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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1933.
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FOR SALE.
"COASTWISE.”—An Interesting book of cartoons depicting "Happeninga" on the China Const. Price $1. nn le at the "Chins Mall" offices. 1A. Wyndham Street.
TUITION GIVEN.
In
English.
PRIVATE LESSONS French, Music, Shorthand and Tyne writing. Terma moderate, Alms Villas, Austin Road, Kowloon.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
- Public Auctions -
KE Undersigned have received Tientructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
TUESDAY, the 19th. Dec., 1933. commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
4 Duddell Street.
A Fine and Valuable Consignment of Jewellery
Comprising:-
Platinum and gold watches with diamonds, Diamond rings and car- ringe, Brooches with diamonds pearls, Emerald etc., Pearl and
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
BRIDGE" NOTES-
DANCING.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
DANCING LESSONS
Given by
ELISSA & FLORA
of Roxy Dancing Academy, at 4. ASHLEY ROAD, 1st Floor, Kowloon
TERMS ON APPLICATION. Miss CARMEN NUESTRO (Molly) Will Give Lessons in Stage Dancing.
DENTISTS.
MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST. DR. S. L. EWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES
From
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74 Queen's Road 2nd. Fl. Το 5th F., King's Theatre Bldg. Telephonée 21255 9-1.00; 2-6.00.
LAU PAK WAI. Dentist,
BONG KONG OFFICE: GLOUCESTER BLDG, 1st Floor, Telephone 23188. KOWLOON OFFICE:- 335, NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor, Telephone 38581.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
-BY ANCHORITE
XIII
THE CHINA MAIL.
Balbo's SuccesSS
(This series of articles is based on Culbertson's system of bidding);
The Language of Bilge In order to convey, the neceZRATY |information to`partners within the law, a special partnership language has been developed.
Partners must, as a rule, : ex- change Information relating to (1) the total number of tricks in hand (2) the minimum number of de- fensive honour tricks and (3) a favourable or unfavourable distri- bution on the bid.
1. The total number of tricks in the hand, which is the total of low cards and honour tricks is inferred from the number of times the handį fa bid or raised.
Field Marshal Badagilo
hakeup of the Italian The newest Cabinet by Premier Benito Musso- lini brought Fleid Marshal Pietro Badaglio to the fore sanew.com. mander of the combined military, naval and air forces of Italy, The feld marshal's former post as Gov ernor of Libys will be taken by General Italo Balbo, who led the Inst Italian air armada to Chicago,
Bummer
There are one or two cases
2. The number of honour trick is shown by varying the bidding. The minimum honour requirements for opening bids of one or more, take which it is inadvisable to pen with seconda bare minimum.. With a 4-3-3-8 or outs, defensive over-calls,
4-4-3-2 distribution in hands like
Spades K xx
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flar "Lary bids and doubles, enable part-
Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors ner to gauge the strength held.
HAIRDRESSERS.
ISLAND
HAIR-DRESSING SALOON.
LADIES' & GENTLEMEN'S
HAIRDRESSERS.
Expert Barbers. Reasonable Prices, Open till 9 p.m.
44B, Hankow Road, Kowloon, opposite Palace Hotel.
OPTICIANS,
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
*Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
Hearts AK x x · Dianida x x x Clube xxx
Spades A x x x Diamds A x Hearts Kx 3* Clube xxx
3. Information regarding distri- bution is conveyed by almost any bid, but especially by trump reor bids, answering opening hand, raises and take-outs by partner.
These three kinds of information are, to a great extent. found in a single bld. An opening bid of. for 'á pása would be justified on ac- Instance, "One apade, translated count of these distributions into ordinary language, actually, the bare minimum in honours. saya. "Partner, I hold a minimum 'order to mislead opponents a of winning (playing) tricks of be- on a freakish hand like. tween three and four, out of which not less than 244 are in honours. The minimum of my spade suit la not less than four cards in-length.":
Opening Hand
Spaden Q J, 10 x x xŊ Diands Hearts
Clubs A KQ J x x x . - may prove to be strategy.
TADIO
KRUAR PRUGRAMME 54
L15 pm Arelay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra. from the Hong Kong | Hotel Grill Room. E
(2.16-p.me==6/1ose) Down.
Studio Concert To-night. 17.30 pm Chine
7.30-11.30 p.m.-pun
Orche
Casino Dances—(Gunz))
Love, Here is my Heart (Silent)
pro
Albert Sandier &. Ha. Orchestra. Apache Dance (Offenbach)
Victor Salon. Orchestra.
