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“ROMANCE IN THE RAIN"-

KING'S THEATRE

Boger Fryor and Heather An- gel come to the King's Theatre in Universal's hilarious comedy of ja modern magazine publishing of

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Victor Moore, Esther Ralston, Ruth Donnelly and Paul Kaye lend excellent support.

"MADAME-DU BARRY”— ALHAMBRA THEATRE

The dark beauty of Dolores Del Rio

Edward shines through Chodorov's famous character, the favourite of King Louis XV, whose love affaire

were the scandals of French pre-revolution- Underaligned have received ary days in Europe, in Warner instructions to sell by Public Brothers' current release, "Ma-

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It was algnificant that an open switchbox met Robert Edward's ́ ́eyen an, the youth left court at Wilkes-Barre, Pa, where he was con

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"HIDE-OUT QUEEN'S

THEATRE

* PRIZE-FIGHTING

BISHOP

"Battling Nelson" Dies In Long Island

REBUILT CHURCH HIMSELF

BRIDGE NOTES

Defending Your Contract

by Bly Culbertan."

RADIO

TO-DAY'S FROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcastion Station Z.R.W. on A ways length of 855

Ordinarily it can be laid down metres (845 0.8) —–—–—

as a general principle that de-

fending players should win every 1-2.16 p.m.-European Programme,

11 p.m.-Logal Time & Weather

trick they can in order to defeat Report.

the opposing contract.

1:03 p.m.-Recorded Programme.

Selection

This is so self-evident that it 180 p.m-Reuter Press Bulletins, scarcely réquires statement. Rugby Press News, etc. However, there are situations RECORDED PROGRAMME where the defending side should Music in the Air take the risk of giving the De clarer an overtrick in order to create a situation which may pos- sibly bring about the defeat of the contract.

Mr. Louis H. Watson, who is one of the master Bridge play- ers of the United States, recent- ly defended a Slam contract by amoat unconventional play on the hand below:

South, Dealer. Neither side vulnerable

North

SK Q 8

H-Q J 7 6

DJ 7 4

C-10 8 3

Weat

$-7 6 2

East

H-9 5 4 D-K 8 5 3 C-K 9 2

S-J 9 3 H-10 8 2 DQ-9

CJ 7 6 5 4

S—A 10 5 4 H-A K 8 D-A 10 6 2 CA Q

New Mayfair. Orchestra, Vocal Gems-Ur.

From Erik Charell's "White Hors

Inn"

Light Opera Company.

Selection

Fally to be Wise Blue Rosea

New Mayfair Orchestra.

Vocal Gems?

No, No Nanette

Rose-Marie

Light Opera Company.

Selection-

Lido Lady.

Savoy Orpheans.

Vocal Duet

I Cover the Waterfront-

Mood Indigo

Walts-

Layton & Johnstone.

All Through the Night -

On a Little Street in Honolain

Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra.

Bind

The Gay Nineties-Waltz Medley.

Debroy Somere Band 2.15 p.m.Close Down. RĄC." RECORDED PROGRAMME.

DANCE. MUSIC. /

4-7 p.m.-Chinesa Recorded Pro- gramme.

7-11.30 p.m.European Programme. 7.p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity. Quotations.

7.05-7:47 p.m.-A.BB.G. Recorded Programme

"WORLDS AWAY

A Family chronicle" from "thf, year 1812 to the year 1988, specially Frittor [for broadcasting, by John Wattjand produced by the author, in the London Studios of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

The Orchestra under the direction of Lealie Woodgate,

South

260-

of Parsee Zoroastrian Charity

Fund

The Right Rev. Charles Arthur Nelson, Bishop of Long Island in The bidding:-

Christian Church of South West North East 30-the United

Pass 10- Amreica, has died in a lung feland 3NT Pass 4NT

6NT: Pass Pass Разв hospital at the age of 44. Before $12,857.85

The bidding as given above was The Song of the Drum he became a missionary of 1912 he

The Further contributions will be

certainly unconventional.

:

!

"108"

The Revd. Father C. Braga S.C.,

The. Wireless Military Band conduct- ed by B. Walton O'Donnell...

8 pm Local Time and Weather Report...

7.47:8.15 p.m.+Talkdé- Tones.

