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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong MAIL REVIEW Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.PV.
ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES
on a wavelength of 855 metres (845 “IT'S GREAT TO BE ALIVE,”. K.C.'s) -
I p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- port
KING'S THEATRE.
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"HELL'S HOUSE". CENTRAL THEATRE
BRIDGE NOTES
DUPLICATION OF VALUES
U.S. BID FOR
SOUTH
AMERICAN TRADE Significant Diplomatic Appointment.
MR. H. GIBSON FOR. BRAZIL Many slam bids. Tail' account of what is known as duplication of
Washington. values. Players who rely upon
When Mr. Hugh Gibson, general- systems value their hands by an ly rated one of the most experienced 1.30 p.m.-A relay of the Rotary
"It's Great To Be Alive," the Junior Coghlan and Bette Davies, quick or honour tricks.
Pat O'Brien, Junfor Durkin, arithmetical count or in terms of American diplomats was shifted Club Tiffin Speech from the Glouces now Fox musical comedy now are among the notable players fea-points count up to a certain total Roosevelt in his administration, it ter Restaurant-Rotarian T. B. Wil-showing, at
When the from Brussels to Brazil by President
son on "Some Observations on the
the King's Theatre, tured in "Hell's House," now show-or when there are Rotary International Convention at features, Raul Roullen, idol of the Ing at the Central Theatre.
eight honour struck some Washington observera Boston and the Work of Rotary Head-South American stage and screen,
tricks indicated by the bidding be-as edd. quarters."
It is a story of the experiences of tween the two hands the alam la who has the stellar role, and is sura young boy in a State Reformatory called, but often these slams fail with the problem of Disarmament, Mr. Gibson's years of experience rounded by a large, group of per to which he has been sent for re-to mature because of the duplica at a time when it seemed that the formers that include all of the fusing to give information to the lion factor. Sometimes it happens Roosevelt administration was setting wood film colony. most beautiful women of the Holly-police about a boot'legger whom he that 12 or 13 tricks are there if out with high hopes to get some
hero-worships.
where in the Disarmament field, ap- only the Declarer could call Pat O'Brien as a wise-cracking lead. one bootlegger gives a de caracteri- lores a trick or two tricks before in Washington are looking upon Mr. But he cannot.
And he peared indispensable. solitary male in a world of mii-sation, and Junior Durkin, in the he can get to work, and his win Gibson's appointment to Rio de But Diplomatic and trade circles ions of women. All men but this role of Jimmy Mason, plays a partners tumble over one are wiped off the globe, and which calls for great dramatie eventually. the conjecture about "the last man ability,
2 p.m. (approx)-Close Down Relay of the S.W.B's Band To-night. 430 pmChinese recorded pro-
gramme.
7-10.30 pm-European programme 7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota tions, etc.
7.3-7.45 pm. Second Concerto
(Rachmaninoff, Op. 18)
Sergei Rachmaninoff with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphis
Orch. M-58. 7.45-8.30 p.m.--Variety, A p.m.-(Local Time & Weather Ro- port).
Duet for Two Pianos-Ragamuffin
Victor Arden & Phil Ohman 21929. Vocal Duel-
Sometimes I'm Happy Louise Groody & Charles King 20000 Orchestral
Ev'ry Time my Heart Beats
Ted Black & His Orchestra 22982.
Instrumental
O Sole Mio (My Sunshine),
Neapolitan Trio 20248. Sung-
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Gene Austin (Tenor) 20977.
Orchestrai-
By Stream
3v 4 Rippling in Oreb. 22998.
Banju Sulo...
St. Louis Blues
Eddie Peabody 20698. Dael for Two Pianos-
Dance of the Paper Dolls Victor Arden & Phil Ohmam 21920.) Chorus-
Nallelujah!
Orchestral-
The Revelers 20609,
My Linn Want Kisses
Ted Black & His Orchestra 22082. Song--
Are You Happy?
Gene Austin (Tenor) 20977.
| Orchestra)-
Cabin in the Cotton
Johnny Hamp & His Orch, 22999,
Banjo Solo-
Doll Dance
Eddie Peabody 20008,
of the Officer Commanding, (During
broadcast from the Studio).
Violin Solo-
10-10.30 p.m.-Concert Items.
Vocaline (Rachmaninof-Press)
Caprice in E Flat Major
(Wieniawski-Kreisler)
Song-
The Cuckoo (Lehmann)
I Know a Lovely Garden
(Teschemacher-D'ilardelot)
the
The story concerns itself with
strange
situation
of
on earth" becomes a reality. The fact that this one man happens to be a popular aviator, who has been cast away on a desert island, is said to contribute heavily to the hilarity.
