THE HONGKONG
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1932,
CONTRACT SMOKING CONDEMNED. CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
BRIDGE
DERATE AT SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS' HOME
Au entertaining debate took place at the Sullora' and Soldiers'
THE ĐEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
·From: LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.
ENGLOI'
By W. E. McKenney EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the the motion "That the provalence
Home, Wanchai, last evening, on The Steamship, ninth of a series articles by Mr. McKenney explaining the oste over plored." Mr. A. Edwards presid-informed that all Goods are being of the Smoking Habit la to be de-
Consignees of Cargo are hereby ane system for contract bridge.
The one over one forcing bid ined over a large audience.
landed at their risk into the hazardous the bid from which the one over
The Rev. W. Walton Rogers, in and/or extra hazardous Godowns of one system derives its name, and proposing the motion, deprecated The Hongkong and Kowlon Wharf unfortunately many players are smoking as an utterly savage and & Gedown Co., Ltd, whence and/or under the impression that if they degrading habit which was one of from the wharves delivery may be une this bid, they are playing the the consequences of the discovery obtained. nhe over ona system.
of America (laughter). As to the the Goods have left the Godowns, and No claims will be admitted after This, of ourse, is far from cor-evil effects of smoking. Mr. Rogers all goods remaining undelivered after reet. The actual one
over one hurled medical dictionaries at his the 6th. December, 1932 will be forcing bid is only one bid of a audience and added that although subject to rent. complete system and plays no more the smoke from the Cement Works All claims against the steamier important part than many of the in Kowloon was often complained must be presented to the Undersigned other bids used in that aystein.
of, the far more prevalent and in-an or before the 20th. December, 1039 The bid is employed in the fol-jurious clouds of smoke from ad- or they will not be
recognized. lowing manner;
To dicts of the tobacco habit were Warehouse Regulations consignees comply with the General Bonded When the original bidder's suit not mentioned (laughter). Ahout must have a Revenue Ofleer in Dro. 21 Dre: 23 Dec. 20 Jan. helt and Dartners
speaker could think of was as an goods are examined Dec. 18 bid of one is passed by an oppo- the only use of tobacco which the attendance when damaged dullable Jan. 1 Jau. 3 Jan. G Jan. 7
Jan. 16 another suit bid of one, he hs muk- emetic, as demonstrated by Robin-Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Feb. 3
All bl
broken, chafed, and damage one forcing bidson Crusoe on a famous occasion.where they will be examined on the Mar. 20 which shows a biddable suit and, With great gusto he quoted But-th December, 1932 at 10 a.m. ty in the majority of cases 1 high ler's "Anatomy of Melancholy" in Messrs. Goddard and Douglas. cards tricks.
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one over
If the next opponent passes, the land damned tobacco." In Turkey original bidder is required to bid the penalty for its use at one time gain, and while the one over one was death; in Russin, knouting: is an absolute force it makes no the Methodist Church 100 years promise for gome. The originalago prohibited its ministers from sidder is only required to keep the use of tobacco, and the pro- the bidding open once, unless the hibition still stood. ore over and Bidder makes another The Rev. E. G. Powell, opposing forcing bid on the next round. the motion, denied that tobacco In this manger. the one over could be condemned under any of ate foreing bid differs from jump the dictionary meanings of "de- shift foreine bids which deraud plorable;" it was helpful to mind that the bidding be kept open un-and nerves; it gave a feeling of til a game is arrived at.
repose and confidence, thereby im
The one over one foreing bid proving intellectual work. Tobacco Arrive Manila and the jump shift forcing bid gave a great deal of employment might be compared to telephonic,As most of the tobacco came from: And was a large revenue producer. or direct, communication au comAmerica, we were paying our war pared with postal, communication.
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debts with our breath (laughter).
The one over one force keeps looked forward to the day the bidding tow and is comparable when all the nations would smoke to a telephone conversation the the pipe of peace (applause). parties are on both ends of the
Mr. S. Hamer smoked a fat cigar wire, and by talking back and while he declared, in support of forth, they are in direct communi- the motion, that smoking was a cation and can arrive at a definite "nasty, dirty, dangerous habit" decision by exchange of informa-expenditure on which tion without too much loss of time productive, ts It would be better) in other words, before the bid-applied to more useful enter ding gets too high.
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was non-
The Chairman then invited the audience "if they could find n are inch of ground not covered" to take a hand, and a number of further entertaining speechos
The jump shift forcing bid ofta. Mr. W, Sprague, speaking forth, forces the bidding too high before entertained the audience with an partners ean intelligently ex- amusing defence of tobacco, change the information necessary amongst other things as a specifie to arrive at the correct contract. for nagging wives,
The one over one forcing bid: takes advantage of a favourable aituation. Quite often, when hold ing a biddable suit and 1% high card tricks, it is necessary for partner to bid two in order to show his sult; eg: the original were made. Mr. Rogers finally demolished the "argument" that bidder pens with one heart and smoking is a good thing because partner's biddable suit is clubs or it prevents giving way to worse diamonds. The bid would now habits, by saying "You might na have to be two.
However, if the suit happened well encourage a murderer to give to be spades, partner would make up murder and go in for theft."
The motion (with the help of a bid of one spade, and therefore
from addicts) the original bidder, with a mini-penitential votes mum hand, is riven the choice of was declared carried by large three declarations, none of which majority. will ever be higher than two.
He may respond: first, with one po trump, partner can now pass, no trump to inform partner that with a minimum hand he can sup he has only a four-curd snit or a port the orginal bidder's suit with weak five-card suit, that he does bid of two hearts; he can deny not have normal sunport in part-both no trump and the originai ner's suit, and therefore is desirous bidder's suit again with a bid of of signing the hand off; second, two spades.
with a good five-card heart suit If the original bidder's response and a minimum hand, he can sign was two hearts, partner may now
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