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The Chim Year Book 1 an indispensable reference book an China; it arms its resder with all material zecessary for forming correct judgments on the Far Eastern situation and embodies all important documents
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DANCE PROGRAMME. HET. A
12302.15.—European Programme. 12.30 –Light Orchestral Music. 1----Local: Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 Vocal Geris“
· 1,20–Patricia · Rossborough- at the piano.
Local: Weather Forecast, Thane and 130-Beater Press, Eugby Press;
Announcements.
1,40 Variety and Dance Music. 215 Close Dow. 4-7-Chinese Programine.
7 p.m.-12 midnight-Exropean Pro-,
gramase.
7pm-London-Big Ben, Carroll, Gibsons and the Savoy Hotel Orphesas with Brian Lawrance, (Australian Vocalist), Anne Lenner, and the Three Gixx. Compere, James Dyren- Forth (Electrical Recording).
7.30 Closing Local Stock Quote- tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar- ket Raport
7.35 Exxcerpts from “Te-night at 8.30 Noel Coward).
Gertrude Lawrence and Noel Coward 1. Scene from "Red Peppers"-
Has anybody seen our ship, Men about Town.
2. Scape from "Shadow Play"-
Play, Orchestra, play,
You were there.
3. Scene from "Family Album”—
Here's a Toast,
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For calarties, Joan Blon- dell, the screen actress, chooses this black crepe fitted, gown with tiny shoulder, capes and a deep flounce on the skirt of velvet, outlined with thy hand- embroidered flowers.
ANCIENT KILN DISCOVERED
Removed Intact To Science Museum
2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXHIBITIONS
Two exhibitions of archaeologi
The One Chance
By My Culbertson
Most bridge players are cultur- ed, well educated people. In fact, I would wager a pretty penny on fa group of each players in a gen” eral intelligence test against sa- other group representing any other hobby, indeet any profes sion. In certain departments, not- ably psychology and logic, I would expect my team to sweep the feld, at the same time holding its own in the other divisions.
It cannot be Bended, however, that some of the most pungently {descriptive bridge terms are coa- tributed by roughnecka!- One of them, a friend of mine and shrewd player, laying on his gas- house accent and phraseology a bit thickly for histrionic emphasis, says, "When there ain't but one. place to get a trick that's the place to look for it?"" And he's perfectly right, as East found out after having played the following] hand:
North, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NOETH S-A Q
WEST S-8
H-A 97,42
D-J 10 5 C-AK 6
EAST S--5 4:3 H-3
D-AK 98.4
C-Q J 10 4 SOUTH
HQ J 10 8 5 {D.-6°3,2
C-98 5 3
1
S-K J 10 9 7 6 2
H-K €
D-Q 7 C-72
The bidding:
West
Pass
i spade
Pass
The Keel Row (xrr. Cross)
Marie Thomson and Catherine
Mentiplay.
Orel
seum, South Kensington, an an-2 no tramp Pass cient pottery kilu was on view in 4 no trump Pass 5 spades the Children's Gallery, and at the 6 spades Pass Pass British Museum there was Egyp As Allan M. Leob of Chicago tian sculpture
pointed out in his letter giving me
3 spades
Pass
Pass
Pass
Beels (arr. Diack)
Scottish Country Dance
Orchestra,
8--Local: Time Signal. Weather Report and Armorcements.
8.03 -Scottish Music Vocal Duet-
Soog-
Skye Boat Song (Boulton &
Lawson)
Elder Cunningham (Bass-
Baritone).
Orchestra
Petronella (arr. Diack)
Scottish Country Dance
Satg
Orchestra.
cal finds were shown in London North East South last month. At the Science Mu-1' heart
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The kila was found in Berk this hand, North was, to put it shire, at Woodrow's Farm, Comp-jualdly, somewhat optimistic in his ton, near the village of Aldworth, kangaroo bidding. His two noi *in the middle of a 90-acre plough-trump was a slight stretch in it-
ed field.
sel, which made his jump from Mr. Kenneth Chapman, the three spades to four farm-owner, was using a tractor completely unjustified." }drawn plough, driving a deeper Of course two dianand tricks farrow than formerly with borse could have been taken immediate- drawn ploughs, when he noticed ly by the defenders, and North- that the turned earth in one spot South were lucky that Wer's was darker than the rest, and that blind opening lead was not in that pieces of broken pottery had been suit. The heart queen serzued turned up...
safe to West, and so he led it.! Brig. Gez. W. K. Hardy, New- (Personally, I would have "tossed Orchestra bury archaeologist,, established a coin" between diamonds 8.23 The London Palladium Or-the presence of a Boman kiln, clubs). chestra with Derek Oldham (Tenor). (which, with the help of the staff Declarer's problem looked easy
of Reading Museum, he uncover-when the dummy
4
Tam Glen (ar. Stephen &
Burnett)
Jess Day (Soprano). Orchestra.
