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Recital By
Anne Balfour From The Studio
THE CHINA MÁIL, MÁY 4, 1938,
Today's Wireless
12.00-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe- dral.
12.30 p.m.-Selections from Grand
Opera.
1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and
Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Leslie Hutchinson (Piano) And Roy Fox and His Orchestra: 1.80 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,
Weather
Announce- Forecast and
ments.
1.40 p.m.-Schubert-Trio No. 1 In B
Flat-Op. 99.
Played by Cortot, Thibaud Casals-Instrumental Trio.
2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
6.00-7.00 p.m.-Chinese Programine.
7.00 p.m.-A Spanish Programme.
Spanish Dance No. 1
(Granados).
Spanish Dance No. 2
(Granados).
And
- ZBW 355-M. 845 k.c.'s
Spanish Dance No. 3-Rondalla Ara-↑
gonesa (Granados). Triana (Albeniz Orchestrated by
Arbog).
·
ZEK 640 k.c.'s.
tenfahrt" (K.605)~(Mozart). Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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conducted by Bruno Walter.
8.10 p.m.-Studio-A Recital by Anne Balfour (Soprano) accompanied by C. H. G. Harper. Melodies Polonaises.
New Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens. Un Barberillo Alegre-Cancion (J.) L. Medio-Villa-F. Prado). Conchita Supervia
prano). Granada-Spanish Suite (Albeniz). Cordoba-Cantos de Espana‚ (AI-
beniz). Orquesta Odeon conducted
Mtro. Godes.
(Mezzo-So-Wilder.
.
by
Oriental 7.32 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota-
tions.
Andelouse 7.35 p.m.-The Mills Brothers And The
Ballyhooligans.
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New Light Symphony Orchestra 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather
conducted by Eugene Goossens.
La Zingarella (Paisiello). Pastora (Murillo-Miranda).
Conchita Supervia (Mezzo-So-
prano).
BRIDGE NOTES
Mr.
Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-Orchestral.
German Dances Nos. 1 and 2 (K.605)
'—(Mozart).
German Dance No. 3-"Die Schlit-
By ELY CULBERTSON
How Good Are You?
Culbertson is conducting, through this column, an examina- tion of bridge players. Rate your. self by subtracting from 100 the points for each wrong answer.
+1
WEST
NORTH S-Q 7
H.-Q J 9 8 3 DA K 9: C.-6 4 3
I
YESTERDAY'S QUESTIONS Question 33: You are East, de- S.-10 4 fending against a three no trump H.-K 7 6 contract. The bidding has proceed-D.-Q J 10 3 2
East South West
ed: North
8 no trump Pass
1 diamond 1 spade 2 no trump Pass!
Pass
West, your partner, leads
seven of spades. Dummy and your
C.-K 10 9
SOUTH
EAST
S. 8 6 2 H-10 5 4 2
D.-7 6 5
*
C.-J 7 2
S.-A K J.9 6.3
H.-A
D.-8 4
Spanish Music: German Dances: Violin Solos
BROADCAST FROM DAVENTRY
TRANSMISSION 1
Frequencies
G8SG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSO 16.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) GSB 9.51 mc/■ (81.55 m.)
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Music by F.]G.M.T. Chopin. Words (in French) by Victor 5.00 a.m.-Big Ben. 'Green Fields and
Pavements.' A; talk. 8.30 p.m.-London Relay-The Lover.' 5,15 a.m.-Musical Variety.
A play by G. Martinez Sierra. Tran- 5.30 am.The Gang Smasher" (Epi- sode 5): A radio, serial adapted slated from the Spanish by John Gar- from the novel The Gang Smasher
by Hugh Clevely. rett Underhill.
Characters:
The Queen; The Lover; The Lady-in-Waiting.
Scene:
A salon in a royal palace. 8.55 p.m.-Violin Solos.
Prelude (From "Sonata No. 1 in G Minor for Solo Violin"-J. S. Bach).
Two Minuets (From "Sonata No. 6
in E. Major for Solo Violin": J. S. Bach). Henry Merckel.
Folies, D'Espagne (Corelli).
Georges Enesco (Violin) with San-
ford Schlussel. at the Piano. Gavotte (F. J. Gossec).
Carlos Sedano (Violin Solo). 9.10 p.m.-Philadelphia Symphony Or-
chestra.
Hungarian Dance No. 1.
Orch, conducted by Leopold Sto-
kowski. "Carmen"-Entr'Aete, Act 4 (Bizet). "Carmen"-Prelude To Aet 1 (Bizet). Orch. conducted by L. Stokowski. Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2 (Liszt). Orch. conducted by L. Stokowski. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News.
9.50 p.m.Variety.
Accordion Virtuoso
Woodland Flowers (Felix Burns).
5.50 a.m.-The Music of Cesar Franck. 6.20 a.m.-The Opening of the Empire Exhibition (Scotland) by his Majes- ty the King.
6.50 a.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 7.00 a.m.
7.15 a.m.-Close Down.
TRANSMISSION I
Frequencies—-**
GSJ 21.58 Mc/s (18.93 m) GSH 21.47 Mc/s (18.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) 10.45 a.m.-Big Ben. Palage of Varie-
ties.'
11.45 a.m.-Talk by the Chief Engineer
of the BBC.
12.00 p.m.-The Chamber Music of Mo-
zart.
12.30 p.m.-The Lover.' A play. 12.55 p.m.--The Aston Hippodrome- . Orchestra.
