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THE CHINA
DUPLICATE BRIDGE
Duplicate Bridge is of immense the East-West hands and pair No. popularity in both America and 2 the North-South hands, This Europe. The purpose of Duplicate would make an ideal contest," ex- is to eliminate the element of luck, cépt for the fact that good memory in cards. This is done by having is of great advantage on the 're- the same hands played by different play, as unusual hands are easily pairs of tables of contesting remembered, and this” naturally players, or replayed by the same aids in the play, Several varia- players, from whence the name thị tious have therefore been devised, derived. The most popular types] with the purpose of eliminating of duplicate games are pairs, tekmi memory as a helpful factor. No entirely of four and individual matches, method, however, can There are various methods of play. eliminate this, although it is pos- ing depending upon the number of sible to reduce it to a minimum. players and the result desired.
The beat method, when feasibla, is
The Board
to postpone the replay of the
The duplicate board is a special-boards for at least a week, so that ly constructed container holding the hands will not be too fresh in the four hands of a deal in their, the memories of the players, In Kowloon Bay, respective positions around the such a case twice as many boards New Work & Repairs. Call Flax "L" table, so that they can be passed, may be used.
Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors-from one table to another, and re-
Four Pair Match played as many times as desired. Each pair in this match plays) On each board is included the com- against every other pair, thus for pass directions, North, South, East ming three rounds... and West which are simply con. For this reason the number of venient designations of the four boards played must be a multiple positions at table, In order to en-of three. Twenty-four boards are a fair match for an aure that the right player will reconsidered ceive the right cards. On each evening's play, eight boards being board is equally indicated which played during each round. For the player is the dealer and which first round boards 1 to 4 are placed sides vulnerable or not. As rubbers at table No. 1, and boards 5 to 8 are not played the vulnerability feat table No. 2. The players are arbitrarily designated in each seated according to the instruc- | board, and variés through a series❘tions for round one in the follow-
of hands.
ing schedule.
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The Shuffle -
Before the play begins the cards of all boards are shuffed and denit) into four hands of thirteen cards (each, and placed in the pockets of the duplicate boards, Although this may be done in advance, It is jusually done by the players them- selves at their before the first play. begins. After that the boards are | played just as received from other tables, where they were of course. previously shuffled.
next table.
The Bidding
Schedule of movements:
Round
Board
N-S pair
E-W. pair
pair
yudha ma
No. 1
No. 2
1
1-8
2
Forthcoming Movie Marr
CINEMA NOTES
Verec Teasdale and Adolph Menjou, the well-known moving " picture stars plan to marry in sumy Spain next August. Men- Jon, who recently `divorced Kathryn Carver, says this time “It is for good."
BEVERLY HILLS
TERRORISED
Man With "Poison Tongue."
FILM STAR THREATENED
Beverly Hills, California. A search is being conduct- ed here for a man with a "poison tongue" according to Mr. Blayney` `Matthews, the District Attorney's in- vestigator.
victims with
FRADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
REVIEW
SONG OF SONGS,
THEATRE
Marlene Dietrich, arstic German film star, is featured." in
mount's latest attracti
|Songs," which is now showing
the King's Theatre
Miss Dietrich portrays |tragic: #Lilly," of "Sudermann'
novel, The Song of Songs,” which was adapted for
by Leo Birichi and Samuel Hoff bein. The star plays the role "pf young German girl, who ti lifted from the depth to the heights, and | dashed to... earth-again, only to (emerge eventually triumphant and "happy because of her, longing for [the perfect love.
Lionel Atwill appears as her husband,” Alison. Skipworth, Har-- [die Albright, and Helen. Freeman jalze, have prominent ·rólem.
MAIL REVIEW
“BOMBSHELL "- QUEEN'S
A THEATRE.
Jean.
Harlow the "famond Platinum Blonde, appears, with Les Tracy, in a fast moving comedy satire on Hollywood, “Bombshell," the M.G.M. release now showing at the Queen's Theatre.
|_ Jean Harlow, na "Lola”, Peoria |livery-stable-keeper's daughter, in assisted to the heights of Holly", The following programme will be wood's filmdem by the efforts of an broadcasted to-day from the Hons energetic press-agent, Les Tracy.
Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. 05 R wave length of 855 metras (845 K.C.');-
1.2 p.m.-European programme. 1 p.m. Local Time and Report
1. p.Recorded music.
