1940-12-23 — Page 10

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25th

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Hong Kong, 23rd Dec., 1940.

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the

BRIDGE NOTES

THE RIGHT CARD

By The Four Aces

To-day's hand would never see the light of day if North hadn't overbid his hand and if South hadn't misplayed his, but the two mistakes gave East a chance to make a very fine defensive play:

North, Dealer

Neither sido vulnerable

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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 23, 1940.

deuce of OFF THE RECORD

West shifted to the spades, and. South was obliged to finesse since putting up the Aco would yield only eignt tricks. The finesse of the spade Queen lost to East's spade King, and East thought carefully before making his text play. Three tricks were needed to defeat the contract, and they had to be taken at once since, otherwise South would obviously. take three hearts, a spade and five clubs.

The only card which could prò. duce three tricks in a hurry was the diamond Queen. The lead of that card assured the defeat of the contract; but note that If East had led a low diamond; West would have been obliged to take the lead and could win only one. other diamond trick before allow- ing South to take the rest.

ip:

Q

Saturday you were

Oswald

Jacoby's partner and, with nei- their side vulnerable, you held:

♡ K J 3

0 1

♣ Q 10 9 754

AJ 8 5 2

N

4K 94

8 7 6 AJ 10

W

E

♡ Q 9 5 4

?

4K 8 2

$

◊ Q 652 4 J

7 G 2

Jacoby

A 10

14

OK 9 8 48

A 8 3

The bidding: North Bast

1 ofe 2

Pass

Pass

3NT

Pass

South 10

2NT

Раев

West opened the eight of hearts,

AT

9 3 6 5 OAK 7 3

The bidding:

842

Schenken Pass

You

(7)

Maler

Bid one

ANSWER:

diamond. There will be plenty of time to try no-trump if a sult fit cannot be found. To bid no-trump in- mediately may make it difficult to find a fit in a suit.

110

and since Eust saw no reason to Score 100 per cent, for one dia- waste his Queen. South won the mond; 50 per cent. for two

trick with the ten trump; 10 per cent. for two dit-

The monds. of hearts.

HISH LAND VALUES

ON THE

FOUR-ACES BYETEN

ACE... KING..2. QUEEN.1 JACK!..!

club Ace dropped East's Jack,

and

the club eight was

Question No. 596

allowed to hold the To-day you hold the same hand next trick. At this and, with neither side vulnerable, point, of course, the bidding proceeds: South should have cashed the heart Ace to unblock the suit. Instead, he led his last club, West winning with the club King.

SHE

SAID

SHE'D

RETURN

2009 The rghter

$1-23 Fram {zuder's

By ED REED

"Yesterday I rode a donkey with four legs!"

Here's Luck

EWO BEER

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Jacoby

1

Schenken

You

Pass

10

Past

10

Рабя

(7)

What do you bid?

(Answer

to-morrow,)

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of

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BEVACUATION

REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE

PUBLIC MEETING

A public meeting of those inter- ested in the Evacuation Represen- tation Committee will be held at 'the Peninsula Hotel on FRIDAY, December 27, at 8 p.m., to receive a statement from the Committen in connection with the reply to the Petition submitted on Novem- ber 22.

F. C CLEMO,

on. Secretary,

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned, have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

TUESDAY, the 24th. Dec., 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35,

Hankow Road, Kowloon, A QUANTITY OF ¿URNITURE AND PERSONAL EFFECTS. Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROB., Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 23rd Dec., 1940.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion on TUESDAY, 29th, December, 1940

commencing at 12,48 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, Boom No. 205, Second Floor

Shipment of Llanel, Eléctria

Trains and. Assessorias · Terms: Cash on Delivery

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