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CONTRACT
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By W. E. McKenney.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1932.
FEUNERAL OF MRS.
F. RUMJAHN.
CEREMONY AT MAHOMEDAN CEMETERY
The funeral of the late Mrs. F. Rumjahn, wife of Mr. U. Rumjahu, With the aid of position or end and mother of the two well known play the declarer in the follow-sportsmen Mr. A. H. Rumjahn and ing hand makes his contract of Mr. A. A. Rumjahu, and of Dr. J. four odd even after finding a bad Rumjahn, in practice in England, distribution in trump,
took place yesterday evening in the Mahomedan Cemetery, accord- ing to Moslem rites. A large gathering attended the funeral, including many Chinese friends, and many members of the Indian community,
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A large number of wreaths were sent to the house in Arbuthnot, Road, but according to the Moslem custom they were not placed on the grave.
Those present included Messrs. A. A. and A. II. Bumjahn (sons), D. Rumjahn, S. A Rumjahn, M. D. Rumjahn, E. Sadlek, A. G. Sumad, A. H. Madar, M. P. Madar, A. M. Rumjahn, S. R. Curreem, G. S. A. Curreem, A. R. Abban, O, el Ar- culli, E el Arculf, A. H. Fattydad, A. Rahmin, A. K. el Arculll, Ahmed Noor, Bishen Singh, Badan Singh, M. P. Taluti, Ho Kwong, Ho Wink, P. Madar, C. G. Anderson, M. R. Deb, A. A. Sammy, A. II. Hamid, 11. M. H. Esmail, S. A. Ismail, U. M. there- Ontar. F. Roberta, J. J. Bush, A. Barma. Yuen Hang-kiu, E. passes. Moosdeen. Ho Kai-sit. E. Abraham, North bids two spades showing Chan Tin-son, M. P. Lo, V. Rup- normal support in trump and chand, Sirdar Khan, R. Nazartu, A. K. Minu, A. R. distribution that may play better S. D. Mehal,
Ismail, S.
The Bidding. South is the dealer and under the writer's system of bidding. the four card suits are bid abend of five in order to better show the distribution of the hund, fore South starts with one spade. T This suits West and he
at No Trump than at a suit. Eastminu, A. R. minu, 0. passes and South then lids three Haroon, A. S. Suffiad. M. O. Floo- hearts to show his five card heart son. R. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, and suit. West passes and North. el "Arculli, takes the contract to four hearts.
The Play.
Many Wreaths. Among the many wreaths were those from:
Usuf, Jaffir and Amy, Abdul and Pansy, Arthur and Sara, Zaithoon, E. Sadick, Kate continues
and Aziz, Au
Yeung Wing Chu, Au Young Kui, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Creasy, Messrs. E.S., H., M.W.. M. H. and M. K. Lo, Dr. E. Law. Mr. and Mrs. Pittendrigh,
The opening lead is the age of diamonds by West and when East plays the aine, West with another diamond which East wins with the king, catching the declarer's queen. Rather than lead into the ace king jack of
M... Nemazer. Sir clubs, or to lead a trump which
Robert and Lady Ho Tung. Dr. may sacrifice a trump trick, East leads the nine of apudes which the Cheung, Mr. Chow Ping-un. Dr. Dr. Kew, Ho declarer wins with the nee. A small T. C. p. C. Kew. heart is played by declared and won Leung, Mrs. Ho Fook. Mr. J. D. Bush, D. V. Steavenson, H. K. in dammy with the queen. The three Hang. Dr. C. K. Ma, P. K. Kwok, of hearta ja returned and won by Mr. and Mrs. Rafeels and family, declarer with the king, West dis-C. G. Anderson, J. C. - Anderson, carding a club.
Wong, Mr. and Mrs. Gull (Roches- ter), E. A. Osmund, M. P. Talati, G. S. Ford, Miss Ford, P. II. Rath sem, J. F. Grosc, Ng Sze-kwong, J. Kotwall, The Ka-po, E. D. Kot- wall. Mrs. Cho Lup-chee and family, Messrs. Zimmern, F. Tehong. Mrs. Io Chuck, A. J. Kew, Mr. and Miss William, H. M. Harriman, Hajee Esmall, G. A.
Dr. Guzdar, Mrs. C. Leonard, She Declarer can now see the possiTat-chong, Chou Po-sien, S. K. hility of an end play. He knows that East is out of diamonds and what he must endeavour to do is to get him out of spades also and then throw him in with a heart therefore his next play is the ace of hearts which takes East's teu, leaving him with the inck. A small spade is then led to dum- my's king. While the declarer feels quite confident that East is out of diamonds, a diamond is played from dummy to make sure. East discards a club and declarer trumps with the seven of hearts.
The seven of clubs is then led by declarer and won in dummy with the king. The eight of spades is returned from dummy, East refusing to trump and dis- of clubs. De carding the nine
the clarer wins the trick with queen of spades. The declarer
J. P. Kim, W. M. Gittins, A. E. Kew, F. K. Modi, J. Pestonjec, C. L. Chow, Dr. A. Woo, W. Ward, Chan Tin-son, Ilo Shal-wing, Kwok Chuk-ting, Miss Alice Yung, Yung Hin-chin, Macno Jockey Club, F. D. Pereira, Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall. Mr. and Mrs. Sín, Mrs. Wong Kam-fook, Dr. B. C. Wong. Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Wong, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Wong, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wong.
Local Lady's Death.
and Mrs. J. M. Vieira, will hear with regret of her death, which occurred at her residence at St. Joseph's Terrace yesterday after- noon.
ins the East hand stripped of dia- The many friends of Miss Ignez monds and spades and now leadsMaria Vieira, the daughter of Mr. his eight of hearts, discarding the eight of diamonds from dummy. East is forced to win with the jack and must now lead a club into dummy's ace jack, the declarer thereby gelling the last two tricks and making his contract of four odil.
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