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OPTICIANS.
Psychologically Speaking.
by Ely Culbertson.
If you
had as partner one of America's master players and fac ed a crucial situation in a rubber game where opponents, whom you ranked slightly below yourself in skill and finesse, had a game on the rubber while you had a part- score of 60 but no game and wish. jed to convert this part-score into a game, what response should you make to an Opening bid of one no- trump by your partner, as Dealer, holding
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A controversy on this question New Work & Repairs. Call Fieg "L" started recently after the conclu- Sole Agents for Kelvin Motorsion of a hand at one of the Bridge
fclubs in New York and continued i after the rubber had ended and even through the dinner hour as well. It resulted in the placing of correct a small wager as to the cell and the reference of the mat- ter to two distinguished experts— namely, Messrs. Waldemar Zedtwitz and Oswald Jacoby.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL
COMPANY.
*Phone 22232. 58, Queen's Road Central,
von
COMPANY MEETINGS After consideration. Mr. von
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED, (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Zedtwitz decided that the proper
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN further bidding.
two
THE CHINA MAIL.
On Three Fronts in Collegiate War on War
Down with WAR
Scenes from three fronts during re- cent offensive in the cause of peace launched simultaneously on chol. astic and collegiate sectors through- out the nation. At left, a few of the orators who addressed meeting at Harvard University. Note fancy Right. Columbia Uni attire. versity co-ed orates against war from the statue of Alma Mater. Below. City College. New York. students serm determined to have peace even they have
it, as they're doing here.
PRETORIA ZOO'S BABY SHOW
Aght for
Collared Peccary Bred For First Time.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"TWENTY THOUSAND YEARS IN SING SING”--QUEEN'S
THEATRE
QUEEN OF SIAM AS TENNIS STAR
Played In Tournaments At Monte Carlo.
EXPERTS IMPRESSED
FRADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be - broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wave length of 355 metres (845 X.C.'s) 1.
1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme, I p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re port.
1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music. 1.15 p.m.-A Relay of
the Hong
Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong
Kong Grill Room.
2.15 p.m.-Clone Down,
Selections by the Castro and his Boy Friends.
Recorded programme from "ZEE" To-night
6-8
p.m.--Europaan Programme,
5-7 p.-A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden. Clos- ing Local Stock' Quotations, etc.
7.03-7.20 -Selections by Debroy. Somers Band.
"Fanfare"
"It's Lovely War"
(arr. Debroy Somers)
7.20-6 p.m. From the Studio. Selections by Ted Castro & Hin Boy Friends.
Programme
1. You are my past. Present and
Future,
the Sheltering Paims
4. Shadow Waltz
Farewell Blues
2.
Learn to Croon
5.
Under
5.
6.
You Call it Madness
After you've gone
& Blue Prelude
9.
Indian Love Call
10. Just for you
Bp.Local Time & Weather Re
port.
8.03.10.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio Can-
cert,
Sclec-
response was two diamonds, with the full intention later of bidding three clubs, provided there was an
BIRTH OF SILK MARMOSETS
drama of adverse Overcall of two hearts.
A grin and realistic
London.
10.30 p.m.-Close Down however, He said,
that with
prison life is portrayed in First
An Relays of the Hong Kong Hotel Pretoria, (Transvaal).
Tennis experts on the Riviera Orchestras are by courtesy "Twenty
of the National's production, Home opponents he would bid two
Great BUCCCES has recently
Thousand Years in Sing Sing." have been very impressed with Management no-trump in an effort to forestall
by the National
8.30-10 pmA European Recorded Mr. Jacoby, in been achieved
The story, which was adapted the play of the Queen of Siam-
"ZE.K." on $40 Kilocycles. NE ORDINARY YEAR-answer to the same question, de Zoological Gardens, Pretoria, in from the book by Warden Lewis, or "Madame R. B." as she calls Programme from
8.30-8.55 pm. Orchestral LY MEETING of the Society will cided that his response would be breeding wild animals.
tions from Musical Comedy. Among the babies to be seen Lawes, of Sing Sing Prison, is the herself for the purpose of the
most remarkable dramatisation of game. at present there are two silky
She is very keen, already pos- "Show Boat" HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY.
two human emotions ever made. Every -On sale at all bank-stalls and at thee held at the HEAD OFFICE two clubs, arguing that if there
Besses many brilliant strokes office of the Publishers, 3A, Wynd- Union Building, Hong Kong, on was an adverse Overcall of
or two spades which his marmosets, two lion cubs, FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11 hearts ham Street.
o'clock am. for the purpose of re-partner found it expedient to pass, leopard cubs, two waterbucks, a phase of the life of the convicts is
several blesbucks,
thars and loves, their friendships and their standing player, if she goes on "Blue Roses"
at her present rate of progress. ceiving the Report of the Directors not even raising his clubs to three,echwe antelope, a springbuck, touched on, including their personal and will shortly become an out"Foily to Be Wise"
collared peccary,
loyalties.
