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CUTTING OFF COMMUNICATIONS
by Ely Culbertson.
Unusual plays in Contract Bridge do not occur as frequently as they used to. Nowadays most plays are more or less standardia. Jed and plenty of rules have been laid down to allow a player to re- cognise a certain situation. How ever, there are still certain dimes when a player can make a playi which does not fail into any parti cular category. I am not sure what the following play should be
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This squad of young Nazis was recently assembled in Potsdam to celebrate the launching of Hitler's big drive against unemployment. They are being inspected in the Lustgarten, Potsdam,
IDA LUPINO
GIVES VIEWS ON
HOLLYWOOD
Testing Ground For Act
And Actresses
NOBLE GAMBLE TO ACCEPT AMERICAN OFFERS
UNDERGRADUATES IN CAPTAIN'S
THE ARCTIC
New Colony Of Ivory
Gulls Found.
ONE MISHAP DURING TRIP
жаз
SURPRISE
IN PARADE
Finds General Among His Ranks
IRISH EX-SERVICEMEN GATHER IN LONDON
London,
FRADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programine will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station. Z.B.W. on a wave length of 366 metres (845 K.Cs) :-
1-213 p.m.-European Programme. 1 pm Local Time and Weather Report
1.03 p.m.--Recorded Music.
1.15 pm Relay of Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of the
ManagemRugby Press News, etc.
1.30
2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
Pianoforte Recital from the Studio, Recital of Gramophone records by
C. B. R. Sargent.
Mr.
4.30:7.30 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7.30-10.30 p.m.--
gramme.
European
Pro
p.m.Closing Local Stock Que-
tatlone, etc.
7.33-8 p.m.-From the Studio.
A Pianoforte Recital by Mra. Gure- vitch Frishman.
1. Arabeake
Programme.
2. Prelude-gis-mell
Schumann Rachmaninoff
3. Zyrische Fragmente No. 3....
N. Medtner.
4. Improvisation (Mermaid)
Ń. Modtner
8 p.m.Local Time & Weather Re- port.
8.03-9 p.m. Variety and Dance Musle.
Vocal Duet-
Tonight (from "The Queen")
Anna Neagle and Trevor Joner
Orchestral-
I Love you no (Tango Serenade) (from "The Queen")
Song-
Geraldo and his Orchestra.
Shuffle off to Buffalo (42nd Street) You're gettin to be a habit with me
("'42nd Street")
Instrumental--
The Four Musketeers,
Liebestraum (Love's Dream) The Blue Danube
Song-
Ivory Keys Grand Piano Orch. Fox Trot
With you Here and me bere
"Nice Goings on" Whatever you do "Nice Goings On" Debroy Somert & His Band The Shepherd's Song--"Helen" If I am Dreaming-"The Dubarry"
Heddle Nash (Tenor)
Bong Carnival of 1932 Stars Debroy Somers & Hix Band, Flanagan & Allen, Carlyle Cop. sins, and Dan Donovan.
Fran Frey & His Orch.
Cuban Tango
The Viennese Sevan Singing Sisters Selection-
Irving Berlin Wuliz Songs
London. The impossibility of quick travel in the Arctic without dogs Hollywood.
emphasised by Mr. A. R. Glen, one Villas, Austin Road, Fowloon A PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS South
Hollywood is the great testing of the organisers of the Oxford A former captain came up to of the Sale by Publle Auction 18 3S to be held on
ground for actors and actresses University Expedition to Spitzber-London from Leeds to join in a MONDAY, the
from all over the world, says Miss gen, in a paper he read before the parade of Irish ex-service men to 14th day of May, 1934, at 3 p.m. at Pass
Ida Lupino, the English film actress Royal Geographical Society. the Cenotaph. Somewhat to his the Offices of the Public Works De Pasa
in Before leaving England he said, surprise, he found himself The bidding does not call for who is now under contract to Para- partment, hy Order of His Excellency
North's Double mount and playing the lead opposite it was decided by the vote of the charge of a platoon. POUR VISITING CARDS neatly and the Governor of one Lot of Crown much comment.
Richard Arlen in "Come On majority that dogs should not be The left hand man of the front promptly printed." China Mail Land at Aberdeen in the
per- Co- of the two-diamond bld is
taken, partly on the ground of the rank was-General Sir Hubert Office, No. 8A. Wyndham St.
Tele-lony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 fectly sound, but obviously South Marines." phone 20022.
"A player may be considered a relative shortness of the journeys, Gough, who commanded the Fifth Vocal- years, with the option of renewal cannot allow it to stand.
