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BRIDGE NOTES
Responding To Your
Partner's Bid
by Ely Culbertans.
Mr. Clinton C. Conrad of Berke- ley, Calif., presents an interesting problem in bidding in the band below. It is interesting not be- cause of its complexity but because of its very simplicity. In fact, the solution of the problem appears absolutely obvious, but because of the result which followed, it must be not as obvious as it seems.
flence it may well be that there are many Contract.players who do not know what to do with a seven- card suit and some outside honour strength after puriner has opened the bidding. If this is so, then the question should be cleared.up, for distributional values oft-times; determine the outcome of a hand, and if a player has not yet learned the leason of letting distribution fight on his side rather than LAMMERT BROS. against him he has not qualified
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AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
Public Auctions ·
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
ON'..
In the ranks of good Contract players. The hand was:
North, Dealer
Both sides vulnerable..
North:
S.-9 5
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C-A K 10 87
Weel:
2
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Wednesday, the 17th.
October, 1934
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, .
Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Teak hatstands,
Chesterfield
H.-Q 9 8 7 6 2 D.-
C-J 9 6 4 3
East:-
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D-Q 10 7 5 4 3 2 C-Q
couch and chairs, Teak dining table, Teak sideboard, Teak chairs, Teak bedstead, Teak ward-South:- robes with glass doors, Teak cheat of drawers, Teak dressing tables. Pictures, Brass Ornament. Glass ware, Curtain, Carpets, Grama-1 phones, Crockery, etc., etc., etc.
also
ware.
S.- 10 8.7 6 4 2 H-A K D-9 8 C.-6 2
West
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Pass
Members of the Mexican polo team called at the United States War Department in Washington to pay their respects to the Acting Secretary of War, Mr. Harry Woodring. From left to right. Front: Capt. Gracie Zazueta, Capt. Antonio Nara Castillo, Gen. Gilberto R. Limor, Acting Secretary of War Back row: Capt. Nicanor Woodring. Capt. Antonio Perez Ortega and Capt. Quintin Reyes Chaver." Chavez, Capt. Zabal-Goitia Barron, Capt. Alfonso Carons del Rosal, Affle-de-Camp, and Gen. Guan F. Azearate Piro, Military Attache at the Mexican Embassy.
SCOUTS CONCERT Amusements
Popular Artistes To
Aid Programme
BORDERERS' DANCE BAND TO
PLAY SELECTIONS
Cinema Notes
"COCKEYED CAVALIERS”—- KING'S THEATRE
"MUSICAL RECEPTION
AT PENINSULA Madame Lottie Gordon's Programme
To celebrate the Victorian Cen- Choosing a background which is an excratiatingly comic contrast tonary, Madame Lottle Gordon is The Scouts of the 4th Hong to their ultra-modern autics. Bert arranging a Musical Reception and Kong (Murray) and 4th Kowloon wheeler and Robert Woolsey, two tea party, on Thursday next be (Garrison) Troops are making of R.K.O.-Radio's best comedians, tween 5.80 pm. to 7 p.m. preparations for what is hoped are now showing at the King's! Madame Gordon will give a pro- to the best entertainment of Theatre in "Cockayed Cavaliers." gramme of Australian Music, Song its kind ever staged in the With its scenes laid during the and story, and will be assisted by anda local artists. The proceeds over Colony.
Middle Ages, the story The concert will be held at the Wheeler and Woolsey burlesquing expenses will go to aid the Blind China Fleet Club Theatre on the era, when wassall and knight- Girls' Home, the Naval Benevolent! Wednesday, October 24, commenc-hood were in flewer. Bert an- trust, and the Empire Link Young
nexes the appurtenances of the Artists assistance fund,
Seats may be reserved by phone Many popular local artistes will royal physicians enroute to at- figure on the programme, while the tend the Duke of Weskit: and the at the Peninsula Hotel.
