THE CHINÄ MAIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1937.
Henry Hall and
B.B.C. Orchestra
HKT
From London
Today's Wireless
12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 1230-Dance Music.
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report 1.03
Songs by Stuart Robertson (Bass-Baritone) with Albert Sandler and His Orchestra.
1.30-Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Lo- cal: Weather Forecast, Time and An- nouncements.
1.40 Gilbert & Sullivan Excerpts. 2 pm-Concert Waltzes. 2.15-Close down.
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m.-European Programme. 7 p.m.--The London Palladium
chestra.
Or
"Chu Chin Chow"-Selection
(Norton).
In the moonlight (Ketelbey). Everybody's songs (arr. Geehl). The Grasshopper's dance
(Bucalossi). La Siesta (Barcarolle), (Norton,
BRIDGE NOTES
Dear E. C.:
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ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's・・・・ ZEK 640 k.c's.
arr. Lotter). 1 Introduced by Anthony Weymouth.
(Electrical Recording).
7.30 Closing local Stock Quotations
and Hong Kong Exchange Market 8.30 London-The B.B.G. Dance Or Report.
chestra, directed by Henry Hall. -
cements.
9.15 Overture Marriage of Figaro" (Mozart), Played by the Vienna Phil- harmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Clemens Krauss:
7.35 London-"Hyde Park." A remin-S.55 p.m.-London News and Announ-
iscent narrative telling the story of London's most famous green space: Mediaeval times-Ordeal by water- Opening by Charles I Charles II and horse racing--The sale of Hyde Park-Sleeping out during the Great Fire Public executions-Skating.-9.20 The Great Exhibition of 1851 Script by Jonquil Antony; Produced by John Pudney.
(8 p.m.)-(Time Signal).
8.05 p.m.-Weather Report and An-
nouncements.
&.07-An organ medley by Reginald
Dixon. 8.15-London - Tais is England.” Talks by representative English people No. 6: L. G. Emmett of Corn- wall, Keeper of St. Mawes Castles.
Stuck!
From The Studio p.m.-The 3rd of a second series of gramophone recitals by The Rev. C. B. R. Sargent.
10 pm London Big Ben Empire Exchange." Points of view by tra- vellers from the Dominions and Colonies. (Electrical Recording). 1036-4 Variety Programme.
Vocal Duets-
Flanagan and Allen Memories,
Flanagan and Allen. Humorous-
Fourth Form at St. Michaels,
Outstanding Variety
Programme
Wii Hay and His Scholars.
Orchestra-
An old world garden,
Vocal-
Alfredo
Campoli and His Orchestra.
He was a gentleman's gentleman, The lady fromTM Mayfair,
Organ Solo-
Michael Carr.
Feramors-Dance of the Brides of
Kashmir
Guitar Duet-
Chiquita Waltz,
Vocal-
Mareel Palotti
Ferera and Paxinhi.
If all the world were mine,
Piano Solos
Gracie Fields.
“Waltz Time” Medley, Dancing Butterfly,
Vocal..
Raie da Costa.
Whistling in the dark,
The Viennese Seven Singing
Sisters.
11 p.m.-Close down.
By ELY CULBERTSON On At the Cinemas
What
AT THE QUEEN'S "That Girl: "Charlie Chan at the Race Track”- From Paris"." with Lly Pons, Jack with Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Helen Oakie, and Gene Raymond. A lively Wood, Thomas Beck and Gavin Muir. part musical with plenty of good fun. Another typical, but of the best. Com-
ing to the Queen's.
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Rice Burroughs-characters.
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ed to his fourth highest spade. This week I have a brand new East took the ace and then the glue suggestion to advance, strictly in episode came up! With no-reason "AT THE KING'S—“Tarzan Escapes” "Dimples", with Shirley Temple, line with my chosen profession and in the world to hold on to the heart-with Johnny Weissmuller and Man-Frank Morgan and Helen Westley. dances and minstrelsy, sacred cause, the prevention of acc. [East himself could shut out reen O'Sullivan. The latest primeval With songs, cruelty to bridge hands: Briefly dummy's only conceivable entry adventure romance based on the Edgar Shirley Temple scores her greatest triumph-in this picture. Coming to put, it is just this: to open a cam-card, the club queen], East appar-
the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres.
*. * * paign against the dastardly card ently could not unstick that beau- AT THE ALHAMBRA - Three
Barnes, "Craig's Wife" with Rosalind manufacturers that will force themtiful card. Instead of ridding him- Smart Girls," with Binnie
a Alice Brady, Ray Milland and Charles Russell and John Boles. The Pulitzer to discontinue a practice causing self of it as though it were
The adventures of three Prize play The story of a woman untold grief to uncountable play-plague, he returned the seven of Winninger.
lovely daughters of a rich New Yorker who lived for the strongest love ever This practice is putting glue diamonds. Declarer ducked; West who smash their father's romance with conceived. Coming to the King's
De-a fortune-hunting blonde provide the Theatre.
ers.
