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SAILING

NOON, FRIDAY, April 6

for

Victoria & Vancouver.

vio.

SHANGHAI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA

AND HONOLULU

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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

Solution to Previous. Contract Problem

THURSDAY, APRIL

BANKS.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1080.

KBAD GYFICR-LONDON,

Fald-up Ospital

Baservo Fond ................

.40,000,000 8,000,000

The greatest thrill in contract is ve Liability of Propriate... 8,000,000 bidding and making a grand slum.

of both partners to arrive at the ALON STAR ILOILO contrnet; and then usually it re- quires good play to make the band,

was played by BOMBAY To-day's hand Miss Florence J. Stratford, one of the outstanding women players of CANTON Cleveland, at a recent tournament GAWINFORE In Buffalo, N. Y.

1934.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

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Reserve Fund-

£6,500,000 Berlina BUT...... $10,000,000. Bamerve Liability of Proprietors ..

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From Hong-

$20,040,900

9. 8.

Tous

HEAD-OFFICE:—HONGKONG BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Nom. Mr. C. G. B. Maskin

J. F. Warren Mü

Devly Chairman.

It takes expert bidding on the part

ACKNOTES AND BRANCHEN) 2 --

SAICON

AMRITSAR DANGKOX BATAVIA

IPON

SEMARANG

KARACHTI KLANG KODE

BERMUDAN

CALCUTTA

KUALA

SHANGRAI SINGAPORE SITIAWAN

W. XI. Hall, BET:

LUMPUR

KUOTING

TAIPINO

MADRAB

MANILA

TJENTBIN ТОNОКАП (nbaket)

Miss

South Stratford, sitting in the

using the Sims system

ono no

GERU COLOMBO DEAK

of bidding, preferred to open the HAIPHONG

HAMBURG contracting with

trump HANIOW even though she had a five-card

HARBIN spade suit, due to the tenace poal-wONGKONG tlons in her hand. North's bid of

MEDAN

BOURABAYA

NEW YORK TSINDTAO FEIPING YOKOHAMA'

(Pekin) LANDOANGA PENANG + KANGOON

fog boslaam (runnarted.

1. B. Morrison, Eq..

A. H. Compton, Esq.lian Mr J.J. Paterson, C. C. Knight, Esq., “T. E. Petro, Eng.

0. Hakia, Be

AMOY

V. M. GRAYBURN, D-4..

BANGKOK

NOMBAY BATAVIA

GALAUTTA

CHZPOD

two clubs showed a five-card sult) Foreign Exchange and General and Bank- GANTON and demanded that South rebid,

Corrs Logoti opened and FILE COLOMBO. South made a constructive bid of needed for one year or shorter two apades, which also guaranteed periods at radon which will be quod DAZREN

POOCHOW a five-card sult. North's bid of application.

W. I THOMAS, HAIPHONG three diamonds was a constructive l

Aeling ManagW. Í HAMBURG Hongkong, 10th Februa37, · 1994.

HANKOW JARDIN HONGKEW ILOILO

446 53

A 1075 4A9875

4 10 9 8 G

..April 12th.

ORG

X

3

11.

J742

4432

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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

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ORTER MANAGERL

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4 "BOMALI

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AAKJ42

VAK 10

+ KJO

4X10

Duplicate bridge.

Opening load—§ 7.

BANK LIMITED.

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

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

The Play

Misa Stratford received the most difficult opening the seven of spades--which she won with the Jack. She immediately 'realized that she would have to guess the diamond finesse and decided that, as West had opened a short spade suit, he might hold the queen of diamonds,

Therefore, her next play was the king of diamonds, followed by the Jack of diamonds. West refused tu cover the jack and Miss Stratford let it ride. She then played the aine of diamonds, and overtook in dummy with the ton. East dropped a heart.

Hongkong

Paria Felping

Boursbars Shanghai Singapore

Internt allowed on Current Accounta Depola received for Exad periode as zuban to be obtained on appletion.

Y. ADE Acting *Macagır.

Hongkong, 12th March. 1934.

DISASTROUS FIRE IN

HOKKAIDO

NEARLY TWO HUNDRED HOUSES GUTTED

Tokyo, Apr. 4. Another disastrous fire has oc curred in the Hokkaido Province Only meagre details have so far been recolved, but heavy loss of life is probable.

The fire broke out in Nakayu- botu

in the Kitami Prefecture, and from reports so far to hand.

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Hongkong, 19th March, 1934,

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ESTABLISHED 1918.'

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~~~The ace of diamonds was cashed club, leaving him with -the-queen-

and East was squeezed-if he let and four.

go à club, 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 juck, and, she then West had to cover with the queen, would have finessing position the ace won in dummy, and East's over West's queen. Eust could not jack dropped, making dummy's let go a spade or Miss Stratford nine good; and, of course, the last would make five spade tricks. trick was won with the ace of

hearts.

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

BCC,

She next cashed her ace and king!

the of spades. On

West 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 he was forced to discard another

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Today's Contract Problem

Here is a hand containing Cortainly al primary tricks.

However,

a lot of high cards.

If you hold, this hand and were the dealer, what would bo your original bid?

AAK742

JLJ

AK1

AK

Solution in next issue.

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