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BRIDGES NOTES -
A Slam With A
Part-Score.
by Ely Culbertson.
THE CHINA MAIL
One of the most troublesome pro- blems faced by a great many Bridge players is that of arriving) at a proper Slam contract when having a part-score. While this
is no more dificult with the part- score than without one when one partner has a strong enough hand to justify a Forcing bid - at some [point, many hands, ara submitted to me on which players found themselves at a loss because the strength was divided and each player, fearing his partner might. have a minimum hand,
was he W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
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Carmela Foll Fairly bubbling over with happi Desz, Carmela Ponsella, moted opera singer and sister of Bom Ponselle Metropolitan Opera ata, ia pictured as she left Boston: For Chicago, where she will wod-Francia, X. Bushman, great lover at the klient
sersen dapa
V.D.M.A. MEETING TO-DAY
If it, as a matter of fact, no more difficult to forget a part-acore than to remember it if both part-; ners are suficiently, attentive to every phase of the bidding situa- tion to read the hidden inferences | which every call made in the game of Contract Bridge must contain. To illustrate how much informa-j tion can be gained from the aim-THIRD OF EXPENDITURE' FOR plest bid or Take-out, I give the DIRECT MISSIONARY WORK following hand, which was played
by my wife, Josephine Culbertson,
Membership Increase For Year.
The Annual General Meeting of
OPERATION ON
ADIO MAN'S HEART
TO-DAY'S" PROGRAMME ~
The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the Hosz Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wave length of 365 metrar (845) K.G.1):—STA
1-2.15 p.m.-European programme. 1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- port.
1.02 pm.-Recorded music.
1:15 pm-A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of the anagement.
(During the intervals music be broadcast from the Studio).
∙∙1.30 Busby Fress News, etc.
2-15 p. Close Down. Selections by the Music Makers from
Studio. 4.38-7.30 p.m.-- Chinese recorded programme...
the
6-6.15 p.m.--Children's Stadio Con-
cert
-7-39-10.30. gramme.
European pró-
7.35-8 pm-Recorded muste Orchestral Pomp and Circumstance---
Surgical Feat In Soviet Hospital.
Moscow.
A brilliant operation on a living heart has been perform- ed by Dr. Levy, assistant Wat the surgical clinic of Kharkov hospital g
The operation was on a workman who, as the result of an accident, had a deep cut in the heart tract.
GERMANS PREFE SHAKESPEAR
Bavarian Theatres
Year Progr mme.
FESTIVAL AT MUNICH
Munich.
A complete cycle of Shake- speare's historical plays in te be given by the Bavarian State Theatre here, in the course of the years 1934-36.
At Arst the plays will be put on
Dr. Lovy laid open the heart of individually, interspersed with This patient before carrying ont the other productions. Then, in the
operation
is feeling quite well-Reuter.
and now the man winter of 1985-86, they will be repeated in a continuous Shake- speare festival which it is hoped [will draw large numbers of visi“
tors to Munich
(Sir Walter Scott) The Hurdy Gurdy Man--Impatience Farewell (Adlen). Moments Musicals (Op 04, No. 5, 2 & 3)
by John McCormack and the Vic-ment of the State Theatre,
tor Salon
Shakespeare has been little play- Vienna Waltzesed in Bavaria since the famous (Soires
des Vienna) Rosamunde-- Ballet Music and Ectract actor:manager Ernst Possart put ley of Waltzes (German)-Menuette on a series of Shakespeare produc¬ in B Minor Marche Militaire tions 50 years ago:
King Richard II will be the first play to be staged in the course, of this winter under the new manage=
March (Elgar) (No. 3 in C Minor) "Schubert Melodies, destran
March (Elgar) (No. 4 In G)
London Symphony Orebertia con ducted by Sir Edward Elgar, O.M. Vocal Gema
Harry Lauder (arr. Byng)
the Vic-
Shakespeare la very popular on
by the Victor Salon Orchestra. Scottish Male Voice Singers."Frimi Melodies" played by Instrumental Sonata in F Minor tor Salon Group & Orchestra direct the Continent just now. Corlo-
(Brahms, Op.120, No. 1)
ed by Nathanial Shilkret with Piano-lanus and Richard II have benis forbe Solos by Rudolph Friml.
