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BRIDGE NOTES
Pitfalls of Weak Original Bids
BY FRANK ENGLAND
THE CHINA MAIL.
A correspondent writes cóm- plaining that twice recently an original bid of One of a suit doubl. ed informatorily and left in business has resulted disastrously for the declarer. In the one ca vulnerable 1400 points down. In the other non-vulnerable 700.
"The original bid," he goes on to say, "in both cases was perfectly sound-a four-sult headed by Ace, King and an outside Ace." He suggests that the original bidder should switch to the No Trump in the fond hope that this, at any rate, will not be doubled.
My criticism of this is that any good player whose double of One of a suit has been left in by part- ner is certain also to double the One No Trump. No! My sugges- tion is the name as that of Mr. Punch to those about to marry: Don't bid on such a hand! Pre- vention is better than cure. What! you will exclaim, not open on three quick tricks? Certainly not, un less the hand contains four pro 1.able playing tricks and five 31 vulnerable. Probable tricks, not honour tricks, are the crucial test if heavy penalties are to be avoid. ed.
Ilis Majesty King George with King Boris of Bulgaria, whom he entertained at Balmoral Castle during the latter's recent visit to Great Britain. Both rulers favoured the typi- cal fighland sports wear for their days on the moors.
"borderline" FAMOUS BOXER TO
As to this, the Approach Fore- ing system and other systems have hand passes on a done & disservice to
Contract opening hand, but these few occa- players in over-emphasising the im- sions are emply compensated for portance of honour tricks and un- by penalties saved and der-estimating the value of playing gained by passing,
tricks.
The Risks
penalties
SELL WINE
Georges Carpentier To Canvass America.
The decision as to opening the bidding is often a ticklish one, and depends on other factors than Such a hand as Spades, A Kxx,
honour tricks and a rule-of-thumb FOLLOWING FAMILY FOOTSTEPS Hearts, xxx; Diamonds, xxx-count-e.g., the position of the Clubs, A x x should certainly be
opening bidder, the vulnerability passed as dealer vulnerable, and
of self and opponents, and the there is little advantage to be
general lay-out of the hand. gained by bidding it when vulnerable.
For instance, The hand
non
does not
*
on
CINEMA
NOTES
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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMNE
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong |Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 858 metres (845
“HOLD_YOUR_MAN-QUEEN'S EC4)
THEATRE.
"Hold Your Man," the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer feature, which s now showing at the Queen's Thin
་
12.30 p.m.-European programne of recorded marie.
1° p.m.--Local Time & Westbor Re- port.
ter
1.20 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc. 1.30 p.m. A relay of the Rotary
tre, teams two popular screen stars, Club Tiffin Speech from the Glancer- Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, for
Years of This and That in
the third time with far-reaching vestaurant-Dn Geo: W. Leavell ·
success.
It is a rapidly-moving, rowdy story of the ander-world and in it Mias Harlow plays the part of a gaudy creature who becomes the lure in a "love racket” for the sake |of the man she loves. --
Clark Gable as the man in the
|ċase is a light-moralled fellow who finds his real worth when the girl is 'sent to fail on his account.
Stuart Erwin beads the support- lag cast which includes Dorothy |Burgess, Muriel Kirkland, Garry Owen, Barbara Barondess and Paul Hurst.
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"SECRET"=-KING'S THEATRE.
Kwangsi."
2 p.m-Close Down
From the Blufio-An Address by
Mr. Clinton Pelham.
4.30 7 pm Chinese recorded pro- gramme.
7-10,30 p.m.-European programme.
7
* p.m.--Closing. Local Block Quote- tions, etc.
7.3-7.30 p.m.--Variety.
Song
Meat me in the Gloaming What Do I Care, It's Home
Maurice Elwin (Baritone)
Vocal Duct--
I Don't Want to Go to Bed Just One More
Stanley Lapino and Elija Carlisle.
