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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULA 29, 1935
BRIDGE NOTES
to go
A SACRIFICIAL
SLAM
By Ely Culbertson.
down
one or two
illing its contract.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"AGE OF INDISCRETION"-
QUEENS THEATRE
LIFE SAVED BY TOOTH
Swallowed Bullet Shot At Him
recently.
Paris.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
A CINEMA REVIEW BY SILHOUETTE
ZEK. Programme 1231215 - Buropean
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Report
NEW COMMERCIAL SCHOOL
Business Edrication In All Branches
OPENING NEXT THURSDAY
The principal is Mr. Chan Wai. ming, formerly principal of the Docksin English and Type-welt- ing School, and a teacher of Wah Yan College. He is assisted by Mr. S L Wong, BA, MI. IC Pro Kwan Bhd Mr. S. T. In, B.SC. and Messrs. A. S. Kwan and H. Wong-
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The school will run a commer- cial course for students who have been in an upper class of any or- dinary English school, as well za
The eternal triangle from aj A young Frenchman swal- Intelligent sacrifice bidding to different angle is the theme of lowed a bullet when
a Paris
A new school for the training prevent the opponents from get "Age of Indiscretion," the Metro charwoman fired a revolver at
The following programise will of commercial students will be ting the full value of the big Goldwyn-Mayer production which
Thim at point-blank hands which they have been dealt is now showing at the Queen's
Fange be broadcast -to-day from the opened at 52 Caine Road, under jthe name of the Polytechale Com- will pay big dividends in the long Theatre:
He was helping her to move Hong Kong Broadcasting Station mercial School, neat Thursday. Panl How pleasant it is to save
Lakes the talented
la cupboard when she found a ZB on 3 wavelaarth of $55 a rubber, for 250 or even 450 Czecho-Slovakian actor, has one
rusty old revolver in a drawer. metres. (845 K.C.3) points or to save the first gure of the finest roles of his career. Not thinking it was loaded she for 25 or less! And, in addition as it offers him far greater scope pointed it laughingly at him every once in a while a bolt will for the idealistic type of acting and pulled the trigger. strike from the blue and the that seems to come so naturally Blood came from the man's of mouth, and he was hurried to GENERAL NOTICES team which has bid up to a game to him He is probably one
for Slam contract, expecting fully the most admired actors on the hospital The surgeon al- tricks, screen, for his polished, courtly nounced that the ballet had will find itself through some and considerate kind of love gone through the upper p lucky break or had defence, ful-making appeals to women more broken a tooth, and disappear-
than any other kind-
jed. On to-day's hand North and In this film he takes the part of Finally it was discovered that IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that
South, despite the fact that the the devoted and loyal husband of the tooth had sufficed to check Interim Dividend of an
West player seemed to be intera faithless wife who, by her its progress, so that it merely 52.100 per Share, subject to de
ested ir 4 Slam, deliberately selfish outlook, nearly succeeds in slid down the victim's throat. duction of Income Tax, has been risked pushing East and West to ruining both her husband's life The charlady was arrested on declared for the HALF YEAR that Slam in order to take what and the life of the secretary who a charge of attempted man- ending 30th June, 1935, at the rather thought would be a paying is sincerely in love with him slaughter. but was found to of 2/2 per Dollar.
sacrifice at sir clubs. Both North Helen Vinson, has played this have acted in all innocence and - THE DIVIDEND will be pay- and South felt reasonably certain type so often, that the mere men-was set free- able on and after MONDAY. 12th that they could defcat an oppos- tion of her name makes one think]
"THE LITTLE MINISTER”—- AUGUST, 1935, at the offices offing Slam contract if it was bid of all that is detestable about a
STAR THEATRE the Corporation where Share and knew that they could not be woman, is too beautiful and has Slam too much character in her face to holders are requested to apply for badly hurt at their own
Few living men of letters have Warrants.
contract. When the opening lead play the part really well Never! THE REGISTER OF SHARES was made and the Dummy wenttheless she shows herself to be a accomplished more than Sir James of the Corporation will be closed down. Declarer knew immediate really great artist by her con- Barrie, the playwright and nove-1.
to full vincing portrayal, and one hopes list. His books have been best from MONDAY, 29th July to that he had a play
a sellers and his dramas stand in 22. HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY SATURDAY, 104h AUGUST (both his contract, and he finally suc- that we shall soon see her in
class by themselves, while Eng- 1935.-On sale at all Book-stalls and days inclusive) during which seeded in making It. despite a role worthy of her talents.
