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Studio Concert: Royal Scots Light Orchestra

THE CHINA MAIL. MARCH 8, 1938.

Today's Wireless

12.00-12-20 p.m.-Relay of Service of

Intercession from St. John's Cathe dral

12.30 pm-De Groot and His Orches-

tra.

The Gypsy Princess Selection

(Kalman).

Albumblatt (Wagner, arr. Mulder).. Liebestraume (Liszt). Zinetta (Geeh!).

When The Great Red Dawn Is Shin-

ing (Sharpe).

"The Merry

(Lehar).

Widow

Selection

1.00 pm.-Local Time Signal and Wes-

ther Report.

1.03 p.m-Light Opera Selections.

The Land Of Smiles Selection (Lebar)...London Theatre Orch. conducted by Emest Irving. "The Arcadians" (Monckton):

Arcady Is Ever Young. The Pipes Of Pan.

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

'Monsieur

New

ZEK 640 k.c's

Beaucaire Selection 6.00-7.00 pm-Chinese Programme.

200 p.m.---Dance Music. - 7.25 p.m.--Closing local Stock Quota

tions.

(Rosse, art. Bucalossi). Light Symphony Orchestra.

The Beggar Student' (Milocker-7.30 pm-London Relay All Kinds of

Zell-Genee):

Ich hab' skein Gold, bin vogelfrei. Ich knuptte manche zarte Bande.

People 5 A New Zealander's ex- periences in canvassing for a news-" paper in Lancashire by Nesbitt Sellers.

Variety And

Dance Music:

Light Opera

8.50 a.m.—The News and Amorace- ments. Greenwich Time Signal st $9.00 sm.

9.15 am.Close Down

TRANSMISSION ↑

Frequencies

Hans Fidesser (Tenor).17.45 pm-Studio-International Wo 2- Communication by Sea"

1.30 pm-Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

1.40 p.m.-Rotary Tiffin Speech relayed from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel Speaker: Dr. . Y. Lin, Director, Kwangtung Rural Co- operative Commission, and Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry, Canton. Subject: What is Awangtung doing to conserve her food supply

Winnie Melville (Soprano).]2:15 pm-Close down.

BRIDGE NOTES

By ELY CULBERTSON

Vulnerable Overcalls

2

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GSJ 21:53 Mc/s (13.98 m) GSE 2147 Mc/s (13.97"~m.). GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86 m) GSO-15.18 Mc/s (1976 m)

am-Big Ben Lines on

11.15 a.m.-Orchestral Music. 11.30 am-All Kinds of People 5: 4 New Zealander's Experiences in Canvassing for a Newspaper in Lan- cashire.* 11.45 alm.

men's Day a talk by Tsi-Dsi Irene Ho 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements.

Concert by the 8.03 p.m.-Studio

Light Orchestra of the 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots. (By kind permission of Commanding Officer & Officers). 8.33 pm Schumann-Papillons, Op. 12.30 pm-Harold Sandler and his

2. Played by Alfred Cortot (Piano). 846 pm Songs by Elisabeth Schu-1.15 p.m.-George Robey and Violet

mann (Soprano).

Chamber Music. 12.15 pm-A Summy Morning

comedy.

Viennese Octet

FLoraine

Music of the Spheres (Knepler-J.1.30 pm-The News and Announce

Strauss, arr. F. Mittler).

The Shepherd on the Rock (Chezy-

Schubert).

19.00 pm-Military Band Concert

9.30 pm. London Relay The News. 9.50 pm-Variety and Dance Pro-

gramme.

10.45 p.m.-London Relay Arry and

Liza in Cockney Cameos 11.00 pmClose down.

BROADCAST FROM DAVENTRY

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Frequencies-

GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m). GSO 15.18 Mc/s" (19:76 GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 GSB 9.51 mc/s (31.55 m)

In my opinion the most dangerous part-score, which is better than al- call in Contract Bridge in the hands flowing the opponents to make of the "average" player is the over-part-score.

And Hand No. 4 calls out for a call when vulnerable of an oppon- ent's opening bid. (The one pos-Heart bid, owing (1) to the attack- the sible exception is the psychic bid, ing distribution, and (2) to

em-lack of defensive tricks. which average players rarely

Thus it will be seen that a pass ploy.) In nearly every case a vulner- able overcall, especially when part-is often advisable on a hand con-†G.M.T. ner has already passed, is the risk-taining about 3 honour-tricks, while ing of a considerable penalty in or-with only 2 honour-tricks a bid may der to save a part-score. It is lay-be preferable.

of about "ten-to-one ing odds against" on what is an even-moneyļa chance.

7.00 a.m.-Big Ben. Palace of Varie

ties', with George Robey. 8.00 am-Empire Exchange". in 815 am-The Morris

The following hand occurred

recent match between the Buchanan Bridge Club and the It illustrates the danger of a vulnerable No Trump overcall.- South dealt, with North- South vulnerable.

