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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1934

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

DENTISTS

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BRIDGE NOTES

The Struggles For Top-Score

by Ely Culbertson.:

Duplicate Bridge with its un-

King's Theatre Bldg., 6th Floor, natural scoring system where the

Telephone 21255 Consulting Hours 9 till 1 and 2. till 6.

match point basis is used has a strong tendency to force unnatural contracts on many hands, as. for instance, the tendency to play a hand in notrump rather than in a major suit because natrump counts) more, provided the same number of Kowloon Bayļtricks age' made.

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GENERAL NOTICES.

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POSTAGE STAMPS

CATALOGUE for 1935

Samuel Fry, Jr., playing the North band, contracted to take all 13 tricks at notrump in preference to spades, which was made laid down, because he felt the other players holding the same cards would con tract for the spade Grand Slam and thus share his glory and the match points. In order to fulfill his con- tract at notrump, it was necessary to resort to the squeeze.

North, Dealer

North and South vulnerable NORTH:-

S-K Q 9 5

H—A K.

D.-AK 10

C.--K Q 8 5

WEST:--

S.-7 3

H.-5 4 8

DJ 8 7 6

C-J 9 7 6.

EAST:-

S.-J 6 2 H→ 9 6 2 D.-Q 6 4 3 C-10 2

SOUTH:-,

S-A 10 8 4 HQ 10 8 7

D.-9 2

C--A 43

The bidding:

North East

South

No

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$4.50 29.

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West Pass

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5NT

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HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL (Stanley Gibbons

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

1st Part British Empire

that the ANNUAL MEETING (Scott Stamp and Coin Co.

of the above Society will be held at Yvert et Tellier Champion

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"

6th December, 1934, at 6.15 p.m.

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 24th November, 1934.

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF

BUSINESS

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W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LIMITED.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Nhn W. R. LOXLEY & CO.

(hereinafter called "the Firm") have us from the 1st day of Decem- ber 1934 transferred the whole of the assets and liabilities of the mer chant business carried by them at Victoria Hong Kong and Shamees, Canton to W. R. LOXLEY &.CO., (CHINA) LIMITED (hereinafter called "the Company").

On and after the 1st day of De cember 1934 the Company will -carry-on-the-merchant business of the Firm at York Building, Victoria, Hong Kong and at Shameen, Canton and will resume all the outstanding! liabilities of the Frm.

Dated the 30th day of November 1934.

HASTINGS & CO. Solicitors for the Company, Gloucester Building. Hong Kong.

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Peak Hotel

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Taikoo Sanatorium

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View of Vittoriale,

Italy's two most famous persons have decided to make up. As... a result, Premier Benito Mussolini, with good humoured willingness, went to see Gabriele D'Annunzio at the latter's fantastic estate, Vittoriale, on the shores of Lake Garda. The aged, one-eyed poet,' hero of the Fiume liberation expedition, since 1924 has refused to stir from his monastic seclusion, even to pay his respects to It Ducr. So the Black Shirt, Dictator pocketed his pride and went

visiting...

Amusements

Cinema Notes

*THE CAT'S PAW”—KING'S

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RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following programme will broadcasted to-day-frum,the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station L.B.V. on a, wave lengts of 255 Imetres (845 K&C's) :-

12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Progamme 12.30-1 p.m.-Recorded Programme. 1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.

1.03 p.m.--Recorded Musie.

[“THE MADCAPS" OPEN

TO-DAY

All-Girl Orchestra At China Emporium

MUSICAL TREAT FOR

DANCERS

A grand round of rare musical entertainment is to be presented at the Emporium Ballroom, starting

1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong from today and continuing right Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong through the winter season. Kong Hotel Grill Rooom.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press Nows etc.

2,15 pim-Close Down. Dance Maslo from the Hong Kong Hotel

4-7 p.m.-Chinesc Recorded

gramme.

The orchestra, which comprises six charming American girls, is led by Miss Jere Lee. Everyone in the compantys a talented musician, and they haya earned unanimous Pro-acclaim wherever they have ar

peared.

7-12 midnight-European Programme 7 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations

The dance musle they play is of

a type that has never been heard

7.05-7.30 p.m.-Band Selections from in Hong Kong before, and they are

Light. Opera..

