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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solution to Previous
Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16.
BANKS.
1935.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND BILANGHAI INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incerverated by Roynt Chater 18åt, BRAD OFFICE|--LONDON. J'aid-up Capital .....
£2.000,009 Reserve Liability of Proprietor Bear Fund .......
500,000
3,400,000
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES.
BAIGON
IPCH KARACU! KLANG КОВЕ
BENARAND
BEREMBAN
@HANGIIA!
BINGAPORE
XUALA
SITIAWAN
LUMPUR
ANBISTSAR
Here's another interesting and unusual hand from an Ohio champ-ALON STAR ILOILO lon, W. H, Howe of Youngstown, a member of the team-of-four that BANGKOK state contract BATAVIA holds the Ohio championship. It certainly looks BOMBAY
as if South must lose two diamonds, CALCUTTA and it. East refuses to cover the CANTON ten of spades, two spade tricks. CAWNTORE KUCHING But here's how the hand was made. Howe sat in the South position. West opened the king of diamonds. HAIPHONG
CEBU COLOMBO
BOURADAYA
*TAIPING
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital ...................................... $80,000,000 lasped and Fully Paid-Up..... 20,000,000
Steverve Funde quie
Sterling ...................... ■ 6.800,000 Allier ...... $10,000,000
| Timmerro Liabšilts of Proprietoes $19,908,000
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Ilen. Mr. C. G. B. Mackle.
Chairman.
B. I Dodwell, Dags
Deputy Chalw
Iton, Mr. W: H, Dell E. Morrison, Dry, 1. I. Combros. Esq., J. J. Patron, CG Kaight. Ang 7. Pearce, Mag-
Makin, Ben-
Foreign Exchange and General and Bask-MMDAY Ing businesscled.
V. M. GRAYEURN, Esq.
Chist Manager.
DRANCHES :===
LONDON LYONE MALACCA
NEW YORK
TEIFING
PENANG
P. & O. BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through fills of Lading for Straits, Java ADİ Burma, Ceylon,. India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E and 8. Africa, Australis, including New Zealand and Queensland Ports Rad Bes, Egypt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantino Porta, Europe, ete.
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RAJPUTANA **BANGALORE
KADRAB
TIENTSIN
MANILA
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HAMBUNG SIANKOW ILABUSH
TUNIKAH (Bhuket) NEW YORK TSINGTAO PEIPINO
YOKOHAMA
(Peking) ZAMBOANGA.
PEHANG
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HONGKONG
BANGON
DANGKOK BATAVIA
MANILA
A 7 MAQJE
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Current Account opened and flied De poelts received for one year or shorter periods CANTON ara which will be quoted on application. CHEFOO
A BREABLEY.
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B. 8.
Tana
From Hong
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DESTINATION
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Dealer
COLOMBO ДАІПЕН
17,000 6,000
28rd Feb.
Bumbay, M'los & L'hon
2nd Mar.
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FOOCHOW
KJ9864
HAIPHONG
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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
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Capital (fully paid-up)... Y.00.00.000 HONGREW Reserve Fund . Y.124,50,000 ILOILO
trou HEAD OFFICE:-TOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agenel
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When it held, he shifted to the Bingelton eight of clubs. The trick Dairen (Dalny) Mojl was woa in dummy with the ten spot and now the ten of spades played. East played the deuce and Howe was careful to play the six-
drop of Weat's itenstula spat, neling the
seven.
The five of spades then was played from dummy and East played the three. Remember that East had bid no trump and doubled, and the declarer had already located
at
Blo de
Janeiro
Ban Franel400
Beattie
Semarang Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Bydney
Tenialn
Fenztlen
Nazabaki
(Malden) lismborg Ilaskow Harbin
Nagoya
New York
Oste
Tointo.
J'arle
Pelting
Tokyo Yingkow
Hongkong Stanko
interrel allowed on Current Aromista, Begonia recrived for fixed period at raime to be lined an application.
C. KISHINAMI,
Молоде
the ace and queen. So now the CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. Ave spot was atlowed to ride, Howe playing the four spot from his own hand. West discarding a heart.
A small heart was played from dummy and trumped by the de- clurer with the eight of spades. The jack of diamonds was returned, West winning the trick with the
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Total fleurwes
| Paid-up Capital
of
BRANCHES
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LOOK PUONU BUAN,
Chief KanaKEUN, flongkong, Rad June, 1954,
"HARUNA MARU," Now, West cannot lay down his ace of hearts, as that would estab- having arrived from the above ports. lish dummy's king; so he returned Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- a diamond, which was won informed that their Goods are being dummy with the queen, the declarer tundled and placed at their risk in the San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
being careful to discard the ace of Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and ...Wed., 20th Feb, at 10 .. Tatsuta Maru
clubs. A small heart was ruffed, Godown Company's Godowns at Kow- ..Wed., 6th March at 10 am with the nine of spades. The four toon, whence delivery may be obtained.)
Goods
not cleared by the 22nd } ....Wed., 20th March..
to 1935, will be subject February, renk,
Damaged packagea must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa THE Lives on any Tuesdays and Fridays at storge 2.30 p.m. within the free
examination period. For the damaged dutiable goods, the con signees must arrange for a Revenue Oilcer to be present.
of clubs was won in dummy with the jack and the ten of hearts returned and ruffed with the jack March.of spades.
Helan Mary (starin from Kobe) Sun., 9th March. Hikawa Maru (starts from Kobe) Sat., 23rd London, Marseillos, Antwerp & Rotterdam
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Today's Contract Problem
Bouth is playing in a match point tournament. His con- tract. is throa no trump. Ho rocolres the Eve of spades opening. playa a club, and thes Anesses a heart which Ean wins with the queen, East retuPER
spade and Went shows out. discarding a high diamond, which marks Would him with the king you play for Just three po trumpt
·
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*Noto Maru
Tues., 5th March
N
403109.
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Seyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
to
84 2
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62
+17
*Lyons Maru
101
Danlar
AGS
AKQP4
Solution in next iona
14
...Fri, 16th March.
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Dansoon
*Hakodate Maru
*Calcutta Maru
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
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BANKERS,
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong. 15th February, 1935.
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find dummy with the king of hearts Calcutt and the six of clubs, the declarer Colombo with the king of clubs and the king Del of trump, and East with the ace Gal and queen of trump.
The king of hearts is led from dummy and East is helpless. If he trumps with the queen of spades, South will over-trump with the king. If East trumpa with the ace, declarer will discard the king of clubs:
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Regardless of what East plays,tained on application. The nine of clubs was won in the can take only one trick, which dummy with the queen, and now we is not enough to set the contract.
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