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THE CHINA MAHL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1936
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
BRIDGE NOTES
ELY CULBERTSON
A Pseudo Throw-In
The success of
Every advanced play in Bridge, fective against them, and as a re-{ has a clever twin brother-the suit throw away tricks which by "pseudo" The brilliant squeeze is more careful play they might have often no more effective than some won. “ The following programme will lise of play which seems so like be broadcast to-day from the Hosa squeeze that the opponents, throw-in play is usually due to the pseudo Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. thinking there is no escape, resort people's justifiable, besitancy to a wavelength of $55 metres, to unsound defence and toss away) make a lead which will afford the (945 kc's); S149 metres (9.52 tricks they might have won. The Declarer a discard in one hand megacycles).-
throw-in play, from which there is and a ruf in the other. Proper no escape when the position of the counting will of course overcome. eards is just right, may likewise this. difficulty in most cases. be simulated to such a degree that South, dealer unwary adversaries may be sure East and West vulnerable. that the throw-in play has been ef-
NORTH S-972
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Cinema Organ music. 12.50 p.m.-Three songs by Leslie
PARTICULARS AND by Public Hutchinson,
1 pm-Local: Time Signal and Weather Report.
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY Auction to be held on MONDAY, 1936. On sale at all Book-stalls and the 21st day of December. 1936. at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A,fat 3 pm at the Offices of the Pu-cert Wyndham Street
blic Works Department, by Order)
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
-Public Auctions
HE Undersigned have received į instructions to sell by Public
THE
Auction
02
Monday, the 21st. Dec. 1936
commencing at 11.00 2.
at "Norman Cottage" No. 11 Garden Road
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On View from Sunday, the 20th.
December, 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS...
Auctioneers,
Hong Kong, 16th, Dec., 1936.
THE Undersigned have received
Tinstructions from the Liqui-
dator of the Theatre Equipment; Loi in Liquidation to sell by Public Auction on
Tuesday, the 22nd. December, 1936) commencing at 10.80 mm.
at Now. 9 & 11 Kansu Street, Kowloon.
(adjoining Alhambra Theatre) ·· A Quantity of Cinema Projec tors, Tools, Generators, Motors, Amplifiers. Theatre Chairs an other Equipment, etc., etc.
also
Office Furniture and Shop Fit- tinga.
On View from Monday, 21st. December, 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 17th Dec., 1936.
103 pA light orchestral con-
1.30 pm-eater Press. Engby of His Excellency the Governor of Press; Local: Weather forecast, Raw one Lot of Crown Land at Chuk rubber quotations, sinunce RENÉS Un in the Colony of Hong!
and time. Kong for a terar of 75 years, com- mencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Beat to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof..
1,40 pui-Dance Hits-Old and New.
215 pm-Close Down. 4-7 pm-Chinese programme.
pm-12 midnight-European pro- sramme.
7pm--The Orchestra Raymonde. Gounod in Viennaar. Walter. Dance of the Memy Mascots
Invitation to the Walt.
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Per "South China M.Post"? 89,-) The bidding: (Figure after bid Ketalbey. Previously acknowledged 23216 refers to numbered explanatory
Weber. Chopin
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Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dia- posal of the lot the purchaser will Polonaise Militaire be required to deposit with authorised officer who will be pre sent at the sale, the sum of two A Musical Sant Box hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash
7.30
P-Hong Kong This sum will be refunded on pay-Market Report. ment of the purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
By the Sleepy Lagoon ..Eric Costes. Poupee Valsante Chanson D'Amour
No. of Bala
New Kowloon Inlatul Hoglotzy No.
Chri
Locality.
Zoundsty MesenromanEŤA
1.
about:
As per mis plan £,000
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RECENTLY HE-DECORATED-FIRST-CLASS ROOMS SPACIOUS DINING HALL LOUNGE PARTIES SMALL OR BIG CATERED FOR
SATISFACTION
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We hope that many will think of 1. S ..Poldini the Street, Sleepers especially at 3 § (1) Pass
Liadow, this festive season, and give a Pass Exchange "Xmas Present" to the funds.
