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PSYCHIC BIDS.

CINEMA NOTES

IL REVIEW

"PUPPETS OF FATE"-

QUEEN'S THEATRE

RADIO

TO DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme

WISE

AND OTHERWISE

be broadcast to-day from the Hons BY THE MEN OF

Broadcasting Station 2.B.W. wavelength of 355 metres (845

ORROW

The Yellow Peril means

banana

ropean programme of akin on the pavement. Columbia & Regal records

PmLocal Time Weather Extravagance aw

relay of the Hong Kong

when you have

A well-known and accomplished fed to only when you are in a Bridge player recently remarked tight corner and game, appears that "Americans cannot touch card likely for the opponente if they bid games without defiling them." the suit. you fear the moat. You This is harsh and hard state-bid that suit trying to put them off Godfrey Tearle stará in "Puppets ment which requires explanation bidding it. But you should have of Fate the British picture now 1.15 pm and qualification. His point was second suit in reserve, not so dis- showing at the Queen's Support Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of the that Americans have spoilt Whist, astrous, in case you are doubled. Ing him are Bussel Thorndyke and Management (During the intervals re Bridge, Auction Bridge, and Con- A book has been written about Isla Bevan tract In turn, because they can psychic bidding by an American It la a picture full of action, the Studio).

A sculptor is a man never leave them alone.Restless woman player. It stated that mystery and thrills The story York Stock Quotations, cond

will be

broadcast from Canen and bus ly and unceasingly they have intro- a good psychic, introduces three deals with a colner's den. James 215 pm Clown Down

1.30 p. Selected duced innovations and their novel-guesses-two by the opponents and Carter, the Twickenham Studios 4-7 pay Chinese

London de New

corded 'muzale

ties are never improvements, one by the partner can be Art Director stated that he visited grammed STOP programme.

Rather are they retrograde. He wholly successful, even if it is real coiner'a den before con dubbed them "degrading," concefy-"spotted" as a psychle by both opstructing the set for the picture. ed.in an "out to win at all costs ponents, provided that they do not A railway train on fire is another ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS. spirit" and destructive of a noble grasp just what kind of a paychia thrilling "shot" in the picture. In

and scientific game.

It is whether intended to head off order to stage this, several railway Allowing for exaggeration, it a game or a slam or to direct the carriages were brought into the must be admitted that there is a declaration into 'No Trump instead studios grounds and a track wAS certain element of truth in this. At of the suit or vice versa. It is laid down and signals erected. the same time there is another also said that there are intelligent Then the train was wrecked and side. It should be conceded that and unintelligent paychics. But it set on fire. American enterprise has done is impossible in the nature of The picture abounds in thrills of something for card games of the things for your partner to realize this description. Whist family. All American ideas when you are making one or the are not good, but neither are they other! all bad. What America has done!

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is to make us think, stir us from

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Godfrey Tearle plays his part jexceedingly well; all who see him will realise that this is one of his beat picturés..

This book, indeed, introduces us MAIL REVIEW

"THE LOVE RACE"

STAR THEATRE.

7-11.30 7-7.24

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Gustav Holst conducting the London

Orthestrskeg The Planets (Gostar Holt) Revi

On the Steppes of Central Arla

Symphony Orchestra L1499. rats (Borodine) Orchestre

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Violin Bolo

Bicilienne and Rigaudón

(Francoeur, arr. Kreisler) Zephyr (Hubay)..

Plano Solo

Joseph Szigeti L1788.

Country Gardens (Grainger) Shepherd's Hey (Grainger) >

name for

sacat that catches

A noun is a dog used for hunting. See Naples and

As the blonde said on the plea sura cruise.

Indian Girl Wins Beauty

Competition.

A Bombay duck.

Sheer Crocussednes.

The way the birds go for them.

