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Opening of

The Singapore Naval Base

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 14, 1988.

Today's Wireless

12.00-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe-

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drat.

12.30 p.m.Songs by Kitty Masters.

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

Sweetheart, Let's Grow Old To- of the Singapore Naval Base.

gether (Bratton and Ed-7.00 p.m.Peter Dawson (Bass-Bari- wards).

When The Swallows Nest Again

(Stevens and Edmund).

Where Yorkshire And Lancashire Meet (Butler, Damerell and

Evans). 12.40 p.m.--Primo Scala's Accordeon

Band.

Six 'Hits Of The Day-Series 6. 'On With The Show-Selection. Don't Save Your Smiles (Davis-

Coots-Fio Rito).

She Came From Alsace Lorraine

(Ilda-Carr).

1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and

Weather Report. 1.03 p.m.-Musical Comedy Selections.

Fanfare-Selection.

Debroy Somers Band with vocal

chorus by Dan Donovan, Crest of the Wave' (Hassal! and

Ivor Novello). Haven Of Your Heart-Olive Gilbert (Contralto) ace. by The Drury Lane Theatre Orch.

Rose Of England-Edgar Elmes (Baritone) acc. by The Drury Lane Theatre Orch. Song Of The Flame--Selection. The

Cuckcos--Selection (Kalmar and Ruby).

Van Phillips and His Concert

Band with Vocal Chorus,

'Bitter Sweet' (Coward)-Zigeu-

ner.

Peggy Wood (Soprano).

tone).

Sons Of The Sea (Coleridge-Tay-

lor),

So It Goes On (from 'Swing is "in-

the. Air-Gay).

Red, White And Blue ('Swing is

in the AirGay). 7.10 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota-

tions.

7.15 p.m.-London Relay Music Hall with The BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Charles Shadwell, 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.05 p.m.-Chinese Programme-Relay

from the Po Hing Theatre, 11.00 p.m.-Close Down. 8.05 p.m.-Schumann-Concerto

Minor, Op. 54.

In A

Played by Alfred Cortot (Piano) and The London Philharmonie Orch. con- ducted by Sir Landon Ronald. 8.37 p.m.-Ogan Music.

Choral Prelude ('In Thee Is Joy'-

Bach).

Marcel Dupre at the Organ of

Alexandra Palace, London.

5 Toccata From Symphony No.

(Widor). Charles-Marie Widor at the Or- gan of Saint-Sulpice, Paris. Toccata (from "Esquisses Byzan-

tines-Mulet),

Larghetto (S. S. Wesley).

G. D. Cunningham.

9.00 p.m.-London Relay-Empire Ex-

change'.

Points of view by travellers

1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press;

Weather Forecast and Announce- the Dominions and Colonies. ments.

1.40 p.m.—Latest Variety Records. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

5.00-8.05 p.m.-European Programme. 8.05-11.00 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 5.00 p.m./Relay of the Dance Örches-

tra from the Roof Garden of Hong Kong Hotel.

6.15 p.m.-For the Children,

the

9.15 p.m.-The Regimental Band

H. M. Grenadier Guards,

from

of

Pomp And Circumstances March

No. 1 (Sir Edward Elgar). Marche Lorraine (Ganne). March Of The Mountain Gnomės

(R. Eilenberg).

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Billy Mayerl '(Piano).

A Feather In Her Tyrolean Hạt

(Annette Mills).

Did Your Mother Come From Ire-

land? (Kennedy-Carr). Gracie Fields.

Limehouse Blues (Braham-trans.

Mayerl).

Orange Blossom (Mayer]).

Billy Mayerl.

What Archibald Says, Goes (Cas-

tling).

Falling In Love Again (film "The

Blue Angel'). Gracie Fields. Helen-Selection (Offenbach-arr.

Korngold).

Have You Forgotten? (Suesse).

Billy Mayerl. 10.15 p.m.--Variety.

Orchestral---

'Revudeville Memories (Windmill Theatre Selections R. Bur- rows).

London Theatre Orchestra. Comedian-

18.30

11.00

Keep Your Seats Please (from the

film).

When I'm Cleaning Windows (film

'Keep Your Seats Please'). George Formby with his Ukulele. p.m.-Latest Dance Records. p.m.-Close Down.

BROADCAST FROM

DAVENTRY

TRANSMISSION 1

Frequencies---

GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86' m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 - m.) GSB 9.51 mc/s (81:55 m.)

The Mill In The Black Forest (R.G.M.T.

Eilenberg).

6.30 p.m.--A Relay of Speeches and 9.30 p.m.--London Relay-The News.

Short Commentary on the Opening 9.50 p.m.-Gracie Fields (Vocal) and

BRIDGE NOTES

By ELY CULBERTSON

SIGNALLING

Generalities are dangerous certain enough of its location to guides. Take the matter of signal-continue clubs at this point. De- ling. The defender who follows clarer might well be false-carding suit to his partner's or adversary's with the Q-5-2.

Town

Alfred Cortot

And The London Philharmonic

10.00 a.m.--The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 10.15 a.m.

10.25.a.m.--Close Down.

