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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
THE CHINA- MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1936 ·
BRIDGE NOTES
"Swing" Hands
By Ely Culbertson
Amusements WOMAN'S NEAR
Cinema Notes From The Theatres
"THE SINGING KID”—QUEEN'Sį
THEATRE
ESCAPE
Pilotless Aeroplane Crashes
DAILY CROSS WORD PUZZLE
This cross-word puzzle has been made by-an expert but our readers are warned, to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho.
18
12
16
A two-seater monoplane belong-| ing to the Liverpool and District of In an ordinary session Here's a "reel" romance-same-
control at Aero Club got out of rubber bridge, approximately thing new in movie matrimony the Hooton Aerodrome, Cheshire.)
Hi Of Here, if you please, is a marriage while the pilot was swinging the 140, hands will be played.
that number, unless the cards between a montage and a med- propeller. It took the air unpilot-j
jed, circled the aerodrome twice. ishly well over half will be cut All of which sounds a bit com- and then crashed and burst into and dried, producing a certain plicated, bet, translated from film flames. A young woman, who was number of tricks on the most language; it simply means that to have been a passenger, jumped |
Another 10 of series ordinary play.
swiftly interblended clear just in time. 12 will offer some problem of screen picture flashes will be ac
are running unusually "freak-ley.
of
opening lead, general defence, companied by a series of quickly and off go the millionaire and the or dummy management. And changing snatches of various young lady and get the job. finally, there will be a few, songs. The "montage" (quickly in- They find themselves working for sometimes only one or two, that tercut picture scenes) has been a big-shot racketeer; Leo Carrillo; have come to be known as the used in countless movies. The plays this role.
"swing" hands, deals from song medley is commonplace. The "COLLEEN” — ORIENTAL which large gains will accrue to conjoining of the two is new. the team that best rises to the
The Singing Kid" combines rollicking comedy
emergency.
with their
THEATRE
with beart This picture is a rollicking It is these cruicial hands, throbbing drama and spectacular musical comedy with an all-star demand for the musical numbers. Besides Jolson cast including Dick Powell, Ruby utmost nicety in bidding and the cast includes Sybil Jason, Keeler, Jack Oakie, Joan Blondel. play, that create the true en Beverly Roberts. Edward Everett Hugh Herbert. Louise Frazenda and thusiast's zest for the game Horton, Lyle Talbot, Allen Jen- Paul Draper. Incidentally, the final score of kids. Claire Dodd and Wini Shaw. The story, written by Robert each player will be found to re- The Yacht Club Boys and Cab Cal- Lord, is packed with rollicking fleet, to an enormous degree,
tured.
the direction in which the loway and his band also are fea- comedy, romance "swing" hands have swung! “FRISCO KID”—MAJESTIC
In recent articles, I have told so many stories on myself,
This Cagney
| in which I figured as the absent- minded professor, that I may, perhaps, be pardoned for a
light digression to the always say.
THEATRE
picture with
and Margaret
is set in the
The following programme will enjoyable pastime of "horn background of the early
and a touch of real drama. There is more of al plot than in the ordinary musical,) the efforts of and it concerns Powell to straighten out the busi- James ness affairs of his wealthy and Lind- eccentric uncle, as well as his love! colourful scrapes. Incidentally Dick and fifties ariss Keeler go in for some- IO-
be broadcast to-day from the Hour blowing." I was, for a wel when the waterfront at the Golden mancing and are all tied up in a Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. come change, the hero in the Gate was a flaming panorama of score of hilarious entanglements, gilded gambling halls and palaces which are eventually straightened wavelength of 355 metres. hand described below.
Ox
(845 EC's). Dance Music from Hong Kong Hotel Daventry Relays
1230-2.15 p.m.-European recorded
*ogramme.
12.30 p.m.-Selections from Musi-! cal Comedy.
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and Weather Report
1.03 p.m.-Variety Items.
North, dealer. Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
S. 8 6 4 2 HL. A 8·5 3 D. 6 5 2
C. A T
WEST
L30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, S. KJ 95 Rugby Press News, Local: Weather HQ 9 4 2 forecast, time and announcements,
1.40 p.m.-Dance Music.
