Princess Dies a Pauper

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 96, 20 October 1934, Page 19

Princess Dies a Pauper

The dying wish of Mrs. Kathryn Gordon, formerly Princess Kigo,. WiS that she should be buned_ beside ,>er. second husband, a noted gipsy violinist Prince Eigo, in Kensico Cemeteiy, states the "Daily Mail." Although she died a pauper, friends provided the necessary funds. ._ Only a few mementoes o± ncr past splendour were left by the woman who onco toured Europe with 20 servants and 45 trunjts. . . . _. When her third husband, Mr. Edward Gordon, a -former. LieutenantGovernor of Florida, died three years ago he was thought to be f millionaire But tho depression had left him penniless. There was his .chateau m New York valued at £7000, but it was mortgaged. • . • ■ , ■ • . ■ . , Surrounded by her dogs, cats, ana parrots, Mrs. Gordon put up a brave fight to avoid eviction, but. one June day last year she became so emaciated from hunger that sho collapsed' in the street, and was taken to hospital. Prince Bigo died in,poverty in 19-7. When she first fell in love with him, she was married to a . Philadelphia engineer, while the gipsy was married to her cousin Clara. It is said that Clara offered to divorce her _ troubadour so that her. younger cousin could marry him. The Canadian Government has set aside; for the birds another sanctuary at Aero Lake, near Moncton, New Brunswick. It covers nearly 200 acres, and will serve the thousands'■ of waterfowl visiting Aero Lake during the migration season. A SENSIBLE TEA SAVING. Infuse more. eager anticipation and joyous realisation into every cup o£ tea by infusing more goodness into the brew with Wardell's 2s aOd lb Blend! Every sip is relishable; every cupful a pleasure. Satisfaction is assured, for Warden's insist on the youngest, tenderest, full-juice leaves from Ceylon, brought to New Zealand, treasured in leaden chests, and then blended with scrupulous regard to tho call for a fine tea at a finely-tempered price.

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Generally speaking, there is no necessity for the responding hand to force the bidding after a partner's opening bid of two in a suit, the reason being that more information can be made available between the partners if the bidding is kept low in the early stages. However, situations occasionally arise when the responding hand is called upon to depart? from the usual procedure. Culbertson says: "The 'approach-forcing system .tolerates no arbitrary convention, but makes it possible for every bid to be reasoned out from the logic of bidding situations." A curious position arises in this connection, in the. partnership of North and South, as set out below, North making a forcing bid of another character 'after' his partner lias already opened with a forcing bid. .' •' 4 7.6,3.2. '. 9 X.8.5.2. ♦ - ' . : - .frK.S.I'JX . Nortli South ■ 4> A.K..Q.J.4. '9 A.Q.J.7.6. . ' >2. '. c * A.Q. Dealer: South. Score: Love all. . ■ . The biddine: — . ■ ■ ' ■' . '--0 South. >\cst. ' Jv'orth. ' "East. » 4 r' ♦ Ko bid- ' 59 Nobid. ; 6;9A- No bid., I 9 Jio'bid.'•- '--Xi) bid."- Ko bid. West's overcall of 4 diamonds over Souths opening bid of 2 spades is of course made to shut North out of the bidding, except at a very high contract. It is a sacrifice bid,' made on-a, very long and powerful suit of diamonds, with no defensive values in-the hand. The bid shows that West is prepared to incur a penalty double by South, but can save the game with the loss of not more than three tricks if his bid is left in. (North of course is released from the.obligation of bidding, on the first round, after an interposing bid.) ,-

North's immediate oyercallof 5 dia; mouds over West's 4 diamond bid indicates to his partner that he can take the first -trick in\ that, suit, also .that he has support £or the spade.bid, and is prepared to bid for a slain—otherwise a raise to 4 spades would be-sufficient for game. North's handdoes not contain the 1 pins honour-trick ordinarily required to support a partner's opening bid of two in a suit (on the first round of bidding), but lie has one honour-trick with

support. in his partner's -suit.; and * blank in the opponent's suit- The- fact that West has, made a strong interposing bid shows whore the diamond honour-tricks must be, therefore South will not be misled by his partner's.im:mediate overcall in • the opponent's suit, but will on the other" hfcad; re-, ceive valuable information, from the- Ibid. He can place about 0 ;honourtrieks'1 in 'diamonds in-West's handi and. pictures the hand as being made up:; somewhat .as follows:-—; .. ,: ■; ■ 4 x, yx.l., + a.k;q.j.x.x.x.x:; jf, x.x. <*• 4k x.,, 9. x.x,, 4> K.Q.J.10.x.x.i.x.'3:., JftX- . North recognises Wests-bid as an attempt to shut him .out of the bidding, but refuses to be side-tracked by this manoeuvre. He, too, places, 2 honourtricks in. diamonds .with .Wj.st, ; and: size,s up the position' thus—South.'s opening bid of 2 spades shows at least 5 honourtricks. At most, he can onlyj have half an honour-trick.', in diamonds after West's jump overcall in that.suit, but, more probably, -'none at all. How, then, are- South V.honour-tricks* .made up? They will be divided amongst the three remaining suits,' two honour-tricks in. spades, and one and a half each in. hearts and clubs, as North himself holds the missing half honour-trick iii both, these suits. Therefore, he reasons, the partnership must hold tlie Aee:Kiiig-of three suits and a blank in the suit-called by the opposition. Further, if iSoutH's opening bid is made on a 5 honour-trick, hand only, a powerful trump holding is definitely indicated,- so that North, in the circumstances; feels ■justified jit, encouraging his partner 'to bid ..'•£or£*;:; : slam. " . : '.' •' "• \ "-''l ■■'.:■!:},:■■:, ■.' After Souths bid of 5; hearts-br^the; second-round 'of', the. bidding, North..' shows support in;that suit also :by'calling C hearts. Ho has now ■shown; control of the opponent's suit;Suppprfcia spades, and also support'an hearts r and leaves thefiiial. decision ■to his partner. South carries , v the: bid to 7\ heart's,' at which contract* the- hand' is'iJlayed. I think-the'coil tract should; have .been 7 spades, instead of; 7 hearts.' .:North has shown support in both..spades and hearts, and Souths bid of 7 hearts suggests a preference for. the .being played in that suit, although his opening bid was in spades. It seemSito.me that North is justified in thinking that, Tiis 'partner probably has four honours in hearts, but called his higher.-rank-ing suit first/After the 6 heart, re* from1 North, ;a grand slam in. spades was a certainty for. South, and would have carried a bonus of 100,

points for four honours ing one 'hand, which was lost when the hand wa» played at 7 hearts. ■ ■"' , ' J