"Radio Pie"
And Other London Relays
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 21, 1938.
Today's Wireless
12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.-Songs by Webster Booth
(Tenor).
12.40 p.m.-New Mayfair Orchestra. 1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report.
1.03 m. Primo Scala's
Accordion
Band & Les Allen (Baritone). 1.80 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,
Weather Forecast
ments.
and Announce-
Ιπ
B
1,40 p.m.-Beethoven-Quartet
Flat Major, Op. 130.
2.15 p.m.-Close down.
6 p.m.-Excerpts from
Sullivan.
Gilbert
and
"The Yeomen Of The Guard"
Overture...Light Opera Orchestra.. When Maiden Loves, She Sits And Sighs ..Nellie Briercliffe (Con- tralto).
"The Mikado"
The Criminal Cried.....A Davies, R. A. Lytton, L. Sheffield and Chorus,
(a) See How The Fates. ..D. Fan- court, B. Lewis, A. Davies, H. A. Lytton, L. Sheffield.
(b) The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring....D. Oldham & H. A. Lytton.
6.16 p.m.-De, Groot & His Orchestras. Selection Of Chopin Melodies (Arr. De Groot).. De Groot (Violin), David Bor (Piano), Reginald Kil- bey ('Cello).
Der Kaspec (De Groot).
De Groot & His Orchestra..
La Paloma (Yradier),
De Groot & His Orchestra. La Violetera (From 'City Lights'). The Song of Songs (Moya).
De Groot & His Orchestra.
Until (W. Sanderson). Indian Love Call (From 'Rose- Marie').....De Groot & The Pic- cadilly Orchestra. Liebestraume (Liszt). Albumblatt (Wagner arr. Mulder).
BRIDGE NOTES
ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c.'s
De Groot & The Piccadilly Orch.18.38 p.m.-Royal Philharmonic Orches-
tra.
The Flying Dutchman Overture
(Wagner)..
The Music Of The Spheres
Strauss, Op. 235).
(Josef
6.45 p.m.-London_Relay-"Take Your Choice'. A Weekly Entertainment Feature-Presented by William Mac- Lurg. Introduction The Singers with the Orchestra. 'Inspector Sharp Takes Up The Case by the 9 p.m.-Studio A Talk on local "Lawn Melluish Brothers. Problem No. 1-! 'Foul Play in the Ring'. 'School For 9.10 p.m.-Military Band Music. Song'-Some musical nonsense. An
item devised by Adrian Thomas and Jack Clarke. Front Page Story'-- A series of radio thrillers by Aubrey Episode 7. 'Any- Danvers-Walker. one Knowing the Whereabouts'. The programme will also include variety acts and popular melodies of the day. Relay 'London 7.30 p.m.-London
Log.
J
Bowls" by Claud Hosking.
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 (Weber).
Garde Republicaine Band Of France.
by
Air Varie Sur Un Theme Suisse
(Mohr)
Garde Republicaine Band Of France conducted Pierre Dupont. The Jolly Coppersmith (C. Peter).
The Silver Stars Band. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 7.40 p.m.-Patricia Rossborough (Pia-19.50 p.m.-Sea Shanties..
no) & Frances Langford (Soprano). Royal Naval Singers-Sea Songs, To A Wild Rose (MacDowell).
Introducing:-Jolly Roger; Sailors'
Chorus; Simple Aveu (Thome).
Royal Naval Singers-Sea Shanties, Introducing:-Billy Boy; Johnny Come Down to Hilo; I'll Go No More A'Roving; Rio Grande... Portsmouth Royal Naval Singers conducted by C. T. Lee, B.S.C., R.N.
Patricia Rossborough, (From Long Ago And Far Away 'Three Cheers For Love' It's Like Reaching For The Moon.
Frances Langford with Victor Young and His Orch. Sailing Along Selection. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
-Selection.
Weather 8 p.m.-Local Time Signal,
Report, Announcements and Closing Local Stock Quotations. 8.04 p.m.-Mozart-Klavierkonzert
B-Dur, K.V. 450.
In
Played by Elly Ney with Kammer Orchestra con- ducted by Dr. W. van Hoogsträ‡en. 8.29 p.m.-Songs by Kirsten Flagstad
(Soprano).
Ich Liebe Dich (Herrosen-Beetho-
ven).
Die Forelle, Op. 32 (Schubert).
(a) Lachen Und Weinen, Op. 59, No.
4 (Ruckert-Schubert);
(b) Meine Liebe Ist Grun, Op. 68,
No. 5 (Schumann-Brahms).
By ELY CULBERTSON
A Squeeze Play
laid
down
"Dear Mr. Culbertson: The follow-tricks. Declarer then ing hand may prove of interest in the spade king on which East drop- demonstrating a squeeze play, which squeezed both opponents in the same suit on the tenth trick.
