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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 30, 1937.

Open Singles Tennis Championship

Today's Wireless

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 12.30p.m. Variety.

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

ther Report.

1.03 p.m. The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Leopold Oto- kowski.

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

1.40 p.m.-Concert Items.

2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.

7-11 p.m.-European Programme.

7 p.m.-French Music.

Violin Solo-

La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (De-

buzay, arr. Hartmann). Yehudi Menübin.

Songs--

Aupres de ma Blonde (Chant po-

pulaire de l'Ile-de-France).

Le p'tit Quinquin (Dearousseaux).

Jean Gorbier.

Vocal-

G'est le Mai.

Yvette Guilbert (Diseuse).

Pianoforte Solo-

Jardins cous la pluie (Debussy).

Mark Hambourg.

Songs-

Clair de Lune (Paul Verlaine and

Gabriel Faure).

Lied (Catulle Mendes and E. Cha-

brier).

Mae. J. Batheri

prano).

Songs-

(Mezze-So-

Reviens Cherie (Cyrlcroy). Colosbella (Fiarlas).

Tino Rossi (Tenor).

BRIDGE NOTES

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

7.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quota- tions and Hong Kong Exchange Market Report.

7.35 p.m.-Eat Gonella and His Geor-

gians.

Fox-Trot-

Sugar Rose,

Sing me a swing song. Slow Fox-Trot-

Lazy Rhythm. Quick-Step-

How'm I doin'? Fox-Trot

Jealous.

Slow Fox-Trot-

Sophisticated Lady. Fox-Trot-

Some of these days.

After you've gone.

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

Report and Announcements.

8.03 p.m.-A Recital by Malcolm Mc-

Hachern (Bass).

The Witch of Bowden (Ogilvie and

Smith).

ནམཝོ

Danny Deever (Damresch).

Speed! (Flotsam and Jetsam).

8.15 p.m.-From the Studio.

A Violoncello Recital by Hilda

Arnold.

Sonata in G Minor.

J. B. Locillet.

Largo Allegro-Poco allegro—Ada-|

gio--Allegro.

8.30 p.m.--Alfredo Gampoli and His

Orchestra.

The Knave of Diamonds (Steele). Love in Idleness-Serenata (Mac-

By ELY CULBERTSON

Pussyfooting

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: ZEK 640 k.c's.

Beth).

Penny in the slot (Ashworth, arr.

Hope).

Your heart called mine (Edgar

Lewinnek Hayon). Vienna in Springtime (Leon-Pelosi) 8.45 p.m.-"La Traviata" (Verdi

Prelude, Act I, Played by Toscanini and the New York Philadelphia Or- chestra.

8:50 p.m.-From the Studio.

The Eighth of a Second Series of Gramophome Recitals by the Rev. C. B. R. Sargent,

|9.30 p.m. — London

nouncements..

Fox-Trot

Violincello Recital By Hilda Arnold

To Mary, with love,

Raquel Relle

Al Donahue & His Orchestra.

To you, Sweetheart,

Henry King and His Orchestra. Banjo Solo

Tarrant Bailey.

Medley

Vocal-

Melodrama of the Mice,

Fox-Trots

Flotsam and Jetsam.

Taking through my heart, You come to my rescue,

Henry King and His Orchestra. Orchestra

Smoke gets in your eyes,

Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and

His Boy Friends.

News and An-

Vocal

9.55. p.m. The J. H. Squire Caleste

Octet

Air de Ballet

· Valse Bluette

(Drigo).

Andante Cantabile (Tschaikowcky,

arr. Willoughby).

Memories of Chopin (arr. Willough

by);

10.15 p.m.-London Big Ben.

Variety and Dance Music

Orchestra

Sweet Memories.

Romantic Waltz Medley.

Eddie Carroll and His Music. Fox-Trot

When a Lady meets a Gentleman

down South.

Teddy Foster and His Kings of

Swing.

Vocal-..

Clavelito Del Cenil;

If I should lose you,

Waltz---

Give me your hand,

Turner Layton.

The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra. (11 p.m.-Close down.

4.30-5.45 p.m. (approx.). -Additional European programme from ZEK. › on a frequency of 640 kilocycles, and on Z.B.W. on a frequency of 31.49 metres (9.52 M.C'S)..

A Running commentary by Frank V. Read on the Finals of the Open Singles Tennis Championship of the Colony, between H. D. Rum- Jahn and S. A. Rumjahn to be played on the Stand Court of the Hong Kong Cricket Club. (By courtesy of the Committee of the Hong Kong Cricket Club).

What's On At the Cinemas

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AT THE KING'S--"Craig's Wife" which is the early nineteenth century with Rosalind Russell and John Boles. during the Napoleonic wars. Lillian The Bulitzer Prize play. The story of Harvey plays the part of a Drury Lane woman who lived for the strongest ballet dancer who, through a series of love ever conceived and makes you unexpected events, finds herself in a hate her as you never hated foreign: country as the favourite of the a screen player before.

Duke of Wurtemburg.

