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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1932.
NEW LAWS OF BRIDGE
A THREE-NATION CODE
MANY DIFFERENCES RECONCILED
The following explanation of the changes in the Laws of Bridge, which have been promulgated by the Portland Olub and came into operation on November 7, is published with the club's authority. The author has taken a laïga part in the negotiations, extending over three years, of which the agreed code is a result.
The explanation was published inst month in The Times, and we give the following extracts from the article by Mr. A, Carson Roberts:-
A code of Bridge Law's agred and promulgated by the Portland Club, The Whist Club at New York, and
Française the Commission
du Bridge may fairly be antitled "In- ternational,
As these three bodies are respectively responsible for the only Bridge Laws hitherto issued (with possibly or exception). The new code applies to the Auction, and Plafond games. Contract, Apart from the scoring laws, which necessarily differ, idonticn laws will be in fored for each game except that for Auction the value rule will still govern the bidding and the remedy for an underbid will bo different.
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Probably few players know how widely the English, French, and American laws have differed. It has taken three years of diligent discussion to remove these differ enes Few international treaties have been so intensively considered, and it is hoped that the efforts do vote to this one will securb a grater measure of satisfaction than has sometimes resulted.
Structural Changos, Improvement as well as assimila- tion has been an aim; and it is sur- prising on reviwing the changes which have to be announced to our players, to see how largely new fea- turis predominate over pure adop tions from other codes.
A definition clause is how in-
clud, giving the meanings of the 34 expressions which are used in a more or less technical sense. The only new terms are rotation" and “denomination," which have, the same meanings as ' l'ordre établi and coulair have had in the French definition clause. "Con- tract" takes the place of "declara tion," and "premium score" of "score above the line."
The last part, which in prefaced by the words "These laws shall be
An unnecessary request for a re- view of the calla already made in the auction. The authors of this Supplement are well aware that they exposo themselves to endless chaff by these admonition as do all those who venture to write on behavious or etiquette. They can only hope that it will be read with p. sense of humour.
PENALTIES
THE PROVISIONS RELATED.
The changes for our players are are taken in the order of their im- portane. The numbers given are those of the new laws.
Declarer leading from the wrong hond The peculiarly appropriate American penalty has been adopt ed. Either opponent may require him to lead from the correct band and in such a eso he must, if he can, load a card of the same suit." (45.) This penalty, small and in- nocent as it appears, will greatly affect our game. The offence to which it relates probably occurs more often than all others taken together, and our tiny penalty has failed to suppress the nuisance. The new penalty is faultlessly just instead of possibly assisting the offender in
a finesse, the mistake may now rob him of a fruitful
finesses and cost him a trick
more.
Or
The Revoke-The penalty for an established and detected revoke hus been placed well below the level of that now included in any code. Two tricks are to be transferred for the first and one for each subso- quent revoke, subject always to the important proviso that "no trans- fer shall include any trick won be- fore the rst revoke occurred or any trick transferred from the other
ANNUAL FIRE BRIGADE THE PRINCE ON THE League was
DISPLAY
IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE GIVEN AT WANCHAI
LARGE CROWD WITNESS
COMPETITIONS
A large gathering of spectators attended the annual Drill Display, given by the Hong Kong Fire Brigade in the compound of the now Number 9 Police station, at Wanchai, yesterday.
Except for a minor hitch when the connection on the water main was temporarily disabled, the long programme of competitions and drill wis gone through with Splendid machine-like precision.: discipline, and co-ordinated action
on the part of the men throughout the numerous movements testified to the intense training received in! the Brigade.
Thrills A-Planty.
Fublic Interest.
NAVY
BOYHOOD AMBITION
CONFESSED
NELSON'S CAPTAINS
HEROES
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our
teaching the youngor generation to realise that geographical position made us a maritime race. Civilisation and mechanisation tended to manke un forget seasons, and the Navy Longue was doing everything it pos sibly esaid to keep this reu-senigo alive to the rising generation through Sea Cadet Corps and other Navy League units all over the
donnay...
The Navy League could got all the boys and all the officers they wanted, but they needed funds for halls, equipment, camping and ships, the Prince concluded.
