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The Initial One No Trump.
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the diamonds and clubs. It was a MAIL REVIEW daring ruse, but it succeeded.
"THE WOMAN ACCUSED”... QUEEN'S THEATRE.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. jon a wavelength of 355 metres (845 |K.CT);
12.30 pm.-European programme of Victor & Brunswick records.
1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re
If there is on point in auction No Rellef For Motorists.
After the Budget trudge it. bridge about which the averarc
It should be remembered when beginner feels a good deal of con you are weighing the advisability A Problem.
Most European countries are fidence it is his bellef that he of calling a no-trump that if your
"The Woman Accused," now port. finding it difficult to balance their knows when his hand justifices an adversaries have not bid a suit in Budget and keep three balls in the original bid of one no-trump. He increased chance of your partner a thrilling murder story written Management, (During the intervals re-
which you are weak there is an jshowing at the Queen's Theatre, is has been told by his instructors having some protection in that by Viki Baum, the famous corded" music will be broadcast from
air at the same time.
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1.13 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra by courtery of the.
7-7.27 p.m.--Variety.
I'd Write a Song
You Are the Song
pro
Paul Whiteman & His Orch, 24238,
the Studio). that before he can bid a no-trump suit. For this reason there is a authoress of "Grand Hotel."
Miss Nancy Carroll, Cary Grant
1.30 pm-Rugby Press News, etc. Nothing But The Truth.
2.15 p.m.--Close Down. Your husband can't afford a new he must have three suits securely good deal to be said in favour of
the no-trump bid on a hand which and John Halliday are featured in
Dance Music To-Night.... car, you know.
guarded, and that he can chace contains a long and strong suit of the leading roles, and the story, 4-7 pm. Chinese recorded Come and see us, we want to get the four suit. But this tuition clubs or diamonds and an ace in which concerns the murder of a gramme.
7-11.30 pm.-European programme. it over.
the another suit. This is not a suit-man who attempts to menace the
of. 鼈 newly-married Orchestral Let's sit out; anything is better originated in the days when than dancing with you.
guileless opponents of a no-trumpable hand for a bid by the dealer, happiness Good heavens! what frightful declarer obligingly warned him of it is a reasonable presumption that citing.
but if there have been three passes couple, is both interesting and ex- wallpaper.
danger by naming two their there is a fairly even distribution Miss Nancy Carroll and Cary strong suit. They are much more of the two suits in which the no-Grant act their parts splendidly and trump bidder is weak. If the part and are ably supported by Louis knowing nowadays, however,
ner should hold protection in one Culhern, Irving Pichel and Gert- when a no-trump is called they of these suits the declaration is rude. Missinger, How much sleep, asks a cor-simply "lie low and say nuffin'." respondent, is necessary for the Their lead is in the declarer's Javerage adult? Just another five weak suit, and when they have run
minutes.
down enough tricks to save game they persevere in the effort to kill ¡the contract.
Isn't your 807 a stupid-looking! fellow?
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That Little More.
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The Choo-choo
Mary had a bit of gum,
She chewed it long and alow, And everywhere that Mary went, The gum was sure to go.
She took it into class one day, Which was against the rule, The prof he took the gum gway, And chewed it after school.
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likely to yield a satisfactory result.
The game-winning type of no- MAIL REVIEW trumper is the hand in which you have a long, solid sult and cards of re-entry, in other suits which ensure the long suit being brought!
It is, therefore, not so easy as in. It is usual to bid a no-trumper
"THE PHANTOM OF CRESTWOOD”----CENTRAL THEATRE.
All the elements of the conven-
Sweet
get 111 and Ain't She Sweet Mississippi Mud and I left my Sugar
Standing in the Rain
Orchestral-
Bedtime Story
Bin Crosby 24240.
I Wake Up Smiling
Paul Whiteman & His Orch. 24220. Orchestral
Sittin' by the Fire with You
Where Are You To-night
Report).
Glen Gray & His Orch. 24224. 7.27-8.35 pmA Concert.
