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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 18, 1941.

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CONTRACT How to Play BRIDGE How to Win

—BY JOSEPHINE CULBERTSO

Aftermath

"Dear Mrs. Culbertson: I messed up this hand the other evening and It was not until 4 a.m, that I suddenly realized I had overlooked the simplest sort of anfely play on the second triek.

I wonder what percentage of experts would have sech it.

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"Neither side vulnerable,

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"I was South and the contract was Ave clubs. I was annoyed that it was not six clubs when I saw the dummy.

"The king of diamonds was opened

that could be thrown about the hand was highly desirable.

My correspondent's analysis of what this safety, play should have been, Played precisely as he suggested, he however, was not entirely accurate.

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would have a guess in the spade suit. That is to say, after stripping the North-South hands of diamonds a defender on lend with and Qrowing a the heart queen, a

return spade

still would leave a "Kucse." For exampic. suppose East were to take the heart queça and lead a low spade. Declares would, of

follow low, and lei course, us assume the nine-spot would force

the queen. Now declarer would have

to guess whether to lay down

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ace, playing East for a possible re-

mainder of Jxx, or lead a low spade from the dummy so that if East show- ed out

finesse could be taken against the jack in West's bond,

The true safety play was to take the heart ace, draw the adverse trump, ruff dummy's remaining diamond, and then cash the spade ace before the heart queen. Now if one of two things, both satisfactory spade were returned it would prove

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South dealer. Both sides vulnerable.

A heart was led; I thoughtlessly that the leader of the second spade finessed and lost to the king. Awas the one who originally bad four. diamond was returned. 1 trumped, drew trumps, led a small spade to the board and, niter putting on the act, had to lose a spade trick. I do not

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on the second trick, I hack played the nce of hearts, drawn trump, trumped the last diamond, and then given up the heart, no dis- tribution of spades could have beaten mc. S. H., New York.”

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"Art-Loving" Nazis

LONG before the Nazi

invasion of the Netherlands measures had been taken to protect the contents of the many richly - stocked museums against "unfortunate errors" of belligerant air-

inen,

valuable

Carloads of objects and many of the smaller paintings were transferred to rural dis- tricts. For the "outsize" canvasses, fire and water- proof receptacles were constructed below the rooms in which they were sign of impending danger hung. At the slightest

an ingenious contraption could be set into motion- and the old masters would slide into comparative safety.

menace

But when the German to Holland be- came even greater, this kind of protection was not considered sufficient for the most valuable paintings of all, foremost among them the "March- out of the Company of Amsterdam Musketeers" (commonly called "The Night Watch") by Rem- brandt. It was taken from its shelter to an ancient castle on the outskirts of dreamy little Medemblik, north of Amsterdam. Here it hung against the thick, medieval wall of the deserted banqueting room, when on the morn- ing of May 10, 1940, the Nazis invaded Holland.

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For many months after- ward little was known of the fate of Holland's art trea-

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sures. There were rumours of Germans greedily "nequir- ing" valuable antiques, paint- ings and jewellery, but no one knew for certain what find happened. Recently a story got past the German censor, a thrilling enough tale that offers irrefutable evidence of the risk Hollanders are pre- pared to run when the safety of their heritage of centuries is at stake. That story con- terna "The Night Watch."

On May 13, 1940, Medom- blik, far from proving the un- assailable shelter behind the dykes it was believed to be,. lay in the path of the ever-ex- tending line of battle.. Hur- riedly the director of the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum got together twelve trusted and experienced men and set out with them to save the paint- ing.

Toward nightfall, they reached Medemblik Castle and the "Night Watch," men- suring about 12 by 14% feet, was loaded on an open truck normally used for the trans- portation of glass plates. Two closed passenger cars followed this van-but that night the procession did not advance very far. It stayed in a nearby village, under the One farmer distinguished him- protection of local peasants.

self by yielding a threadbare. tarpaulin with which the pic- ture was covered.

