1938-02-25 — Page 22

Colonel Irwin's Talk On

The Black-Out

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 25, 1938

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m. — Songs by Tino Rossi

(Tenor).

Nuit

(Bisio.

Un Violin Dans La Varna, Marc-Cab). La Serenade A Lena (Scotto, Varna,

Marc-Cab).

O Corse lle D'Amour (Koger-Scotto) 12.40 p.m.--Orchestre Raymonde.

Delibes In Vienna (arr. Walter). Only A Rose (from "The Vagabond.

King').

Song Of The Vagabonds` (from 'The

Vagabond King').

The Dancing Clook (Ewing). Poupee Valsante (Poldini).

BRIDGE NOTES

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I p.m.-Local Time Signal & Weather

Report.

1.03 pm.-- Lalo Symphonie Espag- nole For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 21. Played by Bronislaw Huberman (Violin) and the Vienna Philhar- monic Orchestra conducted by Georg Szell.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter & Rugby Press;

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Home And Beauty (C. B. Cochran's Coronation Revue) ..... Webster Booth with Magda Neeld and Janet Lind.

Stay With Me For Ever ('Giuditta'.

Lehar).

Vienna, City Of My Dreams":

(Sieczyuski)

Webster Booth. Me And My Dog (film 'Public Nui-

sance No. 1'—Ellis).

Weather Forecast & Announcements. 1.40 pm-Sea Shanties. Sung by the Portsmouth Royal Naval Singers conducted by C. T. Lee, B.S.C., R.N. 1.50 p.m.--Webster Booth (Tenor) and | 6-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.

Frances Day (Soprano).

7 p.m.-Dance Music.

Swing (film 'Public Nuisance No. 1′

—Ellis)

Frances Day.

By ELY CULBERTSON

An Unusual Play

2.

signal the

received a high diamond from West, led a diamond for second setting trick

"Dear Mr. Culbertson: Knowing your appreciation of unusual plays, I am sending herewith a hand that occurred in a recent team of four "The successful declarer took match. The contract at both tables quite a different view of the situa-

the same,

as was also the tion. He carefully considered the opening lead. One declarer, how-bidding. West had bid spades and ever, fulfilled the contract with diamonds. Was it not likely, that two overtricks, while the other if he had held a club stopper hel went down two tricks. The 860 would have doubled the final con- point swing was the deciding fac- tract? And even though he might tor in the contest. It seemed to me not have doubled, was it not likely that the successful player deserv-that with two suits and a sure en- ed a lot of credit for his play, but try in the club king he would have I should like to have your opinion opened one of his own suits rather on this point.

than an obvious doubleton of part- ner's suit? The probability was that West did not hold the club king.

South, dealer.

North-South vulnerable.

WEST

NORTH

S. J 7 4 X H.-9 6 4 D.-K Q 9 8 C.- J 7

S.-Q 10 9 52 H.-7 2

D.-A J 10 5 4 C-9

EAST

3.--8 HK Q J 10 3 D. 7 6 3 2

C-K 8 4

SOUTH

S.—A K 6

HA-85

D.--None

CA Q 10 6 5 3 2

The bidding:

Bouth

1 club

West 1-spade

North Pass

..

East

2 hearts 8 clubs 3 diamonds Double Fass

3 no trump Pass

Pass Pass

of

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

7.25 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota-

tions.

7.30 p.m.-London Relay

*Food for

Thought'. Three short talks on mat- ters of topical interest.

7.50 p.m. — Studio — Colonel Irwin, D.S.C, M.C., G.8.0.1; a talk on 'Black Out”.

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m. Studio Recital by Elvie Yuen (Soprano) with The Very Rev. Father Riganti at the Piano.

Relay From US.A.

"America Speaks"

Song Of Prince Galitsky

Igor'-Borodin).

("Prince

In The Town Of Kasan (Boris Go-

dounow--Moussorgsky),

Theodore Chaliapine (Bass). The Lark (Glinka-Balakireff). Serenade (Borodine). Doumka-Russian rustic scene

(Tchaikovsky).

Ruth Litvin from the Studio. Islamey-Oriental Fantasy (Bala-

kifeff, arr Casella) New Sym- phony Orchestra conducted by Eu- gene Goossens.

Musical Box (Liadoff).

Polichinelle (Rachmaninoff).

Ruth Litvin from the Studio. Prince Igor (Borodin)--Peasants"

Chorus.

Russian Cherubic Hymn (Vorotni-

koff)

Sorokin Russian Choir. Four Russian Folk Dances (Lia- dow) .Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. 9.30 p.m.London Relay The News. 9.50 p.m.-Beethoven-Concerto In D Major, Op. 61. Played by Fritz Kreisler (Violin) and The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted

by John Barbirolli. 10.35 p.m.-Songs by Herbert Janssen

(Baritone).

