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CONTRACT. BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney.
The following hand played recently brought out some very unusual and peculiar bidding, but after the bidding, it was master- fully played:
A J-8-6
♥ Nono
•A-K-9-6-3 K-10-8-7-2
44-2 m] J-10-8-
4K-10-7
| NORTH||
A-K-9
+Q-J-7-
2
Q-J-3
EAST
Denler SOUTH 4A-Q-9-5-3
♥Q-4-3-2
+5
A-5-4
The Bidding.
West
7-6-5 ♦10-8-4 +9-6
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1932.
OBITUARY
www.
DEATH OF POPULAR CIVIL SERVANT
CORRESPONDENCE.
Renee Chemet's Recital.
To the Editor, Hongkono Telegraph.]
80
One of the most popular bowling enthunsists in the Colony, and t keen sportsman, Mr. Sydney Ashworth, Engineer Surveyor_at
Sir,As in the case with the Government Marine Survey Of
nny good artists visiting the Far fcc, died in the Kowloon Ho-East, the public probably do not pital yesterday afternoon from realize the high reputation of Mme. pneumonia, after a short illness. Renee Chemet, who is giving a Mr. Ashwoth was for many years violin recital at the King's Theatre with the marine staff of Messrs.at 9.30 pm, on Friday next, 11er Alfred Holt and Company Ltd. London and Paris critiques alone of London, before coming to Hong show how enthusiastically she is kong in December, 1920, when he received in the great musical cen- was appointed to the Marine Survey tron Office. He trained with the London
This artist will appeal to the gen- Board of Trade prior to coming to cral public as surely as any malo the East, and possessed n very wide violinist who has visited Hong- experience in Marine Engineering kong. During a career of twenty
He was
a Member of the In-yeurs or so, Mme, Chemet has es- stitute of Mechanical Engineers tablished a sound reputation-not and an Associate Member of the ns a purveyor of fireworks, though Institute of Naval Architects, and her technique is perfect, but as a was one of the leading.experts on musician, a player of the roman- Diesel engineering, his advice tic type, with all the virility asso- being sought frequently by local ciated with male virtuosos.
on In Shanghai, where sho played and Eastern shipping firms 280
maiters pertainin to Diesel in the big Nanking Theatre, she engines. He was well known and was compelled to give seven most popular in all shipping circles cores. in the Far East.
en-
It is to be hoped that the suc cess attending the Holfelz and South, the dealer, opened the
The late Mr. Ashworth was Brailowaky concerts in the King's contracting with one side which
North redoubled member of the Victoria Masonic Theatre will be repeated in her West doubled.
case, In the old days, even the to show his high card strength. Lodge No. 1026, which he recently
keen and en-most enthusiastic music-lovers East bid two hearts which South joined. He was a sinataled.
bid three No thuasistie mason, and was appoint- baulked at having to sit in the Trump which North doubled, anded one of the Stewards only Inst sweltering heat of the Theatre South month. A keen sportsman, and Royal. Now, for the first time, we East bid four hearts. passed, Weat passed, and North prominent member of the Kowloon hid five hearts. This bid of five Bowling Green Club, he was one of hearts simply showed no lowers the outstanding men in the second in hearts, and should show normal league team. tramp support. Enst passed and West felt South bid five spades. quite confident that North would go to six, so passed. North hid The sixth spade, East parsed, South
West and
promptly passed danbied.
The Play. Regardless of the fact that North had shown no losing hearts, West led the king of hearts which North, the dummy, trumped with the six of spades. The ace and king of diamonds were led from dummy. declarer following with the five of diamonds and discarding the four of clubs. Then the three of dia- monds was played from dammy
the the declarer trumping with
The threo of three of spades. hearts was returned and trumped in dammy with the eight of spades. A small club was returned from dummy and won by South, the de- clarer, with the ace. Declarer re- turned the five of clubs and when West played the jack, the trick was won in the dummy with the king. The ten of clubs was returned from dunums, East discording a heart. declarer trumping with the five of spades, South then led the four of
i hearts and when West covered with the ace, dummy trumped with the Jack of spades. The small diamond was returned from dummy, East discarding the ten of hearts, de- rlarer trumping with the nine of spades and West following with the queen of diamonds. The declarer's
xt play was the queen of hearts, and West who holds nothing but the king, ten and seven of spades, is forced to trump with the seven of spades. He must now lead into the declarer's ace queen of trump. By carefully cross-ruffing the hand and then using an end play to throw West in the lend, the de- clarer has made his contract of six spades doubled. While the bidding was most peculiar, the play par excellence.
CHILEAN PUZZLE
DENIAL OF REVOLUTION RUMOURS
official
WILS
statement,
in al the Government denies the re- ports that a new revolution has broken out in Chile. It describes all the rumours as anfounded.
Cables on July 4 declared that another revolution had broken out, and that a new Military funta, aided by civilians, had turned
the Government. Renter,
out
The late Mr. S. Ashworth was a comparatively young man, having been born in Liverpool in 1892. A wife and two children are left to mourn his foss, and the greatest sympathy will go out to them in their bereavement.
Miss. P. Lawrence,
London, July 5. The death is reported of Miss Lawrence. Reuters
Penelope
Special Service.
shall be able to listen to a Sum mer concert. in cool surroundings. The prices, too, are popular ones. If the public responds, Chemet will have a deserved aur
ss.
Inv.
Mme.
A. M. BOWES-SMITH. Bon. Secy., Hongkong Musical
Society.
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grown, promoted a company for headmistress of the Roedeun Schossisters, and after the school and Brighton, and retired from active providing a proper building, which daughter of the late Mr. Philip also a writer on educational sub- She was was completed in 1899.
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