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BRIDGE NOTES:
THE HOLD-UP
oy-Ely-Culbertson
The hold-up in Bridge, unlike the hold-up in a dark alley, la not among the stratagems classed gen orally as robbery, but a member of the communication family. The plays of this general group, assume the important role of an engineer, Ing corps.
They are devices for building entries, for clearing and keeping open the lines of com munication between the two hands of a partnership so that the right to lend may be transferred at will from one hand to the other. At the same time, the mission of this Every remarkable ey"engineering corps" is to attack and cut off com- munications between the hands of the enemy.
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Usually there is one euit'in which the opponents are particularly strong. If only one adversary holds any cards in that suit, to play them he must obtain the lead by means of a winning card in some other suit. • If he holds no · such' eard will never obtain the lead and his established cards” will be of no ¡value to him, But if his partner also holds cards in that strong sult, if either adversary obtains the lead the suit can be used.
It is therefore cound practice, in many cases not to employ a stopper in the opponents' strongest sulf Alluring and seductive, Virginia 'until such time as one opponent's Reid, screenland attraction, in an last card in that suit has been play evening gown of gold satin trim-ed. It is this type of entry-killing med with bands of red fox., En- direly backless, the front and sides play that is known as "the hold-up." of the bodice are fastened haller wise about the neck. One side continues into a long graceful drape which may be allowed to hang free or twined about the arm an desired.
HIEROGLYPHICS CAUSE A WAR
Town In A State Of Siege
PEASANTS AND POLICE AT LOGGER HEADS
Belgrade,
It is particularly useful at notrump
and is employed sometimes for the
These manate frankly looking ahead to a war in the Pacific, and are grging preparations for it in the hearing before the United States House Military Affairs Committee. Mr. Anthony J. Dimond (lop), delegate. from Alaska, ia neen pointing out Alaska'a defence needs.. Representative Wilcox, FB. (left) and Brig. Gen. : Charles E. Kilbourne (right) are advocating a stronger chain of
Pacific air bases.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"HERE IS MY HEART"- CENTRAL THEATRE
THE AFFAIRS OF CELLINI”—
> KING'S THEATRE.
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·TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following..programme," will broadcasted to-day from the |Hong Kong | Broadcasting Station {&R.W. on^^a^ wave length of 855
metres, (845 KOE)
DANCE MUSIC FROM HONG KONG
V Recorded Programme 12,88-2.15
sramme,
p.m. European
Pro
12.80 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotatious.
12.85-1 pm Recorded Music,
Report.
nLocal Time and Weather
| 1.80 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins,
Rugby Press New, Etc
2.16-p.io. Close Down,
4-7
gramme
Recorded Music,
midnight.-European Pro
7-7.32 Selection-Dollor Princess (Fall)
p.m-Light Opera
Vocal Gems
The Pirates of Penzance (GilbertTM &
Sullivan)
Selections.
'Trial by Jury' (Sullivan)
The Sorefter (Sullivan):-
Songs
The Pipes of Pan "The Arcadiana")
(Menekton)K
Arendy is over Young ("Tha
Arcadiana")(Monckton).
Winnie Melvillė` (Soprano). |7,32-8_p.m—Light Orchestral Balse
tions...
Puccini Potpourri
Leharians (Gelger) Because (d'Hardelot)
· (Btrauss) |
Although this 20th Century Ple-A Night in Venice-Potpourri tures offering, which Beas Meredyth 8. p.m.-Local Time and Weather adapted from the stage hit "The Roport Firebrand," is a rollicking roman-
6.03-8.43 p.m.-Variety.
