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Until recently, bridge Was classifed as a winter pastime, but to-day we find a majority of
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1932.
GROWTH OF THE “TALKIES”
FILM CO. REPRESENTATIVE ON FUTURE OUTLOOK
ROTARY ADDRESSES
the popular tournaments In the Members of the Hongkong Ilo- country being played in the sum-tary Club yesterday Istened to an mer time. The All-American address on talking pictures, by the championships were played in chief Paramount representative in Cleveland during the month of South China, Mr. Kingston Taft July. The National Musters' Tan. events of the American Bridge Longue are held at Asbury Park,
N.J., during the month of August, and one of the most enjoyable of the summer tournaments is held annually at Conneaut Lake Park, Pa. The following is one of the very interesting hands from this tournament.
AK-8-7-5 J-10-3
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EAST
NORTH AA-Q-6-
3-2 S7-6
♦ A-Q-
7.4 10-5
+9-6-2 13
A-Q-J- Denler 9-4-2 SOUTH
AJ-10-9-4 ❤Q-9-4-2 ◆K-J-5
K-6
The Bidding.
South, the dealer, passed. West bid one elub, which North passed, East made a one-over-one bid, of one spade. South passed, and West, made a forcing bid of three clubs. East then Did four dia monds. This jump bid over part- her's jump indicated a probable
suits. West then bid four hearts. East hid five no trump, and West then went to six clabs.
The Play.
We can see that a spade open- ing would make it easy for the declarer. If North selecta the jack of hearts opening, the de- einrer can easily read the hand.
and on that night "
startled audience heard the first commercial- ly successful talking picture in the world.
It is significant to sea that the use of talking pictures will have four broad applications in fields not essentially connected with enter- tainment. The four chief functions of the talking pictures are selence, education, commerce and social life,
Opportunity in China. "China," said Mr. Tan, “is one
of the greatest fields in the neur future for the use of the talking picture. Although we use a com- mon written language, we
have many dialects in different provinces. The talking will prove a powerful The Hon. Dr. 5. W. Ta'o pre-instrument for the mass movement aided, and welcomed the following of the uniformity in speech
J. Vandenbos China. Undoubtedly, it will be a visitors-Messrs. (Bandoeng, Java), Van Schrecen stepping-stone to national solid- (Netherlands Consulaic), Chow arity." Ping Tun, C. Y. Chan, Lam Chi Fung and Kingston Taft Tan.
Mr. Vandenbos in a brief speech said Rotary was making striking
progress in Java, and extended a welcome, to any Hongkong Roturian visiting Java.
"During the past decade." said Mr. Tan, "the talking picture has. made a place in the world industry that cannot be overlooked and now it ranks as third in importance In America and plays an almost equally important role in England. It is estimated that the total investments in talking pictures in America to ∙day is $2,000,000,000 and it is still
growing.
"The talking picture is not mere- ly an entertainment, but it has been recognized as a vital force in the development of science, art, trade and industry as well as creating of and good tastes in drama, music literature."
Proceeding, Mr. Tan said that than 2,000,000,000 at- more
Jouses tended cinema ·
weekly throughout the world and ninety-
two per cent. were
adults. Au
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Through talking pictures, he continued, revolutionary changes will be brought about in the hand- ling of political campaigns, al- rendy talking pictures have been used in connexion with the Inst national political campaign in America, when President Hoover and Governor Smith spoke through this medium to a thou- sand audiences throughout the country.
A review of the statistical re- that there are cords indicatos
21,000 motion picture houses in the United States, 27,000 in Europe, about 4,000 in Far East, 3,700 in Latin America, 1,100 in Canada: 650 in Africa; and 150 in Near East.
At the present time there are 200 motion picture less than theatres in China. There is one motion picture theatre for every 5,000 people in the United States, and only one for every 2,000,000 in China.
Back From Holidays.
Before calling upon Sir William Horasil to thank the speaker, the Chairman welcomed Sir William back to Hongkong after his holi- days in Japan. '.
In a characteristically witty speech, Sir William thanked the speaker.
"When down
slam if the handa would ft, and assured partner command of twuthorities estimated that attendance
was growing 16 percent yearly.
