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Cinema -Notes
-MODERN TEMES"—KING'S
THEATRE
בס
BRIDGE NOTES
Responses To Suit Bids Of One
By Ely Culbertson
TARY GENERAL MEETING in the courses and misadventures, about one honour trick and
manages
tricks.
are
ARADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
England.
Dance Music
12.30-2.15 pm-Exropean recorded programme.
12.30 p.m. Excerpts from Grand-
1 am-Local: Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 pm-Variety Items.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, Local: Weather forecast, time and announcements.
1.40 p.m.-Dance Music. 215 pm-Close Down
4-7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 7 p.m.-12 midnight-European Pro- gramme.
pm-Four Songs by Madame Amelita Galli-Curci. (Soprano),
1. Chanson Indoue (Song of India)
("Sadko") (Rimsky-Korsakov), 2 Bolero-Lea Eilles de
Cadiz (Delibes).
Written. directed and produced by Charlie. Chaplin, Modera When your partner has open-1 Relay from Daventry-Belgium Times" introduces the familiared the bidding, unless you have serio-comie little figure of the adequate tramp support and tramp in
the baggy trousers, are able to raise, you usually. derby and huge shoes into a new should pass when your hand! world. He is first seen as a contains less than one honour Opera. worker in a big steel factory, trick. Sometimes, even with tightening bolts
a moving one honour trick, a pass is pro- tracki The factory, with its fan-per, unless your strength is in tastically buge and complicated at least two suits. machines. is like an evilly en- If you have a biddable suit chanted forest to Charlie, and he which is higher ranking than gets into all sorts of hilarious partner's, you can respond at difficulties here before the the level of one-s one-over- It is forcing for monotony of his work "gets him one response.
one round-the opening hand and he goes temporarily balmy.
The Thereafter, his life is a series must rebid at least once. requirements minimum FIFTY-FIFTH ORDIN adventures
biddable suit. This may range of Shareholders will be held at the into and out of jobs (ranging Offices of the undersigned on from night watchman to singing HP to three and one-half honour 2 Carceleras (Prison Songs)
(Chapi). FOR SALE
Occasionally 3 one-over-one 4. Serenata (Tosti). THURSDAY, the 21st May, 1936, waiter) and gaol with an admir-
*13 P.Suite Bergamasque": response may be made with a HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY at Noon, for the purpose of receivable impartiality, and
play knight-five card suit and only one-half (Debussy) played by Walter Giese- the Report of the General along the way to 1936-On sale at all Book-stalls and ing at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A, Agents, together with a statement errant to a lovely little comin of honour trick, if you also hold 7.30 pm The London Palladium | Wyndham Street.
This role intro- the requirements for a shaded Orchestra. of Accounts for the year ended the waterfront.
duces Charlie's beautiful and raise, or with a six or seven Selection of Irish Melodies (art. and gifted new leading lady. Paulette card suit and one-half honour
Goddard, who brings 2 fresh.
trick if you are weak in part. Chu Chin Chow--Selection (Norton).
I hear you calling me (arr. Haydn ner's suit.
Wood). radiant young personality to the
A take-out in a lower rank- Bird of Love Divine (Haydn Wood). "Modern Times" offers a gener- ing suit also is forcing for one Wedded Whimsies (arr. Alford). ous supply of the most novel and round. The requirements are $ p.m.--Local: Time Signal, hilarious situations Chaplin has two honour tricks with a five Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 pmA Variety Concert. ever concocted. The comedy, İcard biddable suit, or one and
Piano Solos which such old familiar people as one-half honour tricks heading Chester Conklin, Henry Bergman a five card major suit, even and Hank Mann play important without outside strength. roles, is released through United A six card suit should be Songs-
shown, even with greatly shad- Bird on the Wing Artists.
"SYLVIA SCARLETT
led requirements-at times, ALHAMBRA THEATRE
with as little as one-half honour Orchestra- Unique among dramas in that it trick, although a pass usually
time-worn is preferable. woven around no theme. "Sylvia Scarlett" tells a A great deal has been written
of stirring, lately on the subject of proper Orchestra--- The head of the family, though straightforward tale
With no selection of a trump suit. a man of ability and personality, romantic adventures.
