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BRIDGE NOTES
DENTISTS.
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WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
74 Queen's Road 2nd. Fi. To
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CULBERTSON
on
CONTRACT
(By ELY CULBERTSON) World's Champion Player and
Greatest Card Analyst
the
of
THE CHINA MAIL.
FRADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on a wavelength of 855 metres (845) K.C.4)
BRITISH RAILWAY
COMFORT
t
Sound-Proof Sleeping Cars Planned.
NEW
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
London. British railway sleeping-cars are 12.30 p.m.-European programme of famed for their comfort and smooth Columbia and Regal records.
་ ་
Kong
sound-proof.
ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES
|MAIL REVIEW
“HALLELUJAH, I'M A TRAMP,"—- KING'S THEATRE.
Al Jolson makes a welcome re- turn to the screen in the United
MAIL REVIEW
"PICK UP QUEEN'S
THEATRE. -
A couple of youngsters who meet without benefit of introduction is
Up" which is now showing at the
MASTERS OF BRIDGE.
Mr. Harold S. Vanderblit, Akipper of the yacht "Enterprise," Report.
1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather running but the London Midland Artists' picture "Hallelujah, I'm a the latest of the long leries
1.15 p.m. A relay of the and Scottish Railway, not satisfied Tramp," the current attraction at the story of Vina Delmar's "Pick American defenders of the trophy Kong Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of their cars, are launching a cam-
Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong with the present excellent standard the King's Theatre. for yachting skill, is, like others of of the Management. During the in-
Al Jolson's powerful and melo-Queen's Theatre. is name, an important figure intervals recorded music will be bread-paign to make sleepers completely goers and the story of "Hallelujah, dious voice is well known to movie- the business world. To Bridge cant from the Studio), players, however, he is better known as the "father of Contract Bridge." being the author of the present scoring system as well
the deviser of a system of bidding, once extremely popular, which I have W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD., often said was the next beat sya-Song-
Kowloon Baytem to the Approach-Forcing Sye- New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" tem. Sole Agents for Kelvin Motora.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
OPTICIANS.
THE BONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232. 53, Queen's Road Central.
GENERAL NOTICES.
REMOVAL NOTICE.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
ON
N and after the 11th instant the business of the above Cor- poration will be carried on in the Old City Hall Building adjacent to AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY for schools by A. H. Crook, W. Kay and the present Building.
W. L. Handyside. Price $1, an Inle Entrance to the premises will be at the publishers. Newspaper Enter-from Queen's Road. prize. Ltd., 3A. Wyndham Street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOUR VISITING CARDS neaty and
romptly printed. "Chi
Offer, No. 3A, Wyndham St.
phone 20022.
TUITION GIVEN.
Mail'
Tele-THE
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Firm of
L. N. MURPHY,
Actg. Chief Manager.
NOTICE.
Interests and
Responsiin-
hties of the undersigned in the RALL AND HALL
A6
Mr. Vanderbilt bids and plays very slowly. In the few tourna ments in which he takes part, he e generally one of the last to com- plete play, but that the delay is worth while is usually demonstrat- ed by the faultless manner in which he proceeds to get the best results. The band below is an example bie skill:
South--Dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
Mr. Harold S. Vanderbilt North:-
S-10 7 5 4 2 H-AQ 97 43 D. - (-3
Wext:--
S.- J 9 6 H.-K 82 DJ 10 6 1-Q 7 6 6
South:-
S. -A Kя
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('.-AK 8 6
CA KJ 10 A 2
East:-
S-Q 3
B. J 10
D-Q 9 7 4 3 2
hitherto carrying on business a8 Architects, Civil Engineers and Sur- South
PRIVATE LESSONS 11 English, Veyore at Nos. 20-22, Queen's Rond, IC French, Music, Shorthand and Type-Central. "Kayamally writing. Terma moderate. d. Almal censed as from the 12th day of 4NT Building" 2NT Villar, Austin Road, Kowison.
October, 1933.
The
BIG CAGE
CLYDE BEATTY,
AND HS WILN
ANIMAL
COMING TO
CENTRAL
All laims against the said Firm up to that day will be liquidated
the undersigned.
WILLIAM HALL Hong Kong 12th October, 1933.
NOTICE.
CS
of
2.15 p.m.-Close Down. Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre To-day,
6.8 p.m.-European programme. 6-6.35 p.m.-A Concert. Band-Play Gypsy (Kalman), Blue Forget-me-not (Banffy);
Hungarian Gypsy Bank B24083. Philomel (From "Monateur
Beaucaire") (Ross & Messagar), Villanelle (Bache & Dell 'Acqua), Piano Solo-
Miriam Licette (Soprano) DB033. Album Leaf (Greg), - Gapriccio (Brahms),
Song--
Harold Bauer 1413.
A Prayer to Our Lady (Ford), Bless This House (Brahe),
John McCormack (Tenor) 1625. Violin Solo
Slavonic Daner, No. 1 (Dvorak.
Kreisler), Songs my Mother Taught Me
(Dvorak-Kreisler),
Fritz Kreisler 1414. 4.33-7 p.m.- Concerto Grenso-(Ernest Bloch).
Philadelphin Chamber String
Simfonietta conducted
by
Fabien Sevitzky M-66. 7.3-8 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-Isn't It Pity.
Vietor Arden-Phil Chman and
Their Orchestra 24206. Vent Trio--12th Street Rag
Clover BlosKOMIS,
Archentral-
The Old Apple Trio 24311.
Hats Off Here Comes Lady, Look Who's Here,
Ted Weems & His Orchestro 24208.
Piuno Salo-Please,
Il Follow You,
Humorous-
A Gay Caballero,
Raie da Costa
24208.
I Learned About Women from Nor.
Frank Crumit (Comedian) 21735.
