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-TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
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"LA VIE PARISIENNE” —KING'S THEATRE
One of Offenbach's most popular and vivacious. operettan. "La Vie Parisienne," has been brought to the screen.
As the title indicates, the action takes place in Paris. A gay story of romance is interwoven with en- chanting and lively comedy. Paris in the springtime is indeed a de- lightful place for young lovers.
serves to intro- The picture
be broadcast to-day from the Houg Kong Broadcasting Station ZBW. duce Max Dearly, the famous
on a wavelength of 355 metres. French comedian, to British auto "The Texas Rangers,”
diences. Dearly has been a star ($45 K.Cs).
47 p.m.-Chinese Programme. in his native France for nearly 50 7-11 p.m.-European Programme.
*P-A Recital by Frank Titter years, and during this time has ton (Tenor) and Howard Jacobs appeared in many stage produc- (Saxophone).
1. Songs-
Beauty's Eyes, (Tosti).
Asthore, (Bingham).
Saxophone Solos--
At Dawning, (Cadman).
BRIDGE NOTES
Imaginative Defence
By Ely Culbertion.
Good defensive play, in nine hands out of tex, is a matter of partnership co-operation Even though one defender may have a strong hand and his partner a weak one, they still can laborate to splendid ́advantage.
When an expert is saddled with a poor partner, however, the ex-! pert's individual defensive play mast not be merely good-it often must be brilliant! It is not enough for him to make no mistakes him- self. He must, whenever possible,
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are shared by two scrEEN. ing honours
players. well-known Hollywood
"Modern Times" offers a gen- Conchita Montenegro and Neil
erous supply of the most novel Hamilton Included in the sup and hilarious situations Chaplin
WEST. Down in the Forest, (Sir Landon porting cast are Eva Moore, Carol has ever concocted. The comedy,
Ronald).
Goodner, Austin Trevor and Tyrilin which such old familiar people
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as Chester Conklin, Henry Berg- man and Hank Mann play impor-E-873 tant roles, is released through D.-A Q 5
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3. Songs-
GENERAL NOTICES
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BANK HOLIDAY
In an Old Fashioned Town,
(Squire).
My Dear Soul, (Sanderson)
4. Saxophone Solos
From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water, (C. W. Cadman).
1 love the Moon, (P. Eubens). 7.25
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"THE TEXAS RANGERS”
QUEEN'S AND ALHAMBRA THEATRES
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Action, drama, romance, comedy' 7.30 pm Closing Local Stock and melody have been skilfully Quotations.
Accordance with Government Ordinance, the EXCHANGE Garden" (Ketelbey). BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on SATURDAY, 10th. October, 1936) (The Anniversary of the Chinese Republic).
SPORT NOTICE.
THE HONG KÒNG JOCKEY
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7.33 pm-A Relay from London. The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, Direct ed by Henry Ball
"LADY FOR A DAY”—
STAR THEATRE
"Lady For A Day" is a screen worked into a magnificent screen achievement in King Vider's his-adaptation of one of Damen Run- toric picture. "The Texas Ban-ron's famous short stories. As an
8 p.m-Local: Time Signal. Wez-gers." ther Report and Announcements.
8.03 p.m.-Leslie Hutchinson the Piano.
Whenever I think of you
2. I feel a song coming on.
2. This is no sin
2. Nohea I Muolau Lani
4. Dreaming a dream.
5. If you love me.
8.20 p.m.Andy Ions Islanders.
and
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Samoan Love Song.
THE EIGHTH EXTRA RACE)
MEETING
be held will (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 10th October. 1936. commencing 2.00, p..
3.
Sweet Hawaiian Maid.
4.
Hawaiian Paradise.
Samoan Love Song.
6. Love Song of Tahiti
at
8.40 p.m.Song Request).
Memories
The First Bell will be rung at Medley-It's a lovely War. 1.30 p.m.
