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THE THEATRES "Fugitive Lovers," the new Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer melodrama now show, Ing at the Queen's Theatre bringe an urtirely new kind of picture to the screen, according to advance reports. Practically all the action of the excit- ing story takes place on a great Grey-- hound bus bound west from New York City to Hollywood. As the scenes are Authentic, being "hot" from a giant' A player generally should be read cruiser as it actually sped acros Re- the continent, the auditor, by proxy, careful about false-carding. member that when you false-card enjoys the sensations of a you usually foal no one but your country trip. As the bus with Madge
Evans, Ted Healy and his "stoogen," partner. Of course, the declarer Net Fendleton, C. Henry Gordon, Ruth can false card whenever he wishes. Selwyn, and dozens of other characters But on the defence your best pro-aboard, speeds past a penitentiary on to tall your ❘ its first night out of New York, Robert codure la generally
stages a daring prison break. As the partner the location of your high Montgomery, in the role of Porter, However, I sometimes wonder ifrido and machine gun shots halt tha cards.
aboard, up to the luggage rack, whore we do not all get just a little too bus, Montgomery manages to climb mechanical in our play at times, he hides under the tarpaulin. There
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he opens an unlocked bag, shifts into civilian clothes, and later enters the bus as a passenger. Inside the hum a dramatic story is occurring. As Lotty,
a beautiful chorine, Madge
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DEUCALION 18 July riding along in an attempt to per
film. return with nunde Letty to While the man-hunt for Porter is on, the daring escaped convict falls in love with Letty. Then "Lers" play. LIVERPOOL SERVICE
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with quicke ing tempo and "NEW YORK SERVICE Amashing climax to a tremendous finish. Richard Balesiavsky directod. "Murder in Trinidad"
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John Vandercook, author, and Seton 1. Miller, screen writer, have joined forces to give motion pictures a new In adapting of kind
detective. Vandercook's thrilling, tale of the tropics "Murder in Trinidad," coming INWARD SERVICE to the King's Theatre on Thursday, Miller has aktetched the detective-horu has as a human humorous chap, who take anything seriously: refuser to and who discusses all his clues and a four-card minor suit, the bidding discoveries with all the suspects. He of his make a mystery should be started with the minor, refuses so that If you do name the major goings and comings and by his com Nivel on the next round, your partner plete, unvarnished honesty befuddles will know that it is a four-carder. and distema, the opposition, Of course, South's bid of two dia- Bruce, most popular comedian of the British screen, makes his real Ameri- NOTICE.monds was purely a paychle to try can Aim stort as the unusual sleuth
to stop a diamond lead,
in "Murder In Trinidad," with Heather Angel and Victor Jory sharing his adventures in the Fox Film produc full. In the play, West opened his
"Hat Check Girl" No serven actress fith best diamond-the lon was
can portray a played from dummy and East won wary, wise-cracking, but always in- with the queen. East teresting working girl quite as wel} the trick made a nice play in refusing to as Sally Eilers. And Ben Lyon is at search of romance, even under dit lead a diamond-h led the seven his best as a enrefree millionaire in of spades.
tuition. Their joint appearance In the lending roles of "Hat Check Gir showing at the Oriental Theatre on Werinesday and Thursday makes this. Fax offering a thoroughly entertaining The deuce or hearts was return one. Plenty of action and colourful ed and South played the queen, rettings are packed into the picture, West winning with the nec. West which Sidney Luntield directed from theatregoer will find many absorbing now played the ace of diamonds the look by Rinn James, and the
led the not the king-and then
moments in the production. Ginger Rogers, Arthur Pierson, Monroe eight of diamonds.
Declarer now was in a tough Owsley, Purnell Pratt, Dewey Robin- celebrities add die- apot. I looked as though Easton, and other held the king of diamonds nud, linction and fine performance to the as West had originally opened the supporting cust. three of diamonds, it also looked as though West held only a four- card-diamond-sult
"CHENONCEAUX" Arrived. Hongkong on Sunday, the 15th July, 1934, From MARSEILLES &c. Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treanuro and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk in the
the Hongkong Godowns of Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd, Loc Kowloon, whence delivery can obinined as the goods are innded.-
Goods
not cleared within 7 days including date of arrival, will ba aub- ject to rent.
to the All claims must be send andersigned before Wednesday, 25th
they will not July, 1921, recognized.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowne for examination by the consigues, and the Company's Sur veyor Mesara: Goddard and Dougins at 10.00 am. on Friday the 20th Consignees July, 1934.
be
South won the trick with the
then led the three ace and hearts, winning is dummy with the
tun.
of
must have If the declarer went up with a Revenue Officer in attendance when the jack in dummy, it would hold damaged dutiable goods are examined the trick-but it looked to by the Co.'s Surveyors.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,
R. OHL,
Agent. Hongkong, 15th July, 1933.
COUNT THE “TELEGRAPHS”
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as though the best play would be
of diamonds from the seven dummy, hoping that East's king
would drop.
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Of course East showed out, dla carding the three of clubs. West now cashed his king and nine of diamonds, defeating the Fontract.
Today's Contract Problem South be the declarer at six clubs. West opens the, King of spades. Can you had the play that will give the de- elarer his contract?
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"Orient Express“ Filled with tense drama, vivid rich romance and filmed against hackground, Fox-Film's screen.produc- tinn. "Orient Express," based upon Graham Green's best selling novel, is at the King's Theatre. him now
The of the splendid characterization principals, together with the swiftly mounting suspense, rorrance and in- rigue which brings the picture to an exciting and smashing climax, huld the audience from beginning to end. Fux Film has done well with Green's intriguing yarn, and should be commended for its trae picturization of the story. "Orient Express" is a story of seven people who meet on board a train headed from Ostend to Constantinople. Each one has his own ambition and goal in life, but by a trick of fate they meet and, at the end of their journey, they find their lives completely changed. A wealthy young merchant falls in love with a dancer; a waman reporter gets her big story from a Communist leader; a thief Beaing from justice. mcets with donth; aristiring Englishman begins to assert himself before his beautiful domineering wife; and
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Ireno Ware, Dorothy
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