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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1933,

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"QUEEN KELLY”—KING'S

THEATRE

NINE CARDS OF A SUIT.

PLAYING FOR THE DROP?

By CAPT. LINDSAY MUNDY

In

ECONOMIC

OVERHAUL

IN FRANCE

Vast Reorganisation Scheme Planned.

REFORMS OUTLINED

Paris.

FRADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station 2BW. on a wavelength of 255 metres (845 K.C's) :—

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

1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re

p.m.-Close Down Chinese Concert: From

The Studio.

6-8 p.m.-European programme of Victor & H.M.V. records.

6-6.55 p.m. Band & Orchestral

Music.

(a) Air de Balles

(b) Callirboe (Chaminade) Pas dea Cymbales (Chaminade) The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards

C1501.

Wedgewood Blue (Ketelbey) In the Moonlight (Ketelbey) The Looden Palladium Orch. C2309. Martha-Selection (Flotow).

nine Thus it is apparent that if the When the declarer holds cards of a suit between his own declarer sets out with the intention hand and dammys, the only high of finessing he will fall 101 times card missing being the Queen, against 97 failures if he sets out

Vast plans for the complete re- organisation of production and dis-port "Queen Kelly," how showing at should he doesse or play for the with the intention of playing for the King's Theatre, is a pretty drop of the Queen on the first two the drop,

The foregoing figures are calcu-tribution on a nation-wide scale, are" rounds I think that ninety-nine: romance of a Prince and a village out of one hundred bridge players lated as the position is before any being drawn up by the National To-night maid, in an imaginary Kingdom, would answer "other things being card is played. The later in the Economic Council of France.

The first two studies, which tarring Gloria Swanson and Wal- equal he should play for the drop." play the decision can be postponed,!

And they are right, but only just 'the greater the odds become ter Huston.

analyse the French organization of. right, as I shall now show. j'avour of the drop.

Cases in Peint,

foodstuff production, transport and Regina V., and Queen of the

By "other things being equal," 1

In my recent match as Newcastle distribution, have just been issued. little kingdom of Coburg-Nassau, mean that there is no outside in-

They point out that French pro- is violently enamoured of Prince dication by which one can draw an the position arose twice, the first inference as to which opposing time when Kempson was playing

are individualists likely to hold the the hand and the second time when ducers to-day ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS. Wolfram, a popular member of her hand is more

working in water-tight compart- Court. She is determined to marry Queen, such as the bidding of no- was doing so.-

North.

ments, unaware (1) of the total him and draws up

a great pro-Trumps, which would indicate the South. W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

market demand for their product. Kowloon Bay. gramme of celebrations for the probability of that player being AJ 10xxx K8 x

guarded in that suit, or the bidding H-KJ 10 x x

(2) Of the total production market New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L"marriage ceremony.

D-x of a suit which would "place" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.

ed to meet that demand and (3) Of The Prince, however, in love certain number of known cards in C-J

was playing these the latest production and marketing with a pretty village maid, whose that hand.

I do not consider the dropping of bands in a Six Spade contract. He improvements available. beauty and charm have attracted

The transport provided shows, it a high card such as the nine on the has always had a feeling that the him. He is opposed by the queen, first round as any indication that nesse is the better chance, but is contended, an uneconomic lack of op-co-ordination. The quality, packing but escapes from the palace just the other hand holds the missing knowing that I had held the before the ceremony, to elope with two and three since false-carding posite view, he played for the drop, and conservation of foodstuffs pro- in such a position is an elementary thus losing his contract, 50 points duced do not attain the best stap- the village beauty.

down instead of 980 points up. Indards and there are the other room our opponents took varieties. Standardisation', in these Alternative Situations. Let the declarer, South, hold A Kthe finesse, guided by the fact that three matters alone would decrease (non-costs to producer and consumer and West had bld Two Cluba 10 x while the dummy, North conventional), and scored the slam. increase quality. holds x x II. The remaining four In our room the opponents had not cards can be divided between East and West only in the following

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Gloria Swanson as the pretty village maid, plays her part to perfection and is ably supported by Waiter Huston and Seena Swan.

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"CRUISER EMDEN"-QUEEN'S

THEATRE.