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The bidding:
South West North East authority on New York's Great 1 Heart Pass 2 No trump Pass
4 Hearts (final White Way and on the devious 3 Hearts Pass
bid) Presented by a cast headed by and darker phases of New York
East, with
balanced a well Fred MacMurray and the wiselife, Runyon has no peer. The cen cracking Jack Oakie, the film lifts tral character, "Apple Aunie," hand, should have raised the no a page from the history of the played by May Robson, was sug trump instead of rebidding his two-gun organisation which made) Texas safe for pioneers, and com-rested by a character well known heart suit. At a nine trick con- to all who frequent Broadway.Itract no defence could have avail- bis bines it with a love story unususł
"Happy." a character played by ed. in its charm
Ned Sparks, is a screen imper- Against four hearts South open- Jean Parker, young star who sonation of a certain hanger-on to ed his singleton club, not in order captured the movie public with ber one of the big gamblers of the to ruff a return of the suit so work in Sequoia" and "Little metropolis and other underworld much as to protect his high cards. life" Duminy played low and North's Women," holds the feminine lead figures were taken from
eight forced declarer's king. De-
(By role as the daughter of a comman-jand put in the screen.
der of the Ranger unit which Mac- Other players in the cast are clarer's first lead was up to dum- Murray and Oakie join. Though Glenda Farrell, Barry Norton, my's diamond tenace. When the almost incidental to the sweeping Jeaz
Parker, Guy Kibbee, and queen held the trick, three rounds 9 pm-News and Announcements theme of the plot, her romance Walter Connolly. Frank Capra of trumps were played, the third
presented directed. MacMurray is moringly and sincerely.
The plot of. The Texas Rangers" revolves about the ad-
from London.
! 9.20 p.m.-Waldteufel Memories.
Waltz-Ich Liebe Dich
-An Dich.
Golden Rain.
9.30 p.m.-From the Studio
with
going to South's queen. On the last round of hearts North dis- carded a low club, which gave the astute South player an approxi-i
He mate "count" on the hand,
Programme of British National ventures of MacMurray and Oakie LOCAL TRAFFIC mer declarer had originally held
Music.
Vocalist-Muriel Portallion
(Contralto).
į Pianoforte-Claire Shand LRAM
Programme
English Group Land of Hope and Glory (Elgar) Country Gardens (Grainger)
Scottish Group
after they have joined the early Texas organisation of peace of ficers and are thrown into opposi-i tion with their friend of former outlaw days, Nolan
Battles of the Rangers in carry- Song.
ing out their oath to "drive out Pianoforte. hostile Indians. stop feuds, des- troy cattle and horse thieves, Song gangs of stage and train robbers;
ACCIDENTS
One Boy Fatally Injured
CYCLING ON WRONG SIDE
OF ROAD
five hearts. North would not have thrown away a club that was need- ed as a guard to dummy's four card suit, and must, therefore, with at least five have begun clubs, in which case declarer had had three. Declarer therefore five cards divided between spades. the jack of and diamonds, with
My Ain Folk (Laura Lemon)
In the Colony of Hong Kong, the latter suit as Over the Ses to Skye (Jacobite Air) kill or capture murderers, and including the Island, Kowloon and menace.
Pianoforte.įmake Texas a reasonably safe the New Territories, during the
Irish Group Maire, My Girl. (Aitken) Irish Tune from County Derry
(Grainger
WashTM Group The Land of My Fathers
Somervell)
Old Welsh Air
10 pm-Biz Ben from Old Dance Hit 10.30 pm New Dance Hits 11 pmClose. Down.