Selection T

Herman Finck and His Orchestra...

Selection

Palace Theatre Orchestra. Selection The Gold Diggers of Broadway

Regal Cinema Orchestra. 8.15-8:41

Pm Variety Items. Sans Tel-Tango Chante

Mille. Lucienne Boyer (Soprano). Instrumental

Kitten on the Keye

for this spectacular film.

Reginald Owen plays the role of King Louis XV, Victor Jory is the powerful d'Aiguillon, Henry O'Neill is. Duc de Choiseul, Verree gratefully received by Mr. F. G. was well known in boxing clrcles fact that neither North nor South Teasdale is the Duchess de Gram- Maunder, Secretary to Earl Halg's as "Batting Cherie Nelson," and has a suit of five cards in length Princess Charming

makes the Slam contract råther mont, Osgood Perkins is Cardinal Fund, York Building, Hong Kong.

fighter.

hazardous. Richelieu, and Anita Louise Cheques should be made, pay-had a high reputation as a

ja

able to Thomson, & Co. and gross. He left the ring because in 1911 Mr. Watson was seated. Weat Marle Antoinette.

ed "Poppy Day Fund."

at the Pelican Athletic Club and opened fourth-beat from, the Brooklyn, he injured his opponent, diamond King. The four was Willy Jones, so severely that for played from Dummy, and East Songs

quite properly played the nine.) Si Petite some time it was feared that Jones South won this trick with the The story of the reformation of DON BOSCO CELEBRATION

would die. Mr. Nelson, resolving Ten, and then ran four spades Ja playboy racketeer is told in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's romantic

son was twice forced to discard, drama, "Hide-Out," featuring Ro Provincial of the Salesian Fathers never to fight again, went into the and four heart tricks. Mr. Wat and boldly blanked the club King, bert Montgomery and Maureen in China, wishes to thank publicly

Queen's the Clergy, the Members of the During the war he served as a South was not prepared for this O'Sullivan, now at the Theatre.

Organising Committee, the Rev. chaplain in several United States strategy. He knew that Mr. Robert Montgomery plays one Fr. G, Byrne S. J. and the Jesuit army camps. Seven years ago he Watson had three diamonds and of his most whimsical roles as Fathers, the Rev. Bro. Aimar & took over the former Methodist one club left, and therefore count. "Lucky" Wilson, the racketeer Staff of the La Salle College, the Church of Long Island when it was ed on the King of clubs being in who, driven from his favoured Press, Messrs. A. S. Watson, being used as a cinema, and, hav the East hand, and finessed the New York haunts by the relent-Marcel & Co., J. H. Ruttonjec & ing been a carpenter, he retrans-Queen. This was won with the lessness of the law, realizes he Son, The Hong Kong & Yaumati formed it with his own hands into King, and a diamond led, and the Memories of Tschaikowsky (arr. Sear) has not discovored life and love Ferry Co., The Kowloon Motor a church. He named it Grace contract was defented 1 trick. until he finds himself nestling in Bus Co., The Police of Hong Kong United Church and was still its the bosom of a simple farmer's & Kowloon; the P.W.D., the Hong pastor at the time of his death. family, Witford Kang for 30 Kong Broadenating Studio, and all years one of the leading charac-'the kind

friends who aided

ter actors of the London and New financially, or otherwise, the Don York stage, carries off signal Bosco Celebrations. honours as Farmer Miller.

Elizabeth Patterson, veteran

"screen. mother": appears as Kuson, the young. Interne who Maureen's mother, and Mickey realises all the obligations of his Rooney, 12-year-old comedian, is profession but struggle against scen as her mischevious and in the conflicting claims of the girl| quisitive younger brother.

TARZAN AND HIS MATE"— MAJESTIC THEATRE

Church.

PERSONAL TOUCH AT SAVINGS H.Q

Women To Greet Callers

Canadian Capers

The Six Keyboard Kings. Vocal Ducts at a Night on the Water The Old Covered Bridge Piano Solos

Dancing Butterfly

Layton and Johnstone.

Waltz Time-Medley

Råle da Costa.

8.41-9. p.m.-Octets, da

The J. H. Squire Celeste Octat A Venation Barcarolle (arr.. Willoughby).

