are submerged. Eyes sparkle and attitude and manners bespeak ani- mation; the entire assem- bly surges with renewed vigour and renewed hope. Never since disembarka- tion on these so-called sunny-shores-has-the- Homesick crowd so res- ponded to official invita- tion, and news of our little, unimportant doings, succulent morsels of mild scandal, comparisons of rents, food, prices, off- spring, impressions of. Australia, cheerily and noisily circulate. Ad- dresses, invitations, pressions of eternal affec- tion, are exchanged. The irreconciliables have, for the moment at least, been transformed into a happy, hopeful, cheerful, com- plete entity; and with a paramount, communal thought.

No

ex-

OT ONE WHO DOES NOT CON- FIDENTLY BELIEVE that this

meeting has been convened to impart tidings of good cheer. Return to home and loved. ones! No matter that such home is but an Eastern and threatened · .domicile. Now, TO-DAY- the word will surely be uttered which will ease

the perpetual, lingering ache which close upon a twelve-month has failed to mitigate to any effec- tive extent. Our most vehement detractor could never accuse us of lack of purpose or of faith; of vacillation or of aimless- ness. Absence in this case has certainly made the heart grow fonder-and not of the other fellow to any alarming extent. In- deed, it is to be feared that Hongkong manhood

urbane

fresh - complexioned, mannered "0/C Evacuees" mounts the platform, his every movement, followed by the intensely interested gaze of the now silent audience, so strangely und pathetically confident that his message will (at the very busest estim- ate) alleviate anxiety ankl give at least some decisive hint of the approximate satis- faction of heart's desire..

dilates

ture, but a cautious and canny refusal to be beguiled into vocal commitments beyond his powers. And throughout what must prove a thankless tnsk the "O/C Evacuees" maintains his patient, courte- ous, suave and (he possibly thinks) inspiriting tones.

BUT NO DISAPPOINT- MENT annihilates the confident hope of the little dis- possessed multitude, and though as they now depart to their various far-scattered temporary abodes, their spirits seemi more than trifle dashed, yet still chatting cheerfully and amiably they go their ways in the admira- ble tenacity of trust and hope which alone makes prolonged exile tolerable and existence possible.

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Greeks Kind To Our Troops

Withdrawal Stories

(By "Reuter's” Military Commentator)

LONDON, Aug. 7.—Though the centre of interest still les

in Russia, there are other directions which call for attention and

may soon call for action,

The Nazis' threat to Turkey and Spain may still materialisc. We are on the verge of war with Japan in the Pacific and it is not easy to see how Japan can avoid war with Russia as well as with America.

Hitler is bringing heavy pressure to bear on his "sponges" in Vichy and is trying to squeeze out of them possession of ports and air bases on the West African coast.

Being Prepared

We must be prepared to net in any of all these directions. Our resources | will certainly be called on to support an additional etrain, but it is not one beyond our powers to deal with, and fortunately we are prepared and with reserves at hand in each case should an emergency arise,

RADIO

ZBW, 155 metros (845 k.o.) and 3145 metros (9,520 kilo-cyclo») The Battle of Britain:"

London Relay

ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.c.'s "Radio Programme Broadcast by

and on Short Wave from 1-2.15. and 8.30-11.15 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's per second.

tions

0.47

. 0.00 Indian Programme.

Closing Local Stock Quota-

of Compositions Gershwin.

George

7.15 Marek Weber and His Or chestra,

On the Russian front, the Germans Saschinka-Potpourri of Russlan are again making vast claims but the

Gypsy 'Songs and Dances (Schir-a facts as they are known to us show so far nothing to support them, The Intermezzo (Ailbout); Tales Of Au-

mann); Spring's Delight-March- Germans with their allies, the Finns,

(Pomona)-Weitz (Wald- are still struggling on the north- western shores of Lake Ladoga and

have not even reached its eastern end. There are по advances towards Leningrad.

Doubtful Claim

cufel).