One good Tune deserves another
Jack Buchanan (Comedian) -True
tie comedy, depicting the amorous Bongs-I Think I Can exploits of Benvenito Cellini, in- Kitty Carlisle, who appeared op comparable rogue, goldsmith and Piano sole purpose of preventing one ad. posite Bing Crosby in his last film, heart-thief of the Renaissance, it versary from leading the suit and "She Loves Me Not," is again revives the magnificence of the 16th effecting its establishment, while teamed with the popular crooner Century.NZ
are
A1 mand 'Goodnights ̈
1
Songs-
Prateadd(d.Rafe da Costa,
Give me a Ring
In Love
Couple of fools
Give me a Ring-I only want one boy Margaret Bannerman_(Soprano)..
Wedding of the Painted Dell
Orchestra-Nicolette Vocal Duet
Three internationally famed dan- his partner holds a side entry to.in. Here Is My Heart," a Para-
mount film. cash the established tricks,
cers head the ballet. They The following example illustrates is a fresh modern story of a George Orlin and Dimitri Romanoff, Organ Bolo
handsome radio crooner who falls onse of the Imperial Russian Ballet, in love with a Russian princess. He and Maria Ruiz, premiere danasuse cannot talk with her because she of the San Francisco: Opera Com- thinks radio crooning is the lowest pany.
(a typical hold-up play:
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and police had been going on for) some time before the root of the South trouble became generally known. Fass This was the appearance of 2 NT school signboards inscribed in Pass Pada Cyrillic and Latin letters.
Regarded As Insult
Leslie James.
Roll Along; Covered Wagn Don't forget Walsh and Barker. Vocal Gems Wild Violets r
3,42-8.57 pm-Four Songs.by Peter
1. The Eff, King (Schobert)
2.1
Don Juan's" Sérennde-Op. 88) No. 1 (Tchaikovsky),
8. She is far from the Land (Lame
bert),
form of evil. So in his despera-
Other terpsichorean notables in tion, he becomes a walter in order the ballet are Julia Barashkova, to be near her.
The supporting cast Includes previously with Violinin in Paris Dawson (Bass-Beritone),
and for four seasons solo dancer Allzon Skipworth, Roland Young, with the Chicago Opera Company Reginald Owen, William Frawley Irene Isham of the Chicago and Cecilia Parker, Marian Mansheld San Francisco opera ballets; Ellse and Charles E. Arnt
Relman of the Shanghai Russlan, 4. Love, could I only tell thee {"BRITISH "AGENTALHAMBRA ballet, and Dorothy Ward, solo dan-
cer of the Hollywood Bowl Sym- Mirella Overture (Good) THEATRE
phony concerts,
War **Fredric March plays Cellini, while} * Kay Francis acts with sympathy Constance Bennett easts an amor Softly and understanding in this First
Dell my Heart ("Samson, and
(Saint-Saens) vol poss National production, "British us eye toward the irresistible
| Radetsky, March (3. Btratias, Op. 2281 Agent," the current attraction at the beautiful but dumb model, for Faust" (arr. Godfrey)
rogue. Fay Wray plays Angela Rakoczy March, ("Damnation of the Alhambra Theatre,
March of the Priests (Mendelssohn)?
In "British Agent," she is Elena, whom Collint entertains a fiery pas- The Mill in the Black Forest the sweetheart. She is much morsion, and Frank Morgan, Louis (Eilenberg) (Ellenberg); than a mere romantic-Interest, since Calhern, Vince Barnett, Jay Baton; March of the Mountain Gnomes most of the complications are the Jessie Ralph, John Rutherford and Songs of Wales:
are are m direct result of her machinations. Irene Ware are excellent in support. Elena, attached to the cause of "FORSAKING ALL OTHERS"- Russian freedom, is beautiful; cul-
QUEEN'S THEATRE
The Regimental Band of HM.
pojken Grenadier · Guards. 9.30 p.m.-Renter Press Boljetim, London 1 pan. Stock and Commody Quotations,
935-19 midnight Hong Kong Hotel An all-star cast with the speed Danes Orchestra (by courtesy of the
tions.
