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THE HỎNGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1933.

ARISTOCRATS OF THE "PACIFE" I

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Kobe Yokohama Topolula Varoouve LEATE 1.087# LASTO Attire

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KING FEISAL'S SUDDEN DEATH

HEART ATTACK. IN

SWITZERLAND ·

ROMANTIC FIGURE

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E McKenney

Until a few years ago an orig- Inal bid of one no trump simply:

Jimmy's

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showed an average hand-a. hand containing from two and one-half to three and ́one-half high, card Berne, Switzerland, Sopt. 8: tricks and no biddable auit. To- The Emir Feisal, King of Iraq, day, however, among the better died in his hotel hore "af 2 o'clock contract players an original bid of this morning.

one no trump is only made with an

"BÉNCLEUCII” Amir Ghazi, the twenty-one-exceptionnily fine hand.

Consignees of Cargo are hereby year-old son of the lato ruler, was One must remember that high informed that all Goods are being crowned in Baghdad to-day. card tricks alone are not enough landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowin of The body of King. Feisal husto justify an original one, no The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf) CARTHAGE been embalmed and leaves Brindisi trump bld. The land, in addi- and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or *BHUTAN aboard a British warship which tion, should have some tennce po- from the wharves delivery may ho will carry the remains to Taifa sition-In other words, it should obtained.

NALDERA on September 10 and from there be in a position to gain a possible Royal Air Force machines will trick on the opening load.

CORVU bear the casket to Baghdad, vla Another point I want to bring Jerusalem.

out in today's hand is that against subject to rent.

the 11th September, 1933, will be

KIDDERPORE

From 'Bong'

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long (about)

6,000

15,000

6,00] 16th Bopt.

9th Bopt.

DESTINATION

9th Sept. 18'pore, Penang, Colombo

& Bibay

16,000 29rd Sept. No claims will be admitted, after the Goods have left the Godowns, and

15,000 7th Oct. all Goods remaining undelivered after "SOUDAN 6,800 14th Oct.

MARTUX

11,000

21st Oot. RAWALPINDI 16,000 4th Nov. "Cargo only. - †Calls Casa Blanca.

The sudden death, which follow, alat contract, you should be

All claims against the steamer ed a heart attack, came as shock) careful not to lead away from must be presented to the Undersigned to Europe. Following serious what may prove to be trick on or before the 26th September, 1933, disorders in his country, King Try to make an opening which you or they will not be recognized. Feisal returned home in August know will not hurt your hand. after a holiday in England, and

Stokmate

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The Bidding King Felani lunched at Inter with one no trump, West passed South opened the contracting Inken yesterday but complained of and North bid two no trump. tiredness, last night. A doctor South then went to three no trump was summoned, who expressed and North, with his nee and two himself antisfied with his patient's condition. The King, in fact, seemed well until midnight when ho was suddenly seized.

King Feisal was already very ill] when he left Baghand at the end of August to resume his health eure in Switzerland, interrupted by the Assyrian revolt. His doc tors insisted at that time that he should be spared the beat of a summer in Iraq,

Forty-Six Years Old,

King Felsal was born in 1887 and educated at Mecca and Coni stantinople. He

the third WRH son of the Arab chief Hussein. formerly a member of the Turkish

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Senate, who shook off his allegi- kings, and protection in the club unce to Turitey during the World suit, felt that he was justified in War and was proclaimed by Bri- going to four tain King of the Hedjaz.

no trump. South

lost no time in taking the contract

Felsn himself took a similar to six. course. Up to the spring of 1916, he was on the staff of Djemal Pasha, Turkish Commander-in<|

The Play

It is West's opening lead. If he leads his fourth best spade,

chief in Syria, but escaped to Mecca when Hussein raised the you can see that the declarer is fing of revolt there. He then be going to have no trouble at all in making his, contract by - simply came leader of the Arab forces taking the diamond finesse. which co-operated with the British troops.

West's safest lead is his ten of In the spring of 1921, he play. He may establish

hearts he can lose nothing by the

& hearts proceeded to Bagdad, where trick and his queen of spades may the British High Commissioner, Sir Percy Cox, received him with eventually prove to be an entry

card. royal honours. He was proclaim-

With the ten of hearts -openeil ed King of Irak and the choice was the trick will be won in dummy confirmed by a plebiscite in which with the king and the déclarer 90 per cent of the population vot-will immediately finesse the jack ed in favour of him.

of diamonds. Declarer can cash King Feisal visited England his ace of diamonds and then run. few months ago on holiday. He off four club tricks, winning the waa-met-by-His Majesty, Prince last trick in his own hand-West George and members of the Royal can let go n spade and a diamond. family as he alighted from the East is forced to discard one of boat train.

his spades. As the two Kings passed through The declarer must not lead his the streets of London to Bucking-lace of hearts or that will take his! ham Palace they received a great only entry out. His proper play ovation from the crowd.

la to lead the jack of spades, and

In the middle of his holiday, of course West should not cover. King Feisal received word from East will win the trick, with the Irag of threatened disturbances king, and all he can do now is to between his troops and Assyrians return a heart. The declarer wins on the northern frontier. A few with the aco and cashes his queen | Weeks later hostilities broke out of hearts, discarding a diamond when a band of Assyrians crossed from dummy. He then leads the into Iraq.

*pade and takes the finesse which

The Assyrians were utterly rout-wins, and the last two tricks are ed and allegations have since been won with the ace of spades and the made that the Iraquians per-king, of diamonds. petrated torrible massacre. Two

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