7.30 Portuguese Programme. 8.00 London Relay The News. 8.15 -London--Relay-War......---Com-~~ mentary,

8.25 London Relay

Listening

Examination of Polits in

They claim having captured Kholn Post, but this is a very doubtful one and not in a direction seriously threaten-German Propaganda. ing the Russian position at present.

The Battle of Smolensk has closed as far as the Nazis are concerned but the rond to Moscow seems just,

Daily

0.30 Programme Summary. 8.32 Variety Requests. Plano-Rustle of Spring (Sinding) William Murdoch; Organ-In A

as firmly closed, and It is very pos-Chinese Temple Garden (Ketelbey) sible that the battle may re-open

....Reginald Foort; Vocal-Funicull- shortly-this time, however, its re-Funicula (Denza, text Zanardini). opening will be due to Russian ini-Millza Korjus (Soprano) with Or-

chestra; Orchestral-The

Many stories have been told of tiative. the unfalling kindness of the Greeks In the Ukraine the Germans are Prince-Selection

wine

Lone

to our troops during their fighting not making any vital progressif Theatre Orchestra; Violin Thais

The Drun THE SPEAKER'S

withdrawal. Not least the It.A.Findeed they are making any progress Meditation (Massenet), Fritz Kreis- VOICE, well-modulated

benefited from this kindness. "Any- at all.

ler

Vocal-M'Almes Tu? with Piano; and manifestly sympathetic one would have thought we were

Defence of Moscow

(Fred Pearly)...Tino Rossi with with and cognisant of this coming instead

said one of going

The successful defence of Moscow Orchestra; Octet-Narcissus (Nevin) vast collective aspiration, in-

officer. "I suppose my last day in from attack by the Luftwaffe must J. H. Squire Celeste Octet; Plano Greece was fairly representative, At be another cause of anxiety to the Spring (Wiosna-Chopin, Liszt)... vites discussion of our dif

lunchtime we found ourselves in a Germans, for it is clear proof of the Alfred Corlet, ficulties and troubles. Especi-village set amidst orchards. ally does he advise as to any

At a power of the Russian air force, 9.00 Local Time Signal and An- little

Inn, we were brou out also and plencs have not been thrown in.

Hussla's great reserves by

troops of medical needs and

nouncements. a Greek private who

9.02

Variety Requests Continued. upon children's education.

to be the village stationer. He There are no indications that the Slow Fox-Trot-My Heart Belongs eave us hard-boiled eggs which had Germans have anything other than To Daddy (Cole Porter)....Jack But to the one question which

been dyed red, a festive touch for tired and beaten troops with which Hylton His Orchestra; Vocal-

and is upper-most in mind he-.

the Euster Sunday which had just to meet the Russian onslaught when Wish Me Luck (From Mlm "Shipyard. "viso "man-will not commit "passed," and which means as much to it comes,

Sally Park & H.

Farr-Davies) himself. Sympathy and un-

them as Christmas does to us.

In Africa

Gracie Fields with Orchestra; Trio derstanding, but little solace. "At night my dinner was cooked looks facing the German armies

In spite of the very gloomy out-The Monkeys Have No Talls in Pago Paro (Raye and others)....The Milt for me in a cafe by one of the cus-Russia, it is still very possible that Herth Trio; Vocal-Mexican tomers, who had been an electricion the Germans might unen out on a (From film "Moon Over nt the Fox studios in Hollywood, Inew the days of Valentino. He produced western

Dorothy

This paramount question permeated every conscious- ness as we journeyed from every quarter through the dreary suburbs to this ren- dezvous in Victorin's straight- strected capital. When are we going home? Insatiable, indefeasible, irrepressible and, no doubt, irritating in the pertinacity and reiteration of the eternal, must we be. No lity to forecast, a dubious fu- rebuff, no repetition of inabi-

in

adventure in northern and

Africa. This might

bela...

with

Johnny,

Old

MY

an enormous omelette for which he combined with a march of five or six Oh Johnny, Oh insisted on paying. In a paradoxical divisions through Spalu for a slege Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra; way it made things worse for £15.

