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By W. E. McKenney,
Secretary. American Bridge League.
The forcing two of n sult bid is the powerhouse hand and informa partner that you expect to go gamo oven though his hand I
trickless,
TELEGRAPT?. : SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1932.
Quite often, however, we pick up a hand which is quite powerful, but not strong enough to make a two forcing bid with, but still requires only one trick from: partner to go game. lf we were to bid one, partner might pass as he is re- quired to have one and one-half tricks to keep
bida open. Hands of this type are handled in, two ways:
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1--If you have a hand containing four or five quick tricks distribut- ed in four suits and only a four- card biddable sail, these hands may be opened with an original two no trump bid. They are too strong to open with one in the four-card suit and still not strong enough to make a forcing two bid, therefore an criginal two no trump bid shows a strong band, all four suits atop ped, and invites partner to go to three no trump with one trick.
2--When we pick up a hund con- taining a long major suit, and one in-card in partner's hand. is likely to produce game, these hands should be opened with an original suit bid of three. An original sait bid of three advises partner:
That trump support is not neces-
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That you do not have a no trump distribution.
That you can go game with one
trick in his hand.
That you have at least two quick tricks on the side.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
HONGKONG SOCIETY HOLDS MEETING.
CO-OPERATION NEED.
Solid public opinion and a just appreciation by it of the difficulties handicapping the well meaning efforts of the League of Nations, are two requirements stressed at the annual meeting of the local branch of the League of Nations Society, which was held in the Cathedral Hall Jast evening.
The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D., President of the local League of Nations Society, took the chair, supported by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton and Prof. R. Robertson (Vice-Pre- Aldents), Rov, N. V. Halward (Hon. Secretary), Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam (Hon. Treasurer) and other mem bere of the Council and Executive Committee.
The meeting unanimously adopted the Reports of the Hon. Secretary and of the Hon. Treasurer,
President's Speech. Addressing the gathering the President said:
The League of Nations Society of Hongkong has completed its first of activity. As has been year shown in the Honorary Secretary's report, some useful work has been accomplished, and the foundations for other activities have been laid during the period. The efforts of the Executive Committee have been principally directed to some of the social questions that have engaged the attention of the Lengue, and to the education of the young in the aims and ideals of the Lengue of Nations. Thanks to the exertions of our Honorary Secretary, the Rev. N. V. Halward, regular Interchange of correspondence has been effected between many boys and girls in Hongkong, both Chinese and Euro- pean, and young people in other countrica, Thore is no doubt that such friendly contacts are the best means of removing international misunderstandings and promoting international goodwill.
Chinese Situntion.
During the last seven months events in Manchuria and Shanghai have riveted the attention of the world. For Its policy in connexion Q-J-10-9-8-7-5 with this unfortunate situation, the
E. R. Your hand contains Spades
Hearts
Diamonda
Clubs
queen.
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League of Nations hns been criticised in many quarters. Even some of its supporters, including members of the League of Nations Union, haye expressed doubts as to whether the League has done all it could or should have done. I am afraid that the League has been judged without proper apprecia-
We can readily see that the hand must lose one aspade trick, two heart tricks and possibly two club tricks -five losing tricks. But if part nor has an in-card, we can take what may prove to be a successful club finesse, or we may be able to tion of the extraordinary difficulties force a club lend up to the ace with which it is faced. Those who In other words, with (L are not members of the League holding of the above type, the bid- Council enn, at best, but possess in- ding should be opened with three complete information of all that hearts, requesting partner to go to goes on, not only in the Beat of four even though he does not hold trouble, but also in the countries normal support, but has one entry which comprise the League, with into his hand. While it fa quite their intricate problems and con- true that if the club finesse fails ficting interests. A writer in the we will be down one trick, the odda September 1931 issue of the Head- are in favour of the declarer."
way, the journal of the League of Nations Union, puts the position Original Suit Bids
fairly and clearly in these words: "A distinction must be drawn be- tween what the League might do if it were given the opportunity, and what the nations comprising the League will agree to let it do."
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The diffleultica confronting the League must, therefore, be tre- mendous, if not insuperable. In spite of these difficulties, however,
An original bid of three in minor suit from a love score rarely made and is not recommend el. There is no advantage in mak. ing an original three minor bid if it will not shut the opponents out if they have a strong major suit holding, and all it might do is to prevent partner from showing a strong suit of his own which might lend to a game going declaration think that the League has at least in ne trump A three bid in a prevented the trouble from assum I do minor rarely comes in the pre- ing even larger proportions. emptive class, and as long as you not know what might have happen. are going to pre-empt, you must ed if there had been no League of pre-empt high enough to shut out, Nations. Its actions, at any rate, your opponents, and this cannot be have gone far towards mobilising world opinion in support of right done with a three minor suit bid.
and justice, and in condemnation Of course, if you have a partial score and three or four of minor of war for the solution of inter-
controversies. Just will give you game, you would be month ago Sir John Simon, the Bri- justified in opening with three of tish Secretary of State for Foreign a minor
If your hand contained' Affairs, said: "Let no one suppose eight probable tricks and at least a that beenuse peace has not been six card minor suit headed by ace, restored, the Langue does not exer-
сіне valuable king, queen.
restraining in-
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fluence." It is important to ro member that whatever may be ino potency of the League, China has placed complete reliance upon it for Justice and fairplay throughout her dispute with her mighty neighbour,
Fairness to Lenguo.
As I have said, the 'man in the street cannot know what le going or in the inner circle of the League. Evidently realising this fact, the Council of the League of Nations Union recently passed a resolution recording an appreciation of the League. Council's efforts to restore peace in the Far East, and express- ing the conviction that the British Government would have British opinion behind it in any action it might deem wise and effectual' to take for maintaining the authority of the League. At about the same time an extraordinary meeting of the International Federation of the League of Nations Societies was also held in Paris, at which a re- solution was passed urging Its con- stituent societies in different coun- their utmost to tries to do strengthen support for the League Council in the use of every possible means for maintaining peace in the Far East, and also to counteract the hostile attacks on the League pro- valent in various quarters,
It will thus be acen that both the League of Nations Union, which has a membership of about a million. and the InternationaĮ
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