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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

THREAT OF DEATH

ARMED ROBBERS' HAUL AT TSIN WAN

"Keep quiet or I will kill you.” These threatening words were: used by the leader of a gang of armed and masked robbers who the raided a house at Tsin Wan early yesterday morning and stoir money and Jowellery worth $138.55.

Be careful not to set up a long cord which would give

· opponents a valuable discard.

A6-5-2

Q-10-8

• A-7 3-9-8-6-5

Denter SOUTH

4K-2-

AQ-9-7

NORTH

❤A-K-6

•10-6-

3-2 *A-4-3

AK-J-

10.4-3 ♥5-4-2 ◆K-8-4

AA-8

CATTIER

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J-9-7-3

Dec. 30 Jon, t

Jars. 5

Jan. 5

LEAVE

Jan. 7

Lemer

Arrive Jan. 16

♦ Q-J-9-5

Empr. of Canada Empr. of Ruamis pr. of Japan Empr. of Asia

Feb. 1

Feb. 3

Feb. 6

Feb. 8 Feb. 16 Feb. 20

*Q-10-7

203

Feb. 17

Feb. 10 Feb. 21

Fob. 23

Feb. 25

Mar. 0

Mar. 2

Mor, 4

Mar. 7

Mar. 9 Mar. 16 Mar. 20

Mar. 17

Mar. 10 Mar. 21

Mar. 23

Mar. 25

Apc. 3

Empr. of Canada

Mar. 24

Mar. 26

Mur.

Mar. 31 Apr.

7

Apr. 12

Empr. of Russia

Apr. 7

Apr. 9 Apr. 11

Apr. 13

Apr. 15

Empr. of Japan

Apr. 21

Apr. 23

Apr. 26

Apr, 28

May

Empr. of Asia

May 6

May May

May It

May 13

Empr. of Busi

Empr. of Canada

May 19

May 21

May 21

Jaño 2

June 4 Juns &

Juno

Kapr. of Japan

June 16

June 18

June 21

Apr. 24 May 9 May 26 June 2 June 7 June 10

Jupa 10 Jun 23 June 20 July 4

May 22

Passengers desiring to travel comfortably on a Limited

Budget should ask about the

EMPRESS TO URIST CABIN accommodation

EXCEPTIONAL LOW FARES.

HONG KONG MANILA

EMPRESS OF ASIA

Leave liong Kong

.Dec. 92.

For further Information please apply to:--

The Bidding.

The victims of the robbery were and her Wong Chat-sze, 52, daughter, Wong Mul.

The iwo women were asleep when a scraping nolpe on the roof roused them. Wong Chau-sze got Font of bed to investigate, but be

she could move a yard, a fore man's voice from behind threaten- ed her with her fe if she went any further or made a noise.

Several other men entered the room through a hole they had made in the led roof, and white two. of their number forced wooden gags into the women's mouths, the others searched the The gang made good their house. escape.

Suuth is a scattering of pleture! Sub-Inspector Kirby of the Sha cards, but he does not have the re Tau Kok police station lost no quired count of two and one-half time last night in capturing a tricks to make an opening bid during robber who went on to therefore he must pass. West commit a second felony while the holds three quick

and no police whistles were still soundi. biddable suit, therefore he opens ing the alarm that followed his with one na trump. North passes, first esenpaie. East overcalls with three spades which West takens to four.

tricka

The Piny.

White a woman named Chan Kin was beating out a small grass fire near her house at 6.15 p.m., the robber broke in and began to ran- South has the opening lend and anck the house for valuables. when holding queen jack nine, When she returned, she heard a generally the queen is the better noise made by someone breaking lead, therefore he leads the queen open a tin box. She ran away to Arrive Manils of diamonds. West, the dummy, call her son and her uncle and na

Der, 24.

plays the deuce, North wins the she was returning, she saw a man trick with the ace and leads the run from the house, seven of diamonds which East winsi

whistles shrilled with the king, dummy playing the alarm and Sub-Inspector Kirby, three. The three of spades is ledi who was on duty at the Police by declarer and South wins with Station not more than 100 yards the ace of spades.

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When North returned the seven

Police

away, rushed to investigate."

the

He WAS informed that the of diamonds, all of the diamonds robber had escaped over a nearby lower than the seven spot could hill, but an immediate search fail- be accounted for by South, and as ed to locate him. you should lead the top of your

Not long afterwards, the sub- partner's, suit. South can read that inspector. noticed a man carrying North holds 19

more diamonds, This leaves East, the declarer, with piciously. He made for the ans a canvas bag and behaving sus one diamond, therefore South can pect, but the man dropped the safely cash his jack of diamonds canvas bag and run away. which sets the 10 spot up is dummy. but he now lents the nine of dia-

The resultant chuse proved that monds. dummy plays the 10 and Sub-Inspector Kirby was the more North can trump with the five of fleet of foot. He searched his spales which the

man and found a brass ring in declarer must, over-trump with the 10 of spades,

The canvas bay his possession.

in it were of brass orna

Declarer then picks up the out-found a number

WOR recovered and

standing trump from the oppo-ments stolen from a nearby ten- nents and then cashes his ace and king of clubs, the ace and king of

ple. hearts and his Iwn good trump,

Apparently the robber, after but must lose the last heart trick. being disturbed at the house, If South bad not forced, his entered the temple, determined on partner to trump the good 16 of Court this morning.

making a haul. He will appear in diamhads in dummy, even though He knew the declarer would over-1 ruff, the declarer would have been able to discard his losing heart on the 10 of diamonds and there- by go game.

FIVE MILES UP.

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Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 20th December, 1932, From MARSEILLÉS &c. Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby Informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk in the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whenco delivery can be obtained as the goods are landed.

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