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BRIDGE NOTES

Five In A Major Suit

By Ely Culbertson

Amusements

Cinema Notes

"LADIES LOVE DANGERT-

KING THEATRE

In my opinion the two worst "There's no sense in worrying," final contracts which can be believes Gilbert Roland. He reached are two notrump and five (thinks worrying is a loss from a of a major: Two notrump is *

very silly contract to stop at bedollars and cents point of view, cause usually if a hand is strong or from any other viewpoint. enough to produce eight tricks at

"When broke and hungry I notramp the ninth will be found

at least half the time through worried; it did me no good" be (either a lucky division, an oppon-says. "And when I was working ent's error, or a fine play by the and had money I worried for fear declarer. Five-odd in a major is ra be bake and hungry agzin. even worse. The team which

reaches such z. contract. bas Pretty soon I was. nothing" to`gain and everything to

"So I stopped worrying, took!

lose. If they fulfil five-odd, they the lean days when I had 10, and, get nothing more than the game

"At least," he adds, knocking

bonus and of course, if they go believe it or not, pretty soon they down they get a minus score, stopped. whereas had they stopped at four they could have made one less trick and still have made the game.

Strangely enough, the contract

wood, "I haven't seen one late

Romantic Warner Baxter co- stara with beautiful Ketti Gal- Kan in Under The Pampas Moon". Fox Film's romance of the Argentine, which is coming shortly to the King's Theatre.

The athletic young actor co-In conceiving the two musical numbers which are among the features of the Fox Film comedy,

of five spades was reached by both stars in "Ladies Love Danger North-South teams in a knockout

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following programme with

COLONY'S TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

Appeal To Business Community

ATTRACTING TOURISTS

TO HONG KONG

A letter and memorandum have".

be broadcast to-day from the been addressed to a considerable Hong Kong Broadcasting Station number of firms and companies in ZBW. on a wavelength of 355 the Colony by the Hong Kong

(945 KC's).

VIOLIN AND PLANOFORTE RECITAL FROM STUDIO

Travel Association, soliciting their support in the campaign for at- tracting tourists to the island. The Association also states that it. looks forward "confidently", to 1230-2.15 pm-European Record-jobtaining such support. The me ed Programme.

morandum outlines the proposed 1pm-Local Time and Weather first year programme of activities, Report..

including advertising and

ZEK. Programme 2

1.30 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins, paganda. Rugby Press News, etc.

2.15 p.m.-Close Down 5-8 nm-European Programme. 5-7 pm-Hong Kong Hotel Danes Orchestra.

Early Stages

pro-

In the course of the letter to local firms, it is pointed out that the project of stimulating the 7-7.17 p.m-Vocal Gema Jolly Roger

Itourist traffic to Hong Kong - was Hermann Lohr

first sponsored by the late Chair- 7.17-7.30-

The Russian man of the Hong Kong General Novelty Orchestra.

Chamber of Commerce, the Hon Sorrowful-Waltz (Schwartz)'. Joys of the Past Waltz (Schwartz)-Legislative Council Imst year, and ME C Gordon Mackie, in the he Swallow Waltz

was strongly supported by the Senior Chinese Representative,

The Broken String Waltz

7.30-8 pm From the Stadia.

1'

A Violin and Pianoforte Recital by the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Miss Ruby Waldron and Miss Ottilia CMG.

match of the Vanderbilt Cup with Moza Barrie. Tournament, held early last The Fox Film's comedy-my-365 Nights in Hollywood," which November in New York City. The stery is now playing at the King's is showing at the Oriental Thea- two teams were among the strong-Theatre.

tre to-day, Lee used only 50 est in the tournament and -yet

beautiful girls in all, but all of Derwin. neither could put on the brakes

them got a chance to look the 1. Fantasie before getting one above game

camera right in the eve from a distance of only a few feet

“BEFORE MIDNIGHT”.

MAJESTIC THEATRE”

10c. & 20c. One team made the contract while

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“VARIETY PROGRAMME”

QUEEN'S THEATRE

What should prove to be a great attraction for the children is provided by the Queen's Thes- tre to-day.

Programme

"Rigoletto"

2.

Song-

"Still as the Night"

13. Piano Solo—

4. Violin Solos

“Cavabine”

The proposal was further de- veloped by the recent Economic Verdi. Commission, on which sat many of the most prominent business men John.

of the Colony; and the sanction "Prelude from Suite in A Minor" given by Government, in generous Debussy-practical form, to the formation of the Association is the first open Kaz Mozte step taken to implement the re- commendations of the Commission. Contributions should be sent to Moore the Hong Kong Travel Association,"

"Hungarian Dance"

5. Song-

"Believe me if all those endearing

young charms"

8 pm-Local Time and Weather

A mystery thriller which fal Mickey Mouse. cartoons, Sally fils expectations by keeping one Symphonies, The Three Stooges, guessing till the end, and sup- Screen Snapshots and Sports plies the usual number of mur shorts provide the nucleus of anders is "Before Midnight," the excellent programme. The antics current attraction at the Maier of Mickey Mouse, as devised by tic Theatre. Walt Disney, have been respon- The film is lightened with some Programine sible for giving cinemagoers[humorous situation's and sound more laughs than any other acting from 'all' concerned, es screen "star"

pecially Ralph Bollamy and Jane Collver.

