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While it generally pays for the declarer to pick up the oppon- ients' trump, there are times when they must not be led but used in both hands for cross-ruffing.

Q-10-7-5 6-4-3-2

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The Bidding.

At contract, South, the dealer, would bid one spade, West would overcall with two clubs. While North has no high cards, he holds four trump and a void suit and should raise his partner to two spades. East bids three diamonds and South goes to four spaces, due to his void diamond suit. This closes the contracting.

The Play.

West has the opening lead and while we should generally open the top of partner's suit, when holding a side ace king suit, the king of this suit should be led be- fore partner's suit, therefore West plays the king of clubs dummy trumping with the five of spades. East following with the four of clubs and declarer the deuce. The declarer could pull one round of trump and still go game, but the safer way to play the hand is for the declarer to lead a small dia- mond from dummy and trump in his own hand with the deuce of spades. The ace and king hearts should then be cashed im- of mediately before either East or West have an opportunity to dis- card hearts on either suit the de- elarer intends to cross ruft. The three of clubs should be the next play and should

be trumped in duinny with the seven of spades. Then a small diamond is returned from dummy and trumped by de- clarer with the four of spades.

the seven of cluba

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1932.

RIDER MAIN SYSTEM

ABANDONMENT IDEA EXPLAINED

GOVT'S APOLOGY

The Government's reason for abandoning the rider main system was to eliminate waste, declared the Colonial Secretary when he intro- duced the following motion in the Legislative Council yesterday.

"That in the opinion of this Council the time has come for the Colony to abandon the' principle of the rider main system, substituting therefor the principle of com- pulsory meterage to all house sup plies to which the alternative shall be a free supply from street foun- tains."

On the request of Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the matter was adjourned to enable the unofficial members to consider it.

Comprehensive Speech,

In introducing the motion, Mr. Halifax said:

A perusal of the Sessional Paper which has been prepared and Inid upon the table gives in some detail the history of the rider main system and the discussions con- nected therewith. Consideration of the extracts from the reports and expert opinions quoted will show desirability of house supplies being that from the very beginning the

provided only by meter, unmetered supplies to be provided by street fountains only, was very strongly emphasized. The vital question of waste la prominent through every report and with it, in the conditions of Hongkong, the absolute nceessity of holding a check on all water used, such as could be provided by the system suggested, for the cost would prevent waste in the case of house supplies, and the labour of fetching it would do the same for the free supplica.

Original System.

costs of installation and the com- munity on this account paid a total sum of $222,069.96. The original | suggestion included a further annual payment by the Chinese 'community for the upkeep of the rider mains after installation but this payment has never been called for and the upkeep has over since been a matter for the Government. The original rider mains Inve therefore had a full life and It can fairly be said that the 'community hna hnd value for its money.

A Serious Waste.

The question of waste has now had twenty-six years in which to be tried out and there can be no hesitation in stating definitely that' here is very serious waste through the rider mains, so much as indeed that experience has shown that res- triction to anything more than two or perhaps four hours per day docś not result in the conservation of water, that is called for in times of scarcity. Eight hours supply or more in a day means as much use of water as a 24 hours supply. ·

From the time of the installation of the rider mains the records show that in only four years was a con- stant supply possible and three of those were the years Immediately following the opening of Tylam Tuk Reservoir. For all the other years restrictive regulations of varying severity were called for and often complete cessation of the rider main system has been im- perative. Of late years indeed the rider main system has been out of action for approximately as long in any one year na it has been in ac tion. An improved system of dis- such as is now in existence, has em tribution through larger pipes,

phasized the necessity for shorter houra if water is to be conserved in time of shortage, and proves still further that the rider main system is unsuitable to existing conditions.

Water Meters.

For

It is no matter for surprise that from the beginning applications were constantly made for the in- stallation of meters which it was understood would be rarely if at all subject to restriction. Under the The undesirability of an inter-conditions the supply through rider millent system for house supplies mains was to be the first to be res- is also strongly emphasized but at

tricted and it was always hoped the time the rider mains were in- stituted there was no hope of would meet the whole case.

that this amount of restriction

severely limiting the privilege of avoiding intermittency, except by

many years meters were grudgingly approved, for each now meter meters, and by making the majority tended to destroy the balance of of the population of the Colony de the 1906 arrangement; but Govern pendent on water to be flicked ment has consistently made con. from the fountains. There was of stant and great efforts to increase course at the same time a very the supply and relieve the position. strong. desire on the part of all The more water supplied however householders in the Colony to be the more has been used, not only provided with house supplies and as a matter of total supply to an the conflict of principles and wishes increased population but in gallons here shown was met ultimately by

per head. There are a number of A club should be led from de

the compromise which we call the

reasons which force the conclusion elarer's hand and trumped in

Rider Main system.

that this increased use which is duhuny with the 10 of spades. The six of diamonds is returned from

very marked on the Island is to no small extent a matter of avoid- dummy and trumped by declarer It is just worthy of note that, the able waste and a comparison with the jack of spades. The system as originally devised for of the conditions of Hongkong and is ruffed in Hongkong was meant as a means Kowloon-which has the suggest- dummy with the queen of spades. of increasing pressure section by ed system and no Rider Mains- East discarding the king of dia-section and not merely as a means with a comparison of the average monds. The seven of diamonds is of restriction. As accepted how-quantity of water per head used returned from dummy and the de-ever it became primarily a means on the two sides--Hongkong being clarer trumps with the king of of providing free intermittent consistently some 30% or more the spades. West discarding the 10 of house supplies subject to special higher makes it impossible to hearts.

conditions of restriction when the avoid the further conclusion that necessity arose in the hope that the rider main system cannot be the charge of judicious management would cke absolved from through the dry out our admittedly short supplies Wastefulness. And it is to be that complaints about seasons until noted larger supplies

the water without Interference

have been supply were available,

with paid consistently few from Kowloon. metered supplies, and with as little An increase in the supply of water had led trump more than once, he hardship as possible to those who in of course desirable. but we are remained on the rider main system.vide an unlimited supply, so that still far from being able to pro-

Confidence in Rider Main. every possible cause of waste- fulness must be ruthlessly Throughout the correspondence eliminated.

Our Water All- and the long discussions and dis- thorities never had complete putes that took place on this thorny faith in the rider main sys- subject, there is to be noted a cer- tem from this angle And have tain want of confidence. in the long since lost all confidence in power of the rider main system to it, and have consequently for prevent the waste that it was years pressed unceasingly for the throughout agreed must be avoided. method of control originally ad- There were however at the time novised and which alone is automa- data on which n definite decision tic, that is to insist on the meter- could be made on this point anding of all house supplies. Water vitimately in response to the heavy in addition must of course be pro- pressure brought to bear the rider vided by stand-pipes which would mains were instituted and installed be free to the users but must still between 1904 and 1906. The ar-be paid for in some way or another RADIO EXPERTS-WORK GUARANTEED rangement called for the payment as by a water rate.

by the Chinese themselves of all the (Continue on Pape 10.)

Declarer's next play is the ace of spades and he loses two tricks to his opponents, but the last by refusing to lead trump and by cross-ruffing the hand out he has made five odd. If

the declarer

would not have been able to go game.

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