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He knew his next hope was to HISTORY OF THE SILK INDUSTRY.
on a wavelength of 855 metres (845 Every once in a while in Rubber K.C.)):—
games two strong players get to set up some club tricks, but he was 12:30 pm-European programme of gether against very weak op-in Dummy now for the first and last time, and if he led clubs him. Among the many interesting ex- hibits shown during the "Maidens Victor and Brunswick records.
1pm-Local Time and Weather ponents.
Although the results of these self, he knew that East, after tak now in pro-Report, Dark figures clad in long, white Festival Exhibition"
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2.15 p. Close Down tacking a citadel-those are some the silk industry.
RELAT FROM THE KO SHING The silkworm is shown emerging
THEATRE TO-NIGHT, of the actors in-the spectacular film
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6.6.45 p.m.-A Pianoforts Solo
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long end of the score-usually by
He led a low diamond from Dum a good margin-If there is no one my up to the singleton 9 in his on the weak alde to take control of hand, West, of course, taking the the bidding or the defense to en-trick with the Knave.
West did exactly, what Declarer able it to get anything at all out
hoped he would. Assuming South of the cards, D
However, I watched a rubber to have something in diamonds. yesterday wherein the weak side West shifted to clubs, leading the Ignace Jan Paderewski 6877, did even worse than usual. It King, then following with a small
held sufficient cards to win a 1,200-one. point rubber and go out at least four times.
Lo, Hark the Gentle Lark
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Marion Tilley (Soprano) 6599 Hungarian Dance No. 17
(Brahms-Kreisler}, Violin Solo
Lotus Land (Scott),
Frits Greller 6708 Tavera Song (Watson & Fisher). The Green-Eyed Dragan (Newman-Charles), Heinald Werrenrath (Baritone)
1264 Instrumental--
Happy Day (Strelcaki). Hard Girl Dream (Labitzky),
Neapolitan Trio 19872. Pianoforte Solo
Invitation to the Waltz (Weber),
Alfred Cortot 120. 6.45-7.20 p.m.-Orchestral
The cocoons woven by the various Song shoulder to shoulder.
shown and Rosita Garcia, a Cuban "ind," species of worms are plays the part of the chieftain's specimens of the raw silk, which is daughter, while Rex Irgram at thejat first roughly plucked and later woven into threads before the actual head of the cast is superb.
skeins are prepared.
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They meet. at a Bal Masque and
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fall desperately in love; only have their romance cut short when
the Princesa is recalled. to her country to be married for State
reasons.
A year later she is shot at by an assasssir but is saved by an unknown here who turns out to be her lover. They are reconciled and despite difference of social stand- ing, they are lovers again
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"THE PAINTED WOMAN”
MAJESTIC THEATRE.
7 p.m.-(Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, etc.)
Suite No. 2 (Ravel), Daphnis et Chies
Secton Symphony Orchestra under
the
direction of Serge Kounseritzky 7143/1744.
1812 Overturn (Tschaikowsky, Op. 49),]
Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra 7499/7500. 7.50-8 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-Downhearted,
My Mom,....George Olsen & His
Music 22967.
My Isle of Golden Dreams, Lonesome, That's All. Vocal Quartet
National Cavaliers 22347.
Bast took the Ace and laid down the spade King. However, he had It eventually lost an 18-point already discarded a small spade rubber, North and South, the on the third round of hearts and strong pair, scored one of their had to spades to continue.
East, holding the diamond King, games on the following remark able hand, which serves as an ex was. loath to contince that suit cellent text for a sermon on "How and now shifted to a club. De- Not to Play Bridge."
North-Dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
N.-S. QJ 10 2
H. AJ 3
D. 10 6 3
C. 4 3 2
WS, A 7 6
H. K 54
.D. A QJ87
C. K B
E.-S. K 88
EL 3 2
D. K 6 42
C. A 10 9 5
S-S. 9 4 8
H. 10 9 7 6 D.9
CQJ 76
The Bidding:
(Figures after bids in table re-
fer to numbered explanatory para» graphs.)
(South West
North
Fast
Pass
Pass 1NT(2) Dbl.(8)
1H(1) Dbl.
