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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1933.

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"The Woman Accused," now showing at the Queen's Theatre, is written a thrilling murder, story

Viki Baum, the famous by authoress of "Grand Hotel,"

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Miss Nancy Carroll, Cary Grant'

BRIDGE NOTES)

RECKONING GAME VALUES.

POPULAR FALLACIES.`

By CAPT. LINDSAY MUNDY,

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong ›Broadcasting Station ZBW.

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:

12.30 p.m.-European programme of Victor and Brunswick records.

What is the actual value of the sumed that the winner of the first on a wavelength of 855 metres (845

even chance of win- first and other games of a rubber? game has an

Actually It is a perfectly simple mathemati-ning the second game.

his chance is slightly less, as the cal proposition, and, up to a point, side which is not vulnerable is less absolutely definite. Yet I have likely to have itá game-going bids However, this factor, so often seen it mis-stated in print overcalled.

besides being indefinite, is very. that it is well to clear the matter

823!1. up.

The valuation of fifty points, so Take Auction to start with, often allotted to it, would mean

com

and John Halliday are featured in North and East before play the leading roles, and the story, which concerns the murder of a mences each put 250 points into the man who attempts to menace the pool, the winner of the rubber to take happiness of newly-married the lot.

&

Therefore they each com couple, is both interesting and ex-

mezce with a vested interest of and Cary 250 points out of the 500 points in splendidly the pool. We mud of course, as

by Louis and Gert-sume that their aces of win

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"SECRETS OF THE FRENCH ́POLICE”—MAJESTIC THEATRE

4

ning the rubber are equal.

North proceeds to loss the first It has now become 3 to 1 game. against his winning the rubber In other words, his change of do- ing so fa one in four, bence his

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

1.30 Rugby Press News, etc. 2 pm. Close. Down.

CHINESE STUDIO TO-NIGHT. 6-8 p.m.-European programme, 6-6.16 p.

"Wand of Youth" Suite No. a

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VISITORS

Empire Programmes

MAKING COLONIALS FEEL AT HOME.

London is bewildering.

London.

It is bewildering if you are ́not used to the endless rush and roar of the traffic, to its immense network of streets, of, "bus routes, of tram lines, and railways and under- ground.

It is bewildering if you have not London Symphony Orenestra con- the faintest idea where the ducted by Sir Edward Elgar "Edgward Highgate and Morden" line runa to, or what the man in the junderground station means when he

says "Chance to District.......*

6.16-6.30 P.-A. Concert.

'Cello Solo

Musetta (Back-Poliain). Mazurka (Papper),

Pable Castla 1849.

that it is odds of two to one against the winner of the first game win- ning the second game, or, in other words, that two rubbers out of three go the full three games, which I doubt to be the case. Against it must be set off the pen- alties which the vulnerable side is likely to score owing to "freezing out" process being em-Violin Solo Ronding (Kreisler), ployed against them. These two factors may fairly be taken to can- cel one another, so that the valua Song of the second game remaina 150, towards rubber banus whichever side wins it.

this

The third game. of course, is worth 300 rubber bonus, plus 200 "Secrets of the French Police," vested interest in the pool has bonus, making 500 points, in addi- Thus be tion to the points scored in making the current attraction at the dropped to 125 points.

It Majestic Theatre,

adapted has lost 125 points in addition to Was from Mr. H. Ashton-Wolft's famous

the score made by East. Ob- memoirs of the French Surete, combined with the story "The viously, then, that is the value of

Lost Princess." The film is a very the first game. 7E recommend, reliable per-interesting one and contains many Wons of all classes to suit Em-thrilling episodes.

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AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

- Public Auctions

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON

FRIDAY, the 4th August, 1933, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room,

4, Duddell Street.

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

comprising:

FURNITURE

"THE LITTLE DAMOZEL”— CENTRAL THEATRE.

"The Little Damozel," now

had already last 125. Hence the second game is worth 125 to him, plus the points scored in making

it.

Equally, if North wins the second game, his vested interest in

་

Flag-Flying Bida.

This enables us to expose popular fallacy, beloved by flag- flyers. Let North be vulnerable, while East is not, and assume that North has a game hand if allowed On making to play it in his suit. the game he writes down on his score sheet 700 for the rubber, plus, say, 120 below, making 820.

If, on the other hand, East over calls and is doubled, and loses 1,000 points, he says, "Well, they would have made 820 points on the

Song-Robir Adair (Keppel),

The Last Rose of Summer (Moores), Frances Alda (Soprano) 1188

Fair Rosemary (Kreisler),

Fritz Kreisler 1886. Devatin (Wenda-Haydn Wood), I Look Into Your Garden

(Wilmott-Baydn Wood), John McCormack (Tenor) 1147. Piano Solo-

Turkish March (Beethoven),

And at this time of year there is a number of overseas visitors in England who have never bech to London before.

