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LANTANA SPREADS
AUTHORITIES PERTURBED BY.
RAPID GROWTH
The rapid growth in Hongkong of the Lantana piant, which can be easily identified by its rather pretty yellow and red flower, ls perturbing the authorities, ac- cording to the annual report of the Botanical and Forestry De- partment.
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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract Problem.
Are you always on the alert to During the past year large make the most of your opponents areas of the noxious plant were mistakes? Or to play a hand for cleared, but, despite this, the the extra trick after receiving a Jantana, which flourishes in the favourable opening? That .18 poorest of soil,. la rapidly ju- where the real fun comes in bridge. creasing in all parts of the Colony.
There really isn't a great deal of fun in just, playing a laydown An S.0.S. was sent out early hand. Of course, the first thing last year, and the Entomologist of the Board of Commissioners of you must do le to make sure of your contract, but if you then can Agriculture and Forestry At mako an extra trick, while the Hawail supplied the Hongkong number of points gained may not Department with a consignment be many, they build up your spirit of Lantana Seed Fly and the Lantana Plume Moth.
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Warren Willinn and Lila Danita, two of the most popular players of the screen, have been paired for the first time in the leading roles in the First National picture, "The Match King." which in the next change at the Queen's Theatre. Not only had the two never played together in the samu picture before, but they had never met personally, although both, of course, were cognizant of the other's per- sonality, and moved more or less in the same Hollywood circles. They were Introduced to each other on the stage of Warner Bros. First National nition by their director, Howard Bretherton. Though of quite opposite temperaments. Willinn being of cool and determined turn of mind, and Damita, hot tempered and tempera. mental, they played together in absolute harmony, each expressed high admiration for the other's ability and personality. The screen play is
James Cross of Erie, Pa., shows taken from the novel by Elnar Thorvaldson suggested by rearing and destroying the unripe seed, us a nent triple squeeze play in swapper headlines that revealed the and the latter destroying the to-day's hand to make never odd, double life of n certain financial unopened flower buds.
after receiving a favourable open- wizard. It is ono of the most reinan The Insects wore liberated on ing. tic stories of high financing, monu. July 21 last year, on suitablo mental swindles and political intrigues spots Infested with lantana, but alow and deliberate exchange of The bidding is an example of that was ever emblazoned on Acreen. So colossal is the scheme for proved successful
the whether their mode of attack has, information which North requires NEW YORK SERVICE world coatrel on the part of a financial tongkong cannot be ascertained. contract of six no trump.
or not in to arrive at his rather optimistic gentus, that even today, although the facts are known to be true, that i In fact, the Department is up- zeems incredible. There is a strong parently dubious regardlug their supporting cast which includes Gland fate. Farrell, Harold Huber, Spencer Char ters and John Wray.
Both Insocia are lantana parasites, the former attacking.
"So far, there is no evidence as to whether they have survived," laconically says the report.
Tealistic a filni,
"Secret of the Blue Room" With no fewer than ten popular stars heading its exceptionii cant, Universal'a Intest thrill-purveyor, "Secret of the Blue Room" will be shown as next change at the Alhátulra · Theatre. The stars, Lionel Atwill, Gloria Stuart, Paul Lukas, Edward Arnold, Onslow Stevens, Mariel Kirk- land, William Janney, Russell Hopton, Elizabeth Patterson and James Dur- kin, are the pawns in the gruesome and thrilling game of murder that the well known William Hurlburt! story presents, and cach in turn, according to the narrative, tries to solve the all-important Blue Room's secret of death. Kurt Neumann, tho German master of cameras, in the director of the film and Charles
and break down the morale of your opponents.
