THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 5, 1937
Willow The King: Cricket
Miscellany
Today's Wireless
12.30-2.15 p.m. European Programme. 12.30 p.m.-The 1934 Tidworth Tattoo, played by the Massed Bands of the Southern Command.
12.47 p.m. Turner Layton
piano.
atthe
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and "Wea-
ther Report.
1.03 p.m.-Dance Music.
1.30 p.m.-Router Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
1.40 p.m.--Light Concert Items.
2.15 p.m. Close Down.
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.
7-11 p.m.-European Programme.
7 p.m.-The London Piano-Accordeon
Band.
An old Hawaiian Guitar.
On the Beach at Bali-Bali.
Where the Mountains meet the
Sea.
Maid of Brazil.
There'll never be another you. Happy, I'm happy.
Wine Song.
The white cliffs of Dover.
Log Cabin lullaby.
ZBW 355 M, 845 k.c's
tions and Hong Kong Exchange Market Report.
7.35 p.m.-Favourites of not-so-long-
ago.
Organ Solos~~-
Famous Tauber Melodies.
Harold Ramsay,
Vocal. Duet-
ZEK 640 k.c's.
nis (Bass).
"The Brahms Song Society'
(a) Ein Sonnett, Op. 14, No. 4. (b) Sonntag, Op. 47, No. 3, Vier Ernste Gesange, Op. 121. No. 2.
Ich wandte mich und sahe. No. 4. ---- Wenn ich mit Menschen.
Erinnerung, Op. 68, No. 2....
What's good for the Goose is good 8.20 p.m.-A Recital for Two Pianos
for the Gander.
Sam Browne and. Girl Friend.
Vocal Solo-
Cheek to cheek.
Ginger Rogers..
· Instrumental-
A Bouquet for Cole Porter.
Arthur Young (piano) and the
Youngsters.
Vocal Solos
Lover of my Dreams.
Noel Coward.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
Noel Coward.
| 8-păm.--Local: Time Signal, ¡Weather
Report and Announcements.
7.30pm. Closing local Stock Quota-18.03 p.m.-A Recital by" "Alexander Kip-
BRIDGE NOTES
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By ELY CULBERTSON
The Culbertson Coup
Years ago, while living in Paris,
The problem in this hand is the
I met an old Frenchman with whom correct method of playing the spade I occasionally played Bridge. His suit in order to limit the opponents bidding was terrible, and his play to one trick. The correct play is even worse, but he did contribute to lead the Queen to the Ace-nine one thing to my Bridge education in Dummy. This assures a and that was certain knowledge of minimum of three tricks whenever how to play such a combination as King-Jack-x are held in the West A 10 96 in one hand and Q 8 5 3 in hand. In the cases when King the other, seeking to limit the op-Jack-x are in the East hand, two ponents tricks in the suit to one. tricks of course will be lost by this When I took up Bridge playing in method of play, but these cases are America Ibrought with me this counterbalanced by the occasions contribution of his to the theory of when they are in the West hand Bridge and convinced both part-rather than in he East. The value mers and opponents at the Bridge of the Queenplay is that it table that the plan devised was the eliminates the guess in all the most satisfactory method of play-situations where the King is in the ing his particular combination with one hand and the Jack in the other, the purpose of eliminating as much and assures the making of three as possible the element of guess. tricks. Certainly, if the Queen is: My friends call it the "Culbertson not covered, it is safe to assume Coup." but it is not, as I said, real- that the hand at the left of the ly mine, except in the sense that IDeclarer does not contain both the have brought it to the attention of King and the Jack. If the Queen other Bridge players.
loses to the King in the East hand, the proper play is to return to the hand from which the original lead was made and finesse the suit a
So much for theory.
Recently at the Yale Club in New, second time. York City a Duplicate Bridge tournament of seven tables was held, and one of the hands dealt was the following:
South, Dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
WEST S---7.3.2 H.-K 8
NORTH
S.—A 9.6 4 H.-J 10 7 6 D.-8 2
C-A 8 3
D. QJ 193 C.-K. J9 2
- NORTH SKJ H-542 D975 4
SOUTH
S-Q 10 8 5 H-A Q 9 3 D-A K 6 C.--10-4
The bidding:
South West "North East
Pass
1. H 4 B
Pass SH
Pass Pass
But it is one of the peculiarities of Bridge, as of life, that the best plan does not always win. Mr. John A, Sherman, a member of the Yale Club, was one of those
who held the South hand, and of the seven players who held his cards he| was the only one to lead the Queen and in consequence to lose two tricks in the e suit as both the King and Jack in the East hand won, Mr. Sherman correctly returning to his own hand for a finesse against West's supposed Jack,
This entire method of play named, as I have said, in my honour is advised against strong players. “Actually against weak players, a low lead away from the Ace is likely to produce more satis- factory results as East, in such cas- es, with the King, is likely to have an overwhelming urge to play it and thus save the Declarer from any
guensäs troever.
by Vronsky and Babin.
Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op.
17: (Rachmaninoff).
No. 1 Introduction. “No.:: 2-
Valse. No. 3 - Romanće. No.‡ 4- Tarantelle
Waltz from Suite for Two Pianos,
Op. 15 (Arensky). 8.45 p.m.-London, Willow The King
A cricket miscellany with echoes from the Village Green, the County Ground and even from Elysian Fields. Written and arranged for. broadcasting by Herbert Farjeon. Produced by John Pudney,
9.30 p.m. London News and An
nouncements.
9.55 p.m.-Orquesta Tipica Francisco
Canäro.
Page
Some Song
Favourites Of Not-So-Long-Ago
Madrecita de Pompey
con canto,
Mi Musa Campera
canto. Churrasca
Tango
Tango" con
Tango "con canto.
Mi Euencs Aires Querido Tango. The Tango of the "Hula” ---- Tan-
A
go con-canto, se Garden of Illusion - Waltz con canto.
10.15 p.m.-London Big Hen.
Fox-Trot
Dance Music
Someone to care for me.
Harbour Lights.
Star Dust.
Swinging 'em down
Golden Heart.
Thru the courtesy of love. The Boston Tea Party: It ain't right.
Slow Fox-Trot-
Sorrow.
Love" Cries. For:Trof
The Girl in the garden. Afterglow.
tain't no use. Waltz-Delyse.
3911 p.m-Close down.
What's On At the Cinemas
AT THE QUEEN'S "Crack Up" the river-boat people on the Mississippi. with Peter Lorre, Brian DonLevy, Coming to the Queen's. · Helen Wood, Ralph. Morgan and
* drama of flying aces, foreign spies and Crosby, Madge Evans, Thomas Beck. A thrill-packed melo- "Pennies From Heaven-with Bing modern romance.
Edith Fellows and Louis Armstrong. The gayest fun-show of the new season.” Coming to the King's.
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-AT THE KING'S="Green Pastures, the most talked about film for several years. Banned in England and then "Mama Steps, Out'A girl whom permitted to be shown, it has since her mother hopes will marry a cultur- passed the Censor in China and Honged foreigner elopes with 'an American Kong.
crooner. Starring Stanley Morner and Betty Furness. Coming to the King's.
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AT THE ALHAMBRA—“Hideaway Girl"--An excellent, mystery story, and "After The Thin Man,” with manner, starring Shirley Ross and Ro- of the sophisticated modern wife who gay music supplied in the Martha Raye Myrna Loy as Nora Charles, epitome bert Cummings.
assists her famous husband Willem Powell in ferreting out crimes against AT THE MAJESTIC "Down The a San Francisco ackground. Coming Rooney and Dennis Moore. A thrilling Stretch", with Fatricia Ellis, Mickey to the fig horse-racing film.
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rnold
“Johna Meade's Wom ful story starring Edw "AT THE STAR "Music Hath and Francine Larrlinore. Charms”, ́with Henry Hall's famous the Queen's. thur Margetson and Carol Goodner. A B.B.C. Dance Band, W. H. Berry, Ar- British
"Mind Your Own Business. With films in which there are four stories Talbot, Benny Baker and Frankie picture, something new in Charles Ruggles, Alice Brady, -Lyle each linked up logically with the main Darro. The tale of a nature writer Hall's dance music on different persons. his column and a wife who gets him theme showing the effect of Henry who has bees in his bonnet as well as
into a tangle that it takes a
a general AT THE ORIENTAL "Three Smart alarm to travel. Coming to - the Girls," with Deanna Durbin, Binnie Queen's. Barnes, Alice Brady, Ray Milland and Charles Winninger. A classic of its "On The Avenue with songs by type, exquisitely produced. The three Irving Berlin a sparkling musical smart girls are all charming newcom production with a stellar cast of enter- ers to screen fame, with Deanna Dur- tainers, including Dick Powell and bin outstanding, not only for her -au- Madeleine Carro Coming to Queen's. perb voice, but, most unexpectedly, some astonishingly fine acting.
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COMING PICTURES
"Swing High And Swing Low,"
A romantic comedy co-starring lovely Carole Lombard and dashing Fred Mac- Murray a festival of song and music "Banjo on My KneeWith: Bärbara — öf mirth and laughter. Coming Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Helen West- the Queen's. Katherine de Mille and Anthony Mar- "Wings of 1 ley, Buddy Ebsen, Walter Catlett, tin. A thrill musicale, depicting the John McCormack in a natural techni- tragi-comedy that is the life story of colour film: Coming to the Queen's.
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