7.40*8 pm-From the Studio
The Marth Organ Band of HL.M.S. Medway by courtesy of the Captain (and Ombers,
·8 p.m.--Local Time & Weather Re port.
8.3-9:
Concert
Orchestval. Overture -
(Dvorak)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Vocal Duet The Thought Never
Entered my Head (Novello). Moon Enchanted (Berlay)
Wiania Melville & Derek Oldham.
Pianoforte Solo-Ballade in F Minor
(Chopin, Op. 82).
Alfred Cortal.
Song
(a). Little Brown Jug `-
(b) The Three Crows (Eastburn) (a) The Mermaid
(b) Polly Wolly Doodle.
(arr) W.HM.)
Stuart Robertson“ (Bass-Baritone) Violin Solo-
Frasquita Serenade (Lehar-Kreisfer) Kreisler Serenade (Lear)
Fritz Kreisler. Orchestral-Petrouchka Suite
(Strawinsky)
Boston Symphony Orchestra directed
by Serge Koussevitzky 9-11.10 p.m. relay of the Hong Kong Hotal Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Rooms
10.30 pm-Rugby Mid-day Prena
30 p.m.-Close Down
All relays from the Hong Kong Hotel are by courtesy of the Manage- ment and during the intervals record- ed musle will be broadcast from, the Stodio
Should reception prove satisfactory, p.m. the programme between 5.and. will be replaced by a relay Daventry,
from
"A Radio-play entitled "Room 29" and will be broadcast from the Biodio on In Sunday, 17th December, at 9.30 am. pass by members of the Hong Kong A.D.C.
The play was written in collaboration by three local residents. Dr. L. Newton and Meanre. R. E. Lindsell and N. L. Smith. The authors offer A prize of $15.00 for the best solation in not mo than 200 words; of the question which the Join the play is renfred to
it murder. suicide BEAWAY.WHE accident? Solutions should be sent to Mr. Justice Lindsell, c/o the Supreme Court and must reach him not Tater than by the first post on Thursday. Minimum bonoor strength of at December 21st. His decision will be
final
Opening Suit Blds of One The player who opens the bid-
An opening ault Gld of ding is the opening hand, and the 'shows: first bid is called the opening bid.
one
All opening bids guarantee a de- least 211⁄2 honour tricks distributed fensive minimum of honours, with in two suits.
the exception of a pre-emptive bid. Į A minimum length in the sult No player should open the bidding 'called of four cards. - unless holding & Queen better than A minimum honour strength In the average strength, which makes the suit called of 11⁄4 honour tricks, 24 honour tricks in all. Not hold- either A. Q, A J 10, br K Q 10 and strength of 1
diamond necklaces and pendants, GENERAL NOTICES. ing 21⁄2 honour tricks, he may enter outside honour
diamond cuff links, gold cigarette cases etc, etc.
On view from Saturday, the 16th December 1933.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
with any secondary bide if his hand honour tricks as 1st or 2nd bidder! warrants it, after having warned or 11⁄2 honour trick as 3rd or 4th. partner with a "pasa" as opener.
The exact number of honour, Shaded four card suita as A ♬ 9 tricks, together with the minimum, K. Q. xx, or A. J. 10 x, either in strength of the tramp suit, will majors or minors, or A J x x and K Jxx in minors only, may on oc. N that at a Meeting of the vary according to whether the open-
casions be used with a reliable LAMMERT BROS.,
ing bid is a bid of. "One," "TWO, of Directors
Green of
partner. Auctioneers Board
Laland Cement Company, Limited. "Three," or "Four."
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
Hong Kong, 9th Dec., 1933.
held
al
Victoria.
