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£39,779,576 SPENT TO MARCH, 1932.
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BRIDGE NOTES ...
AN OLD FRIEND.
(BY ELY CULBERTSON).
"SIGN-OFF" BIDS. One of the prettiest play in Bridge is the Vienna Coup, I have As a rule, every time a player touched upon it many times, but it speaks, his parther quite properly seems to have a habit of cropping infers some added strength, and is, up about every two weeks. The in turn, often encouraged to bid latest example enabled the Declar further.
It is true that there are certain Since, the housing question hasjer, who had reached a Small Slam
contract in notrump, to pick up an lands such as been one of the most important extra trick on the hand. As the Spades 9 8 7:54 $ social problems of post-war Eng-hand was played in a Howell match-Hearts-7. land, great interest attaches to the point game, this extra trick gave Diamonds-10 8 3 2 GLOUCESTER BLDG., 1st Floor,igures about London County Coun- North and South a top-score on the Clubs-8 2
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Both sides vulnerable
NORTH-
The Comptroller, in a memoran-j dum, states that the total results Spades-A
Hearts-A K 87 under the various sections of the Diamonds-A KQ 3 housing.accounts for 1931-32 show- Clubs-A 4 3 2 W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD
WEST:- Kowloon Bay. ed a deficiency of £1,026,200, which
Spades 53 2 New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L"
met by:-Contributions of was
Hearts-J 10 4 8 Sole Agents for Kelvin Motora.
Metropolitan
Councils Diamonds-9 7 £6,880; Exchequer subsidy £688,- Clubs 96
SOUTH:- 287; contributions from rate and
Spades-Q 98 other accounts, £332,151. and a Hearts-Q 9 2 credit from surplus salances of Diamonds—10 8 G
the Clube-K QB 5 £1,118. In the year 1930-31 deficiency was £992,831.
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£37.414.236 was outstanding.
1
THE BIDDING.
North 2K Pass
3D Pass ANT Pass
Mas
one
PUBLIC
HANGING
IN IRAQ
Cabinet Decide Against British Custom
MAKING PUNISHMENT FIT CRIME
FRADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be Įbroadeset to-day from the Hong |Kong Broadcasting Station ZEW. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 |KG/s) ====***
12.30 p.m.-European programme of Columbia records.
Baghdad. The British custom observed throughout the 10 years" mandate of hanging convicted murderers within the prison walls in con- sidered unsuitable to
the free gramme. Kingdom of Iraq.
mer
1
1 p.m.---Local Time and Weather Report.
1.40 p.m.---Bugby Press News, etc. * p.m.-Close Down.
RELAY FROM DAVENTRY TO-NIGHT 4.30-7 p.m.-Chinese recorded pro- .
7.10.30 pm.-European programme. 7 p.m.--Closing Local Stock Quota tions, etc.
7.3-1.50 p.m.--Variety. Orchestral
Spring Serenade (Iacombe),
Orchestral-
The Bohemians D81057.
Love, Here is my Heart, Casino Dancer, “
Albert Sandler & His Orchestra
DB840.
Song-Don't Say Forever,
When You're in' my Arms,
Lucienne Boyer (Soprano), DB817.
Piano Solo
Cabin in the Cotton
Ooh! That Eas
Carroll Gibbons & His Boy Friends
Thrill Me Ni Whistling in the Dark
DE899,
Reginald Foort DB812.
Hello Gorgeous My Silent Love.
Layton & Johnstone DR926,
· 7.50-8,30 p.m.-Musical Comedy. 8 p.m.--(Local Time & Weather Re-
port)... Selection-
Mother of Pear!
Debroy Somers Band DX438.
A Country Giri
London Theatre Orch. DX45. The Singing Foo!
Debroy Somers, Band 9754. Song Carnival of 1932 Stare
Debroy Somers Band & Artistes
DX132.
Selection-
The new Iraqi Cabinet has where a player is sorely tempted to "rescue" partner's one notrump dedided that condemned witha bid of two spades. Obvious shall be hanged in public places ly, the hand is worthless at any in future. bid except two spades where
In accordance with this deci can hope to establish three win-sion, there have recently been ners, "The trouble is that partner five public hangings in Baghdad, no means of distinguishing four of them on one day, and it clearly between the "strength" and is reported that seven more such murderers are to be hanged in (“weakness,” and with some
hopeless hands, the more the play-the near future. [er bids, the
One of the condemned men more his partner, whose band is quite likely stronger has gone in prison and has been than usual, is apt to rebid until admitted to a lunatic asylum. İthey throw the cards at each Enormous crowds assemble ta
other's face. If all Takeouts of two witness the murderers paying Organ Solo- meant weakness, then partnerships their last penalty.
