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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Bolution to Previous Contract Problems
By W. E. McKenney
TUESDAY, JANUARY
BANKS.
THE “CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
·Incorpoented by Royal Charter 1953. READ OFFICE-LONDON,
Fald-op Capital Hensive. Liubitliy of Proprietose.
$2,000,000 1,600,000 8,000,000
BAIGON SEMARANG
SEREMUAN
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AGENCIES AND BRANCHES,
BATAVIA
The largest event in the pro-serve, Fold gramme of the national bridge| championship tournament of the ALOR STAR ILOILO American Bridge League, which AMRISTSAR 150H will start in Now York City De-BANGKOK cember 10, is the national open BOMBAY pair championship. In this event CALCUTTA the finest pairs of the United ANTON States and Canada assemble an- CEBU Vencavernually to vie for the coveted 'na-COLOMBO.
DELIN HAIPHONG
!
1985,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Autherbed Capital Y Sexunt and Jelly Pald-Us
Reserve Funde
Sterling
BX0,000,000 20,000,000
2 8,500,000 $10,000,000
| Raverve Liability of Proprietors. 321,006,00T
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Hon. Mr. C. B. Mackie,
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Whilst the event is large, the HAMBURG players are given lots of oppor
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tunity to play bridge, as the event
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runs for five consecutive nights,
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starting Monday and Including Friday. There is an elimination at the end of the second and third rounds and then a two-round final. This year I have a hunch that some young pair of unknowns will capture the Litic. Take, for exam ple, a young player like George Kennedy of New York. He's made
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Current Accwants opened and Pized DeDAIREN posits received for one year of shorter parkas FoDungw at vates which will be quoted on application.ПAIPHONG A. DERAHLET,
ilangkong. at January, 1985.
Manager.
DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP ron
FIRST PAIRS TO QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS
JOHORE
KOWLOON
КОЛЕ
KUALA LUMPUN
TIENTRIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
· YOKOHAMA
Carmat Accounts opened in Lonal Curraner and Fixed Deposita repetund for a gent or shorter erinda in Local Currency and
application.
Hongkong 7th January, 1996, HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Nurlizna. the above Rank is enna
Public interest anticipated in Herling un terms which will be quoted on the first official dancing champion- ship of Hongkong was realised yesterday afternoon, when a large company gathered at the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel toured by the Blangkong kud Shanahal Tank witness the first heat in connec ing Corporation, fuis may led olitained in
application. tion with the competition.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND RHANGHAI DANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRATBURN,
CHIEY MANAGER. Henkan, 26th February. 1934.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
was ux-
The official judging clusively carried out by Mr. J. A. Andrew and Miss Uraula Preaton, the qualified English ballroom- dancers, while a papular vote| selected the second pair..
Nine couples took the floor for the first heat, and danced a quick step and wallz, the result
being
a fine showing for himself and one as follows: thing you have to say for there youngsters is that they want to Judges' decision:-Mr. S. A. win, more than a player who has Gray and Miss A. MacKenzie. once held a title.
Popular Vote:-Mr. Leung Lin- Here's a hand that was played chuen and Miss Randall. by Kennedy against a couple of
tha country's experts. Arriving at
Lic.
These two couples therefore
Aix clubs might have been optimis-qualified for the finals which will
be held on Sunday next. Further Heats
The Play
be
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LOOK PODNO SHAN,
Chief Manager, Hongkong. 2nd June, 1934.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE DANK, LIMITED.
A diamond was opened. Ken- The second hest in connection nedy, sitting in the North, won with this championship will with the ace. He then took two held to-morrow afternoon in the
...... Y. 100,003,000 rounds of trumps. Now, should he Roof Garden, and further heats Capital (fally said-up) lead toward the Jack of hearts? will be staged during the entire Fund ... Y. 124.200,000.
HEAD OFFICE:-TOKOHAMA, Suppose he does and the West week including Saturday. On hand wins and returns a spade. each day a pair selected by the Almodria He has to decido quickly whether judges' and a couple chosen by tatawla
popular vote will qualify for the Berlin to take the finesse,
finale.
However, Kennedy pinyed the hand so that he had the best pos
Today's Contract Problem
North is playing this hand # Tour anden. Three rounda of clubs are played, declarer trumping the third.. Should Coupe, ba pulled?
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It should be explained that Canto owing to a misunderstanding our Dairen (Datoy) Moji
slightly entien 1h5 report yesterday inaccurate. No ocial judges, other than Mr. Andrew and Miss Preston are judging the heats, but an in the finals, "qualified judges, fonatulo other than Mr. Andrew and Mina Itongkong, Preaton, will award the official judges' decision.
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Tokyo, Jan. 7.
first and now, if it fails, he has, to take the heart finesse.. But if According to an announcement the spade finesse holds, he can then made here to-day, the Manchukuo play the hand absolutely safe by Government has intimated that feading toward the jack of hearts. the Emperor Kang Tah (formerly Remember that the better player Henry Pu Yi) will pay a formal sible chance of making his con-always tries to make the play that visit to the Emperor of Japan tract. He took the spade finesselpats the percentage on his side. early in April-Router.
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