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PEOPLE SEND BIRTHDAY. GREETING TELEGRAMS AND
YOU SING THEM AND
YOU GET TEN CENTS FOR:
EACH ONE?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
TO YOU-
TO YOU-
♬
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
A
THATS NOT
NO, BUT I
GET GOOD
MUCH!
PRACTICE
FOR MY
CAREER!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, I DEAR ELLA,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO YOU!
FROM LARRY
OH, YOU DARLING! THAT WAS WONDERFUL! HERE'S A KISS!,
SMACK ME
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1940
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MESSENGERS
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Dance
Music
Today's Wireless
6.00 p.m.-An hour of Dance Music. 7.00 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota.
tlons.
7.02 p.m.-Excerpts from Gilbert and
Sullivan's "The Gondoliers".
7.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-A Spanish Programme.
Puerta De Tierra-Bolero (Albeniz); Ara- Orquesta (Albeniz) gon-Fantasia Sevilla. Bouquet of Spanish Songs. Intro: Perjura; Lolita; La Paloma; La Purtida; El Rell-
cario: Ay, Ay, Ay....Sevillian Serena- ders with Orchestra.
Madrecita De Pompeya-Tango....Orques.
ta Tipica Francisco Canaro. Lamento Borincano (Hernandez).... Con- Supervia (Mezzo-Soprano) with
chita
ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M.
9.52 Megacycles
Orchestra,
Mi Musa Cainpera-Tango
film
(from 'Boliche')....Orquesta Tipica Francisco
Canaro.
La Rosa Oriental (Espigul).... Conchita Supervla (Mezzo-Soprano) with Orch. 8.30 p.m.--Grieg-Peer Gynt Suite No.
2, Op. 55.
New Light Symphony Orchestra conducted
by Eugene Goossens.
8.45 p.m.-Studio-Talk by Father Ryan on "Poets"-No. 3: Coleridge. 9.05 p.m.-Songs by William Brownlow
(Baritone).
Vinning
CONTRACT
(By The Four Aces)
David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schen- World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence,
ken.
A MUCH DISCUSSED HAND To-day's hand, taken from the re- cent Vanderbilt Cup tournament, created a great deal of discussion. At one table South opened with a psychic bid of one heart and subsequently played the hand at seven, down three. At the other table South passed ori- ginally and eventually became De- clarer at four hearts, making five,
South, Dealer East-West vulnerable
◆ K 10 9 8
A A 5
♡ A 10 6
AQJE 2
A AQ.4
6 2
♡ 7
Q 9 5 3
W
$
✪ 10 9 8 5
KJ62
7
074
7
♡ K J 8 4
◊ KC
10 9 8 63
The bidding at Table No. 1:
South
10
West North Bast Páss .80
8V
Pass
Бл
Pace
Pass Pass Pass
Pass Free
HIGH CARD MÁLUES
FOUR ACES BYSTEN
3
ACC... KING..2 QUEEN 1 JACK.....'
However, the last word came when some one pointed out that West could beat a six-diamond "contract by the simple expedient of refusing to win his Queen of hearts. The play would go: A spade opening. Declarer (North) wins with Ace, trumps spade in dum- my, leads King of diamonds, plays a heart to the Ace in his own hand, draws trumps and now leads the ten of hearts. West shows out and East ducks, and the hand is down.
✡
✡
Yesterday you were Howard Schen- ken's partner, both sides were vulner- able, you had 40 on score and held:
A KJI I I
KII
◇ KQ
♣ KII
The bidding:
Schenken Durnstone
You
Maler
Pass Paus
10
Ране
Pass": 107)
ANSWER: ́Bld five spades, This
One Kind Word (Charles-Dean); I Stul Love Mary (Sievler & Ramsay); This Lovely Rose (Slevier & Ramsay)...with Orchestral accompaniment.
Puccini
Selections
'Sir Henry J. Wood conducting the London
Symphony Orchestra.
