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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1933.

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UNSOUND - NO - TRUMPS, By CAPT. LINDSAY MUNDY.

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The following programme will MAIL REVIEW be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845)

“WEDDING REHEARSAL”—”.

KING'S THEATRE.

Excellent staging is a feature of the London Film Company's pro- duction "Wedding Rehearsal," which is now showing at the King's

sweet romance which, enhanced-by- outstanding photography and camera technique, given the pro- duction splendour.

MAIL REVIEW "FLESH" QUEEN'S THEATRE.

player of record breaking films, gives another of his flawless per sonations in "Flesh" which is now showing at the Queen's Theatre.

out for world honours, looks and acts the part to something almost approaching perfection, The story is the usual one, wound round

One of the most frequent errors Hearts, West Three No-Trumps K.Cs): into which the forward or pushing East would then show Four Clubs,

12.80 p.m.--Europeen programme of Iplayer. Is prone to fall is to open West Five Clubs, and the game Victor & H.M.Y. records.

1 pm-Local Time & Weather Re- the bidding with One No-Trump on would be made. a hand which does not contain the There is an important point to sum--A relay of the Hong Kong Theatre. The elegance of the Wallace Beery, famous featured

1.15 note here regarding the bid of Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of necessary qualifications.

the scenes is almost unrivalled, the In doing this he is actuated by Four Clubs over Three No Trumps. Management. During the intervala the quite laudable desire to take Usually it is inadvisable to take recorded music will be broadcant from brilliance of the settings being

the Studio).

maintained throughout It is the initiative and cramp the style your partner out of a game con-

180 p.m.Rugby Presi News, evident that much has been ex of the opposition, but he loses tract of Feur of a minor suit. This Selected London & New York Stock pended in the production of the Beery who portrays a wrestler sight of the fact that at the same is usually erroneously done on ac-Quotations, etc.

picture to make it the highly time he is misleading his partner, count of having bid that suit pre-

polished, luxurious-film it is. with the consequence that he feviouely without holding the top

The cast, too, la distinguished. doing more harm than good. The honours.

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The following hands well illus. But the case we have been discuss 8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather

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Chorus- had already pre-empted in Hearts, Musical Comedy Marches therefore his Four Club bid could not possibly be in the nature of a rescue. It must mean a strong Club holding, inviting game in that No-suit if it suits the partner's hand, un- otherwise a return to Hearts or

No-Trumps.

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East A S-K, Q, x, x -J, 10, x

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A.K,10,XXX,X,X West dealt and bid One Trump, although he had two guarded suits. East quite rightly North led jumped to Six Clubs. the Ace of Hearts, and followed it by the 9 of Diamonds.

A CULBERTSON POINT. -- I have been severely upbraided| by a Culbertson "fan" for stating that while the Direct System calls East could not afford to lose another trick, and felt fairly cer- for a response to a Three bid in a tain that the King of Diamonds major suit on one trick, the Three- bids of approach bidders cannot be was sitting over the Ace, as, in fact, it was. East's trouble, of raised so lightly, as they are liable course, lay in the difficulty of getto be of the "shut-out" variety.

Yet Culbertson's manual says a ting West (the dummy) in to make the King-Queen of Spades after response should be given on a plus the Ace of Spades had gone. He Honour trick, which I take to mean judged that his best chance was to an Honour trick and a plus value. try to drop the Queen of Clubs on Then again, I read in this month's the first round, thus making the "British Bridge World" that Cul- knave a card of entry. This dia bertson's latest changes in his not come off, so he was one down. system include a tightening of the Three-bid in major suits, which UNGUARDED SUITS, now become partly pre-emptive, The failure of the contract was which in America means "shut- entirely due to West being un-out," and partly strength showing. guarded in two suits. If he had Surely my words, "lable to be of bad

Q. J, x of Hearts the No-the shut-out variety," are a "per- Trump bid would have been sound, fectly good paraphrase of his own, COMING SOON! and the contract would have been

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ATRE BIDE

made by putting up the Ace of "NAGANA," AT THE

Diamonds on trick 2, leading the! Queen of Hearts and discarding! Ace of Spades, thus making thei

CENTRAL

King-Queen of Spades, and losing Special Review Of By "Diane."

only one Diamond,

The correct opening bid of One] Diamond, with which West's hand counts just four probable tricks, would have been followed by Five Clube, and the game would have been made.

