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THE HONGKONG
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spades. Remember, that after a
CONTRACT forcing two bid, the bidding must
BRIDGE
Secretary, American Bridge Leaguo.
be kept open until ganic ar rived at, therefore there 10 neccanity for South to hurry the bidding along. North would then show his other five-card suit by bidding three diamonds. South would
with four overcall this clubs.
Four-card suita are not re-bid, and as under the writer's system
five
six
JAPAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
PREMIER'S DENIAL OF TENSION
Tokyo, June 2. Replying to a questionnaire, Via- Sallo, recently-appointed count
By W. E. McKenney,
of bidding, the second suit shown Primo Minister of Japan, has sent is, the five-card suit, North should to Router an exclusive written state- in which he emphatically Stan bidding is always interest- gure South as holding five spatles. ment, ing, but sometimes when holding in order to re-bid the clubs there denies the rumours of serious ten- an especially large hand, the ques-would have to be at least
eluba. If there had been five afon between Japan and the Soviet, tion is whether to bid a small or apades ned five clubs, the spades although he expresses an earnest
In most enser cor- Would have n grand slum.
been bid firat, desire that the Soviet will see the reet bidding will show whether therefore South must hold
and five
way to repose greater confidence in spaces. This the bidding should stop at the clubs
leaves only two cards unnecounted Japan by discontinuing the Ambil stam
for. If North were now to bid ventration of troops in the Far four spades, he would deny hoki-East, which is considered to be the ing either the ace of hearts or
primary cause of the unfounded the ace of diamonds. He would May to partier, "I cannot take eare rumours, of even one of your two losing cards."
His proper declaration is five spades, to show partner that
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THE SMILE OF HEALTH.
He radiates health and happiness because his internal organs are work. ing harmoniously, No wonder le seems always bright to him.
There is a secret, of course.
These
Expressing his belief that the takes Pinketten occasionally. conclusion of a non-aggression pactainty little liver and laxative pills between Japan and the Soviet will cleanse the food tract, tone up the he can take care of i wenken the force of the Kellogg internal organs and clear away any to necumulations of waste matter which of the two losing cards, were to bid six spades now that Pact and will be equivalent
establishing
special in- have not been expelled in the ordinary he knows that a antall slam istimacies which so often have been way Pinkettes get you at and keep quite probable, he would invite partner to po to seven spades if deprecated," Viscount Salto asserts you fit. Though they are gentle in
mikt or severe; either
they dispel his two suits were headed with that the Soviet's interests in the action and non-habitforming they ar militate against bious attacks, liverlahness and nick at least three or four top hong, Chinese Eastern Railway are not peedily effective for constipation,
considered to When North bils the Ave apndes i South, with this information, only Japan's interests in Manchuria, headaches, correct disordered stomach.
LIVER & LAXATIVE goes to six, and the small stam is where the policy of the "open door" intillen the respect of all vested in-
INKETTE safely and correctly arrived at.
of national terests, irrespective
PERFECTION A complexion.
SAFEGUARD
The Piny
Tere is ne play to the hum
Desired.
Under the writer's system of
No Interests contract bidding, when holding a
Conseruently it was "not con- six-card suit and a five-card suit,jas West is bound to make his ace the six card suit should de bid of hearts, South ran ruif one club
aud this will make his club sull'sidered advisable for Japan to neį Brat. As we have a right to soll. If West opens a diamond. quire any interests possessed by sume that the South band does the declarer must not fineser,
others in the Chin so Eastern Rail- not contain more than three los quite true that if East holde way." ing cards, the proper declaration five clubs to the jack and West is two clubs. This is a forein four spades to the Ten spot, It
and demands that partner
would be almost impossible for Keep the bidding open even though South to nike bis small sham, but he holds a trickless hand.
this would be an unusually bad distribution.
bir
YOUR HEALTH.
the
state's proved capacity for main-
and fourthly, Other points that Viscount Salto faining itself.
nor did Jupan stressed Included, firstly, the hope annexation of Manchuria was eer- that circumstances would not arise tainly not desired,
to cause Japan's withdrawal from wish to control illegitimately the the League and secondly that no polley of the Manchukuo authori Wod would pass, and North
Customs anion or economic federati,
Viscount Saito's statement of his holding two five-card suits, would
Give intelligent information to lon between Japan and Manchuria shew the higher ranking aur first,
Thirdly the foreign policy will be made at the therefore bix
response your partner in the bidding so that was contemplated. proper would be two hearts. East would the correct contract can be arrived recognition of the Manchukuo Gov-special session of the Dlet
ernment would depend on the new morrow-Reuter. Pass. South would then hid twaist.
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