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Yehudi Menuhin In Mozart's
Third Concerto
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1938.
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7.00 p.m.-Mozart-Concerto No. 3 In 7.45
G Major, K... 216.
Played by-Yehudi Menuhin (Violin):
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BRIDGE NOTES
chestra.
By FLY CULBERTSON
Fancy Bidding
Mr. Culbertson is conducting,,you or do you not cover?"
through this column, an examina- tion of bridge players. Rate your- self by subtracting from 100 the points for each wrong answer.
Questions 25 and 26 of the self rating bridge examination appeared yesterday. They were:
Question 25: Both sides vulner- able. You are South. Your partner dealt and bid one no trump. Next hand passed. You hold:
S.-10 8 3.4
B-J 9.7 5
D.-6
C—A J 8 3
What call do you make?
TO-DAY'S HAND- Match point duplicate. South, dealer. Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH S.-5 4
E.—Q J 10 6 3 2 D.-Q 8
C-Q 97
WEST
EAST
S.—X Q 9 8 3 S-J7 2
H.-K 5 4
D-9 3
C-J 8 5
H-9 8
D- 7 5
C-10 6 4 3 2 SOUTH
S.-A: 10 6
H-A 7
D.-A K 10 6 4 2 C-AR
The bidding:
Answer: You should bid two clubs. Your distribution (singleton) diamond is not advantageous (at) no trump. If partner now can bid either major suit your hand will South West warrant a raise in that suit, and 2 no trump Pass definite hope of game. [One point 5 diamonds Pass demerit for passing. Two points16 no-trump Double Pass demerit for any bid except two Pass clubs).
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What's On At the Cinemas
East
AT THE QUEEN'S “Spring Par- Pass ade," with Franceska Gaal A Viennese Pass musical comedy. Pass:
Obviously, South did some fancy
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AT THE KING'S Double Wed- ding " It has been some time since we have seen Wilham Powell and Myrna Loy together, but the wait for these two popular stars is worth it. This is easily one of their best films.
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AT THE ALHAMBRA—“Mad About
Question 26: Both sides vulner-bidding.
AT THE ORIENTAL—“Thin Ice.”—} He chose to open with Sonia Henie and Tyrone Power in a able. You are South. The bidding two no trump rather than the cor-spectacle of undreamed of beauty, 2- has proceeded:
[rect bid of two diamonds, because sparkle with fun and gaiety. Lovely North his partner was weak in the play ballets, ear-haunting melodies, breath- Music" This is the film you have all Pass of the cards and if the final con- ineldes Arthur Treacher, Raymond no description, for Deanna Durbin of taking ensembles. The supporting cast been waiting for, and it really needs Pass tract was to be no trump South Walburn, Joan Davis, Alan Hale, Leah the glorious voice and attractive per-
wanted to "get there first" West's Bay and hundreds of the world's bestsonality is the star. Her leading ma
this time is Herbert Marshall, who siso double was just one more instance skaters.
needs no introduction, to cinema fans.
East
South West
1 no trump Pass 2no trump
3 no trump Pass Pass.
Your holding is:
S-Q J 10.8 4.
H-AJ 9 7 5
D-5 3
G-7
What card do you lead?
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of a foolish bid, much to lose by "placing cards," and little to gain..
The spade king was opened, East Lady" with Jack Oakie, John Boles, AT THE STAR "Fight For Your following with the seven. Declarer las Lupino and Margot Grahame. Ậ "AT THE MAJESTIC—“Big City"- Answer: Your best lead is the won, cashed the ace and king of bright comedy, with romance and Luise Rainer and Spencer Tracy form spade queen. This is an attacking cinbs, then crossed to the diamond thrills mingling with stimulating effect a new and - fascinating co-starring" lead and, at the same time, a safe queen and discarded a spade on and uniquely humorous series of ad- immigrant girl who marries a New The players are all involved in a wild team of the Big City, the story of an To lead away from your the club queen. Declarer then rat-ventures in which the high light is a York taxicab driver in Norman Kras- heart semi-tenace may be to pre-tled off the entire diamond suit. duel between Erik Rodes and Johnna's story, of life among a big city's sent the declarer with the one trick Coming down to three cards, į Boles needed for his contract [One West the exactly as declarer had point demerit for fourth best heart hoped the would do. Naturally, he lead. Two points demerit for
one.
'diamond or club lead).
a had to guard the heart king, and this reduced him to one spade. To TO-DAY'S QUESTION his everlasting shame, he kept the Question 27: You are East, de-spade queen instead of a low spade. fending against a four spade con- He was now thrown on lead with a tract. West opened the diamond spade and had to return a heart king. Dummy and your hand are from his king. as follows:
NORTH (dummy1. S.-K. 8 2 H-J 9 5 2
D.-A 6 3
C.-Q I 9
I wish I had a dollar for every time this mistake is made. I grant, (unequivocally, that West could not be sure about the location of the spade jack. But one thing he (should have known: that was, that, if he held on to the spade queen against this particular declarer, he certainly would be end-played. The right defence would have been to chuck the spade queen and pray The diamond ace won the first that East; instead of declarer, held trick; and the club qu
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