Dressed in a white skirt and "Tell fler The Truth" and the Statements of Account to then obviously the Opening Hand
Spencer Tracy in in the leading
The New Mayfair Orch. 31st December, 1933, and of declar-must be prepared to play the hand mouflons, a
guineafowl and golden phen-
"Out of the Battle" at diamonds,
role of Convict Tom Connors, green pullover, and wearing an sants.
enormous eyeshade, she has
The New Mayfalı Orch. ing Dividend, etc.
of these There is reason to believe that "big shot" of the underworld, who cently been prominent on the 8.55-9,33 p.m.---Operatie. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the In my opinion both
to take into silky marmosets have not pre- was eventually sent to the electric tennis courts at Monte Carlo. Society will be CLOSED from 8th great experts failed
for a crime he had never
There she has been playing in MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days in-consideration all the elements in viously been bred in South chair
committed. Miss Bette Davis, play- It is true that, judged Africa,
jan international tournament,
the world's best players, among them. Miss Joan Ridley and "Bunny" Austin.
TUITION GIVEN.
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GENERAL NOTICES.
IN
BANK HOLIDAY.
Accordance with Government-
BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on MONDAY, the 21st May, 1934,
Whit Monday).
Hong Kong, 17th May, 1934.
clusive.
the case.
re-
By Order of the Board, purely by the standards laid down The marmosets are a group ing opposite Tracy, lends excellent testing her skill against some of
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934.
COMPANY, LIMITED. Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
"SEARCH FOR BEAUTY
KING'S THEATRE
Fifteen couples of perfect young:
Overture-
The New Mayťaly Orch.
The New Mayfair Orch.
The New Mayfair Orch.
"The Bartered Bride" (Ometana)
State Opera Orchestra, Berlin, conducted by Dr. Leo Blech.
“Alda”...-O Patria Mia (Verdi) "I Trovatore".
Song-
D'Amour Sull All Rouge (Verdi)
Eva Turner (Soprano).
Selection-
Traviata (Verd!)
Creatore's Band.
"Carmen" (Bizet)
for Raises, the responding hand of tiny monkeys that are confin-support. does not have the honour-tricks to jed to the forests of Central and justify a Ruise. However, in view South America. One of the of the fact that opponenta are vul- most interesting points about
She said that she first learned: nerable and that the side which them is that they are the only
the game in Siam. has opened the bidding has a part monkeys that generally have
"It is very popular in my one young at birth. men and women, culled from all country," she said. "Tennis haa Vocal Gems Ordinance, THE EXCHANGE THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE jecore of 60 I believe that the pro- more than
per response to the Opening hid In most monkeys the young ani: over the English speaking coun- been one of my chief hobbies,
Light Opera Co. are starred in Paramount's but unfortunately I have had song- of one no-trump is neither two mal is carried about by clinging tries,
Tannhauser Star of Eve diamonds nor two clubs, but the to the body of the mother, but in latest film production, "Search for neither the freedom nor the time bold and daring bid of two no-the marmosets the bables
are Beauty."
(Wagner) to devote myself to it as much
"Faust" Even Bravest Hearts trump.
generally carried about by the The story is a vivid account of as I would have liked."---Reuter.
(Gounod) If the vulnerability situation father and handed to the mother, how two Olympic Games winners Nh the SIXTY-FIFTH OR-were reversed, then I believe that at feeding-time
fight to keep away disgrace brought shown living their lives in
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the responding hand has no other The birth of a collared peccary on by money-mad promoters, who "Eskimo,” COMPANY MEETINGS the Company will be held at its good bid available than two dia- is probably the first of its kind use their charm and ability to fur- epic of the North filmed from the
HEAD OFFICE. Union Building,monds, but with the opponents vul- in the Union.-Reuter. Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, rerable and with a strong partner 1934, at 11.20 a.m., for the purpose and a part-score situation, auch as of receiving the Report of the above, there always exists the pos Directors and the Statements of albility—indeed, the strong proba- Account to 31st December, 1933, and bility that the Opening bid may of declaring Dividends, etc.
be shaded or even super-shaded. If FIFTY-THIRD ORDIN. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the it is greatly shaded or was an out- MELTING Company will be CLOSED from 8th and-out paychic, of course I should at MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days in-not expect to make two notrump on the hand, but, on the other onclusive.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TARY GENERAL
of Shareholders will be held the Offices of the undersigned FRIDAY, the 25th May, 1934, at Noon, for the purpose of receiv- General ing the Report of the Agents, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year
the 31st December, 1988.
TRANSFER
ended
The SHARE REGISTER and BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE
BOOKS will be COMPANY, LIMITED. CLOSED from the 11th
(Incorporated in Hong Kong) 25th May, 1934, both days inclu- sive.
to
the
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
General Agents. Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1994.
NOTICE
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room.
At the inquest a verdict of ac-
ther their crooked schemes.
famous story by Captain Peter Supporting the 30 contestants, | Freuchen. "Search for Beauty," ícatures Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Ida Lupino, Robert Armstrong, James Gleason, Roscoe Karns and Toby! Wing.