Take this position. North, your Troon Nomads. partner, and you, sitting South, are vulnerable. North deals and passes; East opens with "One Spade"; and

of other

these you hold one or hands:-

NORTH S.-9

E-10 6 4 3 D.-10 7 6 5 C-A 9 5 3

(1)

(2)

S-A 10 9 2

S-9 2

H- 9

H-KIS

D.-J 10 S 3

D.-AQ8

C.-Q 10 9 5 4

(0)

S.-9

WEST S.—J 6 2 H-A Q J 2 DJ 9 3

C-AJ 3

(3)

S.-9 2

H-K Q 9 6 D-AJ 10

C. —A Q J ±

E-K Q 9 6 5 4 2)C-Q 10 4 D.-J 6 C-AJ 4

In my experience of average club players, each of those hands would be considered as justifying an over- call, even when vulnerable. But re ally good players would never risk a vulnerable overcall on two of these

hands.

ments.c 1.45 p.m.

A

Greenwich Time Signal at

1.55 pmClose Down.

TRANSMISSION 3

Frequencies-

GSH 21.47 Mels (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86 m.) GSE 1514 Mc/s (19.82 m.)

GSJ (to 3.30 p.m.) 21.53 Kels 1.55 pm.-Opening Announcements. 2.00 pm-Big Ben. Take your Choice." 2.30 pm-Songs of the Seasons-2-

Summer.

2.40 p.m.-Musical Interlude. 245 pm-Arry and Liza, in Cockney

Cameos.

£3.00 pm. The Torquay Municipal Ür-

chestra.

4.00 pm.The News and Announce- ments Greenwich Time Signal at

4.15 pm

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4.20 pm-Talk: 'Backstage at Bella-

houston

Alistair The Clachan.” Borthwick reviews progress at the Empire Exhibition.

435 p.m. The Melody Is There." tors Band. 5.00 pm-Close Down

What's On At the Cinemas

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AT THE KING'S "Thin Ice.” AT THE QUEEN'S Tou're Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power in a Sweetheart". This picture has tuneful spectacle of undreamed of beauty, a-tunes, danceable music, hearty comedy.. sparkle with fun and gaiety. Lovely It moves along with a swing-time pace, - ballets, ear-haunting melodies, breath-packing, condensing, jamming more en- taking ensembles. The supporting cast tertainment into a given number of includes Arthur Treacher, Raymond reels than has been done before. It stars Walburn, Joan Davis, Alan Hale, Leah Alice Faye, who has never been seen: EAST

Ray and hundreds of the world's best to better advantage. Alice sings in: S-AK7 5 3 skaters. H-9.5 D. K8 4 2

C- K8

SOUTH S.-Q 10 8 4

H-K 8 7

her own inimitable style, she puts: class, finish, and finesse, in her per formance and makes her every minute: ton the screen. count. And so do AT THE STAR-"Exclusive," with George Murphy, Ken Murray, Oswald, Fred MacMurray, Frances Farmer and Andy Devine, William Gargan, Frank Charlie Ruggles. With the battle be-Jenks, Donald Meek, Frances Hunt, tween two rival newspapers as its Dave Oliver and the others of the background, the story concerns the cast. sacrifice a father is forced to make when he must choose between the

AT THE ORIENTAL “Romeo. And strict adherence of the newspaper code Julet" with Norma Shearer and Les- After three passes East opened the

or the betrayal of his own daughter. lie Howard. One of the most remark- bidding with a call of "One Spade."

able pictures made by this famous Then South injudiciously overcalled

screen couple John Barrymore, Edna with "One No Trump," which West AT THE ALHAMBRA Mountain May Oliver and Basil Rathbone at once doubled for penalties. In Justice." A gripping drama of fana-also in the cast.

tical mountain folk who combine an in-

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Hand No. 1 has a points-count of 14. and so is close to warranting play South-at least at one table tensive study of the Bible with child AT THE MAJESTIC "Ali Baba an opening bid of "One No Trump, made three tricks only, thereby in- if not vulnerable. But to overcall curring a penalty of 1100 points on "One Spade" with "One No Trump" a hand on which opponents cannot after partner has passed would be make a game-contract against the Wade. to tempt Providence Partner may best defence.

the

have a trickless hand, and the other Even when partner has not already opponent may hold the balance of passed, the making of vulnerable strength, in which event he will overcalls is dangerous unless probably double your overcall for distribution is most favourable for penalties. As your hand is almost attack, or there are sufficient honour- strong enough to defeat a game-tricks to warrant the making of a contract, the risk of a 4-trick set take-out double. With honour-tricks 1100 points--is out of all proportion only, it is usually better to pass to the potential saving.

than to overcall, for, as has been Hand No. 2 might be bid at "Two pointed out, the risk of penalties far Clubs" over "One Spade" by an op- outweighs the potential gains. ponent. But, again, the risk is not A safe rule is-Do not make worth while. Game for your side, vulnerable overcalls unless ~(1) your partner having passed, is im- your hand holds out at least a fair probable in any suit, and, in any chance of game with little support case, your hand is worth three tricks from partner, and (2) your hand in defence. A 2-trick, set may re- lacks the defensive values to defeat sult from an overcall, so it is bet-fan adverse game-contract. ter to pass.

If that rule is followed, an oc- Hand No. 3 however, justifies a casional vulnerable game or part- double of the opening "One Spade" score may be missed, but the sav- bid. Whatever suit partner respondsing in penalties will be many times with will probably yield at least a greater than what is lost.

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