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BRIDGE NOTES

PSYCHIC NOTRUMPS By Ely Culbertson

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1936

Amusements

Cinema Notes

"ONE EXCITING ADVENTURE” -QUEEN'S THEATRE

This Universal picture stars

• The blue notrump

was the Nall · Hamilton, Paul Cavanagh earliest weapon of the primitive Birnie Berries in the Teadings (stages of the psychic bid. It has roles The last named portrays been discarded long since by good the role of the most sensational ¡players because the defence and unusual adventuress to be de

against it-the business double-picted by the cinema was too easy and the enaning run The story is that of a fascinat- cut too revealing..

jing woman who cannot look at a In today's hand this bluff no-diamond without wanting it. Men nothing to her until she a different trend. mean trump takes The East player recognised all meets NJ Hamilton. She also

of this ancient becomes involved with the symptoms

Pani practice and proceeded to put the Gavanagh, who plays the part of The ad- usual defence into practice. Un-an accomplished crook. fortunately for his side, the North ventures of these three provide enough the basis of one of the most in- teresting yarns that has been on the screen for some time.

Included in the cast are Eugene Paulette, Grant Mitchell, Doris Lloyd and Edna Searle.

LAMMERT BROS.. player was

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS.

- Public Auctions

courageous

to stick to his guns. : East, Dealer

Both sides vulnerable

S. J'

SE 843 H. 8 4 3

THE Undersigned have received D. 9

Tinstructions to all typebec C. R 10986

Auction

ON

Thursday, the 5th, March, 1936 commencing at 10 am.

at Messrs. Komor & Komor, Chater Road

EA 7

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S. AQ 5 WE HKQJ1062

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D. C. Q 5 3,2

S. 10 9 6 2 E. 9 5

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The bidding: East 1H

South

Pass

Pass

North West 20

2NT Pass Pass

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"BARBARY COAST"-KING'S

THEATRE

It used to be that U.S. film players went to England for vacations. Now American KÖLTE go-breed to work in British Sims and return to the US. for relaxation, as does Fay Wray. shown arriving in New York.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

URBAN COUNCIL

Agenda For To-day's -

Meeting

BREACHES OF BY-LAWS

At to-day's meeting of the Urban Council a minute by the | Chairman relative do deputing an-

The Following programme will thority to any officer fawfully per- be broadcast

Trforming the duties of ~Chief-In-> to-day from the Ich Koar Broadcasing Stationspector or Senior Inspector to in- Z.B.W. on a wavelength of $55 stitute summary proceedings for metres. (845 ECs).

{breaches of -By-laws, will be read. |The following applications will be considered: For a restaurant li- [cence at "Nos. “223 and 425, first (doors and Nos. -427 and 429, 1220-210 pm (Approx)--Euro: ground and first-floors, 'Hennessy pean Programme.

Daventry "Imperial Affairs" by

E. V. Hodgson

Jazz Piano Recital

1230 pm-Recorded Music.

Road; for a food preserving li

1 pm Local Time and Weather cence at Lot No. 5918, Sai Kung Report

Road; for an offensive, trade li-

1.50 p.m-Reuter Press Bulletins, cence at No. 16, Sung Hing Laze, Rugby Press News, etc.,

second floor; for the registration

rency.

pm-A Relay of the Rotary

Club Tifin Speech from the Hong of No. 100, Johnston Road, ground Kong Hotel Roof Garden-Rotarian door, as a dairy; for a food fac C. Champkin on “Managing the Cantory leence at No. 13, Third |Street, first floor; and for a food 210 p.m. (Approxz:)Close Down factory licence at No. 16, Szi 47 pm-Chinese Programme. 7-11 pm-European Programme, 7-7.30 pm--The BBC. Symphony

Orchestra.

Overture "Coriolan." Op. 62.

(Beethoven).

Egmont Overture, Op. 81.

(Beethoven).

Street, basement.

The regular returns will also be Itabled.

£114. FOR 3d. FARE. Hungarian Dances (Brahms). Overture "Light Cavalry" (Suppe).

7.30-8 p.m.-Concert items.

For travelling a 3d, distance on the Southern Railway without pay- Violin Solo-

Zigranerweisen (Sarasate, Op. 20-ing the fare, and afterwards giv-

Mischa Elman.

Ting a false address, Morris L Songs-

The Two Grenadiers (Schumann) Blunden, of Waverley-road, South Midnight Review (Gifica)

Norwood, was fined £7, with four Theodore Chaliapine (Bass).guineas costs, at Croydon.

Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson and Joel MoCres enact a In the wings the producers judged strange and violent triangle the amount of spontaneous laugh- against the tumultuous background ter that greeted each joke, and if of life on the "Barbary Coast,” it was fot sufficient that particu- that notorious Meccs of adven-lar part was immediately "cut" turers Trora' eyery-corner of the globe, in Samuel Goldwyn's colour- "THE LAST OUTPOST ......

