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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1932.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

This hand was played by Mr. T. A. Lightner of New York. His partner for this hand was Mr. George Reith, also of New York.

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The Bidding. Neither side was vulnerable. Mr. Lighter, sitting in the South, and his partner, Mr. Reith, sitting in the North, were using the One over One system. Mr. Lightner

bidding opened the

with heart, West passed and Mr. Reith in the North bid one spade-some- what paychle, but a forcing bid which requires partner to re-bid. East passed and Mr. Lightner bid two hearts. Mr. Reith

the North then bid six hearts.

The Play.

in

AT REPULSE BAY.

FATHER NEPTUNE WILL COME ASHORE

Information has been received from a reliable source that Hia Majesty, King Neptune, Father of the Seas, Lord of all the Ocean, accompanied by His Royal Spouse Amphitrite and Dolphinus, hia Chief of Staff, will land at Re- pulse Bay on the afternoon of Tuesday, 6th. September, 1932.

A full retinue of Heralds. Guards, Bears, Barbera, Doctors ete, will be in attendance.

A Court will be held immediate- ly after His Majesty has landed and the mystic rites of Initiation Into the "Freedom of the Seas" will be carried mit with full cere-

mony.

Local residents should roll up in large numbers and see all the pomp and circumstance-and help the M.C.L. effort.

Donations to Charity.

In connexion-with this gala to be held at Repulse Bay, it is in- tercatlug to recall the allocation of funds for 1931, as an indication of the widespread nature of the charities which are helped annual- y. Last year's allocations were i as follow:

Local Charities, Hongkong Benevolent Society $1.600, Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children 1,500, Checro Club 1,500, C. M. S. Village School Fund, New Territories 1- Vernacular Day 090. C. M. S. School, Hongkong 1,000, Nether- sole Hospital M.C.L. Cot 1,000, Garrison Ladles Help Society 1,- 000, Naval Aid Fund 1,000, C.M.S. Victoria Home and Orphanage 1,- The ten of spades was opened 000, Protestant Alms Houses, Kow. by West which North the dummy loon City 700, The Salvation Army won with the king. A small heart Home, Kowloon City 600, Medical was returned from dummy and Benevolent Association 600, Build- won by Mr. Lightner in the South ing Fund C.M.S. Victoria Home with the king. He then led the and Orphanage 500, Child Wel- ace of hearts, picking up the out- fare Society, New Territorien 500, standing trump of the opponents, Street Buys Club 600. Mrs. Mow and followed with a small spade, Fung's School for Rescue Work winning in dummy with the ace 500, The Blind Home, Pokfulam and returning the jack of spades 500, St. Joseph's Home (Aged winging in his own hand with the Poor) 300, The Hon. Secretary queen, stripping both his hand Young Women's Christian Asso and that of the dummy of spades.ciation 200, The Boys' Industria! Mr. Lightner, the declarer, next Home, Salesian Institute 200. led the four of diamonds, winning Total $15,600. in dummy with the ace.

Home Charities.

In order to make six odd, Mr. Lightner must now find at least M. C. L. (Hongkong Cots) Otter- one diamond honor in the Eastshaw Homes and Central Fund 13. 3d. $1,200; hand, therefore he led the jack £75.0.0 @EX.

100. Total $2,400.

Grand Total of Funds Raised.

In 1920 $10,481, 1921 $15,128, 1922 $21,000, 1923 $21,075, 1924 $13,698, 1926 $16,481, 1926, $14,- 639, 1927 $17,550, 1928 $19,460, 1929 $17,045, 1930 $11,957, 1931 $18,458.

of diamonds. When East covered Officers' Families Fund £50.0.0 with the queen, Mr. Lightner@ Ex 1s. 3d, 800; Edinburgh trumped and led a small heart. Blind Asylum $26.0.0 @Ex. 18. 3d. winning in dummy with the queen. The ten of diamonds was then led and East refused to cover, trying La make the declarer guess. But it was immaterial to Mr. Lightner who held the queen of diamonds so he discarded the deuce of clubs. If West happened to hold the queen of diamonds, then the declarer would be able to discard his lusing club on the nine of diamonds and either way he was Assured of his small slam, East and West getting only one club trick.

THE COTTON STRIKE

MORE EMPLOYEES CEASE WORK IN LANCASHIRE

London, Aug. 31. No move has taken place to bring the parties to the Lan cashire cotton dispute together.

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