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"THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1934.
BRIDGE_NOTES
GRAND SLAM
BID
by Ely Culbertumn.
In the Pair event of the recent Championship, Grand National played at the Hotel Pierre in New York City, 2 lay-down Grand Slam hand was dealt which was bid to seven-odd. at only one itable.
I was not able to ascertain how the Grand Slam was reached at this particular table, but a close Kowloon Bay. inspection of the two hands showe
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
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OPTICIANS
the various conventions which the l Approach-Forcing System
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DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL
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TEW SCHOOL YEAR starts on
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"Versailles tristy "dummy tanka" General von Seekt
the chaotle blankness following the Nazi "blood bath" ordered by Chancellor Adolf Hitler,' looms the Reichswehr, whose 100,000 gray uniformed soldiers have become the real power of the Relch, pushing aside the storm trooper legions to hold in their hands the fature destiny of the nation. Monarchist, anti-Republican, and loyal to their ex-chief, the late Field Marshal Paul von Hinden. burg, former aged President of Germany, the Reichswehr is composed of privates enlisted for 12 years, and officers for 25 years, because the allied nations during the. Versailles peace 'conference wished to prevent the growth of Germany's armed forces. Led by General von Beekt, fiery, unemotional Junker, the Reichswehr has become the most efficient and powerful professional army in the world, des pite its complete lack of heavy arms, tanks, and aeroplanes. General Blomberg is the present chief, holding the portfolio of War Minister in Reich Leader Hitler's Cabin et.
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Hong Kong, 27th August, 1934.
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION NO.1 THERAPION No.2
spades. The danger of a pass
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CHINA YEAR BOOK
1934
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The Rajchman Report
Draft Permanent Constitution
Banking Laws
Manchurian Railways Sino-Japanese Issues
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Mr. E. Kann: Currency and Banking
Father P.. M. D'Elia: R. C. Missions
Dr. Ta Chen: Labour Problems
Dr. M. T. Z. Tyau: Greater Shanghai
Mr. Owen Lattimore: Chinese Turkestan and Mongolia
Rev. C. L. Boynton: Protestant Missions
Dr. J. B. Grant: Public Health
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Cinema Notes
"MAN'S CASTLE”—QUEEN'S THEATRE
The man
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station 2.B.W. on a wave length of 855 metres (845 K.C.%) :-).
1-2.15 p.m.Etbropean Programine. 1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- port.
1.09 p.m.-Recorded Muster
1.30 pm.Rester Press Bailėtina, Rugby Press Nèwn, "ete.
2.15 p. Close Down.
› Dance Music To-night. ^.
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.
7-11.30 p.m.-European Programme
7 p.m-London and New York Block
& Commodity Quotations,
7.05-7.22 p.m.-Lyric Sulte
(Greig, Op. 34)
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra co
ducted by Sir Landon Ronald.
1. Shepherd Boy
2. Norwegian Rustic March
3.
Nocturne
4. March, of the Dwarfs
7.22-7.40 p.m.-
Old and New (A Potpourri of Popu
8
port.
lar Melodies) (arr. Herman Pinck)
played by Herman Pinck & H Orchestra.
p.Incal Time & Weather Re-
7.40-8.33 p.m. Variety.
Song-
I Only want one Boy "Give ise a
ring".
A Couple of fools in Love
"Give me a Ring"
Margaret Bannerman (Soprano)
Organ Solo-
L'Amour toujours L'amour
(Love Everlasting
The Song of Songa
Chorus--
Jesse Crawford.
Billy Merton Memories
Billy Merson and Chorus
Instrumental-
Ohl Rosalita
Hawalan Stars are Gleaming
Linn Milford and his Hawaiian Players.
Piano Solo-
....
Life is just a Bowl of Cherries Sleepytime Down South Carroll Gibbons with his Boy Friends
All of a Sudden We just couldn't say Goodbye
Chick Endor and Charlie Farrell 8.33-9.50 p.m. A Violin Recital by
Billed as "the moat glorious love story" since "Seventh Heaven," Canadian Producers Handicapped
"LITTLE MISS MARKER"- Frank Borzage's latest release,
KING'S THEATRE. "Man's Castle" which is now shotv-Vocal Dact OUTPUT VOLUME HIGH
iny at the Queen's Theatre does not Five-year-old Shirley Temple, Montreal. Adolphe Menjou, Dorothy Dell and fall far of the mark. A selling price for paper des-Charles Bickford head the cast of who brought to the screen many Fritz Kreisler. If the suit is not absolutely cribed by a leading Canadian Paramount's latest adaption of outstanding releases and has been 1. Thais Meditation Massones)
Runyon's latest literary awarded a number of prizes for 3. Gypsy Caprice (Kretster)
2. Tambourin Chinois (Kreisler, Op. 1) solid, something additional manufacturer recently as "the Damon should be held to justify mak-lowest in over twenty years" is triumph, "Little Miss Marker," the direction, this time starring Spencer 4. Shepherd's Badrigal. (Kreisler)
retarding recovery of this im-story of how Broadway's big money Tracy and Loretta Young to fame Mercenary Mary (Youmans)
ing a solid or near-solid suit of at least six cards in length.
ing the bid.
