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MUTT AND JEFF

YOU'RE ABOUT THẾ

DUMBEST GUY I EVER'

DID MEET! YOU'RE

DUMBER THAN

DUMBI

MUTT,

YOU'RE

VERY INSULTING!

I ASKED YOU A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION! WHICH IG FARTHER AWAY, THE NORTH POLE OR THE MOON? AND YOU GO BEATING AROUND THE BUSH BECAUSE YOU

DON'T KHOW!

OF COURSE,

I KNOW!

ANYBODY KNOWS THAT!

| ALL RIGHT, SMART GUY,

WHICH IS FARTHER AWAY FROM HERE, THE MOON

OR THE NORTH POLE?

THE NORTH POLE, OF COURSE!

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 23, 1939.

By BUD FISHER

WHAT MAKES

YOU THINK

So?

WELL, YOU CAN SEE THE `MOON ---·

DAN'T YOU?

"The Vicar's Garden Party" a

B.B.C. Recording

Today's Wireless

12.16 p.m.-A Short Service of Inter-

cession.

12.30 p.m.-Hawallan 8elections.

1 p.m.--Local Time Signal and Wes-

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Eddie Carroll & His Music. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,

ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M.

9.52 megacycles)

Weather Forecast and Announca-2 p.m.-Some old Dance Favourites.

ments.

1.45 p.m.-B,B.C.

Recording "The Vicar's Garden Party". A Sketch.

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

6 p.m.-Light Orchestral Programme

with Richard Crooks (Tenor).

Winning

CONTRACT

(By the Four Aces)

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. M aier, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schen- World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence. .

ken

South, Deslor North-South vulnerable North-South 40 on score

8 7 6 4

0904

A 8 2

♡ 9 3

◊ A 85

4 0 7 5 4

4

W

TOO MUCH BIDDING

4 9 5

♡ 8:6 4

◊ 10-9 70

3 2

◆ K J

K J 10 2

A KJ 10 %

w

Q 10 € 2

The bidding:

South West

1V

Dbl.

North

Pass

2♡

80

Pass

8♡

Dbl.

Pass

Blast 20 Pass Pase

Pass

HIRM GARS VILLASTS OF THE FOUSACKS SVSTEN

KING

West opened the King of diamonds. Declarer won with dummy's Ace and discarded a low club. He now led a spade. East played the nine and Declarer the Jack. West won with the Queen, cashed his Ace of spades and led a low spade, which East

trumped.. East next played the King of clubs and continued with the Jack, West won with the Ace and played a small club. Once more East ruffed, and now, since West still had a trump trick, Declarer was down three tricks for a net loss of 700 points.

QUEEN JACK

EVERJAR Y **ş

South complained of his tough luck, but we feel it wasn't tough luck so much as bad bidding. South had a Very found opening bid, and when his opponents bid diamonds, the suft in which he was vold, we don't blame him for rebidding. But instead of con- tauing on forever in hearts, in which after all he only held five cards, his first rebid should have taken the form of a taksent double.

If West had now bid three diamonds, North would have passed and South would also have passed. On the other hand, if West passed, North would have to bid two spades. Then if diamonds were bid again, South might have raised his partner to three spades. True, this contract could be doubled and set two tricks. On the other hand, we have a feeling that West would not have doubled it, but instead would have gone on to four diamonds, which incidentally he would have made. But, after all, part score is not worth 700 joints.

*

驱

*

Yesterday, with neither side vulner- able, you were Oswald Jacoby's part- ner and held:

A 8

Maler

A A Q J 10 0 a The bidding: Schenken You 19 (7) ANSWER: Your correct bid is three clubs. A double will be for takeout; a notrump overcall will show balanced type of hand, while a pass is unlikely to trap the opponents since your clubs are too strong.

a

Score 100% for three clubs, 60% for pass (you can probably afford to bid clubs later), 0 for any other bid.

QUESTION NO. 213

Merwin Maler is your partner. You are the dealer and hold:

AJ 10 8 X K

♡ X.

◊ ADII AAKS

The bidding:

Kam

Burattons.

14

Рабб

Maler

· Dbl. Redbl. Para 34

fchankas TA

Pash

(7)

What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow.).

(Released By The Bell Syndicate,

Dancing Down The Ages (Introduc- ing 33 Dances from Early Grecian Days to Date-arr. Finck)....Her- man Finck and His Orchestra.