It appears would lose the benefit of "strength to be a definite policy of the inférences" on thousands of hands Government to hold the execu-Vocal Duet-
tions in wide open spaces large -even a greater evil.
For this reason, in the Culbert enough for the accommodation
System it is a fundamental of thousands of neople. principle that, with a few definite | The Iraqi Ministry, of Justice exceptions, every bid is an encour-lis clearly trying to ""make the amounted to £39,779,576, of which (Figures after bids in table refer aging bid, and that a pass is, as a punishment fit the crime."
explanatory para- rule, the only "rescue." The only In one case, an Afghan watch
exceptions The total acommodation provided to numbered
occur in rare cases man was condemned to death under assisted schemes was 47,704 graphs.)
East where the "rescue" Inference is an for the murder of a fellow-ser- South West dwellings, according to the mem-
Pass clear that no possible misunder- vant in a house belonging to an lorandum by the Council's Valuer,
(2NT (1) who states that "there is atin a
Pass standing can arise between pari-ex-Minister of Justice. The vic Paas ners.
tim's skull was split with an axe. large section of the community liv-3
6NT (2)
Pass Pass
"Some of these "rescue" situa-
The ex-Minister's house is ing in unhealthy and overcrowded
technically, South, tions arise after a Penalty Double situated in an important tho 1-Although conditions whose circumstances are
with almost 11⁄2 honour-tricks, of partner's suit bid of one. or roughfare in Baghdad, and the such that they cannot reside at a
has a right to respond with after a Penalty Double of a low gallows were ordered to be erect distance from their work places."
three notrump, his hand, distri-contract by partner himself; others ed in front of the house where butionally weak, suggests can occur in a group of bids known as the crime was committed. tlon,
"Sign-Off" bids. A "Sign-Off” bid The order was eventually can- 2-South, who has given nothing is a warning to partner that the celled, however, as the police
but minimum responses up to hand, though previously bid, is be- maintained that the congestion Song this time, decides, in view of low bis minimum expectations in of traffic would be disastrous, his partner's very strong bid-honour strength and that any fur while the ex-Minister objected ding plus his own King and ther bidding by him is at his own that he did not want such a mor three Queens, to immediately risk and peril.
bid scene to be enacted in front A "Sign-Off" bid is recognized of his house. Renter. contract for the Slam. West chose, rather unwisely, to by the fact that (a) the Respond- A great demand for accommoda-j
He ing Hand has bid and then rebid tion continues, and is indicated by open his fourth-best heart. the fact that during the year the feared that South's only strength its suit at least twice; and, at the number of applicants who called at as in the spades suit and he same time, (b) the "Sign-O#" bld the central office to apply for houses did not want to lead up to any is siways in the range of three-
more than tenace holding; accordingly, be de-bids in the suit.
bid appiles cided to lead through the strength The made by
in the Dummy hand. Of course. equaly to major or minor suits and the heart 9 in the South hand won is generally made when responding the trick. Twelve tricks, 3 dia-to partner's notrump, although it
A private members Bill to modify programme, are kindly supplied by monda tricks, I spade tricks and 4 is also used after partner's suit
club bide. It should not show less than the law that protects the historic Mesara. Anderson Music Co.). club tricks-barring a bad
10-10.30 p.m.-A relay from Daventry break. To make the extra trick a six-card suit, unless the hand is battlefield of Waterloo, has been of The Concert by The Scottish Studio In all cases, how-examined by the Belgian Chamber Orchestra directed by Guy Daines. Ed- Declarer had hopes of efther the a two-sulter.
ward Dennis (Violin). (This relay diamond suit breaking or a possiblejever, it should have at least of Deputies in committee.
The text of the Bill, which was will be continued until 11 p.m. should squeeze. A squeeze could be de-honour-trick. Hands that are too
reception. prove satisfactory), veloped if the hand containing weak to rebld even once, without introduced by a socialist deputy, M. Cour diamonds also had the spade a serious penalty, should not be Jules Mathieu, was adopted by three committee sections and re- King. Naturally this eventuality bid at all. London. must be prepared for and that is
The following procedure illus-jected by three committee sections. London is astonishingly varied where the Vienna Coup entera into itrates the "Sign-Off" bide:
The Belgian law which forbide as a field for research. Sometimes the play.
North
any alteration to the battlefield University Students Have Natural
Pairs 28 (so far the dated from 26 March 1914. inference is, strength)
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[central London, and it has been a ¡matter of great satisfactiop te ob- Rerve how readily most of them to their new accustom themselves environment."
was about 98,200, and 104,000 inquiries were letter-Reuter.
