1937-09-23 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 23, 1937.

Russian Balalaika, Orchestra And Russian Vagabonds

Today's Wireless

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

from St. John's Cathedral 1230-2.15 p.m.--European Program 12.30 p.m.-Gilbert & Sullivan Ex-

cerpts.

12.50 p.m.-Violin Solos Malaguena (Sarasate

(21).

Terrianka.

Temiania.

Scherzo Tarantelle (Wieniswake- 1.Op. 16)

1 pm. Local: Time Signal and Wea-

⚫ther Report

103.p.m.-Accordeon Band.

1.18 pm Songs by Jessie Matthews

(Soprano).

1.30 pm-Beuter Press; Rugby Press; Local Weather Forecast and An- nouncements

1.40 pm-Variety.

Vocal

The Wedding Of A Gigolo.

I Want To Be A Nudist.

Orchestral

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

Scott Wood & His Six Swingers.} Piano-Duet-Roberta-Selection.

Intro: "I won't dance," "Lovely to look at "Smoke gets in your eyes" "Touch of your hand,” “I

Arthur Young. won't dance"

and Reginald Foresythe. Vocal-

"On Wings Of Song" Memories

Part 1

from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

6 pm-Studio-Children's Concert, 6.45 p.m.-Prince Igor (Borodin).

Introduction

Polovtsi Dances Dance of the Young

Girls Dance of the Men. General Dance.

Chorus of the Young Polovtsi Girls. Les Choeurs de L'Opera Busse. *intaïk* Orchestra p.m.

"On Wings Of Song" Memories-7.01,

Part 2 Told by Frances Clare

Sung by Joan Cross and Henry Wendon.

Banjo White Rose* Olly Oakley. Fox Trot

Carelessly.

Fifty Million Robins Can't Be

Wrong.

Billy Cotton & Eis. Band

Eddie Pola. 215 p. Close down..

Hot Pie (Quick Step). Hot Pie (Slow Fox Trot).

BRIDGE NOTES

5-8 pm-European Programme. 18-11-p

Chinese Programme.» 15.

Relay of the Dance Orchestra

By ELY CULBERTSON

Be Modest!

The most expensive of all quali- of diamonds was led back to the ties at the bridge table is conceit. king, and the eight of clubs was

· did I have seen players toss away tens played. East ducked and so of thousands of points because they declarer. A low club followed and were unwilling to admit, even to East won this with the ace, West themselves, that a current oppon-discarding a spade..

heart At this point a

return ents, had any "edge" in skill Of course, this is just another case of would have defeated the contract, a defense mechanism pushing its but East was afraid to lead away owner to rash acts in order to from his queen-10. He preferred conceal weakness through blustery what he throught was a "safe" re- show of strength. Take the matter turn of a spade. Declarer rutted of doubling less than game contracts and ran off every trump, carefully This always is a situation fraught discarding dummy's eight of cha with danger and becomes more somonds. The situation now was as when the doubling team is less ex-follows: pert in the play of the cards than

is the doubled: declarer

-West, dealer.

East-West vulnerable;" 40 -part

score.

WEST

NORTH

SQ 10 6 5

HA 97 4

DK 8

C 8 5

SAKJ92

H.K.J 2

EAST

S 8 4 3

HQ 10 8 5

D 9.6 5 4

DQ 10

C 6

CAT 3 2

SOUTH

$ 7

표-6-3-

DAJ72

CK Q 10 9 7 4

The bidding:

West. North • East

1 spade Pass

South 1 no trump 2 clubs 2 spades 2 no trump 3 spades 4 clubs Pass Pass

Pass Pass

Double

Pass

WEST

IS A

HK

D9 6 G None

NORTH

S Q 10 HA 9 D None CTOBE

SOUTH

S. None

H 6 3

D J 7

C None

FAST

S 8

H Q 10 8.

D ́ None

C None

Déclarer's victory now was easy.

He led a heart to the ace and re- turned the spade queen, nonchalant- jly tossing on his losing heart. West,

thrown on lead, had to return diamond from his 9-6 up to clarer's J 7.

and The Russi Russia Potpor

Nightingale

Caucasia

1. Prelude Stay

Introducing "

Which

Ippolitoff Iwanoff,

2. From Sumese To Sunset

3.

Beautiful Moon.

4.

Along Petrograd Road.

5. Bake No Bread.

1 Sleep My Baby

1. An Old Waltz.

2.

A. Stort

1.

The Gate.

2. Moscow..

Page

Programme Of

Light

Orchestral Musie

Part 1 (Haydn Wood).

Part 2 Light Symphony Orch. Childhood Memories

Part 1 Part

Foursome

London Palladium-Orch

(a) Highland Whisky (b) Jenny Dang the W

Lady Mary. Bams

(d) Reel o Tulloch

dye Madelina. Sincl

trathspey.

(b) Reel of Tulloch Reel

athspey. Reel

Meredith Kay & his Orch. Scottish Songs

Bonnie, Bonnie Banks O' Loch Somon

Comins Thro The Rye

Dora Labbette

Skye Boat Song The Road To The

9.30

the Hebrides")

Bass-Baritone.

