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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1932.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

FEUNERAL OF MRS.

F. RUMJAHN.

CEREMONY AT MAHOMEDAN CEMETERY

The funeral of the Inte Mrs. F. Rumjaho, wife of Mr. U. Rumjahn, With the aid of position or end and inother of the two well known play the declarer in the follow-sportsmon Mr. A. H. Rumjahn and Ing hand makes his contract of Mr. A. A. Rumjahn, and of Dr. J. four odd even after finding a bad Rumjalin, in practice in England, distribution in trump.

took place yesterday evening in the Mahomedan Cemetery, accord- ing to Moslem rites. A large gathering attended the funeral, Including many Chinese friends, and many members of the Indian community.

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A large number of wreaths were sent to the house in Arbuthnot Rond, but according to the Moslem custom they wore not placed on the grave.

Those present Included Messrs. A. A. and A. H. Rumjahn (sons), D. Rumjahn, S. A. Rumjahn, M. D. Rumjahn, E. Sadick, A. G. Suffind. A. II. Madar, M. P. Madar, A. M. Rumjahn, S. Gurreem, G. S. A. Curreem, A. R. Abbas, O. el Ar- culli, E. of Arbulli, A. H. Fattydad, A. Rahmin, A., el Arculli, Ahmed The Bidding.

Noor, Bishen Singh, Badan Singh, South is the dealer and under M. P. Talatl, Ho Kwong, Ho Wing. P. Mudar, C. G. Anderson, M. R. the writer's system of bidding, the four card suits are bid ahead Deb, A.-A. Samy, A. II. Hamid, H. of five in order to better show the M. H. Esmail, S. A. Ismail, U. M. distribution of the hand, there- Omar, F. Roberts, J. J. Bush, A. fore South starts with one spade. Barn, Yuen Hang-kiv, E. Moondeen, Ho Kal-sit, E. Abraham, This sults West and he Passes. Nerth bida two spades showing Chan Tin-son, M. P. Lo. V. Rup normal support in trump and a chand, Sirdar Khan, It. Nazarin, distribution that may play better S., D. Mehn, A. K. Minu, A. R. East minu, A. R. minu. O. Jamni, S. at No Trump than at a suit. passes and South then bids three Horoon, A. S. Suffiad, M. O. Hoo hearts to show his five card heartsen, R. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, and auit." West

Y el Arcul!!. passen and North takes the contract to four hearts.

declarer's

The Piny.

The opening lead is the ace of diamonds by West and when East plays the nine, West continues with another diamond which East wins with the king, catching the queen. Rather than lead into the ace king jack of clubs, or to lend a trump which may aacrifice a trump trick, East leads the nine of spades which the declarer wins with the ace. A small heart is played by declared and won in dummy with the queen. The three of hearts is returned and won by declarer with the king, West dis- carding a club.

Many Wreaths. Among the many wreaths were those from:

Usuf, Jaffir and Amy, Abdul and Pansy, Arthur and Sara, Zaithoon, E. Sadick, Kate and Aziz, Au Yeung Wing Chu, Aa Young Kui, Hon, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Creasy. Messrs. E.S., II., M.W., M. H. and

M. K. Lo. Dr. E. Law, Mr. and Mrs.

Nemazec, Pittendrigh, M:

Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung. Dr. Cheung, Mr. Chow Ping-un, Dr. T. C. Ip. C. Kew, Dr. Kew, Ha Leung, Mrs. Ho Fook, Mr. J. D. Bush, D. V. Steavenson, H. K. Hung, Dr. C. K. Ma, P. K. Kwok. Mr. and Mrs. Rafeek and family, C. G. Anderson, J. C, Anderson, Dr. Guzdar, Mrs. C. Leonard, She Declarer can now see the possi-Tat-chong. Chou Po-slen, S. K. bility of an end play. He knows Wong, Mr. and Mrs. Gull (Roches- that East is out of diamonds and ter), E. A. Osmund, M. P. Talati, what he must endeavour to do is C. S. Ford, Miss Ford, P. H. Rath- to get him out of spades niso and sem, J. F. Grone, Ng Sze-kwong, then throw him in with a heart J. Kotwall, Tae Ka-po, E. D. Kot- therefore his next play is the ace wall, Mrs. Cho Lup-chee and of hearts which takes East's ten, family, Messrs. Zimmern, F. leaving him with the inck. ATchong, Mrs. Ho Chuck, A. J. small spade is then led to dum Kew, Mr. and Miss William, H. M. my's king. While the declarer Hajee Esmail, G. A. Harriman, feels quite confident that East is J. P. Kim, W. M. Gittins, A. E out of diamonds, a diamond is Kew, F. K. Modi, J. Pestonjec, C. played from dummy to make sure. L. Chow, Dr. A. Woo, W. Ward, East discards a club and declarer Chan Tin-son. Ho Shai-wing, trumps with the seven of hearts.

Kwok Chuk-ting, Miss Alice Yung. The seven of clubs is then led Yung Hin-chin, Macao Jockey by declarer and won in dunimy Club, F. D. Pereira, Hon. Dr. R. H. with the king. The eight of Kotewall, Mr. and Mrs. Sin, Mrs. spades is returned from dummy, Wong Kam-fook, Dr. B. C. Wong, East refusing to trump and dis-Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Wong, Mr. and carding the nine of clubs. Do- Mrs. O. K. Wong, Mr. and Mrs.

with the Warren Wong. clarer wins the trick queen of spades. The declarer has the East hand stripped of dia- monda and spades and now leads his eight of hearts, discarding the eight of diamonds from dummy East is forced to win with the jack and must now lead a club into dummy's ace jack, the declarer thereby getting the last two tricks and making his contract of four

odd,

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