MISCELLANEOUS
the 31st December, 1935.
will
bel
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-Public Auctions
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instructions to sell by Public
Auction
02
Monday, the 11th May, 1936 commencing at 2.30 p.m
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Black Wood Ware, Chesterfield
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD. General Agents. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1936.
(Continued from Next Column
screen.
by Lillian Day which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. It is a rare and novel tale of a struggling New York family, ambitious to get
head, but lacking the proper con-is
Itacts.
the
North, dealer.
It
kizy.
Mvddleton).
Blue Again Parade of the Minutes
With all my heart.
Raie da Costa.
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CHINA EMPORIUM
Robert Ashley LIDO DANCING HALL
Out of the Rag Eag Humorous
Confessions of a Cheeky Chappy
Max Miller.
The Sheik of Araby
Nat Gonella and his Georgians.
The Hill Billies..
The Sunset Trail
Organ Solos-
Curly. Top-Selection Broadway Melody of 1936-
Selection... Reginald Dixon.
Film Waltz Songs Medley
Gracie Fields.
Josephine Baker.
Orchestra
Sweet Adeline-Selection
is so intent on watching the fami- other aim than to amuse and en- seems difficult for beginners or ly budget that he fears to launch tertain. it is said to be brilliantly average players to understand Vocal jout into the bigger affairs of life. successful in attaining its objec- that especially when the dizzy heights of small or grand slams His wife has a greater courage tive.
the are reached, it often is an ad- and starts
Katharine Hepburn essay's. ball Tolling by engaging a maid.
most difficult and unique charac- vantage to reserve the long, The maid has worked for many erisation of her metoric career in solid suit as a side suit, using families and makes it her business his frankly different production, two good four card holdings Songs to see that her employers come in Throughout the major part of the opposite each other as trumps. Suites, Teak Bedroom and Dining contact with the proper persons photoplay she masquerades as a The following hand is an ex-Song--I Love Dancing Room Furniture, Office Furniture, who can bring them business. The boy, giving to the impersonation cellent illustration: Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments, way in which the family sky-roc- the full fire of dramatic genius Gramaphones and records, Type-kets from a small apartment to a which has lifted her to heights of
acting profession. In writers, Electric Fans and Table big Long Island country estate is the Lamps, Porcelain and Glass Ware one of the most humorous bits of later sequences, she assumes her Brass and E. P. Ware, etc., etc. fiction conceivable.
true feminine identity and the con- On View from Saturday the 9th
Margaret Lindsay has the role of trast in characterisation is said May 1936.
the ambitious wife and Warren to aford still farther evidence of Hull, famous on the musical her extraordinary talent. comedy stage and radio, is the "Sylvia Scarlett" is the story of husband, while Ruth Donnelly plays an adventurous spirit who is D. K 10 7 4 the part of the ever-efficient maid. forced by circumstances into the
C. J 10 7 3 Anita Louise and Frank Albert-society of those who occupy the
fringe between petty! HE Undersigned have received son have the romantic roles, and narrow
Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 7th May, 1936.
the
Tinstructions to sell by Fublic Arthur Treacher is a supercilious rascality and outright criminality
Auction
од
Tuesday, the 12th May, 1936. commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room.
Duddell Street
A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS
comprising:-
Mostly of China and Hong Kong in Blocks of 4 Pairs, and Single, with various Cancellations, Bri- tish Colonies, etc., etc.
On View from Monday
May, 1936. --
11th
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 7th May, 1936.
"NACET"]
REGF TRADE MARK
Others London and rural England are thei
Henry principal backgrounds.
in 2
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
S. K 10 8 5 H. AKQJ 10 8 D. J C. 9 6 WEST S. 9 4 E. 9 7 4
EAST
S. 7 6 2
H. 6 3
D. Q 9 6 3
C. K Q 5 2 SOUTH
S. AQ J 3
H 5 2
D. A 8 52
but humorous butler. in the wast include
C. A 8 4 O'Neill, Ronnie Cosby, Gordon Brian Aherne plays the roman-
The bidding: Elliott, Florence Fair, Lillian tie lead opposite the star and Cary North East South West Kemble Cooper and Maude Turner Grant is seen colourful heart Pass 1 spade Pass character rule. Edmund Gwen, 3 spades Pass 4 no tr❜p Pass Gordon.
