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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1933.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Today's Contract Problem
East has the cohtract at als apader. Ho has casked his *ace of hearts, his ace of spades, his uco, klar of clubs, las raffed two low clubs in /dummy, and lost a spade trick to South's king. Ford's how South's and, dummy's handa toolt
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Hauth is in the lead What card 'nhould be play and why?
Bolution in next issue.
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
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FRANCO-GERMAN DEADLOCK
"TIMES" ON THE ONLY HOPE
London, Dec. 16.
The British Ambassador in Ber- lin, Sir Eric Phipps, who returned to London on a short visit on the request of the Government for a consultation on the Disarmament - question, and who had a long talk with Sir John Simon yesterday evening, will be present at to-day's meeting of the Cabinet Committee on, Disarmament,
Sir Eric has recently had several conversations with Herr Hitler...
Secretary-General of the Lea- guo, Monsieur Avenol, visited Mr. Baldwin this morning. He is lunching with the Italian Ambas-|| andor, Signor Grandi,and will later have a further conversation. with the President of Disarmament; Conference, Mr. Henderson.
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It adds: "Both these points up the trump and discard losing were met in the Draft Convention. clubs on the hearts. Therefore, Horr Hitler's Government had East's proper play is to overtake agreed to transform in THE MIDSHIPMAID his partner's good king of diamonds fessional Refchwehr into a short with the ace and lay down the ace service army, and Germany had and king of clubs.
agreed, with other delegations at After cashing these two tricks, the Disarmament Conference, to he can try to make a diamond automatic Investigation, by an trick, but of course it will be ruffed, international commission. Both by the declarer.
these extremely valuable points This holds the contract to feur-ure in suspense so long as the odd. If Enst had failed to overtake Draft Convention remains in the king, three losing clubs would operation. The moral is 'get back be discarded on three of dummy's to draft convention.?" hearts and the declarer would make The Times emphasises that a a small slam.
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