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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1937.

BRIDGE NOTES

Rubber Duplicate Contract.

by Ely Culbertson.

AIRWAYS RUNNING COSTS

$50,000 Annually In South Africa.

ESTIMATES PUBLISHED

Amusements LAWYER URGES

Cinema Notes

"THE MARCUS SHOW"

QUEEN'S THEATRE

skits that are punctuated with

+

U.S. TO SUPPORT

WORLD COURT

Measures To Ensure Peace Outlined.

AMERICAN ASSURANCE

NOT GIVEN

Philadelphia.

RADIO

-TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ·Z.B.W. on a wave length of 355 metres (845 K.C.'s) -

The Marcus Show is filled with England, with its traditional

Cape Town.

a galaxy of beautiful girls, come- conservatism, was slow to

Over £50,000 is the estimated dies, songs, dances, acrobatics, and adopt

1-2.13 p.m.-European Programme. Duplicate Bridge. In fact, while annual cost of running South

1" p.m.--Local Time and Weather Duplicate Auction was a very African Airways, now a depart-

"The world is better equipped Report. popular game in the United States, ment of the South African Rail- rhythm. The girls are livelier and lovelier than any other touring

1.03 p.m-Recorded Programme, peace than ever for maintaining it never attained any degree of ways. The figures are detailed,

in scen

the Colony

1.15 p.m. A Relay of the Rong before but the United States' abare Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hoar popularity whatever in the British in the Railways Estimates of troupe

one of the in this development is not one in Kong Hotel Grill Room. Isles.

Expenditure for 1934 and show before, and, it is

1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc. However, since the International that the working and mainten-cleverest, most expensive, and most which we can take great pride," Dr.

2.15 p.m.-Close Down. Matches of 1930, Duplicate has at-ance costs are £45,850 and in-beautiful revues ever brought to Manley 0. Hudson, member of the

the Far East.

Permanent Court of International Recorded Programme from "ZEK.”

To-night. tained a strong foothold in Eng-terest on capital is set down at

Much credit In due to Charles Justice at The Hague and Profes- 6-8 p.m.--European Programme. land, but England wants its Dup- £4,722.

p.-A Relay of the Hong Ilicate game to bear a very close re- "Superintendence" is to cost Hugo, the managing director and sor of Law at Karvard University

director told

the annual meeting of the Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the semblance to Rubber Bridge. £4,798, mainly comprised of the Leon Miller, the dance ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

American Academy of Political and Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.

7-7.17 Hence in a number of interclub salaries of the two superinten- and production manager.

Miller is not only dance director Social Science here.

Suite Bergamasque (Debussy), .. matches. Rubber Duplicate has dents, who received £1,080TM and

"If we mean business in our W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

They are Mr. W. Hoepf- and production manager but Kowloon Bay, been played in London, the par- £920.

are abhorrence of war," he said, "if we of the ner, who is also managing direc-first-class comedian. There New Work & Repaira. Call Fing "ticipants being members

the scene tor of South West African Airao many stars in this production want to protect ourselves from Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors. big London clube and

that it is difficult to select any in-janother holocaust which is certain of their battles being. the famed ways, and Majór A. M. Miller. Portland Club, long the Valhalla "Running Expenses" will total dividual other than Miller for an to drag us in, then let us at once of British Whist und British £12,195.

This includes nearly outstanding performance. Bridge..

£5.000 for fuel and £3.120 for the! The Marcus Show i, daring and without being · val- I am indebted to Mr. M. U. Sale | salaries of the seven pilots. sophisticated for the following description of the "Repairs and upkeep" add gar. methods of play at Duplicate Con-£10,484 to the total. The actuall tract with Rubber scoring:

[salary bill (parts of which are Two tables are the ideal number included in the heads mentioned for Rubber Duplicate. Let us jabove) is £16.802. The person- imagine that a team of four women inel is 50-Reuter.

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HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. -On sale at all hook-stalls and at the office of the Publishers, 3A, Wynd-1 ham Street

LAMMERT BROS.

--

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVETORS.

Public Auctions -

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

THE

Auction

ON

FRIDAY, the 22nd June, 1934, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Kowloon Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:-

Shanghai.

བ---

OBERAMMERGAU AND

ITS VISITORS

.

“DAVID HARUM”---KING'S

THEATRE

Walter Gleecking (Planoforte). 1. Prelude.”