Lionel Tertia (Viola) and Harriet
Cohen (Pianoforte)
Orchestral-
Fantasia on Scottish Aira
(arr: Mulder)
Vocal Duet-
De Groot & His Orchestra. Dear Little Cafe
("Bitter Sweet"...-Coward)
I'll See You Again
("Bitter Sweet" Coward)
Band-
Peggy Wood & George Metaxa. Lionel Monckton Memories
(Monckton).
Light Opera Company.
In a game at Crockford's Club in the Victoria Diocesan and Mission-| New York City. Her partner wary Association of Hong Kong will Mr. Albert H. Morehead, of The be held in the Cathedral Hall to-day |Bridge World Magazine,
Although accurate analysis of 4.30 p.m.
at 6.15 p.m., proceded by tea at bidding inferences is practically The principal items on the agenda Vocal Gems Debroy Somers Band. automatic with such a master player as Mr. Culbertson (or Mr. accounts for 1999 for adoption,
are: presentation of statement of The Quaker-Girl (Monckton) Morehead), every part of the know adoption of budget for 1934, adop-Band ledge she can gain from the bid-tion of Annual Report for 1939, ding is gained by sound reasoning election of officers for 1934, election processes. Because of her great of Group Representatives to Execu- ability and experience, this reason tive Committee, the President's ing may appear to be subconscious Address, and a resolution "That the because it is completed so fast. but Annual Subscription .to the all the necessary steps are never V.D.M.A. be increased COMPANY MEETINGS [theless present in her mind, and
to $5 per ankum." the explanation of each bid may prove highly educational to those CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & who wish to achieve the same re
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
Bults.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nthat the THIRTY-SEVENTH
South, Dealer.
Both sides vulnerable, North and South Ell.
Mrs. Culbertmon.
NORTH:-
"OTICED IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Registered Offices of the Cpm)-any, King's Theatre Building, 5th floor, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st day of March, 1834, at 12 o'clock noon to receive the Directors' Report, and ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING Accounts for the year ended 31st of Shareholders in the Company December, 1933, to elect Auditors, will be held in the Company's and to transact auch other business Board Room, 3rd. Floor, Exchange as may be properly transacted st
Building, Hong Kong, on WED- an Ordinary General Meeting of
NESDAY, 21st. March, 1984, at the Company.
NOON, for the purpose of receiv And Notice is further hereby
ing a Statement of Accounts and given that the Register and Trans the Report of the Directors for the fer Books of the Company will be year ended 31st December, 1933; closed from the 12th to the 21st electing Directors and Auditors; SOUTH day of March 1934, both days in and for the transaction of any other Ordinary business of the Company.
clusive.
Hong Kong, 28th Feb., 1934,
LIANG CHI HAO,
Managing Director.
THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO, LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nhat the ORDINARY YEAR
LY MEETING
OF SHARE-
HOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2 Queen'z Building, Hong Kong, on MON.
DAY, 26th March, 1934, at Noon, for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December. 1993.
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 19th to 20th March, 1984, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
E. COCK, Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 9th March, 1984,
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE is also hereby given that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from MONDAY, 12th. March, 1984, until WEDNESDAY, 21st. March, 1994, both da Inclusive, during which period no transfers of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board,
D. L. KING, ・・
Secretary.
8.-K Q J B K-K Q 95 %
C-K 5 3
WEST:-
S-8
HJ 10 8 62 D-J 074 C-10 9 6
8.-10 9 5 2 H~A 4
DIA 6 $ C-AQJA
EAST:-
S.-A 7 4 3 #~7
DK Q 10 8 2 6-8 7 2
The bidding: (Figures after bida refer to numbered explana- tory paragraphs.) South West
North East
1 C Pass
1 (1) Pass
Hong Kong, 26th. February, 1984
INT (2) Past
{8 S (4) PasS ANT (0) Pass Pass (8) Pasg
2 8 (9) Pass 4 C (5) Pass 68 (7) Pass
It is interesting to note from the Annual Report that the Association during the past year has been sole- ly responsible for the salaries of one missionary and one catechist in the Lim Pak District, one catechist| in the Tang Shing district, a Biblewoman in both Canton and Hong Kong, and a secretary for the Bishop in Hong Kong.