"I am profoundly convinced of
Lord Lloyd, President of the the need for peace," declared the Prince of Wales, proposing "The Navy langue, read a message from Glorious and Immortal Memory the King expressing thanks for the of Nelson and his Comrades" nt loyal terms of a metsage which had and expressing tho the Navy League Trafalgar Daycen sent, dinner at the Savoy Hotel, King's appreciation of their good
Ainhes,
Lord Lloyd added that the Prim ce's presence would give strongly ncoded encouragenient to our people Overseas, especially to those who lived in the Far East, at places like Shanghai, who by the circum- stances of their lives valued and Portland in July, and then te his appreciated the strength of his recent visit to the Mediterranean Majesty's Navy. Firet.
The display occasioned a great amount of interest to members of people in the buildings adjoining
"The Navy League is teaching. the compound and when, on one in all parts of the Empire, int occasion the foren of the water security lios in a sufficient and penetrated the temporary covering efficient Navy. That our Navy is on the fire tower and drenched the eficient to-day I have had recent occupants of the balconies, roofs opportunities of seeing for myself." and windows, a general laugh was The Prince referred to his visit raised by the 'ubbympathetic spectato the Navy with the King off tore
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At the conclusion of the display, assistant Station Officar. A.I. Cash was commended by Sir William The visit to the Mediterranean Fleet was a unique opportunity for Peel, on his meritorious service on the occasion of the Japanese riots me, because I saw the Fleet at the in September 1831. The prites for end of one of its ordinary craises. the afternoon's competitions were
it was very hot indeed, and it was presented by Lady Peel and the time, as anybody who has served. demonstration concluded with a
in the Navy knows, when tempers drive past of all appliances, Hare not so gond. I got a very good idea of the afficiency of the The Governor taking the saluto.
Fleet, not only through sealing naval operations, but through see- ing the men off duty.
Oficial Guests.
Nelson and His Mon,
After the official inspection by H.E. Sir William Peel, the various and Arc Ce competitions methods with their attendant an- pliances were effectively demon- strated, particularly so when five
donned men
special breathing apparatus and entered a smoke-
Among the oficial guests were :-- filled chamber where they remained Peel, The Hon, Mr. W. T. Southore E. E. The Governor and Lady locked in for over five minutes
I always had a great desire to Action and thrills a-plenty were and Irs. Southern, The Hon. Mr. join the Navy," the Prince con provided when, in a motor escapeT. N. Chau and Mrs. Chau, Major tinued. "I read the Navy League most boys read books Annual as competition, the extensión ladders H. B. L. Dowbiggen and Mrs. were run up the face of the big Dowbiggen, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Sirabost trains and other interests that Shouson Chow. Mr. and Mrs. R
wo have when we are young. It in- tower and the competing crown
desire to join the raced up to rescue and bring down II. Kotewall. The Hon. Mr. R. M. creased my
Henderson. The Hon, Dr. S. W. Navy." the "suffocating" victims.
Ts'o, Mr. T. H. King and Mr. J. P. Braga.
Means of Escape,
The numerous means of escape from burning buildings were shown when men jumped from the tower into the jumping sheet, slid down a canvas chute, and in the case of injury, were lowered in elings and improvised stretchers.
The most notable and pleasing Feature of the whole display how- ever was the remarkable agility of the officers and men, and the effici Cody und rapidity with which the dificult they carried out manoeuvres. At a given signal by a whistle, fire engines seemingly materialised from space, men ran to prearranged positions, hoses were unhitched and connected up and, in a very short time water was being deluged with tremendous atricken building." fored on the resulting from all directions. It abolisho
in force where no variation or reside under this law. Apart from solution to the contrary has been the scoring changes, this proviso promulgated or agreed by the play will probably be ranked as the ers concerned," Ueals with certain greatest improvement preliminaries and other matters from this revision. which some clubs may desire to penalty in those many cases where no possible injury has been inflict- order differently. Otherwise the structure is, unchanged. Mere drafted, and it graduates the penalties ing changes are not noted here.
Bules of Procedure.
Outsido the scoring and penalty laws fow changes have been made:
1.The most conspicuous, though not the most important, is that the American drawing rule has been ac cpted. This means that the cards rayk as in our Auction law (not as in our Contract law), with the ace as the highest card. It also means that the player who draws the higher card has precedence or choice (law 3. The sacrifice of this. No pawn brought ample reward other justification for abandoning our time-honoured practice is, or can be, offered.
more
2-A much
important change. Touching for the purpows of play takes the place of quitting in determining when the play of a card from the exposed hand be- comes irrevocable (21 (2) n).. This
with some relation to the possible injury. Moreover, it goes far to relieve from ponalty those harm. lows ravokes which so often occur in putting down cards towarda the and of a band (Subsection 8 of Law 05.).
