THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 10, 1937.
Children's Concert
From
The Studio
Today's Wireless
12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 12.30 p.m. The New Mayfair Orches-
tra. "Mother of Pearl"-Selection
(0. Straus). The Clock is playing (Blaaw), Dicky Bird Hop (Gourley). "Words and Music"-Selection
(Noel Coward). Cavalcade of Martial Songs
(arr. Nicholls). 1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report.
1.03 p.m.-Vivian Ellis at the Piano.
"Top Hat" Piano Medley.
"Streamline"-The First Waltz. Let Me Play--Selection.
1.20 p.m.--Lucienne Boyer (Soprano).
Dancing with my darling.
It's a thrill all over again.
I found a bit of Paris in the heart
of old New York.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
1.40 p.m.-Thẻ BBC Symphony Or-
chestra.
Overture "Fingal's Cave," Op 26
(Mendelssohn). Overture "Light Cavalry" (Suppe). Overture "Masaniello" (Auber). › Prelude "The Kingdom," Op. 51
2.15 p.m.-Close down.
(Elgar).
BRIDGE NOTES
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's:::: ZEK 640 k.cs.
5-8 p.m.-European Programme.
5 p.m.-A Relay of Dance Music from the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.
6 p.m. From the Studio.
A Children's Concert.
6:30 p.m.-Songs of the Hebrides and Scottish Country Dance Orchestra. Songs
In Hebrid Seas. Kishmul's Galley
(Kennedy-Fraser),
Muriel Brunskill (Contralto).
The Island Herdmaid,
An Island Sheiling Song
(Kennedy-Fraser),
Joseph Hislop (Tenor). Deirdie's Farewell to Scotland
(Kennedy-Fraser),
Tam Glen
(arr. Stephen & Burnett),
Jean Day (Soprano).
Orchestra-
Strip the Willow, Petronella (arr. Diack),
Scottish Country Dance
Orchestra.
6.55 -p.m.---Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (Chopin), played by Arthur Rubinstein (Pianoforte) and the London Symphony Orchestra, con-
By--ELY CULBERTSON
Double Finesses
WEST
A double finesse consists of two plays designed to prevent the op- S K J 10 4 ponents from capturing two tenace H K QJ 4 cards in your hand.
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EAST
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D 6 5 3 2
CJ 9 4 3 2
SOUTH
SAQ 7 6 HA 6 5 3
DA 10 8
CA 6
The bidding:
South leads. If West plays low the ten is finessed, winning the trick and still retaining a tenace with which a future single finesse may |South be made. If the position of either 1 no trump Pass 2 no trump Pass of the outstanding honours is un-3 no trump Pass Pass
West North
East
ducted by John Barbirolli.
1st Movement Allegro. 2nd Movement Larghetto: 3rd Movement-Allegro vivace. Waltz in C Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (Chopin), played by Arthur Rubinstein (Pianoforte).
7.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quota- tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar- ket Report.
7.33 p.m. New Talkie Tunes,
"Cafe Collette”—
What have you done to my heart? "The Voice of Scandal".
Thru the courtesy of Love. "Variety Parade”—
Taking a stroll around the Park. "O.H.M.S."
Turning the Town upside down. "Pennies from Heaven”—–—
So do I,
One, two, button your shoe. "The Big Broadcast of 1937"
Talking through my heart. "That Girl from Paris”—- Seal it with a kiss.
8 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 from Z.E.K., on a frequency of 640 kilocycles.
8.05 p.m. The BBC Wireless Military
Band.
The Jolly Robbers Overture (Suppe). Kirby Malzeard Sword Dance--Folk
Dance (arr. Sharp). Woodland Pictures-Rural Suite
(Fletcher)
The Crusader March
(B. W. O'Donnell).
18.30 p.m.-The BBC Wireless Chorus.
Venus on Earth-
In vocal form (Lincke).
Unrequited Love-
In vocal form (Lincke).
O hush thee, my babie (Sullivan);
O who will o'er the Downs so free?
(de Pearsall). - -
Crown of Life (arr. Farrar).
Page
Chopin Concerto
By
Arthur Rubinstein
Mystic Woods
8.55 p.m.-Variety.
Vocal
Wandering shoes,
Nobody's darlin' but mine
Organ Solo
The Hill Billies.
Second Serenade...Reginald Foort. Vocal
London Rhythm,
Solitude. The Mills Brothers. Vocal Duets.
By the Wishing Well,
Accent on Youth,
Band
Curtis an
The Whistler and his dog, The whistling farmer boy,
Orchestra
The 'Silver Stars Band.
Romantic Waltz Medley, Sweet Memories,
Eddie Carroll & His Music. 9.30 p.m. London News and An-
nouncements:
| 9.55 p.m.-Light Opera.