'The Play
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"Three-Cornered Monn" Italling in real life the mont glorious fairy tale, the story of Ger- trade Tonkenogy la almost as fantas- tie n that of any of Peter Grimm's famous heroinos úver whom the Good. Fairy niways wayed the magic wand. Gertrude Tonkonogy is the author of the Paramount picture. "Three-Cor- nered Moon, produced by B. P. Schulberg,which comes on Tuesday to the King's Patre. Her father was a wealthy, real, catalo broker, and the frimlly find.comniaratively easy. Then Mr. Tonkenogy passed away, and a short time Inter, when the depression bit, with all their fortune in real estate, mother and ten children fold themselves petiolless. All the children went to work. Gertrude studied stenography and soon had a Job in r theatrical agency typing scripts, for which she received $25 a week. She was in love with young physician. They intended to marry, but needed her salary for the family. While Stumar, the photographer. Robert reading scripts she thought of writing Barral and Andera Van Haden are ed a small diamond and finessed tho a play about her family. Three-tae sted among the players. Seldom ten, which held. Cornered Moon” is the result. The has a cast been assembled which con Brat lage.producer to read it, liked ined, so many and so prominent The ten of hearts was led from it and gave her a contrael. The first names. week's presentation brought Gertrudo already registered. The Implication which held. A club
Each was chosen, for work dummy and the queen finessed, was won in $800 is royalties. The play, was conveyed is that the player In the dummy with the quean, and the successfat. ifer royalties increased, new role will play a similar part ten of spades returned. Paramount bought the screen rights This aids the mystery
East play BR former to her play another good fortune for villains turn white and juveniles go the ace.
ed the queen and South won with Gertrude, and she and her doctor black. married and spent a larg honeymoon in Bermuda, Three-Cornered Moon"
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Marsh. Tom Brown, William Bake- queen's and Alhambra Theatres. The clubs. East bore down to the king well, and Hurdle Albright featured. picture, a spectacular presentation of and nine of spades and the king £t.was.directed by Ellioti. Nugent..
Reventeenth century romanceag de-and-seven-of-hearts.
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Today's Contract Problem
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"Devil Tiger"
picted in the life and loves of Sweden's South got down to the jack of famous queen, is primarily historical "There are more men killed by because it brings Gilbert back to the spades, the ace and nine of hearts, Ligers in the jungles of Asla every theatre Caus ufler announced and the nine of diamonds. And year than there are tigers killed jy retirement to private life and after a West held the jack and eight of men." It was this statement, accident. ' five-yene. Herren Reparation from hearts and the king and eight of Jy read in a Singapore newspaper that Carbo It is a picture based authen-diamonds. was in the inspiration for the Fox Lically upon events and customs of production, "Devil Tiger", the en the time and presents elaborate sational current attraction at the historical settings, which for their King's Theatre. It was on reading beauty and accuracy, have seldon, been
story this simple item that Clyde E. Elliott, equalled. The
deals with who directed the film in. Its natural Christina who, after being reared as locale, decided to nuke a picture of the a man and who was crowned King of nan-enting tiger who dares murder Sweilen, ปรก ปล tempestuous love more often than mun. Elliott in- through the visit to her court of John terested his friend, James O. Spear. Gilbert, who portrays the authentic Ing. New York newspaperman, in role of Ambassador Antonio Dim!n. his project, and, together, they con tell of Spain. Their open love affair creted the story that "Devil Tiger" incenses the nation against Christina tells. The Almization of the tale that anal her peuple repeatedly clamour for ¡ there is a tiger in Malaya who has her marriage to Prince Charles, one of i bean by only a handful of natives, but her countrynion. She is finally force | who has already loken a toll of dozens, to expel her lover from the country, of men's lives, kept fascinating them but abdicates her throne immediately until the complete story was outlined. after in favour of Prince Charles and Elliott's experience in the Malay teen in pursuit of Antonio-to find him Peninsula, an experience hu achieved win in a duel with her Lord Trea. 11.4 The director of Frank Buck's ruror. The performance of Carbo is "Bring 'Em Back Alive", sprang to undoubtedly the finest of her career bis medinte assistance and he began and Gilbert maintains and revives assembling his material in earnest. that old petulant force so evident in The story called for three white actors, his earlier pictures. Iun Kelth. Lewis for it is the Bral drama of feature Stone, Elizabeth Young, C. Aubrey length ever nile in the jungle proper. Smith and many other inambers of the Marion Burns, Kane Richmond and cast deserve honourable mention for Harry Woods were recruited for the bele excellent roles und Director parts, offering what might mean the Rouben Mur.cutian should be con- parted with the nine of spades, de trick. loss of their fires in the making of so gratulated for his pictorial artistry.
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The ace of diamonds was caahed, which again squeezed East. He must protect his king of spades. so he discarded the seven of hearts, declarer discarding the jack of spades. He won the Inst two tricka with the ace and nine of hearts, The last club was led and East making his contract and one over-
Bolution in next issuo.
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