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CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney.

Secretary, American Bridge League.

THURSDAY,

CORRESPONDENCE.

A Kowloon Complaint

To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.)

con-

Sir-With the present troversy concerning the clection of a member to the Sanitary Board and daily press references to the unstinted public, acrylce, rendered by the Kowloon Residents Associa- The One Over One forcing bidtion to those resident in Kowloon, is perhaps the most talked of bridge convention amongst expe- rienced contract players to-day.

present a matter of considerable intercet.

During the past fortnight, build- When the original bidder's suit

Ing construction has commenced on bid of one is passed by an oppo- the corner of Waterloo Road and ment and partner overcalls with Boundary Street, Kowloon, and another suit bid of one in a high-from carly hours In the morning to late at night a noisy thumping pito er ranking suit, he is making a

If the next driving engine is puffing clouds of One Over One bid.

to seriously affect the comfort of opponent passes, the original bid-amoke and soot in such volume na der is required to hid again. The nearby residents at Kowloon Tong bid is an absolute forcing one, but not only by the persistent thunder makes no promise for game. The of the engine, but also by rendering original bidder is only required household contenta dirty and the necessity to close windows to pre- to keep the bidding open once.

vent the soot from entering, conse Remember this differs from all quently an exceptionally bonted other forcing bids that require the unhealthy atmosphere,

until bidding to be kept open

What you game is arrived at. are really doing is this: partner, we will say, bids one diamond and you overcall with one heart. You say to partner, "I have at least one and one-half quick tricks and With four a biddable heart suit. quick tricks in the two bands we should be able to make at least two odd, therefore keep the bid- ding open at least once and give mu a more complete picture of your hand."

The advantages of the One Over One are many. the most impor tant of which are:

It allows you to arrive at larger zurtial senres.

2-It quickly and safely gets you into successful no trump con- tracts. It is quite natural if the original bidder opens with a suit bid of one that he has that suit well protected and probably a sec- ond suit. When partner makes a

Will the authorities responsible and in particular the Kowloon this Residents Association endeavour to prevent a continuance of nuisance?

Perhaps a practical demonstra- tion in this connexion will in- fluence a few more votes towards

BREATHING SOOT. the K.R.A.'s candidate.

WOMAN MURDERED

STRANGLED IN BOARDING HOUSE ROOM

A diligent Bearch in being made by the Police for a young Chinese who is wanted in connexion with the murder of a woman at the Kam Luen Tai Boarding House, Connaught Road, nome time dur ing the early hours of yesterday

the woman

was

One Over One, he announces a morning, when George Goldsack, Manager.

ather suit well protected and instrangled and left lying on a bed the majority of cases some side in a room which the couple had engaged a few hours previously.. strength.

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Police investigations have re- Now it naturally follows that

visitors if partner has no support for the vealed that about midnight. the suit named by the original bidderpair, who registered as

from Canton, engaged room No. 4 and the original bidder has no

Shortly support for the suit named by at the boarding house. partner. that nuly one of two after 6 am yesterday the man waя they seen to leave the premises but things is possible either

was suspected should play the hand in the see nothing untoward ond suit which will be named by throughout the day, although he was not seen to return nor was the one or the other, or if their aide strength is in different suits, then

woman seen again. is 110 the proper declaration trump.

Late in the afternoon one of the attendants went to the room and found the woman lying on the bed secured round her with a Ford

Death was due to strang-

3-As the One Over One can be used with power house hands as safely as it can with minimum throat. hands, due to the fact that part-ling. nur is forced to keep the bidding

Owing to the lateness of the open, it is a tremendous weapon against the opponents. Under the discovery the Police were handi- ordinary system of contract bid-capped as it is presumed that the ding, the original bidder might man returned to Canton,

If partner open with one club.

with one heart he Overculled would be announcing a weak hand -one not strong enough to jump to two hearts, but when the One Over One convention used. a bid of one heart over one club might signify a minimum up- pusite a minimum, or it might be two power house hands,

ly being

The left hand opponents of the player who has made the One Over One bid is afraid to step in with a fair hand for fear that he will be between these two power house hands. It is not until the second round of bidding that he knows whether or not the two hands are minimum, and then it is generally too late for him to bid as his partner will naturally take his bid after a pass as a very weak one.

The woman, whose name was registered as Chan Sze, was about

years of age and, like the man, was a complete stranger in the Colony, so far as has been ascerTM

tained.

GOVERNOR LEAVING.

INFORMAL DEPARTURE ON FURLOUGH TO-310RROW

11.P. the Governor, Sir William to- Peel, and Latty Peel, will be leav

on furlough ng Hongkong morrow, by the Empress of Japan. which sails for the North at noon. The departure will be an in- formal ene, Sir William and Lady to Queen's Doubtful slame, with unt be Prei motoring down bid due to the fact that the full Pier, where they will arrive about can be a.m., and taking a lunch there of the hand strength shown before the bidding gets too for the trip to the liner. As pre- high. A jump shift bid runy evenviously intimated, His Excellency! be made on the second round and will be pleasei to see any friends still not force the contract into who desire to bid them farewell

at the pier. the slam zone.

MAY 5, 1932.

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