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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

Columbia Records,

Press

Stock Quotations etc.

2 p.m.-Close Down.

News.

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BRIDGE NOTES

AN INSTRUCTIVE MUDDLE. ALL THE STOCK FAULTS.

By CAPT. LINDŠAY MUNDY.

6-8 p.-European Programme of member of it bidding that which

Columbia Records,

6-6.40 p.m.-A Concert.

Instrumental-Trols Petits Picces

Montes (Satie)

NEW CAPITAL IN THE WILDS.

Kara-Kalpak Republic Centre Started.

Moscow.

A New capital is rising in the

SELF APPOINTED EMPRESS

European Seizes

Pacific Island.

ECUADOR SENDS PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.

Paris.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting. Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres

A month ago a duplicate match Clubs and Diamonds, had to lie world's of Central Asia. (845 K.C.'s)---

took place at Aberdeen between a right, and the six adverse Spades It is at Nukus, where the construc- 12.30 p.m.-European Programme of team representing the north-east of had to fall even. To make evention of a new centre for the Kara-

Scotland and LA-Col. Buller's twelve tricks, two out of these Kalpak Republic has been begun. For a few short months the des- 1 p.m. Local Time & Weather Reteam, which for some reason three even chances had to be right, This now capital is being built be-tiny of the tiny island of Floreana,

port Ele 1.30 Rugby

known only to himself he styles which is an even-money chance, cause the present town of Turtkul is in the Galapagos group off the Selected London New York England. This latter team plays which should usually not be taken doomed to disappear in a few years. coast of Peru, has been in the iron

natural bidding, without any form unless you know you have leeway The Oxus has been washing away Its of standardization whatever, each to make up.

banks and flooding vast areas of grip of a French'baroness who ap- FOUR-CARD MAJOR SUITS.

land.

pointed herself empress of it. acems best in his own eyes, and a I next give an example where In 1925, the river was more than fine muddle they made of it. opening with one of a major on 3 miles from Turtkul. To-day the dia-

She is identified in official re-

of this match, brought out in book and missed in

I have been studying the record 4-card suit led to game being bid tance is only 800 yards, and in the ports of the Government of Ecua- declaration, course of the next two or three dor as the Baroness 'de Wagner form by Capt. Ewart Kempson, whereas it could, and should, have years the site of the town will be Bousquet. under the title of "Bridge Match been made in another.

covered by the waters.-Reuter. jat Aberdeen" (18). The author West.

East. gives a short comment at the foot S-A Q 106 (2) § 3-2 of each hand, and on occasions is H-10 8 5.. AK 972 (4) (not afraid to flagellate his own D-A 9 (1) Q6 5

team.

CJ 9 6 4 A Q (14) Sometimes, however, presumably West dealt and opened with One when he grows tired of the number Spade. Here the fault of opening of faults he of necessity has to on a 4-card major is aggravated by point out, he tries to emulate St. the fact that the hand is worth Paul and be all things to all men. only 3 probable tricks. West For instance, at Hand 13 the rightly pre-empted to Three Hearts dealer held:

and East raised to Four, They S-K 2

were one down.

Pierre Chagnon & Symphony Orch. Charade (Quniet) Dubois (Violin)

Dambots (Cello) Bosquet (Piano)

50292D. Song-

Annie Laurie

Caller Herrin' (Gow)

Muriel Brunskill (Contralto) 917R. Octet

Maritana-Scenes that Are Brightest

(Wallace)

The Bohemian Girl-Then You'll

Remember Me (Balfe)

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet 9107. Song-

Gipsy Moon (Borganoff)

A Little Love, A Little Kiss

(Sillesu)

Trevor Watkins (Tenor) D8818. Piano Solo-

Leslie Stuart's Popular Songs.

(Start)

Leslie Stuart 9093.! 6.40-7.5 p.m.-Band Selections. Songs of Britain (Traditional)

MX18.

D-A K Q 10 8 H-9 7 3 0968

SCARCELY CREDIBLE.

опе

LIFE IMPRISONMENT DIVORCE GROUND.

י,

High Court Ruling In

Bulawayo...

Bulawayo:

Now that her seizure of the tro- pical dynasty of Floreana has be- come known, the Government of Ecuador has ordered the territorial Floreana with a detachident of chief of Galapagos to proceed to

troops and dispossess the "em- press" from her, castle and scatter her court to the four winds..

