1938-05-24 — Page 22

"Escape" And

Other Relays

From London

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24, 1988.

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In-

ZBW 355 M. 845 K.c's

tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 6 p.m.-Light Orchestral Selections.

1

12.30 p.m.-Leslie Hutchinson at the

Piano.

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Please Remember (Denby-Watson). 'My Gypsy Dream Girl (From 'Com-

mand Performance').

By The Sweat Of Your Brow (Mack

-Reddie-Blake).

12.40 p.m.-Jack Hylton and His Or-

chestra.

The Fleet's In Port Again-Fox-Trot

(From 'O-Kay For Sound”), Free Fox-Trot (From 'O'Kay For

Sound').

"Bitter Sweet"-Selection.

Lord & Lady Whoozis-Fox-Trot

(From 'Gangway').

When You Gotta Sing, You Gotta Sing-Fox-Trot (From 'Gang- way').

1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wea-

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Marek Weber's Orchestra.&

Keith Falkner (Baritone).

Leo Fall-Potpourri (Art. Dostal).

Orchestra. A Song Doesn't Care (From "May-

fair Melody')

.K. Falkner.

and Rugby Press, and Announce-

1.15 p.m.-Reuter

Weather Forecast ments.

1.30 p.m. Variety.

Vocal-Yogi-Bogi; Sweet Sue, Just You....The Four, Crotchets (Vocal) Quartette) with Guitar. Vocal-Gang Show Of 1936 (R.

Reader)

Ralph Reader and

i

Chorus with Orchestra. 1.40 p.m Relay of Rotary Tiffin Speech from The Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel. Subject: 'What is this Empire"?

2.15 p.mClose downdecanati s

• 2 7 ONE GOT

BRIDGE NOTES

Mr.

Ballroom Memories Waltz Potpour-

ri (Arr. Carl Robrecht)

Orchestra Mascotte. Jealousy Tango Tzigane (Jacob

Gade).

Chinese Legend (Schulenburg. Majarska (Schulenburg). TE

Eugen Wolf & His Orchestra. Entry Of The Boyards March.

j

Boston Promenader Orchestra cond. by Arthur Fiedler. For You Only Serenade (Boulan- ger)......George Boulanger & His Orchestra. POST Gypsy Caprice (Ferraris).. Wanderlust-Waltz (Smith),'

Alfredo And His Orchestra.

6.30 p.m.--For The Children.

6.58 p.m.-Piano Solos.

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 (Liszt).

Ania Dorfmann (Piano):

Here is a case. D. Oldham, G.

Baker; M. Bennetti: W. Lawson, A. Davies and Chorus. Now let the Loyal Lieges gather Full round (Finale, Act 2) Company.

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7.33 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

7.35 p.m.Variety.

7.08 p.m.-Excerpts from Gilbert and

Sullivan. "Ruddigore"-Selection....The Band 8 of H.M. Coldstream Guards' cond. by Lieut. J. C. Windram. "Trial By Jury”

A "Trap

:

A Nice Dilemma....Leo Sheffield, Arthur Hosking, Derek Oldham, George Baker, Winifred Lawson and Chorus.

I Love Him..... Winifred Lawson,

Derek Oldham and Chorus. The Question, Gentlemen. Oh, Joy, Unbounded...Leo Sheffield, Arthur Hosking, Winifred Law- son, Derek Oldham and Chorus. "The Gondoliers"

I Am A Courtier grave and seri-

..H. A. Lytton, B. Lewis,, M. Bennett, D. Oldham and G.

ous..

Baker.

By ELY CULBERTSON

Pass

Culbertson, is conducting in a quiet chuckle. If so, here is a real good through this column an examina-one deck that had tion of bridge players. Rate your-laugh. self by subtracting from 100 the

points for each wrong answer.

The last question was: Question 46: Rubber bridge. You

are South, not vulnerable.

Oppon-

ents are vulnerable. The bidding has proceeded:

West

North East

Pass Pass 1 heart

You, South, hold:

S-A 10 8

H.-K J 10 8

D.-J 4 3

C.-A K 9

What call do

South, dealer. Both sides vulnerable.

NORTH S.-Q.J 9 3 H-Q 10 7 5 2 D.-6

C.-8 6 3

South

WEST

?

