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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1932.
CONTRACT PUMP MOTORS STOLEN. "Improvement In My
BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney.
I have selected the following as the most interesting and unusual hand of the 1932 All-American bridge tournament recently hold in Cleveland.
It employs a compound triplo aqueeze and it somewhat resembles a double dummy problem.
A4-3-2
A-10-8-7-3
+ A-10
Q-7-2
NORTH
K-J-6
AG-J-
10 Q-9.5.
2
A8-7-6-
6
+8-4
+5 Dealer J-9-8- SOUTH 6-5
AK-10- 4-3
AA-K-9
♥4
A
◆K-Q-J-9-7-6-3-2
The Bidding.
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соп-
THREE CHINESE SENTENCED
AT POLICE COURT
Three Chinese stood before Mr. Schofield at the Central Polico
three Court yesterday afternoon, two charged with larceny of pump motors and the other with ro- colving two of the motors knowing them to have been stolen or unlaw fully obtained.
ro-
The men accused of theft ad- mitted the charges while the ceiver pleaded guilty to the frat count but denied the accond.
Detective Sergeant Kennedy, who prosecuted, accepted the plea of guilty in respect of one of the motors and dropped the charge in connexion with the second.
an-
The first defendant, according to the Police officer, was arrested in Hennessy Road during the early morning of August 19. He was carrying a bundle which contained a motor stolen from 269, Lockhart Road. The man was.nrrested and, on information which he divulged, the Police went to a house in Cen- tre Street and there found other motor under the third de- fendant's beil. A third motor was found at 218, Queen's Road West, having been sold to an electrician. The motor found in Centre Street
from was stolen
329, Lockhart wns taken. Road while the third from 7, Leighton Hill Road.
Police enquirles showed that the third defendant was the ring- leader and had instructed the
others to do the stealing.
To those employing the one over one, South could start the tracting with a forcing bid of two diamonds us the hand does not contain over three losing cards,
The hand is also ideally suited to a bid employed by Mr. P. (Hal) Sims, captain of the Four Horsemen. He advocates a three that forcing bid which demands partner show his aces... If this bid were employed, South would start SYMPHONIC CONCERT. with three diamonds,
ace
op-
uf
His Worship sentenced the first two men to six weeks hard labour and the third, whom his Worship said seemed to be the organiser of crime, to six months
SUNDAY'S TREAT AT THE PENINSULA HOTEL
North, holding two aces, has a difficult problem. If he bids four diamonds, he may not get an
show his
The musical entertainment given portunity to hearts, so perhapa his best bid is by the Peninsula Hotel orchestra Sunday night was a most to show his ace of hearts immedi-inst
function, the pro- ately by bidding three hearts. enjoyable This bid of three hearts would be Kramme comprising another good and in- of numbers mude if North's hand contained selection only the ace of hearts-it does cluding some old favourites.
Each item received its due ap. not necessarily show a heart suit plause and apparently the most the hand in this case happens popular were the Overture "Lusts- to hold.
piel" by Keler Bela, "The Dollar Princess" selection by. Fall, over- With the information that part:ture "Semiramide" by Rossini, Ler's ha cains the ace of hearts, South would be justified in selections from the musical play "Katinka" by Friml, "Hearts and making a bid of six diamonds. He Flowers" by Tolfunt, Neapolitan can see that his only possible los-Nights" by Zamecnik; and Sufte II ing tricks are the ace of diamonds of Aricalcane", comprising four and the nine of spades, and cer-
tainly he has a right to feel that numbers, by Bizet.
A particular feature was the the nine of apades could be safely clarinette solo, "Alicante Fantasy" taken care of by North. If South by Thiere, played by Mr. A. were to bid six diamonds, North Vermick, with piano accompani- now, holding the ace of diamonds.ment by Mr. Stupel, and the con- should go to Beven.
The Play,
tinuous applause for an encore was accorded variations from the same number.
Other concerts for succeeding The play is very pretty. West opens the eight of spades, East Sundays are in process of arrange- plays the ten and the declarerment, and that for September 11 wlus with the ace. Declarer runs will be of exceptional interest, when off all of his diamonds but one. Mr. G. L. Gecks, the popular con- plays his ace of clubs and king of ductor of the band of the lat. Bn. spades and the hand was reduced The South Wales Borderers will lead a joint orchestra composed of as follows:
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Spades:-None Hearts:-A-10
Diamonds: None
Clubs:--Q
East
Spades: None Spades:-Q Hearts:-K-J
Henrta:-Q-9 Diamonds: None Diamonds: None Clubs: K
Clubs-Nonc
Sunth.
Spades:-9.
Hearts:-4 Diamonds:-2
Clubs: None
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
FORTY BAGS ARRIVNG BY EMPRESS OF ASIA
Advice has been received by the
of Superintendent
Mails, Hongkong. that forty bags of mail, via Siberia, will reach Hong- kong by the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asin, early to- morrow morning.
Declarer now leads the deuce of This consignment of mail, con- diamonds. West is squeezed and sista of letters etc., dated London ls forced to discard the fack of July 21, and represents the first hearts to protect his club. The club is then discarded from dum-mail received via Siberia for three
weeks. my and East is squeezed. The It is understood that further discard of the queen of spades consignments of mall will come to will make declarer's nine good, while the discard of a heart will hand later in the week, but no advice has been received yet re- Imake dummy's two hearts good.
garding other delayed mails.
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