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An Organ Recital from St. John's

Cathedral

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 15, 1939.

Today's Wireless

12-12.20 p.m.-Relay of Service of In- tercession from St. John's Cathedral 12.30 p.m.-The Hill Billies and the

London Plano-Accordeon Band. All Ashore (Billy Hill); Goodbye To Summer (Botterell & Phillips).... The London Plano-Accordeon Band under direction of Scott Wood.

The Cowboy's Dream (arr. Hill Bil- Hes); Where I Ain't Been Before (film Wells Fargo')....The Hill Billies with Their Own Novelty, Accomp.

Hawaiian Paradise (Harry Owens);}

Dream Time (Davis & Coots).... The London Piano-Accordeon Band under direction of Scott Wood.

In The Moonlight's Glow (The Hill Billies); Climbing Up The Golden Stairs (arr. Hill Billies).

....The Hill Billies with Their Own No- velty Accomp.

Au Revoir (Gilbert)..

.London

Piano-Accordeon Band under di- rection of Scott Wood.

1 p.m. Local Time Signal and Wea-

ther Report.

1.03 p.m.-Concert Waltzes.

Castanets-Waltz (Willy Richartz)

.Orchestra Mascotte.

My Darling Waltz (from 'The Gipsy

Baron' J. Strauss)

Berlin

State Opera Orchestra. 1.15 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,

Weather Forecast and

ments.

Announce-

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

1.30 p.m.-Dance Music.

Slow Fox-Trots -What Do You Know About Love?; I'm Building A Sailboat Of Dreams............... Gerry Moore (Piano). Fox-Trot Small Town; Waltz-I Paid For The Lie That I Told You

Geraldo & His Orchestra. Fox-Trots-Wings Over The Navy (from the film); The Old Tin Hel- met).. The Organ, The Dance Band and Me with Male Voice Quartet.

Slow Fox-Trot—A Mist Is Over The Moon (film 'The Lady Objects'); Quickstep-Apple Blossom Time

Victor Silvester & His Ball- room Orchestra. Fox-Trot-Gypsy Tears; Quickstep -Chopsticks .... Jack Hylton & His Orchestra. Fox-Trots-Non-Stop Flight; Pross Chai.....Artie Shaw & His Orch. Fox-Trots-The Spider & The Fly; Taint What You Do......."Fats" Waller & His Rhythm.

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

6 p.m.-Schubert Quartet No. 14 in D Minor ("Death and the Malden"). Roth String Quartet.

6.38 p.m.-Songs by Alexander Kipnis

(Bass).

The Erl King (Schubert, Op. 1); Hedge Rose (Schubert, Op. 3, No. 3); Impatience (Schubert, Op. 25,

Winning

CONTRACT

(By the Four Aces)

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schen- ken.

World's leading Team-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence.

Rast, Dealer

Both sides vulnerable Post-West 30 on score

TRAPPED BY HIMSELF

A 10 9 6 5 ♡ Q 10 4

◊ 7 2

9 8 6 3

N

A A QJ 8 4 VA 2

W

◊ 6 5 3

KQ J

2 KJ 7 6 3

J 9 3 4 10 7 5

A K 7.3

♡ 9 8 6 OAK Q 10

The bidding:

A 42

East

South

West

North

14

Pasa 2♡

Pass

24

Pass

B♡

Pass

Pass

Dbl.

Равв

Pass

Rödbl.

Pass

40 Pass

Dbl.

Pass

HIGH CARD VALUES

OF THE FOUR-ACER BYSTEM

pass over

In to-day's hand South put himself. on the spot by an example of atrocious self-trapping. With his opponents 30 on score, South, a player who is noted,

for "laying back,” de- cided to East's opening spade bid, figuring that he would reap a nice har- vest when he later

doubled his op- ponents. West natural-

ACE... 3 KING.. QUEEN 1 JACK

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No. 7)....with Piano accomp. by Gerald Moore. 6.48 p.m.-Albert Sandler & His Or-

·Grace Moore (80-

$

chestraa and prano).. Dusty Violin (Vernon & Brooke)..

The Albert Sandler Trio. "With You (Alm "Brief Ecstasy').....

Albert Sandler & His Orchestra with Marjorie Stedeford (Vocal). Müsetta's Waltz Song (La Boheme -Puccini).... Grace Moore (So- prano) with Orchestra. Around The Danube (Paraphrase on 'Waves of the Danube'); Doina Voda (Roumanian Gipsy Dance de Maurizi)...........Albert Sandler & His Orchestra.

The Dubarry (Operetta "The Du- barry'); I Give My Heart (Oper- etta "The Dubarry')..... .Grace Moore (Soprano) with Orch. Live, Laugh and Love (Theme Song 'Congress Dances'-Haymann)..... Albert Sandler & His Orchestra. 7.13 p.m.--Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

7.15 p.m.-London Relay "It's That

Man Again". Tommy Handley with Cecilia Eddy; Eric Egan and Sam Heppner. Supported by Jack Har- ris & Hic Band in a new radio show including "Man Bites Dog" Topsy Turvy interviews. The show pre- sented by Francis Worsley.

