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OPTICIANS.
CONTRACT BRIDGE.
BY ANCHORITE
XXXI
(This series of articles is based i an Culbertson's system of bidding).
(Continued)
The hand that enters the bidding after an opening bid by one of the) opponents is called the defending band. The bids made are called defensive overcalls and take-out doubles.
Bida by the defending hand are made in face of honour strength already shown by opponents open- ing bid. There is generally little hope of game unless the hand con- tains considerable honour strength. "psychic" bid. In spite of this it or unless opponents have made a
is most important that a bid is made in order to block opponents," and keep them from getting to- gether on a game making bid. A defensive bid, judiciously made, will hinder the opponents in taking full advantage of the approach bid- ding, and will often confuse and seriously interfere with their reaching the most advantageous nut double, thereby conveying an [contract. A defensive overcall GENERAL NOTICES. must always be made whenever strength hold to partner. The rule entirely wrong impression of the possible. It is never wise to pass is that with hands stronger than 3 the hand if any kind of a bid can honour tricks, defending hand
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME.
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BOROTHY BOUCHER, JOSEPH SCHILDKRALJC,BRIGITTE MELILDESPICA
IN
The Blue Danube
no
WINK ALFRED RODE and kis ROYAL TZIGANE BAND
AMILIAR 6 Dominlond Production?.
NEXT CHANGE ——
"A FAREWELL TO ARMS”
with
HELEN HAYES, GARY COOPER & ADOLPHE MENJOU,
RADIO ALHAMBRA
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re port.
1.3 p.m.-Recorded music.
1.15 p.m.-Rugby Press News, Locsi Weather Forecast, etc.
1.15 p.m.-Rugby Press News, Loce! Weather ETAOINUN U N UNUNUN 1.30 mA relay of the Rotary Club Timin
Peter Manniche "Social Legislation in
in Denmark," 2 p.m.-Close Down
would visualize Restach
from the Gloucester
Con
be made, and it must be remember should not make a defensive over- ed that even a part score alone
call, but should double first, even makes a bid worth while.
when holding a good biddable auit,i The following programme will be Rules of Two and Three
especially if not vulnerable. By broadcast to-day from the Hong The value of any hand is de- making a defensive simple overenli Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W pendent on re-entries, stoppers, partner will understand that only on wavelength of 355 metres (845 THE PEAK. Fully furnished five 1. FRED D- TRACY of Hong Kong trumps and other suit strength in average strength is indicated.
K.C.'8):- room bungalow at Magazine Gap for hereby give notice that I have appartner's hand, and the difficult In the following hand, for ins
1-2 p.m.-European programme. one year from February. Apply Box plied to the Board of Trade. under problem is to know how many stance, with South opening the bid-i No. 744 c/o "China Mail."
Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping tricks actually can be expected ding with one heart, West should Act, 1894, in respect of the ship from him. The limits of the bid-double, holding: "VACUOLINE" of Hong
Kong ding will depend upon the number Spades A KJ32 Dlamda A 10 5 4 Official number 160633 of gross ton of tricks which either logically or Hearts 6
Clubs K 83 nage 8670.20 tons, register tonnage mathematically can be expected in If West does not double, but 5222.96 tons. heretofore owned by partner's hand. If partner has al-simply overcalls with one spade. Tele-Standard Transportation Company ready bid his problem is solved, but partner (East)
Limited. for permission to change the difficulty occurs when partner something line this: her name to "LACKLAN" and to hay either passed or not yet bid. Spades AJ 10 3 2 Diamds 7 5 4 have her registered in the new name To experi too much would lead to Hearts 63 Clubs K 4 3 at the Port of Hong Kong as owned severe penalties-to expect too little It must be borne in mind that it by Standard Transportation Com- would lead to gross anderbidding. would be futile to wait for hands LAMMERT BROS.any, Limited.
