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COMMENCING SATURDAY AT THE CENTRAL.

ENGLAND ACCLAIMED IT AS ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S BEST!

AS GREAT A ROMANCE AS WAS EVER LIVED

As Great a Story as Was Ever, Told!...

PHONY

OF SIX MILLION

Fannie Hurst's "Hamer","

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FRADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

THE CHINA MAIL.

will

The following programme be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W.

1230 p.m.-European programme of Columbia and Regal records. ~

1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.

etc.

130 p.m.-Rugby Press

BRIDGE NOTES

BIDDING FOURTH IN HAND.

(By A. E. MANNING FOSTER):

.

CINEMA NOTES

MAIL REVIEW

"WHILE LONDON SLEEPS”— KING'S THEATRE,

AUDACIOUS FRAUD

ON FARMER

Tricked Into Parting ·

With £500.

A "DARK HORSE" DEAL

Auckland. The finding of a wallet under the table of a Queen Street res-

There is a good and, on the whole,, have thrown in. And don't be dis on a wavelength of 355 metres (845) salutary rule that, after three couraged by the criticisms of your K.C.'s):-

passes, fourth in hand should not partner when things go awry. open the bidding unless he is The only proviso I would make is stronger than is necessary for an that if you open the bidding, your

"While London Sleeps," now taurant, and the returning of it initial call in any other position. hand shall be of such nature that, showing at the King's Theatre is The reason for this fa

easy to at the score, it is improbable that one of the star British productions to its owner. were the first steps understand. If he has only a fair the adversaries can go game in any of the year,

taken by a retired farmer resid- hand, he knows that the other good adverse bid.

A splendid cast, good acting and ing in Auckland in negotiations News, cards are distributed amongst the A correspondent provides an in-a romantic story which culminates in which he paid over £500. The

other three players. They may ba teresting example at Auction.

in a fire rescue thrill, this picture evenly divided. On the other hand,

After passes by A, Y, and B, Z-is certain to win favour with local police are seeking an explanation the two opponents, while not having holding S., K, Q. 7; H., §; D., A....K. picture-goers.

from two men with whom the Individually sufficient to justify an 10, 9, 4; C, K, 9, 5, 4-called "One

The photography includes many farmer alleges he had dealings. opening bid, may have all the No-Trump." Was be. right to do clever shots of London in the early strength.

The story told by the farmer It does not, of course, follow In my opinion he was. While a nicely. from a fashionable gaming is that he was accosted in the necessarily that they have. Partner bid of."One Diamond" would have house in the West End to a pretty street by a man. They talked may have his fair share, or even been safer, his hand contained three travelling fair and back again'

about Canada, and the impression Harold French is a pleasing hero, more. But undoubtedly the player and a half quick tricks. To pass The Classic Symphony

who opens on a bid which would be would have been cowardly, and in real villain. The wilting heroine is the farmer gained was that his permissible Orchestra G1081.

the second or my view wrong. It is true

and Francis L. Sullivan makes a new acquaintance was from that hand is taking an ua singleton Heart was a danger, but Beaumont appears as Francis Sul-made to meet next day and while played by Rene Ray and Diana country. An appointment was the great probability was that

2 p.m.-Close Down STUDIO CONCERT TO-NIGHT. 6-8 p.m.--European programme, G-6.30 p.m.-A Concert. Orchestral-

William Tell-Overture

(Rossini),

Song-

Songs of the Hebrides-

Kishmul's Galley (Kennedy- Fraser),

Songe of the Hebrides-

In Hebrid Seas (Kennedy- Fraser), Muriel Brunskill (Contralto)

DB602 Piano Solo-

Debussy: Arabesques. for Piano (a) Andantino con mato, (b) Allegretto scherzando,

Walter Gieseking 680919-D Song-

Keep in de Middle of de Road

(Amos-Hayes), We're All on de Road (Hunter-Kottaun),

Raymond Newell & Chorus

DB994.

Cello Solo

secured.

as first or

801

་

hours of the morning and switches

MAIL REVIEW

.THEATRE.

.

third warranted risk

All the same, it does not pay to neither A nor B held Hearts in livans' jealous mistress. be pusillanimous. Often at Auc auch strength or length as to yield

they were sitting in' a ̧ Queen tion, and still

more frequently at them game.

