1939-05-02 — Page 26

Blue Danube

Trio From The Studio

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 2, 1939,

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral 12.30 p.m.-Heddle Nash (Tenor) and

the New Mayfair Orchestra. Savoy Scottish Medley (arr. Debroy Somers)... New Mayfair Orch. MacGregor's Gathering (Trad.-arr.

Batten)....Heddle Nash (Tenor) | & Male Quartetto with Piano. Bonnie Mary Of Argylo (Trad.); The Bloom Is On The Rye (Fitzball & Heddle Bishop-arr. Moore). Nash (Tenor) with Gerald Moore at the Piano.

"Balalajka" Selection (Posford).

New Mayfair Orchestra.

"Once Upon A

Time"-Selection

(arr. R. S. Stoddon)....New May- fair Orchestra with Vocal Refrain.

1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Weather

Report.

ZBW 355 M. (845 kc.'s) and 31:49 M. (9.52 megacycles)

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1.03 p.m.-Ramona & Her Grand Piano.] 1.40 pm-Relsy of the Rotary Tifän

Raisin' The Rent (from "The Cotton!

Speech from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel. Speaker: Dr. F. Bunje, Subject: “Adventures Among the Long Neck Tribes". 2.15 p.m.--Close down.

Club Review')...with Roy Bargy.[ Happy as the day is long (from "The

Cotton Club Review").

Turn Back The Clock.

Ah! the Moon is Here! (film 'Foot-] 6 p.m.-Relay of the Dance Orchestra

light Parade').

from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

1.15 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

1.30 p.m. Dance Music..

Fox-Trots--Thru' The Courtesy Of Love (film "The Voice of Scandal'); What Have You Done To My Heart (film 'Cafe Collette')......George Elliott & His Sweet Music Makers.

Fox-Trot-Let's Begin (film 'Rober- ta').......Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain bý Ramona.

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.

South, Dealer”

LOCATING THE QUEEN

Neither side vulnerable

AK 9 8 3

AK Q 7 6 2 ◊ 0 5 4.1

Q.7 2 ♡ J: 5 OAK 100W

$ 4

A 10 8

Q 3.

4

♡ 10 9 8 3 CJ72

* A KQ 6ˆ

AJ 9·8 7.2

Mr. von.Zodiwits

The bidding:

Bouth West

North

East

PLAB

Dbl.

Разо 20

24

20

Pasa

20

30

Pase

Paas

Pass

Waldemar von Zedtwitz has al

trumps, then finessed West for the' Queen. Of course Mr: von Zedtwitz might have been wrong in his con- clusion, but in situations of this sort we venture to say that he is successful nine times out of ten.

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The player on your right open- ed the bidding with one diamond yesterday. What was your correct bid holding?.

J 9 8 4

8

7

ANSWER: Your correct bid is ways been famous for locating the two diamonds. Your hand is 80 Queens, and in to-day's hand a few strong, that you want to play, at slight clues helped him reach the least game irrespective of what your

right decision partner has.

TUGH CARD VALUES OF THE

Against four spades Score 100% for two diamonds, FOUR-ACKS SYSTEMS - West cashed two di-70% for, double (a slightly inade- ACE... 3 amond tricks and led quate bid and also one which part- KING .2 a club. East won ner may pass), 60% for two spades QUEEN 1

with the Queen and (another inadequate bid). In parti- JACK... forced one of dum-cular we do not like the bid of four my's trumps with spades with this hand. You must a second club lead. give your partner a chance to bid Mr. von Zedtwitz now played the hearts if he has them. Ace of hearts, and after trumping a heart,' paused to reconstruct the hand.

He remembered, first, that East

Question No. 88

Neither side is vulnerable. "You

had failed to give a high-low signal are Merwin Maier's partner and

on the opening diamond lead and hold:

therefore must hold at least three. diamonds, Thus West's original holding would have included six

diamonds and two clubs. Going one step further, West had dropped the Jack of hearts on the second lead of that suit. Of course West might false-carding

he

only.

The

Schenken

acoby

Paks -Pana

2NT

Pass

you bidr

(kpswer.

The Four

6.45 p.m.-London Relay

Elspeth Douglas Reid `in' her own character sketches.

