Relay Of Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 2, 1938
Today's Wireless
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I Dream Too Much (From I Dream
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7.10 p.m.-New Symphony Orchestra
Salut D'Amour (Elgar). Carissima (Elgar).
Evensong (Easthope Martin).
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8 p.m.-Local Time. Signal, Weather
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8.03 p.m.-Studio-A Recital by H L
Ozorio (Piano):
1. Stardust.
2. You can't run away from love to-
night.
3. Tea for two.
4. Medley
(a) More power to you
(b) Stardust on the Moon.
(c) Lady be good.
8.18 pmVocal & Humorous Variety
Vocal
I Never Realized (Gideon).
By ELY CULBERTSON
Value Of "No Bid"
as
There is a contract bridge counter-, for a genuine bid and, I think, too part to the old auction bridge and strong for there to be any need for a whist story of the man reduced to strategic bid. Both Wests doubled. sleeping on the Embankment because In Room 1 Mr. S. J. Simon as East he would not play trumps. It is the promptly passed. South made tale of the man of moderate means S O S redouble, and was taken out who rapidly acquired a Rolls-Royce, into Spades- by Nerth The contract! & fur-lined overcoat, and other insignia was defeated by two tricks a penalty of inordinate wealth by saying "No of 300.
·bid."
HL. Ozorio
In Studio Prano Recital
8.50 am--The News and
ments. Greenwich Time Signal st
9.00
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For Love Alone (Sievier, Thayer). 915 a.m.-Close Down.
Bing Crosby with Victor Young and His Orchestry. ****. Melody From The Sky: (From The Trail of the Lonesome Pine'). Is It True What They Say About
Dixie? (Caesar, Lerner, Marks).
Frances Langford with Victor Young and His Orchestra.
Humorous
The Beefeater (Weston & Lee).
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Home
With Her Head Tucked Under-10.45 m-Big Ben. The Old Folks at
neath Her Arm (Weston & Lee
Stanley Holloway with Wolse ley Charles at the Piano.
Vocal-
Miracles Sometimes Happen (No-
ble & Murray). Cabin On The Hill-Top (From
"Walking On Air).
Turner Layton Medley Of Songs From Shirley Temple Pictures....Mae Questal (The Betty Boop Girl) with Vic- tor Young & His Orchestra. 8.50 p.m.-London Relay-London Log" 9 pm-London Relay-The News 19.25 p.m.-London Relay The Boat Race". Oxford v. Cambridge. A commentary by John Snagge broad- cast from the launch Magician fol- lowing the cr873,
10.15 p.m.-Relay of the Dance Orches- tra from the Grill Room of the Hong Kong Hotel
12 midnight-Close down.
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In Room 2 the Ingram team East There is no more certain sign of albid- Hearts over the double, and so al-f highly-developed card sense then the bowed South to escape. West made ability to pass at the right moment his contract. Indeed, in an endeavour on good cards. Few players can re-to defeat Two No-Trumps, North- sist the urge to bid when a bid is South allowed him to make an over- possible. The school of bridge that trick. Even so, he scored only parodies conventions by dedaring that. There was thus a swing on this quite 7.00 am-Big Ben, All Kinds it plays "the Strong Seven and the ordinary hand of 130 to the Harri
Weak Pass," may be sound on slams, but misses the pensities and strategic successes that only well-judged "No bids can yield.
170.
IG.M.T
11.25 am-The
Octet.
Wynford Reynolds
11.45 am-Quebec. A picture of the great Canadian city. Broadcast from Quebec.
1215 p.m.-The Dansant. Victor Sil- fester and his Ballroom Orchestra. 12.50 pm London Log.' 100 p.m.-The News and Amounce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at
1.15 p.m. 1.25 pm-Close Down.
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GSJ (to 8.30 p.m) 2153. Mc/s
1.25 p.m.-Opening Announcements. 1.30 pm-Big Ben The Boat Racer- Oxford v. Cambridge. A commen- tary by John Snagge, broadcast from the launch Magician following the wews.
2.15 pm The Charles Ermesco Quin-
tet, with Walter Glynne. 2.55 pm.-Steeplechasing at Crowle: The Worcestershire Hunt Point-to- Point. A commentary on the race for Lady Dudley's Cup. 3.15 p.m.-Medvedeff's Balalaika Or-
chestra.
3.40 p.m-Motor Racing The Coron- ation Trophy Race. A commentary on the first heat, from the Crystal Palace Road Racing Circuit, London. (3.55 p.m.-Carnet de Bal The West of
minster Players.
