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H.M. The King Opening The Empire Exhibition
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 3, 1938.
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BRIDGE NOTES
Bridge
The Australians v. Worcestershire. A commentary during the first match of the Australian tour by Howard
By ELY CULBERTSON
Examination
Mr. Culbertson is conducting through this column, an examin- ation of bridge players. Rate your-] self by subtracting from 100 the points for each wrong answer.
SATURDAY'S QUESTION
NORTH S.-K Q 10 7 H.-K 6 4
EAST
D.-A K 7
C.-Q 6 5
S.-A 9
·H.-8'5
WEST S.-J65432 H.-A ?
Question 32: Both sides vulner-D.-8 5 4 3 able. You are South. North deals] C.-8
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and bids two spades. Next hand
passes. Your holding is:
·S.-J 8 4 3
H.-2
· D.—Q 7 6.4 3 2
C.-5 2
D.-J 10 6 2
C—A J 9 7 4 SOUTH
S.-8
HQ J 10 7 3 2 D.--Q 9 C-K 10 3 2
The bidding:
West
You respond two no trump. After North East South West's pass, North bids three 1 no trump 2 clubs 2 hearts Pass hearts. East passes.
2 spades Pass. 3 hearts Pass What call do you make now? A hearts Pass Pass Pass Answer: You should now jump to West opened his singleton club. four spades. Your previous res-East, seeing declarer had both the ponse-told-partner-that-you-had king-and-ten--realised-that-there- less than one plus honour tricks. was no point in ducking and, there- Now you must show him that you fore, went right up with the ace have distinctly better than a "pre-and returned a club. West ruffed ference" between spades and and led a spade. The ace won, and hearts. With excellent spade sup- finally the heart ace accounted for port, there is no point in even men- the setting trick.
monds]..
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Marshall from Worcester County Cricket Ground.
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German.
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English Character: A-Talk By
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GSJ 21.53- Mc/s (18.93 m.) GSH 21.47 Me/s (18.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.88 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.). 9.45 a.m.-The Opening of the Empire Exhibition (Scotland) by his Majes- ty the King. With addresses by the Earl of Elgin, (Chairman of the Ex- hibition), the Rt. Hon. Sir John Ste- wart (Lord Provost of Glasgow), and the High Commissioners for the Dominions.
10.25 a.m. (approx).-The BBC Mili-
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Glorious Devon.....Robert Radford
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tal Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards 11.45 a.m.-Music of Members of the conducted by Capt. George Miller. Bach Family. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay The News. 9.50 p.m.-B.B.C. Recording - "Love
12.15 p.m.-Cricket: The Australians v. Worcestershire. A commentary by Needs A Waltz"-A Musical Comedy Howard Marshall during the first In The Viennese Tradition. A Radio match of the Australian Tour. From Operetta Book and Lyrics by James Worcester County Cricket Ground, Dyrenforth. Music by K. Leslie-12.30 p.m.-The Norris Stanley Sex-
tēt.
Smith.
10.50 p.m.-London Relay The Open 1.00 p.m.--Melbourne (Derbyshire)-- ing Of The Empire Exhibition (Scot- The Village: The Minister: The land) by His Majesty The King.
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With addresses by The Earl Of El-1.30 p.m.-Big Ben. The News and gin, (Chairman of the Exhibition)." Announcements. Greenwich Time
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Stewart
Signal at 1.45 p.m.
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(Lord Provost of Glasgow) and The 1.57 p.m.-Close down. High Commissioners For The Dom- inions. A commentary on the scene will be given by P. I. Keith Murray from Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow. 11.20 p.m.-Close down.
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of view by travellers from the Do- Worcestershire. minions and the Colonies.
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ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 5.00 p.m.-Close Down.
What's On At the Cinema's
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AT THE ORIENTAL-“Big City" boisterous comedy and epic thrills in a Luise Rainer and Spencer Tracy form mighty drama of early California, a new and fascinating co-starring filmed entirely in the new technicolour. team of the Big City, the story of an With George Brent, Olivia de Havil- immigrant girl who marries a Newland, Claude Rains, Margaret Lindsay, tioning your long minor suit. South told the world at large York taxicab driver in Norman Kras-Barton MacLane, John Litel and Tim [Three points demerit for bidding that he had been the victim of at-ria's story of life among a big city's Holt. three no trump. Two points demeritrocious distribution. But, in reality, teeming millions. for bidding three spades. One he had only himself to blame, for point demerit for bidding four dia- the loss of game and rubber: Cermon's Mines with Sir Cedric Hard- tin Johnson's last and greatest adven- AT THE MAJESTIC—“King Solo- AT THE KING'S-"Borneo.”—Mar- tain bidding sequences carry, elo-wicke, Paul Robeson, Anna Lee and ture film, taken but a few weeks before. quent messages to players who are Roland Young. Rider Haggard's great his death in the world's most mysteri TO-DAY'S QUESTION
wide awake. On this particular romance. Thousand of giant Zulus, ous island and bringing for the first occasion South should have known, tling to the death, with the lives of five scenes and strange new animals,
armed with flame-tipped spears, bat-time to any cameramany fantastic Question 33: You are East, de- before he saw the dummy, that a European adventurers, four men and fending against a three no trump club ruff by West was imminent! a woman, and the wrath of the fabu-
* * contract. The bidding has proceed-North's no trump bid had adver-lous mines of Ophir at stake, furnish AT THE ALHAMBRA “She Got ed:
tised 4-3-3-3 distribution. Surely the big scenes in this picture.
Everything", with Ann Sothern and North
West East had at least five clubs for his.
Gene Raymond. A gay romantic story. Päss overcall at the two level.
AT THE QUEEN'S "Gold Is Where of an impoverished society and a coffee
Find It."-Sweeping spectacle, millionaire. Pass himself had four, thus West had the one or попе. Of course, South your could, have made a highly lucrative
East South 1 diamond 1 spade 2 no trump 8 no trump Pass Pass
West, your partner, leads seven of spades. Dummy and hand are:
NORTH S.-Q B
H.-K 6 D—A K 7·5 4 3 C.-J 9.5
EAST
South You
double of two clubs, but was dis inclined to this action because of the vulnerability conditions. At least, however, he might have lis tened to the warning conveyed by the club bid and, after North took.
the spade menace by bidding should have steered 4the contract to the correct spot of three no trump. The heart suit C.—A Q 10.8 would be equally valuable at no Dummy plays the three to the trump. The diamond queen was a first trick. What line of defence do potential stopper, and the club you elect, and what is your reason; length in South's hand, instead of or your hope?··
S. A 10 9 6 5 H.-Q. J4
D.-2
TODAY'S HAND
North, dealer. North-South vulnerable."
a menace at a suit bid, would have been an asset at no trump. Obvious ly the opponents could have taken only their three, aces against the
correct contract/
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