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Recognition of the value of j the long solid suit for purposes of notrump play should gain a good many points over a period of time. There is probably no more exasperating type al partner than the one who, every time he has a long suit of his own, insists on playing the hand in that suit despite constant re- assurance from his partner that every other suit is stopped and that notrump will be the best game declaration.
The South player on the hand
The deadly king cobra is "milked" of enough venom at Staten Island, New York, Zoo, to kill 70 men. Instead, the lives of that many [below, however, was not one of will be saved, for the veram will be used to prepare knew strum which stops hemorrh Dr. Chifford Pope is the “bend zout.”.
this type. He not only permit- ted his partner to play three
notrump with the seven-card NEW EUROPEAN WAR suit in the dummy, but he re- doubled when East. unwisely opened his mouth and entered the bidding-
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PREDICTED
French And-Belgian Armaments
SAID TO BE INFERIOR TO GERMANY'S
Brussels
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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
· pro-
A beautiful love story, set in Paris at the most beautiful period of the year, spring, and the gloři- The imminent danger of the ous singing of the Metropolitan
An early end of the bitter The following, programme will outbreak of a new European war Opera star, Mary Ellis makes fend between the foreign and be broadcast to-day from the was depicted in vivid colours by "Paris in Spring," which is show-Japanese petroleum concerns Hong Kong Broadcasting Station the Belgian Senator, M. Derlodoting at the Queen's Theatre to-day, and industry was seen recently metres (845 KC's).
and the Ministry of Commerce ZBW. on a wavelength of 355
in a speech before the foreign a worthy successor to "One Night||
in the announcement that 12:30-2:10 pm-- Baropean political commission of the Senate, Of Love.****
officials of the Ministries of gramme. recently.
Tullio Carminati. who was War, Navy, Finance, Home
1230 p.m.-Recorded music. The speaker said. according to featured with Grace Moore in the Affairs and Commerce and In- I pm-Local Time & Weather Re- the Nation Belge, that when hos-first great musical of the year, is tilities break out. Germany will co-starred with Miss Ellis, while seek a solution of the contro- etc.
dustry would meet shortly" to 120 pm— Heater Fress Bulletins. have a numerical superiority of 25 other prominent parts are taken
140 pmA ̄relay" of the Rotary to 30 per cent over the combined by Ida Lupino, daughter of the] Franco-Belgium army, while Ger- famous comedian, Stanley Lupino, the Government is reported to de Martin on The Reaction of Lango- Among the concessions which Club Tiffin Speech from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden Mr GP- many's armaments are also far and Lynne Overman. De
be ready to make to oil firms is age upon Thought.*** Lewis Milestone superior to those of France and
directed, the Belgium.
picture, which features a musical gasoline by 2% to 3 sen a
permission to raise the price of 210 pz~~~Close "Down" dem
Jazz Recital by the Harmony Boys Aerial Position.
score by Mack Gordon and Harry gallon.
Talk by Mr. Gifoci-Hall battere 4-7 p.m.-Chinese recorded pro- Jéramme.
In respect of aerial warfare Revel. Senator Doriodot was of the opin- ion that although, thanks to theTHE COUNTESS OF MONTE: entente with Britain, the allies: were now slightly superior to Ger-
Co
versy....
port
CRISTO KING'S THEATRE DOCTOR'S SACRIFICE Fantasie uber Motive zus Offenbach's
Contracted Sleeping Sickness As Test
7-7:30 pm-Light Orchestral Music
Oper "Hoffmanns - Erzahlungen” Potpourri aus der Operette
"Gasparone” 2
C-Q 3-2 The bidding: (Figures after One “G. E” Electric Refriger bids refer to numbered explana
tory paragraphs). South West North East 1H (1) 2D.(2) DbL Pass 2E (3) Pass 3NT Dbl(4) Redbl (5) Pass Pass Pass 1The length and solidity of i
Few motion picture directors, the heart suit justified the way, the position would be re-
Egrope have become so
Indian Mail-Descriptive (Lamothe) versed if Germany waited another from
| Glow Worm-Intermezzo (Lincke) opening bid on this hand two or three years. The speaker thoroughly acclimatised to Ameri
Old Friends-Potpoteri -(xer. Finck) despite the lack of outside
730-8 pm From the Studio. honour strength. The hand asserted that the Franco-Belgium can film production methods
Dr. J. F. Corson, of the military alliance should be drawn Karl Freund, the Universal direc-
Jazz Recital by "The Harmory is a little too weak in play-doser so as to render it more tor, who made "The Countess of Research Laboratory at Tinde, Boys" ing strength to bid four
Tanganyika, deliberately-con-1 My heart is an open book. effective, and he advocated a more
Monte Cristo," the current hearts when yumerable. 2-A doubtful vulnerable over-
active policy of economic
attraction at the King's Theatre tracted sleeping sickness by 12th Street Bag-Banjo Dret.
allowing a tsetse fy to bite PS I Love You.
3. Snakes and Ladders--Piano Solo. Recognised as a foremost an- call particularly at the level operation with France on the part
him
5 Ticklin the Mandolin. thority on unusual photography, of two-odd.
of the Belgian Government. South with nothing in any
The Premier, M. Van Zeeland Freund, strangely enough. be his life was saved by inocula-6. According to the Moonlight.
