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RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD. George Goldsack, Manager
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPȚI. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932.
CONTRACT BRIDGE.
By W. E. McKenney,
Secretory, American Bridge League.
1-He may make a
THESE BULLION BROKERS.
MR. BOWES-SMITH GIVES
AMUSING ADDRESS.
ROTARY TALK.
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out of their rickshaws and proceed on foot to prevent the jobbers be ing jolted into the gutter. When they are waiting outside a bank manager's door, and a merchant or lawyer arrives on the scene, they invariably make way and say "After you, air", even if they know that it will probably be twenty. minutes before he comes out again. And when a lady stops one of them In the street and asks to be direct- ed to the Poak' Church or the Virgins' Retreat, he promptly leaves his job and sees hor safe. her destination.- ly en route to (Laughter).
your
Rotariana and guests found In contract bridge, to arrive at much to amuse them In a delight the best declaration for the comfully light address which vas given by Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith bined 20 cards, it is necessary on the subject of These Bullion
These positive qualities are un- for partners to exchange as much Brokers" ut yesterday's weekly fortunately not recognised suffl Club, clently, and so it is that the of the Rotary Intelligent information as possible luncheon. by sound bids-so as not to take which was held on board the .s.s.fraternity of which I am a humble a chance on losing game or over-President Hoover, this being the member comes in for a lot of mis- Arst occasion when the meeting informed criticism. I hope to bidding the hand,
has been hold on board a ship. prove to you in a few moments, When the original bidder's
The Chairman (Sir William gentlemen, that instead of being
We dosorvo hand contalna two and one-half Hornall) welcomed the following criticised, high card tricks or better and guesta-Rotarians, P. H. Steven- sympathy for the many buffetings distribution Assuring him that his son, (Peking), Yinson Lee, (Shang-wo receive in the execution of our band will also take at least four hai), L. L. Goodman, (Singapore) duty.
Their Private Lives. or five tricks if played at the sult B. Thorpe, (California), A. P.
has three choices Drakeford, mentioned, he
(Manila), Freider, Consider, in the first place, what of blia:
(Manila), S. Frazer, (Manila), these brokers are like in private minimum Glicland, (Manila); and the fol- life.. One of them plays the piano. bid of one, While he may bolowing nou-Rotarlan guests:-Mr. I've always maintained that a man taking a chance that his partner Douglas Jenkins, (Consul General who plays the piano must have a will pass short of game, partner for U.S.A. in Hongkong). Mr. F.streak of goodness in him some- where(Applause). Ho also should not pass when holding at Hinke (Consul for U.S.A., Canton),
letters Mr. R. J. Bell, (British North writes
nows- to the least one and one-half tricks.
Bort of A harmicas 2-He may bid for game at Borneo) Captain T. W. H. Huse-papers:
which cannot lead him very good, Dr. Ernest To, Dr. Y. S. Wan, lunacy once, but the risk hore is
Dr. Bernado de Sousa, Mr. P. G. very far astray. Several of them Kreat as there may be two or three different declarations in the Kerley. Mr. R. Sutherland, Mr. R. play golf, which is another harm- hand and the best declaration may A Greaves, and Mr. R. Cryan, (ali | less sort of lunacy, and only leade them as far as Fanling. One of not be the one ho calle.
The Chairman announced that on then spends his spare time frolick- the occasion of Goethe's centenary, ing on the bench; while my old "Faust" will be presented under the friend Champkin has a weakness Auspices of the German Club at St. for Boy Scouts and anti-aircraft Quiet, innocent enjoy- Paul's Girls' College on April 16. guna,
Mr. Bowen-Smith said:-Anments, which they certainly de- guest of the Rotary Club and the servo after the trials and tribula-" Dollar Steamship Company it gives tions of their dally task. I should, me much pleasure to stand before perhaps, admit that at least one of you, to-day, but 88 bullion them is interested in the turf, but broker I do so with that difdence a man can even enjoy horse racing
is such A characteristic without being thoroughly which of the members of my pro-honest.