Percy Grainger D1654.| BISHOPS AND THRILLERS.

a self-complacement and indoleat attitude and cause us to realize new into a fantastic realm of bidding possibilities in games about which we were inclined to believe we had akin to madnesa.

which to ordinary players seema nothing new to learn. We have to writes:

The author take the good with the bad and eift and distinguish for ourselves, that gives the addict the delusions charged with comedy.

"The psychic is a 'mental cocaine and that, in the long run, we auc-of brilliancy. Cocaine instils fear Lupino provides laugh after laugh. ceed in doing.

But if anything could lead colour the addict presents problems. You Lupino Lane, and with auch Renate Muller (Soprano)

-so do psychics. Every hand to The picture was directed by Sc the remarks of the player have a weak hand, you fear the op comedian directing, one is assured Orchestral have quoted surely it is the intro-ponents must have game. You bid of real entertainment, duction of what are known as to stop thém bidding. You have a "Paychic Bids into Contract good hand-fear you must con- Bridge.

to

Cello Solo

Madrigale (Simonetti, Squire) Gavotte (Mekul)

["If I am to judge from my

8.5-6.20 p.m.-Talkie Tones. "The Love Race" at the Star is

W. E. Squire D1652. brethren on the Episcopal Bench, Stanley pert

pm-Local Time & Weather Re-piety seems to go with a predispost- tion for the reading of detective stories. Sensational disclosure by the Archbishop of Canterbury at this week's meeting of the Society. for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge:]

Marry Me

Jack Hobbs, Dorothy Boyd and

"I

Want

These bids are nothing ceal its count and veil its honours. Dorothy Bartlam help to make the but bluff bids.

They belong to You are afraid of one suit-fear picture a farce of farces. Poker. But at Poker a player has again-so, you blindly bid your

no partner to consider. At Bridge weakness forcing bids from your MAIL REVIEW he has. All the elaborately con- partner, frantic denials by you, trived systems which come to us and you are swallowed under in a from the United States are design-sea of doubles. ed to promote effective partnership

"GIRL CRAZY"---MAJESTIC THEATRE.

and team work. Poychic bids are to conceal weakness. Weak bands It is taken for granted that those "So it goes. Big hands-you- bid

Gags By Wheeler and Woolsey: the absolute negation of them. On the surface it would seem that they strength. Important bandsunimsey in this farce of the whimsical -you bidin camouflage of who go. to see Wheeler and Wool- could have no part or lot in the scheme of Contract Bridge.

portant hands all reach gigantle doings on a dude ranth, go because proportions in the hysterical reach they enjoy Wheeler and Woolsey. A. Deceptive System ing out for the star of brilliancy. There are old familiar gags and Apparently, however, American If one psychic comes to grief, out jokes to laugh at and a generous HONG-KONG CANTON Bridge players have realized that comes another end another. If one assortment of new ones as well.

systems are not enough. They should win your vanity is Better- want to have them and to foisted. You are a superman, so out personality and singe

Kitty Kelly is a new and nolay them upon us and they never cease comes another and another, and Rhythm"

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AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY

by

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•W. KAY, MA

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"I Got

to Cling to Ivy "Jack's the Boy" The Flies Crawled Up the Window"

Nan "Jack's The Boy"

Jack Hylton & His Orchestra. (This

film is shortly to be shown in the Calony). Song

Little Sunshine from "Marry Me" Fran Marry Mesas Me

Renate Muller (Soprano).

Quartet

(These records are kindly loaned by the British Film Distribution Co.)

8.20-8.16 p.m-Variety.

The Love Dance

The Mosquitoes Parade International Novelty Quartet MR346, La Comparaita Chique Orchestral

Vocal Due

Orchestra Tipica Maffia CB581 Happy Times Willow Weep for Me

66 THE Curate in his reading Selecte improving works,

• And books of light and leading Whereis no darkness lurks: Deriving docile diet

From many a pious page, Minds Innocent and quiet

Find there an hermitage.

