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DAILY PRESS,
BIDDING AT BRIDGE.
A COMPENDIUM.
BY SIR WILLIAM WILKINSON. 1
Préface.
12.
:
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MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1938
CANADIAN PACIFIO
RAILWAY
ANNUAL REPORT.
THE LINCHENG OUTRAGE-
MR. MUSSO'S NARROW ESCAPE
FROM EXECUTION
front
Ir. Rodney Gilbert writing Peking to the N. Haily News says
Mr. Henley, the released aptive, has
CAPTURE OF WAICHOW.
A MATTER OF HOURS.
LEHEN CHUNG MING'S STRONGHOLD IN CLUTCH OF SUX'S FORCES,
Late last night we received the folow-
sital in the present compaign, and deal- ing General Chon Chang Mag a decisive bloss in his Waichowe stronghold. Bo riglaly - decided to disregard sentimental considerations and to advance against Whichas, which is "now in the clutch of this energing forces under his osu command and these personally command. ed by the Getteralissimo Sun Yat Seu.
The capire of Walchow has once or Iwice been prematurely rep sted, but it is now a matter of hours,
Mr. Henley ervilits 31r. Ray Analerson and Wen Shih-chin with all the successi of the out-ide negotiations, but adds that the Chinese captives, who gained the confidence of the Imandit leaders, advise mueslerato terms and helped the release,
He says that many bandit from within are after host uly, but the riptives are minerd, after pumping individual. brigands, that the enterprise was polition My and partienfarly anti-Tsao Kn Henley say the indications were that th chiefs intended to ask for tayours for the North River front, telegraphs Cat the Chang Chin-yno ex-Tuchun of Hunard, engmy, realising our enveloping larties. 3 Formal, have begun to retreat, and the eynenation but this the chiefs denimb
of Shinkwan by the enemy is imminent.
General Yang Isi Min, Commander of the Yunnanese pud Cantonese fare.s un
The Montreal, Chupite, says: That alter ego of the Dominion, the Coundian Said "Yarborough" the Bridge Editor of Paetic Railway, not only maintained its trasportation among the the "Sunddy "Ties, last December. "The supremacy. curso of Babel is heavy to stay upon Auction systems of the Continent during the year, been interviewed here. He is exhausted: ing telegraphie message from Mr. Engine
CANTON, June 10th, 122, ut sightly improved its position in alte gelaxation from the strain. He says Chen, secretory to Dr. Sun Yat Sen Bridge. If you sit down to play with the face of slacked trade by land and that the hamlics will short's rasis four
By one of his bold' strategie movese partner' for the first tinns, you can nevel kerner campetition by sou. Giross darnings, moje prisoners and then held the remain. smounted in $186,67,2001. and not earnings make suns of what he means by his ide: 430,301,000, at decrease in the case of ing four, anmely on British," one French, General Hst: Chung Chi has enddenly We are all talking different langlages," Yet | the former of $6.316.800, and an erase (ens Amorienu and me Italina until their į nerived off Walchow with Aftovai thon-
TIN 1114 Bally 3. Despite Mr.saur seasoned troops. you cannot delay the chal until you use in net of $2,100,000. To have maile more entechiz? that partner and ascertained his pro out of reduced sipts is striking Musso serious condition, the bandits He had seently to decide between hold-
the ability, filigene and testimony to views on T calls, in on the take out in zal af the management, as well as to the flatly refused believing him tols the most | ing Swatow, which is not strategiendly a major suit. He might suffer you to ask localty of the staff. The surplus was not, important captive and they will hold him him if he observes the Americas, Consti inbei länge. 21.023.500, but it WILH till the last. tims: but should be plead igminer all g70,117 more than in 1921, and Wil you proceed to enlighten him, your ef
realized after payment of fixed charge, ponents would certainly to restive
sub-tnatial dividemly, and al taxes All the same it is angustionable that, which now reach a nisiderable sum. The
is Florence Irwin partners and opponents too angle pussets of the Company are placed on a
andbextmal every school of play.