AT THE QUEEN'S "The Beloved

COMING PICTURES Vagabond", with Maurice Chevalier, Betty Stockfield, Margaret Lockwood, "Green Pastures," the most talked and Austin Trevor. A continental about film for several comedy drama based on the famous Banned in England and then permit novel by W. J. Locke in which Chevalier ted to be shown, it has since passed sings a number of gay French tunes the Censor in China and Hong Kong. especially composed for the picture. Coming to the King's.

"Pussyfooting" is no more effec-, spades would have been a double.a tive at the contract table, I am glad Although such a double would be to say, than at any other of the de- of an "optional" nature. East un- lights dear to man. War, love, and questionably would pass to it, since contract bridge have at least one his only certain trick was in the thing in common: half measures are spade suit itself. But after he had worse than none at all!

heard the vulnerable four heart bid, Confining our attention to con- and after South [now spurred by tract, the most glaring examples of desperation] had rebid his spades, the aforesaid half measures are en-it did not require much courage countered in preemptive bidding. for East to raise to five hearts. Let us compare the respective mer-Now South, who had tried penur- its of three and four spade opening iously to buy the contract for three bids. The difference is much fodd, found himself in the position greater than it appears. Consider of having to pay an exorbitant price or lose out entirely, There is a close analogy in this situation to all other bargains: when a pur- chaser refuses to buy at what he should know to be a fair and just price, it serves him right if the market gets away from him.

the following hand,

North, dealer.

Both sides vulnerable.

NORTH

S-6.4

H-J 9 4 DK 65.3 C-K 7 6 3

WEST $9 H-AK 10 6 5 2 D-A 7 4

C-A 8 2

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EAST S-A & H-Q 8 7 3 D-Q J 10 2 C-10 5 4

SOUTH S-K O J 10 8 7 5, 2 H-None D-9 8 C-Q J 9

South

West

The bidding: North East

Pass 3 spades 4 hearts Pass 4. spades Pass 5 hearts 5 spades Double

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass Pass Paas

The loss to South was a great deal more than the one trick set that he had to pay, because four spades would have been a laydown against any defence. Also, as can be seen,

five hearts would have been made against any opening ex- cept the double dummy lead of a club by North.

On the normal spade opening West. would draw trumps and knock out the king of diamonds, thus los- ing only one diamond and one club, So South's sacrifice of five spades actually was necessary, but it would not have been so if he had started the bidding correctly in the

South probably was proud of his own daring when he burst forth first place!

TO-DAY'S QUESTION

with his bid for nine tricks. He

should not have been! The bid ac- Question: The bidding, with both tually was one-trick-cowardly," to sides vulnerable, was: coin a déscriptive phrase. A study North

East

South

West

Pass 8 spades Double Pass Pasa Pass

My hand [South] was this meas:

S6 4

of the West hand will prove how 1 no trump 2 spades Pass effective a four spade bid [the cor- Double 3 diam. Pass rect call on South's probable eight playing tricke] would have been. Even over three spades West had to take a good deep breath and cross his fingers before he could bring out his four heart overcall, Cer- tainly he could not have stretched another inch, and the only action

HJ 74

D J 6 3 2

C-86.5 8

What should I have led?

Answer; The six of trumps to

he could have taken over four prevent a possible crossruff.

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AT THE ORIENTAL — “The Devil “Banjo on My Knee.”—With Barbara' Is A Sissy," with Freddie Bartholomew, Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Helen West- Jack Cooper, Mickey Rooney and Ianley, Buddy Ebsen, Walter Catlett, Hunter. A startlingly new theme, Katherine de Mille and Anthony Mar- brilliantly handled. The boys are out-tin. A thrill musicale, depicting the standing. Not to be missed.

tragi-comedy that is the life story of **

the river-boat people on the Mississippi. AT THE MAJESTIC...“Adventure Coming to the Queen's. In Manhattan", with Jean Arthur and

* * Joel McCrea. A tantalising tale of "Pennies From Heaven"-with Bing. two lovers loose in mildly mad Man-Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows hattan and concern a crime novel, au- and Louis Armstrong. thor and a Broadway star who unwit-fun-show of the new season. Coming tingly involve each other in a series of to the King's. daring robberies of valuable art trea- sures.

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The gayest

"Mama Steps Out”—A - girl whom. her mother hopes will marry a cultur- AT THE ALHAMBRA—“North Of ed foreigner elopes, with an American Nome", with Jack Holt, Evelyn Ven- crooner. Starring Stanley Morner and able, Guinn Williams and John Miljan. Betty Furness. Coming to the King'a. -The story deals with a seal-poacher

* * stranded on an island with the director

“After The Thin Man,"with Miss of the company which owns the island, Myrna Loy as Nora Charles, epitome his daughter and the wealthy suitor.

of the sophisticated modern wife who assists her famous husband William AT THE STAR-"Invitation To The Powell in ferreting out crimes against Waltz", with Lillian Harvey, and Anton a San Francisco background. Coming Dolin. A romantic film, the period of to the King's.

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