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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937.

"I Pagliacci Gramophone Recital

Br Rev. Sargent

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Special Service

from St. John's Cathedral.

12-30-215 p.m.-European Programme. 12:39 pm.----Raie Da Costa át the

Piano.

Words And Music-Medley

(Noel Coward)..

Sweet And Lovely

(Arnheim, Tobias & Lemare).

Many Happy Returns Of The Day

(Kennedy & Dobson).

12.42 Am-Continental Orchestras.

Notte Sul Mare, Barcarolle

(Vincenzo, Valente).

Vesuviana, Tarantella (Marchetti).

Orchestre Napolitain.

Only A Rose (rial).

Song Of The Vagabonds. (Friml).

Orchestre Baymonde. Souvenir De Mona Lisa (Waltz

(Schebek).

Idylle Fassionnelle Waltz

BRIDGE NOTES

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's

(Razigade)

Orchestra Mascottel)

ZEK 640 k.c's.

nouncements.

1 pm-Local: Time Signal and Wes-140 pm-Variety.

ther Report. V

103 pm Songs by Walter Glynne

(Tenor)

-

The Valley Where Wishes Come True

(Estherley-Elliott).

I'll Walk Beside You

(Lockton-Murray).

A Dream Of Paradise

(Gray & Littleton).

1.13 pm-New Symphony Orchestra,

cond. by Bugene: Goossens. ?

0

"Le Cid Ballet Music (Massenet).

(a) Castillane (b) Anbade

(c) Andalonse. (d) Aragonaise

(e) Madrilene (1) Navarraise. 1.30 pm-Beater Press; Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast. and - An-

By ELY CULBERTSON

The Frantic School

Orchestra

Canadian Gapers Quickstep.

Raggin' The Scale Quickstep

The Ballyhooligans

Vocal-

Son Regard (Emer). C'Est Ma Fante (Delettre)

Lucienne Boy Piano Billy Maverl's Own Selection.

Billy Mayer Vocal

You Mean The World To Me.

(Marischka-Tauber).

My Beautiful Dream (Rotter-Tauber).

Orchestral--

Joseph Schmidt (Tenor).

Favourite Favourites. No. 2-

Fox-Trot Medley.

The Ballyhooligans I've Got The World On A String-

Fox-Trot

Fox-Trots

Joe Paradise & His Music. "Dear Mr. Culbertson: I have ar-į

"Down five tricks [one due to bad 4-7 pan

215 pmClose down.

Chinese Programme. rived at one answer as to why and play when five spades were cold! 7-11 pm-European Programme. what a player thinks about when I'd appreciate your comments on 7 Pm-Dance Music. trying to think. The other night I this, my contribution for the worst held the following hand and I shall bid hand of the year. try to set down my thoughts [a la Strange Interlude] as the bidding, proceeded. We were not vulner

"Yours truly,

“E. P. S., Philadelphia.”

able and were proceeding nicely My only comment is that North's through a pleasant evening when bidding is typical of what I call my partner Lindubitably a misnon- the "frantic school." Having start- er] opened the bidding with spade, after West had dealt passed. This was my hand: S.-K J 10 8 2

H K J 9 5 4 3 D.-4

C.-K

one ed with a hid that preyed on his and conscience, he lost his head com-

pletely in looking for a "way out.” Certainly, after the double spade raise, it was criminal to bid five clubs. Even with his attenuated and unbiddable spade suit, he "My thoughts ran as follows: should have made the best of a bad "One spade, eh? Well, this is a pretty bargain and bravely said four nice mitt. Looks like a possible spades. slam if he can show a couple of aces. I have a little too much for a preempt and, besides, he has been known to psych. Fll give him af chance and go THREE SPADES,

"Partner's response:

Three no trump.

"My thoughts: "Three no trump? All round strength, eh? Maybe the spade was phrony. However, I can't stand anything but a major suit, so I'll offer FOUR HEARTS. We aren't using asking bids, so he'll read it as legitimate.

"Partner's response: Five clubs, doubled by East.

TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question: "I opened the bidding with one club. Partner responded with two no trump. Should I rebid the clubs or bid three no trump with the following?

S-A 8 6

E-3 D-9 8 C-K Q 9 8 6 4 Answer: Bid three clubs.

TO-MORROW'S HAND North, dealer.

Neither side vulnerable.

NORTH

WEST

S.--A 96

H-J 42

D—A J 7 5 3 C.-K 57

"My thoughts: “Now, what's go- ing on? He must have a good hand, but certainly only two aces, as he didn't bid four no trump. Pll still S-10 5 offer a choice, as five odd appar- ently are cold, and maybe the so- and-so hasn't a spade, after all. IC-A Q 64 3 2 C.-J 10 9

H6

ID 10 9 4.2

guess HEARTS.'

rd

better

bid FIVE!

"West: Double. Partner: Pass.

I

EAST S-8 3.2. E-K Q 10 8 DK Q

SOUTH S.-K QJ 74

H-A 953

D.-8 6 C.-8 7

Did Your Mother Come From

Ireland.

The Miller's Daughter, Marianne.

Roy Fox & His Orchestra Slow Fox-Trot-You Passed Me By. Tango-Once Only.

George Boulanger & His Orch.

Fox-Trots

Afterglow.

The Girl In The Garden.