2.15 p.-Close Down.
4-7 pmChinese Programme.
D.m.-12
7
midnight.-European
Programme.
p.m.In a Fairy Realm Suite” (Ketelbey).
D. 9
C. K J 8 3
EAST
S. None H K J 10 7 D. K J 743
C. 9 5 4 2 SOUTH
S. A Q 10 72 H. 6
D. A Q 10 8 CQ 10 6
7.13 p.m.-Yocal Gems from Light| Opera.
The bidding:
Pass. IS. Pass 7.30 p.m.-New Light Symphony
3S. Orchestra.
Pass Pass
North East South Pass
25. 4S.
ed. for the half year ended 30th The Quaker Girl JUNE 1936, payable on WEDNES. The Chocolate Soldier DAY 19th AUGUST 1936, OD which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Office of the Company. Kow
loom.
Jewels of the Madonna Intermezzo
*(Ferrari).
Spring Song (Mendelssohn). Narcissus (Nevin). Salut d'Amour (Elgar). Jazz Nocturne ("My Silent Love")
"(Suesse).
West
Pass Pass
of pleasure, when murder, arson, out in a smashing climax. crimping and robbery were winked
at by the authorities, who derived huge revenues in bribes from the denizens of the underworld. "THE MYSTERY OF THE WAX
·MUSEUM”—STAR. THEATRE
The picture, based on the play of Charles S. Belden, is filled with suspense and hair-raising scenes iin. the activity of a terrible mon
ster that stalks through the streets of New York City and is believed to be in some way responsible for the strange disappearance of both) living persons and bodies. The play was adapted by Don Mullally and Carl Erickson,
The leading persons in the cast include Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Double Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, [final bid] Allen Vincent, Gavin Gordon, Ed-
nine
I was South, the declarer, win Maxwell, Holmes Herbert and West opened the
of Arthur Edmund Carewe. It was diamonds and East's king directed by Michael Curtiz who forced my ace. I could see that handled that other mystery thrill- I would have no "cinch" with er for Warner Bros., "Doctor X." this hand. I knew West to bel "HALF ANGEL” —KING'S Parade of the Tin Soldiers (Jessel) a conservative doubler, and had 8 p.m-Local: Time Signal Weather no doubt that I was going to find a bad break in trumps.
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TOPA.
Eenars
THEATRE
This thrilling story of a "sorrow
By Order of the Board of DirecReport and Announcements
8.03 p.m.-A Variety Programme. The diamond lead did, however, girl" who jinzes the lives of those Pianoforte Solos-Gershwin-Medley place an important card for me: who love her, has Frances Dee, West could not have led the Brian Donlevy and Charles Butter- The Hill Billies.nine from any combination in-worth in the featured roles.
cluding the jack, therefore A glorious blending of laughter! East must hold that card. and mystery, romance and comedy,
F. E. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 30th July, 1936.
LAMMERT BROS.
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Vocal-Headin' Home
Band-Song of the Lit Vocal Duet
You have that extra something
Phyllis Stanley and Arthur Riscoe Band--Accordeon Nights Medley Vocal-I Heard
-
I entered dummy with the suspense and thrills, "Half Angel” heart ace and finessed for the was directed by Sidney Lanfield, diamond jack. As I had ex-with Helen Westley, Henry Ste- The Four Crochets.pected, West ruffed my ten. phension and Sara Haden also
He then led a SongsSwing: Me and my Dog
small heart. prominent in the cart. Frances Day (Soprano) When East put up the king, I Frances Dee is seen as the "Poi- Organ Solos
no longer had any doubt as to son Queen" who is twice implicated Famous Tauber Melodies
the location of the king of clubs in murder, with Donlevy cast as the -West must have it for his daring young reporter, who be double, along with the trump Neves her innocent Butterworth honours.
