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the bridge table, less the enemy would Bt range from tiny slips hardly war-rescue. ranting censure, all the way up to

In order to hide from West the the ghastly "bills" that deservedly

fact that he could not expect a trick cost the tuilty party (and not $0 deservedly, his partner) inany thou-in either diamonds or hearts, derlerer I never have known tald down the spade king and then sands of points, I

player who can go through even followed with a low spade up to dummy. West promptly made n hor- ane session without kind of error. Where the expert rible play: he ruffed in. earns his name is in the fact that he there was nothing to do, Declarer

these

the result of ruffed the diamond return, drew errors, momentary letup in concentration, to trumps and spread his cards. hands and to contracts that cannot a considerable "awing" une crente way or the other. It the contract is a slam, a redouble, or even a tanie, the master player weighs every nove so carefully that the chance for error is negligible. To-day's slam contract for example, could not have been fulfilled in a thousand years against

an expert player.

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South West

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probably the best bit consideringj

that he first had passed.

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West opened his fourth diamond. South won and laid down; the king of clubs. When the bad, news was revealed that West had four of the missing clubs, including! a aure trick in the sult, the hand, i which had appeared at first glance to be-a-laydown, took-on-e-different- complexion. It was obvious that a),

This particular type of mistake is ne to which many players seem particularly susceptible. They

do not seem able to resist the opportunity ruff with a low trump whenever follow suit. It they do not have to

dineult to understand why they should not realize that, instead of ruttag away the declarer's tricks, they actually are ruling away their partner's

West knew that he had o sure trump triek. Whether Ti not dc- clarer had a lusing spade, he could not know, but certainly there was nothing to be gained by ruffing second hand and allowing dummy to follow with a low spade which might weli be taken by East. This was not a case in which declarer was al- to reach a slide suit in the tempting

cara dommy on which he might discard losers.

In this band it was obvious; that there was no card in the dummy on which Scuth could minke any discard. Thus West's play was a clear-cut example of "everything; to lose and nothing toʻgdn."

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When Are We Tribute To RADIO

Going Home?"

THE SIBILANT SUSURRATION of some three hundred chat- tering voices, alternating in rhythmic crescendo and diminuendo, fills the bare, bleak and undecorated hall. Not a seat but ac- commodates an expectant ego of this hopeful throng. For once womenkind is punctual; more so, in fact,

may become uncomfort- ably egoistic and over- self-appreciative at this somewhat astonishing at- titude of temporarily de- parted womenkind.

✩

A sudden hush in the buzzing murmur of gay and chattering voices. The sturdy figure of the pleasant-faced,

Norah Whitestone

describes

an evacuees'

as fifteen minutes before the speaker's hour of ad- vent the more leisurely arrivals have, without complaint, resigned them- selves to standing in the rear of the more or less comfortably seated.

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Gone is the mild de- pression; forgotten are the dashed hopes which "maketh sick the heart of man"—and woman. Petty squabbles are submerged. Eyes sparkle and attitude and manners bespeak ani- mation; the entire assem- bly surges with renewed vigour and renewed hope. Never since disembarka- Lion on these so-called sunny shores has the homesick crowd so ponded to official invita tion, and news of our little, unimportant doings, succulent morsels of mild scandal, comparisons of rents, food, prices, off- spring, impressions of Australia, cheerily and noisily circulate. Ad- dresses, invitations, ex- pressions of eternal affec- tion, are exchanged. The irreconciliables have, for the moment at least, been transformed into a happy, hopeful, cheerful, plete entity; and with a paramount, communal thought.