10.10 p.m. Alfred Cortot (Plano)
playing Chopin.
Ballade No. 3 in A Flat Major, Op. 47. Tarantelle, Op. 43.
Valse In A Flat, Op. 69, No. 1. Impromptu No. 1 in A Flat Major, Op. 29. 10.30 p.m.-Selections from Puccini's
Operas.
9.15 p.m.-London Refay-News Sum-11.00 pm-CLOSE DOWN...
mary.
9.80 p.m.- London Relay - Topical
Talk.
9.46 pm-Haydn-Symphony No. 45
("Farewell") in F Sharp Minor,
ICHANG STRUGGLE
Chungking, To-day. The battle for the possession of Ichang continues with undiminished fury, according to a report from the Ichang front.
Contact between the Japanese troops in the Ichang sector and those in the Tangyang, Kingmen and Shasi sectors has been cut by the. Chinese,
Bitter combats are going 00 at Tzuhuassu, south-east of Tangyang.
Chinese reinforcements have cross- ed the Han River harassing the Ja- panese on the east bank.--Central News.
CANADIAN TROOPS SENT TO WEST INDIES
Ottawa, To-day.
Mr. Mackenzie King told the Com- mons yesterday that Canadian troops had been sent to the West Indies to relieve the British garrison there and revealed that other Canadian troops were now also stationed in Newfound- land.
He explained that the new con- scription measure would empower the Government to draft resources and wealth necessary for the prosecution of the war, thereby putting beyond question Canada's effort to the fullest limit of her resources.-Reuter,
RUMANIAN OIL (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
Bucharest, To-day. The Cabinet met yesterday morning bid shows that you have a fine hand to discuss the question of Rumanian and are anxious to get to a slam. Atoll the same time your failure to bid another suit informs partner that you have no Aces.
Score 100% for five spades, 80% for six spades (slight overbid). 50% for four spades (an underbid), 0 for
pass.
QUESTION NO. 440,
David Bruce Burnstone is your part- ner, both sides are vulnerable and you
In the various discussions raging about the hand it was pointed out that six hearts was a reasonably good .contract for North and South since this con- tract could be made by means of a successful finesse in trumps or hold: for the King of clubs. It was then pointed out, however, that six diamonds was an even better contract since this Slam could be made by cashing the Ace of spades, ruffing a spade, drawing trumps and conceding a trick to the Queen of hearts, Declarer eventually making five diamonds, four hearts, two black Aces and a ruff.
Q:10-X X
10 x x
The bidding: Burnetens
1NT
Xes Schenkom
„Pass(7)
What do you bid?, tomorra
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Havas.
In the
INDIAN BROADCAST
A Radio Programme broadcast by Z.B.C.. on 260 metres consisting of News, Talks and Music from 8-8.30
p.m.
WAR MEMORIES OF 25 YEARS AGO
(From the "China Mali" files).
June 19, 1915.
The United States reply to Germany in connection with the sinking of the "William Fyfe" refuses to accept the German contention that an American ship carrying contraband of war may be destroyed providing Germany pays compensation.
A violent artillery duel is proceeding We are continuing north of Arras. our advance in Alsace, taking many prisoners and equipment.
The Italians are methodically con- tinuing the demolisation of Mal- borghetto. Austrian artillery has been silenced.
In Galicia, the Russians have evidently withdrawn to a prepared line on the River Tenev and a line on the Grodek Lakes.
the
During the past nine days, 400,000 German first-line troops from Eastern Front have passed through Belgium with the apparent object of meeting the French pressure.
During the last three days, 100,000 men,, kept in reserve, have been rush-
ed into the trenches at La Bassee and Ypres as a result of a British surprise attack.
RED CROSS GIFTS
London, To-day. Gifts to the British Red Cross in- clude £1,100 from the Falkland Island branch for two ambulances and £2,000 from the Mayor of Frederic- ton, New Brunswick, on behalf of the citizens.-British Wireless.
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