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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1932.
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
By W, E. McKenney
Editor's Note; This is the second of a series of articice by Me. Me Konney explaining the one over one Bystem for contract, bridge. This system is now employed by practical ly all experts.
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ALLEGATIONS OF IMPERSONATION.
CHARGES AGAINST A YOUNG CHINESE
A case of alleged impersonation and fraud was heard by Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday afternoon, when Iu Shing-wan, unemployed, was charg- ed with impersonating a detective of the Secretariat of Chinese by Affairs and obtaining sums means of a trick, Three different incidents were alleged, of how in the assumed role, he carried out complicated schemes and obtained money in two cases.
When contract bridge was first phyed, we were taught not to make an original bid of one no trump when the band contained a biddable suit-in other words, to bid one no trump orginally was to deny the holding of a biddable suit. This theory has been corn-Shaftain said that the tenants of For the Police, Dot. Inspector pletely changed in modern tract dins.
the second floor of 176, Queen's Rond West on a recent night were An originui bið of one no trump now shows a very fine hand disturbed by someone apparently which should contain from 3 to trying to force open the door. The an alarm being 4 quick trieks. It denies a big-noise censed on dable five-eurd major suit, but net given, but it was repented the next necessarily good four-card
major sult,
con-
It shows a hand that may gain a trick by the opening lead by be Ing led up to rather than through, In the majority of cases it should bave all four suite stopped.
However, there are times when an original no trump bid must be made on a hand having only three sults stopped, but the fourth suit should contain at least four ninall cards,
two nights.
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Baby's Own Tablets are the ideal An agitated tenant next inter-corrective for babies and children's viewed the Police, and that same stomach and howel troubles generally, night when the occult happening res for constipation, indigestion, flatul currod, she went out
to fetch
ence, colic, diarrhoea, worms, colde policeman. The prosecution Bug- and ample fevers. During teething gested that it was more than a they settle the stomach, thus easing
pains. coincidence when she met the de, fendant Iu and brought him back to the floor in the belief that, he was a representative of the law. The #ame impression was guined by two To become a successful contract genuine policemen-n Cantonese player, it is necessary to learn and an Indian-who arriving there the manipulation of
at the same time as the defendant, trump no
he assumed One of the first ques-did not demur when contracts. tions asked by many players re-direction of affairs. He even car- garding this new type of Ro trump ried the matter further, sald Ins bida is how to distinguish whe pector Shaftain, by notually going ther a hand should be bid one of with the frightened woman to the a sait or one no trump when con-
district Police Station to report taining 3% or more quick tricks. the happening.
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The following day he visited the floor, and convinced the woman that The rule governing this is very the attempt to force the door wIE simple. Don't open with one so the work of a personal enemy, and trump if your hand will lose no-urged her to recall one who would thing by becoming the dummy at most likely fit the theory. The so tramp contract; eg, if you woman had to go as far back as two held spades AK xx, hearts years to recall that at that period Axx, diamonds A K, clubs xxxx.she had a tenant with whom she Here is a hand containing five quarrelled and who finally shifted quick tricks, which should not be out. opened with une no trump, but
Old Enemy Recalled.
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BABY'S OWN TABLETS.
ALLEGED ROBBERY CHARGE FAILS.
DEFENDANTS FOUND NOT GUILTY
At the criminal Sessions yester- day morning, further evidence of the hold-up at Happy Valley Race- course was given before the Pulsne by Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) Tsang Koo Foon, the girl who was with Lum, the architect's clerk the when they were, attacked on night of October 4.
After a lengthy summing up by the Puisne Judge, and a brief re- [tirement, the jury returned a ver- dict, of not guilty in regard to und on these both defendants charges they were acquitted.
Chu Fook thon faced a charge. of a breach of the Deportation Ordinance, to which he pleaded guilty.
Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith said there were two convictions against de- feudant, when he served two months imprisonment in each case, and on the second instance was banished for 10 years. It was on this order that he was now charged.
Is Lordship sentenced him to 12 months' hard labour.
with bid of one spade. This The conversation was left at hand has nothing to gain with the that, but subsequently she was re- opening lead. If there is game in minded by the defendant coming the band at no trump, undoubled-to her with the information that he ly the extra trick will be made had traced her ancient enemy to a with partner as the declarer and house in Temple Street, Yaumati. this hand as the dummy.
He declared that immediato action With
a band containing top was necesaltated by the discovery tricks, partner's hand undoubted- and said that it would be necessary ly holds cards with tenace post-to see the Secretary for Chinese tions, and therefore the gain will fairs for protection and for a be made by having his hand fed warrant of arrest of the enemy, up to rather than yours.
which warrant, he told her, would said Inspector hand cost five dollars," However, suppose your
Shaftain. held apades A Kxx, hearts K J x.
puzzled, they decided to go them- diamonds A Q x, clubs K xx. With alleged, the defendant that night tion.
To complete the illusion, it is elven to the Secretariat for clucida- this type of hand the proper open brought two other men and ing declaration is one no trump three slept on the floor, this, he told and not one spade..
If you were to open the bidding the woman, to accord her all the
necessary protection. with one spade, partner, in all probability, would answer with one no trump and you would then have this hand being led through rather than up to.
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Inspector Shaftain spoke of the investigations which followed, lend ing to the arrest and exposure of the defendant. On his person were The next stage in the scheme, in found the following articles: A finding by the woman of two un-belt, an Ambulance Brigade badge. the view of the prosecution, was the truncheon, an Ambulance Brigade stamped letters in her mail box. an Ambulance Brigade book of. They purported to come from the rules. He suggested that the Am- You can easily see the advan- former tenant accusing her of vilebulance Brigado articles had sorv tage of playing the no trump con-conduct, and finishing up by deed the defendant's purpose in de- tract with this hand as the demanding the sum of $100. clurer rather than dummy, as you arv, in all probability, sure to win an extra trick on the opening lead, and can then govern your play so
Saving the Situation. The woman's Arst thought after reading the letters, was to see the defendant who lived in the same
na to throw your left-hand oppo-street a few doors away, but as he
nent into the lead.
Summing up original bids
one no trump we find: -
of was not in, when she went there, sho took the letters to the district Police Station. When he came to see her that evening he was much annoyed upon learning where the letters had been taken.
1. They should contain 3
or
be
niore quick tricks.
2. At least three suits must
stopped.
They do not deny a biddable suit, but show a band that prefers
to have the opening lead come up
to it rather than through it.
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ceiving ignorant people into think ing he was indeed a detective.
A letter was also seized, and proved to be a draft of an applica tion to the Hon. Mr. S. W. Tao, a Commissioner of the Police Re- serve, for enrolment in that body.
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Another Charge. Detailing the second charge against the defendant, Inspector Shaftsin said that Iu went to an ac- quaintance La Fook in Possession It was suggested that defendant Street on October 24, and repre- had in view the saving of the situa-sented to him that he was Number tion when he next proceeded to the One of Department at the address at Temple Street, there saw Secretariat of Chinese Affairs and A woman who was not the former in charge of eight policemen. tenant of the complainant, but was said that a vacancy had just oc- and merely a relation, and dramatically curred amongst this number accused ber of Bonding bad charac suggested to Lai Fook, who was ters to the floor at Queen's Road looking for a job, that he should fill West. Next he ordered her to got. Lai Fook could only scrape to to the floor at a given time, and the gether $1.50 when told that $10 would be required of him, but pro- terrified woman promised to come.
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