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SAILING

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THE HONGKONG

CONTRACT

BRIDGE

THURSDAY, TELEGRAPH.

APRIL

1934.

BANKS.

1...

THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

By W. E. McKenney INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Solation to Previous. Contract Problem

The greatest thrill in contract is bidding and making a grand slam. It takes expert bidding on the parti of both partners to arrive at the contract, and then usually it te quires good play to make the hand.

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To-day's hand was played by BOXDAY Miss Florence J: Stratford, one of CALCUTTA the outstanding women, players of CANTON Cleveland, at a recent tournament CAWNPUR

valo, N. Y. In Buffalo,

Miss Stratford, sitting in the COLONDO

the Sims system

OKIU

DELHI

South and ferred to open the HAIPHONG

of bidding.

HAMBURG

KARACHI ILANG

КОВЕ KUALA

·

LUMPUR KUCHING

MADRAB MANILA. MERAN NEW TORE FELFING

(Pelda)

- PENANG

RANGDON

SAIGON

BEMARANG

BEREMBAN

BIYANGKAI

**

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contracting with one no trump,HANKOT

five-card RAREIN even though she had spade suit, due to the tenace post-HONGKONG tions in her hand. North's bid of tivo clubs showed a five-card suit, Foreign Exchange and General and Bank CANTON CHEFOO ing but treenerbed and demanded that South rebid. Current Aosonnie

apped abd TUL South made a constructive bid of Deposit read for one year se sberler two spades, which also guaranteed a rate which wil be quočes a five-card suit. North's bid of application. three diamonds was a constructive

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3. Queen's Building,"

bid, trying to give further infor mation on the hand, and with this Information Miss Stratford mude nice bid of four no trump.

North, with two aces, was justi- fled in jumping to six no trump. and Miss Stratford, realizing that her partner must have two aces, went to seven,

The Play

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Par Peiplox

Hemarang

Bydney

Sourabera Abanghai

Чівдороге Tokru

Title

Talogico

Xingkaw

Jowers allowed on Current Accotaz. Deposit received for fixed periode at rai to be obtained on application.

Y. ADE Acting Manager.

Hongkong, 12th March, 1994.

DISASTROUS FIRE IN

HOKKAIDO

NEARLY TWO HUNDRED HOUSES GUTTED

Tokyo, Apr. 4. Miss Stratford received the most

Another disastrous tire has oc- difficult opening the, seven of, spade-which sho won with the curred in the Hokkaido. Province Only meagre details have so far jack, She Immediately realized been received, but heavy loss of that she would have to guess the life is probable. diamond finesse and decided that, The fire broke out in Nakayu- as West had opened a short spude betu in the Kitam! Prefecturo, suit, he might hold the queen of diamonds.

Therefore, her next play was the king af diamonds, followed by the Juck of diamonds. West refused to cover the jack and Miss Stratford let it ride. She then played the nine of diamonds, and overtook in

with dummy

the ten. East dropped a-heart.

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The nee of diamonds was cashed club, leaving him with the queen and East was squeezed-if he let and four. gclub, Miss Stratford would Miss Stratford now led the king play a club, the king would drop of clubs and then played the ten. the singleton Jack, and she then West had to cover with the queen, wonk! have a finessing position the ace won in dummy, and Ensla over West's, queen. East could not jack dropped, making dumray's let go a spade or Miss Stratford nine good; and, of course, the Inst trick was won with the ace of would make five spade tricks.

hearts,

The only play for East was to drop the four of hearts. Miss Stratford then let go the deuce of spades. The queen of spades in dummay, was cashed next, West let- ting go heart. Miss Stratford returned to her hand by leading n with the heart, going right up king.

She next cashed her nee and king of spades. On the ace, Wext dropped a club, but on the second He spade West was squeezed. could not release a heart or de clarer's ace-ten would be good, so ho was forced to discard another

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Today's Contract Problem

Here is a hand coutelang al primary tricks. Certainly a lot of high cards. However, if you held, this band and were the dealer, what would be your original bidt

AK742

36 3 ФАКЗ

WAK

Solution in next issue.

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