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MUTT AND JEFF

HELLO,MUTT: GEE, IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK

HOME AGAIN! SHAKE!

[OH,HELLO,JEFF!

FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE: --MY.CAT

LOOKS STARVED!

VERY

WEAK

MEOW!

HE LOOKS

OKAY

TO ME!

MUTT, I LEFT YOU MONEY TO BUY HIM A POUND OF LIVER EVERY DAY WHILE I-WAS AWAY) 'I'LL BET YOU NEVER

FED HIM ONCE!

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 6, 1940

"BUT-1 DID!"

I PED HIM A -POUND OF LIVER ONLY AN HOUR AGO!!

By BUD FISHER

ONE POUND!

WELL, THERE'S YOUR

POUND OF LIVER

BUT WHERE'S

THE CAT?

SCALE

New Variety & Dance Music

Programmes

12.15 p.m.

Today's Wireless

Short Service of Inter-

cession.

12.30 p.m.

1.00 p.m.-Local

KULLMAN

CHARLES

Time

Signal

and

(Tenor) and The London Palladium Orchestra,

Weather Report. 1.03 p.m.--GERALD and His Accor- doon-Band with Male Chorus In Sea Shanties.

Intro: What Shall We Do With The Drun

ken Sallor; Shenandoah; Blow the 'Man Down: Bound for the

Rio Grande;

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

9.52 Megacycles

Whisky Johnny: Fire Down below; Hul- labaloo-Balay: Billy Boy.

1.13 p.m.-The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra. 'Round and Fox-Trof-The Music Goes

Around; Novelty Fox-Trot-The Broken Record: Waltz--Give Me Your Hand; Tango-Marilcu: Quicksteps-Many Hap- py Returns of the Day (film 'Music Hath Charms'); I'm Feeling Happy (flm

Winning

CONTRACT

(By The Four Aces)

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

£1

FOILING AN END-PLAY

When we first started to play Bridge | had to discard three spades, thereby many years ago, we always listened blanking his King. The Ace of dia- with awe when some unusuallymonds was then played, and when learned person spoke of end-plays. East showed out, South decided that Nowadays when a Declarer fails to West must have the high diamond execute possible end-play, he is and two spades. Declarer therefore considered to have "thrown" the played dummy's remaining diamond, hand. However, to thwart an. end- confidently expecting that West would play is still considered quite a feat, then have to lead into his Ace-Queen of spades. Now West gleefully cash- and we therefore accord due credit to

ed West for his defence in to-day's hand. his concealed heart to set the

contract,

North, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable

€904

4

8 € 53 OAK 10 9

♣ A J 10 2

K 10 9 3

A J & 5

9 2

5 4

W

♡ 10 7 4 O J 2

98763

AQ 7 6 2

♡ AK 0853

The bidding:

K 94

North East

South

10

Pass 14 24

PREK l'ass -Pana:

3NT

West Pass Pass

*

Yesterday you were Jacoby's partner and held:

3

J3

AK 5 48

Ó 10 7

A 9

- Pass

•

Του 10. tk;

The bidding: Jacoby 14.

Schenken Pass

Oswald

14

ANSWER: This hand presents one of the most ́difficult" "problems w have ever seen. Your correct bid T three clubs. This.will.ericourage your partner to bid three-notrump" if he has a spade stopper..

Score 100% for three clubs, 80% West opened a low heart. East for three hearts (the second-best bid); played the ten and South the King, 40% for two hearts (an underbid). Declarer next finessed for the club

“QUESTION NO. 301′′ Queen. East won and

To-day you are Merwin Maier's, returned a heart. Next partner and hold: South Teda diatisond and finessed dummy's

HIGH GARD VALUES -

ACE KING QUEENI

nine, Bast winning

with the Jack. East now played his

rts heart and.

ise-carded by he Queen for

The bidding:

Bebanken

Pass Pass Pass

'Music Hath Charms'),

1.30 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce. ments. Otto Dobrindt and His Plano Sym. phonists with Bing Crosby (Vocal) Slow Fox-Trot-Dance of the Gadfly: Fox- Trot Intermezzo-Quivering Quavers..... Otto Dobrindt & His Plano Symphonisis. Pennies from Heaven (from the film); Let's Call a Heart Heart (film 'Pennies

"Scrapbook Of 1900'

And

"Money For Nothing"

The Penguina.....Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra.

"Quick

8.15 p.m. London Relay

Change". Rapid Variety with Art- ists from the Norih. 8.48. p.m.-B.B.C. Recording "Money

for Nothing". A Sketch. 9.00 p.m.-Interlude.

Slow Fox-Trot-The moon remembered but you forgot; Tango-Summer evening in Santa Cruz...........Maxwell Stewart's Ball- room Melody.

