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THE HONGKONG

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

Secretary, American Bridge League.

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932.

In our previous article we dis- cussed the bidding of four-card suita ahead of five. Not only doen the bidding of four-card suits ahead of five give partner: an accurato picture of your hand, but it also defensive conveya

definite strength.

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Four-card suits are generally stronger than five-card sults, espé nially for defensivo purposes. Sup- posing you held four dinmonds to the ace, king and five apades to the king, jack, 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 show your diamond suit. If, how lever, the opponents finally bought the contract and it was your part- ner's opening lead, he would un- doubtedly open with a spade, the this first auft you had bid, and might be the only opening that opponents to would allow the

go game.

However, under the writer's | system of bidding, If you had bid diamond first and a spade inter on, your partner would definitely know that your diamond suit was a fourcarder and that your spade suit was at least five cards long. therefore his proper opening would be diamonds. An ace king suit four times will take two tricks against an opponent's de- claration a great deal more often than a five or six-cnrd suit headed by nee, king. Very seldom will the second lead of the four-card suit he ruffed, while in most cases the second lead of a six-card sulti will be, and very often the second lead of a five-card suit.

Bid the Highest of Two Four-Card Suits,

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When holding two biddable four-card suits, bid the higher ranking of the two first. While it is true that partner will sume that your second suit con- talns five cards, by bidding the higher ranking one first, he should give consideration to the fact that buth of your bids may be four- enrd suits.

Four-card suits are very seldom rebid excepting a four-card major headed by ace, king, queen or If partner ace, queen, jack, ten. has given you a double raise and you hold good outside strength, occasionally you will rebid your four-card major.

THE TALK OF THE COLONY

THE TEA DANCES AT THE-

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SNAPPY MUSIC

LEAGUE MISSION

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JAPAN OPPOSED TO PLAN FOR EXTENSION

Tokyo, Apr. 27. Lord Lytton has recovered from Japanese vernacular papers re- his indisposition and the Commis-port that the Navy Office are op ioners again interviewed General'posed to the proposal to extend the no form of the London Naval Treaty lonjo to-day. There is still decision regarding the programme after the present termination in northwards.

1936.

Reports from Geneva state that A Changchun tesage saya that in response to Lord Lytton's note air, Stimson has suggested to the notifying the entry of the Commis-French Premier, M. Tardieu and afeners into Manchuria, the For the Italian delegate, to extend the sign Minister, Mr. Hsich Chich-shi, Treaty until 1942.--Router. has telegraphed assuring Lord Lytton that the Manchukuo Gov- ernment will welcome the arrival

When holding two five-card suits, the higher ranking of the two should be bid first. Suppos- ing you held five hearts and five dinmonds, you would open with of the Commissioners and place the heart suit, on the next round all facilities at their disposal.- show the diamond suit, partner-Reuter Special,

will assume that you hold four

hearts and five diamonds. Then

on the next round rebid the heart

suit.

Yalu Disturbances.

Antung, Apr. 27.

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As the rebids of four-card) The anti-Manchukuo movement The management of the Hong- suits are very rare, partner will in the Tunghua district is sprend-kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.,

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In this same manner, in 50 per cent. of the cases, you can show partner when you hold n six-card

ut Hollywood, render orchestral and a five-card suit; e.g., you hold

and dance numbers in six diamonds and five hearts. the writer suggests that you music

manner exhilarating and delight- You bid, the diamond suit first. deal out several hands with On the rest round you show the partner and try bidding the hands ful. The orchestra is a departure that will be heart scit, then on the next round back and forth until you become from the ordinary

four-heartily welcomed by lovers of you rebid the diamonds. Partner thoroughly familiar with

music and dancing enthusiasts. naturally makes the following five six-five bidding. deductions-when you bid a dia. mond, he assumed that it was a when you four-card suit, then 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 diamonds, you hearts and five would have hid the hearts first. the Why therefore did you bit diamonds Arst. Simply because you must have had six diamonds und five hearts,

In order to familiarize yourself with this distributional bidding.

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