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"MY WIFE'S FAMILY”—

QUEEN'S THEATRE

80

"My Wife's Family," now show- ing at the Queen's Theatre, is a piece of irresponsible foolery well calculated to keep audience thoroughly amused.

Gene Gerrard is the principal. laughter-maker and he is ably seconded by Muriel Angelus, who [plays the part of his wife.

The supporting cast includes

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS, Molly Lamont, Charles Paton and

Jimmy Godden.

FRADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following prograinme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZBW.] jon a wavelength of 355 metres (845 K.C.1)

12.30 p.m.-European programme` of Victor & Brunswick records.

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

2 p.m.Close Down,

CHINESE STUDIO CONCERT TO-NIGHT.

Song-

BRIDGE NOTES

CULBER

ON CONTRACT

BY ELY CU LEERTSON “

World's Champion Player And

Greatest Card Analyst

MASTERS OF BRIDGE.

PARIS RECALLS THE STOOLBALL

GAY NINETIES

1870-1900 Exhibition

At The Louvre.

"NIGHTMARE” BONNETS

Paris

FORERUNNER

OF CRICKET

Interest Revived In Old Game.

"These are the things we gave

MANY CLUBS IN ENGLAND away to the dustman-and here they are in a museum!"

London. This amused comment of a young Stoolball, the game which is the The stronger your opponents, Frenchwoman sums the more you are able to rely on ings of the younger generation, the limelight with the statement by up the feel-ancestor" of cricket, has come into 6-8 p.m.-European programme,

the information they give in the faced with the Exhibition of Life 6-6.17 p.m.-

(bidding when it comes to the from 1870 to 1900, now being held the Bishop of London that it Variations Symphoniques (Franck),

is the jquestion of the play of the hand. at the Louvre. Alfred Cortet and London Sym. With a few exceptions, which can

most exciting of games, y phops Orchestra directed by generally

Here are all the brig-a-brac of "It is the most exhausting game Sir Landon Ronald 6734/5.

be spotted without our grand-mothers: huge embroi-in the world," he declares. "Every 6.17-7 pm Concert

trouble, when they make inhibitory dered hassocks, glass chairs uptime I score Piano Solo-Tango (Albeniz),

or bluff bids of one kind

a run 365 cripples Soaring (Schumann),

or an-holstered in cerise velvet, gilt shout with joy that an old man of Wilhelm Bathans 1445. sound and their Penalty Doubles china plaques.

other, their Opening bids are bamboo fre screens and huge 75 can make a run at all." Oh, Promise Me! (Scott-De Koven), are based on a practical certainty

Yet people outside the more en- But there is plenty of evidence lightened counties such as Sussex A Banjo Song (Wesden-Homer),

that the contract will be defeated that the gay nineties, at all events, and Kent (where stoolball is exten- CO., LTD.

Louise Rumer (Contralto) 1295. This is true of even a good player, were gay enough. Roller skating in sively played) seldom know even Kowloon Bay,

The story revolves around the Harp Solo

Old Folks at Home (Foster),

but it is doubly true of an expert bustles and cycling in leg of mut-what kind of a game it is Call Flag "L" much discussed mother-in-law, ! Kelvin Motors who wires her daughter and son-Chorus-Bedouin Song (Foote),

Home Sweet Home (Payne-Bishop), player like my friend, Theodore Aton sleeves had a very racy air.

Alberto Salvi 4001. Lightner.

Stoolball enthusiasts, however, The information he The costume section is drawing boast that, but for this game there in-law to say she is paying them a

furnished me by his bids and huge crowds. The frocks of 1900 would have been no Test Matches Where'er You Walk (Handel. visit, much to the young husband's. Spross),

Penalty Double was the clue which seem almost as far away as those against Australia, no body-line Bow- disgust, who does not disguise his

Associated Glee Clubs of America helped me unravel the mystery of 1,800 might, but 1,885 fashions ling controversies, and in fact no dislike for her. The young couple Violin Solo-

38043. story involved in the play of the come much closer to modern ideals. cricket at all. are rather surprised to see the en-

hand below, which was played in "The dresses then were really not! A stoolball expert says that tire family arrive including the

the "Experts' Room" at Crockford's more extraordinary than this "cricket is merely an off-shoot af young wife's brother, a pugilist,

Club, New York's fashionable season's," said an old boulevardier.(stoolball. Stoolball was referred to played by Denis Wyndham.

center of Bridge-playing activity. The rough-and-tumble between

North-Dealer, the

young husband and hia brother-in-law is one of the fun- niest episodes of the film.

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Chemet), Rence Chemet 1442, Novembre (Bourget-Tremislot), Plaisir d'Amour (Florian-Martini),

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7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota- 7,2-7,35 p.m.-Variety. Orchestral Easy Eider

A Guy What Takes His Time,

The Righ Hatters 24301. Vocal Trio-Sweet Georgia Brown

San, ...The Pickens Sisters 24025, Organ Solo-A Kiss in the Dark,

Pale Moon...Jone Crawford 24282. Saxophone Solo-Oodles of Noodles.

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Grand Fantasy (Verdi) iduction's Alm version

Marek Weber & His Orchestra of Oliver

V-50018 Sandy's novel "Mops," which is An American in Paris (Gershwin) now showing

the King's

Victor

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Gershwin 35963-4 Michael Powell, the director,

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The flowered bonnets, however, in the Doomesday Book and it was raise a general; gasp. "Night- certainly played. in England more mares" is the exclamation fre[than 400 years ago. quently heard.