Exchange I will not say any tension.-(Laughter). brokers, as a body, so often stand up to be shot at in the press that when one of them rises in public, he half expects to be the target for banana skins and ratten apples. Seeing, however, that we have no bananas to-day and that such a thing as a rotten apple has never been seen on a President boat, I hope that my remarks will be greeted with nothing more than an ocensional raspberry.-- (Laughter).
3He may make a forcing bid which not only gives valuable in formation to partner but requires partner to keep the bidding open, thereby guaranteeing him another opportunity to bid.
make
A
in
The ordinary way to forcing bid is to bid une morc of a suit than is necessary to hold the contract. The various types of forcing bids are au follows:
1-Any original bid of two auft requires that the bidding be kept open by partner until a game-going declaration is arrived be at, therefore it should
willing to mnade if you are not
hand At play the
sente though partner's hand mny trickless.
not
even he
2-Overcalling partner's suit
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more than is necessary: §. z. part ner bids one heart and you bid three diamonds. This also indi- cales a game-going hand and re- quires the bidding to be kept open until game is arrived at.
3-Overcalling opponent's suit with a higher bid of the same Buitif partner had previously bid: . g. your partner bids one heart, opponent bids monds, and you bid
shows monds. This
two din- three din-
no
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of Hongkong).
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Docile And Harmless.
There is no section of the com- munity which is more maligned than the bullion brokers, unicas it be the Broadcasting Committee, the civil servants and the inhabi- tants of Ice House Street. Yet a more docile and harmless lot of human beings it would be difficult to find. Accused of almost every losing crime, from rigging the exchange cards in the opponent's suit, sup-
market and rooking the public. and port in your partner's suit
down to exceeding the rickshaw Alum possibilities. It further respeed limit, these mild-mannered quires that the bidding shall be gentlemen and it hard at times to kept open until at least a game-hold up their heads and look their going declaration is arrived at.
fellow citizens in the face. Even 4-The one over one, which the the sharebrokera look askance writer advocates, is a take-out of at them, as though they have partner's opening bid of one, with deliberately engineered the rlag in A bid of one in another suit; e. - the dollar to depress the stock partner bids one heart and
market. In time they acquire a bid one spade. This is the one sort of inferiority complex, feeling over-one and requires partner to that no matter how they present keep the bidding open, but it does their case to the public no one will not guarantee game and partner belleve a word they say. As a may pass on the next round. Sup matter of fact, I have never known posing partner were now to bid one no trump. He would show a minimum four card
Auit opening bid. If you were to carry the bid to two spades, partner, holding no additional values, has n perfect right to pass.
heart
you
The following bids are strong invitation bids but are not de mand bids and partner may pass them:
than I-A free bid of more Kame; e partner bids one heart and you bid five hearts. This is a strong invitation for a slam bid, but partner may pass it.
2-A jump re-bid In your own suit after partner has once denied
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exchange braker tell an un- truth.(Taughter).
Examples of Good Conduct. Far from being undesirables, these gentlemen are singularly free from evil Intentions and vice. scon an exchange Have you ever broker snatching a lady's handbag
in women
and or trafficking children? Have you ever known him cut his neighbour's aerial or appear in public improperly clad? Ours was practically the only pro- fession not included in the flat of. prominent residents, soldiers, law- yers and what-nots who recently desire to go about expressed a naked. (Laughter),
It, or if he has passed; c. g, you Actually, the exchange brokers bid one apade, partner passes ofset an example of good conduct bids two hearts, and you now bid and gallantry which it would be three spades. You strongly invite well for others to emulate. When him to go to four, but he may pass, No trump bids are at no time forcing bids.
SALESMAN SAM
YA SURE LEARN SOMETHIN' NEW EVERY DAY, HANGIN'
AROUND A BOXERS ROOST!. (MAGING A WALLOPER. SPENDIN' HIB TIME..
JUMPIN' ROPE.!
they find the narrow thoroughfare of ice House Street blocked by podestrians, thoy frequently got
dis-
more about
their private lives, for they are friends of mine, But I hope to have proved that they are no worse, (Continued on Page 10.)
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