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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936

BRIDGE NOTES

Solving A Playing Problem

By Ely Culbertack"

FRANCO SOVIET TREATY

Vigorous Protests In France

TSARIST DEBTS SHOULD

BE RECOGNISED)

"CHINA MAIL – SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

two

When a player holds some such combination (as K 10 3 of a suit in one hand and nothing but small cards in the other, be need: not worry about losing more than Energetic protests against the two tricks in that. suit, provided new Franco-Russian treaty of cam- he is not compelled to lead the merce, which has just been signed suit. This statement can be sub-by representatives of the stantiated to the satisfaction of countries, have been addressed to any student who will take the M. Laval by the national mion of trouble to deal out the cards, giv-French holders of pre-w-BUF ing the remaining honours as he sian bonds. The protests stress- pleases to the two opposing sides. that the conclusion of the treaty It was an appreciation of this should have been rendered condi- fact that permitted declarer in a tional on the settlement of the recent Duplicate game to be the French claims, and hold the only one to make his contract. French Government responsible for The hand was:

South, Dealer

Both sides vulnerable

S

5 4

H S

C. A & 6

2414140

6

East

C. E 10 T

The bidding:

South

West

North

15.

Pass

24.

3H.

Pasa

35.

4S.

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

the continuation of the economic misery in which large numbers of French creditors of the Tsarist Empire have been plunged by the Russian default

A. Similar Protest has been sent to the Minister of Commerce, M.. Bonnet, whom the paper Le Jour severely criticises for having allegedly promised M. Litvinoft that the French Government will shortly consider granting a loan of 800,000,000 francs to the Soviet Union and will probably consent to grant it. The paper says that it is inconceivable that the French Government is not insisting en at least partial repayment of the Russian debt, which totals some 20 miliard gold francs.

In any case, according to the The bidding is accurate enough paper, neither the treaty of com- South's Jack-Ten-nine of hearts marce nor the treaty of mutual is almost adequate support, and assistance should be ratified nor he must certainly find another any new loan made to Soviet Rus- bid in response to his partner's sia before the latter has given takeout. The raise of hearts is a satisfactory guarantees for the re- better choice than the bidding of payment of the Tsarist debt-- any number of notrump or a re-Trans-Ocean Service. bid of the spades. When South

bid three hearts, North rightly

bid three-spades, and South rebid

to game is perfectly obvious.

Most players on the bidding | made an opening lead of a spade, and the ordinary line of attack,

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With the opening of the Auto- mobile Show in New York and the display of the latest in auto- motive design. Miss Marion Cros- one of the first visitors, 120. showed up in this gown illustrate ing the effect of streamlining on fashions. Quite an effect, too, as

you can see.

FILM STARS OF YESTERYEAR

Where Are They All Now?

WORKING IN OBSCURE PLACES

Hollywood.

Amusements

Cinema Notes

WHANHATTAN TOWER." QUEEN'S THEATRE

sionally a picture is pro-|| (duend which has all the funda- mental elements of drama in ad-

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

dition -te : intelligent direction, L. The fallowing programme will be perfect casting and good acting. broadcast to-day from the Hong Such a picture is Remington'a Kone Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. «Manhattan Tower" which opensjon a wavelength of 355 metres. at the Queen's Theatre today. (845. KC2);

The picture features Mary Derenky Relay "The Town Hall Brian in the feminine lead, and Birmingham".

Children? Studio Coneert. never has this dainty actress

1280-215 pm-European Record- heer tione appealing or convincinged Programm

Report.

She handles the sympathetic role 1-gu, Local Time and Weather Like a much more experienced [ñctress than she really i makes the audience live her part

with ber

and

"In conjunction with this film an amazing picture entitled "Evolu- tion” will be shown,

“ESCAPE ME NEVER"

YA KINGS THEATRE

"Escape Me Never," is the film-

1.30 pm - Beuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, NC.

-2.15 p.m.---Close Down.

5-8 pm, European Programme. 3-5.30 pm Belay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

5,30-6 pm-A. Belay" of the 1st part of the Concent from the Helena May Institute arranged by Madame H. Erebe

6-630 pm Childrens' Stadio Con-

6.30-7 pm-A Relay of the Hong

of the sensational stage bit, with Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra the brilliant star, Elisabeth Berg- played by Alfred. Corten.

7-7.17 pm-Two Chopin Ballades

ner, and many of the principals Ballade in A Flat Major (Op. 47) of the original London cast, Ballade in Kiner (Op. 62)....

