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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1933.
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BRIDGE NOTES
DENTISTS.
MR HARRY FONG, DENTIST," DR. S. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon
WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
74 Queen' Road 2nd. Fl. To
5th Fl., King's Theatre Bldg.
LIGHT OPENING BIDS.
(By ELY CULBERTSON)
It has always been my belief that minimum hands should be In
Telephones 21265 9-1.00; 2-6.00.opened at the Contract table
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either the first or second position. whereas, after previous passes. players either Third or Fourth Hand should
not open slightly stronger hands. rule is modified to a certain extent | as applied to the third position by the advisability of establishing the bidding defence against a possible strong hand held by the player who has yet to speak. For example, I W. B. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
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Public Auctions
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CHINA YEAR BOOK
(Fifteenth Edition) 1933.
An old copy of the Year Book is almost as out of date
as an old almanae,, changes take place so quickly in Chian.
The current edition contains:
The The New Customs Tarifi,
Who's Who of the 1,000 principal Chinese, Consular Regulations for Importers,
The Latest Treaties with Foreign Countries, articles on the Chinese Government, the Kuomintang, labour conditions, railways and rivers, wireless and telegraph developments, and a mass of other necessary information to the newspaper reader and the business office.
Price $20 net, China poringe 50 centa
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Local Belling Agentst
Manara, Kelly & Walsh, Lid, Hong Kong
Spades A R Q x x x and with practically nothing else in the hand.
4.3
Some Bridge players recently ndopted the plan of passing light| Opening bids First and Second Hand and opening on busts Third and Fourth hand. This! policy against good players in the long run is bound to prove a los- Ing one. In some cases it, even pays to shade the requirements for However, this an Opening bid. should not go too far.
inter- In the days of a former national match, I was able to make a game on one hand by reason of a ght, Opening bid, which, where the British players sat North and South, was not made. The hand
was:
East. Dealer.
East and West vulnerable. North:--
S.-K J 2
H. A G 2
D.-8 65 4 3 C.-K J 9
West:-
S.-A 5 H.-J 9 7 S D.-J7 2
C-8 G 4 2
East:-
6-10 7 45 11-8 5 4 DA Q 100 C.-A 5
South:-
S.-Q 9 8 €
H.-K Q 10
D.-K 6
CQ 10 7 8
The hand was played in a team of-four match, one team represent- in America and the other England In Room 1, where I played South and Mr. Theodore A. Lightner North, the bidding went:
(Figures after bids refer to num bered explanatory paragraphs). East South West North Pass INT (1) Pass SNT (2) Разь Рдез Pasa 1-While South's hand is not commanding strength,
Their Throne in Danger
King Prajadhipak and Queen Rambalbarnt of diam, whose rule las threatened by a new rebellion blazing in their country. Reports fromá Bangkok indieste the revolt is spreading, even part of the army and navy having foined the movement to oust the present government.
RADIO"
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be Rong broadcast to-day from the Kong Broadcasting Station 2.B.W.
un a wavelength of 355 metres (845 }K.C.'s) :—
recorded music.
port.
| SNEEZING NO CRIME
IN POLAND.
ROUND HONG KONG'S. CINEMA THEATRES
MAIL REVIEW -
RACKETY RAX”—KING'S
THEATRE
A strong comedy cast appears in aupport of Victor. McLaglen in “Rackety Rax,” now showing at the King's Theatre.
Greta Nissen, who has the role of
MAIL REVIEW
"SUMMER LIGHTNING"—
CENTRAL THEATRE
Ralph Lynn's asinine fooling has always been a joy and his work In the new m "Summer Lightning. the current attraction at the Cen- [tral Theatre, is no exception.
The story is characteristic burst a platinum blonde, shares honours of P. G. Wodehouse's brilliant non- in the comedy
and concer
Feather sceres with Nail cense, O'Day, from the musical comedy brained young man who steals a stage.
prize pig with the intention of re-
Both Majorie Beebee as the tuming it later to win its owner's [rackotoor's "battling wife and consent to his marriage to his
Eather Howard as a "fixer lady" or niece.
..
Ralph Lyon makes Sn Ideal a go-between, have parts which supply plenty of laughter.
Wodehouse hero, trading in that The comedians in "Rackety Rax" absurdity which has made the are Arthur Pierson, as a sporting author famous the world over. press agent, Allan Dinehart as a These characteristic fatuities. Keep College professor, Allen Jankina, the plot moving at a great pace. Vince Barnett. Stanley Fields and Miles Malleson, as the butler, is John Keyes.
an admirable comedy accomplice to the star, and Winifred Shotter, justly desribed as Lynn's ideal all her demure partner, brings wickedness to the leading feminine Bouchier is * role. Dorothy vivacious chorus girl out of the
MAIL REVIEW
"MIDNIGHT MARY”—QUEEN'S
THEATRE
"Midnight Mary," the powerful hero's past.
crook drama which is now showing Others who figure prominently (at the Queen's Theatre, brings a are Gordon James, Esme Percy, strong cast of favourite stara head- Helen Ferrers and Horace Hodges.