has one of his inimitable comedy I ruffed the heart and Laid roles as Donery's maddle-headed, down the diamond queenL butter-fingered stooge. could not afford to remove
Replete with sparkling dialogue, dummy's ace of clubs for 20-unusual romance and hilarious other diamond finesse. West comedy situations that highlight ruffed again, and again forced the mystery, thrills and suspense, me in hearts. I ruffed and led Half Angel" was written by Beas Carroll Gibbons, the ace of trumps. Now my Meredyth and Gene Fowler from 9. p.m.-A Belty of the Daventry last diamond was led and West a story by F. Scott Tennyson News Ealletiz and Announcements. was trapped. If he ruffed with T YOU COULD ONLY COOK"
(Copyright by Beuter)
the king, I would. discard
Harold. Kamsey. Instrumental-Hilo Hanakahi On the Beach of Waikiki
Waikiki Stone-Wall Boys Song-West Wind-Turner Layton Xylophone Solo-Joey the Clown
Budy Starita Song-
Let's face the Music and Dance Sam Browne with the Rhythm Sisters Piano Solos
The Charm School-Selection. To Beat the Band-Selection
▼
-ALHAMERA THEATEE
the
9.20 pm Relay from Daventry dummy's losing club. He chose Cricket: Surrey Notts at the to discard a club, but this was Oval, London. A commentary by no obstacle. I ruffed the
This picture brings to B. Fry,
Dance diamond-in dummy and ruffed Marshall and Jean Arthur.
screen; a new love team, Herbert 9.35 p.m.-A Relay of the
And] Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel the fourth heart in my own so marks Miss Arthur's initial Grill Room
hand. Then I threw West in
appearance as a full-fledged star.
10 p.m.-BIG BEN from Daventry the lead with the king of "If You Could Only Cook" 11.45 pm-A Relay from Daven-trumps and he was forced to Marshall is seen as a disgusted "The Olympic Games: a description lead away from his club tenace, milionaire. Not-disgusted be of the opening ceremony from the giving me the last three tricks. Olympic Stadium, Berlin.
12.15 am-News Bulletin and An- the opponents to three trung about to many a girl he doesn't In this way, I managed to hold cause he doesn't know what to do with his money, but because he is nouncements.
tricka 12:30 am-CLOSE DOWN. NOTE:
Magnificent defence by Westove and who doesn't love him There will be a Chinese re-
corded
from would have made the contra and further, because his board of programme
directors has been annoying him. ZEK on a frequency of impossible to fulfill If he 640 kilocycles, from 8-10.30 discarded on the
instead of getting drenic, be goes diamond play and waited to and sits in the park trump my queen, no coup of Here he meets Miss Arthur, who "ROBIN HOODS" = CONVERSION|mine could have succeeded. On is scanning the want advertise- the other hand, the lead of ments for a job. She mistakes The 7th (the Robin Hoods) Ba. single trump by me at an early him for another unemployed mem Sherwood Foresters, which will stage salsa would have been ber of society, and invites him to become an Anti-Aircraft battalion. fatal Rarely have I see ro with ber to danserer an adver- RE, held at Nottingham its last hand so complicated from both fasement for Fred "couple," s Hong Kong drumhead service as an infantry the declarer's and the defen- butler and a maid Marshall, on the spur of the moment, accepts,
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HORIZONTAL 1-Injure 5-Singing bird
On the ocean
10-Ventilates
6
26
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11—A serpent"(pl) · 12-Pllc
42-Postscript (abbr)
43.To sit in authority
over others
11-Exclamation of sat-45-A weight measure
isfaction 13-A written message
14-Italian river 16-Look 13-Article 19-The (Sp.)
20 Sorrowful
21-Wanest 22-Diminish
25-Wasted
26-Drunkard
27-Satisfies
35-Piled
31-Frozen water-vapor
up in succes sive Layers
37-Tormenta
33-Unever
39-One hundred one
40-Royal Navy faktu
(abbr.)
46-Part of the lega
47-Band worn abent
the waist 49-An insect (pl.)
50–treland
VERTICAL
1-Interjection 2-Employ
3-Meal
Defile
S-Irrigate
6-Very small stream
of water 7-Before
S-A province of
Chandy fast
14-A step in walking 15-River in Germany
20-Surmise
22-Half an em
24-Act
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25-Assiets
29-Comparative sumx 30-Secluded
31-Part of an auto 32-Egyptian god 32 Sergeant (abbr.) 34-Russian title |36-Abstains from food
37-Clan
43-Writing implement 44-Man's name 46–Musicni note
4S-A weight measure
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