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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1933,

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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will

SIX-OUNCE EGG

Milan. An egg weighing nearly six ounces and with a lateral diame- ter of three inches has been laid by a hen at Viareggio.

This is the second unusually

be broadcast to-day from the Hong large egg which this hen has. on a wavelength of $55 metres (845 Kong Broadcasting Station ZBW. laid.Reuter,

12.30 p.m.-European programme of Victor & H.M.V. records.

1 pm-Local Time and Weather pos- Report. No

2pm-Close Down. 130 pm-Rugby Press News, etc.

6-8 p.m.-European programme. 6-6.18 pm-

New Light Symphony Orchestra

C1254/C1255. 6.13-6.45 p.m.Musical Comedy. Selection

The Mald of the Mountain,

The London Palladium

Much amusement is being afford-He says he could find no response ed me just now by a half-hearted other than Two No-Trumps, but K.Cs) — attempt that is being made in the that that seemed to him somewhat current Press to include me in the speculative. ranks of Approach-bidders, or at I disagree with him on least to ascribe to me Approach-points. Surely the only bidding tendencies.

is Three response All my writings, all my practices, Trumpa. A raise from One to and the very name I have given to Two should be given my system--Direct-aurely prove equivalent of two Aces. Here we the the exact opposite. The theory of have King-Queen of Hearts in add-Ballet Egyptien Suit (Luigini), Approach-bidding to start the tion. The opener is marked with bidding bow and gradually disclose guards in Spades and both minor Direct system is to make the dist lent of three Acea the strength held. The basis of the suits, and a minimum of the equiva bid disclose as accurately as po The Answer to the next query is faible the total strength of the hand,

The excuse put forward for this opener bid on the above hand? It not so obvious. What should the peculiar suggestion concerning my-is too strong to pass a major sult Vocal Gems.... self is that I have lacorporated as out of the question, and the club convention in my system. It Diamonds are terribly unbiddable is argued that to start the bidding A shaded bid of One No-Trump is at Two Clubs which I did before the only solution. the introduction, announced a fort. The second hand about which he night ago, of my new Three Minor convention-on a hand which is

nake was: ' either quite or very nearly strong enough to make game on its own is in effect approach bidding, be cause it starts the bidding low.

full

South. IS-A Qx

H—A QXX D—A xx C-AQ 10

North

Kix KIN

Disclosing Strength.· ́ That is a thesis which I cannot One No-Trump, North Two, South The bidding employed was South admit. The bid is in entire con Four.. Twelve tricks were made, sonance with the precept of making the. Knave of Clubs lying wrong, but the first bid disclose the strength of the and, although This was terrible under-bidding

the King of Clubs right only discloses it without bidding it. by South, while North was blame- So that in reality it is obvious less, having no more than the neces that the use of either a Two Club of

a "Three Minor" convention, so far y strength to raise the One bid to Two. South has a bount of 23, a

odices of the Publishers, 8A, Wynd- LAMMERT BROS.]}from being a proof of approach very strong Two No-Trump bid. He

ham Street.

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tendencies, is a decisive example of directaces in bidding. It will be Club convention, as he does

would be wiser not to employ the readily seen that the American off cial system, often referred to his partner lias a blank Even one want to play the hand in Three if the Two-Club system-not conven King in dummy would scarcely be tion--which repinces the opening

Forcing Two by the Two Club, and enough for game.

thereby restores the, natural, or North would naturally raise the THE Undersigned have received intermediate Two bid to its normal opening Two No-Trumps to Four, instructions to sell by Public use, has gone a-long way towards and South equally certainly would

deserting approach principles in bid Six. favour of direct ones.

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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES

PARTICULARS AND CONDITION

OF SALE

OF

VALUABLE PROPERTY known as SECTION V. OF

INLAND LOT NO. 2354

to be held by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on TUESDAY,

the 6th day of June, 1933,

at 3 o'cock in the afternoon by

Mesura. LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers

at their Sales Room,

No. 4 Duddell, Btreet, Hong Kong.

The property consists of:--

All that plece

ON

FRIDAY, May 26, 1933. commencing at 11 a.m.,

at No. 218B, Nathan Road

Kowloon (Katherine Building).