Maryi Scouts themselves will be respon- roving pair is joined by sible for a Grand Opening and Close Ann.
a poor giri eluding the as well as intermediate items in Duke's marriage offor. each half.
ing at 8.45 p.m. sharp.
Tanya, is supported by a large
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 855 metres, (845 KC/8):—
1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 1 p.m.Local-Time & Weather Re-
port.
1.03 pm.-Recorded Programme. 1.80 p.m.-Reuter Press, Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc.
RECORDED PROGRAMME
Orchestra
Cherkess Drumbeat (Machts) Orchestra
84th March, Op. 125. (Konzak)
Salon Orchestra
Song
Serenade (Toselli)
Song
Ay, Ay, Ay (Spanish Serenade)
Pepe Romeu (Tenor)
Orchestra
A Night at the Hungaria
Colombo and his Tzigane Orchestra..
Orchestra
Asley in my Heart (Tunbridge)
Orchestra-
*Tryin' (May)
De Groot and his Orchestra
Song-
When the Chapel Bells were Ringing
Song
For the Sake of Day's Gone by
Roland Oliver (Tenor)
Quartette
Funicull, Funicula (Denza).
Quartette
Watermelon Fete
International Novelty Quartetto Orchestra
Churchogar (Mihalyi)
Orchestra-
Czardas (1803)
Kocze Antal Ciganyzenekara
Orchestra-
Fairy Tale (Heykens)
Orchestra
Play of Butterflies (Heykens)
Albert Sandler & His Orchestra
Orchestra-
Sleep Valley Orchestra
:
Bitter Sweet-Waltz (Coward)
De Groot and his Orchestra
Piano Duet
Goodnight Vienna-Medley
Piano Duet
Sunshine Suele-Medley
Rale da Costa and Harry Jacobs 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
DANCE MUBIC TO-NIGHT
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-11.30 p.m.-European Programme. 7 pm London & New York Stock & Commodity Quotations,
7.05-7.22 p.m.-Four Ways Sulte (Contes).....Regal Cinema Orchestra conducted by Emanuel Markey.
1.
Northwards (March)
2. Southwards (Valse)
3. Eastwards (Eastern Dance)
4. Westwards (Rhythm)
7.22-8 p.m. Variety.
Duet
I Like to go back in the Evening Vocal Duet
Lazybones
Layton & Johnstone
The actual bidding was:
At the Duke's palace, Bert falls and capable cast, including R1- East South
As a specimen of variety, the in love with Mary Ann while Bob cardo Cortez, Warner Oland, Lyle Several pieces of Blackwood North
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Pass 1D.
programme leaves little to be de takes a fancy to the noble's niece. Talbot, Ruth Donnelly, Reginald |
Pass Pass from On View
Tuesday, the 2C.
sired, containing within its bounds, (enevieve. After coring the Duke Owen, Hobart Cavanaugh, David 16th., Oclober 1984
songs-tenor and soprano, violin with veterinary methods, the ro. Torrence and little Shirley Tem-Vocal
,ple. dancing, part singing,mances are jarrod by Weskit and Of course, the bidding as given solos, Terms: Cash on Delivery
The humour, piano solos and dance Genevieve's husband." The film... above is entirely wrong. LAMMERT BROS.,
Piano Salos Auctioneers, hand is played at the wrong con-band muste in addition to plays and proceeds madly, melodiously, and THE SONG OF THE SUN"-
mirthfully towards Hong Kong, 12th October, 1934. truet and the favours showered on displays by the scouts.
North and South by the gods who The following artistes have pro-afforded by a rousing wild boar
are mised their support:- distribution govern card
Mr. Victor Sanders, Professor G. Thelma Todd and Dorothy Lee is now showing at the Star Thea- entirely disregarded. Here is the FOR SALE. Selection of the best varieties of correct bidding: (Figures after Gonzales, Miss Helen and Stella Ho, provide the romantic element.
bids refer to numbered explana-Rev. J. N. Lewis Bryan, Mra. Sin- tory paragraphs).
