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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES
The following programme will MAIL REVIEW be broadcast to-day from the Hong
The fourth forcing bid is the although, of course, the bid of Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. overcall in a suit previously bid "Five" is a strong inducement to on a wavelength of 355 metres (845) by an opponent.
ployed usefully at various stages. Frequently this forcing over-bid (KC's) :— of the bidding, but it should not is used, not on the first, but on. be used fadiscriminately.
Relay From The Ko Shing Theatre
To-night.
"SCARFACE"--KING'S THEATRE
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"VIENNESE NIGHTS"-WORLD
THEATRE.
Racketeering in all its ramfica- tions, particularly that branch
With honours evenly divided be- tween Vivienne Segal, daughter of illicit liquor traffic, is forcibly ple-a cobbler, and the charming and tured in "Scarface," the Howard delightful, and yet emotional, Hughes epic which is now showing lyrics of Sigmund Romberg, "Vien {at the King's Theatre.
"Scarface" tells of the rise and nese Nights" is the current attrac- fall of Tony Camonte, and the lead-tion at the World Theatre. Miss famous character actor, Ann Dvor audible celluloid career. ing role is played by Paul Muni, Segal, has the greatest role of her
ak, a new leading woman, is on the
subsequent rounds of bidding, 12.30 pm-European Programme of which centers its activities in the For instance, Z deals and bids when it is still more impressive. Victor & Brunswick Records. One Club." If A now overcalls For example: Z "One Spade"; A,! 1 pan. - Local Time & Weather with "Two Clubs" his bid is forc-"Two Hearts"; Y, "Two Spades"; Report. ing. If says: "Partner, I can B, "Three Hearts"; Z, "Three -1.30 pm-Rugby Press News etc. take care of the Club suit and Spades"; A. "Four Hearts"; Y, A Relay from the Rotary Club.. (have a hand on which I expect to "Five Hearts"; B. "No bid"; "Z, 2 p.m.-Close Down. go game, if we can come together "Five Spades"; A, "No bid": Y }and find the right declaration.” "Six Spades." All pass.
Note that it conveys: more de- ~ Here Y's bid of "Five Hearts" finite information than an informa-jon second round shouts for a slam, A double does not and the only question is whether tory double. necessarily mean that the doubler a little or a grand slam can be has the Ace or is bare in the suit called. Y's object in bidding "Five he doubles. Often it shows only; Hearts" instead of "Five" or "Six weakness in that suit and distri- Spades" at once, is to see whether. buted strength outside. The over-the grand slam is possible. bid promises that the bidder has although he knows that he will not. Ace of the suit or Ace, King, or lose a trick in Hearta, deliberately perhaps Ace, Queen, or more fre- rejects it and is content to leave quently that he has none of it atļit at a small slam, fall.
on
response.
Z
6-8 p.m-European Programme. 6-6:20. p.m.-Dance Tunes, Play that Hot Guitar
Ted Weems and his Orchestra Deep Sea Low Down
Bernie Cunnings and his Orch, 24083 Listen to the German Band Twentieth Century Blues
New Mayfair Novelty Orch. 24090. The Night When Love Was Born If You Were Only Mine
Les Reismann His Orch. 24047. 6.20-6.38 p.m.-Operatic. Trovatore Selections (Verd!).
Creatore's Band 35778 Pagliacci Selections (Leoncavallo)
Creatore's Band 35791. 6.38-7.20 p.m.-A Concert.. Orchestral
cast, and William Boyd, Karen Jean Hersholt, veteran character Morley and other players of im-Jactor, more than amply Alls the portance.
role of the ambitious German
George Raft, who resembles the late Rudolph Valentino, has tried| father,
Louise Fazenda Is the
for years to obtain parts in pic-fluffy, gossipy bit to perfection and tures which might win him recog-Walter Pidgeon the typical youth- nition. His portrayal of the dap ful baroni - ⇓
per gunman in "Scarface" won him instant favor with Hollywood pro
ducers, and lavish praise from MAIL REVIEW crities and the public.
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"MAKE ME A STAR"-QUEEN'S" THEATRE.
THE PASSIONATE PLUMBER"
-STAR THEATRE,
Mayer.
"The Passionate Plumber" now showing at the Star Theatre, is the at the Queen's Theatre, is a drama-yet turned out by Metro-Goldwyn- "Make Me a Star," now showing spiciest and most amusing comedy
tic comedy, A comedy at which you laugh with tears in your eyes. There is a heart-break in this non-
Buster Keaton has the title role and the inimitable. Jimmy sense-the ambition a boy hold Schnozzle" Durante and the riot- sacred, those about him laugh atous Polly Moran are in support, It's the supreme proof of story, acting and directorial genius for Keaton, and the cast. Also includes Irene Purcell plays opposite its deep roars follow each Jump Gilbert Roland, Mona Maris; 1349, in-the-throat.
