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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solution to Previous
Contract Problems. —
By W. E. McKenney
Women have made a remarkable tournament record in bridge this; year. One of them is Miss Helen White of New York.
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF}· HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by "Kayal Charter 1913. HRAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Liability of Preprietors
44,000,000 3.000.000 1,000,000
„Paid-up Caplind
Reserve Fund
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALOR STAN ILOILO
AMETSAR IPON
This year she and her partne1 won the National Women's Pair BANGKOK
DATAVIA Championship.
DOMDAT
Ifere's an unusual hand played CALOUTTA by her in a recent rubber gume
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CANTON
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KARACHI
KLANO KOUR
KUALA LUMPUR KUCHING MADHAB
MANILA
MEDAN
BATOON
BEMARANG
SERENDAN
KILANGITAI
SINGAPORN KITIAWAN BOURABAYA TAIPING TIENTSIN
BANKING CORPORATION.
29,000,000
Authorleed Capital Tian, P40,090,000 Ineved and Tults Faid-Up
Beserve Fundam
Sterling............ £ 6,200,000 $10,000,000 Roveren Liability of Proprietor . $19,000,000
HEAD OFFICEM=HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Hon. Mr. C. G. 8. Mackis,
Chairman.
Hen Mr. B. II. Dodwall, Depaty Chatman
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V. MORAYBURN
CHIEF MANAGER
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BANGXOX BATAVIA BOMBAY
HAIPHONG · NEW YORK TRINGTAO
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which contains not only a coup but
a neat end play un well,
Mian White ant in the East and when her partner in the West, passed the one diamond bid she realized that her partner could not have much. She had to decide whether to double and hope to find her partner with four spades, or to take the bull by the horns and bid four hearts. She elected the latter course as she decided that with her seven hearts in her hand It certainly was worth a try.
South's opening lend was the king of Clubs which Miss White trumped. Looking at the hand] double dummy it appears she must lose two diamonds, a heart and a spade..
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W. 11. 5. THOMAS
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 10th February, 1984,
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Sterling on terms which will be quoted on. apollentior.
Hongkong, 8th November, 1984.
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+
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LOOK POONG BBAN,
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COMPANY MEETING
CHINA LIGHTS TO PAY (45 CENTS A SHARE
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI DANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
CHIEF MANAGER. Homakosa. 28th February, 1986,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Capital (fully pald-up) ...... T. 100,000.000 Reserve Fund
.......................... 174.250,000 BEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies 11 Alexandria Kainking Rio de Batavia
Karachi
The Directors of the Chinn Light, Berlin and Power Co. have decided to re-
Kobe
Miss White's first piny was amall spade which was taken in dummy with the king. She return-į ed the ten of hearts and North refused to cover. If North had commend to shareholders, at the Caletta played the queen, of course, then forthcoming annual meeting, that theatres (Delny) Moj Misa White would not have to lose profits for the past financial
a heart trick.
When the ten spot held she de elded that North probably held four hearts to the queen. If that was the case she would have to ruff herself down to the same number of trumps North, so she led amali club and ruffed with the seven of hearts. To make sure of the heart distribution she played the ace of hearts, but South showed aut, discarding a diamond.
Miss White now decided to play for the aunde break, so played two rounds of spades, but on the second
Today's Contract Problem
Suppose you, were denit this hand, vulnerable, the op- ponents not vulnorablo, play- 106 money, and you opened with one pade, your partner bid two clubs and you then bia four spades and your right-hand opponent doubled. Would you be surprised to go .down two thousand pointa It happened. Figure the East hand's holding.
.Sat., 29th Dec.
.Fri., 4th Jan.
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Thurs., 27th Dec.
(Dlind)
Liverpool via Port Said,
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Sat., 15th Dec.
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Sat., 15th Dec.
Dealer
..Sal., 29th Dec.
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Bolution in next issue.
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..Sat., 22nd Dec.
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spade, South showed out. Her next play was the king of diamands,
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To carry forward approxi-
mately
Total
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SANTHIA
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RANURI *SOMALI
TALMA
8,000 14th Doo. Amoy, B'hai, Moji, Kobe
4 p.m.
& Onaka 17,000 14th Dea, B'hai, Kobo & Yoko
7,000.26th Dec, B'hal, Kobe & Yoko ! 10,000 27th Dec. Amov, 8'bai, Moji, Kobe
. & Onko
NALDERA
60,000 ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
105,000
$950,000
MONTHLY RETURNS FROM NEW TERRITORIES The New Territories Medical Benet 101,000 volent Branch
of the SL Joha Ambulance Brigade reported 12,622) cases for the month of November.
Of the total cases Toun Wan had The annual meeting will be held 2,677, Cheung
Chau
Fanling 2,241, at the head office of the company on 1,492, Shataukok 1,230, San Tin 1,180, December 27 at 12.15 p.m. The trans- Kam Tin, 1,144, Shatin 010, Ta Ku for books of the company will be Leung 855 and a Tsun 703. closed from December 18 to Decem- ber 31, inclusive,
ace.
The most satisfactory feature of ¡last month's return is the number of ante-natal cases denit with at the Kam Tin Centre, as many as five which South won with the
women being in-patients at one time, South then played the queen and gest strids that has been made. The ander supervision. This is the big- jack of diamonds, the second dia- next is the number of children mond being ruffed by East with admitted from time to time in the the nine of hearts, North discard- children's ward whereas formerly only Ing the ace of clubs.
Hopeless cases were brought in.
Time and patience have overcome Miss White led her eight of the prejudices of the villagers in one spades, which North was forced to of the most superstitious districts in win with the jack. Miss White had the New Territories.
During the In tenace position over North, hold-
year 1423 maternity ing the king-jack of hearts to been dealt with, an increase of 48,- cases, and 14,000 general cases have North'a queen-eight, which gave 483 on the previous year, thus show. her the two last trump tricks and ing the confidence the villagers have the contract doubled.
in the St, John Gilnica.
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