4-The
8:50-9 p.m.-Vocal, Gema which is shared by Janet Gaynor
Columbia Vocal Gem Chorus and Charks Farrell.
As all his other productions, 9 pm-11.30 pmA Relay of the Light Opera Company.
Rose-Marie
Canadian five-no-portant
industry. gamblers lose their hearts to a conventional
and Larger foreign and Empire de little girl with cute dimples and bid, showing three Acas the King of a bid suit. South, mand for this product, coupled pretty blonde curls.
In "Little Miss Marker," Shirley with his very fine distribution with increased domestic demand, and his possession of the val- has resulted in the resumption is left with a shabby, penurious "Man's Castle" boasts of an in-Hong Kong Hotel, Dance. Orchestra uable key cards, is justified in of production levels not far short bookmaker as security for a racing teresting and heart gripping story, from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Gar ap in bet. The bookmaker is forced to as well as an opportunity to use a den (by courtesy of the Management). 9,30 p.m.--Renter Press Bulletins, forcing at least a Small Slam of the all-time peak set
London 1 p.m. Stock & Commodity. contract after his partner's 1929. Unfortunately along with take her into his Broadway exist good supporting cast which is head- four-spade bid. At the same this increased production there ence and she soon learns the wayaled by Glenda Farrell, who has been Quotations.
10.30 p.m.-Beater Fress Bulletins, time he paints a reasonably has been no gain in the price and language of the "mob." When very much in the limelight lately
level, with the result that pro- they realise this they try to bring and Marjorie Rambeau, a favourite Rugby Mid-day Press News; further
London Stack & Commodity Quota clear picture of his hand.
bids have fitable production is still out of back her childish beliefs in an un-with the movie public.
tions, followed by New York Opening 5-South's previous
Spencer Tracy perhaps, reached Quotations. clarifled the situation for the question except for the most usual manner and unwittingly re-
the height of his career in hia!
11.30 p.m.-Close Down. North and enable him to bid conservatively capitalised mills form themselves.
Since 1930 the net sales re- The charm of the little lady, her interpretation of the part of a foot-) a Grand Slam after but a mo- ment's hesitation. He knows turn for newsprint at the Can-unaffected ways, her cheery looks loose roamer, who tries to seem his partner has the remaining adian mill has fallen about $22.00 and her undeniable ability, go hardboiled, while having a heart of Loretta Young, as the three Aces and the King of per ton. or about 40 per cent, straight to the heart of the hardest un angel. diamonds. Moreover, to justi-Although the production for the and most cynical watcher. Adolphe girl he befriends and then marries fy the earlier Forcing bid in month of May, 1984, for in- Menjou and Charles Bickford, in or rather "gets handcuffed to" as clubs and the subsequent five-stance, was almost as high as roles that are entirely new to them, he bluntly puts it, upon finding out notrump bid, South must have for May 1929, the cash return give excellent performances. Doro-that she is going to have a baby, aome sort of spade fit, and this year was only $8.000.000 forthy Dell, whose tragic death shock-suits her role to a also some intermediates in one the total produuction, as com-ed filmdom some week ago, is very
of his own suits to enable pared with $13,500,000 in May attractive, and the story is superb. North to get discards if ne- of 1929. The fact that the In dustry was over-expanded dur- ing the pre-depression days has In other words, the Dummy made it difficult to bring about hand, If the hand is played at.
ressary,
"MURDER IN TRINIDAD”—
MAJESTIC THEATRE .
spades, must contain either ruffing!
or additional honours in selling price and cost of produc you
"BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS" ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
“NIGHT OF TEARON"
CENTRAL THEATRE
Bela "Dracula" Lugosi is star red in Columbia's mystery drama. "Night of Terror.", now showing at the Central Theatre..
