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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme
BRIDGE NOTES
TO FINESSE OR NOT?
By Ely Culbertson
"Cincinnati. 0.
will"Dear Mr. Culbertson:
3-$ p.m.-European Programine. 5. A Relay of the Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra. 7pm-A Recital by W. H. {("Cello)
Hous Squire
and
Doris Vane (Soprano)
1. 'Cello Solo-
"A hand came up the other
ace.'
be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZBW. night in a local club that has on a wavelength of 355 metres. threatened, in its repercussions. 1(845 K.C.).
to tear the foundation out of the building. The club has split squarely into two factions, one bearing the proud device, 'finesse,' the other just as loud- ly shouting, go up with the We already have passed the stage of betting our shirts (even the chef has put dows a small wager), and now are m- tering the secondary, or belli- gerent stage, wherein ist fights, instead of prosperity, are just around the corner. Äsj. the leading pacifist of the group I have prevailed on the scrappier element to call a truce until the hand can be submitted
Sarabande (Suizer, Op. 8). Song-
Branwen---Cradle Song
(Holbrooke, Op. 75). Cello Solos
Adagietto (Bizet, arr. Squire). Tarantelle (Popper, Op. 33).
4. Songs
A Summer Night (Thomas). My Dearest Heart (Sullivan).
5. Cello Solo-
Romance (Debussy).
1.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock to and analysed by you Quotations.
7.33 pm. Salut d'Amour (Elgar)
"May I beseech you. in this
played by the Van Phillips Quartet tense hour, to give the matter and Niesiette" (Phillips) played by your careful and urgent atten- Van Phillips and his All Star Orches- tion? tra.
7.40 p.m.-From the Studio.
Yours very truly,
E. J. C.
This was the hand: North, dealer.
Talk: A Day in the Life of Gold Mine" by A. T. Brennan. (South African Government Trade Commis-with sioner for the East).
8 p.m.-Local: Time Signal, Wen- ther Report and announcements.
8.05 --Chinese Studio Concert.; 11 p.a-Close Down
$.05-11 p.m.- European Pro- gramme from ZEK. on a frequency af 640 kilocycles.
8.05 pm. Edith Lorand and her Orchestra.
Vivat Hungaria (Kalman)
Gipsy Love Overture (Lehar) Londonderry Air, (arr. Kreisler} Poem (Fibich)
The Last Waltz (0. Strauss) Donauwellen Waltz (Ivanovici)
“DOUBLE” FOR WHITE SOX Rondo aus der Haffner-Seranade
New York, To-day-
The following were the results
of the major League Baseball matches played yesterday:—
National League
Chicago
Boston
Chicago
Boston
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Wood! Herman homered. Room Furniture, Black Ware, Bed Room & Office Furni-Brooklyn ture, Electric Refrigerators, Table Fans & Lamps, Carpets & Ruge, Cincinnatti Gramaphones & Records, Pictures, Brooklyn O Paintings, Porcelain & Glass Ware, Silver & E. P. Ware, Alua Pittsburgh
P. Waner homered. inium & Brass Ware, Enamell Bath, Wash Basin, Mirrors, Cat-New York lery, Ornaments, Clocks, Sewing) Machines, Ice Chests, Typewriters, Pittsburgh New York Radio Set, etc., etc.
also
Three Upright Pianos.
On View from
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Terry hit a bomer.
(Mozart)
Both sides vulnerable; each
part score of 40.
NORTH
S. Q 9.3
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D. A QJ94 C. A Q
WEST
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H. 9 7
EAST
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D. K 1087652 D. None
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SOUTH
S. A KJ87 642
H. K 6
D. 3
C. 9 5
West
8.33 p.m.-Elly Mayer! Memories. $.46 p.m. Four Songs by Percy Heming (Baritone)
The bidding:
1.
Chorus Gentlemen (Lohr)
2.
Off to Philadelphia (Haynes)
North
East South
3.
R. H. E.
Joggin' along the Highway
(Samnel)
1D.
1H 2$.
+
Pass
3S.
4C.
4S
Pass
3
7
14
The Devout Lover (White)
Pass
50.
2
7
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Two numbers from
4 10
2 5
4
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St. Louis
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Thursday,
the Philadelphia
7 12
17th September, 1936.
St. Louis.
5.13
Philadelphia
2 11
2
Auctioneers
American League
Sommer).
Philadelphia
2 9
0
The Caliph of Bagdad-Overture
(Boieldien)
Detroit
6 9
1
Lynwood Marsh (Hume)
Prairie Flower-March (Hume)
Boston
3 2
Cleveland
13 14
0
Hong Kong, 14th Sept. 1936.
