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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 4, 1937.

Running Commentary On The Oaks

Today's Wireless

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 12.30 p.m.The Berlin State Opera

Orchestra.

"Jubel"Overture (Weber).

Polonaise No. 2 (Liszt).

"Tannhauser"' (Wagner)—Pilgrims'

Chorus, Act. 3.

"The Bartered Bride"-Overture

**(Smetana).

"Hansel and "Gretel" (Humperdinck)

-Witches' ride...

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's

Vic Oliver-and-Sarah Churchill.

Das gibt's nur einmal,

Vocal-

The Melody Gents, with

Orchestra.

Orchestra-

Black Eyes,

1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal, and Wea-1.30

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.—Variety.

Orchestra-----

(a) At Dawning;

(b) The land of the sky blue water,

Alice Blue Gown,

Guy Lombardo and His Royal

Accordeon Solo-

1.40 p.m.-Scottish Music,

Orchestra-

ZEK 640 k.c's.

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Musical Story

Of Drury Lane

From Daventry.

Orchestra, Conducted by Serge Koussevitzky.

1st Movement Lai

Allegro vivace,

2nd 3rd

"

Adagio, Trio and Menuetto, -Presto

Scottish Country Dance Orch: 2 p.m.--The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. Andante Cantabile (Tschaikowsky,

4th arr. Willoughby), A Venetian. Barcarolle Serenade |8.50 p.m.-Marek Weber and His Or2

chestra: (arr. Willoughby). 2.15 p.m.-Close down.

From Offenbach's Sample Box

Albert Sandler & His Orchestra. 4-6.45 p.m.-Chinese Programme, pm Reuter Press, Rugby Press; 6.45-11.p.m.-European Programme. Local Weather Forecast, Time and 6.45 p.m.-London Drury Lane. The Announcements.

story of the Theatre Royal, told by Cyril Nash. Music written and ar- ranged by Robert Chignell;; the BBC Revue Chorus; the BBC. Empire Or- chestra, Leader Daniel Melsa, Under the direction of Eric Fogg, Produc- tion by Pascoe Thornton.chem 7.45 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota-

tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar ket Report.

Strathspeys,

Reels (arr. Diack),

Canadians.

Songs

Maurice Alexander.

Bell Ringer-Fox-Trot,

Humorous Sketches

Knock, knock-who's there?

Vic Oliver ambles on,

BRIDGE NOTES

Scottish Country Dance

Orchestra.

It's a' roon th” toon, Always take care of your pennies (Lauder) ...Sir Harry Lauder. Orchestra-

Skye Eightsome Reel (arr. Diack),

By ELY CULBERTSON

Three Grand Slams

com-

South, Dealer.

Neither side vulnerable.

As the golfer boasts of his "hole in one," so the Bridge player is in- clined to throw his chest out and walk with the assurance of a man among men when he bids--and makes a Grand Slam, particularly if vulnerable. Almost all Bridge players have one thing in mon. They feel that they are sin-¡S gled out by fate for a constant, run H−9 4. of poor cards, and so the occasions D-8.3 2 when they a are showered with all | C—Q 8-3 the Aces and Kings -and favourable distribution as well-stand out in their memories with great clarity.

Walter Malowan

My friend Mr.

NORTH S-10-3

H-A 10 6.3

D-A Q 9

C-AK 6 2

WEST

EAST

Q 9 5 4 2

SJ 8 7 6 H-Q 75

D-10 7 6 5 4 -C-9 SOUTH SA K

H K J 8 2 DK J.

C-J 10 7 5 4.

told me the other day of a particu-

The bidding: (Figure after bid larly happy afternoon at the Bridge table when, playing Rubber refers to numbered explanatory

three Bridge, he with

different paragraph). partners, bid and made three North

Grand Slams.

Two of them were 1H(1)

made when not vulnerable, rather 3S

to his disappointments

7C

Pass

-East South Pass 30 *Pass **5NT

7H

West Pass Pass Pass

Pass

The first occurred on the hand Pass

7:48 p.m.--From the Studio.

A talk by the Bishop of Victoria on the Boys' Club Association.

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

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.—A Concert Programme.

Pianoforte Solos-

Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C

Major,

Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C

Major (Bach)..Harrict Cohen.

Contralto Solos-

The Young Nun, The Trout,

-Hedge-Roses (Schubert),

Soprano Solo

Sophie Braslau.

Gretchen at the Spinning-Wheel

(Schubert)..Meta Seinemeyer.

Orchestral-

"

(Urbach)

Maidens of Baden (Komzak). Dream Waltz (Millocker) The Squirrel Dance (Smith), The Nightingale's Morning

(Recktenwald). Waldteufel Waltz Potpourri (arr.

'Silbermann).

Greeting

9.15 p.m. London A Feature

-gramme. ̈

9.30 p.m.-London - News and

nouncements.

9,55 p.m. London ---

Big Ben Oaks.A running commentary on the race for the 'Oaks Stakes, From the Grand Stand, Epsom Raceco 10.10 p.m.-A Recital by Luc

Boyer (Soprano).

Si Petite.

