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"CHAINED"-QUEEN'S THEATRE
·BRIDGE NOTES
THE GREAT GULF
Baby, Ely Culbertson.
The following hand, played in a Four noted screen players, Clark recent Howell Duplicate match. Gable, Joan Crawford, Otto Kruger, offers a striking illustration of the and Stuart Erwin come to the difference in the methods of expert Queen's Theatre in Metro-Goldwyn and average players:
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Mayer's romantic drama, "Chained". South, Dealer North and South
Written especially for the screen vulnerable. and for the co-stars, as is the pre-North:---- sent trend, by Edgar Seiwyn, noted director and producer, the film story picks up the life thread of a wealthy shipping magnate. Otto Kruger, and the girl with whom he' is enamoured, Joan Crawford, og d
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With no break in either physical or dramatic movement, it sKWAODE from skyscraper to shipboard, where Joan meets and later falls in love East with a young Bouth American rancher, Clark Gable, who is return. ing with his friend, Stuart Erwin, from a vacation in the States.
“THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD" -KING'S THEATRE
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The illness of Thomas G. Masaryk, Amerfcad educated rebel, who became the first and only President' of Czechoslovakia, may be fatal, it is feared. He is 84. Hi ailment in arteriosclerosis.
a way,
JURYWOMEN AND INEXPERIENCE
"Tendency To Sickly Sentimentality”
CHAIRMAN'S CRITICISM
FRADIO"
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme" "will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on, a wave length of 85% mem-metres (845) KO")) :——
A reference to women bers of juries and their tendency to, "sickly, sentimentality" due
1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme., I p.m.-Lots! Tinta and Weather Report.
to their inexperience of the work 1.99 p.m.-Record Music. of juries, was made by Mr. St. 1.15 pm-A Kélay of the Hong Kong John Raikes, K.C., the chairman, Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong at Derbyshire Quarter Sessions. Hotel Grill Room. (by courtesy of the
Management). William Whittle, aged 60, al 1,30 pm-Router Press Bulletins, labourer, had been found guilty Rugby Press News, etc.
of stealing coal valued at six- pence from a local pit, when the foreman of the jury stated that the women members of the jury desired to recommend him to mercy.
The Chairman, asked them to give a reason; and when none was forthcoming he said that it was difficult to understand such la recommendation.
"Year by year," he said, "since
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A TALK ON CENTRAL AFRICA".
Seraphim Sirełkoff. › 4-7-p.m.-Chinese Programme. 6-6.15 p.m-Children's Studio Con- cert..
7.10.40 p.m.-European Programme. 7 pm London and Now York Stock and Commodity. Quotations.
7.05-7.28 2. Pianoforte Recital
by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
1. Dance of the Gnomes (Liszt). 2. Elude Tableau in A Minor, Op.89 a. Trojka en Traineaux, Op.37, No.
(Rachmaninoff);................
11 (Tchaikovsky).
bat once Waltz
-7.28-8_p.m.—Variety,
Vocal Violet Loraine-Medley
Violet Loraine (Comedienne)-,
(Continued from previous Column.) | we get this recommendation by women have been serving, a cer- people who knew nothing about tain amount of sickly sentimen- 4. Polka de W. R. (Rachmaninoff). lit. It is a shocking thing in tality has been shown, and un- 5. One: Lives
(Strauss).. less there is some strong reason A battle of two Napoleons, the Napoleon of Waterloo and Elba All of the expert players sitting Whittle was sentenced to six they should be chary of making recommendations. It is rather and a Napoleon of finance, Nathan Most Powerful and Lasting Brain Rothschild, is set forth in mighty in the South position, without months' hard labour.
Referring again to the subject, a slight on the court.