They are liable to feel bewildered. So the Royal Empire Society rung s (social programme during the sum

mer months specially for the beacft of Overseas visitors.

Its object is to conquer the be- wilderment which comes over people when they first arrive in London, Sergei Rachmaninoff 1195 and to "prevent that terrible lone 6.50.7.12 p.m.-Orchestral.

Brooklet (Schubert-Rachmaninoff),

Don Juan (Richard

Symphony Orchestr

linesses the Secretary expressed

directed by it to your representative: Albert Coates 9114. Henry VII-Scotch Idyt (Saint-Saens),

The make it possible for.. Over- Walter Damrosch & the Nations eas visitors to meet people in this from Symp (Albeniz),

Orchestra 7292 country, and other visitors

Overseas, and to go to outstarding Holiday in

Leopold Stokowski and the Phi- places and events. For example,

adelphia Orchestra 7158. 7.12 p.m.

Closing Local Stock Quotations, ste

7.14-8 par

Variety. Vocal Gems-Blossom Time,

The Yankee Princess.

Victor Light Opera Company

35722. Organ Solo-Why Can't You?,

Little Pal, Jesse Crawford 21951. Orchestral-

Medley from "Flying Colors",

Waring's Pennsylvanians 24239.

Wait Til You See "Ma Cheris", Loulae...Maurice Chevalier

(Baritone) 21918 Orchestral-Farewell to Arms,

A White House of Our Own,

Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra:

24236.

Song-

from when a nigh legal official Overseas who had never been to London arrived in England on holi- day, he was taken to have lunch in the Hall of the Inner Temple.

Then parties are arranged, to visit the Royal Military Tournament at Olympia, Oxford, Cambridge, Aldershot Tattoo, Ascot, St. James' Palace, the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon, Stratford-on-Avon, the All-England Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Henley Royal Re- gatta, and so on.

the pool returns to the starting hand, so we only lost an extra 180". showing at the Central Theatre, is point of 250, se le has regained He entirely forgets that he is still that if North the 125 points which he had lost. a game down, and Ja picture based on the famous play

had gone game and rubber, the Thus the first and second games hand would actually have been by Monkton, Hoffe, and was suc

There was, of course, a Royal Em- cessfully presented in London and are always worth 125 points, plus New York. With an already the score made to either side, worth 350 points, which we have

pire Society, party, at the Derby and 40 different parts of the Em- world-renowned story and music whether the second game be the seem to be the value of the second

game, plus 120, making 470, Vocal Gems-The New Moon,

Whoopee, Victor Light Opera by Ray Noble and Noel Coward, final one or not.

that East has actually lost 530

Company 3586H, pire were represented in it. "The Little Damozel," starring The third game obviously is al- more points on the hand than he Orchestral-Gay Young Lady

British Empire Party. George Olsen & His Muxe Anna Neagle and James Rennie, ways worth 260 points.

This year, in addition a Garden Hey Young Fella,

Glen Gray & His Orchestra 24222. Fete is being arranged for the first offers unusual entertainment.

8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather time by the Royal Empire Society.

at the Hanworth Flying Club; Felt- Report

8.3-10.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio Cham, together with an exhibition of 10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day

Press stunt flying. Naturally, too, many members of the Royal Empire 10.35 p.m.-Close Down.

Society will be at the British Em- All records in the above European pire Party always a colourful oc- programmes are kindly supplied by

casion-which is organized by the Messrs. Teang Fook Piano Co.

Roehampton Club.

In the role of a specialty dancer

to be

need have done.

If be eventually wins the rubber at a night club, Anna Neagle has At Contract the calculation ap-he is prone to say that the 1,000 apart which calls for the exprès- peara

more complicated he lost paid after all, quite forget sion of an extraordinary dual per- owing to the difference in value of ful of the fact that the cards he sonality. One, the sweet and sym-the rubber, depending on whether has held since would have won pathetic "damozel," and the other, it consists of two or three games, him another rubber,

If North and East were both a 14 light-hearted, wise-cracking But this can be simplified by re-

Rubber Points.

cert.

News,

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ChesterGeld Iamy. Teak hatstands, couches and armchairs. Teak dress- ing tables, Teak wardrobes with bevelled mirror, Chest of drawers, Dining tables, Dining chaire, Side-| boards, Office desks, etc., etc,

Teak bedsteads, Cabinets, Card

HEAVY FINE FOR HUNTER.

night club singer and dancer. solving the 500 or 700 socalled rub-game up. North would have gain- The supporting cast includes ber points into their real compon-led 500+120-620 by making the Athole Stewart, Alfred Drayton, ent parts, which are, actually, 200 game, so that East will actually Benita Hume and Franklin Bel-bonus

for each game, and 300 have done no harm if he is fined not more than 800 for his overcall. bonus for the rubber.

