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That the possession of a large lead up to B's King.

12.30 p.m.-European programme of number of trumps may sometimes The only way it can be prevent Columbia & Regal recorda. be an embarrassment rather than ed is by Z trumping Dummy's win. ! 1. p.m.-Local Time & Weather Be a help is a point which theners and putting in at the 1.15

relay of the Hong Kong MAIL REVIEW average player generally falls to eleventh trick, so that B must play Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of the realize. With a weak Dummy De-a trump which 2 can overtrump corded music will be broadcast from Management (During the intervals re- clarer seldom can have too many To bring off the coup Z most

the Studio). with trumps. But

a strong shorten his trumps and reduce 1.80 p. Rugby Press Dummy he may be in a position them in number to B's,

Selected London & New York Stock where" through his length he is This is how it is done. A opens Quotations, etc.

2.15

p.m-Close Down. obliged to take a trick at the with the Knave of Hearts Y

430-7 p.m-Chinese recorded wrong moment and subsequently wins with the Queen and the 10 of

igramme. lead to his disadvantage. He can Spades is led and finessed, B play-0-6.15 pm-Children's Concert, sometimes avoid this by getting ing the 3. This at once discloses 7-10.30 p.m.-European programme

7-7.20 p.m.--Variety out of his own way by trumping that A is bare in the suit. The 7 his partner's winners and placing of Spades is led. Y still retaining A Cottage for Sale the lead at the proper time.

the lead. The Ace of Diamonds

S.-10. 7.

Song

pro-

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矗

So At Last It Has Come to This

The Ponce Elsters DE1051. 7.20-7.30 p.m-Selected London New York Stock Quotations, etc.

7.30-8.8 p.m.-Light Opers & Musi» cal Comedy.

8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Ra-

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"THE CHAMP”—ORIENTAL

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"MAYBE IT'S LOVE"STAR THEATRE..

QUEEN'S. THEATRE.

Herbert Marshall who scored auch⠀⠀ An ex-pugilist striving to "come a sensational “hit” în ""Trouble in back"; "an adored and adoring Paradiso” is co-featured with Sarl small son; and the age-old Maritza, in "Evenings for Sale," dilemma ‘of selfish" love or heroic now showing at the Queen's sacrifice. This is the human in- Theatre.

terest in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Based on the novel 1. A. R. Wylie, vivid new drama," "The Champ”. Layton & Johnstone DB143. of post-war Vienna, the film is high which is now showing at the Star Last week examples were given follows, on which Z discards his 4 Organ Solo-

Butterfles In the Rain

ly entertaining and is distinguish-Theatre: in what is known as "end-play" of of Clubs.

Wallace Beery is the former W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

Sidney Torch DB1074ed by its brilliant cast, and direc the simple Grand Coup. Now let Now comes the beginning of the Dues

tion at the hands of Stuart Walker. (fight champion. Little precocious Kowloon Bay. us examine the more difficult and Coup. At trick five the King of

Fit An A Biddle

A pleasing feature of the film are Jackie Cooper is his small...... són, case of a Triple, Diamonds is led, which Z trumps

The Pance Sisters DB1061 the Viennese waltzes which run The scene is laid in a Mexican New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "I" complicated

The Punch & Judy Show Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors. Grand Coup which involves greater with the 8 of Spades. (6) Z leads

foresight. It happens at Contract 9 of Clubs which Y wins with the Organ Solo

Layton & Johnatone DB148, through the entire picture. Given town.

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particularly that à Little or Grand Knave. (7) The Queen of Dia- There's Something About A Soldier of the world, the film is not to be MAIL REVIEW Slam is declared on values which monds is led from Duminy, which

DB1074 missed. justify the bid, but where the trumps with the 9 of Spades. Daet issue 'depends upon the play. (8) Z leads the King of Clubs won These are the most interesting by Y with the Ace (9) The Knave cases. When a

Grand Slam is of Diamonds is led; B discards a called and can be made only by Club, and Z trumps with the Knave the use of the Grand Coup the of Spades. (10) Z leads 5 of player who brings it off is entitled Hearts won by Dummy's King. part. to all praise. Here is a case(11) The 9 of Diamonds is led Vocal Gems--

Y:-

from Dummy, on which B discards Patience (Gilbert & Sullivan)

Columbia Light Opera Co. DXSE a Heart and Z discards the Ace of

Selections-- Hearts. (12) The Queen of Clubs is led from Dummy, B plays the 6 of Spades and Z the Queen, afterwards making the thirteenth trick with the Ace of Spades.

Now the beauty of the example is that to, bring off the coup Z must foresee the possibility early as trick five when he starts ruffing Ya winners. In order to shorten his own trumps. It work ed out the absolute necessity of this procedure will be seen, Dis- cards from Z's hand will not help kim, and unless he gets rid of three trumps at tricks 5, 7, and 9 he will have to concede a trick to B. It should not be necessary to Z is playing a contract of Seven point out that if Bruffs at any Spades. At first sight it looka stage Z's task is easy. It is to be quite easy. But it will be noticed presumed that B will make it as that B has four Spades to the difficult as possible for Z. King and so long as he does not Opportunities for using the cover when Spades are led from Grand Coup are rare because Dummy or trump when Y leads a Dummy seldom has sufficient cards winning card how is Z to catch of re-entry to enable Declarer to tta, Des Voeux Road Central, that King? Z with his seven achieve it.