“Veronique"
Vocal Gems (Messager),
Columbia Light Opera Company.
The Beggar Student"
Selection (Millocker),
Marek Weber and His Orchestra. "The Maid of the Mountains”,
(Fraser-Simson),
Light Opera Company. 10.15 p.m.-London-Big Ben. 10.20 p.m.-Dance Music.
Fox-Trot
Whoop it up,
You don't understand. Heart of gold.
It's raining in California.
I wasn't lying when I said I love;
you.
Midnight Blue Waltz-Delyse. Fox-Trot—
At the Balalaika.
Parade of the milk bottle caps.
Don't look now.
Front page news.
Waltz Close to smel
Fox Trot Rainbow on the river. 11 pmClose down.
What's On At the
Cinemas
AT THE KING'S “Mama Steps | AT THE ALHAMBRA--"We Have Pass Out" A girl whom her mother hopes Our Moments With Sally Eilers and
will marry a cultured foreigner elopes James Dunn reunited in the type of 11 with an American crooner. Starring comedy vehicle that first brought them Stanley Morner and Betty Furness.
favourable nothing has been lost, South, in bidding no trump rather since the single finesse still may than a spade, took a slight liberty
screen fame and a supporting cast be attempted.
with the distributional requirements
which includes Mischa Auer, Warren but, considering his holding, cannot
Hymer David Niven, Thurston Hall. "Lloyds Of and Marjorie Gateson. he greatly censured.
London," with Tyrone Power, Sir West opened the heart king. De Guy Standing, C. Aubrey Smith and clarer won and promptly led back Virginia Field. The remarkable his- with Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor West won with the jack torical romance of an insurance clerk A glorious love drama of a woman of
A Q 6
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K J 7
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4 3 2
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10 9 8
In the direct finesse, as in all direct double finesses, two equals the lowest tenace card must held.
be
the suit.
AT THE STAR
AT THE.... ORIENTAL—“Camilla ma
a womani
and on this trick East nonchalantly who carves for himself a distinguished Paris and of the rama of
career. The romance is ill-starred at who coolly chose to accept the favours
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COMING PICTURES
of discarded a low club. After looking the start and it is only after Nelson's of a wealthy man; then suddenly fell
over the dummy. West made the thrilling victory at Trafalgar that the in love with young Armand,
couple find happiness. natural switch to a low spade, and Do not confuse these double fines- after that the declarer proceeded to
two "wrap up" his contract with twoj AT THE MAJESTIC "Mary ses with situations in which
Of three
diamond, Scotland” with Katharine Hepburn
“Waikiki Wedding”. — A gay, glam- finesses are taken against the same spade, two heart,
The life and love orous romantic musical from the land outstanding honour, as in the fol- and two club tricks.
story of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. of hula hula, with Bing Crosby, Bob lowing:
Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross and George Barbier. Coming to the Queen's and Alhambra.
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East was not conscious of having made any mistake, but in reality his discard to the second trick fell into the class of a major error. Part- ners are supposed to help each other A Q J 5.
whenever possible, not remain pas- North leads and South finesses sive and allow the other to guess. the jack, winning. When North Any good player in East's seat leads again South again finesses,would have seen that West would winning the second trick with the make the superobvious shift to a queen. This must be done. when spade unless he were warned. East's the outstanding honour is sufficient-duty, therefore, was to anticipate ly guarded at the start. Each suc-his partner's almost inevitable. ac- cessive finesse eliminates. one of the tion and to discard the deuce of cards which guard the honour un-spades as a warning that he was til finally it is insufficiently guard unprepared f for this normal shift. ed and a play for a drop will suc- Declarer might have made his con- ceed.
tract even without the spade lead by West, but it would have_required double-dummy play.
GUIDING A PARTNER In contract, as in life, errors of omission may be even more serious than errors of commission.
South, dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
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TO-DAY'S QUESTION
Question: Dealer opened with one heart. Should I (second hand) double or show my diamond suit?
I hold.
SK 109 H6 DAQJ74 CAJ73
Answer: Double.
Frederic March.
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AT THE QUEEN'S-“Nancy Steele Is Missing"-Victor McLaglen in his greatest role since "The Informer," “Her Husband Lieg” — Brother love supported by Walter Connolly, Peter and big-time gambling characterise Lorre, June Lang, Robert Kent, Shir- this film with Gail: Patrick, Ricardo ley Deane, John Carradine and Jane Cortez, Akim Tamiroff, Tom Brown, Darwell. A powerful tale of kidnap-Louis Cathern and June Martel. Com- ping that was not done for gain.. ing to the Queen's.........
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