If

of Gibraltar and also to establish a Accordeon Band-Riding The Range they had been churlish or repronch-shorter

line communication

with In The Sky (Carlton).....Primo ful it would somehow have inade it Morecco and Dakar.

Seala's Accordeon Band; Selection- casier to go."

A successful move in this direction Cone With The Wind; Intro: Battle would At one village the inhabitants even

Hive the Germans very great Hymn of the Republic:

in their Atlonile advantages in offered up a mass for the safe with-i

battle Kentucky Home; Marching Through but would also Georgia Massu's in the Cold Cold constitute a nd old women over seventy would the Americas. It is not likely that At Home

a very

Johnny Comes take no refusal of their offers to the United States would be content Home, Dixie, Louis Levy's Or carry the men's things over the rocksdly to watch this more. It would chestra; Vocal-Thank You America to the beach.

be necessary from the military view (From flm "Nice Girl"-Grossman) point to uel quickly and not to ....Deanna Durbin with Charles nilow Germans and their Vichy allies Previn's Orchestra.

drawal of the British airmen there.ainst Engla real threat to all Ground; whences: Old Folke

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

"Don't be a crab, Edwin-remember, it could be a bugle Instead!"

to consolidate themselves strongly at Dakor.

Western Desert

9.30 London Relay--"The Baltic of Britain"

Radio Dramatisation of the achie- We are displaying some encourag-vements of tile RAF. Fighter Com- Ing activity around Tobruk and inmand during the great days from the Mediterranean, generally. ItAugust 8th to October 31st, 1940, seems as if the Nazis had withdrawn Written by the author of the Air sume of their air force from Libya, Ministry account, The Belle of Bri- and perhaps some divisions as well, lain' und Ceell McGivern, with the

It is important for. Britain to strike co-operation of the

Air Ministry. a decisive blow here is soon as Produced by Cecil McGivern, possible. If the North African cost 9.30 Light French

Variely (On

can be cleared of the Germans and Short Wave Only). Fascists while our navy and Nohain); MM. Jacques Pills and Duct-Couches Dans Le Foin (Jean forces, can be solidly established on

the

northern coast of Africa as far Georges Tabet with Plane; Acordeon west as Tripull, then not only will-Vous Valalez-Waltz (Henry Im the naval position in the Mediter-mell)... L'Accordeoniste Alexander

rancan be greatly strengthened but Et Son

"

ques .Pills

and

Orchestre: Duct-La Fille De our command of the air in that urea Levy (Georges Tabet)....MM. Jac as well.

Nor is that all-with

Georges Tabet with our flank Piano: Accordeon-Comme De Bien cleared is, for west as Tripoll, all Entendu-Valse Musette (Van Parys). our forces in the Middle East would:

L'Accordéonisto

be then free to support Turkey in Son Orchestre. case of any attack, by the Bulgarinna and Germans,

Alexander Et

9.45-10.00 News in French (On Short Wave Only),"\

10.00. London. Relay The NoWE and News Commentary.!

of

Bottle Of Champagne Latest "Swing" and Other Dance

10.16 'Studio-A Programme

For One Nazi Prisonerose by The Band Of A Visiting

SIMLA, Aug. 7 (Reuter).Indines | troops have been active in the Western Desert near the spot where the Fourth Indian Division covered

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Ship

11.00 London-“Makers of History" -Desmond MacArthy, 11.16 Close Down,

Production Increases

itself with glory last winter, says an Indian Army observer in the Middle East in a dispatch received to-day. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UP),- The Brigadier commanding the The Omes of Production Manage- newly-arrived troops offered a re-ment to-day disclosed that tank pro- ward of a bottle of champagne forduation-has been increased. the first German brought in dead or The Increases in production aro na- alive. The prize was won by the follows: light tank output during Mabrettos within 48 houre. ** April," May, and "June" was 1200% An enemy car, whose driver op-above the first quarter; medium parently had lost his sense of direc-tanks up 237% machinegunis 69% tion, swept past a Mahratta post and smokeless powder 120% and T.NA. was at once captured.