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ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFO "EMPRESSES

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SERVICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

The hand illustrated to-day shows how a wisely selected, irregular lead may be the only means of de- feating a contract,

1. MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

(Continued from Page 10.)

better than Tillie Lee"

anyhow. Marion Randolph would rathor have her in the company. She didn't like me."

CONSIGNEES NOTICES.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

"PORTHOS"

Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 28th February, 1933. ** From MARSEILLES &e, named ateamer are hereby informed Consignes of Cargo by the above that their goods with the exception of to go with a road show. Just be-being landed and placed at their risk Opium, Treasure and Valubales are cause a catty, jealous-

I

"But, Sheila, that's rotten luck. think it's the limit that you have

Sheila held up a warning fin

When the opening leader decides to depart from established conven- tions he should take two thingsger. She was grateful for Jim's Kowloon, whence delivery · can into consideration. First, is it likely loyalty but he was being reckless. that normal defence can defeat the "Be careful who hears you say contract? Second, is there a fair such things," chance that the contemplated ir-"Marion Randolph can cost you cautioned. regular lead can do so?

your job just as she did mine.".

she

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If there is a chace to defeat the What makes you think 80?” contract by regular defence, it is "Because I know! Don't ever best to follow that procedure. Ansay anything critical of Marion in irregular lead is just as likely to lose a trick as to gain a trick, and should, usually be employed only The Fetchome Resolvi Tancover when the situation is desperate,

Apr. 3

In the hand given herewith, the Apt. 1 opening leader decided that his Apr. 2 normal lead would be futile and his May 8 May 2 only hope to defeat the contract lay June in a short suit opening.

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The Bidding

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South and West passed and

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with lot of backstage gossip." No claims will be admitted after

"She'd better not try to monkey the goods have left the Godowna, with, my job," Jim said, his eyes No Fire Insurance will be effected narrowing. Why,

Tasty us in any case whatever. night-"

only"

"What about last night?" "She invited me to a party. I didn't go."

"You didn't!" Sheila shook ber head "Oh, "Jim, that was foolish!

shouldn't have You done that!""

And Sheila was right. At that very moment Marion Randolph was saying to the gentleman whose money was behind the play in which she was started, “Get me another loading man, honey. 1 don't think I like Jim Blaine."

(To be continued.)

North opened in third position with clubs, which dummy covered and one diamond. East bid one heart East wen with the ace.

and South responded with one He returned the jack of clubs spade-a one over" one force. North jumped to three spades and | South bid four diamonds to show support in that suit. North closed the bidding with four spades.

Ni

The Play

In selecting his opening lead, West considered that his partner would not bid defensively

and then the deuce, which West ruffed with the five of spades. A heart lead enabled East to cash his king for the fourth trick and the contract was defeated.

It can easily be seen that if West had opened a heart, ELAt heart could have taken but one trick and one club, and the declarer would have made live odd, a on 2 four-card suit," and therefore it

West selected the club lend, not would be impossible for his side to by a blind guess, but by a logical take more than one heart trick, process of elimination. He decid- Furthermore East knew the dan-ed that it was the only defence ger of weak defensive overcalls and which had a chance to defeat the would not make a defensive bid contract, and if it failed at least directly over the opening bidder nothing important would be lost. unless he held a hard of consider-: This is the principle which un- able strength.

derlies all irregular leads. They The adverse bidding indicated should not be selected aimlessly that the opponents held practically but only after careful thought, and solid" spades and diamonds, so unless a player has logical reason East's side strength, if he held any, for violating the lead conventions, was probably in clubs, Accord, he will usually do better to, follow ingly, West opened the queen of them.

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