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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1934.

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BRIDGE NOTES

CONTRACT BRIDGE

BY ANCHORITE

XXXVIII

This series of articles is based Jan Culbertson's system of bidding).

(Continued)

SLAMS

Selection of Tru Suit

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Fit as a Fiddle and Ready—

LEE THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 1230 2,80, 5:30. 7.30.

& 9.30 p.m.

́TO BE TRUE MEANT

TO BETRAYE · BUT BETRAY WHOM?!

Hla mistress? His wife? Himself?!

What would ree

Jave done?

ADDED ATTRACTION

ON THE STAGE:** AT 2.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

LYDIA POLA & SERGE

VARSH. '.. ACROBATIC & CLASSICAL DANCERS

The most scientific approach to| A slam bid is the selection of the best trump bid. It is even of greater importance to select an adequate trump suit in approach-' |ing a slam than with game bids, and great caution should be taken in reading the trump inferences.

Culbertson's system of 1933 con- tains various bidding methods for the best selection for a suitable j Salesman for Selling Embroidery trump suit, and the following con-i must have knowledge of English ventions have been developed and Chinese,

WANTED

IMMEDIATELY

Also Ticket Salesman. Good Pros- pects and Reasonable Salary. Three Boys ns Walters.

Apply Personally to.- INTERNATIONAL

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY WHITEAWAY BUILDING

No. 20, Des Voeux Rd., C. Tel. 25879.

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

English, in French, Masic, Shorthand and Type: writing. Termis moderate. 6. Almal Villas. Austin Road, Kowloon

W. B. BAILEY &

New Work & Repairs. Sole Agents for

CO., LTD. Kowloon Bay, Call Flag "L" Kelvin Motors

PRIVATE LESSONS

MISCELLANEOUS.

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and Mail" promptly printed. "China

Tele- Offee, No. 3A, Wyndham St. phone 20022.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS.

Public Auctions

TE Undersigned have received

T

instructions to Fell by Public!

Auction

ON

THURSDAY, the 18th Jan., 1934, commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at their Sales Room,

4. Lendetall Street

A FINE & VALUABLE CONSIGN- MENT of JEWELLERY

comprising:-

Platinum and Gold watches with diamonds, Diamond Rings and Ear- rings, Brooches with Diamonds, Pearls Emerald etc., ete.

Dinmond

Pearl and

Necklaces and Pendants. Diamond Cuff Links. Jade Necklaces. Pendaut, Rings and Earrings also Sundry' Jewel. Jery ele, et,, etc.

On View from Wednesday the 17th January, 1934.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROL.

Auctioneers Hong Kong, 16th January, 1994.

TH

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

ON

Auction

FRIDAY, the 19th January, 1934,

commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at their Sales Room,

4. Duddell Street.

OPTICIANS.

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

'Phone 22232. 59. Queen's Road Central.

COMMENCING TO-DAY AT THE CENTRAL,

POSSESSED!!

Beneath her mask of beauty lurked the raging spirit of a revengeful

murderess . . .;

ATHE PRODUCERS OF "WHITE ZOMBIE

CAROLE LOMBARD RANDOLPH SCOTT VIVIENNE OSBORNE H.B. WARNER ANALISIN PRODECTION

A Paramount Pator

strengthen trump inferences.

Jump Trump Rebid

to

or

In order to show a six-card longer suit containing not more than one loser, a jump rebid in thei same suit is made. For instance:,

South

1 Heart

4 Hearts

North

2 Spades

'Louis Kenneth Nan

On trial for the slaying of two men, Louh Kenneth Nea; night club singer, nanchalantly warbles song he composed in New Orleans Prison which has catch Line: "Fit E Öddle and ready to hang.” Sheffield Clark, St. of Nashville and Lawrenes Shead, Paterson, "N J. were murder victims.

BADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

+

1-2.15 p.m.--European programme.

PRINCE TOKUGAWA IN PARIS

Organising Red Cross Conference.

