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facts, and when the doubled con- tract is made, the Doubler is cri ticized whereas the overbidders. are not.
Take as an example the follow- jing hand, which was played in Crockford's Club (not necessarily by experts) in a recent Rubber game:-
South, Dealer.
East and West vulnerable. North
S-K 10 7
H.- 8
D.-Q J 9 3
C-A, 9 3 2
West:
SQ 9 6 5 4
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D-19 7 G & 2
East:-
SA J3 2
H-K 1076 D.-K 4 C.-Q 10 4
South
S.-8
H.-A Q 9 2
D.A 8
Sure Signs Of Spring
Long beach, Cal. U.S.A-Pretty dancers trained by Miss Lillian Newman of Long Beach, Calif., take advantage of balmy days along the Pacific shore to stage outdoor workouts. Photo shown seven up all in the afre at once as the surf tumbles the dancers' outdoor, accompaniment at Long Beach.
COUNTESS BRASSEY
PASSES
Author of Famous
Travel Diaries
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be i broadcasted to-day from the Konz
SOVIET SCIENTISTS
GINEMA NOTES
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"DESIGN FOR LIVING". AKING'S THBATRE-
Three prominent, stars, Miriam Hopkin, Fredric March and Gary | Cooper," are featured in the latest {Paramount production, - - “Design for Living,” adapted from Noel |Coward's" ^« sensational stage wuc-
CCBA.
The story concerns the unusual triangle of a Tirl loving two men with equal intensity while the two men tain their Božom friendship. The solution is finally solved, but not before the audience 'bre treat- ed to, somo excellent scting.
The scenes are laid in the art- section of Paris, London, and Long Island.
Ernst Lubitsch directed the pic- ture, and it is one of his outstand- ing successes.
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"MEET THE BARON.”—
ORIENTAL THEATRE
"Meet the Baron," a hilarious Comedy with lifting musical num- bers and
FLEE FROM RUSSIA background, the current attrac
Will Never Willingly Return Home
ROMANTIC VOYAGES RECALLED Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W REACH U.S. AFTER SHIPWRECK
metres
on a wave length of 355 (845 K.C.'s):--
1-2 p.m.-European Programme.
Scattle.
a spectacular colour
tion at the Oriental Theatre, brings to the. screen Jack Pearl, the famous “Baron Munchausen” of the radio, who, with Jimmy (Schnozzle) Durante, goes through
a series of hectic adventures in a
girls' college.
Two prominent Russian scien. The picture, has a remarkable tists, Dr. Ivan Boronzoff and cast, including Zaeu Pitts, the Re-Professor George Nolde, who famous comedienne, Edna May were shipwrecked in the Rus-Oliver (of "Ladies of the Jury”), sian Arctic several months ago Ben Bard, Henry Kolhler, William and have now arrived here 3. Davidson and Tod Healy and stated that they would never his Band. Walter Lan, who filmed willingly return to Russia. {"Warrior's Husband,” directed. 2 pmClose Down.
"We are enemies of the Com- Planoforte Recital from the Studio, munist Party," Professor Nolde 4.30-7.80 p.m.— Chinese Recorded declared. Programme.
1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music. 1.20 p.m.-Eugby Press News. 1.30 p.m.—A Relay of the Rotary club Tilin Speech from the Glouces ter Restaurant.
London. Sybil Countess Brassey, whose idiaries are among
1 Pomen Local Time & Weather the most} famous of travel books, has died port. at her London home.
The romantic voyages of the yacht Sunbeam, on which the (Figures after first Earl Brassey, her husband, bids refer to numbered explana sailed to and from Australia be- tory paragraphs).
tween 30 and 40 years ago, pro- East vided the material for the Priss (2)
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Hong Kong, 16th April 1934.
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Lady Brassey, who was 75 when she died, sailed to the An- 1-Entirely top strong a re-tipodes with her husband when
North's hand sponse.
sug- he was appointed Governor of Five years gests strongly the wisdom of Victoria in 1895.
the later they returned in the same play, at notrump, Hence
The first Earl died in
proper response is either two yacht.