Weather p.m.-(Local Time &
Orchestral-Garmen Sufte---
Merch
of the Smugglers (Bizet) Soldiers Changing the Guard (Bizet) Philadelphia Symphony Orch. 6874, Dixle (Emmett)
Mary Lewis (Soprano) 1345. Album Leaf (Grieg) Capriccio (Brahms)
it used to be to know whether the when one has three aces, but these best call with a haud of
some hands are frequently a disappoint- tional murder-mystery, story have strength is a no-trumper or a suitment, and often enough a bid of been considered by the author in declaration. It is true that the one of a minor suit, encouraging writing "The Phantom of Crest no-trump is the quickest way
to the partner to declare a major suit, wood," which is now showing atj game, but with adversaries
who may prove to be sounder policy. the Central Theatre. The result is Song Asked and Answered.
are astute enough not to declare When you are fortunate enough to one of the most entertaining and "What could be worse than have their good suit or suits there is hold four aces, with trifling cards most baffling tales of its type get Plana Solo-
necessarily a considerable element behind them, you should resist the seen on the screen.
The beautiful victim, for in of risk in the no-trump call. This temptation to make the customary risk is lessened very much if one call of two no-trumps. Your bid stance, is murdered by a child's has an up-to-date partner who can of two may shut out a suit call by toy. The mystery is solved by be relied upon to call out to any your partner which may produce a criminal. Not a single detective major suit of five cards. The game, which is a better perform-appears in the story, and no em take-out should
be respected by ance than to miss game and secure phasis is placed upon finger prints, The cast includes Karen Morley, the no-trump caller. If it is made 100 above, the line. Call one no with strength in the suit, a game trump, therefore, and await de-Ricardo Cortes, H. B. Warner, Pau Kne Frederick and George B. is highly probable; if it is alvelopments.
Stone. rescue," so much the more reason)
In any event your hand will al-
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BE AN EYEWITNESS TO THE MOST ASTOUNDING CRIME IN THE HISTORY OF MY. STERY:
The face stat floated In tin már most death ra Jonry Wean
Millions have tried to solve the mydery of har murder.
You heard it
on the air-
Now see it on
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At a coffee bar,
I love to drive ·
A motor-car.
I love to sleep
Like a lazy dove,"
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for leaving in the suit bid. most certainly prevent the op-MAIL REVIEW
When you have a hand whichponents from securing the game, has good "stoppers" in three suits, and your partner may be so weak one of which is a major suit of that you may be unable to score five, it is generally advisable to even one no-trump.
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This Week's Leather Medallist.
make a suit bid instead of a no- trumper. Many players are so
An original no-trumper should
“WILD GIRL" KING'S THEATRE.
an unusual
"Wild Girl," now showing at the King's Theatre, presents a picture The woman who spent half anjobsessed in favour of the no-trump not be bid when the band has a a suit
jot California in the days of the hour in a telephone-box we wanted call that they fail to realise the fm-worthless singleton in to use looking through the book mense power of trumps when the Your opponents will probably have gold rush along with
romance of that colourful period. for a pretty name for her baby. declarer or his partner. happens both strength and length in that
to be void of a suit. You may, in suit, and when it is led you will be All the vividness and barcing at- forced to discard and so weaken mosphere of Bret Harta's famous no-trumps, hold five cards of a suit, including the tops, and your your band. With a singleton, but story, "Salomy Jane's Kiss," from He never tell the same story twice.jdummy may also have five. These no-trump strength in other suits, which the production is taken, are
one of those retained in this delightful flm.
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The Ideal Husband,,
He does not sing in his bath.
He does not shore.
He loves evening clothes.
He can order a perfect dinner.
He never grumbles.
He never works late at the office.
astrous finances.
My address is with the Editor.
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cards can produce only five tricks, it is better to bid If you are playing a sult contract, sufts. In the same way, when one however, and these ten carda are has a weak doubleton, a suit call
Joan Bennett is in the title role as a madcap mountain girl and
Song-
Harold Bauer 1413.
Boat Song. (Moses-Ware) • A May Horning (Weatherly-Dentaj Lambert Murphy (Tenor) 4016. Violin Solo.
Cavatina (Raff)
Souvenor de Moscow (Wieniawski)
Mischa Elman 6093.
Bong-
Twilight (Hamilton)
of My Little Nest
(Spaeth-Lehar)
Heavenly Blue Maria Jeritza (Soprano) 1234.
Piano Solo--
The Flatterer (Chaminade) Scarf Dance (Chaminade)
Song
Hana Barth 20346.
Cuban Love Song.
(Sothart-Field-McHugh) Tramps at Sea
(Sothart-Fields-McHugh)
Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone) 1550. Violin Solo-
Legend of the Canyon (Cadman) Caprice Antique (Balogh Kreisler)
Frits Kreisler 1693.