1

I p.m.Loral Time & Weather Re- TOKYO MEETING THIS YEAR

purt.

1.3 p.m.-Recorded music, 1.15 p.m.A relay of the Hong Kong

Paris.

Wa

This jump rebid by South does not necessarily indicate Eny ad- Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong The work of the Red Crces among ditional honour values, but it does Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of the the peoples in time of peace

Management. indicate a nearly solid trump suit.

(During the intervals dwelt upon by Prince, Tokugawa, recorded

Studio).

the Japanese Red Cross, in a talk with members of the Prince Tokugawa is press here. now in Europe in connection with the organisation of the XVth. In-

1.30 p.m.Rugby Press News, etc. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down,

A B.B.C. Programme To-night.

Two Studio Items.

4.30-5.30 p.m.-Chinese programme,

If the bid is three hearts over the Susic will be broadcasted from President of the two spade bid, It is equally a rebid, bui shows merely a fair six) card suit, or even a strong five card suit. The jump rebid should only be used for six card or longer suits containing not more than one loser. This conventional bid is general. ly used after an opening bid ofj fone, when responding hand bas

shown strength by a forcing bid' (with 31⁄2 honour tricks), and is an encouragement to approach a slum with this long and powerful trump

5.10-6 p.m. A relay from Daventry ternational Red Cross Conference, of the Elizabethan Music Programme, which is to be held this year in Studio Concert.

6-6.15 D.m. Chinese Children's Tokyo.

| suit.

Structure of Cards

are

of

6.15-7.30 p.m. -Chinese

music.

7.30-14.30 p.m.- gramme.

recorded

European

The Red Cross in Japan, he said, was a very vigorous and active pro- body, and the membership of the Junior Red Cross section alone 'ap- 7.10-8 p.m.--Orchestra), Fingal's Cave-Overture (Mendelssohn) proached two millions, Tone-Poem "Finlandia"-Op. 26, No. 7 "that public opinion in my country St. Louis Symphony Orch. "I am glad to think" he said,

(Sibelius)

Leopold Stokowski and the

strongly echoes the hope of the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in P

Philadelphia Orchestra. Japanese Red Cross that the Inter- national Conference in Tokyo may (Liszt-Doppler)

make a real contribution not only to London Symphony Orch. conducted the development of the Red Cross

by Albert Costes.

Coppelia Ballet Dance of the Automa. movement throughout the world, but

ions and Waltz (Delibes)

also to the cause better understand- San Francisco Symphony Orching and enhanced en-operation be

conducted by Alfred Herts.

port.

Tap cards are the indispensable stappers and re-entries. On the other hand it would be a great mis- take to state that slam bidding ori even Contract is a question of Aces or Kings; Queens, Knaves, various "plus" values and even tens almost equally important. greater importance, however, are establishable long suits, singletons and voids, when dominated by the combined trumps. Honour values represent the quality, while low British Broadcasting Corporation by cards represent the quantity factor. John Wait.

Except in very rare cases, honour values alone are not sufficient in developing slams. Hardly any slam; or even any game, can be made

| without the assistance of low cards.

It is therefore obvious that a sue- cessful Blom bid musi be based equally on honour and distribution-

9.3-9.3 p.m.-A B.B.C. Programme. "Songs from the Shows"

I plays with powe home-strings. tandarty, war

·ly as a harmlet an

beristram

met Laughter...

of which young

nelle part.

RONALD

COLMAN CYNÄRA

with KAY FRANCIS

Directed by KING VOOR

AND MICKEY MOUSE in "WAYWARD. CANARY?' ¿

AND

Prof. SAM-BAY, THE MAGICIAN.;

ALHAMBRA

THEATRE

OPENING SHORTLY,

German Birth-Rate

1933 Figures Lowest In Europe.

MORTALITY INCREASE

Cologne.

Falling

many this year than in any other European country. In Berlin the number born was less than the 'num- ber of marriagės.

In 1901 births -numbered 2,032,000 In 1931 they came to 1,032,000 but Germany's falling birth-rato is in 1832 only 978,000 living children

a p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re.tween all peoples in that humani-causing great concern to the authuri-were born.

