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-MUTT AND JEFF

OK,YES IN AFRICA WE HUNTED, ELEPRANTS, TIBERS AND LIONS

BUT MOST OF ALL I ENJOY HUNTING SUCH GAME AS BROUSE”,

AND PHEASANT IN ENGLÁND!

WHAT'S YOUR

FAVORITE GAME, JEFF?

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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 20, 19

By BUD FISHER

I HAVE

THE CHIPS!

Speech by Lord Halifax Relayed

From London

Today's Wireless

12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Intercession. 12.30 p.m.-GEORGE SCOTT WOOD (Accor.

deon) and His Six Swingers,

1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Weather

Report.

1.03 p.m.-SOME WELSH SONGS.

1.15

p.m.- NEW LIGHT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather,

Forecast and Announcements.

1.45 p.m.-DANCE MUSIC & VARIETY.

Slow Fox-Trot-We'll Meet Again; Quick-

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

9.52 Megacycles

step-Yours for a Song...........Victor Silves- ter & His Ballroom Orchestra. Vocal-Moon Love (Kostelanetz & Others); Au Revoir But Not Goodbye (Gilbert) ....At Bowlly with Orchestra cond. by Ronnie Munro.

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.

BAD DOUBLES HELP

DECLARER

It is a pretty fair gamble of double | also cashed his Queen, and once more an opposing three-notrump contract East had to make a discard. This time when holding a sult that can be esta- he threw a heart. Now South-played blished in one lead, plus an Ace as his last heart and East cashed three a re-entry, However, when the de- heart tricks, but then had to lead a fending player holds only possible re-spade away from his King. The net entries, the double will then serve ❘ result

doubled was three notrump only to help Declarer in his play of with an overtrick, thanks to East'e the hand. Here is an example of a double. poor double:

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Quickstep-Only Once (flm 'I can take It'); Fox-Trot-Follow My Footsteps (film I can take it');....Jack Harris & Him Orchestra, Vocal-Two Ton Tessie (Turk-Handman):

Oh! Fréddle (Tóm Gordon)...........Tessle O'Shea.

Slow Fox-Tròt~The "Day`We Meet Again; Fox-Trot--The Man `with the Mandolin ....Geraldo &`His Orchestra.

2.15 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN.

6.00 p.m.-BEETHOVEN-Concerto No. 1 In C. Major, Op. 15. Artur Schnabel (Piano) and'the' London Symphony Orchestra. 6.40 p.m.—A Short Violin Recital by Friti

Kreliler.

Rondo (from Serenade in D Major "Half- ner"-Mozart); Rondino (On, A Theme by Beethoven-Kreisler); Fair Rosemary (Kreisler); Londonderry Air (arr.. Kreisler).

6.58 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quotations. 7.00 p.m.-Light French Programme.

Java-Sous Les Beca De Gaz (Pipoh). Valse-Ma Banlieuo (Revue (Feerie" de Paris')..........L'Aċcordeoniste Alexander et Son Orchestre with Vocal Refrain by Adrien Lamy,

Java-C'Est La Guinguette (Claret).... Damia (Vocal) accomp. by the Choeurs Russes Alonsky under the direction of Wal-Berg.

Boum! ....(film 'La route enchantes'). Vous Eles Jolle (film 'La route enchanlee'), ........Chárles Trênet (Vocal) with Orch. La*File*Aux”Matelots (film 'Sola'},' WOLATI Ve Sal Pas Almer (flm Sola"}

....Damia (Vocal) with Orchestra. Le Chante Du Marine (Alm ‘Dahs tous les

ports du monde').

Le Lieutenant Souriant (film 'La' Tar'atata")

www.Adrian-Lammy (Vocal)-with-Orch- 7.30 p.m.-LONDON RELAY~Thì News. |8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather Re.

port and "Announcements.

Yesterday you were Declarer at four 8.03 p.m.-REQUEST spades on the following hand:

X I

AK JI

A 10 9 x 410 9 x Dummy

South, Dealer

AQ 972

♡ 3

O Q 9 8 4

A 10 9 6

J 10 8 3

AK 4

♡ 7 6 4 2

♡ KQJ 10

W

5

◊ 6 3

*K 8 6 2

A 6 6

Χου

◊ 10 6

437 4

♡ A 98 OAKJ7 2

Q 3

The bidding:

South

Weat

North

10

Pass

20

2NT

Pass

S

3NT

East 2♡ Pass Dbl.

Радя

Pass Pass

Pass' Равз

East reasoned that one heart lead would knock out South's Ace and the club King would be his re-entry. Here

HIGH CARD VALUES

FOUR-ACES SYSTEN

ACE KING QUEEN 1 JACK.

www ang

N [W C{

▲ KQ J 10 9 x

O Q J X

K Jxx

A small diamond was opened. How do you play the hand?

