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CONTRACT BRIDGE.
By W. E. McKenney,
Secretary. American Bridge League.
Ace showing and the bidding of void sults occasionally brings about intereating and peculiar situations. For example, in the following hand the declnrer must play a game go. Ing declaration without a trump in ht hand, and surprising as it may seem, he makes his contract.
A Nono ♥K-7-5-2
A-K-J-10-9-4-3-2
the B
45.4 ❤Q-J-8
+Q-8-7- 6-5
NORTH AQ-10-9-
8-7-6 ♥9-6
◆ None
Q-10-5. 4-3
A-K-2
EAST
Dealer SOUTH
AA-K-J-3-2
A-10-4-3
• Nona
J-9-7-6
This hand
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1932.
OBITUARY.
DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS.
It is with the deepest regrot that we have to record the death of Mr. A. Ll. Tayler, Director and Secretary of Arts and Crafts, Ltd., of Shanghai and Hongkong, which took place nt the new War Memorial Nursing Home yester- day afternoon.
Mr. Tayler arrived in Hongkong on a business trip just over a week Monday last com- ago, and on plained of feeling unwell. Hin as plourley. case was diagnosed and on the following day he was removed to the Nursing Home. pneumonia having supervened. He rallied for a time, but, despite all that could be done for him, he passed away yesterday afternoon. A particularly poignant feature of his death is that his wife, who had been nummoned from Shanghai, harbour was held up outside the aboard the GS. Tjibadak, by reason was therefore unable of fog, and to see her husband alive. The deepest sympathy will be felt for the family and
of four
PROMISE UNKEPT.
LINDBERGH BABY NOT RESTORED,
London, Apr. 9. The G$60,000 domanded by the kidnappers of the Lindbergh Baby has been deposited in a London bank by Major Schoeffel of the New Jersey State Police, who is now in London, according to the New York American
The paper advances the theory that the Baby may be returned by England, kidnappers in
unfavourable evidently to avoid publicity in the United States.
Double-Crossed?
New York, Apr. 10.. Col. Lindbergh has been double- He crossed by the kidnappers. paid G$50,000, but the kidnappers have not communicated since.
Several days will be permitted to inpse in order to give the kid- nappers every opportunity to keep their agreement-Reuter'a American Service.
The Affair Bungled.
London, Apr. 10.
The New York Mirror says that Col. Lindbergh paid the ransom on the 2nd Inst. at a place near by the City Island boat house at a. dramatic meeting with the kid- nappera who examined ench bank- note for markings.
Ben.
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her daughters.
The Inte Mr. Tayler, who was 61 years of age, was an Associate
He further followed instruc- of the Society of Designers, and he The Bidding.
came East many years ago, jein-tions to fly over Martha's Vine- was actually played fug Arts and Crafts early in its yard and drop a message to de- in a duplicate contract tournament history. Prior to this he had had signate the spot where the baby A wide experience in artistic work should be delivered to a yacht at and South, the dealer, at every
as applied to almost every kind of table, opened with one spade. At
The first attempt at contact fail- the particular table where this in- industrial purpose, and Arts and teresting situation arose, West had Crafts owed much of its high re-ed, as rival gangs of rum-runners two and one-half tricks and a five-putation to his exceptional abilities senred the kidnappers, but the card suit, and certainly disliked to as an artist. His name will long second contact on Tuesday
din- be remembered in connexion with successful, only to be bungled by pass, therefore he bid two monds, North could hardly believe many outstanding contracts in the the rushing in of the Police and
Constguard men. After asking West to re- Enat, and in particular it may be his cars. peat his bid, North doubled the two mentioned that he was reponsible diamonds. East passed and South, for the whole of the interior de- trying to tell his partner that he coration of the Peninsula Hotel in was void of diamonds and could Hongkong and of the Majestic aupport any other bid he made, bid Hotel ballroom in Shanghai, be- other undertakings. three diamonds. When you over-aides many call your opponents with their suit, Socially, he was extremely popular this is supposed to advise partner both in Shanghai and Hongkong. that you hold no losers in that suit, being of a most affable disposi but it is also supposed to show slam tion, besides being a man of sterl possibilities and South was perhaps ing character, loved by all who
enjoyed his friendship. a little forward in his bid,
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Mr. A. I Macgowan. West passed and North reasoned as follows his partner must hold
Many in Hongkong as well the nee and king of spades and the ace of hearts or the ace of clubs. other parts on the China const will The missing ace should be in the learn with deep regret of the death West band, and therefore North rea- of Mr. Arthur Lyman Macgowan, sons that he can discard two losing a director of Messrs. Bradley and hearts on partner's ace and king of Company, Ltd., who passed away at spades, and will lose only one dis- Home on Saturday. News of the mond and either a club or a heart, and event wased in Hong- North therefore weht to five diakong yesterday bible. monds, East passed, and South, not wishing to make a bad situa- tion worse, finally passed. You can hardly blame West for doub ling five diamonds,
The Play. While North has bid five dia- monds and holds eight of them, was the don't forget that South first for his side to bid diamonds, And therefore becomes the declarer and must play the hand without holding a diamond.