"Those whose duty it is to and Nerve Restorer revealed
one heart. There is a growing the Chairman said: "Women are award punishment have more and masterly manner in "The exception, opened the bidding with House of Rothschild," the sens tendency among the more advanced new to the job of serving on experience than the juries, and Fox-Trot-Love in Bloom tional historical drama which is
and although they George Artis greatest achievement players to bid a four-card major juries,
before a five-card minor, especially generally know much better than are able to size up the question," fsince "Disraeli."
he added. when vulnerable, on of this type, men, and know that they do, in Arliss who plays two roles here, the purpose being to avoid reversing this case it is sometimes wise to "Shocking Thing”
On hearing that there were first as Mayor Rothschild, the
automatically pay attention to those who have
leleven previous convictions "crowds the bidding" and does not had longer experience than they against Whittle for stealing, coal, father, and later as Nathan the the suits, which son, has been given a magnificent allow an early "sign off."
mostly from the same pit, the
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process
per-parts, and including auch screen sensibly decided to trap and there they have that experience, but manently controlled by German luminaries as Boris Karloff. Loretta for passed to await developments. till then I advise them to keep (Continued et foot of preceding
Young, Robert Young, Helen
North, of course, bid one spade, as quiet as they can." Government Chemical Test Office:
Westley, and C. Aubrey Smith, East passed and South bid two Sold in size of 100, Pearls
Iteginald Owen and Alan Mowbray. diamond. West, still trapping,
Obtainable at
ALL DISPENSARIES.
THE NAVAL TALKS IN LONDON
The story traces the rise of a humble banking family from the Passed again and North did like- wise. East's holding, of course, ghetto of Frankfurt in Prussia, to the world-famous House of Roths- does not justify re-opening the child. On his death-bed Mayor bidding even on suspicion.
soll,
At those tables, however, where; South followed the so-called
Rothschild gathers to him his five sons. They are at work, he tells: them, for their race, and, fore orthodox bidding methods, he opened the bidding with one diamond. seeing the days of international Over West's trap pass North. bid - (Continued from Page 8)
finance, he advises them to open
one spade, East passed, and most Nanc-five banking houses in the great of the South players now, elected to the limit of naval strength tioned by treaty, she has semi-capitals of Europe with a
bid two hearts. West figuratively officially repudiated the treaty ra- Nathan, heading them from London. smacked his lips and passed, feeling sure that the bidding would proceed THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB tios, and is claiming full. parity From their positions as leaders of the world's Anance they are to with the strongest.
further. North at this point was This acute sensitiveness on the devote themselves to helping their in a dilemma. He decidedly could THE ELEVENTH EXTRA RACE
MEETING will be held (Wea- subject of national defence is people break free from the ghetto thor Permitting) at HAPPY VAL-hound to influence Japan's attitude to live as human beings. And it is his spades would probably find no hand and LEY on SATURDAY, 17th Novem- at the Conference, and we shall the loyalty of the five brothers to ber, 1984, commencing at 2.00 p. do well to be prepared for it. For their father's trust that eventually support in the South
The First Bell will be rung at tunately the old ties of friendship brings power to the House of were therefore too weak to rebid, Rothschild and freedom to them so he had no option but to bid three 1.30 p.m.
with this country remain. By Order,
TH
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 12th November, 1934.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS.
not stand a four-card heart suit,
It may be that in helping to and to their people at the conclu diamonds. East and South passed, compose the differences between sion of the Napoleonic waru. the United States and Japan,
which are responsible for the "LILLY TURNER ALHAMBRA
present naval race in the Pacific, British statesmanship may find
a golden opportunity to promote disarmament and peace.
Where Others Lead Nearer at home the naval blem is painfully complicated, In recent years France and Italy res- pectively have achieved a naval strength never foreseen when exist ing treaties were signed. Though
are
THEATRE
Following her brilliant success
icareer.
as a
and West, rather disgruntled that the bidding had not reached dizzy heights and determined not to he bilked from a just reward for his previous restraint, "doubled.
