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Rachmaninoff Concerto Played By The Composer

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 29, 1988.

Today's Wireless

12 noon. Relay of a Service of Inter- cession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.-Tino Rossi. 12.40. p.m.-Continental Orchestras.

Napoli (Mezzacapo).

Chant De Sirene. (Celebre Chanson

Italienne) (F. Volpatti, Junior). Souvenir De Pausilippe (Godfrey An-

dolfi).

Sweetest Of All-Waltz (Waldtsu-

fel)

Orch. Mascotte: Golden Rain-Waltz (Waldteufel). Children of Spring-Waltz (Wald-

teufel).

Ever Or Never-Waltz (Waldteufel). Orch. Mascotte.

1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wes-

ther Report,

1.03 p.m. Reginald

Organ.

Dixon at the

Roberta--Film Selection.

Organ Solo. Sweet Music-Film Selection. Dixon Hits No. 16.

1.12 p.m.-Musical Comedy Selections. 1,30 p.m.-Reuter & Rugby Press; Lo

cal Weather Report & ments.

1.40 p.m.--Variety.

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

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

Keep A Twinkle In Your

: ZEK 640 k.c's..

Eye-Burlesca (Suk)

Quickstep (Mercer-Bloom). My Shadow's Where My Sweetheart

Used To be (Ilda & Carr). I'm Sittin' High On A Hill Top

(Kahn & Johnston). Crooning Quickstep (Caesar). Love Me-Slow Foxtrot

(Victor Young).

7.15 p.m.-London Friends To Tea' A vest-pocket vaudeville, Produced by Ernest Longstare

Violin Solo.

Violin Solo Persian Song (Glinka-Zimbalist).

8.50 p.m.-London London Log.” 9 p.m.-Spanish Music, Para ve

Puerta De Tierra-Bolero (Albéniz).

Orquesta Sevilla Conductor: Joa- quin Roberti.

Aragon Fantasia (Albeniz). Cadiz (Cuenca and Albeniz),

Mezzo Soprano Velazquez with

7.45 p.m.-Marek Weber & His Orchestorio.

tra.

An Evening With Liszt (Urbach). Stay With Me For Ever ("Giuditta")

(Lehar).

My Lips Ate Made For Kissing

("Giuditta") (Lebar), :

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements.

8.03 p.m.Rachmaninoff-Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18-Rachmaninoff (Piano). Played by Rachmaninoff and the Philadelphia Symphony Or- chestra. Conducted by Leopold Sto kowski.

by Conchita Cond: Mon-

Relay Of Home

Football

From Portsmouth

D. Op. 73.

9.10 a.m.-'Over the Farm Gate.* 9.25 8.mEthel and her Engine." 10.00 a.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at

10.16 a.m.

10.25 a.m

-Close Down.

