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BY ANCHORITE
器
This series of articles is based;
on Culbertson's system of bidding).
* Biddable Trump Sults In trump plays all values of the combined hands will depend uponj the strength of the trump suit, and the protection it affords. Unless value of any trump bid is measur holding a very powerful suit the DR. & L. KWONG, Dental Surgeoned by its length in the combined
DENTISTS.
MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST
WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICE
From
74 Queen's Road 2nd Fi Το
5th Fl. King's Theatre Bldg. Telephonee 21265 9-1.00; 2-8.00.
LAU PAK WAI, Dentist. HONG KONG OFFICE:- GLOUCESTER BLDG., 1st Floor,
Telephone 20488. KOWLOON OFFICE:- 235, NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor, Telephone 38561.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. of cartoons depicting "Happening" on New Work & Repairs, Call Fing "L"
Mai officer.
the China Coast. Price $1,
B
the "China
Wyndham Street.
or atle JA,
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TUITION GIVEN.
PRIVATE LESSONS in
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LADIES' &
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GENTLEMEN'S
HAIRDRESSERS.
hands.
The minimum requirements for a biddable suit are as follows:-
At least four trumps with 1% honour tricks in the suit, or
Five cards trump length with honour trick, or
Six cards trump length with no honour strength.,
are now
In view of the strict rule, that. the supporting hand requires at Icast Queen xx or x x x x (four small) in trumpe to raise, even shaded biddable suits considered safe. For instance A, J 9 x; K Q x x, or QJ 10 x, either in major or minor; and AJ xx; Kxx, or A 10 x x in minors. A ve card suit may be shaded to Q 10 x x x ór J 10 xxx in either najors or minors.
A word of warning about shaded bids will not be amiss. With a con- servative and reliable partner a shaded bid can be made in safety. while otherwise it should be avoid- ed.
As
already mentioned above. the supporting hand must not raise the opening hands' bid "one" unless with adequate trump
of
LAMMERT BROS. Expert Barbers. Reasonable Prices support, that is:--Q xx or xxxx
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS.
Public Auctions -
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
THE
Auction
ON THURSDAY, the 14th Dec., 1933, Commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room,
4, Duddell Street,
TOYS!
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Dressed Dolls, Furniture Sat,
Rocking Horses, Lead Soldiers, Games, Billiard Tables, Battle
Open till 9 p.m. 441, Hankow Road, Kowloon, opposite Palace Hotel
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232. 53, Queen's Road Central,
SPORT NOTICES.
Should the opening hand, however, rebid the trump suit, it is obvious; that he holds more than minimum strength and subsequently requires less help from partner, Equally should opener give two rebids, it must allow A strong powerful trump suit, and requires no help from partner.
Table of Bids, Rebids and Raises Declarer's minimum length and atrength
Bidding a trump suit once shows
4 cards headed by 1
cards headed by
h.t
ht
6 cards headed by 0
h.t.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Q x x or x x x x
Ships, Word Making Frame, Golf THE FIFTEENTH EXTRA
RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 16th December, 1933 commencing ut 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be Rung at
MEMBERS ENCLOSURE Members are nollied that they and their Ladies must wear their Badger prominently displayed.
& Cricket sets, Wooden and Meclis ical Toys, Crackers, Flags, X'mas Decorations atc., etc.
On View from 13th., December, 1943.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong 11th. December 1933,
Wednesday the 1.36 .
No One without a Badge will be ad- mitted to the Members Enclosure.
Badger admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms nt $5,00 for Gentlemen and $9.00 for Ladies
(Both
the
THE Undersigned have received cluding Tax) are obtainable through Tinstructions to sell by Pubile including Ter, or personal
Auction
ON
FRIDAY, the 15th December, 1933,
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Bales Room,
4. Buddell Street
japplication of a Member, auch Mem- ber to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment
All Chile. etc. Tho
lof
Secretary's office, 3rd Floor, Glonenster Building. (Tol. 27794), will close at 12 o'clock Noon.
Bodges admitting to Members' En- Race Course.
