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This Queen "Ace High" on Tennis Court
A SHORT LEAD DEFENSE
One reason why the lead of a doubleton as a defense against a suit declaration is not extremely popular with many Bridge players is that they have not gone into the underlying principles sufficiently to understand when such a lead should be made and what course'
partner should follow provided he
has the controlling card of the Kowloon Bay, suit led. The lead of a doubleton an effort to utilize the time
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than that it is a singleton und in consequences ordinarily to effort should be made to win the first trick. The assumption 19 that
An excellent action photo of Queen Ramba:"Barn) of to' ancient tradition, the queen is an ardent sports Slam during mixed doubles tennis match on the enthusiast. She also favors clothing beloved by women French Riviera. Although the Slemese adhere closely of the West. The Siamese rulers will visit the U. 8.
TWO YOUNG MEN IN A BOAT
the player making the Opening Sailing Round World In
of the doubleton expects to regain the lead before the trumps are drawn and then desires to put his partner In for a ruff of the third round of the suit.
·
An example of a contract that was defeated by moane of this
Search Of Work,
4,000 MILES COVERED
WILL INSCRIBED
ON LADDER.
Declared Valid By U.S. Lawyers.
Los Angeles.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will bie broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wave length of 355 metres (845 K.C.'s):-
1.2.15 pm-European Programme. -3. p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- [port
1.03 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestre from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room.
1.20 p.m.--Rugby Press News, etc.
2.15 p.m-Close Down.
A Recital by Prof. Ernesto Vallejo and Prof. Julio Esteban Anguita.
Dual transmission from Z.E.K. Tò- night
-8 p.m.-European Programme. 5-6 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.
6-6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- cert.
"Uncle Peter will give a talk сп "Some Famous Animals" followed by
1 Song, with a Choras."
5.30-1.15 p.m.-Recorded Music. 6.30-7 pm--Light Orchestral Selec- tions. Schubert's Love Songs--Medley
(Schubert-Berts)
Marek Weber & His Orchestra." Handel in the Strand (Grainger) Mock Morris Dances (Grainger)
New Light Symphony Orchestra con-
"Offenbachian" (arr. Finck):
EARTH OPENS AND ducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent.
A will inscribed on a ladder rung, was "filled" in the Probate Monrovia, Liberia Two young men who are sail-office here.
SWALLOWS FARM
Ten Acres Of Fertile Fields Vanish
ANXIETY IN ALABAMA
Choccolocco, Alabama. That old axiom, advising inves.
ing round the world in search of A fortnight before he died, Mr.tors to put their money in land lead, where other leads would or work in a four-ton yacht they Hermann H, Strachmann took a that "won't run away and nobody
have built themselves have ar-
mit the Declarer to fulfill his cou- tract, is shown on the hand below, which was played in a recent Duplicate game.
South, Dealer. Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH:
S.-K. Q 865
H.-K 9 6
D.-9 3 2
C-10 &
THE Undersigned have received WEST:
Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction
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SATURDAY, 28th April, 1934, com- Kowloon Tong mencing at 2.00 p.m.
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A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE also
One Upright Piano by Moutrie & Co.
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Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club! Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Lodica. (Both includ-April, 1934, ing Tax)
obtainable are
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rived in Monrovia, capital of the seven-foot step ladder to Mrs. can steal," is just an empty phrase West African negro republic of Ellen Gotts, his next door neigh-in so far as it applies to T. R
Ross's vanished field. bour, and enjoined her to take
Ten acres of his most fertile soil They are W. Grapentin. a 30-good care of it.
in the Choccolocco River valley year-old marine engineer, and F. Ahrendt, aged 22, who was Following his death a search have disappeared from the face of formerly a seaman in the Ger-was made for Strachmann's will the earth. The tract simply drop- ped out of sight, leaving gaping man merchant navy.
and Mrs. Gotts finally found this holes filled with water where Since leaving Germany a few pencilled notation on the under-cotton Courished a few months months ago they have travelled
Nobody has determined the about 4,000 miles and they are side of the second rung from the ago. prepared to keep' on travelling top of the ladder.
depth of the holes, for people are until they find really "worth- "I love her. I give my all to afraid to venture near lest they,
while" jobs.
