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THE HONGKONG TEI
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
....
APH SATURDAY, OCTOBER
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Reserve Fand
*
23,000.004
8.000,009
BANKING CORPORATION,"
Authorised Dagatal
| Jarnád, and Fully Pald-Up – 28,006,000
Reserve Funda 1→→→
Ebeling BUITEN
44.700.000 $10,500,000
Incorporated by' Heyat Charter 1863,
TRAD" OFFICE-LONDON,
Feld-up Osisĺtal tardes I had a very interesting talk | Reservs Liability of Proprietor 5,000,000 Reserve Jablity of Proprietors .. 220,504,003 with Mr. Stanley Schwartz, an attorney of Columbus, O., when ho · AGENCIES AND BRANCHES | was attending the first annual ALOR STAR ILOVA Western States Championship BANGKOK KARACHI Tournament of the American | DATAVIA Bridge Lengue, in Cleveland ·re-
BOMBAY, cently.
GALCULA CANTON CAWNPORE
AMRITSAR POR
BAIGON
SEMARANG BEREMUAN
BHANGHAI
KHAD OFFICE1–EGNGKÖNE DOARD OF, DIEKUTOES. Hon. Mr. di G.‘B. Maskia, Chairman.
B, IL. Dodweli. Eşi. Deputy Chairman.
RINGAPORE Hon. Mr. W. X. Ball. G. Mehls Too,
SITIAWAN
. Domtom Eve. X. B. Mormon Dog.. SOURADATA W. J. Karwick T. Pontos Es TAIFIKO
c. Knight - Eos.. TIENTEIN
KLANG KOJE KUALA LUMPER
KUCHING?
MADRAX
MANILA
HRDAN
NEW YORK- THINGTAO
Mr. Schwartz said, "Have you evor noticed how the tact used coLOMBO in playing n band of bridge at D timea compares with the tact and ATHONG fincase used in every day business RANKOW
fat and he showed me to-day's HONGKONG BANGOUN
HARBIN
hand.
He sald young players, as the Inexperienced business man, would fall on to-day's hand, first because they would not analyze the hand thoroughly enough and, second; Nov.1 because youth and inexperience Dec. 4 Dec 17 Jan. 21
Wutor!
Arrive
BAMBURG
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PEIFING YOKOHAMA
(Peking) ZAMBOANGA PENANO
Accounts
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MANILA
kong (about)
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8,000 10th Nov.
CHITRAL
**BEHAR
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Current
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Eppication
W. I THOMAS,
· Arting ManSSET, Hongkong, toth Pubruary, 1901
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
ESTADLISHKO 1912. Head Office Bangkang,
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LOOE FOONG SHAN,
Chief ManSTI. Houglas. Paě Jana, 1996,
generally like to drive through clarer refuses to trump, discard- with the power they have at their ing the five of clubs, allowing disposal, while experience often is East to win the trick, with the willing to concede a point or two.
ten. East is now helpless.. to gain a favourable position.
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Hongkong, 24th Mar. 1934,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
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3rd Nov.
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Iat Dee.
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Halaking Karschi
If he leats a heart, the declarer In today's hand you cannot only two more club tricks. If will win the ace and queen, losing minke the contract if you simply East returns a diamond, the dendri drive through with the high carda jelarer will trump in dummy with Berita that you hold. You are going to the alx of spades and discard an
other of his losing clubs, losing Canto lose at least three clubs and another club and a heart, and Dares (Day) Mol
giving him his contract,
heart.
However, if you are willing to concede a trick, you are going to place your opponenta in a position which will be to your advantage and will win your contract..
The Play
East's opening lead is the queen of diamonds. The first thing the declarer must do la to say, "Why didn't East open a club, the auit his partner. bid?" Bear in mind that this is the main point you must answer
The declarer wins the trick with the king and takes two rounds of trump, winning the ssc- ond trick in dummy with the acc. Diamond ace then is cashed, West shows out and discards the nine of clubs. Declarer now has a reading on the Weat hand. He' held two spades and a diamond, which leaves him with ten cards. If five were hearts and five clubs, he would have bid hearts some time during the bidding, therefore his hand must contain Aix clubs and four hearts. This means that East did not have a club,
Declarer lends the nine of dia monds from dummy, West dia- cards the four of clubs and de-
SHIP & ENGINE BUILDERS.
SHIP & ENGINE REPAIRERS,
Today's Contract Probleņi
North playing the con- tract at four hearts, East opens the two of clubs, «West refuses to play the queen.. When East gets in again, he plays a dlamurid. Can the con. tract be mado? ·
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KIBHINAMI,
Manager,
Hongkong. 11th September, 1944.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Banpura
INDIA LIMFTED.
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Elend Oor-11, Grasscherch Stree
London, EC. ‚*-
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