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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1932.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney,

Secretary. American Bridge Leaguo.

In the game of auction bridge it is quite true that, many players preferred to bid an 'original no trump rather than a four-card sult unless the four-card suit was strong and contained simple honours, but In contract bridge, fourcard suit bidding plays a most important

part.

In

VALLEY ROAD MURDER

TRIAL OPENS AT THE CENTRAL COURT

GIRL'S EVIDENCE

accused followed you to Singa- pore?-He went to Singapore to visit mo.

to

I say he followed you to 8inga- pore. He went down there

thing. Ho visit you, the same stayed with your father for a time? Yes.

Did you go anywhere with him? -I went with him to Ipoh.

Anybody go with you?-A god- gister went with us,

A worn sister is it? I have The preliminary trial opened.

of a god-father, a god- before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the heard. Contral Magistracy yesterday mother and a god-son, but I have afternoon of Cheng Kwuk-yau, nevor Heard of a god-sister. How scion of a wealthy Chinese family, long were you away 7-Less than who is charged with instigating a month.

Did your father agree to this the murder of George Fung on March 24 at Village Road, Wong-trip?-le consented,

ncichong.

The case for the Crown at this preliminary stage is in the hands of the Assistant Attorney General and Public Prosecutor, Mr. R. E Lindsell. Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton our previous articles

represented the accused, and Mr. learned that the bidding of a no Peter Sin wabehed the case on be- trump aimply indicated a hand con-half of one Edward Zimmern, men tnining distributed strength and notioned as a witnicas for the Crown. After a very lengthy opening by biddable four-card suit. While it is

called true that in contract we endeavour Mr. Lindsell, the crown

Girl in Box.

Mr. Lindsell; I think at about the age of 16 you were for a short time a cinema actress?—Yes..

And you then joined the legiti mate drama and became an actress proper? Yes.

And as much you first came to Hongkong four years ago in com- his pany with your father and theatrical troupo?--Yes.

to play as many handa na possible Miss Lai Ming-Fay, who was with In no trump, the reason the no deceased when he was murdered. trump is not bid frat is because it i is better to bid the four-card suita and thereby approach the best bid in the hand. If no trump is the best declaration, the bidding of the four-card suit will plug the weak! spota in the band and more safely, get you into a trump declaration. Biding of Four-card Suits Ahead of Longer Suits. The writer has long advocated the bidding of four-card suits ahead of five or even six-card spita; e. g. you hold the king and queen and

On that occasion?--Yes. two small diamonds and the

How did you come to know him? and king and three small spades. The writer prefers to start the bid-He wrote to me and asked me to

the Kam Ling Restaurant. ding with one diamond and then un the second round of bidding to show the spade suit. In this manner your partner can easily rend that your hand.contains four diamonds and five spades.

асс

Under this system of bidding, the always second suit shown almost contains five or six cards. While it Borne cases is quite true that in you must bid two four-card suits, the majority of hands arise where the distribution is four-five.

The most important reason for bidding the four-card sunt first in that while the size of the contract is small the four-card suit can be shown. When the size of the con- tract is increased, we show the suit containing the longer number. Often when you start off with the five-card first, the bidding comes so high that it is impossible to show the second sult, and it may by that only in the short suit is

there game.

+

be-

How long have you known this man (accused)?--I have known him since I enme to Hongkong.

You alone? With many people, including the one who introduced me to him.

He invited the troupe in fact? Yea.

At this stage Mr. Brutton inter- posed and said that the accused was not able to follow the witness and thus check

Proposal of Marriage.

On that trip did the accused make any proposal to you?-He did.

my

What? He proposed marriage. Did you accopt him?-I said I should be able to tell him when I asked permission of had father.

You accepted him subject to your father's consent? Did he give

Any engagement ring then during the trip?-He gave me a diamond ring.

During that trip? A diamond engagement ring? No he gave it to me when we returned to Singa- pore.

Did your father consent?--My father left it to me.

He did not oppose the match any way?—No.

You appear to have taken that for consent and you accepted the engagement ring? Yes.

Was any arrangement made as to when the marringe was to take place ?-No.

gave me

Did he give you any indication as to when he might be able to marry you? Yes. He the indication that after two or three years we might be married. Then you and your father re turned to Shanghal via Hongkong?