Widmung Du Meine Seele' (Ruckert-

Schumann)

The Lotus Flower (Heine-Schumann) All Souls' Day, Op. 10, No. 8 (von Gilm-R. Strauss)...Piano accomp. by Gerald Moore.

- 1, Son Pochi Fiori (L'Amico Fritz'|10.45

-Mascagni).

2. On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn). 3. The Lotus Flower (Schumann).

Elvie Yuen. 4. Blumenstuck, Op. 19 (Schumann).

Father Riganti.11 6. In quelle trine morbide (Manon

Lescaut-Puccini).

6. Ebben? Ne andro lontana ('La

Wally Catalani) Elvie Yuen 8.25 p.m.-Russian Programme with Ruth Litvin (Piano) from the Studio Doubinushka (arr. Rimsky-Korsa-.

kov).

Polovtsi March ('Prince Igor Bo-

rodin)....London Symphony Or-2 chestra cond. by Albert Coates.

p.m.-Military Band Music. Marche Lorraine (Ganne). Belphegor, Quick March (Brepsant). Marching With Sousa...Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards cond. by Capt, George Miller. p.m. London Relay -- America Speaks-1. A series of talka broad- cast from U.S.A. to the British Em- pire. The intention of the talks is to give in broad outline a picture of the developing problems of America and of the solutions to them which are being tried and proposed. Well- known figures in the public life of the United States are being invited to. take part. 11.20 p.m.-Close down,

"Acting on this presumption, What's On At the Cinemas

this declarer won the second heart lead, and cashed the ace king of spades, then followed with a third round of spades. West won with

but could not

the queen,

avoid

won

*

*

*:

AT THE ORIENTAL “Robber ↑ AT THE MAJESTIC—"Thirty Days Barong", with Edward Arnhold, Gary Princess", with, Sylvia Sidney and Cary Grant, Frances Farmer and Jack Oakie. Grant. Sylvia Sidney is cast as the Based on the life of Jim Fisk this pic-little actress who was hired to imper- giving dummy an entry except by ture is a gripping and returning the singleton club. West dramatic romance, its high emotional ing that she were a real princess, so entertaining sonate a princess, and wound up wish- chose to lead another spade, hop-appeal being its love theme, the court that she could hold the love of the ing that his partner had the club ing of fascinating Josic Mansfield by handsome newspaper publisher, Miss.

a financier. suit stopped. But dummy

Sidney is easy to look at, beautifully with the jack and led the jack of

garbed, and refreshingly witty. AT THE STAR-“Wild Money."

* *4 clubs. Now, whatever East did, When a penny-pinching accountant AT THE QUEEN'S —“Prescription. declarer was assured of seven club suddenly finds himself on the spending for Romance”, tricks-in short,

with Wendy Barrie. the balance

end of things, he is liable to go off the Kent Taylor, Micha Auer and Dorothea of

handle specially if the mean one in Kent. the tricks.

question happens to be Edward Everett which is laid in Budapest, relates the A comedy, the background of Horton, Supporting the star in his romantic adventure of an mad career are Louise Campbell, Lynne embezzler seeking safety

American: there and Overman, Porter Hall, Esther Dale and ending as the object of a fight for his. Lucien Littlefield.

affection by a woman doctor and his sweetheart.

"Yours very truly,

“J. L. B., Baltimore, Md.”

cor-

*

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I do like this hand. Of course, AT THE KING'S "The Painted a successful line of play depended Veil, with Greta Grabo, Herbert Mar- entirely on which defender had the shall, George Brent, Warner Oland and

Jean Hersholt. club king, but I concede my

Somerset Maughan's much discussed novel, in which Greta respondent's point, that the card Garbo gives one of the best perform- probably was in the: East hand. Iances of her career. agree that if West had held it in addition to his other strength, he might have doubled, or, at least,

"At both tables the seven hearts was opened, and both de- might have opened one of his own clarers allowed East's ten to hold suits:

the trick. At one table the heart.

continuation was allowed to hold.. The third round was won with the

TO-DAY'S QUESTION

partner's

ace, and now this declarer, ob Question: My partner opened the viously despairing of reaching the bidding with one no trump. Next dummy for a club finesse, could see hand passed. I responded with only one chance for contract, name- two no trump. Fourth hand pass- ly, to lead the club ace, in the hope ed. What should that either the king would fall or next bid be with: that West would have to win a club continuation and, having no hearts, would have to give the lead back to declarer in either spades or dia- monds. Since the club king was with East, this plan naturally fall- ed. Last took the lead on the se- cond round of clubs, cashed his bid three no trump, as he has two good hearts and then, having every sufit doubly stopped.

D.

1084

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Answer: Your partner should

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