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To-day's hand was played by Hankow Henry Auslander, one of the out- standing players of Pittsburgh, but one who much prefers the rubber game to duplicate. However, ho does enter a tournament ocension-to be obtained, an application. ally and you usually find him up around the top.
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Here's a hand Auslander played one of the recent duplicate xames. The bidding given is justi the way it occurred at the table.
Against a four apade contract, East opened the jack of diamonds. West enshed the ace king, and queen, and then led the queen of clubs
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ABDICATION
Manager.
KING PRAJADIPOK OF SIAM
London, Mar. 3
It was announced from Cran leigh to-day that the King of Siam hid officially handed his abdication to the Siamese delegn- tion at 4.30 p.m. yesterday.
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The secretary, clad in country clothes, a pull-over and grey flannel trousers,
that the explained document of abdication consisted of four type-written pages, signed by the King but not witnessed.
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Wety Cha Ben, D. It will be officially pablished in P. R. Kwok. E
Wong Pun Todɛ. Esq. Kan Yiss Fo, LG. Siam as a letter to the nation. Chan Chias Bhak, Ex The letter sets out the conditions which the King made for his to the throne. These This was won in the dummy with return
conditiona were based on the Before playing to the next trick, establishment of true democratic Amor Auslander, the declarer, now stop. Frinciples, including 1lberty of Bala ped to reason the hand as follows: speech and writing, freedom
public meetings and political or- Halpkon Over South's bid of one heart,ganisations.
one no trump.
The King also demanded an In-Kobe West had bid Therefore, he must have the king
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And Ex- Every description of Banking change business transacted. Long granted
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of hearts. (Remember that West corporation Act for safeguarding on was vulnerable.) West had played the constitution in the Criminal the queen of clubs, marking him Code; political offences to be tried with the jack. Therefore, both in ordinary courts; an amnesty for
political prisoners and the reinstate finesses would fall.
ment of officials dismissed on Bus- ricion of political offences; the prohibition of active Army and Naval officers from participating in politics.
But if West held the king of hearts and to the jnek of clubs, he could be squeezed.
So Auslander cashed the ace of hearts and then played the queen
The secretary sald that the of trump. A small trump followed and was won with the aco. Four King's feelings were of sati relief. good trump trieke were cashed Ho would take the title of Prince next, four hearts being discarded of Sukhodaya, under which he had
travelled Incognito.. from dummy.
The King will stay at Cranleigh On the Inst lead of trump, West: found himself squeezed. If ho dls.until June, clearing up his busi- carded a club, dummy's king and cas, after which he may take up ten would be good, while if he let residence abroad,
go the king of hearts, North's jack Switzerland-Reuter..
of hearts would be good..
This type of squeeze play called the Vienna Coup.
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Today's Contract Problem
The contract. is four bearta by Sonth. West made a vul- nerable overeal of two dla menda nud East bid LWO apades, West opened a small spade, which East was allowed to hold. East then returned the throa of diamonds, West won with the ace and played the queen of diamonds. How should declaror proceed with the handt
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London, March 8. The King of Siam gavo a brief interview to Reuter on the lawn of Knowle Park to-day. The Queen stood by, smiling and shyly toying with her handkerchief.
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