MUTT AND JEFF
IT'S NOT THAT I'M SEALOUS, JEFF BUT IT'S SICKENING THE WAY MY WIFE SITS BY THE RADIO AND LISTENS TO THAT SAP CROON!
OH, BIS
BOY, HOW YOU CAN
CROOH!
WHEN I GAZE INTO YOUR EYES GO
BLUE -HOO-HODO Boooooo
LOOK, MUTT! READ THE DEFINITION
OF CROON!
UM-M-. THAT OUGHT TO CURE
HER!
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1939.
READ THAT AND WEEP
MLOVE!
"CROON: (VERB-RITRANSITIVE)
TO MAKE A CONTINOUS
By BUD FISHER
HOLLOW SOUND, AS CATTLE,
IN PARI; BELLOW-
-11-11
ART
SHE'S CURED!
YA GOTTA HAND IT
TO ME, EM, MUTT!
A Christmas Party
Game From
The Studio
Today's Wireless
6.00 p.m.-DANCE MUSIC. 6.58 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
7.00 p.m. LONDON RELAY New Parlour Game "Xmas Shopping". Members of C. B. Cochran's Revue "Lights Up" v. B.B.C. Repertoire Company. Produced by Nell Munro. 7.30 p.m.- LONDON RELAY -
News. 8.00 p.m. Local Time Bignal, Weather
Report and Announcements.
The
8.03 p.m.-MILITARY Band Music.
ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M.
Albert).....
9.52 Megacycles
The B.B.C. Military Band cond. by B. Walton O'Don- nell. Sousa Marches On (Medley of Sousa Marches)....Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards.
8.15 p.m.-STUDIO — A Christmas
Party Game.
La Tarantelle De Belphegor (Roch 18.45 p.m.-Marek Weber and His Or-
chestra with Nelson Eddy (Baritone) and Nan Maryska (Soprano).
Comments 9.05 p.m.-STUDIO —
Recent Events. 9.15 p.m.-LONDON RELAY - News
Summary.
9.20 p.m.--Selected Piano Solos.
on
Study In C Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4 (Chopin); Study in G Flat Ma-
HOCKEY
SAPPERS'
BIG
Winning
CONTRACT VICTORY
(By The Four Aces)
David Bruce Burnstone, "Merwin D. Maler, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schen- ken.
World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence.
CARD SENSE
That clusive quality known as "The opening lead marked - West "card sense" is merely common sense with the King and Queen of dia- monds," Mr. Lightner replied. This left very few high cards remaining to justify an opening vulnerable bid by East. Hence, he was automatically
applied to the game of Bridge Here Is a hand well played by Theodore A. Lightner, who is unusually gifted with that faculty.
West, Dealer Both sides vulnerable 8 7 5 4 ♡ K 2 0 9 6 8
A Q 6 2 ♡ A Q 5 EO J 10 8
74
♣ K 3 AAKJ 10 9
Q 10 8 5
3
♡ 10 9 8 7
4
W
◇ KQ 5 2
S
J 97
♡ J 6 3
A 5 4 2
Mr. Lightner
The bidding:
Weat
North
East South
Pass
80 Pass
Pass BA
10
Pass
Paus
Pass
West opened the King of diamonds and after winning Mr. Lightner lald
MAGH KARD VÄLUES OF THE
FOUR-ACES SYSTEM
3
AGE..... KING 2 QVAENÍ JACK. I
"down the Ace of spades, then led a heart. After captur-
(By "SPORTSHAWK")
$
"Don Giovanni” Act 1
& Marek Weber's
Orchestra
jor, Op. 10, No. 5 (Chopin); Ma- zurka In C Sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 3 (Chopin)....Vladimir Ho- rowitz (Piano).
Scenes From Childhood (Schumann)
....Yves Nat (Piano).
9.40 p.m.-MOZART'8 "Don Giovanni” Act 1. Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company conducted by Fritz Busch. Singers in order of appearance: Baccaloni; Souez; Brownlee; Fran- klin; Pataky; Helletsgruber; Mild- may and Henderson,
11.00 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN,
nice stick work, scored the first two goals for the Sappers; one from 巍 pass from his right winger, the other on his own. Sgt. Croston added a further goal just before the interval. Spr. Marriott, inside left, had his right hand injured when he received R nasty knock. He was not available in the second half.
side
After resumption, neither was able to get a shot in at goal until the last five minutes, when Cpl.
and
and
the final goal for the Sappers.