Mrs. Gotts. She is my good too, sink. New holes and crevices Meanwhile, any job -any-
are opening daily and the earth They spirit." It was signed and dated around the edges of the charms where". is their motto.
continues to stayed about four weeks at Las by Strachmann.
Lawyers said that the note is Palmas, in the Canary Islands-
watery depths. valid will bequeathing a mending watches.
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crumble into
Herman Finck & His Orchestra. Prelude in Charo Minor
Rachmaninoff, Op. 3, No. 2)
Victor Concert Orchestra.
7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock quota. tions etc.
7.03-7.15 p.m.-A Vocal Recital by Stuart Robertson (Baritone) Silent Moon (Vaughan Williams) Myself when Young
("In a Persian Garden") (Lehmann) When Lights Go Rolling (Ireland) When Dull Care (Lane Wilson)
7.15-8 p.m. From the Studio. A Recital by Professor Ernesto Vallejo Violin) And Professor Jullo Esteban Anquita (Piano). Ernesto Vallels:
Prelude
Programme
*********.. (Bach) Sonata in C Minor-1st Movement
(Grick)
Cordoba Julio Esteban Anguita:
Fantastic Dance Ernesto Vallejo:
Nocturne in E Flat
(Albeniz)
(Turina)
(Chopin-Saraste)
Bodina on a theme by Beethoven
Julfo Esteban Angulta:
Nocturne in B Major Humoresque
Liebenfeld
Ernesto Vallejo:
Motto Periežno
(Kreisler)
(Chopin) (Rachmaninoff)
(Kreisler) .. (Rela)
8 pm Local Time & Weather Re 8.03-10.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio Con-
the port
Great anxiety prevalta in the
Icert.
Their yacht, the "Raudi," is $16,000 (23,000) estate. Beu community, some farmers fearing News.
jonly 24 feet long, draws about ter. four fect of water and is sall.: driven. It took them about six; The flag of months to build. the German Yacht Club futters. from the stern.
After exhausting the possibi- litics of employment on the West African coast they intend to set The eventual declaration
sail for South Africa and Mada- four hearts, which is the correct
After that they may contract on the hand. North hav-gascar.
cross the Indian Ocean to Aus- ing shown spades during the australia-Reuter. tion. Against this contract, at Jone table, West opened the spade his 17, which it was obvious to
partner, when the Dummy went] down, could be nothing but a short- suit lead. The question Was whether it was A doubleton or singleton. East correctly reason- led that South could not hold four) spades, as otherwise he would have supported the spade suit at some time during the contracting, and "MOST. STRIKING NOVELTY"
London.
that the lead must therefore be a
Inasmuch doubleton.
East's
As
CHINESE FLOWER WINS PRIZE
Found By British Botanist
WILL MIX-UP IN PRAGUE.
£300 Claimed From "Unborn Sons."
Prague. Two old men are claiming £300 the from their unborn sons on ground that they have failed to keep the terms of a will.
Frantisek Petrovsky, a civil servant who died at Jandrov
that nature might elect to open swallow their chasms and
new
30.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press 10.38 p.m.-Close Down. All relays of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the dwellings. The residents believe Management. subterranean streams undermined the land, leaving nothing but a thin crust on the surface.-Reuter.
ACTOR'S DAY OF BAD LUCK.
Fractures Ankle And Loses Car.
8.50-10 p.m. European Programme- recorded Music from "ZE.K." OD 640 k.e.'s.
8.30-8.45 p.m. The Lener Quartet,
String
Quartet in D Minor-Andante Cantabile
("Death of a Maiden")
(Schubertop, Posth) Moment Husleal No. 3-Transcription
(Schabert)
findet (Transcription from Sonata
in C) (Schubert, op. 79) 8.45-9.17 p.m.-Light Opera, Selection-Tom Jones (German)
Regimental Band of H. M. Grene- dier Guards conducted by
Capt. C. Miller. Vocal, Geme
(Morton & Kerker)
Columbia Light 'Opera Co.
