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"BRIDES ARE LIKE THAT”—
QUEEN'S THEATRE -
This picture is one of the most productions of HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY hilarious screen 1936-On sale at all Book-stalls and the year and abounds in
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most unusual plot
MISCELLANEOUS
It is based on the play "Apple Sauce" by Barry Conners, which was one of the hits of the stage. YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and The motion picture retains all the promptly printed. "China Mail" humorous angles of the original Office. No. 3A, Wyndham Streetstage production and has added Telephone 20022
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB
HE NINTH EXTRA RACE
Ross Alexander and Anita Louise have the romantic roles, the former playing the part of a jne'er-do-well with a great gift for Battery by which he is enabled to work his way into the good graces} of his town-folk, although it also! gets him inte plenty of trouble.
Alexander handles his part with
MEETING will be held the same great competence that!
(weather permitting) at HAPPY has characterised all his roles. VALLEY on SATURDAY, 24th sizce be, recently deserted the October, 1936, commencing at Broadway stage for Hollywood
2.00 p.m.
Miss Louise makes a charming
The First Bell will be rang at small-town belle, who loves the
1.30 pm
By Order
S. A. SLEAP. Acts. Secretary.
THE CHINA MAID, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1936
Marion Davies, the screen star, wears this two piece navy bine fall costume which has a decided Cossack theme, both in the fall ness of the knee length tunic and in her high crowned turban. The crusted belt has an Enormous rhinestone clip buckle.
great flatterer, but becomes engag-ring-leader of a band of
counter-
of Margot Grahame
BRIDGE NOTES
Safety Through
Asking Bids
By Big Calbertson
23
There is approximately much profit to be derived from avoiding a tempting but un- makable slam, thus cashing in a game or, perhaps, rubber, as in reaching a siam that proves ja. laydown. North and South- in to-day's hand managed to avoid a pitfall through the use of asking bids.
South, dealer.
North South vulnerable.
WEST
S-9 6 2
NORTH
S-AK 87543
H-6
DJ 10-4
C.—6 2
... EAST
S. None
E-Q J 103 H-987542
D. 8 63
-A KJ 9.6 CQ 10 8.4
SOUTH
SQ J10
H-A K
D-A K Q7 52 C-T 3
The bidding:
South
1D.
West North East
2C.
25. 30.
4 clubs Pass 4 spades Pase Pass Pass
Before the innovation of ask- ing bids, South would have been lin quite a dilemma on his se cond turn at the bidding. His partner had pat in a free bid of two spades. He might well have a good spade suit and either a singleton or the king of clubs. There was no way of discovering his exact club hold- ing.
ed to his rival, when the former is feiters flooding the country with
Under the asking bid system, presumptuous enough to buy her bogus money. He gains the con-however, South was able to bid jan engagement ring without first fidence
{the opponents' suit to ask a ques-| proposing to her. As usual she is sweetheart of Lloyd Nolan, headition, rather than to give a mes Hong Kong, 19th October. 1936 not only beautiful to look at, but of the ring, and is soon accepted sage according to the former gives 2 finished performance. as a member of the cutlaw crew. meaning of this bid. North, Richard Purcell is excellent in the His task is uncomfortably com having no club control. was role of the dictatorial rival. plicated when he falls in love with forced to sign off. Had North, Joseph Cawthorn gives an out-lover Marian Marsh, Margot's in addition to his spade hon- standing performance in the sister, who is innocently involved ours. held the ace of clubs. the comedy role as the uncle of the in the counterfeiting activities king, or a singleton. he could Ine'er-do-well who is constantly He keeps his identity secret, how have shown such holding by the harassed by the shortcomings of ever, until the evidence piles up correct response. In the first his nephew, as also do Gene and and the zero hour strikes. In a case, he would bid four no Kathleen Lockhart as the parents whirlwind climax, men and trump: in the latter two cases of the girl.
gunmen come to grips in a hair he would jump from four clubs There is a smashing climax to raising battle, with the law emerg-to five spades. the story, in which the youth who ing the victor. refuses to work makes a great in- Nolan delivers a superbly vention which wins him the plau- characterisation as the dits of the world from his rival mind counterfeiter;
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Having discovered that there drawn wore two losing clubs in each master-hand. there was no need for Margot South to experiment further
in a most unusual situation. Grahame offers her Enest perfor- and the contract was left at the
mance, since "The Informer." supersafe level of four spades.
