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HONGKONG TELEGRAPII. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1932.
CONTRACT AMATEUR DRAMATICS,
BRIDGE.
By W. E. McKenney,
Secretary, American Bridge League.
ENTERTAINING EVENING BY
ST. ANDREW'S CLUB.
In past years the St. Andrew's: Club has set a high standard in its amateur dramatic perlodical efforts, and that standard has not been lowered as a result of this year's productions, which were played at the Church Hall last night. Selecting three short plays Without a doubt the greatest of which comedy was the keynote thrill in contract bridge is the bid- and which proved well within their ding and making a grand alam. capabilities, the Club scored an Slam bidding fascinates the play-Impressive success and kept the er who is first introduced to cun-large crowd well entertained tract and only too often to his "Wurzel-Flummery," the main attraction, want a typical A. A. Milne two-act comedy rippling with witty dialogue and brimful of Bituations. clever and humorous The action began right from the start when Sidney Edgar and N. V. burdened Halward, pinying two friendly but rival politicians, were with £60,000 and the title name, and jogged along merrily to a satis factory curtain.
Horrow.
Games and rubbers are repeatedly sacrified on the altar of slim bidding.
Many aystems have been devis-
acc ed for slam bidding. The showing system was in vogue for quite some time but lately it has been losing some of its popularity, Our readers, however, anould
familiar with comne tuuroughly
that when it is ace-showing so used against them, they will not become confused,
While the system is generally termed "ace-showing," it could be better termed "showing no losers"
By under tais system void its
The aca are bid as well as acES.
is a convention showing system
that as soon as when provIBCS both partners have agreed on the same declaration, all subsequent hius in other suits are made only to show that you can win the first Jount u that Hull- either the ace or by ruling,
Withs
S. A. Sweet, a popular performer on concert platforms and amateur dramatic stages, added grently to the fun in the part of Deals Clif-
and
ton, and Winifred Robinson Maud White, as the politician's daughters were suitably cast. Re- ginald Woolley made the most of A small part.
were
The other two offerings shurt sketches by Ronald Jeans on more farcient lines, which kept the andlence in continuous merriment. Rupert Baldwin, Bessie Hiral, Pat White and Irene Gittins were tho fun-makers of "The Old Lady Showa Her Muddle" and Dick The fact that you and your part-Wong. John Baldwin and Reginald ner have agreed on the same suit Woolley plaved "Not Lost" to good does not necessarily mean that fleet.
Variety was milded to the evening you must start in and show acer
musical items and avond MATER. It is only when by several you believe there is a good chance letion of gramophone records for a slam that ace-showing is during the interval. Miss F. Wal- used. Ace-showing should not bnker pleased with a bracket of popu- and Ronnie True, na used until either you or your part. Ir songs. ner has made a demand bid. 1 usual, kept the audience entertain- at originaled with his inimitable pianoforte. your partner makes forcing suit bid and you support
and a
he declaration, a shift now to an- other suit denotes that the first MOSCOW TRIAL ENDS. trick in that suit can be taken aind contains ralucs that the hand which point to slam possibilities.
When showing aces, the lowest
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e. g., South bids two spades, West passes and you, sitting in the North position, raise partner to three spades. If your partner were now to bid four amends, he would any that the first diamond, trick can be won by him either with the ace or he was void of dia moads and that the hand had the
appourance
TWO ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Moscow, Apr. 6.
and Vasiliev, trin herc, have been condemned to death for wounding M. Twar- dowaki, of the German Embaasy. -Reuter.
Judas Stern
on
The case opened recently, and was remarkable for a sister giv- ing evidence against her brother. "My brother was always hostile of a possible slam to the Soviet," declared Karasing He would also inform you imme-Stern, in giving evidence against diately that he did not have condudas Stern, on trial for his life. trol of the club suit because if he Stern pleaded guilty before the held no clubs or the ace of clubs, Supreme Court to a "terroristic his shift would have been to four el in attempting to kill M.
din- than to four clubs rather
Twardowski, the Counsellor of the monds, therefore unless you con- German Embassy. trol the clubs, you immediately know that there can be no slam made unless, of course, partnering system is being used, he would happens to hold a singleton elab say that he could win the first or the king and ong and clubs are trick of that suit. But supposing
he also holds a good biddable. spade suit.
open.
If
Showing of void suits is also
South now bids four spades. done when the opponents enter the contracting. Supposing partner he were to bid three spades, this bid two spades, West bid three dia- would be ace-showing, but as he mends, and you bid four diamonds. has bid one more than necessary, You inform partner of three in-he informs partner that he has a portant factors regarding your two-sult hand and is desirous of
hand:
1. You tell him that you have no losers in the opponents' suit.
2. You have normal support for
his suit.
3. There are strong alam pus- sibilities to your hand, and you and show request him to start
Res
With two-suit hands, it is nec essary in making the shift demand one more than necessary to in- are not form partner that you showing aces; e. g., South opens
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