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Studio Talk

On Air Raid Precautions

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 20, 1988.

Today's Wireless

12.00 noon-Relay of a service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.—Musical Comedy Selections. The Dubarry-"If I am Dream- ing"

4

Heddle Nash (Tenor). The Cat and The Fiddle-Vocal

Gems.

Light Opera Co

The Gold Diggers of 1938-Selec-

tion.

B.B.C. Dance Orch.

12,51_p.m.—Billy Mayerl at the Pist

Savoy Havana Memories. Over She-Goes-Selection.

1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wen-

ther Report.

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c’■

1.6.00 p.n Children's Hour from the

Studio. 7.00*p.m -Elizabeth Schumann.

On Wings of Song (Mendelsshon). Music of the Spheres (Strauss). I'll Play the Innocent Country * Mald (from Der Fledermaus).

Berlin State Opera Orches-

1.03 p.m.-Eric Coates and His Orches-7.35

tra.

Springtime Suite.

For Your Delight (Serenade). Two Symphonic Rhapsodies.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and -Announce- ments:

1.40 p.m.-Variety.

2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

5.00 p.m.-Relay of the dance Orches- tra of the Hong Kong Hotel from the roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

BRIDGE NOTES

RAZEK 640 Ec's.

Dora Labette. The Lea Rig. Willis Gane to Melville Castle..

Robert Burnett. Auld Scots Songs-Medley.

The Maestros (Vocal Quintette). 8.30 p.m.-London Relay "At The Black Dog." Mr. Wilkes at home in his own Bar Parlour, presented by Pascoe Thornton.

p.m.-Yehudi Menuhin (Violíu).

"Jubel" Overture (Weber). From Foreign Lands (Moskowski).19 Torch Dance No. 1 on B Flat Ma Sicilienne et. Rigaudon (Francoeur-

for (Meyerbeer) p.m.--Studio.

Talk on Air Raid Precautions by Lt, Commr. Douglas. 7.45 p.m.-Studio-Marina Barretto. |8.00 p.m.--Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m. - Chinese. Programme-Stu-

dio Concert.

11.00 pm.-Close Down. 8.05 p.m.---Scottish Songs.

I've Something în the Bottle for the

Morning.

Mr. John Mackay.....Sir Harry Lauder. Comin' Through the Rye

By ELY CULBERTSON

Trump Agreement

Kreisler).

Guitarre (Moskowski-Sarasate), Tarantella (Szymanowski). Notturno (Szymanowski). 9.15 p.m.-London Relay World Af- fairs." A talk by J. L. Brierly, Chi- chele Professor of International Law in the University of Oxford.- 9.30 p.m.- London Relay The News. 9.59 p.m.-Chopin-Piano Concerto

E Minor. Played by Arthur Rubin- stein, and the London Symphony Or chestra conducted by John Barbirolli |10.24 p.m.--Variety Programme. Haffner Serenade (Mozart).

"Agreement" on a trump suit [two trumps a suit that, for all South may take any one of several dif- knew, was only five long. North's ferent forms that range from pass over West's spade repid was, enthusiastic support down to mere in itself, an urge for partner to |11 ly tacit acceptance. One of these take further action. The pass could forms is not always understood, not convey weakness, since North even by very fair players. The had already given notice by his free situation described in to-day's two heart bid that he was fairly hand, which actually occurred in a far-better-than-average game in New York, will, I hope, serve as a valuable object lesson.

South dealer.

North-South vulnerable. Sixty part-score.

WEST

NORTH

S.-Q 9 6 4

H.—Q⋅ 10 7 5 3 2 D. 10.8 C-A

S.-A J 10 3 2

HK 84

D.-K

C.-Q J 9 4

{strong.

rubber As a matter of fact, North had a pretty good penalty double of two spades, even through the opponents were not vulnerable. As least that action would have been high pre- ferable to leaving South in three diamonds. Two spades doubled would have returned a dividend of 500 points, whereas three diamonds

EAST S.--8 H -9 6

In

Edith Lorand & Her Orchestra Sea Winds (Harrison). Full Sail (Buck).............. Peter Dawson. The Veleta,naj

Lily of Laguna-Waiting at the Church-Barn Dances;}... Billy Merrin & His Commanders. Harold Entertains (Comedy Sketch).

"Ivor Winter. Six Hits of the Day.

Primo Scala's Accordeon Band. That Old Feeling (Foxtrot). Sympathy (Waltz).

Jay Wilbur and His. Band.

p.m.--Close down.

BROADCAST FROM DAVENTRY

TRANSMISSION 1

Frequencies———

GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSO 15.18 Me/g=(19.76 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.59 m.) GSB 9,51 mc/s (31.55 m.)

could not be made by normal play. What's

G.M.T.

Chopin Piano Concerto

In E Minor

8.15 am-Big Ben. Do we Under

stand English 7:

8.30 a.m.--The Chamber Music of Schu-

bert.

