1938-04-27 — Page 22

J. McNaught Thompson Tr Studio Concert

12-12.20 p.m.-Belay of Service of

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 27, 1938.

Today's Wireless

tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.-Songs by Elsie Carlisle 12.40 p.m.-London Palladium Orches-

tra

1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wea- *ther Beport.

1.03 pm-Carroll Gibbons & His Or-

chestra.

130 p.z-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce-

nensts.

140 pm-Beethoven - Quartet In C Major, Op. 18, No. 2. Played by the Flonzaley Quartet.

2.05 p.m.-Orchestral.

2.15 pm-Close down.

6-7 pan-Chinese Programme.

7 p.m-Dance Music -

7.32 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

7.35 p.m.-Variety.

New

AI

Vocal with Orchestra-"Rosalie"-

Selection (Cole Porter).: Mayfair Orchestra Vocalist: Bowlly.

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

fel)

Hard Concerto For Violincello And Orchestra

4.m.- The Gang Smasher”- sode 11 A radio and A novel The Gang Smasher

Clerely.

1840

Report and Annomcements.

Orchestra. Mascotte 8.03. p.m.-Studio MeNaught Thom-19.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News

son (Baritone) accompanied by Nura 9.50 p.m.-Excerpts from Gilbert and 136 Kanis (Piano). 1. A Soug MST

(Alitsen)

2. Far and High

Cry (Korbay).

The Cranes Give

3. Shepherd See Thy Horse's Foam-

ing Mane (Koring).

4. The Rocking Chair (Arundale). 3.20 p.m-London Relay -Topical Gazette. A fortnightly review of things at Home. Presented by Pas- coe Thornton:

8.50 p.m. Musical Comedy Selections. The Gold Diggers of 1933 Sel

tion....The B.B.C. Dance Orches- tra directed by Henry Hall with vocal chorus. Mercenary Mary, Vocal Gems.. Co- Immbia Vocal Gem Chorus with Or- chestra.

"Crest Of The Wave" (Hassell &

Ivor Novello) Base Of England.

Trumpet Solo Elfriede (Swift); La Capricciosa (Reis) George Swift (Trumpet) with Piano Accompani Vocal Show Boat Can't Help Lo- vin' Dat Max (Hammerstein 2nd & Kem)..Marie Burke and the 9.13 Mississippi Sextette with Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra cond. by Herman Finck.

Vocal-Outside

30

You (From

'Broadway Gondolier"); Lonely Gondolier (From "Broadway Gon- dolier)....Dick Powell with Orch Accomp

Piano Solo-Marta

Melodies

Eggerth Film Fred Stein (Piano).

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

BRIDGE NOTES

Edgar Elmes

(Baritone) with Orch. Haven Of Your Heart.. Olive Gil-

bert Contralto) with (rch. pm Concert Waltzes. Waldeslust, Walzer (Arr. W. Sehe.

singer)

Wiener Prater Leben, Walzer

Translate).

(S.

Columbis Salon Orchestra: armyard-Waltz (Folk Tune). Springtime Watt (Composer Un-

known).

Sullivan "Iolanthe"

Iolanthe Overture.. The B.B.C

Theatre Orchestra directed by Stanford Robinson.

Fare

Thee Stranger. Chorus of Girls. Good Morrow, Good Lover! None Shall Part Us.. Winifred

Lawson & Tesle Rands. ̈ My Well-Loved Lord Winifred Lawson, Derek Oldham, Darreli Fancourt & Male Chorus. Love, Unrequited, Robs Me Of My Rest.... .George Baker (Bari- tone).

"Well, Attractive Bertha Lewis &

The Music of Cesar Franck.

Cards on the Table

An

series for Australian listeners. Australian (RWG. Mackay) and an Englishman (John Rande) discuss the news from London

250 **The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 8.00 am.

8.15 3.m. Close Down -

TRANSMISSION :

Frequencies

GST 21:53 Mc/z (18.33° mn GSH-2147-Mc/s (139% 21)

GSG 11.79 Me/s (16.86 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.)

10.10 p.m.-London Reisy-The Two]

Thousand Guiness. A commentary 11.45 am The Chamber Music of Mo-

10.45 am-Big Ben. Music Hall.

on the race from Newmarket Race- cotarse.

10-20 p.m.-Songs by Herbert Janssen

(Baritone).

Continental Novelty Orchestra. Golden Rain Waltz (Waldteufel). Sweetest Of All-Waltz (Walaten.11

By ELY CULBUR

An Interesting Hand

Die Nacht, Op. 10, No. 3 (Von Gilm

-R. Strauss). Traum Durch Die Dammerung, Op 29, No. 1 (Bierbaum E. Strauss). Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1 (Von Gilm

R. Strauss).. Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8 (Von Gilm

-R. Strauss).

1632 p.m.-Haydn -- Concerto In D Major for Violoncello & Orchestra. Played by Guilhermina Suggia ('Cello) with Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli.

p.m.-Close down. BROADCAST FROM DAVENTRY

TRANSMISSION 1

Frequencies-

GSG-17.79 Me/s (16.88-m13) GSQ-15.18 Mc/s. -(19:76-19) GSD. 11.75. Mc/s (25.53, 21 GSBTM 9.51 mc/s (81.55%E

zart.

12.20 pm-Topical Gazette.” A fort- nightly review of things at Home. 1.00 p.m.-Sweet and Lovely. A musi- 12:50 pm-Orchestral Interlude.

