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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932,

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney,

Secretary, American Bridge League.

In our previous article we dis- eussed the bidding of four-card suits ahead of five. Not only does the bidding of four-card suits ahend of five give partner an accurate picture of your hand, but it almo L definite defensive. conveys strength.

Four-card suite are generally stronger than five-card suits, espe pially for defensive purposes. Sup- posing you held four diamonds to the nce, king and five spadea to the [hing, inck, ten. Under the old sys- tem of bidding, you would open with a spade and if the bidding did not get too high, you would low your diamond sult. If, how fever, the opponents finally bought the contract and it was your part- ner's opening lend, he would un- doubtedly open with a spade, the first suit you had bil. and this might be the only opening that would allow the opponents

Ko game.

to

However, under the writer's system of bidding, if you had bid a dinmond first and a spade later on. your partner would definitely know that your diamond sult was a fourcarder and that your spade suit was at least five cards long. opening therefore his proper

would be diamonds. An ace king auit four times will take two tricks against an opponent's de- claration a great deal more often than a five or six-card suit hended by nee, king. Very seldom will the second leat of the four-card suit be ruffed, while raust, casos the serond lead of a six-card suit will be, and very often the second lend of a five-card suit.

Bid the Highest of Two Four-Card Sulta

biddable! holding two When four-card suits, bid the higheri

While ranking of the two first.

AS-

four-

b

.THE TALK OF THE COLONY

THE TEA DANCES AT THE-

EVERY AFTERNOON AT 5 P.M.

SNAPPY MUSIC

LEAGUE MISSION

WELCOME EXTENDED BY MANCHUKUO

KING'S RESTAURANT

$1.00 INCLUDING

LONDON TREATY

1930.

it is true that partner will

JAPAN OPPOSED TO PLAN Bume that your second suit con-

FOR EXTENSION tains five cards, by bidding the higher ranking one first, he should

Tokyo, Apr. 27. Mukden, Apr. 27. give consideration to the fact that

Japanese vernacular papers re- both of your bids may be

Lord Lytton has recovered from card sults.

hia indiaposition and the Commis-port that the Navy Office are op- Four-card suits are very seldomsioners again Interviewed General 'posed to the proposal to extend the no term of the London Naval Treaty relid excepting a four-card major Honjo to-day. There is still headed by acc, king. queen or decision regarding the programme after the present termination in

If partner northwards. nce, queen, jack, ten.

Reports from Geneva state that A Changchun message says that hus given you a double raise and you hold good outside strength, in response to Lord Lytton's note Mr. Stimson has suggested to the ocensionally you will rebid your notifying the entry of the Commis- French Premier, M. Tardieu and sioners into Manchuria, the For; the Italian delegate, to extend the four-card major,

two five-card eign Minister, Mr. Hsieh Chieb-shi Treaty until 1942-Reuter. When holding nuits, the higher ranking of the has telegraphed assuring Lord two should be bid ftrat. Suppos-Lytton that the Manchukuo Gov- ing you held five hearts and five ernment will welcome the arrival with of the Commissioners and place diamanda, you would open the heart suit, on the next round all facilities at their disposal.--- show the diamond suit, partner-enter Special.

Yalu Disturbances.

Antung, Apr. 27.

The anti-Manchukuo movement)

MAL

GOOD MUSIC.

SPECIAL ORCHESTRA AT will assume that you hold four

..THE PENINSULA HOTEL hearts and five diamonds. Then on the next round rebid the heart

The management of the Hong- suit. As the rebids of four-card suits are very rare, partner will in the Tunghua district is spread-kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.,

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Chinese soldlers and police are re- their Peninsula Hotel. Under the Showing Six-Five Distribution.

ported to have joined the anti-able direction of the leader, Dick In this same manner, in 50 per Manchukuo elements and started Leuterio, the "Capitoliana", ten in number, who have recently con- cent. of the cases, you can show Disturbances.-Neuter Special.

cluded a three years' engagement render orchestral partner when you hold a six-gard

ut Hollywood, that you music and dance numbers in and a five-end suit; e.g., yon hold

six diamonds and five hearts the writer suggests You bid the diamond uit first. deal out several hands with

with

a manner exhilarating and delight- The orchestra is a departure that will be four-heartily welcomed by lovers music and dancing enthusiasto.

HATS & DRESSES.

On the next round you show the puriner and try bidding the hands ful heart suit, then an the next round back and forth until you become from the ordinary you rebill the diamonds. Parber thoroughly familiar naturally makes the following five six-five bidding. deductions when you bid a dia- mond, he assumed that it was a four-card suit, then when you show the heart suit, that gives you four diamonds and five hearts. When you rebid the diamonds you showed him at least a five-card diamond suit, but if you held five hearts and five diamonds, you would have bid the hearts first. the Why therefore did you bid diamonds first. Simply because you must have had six diamonds! and five hearis.

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