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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 6, 1987.

Dance Relay

From The

Hong Kong Hotel

Today's Wireless

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme.

12.30-Marek Weber and His Orchestra

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c.'s: : ;

1-Local: Time Signal and Weather 7.30-Hong Kong: Exchange Market

Report.

Report and Stock Exchange Sum-

1.03-Mantovani and His Tipica Ormary.

chestra.

1.30 Beater Press. Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

1.40A Variety Programme.

2.15-Close down.

4-7.p.m.-Chinese Programme.

7: pim-12.15 am - European Pro-

gramme,

7-Light Russian Melodies.

Gipsy longing (Kempner),

Maurice Igor and His Nomad.

Rússian Novelty Orchestra

Placi tigan, Romanta

Rondo a la Turka (Mozart),

Russian Balalaika Orchestra.

733-The New Mayfair Orchestra..

"Bow Bells"-Selection (Sullivan). Songs Everybody is Singing. Memories of Harati Nicholls, Medley of James Tate's songs.

8 p.m.-Local: Time Signal, Weather

and Announcements.

8.03

Variety. Humorous-

Huntin'. Elsie and Doris Waters. Piano Solos

Vocal-

ZEK 840 kc's

Albert Ammons and His

Rhythm Kings.

A fine romance. Accordion-

Fred Astaire.

The whistler-and his dog.

George Scott Word Humorous- ¿

Another day's Broadcasting,

Clapham and Dwyer.

Vocal--

The trail of the lonesome pine, Orchestra

"It's love again"-Film Selec- tion Louis Levy and His Gaumont British Symphony.

Medley of songs from Shirley

Temple Pictures,

Mae Questal

Vocal

Page

Capt. Wakelam

On Wales V. Scotland

9.35-London-A- short Recital of Maori Songs by Eileen Driscoll New Zealand Soprano Hoes RaPizipa- ta), Pahikuia (Man Hamutags)

ahi mer Tari Kho (Piripata) and Tararata Kita (Alfred Hill). 9.45-The Light Opera Company.

The

GE""Vocal Gems

(Monckton). (a) Honeysuckle and the bee

(Kapps-Fitz), (b) If you want to know the time

ask a policeman! (Burando- Rogers)

(c) Sweet Genevieve (Tucker), (d) At Trinity Church" (Gülbert). 10 pm-London-Big Ben

A Relay of Dance Music from the Grill-Room of the Hong Kong Hotel

11.25 London-Wales v. Scotland: A

running commentary on the Interna tional Rugby Union Football Match by Captain HB. L. Wakelām, from St. Helen's Ground, Swansea. The" broadcast will comprise a summary Schubert Time.

of first half of the game, and a run- London News and Announce- ning commentary on the second.

sm--Close down?

Piano Duet

Waltz memories from Vienna,

Rawicz and Landauer.

Charlie Kunz Piano Medley, No. R. 23....... Charlie Kuzz,

Vocal

Orchestra.

Sorrowful-Waltz (Schwartz),

This Year of Theatreland, 1936,

Janet Lind and Webster

Booth

Vocal-

No. Regrets, Miracles sometimes happen,

Leslie Hutchinson.

9.15

Vocal-

Carroll Gibbons' Birthday Party, Vocal-

A feather in her Tyrolean hat,

Gracie Fields. Instrumental

Mille or mo Bird Rag,

The Volga Boatman,

On the Volga River, Czar Ivan (arr. Maurice Igor),

Maurice Igor and His Nomad

Orchestra.

The Ballad of the 12 Brigands, Russian Soldier's song,

Michail. Gitowsky (Bass).

BRIDGE NOTES

Correct

ments.-

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE QUEEN'S “As You Like AT THE ORIENTAL "Flash It", with Elizabeth Bergner, Laurence Gordon”, with Buster Crabbe, Jean Olivier, Sophie Stewart and Herry Rogers and Charles Middleton Pack Ainley. Shakespeare's immortal comedyed with action and suspense. Contains

tempted before in motion pictures.

By ELY CULBERTSON faithfully reproduced on the screen. situations which have never been át

Partnership

COMING PICTURES

ᎪᎢ THE ALHAMBRA "Magni- ficent Brute", with Victor McLaglen, Binnie Barne, Jean' Dixon, William "Gold Diggers of 1937", with Dick Hall, Ann Preston, Henry Armetta and Powell, Joan Blondell, Victor Moore, Edward Norris A battle of right Glenda Farrell and Lee Dixon. Com blondes, for a strong man who had a against right in fue love of twoing to the King's Theatre. weakness for beauty.