Young. Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone, Andy MAIL REVIEW
Supreme Court Quashes ed by Loretta
Strange Charge.
Warsaw.
Devine and Una Merkel into one super-production.
it is a thrilling story of He in
upper
crookdom. strata of
FAST WORKERS”—STAR THEATRE
The Supreme Court of Poland the
John Gilbert, one of the most has ruled that sneezing is not "Loretta Young is forced by circam- |crime.
stances to join a gang of crooks. famous lovers the sileht ann talkie A certain retired Major of the Events move at lightning speed as screens have ever known, is seen new role in "Fast Polish Army was fined £2.10.0 the gang gets more ambitious in in an entirely
by the Sanot District Court for their operations. Miss Young falls Workers," now showing at the Star 12.30 p.m.-European programme of having sneezed at a meeting held in love with Tone, a
successful Theatre,
A
the romantic episode on When the gang- 1 p.m.--Local Time & Weather Re-to celebrate the birthday of young attorney.
Marshal Pilsudski.
ster lender decides to kill Tone the ground leads to an emnity between the dramatic tension mounts to a ter, two rivet experts on a giant bulid-
ing under construction,:: 1.15 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Kong! The Major appealed to
of the Supreme Court, which after con-rific tempo. Hotel Orchestra by courtesy
In the supporting cast are Frank John Gilbert and Robert Arm- Management. (During the intervale resulting all the available authori-
Hymer, Ivan strong play their respective parts corded music will be broadcast from ties, could find no precedent to Conroy. Warren (the Studio).
prove that sneezing was a crime Simpson, Harold Huber, Sandy well, while Man Clarke is convinc- and
therefore acquitted him. Roth, Martha Sleeper, Charles ing and amusing in her portrayal quashing the previous sentence. Grapewin, Halliwel Hobbes and of a lady of questionable reputa. Reuter.
Robert Emmett O'Connor.
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc. 2 p.m. Close Down. Selections from the Studio by Ted Castro & Ills Boy Friends
Dance Relay of the Cheere from Lane Crawford's Restaurant.
4.30-7 p.m.-Chinese recorded pro- gramme.
Band
7-10.30 p.m.-European programme
7
p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions, etc.
7.3-7.30 pm Transcription
TamIBC.
Pro-
7.30-8 pm From the Studio. The Brd of a Berles of Lessons in Cantonese by the Rev. Mr. H. B. Wells. p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re
port
8.3-8.15 p.m.From the Studio. Selections by Ted Castro & His Boy Friends.
&
8.45-9 p.m.-Belections by De Groot Orchestra, (from Z.B.W.'s
ibrary)
Waldtonfel Memories (arr. Finck)
and Delllah-Selection (Saint-Saens)
Samson
Louise Selection (Charpentier)
of Gramo- of phone Records by Mr. C. B. R. Bar- is gent It
9-9.45 p. Recital
9.45-10.30 p.m. A Roly of the in my opinion, too strong to
Cheero Band from the M.C.L. Dance pass. It contains 24 plus at Lant
Crawford's Restaurant by henour-tricks. North and South courtesy of the Committee and Manags. are not vulnerable, and East ment. (During the intervals recorded
be broadcast from music will and West are.
Studio).
the
2-North has a balanced distri 10.30 p.m-Rugby Mid-day Pres
would 10.33 p.m-Close Down.
bution and 3 honour-tricks. | News. - Perhaps current usage suggest a bid of only two no- trump. However, етен 10
this were the bid and South distribution.
then passed, a valuable part- The contract of three gotrump score would be made, compared on this band could be beaten with with the blank score made by an Opening diamond lead, as East the players who failed to bid at and West must in that event make all.
8. diamond tricks, the Ace of clubs
In the other room, two repre- and Ace of spades. However, In rentatives of England were seated Bridge it will rarely, ba found that North and South, and the hand every possible trick is taken by the was passed by all players. East, defending players. The difficulty of course, did not have a sound of establishing the best defence is Opening bid vulnerable, as the so great that in practice, if not in band contains only 24 honour theory, the play of the head; is tricks and extremely unfavourable worth a trick.
POP-Family Entanglements
SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY
ON THE WRONG SIDE
OF THE ROAD...
SO HOW:IS IT
∙MMY FAULT
Hon.
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