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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1937.

Gramophone Recital By The Rev. C. B. R. Sargent

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European 12.30. p.m.-Musical Comed

"Princess Charming

Selection(Wäller),

Today's Wireless

ogramme.

Palace Theatre Orchestra,

"Please Teacher”-

You Give Me Ideas (Tunbridge),

Bobby Howes & Sephia Treble, with the London Hippodrome

Orchestramen

"Stand Up And Sing"-

Selection (Charig),

Ray Starita and His Band. "Home And Beauty" Selection,

Magda Neeld, Janet Lind; and

Webster Booth. 1′ p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Wea-

'ther Report.

1.03 p.m. Variety.

Piano Solo.

Piano Medley.

Song-

Ronald Gourley.

Joan Cross.

Say that you will not forget,

Organ Solos

Love in bloom,

I hate myself_____Sydney Torch. Orchestra Rumba Medley,"

Piano Solos

1.30 p.m.

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's

Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

1,40 p.m.---Light. Orchestral Music. Polonaise Militaire. in: A: Major ~: (Chopin, arr. Glazounov), Waltz ("The Sleeping Beauty"-

Tchaikovsky),

Boston Promenade.. Orchestra. Neapolitan Melodies Medley,

Columbia Concert Orchestra. Entrance of the little Fauns

(Pierné, arr. Mouton);

Jack Payne & his B.B.C.

Dance Orchestra.

Everybody's Songs (arr. Geeh?),

The London Palladium Orchestra. 2.05 p.m. Songs by Maria Olczewska

(Contralto).

"Samson and Delilah” (Saint-Saens)

Softly awakes my heart. Sapphische; Ode (Brahms). Die Mainacht (Brahms). 2.15 p.m.-Close down.

4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.

Cabana Marimba Band.|7-11 p.m.--European Programme.

Rhythm of the rain,

17 p.m.-Dance Music.

I was lucky... Renara. Fox-Trot

BRIDGE NOTES

The Boston Tea Party.

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It ain't right. Did you mean it..

Waltz-Have you forgotten so soon? Fox-Trot

Who loves you? Foolish heart. Washington Grays,

Tap Dancers' nightmare. I dream of San Marino,

Let me dream of Havana.

17.30 p.mClosing local Stock Quota

tions and Hong Kong Exchange Market Report.

7.35 p.m.-The London Palladium ́Or-

chestra.

Scenes Pittoresques———

Angelus,

Fetes: Boheme (Massenet). Childhood Memories (arr. Somers) The Leek Selection (arr. Middleton)] 7.57 p.m.-Local: Time Signal, Wea-

ther Report and Announcements. 8. p.m. From the Studio.

A Programme of French Music by Clifford Huntsman (Pianoforte). 8.30 pm Voices of Spring Walt

(Strauss), played by Ferdy Kauff man & Orchestra.

Programme Of French Music By Clifford Huntsman

8.35 p.m. From the Studio,

series of

· Frank V. Read on Local Tennis 8.45 p.m.--Orchestral Prologue. F8.50 p.m. From the Studio,

The 12th of a second Gramophone Recitals by the ke B. R. Sargent.” “Orphee" (Glück). 9.30 pm- London - News and An-

nouncements.

9.55 p.m.-Waltzes played by Marek

Weber and His Orchestra. Tales of Autumn (Pomona)

Wine. Women and Song (Strauss).

(Waldteufel), Moonlight on the Alster (Fetras), 10.06 p.m. Songs by Turner Layton.

Miracles sometimes happen. Cabin on the hill-top. Pennies from heaven

10.15 mLondon Red, White and New An-intimate revue, compered by Ian Grant. Book and lyrics by Production by Frederick Piffard. Tan Grant. Music by Edward Horan. 10.45 p.m.-Dance Music.

Fox-Trot

Unbelievable.

Drop in next time you're passing. Sing, Baby, sing. Swingin' on the moon. Until to-day.

11 p.m. Close down.

BY ELY CULBERTSON What's On At the Cinemas

Playing Safe

There must be a streak of daring clubs, South's king would furnish in most of us. Virtually nobody the tenth trick, but South saw no can pass by a "wet paint" sign with-reason to trust to luck. out trying out a little independent experimentation. Every zoo has to A diamond finesse was declarer's have keepers to check the irrepres- next idea. In order for that to lose sible youth who wonders what the game, East would have to have would happen if he put his hand the diamond queen and West, the

KING'S "Dangerous?

