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BRIDGE NOTES
1,650-Point Part Score
By Ely Culbertson
Although it is less exciting to fulfil a part-score contract than
Amusements
Cinema Notes From The Theatres
*FURY"-KINGS THEATRE
In this picture Spencer Tracy
to
to make a game or slam, to play and Sylvia Sidney portray a pair
young lovers, plarning part-score hands carelessly is to of assume that a bird in the bush marry. They are separated by a kidnap sus-] Be-Tracy's arrest as is worth two in the hand.
town in which i sides in addition to the not inpect. The small considerable point score directly be is held in prison for question- involved-making a part-score hasing is quickly stirred to action by the effect of putting a few more ugly rumours. birds in the bushes. It gives Led by a vicious type of trouble- you a better chance of making maker (splendidly played game and rubber, and it often Bruce Cabot) a mob leads the opponents to incur heavy prison to "get" the suspect. penalties.
The scenes that follow, showing
In
Dr. Schacht visited Sofia in the course of his recent trip in Southern, and Central Europe. The above photograph shows him with Dr. Rocmelin, director of the Bulgarian National Bank.
by
storms the
"ONE WAY TICKET""
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
£240,000 DEAL IN EMERALD
ARADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hang Kong Broadcasting Station Z.BW. wavelength of 355 metres.
OD 题
(845›K.C.3).
Jazz Recital for Two Pianos from Studio.
"The Moana Beach Boys" 12.30-15 p.m.--European gramme.
Pro-
1230 pm-Four Songs by Nelson
Eddy.
12.43 pm-Orchestra Esymonde. 1 p.m.--Local: Time Signal und Weather Report
103 pat Variety Ensemble Singing.
1.15 P-Relay-Hong Kong
In a rubber I recently witnessed the East-West players took sets the sheriff's futile attempt to fight off the rabble and the actual aggregating 1,650 points in effort to prevent North and South Wrecking and burning of the pri- jfrom making up the difference ben contain realism of a hair-rais bellious convict who falls in love Historic Gems Go To Rugby Press News, Local: Weather
ing order. The closing sequence, with the daughter of the prison
tween 60 and 100. Though they finally won the rubber, I doubt whether Mr. Webster would fine their achievements
tory.
de-
as a vic-
careful play of a three-diamond contract on the following hand.
Souh, dealer
Both sides vulnerable
.S. X 72
H. 6 2
This is the story of a young re-
in which 21 of the mobsters are guard. Faced with the prospect on trial for their lives, leads to of losing her when she goes to powerful climax and is sustained college, the
by convict, played
In addition
Countess Reventlow
Hotel Orchestra.
1.30 pm-Renter Press Bulletins,
forecast, time and announcements.
1.40
pm-Relay Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra.
215 pm-Close Down 4-7-pum-Chinese Programme. 7-11 pm-European Programme.
"Tragic Overture** (Brahms, Op. 81).
7
7.13 p.m.“Sonata
in
E fiat
Percy Grainger (Pianoforte).
2.35 pm-Old Musical Comedy
Countess Haugwitz Reventlow to have It all started with Sonth's right up to the logical, though Lloyd Nolan, conceals himself in is reported in Paris
bought emeralds valued at £240,- surprising. twist that precedes
a trunk and makes good his 1000 from Hme. Ganna Walska, the the final fadeout:
escape. Discovering him thas and Polish prima donna and former to the excellent willing to lose him, Feggy Con- wife of Mr. Harold F. McCormick, Minor" (Chopin, Op. 35) played by work of the co-stars, other finelin, the prison official's daughter, the Chicago millionaire. performances are turned in by leaves the school and the two ras The emeralds were originally selections. Frank Albertson and George off to be married. Responding to a given to the Countess de Casti-The Merry Widow (Lebar) Walcotts, as Tracy's brothers; nation-wide alarm the police tione by Napoleon III.
