THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 11, 1987
Dance Music From Hong Kong Hotel
At 5 p.m.
Today's Wireless
1230-215 pm.-European Programme. 12.30 p.m.-An Orchestral Concert.
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.
1.03 p.m.-Variety.
1.30. p.m.-Renter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast. Time and Announcements.
1.40 p.m.-Pianoforte recital by Benno
Moiseivitch.
1.55 pm-De Groot and the Piccadilly
Orchestra.
2.15 p.m. Close down.
5-8 p.m-European Programme.
5 pm-A Relay of Dance Music from
the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kongi Hotel.
6 p.m.-From the Studio...
A Children's Concert.
6.30 p.m.The New Light Symphony Orchestra with Albert Sandler (Vio- lia).
Orchestra-
Serenade Mauresque, Op. 10,
No. 2 (Elgar).
Violin Solo-
An old violin (Taylor & Fisher). Orchestra---
London Bridge March (Eric
Violin Solo--
Coates).
Remembrance (Mario Melfi).
Orchestra-
Prelude (Haydn Wood).
BRIDGE NOTES
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's ::: ZEK 640 k.c ́s.
Violin Solos-
The child and his dancing doll
(Heykens). Spanish Serenade (Heykens). Orchestra---
Page
Light Symphony Orchestra With
Albert Sandler
for
9.23 p.m. - London - "Food:
Thought" Three. short talks matters of topical interest (Elec-. trical Recording).
p.m.-A Song Recital in French by Lys Ganty.
17.45 p.m.-Songs of the Sea.
Deep Sex Mariner (McCall),
Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).9.45 Sea Shanties.......Geraldo and His Accordeon Band, and Male Chorus. The Admiral's Broom (Bevan),
Danse des Apaches (Clarke); Romance in E Flat, Op. 44, No. 1
(Rubinstein).8 Violin Solo-
O sole mio (Di Capua). Orchestra-
The Mill in the forest (Ellenberg), Monastery bells (Wely).
7.10 p.m.-Old Musical Comedy Hits.
"Music in the Air"
Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone)-10 pm-Local: Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-From the Studio.
A Chinese Concert. :
8.05-11 p.m.- European 11 p.m.-Close down.
from ZEK
programme
8.05 p.m.-Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 (Beethoven), played by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, con- ducted by Clemens Krauss. 1st Movement-Adagio molto---
Allegro con brio.
The song is you, I've told evry little star,
Layton & Johnstone. "My songs from the shows";
Marie Burke. "The New Moon"-Wanting you,
Lawrence Tibbett. 4th
2nd 3rd
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Largheto Scherzo-Allegro. -Allegro molto. 65
7.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota-18.38 pm Septet, Op. (Saint- tions and Hong Kong Exchange Saens), played by Foreau (Trum- Market Report.
pet), Cantrelle (1st Violin), Bellan-1 7.35 p.m. Carroll Gibbons
ger (2nd Violin), Vieur (Viola),} Marneff (Cello), Nanay:- (Double- Bass) and Faure (Piano).
at the
piano.
Judy,
Stars fell on Alabama. You never looked so beautiful.
By ELY CULBERTSON
Honour Tricks For Slams
SOUTH
S AJ 6 4 2
H K QJ 10 5 3
D 43
(8.55 pm- London-News and
nouncements.
An-
9.15 pm The Jolly Roberts"---Over- ture (Suppe), played by the BBC Wireless Military Band.
J'Attends in Navire. A Song Selection. p.m.-London-Big Ben
- Dance Music.
Fox-Trot--
Miracles sometimes happen, Just say "Aloha." Waltz-
Beautiful love, A perfect day. Fox-Trot
Oh, you rogue,
Mickey Mouse's birthday Rumba Buscando Millonaria. Fox-Trot
The girl in the garden, Afterglow.
Waltz Vienna, city of my dreams, Slow Fox-Trot-Poor Butterfly.
Föx-Trot—
The stars weep,
You turned the tables on me. Words without music.
The moment of moments. Lost
No greater love.
The one TOSE,
Waltz Secret rendezvous.
11 pm
Close down
What's On At the Cinemas
AT THE MAJESTIC "Special Agent", with Bette Davis and George Brent. This picture is said to reveal the inner workings of the U.S. Trea-
angle of the American
A slam must not be attempted unless the combined hands hold at least three aces. A void suit and trump strength are equivalent to an ace.. The possession of aces, shown by the four-five no trump Few hands could be more perfect-sury department, and shows a new convention, and the void showing ly suited to asking bids. The bid-activities against public enemies. convention will be discussed later.biding should go:
Second Round Control
C None.
