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Children's

Hour

From the Studio

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 27, 1938.

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay. of a service of In- tercession from St. John's Gathedral. 12.30 pm. Ibert-Escales Orchestre

Des Concerts Straram. Conducted by Walther Straram.

12.47 p.m.-Light Orchestral Music.

Gounod in Vienna (Arr. G. Walter),

Orchestre Raymonde.

Drury Lane Memories.

Regal Cinema Orchestra. 1 p.m.-Local Time Signal & Weather

Report,

1.03 p.m.--Hawaiian Music.

A ekoki Fox Trot. Hawailan Love-Waltz

(Lizzie Alo- hikoa)...Noi Lane's Hawaiian Orch. Lonesome Without My Baby. Lion Rag.... Masters' Hawaiians. Underneath the blue Hawaiian Skies

-Waltz (Wasserman). Sweet Hawaiian Dream Girl-Waltz (Green & Williams)... . .'.' The Ha- waiian Marimba Players. Oh! Rosalita (Ege and Llossas). Hawaiian Stars are Gleaming (Ege.

and Rosen).....Linn Milford and his Hawaiian Playera. Song of the islands Waltz (King).

The Moana Serenaders. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter & Rugby Press; Lo- cal Weather Forecast & Announce- ments.

1.40 p.m.-Variety Programme. --

Charlie Kunz Piano Medley No. D. 9.

BRIDGE NOTES

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's : :

:

ZEK 640 k.c's,'

Charlie Kunz.(6 p.m.-Children's Hour from the Stu-

7 p.m.-Paul Robeson,

So must our love remain (Sievier &

Lehar. Love's Melody (Sievier & Lehar).

Frances Day. Lily of Laguna-Waiting at the

Church-Barn Dances. The Veleta (Morris).

Billy Merrin & His Commanders. Was it Rain? (Lõu Handman-Wal-

ter Hirsch).

Sweet Heartache (Ned Washington-

Sam H. Stept). Erances Langford. Ever so Quiet (More);

(Le

At the Battle of Waterloo

Clerq)

Bobbie Comber, 2.15 p.m.--Close down.

5 p.m.--Relay of the dance Orchestra of the Hong Kong Hotel from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel. 1. (a) My heaven on Earth, (b) The Shag, (c) Ebb Tide, (d) Rockin' the town."

2. (a) Sailboat in the Moonlight, (b) Song of India, (c) Why talk about love, (d) Satan takes a holiday. 3. (a) Everything you said came true, (b) A foggy dày, (c) Things are looking up, (d) Nice work if you can get it.

During the Intervals the following: records will be played from ZBW

By ELY CULBERTSON

Responses

dio.

You Didn't Oughta Do Such Things

(Dyrenforth & Eric. Ansell).

.

Lazin' (Dyrenforth & Eric Ansell). My Way (Kennedy & Carr), 7.10 p.m... Gilbert and Sullivan. "The Yeomen of the Guard”

Alas! I. Waver to and fro.

Nellie Briercliffé, Walter Glynne,

Peter Dawson. Is Life a Boon?.... Derek Oldham. How say you, maiden, will you wed....Arthur Hoskins, Winifred Lawson, George Baker. I've jibe and joke...George Baker. "Tis done! I am a bride!

Winifred Lawson.

7.27 p.m.-Albert Sandler,

Song of Paradise (R. King) Asst. by J. Byfield (Piano) and S. Torch (Organ),

Always (K. L. Smith) Asst. by J.j

Byfield (Piano), S. Torch (Organ) and J. Samehtini (Cello). Looking for you (H. Taylor & W.

– Sanderson) Olive Groves (Soprano).| Affold violin (H. Taylor & H. Fisher) Olive Groves (Soprano) (Jean Mel- ville at the Piano).

740 pm)Studio — Peter Randolph

(Vocal), and Doreen: Mɛ.

4 Never in a Million Years.

Peter Randal.

2. That Old Feeling......Doreen “Ma. 3. You Can't Run Away from Love

To-night (Vocal).

