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„BRIDGE" NOTES:

MORE ABOUT THE PSYCHIC BID.

THE DIRECT SYSTEM REPLY.

North-

BY CAPT. LINDSAY -- MUNDY.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme The

will

be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W.

ILO. PROGRAMME

FOR 1935,

Governing Body Thinks Ahead.

- NATIVE LABOUR PROBLEM.”

HENEY ROYCE":

Last week I showed that Psychic,nouncing that you have no losers in bids fall into two classes, and that the suit overbid, if the hand is play-on a wavelength of 355 metres (845) the more futile of the two is the ed in your partner's suit, due to C.'s):

At its last session the Govern. Lupe Yelez returns

attempt to stave your opponents off your holding either chicane, the to movie. land with one of the greatest sue strength which you do not possess. Thus: North 1 Spade, East 21 pa-Local Time & Weather Re-selection of the subjects which may

their best bid by pretending to have Ace-single or the Aco-King.

12.30 p.m.-European programme of Labour Organisation of the League ning Body of the Intérational Victor & Brunswick records,... ́.... Here is an illuminating example Hearts, South 3 Hearts. South-an-port. from the contest for a cup present-nounces (1) a game hand with slam jed by the "Newcastle Evening possibilities; (2) support in North's

Chrruicle":

Spade suit; (3) no losers in Hearts. But suppose North has not yet ,made a bid? Obviously an overbid in opponent's auit cannot show ap- preciation of North's bid. There- fore, when. North has not bid,} South's overbid of East's suit means the strongest from of in- formatory double, which should only be used when holding a band on which he would have made an open- ing conventional 3-Club bid.

The story which has been taken from the play shows Miss Velez as the foster daughter of a ranch- owner. An aeroplane accident lands Melvyn Douglas on the scene, and a fight follows between Douglas and his rival, a bandit, played by Leo Carrillo. to win the girl.

Leo Carrillo's accent is very de- lightful, and Melvyn Douglas” up- holds his reputation as one of the great lovers of the screen.

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THE GREEKS HAD A WORD FOR THEM”... KING'S THEATRE,

Spades-Q

Hearts-, x, L, LI Diamondax, X I Clubs K, LI

West.

Spades A, E, 10, 1 Hearts--A, K. x Diamonds-A K, Q, I Clubs, x

East.

Spades J, X, XI Hearts-Q, x, I Diamonds J, x Clubs-A, Q, xjx

South.

Spades-X, X, X, X Hearts-x, x Diamonds-x, X, X, X Clubs J, X, X

East-West were

In order not to restrict its use, this bid is made entirely irrespec

· 1.30 p.m.--Rugby Press News, etc. 2 pm-Close Down Victor & Brunswick records,

6-8 p.m.-European programme 6-6.18. p.m.-Orchestral. Voices of Spring (Strauss)

of Nations made its preliminary

go before the International Labour Conference in 1935. When the Governing Body meets again in of October, a final choice of one or two of these subjects will be made, and unless unforeseen difficulties arise an international convention will Boston Symphony Orch, 6903. eventually

concluded them. High Water (Brennan-McCurdy)

The subjects at pre- Paul Whiteman & His Concert sent under consideration are the Orch: 35992. following: freedom of association, Vienna Blood (Strauss)

holidays with pay, unemployment Boston Symphony Orch, 6903. among young persons, methods and Midnight Reflections

(Malneck-Signorelli)

Paul Whiteman & His Concert

ba

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conditions for workers, regulation the opening and closing of shops, Orchestra 85992. and the employment of children in

6.18-7.15 p..--Variety.

tive of the holding in East's suit.7 pm (Closing Local Stock Quota-the cinema industry.

Organ Solo-cr

Why Can't You! Little-Pal

It drops the meaning of having no tions, etc.) losers in it. Hence when a player holds a hand on which he would like to open with a 3-Club bid, but is forestalled by either a pyschic or an ordinary bfd, the overbid in op- ponent's suit enables him to an- nounce that fact.

How It Works.