HIDDEN TREASURES IN LONDON.
12th Century Well In Church Crypt.
one wonders why archaeologists South first cashed his remaining bother to loot Egyptian tombs heart tricks and then led the Ace when there is so much to be found of spades from Dummy, deliberate
ly setting up the King, which turn- nearer home.
For 2.000 uned stamps, properly mixed, from Recently workmen excavating the ed out to be in the East hand. He your own country, send, by egistered Forty 18th century crypt of the City Chen led two rounds of diamonds
of charges,nebroned watzis, automatie di without go por fonds, or both a fountain pen Church of St. Olave in Hart-street and followed by running the clab Parker sim wall gold polat and sa degant made a really fascinating dis-quit, taking the last 3 club tricks eversharp pencil. For 200 stamps, I send the catalogue with giftcovery. A sudden pick-thrust un-jin his own hand. The last lead of
of value, Alumya salonbia . RESTEN IS bit, dus de Mauboys, PARCE earthed an ancient stone-lined well clubs had East "staggering against in a perfect state of preservation. he ropes," as to give up a diamond
WDrint
South
INT
"Sign-Of"
ANT
85 (Sign-Off)
OF
ID
13
1NT
It probably dates back beyond would obviously set up the last holds something like:
Therefore, 1270.
(diamond in Dummy
card St. Olave's, by the way, is rich East
one played the
was not sure would
NOTED BATTLEFIELD THREATENED.
Waterloo Protection
Modified.
Brussels,
Band-
Wild Violets Bohemian Salon Orchestra DX415, 8.30-10-p.m.-Orchestral Concert Parsifal-March of the Knights st
the Holy Grail (Wagner) Reg. Band of H.M. Grenadier Guardis
DX75.
Samson and Dellish
Recit, and Aria_(Saint-Saenz} Fair. Spring is Returning
(Saint-Saens)
Clara Serene (Controlto) DX245.
Piano Concerto in Minor (Grieg)
- Ignas Friedman (Pianoforte) with Orchestra conducted by Phillope
Gaubert.
Song
Serenade Schabert)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Charles Koliman (Tenor) DX135." Symphony (No. 3). in F Major
}
(Brahms) (Op. 99) Willem Mengelberg conducting the
Concertgebouw Orchestes, of Armsterdam.
All records in the above European
|· AUSTRALIAN GIRLS IMPRESS
ACTOR
Since the Great War Waterloo has increased in popularity as a re-
Sydney, N.S.W. aldent district. It has a main tram Girl students of Sydney Uni- route to Brussels and building sites versity impress Mr. Nicholas are comparatively cheap. Wider Hannen, Eriglish actor, as being more 29 (80 far the roads and new streets will be want-prettier, healthier, and inference is ed, but the pre-war law must first natural than the feminine under- strength)
be amended.
graduates of his own England. 2NT
3S (Sign-Off!) If finally approved by parliament- Recently he addressed some North warns partner that he ary committees it will be submitted 250 University students, and to the chamber of deputies.-Reu-found that about 225 of them iter.
were girls.
"I never saw a more attentive audience” he confessed after- warda. "They are not so studi Jous looking as the English Uni- versity girls, and less formal. They are more at their ease, and North, if strong, could have chosen seem to have a natural poise."
Mr. Hannen warned the stu- either four diamonds, three no- trump or a Raise in one of part- dents, not to go on the stage ner's suits. He also could have lightly. Hard work was neces passed. Hence, the inference of a sary to make a success of the "rescue" is quite clear.
profession-Reuter.
K 108 642′′ Spades Hearts .5 "Diamonds 98.74
Clubs .8 4
In Samuel Pepys 'associations. He which be lived nearby, worshipped in the lose a trick. He discarded his church and is buried in a vault spade King, and Declarer promptly If North were stronger, he would near the communion table.
claimed the rest of the tricks, the bid either four spades over two Work began on July 17 to ex-Queen of spades in his hand and notrump or three notrump, depend- cavate the prehistoric Verulamium the diamond in Dummy being good. ing on distribution. He also could lat St. Albans. This ancient Although the Opening lead helped pass two notrump. Similarly, with
British settlement is 2,000 years South to take all the tricks, he a minor sult "Sign-Off" old and must not be confused with could not have done so without South
the Roman city, much of which is combining his good fortune with already unearthed.--Reuter.
·POP
18
2H
North
2D
3D (Sign-On)
North shows something like:⠀⠀
Spades 7. Hearts 8
Diamonds" Q J 10 9 8 6 4 Clubs Q 7:4 2-
2, 9
perfect play.
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