Her court la composed of Euro-

**

West should have passed. East On the grounds that her husband pean men and women, mainly Ger- would then open with One Heart was serving a sentence of life, im-man, who live exclusively on tur It is scarcely credible, yet never- (51⁄2 probable tricks), West would prisonment for murder, Morna Iso-tles, bananas, and fish. theless true, that he opened the bid Two No-Trumps, East having bel von Broembeen was granted a Ships seldom call at the tiny The Band of H, M. Royal Air Force bidding with One No-Trump! The rebidding values would raise it to divorce in the High Court here Her isle, which was once a.convict set- Martial Moments (Arr. Winter) comment made on this is "a good Three. Alternatively, if West bid husband, Emil ven Broemben, was tlement and rendervous of buc- The Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier call; this using of one's initiative only One No-Trump over the One sentenced to death in March 1981|caneers, Eight months elapsed

Guerda 9065, is a match-winning factor." Kemp-Heart bid, East would raise it to for the murder of Robert Cooper, previous to the Isal boat:**

son is a firm believer in the Direct Two; West would then bid Three stationmaster at Bulawayo, and later Among the inhabitants of the Is- Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards System, which he preaches sedu- Spades, showing a strong four-card the sentence was commuted to land is Dr. Charles Ritter, Berlin lously in the North of England. major suit, and East would return life imprisonment with hard labour. raw food theorist, who, in 1929,

I am quite sure that is not his to Three No-Trumps.

Mr. Justice Arthur Speight said|sought sanctuary from the world real opinion of destroying all com- In either case the hand would it was recognised in law that sen on this equatorial spot... He has bination between partners by mak- he played in the best declaration,tence of life imprisonment was albuilt a ranch and calls it The Her- Debroy Somers Band CB563, ing cock-eyed bids of that descrip- and the game would be made. good ground for divorce.-Reuter. mitage. Reuter.

The Thistle (Arr. Winterbottom)

9102.

7.5-7.20 p.m.--Dance Selections.

Waltz-

Kell Along, Kentucky Moon

Fox Trot-

Her Name Is Mary

Quick Step-

What A Perfect Combination

Fox Trot-

In The Moonlight

tion when there is 2 sound bid available.

perfectly

I find examples of all the old

The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra CB568. stock faults, such as opening One)

Tango

Tonight Waltz

Play Fiddle Play Geralda's Caucho Tango Band CB5G6, 7.20-7.30 p.m.--Selected London & New York Stock Quotations etc 7.30-7.43 p.m.--Organ Soloa Allegretto (Walstenbelma) A.D. 1620 (Mae Dowell)

W

of a suit on 2% Honour, but only 31⁄2 probable, tricks; opening with a One-bid on a Two-bid strength,| and vice-versa; opening with Three and Four bids insufficient strength, and opening on Four- card major suits instead of bidding [One No-Trump. They were,

G.D. Cunningham DB811. naturally, duly punished by fre-

Cinema Memories

quently ending up in a wrong de-- Quentin Maclean DX382 claration. Added to that three or Wembley Military Tattoo The Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards four cases of poor judgment in 0073-4. Islam bidding brought the total of

8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re-points missed by this team to

part Etc.

All records in the above European 12,000. In spite of this they beat Programmes are kindly supplied by their Culbertson-system opponents Mesars. Anderson Music Co.

by 3,630 points in 100 hands.

8-3-9.15 p.m.-Chinese Studio Con-

cert.

9.15-9.45 p.m. (approx).

A PERFECTLY BID HAND.

I consider that the following

A relay of the speeches from the hand was bid to perfection. A cor- A. 8. C. Cadre Annual Dinner rect opening bid, followed by a from the Sports Club by cour pre-empt, and then the showing of teny of Lt. Colonel L. G. Bird. good 4-card major suits, could not D.S.O... O.B.E. and Officers of

the Hong Kong Volunteer De have been bettered. fence Corps. Speeches will be North,

made by the Hon. Mr. W. T. SQ 8 4 Southern C.M.G.. Lt. Colonel A K 8 4

L

G. Bird, D.SO... O.D.E

Major C M. Manners,

and Mr. Champkin.

9.45 0.m.-Rugby Mid-day

News.

9.45-11 p.m.-Chinese Studio

cert. 11 p.m.--Close Down.

O.B.E., D-5 3

South.

A K 10 8 5 8 A Q J.10 9

7 5

C-A Q 3 2 Press North, 1 Club-Not quite a No- Trump on account of the Con-

weakness of the third suit. 4-card minor in preference to a stronger 4-card major. South, 2 Diamonds,-A Pre-empt to

show strong hand.

H.K. BROADCASTING COMMITTEE

Report For March,

The monthly report of the Hong |Kong Broadcasting Committee for |March, states that actual hours of transmission totalled 288.50, of which 179 were devoted to Euro- pean programmes and 109.50 to Chinese programmes.

North, 2 Hearts-Showing strong

4-card major.

South, 2 Spades.—Denying 4-card support for Hearts and show- ing strong 4-card major. North, 3 No-Trumps.-Denying 4 card support for Spades, and jumping to game in. No-Trampa as a safe and suitable final; declaration.

The result was that North made all thirteen tricks, and Kempson During the month there were 48 blames himself and his partner for European relays, the Hong Kong under-calling. I think he was University's 21st Anniversary Jumping, to conclusions, due to not being the outstanding feature, having given nuficient time to

Among the Studio broadcasts, studying the hand

the Selections given by the The grand slam was made owing to Schneider Trio, and the YMCA. the auccessful determination of Male Voice Choir were the most those even chances--a treble event, appreciated.

'8 to 1 against. Both the Kings,

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