Declaror claiming uncertain tricks: An opponent who holds & for gotten trump or an unsuspected defence in a suit has often been de prived of his just hopes by a de clater's claim to the remaining
tricka.
The insufficient bid:-Any penalty appropriate to the Auction game is quite inapplicable where the con tract principle rules. Moreover, the offence is far more frequent, and its remedy far more important in Auction, where the value rule is still to govern the bidding. Our law remains in force for the Aug- tion game, but for the Contract: games the American has been adopt-
is also an adoption of the Americaned with an amendment which con- rale, and it will probably serve to abato a considerable nuisance,
..
The definition of an expezed card has been both extended and curtailed.
4.In the laws open to variation (Part VIII.), it is provided:-
That the order of entering the room shall govern precedence as between those who have not yet played (from American law).
fines the silencing of the offender's partner to one round of thỏ mùo-. tion. (40.)
Calls cut of turn, Dilagal calls, Oard exposed during the auction-- In the French laws and in ours, giving the player on the offender's left title to claim a new deal has bon the universal remedy. America much thought had been given to making the punishinent 'At 'the crime": 17 penaltics had boen devised for 17 different phases of these offences, and in some caseS
5.-A duty to shuffle is imposed on the player on the left of the first dealer (from American law). thore was choice of two or more- 6-The right to have the calls re-in one case after consultation. Th stated is open to any player between exchange of a number of printed- the close of the auction and the documente charged with weighty opening lead (from French law), argument brought to light further- but during the auction it is confin distinctions of which account had ed to the player whoso turn it is to not taken in this, subdivision. It call (17).
was seen to be more important to dirtinguish cells which forestali ni partner's call from thons which, do not than to distinguish passes from other calls. It was also seen that the exposure of any card intended as a lend to the last bid is often, more, important than the accidental exposurn. of a card of honour rank. In result, our old remedy is to apply except in these three cases
Behaviour.
The supplement is an attempt to stcture observance of the proprie ties of the game." A black hst" to which attention can be drawn, with that degree of lightness or solemnity which the occasion ap pears to demand, can be more potent than any scheme of sanctions, There are few players who not find Looking at a quilted trick:-x- something to take to heart on the perience has proved that our penal-: list quoted below. A good many ty of 30 points is seldom, if ever of ita, items have been culled from exacted; and there has been similar the French lawa, Buch as:—
experience elsewhere with other Undue delay in making a callpoint penaltics. The new code bas when there is no need to con- no point penalty (even for the re- sider any other call,
voke); and in this enso it impones alling with seal smphasis in- one which is much more likely to flection or intonation,
plate the nuisance: The opponent Varying the formulas used'in call on the left may select the suit
ing.
from which the offending side is to Exceptional haste, or reluctance lesd when first it in the turn-of
„in passing or'in doubling.
that side to leal! (63.)
....
Competitions.
Those who had read naval history could not but be impressed by the wonderful spirit, ecal, and deva
The competitions resulted as foltinu to duty that characterised
Nelson and his ment lows:
Despatch Box Competition Drill 3 Men
Drill: Central Fire station 1. (3 socs.), Kowloon Fire Station 2 (35) secs).
2 Men Drill: Mongkok 1. (45
ecs) Kowloon 2 (37 secs). 1 Man Drill:-Wanchai 1 (5
Bees) Kowloon 2 (48) secs)." Motor Escape Competition Drill
Wanchai.number one team (1 min. 12 4/5 secs), Wanchai number two team 2, (1 min 19 secs).
Motor Pump Competition Drill
Mongkok 1. (1 min. 49 9,3 secs), Wanchai 2. (2 mins. 2 secs).
It is hard for us nowadays to realise the hard life, borne without murmure, of those officers and men during the weary vigils off the porta of France and Spain, in the medi- terranean and the Atlantic, and the Ponditions under which they lived-- bad food, the minimum ration of water, and a life that none of us nowadays has experienced.
"They bore it all with that in- domitable courage and forbearstice which has resulted in the formation of the biggest Empire that the world has ever con."
· The Old Spitit.
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