THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1937.
Dance Music From
The
Hong Kong Hotel
12.30 p.m.-2.15 p.m.- European
gramme.
12.30 p.m.-Light Orchestral Music.
Today's Wireless
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To Mary, with love,
To you, Sweetheart.
Fantasia The British Empire (arr.11.30 p.m. Reuter Press, Rugby Press;
Haydn Wood).. Mayfair Symphony Orchestra.
From Near and Far-Waltz Melodies
(arr. Hohne)..Orchestra Mascotte. -Caucasian ! Suite (Ippolitow, arr. Iwanow).. George Boulanger & His Orchestra.
Napoli (Mezzacapo),
Chant de Sirene (Volpatti, Jr.),
Orchestre Napolitain.
June-Rhythmic Paraphrase (Tschai-
kowsky, arr. Lange), -
Debroy Somers Band.
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report.
1.03 p.m.-Dance Music.
Fox-Trot
The Miller's Daughter, Marianne. Did your mother come from Ire-
land?
Talking through my heart.
You came to my rescue.
The way you look to-night, Waltz The waltz in swing pime. Fox-Trot-
BRIDGE NOTES
Local Weather Forecast, Time, and Announcements.
1.40 p.m.- Light Opera and Musical
Comedy;
23UTOSA
"The Land of Smiles❞—
Selection (Lehar),
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ZEK 640 k.c's.
p.m.-Escales Concerts Straram, con- (Ibert),-played by the
Orchestre des
ducted by Walther Stráram.". 7.17 p.mA Recital by Charles Kull-
man Tenor).
A Beautiful Garden of Roses
Thoras (Adams).
Still is the night (Bohm),
I love thee "(Grieg).
(Schmid),
7.30 p.m-Hong Kong Stock Exchange Summary and Exchange Market Re- port.
London Theatre Orchestra. "Veronique” : (Messager) —
Trot here and there (Donkey Duet), The Swing Song,
Winnie Melville & Derek Oldham.7.33 "Giuditta" (Lehar)-
Stay with me for ever,
Webster Booth (Tenor). "H.M.S. Pinafore?-Selection
(Gilbert &'Sullivan),
B.B.C.: Theatre Orchestra. “Casanova" (Strauss, arr. Benatzky)
O Mistress fond, and fair, The Memory of a kiss,
Arthur Fear (Baritone); 2.15 p.m.-Close 'down. 4-7 p.m.---Chinese Programme. 7-mm.-12 midnight. European Pro-
gramme.
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By ELY CULBERTSON
Avoiding A Cuess
17. All ever
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The technique of an expert, when the second round scotched this plan playing as declarer, often is exactly and made the passing of the heart the opposite of that of a novice. futile. Dummy's king was played,} The latter is inclined to cash all and now dummy played a diamond, of the tricks in sight, as though one declarer's probable intention being or more might wither and die if to pass the trick if possible and too long neglected. The expert play for a 3-3 diamond split. East usually attempts to "clear the put up the ten, however, and since decks" of all litter, meaning un-declarer did not want to lose three avoidable losers, before really go-heart tricks on the spot he ing into action. It is not surpris-with the king. ing that this shipshape style should] Apparently deciding now that the be highly effective.
club guess was the last resort, de-
.
won
In to-day's hand the declarer clarer arbitrarily selected East as staked a vulnerable game contract the holder of the club queen and on his own guessing ability. After led to dummy's king. The jack he had gone down to inglorious de- was returned and, to declarer's hor- feat his only observation, that he ror, East showed out. From that was “a rotten güesser,” missed the point the contract was' a'lost cause, point entirely.
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
WEST
NORTH
S.-6 5 2
HK 7 5 4
D.7 6 4
C.-K J 10
S.-Q J 10 4 3
H. 10
D.-9
CQ 8 7 5:4 2
EAST
S.-9 8 HQ J 9 3 2 D.-Q J 10 8 5 C.-3
SOUTH
S. A K 7
H.-A 8 6
D. A K 3 2 C.—A 9 6
The bidding: South
Pass
:::Pass
for there was no way to snaffle the ninth trick.
p.-Military Band Music, "Poet and Peasant"- Overture (Suppe),
The Band of H.M.. Coldstream
Guards:
Page &
Light Opera e tr
And
*** Musical Comedy
·Pavane, Passepied.
Les Preludes-Symphonic Poem 9.30 p.m.-London
nouncements.
News
(Liszt). and An- .
9.55 p.m.-A Recital by Miliza Korjus (Soprano) and Friedel Schuster (So- prano)
Miliza Korjus-
****Tales of Hoffmann" (Offenbach)—— Olympia's. Aria (The Doll's Song).
"Dinorah
Song.
Nocturne,
(Meyerbeer)---Shadow
ime we• 37, No. 1-Ah, let
Nocturne.” Op. 9,
2-0 Night!
O Dreams (Chopin, arr. Seid-
"Hyde Park Suite" (Jalowicz),OMIMOM-OT lezekiaklar)
Regimental Band of H.M.
Grenadier Guards.
Old Folks at Home and In Foreign
Lands (Roberts),
Regimental Band of H.M.
Grenadier Guards. 8. p.m. Local: Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m. A New Variety Programme.
