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BRIDGE NOTES
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BY ANCHORITE
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THE CHINA MAIL.
This series of articles is based [on C'ulberiann's system of bidding),
Quantity Bidding
com-
In order to contraet for any bid of "One" the opening hand p quires about 4 playing tricks (win- ners), which are automatically de- veloped with the 21% honour tricks the bidding. necessary to open Assuming that the supporting hand DR. S. L. KWONG, Dental Surge holds his average of the remaining
WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THtricks, which are three, the REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICIA,
ibed hands therefore constitute From
seven winners, or sound bid of "One." In order to increase the contract bid by opener, one play ing trick (winner) more than the three assumed held by the porting hand, is required for every raise. The supporting hund must therefore, after having valued his hand as shown above, deduct the first there play. ing tricks already included bv opener in his bid, and raise for each playing trick held
ess of three.
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THE NEW PRENOH REMEDY.
CRAPION NO.1 RAPION N12
A.B. EWIN
H.M.S. "KENT"
Hulder and Champion of the China, Fleet and Winner of over 150 fights in England
A.B. FRAGGOTT H.M.S. "BERWICK"
Welter Weight Champion of West of England, Atlantic Fleet
1925/28/29/30/81.
Champion)
Undefeated in Service Boxing.
8 ROUND WELTER WEIGHT CONTEST.
A.B. BARRY
ILMS. "BERWICK"
Light Weight Champion West of Eng land, R.N. & R.M. Champion 1081.
A.B. PARKER H.M.S. "MEDWAY” Runner up Atlantic Fleet Walter Weight Champion. Lon A.B. Fragroti
8 ROUND HEAVY WEIGHT CONTEST
A.B. TIM FOLET 1.M.B. "BERWICK”
Heavy Weight Champion of the Colony 1985.
Y.
A.B. JUDGE
II.M.S. “WHITSHED"
Light Heavy Weight Champlon,
China Fleet, 1938,
AND TERRE OTTER
• BOUND CONTESTS.
Booking at MOUTRIE 3.
For Members of the Hong Kong Boting Association
on Wednesday, 6th December,
General Fublic? Friday, 8th and- Büturday, 9th Dicember. Riarside Senta $5.59;!
PIONNIA 15.2016 31:10
Cincluding Alummet Tax.)
Should the opening hand hold more thus the four tricks indicat- ed by him, it is thereafter his turn to further raise the bid once for ench trick in excess of four.
Returning Rhun bist
Fresh from triumphs in Europe, Alicia Parla. Cuban rhumba dancer, Le pictured as she arrived at New York on the De de France. She introduced the famous dance in many European capitals and had the honor of teaching it to the Prince of Wales during ber visit to Monte Carlo.
North-
S.-7 6
K-7 5 3
HR 7643
C.--Q 8
West : ---
S.—A K 9 3 H.-K 6 4
C-AK 9 6 43 East: -
S.-QJ 10 42
H.-A J 10
D.-A Q J
C.-10 5
By simple deduction the partner jvan now reason out the respective number of playing tricks held in either hand and their total value. This general rule of raising unce for each trick in excess of South:- three, and, if opener, to rebid once fach trick in excess of four. inust, however, in practice often be modified and adapted to each in dividual hand. Often a raise and The bidding?"
5.-8
H.-Q 9 8 2
D-X 10 5 2 C- 72
(Room No. 1.) East South West
Pass 3 Clubs Pass 4 N T
Pass 7 Cluba P888
a rebid is made with only an extra trick, and occasionally with North only a "plug" value. Experience Pass I Spade only can fully guide the player. Pass 3 Clube and although "shaded" raises must Pans 5 N T be taken into account, a great dentPass Pass i will be left to the player's reasoning and imagination.
CONTRACT CHAMPIONSHIPS Anglo-American Match Played in London
Own
Final declaration, seven spades Declarer, East.
Lead, Heart 2. Result, East-West
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
U. S.. EXPEDITION
FOR PERSIA
Excavations Over 50 Square Miles
CINEMA
NOTES
1-2.15 p.m.-European programme.
Weather ANCIENT CAPITAL AS CENTRE
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1.3 p.m.--Recarded music.
1.15 p. A relay of the
I p.m.-Local Time and
Report.
Kong Hotel Grill Room,
2.13 p.m.-Close Down.
