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THE CHINA HAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1935

BRIDGE: NOTES

DARING BIDDING

by Ely Culbertson

Amusements

Cinema Noter

"WHOM THE GODS DESTROY?

-QUEEN'S THEATRE :. Walter. Connolly, the character actor, gives one of his most out- standing performances in Colum- bla's current release, Whom the ed in the spirit of good clean Gods Destroy," now showing at fun. The North and South the Queen's Theatre.

To-day's hand must be accept

players, and particularly the The film opens with a spectacular North player, were guilty of one shipwreck, after which it goes into of the worst bits of overbidding a tense, poignant recital of a I have seen in a long while, man's battle with his conscience. North had some slight excuse And, while the story is important, and some bit of logic behind his it is the actor's splendid charac- bids but it still took very careful terisation that will be remember- and very sound defence by his ed. partner eventually to bring about

While the dramatic burden falls

the defeat of the East and West on the shoulders of Connolly, ther partnership

South, Dealer

North and South vulnerable North:-

S-J 8 6:5

West':-

H.-7.48

D-9 8.5 48

C.-7.

9.-A.10

H-6

D-10 7 6

C-Q J.9 8 6 3 2

East:--

S-K 7 4 3 2 .K.-J 10 9 8.5

DA Q J C.-

South:-

8-Q.9

HAK Q2

D-K 2

C-A K 10 5 4

remainder of an outstanding cast lende invaluable support. This includes Robert Young, Doris Kenyon, Hobat Bosworth, Gilbert Emery, Jack Mulhall, Mary Carr, Rollo Lloyd, Henry Kolker and Scotty Beckett.

"OF HUMAN BONDAGE"

KING'S THEATRE

Although Albert Fish, shown in a New York court, contends he is Tuilty only, of the fiendlab murder of 10-year-old Grace Budd, the anthorities bellave that investiga. tion will prove the aged jilater a "Modern Bluebeard."

RADIO

TO-DAYS PROGRAMME

The following programme will brondeasted" to-day from the

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A TALK ON "THE 1935 WORLD PAGE BRIDGE: OLYMPIC?

Mr. G. C. Pelham, To-night 12.30-2.10 p.m. European Pron gramme, w

1280-1 pm-Rocorded Musle.

p.m.-Local Time and Weather

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1.03 p.m.-Recorded Musle,

· 1,80 - p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc. -

1.40 p.m. (Approx:)A Relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin Speech from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden-Ro- tarlan the Hon. Mr. W. B. Bell on "A" Account of a Trip to England and Back by Air."

210 p.m. (Approx:)----Cinas Down. 4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m.-European Programme. 7 pm Closing Local Stock Quota tions, London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations, a

-7.08-7.32 p.m.—Band: Selectiona.

(Ellenberg).

March of the Mountain Gnomes

(Ellenberg).

tired detective in Metro-Goldwyn-The Mill in the Black Forest Mayer's current production "The Thin Man," now at the Oriental

Les Cloches do Corneville (Planquette) Theatre. W. Somerset Maugham's poignant

Powell comes in a role that is Words and Music and powerful story, "Of Human

Debroy Somera Band 7.82-8 p.m.--Variety, Bondage," is at last brought to the entirely different from the usual

trend of detective films. Powell and Piano Duets screen by R.K.0.-Radio.

Just Sunshine Buste-Medley

Goodnight Vienna-Hedley

Rale da Costa and Harry Jacobson. Humorous——

It la the story of Phillp Carey, his wife (Myrna Loy) are played by Leslie Howard, who be enjoying life and letting the world Heves that dreams and human bond-go by, when he, against his will, axes are the stuff of which mortals la dragged into a most perplexing are made of. He himself was in mystery, and eventually into solving bondage-enamoured to a beautiful, It

Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Fendle but worthless and utterly selfish, after woman, whom he worshipa' with aton, and Minna Gombell are in the explana-thing he possesses in life.

strange passion stronger than any-supporting cast.

The bidding: (Figures bida refer to numbered tory paragrapha). South West North 1C. Pass(1) Pass (2) INT(3) 2C.(4) 2D.(6) Dbl. 25. Dbl.(6) Pass

Pass Pass

East 18. 2H.

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2-A very, very sound pass. 3-South has an enormous hand and quite correctly decides to

make some further bid.

As Philip Carcy, a medical stu- dent, he is well bred, artistically in- clined, and is doubly sensitive be- cause he is lame. He meets Mil-

"WASHINGTON MERRY GO ROUND"--STÅR THEATRE

Absolutely Certain Matters Historienl

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Fairies in the Moon--Intermezzo

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It isn't Love ......Ronald Fanka. 8 p.m. Local Time and Wenthir Report.

The inimitable Lee Tracy and Constance Cumming in a very en- 8.08-8.15 pm. From the Studio.