France! Sir Hubert at a Crown Rent to be fixed by distribution is so freakish that it great star in England," Miss Lupine the longest direct route being less Army in
attitude explained, "and receive an offer to than 100 miles, and partly because numbered off and attacking
formed fours the Surveyor of His Majesty the suggests an COMPANY MEETINGS |King, for one further term of 75 rather than
go to Hollywood. If she accepts she it was considered that the country with the rest. 3 defensive вле. West's Double looks like a good must prove herself all over again was unsuitable.
When the platoon marched (Fox Trot- This was a mistake. The coun- through the Horse Guards arch- Sittin' on a Log PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. gamble as he holds what seem like If she catches Hollywood she be
three sure tricks and several pos-comes even a greater favourite in try proved ideal for dogs, as very way, however, the captain asked Vocal-
her native land. If she falls, how-jfew crevasses were encountered, Sir Hubert to take his place at The Opening lead was the Ace/ever, and returns home, she dis-and their absence combined with their head. This the General did, covers that her native land has re-the heavy weights which had to be and the captain fell back into the legated her to the same minor stand-carried proved great handicaps.
place Sir Hubert had occupied. ing that Hollywood gave her.
Actually out of the 24
Debroy Somers & His Band. photo-
In that platoon there were also:
8-9.46 p.m.--From The Studio. **That is why a prominent actress theodolite stations required to com- the Decturer paused tu consider abroad is making such a noble gam-plete the survey of the region, it
seven Colonels; a V.C.; an Irish
A 14th Recital of Gramophone Re- Jeards by Mr. G. B. R. Sargent. the situation. He could take the
Recital by 9.15-10.02 p.m. Vielin ble when she accepts an American had been possible to occupy fally Earl, and a Free States Senator. upade finesse immediately but this
Twelve years ago, with the com-Joseph Sziget. was almost certain to lose. West's
"Despite this hazard, however, Much geological work was carried, ing of the Irish Free State, five Menuet (Debussy-Dushkin) unusual Opening of the Ace of
Tambourin Chinois (Kreisler) the Interchange of English and out, however, and the greater part Irish regiments were disbanded.
Caprice No. 24 (Variations in A Minor) hearts looked like a singleton and American players is increasing all of northern New Friesland mapped.
"Jingling Johnny" Carried,
(Paganini) it also seemed as though the King the time. The British are anxious! The expedition had found a
Irish ex-servicemen have had
16.02-10-28 pm-Orchestral. of clubs lay with East.
the Cenotaph Hamage-March (Wagner) to come to Hollywood and the Cali-colony of- ivory gulls and collected annual parades to If this were the case,
Symphony Orchestra Conducted apa fornis players are anxious for the specimens of the young and of eggs, since, but this is the first time that
by Sir. Dan Godfrey. finesse would immediately
Put change that English pletures give as well as taking many photographs, all five disbanded regiments-The West in the lead and would allow them.
The only mishap was when one of Royal Irish Regiment, The Con- Sylvia Ballet. (Delibes)
British Symphony Orchestra Con- him to lead a club over to his part- "Concerning my own
ducted by Oscar Fried. career In the party was struck by a plece of naught Rangers, The Prince of
Prens 10.28 p.m.--Rugby Mid-day ner. Then a heart could be ruffed Hollywood, I was brought over to be a falling ice pinnacle.-Reuter. Wales's Leinster Regiment, The for the setting trick. Of course, tested for the role of Alice in 'Alice|
Royal Munster Fusiliers, and the News. this danger was present only if
But I knew I
Koyal Dublin Fusiliers in Wonderland",
-have West held three spades, but the would not play it. I just don't look
been represented. Declarer saw no reason for not like Alice, providing for the worst distribution.
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50 Doz. Typewriter ribbons
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of hearts, after which West shifted to a club. This trick was won with the Dummy's Ace and
offer.
possible "Nevertheless I took the chance. Despite the fact that I had star
I
only nine.
new
At the head of the Connaught] Rangers marched Corporal George Cox. He carried a metal pole on
which hung tiers of brass bello.
WEB
10.33 p.m.--Clow Down.
