1938-06-22 — Page 22

Hong Kong Hotel Dance

Orchestra

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1938

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.-J. H. Squire Celeste Octet

And Nelson Eddy (Baritone). Operatica (Famous Operatic Melo- dies-arr. J. H. Squire).........J. H♪ Squire Celeste Octôt.

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Along The Highway (From "Naughty Mariet- ta').

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

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Carroll Gibbons & His Boy 1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,

and Weather Forecast

Announce- ments.

Fella').

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

7.10 p.m.-Piano Selections.

Rondo In E Flat Major (Chopin-Op. 16)...Anatole Kitain (Piano Solo). Feux D'Artifice (Extrait Des "Pre- lude" 2e Livre-Debussy)...Marcel Ciampi (Piano Solo). Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 (Liszt). Marcel Ciampi (Piano Solo). p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

1.40 p.m.-Gilbert and Sullivan Selec-7.26

tions.

1.56 p.m.-Concert Waltzes. 2.15 p.m.-Close down.

6 p.m.-Relay of The Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

(a) Sweet as a Song; (b) Downtown Strutter's Ball; (c) Half Moon on the Hudson; (d) In Old Chicago. 6.14 p.m.-Recorded:- Le Regiment Qui Passe (Sconoscinto); Aria Con Variazioni (Luigi Mozzani).....Mario Maccaferri (Guitar Solo). 6.21 p.m.-(a) Romance in the Dark; (b) How'd you like to love me; (c) Thanks for the memory; (d) Mama, that moon is here again. 6.35 p.m.-Recorded:-Stars Over De- von (Flynn & Egan); Speak To Me Of Love (Lenoir).....George Scott- Wood (Piano-Accordion Solo assist- ed by Guitar, Bass & Drums).

Somebody's Wrong (Ursell)..... Ern Pettiffer (Clarinet Solo with Piano, and Guitar).

6.44 p.m.-(a) I'll never let you cry; (b) Vieni, Vieni; (c) Rosalie; (d) Big Chief Swing It.

7 p.m.-Songs by Paul Robeson (Bass). Old Folks At Home (Swanee River-

Traditional, arr. Bruce). Poor Old Joe (Traditional),

Sailorman Roll Up

(From 'Big

tions.

7.28 p.m.-Philadelphia Symphony Or-

chestra.

Chorale-Prelude (Bach). Prelude In A Flat

trans. Stokowski).

(Szostakowicz,

"La Boheme".

"Topical Gazette' & Other London Relays

6.20 a.m.-'Sweet and Lovely. A mu

sical presentation by Peter Yorke and his Orchestra.

6.50 a.m.-The News and Announce- ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 7 a.m.

7.15 a.m.-Close down.

1

TRANSMISSION 2

Frequencies—

Lovely Maid In The Moonlight..

Rosetta Pampanini and Dino Borgioli with Orchestra, Goodbye To Sweet Awakening (Quartette Act 3)......Rosetta Pampanini, Dino Borgioli, Auro-10.45 ra Rettore and Gino Vanelli with Orchestra.

Manon Lescaut-Intermezzo

Milan Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Cav. Lorenzo Nolajoli. "Tosca" (Act 1).

Recondita Armonia....Jussi Bjor- ling (Tenor) with Orchestra con- ducted by Nils Grevillius. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News. p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather 19.55 p.m.-London Relay "The Nor- Report and Announcements.

thumberland Plate'. A commentary 8.03 p.m.-Reginald Foort (Organ) & on the race from Gosforth Park,

Sam Browne (Baritone). Sleep, My Little One

Hautzik-Riesenfeld).

8

Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

(Lullaby-10.15 p.m.-A Variety Programme with Sandy Powell, The Mills Brothers, Greta Keller and Bing Crosby, Pennies From Heaven (From thei

Film).

In The Chapel In The Moonlight (Hill).....Reginald Foort at the B.B.C. Theatre Organ.

Have You Forgotten So Soon (Gil-

bert & Nicholls).

Talking Through My Heart (From 'Big Broadcast of 1937')......Sam Browne.

8.30 p.m.-London Relay-Topical Ga- zette'. A fortnightly review of things at Home. Presented by Pas-, coe Thornton.

9 p.m.-Studio-Rambles Of An Aim- less Ambler-(with Albert). The Second of A Weekly Series. 9.10 p.m.-Selections

Operas.

from

"La Boheme" (Act 1).

Puccini

Che Gelida Manina....Jussi Bjor- ling (Tenor) Orchestra conduct- ed by Nils Grevillius.

Winning

CONTRACT

(By the Four Aces)

David Burnstine, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken World's leading-Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has

beaten every other system in existence.

THE SURE WAY

Let's Call A Heart A Heart (From 'Pennies From Heaven')......Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra.

Sandy's First Baby Humorous

Sketch....Sandy Powell and Com-1

pany.

London Rhythm.

11 p.m.-Close down.

BROADCAST FROM

DAVENTRY

TRANSMISSION 1

Frequencies—

GSG 17.79 Mels (16.86 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc (19.76 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) GSB 9.51 Mc/s (31,55 m.) G.M.T.

GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 'm.) GSF 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 ·m.)

a.m-Big Ben. A Seventeenth- Century Court Leet, held this day in the Bayle at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Reconstructed by George Hardwick from papers in the Town Chest. Pro- duced by Olive Shapley. 11.05 a.m.-Programme of Light Mu-

sic from Sweden. 11.30 a.m.-Music Hall. With the B.B.C. Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Presented by John Sharman.