London Relay

unouncements.-

3. Ballet from "Koniok Gorbunok(9.50 p.m.-Welsh Music.

2. Festival Dance...

7.19 pan-Songs by Theodore Chalia-

pine—–Bass

Farewell of Boris.

Death of Baris:

(Boris Godounov Moussorgsky).]

7-27 p. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions and Hongkong Exchange Mar- ket Report

7.32 pmYanety.

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

Report and Announcements?- 8.03-11 pm Chinese Programme Re-

lay from Po-Hing Theatre. 11 pmClose dow 8.03-11 p.m. — European Programme from ZEK on a Frequency of -640 Kilocycles.

Food for

p. London Relay Thought Three short talks on mat- ters of topical interest.

820 pm. -Beethoven Sonata In A Ma- jor For Piano. Op. 110....Wilhelm Kempf

8.40 pm Claudia Muzio--(Soprano).

La Forza Del Destino-Pace Mio Dio

(Verdi).

Norma Casta Diva (Bellini). 8.50 p.m.-Light Orchestral

Menuet (Celebre Mennet)

(Bocchetimi):

Musette Et Tambourin (Rameau).

Dafydd Y Carreg. Wen

Soprano.

"Songs of Robert-

(David of the White Rock).

News &

Y Bwthyn Bach To Gwellt

(The little thatched cottage).

bella Megane (Contralto). Savoy. Weish Medley -Intro: Men of Harlech Hunting the Hare", “All through the night", "God bless the Prince of Wales (AII Somers)

Mayfair Orch Pistyll Y Llan (The Village Spring). Cymru Annwyl (Dear Wales).

Leila Megane. Mentra Gwen (Old Welsh Song). Yu Iach I Ti Cumri. Evan Wil-

liams-Tenor (Contralto).

|10.10 p.m.-New Mayfair Orchestra.

"Toad Of Toad Hall" "Selection

Part 1.

Intro: Prologue; “Wind in the Willows" Alfred's Theme; Toad's Song, Phoebe's Dance, Badger's Theme Finale, Act 1 "Toad Of Toad Hall” Selection

Part 2:

Intro:-Opening Music, Act

Scene 17; "The Rat's Song" "The Rabbit's Ballet "The Wea- ser's Song"

"Bow Bells" Selection. Intro: Mona Lisa

Builder of Dreams", "All roads lead to Bow Bells", "Watching the hours pass by "Love keeps out the Rainer "Break down and

Francis Ruhlmann. 18.30 pm- Dance Music.

May Day Overture-

11

use down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE KINGS The Velvet Ch

from the facil Gardner This

an interrup son's, with t for murder Claire Do Elliot,

AT THE ORI

tor

the title

a

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TO-DAY'S QUESTION Question: What is the correct re sponse to an opening two spade bid with the following?

THE MAJESTIC "Cockeyed with Bert Wheeler and Bo-

Mook - A merrie tale of olden

with gay „ZPISIC

beautiful maide

queens

HE ALHAMBRA Emperor

colourful tale of whom is comrades: tî they discovered German

st, including

von Ballasko.. *

chael Loring, Bela Lugosi, Dave Olivier, Henry Hunter and Marla Shelton. A stirring tale of a $3,000,000 mail rob- Wife"Una Merkel and Lynne Over- AT THE STAR —“Don't Tell The bery which carries the sleuth into maan fooded territories.

sbare featured honours with Guy Kibbee in this comedy which is an up- roarious story of a group of suave AT THE QUEEN'S "Crime Over crooks who attempt to clean up a for- London", with Margot Grahame, Joseph tune in selling worthless stocks. The S865 HQ 64 DA975 C K Q J. Cawthorn, Paul Cavangh and Basil supporting cast includes Thurston

Answer: Four no trump

Sydney-London menaced by American Hall, Guinn Wiliams, William Demar gangsters is the intriguing and exciting est Lucille Ball, Harry Tyler and theme of the picture. An excellent Frank M. Thomas. Also the World's In the play of the cards at Jo-British picture with an exceptionally heavy weight Championship bout be

strong cast. thing

tween Joe Louis and James Braddock.

JO-JOTTE. POINTER.

West's rebid was motivated by the part score situation North's two no trump was, of course, mere- ly an effort to push the opponents jotte there is one important beyond their depth. He felt that! to be remembered: keep punching his ace, king and queen warranted As bridge players know, "punching" some action, and he could not sup is making the enemy trump a side port clubs. East's penalty double, suit. The struggle to win the last justified on his actual holding and trick at Jo-Jotte generally is o

s deter the bidding that had taken place, mined by trump length. The best still was unwise under the circum-

way to undermine the enemy's trump stances. He knew South to be a

strength while still preserving your splendid card player and should own is to lead side suits which he have been afraid that the slightest must trump.

slip in the defense might give him If you have a long suit headed by his contract which, if doubled, would a high card, lead that high first.. mean a game. From East's point when opponent leads, if you can win of view there was little to win and the

do so with a card that will much to lose.

you a high count. In other West opened the spade king and, words, if opponent leads a queen and when his partner played low, shift you can take if with either a king- ed to his fourth best diamond. Dum- or an ace, the ace, which will give my played low, and East's queen you 10 points, usually is the bette went to declarer's ace. The deuce play.

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