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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
Programme.
1 p.to-Local Time and Weather
Report.
BRIDGE NOTES
SIGN-OFF BIDS
by Ely Culbertan.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
“SHOOT THE WORKS"--
QUEEN'S THEATRE"
The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the
Ban Bernie, of musical' fame, Hong Kong Broadcasting Stetson IZ.B.W. on a wave length of 855
There are practically `no.
rescue featured in Paramount's "Shoot the metres (845 K.C.'s) :--
bids in Contract Bridge. However, Works," now at the Queen's Thea 1-2.10 p.m. (Approx:)-European cortain hands containing a long tre, reveals that his own career has weak suit and little else demand not been unlike the part he plays in that the eventual contract be in this, his first motion picture. that suit and In no other. With In the film Bernie, plava a band holdings such as these it la pos- leader. He starts with a five-piece sible to make what is known as ujorchestre in a small town, and finishes with a 17-piece band in an Sign-off bids are rarely made by opulent cabaret.
The-story is a high-speed - ro- In general, the Opening Hand.- they are confined to the Responding mance of a colourful "hot-air pro- Hand and occur only when a suit moter and a blues-singer girl, who has been bid. at least twice at a sticks to her man until he deserts minimuin range,
The most com- or. The male, aonga, laughters,
1.03 p.m. Recorded Music... 1:30 pm-Renter Press Bulletins ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS Rugby Prass News, etc.
1.40 pmA Relay of the Rotary Club Tin Speech from the Hong "aign-off" bið. Kong Hotel Roof Garden-Miss Violet Owen Hughes on "A Career for 2.18 p.m. (Approx)-Close Down Vocal and Planoforte Recital frem the Studio.
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4-7 p.m. Chinese "Programme.
...
gether in a novel plot
7-10.30 p.m.-European Programme inon example is after a two notrump romance, and action are woven to 7 pmClosing Local Stock Quota bld by the Opening Hand on the tions, London and New York Stock and second round of the bidding. Commodity Quotations.
South 15.
7.08-7.38 p.m.-Concerto No. 2 in Fr Minor, Op. 21. (Chopin) played by Arthur Rubinstelu (Pianoforte) and . 2NT
North
20. 30.
"Shoot, the Works was directed
the London Symphony Orchestra con- Here the inference is decidedly Oakie, ducted by John Barbirolli,
Its Movement-Allegro.
2nd
3rd
-Larghetto.
Allegro Vivace,
8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.
7.88-8.22 p.m. Variety. Song-Si Petite
Sans Toi-Tange Chante (~--~ Ne Lucienne Boyer. (Soprano).
Instrumental....
I Cover the Waterfront Sweetheart Darlin'
Arranged for Eight Pianos Vocal-
Forty-Second Street-Medley Mandoline Solo-Mazur Banjo Solo-Keyboard Kapers
Mario de Pietro. Vocal Gems-Mr. Whittington,
Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph and his with Carroll Gibbons Boy Friends.
Derickson and Brown.
by Wesley Ruggles from an original] play written by Ben Hecht and Gene Fowler, and features. Jack. Dorothy Dell, and Arline weakness, North has several con-Judge. The film also features six structive bida at his command if he songs. They are: "With My Eyes wishes the hand eventually to be Wide open. I'm Dreaming" "Take played at game. He can bid three a Lesson from the Lark." "Do notrump; he can make a secondary Love,you?" "Were Your Ears Burn- Raise in the spade suit; or he can ing?" "In the Good Old Winter show still a third suit.
Time," and "A Rowl of Chun Suey The fact that he passes up all and You-ey," these opportunities and instead makes a decidedly non-constructive "CONVENTION CITY" ALHAM- rebid in his own minor suit shows that his hand is adapted only for play at three clubs and that any! other contract is doomed to defent. Hotel," and "Central Park," the His hand probably consists of: plot of "Convention City," the
S.-7 6
First National picture, now at the H-8 5
Alhambra Theatre, takes place within one central location. In this case it is a hotel in Atlantic City, where the sales forces of the Honeywell Rubber Company have gathered.
