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THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1932.
CONTRACT BRIDGE.
By W. E. McKenney.
Secretary, American Bridge League.
During the past seven or eight weeks we have given you a gen oral outline of several popular contract bridge bidding systema Each system has many followers
CATHEDRAL “BOMB" EXPLOSION.
POLICE INQUIRIES LEAD
TO A DEAD END
At the resumed inquest yesterday afternoon on Taoi Yuan, killed by what appeared to have been the explosion of a bomb in the St. John's Cathedral grounds on March 30, Detectivo Inspector Dorling told the Coroner that the Police were at a dead end in the inquiries they had pursued.
The tin of "Peacock" brand' Rolled Oats in which the ox- and there is no question but what plosive material was contained at any good contract system will one time had suggested a valuable clue, but its individuality was loat arrive at the correct declaration in the hundreds of Its fellows to In the great majority of bands.be found retalled at almost every No one system will work perfect-Chineso provisions shop in the
Each authority ly in every спас. can select the hand that will suit Colony. By the same token, they could also find "Peacock" brand duplicated on flour, on tea, on bacon, and half-a-dozen other com modities.
only his system,
11
Scraps of metal scattered by the com-explosive had suggested an inspec- tion of all the gratings over drains and ventilators in and about the Cathedral grounds. Thero again, the results were nil. Every grat- ing was found to be intact and coated with a grey paint which was the scrape not to be found on picked up after the explosion. The Dean of the Cathedral also stated that no recent repairs had been effected.
The writer has compiled what is known as the McKenney system for contract bidding. While the major portion of it is posite system, the better features having been selected from various systems, it also inculcates several for new and interesting anglen contract bridge, the first and most important of which is the use of and secondly the one over one
four-card the bidding of
Buits ahead of five or six-card sults.
The foundation of the system is Inid entirely on quick tricks-part- "We are at a dead end so far as ners to determine the number of the explosive is concerned," obsery quick tricks between them. ited Inspector Dorling, "at a dead naturally follows that the missing end as to who placed it there or high card tricks will be quickly how it got there." eashed by the opponents unleas the distribution of the hand is such that a home may be found for losing cards,
Original No Trump Blds.
The pitch scale for valuing no trump hands is without a doubt The pitch the simplest method. scale is as follows:
Ace-
King Queen
Jack
He indicated that the investign tions are continuing, although for the present the results have been I disappointing.
The Government Analyst, Mr. E. It. Dovey, had conceived the theory, witness continued, that the explosion occurred on the lid being taken off. This appeared to have been borne out by the fact that the Hd was not in any way in
4 points jured, 3 points
"Or it may have been blown off 2 points by the force of the explosion." the
Coroner remarked.
1 point
held Ten spot (when
with a high honour).. point when the hand does not contain an ace, the ten spot is given no value.
for The total count required original no trump bids of one is as follows:
First hand
Second hand Third hand Fourth hand-
.
Shum Shing, a Cathedral coolle who shared the same quarters with Taoi Yuen, told the Court that he did not see anything unusual or the peculiar in the behaviour of deceased. Neither bad ho at any time seen the deceased carry a tin of any shape or form.
The gardener employed to look after the Cathedral grounds declar- 13 od he had not been anywhere near 12 the spot for over a year—a state- from the 14 ment which drow 15 Coroner warning as to. the the hecessity for adhering to
CRUELTY TO BOY
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN BURNED BY FATHER Convicted of cruelty to one of his two young sons, Fan King-choung, a marchant of 27, Yuk Sau Street was fined $100 by Mr. Wynno Jones at the Central Police Court yesterday and ordered to sign a bond for his future behaviour.
Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones appeared for the defence, and Mr. W. M. Thomson (Assistant Secretary for Chincoo Affairs) was for the prosecution."
Mr. Thomson said that the pro-
ceedings were brought to the notice of the authorities by a private in- dividual who had refused to appear in Court. The only evidenco he had was that of the two children and the medical evidence. boys would say that they had been beaten and that the younger one had had his checks burned and his 4 flower lead knocked against stand.
wero
.The
15 cano
Dr. G. II. Thomas said that there were over 50 cano marks on the younger boy, two scab areas on his right elbow, a faint mark on his temple and one on his upper lip. On the other boy marks.
