1937-02-19 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1987

Studio Recital

By N. Brooks And

Maurice Defour

Today's Wireless

12.30-215 p.m.-European Programme. 12:30 p.m.-The London Piano-Accor

deon: Band.

1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wes-

ther Report

1.63 pm.Songs by John McCormack (Tenor), Peter Dawson (Bass Bari- tone) with the J. E. Squire Celeste Octet.

1.30 pm-Renter Press, Rugby Press

Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

1.40 pm-Variety and Dance Music. 2.15 pm-Close down.

4-7pm-Chinese Programme.

7-11 p.m.-European Programme. 7. p.m.-Irish Music.

Tenor Solo-

The Hills of Donegal

(Sanderson) ....Danny Malone.

Violin Solo-

Medley of Hornpipes

(a) The Leinster Echo,

(b) The Honeysuckle.

(c) The Star Hornpipe,

Sean Nolan.

Vocal & Talking

St. Patrick's Night (Paddy O'Brien

gives a party).

Melodeon Solo-

The Boosbeck Long Sword Dance

BRIDGE NOTES

ZBW 355 M. 845 kc's

Lass o Dallogill,

George Tremain.

Tenor Solo-

The Irish Emigrant (Barker),

Danny Malone.

Baritone Solos-

Kirconnel Lea (arr. Moffat), Johnnie Cope Philip Malcolm. 7.30 pmClosing local Stock Quots- tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar- ket Report.

7.35 p.m.From Offenbach's Sample Box Fantasis (Urbach), played by Marek Weber, and His Orchestra. 7.40 p.m.-From the Studio.

A Recital, by Norman Brooks (Violin) and Maurice Dufour, (Piano-Accordeon).

1. Lolita

2. Un Giorno T Diro.

3. Serenade d'Amour

4. Amanecer, Ranchera

5. Beautiful Lady in Blue.

Santengini Kramer, Rigaud Bianco.

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

Report and Announcements.

people.

ZEK 640 kc's.

Romie Balls, of Yar

Introduced by ical) Re-

month, isher "Anthony" Weyn

cording

8.15 p.m.

rom the

Interlude at the

1. Copper coloured

2. No regrets.

3. Tre got you under my skin

4. Until to-day

5. Lounging at the Waldorf. 8:30 pm London The BBC. Dance Orchestra, directed by Henry Ball. 8.55 p.m.- London-News and An

...: nomtemedis

9.15 pa

Persian Garden”- Suite (from the Rubaiyat”” of Omar Khayys (Fitzgerald & Liza Leh- mann)," by Dora Labbette,Muriel Brunsbill, Hubert Fisdell, Harold Williams and Harold Pedler. 9.57 pm Slavonic Dance No. 11 in F Major Dvorak), played by The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, con- ducted by Vaclav Talich. p.m.-London-Big Ben

8.02 pm-London "This is England."10

Talks by representative English

Page

Henry Hall And

The B.B.C.

Dance Orchestra

antasie (Puccini,

Tavan).

The second serenade (Heykens). Gipsy Melody (Nelson & Knight). For love of you (Franz Vienna), Prelude (Eaydn Wood).

Indiana Sweetheart (Hansen). Maruschka (De Leur). Guben Serenade. (Midgley). 10:30 pm-Variety,

Vocal

High Hat, Trumpet and Rhythm,

Falaida

Instrumental Hot Pie,

Quick Step

Slow Fox-Trot Scott Wood and

wingers.

Vocal-

Yodelling Hoba.

His St

When the Poppies bloc

The Street

hur

racy).

Billies.

Sydney Torch

Organ Sol

Film Hits of the moment,

Vocal

Oh, my goodness

Old Sailor....The Street Singer

Afbert Sandler and 265 Orchestra, 11 p. Close down

Mae Questel.

(Arthur Tracy).

By ELY-CULBERTSON What's On At the Cinemas

Correct Discarding

reason result. He let go two of his hearts, For -some-mysterious clever discarding generally is then led the ace of hearts and a thought of as a defender's art. It is second round which he ruffed. An- true that, since the side holding the other spade to dummy's king and better cards usually "buys" the another heart ruff with an honour contract, the defenders often are established two long hearts in the faced with discarding problems, but dummy and at the same time, an overraff by it does not follow that the declarer guarded against can relax where this important item West: Now all declarer had to do is concerned. If he is playing a was draw the remaining trumps, hopeless contract, possibly bid for discarding the three and jack of a sacrifice, a shrewd discard may clubs from dummy, then use the be the means of avoiding a squeeze club ace as entry for the twelfth and consequent roût.

In to-day's hand, however, it was not a sacrifice contract that had to be put through for a "paying loss, A vulnerable grand slam depended on the declarer selecting the proper suit to discard.

North, dealer.

Both sides vulnerable.

NORTH S.-K. J

H-A 10 872

D.-K QUJ C-A J 3

WEST

S-8 7 32

E-6

-D.--10:9:8.6

C-Q 9:4

EAST

**S5

H-KQ9 ~D-75432 C-K 10 86 SOUTH

S-A Q 10 9 64 H-543

C.—7′52

The bidding:

North

East South

West

and thirteenth tricks.

