1937-08-24 — Page 3

Recital At The

Piano

By Nura Kanis

Today's Wireless

12:30-2:15 pm-European Programme.

12.30 paRaie da Costa (Piano). Stand Up and Sing-Medley

(Charig)

Intros There's always to-morrow, Take it or leave it, I would if I could, Take it from me.

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

Are You Peeping.

S. Gordon, B. Elburn, D. Oldham,

Rhapsody No. 3 In C Major

(Dohnanyi)

Excerpts From Gilbert

And Sullivan

Blue Devil's March

19:30

don Relay

The News &

Gilbert & Sullivan Excerpti The Mikado

Mark Hambourg.19.55 p.m. G. Baker, W. Lawson, A. Da-17.30 pm Closing local Stock Quota- vies, & Chorus.

tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar 1.30 p.m.-Reater Press, Rugby Press, ket Report 12.40 p.m.-Marek Weber & His Or- Local: Weather Forecast and An-735 pm-Variety.

chestra.

Waltz Romantique (Da Costa).

Geisha Selection (Sidney Jones). Maidens Of Baden-Waltz (Komzak) Dream Waltz (Millocker).

Her First Dance (Heykens).

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

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.--Gilbert & Sullivan Excerpts.

"The Gondolers":

Overture.

The Light Opera Orchestra. List and Learn.

Sybil Gordon and Chorus. Good Morrow, Pretty Maids."

Chorus & Short Solos... For the Mezriest Fellows are We.. R. Walker & Chorus.

See. See At Last They Come.

S. Gordon, D. Oldham,

GBaker, & Chorus.

We're Called "Condoliere.

Derek Oldham, George Baker.

& Chorus.

BRIDGE NOTES

nouncements.

1.10 p.m.- Relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin (Ladies' Day) Speech by Mrs. R. D. Barrett, MA Recollections of Life Spain' from the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel 2.15 p.m.-Close down.

4-7 pm-Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m.-European Programme.

7 p.m.-Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone)

and Mark Hambourg (Piano). The Silver Patrol (From: The Silver

Patrol).

Old Planatation (From the 1937

"Cotton Club Parade').

Peter Dawson. On Wings Of Song (Mendelssohn). Rakoczy March (Liszt).

Mark Hambourg.

The Bandolero (Stuart) Bedouin Love Song (Pinsuti).

Peter Dawson Au Bord D'Une Source (Liszt).

By ELY CULBERTSON

Opening Leads

"Dear Mr. Culbertson. Speaking the ace and declarer, with añ odious of opening leads, and the marvel is smirk on his hideous face, ruffed. that I can bring myself even to Another club ruff followed and de- speak of them after last night's clarer's lone diamond was discarded session, here is one that qualifies on the heart queen. Now the dia- me for the Nobel prize for the Out-mond king was led through East standing Jackass Performance of and the diamond ace bit the dust the year. I think you should run under declarer's ruff. A third club it in your column as a solemn was ruffed with dummy's last trump, warning to the poor; misguided and declarer's two remaining clubs players of my class (steerage) who, went off on the jack of hearts and when it is their opening lead, polite queen of diamonds, while I meekly ly ask partner, You bid a so-and-followed suit.

TES

Hungarian Music

Les Nuits Moscovites, Waltz.

(a) Natcha, (b) Marche Trigs

(Film: Les nuits moscovites) Alfred Rode et ses Tzig

Vocal

Moi Crache Dans L'Eaun Tourne Et Vire. Lucienne Boyer. Piano "Kunz Revivals No. 197

Intro: If you could care for me, Kiss me again, Bitter Sweet, Some of these days, With a song in my heart, Night and Day

Charlie Kunz

Vocal

Too Marvelous For Words. Sentimental And Melancholy.

(From film Ready, Willing and

Able.')

Glen Gray and the Casa Lomz

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

Report and Announcements.

8.03 pm Studio-Piano Recital by

Nura Kanis. Cesar Franck —

Pre- lude, Chorale & Fugue

8.23 p.m.-Philharmonic Symphony Or

chestra of New York.

Le Rouet D'Omphale (Saint-Saens). L'apprenti Sorcier (Paul Dukas)

8.40 pm-Studio

Gaston D'Agumo

(Tenor) accompanied by E. O'Neil

Shaw

Who Is Sylvia (Schubert). Star Vicino (Salvator Rosa). Occhi Turchini (Denza). De Miei Bollenti Spiriti

('La Traviata-Verdi). Addio Fiorito Asil

(Madam Butterfly Puccini).

9 pm-Rubinstein at Piano.

Valse Caprice (Rubinstein). Chopin, Polonaise No. 1 In C Sharp

Minor, Op. 26, No: 1. 9.13 p.m.-London Palladium Orches- tra, conducted by Richard Crean." Les Sylphides (Cassans, arr. Lotter). Moontime (Collins). Sunset (Matt). Dawn (Matt).

What's

(3) Comes A Train Of Little

Ladies

Chorus of 6.

(b) Three Little

B.

& Choins of

lease You, St

Grid, A. Davies, B

bum, L. Sheffield &

rus of Girls.