D-K 8.5
C-Q J 10 976
Piano Duet
A[80
Goodnight Vienna-Medley
Sunshine Susie-Medley
South
North
Raie da Costa and Harry Jacobson..
.15.
8.22-8.15 p.m.-Light Orchestral.
2D,
20. 3C.
A World of Romance
Glow Worm Idyll (Lincke)
Danse des Apaches (Clarke)
itakable.
BRA THEATRE-
Like "Union Depot," "Grand
The story, by Peter Mine, is a
Geraldo and his Sweet Music. Here the inference is again unmis-lively satire on the doings of busi- South has bid two suits ness men at a convention with They and has shown a reasonably strong their wives a long way off. New Light Symphony Orchestra. hand. If North holds a good hand, get into more love tangles than Gaiety Echoes (Monckton)
Herman Finck and his Orchestra, including something worthwhile in they can get out of, Amazing re- 8.45-9 p.m. Songs by Peter Dawson diamonds, he should contract for sults occur when two of the wives (Bass-Baritone).
two notrump himself. The Rebid arrive on the scenes...
(Continued on Page 11.)
1. Thou'rt Passing Honce (Sullivan) of his clubs shows that the hand}
2. Follow me 'Ome (Ward-Higgs)
3. Outward Bound("Songs of the
Sea") (Stanford).
4. Darke's Drum ("Songs of the
Sea") (Stanford).
probably does not contain a Raise Take, however:
South
North
IS.
2C,.....
25.
a3c.
9-9.20 p.m. From the Studio.
Topical Talks on the United King-
clear. It is quite possible that|
dom by Mr. G. C. Pelham (H.M. Trade, The inference here is much less Commissioner).
9.20.9.30 p.m.-The Virtuoso String North is actually trying to sign off
Quartet.
Orientalo
Tambourin
Glazounov.
other
but at the same time his hand may Gossec, arr. Sharpe, consist of as many as 2% honour- Molly on the Shore Grainger, tricks and he may have no
9.30 p.m-Reuter Press Bulletins, bid at his command. He may hold London 1. p.m. Stock & Commodity something like the hand giver Quotations.
9.35-10.10 p.m.-From the Studio. Miss Millicent Wood (Contralto) Mrs. Nura Hanis (Pianoforte).
Songs:-
Programme.
(a) Like to the Damask Rosé
Elgar,
here:
S.-7 6
H-85
DA,8 5.
C-K Q:10-8:76
South is not absolutely forced to
(b) Out of the Mist... Sanderson pass on the above bidding but in: Pianoforte Solo:--
deciding to continue the contract-
(Continued af Foot-of: Next Col.)-ing further-he-must consider the
CENTRAL
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.30,
.....
author of "Ovand Hotel"
PAUL
LUKAS WYNNE
GIBSON
ERIC UNDIN
Dorothy
Appleby
Anita Louisa
possibility of a week holding by partner. In other words, if he han bid the full strength of his hand to date and lacks a fit in the club suit he should pass; but if he holde more than he has shown, including either the Ace or the Knave of clubs, he is justified in bidding three notrump..
The above situations "also apply to major sults. They, should not be confused with choice-requesting. bids, however. For instance:
South
1D. 2NT
North
18. BS
Here the spades have been bid twice at a minimum range. How- jever, South's bidding has been stronger and the three spade bid must be interpreted as a request for South to decide whether the hand should be played at three notramp or four spades,
(Continued on Page 11.)
| Jokin: Darrow,
(b) Trois Ecossaises Songs:
Chopin:
(a) Mifanwy 2
Forster.
(b) Where e'er you Walk
Handel.
Sam Hardy
Pianoforte Salon
(a) Arabesque No. 1.
Debussy
(b) Arabesque No. 2
Debussy,
Songs:
D'Hardelot. Leoni.
VICKI BAUM'S
GIVE MY LOVE
(b) Goolant Dhu k
10.10-10.30 p.m.-Dance Music Fax-Trot
Tang
Blame it on Two Brown Eyes. Gosh! I must to falling in Love Wagon Wheela
Lonely Land
To-night give me an hour of Love Waltz Play, Fiddle Play V
10.30 pm Reuter Prose
Rugby Mid-day Frost
London Stock and
Hons, followed by
Quotations
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