THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1933.
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The spade suit must be aban- CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
CONTRACT.doned and a small club should be
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led from the dummy, declarer finessing the jack. His next play COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES is, the jack of diamonds, which West wins with the queen.
West returns a heart and the
By W. E. McKenney declarer wins with the ace. The
an en
declarer has lost two tricks, he i There is no question but that sure to lose two more and 70s the opportunity to make an un- sibly three. However, he has a usually nice play is usually in, opportunity to execute favour of the declarer.
play. He must first pull the por He knows the outstanding high sible exit card out of East's han cards against him. He can give by leading the king of heart his opponents an opportunity to which takes East's seven. make a mistake, or, by carefully watching the drop of the cards, he may be able to execute any of the numerous plays, squeezes and so forth.
The spade suit should now t led by the declarer and East wi win with the ace. East is no forced to lead either a "diamon through the declarer's 10-8 or i However, the real thrill and club through his A-Q. In eithe satisfaction of a well-played hand case the declarer is bound to comes with a brilliant defensive make the last threq tricks, ane play. To-day's hand contains a while East has made a very fine clever defensive play, but even defensive play with the king of then, there is an opportunity for diamonds, the declarer, with the the declarer to make his contract. aid of an end play, has succeeded in making his contract of three no trump.
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South, the dealer, opens the contracting in the one over one system with a bid of one no trump. West passes and North should take out with two spades, which should be passed by East. South should bid two ne trump he should not jump to three no trump as Jorth may be taking out with a very weak five-card suit and no incard.
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Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the consignees, and the Company's Sur veyor Mesurs:-Goddard and Douglas nt 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, the 23rd February 1933. Consignees must In your to-day's Contract Feb
have a Revenue Officer is attendanco Bridge Column by W. E. McKenney when any damaged dutiable goods are the writer indicates that "if the examined by the Company's Sur-" Queen of Diamonds, the natural veyors. opening, is made" the result will be that declarer makes his tract.
con-
He does not say so in as many words but in subsequent para- graphs he writes:-
"He (declarer) must now im- mediately proceed to set up the Club suit by leading the three of Clubs. West should not ruff the first Club, East will win it with the Ace and now regardicks of what. he returns the contract (ie.... 4 hearts) is made."
May I ask what will happen if East is so inconsiderate as to re-. turn a Heart after taking the first Club trick with the Ace?...
Unless my calculation is wrong the result should be the defeat of contract by 2 tricks.
The 5 of Hearts from West's hand will force the Queen from North. Presumably declarer will
Remember that an original no trump bid shows a very fine hand. Partner, however, always has then proceed to clear the Clubs right to take out with a weak five- from North's hand. If so, West card suit. The bid of two no ruffs the next lead with the 7 of} trump shows a desire to да on hearts and leads the King or Jack with the hand if partner holds to take out the Ace from North's anything?
hand (dummy). A further Club Now, as North holds a five-card is led from North and is ruled by suit and a side ace, he should re-West with his remaining tramp, spond with three spades. South declarer discarding a Spade. De-
would then go to three no tramp. clarer who has already lost 3
tricks is now left with A K, 5, 8.] The Play
of Spades and 3 good. trumps. It Weat's proper opening lead is's difficult to see how he can avoid the ten of hearts, which is a fa-osing the two last Spades if East vourable break for the declarer,atoes not discard any."
it is right into his tenace · hold-l May be there is a catch in this ing but even though a lead like somewhere. If so perhaps one of this may work out to a disadvan-vour Bridge readers will point it tage at times, your best blind at-sut,
tick against a no tramp contract I have not set out the hands in)
is "to open your longest and detail. They are given in to-day's strongist suit, tapecially if you issue of the Telegraph..
have a possible incard, which i West has with a queen" of dia- monds.
The declarer, winning with the
heart jack, would immediately!
Yours faithfully
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should refuse to win the first;
trick. Declarer will continue with ting rid of West trumps in such
a small spade which East should fashion as would enable him to win with, the king.
finish in dummy. But heart lead East realizes, with West's nine would not be defence, of normal dropping, that the spade muit is player
going to be set on the next round,; but the only incard the declarer] has in dummy is the ace of dia-] monds, so here is the opportunity
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East should immediately return the king diamonds-even
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sure winner in his hand, it is' kill- A quantity of smuggled eplum was ing two tricks for the declarer, discovered on the ss. Hozan Maru on
Of course the declarer may just her arrival here from Hongkong as well win the trick in the dum- yesterday.
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my with the are, because if he ashore by Customs officials in con doc not East will continue with a nexion with the seizure. Our Own small diamond.
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