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CONTRACT How to Play
BRIDGE
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Russia Loses
How to W
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BY JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON
Placing The Lead
IN countless hands, the entire point urpose. Hence he laid down the of play is to keep one defendey limond ace from his own hand and off the lead. Needless to say, this followed it up with
is not always possible, but the least
a declarer should do is to make a
valinn effort, Note to-day's deal.
Rubber bridge.
Both sides vulnerable.
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By John King Fairbank
If Russia loses to Germany,
the diamond inck. It' was his selection of the
what will happen in the Fur lark rather than low diamond that Enst? This is a vital question lest to the fulfilment of the con- for Americans because we really! truet. Most
players in situations are involved in Asia just of this type
much as in Europe. they are merely clearing the suit preparatory to ruffing they fall
to consider that
low card Automatically play
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The answer is most disquiet.
Serious than
it may be possible to force the lead in,,
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In this dispatch, written for the United. Pross, a member of the History De- partment of Harvard Uni- versity and an expert on Far Eastern affairs, cx- plains the significance of the United States' rela- tions to the Far East in Connection with the Russo-
. German war:
one defender rather than the realise. If Hitler's blitz suc piler. Thus In this case If South reeds against European Russlu. hud led a low diamond after ace, East would have won and of chance of joining forces with China. Internally, China has recent--
the Germany will have. a spade.
course returned
a high
gond
ese shipping, which is necessary to keep the war in China-going. Jopan would probably find it more tensible to stay in the Axis rather than op- pose it.
There is one priceless aid Hitler can offer to the Japanese new order inaction
power, The secret of Japan's In southeast Asia hos In that same word, nir power. The Anglo-American front at Singa pore lacks ships, but it boasts of planes.
Twenty-one flyin
or
fort. resses have been sent to Hawall, whence
they could proceed Lo Manila Singapore in ព few days. war between American fighter planes are already
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at Manila, and bombers can be sent there any time by air.
whereupon declarer promptly would Japan and developing an Axis y experienced civil have lost three spade tricks, battlefront in the Far East. Chungking and the Communists.
Wilh West on lend with the dia-
German planes over Singapore mand queen, no attack could be and the Dutch East Indies may Secondly, Hitler could try to in- made upon declarer's spade king sound improbable, but it is not fluence China by an offer of tangible mile supply line through the south The Japanese know that a 1,500- For want of a better piny, West re-as improbable as turned his remaining trump.
many things help. A strong China to keep Japan mesa or Hainan could not be main- China Sea from their bases at For- clarer won in his own band, ruffed that already have happened. in check might be Hitler's game just talned without air protection. With-
De-
n diamond with a low trump, re his last diamond with the heart Siberia will not come to terms. The ing with his Far Eastern ally, he descend upon the Indies or Singapore, armed forces Japan cannot afford to queen. Now the club ace was cashed Red Army in the Far East has its might get Japan out of China in dust instead try to move bit by and a low chab was led, declarer own heavy Industry base around search of richer game to the south. bit down through the jungle and West's double was somewhat discarding a spade. West, back on Lake Baikal, and has prepared for By a combination of threats, and mountains of the Malay Peninsula. gressive in that he had nothing in lead, had to concede South's spade self-sufficiency in war against Japan, cafelery, he might well confront the trump suit, but, with the A-Qing and thus the contract was ful-But it is still controlled from Moscow, Chiang Kai-shek with of spades and the K-Q of diamonds filled.