The conservative computation, at $1,124525.000 difficulty is to sliscover what are the sun and here is a surplus aver lighslities of of play The
first
compiled by Mr. of Auctions Billete ligraphy $10,000, of which one-half, 084200
is in eash. Frederic Jessel and published in Mr. An enterprise of thus magnituds of the Manning Finder's Auction Bridge Canadian Pacifie ner reaches inality. Clear," Comprises 171 Becks; and these are. It is constantly extending its ramifica being addesi to every month. No player tions, glarging its facilities, ompering can be expected to wale through new fields and arquiring new Insines lake, however anxions he may to During last year the Company sold improve his form and few players,- £3.07.000 in London and $2000000 in certainly few in the Far East,--have never New York of 4 per cent, debenture stuck, to title of them.
turning the proceeds into various betters It is to meet in some degme this distressing ments; while in the current year it is state of things that the present compendia Pontemplat d to spend $7.630.00 an rud, has been compiled from the latest elition of way. the Chateau Frontenac Hotel and the Royal Aberion Bridge Manuals named miscellaneous works to improve facilitie, in the
below. Thevarying opinions and effect remiss, to build 97 miles of of the Bridge pundits Oir. & F. Foster, branch lines in the Northwest, and to cach purchase new rolling stock at a cost of says there are no antlerities) on magtel quedion are brought together $12.993.000. The high credit the Company under headlings that take the form of pasins enjoys moet market, wi enale or propositions As those opinions do overy it to make a esitlevalle new capital ex- i would obviously editare without increasing faed charges, often vary widely,
wo learn from the soul report that he impossible to frame in every case a proposition that will agree with them all note ertifientes to the What the compiler has ventured to do is $32,000,000 bearing 6 per cent, interest, to give pride of place to the views which
bick and which were issued in 1914. are to be; make conditions for the others handler.R.C. and Taikoo Nog was not played he ins prefers This preference, he sub-
pai oft in July next Hit of available
Mr. Musso was once marked for execu owing to the infortunate death of Sergt. uits, red not detract from the e
The infant team of the league fulness of this work; any reader provide trees het for this purpose.
"The een al coastal lines of the: timu, when the soldiers were fiting the Cole, with a due pencil can strike out a beading
career by defeating Taikoo No. 1 in .no to which he denars, au can underline apCanadian Pacific are an important branch audits, the plau bring to lay the blame (Kowloon Docks) ecntinued its victorious
of its service. Last year these gioided a
Thus this team still preciatively one or other of the excerpts these
et profit of 2,418.000, a sum more than his death the soldiers and secure uncertain ranner. euntradict it.
sufficient to pay the whole interest on the their withdrawal; but a former Chinese, beads the league, having played five and won five matches. Last year's. lengue Pre Labor Corps elie Saved Mr. Masso's
winners, the Kowloon Rowling Green referene, stock of the company. sident Beatty devotes considerable space, relatively, to a rectal of the dificulties. Mr. Henley says the soldier erdon Club, suffered a surprising reverse at the ler which the pean steamships have has not infverupted the bandit communi- bands of Craigengower. The Civil $.0.0.. been operated, having had to meet the cations, but that pedlars, who are spistill at the bottom of the league, notched competition it only of private companies for both sides, came and wet, and that victory by two points from Kowloon
Cricket Club. but, as well, of government-out lines, especially those of the United States lividual bandit, brought in ammunition Shipping Board, yet the Canadian Pacific which they asseted they had purchased was able to offset a reduction of $2.502.000 from Japanese and that articles in the in gross earnings by a clecres of *2*36,000 in operating expenses, and Shaighai foreign papers were quoted from to increase by 52 the number of round queatly to the captives, while the publi
by its feet. Seceral adverse eation of the Pontzeku Voyages
an
Once this is done, and the respective pencilings an compared (in some lucid interval etween rubbers) the language dwback should disappear.
Bathampton, 1992. William WILKINSON. ROYAL AUCTION BRIDGE MANUALS
COLLATED.
