THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29
Children's
Concert From The Studio
1937.
Today's Wireless
12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 12.30 p.m.-A Light Orchestral Con-
cert.
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report.
1.03 p.m.-A Light Organ Recital by.
Marcel Palotti.
1.16 p.m.--Vocal Gems.
1.30 p.m. Reuter Press, Rugby Press;: Local: Weather Forecast, Time and
Announcements.
1.40 p.m.-Dance Memories. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's:
6.30 p.m.-The London Symphony Or
chestra,
"Les Preludes"-Symphonic
Poem
(Liszt). Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F
(Liszt, arr. Doppler). 6.55 p.m.-A Recital by Essie Ackland
(Contralto).
The Messiah" (Handel)-He- shall
feed His Flock.
The Great Awakening
and Kramer).
Sanctuary (Hewitt).
Vocal-
ZEK 640 k.c's.
A Song Selection.
Lys Gauty (in French). 7.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota
tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar- ket Report.
7.35 p.m. Waltzes from Vienna-
Waltz Medley, Played by Jack Hyl- ton and His Orchestra.
7.40 p.m.-From the Studio. "From the Hook of Holland to Hong Kong by Bail. No. 3"
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(Johnstone
:
A Talk by Professor La. Forster
A Song of Thanksgiving (Allitsen). 8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Weather
p.m.----Variety.
4.80-8 p.m.-European Programme. 4.30 p.m.-A Running Commentary by Frank V. Read on the Hong Kong Tennis Singles Championship be-7.10 tween M. Pagh and A. L. Sullivan, from the Stand Court of the Hong Kong Cricket Club. (By courtesy of the Committee of the Hong Kong Cricket Club).
6 p.m. (approx:)~~From the Studio.
A Children's Concert
BRIDGE NOTES
Vocal
Gang Show of 1936.
Ralph Reader and Chorus.
Orchestra-
Round a Gipsy Camp Fire.
Mantovani and His Tipica Or-
chestra.
By ELY CULBERTSON
A Bidding Problem
Report and Announcements,
8.03 p.m.—A Relay from the Lee Thea-
tre (Chinese)..
11 p.m.-Close Down. 8.05-11 p.m.-European
from ZEK, on Kilocycles.
Programme
on^ a' Frequency of 640
8.05 p.m.--Vocal Gems. Memories of Tosti.
La Scala Singers.
Songs That Everybody Should Know. Stuart Robertson (Bass-Baritone). Love's Old Sweet Song-Descriptive
It
8.30
be
res-
Ballad.
Catherine- Stewart (Contralto) with Mary Jerrold, Hubert Harben, Lawrence Anderson and Company,
p.m.-Ballet Egyptien” “Suite (Laigini), played by The Concert Or- chestra,
Allegro non troppo. Allegretto.
Andante sostenute. Andante esprissivo.
p.m.-Kreutzer Sonata in a Ma- jor, Op. 47 (Beethoven), Played by
Page
The London Symphony
Orchestra
Albert Sammons. (Violin) and Wil-
lam Murdoch (Pianoforte).
Adagio sostenuto.
Presto.
Andante con variazioni.
Presto.
9.30
p.m.-London-News
nouncements.
and
An-
9.55 p.m.-Gerry Moore at the Piano.
Fox-Trot
With all my heart.
Quick-Step
Taggin'
along with you.
Slow Fox-Trot-
An evening with you.
Quick-Step
I've got two lips.
Slow Fox-Trot
Love me."
Quick-Step-e
Crooning.
10.15 p.m.-London-Big Ben.
→
Fox-Trot
Gone..
Dance Music
When is a kiss not a kiss?
There's a small Hotel,
On your toes.
A broken doll. ・・
Darktown Strutters' Ball.
Tango
Dreams in Spring.
The Tango of my heart. Fox-Trot-
Until to-morrow.
Quick-Step
Around and round the old Band-
stand.
Fox-Trot-
Your heart and mine.
Keep a twinkle in your eye. Magnolias in the moonlight. Waltz-
Follow your heart.
11 p.m.-Close Down.
What's On At the Cinemas
"Dear Mr. Culbertson:
[is better, but still not good. "The hand inclosed came up in commits the partnership almost a recent duplicate game and occa-conclusively to an ultimate five sioned a great deal of argument club contract since South can [friendly argument, so you need fairly certain that North's not worry] between my
in partner ponse will be four diamonds, and myself. I am not going to tell which case the five club bid will18:48 you how we hid the hand, but I follow perforce, and obviously will suppose that you can easily ima-be just a "stab bid." There is no gine that the result we attained reason to believe that five clubs was not a happy one. The contro-can be made since North's diamont versy centres around South's cor-tricks may be virtually worthless rect action over East's rebid of with clubs as trumps. Three hearts
AT THE KING'S—““Craig's Wife" ~ AT THE STAR "Peg Of Old two spades.
