MUTT AND JEFF
MY FRIEND, MUTT, WOULD LIKE A
JOB WITH ME --
CAN YOU USE HIM BOSS?
YES, WE NEED HELP
ARE YOU
STEADY?
STEADY?
SAY, I'VE HAD THE SAME BOSS FOR
THAT'S A
TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS!
LONG TIME!
›THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1940
By BUD FISHER
YESSIR, WE JUST YOU'RE NOT CELEBRATED OUR ONE OF THEM SILVER WEDDING / FELLERS WHO ANNIVERSARY! DROP THEIR TOOLS AND BEAT IT THE MINUTE THE WHISTLE BLOWS, ARE YOU?
NO, SIR! NOT ME! USUALLY I HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINUTES AFTER I PUT MY TOOLS AWAY BEFORE THE WHISTLE BLOWS!!
OH, WELL, WHO WANTS TO WORK. IN WEATHER LIKE THIS ANYWAY? -
Studio
Recital
6.00 p.m.-Barnabae
His Orchestra.
Today's Wireless
von Geczy and
Cuban Serenade (Midgley).
Mexican Serenade (Kaschubec). Gipsy Wine (Ritter).
Free and Easy (Porschmann). Fresh Breezes (Borchert). 6.15 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
6.17 p.m.-Theodore Chaliapine (Bass) and Mary Anderson (Contralto). 6.36 p.m.-Bach-Concerto in E Major for Violin and Orchestra. Bronislaw. Huberman (Violin) and the Vienna cond. by Philharmonic Orchestra Issay Dobrowen.
6.57 p.m.-The Boston Promenade Or. Elsie Suddaby (So. chestra with prano).
7.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements.
ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M.
9.52 Megacycles
8.03 p.m.-A Programme of Old Eng-
lish Music.
A Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell—arr. Sir H. J. Wood)....Sir Hamilton Harty cond. by Halle Orchestra Solo Trumpet: Alex Harris. Or- ganist: Harold Dawber. Passing By (Herrick & Purcell) Dennis Noble (Baritone) Orchestra. Chaconne (Purcell); Pavane; Gal- llard (Byrd)....Society of Ancient Instruments.
with
The Lass With The Delicate Air (Arne); My Lovely Cella (Monro, arr. Lane Wilson)....Nan Mary-
Afinning
CONTRACT
.
(By The Four® Aces)
David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacóby, Howard Schen- ken
World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence.
NOTHING TO GAIN
ska (Soprano) with Piano: The Faery Queen Three Dances (Purcell, arr. Jacques): (a) Horn- pipe; (b) Rondeau; (c) Jig....The Jacques String Orchestra. Air and Hornpipe (Purcell, arr. Re- (Flute) vell)....Edith Penville
EAST AFRICAN OPERATIONS
London, Yesterday.
Dvorak
Symphony
with Piano.
8.30 p.m.-Studio-Talk on "Poets"- No. 4: Byron. Father Ryan, S.J.
Dennis Noble 8.50 p.m.-Songs by
(Barltone).
9.00 p.m.-London Relay The News. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay-"Matters of
Momenta".
9.45 p.m.-Military, Band Music. 10.00 p.m.-An hour of Dance Music. 11.00 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN.
COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT
London, To-day.
Latest official information regarding In the House of Lords,
the East African operations is contain-
ed in communiques issued yesterday in Lord Lloyd, the Colonial
Cairo and Nairobi,
The former says:
Secretary, in his maiden "Operations re speech as Minister, moved
On
the second reading of the
ready passed the Commons.
continuing in the Fort Capuzzo area of the Western Desert between our ad- vanced troops and the enemy who has Colonial Development and been reinforced. In Somaliland our pa- Welfare Bill which has al- trois successfully raided Barumo. other fronts there is nothing to report"
He said it was desirable that the The Nairobi communique says: "The Italians launched third attack Bill should be placed on the Statute against Moyale, on the Kenya-Abys- Book now because it definitely em- sinian frontier, at about three o'clock bodies new principles which constitu- yesterday afternoon but made noted a real landmark in colonial his- progress and the situation was quict|tory.
Parliament would be asked to vote. at six p.m. During the attack aircraft again bombed military targets each year amounts which it is in the neighbourhood of Italian Moy-pected would be spent under the Bill. ale with good results and direct hits Parliament would have direct respon-
sibility.
The hold-up play occurs when in led to the Jack of diamonds. Playing the play of the hand (usually at no- low from dummy, South won with the
were obtained.
During the night the front trump) the Declarer refuses to win Ace, then played the Queen of spades. with the King, the top card the suit until one of West won this trick his opponents holds no more. Almost played the ten of diamonds and East quiet."-British Wireless. every bridge-player has some know- then ran off four diamond tricks. ledge of this play but, oddly enough, very few know when not to use it. Here is a case where Déclarer had everything t lose and nothing to gain by holding up his Ace.
South, Dealer Neither alde vulnerable 10 9 6 5 ♡ Q 7 ◊ Q 7 8 AAQ 84
AK 8 8
♡ K J 9 4
O J 10 8
753
W
AATA ♡ 10 3 2 ◊ K9865
98
AQJ8
A 8 8 5
The bidding: South West North
KJ 10 2
East
1of 2NT
Pass
Pass
2 3NT
. Pass Pass
Pass
3
Pasa
Declarer had gone down three tricks on a laydown hand by holding up his Ace of hearts. As previously stated, South had nothing to gain by this play for if West held only four hearts, the defence could take only four tricks. Furthermore, if West did have a five-card heart sult and the King of spades for re-entry, he would overtake his partner's ten and continue hearts, ensuring the defeat of the contract.
Ta
મ
Yesterday you were Declarez and hold:
KJO I
Dummy held:
What was your play to lose only one heart trick?
ANSWER: Play the heart King (or" Jack). If either opponent holds A-10-x-x, it will be immediately re-. will vealed. Subsequently a finesse capture the remaining hearts.
Score 100% for heart King, 0 for heart Queen.
-West opened the four of hearts and dummy's Queen held the trick. A spade was 'led. 'East Jumped in with the Ace and returned the ten of hearts. When South refused to win the trick, West made a brilliant play. He could see only two spade tricks and two heart tricks in sight- not enough, to defeat the
contract. Thus, Westovertook his partner's ten with the Jack and shift- Inc.)
HIGH CARD VALUES
OF THE FOUR'ACES TYSTEN
ACE KING..2 QUEEN 1 JACK...
QUESTION NO. 452'
You are Declarer and hold:
• ♡ K.J.S.x
Dummy holds:
❤ Q 1 x.x X- What is yoursplay-toʻloses only one heart trick?, - (Answer to morrow.)
(Released by The Bell Syndicate,
FRENCH NAVAL AID
our
was
ex-
At the moment all energies must be concentrated on the prosecuting of the war and therefore for much they hoped to do under the Bill they might have to wait, but if the Bill became law such developments as were possible would not be held up for lack of funds.-British Wireless.
London, To-day.
NEW ARMY POST IN Mr. CR.. Attlee, In reply to a
WEST AFRICA In the Commons on the question
Government
London, To-day. French Navy, said the
Lt.-Gen. G. J. Giffard, General Of- in were fully alive to the importance of encouraging and assisting to the flcer Commanding British forces utmost of their power all: French Palestine and Trans-Jordan, has been forces able and willing to continue the appointed General Officer Command- struggle against Germany and Italy.ing West Africa.
The Government word devoting. This is a new appointment and the their urgent attention to the mat- command will embrace the Gold Coast, tor-British Wireless.
Nigeria and Sierra Leone.--Reuter.
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