Hollywood. George Raft, the star who is last June, left his two brothers compared with the late Rudolphy The Belle of New York £300 on condition that they re- Valentino, has had published a pamphlet he had bother with fate. written and a further £300 to their "two sons" on terms.
a spot of
Selection Recently the slipped on the The Mikado" (Sullivan) the same dance floor of the Coconut Grove The Band of HM. Coldstream Guarda
condicted by Lt. Evans. (Hollywood's most famous res-Voest Gems
The Merry Widow (Lehar) As both the two brothers are taurant) and fractured a bone in confirmed bachelors, they now his ankle.
The Waltz Dream (Strauss)
Light Opera Company, the
Dancé claim the second £300 on
to the b.17:10 Variety Friends carried him ground that their "sons" have car park-and there they found Male
that George's car had been taken Fox Trot- forfeited the legacy-Reuter,
away.
enly card of quick entry into his A rare Chinese flower, is- hand was the spade Ace, to play it covered by a British botanist der now would probably defeat the ing an expedition on which be purpose of the lead. He therefore, lost his life, has just won a prize instead, played the Ten, and then London. Declarer won the first trick with The botanist was Mr. George LETTER THAT GAME the spade Knave. He now led the Forrest who met his death some Knave of trumps, secking to con-two years ago while out shooting fuse the issue and to make his op near Tengyueb. (a Chinese Cus
the borderers of ponents believe that possibly he toms station on might have a finesse in the trump Burma and Yunnan). He is buried auit. However, West refused to be in the graveyard there near an deceived, went Immediately other collector, Consul Litton, who with the Ace and led another died in 1906,
קט
TOO LATE Aged Couple Commit Suicide.
Prague. The postman called at a small Znojmo, Moravia;
Later, it was discovered over- turned and completely wrecked about 20 miles from Hollywood.
-Reuter.
AMERICA'S WOMAN
Doin' the Undown Lowdown Sweet Lorraine
vocal
Joe Venuti and His' Blue Six.
What More Can I Ask
Brighter Than the Sun
Planoforte
Anna Winn (Soprano).
Sweetheart Darlin'
I Cover the Waterfront
Arranged for..Eight Pianos
Conducted by Harold Hansay. Orchestral---
DIPLOMAT.
"I Love You So (Tango Berenade)
Geraldo & His Orchestra. (Continued from Page 8).
Vocali
It's Only Paper Moon "Competition," she said, "canThis is "Romance always be trusted to bar out the
Pianoforte
spade, which was own by East, One of the specimens secured cottage at who returned the suit and permit by Mr. Forrest on his expedition with a registered letter for Ju ted his partner to utilize his last in the Salweon valley, wAL. rare lius and Marie Kudla who lived
there, trump for ruffing. Afterwards the rhododendron.. Declater was forced to lose a trick Lord Aberconway has now He knocked several times, and incompetent. Those who cannot do
matically. to the Ace of clubs and in can shown one of these flowers at a eventually became alarmed and the work will be weeded out auto sequence, through the selection of Royal Horticultural Society dis- called a policeman.
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Conrad Thibault. Billy Mayerl's Own Selection
Billy MayerL Voch! Gemmer
The Big Four.
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Old Tuners:
10 ..Close Down.
the best lead and by means of play, and it has been given an. When the door was broken in When I suggested that only partnership co-operation, an ap Award of Merit. The ne deep the old couple were found lying women of exceptional personality, parently unbeatable contract was yellow colour of the rhododendron dead. They had gassed them backed by training, and the qualifica defeated.
in its great, beauty, and it has selves, and left a note saying tions that come by experience, could mitter:""
could not The contract, as a matter of been described as the most strik-that they had spent the last of be considered, as candidates for the Bhs herself is undoubtedly an
their money, and had no hope of Diplomatic Barvice of any, Grest reptional worden. fact, wap made at all the other ing novelty at the show. --
i Power in those difficult days, the help, karing to. myself a 1 sala tables, and in my opinion the de- Like A number of other plants getting any more. fensive course adopted by West discovered by Mr. Forrest, this The registered letter, contain-readily, sasented, but added, "and by good-bye, Now, what if she had was, the one best calculated to rhododendron has as yet, no náre, od 25 from a prosperous relative, the kame token only that type of been our Ambasador in Berlin la
pal Renter
men whould be Appointed for that; 1914,50% 7. advance the partnership.
-Reuter,