Madge Evans, as the secretary, land has officially recognised his at the Offices of the Publishers, 3 period no transfer of shares can very fine defensive play by East.
gives her usual clever perfor-genius and has covered him with 3 Wyndhain Street.
be registered
and decora4 additional honours tions in appreciation of his liter- ary efforts.
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Carroll Gibbons (Piano)
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Jeanette MacDonald (Soprano)... Piano Solos
Can't we talk it over.
Now that route guns. Songs
Vilia-"Merry Widow.*
The Merry Widow Waltı. Piano Solo:
Smoke gets in your eyes. - Song
Beyond the Bite Horizon.
7.50-8 pm. From the Studio. "A Cinema Review" by Silhouette. S. Dan-Local Time
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- A Relay from
England v South Africa, An eye-
$30-8.40
witness account by Captain EBT Wakṣlam on the first day's play in
It was to such an author that RKO-Radio turned for the latest "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," starring vehicle of Katharine the most mystifyng of Hepburn-his immortal classic. Įmystery sturies; has been booked "The Little Minister"
for to-day at the King's Theatre. RKO in making the drama. Claude Rain the famous "In-pictures it as the author wrote it visible Man," has the leading role. Although the film was produced that of a sinister choir master. in California. the Scotch atmos-
Those who have seen this film phere is faithfully predominant. Daventry. declare it to be a picture that Thrums was, in effect, transport- has one sitting on the very edge of ed overseas, to the village built (one's ́ chair from the opening in the quiet California hills, near the fourth Cricket Test Match Re
scene to the dramatic and Hollywood. Įspectacular ending when The my- stery is solved. Four of Holly- wood's best-known writers, Leo- pold Atlas, Bradley, King, John Balderston and Gladys Unger, wrote the screenplay, and one of jthe most successful directors in
pictures, Stuart Walker, directed) The film has been produced on a grand and spectacular scale, withi some of the largest sets that have ever been constructed for
a pic- ture.
Supporting Claude Rains is a cåst of film notables such as is in one picture.
West was faced with quite a problem on his opening lead He finally decided-albeit erroneous-
that there was a. better rarely seen chance of winning trick in the Among these are Douglass Mont spade suit tnah heart suit, and gomery, Heather Angel, David he accordingly led the spade Jack Manners, Valerie Hobson, Francis L. Sullivan, E E. Clive, Forrester South won the trick with the Ace in Dummy and led the club Harvey and Walter Kingsford Queen. East did not cover, hop-KID MILLIONS"-ORIENTAL fing South would play for a drop, but from the bidding the De clarer realised that the finesse Eddie Cantor's fourth great seemed indicated. After the club znnual picture, “id Millions,” Queen held the trick, the diamond which is probably also his best, 18 was led from Dummy. East has all the ingredients of his very brilliantly went up with the former pictures, with a few worth- diamond King, knowing that if he while additions..
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iced water ducked and his partner's Ace was The story tells of a young man,
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make very good comedy material After winning the trick with There are several dance the diamond King, East shifted to sembles, with Eddie and the ja heart, which South won with famous Goldwyn Girls, and quite|
the Ace. South now trumped aja few catchy tunes.
low diamond in Dummy, and re- Iturned to his own hand with the club Ace, naturally dropping the King-
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Despite East's fine play of the With a cast that reads like a diamond King at the third trick, Hollywood Who's Who, "David South knew from the bidding that Copperfield, which is now-screen- West was marked with the dising at the Majestic Theatre, has mond Ace. His only hope of fal elicited more praise from the alling the, contract was therefore critics than any other film this to set up two diamond tricks, on year. the next lead.
The genins that inspired all
He had two possible-plays: Cne Dickens' works has been retained, was to lead a low diamond, hoping and nearly every incident of note West's Ace would drop, but this has been included. Lionel Barry- play South immediately discard-more, Frank Lawton, Madge Evans ed, as he knew that Fast, with and Zasa Pitts are only a few of four diamonds to the King or the names that this firm boasta. the King Jack, would not have) --- jumped up. VAR South now had the good. Ten and The other play offered a better nine of diamonds left and on these chance of saccess If West had two cards, he discarded Durazy's the guarded Ace - East could very two-losing- hearts and was then well hold the lone Jack South] able to claim the balance of the
diamonds „from his own, hand.
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