1937-04-26 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1937.

Open Doubles

Tennis

Semi-Final

Today's Wireless

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme.

12.30 p.m.-Dance Music.

1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Musical Comedy.

Wea-

1.30 p.m.--Reuter Press; Local: Wea- ther forecast, time and Announce- ments.

1.40 p.m.-Orchestre Napolitain.

2 p.m.-Eddie Peabody and His Banjo. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

4.30-8.p.m.-European Programme. 4.30 p.m-A running commentary by Frank V. Read on the Semi-Finals of the Open Doubles' Tennis Cham-

of

between the Colony, pionship

and Luk Ding- Wong Shiu-ying cheung v H. D. and S. A. Rumjahn. Relayed from the Hong Kong Cric- ket Club Court (by courtesy of the Committee of the Hong Kong Cric- ket Club). 3.30 p.m.

(approx:)-A

relay

7.

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's

Bass Solo-

Tom Der Reimer (Loewe),

Ivar Andresen. 'Cello Solos

Dimanche de Paques sur la mer

(Dupont), Indian Lament (Dvorak),

Maurice Marechal.

Soprano Solas-

1

The Little Sandman (Brahms), Hark! Hark! the Lark (Schubert),

Elizabeth Schumann.

Pianoforte Solo-

Valse in E Major, Op. 34

(Moszkowski).. Arthur de Greef. p.m. -Vienna Philharmonic Orches-

tra.

Serenade "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”

(Mozart).

1st Movement-Allegro.

of

2nd

3rd

92

4th

Dance Music from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

6.30 p.m.-A Concert.

BRIDGE NOTES

-Romanze. -Menuetto

(Allegretto) & Trio. -Rondo (Allegro).

By ELY CULBERTSON

Handling A Misfit

The partnership was fortunate in- five deed when West jumped to clubs.

never

::: ZEK 640 k.c's...

Leonora Overture, No. 3 (Beethoven). 7.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota-

tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar ket Report. 7.35 p.m. Variety. Accordeon Solo

Sedibal-One-Step Arabe,

4.

age

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra

Si vous aviez compris (Denza). -8.43 p.m.-Old Song Hits by Carroll

Gibbons and John W. Green.

There's a ring around the moon. "Nymph Errant Selection..

I want a fair and square man. Ain't she the dainty, N 8.56 pm.

Vocal Gems. "Aida" (Verdi),

Grand Opera Company.

"Faust" (Gounod), Maurice Alexander.

Vocal-

Goodnight, my Love,

Organ Solo-

Sleep, my little one,

Vocal-

Ruth Etting.

Reginald Foort.

Backscratcher,

Max Miller (Comedian). Vocal with Guitar-

Texas Dan

Carson Robison.

Orchestra-~~

Memories of Horatio Nicholls,

New Mayfair Orchestra.

Vocal-

Light Opera Company.

"Floradora” (Stuart),

Light Opera Commany.

9.21 p.m.

Gipsy Drinking Song, Gipsy Fantasy,

Rode and His Tziganes.

9.30 p.m. London - News and An-

nouncements.

9.55

Prince

p.m. "The Student Serenade, by Allan Prior, Raymond Marlowe, Paul Clemon, Olaf Olson and Chorus.

10 p.m.-Dance Music. -

Fox-Trot

Sing something in the morning,

Bebe Daneils. ⠀⠀

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

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-A Relay from the Po Hing

Theatre (Chinese).

11 p.m.-Close down. 8.05-11 p.m. European

programme

from Z.E.K., on a frequency of 640 Kilocycles.

8.05 p.m.Orchestre Raymonde.

"Careless Rapture"-Selection.

(Ivor Novello). By the Sleepy Lagoon (Coates), Chanson D'Amour (Suk).

A Musical Snuff Box (Liadow). Delibes in Vienna (Walter arr.). Berceuse (Jarnefelt).

8.30 p.m.-Four Light, Songs by Luigi

Fort (Tenor).

1. Ay, ay, ay (Perez -&-Freire). 2. Mignon-Addio, Mignan

3. Ideale (Tosti),

(Thomas).

Come back -sweet Papa. Pagan Love Song.

Cheek to cheek,

Top hat, white tie and tails. My, what a diff'rent night. 10.15 p.m.--(London-Big Ben).

-Fox-Trot

Everybody dance. Comedy Waltz-

The feller that played the pianner. Fox-Trot

Life begins when you're in love. Waltz The whistling waltz, Fox-Trot

Breakin' in a pair of shocs. Swing Mister Charlie.

Chasing Shadows.

Kiss me goodnight. Free.

Take my heart.

Knock, knock, who's there Wood and Ivory.

Tango-Echos du Passe. Waltz-Although.

11 p.m.

Close down!

