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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 4, 1932.
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
EUROPEAN'S® LOSS
MR. A. H. POTTS ROBBED OF VALUABLES.
A series of Jarcentes from Europeans were reported to the Police during the week-end, the Aces and kings are always wel-largest haul being made at High come tickets, but, in the following House, Mount Davis, the residence hand the declarer must throw of Mr. A. H. Potta, from where away an ace and a king in order valuables amounting to over $3,000 to meet his contract.
were atolen.
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The Bidding. The contract bidding was South one diamond, West one spade, North three clubs. East passed and South went to three No Trump, North bid four clubs an the three No Trump may simply be a mini- mum response to his forcing bld, but when South goes to four No Trump to show the spade suit well stopped, North passes.
The Play.
A report of the loss was made to the Police on Saturday when it was stated that the valuables wero stolen sometime between 2.30 p.m. sind 4 p.m. during the absence from the house of Mr. Potta. Somo peraon broke open a locked draw er in a wardrobe in his bed room on the first floor and extracted two diamond rings, two wrist watches, one brooch, one pair of sun glasses and $15 in money.
The total value of the loss was given as $3,005. Mr. Potta has in- formed the Police that he suspects two Chinese servants who have since absconded...-
Hotel Incident.
Miss Lebedev, who occupies room No. 226 at the Repulse Bay otel, has informed the Police of the loss of a hand bag which was stated to have been taken from her bed room during the early hours of Friday morning, by some unknown person. However, she suspects a European, whom she saw jump out of her bed- room window.
eles to the total value of $35. $5 note and various feminine arti-
The hand bag was stolen at about 2 ani, on Friday morning and was stated by the owner to have been West's opening lend is the queenclasp and fastener. It contained a black smooth leather handbag with of spades. Would you discard small heart from dummy? If 80 you will be unable to make your contract. The proper plan is to diseard the nce of diamonds from dummy so that you will not be blocked in the dummy later on. The declarer wins the trick with the ace of spades and immediately returns the king of spades, now discarding the king of diamonds from dummy.
The declarer then starts with his queen of diamonds and runs off six straight diamond tricks, West discarding everything but the jack and ten of spades and the ace, ten and nine of hearts. East holds the eight of spades, the teen of hearts and the queen, ten and seven of clubs.
Declarer now plays the dence of clubs, winning the trick in the dummy with the ace, and then
cashes his king of clubs. The
oppasition win the last three tricks, but by discarding his ace and queen so as to unblock the dia mond suit the declarer has made
his contract of four No Trump.
MR. E. OLIVEIRA.
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY YESTERDAY
of
The funeral
Eduardo Oliveira, 20-year-old son of Mr.
A full description of the European is given, the owner of the handbag reporting that he Was tall and of theðlum bully and had dark hair. Besides other details
it was stated that the man was wearing an open necked shirt and white trousers.
Other LossEN.
to
on
A child's tricycle belonging Mr. Jack, of 6, Essex Crescent, was stolen sometime between noon Friday and 8.25 p.m. the following night. The value of the tricycle. was given as $10.
Miss M. Wallace, a sister of the Military Hospital, Bowen Road, hus notified the Police that goreline on Thursday and Friday lant some one stole a camera valued at $12 from her quarters at the Hospital.
Whilst travelling between Wan- chai Gap and-Abordeen between 5.30 p.m. and 645 pm. on Satur day Mr. L. Yates of 168, the Peak, lost a wallet and $50.
A report was made to the Police by Capt. R. G. Moir, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, to the effect that on June 27 last his wife lost a gold ear-ring valued at $400 between Kowloon and the Central Theatre.
Information of a burglary at the residence of Dr. R. K. Samy, of 47, Robinson Road, was lodged at Po and Mrs. 0. M. S. Oliveira, of lice Hendquarters when it, was in- Ashley Road, whose deathmated that admission to the house occurred at the French Hospital was gained sometime between 3 on Saturday, took place at the a.m, and 5 a.m. Roman Catholic cometery, Happy Valley, yesterday, being attended by a large gathering of relatives
and friends.
Mr. Oliveira, had been in tho employ of the Mercantile Bank for about eight months, and loft on account of ill-health. Ho then took a trip to Manila, but
The burglar was stated to have climbed through an open window after having ascended to the first floor by a water pipe. Two wrist watches, valued at $30, and 348 in money comprised the haul of the intruder.
on his return suffered a relapse, E. Cunha, J. M. Noronha, A. M. and entered the Government Civil Remedios, C. Chan, J. Remedios Hospital, later going to the J. M. Xavier, J. B. Pomeroy, C. French Hospital.
Mattos, C. Gosano, H. Rosario,
He was very popular in the C. A. Victor, B., Gosano, A. V. Portuguese community, and was] Gosuno, M. Baptista, A. J.
C.
a member of the Portuguese unit Rocha, H. Tavares, A. A. Mello, of the Volunteer Defence Corps. C, M. S. Alves, F. Machado, C. His father is chief clerk in the Lopes, F. Prata, 3. C. Barretto, Green Island Cement Company, J. d'Aquino, D. A. Remedios, A. and he has three brothers, Mano, Ribeiro, L Xavier, C. Canniss Marcus and Jose, and two sisters, and J. J. Remedios. Lycee and Erinn.
Antong the wreaths were those Father G. R. Spada officiated sent by Mr. Pepperell and Mr. and at the cemetery yesterday. The Mrs. Olivier, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. arid A. Gosano grave was covered with a pro- Pomeroy, Mrs. fusion of wreaths, among which family, S. S. Harris, Fernas and were tokens from his sorrowing Jax, E. L. Cunha R. Chon and parents and brothers and sisters. Misses Chon, and the Portuguese
Among those present at the Company of the Volunteer funeral were Messrs. B. Cunha, fence Corps.
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