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one another
Janeiro as a significant move in the Duplication is of two kinds. The to do all possible In recapturing for, Roosevelt administration's intention duplication of losing cards in part the United States' export trade the ner's hand and the duplication of once lucrative markets of South "BIRD OF PARADISE”...
value in both hands. It may occur America. MAJESTIC THEATRE.
when partner has supported on Since he is well schooled in the "Bird of Paradise" now showing power in his hand, and you cannot this country's commercial rivals, the trumps alone with little ruffing statecraft and trade practices. of The supporting cast-is headed by and elaborate talkie version of the adversaries see to that. You have an agreement for reciprocal trade at the Majestic Theatre, is a new make your trumps separately. The possibility of concluding with Brazil Gloria Stuart, Edna May Oliver story made familiar twenty years opened on four of the salt and your favours to build up commerce and Herbert Mundin, and includes ago on the stage. Joan Marsh, Dorothy Burgess,
partner has five on which he has tween the two great national entities King Vidor produced the dim. supported correctly. Emma Dunn, Edward Van Sloan Dolores del Rio looks darkly deco-ponents open trumps and reduce be Mr. Gibson's mission at Rio.- But the op-of North and South America may and Robert Greig.
More than one hundred of Holly-ly, and the glimpses of native life constantly happens, you are vold or
rative, the settings are quite love- your ruffing possibilitics. Or as Reuter. wood's most gorgeous girls take interesting. Joel McCrea is the have the Ace bare in the suit your CZECHO-SLOVAKIA'S
part in the production.
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"PEG O' MY HEART."-QUEEN'S
THEATRE.
All the Irish whimsey of the famous stage play has been deftly captured in the making of the new Marion Davies starring vehicle, "Peg O' My Heart," which is now howing at the Queen's Theatre.
ideal young man for the part of the girl's white Lover.
MARY MILES MINTER|
SNUBS JUDGE,
Refuses To Prosecute Her Mother,
"SHABBY PERFORMANCE"
partner bids.
Here is an example from play:- Y: Spades-s
Hearts-8 8
Diamonds-K Q J 10 Clubs-K Q J 10 6 S A: Spades-K 9 8 5
HeartaQ 10 6 Diamond-A 9 7 3 Clubs-9 4.
B: Spades-10 7 0 4
Hearts-None Diamonds 6 5 4 2 Clubs 8 7 8 2 Spades--A Q J
2:
Hearts-A K J 7 5 4 3 2 Diamonds-8 Club-4.
NEW RULES.
No Written Speeches In Parliament.
be-
Prague. Deputies In the Czecho-Slovakian Parliament will not, in future, be allowed to read their speeches.
This is to be enforced by a new Parliamentary order, because it is alleged that in the past Deputies have read their speeches without thinking what they have been any- ing,
On several occasions they have made, in the middle of a speech, such remarks. as: "At this point
Los Angeles, California. Mary Miles Minter has indig- The charm of the little Celtic lass we knew so well in the theatre nantly refused to prosecute her 8.30.10 p.m. relay of the Band when Laurette Taylor played in it. mother, Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, on of the 1st Battn. S.W.B., conducted by has been carefully retained by charges of defrauding her of large Bandmaster JL. Geeks, from Mount Miss Davies in her splendid per-Superior Judge C. S. Burnell for sums of money and has denounced Austin Barracks, by kind permission formance.
Score game all, love all. Z deals having recommended that an inves- and bids Two Hearts; A No Bid; laugh ironically, the intervals recorded musle will be Onslow Stevens, who will be re-tigation should be made of Mrs. Y Three Clubs; B No Bid; Z Bix
membered for his performance in Shelby's financial transactions.
In addition, groundless absence Hearts..
All pass. "Once in a Lifetime," is the lead
from more than five plenary sessions The Judge's recommendation was Although the little slam after Y's of the Chamber will be punished by ing man in the film.
made when he sentenced Lealle B. bid of Three Clubs looked justi-suspension of one months' zalaty, Robert Z. Leonard directed the Henry, a former broker and financisljfiable, Z did not allow for the pos- and official públication of the fact. Mischa Elman 1364. picture, from J. Hartley Manners' adviser for Mrs. Shelby, to serve{sible -diMculty of entering Y'a hand Continued absence will biting with from 2 to 24 years in San Quentin in time nor for the possible loss of it suspension of six months' walary, The story moves with straight on charges of embezzling $40,000 a Heart and a Diamond, A opened and publication of the fact in the forward clarity and departs only from Mrs. Shelby. Judge Burnell with his Ace of Diamonds and fol-official press-Reuter. Maria Jeritza (Soprano) 1301. in trafing incidents from the or-linked Mrs. Shelby with the loss and lowed with a Club and Z. wie one Piano Solo-
iginal theme. The dialogue said she was "equally` guilty in some down. Cradle Bong (Brahma)
Another example Blustrates still a little slam declaration, but every' prightly, especially when spoken respects." Under the Palms (Albeniz)
in the infectious brogue adopted trict Attorney for a conference to Y: Spades-2
Summoned to the office of the Dis-better:- for the characterisation by Min | Davies.
