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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

CONTRACT: BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

The squeezo play provides more thrills than any other play in bridgo, Sometimes it is rather hard to re- cognize, but again it is very simple. Occasionally wo find one that na to have some luck combined with it, as in the had given to-day.

AK-10-9-6

J-9-3

♦A-Q-3-2

EAST

48-3 ♥10-7- 6-4-2 +7-6 $10.4. SOUTH 3-2

A-6

"NORTH

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♦J-10.

9.4

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5

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❤A-Q-8.

K-8-5

K-3-7

The Bidding.

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At contract, south opened the bidding with one spacio, West pasted and North bid three spades. This bid while it shows normal support in partner's suit, requests him to bid again na the fand may produce gun at no trump more easily than at the suit named. South promptly re ponded with three No Trump, North went to four diamonda and South went to six No Trump.

The Play.

West has the opening lead. As the suit is headed by jack, 10. nine, the jack of diamonds is the proper enrd to open. Dummy played the douce, East the six and South, the declarer, won the trick with the king and immediately cashed his tour spade tricks. On the fourthi apadu, West is forced to discard the five of clubs and East discard a diamond

and a heart.

CHINESE POLICE RESERVE.

SUPPORTERS THANKED AT TEA-PARTY

A convivial. toa-party was held at tho Headquarters of the Chinese Company of the Hongkong Police Reserve at No. 17a. Queen's Rond Central, last evening, attend- ed by about 60 members and their friends and supporters, including members of the Finance Committeo.

The object of the function was to furnish an opportunity for con- gratulations to those members who had won promotion, and for mom- bers to get together.

were those present Among noticed the Commissioner of the Chincae Company of the Hongkong Police Reserve, Hon. Mr. S. W. T'80, Mr. D. L. King, D.S.P. (R.), Mr. B. C. Randall and Mr. Sirdar Khao, representing the othor two units of the Police Reservo, Mesara. Li Yau. taun, Li Sing-kul; Tong Shiu-kin, Mok Kon-Bang, Leung Pat-yue, Wong Hak-king, Kwok Chan, Wong Hok-taze, Kwok Siu-lau and Chan Lim-pak.

In welcoming the guests on be- half of the Company, Mr. D. L. King expressed thanks to the Finance Committee, nearly all of whom were present, for the enormous help they had given financially and morally during the past year (applause).

"I don't know," said Mr. King, "whether we could be in existence if it hnd-not-been-for their help, I am not saying anything against the Government in any way, but I the must say that financial committee was asked for anything, they had given what was required." (Applause).

whenever

Mr. King congratulated the mem- bers who had won promotions and bad an encouraging word for others, and in general he thanked members for the co-operation they had given him in the past (up plause);

Hon. Mr. S. W Tso's Speech. The Hon. Mr. S. W. T'so said:

who have

a com-

It gives me great pleasure to come here this evening and attend your tea party, especially, it is As the fourth spade was won in given by you and your second in dummy the jack of hearts is then command in honour of those Non- led. When East plays the four. Commission Omeers declarer plays the cight and West recently obtained promotion in their wins the trick with the king and ranks. I avall myself, therefore, of returns his 10 of diamonds which the ocension to tender them my dummy wins with the queen, Ahearty congratulations.

seems to be small heart is returned from dum- my and won by declarer with the queen. Declarer then plays his ace of hearta which squeezes West. If he drops a diamonds, both of dummy's diamonds will be good, therefore he had to play the eight of clubs, dummy followed with the nine of hearts. A small club was led and South went right up with the king which caught West's queen. This made South's jack of clubs good and the last trick was won in dummy with the ace of diamonds.

By applying the squeeze play, tho declaror has made six-No Trump, scoring 210 for the tricks bid and made. As neither side wore vulnerable, he receives 500 for the slam bonus and his.side now becomes vulnambla.

LEAGUE COUNCIL

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Thera mon idea among people that mat- would, promotion

made by ter of course, be Seniority. I wish to say that this is only true in part. Seniority does count something. But when it comes to the consideration of those qualified for promotion, personal merit forms a foremost and im- portant factor which weighs heavily on the scale of decision. Seniority may be by a number of days or months and it accounts little as against merit.

1 congratulate you, Mr. King, and your second in command for the judicious selection of those recom-- monded for appointment by the IIon. I. G. P. and I am pleased to say that they well deserved of their promotion.

To you, members of the Company, I wish to express my gratification on the smart turn out you made at yesterday's parade and I appreciate very much the encouraging words spoken at the parade by H.E. The INVESTIGATING BOLIVIA-

Officer Administering the Govern- PARAGUAY DISPUTE ment which, I hope, will spur you on to further efforts for profeiency. Geneva, Sept. 23. In this respect, I take this oppor- The League of Nations Council tunity, on your behalf as well as on mot at 11.30 a.m. to-day under the my own behalf, to thank the Officers presidency of Mr. Eamon de of the Regular Police Force for the Valera, Prime Minister of the great interest and the enormous Irish Free State. The prelimin-amount of time and trouble they ary proceedings will be private. have taken in your training.

The Council agenda to-day did not include the Chinese appeal on

For instructions in English on Police the subject of Manchuria.

duties and regulations, The Council of the League has thanks are due to Chief Inspector decided to appoint a sub-commit- Paterson, and to Mr. Poon for the too of three to examine means of name in Chinese. Both took up solving the Bolivia-Paraguay dis- this onerous and responsible duty pute. Herr Hambro (Norway) since the Police Reserve Force wns stated that so many Powern were formed, namely, in February 1927.

their contribu- in arrears with

Instructions on revolver shoot- tions to the League that there Ing were variously given by In- would probably be a crisis next spector Booker, Sub-Inspector Car- year, unless the position were re-penter and Sergeants Baker, Fell medied.-Reutor.

(Continued on Page 12.)

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