7.33 9.m-Ninon Vallin (soprano)}}, Maurice Marechal (violoncello). 1. Songs-
Dolores (d'Amour & Waldtenfel} Les Sirenes (d'Amour &
Waldteafel).
2 'Cello
Elegie (Gabriel Faure).
3. Songs-
Si mes vers avaient des ailes
(Hugo & Bahn). Paysage (Theuriet & Bahn). 4. "Cello
Indian Lainent (Dvorak).
NEW TRIAL ORDERED
Solicitor Who Shook Hands With Juror
A new trial was ordered by Mr. Justice Finlay at Liverpool Assizes last month, after it had been reported to him that during
8 p.m-Local: Time Signal, Wes-the luncheon adjournment the
ther Report and announcements.
8.03 pm-A Variety Programme. Vocal Duets
*A Fine Romance"
The Way You Look -To-night. Dixie Lee Crosby &
Bing Crosby.
Instramental...
Maria Mari Whispers at the Dance
Humorous-
Serge Krish Septet
Have You Seen by Chickens?
Vocal-
Poor Butterfly Sweet Sue, Just You
1-A alight overbid; South should have passed. Eis re-bid was hased upon the hope that North's single raise might have been the absolute maximum of four and one-half playing- tricks. Fortunately for South, this was the case, although there was nevertheless a very poor chance for the contract- it depended upon finding the club Queen-Jack donbleton im one opponent's hand, or upon an adverse error.
West opened the heart six, East
solicitor for one of the accused was seen to shake hands with a played the Jack and South the juryman and have a conversation Ace. South now prepared for the
pseudo throw-in by leading a diá-).
with him.
Mr. Justice Finlay acceptedmond and ducking; East won with the solicitor's explanation that he the diamond Jack and returned a did not approach the juryman, heart to West's King West now who was an acquaintance.
led a diamond and Dummy's Ace
"I shall discharge the jury," won. After leading two rounds, of said the judge, "solely on the spades, on the second of which Tommy Handley & Jean Allistone. Sround of the importance of West played the heart deuce, avoiding any suggestion that a South led Dummy's diamond eight jaryman, by reason of acquain-and ruffed it, and then threw East tance or anything else, has any in the lead with the spade Queen. The Dixie Devils. sort of interest in the case.”
East now knew that South heldi The case was one in which four men were charged with demand. 10 more diamonds and no more Randing money with menaces from hearts, because West had led the people in the street: The prosex and later discarded the deuce. cution against one man was drop-
East was therefore quite that a heart lead would give South Webster Booth (tenor),ped and he was acquitted.
The judge remitted the case against the other three men to the Manchester AssÍZESTA
Good Evening Pretty Lady Back in those old Kentucky Days London Piano-Accordeon
THE EIGHTEENTH ORDIN-
ARY YEARLY MEETING OF Band SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Head Office of the Company, St. George's Building, ChaterSongs Eoad, Victoria, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, 21st December, 1936, at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the pur HE Undersigned have received Pose of receiving a Statement of
accounts Anction
O
I'll wait for You I'm All Alone
Humorous
Aren't Women Wonderful?
Sophie Tocker.
Minstrel Memories. (No. 2)
Grand Massed Brass Randa G. W. R.'S RENEWALS |Organ Solos
TO COST £2400,000 Free ("Okay or Sound") Night Must Fall ("The Tenth
Directors for the financial yeer Bands- fended 30th September, 1936, and Wednesday, the 23rd. December, electing Directors and Auditors.
1936
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 28th November, 1936, till MONDAY, 21st Decem- Eumorous— ber, 1936, both days inclusive.
commencing at 10.30 am. at their Sales Ecom, Duddell Street
An Interesting and Valuable Collection of Early Prints of Canton, Macau and Hong Kong
The Collection comprises:
Come and join the Np-Shirt-Party
Normani Long
By Order of the Board of Tango- Directors.
NOEL BRAGA
Secretary.
sure
ruff and discard. Because of this he led a club, dropping West's Queen under North's King and al- Jowing South to finesse back for the Jack to his Ace-nine. Souts lost only three tricks and made his game.
