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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1934.
FIT?
WATER COLOURS.
KOMOR'S EXHIBITION
OPEN
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
· Solution to Previous Contract Problem.
Do you realize that the hardest contract to make is in no trump? Your opponents need but few high. cast be established on one round and cards, if they have a long suit that
a re-entry to set you, st no trump, while at sait may be worthless because you a suit contract, their long
ruff can
it.
Once again the bi-annual picture exhibition is being held at Messrs. Komor & Komor's Art Rooms, Chater Road, This Exhibition is always much appréciated by local; connoisseurs and art-lovers, not YOU WILL BE,
only because the pictures are real. IF YOU TAKE PINKETTES y artistic and lovely, but niso by If you are feeling a bit off-colour reason of their cheap prices. take iwo or three Pinketten at bed- The old favourites are again well time and you will be 'as right as` rain'. by morning.
represented. Terauchi, Kobayashi, For liverishness, bilioushoes, dizzi-Kano, Goto and Yoshida show a Still some people will persist, ness, headaches, had breath, pimples, and allow skin, there is no better wonderful selection of their work even when vulnerable, in open- remedy than Pinkettes. Obtainable during the last six months. As a ing the bidding with one no trump at all chemists,'
matter of fact, it is impossible to member that you can lose more on a weak holding. You must re- pick out one of all these master-points on one hand In contract CINEMA SCREENINGS pieces and declare it the best; but, bridge than you can gain in an No. 51, view of Pelplug, by entire evening's play, by just one Terauchi, la perhaps the outstand bad bid.. ing pleture of the Exhibition. This is the first time that this great artist has given us u view of China
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES
:
One of the strongest weapons with which to combat the people
who opon with a weak no trump is the deductive double,
When North makes the orig-
The whole world knows Alice as the and he proves again his masterly Inal bid of one no trump, East
kill.
does not need to stop In-he can A wonderfy! water-colour Na. pass. If his partner has two 106, Fishing Boat, by Kano, la to that, with North using a system tricks, he will double, realizing be seen, and No. 66, Miyamas, by whereby he can make an original Kyoha, visualizes the beautiful weak no trump bid, and with country which inspired the artist.
wide-eyed child in a short frock and pinafore, with straight hair hanging to her shoulders (and preferably with a flamingo in her armis). That's the exact appearance of Charlotte Henry who was chosen from thousands of applicante for the coveted screen role of Alice in Paramount's film version of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonder- land. More than forty featured
Everyone is welcomed to the ex- players appear in the ather familiar hibition-there is no entrance fee, roles including Richard Arlen, Bosco no obligation to purchase. Visi- Atos, Gary Cooper, Leon Errol, tors will find hand-painted water- Louise Fazenda, W. C. Fields, Skeete colours signed by the artists from Gallagher, Cary Grant, Raymond $2.50 up. The Exhibition is open Hattoo. Edward Everett Horton,
Rostoc Karns, Baby LeRoy, Mind from 9 a.m. to 6 pm. for one week Marsh, Polly Moran, Jack Oakio. Edna only.
May Oliver, May Robson, Charlie
Ruggles, Alison Skipworth. Ned
Sparks, and Ford Sterling. "Alice In
Wonderland" comes on Sunday next DEATH OF MISS C.
to the King's Theatre. The real Alice
is to-day eighty-one years old. It was to amuse Alico and her two sisters that Lewis Carroll conceived the story which inter brought him world-wide Inmo. Ils intimate friend, George McDonald, persuaded him to show it to a publisher. Carroll added two chapters to the original stary, revised other scenes and "Alice in Wonder- land" and "Through The Looking Glass" were published.
"His Double Life"
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South passing, East must have the The death occurred recently in high card tricks. Singapore of Mina Celine de Souza,
North passes, expecting East to daughter of Mr. Lambert P. de take out the double, but East Souza, Secretary of the Rural; Board, and of Mrs. Lambert P. de simply passes. The hand is trap- peda Of course, in this case, if An enthusiastic audience at the Souza. The deceased, who was South were to bid two clubs, the Alhambra Theatre witnessed the only 14 years of age, had been Lillian Gish in "His Double Life" in fever, and although she had reach triumphant return to the screen of alling for some weeks with typhoid slaughter would not be so great. which Roland Young shares star billed the convalescent stage, she ing. The fragile beauty whose love suffered a relapse and passed
nway.