The supporting cant is's strong one and Includes Frank -
Morgan, Franchot Tone, Pat O'Brien, Una Merkel and Ted Healy,
Weather, *-
DON MAIL-REVIEW
“NO, MAN OF HER OWN/
1.15 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc, i 1.1.30. p.m.-A relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin Speech from the Gloucesters Restaurant
** ALHAMBRA THEATRE.
9-16 1 3 4 2 3 17-24 L 4 2-3 The boards are shuffled and play- When the players have finish- ed the boards at their table, they! exchange them for the boards at The board to be played is placed the other table, which they then ing North. The direction is usually the eight boards have been played au the table with the arrow point proceed to bid and play. When settled by the tournament director, at both tables, the players move to of Shareholders in the Company
and must remain the same through the places assigned for round two, will be held in the Company's THE ANNUAL SHOW OF the match. Each player when re- Board Room, 3rd. Floor, Exchange FLOWERS
Ishuffle and play the next set of
He reported that many dis-} and VEGET moving his cards should first count Building, Hong Kong, on WED ABLES will be held at the VOLUN. them to see that there are thirteen. eight boards, dividing them be tinguished members of Beverly NESDAY, 21st. March, 1984, at TEER HEADQUARTERS on WED- The vulnerable or non-vulnerable tween the two tables. For round Hills society, including Mr. Nel
Close Down
powerful east-have NOON, for the purpose of receiv- NESDAY, the 7th MARCH, 1934, status of each side should then be three the process is repeated RC-son Eddy young operatic bari 130 7.30 pmChinese programme. ing a Statement of Accounts and from 3.00 to 6.30 p.m.
cording to the schedule.
tone and film star, were threaten. 456.7_p.m-Shorthand, Lesson from brought together in the carefully noteḍ, as esch side score
Bcoring the Report of the Directors for the
Paramount attraction, Mra. O. C. Borrett has kindly according to
ed periodically for several weeks. the Studo,
*Man of the vulnerability
p.m.-European year ended 31st December. 1983; consented to distribute the prizes. stated on the board. The bidding
The winners of a four pair In each instance, he said, the 7-10-10.20
pro Her Own which is now showing telephone callerramme. electing Directors and Auditors;
7.30-8_p.m-From the Studio. at the Alhambra, Theatre, By kind permission of Lieut. Col. begins with the dealer as indicated match are determined by a com anonymous
The 34th of a series of lessons in and for the transaction of any other G. T. Raikes and Officers, the Band on the board and continues in the parison of scores made by pairs threatened his
"Cantonese" by the Rev. Mr. H. R. Carole Lombard as a reckless, Clark Gable, plays" opposite – to. Ordinary business of the Company of the 1st Bn. South Wales Border- usual way. If a hand is passed out utting in the same compass post- bodily harm and Mr. Eddy was
Wells. NOTICE is also hereby given ers will be in attendance.
6 p.m. Local Time and Weather gambling, but attractive lover. it is not redealt. but the cards are tions and consequently playing the twice warned during one week- that the TRANSFER BOOKS of
Report,
Dorothy Mackail who also Admission $1.00. Children 50 restored to the proper positions on me bands. The score made by a end that "something of an
8-8 850 p.m.-Orchestral the Company will be closed from
pears in the cast given a fine per- the board and passed on to the Pair on one round is compared amazing nature" would happen
Ballet Egyrian Buite (Luigin!), MONDAY, 12th. March, 1934, until
with the score made by the pair to him soon.
Concert Orchestra.formance in a difficult role, A police guard was thrown WEDNESDAY, 21st. March, 1984,
holding the same cards at the The Play
Arbor), both days inclusive, during which
MAIL REVIEW As each hand must be preserved other table. For example, assume round the Eddy home after Mr. Triana (Albeniz, Orchestrated by period no transfers of shares can
for subsequent play, the cards are that on round one pair No. 1 Eddy's mother expressed fears Spanish Dance No. 3 (Granados), "
New Light Symphony Orchestra, be registered.
not played in the middle of the sitting North-South at table one for her son's safety and said she
New Queen's Hall Light Orch. table and gathered in tricks as is had a net plus score of 900. This was convinced the two telephone Pear Cynt Bulls No. 1 (Grieg, Op. 16),
8.50-9.25 p.Varlety, jordinary bridge. Instead, each score la compared with that of pair calls were not practical Jokes,
A check-up of the telephone Song Er Little Whila,
Try
Good Night's Sleep,
"9:08, Iceberg," the current- ROM 1st March, 1984, our Office player plays table
Frances Maddux (Soprano). attraction at the Majestic Theatre, bruary, 1934 will be situated at NATIONAL ing it feels his own card by plac. No. 5, siting North-South at Cabo activities of the mysterious call-
more than half a dozen leaders of Tonight Give me an Hour of Love, within the Arctic, elrele,
is a well-produced picture of ̧ life BANK BUILDING (corner of Des of him. When all have played to Pair No. 1 therefore gained 700 er showed that he had terrorized Voeux Road central and Ice House the trick, each player turns his points from pair No. 3, and are
society, and in many cases the Street) 1st floor.