Three pretty blondes, Ins Claire, Joan Blondell and Madge Evans, make up the whole attraction of the United Artists production,

I am indebted to Mrs. Dorothy Anderson, "The Greeks Had A Word For

the eniinent Bridge vulnerable: teacher, for suggesting to me this Them" now showing at the King's North-South were not. North, the ingenious use of the overbld. Theatre.

dealer, and East both passed. South The tale is of these three merry made the paychic bid of One Club; maids who are "All for One and East-West eventually played the would work in bidding the hand!

Now we can see how this device One for All" until a millionaire hand in Six No-Trumps and made under discussion. South I Club, looms up on the horizon. Then it 13 tricks, while in the other room becomes a frantic battle of wits to the Grand Slam was bid and made

psychic. win. Lowell Sherman takes the in Spades. part of the millionaire.

Madge Evans plays the part of Polaire, Joan Blondell as Schatze and Ina Claire, Jean.

This has been claimed West 2 Clubs, the overbid shows ļas a triumph for the psychic bid.

hand of 3-Club convention Odds Against Success.

strength, and forces a reply Let us examine the facts and the hands.

similarly to doubling T-Club. In the first place, the East 2 N-Tshows Club suit well

guarded.

"The Greeks had a Word for paychic bid definitely failed to stave Them" has already appeared as a off a successful small slam bid. West 5 N.-T. asks for slam if East successful New York stage hit, and Secondly, it may or it may not have the screen version is even better.

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"PENALTY OF FAME”— CENTRAL THEATRE.

his

Jesse Crawford 21951. |

Song-

In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town As Long as Love Lives On

Belle Baker (Comedienne) 6359, Vocal Duet-

I Wonder How it Feels

I Don't Mind Walkin' in the Hain Orchestral

Cotton & Morpheus 4875. Deep Sea Low Down Play That Hot Guitar

Song-

Bernie Cammina. & His Orch Ted Weems & His Orch. 24053.

I Can't Believe That It's You I Cried for You

Orchestral.

Connie Boswell 4287.}

If You Were Only Mine The Night When Love was Born,

Leo Reisman & His Orch. 24047, Orchestral-

Bohemian Romance

"

My Memories

Violin Selo

Liebestreud (Love's Joy)

(Kreisler) Liebesleld (Love's Sorrow)

(Kreisler)

Of these the question of freedom of association has already been be fore an International Labour Con- ference, but it was not found pos sible to conclude a convention.. The question is now of more urgent im portance than ever, but difficulties of reaching agreement on it un- fortunately increase precisely with the importance thereof. In view of the recent events in Germany there is little prospect of a con- vention being concluded which would meet the real wishes at once of the workers and of such Gov ernments as those of Germany and Italy.

Holidays With Parça posit The question of holidays with pay, has been raised many times in recent years by the workers of all It is intimately..con- nected with the general problem of

countries.

The A. &. P. Gypsies 4003. the reduction of hours of work. 7.15-7.43 pm-A Concert:

Holidays with pay are, in fact, be- coming increasingly common. As however, the Organisation is con- sidering the whole problem of re- duction of hours at its Conference - in June of this year, it may prove difficult to take up the single aspect of holidays with pay separately.

Song-

Fritz Kreisler 6608

Fiddle and I (Weatherly Goodeve) Angela Serenade (Millard-Brage)

Hulda Lashanska (Soprano) "1548. Cello Solo

Serenata Napoletana (Sgambati), Intermezzo (Vivaldi)

Pablo Casals, 1542, Song-

Chanson Indoue (Kimsky-Korsakow) Marta (Gilbert-Simons)

Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) 1670.) Piano Solo-

Under the Palms (Albeniz) Cradle Song (Brahma)

7.43.8 p. Daphnis et Chloe-Suite No. 2

(Ravel) Boston Symphony Orch. under the

direction of Serge Koussevitzky

7143-4.

had any influence

has anything more than a slow O the grand

guard such as Q Jx xx alam not being bid. We will con- East 6 N.-T., saying "M-Club suit cede to the psychic bider that it did.

is well and quickly held, but I have that effect.

have practically nothing else." Supposing that South had seen

As West's strength is entirely in] both the East-West hands, but not high carda with no long suit he] his own or his partner's, would be would not go any further. still have wished to preventi; thêm] Two popular stars, Lew Ayra bidding a grand slam? and Maureen O'Sullivan, take part not, because the odds against its I think in the Universal drama "Penalty of success, the distribution of the