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
*NORTH
S—A Q J 7 2
H.-9 4
ped the ten. A second spade lead taken by dummy's jack disclosed the position, East showing out.-It-then- was apparent that a squeeze the only play that could succeed.
was
The Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra
GSD 11.76 Mc/s (25.53 m.) GSB 9.51 mc/w (81.55 m.
G.M.T.
5.00 a.m.-Big Ben. 'At the Black Dog.' Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar-parlour.
5.30 a.m.-Dance Music.
5.40 a.m.-Eight Bells': World Cruise,
Port of call: Sydney, Australia. 6.40 a.m.- London Log.'
6.50 a.m.The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 7.00 a.m.
7.15 a.m.-Close Down.
TRANSMISSION 1
Frequencies--
GSJ 21.58 Mc/s (18.98 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.)
"Take your a.m.-Big Ben. 10.45
Choice.' A weekly entertainment fes- ture.
†
11.30 a.m.-London Log." 11.40 a.m.-Recital by Esther, Fisher
(New Zealand Pianist). 12.00 p.m.---'Sands of Suez.' A chroni-
cle by Dewan Sharar. 12.30 p.m.-'Milestones
of Melody." With Geraldo and his Concert Or- chestra.
10 p.m.-London Relay 'Radio-Pie'. The Two Leslies (Leslie Sarony and Leslie Holmes) present the fourth helping of their Radio Pie'. A hap- py-tising concoction with more than one plum in it. The mixture cooked 1.30 p.m.-The News and Announce-
ments. and served up by The Two Leslies
Greenwich Time Signal at and produced by their co-chef of 1.45 p.m. Music-Hall fame John Sharman. The 1.57 p.m.-Close Down. 'Pie' will contain the following plums: Suzette Tarri; Lyle Evans, Douglas Young and Nan Kenway; Helen Hill; Hugo; And finally the two pudding stirrers; The Two Les- lies; Added seasoning by The B.B.C. Revue Chorus and The B.B.C. Varie- ty Orchestra Chef d'Orchestre, Char- les Shadwell.
11 p.m.-Relay of The Dance Orchestra from the Grill Room of the Hong Kong Hotel.
12 p.m.-Close down.
BROADCAST FROM
DAVENTRY
TRANSMISSION 1
Frequencies-
GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSO 16.18 Mc/s (19.78 m.)
TRANSMISSION 3
Frequencies
建
GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.)
GSF 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 m.)
1.57 p.m.-Opening Announcements. 2.00 p.m.-Big Ben. 'The Two Leslies”
(Leslie Sarony and Leslie Holmes) present the fourth helping of their Radio Pie-a happytizing concoe- tion with more than one plum in it. 13.00 p.m.-Music of Sibelius.
3.30 p.m.-'At the Black Dog." Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar- parlour.
4.00 p.m-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 4.15 p.m.
4.25 p.m.-Dance Music. Roy Fox and
his Band.
15.00 p.m.-Close Down.
What's On At
Declarer then cashed ace and queen What's
of spades, returning to his hand with the heart, cashing the and king.
ace
D.-Q 6
C.-A K 76
"The position was then as lows:
fol-
EAST
S.-9 8 6 5 3 H.--None
S.-10.
NORTH
S.-7
-
H.-None
WEST
D-10 9 8 4
C. J 9 4 2
H. 10 8 6 3
D-A7 5 2
SOUTH
S.-K. 4
C.-Q10 5
D.-K J 3
C.-8 3
The bidding:
WEST
S.-9
H-A K Q 7 5 2
H-None
D.-None
C.-J 9 4
South West North
East
1 heart Pass 2 spades
Pass
2 no trump Pass
3 clubs
Pass
3 spades
Pass
4 hearts Pass
5 hearts
4 no trump Pass 5 spades
Pass
Pass
3 hearts Pass
6 no trump Pass Pass Redouble Pass Pass
D.-None C.-A K 7
SOUTH 9.-None
H.-7
D.-K. C.-8 3
EAST H-None H.-J D.--None C.-Q 10.5
"On the lead of the king of dia-
Double mon clubs. West dare not throw both opponents were squeez- Passed "West opened the diamond ten, the spade nine before dummy plays dummy playing low. East took the and East cannot let go the heart trick with the ace and returned the jack, as declarer still maintains suit, which was taken in dummy by the lead.. I consider this hand an the queen. A low heart from the extremely interesting one, perhaps table was taken by South's queen, because I was the lucky dealer who West discarding a diamond. At this made the redoubled contract. point declarer could count two dia- "Yours very truly, mond tricks, three heart tricks,4 two club tricks, and if the adverse
“G. L. C. G. Kingston,
Jamaica, B. W. I.”
holding in spades was no worse than My correspondent's clear and per 4-2, the spade sult
would produce fect analysis makes a comment, ex- ave tricks, making a total of twelve cept a congratulation, redundant. -
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