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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1934.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

nssured. If the spade Ancase You Cannot Avoid Crowds

should lose, so would the contract,

while a 4-1-split in trump would But You Can Avoid Colds!

not necessarily be fatal. North

In theatres, cinomas, dance halls elected to try the apnde fines80 and at sporting events, as well as in firat, and, hon, the jack held the trams, buses and trains, we are con- By W. E. McKenney frat trick, a diamond was return-tinually exposed to the risk of catch- ing coughs, colla, and throat: ed and ruffed in his own hand. affections.

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If variety is the spice of life. then freak hands are the spice of bridge. Hands of regulat, dis- Declarer then led the king tribution are in the great majori-hearts, which East won with ty, and their proper handling is a nee, and returned a club, West fundamental part of one's game. wisely. refusing to, trump. Nevertheless, the freak hands North trumped, led the queen of produce most of the thrills, and hearts, and then put dummy in the a bit of good judgment or good lead with the queen of spades, luck to handling such distribu-West must ruft whatever is led tion will be remembered for many from dummy, and North will over- days.

ruff, making the last two tricks To-day's hand shown that op-and his contract. posing high card strongth some Notice that the declarer had to CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. times may be offnet by favourable (reduce his trump holding by ruff- distribution and brilliant strategy.ing four times, so that he might South'a bidding may have been put the lead Into dummy at the a little too bold in view of. lits eleventh trick, and this is the only partner's third hand opening, but way he could avoid losing two freak hands call for nggrossive heart tricks, bidding and North was equal to: the occasion.

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contract, here, for six hearts, and West leads the tour of diamonds. It look as though. South must lose a diamond nid a opade,

What play, however, will give him the contract?

AJ 10 S

10 & 4

+103 *K2G

9432

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10 074

3

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K30 874

Q36 3

Dealer

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AQ 10 5 2 → 52

A 19 2

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