AT THE Number"

AT THE ORIENTAL — “Sing Baby with Robert Young, and Sing", with one of the greatest comedy Ann Southern. A marital comedy, the casts ever assembled in Hollywood, in- married an actress and found that he Gregory Ratoff, Ted Healy, Patsy troubles of a young silk merchant who cluding Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjon, had nothing in common friends of the theatre.

with her Kelly, Michael Whalen and the Ritz

Brothers.

AT THE QUEEN'S “Crown: and Glory" a resume of English history from the Victorian era to to-day, and

inside the cage. And at every [club ace. This was a pretty good including glimpses of European

bridge table there is some one who chance, but South could see a bet-fairs. casually takes risks that would ter one, which involved keeping make any expert turn pale.

East out of the lead during the entire play of the hand.

I grant that it's most fascinating to watch the fellow who takes

West therefore was allowed to chances. There always is the

hold the first trick with his queen chance that something will hap- of hearts [although if East had But the fellow who's still played his king, South would have pen! around next year is the one who won and returned the nine A plays everything safe, like South in second heart was taken by the ace to-day's hand.

and was followed by two rounds of trumps. Then the last heart was ruffed and a low diamond led from dummy.

South, dealer.

Neither side vulnerable.

NORTH

S-J. 10 94 H-7.2 D-A J.7 5. C -8 7 4

WEST

S-7 3

H-Q J 10 6

D-10 8 4

C-A 9 6 3

EAST

S3 5 H-K 8 5 3 D-Q 6 2 C J 10 5

SOUTH

S-AK Q 6 2 I-A 94 D-K9 3 C-K

The bidding:

South

West North 1 spade: Pass 2 spades 4 spades Pass Pass

East Pass

در حمله

NEXT CHANGE

KING'S Personal Property? new romantic team will be seen in this comedy-drama Robert Taylor and Jean Harlow. Others in the cast in- clu Reginald Owen, Henrietta Cros-

AT THE ALHAMBRA "The Great man. E. Clive, Una O'Connor, Cora Hospital. Mystery," with Jane Darwell

Witherspoon and Marla Shelton. Sig. Ruman and Sally Bane. A breathless mysterious clue chilling, hunt as an unseen terror stalks the

white corridors of a mental hospital only to have a nit-wit night nurse turn the mystery into hilarity.

QUEEN'S "Michael Strogot "The Soldier and the Lady") Stir- ring tale of the experiences of a courier. of the Czar during an imaginary Tar- tar uprising in Siberia in 1870. This Hollywood version of Jules Verne's

AT THE STAR-"That Girl From story is a tremendous spectacle thrill- Paris. Lily Pons displays a success-drama with an all-star cast headed by When East' played low, Southful flair for sparkling wit and brilliant Anton Walbrook, with Elizabeth Allan, played the nine. This, too, was a humour as Gene Raymond, Jack Oakie, Bainter-10,000 soldiers in scenes make comedy, ranking with such masters of Margot Grahame, Eric Blore and Fay finesse, but against the ten instead Herman Bing and Mischa Auer. Miss a colourful background. of the queen.

If East had the ten Pons sings arias from "The Barber of of diamonds, South's nine wouldSeville," "Tarantella," a a swing version either win the trick or knock out original numbers by Arthur Schwartz. of the "Blue Danube Waltz" and three the queen. In either. case South would make an extra diamond trick. And even if West had the t

e ten,

there

with Ginger Rogers and George Brent. A comedy-drama packed with fascinat ing situations focussed on an arrogan pampered screen celebrity.

still was the chance that the queen AT THE MAJESTIC "In Person", of diamonds would drop on the king or ace. By this line of play South could exhaust all possibility of winning an extra diamond trick before worrying about the club suit.

West won with the ten of dia- monds, but South's plan bore fruit when the suit split. A club went off on the jack of diamonds and South patted himself on the back when he observed that both the diamond queen and club ace had been "wrong.”.

To-day's Question Question: Can I learn to play Pass well by watching others?

Answer: Only if you watch very West led the queen of hearts, and good players, and then only if you South thought a moment or two know enough to understand what Five trumps were certain, also the is going on. Once you've mastered ace of hearts and a heart ruff, then the fundamentals, kibitzing is a there were two top diamonds. Only good way to improve. But make one trick to go for his contract. certain you're welcome, and remem- Of course if East had the ace of ber that silence is golden!

NEMAJESTIC—“Romeo And Juliet"

Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer. in role of the famous Italian lovers and John Barrymore selected for important part of Mercutio. Others are Basil Rathbone, Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Denny, Conway Tearle, Edna May Oliver and Andy

Devine.

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