Maude Eburne, Henry Armetta, "Make me a Star," is a story of Paul Porcast, Jean Del Va and Hollywood. Stuart Erwin, plays August Tollaire, The comedy was the leading role in this picture, directed by Edward. Sedgwick who 1606ssisted by Joan Blondell, Zaau has been associated with most of
1556.
A correspondent draws my at- This overbid should be preferred tention to a fifth forcing bid. This to the double only when the player additional forcing bid is a bid. of has a strong hand with four quick "Three" (or "Four") "No-Trumps" tricks and is able to support any over
an. opponent's opening sult which his partner may call "Three" (or "Four") suft bid.
In A Persian Market (Ketelbey) In A Chinese Temple Garden Thus Z bids "One This bid is made not at all with
(Ketelbey) ¡Club." A, holding S., K. J, 9, 4;, the intention of playing No International Concert Orch. 85777
H., K, Q. J, 2; `D., A, Q, 6, 5; Trumps, but is made in lieu of Piano Solo C., 6, should bid “Two Clubs." It doubling -- this removing the
Fairy Tale (Medtner) Suggestion Diabolique (Prokofieff) 53, Queen's Road Central
is better than a bid of "One double of such a high opening bid}
Benno Moiseivitch 1449. Heart" or of "One Spade," and it from the ambiguous position Song- magis preferable to the double, as it hitherto held. The new bid of Das Veilchen (Mozart)
gives a more adequate picture of No-Trumps is equivalent to a take-Longing For Spring (Mozart) A great variety of Sun Helmets, the hand.
out or informatory double and Cello Solo
Sigrid Onegin (Contralto) TO LET-No. 2. Peak Road, Partly Straw Hats, Bathing Costumes, farnished; No, 8, Peak Road, furnished. Khaki & White Drill Shorts, Wool the bidder has Ace, x, or even Ace, other than the one overbid. Part- Musette (Bach-Pollain)
The bid is made. sometimes when offers strong support for any suit Mazurks (Popper) Apply to PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, & Des Voeux Road Cent, & Bistle Stockings, Fountain Pens, x, x, of the adverse suit. But, per-ner is forced to respond with his Telephone 20700.
Gold & Silver Watches, Flit &], sonally, I recommend it only when longest ault, however weak. Spray, Sporting & Day wear Shoes, holding Ace bare, or Ace, King, or use of the No-Trump overcall Ace, Queen, or when vold in the makes it possible to reserve the suit. It should not be made when double of an opening "Three" or holding King, Queen only of the "Four" in a suit bid for a strictly suit. The presence of the Ace is business double. essential, as the bid should promise, The object of this new forcing control of the suit on the first bid is to prevent a player "getting away" cheaply with a pre-emptive It is essential also that the hand big of three or four of a suit, and should be strong, and should be sometimes it can be used very of a type which renders the bid effectively. An initial pre-emptive preferable to showing a suit of bid of "Three Spades" or "Three one's own. This is particularly Hearts" can, and should, be made initial bid of a major suit. If Zmore. I recommend it when a
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Pablo Casals
Lover Come To Me Wanting You
Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone) Violin Solo
Caprice in E Flat Major
(Wieniawiki-Kreisler) Vocalise (Rachmaninoff)
Pitts and Ben Turpin.
Mischa Elman 1804. MAIL REVIEW vocal Geme
7.29-8 p.m.-Variety.
Just Once For All Time
"SYMPHONY OF SIX MILLION"
--CENTRAL THEATRE.
Keaton's recent talkie hits.
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"PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES”
ORIENTAL THEATRE.
COME-
Victor Light Opera Company 36809. ture. The author (Fannie Hurst) TRIBUTE TO LOCAL
ASSOCIATION.
Countess Maritza Victor Light Opera Company 35809. Vocal Novelty-
Temperance is Coming
Rarely has the idea underlying a Arthur Fields and Fred Hall 6387.
Stan Laurel and Olive Hardy, the Bonita
Aim been so well conceived as in inimitable pair of screen Tango LAMMERT BROS. necessary when it is used after an on a long suit of seven, eight, or go
"Symphony of Six Million" now diags, embark on another hilarious Havana Novelty Orchestra 22968. showing at the Central Theatre. trip In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's lat Song-
The producer (Gregory La Cava) est comedy feature, which is the bids "One Spade" and A "Two player has not the Ace of his long The Poor Apache
Maurice Chevalier Noble 24068, has grasped the fundamentals of current attraction at the Oriental Spades," A should have strength in suit and is practically helpless Orchestral-
his theme with the fullest under-Theatre, Hearts, but he need not have more unless he plays in his declaration,
It is a picture which old and than four of them, or only three in which case he expects to make Noble & his New Mayfair Orch. 22964. standing and built on it a magni-
ficent picture. :- if high honours. For instance, A, jseven or eight tricke.