1.30 p.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 1.45. p.m.
1.57 p.m.-Close Down.
TRANSMISSION 3
Frequencies
GSH 21.47 Mc/a (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSF 15.14 Mc/a (19.82 m.) GSJ (to 8.30 p.m.) 21.53 Mc/#
Black And White (George Bots-1.57 p.m.-Opening Announcements.
ford).
Viljo Vesterinen.
Vocal-
The Return Of Abdul Abulbull
Amir (Crumit). [
I'm Bettin' The Roll On Roamer
(Curtis and Crumit).
Frank Crumit (Tenor).
Piano Duets
Roberta-Selection (Kern).
Pass
the
C.-A Q 8 5
hand are:
The bidding:
NORTH
East South
West
North
S.-Q 3
Pass 2 spades
Pass
3 hearts
H.-K 6
Pass 4 clubs
Pass
4 spades
D.-A K 75 4 3 C.-J 9 5.
Pass 5 no trump
Pass
6 diamonds
With Drums.
Pass 7 spades
Double Pass
Pass Pass
"Dear Mr. Culbertson:
South.
EAST
S.-A-10-9-6-5- H.-Q J 4 D.-2
C.-A Q 10 8
the Dummy plays the three to first trick. What line of defence do you elect, and what is your rea- son, or your hope?
I
was
2.00 p.m.-Big Ben. Irish Dance Music- 2.10 p.m.--The Chester Cup: A running commentary on the race, from the Roodeye Racecourse, Chester." 2.25 p.m.-Six Days' Cycle Race (Third Day): A commentary on the race. From the Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley, London. 2.40 p.m.-The BBC Empire Orchestra.. 3.15 p.m.-Take your Choice.' A week-
ly entertainment feature.
Arthur Young And Reginald Fo-14.00 p.m.-The News and Announce-
resythe.
10.10 p.m.-London Relay-The Ches-
ter Cup:
A running commentary on the race,
Admittedly, my last bid from the Roodeye, Chester. was on the optimistic side. West's 10.25 p.m.-Latest Dance Music. final double told me that he pro-11.00 p.m.-Close Down. bably held the club and heart kings and (I hoped) the Q-J-10 of dia- monds. Hence, the following play: "West led the spade four. I won
3
ntents.
4.15 p.m.
Greenwich Time Signal at
4.20 p.m. Let's Go to the Theatre." Stories-and-songs-from-London
Shows.
4.40 p.m.-World Affairs. A talk by
H. Wickham Steed.
5.00 p.m.-Close Down.
s On At the Cinemas
What's
and most entertaining picture of the
!
al
* *
*
AT THE ORIENTAL “Merry-Go- in which gangster guns, swing music Answer: You should win with the with the nine and led the heart spade ace and shift to the club ace; next, a low spade to dummy's Round of 1938". with Bert Lehr, Michal and underworld intrigue and a hectic queen. You know from West's open-queen, then a low heart was trump-Auer, and Alice Brady. The funniest romance are combined.
AT THE KING'S-“Borneo.”—Mar- ing lead that declarer started with ed with the six spot. I cashed the season.
* * *
tin Johnson's last and greatest adven- at least the K-J-8 of spades. Thus, spade ace, West discarding the dia-
AT THE MAJESTIC "The Greenture film, taken but a few weeks before. he must make two spade tricks. The mond deuce, and dummy the club
The most talked about his death in the world's most mysteri- best you can hope is that West has three. I led a diamond to the king Pastures,"
Banned. in ous island and bringing for the first time to any cámera many fantastic a diamond stopper. Undoubtedly, and ruffed the nine of hearts. The film for several years.
England and then permitted to. be declarer will have to clear the, dia-queen-jack of hearts now were good shown, it has since passed the Censor scenes and strange new animals.
** * * mond suit. Your club queen lead for two club discards, but I still in China and Hong Kong. (covered and won by declarer's had to make a place for my club probable and won by declarer's queen. I led the spade king and
AT THE QUEEN'S "Night Spot", probable king) leaves you with the West let go the club mine, dummy with Allan Lane, Joan Woodbury and A-10-8 over dummy's J-9. Your the club four. Now, my last dia- Parkyakarkus. A fast moving drama partner, on winning with his diamond to dummy's "ace and the hearts squeezed mond stopper, will return a club queen-jack of and give you, in all, five tricks. If West to a pulp. On the last heart your partner has the club king in he had either to blank the club stead of a diamond stopper, your king or discard the high diamond. club shift is equally effective. (If I felt pretty good about this hand you defended in this way, add two and the way I had put West on. points to your score, as reward.)
TO-DAY'S QUESTION
Question 84: Both sides vulner able. You are South, second hand. East deals and bids one spade. Your holding is:
the spot.
Yours very truly,
"E. R. T., Rochester, N.Y... I don't blame you for feeling good. You played perfectly. must point out, however, that the squeeze would have failed without West's amazing
S-6 4 8, H.-7 2, D-A K 10 7 6 opening 'Ténd. Peration on his
C-A 6 8.
What call do you make?
TO-DAY'S HAND TRUE
East, dealer
Both sides vulnerable.
had a perfect diamond lead and, if he had made It, the squeeze would have gone ||right up the flue;~~Dummy' 'would
have been short a vital entry i ward the establishment of hearta
AT THE ALHAMBRA-"She's Got Everything", with Ann Sothern and Gene Raymond. A gay romantic story of an impoverished society and a coffee millionaire.
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