"ONLY YESTERDAY”— ALHAMBRA THEATRE
A conflicting drama | women, who crave for
"HIPS HIPS HOORAY". MAJESTIC THEATRE
Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) 9.35-10 p.m. The Seasons Ballet
(Glazounov, Op. 67)
Alexander Glazounov and Orch. 10 p.m.-Close Down.
་
CHINESE WOMAN NOVELIST DIES
Mrs. Huang Lu-Yin
"Hips Hips Hooray," the RKO- Radio musical extravaganza, star- ring Bert Wheeler and Robert The death of Mrs. Huang Lu-yin, Woolsey, is another of the cycle of noted Chinese novelist and short Wheeler and Woolsey film frolics.story writer, after giving birth on -in among It contains a bevy of Beauties in May 13, has been announced love, and addition to song hita, spectacular Shanghai.
Stahl, the director of "Back Street."
Other notable stars in the cast
FURNITURE REMOVALS.
with Security & Protection.
SUFFOCATED BY A TOWEL.
P.W.D. Official Found Dead In Bathroom.
Port Elizabeth Suffocated as the result of his By Order of the Board, hand, I can conceive the possibili head being caught in
a roller A. W. HUGHES, ty of an adverse bid of two hearts towel, the body of a Public men, who ever forget, is the general dances, and good chorus work. Mrs. Huang, better known as “La
spades successfully Works Department official Was General Manager.jor even two
theme, of Universal's current at Thelma White, Adele Thomas, Yin," was noted as one of China's carried to a game contract by vul-found in a boarding house bath-traction, featuring Margaret Sul-Dorothy Lee, Thelma Todd, Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934.
and most promising woman writer nerable opponents.
Bvan and John Boles.
Ruth Etting are among the femin-During her short career she As a matter of fact, the res-
He had been playing tennis in
The film, which was suggested by ine players supporting the two published several novels and books ponse of two notrump was made by the morning and after lunch had
of short stories, one of the parties to the dispute. a rest. Later he went for a bath book by Frederick Lewis Allen, comedians,
the now famous author of "Anthony been made and when he did not put in an Adverse," is directed by John M. The Opening hid had
appearance for an hour a search: was made for him. He was found dead with his head caught in' the loop of the roller towel behind the door about three feet include Edna May Oliver and Billie that the SIXTY-EIGHTH OR-
Burke. DINARY YEARLY MEETING of A spade was opened, and the De-above the floor level. -
(See Page 1) the Company will be held at its clarer eventually was set 2 tricks.
the cidental death due to suffocation "FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLY- HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, it was at this moment that Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, arugment began, the Opening bid-was returned-Reuter 1934, at 11.25 am., for the purpose der pointing out that either two of receiving the Report of the clubs or two diamonds could be Opening bidder, why cannot the re- Directors and the Statements of made, while two notrump was an sponding hand apply it with even the current attraction at the Satz TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Account to 31st December, 1933, and utter impossibility. As a matter greater force? In other words-Theatre, features Frank Morgan Not the SIXTH ORDINARY of declaring Dividend, etc.
this of fact, two in the minor suit. can for the Opening bidder in
and Alice Brady, who are support- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the be made due to the fortunate loca-case was a male and his partnered by other notable players such as HOLDERS OF WALLACE HAR-Company will be CLOSED from 8th❘tion of the diamond King, which was a female--what is sauce for Madge Evans, Russell Hardie and PER & CO., LTD. will be held at MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days in-would be caught between the up-the gander surely is sauce for the Eddie Quillan. Lane, Crawford's. Hong Kong. on clusive.
per millstone of the Ace and the goose.
The picture, directed by Willard. His paychological approach to Mack, is a blographical drama, MONDAY, the 28th day of May,
By Order of the Board, nether millstone of the Queen-} 1934. at 5.15 p.m., for the purpose
A.. W. HUGHES, Knave. of receiving the Btatement of Ac-:
However, results in a case like his partner, and if their plans tunes of a famous vaudeville family, General Manager. counts and the Report of the Board
this do not prove the validity of went awry, then the blame, if any. It is filled with sentiment and of Directors for the year ended Bist
arguments. The question present must be assessed against the plays hour. January, 1934, And re-electing
jed is one purely of psychology. er' who erected a faulty foundation Directors and Auditors..
The Opening bidder had based his for the subsequent bidding.
the correct Approach paychological approach to his bid-jviously, if ding problem upon the proposition bid of one heart had been made, a that it was more difficult for vul-different result might have been perable opponents to overcall one reached, although the Opening the notrump then it would be for them bidder declared that if he had more to overcall one. haart... sprlopened with one heart and the re-screen That is quite true, but if this is sponse had been one notrump, he beauty
Isheen good paychology as applied to the would have passed..
WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE-
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from May 21st, 1934, to May 28th, 1984, inclu- sivo.
By Order of the Board, I.'F. SHEA,
"Secretary. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1984, 4-
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