1919. notrump or three clubs, 2-With the hope that his oppo-
nents may go too far. 3-South here might better
show
cpnserv-
ย
Lady Willingdon, wife of the present Viceroy of India is stepdaughter of Lady Brassey.
Woodwork Collection. his biddable heart suit. 4-North now becomes
From one of their adventurous ative. He realizes that there cruises, Lord and Lady Brassey brought back a big collection of 5-Again an overbid.
is probably one Ace missing.
There are Woodwork representative of In- entirely too
holes indian art, in its most elaborate the hand, However, South form, and a quantity of Oriental,
rarities.
Earl Brassey presented the collection to Hastings some 18
many
how a right to anticipate ค considerably stronger holding by, North. 6-With 2% plus honour-tricks in the Indian Durbar Hall,
and a remote chance of Hastings, which was opened two trump trick, East's Double. is
at
understandable, but still bad. Į Lady Willingdon, who had laid
7.30-10.30 p.m.- European Pro- gramme.
alse
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are on the programme in "The Chimp," a circus riot.
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"We are liberty-minded men and believe that the Capitalistic 7.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quosystem is best fitted for the good]
of the people, especially when it "ROMAN SCANDALS"—QUEEN'S tations, etc.
goes with democracy."
8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- port.
7.33-8.15 p.m.-A Concert. Pianoforte Solo-
Fantaisie-Impromptu
(Chopin, Op. 60)
Pianoforte Solos-
Caprice (Cluck—Saint-Saens)
Herold Bauer.
Fritz Kreisler,
AND ALHAMBRA THEATRES
Their announcement caused surprise among Soviet suppor- Rath Etting, Gloria Stuart. ters. The two who have been David Manners, Edward Arnold, staying since their arrival at the
home of Professor P. V. Shkur-Verce Teasdale, and this year's kin, an admitted former member crop of Goldwyn Girls are all to of the White Guard, have made be seen in the latest Eddie Cantor carnival of fun. "Roman Scandals,” formal application to remain in
his fourth and annual), screen this country.
R. P. Vonham, District Direc-musical comedy for Samuel Gold- tor of Immigration for the Seat-
Eddie Cantor is seen as a wist- tle area, said that there was no provision in the Immigration ful brow-beaten lad from West Rome, Oklahoma, who, finds him- . Act for the admission of "poli-self in the Rome of the Caesars tical refugees." Being profes
Wynn
¡Vocal-
Annie Laurie Afton Water (Robert Burna)
Mary Garden (Soprano) Cello Solo-
Adagio (Marcello, arr, Salmon) (a) Pastorale (b) Reel (Cyril Scott)
Beatrice Harrison. Vocal...
Bedouin Love Song (Pinsuti) The Bandolero (Stuart)
Feter Dawson (Bass-Baritone)sional men, however, he added, and Involved in breath-taking ad- the beautiful Violin Bolo-
they could probably be admitted ventures among
girls, the thundering Liebesfreud (Love's Joy) (Kreisler) under the Russian Immigration las years ago and it is now housed
Lieberleid (Love's Sorrow)
chariots the 'conspiraces of quota-Router. (Kreisler)
the imperial Court.'
8.15-8.55 pm-Orchestral,
MAIL REVIEW Overture
Carneval (Dvorak, Op. 92) The penalty which North and
Chleago Symphony Orchestra South would suffer does not building was the "Little Red Directed by Frederick Stock. promise to be of great pro- Cap" mentioned. In the book in Four Ways Buite (Eric Coates) portions.
conduct- Why decrease the which Lady Brassey recorded Regal Cinema Orchestra
ed by Emanuel Starkey. chance of setting the
con- the trips of the Sunbeam.'
Prince Igor-Polovetzki Dance tract by tipping the Declarer Earl Brassey, who was at one (Borodin) off to the location of the key time Lord Warden of the Cinque In the
(Ippolitow-Iwanow) carde?
