1938-12-21 — Page 26

"Unto Us A

Child Is Born”

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X'mas Pageant

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 21, 1938

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of a Service of In- tercession fróm, St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.-Leslie Hutchinson (Vocal)

at the Piano.

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

with

Selections Bing Crosby ((Vocal).. Hawaiian Paradise (Owens)....Bing. Crosby with Dick. McIntire & His Harmony Hawaiians.

Miracles Sometimes Happen (Mur-1.40 p.m.-Hawaiian

ray); No Regrets (Tobias-In- gram); A Foggy Day (film 'Dam- sel in Distress'); By The Sweat Of Your Brow (Reddie-Blake). 12.42 p.m. Jack Harris & His Band.

Rise 'N Shine-Fox-Trot (from the film); The Hills Of Old Wyomin'

'Palm Slow

(from Fox-Trot Springe'); Stars In My Eyes- Waltz (film "The King Steps Out'); Amazon Goes A-Wooing- One-Step; Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm-Fox-Trot (film 'Manhat- tan Music Box').......with vocal refrains..

You're Laughing At Mo-Fox-Trot (from 'On..the Avenue'); This Kisses--Fox-Trot (from Year's

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

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Raie da Costa (Piano) and

Harold Ramsay (Organ). Famous Marches Medley.

Harold

Ramsay at the Wurlitzer Organ of the Union Cinema, Kingston, Butterflies In The Rain (Reaves & Myers); Everyone Says "I Love You" (film 'Horse Feathers')..... Raie da Costa (Piano).

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'On the Avenue')....Roy Smeck & His Hawaiian Serenaders with vo- cal chorus.

Samoan Love Song (film "Taboo');

Mohea I Muolau Lani (Kai).

Andy Iona & His Islanders with vocal refrain.

Song Of The Islands (arr. King); Aloha Oe (Kennedy). Bing

Crosby with Dick McIntire and his Harmony Hawaiians. p.m.-Dance Records. Quick-Step-Avalon; Fox-Trot-My Honey's Lovin' Arms.....Val Ros- ing and His, Swing Stars! Fox-Trots-Body And Soul; A Little Quintette Love, A Little Kiss..... Of The Hot Club Of France. 2.15 p.m.-Close down.

p.m.-Bach-Sonata No. 3 In E. Isolde Menges (Violin) and Harold! Samuel (Piano).

Six Great Melodies....Harold Ram-6 say at the Wurlitzer Organ of the Regal Cinema, Kingston. What Are Your Intentions (film 'Twenty Million Sweethearts'); I'll (film With You String Along 'Twenty Million Sweethearts').... Raie Da Costa (Piano). Six Great Melodies-No. 2....Harold Ramsay at the Wurlitzer Organ of the Regal Cinema, Kingston. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,

and Weather Forecast ments.

Announce-

The

Patrol March To The British Grona-

diers (arr. Stanford Robinson) The B.B.C. Theatre Orchestra and Revue Chorus,

The Crown Imperial (Walton)

B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra con- with ducted by Sir Adrian Boult Berkeley Mason (Organ). England, My England (A Pageant of National Songs).. ...Massed Symphony Orchestras cond. by George Walter with Dennis Noble (Baritone) and Organ.

6.45 p.m.-London Relay "Unto Us A Child Is Born". A Pageant of Christmas. Devised and produced by Robin Whitworth. With B.B.C. Chorus and Orchestra.

7.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

7.32 p.m.-Musical Comedy Selections. "The Girl Friend"--Vocal Gems (Rodgers); "Peggy Ann"-Vocal Gems (Rodgers)....Light. Opera Company.

"Sunshine Susie"-Medley..... Raie Da Costa and Harry Jacobson (Piano Duet).

"Viktoria And Her Hussar"-Vocal Gems (Abraham)....Light Opera Company,

The Big Broadcast-Selection

6.17 p.m.-A. programme of English

Music.

(Dame Overture Wreckers

Dame Ethel Ethel Smyth). Smyth conducting the. British 8 Symphony Orchestra. Dream Children, Op. 43, No. 2 (El-18.03

gar).......London Symphony Or- chestra cond. by Lawrance Colling- wood under the supervision of Sir Edward Elgar.

Winning

CONTRACT

(By the Four Aces)

David Burnstine, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken

World's leading Team-of-Four, beaten every other

Inventors of the system that has system in existence.

A TRUMP FORCE

Debroy Somers Band with the Car- lyle Cousins and Dan Donovan,

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

p.m.-Debroy Somers Band. Memories Of Horatio Nicholls; Ball- room Memories-Waltzes; Me And My Girl-Selection; What's Yours? -A Convivial Medley (arr. Debroy Somers).......with vocal chorus. 8.30 p.m.-Albert Sandler (Violin).

Bent arr.

and Allegro (Fiocco,

O'Neill); Pale Moon (Logan, arr. Kreisler)....with Jack Byfield at the Piano.

The

Spanish Serenade (Heykens);

Child And His Dancing Doll (Hey-

Programme Of

English Music: "In Town To-night"

Sweet Melody Of Night, (film 'Give us this Night'); My Love And I (film 'Give us this Night') Webster Booth with Orchestra. Sanctuary (Hewitt)... Essie Ack- land with Organ accomp. by Her- bert Dawson.

9 p.m.-London Relay Empire Ex- change'. Points of view by travel- lers from the Dominions & Colonies. 9.15 p.m.-Regimental Band of H.M.

