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Gert & Daisy's Zoo 'Oliday: B.B.C. Recording

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 20, 1989.

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 12.30 p.m.-Alice Faye (Vocal) and

Harry Roy and His Orchestra. This Year's Kisses (film 'On

Avenue'); Slumming On Park Avenue (film 'On the Avenue')..... Alice Faye. (Vocal), with Cy Feuer Orchestra.

the

Sentimiento Gaucho Swing Step: La Cumparsita-Rumba ....Harry Roy & His Orchestra. There's A Lull In My Life (film Wake Up and Live'). Alice Faye (Vocal) with Cy Feuer Orch. Harry Roy's New Stage Show

Harry Roy & His Orchestra (Re- corded at the actual performance at the Holborn Empire, London).

1 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Weather

Report.

1.03 p.m.-Raie Da Costa (Piano).

"King of Jazz"-Medley.

"Monte Carlo"-Medley.

"Whoopee"-Medley.

1.15 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,

Weather Forecast

ments.

and

1.30 p.m.-Dance Music.

Announce-

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

with Orchestra and Chorus.

1.40 p.m.-Relay of the Rotary Tiffin/

Speech from the Roof Garden of the 7.15 p.m.-Light Orchestral Selections. Hong Kong Hotel. Speaker: The Rev. J. R. Higgs. Subject: "Beauty and Town Planning".

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

& p.m.-Dvorak-Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104. Pau Casals ('Cello) and The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Georg Szell.

6.37 p.m.-Songs by Elisabeth Schu-

mann (Soprano),

Ever Softer Grows My Slumber

(Brahms, Op. 105, No. 2).

....with Orchestra (Sung in German). The Little Sandman (Brahms); Hark! Hark! The Lark (Shake- speare-Schubert) with Piano accomp. by Gerald Moore (Sung in German).

6.47 p.m.-Cesar Franek — Symphonic Variations. Alfred Cortot (Piano) and the London Philharmonic Orch. conducted by Sir Landon Ronald. 7.03 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

Quickstep-Nellie Dean; Slow Fox-7.05 p.m. -Songs by Paul

Trot-Ida Sweet As Apple Cider

The Six Swingers directed by

George Scott Wood.

Rumba Triquenita

Brito & His Orchestra.

Alfredo

Robeson

(Bass). The Black Emperor (film 'Song of Freedom'); Canoe Song (film 'San- Love Song ders of the River'); (film 'Sanders of the River")

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.

VOID SUIT NOT ALWAYS USEFUL

South, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable

◊ 7 6 3

AJ 8 3

OK Q 9 54

♣ 10 9 7 2

9 7 6 4

N

8 5 2

W

AK J

K 2

AK J

A J 10

Q 10 5

♡ Q 10 9 7

6 4 3

◊ 8 2

6

Q 8 5 4 3

The bidding:

South

West

North

1 affe

Pass

10

East

1♡

2NT

Pass

3A

Pass

3NT P888

Pass

Б

Pa68

Dbl.

Разв

Pasa

Pass

vealed his hand by bidding three hearts at this point. If he had, South would undoubtedly have re- turned to three notrump the proper place to play the hand. By arbitrarily deciding that his lack of hearts meant that the hand could be played only in a suit, North had thrown away an easy game. Incidentally, this situation is described in the following answer to yesterday's question.

** *

Yesterday you were Merwin Maier's partner and held:

AJ XX

OK Q 9 II

4 10 9 x I

With neither side vulnerable, the bidding went:

Maler ** .2NT

Schenken

Pass Pass

You

10

Jacoby 1♡

(7)

The cue-bid in the opponents' suit an extremely useful bid that has been employed by experts is frequently over- for years looked by average players as being too complicated. Ac- tually this bid, which is neither mysterious three hearts. This cue-bid in your nor complicated, is opponent's suit is a game-forcing most enlightening in bid that shows (a) a good hand revealing the dis-that includes support for your tribution of a hand. partner's club suit; (b) a void in

HIGH CARD VALUES

OF THE

FOUR-ACES SYSTEM

ACE ... KING..2 QUEEN.1 JACK

TETAK SALANI OF PACKLIS

AVERAGE HAM 63%

ANSWER: Your correct bid is

It may be used any hearts. time either of your Score 100% for three hearts, opponents has bid a

three suit, and announces: (a) you not 80% for three spades or only wish to get to game, but are clubs, 50% for four clubs, 30% for interested in a Slam; (b) either five clubs, 0 for any other bid. your own suit is very solid or you have fine support for partner's suit; (c) you are either void or hold the Ace of the opponents' Buit.

In to-day's hand North was 80 sure that his void in hearts would be invaluable that he neglected the fact that a large part of his part- ner's strength might be in that Buft: And indeed it was more than likely that a good part of South's strength would be in hearts for he had jumped to two notrump' over East's one-heart overcall.

