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Trio By Zanella From

The Studio

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1938

Take Your Choice

Today's Wireless th

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral.

12.30

p.m.-Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and His Boy Friends and Les Allen (Baritone).

I Was Anything But Sentimental

(film 'Take My Tip): To-morrow Is Another Day (film A Day at the Races)... Carroll Gib- bons & His Boy Friends. Moonbeams Dance (Gibbons). Bubbling Over (Gibbons).

Carroll Gibbons (Piano).

A Melody From The Sky (film "The

Trail of the Lonesome Pine').

At The Close Of A Long Long Day. (Moll & Marvin).... Les Allen & His Canadian Bachelors with No- velty Accomp.

Breakin' In A Pair Of Shoes. (S. H.

Stept).

Sugar Rose (Waller).

Boy

It's An Old Southern Custom (film 'George White's Scandals of 1935)

& His Carroll Gibbons Friends. 1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wea-

ther Report.

1.03 p.m. — The Ballyhooligans

Mills Brothers.

China Boy-Quick-Step.

Choo-Choo-Quick-Step.

and

The Ballyhooligans.

Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet (Mur-

phy and Wenrich).

The Mills Brothers, Bugle Call Rag-Fox-Trot. Tiger Rag-Fox-Trot.

The Ballyhooligans, Sleepy Head (From 'Spy 13'). Jungle Fever (From Spy 13').

The Mills Brothers. Favourite Favourites No. 2-

Fox-Trot Medley.

The Ballyhooligans. 1.30 p.m.--Reuter & Rugby Press; Weather Forecast & Announcements. 1.40 p.m.-New Variety..

Orch.

Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider

(Leonard).

BRIDGE NOTES

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c's :

Sonny Boy (De Sylva-Brown-Hen-Į

derson) Harry Roy's Tiger- Ragamuffins.

Vocal

Erst Hab' Ich Ihr Komplimente

Gemacht.

Mia Bella Napoli! (both from Venus in Silk'-Stolz-Grunwald- Herzer)

Richard Tauber

(Tenor);

Organ w. Violin-

Song Of Paradise (King). Serenade (Moussorgsky). Reginald Foort at

the BBC

Theatre organ and Alfredo Cam- poli (Violin).

Duettists-

That Old Feeling (from 'Vogues

of 1938'),

: ZEK 640 k.c's.

Serenata Veneziana (film 'Lullaby'

Zulberti Melichar).

19.05 p.m.-Leslie Jeffries & His Or- chestra and Lucienne Boyer (So- prano).

Ravini's Serenade (Ravini): Automne (Chaminade) ....Orchestra. Le Tango Des Filles (Delettre &

Bayle).

L'Hotel Du Clair De Lune, Valse

(Simonot & Gerard).

Lucienne Boyer.

1

Springtime Serenade

(Johnny Heykens). The Balkan Princess-Valse

(Paul A. Rubens).

Le Cygne (Saint-Saens). Evensong (Easthope Martin).

And Other

London Relays

A series of talks broadcast from the. U.S.A. to the British Empire.

9:20 am.—The Old Folks at Home. 10.00 a.m.The News and Announce- ments.. Greenwich Time Signal at

10.15 a.m.

10.25 alm.—Close Down:

TRANSMISSION 2

Frequencies-

GSJ 21.58 Mc/s (13.98 m GSH 21.47 Me/s. (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16:86 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.)

10.45 a.m.Big Ben. 'Backstage at Alas- Bellahouston-The Clachan, tair Borthwick reviews progress at the Empire Exhibition: Orchestra.11.05 a.m. Jack Wilson and a Piano.

11.25 a.m. Take your Choice.' - 11.55 a.m.-

Songs of the Seasons--1:.

Afraid To Dream (film 'You Can't 19.30 p.m.-London Relay The News.

9.50 p.m.-Musical Comedy, C. B. Cochran Medley.

Have Everything)

Dance Orch.-

Molly and Marie.

Green Eyes-Rumba.

Maria, My Own-Rumba.

Victor. Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra.

2.16 p.m.-Close down. 6.00-7.00 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7.00 p.m.-New Mayfair. Orchestra.

Hieland Laddie (Carruthers).

Tunes Of Not-So-Long Ago 1923(4. Dicky Bird Hop (Gourley),

The Clock Is Playing (Blaw). 'Hide And SeekSelection (Vivian

Ellis).

7.25 p.m.-London Relay

Choice".

Take Your

7.55 p.m.-New Dance Records. 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements.

8.03. p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota

tions.

C. B. Cochran (Compere) assisted by Janet Joye, Elisabeth Welch, Edward Cooper and Ray Noble & His Orchestra.

10.00 p.m.-London Relay-'Stop Dan- cing'. A programme of very light music arranged by James Moody. 10.30 p.m.-New. Dance Records. 11 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 (31.55 m.)

8.05 p.m.-London Relay The Private Soldier'---3. A talk by Ian Hay. 8.20 p.m.-Studio-Trio: Prue Lewis, G.M.T (Violin), Ettore Pellegatti (Cello) 8.15 and Lindsay A. Lafford playing a Choice. Trio by Zanella.