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Hal Trosky hit a homer. The match between New York jand Chicago was postponed on ac-
count of rain.-Reuter.
RIFLE SHOOTING AT KOWLOON CITY
Tie For First Prize
9 p.m.-News and announcements from London.
9.20 p.m.-
01"Show Boat" sung by Marie Burke
2 and the Mississippi Sextette.
1. Can't help lovin' dat man.
9.30 pm. Variety.
Instrumental-Fox Trot Medley
.
Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins Song-Leave me with a love. Song
Turner Layton.
Song-Ob, My Goodness
(Poor little Rich Girl")
5S. (final bid) Mr. E. J. C.'s letter further
stated in a postscript:
"The bidding, whether good or bad, is not in question. The point to be decided is the de clarer's proper play 07 the opening lead, by West, of the deuce of diamonds."
My answer was as follows: First, I should like to con gratulate West on his opening lead. It was a model of bridge į
in the suit sagacity, both selected and the particular card calculated to deceive declarer.
Now, as to declarer's proper play, certain premises must be clearly established. The first is that East, for his aggressive vulnerable bidding, must hold the heart ace and the club king. Furthermore, East cannot hold eight hearts because he would have rebid them several times ("From Foreign before showing clubs. He Parts") (Moskowski, Op. 23, arr. cannot hold seven because that
Mae Questel (The Betty Boop Girl) 1 Song-Gypsy Violin-Sam Browne,
Guitar Solo Dipsomania-Len. Fillis 1 Song-Dinner for one please James Turner Layton. Orchestral Moss Rose, Waltz
The. Bohemians. Song-Let's Sing Again
Bobby Breen. 10 p.m.-Big Ben from London. The BBC. Wireless Military Band. The Mill on the Rock-Overture
(Reissiger, arr. Winterbottom) Le Reve Passe (Helmer)
O Hungarian -Dance
would leave West with only a singleton, and he certainly would have opening it There-
10.30 p.m.-Billy Cotton and his fore, South's king of hearts is
Band.
11° ̈pm—CLOSE DOWN.
TWO PERSONS
KILLED
WEEKLY ACCIDENT
RETURNS
not in danger,
If dummy's ace of diamonds is played, and it holds the trick, the contract is, of course, safe. But if it is ruffed, declarer still mist lose a heart and a club.
If the queen of diamonds is played and it holds, all is well, of course. Now we come to the real crux. What if it loses to the king? And we find that no material loss will result! The ace always is good for that MOTOR LORRY MOUNTS KERB vital club discard! The same thing applies if East ruffs the In the Colony of Hong Kong in-lqueen of diamonds. In short, held yesterday afternoon" on the cluding the Island. Kowloon and the one way for the contract to farmy ranges at Kowloon City. the New Territories during the be defeated is to go up with the
Lance Sergeant W. Jones and week ending at 8 am- on Saturace and have it ruffed! Sergeant C. Jones, both of the 2nd day, the 12th inst., there were al I assume that that was what En. Royal Welch Fusiliers, tied together 47 traffic accidents as the happened!
The first spoon and practice shoot of the 1936-37 season was
for the first place, Lance Ser-result of which 2 persons, were
geant W. Jones takes the "nett"killed and 25 persona were in-RAILWAY CONFERENCE OPENS
jured.
IN MOSCOW
spoon.
At the conclusion of the shoɔt-
Of the persons killed, a Chinese
ing Lieut. G. Exteliffe of the 1st male ran across the road in front Moscow, To-day. The fourth Ba Royal Ulster Rifes was pre-of a moving bus and was fatally European-Astatic zzilway and sented with a tankard by the donor, injured. A Chinese male died as goods-train conference, to deal the Honorary Seretary, of the Rifle the result of injuries received with the conditions of transport Association, which was won, by when he was struck by a'private and railway tariffs and to provide this officer. shooting under the motor car while walking across for the inclusion of a number of King's "First Stage" Conditions the road.
new railway lines and certain concurrently with the Spoon
Of the persons injured 22 were ports into the European-Asiatic Shoot which was taking place at pedestrians who were either walking goods-train system, (was opened; the same time.
for running across the road and were here yesterday. -- Trans-Ocen Zabruck by vehicles. One Chinese Service.
BISHOP'S ENTHRONEMENT:
female sat in the doorway of ther
Badnamia a pod house, and was injured when dents 18 were collisions between The anthronement of the Rev. motor lorry ran into her. –
vehicles; 25 were collisions, be
REVEL (HGarage) France Frank Partridge second Blahop Three motor drivers sustained tween vehicles and
of Portsmouth took place recently injuries as the result of collisions and 4 accidents
at Portsmouth Cathedral
between vehicles. Of the 47 accio canses.
trias,] to other
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