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East will open the king of hearts and then shift to the jack of spades. finosa and acting have been an in-
North might as well win with the aeparable part of motion picture his-
queen. Now the question is, how tory since D. W. Griffith's hey-day,
The late Mias de Souan was a to play the club auit. North returns to the films under the direc- sister, of tion of Arthur Hopkins, wizard of the
Dr. G. F. de Souza, should cash his neu of clubs, be- New York stage. "His Double Life graduate, and champion tennis cause if he should underfend the released by Paramount, is taken from player of Hongkong University, ace, that is. play low first, he would the play, "The Great Adventure" who is now studying in London, never make the ace adapted from Arnold Bennett's novel, while the Rev. Father Berlin Suppose he leads the ten of clubą, "Buried Alive." It was produced by Ashness, of the Maryknoll Mission, East will discard a diamond and Edille Dowling and Mr. Hopkins. It Hongkong, and Mr. J. S. de Souza, West will win the trick with the marks Mr. Hopkins' debut as a photo-Secretary-Manager of the Malayan jack. West's best play is to show LONDON SERVICE play director. He was determined interport hockey team which his partner an entry card by laying that the actors chosen for the two recently visited Hongkong and down the king of diamonds. -principal --roles be capable of the sympathy. the knowledge and the Macao, are first cousins of the West then leads the jack of ability the roles require. Roland deceased, and Dr. E. L. de Souza, Young and Lillian Gish, by their of Hongkong, an uncle. marvellous portrayals, have justified
his selection. It in the story of a There was an extremely large difdent genius. When bla vaiet dies, attendance at the funeral, which the Pervant is mistaken for the took place at the Cathedral of master. The artist takes advantage the Good Shepherd.
of the strange error to marry the girl with whom the valet has been cor
responding through a matrimonial mount's "Sitting Pretty," the screen agency, and to lend the retired, quiet musical featura Jack Onkie, Jack fe he likes. But he makes the min- Haley, Ginger Rogers, Thelma Todd, take of resuming his painting, and it Gregory Ratoff and Lew Cody, which Is through this that he is discovered. is now playing at the King's Theatre. How he is finally forced to resumo his. It was directed by Harry Joe Brown real personality makes an amusing from an original story, suggested by and exciting story. The photography Nina Wilcox Puttnam. In addition to and synchronization of music effects the above named players there are are excellent throughout. There are, the Fickens Sisters and the Beverly besides, several scence which #ro Hill Billes, two popular radio acts. among the best of the year. If this The music, songs and the production delightful, charming and amusing numbers, backed by hundreds of Holly picture is Indicative of what is to be wood's beauties, were written by Mack expected of the new producing com- Gordon and Garry Rovel. These two bination of Dowling and Hopkins, boys are responsible for such hits us many good things from them
are "Underneath a Harlem Moon." "An looked for in the near future.
erchid to You" and "A Boy and A Girl were Dancing." The two Jacks play the song writers; Thelma Todd is Not an expune of Hollywood New is the simple country malden, sweet- a vampy screen airen; Ginger Rogera York's "Tin-Pan Alley" but a muste- heart of Oakie, and Gregory Batoff sprinkled story of a couple of likeable is the excitable artist agent. Lew muggs from Broadway who can write awell tunes, but who have a fiard and together with their songs
Cody plays time proving it because of girl trouble. dancers and comedy, the entire cast That's the story substance of Para- turns out a most entertaining plcture.
"Sitting Pretty"
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1 May with the ace
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He then will cash his nine and seven of hearts. West will let go a club and a spade. North ndw is
· Today's Contract Problem
How would you bid thi hand, South bolag the dealer? And with a spade opening at Ho trump, how many tricke can South mako?
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Solution in next jove,
being squeezed and has to discard the queen and douce of clubs.
East leads the ten of diamonds,
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West wine with the ace and re-diamonds, he will lose even the turna a spade, through North's last trick.
kingine, making East's nee-len Here we find the declaror go-
and seven of spades good teleksing down five tricks at one no North foolishly retafus his ace trump doubled, for a loss of 2000 of clubs instead of his queen of 'points.
In This Corner We Have----
By Blosser
KOMOR & KOMOR'S COFFEE PERCOLATORS,
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SPRING EXHIBITION
OF
PICTURES.
Water Colours by the foremost Artists opens for ten days only
AT
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Tuesday the First of May. EXHIBITION OPEN from 9 am to 6 p.m.
OHIOH! HERE COMES FUZZY DAVIS
SEE HIM!!
WITH HIS DECKS
CLEARED FOR
ACTION!!
50 YOURE TH GUY WHOS GONNA LICK ME,HUN? SEE TUS FIST? WELL, ITS INY ARMY AN' SEE THIS
FIST? WELL, IT'S
MY, NAVY !!
GOODY!
AW, APPLESTRUDEL!
ALL I'VE SEEN SO FAR
IS YOUR AIR SERVICE !!
OH,
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IT WON'T BE LONG, NOW! WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GONNA WIN, BUT AS I'VE ALWAYS SAID, A PUNCH IN TH' NOSE DOESN'T CARE
WHO GETS IT!
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AND IT
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