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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1934.
HOLIDAY CRUISE
on the
"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA"
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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solution to Prèvious
Contract Problem.
By W, E. McKenney
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BÁNK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated, by Hayal, Charier 2013, READ OFFICE—LONDON.
Fald-up Captial
25,000,000
Teserve Liability at Proprietorn.
1,900,000
3,000,000
A new man recently joined the Burm. Fund
organisation of the American
Bridge League-A, M. Sobol of ADENCIER AND BRANCHÉA. New York. He became the eastern ALOR STAR ILOILO tournament director of the league AMRITSAR IPON
to work with the well-known Russell BANGKOK J. Baldwin, who la recognised as the outstanding tournament direc-CALCUTTA tor in the country.
KARACHI- KLANG
RAIGON
SEKARANG
BEREMBAN
BHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital
$50,000,100 lmed and Fully Fató-UP .... 20,000,000
Blaserys Panda pa
Sterling
Bliver
£6,500,000 $10,000,000
Liability of Proprietors. $12,000,000
HEAD. OFFICE HONGKONG, BOARD OF DMECTORS. ton. Mr. C. o. 8. Maekke, Chairman,
Hon. Mr. 6.. H. Dodwell, Deputy Chairman.
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MANILA
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Here's a most unusuni hand play. ed by Mr. Sobel in a recent duplt- tournament. It might be Ukily, termed a backward coup. when you make a trump coup, yon try to shorten your trump down to those of the opponent on your right, but here's a hand on which eve Mr. Sobel had to shorten himself down to the opponent on his left.
The Play
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South opened the jack of clubs, the queen was played from dummy, Canton North won with the king and Sobel, Daire (Dalny) Moji sitting in the Enst position, played | Fengtlan Narak! the five spot. North cashed his ace
Bearing Shantal
aint pore Bourshayx Sydney Tientsin
{Mukden)
NaKeys
New York Owen
Thingto
Paris
Pelping
Tokyo Yingkow
Rangoon
of clubs and then led a small club, Hamborg As he did not play the ten spot, Hankow Sobel knew that he was safe. In an
Elenolatu trumping the trick with the deuce
Hongkong of hearts.
Interest allowed on Carment Acounts.
application.
G. KISHINAMI.
Ilunbons, 11th September, 1984.
Mungst
flangkong, 8th November, 1984,
HONGKONG, SAVINGS BANK,
TOTA
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Sobel row stopped to reason. Deposits received for axel period at rates after the 16th December, 1934, will SANTHIA Why had South doubled?. It must to be obtained on be because he had five hearts and felt sure of taking two heart tricks. As North had made a vulnerable overcall, South was figuring his partner for two tricks.
Sobel's next, "lead was a small, diamond, which was won in dummy
Today's Contract Problem South is playing the hand at Can tour no trump, doubled. you figure the defense that will hold him to four trick- that wil, in other words, alre him a set of 2700 points?
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the three of hearts. The three of spades was played and won with the Bee. Now the king of spades was enshed.
At this point, have you figured aut why Sobel should lend a dia- mond instead of a spade from dummy 7 It's simple if you reason as he did. North bid clubs if he heid five diamonds he would have bid diamonds instead of clubs, therefore at the best he can only have two diamonds left, so Sobel played a small diamond and trump- ed with the five of hearts. If he had led a spade South would have overtrumped.
Sobet next played the queen 'of- hearts, which South won with the king, and this play gave Mr. Sobel the last four heart tricks and kis
with the ce. A small diamond contract of four odd doubled and
was returned, Sobel trumping with|redoubled.
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