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BRIDGE NOTES
Special Vocabulary Of Bridge
by Ely Culbertson:
Contract-Bridge-has-developed a vocabulary all its own and indeed it might well be said. without drawing too much upon the imagination, that it has created a complete language. All the phrases in common use
Boxes, Collar Boxes have a specialised. 'meaning.
Belts, Etc.
MAN WO LOONG Leather Case Blore 6. Pottinger St.
'Portrait and Art Photography Developing, Printing & Enlarging
Asta Life Bidg., 14, Queen's Rd., C.
Tel. 39866..
(1st Fl.)
LIDO DANCING" ACADEMY
444, Des Voeux Ed: C.
(Opp. Sincero's)
4 Dances for a $1.00
While a term may have one meaning under "certain condi tions, it may have a diametrical- ly opposite meaning under other
One of the scenes in the Fox film, "The" "World Moves On" which is
conditions. Take, for instance, being shown at the Kings Theatre to-day.
an
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"CHANNEL CROSSING”— QUEEN'S THEATRE
"MOBY DICK”—ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will branilcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.R.W. on a wave length of 855 metres (845 K.C.a);— .
HAPPY TO BE 136 lbs.
Lost 38 lbs. More To Follow
Most women would be alarmed if their weight showed 186 lbs. But. not this one. Y sed she was 147 lbs., and she has found a way to take off that disfiguring overweight. She writes: "Six months ago, “When my weight wna 174 lbs., I start-- CHILDRENS' CONCERT FROM THE, ed to take Kruschen, and have
STUDIO
gradually got down to 136 lbs.—and it is still going down. I have not altered my diet at all, and I only take a half-teaspoonful of Kruschen. in a glass of hot water every mor ning.
I also find Kruschen very good for biliousness, from which I used to suffer a great deal. But it has come- pletely left me now-in fact, I feel different person, and have only to thank those wonderful Kruschen Salls"(Mrs.) M. K.
12.30-2.15 gramme.
Z.E.K. Programme
pm.
European
Pro
12.80 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations. 12.35-1 p.m.-Recorded Music.
1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report,
1.08 p.m.-Recorded Music, 1.30 p.m.-Reuter. Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc.
2.15 p.m. Close, Down.
6-8 p.m.-European Programme. 5-6 p.m.-A Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden (by courtesy of the
Taken every morning, Kraschen effects a perfectly natural clearance of undigested food substances and Unless this wastage is regularly ex- all excessive watery waste matter. pelled, Nature will eventually store it up out of the way in the form of ugly fat.
the double. In many instances, ns, all Bridge players know, s {double does not indicate 'faith in
the ability of the doubler to deżj feat the contract undertaken; but on the contrary is
urgent request for partner to name a suit which promises hope of part score or game to the doubling side. In other case the double is of course for the purpose of in- The Gaumount-British Picture
|Management). "Moby Dick" was the most fam-7pm.Olesing Local Stock Quota-| creasing anticipated penalties presents Matheson Lang, one of
tions.. Opportunity Open and it is the generally accepted the stars in "The Good Com-us and infamous whate that ever 7.03-7.23 pmA Planoforte Recital 640 k.e'a. Come and dance in the procedure that when player panions," in their latest release, lived, offering thrilling melodrama by Sergei Rackmaninga Intest Song Hits With Fitting third hand has bid a suit "Channel Crossing," with Con- against a background of stormy 1. Troika en Traineaux, Op. 37, No. Cello Sele
11 (Un a Three-Horse Sleigh) | Beautiful Dancing and has doubled an adverse game stance Cummings and Edmunds and stormier passiens. Nothing
or part-score contract, the Double Gwenn, at the Queen's. Theatre.
just like "Moby Dick" has ever 2. Polka de W.R. (Rachmaninoff).
(Tchaikovsky) Large and Comfort-
Lang plays the part of Jacob Van been attempted or the talking. able Place, Service al requires the original leader to
Eeden, an international financier, screen before. ways Best, Dancing open the bid quit.
Authentic and 'spectacular, the night from
However, there has been still who crosses the Channel "with his 8 p.m. till 1 ant a further development of the pretty secretary, Marion Slade, epic struggle between man and the Make Lido your Ren meaning of the double, and now during a crisis, in his life. Peter world's greatest living monster. it is a generally accepted prin- Bradley, played by Anthony Bushell, makes "Moby Dick" a picture that iciple that when a..player not in who is in love with the secretary, cannot easily be forgotten.
the lead doubles an adverse slam fears that Van Eeden is eloping contract, the double is an urgent with Marion, and travels himself. demand that the leader look oyer, by the same boat."
John Barrymore and Joan Ben-Management). nett appear, together in Warner 6.6.80 p.m.--Childrens' Studio Con- Brothers' version of Herman Mel-30-7 p.m.-A
cort.