2. Minuet.

3. Clair de Lunė,

4. Passepied. 7.17-7.30 p.m.-The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet.

push the following measures!

"Support of the World Court; Memories of Johnaun Strauss

Willoughby), "Formalisation of Norman Perpetuum Moblie (Weber, arr. Davis's declaration of a year ago.

Crooke). "President Roosevelt's statement 7.30-8 p.m.-From the Studio.

A Humourous Interlude

est

in December gives a welcome carn- Lewis.

of our co-operation In the League of Nations," Professor Report.

(AFT.

Local Time and

by Bryan

Weather

Hudson continued. "Yet we have 8.03-10,30 p.m.-Chinese Studio Con-

10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press News

8.30-9 p.m.-Orchestral Music from Operas.

Gotterdammerung-Song of the Rhine

Daughters (Wagner),

"David Harum" produced by the le playing a team of four men. (A

Fox Film Company at the request no part in maintaining the World cert

no clear of the bit harsh on the gents, but never

American public, as the Court. We have given

assurance of our co-operating to fittest role" for Will Rogers, the

10.15 p.m.Close Down. mind.) One table starts with all

the maintain the world's peace in any All relays of the Hong Kong Hotel philosophic comedy star, is the boards stacked beside it.

courtesy of the We will place the victims East:

current feature picture, now show-great crisis. We have not even Orchestras are by

Management. taken measures to curb our supply land West and have the blonde

ing at the King's Theatre.

8.30-10 p.m.European Recorded Pro- of munitions to a state which grampie from Z.E.K. on a frequency lady, who more than fills the South

The picture, adapted from the violates the world's peace."-Reu-of_640_k.c.'a. seat, deal. Both sides start from (Continued from Page 8) novel by Edward Noyes Westeatter. zero, and will score games and

and directed by James Cruze, deals The white church of Oberammer with II.K. Office rubbers, become vulnerable, and

a shrewd American horse: Asia Life suffer penalties, just as in ordinary gau glimmers in the early morn- trader, who has a reputation of us- Building Contract play. Game in an un-ing with candle-light; it vibrates ing uncanny methods to outwit Tel. 30234 finished rubber at the end counts with bells and rings with some of others in business dealings, mak-

1300,

the sweetest voices in the world. ing himself hated by all those who As soon as the first deal is over. It is ornately white inside, like come into contact with him. There the board goes to Room 2, where christening cake, and sugary white was only one young man who un- the victims sit North and South, cherubim fly suspended in all the derstood him, that he really had a Varied Career Of Marcus and Dealer again is South, the corners. Its saints are greater soft heart, and that his hard- spell-binder with the signet ring. than life-sized and clothed magni-ness was only for those who deal the 6t of nerves, and the walrus ficently in gold. The crowd is unfairly.

A beautiful love story is woven moustache. After that, the boards pressed against the plaster bodies will flow in the same order from of the saints at the early Mass be into the picture, where the young Room to Room 2, the deal going fore the play, and women push out, men is helped by Rogers to marry clockwise around the table, of fainting, to the alr and grass out-a wealthy girl. course, till all the boards are side. finished.

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VETERAN SHOW MANAGER

Show Director.

MR. CHARLES HUGO

The Marcus Show, which is now entering the last days of its highly engagemezis at the Other members of the cast in-successful clude Louise Dresser, Evelyn Ven-Queen's, Theatre is under the Crowds Come And Go

direction of Mr. Charles Hugo, a able, Kent Taylor, Stepin Fetchit,, The procedure can then be re-

Here, pinned in a corner bencath Noah Beery, Roger Imhof, Frank well known figure in the Far Eat- versed, if we have time, Room 21 dealing and sending the flow of a cloud of little sorrowing angels, Melton, Charles Middleton, Sarah tern amusements and at one time owner of a large American circus. Prior to coming to the Orlent, Mr. Huge operated Hugo Brothers' Enormous United Shows and Royal Roman Hippodrome.

boards back to Room 1. Oppon- are five young Japanese, politely Padden and Lillian Stuart.

ents can be exchanged too, at half time, if any lady is sick of the

sight of her own husband.

It is not quite like straight Dup licate, because from the first deal things may go quite differently in the two rooma, one North and

sorrows of Mary,

"WE'RE NOT DRESSING"—— ALHAMBRA THEATRE.

amuse.

