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THURSDAY, DECEMBER' . 1933.
CONTRACT THE UNKNOWN
BRIDGE.
BLONDE
(Continued from Page 3.) home. Then
who cried too and
By W. E. McKenney told him not to worry. The cops had to go in and stop 'em for fear they'd flood the place with.
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
It sometimes pays to gamble on giving up a trick to keep from being thrown in the lend, which you de finitely know will cost you an extra trick.
In rubber play, after you havo) made your contract the strain ja
board:
tears!"
"I suppose." Bannister sald thoughtfully, "it's not so pleasant to bo in jail for murder,"
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Treasure and Valuables are Opfum, Gainey looked up from the wedge being landed and placed at their rink of apple pie he, had been attacking..the Godowns of the Hongkong Kow. "Not giving me the raspberry, are loon Wharf and Godown. Co. Ltd., you?" he asked suspiciously.
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"Why, of course not!"
"I've got a little plan on for to- The reporter seemed satisfied. night," be explained. "You can come with me if you want to."
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taken off the hand, and the op- portunities for fine play usually are lost. In duplicate, however, you must make every trick,afnce
"Fine. Where do wo go?" making your contract alone will not assure you of a good score on the fiancee. Neither paper's had
"Out to see Denise Lang-King's
Damaged Packages must be left in | NALDERA interview with her yet. I'd like to consignees, and the Company's Sur-BHUTAN
anthe Godowns for examination by the CORFU : South logks the required strength | talk to her."
voyer Mosera:-Goddard and Douglas for an original bid and must pass.)
Five minutes later they had at 10.00 am. on Thursday, the 7th Feb. While North's spade holding is arisen from the table and were on Mar file weak, he does not have the their way. Gainey paused at the Mar, Ji Mar. 20 type of hand required for an ori- cashier's desk to buy cigarettes be Apr. ginal one no trump bid. He can fore joining Bannister at the door, Apr.24show the strength of his hand with And then something happened;
a bid of one spade, even though this to change their plans. in a third hand bid.
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You must remember that wo dol not bid a spade third hand on weak cards. South's overcall of) two no trump is just a little opti- mistic, but a fair gamble.
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The Play
After North's bid of one spade I would be inclined to open the nine of clubs. But when the hand was played, West elected to open his fourth best spade--tho six- which South' won with the nine.
A "mall club
was won with dummy's king and'a small club retarned. East went in with the jack and South won with the nce.
A small club was returned, West dropped a diamond and East won with the queen, East exited from his hand with the seven of clubs to South's ten, West playing another diamond and North discarding s heart.
Declarer then started the spade suit by, playing the nee and a Piraeus,small spade, finessing the jack in
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|| forced to lead a unali diamond away
!from his king-jack,
Dummy won with the acc and freturned a diamond, and all that East could do was to cash his king, giving declarer ils four odd.
Today's Contract Problemi
South has the contract for the hand at three go trump "West opens the als of spades How should Kurth proceed to play this hand to make his Contract?
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and, when the king of spades was
Bolution in next issue
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Cough That Keeps
played from dummy, East was] You Awake! forced to discard another heart. You have probably experienced it;, Due to the fact that East re-off to sleep; a tickling sensation in yourself.....just as you are dropping turned a club, the declarer figured the throat, you cough, and at once, him with both heart and diamond you are wide awake. It happens kings. So the ace of hearte now again, and yet a third time; will you wan led and here is where East can never be able to sleep? make a very fino defensive play. This in the time for RESPIROIDS He can throw on the king of hearts. Keep a battle by your bedside and you have perfect remedy at hand to stop that irritating cough. The antiseptic vapours released lozengo dissolves in the mouth. together with the saliva impregnated threat and quickly remove the cause with curative elements,
of the irritation. For coughs, colds, However, most East players made sore throat, chest and lung troubles Respiroids are invaluable, Obtainable the mistake of playing the. nine. at all chemists, or at $1.20 per bottle. Declarer then led a small heart post free, from The Dr. Williams from dummy, throwing East in Medicine Co., 451, Kinngse Rond with the king and now he was Shanghai.
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