Patlones (Sullivan)

the finest exponents of this class of

The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards music over to visit the East. In Iolanthe (Sullivan)

addition to their instrumental ac- The Band of HI.M. Coldstream Guards complishments, they also sing and. Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan)

The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guarda dance to their own accompaniments Dorothy (Cellier)

and know, just.what is required to

The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards keep their audience in lively 7.30-7.55 p.m.-Vocal Gems from humour. Musical Comedies.

Mercenary Mary (Youmans)

The management of the Em- Columbia Vocal Gem Chorus. porlum Ballroom, is to be con- Wild Violets (Stolz)

gratulated on having engaged this Maria Elsener and Martin Kraemer talented company of '. músicians, of the State Opera. Dresden to play during the tea dances to with Chorus and Orchestra. : Peggy Ann (Rodgers) The Girl Friend (Rodgers)

Light Opera Company. 8'p.-Local Time and Weather Renort

7.55-9.33 p.m.--Variety. Vocal Duets-All of a Sudden

We just could'nt say Goodbye

Chick Endor and Charlie Farrell Plano Solos

Raie da Conta.

couple of heir-chasers who are rivals both in business and In love. Their efforts to dig Words and Music-Medley up heirs for vast estates in order vocal- to collect fortunes for which there are no claimants, are as funny as they are revealing in their un- Piano Solos- scrupulousness.

"

There is a well balanced cast, Harold Lloyd, the famous come- dian of the silent picture days, others in the more important parts makes a welcome return to the ncluding Arthur Hohl, Phillip screen in a new and original story Reed, Hobart Cavanaugh, Mayo in "The Cat's Paw," now showing Methot, Ralfe at the King's Theatre. '.

Faversham

"SUPERNATURAL"-MAJESTIC

Florrie Forde Old Time Medley

Florrie Forde (Comedienne).!

One hour with you-Med'ey Vocal-,

2nd Brd

H.

Raie da Costa.|

be held daily at their Ballroom, starting from-to-day,

As evidence of the wide range of their talents "The Madcaps," which is. the name of Miss Lee and her girls, play, more than 80 instru- ments between.. them, including three pianost

POPPY DAY FUND

Local Donations Total $12,895

missioner CWreath Poppica)

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A. S. Watson & Co.. (Wreath Popples) V N. J. Perrin, Esq.

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$12.895.85

Shuffle off to Buffalo

The following are the latest You're getting to be a habit with me

The Four Musketeers, donations to the Foppy Day Fund. $7.00)

8.33-9 p.m.-Comerto in G Minor. Previously acknowledged $12,857.85 Harolde Philip Op.22 (Saint-Saens) played by Arthur Canadian Trade Com $10.50/4NT

$3.50 7NT l'ass Pass

and Nora Lane. de Greef (Pianoforte) and New Sp $8.00 The bidding, as explained in the Lloyd' introduces a new way of Michael Curtiz directed from the phony Orchestra, conducted by Sir $8.00 opening paragraph, was somewhat handling political corruption and screen play by Bertrani Milhauser. Landon Ronald.

1st Movement-Andante sosteniato. unusual. North, with 6 honour. racketeers, resorting to the wiadom

-Allegro scherzando, tricks, should certainly open with a of the Chinese, with whom he is

-Presto. Forcing bid of two and South's raised, in the handling of situa-

9-12 midnight-A Relay of the Hong "Supernatural", an Trearonse of four spades is clearly, tions. There is nothing of political

exciting Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the indented,

propaganda in "The Cat's Puw," story of fake-spiritualista, featur Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room.

9.30 p.m.-Reuter Press. Bulletins, The bids of four and five notrump even though the story is set around ing Carol Lombard and. H. B. London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity

Warner, is the current attraction Quotations.

Further contributions will be followed as a matter of course and the adventures of a young Amerl- the fine choice of the notrump was can missionary, who, returning Carol Lombard, as a rich heiress, Rugby Mid-day Press News. Further Maunder, Secretary to Earl Haig's

at the Majestic Theatre.

10.30 nm-Renter Press Bulletins, gratefully received- Mr. F. G.. based on the scoring situation and, from China, to find a wife, ia becomes easy prey to a fake

Londen. Stock and Commodity Quots-Fand, York Building, Hong Kong. to a certain extent upon the thrown into the maelstrom of a ty-spiritualist, played by Allah: Dine- balanced nature of the North hand. pical American election campaign. hart, and is made the victim of an

12 midnight-Close Down.