People 7: Milestone in an Airman's Life? A talk by Wing-Commander S. L. G. Pope, D.F.C., AF.C.
son Gray team, earned by Mr. Simon's "No bid" on the second round And, South in Room 1 was lucky rather than-15 am. Humoreske. The BBC E- otherwise. For all he knew, the per-7.55 am-London-Log.'
pire Orchestra. alty might have been much larger.
|8.05 am.-Town Moor.' The story of
Doncaster Racecourse.
DECLINING TO SACRIFICE From the same match I submit an-! other deal where "No bid" paid good
WHEN NO-TRUMP IS DOUBLED
Perhaps the outstanding situation. where a pass on biddable cartis should be made as a mere matter of routine is when an opening One No-Trumps dividends. is doubled. Such a double is purely business and should be taken out only on extreme weakness or on such great strength, against non-vulnerable 07: ponents, as seems to offer better re sults in game or a slam.
NORTH S.-A J 10
WEST
Q 10 9 8 x
EAST
S-Q XX
D-x
CE J 109 8 7xx. SOUTH SK 8 x X I
This is undoubtedly the procedure S-x x that pays best in the long run. When H-K Q J 10 x an opponent announces balanced dis- D-K x x x tribution, and you and your partner C-x x discover that you have
more high
cards and/or superior playing strength, the best attack logically is: defence. In most cases the No- Trumps bidder probably has just ebout enough high cards to break any game contract you may bid, while you clear ly have the practical certainty of penalising him in the rare cases where his No-Trumps is based length in a minor suit, and he makes
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Love-all Dealer: South.
In both rooms the bidding went: South West North East.
1 S 2 E 2 S
S No
No
At this stage in one
4.20 pm-Motor Racing: The Coron- ation Trophy Race. A commentary on the second heat, from the Crystal Palace Road Racing Circuit, London. 4.35 pm-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at
4.45 D..
15.00-p.m.-Close Down.
What's On At the Cinemas
AT THE KING'S "The Awful Irene Dunne and Cary Grant
AT THE STAR-The Prince And The Pauper.”, Mark Twain's unfor-Truth.” gettable story of the beggar boy and give the best displays of their career. prince who changed places is now the Must not be missed most topical of films. Starring Erroll Flym, Claude Rains, Henry Stephen- son, Barton MacLane and the Maunch Twins. Super-attraction.
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AT THE ORIENTAL Lifetim
Jotany Dowas Cavova and Do liant cast e moving sto
and
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his contract, he still does not score Richard Lederer (East) made z sae game.
Take the following deal from the semi-final for the Melville Smith Cup between Mr. M. Harrison Gray's team and that of Mr. H. St. J. Ingram,
NORTH 5-10 9 8 6 E-A 918: D.-J 10 9
સંસ
-X X X
EAST S.-K X EQ 10 x x D-XI I C-J 10 x x SOUTH
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AT THE QUEEN'S—“Music For Madame", with Joan Fontaine and Nino Martini. A gay musical romance “Thrill Of Afin which the glorious voice of Nino Whitney, Martini is given full scope. The pic- Boys, Judy (ture includes six songs, two of which
bril-are operatic numbers, from "1 Pagliac fast ci and Elixir of Love.”
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re done to
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scale. AT THE ALHAMBRA-The Life 10f The Party", with Joe Penner, Gene lady For Raymond, and Victor Moore. A roman- James Merton. tricia E-tic theme blends with rippling comedy fred Shaw. A great musi-and lilting melody to make this one of a number of song hits. the gayest picture of the season.
fice bid of Five Clubs, and was doubled AT THE MAJEST by South. He was three tricks down, a penalty of 500.
In the other room Mr. Terence Reese in the same position passed. West led the King of Hearts, which South's Ace took. South leda Spade, and finessed into East's hand, losing to the Queen:
East returned a Diamond, and South again finessed, losing to West's King. After making two Heart tricks, West- led was thus defeated by two tricks, losing a Spade, two Hearts, a Diamond, and a Diamond ruffa penalty of 100. This was a swing to the Harrison Gray team of 600.
Mr. Reese's pass was well-judged. It is true that South, if he takes right view of the trump situs make his contract. The point is the Mr. Beese realised that if his pay held a couple of Aces, the could probably be defeated by No No 1 NE Dbl No No 1 NT Dbl while if South held the Aces,
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Boom 1.
East-West vulnerable
EAS W N
Dealer: North
Boom
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To No-Redbl No No 2 H No 2NT Clubs might be heavily penal 18 No No DыL All pass
ticularly should both the Queen of Clubs be with So
El pass
Both Souths rather unwisely decided risk a 700 penalty en Fa third-hand. One No-Trumps on, valnerable game tast rds which are not strong enough be made is poor policy.
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