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..Mon., 15th May.
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TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1933.
TELEGRAPH.
BOXER INDEMNITY
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
QUESTIONS ON BRITAIN'S REMITTANCE
London, May 1. Information regarding Britain's share of the Boxer Indemnity was Do you make the mistake of given in the House of Commons doubling a slam contract just be-Lo-day following questions asked by enuse you feel assured of setting Mr. Wardlaw Milne and answered the contract one
trick? If so, by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who took you are making a grave mistake up the Foreign Office questions in a slam con- the absence if Sir John Simon, Safely to double tract you must be positive of hav-Foreign Secretary, who is indie- ing at least two different ways of posed.
Mr. Wardlaw Milne, naked whe setting the contract.
memorial, ther any
comparable Naturally, when your oppo- nenta arrive at 2 alam contract with that necured by the United there are but few missing high States in the shape of the Peking cards, and so, when you have only University, had been arranged to one chance of setting the contract, park the sacrifice of the British your double may act as a boom-taxpayer in remitting his share of of accomplish the Boxer Indemnity, to amount erang and instead
ing its purpose, it may be the very to approximately five times that of
the United States. means of helping the declarer to locate these missing high cards and may aid him in making his contract.
League,
Been Misinformed.
Mr. Baldwin said that
Mr.
While in Rochester, N. Y., re-Wardlaw Milne had been misin- cently, arranging for the Roches-formed in his comparison of the The United States tor district tournament
theums involved. of
36 approximately had remitted American Bridge
Mr. Eart S. Cobey of that city referred million pounds in gold dollars out. uf a total of 63 million pounds- the following hand to me..
approximately 65% per
cont,
The Bidding
while the respective figures in the case of Britain were 11 millions, Under the one over one system. 16.5 millions and G8 per cent, the normal bidding would be The remitted British funda bud South one spade, West pass. been invested in rehabilitating North, with his great strength, and building railways and other definitely knows that a game Is productive enterprises in China, certain and a slam probable.
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The question 1s whether force in diamonds or in no trump, personally I prefer the bid of two
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thus creating an endownment to to be subsequently devoted to educa tional purposes, mentioned by Mr. Com- Advisory of the Buxton mittee,
Under the agreement with the; Chinese Government and the act of 1931, the allocation of funds was within the discretion of the Board of Trustees. Although this a memorial tuight not result in he mentioned that the British Government considered it the most practicable arrangement in the intercats of both countries.
Mr. Somerville asked if there was a large grant to the Hongkong Univerally from this fund.
Mr. Baldwin requested notice.-- Renter.
ning the second trick with the king.
of one
The opening leader has shown three diamonds. The diamonds up with the king-queen of cluba, may be bid later on.
and his double definitely marka After the two no trump bid, him with the king of hearts. The South would bid three hearts. drop of the nine of spades gives North would bid four diamonds, the declarer the encouragement which bid, definitely marks him that the spade suit may break, so with a strong four-card suit, instead of ruffing & spade, he
While South has two five-card lends a small heart.
West plays low, the major suits, he has no
trick is! dummy'a
Af queen. strength than originally advor-won with tised in his initial bid, 80 his small club is trumped by the de- heart led, proper response would be four clarer, and a small hearts. This tells North that the which West wins with the king. (South hand contains two five-card Now if West returns the nine
suits.
of hearts, declarer will overtake) South's three.high-card tricks dummy's queen with the ace, lead necessary for an original bld are the ten of hearts, and then win)
his practically marked. North should the last threo tricks net bid five hearts, inviting a slum, three good spades. but should bid the slam himself with a bid of six hearts. East play more interesting by leading and South would pass.
the nine of diamonds, which de- win with dummy's West is confronted with a prob-clarer will lem-it looks as though he has a queen, discarding a spade. club trick, and certainly a heart The declarer had played the
However, West can
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trick. Most players with West's hand marking West with the jack CHOCOLATE
hand would double. Now let us of spades, therefore West must see how the double would work to have one diamond left. The ten the advantage of the deelarer, of diamonds is led from dummy! West would open his king of and trumped by the declarer with clubs, hoping to establish a club the ten of hearts. The ace of he spades is led and a club discard- that trick immediately Ho could cash it when he got in with ed from dummy. the king of hearts.
When the ten of spades is led, would be won by the declarer West is forced to trump with the Jeight of hearts, dummy over-
with the nce in dummy,
This trick
He would lead the ace and king trumps the last trick with the ace of diamonds from dummy, on of hearts.
which he would discard his los-
ing club. The queen
of
spndes By taking advantage of West's:
and then a small space would be double, the declarer has made his
led fdom dummy, declarer win-contract of six odd.
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8,000
17th May.
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7,000
7,000
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30th June.
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SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
7,000 4th May.} 8'hai. Moji, Kobo, Oraka
& Yoko S'hai, Kobo & Yoke Amoy, B'bal, Moll, Kole
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6,000 12th May. KAIBAR-I-HIND 12,000 18th May. TILAWA
10,000 18th May.
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11,000 1st June.
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko
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