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MUTT AND JEFF

I'M BROKE BUT

I GOTTA ÉAT AND JEFF'S A SUCKER

IF THERE EVER

WAS ONE!

IT'S VERY SIMPLE! WHEN THE WAITER BRINGS THE BILL WE'LL ARGUE AS TO WHO WILL PAY IT! YOU INSIST YOU'LL PAY IT AND I'LL INSIST I'LL PAY IT, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ARGUE UNTIL THEY ASK US TO SETTLE IT OUTSIDE!

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER: 14, 1939

By BUD FISHER

WELL, THAT WAS A FINE MEAL!

THE BILLI SIR!!

NIX, JEFF! LET ME {THE BILL! | HAVE THE

NO, MUTT!

- BUT I

THIS DINNER

IS ON ME!

INSIST!

YES, I'LL

BILL!

TAKE IT!

NO, NO! I INSIST!

WITH ALL MY MONEY? HO! I COULDN'T THINK OF IT!

WELL, IF YOU INSIST, MUTT, YOU IN&IST!

Studio Saxophone

Recital

By Palapo

Today's Wireless

6.00 p.m.--An Hour of Popular Classics

compered from the Studio.

7.00 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

7.02 p.m.-The

Tomb Scene from

Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet". Sung by Georges Thill (Tenor) and Mlle. Feraldy (Soprano) with Orchestral accompaniment.

7.18-p.m.-Two Violin Solos by George

Boulanger.

African Serenade (Boulanger). American Vision (Boulanger).

8.25 p.m.-Tchaikowsky-Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23. Egon Petri (Piano) and the London Phil- harmonic Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr.

8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-Studio-Saxophone Recital

by Palapo.

ken.

W

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

9.52 megacycles)

1. My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice

(Saint-Saens).

La

2. Caprice Gavotte (Gillet). 3. Cavatina from

(Donizetti).

4. The Duchess Valse

("Duke" Rehl).

Favourita

Caprice

5. Blue Bells of Scotland (Paul de

Ville).

Symphony Conducted

8.25 p.m.-Grieg-Peer Gynt-Incld-

ental Music. Vienna Orchestra with Chorus. by Paul Kerby.

8.38 p.m.-Stuart Robertson (Baritone) and the New Mayfair Orchestra.

Show') (Baritone) Chorus.

Stuart Robertson with Orchestra and

Intro: I've got Hits of the Moment.

you under my skin; Goodnight. May I have the next my love; romance with you; Boo-Hoo; Pen- nies from Heaven; When my dream boat comes home....New Mayfair Orchestra.

Espana (Waldteufel) ....New May.

fair Novelty Orchestra.

Dolores (film 'Millions'); That Song BADMINTON

In My Heart (film "The Gang

Finning

CONTRACT

(By The Four Aces)

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

A SUCCESSFUL PRE-EMPTIVE BID

One of the great advantages of the

However, as frequently happens in opening

sort, the trumps pre-emptive three-bid is situations of this that it frequently excites the oppon-

were bunched in East's hand. There West ents and causes them to bid too

to the play. was very little

De- the deuce of spades. without this opened much. In particular, opening three-bid, we do not believe clarer cashed dummy's Ace-King of North and South would have gotten spades, trumped a spade to get back all the way to game.

to his own hand, and led a heart. When West showed out, he was eventually forced to lose two hearts and three diamonds, and was down two tricks.

East, Dealer North-South vulnerablə

AK 9

♡ K Q.8 8.8

AQJB W E

* *** **

you were

Yesterday Jacoby's partner and held:

x x x

♡ A Q X X X

◊ xxx

◊ 10 5 4

♣

A &

J 10 4 2

8 7.

8.7 5 J. 7 5

QJ 9 4

7 5 8

4 x x

6 #

♡ 10 8 # 3

◊ K 8.8

The bidding: Bebenken Jacoby

2

♣ K-10 6 8

The bidding:

ANSWER:

East

South

West

F'&98

PROS

30

Pasa

Dbl.

