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MUTT AND JEFF ·

HELP!

BLUB!

THIS IS THE THIRD.)

TIME THIS YEAR. THAT GUY FELL IN

O.K.) MISTER- YOU'RE SAFE

NOW!.

OH-UH BLUB!

WELL, MY GOOD MAN, OH, I FEEL THAT I OWE (THAT'S

YOU A REWARD!

·ALL· YOU SAVED MY

LIFE!

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1940

By BUD FISHER

OH, BUT I. INSIST ON REWARDING YOU! YOU SAVED MY LIFE!) "HAVE“YOU CHANGE

RIGHT! OF. FIVE DOLLARS? IT WASN'T MUCH!

CHANGE

MY MY I

OF FIVE WANTED TO GIVE DOLLARS YOU THREE

?? NO -

DOLLARS FOR SAVING ME BUT I ONLY HAVE A FIVE- DOLLAR BILL!

NOW WHAT WILL I DO?

FALL BACK IN AND I'LL SAVE YOU AGAIN FOR

THE OTHER

TWO BUCKS!

THAT'S CHEAP!

13-8

Herbert & Bernhard

Ruff From

The Studio

Today's Wireless

12.15 p.m.- Short Service of Inter-

cession.

12.30 p.m.-Henry Jacques and

His

Correct Dance Tempo Orchestra with Hildegarde (Vocal). Quickstep-Why Isn't It You? (from 'Crest of the Wave'); Waltz-If You Only Knew (from 'Crest of the. Wave').....Henry Dance Tempo Jacques & His Correct Orchestra.

Hildegarde Looks Back. Intro: Why do I Love You? Sometimes I'm Happy: Look for the Silver Lining: Always; S'Won- derful: I Got Rhythm.....Hildegarde (Vocal) with Orchestra. Quickstep-You're Here, You're There, You're Everywhere; Fox-Trot-Sunset In Vienna (from the film).....Henry Jac- ques & His Correct Dance Tempo Orch.

ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s)`and 31.49 M. 9.52 Megacycles

Let's Call The Whole Thing Of (film 'Shal} we Dance'); They Can't Take That Away from Mc (film 'Shall we Dance')..... Hildegarde (Vocal) with Carroll Gibbons & His Orchestra.

The Whispering Waltz....Henry Jacques &

His Strict Dance Tempo Orchestra.· 1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and

Weather Report.

1.03 pm-Brian Lawrance and His Lansdowne Orchestra with Frances Langford (Vocal).

Quickstep-It's In The Air (from the film); Fox-Trot-The Lady On The Second

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 cxistence.

ken.

East, Dealer

Both sides vulnerable

OPEN TO DEBATE

N. Kaufman of Baltimore writes: "Iif partner happened to hold the two would like your opinion of the bidding key cards, it seems to me that on a freakish nature it is on the hand below, concerning which hand of such we have had a great deal of discus- vital to shut the opponents out."

There is much logic in Mr. Kauf- sion.

South Certainly man's contentions. would think twice before bidding over an opening bid of five spades, but the exact bidding of freak hands is always open to debate. Our choice on this hand of would have been an opening bid one spade followed by five hearts on

We would the second round. leave in a double of six clubs.

A 5.43

~ A 2

◊ J 9 2

KJ 10 8 7

6 2

7 4 3

A 8 7 6

5 4

W

$

6 5

8 6

AKQJ10.

9 8 7 KQJ 10.

9 5

OK Q 10 3

♣ AQ 9 4 3 2

The bidding:

*

*

not

As Howard Schenken's partner yes- terday you held:

1. X I

AK XX

Q10 x JÁ XX

The bidding: Jacoby Pass

East

South

2A

3

West 30

North

You

*4 da

10

19

Ballo

•

54

Pass

6% Pass

Pass Dbl.

Past

(2)

Pass

"Although a heart opening would have defeated six clubs, West could hardly be blamed for leading his doubleton spade. South won, drew trumps, then knocked out the diamond. Ace. His last diamond provid-

HIGH CARS VALUES OF THE FOORACES SYSTEM/

ACE 3 KING.. 2 QUEEN 1 JACK.N

Schenken

20

Burnetans Pass

diamonds.

ANSWER: Bid three You must make some rebid, but you cannot rebid hearts, nor are you strong enough to bid two notrump.

Score 100% for three diamonds, 50% for two notrump, 0 for pass (partner's two-dlamond bid was a one-round. force.)

QUESTION. NO. 389

You are David Bruce Burnstone's ed a discard for dum-partner and hold: my's losing heart.

"I think you will agree that East's bid-

Kxx.

♡ AK XX

Floor....Brian Lawrance & His Lans- downe Orchestra. Fox-Trots-I Must Sce Annie To-night; Brother Bill....Brian Lawrance & His Lansdowne Orchestra..

Sweet Heartache (film "The Hit Parade'); Was It Rain? (film "The Hit Parade') ....Frances-Langford (Vocal) with Vic. tor Young & His Orchestra. Chicken Reel; If You Were The Only Girl In The World (Ayre)....Brian Lawrance & His Lansdowne House Sextet. Quickstep-Somebody Stole My Gal......

Brian Lawrance & His Quartet. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

1.46 p.m.-Mondelssohn Concerto In

E Minor, Op. 64.

Fritz Kreisler (Violin) and the State Opera Orches- tra cond, by Dr. Leo Blech. 2.15 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN. 6.00 p.m.-Brahms — Quintet

Minor, Op. 34. Rudolf Serkin (Piano) and Busch Quartet. 6.40 p.m.-Light French Programme.

