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BRIDGE NOTES
FORCED LEAD
PLAY.
by Ely Culbertson.
AUGUST 15, 1934.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"THE INVISIBLE MAN"-KING'S THEATRE
A rocking chair in the corner of In the play of the hand I am sure an uncanny room; a book hangs in that more players get a great de- the air, as if someone is holding it gree of satisfaction out of the de-up reading; a weird light shining a spot where the head velopment of squeezes and forced over lead plays than from any other appears to be, forms one of the standard form of brilliant Dummy spookiest scenes in "The Invisible Man," Universal's adaption of H. play at the Bridge table.
This is natural enough because G. Wells' fantastic sensation. Yet both of these plays are based all the time the man is in that Kowloon Bay, primarily upon accurate reading of rocking chair, but cannot be seen. -- New York & Repairs. Call Flag "L" the opposing distribution: the The tale of the film contras Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors player must know, In the case of a around a scientist, who manages to Forced lead, which opponent to make himself invisible by means throw into the lead and, in the case of an obscure drug and then, half of a squeeze just how the power crazed by its effect, sets about to jof the combined bands is to be make the world realise his unlimit
Ho does so in a gra- jutilised so as to force the defence ed power.
startling manner, and
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
OPTICIANS
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
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to crumble and permit the fulfill- phic, ment of what appears at first flush strangely enough, there isn't a moment when the audience is not to be an unmarkable contract.
man's pre- The hand below was submitted aware of the unseen
GENERAL NOTICES, to me by Mr. Ralph Moulton of sence on the screen, when he is
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Ambridge, Pa, who states that it meant to be there. ¡was played in a four-table Howei! Claude Rains, London, and New game. At three of the tables the York stage star, makes his debut bidding stopped at six notrump, in the film with William Harrigan, At the fourth table, however, the Gloris Stuart, Dudley Digges, Una contract of seven notrump was O'Connor, Henry Travers reached, which was made by means Forrester Harvey in the support- ing cast, under the direction of of a double squeeze,
James Whale, who made the sen- sational "Frankenstein."
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AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
Public Auctions
HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
THE
Auction
ON
Thursday, the 16th. August, 1934. commencing at 10.80 a.m.
at No. 11, Carnarvon Building, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
(particulars as per catalogue)
also
One Upright Piano
On View from Wednesday the 15th August, 1934.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers Ilong Kong, 11th August, 1984.
COASTWISE
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by
ÄLGIE" BENNETT.
An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast.
PRICE $1.00.
Now on sale at
BREWERS WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE. and at the Pubilakers
The Newsp
L. S. GREENHILL,
Secretary.
'D.-10 7 6 4
C-10 9 8
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and
"MANHATTAN MELODRAMA”-
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
Three of Hollywood's most powerful personalities, Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and William Powell, are starred in Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer'a current attrac
ition,
Recent pictures of the for- mer Crown Prines of Gary miany (lower) and his brother Prince August Wilhelm, reported exiled from their Fatherland by
Chancellor Hitler. Both
are shown in Naxi uni- form. Prince August, fourth son of the an-Kal- ser, was active in the Storm Troop movement.
MARRIAGE CENTRE (Continued From Previous Column)
AT RENO.
Unions Fast Beating Divorces.
1. Mandoline - Selos:
(a) In Summer Climes,
(b) La Paloma,
(ej Summer Nights. 2, Piano Solos:
(a) Honeymoon Hotel,
(b) Dream of Love, (c) Don't tell a Soul.
Reno, Nevada. 3. Manadoline Solos:
趄
divorce
(a) A Sunset Reverofe. (b) Soap Bubbles. Piano Solos:
(a) I'll be longing for you.
Reno, famous 53 "Manhattan Melodrama,"
centre, is also gaining a reputs-4. which will long be remembered as tion as one of the Pacific Coast's the last picture that America's most popular marriage resorts.
(b) What's the Usel. 9.45 pm-Renter Press Bulletin, Public Enemy No. 1; John Dil-
A total of 1,741 marriage London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity linger, ever saw.
licenses-nearly twice the number Quotations, The aim opens spectacularly of divorce suits filed-was. Issued with the "General Slocum" disaster here during the first five months Waltz-The Show la Over. out of which are tossed two orphan of the year, establishing a record Fox-Trot boys into Manhattan's East side. for the period-Reuter.
One is stadious, while the other
"shoots" in gambling circles.
District Attorney (William Powell) MURDER FOR A CUP OF TEA.
Hong Kong, 7th August, 1984.
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D-K 9 8 3
C-A Q 7
The actual bidding:
Years later the student has become
South
West
North
East
Pass
INT
Рава
-4NT Pass TNT Resi Pass
Pass Pasa 5NT
8NT
and the other a top-money gambler. (Clarke Gable),
-podjky, my Judying perfastle
voum nave preferred
CENTRAL
THEATRE.
TO
SHOWING: NO DÁN. AT 2.30, 5.16, 7.15 & 9.30 SUPERB MELO-DRAMA EXALT
WHO'VE MILLIONS FORGOTTEN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MOVED TO THE DEPTHS OF THEIR SOULS.
IDOL OF THE RADIO
SETH
NOW ON THE
PARKER
KAO RADIO #ICTUR
AND HE JONESPOT.
WAY BACK HOME
ADDED ATTRACTION CHARLIE CHAPLIN
IN
"THE RINK".
·NEXT CHANGE
GRAY GRANT İN "GAMBLING SHIP" A Paramount Picture.
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WYNDHAM
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jan. Opening bid of one club to the
bid of one notrump made by West.
However, the East and West pair
9.50-10.30 pm--Dance. Music. Fox-Trot-I, Love you-Truly,
In a one Room Flat:
PRADIO9
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
1.2.15 pm-European Programme. 1 p.m.Local Time and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music.