717-7.30 pm-The Russian Novel- Juding Bugh Sinclair, Lean Orchest Quartermaine and Griffith Jones. The Swallow Walke

Sarowful (Schwartz)

Joys of the Bat-Waltz : (Schwartz)

7.50-7.45 pm Vocal Gems.

The Margaret Kennedy play The Broken String Walls offers the tiny Austrian actress, who was last seen by film fanɛ în the title role of "Catherine The Chocolate Soldier (0. Szau). Great her finest and most lov-The Geisbe (Jones) able role as Germina Jones, the little waif who is found wander- ing about Venice half starving and given shelter by Sebastiaa 8 pm—Local Time & Weather Be- Sanger, a penniless young comperty Closing Local Stock Quotations 205-11 pm Chinese Stadio Cox-

145-8 pm--New Mayfair Orch. Medley of Incses Datala Songs. Tunes of Not-So-Long-Ago, 1923.

1924.

The romantic atmosphere of 11 pm-Close Down the mites, Sebastian develops 8.06-10 phe European Prof an aiment for the little crea-gramme from ZEK, on a frequency ture, who loves him. Bat when of 640 klocyclegats a

8,058.18-pim—A Jazz: Piano Be- beat-cial by Patricia Rossborough.

be

the

meets Fenella, tiful aristocratic fiancee of his 1. Here is my heart Selection

Įbrother, Caryi, he falls madly in 2.

love with her.

Melody of 1936

-SelectioFL

Gemma_runs away and returns{ 4. Flease Teacher?--Selections, to London. Sebastian follows her 8.18-8.30 patie -Excerpts from and marries her. However, he "Naughty Kanetta" sung by Neison

with Eddy (Baritone) continues his romance Fenella, who is unaware of their Neath the Southern Moon,

|2th Sweet Mystery of Life. marriage. Gemima works as

3. Pm falling in Love with someone." slave to support the selfish Sebas 4. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp slong the

Hizirway. tian while he completes his ballet. **CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

280-9.15 pm-A Relay from Daventry are the great stars of Due to neglect her infant son Vienna, To-day.

falls ill and the story reaches a) 230 ya High Spots Ne 12 Nineteen out of 21 members yesteryear?

the Town Hall Birmingham", A Many of them, sad to relate, are great dramatic climax with in of the former Socialist Party hearts for the setting trick. management awaiting trial for i sorry straits; working in death of the child, the succees of descriptive

The safe line of play was to alleged incitement to high trea-obscure places and in menial jobs. the ballet and the tender reunion draw the adverse trumps and son in connection with the in- But & small percentage, some of Gemma and Sebastian. then establish the hearts. With surrection of February 1934 people estimate about 5 per cent.

the closed hand, was to lead a heart and establish that suit be- fare drawing trumps. This line] jof play proved a losing one, as

East-won-with the Ace, returned | the club Queen, and later was ableį

Tuff to give his partner a

Where

other vocations.

-MAJESTIC THEATER

commentary from the

by F. W. Bradnock

mood of the Town Hall Birmingham.

{ter).

1 Cheek to Geek..

1.45 pm-Dance Musie.... 9pm--A Belay of the Daventry the combination of clubs held, not have been granted an amnesty have had the good fortune or juda- “A NOTORIOUS GENTLEMAN News Bulletins, (Copyright by Bes- 9.15-9.28 pm *Top Hat" Timis enough leads could then be made by the State President, accord-ment to retire from the screen at to keep South from fulfilling his jing to an official notice issued the right moment, to find interest

Charles Bickford, one of the most sung by Ginger Rogers. The pum-and profit in contract, and if the opponents on Tuesday night could be held to one trick in the tive process going on has been Here is how some of them are talented of the screen's numerous 2. The Piccolino.

"hard-boiled" actors, and Helex 3 Isn't this lovely Day. faring:- club suit, declarer would make dropped.

actors Vizison, who since making the film 4. No Strings. The former Chairman of the Anda Q. Nilsson: «An

9.28-940 panuliam five.

has become Mrs. Fred Perry, co-

Overture (Rossini). Socialist Party and ex-Mayor of agent Vienna, Karl-Seitz, is not among

star in "A Notorions Gentleman,”

3.40-10 pm-Jack Hylton and the present attraction at the Orchestra. those amnestied, nor is the Deputy Rosa Joshmann, who Betty Blythe (star of the "Queen Majestic Theatre.