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Every player of experience has locate the ace for West's guidance. seen the beautiful results that may In other words, he would look to be achieved by correct signalling another suit for his partner's high between defenders. The precise, card strength. But even more im- although subtle, language of signal portant than this was the danger

"Atlantic Adventure"-with Nancy cards is much better appreciated of finding West with a six card

Carroll, Lloyd Nolan, and Harry Lang- AT THE STAR-The Iron Duke", don The exciting Columbia- drama- than it was a few years ago, but suit which would leave his partner with George Arbss, Gladys Cooper, A. which concerns itself with a fast talk- there is a concomitant to this that with only one. In that event, two E. Matthews and Lesley Wareing. Aing reporter's attempts to solve a half- it is not nearly as well known. If a rounds of spades would give East story covering a crowded year of million-dollar jewel robbery in mid- thief wants to rob a house in com-a golden opportunity to discard of the Duke of Wellington.

European history and based on the life Atlantic. Coming to the Alhambra

Theatre. parative safety, his first step usual- a heart. And the declarer realized ly is to cut the telephone wires that, between expert

Far be it from me to suggest that East and West were, this as

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romance with a fortune-harting blonde provide the amusing theme for this picture coming to the Alhambra.

AT THE KING'S "Hearts Divided" Three Smart Girls," with Binnie contract players should take pointers would shout from the house tops Claude Rains, Charles Ruggles, and Charles Winninger. The adventures signal with Marion Davies, Dick Powell Barnes, Alice Brady, Ray Milland and from thieves, but it must be admitt for a discontinuance of heart leads Edward Everett Horton Prince of three lovely daughters of a rich ed that the correct technique to be and, consequently, a shift to a new Jerome Bonaparte debes his brother, New Yorker who smash their father's observed on certain hands might be suit. That the new suit would be the Emperor Napoleon, for the love of described as "cutting the wire."

clubs was only too apparent.

his Baltimore sweetheart, Betty Pat So the declarer simultaneously concealed his spade ace and severed the partnership communications by leading his low spade up to dummy at the second trick.

West, dealer.

North-South vulnerable.

WEST

NORTH

S. QJ 6-4

H 2

DK Q 10 6:5

C 10 9 4

SK 10 7 5 3 2

H 6 5

D 432

CQ 8

S 8

EAST

HQJ 10.9 A 3 D 98 CÁK J5

SOUTH SA 9 HAK 87

DAJ 7

C 7 6 3 2

North East

West hardly can be blamed for falling into the trap. Not knowing

terson.

AT THE CENTRAL———“A Tale of Two-

Cities" with Ronald Colman. cely needs any further tioni

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Sear

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"Curly Top" With Shirley Temple

Hudson, Probab and Rochelle Shirley's happiest and most natural picture. Company to the Oriental

Theatre.

but what his partner had the singing Dead", with Boris Karloff, Ricardo Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. AT THE MAJESTIC —“The Walk- "Tarzan Escapes" with Johnny leton ace of spades, he ducked and Cortez and Barton Maciane. dummy's queen held, after which unusual mystery thriller and a picture eight tricks promptly were run off of scientific exploitation. West truly was on a spot, and, even

if he had made the correct guess of; putting up the spade king, it would have been extremely far-fetched for him to have guessed further that a club shift was vital. For all he could know, East might hold the South diamond ace and, in that case, he certainly would want a heart con- tinuation to clear his suit.

The bidding: West Pass Pass -1 heart Double 1 spade 2 diam. 2 hearts 2 n. to Paga

8 nt Pass Pass Pass

The true point of the play is, however, that had declarer laid

West opened the six of hearts, down the ace and another spade, and-East's nine was taken by de West's correct defence would have clager's ace. Declarer now counted become crystal clear on the discard the tricks he could run off and of a heart by his partner. food they added up to only eight. Question: What is the proper way five diamonds, two hearts, and me to play the trump suit when one spaße. Obviously, he could build cannot afford to lose even one trick, another spade trick by conceding the and the holdings are as follows? king, which probably was in West's Declarer hand. But there was a severe dang A9 653- er attendant on the normal play of Answer: Assuming enough -laying down the ace and - another tries in dummy, the best percentage apade. In the first place, it would to lose no trick is to lead the jack.

Dummy

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characters. Coming to the King's.

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