West opened the heart jack. Dum- What's On At the Cinemas

Declarer's management of hands (self hard pressed in North's. position that do not fit requires a technique and probably would have bid as he that is not only excellent, but also did. different from that which may be used under ordinary circumstances,

It must have been tempting Problems which usually are found separately in fitting hands, one to to play for a nine trick game con- each, now are apt to "gang up" and tract in no trump. Obviously, had attack the harassed declarer en no trump remained the final contract could have entered masse. Thus he may be confronted North

the simultaneously with entry trouble, South's hand but, considering suit establishment, and trump con-way South handled the five club con- trol. His position is not dissimilar tract, not much was gained. to that of the circus driver of an eight horse team. To complete the my won and played the ace of dia- analogy, "It's all in knowing how."monds, after which a low, diamond The declarer who failed to make his was ruffed. The ace, king, and contract in the hand shown below queen of clubs disclosed the bad news that East had started with five to couldn't hold on to all the reins.

the jack-nine. Declarer now led a North, dealer.

spade to the ace and attempted to do what he should have done much earlier, namely, discard on the king of diamonds. But East ruffed with the nine of clubs and declarer was the forced to overruff or concede... trick. After that he could not avoid the loss of the club jack, a spade trick, and two hearts

Both sides vulnerable.

NORTH

S.-A 6 5 3 2 H.-A K 10 D-AK 873 C.-None

WEST S.-K J 10 8 H-J 9

D.-Q 9-5 4 2

C.--8 7

H-Q-6 5 2

EAST S.-Q 7

D.-J 6

C-J 9 6 3 2

SOUTH

H-8 7 4 3

D-10

S.-9 4

C—A K Q 10 5 4

The bidding:

North

1 spade

West East South Pass 2 clubs Pass 2 diamonds Pass 3 clubs Pass 3 no trumps Pass 5 clubs Pass Pass

Pass

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of Robert Montgomery, ley, Buddy Ebsen, Walter Catlett, the presence William Powell and Joan Crawford in Katherine de Mille and Anthony Mar- the cast more than sufficient recom-tin. A thrill musicale, depicting the mendation..

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AT THE ORIENTAL "The Great The sensational musical Zeigfeld" drama suggested by the spectacular career of Florence Ziegfeld, "America's greatest showman.

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"Pennies From Heaven"with Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows The gayest and Louis Armstrong, ・ fun-show of the new season. Coming

AT THE QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA to the King's. AND STAR"Maid Of Salem,” with

“Mind Your Own Business.” With and thus Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray,

Harvey Stephens, Louise Dresser and Charles Ruggles, Alice Brady, Lyle achieved the remarkable feat of goVirginia Weidler. The gay and carefree Talbot, Benny Baker and Frankie: ing down two tricks.

love making of a dashing fugitive from Darro. The tale of a nature writer. Admitting that there was a bad Virginia brought the wrath of old New who has bees in his bonnet as well as the courageous girl he his column and a wife who gets him break of diamonds and clubs on this England

taught to love.

into a tangle that it takes a general alarm to

unravel.: Coming to the hand the declarer still had only him- self to blame for this absurd result.

AT THE MAJESTIC "Libelled Queen's.

with Jean Harlow, William After dummy had won the opening Lady,” lead the ace and king of diamonds Powell, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy. should have been cashed, declarér A continuous entertainment with each of the four stars at their clèverest discarding a spade. Certainly there best. was little chance of the defenders ruffing in. One of them would have had to hold a six card diamond- suit

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"On The Avenue"-with songs by Berlin a sparkling musical Irving

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"Green Pastures," the most talked -film for several years. North was properly conservative for this to happen. A third roundabout in his bidding from the moment he of diamonds then should have been Banned in England and then permit heard South's first response. Des ruffed and the ace, king, and queen ted to be shown, it has since passed

Coming to the King's. pite his five honour tricks it should of clubs laid down. When the bad the Censor in China and Hong Kong. be noted that he bid only two dia- break was discovered, a heart to the monds over two clubs. This was the king, and a second diamond ruff; correct rebid. There would have then a spade to the ace, and the lead been no merit in forcing South to of either a spade or a diamond from rebid when the preliminary evi-dummy would have ingured South's at this dence pointed to a misfit. Over the ten of celubs even though, i three club bid North was much on stage, East held the Jack and nine the spot. He hated to bid three to dechamer's blank ten. The two no trump without a single card of his partner's suit but, on the other hand, could see no other method of indicating his heart stoppers. Three diamonds would be much too weak a bid, and three spades would be ambiguous in that it would imply a much stronger spade suit and vir tually nothing in hearts..

While I usually deplore.a three no trump bid on a hand without a sin- gle card in partner's suit, I must confess that I would have found my-

tricks, that would have been picked up by this correct line of play would have resulted in a fulfilled game con- tract.

-TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question: Should an opening three spade bid (playing two-way three bid) be kept open on S94 HQ743 DJ 8.7 C 10 8 6 4?

Answer: No, as it contains less. than one honour trick and not even a ruffing trick in support of spades.

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