4. Medley (Piano Solo).

5. The Lady Who Couldn't Be Kissed

(Vocal)

6. Sophisticated Lady (Piano Solo).

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. RADIO PROGRAMME BROADCAST| FROM ZEK ON FRÉQUENCIES OF 640 KILOCYCLES. 8.95 p.m.-Ravel-Bolero (By request). Bolero (Ravel) The Lamoureux Orch. of Paris. Conductor Maurice Ravel.

The two no-trumps response, if your partner bids two spades, while forcing to game, is a limit-you do not bid two no trumps, but ing bid and suggests slam possibili- instead three spades. If your part- three ties only if your partner has sub- ner bids two no-trumps or stantially more than ย minimum diamonds, however, you will NOW opening. It is made with a high bid three no-trumps. card value of from 81⁄2 to 10 (21⁄2 The jump to three of partner's plus to 3% quick tricks). It in- suit indicates substantial trump dicates a hand of a balanced type support at least four and a high

lead and preparation for the

of card value of 6% to 10%. It is any suit other than the one your forcing to game but, like the jump partner has bid, and with a mini-two no-trumps response, invites В mum of two small cards in your slam only if partner has substanti- partner's suit.

ally more than a minimum. Two of the worst habits a bridge- The jump to four of partner's player can get into are (1) jump-suit is made with a high card value ing into no-trumps with a single-of 6% or less, but here the trump ton in partner's suit: and (2) or distributional, support so great 8.30 jumping into no-trumps. with a suit that you expect to have a satisfac--

Kreisler.

Fair Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin).

(Kreisler) piano accompanied by

Carl Lamson.

Rondino. (On a theme by Beethoven). (Kreisler) piano accompanied by

Carl Lamson.

Dance of the Marionette (Winternitz) (Kreisler) piano accompanied by

Carl Lamson.

Dog.

Peter Randolph

and

Doreen Ma

Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar-parlour presented by Pascoe Thornton.

9 p.m.-Vladimir Horowitz.

Presto-Passionato

(Schumann)

(a) Pastourel (b) Toccata... (Ponlens). Etude XI Pour Les Arpeges Com-

poses

(Debusay).

9.15 p.m.--London_Relay_“World Af- fairs." A talk by, the Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Robertson, G.C.M.G., K.B.E. 9.80 p.m.-London Rélay—The News →→ 9:50 p.m.-Mile. Lucienne Boyer and

Orch. Raymond. Polonaise Militaire

Walter).

(Chopin Arr.

(Weber-

Invitation to the Waltz

Arr. Walter).

Son Regard (Parloes de Jamblan-

Musique de Michel Emer). Song of the Vagabonds (Intrd. “Hu-

guette's Waltz") - (Frim!). Only A Rose (Intrd. "Some Day")

(Friml).

Solitude (Laurent and Carcel) in

French.

Viens Danser Quand Meme (Jamblan

and Delettre) in French. Chanson D'amour (Sux).

10.20 p.m.Clapham and Dwyer on

Photography.

18.26 p.m.- New Dance and Variety

Records.

p.m.-London Relay at the Black 11

When Bomba Plays a Rumba (Grey Berglas). Henry Jacqnes. The Girl in the handsome Cab Come- dy Waltz (Kennedy)...Jack Har- ris and his Orch. Vocalist Elsoe Carlisle.

I'm a Little Prairie Flower............Jäck Harris & Orch. Vocalist Elsoe Car- liste..

Afraid to Dream—Fox-Trot. Benny Goodman & his Orch. (with Vocal Refrain).

Roll Em Fox-Trot (Mary Lou Wil- liams).....Benny Goodman & his Orchestra.

Whispers in the Dark (Robin and Hollander).......Frances Day Or- chestra Cond. by Ben Frankel,

I Will Pray (Beverley Nichois).

Orch. by Ben Frankel, Phil the Fluter's Ball-Fox-Trot (French)..........Ronnie Munro & his

Orchestra. Chicken Reel-Fox-Trot (Daly).

Ronnie Munro & his Orch.. The Donkey Serenade-Fox-Trot.

