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MUTT AND JEFF

NICE SET

OF CLUBS

YOU BOUGHT,

SIRSIDNEY!

YES, I'VE DECIDED TO TAKÉ UP GOLF TO KEEP MY WEIGHT DOWN!

CRACK! :

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 8, 1939

"MY WORD, TOUGH « COURSE, ISN'T IT?

WHAT DO I

DO NOW?

By BUD FISHER

HERE, TRY

THIS!

Grieg Piano Concerto:

Wilhelm Backhaus

Today's Wireless

6.00 p.m.-GRIEG — Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16. Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano) and The New Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Bar- birolli.

6.28 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota.

tions.

6.30 p.m.-Dance Music and Variety.

Vocal-Twenty-Five Years of Popular Song, 1910-1935....Columbia Vocal Gem Company with Orchestra. Fox-Trot Medley-My Blue Heaven; June

Night: Blue Skies.

Quickstep Medley-Why did I kiss that Girl; You've got to see Mamma ev'ry night; Alabamy bound......Ivor More- ton & Dave Kaye on Two Pianos.

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

9.52 Megacycles

Humorous Sketch Sandy, The Dentist

(Thomson-Powell)

Sandy Powell (Comedian). Waltz-Ferdinand The Bull (from the Alm)

....Jack Hylton & His Orchestra. Vocal-Hill Billy Songs-Medley.

Intro: Open up dem Pearly Gates; Will the Angels Play Their Harps: Casey Jones; Bury Me Not on the

Lone Prairie Hallelujah: I'm a Bum; Bar- nacle Bill; Why Did I Get Married Naw; I Don't Wanna be Rich; Cow-

Winning

CONTRACT

(By The Four Aces)

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

LETTING PARTNER PLAY A HAND

In contracting for a Slam after an opening two or three-notrump bid, the player with the strong hand is always greatly tempted to play the Slam himself instead of letting his partner play it in a suit. However, B. Jay Becker recently conquered this temptation.

North, Dealer

9 8 4

A J 10

7 3

Mr. Becker AAK J

K 2

AK 10 3

♣ A Q J 9

A 7 6 3 2

♡ 8 6 5

W

E

◇ Q J 9 4

S

7 5

◇ 8 6 6 * 42

◆ Q 10 5

the

would be a far better play for Slam in clubs. Hence, Mr. Becker quite properly bid six clubs and let his partner play the hand.

The Slam was a laydown in clubs, since Declarer made three spade tricks, the Ace and King of diamonds, one heart trick, his own five clubs and ruffed one heart in dummy for twelve tricks. At notrump, however, against perfect defence the best that could be made would be eleven tricks.

*

*

*

You were Howard Schenken's part- ner yesterday and held:

AAK J

♡ K X

OAK 10 x

♣ A Q J 9

The bidding:

You Barnstone Schenken. Jacoby

girl's Prayer; Hand Me Down My Walking Cane....Carson Robison & His Pioneers.

Waltz-Ain't Cha Comin' Out? Fox-Trot That Sly Old Gentleman (film

'Eastside of Heaven').....Harry Roy & His Orchestra.

Anti-Arson

Humorous Monologue The

Squad (Tilley)....John Tilley. Fox-Trois-What Goes Up Must Come

Club Down (from 'Cotton

Parade'); Don't Worry 'Bout Me (from 'Cotton Club Parade')...... Harry Roy & His Orchestra. Vocal-Mood Indigo (Ellington)......The

Boswell Sisters with Orchestra. Slow Fox-Trot-What Shall I Say? Waltz-I Paid for the Lie That I Told You ....Victor Silvester & His -Ballroom Orchestra,

7.30 p.m.-LONDON

News.

London Relays: Variety And

Dance Music

Vocal-The Little Toy Train (McLaren- Hulbert); The Birthday of the Little Princess (Gay)......Cicely Courtneldge with Orchestra.

Comedians-The Old Oak Tree (Miller); Put It Down (Miller)........Max Miller with Orchestra.

