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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1932.

CONTRACT PUMP MOTORS STOLEN. "Improvement In My

BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

I have selected the following as the most interesting and unusual hand of the 1932 All-American bridge tournament recently held in Cleveland.

THREE CHINESE SENTENCED AT POLICE COURT

Three Chinese stond before Mr. Schofield at the

Centrai Pelica Caurt yesterday afternoon, two charged with larceny of tree pump motors and the other with re- calving two of the motors knowing them to have been stolen or unlaw- fully obtained.

The men accused of theft ad- re-

It employs a compound triple mitted the charges while the squeeze and it somewhat resemblesceiver pleaded guilty to the a double dummy problem.

count but denied the second.'

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The Bidding.

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Detective Sergeant Kennedy. who prosecuted, accepted the plea of guilty in respect of one of the motors and dropped the charge in connexion with the second.

The first defendant, according 40 the Police officer, was arrested in Hennessy Rond during the early morning of August 19, He was carrying a bundle which contained a motor stolen from 259, Lockhart Roud. The man was arrested and, on information which he divulged, the Police went to a house in Cen- tre Street and there found an- other motor under the third de- fendant's bed. A third motor was found at 213, Queen's Road West, having been sold to an electrician. The motor found in.Centre Street was stolen from 329, Lockhart Road while the third was taken over

from 7, Leighton 11 Road, <- Police enquiries showed that the

twothird defendant

Was the ring- Gender and had instructed the fothèra to do the stealing.

To those employing the one Lone, South could start the

tracting with a foreing bid of diamonds as the band does 21st contain over three laing cards.

His Worship sentenced the first two men to six weeks hard labour and the third, whom his Worship said seemed to be the organiser of crime, to six months.

The hand is also ideally suited In a bid employed by Mr. P. H. ab Sima, captain of the Four Harsenen. He advocates a three forcing bid which demands that partner show his aces. If this bid were employed, South would start SYMPHONIC CONCERT. with three diamonds.

North, holding two aces, has a difficult problem. If he bids Tour diamonds, he may not get an op- portunity to show his ace of hearts) su perlups bis best bid is to show his are of hearts immedi- ately by bidding three hearts. This bid of three hearts would be made it North's hand contained Lonly the ace of hearts--it does not necessarily show a heart suit the hand in this case happens to boll.

SUNDAY'S TREAT AT THE

PENINSULA HOTEL

The musical entertainment given by the Peninsula Hotel orchestru last Sunday night was a most enjoyable function, the pro- Kramme comprising another good selection of numbers and in- cluding some old favourites.

Each item received its due ap- plause and apparently the most popular were the Overture "Laats pie by Keler Bela, "The Dollar Princess" selection by Fall, over- With the information that part

ture "Semiramide" by Rossini, her's

etains ting are af

selections from the musical play hearts, South would be justified "Katinka" by Friml "Hearts and making a bid of six diamonds. He Flowers" by Toliani, "Neapolitan can see that his only possible Jos- ing tricks are the ace of diamonds Nights" by Zamenik, and Suite II of "Arlesienne", comprising four and the nine of spades, and cer- tainly he has a right to feel that numbers, by Bizet.

A particular feature the nine of spades could be safely clarinette Solo, "Alicante Fantasy" taken care of by North. If Southhe Thiere, played by Mr. A. were to bid six diamonds, North now, holding the ace of diamonds.ment by Mr. Stupel, and the

Vermick, with pinno accompani- should go to seven.

The Play.

The play is very pretty. West opens the eight of spades, East plus the ten and the declarer wins with the ace Declarer runs off all of his diamonds but one, plays his ace of clubs and king of Spades and the hand was reduced as follows:

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Clubs:--Q

Bast

Spades: None Spudes:--(

Hearts: KJ

Hearts-QA Diamonis:-Nane Dinmonds:---None Clubs:-K

Clubs: None

South.

Spudes:- 9

Hearts: Diamonda:-2 Clubs: None

Declarer now leads the dence of diamonds. West is squeezed and is forced to discard the jack of hearts to protect his club. The club is then discarded from dum- my

und

Bast is squeezed. The discard of the queen of spades will muke declarer's nine good, while the discard of a heart will I make dummy's two hearts good.

SALESMAN SAM

was

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tinuous applause for an encore was Recorded variations from the same number.

Other concerts for succeeding Sundays are in process of arrange- ment, and that for September 11 will be of exceptional interest, when Mr. G. L. Geeks, the popular con- ductor of the band of the Ist. Bn. The South Wales Borderers

will

lead a joint orchestra composed of 28 selected musicians from that unit and from the bands of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

FORTY BAGS ARRIVNG BY EMPRESS OF ASIA

Advien has been received by The Superintendent of Mails. Hongkong that forty hags of nail, via Siberia, will reach Ho kong by the Canadian Pheifie liner Empress of Asin, early to morrow morning.

sists of letters etc.. dated Landon This consignment of mail, con- July 21, and represents the Orst mail received vin Siberia for three weeks,

It is understond that further consignments of mail will come to hand later in the week, but no advice has been received yet re- ! garding other delayed maila.

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