1937-06-18 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 18, 1937.

Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade By Philadelphia Orch.

Today's Wireless

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 12.30 p.m.-Orchestral Music.

Overture in D Minor (Handel, arr. Elgar)....London Symphony Or- chestra, Cond: by Albert Coates. Norwegian Rhapsody (Lalo),

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris,

Cond: by Pierre Chagnon. Slavonic Dance No. 14 in B Flat

Major,

Slavonic Dance No. 15 in C Major (Dvorak) Czech Philharmonic

Orchestra, Cond: by Vaclav Ta- lich.

Marche Heroique (Saint-Saens),

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris,

Cond: by F. Ruhlmann.

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

ther Report.

103 p.m.--Hawaiian Music.

Honolulu March,

Kohala March,

Frank Ferera & John K. Paaluhi. Underneath the blue Hawaiian skies, Sweet Hawaiian Dream Girl,

The Hawaiian Marimba Players. Rock me in a cradle of Kalua, Maybe it's the moon,

Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio.! Drifting and dreaming,

BRIDGE NOTES

Redoubled

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's

Chiquita-Waltz,

Ferera and Pasluhi (Hawaiian

Guitar Duets).

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

Foort at the

1.40 p.m.- Reginald

Cinema” Organ. Reminiscences of Friml. Sleep, my little one.

i

In the Chapel in the moonlight. "The King Steps Out" Medley.

2 p.m.-Conccrt Waltzes.

Waltz of the lost love,

His dreamy waltz (arr. Schwartz),

Russian Novelty Orchestra. Souvenir Fleuri,

Coeur ardent (unknown),

Nullo Romani & His Orchestra. 2.15 p.m.-Close down. 4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m.-European Programme. 7 p.m.- London - "To be published shortly.' How a book is produced, tracing its story from the time it leaves the author to the moment

when it appears on the bookstalls. Devised by James Potter, produced by Pascoe Thornton (Electrical Re-

B▾ ELY CULBERTSON

Contract

-

ZEK 640 k.c's.

cording),

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

7.33 p.m.-New Dance Hits.

Fox-Trot-

I stumbled over love.

When my dream boat comes home. Slow Fox-Trot--Sweet Leilani. Fox-Trot-Love and learn. Quick-Step

On the Isle of Kitchymiboko. Tango-My lost love.

Fox-Trot

Ebony shadows.

Big Boy Blue.

On the trail where the sun hangs

low.

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

Report and Announcements.

8.03 p.m.--Scheherazade, Op. 35 (Rim- sky-Korsakov), played by The Phila- delphis Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski.

1st Movement-Largo e maestoso...... Lento-Allegro non troppo. 2nd Movement-Lento-Andantino-

Allegro molto. ·

3rd Movement-Andantino quasi al-

legretto.

4th Movement-Allegro molto—Len-

to Allegro molto e frenetico- (Part 1) lento vivo.

(Part 2) Spiritoso-Allegro non

troppo maestoso.

Alla breve (Conclusion).

8.52 p.m.-Two Songs by Beniamino

Gigli (Tenor).

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Addio Bel Sogno,

Soloperte, Lucia La Canzone Dell'

Amore.

Commentary

On Isle Of Man · Senior T.T. Race

A commentary by four commentators on the Senior International Auto- Cycle Tourist Trophy Race. From the Isle of Man. At the Grand Stand, Graham Walker and Victor Smythe. At Craig-ny-Baa, J. H. L. Cowin. At the Town Hall, Ramsey, James Tovey.

9.45 p.m.-London

nouncements.

News

and An-

10.10 p.m.—A Short Pianoforte Pro-

gramme.

Presto Passionato (Appendix to Op.

22), (Schumann),

Vladimir Horowitz. Staccato Etude (Rubinstein),

La Campanella (Paganini, arr. Liszt)

Mischa Levitzki.

Three Chinese Pieces (Chasins) -

Abram Chasing.

1. Flirtation in a Chinese Garden- 2. Rush Hour in Hong Kong

Shanghai Tragedy.

10.30 p.m.-London-Big Ben.

Variety.

p.m.-London-The Senior T.T. Race. 11

Orchestra-

Old Bohemian Town,

Cara Mia,

A

Alfredo and His Orchestra.

Piano Duets--

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

Carroll Gibbons & John W. Green, Humorous→→

Sandy, the Dentist..Sandy Powell. Vocal

Sentimental Gentleman from

Georgia,

Mood Indigo...The Boswell Sisters. Piano Solos-

Taggin' along with you,

With all my heart... Gerry Moore, p.m.-Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

My correspondent had the follow-¡devil for not taking him back to six ing remarks to make in connection diamonds, which would have been with the hand discussed to-day. safe against any lead, and North "What is termed in salvation cir-retorted that he already had given cles 'a dog fight' developed over a double raise in diamonds and that this remarkable hand. Everybody South could go back by himself. accused everybody else of commit-Can you unscramble this mess?" ting some ghastly error. East is "Mess" is right! The

only the only one who maintains that he player who bid properly was East. was entirely guiltless throughout After his diamond cue bid, which the bidding and play, and indeed, the other three players should have the rest of us agree with his con-read as representing a blank suit, tention. So let the fines fall where both North and South were crimin-A Lady," with Bette Davis, Warren

they may!"

