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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 13, 1987.

on WoTTUTO ET WORD

Mr. Muddlecombe: Comedy Sketch

In B.B.C. Relay

Today's Wireless

12.30-215 p.m.-European Programme. 12:30 pm-Light Orchestral Selections. 1 pintLocal: Time Signal and Wes-

ther Report.

1.03 pm-Songs by Leslie Hutchinson. 1.20 pm-Hawaiian Music.

1.30 p.m.-Renter Press, Rugby Press; local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

140 p.m-Music Comedy.

2 p.m.-Dance Elits of To-day.

2.15 pm-Close Down

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

7 pm-12 midnight-European Pro-

gramme.

7 pm-A Light Concert.

Choral-

Now is the month of Maying

(Morley, arr. Fellowes).

The English Singers.

Pianoforte

Arabesque No. 1 in E. Arabesque No. 2 in G (Debussy). Marguerite Long.

Songs

I know of two bright eyes

(Clutsam).

I'll sing thee songs of Araby

BRIDGE NOTES

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's::: ZEK 640 ke's.

(Wills and Clay).

Viola Solo

S p.p-Local: Time Signal, Weather Ben Davies (Tenor).] Report, and Announcements.

8.03 pm-4 Variety Programme.

Vocal

Venetian Gondola Song No. 1

(rendelssohn).

Pennies from Heaven.

Bing Crosby.

Hawañan

Waltzing to the

Len Fillis

Sweetheart, let's grow old together

Lionel Tertis.

Alto Saxophone-Solo-

Variations sur Malborough

(arr. Combelle).

Marcel Male.

Vocal

Songs

Sleepy River."

Piano Sole

Sugar Rose.

Vocal-

Song of Freedom (Ansell).

Faul Robeson (Bass). 7.30 p.m.-Hong Kong Stock Exchange Summary and Exchange Market Re- port.

7.35 pm-Regimental Band of H. M.

Coldstream Guards.

"Swan Lake" Ballet (Tchaikowsky). Marche Heroique de Szabady (Mas- senet, arr. Dan Godfrey).

The Soloist's Delight (Godfrey). Selection of Wilfred Sanderson's

songs.

By ELY CULBERTSON

White Elephant

Kitty Master

Carroll Gibbons and His

Boy Friends.

"Land Without Music" Medley.

Webster Booth with

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The Lindonel Three. 8.25 pm-London Robb Waton

Mr. Muddlecombe, J. P., in "The Court of Not-So-Common, Please?!" By Adrian Thomas. (Electrical Re cording).

8.45 pm-A Variety Programme (con-

tinued).

Słów For-Trot-

Love me.

Quick-Step-

Crooning

Gerry Moore, (Piano).

Vocal

Queen of Hearts.

Gracie Fields.

Alfred Piccaver With

Fritz Kreisler

Just one word of consolation.

Bing Crosby

Instrumenikahina

A musical journey from New York

149 California.

Vocal

Ken Harvey, (Banjo

Plaisir d'Amour (Love's Jessica Dragonette.

Piano Solo**

"Whoopee" Medley Raie da Costa

Vocal

I'm putting all my eggs in one basket The Boswell Sisters.

Slipping through my fingers,

Jessie Matthews.

9.15 pm London - News and "An-

nouncements.

9.35 pm-Alfred Piccaver (tenor), with

Fritz Kreisler and His Violin. Tenor Solos

I heard you singing, (Coates), Trusting eyes (Gartner) Violin Solos

Variations (Tartini Kreisler), Andantino (Padre Martini..

Tenor Solo

Kreisler).

Wait! (D'Hardelot, Salmon)_ Violin Solos--**

Polichinelle Serenade (Kreisler). Fair Rosemary (Kreisler), Tenor Solo-Beauty's eyes.

10 p.m.-London-Big Ben.

A Relay of Dance Music from the Grill-Room of the Hong Kong Hotel 12. midnight-Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT

COMING PICTURES

A profusion of trumps is, to the rectly discarding a heart. in order average contract player, what to prevent declarer from ruffing oriental pearls are to the normal another heart with another low- woman. They

are fearned for trump. Now declarer returned to wistfully and (if and when ac-his hand with the diamond ace and quired] guarded zealously," Yet, led a fourth club, obviously intend

STAR-"Little Lord a trump ing to ruff with dummy's king Fauntleroy", with Dolores Costello on numerous occasions, becomes much more like a white West, seeing no necessity to force Barrymore, Freddie Bartholomew, C. Then the a ruff that would be taken volun-Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee and Mickey elephant than a pearl.

"Pennies From Heaven”—with Bing burning question is how to get rid tarily, discarded his queen of dia-Rooney. The familiar story adapted Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows The gayest monds. After ruffing with the to the screen, is laid in the America and Louis Armstrong. of -it.

and England of 1885 and depicts the fun-show of the new season. To-day's hand, contributed by spade king declarer played a dia-

softening infinence of Fauntleroy's to the King's. one of the world's outstanding mond from dummy which West had devotion upon his trascible of old analysts, Geoffrey Mott-Smith, is to win and, now having nothing grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt. a perfect illustration of the "white left but trumps, West was forced elephant principle."

