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Itinerary from Hong Kong-March 21st for Shanghai, Chinwangtao (Felping), Kobe, from Yokohama, April 11th visiting Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco April 20, Los Angelos (San Pedro), Balboa, Cristobal, Havana, Now York May 14, thence to Cherbourg arriving Southampton May 21st

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

Bolution to Previous Contract Problem

Quite often a hand is dealt in a tournament which resembles a double dummy problem, and herg is one taken from the national championship tournament at Cin- cinnati...

SATURDAY

FEBRUARY

17 1934.

BANKS.

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

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1868."

HEAD OFFICE--LONDON.

.43.000.000

| Paid-up Capitat

Esmerve Fand

8,000,000 Reserve Liskility of Proprietare ... 9,400,000

BEMARANG

BEREMBAN

AGENCIES AND DEANCHE19 100m

BAIGON ALOR STAR ILOILO

Iron AMELITAAR BANGKOK KARACHI

ILANG BATAVIA

XODE

The declarer, of course, loses the BOMBAY first two club tricks, and it looks CALCUTTA as though he must lose a diamond CANTON and a spade,

SHANGHAI SINGAPORE BITIAWAN BOURAHAYA

KUALA

LUMPUR

Į

CAWNPORE CIBU COLOMBO DELI

KUCHING

MADRAS

TAIPING TIENTBIN

MANILA

TONGKAH

HEDAN

(Bhakt)

I hope, however, that you found the correct way to make the con- tract, which is as follows:

HAIPHONG NEW YORK TSINOTAO

YOKOHAMA

HAMBURG ** PEIFING

EIANKOW

(Peking)

HARBIN

PENANG

HONGKONG RANGOON

BANKING CORPORATION,

· Authorised “Capital

Lavand und Fully Paidup ....................., 20,260,000.

...............8 4,500,000 10,000,000

Sterling

Kleur

Nerva Liability of Proprietors: $20,000,000

READ-OFFICE=HONGKONG BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

T. I Portos, Dec. Übeirată.

T. II. R. Shaw, aq.

Deputy Chairman,

W. IL. Dell, Zag.

A. B. Compton, Eng.

Hon. Mr. D. G. B..

· Mackie.

0. Wila, T

K. B. Morrison, Esq.

Hot. Mr. J Paterson.

J. 7. Watran,· Esq.**

V. M. GRAYBURN,” E34,

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BANGKOK

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.

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[17,000| 7th Apr.

†Calls Casa Bisson. Cargo only.

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to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by. Steamers of the Khediviat Mail 8.8. Co

SINDHARA

Mongkong, 19th November, 1993.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

HARDIN DONGLEW

BA100N

SAN FRANCISCO

BHANGHAI

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and Fized

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Manager.

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6 Mar.

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10 Mar.

1. Apr.

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West's double is bad, since it cannot help but locate the hearts for the declarer, which of course It does as soon as dummy Roes Bafe Deposit Boxes (various alien) as a

realizes Imme-{ pearty rental from 35 to $40. down. Declarer diately that the only thing West could have to double on is Ave hearts. However, here is the way he played the hand to make the con- tract.

LOOK POONG BHAN,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE 1—YOKOHAMA: Branches and Azmzīm at:

After the ace of clubs opening Capital (fully paid up). 100.000.000 by West, West continued with the Reserve Fund... 11.210.000 five, East winning with the king. On the first club the declarer dropped the three, and then the Adria nine, false-carding in an attempt ataria to place the deuce in the West Berlin hand.

Changchun

Kangoon

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Loesi CurreDCJ and Fixed Deposits received, for one year or ahoriar periods In Local Currency and Starting on terms which will be quoted on application.

Hongkong, 80th October, 1988.

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The Business of the shore Bank le pon ducted by the HONGKONG AND BILANG HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules my be obtained on application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN. Esq.. Chlef ManGEUT,

Hangkong, 26th April, 1932,

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Tokyo Tintain

Subcribed Capital

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.£1,000,000

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1,310,761

CARTHAGE NALDERA

Confu

If East hud returned a club at Canton this point, allowing the dummy to Dairen Daisy) Moli ruff, West would have discarded a Feesten

(Mukden) Nagor spade to defeat the contract. How Hambur ever, it looked as though the natur-ankow

al lead was the eight of hearts,Harbin Palplas

which was won in dummy with the jack.

A small spade was returned, and won with the acc.. Another spade was played and won In dummy with the queen and a club was dis- carded on the king of spades.

The jack of diamonds was re

turned, Enst played the queen and Scuth won the trick with the nce, Immediately returning the ten of clube. West discarded a diamond and North trumped with the seven

of hearts..

Now a small diamond was played, which East won with the king and

Today's Contract Problem

Agaist in spade contract by Bouth, it looks as though West should make, the king. Jack and ten of spades. Howe over, by proper play, South can make Ave-spades. Try 12 The king of hearts is opened.

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STUDENTS AT PRAYER. Cale TO-MORROW'S GATHERING AT ST. PAUL CHURCH On Sunday, the young

people

itewish

Karachi

Shanghai

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HONGKONG BRANCH,

Every description of Banking and Exchange

and students of Hongkong will business transacted. observe the annual World Stud-| Travellers' Choques ed.

Paul's TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSITIPS ents' Prayer Day at St.

UNDERTAKEN, Church.

A-special-service-has-been--Interesk-allowed - In Currant Accounts and arranged and it will start at 9Fixed Deposit at Hates that may be most-

tained on application. o'clock. Dr. J. S. Kunkle of the

J. D. ROBS, Union Theological Seminary, Can- ton, will be the speaker. The public is cordially invited.

The World Students' Prayer Day is being sponsored annually hy the World Students' Christian Federation through the Y. M. and Y, W. C. A.'s in China with the idea of establishing a common tie, of fellowship and endeavour among the students of the world.

regardless of whether he returned a club or a spade, the declarer dis- carded the nine of diamonds and trumped in dummy with the queen of hearts.

He won the last three tricks with the nce, king, and ten of hearts.

Manager.

WHEN AT HOME

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