Bow Bells (Sullivan) Walter Abel, as the district at-launch a search for the two. The sale is stated to have been Follow a Star (Ellis) torney; Edward Ellis, as
Countess Hang- concluded when sheriff, and Walter Brennan, his assistant; Jonathan Hale, the de- events which follow, which lends witz Reventlow was in Paris on
a shopping tour recently. « the Ifense attomey, and numerous to
several of the film's most intense and exciting mon others in the large cast.
¡ments.
D. K 9 3 Z
G. 97 32
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Teak Bed Room, Dining Room. and Drawing Room Furniture, P. O 3 4
Black Wood C. K 10 4 Office Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Upright Pianos, Typewriters. Gramaphones and Records, Cash Register, Refrigera- tors, Sewing Machines, Clocks, Electric Table Fans and Lamps, South Porcelain, and Glass Ware, Brass 10 and E.P. Ware, Cutlery, Mirrors, 2H
$ 83
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KA 4 2 D. A 10 8 6 C. AQ S
The
bidding:
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By Order of the Board of
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Hong Kong, 7th July, 1936.
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TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that
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MR. D. L. KING will relin- quish, at his own request, his ap- pointment as Secretary of this Company on July 21st 1936; and that MR. J. C. GUTERRES has been appointed to be Acting-Se- cretary of the Company with ef- feet from that date,
By Order of the Board
D. L. KING,
Secretary. Hong Kong, July 21st, 1936.
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that an INTERIM DIVIDEND
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One Steel Desk. On View from Thursday, 23rd July, 1936.
the
13 HOURS BY AIR-QUEEN'S
THEATRE
There is a dramatic turn in the
Others in the cast are Robert Middlemass, Nan Bryant, Thur-) ston Hall, George McKay and 2
"Thirteen Hours By Air" is the Gloria Shea.
romance and intrigue
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
سعيد
(Continued from Next Column) Programme
Song-
It's been so long Two Piano
او
Lulu's back in town
3. Song-
Love's Serenade
4 Two Pianos--Mediey:
I've gut my finger's crossed
Aint Misbehavin'.
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
5. Two Pianos-Medley:
5. Song-Moonburn
of
Clap my hands
Song-
.
Red Sails in the Sunset:
Everything that goes with love- Two Pianos-
Some of these days.
8 pm-Local: Time Signal, Wea-,
8.03 pm From the Stadin. ther Report, and Announcements.
Hawaiian Selections by "The Moana Reach Boys."
Programme
1. Old Plantation
Stepping along
2:
3 Romance Land
4.
Kawaiho Weitz
5. Often
a Sorg of the Islands (by request) 8.25 PAldershot
Searchlight Tattoo," 1935.
Command
Maris
3.42 pm-A Recital by Bennett (Soprano).
1. Solvin's Song ("Peer Gynt")
(Grieg)
2. Lo, here the Gezzle Lark
(Bishop)
3. Wine, Women and Song
-(Strauss}
4 The Doll's Song ("Tales of
Hoffman") (Offenbach).
3 p.m-A Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin - and Announcements. |(Copyright by Beuter).
Deciding that either the dum-story of my or East must have the spade aboard a trans-continental passen- King to account for South's bid-ger plane. It is an oddly-assorted ding two hearts rather than no-lot of passengers the ship is carry- the trump on the second round, West a girl who says she's a so-
opened the spade Ace. After this cialite; a nine-year-old heir to a One case (with one death) card held the trick he continued fortune of millions; a "doctor" diphtheria, 14 cases (with three. Leaving just memories behind
who reveals a surprising lack of deaths) of enteric fever, one case Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS., with the spade Queen.
