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FOR SALE

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1936.- sale at all Book-stalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A, Wyndham Street.

TUITION

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MISCELLANEOUS

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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,

- Public Auctions -

Tiesunctions to sell by Public THE Undersigned have received

Auction

το

Thursday, the 30th July, 1936

commencing at 10:30 am. at their Safes Room, Duddell Street

A Fine

Assortment

of Fancy

Glass Ware and A quantity of

Valuable Curios,

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, July 27th. 1936.

HE Undersigned have received

Tinstractions to sell by Public

Auction

од

Thursday, the 30th July, 1936 commencing at 230 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35. Hankow Road, Kowloon. A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

A FURNITURE

comprising:-

Black Wood Ware; Teak Dining Room, Drawing Room, & Bed Room Furniture. Ornaments, Glass & Porcelain Ware, Brass & E. P. Ware, Gramaphone & Records, Of- fice Furniture, Linen, etc, etc.

On View from Wednesday, the 29th July, 1936.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, July 27th. 1936.

THE Undersigned have received

Tinstructions to sell by Public

Auction

Friday, the 31st July, 1936 commencing at 5.15 pm.

at their Sales Room,

4 Duddell Street

A Valuable Collection of

POSTAGE STAMPS

On View from Wednesday, the

30th. July, 1936.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers

Hong Kong, July 27th. 1936.

THE Undersigned have receivod

Tinstructions to sell is Public

Auction

on.

Tuesday, the 4th. Angrat, 1936

commencing at:10.30 am. --

at No..295. The Peak

A Quantity of“..

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

On View from Monday, the 3rd. August, 1936.

Terms:

Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, July 28th, 1936.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1936-

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Cinema Notes From

The Theatres

"MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN"

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

BRIDGE NOTES Semi-Forcing Bids

By Ely Culbertson

Certain bids are not forcing Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur play the principal parts in this but are so strong that the part- picture, which tells the story of her is expected to bid again unless his hand is absolutely: Longfellow Deeds, a rastie youngworthless. The most frequent- man who suddenly fails heir to $20,000,000 and goes to New York used semi-forcing bid is a

suit, or in no trump.

INT

IS.

1H INT SS.

North or South North) 1C-

1D. IS.

15. 2NT

City against his will to claim his jump rebid in a previously bid money. The adventures that be- For example: fall him are said to make for some South North or South North of the choicest hilarity the screen H has seen in years.

3H He gets mixed up with a girl OI- newspaper reporter: goes out on a South rearing drunk; feeds doughnuts to 1. a horse to see how many the animal 2NT will eat before asking for a cup of When you have opened the coffee: dashes madly around the bidding, to make a jump rebid streets in his underwear; in the same suit you should city tries to give his entire fortune have four and a half honour jaway to needy farmers, and man- tricks if you have a five card

ages to get himself arrested as rebiddable suit, and at least. ¡mentally incompetent.

four honour tricks if you have A semi-forcing In the strong supporting cast a six card suit. fare found George Bancroft, Lionel jump rebid of two no trump Stander, Douglass Doumbrille, requires four and a half honour B. Warner, Raymond Walburn tricks for the opening hand) Mme. Margaret Matzenauer. War with a stopper [Q 10 x or bet- ren Hymer and others. Robert ter] in the unbid suits. Riskin wrote the screen play, from The responding hand, since be depended upon for at least two and a half honour tricks, may make a jump rebid in the same suit or in no trump with about two and Critics have declared this pic-ja half honour tricks. ture to be the most unusual de If the opening hand makes a

the semi-forcing rebid, the respond tective

mystery to reach screen. While most mystery films ing-hand should bid again with are steeped in drama and spooky about one honour trick.

If the

is semi-forcing bid shadows, "The Thia Man" is humorously entertaining as well made by the responding hand. the opening hand should pass as mysterious.

a story by Clarence Budington his partner can Kelland.

"THE THIN MAN”—STAR

THEATRE

It presents Williams Powell in only when he has a bare two the finest of his detective roles, and a half honour tricks, no His wife is portrayed by Myrna Support for his partner's suit.. Loy in the first light comedy role and insufficient protection in the other suits to bid no trump. of her screen career.

distribution Visualising the Many familiar faces are to be seen in the fim, among them of the opponents' hands is, at Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendle times, a dificult process, ton, Minna Gombell, Natalie Moor-quiring the nicest sort of judg ment and imagination. But, bead and Edward Brophy.

"NAUGHTY MARIETTA”

re-

at other times, it is one of the simplest feats in bridge, and no javerage player should fail to take advantage of his oppor- tunity. Here is an elementary example.

South, dealer.

Both sides vulnerable.

NORTH

ORIENTAL THEATRE Jeannette MacDonald and Eddy: Nelson are featured in the leading parts of this picture, which tells a graphic story of the settlement of New Orleans by the French in] the days of Louis XV and of the love of a disguised French prin-j cess, seeking escape from a mar-, riage of State. Among the drama- tic highlights are the flight from Paris, the battle with pirates, the S. 5 capture of the casquette girls, the HQ J.7 6 4. EL 10 2 New Orleans marriage markets, D. None

WEST

S. K J 4 FLAK 8.5 D. J 10 9 4 C. Q 10

the sensational confession of the C. AKJ9864 princess and the disillusionment

of her officer lover.

The cast incindes Akim Tami- roff, Harold Huber, Mary Doran and Cecilia Parker.

"THE 39 STEPS KING'S THEATRE

EAST

S. Q 8 7 6 3 2

D. 7 6 5 3 C. T

SOUTH

S. A 10 9

H. 93

D. AK Q 8 2

C. 5 3 2 The bidding: South West ID. 20. 13D. Pass

North 2H. 4D.

East

Pass

This English thriller produced 5D. [final bid]

by British Gaumont is the story of; West opened the club king

an unusual type of spy drama. It and followed with

twó more

is fall of unexpected situations rounds, dummy ruffing the third and is so cleverly devised that it with

a high trump, Four

is impossible to foresee the end, rounds of trumps were necess- except, of course, that one may be ary

way.

to draw all of East's

sure the hero will emerge from diamonds and it appeared that the the contract hinged on his tribulations triumphant.

location of the spade queen, Robert Donat in the lead is ex-which could be finessed either ceptionally good and is thorough-

But the declarer had a ly well supported by Madeleine healthy aversion to blind |Carroll and Lucie Mannheim in

fmesses. He tried to get a the two leading women's parts little information .guide the first named acting with very him. He cashed the ace and considerable finish and conviction. king of hearts, and ruffed a Godfrey Tearle, as the sinister third round with his last trump. foreign secret service agent, plays East failed to follow, and now would be expected of him, there was no longer a guess! while Peggy Ashcroft as the crof-Fast already had shown a hold ter's wife is

as sympathetic asing of exactly four trumps, two John Laurie, her husband, is hard hearts, and one club. He had, and dour. The producers are to be therefore, six spades and West contragulated on bringing to could have only a singleton

COASTWISE gether a number of artistes who When the spade king brought

“ALGIE" BENNETT.

An interesting book of Cartoons depreting on the Ching Coast.

PRICE $1.00′′

Now on sale.

The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd.

so completely fill the parts alloted only the five spot from West, to them, working so well together the finesse against East was that the story is welded into one automatically established. harmonious whole.

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DUCHESS OF KENT-

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