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Referring to the proposal for freedom of speech, publication and association, Wang Ching-wei said these civil liberties should ordinarily be granted to all citi- "zens, but in view of the disturbed conditions. in Kiangai and Hupch.
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It is only natural that most of the bridge articles written are about hands where the declarer goes game or makes a slam.
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However, at the bridge table many hands, that prove moat inter- esting are hands where game is not suit. To lead a spade would invite some-a ruff and it looks as if, with his made-partial score hands times, have to be unusually well three hearts to the queen, he is a heart trick any- going to make played.
way.
North, when the hand was played, elected to open the club suit and played the nine of clubes The
A hand containing freak distr bution is always a good subject for conversation after it is played.
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South, the dealer, had three high card tricks and two biddable suits,
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ten was played from dummy and RANCHI South won the trick with the queen. He then returned the king*SOUDAN of clubs.
South did not wish to continue with clubs for fear of setting dummy's jack up. He now shifted to his singleton diamond, which North won with the ace.
suit diamond North had the counted but decided to try to kill one of dummy's high diamords and led the ten of diamonds. The jack was played from dummy, South ruffed with the deuce of hearts and the declarer over-ruffed with the three. West then led the jack of hearts, and when North did not cover took the finesse. South's nee won the trick.
small South nohy returned a spade, which was won in dummy so he started the contracting with with the king. The declarer then. himself led the king and queen of diamonds one spade. West found with a spade bid, but should not from dummy, discarding the eight make the mistake of overcalling and ten of spades from his hand. with two hearts: ·
The seven of diamonds, was ruffed ding a suit which you would like hearts.
When your opponents are bid-by declarer with the eight of to bid, leave them alone in that
Declarer now led his ten particular suit. Don't even double hearts and North refused to cover. with a hand of this type, as it will Declarer must not make the mis- warn the opponents to get into a take of leading his last heart-he different contract.
must now play his ure of spades, After the bid of one spade, North and North is helpless. responded, with two diamonds. He If he trumps with the queen of has a singleLow spade and a six-hearts, the declearer will over- card diamond suit.
trump in dummy with the king of This is just what East would like hearts and then, lead a clubs and ta have bid. After the two dia-trump in his own hand with the mond bid South bid three clubs. nine of trump. He will win the According to an announcement West then stepped with a bld of last trick with the queen of spades. made by Mr. Wu Te-chen, Mayor three hearts, which became the of Shanghai, a further $235,000 final contract. has been received by the Nation-
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