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(18th edition) 1936
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Signal Station
Mt. Parker
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Mountain Lodge
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The Eyrie
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Peak Hotel
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Mt. Davis
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Among the subjects dealt with by foreign and Chinese experts in the eighteeth edition are the
Taimoshen
Kowloon Peak
(Continued from Column 4) tion..."
The guests were most enthusias tie and at the close of the danc ing joined as one in giving th company of artists a well-deserved
ovation....
The President, the Bev, E. C. EL Tribbeck, voiced the thanks of the 5. & 3, to the concert party and to all who had contributed to the success of the evening, also to
Whiteaway, Laidlaw
1 p.in-Local: Time Signal and Weather Report...
1.03 p.m.-Richard Crooks (tenor). Mavis Bernett (soprano) and Law- rence Tibbett (baritone).
1.30 pm Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
1.40 p.m. Fariety and Dance Music.
2.15 pm-Close down. 4-7pm-Chinese Programme.
7 p.m.-12 midnight-European Pro- ratome.
7. A Programme of Music. Accordion Solo-
Fredric March and Olivia de Haviland kam the "Anthony Adverse.” a Warner Bros. production now showing at the King's Theatre.
BRIDGE NOTES
By ELY CULBERTSON
No Ready Made Tricks
Still strong enough to bid. despite West's pass. 3-Why East elected to bid five!
The longer one plays Bridge, 12 the more fully he realises the Irish truth of the fact there are no certain tricks at Bridge - not even the Ace of trumps, which Frank Murphy. might be lost by reason of a
revoke. It is of course
Eel in the sink-Irish Reel,
Tenor Solos-
Violin Solo-
Medley of Jigs Tenor Solos-
Sean Nolan.
true
hearts rather than double five diamonds was not dis- closed by my correspondent. Five diamonds certainly ap- pears to be set, while the She is far from the land (Hughes).that Aces are reasonably safe!
chance of making five hearts The dear little Shamrock (Jackson)-tricks, and a player holding
Danny Malone three Aces cannot be charged with 2 passing partner
seems slight indeed. with undue optimism if he doubles a contract of six, es-14-West, with a void in the pecially when that contract has The Kerry Dance (molloy). Green Ich of Erin (Bingham-apparently been reached unwill- Roeckel) John McCormackingly. However. East. playing Sean Nolan, the hand below, did have the satisfaction of fulfilling his small slam contract because he! William J. Mullaly. found a fortunate void in one 7.30 pm Marek Weber and His suit in the Dummy and was Orchestra.
Violin Solo-
Medley of Reels Concertina
The green groves of Erin,
A Night in Venies--Potpourri
(Strauss, arr. Weninger). Coeur Brise (Gillet), Menuett No. 1 (Paderewski). The Squirrel Dance (Smith). Live, Laugh and Love (Hermann). "Vetoria and Her Hussa
Selection (Abraham).
8 p.m-Local: Time Signal. Wea- ther Report and Announcements.
8.03 p.m.-A Variety Programme. Song-
Ring down the curtain,
Piano Solo-
Taggin' along with you,
Humorous
Little Audrey,
himself void of another.
North, dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
WEST
NORTH
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diamond suit, has shown" great restraint throughout the bidding. His hand justi- fies a double raise, which he; should have given long be fore. However, with no Aces whatever he shows great courage in undertaking a contract of six. Probably | with his spade length and the freakishness of the hands disclosed through the bidding he feels reasonably certain that East is void of spades and that whatever outside strength he has is in the unbid club suit. The slam bid, however, ́ is un- sound.
5 The double Lis natural enough. The slam was not reached logically, and at { worst North feels that he can at least cash the Ace of spades and the Ace of clubs. Played at five diamonds bidding. (Figures after North would not have been
Gracie Fields.
C K J 10 2
Gerry Moore.
Jay Wilbur and his Band
The
Would you..
Song-
H 3
D 10 4 2 C 9 8 5
Sam Browne (Baritone). bids refer to numbered explana- punished severely. At worst he
Hawaiian Guitar Duet--
tory paragraphs). Cielito Lindo...Ferers and Paaluki. North
Song-
When I grow too old to dream.
Irene Dame (Soprano).
Harp
Waltz Medley. Cocktail
Harry Chapman and his music lovers.
Vocil-
I'm an old cowhand...Bing Crosby. "Show Boat" Bill
Mary Burke (Soprano).)
Orchestra-
"This'll make you whistle"-Selec-|
tion.Louis Levy and his Gau- mont British Symphony.
Organ Solo-
Fifty years of song..Terence Casey. Humorous-
S-X-Y-T-H-E ......Norman Long
Sons-
Kiss me goodnight...Anna Neagle. Piano Solos-
Creening-Quick-Step.
Love me-Slow Fox-Trot
Gerry Moore.
Vocal-
We'll rest at the end of the trail,
East
would have been compelled to Įgive up two trump tricks, two clubs and one heart, but a 450- point penalty, after all, is rather large for a player who does not know that he is defending.
West South 1D 26 (1) 25 Pass 3D 3H (2) 4D Pass Pass 4E
Pass Pass 5D 5E (3) Pass 6H (4) Dbl (5) Pass Pass Pass
With a seven-card suit Bast decides to make a jump over- call, hoping to make the bid-ly drew trumps and conceded the Ace of clubs to North, ding difficult for his oppon-whose other two Aces ents. With such a strong worthless to him. hand East should have bid
one or four hearts, however -preferably only one.
(Electrical Recording).
9.45 p.m.-From the Studio:
A Recital of Ballads by J. McNaught Thomson Charitone).
Programme.
1. A Song of Thanksgiving
(Allitsen). 2. The Rocking Chair (Arundale). 3. Still wie die Nacht (Bohm). The Billies. 4. Tomary Lad (Margetson). 9.10 p.London-News and An- 5. Here's to the Best of Us
(Thayer). nouncements.
9.28 p.m.-London-The Third Cric- ket Test Match: Australia v. England. An account of the second day's play by Alan Kippax, from Melbourne.
10 pm-London--Sig Ben A Relay of Dance Music from the Grill-Room of the Hong Kong Hotel
12 midnight-Close down
Servicemen Entertained
following:--Smuggling, Tangi,dred guests assembled for dinner, George Bond
Trace Agreement, New Life Weekly" Incident, Hirots-Three- Point Programme, Soviet-Outer Mongolia Protocol, Mangel Ter- ritory Sa Manchukna, Boss Mission, Currency Position,
Price $18.
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