There is only one mathematical (which are as good as opening bids, Any objections to the proposed solution of this problem, which lies us such hands are extremely rare hange of name must be sent to the in a sliding scale of expectancies: [after a hand has already been Registrar of Shipping at Hony When partner has made no bid the opened by opponents. This is the The 10th of a series of lessons Kong within seven days from the player should assume in partner's reason why the requirements for a "Cantonese" by
ppearance of this advertisement.
two winning tricka if defensive overbid are so much be- Wells. Dated at Hong Kong this 6th day vulnerable, and three if not vulner-low the standard for an original 8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather of January, 1984.
opening bid. Many opportunities | port
8.83-8.30 p.m.-Orchestral. This rule of two and three in one for both energetic and effectiva de-
1812 Overture-Op, 49 of the most important the Culbert-fense would be lost if defenalvo
(Tachaikowsky) son Svatem and must be strictly overbidding were only permissible
with strong hands.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
- Public Auctions -
-
THE Undersigned have received |
Tinstructions to rell by Public
Auction
ON
Wednesday, the 10th, January, 1934. commencing at 11 a.m.
at No. 30. Carnavon Building, Kowloon
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE and
One large Westinghouse Refrigerator (New and in excellent condition)
On View from Tuesday the 9th January, 1934.
(Signed) F. D. TRACY,
Secretary,
hand
able.
Standard Transportation Co., Ltd. adhered to.
SPORT NOTICES.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1934
(24th, 26th, 27th, 28th February and 3rd March)
Three Studio Items To-night. Relay of Dance Music from
THEATRE
OPENING SHORTLY.
CINEMA
NOTES
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Chino Emporium Restaurent.
4.30-7.30 p.m.-Chinese programme. 7.30-10.30 p.m.- European pro- gramme.
7.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Que-. lations, etc.
733-8 p.m.-From the Studio.
"PENTHOUSE"—QUEEN'S THEATRE,
NEW AUSTRALIAN IMPORT DECREE
Further Goods To Bear Country of Origin.
TO OPERATE NEXT MONTH
Melbourne.
It has been decided that a fur- ther wide range of goods.coming into Australia will have to be mark- "Penthouse," the M-G-M produced with the country of origin. ition now showing at the Queen's This is stated by the Federal Min- the Rev. Mr. H. R. Theatre, presents a modern picture ister for Customs. Mr. White, who Re-of New York's "high spot"-Mad announces important amendments to
Manhattan.
the Commerce (Importa) Regula- Filmed almost entirely in set- tions. tings that show the lavish pent-| Royal Opera Orch. Convent Garden. house world on top of New York's ed are: plece goods for the manu- Samson and Delilah-
sky-scrapers, the picture captures facture of clothing. electrical goods the pulse of the roof-top life of generally, Including electric lamp this great metropolis.
bulbs; cotton towels and towelling; Warner Baxter, as a lawyer who enamelled
for kitchen and has been cast out by a society, has household use; toys and powder the leading role, with Myrna Loy, puffs.
Bacchanale (Saint-Saena)
Damnation of Faunt
Rakocky March (Berlioz)
The
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leopold Beauty--Waltz (Tschaikowsky) Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F Sharp
Minor (Brahma) Roval Opera Orch. Convent Garden, 8.30-9 p.m.-From the Studio,
Selections "Our Miss Gibbs"
Saloe-
As the responding hand knows The minimum requirements for a that partner gambles on these two defensive overcall of one are: and three tricks, vulnerable and Not vulnerable: ---- 4 playing not vulnerable, respectively, he tricks (winners), including 11⁄2 therefore has one rafse for each honour tricks, gambling on 3 tricks winning trick in excess of two and from partner. three. Among those winning Vulnerable: 6 playing tricks, tricks are counted honours, trumps jinoluding at least 1% honour and rufing tricks, and easily tricks, and gambling on 2 trieks established tricks in side suits.
from partner, This bid should. Example: Opponent opens with anot, as a rule, be made on a four bid of one no-trump, second hand card suit.
