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ONE OF THE BIG 4
SAILS
for
MANILA
NOVEMBER 9th
AT
6.00 P.M.
TELEPHONES: Passenger Dept. 20752. Freight
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 193
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Today's Contract Problem
WHAT should the final con- tract bo on the following
hand!
North: AQ0803 À 16 G
#AQE MAQ.
East: A10
9874
◆ 1704
4861
Bouth: KG
• KG West: 373
KID
AJ. 10 7 3--
632
Bolution in next lasuq..
1098 K904
11
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
West can hardly be criticized for doubling a five diamond con track on the following problem hand. However Mr. John Ras youngest player over to win a national championship, was auc- cessful in making the contract.
The Bidding
South bid one heart. West passed and North bid two dia. unds. South bld three clubs. North bld three no trump and South bid four clubs. North bid four diamonds and South went to five diamonds. West doubled and Mr. Ray in the North doubled.
The Play
The opening lead was the queen of spades, which Mr. Rau won with the neo. He immediately
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ed with the five of clubs, -winning in dummy with the jack.
The ace of clubs was played and West trumped with the deuce of diamonds. North over-trumped with the three of diamonds and then led the five of spades, trump- ing In dummy with the Len diamonds.
of
The king of clubs was then led and this time West tramped with the nine of diamonds. Mr. Rau
in the North over-trumped with the ace of diamonds and then lea the five of dinmonds which West won with the king. West return- ed a spade, North winning with the king and then leading the eight of diamonds 'which West won with the jack,
West returned another spade which Mr. Rab in the North- trumped with the six of diamonds, after which he led the severi spot,
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picking up West's last trump. He then led a small heart, won dummy with the ace and discard- ed his queen of hearts on the good six of clubs.
CINEMA SCREENINGS.
(Continued from Page 10.)
ty Tax", which comes to the King's Theatre on Wednesday. The film is said to afford McLaglen the most. comical role of his career, far sur passing "The Cock-Eyed World" and "What Price Glory" in its farcical | possibilities.
Greta Nissen, who has the role of a platinum blonde sweatle in "Rackety
shares honours in the comedy scenes with Nell O'Day, from the musical comedy stage. Marjorie Bee. be as a racketeer's battling wife and Esther Howard as a "fixer-indy" `or muscle-inner's go-between, both have parts which are reported as having plenty of opportunity for laughter.
• The comedians in "Rackety tax" are Arthur Pierson as a sporting page press-agent: Allen Dinehart, as a sanctimonious college professor and underworld lawyer-fixer; Allen Jen- kina; Vinco Barnett, Hollywood's cleverest "ribber", Stanley Fields, Ivan Linow, Ward and John Keyes, the latter in real life "The Mayor of China-town" in New York,
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