Vocal Ensemble-
Theatre Land at Coronation Time,
Stuart Robertson & Chorus:
Garda Hall,Webster
and Sam Costa.
Vocal Sketch-
Mrs. Montgomeries Wee Shop,
William McCullőel
Vocali
La Serenade a Lena,
Tino Rossi (Tenor). Un Violon dans la Nuit,
Humorous
"Running an Office,
Tino Rossi (Tenor).
Harry Tate and Company. Organ Solo
River Reveries..Quentin MacLean. Orchestra-
Globe-Trotting with the Tiger,
New Mayfair. Orchestra.
Vocal...
Le Tango des Filles,
L'Hotel du Clair de Lune-Valse,
Lucienne Boyer (Soprano). Orchestra
Red, White and Blue-Fox-Trot, Swing is in the air-Fox-Trot,
8.58 p.m. The London Symphony Or- Jack Hylton & His Orchestra.
chestra.
Carneval-Overture' (Dvorak). "Le Roi S'Amase", (Delibes)-
:
Friedel Schuster-
"Helen" (Offenbach)To › shield
the husband's honour.
10.15 p.m. London Big Ben.
AA Relay of Dance Music from the
Roof-Garden
of, the Hong Kong Hotel
·PROGRAMME
10.15-10.30 p.m.—
1. So do I
2.
Skeleton in the Cupboard. gPennies from Heaven
4... One, two, button your shoe. 10.30-10.35 p.m—Interval of Recorded
Music from Z.B.W
10:35-10:50. D.m.
5.
6.
Sweet is the word for you.. Blue Hawai
7. In a little Hula Heaven:
8. Swing for sale. ·
-10.50-11 p.m. — Interval of Recorded
Music from Z.BW.
11 p.m.-11:20 p.m.-
9. The one-rose..
10. Champagne Waltz.
11. I love you truly.
12, Merry Widow Waltz.
11.20-11.25 p.m-Interval of Recorded
Music from: ZB.W.
11.25-11.40 p.m.——
13. Munchita,
14. Serenade in the Night.
15. Panamania.
16. That's how the Rumba was born. 11.40-11.45 p.m.-Interval of Recorded
Music from "Z.BW. 11.45-12 midnight.-
17. Moonlight and Shado 18. Hot to-day...
19. Someone to care for 20. Madhouse.
12. midnight-Close down.
What's On At the Cinemas
Only reasonably good play was required on this hand in order to "sail in.” Since the contract was for only nine tricks, declarer could well have afforded to concede a few losers at the outset. Had he done so, a count of the defenders' hånds
AT THE STAR-"College Holiday", would have emerged automatically.
with several of the screen's outstand- Obviously, if declarer had ducked AT THE MAJESTIC “Romeo And ing comedians supporting. George to the first trick, the jack would be Juliet" - Leslie Howard and Norma Burns, Gracie Allen, Mary Boland and continued and the ace would win. Shearer in role of the famous Italian Martha Raye, who go through their
lovers and John Barrymore selected for paces in one Now either a diamond or a heart important part of Mercutio.
Others laughter. should be conceded. Let us assume are Basil Rathbone, Ralph Forbes, C. the former. A low diamond is led. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Denny, Con- West plays the nine and East over-way Tearle, Edna May Oliver and Andy.
Devine. takes with the ten, continuing the suit.
A Lady," with Bette Davis, Warren M.D."-Kay Francis as an unwed doc- AT THE ORIENTAL-"Satan Met AT THE KING'S- Mary-· Stevens, William, Alison Skipworth,--Arthur tor finds she is to have a child-Lyle Treacher and Winifred Shaw. A new- Talbot, Glenda Farrell and George thriller from the author of "The Thin Cooper. Man" which will keep you în laughter from start to finish.
Declarer wins, West showing AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- West North East out, and now cashes the ace and| BRA — “Waikiki Wedding" - A ga 2 no trump Pass, 3 no trump Pass king of hearts. West's failure to glamorous romantic musical from the
land of hula hula,with Bing Cr follow to the second heart estab- Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley The bidding was quite orthodox. [lishes his having held two single- and George Barbier, South, with six honour tricks, aftons, and now, when declarer cashes stop per in every suit, and 4-3-3-3 his other spade trick, East's failure distribution, was correct in opening to follow marks West with an ori- with two no trump rather than with ginal holding of five spades. The any other bid, such as one diamond."problem" now is one of elementary Although both West and East had arithmetic. Since West, had five freakish distributions, neither had spades, one heart and one diamond, sufficient playing strength to over he must have held six clubs. Thus, call when vulnerable.i
unless the queen drops from East's
West correctly chose to open the hand on the lead of the ace, the spade queen from his five card suit finesse against West is established. rather than the fourth best club, Surely this is a better plan than even though the club suit was six guessing!
long. Obviously the spade opening was not only safer but coffered ca
TO-DAY'S QUESTION ·
better chance for establishment. Question; Declarer opened the Declarer won the first trick, and bidding with one club. What promptly played the acë” and an- should second hand bid with the other heart, with the hope of find-following?_
ing an adverse 3-3 split, which SA K 86 H.-K Q J 10
·would establish dummy's fourth
·D.-K Q J 7. C.—5.
heart. West's failure to follow to Answer: Two clubs.·
continuous howl of
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