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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1932.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

CORRESPONDENCE.

A Nudist Disclaimer.

[To the Editor, Hongkong

Telegraph. -.

When unable to get into thoi SirRecently the local Press dummy to take a finesse, you may has repeatedly published articles be able to throw your left hand about a Sect in Canada, called opponent in and force him to make slatenly stage Mass Parades in the "Dukhobortay" whose members pqr- A lend which will be to your Nude in public streets lu Saskatche advantage.

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The Bidding.

Wan District, Canada, which Parades in the Nude in the public are being stopped by the Police and the participants in it fined.

not

AUSTRALIA'S BUDGET

BALANCED.

TARIFF BANS TO DE ABOLISHED

Canberra, Sept. 1 Drastle expenditure cuts,

but no new taxation, were proposed by Mr. J. A. Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia, when he presented a balancedl budget to the House of Repre- sentatives to-day.

Mr. Lyons estimpics £12,000 surplus.

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The total estimated expendi- ture was £67,288,000, which is £2,938,000 less than last year,

No new, faxation would be im-i posed.

On behalf of the Hongkong Tho estimated surplus did not Nudist Society, which is now hold-include the service war debt to ing regular weekly Sunday outings Great Britain, declared Mr. Lycus, to its reserved Recreation Grounds If this were included, the surplus in the New Territories, privately would be turned into a deficit of placed at its disposal, I beg to state $4,900,000, that the Members of the Hongkong Mr. Lyons estimated to include Nudist Society have nothing in savings of £1,479,000, of which common with that fanatical Sect £1,100,000 would be made from of Dukhobors, first of all because cuts in pensions and £245,000 na the Local Nudists enjoy their Sun. a result of a reduction in Partia- Water and Air- Bathing and Re-mentary allowances and civil ser- The gold bonus, in creation in the Nude only in special vice salaries. reserved Recreation Grounds awny addition, would be suspended as from the public, and enjoy the pro- from September 30. tection of the local Law, as simple Recreation in the Nude, even by both

sexes simultaneously, but The band was played at con-away from the Public, is tract and South, the dealer, hold- against the Law. ing two five-card sults, bid the The following datas about this higher ranking suit first, His Seet of The Dukhobora may fur-

heart. West ther show that simple and plain ehinery one made a very weak overeall of one Recreation in the Nude has nothing spade. North hid three hearts, to do with them:

The Dukhobartsy or Dukhobors, East passed; and South, anding) his partner with normal supportare a Russian Sect founded in the in hearts, does not show his club Lukin, and still number

eighteenth Century by Prokop stit. but bids four hearts, which thousand followers. They deny the many cluses the contracting,

Divinity of Christ, reject Rites, Ceremonies and Images, and give mysterious interpretation to the Bible. The Sect was banished to the Caucasus in 1841, and in later years the Russian Authorities have 7,000 of them settled in Canada in dealt severely with them. Some 1999.

first bid

WHS

The Play.

West's opening lead was the king of spades which South, the declar- er, won with the ace. He ted the ace of hearts, and when the queen fell from the West hand, he must expect to find the jack and nine in the East hand unless, of course, West is false-carding.

it

As the declarer is unable to get into the dummy. It looks as game is impossible. but the de- elarer decides to throw West in and force him to make a lead. So the ten of spades is led. West wins with the jack, and cashes) his good queen of spades.

en-

quite clear that

Trusting that this will make it

local C thusiasts of Sun-, Water- and Air- the Nude have nothing to do with Bathing and simple Recreation in

that Sect of Dukhobors.

HERBERT E. LANEPAIT.

WOMAN FINED.

ADOPTING OF TWO GIRLS NOT GENUINE

West is confronted with a bad problem for n lead. If he leads; spaties, declarer will diseard club in dummy and ruff in his own hund. To lead a club might be just what the declarer wishes, A fine of $250 or three months' The lead of a diamond will allow hard labour was imposed on Wong the declarer to get into the dummy. Sau-ching, a woman from Amoy, at but as West does not hold the king the Kowloon Magistracy by Mr. of clubs and this would allow the Fraser yesterday, when the case leclarer to take a club finesse, in which she was charged with West figures that the wisest lead having taken part in a transaction

Tariff Prohibitions Go. Practically all agricultural ma- will be exempted from

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A proclamation which has been prohibitions which were imposed issued removes aft the import

by the Scullin Government in 1980 | in order to rectify the adverse trade balance. The items affect- ed include matches. cast iren pipes and fittings, wireless sets. batteries, accumulaters, platert ware.

The duties on galvanised ivon bave been reduced from 110 , shillings (British preferential) and 150 shillings (general) to 90 shillings and 130 shillings resper- tively.-Router.

Mr. Peter Sin, the Magistrate dis charged the man.

word

It was alleged by the prosecution that defendant was seen carrying a tin of heroin pills outside the Central Theatre on August 23 and when stopped by a constable had attempted to run away. Cross- examined by Mr. Sin, the policeman agreed that the defendant went to the Police Station willingly. Counsel submitted that the evid ence before the court was flimsy, and that it would be dangerous to convict unless the evidence was cor- roborated in some material par ticular. It was one man's against another, and he asked the is his clubs, and leads the three to transfer possession, custody or Magistrate not to believe the story spot, dummy playing the nine; untrol of two girls aged 14 and 13, of the constable, maintaining that East covering with the king and was concluded.”

there was a grave doubt, and de- declarer wins the trick with the It was alleged by Inspector Shaffendant ought to be entitled to the. fee. Declarer then plays his tain, of the S.C.A., who prosecuted, benefit of that doubt. queen of clubs and a small club. that defendant had agreed to adopt The Magistrate discharged the trumping in dummy with the five the two girls, with the consent of defendant, as stated. apot, but East over-trumps with their mothers, for the sums of $120, the nine. East returns the jack and $70, but after paying $5 de- of hearts, which the declarer wins posit in each case, attempted with the king and then leads the take the girls to Amoy. five of clubs, trumping in dummy, Defendant denied the charge, and with the seven of hearts. The stated that she genuinely wished to other club is discarded on the areadopt the two girls, having of diamonds in dummy and de-children of her own clarer wins the last three tricks married for four years.

after being with his three trump.

After hearing the evidence, his Unable to get into the dummy. Worship decided that the adoption South, the declarer, throws West Was not genuine and imposed the in and forces him to lead. This above fine. play gives the declarer game.

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