8.55 p.m.--Songs by Gigli (Tenor).

Mattinata (Leoncavallo). Torna A Surriento

Curtis).

Approach

(Ernesto de

By ELY CULBERTSON

Bids

suit. a

"Take a.m.-Big Ben.

your

Spring.'

12.05 p.m.-The

Private

A talk by Ian Hay,

p.r.- Schumann's

12.20

- Music.

Soldier-3.

Chamber

12.50 p.m._'Childhood's Dream." Con-

fessions by famous men.

1.10 p.m.-Stars of English Variety, 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/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSF 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 m.)

GSJ (to 3.30 p.m.) 21.53 He/s 1.55 p.m.-Opening Announcements. 2.00 p.m.-Big Ben. Stop Dancing.' 2.30 p.m.Pianoforte Recital by Hen-

ry Bronkhurst.

3.00 p.m.-Music Hall.

4.00 p.m.-The News and Announce--

ments. Greenwich Time Signal at

4.15 pm.

8.45 a.in. Songs of the Seasons 1: 4.20 p.m.-Folk-song Recital.

Spring.' 8.55 am-Talk: America Speaks

4.40 p.m.-World Affairs." 2.15.00 p.m.- -Close Down:-

What's On At the Cinemas

PAT

THE STAR"Her Husband AT THE MAJESTIC "Gilded Li- Lies," with Gail Patrick, Ricardo Cor- ly", with Claudette Colbert, Fred Mac-- tez and June Martell. The story of the Murray and Ray Milland. A gay dilemma which confronts ́ a husband lighted hearted comedy bristling with after promising the wife not to gam-fresh sallies of wit and crisp fast dia- ble and is forced to do so to save his loguɛ. brother's reputation.

*

in the mad house.

best

If the opener is The Acol system is peculiarly into

AT THE KING'S “Everything Is rich in opening bids. The Appro-doubled he rescues himself.

Thunder" with Constarice Bennett and ach bid of One of a suit is used in PRECISE NO-TRUMPS BIDDING

AT THE ALHAMBRA “Marry The Douglas Montgomery and Oscar Ho- the great majority of cases, includ- The No-Trumps bidding, it will

very be observed, is very precise, and Girl Hugh Herbert heads a cast of molka. This picture has been de-

"lunatics" ing powerful hands neither

including Mary Boland, scribed as the vivid, passionate and balanced nor very unbalanced. In the counts are closely adhered to. Frank McHugh, Alan Mowbray, Frank profoundly moving story of an es- addition, there are no fewer than Thus a nonvulnerable count of McConnell, Allen Jenkins and Carol caped English prisoner of war and a nine different ways of announcing from 16 to 19 and a vulnerable Hughes, in a riotous tale of big busi-pretty warf of Berlin. It was a

an English. very balanced or very unbalanced count of 19 are too strong for Oneness that nearly lands the entire cast seller of 1935, written by J. L. Hardy

captain who himself made five efforts to escape a war pri- hands that conform to certain re- No-Trumps and not strong enough

son and at last succeeded. for Two No-Trumps. Such hands quirements.

AT THE QUEEN'S "Mountain are opened with One of a suit.

Justice.A gripping drama of fana- AT THE ORIENTAL-West Bound" Two in a suit other than Clubs on The responses to No-Trumps are tical mountain folk who combine an Limited," with Lyle Talbot and Polly hands with not fewer than eight based on the point count. That is, intensive study of the Bible with child Rowles. The throbbing excitement of a with strength the responder either marriages and an occasional murder.railroad story is the central theme of raises in No-Trumps or forces with It features Josephine. Hutchinson. the plot. There is plenty of excite Any on George Brent, Guy Kibbee, Mona Barment, and a runaway, train rushing a jump bid in a suit.

rie, George Barrat and Robert Me- along at high speed provides one of

the many tense scenes. jump suit response is a weak take wade. out-practically a sign-off.

These nine ways of bidding are:

one

playing tricks and at least powerful suit of five or more cards

usually more;

Two Clubs, which guarantees five honour-tricks and

near-game. strength;

One No-Trumps, showing Milton Work count of from 13 to 15 non-vulnerable and 16 to 18 vulner

able;-

Two No-Trumps, showing a count of from 20 to 22,

One No-Trumps is raised to Two on a count of 10 or 11 and to Three

On

n 12, when not vulnerable; and to Two on 7 or 8 and to Three on 9, when vulnerable. Two No-Trumps is raised to Three on 5 points and sometimes on 4.

The TweClub bid alway guar- Two Clubs, followed by Two No-antees five honour-tricks. With Trumps showing a count of from

fewer. game-going strength and 23 to 25;

than five honour-tricks, the hand is opened with Two of a suit other than Clubs. Two-Clubs is not in- variably forcing to game. Ifin response to the negative, Two Dis No monds the opener bids Two

Two Clubs, followed by Three No-Trumps, showing a count of 26

Three in a suit (including Clubs), which is very weak shut-out made on 5 or 6 playing tricks, ...

Four in a suit, which is a weak Trumps, the responder may pass or shut-out about one playing trick a blank hand.

stronger; and

Three No-Trumps,

which

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