South, dealer.

North-South vulnerable.

WEST

NORTH

S-K 10

H-9 8-7 3

D-3 10 7 5:3

C—A Q

S-Q 8.7 4 H-Q 3 10 4

D KQ 6 C-KT

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EAST S-9.5 HAK 6 5 2- D-93

CJ 10 5 2 SOUTH SAJ 6 3 2 H-None-

D-A 4 2

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C-9 8.6 43

The bilding: South West North East 1 spade Pass 1 no trp 2 hearts 3 clubs 3 hearts Double Pass 4 clubs 4 hearts 4 spades Pass Pass Double [final bid]

to play away from his queen up to declarer's blank ace-jack Thus declarer made his horribly overbid

contract.

After the opening lead it was difficult to hold the declarer to less than ten tricks, but far from impossible. West would have re- quired no great foresight to see what was coming and, after having properly discarded a heart [for the reason given above] on the third lead of clubs, should have rid him- self of one of his precious trumps on the fourth lead, retaining his king and queen of diamonds. Had he done so simple co-operation on East's part would have defeated the contract

When declarer ruffed the fourth club with the king of spades only a diamond or a heart could have been led from the dummy. The lat

Coming

"Craig's Wife" with Rosalind Russell and John Boles. --The Pulitzer Prize, play, B- The story, of a womán KING'S AND ALHAMBRA "The who lived for the strongest love ever Great Ziegfeld"A great motion pic conceived and makes you bate her as ture revue that has been acclaimed the you never hated a screen player before. screen's best entertainment, William Coming to the King's Theatre. Powell has the title role, giving the best performance of his career, Myrna

The notable “China Clipper With Pat O'Brien, Loy and Luise Rainer. cast includes Virginia Bruce, Frank Beverley Roberts, Ross Alexander, Morgan, Nat Pendleton, Reginald Humphreys Bogart and Henry B. Walt Owen, Jean Chatburn, Reginald Cossard hall. A glamorous romance of the air. and Herman Bing.

AT THE MAJESTIC... “Hollywood

*

marking a milestone in the pictorial history of daring American aviation coming to the King's Theatre.

"Satan Met A Lady with Bette Party, with Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Davis, Warren William, Alison Skip- Mickey Mouse, Jimmy Durante and worth, Arthur Treacher and Winifred Lupe Velez A lively revue.

Shaw. A new thriller from the author of “The Thin Man” which will keep you in laughter from start to finish, coming to the King's.

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AT THE ORIENTAL “Old Hutch”. with Wallace Berry, Eric Linden, "Avenging Waters with Ken May- Cecilia Parker, Elizabeth Patterson and nard, Beth Marion and Ward Bond.. A Bobert McWade. The adventures of roaring romance of the west packed the laziest man in town, following his with spine thrilling adventures. Com- discovery $100,000.

ing to the Alhambra.

"The Man I Marry”, with Doris AT THE QUEEN'S "Under Your Nolan, Michael Whalen, "Chic" Sale Spell", with Lawrence Tibbett, Wendy and Nigel Bruce. A rollicking roman- Barrie, Gregory Batoff and Arthur tic comedy in which Doris Nolan, Treacher. A roughhouse romance, Universal's newest find, gives an out- that hits the high spots of comedy, standing performance: Coming to the

suit would be covered by East and, if declarer ruffed with the The bidding was just about as jack, West would overruff. If de bad as one could find in a month's clarer discarded East simply would peregrinations among the weaker lead a trump and thus prevent bridge games in backward sections South from cashing his jack of action, rhythm and excitement. of the country. South's first bid, trumps. If declarer led a diamond although shaded, was not bad, but from dummy West would, as-be- his subsequent rebids were nothing (fore, be on lead, but he then would less than ghastly. North's first res-have another diamond with which ponse should have been two dia to exit. Then, if East were on his monds. His two plus honour tricks toes, he would ruff this exit card- compensated for his weak diamond and return a trump, with the re- suit East "stuck his neck out (sult just described. even though not vulnerable, in bid- TO-DAY'S QUESTION ding two hearts. - West was uitta- Question: If a player is short conservative in giving only a

card during the play and the can gle rates. He should have jumped is found later, but in the meantime to four hearts at his first oppor- the player has revoked three. tunity.

because of the missing car is he Declarer ruffed the opening lead penalised two tricks for the first of the heart queen and took the revoke and one trick for each club finesse The queen holding, a thereafter?

second heart was ruffed and the Answer: A player is penalised club ace used as entry for a ruff only two tricks for revokes be of the third heart. Then round of clubs was led and zoned with dummy's spade ten, West co

cause of a missing card, no matter how often he has revoked because of it.

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