Sir Henry Wood conducting the New

Queen's Hall Orchestra. Carmen March of the Smugglers

(Bizet),

Carmen-Soldiers Changing the Guard

(Bizet)

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski

Ia Gloconda-

Dance of the Hours (Ponchial!!)

New Light Symphony Orchestra 9.9.35 p.m.-A Concert. Violin Solo-s

(a) Minstrels (Debussy), (b) Flight of the Bumble-Bee

(Rimsky-Korsakov) Danse Espagnole (La Vida Breve) Yehudi Menuhin Falla-Kreisler)

Yehudi Menuhin.

Song-

Standchen, Op. 17, No. 2 (Strauss) Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4 (Strauss)

Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano) Pianaforte Solo-

One Lives but "Once-Weitz (Strauen)

violin Solo

curious, gazing up at the shoulders of the crowd through thick spect- acles that enlarge their

eyes

Sergei Rachmaninof. Song strangely, like dark oysters. And here is that little Irishwoman from

He is a brother of Mr. Vic. Bedouin Love Song (Pinauti) Bing Crosby, noted crooner or

The Bandolero (Stuart) Liverpool, who came all the way "Learn to Croon," makes a wel-Hugo, popular Hong Kong show-

Peter Dawion (Bass-Baritone) third class, carrying her own food come return to the screen In Para- man and manager of the Oriental in tina and parcels, and so piti-mount's musical romance, "We're Theatre.

Ave Maria (Schubert arr, Wilhelm) Naoum Blinder. South pair, for instance, making fully dressed. Later in the day Not Dressing." the current atträc. A decade and a half ago Mr.

9,35-10 p.m.-Musical Comedy.. game and becoming vulnerable.

Hugo made a pleasure trip to the while the other North and South you see her with the tears splash-tion at the Alhambre Theatre.

ing on her worn black coat, weeping) Crosby's powerful and melodious Orient. He was so impressed with Selection

Erik Charell's "White Horse Inn" pair fails. But at the same time, in an agony of sympathy over the voice is well-known to movie-goers, the possibilities for the

New Mayfair Orchestra. each table receives exactly the

and the picture, which carries the ment enterprises that he remained Vocal Gems- same cards in the same order, and

No, No Manette it is up

She wipes the tears away with a audience to South Sea island adven-and has been indentified with the to the players to make

hurried hand, glues her.old bino-tures, jungle love, and hilarious Far East ever since. He has spon- what they can of them.

sored several important attractions Selection-

Far Elast, includ- As a matter of fact, experience culars to her eyes, strains forward amusement, is well worth secing.

to the distant stage, "Oh! dear, The film, adapted from a story to The teaches us that even In straight

joh! dear," she murmurs, peering by Benjamin Glazer, has a strong ing a troupe of distinguished Rus- Duplicate, a short match proves

oh supporting cast,

includes sion operatic stars. and weeping, "Oh dear,

He has organized an expedition nothing, luck cannot be elimlasted, dear... At the Cruifixion she Carole Lombard, George Burns, and some extraordinary resulta cen

covers her face with her hands, Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, Leon to the interior of Burma for the be obtained. I venture to think

purpose of capturing wild animals. that a series of 12 matches at Rub. and then gropes distractedly for Errol and others.

Several tigers and many smaller her spy-glasBEN.

beasts were capture alive, and later sold to Ringling Brothers- Barnum and Bailey World's

which

"IF I HAD A MILLION”____ ORIENTAL THEATRE.

ber Duplicate would not pan out so

Night follows the Ascension in a very differently from 12 matches: at straight Duplicate, except that sky of bright, mountain-top stars, the former would alightly favour the cold drift of white lilac in the those whose forte is flair, whereas dark, the small of cow byres and the latter would be advantageous flowers, the hooting of big foreign diatributes his fortune among mine

Д

ordinary

An eccentric millionaire, Who Greatest Shows.

Rose-Marie

Light Opera Company

The Dubarry

New Light Symphony Orch 10 p.m.-Close Down,

AUSTRALIAN WOOL PIONEER

Stamps To Celebrate His Centenary.