BREAKING STALEMATE and we cannot be certain that a com- which he could not afford to refuse→ a bargain over South, who had, bit notrump at one point, West felt that declarer clubs and thus avoided the throw-perhaps without a shot being fired, and German planes to defend it once ing the air force the whole Far Ens- If West had unblocked his high not bring Siberia into Hitler's camp, man technicians to rebuild China, American. But with Hitler supply- promise engineered by Moscow would favourable terms with Japan, Ger- notably weaker than the Anglo- The Japanese aircraft industry is would have his work cut out for in play in clubs, the contract would in that case what would happen to rebuilt. In this way, he might be tern stalemate could be broken over- him. He was right, but this par- have been defeated, but this required the democratic front in Eastern Asia?: able to take Ching out of the war night. What this country has most tlular declarer rose to the orca-considerable foresight and, more- over, entailed the risk that West club trick. would be jettisoning his side's only
turned to the club king, and ruffed can have no assurance that Russia in
If Russia collapses in Europe, we as much as it is ours. By interced-out such a supply line to back up her
slon.
Tomorrow's Hand North dealer.
West, in selecting his opening len, could find nothing safer than a trump. A spade lead was not to be considered; EL diamond lend risked the sacrifice of an honour; and finally, a club lead was donger store. outy because it might run up against the A-10 in dummy and the king in. declarer's hand, or some such coin- bination that. would cast West his club stopper.
The opening trump tead WUS ducked in dummy, since declarer might urgently need dummy's queen for the later ruff of th diomand. Declurer greatly would have pre- ferred lowing
diamond from duramy so as to be able to pass the -trick into West, but he could not afford to play the heart queen or to take out the club age for that
entirely.
The
LINES OF APPROACH
to fear is a combination of Japanese If the Germans, by their fighting danger, however, concerns German Philippines and at Singapore.
second and still areater sea power with German air power, and bargaining, obtained a guiding influence over Japan. Suppose, that
which would make us night in the A hand over Soviet economy and the by blitzing and bargaining with small amount of German help could use of Soviet railroads and bases, the Moscow, Hitler gains control over ter
serve As a catalyst for Japanese
on
North-South vulnerable; 60 part- Far East then would be wide open the For Eastern bases of the Red action,
to them, along several lines of ap Army before Japon is able to do so might also, of course, expect trouble It Germany controlled Russia we proach.
by a frontal attack. First. In China. The strong point
vla Alaska, where we would then be our side here is the army of Japan from the Russian air buse at man bases. Russian fortifications In In that case, the standing threat to the England, within eyesight of Ger- Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in West China, which still is holding the Vladivostok could be greatly inten- Bering Strait and a submarine base Japanese and thus keeping them out could cover the 600 or 700 mlics to
sifted by Germany, German bombers not far away have been reported. of the Philippines and the Indies.
The Implications of n But West China has at the buck the the crowded inflammable cities of lapse are that Germany could enter n Russian col- vast province of Chinese Turkestan, could those of Russia.
ick the Japan even more effectively than the For, East, putting pressure upon through which have come Russian
both China and Japan, perhaps tak- supplies along the 2,000-mile motor
German or Russian submarines ing China out of the war and gal- from
the strategic Turk-Sib from Vladivostale could hamstring-vanising-Japan into action against (Turkestan Siberian) railway, the vast and incessant flow of Japan- us.
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Russian supplies over this route until recently exceeded our own ald to Chloo, and they went direct to Chiant's armies, not to the Chinese Communists.
CENTRAL CHINA .ROUTE
Hitler, once established in Siberia, could use this same route, burgain- Ing with Chinese appensers to send supplies along it and by making offers to the Chinese Communists. In other words, the Nazis would have access) to Free China and a chance to try their tactics of infiltration.
and
It is not without significance that the first and only airline which successfully connected China Europe across Central Asin was the German Lufthansa. German pilots and technicians are well acquainted
with the route by air to China.
Japan Taxed For Not Keeping Promises
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By Robert Bellairo
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Nanking
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (UP).-An important objective of Japan's new campaign to strengthen the Japanesc-sponsored government is to pave the way for direct negotiations with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, according to Shigeru Kamio, editorial adviser of the influential daily, "Asahi Shimbun."
