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BRIDGE NOTES
OBVIOUS OVER-BIDDING
In Contract Bridge the bidding sometimes follows such lines that: a contract is reached which ap
01 rears, on its face, impossible fulfillment Confronted with such a situation, timid and weak-hearted but players immediately give up, those who are resourceful strive to find a way of redeeming the ex- CERBER of bidding by unusual] methods of play.
A recent Duplicate game duced the hand below:
North, Dealer.
Neither side vulnerable. North:-
S-AK 97
B.-A 10 9
D-A Q
(-8 4 3 2
west; —
S.J 8 4 3 2
H-4 3
D. K J 8 2
C.-K 10
Earl:-
8.-10 G
H.--7 6 5 2
D. 7 4 3
C-QJ 7 6
South!---
S.-Q B
HK QJ B
pru-
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pointment
STANLEY
TO LET.
At
tables a contract of three notrump or four hearts was reached and made-in some cases with an overtrick; but at one table,
A Kong
THE CHINA MAIL.
SPAIN'S NEW PREMIER AFTER FORMING CABINET.
MADRID SPAIN.-Alejandro Lerroux, veteran Spanish poli, tician, pictured surrounded by newspaper reporters, after Lerroux new cabinet. a he had successfully formed was selected by President Alcala Zamora to become pre- mier following the resignation of Premier Manuel Azana and his Cabinet.
S the "school year" in Hong through a misunderstanding in the PROFANE GENERAL
will be changed, the bidding, a Slam in hearts was the 10 LET 18B MacDonnell Road. Mid-present school year of St. Stephen's final contract. The bidding hadi
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SPORT NOTICES.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB
THE TWELFTH
gone as follows:
JOHNSON.
numbered explanatory paragraphs)
Bost South West Pace 2NT (1) Pass Pass 5H (3) Pase
Pass
Figures after bide refer 10 N.I.R.A. Leader Rebuked
From Pulpit.
St. Louis, Missouri.
The first Term of the New School North Year will run from November lat| 18
in hearts and Takeout much too strong to bid notrump. He said 1hnt
BRITISH FILM OF AFRICA Adapting Famous Edgar Wallace Novel.
Three cameramen
London.
with
CINEMA
NOTES
MAIL REVIEW
"THE SIGN OF THE CROSS"-- QUEEN'S THEATRE
Splendid acting and magnificent
PRADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 K.C'®:-
12.30 p.m.-European Programme of
backgrounds are features of The Columbia & Regal records.
Sign of the Cross," one of the big- 1 pmLocal Time & Weather Re-
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc. 2 p.m.-Close Down,
gest screen spectacles shown for port. some time, which is the current at- traction at the Queen's Theatre. The cast includes such famous players as Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, Fredric March and Char- les. Laughton.
It is a colourful cross-section of life in Rome during the career of the mad Emperor Nero and the events which took placO
in the course of the persecution of the early Christians.
Elissa Landi is perfectly cant at the Christian maiden who changes the heart of a Roman Prefect, Mer
Fredric cus Superbus, played by March, and teaches him the secret; of her pure love.
Violin & Pianoforte Recital from the
Studio.
Relay from Daventry.
4.30-7 p.m.-Chinese recorded pro-
gramme.
7-10.30 p.m.-European programme. 7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, etc.
7.3-7.30 p.m.Variety. Orchestral
Listen in Tonight My Darling' Roses at Dawning
The New B.B.C. Dance-Orch, CB457. Bong
Love Everlasting
I Want Your Heart
Ina Soucz (Soprano) DB830.
Organ Solo
Her Name is Mary Rosa Min
Charles Laughton makes a fine impression as the Emperor Nero and Claudette Colbert shows now Vocal Duct... acting powers as the, degenerate Empress Poppaea.
MAIL REVIEW
"I LOVED YOU WEDNESDAT”— KING'S THEATRE.
"I Loved You Wednesday," the Fox screen presentation of the suc- cessful Broadway play of the same name, is the current attraction at the King's Theatre.
'Sidney Torch DB1046.