Man") ....Quentin Maclean 286 New Locomotives South's hand, he would have Had East bothered to count out)
known that he could safely lead The Great Western Railway an-la heart. South was shown to have Inounced recently its yearly pro-held five spades, two diamonds and Echos da Passe
gramme of renewals, which will two hearts. He must therefore Jean Tapponner's Ballroom cost about £2,000,000. It includes hold four clubs,, and a discard Orchestra the construction at its Swindon would do him no good, since he 9 pm London-News and works of 286 locomotives, among would still have a club trick to 9,20 p.m.-London-The Second which will be 25 "Castles," Imo lose. By leading a heart East Cricket Test Match: Ausicalia . Eng for their association with the would have allowed a ruff and dis- land. An account of the second Cheltenham Flyer, 10 of the
Hong Kong, 13th November,nouncements.
A. Engravings published from
by Captain R. 1936. Elliott RN.
Sketches
B. Complete Set of Lithographsj -mainly folio size-publish- ed in 1842. from Sketches made in 1838 by Auguste Borget.
C. Miscellaneous Engravings of Scenes in China published in
1843.
D. Woodents of Bong Kong (as it appeared about the years 38541857,
also
The Set of 3 Etchings of Old Hong Kong (Panoramic) by Lt Heath "1846,
.and
- A Few Rare and Interesting
Early Cricketing Prints.
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received instruction to sell by Fublic
Auction on
Wednesday, the 23rd. Dec., 1936 coinmencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
Daddell Street
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
day's play by Alan Fisper, from Hell" class, 20 "Earis," and 20 card, but he would have saved the Sydney. (Electrical recording).
$35 p.m-Popular Tenes of 1933"Manors." The remainder will be game. and 1934
goods and tank engines
South nevertheless deserves Humorous-
The programme also includes great credit for the clever way in Mad Dogs and Englishmen 294 passenger coaches. and the which he led East to think that a
Noel Coward construction of 150 horse-boxes, throw-in play had been Song
made.
Organ
I Was in the Mood....Hildegarde. eight-wheel trucks and six South's chance to make his-con- eight-wheel kitchen cara totalftract by finding a doubleton Wedding of the Painted Doll
of 500 passenger train vehicles. Queen-Jack of clubs was just as For freight services 3,340 wagons good at the end of the hand if the Song-
jare to be built..
pseudo throw-in had not worked.
Leslie James.
Masquerading in the Name of Love
Hugh Morton
Pianos—
Goodnight Vienna-Medley
Baie da Costa and Harry
Jacobson.
JUDGE' WARNS WOMEN
Mr. Justice Coddard at Leeds Black Wood Ware; Office & Sonz
Assizes last month, said the per- Drawing Room Furniture Bed
Makin' Whoopee ....Eddie Cantorformance of illegal operations by One Set of Byron's Works (17 Room & Dining Room Furniture,
Duet
unskilled
persons. ...**was Mood Indigo Leyton & Johnstone grave source of Oil Paintings, Pictures, Oma-Song-
danger to unhappy women. If they do ments, Rugs, Carpets, Ice Chests, Love's Last Word is Spoken Brass & Aluminium Ware, Glass
death, too often Gracie-Fields, not end DmLondon-Big Ben,
they cause ruined health for
Vols.) published in 1882.
On View on Day of Sale. Terms: As Customary,
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers
Hong Kong, 16th. Dec., 1936.
& Porcelain Ware, Cutlery, Ward Relay Dance music from the Grill years. He passed sentence of robe & Cabin Trunks. Electric Room of the Hong Kong Hotel 15 months in the second division Table Lamps & Heater Grama-
10.25 pm-London-The Prociama-on Mrs. Ethel North 43, a mill phones & Records, Typewriters, vi, from Saint James's Palace, Londersteld, who pleaded guilty to tion of Eis Majesty, King George "Baby Pathe Cinema Projector, denn d
of Commercial-street, Had Eadio, etc etc.
Two Combination Safes. On View from Tuesday,
22nd: December, 1966,
the
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