card face down before him. point credited with plus 700, while pair man spoke of incidents in the ing it lengthwise towards his part- No. 2 is charged with minus 700. persimal histories of his victims, VICTORIA PRINTING PRESS,
Conversely, pair No. 2 sitting indicating that he was working ner if his side won the trick, or lengthwise towards the opponents East-West at table one had a minus from Inside Information.-Reu- if his alde has lost the trick In score of 900 for the first round, as this manner each player keeps his compared with minus score 200 of) own record of tricks won and lost. pair No. 4, sitting East-West at The dummy keeps his own tricks fust table two. Pair No. 2 will there- and each North-South pair will As the other players. Declarer may fore be charged with minus 700, have played against every · East- play dummy's hand by calling and pair No. 4 credited with plus West pair. In this way a pair
xample, Vocal-Whistling in the Dark, them, whereupon his partner 700. The inhing pair of the playing North-South,
Cuban Tango, places the card forward and turns match will be the pair with the will play against the East-West The Vienneses Beven it at the end of the trick, or he may largest net gain, or plus, for the pair, but actually will compete
nguinst: the other “ rth-South '9.25'10.01pm Concert. reach over and play the dummy's three rounda.
Cello Bolo cards on the duplicate board, which It will readily be seen that on pairs,
Tarantelle (Popper, Op.38), - Adagletto (Blast, siz, Bquire),,; must be kept in, the centre of the round one, although pair No. 1 The number, of boards played $ 4.94 table.
played the hand against pair No. 2, must always be a multiple of the The Serring they were actually competing number of tables. With sight Song-Afton Water (Barns), $7,75
Rubbers are not playing in dup- against pair No. 8 who held the tables, for instance, eight, sixteen,
Massey Mary Garden (Sovrano), Stuart Erwin heads the support $9.00 Icate bridge. Each hand is a unit same cards. This is the principle twenty four, or thirty-two boards Pianoforte Solo
ing east which includes Dorothy Caprice (Glock S
Burgess, Mariel Kirkland, and is scored separately. Part on which the scoring of all pair may be played. The number near-
Fantaisie-Impromptu (Chopin, scores are not carried forward, to matches is based,
Get twenty-four usually is selected:
for Op.68),
Harold Bauer. Owen, Barbara Baroness and
Paul Borst. the next deal. A bonus' is; given.
By Order of the Board, D. L. KING,
Hong Kong, '26th. February, 1984.
SPORT NOTICES.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET-
ING will be held (Weather Per sitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 10th March, 1984, com- mencing at 2.00 pm.
The First Bell will be Rung at 1.30 p.m
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
Kembers are notified that they and
REMOVAL NOTICE.
FOR SALE
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prominently displayed throughout the Mesting.
from
No One without a Badge will be Stanley Gibbons Ltd.
admitted to the Members Enclosure.
Badges admitting Non-Members to Part 1 British Empire
the Members' Enclosure and Club Part II Foreign Countries ...IV. § 7,50) Rooms at $5.00 for -'Gentlemen
and Yvert and Tellier .:
$8.00 Mor Ladies (Both. Including Tax);
are obtainable through the SECRE Scott Stamp & Coin Co. TARY upon the personal application of a Membär, such Member to be res ponsible for all pisitors introduced by him, and for Payment of All Chita,
Gloucester Building, ich 27704),
The Secretary' office, close at 12 o'clock Noon.
Badges admitting to Mambara": En- closure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
On No Pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the Maeting.
Timas are obtainable at the Club House provided : they are Bordared phon, the Boy in advance from, the No. 1
advance, Tele
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Orchestral----
Play,
THEATRE. 8.0.8. ICLBERG”—MAJESTIC
It
Rod Le Roeque, Leni Riefen- atahl, Gibson Gowland and Ernst
Geraldo Gaucho Tango Orch, abounds with thrille. Instrumental
I Cover the Waterfront, Sweetheart Darlin'.
Song
Arranged for Eight Pianos, Udet, a famous stunt aviator, are
{fatluded in the cast. Music in the Air-The Song in You, Turnar Laytön (Tenor);
Vocal Duet
Mule In the Air--I've Told Evity,
Little Star,
Layton and Johnstone.
Ania
MAIL-REVIEW-
"HOLD YOUR MAN"--STAR THEATER
Hold Your MM. Sisters: Goldwyn-Mayer: Ickni
[tsam otwo Jean' Harlow and: Clark
thine with fu
WH Bquire the
Had
** Bonga" Korbay) Shepherd, Bog Horses Formning
Folk Songs
Six Pairs Or Mare, but because it provides a contest of Sen Horse (Hungarian Folk for bidding and making a game in For matches of six pairs or more, about three hours' duration. With one hand: For a side walth is not the Mitchell morament is the most mire than twelve tables it fa de
one, because of the facility vulnerable, the game bonus in 800 point for the vulnerable side 500
which it in conducted polata, pagkatap
uipment neces required
Two Pair Match When two pairs are com against one another, it is
of
to divide
fato
time
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SUNK
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