1.15 pm Rolay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room (by courtery of the Management)...
Bulletins,
1.30 p.m.-Reater. Press Rugby Press Nówi, etc.
2.15 pm Closs. Down.
Jaxx Recital froth the Studio. Dance Music To-night.
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 4-4.15 pmChildrens' Concert. 7-10.30 p.m.--European. Programme.
7 p.m.-London and New York Stock
and Commodity Quotations.
7.05-7.30 p.m.-Band Selections from Light Operas..
Ruddigore (Sullivan arr,
Winterbottom),
The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. Dorothy (Calller),
The Bank of H.M. Coldstream Guards. Trial by Jury (Sullivan),
The Sorcerer (Sullivan),
The Bank of H.M, Coldstream Guards.
8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather
Report,
7.30-8.15 ́p.m-Variety.
Song-Brave Hearts,
Near and yet so far,
Band--
Evelyn Laye (Soprano).
Maurice Chevaller Songs-Selecltım, Van Phillips and Ms Concert Band Vocal-
Take me away from the River,
The Four Musketeers
||Pianoforte -Trdé,
A Thousand, Goodnights,
Rale da Costa accompanied
the New Mryfufé” Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble, - Waltz Sweet Hawaiian, Dream Girit,
The Hawaing Marimba Pinyera. Song-Slumberland, an
Josephine (from "Little Women”),
les, Allen (Baritone). Selection-Noel Coward Medley,
The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra con-
ducted by, Henry Hall, ̧· 8.15-8.50 p.m-Orchestral gramme.
Fro-
Suite in G (Bach arr. "Goossens),
London Symphony Orchestra. (A) Menuet, (b) Gigue, (c) Courante, (d) Allemande, (0) Bourree, (f) Gavotte, Egmont Overture. (Beethoven),
New Light Symphony Orchestra. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F
(Llezet),
She's Way up Thar And Broad- Carneval-Overture (Dvorak),
way's Gone Hill Bly.
I'm Laughin'.
You're anch' a comfort to me.
So Shy.
I'm Hitching my Wagon to you. Baby, take a bow.
Simla.
This is our last night together. Faint Harmony. dina.hip Walts Unless
London Symphony Orchestra.
London Symphony Orchestra. 8.50-9.15° p.#t—Mesical Comedy, Vocal Gems-Mercenary Mary,
Columbia, Vocal Gem Chorus .
| Selection-Words. and Music,
Debray Bomers Band.
Columbia Light Opera Company. 9.16-8.45 - p.m—From the Studlo.
Vacal Gams-Bitter Sweet,
man has been sentenced to him madly, but when he re-wife, because his tea wan fuses to marry her, she leaves ready when he wanted it. He was Rugby Mid-day Press News, Piero and Mia Doreen Ma him.
60 angry at having to wait that he London Stock and Commodity Quota (Piano),
it is interesting to note that the seized a knife and stabbed her to lost followed by New York Opening
Quotations, P were basing their no-trump bids picture vas superly photographed death. Reuter.
cameratan, James Wong Howe..
"REYFUS"—ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
Ae, torn from the history of during the trial of that intelligent officer, Drey-
was the topic for
ameng the French
on the high honour-trick require by Amfica's only real Chinese ments of the Culbertson System, and thus East, after the Opening bid, felt sure of a game and thought there was tome prospect of a Slim. His direct Raise to three notrump is certainly fully
The subsequent bid Fran justified. ding was perhaps slightly unusual, famos
the fus ho North's Opening lead was heart six. The three was played version from Dummy and South played math for 15 years, ie British In- Declarer winning tertional powerful production, the eight, the the trick with the Kaave. Three no showing at the Alhambra rounds of clubs then followed, as Titre. well as three rounds of diamonds, the last diamond being taken with the King in Dummy,
COR-
le picture, based on the play
berzog and Rehfach, centres
d the life of Dreyfus, an of
is
in the French Secret Service. accused of treason to his subsequent and whose lasting for 18 years, in the eminent writer, Emile who was tried for defama-
On the seventh trick North dis- carded a heart, and the Declarer now knew that his hand had conte, tained originally eight cards ins, hearts and apades. Inasmuch as the Opening lead was the hear, six and his discard was the hear seven, it seemed reasonably cer tain that he had held four spade and four hearts in addition to h
Cedric Hardwicke, the noted holding in the minor suite.ritish actor, gives a superb im-
At this point the Declarer personation of Dreyfus.
ja small spade from Dummy"
following ble article Accuse." denouncing those who *ntenced. Dreyfus on falae eri-
ence.
tnessed the Knave, possibly WAY BACK, HOME"--CENTRAL dangerous play, but appare
essential. The spade King
THEATRE
then laid down for the ninth The Idol of R.K.O.-Radio'a and with the lead still in the comedy stars, Seth Parker, is fea- clarer's hand, the situation wtured in "Way Back Home,” a follows:
NORTH:
S-10 9 H-10 9
D
WEST:
CHAT SOUTH:-
B
HK 85 D-10
comedy drama o
now showing at the Central Theatre.
Amusing situations and clever dialogue between Seth Parker and his Jonesport neighbour, provide a highly entertaining film.
(Continued on Fáje 11).
heart The spade eight was now discarded from Duminy, and South, forced to retain the dia- | mond⠀⠀ Ten, also surrendered a heart. The spade six was now led to Dumm
North fol
lawed suit,
forced to part with otherwise the di would be a trick
Decla with
sgain
heart, as
Anine nger. The
by the Bandztwoj
10.40 p.m. Clòse Down.
AS GOOD
WILLS'S
A jas Recital by Miss: Bidle Tuen
Programme
(Continued at foot-of-preceding
Column)
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