Mr. Tan gave a historical review of the growth of the film industry, The "Talkie" he contended, did not entirely descend from the radio or the phonograph. It came through a number of other sciences and devices. Edison, of course, con- tributed much to the talking picture of to-day, but his contribution came through the phonograph rather However, careful card reading than through his
falking was required by Miss Mazie Buie picture o fto-day, but his contri- of Washington D.C., who withbution came through the phono- her partner, Dr. J. C. McClelland | graph rather than through his own of Akron. O., won the pair cham- talking picture devices as represente told me he had been a member pionship of this tournament, ased in his kinttophone and his she received a club opening.
A small club was played from dummy. South played the six, and Miss Ruie, the declarer in the West. won the trick with the uine. She now led the ace and king of hearts, noting carefully that North's ten dropped on the
second heart trick.
Gwn.
Cameraphone The incandescent an indispensable part of the modern lamp invented by Edison was also talking picture machine.
Incubation Period.
For the long years the "Talkie", outwardly, stood still and its sudden
attainment of commorcik! success WILM the culmination of a long period of incubation.
She then ruffed a small heart with dummy'a ten of clubs, and
"The "Talkie" is not a primary | North's jack fell. A small spade
was returned from dummy, and development" said Mr. Tan. "It is trumped by the declarer. Two a connecting link with other Chinear rounds of trumpa were taken, and growths. In a book of then Miss Buie rengoned that if Philosophy of 2000 B.C. appears North held the queen, jack, ten
our earliest reference to recorded and three of hearts, the heart sound. About 4000 R.C., a Chinese queen would have been the origi- potentate wished to send a personal nal opening, so her next play was
message to a friend. Into a teak- her small heart, which South was
wood box spoke the Prince, and obliged to win with the queen. when his distant friend placed an ear to a hole in the box and turned a handle, he listened to the message
Sauth now had to return a dia- mond or a spade, either of which would give Miss, Bule her contract of six clubs.
You will notice that the declar er did not take a gamble on what might prove a losing finesse, but executed a neat position play to make the small slam.
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I was in Japan," he attend said, "I had hoped to Rotary meetings, but Rotary had not penetrated to the mountains where I was living. arrived in afternoon of Yokohama on the
the Rotary lunch the day when was held, and did not have much time to discuss Rotary with any- onc. I met a hard working officer who was Reuters' agent in Tokyo.
Rotary Club and of the Takya such was the enthusiastic spirit acriptions that he, being a poor of the club for collecting sub-
man, had to fall out. I under stand we do not intend to repeat the mistake here.
"I am glad indeed to see that during the summer months, which are alway trying, the Hongkong Rotary Club has maintained its vigour. The Bulletin, which have been able to read since my return, certainly shows no loss of life. I have suggested to the editor of the Bulletin that before long, if he went on at this rate, he would probably be offered a sent on the staff of Punch, but on second thoughts I am not sure at all that he would not find himself more at home on the staff of the Sporting Times.
No Need for Personages.
of his brother Prince. From what "Coming to the paper itself. I we know of the Chinese language of | must confess that all this talk of 4000 B.C. this may have been easy !acientific advance somewhat frightens me. I rather gather
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The beginning of the sound that if Mr. Tan and his fellow pictures on film suid Mr. Tan came workers had their way there will 1906 when Eugene August be no necessity for Vice-Chan-
Lauste, an electrical
en collors and Professors at the Uni- suppose we can now regard our-gressing (laughter) and we only gineer, filed an application in Lon-versity, and the Dean will become selves as condemned to death with have to look at the pictures on the don, for a patent which was de-a
an indefinite reprieve. superflulty. Instead of 籍 scribed as "a new and improved popular Dean and a haragged Vice- "Turning to the figures of exiles like us to be able to listen. method of a means for simultane-Chancellor we would have a figure Rotary-I mean talking films-the ously recording and reproducing on the talking screen-a sort of industry seems a valuable one. movements and sounds." A patent ventriloquist to do their work. must confess that some of the talk was granted to Lauste in 1906.
"I gather from Mr. Tan's talking pictures I have knon reminded On the evening of August 6. that Rotary was known in China of a thunderstorm in a tin Sir William moved a 1926, in New York, the Vitaphone not Rotary, I mean Talkies-4,000 shed, and a flash of ladies' legs in thanks to the speaker, which was
the air. Still things are pro-carried by neclamation. Corporation showed "Don Juan",' years before the Christian era. “'T
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wall to be assured of that and it le undoubtedly a very great boon for
to voices and plays produced in London and reproduced on the talking screen.
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