West opened the king of clubs, which is the proper play when holding nee and king-the king On the is led to show the ace. second trick, West shifted to the queen of hearts, which the dummy won with the king. The ace and king of thamonds were led from dummy: and then the jack, which West wins with the queen, West is helpless-if he leads another heart, declater will win in his own hand with the ace, discard the two losing hearts in dummy on the ace and king of spades, trump anything in dummy and pick up the remaining trump, thereby making five din- monds doubled.
BIG DRUG SEIZURE.
SHIPPED TO NEW YORK MARKED AS TOYS.
New York, Apr. 9. A huge baul of contraband nar- cotice amounting to 24,000 ounces, and valued at a million dollars, was made when packing cases on the French steamer Ile de Franco were unlanded here:
The drugs were packed and camou; Anged ns toys-culer's Special Service.
SALESMAN SAM
WHAT'S THE IDEA OF TH' SWEAT SHIRT? WHY, I'M GOIN' OUT ON "TH ROAD AND DO SOME
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The official faction's blunder su these bungling surmised that harried the kidnappers that it is
maddening failure to keep their tactics are at the bottom of their promise-Reuter.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
GOVERNOR FORGETS HIS DIGNITY.
St. John's Apr. 9. "I could order a squadron and blow you to Hell," is alleged to be the reply made by the Governor, of Newfoundland to a delegation
of the Citizens' Committee, who called on him and advised him to he would use his hwn discretion in secure a warship. He added that the matter.
Premier Squires is temporarily quiet, though the political absent from the Capital, which in a state of situation is still in iluxRenter's American Service. An Apology.
St. John's Apr. 10. The Governor admitted his in- Citizens' Com- discretion and apologised to the delegation of the mittee who are making a state- ment in order to allay public in- dignation.-Reuter's American Ser- vice.
The late Mr. Arthur Mackowan. who was about 63 years of age had been resident in this part of the at world for just over 40 years, resid-now ing for a number of years Swatow, and was probably one of out the most popular Europeans here. He was the son of the late Rev. J. Mackowan of Amoy, who was the author of "Sidelights on and other well- Chinese Life" known books on China.
Macgowan Mr. Arthur
was was sent to born in Amoy, and England for his education. He re- turned to China when about 20 years of age, joining the old Chinn firm of Tait und Co. of Amoy, but left them to join Bradley and Co. a junior about 1895, becoming partner of the firm nine or years later. He was one of the first directors of Bradley and Co., Ltd., when the firm was formed into a limited liability company in 1913; remaining a director until the day of his death, although he retired from active service at the end of last year.
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Mr. Macgowan left Hongkong in May last, on retirement from the East, and took up residence in Cheltenham.
A Keen Sportsmun.
in
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Cruiser Despatched. Hamilton, Bermuda, Apr. 10. 1.M.S. Dragon, of the Weat Indies station has left Bermuda for St. John's, Newfoundland, where a troubled political situa- tion has arisen owing to the Go- vernor's refusal to investigate thei charges against the Premier, Sir Richard Squires, of accepting emoluments other than his minia- terial salary-Reuter's American Servier.
the highest Chinese merchant or official,
Mr. Macgowan was, among his activities, a prominent many Freemanon. He was generous al- most to a fault, and could never realst the appeals of charity. Els was a most genial and charming personality, and it can truly bo said that he greatly endeared him- self to all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
In his younger days he was a keen sportsman, excelling various branches of sport, and was an especially good tennis player.
His social attainments
The deceased gentleman leaves a notable. A wonderful widow and three daughters, one of equally Chinese scholar, he also had a keen whom was recently married in under England, to mourn his loss, and to insight and a remarkable standing of the Chinese people, them will go the sympathy of the being greatly beloved and respected wide circle of friends whom he by all, from the lowliest coolie to made.
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