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Regal Cinema Orch. DX15. Vocal Gems

A Country Girl

(Rubens, Rosa & Monekton)

Columbin Light Opera Co. DX75, Selection-

Frederica (Lehar)

London Theatre Orch. DX132. 8.5-9.83 p.m.-Operatie Orchestral

Faust Prelude (Ground) Faust Waltz (Ground)

"Maybe It's Love," now showing at the Star Theatre, in a film which should be seen by all Joe "Paris ·Beguin," the French. Brown "fans." The story is one talking, singing, dancing film, now which has for its central theme, showing at the Central Theatre, football. The hero shows to great stars the celebrated French artists advantage in this sport picture.

A splendid cast help. to make. Although the dialogue la entire this Warner Bros. Vitaphone film, ly French, there are English sub one that should not be missed. titles, at the foot of the screen, giving the main points of the dialogue as the action proceeds.

Jane Marnac and Jean Brabin,

The setting of the film is dis-

of tinctly novel; It is a story Parlatan stage-life, in which the heroine is faced with the ordeal

Milan Symphony Orch. 9878. of playing behind the footlights a Die Meistersinger Overtura

tragedy of love, the counterpart of (Wagner)

which she has actually experienc- Bruns Walter and Symphony Orch.

ed. DX86.

Band-

Octet-

DX259.

The Mill on the Rock-Overtars

(Reissiger, arr. Winterbottom) The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band 8.33-9 p.m.Instrumental.

Rondo Capriccioso

(Mendelssohn, arr, Muider) The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet 3170. Piano Solo

Polichinelle (Rachmaninoff) Preludo in B Flat (Rachmaninoff)

Leff Poulshnoff 9368. Vicun Bolo-

(Les Millions d'Arlequin

(Drigo-Aver)

The conditions required for a Grand Coup are that:-

(1) B holds a guarded winning Octer frump which can be caught only. at the twelfth trick by compelling] him to surrender his guard.

Firem Zimballat 9674. Memories of Chopin

(arr. Willoughby)

H. Squire Celeste Octet DX123. (2) Z has more trumps than B,9-3.45 pm-From the Studio,

9.45-10 p.m.Orchestral. but cannot lead trumps from Light Cavalry Overture (Suppe) Dummy often enough to destroy Court Symphony Orch. DX42. B'a guard.

The Fronze Horse Overture

(Auber)

(8) Z must, therefore, requco the number of trumps in his own hand to two and he can do this only by ruffing_Dummy's winning carda.

(4) Dummy must hold suficient entries to enable Z to force B at the end of play and must so con- trive his play that at trick eleven Dummy is placed with the lead: In fact he must manoeuvre until he fs in the position to force B to ruff, when Z can overruff.

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It is a drama which, when she read the script, she thought too Impossible to occur in real life.

The whole atmosphere of the film is true to French theatrical life. This picture should not be missed by those who have longed to known something of this aspect. of the "Gay Capital."

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"MR. ROBINSON CRUSOE”...

KING'S THEATRE.

"Mr. Robinson Crusoe," the new Douglas Fairbanks picture, now showing at the King's Theatre, while in no sense a literal version of the famous story, contains much that bears the true Crusoe flavour, particularly that portion dealing Sir Dan Godfrey conducting the

with the hero's adventures upon si Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra desert island.

DX69. Douglas Fairbanks goes one bet 10-10.80 p.m. From the Studio.

ter than the original. Robinson' A Pianoforte recital by Mr. Harry Crusoe. He calls his man Friday

Ore.

Programme. Without Words

Lendelssohn)

2. Scherze (Hendelssohn)

3. Polonaise in E flat Minor (Chopin)

Clair de Lune (Debussy).

4.

5. Fairy Tale (Modiner)

6. Rhapsody (Hungarian) No. 8

(Liszt)

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

Now

10.35 p.m.-Close Down.

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the Thirteenth, and the dusky beauty who furnishes the love in- terest, is known as Saturday.

tures of the sort that one has Cannibale, battles, and adven-

come to associate with Douglas Fairbanks, contribute to make the picture one of the best that we have had from this capable artist.

MAIL REVIEW.

SOCIETY GIRL MAJESTIC THEATRE.

tered in the Land Office amounted to

James Dunn has a role which The Report of the Land Officer $126,666,179.09

Nine hundred and thirty-eight suits him very well. Opposite him

for 1932 shows that during the year Crown Leases were issued during plays Peggy Shannon, and the

6,345 Instruments were registered under the provisions of Ordinance the year, as against 517 in the pre-new choice of his leading lady Is

a happy one, No 1 of 1844, an Increase of 164 vious year-an increase of 421.

The total amount of fees collected Peggy Shannon as a society on the preceding year, w

The total number of Instruments (exclusive of the New Territories) heiress stages a boxing exhibition registered under the provisions of amounted to $151,554.25 belug an for a party, and meets Johnny the above mentioned Ordinance increase of $82,956.25 on the pre- Malone, who knocks his man down in the main event of the evening. (since 1844) to the end of the year ceding year.

Land Registration Fees in the The young hostess is interested 1982 was 135,419.

to in the fighter, and finally succeeds The total consideration on sales, New Territories amounted mortgages, surrenders and mid 110,827.50 and Crown Lease Fees in taking Johnny out of his train. cellaneous land transactions regi- to $90.00.

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