Meg Merrilees (ain. Diack)
Scottish Country Dance
Orchest
March Review Medley (arr.
Woitschach).
Tenor Solos
Nocturne (Corra)
A little love, a little kiss (Slesz), Orchest s
The Grasshopper's Dance
(Bucaiassi).
Tenor Solo...
ed
and
spread,
Another Kiln and a drying simply a matter of establishing a field were also discovered.
long heart for a diamond discard. Transporting the kin intact to But when, after drawing the three the Science Museum was a difficult outstanding trumps, he fed to process. When the kiln had been dummy's heart ace (West playing ỏng round it was covered with wet the ten) and East showed out, the sacking and then encased in con- sky turned dark. "There was crete. The whole load. lifted into only a faint chance left a hoax. Strans).a lorry by a crane, weighed four So dummy's low diamond was led;
and a half tons.
Waltz Song (3. Herbert & 0.
Orchestra-
Amina (Lincke)
Anitual Antics--Novelty
"Intermezzo (Wak). Tenor Solo
You will remember Vienna.
(Hammerstein & Bomberg). 8.55 London --- News and nouncements,
Second Century Coin
East cinttering up with the king, and declarer false carded with the queen. · East “fall” hard! He re- Gen. Hardy said that one per-tmned the queen of clubs and de- fect pot had been discovered, and clarer did not give him another be showed the writer pot chance to correct the mistake. Ee Anand a bowl, which had been red a heart and ran off all but pieced together. More than 100 one trump. With three cards 9.15 p.m.---Cinema Organ Music. coins were found, and they fall into left, West was down to one high Caprice Viennois (Kreisler) »
two groups, most being 2nd cen-heart and two clubs, dummy to a Sydney Gustard. Famous Tauber Melodies
tury, and only three of the 4th low heart and the E-6 of clubs, Harold Ramsay,century.
East to the diamond ase and the A Japanese Sunset. (Deppen)
The Egyptian exhibition at the 10 of clubs. “When declarer ARABE. McPherson British Museum has been lent by played the last trump West had to In a clock store (Orth)
Mr. C. S. Gulbenkian. Some of it check a club to guard dummy's Terence Casey comes originally from the Rev. W heart. Dummy then let go the MacGregor's collection, bought heart, and now East was squeezed, from natives in Egypt in the 904, not being able to guard the club If includes wory work of about suit and still retain his diamond 2900 B.C.. considered among the ace. Thus the contract was fal best from ancient Egypt.
Teddy Bears Picnic (Batten)
Sydney Gastard
9.35 pm Song Memories Daddy wouldn't buy me a Bow-Wow
(Tabrar) Little Annie Rooney (Nolan)
The Maestros. (a) Honeysuckle and the Bee -
(Kapps-Fitr):
(6) L you want to know the time
ask, a. Policeman (Burando- Bogers)
"The Street Singer Arthur
filled.
A novice (in East's position should have been able to see that unless there were two diamond tricks for his side there were not two of any description. South had Lost my rhythm, lost my music, shown a seven card spade suit, în
lost my mEKS,
Light Opera Male Chorm. Song Fazicy our meeting (Charig: stud shel
Mayer)
* Jack Buchanan, & Elxía Randolphi This little piggie went to market
"{(Coslow & Lewis)·
Saxophone Solo
My Kingdom for « Kiss
Tracy).1
addition to which two beart and
Dinah Miller, two club tricks were staring East In the face. If South really had nond "and" three ths, the would have no other play.
to lead the jačč)
Raymond Bairil,
George Olsen and His Meieło, Piano Medley an
Sweet Sne, Justiýen stand Le Ronald Gourley,
Talkin' to myself -For-Tret
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