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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1933.
CONTRACT *BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
A neat strip play is the clue to the solution of the contract pro- blom printed in the Inst Issue. Charles A. Hall, one of Cincin- nati's outstanding players, minde the hand in a recent tournament. Ho arrived at the six heart con- tract, with his partner, as follows:
The Bidding..
· Mr, Hall in the South bid one heart, Wast passed and North went to three hearts. This is a forcing bid domanding that the original bidder bid either four hearts or threo no trump if he holds a minimum. Any other bid} would be constructive and would bo treated as a mild slam try. Mr. Hall responded with four diamonds, This was all that North needed to carry the contract to nix hearts.
The Play
West's opening lend was a club which Mr. Hall won with the king and led the ace and king of hearts. West's queen dropned, but the good jack was still out. Mr. Hall then led a small club, won In dummy with the 'nce, returned the queen and discarded the eight of apades..
As the jack of hearts was locat- ed in the East hand, Mr. Hall now started to lead diamonds, not car-
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not fearing the location of the East king of spades because trumped the third diamond he would be forced to lead a spade, in which case Mr. Hall would not loo a apade trick. While if East re- fused to trump and discarded two spades, Mr. Hall himself would
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NAVAL WEDDING.'.
LIEUT. T. W. E. DOMMETT MARRIED YESTERDAY
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St. John's Cathedral was, the scene of a pretty Naval wedding
Lieut. Dommett Is an-officer.on board H. M. S. Borwick, and. Miss. Kimber only recently arrived from England, having been a passenzor on the Blue Funnel Liner Antenor.
The service was conducted by the Very Rev. Alfred Swann, while the Rev. P. M. Dodwell. Chaplain of H.M.S. Berwick, assisted.
The bride was given away by loud a trump and throw East in yesterday afternoon, when Miss
R.N., the lend.
Mary Millicent Joan Kimber, the Capt. G.. G. Sedgewick,
H.M.S. Berwick, and Lieut. (E) If East returns a club, Mr. Hall daughter of Mr. John Kimber, be-Brian U. Alcack, R.N., also of will trump in one hand and discard
the losing spade from the other, came the bride of Lieut. Thomas H.M.S. Berwick, was best man. By employing a trip play he had William Erskine Dommett, son of A reception was aubsequently
Mr. W. Erskine Dommett.
held at the Hongkong Hotel NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. | made his contract of six hearts. (private exchanges to all Depts.)
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