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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
of
Bridge is always a battle wite and when experts are sent- ed on all four sides of the table the battle frequently begins on the very first trick, So it was with to-day's hand.
AA-7-6-2 A-5-2
A-Q-J-6-2
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NORTH A9-8.4.
AK-10
3
K-8-6
8-7-4
J-10-
9.7
4K-Q-
10-7-3 enter
SOUTH
◆K-9-3
9-8
AQ-J-5
Q-4-3
+10-5
A-J-6-4-2
10
The Bidding.
South and West passed, and North opened the bidding with and one diamond. East passed South bid one no trump, remem bering that North's opening bid In third position might be rather werk. North rebid the diamond suit, thereby showing his partner that he had a hand of considerable strength.
South bid two no trump and North closed the bidding with declaration of three no trump.
The Play.
The obvious lead from the West hand was the king of clubs, on which East played the eight spot. While these plays were being made South had rapidly counted her sure tricks as four diamonds, two spades, one heart and one club.
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She might procure the ninth telek by Bading the king of diamonds or the king of hearts favourably placed, but she would The range of stalls provided will be relieved of all danger if West include a raro selection of fancy could be induced to lend a club gouds with many gifts suitable for Christmas. "Dollery", home-made to the second trick.
provisions, flowers fruit and veget- Eust to be 12 Declarer knew
ables, Empire products, children's short in clubs, but West had no toys, sweet-scented Invender, books way of knowing that and would both new and condhand and probably read
sects and cigarettes. Novelties signal to continue the auit. and useful articles made by mem- Therefore Mrs. Black played the bers of the Children's Service will four, carefully holding up the also be on sale together with some deuce, ne West would place that attractive Christmas cards from card in his partner's hand and designs prepared especially, for the would surely read the eight for a Faire. come-on. However, West knew the declarer to be a shrewd player and the bidding indicated that the clubs were stopped twice in her hand. Therefore West shift- el to a diamond on which dummy played low and East won the trick with the king.
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Refreshments will be served on the Vicarage lawn; teas from 3.30 till 6 o'clock at 50cents each person and suppers from 7 till 9 p.m. at $1 each. In the evening the grounds will be brilliantly illuminated and the Faire will close with a Fancy Dress Carnival in the Church Hall, between the hours of 9 and 11.30. Carnival tickets-60 cents.
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He returned the nine of clubs, on which declarer played the acc. discarding a small apade from dummy. She now led the ten of diamonds, overtaking with the Jack in dummy and continuing with the ace and queen of dia-the monds, on which she discarded a [small club and a small heart. She cautiously refrained from leading the last diamond in the dummy, for that would subject her own hand to an embarrassing squeeze.
ACC of Instead he led the spades, followed by a small spade, which West was obliged to win with the king. West was now in un impossible position. To lend a club would establish declarer's jack and a heart lead would en- able her to make the queen of that suit for the much needed ninth: trick.
He selected a small heart, which declarer won in her own hand with the queen and cashed the queen of spades, the ace of hearts and the last diamond to full her three no trump contract.
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