Organ Solo-
A Kiss In the Dark,
Pale Moon. Jeasse Crawford 24282.
Song--
Dear Old Mother Dixie,
Mildred Bailey (Comedienne). Orchestral-Forbidden Love,
Wayne
Orchesiral
King & His Orchestra 24337.
4-9 4
The Bidding:
Went
North
Fast
Pass
ID
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Just Because You're You, Just Little Home for the Old
PUNK
413
Pass
Folks,
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Pask
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ciples of Mr. Vanderbilt's own con.
The bidding followed the prin
vention, the Opening club-bid be- ing used to demonstrate possession of a strong hund wid North's dia-i mond response denying possession of an Ace and a King. Mr. Van- derbilt held the North Rand.
Don Bostor & His Orch: 24177. Plano Solo-
..Raie da Costa B4080.
The Fairlea Gavotle, Serenade, Orchestral-
Bird Songs at Eventide, A Brown Bird Singing.
Ray Noble & His New Mayfair
Orchestra 24211. Rp.m.-Leen! Time and Weather Report.
A.3.11.30 p.m. A relay from the Roj Shing Theatre.
11.30 p.m.-Close Down. The play is most interesting, and All records in the above European presents fa number of
kindly supplied by unusual programmes are With purchased the practice was the diamond Opening Vend
situations. East's lead Music Co.
Manara, S. Moatrie & Co. Anderson
IXE. undersigned have Tills
of MR. WILLIAM HALL hitherto derbilt took stork of the situation. Special Announcement
there-
Many listeners have recently
BC-
the
earried on by him an Architects. He decided that the Slam was al- Civil Engineers and Surveyora un-tainable only if the adverse trumps quired a habit of telephoning to the der the name of HALL & HALL at were distributed 3-2, and
Studio during the programme request 20-22, Queen's Road, Central.
ing the replaying of an item or fore that distribution must be as-playing of some special additional item. "Kayamally Building", and
willaumed from the outset. It was ap-These requests are now 10 numerous continue the practice under the style or firm name of WAY AND rounds of trumps at once,
parent that he could not take two to interfere seriously with the An- nouncers' duties and the Broadcasting HALL at the same address.
other-Committee have been compelled there wise he would have an insuficient fore to instruct the Announcers that HARRY WAY
number of entries in the Dummy. rcquesle by telephone are not in future It was essential that the club suit cided tomped with. It has beers do- be established, and this must be done before the second round trumps was led.
who wish any special item to be in- cluded in these programmes are re- Thus reasoned, he won the trick queated to forward the names of the with the Ace, of diamonds In items, with if possible the number or Dummy, upon which he discarded casting Studio, before 5 p.m. on Wed- Cype of record, to the Secretary, Broad- the club 8. Next, the club 2 was❘nesdaye. led and ruffed by North. Dummy
GEORGE ALBERT VICTOR HALL Hong Kong 12th. October, 1983.
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to
to give a trial to a "Request Pro- gramme" on Fridays of each
of commencing in November,
was re-entered by leading a trump, on the continued leads of the now: and the club 10 returned and ruf-established clubs.
fed. Another trump was led, won The play of the hand is unusual, by the King in Dummy, and both but extremely accurate and in keep- adversaries followed suit. The ing with Mr. Vanderbilt's splendid winning adverse trump was forced record as a Contract player.
POP
A Sure Way To A Ripe Old Age.
STRANGE
Sylvin Sydney is the girl and I'm a Tramp," suite the happy George Raft the bay. "Anti-noise blankets" are being I'm alive attitude which he adopta Sylvia, released from prison, to Incorporated in the manufacture of in all his pictures. The story, al-which she has been sent when her
though a comedy, has all the new cars-third-class, as well
a pathetic husband, a criminal, "frames" her, and poignant background. as first. These are of special in- Al Jolson in cast
is destitute in the city, Cold and sulating material designed to shut tramp
as a singing hungry, she takes shelter in a taxi who wanders happily of which Raft is the driver. Re out all engine and running noises. through life, bringing good cheer orders her out, but when he is
to his comrades in distress.
Jeonvinced of the genuiness of her The supporting cast includes story he helps her. hardly be conscious that he is in Madge Evans, Frank Morgan, Bar- train at all.
ry Langdon and Chester Conklin.
so that the night traveller
will
In
Comfortable travel by night England is probably the cheapest in MAIL REVIEW the world-the charge for a third- class sleeper being only 7/- in addi-
tion to the standard fare.
"KING KONG"--CENTRAL
THEATRE
The possibility of an ape yearu.
The new sleeper comfort does not ing for the companionship of a wo- please everyone, however. An old man whose fragile, golden beauty
Meanwhile her husband, in an attempt to escape from jail, is ill- Jed, and the film reaches a breath- less climax when Sylvin attempts to save the life of the man abe now loves.
lady who makes frequent journeys has stirred it to a never-before cx-Wray in the jungle and, instead of between London and the Highlands perienced emotion of protective destroying her as he does, almost has just lodged an indignant com-tenderness, is give a modern Inter-the entire group of explorers with plaint with the railway company pretation in RKO-Radio Pictures ther, he preserves her life and concerned.
"King Kong," now at the Central treats her with a "These cars are far too
clumsy sort of allent" Theatre. she objected. "In the old days, the
tenderness, despite the fact that Fay Wray plays the girl whose he could roar and rattle of the train used champion, greatly to her dismay thumb and forefinger. Finally, in crush her between his to send me to sleep at once-now and terror, is a gigantic anthro-the climax of the picture, he at- I find it just as hard to get a good pold, fifty feet tall and perhaps temple to devastate New York City night's rest in a sleeper as I do in seven million years old.
in a minguided, blundering effort my bed at home!"-Reuter,
"King Kong" captures Miss to assist her.
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