S.-AK 7542

H-None

D.-A 4

you make

East's one heart bid?

over

П

EAST

S.-10 8 6

H-A 94 D.-8 7 5 3 2

C-K J 10 5 4 C.-A Q

SOUTH

S.-None-

H.-K J 8 6 3 D.-K Q J 10 9 C.-9 7 2

The bidding: South

1 heart [A]

West North East

Answer: You should pass. The vulnerability conditions, and your particular holding, make a "trap"

1 spade 2 h'rts 2 spades -pass highly strategio. There is no

3 spades [B] 4 spades Pass. Pass assurance that you can make

5 hearts [C] Pass

Pass 5 spades Pass Pass game, whereas if opponents go even hearts [C] Double

Pass Pass a little higher, you can double with Redouble [D] Pass the justified expectation of at least "[A] Just pure devilment. [B] 2500 points penalty. [For making More fun. [C] Considerably ahead this trap pass take a two point re-for the evening and willing to lose ward; no demerit for doubling one some of it just for fun.' [D] 'Let heart for a take-out, or bidding one the tail go with the hide.' no trump. Two points demerit for "From that point on the cards, any other call.]

aided by poor West, took part in the general festivities.

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS Question 47: The bidding has been:

South West North East

1 heart Pass 1 spade Pass

?

Of the following rebids by South, which would be the strongest:

.

"West, the victim, opened the spade king. I, the villain, ruffed and nonchalantly tossed out the nine of diamonds. West, with no appreciable hesitation, ducked! The next diamond lead, ruffed in dummy, smothered West's ace. returned to my hand with a spade [A] Three hearts, [B] three ruff and, due to the amazing luck! clubs, [C] two no trump?

of finding West without a trump, Question 48: In which bidding was able to cash my three good sequence, [D] or [E], has South the diamonds and discard dummy's stronger hand?

three losing clubs. After that I had only to concede the heart ace, jand stuff my ears with cotton, [against the opponents' roaring.

"Some fun, eh? Yours truly,

"J. H. D., La Grange, Ill.”

South West North [D] 1 spade 1 no tr'p Pass

Double

[E] 1 spade I no trp Pass 2 diam's PANVICHA

TO-DAY'S HAND "Dear Mr. Culbertson:

East Pass

Pass.

Toften. Yes, bridge is great sport when have felt that cards have a sense you can sneak a nine spot through pf humor and occasionally, indulge for a swing of four tricks

Dance Band-The Comical Fellow; Mutual Love.. Folk Dance Band conducted by Ronnie Munro.” Humorous Issy Goes To Lunch; My Best Friend. Issy Bonn. (Come- dian) with Orchestra. Vocal Dixie Isn't Dixie Any More (From 'Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of

· 1936"); Jo-Jo, The Cannibal Kid (From 'Low Leslie's Blackbirds of 1988').. ..Lavaida Carter, with Orchestra. Orchestra-Let Us Be Sweethearts Over Again-Fox-Trot; The Gypsy In My Soul-Quickstep.. .Nat Gonella & His Georgians with vo- cal refrain.

p.m.-Local Time Signal, Report and Announcements.

Weather

8.03 p.m.-Studio-A Recital by P. Guntrip (Baritone) accompanied by Lindsay A. Lafford (Piano).

1. "The Wheel-Toppers' Song" (Wol-

seley Charles).

. 2. "By The Light Of The Moon" (Raymond Loughborough).

P. Guntrip. 3. Plano Solo.... Lindsay A. Lafford. 4. "The Fiddler Of Dooney" (Gladys

Taylor).

5. "Give A Man A Horse He Can Ride" (Geoffrey O'Hara).m

P. Guntrip.

Beethoven's 5th Symphony

In C Minor

10.45 p.m.-London Relay Is There Life On Other Planets?'. A talk by the Astronomer Royal, H. Spencer Jones, FR.S., D.Sc.

11 p.m.-Close, down.

BROADCAST FROM DAVENTRY

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BAL TRANSMISSION 1 Frequenciel 2 DON

GBG 17.79 Mc/* (16.86 m.) GSO 16.18 Mo/# (19.76 'm.) GSD 11.75 Mc/# (25.53 m.) GSB 9.51 mc/s (81,55 m.) G.M.T. 5.00 a.m-Big Ben, Music Hall. 6.00 a.m.Empire Exchange.' Points of view by travellers from the Do- minions and the Colonies. 6.15 a.m-Recital by Empire Artists. 6.50 a.m.-The News and Announce- Greenwich Time Signal at

ments.