BICKERING OVER
22 SHILLINGS
"SPIRITUAL LOVE WEDDINGS"
Strange Cult Under
This Investigation In U.S.“
"Jingling Johnny," captured in the Poninsular War. COTTAGE USED AS TEMPLE
Corporal Cox carried it in the Kaffir War, in the Zulu War, and Admiral Asked To Remit in the first Boer War. He was Los Angeles.
the tallest man in the regiment in The police are investigating a safety play was very necessary. If part, in 'Come On Marines, may tell series of "spiritual love weddings" those far-off days. We will be pleased to give he had led trumps immediately the the full story. If you give every in the "temple" of a mysterious
Nw, at the age of 82, he has full information.
exact thing which he feared thing in your first picture and fail religious cult, through the strange carried "Jingling. Johnny" again. would have happened and he would to catch on, that finishes you"-rites of which women have been and never more proudly than on
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To trick 3, therefore, he led the rating in England I am not receiving | King of diamonde and discarded such recognition in Hollywood. his losing club,
Now no matter prefer not to have such rating until what West chose to lead he could I prove my worth. I am glad my first not obtain more thep one more role was not so large that it deter- trick with the King of trumps. mined immediately whether or not I It is apparent that Declarer's was a success here. My second
have been defeated one trick.
FISHERMEN CATCH T.N.T.
Sample Sent To British Museum.
PIECES THROWN IN ́FIRE
Reuter.
GOLD BARS WORTH $12,000.
Found On Italian Cargo Boat.
Excess Charges.
ERRORS IN EXPENSES
Washington. Richard H. Leigh, Frealdent of
Rear-Admiral and who served as Chiet Naval Advisor at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, has been
"taken from ungodly men" and this march along Whitehall-Red-the Navy General Board, who is
given to men who "serve God." meter. cording to a Mrs. Thelma Allen.
Four children, of Mrs. Muriel
.......
TUNNEL.
#1 - 2 - 0 in his experise account.
Errors which he made in his ex- pensen en route to the conference
Four-Year Project Would have resulted in a demand that he
Cost £8,000,000.
Madrid.
reimburse the Government.
Part of the amount was aixpence {for a mistake of 80 minutes in the [time that his boat docked
*
Bertson Wallace are being held in GIBRALTAR STRAITS asked to make up a discrepancy of the custody of juvenile authorities; following charges by Mrs. Wallace's husband, Mr. William Wallace, that his wife had been lured from her Alexandria. home by a member of the cult Twelve gold ingots valued at Mrs. Wallace densed that she was £1,000 each have been found in the about to be "spiritually married," London, sleeping-quarters of the crew of the as charged by Mr. Wallace, but Lowestoft fishermen found 8.8. Egitto, an Italian cargo boat, said, after she was released by the The much talked of tunnel under
· The admiral was allowed £1 » 4 + 0 two lumps of an unfamiliar subby Port Said customs men. police following questioning, that the Straits of Gibraltar, can be a day. He recorded his arrival in stance1 in their neta while They had apparently been taken on she would seek a divorce from Mr. completed in four years at a cost of Europe at 8,80 a.m.. and figured his fishing.
board at Alexandria and were being Wallace because he disagreed with 300,000,000 pesetas: (28,000,000 at expenses from that hour. Not knowing what it was, smuggled out of Egypt.
| har råligious views.
present rates), according to the
Now he has received a letter from they sent It by parcel post to the The Ingots have been confiscated.
"People in the natural" world Asslatant director of the Ocean the paymaster in Paris saying that museum in the 800-years-old-Reuter.
can't understand as people in the graphic Institute. Don Rafael de enquiry has disclosed that the ship Norwich Cantic.
supernatural world who have had Buen.
did not dock until nine and that he Mr. F. Loney, the curator, was was examined by Dr. L. J. the baptism of the Holy Ghost," she Experiments carried out at Car- had been overpaid sixpence, unable to identify the substance Spencer, Keeper of Minerals. said, "It would be hard for me to tertha, says Don Rafael, have Other differences brought the and consulated students of the It was then revealed that the explain just what we mean by a proved that the tunnel can be con total to 22 shillings. Norwich Technical School... ··· substance was. trinitrotoluene, spiritual matriago.”
structed so that it' will be perfectly] "The State, Bureau of Accounts The students were also baffled the deadly explosive usually Mr. Wallace said that he finally safe."
requested Victor Lenzer, disbursing They ground portions of the known as T.N.T.
obtained Information asto his Financial help for the project is officer in Paris, who approved, the Idmp into powder, and threw Dr. Spencer sent a message to wife's whereabouts, after she had expleted from France is being the Admiral's expenses. to remit the plecos into the fire, where they Norwich disclosing the deadly been missing from home for 10 country most interested in the co-diférence; burned with blue flame nature of the fishermen's catch, day, from Mrs. Allen who told of struction of the tuitnél;' which will Kr, Lenzer his forwarded the Eventually a sample was sent and adding that he was glad the the strange nflee is a cottage which also greatly enhance the polities request to Rear Admiral' Leigh- to the British Museum where it muscum” still survived --Reuter, servad kara Puam gde."--"Redfer, lisportadde of Spain.
Reuter.
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