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First Performance of Z.B.W. Orchestra

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 9, 1988,

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service, of Iu- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12,80 p.m.-Military Band Music and

Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritono).

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

ther Report.

ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M. (9.52 megacycles)

Now, Pray, What is The Cause.

Chorus.

Replying, We Sing....Derek Old- ham, George Baker & Chorus.

1.03 p.m.-Gilbert & Sullivan Excerpts,

"Iolanthe❞—Overture.... The B.B.C. 1.30 p.m.-Router and Rugby Press,

Theatro Orchestra directed by Stanford Robinson.

"The Gondoliers"

Weather Forecast and Announce.

ments.

1.40 p.m.-Orchestral & Vocal. Then, Let's Away.....Derek Old-2.15 p.m.-Close down.

ham, George Baker, Winifred 5.45 p.m.-London Relay Trooping Lawson & Alleen Davlos.

The Colour'. In Honour of the Then Away Then Go To An Island' Birthday of His Majesty The King -with a description by Major J. B. Fair (Finale Act 1)......Dorek

S. Bourno-May (Lato Coldstream Oldham, Winifred Lawson, Ai- Guards) from the Horse Guards Par-

ade, Whitehall, London. leen Davies, George Baker and Chorus.

Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes.

Dorok Oldham (Tenor).

Of Happiness The Very Pith.

Derek Oldham, George Baker & Chorus.

Rising Early In The Morning.

George Baker & Chorus.

The Lincolnshire Poacher (Tradi- tional)......Harold Williams and The B.B.C., Male Chorus' conducted by Stanford Robinson with Piano. Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through The

Night).

March Of The Men Of Harlech (Welsh Air).....Royal Mountain Ash Male Choir conducted by T. Glyndwr Richards.

7.18 p.m.-Cesar Franck-Prelude, Arie And Finale. Played by Alfred Cor- tot (Piano). 7.40 p.m.-J. H. Squire Celeste Octet.

Memories Of Chopin (Arr. Willough-

by).

Valse Bluette-Air De Ballet (Dri-

go).

A

Barcarolle-Serenade

Weather

Venetian 7 p.m,=964 Skanties & Chōruses. *** (Arr. P. Willoughby),

Agincourt (Willan); Here's A Health 8 p.m.-Local Time Signal,

Unto His Majesty (Harris)....John Report and Announcements. Goss

(Baritone) and Cathedral 8.03 p.m.-Studio-R. Abbit on The 1st Male Voice Quartet.

Test Match,

John Pool (Traditional)......Harold 8.15 p.m.-Studio-A Concert by Z. B.

Williams and The B.B.C.

Male

Chorus conducted by Joseph Lewis (Ernest Lush at the Piano). Wrap Me Up In My Tarpaulin Jacket

(Traditional).

Winning

CONTRACT

(By the Four Aces)

W. Orchestra.

1. Three English Dances (Roger

Quilter).

2. The Gentle Maiden (Boulton-arr. Somervell); Passing Bỳ (Mer- rick & Purcell).... ..Dennis Noble (Baritone).

8. A Forest Melody (Montague Phil-

lips).

4. Allegretto (Wolstenholme).

5. Merrie England Vocal Goms (B. Hood & E. German)..... Miriam Licette, Clara Serena, F. Russell, D. Noble, R. Carr, and Chorus with Orch.

"Trooping The "Colour"

From London,

6. Cloverley Suite (Edward German)

(a) Valeotte. (b) Logande.

(c) Bolero.

9.15 p.m.-London Relay-World Áf- faira'. A talk by the Right Hon. Sir Malcolm Robertson, G.C.M.G., K.B.E. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay The News [9.50 p.m.-A Ballad Concert.

Because (E. Toschemacher—D'Har-

delot).

I Love The Moon (Paul A. Rubens). Murray Stewart (Tenor) with Orchestra.

Love's Old Sweet Song - (Molloy,

Bingham).

A Brown Bird Singing (Haydn Wood, Barrio)....Mary Kay (Contralto) with Piano Accompaniment. When Dull Care (Lane Wilson). When Lights Go Rolling (Ireland).

Stuart Robertson (Bass-Bari- tone) with piano accomp. by Gerald Moore.

Sink, Red Sun (Coleridge & del

Reigo).....

(Old

The Banks. Of Allan Water

Scottish. Ballad).....Muriel Brun- skill (Contralto).

The Bay. Of Biscay (Davy). The Saucy Arethusa (Traditional).

Stuart Robertson.,

[10.23 p.m.-Rachmaninoff

Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30. Played by Vladimir Horowitz (Piano) and The London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Albert Coates.”

God Save The King..........The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra cond. by Sir Adrian Boult.

