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MUTT AND JEFF

MRS. SMITZ, MEET MY

HUSBAND, AND CICERO,

MY SON!

CHAWMED

12-20

DELIGHTED! WHAT A CUTE CHILD! I

LIKE HIM!

SCICERO, YOU LIKE THE LADY TOO, DON'T YOU?

YOU SAID AN EARFUL, MOTHER! I THINK SHE'S

GREAT!

HOW DROLL!

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1940

OH, INDEED

By BUD FISHER

ONE OF YOUR

STOCKINGS TO HANG UP ON

CHRISTMAS!

IN FACT, I LIKE HER 80 MUCH I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN CLOSE FRIENDE FÖR YEARS AND IF I WISHED FOR ANYTHING SHE'D GIVE IT TO ME IF SHE COULD!

WHAT WOULD

YOU WISH

FOR?

William And

Ruth Lewis

From The Studio

Today's Wireless

6.00 p.m.-COMPOSITIONS OF SCHUBERT, Moments Musicaux, Op. 94....Ethel Le-

ginska (Plano).

The Young Nun; The Trout; Hedge-Rose

Sophie Braslau

Plano.

Marche

Militaire....

Orchestra.

(Contralto)

with

Boston Promenade

Mark Hark! The Lark: Who. Is Sylvia? ....Master E. Lough (Boy Soprano) with Plano accomp. by Thalben Ball, 6.42 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quotations. 6.44 p.m.-THE B.B.C. MILITARY BAND.

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

9.52 Megacycles

Slavonic Rhapsody (Friedmann, arr. Win-

terbottom), Hungarian Dance ("From Foreign Parts"

-Moszkowski, Op. 23).

6.67 p.m. - SELECTIONS

OPERA.

FROM LIGHT

"La Fille De Madame Angot"—Overture

nning 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,

MAKING DECLARER WORK

With just ordinary defence South self, played out his last two trumps the high heart, would have had no difficulty in mak-In order to hold ing his three-spade contract. He West had to let go of two clubs. threw the last heart would have lost two hearts, a spade Declarer then And a diamond. West's clever de- from dummy, retaining the Ace-King- fence transformed a dull hand into a small of clubs. It was now to East

·to make his last discard. If he threw brilliant one.

his high diamond, Declarer's last dia- mond would be good. Therefore East The also had to let go of a club, Ace-King of clubs then dropped all the outstanding clubs and dummy's small club won the last trick.

East, Dealer

Both sides vulnerable East-West 30 on score North-South 60 on score

▲ Q 10 7 3 ♡ 87 6 2

8 4 2

AK 95

0 9 8

Q 10 7 6

◊ 95

AK4

▲ A

♡ Q 10 8 O AJ 10

6 4

A KJ 9 6 5

♡ J 4 OK 8 7 1

8 3

J 962

The bidding:

East

South Weat

10

3V

Pass

Pass Pass

IV Pass Pass

North

za 34

West

opened the King of hearts and, observing the doubleton diamond

The result was the same as if the defence had been mediocre. Declarer made his three spades, but only by executing a double squeeze.

*

You were Oswald Jacoby's partner yesterday. The opponents were vul- norable, you were not, and you held:

AKQ 9 8 x

♡ I

O xxx

♣ X X X

The bidding: Jacoby Pass

ANSWER:

Behenken Pass

You '(?)

Maler

Your correct bid is

three spades. While you do not really in dummy, concluded that Declarer expect to make this contract, it should probably held four be apparent that the opponents have diamonds. This be the better of the hand and if allowed the case, De to bid without interference, will find clarer would be able a-favourable 'contract. - AB. it is, your to trump two dla-pre-emptive bid may disrupt their com-

·monds in dummy in- munication.

SOON GARD VALUES

ALL KING

QUEEN JACK

ing

Jess the trumps were Score 100% for three spades, 40, quickly removed. West for one spade, 0 for pass.

therefore shifted to: 4

trump His partner

QUESTION NO. 321.

You are Merwin Maier's partier

won with the ce aid and hold:

turned a heart. Nów

West led a secoliki trump, which dis

won in dunim”.

A diamond was

Declarer put up th

ed another

this trick third round Declare

from-dummy

(Lococq), "Les Cloches De Corneville" -Overture (Planquette)....Vienna Sym- phony Orchestra cond. by Paul Kerby. "The Gelsha"-Vocal Gems (Jones)

....

