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CULBERTSON

OD

CONTRACT

by Bly Culbertson-

World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst

A LUCKY SLAM ·

It is my good fortune' every month to judge some thousand odd Bridge hands which are sent in to national magazine as part of a huge prize contest which has been running for over a year.

MAIL REVIEW

ROUND HONG KONG'S

CINEMA THEATRES

MAIL REVIEW

"THE THIRD STRING"

THEATRE

BADIO LEE THEATRE

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME":

1-2.15 p.m. Eurypean programme., 1 pm-Local Time & Weather Re-i [port.

1.3 p.m.-Recorded Music.

1.15 pm-A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra, by courtesy of the

STAR Management, from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room. (During the inter vals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio).

-TARZAN THE FEARLESS”

CENTRAL THEATRE.

"Tarzan the Fearless," a thrill- . “The Third String,” now showing Ing drama of the jungle, based on at the Star Theatre, is an excel. the stories of the famous ape-man (lent comedy based on the story by is the current attraction at the W. W. Jacobs, and introduces his Central Theatre.

celebrated characters, Ginger Dick,

Most of these hands are quite In-

Buster Crabbe, an Olymple swim. Peter Russet and Sam Small. The 135. NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor,teresting and many of them are ming champion, as Tarzan, is ideal film is amusing and holds the inter- very fine from a technical point of In the title role and accomplishes est of the audience from beginning view. However, in the great amazing feats and daring stunts to end.

some fortunate ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS, majority of them

(when he engages in desperate bat- Declarer fulfills a redoubled Slam ties with the wild animals of the MAIL REVIEW contract by means of three fizesses, jungle. W. 8 BAILEY & CO., LTD., a squeeze and three end-plays- New Work & Repairs. Call Flag Land occasionally a coup to boot. "The

Kowloon Bay,

A delightful romance is inter

Sole Agents for Kelvin Motora. most common of all the hands sub-woven fa this story, of a girl whom -mitted for the contest is, in other he saves from a pool swarming with

words, what might be termed a lucky Slam.

OPTICIANS,

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

'Phone 22252.

53, Queen's Road Central,

COME EARLY on the

FIRST FEBRUARY most of the lovely Komor Japanese goods at Komor & will be sold at HALF PRICE.

OF

TUITION GIVEN

Madam T. BARONELLI wishes to an- nounce that she has resumed classes for physical culture. Private lessons. Also Beauty treatment, Apply per- sonally, 4. Lock Road, gr. Fl.

PRIVATE LESSONS in English, French, Music, Shorthand and Type writing. Terms moderate. B, Almai Villas, Austin Road, Kowloon.

COMPANY MEETINGS

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Nthat the THIRTY-SIXTH OR

EMPLOYMENT.

INTERNATIONAL

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

POSITION VACANT.

A salesman and shroff needed by a reliable firm urgently. Cash security necessary. Applicant must know English and Chinese. Salary and commission to the Apply personally right person.

to the above at

Whiteaway Building 1st floor. No. 20. Des Voeux Rd., C. Tel. 25879.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS.

of

Public Auctions -

DINARY YEARLY MEETING this Company will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson

crocodiles.

MAEDCHEN IN UNIFORM,”---- MAJESTIC THEATRE

1.30 pm-Rugby Press News, etc. 2.15 pm. Close Down.

cert

Tamme.

port.

x

pro-

Three Studio Items To-night, 4.30-7.30 pm. Chinese programme. 6-6.15 p.m.--Children's Studio Con- 7.30-10.30 pm European 8pm-Local Time & Weather Re

7.30-8.35 p.m.-From the Studio. "A Travelogue Programme Arranged by Frank Haward and played by the Orchestra of R.M.S. "Empress of Japan" Records kindly supplied by Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co.

8.36-3.45

Three Fox Trots played by Debray Barce “Nice Going On"

pealing beauty, its fine acting and you Do

At 12.30, 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

TODAY TO SUNDAY

A CHINESE

PICTURE

PRICES:-AS USUAL.

FOR SALE

Great in its simplicity, its ap-

You Hero and Me Here. Jacqueline Wells plays the ro powerful lesson, "Maedchen in

Fin

a Tramp.