Street restaurant - the "farmer's Contract, I have seen fourth in hand

The hand. In fact, is good enough,

acquaintance stooped and picked throw in his cards when, if he had although not ideal to permit a bid "HOT SATURDAY”--QUEEN'S up a wallet which was lying on been less timorous, game or a valu-at Auction of "One No-Trump,"

[the floor. The wallet contained Able partial score would have been with little or no risk of game being

numerous papers with the name made areinst it, and with a distincti

"Het Saturday," which is now of a man and gave his address In my view, missed opportunities possibility of game if partner's showing at the Queen's Theatre is at an hotel. are as culpable as gross overcalls. cards happen to "ft." But it went fast moving stork and shows Both the farmer and his ac- They go, as a rule, unnoticed and all wrong. A bid "Two Spades." Nancy Carroll in the leading quaintance decided to return the unheeded because they are not re-and Y "Three Hearts." and 2, after feminine role as a young lady with wallet, and they went to the ho- corded ON the score sheet. The pass from B, called "Three No- reputation for being "fast." Men tel, where they met the owner cast-iron stone-waller who always Trumps." and went down three take her "places hoping for the of the wallet, who was profuse sits tight, and who always imagines tricks-150 points thereby incur best but inevitably are disappointed. in his thanks for its return. that his partner has a Yarborough, ring the wrath of Y, who stated Women, on the other hand, are Ez a conversation that follow- may acquire a spurious reputation pontifcally that Z should not have jealous of her popularity.

ed he told that farmer and his as a sound caller, but he has no made a bid at all.",

In "walking it home" one night acquaintance that he had come chance in the long run against the Two points emerge. First, Z to avoid the attentions of a too from Australia and was acting agile speculator who is prepared to would certainly. as it happened, amorous swain, Nancy Carroll ar for an Australian Turf syndicate. take risks.

have saved the game against the rives home the next morning to be after much talk it was agreed I remember the remark of a very "Two Spade" declaration. Y-who accused of staying out with that the owner of the successful player to one of these held H., K. 10, 8, 5. 2; G. Q. 7. 6. millionaire playboy. The story costs should back a horse to win £10,- stone-wallers, who announced. and nothing else of value should her job and nearly her home.1000; the name of the horse was. 7107-M. ponderously, that he never made a not have called "Three Hearts." Hein desperation she flees to her to be known only to him.

double (a business double) which was not strong enough. But be schoolday sweetheart, who, however, Later the farmer was inform- Stock had not come off. That means," cause Z had opened with a bid of shuns her and, determined that the ed that the horse had won, and the reply, "that you do not "One No-Trump" fourth in hand, he rumour shall be reality she seeks that the sum of £10,000 was to double often enough.” The subtlety abused him instead of blaming him-out Grant, the millionaire. The be collected. Before the win- of the comment may be lost upon self-as so often happens.

elimax that follows is startily nings could be collected, how-

Londonderry Air (arr. O'Connor-

Morris).

La Cygne (Saint-Saens). Feliz Salmond 6.30-7.20 p.m.--Variety. 7 p.m.-(Closing Local Quotations, etc.) Band-

The Dance of the Cuckoo2. The Policeman's Holiday,

The Crazy Star Band MR660. Orchestro

Song of the Harp,

Through That Open Window. Reginald King's Orchestra

Quintet

The Second Serenade, The Fairies' Gavotte,

MR667.

Fred Hartley's Quintet MR782. Orchestral-

Just an Echo in the Valley, Rose Dreams.

Sang

International Novelty

Grchestra MR781.

The Song Thal is Calling me

Home. Wand'ring by an Old Cathedral

Garden,

William Heseltine and

Cornet Solo-

Was

some players 1. here is a great truth underlying it.

We cannot always be right!

Ria argument should have been: bold.

"I hold a King and a Queen, but

nothing else. If my partner has the

To bid "Three Hearts" on such

"IT'S A KING”—CENTRAL THEATRE

Now with regard to fourth hand requisice strength, he will save the MAIL REVIEW bids. The standard of strength regame or possibly defeat the Two quired at Auction is about three Spades' bid." quick tricks, and at Contract about| three and a half, and, if vulnerable, four quick tricks. This is only cough-and-ready estimate, and dla tribution. of course, has to be con- sidered.

a hand fa quite unjustifiable, even

wallet

ever, the twormen told the farm- Jer that all three would have to find security for. the money bet- Led.

