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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1932.

ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC

"EMPRESSES”

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Offer the Utmost in SPEED-SIZE-SPACE-LUXURY,

AND

CONTRACT BRIDGE

SMOKING CONDEMNED. CONSIGNEES' NOTICES,

DEBATE AT SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS' HOME

THE DEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.

"DENGLOE"

An entertaining debato took By W. E. McKenney

place at the Sallors' and Soldiers' EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the the motion "That the prevalence

Hume, Wanchal, lant evening, on The Steamship, ninth of a series of articles by air of the Smoking Habit is to be de- McKenney explaining the one over plored." Mr. A. Edwards presid-informed that all Goods are being ane system for contract bridge.

This, of ourse, is far from cor- rect. The actual one over one forcing bid is only one bid of a complete system and plays no more Important part than many of the other bida sed in that aratein.

The bid is employed in the fol- lowing mannor:

Consignees of Cargo are hureby

| landed at theft rink into the hazardous

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 8th. December, 1932. will be subject to rent.

The one ever one forcing bid is fed over a large audienco, the bid from which the one over The Rev. V. Walton Rogers, in and/or extra hazardous Godowns of one system derives its name, and proposing the motion, deprecated The Hongkong and Kowlon Wharf unfortunately many players are amoking as an utterly savage and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or under the impression that if they degrading habit which won one of from the wharves delivery may be

obtained. use this bid, they are playing the the consequences of the discovery one over one system.

of America (laughter). As to the evil effects of smoking, Mr. Rogers hurled medical dictionaṛles at his audience and added that although the smoke from the Cement Works in Kowloon was often complained of, the far more prevalent and in- jurious clouds of smoke from ad- dicts of the tobacco habit were When the original bidder's suitĮnot mentioned (laughter). About Doo. 3 Deo. 4 Dec. 6

Ds. 19 bid of one is passed by an oppo- the only use of tobacco which the Dea. 16 Den. 10

Deo. 21 Dec. 23 Des. 29 Jan. 2nent and partner overcalls with speaker could think of was as an Dec. 30 Jan. 1 Jun. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Feb. 1

Jan. 16 another auit bid of one, he is mak-emetle, as demonstrated by Robin- Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 16 Feb. 20 ing a one, over Feb. 3 Fell. 17 Feb. 19 Fob. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 25

one forcing bidson Crusade on a famous occasion. Guoda are to be left in the Godown, Mar. 3

Mat. 7 Mar. 9 Mar. 16 Mar. 20 which shows a biddable suit and. With great gusto he quoted But-5th December, 1032 at 10 am, by Mar. 4 Mar. 17 Mar, 10 Mar. 21 Mar. 23 Mar. 25

Apr. 3 in the malority of cases 1% high ler's "Anatomy of Melancholy" Messrs. Goddard and Douglas. Mar. 21 Mar. 26

Mar. 20 Mar. 31

Apr. 12 cards tricks.

A reference to "hellish, devilish Apr.

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If the next opponent passes, the and damned tobacco." In Turkey original bidder is required to bid the penalty for its use at one time May 22 June 7 again, and while the one over one was death; in Russia, knouting; June 19 is an absolute force it makes no the "Methodist Church 100 years; July 4 promise for game. The original lago prohibited its ministers from bidder is only required to keep the use of tobacco, and the pro- the bidding open once. Unless the hibition still stood.

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one over one Bidder makes nnolher The Rev. E. G. Powell, opposing foreing bid on the next round. the motion, denied that tobacco In this maner. the one over could be condemned under any of one forcing bid differs from jump the dictionary meanings of "de- shift forcing bids which demand plorable; I was helpful to mind that the bidding be kept open un-nnd nerves; it gave a feeling of. til a game is arrived at,

|repose and confidence, thèreby im-

and the jump

The one over one forcing hid proving intellectual work, Tobacen. shift forcing bid gave a great deal of employment might be compared to telephonic, and was a large revenue producer. or direct, communication as com-As most of the tobacco came from America, we were paying our war pared with postal, Indirect,

ur

debts with our breath (laughter), communication.

He looked forward to the day when all the nations would smoke the pipe of peace (applause).

The one over one force keeps the bidding low and is comparable to a telephone conversation--the

Mr. S. Hamer smoked a fat cigar parties are on both ends of the wire, and by talking baek and while he declared, in support of forth, they are in direct communi- the motion, that smoking was a cation and can arrive at a definité "nasty, dirty, dangerous habit" decision by exchange of informa-expenditure on which WIN non- tion without too much loss of time productive, ns"it would be better: →in other words, before the bid-applied to more useful enter-

ding gets ton high.

¡prises.

The jump shift forcing bid often Mr. W. Sprague, speaking forth, forges the bidding too high before entertained the audienco with na partners can intelligently ex-amusing defonca- of tobacco, change the information necessary amongst other things as a specific to arrive at the correct contract.

for nagging Wives.

The one over one forcing bid

The Chairman then invited the takes advantage of a favourable audience" they could. And 13 situation. Quite often, whon hold-

spare inch of ground, not covered" ing

a biddablo sult and 1% high to take a hand, and a number of card tricks. It is necessary for further "entertaining speeches partner to bid two in order to were made. Mr. Rogera finally show his suit; eg. the original demolished the "argument" that bidder opens with one heart and smoking is a good thing because partner's biddable suit is clubs or it prevents giving way to worse diamonds.

would now habits, by saying "You might as However, if the suit happened well encourage a murdures to give to be spades, partner would make up murder and go in for the't."

The motion (with the help of a bid of one apade, and therefore the original bidder, with a mini- penitential votes from addiets) mum hand, is given the choice of was declared carried by a large three declarations, none of which majority. will ever be higher than two.

The bl

have to be two,

He muy respond: first, with one fan trume, partner can now pass, no trump to inform partner that with a minimum hand he can, sup- he has only a four-card suit or a port the orginal bidder's suit with weak five-card suit, that he does a bid of two hearts; he can deny not have normal suport in part-both no trump and the original mer's suit, and therefore is desirous bidder's suit again with a bll of of signing the hand off; second, two spades.

with good five-card heart suit If the original bidder's response and a minimum hand, he can sign was two hearts, partner may now

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned

the on or before 20th. December, 1982 or they will not be recognized.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged · datinble goods are examined

All broken, chafed, and damage.

where

they will be examined on the

No Fire Insurance has bien effected signed by,

Bills of Lading will be counter-

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agente. Hongkong, 30th. Nov. 1932.

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The one over

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