East North
South West In addition to aces or woïds in 1 club Pass 1 heart. Pass three suits a player must have se-3-hearts Pass 4-spades Pass cond round control in the fourth 5 no trump Pass *7 hearts suit. Second round control con- *Final contract. sists of a singleton or the king of the suit. In either case the op- ponents can win only one imme diate trick, the ace. Usually the slam can best be bid by the player who holds second round control
Choosing Between A Suit And A No Trump Slam.
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Government's
AT THE ALHAMBRA—“The Flying Hostess", with William Gargan, Judith Barrett and William Hall. A thrilling romance of the skies.
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AT THE KING'S "The Man Who with Ralph Bellamy, The one club opening, one heart Lived Twice",
A response, and three heart raise all Marian Marsh and Isabel Jewell.
blood-chilling drams of a killer re- are automatic. The four spadesurrected and transformed into a re- asking bid, however, starts to work
putable and eminent surgeon. a machine of such precision that
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a
COMING PICTURES
"Pennies From Heaven"-with Bing
The gayest Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows and Louis Armstrong. fun-show of the new season. Coming to the King's
Rosalind "Craig's Wife-with Russell and John Boles. The Pulitzer Prize : play. The story of a woman who lived for the strongest love ever“ conceived and makes you hate her as you never hated a screen player before. Coming to the King's Theatre.
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"China Clipper With Pat O'Brien, Beverley Roberts, Ross Alexander, Humphreys Bogart and Henry B. Walt- hall A glamorous romance of the air, errors are virtually out of the ques- AT THE QUEEN'S “Under Tour marking a milestone in the pictorial tion. North finds golden oppor-Spell", with Lawrence Tibbett, Wendy history of daring American aviation, tunity to disclose his precise ace Barrie, Gregory Batoff and Arthur coming to the King's Theatre.
Treacher. A roughhouse romance
"Satan Met A Lady" with Bette In most cases it is better to bid holding and spade distribution at that hits the high spots of comedy,
Five no trump, as action, rhythm and excitement.
Davis, Warren William, Alison "Skip- a slam in the best suit rather than one fell swoop.
worth, Arthur Treacher and Winifred in no trump. In a suit additional an answer to an asking bid, shows
AT THE ORIENTAL-Trouble for Shaw. A new thriller from the author tricks usually can be won by ruf-second [or first] round control of
of "The Thin Man" which will keep and
you in laughter from start to finish. fing. In no trump, unless there is the asked suit and three aces, exact-Two", with Robert Montgomery
Rosalind Russell Based
"the -on Suicide Club" by Robert Louis Steven coming to the King's. a long suit which can be establishly what North held. After that ed without losing two tricks, all response South virtually could count son comedy adventure with
"Avenging Waters" with Ken May the
thirteen tricks. North's advertised laugh for every romantic thrill tricks needed must be won
nard, Beth Marion and Ward Bond A would-con-f with honours,
roaring romance of the west packed so that the hand diamond and club aces
THE STAR--"Little Lord with spine-thrilling adventures. Com- must contain not only virtually all trol the opening lead in either suit,
with Dolores Costello ing to the Alhambra. of the honour tricks, but all of the carding facility for South's losing Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee and Mickey "The Man 1 Marry", with Doris
and the club ace would provide dis- Fauntleroy",
Barrymore, Freddie Bartholomew, C. intermediate cards as well.
diamond. North must have at least Rooney. The familiar story adapted Nolan, Michael Whalen, "Chic Sale Even at suit slams, in addition four hearts for his jump raise and, to the screen, is laid in the America and Nigel Bruce. A rollicking roman- to the powerful suit, the necessary therefore, whether his second round and England of 1885 and depicts the tie comedy in which Doris Nolan, suit controls and almost all of the control was a singleton or the king devotion upon his irascible of old standing performance. Coming to the softening influence of Fauntleroy's Universal's newest find, gives an out- honour tricks, an establishable five the losers in South's suit could al- grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt. Alhambra card or longer side suit usually most certainly be ruffed out. There will be needed or it will be impos- was precisely one type hand that sible to develop as many as twelve North might hold that would jeo- tricks while losing only one.
pardize a grand slam. Such a hand
Asking Bid Triumph
To-day's hand was submitted by
as:
a correspondent with the question: SKXXHAXxx D AJ 10xCAX "Should, or would, experts have ar- But even with this (certainly not as rived at the grand slam in the bid-likely as a hand containing any one ding and, if so, how, would they of these spade combinations: K have arrived at this contract.”
North, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
S 8
NORTH
HA 986-
D A Q7 CA: 169%7:5
WEST
SK 10 7 5
DJ 1096 CQ 832
-EAST =SQ 93
H74
K852
K 10 64
JK Q, KQ x, or a singleton] the con- tract still might be made on a finesse. Certainly, a grand slam be- came an odds-on choice the moment North responded to four spades with five no trump.
TO-DAYS QUESTION
Question What is the correct opening bid on the following hand? SA 853 HKJ7DAK? D1085)
Answer One diamond.
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