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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1937.

Studio Recital

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By Mrs. Neil Mathieson

Today's Wireless

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme, 12.30 p.m. — The London Piano-Accor-

deon Band.

1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-A Recital by Milian Korjus,

(Soprano) and Malcolm McEachern (Bass).

1.25 p.m. Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

1.40 p.m. A Variety Programme." 2.15 p.m.-Close down.

4-7 p.m.--Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m.-European Programme. 7 p.m.-Variety.

Orchestra-

O, Sole Mio..... Magyari Imre & His Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra. Vocal-

I'll sing you a thousand love

Bongs

Marc Henri.

Orchestra-

"Careless Rapture"-Selection,

Geraldo and His Orchestra. Piano Solo-

Piano Medley No. R. 19,

Vocal-

Isn't it a lovely day,

Instrumental-

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's

Orchestra-

Turner Layton.

Why couldn't it be poor little me? Benny Goodman and His Orches-

tra.

7.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota- tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar- ket Report,

7.35 pm Songs by Walter Glynnej

(Tenor).

"Evensong"

I wait for you. Tralee.

Walter Glynne Medley.

7.50 p.m-Sonata For Violin and Piano

1

in G Major (Bach), played by Adolf Busch (Violin) and Rudolf Serkin (Pianoforte).

1st Movement Adagio.

2nd

3rd

4th

+

23

-Vivace.

Largo. Presto.

8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements.

Charlie Kunz, 8.03 p.m.-A Recital by Grace Moore

Ginger Rogers.

You....Carroll. Gibbons (Piano).

and His Boy Friends.

Vocal

Cabin on the Hill-Top,

BRIDGE NOTES

(Soprano).

Musetta's Waltz Song

"("La Boheme”Puccini). Funiculi, Funicula (Denza). "The King "Steps Out"

Learn how to lose, Stars in my eyes. 18.15 p.m. From the Studio.

By ELY CULBERTSON

Part-Score Bidding

part-score, a

as

: ZEK 640 k.e's.

A Light Pianoforte Recital by Mura Kanis:

1.

Prelude in D Major,

2.

3.

4.

5. Gopak

Page

World Affars

Talk By

HY Hodson

2. In Summertime on Bredon,

Graham Feel.

Bright in the ring of words,

The Roadside Fire,

Vaughan Williams.

Life and Death...Coleridge Taylor.

Pastoral in A Major... Lindoff. 9.30 pm London News and An- The Prophet Bird. Schumann. nouncements. Bees' Wedding.

Mendelssohn. 9.55 p.m. The Music of Albert Ketel- Moussorgsky.

8.30 p.m. The London Palladium Or-

chestra with Essie

tralto)..

Orchestral-

Ackland (Con

Through Night to Light (Lankien). Contralto Solos.

Gentle Zephyrs. (Jenson),

The Fairy Tales of Ireland

Orchestral-

(Coates);

Wedded Whimsies (Numerous Fan-

tasy), (Arr. Alford).

Kiss me again (Herbert). Contralto Solo-

Homing (Del Riege). Orchestral

Everybody's Songs (Arr. Gechi). Contralto Solo-

Just for to-day (Seaver).

9 p.m.-London Jack Wilson and His Versatile Five. Punch and Judy Show (Black). Zingaresca (Curson). Piano Fun (Solo pianoforte, Jack Wilson), (Pacques). Passing by (Purcell, arr. Berenska)z 9.15 p.m.-From the Studio.

A Recital by Mrs. Neil Mathieson (Contralto).

1. Loveliest of Trees.".

Orchestral-

The Olock and the Dresden China Figures Ferdy Kauffman and His Orchestra.

In the Moonlight

The London Palladium Orchestra

Organ Solo

In a Monastery Garden,

Orchestral-

Reginald Foort.

Dance of the Merry. Mascots,

Organ Solo

Orchestre Raymonde.

In a Chinese Temple Garden,

Reginald Foort.

10.15 p.m.-London-Big Ben. “World

Affairs." A talk by H. V. Hodson. 10.30 p.m.-Dance Music.

Fox-Trot.

On a Coconut Island. Me and the Moon. Thankful.

Swing that Music. Bluin the Blues. Ostrich Walk.. No greater love. Lost. Waltz-Close to me. (11 p.m.--Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

People", with Joseph Calleia, Florence

AT THE KING'S "Man of the) Rice, Jane Barnes and Ted Healey. A novel story depicting the uphill fight of an attorney.

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- COMING-PICTURES

Hunter with Warner Bax- and June Lang in a thrilling story of two people amid *the menace of savage passions. Coming to the

AT THE QUEEN'S When's Your Queen's.

Joe E. Brown and Hilarious, with a no-

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the

When there is

North should have rebid two no although a player makes an open-trump, but even had he done so ing bid of more tricks than are South probably would have played needed for game with the part-the hand at three spades. score, it is not a slam try. In-gen- With both of the major suits bid eral, all preemptive bids and for- against him, West virtually tossed Birthday", with cing bids keep their usual meaning a coin between the two minors. It Marian Marsh. even when there is a part-score.

