1939-08-12 — Page 22

Mozart: "Prague" Symphony

In D Major

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 12, 1939.

Today's Wireless

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

Wandering The King's Highway (Leslie Coward); The Prentice Lads O Cheap (Baron & McCall)

:Peter Dawson (Baritone) with p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Orchestra & Male Chorus. Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

12-12.20 p.m.--Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral. 1.30 p.m.--Mildred Bailey. (Vocal) &

Nat Gonella & Ilis Georgians.. Some Of These Days-Fox-Trot; After You've Gone Fox-Trot.. Nat Gonella & His Georgians. They Say Fox-Trot; Love Is Where

You Find It-Fox-Trot (film 'Gar-1.30 den of the Moon')....Mildred Bai- ley (Vocal) & Her Orchestra. Whon Babel-Fox-Trot....Nat Gon-

ella & His Georgians. From The Land Of The Sky Blue Water (Eberhart-Cadman); Lover, Come Back To Me (Hammerstein- Romberg).... Mildred Bailey (Vo- cal) & Her Orchestra. Your Feet's Too Big-Fox-Trot; The

Mayor Of Alabam-Fox-Trot.

. Nat Gonella & His Georgians.

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

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Peter Dawson (Baritone) - and B.B.C. Wireless Military Band.

The Black Domino-Overture (Au- ber, arr, Winterbottom)......The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band cond. by B. Walton O'Donnell. The Lute Player (Allitsen); The Flo- ral Dance (Katie Moss).. .Peter Dawson (Baritone) with Orch. Woodland Pictures Rural Suite (Fletcher)....The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band.

1.45 p.m.-Winnie Melville (Soprano)

and the New Mayfair Orchestra. A Vision Of Spring. Intro: Spring Song: O that we two were maying; A Spring Morning; Come Lassies and Lads; Spring's Awakening; Now the day is over. Venetian Nights. Intro: Bacarolle in G Minor. (Mendelssohn); Barcarol- le ("Tales of Hoffmann'--Offen- bach); Carnival of Venice (Bene- dict)....New Mayfair Orchestra. The Pipes of Pan (The Arcadians'— Monckton); Arcady Is Ever Young ("The Arcadians' Monckton). Winnie Melville (Soprano) Orchestra.

with

Temptation Waltz ('Ancliffe); Espana (Waldteufel). New Mayfair

Novelty Orchestra.

Sleep On ('Helen'-Offenbach); My Man (Adams). Winnei Melville (Soprano) with Orchestra,

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Winning

CONTRACT

(By the Four Aces)

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwn D. Maier. Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken is World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system

that has beaten every other system in existence.

South, Dealer

THIS HAND SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE

Neither side vulnerable

A J 10 9

♡ AK 2

◊ A 7 6 8 2

3 K 7

A 8 6 4

4 7 5

♡ Q 5

W

♡ J 10 9 7

◊ 8 8 4

48 0 2

KQJ 10,

9

A QJ04

AK Q3 2

♡ 8 6 4 3

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4 A 10 5 2

The bidding:

South West

14

Pass

34

Pass

North 30 4♡

5♡

Рада

Разв 76 Pass

Last Pasa Рабо Páss

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"Here's a hand I've been saving for you," writes William D. Lee of Evanston, Ill. “Although I think you'll agree that my partner overbid, consider this one of the most amazing hands I have

ever had the pleasure of playing.

HIGH CARD VALUES

OF THE FOUR-ACKS BYSTCH

ACC 3 KING QUEEN 1 JACKIDS

VRTEL, VALUE OF PACK BE

EVERAGE HAND STR

King, and

"Against my Grand Slam contract West

hearts.

The diamond Ace Was then cashed and East was put out of commission. He could not throw his heart Jack or dummy's

"The Gay Nineties"-Waltz Medley .New Mayfair Orchestra with Vocal Refrain. 2.15 p.m.-Close down,

6 pm The B.B.C. Wireless Singers.

It Was A Lover And His Lass (Shakespeare & Morley arr. Bridge); Where The Bee Sucks (Shakespeare & Arne); Come Let Us Join The Roundelay (Benle); O Who Will O'er. The Downs So Free? (de Pearsall); O Hush Thee, My Babie (Sir W. Scott & A. Sul- livan).

6.13 p.m.-An Irish Programme.

The Pledge-Irish Reel; Maids Off Tulla-Irish Reel; Mooncoli-Irish Reel; Kinnegad Slashers Irish Jig; Ticknock Jig; The Unknown -Irish Jig......Sean Nolan's-Du- blin: Orchestra."

The Irish Emigrant (Barker)

Danny Malone (Tenor) with Orch. Eel In The Sink-Irish Reel; Maye

Hornpipe...

.....Frank Murphy (Ac- cordion) with Piano. Silent, Oh Moyle (Traditional).

Sydney MacEwan (Tenor) with Piano accomp. by Duncan-Morrison Macushla (Rowe-Macmurrough)

An Irish Programme And London

Musical Drama

Bully Boys; Billy Boy: Johnny Come Down to Hilo; Blow the Man Down; Rio Grande,

A

15 pm Musical Comedy Selectionn.

Gems from "No, No, Nanette" (You- mans); Gems from "Rose-Marie" (Friml).....Light Opera Company with Orchestra.

"The Fleet's Lit Up"-Selection (El- la-Cole Porter)....... Geraldo & His London Hippodrome Orchestra, "Crest Of The Wave"-Selection (Ivor Novello)....The Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra.

Musical Comedy Marches. Intro: Tokay (Bitter Sweet); The Rob- bers' March (Chu Chin Chow); Love's Sentry (Madame Pompa- dour); Goodbye (The White Horse Inn). Light Opera Company with Orchestra..