Arthur G. Collins directed the famed English comedy star, Prin-5 no tr'p Pass 7 spades production, from the screen play cess Natalie Paley, beautiful scion
[final bid] Dennie by F. Hugh Herbert and "Lillie of Russian royalty, and
The bidding was correct in Hayward.
Moore, talented newcomer
from every phase. Note that North, the Broadway stage, are other instead of rebidding his six members of the featured support card solid heart suit, preferred ing cast.
to show an excellent spade fit by Since North himself held the third kings of both bid suits, he guided could read South's four no
"THE RAIN-MAKERS -- ORIENTAL THEATRE
+
The picture has directed Choosing aridity as 3 back- George Cukor and is the ground for rollicking humour, and drama in which he has forsaking urban subtlety for su-Miss Hepburn. The others were trump bid to show three aces, burban simplicity, Bert Wheeler "A Bill of Divorcement" land Robert Woolsey bring to the "Little Women."
screen a new and refreshing type: "PETER IBEETSON"-STAR of comedy in "The Rain-makers,”
their latest RKO. feature.
and hence his response of five no trump. South's jump to seven spades was merely the consoli- dation of the information pre- This picture tells of the love of viously exchanged.
THEATRE
As a "scientist," inventor of a boy and girl separated in early The contract was made with- rain-making machine guaranteed childhood
and
reunited years out difficulty, three rounds of
❤ to produce anything from a drizzle later just long enough to disapades drawing the opponents' to a downpour, Woolsey fits into cover that their devotion to each trumps, after which the heart a new role with side-splitting ef-fother is that all that each one suit was run and South's losing their meeting clubs discarded. South still forts to make good (and to make they never zee each other again, had a trump to ruff dummy's rain), he is ludicrously assisted but their love brings them together losing club.
Safety Razor fects on his spectators. In his ef- lived for. After
Blades
are
Honed to the keenert possible edge.
Made of the finest crucible cast steel.
Low in price, but can be ab-
solutely depended on to give
you lasting service.
50 cents for 10,
Of All Dealera.
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•
by Wheeler, a dirt farmer at heart in their dreams until death carries With hearts as trump, it is
obvious that only twelve tricks. whose life is a complex of dust them away united. and brain-storms.
This idyllic romance is per- can be won, there being no way The story deals with the des-fectly portrayed by Ann Harding to get rid of North's losing ¡perate efforts of the farmers of and Gary
while Ida club.
Cooper,
Lima Junction to obtain moisture Lupino, John Halliday, Douglas
for their parched crops. Woolsey Dumbrille and Virginia Weidler
(Continéd from Column 5) comes to the rescue with his rain-give excellent support
1. Trees (Easbach), {making machine, a weird conglo- Henry Hathaway, whe also 2 Roses of Picardy (Hayda Wood).
meration of gadgets.
directed "The Lives of a Bengal 3, Thank God for
Eiego).*
-
a Garden (Dei ]
Every variety of storm since Lancer," directed the picture and 9.30 A Relay of the Hong Noah's food follows, not to men- tells the story charmingly and ef-Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra. tion a wild climax in which the fectively.
crush of two dynamite-laden loco "PERSONAL MATYS SECRETS” motives threatens to blow Wheeler
-QUEEN'S THEATRE
10 pm-Big Ben from Daventry. 11.15 pm A Relay from Daven-
try.
Belgium v England A running
and Woolsey clear out of Lima This new Warner Bros. comedy commentary on the Association Foot- county..
drama has Margaret · Linds87, ball Match. Relayed from Belgium. The picture has a splendid cast, Warren Eull, Anita Louise and 11.45 pmDance Music. including Dorothy Lee, Berton Bath Donnelly in the stellar roles.
12 midnight.---Close Down...
Churchill, George Meeker, and The picture is based on a story Note: There will be a Chinese re
Fredric Roland.
(Continued at foot of Preceding
Column.)
corded programine from ZEK
on a frequency of 640 kilocycles from 8-10.30 p.m.
Roberta-Selection
9 p.m. Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin and Announcements (Copyright by Reuter).
9.20 p.m.Three Songs by Alfred Piccaver (Tenor).
(Continued at foot of Column 4)
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