“Craig's Wife"-with. Rosalind was true that North had started vel background, astrology.

Russell and John Boles. The Pulitzer For example; if you have a part-with a club bid which, in the minds

Prize play. The story of a woman score of 60; and your partner makes of many opening leaders, would Nowhere?, with

AT THE ALHAMBRA—"Lady from who lived for the strongest love ever an opening bid of four spades, it is have: dictated a diamond

Mary Astor, and conceived and makes you hate her as the Charles, Quigley, a new-comer to the you never hated a screen player before. not a slam try but a regular shut-only alternative, but this particular screen. out bid, just as though you had no West player was

Blading comedy and melo- Coming to the King's Theatre. one who has a drama in large porportions this picture

* part-score. An opening three bid strong aversion

presents Mary Astor in one of to leading from amusing and entertaining screen playe mund Lowe, Florence Rice, Sarah Ha

"Under Cover of Night" with Ed- still is a two-way bid, and an open- queens (not a bad aversion by the in which she has appeared. ing two bid, or a jump take-out in way-it is shared by many players

der and Nat Pendleton, One of the most a new suit still shows powerful who are acknowledged

unique mystery stories to reach the brilliant AT THE MAJESTIC-"Gold Dig-screen. The story is placed in a great hands and both' are forcing bids. opening leaders). On this particu-gers Of 1937", with Dick Powell, Joan College with a background of science

But when there is a part-score; lar hand, however,

Blondell, Victor Moore, Glenda Farrell for the mysterious crimes. This is un- West hardly and Lee' Dixon. A happy melange. The usual and stirs the interest from the bids which ordinarily are foreing to could have foreseen how beautifully signing of a million dollar insurance start with Lowe as the sleuth. Com- game become forcing for 'oné round his selection of a club would result. policy and the medical. examination ing to the King's. only. Thereafter any bid in a new Declarer won with the jack, and are a sure cure for the blues. suit by either partner is forcing led a spade toward dummy, taking again, but rebids in the suit which the jack finesse.

AT THE ORIENTAL—“Champagne

"Mind Your Own Business,” With previously was bid, or in no trump, cashed the ace, and then had to MacMurray, Jack Oakie and Herman Darro. The tale of a nature writer When it held, he Waltz", with Gladys Swarthout, Fred Charles Ruggles, Alice Brady, Lyle Talbot, Benny Baker and Frankie may be passed,

consider ways and means of re- Bing. Gladys Swarthout's excellent Capitalising a' Good Lead entering his own hand. Not know singing is a major feature, but a his column and a wife who gets him who has bees in his bonnet as well as West's opening lead in to-day's ing who had the heart ace, he laid touch of pathos and some of the most alarm

bright film, it includes humour, into a tangle that it takes a general hand was pretty much of a lucky down dummy's queen, but since delightful music...heard for

a long Queen's

unravel. Coming to the "stab," but his infbsequent defence, West could imagine déclarer's dif- while The musical background is based on that lead, was skill, not ficulty he held off this trick. At provided by Strauss Waltzes. luck.

“Hearts Divided.” |this point declarer would have been

with 'Marion Davies, Dick Powell, Claude Rains. wiser to have led to his singleton Frances

AT THE STAR “Half Angel", with Charles Ruggles, and Edward Everett

Dee, Brian Donlevy North-jack of diamonds, but he continued Charles Butterworth. Hilarious situa-fies his brother, the Emperor Napo- and Horton Prince Jerome Bonaparte de- with hearts, and his nine lost to tions and sparkling dialogue vie with leon, for the love of his Baltimore West's jack. West promptly threw adventures.

exciting episodes, unusual romance and sweetheart, Betty Patterson. Coming the dummy back on lead with a club.

South 20 part-score.

North, dealer.

Both sides vulnerable;

NORTH

SA J

~H~Q8

WEST

D. K 9 8 3 C.—A K Q 93

S.-Q 7 H.-A J 4 3 D.-Q. C-10 64

EAST S-10 9 6 2 H.-7.6 2 D.-A 10 5 4

C.-8/2

SOUTH S.—K 8 5 4 3

H.

-K 10.9

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7.6

The bidding:

North

East

South

1 club

Pasa

1 spade

1 no trump Pass

2 hearts

2 spades

Pass

3 spades

Pass

Pass

Declarer could count, of course, that a third round of clubs would be ruffed, and therefore did what he should have done before. He led a low, diamond from the king. East ducked and West won with the queen. A third club followed, and East ruffed. A heart return, won by West's ace, and the lead of West's last heart did the trick. East ruffed with his last trump and the contract was defeated,

TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question: Is the European form West of contract bridge just the same as Pass the American form?

Pass

Answer: Yes. In France, how- both contract and a similar game called plafond are played.

Pass ever

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