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Jubilee Review For Londoners

LATEST AND LARGEST WARSHIPS

BRIDGE NOTES

Forcing The

Dummy

by Ely Culbertson

The ways in which the Declarer can use" his trump suit to the greatest advantage are many and He uses it to lead-out his

For more than half a century it has been a best seller, and is still going strong. That is the amazing As a prelude to the Jubilee varied. record of Sir James Barrie's classic naval review at Spithead in July, opponents' trumps and destroy story of Scotland, The Little powerful contingent of ships their ruffing power; as stoppers to from the Home Fleet is to visit prevent the run of an established Minister showing to-day at the the Thames from May 15 to 22 suit which is held against him; as King's Theatre.

Londoners will thus have ana means of disposing of his owa Now, the universal favourite has opportunity of inspecting many losing tricks by ruffing them with by of our largest and latest men-of-Dummy's short tramp length. At been brought to the screen.

times the trump suit fulfils still RKO-Radio with none other than The ships will be berthed as more complex duties, when Katharine Hepburn playing the follows:

Dummy's short trumps are used to serve as entries to an established leading role.

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"Cruisers-Leander, Neptune. Destroyers-Fame, Fortune. Tilbury Dock.

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Hugh Walpole's famous story El from the 8th to the 22nd May comes to the screen with Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery in 1935, both days inclusive.

the principle roles.

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cessfully against the Declarer, hisf adversaries must understand all off these methods and many more, so that they may "plan a counter-] attack to prevent the Declarer from using his trumps to the best að- Vantage.

In occasional cases the principal; power of the trump suit is to furnish entry back to Déclarer's hard. At such times the propez Cr-defence technique is to reverse the

Fores-

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The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZEW. on a wavelength of 355 metres, (845 KC^3):

“A CINEMA REVIEW

SILHOUETTE,

ZEE. Programme

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12:30 pm-Recorded Music

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1.15 pm Hong Kong Hotel Or- chestra

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2.15 pm. Close Down. 5-8

Balletiz

Am-ropean Programme. Pin Hong Kong Hotel Dance Ochestra.

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7.03-235 am Fight Music

The Czarina (Garne)

Cardas from

Orchestral

The Spirit of the Voyevode”. (Grossmann) Entry of the Spring Flowers You shall be the king of my heart In Spring Overture (Goldmark) Parade of the Tin Soldiers. (Jessel) Policeman's Holiday (Ewing)

732-7.45 Dom Four Songs by Schubert wing by Elsie Suddsby (Sopraon).

The Rosebud, Hark! Hark! The Serenade.

2

3. Candle Song...

4. Faith in Spring

2.45-8 pm-From the Studio.

*A Cinema Review" by Silhouette .8 pm-Local Time and Weather Report.

usual procedure of trying to pre vent Declarer from raffling with Durmmy's 'short trump suit. In stead of preventing ruffs, the de fence must force Dummy to›ruff, sol

be no that eventually there will trumps left in Dummy for the De-: clarer to use in transferring the lead. In most cases, when such a King and it would do South no condition exists, it must be re- good to play his Jack. Flotilla Leader Kempenfelt- There could be no more typical process of forcing the Dummy can say

cognized immediately so that the cards were placed, it was unzèces- be started at once.

The Heart nine was ruffed in 640 dlocycles. The very first; lead is usually none too soon.

Dummy and a club led to South's King, East ducking. Another club[Op. 22 (Saint-Saens) lead by South forced out East's forced

are

North, Dealer

Both sides vulnerable

North:—

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East:-

As the

8.03-11 pin-A Relay from the Po Hing Theatre (Chinese). 11 paz Clase Dow

830-10 pm European Recorded Music from ZEK. on a frequency of

8.30-8.56 ---Cepcerte in G Minor,

Arthur de Grect (Pisnalarte) and the New Symphony Orchestra. 8.56-9.36 pm Variety -

Ace, and the heart Ten Dummy to ruff with the spade Piano Solo IndyCarroll Gibbons. King Now, since the club suit Vocal Clarice Mayne-Medley. was established: South could have Vocal-Whistling in the Dark

I want to be snappy

made his contract if he could have Organ Solos- drawn trumps; bat after leading the spade Ace he could not get back

Sidney Torch focal-Merrill Gideon Medles.