The great Hungarian actor in the present picture plays the part of a mysterious Hindu servant, in a wealthy American household. A
Unique to a degree which sets series of carefully conceived mur- a better equilibrium between Intense mystery adventure takes aside romances, gangsters, come-ers throw the entire household through a strange, maze of dians and murderers, yet combin into a state of turmoil and con- power
fuxion. tion. Attempts are being made romantic drama in Fox's current ng all these factors in a happy diamonds or clubs. North, there-
Trinidad," balatice, "Bureau of Missing Per-
The picture, directed by Ben- fore, with the Queen of the suit by leaders of the industry to release, Murder in
Heather Angel and sons," a First National release; has iamin Stoloff, is based on a story his partner bid first and a solid, work out some co-operative featuring
scheme which will permit of
a Nigel Bruce, now showing at the a cast of competent players. Star written by Willard Mack and rather than near-solid, suft, knows
more satisfactory return,
Majestic Theatre.
red are Bette Davis, Pat O'Brien, Lugosi is supported by Sally Blane. that he can contract for the In comparison with 1983 ex- Suspense and thrills hold the Lewis Stone, Glenda Farrell, Allen Wallace Ford, Tully Marshall, Grand Slam with a reasonable deports this summer have been audience throughout the
entire Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly, Alan Dine George Meeker, and Bryant Wash- gree of certainty that it will be substantially higher. June sales length of the film. A tuft of hair hart and Tad Alexaider burn.
abroad amounted to 4,043,558 and a spot of blood form the only Owing to the particular condi It looks to him as though he cwt. as compared with 3.043,803 clues to the mystery that bafflesions, existent in every day life; "LET'S FALL IN LOVE”—STAR will make either six spade tricks,i a year ago, and for the first the police of Trinidad. five diamond tricks and two Aces quarter of the fiscal year (be Supporting Bruce or, instead of five diamond tricks. ginning April 1st) the exports Angel In the cast are Victor Jory,ually, in America and 25,000 In
fulfilled.
and Miss
where, according to statistics, no leas than 800,000, persone disappear
"COME ON MARINES".
ORIENTAL THEATRE
THEATRE
Chosen from hundreds of girl by an extra trick or two in clubs or were 11,625,588 as compared J. Carrol Naish, John Davidson, New York alone, the New York Columbia, Ante Sothern is starrod a possible ruff in Dummy.
with 8,680,183. The United Murray Kinnel, Francis Ford, and bureau" was instructed to give in "Let's Fall In Love," a musical A glance at the two hands will States is the best customer of Claude King, show that the hand is a laydown Canadian newsprint mills, with
every assistance to the producers so comedy, the feature picture now for about sixteen tricks if they the United Kingdom," "Austra-|
that authenticity might be lent to showing at the Star Theatre. could be used.
The story centres round Holly- Yet, strangely lia and Argentina following.
pleture. enough, only one pair bid the Japan and China are also highly
Clever photographic shots of the wood's studios, where Miss Sothern Grand Slam.
valued customers of Canadian
The leading role of Lucky Davis, morgue, the water front, finger takes the part of a fake Swedlah newsprint plants.
a swaggering, devil-may-care marine prints and the actual tracing of star whose hoax is revealed by the ANIMAL BLOOD IN While there are some indica-sergeant,
are portrayed. Various director's jealous mistress, played 18. characterised by people TRANSFUSION
tions of somewhat higher prices Richard Arlen, in "Come On tricks employed by the police are by Miriam Jordan. Edmund Lowe prevailing in the early future, Marines," Paramount's current reportrayed. Doubting the suicide of is seen as the director,100 the industry also faces increases
a woman who had left her purse. The supporting cast includes
Experiment By Soviet Scientists
losse.
in costs due to higher wages, Lucky Davis, who was sent back and jacket on the wharf they stage Gregory Ratoff, Tala, Birell, Betty materials and stumpage dues to the Philippines for misconduct, a fake funeral giving it due publici- Furness, Ruth Warren, Arthur At least one of the great papër soon wins back his chevrons when in hopes that the victim will Jarrett, Greta Meyer and, Ander- Moscow. companies, which is owned large a ship sinks off the coast and attend: she does so, and is taken son Lawlor, The Central Institute of Blood ly in the United States but oper boatload of children are marooned into custody.
How participants to family quar Transfusion is carrying on interest ating in Canada, has found It FOR THIS DESERVING CAUSE.hs and successful experiments in possible in response to sentiment on the shared
When Lucky and his Marine rels are restored and how children curing ulcer of the stomach by aroused by the N. RA. and si- means of transfusion of blood taken milar measures to restore most comrades arrive at the little settle are traced and brought back to their from goats, dogs, and other animals, of the wage cuts made during ment where the children are stay-parents form no small item with In a number of cases of ulcer the depression. Other manu ing, it turns out that the "children" the main plot which has to do with factures are following suit but are beautiful debutantes, just dying a murder thousand miles away
and his eventual arrest. of the stomach operate
operation has been
Use of the telephoto, the radio replaced by the transfusion of the trade in general is anxiously for romance, animal blood, which proved an awaiting the effect of N. RA.Supporting Arlen in the cast are cellent means of curing, the disease belig made evident in an in- Ida Lupino, Roscoe Karus, Bradley and offer modera mechanical equipa
creased price of manufactured Virginia Hammond, Gwenlliar paperReuter.
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