(b) Were You Not To Ko-Ko

Plighted.

PAREBANA E Griffin & D. Oldhamn.

I Am So Proud.-

Leo Sheffield, Henry A. Lytton &

George Baker.

With Aspect Stern-Finale, Act I.

L Sheffield, H Lytton, D. Oldham, E. Griffin, A. Davies, B. Fibin, G. Baker & Chorus.

Your Revels Cease Fmale, Act 1.

B. Lewis, D. Oldham, A. Davies, B. ****** Ebum & Chorts. 10.15 pm London Relay Big Ben -World Affairs, a talk by HN V.

Hodson

10:30 pm. Dance Music.

Fox Trot Everything Stops For Tea. (Film. Come out of the Pantry). Waltz A Beautiful Lady In Blue.

Mario Harp Lorenzi & His

Fox Trots

Poor Robinson Crusoe..

Keep Calling Me Sweetheart.

lify Cotton & His B

Waltz The Family Album

("To-night at 8.30′). Fox Trot-You Were There

(To-night at 8.30').

The Phoenix Theatre Orchestra. Fox Trots

May All Your Troubles Be Little

Ones.

My First Thrill

(Film: She shall have Music).

Jack Hylton and his Orch.

On Treasure Island.

Some Other Time"

Maurice Winnick & His Orch

11 p.m. Glose down.

On At the Cinemas

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so, didn't you, partner, dear?” and We had not yet taken a single proceed to open his suit, willy-trick, and now the declarer nilly, regardless, and irrespective of down to trumps. Had there been all other considerations. I have any way of my losing the ace-king- estimated that during the last jack of trumps I probably would twelve months my opening leads have done so, but declarer gracious- alone (not to mention the other 56ly conceded me these tricks and.

doubled kinds of errors to which my flesh chalked up -his is beir) have presented my oppon-with an extra trick. ents with 46,581 tricks that they "How any one but an idiot could Joseph Schidkrant. Baxter plays the gang-ridden city. As a member of an never could have made without my have failed to lay down the spade part of a sea captain who give up the investigating committee he covers slave traffic, but is double-crossed by corruption in a huge corp tion. invaluable assistance. The lead in king on the opening lead is beyond his mutinous crew under the influence Joseph Calleia is seen in the leading point cost me only 2 piffling matter me. Certainly it could have cos of Wallace Beery. Thus the voyage he role, with Florence Pice, Ted Healy, of five tricks on a doubled contract! me nothing and would have gained had planned as a honeymoon with his Thomas Mitchell and Catharine Doucet.

young bride becomes a slave running East dealer.

me a bird's-eye view of the situa-adventure with the couple continualy tion. Had I done this and found in danger of death:- dummy void of clubs, even I would

AT THE ORIENTAL have had the brains.

"Let's to continue

Again", with Bobby Breen, He with trump leads, giving up a trump

Armetta, George Houston and Vivien AT THE KING'S “Pagliacci."4 | Osborne. trick in exchange for the club ruffs

rare musical treat presented by Tra- golden voice in a brilliant comedy and

The youngster wit I could prevent. You will note that falgar films with Richard Tauber in the drama. on three leads of spades by myself principal roles and Miss Steffi Duna. declarer would have to lose a grand Supporting these two is a star cast headed by Diana Napier, who în real total of eight, tricks, so that in-life is Mrs. Tauber, Arthur Margetson, stead of making his contract with Esmond Knight, Jerry Verno and Gor-

extra trick, he would have gone don James.

AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- AT THE MAJESTIC “Man of the BRA

"Slave Ship", with Warner People Describing the thrilling contract Baxter, Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, venture of a poor boy who rises to the George Sanders, Jane Darwell and post of assistant district attorney in a

Both sides vulnerable.

WEST SAK J H 9 7 6 2 D 10 9 5

C 7 4 2

NORTH

S 7.6 3

H K Q J 5 4

D K Q 8 4 2 C None

SOUTH

EAST

$ None HA 10 8 3 DAJ 63 CAK QJ 10

Q 10 9 8 5 4.2

H None

D 7

C 9 8 6 53

1-

South West

North

The bidding: East 1 club 1 spade 1notr. 2 hearts Double 2 spades Pass 3 diamonds Double 3 spades Double Pass Pass •Pass

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down 1,100. I think you will agree! that South's bidding was almost as bad as my lead, but (as he did not fail to point out) he was bidding with the advantage of having me as an opponent!

"Let your scourge fall with. will. I deserve all you can say, and more.?

"Shamefacedly yours,

“L. L. E., Louisville, Ky.”- “No sooner was the auction com- It appears that my correspondent pleted than my bungling fingers already has had cruel and unusual pulled out the highest card of my punishment from his own conscience. partner's bid suit. I should like imagine his partner had a few to draw a veil over what happen-choice. remarks to make also, so why ed, but I guess you wouldn't have should I heap coals on the fire? much difficulty figuring it out To-day's Question for yourself.

ummy ruffed my

Question: What is the correct. club and led the king of hearts, opening bid on the following- My partner, the poor lamb that ISAKQ84 H3 DK107542 € 81 had led to slaughter covered with Answer: One diamond.

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