“Essman"--Hayal Auction Bridge, Sow
་
El. 1920.. BERGHOST (ERNEST - Regal Auction Heilge.
2nd Pl. 1990.
BLUNT ( WALTER 1-Twenty-one Heilge Fal-
Tacies, [141]
Betleg and BreaTTAS.-Auction Bridge in a
Nutshell, 5th Ed. 1919.
LAVESHISH (ANTHONY, Easy How to win at Royal Auction Bridge, ie, DALTON (WILLIAM)-Royal suction Bridge,
7th El
articles in the Bre Weekly ing
1925, 2 EMMET
E)Royal Auction Bridge For the Melium Player, 1921. FOSTER (A. E. MASSING)-Auction Bridge
Tulle Talk, 1919: Auction Bridge made,
ze Wear, 1991.
(ROBERT FREDERICK ---Poster un Auction, 3rd El. 1941: Acetión puule Easy,
1931.
GILLIES (Dr. J. W. F.)-Calling at Auction
Bridge, 1920.
1 bakes.
|
s to make the Parific busi.i
statement.
The must trying experienes was the actual attack on the train, since when auditions have been hard but the lenders have often been surprisingly considerate and the guards kind to the rick, though frequently threatening all with death. Mr. Hailey says escape was easy at muy time, but each fit that his epe wild
Aj
SPORT
LAWN BOWLS,
SATURDAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES.
Three lengte matches were played ou Saturday, the fourth between the Polio:
Results:--
'
CIVIL SERVICE C, & KOWLOON c.c. Played at the C.S.C.C.. the home team winning by 0 points to 60. Scores :—
1.CC.
C.5.C.C.,
was "m- Rudd
Vergel te Murphy
Nicholls
Heather
23
McMurtrie (8) 12
Γωνία
Daucu
Ho unsatisfactory, but the President diately kuwa nad much re-cutest.
Mr. Flenley balts that the final refense: A. B. Allan (8) anticipates better resuits this year, adding
will
in Oswick that special efforts are being made to co- of the other prisoners erage through travel between the Orient
Europe, and the summer schedules mediately, believing, that the last four will enable a paseager, to travel from will be held for several weeks, Japan to England or Franc, a distance of about 10,000 mibe, in 21 days, which should prove advantageous to your line in rompetition with the Surz route,
Massey, Alderman Stanley (8) J. Hall" Cullipp Pallyjohns Since the earliest news of the Lincheng Hill ( outrage, many offers to exchange them-·
SHANGHAI MAN OFFERS HIMSELF IN
EXCHANGE FOR A PRISONER,
Irwin, p. 28. You must iw willing to be left selves for the fawign captives have been with any bit you make, and, most la alle attributed to various well known young 10 play it if left with it: ery
a view to
The Informatory nh: "If Dealer holds Ace and two small or King, Queen and one small, in Clubs, even though nothing else in the hand, he calls One Club as an invitation to his partner to call One No-trump.
Hyde
Gibson
13 Stevens (3)
Abrahan Tacchi
**
Overy
21 l'ile()
16
Total 02
Total #
TAIKOU NU 1. r. KOWLOON DOCK, R.C.
Played at Trikoo, the visitors winning by
points to 16. Scores:
TAIKOO NO. !
Stewart
(icimex
'KOWLOON DOURS D,C. McKelvie
Keith
Gourlay
11
Lirgy (5)
Atkinson
bid mit be a run! Foster, p. 42, The, am not a fox who, ent servoly be HINGLEY (Major SAMEELL HOWARD). Hints player who starts with a spit bad, expecially called young, says the N., Dadÿ News.
authoritatively a heart or a spate, must be prepared for For taner, it was on Royal Auction Bridge, 2nd Ed. 1996
re IRWIN (Miss Fronese)-The Complete the possibility of being left to play the
Auction
New 1920.
hand on that declaration. Dalton, P. 14, ported that a certain young athlete, who Grimshaw
whose Whyte OWES Maja U.).)-Modera Bridge,1920. vinke a bid unlear you served in the Great War, and
PACHABO (WHITELAW, &. E).-Wrinkles on are prepared to play the hand on that call father must be knową, to every preson in Fouls
Hamilton (9) Twelve
with Informatory bids made. Royal Auction Bridge (1019):
least from the frequency: Shanghai, t Keys to Auction Bridge Play (11) leading K
ap No Trumps suren thing WORK (Mizos (7.) – Auction Methods Up of the past. Berghelt, p. The so-called with which his witty letters appear in Sloane
to-date, 1921.
