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MUTT AND JEFF

MUTT, WILL YOU DO ME A FAVOR? GET THAT APPLE FOR ME!

HM - SURE, I'LL GET IT-

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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 23, 1939

By BUD FISHER

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THANKS,

PAL!

London Relay of Talks by Dr. Benes

and H. G. Wells

Today's Wireless

6.45 p.m.-Studio-Children's Hour. 6.45 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota.

tions.

6.47 p.m.-Hawailan Selections.

The

Fox-Trot-Serenade In The Night;

Slippery Fingers (Smeck).. Kealoa Hawaiian Players. Palikiko Blues (Traditional); Pau

Carnation (Traditional)..... Tahiti Beachcombers (Vocal),

7.00 p.m.-Dance Music.

The

Fox-Trot-Don't Let That Moon Get

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

9.52 Megacycles

'Going Places'); Mutiny In The Nursery (film 'Going Places') . . . . Paul Whiteman & His Swing Wing.

Tangos-Punto Arenas; San Fernan- do..... Heinz Huppertz & His Orch.

Away; Comedy Waltz-I Ups To7.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News. Her And She Ups To Me..... Billy 8.00 p.m. Local Time Signal, Weather Fox-Trots-I

In Miss You The Report and Announcements. Morning; Lonely.....Billy Thor-8.03 p.m.--Chausson-Poeme, Op. 25. burn & His Music.

Waltzes-Mountain Life; Oh, Isabel-

la....Tessin Band.

Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and Or- chestre Symphonique de Paris con- ducted by Georges Enesco.

Fox-Trots-Jeepers Creepers (Alm 8.20 p.m.-Studio-Concert by Helen

Winning

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.

ken..

A THREE-SUIT SQUEEZE

Here is a hand which H. S. Nathan of Buffalo, New York, made by means of a squeeze when the bidding indi- cated that simple finesse play would be unsuccessful:

South. Dealer

3 2

♡ K 9 7 3 2 ◊ Q 2

8 7 6

A 10 9 6

A Q 9 6 4 QJ 10 5

♡ 8 6 4

◊ 8

Q J 7

W

S AKJ 10 ♡ A

◊ 10 9 6 6 642

OAK J7 48

K 88

Mr. Nathmus

The bidding:

Mr.

be

Lockhart (Contralto) with E. O'Nell Shaw at the Plano.

1. (a) Se Tu M'Ami (Pergolesi); (b) The Sandman (Brahms)...Helen Lockhart (Contralto).

2. (a) Remembrance (Keel); (b) 0, Men from the fields (Hughes) .Helen Lockhart (Contralto).

3. (a) Rosemary; (b) Valse Capric- ceuse (Frank Bridge from "Three Sketches for iPano")..... E. O'Neil Shaw (Piano).

4. (a) The Blind Ploughman (Con- ingsby-Clarke); (b) O, Peaceful England (Edward German); (c) There's a Land (Allitsen)..... Helen Lockhart (Contralto). 8.45 p.m.-Studio-“Education in Hong.

Kong". A Retrospect-2. 9.05 p.m.-Concert Waltzes.

Gipsy Princess-Waltz (Kalman)....

Alfredo & His Orchestra.

Danube Waves (Ivanovici); On The

Shore ......

International Dance Orchestra.

9.15 p.m.-London' Relay-News Sum-

H.K. LADIES' TEAM FOR SATURDAY

The last trump lead "fixed" West com- pletely. If he discarded a heart, all three of dummy's hearts would

Hong Kong Ladies, who are without good; likewise, if he let go of a club,

club their two backs, Miss Eve Gray, who win four Nathan, would

Weller, fricks. Thus West despairingly threw is unavailable, and Miss J. the spade Queen, ' Now Mr. Nathan

who is in Shanghai, have selected the simply conceded one spade trick, and following team to meet "Y" Ladies, dummy's heart King provided a dis- champions, in the Caer Clark Cup ser- card for the losing club. Poor Westies on Saturday: Mrs. Lunson; Miss had been squeezed in three suits.