1934 8-45-9.18 p.m.-From the Studio. I have a hand of my own to con-mantic role and the supporting cast Uniform," now showing at the Selections from "The Pirates of POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES tribute, which is of this type. On includes Edward Woods. Matthew Majestic Theatre, makes such a Penzance" with a few explanatory ro the hand below my partner and Betz, Philo McCallough, E. Alya profound Impression that it can be marks by a member of the Philhar Stanley Gibbons Ltd.

reached a Small Slam contract due

Warren and Frank Lackteen.

to a slight bit of over bidding on; both our parts, and made it by MAIL REVIEW virtue of three lucky breaks.

North, Dealer.

Neither side vulnerable. NORTH:-

S.-K 4 3

H.-A 5 4

D.- K Q J BO C.-A J

WEST:--

S.--9 5 2 HQ 10 8 6 2 D....

C-K 9 6 4 3

SOUTH:-

S.-Q 10 7 H.-K 9 3

D.-A 10 9 7 C.-Q 5 2

EAST:-

S.--A J 80

H.-J 7

D.~5 4 3 2 C-10 8 7

"MELODY CRUISE”—KING'S

THEATRE.

A highly entertaining comedy.

placed among the finest pictures produced in the past few years. It is a deeply interesting study of adolescent girls in an exclusive

and aristocratic finishing school at Potadam, run on military lines.

drama enacted against a musical EDUCATING PAPUAN background is presented in RKO- Pictures' attraction, "Melody Cruise," now showing at the King's. Theatre.

HEAD-HUNTERS.

"Talkies" And Radio To Be Used.

monic Society.

9.18-9.30 p.m. Moonlight Sonats

..

(Beethoven, Op. 27, No. 2)

Harold Bauer. Selections by The Melody Team.

930-10 p.m-From the Studio.

10-10.28 p.m.-Band Selections from Opera Traviata (Verdi)

Aide-Introduction and Moorish Ballet Creatore's Band.

(Verdi)

Aida Grand March and Finale (Verdi) Creatore's Band. | Faust-(Gounod)

The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guarda An unusual story of a millionaire

10.28 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press bachelor who inaures himself

News0 p.m.--Close Down. against marriage leads to hilarious

Canberra. "A feature of this evening'a broad- complications when he falls in love love with a fellow passenger on a gramophone records may all be duetion. Gilbert and Sullivan's Opers pictures, radio and ast will be Selections from the Phil tourist cruise.

used to educate the natives of "The Pirates of Penzance" with a few Papua, who were formerly head-explanatory remarks by a member of hunters.

the Society."

Talking

Charlie Ruggles has the leading rale, as the friend of the million nire bachelor, played by Phil

The Mandates Commission of Morris, and provides the comedy in the League of Nations is mak- the story, Grela Nissen plays the ing an inquiry on the subject, part of a siren on board the ship, and the Australian Government and Helen Mack in the real sweet has indicated its willingness to

Others in the cast are Juno Brewster, Shirley Chambers and Chick Chandler.

The bidding: (Figures after heart. bids refer to numbered explanatory paragrapha.} North East South West ID

Pass 2NT (1) Pasa [6NT (2) Pass Pass Разм

& Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, the THE Undersigned have received The two-notrump bid is slight- 8th February, 1934, nt NOON, for Instructions to sell by Public

the purpose of receiving the Report Auction

of the Directors together with a.

ON

Statement of Accounts for the year Thursday, the 1st February, 1934. ended 31st December, 1933.

at The

commencing at 11 a.m. The REGISTER OF SHARES of

L. Everett Inc. Offico, the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 31st January, 1934 Queen's Building, Top Floor, Con-

naught Road.

to Thursday, the 8th February, 1934, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

F. H. CHAPNELL Secretary. Hong Kong. 24th January, 1934.

NOTICE

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LIMITED

FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the ANNUAL OR- DINARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong оп MONDAY, the 12th February 1934, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a

Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1933.

A Quantity of Valuable Office

Furniture.

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

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th January, 1934.

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

TH

Auction

ON FRIDAY, the 2nd February, 1934, commencing at 5,15 p.m.

at their Sales Room,

4. Duddell Street.

cer-

MAIL REVIEW

"THE SOLITAIRE MAN'

QUEEN'S THEATRE

Herbert Marshall is featured in leading role of the lates! M-G-M thriller ""The Solitaire

ly doubtful but two diamonds seemed to me highly inadequate and one nolrump would tainly be an under bid. 2-North showed

the considerable optimism in immediately con- tracting for the Small Slam.Man." which is now showing at the However, he knew that my two-,

Queen's Theatre. notrump bids are usually quite, sound.

