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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solation to Previous Contract Problam
By W. E. McKenney
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incesperated by Royal Charter 1853, HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Paid-up Capital ftesers Liability of Proprietore Roberto Jund
£8,500,000 1,000,001 8,900,000
AGENCIES AND BRANCHED: ALOR STAR ILOILO
I said, a few days ago, that the average player was inclined to take I do entirely too many finesses. not mean, by that, that the finesse AMRISTSAN is not an important factor in the BANGKOK play of the hand. There are times BATAVIA when it is necessary to take finesse, even though you haven CALCUTTA aingleton.
AVONBAY
BAIGON
PON
ЛЕМАЛАНа
KARACHI KLANG
SEREMBAN
SHANGHAI
KODE
BINGATORY. HITIAWAN BOURABAYA
KUALA
CANTON
LUMPUR
CAWNPORE
KUERING
TAIMING
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
Take, for example, to-day's hand, CEOU which was played by Jelf Glick COLOMBO of Cleveland, a member of the Ohio DELHI team that recently captured the HAIPHONG
team-of-four HANKOW national knock-out
HAMBURG
HARDIN HONGKOND
NEW YORK PEITING
(Peking)
PENANG RANGOON
1934,
HONGKONG AND SHANGILAI, BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorized Capital Larue and Tally Paid-Up
Flares Funda-
Bri
$80,000,000 20,000,000
# 6,500,000 $10,000,000
· Rosaren Liability of Proprietors. $10,000,000
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Mr. Glick plays a daring and courageous game. If he finds him self in a contract that is doubtful And there is a possible chance of making it. he believes in taking that sharice, even though he may go down an extra trick or two..
The Play
West cashed the ace and king of diamonds, then shifted to the dence of cluba. Should you take the finesse? If it falls, you may lose a club, another diamond and two hearts, or six tricks in all.
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Rongkung. 20th February, 1034.
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NOTICE. KOWLOON
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Stramship,
"D'ARTAGNAN"
Arrived Hongkong on Sunday.
the 4th November, 1934,
From MARSEILLES &. Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery can be obtained as the goods are landed.--
Goods not cleared within 7 days
on Friday, the 0th
including date of arrival, will be sub- jest to rent.
to the All claims roust be sent undersigned before Wednesday, 14th not or they wil{ November, 1934. be_recognized.—
Damaged Packages must be left in Mr. Gilek was not long in decid- the Godownn for axamination by the consignees, and the Company's Sur- Ing. He went in with the queen reyer Mesars:-Goddard and Douglas of clubs. His reasoning was, the at 10.00 a.m.
munt Tues, 18th Nov. at Midnight-firense had a good chance of win-November, 1934. Consignees
Wed., 6th Dec.
ning, because West had bid clubs. have a Revenue Officer in attendance And if the queen held, instead of when damaged dutiable goods are Wed., 12th Dec.
being down three tricks, he could examined by the Co.'s Surveyora, make his contract,
When the queen of clubs held, the
of clubs
immediately! played and the nine of diamonda discarded. A small diamond was then played from dummy and East was forced to play the queen. Mr. Glick trumped the trick with the king of spades. This established two good diamonds in dummy.
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He then took three rounds of spados, winning the third spade in dummy and cashed the jack and eight of diamonds, discarding the deuce and five of hearts from his hand.
Mr. Glick then conceded a heart trick to West's are, but his contract was made.
Today's Contract Problem
has The bidding
been. Bouth, ono spade; North, ond no trump, East. double; South, two hearts; West, pass: North, two no trump East, pans; South, three spados; North, three no trump: East, double; South, four apadow. Now, hould East double?
EAST AK $3
A13
AQ 10
AK 97
Solution in next fate.
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