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YOUR MONEY'S WORTH, EH, M'LOVE?
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1¢
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· PICKLED HERRING, CUCUMBER SALAD AND ALL THE THINGS YOU TOLD ME TO
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·YOU?
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Variety
Programmes
Today's Wireless
(arr.
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Intercession. 12.30 p.m.-Music of Different Nations, Scottish: Glasgow Highlanders
Dlack); Meg Merrilees (arr. Dlack).. Scottish Country Dance Orchestra cond. by Michael Diack. Scandinavian Dances: (a) Norwegian Ma- zurka; (b) Mangling; (c) Shoemaker: (d) Hornfiffin....Folk Dance Orchestra conducted by Victor Olof.
unaccompanied.
Russian: Tri Plesni (Three Folk Songs- arr. Dobrowen)....Don Cossacks Choir by Serge Conducted
Jaroff.
Are Unkissed Lips; Hungarian: There
Little White and Red Roses (Bela); White Hollyhocks: Full of Acacias Is Our Village (Lorand)....Mgyar Imre & His Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra, English: The Comical Fellow (Porter): Mutual Love (arr. Porter)....Folk Dance Band conducted by Ronnie Munro'. 1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Weather
Report.
'. 1.03 p.m.-Selections from Gilbert and Sulli-
van's "The Yeomen of the Guard. Overture....Light Opera Orchestra: When Malden Loves. She Sits and Sighs....Nel- lle Briercliffe (Contralto) with Orchestra;
ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M.
9.52 Megacycles
My Lord! My Lord! I Know Not How To Tell....Full Company with Orchestra: Strange Adventure!....Elsie Griffin, Do- rothy Gill, Derek Oldham & Peter Daw- son; Hark! What Was That, Sir?....Peter Dawson, Derek Oldham. Arthur Hosking, Leo Sheffield, George Baker & Chorus: Like
A Ghost His Vigil Keeping.... George Baker, Lea Sheffield, Arthur Hos- king and Chorus; A Man Who Would Woo A Fair Maid....Derek Oldham, Winifred Lawson, Nellie Briercliffe with Orches- tra; When A Wooer Goes A-Wooing.... Briercliffe, Nellie Lawson, Winifred Derek Oldham and George Baker; Rap- ture! Rapture!....Dorothy Gill & Peter Dawson with Orchestra.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather
Forecast and Announcements,
1.45 p.m.-Victor Silvester and His Ballroom
Orchestra.
Quickstep-Mine Alene (from 'Paprika'); Slow FoxTrət--Magyar Melody (from
Winning
CONTRACT
(By The Four Aces)
David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maler, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schen- ken.
World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence.
DISCARDS IMPORTANT
with the chance He threw for an easy end-play.
had to lead West in with the heart, and now that unfortunate player from his King-Queen-small of clubs, the extra club trick giving South his East never did contract, and poor win a trick with his Ace of spades,
A principle of defensive play might présented Declarer be stated as follows: When Declarer is running off some long suit and you are forced to discard, always keep at least one card in each of the remain- a three-notrump ing suits. Here is contract that was made because West violated this principle.
South, Dealer Neither side vulnerable K Q J 10 J 7 2
*
*
*
Saturday, with both sides vulner able, you were Howard Schenken's partner and held:
x
O AXXX
♣ KQxx X
The bidding:
Schenken Jacoby
2.
ОБ
3 9 6 4 3
6 5 ♡ A 10 9 3
N
AA 9 7 4 2
♡ 8 6 5
OA 9 8.4
K Q. 2
W
0763
S
#87
8 3
Q4 OK Q J 10 2
A 10 5
The bidding:
South
10
West. 1♡
North
East
14
Pass
2NT
Pass
3%
Рава
game.
3NT
Pass
Радз
Pass
HIGH CARD VALUES -
OF THE FOURACES BYSTÉM
West opened his fourth-best heart. South won with the Queen and played a spade. East natur- ally could not afford to win the first spade trick, but he signalled seven to with the apprise his partner of the fact that he
ASE.. KING 2 QUEEN 1 JACK..
•
held the Ace.
Declarer now,
to a diamond
Barnstone You
Pass (7)
1♡ ANSWER: Your correct bid is five clubs. This is a slight overbid, but if you merely jump to four clubs, your overcall, may partner, with a weak decide to drop the bidding; and if the hands fit, you
have missed à
will
Score 100% for five clubs, 80% for four clubs, 0 for any other bid.
QUESTION NO 408
Both sides are vulnerable. You are David Bruce Burnstone's partner and
hold:
I I
◇ KJ X
♣ A. 10. 9 9 x The bidding:
You 2
Jacoby · Burustque
Pass
· Mater
14 Pasa (1)
What do you bid? (Answer Monday.)
winning with the Ace and playing another, low heart. Now South ran off his diamond suit and on the last round West - made' the fatal discard of his remaining spade. This Inc.)
(Released By The Bell Sydnicate,
'Paprika'); Quickstep-Am I In Love? (film 'Mr. Dodd takes the Air'); Waltz- The Girl You Used to Be (flm 'Mr. Dodd takes the Air'); Quickstep-Something Tells Me; Slow Fox-Trot-I Won't Tell A Soul; Quickstep-Summer's End: Slow (film People Sleepy Fox-Trot-Two "Thanks for the Memory'); Waltz Dear- est Love (from 'Operette"); Quickstep- In The Still of the Night (film 'Rogalle'), 2.15 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN.
6.00 p.m.-"For the Children".
The Birthday of the Little Princess....Bil- ly Cotton & His Band with Vocal Chorus.
Studio-Birthday Greetings. Carcless Peter Visits The Land of Topsy Turby (Dawn)-A Sketch....Uncle Char lie and Peter Penrose. Studio-Poem "Bingo has an Enemy".
