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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY; JULY 29, 1932.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

Many playera make the mistake of using up the only entry in dummy to take what proves to be a lesing finesse. The proper play in many cases is fo conserve that entry as the declarer did in the following hand.

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The Bidding,

South opened with one spade, West bid two hearts. North an Enst passed and South went t three spades. West vassed and North went to four spades.

The Play.

OBITUARY

DESIGNER OF NILE DAM AT ASSUAN

Cairo, July 28. The death occurred to-day of Sir William Willcocks, celebrated Irrigation engineer-Reuter,

NEW FILM COMPANY

FIRST CHINA NATIONAL

. PRODUCTIONS

ductions, Ltd., now in process of The First China National Pro- organization, is another import- ant commercial enterprise added! to Shanghai'a already long list.

in India in 1852 and was educated Sir William Willeseks was born

1872. to 1883 he was engaged in have subscribed stuck to the Vi at Roorkee College there. From The promoters and organi the Indian Public Works Depart-of $1,250,000, ment, in which he obtained varied 000 shares, and 125,000 shares of representing 120% experience in civil engineering. $10. each are now issued at par In 1883 he transferred to the for public subscription in Hong- Egyptian Public Works Depart-kong and Shanghai. ment. His most notable nchiove- ment there was the designing and The management consists of n construction of the Nile dam at number of well-known Shanghai Aunn for the Irrigation of the public nien, whose influence and adjacent regions. For this he importance constitute a guarantee was awarded the C.M.G. In 1898 for the stability and success of the and was knighted (K.C.M.G.) in enterprise.

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Promoters of Company.

His most important undertaking. however, was the irrigation of Mesopotamia which was begun inis Mr. T. Y. Wen, a former Minia- The president of the company 1911. The area dealt with water for Foreign Affairs, while the 3,500.000 acres and the estimated vice-presidents are Mr. N. F. Wil-

cost £26,195,000?

His long sojourn in the East had led him to prefer life there to braving the climate of England and after his retirement he lived t Cairo. In 1921, he was tried court of Egypt on a charge of sedi- 'fore the Supreme Consular

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tures Corporation, Hollywood; Mr. director of Monarch Pic- Tao Chen-yao, Director General of the National Conservancy Board: and Mr. Y. president of the United Chinese C. Jeffrey Hung,

adviser to the company is Mr. Artiste Corporation. The technical on and criminal libel in respect of Joseph G. Smith, who has been as- statements which he had made imaociated with Fox, Universal, D. pugning the trustworthiness of the W. Griffith and other American Iata concerning the Nile irriga-producers and the Secretary and lon published by Sir Murdoch treasurer. Mr. K. S. Liu, ex-Vice MacDonald, adviser of the Exyp-Minister of Railway.

lan Ministry of Public Works. He vas bound over to he of good be Recently there has been added haviour for a year.

to the officers of the company as At Cairo he visited the hospital vice-president and th

managing very day and gave a course of director, Mr. R. E. Macintyre.! "oue trentment to the patients, managing director for the Orient) Te also apent much time in trans-of America's largest film produc- ating the Bible and other hooks lug and distributing company. He nto colloquial Egyptian-Arabic. has had 16 years motion picture be conserved. The better. playhousands of his translations and and is known in the United States During recent years he gave away executive experience in the 'Orient. is to hope to find the king an one spade in the Weat hand in which case you can force West to make a disastrous lead.

The opening lead by West wa the king of hearts, followed by the nee. West continued with a smal. heart, East played the queen and the declarer trumped with four of spades. Many players would now make the mistake o: leading the four of diamonds to dummy's ace in order to take spade finesse, but that entry mus.

The declarer's proper play i the ner of spades, West plays th. Jack and the declarer then leads a small spade which West is fore ed to win with the king. Wes cannot lead another heart or th declarer will discard a diamon from dummy and trump in hi own hand. Thig would allow th declarer to later ruff a diamon with the eight of trump in dummy The best play is for West to lead the 'seven of diamonds through dummy's are hoping to knock out dummy's only entry, but dummy plays small foreing East's queen which the declarer won, with the king. The queen of spades was then led by declarer, picking up the nine of spades in the East hand. Declarer now led a small diamond, winning in the dummy with the ace, and led the jack of clubs from dummy, taking the finesse and thereby winning all of the rest of the tricks. This gives

him four odd.