Informatory call is a relic of the Dark the local press, made a deùsite offer to T. Young "YARIOBUCGH-Royal Auction Problems Ages.
[1922] Weekly Notes in the Sanday
the father of one of the emptives to ex-Wotherspoon (S) 16 change with his son. His endition: vvrój
tho McIntosh To save space, Butler fand Brevitas"
aid to be that he should go to appears as Buller; "Cut-Cavendish," s Anthony & E. Manning Foster, as doing
bandits strongheld and if he failed in Russell his missin the oft was all "up to him, Fergusod (5) while the prefixes of Miss, Me, and Major
This Convention, says Hingley 29), 'is
On the other hand, if he succeeded in are omitted. F. Foster's Auction munde. Lasy is indientest by enter. (So #very useful and sale informative call from exchanging with the captive, a matter one certain trick in Clubs, say Ace and what his own late might be,, he or his Mursing and 2 Pachabe). Evening two others, or King, Queen and one other will would be credited with 85,001 Pre- Standart: 8.7. Sunday Times."
Bascule, P. viii,
Suflicient justice is not sumably the offer was not accepted. always done to the conventiond bid of DECLARATIONS.
Now comes another more definite one club it undoubtedly infringes the
terms, for it has been sit down in excellent principle that your bid must be
writing, make, but there is really no great romantic nature. The following letter ha danger attaching to it (Dalton, p. 14, says been addressed to Mr. Barton, C.M.G.,
Butler, P that the danger exists).
Utilize the deciantion of One Diamond H.B.M. Consultioneral:
your partner
· THE OPENING BID.
GENERAL PROPUNITIONS.
1-Sound bidding in of more imprater
then good play.
or Qué Club us invitation
to
ܐܢܒܠܰ
it
in
of
2 mere
#
Brow
Punchcon
Gow (9)
Johnston
Duncan Hedley
16
Total 40
Lapaley (S)
Tutal 74
•KOWLOON 1,6.0, P. CRAIGENGOWER 0.0. Played at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, the visitors winning by 68 points to
52. Scores: --
K.A.0.0.
McLeggan
Farrell Guy "Bir,I leg to offer my services with!
Edwards (5)
a view to the release of any captivos No Trumps Owen (p. 18), would Foster, p. 22, The foundation of Auction extend the convention to Three Cluby” now held as prisoners by the Chinese Muir lies in the original, or free, bid. Every which, he says is common hint to your
bandits, without fear or favour, until Whibley relieved, or death takes place. Anti R. Hall contest is settled by the bidding, nut by the play. Dalton, p. 1, Ryal Auction Partner that two no-trumps would suit
admirably.
cipating an answer at year earliest Crawford (8) 15,11
gaine of intelligent declaring, fur
Bergholt,
p. 51, veheruently coulemus the convenience,
Macfarlane more than of skillet
"The
cardt Convention, adding 'I grieio to think of
Harvey Hingley, 11, essence of
McNeill Auction Bridge lies almost entirely in the generally
sund
the danger in store for fon, in the event of the other three players
remaining
cali. Pachabo p. 13, It is silent.' Foster. p. 7s of it, '
the
4
1
bat
countenances the Minor-suit Two call con- vention (v. infra . 10); · an opening in i sait (Diningrids or
dors
bid
I have the hosour to be, Sir.
Your humble piedient servant,
(signed) FREDERICK WARULOK."
"e/o P. Heath & Co.,
1. Peking, Shanghai." Possibly the maine will not identify the
Mr. Warrrick is
W. Russell (8)
17
CRAIGENGOWER.
