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FORCES IN RESPONSE.

At South he held:-

(By John Darrack.)

WISE AND

OTHERWISE

Case Hardened

ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES

MAIL REVIEW-

"THE NIGHT OF JUNE 17

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

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"HOLD" EM JAILL CENTRAL THEATRE.

Riotous, slapstick with Wheeler.

A correspondent writes to me iu West was certainly wrong to bid Irate Golfer:-You - must take great tribulation over a disasterfonly two Hearts. He had a pre-your children away from here which bofell him as a result, hojempling hand and should have call.madam. This is no place for says, of following my instruc-ed Three. As it was, his timed hid them.

"The Night Of June 18, now tions.

enabled me to place the important Mother:-Don't you worry. They showing at the Queen's Theatre, in and Woolsey doing their best to There was no score in the Rub- King of Diamonds with him for a

can't hear nothing new. Their not by any means great fim, ber game.

certainty. If he had called Three father

sergeant-mafor, 'e but it is always workmanlike and make up for the sad lack of songs Hearts, he need have held nothing

sincere, and at times very amusand dances which have enlivened but his own suit.

It is North's force, however, which

More Tyranny.

their previous pictures, is seen in The -central

Ides is rather "Hold'Em Jail," at the Central fa interesting. At first glance it violet pipes, and pink pipes are herself. Her husband is tried for Theatre.

Green tobacco pipes, blue pipes, original. A jealous wife shoots might appear; that he had not a that his Diamonds were not good husbands having pipes to suit the selfish reasons, all sorts of wit mits the laugh-quota to be fairly her murder Nobody dislikes him, Excellent support from Edgar Many housewives insist on their and yet, for a variety of petty Kennedy and Edna May Oliver per- enough to force in. North, how colour schemes of their homes. W. B. BAILEY & CO., LTD., . When the call came to South ever, was a cool player. What he

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OPTICIANS.

SPADES: x x

HEARTS: AKxxx

DIAMONDS: xxx

CLUBS:

K x x

and bid One Heart. Weat called One Spade and North Three Dia

monds (a force).

force in his hand, and in any case now being made.

nesses go into the box and le

about where they were and what well maintained. they sawall, in fact, except two. The minor parts are, gema" of

by the

Kowloon Bay, again, he thought it out in this did see was that's Slam was pro- Prompt. New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" way, "I must call, but I have al-bable. My 2 honour tricks must A man who is a sticker" for

Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors ready called my hand to its full include the Ace of Hearts and the politeness in kis home had to return characterization, and it is they

The crazy football match which value. I am not worth Three Ace of Clubs. Apart from these to Shanghai recently at the time kir that make the picture must suffer by comparison

is the climax of "Hold" "ém", HAIR DRESSERS.

Hearts.'

I must therefore make must have a king, probably the son was taking a collegi examina- my conventional minimum res- King of Spades. It was not impro- tion. The father was anxious to convincing as the crazy wife, and Marx Brothers in a manner even

Adrianne Allen is disturbingly same sort of thing done ponse of Three No 'Trumps." bable that I held the King of Dia- know whether the lad passed, and Clive Brook does his best to Three No Trumps, accordingly, I'monds and the Queen of Clubs as so asked him to cable to kim imme-achieve the suburban atmosphere,

more richly lunatic. he called, and had six tricks made well, or one or other of them. diately upon receiving the report even to the extent of alluding to That apart, the wise-cracking in Spades against him before he North, in fact, wished to en- and slate whether he had passed or his wife as “Mrs. Smith"--or what pair get the utmost out of the got in.

courage me to a slam. If he had not. It was several weeks before ever the name happened to be Of course he was wrong. Nor called Five Spades, he would the report was published, and then

rather thin story about two travel. was he following my Instructions puzzle me as to his holding. Ac-the boy cabled his father: "YES, MAIL REVIEW

ling salesmen whose at all. It is strange that forcing cordingly be forced with Four Dia-Jack.

claims to take-outs should lead so often to monds.

football ability land them Ir a The father had forgotten all about "CALL HER SAVAGE”—KING'S (jall which is in need of crick quite unnecessary confusion.

My reply of Four No Trumps his request, and could not make out Granted that following a forcing was obvious. I had already call-what the "Yes" referred to so he

players for its team, take-out from your suit by parted my hand, but I had the Ace of cabled back: “Yes what?” iner you must keep the bidding the opposing suit

In "Call Her Savage," the cur played by the smouldering" Mr. “Yes, sir," was the cabled answer. rent attraction at the King's Kennedy, and the wry-faced Miss open, and granted that the bid in) Still knowing nothing of the No Trumps constitutes your mini-King of Diamonds or Queen of

Theatre, Miss Clara Bow is star-Oliver, lend a very successful-hand The Brate.

red for the first time since her re-in the general fun and force every | mum response.

Clubs, my partner only tentatively Mr. Clifford Matthews of Spring-tirement from the screen nearly possible point of humour out of If, however, there has been an indicated the Siam by showing wife because she nagged him about

field, Missouri, has divorced his two years ago. intervening bid before your part-that my Spades suited him very his cooking. She was known con- on the ranch, she becomes even

the material' available. Betty As the harum-starum tomboy Grable is an attractive heroine. ner's force, a response of No well.

But the complete absence of the Trumps from you must mean that I now saw that I was going to band's cakes were not a patch on who finally decides to send her to every Wheeler Woolsey fan will be tinually to remark that her has too much for her Texas father, song-and-dance business for which get discards of my losing Hearts those her father used to make. and Clubs on his Diamonds, and that the grand slam almost cer- tainly to be had.