The farmer alleges that he paid over some £500 £o one of the men, who promised, to meet him again later. The farmer

KING'S THEATRE

when a fourth in hand "No-Trump" Albert King's trip to Helgia tn says he has not seen either of hid has been made. It should be search of sunshine and bathing them since-Beuter. obvious that a fourth in hand "Nobelles landed him in a consider- Trump" bid does not guaranteeable spot of bother which you will A very long major suit may game. If it did, the opening bid learn all about in "It's A King," justify a fourth hand bid,

even would be "Two" or "Three No. a merry-making picture nów show- although it has not even three quick Trumpa" straightaway.

ing at The Central Theatre, tricks. But, leaving out of account hands

The mora! I would draw is that Albert was an insurance agent on which pre-emptive bids while it is right to open fourth in who bore a marked resemblance to should be made, the three or three hand with a hand containing three King Albert of Belgia. At the and a half quick trick basis is near and a half quick tricks, partner frontier he was mistaken for that enough.

should not interfere or raise the monarch, also on a holiday jaunt, bidding against an adverse call and Helgia's scheming Chancellor, unless he has the requisite strength, realising the mistake, used it to

While it will not always be eur cessful, I am convinced that, on the whole, it pays to make a call. That

serve his own ends.

He Quartette MR619. is to say, you will be right more

Elfin Revels. (Hawkins),

I Hear You Calling Me,

Jack Mackintosh & William

Oughton MR777.

Song-

often than you will be wrong. And] that is good enough in practice. Don't fret if you are wrong some-: times and you find you had better

Mrs. L. St. A. Sharpham. 7.40-8 p.m.-Mr. Lewis Bryan's

The Voice in the Old Village

Choir,

William Heseltine & Mixed Programme:

Quartet.

Tell me with a Love Song.

Anona Winn (Soprano) MR589. Chorus-

1. My Visit to Southend

2. In Dear Old England Now

3. The Thinest Girl I know.

8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather

Report.

Meet me Tonight in the Valley, Open Up dez Pearly Gates,

Carson Robinson & His

Pioneers MR600. | Concert..

7.20-7.40 p.m.-

8.30-10.30 pm-Chinese Studio

10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press

10.35 p.m.-Close Down

Grieg: Ballade in G Minor, Op. 24, News, Leopold Godowsky (Pianist)

7.40-8 p.m. From the Studio. pean programmes are kindly sup

CROWN PRINCE AS

A 'PRIEST.

"Message Of Peace A Necessity."

Prince

1

Vienna.

launched the bewildered agent, dressed up in royal trap- pings, on a series of adventures from which he emerged as the saviour of the country and the rescuer of its monarch,

Sydney Howard is in his best form, and his "royal progess”. is lined all the way with laughter.

former Georg, the

Crown Prince of Saxony, who GOVERNMENT STUDIED IN U. S. became a Jesuit priest, is a guest(

at the Juesuit monastery here.

•

New York.

The Prince, who was born on Chiefly because of " misgovern- January 15, 1893, took part in ment in States and cities, the the war on the staff of the Ger- United States to day is unique in man Third Army and subsequent the scope, variety and extent of ly of the 12th Army Corps.

research agencies inquiring into After the fall of the German the problems of governmental ad- monarchies, the Prince studied ministration, it is declared in the in Tuebingen and Breslau, and latest monograph sponsored by the priesthood.

67746-D/7D. · All records in the above Euro-jin 1924 was received into the Research Committee on Social "I found the world full of hate" Trends, which was appointed by A Selection of Patter Songs by plied by Messrs. Anderson Music he declared, and a message of ex-President Hoover, several years

Ipeace was a necessity,

ago-Reuter,

Bryan Lewis accompanied by Co.

POP

What Chance Has A Good Wife To Be Honest.

I DO WISH YOU

WOULDN'T TELL

LIES,

WELL, I

THINK IT'S

A WIFE'S

DUTY-

-Reuter.

COMING SHORTLY !

“You're My Qir!--

now!"

HO HUGHES

SCARFACE

And she woeida péřĥ........ will his power fated and he want fram hling to his doom.

SOVINE SLANK

PAUL MODE ANNOYORAL ORIOCO PRE KARIN BOWLEY

By J. MILLAR WATT.

TO SPEAK" "WELL

OF HER

HUSBAND

SOMETIMES!

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