ORIENTAL THEATRE When North made his bid of ful production of that title.

Charles MacArthur and Ben twe notrump it was not intended entirely as a psychic. If South, Hecht prepared the screenplay of

a raise, "Barbary Coast." Howard Hawks distinguished such films as "The Songs for example, could find

Le Sirenes-Value (Waldtenzfel} should be easy. directed it. The costumes were Invisible Man" and "Crime With- three notrump East doubled because he recog-designed by Omar Kiam. Walter out Passion," adds new laurels to nised that the two notrump bid Brennan, Frank Craven, Brian his histrionic abilities in Para-Violis Solo was based on a long diamond Donlevy, Clyde Cook, Harry Carey, mount's "The Last Outpost." suit. Partner's two club bid had Donald Meek and mary shown strength and his own void popular players appear in

A Quantity of Shop Fittings & Dbl.

Showcases, etc. Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers Hong Kong, 2nd. March, 1936.

H.K. CHORAL GROUP

Thursday's Concert At Peninsula Hotel

A splendid programme of vocal

double.

that the ELEVENTH OR and instrumental music has been and would decide to stand by the DINARY YEARLY MEETING arranged for the concert in aid of of HONG KONG TELEPHONE the Hong Kong Society for the COMPANY, LIMITED, will be Protection of Children, which is to held on THURSDAY, the 12th take place in the Rose Room of amble it out was

Claude. Rains, whose presence.

Dolores Valse (Waldte fel)

Ninon Vallin (Soprano).)

Serenade in G Major, Op. 30 No. 2 (Arensky) Mischa Elman Take O take those lips away.

(Peter Warlock)

There was a previous conviction }for a similar offence.

925-9.30 p.m.Marek Weber and his Orchestre. Reminiscences of Grieg (arr. Urbach) Menuett No. 1. (Paderwski) Coeur Brise (Gillet).

9.30-9.45 pm-From the Studio. A Recital of Russian songs

other Cary Grant and Gertrude Mi-

sup-chael are the other leads. Cut Song

Same pattern as United "Bengal Lancer" as regards lo-

Parry Jones (Tenor):) cale, dramatic. punchy

and Weather 8 p.m.-Local Time with the romantic interest slight-Report; Closing Local Stock Qoota-Maris Moskalenko (Soprano) Accom-

OLD FÓLKS DINNER

action,

8.05-8.30 pm-From the Studio,

Jazz A

Piano Recital by Bill

8.30-9 pm Song Memories.

The Open Boad--A Hiking Medley

(arr. Debray Somers) Vocal Gema-The Vagabond King

(Friml).

in diamonds indicated a possibility port of the stars. "Barbary Coast" from much the

released through that the suit which North con-i sidered solid might possibly be Artists.

"KİND LADY"--ALHAMBRA stopped by West. Even if it was)

THEATRE

ly subordinated, yet playing antions. not. East had no way of telling

important part in the friendship eight diamonds. that North had

Bringing Aline MacMahon from of two British Officers. The Last Cameron her triumph in "Ah Wilderness!" [Outpost" succeeds in retaining all and Basil Rathbone from his suc-the qualities that made "chat" Dixieland Selection to cesses in "Anna Karanina” and ench a memorable photoplay. Actually, North's decision

Copperfield" together, not without "David the Peninsula Hotel on Thursday reason. The club bid had not

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents! day of March, 1936, at the BOARD ROOM of the Company, next at 9 p.m.

been supported and if South had them in this gripping, fascinating The Hong Kong Choral Group, three

Old people whose ages: totalled to the Queen and four detective story written by Eng- Second Floor, Exchange Build-

under Maestro E. Gualdi, will be!

land's famed novelist. Hugh 40,000 years ate over half a ton ing, Hong Kong. at Noon, for the beard in several numbers, whilst spades to the ten. there was

Walpole.

of food at a New Year's dinner at purpose of receiving a Statement assisting artistes will be Mrs. E. excellent chance to make his two

Dealing with a suave but sinis-Weymouth. of Accounts and the Report of

Yet, holding 10. Drake (soprano), Miss Praepotrump contract. the Board of Directors, for the Lewis (violin). Professor Harry these "carla, South would have noter crook, who through clever en- Snancial year ended 31st Decem-Ore (piano) and Mr. H. Talbot

since ineering insuates himself into the way of 'indicating them

good graces of a woman who and re-electing two (tenor). ber, 1935,

Admission will be $2.50 they

sought to befriend him, it runs the Directors and the Auditors.

drama, my- The

and $100, and tickets may be ob-neither a bid nor a redouble. TRANSFER BOOKS

at the Anderson Music North was further influenced by zamut of suspense, the Company will be CLOSED Company, as well as at the Penin the fact that East had given the stery and terror, before a young from the 2nd March to the 12th sula Hotel on the night of the

of taized

March 1936, both days inclusive. : Dated this 4th day of Febru 2. 1936.