"Cruiser Emden," now showing

50 cents Newspaper Enterprise. Ltd., charge. Please write or telephone at the Queen's Theatre, is a film. "China Mail" Office, 3A, Wyndham St. to 67, Des Voeux Road

AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY for! schools by A. H. Crook, W. Kay and W. L. Handyside. Price $1, on sale at the publishers. Newspaper Enter- prise, Lid, 3A, Wyndham Street,

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Kempson

AQ x

· AJXX XXX

On the following day I was play

ways, the frequency with which ļing a Five Spade contract on these each will occur in 230 times being hands. shown in the right-hand column:

East. Frequency. X X X Qx-xx

S-A 10 8 xx

West.

+

H-X

K 9 x. ፡፡

I. Q

14

D-A QJ

K x x

II.

47

CAJ XX

K 10 9 x x

IIL

IV.

Q x x Qxxx nill

X

43

IL

V.

Nil Q x x x VI. I

Q X X VII x x VIII. x x x

11

43

Q x

0

47

14

230

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First consider the position when tralian cruiser. "Sydney," are told South sets out with the intention of

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sequences.

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many

The public is badiy informed and indifferent as to quality and, prices and is unorganised to defend itself against abuses.

Reforms therefore recommended

are:

The rationalisation of production

The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards May Night Overture

(Rimsky-Korsakow)

London Symphony Orck-11424- 6.35-6.52 p.m

Sonata No. 1 (Delius)

May

Harrison & Arnold Baxi.. (Violin & Pianoforte) C147001750. 6.52-7.25 p.m.--Dance Music

7 pm (Closing Local Stock Quota.

tions, etc.) Fox Trot

Darkness on the Delta Pretending You Care

Isham Jones & His Orch, 24209

Hats Off Here. Comcá 'n “Lady Look Who's Here

Stomp

Ted Weems &· Bis, Orch. R4208-

Mahogany Hall Stomp Fox, Trot

High Society

Louis Armstrong & His Orch, 24932. If You Don't Want to be Sweethearte Love is a Dream.

Gue Arnheim & His Orch, 24284. Now We're on Our Second Honey-

HOGEN

It's Within Your Power sys

by uniting producers of the same Walte

Don Bestor, & His Orch. 24218.

You Are the Song:

Paul Whiteman & His Orch 24238,- In order to make my contract it be- commodities into syndicates, which,

supplanting haphazard, "Hit or 7.27-8 pm became essential to catch the

Miss" methods, would by scientific The entire musical numbers of Queen of Clubs. As Kempson had failed the previous day by subor-arketing in accordance with sta-"Trial by Jury (Gilbert & Sullivan) Estical surveys increase profits to recorded under the direction of Rupert dinating his own ideas to mine on the producer, reduce costs to the this point, I felt it was up to me to consumer and avoid millions of port. return the compliment, so decided pounds of waste annually to the

to finesse.

In could find no indications as to

community.

D'Oyly Carte C-4.

8 pm.-Local Time & Weather Re-

Studio Con- 6.3-10.30 p.m. Chinese certi

10.39 p.m.Rugby, Hideday Pran

All records in the above European

which way to do so, and duly elect- The council estimate that at least News. in graphic, realistic manner, re-finessing the second round. 1ned the wrong way, thereby losing 20 per cent. of the total foodstuff.10.35 p.m. (approx:)~Close Down plete with thrills and exciting position 1. the Queen drops In the 100, vulnerable, instead of making production in France is wasted programmes are kindly supplied by

first round. so he succeeds, In 680, which our opponents made in through bad packing and transport Messrs B. Montric & Co. Louis Ralph plays the part of positions II., III, and IV. he fails. the other room. They had only methods. Scientific cold storage in Captain Von Muller, the Captain In positions V. to VIII he succeeds, contracted for Four, so were in no transit, with automatic maintenance of the "Emden."

so he falls 101 times in 230 hands. anxiety about catching the Queen of the goods at a specified tempera

MAIL REVIEW

"ANIMAL KINGDOM”— CENTRAL THEATRE.

