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THE CONVENTIONAL DOUBLE.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
ocasion that he had met with a one-i double, he not having heard of the
SHADOWS BEFORE.
convention. He had, though, regard-COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED
ed the double as certainly not s "business" one and had acted ac- cordingly, de, he had regarded it as the obvious thing to take his partner out.
R. F. Foster puts the position with
IN THE "MAIL.”
ENTERTAIN,CENTŐ.
March 18.-Coronet. Theatre.
beautiful and characteristic terseness: George Arliss in "The Devil, and "As no modern player now uses the Larry Semen in "The Suitor." Of the four recognised conventions! cne trick double with any idea of de Hongkong Theatre, Marguerite Clack doubles we are, in the present inst-festing the contract, the declaration in Uncle Tom's Cabin" World srce, concerned only with the forcing was left lying round loose. As a forcing Theatre, Madonnas and Men." Kow-
deable of one bid which compels
partner to speak, should the double reach him. The text of our sermon is rather a lengthy one.
bid it has been brought into the game loon Theatre Wands Hawley in
again; but it should not be made to Food for Scandal." werk overtime.” (Italics ours.)
March 21-Prof. Dazenberg's After all the meaning of a one-pupiis' piano recital. City Hall 5.30 doublé is, in the case of a no-trump: p.
In November last there appeared in the Fild a letter from a gentleman (“B, M. J.”) who, visiting America, bad apparently been greatly exercised by the prevalence of the conventional bid, but do not feel able to call two March 27.—Mr. Harry Ore's piano double in that country. One is a over him, at any rate until I hear from recital, City Hall, 5.30 p... little astonished, in Hongkong, to you. In these circumstances I am, as realise that the existence of such a ia daty bound, informing you of thei thing should come as a shock to any position as cheaply as I can, especially |bridge-player. Yet so it was. Now since I have no anit-bit that I feel able March 30.-Hongtong Boxing this letter had a certain importance in to call over a no-tramp as second Association, Rovices tournament. provoking in a subsequent issue of the player. Should third player pass or Treate Royal. same weekly a heavy attack on the redouble, kindly call your longest suit, conventional one-double fromno less an authority on the game than Ernst Bergholt. And here comes dar text
Partner, I have a good hand on March 23.-Prof. Danenberg's which I should certainly have called a pupils' piano recital. City Hall 530 no-trump but for the first declarer's} P.I
SPORTING EVÍŠEŠ.
March 31-Hongkong Boxing
no matter how weak it may be, feeling Association, novices" toumament sure that it is odds on I can support Theatre Royal your sait with high cards and give you
April 1-Hongkong Boxing Associa-
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March 23-St. Andrew's Church day of help.
in the form of a quotation, from outside stuff as well if you are lion, novices tournament finals, Burgholt's le tet, as follows:
left in. It may be possible for featherweight and middle-weight "As regards the American con- me to call two no-trumps if championships. Theatre Royal, ventional one-doabic, it is very your suit call fits. Of course, if interesting to bear from B.
You also should have a no-tramper, M. J. that he lost nothing by or nearly so, you will be safe in refusing to adopt it against opponents bidding two no trumps yourself, of who pact sed it. But even could it you could even leave the one-double be shown that it paid (as some people in, should it appear to you to be more contend) to practis it against likely to be profitable that way, opponents who do not-use it, it would Equally of course, should third still be. in my view, a highly plarer bid (except to redouble) you [objectionable debasement of the ar: freed from all obligation other In point of fact, however, than using your best judgment in the that particular issue is an irrelevant light of the information you willment, one lot of Crown land area one. The question that we have to
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Narth 20.-Pablic Works Depart-
March 20.-Lammert Bros., house-
bold furniture No. 2 Canton Villas, Emberley Road. Kowloon 2.45 pm,
March 20-Hughes and Hough, household furniture. No.49 the Pe L, 11 am
obsolete British, colonicl, and foreign March 20-Hughes. and Hough,
stamps. Sales Booms, 5 p..
7,200 sq. ft., at Nathan Road, Kow- | consider is not (a) Does it pay to use
loon (apset price $18,800), and Or, in the case of a trump suit: a convention against those who do
"Partuer, I have a good hand, in another lot of Crown land area 7,800 not use it? bat (b) What is the result fact it is a "-runiper outside of the at Ma Tau Kok (upset price of using it against those who also use eat called, but no sait is long and $1,560) P.W.D. Offices, 3 p.m. it? Obviously, in case (b) neither strong enough to enable me to bid it side can, in the long run, gain any favourably over the initial declaration. advantage in poids what one side Accordingly, if this double reaches may occasionally gain it will also you, you can safely bid a no-tramp if occasionally lose when the cards fall on have the named sait stopped. the other way round. All that we together with preferably, some have to ask ourselves, therefore, is ontside strength. If not, you must Have we by incorporating the bid some other suit with the com convention into the game amelioratfortable certainty that I have strong ed the latter; or have we demoralised suppert for you therein, togther with and degraded it? Each one of us good stuff outside. Ga no account most, of course, answer the question whatever lean the double in.” according to taste and idiosyncrasy. Of course, fourth player may be Bolt not Field readers leave caught with a yarborough, but the this subject with the idea that all the risk is a greater in this connectionings, Rowloon, 245 p.m. teachers and waiters in America are than in many other bids that Bergholt boat Iris" Sales Rooms, noon advocates of the artificial one-doable.and those who think with him Florence Irwin vituperates it in the thoroughly approve, always presuming strongest possible terms. Sa has that the ons double was a sound oze pat herself on record as its mosni that the doubler bears in mind implacable enemy' (Master duxion, that he has forced his partner's call. 1920, p.2), and gives the following as He often do not it is true hinc
her reasons
It is d shonest-wouldn't
... rather be straight?
you
It is illegitimate-wouldn't you
rather stand by the law? It is cowardly-woolde't you rather
be a good sport?