Hong
Dance Music by Orchestra of H.M.9, "Suffolk" from the Studio. 4-7.30 p.m.-Chinese program. 7.30-8 p.m.-Operatià."
Band
Aida-Introduction and Morrish
Ballet (Verdi),
Aida-Grand March and Finale
(Verdi),
Vocal Duet---
Creatore's Band.
Boston. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts
"KONGO" QUEEN'S
THEATRE
Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong announces completion of plans for a joint expedition with the Univer sity Museum of Philadelphia to Throbbing of war drums, the excavate the ancient Peraian site of muffled beat of countless black feet |Ray (Rages), which is reputed to trampling the underbush of the be the spot where Tobias was African jungle, and P "white miraculously cured of his blindness, 'devil" in a wheel-chair, emphasis- about six miles south-enst of ing his commands with a long bull- Teheran.
whip. That is "Kongo," a Metro- The expedition which will begin Goldwyn-Mayer melodrama featur- work this season, has been granted ing Walter Huston, which is now permission to excavate the entire showing at the Queen's Theatre; a Madame Butterfly Butterfly in walled-in town of Ray, an area of gripping melodrame which takes alone with the faithful Suzuki about 14 square miles, with an ad-place in the heart of Africa, where (Puccini), Madame Butterfly-Butterfly
ditional margin of two kilometres a paralysed white man rules and Fore- wls Pinkerton's Return Ona from the outermost points of the plots his grisly vengeance on those Fine Day (Puccini),
walls In order to include its he_fancies have wronged him. Rosine Buckinan and Mellie Walker auburbs. The Persian Government
In the feminine roles opposite Band
has also given permission to the Huston are
Velor, and expedition to Investigate by sound Virginia Bruce. inga the entire valley of Sham Conrad Nagel playa Dr. Kings- Abdul Azim. The concession totals land, the England fugitive who about 50 square miles of territory, has succumbed to the curse of the The site to be excavated is known jungle and becomes a virtual slave to contain deposites dating from the to Flint for love of the white girl fourth millenium B.C., and even captive.
Tannhauser-March (Wagner),
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. Song
Aida-Celeste Atda (Verdi), Forza del Destino-Thou Heavenly
One (Vord!),
Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Report.
8 p.m.-Local Tiase and Weather
8,3-9 p.m. From the Studio. The "Maintainers" Dance Orchestra of earlier. The expedition hopes to
H.M.S. Suffolk by courtesy of the bring to light evidence of the entire MAIL REVIEW Captain and Officers,
1. Fox Trot-
Programme.
Sing Brothers. Sweep
2. Fox Trot-
Where is This Lady
Tell me To-night.
3. Fox Trol
Ah! But is it Love? Weep no more my Baby
Interval
4. Fox Trat-
Hold Me
Dinner at Eight.
development of Persian culture. Ray is situated on what has been the chief highway in Asla between! the east and the west from pre-
Lupe
"THE GREAT DECISION"--
CENTRAL THEATRE
Rural America rises to the gang- RKO-Radio's grip-
historic times and its central posi- ster menace in
tion in the Zagros mountain range ping drama, "The Great Decision," has made it a meeting place for which is now being screened at eastern merchants who descended the Central Theatre. Volga and the traders from the A Bank robbery is committed by Levant.
a desperate gang of racketeers Ray was оле of the ancient who take refuge in a small western Medean capitals before Persian con-country town.
A young settler, Įtrol was established over the King-[played by Bill Boyd, is accused of Įdom. It was one of the Parthian the crime and action becomes fast capitals from about 256, B.C. to A.D. and furious when un avenging 226, when it became the most posse, led by the grandfather of sacred city in the realm, honoured the girl he loves, comes 9 p.m. A relay of the Hong Kong as the birth-place of Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong mother and the seat of the Zoruast-
Zoroaster's him. Kong Hotel Grill Room
Valley of the Moon Hold Your Man.
5. Waltz-
In Che
6. Fox Tret
Down in the Valley
I'll Show You Off
10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press rean hierarchy.—Rester. News.
Should reception prove satisfac-
tory.
the programme between 5 and 6 jn.m. will be substituted by a relay
from Daventry.
Kang
All relays from the Hong Hotel are by courtesy of the Manage ment and during the intervals record- es music wili be broadcast from the Studio.
