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THE CHINA MAIL
MORE ABOUT THE TWO-CLUB
CONVENTION.
DANGEROUS WEAPON FOR MANY BRIDGE PLAYERS:
(By FRANK ENGLAND)
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES
The programme between 530, and)
ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES
7.15 p.m. and also from 9.30-10.30 MAIL REVIEW p.m. will provided reception proves
In last week's article I dealt with jbid on handa No. (1) North's reply satisfactory, be replaced by the Daven- the original Two-Club bid and the is Two Diamonds denying an Ace try programme.
12.30 pm-Europeas programme of first round responses of partner, and a King. South then bids Two and pointed out that the original Spades (remember there is no need Victor & Brunswick recorded
"ROCKABYE”-CENTRAL THEATRE
"Rockabye," starring Constance
MAIL: REVIEW
"MISCHIEF-KING'S THEATRE
It would be difficult to find
I p.m-Local Time & Weather Ra-Bennett, stresses the theme of more amusing situation than that bidder, at this stage, is only con for South to jump the bidding, at |port. cerned in learning whether his any stage, as his partner must keep
1.15 g.m
mother love. The heroine adopts it taken partner holds an ace and a king. on bidding until a game is reach-A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Or baby, only to have
chestra by courtesy of the away from her when she is Management (During the involved in a murder case, Vib tervals recorded male will be
Joel McCrea is the young play broadcast from the Studio.)
p.m.--Rugby - Prem News, Wright who attracts Constance, but
In giving examples to illustrate, ed). North then bids Two No an unfortunate error crept in which Trumps, showing the hand contains
I hasten to correct. South. bids no other strength and no Spade Two Clubs and North, his partner, support, and South closes the bid- | | 1.30
of a man-about-town who is trying to find an 'out of the way cottage in Kent, by enquiring in the bar of the local "pub. Yet that sup- a "Mischief," now showing at plies only one of the many laughs"
King's Theatre.
holds Spad X, X, X, Hoar, Dia-ding with Four Spades, as there is Selected London and New York Stock it is Paul Lukas the ever present Typically" "English with
mon A, K, x, x, Club x, x, x, nothing more to hope for beyond and should respond Two No Trumps game.
On hand No. (2) North's res (not Three Diamonds as stated), the reason being that although the ponse, holding an Ace and a King Diamond suit is biddable, only and no biddable suit, is Two No major sults are bid in the first Trumps. South bids Three Spades, shown the full strength of his round of the bidding. Minor sulta North Three No Trumps, having are bid later if headed by A, K.
The second round bidding hand, and South again closes the started by the original bidder, who bidding with Four Spades...
Од hand No. (3) North's now bids his strong suit in the us ual way, and partner's second response is again Two No Trumps, as although he has a biddable sult round responses are as follows:
If he can support the suit bid he it is a minor and is not shown the South bids' Three does so; if not, and he has a bid-first round. dable minor suit, he shows it, and Spades, North 'Four Diamonds and If he has neither he bids Two No South bids Six Spades. And South Trumps-again an artificial bid now knows, bar accidents, a small North's denying strength. Note that the slam is a certainty, as second Two No Trumps bid has Diamond ault must be headed by quite a different meaning from the A, K.
The advantages claimed for the first round similar bid.
other forcing Suppose South holds Spad A, K, Two-Club bid over X, X, X, Hear A, K, 3, x, x, Diamond original bids are: {x, Club A. x, and North, Spade x, Heart x, x, x, x, Diamond xx L Club X, X, X, X, X, the bidding would
go:
South.
Two Clubs (conventional), Two Spades. Three Hearts (showing second
sult).
North.
Two Diamonds (conventional). Two No Trumps.
Four Hearta (showing preference
for Hearts over Spades). Of course, two suiters are not the
Quotations, etc.
2.15 p.m.-Close. Down
4,30-7 p.m. Chinese programme. 6-6.15 p.m.----Children's Studio Con- cert.