Y A D'La Jole (Trenet); J'al Ta Main (Trenet).....Charles Trenet (Vocal) &

His Orchestra.

In F

Le Fille Aux Matelots (film 'Sola'); Tu Ne Sais Pas Aimor (film 'Sola').....Damia (Vocal) with Orchestra.

Les Filles De Gennevilliers; Joli-Tambour ....Sarthel (Vocal) with Orchestra & Chorus.

7.00 p.m.-London Relay-"Radio Fol-

lies". A Concert Party.

7.80 p.m.-London_Relay-The News. 8.00 p.m.-Local-Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-Studio-Two Plano Recital by Herbert and Bernhard Ruff (from the Gloucester Hotel).

8.23 p.m.. Request Variety

gramme.

Pro

Request Programme And "London Log"

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

mary.

9.30 p.m.-Local sport results. 9.32 p.m.-More Varlety Requests.

Piano-Charlie Kunz War Time Plano Medley, No. D. 31....Charlie, Kunz with Rhythm accomp. Vocal-Smoke Gets in your Eyes (Harbach & Kern)....Turner Layton (Tenor) with Plano.

Orch.-Valse Blue (Margls).....Orchestra

Mascotte.

Duct-Very Own Plerrette (Allingham).

Dora Labbette and Hubert Eisdell with Plano.

"The Flying Vocal-Jack Buchanan in

Trapeze"....Jack Buchanan with Bruce Carfax Trio and Harry Perritt & IIis Orchestra, Vocal-Our Song (Alm 'When You're in Love')....Grace Moore (Soprano) with Orchestra.

Orch.-Marche Symphonique (Savino).... The London Palladium Orchestra cond. by Richard Crean.

Vocal The Mocking Falry (Besly)....El-

sle Suddaby (Soprano) with Piano. Organ The Lost Chord (Sullivan)....Re、

ginald Foort.

2.

Vocal-Trees. (Kilmer-Rasbach)....Nelson

Eddy (Baritone) with Orchestra, Orch. Homage March (Haydn Wood).... Light. Symphony Orchestra cond, by Haydn Wood

1. Op. 46 Orch.-Peer Gynt-Sulte No.

(Grieg)....London Philharmonic Orches- tra cond, by Eugene Goossens. 10.30, p.m.-Dance Music.

Fox-Trots-Sugar Plum (film "Thanks a (film Million'); The Morning After 'Hands across the Table')....The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra. Tangos-Mon Amour: Enamorado.....Ro-

bert Renard Dance Orchestra. Fox-Trots--I Don't Want To Make History (flm 'Palm Springs'); It Ain't Nobody's Bizness What-1 Do....Billy Cotton. &. His Band.

Waltz-Song of the Islands....The Moana

Serenaders. Fox-Trot-Moon Over Miami....Roy Smeck

& His Serenaders, Fox-Trots-Everybody's Swingin' It Now:

Ev'ry Time I Look At You (film 'Dan-. cing Feet')....Harry Roy & His Orch.

"London

Vocal-Dancing on the Ceiling (Alm 'Ever-

green')....Jessie Matthews (Soprano) | 11.00 p.m.-London Relay with Orchestra.

Vocal-Little Lady Make-Believe (Simon,

Toblas)....Bing Crosby with: Organ. Cinema Organ--Irving Berlin

....Al Bollington.

Memories

Plano Piano Medley of Strauss Waltzes ....Charlle Kunz with Rhythm accomp. Fox-Trot-The Sheik of Araby ...... Nat

-Gonella & His Georgians. ' Vocal-Little Drummer Boy (Noel, Felosi)

...Gracie Fields with Orchestra. Waltz-Never Break A Promise........Manto-

vani & His Orchestra. Comedy Onestep-Eloven

More Montha and Ten More Days....Ambrose & His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain. Fox-Trot-Across the Great Divide.....

Maurice Winnick & His Orchestra.. Comedian-Impshe (Max Miller)....Max

Miller with Orchestra.

"Chu Chin Chow"-Selection (Norton)....

The London Palladium Orchestra.

Log".

·

In

11.15 p.m.-Dance Music..

Fox-Trots-Georglanna; Night Time

Cairo....The Six Swingers. -Waltz-The First Quarrel; Quickstep- Cathedral In The Pines....Victor Silves- ter & His Ballroom Orchestra. Tangos-The Tango of My Heart; Dreams in Spring....Robert Renard Dance Orch, Slow Fox-Trot-Tea for Two....Joe Daniels & His Hot Shots in "Drumnasticks". Rumba-Cachita;:', Cônga-La Havane A

Paris....Lecuona -Cuban Boys. Quicksteps-Li'i Liza Jane: Little Spanish Shawl....Harry Roy & His Orchestra. Waltz-You Got The Bast of the Bargain: Fox-Trot-My Heaven in the Pines..... Jack Harris & His Orchestra..

Goodnight Fox-Trots-Please Be Kind;

Angel....Billy Cotton & His Band. 12.00 midnight-CLOSE DOWN.

THE

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HONG KONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALAGE HOTEL

HOTELS,

LIMITED

◊ Q10 x

A xx

The bidding:

You

10

* Mater Pasa

Burnetane 20

What do you bid? tomorrow.)

Passi

(Answer

association with the Grang

(Released By

Bell Synd

ding was very poor. Having opened with a two-bid based solely on distribution; | I think, he should have taken out his partner's double. I contend that the correct opening bid on East's hand is ve spades for these reasons: Partner would bid a Small Slam if he held either the spade Ace, or any two Aces. While I admit that a Grand. Slam might be missed on this bidding Inc.)