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THE CHINA TAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1936.
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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
BRIDGE NOTA
ANOTHER BATTLE
ROYAL
By Ely Culbertson
When I received the follow-
The following programme willing letter, I realised I was sim-) be breadcast to-day from the Hong ply getting my just desserts: Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W.
"Dear Mr. Culbertson: My
on a wavelength of 355 metres.wife and I play contract regu- (845 K.C.'s).
4-7 pm-Chinese Programme.
7-11 p.m.-European Programme.
larly against another couple. All four of us read with interest. your account of a set game in
7 pm-Anton and the Paramount which you acted as referee, fin- Theatre Orchestra with Gracie Fields ing the players according to the Each of us the Fleet-degree of error.
feels positive that in a game of
[Comedienne).
1 Orchestra-Follow
Selection.
2 Song-Mary Rose, ("This Week this sort he or she would come
of Grace").
out paying the smallest or fewest fines.
13. Orchestra-Ray Noble Medley. 4. Song-Melody at Dawn ("This
Week of Grace”). 1.30 p.m-Closing Local Quotations.
CHOOL opens on Monday, Sep 720p. Welsh Programme. ty. Will you admit it and dis-
SCHOOL
New Students at 9.30 a.II.
"Inasmuch as your column Stock started this fight, we feel that you have a certain responsibili-
charge it by acting as referee for a couple of hours any night of your selection? We promise to play without lethal weapons of any kind. Yours very truly,
On due consideration I had
All through the Night'
(Old Welsh Air)
Leila Megane (Contralto).
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The Village Sprieg
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Leila Megane (Contralto).įrisk 7.40 p.m. From the Studio.
A Jazz Recital by Fred Carplo (Banjo) and Art Carneiro (Violin).
ther Report and announcements.
8.03 p.m.-A Variety Concert.. Song-
Where the Arches used to be
Flanagan and Allen.
Accordeon Solo-
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The Reich woman leader, Frau Scholz-Klink, is `shown above on a visit to the Friesenhof, the home of the women participants in the recent Olympic Games.
Amusements
Cinema Notes From
The Theatres.
"THE LADY IS WILLING”...... KING'S THEATRE
But there aren't very many wo-
Hart, O'Brien is a Mountie sent on la man-hunt who returns with his¦ man but loses his heart to a pretty! girl
O'Brien's adventures include a daring · gaol-break, in which he frees a member of the bandit gang. he hopes to catch.
On the basis of this fest, O'Brien
ture.
•
"TWO IN THE DARK”—
ORIENTAL THEATRE
This pulsating drame is based an original story by Geleti
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MAJESTIC THEATRE
He kidnapped her right from was the friendship of the gang! With daring and resourcefulness to admit my responsibility and under the eyes of her husbandleader, played by Stanley Fields: The London Palladium Orchestra. accepted the invitation, not and she loved it! That about sizes he works himself into the con- without the utmost trepidation up the situation in this Columbia édence of the bandits until every- when I thought of the added picture, with Leslie Howard in the thing is prepared for their cap-
judging feminine leading role.. players.
Then O'Brien is trapped. But) I aged appreciably during men who would object to being Irene Ware, who has fallen in love those hectic two hours. Per kidnapped by the extremely engage with him, carries the message that! Sp.m.-Local: Time Signal, Wes-haps my detailed account will ing Leslie Howard, the most enables the Mounties to catch the of mystery. Eric Blore turns in
jexplain why.
lcharming and popular player onlbandits red-handed in a hold-up, an arresting performance as a har- For purposes of identifica-the screen. And the lady who is and a smashing dramatic climax assed and frightened butler who is tion I shall name the couples fortunate enough to be kidnapped paves the way for a romantic suspected of having killed his em- Mr. and Mrs. Black and Mr. in the picture is Binnie Barnes, close
ployer, and Erik Rhodes furnishes and Mrs. White. I might say beautiful screen player, last seen
comedy relief as a hysterical that when I arrived at the in "The Private Life of Henry
foreign violinist. Leslie Fenton George. "Scott Wood. former's lovely apartment the VIIL" And she is willing to be
also has an important role. utmost connubial felicity was held captive. He kidnapped her Michael Carr.pparent. When I left but I for ransom-but she wanted him
am getting ahead of my story!{to hold her captive forever. What on This was the first hand dealt. is this strange power this love Burgess and features Margot Gra-
South, dealer.
thief, Leslie Howard, has over wo-hame and Walter Abel in the lead This picture features. Robert men?
ing parta. Miss Grahame and Montgomery and Myrna Loy to- Howard is said to be his most Abel head a first-class cast. Abeligether for the first time since appealing self in "The Lady Is does a splendid job of portraying "When Ladies Meet" and was Willing," which is described as aja mentally sick victim who is aux-adapted from the stage success of gay, saucy, delightful cocktail of pected of a heinous crime, while the same name. naughty intrigue.