12.30 p.m.-Topical Gazette.' A fort- nightly review of things at Home. Presented by Pascoe Thornton.

1 p.m.---The Chamber Music of Mozart 10. Joseph Shadwick (Violin) and Wilfrid Parry (Pianoforte). Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte in B flat. (K. 454): (1) Largo-Allegro (2) Andante (3) Allegretto.

Announce- 1.30 p.m.-The News and

ments. Greenwich Time Signal at 1.45 p.m. 1.50 p.m.-End of Transmission 2.

TRANSMISSION 3

Frequencies---

GSJ 21.58 Mc/s (13.93 m.) GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) 1.55 p.m.-The Northumberland Plate: A commentary on the race, by R. C. Lyle (at the grandstand) and Richard North (at the start). From Gos- forth Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 2.15 p.m.-The B.B.C. Empire Orches- tra; leader, Leonard Hirsch; conduc- tor, Eric Fogg.

3 p.m.-Big Ben. Sousa Marches. 3.15 p.m.-Take your Choice.' A week- ly entertainment feature, presented by William MacLurg. The orchestra led by Josef Marais and conducted by Jack Clarke. Orchestrations by Jack Clarke and others. p.m.-The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 4.15 p.m.

5 a.m.-Big Ben. 'Empe Exchange.' Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and the Colonies. 5.15 a.m.-The Music of Handel-3.4

Kathleen Long (Pianoforte).

An

L

and his Dance Orchestra (by permis-

5.50 a.m.-'Cards on the Table." A 4.20 p.m.-Dance Music. Al Collins

series for Australian listeners. Australian (R. W. G. Mackay) and an Englishman (John Maude) discuss the news from London.

6-10 a.m.-Harp Solos.

sion of the Savoy Hotel, Ltd.).

4.40 p.m.-World Affairs.' A talk by H. Wickham Steed.

5 p.m.

Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE · ORIENTAL

"Charlie AT THE STAR-"Captain's Cour- Chan at Monte Carlo'. Another of ageous", with Freddie Bartholomew, Warner Oland's production and sup- Spencer Tracy and Lionel Barrymore.

As we have preached for many, one club trick, plus the King of ported by Keye Luke and Virginia Field Rudyard Kipling's story of the men of years in the play of the hand at rub-hearts and a ruff. Two of his with the background of the great gam-the fishing fleet. Worth seeing again,

enabled Spencer Tracey to win

the ber bridge, safety is of paramount three losing clubs would eventual-bling resort.

award for the best performance of the year.

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HIGH CARD VALUES,

OF THE FOUR-ACES SYSTEM

3

ACE KING.. QUEEN.1 JACK...

TOTAL VALUE IN PACK DE AVERAGE HAND 67%.

importance. In to-ly be discarded on dummy's long day's hand Declarer heart suit.

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AT THE KING'S — “Penitentiary”, with Walter Connolly, John Howard presented his oppon- Declarer decided to take

AT THE ALHAMBRA-"Law Or a and Jean Parker. A thrilling enacted The Underworld", with Chester Morris ents with an oppor- chance and finesse the King of drama of love and revenge in a jail. Ann Shirley and Walter Abel. A tunity to defeat the hearts. East won' with the King The story of a youngster branded as a gripping gangster drama in which ad- contract by failing and promptly returned the deuce. killer, due to circumstances, and the venture, peril and romance combine to to make a safety play Feeling certain that his partner warden's daughter who dared to love provide excising entertainment. on the very first play had opened a singleton, East was of the hand.

using the suit-directing convention

North, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable

9 6 3

4

◊ 8 5 2

AQ 9-7

4 2

A Q J 8

♡ A Q 7 6 5

◊ A J 6 4 ♣8

N WE S

.10 4

♡ K 932

Q10 7 3 AK JS

AAK 7 5 2

The bidding:

J 10 8.

K 9

10 6 3.

North East South West

Pass 14

10

14

Pass

Pass

Pass

:

Pass Pass

him.

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a mystery no one could.

AT THE MAJESTIC—"The Women AT THE QUEEN'S — "Expensive Men Marry", with George Murphy, to inform his partner that his re-Husbands" with Beverly Roberts, and Josephine Hutchinson, Claire Dodds entry was in clubs, the lower of the Patrick Knowledges. Dealing with a and Cliffe Edwards. An amazing pic- two remaining suits (trumps being movie actress whose popularity is wan- ture exposing a new American racket eliminated). If he had returned ing and hits on the idea of a big in which two lovers take a great chance the nine of hearts, he would have publicity stunt to bring her back in to fathom been calling, for a diamond lead. Public favour. A romantic comic hit, fathom. East knew that his King, of clubs would be a re-entry only if his partner held the Ace and would underlead it. And dummy's hand revealed clearly enough that the only real hope of setting the con- tract was for him to obtain the lead again and give his partner a second ruff.

Alas for East's hopes! West had never heard of this useful suit-directing convention. The dar- ing play of underleading his Ace, dummy's When West opened a singleton Queen of clubs, with hert, Declarer could have insured singleton staring him in the face,

head. entered his

West ontract by jumping in with never

s Ace and drawing two trumped the heart and returned a trumps. He could then diamond. Declarer's careless play Tack of hearts with per-that should have proved disastrous

it being impossible for actually cost nothing..

to win more than Copyright, 1988, by the Four Aces

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