I Bring A Love Song (film 'Viennese Nights')....Richard Crooks (Ten- or) assisted by Edna Kellogg, You Will Remember Vienna (film

"Viennese Nights')

Richard Crooks (Tenor) with Orchestra. With The Classics (arr. Sidney Crook). Intro: Polonaise (Chopin); Moments Musicals (Schubert); Rosamunde Ballet (Schubert); Nocture (Chopin); March (Tchai- flowers kowsky); Waltz of the (Tchaikovsky); William Tell Overture (Rossini); Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky); Minute Waltz (Chopin); Hun- garian Rhapsody (Liszt)......AI- fredo Campoli and His Concert- Orchestra.

One Alone ("The Desert Song'

.:. Richard Crooks Romberg) (Tenor) with Orchestra. Fantasia On Norwegian Folk Songs

(arr. Haland)

Norwegian Light Symphony Orchestra.

Poem "The 6.35 p.m. Symphony

The Oceanides," Op. 73 (8lbelius).

B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Adrian Boult. 6:45 p.m.-London Relay-News Sup-

plement.

Verdi's "Rigoletto" Acts 6.65 p.m. -

II and III. Characters and Soloists in order of appearance: The Duke of Mantua....Dino Borgiolo (Ten- or); Rigoletto, his jester....Riccar- do

Stracciari (Baritone); Count Monterone....Duilio Daronti (Barl-. tone): Gilda, daughter of Rigoletto ..Mercedes Capsir (Soprano); Sparafuclle, a bravo....Ernesto Do- minici (Bass); Maddalena, sister of Sparafucile....Anna Massetti Bassi (Contralto); and Chorus of La Scala, Milan: with The Milan Symphony Orchestra.

B p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-An English Variety Pro-

gramme with Cecily Courtn⚫idge and Jack Hulbert, Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence, Arthur Askav. George Formby and Harry Roy and His Orchestra.

"Rigoletto" And English Variety

Quickstep-Maple Leaf Rag...Harry

Roy and His Orchestra. Vocal-If You Want To Dance (from Under Your Hat')....Jack Hul- bert and The Rhythm Brothers with Orchestra. Vocal-Together Again (from 'Un- der Your Hat').....Cicely Court- peidge and

Jack Hulbert with Orchestra. Fox-Trots-Man

Of My Dreams (film 'Everything in Rhythm'); Life Is Empty Without Love (film Everything in Rhythm')....Har- ry Rov and His Orchestra. Vocal-The Physician (from "Nymph Errant')..... Gertrude Lawrence with Orchestra. Vocal-We Were Dancing ("To- night at 8.30 —Noel Coward); Parisian Pierrot (Noel Coward).... 'Noel Coward with Orchestra. Orch.-Beer Barrel Polka; Goosey Goosey.... Harry Roy and His Orchestra. Comedian I Pulled Myself To- <gether! (Askey). JorArthur Askey

with Piano. Vocal-Keep It Under Your Hat (film 'Under Your Hat').... Cicely Courtneidge, Jack Hulbert and The Rhythm Brothers with Orch. Vocal-The Empire Depends On You (from Under Your Hat')....Cicely Courtneidge with Orchestra. Waliz-A Gift From Heaven

Harry Roy and His Orchestra. Comedian-Chirrup (Blain)................Ar-

thur Askey with Piano. Scene From "Family Album" (from "To-night at 8.30"-Coward); Here's a Toast; -The Musical Box

Gertrude Lawrence. Noel Co- ward and Company with Orch. Comedian-George Formby Medley. Intro: Sitting on the Ice: Do de oh Doh; Chinese Laundry-Blues: Ma- dame Moscovitch; My Ukulele; Fanlight Fanny.... George Formby with His Tulele and Orchestra. Six-Eight Medley--Intro: Valencia; Ca C'est Paris: Picador....Harry Roy and His Orchestra. Vocal-Our Greatest Successes. In- tro: Sweep; All for a shilling a day: Rut not to-day; Gentlemen, Courtneldge the King.....Cicely and Jack Hulbert with Orchestra. 9.10 p.m.-Atudlo - Comments on Re-

tent Events.

9.15 p.m.-London Relav-The News. 9.30 p.m.-Local Snorts Results, 9.32 n.m.--Dance Music and Variety. 12 midnight-Close down.

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