The last census shows a slight in- tarian work which lends itself, per-ties. hapa better than any other, to close According to a report lasued by jcrease of 4 per cent, but the mor- and friendly international co-opera-the medical officer here, fewer Lality figures rose by an even greater A Programme of Tunes from English tion."-Reuter.

children have been born Geramount.-Reuter, Musical Comedies, arranged and pro-

London studios of the|

duerd In the

Cast

Anona Winn

Olive Groven.

Reginald Purdell. George Baker.

The B.B.C. Revue Chorus & the Orch. conducted Leslie Woodgate.

9.3-9-15 pm From the Studio.

by

A Playlet by The Radio Voices. 9.15-9.30 pm Selections by

by

Adrian

Bouit.

the

al (low card) values. The great B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra conducted danger of grand slam bids on dis- Tragic Overture. Op. 81 (Drama) tributions a 4-3-3 or 4-4 Hungarian Dances

1—3—2, however well stocked with; honours, is that the thirteenth trick{

is not available for lack of long suiti

(Brahms, arr. Dvorak) 9.30.10 p.m. From the Studio, Selections by The Music Makers. 10-10.30 p.m.Selections from Musi-,

values. On the other hand, slam cal Comedy, bids, when based on playing tricks "White Horse Inn" Jonly, would fall as the combined

are

New Mayfair Orchestra.

He Wanted Adventure

New Mayfair Orchestra.

New Mayfair Orchestra. 10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press News.

hands may total up to sixteen win- ners, but actually two Aces might Music in the Air be held by opponents, which naturally of greater importance.

The method is therefore to draw! exact inferences regarding honour Ivalues and to locate scientifically

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY! the Aces and sometimes Kings, partner's responses if he holds any

1934 'ISSUE

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by the Four-Five No-trump conven- additional values, and at the same Lion, but at the same time to keep time he must try to convey similar in mind the tremendous impor-f

A Consignment of New English FIRMS are hereby notified that tance of distributional values.

Brushes, Fine cutglass ware, Sun-1 dry Goods, etc., etc.

no further forms will be ac cepted for the "HONGS" SECTION On View from Thursday the 18th (except addenda) for all Firms January, 1984.

"A" to "G"

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

information to his partner.

res

Slam Inferences

The two distinct steps leading to There are two conditions which the slam zone are therefore: are necessary before the possibility 1. That the player determine of a slam bid can be considered. from the opening bid and

1. That the combined hands must ponses the distribution and honour, hold favourable distribution strength of the combined hands, For the rest of the Section "H" LAMMERT BROS.,

jan adequate trump suit, length In 2. That the player obtaina and Auctioneers to "Z" Business Houses are request- some other suit, and usually a short conveys during subsequent bidding Hong Kong, 16th January, 1984, ed to give their forms either to our suit,

added information as to the" dis- 2. That the combined hands tribution and rebid values of part- representative or return same to the offices of the Company immediate must contain about 6% bonour nership hands. FOR SALE

ly. No Forms will be accepted These 6% honour tricks, how- after JANUARY 16TH, 1934.

The rule of eight is merely ever, are only as a géneral rule, 1934

and will vary according to partner rough and ready method of deter- POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES If you desire our representative to ship hands. A slam can even be mining the approximate slam pos

call Phone 20022.

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·NEW FRENOW REMEDY ON N01 APION N12

tricka,

Rule of Eight

honour tricks, however, a player held in one's own hand, and sib immediately considers the pos-tract from 8-8%. The balance, sibility for slam, and with this if any, will indicate the possible end in view procede to explore fur tricks which can be made by on ther the distributional and addi ponents were p Hopal honour possibilities of parte This rule, however, must be aut bera banda

Cum plemanted and often even re His partnera bidi has enabled by plastic valuation, by

1 him to determine that the combine sible losing tricks are led hunde contain' 81⁄21⁄2 honour tricks, miasted through the

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