Page
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1933.
The China Mail
excluding Anoual subscription, portago abroad, K.$38. parable in advance.
Orerland China Mail
Published every Thursday. Annual H.K.$13, including subscription. portage $19, payable in advance. Published by
The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd.
Frinters & Publishers. No. 3. Wyndham Street. Hong Kong.
TELEPHONE 20022.
London Offres:-S. 1. Bywaters & Co., Ltd. 1, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Tweel-vr Words three Inner- tions prepaid $1,50. Every ad- ditional word Ave cents for three Insertions.
All replies under this heading must be called for
POSITION VACANT.
Wanted Januar
know. Stenotypist, edge of Chinese, English and French Gre age and for secretal work nationality and salata expected to Bax
No. 142 "China Mail"
FOR SALE.
TYPHOON MAP of the CHINA SEA. The Landsman's Handy Guide to loent- ing the Centre of the Typhoon. Price 60 cents. Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd., "China Mail' Ofee, SA, Wyndham St.
"COASTWISE."-An interesting book of cartons depicting "Happenings" on the China Catot. Price $1. an enle
Mait uffers. #t the "China Wyndham Street.
THE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
BRIDGE NOTES
DENTISTS.
MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST, DR. S. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
74 Queen's Road 2nd. Fl. Το
5th F., King's Theatre Bldg. Telephone 21265 9-1.00; 2-6.00.
LAU PAK WAI, Dentist, HONG KONG OFFICE:- GLOUCESTER BLDG., 1st Floor, Telephone 20488. XOWLOON OFFICE:--
336, NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor, Telephone 58381.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motora
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232. 53, Queen's Road Central.
JUST RECEIVED Fresh Selection of the best Varieties of Reliable and Tested Flower and Vegetable SEEDS.
The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your commands will have our best attention.
·
GRACA & CO.
No. 10 Wyndham St. Hong Kong. Established 1836
Agents for: Menara. Sutton & Sons, Ltd., Iteading; Messra, Toogood & Sons, Lið.,
3A.
Southampton. Mesurs. Arthur Yates & Co., Ltd..
Sydney
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Cadetagned will hold a Unique Sale on
To-day & To-morrow, the 23rd & 24th
October 1933.
commencing each day 10 a.m.
No. 1, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
Carpets,
of
There are For Rooms full of Marvellous Furniture, Lampe. Pictures. Luscious Cushions. Jewelled Trees. Entire sets Tale War*O
Some Lovely Jewellery
also
1 Full Line of Beautifully Cut Evening Pyjamas
and
Hundreds of Exquisite Articles just right for Christmas Gifts triends at Bome.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CARDS OF HIDDEN ENTRY
0
RADIO
-TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
Relay From The Ko Shing Theatre
To-day-
6-8 p.m.-European prograinme. 6.6.20
135 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of the Management. (During the inter- Note that if 2 finesses Yais recorded muste will be broadcast
from the Studio.) It happens frequently, capecially, Knave.
2.15 pm-Close Down. when playing a No Trump contract, the 10 of Spades he deprives him- The that the Declarer is faced with the self of, the further entry. dificulty of putting Dummy in on fall of the 9 of Spades by B is Unless it is account of an absence of eards of valuable guide. entry and consequently he is ob- false card B can have two only. liged to lead away from his strength instead of up to it. Some- times, of course, this cannot be helped, there may be no possibility case should the correct procedure of putting Dummy in or of putting be missed by any experienced play- The following example from him in more than once, but often er. there are what may be described duplicate play is, however, more as concealed entries not apparent difficult: on the surface.
own
A More Dificult Case. Both these examples are some- neither what elementary and in
Y:-
S.-K 8 4 2 H. 7 G D.-K 10 8 7 C....╗4$
S.-Q J 10 7 5 H.-None
D-9 6.5 32
C-K Q 8
H-A K QJ 1 8 5 2 D.-A
There are many occasions when the Declarer wishes to lead two or three
different suits up to his hand. The number of obvious en- tries in Dummy.
This may be A:- done in a variety of ways accord- of Dummy's ing to the nature
frequently procesa holding, the consisting of Declarer himself un-
Z blocking or playing a higher card than is necessary to take the trick from his own hand, or indeed some- timer sacrificing an actual trick. Here is a simple example:-
Y:-
A:--
Z:-
S. 8 2 11-904 1.97 3
C9 R
5.- 7 5 4
H. 10 5 2
DK 10 4 2
CK 07
S.- A Q 10 1.AQJ3 D.-A Q 85 C-A 4
5.-ky 6 3
Bi-
H. 8 7
11.--G
C-10 5 4 3 2
of
S.-A
C.--A J &
B:--
S.-9 6 3
H-0 4 3
D.-Q J I
C.-10 9 7 2
Z is playing a contract of
Hearts.