Alves
Inail
Onjar
Basa (S)
Greensith
Martin
Forbes
18 Greener
WGreen
Souza
A. Macfarlane
a2
10 W. Bradbury (5) 22
Total 62
Total 68
POLICE RO, T. Taikoo no. 2.. This match was postponed owing to the death of Police Sergent Cole.
LEAGUE-TABLE TO DATE,
P. W. L
Ptg.
5
6
0
.. 10
3
3
0
6.
5
3
.2
best agreed that skill in inore important than skill, in bidding is canis. Irwin, p. 182, 'While I admire faultless player iminenscly, I should choo not, in his school, indicate that declarer is owner of it to many people, but there the faultless bilder for my partner. Work prepared to play the hand on that call can be few who do unt koow him by p. 10. The initial bidder's declaration is
httle quiet m The foundation of the bidding, all bix (unless it is a pre-emptive bid of fire: see sight, anys our Shanghai contemporary. partner's acts depar apon it, and is a mistake, he says (1) turning grey, who does not seem to miss insist that every suit, major or minor, When sångers hould be bid as
it were likely to remain a public meeting of any art, and he cach has the right to assume that the other the final declaration and become the trump.
would never dream of failing to attend. any official gathering at the British Con- is bidding along the lines generally máspt. ed as crventional.
4-Borg oríginu (initi-3 or free? had sulute to celebrate a royal birthday. He Kowloon Docks R.O
should be govt' for other albick or probably is old enough to be the grand Taikoo No, 2.—Do not lie low with a good hand, hoping to ị
defoure.
father of most of us and no one would Taikoo No. 1... trap you ?apynments. Bascule, p. The vidien that there dual object in snaking a free bid, or it is
Foster, p. 64, there must always be this imagine he has sen such a hard life as Kowloon B.G.C....... 4
he has left behind him. He served i Police B.C... was something to be gained by lying low unsound. Bergholt, p. 44, the primary three campaigns in South Africa and two Kowloon C.C on powerful hand is completely explodert.
information your partner needs from in Madagascar and it was his great Craigengower C.O.. So Dalton, p. 32, Anthony, p. 20, Now-a-days you is... in which suits you hold to regret that he could not get on service Civil Service 0.0..... 5 the opening
declaration from strength is cards: the reason being that all aloost universal." Hingley, 31,
in the Great War. In South Africa, cards retain their value both when chick of
Auch suit has been marly trumps, and certain
inisguided players affects
room to the rank of Captain. In Shang the wait and see policy, and calls when there are no trumps at ali. Dalton hai he was to his credit a long record of!
No continually on an attacking hand: (Fr when he opens the bidding, does | daring traveller and tells of many bair Kowloon Docks B.C.316 230
Bridge lie."
S.0.0.21), In most cases the original service with the SV.C. When he was
younger he was both a thau concealing your alrength. Emet, the atticking or in the dofonding side, and breadth escapes from wild boasts, for in Taikoo No. 2188
this is telling a
p. 107, Calling honestly pays
Oillies,
Lotter
p. 4, it is quite as big at offent ukrall as to overgill'
3.--Noxer ma, e one pening bid unless you are pond to play the hand on Thuail if
Teil in
(Continued ut feel of next culugan)
NOI
not know whether he will end by being on therefore it behoves him, if possible, to show a suit which will be of use in either alternative: but (E.S. 6.7.91) show any useful strength you may have in your hand, as (Te le Continued.)
Roon as you can.
famous and a
:3
4
SHOTS POR AND AGAINST.
Shole.
Shots,
For Against Up Down
80
148 40
823
273
217 290 243 203
was an ordinary event for him to sleep! Tukoo No. 1 .....
parte infested with Kowloon B00 250
Police R.C. in the open in ferorious lions.
Mr. Warrick's offer, our contemporary! Kowloon C.C.......257 understands is under consideration. Craigongower C.C...258 301 the consulur puthorities,
Civil Service 0.0...247 350