Ben Frankel & his Orch. If It's the last thing I do-Fox-Tret (Cahn-Chaplin).....Ben Frankel and his Orch. with local Refrain. pm-Close down.

wide open. Another habit which tory play for game even if partner What's On At the Cinemas

is almost as bad is to shade your has a minimum.

requirements for a two no-trumps The difference between the jump AT THE KING'S—“It's All Yours”, bid because you have no-trumps to three of your partner's suit and with Madeleine Carrol, Francis Leder- distribution and feel that you are the jump to four is that the jumper, Mischa Auer, and Grace Bradley. A too strong to bid merely one no- to three invites a slam if partner delirious battle of love in gay Paris

trumps. This is where the ploratory bid fills the gap.

For instance, your partner opens the bidding with one heart you hold.

S.-K x x

H.-10. X

D.-A. J 10 x

C.-K x x x

to

versus love on the Gay White Way.

*

**

*

..

AT THE QUEEN'S—“Kid Galabad”.... With Edward G. Robinson, Bette. Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Mor- ris and Jane Bryan. A gripping drama that has as its theme that every wo-- man has the right to make a fool of herself over a man once.

**

*

ex-has more than a minimum, where- as the jump to four announces

AT THE ALHAMBRA "Varsity partner that a slam is to be bid

Show”—Reading, rioting and rhyth-|

AT THE STAR-"Mr. Dodd Takes. and only if the original bidder has

a matics to the tune of toe-tickling melo- the Air."America's sensational sing- very strong hand.

dies. More songs, more laughs, more ing favourite, Kenny Baker, supported The type of hand on which you since "42nd St. Starring Dick Powell, Gertrude Michael, Jane Wyman, Luis girls, more new ideas than any show by Alice Brady, Frank McHugh, would jump to three and the type Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, Alberni, John Eldredge and Henry on which you would jump to four Ted Healy, Walter Catlett, Priscilla O'Neill in Frank Buddington Kelland's in high card Lane, Johnny Davis, Rosemary Lane hilarious successor to "Mr. Deeds Goes may vary greatly

the

strength. Here is a typical ample of the former"

H-A XX D.-A K xx: C. -X X

and Buck and Bubbles.

*** *

E

to Town," with the added attraction of four big song-hits by the star

.

AT THE ORIENTAL — "The Cra- sades,” with Loretta Young, Henry Wil- AT THE 'MAJESTIC—“Devil's Play coxon-and-lan-Keith. A colourful epic ground With Richard Dix as a rather of the familiar religious lore directed gullible and unsophisticated sailor, by the master of spectacles, Cecil B. Chester Morris as Dix's pal and a Don De Mille, in the typical De Mille man- Juan among the girls of every port, ner. An ordinary story attempts to providing the element of dramatic clash supply the love interest, but the colour in this powerful and dynamic drama. * ful pageantry and heraldic display will Dolores del Rio is the third star invol-

be enjoyed

ved in the romantic triangle.

Your hand is not quite strong enough to respond with two no trumps, and it is too strong for a one no-trumps--response.” This-is where you temporise and use exploratory response. You now bid two diamonds. If your partner bids two hearts, you bid two no- After an opening bid of one spade trumps; if your partner bids two by your partner you raise to three. Raise partner to four spades with

5.

no-trumps in response to your two- diamond bid, you may now bid three no-trumps.

Suppose your partner has opened the bidding with a spade and you hold.

S.-J x x

H-A X

D -A Q x X

C-10 x x x

X X X

H

D.

Ax

C.-x

Although the first hand has much greater high card value, it has about the same probability to make game with partner having an opening bid as the second hand, on

You are again confronted with a which you bid four, owing to the

choice of bids, but your

problém ruffing values that the latter hand has now been increased, 88, in offers. addition to the one and two no

However, 38 the -reader can trumps responses you were con-readily see, the second hand offers sidering before, you now also have very little chance for a slam un- the possibility of raising your part-less the original bidder has o

open- ner in spades.

ed with a very strong hand, whereas However, you should again tem- the first hand offers very good slam porise and bid two diamonds. Now possibilities.

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