7.10.30 pm-European programme, Boris Godounow Revolutionary Scene & Symphony Orchestra
7-7.18 p.m.-
(Moussorgsky),
Chorus
conducted by Albert Coates 9507-8. 7.18 p.m.-Selection London & New York Stock Quotations, etc. 7.30-8.15-p.m-A Concert, 8pm.Local Time & Weather Re-
port.
Song--
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Song of Autumn (Sumiyama), Pampas Grais (Yanada),
best friend and admirer who wins her in the end."
its humour, "Mischief" - provides a welcome change for the jaded Jobyna Howland enacts the role of the mother, and provides the ent and twice as funny as any cinema-goer, and is, totally differ- honour in the picture. She is full picture we have seen lately. of spirits in more senses than one. This picture was directed by George Cuker, and is rather Jusual.
MAIL REVIEW
"FAITHLESS"—QUEEN'S THEATRE
Un
Ralph Lyon in the leading role lis, at his best, and is ably support ,ed by Winifred Shotted in the leading feminine rule, Jeanne Stuart and James Carew.
The story, as in most English- productions, is rather complicated, but so profuse are the amusing situations, that one scarcely notices the story. The picture rale which calls for some very should certainly not be missed. dramatic portrayal, in "Faithless,"
Gr*** Yogi Fujiwara 4044 Tallulah Bankhead scores in a
*
Piano Solo-
Cradle Song (Brahma), Under the Palms (Albenir),
Song
Alfred Cortot 1271
At Dawning (Eberhart-Cadman),. I Hear a Thrush at Eve
(Eberhart-Cadman),
Harp Solo
the M. G. M. release which is now MAIL REVIEW: showing at the Queen's Theatre,
She plays opposite that star of so many light and comedy dramas,
Robert Montgomery, but in this pic-
“SUNSHINE SUSIE”—STAR
THEATRE
“Sunshine Susie," now showing
John McCormack (Tenor) ture there is more of grim reality at the Star Theatre, includes in its
•
(1) That it opens the bidding at ja lower stage and keeps it lower
the first round by partner's Two Home Sweet Home (Payne Bishop), lot. for so long. Diamond response. This is un- doubtedly true, and has an ad-Song---- įvantage over the Approach Forcing System Two No Trump response, which is apt to crowd the bidding Loo near the game bid and leave less scope for subsequent bidding on later rounds,
(2) The Two Club allows a natural original bid of Two Spades, etc., on a hand stronger, than an original One bid, e.g., one contains ing 6% to 7 playing tricks, This "natural" Two bid is at times use-
only type of hand suitable for the Two-Club convention. Another type is the game hand when the oriful in shutting out the opponents ginal bidder only requires informa- and indicating a trump suit more. tion of high cards in his partner's than the minimum. hand for slam purposes.
THREE HANDS.
Suppose South holder Spade A, |K, Q, J, 10, x, x, Heart A, K,
Diamond x, x, Club x, and North holds any of the following:
(1)
F
Spade X, X.
Heart X, X, X. Diamond x. X, X, X. Club X, X, X, X.
(2)
Spade x, x, x. Heart X, X. Diamond A, X, X, X. Club K, X, X, X
(3)
Spade X, X, X.
Heart I, X.
Diamond A, K, 1, x. Club X, X, X, X.
DISADVANTAGES.
742.
Old Folks at Home, (Foster),
Alberto Salvi 4001. A Banjo Song (Weeden-Homer), Oh, Fromise Me! (Scott-De Koven), Louise Homer (Contralto) Violin Solo
At Evening (Frim-Krame), Letter of Love (Cal-Elman),.
