THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 7, 1937.
Dance Music From
Hong Kong Hotel
Today's Wireless
12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 12.30 p.m.-Dance Music.
Fox-Trot-m
You started me dreaming. Leave it to love.
All my life.
12
Laughing Irish eyes.
Slow Fox-Trot---
Dream awhile.
Quickstep
Keep a twinkle in your eye.
Fox-Trot-
Let it be me.
Take my heart.
Black Beauty.
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report. ›
1.03 p.m.-ATM Pianoforte Recital by Wil-
helm Backhaus:
·Moment 'Musicale
(Schubert).
in F Minor
Impromptu in B Flat, Op. 142, No.
3 (Schubert).
Intermezzo in E Flat Major, Op.
117, No. 1.
Intermezzo in B Flat Minor, Op.
117, No. 2 (Brahms). 1.20 p.m.---Songs by Peter · Dawson
(Bass-Baritone).
She is far from the land ... (Lam-
bert).
BRIDGE NOTES
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's
The Fleet's not in Port very long
(Gay):
The Rivetter (Slevier and Arien). 1.30 p.m. Reuter Press, Local: Wea-
ther Forecast, Time and Announce ments.
1.40 p.m. The London Symphony Or-
chestra.
7:
Triumphal March from "Caracta-
cus" (Elgar).
(a) Woodland Interlude". (b) Dream Children, Op. 43, No. 1 from "Caractacus" (Elgar). "Crown of India" Suite, Op. 66
(Elgar),
Schwanda (The Bagpipe Player),
(Weinberger)..
2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
5-8 p.m.-European, Programme.
5 p.m.--A Relay of Dance Music from the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.
6.30 p.m.-A Recital by Lawrence Tib- bett (Baritone) and Efrem Zimbal- ist (Violin).
1. Baritone Solo-
2.
"Tannhauser" (Wagner)-Oh, star
of eve! Violin Solos→→→→
By ELY CULBERTSON
Perfect Bidding And Play
ZEK 640 k.ca.
Persian Song (Clinka). Burlesca (Suk).
The Zephyr (Hubay). 3. Baritone Solos-
Song of the Flea (Moussargs Pilgrim's Song, Op.
} (Tchaikovsky).
4. Violin Solo-
Carmen-Fantasy (Bize
rasate).
7 p.m. The Band of H. M. Grem
Guards.
Nautical Moments
Perfect bidding and perfect play and played in an evening tourna- may perhaps in theory produce per- ment between two teams of six in fect scores, but there are few who which, though the gross aggregate. have ever seen a perfect Contract of points won exceeded 11,000, yet Bridge player. In all probability, the difference between the winning perfect scores will never be made and the losing team was less than 8 by any pair of players, however ex- 100 points. A study of the bidding. pert, throughout a series of gamesland play went far to demonstrate composing a tournament, but ify that certainly in non-expert circles they ever should, then most cer-tournaments are not wonthey are tainly there will be some pair of lost. As might be expected, her venturesome spirits who will step were some of the losses:
and Duthoit).
The Old Frog Pond (Alford). Parade of the Elephants (Che-
Enette).
Silver Trumpets (Viviani, ^arr-
Godfrey).
Selection: (German).
Tom Jones
7.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota- tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar- ket Report.
7.35 p.m.--Variety.
Orchestra-
Jerome Kern
Medley.
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy
Hotel Orpheans.
Instrumental-
Joy Dance.
Ernest Jones (Banjo).
Piano Solo-
Charlie Kunz Piano Medley No.
R. 12.
Charlie Kunz.
Instrumental---
Dark eyes (Russian Gipsy Air). Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms).
Rode and His Tziganes. Orchestra---
Irving Berlin Waltz Songs
Medley.
Derby Somers Band.
p.m. Local: Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m. From the Studio.
A Chinese Concert 11 p.m.-Close Down.
8.05-11 p.m.-European Programme on ZEK, on a Frequency of 640 Kolocy- cles.
8.05 p.m.-Casse - Noisette" Suite (Tschaikowsky), Played by the BBC Wireless Symphony Orchestra, Con- ducted by Percy Pitt.
Overture Miniature--Marche. Danse de la fee Dragee-Danse des
Mirlitons Danse: Chinoise Danse Russe, Trepak Danse Arabe Valse des Fleurs.
p.m. Songs by Elisabeth Schu- mann (Soprano)..⠀
8.28
Page
Empire Exchange: Talk By
Mr. LS.. Amery
(a) In Abendroth; (b) Die Vogel:
(Schubert),
Caprice: Vienmois: (Kreisler). Standchen, Op. 17 No. 2.
* Margen, Op. 27, No. 4 (Strauss). 18.45 p.m.--London Empire Exchange
A talk by the Right Hon. L Amery, M.P., on the twenty-first an- niversary of the founding" of the British Empire. Producers átion.
(9 p.m.-Light Orchestral Music,
9.30
Hail, Vienna-Potpourri (Dorstal). Marek Weber and His Orchestra. “Giuditta" (Lehar)—Stay with me
Me for ever.
My lips are made for Fissing.
Marek Weber and His Orchestra The Fiddler's at the Forge (Ives).
Alfredo Campoli and Hif Or
chestra.