Jan Garber & His Orch. Waltz-The Waltz In Swing Time. Fox-Trot The Way You Look To-1

night (film Swing Time").

Fred Astaire accompanied by

Johnny Green's Orchestra.

Fox-Trots

That Song In My Heart With A Twinkle In Your Eye

(film 'Gang Show").

Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 7:30 pm-Closing local Stock Quota-

tions and Hong Kong Exchange Mar ket Report.

7.35 pm-Variety.

Gypsy Orchestra est

III Give You Away To C

(Dr. Sandor Ferro That Matchless

(Pete & Faluss

Hungaman

Vocal

I Give My Heart. The Dubarry

ew Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Goossens

breath I take, His Majesty the June in January, One good deserves another; The hig

bad wolf w dead.

Vocal

Ronald Gourley.

Isola Bella! (Lincke-Backers). For You Alone, Enci

(Bixio-Bergh)

Herbert D Groh (Tenor).

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Beport and Announcements

baby J. B.

Clark, Esq., Director of Empire Ser- vice B.B.C

$18 p.m.-Light Orchestral and Vocal

Henry VII Dances (German).

(a) Shepherd's Dance.

(b) Morris Dance.

(c) Torch Dance New Symphony Orchestra cond. by Dr. Mal- coln Sargent.

O Peaceful England

(Merrie England-German).

Essie Ackland (Contralto). Love's Last Word (Cremieuz). Le Chaland Qui Passe (Bixio).

Albert Sandler & His Orch. Castles In The Air Ross-Lineke). Always (Dyrenforth & Smith).

Derek Oldham (Tenor) Waltzes From Vienna

Waltz Medley.

8.45 pm-Studio-Ber. C. B. R. Sar- Jack Hylton & His Orchestra. gent-18th of a series of gramo- phone Recitals of Operatic Music: Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci

(9.30 pa~London Relay-The News &

Anouncements.

9.55 pm-Yehndi Menuhin (Violin).

Hungarian Dance No. 7 In A Major

(Brains-Joachim).

Zapateado, Op. 23 (Sarasate). Allegro (Fiocco).

La Capricciosa (Ries). Notturno, Op. 28, No. 1.

Tarantella, Op. 28, No. 2

(Szymanowski).

18.15 p.m.-London Relay

Who'll Buy 27

Big Ben Some glimpses into the past and present of London's famous markets. Devised by Jonquil Antory. Produced by John Rich-

(film T. Give My Heart)

Gitta Alpar (Soprano). Piano Piano Medley 2

Intro: Easter Parade; With every 11

"Dance Music

Whos Babe.

Takes A Holiday.

Gondla & His Georgians Slow For Trot The Hil Of Old

Wyomin' (film Palm Sp Waltz-Stars In My Eyes

(alm The King steps out).

Jack Harris & His Orchestra. Fox-Trot

My Heart's In Old Killarney.

Maurice Winnick & His

Close down

What's On At the Cinemas

Cecilia Parker and Eric Linden, are AT THE STAR Family Affair.”-

AT THE KING'S "The King and the Chorns Girl”, with Edvard Everett Horton, Alan Mowbray, Mary Nash, Jane Wyman and Kenny Baker. The story of a profligate king whose great failing was a French Revue, Aiotous just as she rustres home from college.

7 comedy with some good singi

AT THE ORIENTAL — "Polo Joe with Joe E. Brown, Carol Hughes an Richard Skeets" Gallagher. The riest Joe E Brown show yet, wit comedian as a polo player.

med for the fourth time with Lionel Barrymore as her father whose cam- for re-election is in full swing

Cather Boon

ed the cast are Mickey Grapewin, Spring Haydon, Sara Haden, rgaret Marquis, Se mer Jackson and Harlan Briggs.

Byington, Juh Allen Vincent,

AT THE ALHAMBRA "Exclusive”, Anazay, Frances Farmer With the battle

AT THE QUEEN'S "Wild Money and Cra with Edward Everet Horton, Lynne betwe

"My thoughts: “So you have made your choice, eh, young feller?

Mr. Culbertson will discuss this Overman, Louise Campbell and Porter guess your spades really were phony, after all, but certainly you hand in to-morrow's article. have a pretty good hand. 0, K.,

A JO JOTTE POINTER

Hall. A highly humourous and moving story with special cast- makes it one of the breziest and m

then, let's cash in big. RE- If you always have 40 sure scor- DOUBLE! And from this point ing points in cards in your hand delightful comedies seen on the screen. my thoughts must be censored. when you make a bid in Jo-Jotte Here was the whole hand:

West, dealer.

Neither side vulnerable.

WEST

NORTH

S-Q 973

H6

DA 98 C-AQ 10 54. EAST S-A 6 E-AQ 1087 EL-2

-QJ6 -762

DE 10 7 5 CJ 983 SOUTH

CJ 108 2

79543

you will not go far wrong.

In the average hand both players| together score only about 110 points. If you can score 60 points you will outscore your opponent and win the hand.

Now, you do your bidding with six cards, which are two-thirds of your hand. Therefore, to bid, you Ishould have two-thirds as many points as you will need to win the 3 2 hand. Two-thirds of 60 points are 40 points. If, in your first – šix cards, you have an expectation of scoring 40 points, then, with your full nine card hand, you may ex- Ipect to 60 points and defeat

your opponent

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