THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 21, 1937.
Overture To
Die Meistersinger: London Philharmonic
Today's Wireless
12-1220 p.m.-Relay of Special Servic
from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.---Musical Comedy Selections. Mercenary Mary, Vocal Gems (Cae- sar, Meyer, Hirsch & Youmans).
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cal Weather Forecast and Announce-18:36 ments.
-Die Meistersinger
(Wagner).
She Thomas Beecham conducting the London Philharm Orchestra.
8.40 p.m.-Stato Rev. C gent: 24th series of standing Operatic Re
Columbia Vocal Gem Chorus.
140 pm-Variety. No. No. Nanette Selection (You-215 pm. Close down. Show Of Shows Selection New 147. Chinese Programme.
Mayfair Orchestra with Edward 7 Am-Dance Music.
7.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quota- O'Henry (Organ).
tions & Hong Kong Exchange Mar-19.30 p.m.-London Relay ket Report
12:48 p.m.-Gerry Moore at the Piano. 1 pin-Local Time Signal & Weather
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1.03 pm-Marek Weber & His Orches
Tosca-Selection (Precini). Entry Of The Spring Flowers
(Kockert).
You Shall Be The King Of My Heart
(Stolz).
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Japanese Lantern Dance (Yoshitomo) Chinese Street Serenade (Siede). Leo Fall-Porpourri (arr. Dostal) 1.30 p.m.-Renter & Rugby Press; Lo-
BRIDGE NOTES
7.40 pm-Studio A Christmas Song Recital by Mrs. Sanger (Soprano).
8 pmLocal Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements
8.03 p.m.-Studio Debussy Recital by
AT. Fay (Piano).
8.27 pm-Two Songs by Georges Thill
(Tenor).
Sapho
Air De Jean (Massenet). Ah! qu'il est loin mon pays! Enlevement (Bordese and Levande).
A Grand
"Dear Mr. Gulbertson: A hand! WEST
last week in a local tournament is
the most interesting hand I have sees in a long time, and I am hope- ID. ful that you will enjoy it...
G---7
South, dealer.
North-South vulnerable
WEST
NC TH
S-A 10 5
H-K
D-A J 732
C.—A Q J 8
S.-Q 9 8 2 H-18 D.-Q 98 6 C-7653
FAST S.-J.73 H-A 9 6 3 D-K 10 5 C-10 4 2
SOUTH
SK 6 4
E-Q £87542 D.-4
C.-K. 9
• The bidding
South
Pass
West North- Pass diamond
Past Pass Pass Pass Double
1 heart Pass 2 clubs 3 hearts Pass 3 no trump 4 hearts Pass 6 herts Pass Pass Pass
"West opens the spade deuce. If dummy plays spade five, East plays the seven, if dummy (as I did] plays the ten, East, of course, covers with the jack. From here on the play is interesting. North's -double of the small slam contract
:
By ELY CULBERTSON
coup
EAST
H-A 963 D.-None
C.-None
SOUTH
S.--None E-QJ875 C-None
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Operatic Records of 1936. Recital By Rev. C. B. R. Sargent
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GST 2153 Mes (1298
GSG 17.79 Mos“ (168
·GSO 1518 Mc/s (19.76 in)⠀
Big Ben Jack Payne's
London Streets this Christ
Dice Chore
eatts. Greet 1.45 pm.
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ster Booth (Tenor), Harold Casey 155 p Close down (Baritone), The BBC Midland Sing- ers. The BBC-Midland Regae Chorus conducted by Edgar Morgan and The BBC Midland Orchestra led by Ernest Element conducted by Re- ginald Burston.
1125 pm-London Relay A Festival
of Nine Lessons And Carols in King's College Chapel, Cambridge, upon Christmas Eve, 1937. 12 midnight Close down.
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Frequencies
GSG 17.79-Mc/s (16.36-1.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) GSD 11:75 Mc/s (25.53 mL)
GSB 9.51. mc/s (31.55 m.)
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8.15 am-Big Ben. Welcome Yule.'
ments.
Greenwich Time Signal at
Black Dog.
Frequencies
the
GSE 2147. Mc/s... (13.97 m.) GSG 14.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSR 1514 Mc/s (1922 m. GS) (to 3:30 pm) 21:53 Mc/s 2.15 pm-Big Ben. Variety. 2.45 pm-1 Remember
3.25 pm-A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Upon Christmas Eve, 1937.
4.00 p.m.—The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 435 pm
420 pmOver Twist (Part II). 5.00 p.m.-Close down.
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On stations DJA, 31.38 m, DJB 19.7& m, DJE 16.89 m, DIN 31.45 m, DJQ 19.63 m.
HET
2.15 pm-Light Music.
3.00 pm-News and Economic Review. 3.30 pm The Happy Family Cele 8.00 p.m.-News,
brates.
bole
{10.00 pm-News and Economic Re-
view.
"A spade, club or diamond lead 9.00 am As I See It-8. A talk by from dummy at trick nine assures HG Wells South of twelve tricks, and his dou-2.15 a.m-Recital by Daisy Kennedy. bled contract of six hearts is made! 9:35 am The News and Announce 9.15 pm Peeping through the key. South ruffs and leads a heart to the 945 king, dropping West's ten en route. 9.55 am
$10.25- If East wins, he must return a heart from the 9-5-3 into declarer's tenace of Q J & If East overruns, he must play a trump at the next trick, and declarer has only to top whatever trump he plays.
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"It will be noted that the con- tract is quite simple if, at trick one, dummy plays a small spade
-AT THE ORIENTAL and West obliges by playing the
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at trick two, declarer's trump suit shortened to East's length by ruff ing. But without the second spade entry to dummy I believe the con- tract can be made only as I have described. Trumps cannot be led until trick ten.
“Yours very truly,
"G.HA, Seattle, Wash."
game
is evidence that trumps probably I agree with my correspondent are divided adversely 4-1. If all that the hand is a pretty one. If five hearts are in one hand, the is, of course, a member of the contract cannot be made.
grand coup family, the exceptional "After winning the first trick point of interest being that trumps with the spade king, South leads a are not touched until declarer has diamond, winning with dummy's shortened himself to the ace. A small diamond- then is length as the right hand defender. ruffed. The club nime then is led The analysis is so clear that there and won with dummy's jack. A¦is nothing that I need add except small diamond is ruffed and the to congratulate declarer for faw play, to date. indicates a possible less card reading. 43-3-3 distribution in East's hand. The club king is led and dummy overtakes with ace. The club queen then is led, South disesed ing his losing spade.
TO-DAY'S QUESTION
East
Question: The bidding (neither spade side vulnerable) has been:
West North 1 no trump Double Pass What should Fast do with S.-10 HK 855D- 76C-A8627
ace wins the next trick and we find South this ending:
NORTH
Answer: Pass.
With one and
half honour tricks it is prop
make a poualty.
ner makes a take-out double
no trump.
*
bination
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