1.30 pm The News and Announce-

cal presentation.

Greenwich Time Signal at

ments..

1.45-pum

1.57 p.m.-Close Down.

TRANSMISSION'S

Frequencies

GSH-2147 Mc/a (18.97 m.) GSG 1779. Mc/s. (16.86-m5) GSF 13.14 Mc/s (19,82 mi)

3SJ (to 2.38 pm.) 21458 Fe

1.57 --Opening Announcements. 2.00 pm-Big Ben. Pianoforte Music. 2.10 p.m.

The "Two Thousand Guineas: A commentary on the race, from Newmarket Racecourse. 2.20 p.m.-The BBC Empire Orchestra 3.15 p.m.- Take your Choice." weekly entertainment feature. 4.00 p.m.--The News and Annonce- Greenwich Time Signal at

ments.

4.15 pan

Three 6.00 am-Big Ben. 'Green Fields and 4.20 p.m.-Dance Music.

Pavements. A talk by Henry Wil-14:40 pm-World Affairs' A talk by liatason.

E. V. Hodson. 6.15 am-Musical Interlude.

15.00 p.m. Close Down

"Dear Mr. Culbertson: The fol-it a coma, for he came out of it to lowing hand occurred during a re-lead his last spade, which was gob- |G.M.T gular meeting of a weekly four-bled by declarer's queen. some. The writer, who was play-hearts were taken accompanied by ing in the South position, ran the chortles of unholy glee. Declarer gamut of emotions from an abso-led a diamond around to East, who lute zero of depression when was forced to give up the ninth dummy went down, to a full 100 trick to dummy's club ace. per cent. exaltation when the pand 'broke as it did.

"What we want to know, however,

is whether this hand was

through good management,

luck, or poor defence.

- North, dealer.

Neither side vulnerable.

WEST

NORTH

S-A K

H-A K

D-K J 9.5

C-A 10 9 6 2

S.-J 10 9 8 7 6 3

E-J 3

D.-6

7 5 4

SOUTH S.-Q 2

made

"Yours very truly,

“M. C. B.”

This hand is one of the most in- goodteresting I have encountered late-

EAST S.-5 4 H-Q 10 9

DA Q 10 7 C-QJ 8 3

H-8 7 6 5 4 2 D.-8 4 3 2

C-K

The bidding:

North

2 clubs

East South Pass 2 no trump 3 no trump Double Pass

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What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE ORIENTAL-“Daughter: AT THE MAJESTIC "Head" Over ly Decidedly, I should say, the Of Shanghai", with Anna May Wong, Heels In Love With Jessie Mat- contract was made through good Charles Bickford, Larry Crabbe and thews, Louis Borell, Robert Flemyng, management, -aided and abetted, of tic insight into the workings of the lovely girls. A gay Parisian romance, Ceca Cunningham. A vivid and drama- Whitney Bourne and a big cast of course, by good luck.

billion-dollar "Resh" racket, the high with Gordon and Bevel song hits, game of sneaking aliens into the Unit-dazzling dances, glittering sets, spar- ed States past the immigration author-kling comedy and saucy situations. ities, is one of the highlights of the

AT THE STAR-"Ruggles Of Bed Gap", with Charles Langhton, Mary which Laughton and Ruggles give ex- Boland, Charlie Ruggles. A comedy in cellent performances:

THE

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Declarer's plan of discarding the blocking spade ace in dummy on the third round of hearts, thus raising picture. his own spade queen to the master card, was admirable. The sub- sequent play would have been even AT THE KING'S "Nine Days A more interesting if East upon Queen"-History's most poignant and Winning the third heart, had retouching romance sees lovely little cognised the truth and had attempt Lady Jane Grey tossed by scheming politicians onto the throne. of Tudor ed to keep declarer out of his own England and left by them to the AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- hand. It then would have been a mercy of Bloody Mary. Presenting No- BRA Romance In The Dark", with battle of Titans and although des Pilbeam, Cedric Hardwicke, Sybil Gladys Swarthout, John Boles and clarer, if he played very carefully, Felix Agimer, Miles Malleson, Desmond rollicking romance with new music Thorndyke, John Mills, Frank Cellier, John Barrymore. A gay comedy and would win, the contest would be Tester and a cast of many thousands. and songs. touch and go. If East had retum- ed, instead of the spade, the club West

queen, an elaborate series of throw-i Pass

in plays would have resulted, de- Pass

clarer taking pains, however, to hang on to his ill-important dia- "West led the spade jack. Dummy mond eight and its guards. Dum- won with spade king and took two my would win the club queen rounds of hearts, after which de-turn and throw East back on lead clarer went into a protracted hud-with the jack East in turn would dle. Six tricks with high cards were exit with the club eight. Dummy all that could be counted, and yet would cash remaining clubs, and if hearts could be established, and lead high diamond. Whether an entry set up in declarer's hand, East won or delayed winning, he something still could be salvaged would have to concede dummy two from the wreck. Dummy led a of its four diamonds, or allow South small club to declarer's singleton to make his spade queen. king, and a heart was led around Readers can have a lot of fun to East's queen, dummy discarding setting up the cards as they lay, the spade ace! Now it playing the first five tricks, as they was East's turn to go into were played, and then attempting to

trance, or perhaps I should calle with Easks hande

Pass

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