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THE HONGKONG

CONTRACT BRIDGE.

By W. E. McKenney,

Secretary, American Bridge League.

When the original hand contains two and

necessary

TELEGRAPIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932.

bidder's one-half

at

THESE BULLION

BROKERS.

MR. BOWES-SMITH GIVES AMUSING ADDRESS.

ROTARY TALK.

out of their rickshaws and proceed on foot to prevent the jobbers bo- ing jolted into the gutter. When they are waiting outaldo a bank manager's door, and a merchant or lawyer arrives on the scone, they Invariably, make way and say "After you, air", even if they know that it will probably be twenty minutes before he comes out again. And when a lady stops one of them in the street and aska to be direct- ed to the Ponk Church or the ho promptly Virgins' Retreat, leaves his job and soca her safe- ly en routo to her destination.- (Laughter).

Their Private Lives.

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Rotarians and guests found In contract bridge, to arrive at much to amuse them in a delight

address which was the best declaration for the com- fully light

given by Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith

These positive qualities are in- bined 26 cards, it is

on the subject of "These Bullion for partners to exchange as much. Brokers" at yesterday's weekly fortunately not recognised suff

Club, ciently, and so it is that the of the Rotary intelligent Information as possible luncheon by sound bids-so as not to take which was held on board the 8.8. fraternity of which I am a humble a chance on losing game or ovar- President Hoover, this being the member comes in for a lot of mis- 1 hope to frat occasion when the meeting informed criticism.

prove to you in a few moments, bidding the hand,

has been held on board a ship.

The Chairman (Sir William gentlemen, that instead of being wo deserve yout Hornell) welcomed the following criticised, high card tricks or better and a guests.-Rotarians, P. H. Steven-sympathy for the many buffetings son, (Peking), Yinson Loc, (Shang- we receive in the execution of our distribution nesuring him that his hand will also take at least four hal), L. L. Goodman, (Singapore) duty. or five tricks if played at the suit B. Thorpe, (California), A. P.

has three cholces | Drakeford, (Manila), Frelder, Consider, in the first placo, what mentioned, he

(Manila), (Manila), 5. Frazer,

these brokers are like in private of bids:

minimum Gillelund, (Manila); and the fol-life. One of them plays the piano. 1-He may make a

While bid of one.

he may be lowing non-Rotarian guests:-Mr. | I've always maintained that a man taking a chance that his partner Douglas Jenkins, (Consul General who plays the piano must have a will pass short of game, partner for U.S.A. in Hongkong), Mr. F.atreak of goodness in him some- He also Ilinke (Consul for U.S.A., Canton), where.-(Applause). should not paas when holding at

to the nowa Mr. R. J. Bell, (British North writes letters least one and one-half tricks.

sort of harmless 11 Borneo) Captain T. W. H. Hose-papers:

which cannot lead him good, Dr. Ernest To, Dr. Y. S. Wan, lunacy Dr. Bernado de Sousa, Mr. P. G. very far astray. Several of them Kerley, Mr. R. Sutherland, Mr. R. play golf, which is another harm- A. Greaves, and Mr. R. Cryan, (all less sort of lunacy, and only leads of Hongkong).

them as far as Fanling. One of them spends his spare time frolick- ing on the beach; while my old friend Champkin has a weakness for Boy Scouts and anti-aircraft

innocent guns. Quiet,

enjoy. menta, which they certainly de- serve after the trials and tribula- tions of their daily task. I should, perhaps, admit that at least one of them is interested in the turf, but a man can even enjoy horse racing Min- without being thoroughly of of the members

honest. pro- Exchange fession.--(Laughter). 1-Any original bid of two a suit requires that the bidding brokers, as a body, so often stand be kept open by partner until a up to be shot at in the press that game-going declaration is arrived when one of them rises in public, should not be the half expects to be the target at, therefore it

willing

for banana skins and rotten apples. tnade if you are not

Secing, however, that we have no hand at game even play the

may

bebananas to-day and that such though partner's hand trickless.