North could have completely re-

·

QUESTION NO. 130

You are Oswald Jacoby's part

Both sides are vulnerable

ner.

and you hold:

10.9. 8.XXX J. 10:x I I

The bidding has gone: Barnstone

Pass

Schenken Jacoby

Pass Pase

TITE

Pass Pass

Pass

What do you lead? (Answer tomorrow.)

(Released, By The Bell Syndicate,

Inc.)

.

Furiant ('Schwanda' —- Weinberger); Polka ('Schwanda' -Weinberger) ....Berlin State Opera Orchestra cond. by Dr. Leo Blech.

An Old Waltz; A Storm; The Gate; Festival Dance.. ..Russian Vaga- bonds cond. by Theodore Katz. The Leap Year Waltz (from "The Dancing Years'-Novello); Three Ballet Tunes (from "The Dancing Years-Novello)

The Drary Lane Theatre Orchestra conducted by Ivor Novello. The American Square Dance (Jig Time); The American Square Dance (Reel Time) ....Folk Dance Orchestra cond. by Ronnie Munro. 7.40 p.m.-Studio Piano Recital by Erich Porges (of Jimmy's Kitchen). "Musical Cocktail No. 2” (arr. Erich Porges). Intro: Londonderry Air (Tynan); Merry Widow Waltz (Lehar); Parlez Moi D'Amour (Lenoir); Sweet Mystery of Life (Herbert); Body and Soul (Gersh- win); Vienna, City of my dreams (Sieczynski); High-ho, Heigh-ho (Churchill); Song of Songs (Mo- ya); Humoresque (Dvorak); My Own (McHugh); Tales from the Vienna Woods (Strauss); Musette's Song (from 'La Boheme-Puccini). 8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-B.B.C. Recording--Gert and Daisy's "Zoo 'Oliday". The book by Elsie and Doris Waters and Ashley Sterne. Lyrics by Elsie Waters. Music by Ashley Sterne. Produced by Charles Brewer.

8.55 p.m.-Roy Fox & His Orchestra.

You Do The Darndest Things, Baby (film 'Harmony Parade')-Fox- Trot; The Wanderers-Fox-Trot; When My Dream Boat Comes Home-Fox-Trot; I Stumbled Over Love-Fox-Trot; The Night Is Young, And You're So Beautiful- Fox-Trot: Seal It With A Kiss- Waltz (filmm "That Girl

from Paris').

| 9.15 p.m.-London Relay-The News,

*Food for 9.30 p.m.-London Relay

Thought'.

9.45 p.m.-London Relay-Sports News

and Market Notes.

Erich Porges .........In Studio

Piano Recital

9.50 p.m.-A Variety Programme in- clading Gracie Fields, Murgatroyd and Winterbottom, Les Allen and Others.

Fox-Trot-Blue Strings

Bert Kirman's Quintuplets of Swing. Vocal-When Did You Leave Heaven (film 'Sing, Baby, Sing'); I'll Sing You A Thousand Love Songs. (film Cain & Mabel').... Les Allen with Orchestra.

Vocal-The Trek Song (film 'We're going to be rich'); Walter, Walter (film We're going to be rich'). Gracie Fields with Orchestra. Argentine Tango-Ambiente Paru- pino....Juan Llossas & His Tango Orchestra.

Comedy Fox-Trot-Algernon, Wiffle- snoop, John.....Harry Roy & His Orchestra.

Vocal Musical Comedy Requests. Intro: One Alone (Desert Song); Who (Sunny); Indian Love Call (Rose Marie); Deep in My Heart, Dear (Student Prince); Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette); · Lover, Come Back to Me (New Moon)..... Les Allen & His Canadian Batche- lors with Orchestra. Fox-Trots-Cry, Baby Cry .Sweet As A Song (Film 'Sally, Irene and Mary').. The Organ, The Dance Band and Me (Piano). Banjo

&

Guitar Duets-Wedding Chimes (Reser); Medley Of Ste- phen Foster Songs....The Brothers Bertini.

Humorous Music (Crick-Handley- Frankau); Grub (Crick-Handley- Frankau) Murgatroyd & Win- terbottom (Two minds with not a single thought) with Monte Crick at the Piano, Fox-Trot-Twelfth Street Rag...Jack

Wilson & His Versatile Five. Vocal-The Dicky Bird Hop (Gour- lv): An Old Violin (Taylor & Fisher)....Gracie Fields with Orch. Quickstep-Somebody's Thinking Of You To-night; Waltz-Am I The First Ong?....Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra. Vocal & Piano-Love Makes The World Go Round (from "These Mother Foolish Things'); When Nature Sings Her Lullaby (Yoell- Brown)....Leslie Hutchinson. Fox-Trot-Another Perfect Night Is

Ending

Jack Shilkret & His

Orchestra.

11 p.m.-Close down.

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