The expedition, proved rather

Canberra, F.C.T. persons whose names he chooses at dangerous and the impresario de

Two special postage stamps will to the more rigid type of performer cars in the village street. with a keen sense of mathematica. By morning the great crowd that random from a telephone directors, cided that less hazardous enter-

The Hugo brothers also took the stamp to commemorate the centes- Naturally, the technique of Rub-witnessed the Crucifixion and paid is the plot which forms the story rises would be more to his liking. be issued shortly, a John Macarthur

Duplicate is blend of gladly to stay in Herod'a boarding-of "If I Had a Million," the cur- ber

house will have started its long rent release at the Oriental Then-orat talking pictures to the East ary of the founder of the Austra

Indies. straight Duplicate and

lian wool industry, and a Melbourne The current tour of the Marcus centenary stamp, de Contract. How much

journey to its many corners of the tre of one or

A cast of well-known'stars, which

The Macarthur Centenary stamp the other depends on the length world. And by the next day a new of the run of boards played. The stream will have flooded into the includes Gary Cooper, George Raft, Show is the largest enterprise in

village.

Wynne Gibson, Charles Laughton, which Mr. Hugo has been concern-will bear the likeness of Captain secret of successful straight Do-

"It will go on, prophesy the shop-Jack Oakle, Frances Dee, Charlised in the Orient. Carrying a per-John Macarthur and the Melbourns plicate play, on the other hand, lies in never forgetting that each keepers of Oberammergau, until a Ruggles, Alison Skipworth, W. C. sonnel of over sixty persons, trans: Centenary stamp will show & view board is an absolutely self-contain-regiment of half a million has fill-Fields, May Boland, Roscoe Karns,portation costs alone, from San of the river Yarra as Batman and led unit, and that there is no ed this summer, dropping money of May Robson, Gene Raymond, Lucien Francisco and return to New York, Fawkner saw it, and also on impres

many nations, through this narrow Littlefields and Richard Bennett amount to over. 11. K. $360,000.00 sion of the city as it is to-day. chance for the cards to forgive. German valley in the Alps. are playing important roles in the After the Hong Kong engagement,

If you take a set at straight Du-|

film. plicate which coals more than the sacrifice was worth, those particular factor, therefore, is one of the points are lost forever: you can-charms of the British game. not get them back again.

Di course, more than two tables

"STAGE MOTHER”—STAR

THEATRE.

Alice Brady, who took a promin-

The issue of both new stamps Mr. Hugo plans to take the troupe will be strictly limited. Reuter

to Manila, Singapore, India, Egypt

and. Europe before returning to the United States.

On the other hand, if you lose can be played at Rubben Duplicate, |1000 on the first deal in an or-but a certain waste of time is en ont part in "When Ladies Meet" guidance, Franchot Tone, as her dinary game of Contract, you may tailed because the first table must has the leading role in the latest lover, Phillip, Holmes, Ted Healy, quite easily get it back again he be started first, and then the se- M.G.M. theatrical drama "Strange and Russel Hardie. fore the rubber is over. Most of cond and then the third, in order Mother"..

the long rubbers encountered at that the boards may flow through The character is that of a dom- the card table are the result of in exactly the same order......

ineering "slags mother who fonçes

a severe early set, and the grim It would be feasible to start her child to success on the stage

"SAMABANG,”—MAJESTIC® THEATRE

AUSTRALIAN RICE EXPORTS.

Marked Improvement.

Sydney, N. 8. W

A marked improvement has been made in the exports of rice. from Australia during the pre-

determination of the player at four tables going simultaneously through difficulties of every kind Unfolding love story to the sent financial year compared fault to "make it pay."

and then exchange boards, four auocess that she herself has miss accompaniment of thrilling battles with exports last year. For the

If you are playing a straight run times, but, then the boards would ed. of paly B' boards or even 16, Rub-naturally not come in the same ber Duplicate more and more ap-order to the different tablet and proximates, straight Duplicate, and the match would be less like rigidity shows a handsome profit straight Duplicate and, Jake pija

nice calculation of the time genuine test than ever.

between man and beast on land eight months ended February

An exceptionally strong cast has and sea, United Artiste production 28, 1984, the value of riss - ex- assembled in support, Intind "Bamarang," a return" showing by ports, amounted to #77/428, in Miss Maurean. O'Sullivan,“al request at the Majpelic Theatre; de: Anais'alán, currency; – ha against younger daughter

urthy for lia plet Saque Bad: LED/T76 dór the ... Kanse period, in Denntiful photography.

fame under her

Ithe previous year--Beuter.