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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1935

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BRIDGE, NOTES:

Double That Asks For

A Special Lead

Ely Culbertan.

We all know of the inferences which may be derived from the' double of a small or grand slam. contract under the lead-directing Islam. double convention. How- ever, the lead-directing double does not apply to slam contracts only. If-your*pårtner, out of a elcar sky, without ever having entered the bidding) suddenly doubles an opposing gime con- tract he is doing so for one of two reasons. He may have been lying back with a tremendous hand throughout the early rounds of the bidding and bej doubling on an almost sure thing, in which case he will probably defeat the contract no matter what the opening lead. At other times, however, the opening leader can tell by a careful re- COMPANY MEETINGS view of the opponents' bidding

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Josephine Hutchinson and Dick Powell are featured in "Hap. pines Ahead" at the Alhambra..

RADIO M

and a careful survey of his own hand that his partner must be doubling for a specific lead- jusually the lead of a suit which has been bid by the Dummy, and which naturally will go through the Dummy and up to the part-The following programme will he broadcasted to-day from the

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

HOTEL TO-NIGHT **

Amusements

Cinema Notes

"HAPPINESS AHEAD”.

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ner's hand.

Dick Powell, with his intimitable THE THIRTY- On the hand below, the double Hong Kong Broadcasting Station voice, heads a cast of talented SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY of the final contract by East Z.R.W. on ■ wave length of 355 players including Josephine Hut- MEETING OF THIS COMPANY enabled West to make the only metres (845_K.C.a) —

chinson, John Halliday, Allen. Jen- will be held at the Office Mesars. lead which would not give de- DANCE MUSIC FROM HONG KONG kine and Dorothy Dare, in the new Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on clarer his contract. TUESDAY, the 12th February, 'South, Dealer PEAK HOUSE TO LET from 1st March for eight months. Fully furnish-1985, AT NOON, for the purpone All modern conveniences. Five of receiving the Report of the rooms, garden, garage if required. Directors together with a State- Write Bax No. 743 c/o “Chine Mall." ment of Accounts for the year end-}

ed 31st December, 1984."

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North and South vulnerable North~~~~

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The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from West: Monday, the 4th February, 1935 to TOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and Tuesday, the 12th February; 1935, promptly printed. "China Mall" both days inclusive. Office, No. 3A, Wyndham St. Tele- phone 20022, *

GENERAL NOTICES

IN

BANK HOLIDAYS..

'N Accordance with Government

'Ordinance, the Exchange Banks |

By order of the Board of

.. Directors,

F. H. CRAPNELL,

• Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th January, 1985.

will be CLOSED for the transaction N

of Public Business on

MONDAY

Hong Kong 31st January, 1935.

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED

.

D-K 7 3.2

C-10-7

East:-

3.—Q: 6

H-A KJ 10

D. 10 9 8.5 41 C-6 2

South:

S.-A:10 7.

"H.-8.4

D-A Q J.

A B.B.C. Programme. 2.30.2.15 p.m.-European

Izdamrac.

First. National production, "Happl- Pro-ness Ahead," now at the Alham-

bra Theatre,

12.30 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity. Quotations. 12,85-1 p.m.-Recorded Music,

1 p.m.Local Time and Weather Report.

1.03 pm-Recorded Muale. 130 p.m.-Router Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc.

2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 77 p.m.-12 midnight.-European

gramme.

7-7.25 p.m.-Band Music, Selection Traviata" (Verdi) Selection "Faust" (Gounod) Americana (Thurban)

7.25-8 p.Variety.

Vocal Gems-Peggy Ann

Jerome Kern-Medley George Gershwin--Medley Song Carnival of 1938 Stars.. Songs-

Although the story is a straight comedy drama there are four spe-

Goes! cially written songs, "Pöp My Heart," "Beautiful Must Be Love," Massaging Window Panes": and "All on account of

a. Straw- borry Sundae."

Mina, Hutchinson as the daugh- Pro-ter of a wealthy and socially pro-

Over on the, Sunny Side Masquerading in the name of Love

Hugh Morton (Baritone)

Instrumental-

C-A Q J. 95

The bidding:

South

West

North

East

1C.

Pass 1H.

Poss

Happy as the Day is Long Raisin' the Rent

Pass

3C.

Pass

Pass

Pase

Dbl.

minent family, runs away from ther engagement party, in search of adventure. She runs into Dick Powell and his "pal, Frank Mc- Hugh, in a Chinese chop suey, pa- lace where the happy throngs are celebrating New Year's Eve, She

is attracted to Dick, but, wishing him to love. her for herself, poses as a working girl out of a job.

