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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1937.

World Affairs: Weekly Talk By

Wickham Steed

Today's Wireless

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 12.30 p.m.-Half 31 Hour of New

Dance Records.

Quickstep-

I can't lose that longing for you. Slow Fox-Trot-Taint good. Tango-

Veni Pebeta.

Du Schwarzer Zigeuner.

Fox-Trot-

Love and learn.

One never knows, does one?

Waltz-

Castanets.

It happened in Vienna.

Fox-Trot-

Moonlight and shadows.

BRIDGE NOTES

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's : ZEK 640 k.c's.

How could you?

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

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Orchestral Music.

Page

The Mikado” Act II

By The d'Oyly Carte Opera Coy.

“Stand Up And Sing" Medley. "King of Jazz”—Medley.

Bob Xavier (Vocal) and H. L. Ozorio (Piano). 1. Vocal-Who's afraid of love? 2. Piano Medley-

1.25 p.m.-Reuter Press, Rugby Press;9 pm From the Studio.

Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

1.40 p.m.-Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 (Dvorak), played by Arthur Schnabel (Pianoforte) and the Pro Arte Quar-

tet.

La Cenerentola Overture (Rossini), Milan Symphony Orchestra, Con-

ducted by Lorenzo Molajoli. The Music of the Spheres, Op. 2352.15 p.m.-Close down.

(Josef Strauss)....Royal Philhar- 4-7 p.m. monic Orch: Conducted by Felix 7-11 p.m.European Programme. Weingartner.

Carnaval-Passcalle (Lucena),

Cordoba Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Jose Pablos.

B▾ ELY CULBERTSON

Developing Long Suit Winners

When your opponents have play-( The bidding:

•

North Pass

2 diamonds

Pass

East 1 spade Pass

South Double;

2 hearts 2 spades 3 hearts Pass Pass

ed all of the cards which they ori- ginally held in any suit, whatever West cards remain in your hand will win 1 club tricks when they are led" (unless an-Pass other player trumps them). The Pass method of developing long suit win-Double Pass ners is simply to lead the suit until your opponents have played all their cards (because they must follow suit in a match point duplicate game explains the bidding: East,, it will when able). The number of long be noted, was quite correct in pass- suit winners it is possible to estab-

ing over two diamonds. He hardly

WEST H 5 4 3 2

NORTH HAK Q

Any

card potential

The fact that the hand occurred

Chinese Programme.

7 p.m.-Repeat of New Dance Records

played at mid-day. Quickstep

I can't lose that longing for you.

Slow Fox-Trot-

"Taint good.

Veni Pebeta.

Du Schwarzer Zigeuner.

Fox-Trot-

Love and learn.

One never knows, does one?

Waltz-

Castanets,

It happened in Vienna.

Fox-Trot

Moonlight and shadows."

How could you?!

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

ket Report.

Smoke Dreams, Blow that Horn,

This Year's Kisses.

3. Vocal-I stumbled over love. 4. Piano Medley__

Duke Ellington Memories-

Mood Indigo,

Solitude,

Creole Rhapsody.

TocalGoodnight, My Love.

6. Piano Medley→

Fancy meeting you, Someone to care for me, Sweetheart, Aloha.

9.30 p.m.-London News and An-

nouncements.

9.55 p.m.-Dance Music.

Fox-Trot-

There's that look in your eyes

again.

Head over Heels.

Waltz-

Would you?

My first love song.

Fox-Trot

Sugar Rose,

Sing me a Swing Song.

7.35 p.m.-Paul Whiteman and His Or-10.15 p.m.-London-Big Ben. “World

chestra..

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue ("On

Your Toes").

A Night With Paul Whiteman at the

Biltmore.

Fox-Trot

Garden of Weed,

The Duke insists. And then some, China Seas,

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.--Act II of the "Mikado"} (“Sullivan), by Members and Chorus] of the D'Oyly Carte Light Opera Company.

Affairs.”. Steed.

A talk by E. Wickham

10.30 p.m.--Variety.

8.41 p.m. Raie da Costa.