8 p.m. Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-Schumann-Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Major, Op. 38. Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Frederick Stock.

8.40 p.m.--Relay of the First Organ Recital from. St. John's Cathedral by J. R. M. Smith, Mus. Bac., A.R.C.O. 1. (a) Voluntary (Orlando Gibbons); (b). Toccata for a Double Or- gan (Dr. John Blow).

2. Fugue in G Minor (the 'Short' G

Minor J. S. Bach)..

Musical Comedy and New Dance Music

3. Folk Tune (Percy Whittock). 4. Pastoral Sqnata, Op. 88 (Rhein- berger): (1) Con Moto; (11) In- termezzo: Andante con Moto; (lli) Fugue: Mon Troppo Alle- gro.

9.10 p.m.Tschaikowsky—Walzer Aus Der Serenade, Op. 48. Berlin Phil- harmonie Orchestra cond. by Hans Weisbach.

9.18 p.m.-London Relay-The Newa 9.30 p.m.-London Relay "Food for Thought'. Short talks on matters of topical interest. 9.45 p.m. London

Relay Sports News and Market Notes. 9.60 p.mMusical Comedy Selections. "Anything Goes" Selection (Cole Porter)......Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans with Vocal Chorus.

"Ball At The Savoy”—Vocal Gems

(Hammerstein & Abraham) Light Opera Company. "The Big Broadcast”—Selection.

Debroy Somers Band with the Carlyle Cousins & Dan Donovan, 10.15 p.m.-New Dance Music.

Quickstep-Wishing (film Love Af- [fair')..........Jack Harris & His Orch. Fox-Trots-Plain Jane: Desert Star ....Jack Harris & His Orchestra. Tangos-Venetian Night; A Song Without Words....Emil Roosz & His Orchestra. Fox-Trots-Talk To Me: I'm Just Wild About Harry....Harry Roy's Tiger-Ragamuffins. Fox-Trots-Between A Kiss And A

Sigh; Angels With Dirty Faces.... Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra. Tangos-Quebranto; Sangre De Su

burbio....Orquesta Tipica Fran- cisco Canaro.

Fox-Trots-This Night (film 'Hono- lulu'); Honolulu (from the film) ....Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. Waltz-Charmaire

Josephine Bradley & Her Ballroom Orch. 11 p.m. Close down.

What's On At the Cinemas

701A 2

AT THE ALHAMBRA - "Heritage to avenge himself upon the one that of the Desert," with Donald Woods, he loves. Starring Merle Oberon, Lau- Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden, Ro-rence Olivier, David Niven, with Flora to his opponents. Thus South, after bert Barrat and Sidney Toler. A some uneasy fidgeting, decided that Zane Grey classic, relating the fight

Robson, Donald Crisp and Geraldine possibly he had misjudged the hand of a tenderfoot to restore his self-

Fitzgerald. and had better rescue at four dia- respect and incidentally win back a fortune cheated by a double-crossing agent,

monds.

"Double," barked West, and after the smoke of battle had cleared away, the contract had been set five tricks. Just to make things more perfect, South's opponents promptly pointed out that had he stood by his guns, they would have been down one trick at their redoubled contract!

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AT THE QUEEN'S —"Invitation to Happiness," with Charlie Ruggles, Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray.

AT THE STAR-"The Road Back." This picture is an unusual picture, in A drama of love and hate, comedy that though there is an excellent ring and pathos; jealousy, greed, trust and scene with Fred getting the worst of betrayal. This brilliant story was written by Erich Maria Remarque,

it, the film is definitely not a fight was your with a cast including John King, picture. The story is really the Richard Cromwell, Slim Summerville, dramatic conflict between a man and Andy Devine, Barbara Read and Louise Fazenda.

partner yesterday. Both sides

vulnerable and you held:

A 10 x x

AKI X OAK Q x

The bidding: Rarnstone Maler

Pass Pass

were

You

Jacoby

(?)

ANSWER: Your correct bid is one diamond. Since your hand is close to an opening two-bid, you should open with the bid (one diamond) which makes it easiest for your partner to respond (See to-morrow's article).

Score 100% for one diamond, 40% for one spade, 50% for heart (slightly. preferable), 0 for any other bid.,

QUESTION NO. 179 are vulnerable and you hold: Oswald Jacoby is your partner. Both

ly responded with two hearts, East re-sides bid his spades and now West reluct- untly rebid his weak heart bult rather than let the bidding die: short

of

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K

The bidding:

Las

Now the hoped-for situation had ar- rived, South Agured his hand would take at least four tricks defensively, and anyway it was a "free" "double. O However, East wasn't going to stand for any trifling, and he promptly hoomed forth a redouble. This put South in a jam.. It now looked cas though the redoubled contract: could |~~(Released By The Bell Syndicate,

made. If so, a large score would go. Inną jo vote of Il

g. What do tomorrow,)

(Answer

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AT THE

KING'S

"Wuthering

his wife, between his ambitions and her desire for a happy, normal home Life.

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