10.45 p.m.-(Anprox) В Running Commentary on the chlef events of the
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"SAILOR'S LUCK"--ORIENTAL
THEATRE
to take
"The Great Decision" features 'excellent characteristationa by Dorothy Wilson, as the sweetheart, Charles (Chick) Sale, Henry Armetta. Theresa Maxwell Con- aver and Fred Lindstrom.
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"TRICK FOR TRICK”—KING'S THEATRE
James Dunn and Sally Ellers are seen in their fourth "team" pleture Boxing Tournament to be held in the Fox Film's, "Sailor's Luck," the
Trick for Trick", now showing which is Lee Theatre by courtory of the Hong comedy-romance
now at the King's Theatre, the mystery Kong Boxing Association.
showing at the Oriental Theatre.
melodrame from Fox. fentureCA The cast. headed by Sammy Ralph Norgan and Victor Jary in Cohen, Frank Moran and Victor
rival
Grand Slam was successfully bid Jory, also includes Esther Muir magicians, who strive to surpass
the principal roles as two and made by our team with the
help of the new Culbertson Four-Buster Phelps and Frank
Will Stanton, Lucien Littlefeld, themselves in their efforts to show
Atkin each other up. Five No-trump Convention. From
NOU.
the very minute that I, with a bid of four no-trump, forced the -MAIL REVIEW formation from my partner that he
held the remaining two Aces, a Grand Slam was assured, and spades, could be bid with the utmost con- $dence. The English pair in
made thirteen tricks
(Room No. 2) The following hard was among North East South West those which caused a big swing in Pass 1 Spade Pass 3 Spades favour of the American team, who Pass 3 NT
Pass 6 Spades won the Championship. The Amer. Pass Pass
Pass ican team consisted of Mr. (Cap- Final declaration, aix
Culbertson Lain) and Mrs.
and Declarer, East. Messrs. Gottlieb and Lightner; the British team of Meaars. Mor ria and Mathieson, Col. Beasley (Captain) and Sir G. Domville.
Hand No. 189. North, Dealer East and West vulnerable
The cast in support of these principal contains a number of !the most factors.
Dugan, Luis
prominent character Tom Among whom are
Ed. van Alberni,
Adrian
"LOVE ON THE SPOT"— STAR THEATRE
Sloan. James Burtis, John
Willard George, Morrie, Strange happenings in a London Robertson, Herbert Bunston, Dor Lead, Diamonds 2. Result, East Room 2 were, unfortunately for Hotel, including twe robberies, are othy Appleby. Boothe Howard and
them, playing the Two-Club Syn-depleted in the British production Jimmy Leong, tem, and being thus unable to em- "Love On The Spo!" now showing ploy the Four-Five No-trump Con-at the Star Theatre. Aubrey This hand is of peculiar interest] vention could not with certainty Mather and Rosemary Ames have inasmuch as it provided the occa- ascertain that they had no losing the leading roles, and are support- sion in this match on which a tricks in the combloed hands. ed by a competent cast.
West made thirteen tricks. Bidding comment by Mr. Culbert-
Bon:
CHICAGO WORLD FAIR
JIGGS AT THE CHICAGO
I NEVER SAW
FEATHERS
LIKE THESE
A CHICKEN -
DIDI
SITTING HERE BY
THE LAGOOM – I
HAVE A C000 SEAT
THESKANĪ
FEEL SO
TEMPERMENTAL
YES - NINETY
PERCENT TEMPER AM' THEM PERCEN Y
MENTAL
THIMIC THETISCA
DOOR-
NO ITS AWINDOWéi
UPSIDE
DOWN --
THIS IS
THE BEST WAY. TO LOOK AT
THÊM
SOME PEOPLE ARE WONDERING.
HOW THEY BUILT THE QUILDINGS" AND SOME' ARE, WONDERINGTMWAY **
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"KING KONG”—MAJESTIC THEATRE
The possibility of an ape yearn- ing for the companionship of a wo- man whose fragile, golden beauty has stirred it to a never-before ex- Iperienced emotion of protective, tenderness, is given a modern inter- pretation in RKO-Radio Pictures' "King Kong," now at the Majestic Theatre.
Fay Wray plays the girl whose champion, greatly to her dismay and terror, is a' gigantic anthro poid, Afty feet tall and perhaps seven million years old,
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