Hello Gorgeous My Silent Love
Layton & Johnstone DB920. 7.30-8.15 p.m.-A. Concert.
8 p.m.-(Local Time & Weather Re- port). Violin Soto-
Air Russe (Wieniawski)
Rene Bendetti 60284-D. Song-Songs of the Hebrides
Kishmul's Galley (Kennedy-Fraser) In Hebrid Sena (Kennedy-Fraser) Muriel Brunskill (Contralto) DB602. Planoforte Solo-
King Vidor directed and the cast | Rong-
Elfoon includes Warner Baxter,
Landi, Victor Jory, Miriam Jordan
and Laura Hope Crawe.
a ballet The story deals with dancer in Paris, played by Elliess
unfortunate love affair goen to South America where she meets Warner Baxter, an engineer, Their five work separates them, but they later
Ballad in F Minor (Chopin)
Alfred Gortat 7336.
Bonnie Mary of Argyle (Traditional) The Bloom is On the Rye
(Pitzball & Bishop)
Heddle Nash (Tenur) DB720.
Cello Solo---
Londonderry Air
(arr. O'Connor-Morris)
Le Cygne (Saint-Saens)
Vocal Duet-
The Battle Eve (Southey & Bonheur) Excelsior (Longfellow-Balfe) Hubert Eladell & Norman Allin DX79
8.15-9 p.m.--Musical Comedy.
Cinema Orchestra 0788.
Felix Salmond 7107-M.
disliked the bid of the heart W. G. Johnston declared that to creas Africa from Dar-es-Salaam to be married when her Paria loveleroadway
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in which the
to December 8rd. New Students 4NT (2) Pass Pass
General Hugh S. Johnson, Na- 20,000 NATIVES AS ACTORS Landi, who, secking to forget an will only be charged one-third fees, 6H (4) (i.c. for one month) for the First-South explained that his hand tional Recovery Administator, was Term. Present Students have al
was too atrong for a simple rebuked a "a cussing man" from of the Northwest very the pulpit to December ready paid fees up
une Christian Church here, according 3rd. In future years the first Term will begin in September.
he to the New York Times. The Rev. cameras and 100,000 feet of film are meet in New York and are about er, Victor Jory, puts in a sudden suit at this point, as his part "there is painful evidence that the to Lagos to record big game shots appearance and complicates mat-Vocal
Ave-card man appolated to enforce the
National Recovery Act is more pro-and scenes of native warfare forsters. The manner
teresting and clever. certainly cor- ficient in profanity than in prayer" film version of Edgar Wallace's three meet the situation is both In- rect. The hand cointains 4% In the history of human de-novel "Sanders of the River."
he added. "profane honour-tricks, 2 tricks #bovo velopment
Mr. Grosse, the leader of the ex-MAIL REVIEW what South has a right to ex-men have often been used, albeit pect. If South can
contract unwittingly, for the furtherance pedition, and his brother are leav- for two notrump on the basis of spiritual purposes. However, iting England to make arrangements of a minimum North holding, is better to have good enforcement then North certainly can make by a sinner than peor by a saint."for this trip and in an Interview with Reuter he said: We are go- an immediate Slam try by bid-Reuter.
This year the NEW SCHOOL En- YEAR begins November 1st.
Examination for Now trance Students on Tuesday, October Sjat. al 9.30 a.m.
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commencing at 2.00 p.m.
1933,
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"ZOO IN BUDAPEST
ORIENTAL THEATRE.
has
Gems-The Mikado
Regal Light Opera Co. G1075. Selection-On
On With the Show, 1029
Debroy Somers Band 9768. Vocal Gems-A Country Girl
Columbia Light Opera Co. DX73. Selection Cavalcade
Debroy Somers Band DX805. 9.9.45 p.m. From the Studio. A Violin & Pianoforte Becital Professor N. Toroff & Professor Maklezo.
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2.
