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LONDON THE FOURTH CRICKET TEST MATCH TES IS ENGLAND"

12:30-315 Erropean Programme. 12.30-Dance Music.

1-Local: Time Signal and Wea- the Report.

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103-Light Opera and Musical Comedy.

"X40—zek Weber and His On- | chestra.

2,15 Close Down The REGISTER OF SHARES of

4-7pm-Chinese Programme. the Company will be CLOSED 711 p.m.-European Programme. from-FRIDAY, the 29th January, 7pm-La Valse (Eavel), played 1937, to FRIDAY, the 5th Febru- by the Orchestre du Conservatoire, Paris, Conducted by Philippe Gandert. ary. 1931, both days inclusive.

7.17 Three Light Arias by Enrico

1.

It's time for

By Order of the Board of Caruso (Tenor). Directors. of a "spot Beehive Brandy

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 22nd January, 1937.

HONG KONG/CALCUTTA FREIGHT CONFERENCE.

Foreign & Chinese Shippers.

Before the daily roung No

After that thankless task

NOTICE is hereby given that as from the 1st MARCH, 1937, rates of freight from Hons) Kong to Calcutta, Rangoon and Madras will be increased 15% over current rates.

Schedules showing tariff rates as from the 1st MARCH, 1987 are now in course of preparation and will be issued shortly.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO. LTD. Secretaries, Hong Kong/Calcutta

Freight Conference.

Hong Kong, 26th Jan, 1937.

HONG KONG/STRAITS FREIGHT CONFERENCE.

Foreign Shippers.

TOTICE is hereby given that

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BRIDGE NOTES

By ELY CULBERTSON

Responding To A Take-Out Double

When your partner has made affor him to attack the victor's bid. itake-out domble, ro matter how Five hearts would have been a clubs weak your hand may be, you must much better call over fire show him your best suit. By your than was a double. Moreover, de- best suit is meant your longest suit.spite the fact that double dummy! Every hand contains at least one defence, involving the opening suit of four cards or more. This lead of a spade by East, would have 7.30 Closing Local Stock Quats-is the suit in which you should defeated five hearts by two tricks. tions and Hong Kong Exchange take the double out. Market Report.

Tosca" (Puccini)-Strange Harmony.

735 Net Genelia and His Geor gians.

Fox-Trot-

The man from the South. Mama don't allow it.

Woe is me.

Ol' Man Mose.

I'm gonna clap my hands.

The Sheik of Arsby.

Capri Caprice.

Quickstep-

How I doin'?

I am strongly inclinded to think that normal defence would have

course. esulted in a fulfilled contract, ai- that ys assuming, of West did not decide (and with

Holding two saits of four cards or more, you should prefer a major suit if you have one. Even with a four card major and a five card minor you should respond in the some reason!) to sacrifice at six clubs. It would require clairvoy- major suit unless the minor sait

lance on East's part to open spades; is headed by one-half an honour the king and ace of clubs undoub trick or more, and the major suittedly would be opened and then a consists of four low cards. But diamond, instead of a spade shift,

8 pm,Local Time Signal, Wea3 six card minor is preferred to a would be highly persuasive. ther Report and Announcements. four card major.

8.03 Leslie Jeffries ad Es Or-

chestra.

Hope).

Dance of the icicles (Kemedy

For purely strategical bids such With a stopper in the opponents' as West's, neither the Culbertson The Frolicsome Hare (E. Ashworth suft, at least one honour trick in nor any other system can lay down. the hand, and no major suit take-hard and fast rules. All that can i out, one no trump may be bid be done is to point out the proper procedure. Therefore, At times you will find that your general only four card or longer suit is the West's critics were quite wrong. The Balkan Princess--Valse (Paul A. suit which your opponents have in their contention that be overbid

Culbertson syɛ-- Rabens).

bid. In such cases, it becomes ne-according to the

Russell).

Springtime Serenade (Jonny

Heykens).