North, dealer.

Both sides vulnerable.

WEST S--None

NORTH

SA K QJ9 H-None D-A 8 7 4 C-K Q 5 4

H—A Q J8743

D-Q J 5

C -9 3 2

EAST S-87 5 4 3 2 H-K 10 9 652 D--None. C-8

SOUTH

S-10 6

H-None

ally stupid to contract for six clubs rather than six diamonds. As for West's double and subsequent lead

AT THE MAJESTIC

""Tiger ing comedians supporting George Shark," with Edward G. Robinson, Burns, Gracie Allen, Mary Boland and Richard Arlen and Zita Johann.

Martha Raye, who go through their paces in one An old favourite from First National.

continuous howl of laughter.

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AT THE ORIENTAL-"Satan Met

William, Alison Skipworth, Arthur Treacher and Winifred Shaw. A new- thriller from the author of "The Thin

from start to finish.

NEXT CHANGE QUEEN'S, ALHAMBRA AND STAR "Waikiki Wedding" — A gay, glam- orous romantic musical from the land. Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross and George Barbier.

of the heart ace, these were errors Man" which will keep you in laughter of hula hula, with Bing Crosby, Bob

almost too horrible to mention. The double was not nearly as bad as the lead, because he could figure on East's ruffing an opening dia- mond lead and probably returning There was absolutely no a spade. excuse for East to imagine that his own partner "was fooling" in such an important cue bid.

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AT THE QUEEN'S—“Mr. Deeds Goes To Town," with Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. One of the biggest laugh ORIENTAL "Love On The Run," riots in tears, the film shows Gary as with Clark the country boy who inherits a fortune Franchot Tone and Reginald Owen. Gable, Joan Crawford, and shows the big city that he is Following her triumph as the "The smarter than he looks.

Gorgeous Hussy," Joan. Crawford gives another outstanding performance.

A series of hectic and laugh-packed es- capades.

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AT THE KING'S "Mary Stevens, tor finds she is to have a child-Lyle M.D." Kay Francis as an unwed doc- Talbot, Glenda Farrell and George Cooper,

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Although South made the con- tract, his play was so bad that it makes all the other errors look in- nocent. On a vulnerable, redoubled

MAJESTIC "Romeo And Juliet" contract, an extra trick is not to

Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer. in be sneezed at, and it was his for

role of the famous Italian lovers and the asking. To ruff the age of

John Barrymore selected for important part of Mercutio. hearts in his own hand-had

Others are Basil no AT THE ALHAMBRA—"Time Out Rathbone, Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey point whatsoever. A ruff in the For Romance," with Claire Trevor, Mi-Smith, Reginald Denny, Conway dummy would have permitted a dia-chael Whalen, Joan Davis, and Dou- Tearle, Edna May Oliver and Andy De- 2 diam. 2 hearts mond discard, and he later could traces the exciting and hilarious adven-

glas Fowley. A Fox production which | vine. 6 clubs Double 'have discarded his other three tures of a cross-country caravan. Pass Pass losing diamonds on dummy's spades

D-K 10 9632

C—A J 10 76

The bidding:

North

East

South West

1 spade

5 diam.

4 diam.

Pass

1

AT THE STAR

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KING'S “Stage Struck," with Dick College Holiday", tional comedy romance with songs and Powell and Joan Blondell. ̈ A first Na-

Redouble Pass

"West led the ace of hearts, for a cold seven. If West had pro- which declarer ruffed in his own, perly passed the six club bid to hand, while discarding a diamond East, the latter would have bid six with several of the screen's outstand-laughs. from the dummy. The trumps then hearts, which would have been a were picked up. Declarer discard- lay-down, and if the opponents ran ed three of his own diamonds on out, they could be defeated at any dummy's long spades, and finally higher contract. conceded one diamond trick to West, West and South draw limit fines, making his six clubs redoubled. class D, on this hand. East almost had a fit, bellowing that his five diamond bid was an abso- lute demand for his partner to open diamonds if the opponents played the hand in some other trump suit, diamond. My partner [second [Obviously, on a diamond open-hand] doubled.. Third hand pass- ing, East' could have ruffed and re-ed, and I held the following: turned a spade which West would have ruffed:}we

To-day's Question

Question: Dealer opened with one

:

SQ J 10-8

H-10 8 6 5 3 .. D-97 C86

Westmaintained that East 'might be fooling in his diamond. cue bid, and that he saw „no {rea- son to jeopardize a certain diamond: trick by leading away from his sponse? queen-jack. South gave North the] Answer: One heart.

What should have been my

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