Farrell MacDonald, Jullette ton, Irene Browne, Tyrell Allan Mowbray, Doris Robert Grieg and others.
Alfred Cortot 1271 Song
Calling me Back to You (Seaver) When Twilight Comes, I'm Thinking
of You (Tandler-Horne)
John McCormack (Tenor) 1197, Cello Solo-
Intermezzo (Vivaldi)
Pablo Casals 1842. 1.20 p.m-To-day's Opening 10 a.m. Stock & Commodity Quotations as received from New York by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz.
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10.35 p.m.Close Down All records in the above European Auctioneers programmen are kindly supplied by, Hong Kong, September 11, 1933. Messrs. Teang Fook Piano Co.
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U.S. Attorney-General's Ruling
Madison, Wisconsin.
memorable play.
Included in the cast
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J. Are
learn whether she would prosecute her mother, the former screen come Compelled with her mother and added it Z:
dienne said she had become recon- Davis would be a "shabby performance" to Lloyd
carry out the Judge's recommenda- tion.
"HOT PEPPER"-ORIENTAL THEATRE.
Our old frienda Quirt and Flagg, tough Rabelaislan rivals of "What Price Glory?" hava handed in their
"My altitude is that the remarka
one must admit that on his hand the grand slam appeared likely. Hearts-A KJ8
Make Z bare in Clube Instead of Diamonds-A J 10 9 4
Hearts and all is well, or give Y Spadea~~~A K Q J 9 8 7 6 3 of Hearts and the grand slam is Club-K Q
the Ace of Clubs instead of the Ace
Hearts-None
there. As it was the values were duplicated.
Diamonds-K Q
Clubs 2
"Often," writen Mr. Hal Sims,
On this hand at score game all, "the bidding will tell you that you of Judge Burnell are uncalled for love all, Z dealt and bid Five are in danger of running afoul of and constitute an impediment in the Spades; A No Bld; Y Seven the duplicate peril.” way of the administration of justice, Spades; B Not bid; Z No Bid A
"Miss Minter sald-Reuter.
SIESTA ON RAIL TRACK.
Thus
Y: Spades--K &
Double; all passed. -
The hand, of course, is a freak, but no one can blame Y with four and a half honour tricks in his hand advancing to grandalam. Z: He might well auppose that Z held
Sleeper's Lucky Escape the Ace of Cluba, but he happened
From Death.
to hold the King and Queen of Dia- monds instead. A, with the lead
HeartsKQ8,7 Diamonde-K Q 10 7 4 Club-10-5: Spades—A J 8.7-4.
| Hearts-A 9 6 5 2.
Diamonds-AM
Clubs 7
Z bids One Spade; A No bid; Y
Marine kit and broken into the Great White Way, one as a bona bootlegger, and the other as a gen- If licking, stamps in the local tleman of leisure, Ilving on his wits | grocery and general store makes one with no other armament. than a
Butte, Montana. and Ace of Clubs in his hand, took Twe Diamonds; B No bid; 2 Your develop a thirst, that thirst cannot take police badge, in this fast ac-
George Andrews, 27, of Bapping.his chance of the double. Obvious Hearta. Z now knows that he has be assuaged on the promises, action comedy at the Oriental ton, Montana, picked the middle of ly, if he had not held it and had first round control of three suits, gording to an opinion given by the United States Attorney-General, Mr. Theatre; 2)
the Milwaukee railway tracks for led any other, suit except Clubs Z that" the trump suit is solid and James E. Finnegan.
his afternoon nap.,
would have succeeded, as he had that he can get at least two dis Piquant little Miss Lupe Velez "Beer and the United States mall breezes stormily into the picture brakes, a speeding west-bound past The point to notice is that, ai cannot advance even to a littl
cards on the Diamonda, Before the engineer could set his tricks to burace is that
Yet he cannot be handled in the same as a South American stowaway on senger train had passed over him. though the hand might have been slam because of the Club menace. establishment, says Mr. Finnegan, one of Flagg's rum-running fleet, Members of the train crew rushed more aubtly called, it is not pos- He can bid Five Hearts, but Y also "A tavern licence may not be to turn cabaret dancer and provide back to find Andrews injuries sible to find serious fault with the cannot bid the slam because he can granted to a grocery store in which the Inevitable subject of the old limited to scalp wound and a bidding of Y and Z. It is true Y foresee the duplicate peril in Clubs is located a branch of the United comrades amatory tangles. broken arm. States Post Office-Reuter
| might have contented himself with and Diamonds.
POP Natural History Class Dismissed In A Riot.
WHAT'S THAT
COLONEL
YOU DONKEYT
NT YOU SEE
IT'S A BEAR SKIN
M: YES!!!
BUT WHAT ANIMALS
By J. MILLAR WATT.
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