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THE CHINA MAIL.
WISE AND
BRIDGE NOTES
OTHERWISE
This Will Make You Laugh.
An American millionaire, who died recently has left eleven dif {ferent wills. Just another of these
fresh heir fiends.
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STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. ·
Here are roughly 1.700 yards of thread in a pair of stockings. Which just proves that a miss in nearly as good as a mile.
Jeant
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EVEN THE KISSES,
It's too bad about Mary and Harry. I thought they were going to be happy on bread and | cheese and kisses,
Janes So they were, but Harry got into the habit of getting them all down town
SIMPLE, WATSON A man was fined last week for allowing his dog to become introxi- cated. One theory is that he had |been giving it too many Beaumes,
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STARTLING NEWS. "A bald forehead," says a writer. "does a great deal towards making la man handsome and distinguish- ed." So there is something to be said in favour of matrimony, after all
SALES TALK.
"I don't like thene shoes,” said al woman customer, "The soles
ton thick,"
CULBERTSON
CONTRACT
(By ELY CULBERTSON) World's Champion. Player and
Greatest Card Analyst
A Double Grand Slam.
ROUND HONG KONG'S
CINEMA THEATRES
MAIL" REVIEW
THE MAN FROM TORONTO"-
KING'S THEATRE.
"The Man from Toronto,” now showing at the King's Theatre, is
MAIL REVIEW
"KING OF THE" JUNGLE”
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"King of the Jungle," which
a highly amusing and entertaining brings Buster Crabbe, world cham or Slam contract by a player who Fred Kerr, Ian Hunter and Marrole of the Lion Man, la the current A Double of an opposing game comedy, featuring Jessie Matthews, plon swimmer, to the screen in the has not up to that point entered garet Yarde. the bidding is generally made for
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SOVIET SPORTSMEN CONQUER NORTH
Perilous Trip In Wastes Of Siberia.
Moscow.
'Seven Soviet.sportsmen, travel- Jing on skis and with dog sleighs, have covered 4,400 miles in furth- eat Siberia under most difficult conditions.
They started from Petropavlovak, in the south of the Kamchatka peninsula, last December.
For a long time nothing WAS heard of them.
Now a message has been receive
In order to comply with the con- attraction at the Queen's Theatre. the purpose of obtaining a certain ditions of an unusual will, in which Crabbe in the central character lend from his partner. Sometimes she is required to marry a man in a story of animals in their ed saying that the expedition has it in the lead of partner's own suit from Toronto whom she has never
made its way right round the that is desired, but more often seen before, Jessie Matthews poses native jungle and in the artifical shores of the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Double calls for a lead of the as her own parlour maid. It is In FurFoundings of a circus. He is has reached Kerbi on the river suit bid by the right-hand oppon-this guise that she is able to test cast as a youth' who, orphaned In Agmuni. ent. It is usually a desperation the sincerity of her sultor; they the jungle at an early age, grows
frost
Now they are going along the
They battled with severe Double, made because the player are happily married and win a for-
up in company with a pack of lions, and heavy snow, crossing spots on which no human being had ever is quite sure that there is no other tune. way of defeating the contract. Jessie Matthews does some ex Captured and brought to the set foot. But they say that they
Occasionally, however, the sit-ceedingly clever work and the United States, he becomes head all "feel fino". uation is complicated by the fact veteran actor Fred Kerr, as that the right-hand opponent has lawyer-executor, in splendid. bid two suits. In these circum- stances the unfortunate partner is MAIL REVIEW forced to guess on his Opening, and success of the Double then depends upon his intuition.
The following hand was over-bid tremendously by the North. and South players, but was made due to the above-mentioned circumstan-
ces:
South-Dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
North:-
S.-A 2
HJ 3
D.-K Q 4
C.-A K QJ 62
are
West:-
S.
8 6 H.-K 9 7 4 D.-A 83 C.-9 5 4
"Is that the only objection?" ask- ed the clerk.
"Yen."
"Then, madam, if you take the short, I can assure you that that įobjection will gradually wear away."
SUBURBAN SILHOUETTE. "Mrs. Rosse always seems to mej like a woman with a secret sorrow." "She is Hasn't she told you jabout it?"
Warned in Time.
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We are told that it costs £3 a day to keep an elephant.......I have, therɛ. fore, decided not to keep an ele phant.