Viens danser quand meme.

Ne dis pas toujours.

La barque d'Yves.

Dans la fumee. ・・・

Parlez-moi d'amour.

10.30.p.m.-Ambrose and His Orchestra.

Fox-Trot-

O.K. for sound,

There's a new world.

I get a kick out of you,

Anything goes.

I'll step out of the picture,

Whotcha gotcha trombone for? She,

We're the tops on Saturday night. My Red Letter Day.

Symphony No. 102 in B Flat Major

(Haydn). Boston Symphony 11.p.m.

Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE ALHAMBRA—“The Public sorbing and dramatic story of a hard Menace", with Jean Arthur, George working, easy-going American husband Murphy and Douglas Dumbrille. An who retired to travel and find himself exciting story concerned with the but instead found out his selfish and, thrilling experiences of a young couple frivolous wife. misadventure with a public enemy. trying to extricate themselves from a

AT THE ORIENTAL—““Give "Me Your Heart," with Kay Francis, George AT THE MAJESTIC “Sinner Take Brent Roland Young, Patric Knowles All," deals of a newspaper reporter and Henry Stephenson. A picture in who solves a strange series of murders which Kay Francis reaches the trium- and a plot menacing - an heiress, with phant climax of her career in the Margaret Lindsay, Bruce Cabot and magnificent role of a sophisticated wo- Joseph Calleia,

man of the world who gave up all its riches to regain and retain her child

below, in which his partner was 1-A bid of one club would have The Town", a musical comedy starring

Mr. Jules Wetzlar.

North, Dealer.

Neither side vulnerable.

NORTH

S–KQ 106

H÷87/6/5

DA Q

CAJ 8

EAST

S9

WEST S-J 5 4 3 2

H-10

D-10-62

C94372

H-9 3 2

D—K*9*7·5:4 ̧ ̧

CQ 10 7 5

SOUTH

SA÷87

HAK QJ 4

DJ 83

CK 6

betbidding:

North East Bouth

West

18

Pass

SH

Pass

ANT

Pass

Pass

Pass

- been slightly safer, the suit was "over shaded." "Mr. Malowan's third Grand Slam, also played in seven hearts, was a lay-down.

North, Dealer. North and South vulnerable.

NORTH

SA KJ7:6 H——AK 9 6 4 D9

C-K 5

WEST S9.5-3 2 H-J 7 DK 10 76 C÷10-4 3

EAST S-Q 84

AT THE QUEEN'S "Top Of heart Doris Nolan, George Murphy, and Mis-

COMING PICTURES cha Auer who has the role of a slightly "Mama Steps Out“-- girl whom insane actor who is impressed that a her mother hopes will marry a cultur glamourous night club is the proper ed foreigner elopes with an American place for the serious - oration of crooner. Starring Stanley Morner and Hamlet's "Soliloquy”.

Betty Furness. Coming to the King's

AT THE GENTRAL **“Song"" Of *-*John Meade's Woman"-a, power- China”—A simple story of a well-to-ful story starring Edward G. Arnold do family, written, acted and directed and Francine Larrimore. Coming to by Chinese.

the Queen's.

H-H 10 5 D-Q 5 4 3:2

CJ:19:2

SOUTH 8-10

HQ.83.2

DAJ,8

CA;Q 8.7.6

The bidding:

North East

18

makin of the hand requir: 5H

South West

Fass 2NT Pass ZH Pass The bidding here is

ed a Vienna ̈"Goup, the diamond Pass finesse being refused and East later

Pass

Pass

being squeezed out of protectión in tional, but Mr. Malow4ot, conven-|

***

*

AT THE STAR "Let's Make A Mil- "After The Thin Man,” lion," Edward Everett Horton team- Myrna Loy as Nora Charles, epitome

with ed with Margaret Sedden and Marof the sophisticated modern wife who garet McWade, the "pixilated" sisters assists her-famous husband William of "Mr. Deeds Comes to Town" in a Powell in ferreting out crimes against riotous comedy romance which proves a San Francisco, backgroundComing that oil is where you find it even if it to the King's, happens to be in your own back yard, and not all the crooks in American On The Aven prevent you from making your unalion, Irving: Berlina

production with

AT THE KING'S "Dodswärth", tainers, including with Paul Eukng; Mary Astor,Ruth Madelame Carroll. Chatterton and David Niven. The ab- and Alhambra.

who held a

T

the club suit when North cashed the South hand, felt that a bid of five hearts, four, spades and the dia- two clubs was not strong enough, mond Ace.

and yet a Force with three clubs The next hand required a suc- was out of the question. When his | ~1 essful guess of the heart finesse partner then bid five hearts. the #Theodore A. Eightner was Mr. | bld of seven hearts came as a mat- Malowan's partner, and the hand ter of course, as his partner, Miss T might not have been made had Wood, certainly could not go above an West- not covered the club Jack the game level without holding the when it was led in the later play. Aces of both suits which she had The hartii 788:

bld, with other powerful high cards.

R

THE

with songs sparkling - musicn ellar gast of enter Dick Powell and Coming to Queen

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