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BY ELT, CHLBERTSON

RADIO The Result Of An

TO DAY'S PROGRAMME

Overcall

The theory that bidding and and whatever he returned, would The following programme will play are two distinct departments give the declarer opportunity to be broadcast to-day from the Hour of bridge easily, may be proved er discard the club from his.....own Kong Broadcasting Station Z.RW raneous That they are inextri-hand while he ruled in duminy. on a wavelength of 355 metres. cably inter-woren becomes obvious. It would be difficult to find a ($45 Ke's). 3149 metres, (2.52 the moment one considers which more clear cut example of the megacycies). ME

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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY. LIMITED.

Notice to Shareholders.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE THIRTY-NINTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on FRIDAY, the 5th February, 1937, at 11 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together: with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1936.

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factor it is that usually dominates, boomerang qualities of a bad bid. the planning of the play, because West had no right to enter the there is no doubt that this factor bidding with such a miserable will be found to be the bidding hand. Had be correctly passed. Frp-that went before, je ta

no declarer who knew his percen-

Take the case of overcalling, for tages would have made twelve 12:30 Pianoforte Recital by Benzo instance. Myriads of pisvers feel tricks. With the heart king, an Moiseivätch.

12.30-Three Songs by Peter Daw that if their stepping out goes placed by the bidding a straight son (Baas-Baritone).

unpunished by a double, they have, finesse would be infinitely prefer. I pm-Local Time Signal and at least, lost nothing by their ef- able to the line of play actually Weather Report.

fort. This conclusion is fallacious, adopted, because this latter could 1.03-De Groot and His Orchestra. They may have placed by their bid be effectual only against the speci 130-Reater Press, Rugby Press: Local Weather Forecast Time and one single card, and this placing fie card distribution that existed. { may turn out to be fatal. That with two, three, or four hearts, was the case in to-day's hand.. including the king, in East's hand,

South, dealer

the finesse would-be the winning play, whereas only with the king blank, or ling singly guarded in West's band, would the step and throw-in play avail. But since the bidding made it. almost certain that the king actually was In West's hand, any plan of play- was preferable to a trump finesse.

215-Close Down.

47 pm-Chinese Programing.

New Light Symphony Or- chestra.

Four Ways Suite (Eric Coates). 1. Northwards (March).

2 Southwards (Valse).

1 Eastwards (Eastern Dancé). 4 Westwards (Rhythm). Spanish Serenade (Bizet). Spanish Dance No. 1 (Moszkowsky). Triana (Albeniz), Intermezza

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If West's one spade bid had been |D~8 6 4 DI 10 7 5 2 doubled and parished severely, be C-Q J 6 probably would have realized “the SOUTH

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TO-DAY'S QUESTION

What is Question: finesse?

CA & 5.4

The bidding: South

+4

West North East heart ispade 2 hearts Pass

6 hearts Pass Pass Pass

2

deep

Answer: A deep finesse. is a

South could not use asking bids finesse, against three or more out-

on this hand to any advantage, be-standing higher cards.

cause on the second round of bid-

ding he could see that his partner

EXPLANATION OF

conld not have a positive answer TO-DAY'S CARTOON

8 pin-Local: Time Signal, Fes-to any asking bid since he him-

ther Report and Announcements.

803-A. Variety Programme. Orchestra

Iself had all four of the aces. But

he correctly assumed that, with North giving a free raise, there! New Mayfair Orchestramust be a good play for a slam.

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Raie da Costa. Vocal

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The Origin Of The Kashmir Shawl

HE winding pattern of the Kashmir Shawi was taken

West-opened the fourth highest spade. Declarer won, and survey-j Leslie Hutchinsored his prospects. He saw the op-

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Eddie Carroll & His Music.missing from the combined North- of the Kashmir shawis has made South hands, it appeared to him it known to millions of women, al Turner Layton an odds-an-chance that this king over the work My drawing was was in West's band and, therefore, mada from a point known as Takht- Maria B. Scivitar. Bot, finessable. That being the i-Suliman or King Solomon's

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He cashed the other spade and then ran on three diamonds, dis- carding, a club from his own hand. Then he cashed the ace and Hing of clubs. Now he gambled every- thing on his judgment that West held the king of hearts and on the hope that he did not have another cimb to return. As it happened he Harry Torrani was lucky enough to find this con- dition of affairs. The ace and an- So must our love remain

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