7. Pickin' my Way- Guitar Duet suit but hearts, cannot stand did not reply to these observations lieves trick camera work has betion with a drug-
With the advent With his assistant. Mr. HA C& The Lido Lady Ja a double of such a low con- but contented himself with the come a lost art
8 pm-Local Time & Weather Re- Smith, and an African native port, Closing Local Stock Quotations of talking pictures it is dialogue volunteer, who also subjected reassuring statement that econ- that is most important, contenda
8,058,40 pm—Variety Hom This double must be attri-omic negotiations between France Freund, who is very candid in his themselves to the dangerous Songs buted to a combination of and Belgium were proceeding.
opinion that motion pictures are test, the doctor is congratulat Why Don't they Leave us Alone? extreme ego, blind faith and
I Was in the Mood ed by the East Africa Sub As yet far from the perfection Committee of the Tsetse Fly Orchestra lack of
Hildegarde. What expectation East had
Committee in their report Black Eyes" greater strides and progress for issued recently. of defeating the contract I
Gipsy Longing really cannot guess even
Dr. Corson is engaged on ex- Voca with a partner who was noted for the soundness of his overcalls.
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tract
COMMON sense.
state. However, he does visualise
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the animated screen as time goes by, principally through its own periments under the general orchestra
orginality.
beading, "Natural immunity,
MASS MARRIAGES
IN CHINKIANG
5
Without the double by East, No
Enthusiasm Shown
In The Countess of Monte spontaneous cure and acquired The delightful continental back- Cristo" Freund is right at home immunity in man."
By Populace
ground of this comedy-drama is
South probably would have gone to four hearts-not be-
cause he feared a notrump
one he knows well Fay Wray another of his friends.
The people of Chinking have and Paul Lukas head the featured| Tone, who made such a success contract but because he felt not taken kindly to the idea of cast in this film, which in-of "Sadie McKie," "The World that four hearts would be as mass marriages, says a Chinese cludes Patsy Kelly, Paul Page, Moves On The Girl From Mis easy to make as three 19 report. For more than a month Reginald Owen, John Sheehan and souri," and other pictures, has one trump and he wanted to get the district Government advertis- Robert McWade
How-
in his honour score. ever, the
double changed would be held on August 20, and ed the fact the first mass marriage things entirely. South saw
the opportunity for a swing
although enquiries were made con-j
in his favour and seized it. cerning the regulations, not one He knew his partner prob- couple had yet registered at
Bally Merson, Memories
Love, For Ever I Adore You Ninon Saxopho
Solom
: It Sends me"
*** Coletsan Hawkins Piano Solo
Old Fashioned Love
"Back" Washington
Faust-Ballet Music (Gorod)
8.40-9 pm-Military Band Selec-
Radetsky March: (Strauss, Op. 228) of the finest roles of his career in The Evolution of Dixie (Lake) "Gentlemen Are Born”.
9-9.15 p.za Telzy of the Daven- Other noted players in the cast try News Bulletin (Copyright include Charles Starrett, Russell Reuter). Hicks, Arthur Aylesworth, Henry A Pianoforte Recital by Laba Shat
915-9.35 pm From the Studio Lamous O'Neill, Addison Richarda, Mar-tain.
"NAUGHTYAMARIETTÄ MAJESTIC THEATRE
Nelson Eddy, the
ably had at least two man beginning of this month the American baritone, and Jeanette jorie Gateson and Bradley Page.
THEATRE
Star
hearts and therefore it was
It is generally believed that the Macdonald, co-star in Naughty better than a ten-to-one shot old traditions are still deep-rooted Marietta," the current attraction "KISS AND MAKE-UP STAR that there would be seven there and that young men and at the Majestic Theatre. heart tricks. All that was women still follow the custom of Miss Macdonald is cast as a now needed was a stopper in marrying the partners chosen by princess who runs away from Gary Grant sings for the first each of the other suits to their parents.
marriage to a man whom she does time in fibus in his latest starring make him reasonably sure of
{not love."
She is shipped to vehicle, "Kiss And Make-Up, Regulations Revised - fulfilling his contract, and on
America to become the wife of one which is showing at The authorities have completely of the settlers and meets Eddy Theatre to-day. North's jump to three revised the mass marriage regula-All the original music has been In this film he is cast as notrump (without even stop-tions in the hope of encouraging retained. ping at the two netrump the young people. The $20 fee way-station) all these stop- has been reduced to $12 and the pers and probably more service shortened. In spite of must be found in the North these attractions, however, there hand Actually, when are no couples eager to try the South-redoubled he expect mass marriage system.
ed at least four-odd to be a
"Laydown and hoped there
would be a play for five
famous beauty doctor who marries one of his creations only to find “GENTLEMEN ARE BORNY
that she is a slave to the beauty ALHAMBRA THEATRE
measures which he himself sug- gested. He leaves her for his Franchot Tone has three lead-less beautiful but more sympathe ing ladies in the talented all-star tic secretary Edward Horton cast of the First National prodac-supplies the comedy. tion, "Gentlemen Are Born” which is showing at the
The
FLIRTATION WALE
ORIENTAL THEATRE
and Amp
Music,
Although later events began to have misgivings. proved that he was some East now laid down the spade Theatre to-day. what optimistic, he still Ace, and the declarer cleverly Muir, Margaret Linds round up with a big score, kept the diamond fen in dummy Dvorak zod East, on North's double of his and discarded a club, hoping to almost equal imp partner's, two diamond bid give East the impression that In this picture, knew that to open that - be held the diamond Ace. Fast the adventure
should avail little, and
to tackle the spa
to strike
ters finding out that boys struggling
did not, break, did disorganiz
diamond but led plays
North was now.
elow the 1
Program
Prelude and Fugne-Bach. Sourts Beethoven, Op. 10, No. 2
9.85-940 p. “Rio Rita" Vocal Gemgur
9:40-10 p.m.- From the Studio, A talk on The Conchos Dawn" Mexico by Mr. G. E. Gifford Hull 10-pm-Beuter Press Bulletins 10.05-10.15 pm-"Good Company Medley
1015-11 pm From the Studio. Dance Music by "Hickey's Melody
11 pm
Close Dows
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