If he had incorrectly led to his ace of diamonds and taken the spade finesse, contract would have been defeated several trieks.

on elementary as the most prominent release

man in the Far East.

blished books Cove-ism.

Among his works are "Egyptian rigation" (1889), "The Irrigation Mesopotamin" (1905) and "From the Garsten of Eden to the Crossing of the Jordan" (1918).

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Mr. A. A. Xavier The death ogeurged 11. the ansa Hospital, Peak Road at 15 yesterday morning Mr. Albert Antonio Xavier, the only son f Mr. and Mrs. C. A. F. Xavier, 26 Granville Road, Kowloon, at comparatively young age.

The company expects to pur- chase 30 mow of land ab Yangtze- ppposite to the Shanghai College. on which it has a Orm option, and where it will shortly start to build a studio. It has already taken over 118 a going concern the Chinese United Artists, with all equipment and contracts with artists. among Anna May Wang, Lily Yuen and whom are the screen celebrities

Chow Min-chu.

Chinn, A Virgin Field.

He was on the staff of the China Light and Power Company (1918)

id., and also a popular member of The promoters of the new en- the Portuguese Company of theterprise regard China as a virgin Ionskon? Püsteer Defence feld for their operations, and Corps, holding the rank of there is every reason to believe Perecunt, in No. 12 platoon.

The deceased }fe! from septicaemia with lung abscesses.

The Funeral.

that very handsome returns should be obtained by a well-managed and financially sound company in this particular line of business. day afternoon

The funeral took place yester- The production plans embrace Catholic Cemetery, and was attravelloguen, special interest short at the Roman the producing of news reels, tended by a large number of subjects. comedies con-

Chinese dranins and and Chinese fenture

friends and relatives. A tingent of the Hongkong. Volun- fims in sound. All the dialogue teers was present in charge

of will

be made in two dialects.. Capt. Goater (Adjutant), and Cantonese and Mandarin. Sub- Lieutenants Jarvis, Edmonds,jects, stories and artista will re- Remedios, Lawrence, and Itod- main strictly Chinese, with the in- rigues.

tention of catering to the amuse- Others present were Hon. Mr.ment Bnd instruction of the W. C. L. Shenton, Messrs. James thousands and tens of thousands Young, R. II. Charles, A. V. of people in China, who up to now Gosano, L. A. Guterres, M. A. have received no consideration Figuerido, E. B. da Roza, A. F. from the large motion picture pro- SCHOOLBOY DROWNED NEAR Noronha, L. C. R. Souza, C. A.

diteers. Silva, C. A. Figuerido, E. M. R. Souza, J. H. Figuerido, Sr., A. V. Barros and A. R. H. Samy.

YAUMATI TRAGEDY.

TYPHOON SHELTER

Leung Kan, A schoolboy, WAL8 drowned yesterday while swim- ming with a party of Chinese hoys near the Yaumati Typhoon Shel-

The popularity of the deceased Was further evidence by the large number of floral tributes

ter at the end of Saigon Street. sent to the graveside. He went to swim with a party of his school mates shortly before

noon and for some time they were SIR ROBERT HO TUNG. jawimming near the shore.

Suddenly Leung got into diffi.. culties but none of his school mates was a strong enough swim- mer to go to his rescue.

The boy's parents reside at No. 165 Reclimation Street, Yaumati. Leung was a student at a Chinese school in Yaumati, and was 11 years of age.

SALESMAN SAM

PRESENTED IN PARIS WITH FRENCH DECORATION.

Paris, July 28.

GERMAN ELECTIONS.

NAZIS EXPECTED TO HOLD BALANCE OF POWER

Berlin, July 28. Germany Is in a fever of poli- tical excitement over one of the most momentous elections in her history which will take place on the 31st inst.

It is regarded as a foregone conclusion that the Nazis will be- Sir Robert Ho Tung who is now come the strongest party in the on a tour of Europe, has been pre-Reich, but whether they will have sented with the rosette of an of- an absolute majority in the Reich-

ficer of the Legion of Honour.--stag Router.

remains to be (Reuter's Special Service.

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