Humorbos
Naughty Victorian Baya
And Modern American: Ways
Voen! Daet-
“
Douglas Byng, (Comedian)
You've Got me Crying "Agali - SL Linis Blues ཧཱུྃ་
Reilly and Comfort. 7.30-8 p.m.--From the Studio, The dth of a series of Lessons
port.
Mary Pickford reveals that she has lost none of her histrionic abi- "Cantonese" by Rev. Mr. H. R. Wells. lity and appeal in "Secreta." the United Artists' attraction, which is [now showing at the King's Theatre, Mias Pickford makes light of a
|MAIL REVIEW
Huntly
F
1. Pipes of Pan (Monckton) Quartet (No. 10) in E flat major
8.25-9 p.m.-
(Op. 74) (Beethoven)
played by the Capet. (String) quartet of Paris.
(This Suite is kindly loaned by
Listener).
99.15
Mr.
p.m.From the Studio.
G. Clington Felkam (H.M. Trade Commissioner) will give an address on "British and Chinese Trade","
9.15-10.30 ·pm-A relay of the Hong
Kong
"I shall only take orders to be "WHAT, NO BEER”—ORIENTAL Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the
delivered after After prohibition
has been
Hong
Hotel Grill Room by cour
8 p.m.--Local Time & Weather Ku-
6.3-8.25 p.m.-From the Studla. A Song Recital by Miss Edris d'Aquino accompanied by £ Miss Marin difficult role, that of a young and
Gomen.
Programme. wealthy girls who renounces every-1. Cradle Song (Brahms) thing for the love of her husband, 2. Maiden's Wish (Chopin) played by Lealle Howard.
INTERVAL After a long absence, Mary Pick 2 Duchess of Dreams
1. Mighty Lak'a Rose (Nevin) ford returna to the acreou and gives (From "Betty").
INTERVAL a performance which justifies her being called the world's sweetheart. Leslie Howard, in a role which is ¡different from others he has ap
peared in, is very good. Paria, Georges Carpentier, the famous The supporting Cast Include boxer, haa sailed for America. He Ethel Clayton, Bessie Barriscale,
Von Eltz and I would always will not, however, attempt to re- Theodore contain four probable tricks, and prefer to bid One Diamond vulner gain his boxing laurels of the past. Gordon.
|He is going ae a commercial travel- If doubled and left in risks able after dealer has passed
Jer in French wines. penalty of 700 or 1400, neither of Spades, xx; Hearts, Q J; Dia- which penalties is worth while exmonds. KJ 10 9 8 x; Clubs. A xx
worth wie very than on three quirk tricks and
THEATRE, voted against in 31
tesy of the Management. (During the unlikely to be bid and made against four-suit, because the hand cannot states,"
Intervals Decca records will be broad- yield less than five playing tricks leaving."
Carpentier såld before "What, No Beer," now showing cast from the Studio). two Aces and a King.
I'm afraid of no man'at the Oriental Theatre, provides 10.30 p.m.Rugby Mid-day Pros * | THURSDAY, the 23rd. Nov., 1933,| Many players will object that I played in the sufi, and may but I don't want to compete with unusual comedy and entertainment. News.
commencing at 10.30 a.m.
this risk to negilgible. Against or-Field six or seven.
|Facketeers."
10.35 pm-Close Down. In this pleture Buster Keaton GENERAL NOTICES. | at No. 36, Hankow Road Kowloon.dinary players I agree, and that A penalty of more than 500 if
All records in the above European Carpentier will not only sell wine and Jimmy Durante, try to run a evening programme, except where is the reason why these
in weak doubled
therefore out of the in the United States, but he will brewery, They become involved otherwise stated, are Decca, and are original bids are not exposed as question, and partner may be able give advice on how to drink it.
with the local beer-running fac-kindly supplied by the Agenta, Merara. they should be. Against first-class | to bid up to game. Pyjama Suits, Coats, Kimonos,
"I should be a good salesman, he tions and end up with the police Reiss, Massey & Co. Yet at four tables in a recent remarked. Handkerchiefs, Scarves, Stockinge, players, however, heavy penaltica
"You see, my parents raiding their plant. The situation will quite often be incurred, with match this hand was passed out had a wine shop in the North be-fis further complicated when Bus- little or no compensating gain on with a consequent loss of game, ore the war.”
ter falls in love with the sweet- and most of those who passed other occasions.