"Der Fledermaus”-Selection

(Strauss, arr. Grunfeld).'11

lish in any suit, therefore, depends dared hope that that contract would 8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Weather upon how many cards of that suit be allowed to stand, but certainly either opponent holds.

did not intend to help the oppon- over three in a suit is a

ents by doubling. He felt certain, that South would bid hearts, and long suit winner.

did not want to trap his partner But into an early heart, double, when the two hearts passed around EAST

to East again he properly felt that

to H 8 7 6 it would be unwise allow

vulnerable team to steal a part- score when he, himself, was not vulnerable and had the superior West can develop a long suit win- ranking spade suit. Thus his two ner by leading hearts three times. spade bid, while based on a weak He never could win a long suit trick suit, was strategically correct under West's double in hearts, however, if either North the circumstances. or South held as many as four of of three hearts was well consider-

ed, even though close.. them.

SOUTH

H J 10 9

NORTH

A K Q

WEST

6 5 4 3 2

EAST

9 8 7

SOUTH

J 10

West can develop two long suit winners, but if North held four, his maximum would be one.

a

Orchestra-

The Open Road-A Hiking Medley,

Debroy Somers Band.

Humorous

Follow Follow...William McCulloch, Instrumental-

Doll Dance... Ken Harvey (Banjo). Vocal

Take me away from the River, Young and Healthy,

Piano Duets

The Four Musketeers

Ain't she the Dainty,

I want a fair and square man,

Carroll Gibbons & John W. Green;

Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE QUEEN'S —“Waikiki Wed- ÄT THE MAJESTIC____“Satan Met

A gay, glamorous romantic Lady," with Bette Davis, Warren- ding"

Alison Skipworth, Arthur musical from the land of hula hula, William, with, Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Treacher and Winifred Shaw. A new- Raye, Shirley Ross and George Barbier. thriller from the author of "The Thin Man" which will keep you in laughter from start to finish.

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AT THE KING'S — "Stage Struck;21 with Dick Powell and Joan Blondell. A first National comedy romance with songs and laughs.

Unfortunately, West's play was not up to his strategy. He opened the ace of spades and, although

AT THE ORIENTAL "Love On The Run," with Clark Gable, Joan East played the deuce, continued

Crawford, Franchot Tone and Regin- with the ten in the hope of a third

ald Owen. Following.her triumph as the round ruff. After that there was AT THE ALHAMBRA "Shadow"The Gorgeous Hussy," Joan Craw

Ranch", with Buck Jones, Described as ford gives another outstanding per- no defence possible. Dummy's jack

a "Western De Luxe", the locale of formance. A series of hectic and laugh- covered the ten and gave declarer the picture is a small cattle town near packed escapades. two spade tricks. The hearts were the Mexican border providing numer- drawn and a club trick made by ous opportunities for hard riding. straight leads.

Particularly in situations involv-

NEXT CHANGE

Sacred Signals

AT THE STAR-“Crack Up", with Nothing will throw a partnership ing close doubles, where the fullest.

ORIENTAL "Breezing Home", with on the rocks more quickly, than for cooperation between the defenders Reter Lorre, Brian Donlevy, Helen Wendy Barrie, Binnie Barnes and wit Wood, Ralph Morgan and Thomas liam Gargan-A swift paced, brightly one partner to disregard the other's is vital, signal cards should be Beck. A thrill-packed melodrama of humorous movie story about modern warning signal. It not only costs treated sacredly. East's deuce on flying aces, foreign spies and modern night clubs and race horses at tricks, but has a lasting effect on the first lead was a positive shriek romance..

It would the morale of the team, disrupting for a non-continuation.

the mutual faith that is indispensable have required courage for West to

to good results.

West, dealer.

North-South vulnerable.

WEST

S.A 10

NORTH

SJ93

H 7.6

D 9 8 5 4.3.

C 10.7:5

EAST

S Q 87.5 2

H 10 9 5 4

H 8

A Q 7 6 2 C. 9.6

DK J

CA Q432

SOUTH SK 6 4

HA KQ J 3 2 D.10

C K J 3

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have shifted to a diamond, which would have resulted in a two trick set, since East could have led a club and ruffed the third round. But even if West had made the safe trump shift, the contract would have been defeated, the one trick that meant the difference between top and bottom.

To-day's Question

Question: The bidding has been: South West North

East

1 heart Pass 2 hearts As East, what should I bid with the following:

S—A K Q J 10 H-7 3 D 6 4 2

C-9.73

Answer: Pass if vulnerable. Bid two spädes if not vulnerable.

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