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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1934.

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CONTRACT

by Ely Culbertson.

World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst

REACHING THE CORRECT CONTRACT

Reaching the correct

contract

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who love to pre-empt on hands in which the proper Opening is an Approach bid and who love to force on hands where simple Takeouts are in order find that with tremen⚫i ous frequency they reach unmek- nhic contracts and play the hand in the wrong suit or play it in a Isuit when it should be played in

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THE CHINA MAIL

Surprise Meeting on Xmas Morn

cuse for partners going far wrong in the procCBN of exchanging in-1 formation and only in cases where) they encounter very unfavourable, distribution should large, penalties follow any tested partnership bid. ding.

An interesting example of # splendid exchange of partnership In a recent inferences accurred Duplicate game on the low:

West, Dealer.

Both sides vulnerable. North-

SJ 4 3 2 H.-J 4

1,643

C--J 8 4

West-

S--A Q 10

H.-A K 10 DK Q 10 9 C-Q 10

East-

S.-K 9 8 7

H. Q 9 3 2 D-A J 8

C-K 2

South-

S......

1-87 6,5

D.-7 6 2

C-A 97 653

hand be-

(The early bird, "Baby" Leroy, famous infant movie star, ostches Santa Claus na he makes his traditional entrance on Christmas morn.

tract of five in one suit or the other would be reasonably safe. 6-East now shows that he can also support the diamonds bid by his partner.

7-West knows that East musi

hold either the King or Ace of

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

clubs, to have justification for 1-2.15 p.m.:-

the two-notrump call. The bid

European programme.

of afx notrump rather than six 1 pm.- in a suit is perfectly correct based on the distribution and on the further fact that the hand was played in Dupli-

cate game scored on the match. point basis.

TO-MORROW'S HAND South is playing, a contract of four hearts West's Opening lead

is the diamond Ten, which is won In the closed hand with the King.

Local Time & Weather Report. 1.3 p.m. 1.15 p.m.:-

Recorded music.

A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Roam.

1.30 p.m.-

Local Weather forecast, etc. 2.15 p.m.

Down.

Clane 5-8 D.

European progrAMME. 5-7 p.m.-

A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.

CINEMA NOTES

MAIL REVIEW

"FACING THE MUSIC”— CENTRAL THEATRE.

"Facing the Music," the British. comedy now showing at the Central Theatre, features. Stanley Lupino in a highly entertaining film, full of i briak action and humour.

The supporting cast is a Very strong one and includes Jose Cal- lins, Nancy Brown, Nancy Burne, Lester Matthews, Dennis Hoey and Morris Harvey.

Stanley Lupino, in the role of a young man who falls in love with: the 'afece of a prima donna, be- comes involved in a series of ex- citing problems before he succeeda In winning her hand.

MAIL REVIEW

"I COVER THE WATERFRONT,"

KING'S THEATRE

"I Cover the Waterfront," the

United Artists' attraction

now

LEE THEATRE-

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 12.30, 2.30, 5.30, 7,30

A

& 9.30 p.m.

“A WOMAN

FIGHTS"

A Chinese - Picture.

SEVEN PERISH IN FACTORY BLAZE.

Workers Trapped Amid Burning Celluloid.

Frankfort:

Beaten in a desperate'rice'' to

hig

4

showing at the King's Theatre, reach the evita, seven persons have from one of the outstanding novels been burned to death in a fire at gaM of last season, has been adapted to the Speyer celluloid factory here, avag the films, and is directed by James The syren had just sounded the costo da Cruze.

end of the day's work when'sheets The story tells of the inside of of fame leaped up in a room filled the waterfront dramas, Its loves, Its with highly inflammable materiei... hates and its hideous struggles, its | Only those workers nearest the beautiful calmness—all shattered door were able to escape,' some of by the conflict of human contra- them being severly burned. 17 hand.

The cause of the dře is unknown." The leadng roles are portrayed |--Reuter.

by Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon and

Ernest Torrence, with a powerful WIRELESS STATION

cast in support. Miss Colbert takes the part of the smuggler's daughter.

MAIL REVIEW

"LOOKING FORWARD,”— QUEEN'S THEATRE.

FOR WARSAW,

Regular Broadcasting Over Short-Wave.

Tin

.

A new short-wave broadcasting

"Looking Forward," the M-G-M adaption from the English play station with a power of about 2 ki- "Service," now showing at the lowatts is to be built in Warsaw. Queen's Theatre, is a powerful hu- When completed the station will man drama with an up-to-date transmit programmes regularly se

story.

veral times a week.

The principal parts in the film It will be the first „short-wIVS are portrayed by Lionel Barrymore broadcasting station in Poland to and Lewis Stone. The supporting broadcast regularly-Reuter |cast is a very strong one, including Elizabeth Allan. Benita Hume,

SPA FOR HORSES Hotel Phillip Holmes, Doris Lloyd, Colin

The bidding: (Figures after If South now returns the club 7, Lids refer to numbered explana-what card should West play, and Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Clive and Douglas Walton.

tary paragraphs).

