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CONTRACT

BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

While we must all admit that there is a grent thrill in the bid- |ding and making of a slam-or even in correctly bidding for game |--the red thrill of a bridge player still lies in the proper play of the Jeards.

This point was the topic of gen-. eral discussion ut, the recent American Whist Lengue Lourna- ment and many of the experts were of the opinion that the be ginner at contract is devoting a Hittle too much of his tinie to learning the bidding conventions and not enough to juustering the play of the hand.

The good card player never plays a card carelessly-he tries to make the play of his cards talk for him. The better you know and apply the language of cards, the better game you

will FAVI.

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J-8-6-5

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NORTH

2 VQ-10 47

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· EAST

3-2. SOUTH

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• K-10-5-2 K-G

The Bidding.

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South started the bidding with one ne trump. West and North passed. East put in a lead-direct- iour bid of two diamonds which South promptly doubled. At auc- ing, after a bid of our no trump. ja right-hand double is considered business while a left-hand double His informatory. This is known n

the right and left donki”.

The Play.

South's opening lend was The king of spades. What would you play from the North hand? Yosta know that your

partner would like to have you in the lead fo lead tramp through the declarer so your play would be the queen of spades on partner's king and now partner can safely lead a small spade. When dummy plays |

with | small North, can wip

eight spot.

North now lends the are of dia- monds followed by the eight of diamonds. Whet East played the jack, South won with the king and Lushed his good ace of spades,

TO

WAN

the

He then led his king of clubs which East won with the are and returned a club, South winning with the queva. South's next play was a small heart. When the played from

dummy, North played the jack and East won with the king, and now you can see that North and South are Bound to make two hearts and a diamond, and all that East, the davlarer made was Tony tricks. going down 100 and 3 honours for a mintas 430 on the boar

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Proceedings at the Kowloon Magistracy against Yip Kau, who is on an indictment of wounding Wong Han with intent to murder him near Kowloon City on July 10. and alternately with maliciously wounding him, concluded yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Fraser com- mitted the man to the next Criminal Sessions for trial.

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