Carmen Suite... Theatral
March of the Smugglers (Bizet),
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra directed by Leopold Stokowski
6874. Introduction and Entrance of the Henry VIII-
Clans (Saint-Saens), Scotch Idyl (Saint-Saens),
Walter Damrosch & National
Symphony Orchestra 7292. Huliday in Seville (Albentz),
Leopold Stockowski and the
Philadelphia Orchestra 7188. 4.20-7.5 p.m.-A Concert Seng
The Last Rose of Summer (Moore), Robin Adair (Keppel),
ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES
MAIL REVIEW
MAIL REVIEW
"WHEN LADIES MEET-
Robert
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
With Ann Harding and Montgomery in the leading roles
"THE BIG CAGE"- CENTRAL THEATRE
Combining real dangers with
and a supporting cast including thrille of the type rarely provided motion picture. "The Big Myrna Loy, Alice Brady and Frank by a Morgan, "When Ladies Meet" now Cage," featuring Clyde Beatty, call- showing at the Queen's Theatre, ised the world's greatest trainer of one of the smartest and most en-wild animals, is the current attrac-
tion at the Central Theatre. tertaining comedies screemed.
The film presents a circus drama The picture is adapted from Rachel Crother's stage auccess. In which in based on the life
of
It the performances add a zest to Beatty, whose career, fraught as it the brittle dialogue and hilarioue is with danger, has been an excit eltuations upon which the unique ing one.
"The Big Cafe" is a Universal plot relles,
Miss Harding as the understand-¡picture and one of the outstanding fax, modern wife of a philandering films of 1933 In it, Beatty does husband, gives a portrayal work in something never before attempted of her work in by any wild animal trainer. He reminiscent
his, puts lions and tigers, 43 of them, Montgomery "Holiday." usual adequate self as the young into one huge cage--and enters the handles his cage alone and unarmed. This feat Pablo Casals 1349. newspapernian who
romantic troubles as he would a alone, hair-raising as it is, is but onl of several thrilling scenes front page story.
which follow each other rapidly in this great action film.
France Alda (Soprano) 1188. 'Cello Solo-
Munette (Bach-Poliain). Mazurka (Popper).
Song-
1 Look Into Your Garden
(Wilmsit-Raydn Wood) Devotion (Wonda-Haydn Wood),
John McCormack (Tenor) 1147. Pianoforte Solo
Turkish March (Beethoven), Brooklet (Schubert-Rachmaninof),
Sergel Rachmaninoff) 1198.
Son-Dixie (Emmett).
MAIL REVIEW
"ORDERS IS ORDERS”—KING'S
THEATRE.
MAIL REVIEW
~THEATRE. *--
"Orders is Orders," the current "RED-HEADED WOMAN"-STAR Old Folks at Home (Foster), attraction at the King's Theatre, Mary Lewis (Soprano) 1345. features Charlotte Greenwood in a Violin Salo
Rondine (Kreisler), Pair Rosemary (Kreisler),
Frits Kreisler 1356.
Six
of
Song-
A leads the Queen Spades, which Z wins with the Ace. How should he play to make his contract?
An obvious method is to lead out! the Ace of Diamonds and then the eight Hearts and try to establish a No that 2 can Squeeze position make two Clube or forve A or B to But lead one of Y's King suits.
A
this can be and was defeated. and B have only to keep their Clubs and 7 must lose two tricks!
de- eventually with the proper fence.
a certainty by
Ace of
Z is playing a contract of Three
1Z has, however, No Trumps. A leads the 2
Be must make Diamonds. Dummy plays the more subtle play. and B the 6. 2 can win the trick a card of entry in Dummy and he with the 8, but as he desires to can do this only by sacrificing a I have two entries in Dummy to lead certain trick in the suit.~*~
At trick two he lends Spades and Hearts his best play is
Diamonds. to win with the Ace of Diamonde; and return the Queen. If A playe the King the two entries in Dia- monda are made. If he holds up the King Z is no worse off
Second example:—
}: --
A:-
S. J 8 5 4
H. 9 6 4 D-QJ4 R C-10 9
S.----7 6 3 2
H.-Nons
D-A 987 a
for
C--J 6 5 2
Zi--
5.- A Q lo
The Sale is to be held in order to clear a portion of the space in the Jade Tree Bulldings, which is needed quickly for new depart ments, that the Management are inaugurating for the Winter Season.
Only First clasa Merchandise is included in this Sale.
A Rare Opportunity to get just that lamp, brighten up your home al your own price.