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OT ONE WHO DOES NOT CON- FIDENTLY BELIEVE that this meeting has been convened to impart tidings of good cheer. Return to home and loved ones! No matter that such home is but an Eastern and threatened domicile. Now, TO-DAY. the word will surely be uttered which will ease the perpetual, lingering ache which, close upon a twelve-month has failed to mitigate to any effec- tive extent. Our most. vehement detractor could never accuse us of lack of purpose or of faith; of vacillation: or of aimless- ness. Absence in this case has certainly made the heart grow. fonder-and not of the other fellow to any alarming extent. In- deed, it is to be feared that Hongkong manhood

.

meeting

fresh-complexioned. urbane mannered "0/C Evacuees” his the platform, mounts every movement followed by the intensely interested gaze of the now silent audience, so und pathetically strangely confident that his mesango will (at the very basest estim- ate) alleviate anxiety and give at least some decisive hint of the approximate satis- faction of heart's desire.

THE SPEAKER'S VOICE, well-modulated and manifestly sympathetic with and cognisant of this vast collective aspiration, in- vites discussion of our dif- ficulties and troubles. Especi- ally does he advise as to any medical needs and dilates

upon

children's education.

ture, but a cautions and canny refusal to be beguiled, into vocal commitments beyond his powers. And throughout what must prove a thankless task the "0/C Evacuees" maintains his patient, courte- oas, suave and (he possibly thinks) inspiriting tones.

BUT NO DISAPPOINT- MENT annihilates the confident hope of the little dis- possessed

and multitude, though as they now depart to their various far-scattered temporary abodes, their spirits seem more than

trifle dashed,

chatting yet still cheerfully and amiably they go their ways in the admira- ble tenacity of trust and hope which alone makes prolonged exile tolerable and existence possible.

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Greeks Kind To Our Troops

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Withdrawal Stories

General

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.), and 11:45. motras (9,520 kilo-cycles)

Grasett "The Battle of Britain:"

Tribute to the services rendered

to the Colony by Major-General A. E.

London Relay

Radio Programme Broadcast by

Grasett, former General Omeer Com-BW on a Frequency of 845 k.c.'s manding, was paid by His Excellency and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 and the Governor, Sir Geotry Northcote, 6.30-11.15 p.m. on 0.52 m.e's per in the Legislative Council yesterday, second.

Since this 1 Excellency sald;

12.15 pm A Short Service of Council met last the honourable and Intercession. gollant officer who for more than three years sat as the Senior Official Member has left the Colony and his successor sits In his

place. His Excellency Major-General A.

I'se Been Buked; Gwina Lay Down E. Graselt served this Colony My Life: Go Down, Moses (arr, Edna bly both within and without fate Thomas)...Edna Thomas (Soprano) Caunell.

efficient slate highly

The

13.30 Film Selections.

1.00 Local Time Signal and Pro- gramme Summary.

1.02 Negro Spirituals.

of the military defences of Hongkong with Plano; Negro Spiritual Medley: is very largely due to his great energy Intro: I'm A Rolling and Sing-n-Hol; and soldierly skill and throughout Hall de Crown; Joshua Fit De Battle his service here he gave

nost ob Jericho; I got A Robe; Oh Lord I me most ob valuable help and advice upon the done: De Gospel Train; Black Sheep: organisation of the civil defences of Heav'n Bells Are Ringin'; I'll Heat the Colony and when occasion arose De Trumpet Sound; Swing Low;

this he spoke wisely and forcibly

Walk Togelber, Children.....Faui Council Chamber. Both as Governor Robeson (Bass), and Jack Hylton's of Hongkong and as President of this Orchestra,

Council tender to him the Govern- 1.15 Patricia Rossborough at the ment's and the Council's grateful Plano

ino. thanks for, and appreciation of, his

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and

unsparing labours in the Colony's Announcements. interests.

to

1.46 The New Mayfair Dance Ör-

Close Down,

22.15

6.00 Indian Programme.

6.45. Closing Local Stock Quota-

We welcome in his place is chestra. Excellency Major-General C. M. Maltby in whom I am confident we sholl til

worthy successor Major General Graseti. (Applause).