Ports and a Civil Lord of the West chose as his Opening lead Admiralty, covered nearly half a his fourth-best spade, and East, million miles in the Sunbeam. The when a low spade was played from Eventually the Sunbeam was Dummy, made the correct guess, presented to the Government of fnessing the Knave. East was at India as a hospital ship in 1916. Vocal Gems once in a quandary as to his pro-Beuter. per continuation.
It A club was impossible as would, surrender all chance of a trick in trumps, and no other suit seemed to offer a good alternative However, he decided that lead. the best hope now of defeating the contract was the lead of a small heart, trusting the West held the Queen, the Ace being marked with South.
From this point on the hand
bidders. The heart trick was woo
years ago.
the foundation stone of the
NEW EMBLEM FOR THE N.R.A.
"Blue Eagle" To Have An Offspring
Washington.
PH Symphony Orchestra
FIRST WOMAN TO
· KILL HUSBAND
Precedent Established In Montenegrò
bands are alarmed.
Belgrade.
"CYNARA"--MAJESTIC THEATRE
"Cynara," now showing at the Majestic Theatre is a story of the jeternal triangle told in a new way. Eonald Colman heads the bril-
Stephenson.
For the first time in the history Directed by Leopold Stokowski. of Montenegro a woman has mur-liant cast, which includes Kay Grasshopper's Dance (Bucalossi) dered her husband-and other hus- Francis, Phyllis Barry and Henry The Palladium Orchestra. com-
ducted by Richard Green. 8.55-9.30 p.m.-Light Opera. *** "Chu Chin Chow" (Norton)
Light Opera Company Belection-
"Ruddigore" (Sullivan, arr,
Winterbottom)
The Band of HM Coldstream Guards. Conducted by Lieut. J. C. Windram). Vocal Gems
"Duchess of Dantzig". (Carvill)
Light Opera Company. Selection--
(MIlocker) The Beggar Student
Marck Weber & His Orchestra. 0.30-10.pmFrom The Studio. : A Pianoforta Recital By Mrs. Nurá
The Blue Eagle, the most public- Ised bird in America, is soon to have) an offspring that may become more Kanis.
With majority of
PiPPERMINT was a love for the ambitious widely known, than the originalysis (6)
GET
always
delicious
with
crushed ice
*... Proxramme Boirons de Vienne
(Schobert Last)
by the Knave in Dummy, and the already under codes or about, to en-(by Elude: Op: (Scriabina).
.
The story, which is based on the They attribute the crime to the growth of "A modern spirit of in- novel, "An Imperfect Lover" by dependence" among their women- Mr. Gore-Brown, is a humanly ro- folk, who live in traditional subjectantic drama of a happily married man, who, in his wife's abrence, tion to the men. The woman
in this case, Kosa becomes involved 'in a love affair Boshnjak, aged 40 of Bexuja, had with a shopgirl. The Intrigue re- dults in the wreck of his home and complained of being beaten every day by her husband.
happiness...
Out cutting wood with him, sha suddenly chopped his head off with MAIL REVIEW ber, axe. Then, with her daughter's help, she flung the body, Into a ravine-Reuter, ⠀
A Staffordshire woman has sented woollen" scarf-helmeta, eäcis
SUNSHINE BUSIE-LEE
THEATRE
Sunshine Busfe, which being screened at the Lee Theatre to-
two yards long, to, the Humber and is excellent light musical Owen Nareg, and Renate Huller tends to kait ten similar scarves forgive a very pleasing performance. round the coasts of the British sony bit in this picture
ath of the 174 'lifeboat stations
To-day I am so happy is the
Tales. As each scarf taken nine plakate
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fe) Bees Wedding (Mendelsohn) trump, and the diamond Queen led code signers
(Par
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a small club to the Ace in Domiration number for his bird Resp the Epigra Lowdown.
From this point on every trick belonged to the Declarar
iced water amp was inessed on the
and the Queen, picked
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