K.I.T.C. made great efforts Man Singh, nicely supported by Pyara Singh, netted their one and only goal
just before time.
At Sookunpoo yesterday Bowling registered the fourth afternoon, Royal Engineers, who fielded their best eleven, defeated a weak team from Kowloon Indian Tennis Club in the "Association" hockey tournament by 5 goals to 1 after leading by two clear goals at the interval.
the L/Sgt. Homburg, in
combination and the left-wing Cpl. Bowling and L/Cpl. Singleton. were very hard workers and formed a dangerous attacking wing.
Royal Engineers':-5gt, Dobson; Lt. Rus-
sell and L/Sgt. Goodwin; Cpl. Saxby, Sgt.
Croston and Cpl. Whitaker: L/Cpl. Single-
centre, of
marked with both the Ace of hearts and King of clubs. Therefore, my only problem was whether to finesse for the Queen of spades or play for the drop. I then remembered that West had raised his partner to three Their defence was best served by diamonds, and his phly high cards L/Sgt. Goodwin, left back, and Sgt. were the King-Queen of that suit. Dobson, between the sticks, while Unless West held a singleton spade, | Sgt. Croston was outstanding in the his double raise would have been intermediate line. quite unsound.”
These little clues are used by all experts in their play of the dummy.
As the brokers say: "This informa- tion, while not guaranteed, is believed to be reliable."
*
Yesterday you were Howard ken's partner and held:
♡ A 10 7
0759
982
The bidding:
ton. Cpl. Bowling. L/Sgt. Homburg. Spr.- Marriott and Spr. Ellealy,
K.I.T.C.:-Muhd Singh; Karnail Singh and Kalwant Singh: Mohinder Singh, Kishani Singh and Bagh Singh; Gurbanchan Singh, Aftar Singh, Man Singh, Pyara Singh and (no left-winger).
H.K.C.C. TEAMS
The following teams will represent Hong Kong Cricket Club against Club de Récrėjo on Saturday, at 2.00 p.m.
1st XI at Club de Recrelo-T..A. „Petice (Capt.), D. de S. Carey, G. P. Charlton, D. G. Day, A. H. Finnie, J. H. Fox, R. D. Gillespie, M. F. L. Haymes, JL. Isley, J. L. C. Pearce and L. T. Ride.
2nd XI at H.K.C.C.-E. J. R. Mitchell
Indians were short a left-winger throughout, were much too slow and Indulged in too much individual work. (Capt.). C. W. E. Bishop, H. J. D. Lowe, Pyara Singh, centre, and Man Priadier T. Macleod. A. K. Mackenzie. D. Singh, Inside left, were the only pro-0. Parsons. R. S. W. Paterson, J. E. Potter, minent forwards, while Mohinder D. S."Robb," W. Strker and T. M. Suiter.
good. Singh, right half, was fairly Schen-Karnail Singh, right back, and Muhd Singh, the goalie, also did very well. HOMBURG ON THE - MARK
·Final-of-Kowloon- Cricket --Club's L/Sgt. Homburg, who possesses | men's handicap doubles, tennis: tournament.
Schenken Burgstone You Jacoby
1♡
(7)
PABS
ing dummy's King, ANSWER: Your correct bid is two East returned a dia-hearts. It is very doubtful whether mond, which Mr. this hand is worth two bids. Hence *»Eightner trumped. The | it is best to show your trump support
Jack of hearts was immediately.
"now"played. East won Score 100% for two hearts, 80%
with the Queen and | for one spade, 20% for one ndtrum] -led a third, alamond.
QUESTION NO. 288:
My alightner now trumped his re-
heart in dummy, then led a and Anesild the Jäck;
After
You are the dealer and hold:
AKT
VA 9, 6:3
AK 10:9
Ó AK 10.8
What do you: bì? Monday.)
(Released by
Inc.)
(Answer
Bell-Syndicate,
E. C. Fincher and G. C. Burnett (-40)
beat A. Crawford and R. T. Broadbridge (30) 1-8. 6-4 yesterday to enter the
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