The Hon. Mr J. J. Paterson: Sir, my I on behalf of the Unolicials Gershwin.

appreciate say how much we what Major-General Graselt has done for us and wish him the very best good fortune in his new job,

Lou und my we

Majur- General Maltby,

welcome

0.42 Compositions ot George

7.15 Marck Weber and His Or- chestra.

Suschinith-Potpourri of Russian Dances (Schir- Gypsy Songs and mann); Spring's Delight-March- The Hon. Mr M. K. Lo: On be-Intermezzo (About); Tales Of Au- (Pomona)-Waltz (Wald- colleagues and turn half of my Chinese myself, I desire respectfully to as- teufel),

tribute sociate ourselves with the which has fallen from Your Excel- lency.

ILE, the Governor: Certainly,

7.30 Portuguese Programme, 8.00 London Relay-Tho News, 8.15 London Relay-War Com-

8.25

London Relay - Listening

Examination of Points in Dally German Propaganda.

Many stories have been told of the unfalling kindness of the Greeks Itis Excellency Major-General mentary.

convey what to our troops, during their fighting Mallby: Sir, may i withdrawal. Not least the R.A.F. you have said to my predecessor in Post', benefited from this kindness. "Any- | "writing?

would have thought we were coming instead of going", said une officer. "I Greece was faltly representative. lunchtime we found ourselves in a village set amidst orchards. little"

inn, we were brought wine by Greek

who turned out also private to be the village station-master. He

a

"I suppose my last day in Police Contribute

At

To Bomber Fund

Food Kitchens Appeal

were

8.30 Programme Summary. 8.32 Variety Requesis, Plano Rustle of Spring (Sinding)

William Murdoch; Organ-In A

Chinese Temple Garden (Ketelbey)

Reginald Foort;

Vocal-Funicul- eula (Denza, text

text Zunardini).. Korjus (Soprano) with Or

Student Orchestral-The

The Drury Lane Violin Thais

selcction

gave us hard-boiled eggs which had Two cheques totalling $1,150.05 been dyed red, a festive touch for resist shift of the Hongkong Pallee Theatre Orchestra;

resived from Alt Contingents But to the one question which is upper-most-in-mind-he--the Easter Sunday which had 12-Force-vesterday, fund for the months Modilatio (Massenel). Fritz Kreis- wise main--will not commit passed, and which incans as much to us to the Bomber

them as Christmas does, to us, himself. Sympathy and un- derstanding, but little solace.

This paramount question' permeated

conscious- every

ness

as we journeyed from every quarter through the dreary suburbs to this ren- dezvous in Victoria's straight- streeted capital. When are we going home? Insatiable, indefeasible, irrepressible and, no doubt, irritating in the pertinacity and reiteration of the clernal, must we be. No

rebuff, no repetition of inabi- lity to forecast a ́dubious fu-

$2

리

Corot

ei June and July. The Fund now totals ler with Pis Vocal-M'Aimes Tu? 12.930,700.00. The following is the list of (Fred Pearly): Fino Rossi with "At night my

dinner was cooked the latest contributions:

"Darts"

Orchestra: Octet-Narcissus (Nevin) for me in a cale by one of the cus- | "Roulette"

H. Squire Celeste Oclet; Plano tomers, who had been an electrician "Babjeun"

-Spring (Wiosna-Chopin, Liszt)... Alfred at the Fox studios in Hollywood, in the days of Valentino. He, produced an encrinous omelette for which he insisted on paying. In a paradoxical way it made things worse for us. If they had been churlish or reproach- ful would somehow have inade it ensler to go."

At one village the inhabitants even offered up a mass for the safe with- drawal of the British airmen there, and old women over seventy would take no refusul of their offers to carry the men's things over the rocks

to the beach.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

"Don't be a crab, Edwin-romember, it could be a bugle

Instead!!!

