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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
While studying an Interesting hand the other day, ono of the boys dropped in and said, "Mac, in every hand you write about the declaror makes a nice play to make his con- over tract. Don't these experts make a mistake?" So, following is a real calamity hand that happened in tournament play.
410-7-5-4
10-3
⚫ Q-7-5 4A-4-3.2
[NORTH
◆K-9-6
WK.J-8
•K-10-
8.4
•A-Q-D- 2 9-7-6- 6-4 K-J-10 Theater ♦9-5-2
SOUTH 49
+3 ♥A.Q.2
+ A-J-3
40.8.7-6.5
The Bidding.
North and South
WEEK-END MOTOR
ACCIDENTS
KOWLOON MOTOR BUS WRECKED
of
A public touring car and a Kowloon motor bus figured in serious accidents which occurred in the New Territorios yesterday. Five people aru now in the Kow- loon Hospital as a result of the accidenta "und the condition two is reported to be serious.
Half way between Sheung Sha Wan and the Talpo Road, a Kow- loos motor bus lies with its wheels In the air, the result of its dri- ver's violent swerve to avoid small boy who was crossing the rond.
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The bus which was carrying 10 passengers was going from Yuen Long to the Mongkok Ferry wharf. | Rounding a bend the driver saw
a small boy on the road
ahead.
The lad hesitated, ran to the left and then doubled back.
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The driver applied both brakes and swerved to the right. earth coolie sitting on the side of the road was taken too much by surprise to get out of the way and the front wheels passed over him.
Completely out of control, the bus went over an embankment and were vulneromeranulted before coming to a
standstill. able and South opened the bidding with one No Trump. This suited West and he passed. -North and Enst also passed.
The Play,
The better player will usually advise against opening away from a king at No Trump, but there is only one thing for the West player to do-open a small diamond from the king. The four of diamonds was led, which the declaror-allowed to ride to his jack. A small club was then led by declarer, West played the ten and dummy won the trick with the ace and returned the dence of clubs from dummy, East discarding the four of hearts, dis- couraging a heart lead. The de- clarer played the six of clubs and West won the trick with the jack,
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All the passengers were found to be injured. First aid Wan quickly forthcoming and many were allowed to go to their homes.
The earth coolle is in n serious condition, suffering from probable internal injuries, a broken leg and severe shock.
The driver and a small boy sus- tained slight concussion and their condition is not serious,
Car Its Tree
Three people were seriously in- jured and five others received minor Injuries when u public ear owned by the Blue Taxicab Com- any crashed into a tree near Au Tau yesterday afternoon,
Kwan Shung-sin Was thrown from the car and sustained a frac- tured spine. Others injured in- elude Kwan Wal-lin, fractured leg and shock; Li Sze. 29, fractured wrist and shock.
The driver of the car escaped without a scratch.
The ear was badly damaged.
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West now decided to try ble Spade suit and led the nine. A small spade was played from dum- my, East won the trick with the three. acr, declarer playing tho The deuce of spades was returned Eust, declarer playing the jack.
Went won the trick with the king and returned the six of spades. Th seven was played from dummy, East won the trick with the eight, and South discarded the deuce of hearts. The queen of spades waS returned by Eust and here is where
London, Nov, 20. South made his serious mistako- Surrounded by a bodyguard con- be discarded the queen of hearts insisting of two burly Czecho-Slova- tead of a smali diamond. Westkians, one Italian policeman, hla discarded the eight of diamonds Czecho-Slovakian secretary and an and dummy played the ten of American friend, Leon Trotsky and spades.
his wife, who are en route Copenhagen, landed furtively in Naples for an excursion to Sorrento from the steamer Praga.
The nine of diamonds was now [returned by East and declarer made his second serious mistake he played the three spot from his own hand. West won the trick with the king of diamonds and then | led the king of hearts, dummy play- ed the three, East the Ave, and the declarer won the trick with the ace.
The declarer should now cash
to
When the ship had moored the the polico drew a cordon round gangway to prevent unauthorised persons from approaching, while an officer went aboard and formally notified Trotsky of the Govern ment's permission for him to land.
M. Trotsky pulled his hat well· over his face and glanced appro- made a dash for a motor car drove off with his escort.
his ace of diamonds, but instondhensively at the spectators while he
and
His passport bears the name of Leon Sedof Our Own Correspon
he played the seven of clubs in an endeavour to set his clubs and keep the ace of diamonds as an entry. West won the trick with the king, dummy played the three and East discarded the six of dia- monds. West now led his jack of hearts and followed with the eight SENSATIONAL ARREST.
of hearts, which East overtook with the nine and cashed the last trick with, the seven of hearts-the de- clarer's ace of diamonds going to sleep.
dent.
ESTONIAN INDUSTRIALISTS IN BUSINESS TROUBLE
London, Nov. 20, Declarer took only three tricks,
A sensation has been caused in going down four tricks vulnerable Tallinn, Estonia, by the arrest of
No Trump contract, at a one
two Estonian industrialists who thereby receiving a minua 700 control the majority of the shares score. The good points of the in the textile Industry in the band were West leading the nine of spades instead of the six and East discarding the four of hearts, show- ing West that he did not want hearts led,
SALESMAN SAM
Baltic States.
The charges that are
to be brought against them have not yet been published.-Our Own Correo- pondent.
her only law !
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