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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1933.
CINEMA SCREENINGS.
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES
James Dunn looked up from a musa
of figures one day, and leaning back
CONTRACT BRIDGE
in a swivel chais, idly pondered the By W. E. McKenney
11
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"ŠI-KIANG".
Arrived Hongkong on Thursday, the 23rd March, 1937. From DUNKIRK, ANTWERP, futility of slaving in his father's stock Have you ever noticed the great
LONDON &c. vin SHANGHAI brokerage office. Heritage was all
number of people playing contract
Consignees of Cargo by the shove right, but letting parents plan a
who continually complain of the named steamer are hereby informed career was all
Now it wrong.
ho were
that their their
with the exception. poor cards that they hold? • anlynn actor! The
Opium;
treasure and Valuables are thought aceh D
blossomed farmyonic fate a
Of course the continued hold-being ianded and placed at their full grow idea. James Duna im~
ing of poor cards is discouraging, risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong
Kowloon mediately severed a three years' but the law of averages states Kowloon, whence delivery can bo Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., business
connexion with his father
that we all hold an equal number obtained as the goods are landed. and made a bec-line for the Para-
of high cards in time!" However,
Goods not mount Long Island studio where he
cleared within 7 days I have seen a number of people including date of arrival will be decama motion picture extra. Later, he made steady
get into great deal of trouble
to rent. progress James Dunn's motion picture experi-,when dealt too many high cards.
All claims must be sent to the ence before signing with the Fox
There is no question but that undersigned before the Friday, the Films Corporation was confined to
1933, or they will not be, 31KE with good bidding, and good play
Packages must be left in ing, are truly a winning combina-the Godowns for examination by the tion. A good thing to remember consignees, and the Company's Sm when you are dealt a hand of high at 10.00 am on Monday, the 27th veyor Mess: Goddard & Douglas cards is that it is possible that March, 19 meer in attendance when 1933. Consignees must have partner may not have an
Revenue card in his hand.
any damaged dutiable goods are accom-examined by the Co.'s Surveyors. the goods have left the Godowns.
of
shorts made at the New York plenty of high cards,
combined
Warner Brothers
ers and Para mount. The proudest moment of his was when John Barrymore in- troduced himself on a Hollywood golf-
course, telling Dunn his performance
ever seen.
in "Bad Girl" was the finest he had not until his re- It was not cent personal appearance tour of eastern states that he realized the full extent of his popularity, gained from such pictures as "Bad Gir?", "Sob Sistar", "Over the Hill". "Dance Team," and now "Society Girl," com- ing on Thursday next to the King's Theatre.
"Fast Life"
a distinct departure from enervating "drawing room drama, the lightning fast motorboat thriller, "Fast Life," is being affered from to-morrow at
at the Queen' Theatre with
an exceptionally strong cast headed by William Haines and Madge Evans. Scenes of the bont races Bimed at Catalina Island and in the Los Angeles Harbour show high- 'pounding "over the craft powered waves at close to 100 miles per hour. Cameras were mounted 41 speed- boats to follow the
racers, gives the spectator the same effect as though he were actually riding in the
The picture is based Dr. Rath's novel. "Let's Go," dealing with the adventures of two motor- boat mechantes who are determined to enter their boat in international com petition. The various complications in which they become involved are. worked out through a
a blend of come- dy and drama that is packed with sure-fife enterainment.
which
17
on
“Tess of the Storm Country" With the soning of "Teas of the Storm Country to the King's Thea tre next Sunday see their favourites the army of Gayner- Farrell fans
in what la said to be the most exciting and dramatic offering they have yet mode and a picture very different from any of their previous vehicles. The story deals with the hectic adventures of a sca-captain's daughter who comes to live ashore for the first time in her life. With its opening
sequences aboard the Captain's schooner and the of the shore
picturesque Fri., 31st March. ..Sat, 15th April. ›
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*Penang Maru...
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Ginyo Maru
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seches, the production Adds a scenic realism to its swift-moving story, Gayner's work as the fiery and performance 65
the carefree young- nter who encounters love for the first time, are reported to rank among the ataza Enest portrayals.