Pass

Pass Pass

Oswald

Του

"Cards On The

Table"

London Relay

Little Brown Jug; The Three Crows (Eastburn); The Mermaid; Polly Wolly Doodle (arr. W.H.M.).. Stuart Robertson (Baritone) with Piano and Chorus.

"Love, Life and Laughter"-Selec- tion....New Mayfair Orchestra. 9.05 p.m.-Studio-Comments on Re-

cant Events, 9.15 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay "Cards on

the Table."

9.45 p.m.-London Relay "Ministry of Fun". A Variety Programme.

Dance 10.15 p.m.-A Programme of

Music. 11.00 p.m.-Close down.

K.C.C. PLAY FIRST MATCH AGAINST RECREIO

(By "ADREM "')

IN THE FIRST known organised badminton match of the season played last night, a Recreio team composed of various players from their “A” and “B” Division teams, beat Kowloon Cricket Club by 7 games to 2.

Th visitors displayed far greater knowledge of the game and there was never any doubt as to their ultimate victory but K.C.C. did well to win two games.

when P.

A. Kevan, who partnered that experien-, At the moment a blue screen covers the ced player, A. L. Fisher, played a useful greater part of the wall at the dressing- game, making good use of the drive and room end of the hall but there is as yet the smash. Fisher also brought off some nothing on the wall at the bar end. nice shots and this pair, with more prac- There was a fair crowd present, indicat- tice together, should do well in the League. 1g the keenness in the game that its revival

A. E. P. Guest, formerly of St. Andrew's, at K.C.C. has engendered, and made a return to the game. His type of Wynter-Blyth and other such players arc canny able to turn out, K.C.C. should not lose all play closely resembles his tennis,

and coolness under all cir- their matches when the League starts. placements

T. A. Madar and A. E. P. Quest (K.C.C.). cumstances being the chief features.

A. Zimmern and R. T. Broadbridge are lost to R. Marques and M. A. newcomers to badminton and have

its finer. points. They knowledge of both young and adaptable, however, should improve rapidly.

little

Oliveira

8--21

arc

and

beat C.-C. Pereira and A. E. No-

ronha lost to N. A. Beltrao and P. A.

Yvanovich

24-21

7--21

A. Kovan and A. L. Fisher (K.C.C.). lost to Marques and Oliveira .. beat Pereira and Noronha

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21- 9

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and

A. Zimmern

THE RECREIO. TEAM There were only two players in the Re- crelo team whom I had not seen in action hitherto. They were P. A. Yvanovich and R. Marques. Both played well, Yvanovich lost to Beltrno and Yvanovich being particularly promising.

R. T. Broadbridge

Older hands such as Marcus Oliveira, (K.G.C.). C. C. Parefra and Nick Beltrao appeared to lost to Marques and Oliveira ...... 8-21 be out of practice and probably found con- lost to Pereira and Noronha ........ ditions - rather strange.

lost to Beitrao and Yvanovich

North

Dbl. 40 Pasa

North felt that he would be an awful coward if he allowed himself

INI

to be shutout, by his opponent's: annoying three -: diamond ~-bidi Hence he doubled — -a, bid" used by most. players as 'a · request to partner to take out, preferably in a major suit. When South, dutifully res- panded with three hearts, North reasoned "My partner needs very little to make a game, and. I'd be a coward not-to" risk it!""

Maler Pas

(7) Your correct bid is to

pass. Your partner's clubs are un- doubtedly as strong as your hearts, and since he has not doubled, there ere no game possibilities.

Score: 100% for pass, 40% for two hearts, 0 for any other bid.

QUESTION NO. 257

You are: Merwin Maler's partner and hold:.

KQJ 10 XX

♡ À 10 X ́I

The bidding

Maler Schenken Pass 10.

Pass What do you bid? tomorrow,}:

You:

(7)

(Answer ...

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