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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 29, 1937
Piano Recital
By Nura Kanis
From The Studio
Today's Wireless
12-12.20.p.m.-Relay of Special Service
from St. John's Cathedral pd
12.30 pm-Chopin.
Polonaise In A Fist Major Op. 53.
Paderewski (Fiano). Chant Polonais In G Flat Major Op.
74, No. 5.
Mazurka No. 17 In B Flat Minor Op.
-24, No. 4.
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Moriz Rosenthal (Piano). 1246 pm-New Light Symphony Or
chestra.
Light Cavalry-Overture (Suppe).
A Life On The Oceaa
(Nautical Selection-Binding). :
1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report
1.03 pm.—Variety.
Orchestral
Fairies In The Moon - Intermezz
BRIDGE NOTES
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's:::: ZEK 640 k.c's
Entr'actè (Ewing).
An Hour With You (Eisele).
Joseph Muscant & the Troxy;
Broadcasting Orchestra.
Banjo & Guitar Duet-
Medley Of Stephen Foster Songs. Wedding Chimes (Reser}"
The Brothers Bertini,
Orchestral
Sweetheart Czardas (Marie). L'ultima Parola-Tango
ris)....Don Rico- & Hüs Girls Orchestra.
Two Pianos-Fox-Trot Medley.
11.30 p.m.— Renter and Rugby Press;
* Local Weather Forecasts and
nouncements.
140 pm-Hawaiian Music.
Drifting And Dreaming (Gillespie). Chiquita, Waltz (Wayne)..........
"ereza.
and Paslubi (Hawaiian Guitar. Duet),
Rock Me In A Cradle Of Kalua “
(Wending).
(Ferra-Maybe It's The Moon (Whining).
Frank Ferera's Hawanan Tro. Kohala March. Honolnim March:
John K Paalnh tars).
Ivar Moreton & Dave Kaye. Novelty--Sleepy Head (from Spy
187)
The Mills Brothers. 2 p.m.-Dance Records.
Fox-Trots
By ELY CULBERTSON
Short-Suit Leads.
A short-suit lead often will serve tioned the horrible contract of seven to establish one or more ruffing win- spades was reached. This was one ners for you. Caution must be ex-typical series of bids: ercised, however. You should lead South
West North
5 hearts
one Recital By Rev. C. Sargent
Love Duets"
Variations (Beethoven). stermemo No.
(Schumann).
|8.25 p.m.-Light Orch
Manhattan Serenade" (Alter). When Day Is Done (De Sylva-
~Paul Whiteman & H Concert Orches
scher)
8.35 pm
Grenham
$45 pan.
gert 21st of a series of Opera: Love
ink Ferera & Ducts, (Hawanan Gui-19.30 p.m.
The Fleet's In Port Again. There's A New World
5 (From "0-Kay For Sound).
Debroy Somers Band.
Tangos
Mi Musa Campera (film 'Boliche").] Madrecita De Pompeya (Martinez- Laino)........Orquesta Tipica Fran- cisco Canaro
Fox-Trot-
The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down.
The BBC. Dance Orchestra 2.15 p.m.-Close down. East 47 pm.-Chinese Programme.
7-11 pm European Programme. 7pm. Closing local Stock Quotations and Hong Kong Exchange Market Report
Pass
Pass
ace alone on A. K alone only if I spade 2 hearts 3 spades 4 diam you are almost certain that your 4 spades Pass
6-diam you 6 clubs Pass partner has an entry and if
Pass Pass have an otherwise worthless trump spades Pass
There was no excuse for South's card with which you are anxious to ruff. The opening lead of a low last bid, as above noted. North had, singleton in a suit your partner has it is true, "cue bid" both of the not bid must be viewed with suspired suits, showing first round con- cion, but it is a good opening lead trol, but these controls would take if you have a sure entry in trumps care only of South's two hearts. The together with at least one worthless cruical suit (clubs) had to be filled trump (A x or Kxx, not Kx alone) in completely by North with a sing- and a virtually sure entry to yourleton, a doubleton king, or if North had three clubs, both the king and partner's hand..
queen. There was no indication from Fourth highest from a suit headed North's bidding that, in addition to by king or queen is a dangerous at- the red aces, he held any one of these tacking lead, but should be made cub combinations and, therefore, when it seems important to establish South certainly should have as many winners as possible imme-tented himself with a small slam diately. This type of lead often
should be made against a small slam At another table the contract when you have no better went:
attacking lead available.
TO-DAY'S HAND
COM-
bidding
South West North
1 spade 2 hearts 3 spades 6 spades Pass
East 4 hearts 7 hearts Pass
5 spades Pass 17 spades Pass
And here, obviously, North It has struck me as very curious that in many duplicate contract South were simply "stabbing matches the same error bidding the moon.” or play is likely to occur at many
Ladies'
-London Relay The News Announcements.