Sketch The German Commissionaire Scene (from 'Seeing Stars')..........Leslie Henson & Fred Emney; The Riddle Scene (from 'Swing Along')....Leslie Henson, Fred Emney & Richard Hearme. Vocal Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs ---Medley....Chorus & Orchestra direct- ed by Jay Wilbur. Comedians-Sending Out An. S.0.9. For You....Flanagan & Allen with Orch. Vocal-Haven Of Your Heart (from 'Crest of the Waves')....Olive Gilbert (Con- tralto): Rose of England (from 'Crest of the Waves')....Edgar Elmes (Bari- toney with Orchestra and Male Chorus. 9.05 p.m.STUDIO — Comments on

Recent Events.

9.15 p.m.-LONDON RELAY News

Summary.

RELAY -The 9.30 p.m.-LONDON RELAY—“World

Affairs".

8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements.

8.03 p.m.-VARIETY with Leslie Hen- Bon; Beatrice Lillie; Flanagan and Allen; Norman Long; Cicely Court- neidge and Others.

Comedy Sketch-A Few Drinks (from 'Funny Face')....Leslie Henson & Syd. ney Howard,

Comedienne Baby Didn't Know (Gideon): A Baby's Best Friend (Rogers & Hart) ....Beatrice Lillie with Piano. Comedians Life Begins Again (Fiana- gan); Where The Arches Used To Be (Flanagan-Nicholl)....Flanagan & Allen

with Orchestra.

Entertainer-Seven Veils (Henderson & Others); Dear Old Fashioned Thing (Harrington & Hobson)....Norman Long with Piano.

RECREIO CRICKET

TEAMS

The following will represent Recreio to- morrow:----

Firsts v. Club (Away);—A. M. Rodrigues (Capt.). E. L. Gosano. W. A. Reed, H. L. Ozorio, L. G. Gogano, E. M. L. Soares, A. P. Pereira, J. M. Gosaño, N. Beltrao, G. N. Gosano and A. N. Other.

Seconds v. University (Home):-H. M. Xavier (Capt.). A. E. Noronha, H. A. Bar- ros, J. E. Noronha, A. V. Gosano, A. J. M. Prato, M., Remedios, J. Soares, M. Mendon- ca. P. Yvanovich and A. N. Other.

9.45 p.m.-Dennis Noble (Baritone) and Jack Hylton and His Orchestra. The Devout Lover (Pollock & White)....

Dennis Noble (Baritone) with Plano, "Nell Gwyn Dances" (Erward German)

....Jack Hylton & His Orchestra.

10.00 p.m.-STUDIO~"The Beauty of England"-2: The Second of a Series of talks by The Very Rev. The Dean of Hong Kong.

10.25 p.m.-Orchestral Interlude.

Waltz from "The Sleeping Beauty" (Tchai- kovsky)....Marek Weber & His Orch. 10.30 p.m.-LONDON RELAY — “The Footsteps that Ran". Detective Story by Dorothy Sayers. The Lord Peter Wimsey series.

"In

11.00 p.m. — LONDON RELAY

England Now". 11.15 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN.

—

K.C.C. INTRA-CLUB GAME CANCELLED

It is notified that the intra-club: cricket fixture arranged to be played at Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday has been cancelled.

In its stead the K.C.C. 2nd XI will play Royal Air Force.

Following will represent K.C.C.- W. Mulcahy (Capt.), R. Baldwin, S. A Gray, G. A. Gbodban, R. A. J. Simpson, C. Walker, F. J. Lay, C. F. Green, J. Mills,- E. Curtis and G. A. V. Hall.

♡ Q 9. 4

◊ 7 2

K 10 8 6 3

The bidding:

North East

3NT

Разя

40

Pass

4NT

6

Pass

Pass

South West

Pass PA88 Pass

3NT Pàss

40 Pasa (7)

4 4NT

Pass

Pass

ANSWER: Your correct bid is six clubs. The analysis of this question appears above in to-day's hand. With four of your partner's suit, it is near-

Mr. Becker reasoned first that his ly always best to let him play the partner's four-notrump bid clearly hand.

denied the Ace of Score 100% for six clubs, 80% for hearts and showed a six notrump.

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HIGH CARD LOLLIES OF THE

hand with a five-card

POUR ACES SYSTEM

ALE

KING QUFEN 1

- QUESTION NO. 278

club sult to the King You are the dealer and hold:

and two of the three

missing Queens. If these side Queens" were in spades ant diamonds, he could al- most surely bount twelve tricks at no- trump; but if one of the Queens hap- pened to be in hearts, apparéntly there

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