Song
COUNT CIANO ON
.
possible
After much thought South Laid! place in which to live" are shown week ended at 8 a.m. on Saturday down the king of spades! De- in the course of the story. One last, there were
altogether 63 clarer won the ace and promptly Pianoforte of the most thrilling of the scenes traffic accidents, as the result of returned his low spade, but is the final war of Rangers and which one person was killed and North's Q 10 formed a tenace over dummy's J 9, and no further trick maurauding Indians, which led to 29 were injured. (AIT.
in spades could be won by de- Song the complete submission of the Pianoforte wild South-western tribes. Hrin- The person killed, a Chinese boy clarer. Moreover, he still had to diamond and one club London.
dreds of "extras," Rangers and passenger on a bicycle, died as lose one Indians, took part in the firing. the result of injuries received when trick, and therefore went down
the bicycle which he was riding! to defeat. Edward Ellis and Bennie Bart-on the wrong side of the road came
A spectator asked South why he had chosen to lead the spade king lett are convincing in their sup into collision with a refuse van. porting role.
Of the persons injured, 13 were rather than the more normal play "MODERN TIMES”--ORIENTAL pedestrians who were either walk-of the fourth best spade. South ing or running across the road and whispered his reply so that his {were struck by vehicles.
partner could not hear."
"I was said that my OTAL and one Written, directed and produced. Three bus passengers
of cards Eome, To-day.
"Modern tram passenger were injured while partner might squeeze me by Charlie Chaplin, It is officially
announced that Times" introduces the familiar alighting from moving motor- certain distribution Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign serio-comic little figure of the buses and a moving tramcar res existed As a matter of fact, It Minister, is visiting Berlin to ex-tramp in the baggy trousers, der pectively. One motor-cycle driver did exist and I'll bet anything a new was injured through falling from that I would have been squeezed: change views with Herr Adolf by "and huge shoes into Hitler. It is understood that the world. He is first seen as a work the vehicle when it was struck by Follow the play on the lead of a
BERLIN VISIT
No Change In Policy Towards Germany
THEATRE
& ball
Climbing Onto Lorries
fourth best spade. North's ten would force declarer's ace. Now object of the visit is to reassurer in a big steel factory, tighten- Herr Hitler that the devaluation ing bolts on a moving track. The
declarer would lead to the ace of of the lira does not mean a change actory; with its fantastically
Two Chinese boys were injured clubs and I could, of course, dis- in Italy's policy of friendship and huge and complicated machines,
Germany. - co-operation with
is like an evilly enchanted forest through falling from two different card a diamond Another club
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to Charlie, and he gets into all motor lorries after climbing onto would be won by North and again
I could let go either a spade or diamond in safety. But it's dollars sorts of hilarious difficulties here the vehicles whilst in motion.
One driver and three passengers to doughnuts that on the next two before the monotony of his work
"gets”, him and he goes temporar of a private motor car were injur (Continued" from Paga|k) ily balmy From Armistice Day until the
ed when the vehicle ran at the plays I would be squeezed. North road. One private motor car would be certain to lead his high day of the march, just four years Thereafter, his life is a series driver was injured when his club instead of either a spade or diamond, his proper play. De- later, he wrote little on aviation, of adventures and misadventures, vehicle overturned while rounding cirer would run the club and although he measurably increased in the course of which he wanders
ja bend
lead his last trump. Now look at his practical knowledge of the into and out of jobs (ranging
Two ricksha drivers, one tri-my position. I either would have subject, so that when the Arst from night watchman to singing Chamber under a Fascist Govern-waiter) and gaol with an admir, cycle driver and one bicyclist were to blank my diamond king or my Finjured as the result of collisions spade king, or throw the latter ment assembled at Montecitorio, able impartial
between vehicles.
away. In any of these cases we he led the debates in advocating a along the way to
And close bispection of the formidable air force for Italy. rant so a lovely little Damins of Of the 68 accidents, 30 were could not take another trick. ater-front. This role intro-collisions between vehi Time came when he could put his the.
hand proved that his analysis was Fand were
colisions betw theories into practice and realise daces –Charlie's beautiful his ambitions without consulting gifted new leading lady, Paulette and pedestrians; and 13 ardents completely sound.
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