2. ckton) (vulnerable) overcalls with two
The minimum requirements for hearts. Third hand bids two a defensive overcall of two are: spades and fourth hand holds:
Not vulnerable:—A fair five card Spader 7 Diamda, K Q 10 Blauit (4 tricks in trumpa) and about Hearts K 962 Clubs J 10 8 2
11⁄2 honour tricks in the band. The value of this hand in sup-
Vulnerable:-51⁄2 to 6 aure win- port of second hand's bid of two ning tricks and a strong five card hearts would he: more than 1 trick auit, with about 2 honous tricka in onmonds, length in clubs, together ble on more than 2 playing tricke in hearts, KQ and length in dia- the hand. Do not, as a rule, gam- with the possibiliy of a ruff in
from partner.
Are
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
RAFT PROGRAMMES LAMMERT BROS.
now ready and may be obtain- Auctioneers.ed at the Secretary's Office, Glou- Hong Kong, 5th January, 1934.
cester Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club, the Sports Club; and the Stables. Entrica will close at 8.00 p.m. Saturday, 20th January, 1984.
Members are reminded that
when
my radio is out of order
I always ring
3.
(a) Schon Rosmarin (Kreisler) (b) Mazurka (Weinwaski) Songs
(a) My Dear Soul (Sanderson) (b) Lovers Old Sweet Song
(Molloy)
4. Valse-Myriad Dancer (Allen)
A Violin and Pianoforte recital by Miss Jose Radenky & Miss Mona Mac-
lean.
Selected Programme. 9-9.30 p.m. From the Studio, Jazz Piano Selections by Miss Doreen Ma and Pomning Villa.
Programme.
no spades: better than two sure win- Examples: After an openin bid 1. Who's Sorry Now?
art is partner's bi guér hand
hosting of this Club until an
race meeting about winners fourth
horse.
four hearts should be given. All Members intending to enter
Bidding Situations Griffins at the Annual Meeting are
་
In order to show the nature of
The goods which are to be mark.
ware
seen as a night-club girl. Other The amendment is described here notable players are Mae Clark, C. as a welcome assistance to British Henry Gordon, Charles Butter-trade, particularly where foreign warth, Phillip Holmes and Martha imitations of British goods are Steaper.
being Imported into Australia.
Written by Arthur Somer Roche,| the picture was directed by W. Van Dyke,
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"ONE MAN'S JOURNEY”— KING'S THEATRE.
Mr. White states that the De- 8.partment of Customs has received many complaints from consumers [that they were being misled as to the origin of the goods they pur- chased.
The new regulation will come, into force or February 1, 1984.--Reuter.
$
A great character, onacted by one of the greatent of actors, Lionel |
series of exciting adventures, Barrymore, is the chief attraction fof “One Man's Journey? the RKO- The supporting cast includes Radio picture which is now show-George Sidney, Laura Hope Crews, ing at the King's Theatre.
Robert Benchley and Guinn
up Radis Services requested to apply for Oficial Race
Certificates in respect of such Grip/the defending hand, it is necessary/pede (not vulnerable) if holding-| Orchestra from the China Emporium less considera himself a fallure.
LEd
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FOR SALE
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Cambias.The Worke
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GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Postage Stamp, Gardin Boody," Religious Goods," "Toys abt. (5) Ng>19) Wyndham Street,"
O. Box No: 629, Hong Kong.
Official Racing Certificate shall have has about four winners (twu mora DRAB, vulnerable or not, with theis. I Want You-I Need You.
The supporting cast includes Williams. been obtained in respect of the than expected), the full raise to following hand:
4. The Day You Came Along. May Robson, Dorothy Jordan, Joel 4. Black and Tan
McCrae and Frances Des. 8-Q 10 8 7 6 D-Q99664 Tonight May Never Come Again.