Cheques abould be made payable to Thomson & Co, and crossed ↓ The Opening lead was a small Supporting the comedian are Una experiment whereby the spirit of a

Poppy Day Fund."1" A heart and Mr. Fry then took three Merkel, George Barbier, Nat

murderess enters into her body and rounds of clubs, a second round of Pendleton, Grace Bradley, Alan plans to use the girl as a means Earl Oxford, Jean Dixon, Leo Car the last spade trick being. won In Warren, Warren Hymer J. Farrell psychologist, intervenes at the Helen Ware, Helen Freeman, Gene vengeance. H. B. Warner, as a roll, Akim Tamiroff, Zelda Sears, the Dummy.. East, during this MacDonald, James Donlan, Edwin eleventh hour to frustrate the plot. Austin. Candy and Coco.

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delicious with

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hearts and four rounds of spades, Dinchart,

Grant Mitchell, Fred

process, had been forced to find two Maxwell, Frank Sheridan, Fuzzy dlacards, his last four cards being Knight and Vince Barnett. the heart Knave-nine and the diamond Queen-six.

At this point West held the high club and three diamonds, but when

the heart Queen was led from

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"THE SCARLET EMPRESS"— QUEEN'S THEATRE

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A Relays of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management.

"SADIE MCKEE”-ORIENTAL. "I WAS A SPY”...-STAR THEATRE

THEATRE

DEAL DE RUSSIANS CHANGE NATIONALITY

Sequel To Impending C.E.R. Sale

Tense and human drama of war Written by Vina Delma, author at its worst is told in the story "I Although the Chinese Eastern Marlene Dietrich, the glamorous starring pretty Joan Crawford, is picture, now showing at the Star by Manchukuo, many Soviet citizens of "Bad Girl," "Sadie McKee," Was a Spy", the Gaumount British Railway has not yet been purchased Dummy, West, forced to retain the German star, steals all the hon club, was compelled to unguard the purs in Paramount's spectacular lease at the Oriental Theatre.

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's current re-Theatre.

are reported to have already diamond sult. When West discard-drama of Russian royalty in the

Madeleine Carroll and Herbert changed their nationality, ed a diamond, the remaining club days of Catherine the Great, The Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Gerald du Maurier and Edmund ing repatriated, to their native land Supporting Joan Crawford are Marshall (co-star and Conrad Veidt, The apparently wish to avoid be in the closed hand was discarded Scarlet Empress", at the Quean's Edward Arnold, Esther Ralston, Gwenn are in the supporting cast, when the railway changes hands. and the last 3 tricks won with the Theatre. diamond. Ace-King-Ten in the Based on a diary by the glamor Declarer's hand.

oua-Catharine_the_Great_of_Russia, Another North was even more who ruled her country with fortunate, as West elected to double fron hand. and yet was ruled by one, heart for a Takeout and East, romantic impulses, "The Scarlet decided to leave it in for a penalty. Empress" must be rated a spect- North made on heart doubled with acle by any standards of judgment. an overtrick.

It goes beyond lavishness of pro-

Of course, the sensation of any duction and artistle beauty, how North player when he sees the evor, in that it is one of the most Dummy and the probability of 11 gripping dramatic stories yet to tricks is anything but pleasant in reach the screen." playing simply for one, but when he Miss Dietrich, as Catherine, learns the distribution he is thank-offers a characterization which ful that his partner has been so compels attention throughout the conservative,"

picture. John Lodge, a compara- With East as Declarer at a spade tive newcomer. among leading men, game contract against the Opening scores decisively In the role of lend of a club, he would be in grave Count Alexel. Sam Jaffe as the dificulties in making his contract idiotic Grand. Duke Peter and as the immediate shortening of the Louise Dressers Empress Eliza trump suit would make it impossible beth likewise make the most of for him to draw the trumps and colourful rolea: establish his diamonds."

““JIMMY THE GENT

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

In this case unquestionably the greatest number of tricks would be obtained by cross-ruffing, and East would then fall one trick short of Jimmy, Cagney, Bette Davis are fulfilment.

BEARERSTAT starred in Warner Brothers cur rent production, Jimmy. Cagney, fulfill the record of the various contracts, it might be stated a comedy, romance, at the Alham that one North player was able to nake a contract of five doubled, aided by rather sloppy de- fence by Weat

The Opening lead was a diamond which was won in Dummy North then lad the club West for some reason, Cover North

bra Theatre,

The y picture is based on the arious comedy romance by Laird Doyle and Ray Nazarro, and it con

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