It is clamsy-wouldn't you rather
be graceful?
It is dangerous wouldn't
rather play saf·?
you
It is unkind-wouldn't you rather
be gracious?
It is insidious-its habit is like
drug-taking.
It is retrogressive-don't you cate
to stand for-progress !. "Rather a formidable indictment,
household furniture, also a piano. March 21-Hughes and Hough, Sales Rooms, 2.30 p.m.
March 23.—Lammert Bros., bouse"
hold furniture, No. 13, Odiest Build-
March 23-Lammert Bros., motor
March 24.—Laminert B.us., house-
bold furniture. No. 7, Conduit Road, 2.45 p.m.
COMPAST MEETINGS,
Chinese proselains, curios. lacquered March 24-Hughes and Hough, ware, etc. Sairs Rooms, 2.30 p.m. illae lerime But we are not, as March 25.-Hughes and Hongh, yet concerned with the practical household furniture. No. 102, the value of the bid so much as with the
Peak, 10.30 am. ethics thereof, since that is the chosen battle ground of the Field pro- tagonist. Now, Bergholt himself defends-is somewhat exceptional in so doing-the calling of an artificial two in a strong minor suit as an invitation to patizer to call two no-
Meh 20-Humphreys Estate and trumps. We all of us, every day, Finance Co. Ltd.. extraordinary call "one" to a similar end. Is there,
general meeting, Hongkong Hotel, then anything more immoral in call-11.30 am. ing a double which you do not wish
March 20.-Hongkong and - Wham- pos Dock Co., Ltd., ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders. No. 2 Queen's Brilding, noon.
March 29. China Sugar Reficing
to stand than in calling a minor suit Co., Ltd., 44th ordinary annnal meet-
which you do not wish to play that is, a call which carries its meaning on, the face of it even less obviously than
ing. Offices of the general agents, Lesers, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, 11a.m.
do not you think? For development in the case of the double of, say, one March 31-Hongkong Fire In- and explanation of the preceding no-tramp.
surance Co., Ltd., 53rd ordinary general meeting. General Managem
OIHER HEETINGS. A
March 20-British Legion, ex- ordinary general meeting. City. Hall, 5.30 p.m.
summary. consult the book I have The question: "What is the result cited. The impeachment may be ex-of using it against those who also use (Offices, noon. aggerated; on the other hand it may it?" strikes one as being less than Dot But it only 50 per cent of it is beside the point-it is not even grounded on solid fact, there is simple specions. As will ask: "What i (c) reason for honest Britishers to the result of bidding correctly aguiast refuse to bave any dealings with the others who alsz bid correctly? 11 unclean thing."
is by no means obvious that neither Having set forth the text, one is side can in the long run gam no ad- almost ashamed to develop it, for vantage in points. On the contrary: it almost carries its absurdity on its correct rise (there is much virtue in the face, even if only by its virulence of adjective) of the one double assists language. The rather picturesque the partners to find the most favour general meeting. Club House, 5.30 and distinctly feminius verbiage of able conditions under which to play p.m. Miss Irwin can be forgiven with the hand, which is certainly the chief
March 22,-Kowloon Residents' St. Andrew's Hall, Kowloon. 6 p.m. Association, annual general meeting.
March 27.-Hongkong Club, 36th,
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smile, may be, Miss Irwin is-a-re-object of bidding anything. To this trumpe if you can, if not call your markably interesting writer on the extant then, the use of the conven-longest suit should it be necessary to game, also remarkably unsound some ti n certainly ameliorates the game take me out of the double." Without of her extraordinary lucubrations on and the conclusion must be that labouring details, it will be seen thist the iniquity of the pre-emptive bid charges of demoralization and de this double is clumsy and unsuitable may possibly be referred to in a later gradation are simply gratuitous non-a sort of abortion of the busiM »N paper. It is, however, a matter forense
doable. The original suit bidder in consideration that Berghoit should It is unfortunate that there such a case cannot go very far against
Domestic OccuRENCES - treat the lady's expression of opinion should be an English conventional the second player's hand and the lat with respect.
One can only speculate that the which is the virtual antithesis of the chance offered him later of a profit- What Is The Usel
one-double (of trump-suit bid), tex, if he site tight, will possibly have Loading Articles
Hongkong Bank.. reason for the charges highly American convention we have been able double of two or more, when he objectionable debasement," the unconsidering. On the other hand it is will be really in pursuit of pensities. Alleged Bank Frands. clear thing in the light of the re-fortunate that it is but very little From the practical stand-point, it
Local and General spectful quotation of the Irwin employed. This double says: Fart is true that a number of good players Opium Esid Deeth.
Correspondence rubbish, is copriction that "you, I have the named suit well held profe abhorrence of the one-double.
Children's Corner must not double unless you mean it and so outside strength; go no-This, it is submitted with das respect seriously for penalties or, perhaps,
Bice Shipment is due to minuse and not use of the you should not me, bid which
hid, to its being worked to death by Colony Betting means something different from th00
persons who like to play with it, just Didn't Want To Do It obrina But one can enaly Lissue on this matter of
should that really be the idea
WHY NOT WAKE UP FRESH & FIT ?
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