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Recital By

Anne Balfour From The Studio

THE CHINA MÁIL, MÁY 4, 1938,

Today's Wireless

12.00-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe- dral.

12.30 p.m.-Selections from Grand

Opera.

1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and

Weather Report.

1.03 p.m.-Leslie Hutchinson (Piano) And Roy Fox and His Orchestra: 1.80 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,

Weather

Announce- Forecast and

ments.

1.40 p.m.-Schubert-Trio No. 1 In B

Flat-Op. 99.

Played by Cortot, Thibaud Casals-Instrumental Trio.

2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

6.00-7.00 p.m.-Chinese Programine.

7.00 p.m.-A Spanish Programme.

Spanish Dance No. 1

(Granados).

Spanish Dance No. 2

(Granados).

And

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

Spanish Dance No. 3-Rondalla Ara-↑

gonesa (Granados). Triana (Albeniz Orchestrated by

Arbog).

·

ZEK 640 k.c.'s.

tenfahrt" (K.605)~(Mozart). Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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conducted by Bruno Walter.

8.10 p.m.-Studio-A Recital by Anne Balfour (Soprano) accompanied by C. H. G. Harper. Melodies Polonaises.

New Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens. Un Barberillo Alegre-Cancion (J.) L. Medio-Villa-F. Prado). Conchita Supervia

prano). Granada-Spanish Suite (Albeniz). Cordoba-Cantos de Espana‚ (AI-

beniz). Orquesta Odeon conducted

Mtro. Godes.

(Mezzo-So-Wilder.

.

by

Oriental 7.32 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota-

tions.

Andelouse 7.35 p.m.-The Mills Brothers And The

Ballyhooligans.

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New Light Symphony Orchestra 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

conducted by Eugene Goossens.

La Zingarella (Paisiello). Pastora (Murillo-Miranda).

Conchita Supervia (Mezzo-So-

prano).

BRIDGE NOTES

Mr.

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-Orchestral.

German Dances Nos. 1 and 2 (K.605)

'—(Mozart).

German Dance No. 3-"Die Schlit-

By ELY CULBERTSON

How Good Are You?

Culbertson is conducting, through this column, an examina- tion of bridge players. Rate your. self by subtracting from 100 the points for each wrong answer.

+1

WEST

NORTH S-Q 7

H.-Q J 9 8 3 DA K 9: C.-6 4 3

I

YESTERDAY'S QUESTIONS Question 33: You are East, de- S.-10 4 fending against a three no trump H.-K 7 6 contract. The bidding has proceed-D.-Q J 10 3 2

East South West

ed: North

8 no trump Pass

1 diamond 1 spade 2 no trump Pass!

Pass

West, your partner, leads

seven of spades. Dummy and your

C.-K 10 9

SOUTH

EAST

S. 8 6 2 H-10 5 4 2

D.-7 6 5

*

C.-J 7 2

S.-A K J.9 6.3

H.-A

D.-8 4

Spanish Music: German Dances: Violin Solos

BROADCAST FROM DAVENTRY

TRANSMISSION 1

Frequencies

G8SG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSO 16.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) GSB 9.51 mc/■ (81.55 m.)

!

Music by F.]G.M.T. Chopin. Words (in French) by Victor 5.00 a.m.-Big Ben. 'Green Fields and

Pavements.' A; talk. 8.30 p.m.-London Relay-The Lover.' 5,15 a.m.-Musical Variety.

A play by G. Martinez Sierra. Tran- 5.30 am.The Gang Smasher" (Epi- sode 5): A radio, serial adapted slated from the Spanish by John Gar- from the novel The Gang Smasher

by Hugh Clevely. rett Underhill.

Characters:

The Queen; The Lover; The Lady-in-Waiting.

Scene:

A salon in a royal palace. 8.55 p.m.-Violin Solos.

Prelude (From "Sonata No. 1 in G Minor for Solo Violin"-J. S. Bach).

Two Minuets (From "Sonata No. 6

in E. Major for Solo Violin": J. S. Bach). Henry Merckel.

Folies, D'Espagne (Corelli).

Georges Enesco (Violin) with San-

ford Schlussel. at the Piano. Gavotte (F. J. Gossec).

Carlos Sedano (Violin Solo). 9.10 p.m.-Philadelphia Symphony Or-

chestra.

Hungarian Dance No. 1.

Orch, conducted by Leopold Sto-

kowski. "Carmen"-Entr'Aete, Act 4 (Bizet). "Carmen"-Prelude To Aet 1 (Bizet). Orch. conducted by L. Stokowski. Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2 (Liszt). Orch. conducted by L. Stokowski. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News.

9.50 p.m.Variety.

Accordion Virtuoso

Woodland Flowers (Felix Burns).

5.50 a.m.-The Music of Cesar Franck. 6.20 a.m.-The Opening of the Empire Exhibition (Scotland) by his Majes- ty the King.

6.50 a.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 7.00 a.m.

7.15 a.m.-Close Down.

TRANSMISSION I

Frequencies—-**

GSJ 21.58 Mc/s (18.93 m) GSH 21.47 Mc/s (18.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) 10.45 a.m.-Big Ben. Palage of Varie-

ties.'

11.45 a.m.-Talk by the Chief Engineer

of the BBC.

12.00 p.m.-The Chamber Music of Mo-

zart.

12.30 p.m.-The Lover.' A play. 12.55 p.m.--The Aston Hippodrome- . Orchestra.

