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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER
BANKS.
1934.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF] hongkong AND SHANGHAI
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
BANKING CORPORATION.
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P. & O. BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
(Compantes Incorporated in England.)
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$58,000,000 20,000,000
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£2.000.000 3,000.000 3.000.000
of
diy about the third hand club bld.
This new bid was first introduced
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by P. Hal Sims in his new book, alor stan oho Moster Contract, and is being used | Amnigrsän iron by
3 great many tournament BANGKOK pinyers throughout the country.
is sometimes referred to as the BOMBAY third hand club courtesy bids.
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partner bids a third hand club and the next hand passes, try to give him a one-over-ong response,
If you bid one no trump, you are forcing him into the two zone and shoull have about two to two
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(HAMBURG
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and one-half primary and secondary Harn tricks. If you make a one-over-onstula one, and the third hand club bidder (Hongkong then goes to one no trump, he is has trying to tell you that he nothing and would like to get out to be obtained on as cheaply as possible.
If your partner bids a third hand diamond, you know that he'
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can at least stand a diamond lead. BERLIN TO SHANGHAI
In other words, he has something in diamonds and his hand is likely to be stronger than if he had open- ed with one club.
If you bid a heart or spade in third hand position, you should, have n biddable suit and abould hold two defensive tricks. They should be in two different suits,
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Hongkong, 8th November, 1934.
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CHIEP MANAGER. Hongkong, 28th February, 1884.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
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An unconfirmed
report states that the Eurasin Aviation Cor- poration is planning to establish|— Now, you can get yourself into a new Eurasian air line front; a lot of trouble with this third Berlin to Shanghai, via Greece, hand club bid. If you bid it on a Perala, India, Batavia and Hong- really weak hand. Remember that, 'kong. while you have the right to make: a weak third hand club opening, you should never make a rebid, or your partner will take all your Tollowing bida na constructive.
This third hand club bid is in
Huge Junkers planes, capable) of accommodating 20 passengers, will be used to fly the new route. They will take only fifty-two hours! for the trip of 14,000 kilometres.
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no way forcing. You might say, sorvice is expected in March Eczema Sores "If my partner bids a third handį Reuter, club without any clubs and I pass, he will be in a bad fix," but justi stop to consider.
If you and your partner have no tricks, then the opponents will probably get into the bidding. If they do not, your loss at one club undoubled will probably be a 'great dent less than if your opponents had bid for a game or slam.
An interesting situation лгове on to-day's hand. The bidding came around to North third hand, and he bid ane club, East doubled, and South bid two clubs, which told North that he held a biddable club suit. North, realizing that his partner had passed once, took the attain off the hand by jumping to five clubs.
It does look bad, going from one to five clubs on six club headed by the seven spot, but not hard to understand when you know that
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South's bid of two clubs showa aj bona fide club.sult.
Today's Contract Problem
South in playing the con- tract at six hourir A spade is opened. Can the hund be Inade?
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