AT THE KING'S “Göld Diggers of a shy ung country lad, coming to 1937, with Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, the Queen's Theatre. Victor Moore, Glenda Farrell and Lee Dixon. A happy melange. The sign- ing of a million dollar insurance policy and the medical examination are a sure

cure for the bizes.

* *

AT THE QUEEN'S-“Wives Never Know"--with Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland and Adolphe Menjou Ruggles and Mary Boland in another of their inimitable domestic comedies.

**

*

*

*

“Dimples", with Shirley Temple, Frank Morgan and Helen Westley With songs,

dances, and minstrelsy, Shirley Temple scores her greatest Tertumph in this picture. Coming to the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres.

* * *

Craig's Wife-with--- Rosalind Russell and John Boles. The Pulitzer Prize: play. The story of a woman who lived for the strongest love ever AT THE ALHAMBRA "The Girl on conceived and makes you hate her as the Front Page" with Edmund Lowe you never hated a screen player before. Reginald Owen, Gloria Stuart and Coming to the King's Theatre. David Oliver. A society girl fails to impress her editor. The quarrelį produces amusing situations and grand dialogue.

"Pennies From Heaven”

Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows and Louis Armstrong.

rest fun-show of the new season.

The curious part of this hand was that, on a club opening lead, not even six odd could have been

AT THE MAJESTIC “We Went to made! Whether declarer should put up the club ace immediately or not, College", with ugh Herbert, Una Mer-

"The Devil is a Sissy-with Fred- it would be knocked out too early volves about the efforts of "old gradskey Rooney and Ian Hunter. The kel and Walter Catlett. The plot re-e Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper, Mic... to be of value as an entry to the to recapture during Homecoming Week three most famous boy stars of the establishable hearts. On this basis at a large University the idealism and

it might be argued that North-excitement of their schooldays. South should not have reached even

-*

screen are in this picture. An English youngster who learns American ways Fin a New York East Side School with the aid of two tough, but young rough-

*

a small slam, left alone a grand one, AT THE ORIENTAL "For The necks. Coming to the King's Theatre. but this would savour of double-Service", with Buck Jones," Clifford dummy criticism. On their respec-Jones, Edward

Keene and Beth "Love on the Runwith Clark tive holdings, the partners hardly Marion A thrilling drama of the Gable, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone could avoid getting to six. That early and rugged days of the West and Reginald Owen. Following her Dramatic incidents in army tradition they went higher and then actually provide the highlights. made the contract was one of those recurring combinations of an oper- ing lead which was "hard "luck" from the defenders' angle, and sub- séquent good play by the declarer. TO-DAY'S QUESTION

Question: Both sides were vul- Inerable and my partner opened with one spede, Next hand passed. I held Stone HQ 10 9 8 7 5 4 2 D9 C K-976. What should I bid?

Answer: Two hearts.

triumph as the "The Gorgeons Hussy.” Joan Crawford give another outstand- ing performance. A series of hectic. and laugh-packed escapades. Coming AT THE STAR- Tours For The to the King's Theatre. Costello Barrythore, Ida Lupino and Asking" with George Raft, Dolores Reginald Owen. Fast moving comedy. Louise Dresser Ralph Morgan, Marian "A Girl of the Limberlost”, with

Acclained Marsh and H. B. Walthall. AT THE CENTRAL A Chinese as the most faithful screen version of Picture.

SONGS THAT WERE

SAVED

1 heart Pass 1 spade 2 no trump Pass 4 spades: 6 spades - Pass: 7-spades füinal bl Obviously, the hand was overbia by a full trick North's “bid ofēnix spades was proper, but South, for two distinct reasons, had no right to go to seven. First, she already had disclosed is good folding by The BBC recently broadcast a pro his jump over two no trump; sec

gramme of songs which publishers ond land more important], he would not accept. It was listened to should have allowed North with considerable interest, but the way for a possible stretch on his last bid

West was so unfortunate as- have a "natural" diamond Declarer's ice took

and a low trump was led to dum my's jack. The

diamonds were cashed and tricks declarer did not comm the error of discarding hi less clubs. Had he done so ther would have been a vastly diff

general reaction seemed to be that the publishers knew their own business very well. The BBC chose a jury of ordinary listeners, including a police- man, a business girl, a page boy, and random. They sat sting House and to forty songs which had been by mbliskitz. The ten songs were considered best were broad. cast. Listeners were next invited to send in letters ng which of the ten

nes: conside

liste

ficiently interested to send in selections.

COMING PICTURES

a popular novel ever produced. Louise Dresser and Balph Morgan give ex- cellent performances. Coming to the Ma

"Go West Young Man", with Mae

"Last of the Pagans", with Mala and West, Warren William Randolph Scott Lotus Long. Life and customs in the and Alice. Brady. The hilarious story South Sea Islands.

Coming to the

of a touring movie star who falls for Majestic.

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL,

HONG KONG HOTEL I PULSE- AY HOTELY

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE, PALACE HOTEL

HOTELS

LIMITED

and Hotel-des.

Lits, Peiping