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•THE, HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
with
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935.
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. | BANKING CORPORATION.
Incorporated by Royal Chatov 1452, BEAD OFFICEI-LANDUN,' Paid-up Capital is £3,000,000 Barve Liability of Proprietota ... 8,000,000 Reserve Fund ****
******* 8,000,000
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES, 1 asked him if he thought whist ALOR STAR ILOILO BAIGON players played their cards no well STAR as present day contract players. BATAVIA
BANGKOK КАДАСНА
KLANG He said:
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I was discussing whist George Reith the other day, and
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Well,, I never played much CALCUTTA whist, but cortainly for the first CANTON two or three tricks it is nothing. CAWNPORN more nor less than a pure gamblo CEBU
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BOURABATA
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BHANGHAL
SINGAPORE
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LUMPUR
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(Bhuket) NEW YORK TRINGTAO
YOKOHAMA BAMBOANGA
KUCHING MADRAS
FEIFING-
(Peking)
PENANG
KANGOON
Authorised Caplia) ... ***** £60,000,000 lasted and Pulls Paid-Up.....
Reserve Funds from
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Bitert....
20,000,000
$1,400,000 $18,000,000
Reserva Liability of Proprietors $20,099,000
READ OFFICE UONGKONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
S. IL Dodwell Ead,
Chairman.
Ca Kolehi
Deputy Chairma
W. K Ball Fa
K. & Morrison, Esq. IL IL Compton, Esq.; Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson HOD, Mr. C. 9. 8. Mackie, T. Mu Penroe, Nat
G. Mlekin, M
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BANGKOK
| BATAVIA BOMBAY Foreign Exchaare und General and Banh- CALCUTTA in bonizmu trasancted.
CANTON Current Acéoznim opened and Fixed DeGIZPUO poelle received for one year or shorter perion | OULOMBO Pie zutal which will be quoted en applientION. | DAJKEN
A BRZARLEY,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
HANK, LIMITED.
[Foochow
| HAIPHONG
HAMBURG HANKOW
HARHIN HONGNEW
ILOILO
ПРОД
V. M. GRAYBURN, Tq.
Chit Managyt.
BRANCHES
Capital (fully paid-mo) .............. X. 100,000,008 | JOHORM Dentre Fead........................................... Y. 185,490,000 KOBE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
DEAD OFFICE—TOKOHAMA. Branch and Agmeiss at
PANS
Double
Double
Pam Part
Deable
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Opening lead—♥ K,
as to what suit to lend or what Bombay
Canton
card to play; but contract bidding Calcutta has forced players to learn how to Dairen (Dalny) Moji play their cardą well."
Vena
I quite agree with him that the (uk) present-day card player is far lambat superior to the old-time expert, na much as the old-timer hates to ad-itonolulu mit it.
Hankow Harkin
Hongkong
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Sau Franplac
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London
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Los Angeles Manila
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Напкосв interest allowed on Current Accounta Deposit reperived for fixed period at rela
brained on application.
G. KISHINAML Hongkong, 11th March, 1985.
MLAGHT.
Here's a nout example of crosa ruffing and proper uiming that would be rather difficult to handle at whist, but at contract it bei comes an every-day problem. The bidding, I must admit, was quite spirited and optimistic, but let me, show you how one of the young PLANES AND PIRATES contract players handled the play of the hand after the opening lead.
The Play
would
Truc, a diamond lead have defeated his contract, but hia) opponent made a natural opening of the king of hearts. The trick
QUESTION RAISED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
London, April 3. the House of Commons,
Commander R.
In
Lientenant
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LUNDON
LYONS MALACOM MANILA
MUAN JOHOR) MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PELPING PENANU
BANGOON
BAIGON
BAN FRANCISCO. BHANGHA
BINGAPORE
BOUBABAYA
BUNGI PATANITM
TIENTSIN
TUKTO
TSINGTAO.
YOKOHAMA
Current Ascounbe opened in Local Corrency and Fixed Deposits received for one FORT or shorter periode ta Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted ex uppliesfon.
Hongkong, 15th February, 1924,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
The Best of the above Bank con ducted by the Hongkong and Bhangba) Bank- ing Corporation. Halen may be obtained wa appien » FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. CHAYBURN,
Chief ManagUE. Hongkong, 18th February, 1988,
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1912," Head Of Bengkong. Autherland Capital Paid-up Capital ... Total BossUZONE ...
BRANCHES.-
$11,000,000 1,655,000 ***.. 22.170,427
Canton, Toshan, Shanabai, Hashow, Bangkok and San FrancİMOD.
Lenden Baskars: Lloyds Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchangs and Banking bestow et very dmcription transacted.
Ontrest Acounts opened and Plzad De
at rates which will be quoted on application. Bafe Depot Box (Varios alam) fat i
LOOE FOONG SHAN,
Chief MassEST. £ Flonskons, and Juns, 1934,
was won in dummy with the ace Tufnell (Cambridge), anked to its arceived for one year or shorter periode
A spade was led and won with what extent air reconnaissances the ace, a club-returned and won and air patrols were used to pro- in dummy with the king. A small tect English shipping in Chinese spade then was ruffed with the four of diamonds, another club waters against pirates?" played and won in dummy with the acc, and a spade returned, which was ruffed with the nine.of
diamonds.
Today's Contract Problem
This is the Arat of x hands by the national open champions. Charles Loch- ridge and John Rau. South _has_the_contract for_threu....no_ tramp. West opens the two of clubs, and, when he gets in with a diamond, shifts to spade. How would you pro- cond with the band?
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Solution in next isauto.
Now a heart was ruffed
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The Steamship,
Sir Eyres Monsell, replied that as The First Lord of the Admiralty, the type of piracy prevalent in the China Seas takes the form of attacks from within the ship, air patrols would be of little use as a preventative measure,
Aircraft were used against pirates na far as possible and with the limited resources available, it would be recalled that great suc-that ́cess" was achieved by aircraft on Opium, Treasure and Valuabies are two recent occations.-Reuter.
A spade was returned and ruffed with the lack of diamonds, and woj now find East down to five trumps, but the declarer has the hand so timed that he still will make his contract.
"SI-KLANG" Bringing Cargo from London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Consignees are hereby informed
their goods with the exception of..
being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing-
All claims must be sent in to me an or before the 10th April, 1935, or they will not be recognized
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor Meanra:- The aovou of hearts was played the Consignees
Goddard and Douglas in the presence and East had to trump: dummy Thursday, 4th April, 1935.
at 10.00 a.m. on Con- overtrumped with the eight of signees must have a Revenue Oficer diamonds and returned the jack in attendance when any damaged of spades, which was. ruffed with dutiable goods are examined by the the ace of diamonds, East being Company's Surveyors. No Claims will forced to under-ruff with the three bo admitted after the goods have of diamonds."
left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected
R. OHL
Agent. Hongkong, 29th March, 1935.
A club was led, but East had to by us in any case whatever. trump this trick, and now had to
in
lead from his queen-seven of dia- monds into dummy's king-ton.
dummy with the five of diamonds.
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