Mischa Elman 1180. Song-
Novembre (Bourget Tremisot). Plaisir D'Amour (Florian-Martini),
Conrad Thibault (Baritone) 1813, Piano Solo-
Tango (Albenis),
#
and less of the romantic lightheart cast three such great stars 118 edness that has been Montgomery's Owen Nare, Jack Hulbert and
Renate Muller. A wealthy and care-free girl
Owen Nares plays the manager- squanders away her fortune and faces poverty still refusing to put of a firm, where Renate Muller the love before dollars and marry the popular German star, portrays young man who wants her to live stenographer. These two provide on $20,000 a year. At length she is the love interest, while Jack Hui- willing but things have changed bert fills the picture with laughs. (and Bill Wade, an advertisement
artist is out of a' job.
COMMENCING FRIDAY, 5th.
....
in
The girl accepts the comfort and wealth of a middle-aged man search of romance, but soon tires jot it when Bill comes on the scene Wilhelm Bachaus 1443, and the two get married and share' 8.45-9.30 p.m.--Variely.
tremendous hardships, finding their Orchestral
happiness at last.
Soaring (Schumann),
The disadvantages of the conven- [tion to my mind are that it is highly artificial, not only in its Q.
original bid but in partner's]
even on the second responses, round, and for its proper and effec-Vocal Quartet
Jigtime, tive use in practice a thorough knowledge of the convention is Vocal Trío- essential.
In response to South's Two Club
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Jimmie Rodgers 22488.
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Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia The Pickens Sisters 24100, Instrumental-
Honolulu Stamp, Mele of Hawali,
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Johnny Marvin (Comedian) 21851.
Orchestral-
Shepherd's Hey, Country Gardens,
Among all those players who joyously announce that they play or prefer the Two Club, I have come across very few who have anything like an exact knowledge of the convention. In fact, the knowledge of most enthusiasts does not extend beyond the fact that you open with Two Clubs with a strong hand and partner responds with Two Diamonds on a weak one. Nor is the convention really standardised. Some players · re- quire two "quick" tricks for a positive response, which, in my
Philadelphia Symphony view, is too much to expect; others
Orchestra under the direction of Leopold Stokowski 11⁄2, not necessarily an Ace and a
M-15, King, and others again require
10.10-10.80 p.m.-Dance Tunes: exactly an Ace and a King. Some Fox Trot- regard it as always forcing, even In the Dim Dim Dawning,
"Sweet Muchacha, when made at an advanced score
of 60 or more; others do not. And
The moral of the story, which is about the first real attempt to draw romance out of the hardships of present days conditions, is that the test of matrimony is sacrifice.
MAIL REVIEW
"BACK STREET”—MAJESTIC THEATRE.
In "Back Street," now showing at the Majestic Theatre, Miss Irene Dunne is fortunate in being] given so admirable a theme, well- worked out in dialogue and period setting.
No-one should miss the version thus given of Miss Hurst's novel.
There is Doris Lloyd who in`a)
the Victor Concert Orchestra few minutes impresses on
mind the portrait of the narrow- minded, domineering step-mother.
Zasu Pitta again achieves the same lightning character-drawing. John Boles plays the hero with simple directness and restraint.
20802, 9.30-10.10 pm- Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
(Brahms, Op. 68),
all these variations lead. to confu-Waltz-
Waring's Pennsylvaniani 24189,
sion. The result is that in the And Love. Was Born, hands of many players who favour
MAIL REVIEW
SOCIETY GIRL-ORIENTAL
THEATRE
James Dunn has a role which
Lea Reisman & His Orchestra suits him very well. Opposite him
24192.
the convention it is a dangerous Fox Trat--- and disappointing weapon..";
TO-DAY'S BRIDGE TIP N-Club A, J, 8, 7, 2 W-Club E, 4, 5 - " South is playing No Trumps and leads "Queen of Clubs. What card should West play? DLAND ANSWERNE
The
The King, in order to make the 10 good in East's hand if possible.
We Belong Together,
Lea Reisman & His Orchestrathappy ons.
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Turn Out the Light; Rise N Shine,
Paal Whiteman & His Orch. 24197. 10,86 pm-Bugby Mid-day Press NewL
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