It will be observed that this・・ play would have been impossible

The J. H. Squiro Celeste Octet. had Mr. Watson discarded a dia- Love's Dream After the ball

(arr. Willoughby) 2.lan mond and retained two clubs. In The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet that case South would have play- 9.11.30 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong ed the Ace of diamonds on the Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the tenth trick, and another diamond Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room (by

courtesy of the Management), would have forced Mr. Watson

9.30 p.m.--Reuter Press Bulletins, in the end to lead from the King London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity of clubs into South's tenace in Quotations. that suit.

10.30 p.m-Beuter Press Bulletins, In this particular hand there London. Stock and. Commodity Quotá- Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further

The loves. The girl, played by A reception room, decorated/was no safe defence, but the bold [tions.

11.30 pm.-Close Down.

Harmston On Way To Singapore

comes to the with flowers and staffed by wo

„policy adopted by Mr. Watson Others in the cast are Edward Myrna Loy, soon Arnold, C. Henry Gordon, Edward realisation that a doctor so

Krossed in his career has no time manners and alertness, is the blamed for failing to detect Mr. man selected for their pleasant gave the one slight chance of success. The Declarer cannot bé Brophy and Muriel Evans.

for love.

latest development in "Brighter Watson's, clever ruse because his FAMOUS SHOWMAN The entire cast of "Men in Post Office campaign."

play would have followed Iden PASSES THROUGH "White" seem to have put their The reception room has been tical lines and, his club holding

whole heart into their respective introduced at the headquarters of out included the King. Johnny Welsmuller, America's performances. Gable and Miss Loy the Post Office remittance and retired awimming champlon, and have never been greater, and hon National Savings, Certificate ser Maureen O'Sullivan, the pretty ours go also, to Jean Hersholt vices in Manor-gardens, Holloway. Irish stari are starred in Metro--and Elizabeth Allan.":

“During the year half a million TREAT FOR KIDDIES Goldwyn-Mayer's new drams of the African jungle, "Tarzan and

inquiries were made by letter or personal call at headquarters re- now at the Majestic His Mate,"

garding Savings Certificates, an Theatre.

official of the Post Office said last Johnny Welsmuller makes an Dorothea Wieck, Paramount idea! Tarzan, but Maureen O'Sul actress, co-starred with Alico month. "Hitherto members of the livan deserves the highest hon Brady, is now playing in the lead- public calling there went to a ourt, She Is pursued by savage ing role of "Miss Fans's Baby Is counter, similar to those in the or Hens up a cliff, tossed like an Stolen," the current picture at their best to assist them in their dinary post office, where clerks did adaglo dancer from the tops of the Star Theatre. trees, somersaults on the trapeze The story, originally from the Inquiries,

"MISS FANE'S BABY IS STOLEN STAR THEATRE

TO-DAY

Tait's Carnival Finale This Week-End

Mr. Willie Harmaton, proprietor of "Harmston's Circus, passed through Hong Kong yesterday on the ss. Hosang, on his way from | Amoy to Singapore." "He" reports | very excellent business in China,. and regretted he could not stay As a special last two days' at there longer, the weather being too ratinees have fraction-special- Children's cold for his animole. Mr. Harma

been arranged; ton looks forward with pleasure to commencing at 8.30 p.m. to-day opening here at some later date. with apes to catch 'her-just one pen of Rupert Hughes and adept- "The new women receptionists and to-morrow, by Talte Manila daring feat after another.

ed to the screen by Adela Rogers have been chosen from 8. staff of Carnival, which will close-to- St. Johna, la, Alled with the emo-800 girls and thoroughly cooched morrow and leave for Maulla by the Hons of a woman's heart.""

in the work and; It calls for the grief terror, Hous depar bereavement, joy and loveof. "Men" "In White", now showing at carefree mother who can offer her

"HEN IN WHITE?

ORIENTAL THEATRE

the Majestic Theatre, is undoubt, adopted child ove

edly one of the most effectiv distinguished photoplays: to

the Bereen this

ha is torn from.

before

vities of

The

*with the -call

FIGHT CHINESE MATCH FACTORIES COMBINE

Eight Chinese match fac

pérformance, appear,

merger

hting foreign com