Bickford's role, in keeping with remained in hiding for six of Sheba" in 1921): Running a SPAIN SOLD

the others he has had in former months after February 12, chicken farm in California.

Wuster Duncan ("Western" pictures, is filled with action of FOR 28-1934, and during this time con-

tinged directing secret propa-atar who once earned US$3,000 athe two-fisted variety, and these who like the star will enjoy this ganda against the Government week) Owns a cattle ranch. Both the latter, however, have Ciara Bow: Ranching and family film thoroughly. been set at liberty Trans life are her interests. Ocean Service.

CASTLE IN

Rumours Of Hidden Treasure

BUT ONLY ONE COIN FOUND

Madrid Somebody's "Castle in Spain,” the mediaval stronghold of Santa Gadea del Cid, has just been bought by the neighbouring village for the trife of twenty eight ghili- ings cash.

The castle had long remained uninhabited, although its central portion, meinding a magnificent vaulted hall, remained intact.

SOVIET OFFICIAL IN TROUBLE

Handed To Russian Authorities

·CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Jetta Gondal: Interior decorator.

A Chicken Farm

Eddie Baker (the "comedy cop" of the old Semmett films who al- ways rode z motor bike): Motor- cycle officer of the California Highways Patroli

"LOVE IN BLOOM" ALHAMBRA THEATRE

Dixie Lee, or as she is known to her intimates, Mrs. Bing Crosby, Agnes Ayres Cheroine offimakes a welcome retum to the Budolph Valentino in "The Sheir" screen after an absence of several in 1921): Said to be working for years in the leading role of Para- a gas company in New York

0 Wadam Hart: Author

10 pm-Big Ben: Close Down.

RELIGION IN RUSSIA

PROTEST TO THE LEAGUE

SYSTEMATIC PROSECUTIONS

A CARRIED OUT

“CHINA MAJE” SPECIAL

Botterdam, To-day.

A moving description of the

mount's musical extravaganza, sufferings endured by the clergy "Love In Bloom,” which is screen- in all the Christian denominations William S. Hart (the Wild Westing to-day at the Alhambra Thea in Soviet Bossia was made at a meeting organised here by the star): Short-story writer.

of the Julazne Johnston. Cheroine of Included in the giant cast are International Union The Thief of Baghdad") and the old favourites George "Parry Churches for the Defence of Margaret Livingston: Both ball-Burns, and Gracie Allen, who, Morals and Religion Against Bol- room dancers.

have done so much to "pot over" shevism,” which was also attended

by numerous diplomatists. Charles. Exy: runs a flower shop. shows in the past Richard Talmadge: an assistant

“KID MILLIONS”“”—STAR STHEATRE

The meeting approved, a memo randum which had been despatch- ed to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, V. Avenol, and

By special request Eddie Canwhich, after exposing the anti- tor's latest laught riot, "Kid Mil- Christian prosecutions systems

Prague, To-day. The 35-year old official of the There were current in the vil Soviet Russian Legation here, lage, however, tiles of buried tres- Alexander Kosomof, who on sure, so one inhibitant wrote to the November 27, 1935, as reported owners, who had never even visit by Trans-Ocean, robbed the director of films.

Czech ed the district, and exired how Legation of 800,000

Filz Hall (once almost as famous much they waited for the castle crowns and many importent as Mary Pickford): supports her Fifty pesetas, (23/-) came the documents and was arrested three children by working as sales- reply, and the deal was concluded next day at Hirschberg spa, women in a dress shop.

The whole village then toned was transported on Tuesday to Bath Roland (ster of the lions will be shown at the Star ically caused in by Soviet Can- Russia, demands the immediate out for its treasure hunt, but the Rumanian frontier, where serials): Owns house property. Theatre for one day only.. though the old walls are rapidly he was handed over in chains) Zeppo As Agent"

tor is supported by a brilliant abolition of these conditions.

The memorandum stresses that being destroyed by straying cattle by the Rumanian official who Zeppo Marr (the fourth of the all-star cast, and sings several)

fact, that the Soviet Union now and seekers after hidden weslih, the laccompanied him to the Soviet Marr Brothers) : retired from the catchy tunes.

belongs to the League and goes on only find to date has been that of He will be tried in a Soviet famous team two years

to express the hope that at least one member State may be found willing to place the protest by the novel Union of the Churches on the the League Council's orders of the

conformity t

a single com of the time of Queen court. Isabel II, who ruled over Spain # century ago. — Bexter

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