Miss Grahame gives a highly com- Montgomery plays the part of a ¡mendable
performance as the lonely young wireless operator în frightened show girl who sees the a bleak Arctic station, 90 miles
she loves become entan- from the nearest Eskimo village. gled in a net of damaging eireum- His life is brightened consider-
ably when an The story evolves about a small stances.
engaged couple, Alan Hale stands out in his role Myrna Loy and Reginald Owen, town reporter, his sweetheart, the country school teacher, a bank of police inspector and Wallace, find their way to his hut after` bandit who has escaped from pri-Ford, who as a newspaper report their plane has cracked up near- son, and a former ex-sheriff who er tries to aid Hale in solving the by. The circumstances of his has told so many romances about crime, registers a convincing per-love-making provide what is said his battles with Jesse James and formance. Gail Patrick and Erin to be one of the springliest com the Dalton boys that he believes O'Brien Moore are alluring women edies of the year. his own yarns. ·
The Lady from Mayfair
8.15 p.m. From the Studio. Interpretations at the Piano by Helen O'Brien. Programme.
1. Contrasts.
Typewriters, Sewing Machines. A Selection of the Best Varieties of Rose of Tralee.
Billiard Table, Electric Refri-
gerators,
Linea. Vibrator. Hair
Ice Chests,
Electric Clocks,
Dryer, etc., etc.
also-
1.410 Single Barrelled Shot Gun (Gale & Sun. Birming- ham)
122 Remington Repeating Rifle 2 Ladies Bicycles
2 Upright Pianos
1. Kocak
Cine Camera & Pro- jector with Accessories
1 Doll's House
On View from Thursday, the
3rd. September, 1936."
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3. Some day you'll remember.
4. You are my lucky star.
I've got a feelin' you're foolin'. 8.30
p.m. A Variety Concert (contd). Vocal-
Little Piccaninny Mine
Neither side vulnerable.
Les Allen and his Canadian
Bachelors.
Mr. Black Humorous
With her head tucked underneath S. - 97 6 HA Q 10 Stanley Holloway. D. K 83
NORTH Mr. White
S. 3 FL. 9 7 6 4 3 D. Q J 97 2
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C. 7 6
WEST
EAST
Mrs. Black
you
her arm
Guitar Solo--
Mood Raby
S. 42 K. K J 8 D. 'A 10 4
C. 10 9 2
Ler: Fillis.
C. KQJ89
SOUTH
I'm a fool for loving you
Vocal---
Dinah Miller.)
Moonlight on the Prairie
Accordeon Solo-
The Hill Billies.
Lulu's Back in Town
George Scott Wood.
The bidding: South West
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Another Bedtime Story-Cindrella 15.
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Humorous
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9.20 p.m. From the Studio,
"MAN-HUNT" — QUEEN'S
THEATRE
The gullible school teacher is intrigued by the handsome bandit, and believing his highly colourful story about persecution and a dy- ing mother, hides him from Federal officers who are pursuing. bina
Her lover, however,
after
Mr. White, on lead, went into series of comedy mishaps, cor
Z
A Pianoforte Recital by Kura Kanisa long huddle, and finally placed vinces her of the error of her
Programme.
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His wife.. turned
the diamond queen on the table. ways, and with the ex-sherifi ef- Albeniz. (For a tense moment I thought fects the capture of the robber and Debussy. the game might end then and his aides.
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DOCTOR'S DEATH PROBED
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
HOTEL TRAGEDY RECALLED
“STRUGGLE UNTIL DEATH"
A short message, written on a piece of paper. played an import- ant part in the enquiry held at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday to determine how a Hungarian doctor, Adalbert Bardos, aged 47. found dead in a room in the Kowloon Hotel on July 24, had met
ISTE GA, A PRE. OPERATE
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9.35 mA Relay of the Band of curious shade of widet in her cast with Ricardo Cortez again the 1st Battn: Royal Ulster Rifles, terrific effort at self-control). from the Officers Mess, Murray
playing the role of villain, Wi- Bartacka (By kind permission of West won with the king and liam Gargan as the small town re- Lieut-Cal. 31 Rodwell and knocked out the club ace. Mrs. Officers').
10 p.m-A Relay from London.
BIG BEN: Talk: "World Affairs"
by H. V. Hodson.
10.16 p.m.Dance Music.
11. p.m.----Close Down-
White might just as well have the school teacher and
porter, Marguerite Churchili as Charles thrown all her cards except the spade ace in the waste basket. (Chic) Sale in the role of the ro- There was no defence possible. Mr. Black ran off four clubs, three hearts, the king of spades, "SHE MARRIED HER BOSS”...
ness reported the matter to the land then, finessed against the
manager.
Coroner's Warning
mancing ex-sheriff.
