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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1932.

CONTRACT. BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

In a recent article I discussed the method of card valuation in the New Official System. In this article I will discuas opening bida of one in ault or no trump.

The requirements for an opening sult bid of one are governed by two factors:

(n) Position of the bidder.

tained in the bid sult.

RIDER MAIN SYSTEM.

CHINESE DOCTOR SUPPORTS ITS RETENTION

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HEALTH RETURNS,

THIRTY CASES OF CHOLERA LAST WEEK,

Supporting the Chinese com-] Thirty cases of cholera were mercial associations'

notified to the lokal hoalth nu- dation for the retention of the thorities last week, Of these, rider main systom in Hongkong, cases came from

two wero imported. Nineteen Dr. L. S. Shin has written to the from Kowloon

Victoria, ten Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall express-Aberdoen. Death totalled fifteen..

and one from

tion of the rider main system. ink sentiments against the aboll-One more case was reported on

Monday from Kowloon,

In part, Dr. L. S. Shin's letter During the week there were says that if the Government de-also thirteen cases of typhoid, (b) The number of cards con-alres to save water by introducingono imported, with four deaths,

universal moterage,

sucil effort two of small-pox (from Victoria may turn out to be a failure be-district) with two deaths, and a cause water rates will naturally case of meningitis; while on Mou be paid by the owner of the day there was a case of dipl houses, a fact which may be taken theria. Deaths from pulmonary advantage of by occupants in the tuberculosis last week totalled 68. tenement houses. Unless a meter; is installed in each floor it is dif- ficult to show the amount of water

The requirements for opening a five-card suit bid of one, first or second hand, are a minimum of (a) Two and one-half (2%) high-card tricks in the hand.

(b) Four (4) probable tricks in the hand.

(e) A minimum of one-half consumed by occupante in differ- () high-card trick in the bident floors. Buit.

The lettor suggests Freak hands occur occasionally enormous sum assigned by the that the with which a suit bid should be Government for the installation of minde without one-half (%) high-the thousands of water meters card trick, and these hands ul- should be used for the construc- ways contain heavy side strength. tion of new reservoirs.

It is only one,

The requirements for an open- ing four-card suit bid of dealer or second hand, are iden- tical with the above requirements except that a four-card suit bid must contain a minimum of one and one-half (1%) high-card tricks in the suit named. With great side strength, and no other biddable suit, this minimum, too, may be reduced.

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a presumption, he says, to suggest that the residents in the rider main districts are un- willing to pay for the repair of the rider main pipes, because they have not been given in oppor- tunity to consider auch a step, and Dr. Shin believes that the re- sidents would be willing to pay for the main's repair.

The comparison between Hong- kong and Kowloon is an equally weak argument, he says, beenuse if the officials think that it is un- fair to afford inferior treatment in the supply of water to the Kowloon residents why not instal! the rider main system in Kowloon to make Kowloon equal to Hong- kong?

The third or fourth hand quirements require greater strength, both as to high-card tricks and probable tricks with the added proviso that in the case of fourth hand bids there must be length or strength in both majors. The minimum requirements are (a) There (3) high-card tricks. (b) Five (5) probable tricks. In the Official

System the

The letter refers to the danger method of valuation for no trump of a heavy burden to the poor bids is the popular and reliable residents in the tenement houses.. 4-3-2-1 count although the System where the amount of water con- permits the use of high-card valua-sumed is usually great because of ons in this connexion if the the proportional number of in- player chooses to use them. Anmates. if the inmates find it im- opening bid of one no trump possible for them to pay the should contain a count as dealer water rates the result may be a of thirteen (13) points; as sec-dangerous situation from ond hand, twelve (12) points, as health point of view. third hand, fourteen (14) points, and as fourth hand, fifteen (15) points. In making original no trump bids the hand should con- tain no singleton or worthless doubleton, the band should con- taiu no sound major suit bid and should have stoppers in at least three (3) suits.

An opening suit bid of two represents the dividing line be tween a better than average hand and less than a game demand hand and is termed the "game invitation bid." It is baseit most- ly on probable tricks and these simple measurements are speci- fled;

(1) Seven (7) probable tricks if the hand contains only three () bigh card tricks.

(2) Six and one-half (6%) probable tricks if the hand con- tains three and one-half (3%) high card tricks.

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The "game invitation bid" "forcing to this limited extent. It obligates the original bidder to respond once to any bid made by partner and his partner's response can be made on two (2) probable. tricks only, and one and one-half (1) tricks if they are all high cards. Many games are frequent- ly bid and made with this very interesting bid.

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An opening no trump bid two matches the suit bid of two exactly as it shows a strong hand which is highly invitational. With three suits guarded it calls for a count of nineteen (10) points using the 4-3-2-1 count and with four sults guarded, a minimum of seventeen (17) points.

This so-called "ganic invitation hid" is described as the "afety valve" for those contract bridge players who inevitably make forcing bid on insufficient hold- ings.

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