1938-04-25 — Page 22

Beethoven's First Concerto: Schnabel

And Orchestra --

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 25, 1938.

Today's Wireless

12.00-12.20 p.m/Belay of

Intercession from St. John's Cathe dra

12.30 p.m.-Billy Mayer at the Piano. 12.12-Jack Hylton and His Or

chestr

ZBW 355 M. 845 k.c.'s :: ZEK 640 kc's.

by.

18.20`p.m-Walter Gieseking At The

Uncle Peter's Children's-

Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). 6.45 pm-Songs" by Richard. "Crooks!"

1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wea-(Tenor).

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Mozart-Concerto In E Flat

Major, K. 385.

Played by Arthur Schnabei and Kari Ulrich Schnabel (Two Pianos) and The London Symphony Orchestra, con- ducted by Adrian Boult.

1.30 p.m-Benter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

1.40 pin-Latest Variety. Numbers. 3.15 p.m.-Close Down

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Macushla (Josephine V. Rowe Dermot Macmmrough). Too Late To-morrow? (Langen-

berg).

Open Your Window To The Morn,

Op. 56, No. 3 (Royden- Phillys)

Piano.

Sonata In B Flat Major (Mozart

-E. 570). 18.36 p.m.-Selections From Operz.

"Don Giovanni Overture (Mo-

zart).

6.55 p.m. Beethoven Concerto No. 1*

In C Major, Op. 15.

Played by Artur Schnabel (Pizno) and The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent, 5.00-8.03 p.m.-European Programme. 7.33 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- 8.03-11:00 p.m.-Chinese Programme. tions.

5.00 pm.--Belay of the Dance Orches-7.35 p.m.-Variety.

tra from the Roof Garden of the 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather Hong Kong Hotel

Forecast and Arsetztenants.

- 6.30 p.m.-For The Children.

Alice In Wonderland.

8.03 pm-Chinese Programme-Relay

from The Lee Theatre.

Frank Luther (with Instrumen-11.00 p.m. Close DownL

tal Accompaniment).

18.05 pm. London Relay Empire Ex-

Medley Of Shirley Temple Songs change'.

(From 'Poor Little Rich Girl) Points of view by travellers from Henderson Twins with Orchestra, the Dominions and Colonies.

BRIDGE NOTES

By BY ELY CULBERTSON

Counting Out The Hands

Mr. Culbertson is conducting, 1 no trump Pass 2 no truma through this column, an examina- 3 no trump Pass Pass tion of bridge players. Rate your- self by subtracting from 100 the points for each wrong answer.

Questions 23 and 24 of the Na- tional Self-Rating Bridge Examina- tion appeared on Saturday. They

were:

Question 23: Both sides vulner- able. You are North, the dealer. You hold:

́S.—K 6, HK Q 8 3, D.—A J

47 4, C.-K 94

You bid one heart; next hand

-passes; your partner

bids three

clubs; next hand passes.

Pass

3

State Orchestra, Berlin cond. By

Dr. Leo Blech. Within These Sacred Walls (“The

Magic Flute-Mozart); O.Isis "And Osiris ("The Magic”

Flute"-Mozart).

19.05 p

Selections From Opera: "In Town Tonight"

(Tari-telle Merracs; Chaat De Sirene (Celebre Chanson

Italienne Yorpatti, Junior).

Orchestra Napolitain.

La Paloma (Spanish Serenade Tra- The Trailing Arbutus (Friedman)

Columbia Concert Orchestra. Sagebookwälzer Volkslied. Rheinischer Karneval-Fantasie.

Eddie Saxon & His German Ürch. Dream Of Autumn (Joyce}.... Choristers Waltz (Phelps).

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London Novelty Orchestra. (9.36 pm-London Relay The News Ivar Andresen (Bass) with 950 pm-Songs by. Hubert Eisdell

Orch accomp. cond. by Fritz Zweig.

Casta Diva Norms”—Act 1-

Romani-Bellini).

Ina Souez (Soprano). Orch. cond, by John Barbirolli.

Recondita: Armonia ("Tosca”—ât, 1 — Dlicas and Giacosa. Puccini).

(Tenor).

Two Tired Old Eyes (P. Kenyon & J.

H. Squire).

Always As I Close My Eyes (Hand-

feld-Jones & E. Contes).

Thinkin' Of Mary (Ashby & T. C.

Sterndale Bennett).

110 pm-London Relay In Town To-

night Enrico Caruso (Tenor) with 10:30 pm-Latest Dance Music. Symphony Orchestra.

11 pm-Close-down.

Open Door Slammed In Tsingtao, Say Foreign Shipping Firms

Pass doors, was slammed shut last weeking forces and supplies there for

Tsingtao, one of China's open understand that they are busy-land--

by Japanese naval and military the purpose of delivering a new authorities. This information seep-offensive from that area.

Your holding is: S-Q J 10 8 4, H.-A J 9 7 5, D.—5 3, C-7 What card do you lead?

TO-DAY'S HAND South, dealer.

North-South vulnerable.