TRANSMISSION 2

Frequencies

GSJ 21.53 Mc/s (13.98 m) GSH 21.47 Mc/a (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86 m.)

GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.)

10.45 am.Big Ben. Leslie James, at the Organ of the Rialto Cinema, Coventry.

1L15 am-Music Hall.

12.15 p.m.-Dance Music.

12.25 p.m.-The BBC Welsh Orchestra. 1.00 p.m.—'Empire Exchange.” 1.15 p.m.-Recital by Esther Fisher

(New Zealand Pianist). 1.30 p.m.—The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 1.45 p.m.

1.55 p.m.-Close Down.

TRANSMISSION 3

Frequencies-

GSH 21.47 Mc/a (13.97 m.)

GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.)

GSF 15.14 Mc/a (19.82 m.)

GSJ (to 3.30 p.m.) 21.58 Mc/».

and

1.55 p.m.-Opening Announcements. 2.00 p.m.-Big Ben. Syncopation

Song.

2.15 p.m.-All Kinds of People-My work as a Theatrical Manager and Agent.” A talk by Bert Aza. 2.30 p.m.-The Microphone at Large.” A Visit to Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. 3.00 p.m.—The Hastings Municipal Or-

chestra.

To-13.30 p.m.-In Town To-night”

4.00 p.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 4.15 p.m....

Ben. 'In 8.15 a.m.-Big

night." 8.45 a.m.The Way of Peace Collec- tive Security and Regional Pacts.” Speaker: H. Wickham Steed. Inter locutor: Lord Ponsonby.

9.15 a.m.-Light Music by British

Composers.

4.20 p.m.-Music by Arthur Sullivan. 4.30 p.m.-Friends to Tea. A vest-

pocket vaudeville, 5,60 p.m.-Close Down.

What's On At the Cinemas

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AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- ber baran, who in his youth had given lead with a low card generally de- Since West still had control of BRA-“Wells Fargo," with Joel Me-up love for power and is mocked by his

Dee, Bob Burns sires a shift; a high card generally the diamond suit, he decided to try Crea, Frances

and own decision when he falls madly in Ralph Morgan. Paramount's tribute love with the daughter of the woman demands a continuation. This is for a heart trick. Accordingly he to the men who built and maintained he once loved to fins his own son his all very well for beginners, but led a low heart. Dummy played the America' first life line of Empire. It successful rival. advanced players seek greater pre-jace, and East followed with the covers broadly the stirring quarter of discovery of cision. The words "high" and low deuce. Declarer drew three rounds a century between the are, after ill, purely comparative. of trumps, on the second of which gold in California and the end of the Čivil War, with a romance supplied by The hand recorded below East discarded the diamond deuce. McCrea and Frances Dee. brought "my pair" a good match-Declarer, then led to his diamond point score, simply because both king. West won, and promptly laið players were able to make the pro-down the ace and another club, per distinction between a four-spot holding the opponents to three-odd. The point involved in this hand may seem absurdly simple, but took the pains to find out what had happened at other tables. In live

-AT-THE-STAR== $100 Men And A Girl," with Deanna Durbin, Adolphe separate instances four spades had AT THE KING'S “Come And Get Meniou and Alice Brady A comedy been made, although not bid. The I with Edward Arnold, Joel McCrea drama with music featuring Deanna various West had refused to view and Frances Farmer. A romance in Durbin and Leopold Stokowski the the club four as a come-on signal which Arnold has the role of a lum- famous conductor.

and a deuce.

WEST 6.-10 8 6 H.-Q 4.3 DA 7 3

C-A K J

NORTH

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EAST S.-7

H-J 10 7 6 5 2 D. 9 5 2

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SOUTH

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and had maintained their A-J ten ace position to the bitter end, wait-i ing for the play to come to them This had permitted the declarers to discard a club from dummy on the long diamond

The conversation between East and West at the table I was watch. ing was signficant. East said: “I

The bidding [East-West vulner-certainly was afraid of that four

able]:

South West

of clubs. I was tempted to play North - East the queen to tell you to come on, 1 spade Double 2 spades Pass but naturally I could not be sure Pass -Pass-

you had the A-K-J West'a an- "My team" sat East-West on this swer was eloquent: "So now you're board. West opened the club king, beginning to worry that I'm blind! and East gave

the best signal Didn't you think that by compari available to him by playing the son with your deuce of diamonds four. Declarer followed with the and your deuce of hearts, your Ave. Despite the fact that West four of clubs would look as big as "missed" the deuce, he could not be a house?”

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AT THE MAJESTIC-Way Out West." Sad faced Laurel and po

are a riot of fun pous, jolly Hardy from the time they enter the picture across a desert stream with their trick AT THE ORIENTAL-“The Prince donkey until their fade-out crossing And The Pauper."-Mark Twain's un- the stream on the way back. It is forgettable story of the beggar boy their first Western and the boys whoop and prince who changed places is now it up as a pair of "tenderheels." In the most topical of films. Starring the supporting cast are Sharon Lynne, Erroll Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry James Finlayson and Rosina Lawrence. Stephenson, Barton MacLane and the

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