STAR THEATRE
24 25
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diamond jack for two more diamond tricks. In all, he won The title of this picture, in ME. EL J. H. White, the hotel eleven tricks, two over the re-which Claudette Colbert and 54 55 manager, testified that Li Kin "made doubled contract. Quite aj Michall Bártiett are featured, may a report to him that the occupant swing from the 600 points that be misleading and is quite out of of Room 415 appeared to be dead. North-South should have won. keeping with the tone of the pic- He went to the room and saw the Mr. White recognised the ture. body, after which he telephoned to advantage of a prompt confes-l the Water Police Station and in-Ision. “I know, don't tell me!"jowner of a store with ambitions formed Insp. Kinnear.
he said. "Here are $10 for a of becoming one of the greatest
Bartlett plays the part of the
- Dr. Bardos had come from Can-class D error. Of course, 1 controllers of chain stores in the ton on July 22.
should have led a spade." country. He is completely reliant Inspector's Evidence
"If you think you're going to on the ability of his secretary, Insp. Kinnear said he found Dr.lget off with paying a measly Claudette Colbert, and in order to Bardos lying face downwards on fine," said his wife in a tone keep her in his employ he marries his bed, clad only in a pair of that chilled, even my marrow, her. Bartlett's hysterical sister drawers. On a table next to the "you're crazy! You'll hear from and his spoiled child by a former Įbed was a piece of hotel note paper, me later!"
marriage, with whom Claudette" is written on in pencil. Next to it "Then you do realise." I said, forced to live, make her life almost was a black leather box containing "that South's double left you unbearable, but things straighten three phials. One contained four no choice, that you were obliged out in the end. Mr. E. Himsworth sat as. Coro- Medical evidence was given by capsules marked amytal, and the to lead a spade unless you had ner, and was assisted by a jury Dr. G. H. Henry of the Kowloon other two were empty.
a good suit of your own, with
death.
bis-D. Eardoe.” -
Medical Evidence
“O'MALLEY OF-THE
MOUNTED"--ALHAMBRA THEATRE
comprising Messri. Choa Hing-ki Mortuary, and after Mr. V. C. The note, bearing the words an entry.” (Foreman), Wong Wing-chung, Bransen, the Government Analyst, already. given,, was inspected, lay "I do, indeed, now?". he and G. M. Gutierrez, Jr. Acting and given evidence, Li Kin, room the Coroner and the jury, after answered, so
that dolefully Sub-Inspector A. Kinnear repre-boy employed in the Kowloon Hotel, which the Coroner remarked that everyone's sympathy was sented the Police.
went into the box. He said that the jury would probably find that touched, except his wife's.
The flying fists, fighting heart The message in question was as Dr. Bardos had lived in Eocm No: the poison was self-administered. Mr. Black had a cat-swallow and spectacular horsemanship of follows:-
415. At 7 a.m. on July 24, witness At the same time he warned the ing canary look, but he soon George O'Brien, Hollywood's ace July 23-36.-Everything per-noticed that his door was closed jury against returning a verdict lost it.
adventure star, are enlisted on the fect made by God-everything Passing again at 12 noon be heard of suicide, while of unsound mind "By the way," I said, “that side of the gallant red-cuated police spoilt by the hands of human be-anores coming from within. At 4 The jury accordingly found that redouble of yours without a of Canada in this picture. ⠀ ings. Therefore is life a struggle p.m. he knocked, and receiving no deceased, had died of poisoning double stopper in spades wil Playing the title role in this until death. I am very tired of answer, entered. Dr. Bardos was from barbituric acid derivative, cost you just $5, a class C-error, tingling adventure story, adapted life, that the reason I kill myself."lying motionless on the bed. Wit-land had died from his own hand. Results don't count here!” from the original" by William S,
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14 bearing (Her.).
15-Heroic poems 16-City in Nevada 17-Particularize 19–Leader of Bolsheviki 20-Treppers
HORIZONTAL (Cont); 52-View 54-Crevice [57-Cried, as a sheep 159 Leases 180 Penetrated again. |62–Stake in cards
53–Exercised the right:
of suffrage 64-irritate
21-Toddle. (Prov. Eng.)|65-Young girl 22-Occurrence
23-Foot covering 24-Credit (abbr). 26-Dine
27-Occurring every two
year 21-Fifty-four. 33-A frutt 35 Tally 36-imitated 35 Ate
43-Girl's name 42-Apportions 43-Stitch agales 45-Dip
36-Harvests 67-Appear
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6-Was sorry 6-Separated
7-Deep holes B-Freeze |_9-A degrou (abbr)
G-Diagulat 11-A-fasting- sEASON. 12-The dys indigo
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term (pl.) |24-Holding device
25-More mature 27-Stiffened with
whalebone 28-Atoms bearing an
electric charge
29-Melodies
20-Shelf
32-Refuse approval 34-Stalls
37-Made insane.
39-Goca downward
42-Extends- over -... "44-A: grain
47-Attempt |49–Ponstrates
52-Slumber 52-Weird 64-Pack
55--Girl's nærwE. 56-Prefix. "Apsivet. 57-Greek letter. Be Take out (Print)
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