Carpentier will stay in the Un-heart of one of the beer barons, be- The advantages of passing are, would, I imagine, have opened with ited States for a month. Then he lieving her to be a sweet young so firatly, to avoid risk of a heavy Spades, A Kxx and an outside will return to France to play in a jelety girl. penalty if doubled; secondly, if Aco-s much more dangerous bid. new film, after which he will con- partner bida you can support
A Telling Move
tinue with his wine strongly with every prospect of
America.-Router. As dealer risks should game: and, thirdly, if the oppon taken, as there is at that time no ents bid and your partner is silent. the strength of your hand in con- information as to any of the other. cealed and some of your high cards hands. As second hand after dea- the opponents will place in their ler's pass you are relieved to some hands. They are likely to overbid extent of any fear that there is a strong hand on your right, and and be penalised.
therefore here an original bid can be slightly "shaded."
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"THE PHANTOM OF CREST- WOOD”—MAJESTIC THEATRE,
OLD MAN KILLS
MAD WOLF.
Shepherd's Struggle
During Night.
Belgrade.
the
All the eisments of the, cONVEN- A 74-year-old abepherd in I think, be safely opened fourth tional murder-mystery story have billa near here was awakened in the hand even when vulnerable:
S.-Q 10 9 8 2 H-10 4 3 2 D-A Q C.-K 2 8.-Q 9 8 2 H-AK Q 9 8 2 D-3 2
C.--2
There may be
no
chance
of
game, but there is a good chance
been considered by the author in middle of the night by a large Wolf, writing The Phantom of Crest which bit his arm.
terrible struggle in After wood," which is now showing at
the Majestic Theatre. The result which the animal bit his arma and is one of the most entertaining and head repeatedly, the old man manag. most baffing tales of its type reted to thrust his hand down the wolf's throat and grip ita, tongue. (seen on the screen.
The wolf collapsed, half-suffocated, and the shephered beat the animal to death with a log.
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"JACK'S THE BOY”—STAR
THEATRE
Third hand after two passes is in the most difficult situation of all. All you know is that neither dealer nor second hand is really strong. Fourth hand is the pro- bable danger. A "bluff" bid with
The wolf was found to be' suffer- . an escape if doubled Is here oftén
[ing from rabies, so the shepherd is a telling move.
of a partial score and very little Fourth hand after three passes risk of the opponents being able to comedy. No sentimentality mara.
Here at last is the perfect now undergoing treatment at a
local Pasteur Institute-Reuter. is in many respects in the best bid and make game.
the fun, nor does the theme for one position of all-mora so than most My advice to my correspondent, moment divert from the idea of players reailee and, contrary to it he wishes to avoid penalties clean, bright entertainment. the advice given in moit text-agcinet_good_opponenta__in_match Jack Hulbert himself has write books, can bid on a weaker holding or rubber play, in to avoid opening ten the story, and he has not only than that usually laid down. The the bidding suit or No Trump given himself one of the most ault-roblems to Us three passes most probably Indi-without four probable, tricks - non-able roles of his career, but has cate that the high cards are more vulnerable”......or Aye vulnerable, also placed into Cicely · Court or less equally divided between the whether as declarer, second, third neidge's care a part of which she other three playera.
lar fourth hand.
makes the best—which 'is excellent.
- Who's Shamming Now ?
YOU CAN (SO THIS TIME, SMITH, BUT
DOESN'T IT SEEM STRANGE THAT YOUR FATHER IS ALWAYS TAKEN ILL WHEN
THERE'S A GOOD
FOOTBALL
GAME!
ON
YES! IT DOES SEEM
STRANGE SOMETIMES THINK- HE'S SHAMMING!
Ez Bring Your
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