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An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happening"

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you cover your opponent's suit.

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SUCH STORIES! KITTY: My husband says be

CATTY: Oh, then you're not his first wife.

Otherwise, you must rebid your own suit, even if it is only four.

Furthermore, It is very easy in these circumstances to gauge ex- The play of the hand went as married for beauty and brains. Belly what your partner holds. {follows:

On the band shown above, part- WEST ner must have at least six Dia-Hearts: monds to the AK and A Q of Spades: Spades.

Hearts:

Circumstances may

arise, of Diamonds: course, when partner is privileged Diamonds:

to force on a smaller holding.

A very good example occurred Hearts:

X. -Hearte:

x Spades:

THEATRE..

The governor and his sister,

"THE WET PARADE"!

THEATRE:

a finishing school, after she has waiting is a bad mistake. borse-whipped an. Indian half- caste.

MAIL REVIEW: Unsubdued with a veneer of (civilisation, she "makes" the frost pages of the papers on several occasion, and finally to spite her family marries a rounder, who "The Wet Parade" now showing virtually deserts her on their wed-at the Star Theatre, aroused con- Mrs. Tilela Beaty. sued for ding night.

sidérable discussion, when it arat divorce In Oklahoma City on the

· All supporting characters have appeared. A ground that her husband's fasaing been well-cast, with particular effect of drink on the band life of It portrays the tragic and nagging were spoiling, her marks to Mr. Monroe, Owsley, the United Stabene an Aartistic temperament-Now, roue: Hiss Thelma Todd, his mis adaptation of the book by pton Jany wife ever sued us on such tress; Miss Estella Taylor as the Sinclair.

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the judge to make sure that the

decree pleasant went through with |MAIL REVIEW the least possible delay.

NORTH

K Hearts:

X

X

Spades:

4. But Then

X

Spades;

X

x

Diamonds: K

Diamonds: Diamonds: Diamonds: Epades:

In play the other night, .......

Hearts:

NORTH

Hearts:

SPADES:: A,Q X

Clubs:

HEARTS:

EAST

X, Diamonds:

Diamonds: x Clubs:

SOUTH

DIAMONDS: A Q J x 1 CLUBS:

Hearts:

K x x

SPADES: HEARTS: DIAMONDS: K x x CLUBS:

WEST

X

KQ J 10 x x x

Feet

X X EAST

Spader: X Spades: Spader: Diamonds: Diamonds: Diamonde: Spades: Spades:

Spades: Diamonde: 10 "Hearts:

X Diamonds:

* Hearts:

x

X

x

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Clubs:

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AIX North South Vulnerable East West Love

The bidding went as follows omitting passes.

South

One Spade

West

Two Hearts

North

Four Diamonds

South Four No Trumps

North Five Spades

South Seven Spades

And at this stage I was left with

the Ace of Clubs and the two sur- viving trumps in my hand,

DRAWING CONTEST

RESULTS.

Summerville-Pitts Competition.

MANY ENTRIES RECEIVED

The Real Danger.

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"You look worried."

"Yes, I believe my huband is carrying on with another woman.**

“SHERLOCK HOLMES...

ORIENTAL THEATRE

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"Sherlock Holmes," based on ons

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*DEVIL AND THE DEEP". MAJESTIC THEATRE.

Jealousy has formed the basis, of

of Conan Doyle's most gripping de- many stories. Here it is 'again, at "Oh well, you know what to do. tective, stories, produced by Fox the Majestic Theatro, in a novel Give him plenty of rope and he'll Films with Clive Brook in the title setting a submarine background.

"Yes. I know. He'll skip."

General Post.

role, is now showing at the Orien-But the production is one to be tal Theatre

fseen mainly because it is Laugh- To Míriam Jordan, beautiful Enton's first Hollywood production, glish actress, falls the honour of It is probably Laughton's At Stratford Police Court:

the leading feminine role, Ernest supreme artistry that makes some Woman: My husband deserted Torrence appears as the master of the other work in the Dime seem me and went to live with her. crook, Moriarty, while Reginald rather shoddy. Neither Tallulah The clerk: And her husband Owen plays that part of the amus Bankhead, nor Gary Cooper, for went to live with you.

Instance, seem happy.

ing Dr. Watson.

Woman: Yes, and now I have her children and she has mine,

Caveman Stoff.

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She would have no more to do The "Summerville Pitts" draw- ing contest recently run in the press on her how much he loved with him. Still, he wished to im- China Mail attracted a large num her, so, as he explained to the ber of enthusiastic artists, and Wood Green magistrate,” he hit her

I was the South in question, although a number of the sketches on the head.

and I feel that I must give some sent in convinced the judges that] They were advised account of my initial bid...

A

toƐso away,

Most authorities frown on an

there are some people "happily and be sweethearts still initial bid, when vulnerable, on the impression that if others "Just married," other sketches conveyed] only 2 honour tricks. I am my Had to Get Married", they would be obtained. self admittedly conservative, but probably Improve their artistic The result of the competition am strongly in favour of bidding, qualifications with pen and pencil is:

whether vulnerable or not, if you The following successful com A. J. Rodrigues, 211 For Yoen hold the 21⁄2 honour trick minimum petitori are requested to call at Street (Kowloon).

In this particular instance, with six the offices of the China Mail on R. Danenberg e/6 A.F.G,

of my suit, I would consider it a Monday, when the prizes in con James W. Thirlwell (Talkoo crime not to call.

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