**When
We Were Very Young" (A. A. Chistening Milne-Fraser-Simson)-The ....George Baker accompanied by A. A. Mline.
The Intro: Famous Marches Medley,
Washington Post: Semper Fidelis: Hun- garian March: Rodeo Parade; London Scottish; Gladiator's Farewell....Harold Ramsay (Organ).
Studio 5th Instalment of "The Circus That
Came to Tea" by Aunt Susan... Clementine (Montrose)....Stuart Robert- with Piano and son (Bass-Baritone)
Chorus.
Dance
Music
Weather ('Arcadians'); Mr. Jeremiah, Esq. ('Quaker Girl'); March of the Va- Serenade gabends ('Vagabond King'); ('Student Prince'); Only a Rose ('Vaga- bond King'); Barbizon ('Quaker Girl')
....Leslie Jeffries & His Orchestra. My World Is Gold Because You Love Me (Alm 'Heart's Desire'); All Hope Is End- cd (Alm 'Heart's Desire")....Richard' Tauber (Tenor) with Orchestra, Hey Gypsy, Play Gypsy (from 'Countess
Maritza-Kalman)....Leslie Jeffries His Orchestra. 8.30 p.m.-Variety Programme.
Vocal-Patty Cake, Patty Cake (Razaf & Others): Cuckoo in the Clock (Donald- son, Mercer)....The Merry Macs with Instrumental Accomp. Comedienne-Is He The Boy Friend? (Yel- len & Ager); Away Down South In Hea- Tucker with ven (Warren)....Sophie Orchestra,
&
Vocal & Orch."Brewster's Millions" (Noble & Furber)....Jack Buchanan & Geraldo & His Orchestra with Chorus. Comediennes-A Party At Gert and Daisy's (E. & D. Waters)....Elsie and Doris Waters and Company. Vocal- Bring You A Song.
Intro: bring you a song: Hear my song. Violet- ta; My heart will never sing again: Giannina Mia; I bring you a song.... The Voice of Romance with Orchestra. Humorous Sketch-Joe Murgatroyd's Let-
ter....John Henry & "Blossom". Vocal & Orch.-Grandma Said (Magidson His Charm -Wrubel)...."Hutch" &
Music.
9.15 p.m.-London Relay-News Summary.
Relay "Under Nazi "Now We Are Six" (A. A. Milne-Fraser-9.30 p.m.-London
Simson): (a) Cherry Stones; (b) Cradle Song....Mimi Crawford (Soprano) with Plano.
6.30 p.m.-Dance Music.
His
.
Rule". 9.45 p.m.-Massed Military Bands.
Sambre et Mouse March (Planquette); Entry of the Gladiators-March (Fucik); Fanfare; The Minstrel Boy: The Watch Tower: Merchanized Infantry Quick March (McBain)....The Massed Bands of the Aldershof, & Eastern Commands. Fox-Trots-If You Were The Only Girl In The World; Yes, There Ain't No Moon- light....Nat Gonella & His Georgians. Fox-Trot-You're As Pretty As A Picture (film "That Certain Age'); Slow Fox-Trot -My Own (8lm "That Certain Age').... Henry King & His Orchestra. Tangos-Desprecio; Ciertos Amores....Or.
questa Tiplea Francisco Canaro, Fox-Trots-It's. The Little Things
Count: Moonlight in Walkiki....Jan Gar- ber & His Orchestra.
Slow Fox-Trots-Goodnight My Lucky Day film 233 Hours' Leave"); The Mood That I'm In....Carroll Gibbons & the Savoy Hotel Orpheans. Tangos-Carino Gaucho; Milonguita....Orquesta Tipica | 10.00 p.m.-An hour of Dance Music. Francisco Canaro. Fox-Trots-Cat and Mouse: Quicksilver....Herbert Kuster & Waltz - You Orchestra. Piano Needn't Have Kept It A Secret; Fox- Trot-Moon at Sea....Ronnie Munro & Fox-Trots-Thot Old His Orchestra. Feeling (film Walter Wanger's Vogues'); Remember Me (film 'Mr. Dodd takes the Air')...Roy Fox & His Orchestra. 7.00 p.m.-B.B.C. Recording-Ours Is A Nice Hour Ours Is", A Radio Romp de vised by Clarkson Rose with Music by Conrad Leonard and Produced by Gordon Crier.
7.30 p.m.-London Relay The News. . 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal,, Weather Re.
and
port and Announcements.
Tauber (Tenor) 8.03 p.m.-Richard
Leslie Jeffries and His Orchestra. The Frolicsome Hare (Ashworth Hope); Dance of the Icicles (from Sulte "The Wooing of the Snowflakes"-Russell).... Leslie Jeffries & His Orchestra.
Let Me Awaken Your Heart (Alm 'Heart's Desire')....Richard Tauber, (Tenor) with
Orchestra.
That
Waltzes Oh, Isabella: Mountain Life....
Tessin Band.
Maple
Quicksteps-Clarinet Marmalade;
Leaf Rag....Harry Roy & His Orch. Fox-Trot-Rosalie (from the film)....Car- roll Gibbons & the Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Fox-Trot What Are We Gonna Do With Baby?....Brian Lawrance & His Orch.
Quickstep- Tango-So Blue The Skies;
Stewart's Joseph! Joseph....Maxwell Ballroom Melody.
Fox-Trots-I Double Dare You; Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? (from Varsity 'Show')....Freddy Gardner & His Swing, Orchestra..
Intro: It I am Musical Comedy Gems.
Fox-Trot-Once In A While....Jack Harris dreaming ('The Dubarry'); Salzkammer-
& His Orchestra. gut ('White Horse Inn'); Lover come back ("The New
Moon'); Charming 11.00 p.m.-CLOSE' DOWN.
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