Order of the Board,

W. L. MCKENZIE,

Secretary.

14. Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong.

SPORT NOTICES

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

CLUB

PROGRAMMES and

DATRY FORMS for the First

Concert

certainly

20

would warrant

problem a little thought before deciding to pass the double. His The programme is as follows: two club bid, though shaded, was sound, in view of distributional (a) Come la neve al sole

S. Ansanus values and he too felt it likely (b) The Silver Swan O. Gibbons that North would rak. (e) Fair Phyllia I Saw

East opened the King of hearts

American, aiding Scotland Yard, wrecks the plan of the interioper

for a "Perfect Crime."

Among others in the cast are Doris Lloyd, Dudley Digges, Mur- ray Kinnell, Nola Luxford, Frank Reicher, Elly Malyon and other screen players, and Justine Chase

J. Former and as the cards lay there was no and Barbara Shields, in the roles

The Choral Group (a) Gavotte in D Minor

possible way by which declarer they played on the New York

could be held to less than four-

J. S. Bach notrump. And as is generally

[stage

(b) Variations in F. W.A. Mozart true of these freak distributional "BLOSSOM TIME" STAR

Prof. Harry Ore (Pianoforte).

(a) Aria, "Where'er You Walk"

hands, East and West had a lay-

THEATRE

down game at four hearts, against which, if they had bid it, it is The immortal music of the great] G. F. Handel extremely unlikely that North composer Franz Schubert. the (b) Quando miro quel bel ciglio and South could think of any glorious singing of the world's

W. A. Mozart bid except to save At Eve dia

greatest tenor, Richard Tauber, E. Talbot

monds.

breath-taking and beautiful spec-| (Tenor)

This is another of those un-tacles, and & tender love .....J. S. Back usag} hands that make Bridge a story of old Vienna are com- ....B. Marcello fascinating sport and the life of bined in this sensationally-ac-| ST. P. Rameau even a kibitzer an exciting one. claimed B. I. P. musical produc-!

äon.

Extra Race Meeting to be held on (a) Siciliano SATURDAY, 14th March, 1936[(b) Pozanne (weather permitting) may be ob{(c) Tambourin tained at the Secretary's Office, (d) Rigeudon Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong

J. P. Rameau

Miss Prue Lewis (Violin)

Kong Club; the Sports Club; and (a) Clorinda False T. Morley the Stables, Shan Kwong Road. (b) April is in My Mistress' Faze

at 12 o'clock

Entries close NOON on Thursday, 5th March, 1936.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 2nd. March, 1986.

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W. E. Jacquest (b) The Eaven...C. V. Stanford (e) I Love the Joerend Dance -

E. L. Bainton

The Choral Group

(a) Asphodel Cyril Scott (b) Polonaise în A Flat-

GIVE YOUR BLOOD

MORE IRON!

That noted director, Paul Stein, and His im unit actually travelled fo Vienna to make exterior scenes) for the picture, and covered many

of the favourite old haunts of Schubert, which have changed, but very little since the days of the great, composer.

A galaxy of Birtish notables support Tauber in the musical, chief among, whom are lovely Jane Vitality and bealth Ingely depend Baxter and Carl-Esmond, who fur- upon the amount of iron in your nish the story's romantic interest,

blood. If your blood hasn't' mongh- F. Chopin izon you will be easily aired Athene Seyler, Paul Graetz, Ed- have no "pep." And until ward. Chapman, Gibb McLaughlin

and scores of others as well our blood

Proč Harry Ore (Pianoforte). (a) Suicidio, from "La Gioconda”. A. Ponchiel (b) Poor Wandering One, from

"Pirates of Penzance"

A. Sullivan Mrs. E. 0. Drake, (Soprano)

Hymn to the Sun

Jess

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N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov day Vitality and perfeturn,

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Kiss Prue Lewis

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Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marz minor aliments dapper and joyous all appear with an entirely new

(a) O Signore! from Lombard" and strength are establbbed set of gags that have proved to

(b) Serenate from "Otello

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be a riot wherever the picture has been shown. In order to test

of the risibility each line and episode a novel method was divis-" ed. A stage was erected and an audience collected: then the Mar xiana went through their antics.

Vocal Gems

The Love Parade Sunny Side Up

panied by Naru Rania.

by

9.45-10 p.m.-Five Songs by Dick Powell (Tenor).

1. Down Sunshine Lane.

The Words are in my heart.

3. I'm goin' Shoppin' with you

4 Lonely Gondolier.

Outside of you.

10 pm-Big Ben:

10-10.30 pm-Dance Music.. 10.30-10.45 pm-A Relay Daventry.

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