Bulletins,
therefore prepare to develop the thing in her devotion to the re-Robert Montgomery, who are to Tai Ping Theatre on ZEK: on a
**frequency of 640 klocycles from
8-11 pm
Against the three-notrump con- tured, and comes from a family tract West opens the spade: Queen, that once enjoyed the favour of The Croats regarded these Despite the fact that South could the Romanoffs. She believes, how and sparkle of "The Thin Manis Management). "outlandish" hieroglyphics as an in the trick in either hand and ever, that the only hope for her
10.30 pm Reuter Press: insult and tore the boards down, still return a stopper, he can people is to throw off, the yoke of this latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Rugby-Mid-day Press: News, Further
and the military were
The police were overwhelmed count only four tricks, which can Czarism. She dedicates her life to Production, "Forsaking All Others," London Stock and Commodity Gusta
now at the Queen's Theatre called immediately be wen and must the cause. She sacrifices every-
Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Notes There will be a Relay from the
- 12 midnight-Close Down THE ROSS BYSTEM. NEVER FAILS, out, bu
Nothing daunted, the Croat Ave additional tricks he needs for volutionary leaders. When love for THABLE FOR DAN, TIpeasants in force, led by a Ca- his contract.
These can be pro-the "British Agent enters into ether for the first time, head the tholic priest, continued their cured by straight leads simply her life, she accepts it because she cast, which includes Billie Burke, Charles Butterworth. Frances Drake round of pulling down the obno-leading out clubs and then hearts cannot help herself, but she never and Ted Healy. xious, signboards.
until the adversaries. take their lowers the banner she is carrying
With a line-up of this kind, the They dispersed only after a
for her countrymen. which time three.. Aces, at..
club withering fire from police and tricks and two heart tricks will To her lover, England comes greatest: since Dinner at Night" have made up the quote. But Erst, to her Russie. Enemies to and with the direction of W. S. South must be careful lest while the last, even in each other's arms, Van Dyke, this picture provides Scots Guards Comment
excellent entertainment; plays a part that makes her
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HOCKEY STICK RHUBARB
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PRINCE OF WALES AS
COMPOSER:
His Tune
London.
he is relinquishing these two tricks, the opponents establish many spade tricks and defeat his
Leslie Howard, Irving Pichel, men, bate with
The Scots Guards haveľa new contract.
Walter Byron, and William Garmour bout It, while Gable and tune to play on the bag pipes on South assumes that most of the gan are featured.
Montgon vie with one another future ceremonial occasions and spades are held by West, who open-
for her smiles
ed the suit, and he is anxious that NANA MAJESTIC THEATRE East, if he obtains the lead” by ! means of one of the outstanding
"CARAVAN ORIENTAL WIN THEATRE
Sydney, N.S.W. They started as ordinary Aces, shall be unable to continue Anna Step, the voluptuous Russian Supported by a brillant cast, rhubarb sprouts, but what they spades and establish West's long star, comes to the Majestic Theatre Starring in this turned out to be in maturity has suit before the second Aos is gone. In Emile Zola's widely read story, worried the officials of the Agri- The only hops for South lies in the Nam," a United Artiste produc- noted Contin cultural Society of Tweed, New chance that East originally held tion South Wales.
only two spades, a so that after Miss Sten de given an excellent They were entered in the show they have been led twice he will be supporting cast. Mae Clarke and by the local gaoler as rhubarb unable to play
the
suit again. Muriel Kirkland play Satin 144, Des Voeux Hà, C-but they are by no means the South therefore allows the
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The Prince is said to have been practicing for some, time on the |bag-pipes and is known to be Fox film, proficient His tune he wrote for Bover, the his own use, but it was received reen with such acclamation by his ratta be critical tutor, Pipe Major Forsythr Piper to King George, that he has now given the score, as written in his own hand to the nes, lively Scots Guardare SDN
The Guards declare that the tune law remarkable's compost- It is a slow march called #Majorca, and is to be included the repertoire of several pine Bands:
The Hong Kong