But notice how the Vicardo Quez Pursues a wilder whim! ren The printed pace grows quicker

When we arrive at kizaz He reads of Western sectors, ***Where once the cowboy grand I rather fancy Rectors

"Åre even more advanced.

Soneton & Johnstone DB1069. "With Canons and Archdeacons”

If They Ever Had an Income Tax on-

Love

Hang Out the Stara in Indian

Florence Oldham (Comed.) DET24.

to advertise their advantages. But you sit trembling and perspiring when it comes to actual play they like a drug addict. Psychics are have always the "get out." The for a lost cause, but to the feverish Psychic bid is not only commended mind of the sufferer every hand is MYTHOLOGY IN THE Organ Solo but recommended, heedless of con- lost cause from the moment he sistency. In fact an American touches it.".

player has stated-"Psychic bids This, it is to be observed, fa are here to stay, whether one ap- written by one who herself is an, proves of them or not. They add advocate of the form of bidding. life, zest, and hope to Contract These be thy good O Israel! they give the poor card holder chance. The game would not be

A

CYPRUS

worth playing without them. One BLACKMAILERS IN might as well sit down to play stud Poker with all bluing forbidden." Mark that phrase "The

game would not be worth playing with- out them."

It might well be interjected "Is the game worth playing with them? That, however, is a mat-

Extortion Attempt Foiled.

FAR EAST.

Britisher To Compile Folk-Sore Book.

London.

A young Englishman has devot ed years to painting, mythological and historical personager of China and Japan, and to writing a book about them.

Srivia

An Eastern Romance

Vocal

Quentin M. Maclean DB1005, Quartet

Take me Away from the River Young and Healthy

The Four Musketeers DB1076, unas in the Rain

Butterdien

Quintet

The Song of the Nightingale

Fred Hartley's Quintet MR853,

Band-

The Battle of Waterloo Tacre's Something About a Boldter Billy Cotton & Bia Band MR848, Maul Girl This artist, Mr. Oliver Bedford, Jose Norman's Hawallan Band ME881.

My South Sea Home originally intended to be an elec

9.18-9.30 pm Moonlight Sonata Cyprus is the intest country to engineering, he was taken seriously.30-11.30 pm relay of the Hong

Larnaca, Cyprus.

trical engineer. While studying (Beethoven) ter of opinion. In England, or in fall a victim to the methods of the ill; and during his convalescence Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Friedman L1818-9. London at any rate, we have many Chicago "racketeer. upholders and practitioners of Faychle bids. Match play has pro gums wrung from business men In Since then he has been studying the Studio)Ford NIST

fn-1917 he found that he possessed Kr Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of Emboldened, by the tales of huge talent for painting the Management (During the intervals duced them. The competitive America in return for Yangsters Far Eastern Lore, and

recorded minale will be broadcast fram spirit has done this thing. protection, gang of black his book, which he

preparing Itten out

P.Close' Down."

The object of Paychie bids is to mailers sent a wealthy@gigarette by hand with exquisite, mislead the opponents, to prevent manufacturer an anonymous letterBot it will never be really com- programmes except where otherwisa them arriving at a game or slam demanding that is sum of £200 plated," he told the London stated, are kindly supplied by

All records in the above European

have not got in the hope that it or else he would find that his are so innumerable. declaration. You call what you should be placed in a certain spot Daily Sketch, "because the stories Anderson Marie Co will deceive them, if the adverse house had been burned down...looking for work in China or Japan strength is distributed between The manufacturer informed the so that I can obtain soms of the them, or if some of it is in the police who laid an ambush for the most Interesting-those hands of your partner, Naturally writers of the letter, but failed to have never even been writte

which no rules can be laid down for the arrest any of ther ass of Psychic bids. But general-

The 4200, but passed on from father to BOD ly speaking, they should be,resort-turer's keeping

ver, remained in the manufac" for generations the professio

POP

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To throw them of the scent. Episcopal researches d

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