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CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

Sacrifice bidding plays an im- |portant part in tournament bridge. Th following interesting hand came up during the mixed team-of- four contest at Asbury Parke:

41-6-4 ❤Nono

+5-4-3-2

K-10-9-5-3-2

K-9-B

NORTH

VA-K-

Q-9

RJ-

0-6 A-B

410-2 M VJ-10-

8-6-2 +10-9 Donlor Q-J- SOUTH

6.4

AA-Q-7-5-3

7-5-4-3

• A-K-7

7

2013

SATURDAY, · JULY

HONGKONG CIVIL AVIATION

MEETING DISCUSSES THE LOCAL PROSPECTS

SUBSIDY NEED

A number of influential doenl residents and members of firms interested in aviation secepted an invitation from Major E. B. Bras- ler-Creagh, M. C., to attend a meet- ing, held a few days ago, to discuss the prospects of the early ineep- tion of an air line connecting Hongkong with the existing French and Dutch air lines to Europe.

In introducing the subject, Mnjor Creagh said that the carriers of the world's air trafic had their eyes on ilongkong. The directors of the French · air line, which connects Saigon with Marseilles, only the other week succeeded in travelling from Bang- kok to Marseilles in six days, and propose to switch their service to Hanni in the mouth of October. The Bidding.

A little more than a month ago the War Eastern representative of this East and West were vulnerable Company, "Air Orient", visited while North and South were not Itongkong, having received in- vulnerable, South the dealer opened structions to extend the line at re the bidding with one spade, Westcurliest opportunity to Hongkong) doubled, North passed, and Bast bid for Canton, whichever gave the best two warts. South passed. Went neilities. The Dutch' air line bid foar hearts and North any bid "K.L.M." had made restaky Four spades, making a sacrifice bid. hoping to lose less with the four spude bid than by allowing his op ponents to, je mame, East passed the four spute, South passed, and West donker.

The Play

|

ap-

proaches to the Hongkong Guvern- tent with a view to routing mails by that line. Imperial Airways. and one or two American organisa- tious bad also made preliminary investigations.

Any of these nir lines would naturally be welcomed to Hong- West's opening lead was the king kong but, as Brilishers, he sup- hards which was trumped in posed the welcome to a British air- dummy with the four of spades. Aline would be very much greater. small diamond was returned from Major Creagh proceeded to discuss donnay and won by the declarer at some length the political and

commercial with the gee. A small heart was

importance of led by declarer and ruffed in dum-development

cished his good are of hearts and

The OF British aerial

an

ny with the six of spades. Another interests in the Far East, pointing siameand was returned from dummy put in particular, that orders for and won by declarer with the king Aeropintes were likely to go to the of diamonds, Deekurer played anuntrymen of those running the

air serivce. other neart, trumping in dummy

"In order to have the right to with the jack at spades. A small Hamond was then led from dummySpeak in the Far East on questions East discarded a heart, declarer "Hongkong must have a place in of aviation", said Major Creagh, played the seven spot and West way the air. If you face these pro- the trick with the jack. West blems, I think you will find sufficient justification, after themed his queen of diamonds examining the commercial aspect when South, the declorer, trumpet them, to form the firm opinion with the three spades.

That the sooner an air line comes, The declarer's next play was the lie better for all concerned," seven of clubs which West won Major Creagh briefly recapifa- with the nee

We know that the fated his views, already publisher, deelarer was down to four Trump

as fu the practicability - and) and therefore returned a club, the advantages of establishing King was played from dummy, but international air line in the Par the declarer was forced to trump East as a main line of local traffic with the five of spades. Declarer's and as a feeder to air, lines to: next play was the seven of spades Europe and elsewhere. The con- inping to get an end play on West, centration of such a fleet as this West played the eight of spades, would create the germ of an iden my discarded a club, and i such as was outlined by Mons, East had allowed his partner in his suggestion that a weapon is Herriot to the League of Nations hot the triek, the declarer would needed by the League for the make his cetract of four spades clembled

of insurgency. He East's proper play was to been asked how n company could overtake his partner's eight spot be run with Duich, with the ten and then lead his American, Portuguese, and Chinese French, queen of clubs, South overtrumped directors probably outnumbering with the queen of spades, but West the British Directors, and his overtrumped with the king and in answer was that he would register this manner defented the declarer's the company under the League of contract one trick.

Nations. True. there is 110 machinery for this at present, but eircumstances make canes.

A TRAIN LOOTED

ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY BANDITS

control

had

Questions of Finance. Coming to questions of possible ineome and expenditure, Major Creagh suggested that a line from Hongkong to the nearest points at which contact can be effected with Peking, July 29,

lines operating through to Europe (Hanoi for the French line and It is lourued that the express Bangkok for the Dutch) would for Hankow, which left Peking have a maximum possible income yesterday, was attacked by bamlitä of $75,000 a year, to be increased to the south of Changlefu, Honan, perhaps in the third year and thoroughly tooted. One train $100,000. This would not altendant was wounded and un- be enough, and promoters must other is missing, while one bandit |therefore look to the Government was killed by the gang accidentally, for a subsidy.

to

As far as he was aware, the Outlaws numbering ten had Government did not visualize an boarded the train at Changtelu, offer of support of more than three posing as passengers. They made lakhs, to be extended over five eff with the loot at Chihsien, where years. He was sure that $60,0(K), they forced the train to stop added to the $75,000 a year already

(Continued on Page 12.)

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