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2-He may bld for game once, but the risk here is very great በዛ there may be two three different declarations in the hand and the best declaration may not be the one he calls.

3-He may make a forcing bid which not only gives valuable in formation to partner but requires partner to keep the bidding open, thereby guaranteeing him another opportunity to bid.

make The ordinary way to forcing bid is to bid one more of a suit than in necessary to hold the contract. The various types of forcing blds are as follows:

2--Overcalling

in

The Chairman announced that on the occasion of Goethe's centenary, "Faust" will be presented under the auspices of the German Club at St. Paul's Girls' College on April 10. Mr. Bowes-Smith said:-As a guest of the Rotary Club and the Dollar Steamship Company it gives me much pleasure to stand before RR a bullion you to-day, but broker I do no with that diffidence characteristic which is such

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thing as a rotten apple has never been seen on a President boat, I hope that my remarks will he greeted with nothing more more than is necessary; e. K. part-than an occasional raspberry. ner bids one heart and you bid three diamonds. This also indi- cates a game-going hand and re- quires the bidding to be kept eren until gume' is arrived nt.

(Laughter).

Docile And Harmless. There is no section of the com- munity which is more maligned than the bullion brokers, unless it 3-Overcalling opponent's suit with a higher bid of the same be the Broadcasting Committee. suit if partner had previously the civil serants and the inhabi- Yet o tants of Ice House Street. bid: . . your partner bids one

lot of 11--

more docile and harmless heart, opponent bids two

human beings it would be difficult three din- monde, and you bid

to find. Accused of almost every no loshig

crime, from rigging the exchange monds. This shows cards in the opponent's suit, aup market and rooking the public, port in your partner's suit and down to exceeding the rickshaw slami possibilities. It further re-speed limit. these mild-mannered quires that the bidding shall be gentlemen find it hard at times to kept open until at least a game-hold up their beads and look their going declaration is arrived at.

fellow citizens in the face. Even -The one over one, which the the sharcbrokers look askance writer advocates, la a take-out of at them, as though they partner's opening bid of one, with deliberately engineered the rise in a bid of one in another suit; e. g. the dollar to depress the stock partner bids one heart and you; market In time they acquire a bid one spade. This is the one- sort of inferiority complex, feeling over-one and requires partner to; that no matter how they present keep the bidding open, but it does their case to the public no one will not guarantee game and partner believe a word they any. As a may pass on the next round. Sup-matter of fact, i have never known posing partner were now to bid an exchange broker tell ane no trump. He would show a truth.-(Laughter).

heart #ult minimum four card

have

An un-

Examples of Good Conduct.

opening bid. If you were to carry the bid to two spades, partner. holding no additional values, has a perfect right to pass.

The following bids are strong! Have you ever invitation bids but are not de- mand bids and partner may pass them:

than A free bid of more Kame; eg, partner bids one heart And you bid five hearts. This is a strong invitation for a alam bid, bal partner may pass it.

2-A jump re-bid in your own suit-after partner has once denied It, or if he has passed; e. g. you bid one spade, partner passes of bida two hearts, and you now bid three spades. You strongly invite him to go to four, but he may pase, No trump bids are at no time forcing bids.

SALESMAN SAM

YA SURE LEARN SOMETHIN' NEW EVERY DAY, HANGIN' AROUND A BOXERS ROOST! IMAGING A WALLOPER SPENDIN HIS TIME JUMPIN' ROPE!

Far from being undesirables, these gentlemen are singularly free from ovil intentions and vice. seen an exchange broker snatching a lady's handbag or trafficking in women And children? Have you ever known him cut his neighbour's aerial or appear in public improperly clad? Oure was practically the only pro- fession not included in the list of prominent residents, soldiers, law- yers and what-nots who recently expressed a desire to go about naked. (Laughter).

Actually, the exchange brokers set an example of good conduct and gallantry which it would be well for others to emulate. When they find the narrow thoroughfare of Ice House Street blocked by podestrians, they frequently get

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I will not any any more about their private lives, for they are friends of mine. But I hope to have proved that they are no worse, (Continued on Page 10.)

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