Grenadier Guards.

Silver Trumpets-Grand Procession- al March (Viviani-arr, Godfrey); The Grenadiers Waltz (Waldteu- fel-arr. Winterbottom); Acclama- tions Waltz (Waldteufel)......con- ducted by Capt. George Miller. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay The News 9.50 p.m.-New Variety,

Dance Orch.-A Gipsy Told Me-

Fox-Trot (film 'Happy Landing'); When They Played The Polka- Fox-Trot..... Horace Heidt and His Alemite Brigadiers with vocal chorus.

Vocal-Love's Longing (film 'The

world belongs to the young'), Joseph Schmidt (Tenor) with Orch. Dance Orch.-Retintin-Tango; Lo- renzo Tango....Orquesta Tipica Francisco Canaro.

Yeux Vocal-Ou Soleil Duns

(Gaston Claret)......Damia with Wal-Berg & His Orchestra. Humorous She Was, She Was, She Was (Miller); Just In Fun (Mil- ler)......Max Miller.

Ses

Dance Orch.-A Little Kiss At Twi- light-Fox-Trot (Alm 'Give me a Sailor'); What Goes On Here In (film 'Give My Heart-Fox-Trot me a Sailor')....Dick Jurgens & His Orchestra with vocal refrain. Vocal-Red Maple Leaves (Kennedy--

Grosz)....Betty Driver with Orch. Voice ---- Woodcutter's Song (Knorr, Becce) ...Comedy Har- monists with Piano.

Male

Vocal-I am a Voice (Igelhoff- Schwenn)....Zarah Leander with Orchestra.

kens)....with J. Samehtini (Cel-10.30 p.m.-London Relay lo) and J. Byfield (Piano), 8.43 p.m.-Webster Booth (Tenor) and

Essie Ackland (Contralto).

O Peaceful England (from "Merrie Serenata England" German); (Braga). Essie Ackland with Orchestra.

'In Town To-night'. Introducing unusual stories from every walk of life,- flashes from the news of the week, and 'Standing on the Corner" (inter- views with the man in the street).. Produced by C. F. Meehan. 11 p.m.-Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

AT THE STAR-"Wee Willie Win-) kee", with Shirley Temple and Victor McLaglen in martial film.

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"Of Human

AT THE KING'S

The most Hearts", with Walter Huston, James Stewart and Guy Kibbee. beautiful and human of love stories.

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In

West opened the Queen of hearts to-day's hand South, the]

AT THE QUEEN'S—“White Ban- Declarer, made another contract

and continued with the Jack, South

down-to- ners". Another powerful which should have been defeated.

AT THE ALHAMBRA-"Pride of Again West's proper play was to played low both times, then trump-earth drama by the author of "Magni-

With a brilliant cast headed by Claude the West", with William Boyd, George force Declarer to ruff in one hand, led the third round. South's con-ficent Obsession" and "Green Light".

although giving him

tract appeared easily makable un-Rains, Bonita Granville, Jackie Cooper Hayes and Russell Hayden. War be- to the opportunity

less one of his opponents held four and Fay Bainter in a role that puts her tween cattlemen and stage coach rob- in line for the Academy Award of 1938. bers furnishes as many thrills as most

Western stories in this picture. the discard from

insurance other. To-day's hand spades.

HIGH CARD VALUES OF THE FOUR-ACER SYSTEM

3

ACE... KING 2

QUEEN.1 JACK...

VETIA, WALANT OF PACK BA

AVERAGE HAMD O S

As

partial

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AT THE ORIENTAL"Fire Over is slightly more com-against this contingency, Declarer

England". All the romance and gran- plicated than the one

decided to establish a club trick

"Rascals". deur of England in the adventurous

AT THE MAJESTIC - previously discussed. Nevertheless we feel (his tenth trick). When the ten of days of Queen Elizabeth and the Span-

ish Armada are depicted on the screen Princess Jane of the Gypsies rescues a certain that any, good clubs was led, West, seeing a pos-in this Alexander Korda production runaway rich girl who has lost her player in West's posi-sible finesse against the Queen, with Flora Robson portraying the memory and leads her into all sorts of

"Virgin Queen", Laurence Oliver tion would have recognised ducked. When the club ten held, Michael Ingolby, Vivian Leigh, Leslie again. With Rochelle Hudson, Robert situation for what it was and made j the winning play. Why not place Declarer drew all the trumps and Banks, Raymond Massey and many Wilcox, Borrah Minevitch

cashed his four diamond yourself in West's position as de-then fender against four spades?

Bouth, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable

10 6 5 3

Q J 10

AQ J

♡ K 5 2

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♣ KJ 9'4

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A 7 8

A:9-8

9 7.5 2 2 8,6 5 3

K 9 8 7 2: ♡ 6 3 OAKJ 4

♣ Q 10

The bidding:

Bouth West

I♡ Pass

North Ban Poas 2NT Pasa Pass

Pass

Pada

the

tricks.

West had a fine opportunity to set the contract by breaking two rules at the same time. First, he should play second-hand high, jump- ing right in with his Ace; and next, give South a ruff and discard by leading another heart. Let's see what would happen. If the heart were ruffed in dummy, West's spade ten would win a fourth-round. trump. trick; if Declarer elected to trump the heart in his hand, he would now hold one less trump than West and nothing could pré- vent West from winning a trick with his long trump,

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