8,35-9* p.m/i L'Arlesienne (Biset) Leopold Stokowald & the 9.9.30 Philadelphia Orch. 7124-8. Quartet No. 14 in F Major (Beethoven, Op. 135). played by The Flonzaley Quartet
1222-5. 9.30-11.30 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room by cour- tesy of the Management. (During the intervals recorded music will be broad-
from the Studio). 10.30 P.m-Rugby News.
Kong unusual
He never laughs at his wife's dis- trumps, you Lay, under favourable is to be preferred to a no-trump bid. Charles Farrell plays the part of a grim-purposed Confederate sol-j conditions, make a trick with every An excellent rule, which should be!
dier. trump in the combined hands. To observed whenever possible, is to
reveal Both players see a good player utilise the cross-refrain from calling a no-trumper ruffing possibilities in two hands unless the hand has at least three talent in their work, and are sup without having trumps is an eye hearts and three spades. Should ported by Ralph Bellamy, Eugene
your partner take you out into one Pallette and Irving Pichel.
The Colour Craze.
Grandma's days were drab, Grandma's days were dreary; You had no colour in your life, Had you, Grandma, dearie! 'I've got a rosy hope That some day I'll own. An Alice blue lawnmoiser
And a purple telephone.
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opener to the novice.
Since the value of the no-trump of the major suits, with five cards call lies in forcing one's opponents of the suit in his own hand, you MAIL REVIEW to bid two if they wish to obtain have jointly a substantial prepon- the contract, tactics will sometimes derance of trumps and the two induce experienced players to bid hands are likely to produce game. jone no-trump on less than
the
normal strength of four probable tricks, but beginners will be well
The boss is the man who comes advised, when there is an option 6,683 NEWSPAPERS
in too early when we are late, and between a no-trump and a suit de Itoo late to notice when
early.
Ah!!
we
are claration, to decide in favour of the latter, which is less specula- tive than the other. Generally speaking, & player with a wide Lady (to boy of siz): "What knowledge of the game can with would your mother say if she caught some reason venture од 器 call which bad better be avoided by one
THE PHANTOM OF CRESTWOOD you smaking!”
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from Mr. H. Ashton-Wolft's famous The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pro memoirs of the French Surete, duction. "Washington Masquerade" combined with the story "The now showing at the Star, Lost Princess." The film is a very Theatre.
interesting one and contains many The whole plot is woven around thrilling episodes. the political centre of the United Gwili Andre heads the cast, sup- States, the Washington Capitol, ported by John Warburton, Gre- and oratory by Senators and other gory Hatoff and Frank Morgan. events connected with state affairs! form the background to this story, MAIL REVIEW Moscow. There were 6,683 newspapers, which is daring in conception,
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Boy of siz: "What would your who is still in the educational with a circulation of 25,000,000 With Lionel Barrymore heading "CARNIVAL BOAT-ORIENTAL
husband say if he caught you speak-stage. ing to a strange man?"
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Мал-
"SECRETS OF THE FRENCH POLICE" MAJESTIC THEATRE.
A player, holding ace, king, year, according to the official querade" is a truly remarkable
picture. queen and two other clubs, with agency. The Last Word in Accomplishments nothing else of value in the hand,
This compares with 577 news- (As Tommy sees it.) Ability to lick anyone of equal size. made an original bid of one club. papers and aà 9,000,000 circulation Ability to capel smoke through the His partner, holding Ava good Ave years earlier. nostrils.
The number of copies of books diamonds and a possible trick in Ability to put a lighted match in the hearts, but weak spades and two produced has risen from 266,000,- Perfect restraint during corporal small clubs, boldly called two no-000 in 1928, to 826,000,000, ac-| punishment.
trumps. A heart was led; and the cording to the latest official data, Fossession of Jack Petersen's auto-declarer, making his "possible" being 716 times the total in the graphe
Reuter. trick, rattled off game by means of year 1913. And a double-jointed thumb,
mouth.
terviewer Takes Pop For A Scalper.
TO. WHAT DO YOU
OWE YOUR COLOSSAL
SUCCESS
PLUCK!
JUST PLUCK!
THEATRE.
Bill Boyd and Ginger Rogers, the two feature players who made such tremendous hit in "Suicide Fleet" are brought together again in Carnival Boat which is now showing at the Oriental Theatre.
The scenes throughout the film are very good and interesting. "Secrets of the French Police," Hobart Bosworth carries the film current attraction at the through with his dynamic person- Majestic Theatre, was adapted ality as the camp fattor.
the
AND HOW DO YOU
FIND ENOUGH. PEOPLE TO
PLUCK
By J. MILLAR WATT.
(Copyright, 1983,