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SPECIAL SAILING

"EMPRESS OF BRITAIN”

THE WORLD'S

WONDER SHIP

to EUROPE

FROM HONG KONG

6 A.M.

FEBRUARY 15th.

YOKOHAMA MARCH 9th

to Cherbourg and Southampton on the luxurious liner "Empress of Britain" completing a world cruise.

See Peiring Japan Honolulu California

Spend a day and night in

Panama Canal.

Balboa-Havana and New York.

Arriving Cherbourg, Southampton April 18th. Shore trips included at ports of call.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

ALL THE WAY.

NY.K.

San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Chichibu Moru

Tatsuta Maru

Asama MATU

Seattle & Vancouver.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1933.

Tues., 14th, Feb. at 2 a.m.

Wed., 22nd Feb. Wed., 15th March.

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Suwa Maru

Fushimi Mara

Hakozaki Muru

.Sat, 18th Feb,

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Ther. 14th Feb.

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CONTRACT BRIDGE.

By W. E. McKenney

In Saturday's article I explained to you the bidding on the follow- Ing hand. South became the de- clarer at a contract of four hearts. Some of my readers might sek how North could infer from South's bid that South held a five heart sult. Remember. North, in bidding diamonds first and spades on the second round, definitely showed two

four-card suits.

card

South had bld hearts. With the information that three suits are stopped, South did not go to three no trump, which clearly showed that he was afraid of the club suit.

ault stopped.

LEAGUE'S FIRM STAND

(Continued from Pape 10.) reject the recommendations off- hand, and a continuance of un- animity on the part of the League may lead to some tolerable settle- mont. On the contrary, the. Japanese Government may feel Manchukuo will involve too serious that surrender of recognition of

a jous of 'face,'

but the Lengue itself has to con- This consideration is serious, sider whether it will not lose face throughout the world If it mit powerlensucess to premolc

a settlement or continues to accept a member of the Council a great Power which flouts Its authority." -Renter Special.

Firmness Justified.

London, Feb. 10. By jumping to three dia- |

It is now unmistakably clear, monde, he asked North to bid says the Spectator, that the League three no trump if he had the club Assembly, when it meets, is to be enlled upon to declare definitely against the recognition de facto or de jure of Manchukuo, and the United States and the Unian of Soviet Socialist Republics and other non-members are to bo ask- ed to identify themselves with thie decision.

4A-K-4-3

J-3 A-Q-8-5

14 J-B-6-

* 8-5-4

[NORTH

2 V9-2

J-9

A10-9.5 K-8- 5-5 ♦7-6-

J

**K-J. Denter 4-2 10-7-2 SOUTH A.9

AQ-7

VA-Q-10-7-4

• K-10.3 Q-6.3

n

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no

Certainly there will hesitation about American assent, seeing that Mr. H. L. Stimson Inid down the non-recognition doctrine. As far as Manchukuo is con- cerned, refusal of loans, au embargo

the supply of munitions by the League members, ought to go without saying.

Referring to the

question of possible sanellons against Japan, the Spectator points out that as roon as the Coinmitten of Nineteen Analyzing the bidding further, took its decision, Japan came for- remember that South definitely ward with what were professed to knew that North held only four be further concessions, diamonds. Certainly he would It says that this lends colour to not be asking North to try and the contention that if the League make five diamonds on 22 four-had only displayed a little frm- card suit, therefore South, In hisness in the first place. Japan jump bid of three diamonds, was would have accepted the inevitable! naking North to bid either three long ago.—Renters Special.

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no trump or to try to support the heart suit even if he must do 80 with an honour at one card, Je certainly would not ask North to aupport with that weak holding unless he held at least

2 good five-eard suit.

все

America Concern

New York, Feb. 11. Increasing concern is felt in of- feinl circles at Washington over the situation in the Far East, says the Washington correspondent of the New York Times,

The Play

Experts are predicting that open The play of the hand is na fol-hostilities between Japan and lowa: West opens the jack of China cannot be avoided as a con- clubs which East wins with the sequence of the Jehol dispute.

East returIZA the nine of

The Secretary of State, Mr. H. elabs, the declarer plays the six,

L. Stimson, is watching events West overtakes with the ten and closely and may have something to immediately

returns the king. Hay after action has been taken by East discarding the five of spades,

the League. which immediately warns the de- charer that East is attempting to shorten himself in that suit.

West continees with the seven of clubs. While it will give the declarer a shuff ruit, it may alan give his partner a valuable dis card.

It is reported that Mr. Matsuoka, Geneva, is coming to Washington principal Japanese delegate at

Roosevelt-Router's Special, to confer with President-elect

of the drop of the nine spot by West.

The declarer discards a small Re continues with a small dia- spade from dummy, East dees the mond, West's jack of diamoads same and South, the declarer, marking him out of diamonds, so trumps with the four of hearts. the declarer, continues with the Declarer leads the queen of queen of diamonds from dummy, spades, overtaking in dummy with West discarding the six of spades. the ace of spades. The drop of, Now the good eight of diamonds

the ten spot by East further is led from dummy and declarer warns him that East is now discards the seven of spades, he probably out of spades.

then lends a spade from dummy. The jack of hearts is now led East, having nothing left buy the from dummy, Enst refuses tokine and eight of hearts, is forend cover and the declarer takes the to trump with the eight of hearts. fnesse. The three of hearts is South, the declarer, overtrumps next played. Again East refuses with the queen of hearts and wins to cover and the declarer finesses the last trick with the ace of the ten. The drop of West's nine hearts, completing a simple coup marka West out of hearts. in order to make his contract of

Declarer must now be careful four odd. not to lead a spade, or East will, It is one of the neatest plays in rai. He should lead the king off bridge, and one that requires good diamonds and make a mental notecard reading and proper timing.

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Agents. Hongkong, 11th February, 1983.

BRIDGE BLOWN UP.

BELFAST RAILWAY

STRIKE

AT DEADLOCK

Belfast, Feb. 12. The railway strike remains at n im- deadlock and there is no mediate prospect of settlement.

Another outrage was per- petrated yesterday when the rail- way bridge at Donegal was blown up by gelignite.

The discovery

was made just before the train was due.

The civic guards are invesigat- ing-Reuter.

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15,300 13th Mar.

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