Amoretten Tanz-Waltz (Gung'l); Bien Aimes-Valse: (Waldteufel). Albert Sandler and His Orches
tra.
Summer Afternoon Idyll (Eric
Coates).
Eric Coates and Symphony" Or-
chestra.
Musette et Tambourin (Rameau).
Orchestre Symphonique.
p.m.-London
nouncements.
News and
9.55. p.m.-Cinema. Organ Music.
Medley of Daly's Favourites. *** Reginald Foort.
One Kiss.
Lover, come back to me.
Reginald Foort.
"Chorus Gentlemen, please.”
Reginald Dixon.
10.15 p.m.-London Big Ben, “Haunt-
ing Harmonies" at " Two Pianos. 10.30 p.m.- Variety and Dance Music.
Piano Solo
"On Your Toes" Piano Medley.
Vivian Ellis. Instrumental—
La Corrida.
"La
~Argentina
Solo).
Slow Fox-Trof
Sophisticated Lady. Fox-Trot
Jealous.
(Castanets
¿Nat1 Gonella and His Georgians.
Vocal
On the Beach of Waikiki. Hilo Hanakahi
Waikiki Stone-Wall Boys.
Piano Bolog
I've got you under my skin. In the Chapel in the Moonlight,
Peter Yorke.
11 p.m.-Close Down.
out on the limb in their bidding|| 1-A vulnerable North over- and take a big penalty, thereby off-called with two spades West's setting the perfect bids and perfect original one nótrump, was doubled, plays of the perfect pair. This and went down three tricks. East general principle explains why and West scored 900 as against a Bridge tournaments are not "won" non-vulnerable game of 400 made by the winners but are "lost" by the by East and West at the other losers. Luck, even in Duplicate table. The difference of 500 points Bridge, may be the principal factor certainly were not "won"—they in determining which pair shall be were "lost" by the folly of a player. labelled the "winners."
2-A vulnerable player made a In connection with this, Mr. good Opening bid of one notrump Edward W. Faith of Mobile, Ala., and was raised by partner on hopes
AT THE MAJESTIC "Son's
· AT THE ORIENTAL" One -In submitted to me recently his re-and ambition with some rich inter-
Introduces lovely Sor search along that line.
Down four instead of Guns", with Joe E. Brown and Joan Million". As one mediates.
Blondell. A pure comedy dealing with Henie, Queen of the Silvery Skates, example, he gave the hand below, two: minus 700, instead of the gay and not the grim side of the for the first time to movie fans. In which arose in a three-table tourna-natural minus, 250! Four hundred World War.
addition to the world's champion ment.
and fifty points were lost--not
figure-skater, the film includes Adolphe Menjou.
South, Dealer
Both sides vulnerable
NORTH
WEST
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3. A vulnerable partner, instead of risking an improving bid of notrump, raised a minor. One team scored 150, the other 600 lest, 450 points.
What's On At the Cinemas
BAT THE QUEEN'S, ALHAMBRA AND STAR"On The Avenue”--with songs by Irving Berlina sparkling musical production with a stellar cast of entertainers, including Dick Powell and Madeleine Carroll.
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- COMING PICTURES Waikiki Wedding", gay, glam- arous romántic musical from the land of hula hula, svitirəBing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross and AT THE CENTRAL "Song of George Barbier. Coming to the Queen's China"-A simple story of a well-to-and: Alhambra. do family, written, acted and directed by Chinese.
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4. A player who was afraid to bid a four-card suit, passed, with- EAST
the result that his team passed out S-A 6
an easy game at notrump; lost 400.
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5.-A player, rather than open a
Eilers and James Dunn in a comedy DKQJ3 2[four-card diamond suit, opened
drama of gay adventure with a sup- with notrump, even with a single- AT THE KING'S Pennies From porting cast which includes such wel C~QJ,9·8
Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Madge known names as David Niven, Mischa ton spade. The hand was played
Evans, Edith Fellows and Louis Arm Auer, Marjorie Gateson. Thu at three notrump, and the Declar-strong- The gayest fin-show of the Hall, Virginia Sale and ing side went down two instead of new season.
ern: Cóming to the Al making a gure game in diamonds, which was made at the other table ---minus: 100 instead of plus 400- lost, 500 points.
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At two tables the hand was passed out. But at one table North
player suffering from and South, Team No. 1, were opti- "Notrumpitis" insisted on playing mistic, and bid up to three notrump. at six notrump instead of letting Fast doubled, and North (Declarer) his partner play at six spades— was-gst three tricks. Had this minus 50 points, against a plus 980 beem rubber play, only the rash bid; made at the other table-lost, 1030 ders would have been punished points.
But, under the method of tœurna | These six illustrations that actu- mentošćowingɛby match points; this ally occurred in – one evening's izbidding had a very far reaching tournament play at three tables result, alt gave the East-West pair between two teams of six, are no at that table the high score on that doubt typical of numerous, cases hand, and thus gave them a present that occur in a big tournament of of two match points, which they had several hundred tables. If so, then done absolutely nothing to earn. It is certain that big tournaments, like small tournaments, are not
-they are lost."
Continuing "chis research, Mr. Faith reports that he supervised
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