8.45 pm-Light Variety.

Vocal-Lonely (Gay); Romany (Bi- xio-Hunter).......Al Bowlly with

Orchestra.

Piano My Favourites.

Intro: Blue Room; Smoke gets in your eyes; These Foolish Things; Just one more chance; There's a small Ho- tel; Thanks for the memory... Patricia Roseborough,

Vocal Day After Day (Green & Himber); I Have Eyes (film 'Paris Honeymoon"). Turner Layton at the Fiano.

Impersonations Intro:

The Street Sophie

Sydney MacEwan (Tenor) with Piano accomp. by Duncan Morrison. Irish Rhapsody (Herbert).. .New

Light Symphony Orchestra. 6.45 p.m.-London Relay Lucky-Dip". 17.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota- 9.12 p.m.-Local Sports Results.

tions.

7.32 p.m.-Mozart-Symphony In

Singer; George Robey; Tucker; Eddie Cantor; Blily Ben- nett Gigli....Afrique with Piano.

9.30 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 9.45 p.m.-London Relay D

"London

Major ("Prague"). Vienna Philhar- monic Orchestra conducted by Erich Kleiber.

7.56 p.m.-A Mozart Song.

Ach, Ich Liebte from "Die Entfuh- rung aus dem Serail”. .Mar. gherita Perras (Soprano) with the Berlin State Opera Orchestra.

Log".

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9.45 p.m.-London Relay Sports News

and Stock Exchange Report. 9.50 p.m.--Relay of the Dance Orches- tra from the Grill Room of the Hong Kong Hotel. With recorded inter- 10.30 p.m.-London Relay "Death in

vals from Z.B.W.

the Dressing Room". drama.

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-Royal Naval Singers.

Who Sails With Drake (Candish). Songs Of The Sea (arr. Terry). In- tro: Whisky Johnny; Sally Brown; Let the Bulgine Run; Blow My [12 midnight-Close down.

A musical

11.30 p.m.-Relay of the Dance Orches tra from the Grill Room of the Hong Kong Hotel. With recorded intervals from Z.B.W.

What's On At the Cinemas

| insignificant déuce would be good; hence, he had to discard the Jack Concerning four daughters of a music daughters.

AT THE STAR-"Four Daughters". Įvanity of millionaires and handle their

With Constance Bennett,

of clubs. I then led the club from teacher who fall in love with the same Vincent Price, Charlie-Ruggles, Helen dummy and when East's Queen man, and the unexpected outcome. With Broderick, Mischa dropped, my Ace and ten took the Priscilla Lane, Claude Rains, Rosemary Hodges. last two tricks."

Our congratulations, Mr. Lee-a beautifully played hand.

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You were Merwin Maier's ner yesterday and held:

A AKI * * ♡ A X

A A QIxx The bidding: You Buriatone Mater 1A Pass ZA

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Lane and Lola Lane.

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Auer and Joy

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AT THE AT THE CATHAY—“Charlie Chan Heights." Emily Bronte's powerful tale KING'S "Wuthering at the Olympics." Such a thing could of two wild souls tormented by a pas- not happen in Berlin-but it did! And sion that burns to ashes when the girl part-Charlie was called upon to solve his forgets her vows and, the man weds most baffling mystery amid the excite the woman he despises in order to ment of the Olympic Games. With avenge himself upon the one that he Warner Oland, Katherine de Mille, loves.. Starring Merle Oberon, Lau- Keye Luke, Pauline Moore, Allan Lane rence Olivier, David Niven, with Flora and C. Henry Gordon.

Robson, Donald Crisp and Geraldine Fitzgerald.

Schenken Pass

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AT THE MAJESTIC "I Am The Law" Filmland's No. 1 gangster tries law enforcing for a change, bringing BRA-"Invitation to Happiness," with AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- spectacular methods to light in break- Charlie Ruggles. Irene Dunne and Fred ing up a big city's crime ring. With MacMurray. This picture is an un- Edward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, usual picture, in that though there is John Beal, Wendy Barrie, Otto Kruger, an excellent ring scene with Fred get- Arthur Loft and Marc Lawrence. ting the worst of it, the film is definite-

ly not a fight picture.

affairs of an exclusive bureau tions and her desire for a happy, nor- AT THE ORIENTAL "Service de really the dramatic conflict between a The story is Mirth and romance alternate man and his wife, between his ambi- business is to pander to the 'mal home life.

ANSWER: Your correct bid is three clubs. This is of course & forcing bid. Now if your partner can make any second bid other than a sign-off at three spades, you will try for a Slam. If he signs in the Luxe" off at three spades, you will merely whose contract for game.

opened the diamond for four clubs (also a Slam try but spades (an underbid), 40% for five slightly crude), 40% for four

Score 100% for three clubs, 60%

it looked to me like down one. I decided not to give

any

up, however, and selected a dummy spades (an overbid), 0 for reversal line of play as offering other bid. the best chance. I ruffed the first lead, led a heart to the King, then trumped a second diamond with the spade Ace. Next I led another heart to dummy, then trumped a third diamond with the spade King. Now I led a small club to the King, .then trumped dummy's fourth small diamond with my Qacen of trumps.

QUESTION NO. 177 To-day you are Howard Schen- ken's partner and hold:

You I'V

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AK Q⋅ x x x x

10.x x

The bidding:

Jacoby. “Belienkam

8 PaiN (1).

What do you bid? CAnswer tomorrow.)

"A curious situation now de- veloped. Entering dummy once more with a trump, I drew, all the outstanding trumps, at the uame time discarding my two remaining cate, Izc.)

(Released by The Bell Byndi.

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