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

The fact that any difficulty should America's Borrowing.

have been experienced in bidding Several correspondents have writ-these hands goes a long way to show ten to me to point out that Americation standards for opening bids and the necessity of laying down valu-

la further borrowing ideas from my first responses. G

Direct System by the increase im

portance Americans. are beginning An Inter-League Match.

to give to distributional values in On April 28, 29 and 30 I shall be

On View from Thursday. May the opener's as well as the respond-playing at Amsterdam for the Bri- 25, 1933,

Terma: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, May 22, 1933.

T

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON SATURDAY, May 27, 1933, commencing at 10.30 am,

at No. 456, The Peak (Barker Road).

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

Comprising:-

er's hand, so that in course of time tish

Bridge League against the

I fully expect to find them making Dutch Bridge League. This will be another "earth-shaking discovery" the first inter-league match to be -this was the term they applied to held There will be eight players the restitution to the game of the on each side, so that it will be a normal Two-bid--namely, that it is quadruplicate match, that is to say not essential to hold two and a half the same cards, will be held in four Honour-tricks to qualify to open. rooms instead of in two.:

this, I believe, though curiously players who, led by Mr. Lederer, Mr. Sims, indeed, already admits Our team will consist of the four enough he limits it to the positions won the Gold Cup this year, Mr. of third or fourth in hand, in which Frank England and a partner, Capt. position he opens weaker than when Kempson and myself. first or second in hand, which is exactly opposite to the practice hitherto universally employed.

SHANGHAI'S POPULATION REACHES 3,132,065;

FIFTH WORLD CITY

There are also signs of the No| Trump bid being recognised in America as'n strong bid instead of as a very weak opening bid or a denfal bid when used in response. Wardrobe, Dresser, Sideboards, Honour tricks, when the hand con-

Tientsin Rugs, Carpets, Teak

The Culbertson system used it as an opening bid with two and a half The population of Greater Dining Room Table and Chairs, tained no biddable suit, but has now

Shanghai, ranked as the world's fifth cfty, was 8,132,065 at the end Desk, Bookcase, Mirrors, Uphol-restricted this to the non-vulnerable of Marchi according to statistics stered Chesterfeld Set and Chairs; position. When vulnerable a fold-compiled by the Bureau of Public Glass, Simmons Steel Twin Beds, ing of four Honour tricks is now According to the March census, Bed-table and Chairs, New & Ft required. This seems to me to be

Safety of the City Government. Porcelain Bath, Blackwood Joes going to the opposite extreme, but

1,689,390 persons were living in Table, Teapoya, Ice Cream Freez-it is all to the good that this No-Chinese controlled territory. They ers, Electric Fan, Shades, Oll Trump bid should take its rightful include 9,468 foreigners. The cen Painting, Chests of Drawers, etc. place as a strong, not a weak, bid.

also

Grangerized Edition (1818)

-Two Handa,"

sus for the Chinese controlled ter ritory showed an increase of 22,566 Memoirs of the Princess Charviews on the bidding of two hands, Egures of the previous month.

A correspondent asks for my persons as compared with the lotte in 3 vola, with 188 Here is the first one: extra Illustrations.

On View from Friday, May 26, EX Q 1933.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

or parcel of Hong Kong, May 22, 1988,

ground situate at or near Stubbs

Road in the Colony of Hong Kong

and registered in the Land Omca 1HE Undaraigned hays received

as SECTION V. OF INLAND LOTT instructions to sell by Public

NO. 2854 together with the messu-Auction

age erections, and buildings there

on known as No. 22, Stubbs Road,

Area 3,491 Square Foot

thereabouts.

Annual Crown Rent: $68,51

of

For Further Particulars and

Conditions of Sale apply to

Messrs. HASTINGS & COMPANY,

Solicitors 25 Gloucester Balike

ERT BROS.

TUESDAY, May 30, 1988,

commencing at 2.80 DM,

at No. 80, Humphreys Bulldings,

Kowloon.

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

On View from Monday 1985.

Termat Cash on Dell

Hong

The International Settlement D-XXXX and French Concession figures, ap parently based on a census con-

His partner, opened with One No- ducted in 1981, were given Trump, and the next player passed. 1,007,868 and 494,307 respectively.

Dear Love,

Orchestra C1881.)

Selection-

Light Opera Company C1809.

No, No, Nanette,

New Mayfair Orchestra C1887. Vocal Gema

The Three Musketeers,

*Light Opera Company C1890. 6.45-7:26 pm

(Closing Local Stock Quotations, etc.).

7.p

Rustic Wedding Symphony

(Goldmark, Op. 26), **** Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Robert Herer M-109, ONE?

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8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.

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