Exchange
the in
Buliding, Colony
of
Opening bids. of one on a dive Open Bids of One
card suit require an honour Opening bids of one in a nuit or trick as K or QJ, with outside THE Undersigned have received Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the in No-trumps, require at least 24 honour tricks of 2 for 1st or 2nd
instructions to rell by Public 21st day of September, 1983, a Call honour
two aults, by hand, and 21⁄2 for 3rd or 4th,
Auction
ON
Tuesday, the 19th. December, 1933,
Commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
35 Hankow Read, Kowloon
TOYS! TOYS!! TOYS!!
of $3.75 per share was made upon dealer, or, after a pass by him, by
In preference to opening the bid-
all the members holding share second hand. As third or fourth ding with one No-trump, shaded whose names appear in the Com hand, 3 honour tricks in two suita ave card sults may be opened with pany's register of shareholders op A hand like:-
the 21st day of September, 1933, jare required. upon which only $3.75 per share bas been paid, and it was determined
Dressed Dolls, Furniture Sets.that such Call should be paid on the Lead Soldiers, Games, Billiard 16th day of December, 1938, to the
*
Spadea A. K xx
Hearts x x x „Dlamds Q J x Clubs J x
Company's Bankers, The Hong is a fair, opening bid of "One Tables, Battle Ships, Word Making Kong & Shanghai Banking Corpora Spade" for declarer or second hand, Frames, Golf & Cricket Sets,
tion, at their Head Office, Queen's but it should be passed when third Wooden and Mechanical Toys Road Central, Victoria, aforesaid.
or fourth Crackers, Flags, Xmas Decora-
Upon presentation at the office of tions etc., etc.
On View from Monday the 18th, December, 1938
Terms: Cash on Delivery. -
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 15th Dec., 1933.
of
PUBLIC AUCTION
Valuable Leasehold Property belag
Now, 65, & 70 Lower Last Street.
and Nos. 1 & 8 Possession Victoria, Hong Kong registered in
the Land Office as The Romalains
Portion of Inland Lot No. 282,
To be sold by Order of the Mort
In One Lot
1983,
Q: 10 x x x, or even ♬ 10 x x x, but the hand in such cases must have slightly better outside strength than ordinarily.
Six-card sults may be opened. without any, honour trick, but re gire outside strength of 214 honour tricks for 1st or 2nd, or 8 honour tricks for 3rd or 4th.
The best defence in Contract These Minimum opening require- the Company of Bankers' receipt for Bridge is to attack, and the best ments may seem very low, but, as, the payment of such Call, together defensive bid is an opening hid of partner is absolutely forbidden to with the Certificate of Shares, a note one,
raise an opening. bid of one with of the payment will be endorsed on
Never open a defensive bid of less than 9 x 2 OTTAA H the Certificate.
one with less than 25% honour trump support, these bids are quite Dated this, 21st day of September, tricks and always open on mini- safe as they hold command of the mums-not vulnerables. the trump suit. Supporting hand may failure to do so not only loses raise on less only after the suits tricks for the partnership hands, has been rebid by opening hand. but also gives the oponents a The shaded bid above mentioned chance to ret together.
must under no circumstances be When vulerable, a hand should, further shaded as they are already not open with less than 21⁄2 honour the bare minimum 2. permissabla, tricks including, four sure winning The reason for shaded bids in
By Order of the Board,
· ALLAN KEITH. Secretary.
When my radio
is out of order
Tricks, otherwise 3 honour (rleks day tult in prefers four card will tricks for Brd and 4ta bidder fra in combined hands will can
for let or End, and 8% honour bids, and that two c
If opponents have part sopre and give good results, even
should not open with less than 8%
are not vulnerable, the fourth hand ly lower hon
I always ring
up Radis Services honour tritic
205/3
P DNESDAY, the 20th day of Cof
December, 198
Messrs, LAMMEET BROTHERS
at their sales room at No
Daddell Street
Hoar T
An open
honour triël
'hand
MOTOR
DIAL 27761
TRANSPORT
or
LEE THEATRE
Western SOUND
THE MANAGEMENT HAS PLEASURE IN ING THE RE-OPENING OF THE THEA DAY WITH THE PRESENTATION OF
VIVA EL CANTORO! VIVA WHAM!
EDDIE CANTOR
The KID FROM SPAIN
MIMITED. ARTISTS_PICTURE
Also added attraction. Billy Symphonys: Wickey' “Mind" Doctor" and "Father Noah's Ark.”
Brought to you for the first time at popular prices...........a
Performances: Daily at 12.30, 2.30, 5.50, 7:30;&
Popular Prices: 55 cts, 35 cis. 20
including Tax.
G. FALCONER & CO (HONG KONG) LTD. WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS,
·DIAMOND MERCHANTS:
Union Building (opposite G
Agents for:-ADMIRALTY - CHARTS, 3:56
ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES 5 of en/997_zati
KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMEN
ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct, from
High Class English Jawa
"H.B." DARK
BEER
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Must as good as H.B. Pilsener
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