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on the faces of high honour cards! won and continued the suit. Of course. I can't prove that they clarer took the ace, cashed the king amusing theme for this picture. Not put the glue there but it must be and queen of spades, effectively to be missed. so, else, how could these cards re- robbed East of exit cards, and then main undetachable from the afore-brutally led a heart! East now had said players' hands until long past to detach the ace and could return the time for their effectual play- nothing but a club. Thus, dummy's ing? What explanation other than club queen miraculously became an the two established glue could account for East's stick-entry for ing to his ace of hearts in the fol-hearts, and finally declarer cashed
his club ace for the ninth trick lowing hand?
Obviously, had East not been bothered by the glue, he would have led the heart ace while he still had plenty of exit cards. This would have made the not inconsiderable difference of defeating the contract two tricks.
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
S-8 2 H-J984 2. D 6.5 2 73
EAST
WEST
S-J 9.7 3 H-K 7 D-K Q 8 4 .C-6 5 2
S-A 6 4 H-A 5 3 D-10 7 3
C-K 10 8 4
SOUTH
S-K Q 10 5 HQ 10 6.
D—A J§
CA J9
The bidding:
South
West North East
1 no trump Pass 2 hearts Pass
Pass
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* * "Pennies From Heaven”—with Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows AT THE STAR-Secret Interlude and Louis Armstrong. The gayest with Robert Taylor and Loretta Young-fun-show of the new season.
is the keynote, although Romance comedy, drama and suspense are also The Gid on the Front Page" with interwoven in the plot.
Edmund Lowe, Reginald Owen, Gloria Stuart and David Oliver. A society Chinese girl by her debutante doings crashes the front page of the paper she owns, but fails to impress the new editor. ReThe quarrel produces amusing situa lations", with Laurel and Hardy. Both tions and grand dialogue. Coming to members of the famous screen comedy the Queen's. team have twin brothers in this ex- ceedingly funny pictare. Both play double roles, in fact, and create for of amusing situa- themselves a host tions.
AT THE CENTRAL- Ą Picture.
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AT THE MAJESTIC—“Our
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Joe
“BLUE-STOCKINGS”
Moliere's Play To Be Produced
No one should realise better than
AT THE ORIENTAL. "Earthworm you, E. C., that about half of the
June elimination and throw-in plays owe Travis and Guy Kibbee
Tractor," with Joe E. Brown
E. their success to trapping an op- Brown, super-super salesman, on a Hong Kong theatre-goers will ponent with a card that he should runaway tractor of huge proportions have played at an earlier stage. furnishes the funniest film he has ever have the opportunity this month of done. If you cannot laugh at this, seeing one of the outstanding plays Your own voluminous writing has then a good dose of Gloomy Sunday is of the year, "The Blue-Stockings" covered the point time and again. the only remedy.
which will be produced by the The fact that the condition persists
Hong Kong University-Arts Asso- cannot be due to the human ele
sociation under the direction of Mr. ment; contract players are far to
FAH Paterson, B. A in the Univer- intelligent for that. Therefore, my "Gold Diggers of 1937", with Dick brilliant theory about glue stands Powell, Joan Blondell, Victors Moore, sity Great Hall, on Saturday, Febru- proved, by the elimination processing to the King's Theatre.
Glenda Farrell and Lee Dixon Com-ary 20; at 9 p.m. Advance Bookings can be made at the King's Theatre. Iam, sir, your loyal and scienti- fic.
SPY.
TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question: Declarer scooped in a 3 no trump Pass Pass
trick so quickly I couldn't see my Obviously, the bidding was not partner's card. Was I not entitled good [charitably speaking]. North to ask him what he had played? should have passed to one no Answer: According to the letter trump, but even after he erred in of the law, once a trick has been taking out to two hearts, South was turned it may not be examined, but, not strong enough to jump to three as a matter of fact, every player no trump. Two spades, or two no should be given a reasonable op trump would have been ample.portunity to see the cards played
West opened the four of dia-to a trick. monds; East's ten went to declar
er's jack The queen of hearts was The next fortnightly dance of the led and both West and East duck-"REO.CA will be held in the Pen- ed. The ten of hearts was taken by insula Hotel, on Wednesday, Febru- West's king, and since West could ary 17, commencing at 8.30 p.m. not be sure but that declarer had Music by the Band of the 1st Ba left the A 97 of diamonds, he shift- The Seaforth Highlanders.
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