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Tolegraphic Address "Palace."

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A

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THE HONGKONG

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney,

Secretary. American Bridge League.

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1932.

COLONY'S GREAT PROGRESS

SIR HENRY POLLOCK SURVEYS 44 YEARS

KOWLOON'S GROWTH

One of the most interesting talks that ZBKV has ever broadenst, The following interesting hand was given Inst night

from the was played in a duplicate contract | studio by the Hon. Sir Houry Pol- championship match. At two lock, who spoke of the Colony's dle romarkable progress as ho hau tables the correct play was covered by the declarer, but at watched it during a realdence here

of over 44 years. He said: one table a marvelous defence was put up which might be termed n double Deschapelle defensive coup,

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10-7-

5.3

48.4 ♥A-Q-9-4 * Q-9-8:3 *6-3-2

NORTH 49-2

EAST

♥10-8- 7-5-2

• None *Q-J-

10-8-

MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,

Proprietress.

K-J-6

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SOUTH

7.5

AK-J-6

3

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1340

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The Bidding. South at the table mentioned bid one diamond, West overcalled with a spade. North bid three diamonds, East passed, and South went to five diamonds which West doubled.

The Play,

WOR

I propose, in the few minutes which have been allotted to me, to mention some of the specially outstanding events which have taken place in this Colony since I frat landed here on the 2nd April, 1888, just over 44 years

ngo.

By way of preliminary I may start by saying that, when I first Innded hore, the Penk Tram had not commenced to run and there was no down alde Tram, there were no golf-links, no telephone, no electric light or fan, and FLO motor vehicles.

Outstanding Events.

The following is a summary of the most outstanding events, whicb| have happened in my time:

1. Numerous reclamations.

2. The phenomenal expansion

of Kowloon Peninsula.

3. The discovery of the

malarial mosquito.

4. The University.

5. Vastly improved means of

communication.

6. The discovery and adoption

of wireless.

7. The large incrense in hos

pital accommodation.

Reclamations.

The following are the most im- portant reclamations made in my time in chronological order. Many of these reclamations have not only added to our ballding areas, but have also increased our deep water frontage.

(1) The Prayn reclamation of 1889 to 1896 from Kennedy Town to Murray Road, extending out- wards from the old Praya West and Praya Central, which were re- named Des Voeux Road West and Des Voeux Road Central after the then Governor, Sir William Des Vocux.

of diamonds The seven opened by West and won in the dummy with the eight spot, Enat discarding a club. The queen of amonds and then the three of diamonds were returned from dummy, declarer winning the sec- hand and diamond in his own with the king. East discarded a club and a 'heurt, West following with two diamonds. Declarer next played the ace of clubu, picking up The lone king in the West hand. Then the three of hearts, and it looks quite natural for West to play the six. If he does the de- Prior to this reclamation (which clarer will finesse the queen and with the Praya East Reclamation then return the ace of hearts, dis-hereafter referred to was mainly carding the four of clubs in his own hand. Then a small heart will be led from dummy which West must win with the king. West will then be forced to lead spades to the declarer's king, jack, nine. It is quite true, that he might re- turn the ten spot which South will win with the jack, but South will immediately return a spade which West will be forced to win with the queen. Then the losing spade the declarer's hand will trumped in the dummy.

in

be

due to the initiative and enterprise of the late Sir Paul Chater), the Hongkong Hotel and the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank were both of them on the sea-front, where the Bank had a gig hauled up on davits. The cricket ground was then bounded on the west and north by the harbour, with the consequence that a vigorous hit to leg sometimes resulted in the ball trickling over the road into the aca,

The Naval Dockyard. The clever play came when the

(i) The Naval Yard reclama- declarer ted the three of hearts.

tion, which wiped out the old West, realizing that he might be V.R.C., was made by the Admiralty, thrown in at the end and forced in 1903 and the following years, to lead away from his *padce, played the jaok of hearts. The for the purpose of constructing the queen was finessed in the same naval basin and drydock, and ex- tensive repairshops for the Bri- manner and the ace of hearts re-tish Fleet on the China Station. turned from dummy, declarer

strongly showed out playing a club. West This reclamation was knows that this leaves his partner opposed at the time on the ground with the ten and eight of hearts, that it would cut in two the City and he makes his defensive coup of Victoria and its water front. play by throwing the king of hearts on the ace. Now when the declarer tends the four of hearts with from dummy, East covers the eight and although the clarer discards the nine of clubs, West has the six spot to get under his partner's tight. East can then lend the six of spades through the declarer's king, jack, nine. This will give West two spade trick and thereby defeat the declarer's

contract one trick.

de-

West, by throwing his jack of hearts under the queen, put him- self into a position to unblock in Case he found it necessary which, of course, proved true in this case, as he later discarded his king on the declarer's ace. This is an un- usual but very clever play in

bridge.

SALESMAN SAM

(i) The Quarry Bay reclama- tions which took place for the purpose of constructing the Talkoo Docks and work-shops.

(iv) The Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company's reclamation for the purpose of making their new large Dock.

(v) The reclamations respec- Hongkong tively made by the Electric Company, at North Point, and by the China Light & Power Co. at Kowloon as sites for their respective Power Stations.

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(v) The Kal Tack reclamation aerodrome, with the assistance of tioned the Sam Shui Po reclama

tions, carried out during the pa near Kowloon City. This scheme, a grant from the Admiralty.

(vii) The Praya East reclama- ten years, which consisted p which covered a huge after having been partially carried tion, which was constructed from in Alling up swampy inland

1921 to 1928, and is now almost to the cast of Sam Shu! Po out by its promoters, was com-

converting them into building, pleted recently by the Hongkong entirely covered with buildings. Government, for the purpose of an

(vili) And, lastly, may be mon- and partly in reclamations

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN — AS YOU KNOW, THIS LITTLE FEAST IS HELD TO CELEBRATE THE RE-

TURN OF SALESMAN SAM TO MY STORE

AHEM! HURRAY!

"'RAY!

What'll Sam Have to Say?

(AN' I JUST WANNA SAY THAT SAM HOWDY IS THE BEST SALESMAN I EVER KNEW — I DON'T see HOW I GOT ALONG WITHOUT HIM. WHEN HE WAS GONE --AND NOW THAT HE'S BACK I'M SURE BUSINESS WILL BE THE BEST IT EVER HAS BEEN!!

SHAW-

2-2-2- SNAW-2-

BRAVO!

BIGOSH, GUZZ,OLD PAL, I THINK THAT WAS THE BEST SPEECH I'VE EVER

LISTENED TO!

THAN

ANN

SUPP

REPL

SPRECHES-

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