1932-07-25 — Page 2

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 25, 1932.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

A very nice safety play is exe- cuted in the following hand by Mr. David Burnstine, the new bridge champion of America.

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A-10- Dealer 9-8-3 SOUTH

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The Bidding.

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On

LAURA GUERITE.

CLEVER ARTISTE PLEASES

AT PENINSULA

The big crowd that occupied the Rose Room at the Peninsula Hotel Saturday night was proof enough of the popularity that Laura Guerite has earned during: her very short stay in Hongkong, | The very capable artiste, with ber- {unique personality, added much to the merriment of the evening and kept the well-alled room in a con stant ripple of laughter with her merry quips, and clever character) songs.

A seasoned stage, performer, Miss Guerito is also well suited Cor cabaret entertainment and bas, the happy knack of putting herself on friendly terms with her listeners with her constant topi- eni references.

Miss Guerite was extremely,gen-; erous with her offerings on Sator-i day and replied agnin and again fo the warm

the hand-claps of The bidding was twu No Trumpa couple of straight songs, and a audience. Her numbers included by Mr. Burstine in the South burlesque or

two, in which she showed her versatility and obliged a number of requests with her favourites "The Canary" and "The Queens of England."

which his partner in the carried to three No Trump.

The Play,

North

The opening lead was the ten of clubs by West, dummy played the devee. East the queen, and if Mr. Burnstine in the South were to win the trick with the king, his contract of three No Trump would he defeated. Mr. Burnstine made what is known in bridge as a anfety play, putting on the five of clubs. When East returned the four of clubs. Mr. Burnstine play- ed the king, West won the trick with the acc. West returned the nine of clubs. East showed but, discarding a spade, and South won the trick with the jack. The queen of diamonds was the lead and the finesse taken, which East won with the king.

the ace.

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the Peninsula, had arranged

Mr. A. G. Piovanelli, Maunger of excellent evening, and it is an- nounced that Miss Guerite make her last appearance at the hotel next Saturday.

will

MISSING MAN BACK.

HOTEL VISITOR RETURNS

WITH EXPLANATION

M. Lucien Iphute. the young Frenchman from Haiphong for whom the Police had been search- ing since he left the Hongkong Hotel a week ago, returned to the hotel on Saturday, and was sur- prised to learn which had been felt regarding his absence, leading to his being ported missing.

of the concern

re-

IT Mr. Burnstine had won the first trick with the king of clubs, Fast could now lend the four of lubs and West would run off four clubs tricks, but now East has no more clubs and all that he can do is to lead a small spade which Mr. Burnstine in the South wins with Whon M. Iphate left the hotel on The ten of diamond is the previous Sunday he obtained then led by the declarer, followed two towels from a servant, which by the seven spot, which is won in circumstance, when his prolonged dummy with the jack. The ace absence was noticed, gave rise to and six of diamonds in the dummy fears that he might have gone for are then cashed, South the de-a swim and met with some unfor- clarer discarding the five of tunate 'accident. It now appears spades on the last diamond. De that the report of his "disap- "a mistake," and elarer then cashes his acc, kingpearance" was and queen of hearts, granting the that M. Iphate had an explanation which he communicated to the fast spade trick to West.

Police.

By refusing to win the first clus trick, South the declarer makes his contract of three Nó Trump,

WOMAN'S COLLAPSE.

TRAGEDY OCCURS IN

CHINA BUILDING

Shortly after one o'clock yester day afternoon, a Chinese woman, who had come out of China Build- ing, auddenly collapsed on the pave- ment in front of the main entrance, to the consternation of a large num- ber of people who were about.

Assistance was Immediately forthcoming, and an ambulance ar. rived on the scene and conveyed the woman to Hospital. Life was however, found to be extinct, and the body was taken to the Mor- Į tuary.

It appears that the woman, who was about 45 years of age, and who had the appearance of belong Ing to the middle class, had been in -health, for which reason she had gone into China Bullding to con- sult a doctor. It was whilst she Was going away that denth apparently suddenly intervened.

Tokyo, July 23.

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