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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1984.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

Faros

Ever

Quoted

By W. E. McKenney

Solution to Previous Contract Problem

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OR

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BANKS.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1858, HEAD OFFICE,~LONDON.

Paid-up Capital ilencers Pund

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BANKING CORPORATION.

Autherleed Capital

Lowned and Falty Palden....... 1.660,458

Blerina Bilver

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****** 3,500,000 Reservs Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000

Hands that are played letter Reserve Liability of Proprietor.... 8,000,000 perfect are not always the most AGENCIES AND BRANCHES interesting. The hand at which | ALOR STAN ILOILO BAICON you steal trick or give your AMRITSAR opponents a chance to make a BANGKOK mistake, and it works, always DATAVIA gives great satisfaction,

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BONDAY CALCUTTA

KARACHI KLANG KODE- KUALA

LUMPUR

CEBU.

MADRAS MANILA MEVAN

To-day's hand was sent me by CANTON Fred Rodell of the Yale University CAWNPORE KUCHING School of Law. Rodell and his coLounO partner, William Parson, by bid- DELHI ding bravely and by giving, the HAIPHONG opponents a chance to make a mis- | HaunURG

BANKOW take, made their contract,

NEW YORK PEIFING

(Faking) ΓΕΝΑΝΟ

.. HARDIN

HONGKONG RANCOON

While the bidding might be

BEMARANG

SEREMBAN

BHANGHAI BINGAPORE SITIAWAN BOURABAYA TAIPING TIENTSIN ΤΟΝ ΚΑΙ (Bhuket)

HEAD-OFFICE-HONGKONG

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. T. El Pearce, Esqu Chairmass

T... Shaw, Esq.,

Deputy Chairman.

W. II. Hall, Eat- A. 1. Comptna. Hon. Mr. C. d. §.

Binckle.

G. Makin, D.

K. 8. Morrison, “Eaq.

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Hon. Mr. J. J.

Patered

2. P. Warren. Exo.

V. K. GRAYBURN. EX- CHIEF MANAGER.-

DRANCHES-

LONDON LYONA

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA

AMOT BANGKOK

BATAVIA DONDAY

MALAGOA

MANIZA

CALCUTTA CANTON

KUAR (Jahare)

MULDEN

NEW YORK

Foreign Exchange and General and Bank.

Current

Account opened

Fixed CHEFOO

termed a little optimistic, the play was thought out carefully. West's in Exchange and opening lead was the queen of apades. Rodell could see that, while two losing diamonds could be discarded on the ace and king. of spades, the opponents could' cash the ace of diamonds and the ace of clubs.

:

Of course, if both the missing nces were held in one hand, there would be no chance to make the

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application.

DAIREN FODCITOW HAIPHONG

Deposits received for one year or shorter COLOMBO periods at rates which will be quoted or

A. BREARLEY,

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THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

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Authorised Capital J'aid-up Capital Reserve Fund

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EN. T.

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contract. But Rodell well reason- ed that, if the acea were divided, ho might give his opponents. chance to make a mistake and thereby make the hand.

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interests, Mr. Edward Burgin said in opponents to lead diamonds as soon as they get in, he decided he that he thought it would be bot: Calentin

ter to see how existing conversa-Canton would try to make his opponents tions would proceed before et Daleen Daley) Moji believe that he held strength in larging their scope. diamonda by

his concealing

was discussed at Hamburg The matter

of Hankow strength in spades.

some length In the House He did not take the first spade Commons to-day-Reuter. trick with his ace or king, but ruffed it in dummy with the four

of clubs and then returned the have gone down two tricks. But king of clubs, which West had to it was well worth gambling on win with his singleton ace.

There still was a trump in dummy. So West did not con- tinue the spade sult. The ques- TAB tion for West to decide whether to lead i heart or a dia- mond.

Hearts had been denied by South in the bidding. Diamond strength had been shown not only in the bidding of no trump, but also in the play.

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It is true that, if West had led

a diamond, the declarer would

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Today's ContractTM Problems

South boo the contract for bid six hoarly. Wost ha spadea. but opens the queen of diamonds, Which is thin safest way for Bouth to play the hand to mako hi con-

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Solution in next issue.

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