One bottle' is enough to prove te ville's immortal story of the whale. Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel younger-epryer-more energetic.
Relay of the Dance you that Kruschen will make you feet. now showing at the Alhambra Roof. Garden (by courtesy of the
-Adol Theatre.
Partners.
every
dezvous,
SPORT NOTICES.
NOTICE.
HONG KONG · FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
"THE SILVER CORD,"
STAR THEATRE
•
Shall the love of a husband for
One lives but Once-Waltz (Strauss)
4. Etude Tableau in A Minor, Op.
39 (Rachmaninoff). 7.23-7.36 p.m.-Summer Day's Suite (Eric Contes)
7.86-8 p.m.Variety, Instrumental-
Give me Liberty, or Give me Love Melody in Spring-
Band
Maurice
Songs-
Chevaller Songs-Modley
Melville Gideon Medloy
In other words, in such instancés fairs, the financier throws Peter lution to this intimate problem Song
The discovery.
by
1354 1
Melville Gideon (Baritone)
Music from Z.EK. on a Frequency af
8.30-6.57 pmConcert Items. Goyescas--intermezzo (Granados)
Songs
*
Pablo Cazafa.
Solveig's Song ("Peer Gynt").
(Grleg)
Lo, Here the Gentle Lark (Bishop)
Mavis Benntt (Soprano).
Violin Solos
Hungarian Dance No. 2 In D Minor ...(Brahms)
Cavatina (Raff, Op. 85)
Songs
Arthur Catterall,
Chorus, Gentlemen (Lohr). Off to Philadelphia" (Haynes) his hand carefully and then make During an altercation, when Peter
Percy Heming (Baritone) a lead that would without the threatens to wireless to England his wife be stronger than the love
8.57-9.80 p.m.-The Entire Musical Number from "He Wanted Adven double appear to be sheer suicide: the true state of Van Eeden's afhe bears for his mother? The so-
tura"
with Bobby Howes, Wylle Dancing on the Colling is portrayed in dramatic manner by
Watson,. Marle the leader must make an un overboard.
Burke, Raymond WING to the unavoidable
Jessie Matthews (Soprano). Newell, Judy Guan, Theatre Chords natural lead.
Irene Dunne and, a notable sup- This convention, Marion of the financier's act, in.
8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather and Orchestra. change of dates of the Inter-known as the lead-directing slam addition to the increasing dif-porting cast in RKO Radio Picture Report 030 port, Football Matches, holders of double. often is the only means ficulties of Van
9.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins "The Silver Cord," now showing at 9.03-10.30 p.m.--Chinese Studio Con-London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity tickets for the Matches originally by which an adverse contract can leaves no alternative to the harass- Eeden's affairs,
Quotations. arranged will have the option of rebe defeated. It was used with ed man but to commit suicide. The}
Bulletins, Joel McCrea tu seen as the hus-9.30 p.m.--Reuter Press
9.35-10 pm-Band Music, taining them for the corresponding effect on the hand below:
London 1 p.m.. Stock and Commodity MirellaOverture. amended matches or having their
film ends on a note of future hap-band, David Phelps, while Irene Quotations.
O'Donnell)Gounod, arr. Dunne is his wife, Christina. 10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, La Source Ballet (LIT. Winterbottom) cash refunded on application to the
piness for Peter and Marion.
Laura Hope Crewe is powerful in Rugby Mul-day Press News Further Wedding of the Rose (Jessal) booking oflice from which they pur-North
her portrayal of the jealous mother London Stock and Commodity Quoth Hobomoko Intermezzo (Reeves) chased their tickets.
Mrs. Phelps, and the hupporting cast
Amoretten Tanzo (Gung') 10.36 p.m.-Clone. Down, ABC. Valse des Alouettes (Drige)" includes Eric Linden and Francen 8.30-10 pm European Recorded. 10 p.m.-Close Down, Dee.
Refunds. may be obtained up till noou on Saturday February 2nd,
The re-arranged fixtures are . ;.) Monday, February 4th
SHANGHAIY HONG KONG Tuesday, February 5th
SHANGHAI V. .CHINESE
North, Dealer
North and South vulnerable
·S.—Q 9, 6·4 2° H.-A 6.
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C-A K J 965
West:-
S-7 & 3
H-7 2
„D———J10:6.5–4
C.-Q.8 4
S-8
Thursday, February 7th,
SHANGHAI Y. SERVICES
. GÓT. MÀI
East:
Hon. Secretary
C.
South-
COMPANY MEETINGS
Auctioneers THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY.
Just Received
POSTAGE STAMPS
CATALOGUE
for +1935
Stanley Gibbons
1st Part British Empire
2nd Part Foreign Countries Whole World
Simplified
Scott Stamp and Coin Ce..
Yvert et Tellier Champion..