Neither side vulnerable.

why?

South Pass Pass North-

South, Dealer.

Pass Pass

S.-K Q 3

H-Q 10 3

West North East is (1)

2NT (2) Равн 3D (3) Pass 35 (4)

6D (6) 4NT (5) Pass

Pass GNT (7) Pass 1-West's hand is almost strong enough for an Opening Forcing bid of two but the distribution West- suggests strongly the wisdom

of making an Approach bid in preference.

D.-A J 6

C- 10 5 4

S.-3 9 5 2 H.-K 2 D.-10 9 5 C-A 8 6 3

2-East han two alternatives, East-

S.-10 8 4 H.-7 6 4 D.-Q 8 4 2 C.-K 9 2

either a bid of three spades or the one actually chosen- namely, two notramp. Сап- sidering the fairly balanced nature of his

hand the two- South- notrump response, which, while not Forcing, is very strong, appears the better. 3-There is no occasion, for West

to force in this position. East's Brat response to his Opening call sasures him that when he shows added strength by bid- ding a new suit a game con- tract at least will be reached. 4-East also knows that there will be further bidding, and while he could now bid four spades

S.-A 7 8

RAJ 986

D.-K 79

C-Q 7

The hand will be discussed in to-morrow's article.

17

Prague. Does your horae suffer from

The story centres about ■ loyal Closing Local Block Quelations, etc. clerk (Lionel Barrymore) in a Lon-rheumatism? 7.3-7.55 p.m.-

Recorded musis

17.3.7.15 p.m.

Concert Waltarca.

The Skaters (Waldteufol)

International Concert Orchestra. Over the Waves Rozas) Danube Waves (Ivanovici)

International Concert Orchestra. 7.15-7.58 p..

Light Opera.

Selection:

Merry

Wives of Windsor (Nicolai) Victor Symphony Orchestra

Vacal Gemu:-

The Gelche (Jones)

Light Opera Company.

Selection:

The

Beggar Student (Millocker) Marek Weber & His Orchestra.

Vacal Gemas

The Quaker Girl (Monckton)

Light

Selection:

Opera Company.

Princess Ida (Sullivan)

New Light Symphony Orchestra.

7.55.8

D.M.D From the Studio,

talk on "Safely First" by the Be-

Association.

Copyright 1993, Ely Culbertson,cretary of the Hong Kong Automobile

From the Studio,

8

Local Time & Weather Report. 8.3-8.10

MARCH OF THE LAME

Zaragoza, Spain.

he purposely under-bida in A slow-moving procession, com- order to gain further informa-posed of 100 lame and blind per- tion.

sons, is soon to leave here for a West's hand certainly justifies march on Madrid. this bid, which shows two Aces

The cripples are making the and the King of a bid auit march to ask for. Government aid] West knows now that there is a and hope to complete the 212-mile fit in spades and that a con- journey In 12 days-Reuter,

A talk on "Safety First" by the

Hon.

Sir Show-Bon Chow, Et.

8.10-11-80 p.m.

A relay from the Ko Shing Theatre: 10.10 p.m.

Rugby Mid-day Prass News.

11.30 p.m.

Clone Down

All relays from the Hong Kong Hotel are by courtesy of the Manage ed music will be broadcast from the ment and during the intervals record. Studio.

If so, you may take if to the don store who is discharged after [40 years of faithful service, The famous Czecho-Slovida

ups of acting throughout is of a very high Pletryany, where a special section order, especially in the scene of his for ailing horses, has been started. discharge, which Barrymore playsReuter. with memorable pathos.

MAIL REVIEW

"FLYING HIGH"-ORIENTAL

THEATRE.

MAIL REVIEW.

"THE WOMAN -ACCUSED””........... STAK THEATRE

*The Waman Accused,” now "Flying High" the current at showing at the Star Theatre, to a traction at the Oriental Theatre to- thrilling murder 'story, written by day, features Bert Lahr and Char-¡Vicki' Baum, the famous authoresh lotte Greenwood in a riot of fun of "Grand Hotel," and laughter.

The story concerns Rusty Krause, who has invented a new type of hellocopter.

Nacy Carroll and Cary Grant, in the stellar roles are ably supported by Loufs Calhern, Irving Pichel and Gertrude Missinger.

ALHAMBRA

THEATRE

OPENING SHORTLY,

T

REALISTICALLY HUMAN PORTRAITS IN A GREAT WAR-TIME PICTURE

"I WAS A SPY"

STARRING

MADELEINE CARROLL-CONRAD VEIDT-HERBERT MARSHALL

A GAUMONT BRITISH PICTURE.

DIRECTED BY VICTOR SAVILLE.

FROM WEDNESDAY

AT THE

KING'S