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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
12.30 p.m.--European programme of recorded music.
I p.m.--Local Time & Weather Re- port.
12.30 p.m.-European programme of recorded music.
I p.m.-Local
Report.
1.16 p.m.-A
time
and Weather
of the relay
Hong
Kong Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of
Contract Bridge.
BY ANN VAUGHAN
one
In contract bridge it is often op- Honal what response
shall make to partner's bid. It is most Important that the hand should be i enrefully studied and a response given which will convey the clear- est iden possible to partner of the strength and distribution of the After the value of the com- hand, bined hands, and the distribution of the respective hands are located as near as possible, a choice of the best suit must be determined. In In previous article, I brought out) the fact that where each hand holde four cards of one of the bid suit, and one of the hands holds five or six of another suit, the suit with the four cards in each hand will usually bring the best results ax trumpa.
The reason for this, of course is that in the ease of the long trump chance of dis- sult, there is no carding worthless cards, while in the ease of the four card suits, trumpe can be exhausted and los. ing tricks discarded an the long side suit. A very good instration of this point was found in one of at the Cathay the hands dealt Mansions duplicate bridge club last Tuesday night.
Illustration
The hand was as follows, North:----
3.-K
H.-9 8 6 5
D. A K 30 9 7 6 5 C.-5
West:-
S.-Q 10 8 7
H.-7 4 2
D.-8
CQ 7 6 4 2
S.-A J 6 2
the Management (During the inter- East:-- vals recorded music will be broadcart from the Studio).
1.80 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc. 2 p.m.-Close Down.
Two Studio Rems Tonight Relay From the Soldiers & Sailors' Home.
4.30-7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 6-6.15 p.m. Children's Studio Con-
cert
7-10.80 p.m.-European programine. 7-7.45 p.m.--Orchestral.
Carnaval Suite, Op. 9 (Schumann) London Symphony Orchestra ducted by Sir Landon Ronald. Pomp and Circumstance
(No.
in C Minor) (Elgor}
Pump and
and Circumstance
H. -Q J
DJ 4 3 2 C. -K9 8 South-
S. 9 5 4 3 H.-A K 10 3 D.--Q
C-A 10 3
If the contract ends in diamonds, of die- con- there is no possible way
carding the losing spade and East a diamond must necessarily take trick. If hearts
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DISTRIBUTORS. Mandel in the Strand (Grainger)
Un-up of local feverish conditions. follows: Take with the ace.
tablets before retiring is the usual Three Packings: 5'e, 10's, 27′s.) Mock Morris Dances (Grainger)
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8 p.m.(Local Time & Weather Re- Lead a low diamond and trump. to trump with the 101 being aure port).
Belections by Frenk Reid and Banjo.
ITI
Jack Of Hearts Leads as the nine must serve as a re-entry hand was played at a championship |
United in Eastern
The contract ended at most of into North's hand. Three rounde tournament
trumps, The champion- the tables with three no 8.15-8.30 p.m.-Fox Trots.
of trumps ending in North's hand States last year. Called to Say Goodnight Victoria,
with the nine. The diamonds are ship was won by the narrow mar- South declarer. The jack of hearts Colony the
the popular lead. This was Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the the Members' Enclosure and Club Make Love the King
Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen Russ Columbo
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distribution and after losing (the SECRETARY
Ray Noble & His Orchestra were led the result would be the North:- personal upon the all the members holding shares (the_
8.30 9.30 p.m.--A relay of the 1st application of a Member, sach Mem.
that, finessed spades unsuccessful- whose names appear in the Comber to be responsible for all visitors part of the Concert arranged by Mrs.
ly and the contract was lost. pany's register of shareholders on introduced by him, and for Payment George Griggs from the Soldiers' and Sallors' Home by courtesy of the Com. the 21st day of September, 1988, or All Chita, etc.
The Secretary's office. Brd Floor, mittee upon which only $3.75 per share has
Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794), will 9.30-10.30 p.m.-From the Studio. been paid, and it was determined
Selections by the Orchestra of at 12 o'clock Noon. Badges admitting to Members Ex. R. M. 8. "Empress of Japan" that such Call should be paid on the
Programme 15th day of December, 1998, to the cloure will NOT be on sale at the Company's Bankers, The Hong Rice Course.
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Late Popular Upon presentation at the office of House provided they are ordered from the Company of Bankers' receipt for the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephons,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURÉ. the payment of such Call, together with the Certificate of Shares, a note of the payment will be endorsed on the Certificate.
Dated this 21st day of September,
1938.
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Library. not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey) Club during the Race Meeting.
By Order,
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LET YOUR NEXT HAT
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Important Point
8.-A J 9 6 H-8 6 D.-X 6 & C.-K 8 7 4
West:--
8.-7 5 2
HAJ 10 5 2 D.-7 C-Q 9:32
A very important point in the play of contract bridge is knowing when to give tricks away. Giving a trick away in the early part of a return the game will often net of two or three extra tricks in the end. It is only by learning to! plan the hand that this type of East:- play is possible. When dummy is first expose declarer must study. the combined hands and determine where the tricks contracted for, are coming from.
If there is a shortage, it is near- ly always necessary to give a trick The following some long agit. or two away in order to establish
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OLDEST PIECE OF WOOD IN WORLD, Relic At Chicago Fair.
Chicago.
What is said to be the oldest piece of unpetrified wood abovs the exhibit at the
The winners, however, realized ground ię on
that an adverse diamond distribu-Southern Cypress log cabin at the tion would be fatal, as an unsuc- Chicago World's Fair.
cessful spade fipesse would throw
It is Cypress, about 24 inches
the lead to East, and a heart lead
The long, eight to ten inches long, eight from East would be fatal.
first to ten inches thick and taperad ́at play, then, after taking the heart trick was to enter dummy each end. with the king of diamonds and re-
"A workman found it while turn the diamond lead, double finessing. In this particular case digging the Philadelphia 'subway, the double fine-finesse worked, in 1981. Government geologists however, if It had falled, a heart! lead from West would not be dla- astrous and the contract could be glacial, and estimated its age'at.
100,000 years-Reuter. made.
examined it, pronounced it pre-
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