TRANSMISSION 2

Frequencies

Joe

~~~GSJ 21.53 Mc/s (18.98 m→ GSH 21.47 Mc/s (18.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86 m.) GSP 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) 10.45 a.m.-Big Ben. Snooker:

Davis v. Horace Lindrum. 11.15 a.m.-Friends to Tea 11.45 a.m.-Lines on the Map-1: Com-

munication by Land.'

Granada (Cuenca and Albeniz). Goyescae-Intermezzo (Granados).

Pablo Casals. Navarra (Albeniz).

Arthur Rubinstein. Sevilla (Sevillanas) (Albeniz). Dance Espagnole (Granados).

Edith Lorand & Her Viennese Or-12.15 p.m.-Pianoforte Recital, · chestra.

12.45 p.m.-Musical Interlude. 12.50 p.m. London Log."

2.30 p.m.-London-The News. Announce-

9.50 p.m.-Relay Dance Orchestra from the Grill Room of the Hong Kong: Hotel.

6-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.

7 p.m.-Gerry Moore (Piano) and Sam

Browne (Baritone).

BRIDGE NOTES

The

8.36 p.m.-Meta Seinemeyer (Soprano)

and Efrem. Zimbalist (Violin). Liebesfeier (F. Weingartner).

Es blinkt der Tau (A Rubinstein).

By ELY CULBERTSON

Professor Flunks

chanca

The biggest hand I ever held, There was precisely one from the standpoint of honour tricks for salvation. That was to snafflé at least, brought me little profit. two spade tricks. But this almost It did, however, serve another pur certainly would require two entries pose. I formed a tremendous re- to the dummy for successive finesses, spect for my left-hand adversary and dummy's club queen was the who, by a manœuvre, absurdly sim- only apparent entry. Well, there ple, yet beautifully adroit, scotched was nothing to it. I had to risk what otherwise would have been going down another trick in an successful play on my part. Im-effort to create a second entry. agine, dear reader, holding a hand like the following, for nothing!

South, dealer.

Both sides vulnerable.

WEST

S.-Q 7 2

H-9 4

NORTH

S.-9 8 6 3

H÷10 7 6

D.-6 5 4

C.

DJ 10 8 3

C-10 7 4 3

Q 9 6

SOUTH SA J 10 H.-A K Q

D.-A K Q

C-A K J-2

The bidding:

South

West North

EAST

to

was

not

11.30 p.m.-London_The League-Divi- sion 1: Portsmouth v. Stoke City. A commentary on the second half of the Association Football Match by Thomas Woodrooffe from Fratton Park, Portsmouth. 12.30 a.m.-Close down.

BROADCAST FROM DAVENTRY

TRANSMISSION 1

Frequencies

1.00 p.m.-The Commodore Grand Or- 1.30 p.m.-The News and Announce-

chestra.

ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 1.45 p.m.

1.55 p.m.-Close Down.

TRANSMISSION &

Frequencies.

GSH 21:47. Mc/s (18.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSF 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 m.)

GSJ J. (to 3.30 p.m.) 21.53 Mic/s

1.65 pm. Opening Announcements. 2.00 p.m.-Big Ben. The Gershom

Parkington Quintet.

2.30 pm. At the Black Dog.. 3.00 p.m.-Reginald Foort at the BBC

Theatre Organ.

GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSO 16.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) GSD 11,75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) GSB 9.51 mc/s (31,55 m.) G.M.T. ⠀ 8.15 8.mBig Ben. 'London Log.' 8.25 a.m.-Brahms Symphony No. 2 in 5.00 p.m. Close Down.

330 p.m.-The League Division I::

Portsmouth v. Stoke City.

4.30 p.m.--The News, Saturday Sport, and Announcements. Greenwich Time. Signal at 4.45 p.m...

What's On At the Cinemas

#3

*

films hits. as "Broadway Melody 1936,

6,"—"Gold-diggers" and "Born To Dance,' directed the film.

#

AT THE ALHAMBRA -- “Varsity

**

*

All this thought took only a mo- ment, of course, and after winning the opening lead I cashed the club ace (praying for the miracle of the

AT THE QUEEN'S “The Perfect Alice Brady, Roland Young,, Frieda In- drop of the club 10), and then in- Blondell, Edward Everett Horton, Be-ville. Cathay super-attraction.

Specimen, with Errol Flynn Joannescort, Peggy Wood and Bonita Gran-- nocently led the deuce f clubs to-verly Roberts, Allen Jenkins and May ward dummy, My intention was to Robson. A comedy drama in which Er-

** put in dummy's nine in the hope tored. Young man, who is kept within Show" Reading, rioting and rhyth-- rol Flyn plays the part of a well tu- that the 10 was on my left. I then the confles of her vast estates by his matics to the tune of toe-tickling melo- would have finessed spades and later millionaire grandmother. He breaks dies. More songs, more laughs, more S.-K 5 4

on, returning to the club queen, ber of hilarious situations, including a since #42nd St." Starring Dick Powell, out of her domain and get into a num-girls, more new ideas than any show H.-J 8 5 3 2 would have taken a: D.-972

second boxing match and finally falls in love Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, finesse. The plan was all right and with Joan C-8 5

Blondell. He fulfills in Ted Healy, Walter Catlett, the club 10 was where I wanted it every way his grandmother's idea of Lane, Johnny Davis, Rosemary Lane Priscilla to be, but nevertheless

a "Perfect Specimen."

and Buck and Bubbles. something happened!

AT THE KING'S-"Broadway Me- West, after thinking perhaps 20 lody Of 1938." With Eleanor Powell ground"-With Richard Dix as a rather- AT THE MAJESTIC—“Devil's Play-- seconds, came up second hand with its giant cast including such celebrities Chester Morris as Dix's pal and a Don

and Robert Taylor co-atarred and with gullible that tremendous club 10! It was of the stage, screen and radio world as Juan among the girls of every port,

and unsophisticated sailor,. a beautiful, dastardly play. Gone George Murphy, Binnie Barnes, Buddy providing the element of dramatic clash East was my potential second entry 5 no trump Pass 6 no trump Pass dummy, and with it the chance for the making of such earlier musical ved in the romantic triangle.

Ebsen, Sophie Tucker and Judy Gar-in this powerful and dynamic drāms. land, Roy Del Ruth who was behind Dolores del Rio is the third star invol Pass ;

Pass To be quite honest about it, my reasoned superbly.

repeated spade finesses. West had

He opening bid of five no trump was sure, of course, that I needed two a slight stretch, Four no-trump sp: de finesses, but it did seem high- was all my hand warranted. Part-ly probable to him that I would re- ner was correct, according to the quire two entries in dummy for two system, in raising five no trump to finesses of some description. It was six with one queen. Thus, it was possible, he realized, that the play my fault that we landed in a slam of the 10 could be a losing contract. Every time I break my that I had started out with a hand one; own rule (which isn't often) I suf- almost solid except for a club hold- fer for it.

West opened the diamond jack, play would be fatal because dum- ing A. Kx x. In that case the 10 and when the dummy went down I my's queen would drop not only the made a lightning calculation of sure 10 but East's doubleton jack as tricks. The four clubs, three dia- well. monds, three hearts, and spade ace did not seem as probable to him as That contingency, however, added to only eleven. There was my need for two entries, and he no possibility of a squeeze, since was right, dead right! there was no long card in a suit to be established. I had the uneasy feeling that I would have to do some tall explaining not only to my part- ner but to the gallery, if I had to admit defeat on a contract that my own system (misused by myself, however) had dictated.

~TO-DAY'S QUESTION

correct

Question: What is the opening bid on the following:

S—A KQ 5, H. —Q J 9-6-4-8,

D-9.7, C.-J.

Answer: One heart.

Be-

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