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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1932.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
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RIDER MAIN DEBATE
GOVERNMENT REJECTS
PROPOSITION.
SIR H. POLLOCK'S COMPROMISE PLAN ADOPTED.
The rider main system' is to be abolished immediately and a universal water meterage system adopted as the policy of the Government of Hongkong.
That far-reaching decision was reached at yesterday's meet- ing of the Legislative Council in the face of opposition from the Chinese Unofficial members.
The debate was resumed on the that the rider-main system should following motion, which came be-be abolished, we are nevertheless of fore the Inst meeting of the Coun- the opinion that, inasmuch as a cil:
privilege of long standing is being "That
in the opinion of this taken away, the Government ought Council the time has come for the to take every reasonable step in Colony to abandon the principle of s power for the purpose of in- the rider main system, substituting ducing those who have hitherto on- com-joyed the privilege of free water therefor the principle of pulsory meterage to all house sup-through the rider-mains, to come plies to which the alternative shall 'forward promptly and apply for se a free supply from street foun-, meters, and it is with that end in view, that we have inserted the con- tains."
ditions as to the Government jay- ing the costs of installation and conexion as set out in conditions (1) and (2) of our amendment.
an amendment
| Colonial Secretary's motion for the abolition of the rider-main system, and at the last Meeting of this
Condition (3) is inserted, e- cause it is felt that the Government would naturally desire to know, al
fairly early date, how many meters are being applied for.
Condition - requires no comp
ment.
The Bidding. Bix hands with anfavourable distribution certainly can get you into A lot of trouble. While South holds five quick tricks in his hand. he should not make a forcing two bid benuse he can- not honestly say to his partner
Sir Henry Pollock: On behalf that his hand coutains enough of the European unofficial members tricks to go xame if partner's of this Council I beg leave to move to the Honourable band IN trickless. 1 32 that the majority of players would boldly bid wo No Trump. In this case, North took the contract to three No Trump--not a Very Council, sound declaration.
The amendment which I beg leave The Play
to propose runs as follows:- West has the opening lead and that the principle of the alan-
With these remarks, Sir, 1 heg of the rider-main of diamonds, his donment led the four fourth bet North, the dummy. system in this Colony be accepted.in move this amendment.
Ron. Mr. W. E. 1. Shenton played the jack and East dinemele priod that the following con-
secondled. while eight of clubs the
with are complied South, the declarer, played the six That, in districts where the Ben of diamonds. The declarer can rider-mains have already count wight tricks, How is he 19 disconnected, those house which pet that ninth trick? The right are not at present supplied with of clubs played by East gives himeter be, at the murliest possible the idea he will start the hear!
opportunity, (upon such applica- anit (the quit that he is afraid
tion as hereafter in Section 3 re- Hon. Mr. Kotowalk: My Chinese Lof and perhaps the opponents decred 16), and in priority to other colleagues and I desire first of all will be afraid to rontinne with houses, supplied therewith, and to thank the Government for bay- that suit. So he boldly leads the
that the cost of installing auching, at my request, prepared af six of hearts from dummy and meters and the cast of competing mich expenditure of time, and laid when East plays the denes hous with the maine be paid by on the table. Sessional Paper No. 4 clarer plays his jack and
unvarnished the Government.
of 1932 giving the wins the rich with the queen.
(2) That the Government there-) Cacts which have enabled us to gain West does not want to surren- | after upon such application asa proper conception of the dificult der control of the heart suit his hereafter in Section 8 referred to). problem now under consideration.
We cannot, partner bas signalled in clubs 80 proceed to supply meters in rider-
however, say that West Heads the four of clubs. main districts not yet disconnect the Ilon. Colonial Secretary's The three is played from dummy.ed, and on the same terms as to speech made at the last meeting of East plays the jack, and the decants of installation con- this Comcit is egrally free from clarer wins the trick with the are nexion as set out in the above controversial statements, as will and immediately returns the ten condition (1). of clubs. West discards the dence of diamonds, the six of clubs is played from dummy and East wins the trick with the queen of clubs.
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Declarer then leads a diamond from dummy, winning in his own hand with the queen, cashes his ace and king of diamonds and then his king of spades. He must sur- render the last two tricks to his opponents, but by leading the heart suit himself, he has stopped the opponents from leading it and this bold play gives him three No Trump when it appeared he would fail to make contract.
CHINESE REQUEST. A Two-Year Respite Asked For.
presently show. The main burden (3) That, owners of houses in of that speech is that the rider. the rider-main districts, who desire main system is wasteful. Salem- to be supplied with meters upon the phatic was he on this point that terms aforesaid, be required to he said: "There can be no hesita- Send in applications for the same tion in slating definitely that there to the Water Authority, on or beis very serious waste through the fore October 1, 1932.
rider-mains, so much so indeed that
agree
Reasons Given.
Now East, holding three hearts to the king, does not like to start the heart suit, especially since it
(4) That a free supply of water experience has shown that restric- has been played by the declarere continued through the street tion to anything more than 2 or so he decides to lead to the weak fountains.
perhaps 4 hours per day does not ness in dummy and leads the five
result in the conservation of water of spades which the declarer wins
that is called for in times of with the ace. The declarer then The European unofficial members scarcity. Eight hours stapply or leads his five of clubs and wins in accept the abolition of the rider-more in a day means as much use dummy with the king. The good main system, becantar--(i) They of water as a 24 hours supply." nine of clubs is cushed from
with the Hon. Colonial dummy, declarer discarding the
Not Wasteful. Secretary's remarks at our Just. five of hearts.
Meeting to the effect that, con- We do not deny that immediately sidering the sums which the Gov-following upon the issue of a notice ernment has paid for the main by the Government that a restric- tenance of the rider-mans since tion would be imposed, the consump they were first installed and the tion of water through the rider- and tear, the mains did go up somewhat, for matter of wear original contributors to the cost people, as was natural, resoried to of the rider-malus have had "Value a certain amount of hourding dur- their money, and secondly being the first day or two; but the cause they feel that, in view of the consumption generally went down are sums which have been spent after the first week of restriction. in the past (as detailed by SirThe remark that 8 hours supply in Cecil Clementi in Hansard of 1929 a day means as much use of water al pages 147-149), and in view of as a 24 hours supply is a proof the further large sums which are that the rider-man system itself now about to be spent upon re-lia wasteful. It merdy indicates servoir construction, it is no longer that the people draw as much water advisable to continue the supply of in 8 hours as they do in 24 in order free water through the rider-mains to meet their wants: it does not to some residents whilst others, who prove that there is waste. are metered, have to pay for excess The rider-main system was 3p- consumption. In future those who proved in 1903 after very careful want free water should, in our consideration by the Secretary of opinion, resort to the street foun- State for the Colonics, by the 'neal lains.
Government and by the Legislative Council, as Hansard of that year shows,
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