"Prosperity"
Reproducing an old-time general merchandise store was one of the problems confronted by Sam Wood new
In directing "Prosperity," the Marie Dressler-Polly Moran comedy now pinying at the Queen's Theatre, This ype of sto This type
long out of exis sold
everything from button to plough shares. Prosperity is comedy-romance of a a small town, with Dressler and Polly Moran as
Lence,
others-in-law, and Anita
and Norman Foster as their mar ried children. Jacquie Lyn, Jerry Tucker, Charles Giblyn, Franch Dar- ien and Henry Armetta have im- portant roles.
"Horse Feathers"
Groucho Marx has decided to buy an eskime and make his own ite. The benioustached, bespectacled member of the Four Marx Brothera team reached the decision during the film- "Horse Feathers" latcut of the insane comedies starring
ng him and his three brothers,
Chico, Harpo, and at the King's
ing
Zeno now a dialect punster of the, Theatre. Chico, quartette, is cast as a bootlegger- Iceman. He takes cakes of ice, borca holes is them, and then conceals boi- tles of rye, gin and Scotch in the holea. Chico with the Harpo, as the 'town dog-alcher · in "Horse Feathers" help Groucho, a college president, to pet his son Zeppo out of sebool after he has spent 12 years there freshman.
#A 4
"Hell's Highways The heart-hunger of convicts, de- prived year in and year out of the sight of a woman is revealed in scene from "Hell's Highway", Richard Dix's current EKO-Radio starring vehicle, now playing at
at the Central
Theatre, A group is seen building new road. An automobile furches up. Among the occupants is a girl of eighteen. The convicts the brutal
punishments usually meted out to those who stop working, to crowd close and obtain one Look
at the pretty
creature in the car. "Hell's way", a story calculated to touch the heart as have few photo plays of the last year, shows, in addition, condi- tions as they exist in American prisons to-day. Rowland Brown directed.
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HEAVY DAMAGE AT TAUMARUNUI
Auckland, Mar. 28. The Hood damage around Tau- marunui will amount to thousands of pounds, while many weeks of labour by hundreds of men will be required to restore road and brid- ges throughout the area, according to reports received here to-day.
Thirty chains of line on the Stratford failway, it is atated, have been obliterated, and the task of restoring the line will take a month-Reuter
entry a.
For instance: in the panying hand South has a total of six and one-half quick tricks. He has a six-card suit, 150 aces, Without any hesitation he opened with a bid of two hearts.
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Jable to make your contract of six
hearts.
:
If South continued with the hearts he would be forced to lose a club and a diamond. South Imust create an entry in dummy for two reasons; first, to discard his losing diamond on the good the spade, and second to take club finesse.
He played his king of spades, setting up dummy's queen. He then led a small heart, deliber ately losing a heart trick.
You can ace that East was North promptly replied with helpless. If he refused to win two nó trump.. South re-bid his the heart trick, the Declarer would hearts to show partner solid make a grand slam.
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All that he could heart suit of at least five cards.
Remember that after a forcing play his ten of hearts, and when seven of dia- bid both partners are required to he returned the keep the bidding open until game monds, the declarer went right" is reached. North decided that up with the ace and then led an as long as he was forced to bid other heart, which was until game is reached he would dummy with the nine. support his partner's hearts to On the queen of spades from four, and was almost dumbfound-dunumy declarer discarded his ed when his partner immediately losing four of diamonds. He then led the jack of clubs and as East While the bidding was indeed held the king the contract of six over-optimistic, the play was un-firearts was made.
You will often find that you usually interesting.
must deliberately give up trick in order to win two or three tricks later on.
old six hearts.
The Play
West's opening lead жаз the jack of spades, which the declarer won with the sce. Ho then led the ace of hearts, on which West's queen dropped.
The declarer sfill had the king and jack of hearts left with which to pick up East's trump. Would; you do this, if you were" the de- clarer? If so, you would be un-]
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