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£12
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Thursday, P.M., Dec. 20.
Return Hongkong:
Tuesday, Xmas morning.
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and
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Banks.
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Dougina, $41 n.
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Benguets, $13.75
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Big Wedge, 10 elu, n. Gold Creek, 20 cts b. Gold River, 21 cts b,
Ipo Mining, $2% 0. Trogona, $830 n. Sab.cot, 16 cts, n. Kallan, 19/0 n.
Langkats (Single), $16 n.
S'hai Explorations, Sh. $6.10 n. S'hal Loans, Sh. $0 n.
Raube, $11 M.
Venz: Goldfield, $5 a.
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HK. Wharves, $106 b. H:K. Docka, $12% n. Providenta (old). $1.40b:- Providents (new), 50 cts. n. Hongkewa (old), Sh. $810 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $6. Shanghai Docks, Sh, $120 n.
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$23.85 b. Telephones' (new), $9.70 b. China Buses, Sh. $13.20 n. Singapore Trictions, 4/8 b. Singapore Pref. 17/9 b.
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Malabon Sugars, $8.70 u... Gald: Macg. (old), Sh. 821 m. Cald: Maeg. (Pref.), $29 n. Canton lees, $2.05 n. Coment (com.), $2.35 b,' H.K. Ropes, $4.00 n.
Dairy Farms, $22.60 b. Watson, $6 n. Der A Wings..$1 mi Lano, Crawfords, ... Mackintoshs, 321 n.. Sinceres, $10 n. 45m. Powells, 70 cta, n. Wing On (R.K.) $110 n.
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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
I recently was asked, Docs alam bidding play an important part in bridge tournaments? After care- fully thinking the question over, my answer is, Yes, it does.
In the first place, the majority of hands we bid are for game only, and the bid for game is a familiar procedure to most players; but Blam hands are the exception. In session of 30 baards, there may not 1 more than one slam hand. Seldom will you find more than three.
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Does it require finer play to make a slam than a game? Yos, decided- ly so, because the declarer
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game contract can lay hls plans so that, if one line of play fails, he can fall back on another. But at slam contract, he can lose only one trick.
Usually this is lost in the early stages of the play and he cannot try anything else. His line of play then has to be accurate.
-To-day's, hand helped Mrs. H. L Peterson and Capt. Fred G. French of Philadelphia to win the Eastern Pennsylvanin mixed pair champion. ship. This is the second time Mrs. Paterson has held the title, having won it last year with the late Milton C. Work.
The Play.
East's opening, lead was the jack of clubs. Captain French, in the North, was the declaréer, Before playing to the first trick, he took Inventory: five spade tricks, pos- sibly four heart tricks, 'one' dia- |mond, and, one club...
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had to start to plan his end play on the first trick.
Now be run off five spade and four heart tricks, being careful to
Today's Contract Problem
North and South sro using the week third band club bid. South and West pa18. East North bids one club. doubles. Booth bids two clubs. What should North do?
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Solution in maxt losun,
Where was he going to get the keep in his own. Hand a small club. twelfth trick? Of course, if Weat This left him with the sco-jack of held the king of diamonds, the diamonds and the fire d'elubs. diamond finesse would give him Of course, East had to bear down the extra trick, but if it falled, the to the king-six of diamonds and contract would be defcated.”„
the ten spot of clubs. Cuptain Captain French decided to play was forced to win with the ten, French then led a club, which East the hand without the diamond and he then bad to lead from his finesso. He went up with tho queen of clubs in dummy to kill klug-six of diamonds into declarer's West's king. In other words, he ace-jack. This play gave the de
clarer lils contract.
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