**

This type of comedy

is unique in its qualities of giving enter tainment to old and young alike, while the recording of

world- wide events and scenes" showing. after some of the world's greatest athletes in action add variety to the excellent programme.

The bidding: (Figures bids refer to numbered explana- tory paragraphs).

South West ID (1)

North

Pass

IH (2)

East Paas Pass

+5S (5)

Pass

18 (3) Pass ENT

3H (4)

Pass Pass (6) Pass

1-A borderline opening bid], which both South players chose to make.

St.

2-Both North players decided

"WHEN A MAN'S A MAN”-- ALHAMBRA THEATRE

2

"THE WITCHING HOUR”.

STAR THEATRE

••

The strange hypnotic power of one man over the lives and des- tinies of his friends provides the theme for "The Witching Hour," which is showing to-day at the Star Theatre.

Report: Closing Local Stock Quota Post Office Building, top floor.

8.05-10.30 pm.-Chinese Recorded)

Lions

10.30 pm-Close Down from ZEE on a frequency of 640₤ 8.30-10 p. European Programme kilocycles. --

8.30-9. p.m-Military Band Music. Zampa-Overture (Herold, ATT

Godfrey).

WOMAN BADLY MAULED

Dog's Attack On Mistress

Silver Trumpets-Grand Processional March (Vivani, arr. Godfrey) The Smithy in the Wood (Michaelis); The Turkish Patrol (Michaelis) A Chow dog savagely attacked Nautical Moments (arr. Winter).

its mistress, Mrs. Prentis, of 9-9.15 pm Belay of the Daven-Kemsley, near Sittingbourne, re-

News Bulletins Reuter).

(Copyright by

cently 9.15-9.30 p.m.---An' Instrumental Variety Programme.

The story is unusual but highly! Xylophone Solo-Rio de Janerio and John Halliday Banjo Solo-Three Little Words

Rody Starita Sixteen million people of all interesting types and ages have read from and Tom Brown, in the leading

Lea Fillis. cover to cover the fascinating male roles, strive, and succeed. Hawaiian-On the Beach at Waikid

Waikiki Stone-Wall Boys Wright classic, in making it convincing.

Accordeon Solo Sedibal·

Maurice Alexander Banjo Solo-Old Black Joe

Harold Bell

When a Man's

a Han " From

to bid only one heart rather than all indications, at least three two hearts because of the fact times this number will enjoy the There were no cases of notifiable that they had not as yet found a For Film adaptation of this mas diseases reported during the 24 hours

3-Since the spade sait can still terpiece. It will be shown at the ended Tuesday. Details with regard to the be shown at the level of one George O'Brien in the starring Alhambra Theatre to-day with establishment of a Professor there is no reason not to show ship of Eastern Religions and it. This spade bid does not show role.

Oxford.

Ethics for an experimental any great additional strength. Universal appeal is what both period of five years were.com-

4-Both North-South partner-book and picture possess. The firmed by University Congrega-ships used a jump bid such as stereotyped version of the West tion recently. The Vice-Chan-this, made after the partner had as peopled by desert rats lurking cellor, the Rev. F. J. Lys, pre-opened the bidding as an absolute through the sage brush of the

force.

dry lands is abandoned: in place

Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage sided.

Stamps, Religious Goods.

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Agents for Sutton & Sons, Ltd, Reading. Toogood & Sons, Ltd., Southampton Arthur Yates & Co. Sydney

PiPPERMINT

The new professorship has 5 This five-spade bid cannot is a vibrant story of modern been made possible by the gen-be criticised and as a matter of youth involved in a vital romance. erous offer of Mr. and Mrs. fact inclines towards conserva- The setting is an Arizona H. N. Spalding.

tism rather than optimism: Any ranch, to which comes a mysteri- The object of the founders is respectable-looking South hand to build up in the University a which contains two Aces shoulds Easterner, short of money, obviously the gentleman, but permanent interest in the great produce a good play for a slam silent on his past. He is be religious and ethical systems of 6-Namrally, with close to a bed-friended by a hardened Wester- the East, whether expressed in rock minimum, neither South ac- philosophic, poetic, devotional or cepted North's slam try, despite rugged "man's man," and finds ner changes from playboy to a other literature, in art, in his-the possession of two Aces. Both himself in the dilemma of his tory and in social life and struc-South players confessed afterwards lifetime when he realizes that his ture, to set forth their develop that they were very worried about, ment and spiritual meaning, and even a five-spade contract and one for the hand of the same girl.

best friend and himself are rivals Ito interpret them by comparison of them turned out to have had

and contrast with the religions good reason for worrying.

Before turning and ethics of the West

(Continued on Page 7)

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Steady expansion in the activi- During Joly, the Society's

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ties of the Society for the Prof tection of Children is indicated in

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The number of cases dealt with fin July was 285, of which 115 were new Of these latter, 68 were in respect of poverty alone and 38 involving poverty and dise Malk or other food was supp in 74 cases and medical tre lin 38.

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Mrs. Prentis was about to stroke the dog when it flew at her and inficted serious wounds, on ber arms and body...

A man ran to her assistance and caught the dog, but it twisted, out of his grasp, ran after Mr. Prentis, who had gone indoors, and again attacked ber.

When its fit of rage had passed the dog slunk into an outhouse, where it was finally shot

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