NORTH S-Q 8 4 5 2

D

-Q 10 9 6 3

6

WEST S.-9 5 [H-K Q J 1098 be D.-8

What call do you make now? Answer: Your rebid should three diamonds. There is no rea-C--10 7 4 son for failing to show your second suit and you can do so more cheaply at this stage than you will probab- ly be able to do later if you, now bid either three no trump or four: clubs. (One point demerit for any. rebid other than three diamonds). South

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ed through to Shanghai with “In addition to the onerous rules vessels returning, from the north imposed on consignments of cargo carrying reports that they had been to the port of Tsingtao by the unable to land through-passengers Japanese authorities, we are still at Tsingtao and, in fact, had ex-demed the use of wharves, which perienced great difficulty in obtain-puts the cost of our transport up ing permission for their officials to by a considerable percentage. land in order to visit branch offices. "Publicly And Privately"

;

"We are experiencing the utmost So far we have managed to difficulty in carrying out our ser- avoid trouble with the Japanese vice," one of the heads of a well-authorities, but only by adhering known foreign China coast steam strictly to the rules they have an- ship company said to the "China nounced publicly and privately. Press." "Before we can convey These rules would not be greatly cargo to Tsingtao, we have to sub-oppressive were it not for the D. A K4 2mit a copy of our manifests to the restrictions imposed on navigation. C-98 53 Japanese naval authorities-not freedom passengers and lack of

that we blame them, since we wharfage facilities.

EAST S.-KJ E-6 43

SOUTH SA 10 7 6 3 2. H-A

D.-J 75

C-A K J3 ·

The bidding:

West

North East

What's On At the Cinemas

AT. THE ALHAMBRA AND, na's story of life among a big city's †QUEEN'S “Mad About Music." teeming millions

Question 24: Both sides vulner-1 spade 2 hearts Pass 2 no trump been waiting for, and it really needs

This is the film you have 211'

able. You are South and hold:

S-AJ 9 5, H—J, D.—K J 5 4 2, C.-9 74

Your partner dealt and the bid- ding proceeded:

North East South

2 hearts Pass. 3 diamonds

8 hearts Pass 3 spades

4 hearts Pass ?

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Double 3 hearts Pass Pass

3 spades Pass 4 spades Pass Pass Pass

West, with six hearts, saw little to be gained by leading the suit West and chose, instead, the singleton

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no description, for Deanna Durbin of AT THE ORIENTAL Thin Ice- the glorious voice and attractive per-Sonja Henie ad Tyrone Power in a sonality is the star. Her leading man spectacle of "radreamed of beauty, a- needs no this time is Herbert Marshall, who also sparkle with fin and gaiety. Lovely

ballets, ear-haunting” melodies, breath--

int to to cinema fans taking ensembles. The supporting cast

des Arthur Treacher Raymond Walburn, Joan Davis, Alan Hale, Lean Pass diamond. Dummy played low, East AT THE KING'S Double Wed-Ray and hundreds of the world's best Pass won with the king, and declarer ding.” It has been some time since skaters.

we have seen” Wniam Powel and

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made an "old army false card" Myrna lay together, but the wait for AT THE STAR Fight For Your What call do you make now??

with the jack East, oblivious to these two popular stars is worth it Lady," with Jack Oakie, John Boles, Answer: You now should bid five everything but his partner's repeat- This is easily one of their best films. Ida Lupine and Margot Grahame. A hearts. True, you already have fed heart bidding, promptly shifted

bright comedy, with rozance and made two positive responses, but to, his top heart. Declarer won, Lise Bainer and Spencer Tracy form The players are all involved in a wid AT THE MAJESTIC ""Big City". thrills mingling with stimulating effect. the fact remains that your partner and banged down the ace and 2. a new and Fascinating co-starring and uniquely humorous sézzes of ad- started with a two bid and it is low spade. After that it was all team of the Big City, the story of an frentares in which the high light is a inconceivable that he will be able over. East took his spade king but immigrant girl who marries a New duel between Erik Rodes and John to make at least eleven tricks with then could make no more than the York taxicab driver in Norman Kras-Boles. your good hand Partner already ace of diamonds.

has bid hearts three times. Your West said, more in sorrow that heart jack may be a vital card for in anger: "Why didn't you return slam purposes. At any rate, you may diamond lead, partner, dear?” must give him one more urge. (Two East retorted belligerently: "How points demerit for passing. One could I tell it was a singleton? If point demerit for any other bid I'd laid down the except five hearts).“

you with a doubleton,d found dummy's TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS

whole suit would be wood.” “Did Question 25: Both sides vulner-you think I had the heart ace?" able. You are South. Your part-West asked, gently. ner. dealt and bid one no trump. Next hand passed. You hold:

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"I certainly did, and the queen, as well!" East-capped. "Well then," West purred unctiously, "You might have laid down the diamond ace to find out about that situation, and Question 26 Both sides valer-if I followed, then you could have able. You are South. The bidding

What call do you make?

has proceeded:

South West

Fast

North

East defsted

I might have done he went so far as to admitia

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