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MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1932.

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"Decarbo"

By W. E. McKenney AUTOMATIC DECARBONISER

Editor's Note: this is the second of a series of articles by Mr. Mo Kenney discussing the new inter- national code for contract bridge.

In yesterday's article we be- gan a discussion of the now not used in contract of definitions

Thrilling Armistice Day scenes in Lendon live again in the RKO Pathe Love," super-production "Born to starring Constance Bonnet, which opens at the Central Theatre on

wont Wednesday. RKO Patho

to elaborate extremes in reproducing Over 2000 extras were these scenes. used, and Paul Stein, the Director, gave instructions to work six camara bridge following adoption of the crews. The set covered forty acres new international code. The frat and for long shots, mounted cameras 17 definitions were examined in

busca on buildings, on the tops of

Four cards, one from each hand, one being led and the ether three played in one round of play.

19. To Lead-To select and place face up on the table the Old time opening card of a trick.

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suspended payment. with deposits of 604 million dollars,

and on specially erected tripods wore that article. To-day we begin SEVERE CRITICISM MADE BY used. The extras included Brilah with number 18, which defines Tommies many of them wearing the Trick as follows: Uniforms they had at the front. Scotch Highlanders in plaid kilts. and a Scotch bagpipe corps from the Los Angeles Canadian Legion added to the uproar with the memorable strain of Tipperary, followed by bands

"Rule Britania.” Lear

playing Arrive

war songs are revived, and the thrill Jan. 1 Jan. 3 Web. 3

Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 16 Feb. 2ing scenes depicted in this excellent Mar. 6m are alone worth seeing. Con- Feb. 10 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 4

Mor. 7 Mar. Mar. 15 Mar:20 stance Bennett is excellent in the role

Mar. 25

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"The First Year" "The First Year," Frank Craven's blue-ribbon comedy farce of the stage, neatly spleed with wise lines and alternate beartaches, brings Janet Gaynor, and Charles Farrell, Holly- wood's first string cupid team, back to the screen. A delighted audience yesterday at the King's Theatre greeted this Fox version of the po- pular romance with the ferver usually reserved for the opening of a This film, Gaynor-Farrell picture, because of its more modern presenta tion of the stars, should be extremely popular, although it retains every thing which has mado Janet and Charles the screen idole of three con-

show imagion tinents. The settings tion, the photography consistently excellent, Janet in even more piquant and

while appealing than ever, Charlie, in the best-cast role of his talkie career, reveals a hitherto touched vein of acting talent.

"Thunder Helow"

actress,

20 To Play-To select and place face up on the table one of the other cards to be comprised in a trick, unless the context otherwise requires.

21 Quitted Trick- A trick which has boon gathered And turned by a player on the side which has won it and from which the hand of the player has been removed.

22 Odd Trick-Each trick won by a side in excess of six.

28 Overtrick--Each odd trick. won by declarer in excess of his contract.

24 Undertrick-Each trick by which declarer falls short of his contract.

He declares that the continued Improvement in business and the support of the credit agencies of the Government will not themselves correct the defects in the banking structure.-Router.

provisions in these laws may be treated as an exposed card.

27 To follow Sult-To play a card of the suit led.

28 Revoke-(See later urtfele for complete text of now law).

20 Honor The aco, king, queen, jack, or ten of a trump auit, fauit, or each of the four acon at

no trump.

25 Trump Sult-The any, to which a higher trick-tak- ing power attachos during the play of the hand. Each of its cards is a trump and ranks above any card of any other suit.

26 Exposed Card-During the auction and the play this term is restricted to mean:

(a) any card dropped face up un-on the table, even though no other

player can name it;

(c) any card so held by ʼn player] that his partner sees any portion of its face, but not a card so held that only an opponent can see it; (d) any card held by a player if he has said anything indicating that he holds it;

(b) any card dropped elsewhere Uan on the table when the offend- ander's partner sees its face, but not Tallulah Bankhead, Tallulah Bankhead, wife, can never when it is seen only by an oppo- exist at the same time, the Paramount není. star of "Thunder Buler" stated As long as she is an actress recently she will remain unmarried; if she weds, she will abandon her career. "No professional woman can make a lasting and real success of both marriage and a cureer," she believen. "It is unfair to n husband to share him with work." The foregoing re- flects the pronounced opinion on the subject of marriage of the brilliant and magnetic May Bankhead, star of "Tarnished Lady" of year ago, und

() the last two cards in the of "The Chent" later, co-star with Fredric March in "My Sin," who is hand of an opponent of declarer, still active on the screen after many If. before that opponent has play months,and now starring in Thundered to the twelfth trick, his part- Below," which will be shown at the ner has shown his lost card; and

(g) any card which under any] King's Theatre this week.

(e) any card dropped face up on the table along with one which the player says he intended to lead or to play;

Sérpiece Ensembles crust of Delawol

pocket fountain pen, pencil, goif und handbag pencil, Safety Shity, and

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80 Slam-Grand slam-the win- one alde; ning of 18 tricks by

slam-the winning of 12 little tricks by one side.

31 Trick Score The which counts both towards the winning of a game and the win- ning of a rubber.

score

32 Premium Score-The score which counts towards the win- ning of a rubber but not towarde the winning of any game,

lo

33 Vulnerable Exposed higher penalties for unfulfilled contracts. The term is applied to a side which has won a game, 914 The Rubber-The succes- sion of hands ending when one side has won two games.

These definitions should do a

toward standardizing the lot terms used by contract players, and it is hoped that all who are interested in the

Kame will thoroughly familiarize themselves with them.

The next few articles will be devoted to explaining the most important of the contract laws, and especially those in which changes affecting the game have been made.

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