To make a bad contract worse,
In "Frisco Jenny," Ruth Chatter-several of the South players pro- ton comes to the Alhambra Thea-ceeded to make an atrocious mis- tre in another First National re-play on the hand. On the Open- pro-lease entitled, "Lilly Turner."
ing lead of the Ace of clubs, a "Lilly Turner," in the story of club continuation and as shift to beautiful girl, whose beauty and trumps by East, these Declarers "come-on" could not resist the temptation of ja "free" diamond finesse and there- gure are used for yokels, by the owner of a travelling health exhibit, which after inevitably went down two Public Auctionsour relations with both Powers she joins after a hard checkered tricks for a loss of 500 points... Those Souths, however, who were Playing the title role, Misa canny enough to handle the bidd- Chatterton amazed Hollywood bying in such a manner as to get no higher than two diamonds natural- actually doing a "cooch" dance in
ly made no such error in the play, France now has nearly four
tights instead of using a double. and on a diamond lead by East times as many submarines, and
George Brent, for the first time Italy nearly thrice as many, as since his marriage, to Miss Chat promptly put up the Ace. A spade Germany possessed in 1914. Con-terton, appears with her in the that he must play the Ace or pro- was now led, and West realised versely, Britain's anti-submarine
picture as the health exhibit's
bably lose it. Regardless of what forces are barely one-third as
two diamonds was assured, since
of the friendliest, British strategists are bound to take cog- THE Undersigned have received nisance of the amazing growth of
Instructions from The Duro their two flesta. Garage to sell by Public Auction
THE
on
Thursday, the 15th. November,
1934
commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Garage, Nathan Road, Kowloon
A Good Selection of Second Hand Cars
including:
strong as they were at that data strong man. They had both spend he next made, the contract of
Clearly, therefore, some readjust-
ment of the balance is essential iflam, the owner of the travelling he could not lend a trump without that sense of security which
peared together in The Crash."
Guy Kibbee in cast as Dr. Mc-
health exhibit, while Frank Mc
Turner's drunken husband.
Austin Sevens, Hillman 14 the bedrock of sound diplomacy is Hugh plays the role of Lilly Howell system of scoring, which,
P. Saloons, Wolseley Saloon, Mor-to be restored.
Other developments tending to
deut
ria Cowley Roadster and Saloons, confuse the situation in Europe "HELL AND HIGH WATER"- Willys Knight Saloona, Dodge
STAR THEATRE : Roadster, Whippet Touring, Gra-are the building of new ships by the latter has ham Paige Saloon, Buick, Hudson France and Italy
A stirring drama of the sea-Į & Oldsmobile Sedans & other just ordered the two largest bat-
tleships in the world-- and the front is Paramount's current re- good cars.
renaissance of the German navy lease, "Hell and High Water," star- Within this brief review there ring Richard Arlen and · ·Judith is no scope for a discussion of the Allen is now showing at the Star many other issues which must be Theatre for the first timo fa, the ventilated at the Conference, such Colony,
(All these cars are in running order and most of them in frat class condition),
On view from Monday the 12th. November 1984.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 8th November, 1934.
Bring Your PRINTING
Problems to U3-
· ENTERPRIER-
in written by the man future ships, the future of the sub- who wrote "I Cover the Water marine, the limitation or control |Front.".
às the size and guncalibre of The story is
of naval aircraft and personnel. Taxpayers not interested in tech-
(Continued on Page 11.) -
nical details may nevertheless be galvanised info attention by being Great Powers between them would reminded that the outcome of the still have to spend £800,000,000 on Conference may make a difference the bare replacement of their exist- of £10,000,000 to $15,000,000 in our fleets.
annual Navy Estimates for the It will be seen, therefore, that
next six years.
. The Bila To Pay Should the Conference fail, and yet, by some miracle, unbr competition be averted, the five
hether the matter is regarded elther from the olitical or the of view new. limitation agreement is well
striving for.
South scored 90 points under the losing his Queen.
compared with the 500-point penal- ty incurred by his less expert com- petitors, was highly satisfactory, and duly reflected in the final match-point score.
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Give me a Ring-A Couple of Fools
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