is better than both of the previous- with Rosalind Russell and John Boles. Drury," with Dorothy Robinson, Anne **Yours very truly,
ly discussed bids, but still does not The Bulitzer Prize play. The story of Neagle and Cedric Hardwicke. Fea- "F. W. B."
a woman who lived for the strongest turing the star of "Bitter Sweet" and satisfy me. North had the oppor-love ever conceived and makes you "Nell Gwyn.” One of the best British My correspondent submitted to tunity to bid two hearts himself, hate her a you never hated pictures yet produced. me only the South hand of the com- and when he merely rebid his dia a screen player before. plete deall shown below. I have mond suit he virtually announced filled in three other hands that, in that he could not make even wa
COMING PICTURES AT THE "QUEEN'S The Beloved my opinion, are entirely plausible shaded heart bid. Failure to find
"Green Pastures,” th most talked on the bidding. Let me say here North with four hearts is again Vagabond" with Maurice Chevalier, about
film for several years. knotty tantamount to landing at five clubs Betty Stockfield, Margaret Lockwood, Banned in England and then permait
and Austin Trevor. A continental since it is hardly to be imagined comedy drama based on
ted to be shown, it has since passed the famous the Censor in China and Hong Kong. that he can return to four clubs.novel by W. J. Locke in which Chevalier Coming to the King's. His forced response is much more sings a number of gay French tunes
especially composed for the picture. apt to be four diamonds.
that F.W.B. submitted bidding problem.
North, dealer.
&
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
SK 5
H-Q 7
D—A K 10 9 5 4 3 C-9 8
WEST S-7 6-4 H-J 8 5 4 D-8 7 2
C-K J 6
EAST
My criticism of the aforesaid ap- plies equally to rubber bridge and to duplicate. When I consider the next two possibilities, however, the duplicate factor comes in strong-
S-Q J 10 9 3 2 er. H-A 9 3 D-Q J 6 C
SOUTH S-A 8.
H-K 10 6 2 D-None
CA 10-7 5 4 3 2 Match point duplicate.
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AT THE ORIENTAL — “Down The Stretch", with Patricia Ellis, Mickey Rooney and Dennis Moore. A thrilling horse-racing film.
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"Banjo on My Knee.”—With Barbaraba Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Helen West- Ley, Buddy Ebsen, Walter Catlett, Katherine de Mille and Anthony Mar- tin. A thrill. musicale, depicting the tragi-comedy that is the life story of the river-boat people on the Mississippi.. Coming to the Queen's.
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If South passes it is incon-
AT THE MAJESTIC—“Adventure ceivable that North can have the In Manhattan", with Jean Arthur and defensive values to warrant a pen- Joel McCrea. A tantalising tale of "The Devil Is A Sissy," with Fred- alty double, but since North will two lovers loose in mildly mad Mandie Bartholomew, Jack Cooper, Mickey be loathe to let the enemy play at hattan and concern a crime novel au- Rooney and Ian Hunter. A startlingly thor and a Broadway star who unwitnew theme, brilliantly handled. The such a low contract there is the tingly involve each other in a series of boys are outstanding. Not to be miss- decided danger that he will again daring robberies of valuable art trea- ed. Coming to the Oriental. rebid diamonds not knowing that sures. South is woid in the suit. This will
"Mind Your Own Business.”— With force further club bidding
Charles Ruggles, Alice Brady Lyle on AT THE ALHAMBRA "North Of Talbot, Benny Baker and Frankie South's part. Now let us examine Nome", with Jack Holt, Evelyn Ven-Darro. The tale of a nature writer the merits and demerits of the lastable, Guinn Williams and John Miljan who has bees in his bonnet as well as named possibility, a peralty double stranded on an island with the director into a tangle that it takes a general The story deals with a seal-poacher his column and a wife who gets him by South. In my opinion South of the company which owns the island, alarm to unravel, Coming to the should feel reasonably confident of his daughter and the wealthy suitor. Queen's. choose from a great variety of pos- defeating two spades if North's sible calls. All of the following hand is such that he can have a certain measure of logic the double. back of them:
The bidding:
North
East South
West
1 diamond 1 spade 2 clubs Pass
2 diamonds 2 spades .?
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Over two spades South must
1.
Three clubs.
2. Four clubs.
4. Pass.
3. Three hearts.
Double.
5.
“stand”
On the hypothetical layout - I have selected as a reasonable one the two spades contract will be de- feated two tricks. There is no possible game for North and South. Obviously this would give an ex-
It might interest the reader to cellent result, especially in match
make his own selection, based only point play. At any rate it is my on the bidding and careful scrutiny selection.
of the South hand alone, and then compare it with my decision.
Three o
TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question: Is the following hand clubs deserves little consi- a good opening two bid? deration. It does not describe the
S-K J 7 hand, it does not even hint at the
H-8 reasonable heart strength or the ace of spakles and, in fact, says
D-A K Q 8 5 4 C-A K 5
little more than that South holds Answer: No, A better one dia- an excellent club suit, Four clubs Imond bid..
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