1.30 p.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 1.45. p.m.

1.57 p.m.-Close Down.

TRANSMISSION 3

Frequencies

GSH 21.47 Mc/a (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSF 15.14 Mc/a (19.82 m.) GSJ (to 8.30 p.m.) 21.53 Mc/#

Black And White (George Bots-1.57 p.m.-Opening Announcements.

ford).

Viljo Vesterinen.

Vocal-

The Return Of Abdul Abulbull

Amir (Crumit). [

I'm Bettin' The Roll On Roamer

(Curtis and Crumit).

Frank Crumit (Tenor).

Piano Duets

Roberta-Selection (Kern).

Pass

the

C.-A Q 8 5

hand are:

The bidding:

NORTH

East South

West

North

S.-Q 3

Pass 2 spades

Pass

3 hearts

H.-K 6

Pass 4 clubs

Pass

4 spades

D.-A K 75 4 3 C.-J 9 5.

Pass 5 no trump

Pass

6 diamonds

With Drums.

Pass 7 spades

Double Pass

Pass Pass

"Dear Mr. Culbertson:

South.

EAST

S.-A-10-9-6-5- H.-Q J 4 D.-2

C.-A Q 10 8

the Dummy plays the three to first trick. What line of defence do you elect, and what is your rea- son, or your hope?

I

was

2.00 p.m.-Big Ben. Irish Dance Music- 2.10 p.m.--The Chester Cup: A running commentary on the race, from the Roodeye Racecourse, Chester." 2.25 p.m.-Six Days' Cycle Race (Third Day): A commentary on the race. From the Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley, London. 2.40 p.m.-The BBC Empire Orchestra.. 3.15 p.m.-Take your Choice.' A week-

ly entertainment feature.

Arthur Young And Reginald Fo-14.00 p.m.-The News and Announce-

resythe.

10.10 p.m.-London Relay-The Ches-

ter Cup:

A running commentary on the race,

Admittedly, my last bid from the Roodeye, Chester. was on the optimistic side. West's 10.25 p.m.-Latest Dance Music. final double told me that he pro-11.00 p.m.-Close Down. bably held the club and heart kings and (I hoped) the Q-J-10 of dia- monds. Hence, the following play: "West led the spade four. I won

3

ntents.

4.15 p.m.

Greenwich Time Signal at

4.20 p.m. Let's Go to the Theatre." Stories-and-songs-from-London

Shows.

4.40 p.m.-World Affairs. A talk by

H. Wickham Steed.

5.00 p.m.-Close Down.

s On At the Cinemas

What's

and most entertaining picture of the

!

al

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*

AT THE ORIENTAL “Merry-Go- in which gangster guns, swing music Answer: You should win with the with the nine and led the heart spade ace and shift to the club ace; next, a low spade to dummy's Round of 1938". with Bert Lehr, Michal and underworld intrigue and a hectic queen. You know from West's open-queen, then a low heart was trump-Auer, and Alice Brady. The funniest romance are combined.

AT THE KING'S-“Borneo.”—Mar- ing lead that declarer started with ed with the six spot. I cashed the season.

* * *

tin Johnson's last and greatest adven- at least the K-J-8 of spades. Thus, spade ace, West discarding the dia-

AT THE MAJESTIC "The Greenture film, taken but a few weeks before. he must make two spade tricks. The mond deuce, and dummy the club

The most talked about his death in the world's most mysteri- best you can hope is that West has three. I led a diamond to the king Pastures,"

Banned. in ous island and bringing for the first time to any cámera many fantastic a diamond stopper. Undoubtedly, and ruffed the nine of hearts. The film for several years.

England and then permitted to. be declarer will have to clear the, dia-queen-jack of hearts now were good shown, it has since passed the Censor scenes and strange new animals.

** * * mond suit. Your club queen lead for two club discards, but I still in China and Hong Kong. (covered and won by declarer's had to make a place for my club probable and won by declarer's queen. I led the spade king and

AT THE QUEEN'S "Night Spot", probable king) leaves you with the West let go the club mine, dummy with Allan Lane, Joan Woodbury and A-10-8 over dummy's J-9. Your the club four. Now, my last dia- Parkyakarkus. A fast moving drama partner, on winning with his diamond to dummy's "ace and the hearts squeezed mond stopper, will return a club queen-jack of and give you, in all, five tricks. If West to a pulp. On the last heart your partner has the club king in he had either to blank the club stead of a diamond stopper, your king or discard the high diamond. club shift is equally effective. (If I felt pretty good about this hand you defended in this way, add two and the way I had put West on. points to your score, as reward.)

TO-DAY'S QUESTION

Question 84: Both sides vulner able. You are South, second hand. East deals and bids one spade. Your holding is:

the spot.

Yours very truly,

"E. R. T., Rochester, N.Y... I don't blame you for feeling good. You played perfectly. must point out, however, that the squeeze would have failed without West's amazing

S-6 4 8, H.-7 2, D-A K 10 7 6 opening 'Ténd. Peration on his

C-A 6 8.

What call do you make?

TO-DAY'S HAND TRUE

East, dealer

Both sides vulnerable.

had a perfect diamond lead and, if he had made It, the squeeze would have gone ||right up the flue;~~Dummy' 'would

have been short a vital entry i ward the establishment of hearta

AT THE ALHAMBRA-"She's Got Everything", with Ann Sothern and Gene Raymond. A gay romantic story of an impoverished society and a coffee millionaire.

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