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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936
John Wood, the English star, plays the part of Flavius, son of Marcus, who is in love with Clandia, played by Dorothy Wilson, in “The Last Days of Pompeii,” which will be shown at the King's Theatre on Sunday.
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BRIDGE NOTES Brilliant Opening Lead
By Ely Culbertson
The defenders' privilege of mak- ing the first lead is an equivocal oze. Depending on the card, o suit selected, it may pay handsome ¦dividends or result in ruin.
If the opening lead were made only after careful scrutiny of all four hands I believe that fully half the game contracts fulfilled Record-against an average blind opening lead would be defeated. Please
Recital for Two Pianos from the
Studio Talk on "H.K. Rifle Meeting." 1230-2.15 p.m.-European
ed Programme.
12.30 p.m.-Orchestral Musit. note that I have specified average 1 p.m.-Local: Time Signs and in this assertion. It is true that [Weather Report.
invariably
1.03 P-A Recital by Richard player. alive can Crooks (Tenor).
(make a "double dummy" opening
1.20 p.m-Military Band Selection. lead, but a gifted few come close 1.30 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins, to this standard. Rugby Press News, Local: Weather
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1.40 p.m.-Instrumental Variety.
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CHINA YEAR BOOK
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The 25 Chapters of the 47th issue of the CHINA YEAR BOOK, edited by E. G. W. Woodhead, C.B.E., have as usual been revised or rewritten with the assistance of many experts, Chinese and foreign, and every effort has been made to bring information and statistics up to date.
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4-7 p..--Chinese Programme. 7-11 pm-European Programme.
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Book Reviews" by A. D. p.in.-Local: Time
Was
The hand shown below played in an important tourna ment. The South player deserves to wear the accolade, "Brilliant Opening Leader."
North, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
S. 10 8 5 3 Signal, H. 10 2
S. AQ T
H. KQJ976
D. 7 5
C. 9
N
S. KJ 9 6 4 2
#
E E. A 4 3
S
D. 9.8
KQ 8
- C. 54
S. None
H. 3
Weather Report, Stock Quotations D. K Q
and Announcements.
8.05 paz-The Skaters' Waltz" (Waldteufel).
8.10 p/From the Studio.
A Talk on the Final Shoot of “The Hong Kong Rifle Association" by C.) A. Grimes.
8.20 pm The Boswell Sisters.
Rock and Roll,
If I had a million dollars.
St. Louis Blues.
Travelin' all alone.
8.32 p.m.--Albert Sandler and his Orchestra
I want your heart (Haydn Wood). Love's Last Word (Cremieux). Falling in Love again (Hollander}. Love in Idleness (Macbeth). Bien Aimes-Valse (Waldteufel).
A Little Love a little Kiss (Silesu).
Bird Songs at Eventide (Eric Cantes). Gipsy Moon (Borganoff).
D. A J 10 6 4 3 2
C. 3 10 7 3 2
The bidding:
"
North East South West 18 18 !3H 3S
Double Pass
2D
Pass
Pass
3C 4$
Redouble
ffinal bid] South on lead, had much food for thought. His partner had bid and rebid hearts, so his singleton eight was the conventionally pro- per opening. But it appeared [doubtful, in view of the strong bidding by both opponents, that
the heart and diamond remnants
9 p.m.-A Relay of the Daventry were distributed evenly, or that
News Bulletin (Copyright by Beuter) |énough tricks could be won in the and Announcements.
3.20 p.m.-"Leslie
Medley.
9.30 p.m.-From the Studio.
A Recital for Two Pianos by Lube Shaftain and Lyia Gurevitch.
Programme
1. Concerto No. 1
2. Solo-EcoSEBCA
Mazorka
10 p.m.-Big Bea:
sure
defeat the contract. Hutchinson suits to
North's double indicated a jtrick in trumps to act as "control" If North also had a singleton club, and it could be removed while South retained the diamond ace as Chopin. Chopin. entry, a club ruff might be the set- Chopinting trick.
10 pm-A Relay from Daventry.
"Oop for 'Coop Final."
A Cap
South acted on this line of rea- soning and led a low club. The
Final Medley, presented by John subsequently play followed his Pudney.
10.30 p.m.--Dance Music.
11 pm-Close Down.
This Gentleman is Not
A Burglar
diagnosis perfectly. North won the first lead of trumps and put South in with 2 diamond. A second club was led and ruffed by North, who could not be prevented from winning a heart trick later for the contract's defeat. Had the heart been led, East needed to be careful of only one thing; to enter dummy with rather than a club, which would have allowed a later ruff.
diamond
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