A Talk on "The 1985 World ̈ Bridge tertaining film entitled "Washing-Olympic" by Mr. M. E. Polit. ton Merry Go Round" produced by 8.15-8.48 p

dred, a waitress, and in at first in- trigued and then enslaved by her.

He is powerless to break the mysterious chains which bind him Columbia Pictures, and directed Excerpts from "Yes Madam" sung by to Mildred, who takes what he has by James. Cruze, is showing at the

to offer, but gives nothing in return, Star Theatre. and even the love of an intellectual

The story is centred in Wash-

woman of his own class is unable ington, and exposes political pir He to free him from the bondage.ates who hamper Congress and

Binnie Hale, Bobby, Howes, Berthu Belmore, 'Billy Leonard, Harcourt Brook, Wylle Watson, Vera Pearce and Hippodrome

Theatre Company & Orchestra. 8.48-9 pm In a Fairy Realm Sulta

W.W. AHANA does not bid more than one Bette Davis playe the role of the handicap President, only to be (Albert Ketelber).

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"THE RETURN OF THE TERROR"-ALHAMBRA THEATRE

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“A NIGHT OF TERROR"

· MAJESTIC THEATRE shows it, knowing because he figure in the tangled love pattern. has passed on the first round Supporting roles are played

9.85.10.65 p. From the Studie, that his partner will not mis-Reginald. Denny, Alan Hale, Regin-

There are thrills, coupled with" an read the bid as forcing bid. ald Sheffield and Reginald Owen.

authenticity, about "A Night of A Pianofore Recital by Harry Ore

1. Two Bagatelles ............. Beethovm, 6-This bid by North is not par-

Terror," the Columbia mystery 2. Tarantella ticularly bad. He knows his

drama, now showing at the Majestic 8: Six Finnish Folk Songs partner has a very strong

Theatre, which makes it an achieve

4. Masetto hand and some support for

ment in the realm of terror ples. Gavatte diamonds. He also knows

6. 8th Hungarian Rhapsody. Liut. that the bid cannot drastical-The Return of the Terror" a. The cast includes several promin- 10.05-10.13 p.m.-Welsh Memories ly mislead South since he has mystery drama, written by the late ent players, such as Bela Lugosi, sung by The Maestros,

Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further 10.18-10.30 p.m. The Tidworth London Stock and Commodity. Quota- passed to the one-club bid on Edgar Wallace, is First National's the "Dracula" of the screen, Sally Tattoo 1914, by the Massed Bands of ions, the first round.

current release now at the Alham-Blane and Wallace Ford. Miss the Southern Command.

10.85-11 p.m.-Dance Music. 6-This Double by North is bra Theatre

Blane provides the love interest. 10.80 p.m-Reuter Press Ballette,

sporting, to say the least. The story involves a doctor, Despite the fact that his part-auperintendent of a hospital, who is ner's notrump bid should accused of murdering patients to show something in spades, put them out of misery, and who is and despite the fact that his sent to the insane asylum to save own hand contains four cards him from the electric chair. On to the Jack in that suit, the the same night that he escapes, Double is still definitely bad several another murders occur, and If the opponents full their a startling, unexpected climax contract, they will score vindicates him and reunites him game, and even though North with the woman he loves. suspects South has a very big Mary Astor has the leading role hand, he still has no way of as the owner of the altorium telling that it is quite as big which her lover conducta, as it actually is. South has

and she superb in her actually underbid.

John Halliday, again a role. South, however, came to his physician and the accused lover, partner's rescue. He imme-gives a convincing portrayal, while DAILY 2.30, 3,15, 7.15, & 9.30, distely decided against the more Lyle Talbot is excellent as a hype-

CENTRAL

THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

FIGHTS WITH

The VANISHING

SHADOW

TO-MORROW

THE HISTORI #FIELLORS.

or less natural opening of the critical surgeon in a horse of mur diamond King, realising that der, as is Frank McHugh, portray-

since North had passed to one

club, the diamond suit in the ing a newspaper reporter, who is North hand did not have to be largely Instrumental in solving the stopped by a high honour. South ystery.

further reasoned that with his The supporting cast includes Robert Barrat, Irving Pichel, own enormous hand and his part- ner's double, the opponents could George E. Stone, J. Carroll Natsh, only fulfil their contract by get Frank Reicher, Robert Emmett ting a ruff or two in Dummy. In O'Connor, Resse Whitney Etlenne an effort immediately to prevent Girardot and Maude Eburne, this possibility, South opened the

nine of trumps, & most unusual "THE THIN MAN"

lead away from the Queen

C

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

William Fowell, the actor of many

It is easily seen that after this lead the declarer's case was hope- less: The Ace of spades in Dummy won the first trick, and exc a heart was lost to South's Queen. South now laid down the Queen and

ying Dummy's thent

crook

tures.

CARTER

THE GREAT

11 pmClose Down.

KING'S

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