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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1933.

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RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

12.30 p.m.--European programme of recorded music.

I p.m.--Local Time & Weather Re- port.

12.30 p.m.-European programme of recorded music.

I p.m.-Local

Report.

1.16 p.m.-A

time

and Weather

of the relay

Hong

Kong Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of

Contract Bridge.

BY ANN VAUGHAN

one

In contract bridge it is often op- Honal what response

shall make to partner's bid. It is most Important that the hand should be i enrefully studied and a response given which will convey the clear- est iden possible to partner of the strength and distribution of the After the value of the com- hand, bined hands, and the distribution of the respective hands are located as near as possible, a choice of the best suit must be determined. In In previous article, I brought out) the fact that where each hand holde four cards of one of the bid suit, and one of the hands holds five or six of another suit, the suit with the four cards in each hand will usually bring the best results ax trumpa.

The reason for this, of course is that in the ease of the long trump chance of dis- sult, there is no carding worthless cards, while in the ease of the four card suits, trumpe can be exhausted and los. ing tricks discarded an the long side suit. A very good instration of this point was found in one of at the Cathay the hands dealt Mansions duplicate bridge club last Tuesday night.

Illustration

The hand was as follows, North:----

3.-K

H.-9 8 6 5

D. A K 30 9 7 6 5 C.-5

West:-

S.-Q 10 8 7

H.-7 4 2

D.-8

CQ 7 6 4 2

S.-A J 6 2

the Management (During the inter- East:-- vals recorded music will be broadcart from the Studio).

1.80 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc. 2 p.m.-Close Down.

Two Studio Rems Tonight Relay From the Soldiers & Sailors' Home.

4.30-7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 6-6.15 p.m. Children's Studio Con-

cert

7-10.80 p.m.-European programine. 7-7.45 p.m.--Orchestral.

Carnaval Suite, Op. 9 (Schumann) London Symphony Orchestra ducted by Sir Landon Ronald. Pomp and Circumstance

(No.

in C Minor) (Elgor}

Pump and

and Circumstance

H. -Q J

DJ 4 3 2 C. -K9 8 South-

S. 9 5 4 3 H.-A K 10 3 D.--Q

C-A 10 3

If the contract ends in diamonds, of die- con- there is no possible way

carding the losing spade and East a diamond must necessarily take trick. If hearts

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DISTRIBUTORS. Mandel in the Strand (Grainger)

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Jack Of Hearts Leads as the nine must serve as a re-entry hand was played at a championship |

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The contract ended at most of into North's hand. Three rounde tournament

trumps, The champion- the tables with three no 8.15-8.30 p.m.-Fox Trots.

of trumps ending in North's hand States last year. Called to Say Goodnight Victoria,

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Ray Noble & His Orchestra were led the result would be the North:- personal upon the all the members holding shares (the_

8.30 9.30 p.m.--A relay of the 1st application of a Member, sach Mem.

that, finessed spades unsuccessful- whose names appear in the Comber to be responsible for all visitors part of the Concert arranged by Mrs.

ly and the contract was lost. pany's register of shareholders on introduced by him, and for Payment George Griggs from the Soldiers' and Sallors' Home by courtesy of the Com. the 21st day of September, 1988, or All Chita, etc.

The Secretary's office. Brd Floor, mittee upon which only $3.75 per share has

Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794), will 9.30-10.30 p.m.-From the Studio. been paid, and it was determined

Selections by the Orchestra of at 12 o'clock Noon. Badges admitting to Members Ex. R. M. 8. "Empress of Japan" that such Call should be paid on the

Programme 15th day of December, 1998, to the cloure will NOT be on sale at the Company's Bankers, The Hong Rice Course.

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PUBLIC ENCLOSURÉ. the payment of such Call, together with the Certificate of Shares, a note of the payment will be endorsed on the Certificate.

Dated this 21st day of September,

1938.

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Library. not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey) Club during the Race Meeting.

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Important Point

8.-A J 9 6 H-8 6 D.-X 6 & C.-K 8 7 4

West:--

8.-7 5 2

HAJ 10 5 2 D.-7 C-Q 9:32

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What is said to be the oldest piece of unpetrified wood abovs the exhibit at the

The winners, however, realized ground ię on

that an adverse diamond distribu-Southern Cypress log cabin at the tion would be fatal, as an unsuc- Chicago World's Fair.

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