ANSWER: Win with the diamond Ace, then discard -your other dia- monds on the ́ ́Ace-King" "of hearts. Next draw trumps and finally concede is what happened: two club tricks. Your contract is South allowed East's safe except against a very bad trump ten to win the first break, whereas if your take the dia- heart lead, but when mond finesse on the first trick, you the King was returned | may easily be set.

he

won with the Score 100% for correct play, 0 for Ace and then proceed- |· ́any other play. ed to cash five dia-

QUESTION NO. 313

mond tricks. On the :

You are Howard Schenken's part- third and fourth diner to-day and hold. monds East let go of two clubs, but the last diamond lead war y decidedly embarrassing. East decided that in order to beat the con- tract be would have to win four heart tricks folus one other trick. Hence he

few a third club, blanking his

fetlärer, who had carefully follow- Adlacards, now led a missil enla up with dummy's Ace, King dropped, South, thén | Inc.)

The bidding:

I`

(1):

What do you bid?- (Answer

(Released by The Bell Syndicate,

VARIETY PRO. GRAMME. Comedy One-Step-Eleven Mote Months and Ten More Days....Ambrose & His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain, Comedian-The Bee Song (Blaid): Chirrup

(Blain)....Arthur Askey with Plano. Vocal-A Couple Of Fools In Love ("Give me a Ring"-Broones & Others)....Mar-

· garet Bannerman (Soprano) with Plano. Waltz-Roses from the South (Straums)............

Marek Weber & His Orchestra.

Request Programmes of Variety

Fox-Trot-The Donkey's Serenade CAR "The Firefly')..........Jay Wilbur'& His Bar with Vocal Chorus by the Cavendi

Three.

Vocal-Did Your Mother Come From Ir land? (Kennedy-Carr)...........Gracie Field with Orchestra.

Vocal-That Sly Old Gentleman (film "Ea

Side of Heaven').....Bing Crosby, wit Orchestra,

Vocal-Now We'll Drink Just One Mos (Risen-Schwabach); The Village Ban (Kirsten & Others)....The Comedy Hai mònists with Piano.

Vocal-Mad Dogs and Englishmen ("Word -and Music”--Noel Coward)........Noel c

ward with Orchestra.

9.15 p.m.-LONDON RELAY-News

mary.

Sum

9.30 p.m.-More VARIETY REQUESTS.

Variety-Max Miller, In The Theatre........ Recorded during an Actual Performanc at the Holborn Empire London. Fox-Trot-Run, Rabbit, Run! (from "Th

little dog laughed'?..........Jack Hylton & Hi Orchestra with Vocal Refrain. Vocal-Adolf (Mille); We're gonna han out The Washing on the Biegfried Lin (Kennedy-Car)............... Arthur Askèy wit

Orchestra.

Waltz-Ain't Cha Comin' Out?.............Hazz Róy! & Kļi Orchestra)with. Vocal Refrali Accordeóni Band-"Cárry, On" Melodies.

Intro: It's a long way to Tipperary Keep the home fires burning: Helld hello, who's your lady friend?; Pac Up your troubles; There's a long, lon. trail; Take me back to dear ol Bughty.....Primo Béala's Accordeo Band with Vocal Chorus. Fox-Trot-I'm Sending You The Siegfrie Line....Billy Cotton & His Band wit Vocal Chorus.

Vocal-Whispering (Schonberger); Tea Fo Two ('No, No, Nanette'—Youmans)..... The Comedy Harmonists with Plano, Vocal-There'll Always Be An England

- (Parker- & –– Charles)..................Dennis --Nobl

with Piano.

Waltz-Loye Serenade (film 'Let Freedon Ring'); Quickstep—If I Were Sure O You (from Colton Club Parade')..........Vic tor Silvester & His 'Ballroom Orchestra Vocal--Daniel In The Lions' Den............. The

Duncan Sisters with Two Pianos.

· Band Murie-Cavalcade of Martial Songs Intro: The King's Horses, The Toy Tows Artillery, The Tin-Can Fusiliers, Wher the guards are on parade........The Band of H.M. Welsh Guards' with Voca Chorus.

10.35 p.m.-LONDON RELAY — Speech by

Lord Halifax.

Vocal-Mexicali Rose (Stone-Tenney)..... | 11.00 pìm.-LONDON RELAY-Lordon Log",

Blagi Crosby with Orchestra.? Tango South of the Border............Jack Harris

& His Orchestra.

Duet--Another One Gone (Béverlay_ N- cholls)....Norah Blaney & Gwen Farṛar with Piano and 'Cello, Fox-Trot--Moon For Sale.............Casani Club Orchestra cond. by Charlie Kunz with Vocal Refrain.

Vocal-Deèp:Purple (Dé Rose, Parish).......

Bebe Daniels"with" Orchestra, Vocal & Plano-I Poured My Heart Into A Song (film 'Second Fiddle')...."Hutch" (Leslie Hutchinson).

11.15 p.m.-DANCE MUSIC.

Fax-Trots-Stand By, For Further An nouncements; I'm Sorry for Myself (film *Second · Fiddle”).............Kay Kyber & HT Orchestra.

Waltz-Bad'ner' Mad'In 1..........Orchestra Mas

cotte.

Quickstep-"T"ain't what you do. Slow Fox-Trot-East side of Heaven (from the 'film)..........Maxwell Stewart's Ballroom Melody.

11.30 p.m.-LONDON RELAY - SOCCER ---

Army v. Football Association." 12.00 midnight-CLOSE DOWN.

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