U-A Q 53
D.-K 10 2
C.-A Q 4
B:
or other article
to
S.-K 9
On View-Saturday & Sunday the 21st. & 22nd. October 1983.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
Hong Kong, 16th Oct., 1933.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneera.
CLEANED
Don't wait for the cold weather look at your winter clothes now. DRYCLEANING AND STEAM PRESSING WILL KEEP THEM NEW.
THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.
The Largest Sanitary Laundrymen, Dyara and Drycleaners in the Far East,
Head Offes & Work, Mongkol
09, Queen's Road Central,
27, Nathan Road,
286, Nathan Road
Gleneaster Building (Residents
Prak Ratal Depot.
only);
H.-KJ 10 8 7 2 D, 6
C.-K B? 3 Score love all.
3
Hon.
Then he leads his If B wins with the 9, an assuredly
he must, that is the only trick bis
side makes.
The 4 of Hearts is two entry
for Z to discard his losing Clubs on the King of Spadce Alter- and King of Diamonds. natively, of course, if B refuses to win with the first rump trick with the 9 of Hearts the same result is achieved.
It is safe to say that at least 90 pe: cent of players would fall in this position. They would sider it ridiculous to give away a certain trick in Hearts.
con-
Yet only by creating a Heart en-
try can 2 make his contract.
Song-Louise,
Wait Til You See "Ma Cherie", Maurice Chevalier (Baritone)
Vocal Gems-Whoopee,
The New Moun,
21918.
Victor Light Opéra Company 36960.
Organ Solo-Little Pal,
Why Can't You7,
Orchestral-
Jesse Crawford 21951.
I'd Write a Song, You Are the Song,
Pavi Whiteman & His Orchestra
24298.
has dealt and called Three Hearts; Z Three No Trumps. All pass A leads the 7 of Diamonds, Y plays the 3, B the 5. Z should now play the King of Diamonds and resist the tempta- Orchestral— tion of taking the trick cheaply with the 10. If he does so and re-vocal turns the King of Diamonds A will assuredly hold up the Ace and Y will never get in.
Dia-
↓
Mediey from "Flying Coluza",
Waring's Pennsylvanians 24239. Gems-Blossom Time, The Yankee Princess, Victor Light Opera Company 35722. #p.m.-Local Time and Westher Report
By playing the King of
8.-11.30 p.m.-A relay from the Ko monda he assures a certain tard Shing Theatre.
of entry.
At trick 2 he leads tho 11.30 p.m.-To-day's Opening 10 Stock and Commodity Quote Lions as received from New York by
10. If A does not put up his Ace R
Z overtakes with the Knave in Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz.
Dummy and should then lead the 4 11.35 p.m-Close Down.
of Spades and finesse hid Queen.. The Ace of Spades is then led and
Y has another entry with thei
All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Mensra, Tang-Fook Piano Co.
POP - A Question. Of Length.
SO YOU'VE BROKEN OFF "YOUR. ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE OF YOUR
FIANCÉES PAST
.
YES!
A May Morning (Weatherly.
Denza),
Boat Song (Mosca-Ware),
Lambert Murphy (Tenor) 4016. 7.5 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota tons(" etc.
7.5-8 p.m.-Variety, Orchestral-
A White House of Our Own, Farewell to Arms.
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
24236. (Continued at fool of preceding Column).
brilliant skirt on American Alm Jean Harlow, who made her production methods. illustrating screen hit in "Hell's Angels" does the farcical situations that can excellent werk in "Red-Headed. Wo- arise when a production unit take man," the screen adaptation of the bar-sensational Kathleen Brush novel, charge of a British military racks.
the current attractions at the Star A very competent Cal James Gleason as the American Theatre. Alm director makes a great hit, is assembled and the production is while Cyril Maud adds a clever good.
Excellent support is given by study of a susceptible colonel.
Realistic backgrounds, the hu- Lewis. Stone as the father, Chester
mours of soldier life and the char-Morris as the husband, Leila Hyams lacteristic bustle of a film unit on as the disillusioned wife, Una Mer- out-kel, Henry Stephenson, and May location, make this picture
Robson. standing ontertainment.
Imported
fresh
from London
FEDERAL
STRAIGHT CUT VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
Plain or Cork Tipped.
federal
.50 for 50 cts.
10 for 10 cts.
Obtainable Everywhere.
SOLE AGENTS;----
ABAQUERIA FILIPINA FILIPINA ABAQUERIA
LEADING TOBACCONISTS
26 Queen's Road
HỒNG TONG
TOO
BAD!
IN THE FAR EAST
18, Hankow Roat KOWLOON
By J. MILLAR WATT.
NO!
TOO LONG.
·FORTY- EIGHT YEARS!