Kamio said the main reason Japan that as long na China can produce has been unable to negotiate peace sufficient quantiles of any comme- with
Chungking was that thedity to meet her own and Japan's
Kumio does not foresee early
The possibility is, therefore, that Generalissimo does not trust Japan. needs, she should be permitted to Germany after getting control of
Writing in the magazine, "Tairiku," do so under Chinese ownership. Russia could influence China from Kamio sald the Japanese government
No Early Peace the rear. First, by threats and stir- should therefore demonstrate, in all ring up of trouble. The Mohamme- its dealings with the Nanking regime, direct peace negotiations between dans of Chinese Turkestan have a that all of Japan's promises will be long tradition of rebellion against corried out to the latter.
Catching the Chengtu Bus
Three men, well-dressed for summertime In Chungking, weht to the Lianglukou bus station one day to ask when the bus for Chengtu would be leaving. The station-master said it would be a half-hour late, so the trio went across the street for a Inst sip of Szechwan's potent native nectar. Thirty minutes later they walked aver to the depot and were told the bus wou
would not slart for another 15 minutes go they crossed the road for another last drink.
Policy Criticised
Tokyo and Chungking. He said for the present all ideas of such a development must be placed aside.
He suggested that advocates Kamio said even though the “war of Immediate
talks prace
should faction" in Chungking might refuse place themselves in Chiang
Kal- to talk pence with Tokyo after! stick's position. "Suppose Japan had fulfiled all her promises shoul
ment.
economic problems.
Discussing
Japan's economic
nrepose truce o cipan
to Nanking, Japan's actions, never- Kai-shek," he writes, "The anti- theless, would allenate the Chinese
Generalissima would no people from Chiang Kai-shek and doubt think: There is no country in lead to the collapse of his govern the world more untrustworthy than Japan. The moment I accept truce, Kamlo criticised Japan's recent my own war party would collapse. Chine polley on grounds of too much would be inviting
walking into a trap set by attention to military phases, and fall
own down- inadequate regard for phuca and Japon,"
Kamlo crefore suggested that Japan begin immediately to convince policies in China, Kamlo said: "Since Chungking lenders and the Chinese have obstructed the smooth circuin- in the pence treaty with Nanking. last summer, restrictions on trading niling faithfully the promises made people of her trustworthiness by ful- tion of materials. In other words e sald such a course should lead too many technicalities and want of the way in direct peace negotiations, sumcient statesmanship, have caused and evel, if such negotiations do not дя they were draining their cups for the fourth time, they saw the:
a splendid opportunity for winning materialise the Chinese people will over the Changlu bus pulling out and all
Chinese people to slip by. come to the support of the Nanking three ran
"Another economic mistake is that regime. unsteadily after the vehlete. Two of the men barely
authorities in China have tried to
Loan To Nanking managed to hop on.
secure goods by means of paper The third, left behind, went to the wine
niru, currency without supplying gooda The Cabinet Information Board exchange. In the spirit of the Sino-Tokyo's 300,000,000-yon loan to Nan- shop
In for
spokesman xocently disclosed that liquid consolation. After Japanese one alp, lie set his cup down and
peace treaty (between Tokyo roared loud and long in laughter supply and Nonking), Japon must king was intended to provide China The shopkeeper stepped over to materials they need at the same time spokesman said the loan, for which with more goods from Japan. The whatever ask the reason for the customer's she takes materials from them." sudden mirth.
Nanking assertedly gave no security, seced in the return of Chinese pro-melting purchaus from Japan.
'Komto also advocated
was made in the form of greater from which Nanking may draw in credita parties to the rightful owners, and criticised the tendency of the Japan-late Japanese, factories to produce Camlo advocated the utiligation of eso in Chian to create too many materials for distrlubtion in China. monopolies which force Chinese "Even if some of these investors out of business. Hoold should reach Chungking"
materials
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Explained the three-time patron of the day: "Do you remember the two men with me who caught the bus a while ago? Well they came to see me off."
Norman Soong, in "China Fortnightly,"
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