Easi:-
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S.—10 9 4 H.-4 5 D.-9 7 6 5 2 C10 8 3
South:---
S.-K Q 768 IL-A Q 10 8 2 DJ 10 C.-7
The Bidding:
South West North East Pass 'BC Pass *PABS Pass
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STAMPEDE.
18 JH
Two leopards escaped from a |Plymouth circus last week. While leopards cannot change their spots. the audience did rapidly.
Pass ENT
7NT Рава
Dbl. Pass
Short Motoring Story.
My foolproof gears after the wife had tried if they really were: Synchro-mess.
NOW YOU KNOW According to a jeweller, most modern engagement rings have ar- tificial stones. This is known as beling married in paste.
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SUMMER PROVERB.
It's a long lane that has no tarring.
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DITTO.
"THE GREAT JASPER”-
CENTRAL THEATRE
the trainer in a circus.
The picture rises to a breath-rivers, by raft and boat, to Khaba- taking climax as the maddened West of Harbin Reuter.
| rovsk, about 600 miles West-North-
animals break loose from their
Cages, when the circus catches fire. and race through the city streets. leaving behind them a trail of blood
ajand rufe.
"The Great Jasper," now show ing at the Central Theatre, is specially interesting and amusing screen version of Fulton Oursler's famous novel of the same name.
Richard Dlx, in his portrayal of the Great Jasper gives one of the finest performances of his career. Wera Engela, a young and beautiful German actress, plays the part of Mrs. McGowd and Edas, May Oliver as the fortune teller is her usual amusing self.
Florence Eldrige, Bruce Cabot and James Bush are other notable players in the supporting cast.
MAIL REVIEW
"LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE" STAR THEATRE.” -
"Looking on the Bright Side" Which is being screened at the Fields, Theatre, portrays Gracté Flalds, the famous British comedi- enne, first as a manicurlet in love with a young hairdresser, then as s policewoman. Her singing, antice. frolics provide good entertain ment.
Crabbe playe opposita Misa Frances Dee, as the only person who can control the wild man.
THE NEW FRENON REMEDY. TERAPION NO.1. THERAPION No2 THERAPİON NËS
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NEW
VICTOR RECORDS
Julian Rose, a "find" of great im [portance, does good work, as the theatre magnate. Excellent song numbers are well welded with the | Tumbona action. Settings fe typical and there are also some lavish, apart. ment sequences.
“WILD GIRL”--MAJESTIC THEATRE.
East was placed in considerable difficulty in choosing his Opening | MAIL REVIEW lead.. Both spades and hearts had been bid by the player on his left, and he was unable to determine which suit his partner desired led.
"Wild Girl," now showing at the He finally decided that the spade Majestic Theatre, presents a pic suit was the best chance, as he afture of California In the days of least held some sort of minor the gold rush, along with an un sequence. Therefore, the spade usual romance of that colourful Ten was chosen and North now period. All the vividness Cand proceeded to make up for his part bracing atmosphere of Bret Harte's ner's rash bidding by his own perfamous story, "Salomy Jane's fect play.
Kiss," from which the production
The first trick was won in the is taken, are retained in this de- closed hand with the Ace and lightful film, it
the deuce returned Immediately. Joan Bennett is in the titis. role It was obvious from the begin- as a madcap mountain girl and A gossip writer says he knows a millionaire who hates money. I ning that unless the spade suit Charles Farrell plays the part of know a small boy who hates ice-broke, the hand was hopeless, a grim-purposed Confederata sol- cream after he's bad several help Three rounds of spades disclosed dier. inga,
Analysing the Proverb,
Honesty is the best in the long run. But, on the other hand, if you are honest you do not usually have to run,
the fact that two more', carda were available in the Dummy for “dis,
cards. On these two cards, -- Defore, the unfortunate Doubler. clarer discarded two diamonde found himself squeezed, being forc from his own hand. Having prsed to part with either a low heart viously discarded a heart, he was or the Acs of diamonds. When he now down to six clubs, the King of chose a low heart, Declarer led the djamonds and the Knavs of hearts, | Kaave from his own hand and went Placing West with the King of up with the Ace to catch the blank The ancient Britons got a light hearts and the Ade of diamonds King. The Queen of hearts was from ints. We've gone--click, on the Double, he now led, mix good for the thirteenth trick,visi click- long way—click, click!— rounds of clubs, leaving the Aes- Although the play was interest- since then-click, click!--confound Queen of hearts alone in the Dum, ing, it is doubtful that the blading the lighter.
my." At the eleventh trick, there could be recommended.
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