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CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

OBITUARY

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932.

PRESIDENT OF BOARD

OF EDUCATION

London, June 16.

Sir Donald MacLean, President of the Board of Education, died suddenly at Liverpool, to-day-

Renter.

A querlion often asked

make "Doesn't the expert ever a mistake?" Yes, he does occa-

A lawyer and Liberal politician, when he does, he sionally, and

lie was born in 1865, the son of usually makes it worth while. Mr. John Maclean of Tiree, an shown in the following hand, island off the West coast of Scot- 2 solicitor, be which was played in a duplicate land. Becoming

practised muccessfully for many contract tournament.

years. He entered Parliament s Liberal M. P. for Bath in 1906 when the Liberal Government under Mr. Campbell-Bannerman was in office. After the latter's dentb Lord Asquith, of whom Sir Donald was an ardent supporter became Premier. At the clertlons of ato, when Lord Asquith was

returned to sirain

Sir power Donald became M.P. for Peebles: and Selkirk and a year later was

nade Deputy Chairman of Cam-1

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During the war years he OE- cupied the difficult and arduous post of Chairman of the tribunal set up in London to decide ap peals by employers and individuals against the calling up of men for military service-a delicate task which he performed with femness Leral and tact.

South, the dealer, bli on club, which is a rather wrak bid. West passed and North, with, his six-card;

In 1916 he was created a Privy suit and two quick tricks, took aul

Was with one diamond. East passed. Councillor and next year

(K.R.E.). After the and as South's partner has made a knighted

Lord Asquith and One over One bid, South is resplit between quired to keep the bidding open Mr. Lloyd George in the Coalition at least once. With the One over Government period, Sir

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One partner has shown at least Maclean was elected leader of the Asquithlan and small

group confidentLiberals, and in 1918 when he re- quite Frels

tricks signed the Deputy Chairmanship, those เปิ bo ir

spades

he became a very active and pungent has all of the other three suita eritle of Lloyd George's proposals. stopped. Taking this chance. He suffered defeat at the next three South went to two no trump which elections-In 1922, 1921 and 1924 but returned to the House in North varried to three.

May, 1929 na member for North Cornwall.

The Play.

of

Courso

and election

aisn the of imposition

LL tariff: The result was that, when the election was held in October, he was op pused by both a Conservative and a Labour candidate, but he won the seat with a majority of 1341. Be was then re-appointed President of the Board of Education,

Admiral Bethell.

London, June 15. The death is reported of Ad- miral Sir Alexander E. Bethell-- Reuter's Special Servier,

Admira) Sir A. E. Bethell, K.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.C.M.G., C.M.G., was born in 1855 and entered the navy u 1869. He was made sub- lieutenant in 1875 and promoted to lieutenant in 1878, commander On the formation of the Nain 1901, captain in 1908, rear ad- West opened the four of spades, his fourth best apade. North played tional Government in 1931, he was miral the same year, vice admiral

In 1912: a small

spade which East won appointed President of the Board in 1913, Admiral in 1916. with the jack. East returned the of Education. He oppased the he was appointed Commander in nine, West winning with the ace holding and returning the three of spades which North won with the queen.

of an immediate

gou-Chief of the East Indies. From

1913 to 1914 he commanded the Royal Navy War College. He

East disenrded the eight of hearts following with the dence of dia- commanded the battleships of the and declurer a small club.

The monds When East plays the

3rd fleet in 1914 and the Channel Fleet in 1915. He retired in 1918.

Baron of Wenlock.

Frieburg, June 13. The death is reported af Lord WenlockReuter's Special Service.

Arthur Lawley, the 6th Baron

of the 10th Hussars and private

ace of clubs was led from dummy eight, declarer should go up with

East and then a small diamond. played the eight-spot and the de.the king. This would catch the singleton queen in the West haud. clarer finessed the jack, which South would return the jack of West won with the queen. West diamonds, which East should re- then eashed his three good spades, fuse to win. Declarer would then North, the dummy, discarding end the nine of diamonds which of Wenlock, was born in November three diamonds, East discarding East would be forced to win with 1880. He was formerly Captain the five and seven of clubs and the ace. the six of diamonds, and South,

If East were to return the heart, secretary to the Duke of West- the declarer, dropping the right

In 1897 he was appoin- the finesse should be taken, but if minster. of clubs, the dence and 19 of

Administrator of Matabele the jack of spades were returned ted hearts.

led West

the four of hearts, dummy played the nine, by East, West would win with the land and in 1901 Governor East the queen and declarer wins lace and then lend a small spade Western Australia. In 1902 with the ace. Declarer leads the which North, the dummy, would was Lieutenant Governor of

have to win with the king. East Transvaal and in 1906 Governor king of diamonds which East Ping discarding the eight of hearts and of Madras. He was a Knight of with the ace and cashes his good declarer the six of clubs. Declarer Justice of the Order of St. John king of hearts, declarer dropping would cash his three good dinof Jerusalem. the jack of clubs. Deelpror wing

the last two tricks but East and monde in dummy. East dropping West have won eight tricks which three clubs and South, the de- defeats the declarer's contract four clarer, discarding a club and two ihearts. Declarer would then lead tricks.

ja small heart from dummy, win in his own hand, The results were rather disas- with the nee trous, especially when it would cash his good king of clubs, and have been easy for the declarer to, he would lose the last trick to the go game if the first trick had been queen of clubs in the West hand.

In this manner tho declurer won in the dummy with the queen, and the nee of clubs had been led, would make four no trump..

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