Auctioneers. After the King won, the heart information about medicine; and (with one death) of measles and two other suspicious-looking male one case of cerebro-spinal. fever Hong Kong, 20th July, 1936. three was now led from dummy--
were reported to the local Health s. passengers. (South having. the intention of
authorities during the week ended ducking the trick if possible into MacMurray, a pilot "deadhead- the West hand. When East's ling" half-way across the continent last Saturday. In the same period 64 deaths from tuberculosis were eight prevented his doing this he to dy the plane the remainder of
reported. Three cases of diph- won the trick with the Ace and its journey, soon gets to work
theria and one of enteric fever these of West led another heart
the proble won solving
were notified in the 24 hours ended Cames Park, Lass, Loch Lomand. and- L Ozorio. (with vocal re- He accuses Miss Ben- land, quite prperly deciding that to identities.
on Monday. lead a trump or a club would nett, the socialite, of being in- sacrifice a trick, continued with/volved in a jewel robbery; he al- another spade, which was trumped most gets shot when he refuses low by the declarer. South now the offer of one of his mate pas led a heart and ruffed in dummy sengers to set the plane down in and then led a low club. When ja remote spot; he gets into a fist another passenger. East played low South played the fight with
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eight, and now, at the seventh Meanwhile, the young heir is mak trick, West was virtually end-ling life miserable for everyone in
the cabin. played.
He had no more hearts to lead
How these tangled threads are.
and a lead in any of the three fally unwoven provides a climax other suits would give South his that it would not be fair to reveal contract... Another spade
of here
It is the obnoxious young- course could be trumped in dummy ster who finally brings things to a and South's losing club discard-climat jed; a diamond would give up aj
The entire story is played with trump trick and South, by merely playing out his Ace and Queen such swift speed and finesee that of clubs, would set up dummy's it leaves you breathless. In ad- dition to fine performances by nine for a heart discard.
West actually returned his club MacMurray and Miss Bennett, King, hoping that his partner and there are grand interpretations by of the not the declarer held the Queen. ZaSu Pitts as governess South, of course, won the trick annoying heir, and by Bennie as the heir. John Ho- and now, even though he still had Bartlett
to lose a trump trick, his contract ward, Alan Baxter, Brian Donievy was fulfilled as his potential club and. Fred Keating deserve especial loser had been taken care of and mention, but the entire film 18 2 his last heart could be tramped credit to everyone connected with in dammy without being over-it. ruffed.
Had South, instead of carefully! trying for every possibility, care- lessly drawn trumps and depend- fed upon the club finesse, he would
"TROUBLE IN PARADISE-
STAR THEATRE
"Trouble in Paradise"
isan
not have made his contract and adaptation of a witty farce by
the subsequent-sets because of the Laszlo Aladar, Viennese play- part-score would never have wright. With eary good hamour, materialised.
501 TIGERS SHOT.
Maharaja Of Rewa's Record "Bag"
10 p.m.-Big Ben from Daventry. Dance Music 10.30 p.m-A Relay from Daventry. Luss Gazes. A running com- mentary by George Blake, from the
11 pim-Close Down.
9.20 pm Selection - "Madame Butterfly" (Puccini) played by the New Light Symphony Orchestra.-
9.30 pm From the Studio Jazz on two pianos by Doreen Ma
frain by Doreen Ma).
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it relates the adventures of, two super-crooks, Miriam Hopkins and Herbert Marshall, who are adept that they not only prey with- out detection upon European - so- ciety, but in more playful mo- ments, skillfully steal each others"
garters.
Ultimately they select Kay Allahabad. Francis, a lovely widow with a
a victim Seventeen years ago His High-big bank balance, az ness Sir Gulab Singh, Maharap of Miss Francis apparently falia Bewa, decided to break all records easily into their trap But then in tiger shooting. News has been Miriam Hopkins discovers; "some- received that he has just shot his thing wrong with her partner-in 501st tiger, which is in all pro-crime. The prospective victim. possesses charms for him that bability a world record.
The occasion was celebrated in have nothing to do with her for forest house belonging to the tuner Ve Maharaja.. There was feasting, aboriginal dances and music:
general
A farcical "but dramatic climax ultimately sets the course of true love to rights.
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