(Continued from Last Column.) Fame" now showing at the Central North-South hands being unknown, conditions of recruiting native la- The question of the methods and Theatre:

[are nearly 3-1. The story shows Lew Ayres in

bour would form a pendant to the To succeed, a double event has to Forced Labour Convention of 1930 the role of a clever

newspaper be brought off. The King of Clubs one of the most interesting and columnist who supplements must be on the right side, an even popular Conventions ever concluded activities with radio broadcasts. chance, and the Queen of Spades by the International Labour Or- All goes smoothly until his inter-must be caught, which le nearly an ganisation. ference with a notorious gangster even chance, so that it is nearly 3-1 perts on native labour has been The Committee of ex- who has kidnapped the daughter of against the grand slam bid succeed-following up the question since the

millionaire. Follows some ing.

In such circumstances it is conclusion of the Convention and] clever detective work on the part better to entice your opponents to points out that the world depres| of Ayres who is successful in out-bid it than to try to prevent them sion with its slackening of the de-port

6 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Ro- witting the gangster and rescuing from doing so. the girl.

mand for coloured labour, has pro- 8.3-10.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio Con- A New Device.

moted a considerable revolution of cert How would the Direct System colonial labour methods, while the

10.30 p.m.Rugby Mid-day Press the part of the kidnapped daugh- have bid

News these East-West handa emphasis laid on the development 10.35 p.m.-Close Down. ter, is one of the screen's prettiest over South's psychic One Club bid? of the tropics as a means of world All records in the above European

Before setting it out, I must ex-recovery incites the consolidation of programmes are kindly supplied plain a device which I have intro- this progress before labour demands

Mesara. Tsang Fook Plano Co. duced since the publication of my again increase.. book on the system.

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"FIVE STAR FINAL"-STAR THEATRE.

Living-in Conditions. „

"Alfred Cortot 1271

RADIO REPORT,

107 New Licenses.

The question of unemployment among young persons is universally considered to be one of the gravest social problems of to-day, and it is most likely that this question will be selected by general agreement It has at least two aspects of drat Importance: the urgency, from a moral and social point of view of not allowing young persons to spend years without work of any kind after leaving school; and, on the other hand, the danger of cheaper juvenile labour, (Continued in Column 5.)

KING'S THEATRE

by

COMING SHORTLY!

The device of making an over-

The question of living-in Condi- bid in your opponent's suit in tions for workers is of particular universally accepted as being a very interest to overseas countries such "Five Star Final, now showing strong forin of informatory double. as Japan and India, and if for that at the Star Theatre, is one of the If your partner has made a bid pre-reason alone, it would be very de- best newspaper aims of the year.viously to your making this in-sirable to deal with it. Edward G. Robinson achieves formatory overbid, you are also personal triumph in this story, showing liking for his bid, and an-closing of shops would be the monthly report of the Hong Kong which contains plenty of action.

Miss Marian Marsh is the heroine

Regulation of the opening

New radio licenses issued in May, 1983, totalled 107, according to the

second question of Interest to Broadcasting Committee. salaried employees on which a con- Actual hours of transmission in the story and very ably assists rent attraction at the Majestic vention was concluded. Regula-totalled 287.25 of which 166,50 towards making the film so suc-Theatre.

tion af the employment of children hours were devoted to European cessful

With a galaxy of celebrities in in the cinema industry has been programmes and 120.75 hours to j support, Miss Bennett, unfolds the suggested by the French Govern-Chinese programme.. intricacies and intimacies of the ment; it would complete the work During the month the following. inner and more notable circles of of the International Labour Or-items were broadcasted Dance "WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD”—the Film Capitol. Lowell Sherman, ganisation on the protection of chil-programmes, 20 European studio MAJESTIC THEATRE. Neil Hamilton, Gregory Rafol, dren and would undoubtedly arouse concerts, 2 Chinese studio concerts, Louis Beavers and others, star to great interest even though the num-48 European relays, 7 Chinesa re- "What Price Hollywood" featur-present an authentic scrutinization ber of persons affected would be lays and 5 Chinese children's pro- ing Constance Bennett is the cur-of Hollywood life.

comparatively small;

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