“THIRTEEN HOURS BY AIR-Marian Marsh is excellent in a
STAR THEATRE
role comparable to her offering in tically everything. His soldiers “Crime and Punishment” and skil- and workers have deserted him for "Thirteen Hours by Air," fea-ful portrayals are turned in by the gold fields. As thousarids dig. turing Fred MacMurray, Joan other members of the cast, among riches from soil belonging to Sut- Bennett. ZaSa Pitts, John Howard, them Claude Gillingwater, George ter, they thrust him aside rath- Beanie Bartlett, Grace Bradley, McKay. Gene Morgan and Marelessly. Alan Baxter, Brian Donlevy. Euth Lawrence.
Donnelly and Fred Keating is al story of romance and intrigue on a
"WOMEN ARE TROUBLE”
KING'S THEATRE
He carries his fight through the courts; finally he wins, only to lose at last. During three ad ministrations he seeks redress in Washington. When his last man-
New York-to-San Francisco trans- port plane, with attempts at mur- der and at cracking up the ship "Women Are Trouble," is ajtle is wrapped about him he has as merely two of the incidents newspaper story out of the ordín- become a figure for all to remem that make the flight adventurous, ary in every respect and gives ber with kindly warmth.
On board the plane as it takes the audience the viewpoint onj Edward Arnold's ( portrayal as off from New York are a girl who current events that is had by the Sutter stands. out splendidly, describes herself as a prominent working newspaper craft. And, Binnie Barnes, the Countess who socialite, but who is suspected of most encouraging, it presents tries to bewitch him, is ravishing- being involved in a big jewel newspaper life without exaggera-¡ly provocative. She makes a love theft, the nine-year-old heir to ation.
jidyll in California seem like some- fortune of millions and his gover- Stuart Edwin performs an excel-thing absolutely essential to exis- ness; a man who describes himself lent task in his characterization tence.
as a physician, but who shows a of Matt Casey, a star reporter. Lee Tracy contributes an entire- surprising lack of medical know-Florence Rice, daughter of the ly new sort of role for him, and it! ledge; two other inysterious male newspaper sports authority, is highly entertaining. The sup passengers; and the crew-pilot, Grantiand Rice, portrays a girl porting cast contains literally co-pilot and hostess.
reporter as Jewspaper men know thousands of players.. Once the ship is in the air, the type. Paal Kelly, who “aits
things begin happening quickly in" as city editor, draws a charac-"BOULDER
and furiously. There is an attempt ter with whom every reporter is
at killing, another to crash the unforgettably familiar.
DAM”—MAJESTIC
THEATRE
plane. MacMurray, the pilot, is] The picture was produced at This picture is crammed with. reluctant to believe that Miss Ben-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios by dynamic drama, daredevil action, nett, the girl in the case, is a Lucien Hubbard, not many years heroic deeds and thrilling inci- jewel thief. The events that fol- ago one of the most efficient news-dents in addition to its romance. low before all this is cleared up paper men in the world. Michael Patricia Ellis, who takes the make for one of the most exciting Fessier, also an ex-reporter, wrote lead opposite Ross Alexander, stories. brought to the screen in the screen play and Richard Blake, adds colourful touches to the pic- [another one, wrote the adaptature by singing two songs and Boss Alexander portrays-a shirk- jing," disgruntled automobile" me- “SUTIFY'S GOLD”—ORIENTAL chanic, cocky and sure of himself. In a fist fight, with his boss, the latter strikes his head in such a
months.
"COUNTERFEIT”—ALHAMBRA THEATRE
tion.
THEATRE
A powerful, timely dramatiss- tion of the undercover activities of "Sutter's Gold" tells the story of way that it kills him. the Federal T. men, guardians of one of the most appealing figures; The mechanic flees, and in his the U. S. Treasury, provides the in, American anmls; a man who wanderings gets to the Boulder theme of this production.
built a fortune and was despoiled Dam. There he meets the pretty Chester Morria, Margot Gra-of-it. It tells of his adventures, dance-hall singer and is inspired hame, Lloyd-- Nolan and Marina his courage, of the strange twist by love to make something of him- Marsh head the impressive cast, of fate which left him struggling self which most capably and consine (for justice. A
Supporting Miss Ellis, Ross
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