Mei Lan Fang In "Lady Precious Stream”
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1988.
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ly Richartz).
In
Dreamy Night-Waltz (Froni "Der Landstrescher")........ Orcliestra, Du-Du Gehst An Mir Vorbei! (Hess Misraki-Bennefeld).... Herbert
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Donauwellen Waltz (Ivanovici
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ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M. (9.52 megacycles)
Gingy Moon (Borganoff). Bird Songs
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The Second Serenade (Johnny Hey-
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Moonlight In Venice-Venetian Gon-1.40 p.m.-Strauss-Le Bourgeois Gen-
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Loveliest Woman Of Vienna-Waltz
tilhomme, Op. 60. Played by Wal- ther Straram Orchestra of Paris. Herbert E. Groh. 2.15 p.m.-Close down. Children Of Spring-Waltz (Wald-6 p.m.-London Palladium Orchestra
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By ELY CULBERTSON
Throw-In Play
is conducting! WEST
through this column an examina-]S.—J 5 4 tion of bridge players. Rate your-¡ H.-J 6 3 2 self by subtracting from 100 the D-10 9 5 points for each wrong answer.
Yesterday's question was: Question 51: You are West, de- clarer at a six spade contract. Your hand and dummy are as follows:
EAST (Dummy), WEST.
S.-J 10 8 6.5 H.-5 2 D.-K4 2 C-AJ 9
S.-A K Q 9 7
H. AK
D.-A 6 2
C-K 10 2
North opens
CJ 9 4
EAST
S.---10 7 H.-8 4'
D. KQ7 2 C.—A KQ 6 5
SOUTH S.-A K 9 8 6 H.-A K Q 10
D.-A J
C.-8 7
Coronation Professional Music (Se- lected from the Music in the Royal Procession, Coronation Day, May 12th, 1937),
Sousa Marches On.
London Relay: Middlesex
V. Australians
BROADCAST FROM DAVENTRY
TRANSMISSION 1.
Frequencies—
G.M.T.
GSG-17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GS0 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) GSB 9.51 Mc/s (31.55 m.)
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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.
B
TRANSMISSION 2
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GSJ 21,53 Mc/s (13.93 m.) GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) G80 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.)
a.m.-Big Ben. "Take your A weekly entertainment.
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Australians. A commentary by Ho- ward Marshall, from Lord's Cricket Ground, London.
8 p.m.-12 midnight.-Relay on 640 kilo-12.00 p.m.-Cricket: Middlesex v. the
cycles from Lee Theatre-Mei Lan Fang in "Lady Precious Stream". 8.03 p.m.-London Relay-“Cricket’–
Middlesex v. The Australians. A commentary by Howard Marshall from Lord's Cricket Ground, London.. 8.15 p.m.-Brahms Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108. Played by Joseph Szigeti (Violin) and Egon Petri (Piano).
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Philharmonic Or-
Serenade "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,"
K. 525 (Mozart). German Dances Nos. 1 & 2 K. 605
(Mozart).
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1.57 p.m.-Close Down.
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Frequencies-
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 Een. 'At the Black Dog.' Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar-parlour.
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("Songs without 3.00 p.m.-The Gershom Parkington words"-Mendelssohn, arr. Kreis-
Quintet.
Fritz Kreisler. 3.30 p.m.-Cabaret.
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4.16 p.m.
ler) Musica Proibita (Gastaldon). Mamma Mia, Che Vo Sape (Nutile).
Beniamino Gigli. Dance Of The Marionette (Win-14.25
ternitz)
Fritz Kreisler. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 9.50 p.m.-Relay of the Dance Orches- Double
tra from the Grill Room of the Hong Kong Hotel.
The bidding: South West 1 spade Pass
2 hearts Pass
North Pass 2 spades
:- East
the heart queen.
4 spades Pass Pass
Pass Pass
South plays the heart nine. Is there Pass
2 clubs Pass
any possibility of your being de---Despite the fact that North had 12 midnight.-Close down. feated at your slam contract? State not even kept the bidding open, in a few words how you play the South, with a near two bid, de- hand, as declarer.
cided to go to game over the non-
,
p.m.-Marius B. Winter and his Dance Orchestra.
4.45 p.m.-Cricket: Middlesex v. the Australians. A commentary by Ho- ward Marshall, from Lord's Cricket. Ground, London. -5.00-p.m.Close Down.
What's On At the Cinemas
ALHAMBRA AND Veidt and Vivien Leigh in the leading.
long
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Answer: There is no possibility committal two spade "preference" AT THE of being defeated unless you defeat bid from North. This decision was QUEEN'S "The Big Broadcast Of roles. An excellent spy-story with in- yourself: This hand is, the sim-sound; and it is too · bad that 1938," with W. C. Fields, Martha Raye, triguing love interest and a range of plest possible example of elimina- South's play was not up to his bid-Dorothy Lamour and Shirley Ross. A picturesque situations. Others in the
brilliant cast of radio and film stars cast include Joan Gardner, Anthony' tion and throw-in play. No matter ding judgment.
with scintillating music and dancing, Bushell, Ursula Jeans, Margery Pick- how the adverse cards are situated, Three rounds of clubs were play-high comedy and gorgeous settings ard, Austin Trevor, Sam Livesey, Ed- by drawing three rounds of trumps, ed, declarer ruffing the last. Declar- makes the picture one of the most mund Willard, Charles Carson and cashing the second heart trick, cash-er hastily drew trumps, and then amusing and thoroughly delightful Phil Ray.
production on the screen for a ing the ace and king of diamonds, played hearts with the prayer that time, and merely exiting with the losing the jack, would fall. When it didn't,
must diamond, the enemy
either declarer cursed his luck and present you with the club finesse, ceded a one-trick defeat. or give you a ruff-and-discard. (2) The error declarer made is a com- points demerit for trying to "guess" mon one. The crux of the hand was the club queen, or for failing to in the heart break. Assuming, of play as specified.)
course, that the trumps would break [3-2, the correct line of play, after
ruffing the third club, was to lead ney." to dummy's spade queen and back to the ace, then, temporarily to forget about the one outstanding [ trump while the heart break was
TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question 52 East-West vulner able; North-South not vulnerable. The bidding, has proceeded:" South West North
Pars Pass Pass
East
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AT THE STAR "As You Like It," *k **
with Elizabeth Bergner, Laurence Oli- con, AT THE ORIENTAL—"The Bar-vion, Sophie Stewart and Henry Ain-
rier", with Leo Carrillo Jean Parker, ley. Shakespeare's immortal comedy“. and Otto Kruger. The best of Rex faithfully reproduced on the screen. Yukon days live again in this match- AT THE KING'S Marie Walew-- Beach's stories, in which the gold mad less love story.
ska", with Greta Garbo and Charles. AT THE MAJESTIC—“Dark Jour-who forfeited a continent for the em-- Boyer. The love story of Napoleons This
production has Conrad brace and favour of a woman.
1 club Double 2 no trump 3 hearts being investigated. If, on the lead 8 spades 4 hearts Pass Pass of the ace and king of hearts, the Double Pass 5 clubs Double jack dropped, obviously the outstand
ing spade could be drawn in safety. Which player-South, West, North If the heart jack did not fall, the or East has the weakest hand at heart queen should be cashed. If the table?
the jack still failed to appear, the ten should be ruffed in dummy. By this meads declarer would retain all his chances. If the hearts broke, well and good. If they didn't, it was quite possible that the fourth heart would be held by the game defender that had the third spade,
I commend this type of safety play to my readers' attention.
TO-DAY'S HAND South, dealer: Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
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