MUTT AND JEFF
10-12
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 20, 1939.
REMEMBER THAT OLD
YEN!
By BUD FISHER
WELL, I HATE
TO ADMIT IT
BUT SHE'S RIGHT!
JEFF! WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOU? THE WHOLE POLICE FORCE AND EVEN THE BOY SCOUTS ARE OUT HUNTING FOR YOU!
YOUR BED'S BEEN EMPTY ALL NIGHT! WHERE WERE YOU ALL LAST NIGHT?
SKINFLINT OF A SCHOOL TEACHER TELLIN' US THAT THE SUN GOES DOWN IN THE WEST AND COMES UP
IN THE EAST?
Pi One I
Tchaikowsky's "Sleeping Princess" Suite
Today's Wireless
6.00 p.m.-"For the Children".
Nursery Night Ride (A Bedtime Fantasy).....Bram Martin & his Band with Vocal Chorus.
Birthdays
Singing Games for Young Children
.... Harry Sosnik & his Orchestra. Studio"Alice in Wonderland”- Aunt Susan; Woof! Yap! Bow- wow-wow!....Arthur Askey with Piano accompaniment.
ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M.
9.52 Megacycles
Old Folks at Home (Swance River) ....Paul Robeson with Orchestra. 6.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
6.32 p.m.-A Programme
Favourites.
of Dance
Winning
CONTRACT
(By The Four Aces)
David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schen- ken.
World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence.
A CLOSE DECISION
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After
We believe our readers will agree suit, made a second cuc-bid. with us that no situation in Bridge South's six-heart takeout Mr. could be more unpleasant to con-
Małowan, willing to sacrifice, bid six template than the prospect of having spades. Rather than accept a penal- the opponents bid and make B ty, North decided to try for a Grand vulnerable Grand Slam. And
we Slam, and Mr. Malowan then had to would certainly think long and earn- decide whether to make a further
if the estly
opportunity presented sacrifice or attempt to defeat his op- itself to make a sacrifice bid
and ponents.
knew that "cheat" our opponents out of their his only possible defensive trick lay enormous bonus. In a recent rubber in diamonds. But, he reasoned, un- game Walter Malowan was faced less North held an exceptionally long, with this exact situation.
West, Dealer
North-South vulnerable
2
♡ 94 OK Q 8 3 ✔ 65
A K J 7 2
◊ A 5 4
AAK QJ 3
Mr. Malowan
A KQ J 7
▲ A 10 9 8
6 4 3
W
7 6 10 9 2
Q 10 8 € 3
J 10 9 2
♣ 874
Mr. Malowan
solid club suit, it was quite likely that South would be unable to obtain a sufficient number of discards.
This proved to be the case for, while South was able to throw two diamonds on dummy's club suit, he still had one loser which he could not get rid of and the Grand Slam was defeated.
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Yesterday, you were Merwin Maler's partner and held:
A XXX
♡ A Q XX
◇ K 10 x
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The bidding:
Weat
North
East
14 Рава
2A БА "♡
4A
Разв Pass
South Pass 6 Рал
The bidding: Mrler Schenken
1♡ Pass
You Burnstone (?)
HIGH BARD VALUES
OF THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEM, »
ALL KING QUEEN 1 JACK
Pass North's bidding is worthy of com- ment. His cue-bid of two spades over Mr. Malowan's bid of one spade is the strongest type of "takeout double," This extremely useful bid is used by all fine players and means in effect: "Partner, I have a very fine hand that includes Arst- round. Control of our opponents' suit (either the Ace or a void). Take me out in your best suit and we will continue to game and possibly a Slam."
[
ANSWER: Your correct bid is three hearts. You have splendid support for your partner and a tremendous high card holding, but it is unlikely that you
can make a Slam unless partner can invite it.
Score 100% for three hearts, 60% for four hearts (should indicate more distribution and less high cards), 40% for two clubs or two diamonds (unnecessary artificial bids), 0 for other bids.
QUESTION NO. 262 You are the dealer and hold:
9.8
A K.6 5 4 K J 2
What do you bidt tomorrow.)
After North's cue-bld East inter- jected a shut-out bid of four spades, which effectually silenced South. to However North, still determined force his partner to show his best Inc.)
(Answer
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Drummer
Fox-Trots-Little
Boy: Once in a While....Jay Wilbur & His Band with Vocal Chorus. Fox-Trots-I've got the World on a String; Mood Indigo....Joe Para- dise & His Music with Vocal Re- frain.
