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CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

Secretary, American Bridge Loogue.

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932.

Some any that contract bridge is all in the bidding but generally you will find that the maximum bidding forces one to play their very best. Proper deductions and a good end play produce game for the declarer In the following hand:

AQ-10-6-4 ♥6-2

8-4-3 4K-9-6-4

NORTH

WEST

AK-8-3 MVA-4-3

J-10- 9-6-2 40-10

AA-J-9-

7-5-2

❤10-8-

7

• None

A-8-7-

3

Dealer SOUTH

★ Nano

♥K-Q-J-9-5

◆ A-K-Q-7-5

*J-5-2

The Bidding.

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KING'S BIRTHDAY

DETAILS OF TO-MORROW'S CELEBRATIONS

The King's Birthday will be celebrated in Hongkong to-inor- row in the usual fashion, the prin elpal event being the march past His Excellency the Omeer Ad- ministering the Government, who will take up his position at the Cenotaph at 10 a.m. His Excel- lency will take the salute from the various units, comprising Naval, Military, Hongkong Volun- teer Forces, and civil units.

At 11 am. Ilis Excellency will hold a Consular Reception at Government House, at which the Conkula and their wives will be present. The ometal luncheon party will be held at the Hong- kong Club at noon.

Excellency At 9.30 p.m. His will give a reception at Govern- ment House,

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A detachment of three officera and fifty men from H.M.S. Corn- wall and a similar detachment from the 2nd. Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlan- ders will act as Guard of Honour to His Excellency during the Cenotaph ceremony. Upon his arrival. His Excellency will be met by the G.O.C. British Troops in China, the Naval Com- modore in Hongkong, and the Senior Officer of the Royal Air Force, and will be received with

South, the dealer, holds five-card suits. With two bid- |able five-card suits, the higher ranking suit should be hid first. therefore South opens with one

Royal Salute by the Guard of heart. West overcalls with one tonour. A Royal Salute of 21 spade, North passes, East jumps

anna will commence after H.E. to three spades. South shows his other suit by bidding four dia.aspects the Guard of Honour, and

will feu de juic

be fred monds, West gyes to four spades

the by

3rd. Battalion 9th. which North doubles, All pass.

Jat Regiment. At the conclusion The Play.

of the salute the National Anthem will be played by the band of the 1st. Batt. South Wales Borderers.)

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The March Pust.

North, who hax the opening leal, tends the top of the first auit bid by partner-- the six of hearts. Due to the fact that North refused to help his partner and later

Naval nad military units will doubled, the declarer is led to be lieve that all of the missing spades then march past His Excellency in are in the North hand, and pro. columns of route, and through bably the king of clubs. A small certain streets of Hongkong. The heart in played from dummy, Royal Navy will be represented South winning the trick with the by one company of seamen from one company jack and returning the king, which I.M.S. Cornwall, is won in the dummy with the nee. from

Eighth Destroyer the 4th. Submarine North, by playing the six and deuce Flotilla, uf hearts shows he is out of hearts. Flotilla and H.MS. Sandwich. The declarer next plays the deuce The Royal Marines will be repre- platoons from of diamonds from dummy, trump-sented by two

the

ing it in his wn hand with the .M.S. Cornwall and one platoon dence of spades. A small club is led by declarer and won by North with the king, dummy playing the ten and South the deuce.

from H.M.S. Tamar. Officers an crew from J.M.S. Orpheus, Whit- shed, Wild Swan and Verity will also participate. "

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The Military forces will be re- monds, daminy playing the wing, South the queen, the declarer presented by 144 'members of thei tdamping with the five of spades. British Heavy Battery Royal Ar- A small club is then led to dum tillery, 75 ranks of the RE's, 26) my's queen. The king of spades Royal Signallers, 400 members of Printed Georgette 36 inch is played from dummy, South drop the 1st Batt. South Wales Bor- Printed Crepe de Chine 27 inches wide ping the seven of diamonds, the derers and 100 Second Butt. Printed Shining Crepe Guarantee for Wash 27 inch. declarer playing the seven of Argyll and Sutherland Highland Georgette Crepe in all Colours 36 inch. spades, and North the four of ers. Other units participating in Georgette Crepe heavier spades. The six of diamonds is the march will include the Second, Georgette Crepe, Finest he next play from dummy, de Fourth and Fifth Heavy Batteries, Real Plain Crepe de Chine, all colours, 27 inch. clarer trumping with the nine of Royal Army Service Corps, Hong Reat Plain Spun Crepe, all colours, 27-inch. spades. The ace of clubs is then kong Mule Corps, 3rd Batt. 9th. led and the four of

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Real Plain Crepe de Chine all colours, 40 inches enrded from dummy. The declarer Force.

Plain Fuji, all colours, 27 inch. then lears the eight of clubs, North

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