GRACA & CO.,
LIMITED::
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN}
NO THAT
'H-Q J 109 8.5 3 DK Q 9.8.2
S.-A K.J 10 H.-K 4 D.-A 7 3 C-10.7 32
The bidding: (Figure after
West
South 48.(1) Pass 5NT Pasa
"THE WORLD MOVES ON"
KING'S THEATRE.
"The World Moves On," Fox Film's latest release, which has been compared to Noel Coward's masterpiece as America's "Caval cade," is now showing at the King's Theatre.
It is n him after the style of the famous English play, crowded with drama, telling of some brothers, who, in the early 80's, scatter to far countries a century later their offspring are fighting each other in the Great War.
Madeleine Carroll, who was re- cently seen here in "I Was A Spy." and who makes her Hollywood de- but in the picture, and Franchot Tone, the M.G.M. star, are in the leading roles. Both give splendid dual characterisations.
The story tells the life histories
"Cavalcade" did of the British one] and the war
are well por acenes
Carroll is magi trayed. Miss sincere in her acting, and the high- ly polished technique of Franchat Tone adds to the success.
THE THIRTY- bid refers to numbered explana of an American family, just SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY tory paragraph). MEETING OF THIS COMPANY North East
4H. will be held at the Office Messrs. 10 Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on ANT Pass $4.50 TUESDAY, the 12th February, $7.00 1935, AT NOON, for the purpose *$10.50
$3.50 of receiving the Report of the 1-If doubled, South is strong enough to bid five clubs with- out danger. West,
$8.00 Directors together with a State-
$8.00 ed 31st. December, 1984.
ment of Accounts for the year end-
Dealers in Postage Stamps, Religious Goods, Garden Seeds, Post Cards
etc.
No. 10 Wyndham Street.
P. O. Box No. 020.
Hong Kong.
DIALON
7S. Pass
Dbl.
Pass Раян
after his partner' The Register of Shares of the double, considered the situation Company will be CLOSED from very carefully. Obviously, his Monday, the 4th February, 1995 to partner did not wish the lead of
1,
Others outstanding in the cast, are Iván Simpson, Reginald Denny, Claud King, Dudley Digges, and Lumaden Hare.
"LET'S TALK IT OVER”...... ORIENTAL THEATRE
ja heart as that lead would have.
Tuesday, the 12th February, 1935, been the natural one had he not! A film of the utmost beauty with both days inclusive.
By order of the Board of
Directors, F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary Hong Kong, 25th January, 1985.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED
NOTICE
is Universal's
doubled. The diamond, which natural settings was an alternative lead, did not comedy romance, "Let's Talk. It appear promising. The bids by Over featuring Mae Clarke and North, East and South all sug- Frank Craven, now showing at the gested a somewhat freakish dis. Oriental Theatre.
tribution of the cards. While Scenes from the beautiful beach there was no assurance of it, at Santa Monica and Lake Arrow there was a bare possibility that head, one of California's most East was vold of clubs. In any famous summer resorts, where the event, this appeared to be the greater part of the action. takes most probable meaning of the place, are shown.
!
DUSTING POWDER LY GENERAL MEETING of HONG led a club, which East ruffed, heiress, who fight for love,
and all Skin Diseases
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•
"KEEP 'EM ROLLING”-
MAJESTIC THEATRE,
ŢOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the ORDINARY YEAR penalty double, and Weat thus It is the story of a sailor and a Best Prevention and Remedy for KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED thus defeating the contract. Others in the cast are Andy Hong Kong Foot, Prickly Heat
will be held at the offices of Messrs. This lead, without the double, Devine, Irene Ware, Russ Brown, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., Would never have been made. John Warburton, Douglas Fowley Hong Kong, on. THURSDAY, the This grand slam was bid and and Goodee Montgomery. 21st day of February, 1985, at 12 made at other tables (the deal o'clock noon, to transact the was played in a duplicate game), ordinary business of the Company, since there was no double and
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY Consequently no club lead With Keep Em-Rollings-story of a ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER North as declarer seven spades man devotion to a horse featuring OF MEMBERS of the Company cannot be defeated by any lead. Walter Huston, Frances Deo and will be CLOSED from WEDNES Iteshould also be noted that, Minnie Gombell. de R.KO. Radio's DAY, the 6th to THURSDAY, the even if he could have seen all release now at the Majestic Theatre 21st February, 1985, both days in the cards, East would have Walter Huston, cavalry man, clusive...
known that he had nothing to falls heir to "Rodney."What the By Order of the Board,
lose by doubling the contract of man becomes horse is temporari" seven spades, for although sevenly taken away from him their ex- W. F. SIMMONG notrump can be made, that score perlenced through the war, and his Secretary. is not as great as seven spades; great sacrifice to keep the horse
1985
due to South's honour holding twith_him provide a poignant story.
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