Dick, who is in the window TOTICE IS HEREBY ĠIVEN

washing business sees the 'girl get- that the ORDINARY YEAR-

ting a cheque from one of the and TUESDAY, 4th and 5th Febru- LY GENERAL MEETING of HỌNG

town's wealthiest citizens, In re- ary, 1935, (China New Year HoliKONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED 2C.

Roy Bargy and Ramona turn for which she throws her 3NT days).

and will be held at the offices of Messrs.

Weather Bp.m.-Local Time Pass Pass

Report.

arms about his neck and kisses Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pass

9.03-9 pm-A BBC. Recorded Pro- him. Hong Kong. on THURSDAY, the The early bidding by North

The youth is crushed, thinking 21st day of February, 1985, at 12 and South needs

"Sir Christopher Wren"

that his giri is double-crossing io'clock noon,

to transact the East's double is the only in-A Wireless Play in celebration of the

himself and her "sugar daddy" ordinary business of the Company. teresting bid of the hand. Since Tercentenary of the Birth of

IS HEREBY North (Dummy) has bid hearts, C. Whitaker-Wilson, and produced by and only end in one of the famous British Architect, written by also. Then the fireworks AND NOTICE ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER East is practically certain

Of Howard Rose in the Studios of the amusing and thrilling climaxes He British Broadcasting Corporation.

9-9.80 p.m.-Light Concert Items.

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.

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comment.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF MEMBERS of the Company/four tricks in that suit.

.that the ELECTRICITY will be CLOSED from WEDNES knows that a heart lead must be SUPPLY to the NEW TERFI-DAY; the 6th to THURSDAY, the the best opening and that he, TORIES will be interrupted at the 21st February, 1985, both days in- East, after having won the first times given below on SUNDAY, clusive. February 8, 1935, for the purpose of carrying out essential mainten ance on the main transmission line: 7.90 a.m.. Toun Wan, Shan Tseng, Kam Tin, Yuen Loong and Castle Peak.

8.30 am. Shatin, Taipo, Fanling,

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Supply will be restored before dusk.

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when Irish Eyes are Smilling Her Name is Mary round of hearts can make the

Danny Malone (Tenor).] 'proper shift after a view of the Piano Solos-

but in the picture, and Franchot pion boxer, "Palooka”. Ispacked Dummy.

The Gaumount-British Picture Tone, the M.G.M. star, are in the with laughs. Staart Erwin, as Joe Der Fledermaue--Selection The West player was able to

Rate da Costa presents Matheson Lang, one of leading roles. Both give splendid Palooka, plays the title role, Dure Song Twilight decode the message of East's My Little Nest of Heavenly Blue

the stars in "The Good

ante Com-dual characterisations.

as his manager) Knobby double..

The story tells the life histories Walsh, Lupe Velez, Mary Carlisle, panions," in their latest release, The East player had

Maria Jeritza (Soprano)Channel Crossing," never entered the early bidding Violin Splo

with Con- of an American family, just as Marjorie Kambeau and William even to make a non-vulnerable Tango (Albeniz)

stance Cummings and: Edmund "Cavalcade" did of the British one Carlisle, Marjorie. Rambeau and Yelll d'Aranyi. Gwenn, at the Queen's Theatre, and the war scenes overcall; furthermore, West saw

are, well por-William Cagney support the cast. that he did not have a complete

Songs

Lang plays the part of Jacob Van trayed. Miss Carroll Is most Nichavo! (Nothing Matters) Yarborough himself-his hand

Eeden, an international financier, sincere in her acting, and the high- "HAPPY ENDING" STAR If I were King

THEATRE Dennis King (Baritone), who crosses the Channel with his ly polished technique of Franchot 9.80 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, pretty secretary, Marion Slade, Tone adds to the success.

Others outstanding in the east LY. MEETING of the SHAREHOL certain tricks regardless of

Quotations.

Bradley, played by Anthony Bushell, are Ivan Simpson, Reginald Denny, DERS in this Corporation will be lead; or even four or three tricks, the Dance Orchestra from the Hong

9.85 p.4.-12 midnight A Relay of who is in love with the secretary, Claud King. Dudley. Digges, and held in the Board Room of Messrs. The answer was obviously that Kong Hotel Grill Room (by courtesy of fears that Van Eeden is eloping Lumsden Hare, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 18, East must be doubling to com- the Management).

with. Marion, and travels himself Pedder Street, Hong Kong, op mand a lead of a particular suit

10.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, by the same boat. SATURDAY, the 23rd February, and at the same time to prevent London Stock and Commodity Quots. During an altercation, when Peter

Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further 1985, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose any other lead. Of course, if the tions.

JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN actually contained a King and a

N that the ORDINARY YEAR- Jack. Therefore it seemed most on in Marion,

the

of receiving the Report of the West player had held four or five 12 midnight. Close Down. Board of Directors together with a carda neaded by something like Statement of Accounts for the year the K-QJ in some other sult, he ending 31st December 1984. should definitely have led that

AL

THE MASQUERADER”- ORIENTAL' THEATRE

This film is adapted from Ian Hay's play of the same name and is the current attraction at the Star Theatre The main interest of the thrilling story, is focussed on Denis Cradock, the weak, phi- landerer who, his only daughter, is brought up by her mother to be llave, dfed an heroie death in shipwreck.

threatens to wireless to England the true state of Van Eeden's af- Ronald Colman gives a splendid fairs, the financier throws Peter characterisation in the dual roles overboard. LOCAL RAINFALL

The discovery by of the gentleman, John Loder, and

George Barrand in the role of Marion of the financier's act, in the depraved drug-addict, John Cradock is admirable, and is at $8.50 The Register of Shares of the suit. But in the absence of any

dif- Chilcote, in this picture, he his best when he becomes an unin- 17.00 Corporation will be closed from such comblaation, West tried to rainfall recorded at the Botanic ficulties of Van: Eeden's affairs, Masquerader," now being screened vited guest, to his daughter's birth- There were only 1.87 inches of addition to, the increasing $1000 Monday, the 11th February to complete his decoding of East's Gardens during the month of leaves no alternative to the harasa at the Oriental Theatre. (33.50 Saturday the 23rd February 1985 message, and came to the con- January,, rain falling on six days. Alm ends on a note of future hap-men who so closely resemble each tenay, as the daughter

ed man but to commit suicide. The It is the strange story of two liantly enacted with Daphne Cour- day party. This scene is bril- $8.00 (both days inclusive), during clusion that if East. was com-There were 22 consecutive days of piness for Peter and Marion. $8.00 which period no transfer of shares manding a certain suit it must ane weather.

can be, registered. !'.

ibe the suit which Dummy had

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"THE WORLD MOVES ON

- KING'S THEATRE

other that neither wife nor mis-| treas could be sure. ~ Elissa Landi and Juliette Comp [ton-have the feminine leads, while the supporting cast include Hall!-

V. M. GRAYBURN,

twice failed to support. West, Jack.. A diamond lead would Chlef Managar.

therefore, after a very slight have enabled the declarer to set Hong Kong, 1st February, 1985, hesitation opened the heart nins up a diamond trick before the "The World Mövas On," Foxwell Hobbes, Creighton Hale and

in preference to the more nor-defence could run more than Film's Intest release, which has Helen Jerome Eddy,. mal lead of his fourth best spade, three heart tricks.

been compared to Noel Coward's] East won the first trick with the Another victory was thus masterpiece as America's “Cával- “PALOOKA"--MAJESTIC ten spot; 7 and returned a scored for Intelligent bidding cade, is now showing at the King's THEATRE diamond. West won this trick inferences being applied to the Theatre.

Anne Grey, Benita Hume and Alf Goddard are in the supporting

cast

LAMMERT BROS. with his King and led another play. The double would off is alm after the style of the One of the funniest comedies Unlea seeg of lifty years in the

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Public Auctions

JAPANESE WHO HAS LOST HIS MOTHER TONGUE

Returning, to Tol

tatês, "during which nglish play, crowded with shown in Hong Kong during the time he ved as "a" steward in

ing of some brothers past season is United Artists "Pa: the United States Navy

• 80's, scatter to looks, featuring Jimmie (Schnes Balto, aged 72 experienced a century later their zie Durant and Lupe Velex Dur great deal of difficulty in get fighting each other inant, the boy with the brush hook ting bound the city as he had vir

O us another of his nimit- tually forgotten hjá native" fan- rroll, who was re- alle performanceHR Hi gure and he had never learned ero in "I Was A Spy." The story of a farm boy who, by the new names for the various and who makes her Hollywood de accident, becomes the world cham-laeras and institutions,

heartThe defence thus fook course, have proved disastrous to famous four heart tricks and a, diamond East if South or North had de- dra trick, defeating the contract. cided to run out to a five club wh It is easily seen that no other contract, which ad It happens fak [opening could have defeated the they could have made, but they contract. A spade Jead would felt that, their best chance WEL [automatically! have driven, the fans mphs Indeed it was declarer his nintir-trick "Estab-except for the division of the cently lishing a fnesse against West's heart sult