Song-
young folk will enjoy. holding S., none; H., A, K, J; D.this pre-emptive bid
Isn't It Romantic
Real life, neither distorted nor has been a
Jeannette Macdonald 24067. misinterpreted,- forms the back- K, Q, 10, 5, 2; C., A, Q, 3, 9, 2.jpowerful weapon of offence and Vocal Gems THE Undersigned have received might well bid "Two Spades" over defence, depriving opponents of
ground of this extraordinary pic- Tin tuctions to sell by publiczne," in preference to "Two the
The Desert Song opportunity of discovering
jhas groped through the millions of .|Diamonds" or "Two Cluba.”
Rumba their combined strength and pre- Adion
New York and picked out a Jewish Opportunities, however, for bids venting them making a game de Havans Novelty Orchestra 22963. family from the Ghetto round which of this character are comparative-Jelaration. When the pre-emptive Song-
the film rotates. ly rare. More frequent are the bidder fails in his contract, as he Mimi
Maurice Chevalier 24063. The tragedy, the drama and the occasions when the bid may be may do easily, he escapes
with Orchestral-
humour of life is represented as It made in support of partner. Here, jsmall A Valuable Collection of British, as a rule, the bid is employed to usually undoubled. The forcing
penalties because he is Live Laugh & Love
has seldom been before. The acting Noble & His New Mayfair Orchis remarkably good, genuine and Colonial and Foreign Postage show slam, possibilities, but while No-Trump bid provides a formid-1,
22964. Stamps.
sincere, outstanding are Gregory PAULINE DANCING ACADEMY
forcing partner to continue, it. inable counterblast. It is made Love Me Tonight
Ratoff as the father, Anna Appel] - (including a fine selection of no way forces. him to bid a slam. (when the player has a strong hand
Jeannette MacDonald 24087. as the mother, and Ricardo Cortez The following letter has been hae resumed its business trom Hong Kong and good lots of other Thus Z bids "One Spade"; A, but not sufficient length in any
8 pm Local Time & Weather Reas the great surgeon.
received by Mr. A. Morris, Two Hearts." If Y now bide particular suit to overcall the pre-port etc. June 5 as usual. The new orches-British Colonies).
Unusual care has been devoted to Hong Kong Commissioner for the On View from 12th., June, 1983. "Three Hearts," the message is lemptive with "Four" or more with Shing Theatre.
PmRelay from the Koj
details. "Symphony of Six Million" St. John Ambulance from the tra has already arrived and the
anmistakable. 2 is promised no fout knowledge of his partner's 10.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News. is rich in human understanding and Brigade Overseas Headquarters, St. Terms: Cash on Delivery losing tricks in Hearts if Spades hand. Its purpose is, the same as instructresses are on their way to
11.30 p.m. Close Down.
moving in its fine emotionalism.
John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London, become trumpa, He can re-bid that of an informatory double.
(All records in the abave European LAMMERT BROS..
E.C.L Hong Kong from Shanghal.
cheerfully, even although he may Partner must respond by bidding Messrs. Trang Fook Piano Co.).
Programmes are kindly supplied by Auctioneers.
have opened on a minimum be-his longest suit. I he has a bad Hong Kong, 7th June, 1933. cause he knows that Y promlees hand it will go very much against game and holds out hopes of slam the grain to compel him to make
Suppose the bidding goes: Za bid of "Four" or "Five" on a pre-emptive bid is made on a freak "One Spade"; A "Two Hearts"; weak suit of four or five cards, jhand, and doubles of freak distri- Y, "Three Hearts"; B, "No bid": perhaps headed by an 8 or 9. But butions are dangerous and often ing Constance: Bennett is the cur-Kong District during the past few Z. "Three Spades": A, “No bid": if the No-Trump bid is sound it fatal. It is often possible for op-rent attraction at the Majestic years has been an inspiring one. Y. "Four Spades"; B, "No bid." Z cannot come to harm and, if he ponents to make a game contract Theatre.
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“WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD”— port for the year ended 31st Decemn- MAJESTIC THEATRE,ber, 1942, of the Hong Kong Dis-
trict of the Brigade Overseah,
"What Price Hollywood" featur-, The record of service of the Hong
is not now obliged to go on, and has average strength, it will result over a big pre-emptive bid provid- With a galaxy of celebrities in records outstanding calls for service should not do so unless he hasjin game for his side.
ed they can find the right declara-support, Miss Bennett unfolds the made on the members of the Bri- more than his initial bid betoken- It may be objected that, surely │tion.
intricacies and Intimacies of the gade. It is a matter for · much ed. Nor should he in this case if an opponent is strong enough to Of course, this bid adds one inner and more notable circles of satisfaction that the Members res- advance to a slam even if Y on the make a bid of "Three" or "Four more convention to a game which the Film Capitol. Lowell Sherman, ponded so well to all demands and second round blds "Five Spades." No-Trumpa" over, au initial bid of is already, over-conventionalised, Neil Hamilton, Gregory Ratoff, worthily upheld the traditions of He has said his say, and If Y de "Three" or "Four" of a major suit, and on these grounds some players Louis Beavers and others, atar to the Brigade, vete liberately has not advanced to a he is strong enough to double, may refuse to have anything to do present an authentic scrutinization slam..... himself, Z. should zot, But it does not follow at all. A with it.
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