Programme
Violin Solos-
Andaluza (Saraeste) Romance (Svendsen) Planoforte Solos
Laro (Balakireff) Finds (Seine) Mazurka
Violin Solos
Schon Rosmarin (Kreisler) Lieberlied (Kreisler) Tambourin Chinois (Kreisler) Pianoforte Bolos-
"Zoo in Budapest," now showing at the Oriental Theatre, is a story ing on ahead to arrange for car-built around the activities and with riers for our apparatus and to col the atmosphere of a great zoologi- We shall cal park. It deals with the ro- passed the bid of four no- his contract. However, he rightly lect natives for actors.
to be need 20,000 of these people and mance of a young man who trump, but he thought his part- decided that nothing was
Ilved all bis life among the ani- 3. ner was using the Four-Five lost by trying.
have set aside £2,000 to
pay for mals, and a simple unsophisticated Notrump Slam Bidding Conven- He won the first trick with the tion, and felt obligated to find spade Queen in his own hand, and their services. In one scene alone orphan girl who comes to the zoo
A lesson in natural history. 4. canoes each some response to what he con- led a low diamond, finessing the we require 300 war
They meet and And themselves strued as a Forcing bid. Queen. When this heid, he could manned by 60 rowers. I do not strangely in love. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 4-While the fact that South has see a faint chance of realizing his think there will be much difficulty NOT the TWELFTH
Loretta Young and Gene Ray-Muric. not bid hearts at once la re contract. The Ace of diamonds) sponse to spades probably was laid down, and he returned to jtn finding suitable natives, but we mond are featured in the title roles, with a supporting cast which in- of have allowed ourselves five weeks - denies the possession of 3% his own hand by leading the 9
cludes O. P. Heggie, Sally Albright, honour-tricks, North know hearts and overtaking with the in which to make these prepara-Murray Kinnell and Buth Warren. that there are very few com. Knave. Now a diamond was led tions. binations that justify a bid and ruffed with the Ace of trumps
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Prelude No. 8 (Rachmaninoff) Prelude No. 5 (Rachmaninoff) 9.45-10.15 p.m.-Orchestral & Band
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British Broadcasting Co's Wireless Symphony Orch. 60218-D A Hunting Medley (arr. Samers)
Debroy Somers Band 9628. "Orch. 9606.
Aide-Grand March (Verdi)
Milan
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Court Symphony Orch. DX42. 10.15-19.50
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"When the cameramen arrive at MAIL REVIEW of two notrump, in response to in Dummy, the last trump led, and the Opening bid, that do not the remaining trumps picked up. Dar-es-Salaam we shall strike in- "MONTE CARLO MADNESS”— give a play for game, and feels The only chance pow of making the land across Tanganyika towards
MAJESTIC THEATRE on the River Congo. that with his own honour hold-hand rested on a finesse in the Stanleyville Inge and
heart support the spade suit, as South had been com-We shall take pictures of big game:
"Monte Carlo Madness," featur- pelled to abandon all hope of ruf- and native life all the time. From ing Barl Maritza, the delightful Small Slam is probably safe. West did not have easy fing the last losing diamond, due Stanleyville we will go down the Viennese actress, is now showing choice of a lead, but eventually to the fact that his hand did not Congo to Lagos. The whole trip at the Majestic Theatre.
taken Ufa production, decided in favour of opening the contain suficient entries. However, should take about 6 months and we spade: suit, in which he held fortunately for him, the finesse of hope to be able to release the film entirely at Monte Carlo, makes | Ideas entertainment; „The story" is length, rather than leading away the spade 9 held, and he was en- next June. from his tenace in diamonds or abled to discard two of his losing "Captain Udet, the German air treated in the musical comedy bis. singly guarded club King. cards on the Ace and King of ace, has already taken some fine manner, and is not to be taken When the Dummy was spread, it spades in Dummy, conceding only serial pictures of African life for seriously. But it is altogether was apparent Bouth that only the 1 trick at the end...
this film. It is the first time any- charming with Ita, light; romantic greatest of good luck, coupled with The hand had been greatly over thing of this nature has been touch, and the gay, and carefres careful.timing of the play of the bid, but the one chance of making attempted by a British company," spifit of Monte Carlo, that per suits, could enable him to realize it had been seized by the Declarer.1-Reuter.
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