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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
A neat strip plny is the clue te the solution of the contract pro- blem printed In the last Issuo.| Charles A. Hall, one of Cinein-| nati'a outstanding players, made 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 hoart, West. passed ́ ́and North wont to three hearts. This is a Corcing bld demanding that the original biddor bid either four hearts or thred 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 six hearts.
The Play
West's opening lead 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 ace, returned, tho queen and discarded the eight of spades.
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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the not fearing the location of king of spades because if East trumped the third diamond he would be forced to lend a spude, in which ense Mr. Hall would not lose a spade trick. While if East ro- fused to trump and discarded two spades, Mr. Hall himself would
Today's Contract Problem North plays the following hand at four hearts, doubled by West, East leads the alx of spaden, which South takos with the ace and returns a omail club. East takes this with the nea and returns another club, hoping his partner would ruff, Now how would you, as North, complete tho play to make tour hearts?
North.
102. JOG 42 AQIZ 434
East Q.07643 None
987 A 10 7 3 South. 3. ♥AK?
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LIEUT, T. W. E. DOMMETT MARRIED YESTERDAY
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Lieut. Dommett is an officer on board H. M. S. Berwick, and Miss Kimber only recently arrived from England, having been a passenger on the Blue Funnel Liner Anterior.
The service was conducted by the Vory Rov. Alfred Swann, while the St. John's Cathedral WOO the Rev. P. M. Dodwell, Chaplain of scene of a pretty Naval wedding H.M.S. Berwick, assisted.
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Mary Millicent Joan Kimber, the Capt. C. G. Sedgewick,
H.M.S. Berwick, and Lieut. (D) If East returns a club, Mr. Hall daughter of Mr. John Kimber, be- Brian U. Alcock, R.N., also of will trump in one hand and discard the lesing 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 subsequently
made his contract of six hearts.
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