Next consider when he sets out These two hands between them ture, which is unknown here to-day, MOST DANGEROUS to play for the drop. In positions cost us a swing of 1,180 points, so is urged. I. IL, VII, and VIIL he succeeds. I decided that I must sit down and The trade syndicates would also

In position V. he is warned in time work out mathematically which is establlan permanent exchanges of by West falling in the first round, the better chance.

so he changes his plan and finesses and succeeds. He falls in posi "Animal Kingdam," now show-itions III. IV. and VI. that is 97 ing at the Central Theatre, is a times in 230 hands. beautifully told "eternal triangle" In position V. if dummy has only story supported by a splendid cast, two of the suit, one of which ia including Leslie Howard, Ann used in the first round,, on which Harding and Myrna Loy.

the finesse should never be taken,

Leslie Howard, the young British he will only be able to finesse actor now an established favourite once, so will fail in either case, in Hollywood, plays the part of a leaving the proportions practically sensitive young publisher, who is unchanged.

in love with Ann Harding. Myrna

28

Lay, is idea! his nasty-nice | wife.

the two women.

The picture is one that cannot ground. fail to give an hour of fine enter- tainment.

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HISTORY TOLD IN ·

COINAGE. Portugal's Appeal To Private Collectors.

Lisbon.

rare

information between Industrialista,

agriculturalists and middlemen with

a view to scientific marketing.

The prevalent 'custom of sending consignments of "approximate weights which leads to widespread abuses, is to be suppressed and be substituted by standardisation of

sales conditions and pricing.

ANIMAL

Major Foran's Great Jungle Book.· "KILL, OR BE KILLED"

London.

No, this is not a book concern-

The members of the council are ing European diplomacy.

It is a story of how the author. divided over the problem of national

It

price fixing. Some advise against has spent some 30 years in India The Government of Portugallit, alleging that it keeps prices ay and Africa shooting lions and wants to show the complete his on a falling market, while keeping tigers-with gun and camera. tory of Portugal in coins. prices down when economically s He tells us that he prefers the

A recent decree establishes arise is justifiable to maintain the latter weapon... .. There is tremendous elemental Anna Neagle, make this picture National Coin Museum and an volume of production needed. His name is (Major) W. drama in the unseen clash of per-one to be remembered. sonalities, the silent battle of The film, which, was made with appeal is made to private collec-also leads to the disappearance of Robert Foran and," although hig

to contribute tors

.Be speci-goods, altogether from the market.book's title "KII: Or

Bounds extremely between the the co-operation of the Admiralty, mens to 10,000 coins already Other members consider that these Killed" contest minds, the

difficulties can be overcome. spiritual and physical appeal of is full of good clean action, set housed in the Museum.

fierce, yet he reveals himself against a colourful naval

The collection includes a com- No reforms are, however, pos- through his pages as quite a plete set of the gold coins of D. sible, says the council, without the kindly individual. Joao V (1706-1750), and other education of the consumer to re- All kinds of ferocious. en- early Kings of Portugal. The move hostility or indifference to in-counters are scattered through- most valuable specimens how-provements. Unless the consumer out his story but we are assured "THE KING'S CUP-ORIENTAL ever are among those recently collaborates with the authorities in that the only living thing which acquired from a well-known controlling qualities, weights and he has ever killed for the mere Dutch collector and include the prices, no visible improvements or sake of killing was a crocodile, "The King's Cup," now showing only known examples of a 500 economies can be effected. The at-

For your information when at the Oriental Theatre is a very resis gold piece of D. Antonio tention of consumers needs alsó to

next you wander through the fine sporting film with Britain's dated 1580, and a gold "cruzado" be directed to certain cheap pro-jungle, here is Major Foran's list "The Flag Lieutenant," the cur-air classic for a background. of the reign of Philip II (1527-ducts of good food value which are of wild animals in order of dan- rent attraction at the Majestic The story, which was written by 1598)..

at present persistently neglected. Theatre, is recommended as one of Sir

ger-capacity: Alan Cobham, has both

National The project for a

Finally, the revision of the numer-

Most Dangerous: the Ele- the beat British filma seen în Hong romance and thrills.·

Coin Museum was first put for-lous vexatious methods of indirect; Kong for some time.

Dorothy Bouchier is seen as the ward by the famous Marquis taxation, such as tolls on entering phant Next, the Tiger. Then buffalos, leopards, A strong cast headed by Henry sporting aviatrix and Harry Milton Pombal, who rebuilt Lisbon after towns, and sales taxes, in favour of he ranks Edwards, who took the original ably supports her in the role of the the Great Earthquake of 1755, a single uniform tax, is recom- rhinoceroses and, sixth, lion.—

Reuter, part in the silent version, and pilot.

-Reuter.

mended.Reuter.

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