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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Enlilon to Previous
Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
TUESDAY.
FEBRUARY 26, 1935.
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Chater 1943, READ OFFICE:-LONDON. Fafá-up Depliat com
£3,000,000 faceres Ziability of Proprietore .. 1,200,000 Heverve Fund
1,000,000
The hardest type hands to bid
AGENCIES AND DRANCHES, are the ones in which both part-1Azon BTAE ILOILO BAIGON ners have two long suits. - Why |ATRISTS AR
SEMARANG enn't players learn that bridge is BANGKOK a partnership game?
BATAVIA
DOMBAY
IPON KARACHI ELANG
KODE
KUALA
LUMPUR
In to-day's hand, for instance, | OALCUTTA after South bida a spade and his CANTON partner bids two dinmonds, the CAWNTOUE KUCHING three club bid is fine. But warn-GEDU Ing number one comes when the LONDO partner now bids three hearts. - HAIPHONG
DELHI
HAMBURG
Of course, South shown tho HANKOW
MADRAS
MANILA
SEREMBAN
RILANSTAL
BINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
BOURADAYA
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Uspital ........................... 109,000,000 listed- and Wally 'Paid-Up **** 20,000,009
sers Fundai- Sterling
Silver
--# #,500,000 $10,000,000 Boseren Liability of Proprietor $20,000,000
HRAD OFFICE(-HONGKONG,
DOARD OF DIRECTORS.
8. 11. Dodwell Esq..
Chairman.
C. C. Knight Een
Deputy Chairman, -
V. 1 Deli F. K. B. Morrison, Ess,
HL. IL Compton. Liq., Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson Hon. Mr. C. O. B. Mackie, T. E, Fearow, aq..
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NEW YORK · TEINOTAO FELPING YOKOYAMA
(Pekin) -ZAMBOANGA PENANG RANCOON
AMOY
BANGKOK DATAVIA
distribution of his hand by the
HARDIN bid of four clubs. This shows at HONGKONG least five spades and five clubs, but when North rebids his hearts, Foreign Exchange and General and Danke | BOMBAY remember that he is showing aixing business iranesolod,
Current Accounta apriced and Fled De diamonds and five hearts--and posila received for one year or shorter periods he has not opened the bidding;;*3 rates which will be quoted on application. CHEFOO
A. DREABLET. COLOMBO South has.
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than North's distribution will be Therefore, South should not bid four spaces, but he should carry the contract tó five diamonds.
The Play
CAROLE
JOHORE
KOWLOON
KODE
| KUALA LUMPUR
TSINGTAO
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Current Accounts goed in Local Currency and Fixed Depolta recwired for one Year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Bterling on terms which will be quoted an application.
Flongkong, 25th February, IESS.
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QUEEN'S Thursday
There's not much play to the hand at five diamonds and, with- out a heart opening, seven odd can be made. Of course, if a heart is opened, West will win tract by cashing his ace and king the first heart, and then lead the of clubs. If West doesn't trump Face of hearts, forcing the declarer the second club trick, South will to trump with the ace of diamonds, lead a trump and throw West into This establishes a diamond trick the lead and all West can do is to for West and holds the contract cash the ace of hearts, to live odd.
Now Weat will have to throw
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FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
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However, there is a pretty play the lead to dummy where the de-! at four spaden. Four spades can clarer has plenty of good cards be defeated only in the following upon which to discard his three
Josing clubs. manner; The king of hearts is
However, if West la careful and opened, and then shift made to the ten of spades. South wins makes a sacrifice play, deliberately with the ace and leads the king giving up a trump trick by throw-Capital (fully paid-up) of spades, discarding a heart from ing his nine of spades on the de-Ramon Pand ................. Y.114,260,000 dummy. East's jack dropa.
clarer's queen, the contract will be South--thon cashes his ace of defeated, as South will have to lose -- Branches, and Agencies at
Alexandria Finking diamonds and now leads the queen three club tricks.
of aphides. At this point, if West
Today's Contract Problem
West is playing the con-
truct at two hearts. How can North and South take the maximum number of tricka?
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