Orchestral-
And Then Your Lips Met Mine, You're Simply Delish,
Bert Lown & His Hotel Blitmore
Orch: 22582. Song-Junior,
My Sin,...Franklyn Baur (Tenor) Pass
22050, Orchestral-Deep in Your Eyes.
When the Sun Goes Down on a
Little Prairie Town,
Wayne King & His Orchestra
22980. Orchestral-Gosh! Darnl,
The Gang Song,
George Olsen & His Music 22994. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report
3-11.30 pm-Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre.
11.30 pmClose Down
All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Tsang Fook Plane Co. clared him" (John 1: 18).
Among the citations which com- LESSON SERMON
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the First Church of Christ, following from the Bible: "Believe Scientist-Hong Kong. me that I am in the Father, and
Равь 2H (4) 3H(6). Dbl.(6) Fas Рава
Pase Pass
1-A psychic bid to try to steer the opponents from the game which South feels sure they must have.
-Co-operating with his part-
ber.
"
S-A Penalty Double,which is the only way in which East can show his strength. 4-North sensibly runs out.
-Quite risky, but South is des
perate. He knows that West will surely bid something if be passes, and that East and West will undoubtedly reach 4 game. South is enjoying
clarer cashed his two clubs and then the two remaining tramps, and poor West was up against it.
He did not know whether South had another diamond or another spade left, and, still under the same delusion as he was when Declarer cleverly led up to his singleton 9 that: of diamonds, he assumed South must have something in dia- monds, and discarded the spide Ace, with his 9 of spades.
Thus, only 4 tricks were lost-2 clubs, i diamond and I spade-and hearts of three the contract doubled "was fulfiled-probably the most amazing defence I have ever seen..
"H.B."
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6-West does bid something-
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the Father in me; or else believe
very sound Penalty Double. Glancing at the North and South "Christ Jesus" was the subject me for the very works' saks. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that of the Lesson-Sermon which was believeth on me, the works that I do hands, it is quite obvious to even read in all Churches of Christ, shall he de also; and greater works the merest novice that at least 5 Scientist, on Sunday, August 27. than these shall be do; because I go tricks must be lost, and in addition, And whatso-close examination of the two hands The Golden Text was: "No man unto the Father. hath seen God at any time; the ever ye shall ask in my name, that by an expert shows that perfect only begotten Son, which is in the will I do, that the Father may be defense that is merely pumping IN GOOD CONDITION. bosom of the Father, he hath de- glorified in the Son.... I can do Declarer with diamonds, probably
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all things through Christ which will defeat the hand 3 or 4 tricks. strengtheneth me" (John 14: 11- 18-Phil. 4: 13).
The Lesson-Sermon also includ-
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However, the play went some-. what as folows:
West chose to open a low heart.
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ed the folowing passages from the Declarer took the nine in his, im~ Christian Science texbook, "Science (mediately finessed the Knave and George O'Brien, who is featured and Health with Key to the Scrip- then played the Ace, clearing the in "The Golden West" now showing tares" by Mary Baker Eddy: trumps.
He now led the spade Queen from at the Oriental Theatre, portrays "Christ is the ideal truth, that
comes to heal sickness and sin Dummy. East quite naturally "The Painted Woman," the cur- the first dual role of his career. rent attraction at the Majestic The story tells of a romance that through Christian Science, and at- ducked, and West, not knowing his Theatre, is a colourful South seas was halted by a family feud but tributes all power to God....Truth partner held the King, decided to romance of two strong mens' rival which is rekindled by the succeed is God's remedy for error of every keep Declarer out of the Dummy
kind, and Truth destroys only to run the rest of the spade suit. ry for the affection of a girl in the ing generation.
Declarer, now having made his Far East ports.
George O'Brienplays opposite what is untrue. Hence the fact Spencer Tracy, Perry Shannon Helen Chandler, his leading lady that, to-day, as yesterday, Christ spade trick, knew that nothing
!suit. and William Boyd are featured in in many films, who also plays a dual casts out evils and heals the sick" could be gained by continuing that
| (pp.478,142). the leading roles.
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