But it is necessary to remember We are now in a position to that flag-fying bids constantly end make the same calculations for in a greater loss than was anti- Contract which we made for Aue-cipated, so that it is never wise to tion. Noting that 125 is half the make a call on which you expect £710 For Possession rubber bonus at Auction, wherever to lose more than four hundred at: we meet this figure in our calcala- the outside, except, of course, to tion at the other game, we must save a slam penalty. substitute, 150 points, which is half

A Point Of Play. the rubber bonus for Contract and

A small slam is bid.

"GOOD NIGHT VIENNA"- ORIENTAL THEATRE.

Cabinet and portable bones, New records, Cabin trunks, The film deals with the amusing. Medicine chests, Enamel baths, adventures of the popular film idol, Filing cabinets, Teapoya, Books, and is a musical comedy brim-full Table clocks, Card tables, Hat of laughter. stand, etc., etc..

£150

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bonus.

1.

The de

The crowning event of the social season of the Royal Empire Society is the Reception held at the London. Institute. It is attended' by be. tween 2,000 and 2,500 guests from all over the Empire.

#

Of

Opossum Skins.

lof

No gathering more representative

every part

of the King's dominions, could be imagined. Even such out-of-the-way places as the AUSTRALIA'S PROTECTION ACT. Solomon Islands are usually repre-

tables, Pictures, Curtains, Lines, "Good Night Vienna," now show Carpets, Rugs, Dinner services, ing at the Oriental Theatre, has Tea sets, Glass ware, Ice chests, been one of Jack Buchanan's

sented. Brass incense burner, Table lamps, triumphs. It is full of captivating also add to this 160 a further 290 clarer, South, cannot lose any trick

Sydney, N. S. W.

Members of the Council stand in Electric table fans, Typewriters, songs and dances. Jack Buchanan points, which is the actual game outside trumps, in which he holds

A man at Balranald, New South two parallel lines-six on

either Vases, Cutlery, etc, etc.

plays the role of an officer in a

(12.6d aside to receive the guests. All of KJ9xxxx his dummy holding Wales, was fined £710 grama- Guards Regiment.

Thus we find that the apparent A 8. How should be play the skin) for having had 1,136 opossum them are wearing their decorations sking in his possession. He could and the Insignia of Orders to which value of each of the first and trumps?

There are 10 x x between the have been fined £5,680;

they may belong-a most impressive second games, whether the second game be the final game or not, is opponents South should load a In the eyes of the liw, the life of sight 160 towards the rubber bonus and small trump from his own hand the quaint little animal is assessed Despite the huge number of the 200 for game bonus, making, 850 and, if West plays a small trump, at £ổ, but such a valuation is a guests, every single person is an points, plus the amount scored for finesse with dummy's 8. If the measure of protection against ruth-nounced by name and each shakes "WASHINGTON MASQUERADE" tricks, honours, and slams. There firesse fails there will be only two less destruction for his commercial hands with six members of the

are still two factors which have trumps left in, which must fall to ly valuable skin. his

Council, going along one of the two not been dealt with. We have a the Ace and King. If East has no Under the Birds and Animals" parallel lines-Beuter.

trump; West still only makes one Protection Act a magistrate has The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pro-

of the remaining three,

power to impose a maximum penalty duction "Washington. Masquerade"

If the Ace is played by dummy, of £5 for any bird or animal, or is now showing at the Star

form the background to this story, and West held all four trumps, be any portion of it, which, of course, mainly in operation to protect Theatre.

would make two of them includes the skin, found in a per- opossums, as no other pative crea- The whole plot is woven around which is daring in conception. One Cottage Piano by Moutrie the political centre of the United

With Lionel Barrymore heading favourably placed the grand sism son's possession. No minimum tures possess skins of such value to & Co..

Cast, "Washington

the hunter. The great majority of Mas could be made by playing the Ace, penalty is fixed. TRA Staten, the Washington Capitol, the

truly remarkable but the small alam would be need- Although the Act covers a wide prosecutions under the Act concerns and oratory by Senators and other querade”

lessly riaked

range of birds and animals, it is opossums-Beuter. events connected with state affairs picture.

A Qauntity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. including:

Jose tables, Chairs, Chests, Teapoys, Cabinet, Oplum stools, Tables, Jardinieres, Couch,

etc.

And

Three Radio Sets.

One Battery Charger.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

etc.,

On View from Thursday the

3rd. August 1993

LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 2nd August, 1938.

THE

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public

ON

Auction.

SATURDAY, the 5th August, 1935,

A

commencing at 11 mak

at their Sales Room,

4. Duddell Street.

Consignment of Delicious

Boneless Cooked Ham in tins.

fwill be sold in 1 tin lota);

On View from day, of sale, Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers

Hong Kong, 2nd Angust, 1988.

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