"Cricket grew out of stoolball

But if young people laugh, old and has now become rather like folk are wistful. "How pretty. I proud son who has got on well in remember so well..... Do you the world and is a little ashamed was the typical comment of one of air humble parentagel!! ald lady to another, and off they

"Mr. W. W. Grantham, KC., is went together to look at a case of perhaps the most famous advocate lace fans-Reuter.

of stoolball that we have and it is largely due to him that there are now hundreds of stoolball clubs in the South of England as well as the official toolball Association. Eng- land has thousands of stoolball players-both men and women to-day.

U.S. TOWN WITHOUT

TAXES

Modern Goal But No Prisoners.

OFFICIALS UNPAID

Blythe, Georgia.

"The name

"stoolball' probably arises because the game was or- iginally played with the stools of milkmaids as wickets.

romantic!

"But as game stoolball has tremendous advantages over cricket, It can be played by mixed teams It levies no taxes, because it and is therefore mare sociable and does not need them. It has no

Old and young people treasury because it has no money can enjoy it thoroughly and Mr. can play together. Cripples Its officials serve without pay and Grantham, during the war, revived ré-year with popular acquiescence.

the Mayor holds office year after the game successfully for one-arm-

Hearts-A K QJ 76542 Diamonds-A 8.4. Clubs-6

The Bidding: (Figures after bide in table fer to numbered explanatory para- |graphs)..

South

2H.(1) 28. БН. 59. 6H;(2) Радв Pass Pass Pass

West North East

Pass 13. Pass 49. Dbl. Pass Pass Dbl.

ed aaldiers and others who were in- juried.

In 1927 citizens chose Thomas Nickles for Mayor and twice there- after they re-elected him in the fish game and it the the best "It is probably the oldest Eng- annual balloting. Everybody voted quality that à game can have in tor bite, so they concluded that the that if you play it very badly you elections served no purpose and abandoned them.

Jenjoy it just the same. That is one

The Municipality has a modern secret of its popularity, 1-I expect developments and jall but prisoners are few and far "Stoolball, in fact, is rather like fear & sacrlace overbid by between. Even when there are pri- cricket without bodyline bowling or East and West, who are not soners, no expense to the town even a tennis ball is used and in the bruised, bodies, A rubber ball or vulnerable. A high bid will arises. The town marshall simply

all the more whet their ap-feeds the culprite from his own early days the hand was employed petita. 2-The Double by North probably

table and says nothing about it. As a bat

The population of Blythe is those for ping-pong is used and the "Now, however, a bat similar to reveals the club Ace as well about 500.-Reuter.

as something in diamonds. It

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AN AIR-CONDITIONED WHITE HOUSE.

Roosevelt Family To

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wicket is about five feet high with a square of wood at the top.

There are eight balls to an over and play.. ers may Be bowled caught or run

“Only slow underhand bowling is employed so there is no danger of injury."

Juan Sanchez, of Malaga, WAS

of cartoons depleting "Happening" on ing tables, Teak wardrobes with Oriental Theatre.

He saw a lorry at a street corner. the China Coast. Price $1, on sale bevelled mirror, Chest of drawers,

So he jumped In-and tried to drive at the "China Mail" offices, 3A. Dining

The scenes in the various coun- that, tables and chairs, Side tries are followed by a witty and Wyndham Street.

boards, Office desks, etc., etc.

He had not gons more than a few descriptive talk by Douglas Fair-yards when he knocked down a child. AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY for Teak bedsteads, Cabinets, Ple-banks himself which gives even of three.

The play was extremely interest- schools by A, H. Crook, W. Kay and turen, Curtains, Linen, Carpets, mora interest to the film.

He swerved and knocked down down, I thought I could see the ing, and when the Dummy went W. L Handyside. Price $1 on sale Rugs. Dinner services, Tea sets,

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He swerved again-knocked down Opening lead was the spade 3, and way to make the contract. The another boy...

I was convinced that Mr. Light- None of his victims was serious ly hurt, but Juan ended his joyner who played on it the spade Ace, thereby denying the King, had ride in goal-Reuter.

at least the diamond King and the The Roosevelt family is going chieftains of Ceylon are enthusias club King to justify the Double. to keep cool even though it may tie stoolball players and the rame Winning the first trick with a have to stay sweltering in is also known in Australia, Canada, trump, I laid down eight rounda Washington for the summer. Finland, France, Japan, Siberia. of trumps, then followed with the For the first time, an air-cool South Africa and other Countries. club 6 to the Ace in Dummy. In ing system is being installed in-Reuter. task of defense against the Slam the White House living quarters. been forced to find discards. He Only five rooms are being equip discarded his remaining spades, as ped the President's bedroom

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"Hell On The Western Front" is Budapest woman was astonished to he knew West could protect that and study, Mrs. Roosevelt's room, Joss tables, Chairs, Chests, Tex-a German picture and was photo-é her own name inscribed on a sult, but even then he found the the one occupied by their daugh pays, Opium stools; Couch, Jardin- graphed on the actual scene of the tombstone, and with it other de task of defense against the Slam ter, Mr. Curtis Dall, and the jieres. Cabinet, etc., etc

fighting, by official cameramen of tails about herself, such her date contract an impossible burden and room belonging to Colonel Howe, the German Government during of birth and maiden name. the Great War.

was able to make only 1 trick, the the President's secretary, Investigations revealed that her diamond King, Many of the scenes are those of husband had buried his mistress" A sound example of the work been air-cooled for some

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