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF closure will NOT be on sale at the
POSTAGE STAMPS
comprising:
Fine British Colonial,
Great Britain, Hong Kong,
China,
Old;
On Ne Pretext will Children be per mitted in either Enclosure during the
are obtainable at the Club Japan, Macau, Shanghal, Siam, House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone | 21920.
Strait, etc.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, December 12, 1983,
Undersigned have received
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. The Price of Admission to the Pablle Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all Parsons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted HEI Price.
Tic Tac &e, will Precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
By Order,
C. D. BROWN,
Becretary Hong Kong, 11th December, 1938.
Tinstructions to sell by Puble Bookmakers, The The Men, det vil
Auction
ON
MONDAY, the 18th. Dec., 1925, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
4 Duddell Street.
Fine and Valuable Consignment
of Jewellery
Comprising:
Platinum and gold watches
diamonds, Diamond rings and ear-FURNITURE
rings, Brooches with diamonds} { pearls, Emerald etc., Pearl and diamond necklaces and pendants, diamond cuff links, gold cigarette #craaa etc, etc.
On view from Saturday, the 16th. Decembar 1958. *.
„Tarmet Cash on Delivery.
ALAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 9th Dec, 1988.
DIAL 27761
REMOVALS
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAM",
Partner's minimum requiremente
Declarer's minimum length and strength
With support being bid twice
requires
4 trump tricks
A K 10 x x; AQ J xx Partner's minimum requirements
May raise the rebid with
Q x; 3 10 or X X X
THE CHINA MAIL.
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OR STOMACH NOR LEAVE ANY INJURIOUS AFTER EFFECTS.
Should opener rebid the suit, 5 MINUTES
the inference is at least five cards in length, and subsequent. ly less support in trump is need- ed by partner.
As opening lead of trump is only advisable in special caser, and depends on the cards held and the distribution.
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to publish this hand with the correct way it should be bid, it would be greatly ap preciated by us.
Neither side vulnerable, North dealt. North:-
Spades--A Q J 10 8 7 4
Hearts-A'9...
Diamonds-2
Clubs 9 G
West:
Spades-K GA Hearts 10.8 4 Diamonds-EQ J Clubs 10.4. East:-
Spades-3 2
Hearts 6 6 8 2
Diamonds-7 6 5 4 3
Clubs-8 2
South:
Spadea-9
Hearts-K Q7
Diamonds-A 10 9 8
and
Declarer's minimum length and strength Without support being bid three times (either gradually or at once) requires 5 trump tricks A K Q 10: AK 10 x x AK x x x x x etc.
Clubs-A K 8 7 5 "Anchorite" anys:- Pariner's minimum requirements North East,
South May raise with a singleton sa it
West 1 S is a solid suit and requires no
No bid C*. 14 St
No bid help in trump from partner
No bid 4 No-strump t 5.No-trump
No bid No. bid 6'8 No bid bid No bid
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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong
throughout the ions of women/any other medicine' should hot be
Dow
PORTUGAL PAYS BRITAIN.
Instalments On New Naval Vessels.
The
Lisbon.
DODWELL & Co., Ltd., Distributors. Three Packings: 5's, 105, 27's.
TAXI "WAR" "WITH TOURISTS
Britishers Blockaded In Tangiers.
The Portuguese Government has] MOROCCIAN TRIP CANCELLED Kong Broadcasting Station Z.R.W-paid £52,100 to Messrs. Hawthorn on wavelength of 355 metres (845 and Leslie, the British shipbuilders, K.C.
1-2.16 p.m.-European programme.
1
RépoLocal Time and
Tangier. in settlement of the third Instal- ment for the frat-class sloopa' being have had to cancel their projected A large party of British touriste Weather built by, that firm.
trip into Spanish Morocco owing to {p.m.—Recorded" music, "hawa
They have, also paid Messrs.a "blockade by local taxi-drivera. 1.15 pm relay of the Hong Yarrow and Co. of Glasgow £75,880,As soon as the British visitors Kong
Hotel Orchestra from the Hong the eighth instalment due on the had boarded the exabralon buses Kong Hotel Grill Room.
torpedo-boat, destroyers: "Lima" drawn up on the quay, a fleet of
J
three other follows of your in- A forcing bid, showing at 275 Lugby Press News, etc.Tejo," and "Douro," and the taxicabs dashed up and surrounded
teresting column will you kind-
ly let us know whether or not the lead of a singleton is con- aldared "good bridge."