7 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quotations; 7.02 p.m.-Studio Recital by The Blue Danube Trio-Szanto, Elkan & Gyar- matí (from the Parisian Grill).

Potpourri of Viennese Memories:

1. Beim Heurigen (Kronegger). 2. Selige Wiener Zeiten (Morena). 7.30 p.m.-Variety with Harold· Ram- say, Gracie Fields, Leslie Hutchinson and Charlie Kunz.

Beethoven's

Sixth Symphony

8.12 p.m.---Derek Oldham (Tenor) and

Sélections from Light Opera.

"La Fille De Madame, Angot”--Over-

ture. (Lecocq).

Vienna Sym- phony Orchestra cond. by Paul Kerby.

For You: Alone (Goehl); Bless You

(Ivor Novello).....Derek Oldham (Tenor) with Organ accomp. by Herbert Dawson..

"Chu Chin Chow" Vocal Gems (Norton)......Light Opera Com- pany with Orchestra. "A. Country Girl"-Selection (Lionel

Monckton)

London Theatre Orchestra.

Castles In The Air (Ross-Lincke); -Always (Dyrenforth & Smith).... Derek Oldham (Tenor)- with Orch.

"The Land Of Smiles"-Selection (Lehar).. .London Theatre Or- chestra cond. by Ernest Irving. 8,50 p.m.-London Relay-Theatreland,

Presented by F. H. C. Piffard. 9,15 pm-London Relay-The News. 9.30 p.m.-London Relay **Food for Thought". Short talks on matters of topical interest.

The Biggest Aspidastrá In The World (Harper & Commor)...Gracie Fields (Vocal) with Orchestra. Rodeo March (Harold Ramsay); St. Louis Blues (Handy). .Harold Ramsay at the Wurlitzer Organ of the Union Cinema, Kingston. By The Sweat Of Your Brow (Red-

die-Blake); A Foggy Day (film 9.45 p.m.-London Relay-Sports News 'Damsel in Distress'

Leslie Hutchinson (Vocal) at the Piano.

and Market Notes.

Charlie Kunz Piano Medley No. R. 2. 9.50 p.m.-Beethoven-Symphony No.

'Intro: Charmaine; Sally; Diane;}.

Sleepy Time Gal; Chloe; Margie..., Charlie Kunz at the Piano.

The Dicky Bird Hop (Gourly); An Old Violin (Taylor & Fishner),. Gracie Fields (Vocal) with Orch.

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-The Maestros (Vocal Quin-

tette).

6 in F Major, Op. 68 ("Pastoral”) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra con- ducted by Bruno Walter. 10.80 p.m.-Songs by Gota Ljungberg,

(Soprano).

Ave María (Bach-Gounod)............. With Violin, Harp and Organ. Violin Obbligato by Isolde Menges. Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck)..

with Organ acc. by Stanley Roper, 'Cello and Piano.

Welsh Memories-Vocal Medley (arr. Evans & Francia). Intro: Bells of Aberdovey; The Blackbird; The Ashgrove; Men of Harlech All through the night; Watching the Wheat; David of the White Rock; Land of My Fathers.....with Orch. 11 p.m.-Close down.

10.39 p.m.-Cesar-Franck Prelude,

(Piano). Aria And Finale. Alfred: Cortet

What's On At the Cinémas

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~AT THE KING'S "Kidnapped", fer- with Anna Neagle and Anton Walbrook turing Freddie Batholomew as the is the leading roles, nephew of an unscrupulous relative | who attempts to withold the nephew's estate by having him kidnapped and Times", starring Charlie Chaplin in a AT THE ORIENTAL "Modern shipped to America. During the voy-satire of a capitalistic system, Chaplin age Freddie meets Warner Baxter, re-sings, too. bel, who is honoured with the love of the fiancee of a lesser rebel.

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AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- BRA "Love Affair”, stårring. Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer in a serious tor", featuring comedian Joe E. Brown sacrifices are made following a warm AT THE MAJESTIC "The Gladia-dramatic screen-story. Heart-rending who transforms into a howling modern romance which arise when the two stars Hercules of hilarity.

Irene betrothed to a wealthy art col- * **

lector and Charles engaged to an American heiress, meet on board Years"; a technicolour historical film of vocal items.

AT THE CATHAY “Sixty Glorious boat. Irene Dunne renders a number

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