Reliable and Tested Flower and Vegetable North East South
Seeds.
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TYPHOON SIGNALS.
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For the information of visitors the following list of some of the tighest points on the Island and Mainland is published:----
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STAR THEATRE
Say it with Music-Medley
Rafe da Costa Song-
"The Song of the Sun," which
tre, is a beautiful musical ro-Song-.
Val Burton and Will. Jasonmance, produced by Italians with Italian players. Lauri Voipl, the clair, Messrs. Grenham and Fer-wrote. the popular meladies
Internationally famous teror, Is guson, and the talented Quartette Love to Dilly Dally" and "I Went
featured. West of the Lincolnshire Regiment-Hunting." Pass(3) Messrs. King, Trowt, Kime and
Goble.
4S.(5)
Pass
By kind permission of the Officer Commanding and the officers of the 1-A very questionable Overcall South Wales Borderers, the dance
the bidding and a vulnerable
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"VIVA VILLA!" QUEEN'S THEATRE
show
The picture, in Italian dialogue with English titles, stars several beautiful Italian actresses and able actor.
now
"FOOTLIGHT PARADE'—
ORIENTAL THEATRE
It's only a Paper Moon
This is Romance
Conrad Thibault (Baritone) Instrumental
Lonesome without my Baby
Master's Hawaiians
Vocal Gems
Mercenary Mary
Columbia Vocal Gem Chorus
Piano Duct
Ain't she the Dainty Piano Duet
I want a fair and Square Man
Carroll Gibbons and John W. Gree 6 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re
part
8.03-8.28 p.m.-Song Memories. Old Friends
Potpourri (arr. Herman Pinck) Tom Jones and his Orchestra Let's have a Chorus
Columbia. Vocal Gem Company Contrasts-
Pretty Mocking Bird (Bishop) Song
As Although the acting is not A superb charaterisation of the
well done as some Hollywood pro- of the Opening bid when vul- band will render popular up-to-date man, who was the outstanding ducte, Volp!'s rich voice and the nerable. The seven-card suit elections,
figure in Mexico's history during. is the only excuse.
seashores and among the ruins of The proceeds of the Concert are the decade preceding the Great many beautiful scenes shot on the to be devoted to the funds of the War, is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Italy's romantic sites, make the 2-Of course, South cannot for 4th Hong Kong and 44th Kowloon current release, "Viva Villa!" fea film worth seeing.
a moment consider passing his Troops.
turing Wallace Berry Fay Wray! partner's bid. An alternative Tickets at $2.00 (reserved) and land Joseph Schildkraut. bid at this point would be three $1.00 (unreserved), are now avail- The opening scenes
Potpourri of Famous Melodies spades or four spades, but inas-able either from the Scouts or from Beery, in the title role as Villa,
Marck Weber and his Orchestra much as partner has opened the Anderson Music Co.
witnessing his father whipped to
"Footlight Parade," which is 8.28-9 p.m.-A Concert death by the aristocrats, and this
the Oriental Song showing at opponent has overcalled, this FRUIT OFFERINGS TO bitter memory never leaves him. Theatre, is a magnificent musica) "One over One" response to the
He knows no law, except that
extravaganza produced by Warner Opening bid practically re-i
all men are equal and that aristo Brothers. Briliant spectacles with crate quires that North afford South
must be killed. He
van beautiful chorus girls in a story Pianoforte Solo- WHITE Depresion
Au Bord Dune Source (Liszt) enemies quishes his
with his of backstage life are paraded in syphoon SİLA WHITE S
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ragged army of recruits, marries dazzling scenes. A good selection Pianoforte Solo WHITE posibly
Study In F. Minor (List) 8-In the actual bidding West was
every girl he fancles, joins forces of song and dance numbers are
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shown as bidding
one heart.
with gentle "Madero", played per- featured by an outstanding cast Song WHITE Stre
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hearts here, !