Light Opera Company with Orchestra. *The Three Waltzea"--Selection (Oscar Or Straus-after Johann Strauss)

with Grand chestra Georges Tzipine Organ of the Gaumont Palace. Paris. "Heart's Desire"-Vocal Gems.... Webster Booth (Tenor) with Orchestra & Chorus. 7.30 p.m.-LONDON RELAY-The News.

Several

London

Relays

Young Charms (Thomas Moore); (b) All Through The Night (Old Welsh Alr). William Lewis (Baritone) accomp. by Ruth Lewis (Piano).

WEBER AND HIS 8.50 p.m. - MAREK

ORCHESTRA.

Forest Idyll (Esslinger): The Hermit (Im-

pression from the picture by

Arnold

Bocklin-Clemens Schmalstich):

En-

on Recent

tr'acte Gavotte ("Mignon"-Thomas); Menuett (Beethoven).

0.08 p.m.-STUDIO-Comments

Events.

0.16 p.m.-LONDON RELAY- News Bum.

mary.

9.30 p.m.-LONDON RELAY—"Cards on the

Table".

8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather Re. | 9.45 p.m.-A Review of Revues by Debroy

port and Announcements.

8.03 p.m.-VIOLIN SOLOS by Josaph Szigeti. Rondo (Schubert, Op. 53, arr. Friedberg}, Scherzo Valse (Chabrier, arr. Loeffer).

....with Plano accomp. by Nikita de Magaloft.

8.12 p.m. - BIZET-BALLET SUITE-Jaux D'Enfants, Op. 22. London Philharmonie Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati,

by William 8.30 p.m.--STUDIO — Concert

Lewis (Baritone) and Ruth Lewis (Piano). 1. (a) Drink to Me only with Thine Eyes (Ben Johnson): (b) Without a Song (Vincent Youmans); (c) Grandfather's .... William Clock (Henry C. Work)

by Ruth Lewis (Baritone) accomp. Lewis (Piano).

2. Cradle Song (Brahms).......... Ruth Lewis

at the Plano.

3. (a) Belleve Me if all those Endearing

RED SEA RESCUE

ADEN, TO-DAY. FOUR OFFICERS FROM A GER. MAN MERCHANT SHIP HAVE BEEN LANDED IN ADEN BY A BRITISH TANKER.

They were picked up in the Red Sea, drifting in a small boat with-

out food or water.

come

They are belleved to have from a German ship which sought refuge in a neutral port but had to leave. Reuter.

ICEBREAKER HOME

Moscow, To-day. After drifting for two years, three months and 16 days amid North Polar ice,

Somers Band with Vocal Chorus by Dan Donovan.

10.02 p.m.-DANCE MUSIC.

Fox-Trots-Please Remember: True Con- fession (from, the film)....Carroll Gib- bons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans. Waltzes-9ay That You Will Not Forget (film 'Lullaby'); Sweet Mary Rose.... Bernhard Ette & His Dance Orchestra. Fox-Trots-Body and Soul; A Little Love. A Little Kiss Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Tangos-Monika; Cara Mari....Barnabas

Von Geczy & His Orchestra. Fox-Trot-Magnolias In The Moonlight (from 'Follow your Heart')....Ted Flo Rito & His Orchestra.

10.30 p.m.-LONDON RELAY — "Ukridge"

by P. G. Wodehouse.

11.00 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN.

NEW ROLE FOR JAPAN

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Shanghai, To-day.

of Commenting on the position Jews in the Far East, local observers point out that Japan has taken on the added role of sympathiser of the in the Far East Zionist Movement because she hopes thereby to win the of influential American friendship Jews.

With the pending question of the renewal of the Trade Treaty with than ever America, Japan is more benevolent to Far Eastern Jews.

The latest indication of this policy is the permission granted to Euro- peon emigres, who have permits, to reside in Shanghai and to travel to | Shanghai, via "Manchukuo.”—Havas.

ice-breaker Sedov the Soviet arrived in Murmansk yesterday ac- companied by the ice-breaker Josef feet, which had gone to help her. Stalin, flagship of the Soviet Arctic

floodlit *by search- The port was lights in honour of the Sedov's crew, who were given a popular welcome.

Reuter.

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