9.05 p.m.-Studio-Comments on Re-

cent Events.

from Heaven)....Bing Crosby (Vocal) 9.15 p.m.-London Relay--News Sum-

with Orchestra.

Fax-Trot Intermezzos-Bunny Days; Cho- rus of the Clocks... Otto Dobrindt & His Plano Symphonists. Dear Old Giri (Buck, Morse); Just One Word Of Consolation (Williams, Lemon- the ler).....Bing Crosby (Vocal) and Three Cheers with Plano accomp. Straussiana! (arr. Erich: Borschel)....Otto

Dobrindt & His Piano Symphonists.

2.15 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN. 6.00 p.m.-Debussy-Nocturnes.

Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire conducted by Piero Cop- pola.

the

6.25 p.m.-Walter Gieseking at

Piano. Ondine" ("Gaspard de la Nult-No. I

Ravel): Scarbo. ("Gaspard De La Nuit" -No. 3-Ravel).

6.40 p.m-Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

6.42 p.m.-Latest Dance Music.:

Fox-Trois-Stairway To The Stars; Sunrise

Serenade....Jack Hylton & His Orch. Quickstepa-Wish Me Luck (film 'Shipyard Sally'); Mỹ"Prayeray..Jack"Hylton"& His Orchestra.

mary.

9.20 p.m.-Local Sport Results. 9.23 p.m.-B.B.C. Recording ""Scrap- book for 1900". Presented by Leslie Baily and Charles Brewer. 10.23 p.m.-New Variety.

Plano-Lambeth Walk (alter Chopin, Liszt -arr. Rayston); Lambeth Walk (after Verdi, Beethoven, Mozart-arr. Rayston) ....Frank Raystón.

Hawaiian Musio-Lel E Hula (Noble); Mike Song of the Islands (King) Hapapi and the Tima Islanders. Vocal-I'm Happy About The Whole Thing (film 'Naughty but Rice'); Corn Pickin' (Mm Naughty but Nice')...........Maxine Sullivan with Orchestra. Comedian-Knitting (Taylor); The Worm (Woodward &: Askey)...........Arthur Askey with Orchestra.

Plano-Railroad Rhythm (Billy Mayeri); The Harp Of The Winds (Billy Mayerl) ....Etfly Mayerl,

Gipay Band-The Magic of the Hungarian Puszta: Hungarian Gipay Party (Csardas `Selection)....The Hungarian Gipsy Band. 1:00 p.m.-Löndön Relay="London

Fox-Trots-I Never Knew Heaven Could

Speak (film 'Rose of Washingtip); | TT/B*p-m/More of the Latest Dance There's Something Wrong With . -Missio, Weather... Jack Harris & His Orch.". Waltz There's Danger In The Waltz (from "The Little Dog Laughed'); Quickstep- My Man (film 'Rose of Washington')........... Geraldo & His Orchestra. Fox-Trot-On The Outside Looking In (Alm The little dog Laughed'); Quickstep- F.DR. Jones (from The little dog Laughed")....Geraldo & His Orchestra. Fox-Trots-The Big Dipper; Dipsy Doodle

Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra. Waltz-Love In Your Eyes: Tango–Thiế}

Fox-Trots-I'll Always Be In Love With “You: - Make Balieve....Benny Goodman

Mia Orchestra. Rumbas Antillana; International Rumba

....Lecuona Cuban Boyu. Fox-Truts It Had To Be You; I Can't Be lieve That You're In Love With Me.... Artie Shaw & His Orchestra. Waltz-I 'Paid For The Lie That I Told You: Slow Fox-Trot-What Shall I Say? ........Victor Silvester`& His Ballroom Orch. AGötről-True Love” Rumba Fox-Trot-

*IF*Món - Havana Casino.

Is The Klas Of Romance..........Eugene Fişijā☎The Peanut Vender...........Don Axplasu & & His Tango Orchestra."-- Fax-Trḍt-Villa,.........Artie Shaw & His Orch. 7.80p.m.-—London Relay—The News. 8.00 p.m.Local Timé Signal, Weather

Report and Announcementa. 8.08 p.m.Dance Muslo.

Fox-Trot-Gypay Tears; 8/4 Quickstep-

Cuban Lady....Mantovani & His Orch. Fox-Trots-Davenport Blues: Peckin' With

Quickstep-Sing A Song Of Bunbeams (film 'Eastside of Heaven'); Slow Fox-Tep Bumi Heaven Can Wait....Victor Silvestëř. 'J His Ballroom Orchestra, · Komba Fox-Trols ---- Mama Ines; Lady, Play Your Mandolin........Havana `Novelty Orchestra.

12.00 midnight-CLOSE DOWN,

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