Vocal Duets.

to his hand without giving East Orchestra-Dance of the Telcles the lead in diamonds and allowing Fast to cash his heart King for the

setting trick.

It would have done South no

We just conda't say goodbye All of a sudden

Chick Bador and Charlie Farrell.. 9.36-9.51 pm.—The » Band - of- HM Coldstream Gaarde.

good to lead a diamond from Selection HMS. Pinafore (Sullivan). Dummy immediately and thus pre-Entry of the Gladiators March pare to raff himself into the lead). (Fuck)

later.

The picture has kept to the lines force of ships to represent our of the story and in addition there modern Navy. HMS. Nelson is are some lavish scenes somewhat flagship of the Home Fleet, com-

of "Cavalcade." in-manded by Adm the Earl of on the lines cluding Queen Victoria's Golden Cork and Orrey, and next to her Jubilee Procession, the opening of sister Rodney is the most power- UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF Parliament and a garden party at ful warship in the world, just as

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the Hood, of 42.100 tons, is the We are introduced to the "Her-largest. ries" family at the 100th birthday Floating Aerodromes parts of Judith Parish" played) The Courageous and Furious. floating with restraint by May Hobson She 22.000 tons each, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN really only cares for three of the aerodromes with a speed of over West

the cruisers that the ORDINARY YEAR-large family around her her soa 30 knots, while LY MEETING of the Society Lewis Stone) his daughter "Van-Orion, Neptune and Leander are will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, essa" (Helen Hayes) and "Benjie" the lafest of their type to join the fleet. Further the destroyers Union Building. Hong Kong. (Robert Montgomery)." No 03C

Fearless and FRIDAY, 24th MAY, 1935, at 11 could blame the sweet gentle girl Fame. Fortune, |o'clock'am, for the purpose of

for falling in love with the hand-Forester are fresh from the receiving the Report of the Direesome "Benjie; but, although be building yards and only just com-

This would merely have Songs of the Brave March On the other hand, tors and the Statements of Account cares also for her, the thought of missioned.

given East one more chance to lead; (Bidgood).

9.51-10pm—“Good - Company” to 31st December, 1934, and of de-marriage irks him and he prefers the only two submarines are

hearts, and Dummy would have Medley (arr. Willoughby) played by somewhat antiquated, having claring Dividend, etc.

been forced to ruff the fourth the JAH. Squire Celeste Octet The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

father loses been built under the war pro- In a fire Vanessa's

heart with the spade Ace, ez- Society will be CLOSED from 8th his life, and circumstances seem gramme.

tablishing West's spade Ten as the This will be the first time for MAY to 24th MAY. Both Days into point to the fact that “Benjie”

setting trick. Neither would it her 16 years that the Fleet has visit- clusive.

had acted the coward In.

have done any good, as the cards] ed the Tharnes. Ja July, 1919, grief and despair Vanessa mar-

lay, to ruff both hearts with (Otto Kruger) and the Atlantic and Home Fleets, ries "Ellis"

honours and then lead the spade including 15- capital ships, an- the family, "Benjie." to annoy

chored off Southend and 4,000 The bidding: (Figures after bids have lost a trick to West's space three, as this course also would marries a barmaid:

officers and men came to London

explanatory Ter and camped in Kensington Gar-| dens, subsequently leading the "Victory March" through Lon- đồn "Out Of The Blue" which is

Ten years previously, in July, 1 C being shown at the Star? Inow Theatre, is adapted from "Little 1909, the entire Altantic and

Home Fleets arrived off South-2 s Tommy Tucker, Gene Gerrard's

Jend and remained there for 3 S tweek

Pass

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A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong, Kong, 30th April, 1935.

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Scope for his ingenious idiocies that the ORDINARY YEARs varied in this screen version "DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR" LY MEETING of the Company as it was in the stage story.