11 p.m.-Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE QUEEN'S--"First Lady." Town," which were great hits. The A gaily provocative tale of life be-

David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenkenhind the scenes at Washington, D.C.. picture stars Ronald Colman

World's leading Team-of-Four; Inventors of the system that has

beaten every other system in existence.

THE OPENING NO- TRUMP BID

For no apparent reason, the Open- ing one-notrump bid has been the football of the "system manufactur ers." One writer recommends а no- trump so gigantic. that a pass by partner is practically crimin- while another

al;

recommends one 80 pitifully weak that partner cannot afford

another.

HIGH CARD VALDES

OF, THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEN

How-

with two sleek felines in female guise

as a

cach jockeying for a term in the White young British Consul who finds love in House for her lord and master and a beautiful strange place. Love and hence for herself. Ultra smart dia-

logue, authentic settings and a well-hate are vividly enacted by a perfect- knit plausible story make this a film

for the "must" list. The cast includes cast which includes Jane Wyatt, Mar-- Kay Francis, Preston Foster, Verreo go, John Howard, Edward Everett Teasdale, Anita Louise, Walter Con- nolly, Victor Jory, Louise Fazenda.

Horton, Isabel Jewell and others.

AT THE ORIENTAL — “Alcatraz AT THE ALHAMBRA

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"Danger,

had missed an easy game. ever, if you are playing the Four Aces System, you find that this hand fulfills all the requirements for an Opening bid of one notrump and you make that Opening hid. Island."-To-day a name-hated, feared, Love At Work"-Ann Sothern, Jack. Now, if your partner holds the hand perhaps even loved man; to-morrow, Haley, Mary Boland, Edward Everett with a mere King and Queen, he will just a number on Uncle Sam's Devil's Horton, Walter Catlett, Franklin Pang- pass, leaving you at a safe con-

Etienne Girardot, Bennie. Island. The gripping, emotion-packed, born,

farce tract; but if he holds an Ace, King,

Bartlett and E. E. Clive in a JACK.Queen, Jack, or slightly less, he will realist story of some of the men who comedy of love, business and philan- went there. With John Litel, Ann thropy with just a touch of back-ton- raise and a sound game contract will be reached.

Sheridan, Mary Maguire, Dick Purcell, ature that provides the most hilarious.. the abvent of the: Gordon Oliver, Vladimir Sokoloff, Ad-entertaimmers.

talkies. dison Richards and Ben Welden.

ACE... 3 KING..2 QUEEN 1

TOTAL VANE SEPACK DO

AVERAGE NAME 67%.

Opening

*

* *

AT THE KING'S "Lost Horizon."

to raise without hold-- ing the equivalent of an

Hands similar to the above occur bid. Instead of approachirg the very frequently and by means of subject logically, they seem merely the Four Aces Valuation Table, we to have striven to differ with one are able to give exact rules for the Opening one-notrump, which are as

AT THE MAJESTIC “Madam X." On the other hand, our Opening follows: First, the distribution of A spectacular, spell-binding triumph-Starring Gladys George in a story one-notrump bids are made in ac- the hand should be 4-8-8-3, 4-

of a woman who made one mistake and. cordance with the Principle of An- 4-8-2 or 5-8-8-2, and the doubleton, for Frank Capra, who

paid for it for the rest of her life. The. John. Warren William, ticipation, when we feel

an if any, must include either the King such pictures as "It Happened One cast includes

Beal, Reginal Owen and Willian Opening suit bid would leave us a or the Ace. The reason for this of Night," and "Mr. Deeds Goes To Henry. guess on the second round. For course lies in the fact that if you example, suppose you are dealer and pick up the following hand:

Spades

Hearts

Diamonds

Clubs

K x

that

K x x x ....A K x x .............A 10`x

HCV 12 with 6 honours

The hand looks good to you-it

eventually reach three notrump, the opponents are most likely to open your shortest suit and it be- hooves you to have it stopped. Se- condly, the high card value should range from a minimum of 111⁄2 to a maximum of 18.

With weaker. hands of a balanced

a

is a good hand, and you happily type (9% to 11), you open with a open the bidding with one diamond, sult bid of one, and if your partner Second Hand passes, and your part-responds with one notrump, you can ner responds with one notrump, pass without fear of missing and now what are you going to do? game, With slightly stronger Your partner may have a mere hande (13% or 14), also open with King and a Queen in which case a suit, and if your partner responds should you bid two notrump, he will with one notrump, you may raise pass and you will probably be set. to two notrump. With still stronger On the other hand, he might have hands, 141⁄2 to 16, open with two as much as an Ace, King, Queen notrump; with 16% to 18, and Jack, in which case should you notrump..

pasa, it would be disclosed that you "Copyright by the Four Aces

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