815--London-This is England." | Talks by representative Englika peccessary for you to take out the tem. I strongly approve his fold- ple: (4) G. C. Drake, Dean's Yerger doable in a three card suit, and ness, as quite necessary to the cir-

lowest cumstances. of Westminster Abbey. Introduced the suit preferred is the

Four

by Anthony Weymouth. (Electrical ranking three card suit în Recording).

hand.

8.30-London-The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall

8.55-Londos New and Annonce-

Unjust Criticism

ments.

9.15 pm-London-The Fourth

"Dear Mr. Culbertson: "In a recent game I sat West, 1937, rates of freight from Hong Cricket Test Match: Australia 7. Kong to Singapore, Penang, Port England. An account of the open-playing with a partner who usual- Swettanham (direct and via ing day's play by Alan Kippax ly is a conservative player; in fact, From Adelaide. (Electrical Record-all four players usually play a Singapore) will be incressed 20%

ing) over current rates.

9.25 London Polkas and Veletas conservative game. In making the five club bid I receive a great desi Schedules showing tariff rates (Recorded).

of criticism from both North and as from the 1st MARCH, 1937,

South, which criticism Ister was are now in course of preparation

joined by that of my own part- and will be issued shortly.

Their criticism W23 that I decidedly overbid my hand;} that under the Culbertson system such a hid never should have been made.

JARDINE, MATHESON

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Freight Conference. Hong Kong, 27th Jan, 1937.

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945A Concert

Soprano Solos

Serenade (Moszkowsky)

The Maidens of Cadiz (Delibes)

Milica Korjus. Violin Selo

La Capricieuse (Elgar), Op. 17'

Bronisław Haberman.

10 p.m.-London-Big Ben A Concert (continued) Bass-Baritone Solos

ner.

"Will you kindly check on the

A Sex Call (Bamon) Life and Death (Coleridge-Taylor) bidding and discuss this hand in

Peter Dawson (one of your articles? : som

Pianoforte Det

Waltz from Suite for Two Pianos

(Arensky)

Vronsky & Babin.

Contralto Solo-

Gentle Zephyrs (Jensen)

Violoncello Solos

Essie Ackland.

Chanson Villageoise (David

Popper) Apres un reve (Gabriel Faure)

Tenor Solos

Pablo Casals.

Water Lilies (Dobrindt-Zander) Only for you-Waltz Song

(Docelle Amberg)

As an eHerbert E. Groh. Cymbalam Sola

Waltz No. 1 in E flat (Durand)

"Thanking you in advance for your kind criticism and help, I

"Yours very truly,

"A P." North, dealer. North-South vulnerable; Eart West not vulnerable; 90 on score:

NORTH

SA Q-9 8

·HKJ-9.7 65

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WEST-

Eele Racz S None

10.30 Music by Light Orchestra. E.Q3:

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Gipsy Love-Overture (Fran Lebar) D.Q J. 10.9.8 7

Vivat Bongarts(Kalmany" -

Tranmerei (Schumann, arr Walter) William Tell-Andante (Pastorale),

(Rossini, arr. Walter).

Sleeping Beauty's Bridal Procession

(Max Ehode)

In a Clock Store (Chas. J. Orth).

O Cara Mia (Brodarki, arr. Pager)

Pucha Digo (Pasenti).

Serenade (Toselli),

11 pmClose Down

ARLENE BANCROFT IN ACROBATIC DANCING

Appearing at the Roof Garden, Hong Kong Hotel, to-morrow nigh is the well known. |betic danceK, -

SHAD

EAST

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DK 6.5 CAK 52

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SOUTH .SK 10 7 6 HA.10 8. D 4.3.2 .C.8.7

The bidding:

North East South

West

1 heart 2 clubs 2 hearts 5 cimbs Double Pass Pass

It is easy-to-understand why |North-should have been so critical of the five club bid. The answer is "defence, mechanism.” His own penalty double having been the wrong bid and haying quite justly It was any“ natural game.

TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question: My partner opened the bidding with one no trup. There were two passes and fourth hand bid two spades. My partner. doubled. Was this a take-out or a penalty double?

Answer: A penalty double.

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