* *

*

Saturday you were David

Bruce Burnstone's partner. Both sides were vulnerable and you held:

A B D

A 7 3

0 8 6 4 8

A 8 8

South

West

10

14

80

P&BB

North 2♡ 4

Fast

The bidding:

Pass Pass

Jacoby You Maler Barnstone

Pass (?)

6.0

Pass Dbl.

50

Pan

*Pass Рася

Pass

SO is more

ANSWER: Your correct bid is to The Queen of hearts was opened pass. While you have three nice and Mr. Nathan won with the Ace. Aces, your playing strength is

first glance the slight that an opening bid hand appeared hope-likely to result in a loss than a gain. less if West held both Score 100% for pass, 60% for one the AL and Queen of club or one diamond. spade as the bidding

At

DISH BARD VALLJES

WHAT

obviously

indicated.

To-day

you are

QUESTION NO. 265

Oswald

Jacoby's

However, Mr. Nathan partner and hold:

saw that if West held

the Queen, Jack and ten of hearts and the Queen-Jack of clubs, squeeze would be successful, Deciding to attempt this play, he promptly ran off six diamonds. After five diamond leads West retained the Ace-Queen of spades, the Jack-ten of hearts and the Queen-Jack-seven of clubs, while dummy held the King- nine-seven of hearts and four clubs. Inc.)

KQ97 Q42 09:7-8

10:35

You

(7)

Schenken

(Answer

The bidding:

·Jacoby・・ Maler 1. Pass-

What do you bid.? tomorrow;):

(Released by The Bell Syndicate,

mary.

Studio Concert By Helen Lockhart

9.36 p.m. -

Foyle's London Relay Literary Luncheon Speeches by Dr. Benes & Mr. H. G. Wells on "The Future of Europe".

10.30 p.m.-A Military Band Concert with Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone), Belphegor March (Brepṣant); Wei- lington-March (Zehle)....Massed Military Bands.

Wandering The King's Highway (Leslie. Coward); The 'Prentice Lads O' Cheap (Baron & McCall) ...Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) with Orchestra and Male Chorus. Hobomoko Intermezzo (Reeves); Wedding Of The Rose (Jessel)... The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards cond. by Lieut. R. G. Evans. Outward Bound ('Songs of the Sea'

Stanford); Drake's Drum ('Songs of the Sea'-Stanford).... Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) with Orchestra.

Youth and Vigour (Lautenschlager) .The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards cond. by Lieut. R. G. Evans.

11.00 p.m.-London Relay

ground to the News". 11.16 p.m-Close down.

YACHTING

"Back-

RESULTS

won

Jean (Col. G. C. Gowlland) the "A" Class sweepstake yachting race yesterday. Isobel (Capt. G. E. Neve) was second and Eve (Major G. Alley) third. Colleen (Rev. E. D. A. Staun- ton) won the Mixed Classes event, Widgeon (Mr. W. A. Ingram) being second, and Ailsa, the only other en- trant, failing to finish.

H.K.C.C.

2ND

XI

The following *will represent Sleap and Miss Stratton; Miss Gordon- Smith, Miss Swann and Miss Green: H.K.C.C. 2nd XI vs. I.R.C. at Sookun- Miss Marr, Miss M. Smalley, Mrs. poo on Saturday next: A. K. Macken- Skinner, Mrs. Dalziel and Miss Purves. zie (Capt.), H. J. Armstrong, C. W. E. Bishop, R. S. W. Paterson, J. E. Pot- Newcomers are Miss Stratton, Misster, D.. O. Parsons, D. S. Robb, T. M. Marr, who is very fast and who has a Suiter, S. J. Cooke, R. M. M. King and powerful and accurate centre, and Mrs. Skinner, who possesses excellent stickwork. Miss Sleap and Miss Gor- don-Smith helped H.K. Ladies' juniors several times last season, while Miss Mrs. Littlejohn is a player who is Green played full-back for the second 'going to be greatly missed this season,

A. T. Dow.

eleven once or twice.

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