Fantasy
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Barrymore is soen, as a simple i 7. Rather Lip Rouge While You May country physician who is a great "WHITE ZOMBIE”—HAJESTIC He should overcall with ons 8. I've Got to Sing a Torch Song.
$.30-10.80 p.m. A relay of the Dance human benefactor, but neverthe-
THEATRE SQ J1076 C-8 3 2 Restaurant by courtesy of the Manage: The story centres chiefly about the
White Zombie" now showing at ans without delay. Also, Members to use different kinds of bidding
K-9 4
D-A: 76 mont (During the intervals recorded who have not yet registered racing: situations. These vary according After an
opening bid of one music will be broadcasted from the doctor's activities, yet it is rich in the Majestie Theatre, a weird names or colours will oblige by do- to whether one holds a minimum, spade, pass, whether vulnerable or Studio).
[romance, wih Miss Jordan and and fantastle story of the reincar- ing an at their earliest convenience, strong, or very strong hand, or a
16.30 pm-Rugby Mid-day Press James Bush as the central figures nation.of the dead. strong hand with a freakish distri not, when holding:
News
of one absorbing love affair and The film moves in weird and bution.
B-43
10.35 p.m.--Close Down.
McCrae and Miss Dee of another, eerie sequences which cause the
. Even Barrymora enfora, a "De- audience to hold its brèafn. [cémbér romance," with the veteran |_ Bela Lugosi, Mädge Bellamy, actress, May Robson, who is seen Joseph Cawthorne and John Bar- Jan his housekeeper:
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Hong Kong, 2nd January, 1934.
B
D-K 875
two hearts, if vul-
D-A 9 6 2
C-8 B
Holding a minimum band only aj HA Q 92 C-83 2 Secretary. simple overcall should be made. | ·Overcall with
Should the hand contain a long acrable, with: suit, but with little outalde strength, this is shown by a jump ́ ́H—A QJ 7:43 overcall. Simple and jump defen- After opponent's bid of two sive overcalls are made on hands spades, overcall with three hearts, ranging from 1% to 8 honour if not vulnerable, with the follow tricks
Ing hand: Strong hands are indicated by: 5-8 2
D-Q J-10 (1) take-out double, or (2) In-
B-A K B 54 27 CAT5) mediate overcall in a suit previous ly bid by the opponents.
MURDERED FOR A RADISH
COMING SHORTLY I
LESLIE HOWARD HEATHER ANGEL
BERKELEY
SQUARE
Production t
AT THE
KING'S
These bids are made with hands actually strong enough to justify a bid if they wore opening hand. The strength regnired is from # hoppur trčka upwardK.
Alexandria.
WOMAN PUBLICAN AGED 100.
Still Works Behind
The Bar
Cologne.
'Grandma Epahorat! who 'owds |
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#RAFTER ROMANCE”.
CENTRAL THEATRE.
Ginger Rogers and Norman For- on Inn at Mastholts, Westphalia, ter, two stare of the younger set,
s Just celebrated her 100th birth are featured in RKO-Radle's latest
comedy drama. entitled
This wonderful old lady is in full Bomants,” which is now he uprooted a radiah and possession of all her faculties and at the Central Thesizy, Abdal Mohsen Abroad (wax can sing a “Sbalsi Song?: In ringing « Ginger Rogers is see
with a heavy club teske
but bar, duties tic zoom that is
mod was art Irrigation Depart- bahind the bar and has a kind word a young)
Guard,
Ra
ron appear in the cast.
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"HOLD" EMS JAIL”—OR
THEATRE:
Riotous slapstick, with Wheeler and Woolsey doing their best to make up for the sad lack of songs and dances which have enlivened howing their previous pictures, is sser in "Hold Em Fall at the Oriental poor Theatre.JANUA
at
Excellent support from Edgar.
day by Kennedy and Edna May Olivar, per- Foster, imita 31" Thugh-quota to be fairly
wall maintai