Hanging Police Force (All Con- agents and Clerical Staff) June, 1941 tongkang Patice Force (An Con- lingents and Clerical Staff, July, 1941 No. 27 Company. RA.M.C. Hame

ftenth donation)

China surnner Co. Ltd., Ilong-

Honig Branchi

Harbour Offer Nickels and Dlines Club

Hongkong Eleritie C

Swindle (seventh

Glocester Lounge Gramophone

Player (July) Allah Dilla

Eastern Athelelie Anoriation

KITCHENS

500 50

570.15

132

9.00 Local Thine Signal and An-

nouncements.

0.02 Variety Requests Continued. Slow Fox-Trot My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Cole Porter)....Jnek.

Orchestra; Vocal. Hylton and His

"Shipyard (Fro

Parr-Davies)

DBS Wish Me Luck

S:fily-Pack &

Gracie Fields with Orchestra: Trio- $130 The Monkeys Have No Tails In Pago Pago (Raye and others).... .The Mill Nerth Trio

Vocal-Mexican

10

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The 5. C. M. Post line received following donation to the Food Kitchens Appeal Fund;

Kwong Sang Hong, Ltd. #500.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

The

the (From film "Moon Over Burma

Loesser)...Dorothy Lamour with Orchestra; Fox-Trot-Of Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh (Rose-Olman)..... Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra; Accordeon Band-Riding

Range In The Sky (Carlton)......

.Primo Seala'a Accordeon Band; Selection Gone With The Wind; Intro: Battle Hymn of the Repubile; My Old Kentucky Home: Marching

Through Georgia; Massa's in the Cold Cold Ground;

Camptown Races; Old Folks Hoine; When Johnny Comes

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary, issued yesterday, is:

Buyors

H.K. Govi. 4% Loun 95.50

II.K. Govt. 31% Luan (1934) 94.50 H.K. Govt. 314% Loan (1940) 94.50

H.K, Banks X.D. -$1,315

Canion Ins, $228

II.K.

Fire

Ins. $105

Docks $15.50

Providents $5.80 Hotels $1.20

Trams $10.70 Electrics "N" $21 Electrics is $10.00

Sollers

Lights "O" $6.10

Sales

Bank of East Asin $70 Docks $15.00 Troms $16.80 Lights "N" $1.30 Electric Ris $10.00 Telephones."O" $23 Dairy Farms $18.75

Women Refugees

At

m

Vocal Thanks You Amerien Dixie....Louis Levy's Or

(From film "Nice Girl" Grossman). ....Deanna Durbin

Previn's Orchestra.

0.30

with

Charles

London Relay—The Balile'

of Britain,"

Radio Dramatisation of the achie vements of the RAF. Fighter Com- mond during the great days from August 8th to October 31st, 1940. Written by the author of the Air Ministry account, "The Battle of Bri- fain", and Ceell McGivern, with the

co-operation of the Air Ministry. Produced by Ceell McGivern.

9.30 Light French Variety (On Short Wave Only).

Duet--Couches Lo Foln (Jean

Dans

Nobain); MM. Jacques Pills and Georges Tabel with Piano: Acordeon, Vous Valsler-Waltz (Henry. Him-" mell)... L'Accordeoniste Alexander Et Son Orchestre: Duet-La Fille De Levy (Georges Tabet)....MM. Jnc nues

Pills

Tabet with and Georges T Accordéon-Comme De Bien re-Entendu-Valge Musctle (Van Parys) gistered with the Hongkong L'Accordeoniale. Alexander Et

Registered

More than 200-women have

of the Chinese National Women's Rellet Association for employment in sewing, embroidery and other forms of work

The Association, which started the registration recently, are now ex- amining their qualifications before nssigning them work.

Son Orchestre.

News in French (Op 0.45-10.00 Short Wave Only), "~-

10.00 London Relay The Nows and News Commentary.

10.15′′ Studio÷A Programme of Latest "Swing" and Other Dance

The 200-women, ranging from. 20 Moslo by The Band Of A Visiting

to 40 years old, are mostly refugees Ship.

in Hongkong from the war arcis. Many of them were middle school students.

$11.00 Londas---/Makers of History*

-Desmond MacArthy.

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