Before calling the defendant, Mr. Hugh Jones said that regarding the younger of the boys, the marks on his body seemed to indiente ex- cessive punishment. He did not, however, think they were serious. great There were, admittedly, a number of bruises.
"This is a British Court in which certain ideas, which I hope are good Ideas, prevail, and speaking myself as an Englishman I feel that the marks on that boy are excessive, he said,
Defendant's Responsibility.
Mr. Hugh Jones outlining the family history, pointed out that all the responsibility of the up-bring- ing of the children, their educa- tion and development of character and the guidance of their morals generally rested with the father ar
AD tho
their mother was in the country, The father had brought the boys to Hongkong to give them education and also because younger one had been very ill. The younger boy was very trouble- some, did not respond to correction and was a great disappointment to
his father.
Defendant himself was a younger BON. His elder brother had no Bons and he (Mr. Hugh Jones) was instructed that according to Chi- nese customs the elder brother had the right to call on the defendant to hand over his elder boy to bo adopted by the uncle, therefore leaving the younger son to succeed the defendant.
His Worship said he thought it was a matter of custom and not right.
Mr. Hugh Jones said the younger
an
Was
This strength must be distribut-truth. ed in at least three different sults.
What witness was asking the Court to believe, said the Coroner, However, if a hand contains
was that he never tended a patch only a minimum count, it must
of ground where constant trampl- son was Incorrigible and remarked also contain at least two quick
of football that defendant having been ing by spectators tricks, while If the hund has more
games, on the Parade Ground officer in the Canton Navy, than the minimum
He did not suggest that the and one-half quick tricks are suff-below, required continual attention perhaps a strict disciplinarian. cient, with the count, to justify from one engaged en witness's marks were anything but exccaalve. Perhaps defendant had erred in being a little too severe but he (Mr. Hugh Jones) discounted the idea of cruelty.
count,
one
duties. an original ne trump bid of one.
The man reiterated his previous Original no trump bids are also statement, and also said that he know of the explosion made on hands containing two and did not one-half quick tricks and no bid-juntil after having had his atten- dable suit.
tion drawn to it. Under the writer's system of The inquest was adjourned until contrnet bidding, the object is to next week. pass as much information as pos- Bible back and forth by intelligent bidding and thereby approach the best bid in the combined 26 cards. therefore there are very few hands that should be opened with one no trump which contain a bid- dable four-card suit. However. if the strength is distributed in four suits and the four-card suit is rather weak, the no trump may he selected in preference to sult bid.
What you are endeavouring
SHAUKAT ALI
MARRIES GIRL DESPITE MOSLEM OBJECTION
Mr. Wynne Jones discharged de- fendant on the count in respect of the elder boy but convicted on the other. After pointing out to de fendant that the method he had adopted was not the way to teach his children, the Magistrate Bald the present case was not quite the same as the one which he had be fore him some time ago when he took a severe view of the case. In that instance the child was two or three years of age.
Bombay, Apr. 21.
In fining the defendant and Despite fierce opposition, Shau-ordering him to be bound over, Mr. kat All, the Moalem leader, has Wynne Jones said that he himself #married Miss Formsby, a beautiful was a father and he could assure
young Yorkshire girl.
defendant that he would not stop a child telling lies by burning his lips.
to
At first a Moslem priest refused
tell your partner when you make to perform the marriage on the an original bid of one no trump ground that it is not clearly legal Islamic law. Young is that your hand contains either under the required count or two and Moslems are said to have threaten- one-half quick tricks with no vid-1ed the priest with violence if he dable suit-in other words, you performed the ceremony. have distributed strength and can undoubtedly support almost any bid he will make, and if the bid he makes does not suit your hand, you can continue with no trump.
SALESMAN SAM
SOYA BOUGHT THAT
PER TER NEPHEW, HUH?/ I'D TAKE IT BACK IF (Wuz you — ITS ALL SCRATCHED up!
Mies Formsby was closely guard- ed, owing to fears of kidnapping or Shaukat All expressed his worse, determination to proceed with the marriage-Rouler,
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