Yes.

Before

he (accused) got off here did he say anything further about the marriage?-Ho said that her evidence. this proposal was not agreed to by The witness spoke perfect Punti. his own family and he would try He (Mr. Brutton) submitted that to get permission. If he did he the witness had elected to speak would go to Shanghai and see me. Did he follow you to Shanghai? In the Shanghai dialect so that the

He did. general public should not what she was saying. When the witness had lived with the accus- ed they always conversed Punti.

hear

in

Accused at Disadvantage.. Iris Worship remarked that he did not think he could compel the witness to give har evidence in any given dialect.

About how long after was it?- One or two months later.

Did he bring any money with him? He said he did but I didn't know whether he actually did.

*How much did he tell you he had brought with him?-He said $80,000.

Awaiting His Fortune.

Was marriage now mentioned again?---No.

The ideal tramp distribution is to have four in your hand and find four in your partner's hand. This is a far better distribution than three in your partner's hand and five in your own. In the majority

Mr. Brutton suggested that she-Yes. of enses, three rounds of trump will pick up all the opponents' tramps.be questioned in the Punti dialect, With a five-three distribution, this It was merely so that the accused would leave one hand without any could check her evidence. trump for ruffing, but with a four- four distribution, each hand will have one trump for ruffing pur-

poses.

Distribution is one of the most important factors in bridge, and under this system of bidding you will find that you can more easily give your partner the exact pat- tern of your hand than you can by bidding the long suit first.

WRB

Mr. Brutton: How is the defen-) dant to know what she's saying? His Worship: We have an In-

Any reason why * marriage terpreter here (the Shanghai in- terpreter) and another dxplaining should not be mentioned again?- the evidence to the accused. Do His family did not agree to the

the, marriage. you suggest that we force

There was mention of the mar evidence in lady to give her

riage then? Did he tell you that? Punti?

What did he propose to do about It then?-He intended to wait for several years more until ho older and got his fortune.

Now you knew the George Fung 7-Yes.

When did you first come to know him?-Before I went to Singa- pore several years ago.

Who did you meet first then? the accused?—I met Fung or Cheng (accused) first,

During that same visit to Hong- kong with the theatrical troupe, you met Fung?-Yes.

His Worship remarked that he did not see how he could do that" if the witness elected to speak in another dialect.

His Worship (to witness): Are you prepared to answer questions in the Punti dialect?

Witness: I prefer to speak in the Shanghai dialect because I don't know Cantonese much and can't understand it thoroughly.

His Worship (to Mr. Brutton): What's the answer to that?

Mr. Brutton: I don't know I am sure.

His Worship: I think there's no answer.

Mr. Brutton: No, but I have mia we shall just doots. I suppose have to carry on.

Another advantage in bidding a four-card suit ahead of five is that if partner has support for both sults, he will allow you to play in your short suit and your long suit can then be used for valuable dis- cards; e. g. if you held your hearts and five spades, and partner held four hearts and four spades, as you have shown both quits, partner will know the pattern of your hand. He will then allow you to play the examination of witness): After a hand at hearts so that you can use visit to

Mr.

At Singapore. Lindsell (resuming

deceased

When the accused went up to Shanghai with whom did he stay or where did he live at first?-Ho stayed with my father.

And you ?--Yes.

For about how long?--About three or four months.

During those three months did you see Fung again?—

his I did.

or

four

Did he appear to be friends with Canton you and your the accused at that time?-Yes.

Did he seem to be interested in you?-No. the fifth spade for a valuable dis-troupe moved to Singapore?—Yes.

Did accused see you off 7-Yes. card.

Did he give you anything?-Yes

Playing the hand at spades, the heart suit has no value except for some fruits. the tricks that it wll take itself,

Subsequently did he write to

but playing the hand at hearts, the you 7-Yes.

Love letters or ordinary letters? hearts may be used for trump, the spade sult can be quickdy set, and--Ordinary letters. as stated above, the long spade will allow you a valuable aluff.

I think at the beginning of 1929, about three years ago, the

Ordinary Friends,

You say that he (accused) stay- ed with your father and you for four months? What three happened then?-My father wont to Peking.

or

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