9.10 a.m.-Robb Wilton as Mr. Muddle- combe, J.P., in "The Court of "Not- so-Common, Please!”? P

9.25 a.m.-"Haunting Harmonies.' 9.45 a.m.-World Affairs.” 10 am. The News & Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 10.15 a.m.

10.25 a.m Close down..

TRANSMISSION 2

Frequencies

GSJ- 21.53 Mc/a (18.93 m) GSH 21.47 Mċ/s (19.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86.

GSO 15.18 Me/s (19.76 m.)

10.45 a.m.--Big Ben, Catharine Parr,”

or 'Alexander's Horse, 10.55 am British Light Music, 11.45 sm. The Count of Monte Cris-

to.

12.15 p.m.-The Gaumont State Orches-

tra. 12.30 p.m.At the Black Dog.

Wilkes at home in his own bar- Idur.

Mr.

1pm. Yehudi Menuhin (Violin). 1.15 p.m.-"World Affairs. 1.30 p.m.--The News & Announcements.

Greenwich Time Signal at 145 p.m.

1.55 p.m. Close down.

TRANSMISSION 3

Frequencies——

GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13,97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16,86 m. GSP 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 m.) GST (to 3.30 p.m.) 21.58 Me/s

1.55 p.m.-Opening Announcements. 2 p.m. Big Ben. Old Dance Music, 2.55 p.m.-Fred Astaire, we

3.15 p.m. The Symphonies of Brahms. 4 p.m. The News & Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 4.15 p.m. 4.20 p.m. Matters or Moment.” 4.35 p.m.--Recital of North-Country,

Music.

5 p.m.-Close down.

On At the Cinemas On][At

West opened the club queen. Dummy won, and the heart finesse

AT THE

AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- KING'S "Cafe Metro- was tried immediately. West took pole"A story of paupers in Paris,|BRATrue Confession", with Carole the king and, not knowing about starring Loretta Young, Tyrone Power Lombard, John Barrymore and Fred his partner's singleton, returned a and Adolphe Menjon --- also Charles, MacMurray. A laugh filled romance of D.-J7642 heart. The ace won, the low club Winninger, Gregory Ratoff and Helena girl who could not tell the truth un- C-107532 was ruffed, and

der any conditions married to the most Westley. the diamond ten

truthful man in America. It was adapt- was let ride. West cashed his single- AT THE ORIENTAL "Merry Wied from the famous French play “Mon fon king, and led another club. De- dow" with Maurice Chevalier and Crime" by Louis Verneuill and Georges clarer won and, when the play of Jeannette MacDonald. The most liked Berr and directed by Wesley Rugles

musical romance in the world.

SONTH S.--K 75 H-A J DA Q 95 3 CK 8 6

The bidding:

South West North

1 diamond 1 spade 2 hearts. Pass 2 spades Pass

the diamond ace revealed the bad news, led a low spade toward dum- my.

West, who had by this time form- Easted & pretty fair picture of South's Pass and East's distribution, jumped up Pass with the ace, and returned a spade Pass which East ruffed.

3 diamonds Pass Pass

The most significant, call in the

Declarer, having lost four tricks, above serious of bids apparently had to concede the setting trick to went right over North's head. That to the diamond jack, since it was was South's pass to the two heart not possible to coup it. bid! By this pass South clearly Had North taken three diamonds voiced acceptance of hearts. The back to three hearts, as he should, fact that, on the next round, over he would have had no trouble in West's repeated spade bid and fulfilling his contract, and probably passes from North and East, South could have made an extra trick. then rebid his diamonds should have meant little or nothing to the North player. Surely North could not

TO-DAY'S QUESTION

expect a direct raise in hearts from Question: In progressive bridge, South if the latter held only two does one

one get the game bonus for hearts, but just as surely he was fulfilling a contract of three dia- marked with those two (and pro- monds doubled? -- bably not two small ones, either!) Answer Many players seem to by his previous acceptance. It was have trouble on this point. I have all very well for North to consider stated many times that a double or that he had reasonable support for redouble is an integral part of the a rebid diamond suit. What he over- contract. Thus, three diamonds looked was, that it would be perfect- doubled and made should be scored ly normal and logical for South to as 120. points, which, of course, rebid even a fair five card diamond suit rather thân support with only

game, and therefore the declarer

entitled to the game bonus.

AT THE MAJESTIC "Love From

for Mr. Lewin.

AT THE STAR “Men In Exile' A Stranger." Ann Harding has one of with Richard Purcell and June Travis, the strongest parts of her career as a mystery story dealing with a boy typist who is swept off her feet by the who is forced to leave America and go wooing of a fascinating stranger, with to the Carribbean Seas where he meets Basil Rathbone, Binnie Hale, Bruce the most exciting adventures in a port Seton, Jean-Cadell, Donald Calthrop from which criminals cannot be. and Eugene Leahy.

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