Here is another case in which a similar error in the opening bid lalso led to disaster:

West

S-Q 10 x H-A D-A Q 10 x

xxxx

East X

2.15 p.m-Close Down. 4.30-7p.m.-Chinese, programme 6-6.15 pm-Children's Concert. 7-10.30 p.m.—(European programme. 7-7.18 pan. An American in Paris (Gershwin) Marquis of Buckminster, a bache-the gold digger who deserts the

Victor. Symphony Orchestra with

lor who attends weddings mostly sinking ship for a better prixe. George Gershwin 35983-4. in the role of best man, and his Karen Morley is excellent in the 7.18 p.m. Selected London & New easy nonchalance and sly, engag-part of "Laura," while Ricardo ing humour are well in keeping Cortez le charming as "Nicky" ber York Block Quotations, ele

Re-with the sophisticated atmosphere new lover.

7.30-8.10 p.m.---Variety.

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“PANAMA FLO”... CENTRAL THEATRES

of the picture." · But almost the same can be said for the others. Light Opera Co. C2501. What role would be more fitting to Humorous SongMary Ellen's Hot Pot George Grossmith than that of the

Party

(easily-irritated Lord Stokeshire, Song

father of the beautiful Roxbury

Although due credit is given to Say It Fan't So

Gracie Fields B4317. twins, two of the most flippant Miss Helen Twelvetrees' artistry in

young girls in society?

her interpretation of the various Humorous-

The National Programme

Among the others is John Loder, moods she must, "Panama Flo", now (Broadcasting Burlesque) C250. one of the young men who marry showing at the Central Theatre, is Song-

the twins (Wendy Barrie and Joan completely dominated by Charles Mah Lindy Lou Ma Curly-Headed Baby

Gardner), who are a real "find," Paul Robeson (Bass) 14809.

The director, Alexander Korda, Bickford, as the wild cat oil pros- Orchestral-

has gone so far in his successful pector.

Directorial genius has brought Once Upon a Time Selection

attempt to lend the brightest New Mayfair Orchestra 84325 colour to the film that he has even this picture from the ordinary to.

· 8.10-8.45 p.m.--Operatic.

included a sequence of Changing first class standard and coupled with Vocal Gems

"Cavalleria Rusticana" (Mascagni) the Guard. The result is one of excellent camera work-light filters "Pagliacci" (Leoncavallo)

the technically finest films seen for and odd "shots"-sudden twists in Victor Opera Co. 85932.

plot developments, presents enter- some time.

The theme is primarily comedy, tainment which should appeal to a but there is more than a touch of variety of tastes.

Band-

Mefistofele-Prologue

(Boito, arr. Creatore) Selections from Mefistofele

(Boito, arr. Creatore)

Creatore's Band 35971. Vocal Gems

"Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach) "Mignon" (Thomas)

Victor Opera Co. 35975. Orchestral--

Jewels of the Madonna-Intermezzo

(Wolf-Ferrari)

Victor Symphony Orch. 35976. 8.45-9.25 p.m.-

Ethelbert Nevin Selections sung and played by the Victor Salon Group and Orchestra directed by Nathaniel Shil- kiel C-1.

A Lecture on What The Stars Fore- tell for those born between 20th April. and

H. 20th May, by Professor R. Naylor 34206.

Film that

WILD ANIMAL THRILLS.

This

la one of a series of records may be

purchased at Mesurs, S. Moutrie Go.)

Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life- Selections from "Naughty Marietta"

Aht Sweet Mystery of Life-Selec tions from "The Fortune Teller"

Me Again-Badinage-Air de Bal- A combination of animals, scien let and Al Fresco-March of the Toys..... tific experiment, and an attractive Selections from "Babes in Toyland" woman thus you have the new Selections from "Sweethearts" Selec-

nutshell. Melvyn tions from "The Red Mill"

9.30-10.30 p.m.From the Studio. picture in a Douglas does the "Arrowsmith" Selections by The Cheere Band with stuff, and attempt to and a serum vocal choruses by Mr. G. F. d'Aquine that cure the sleeping sickness, and Mr. J. O. Grenham, known to the African natives as "Nagana." He is all that the au dience thinks a hero should be, that is to say, he acts quite well and looks handsome."

Tala Birell has too little to do,

Programme "Theme Songe

1. Rafeoreddy.

2. Love is the Sweetest Thing"

S. One Man Women

4. Tan't it Remnantie?

5. Tom Thumb'a: Drum.

6. You'll Fall in Love.

I Heard

K J 10 x x X X AKQxx Again West dealt and bid One [No-Trump, which was followed by Two Spades from North, On ac- count of his Club holding East hardly more than she had in her thinks that West must be guarded previous appearance here in "The Jin the other, three suits, and Doomed Batallion." The Japanese 10. Always in my Heart.

Doctor acts well, and Onslow naturally does not suspect that the tens makes a fleeting appear 12. I'll do my Best to Make You guard in Hearts will be a single- ton Ace.: He also judges from North's bid that not much of

8. Please Handle, with Care.

9. One Little Kiss From You.

11. The Scat Song.

Happy, The scenes of natives dancing, 18. Brighter Than the Sun.

10.30 pm - Rugby...... Mid-day Prest

ance...

West's strength will be in Spade.. Wailing, and gnashing 'their teeth, NewsClose Down

10.35

European

SOVIET FILM OF. REBEL WARSHIP

Prague,

adventure of the

are authentic, and are cleverly add- A minimum bid of Three Hearts ed to the rest of the film. Perhaps All records in the above would not by any means reveal the I am extra sensitive where animals programmes are kindly supplied by

Messrs. 8. Moutrie & Co.. strength of his hand, so he must are concerned, but I can hardly say Jump to Four at least, and I think that I enjoyed the sights of animals he is justified in going to Five, but tearing each other to pieces, and a he failed to make even four.

panther apeared through the eye. West's No-Trump was, I think, a At the end of the story I was bad call. Two suits only half; not sure if the hero had had the guarded and a singleton Ace in good fortune to place his precious A Soviet film is now being made the third suit disqualify the hand tube of serum in his vest pocket. to shew the for that bid, but a One Diamond For the sake of those dying of the "Seven Provinces," the Dutch war- opening would be quite sound, the dread disease, I fervently hope so. ship whose mutinous crew only hand counting four probable tricks, The whole thing is fantastic, but surrendered after several days 12% in Diamonds, 1 in Hearts and it has box-office appeal, so it is not chase, according to Communist

a half between Spades and Clubs. for us to quibble over trifling mia newspapers here. With that opening North would takes made by an over-eager The papers say that the film will have called only One Spade; East scenario. writer. All the thrills deal with the "social standpoint of would have pre-empted Thres come, from the animal actors, the sailora," Reuter.

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Wild animals fighting amongst themselves with the fiercest fury ever screened: Lions, tigers, leopards, tearing madly through native villages, before a terrific brush fire.....THRILLS YOU'LL NEVER FORGET!

With the glamorous TALA BIRELL, MELVYN DOUGLAS, Onslow Stevens, others. Produced by Carl Laemmis, Ir. Story, by Lester Coken. Directed by Ernst Leemmle. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE. Presented by Carl Läsuale.

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