The Hospitals' Supplies Working Party, which meets at the Cathedral Hall in the winter months, has despatched 877 articles, including | counterpants, sheets etc., to Yun-
vanfu, Nanning and Limehow.
The total expenditure of the As- sociation during the year WBA $10,836, 'of which $3,860 was for direct Missionary Work, and $8,850 for extension work.
The total membership is given at 289, a slight increase over last year.
West to the one missing Ace. 8-This pan is automatic. South knows that Mrs. Culbertson either lacks the missing Ace or the King of one of the bid suite, or that she fears the loss of the Queen of spades if her holding! happens to include the Ace and. King of spades and the Kings of hearts and clubs. In any ease South-cannot supply what- ever strength - Mrs. Culbertson feels that the hand lacks, and response, which is almost forcing in is satisfed with the Small glam, many cases, becomes
The play was quite Interesting. a verdi
·able command to take a chance The King of diamonds'' was open- on making one more trick when ed, and Mrs. Culbertson won with that trick will produce a game, the Dummy's Ace and fed a spade,
GENERAL NOTICES. 1-The One-over-One
SEALED
1934-1935
HOSPITAL until 10 a.m. on the 21st. March, 1984, from persons de~irous of supplying Beef, Mutton, Fla, Pork, Cheese, Pure Cow's Milk, Ice, and other provisions, and necessaries for the year ending
31st March 1935.
NEALED TENDERS will be re-
ceived at the ROYAL NAVAL 2—Again a safe bid, since North; Which Esat won." "Another diamond with any strength at all, will forced Mrs. Culbertson to use her return to two in a suit.
jaix of spades, and another spade S—This is by inference a strong lead' 'revealed that the adverse bid. Hra, Culbertson indicates trumps were divided 4-1. Since it that she has only four apades would be impossible to draw to play at three clubs or thres suit by ruffing in Dummy, Mrs. Cul- and mast therefore be prepared trumps and also establish the heart
hearts If South hum not ado bertson was forced to use the Dum- “quate spade support
Pojmy's "apades as the long • tramp -A direct Blam try, of course, suit and her own for rufing pur- - since two spades- would be sut, poses. She led a heart to the Aca
helent for 'game.iglesi
and raffed Dummy's last diamond Another Slam try. Mrs.
with her last trump She now led bertion's spade suit having over to a club in Dummy, and play- boan asalated, she would have the tow and nine of spades, no reason to bid again
(the suit. On these jeads considered that by show
arded two hearts, and was
but high but
Printed Forma of Tender-and- further particulars can be obtain NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.ed at the RN. Hospital
The right to reject the lowest or HE SIXTY-FIFTH ORDINARY] any tender is reserved.
MEETING of
GENERAL
SHAREHOLDERS. will be held at
the Offitas of the undersigned on
TUESDAY, the 27th March
1984,
A. T. RIVERS, Burgeon Captain, R.N. Medical Officer in Chargs,
at Noon, for the purpose of recely- Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong,
ing the Report of the General Managers, together with state- ment of Accounts for the year ended the 81st December 1988.1 w
Share Register and
Lath, March 1984,
Bouth's club
ike It.
bida Blam.
sible
The Gay Nineties-Waltz Modley.
Debroy Somera Bandt. 9-9.30 p.m--From the Studio. Selections by The Music Makers. 9.30-10.28 ..--Recorded Music. "Stephen Foster Melodies" Open Thy
Lattice. Love, Uncle Ned
Village Maldens Beautiful Dreamer
Ring de Banjo-Off Lemuel-Nelly Biv Oh! Boys, Carry Me Tong-Lou alana Belle-De Camptown Races Nelly Was Lady-Jeanle with the Light Brown Hai-Oh! Susanna Come Where My Love Lies Dream- Hard Times Come Again No - Angelina Baker Gentle Annie Old Dog Tray-Some Folk Like to Sigh.
by Nat Shilkret & the Victor Salon
Group, "Schubert Melodies" Serenade Ave Marla ("The Lady of the Lake”)
10.28 p.m.- Rugby Mid-day Press were voted among the finest pro- drawing large crowds in Paris, and Newi.
ductions of the season-Reuter.
10.30 pm--Close Down,
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