The story is full of mystery and suspense and deals with six people. who are crossing the English West's Opening load was a low club. The Dummy went down and Marshall, a gentleman thief, who Channel by aeroplane:-Herbert after a few seconds' study I good-has made his haul and is about to naturedly announced to the opposi retire to marry tion that the odds were

a fellow-worker, against my making the hand. But partner in crima who has betrayed Elizabeth Allen, Ralph Forbes, a I added that if this hand were Marshall, Lionel Atwell, a crooked hand in the contest I was sure that police informer, May Robson and Declarer would win two finesses Mary Roland. and subsequently find a squeeze for the 12th trick

100 to 1

The unfolding of the plot takes place during the flight and leads Belleve it or not, this is what to engrossing situations which are actually transpired. The club splendidly presented by the whole, Knave held the first trick. Not cast. being vulnerable, I decided to bold-.

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ly try to make the hand and not to

POSTAGE STAMPS

|comprising 2—

Colonies, Old Europe, Slam, Straits, Fine China, Hong Kong. British

play safe for a set of one or two

tricks. Immediately led a low East to take two tricks in that suit 10 from my hand. This held the have had to find spade from Dummy and played the immediately. Therefore Weat would one less discard now led back and been able to keep both hearts On View from Wednesday the spade, which East won with the and cluba guarded. But I doubt if

etc., etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 31st January, 1934.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

TUESDAY, 30th January to MON- DAY, 12th February, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 23rd January, 1934.

·HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED.

NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 29th January, 1984.

—

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

second trick. I

Ace,

Now, no matter what the there are many players who would return, I could not lose any more have seen the possible advantage of tricks, Actually East led a club, refusing the second round of which I won with the Ace in spades, particularly when holding Dummy. I now ran my five dia- the Knave, unless they looked at all mond tricks, discarding a low heart four hands. from my hand on the fifth diamond.

'TO-MORROW'S HAND

8.-8042 I-97.6.8.

D-Q 4 C-K 54

ILAK D—A K.6.2 CA 9,7 68

Two lead of the King of spades now If East is playing a contract of squeezed the West hand. He was three notrump and South's Opening unable to hold on to the club King lead is the club Queen, what card to top my own Queen of clubs and should South next lead if the Queen Nhat the FORTY-SIXTH OR- last heart in Dummy from being

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN still hold three hearts to keep the jis permitted to hold the first trick

South, Dealer, that the ORDINARY YEARLY DINARY GENERAL MEETING of the 18th.

He chose to discard a Neither alde vulnerable, GENERAL MEETING of HONG SHAREHOLDERS in this Company heart and the last three tricks were NORTH:

will be held at the Offices of won in that suit. KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED wil be held at the offices of Mesars.Ltd, on WEDNESDAY, 21st Febru- many more years, I do not hops Measts. Jardine, Matheson & Co., If I live and play Bridge for Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 16thry 1934, at NOON for the purpose ayer to bid and make * luckier day of February, 1984, at 12 o'clock Directors together with the State apology to my opponents was that at

of-receiving the Report of the Slam than that one. My only WEST: BAN Noon, to transact the ordinary ment of Accounts for the year end least I announced the possibility of business of the Company.

led 81st December 1988,

making it at the start and even AND, NOTICE IS HEREBY The REGISTER of SHARES of went so far as to outline the play ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER the Company will be CLOSED fron to them at that time. It is interest SOUTH OF MEMBERS of the Company MONDAY, 8th February, to. WED- ing to note that strangely enough will be CLOSED. from FRIDAY, NESDAY, 21st February, both days this Slam could have been defeated! the 2nd to FRIDAY, the 16th inclusive, during which period no by a very remarkable play by Eart February, 1984, both days inclu-transfer of shares can be register-If East had held up his Acs on the aive.

second round of spades the aub- sequest squeeze could never have developed, na I would have been un- able to play a third round of that salt, except at the risk of allowing

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS, Bent Secretary. Hong Kong, January 26th, 1934.

ed,

By Order of The Board of Directors,

L. 6. GREENHILL,

Becretary.

Hong Kong, 27th January 1934.

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