Before dawn the trip was resumed-right through a re- gion in which intermittent fighting took place. The final goal was a spot in which the Dutch Government and the Amsterdam Municipality had built a number of homb-proof shelters, complete with heavy steel doors and complicated safely locks. Where this is remains

a secret. All that can be divulged is that, though only thirty miles or so from Medemblik, it is situated in one of the most desolate parts of the Netherlands.

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The procession made head- way very slowly. Often its progress was hindered by droves of cattle, chased into "anfety" by panic-stricken farmers. Once German bomber saw the strange "con- voy" and swooped down to have a second look at it. Fortunately the Nazi left the procession unmolested.

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At many points where the dykes had been pierced to keep back the German hordes, the roads were hidden by floodwater. Here and thoro

high-tension wires hung dan- gerously low across the high- ways. Once it was necessary to drive the truck off the road and over the soft, muddy shoulder in order to avoid electrocution of the entire company.

Toward midnight, the party reached its destination. The heavy steel doors were swung open. the "Night Watch" lifted from the truck. But immediately it became evident that the canvas was much too large for the opening of the shelter.

With infinite care

it was laid in the open, and there, by the shine of torches, detached from the stretcher. Then, at lust, it could be put into the cave. The doors were locked on one of the world's greatest pictures. Here it would stay until the German attack had been beaten off.

Exhausted, but happy, the members of the rescue party got

back to Amsterdam. But when they awoke from a well-earned rest, Holland's army had capitulated. The Nazis were marching into every town and village.

And thus, till the day on which Holland shakes off the

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The Russians have been using 60-ton tanks against the Ger- mans. Some of them havė 5- inch guns. They have three gun turrels and carry a howil- zer, two light guns, and several machine-guns.

A Swiss newspaper correspon. dent has described the tanka as lie saw them during a visit. to Lwow, captured by the Germans after eight days' fighting,

The guns, caterpillars and tanks appear to be completely new," he

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The correspondent says Soviet tanks include 18-tonnera equipped with 47 mm. guns, medium tonks equipped with 75 mm.

guns and bigger tanks with 15-centimeter | (8-inch) guns,

Creates Impression "Even the few remains loft by the Russians created a deep impression," he added

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The

Hongkong Telegraph Eleventh Annual Amateur Photographic Competition June-September, 1941. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTDA

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For the best and second-best entries. Three Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO. Fifst Prizes in each of the three Sections.

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¡SECTION ONE: Interior scenes. Table Top and Still Life Studies. (Exluding portraiture, plants and and flowers).

~~~IstTM KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $40. 3rd $30. 4th $10

SECTION TWO Portraiture.

1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $40, 3rd $30. 4th $10

SECTION THREE Plants and Flowers. 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $50, 3rd $30. 4th $10

RULES

The following Rules will govern the Competition

1-The Competition is open to all

photographers.

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The entries awarded the Trophies for the best and second- best pictures in the Competition, will not be entitled to any other prizes.

3-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphia in each Section. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and which must be pasted on back of entry. 4-The right to publish any or all

of the entries is reserved to the .. Hongkong Telegraph,

5-All photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been" already: entered in other Competitions are ineligible, 6-No responsibility will be accepted

for non-delivery DL 103 of, or damage to entries. 7-All entries to be either black, sepla, or toned pictures, and must be mounted. Coloured. photo- gropha are ineligible. Pictures submitted in sepia tonem should be accompanied, by smaller print in black and white. -No picture to entered in more

than one Section. 16.-Mounts to be only while or cream, must be of one of the following vizes:-10315, 10×20.

11. No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Com- petition,

12-Members of the Biaffs of the Hongkong Telegraph - and the South China Aforing Post are not permitted to compete.

12-The_ declaton of the Judges shall

14-At the conclusion of "the Com- pelition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at. the Telegraph offices within mevuo ders. 15 The use. of allumen ja strictly

forbidden.

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