Comedy Waltz Dandelion, Daisy
and Daffodil......Billy Cotton & His Band with Vocal Chorus. Slow Fox-Trot-Me and the Moon
..Billy Cotton & His Band with Vocal Chorus. Fox-Trots The Sheep were in the Meadow; A Little Co-operation from You (From "Going Greek") Harry Roy & His Orchestra. with Vocal Refrain. Tangos-Jalousie....Xavier Cugat & His Hotel Wardorfastoria Orch.; Tu Sais.... Henry King and His Hotel Pierre Orch, with Vocal Re- frain.
Fox-Trots-Be careful, Young Lady; A Little White Gardenia (Film "All the King's Horses").....Art Kassels & His Kassels-in-the-Air with Vocal Chorus, Fox-Trots-Love's Old Sweet Melo- dy....The Organ, the Dance Band & Me with Billy Thorburn at Piano, H. Robinson Cleaver at Organ and Vocal Refrain; Any The Broken Hearts to Mend.... Organ, The Dance Band And Me. 7.15 p.m.-The J. H. Squire Celeste
Octet.
Elsie And Doris Waters In "Zoo 'Oliday"
sy-Dushkin); Tambourin Chinois
Kreisler)
the Piano.
"Snow"
Kurt Ruhrseitz at
Danse Russe (From "Petrouchka"- Stravinsky); Norwegian Song-
(Sigurd Lie); Gavotte (From "Classical Symphony") (Prokofieff, Op. 25)....Nikita de Magaloff at the Piano. 9.05 p.m.--STUDIO - Comments
Recent Events,
on
9.15 p.m.-LONDON-The News. 9.30 p.m.-B.B.C. Recording - "Zoo 'Oliday", Gert & Daisy visit the Zoo. The Book by Elsie & Doris Waters and Ashley Sterne. Lyrics by Elsie Waters. Music by Ashley Sterne. Produced by Charles Brewer. 10.25 p.m.-A Dance Programme.
Fox-Trots-When a Woman Smiles; Good-bye, Little Dream, Good- bye....Jack Hylton & his Orch. Tangos-Mal de Ausencia; Pura Mi- longa... .Orquesta Tipica Fran- cisco Canaro. Quickstep-Avalon; Fox-Trot — My Honey's Loving Arms....Val Ros- ing & his Swing Stars. 1 Fox-Trots-On Your Toes; There's a Small Hotel....Jack Hylton & his Orch, with Vocal Refrain. Fox-Trot-Speaking of the Weather (Film "Gold Diggers of 1937").... George Elliott & his Sweet Music Makers with Vocal Refrain. Waltz My Heart's in Old Killarney ..George Elliott & His Sweet Music
Makers with Vocal Refrain, Fox-Trot-Hot Time in the
• Town To-night
"Schnickelfritz"
Band.
Fisher
Old Freddie & his
Valse Bluette-Air de Ballet (Dri-11.00 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN.
go); Narcissus (Nevin) Operatica (Famous Operatic Melodies). 7.30 p.m.-LONDON The News. 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal W
Weather Report and Announcements.. 8.03 p.m.-Tchaikowsky The Sleep- ing Princess" Suite-Sadler's Wells Otsitra.
ASOME'S HAT TRICK
In a friendly cricket match played at the Police Recreation Club yester- day, St. Joseph's College beat Police R. C. by 3 runs,
St. Joseph's Goflage:-130 (R. Silva 48, P. Rull 21, V. Mendonca 17, S. K. Khan 14, C. Pope :3 for 40, J. Lewis 3 for 40, D. Fyffe fór 4).
8.30 m Songs by Augeliano Partite
(xenon) from Grand Opera,
Police R. 127 (H. Danbrowsky Geng One Day into the Boundless 89, H. G. Asonte for 42 including the
Blue (Andrea Chenier"-Act 1 hat trick, M. Madboca 3 for 41). Giordano)......with New Sym- phony Orchestra. Close to You ("Andrea Chenier") (Giordano)....M. Sheridan & A. Pertile with the La Scala Orch. Our Death (Act 4——“Andrea Chen-
ier") (Giordano)....M. Sheridan RECREIO HOCKEY WIN & A. Pertile with La Scala Orch. 8.43 p.m.-Violin Solos by Szigeti.
Sonata No. 3 in D (Weber); Piece
forme D'Habanera (Ravel Leduc); Study in Thirds (Scriabin -Op. 8, No. 10); Menuet (Debus-
en
Club de Recreio beat Signals in the Association Hockey Tournament yes- Se- terday by two goals, scored by queira and W. Reed in the first half.
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