7.00 a.m... ́. 7.15 a.m.--Close Down.

TRANSMISSION ↑ Frequencies ge

....

GSI 21.63 Mc/s (18,98 m.) GSH 2147 Mc/s (18.97 m. GSG 17.79 Mc/s. (16.86 m. GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) 10.45 a.mBig Ben. Tom Jenkins, at the Organ of the Plaza Cinema, Swansea. 11.15 a.m.-"The Bishop of Hereford's Nightmare. An adventure of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. 11.50a.m.-'Friends to Tea.' A vest-

pocket vaudeville.

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12.20 p.m.-Escape' (First-hand Ac- counts by Prisoners-of-War)-4: 'An Unconducted Tour of England'. talk by Oberleutnant A. D. Heinz H. E: Justus.

12.50 p.m.-David Buchan, in Piano- forte Improvisations.

8.20 p.m.-London Relay-Escape 1.00 p.m.-'A New Zealand Panora-

First-hand accounts by Prisoners of

mia.

War, 'An Unconducted Tour of Eng-1.30 p.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at land', by Oberleutnant a.D. Heinz H.

1.45 p.m. E. Justus. 8.50 p.m.-Studio-"Arensky"

Trio

Prue Lewis (Violin), Ettore Pellegat- ti ('Cello) and Lindsay A. Lafford (Piano).

9.30 p.m.-London Relay The News. 9.50 p.m.-Beethoven-Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67. Played by the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conduct- ed by Sir Landon Ronald. 10.23 p.m.--Ballads.

The Prentice Lads O' Cheap (Baron

& McCall).

Wandering The King's Highway

(Leslie Coward)....Peter Dawson! (Bass-Baritone).

Down Vauxhall Way (Oliver), Pretty. Mocking Bird (Bishop).

Mavis Bennett (Soprano).

1.57 p.m.-Close Down,

:, -TRANSMISSION 3. Frequencies,

GSH 21.47 Mc/u (13.97..... GSG 17.79 Mc/s (18.86 m.) GSF 15.14 Mc/n (19:82 m.). 1.57 p.m.-Opening Announcements.. 2.00 p.m.-Big Ben. 'Let's Go to the Theatre. Stories and songs from London Shows.

2.20 p.m.-Violoncello Sonata. 2.45 p.m.Is There Life on Other Planets? A talk by the Astronomer Royal, H. Spencer Jones.

3.00 p.m.-Milestones of Melody." 4.00 p.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 4.15 p.m.

"

In An Old Fashioned Town (Squire). 4.20 p.m.-The BBC Empire. Orches- My Dear Soul (Sanderson).

tra.

Titterton (Tenor). 5.00 p.m.-Close Down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE KING'S--"The Bad Man Of Brimstone", with Wallace Berry, Virginia Bruce, Lewis Stone, Guy Kib- bee and Joseph Calleia. Portraying in which graphic detail the manner in law and order came to the lawless town of Brimstone. The cast is well chos- en and the picture offers comedy, ro- mance and a gripping drama.

** * *

AT THE QUEEN'S "Hollywood Hotel."-A smart musical with Dick Powell, Hugh Herbert, Alan Mowbray, the Lane Sisters and Johnnie Davis.

*

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AT THE ORIENTAL-"The Prince And The Pauper."—Mark Twain's un-

forgettable story of the beggar boy and prince who changed places is now the most topical of films. Starring Errof AT THE ALHAMBRA—“The Devil Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephen- is Driving", with Richard Dix, Joan son, Barton MacLane and the Mauch

A dynamic Twins. Perry and John Wray, dramatisation of a fearless prosecutor's one man campaign against playboys turned killers when driving drunkenly. A wife, married to a George Wash- ington husband, who dealt only in lies. AT THE MAJESTIC—“Life Begins Their many misadventures are uproar- in College."-A "smash hit" musicale, iously funny, spicy and thrilling. With featuring the Ritz Brothers, Joan Davis Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Una and Gloria Stuart, supported by a num-Merkel, Lynne Overman, Porter Hail ber of specialty artistes.

and Edgar Kennedy.

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AT THE STAR-"True Confession."

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