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A

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Penang

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Modern throughout and beautifully Situated

Runnymede Hotel

Malaya's Premier Hotel

Food and Wines especially good.

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1,

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THE HONGKONG

CONTRACT BRIDGE

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1932.

COLLEAGUE'S GIFT.

PRESENTATION MADE TO MR.

R. W. BARNETT

A farewell presentation to Mr R. W. Barnett, who will be leaving

By W. E. McKenney. the Colony next week for Home,

Secretary. American Bridge League.

was made yesterday afternoon by bis colleagues of the Hongkong Telegraph, and South China Morn ing Post, at a gathering in the boardroom of the Morning Foot Building.

Even though partner's card may hold, the trick, there are times Mr. A. Hicks, who made the when you must overtake in order presentation of a sterling silver to lend through declarer's hand, cigarette box, suitably Inscribed, especially with a set-up suit in and sterling silver cigarette case, dummy.

spoke of Mr. Barnett's excellent work for close on seven years. since coming to Hongkong, par- ticular reference being made to his interest in aviation. Mr. Barnett expressed his thauks in o nent speech, and was the recipient of the good wishes of the other members of the staff.

AQ-4-2 VK-Q.

AJ-8-6 ♥10-5

A-K-10-7-5 7-5.4

NORTH 5-3

S

8-7-2 J-8

K-6-3

#enter

mA-J-6.

4-3 9-3-2 Q-10-9

SOUTH

AA-K-10-9-7

9

◊ Q-6-4

A-J-0-2

The Bidding

240

Now-8 exposures

must realize that the only chanen to defeat the declarer is to break the club suit before declarer gets a chance to shed them on the dia- Įmonds, tore East's proper

player to take partner's king Kodak of hearts we the nce of hearts

and return the ten of clubs which South will win with the ace, West playing the six spot and dummy the Cour. A small diamond is re- turned to dummy's king and then the jack of spades from dummy The fosse is taken and West wins with the queen of spades.

Under the writer's system of Contract bidding. South would bid one club. This lub suit is too

If West were to continue with weak to bid if there were not the queen of hearts, declarer will ive curd nuit in the hund but discard twn clubs on the diamonds holding a five card suit, a four in tummy and will make his con- card suit headed by are jack can tract of four spades. East, by be hid first in order to give part- overtaking partner's heart with

ner a picture of the distribution the are and then breaking the your hond, West overealled club suit, practically tella partner

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one heart. North bid two that there is no chance to get an- dinmonds, East three hearts, and other heart trick, therefore West South three spades, which Northeashes his king of clubs, and when terrafe to four spades as he now East plays the nine spot, he con- You can get the new 8-exposure knew that his partner must hold tinues with the three of clubs, roll in regular Kodak Film as at feast five spades. All pass.

which East wins with the queen.

The Play. West's opening lead was the king of hearts, North, the dummy, By refusing to allow his part- played the five. If East allows ner to hold the first trick so that partner's king to hold this trick, he could lead inty the weakness it would be impossible to stop the în dummy, East Thakes the play | declarer from making game. He that stojis gam....

This is the trick that defeats the well as in the“ fast-sering" new declarer's contract,

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