ALHAMBRA THEATRE will be held at the HEAD OFFICE,

Sir Jeremy Tucker, the quick Union Building, Hong Kong, on tempered impoverished owner of James Cagney and Pat O'Brien FRIDAY, 24th, MAY 1935, at 1120 Knaveston Towers, clings with are both capable of carrying a pic-

for the purpose receiving the Report of the Direc conservative obstinacy to tors and the Statements of Account

S.-7 6 H-A K 10, 9 D-A Q 10 53 C-4-3

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North East South

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1-South makes his normal "One! стет One" response just as though the Double had not oc- curred

Spades and clubs having been bid against him, East is sure that West must hold a four- card suit in either hearts or diamonds.

the de ture through alone and it is us2-This is still a Takeout Double. cayîng remnants of his family nally a good picture too. When comprising:

Chesterfield Suites, Wardrobes, to 31st December, 1934, and of de seat, and not even to give his so they do get together in one picture phisticated elder daughter more the only other one of this kind; Dressing tables, Dining tables. claring Dividend, etc.

frocks, or his sentimental younger being "Here Comes The Navy," reN- Armchairs and Chairs, Chests of The TRANSFER BOOKS of the one the good time she longs for leased here a short time agö, it is" Drawers, Desks, Cabinets, Silver Company will be CLOSED from 8th will be relinquish his old home bound to be a laugh riot. The pre-13-Both adversaries having shown ware, Aluminium ware, Glass ware, MAY to 24th MAY, Both Days in-preferring to live in it in poverty, sent attraction at the Alhambra Battaz ware, Porcelain ware, cut-clusive. lery, Table Lamps, Cłocka, Ornaments, Pictures, Bugs, Linen, Blankets, Shanghai bath, Tea set, Radio, etc, etc.

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Why Not Enjoy

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April 1985.

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length in hearts, South is sure that West must hold a singleton

and dream over the fire of the Theatre certainly proves this bygone glories of the North Wing, theory..

or perhaps none at all if the so badly in need of repair.

"Devil Dogs of the Air" is one club suit is solid, it seems that Jessie Matthews and David mil- of the finest pictures of its kind to four spades can be made...... ler are also included in the cast reach Hong Kong lately, and its West opened the heart dence, and {production was only made possible East knew that South must have “STUDENT TOUR"-MAJESTIC |by the co-operation of the US. Air four hearts because West's dence Combat equipment stated lead, which was probably his fourth to have been worth some $750, highest, showed at most four cards One of the most intimate" (000,000 was assembled to make the in the sult. Best could therefore musical shows that have come out picture.

see that in addition to his Acé; of

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defeat the contract if Duusny's trumps could be exhausted before the dab suit could be established and run South must hold the clab King to justify his bid of

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FRIDAY, 24th MAY, 1935, at 11:25 (Butterworth, Marine Doyle. Phil This is one of the most amusing four spades, in which case one lead JAPANESE SUKTY AKI. Sally Zar

the purpose of Regen and, the loveliest co-eds in pictures to came to Hong Kong for would clear that suit. The only One of the receiving the Beport of the Direc America, recruited from colleges a long time, chiefly, because of the hope was that if Dummy's-trumps finest foods in tors and the Statements of Account and universities.

excellent acting by Jean Harlow, were sufficiently shortened, South the world

to 31st December, 1934, and of de- The story concerns # group of and Franchot Tone.

would be unable to get back to his your claring Dividend, etc.

college boys and girls on a roun The story deals with a poor, own hand to draw trumps, and Thẻ TRANSFER BOOKS of the the-world cruise. Wi them are girl's - ambition Marry into West's last tramp would prevenz for EU: VIDEURi Company will be CLOSED from 8th their

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this direction is with John Barry-plan of defense caused him to win He, however, thinks he the first heart with the Ace and re-

her little plan and turn the heart nine. This was a his son, deceptive measure, in case Souti hen focuses held the heart Jack, to give the in

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MORE DEATHS IN SHELL EXPLOSION

Two more Chinese have, died of A spade lead by East after the injuries which they received in a first trick would have allowed the shell explosion in Kiangwan re- contract to be made, however, cently when five, persons were in- South would have "established his stantly killed. The shell, dug out clubs and then ruffed the heart from the bottom of a creek, wa with the spade. Ace, retaining the believed to have been left in the Spade three to lead to his own long Sino-Japanese hostilities

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