afectly by the actor who will never of stage and screen actora. GREEN
may ppelbly
Signor Mussolini, seated on WHITE Decur from which is a very doubtful Over-
5.W. (8-W),
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diamonds and the
five clubs squares of Milan, witnessed on Octo- tion" "Little Colonel." WHITE
held by North, it will not bejber 4 a procession of fruits from however, he is exiled, but is found
in a flop-house by his pal, a nowe Ruby Keeler. Dick Powell, Claire
Dodd, George Weatcott, and Violin Solo GREEN Dur
another $.2. (1-8).
necessary for North to speak the plains of Northern Italy. on the second round of bidding. No less than 15,000 persons par- correspondent, raises WHITE Typhoon WHITE rous but dan
North may simply permit the ticipated in the procession, includ-army, and takes Mexico City. You Arthur Hohl. RED
death' In a hand to develop further from ing farmers and peasants carrying will see him as Dictator, and then the South viewpoint.
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"MANDALAY"-ALHAMBRA THEATRE
drawn by wing-horned oxen and butcher's shop-an act of revenge. -North obediently assures his filled with grapes, winca, cheeses, partner of a further chance to corn and silks were brought as offer- bid. While no Forcing bid has ings to 11 Duce. been made, a Forcing situation Subsequently, Signor Mussolini has been created.
presented the gifts to the poor of Milan.
5-While there is an element of
danger in this game bid, chances of its success are much greater than the chance of any Joss: whatever. South cannot
IN RUSSIA
Down Vauxhall Way (Oliver) Mavin Bennett (Soprano)
J
Had a Horse (Kerbay) Bong Among those in the film are Shepherd. See thy Horse's Foaming" James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Mane (Korbay)
Keith Falkner (Baritone) "Slavonic Dance No.' 8'in G-Major
(Dvorak-Kretaler) Violin Sola
Indian Lament (Dvorak-Kreisler)
Fritz Krekler
THE INVISIBLE MAN”— MAJESTIC THEATRE
̈9·11.30° p‚m~~A Relay of the Hoog Kong Hotel. Dances Orchestra from the Universal Film's adaption of H. Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room (by
G. Wells' fantastic sensation. courtesy of the Management). "The Invisible Man," featuring $.10 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins,
Quotations Burma, where the East clashes Claude Rains, is now, showing at London 1 pm. Stock & Commodity 10.30 n.mReuter Press Bulletins," with the West, supplies the co- the Majestic Theatre.
The tale of the film centres Rugby Mid-day. Press News, etc.. lourful setting for First Nation
11,30 p.m.-Clása Down. drama, around a scientist, who manages al's powerful romantic the HUGE COLD NUGGET FOUND "Mandalay, featuring Kay Fran- to make himself invisible by means cis and Ricardo Corter, at the of an obscure drug and tken, half crazed by its effect sets Alhambra Theatre. Moscow."Mandalay Paul, Rervey Fox about to make the world realise further temporise and risk The discovery of one of the has written the story of Tanya, & his unlimited power. He does so playing the hand short of game- largest gold nuggets ever found Russian refugee, rescued from the in a graphic, startling, manner, the audience la In the play, regardless of West's in Russia was announced on Oc-Bolsheviks by an mscrupulous and strangely enough, there is not
soldier af fortune, who sells her a moment when, Opening, South must fulfill his tober 1--- contract and in fact ill make An The nugget which is said to into virtual slavery to a saloon- not aware of the unseen man'a presnece on the screen, when he weigh 16 lbs is reported to keeper. sisestad - (013, overtrick against Any Opening
is meant to be there. Miss Francis, have been found in the gold ept a club.
mines at Bashkiria
Islina.
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1,828
Signal 'Station
1,774
ML Parker
1,784
Mountain Lodge
1.725
'The Eyrie
1,725
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1,805
Taikoo Sanatorium
1,000
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