9.58 p.m.-Rimsky-Korsakor Schehe
razade, Op. 35. Played by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Or chestra.
10.30 pm Light Variety-
Orchestral
7.05 p.m. London Relay
Night" or "Here's to the Maiden Re- enacting the yearly entertainment which relieves the monastic dignity. of the London clubs. Songs, music and echoes of the gallantry and wit 11 of long ago. Presented by William MacLarg
Teddy Bears Picnic (Bration). Mighty Lak A Rose (Nevin)
Frank Biffo and His Brass Quin-
tette.
Comediennes
Gert, Daisy And The Knot-Hole. The Coronation Cris. -
Banjo
Elsie and Doris Waters.
-White Rose (Oakley).
Tony (Oakley). Humorous Sketch-
A Spot Of Fishing
Olly Oakley
A Surrealist Alphabet (Clapham & Dwyer) ... Clapham & Dwyer.
Orchestral
Simple Aven (Thome).
Spring Song (Mendelssohn).
Marek Weber & His Orchestra.
pm. Close down
BERLIN BROADCAST
On stations DIA 3139 m., DJB 1974
19.63 m.
750 p.m. Songs by Derek Oldham, DJE 1689 DIN 3145 m. BJQ
(Tenor).
O Mistress Mine; Blow, Blow Thou 110 pm. --An entertainment hour.
Winter Wind...
Popular songs from filmus Come Away, Death (Quiiter)
5 pa-Chamber Music Nocturne (Song of Love Curran). 16 pm. Brahms ongs.
8 pm Local Time Signal, Report and Announcemer
ther $
News in English. 10.15 pm day in German
What's On At the Cinemas
AT THE ORIENTAL — "The Gambini." With Akim Tamiroff, rian Marsh and John Trent unique detective thriller.
Great)madcap heroine of a gay romance Ma-which is truly deliciously delightful in an the grandest role of her brilliant screen career. Melvyn Douglas has the lead- fing male role. The supporting cast includes Tosalind, Leona Maricle, Hen- ry Kolker, Thomas Mitchell. Elizabeth Risdon, Robert Greig, Spring Byington, Mary MacLaren, Thurston Hall, Mar- garet Mewade and Sarah Edwards.
AT THE STAR “Riding on Air.” and Joe E. Brown, the wide-mouthed come dian delineates the role of a "hick at town" jounalist and embryo aviator
and as usual all mistakes bear on # happy ending. Supporting players in- clude Guy Kibbee, Florence Rice, Vinton Haworth and Harlan Briggs.
AT THE ALHAMBRA Virgins Of Bali", with an entire native cast. The story deals of two lovely sisters, the lambition of both being to become Tem
tables. Apparently, mob psychology Curiously enough, despite the fact makes its insidious influence felt that most of the teams were using even at the bridge table. Also, cer- that most of the teams were using tain hands seem to be natural traps asking bids, not one of the six
AT THE QUEEN'S "King Of Gam-ple dancers. The romance of one with for certain types of players. The South players had the presence of blers" A gripping tale of big city a handsome native and the elopement hand shown below caused grief to mind to make a five club asking bid racketeers whose only weapons are and marriage are enacted with all the no less than six North-South teams over East's four heart or four dia-bombs and machine guns. A drama of native customs.
love that was as ruthless as hate. Star- out of a total of ten that played in mond bid. Obviously a negative re-zing Claire Trevor, Lloyd Nolan, Akim
a recent New York duplicate.
South, dealer,
North-South vulnerable.
HK
10
NORTH
S.-10 9 7 6 4 HA
D. A 9.6.3. C.—Q 87-
BAST
None
964
KQ875 4-2
SOUTH
S—AKQJ5-8
1065
The bidding varied greatly different tables.
the
sponse from North, denying first or Tamiroff, Larry Crabbe, Helen Burgess, sesond round club control, would Porter Hall and Harvey Stephens keep South out of the hopeless grand slam contract.
Those teams that properly started with a two way three hid on the South hand never even approached trouble. West was not strong enough to overcall at the ten trick level, and North responded with four spades. South then could, with comparata safety, investigate a slam by ask ing" in hearts, and when the
sponse came five no trump, a litt falam appeared an excellent gamble.
TO-DAYS QUESTION
Question: Dealer opened the bid- fing with one club. I (second hand)
Belde
SA 9 6 5 3, HA & 64 DA C10.
What is my correct bid?
Answer: You should double.
AT THE KING'S “The Case Of The Black Cat", with Ricardo Cortez and June Travis. A thrilling murder AT THE MAJESTIC—“Theodora mystery, melodrama in which a cat Goes Wild”—With Irene Dunne as the plays a very important part
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