“Anchorite" says!~~~
Sincerely,
H. B. B.
In a suit on a No-trump bid a worthless singleton may be led when partner has made no bið.
A lead of a singleton of part- ner's bid, against opponent suit bids' is a good: lead.
A doubleton or a singleton in
a sult, bid by one opponent (on)
least 8 honour tricks.
+ Showing an
almost solid
$139
A
Relay lose Down..
from Bombay.
A B.B.C, recorded programme.
Belections by the Cheera: Band from the Studio, * dan makan dal
trump suit. As game has been reached South shows two Aces and a
pert! King
fourth instalment on the destroyer them. The buses could not move. To make their immobility inevit- The sum of £52,800 has been paidable, the taxi-drivers removed parts to Hessrs. Vickers-Armstrong for of their cabs so that they could not
4.30-7.30 p.m.-Chinese programme. 6.5.15 P. Chlidren' Stadio Con- materials as well as £57,000 as the be moved out of the way.
third instalment on 7.30-10.30 p.m. European pro-marines now under construction-eicar a way as far as the centre of Police eventually managed to
An obligatory bid holding the gramma. remaining two Aces.
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1934
left), but denied by the other. POSTAGE STAMF 'CATALOGUES
should be led in preference to
leads from own tenaced aufte Stanley Gibbons Ltd. (any combination of cards not ip
| Part. L. Bells. Empire 2,
sequence in a sult), ieri Part II Foreign Coustries Dear Anchorite:
Comhla The
Must one hold the same num ber, of, trumps to support par mer's opening "Two",bid
zalss him after his declara of "One?"
Would you also tell us wh
7.30-8 pmA Studio_Concert..
1. SongThe Empire Link
Lottie Gordon) Carl Henricks.
2. Pianoforte Solos
(4) Rachmaninofa Prelude is
O Minor U19
(b) Australian Minuet (
Mme. Lottle Gordon Bongaign LA Ros
Dark Henricks
Song-Baleam Elvio Yuen
6. Piano Boldings Car
(a) Bank Lova
Story
b) Hong Kong Sketch.
Chinese Weddings
Reuter.
gramme, k
three sub
Mr. A. J. Allan will talk on
"My Adventure in Chislehurai“ 9.30-10.30 pmFrom the Studio. Selections by The Cheero
asiano, Proffame and Rhapsodie Hate (conducted by
Prot. N
N. A. Tonoff) 2. Blus Proinde of 3. Sentimental
Sportia
Gentleman
Hata
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the town. But here the bases were [again overtaken and encircled by
the taxis,
11
Once again police came to the rescue. Once again the taxis Inter-
cepted the buses, this time at the
passport station, outaide the town.
Two of the leading busss man aged to diab throught but the re- from minder returned to the jetty and
unloaded, their passengers, castrat
Apparently, the taxi-driving wore
6. Fountainstta (conducted by Prof, annoyed because none of the tour.
Night
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who were passengers in the Canadian Pacific Railway's Uner
Sultempress of Australia or ware: from hire thair cabe---Reuter,
$11.25 $7.75
stralian Bush Lettle Gordon. Bong-Can't You Hear Me Calling:8, Caroline P
Carl-Henricka. 19.
Local Time a
& CO
The fovernor, with) 0 (5)!)
to Mayfair
Country, (Bustic". Dance)
NAL Tonot)
Na
London Symphony Orchestran con
Should recaption prove sad
Arday
| Carnival Busta, Op, # (Schufakst) - (are) Tor' Russian, Balist):
the programme bokwaan .55 and
dacted by Bie Landon Royald," will be replaced 443 TEMA B.3.0, Recorded Pro-Day